Author's Note
Thanks for choosing to read this fan-fic. This was my first and I really tried my best. Constructive criticism and ideas are useful and appreciated.
Sound of A Spark
Rainbow Dash sighed. Today was a beautiful day outside. The sun was shining just hot enough to warm up a pony without overheating them, and the breeze was gentle and refreshing to compliment. All the snow from the Winter Wrap-Up melted away as flowers of many beautiful colors replaced them. And yet, the one pegasus everyone expected to be soaring through the mid-morning spring sky was stuck indoors, lying on a bed. All thanks to a stunt gone wrong.
Two days ago Rainbow attempted her patented technique, the Sonic Rainboom, in order to get back into shape after her winter hiatus. Everything went well initially, but a wrong trajectory and angle of exit ended up sending her careening into a mountain. Luckily Rainbow had only suffered minor bruising and injured wings, and one of Twilight's old friends decided to take care of her until she recovered. And while it was a nice thought, Rainbow didn't really care for it. Right now she had thoughts of escaping. Even if her wings were still recovering, her legs were at a condition where she could run for at least a few minutes. Before she could decide, the door opened.
"Hi Rainbow, I brought some soup." A mint green unicorn entered the room, carrying two bowls in her magic. Rainbow forced a smile and took a bowl.
"Thanks Lyra." She replied flatly. Lyra smiled and sat down in a nearby chair, her hind legs dangling from the seat like how she usually sat. While she heartily drank the broth, Rainbow only drank a little before staring out the window near her bed.
"Is something wrong?" Lyra asked, lifting her head from the vegetable soup. Rainbow almost instantly shook her head. "Come on Rainbow, you've been quiet ever since you got here and I know that's not how you act. So just tell me. Please?" Lyra quivered her lip and gave Rainbow a puppy dog face. Rainbow sighed. She hated getting taken care of by somepony else, even if she was sick or wounded. Plus, Lyra had already done so much for her. On the other hoof, Lyra wouldn't give up helping even if Rainbow said everything was okay. Reluctantly, Rainbow answered the unicorn.
"Look Lyra, I'm just a bit anxious to get back to flying." Rainbow said. "I don't really like being cooped up in bed." She expected Lyra to give her reasons why she had to stay in bed and recover. Instead, she got the complete opposite response.
"Why didn't you say so?" Lyra asked, smiling. "I was gonna head to the park to play some music, so if you wanna come you can." Rainbow looked at the mare in surprise.
"Seriously, you'll let me?" She asked.
"You thought I was gonna keep you here like some crazed fan. You're not an author," Lyra remarked. Rainbow smiled at the joke.
"Okay, I'll go." She replied. Lyra let out a girlish squeal before grabbing her case. She took Rainbow's hoof and helped her out of bed before going to the park.
During the trot, Lyra looked around at the foals and fillies playing around town. Rainbow, however, paid no attention to them as she swam in her thoughts. “Who knew that Lyra was so cool?” Rainbow said to herself. “I’m kinda surprised that she doesn’t have anypony special.” She felt her heart beat faster. “Am I…?” Her thoughts were interrupted by the mint green unicorn.
“Rainbow Dash. Equestria to Rainbow Dash,” Lyra said, waving her hoof in front of the daydreaming Pegasus.
“Oh, sorry. Kinda got lost in thought.” Rainbow replied sheepishly. Lyra smiled, holding a bouquet of flowers in her magic. “I got you some flowers,” She said, giving them to Rainbow. “You didn’t finish your soup, so I thought I’d buy you these in case you wanted a snack.” Rainbow smiled, but pushed the flowers away.
“Thanks, but you don’t have to spend bits on me,” She said. Lyra blushed and looked towards the ground. “Yeah, but…” She started to speak, but Rainbow took the flowers.
“Fine, I’ll take them. But you don’t need to do this every time.” Rainbow said. Lyra nodded, glad that Rainbow took the daisies. She hoped her pegasus friend would catch on to her plan.
The two of them found a nice bench in the park to relax on. A tree nearby provided shading, and the surrounding flowers gave off a nice aroma. Since Rainbow couldn’t fly due to her injuries, and was still too weak to do some exercise, she decided to lie down next to Lyra. “Not going to exercise?” Lyra asked, confused. Rainbow shrugged.
“Nah, the walk kinda tired me out,” She replied, propping her head up against the side of Lyra’s flank. Rainbow expected it to be bony, given its small size. Instead, it was very soft, almost like a cloud, and her tail acted like a small scarf as Rainbow lazily threw it on her neck. Lyra smiled, both because the pegasus wasn’t trying anything reckless, and because head was near her rump. Lyra pulled the lyre out from its case and started playing a calm, gentle melody.
Rainbow looked up at Lyra, who had her eyes closed to focus on the music. The song reminded Rainbow of a lullaby her mother used to sing before she went to sleep. With her wounded wings and aching muscles, Rainbow felt like she was a filly in Cloudsdale again. She smiled as she listened to the music, with the occasional sound of bits being tossed into the lyre case mixed in.
When Lyra finished her song, Rainbow sat up. "Wow Lyra, I don't remember you being this good," Rainbow said. Lyra grinned from ear to ear after hearing the compliment.
