Scootaloo's Crush

Scootaloo stayed in the alley that night. She had tried to get some sleep but knew that it wasn't possible with all of the thoughts swimming in her mind. She had tried to get up to go home but the emotions of the confrontation in the alley weighed her down. She had managed to lie in a somewhat comfortable position slumped against a wall. She had stopped trying to think about what had happened because it was too much. A perfect mix of disturbing thoughts and negative emotions. It had been dark for a while and it must have been past midnight, she had her first day of school tomorrow and really needed to get some sleep. No matter what she tried she couldn't get to sleep so she decided to sleep through class as she had for most of her life.

The night past about as slowly as possible. Scootaloo had been awake the whole time just thinking and staring at the brick wall in front of her. Sleep had eluded her so well she wasn't sure if she had even blinked, the funny thing was she didn't even feel tired. She stood up and checked the time. She wouldn't need to be at school for another two hours. She decided to take a walk through town. It would be nice knowing she wasn't chasing anybody this time. She stretched and slowly made her way down the road.

Scootaloo had been walking for around twenty minutes and was near the sports fields next to the town center. She saw teams having early morning practices as they usually did. Athletes ranging from little kids to full grown adults were catching, throwing, and kicking balls all of all types with their friends and coaches. Towards the left she saw her favorite multicolored mare Rainbow Dash flying through an obstacle course. Scootaloo was very embarrassed about the recent events in her life, however she desperately needed help figuring out what to do next. She looked at the ground, swallowed her pride, and slowly but surely walked towards the speeding mare.

As she approached Rainbow Dash the rainbow mare noticed her and came to a stop, halting her flying almost immediately in midair. "Hey Squirt. What's up? Watching your sister be as awesome as usual? Scootaloo rolled her eyes. She loved Rainbow Dash but even she occasionally got sick of her overconfident behavior. It's now or never Scootaloo thought. She gulped blew her mane out of her eyes and looked up to meet Rainbow Dash's gaze.

"I need some advice." she said quickly. "I've got this crush… kinda, I know it's stupid but I trust you and wondered if you have any ideas of what to do." she spoke this words in a rapid succession under her breath almost hoping that Rainbow Dash wouldn't understand it so she could bolt away and hide in her dark alley once again. Unfortunately for her, Rainbow Dash had excellent hearing and caught what the orange filly had said clear as day. Her face formed a mix between a smile of sympathy and a smirk of satisfaction. Rainbow Dash thought it was adorable that her sister had a crush on somepony. She thought it was especially adorable how embarrassed and flustered Scootaloo was about it. However she understood the embarrassment that could come with a crush. She herself had to deal with it herself several times throughout her life. She didn't even need to consider it, of course she was going to help her sister out.

"Alright kid, come with me. We have to make a plan." Her smirk got bigger as she grabbed Scootaloo and flew them away.