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Rainbow Dash lay on the floor of her living room, she hummed a tune as she flicked through a magazine. The magazine was last month's edition of 'Flight', a pegasus magazine dedicated to flying enthusiasts. Rainbow stared at the centrefold of the issue, a poster of the Wonderbolts, or rather the new poster of the Wonderbolts. The new captain took up a majority of the image, a yellow mare with orange eyes and a mane and tail like flames.

Spitfire.

She was the youngest pony to become captain of the Wonderbolts for 30 years now. Rainbow's eyes drifted across the image, the yellow mares eyes practically piercing her own, her flight muscles flexing and of course her perfectly toned, round flan-

Thump-thump!

Rainbow jumped from the noise, her thoughts interrupted. Someone was at the door.

Huh, who could that be?

Rainbow stood, throwing the magazine shut with a hoof. She had been living in her new cloud home for a week and a half now and the only person who had come to visit so far was Fluttershy.

Rainbow trotted to the door and cracked it open. Peering outside, she recognized it was the blue mare from the other week. The mail mare.

Blue.. something. Fuck!

"Hey Rainbow Dash, how's it going?" Blue October said smoothly. After their last encounter, Toby was trying her hardest to keep her cool around the chromatic pegasus.

Toby! It was Toby wasn't it?

Rainbow decided to gamble. "Oh hey, Toby..." Blue October smiled at that.

Nailed it!

"I brought you some mail, it got delivered to your mom's." Blue October pulled some mail from her saddlebags and placed it at her hooves.

"Do you always knock when you deliver mail?" Rainbow spoke with one eyebrow raised. For some reason Toby felt a little hurt by the question, she didn't show it.

"Nah, I just wanted to let you know your mom is getting your bills. You have to go to the Ponyville post office to get your mailing address changed." Blue October was looking Rainbow in the eye, her eyes half lidded with boredom, but her mouth turned up in a charming smile. So far so good, don't screw it up, Blue. Blue Octobers thoughts run rampant through her mind.

"Oh crap, I totally forgot. Sorry about making you come all the way down here." Rainbow felt a pang of guilt as she realized it was her fault.
"Moving house sucks." Sweet Celestia those eyes. Why's she giving me that look? Realization spread across Rainbows features as she recalled their last interaction.Oh, that's why.
The last time Rainbow had seen the mare, Toby had been blushing like a school filly and stumbling over her words like her hooves were tied together.

"Pff, yeah it does," Toby sympathised. Rainbow picked up the mail in her teeth and tucked it under a wing. Alright Blue, now's your chance, don't mess this up. Toby had been planning this one moment for a week straight. "Rainbow Dash?"

Rainbow looked up, meeting those gorgeous blue eyes again. "Yeah?"

"I was wondering if maybe, you'd wanna hang out sometime?" Blue October idly kicked a front hoof, her head was facing down but her eyes were looking up at Rainbow Dash, awaiting her response.

Rainbow Raised an eyebrow, a pregnant silence fell over the two fillies. Am I being asked out my a mare?

Blue noticed Dash's expression, her stomach dropped. Oh shit, she's not gay, Abort!

"'Cos, y'know I moved here only a month ago, and I don't really know anypony yet, you seem pretty cool so..." That's it, play it off like you just want to be friends. Blue October smiled sheepishly as she trailed off, all her prior smoothness now completely dissipated.

Rainbow wasn't a perceptive filly, but even she saw right through the poor excuse. Poor girl, you could at least hang out with her, she had the guts to at least try and ask you out, after all. "Y-yeah that could be cool, what are you doing after work?"

Toby was happy that she had seemingly gotten away with it, but another part of her was feeling dejected. Oh well, at least I get to hang out with her.
"Well, I gotta go finish the route for upper Cloudsdale, but after that I'm free, should only take me an hour." She was starting to relax again, the calmness returning to her voice. "I'll come back here?"

"Y-yeah okay, I'll see you in an hour." Rainbow wasn't certain if she was doing the right thing. Am I leading her on? I can't be, she figured out I'm straight and now she just wants to hang out...

Ha! Straight! That's a good one. Rainbow furrowed her eyebrows as the thought shot through her mind.

"Catch you later, Rainbow Dash." Blue October turned and took off in the direction of Cloudsdale.

Rainbow watched her fly away from her home for a moment, mentally noting that the blue mares cutie mark was a simple storm cloud. Rainbow had seen the mark before, it was a relatively common cutie mark. Rainbow Dash turned and walked back inside. Being asked out by a mare had made her think. What would've happened if I'd said yes?

