Angel Wings, Broken Rainbows

Fluttershy was quiet as Rainbow Dash did not notice her entrance. The cerulean pegasus before her was gazing out the window. Princess Luna had outdone herself on the beautiful moon that night. Fluttershy then experienced something that she never thought she would. Rainbow Dash began to sing.

Out here in the quiet of the night,
beneath the stars,
and moon.
We both know we've got something on our minds.
We won't admit,
but its true.
You look at me,
I look away.
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin',
but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid,
that you might break my heart.
How can anything so easy ever
be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you how I'm feelin',
and to say that, "I love you."
I practice all the things that I could say.
Line by line,
every word.
I tell myself, "Today could be the day,"
but every time,
I lose my nerve.
I look at you,
you look away.
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin',
but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid,
that you might break my heart.
How can anything so easy ever
be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you how I'm feelin',
and to say that, "I love you."
Why?
Why do you turn away?
It must be you're afraid like me.
I try,
but I can't pretend that I,
don't feel for you,
the way I do.
Can't you see?
I wanna tell you what I'm feelin',
but I don't know how to start.
I wanna tell you but now I'm afraid,
that you might break my heart.
How can anything so easy ever
be so hard to do?
I wanna tell you how I'm feelin',
and to say that,
"I love you."

The golden pegasus had never been so moved in her life. She'd heard Rainbow sing before, like at the Gala and when they were trying to find her a pet, but this was different. Rainbow Dash's entire heart was in her voice.

"Even after all that's happened to her, she's still hopeful. She's still the Rainbow Dash I've always known. She's still the incredible pegasus who can shatter sunlight. She's still the pony I love."

"Oh Dashie."

Rainbow quickly wiped her eyes with a hoof and made an attempt to smile.

"Oh hey 'Shy. What's u-"

Before Fluttershy even knew what she was doing, she rushed forward and threw her forelegs around the broken pony.

"That was so beautiful Dashie. I've been so terribly selfish."

"Come on Fluttershy. You are the least selfish pony I know. You're so kind and giving."

"No, I am selfish. All these years I've denied how I felt. Deep down I think I've known since the very second I met you. I never want to be away from you again. You said I'm kind and giving. Well, my heart belongs to you now. I'm just sorry that something so terrible had to happen for me to realize it. I love you Dashie."

Fluttershy felt the pony in her legs begin to tremble. She felt her mane soak through with tears. She immediately pulled back and looked into those shimmering roslyn eyes.

"Dashie, are you okay?"

Rainbow Dash then pulled her back into that warm embrace. She tightened her grip and nuzzled the golden mare's neck.

"I have never been happier 'Shy. Now don't you ever let go of me again.

"Never," as she ran a hoof through that glorious, prismatic mane.

"Her pieces are all right here," Fluttershy thought, "I'm going to put them back together."

"Hey 'Shy?" Rainbow Dash raised her head and let rose meet aquamarine.

"Yes Dash-"

Flutteshy was interrupted by the sudden feeling of lips against hers. The shock soon faded into a flowing electical surge. Fluttershy felt the heat from the pony she loved pass into her and she returned it as best she could. All the tension from the earlier moments and all th e pain from recent events seemed to melt away in that one beautiful kiss. Rainbow was the first to break the contact and Fluttershy felt herself push forward, desperatly trying to prolong the union. Their eyes met again.

"Wow," Fluttershy's voice sounded odd in her ears, "that was.....unexpected."

"Yeah," Rainbow Dash said, blushing through her cyan fur, "speed is kinda my thing. Plus I've been wanting to do that for years."

"I love you Dashie."

"I love you too 'Shy. So very, very much."

Fluttershy adjusted herself so that her new marefriend could snuggle as close as possible without aggravating her wounds. She had to have been exhausted from the day's events, evidenced by the fact that she was soundly dozing against Fluttershy's chest in a matter of moments. Fluttershy felt her own eyes grow heavy and the last thing she saw was the faintest smile on her marefriend's sleeping face, and she knew that this feeling.....this warmth was all she ever wanted.
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Rainbow Dash awoke to a rather violent sunbeam hitting her face. She looked around her, both surprised and relieved at her lack of dreams. She felt the gentle breathing of the sleeping mare beneath her and was almost overwhelmed at the pure happiness she felt. She could handle the pain. She could handle the shame and fear. What she could not handle was a life without loving Fluttershy. This was absolute.

A sudden stirring startled her when she felt a hoof lift her head slowly up. She felt the golden mare's lips press against hers, not with the earnest Rainbow herself had the night before, but a gentle, chaste kiss.

Fluttershy broke away and the love and concern seemed to flow from those wondrous aquamarine eyes as she said, "Good morning, my beautiful Dashie. How are you feeling?"

"I feel amazing. Of course that's how a pony is supposed to feel when her dreams come true."

An adorable blush filled the golden mare's face and she said, "That's wonderful.....but I meant your pain."

"I know you did.....It still hurts, but not as much as it did before. That's some magic they go-"

-Knock-knock-knock-

Nurse Redheart entered the room. She had a distressed look on her face. Rainbow saw that her new marefriend noticed this and a similar look appeared on her face.

"Miss Fluttershy.....may I see you outside for a moment?"

"What's wrong?" Rainbow said.

"Please Miss Dash, it will only take a moment. Miss Fluttershy?"

Rainbow Dash's heart quickened as she saw her love get up and walk toward the door.

"Come back soon 'Shy."

"Pinkie Promise," she said as the door closed.

"What's going on?"
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"No....."

"I'm sorry. We tested her after her surgery but it must have been false. We've tested her three times since, and there's no mistake. I'm so sorry," the nurse said, tears leaking through despite her best efforts to fight them.

"No....." was all she could manage.

"No! Rainbow can't be pregnant!" she was screaming in her head as her entire universe collapsed.