Someday, or Maybe Tomorrow?

Rainbow gasped and stopped crying for a bit. "But I thought we both didn't want marriage. I thought you didn't want marriage. I kinda was starting to want it but-"

Rainbow was cut off by Lightning's hoof on her lips. She shivered when he finally brought his lips to hers. It didn't hurt. A happy tear escaped her eye.

Lightning smiled when he saw the happiness on her face. "If you kept babbling like that, I would never get an answer."

"Oh my gosh, yes!" Rainbow smiled and hugged him as he spun her around. It was a move you see on T.V in commercials for those jewelry stores, but you almost never get to experience.

Rainbow looked at the clock. "I have to leave now. I wish I could stay, but my friends are counting on me to come."

"It's alright. Element of Loyalty needs to be loyal." Lightning said, happy to return a smile to the face of the mare he loved. He had to get a ring, anyway.

Later, Lightning went to Gemstones, the jewelry store. There was young stallion behind the counter. Wait a minute... it looked like Caramel. Lightning guessed he was fired after Applejack heard about his affair.

"Welcome to Gemstones!" The pony exclaimed, then upon looking at Lightning, he nervously said "Oh... It's you."

"Aren't you the pony who raped my marefriend?" Lightning was angry, but tried to not let it show in his voice.

"Um... moving on." Caramel changed the subject. He didn't want to be beat up. "We have the biggest selection of jewelry in Ponyville."

Lightning couldn't let the subject be changed. He leaned over the counter and whispered, "You touch Rainbow again, and I will beat you."

Caramel gulped. He didn't want to get killed, but he needed to save his image.

"Fine." Caramel changed the subject once again. "So what brings you here?"

"I just got engaged to Rainbow, and I need a ring." Lightning said, smug. He had won the battle here.

"Oh, uh... That's nice." Caramel needed a comeback. "But that wasn't what she said when I fucked her last night."

"What did you just say? You liar. I was there with Rainbow last night." Lightning flew over the table and landed on top of Caramel. "You say another word about Rainbow and I will kill you. You hear me-"

Lightning's words were cut off by Caramel's kiss.

Spike had just left the library to get his cupcake.

"I'm sorry, guys for not coming to town lately." Rainbow said, head hanging low.

"Now, it's okay. We heard about what happened and we knew you needed time to relax and find yourself." Twilight Sparkle replied, happy that her friend was back.

"I have to tell you guys something." Rainbow felt nervous telling them. She didn't look them in the eye. "I was raped a few months ago. By Caramel."

"Oh My Gosh! Are you okay? What happened." Fluttershy said quietly, sad that her friend had to go through that.

"No, I am not okay. I had just finished, um, things with Lightning in that old house I used to live in when I first moved to Ponyville. Lightning said he was tired and he went home, but I stayed. Caramel just emerged from the shadows and attacked me. Then he drugged me and when I woke up he was raping me." Rainbow had a tear flow down her face as she recalled the painful memory.

"But are you okay now? Like, you don't have any disease or anything?" Applejack responded. She didn't like to see her friend lose herself like that. What happened to the old Rainbow? The one that didn't cry.

"No, I'm pregnant." Rainbow replied. The other ponies gasped. "I thought I would feel better about it, but all I can think is that there's a parasite growing in me. I just feel like a bag of dirt right now."

"You're pregnant? But you don't look much bigger at all." Rarity gasped.

"Pegasus foals are a lot smaller than other foals so the mother can fly while pregnant." Rainbow said. "But lately, I don't feel like flying."

Author's note: I am going to write the next two chapters and release them today (because I have too much time on my hands and nothing to do until my mom's party). I won't be home later to write and publish tomorrow morning as I will be visiting my grandma, so enjoy your chapter early.