She sat back down on her floor and re-opened her magazine to the poster of the Wonderbolts. Her eyes scanned the page once more, falling on a familiar spot of the poster. She thought about Toby, about how cute she was when she was flustered, how adorable she was stumbling over her words as her cheeks grew red.

Maybe I should have...

She's a mare though, I like stallions. A defiant voice spoke up in Rainbows mind.

You've never liked stallions, Dash. Name one Stallion you have ever thought was cute. Rainbow's face scrunched up in concentration as she thought.

There was that one colt in flight school, wha-

You were thirteen, he doesn't count.

Okay, what about that colt at that party six months ago, Thunder..something. I kissed him on that trampoline.

You were drunk, and so was he. And did you really enjoy that kiss anyway? Rainbow thought back to the party, it was right before she dropped out of flight school.

There was loud music playing in the background, ponies were talking, others yelling. Two colts were fighting over what music to put on somewhere. Almost her entire grade was at the party, a lot of the ponies drinking were underage, including herself. Dash didn't know the reason for the party but she had been invited nonetheless.

Rainbow Dash was laying on her side on an old trampoline, her lips wrapped around the stallion's next to her. He was a dark grey stallion, almost black, he smelled of cheap beer and cigarettes, his mouth tasted much the same. Dash didn't care, she wanted to kiss somepony. She thought she did anyway.

Dash remembered the feeling of his tongue in her mouth, dancing with hers. His hooves running up her sides and his hot breath on her neck.

But, the kiss seemed.. bland, like it was missing something. Rainbow also remembered suddenly not wanting to kiss the stallion anymore. She broke the contact.

"Imma go grab another drink." She slurred to the stallion over the noise of the party. He seemed okay with that, she got up and sauntered over to a table that was covered in varying cans and bottles. Pouring herself another drink, she decided not to return to the trampoline that night. She was bored of kissing now.

Dash shook her head, upon reflection, she hadn't really enjoyed the kiss... It wasn't unpleasant or bad, (Aside from the taste) It just felt like something was missing.

Maybe kissing just isn't all it's cracked up to be? Maybe he was just a bad kisser.

Really Dash? Think about it. What could have possibly be missing from the kiss?

Rainbow's eyes focused on the page again, her eyes drifted to where they had many times before. She stared at Spitfire's flank, the perfect curve of her yellow rump, the way her thigh met her barrel and the way her tail was held high.

Something was missing...

Rainbow was laying on the trampoline, music and voices all around her, she felt hooves sliding up her sides, tickling her as they explored the soft coat underneath her wings. She was in the midst of a deep kiss, the pony kissing her bit Dash's bottom lip gently, pulling on it with their teeth. Rainbow moaned as she felt her spine tingle from the action.

She felt a hoof slide down her belly, imploring her to spread her thighs wide enough to grant the wandering hoof passage. Rainbow opened her eyes and stared into the two golden orbs of the yellow mare next to her. Within a moment their mouths were locked again, their tongues dancing and sliding against each others. Rainbow could feel the barrel of the mare in her forelegs, her own belly rubbing against it as they kissed and grinded on each other. So soft

The yellow mare broke the kiss, she smiled as she looked down, pushing Rainbow onto her back and climbing on top of her. Spitfire leaned down and whispered in Rainbows ear.

"You sure you're not gay, Rainbow Dash?"

Rainbows eyes snapped open, she hadn't realised she had closed them. Rainbow felt as though she had been slapped across the face, and her heart was in her stomach.

Argh! What the hell?! Rainbow groaned as she gripped her head in her hooves. Why am I thinking like this? This wasn't the first time Rainbow Dash had had fantasies about the Wonderbolt, the night prior she had a particularly vivid one as she lay in bed. One that resulted in her having to wash her sheets... And two nights before that as well.

Rainbow sighed as she rolled onto her back and stared at the ceiling.

I should talk to someone about this... Who would understand me though? I need someone who knows what this is like...

I need Blue October.

Rainbow Dash remembered her name.

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Rainbow's eyes creaked open as the morning sunlight sent the room into a orange glow, the Rainbow maned mare curled up tight as she drew the duvet closer. Preventing the late autumn air from touching her coat.

I don't wanna clear the sky today, stupid clouds. Rainbow internally grumbled as she started to lift herself from the bed.

Wait a sec. A smile grace Rainbows lips as she settled back into the warm embrace of Sweetie Belle's bed. That's not my job anymore. Hehehe.

Rainbow curled up again, she used her back legs to flick the duvet underneath her, making sure that no part of her body was exposed to the cold. Rainbow smiled as she sunk into the bed and went back to sleep.

