Rainbow Above My Heart

Fluttershy woke up early in the morning. She crawled out of bed, stretched her wings and legs out, and yawned. She was filled to the brim with excitement, for today was the day she was finally going to tell her best friend, Rainbow Dash, her biggest secret. Nopony knew what Fluttershy was planning on telling Rainbow Dash, not even her animal friends, and she told them almost everything. Then she began thinking, How can I get her alone to tell her? I can't just tell her infront of everypony! Fluttershy thought of every possible way she could get Rainbow Dash alone. I got it, I will just tell her I want to fly with her, and maybe challenge her to a race. Yes, that will keep her interested, then I just need to wait for the right moment and then I can tell her! Fluttershy grinned at her brilliant plan. After a shower and a small breakfast, she began tending to her animal friends, moving as fast as she could so she could go out and find Rainbow Dash.

Meenwhile Rainbow Dash was just finishing her weather chores. She made sure to leave one cloud in the sky so she could rest for a little while. She laid down on the soft fluffy cloud, put her hooves behind her head, and closed her eyes. Without realizing it she fell asleep, and a dream she had been having over and over again for the past three months crept into her head. The dream always happens the same with nothing changing what so ever. It begins with her standing on the edge of a two hundred foot cliff looking down at a violent ocean. Fluttershy walks up beside her and for some reason she is crying. Fluttershy always says the same thing in the dream, "We have to jump Dashie, it's the only way we can finally live in peace, away from all these bigot ponys."

With a single tear escaping her eye Rainbow Dash always replys, "I know, and I'm ready, I'm just scared that there isn't realy a place to go when we die." Rainbow Dash now had tears streaming uncontrolably from her eyes.

Fluttershy put her foreleg around Rainbow Dash's shoulders and in a comforting tone said, "Have faith Dashie, We have to do this, no matter where we are after we die as long as I'm at your side I will be fine." This is where the dream always cuts off. Rainbow Dash opened her eyes and just laid there thinking about the dream. She had no idea what it meant. What did Fluttershy mean when she said bigot ponys, and why were they the reason we were going to commit suicide, and what she said at the end what did that mean? Rainbow Dash thought silently to herself. Then the same and only answer she could ever come up with made it's way into her head. Could it be that somehow Fluttershy and I are in love and nopony likes it and thats why we are jumping? Rainbow Dash was so concerned by this dream. If it was just a random dream that she only had once she wouldn't care so much about it, but she has been having this dream every night for the past three months.

Rainbow Dash cleared the cloud she had rested on out of the sky and landed on the ground. A voice from behind made her jump a little bit. "Hey Rainbow Dash, how are you?" Rainbow Dash turned around and saw that the voice belonged to Fluttershy. Rainbow Dash looked into Fluttershy's eyes and remembered the dream. She didn't want to be around Fluttershy until she figured out what her dream realy meant, but at the same time didn't want to hurt her fellings.

"Oh nothing, I just finished my weather chores, and I was going to head home." Rainbow Dash said hoping Fluttershy would just let her go.

"Well I was kind of wondering if we could fly together, but if your busy thats ok." Fluttershy replied as she lowered her head. Rainbow Dash saw that she had upset Fluttershy, and felt terrible. She couldn't say no to her now even though she wanted to.

"Well.....ok fine we could fly together, but I'm not taking it easy so you had better keep up." Rainbow Dash knew Fluttershy didn't like flying fast, so maybe now she could get away from Fluttershy without hurting her feelings.

Fluttershy just looked up again and with a playfull grin replied, "That sounds like a challenge to me, how about a race?"

Rainbow Dash's jaw nearly droped. Oh dear Celestia, did she just challenge me to a race? She thought to herself. There was no getting out of it now. "If thats what you want, then ok."

Fluttershy took flight and hovered in the air above Rainbow Dash. "Well what are you waiting for, are you scared?" Fluttershy said with the playfull grin still on her face. Rainbow Dash couldn't help but admire Fluttershy's unusual confidence, and thought she might enjoy herself.

Rainbow Dash took to the air and lined herself up beside Fluttershy. A grin was now on her face as well. "Where to?" Rainbow Dash asked in a tough tone. She was ready to go.

"The other end of the Everfree forest." Fluttershy replied. Rainbow Dash counted down, and they were off. Rainbow Dash had the lead. She was flying as fast as she could, but when she flew over Fluttershy's cottage, and was over the Everfree forest, Fluttershy passed her up.

Whoa, did she just pass me, what in equestria has gotten into Fluttershy? Rainbow Dash tried to push herself to fly faster, but she was already working at top performance. Finally Fluttershy made it to the finish line she had set and landed. Raibow Dash finished five seconds after Fluttershy, but she didn't land.  When she looked down she saw a cliff overlooking a body of water she didn't even know was there. It was the same cliff from her dream. She wanted to fly away and never come back to this area.

"Are you going to come down here or not?" Fluttershy yelled at Rainbow Dash after she caught her breath.Rainbow Dash still wanted to fly away, but Fluttershy shot her a look that she couldn't say no to, so she reluctantly she landed on the cliff beside Fluttershy. They both looked down at the sea, which stretched out beyond the horizen. "Isn't it beautiful?" Fluttershy asked. Rainbow Dash didn't reply, for her mind was still on her dream. Fluttershy saw that something was wrong with her rainbow maned friend, and knew that she wasn't even paying attention to her. "Is something wrong?" Fluttershy was now very concerned.

"Huh...what...oh I just don't like this place, thats all." Rainbow Dash replied as she came back to reality.

I can't tell her my secret here, I need to take her somewhere else. Fluttershy thought for a minute on where they could go and then she got an idea. She took Rainbow Dash's foreleg into hers and took flight.

"What are you doing?" Rainbow Dash asked as she tried to stay on the ground.

"Just come with me, I know a place you will like." Fluttershy replied. Rainbow Dash gave up and followed Fluttershy's lead. Fluttershy landed in a clearing in the middle of the forest with her foreleg still locked with Rainbow Dash's. It was a beautiful setting. The trees were in a perfect circle around them, the flowers were bright and vibrant with color, and the grass was well trimed. Fluttershy released Rainbow Dash and laid down on her back. Rainbow Dash looked around. This place was wonderful. Rainbow Dash laid down beside Fluttershy, and put her hooves behind her head.

"Well is there anything you want to talk about Fluttershy?" Rainbow Dash asked trying to start a conversation. Fluttershy thought about going ahead and telling Rainbow Dash her secret, but instead she started talking about the race. The conversation started with that and went on for hours changing to many different subjects. The moon was now in the sky and the stars were twinkling above.

It's now or never, she will want to leave soon." Fluttershy thought to herself. "Dashie, I have something to tell you, and it is very important."

Rainbow Dash looked over at Fluttershy.Did she just call me Dashie? She shruged it off and asked, "What is it Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy rolled over on her side and looked Rainbow Dash in the eyes. With a deep breath she finally told the blue colored pegasis her secret. "Ever since the day I met you I felt something strange, something I couldn't explain, and I soon found out what it was. I know you probably wont feel the same, and maybe you never will, but this needs to be said, I'm in love with you Rainbow Dash, and I have been since the day we met."

Rainbow Dash's eyse and mouth were wide open in shock at what she just heard. All she could say was, "What did you just say?"