Rainbow's Mentorship

You unlock the front door and turn on the light switch. It’s almost dark outside, but at least the three of you made it before it would be barely visible. Even though it’s a few minutes past six, the nighttime is earlier than the rest of the year.

”Anon! Is that you?” Your mom shouts out.

“Yes, I’m home!”

She runs in and stops when she sees your friends. ”I see that we have company!”

“Yup, they—“

”Oh, I don’t mind at all. Just take off your shoes and come on in!” The three of you do so and walk down the wooden floor.

”Hello m-ma’am.”

”Hey Mrs. Mous.”

Your mom is dressed in a white sweater, along with a pair of light blue jeans. ”Hello to the both of you. Anon, I’m sorry to say this, but I must help out with your aunt tonight.”

“Really? This is the third time this week you need to leave for the exact same reason.”

”I know honey, but she’s had a rough breakup with your uncle, she needs any support she can get.” She grabs her purse and slips on some shoes. ”I’ve made some lasagna in the kitchen, and your dad won’t come home until ten.”

“As usual.” You scoff out.

”I’m sorry Anon, but I really would love to spend some time with your friends, but family is first.”

“Or what’s left of it.” You slip out.

”What was that?”

“Nothing mom.” She kisses your check and runs out the door.

”Mama’s boy much?”

“Eat a pack of ice cubes, Dash.” You walk to the living room and drop your backpack to take out your homework. They settle in and get out their homework as well.

”Hey Anon, what did she meant by support?”

“Nothing much. It’s just some sappy story.”

”I love stories. M-may I hear it?”

“I don’t know, Flutters. It’s kind of personal.” You say.

”Dude, after taking my shirt, I think this’ll get everything between you and me pretty even.”

You slam your Physics book on the table. “Fine.” You get comfortable by crossing your legs. “My aunt and uncle had a history.” You get out your pencil and try to get some work done while telling it. “They’ve been with each other since, I think when they were teenagers.”

”Like, high school sweethearts? Kind of like you and Fluttershy?”

“Yeah, exactly like that. The difference is that they’ve been together ever since sophomore year. From what I’ve heard is that they were the perfect couple. But, recently, we found out that my uncle was cheating on my aunt.”

”Dude, not cool.”

“It gets worse. They said that it was with someone that he knew for a long time.”

”Probably back in high school too?”

“I wouldn’t be surprised.”

”Me neither. Are you alright there, Shy?” Rainbow asks.

Fluttershy appears to just stare at her homework. ”Anon, do you ever think that… we could end up like them?”

You feel worried, and a little hurt by what she just said. “That’s dumb. Don’t be so pessimistic about it, Flutters. It might’ve happened to them, but it certainly won’t happen to us.”

She stops writing on her piece of paper. ”How can you be sure?”

You put down your pencil. “Flutters, believe me. I’m happy enough to be with you, and I doubt that I can make another move like that ever again.” You put a hand on top of hers. “There’s no one else I would go out with. Just, and only you is my choice.”

”Thanks Anon.” Her face brightens up a bit.

”Yeah, that’s nice. Now can we get our work out of the way? I’m having problems with Shakespeare, and some help would be nice.”

Damn, two painstaking hours of helping out with them. It’s never this long when it’s yourself, but when it’s with others, that draws back time. Flutters wasn’t a hassle, but Rainbow constantly asked you for help. No wonder she depends on that scholarship. ”Alright! That’s the end of it. Heck, it would’ve been easier if he’d actually wrote it in a proper way.” You just look at Fluttershy, while she does the same to you. ”Hey, I’m just sayin’ that if you’re going to use English, you may was well properly structure the sentences.”

“Rainbow it—“

”Anon, please. Just, don’t.”

“But—“

”I help Rainbow with her homework every day.”

“Don’t you need to go home at certain days?” You question.

”She calls me every few times in a day.”

"Few doesn’t cut it right now." You comment.

”Hey, I’m helping you out with Anon, so this may as well even it out.”

Wait. Did she just— ”Well, maybe Anon didn’t even need your help.” Fluttershy tries to excuse the reason. You’re about to speak up, but you just continue listening to their argument.

”If it wasn’t for me, you guys wouldn’t even get this far.” Rainbow tries to remind Fluttershy.

