A Harmless Plague

It’s been over a week and I haven’t seen Rainbow since she kissed me. She didn’t reply to any of my texts either. I was starting to get worried. She never does this, even when she was afraid of something, she wouldn’t go into hiding. I’ve checked everywhere, her house, our usual hangout, I even asked a few ponies around town. They all say the same thing, “I haven’t seen her.” I eventually give up. If Rainbow wants to be alone, I’ll let her.

Shortly after I give up, I find Pinkie. “Hiya Hex!” She yells. I was a bit confused about how she knew name, since I never gave it to her, but I didn’t question it.

“Hey Pinkie. So, why and when did you reschedule the meeting?”

“So that you could fight, silly. I didn’t want you stressed. And I didn’t get a spot for a few months so… march 10, 8:00 P.M.”

“Alright, thanks Pinkie.” I get up.

“No problemo!” She says smiling.

On my way home, I see a cloud moving strangely. I was confused as usually when pegasi are moving the clouds, they float just behind the cloud. I walk backwards a little bit to see a rainbow tail flop over the edge of the cloud.

“Rainbow?”

“Oh shit!” She quickly dashes off.

“Rainbow, wait!” It was in vain. Well, I say in my head. At least I know she’s afraid of me… why does that not make me feel any better? It took me a minute, but then I realized… She’s embarrassed! I wasn’t sure if I said that out loud so I checked around to make sure. She’s embarrassed about kissing me… again, why doesn’t that make me feel better?

It’s another week or so before I see her again. This time, she’s trying to be sneaky. I was getting a little angry about her hiding, so I decided to go in head first. I tackle her and hold her down.

“Hey, let me go!” She yells trying to wiggle free.

“Not until you tell me what’s going on!” I yell. Moron! I say in my head. You already know why! Then again, what could I have yelled?

She seemed to struggle even more before she says, “I didn’t want to do this.” Before I can ask what she’s talking about, she answers by hitting me… hard. I fall back, gripping my now bleeding jaw. Three teeth were sitting in front of me, but pain told me there was at least one more out of sight. “H-Hex!” She sounded like she was gonna cry. I wasn’t sure though since she flew off almost immediately. I stand up and look at the rainbow trail she left behind as it slowly disappears.

“Rain…” I nearly screamed at the top of my lungs as my jaw shot pain at me like a gun.

I couldn’t remember what happened afterwards; I just appeared in the hospital bed. My jaw didn’t hurt as much, but it still hurt. I guess, on a scale from “I love everything” to “Oh my Celestia, somepony please shoot me”, I was at “I really need an aspirin.”

The doctor who was helping looked at me and said, “Whatever caused your jaw to do what it did, make sure it doesn’t happen. You might have to stay another few days.” Another? I ask myself. Did I go into a coma or something?

Someone else comes in and says, “The patient has a visitor, the pony that brought him here.”

“Let her in, let her in.” The doctor says.

I look at the door as Rainbow walks in. “Hey.” She says. She gives the doctor a “Privacy Please” look. He walks out and shuts the door, leaving us alone. “Sorry about your jaw.”

“It’s alright.” I say the best I can. It doesn’t come out all that great since I had a lisp.

“No, it’s not.” She looks like she’s been convicted of murder. “I injured my friend.”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right.” I say bluntly. Dammit! Why did I say that?! I say in my head.

There’s a silence before she says, “I was embarrassed.” She says. I was confused and she must have noticed because she added, “About me kissing you. You asked before I hit you and… that’s it.”

“Oh… I figured that much out on my own.” She says nothing. She seemed to be having a hard time looking at me. “You don’t need to be embarrassed.” I say. She looks at me confused.

“What… what do you mean?” She asks.

“Come closer.” She leans her head in. “Closer.” She leans in even closer. I kiss her. She almost immediately breaks the kiss.

“Wait… so you…?” I nod. She smiles and hugs me. “Why didn’t you tell me before?”

“I was scared you didn’t like me.”

“Me too. Heh, this is something new.”

“What do you mean?”

“Well, two things actually. First off, I’m never afraid of anything so that’s something new. Secondly, romances don’t usually happen this fast... it’s kind of like a story book.”

“Heh, yeah, I guess you’re right.” I start stroking her beautiful mane. She jumps but nuzzles my hoof like a cat. I never thought a mullet could look good, but Rainbow shows it off in her own way… her own way that makes her the damn most beautiful mare in Equestria… I don’t think I can stretch that anymore.
“So, when I get out of here, how about we head to a hill between Ponyville and the fence? I go there all the time and it’s an amazing view.”

“Sure.” She kisses me. I kiss her back. It hurt to do so, but I didn’t care… I’ve felt worse. She breaks the kiss and walks out. “Sorry to leave so soon, but I desperately need to go to the store. I’ll be back tomorrow though, don’t worry.”

“I won’t. See you later, Rainbow.”

“See ya.”

Little did I know, that was the last time I was gonna see Rainbow for a long time.