A Rainbow Colored Heart

Felling kind of iffy on this chapter. Feedback would be appreciated if you have the time.

The door creaked open causing me to look up from the dirty shirt I had just folded and set inside the small grey gym bag which now carried the bulk of my dirty laundry. A small Rainbow manned mare stepped inside the doorway watching my actions intently, her hair was disheveled and her eyes still very droopy; she must had just woken up.

“Hey Dash” I greeted as I began to fold the next shirt.

“Hey” she greeted as she walked over to the bed and hopped up in front of my suitcase just as I placed the last shirt inside and zipped it up. “What are you doing?”

“Packing, we’re going back to my apartment for a bit while Main goes and gets food so we don’t starve.”

“You sure he won’t eat it all before we get back?” she joked.

“Let’s hope not” I joked back.

We shared a long hearty laugh for a moment before I soon caught myself staring into the ruby red eyes of the Pegasus who starred back into mine. I felt my face flush red as I turned my head down to look out the window; she turned hers in the opposite direction.

“So about the other night-“she started refusing to look at me. “I forgot to say thanks, you know for staying with me until I fell asleep, and singing to me. It meant a lot.”

“Not a problem, I was happy I could help”

“You probably do all that for all the pretty girls though, huh?” she said jabbing me with a playful punch.

“No, I have to say you’re the first” I said still avoiding her gaze. I felt my heart sink at the mention of ‘other girls’ slightly.

“C’mon, you’re kidding right? With a voice like yours you have got to have all the ladies lining up right?”

I shook my head letting out a breath hoping it would pass off as a chuckle.

“You mean to tell me you don’t have a ‘special somepony’ in your life?”

“I did once, till I caught her in bed with a person I thought to be my best friend”

Realizing she hit a soft spot she turned away immediately saying “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to pry”

“It’s ok. What about you, are all the colts all over you where you come from?”

She laughed at this. “No, not exactly.”

“What do you mean?”

“None of the stallions would ever approach me because somepony had spread a rumor that I was a filly-fooler”

“Rainbow Dash a lesbian?” I thought to myself. True she was more tomboyish when compared to Fluttershy but I never took

her a lesbian, I actually had come to find the trait to be one of the things I liked about her. It made her stand out from the others.

“Well are you one? I les… filly-fooler I mean.”

“Of course not!”

“Then through my eyes, you’re not” I stated sitting down on the bed

She smiled looking down out of embarrassment; I could see the redness in her cheeks which stood out even against her blue fur. I smiled as I turned to meet her gaze. I leaned against the wall just as a calm silence fell over the two of us.

“Matthias?”

“Yeah?”

She maneuvered around my bag, stopping and sitting down at my legs.

“Can I try something?” her face began to grow a little redder as she scooted a tad closer.

I nodded, knowing what she was getting at but unsure how she was going to do it.

She got up and came closer, walking up. Slowly she made her way up to my chest her face growing closer with each moment. I felt her forelegs against my chest as she began to lean in towards me. Her face now inches away from mine I could feel her breath against my face, she stopped for a moment. I closed my eyes in anticipation of what was coming.

“A ‘hem” a voice came from just outside the door making Rainbow Dash push off my chest and fly to the ground.

Looking towards the door I saw Applejack leaning against the frame, her eyebrow raised and a little smirk was across her face.

“Oh hey AJ, didn’t hear you wake up” Rainbow Dash said with an embarrassed laugh.

She didn’t say anything only looked at the two of us with the same smug look.

Rainbow Dash looked to me then back to Applejack. “How long were you standing there?”

“Long enough” she replied. “Matthew sent me in here to see if you were ready to go, he’s waiting out in the kitchen for the two of ya”

“I’ll be out in a bit” I said, my voice probably a little more flustered than I would have liked.

“Mmhm” Applejack stated as she turned to leave the room.

“Please don’t tell Matthew” Rainbow Dash begged.

She tipped her hat as she disappeared from view leaving the two of us alone in the room again. I turned to Rainbow Dash who still had a hint of redness on her face.

“I think we’re busted” I remarked earning a subtle laugh from the blue mare. I let the room fall silent again. “Hey Dash”

She turned to me as I got up off the bed and got down to get at eye level with her.  I gave her a reassuring smile being at a loss for words. She returned the smile which gave me a shot of courage for my next move. Leaning down I wrapped my arms around the small Pegasus bringing her into a tight embrace. I couldn’t put my feelings into words, so rather than try, I hoped this would suffice.

She was shocked at first; I could feel her body tense up for a moment. I considered letting go for a moment before I felt her suddenly shift her position and wrap her forelegs around my chest and returning the embrace. I stayed there for a while just holding her in my arms, her head buried in my chest.

“Hey Matthias, you coming or what!?” I heard Matthew call from the living room breaking me away from the moment. I lightened my embrace which made Dash look up at me in wonder.

“Ya, just finished packing” I called back. I looked down at Rainbow Dash who was still cradled in my arms, her arms still wrapped around me. “We better get going” I stated.