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Rarity wrapped her hooves around the belly of the pony she was lying with, their coat was soft and warm. Rarity leaned her muzzle into what she assumed was the pony's mane, she took a deep breath.
The Pony smelled of vanilla and grapefruit, a combination that Rarity found very appealing. She snuggled closer to the pony as she mumbled something unintelligible.
Unfortunately the action caused the unicorns face to move directly into a sunbeam, the light assaulted her through her closed eyes.
Rarity's eyes cracked open, she was temporarily blinded by the sunlight. Rarity blinked the spots out of her eyes and looked to the pony in her forelegs.

It was a pillow.

A pillow that smelled like her own conditioner, the same pillow Rarity cuddled every night.

Rarity sighed as she sat up in her bed. She slowly flopped off her bed and shuffled her hooves into a pair of slippers. Walking over to her dresser the unicorn rubbed the sleep from her eyes. She sat down, picked up her brush and set to work.
Rarity smoothed out her mane, applied makeup and gave her coat a superficial brushing. It was a full fifteen minutes before the unicorn stood from her spot in front of the dresser.

Rarity trotted downstairs into her kitchen, put on a pot of coffee and started making breakfast. I think oats today. It was a cold morning and Rarity felt the need for something warm and sweet.

Meanwhile in Sweetie Belles room, Rainbow lay asleep on her back. The pegasus had managed to get in another half hour of sleep before Opal sauntered into the room.

The cat inspected the room in a bored manner, her eyes falling upon the sleeping form of Rainbow Dash. With a silent pounce, the cat swiftly jumped onto the bed. She walked along the pegasus' barrel until she could see the mares face.

"Moww" Opal inspected the face of the mare, a small line of drool seeping from the sleeping pegasus' lips. Opal gently pawed at Rainbows face, there was no reaction. The cat pushed her paw into Rainbows face once more, harder this time, again no reaction.

Satisfied, Opal climbed atop the face of Rainbow Dash and lay down directly on top of the mares muzzle.
A few seconds passed as the cat put its head down and closed its eyes, a smile on its face.

Rainbow however was having a considerably less enjoyable time, her brain was vaguely aware that she had stopped breathing and that something was blocking her airway. Within a few seconds Rainbows brain switched to panic mode.

The mare shot upright fast as a bullet, sending opal flying across the room.

"MAO!"

Rainbows eyes were wide open as she coughed instinctively, she finally took a deep breath and looked to opal, who had landed on her feet and was now licking her own crotch.

"You stupid cat, you could have killed me!" Rainbow looked around the room, the door was shut and so was the window. "How the heck did you even get in here?"

The cat purred and licked itself in response. Rainbow was fully awake now, her brain was still loaded with adrenaline. Rainbow slipped off the bed and walked to the door, idly running a front hoof through her mane to sort out the mess it had become during the night.

Stupid cat. I'll never get back to sleep now. She opened the door and walked toward the kitchen. She could smell oats, and oats sounded really good right now.

Rarity hummed as she stirred the pot of oats on the stove. Deciding that they were done she ladled the oats into bowls. Now I just have to wake Rainbo-

"Hey Rarity."

"AH!" Rarity looked over her shoulder, Rainbow had walked in apparently, Rarity gave the pegasus a quick scowl for scaring her.

"Hehe, you know they say that those with a guilty conscience scare easily, Rares." Rainbow was chuckling as she said it.

"And who says that, hmm?" Rarity retorted as she walked to the table, two bowls of oats in her magical grasp. "Oats?"

"Ooh, yes please." Rainbows eyes lit up at the thought of breakfast. "I dunno, I read it in a book I think."

Rarity placed a bowl of oats in front of the pegasus, she also magiked open the pantry and levitated out a bottle of honey, a shaker of salt and a small container of brown sugar. Much to Rarity's surprise, Rainbow reached for the salt first.

"Rainbow, I didn't know you liked salt on your oats?" Rarity smiled warmly at the pegasus. Rainbow Dash met eyes with the smiling unicorn across the table, salt shaker still in her hoof.

"Uhh.. yeah, who doesn't?" Rainbow raised an eyebrow at Rarity, a little weirded out. The hell is she looking at me like that for?

Rarity realized that she sounded like a sociopath and quickly finished the thought. "I-I just assumed you would have more of a..Pinkie-style breakfast."

"Oh hell no, have you seen the way that girl eats? I once saw her dip a sandwich into chocolate syrup." Rainbow spoke around a mouthful of oats, it had little slices of dried berries in it. Oh Rarity, even your oats are fancy. "She's nasty, dude."

"Mm, it is a bit of a worry." Rarity took a dainty bite of her breakfast just as the coffee machine stopped hissing. "I always assumed you shared her sweet tooth?" Rarity got up to pour herself a cup.

