Rainbow Dash hurried out of the nurse office, the new inhaler was put into her pant pockets.

Sunset quickly followed her. "Wait!"

Dash didn't stop and only went faster.

"Rainbow! Come on, wait for me!"

Dash sighed but finally stopped, waiting for Sunset to catch up.

"Why didn't you tell us?"

"Because it's no big deal alright?"

"It is a big deal! You've gotten so pale I thought you'd pass out before we got to the nurse! Dash, why didn't you tell us? We are your friends..."

Dash didn't answer. She had her hands in her pockets, fingers curling around the medical item.

"How long?" Sunset asked suddenly.

"What?"

"How long have you been hiding this from us?"

"I wasn't hiding it, I just didn't tell you." Dash argued.

"Oh and that makes it okay? Dash I was so scared! I didn't know what was happening! And the rest of us still doesn't know."

Dash's heart skipped a beat. The others didn't know yet.

They must be worried. The teachers were sworn to secrecy, so she probably only said that she was gonna be back in a few minutes.

Guilt gripped her heart. She left her friends in the dark the whole time. And Sunset was really worried. The others only saw her struggling to breathe and Sunset taking her to the nurse. They didn't know a thing.

But she had wanted to keep it that way.
She didn't want her friends to keep an extra eye on her. To baby her and she was afraid that they would even make her quit the sports teams.

She shook her head and opened the door to the gym, Sunset following her every step.

Dash put the inhaler into her bag and went to the gym hall.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Sunset asked, finally dropping the previous topic, knowing how stubborn she could be.

"I'm fine. Just like always." Dash snapped. Her hand reached to the door handle but she hesitated. She turned around to face Sunset. "Promise me one thing."

"What is it?"

"Don't tell anyone."

"What? But-"

"Promise!"

Sunset sighed. "Alright. I promise."

Dash nodded and went back into the hall. The others were already awaiting her impatiently.

"Dash! What's wrong? Are ya alright?" Applejack was the first to ask, being the only one who witnessed the symptoms from the start.

"Yeah, I'm alright." She said quickly before turning to the rest of her team. "Are we ready to win?!" She yelled, earning a couple 'yeah!'s from the rest.

The teacher nodded and blew her whistle, finally starting the game.

* * *

After sport it was break again before they had music where they were gonna perform a few songs again. Apparently their band was just as famous as Dash in soccer.

Sunset managed to go away from the rest with Dash to have a little talk with her.

"I promised I wouldn't tell anyone but could you at least explain to Me what's going on with you?"

Dash groaned in frustration. If anything, Sunset was the last one she would want to tell, since it was kind of related to her actions.

"Dash please.. I'm just worried okay?" Okay that was new. Sunset pleading was a rare sight.

Dash sighed. "Look, it's really no big deal alright? I just have some stupid condition where I can't breathe sometimes-"

"Asthma?"

"-what?"

"It's called asthma. You have asthma? Wow I did not see that one coming." Sunset smiled to herself.

"Yeah, well, whatever. Now you know. So keep quiet about it."

"I will, don't worry. I'm just wondering why you don't want anyone to know?"

"Because I hate being weak and if the others in the team would know, they would totally select a new team captain! If not throw me out for good.."

"Wait, not even your team knows?" Sunset asked, surprised.

"No. Only the teachers and the nurse."

"Wait.. why do they know about it but not your team mates?"

Dash closed her eyes. She really didn't want to tell Sunset and pull her back into past memories...

"Because they were the ones who called the ambulance to get me to the hospital two years ago." She said, voice low.

Sunset gasped. She had heard about it. Of course she had, she knew all about the girls when she got them all apart!

"Wait.. two years ago? When they had to take Derpy into the CHS team because you were taken to the hospital? The only year that our school lost the games?" Sunset asked as realization was drawn onto her face.

"Yeah.. that one..."

"...what happened?"

"It's a long story..."

Sunset checked her watch.

"We have fifteen minutes until Music lesson." She said with a smile.

Dash sighed and they sat down on the ground behind the school walls, away from everyone else.

"Okay.. it all started when I got this message that wasn't from Applejack...

Author's Note

Okay just wanted to say something real quick.
Since someone told me how unrealistic this story is, I just wanted to point out again that this is a Fanfiction about a cartoon show. And maybe it's appearing a bit too severe since I like to write before I use the damn inhaler again so I can write better about the struggle.

If you don't like the story, nobody is forcing you to read it. It was just another Idea I've had. If anything it could be just as unrealistic as Dash being anorexic or clinically depressed till suicide

I appreciate any kind of review or pointing out mistakes. Nobody is perfect.

Anyways, just wanted to say this. To those who read and like it, thank you. To those who don't like it, just go. Seriously, if you don't like my shit, just go.