Quick In The Sky, Slow In The Mind
Author's Note
(I'm going to stop putting the time and song)
Yeah! My second favorite ship and how it started! Please read and send feedback!
-TheNightShade
How To Ask Out A Mare
Prisms Bolt. Son of the former Wonderbolts Rainbow Dash and Soarin. He was undoubtedly the fastest pegasus of his generation. Currently, he's waking up in his home in Ponyville at the beginning of a clear summer day. He wasted no time throwing the sheets off of his body and trotting down to the kitchen by following his nose to the scent of breakfast. He slowed and peeked around the corner to see a cyan colored pegasus at the oven with her rainbow-colored mane tied up in an uneasy bun. He crept around unnoticed until he felt somepony sling a leg around his neck from behind. "Morning, Prism!" the pony greeted as they moved towards a waiting table.
"Icy!" Prism jumped, "Jeez, bro. I was trying to scare mom."
"Shoulda, coulda, woulda, but you didn't!" Rainbow chimed with a sing-songy tone.
"But I have before." Prism retorted back with a groan, "By the way, what's for breakfast today." The thought and smell of breakfast caused his seemingly empty stomach to growl.
"Same as usual," Rainbow answered as she took her mane out of the bun and flipped it around a little before letting it settle, "Eggs, toast, hashbrowns, and pancakes."
"You know that you spoil us with your breakfasts, hon." a voice chimed in.
"I've spoiled you since our marriage, Soarin." Rainbow stated jokingly as she and Soarin shared a quick kiss before moving the assorted breakfast items to the table where their boys were waiting.
During the course of their morning meal, they talked about different things. Friends, events, and the end of another school year. "So Prism," Rainbow spoke to change the subject to a rather unexpected one as a fiendish smirk painted her muzzle, "Like any girls at school?"
"M-Mom!" Prism blurted with a small blush.
"So he does!" Icy added to the torment, "Who is she?"
"You're not helping!" he yelled, the blush increasing.
"Better confess," Soarin chuckled, "Because we'll find out one way or another."
"Fine." Prism sighed in defeat, "There is this one mare........."
"Who?" the others asked in unison, Rainbow Dash being the one more interested. They were replied by a rather deep mumble that couldn't be registered by anypony. "Speak up!" Rainbow commended.
"It's Whirlwind, okay????" he blurted out. A silence loomed over the pegasus family for a few minutes before they started to talk again.
"Whirlwind.......Whirlwind, Whirlwind, why does that name escape me?" Rainbow wondered as she held a hoof to her chin in thought. She grumbled as she tapped her head to try and remember.
"Isn't she the single daughter of Tunderlane and Cloudchaser?" Soarin asked.
"Wait......HER!?" Icy chimed, "You've got a crush on Whirlwind!?"
"Yeah! So?" Prism huffed as he start to take his plate to the empty and waiting sink.
"So," Rainbow finally spoke after remembering who she was, "My son has a crush on the daughter of two active Wonderbolts? My, oh, my." She chuckled before helping her son with getting the dishes to the sink.
"What an ironic coincidence, huh?" Prism groaned.
"Might I remind you that we are FORMER Wonderbolts. As in, RETIRED." she informed as the last of the dishes were placed into the sink.
"Come on Priz!" Icy called out from the door as he grabbed and placed his saddlebag on his back, "I know you don't want to miss the last day!"
"Coming bro!" Prism called back before kissing his mom, "Bye mom!" With that, he zoomed out with his saddlebag.
"So, Whirlwind, huh?" Soaring chuckled.
"The world seems to keep on getting smaller and smaller." Rainbow chuckled back.
"What do you want to do today, hon?" Soarin asked as he and Rainbow laid down on the sofa so that Soarin was behind her.
"Let's stay here." she answered as she nuzzled Soarin.
"Whatever you wish." he smiled as he nuzzled back.
