Rainbow Dash and Soarin

Rainbow Dash and Soarin landed on the front porch of Rainbow’s house. She grabbed the key from under the doormat and pushed it into the lock.

“Scootaloo’s probably in bed by now.” she said, finally getting the door to open. They walked in, not bothering to turn on the light because of how late at night it was. They walked up the stairs to her room, which was a very cozy-looking room.

Rainbow walked into her bathroom and began flossing her teeth with a pick from the small bag on the vanity.

“Hey Dash?” said Soarin from the bed. “There’s a letter here addressed to us.”

Rainbow set her pick own. “What?” she asked nopony in particular as she found Soarin inspecting a piece of paper. He handed it to her and she began reading it. “Dear Rainbow Dash and Soarin…”

It didn’t take Rainbow Dash very long to start breaking down. She had gotten no farther than the first two paragraphs when she started letting out very un-Rainbow Dash-like sobs. She sat on the edge of the bed, her face pressed into Soarin’s shoulder.

“I’m so stupid, Soarin. I should have known something was up. I’m her sister for Celestia’s sake!” With a shaking blue hoof she handed the letter to him. “You have to read the rest for me. I can’t do it.”

Soarin took the letter and read the next bit, his eyes a bit misty. Scootaloo was part of his family, and the fact that she had felt so alone and afraid was crazy saddening. However, none of that could in any way be equivalent to what he felt next.

“And Soarin,” His voice cracked when he read his name. “Please don’t leave Rainbow Dash……I should be the one to go…..I won’t have to be a disappointment…..I love you both. I’m sorry.”

Soarin wrapped both hooves around Rainbow, not letting go of the note. Poor Scootaloo, he thought. Who knows how much she’s suffered… I wonder if she’s still awake.

Actually, Scootaloo was not awake then, surprisingly. For some reason that night she felt no need to cry for an hour or so before sleeping, which was new. One would think that she would be even more nervous than usual tonight, but that was simply not the case.

Her dreams were not filled with possibilities of being left alone and ostracized. Instead she was dreaming of Sweetie Belle and her falling in love.

She stayed asleep even when four pairs of hooves walked up behind her bed. She slept through Rainbow Dash leaning down and kissing her cheek, tears plopping on Scootaloo’s face while the mare said, “I’m so sorry, Scootaloo. I love you.” She slept through Soarin stroking her mane and saying, “We’re not gonna give you up, Scoots, never.”

In truth Scootaloo actually would’ve wanted to have been awake right then, but sadly she would never know they had been there that night.

Scootaloo was off in her own world then, dreaming of her one true love and…certain things. And it was perfect.

That is, until morning.