Won't Let it Bring Me Down

Won't Let it Bring Me Down

By: Crystal Heart

Chapter 5: Flashes and Lovers

"I need to go."

Dash flew. She flew away from wherever she was. She flew to wherever she was going.

She didn't exactly know where she was heading, only that she needed to be away from her family. How could they do that to her?

Was friendship really more important than the ones you love?

Dash already suspected that her mother wasn't telling her something. That there was more to this than what met the eye.

She flew for a little while longer, until spotting a puffy cloud below, with a muscular baby-blue body on it. She gasped, as she instantly recognized it to be Soarin.

Quietly, Rainbow started flapping her wings in reverse, desperate to get out of there as soon as she could. Too bad the wind made noise.

Soarin snapped his head up, and turned around, looking right into the eyes of the paranoid cyan mare. His eyes widened, as he remembered what had happened that previous day. He stared at her for a few moments, before getting up, and flying towards her. Dash realized what he was about to do, and quickly zoomed away.

"Oh no. You're not getting away this time..." he said under his breath, as he beat his wings harder and harder, not caring about his endurance, and abilities He clamped his hooves around her body, and pulled her down to a large cloud beneath them.

"Hey! Let me go! What are you doing?" she yelled, trying to break away from him. Soarin only closed his eyes, and nodded, releasing his hold on her, but keeping her close to him. He placed a hoof on her shoulder.

"What is going on?" he asked her. Dash frowned.

"Nothing! And I'd very much appreciate it if you'd let me go! Why do you keep clinging onto me like that anyway?" she asked him, pushing herself further away from him with a raised eyebrow. Soarin narrowed his gaze at her, and quickly pounced, pinning her down beneath him.

"Because you're not making a barrel of sense! One second, we're enjoying breakfast together, and the next, you're screaming at me, and flying away. What is going on with you?" he asked her, beginning to raise his voice. Dash glared at him.

"Maybe if you'd stop being so persistent, I could get out, and deal with my own problems!" she yelled. Soarin's expression hardened, as he stared at her.

"Maybe if you told me about your so-called problems, I could help you!" he remarked. Dash snorted.

"Yeah right. And what help would you be? Oh Rainbow Dash, I guess I should feel sorry for you. Do you want a hug?" she mocked. Soarin gasped.

"How... how dare you! I don't talk like that! And besides, what could be so bad, that you can't tell me?" he asked, softening his hold on her. Dash got up, and sat down in front of him on the cloud.

"It is bad. It's very bad. You wouldn't understand. You'd never understand. No one would underst-" she started, before starting to tear up. The salty liquid started to roll down her clammy cheek, as she closed her eyes, and thought back to earlier that same day.

Soarin's expression instantly changed into one of worry, as he looked upon her distressed face.

"Rainbow Dash...?" he asked softly, cupping his hooves around her, and pulling her in for a hug. Dash's throat hitched, as she began to cry freely into his soft fur. She wrapped her hooves tightly around him, and just let everything out. "What happened?"

"I... I... I don't know..." she said. Soarin started stroking a hoof through her rainbow mane, and tutted.

"Dash... what's going on?" he asked her yet again. Rainbow Dash let go of him, and roughly shook her head.

"I can't tell you, Soarin," she said simply. Soarin breathed heavily, and nodded.

"Okay, fine. I understand. You don't have to tell me. But can I at least do this?" he asked.

"Do wha-"

Dash was interrupted by Soarin placing his lips on her's. Dash's eyes widened, as she felt him on her, and as he slowly caressed her mouth. Her voice cracked, as she realized what was going on.

Art By: Rainbows-In-Reality

Rainbow Dash aired her lips, before closing her eyes, and melting into the kiss. She didn't exactly know what was happening. All she knew was that she was enjoying it.

For a short amount of time, she forgot about everything. All her problems, worries, stress, and workload. For once, she forgot about the marriage, her family, Hoops. All that really mattered at that moment was Soarin.

She slowly raised her right hoof, and gently rubbed his cheek, savoring every moment. Soarin bent his partner's head back, and broke his lips off of her.

He leaned in to the crook of her neck, and breathed hot air up it. Soon, he was planting small kisses up to her chin, as Dash moaned from above him.

He reached her lips again, and placed his own on them once again. He pulled her in tighter, embracing her, as the two pegasi released their feelings for each other.

Many things were floating inside the cyan mare's mind right now. She was overjoyed, but at the same time, she had a nagging thought in the back of her mind.

She suddenly broke away from him without warning, looking up into his eyes. Soarin gave her a small smile, before changing it into one of dread, and worry.

Dash was in tears. She was frowning heavily, as she realized what had just happened.

"No..." she whispered softly, backing away from him. Soarin gave her a confused look.

"What happened?" he asked her. Dash looked away, and roughly shook her head.

"No... I can't..." she said, before flaring her wings out, and flying off, becoming a mere speck in the crystal blue sky.