"Nah," Rainbows bowl was almost clean now, "I avoid sugar if I can, gotta stay light."

Rarity turned, she was surprised that the pegasus cared about nutrition, she had always assumed Rainbow had a very good metabolism and could eat whatever she wanted whilst staying naturally thin. The fact that it wasn't the case surprised the unicorn. But she's so thin!

"So, what are you up to today?" Rainbow asked as she scraped the bowl with her spoon, trying to get at the last few oats in her bowl, having wolfed them down at lightning speed.

Rarity sat back down at the table, a mug of coffee gently landing in front of her. "Oh not much, I was thinking about making myself a scarf, they're coming back in you know. I assume you'll be out flying?"

"Maybe," Rainbow stood up and walked to the sink, she turned on the faucet and stuck her head into the basin, drinking from the tap. Rarity looked on in morbid fascination.

"Dunno, I might just stay in and read or something." Rainbow said as she wiped her muzzle.

"You never fail to surprise me with your uncouth antics, Rainbow Dash. I do own cups you know." Rainbow turned and met the unicorns deadpanned expression. "Anyways I though you would be flying today, Its one of the last sunny days of the year, what with winter just around the bend."

Just around the bend was an overstatement, winter started in four days. Rainbow looked down as she thought about it. Today and tomorrow are the only two days I have off until winter, I probably should do some flying.
Rainbow Dash didn't really feel like flying, she was still worn out from yesterday. She felt as weak and tired, no energy for flying. I can always fly tomorrow. As if winter is gonna stop me from flying anyway.

"Rainbow darling, are you alright?" Rainbows head snapped upright meeting eyes with the unicorn.

"Hm? Yeah why?"

"You were staring at your hooves for quite some time, dear." Rarity was beginning to worry about her friend, she wasn't normally this distant or disconnected.

"Was I?" Rainbow wasn't sure how long she had been lost in thought. It cant've been that long, could it? When did I sit back down?

"Yes," The word was drawn out, as If she was unsure. Rarity's expression held nothing but concern now. "We were talking about flying?" Rarity reminded the pegasus.

"Oh yeah, Im not feeling it today Rares, I think I'm just gonna stay in, maybe go for a walk later."

Now Rarity knew something was wrong, she had never known Rainbow to just stay indoors for a whole day, the blue mare was always doing something. Pranking someone, inventing some new trick, setting fire to something, she always had things to do. Why not today?

"Surely you don't want to waste one of the last sunny days of the year though?"

Rainbow Dash stood from her seat once more, turning toward the hallway. "It's always sunny above the clouds, Rarity." Rainbow smiled at the unicorn before she disappeared down the hallway.

Rarity didn't know what she meant by that.

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Rainbow Dash and Blue October were sitting in a park in Ponyville, they had gotten milkshakes from a bizarre building made to look like a gingerbread house. Rainbow had seen the building before but didn't realise it was a bakery until Toby had shown her. They had been served by a strange young mare, not much older than Rainbow, who Toby could only describe as 'violently pink.'

Rainbow lay on a park bench facing the blue mare, they sipped their milkshakes and talked a while.
Blue October was actually a very nice mare, once Rainbow had gotten to know her a bit. After talking for a while Rainbow had found out that she was nineteen years old, two years older than herself, an aerial hoof-ball enthusiast and moved to cloudsdale from Fillydelphia just over a month ago.

Rainbow sipped on her milkshake as the blue mare spoke. "You into any sports Rainbow?"

"Competitive flying, not really much else." Rainbow shrugged.

"You any good?" Toby said with a teasing smile.

"Any good!? Im the best!" Rainbow was hardly going to pass up on the chance to brag. "You're looking at one of the only ponies to ever pull off a sonic rainboom!"

"Holy crap, really!? Show me!" The blue mare had stars in her eyes.

"Well, when I say I have done a rainboom, that doesn't mean I can do a Rainboom." Rainbow looked at her hooves. Blue October wore a quizzical expression. "I only ever did one, I'm still working on doing it again."

"That's crazy! When you get it down pat you have to show me, kay?"

"Heh, you bet!" The two fell into comfortable silence as they sat on the bench and sipped at their milkshakes. Rainbow's thoughts urging her to ask the question, or questions rather, that were plaguing her mind. Though to say she was a little bit nervous was an understatement.

"Hey Toby, can I ask you a kinda personal question?"

Blue October was a little caught off guard by that, she looked at the rainbow maned mare as she swallowed heavily. "Uh yeah sure, I guess."

What's this about.