”And if it wasn’t for you, I would’ve done a better job!”

”Right, even if you did, we would all have passed high school and have moved on with our lives.”

“Stop!” They jump back by your outburst. “What’s done is done. We’re all here, and by the end of the day, we can carry on this relationship without you, Rainbow.”

”But—“

“No, we’ve got this under control.” You interrupt her and cross your arms.

”Well, that’s too bad. And to think, I was going to give the two of you advice on how to do it.”

“I’m sorry?”

”Don’t think for a second that the two of you will just ignore it. Eventually, you guys will really get down to it.” Rainbow has a smug look on her face. ”Yeah, I was going to give you some tips on how to start it off. But, seeing that you would rather take the risk of friction, rashes, or even getting a child without taking the warnings, you can guess that on your own.” You’re starting to regret your choice. You want to call this a bluff, but you know that she goes out with a guy from time-to-time. ”So, ready to go by yourself from here on out, or you might need me for a while?” Fluttershy is just as concerned as you are.

“Can’t you save the trouble now by telling us?”

”Nuh-uh. It ain’t that easy.”

”What do you mean?” Fluttershy asks.

”What I’m offering you guys is something that can’t be learned by videos or papers. I’m going to instruct you throughout the entire way.”

“You can’t be serious.”

”When was the last time either of you grabbed some action?”

It stays silent. “Does a pillow count?” You ask.

”What? Ew, no.”

”What about using a phone?”

“What?” You and Rainbow Dash unanimously say.

”Is that a no?”

Rainbow groans. ”See? Clearly you guys will need me later.”

“Not unless we can get it out of the way now.”

”A-Anon, I-I’m not sure about this.” Fluttershy whispers.

”Wait, now? Today?”

“Why not?”

Rainbow shakes her head. ”It is way too early for that. You guys are just going through day one!”

“But we don’t need you for another couple of weeks.”

Rainbow closes her book. ”It takes time. You can’t just jump into this.”

“And we can prove to you that we can do this, with or without your help.”

”But— Fluttershy, talk some sense into him.“

Fluttershy just puts her book in her bag before looking at you. ”I… as much that, e-even I wouldn’t mind for it to happen, I fear that, we still need help in this, Anon.”

”There, ya see?”

”But, every time we need to go out, we can’t have you watching the both of us.” Rainbow groans. ”And… I-I’m f-fine with you trying to get me and Anon to get… closer.”

Rainbow slams her head on the table. ”Alright, fine. I’ll do this.” She gets her head back up. ”If Fluttershy is fine with this, I’ll coach you guys tonight. And I won’t tag along from here on out, but, I do expect updates on how you guys are doing.” You nod, while Flutters does the same. ”So, what’s it going to be, Fluttershy?”

She trails her finger across the table. ”Just… N-not too long or rough.”

”I bet Anon here will just do that.” You quickly remove RD’s jacket and toss it at her. She hesitates to pull it off and raspberries for some reason. ”What the hell!?”

“Sorry, just thought that you wanted it back.”

Rainbow Dash picks it up with two fingers and puts it in her duffel bag. ”Yeah, well, I’m gonna have to dip it in acid to get rid of what you’ve been in." She gets up, while tossing her bag on the couch. ”Let’s go to your room and get this over with.”

You hate this. You almost forgot on how you made it this far. While you remove your underwear, Fluttershy does the same. This isn’t the most embarrassing moment of your life. Not that you choose to remember such. ”Damn Anon, that’s quite a shiner there.” Okay, now it is. Just suck it up, and show her that you can be bold. You get up on the bed and get closer to Fluttershy. ”Hold on there!”

“What?” Rainbow tosses a condom at you. Right, safety first. You get it on before listening to every word that comes out of Rainbow Dash.

”Lay down Fluttershy, and relax while Anon holds your arms down.”

”I-I know that you’re the expert here, but-“

”Hold all the questions when this is over. Anon, just get it in halfway, and no further.”

…

”Oh…”

”Does it hurt, Fluttershy?”

”Not as much.”

”That’s good! Now Anon, I want you to—“

”Wait, that pinches.” She complains. You look down to see your condom has a touch of red. ”Anon, t-that hurts!”

”It always does in the first time, but you’ll get over it.”