"Thanks. I didn't know you liked classical music," She replied. "But, to be fair, neither of us really know each other." Rainbow blushed a bit.
"Yeah, but since you're stuck with me for a bit we could fix that," She said. Lyra nodded in agreement to Rainbow's idea.
"Sure, there's some really good sweets back at my place. We could have some while we chat. Wanna do that?" Lyra suggested.
"Buck yeah I'm down with that." Rainbow said. She got up and followed Lyra back to her house.
Once they got back to the house, Lyra brought out a tray full of nut bars with pieces of chocolate embedded in them. "My roommate Bon Bon made these a few days ago before she left for this confectioner's expo," Lyra said. "I don't know if she wanted to sell these, but I'm sure it wouldn't hurt if we had some." Rainbow looked at Lyra in surprise, not being told of a roommate.
"Is Bon Bon your, uh..."
"Marefriend? Nah," Lyra interrupted. "Bon Bon and I are just friends, and we've been since I moved to Ponyville. Besides, we're way too different to be in a relationship. Why?" She asked.
"Nothing. You just didn't tell me that you had a roommate, that's all." Rainbow said, taking a chocolate nut bar. The chocolate was melted evenly through the tree nuts, binding them together and creating an incredible taste. Rainbow had another before speaking up. "So, how come you sit like that?" She asked, pointing at Lyra's pose and her dangling hind legs.
"Oh, like this?" Lyra asked. "I kinda find it more comfortable than sitting on all fours. Plus, it helps when I play the lyre because I can pluck the strings with my hooves." She explained. Rainbow shrugged.
"Whatever works, I guess." She said as she had another nut bar.
As Rainbow and Lyra consumed the snacks, they were interrupted by the door opening. An Earth Pony with a blue and pink curled mane entered, her saddlebag full of baking ingredients like sugar and vinegar. "Lyra, I'm home from the expo." The mare called out. She entered the living room, planning on relaxing, but saw her roommate with a pony she didn't recognize and a crumb-covered tray between them.
"Bon Bon, I didn't know you'd come home this early," Lyra said sheepishly. "So, how was the expo?" Bon Bon glared at Lyra and picked up the tray.
"Lyra, what's going on?" Bon Bon asked, annoyed at her roommate. "Were those my chocolate nut bars?" Lyra looked at the tray nervously, sweat drops beginning to form.
"Look, I can explain. See..."
"Oh I can explain PERFECTLY." Bon Bon interrupted. "You decided to have my special treats with some random pony off the streets BEFORE I could sell them. It took me days to get the chocolate to the right consistency!" Lyra's ears drooped as her smile faded. Before Bon Bon could yell at her roommate any further, Rainbow spoke up.
"Bon Bon, wait," Rainbow said. "It was my fault. I kinda injured my wings, and I thought some of your delicious treats would help." Lyra lifted her head in surprise as Bon Bon turned to Rainbow and sighed.
"Just ask me next time you want some snacks." She replied, taking the tray into the kitchen. "I'm guessing that you wanted to take care of Miss Dash until she healed, correct Lyra?" Bon Bon asked. Lyra nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I did. You're not upset, are you?" She asked. Bon Bon put the tray into the sink.
"A little heads up would've been nice," She responded. "But other than that, not really." Bon Bon went back to cleaning as Rainbow and Lyra headed upstairs.
"Thanks for covering me back there Rainbow." Lyra said. "You know you could've gotten thrown out. You don't risk yourself like that. I-I wouldn't know what to do if..." Rainbow put a hoof on Lyra's mouth before she could get herself more upset.
"Look Lyra, you don't need to worry about me," Rainbow said. "I'm Rainbow bucking Dash remember? And plus..." Rainbow started to blush. "I would do anything for my marefriend." Lyra looked at Rainbow in surprise, equally as red.
"My...mare...Oh Rainbow!" Lyra cried out as she fell onto the pegasus, bawling her eyes out. Rainbow simply smiled, fearing that saying anything else would set Lyra off more. She ignored the pain of her wings as Lyra continued her waterworks and hug. After a few minutes, they got to Rainbow's bed and collapsed there. They slept in warm embrace throughout the night, snuggled against each other's bosom.
Once morning came, the smell of Bon Bon's breakfast woke the two mares up, and they almost immediately sat down at the table. "Good morning you two," Bon Bon said as she flipped a pancake. "Breakfast will be ready soon." Rainbow smiled and sat down.
"Smells good. I hope you don't mind me being here for a few days," She said.
"I don't mind at all," Bon Bon replied, preparing the plates. "And if I need you to make it up, you could help with cooking. You can't be any worse than Lyra." Lyra puffed her cheeks at the comment.
"Hey! I can cook," She defended. "Just...not well." Rainbow laughed at the comment.
"Don't worry, I can't cook either," She said. Bon Bon smiled as she placed the meals of pancakes, eggs, and toast onto the table, which Lyra and Rainbow soon got to work to. After they finished, the two of them left for the park to enjoy some of Lyra's music once more. Bon Bon stayed back at the house, getting ready to cook again. She pulled out some tools and got to work remaking the chocolate nut bars that were consumed last night. She was happy that her roommate had someone to call her lover, and figured that she would need to make more sweets for the loving duo.