Rainbow looked around the park, there were ponies everywhere. Perhaps this wasn't the place to be talking about this sort of thing. "Uhh, maybe we should go somewhere a bit more private?" Rainbow's nervousness was affecting the way she spoke now, a slight tremble was evident in her tone.

Blue October was starting to become concerned, she didn't like confrontation, or the private matters of other ponies. Just like she didn't like ponies knowing about her private matters. She did however like the idea of going somewhere private with Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow looked around, she noticed her house wasn't far from the park. "How about we go back to my place." A nod from the blue mare was her only response.

Rainbow and Toby trashed their take-away milkshake cups and started flying. It was a short flight, Rainbow hadn't realized how close her house was from the small earth pony town.

Rainbow unlocked the door of her home and walked through the portal, Toby close behind. "Sweet pad, Rainbow Dash." Stated Blue October as they stepped into Rainbows living room.

"Thanks." Rainbow would've commented on the use of the word 'pad', and how the nineties were calling saying they want the word back or something to that effect, but her nervousness had reached critical levels. Maybe I should just forget about it.

Another voice rushed into her head. No, we've come this far!

"So what did you want to ask me, Rainbow Dash?" Blue was keen to just get this over and done with, the blue mare was beginning to sound nervous also. What If she figured it out?

Rainbow Dash walked to the centre of her living room and lay down, patted the ground next to her signalling for Blue to sit down as well, the mare did so.

"Dash are you okay? You seem tense."

"Toby, I can trust you can't I?" Rainbow looked to the blue mare.

"You can tell me anything, Dash. Why?" Toby wore a concerned expression.

Rainbow Dash took in a shaking breath.

"Toby..you're gay huh." Rainbow stated it more than she did ask.

Blue Octobers eyes widened as her gut dropped. Fuck! How did she figure it out?!

"I-i, well I w-was-" Blue October's non-sentence was cut off by Rainbow Dash.

"It's totally okay if you are, I just," Rainbow let out a sigh, after seeing the blue mares reaction Rainbow didn't feel nearly as nervous as she did prior, instead, now she felt guilty for putting Toby on the spot. "I just want to know."

Blue October didn't try to speak this time, after a moments contemplation she looked to Rainbow and simply nodded. The two sat there in awkward silence for a moment, the only sound was the wind whipping around Rainbows cloud home.

"How did you know?" Rainbow broke the silence.

"What?" Came the response, Blue's voice was quiet, she was still a little shocked that Rainbow had figured out her secret.

"How did you figure out you're gay?" Rainbow was trying to look Blue October in the eye, but the mare was avoiding the contact; Instead she was looking at the floor.

"Rainbow, I like girls, what more needs to be said. Why are you even asking?" Toby sounded a little irritated, she looked up at Rainbow and noticed the mare was now looking anywhere but at her, her question had clearly struck a chord with the chromatic pegasus. "Rainbow?"

Rainbow was now the one staring at the floor, her anxiety was back now with a vengeance. The tension radiating off the smaller mare was almost palpable.

"I," Rainbow paused, she looked to Blue October. "I think I need your help." Dash said it shakily, Toby noticed her obvious struggle. The Puzzle pieces in Toby's mind fell together.

"You think you might like mares." Toby said it gently, being cautious around the sensitive subject.

Rainbow looked back to the floor, and nodded once. Toby couldn't help herself from feeling a slight spark of joy, the mare hated the fact that she had. The two fillies once again fell into a silence.

"Well," Toby paused, she wasn't sure how much she could help with the situation; she had to find out she was gay on her own. She decided to ask Rainbow the same questions she had asked herself three years ago. "Do you think about girls more than you do guys?"

Rainbow thought about it for a moment before sighing. Rainbow nodded again. "Lately I have been, for the past six months or so, I never really thought about who I liked until about a year ago."

Helping somebody finding their sexuality was something Blue October never imagined herself doing, or wanted. Toby thought back to when she was struggling her own sexuality, she would've done anything to have somebody to talk to about it, that was the only reason she was helping Rainbow at this point. She couldn't stop herself from feeling a little sorry for Rainbow.

"Do you think about kissing mares?" Toby said it with a completely straight face, Rainbow however was swiftly turning a few shades pinker.
Rainbow wasn't smiling anymore, not that she was smiling to begin with, she was blushing and frowning at the questioning. Looking to the floor, Rainbow nodded once more.

"Would you ever do it in real life, its different to think about doing it than it is to actually commit." Blue October remembered the first time she had kissed a mare, she was certain that she wanted to do it but when the opportunity arose she was, for some reason, frightened.

