MLP: Living with Equestrians

After some convincing, Twilight and Starlight had left the Spike with Rainbow Dash so they could talk privately. For the first few minutes, neither one really knew what to say. Finally, Spike broke the ice.

“So, um, when did you get to Earth?” he asked, smiling at his new companion. A cocky smile crossed her face, and she turned to answer him.

“Oh, about a week ago. I don’t really have any family in Equestria, so once I turned 21, I decided to start my application for citizenship here on Earth. A week or two later, my application was rejected, so I made a decision,and...I did Equestria’s equivalent of what humans call, “Jumping the Border”.” she said, rubbing her neck in mild embarrassment at Spike’s shocked expression.

“Y-you crossed the rift illegally?!” Spike whisper shouted in surprise, not wanting to attract any attention from others nearby.

“Yeah,” Rainbow answered hesitantly, looking nervous. “After I got here, I didn’t really know what to do. For two days, I just kinda wondered around the city. I had food, and money, but I just had no idea where to go! I started get heckled by humans, they called me a freak. To be honest, I was starting to hate Earth.” she finished, her eyes cast downward, worrying Spike. A second later, a smile crossed her face.

“And then I found Pinkie Pie, or more specifically, she found me. She invited me onto her decked-out party bus, and that’s basically where I lived for the next three days.” she said, rolling her eyes at the shocked looking Spike. “Relax, I didn’t stay there for three days straight. I just ended up back on the bus by the end of the night. To be honest, it was pretty nice to have another Equestrian to hang out with, Pinkie even introduced me to my roommate! It was great while it lasted, but then...you know what happened.”

Spike felt his face heat up,and turned away in shame. “Yeah, I know. The bus crashed and people got hurt, thanks to me.” he said, hanging his head. It was quiet for a few seconds, then Rainbow burst out laughing. Spike looked at her, his face a bright red. “W-what are you laughing about?” he asked, noticing the Rainbow was almost in tears she was laughing so hard.

“Y-you really t-think, you, oh dear Celestia, that’s rich!” she said through giggles. She grabbed Spike by the shoulders, and looked him dead in the eyes. “Spike. That was not your fault. Pinkie’s always been easily distracted, an if anything, you saved us by keeping everyone calm. I’ve been at parties when things have gone wrong, and guessing it’s the same on Earth, things like that can end much worse.” she said. She paused for a moment, contemplating something, and then wrapped him in a hug, causing Spike’s face to heat up yet again. “I don’t really know you, but considering what I saw and heard about, you’re one of the bravest people I’ve ever met.” she said. The two embraced for another few moments, before Rainbow lightly pushed him away. “You could have stopped at any time, y’know. I do have a reputation to uphold as a bad bitch surviving on my own, without any humans to protect me.” she said, causing them both to have a nice laugh for another few minutes. After they had calmed down, Spike pulled out his phone, and looked at Rainbow.

“Hey Rainbow, wanna exchange phone numbers so we can stay in contact?” he asked, causing Rainbow’s face to heat up slightly. She pushed past this sudden, (an confusing), embarrassment and typed her number into his phone. He did the same, and the two said their goodbyes. “See you around, Dash. It was nice to meet you!” Spike said, extending his hand in a fist bump motion. Rainbow Dash looked at him for a moment, and returned the motion, giving him a fist bump.

“Sure Spike, it was great to meet you too! See ya!” she said, and with that, she flew off into the sky, most likely to her roommate's house. Spike sighed, and texted Sunset that he needed to be picked up.

“GOOD!” she texted back. “We’ve been trying to entertain Pinkie for hours, and there’s only so many games you can play before you snap!”

Spike chuckled at the agent’s expectedly negative attitude, and sat in the cool breeze, waiting to get picked up.

……

Rainbow Dash made it to her roommate’s cottage in a little under ten minutes. She opened the door and walked in. “YO, FLUTTERS! I’M HOME!” she yelled, drawing the attention of her fellow pegasus friend.

“O-oh, hi Rainbow Dash. Did you find what you were looking for?” she asked timidly. She was always a quiet one, that’s what others loved about her. Rainbow began to answer, but her phone vibrated. She checked it to see that Spike had already sent her three funny videos of humans messing with their pets. She smiled and sighed happily.

“I think I did, Flutters. I think I did.”