On The Wings of Love

Fluttershy had rose with the sun.

Like normal.

She fed her animals.

Like normal.

She ate her breakfast.

Like normal.

And she thought of Rainbow Dash.

... Like normal...

After finishing her morning routine, Fluttershy took a seat at the counter in her house... Promptly face-desking and wondering what kind of mess she had gotten herself into. Everything about the previous day, the reason she told her friends... it was all a buildup.

A buildup to her...

*gulp*

Confession.

She tried to let her friends encouraging words play through her mind, but all she heard was her own self-doubting.

She'd never get with you.

Your friends are only trying to comfort you.

She's going to reject you.

Why even bother?

The thing that shocked her the most was how she responded to her own self-doubting.

Because I love her.

That was just the truth of it. Fluttershy loved Rainbow Dash. What frightened her more than all of the demons in Tartarus though... Was if Rainbow Dash didn't love her back. She would get over it, mind you... but she wouldn't likely ever truly love anypony after that. Not in the same way.

She felt a comforting paw on the back of her head. Angel was there much as he had been yesterday. He had seen the worry in his friends eyes.

Talk to me Fluttershy...

"Oh Angel... what have I gotten myself into?" she whispered

She paused. Her friends accepted her and for that, she was grateful. What ate at her though, was that she couldn't bring herself to tell the Pegasus of her dreams that she loved her.

"I just... I don't know how to do this! I don't know if I CAN do this!!"

Rainbow Dash was kicked back on a cloud over Sweet Apple Acres. Eyes closed, she went over what she had just seen in her head. Pinkie Pie and Twilight huh? Who'd have thought!! She thought back to how the whole thing started, with her dream about Fluttershy. She'd dreamed of Fluttershy. Big deal! She'd dreamed about Pinkie Pie a few times after their little tryst. But...

That was AFTER you two got frisky with each other... care to explain that one?

Dash opened her eyes, half-annoyed at her own brain for taking shots at her.

"What are you tryin' to say?" She argued with herself.

Simply put... that you're hot for Fluttershy.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!! Where did that come from?"

Pfft, please! I bet ya even Twilight could see that you were chompin' at the bit for Fluttershy.

"And what makes you think that?"

It doesn't take a genius to figure out that you're dream about things getting hot with Fluttershy shocked Twilight.

"... What?"

Dash's mind was in overdrive, the arguing back and forth between herself was gonna make her go nuts if she didn't get to the point.

Did you see the look on her face when you told her you dreamed about Fluttershy? That mare's jaw hit the floor!

"And? Twilight's-"

Getting laid by Pinkie Pie... You can't claim the "well, she doesn't know anything about this kind of thing" card this time Dashie.

"Uuugh!!!" Dash groaned as she flipped over on her cloud, laying on her belly. What was bugging her about all of this?

Well... Pinkie DID say that you might have something on your mind. Maybe its been Fluttershy this whole time?

"Yea? What makes you... er... me... whatever. What makes you think that?"

She's sweet, loving, gentle, cares for her friends more than they could ever know... which includes you. Is it so hard to imagine that she might care about you more?

"Like I'd be her type. She'd probably want to get with Big Macintosh or somepony else."

You really think so huh?

"Why wouldn't I? She deserves somepony who'll be good to her."

Are you saying you won't be good to her?

"That's not what I'm saying."

Then what ARE you saying?

"I DON'T KNOW!!" Dash yelled.

At this, Dash leapt from the cloud. She knew she couldn't escape the thoughts within her own head, but she could keep her mind preoccupied with a hard workout. And with that, she started climbing to her preferred altitudes.

Fluttershy had collected her emotions and walked into town. She needed to get some more birdseed and carrots. After picking them up and heading back out of Ponyville with full saddlebags, she was surprised when she literally bumped into Pinkie Pie.

"Hey Fluttershy! Guess what?! I'm having a super-awesome, mega-ultra, beyond-belief, "you better be ready, something HUGE is going to happen today" party, today!! See ya there?" Pinkie said, handing her an invitation.

"Oh... um... Sounds like fun." Fluttershy said half-heartedly.

"Hey, are you ok Flutters?" Pinkie said with a quizzical look.

With a resigned sigh, Fluttershy voiced her frustrations to Pinkie.

"I don't know... I feel better since all of you know about how I feel but... how do I tell Rainbow?" Her head hanging as she spoke.

She suddenly felt a hoof lift her chin, looking up, she found herself eye-to-eye with Pinkie Pie.

"Don't worry about it Flutters. Everything will fall into place, I'm sure of it!"

Fluttershy smiled half-heartedly. Pinkie Pie is the one pony you couldn't keep down.

"Thanks Pinkie" Fluttershy said before hugging the pink earth pony.

"No problem. See ya at the party!" Pinkie said before dashing away and handing another invitation out.

"Well, guess I better go get ready then." Fluttershy said to herself and trotted back to her cottage.

Rainbow Dash was sitting in a field pouring sweat. She had worked out for a solid three hours doing some of her most intense routines. She could already feel that she was going to be sore tomorrow. Suddenly a voice was right in her ear.

"Hey Rainbow Dash!!" Pinkie said, suddenly appearing right next to the tired pegasus.

"AAaahh!!" Dash automatically took off, flying thirty feet straight up before looking down to see what had spooked her.

"PINKIE PIE?!! What gives?!" Dash said as she glided back to the ground.

"Hehehe, sorry Dashie. Just wanted to invite you to my super-awesome, mega-ultra, beyond-belief, "you better be ready, something HUGE is going to happen today" party! Its going to be tonight and I invited all of Ponyville!"

"Yea, I'm down for a party!" Dash said, accepting the invitation. She really needed to keep her mind off-

Fluttershy? Heh, nice try Dashie

Pinkie was barely out of hearing range as Dash shouted "BUCKING HELL!!!"

"So, did you get the invitations out to everypony?" Twilight asked as Pinkie entered the library and set her basket down by the door. The grin on her face gave the answer away.

"Yep, everypony." she said with a bit of an eyebrow waggle.

"Do you really think that this will work Pinkie?"

"I know it will Twi. I know it will." She said as she nuzzled Twilight's neck, gently nipping her occasionally.

Between gasps Twilight asked "Don't you -aah- have to set up?"

"Pfft, two party-canons and the whole thing will be fine." She said licking a spot she had just bitten ever so lightly before continuing. "Besides, we have hours before the party starts out there."

Twilight couldn't help herself, with a mischievous grin she asked "What about the party in here?"

Pinkie motioned to the locked door and looked into Twilight's eyes with a devious smile as she took her by the hoof and led her towards her room. "Oh, that one starts now."

"What about Spike?"

"He's at Sweet Apple Acres with the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Something about gem hunting."

"Perfect." Twilight said, jumping forward and nipping Pinkie's neck before bolting for her bedroom door.

"Oh you're gonna get it now!" Pinkie said following her and closing the door behind them.