Rainbow Hadn't thought about it that way, she had fantasized about kissing Spitfire on more than just one occasion, but she hadn't ever imagined herself ever in a situation where she would kiss a mare in real life. "I-I don't know. That's a tough one.." Rainbow was still looking away. "Yeah, I think I would probably...maybe."

I would kiss you Rainbow Dash. Toby couldn't help the thoughts from entering her mind. The two sat in silence for a while as Toby collected her thoughts, just as she was about to ask another question Rainbow spoke up.

"I know you tried to ask me out earlier." The words left Rainbows mouth before she even had time to process them. Instead of being shocked that Rainbow knew, Toby just sighed.

"I thought you'd figured it out...That was a total fuck up. I was trying to be smooth but.." The blue mare shook her head as she trailed off.
"It wasn't that bad," A small teasing smile had found its way onto Dash's face. "It was pretty good until you backed out." The blue mare was silent. "Why did you back out?"

"What do you mean?! You gave me stink eye!" Toby Raised her voice a little, obviously the subject annoyed her a little bit.

"Yeah, sorry about that. First time getting asked out by a mare and all that jazz." Rainbow looked to Toby. "Why me though?"

Toby was silent for a moment. "I thought you were gay, Dash."

Rainbow wasn't satisfied. "Why else?"
She wasn't smiling anymore, it was no longer a tease. Rainbow was genuinely curious.

Blue October looked to Rainbow. "Really?" Rainbow didn't respond, she just held her curious expression.

"You're cute, I thought you would make a good girlfriend...I also thought you were a lesbian, but hey, can't win 'em all." Toby said it with an air of sarcasm despite herself.

Rainbow looked down at the floor again, mulling over the sentence. "I might be a lesbian." Rainbows voice was quiet, as if she didn't know if she should be saying the words.

"Rainbow, don't." The blue mares voice was gentle, yet warning. Rainbow looked at the azure mare - her beautiful blue eyes, the way her main hung over her face, that silky smooth coat.

She's so beautiful...

"Toby." Rainbows voice was quiet.

Don't say it! Don't say it! Don't say it! DON'T SAY IT!

"Kiss me."

Her mouth once again worked quicker than her brain, as soon as she said the words a feeling of terror mixed with nervousness flooded through her body. There was something else she was feeling though, something she couldn't quite put her hoof on.

Damn it Rainbow Dash! Rainbow mentally punished herself.

Blue October stared at the mare in shock. "What?" Toby's voice was quiet and disbelieving.

Rainbows mind was urging her to back out, take it back, say sorry and tell the mare to forget about it. Rainbow wasn't listening to her thoughts anymore. "Kiss me. Then I'll know for sure."

Blue held her gaze on the mare, her mind was running wild with conflicting thoughts. "Rainbow, I don't know if that's a good idea." Toby looked away from Rainbow only to feel one of the younger mares hooves rest on her wither. She wanted nothing more than to kiss Rainbow Dash, but she didn't want to take advantage of Rainbow's emotionally unstable state.

"Please." Rainbow spoke softly as she shuffled closer to the blue mare.

Against her own thoughts, Toby wasn't backing away. You'd be taking advantage of her, you can't!

Blue October watched as the younger mare rubbed up against her side, she couldn't hear her thoughts anymore. She didn't want to.
Rainbows muzzle was inches away from Toby's now, she could feel Toby's hot breath on her face as her flank rubbed against the older mares. In that moment Rainbow figured out what else she was feeling, it was excitement.

Blue October and Rainbow Dash slowly leaned toward each other. Their lips brushed, Rainbow let out a small squeak at the touch, she was terrified. Toby finally pushed forward, pushing her lips against the younger mares. Rainbow's eyes shot open but soon she felt herself melting into the kiss.

Rainbow could feel Toby's mouth open, she let out another squeak as she felt the older mares tongue lick the outside of her lips. She opened her mouth, letting Toby's tongue slip inside.

The feeling of Toby's tongue in her mouth, dancing and playing with her own, her soft, warm coat sliding against hers. Rainbow couldn't believe she was doing it. She was kissing, no, making out with a mare.

She loved it.

Rainbow eyes drifted closed as she pushed into the kiss, rolling onto her side and wrapping her forelegs around Blue October's neck and lower back. Toby's eyes opened in surprise, she expected the younger mare to push her off as soon as their lips made contact. But instead the younger mare was now practically on top of her.

You're taking advantage of her, she isn't in the right mind to be doing this. She's confused she doesn't know what she wants.
The voice in Toby's brain was back now, once again urging her to stop.

Another voice popped up in her head. Sure seems like she knows what she wants.

Blue October pulled her head back, breaking the kiss. Rainbow was panting. As soon as the kiss was broken Dash's thoughts returned to her with gusto.