She nodded letting go of my chest and dropping to the floor, her gaze never left mine, her face still carrying the smile from before as she followed me out of the door where Matthew waited spinning his keys on his fingers by its ring.

“God your slow” he stated opening his palm as they small key spiraled again and stopped inside his hand turning to walk towards the door.

It was an awkward situation to get all the ponies out to the car at once. Since none of them would fit snugly in the bag they all refused to get into it so instead Matthew and I carried two of them on our backs under our coats. Rainbow Dash clung onto me, her rainbow colored tail hanging out the back as if it were my own, and her forelegs wrapped around my neck. Matthew would have laughed but he found himself in the same situation with Fluttershy. As for Applejack, she ran alongside us as we dashed to the car hopping into the back as I opened up the door for her. I felt something rub against the back of my ear as I felt Rainbow Dash shift her body to poke her head out of the back of the collar.

“You know I have yet to return your favor” she mocked. The feeling of her voice that close sent shivers down my spine. I felt myself blush uncontrollably as Rainbow Dash let go of my neck and fell to the ground immediately hopping into the back of the truck joining Applejack and Fluttershy who came in from the other side. She gave me a brief smile as I closed the door trying to hide the blush forgetting about the windows.

I welcomed the sight of my apartment complex, the familiar window; my car parked out front which had a considerable amount of snow on it when compared to the cars surrounding it. Pulling into an open spot next to my car Matthew put the truck in park and prepared again for Fluttershy to hop onto his back.

The apartment room was still very cold, while not near as cold as it was when I had left it, it still made me keep my coat on while I turned the heat up. Rainbow Dash grabbed the blanket off of the back of the couch and shared it with Fluttershy while Applejack just kind of dealt with it.

I set the bag down in my room and began to unpack its contents setting them down in a pile on my bed and getting an entirely new set of clothes for when I would return later that night. Music played softly from the nearby speakers where my iPod sat. I began to mouth the words as I set the bag down off of my bed and crawled in placing my head face down into the pillow welcoming the familiar feeling against my face. I could feel myself relax onto the mattress finding that I had been a little more tired from returning home, needless to say; it didn’t take long for me to relax enough for sleep to claim my thoughts.

A slow creaking noise awoke me from the light sleeping state I was in, causing me to groan involuntarily as I turned to see a small blue Pegasus enter through the opening in the doorway; Rainbow Dash.

“Hey, didn’t mean to wake you” she whispered as if I was still asleep.

I pushed myself up off my stomach and sat against the wall the bed was against. “Is everything ok?”

“Ya, just hadn’t heard from you in a while” she said approaching the bed.

I scooted over to the side giving her enough space to jump up which she did almost immediately. I had a sudden sense of “Déjà-vu” wash over me almost instantly recalling Rainbow Dash whispering something into my ear along the lines of “You know I have yet to return your favor” rubbed the back of my neck as I felt her get situated beside me sitting right by my legs.

“I guess I was a little more tired than I thought” I joked. “Where are the others?”

“After Fluttershy made lunch she went into the guest room to get some shut-eye, Applejack is out watching TV on the couch.”

The two of us fell silent. I could hear my iPod still playing on the speakers, the song not helping the situation whatsoever. I looked to Rainbow Dash starred back at me, her face carrying the small smile I had come to fall in love with. I felt my face flush red, and I fought the urge to hide it from her, her face carrying the same redness. She got up and approached me with a sort of look of determination, as if nothing was going to stop her from what she was about to do, only to stop inches away from my face; the same situation the two of us were in before Applejack stepped in.

She held her head still in front of mine. “Matthias are you ok with this?” she whispered. I could feel her breath against my face, my heart began to race and I wondered if she could feel it against the hooves she had placed on my chest.

I leaned forward until my forehead was against hers, looking into her eyes. I didn’t respond, only leaned in closer closing my eyes as I felt our lips touch. She jumped only for a moment before I found her returning the kiss. I placed a hand at the back of her head the other around her back careful not to touch her wings. I felt her hooves wrap around me and squeeze lightly.

I was lost in the moment, not wanting it to end. I felt my lungs cry out for a breath of air but I couldn’t help but fight the urge to breathe so I could be in this moment just a bit longer. She broke away first taking in a breath of fresh air which allowed me to take a breath of my own. We looked at each other for a moment, before a sudden laughter washed over the two of us as we sat there holding each other unable to figure out exactly what was so funny. With her eyes still flustered, her cheeks still blushing she leaned in close again, a smile decorated her face.

I closed my eyes anticipating the contact but a sudden noise that emitted from my pocket caused the two of us to stop where we were, her face hovering in front of mine. I groaned pulling the cell phone from my pocket and looking at the screen immediately recognizing Matthews’s number. He couldn’t have finished shopping that fast, could he?

I put the small device to my ear. “You done sho”-

“Turn on the news right now” He stated cutting me off, his voice hurried, and his breathing heavy

This couldn’t be good…