”Get it out, get it out!” You don’t know who to focus on. While you think this over, your body automatically rams onto Fluttershy. ”A-Anon! I-I don’t think, I can bare another minute of this!”

You bail out and rip off the condom. “I just can't do it.” You back away and run out of the room. What are you doing? You didn’t want to hurt her, but you couldn’t be pushed around. Now you look like some sort of sex-crazed jackass. Why couldn’t you just left the library like a normal person? As the door opens, you immediately get up.

”Hey Anon, we need to talk.” Rainbow says while closing the door.

“I already know. I’m an asshole and I should never meet Fluttershy ever again.”

”What? No, no. We just need the two of you to go through this slowly, and not just in one night.”

“How do we do that?”

”For starters, you won’t continue with that for the rest of the night.”

“It’s that bad?” You question.

”Besides the sheets are starting to get ruined, and she blames herself over it?”

“I get it, anything else you need to tell me?”

”Just continue on what the two of you guys were doing earlier today.”

“Just talk and hang out?”

”Exactly, nothing brings a couple closer by getting to know each other.” Something inside of you just screams out dumbass. ”She also told me on how the two of you think of me.” You run for the couch and grab the box cushion out.

“That was at the time! I swear, I actually envy you for what you did, and everything that you’ve done for me!” You grab a second one to cover the lower part of your body.

”Calm down. I’m not mad.” You peek over the cushion. ”I’m just upset about how today is going.” You lower the one covering your chest. ”It’s no wonder on why I can’t manage to keep a relationship by myself.”

You pot both of the box cushions back on the couch. “But, you’re the one with experience, and you’ve dated some guys in the past.”

”Did you ever notice how long they lasted?”

You think this over and remember the longest one that lasted was over a week. “You were picky, every time you would tell us, it was because of them.”

”I lied about that, okay? They were the ones to end it, not me.”

“Wait, what about your experience?“

”The lonely nights were longer than they should be.”

You scratch your junk. “Sorry, there was an itch.”

”Yeah, let’s get you guys dressed up.”

After a bit of time, you tossed the bed sheets in the washer and get some clothes on. When Fluttershy was told about the news, she was a bit broken. After a realization on what happened, Fluttershy was in shock. She was debating if she made the worst decision of her life, but balanced it when comparing it to Rainbow. ”I beat Rainbow Dash?”

”Fluttershy!” She jumps as her name is yelled out. ”We still need to make sure you guys won’t make the same mistake as I did.”

“Which was communication and understanding the other?”

”That, and try not to act on how I did.” That had to sting for her.

“We won’t.”

”Seeing that you guys are...” She takes her time. ”Better at this than I am, it’s clear to me that you won’t need my help.”

”What if, we can help each other?”

“What do you mean?”

”We could always go to her for advice, while we do the same for her.”

"Fluttershy, I don’t think it’ll work.” Rainbow replies.

”You said that everything takes time, right?” Fluttershy asks.

Rainbow Dash scratches her arm. ”Yeah, I did.”

“So now’s the time that we help you.” You grab out some romance-comedy movies and watch a couple of them, trying to learn if there are any tips.

After the second one has ended, Rainbow stands up and slams her hands on the table. ”That’s it!?”

“Yes, that’s it.”

”That was a load of steaming hot shit!” Rainbow shouts out.

”I actually liked it.”

You look at Fluttershy and remember she’s the strong feminine type of girl. “Let’s not do this again. How about we just take a break?” You get up and walk into the kitchen. “There is the lasagna my mom made, so we could eat that.”

”I don’t know, it’s kind of getting late.”

“Are you sure, not for a bite?” They look at each other and nod.

”I guess I can go for some.”

”Mmhmm.”

Dinner was like how it was back at the burger store, awkward and roughly a conversation went on. If this is going to be from now on, it will take on some getting used to. At least none of you ate much, so that speed it up. ”Hey Anon, you wanna see Fluttershy’s home?” Fluttershy taps Rainbow’s shoulder.

“I would like to.”

”Um, D-dash?”

”Hold on.” They get up and walk into the hallway. You can hear them having a conversation, but it’s very low.

”…you know how…”

”She’s not… …fine, trust me.”

”I don’t know, m-maybe….”

"Just for tonight, and then we’re done.” They walk back in. ”Heh, sorry about that, let’s get a move on before we get in even more trouble.”