Why.. Why did I have to enjoy that.. Fuck.

She let go of the older mare and moved away slightly, Toby watched Rainbow as she sat still, her face completely neutral. There was a pregnant silence, neither of the mares knowing what to say. Eventually Rainbow Dash spoke up.

"I think I'm gay." She didn't sound upset, but she thought she should be. She should be distraught, this was supposed to be a very emotional moment for her.

You already knew, Dash. You're not upset because you already knew.

"I don't like kissing stallions nearly as much as I like kissing mares. I don't think about sex with stallions, like I do mares.. I think I'm gay, Blue." Rainbow sighed.

Blue October didn't know what to say, she said the only thing she thought was fitting. "You okay?"

Rainbow looked to Toby, there were no tears in her eyes but a look of slight sorrow was apparent on her features. "Yeah.. yeah I think so."
The two sat in silence once more, only now the silence wasn't awkward, it was almost comfortable. Almost.

During that time Rainbow was thinking.

Being a lesbian can't be that bad, nobody really hates gays anymore. Well, some ponies do...fuck those guys.

What are we gonna tell mom?

I don't know, probably something along the lines of "I'm gay."

...Right.

She won't care, its mom, she loves gay ponies... she's like, the coolest pony you know.

True. What about Fluttershy?

As If Fluttershy will care. She's the kindest pony you know.

Yeah Fluttershy's cool, dude. Rainbow smiled, thinking about her friend, she was suddenly aware how lucky she was to have friends and family like hers.

The silence carried on for what felt like hours, before Rainbow broke it.

"Yeah. Okay."

"Hm?" Blue October snapped out of her own reverie.

"Yeah, lets 'hang out'." Rainbow was smiling softly at Toby.

"Whaa?" A spike of excitement flooded through Blue October. "Are you sure that's a good idea? You only figured it out today. You could still change your mind."

"I think I've known for a while.." Rainbow shuffled back alongside the mare. "Besides, I think you're pretty cool, Blue October." Rainbow felt confident for the first time in a while, the thoughts she had been having lately were weighing her down, but not anymore. Oddly enough she felt as though a physical weight had been lifted off her withers.

"I dunno, Dash." Blue October sighed. "I don't think it's the right thing to do."

Rainbow looked downtrodden at that, but she didn't want to be alone, Rainbow hated being alone. She also didn't want things to be awkward between her and Blue October, which if she didn't do something they surely would. Rainbow did what felt right.

Rainbow scooted closed and rubbed her coat along Toby's.

Blue October sighed, but didn't protest.

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The day was winding down at carousel boutique, it had been uneventful, Rainbow had briefly gone for a walk, but apart from that the day was filled with idle chit chat and a good amount of reading.

If someone were to ask Rarity what she was doing she would likely answer 'Reading a book on my couch, dah-ling.' because for all intents and purposes she was doing just that. But If that someone were to push the question, say 'What are you really doing, Rarity?' Her answer, if given honestly, would be something along the lines of 'Oh dah-ling, I haven't read a single word for almost twenty minutes now, I've been gawking at the mare sitting on my floor.'

Rainbow Dash lay on the floor of carousel boutique, flipping through one of the earlier Daring Doo novels. She had borrowed it from the Golden Oaks library in an attempt to re-read the series. Of course Tirek had blown up the library so now the pegasus couldn't return it. She could give it back to Twilight, but Rainbow Dash thought it better to just not mention it. Hehehe.

Rarity peeked at the pegasus over the top of the novel she held in her hooves, she lay on the couch facing the mare. My goodness how does she stay so thin, all that exercise must really pay off, not a bone showing but still so small. Rarity was interested in Rainbow's secrets, not that she was much larger than the mare. Rarity was completely happy with her body, thin yet curvy, just the way she liked...it.

Rarity's eyes focused on the mares wing joint, watching the muscle group twitch every time the pegasus so much as lifted a foreleg to turn a page.

Have her wings grown since the last time I got her measurements? I think they have.

Every now and then the pegasus would shudder and bring her head closer to her shoulders. The action made her wings tense up and every time Rarity's eyes widened.

She must be cold. The fire was burning but Rainbow wasn't sitting anywhere near it.

Inspiration struck Rarity.

Rarity rose from her seat and trotted over to a small filing cabinet. Opening it, she flicked through the files she had on her friends.

Where is Rainbow's file? For that matter where is Twilight's and Fluttershy's. I guess I'll have to re-take their measurements.