Prism sat impatiently as he waited for the final bell to ring. marking the start of summer and the end of another school year. He stared at the clock at the far wall as he waited for the next hour to strike. It was twenty seconds until the final bell and he gripped his saddlebags. He swear he could feel a bead of sweat starting to fall as it reached ten seconds. A few more tense seconds later and the final bell rang and he zoomed out into the hall whooping delight. It was short lived though. For as he the doors that served as the exit to the school, he ran into another pony. They tumbled down the stairs before stopping a little distance away. After his vision cleared, he finally saw who he ran into who was currently on top of him: Whirlwind.
She got up from his chest and both of their faces flushed the same color of crimson. "W-W-W-W-Whirlwind!" he stuttered as they rose to their hooves in almost perfect unison, "H-H-H-H-Hi."
"Hi to you, too." Whirlwind groan, "Watch where you're going next time, Priz."
"S-S-S-S-S-Sorry." he stuttered. Just then a ring of their friends formed around them.
"Whirlwind!" Cotton Candy spoke up and she helped Whirlwind dust off, "Are you okay!?"
"Yeah, Candy. Just that this one needs to focus better on his surroundings." she pointed out coldly.
"I'm sure that he'll focus better next time." Red June spoke up as they all started to head away from the school. They all looked at Prism who was still blushing furiously and stared at his hooves as they moved along. Golden Delicious jabbed him in the side so that he could answer. "Huh?" Bolt finally registered, "Oh, yeah, I'll be more careful."
"Thought we lost you for a moment there, Prism." Anthea chuckled.
"Sorry." he apologized as they arrived at their destination: Sugarcube Corner. Once Candy opened the door, the bell above the frame rang it's light little tone.
"Hey guys!" a pink mare greeted them as they entered, "How was today?"
"It was......." Whirlwind started only to be cut off by Candy.
"Prism ran into Whirlwind and they tumbled down the steps and I think it was REALLY awkward for Prism because he's still blushing from it, right?" Cotton explained to her mom as she looked for Whirlwind and Prism only to find them already sitting at a table with new blushes on their faces.
Pinkie laughed as she moved into the kitchen to prepare some sweets. The friends all sat round the table where Prism and Whirlwind sat in silence and started to strike up conversations that lasted for a few hours before they finally dispersed under the the new sunset. Prism and Icy arrived home and instantly smelled the sweet aroma of dinner.
"Welcome home!" Soarin called out from the table with Rainbow Dash and the waiting dinner.
"How was your last day, boys?" Rainbow asked Prism and Bolt to their spots.
"It was...........interesting.........." Prism admitted as he saw what dinner was. It was spaghetti and meatballs. "How so?" Rainbow asked as they started to eat.
"Remember when you used to tell us how awkward Twilight's and Flash's relationship was when it first started out?" he asked.
"Yeah? What does that have to do with anything?" Rainbow asked back.
"Weeeeellllll......................." Prism started only to be interrupted by Icy.
"He was flying out of the school and ran into Whirlwind and boy," he chuckled, "He blush for about three hours after that."
"Yeesh." Soarin winced, "That awkward? Wow." Rainbow Dash couldn't help but she burst in a fit of laughter. This went on for a few minutes before she started to calm down. "You're joking, right!?" she chuckled.
"By Celestia's flowing mane."
"This is priceless!" she laughed again. Prism groaned as he and his brother moved the dirty dishes to the sink. They did their final chores before saying their "goodnight's" and heading to bed.
Prism flopped on his bed and laid there for a little, thinking about what had happened today. But when he finally slid under his covers, he found it rather difficult to fall asleep. Prism sat up and shook his head, trying to get all of the thoughts of Whirlwind out of his mind so he could sleep peacefully but found out the hard way that it's hard to get someone you've had a big crush on out of your mind. "How am I supposed to ask her?" he thought aloud but quiet enough so that no pony else heard, "This is going to bother the crap out of me." He finally flopped back down onto his pillow and closed his eyes to finally rest.
Prism woke up with a jolt after feeling someone nudging him awake. He turned to see Icy standing at his bedside. "You're finally up!" he declared.
"What do you want, bro?" he groaned as he flopped back down.