Rarity opened a drawer on a nearby desk and hovered out a pencil, a small notepad and a tape measure. Rainbow was stuck into her book when the unicorn lay down next to her. Rarity gently lifted one of Rainbows wings with a hoof without saying a word.

"Uh, hello?" Rainbow Dash turned to the unicorn and gave a quizzical look.

"Just taking some measurements daring, pretended I'm not even here." Rarity poked her tongue out in concentration as she wrapped the measuring tape around the pegasus wing joint and scribbled on the notepad.

Rainbow Dash tried her best to ignore her and do some more reading. She did however, out of courtesy, lift her wing to make taking the measurements easier.

Something that suites her, she will have to be able to fly in it.

Rarity changed the position of the tape measure around rainbows wing joint a few times, each time writing something borderline illegible on the pad. She had also scribbled down a crude drawing of the space between the mares wings in an attempt to better understand how the muscles worked. Rarity placed a hoof on Rainbows coat, in the space that would normally be covered by her folded wing.

Sweet merciful Celestia!

The patch of fur was immeasurably soft, far softer than the rest of Rainbows coat (and that's saying something). It was like the coat on a newborns belly, fuzzy and incredibly smooth. Rarity without thinking started to run her hoof along patch of fur. She moved her hoof right up underneath the join of the wing, the hair was longer and much warmer.

Oh my.

Rainbow had for the most part had tuned the mare out, but for some time now she hadn't felt the tape measure. Hang on a second. All of a sudden Rainbow was very aware of the hoof that was stoking her side, she felt a tingle go down her spine. The pegasus quickly turned her head.

"Uhh, Rarity what are you doing?" Rainbow once again donned her quizzical expression.

Rarity's eyes snapped up to meet the pegasus' like a deer in the headlights. "Oh, I uh, well I was.. you know.. the thing" Rarity nonchalantly coughed into her hoof, a pinkish hue spreading across her face. Well, this is embarrassing.

She's so cute when she's embarrassed. Rainbow dropped the look and gave a small chuckle. "Pretty soft, huh?"

That seemed to dispel a fair amount of the awkwardness between them, Rarity smiled sheepishly. "Yes well, I'm sorry about that Rainbow Dash it's just, your coat is really something else." Rarity was still blushing slightly. "I've been meaning to ask what conditioner you use."

"Oh nothing special, my coats like that from being in the clouds all the time. I don't know how it works." Rarity didn't look overjoyed at that.
Rainbow was sure Rarity hadn't known what she was doing, but that didn't make it less weird.

"It's just uhh, under the wings is sort of a," Rainbow made a circular motion with a hoof. "..you know."

"Im afraid I don't know, Rainbow Dash." Rarity gave the pegasus a questioning look.

Rainbow thought for a moment. "You might not want to go playing with your pegasus friend's wings if you only like them platonically." Rainbow smiled teasingly.

Rarity blushed. Hard. So hard in fact that her mouth scrunched up and she looked away.

Rainbow smiled at that. Nawws.

"Oh, yes well.. uh.. sorry about that." Rarity was like a strawberry.

Rainbow just poked her tongue out teasingly before going back to her book.

After a few moments Rarity returned to her natural color and re-focused on her task. The unicorn measured around the mares neck, her belly and her withers, with magic this time. Rainbow just read throughout the entire process.

Rarity stood and walked to her planning board, Rainbow didn't seem to notice. Must be a pretty good book. Rarity mused.

Now It has to be something simple, something that accentuates her mane but doesn't intrude on it. Rarity began to sketch out designs for a simple, yet stylish jumper. Her friend would need something to wear come winter and Rarity was happy to help.

Rarity reflected on what had just happened.

I can't believe I didn't know that about pegasi. Wings... could possibly be so sexual about wings.. The thought interested Rarity, she had never thought about wings in a sexual manner before.

All of a sudden a thought popped into Rarity's head. She imagined Rainbow Dash walking over to her sitting at her desk, and without hesitation or warning the blue mare reached out and started slowly rubbing her horn.

Rarity paled as she realized just how sexual a pegasus' wings might be, a sinking feeling took hold of her stomach. Oh Luna what have I done.

They were so soft though..and warm.

Rarity shook her head, trying to not only remove the thoughts but also the reddish tint that had crept back onto her face.

Focus, Rarity. What material do we need.

Author's Note

This chapter was a BITCH to write. Do you know how hard it is for someone to write about someone's struggle with sexuality, having never had the experience myself? Spoiler: It's fuckin' hard, dude.

FUN FACT!: Did you know Blue October is a canon character in the show? No? Well now you do!

Side note: Where I live the legal age for drinking is 18 years, my head canon kind of applied that to Equestria. So as RD may be underage, she's not super underage, only just.