"Candy's party is about to start and I know you don't want to miss any of her parties." Icy informed. That's right. Today was Candy's annual Summer Party. Prism got up and stretched his body before trotting along with his brother out the house and to Sugarcube Corner. They entered and saw that they arrived a little too early because their friends were still putting decorations up. "You guys are here mighty early." Del noted.
"Yeah! What's the occasion?" Candy asked as she and Del moved some tables around.
"Somepony woke me up just few minutes ago." Prism sleepily shot at his brother.
"Don't blame me!" Icy defended, "You sleep too much."
"A little too much." a voice chimed in from behind them. Prism and Icy turned to see Whirlwind standing behind them as the door shut behind her. "Morning." she greeted.
"M-M-M-M-M-Morning." Prism greeted hesitantly.
"You cold Priz?" Anthea asked as T helped her with putting some treats on a table.
"N-No." Prism answered back as he start to help with the finishing touches.
"Probably thinking of yesterday's shenanigan." June pointed out. Prism stayed silent as he grabbed some punch and started drinking it.
The party started a little after and Prism tried his best to stay away from Wind so that another accident won't happen. Talked to a few of his friends when Whirlwind was the one that bumped into him. They had a rather short and blush-filled conversation before they went their separate directions. Prism flew outside of the party to get some air and think about what to do with Whirlwind. He flopped onto a nearby cloud on his back and stared at the sky. "How am I supposed to confess to her?" he asked to himself out loud.
"Confess what to who?" a voice asked. He sat up and saw his mom hovering right next to him.
"You know the what and the who." he sighed as he flopped back down.
"Need help confessing your love to Whirlwind?"
"Yeah."
"Well," Rainbow started as she laid down next to Prism, "When your father and I started dating, it wasn't him who asked me out."
"You asked him?" Prism wondered, "That's a little unusual."
"That's what he said but still." she sighed, "When I found out a few months later that I was pregnant with you, it was quite a shock to the both of us. Both of us knew that we had to move to Ponyville from Cloudsdale because I wasn't allowed to fly while pregnant."
"Ouch." Prism winced.
"My mood swings made me want to throttle him." she groaned, "But I still loved him."
"How did you ask him?"
"Well......." Rainbow thought.
"Hey guys!" a voice rang from below them.
They looked down and saw Sweetie Belle and Pixel Bit looking up at them. "What's up Sweetie Belle?" Rainbow asked as they flew down.
"Oh just wanted to ask if you guys were going to join every one at the hills." she wondered, "Pinkie has some fireworks set up for tonight. She wanted to set them off for a proper Summer Sun Celebration. Even thought the true one is in Manehattan this year."
"Same old Pinkie." Rainbow chuckled, "Yeah, just lemme get Soarin. Prism? Could you get your brother?"
"Yes, mom." Prism nodded as he headed into Sugarcube Corner to look for Icy. Luckily, Icy was exiting as he was entering. He and Icy flew to the hills just outside of Ponyville where literally everypony in Ponyville were waiting for the fireworks. Icy decided to torment Prism by having them take a vacant spot by Whirlwind and her parents. A little while later and Rainbow Dash came back with Soarin and they all watched as the sunrise was starting to show. After a few tense hours of waiting Pinkie finally set off the fireworks as the sun rose above the horizon. The ponies whooped and cheered as they went off.
After one of the gigantic fireworks went off, a small cinder flew and landed by Whirlwind which caused her jump and latch onto Prism on pure accident. She looked to Prisms face but instead of seeing a blush, she saw a smile as she got off of him. After a few more minutes, Whirlwind felt something gingerly fall onto her back. When she looked, she saw a dark blue wing wrapped around her and was pulling her close to the source: Prism. She blushed as she looked up at him. "Hey Whirlwind." he spoke up.
"What?"
"I was wondering if maybe........." he paused a little.
"Maybe what?"
"If maybe you wanted to go out with me.........." The question rang in her mind for a few minutes before finally answering.
"I don't mind."
"R-R-Really!?" he looked at her and saw that she wasn't kidding.
"Yeah, Priz."
"Thanks, 'Dubz'" he chuckled before getting jabbed in the side.
End
