On The Wings of Love

Celestia's sun rose over the horizon in Equestria to start another day. As the ponies of Ponyville started their day, one in particular seemed a bit out of sorts.

"Oh Twilight, I know something big happened and I'm pretty sure its a good thing, I mean, I'm not all saddy-waddy any more and I think they're okay but... gah! I'm so worried because I may be wrong and something may have gone badly and, and-"

Pinkie was silenced as Twilight put her hoof over the pink earth pony's lips.

"Pinkie, I know you're worried about them... I am too. Thing is, we'll just have to find out when they're ready to tell us. Now lets get you going, you've got to be at work in-"

"OMIGOSH!! WORK!!" Pinkie shouted, having jumped at Twilight's words. "YOU'RERIGHTINEEDTOBEATWORKBYETWILIGHTLOVEYOU!!" she yelled as she bolted out the door in a pink blur, leaving a frazzled and confused Twilight in her wake.

Shaking her head, Twilight set about to going downstairs. "I love you too Pinkie." She said to nopony in particular.

Still running towards Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie's smile grew just a little bit bigger than usual.

On the edge of the everfree forest however, the morning didn't start out nearly so sweetly.

*THUNK-THUNK*

Two carrots flew through the air and connected with the heads of two sleeping pegasi. Both of whom awoke with a start.

"EEP!"

"WHAT-WHAT?!"

Both shaking their heads to clear the remnants of sleeps fog from themselves. They first looked at each other slightly bewildered.

"Did you wake me up? Huh? No." They both asked each other in unison before a carrot flew between the two of them.

Looking in the direction the carrot had come from, they both saw a rather cross looking Angel tossing a carrot up and down in his paw, a cross look on his face.

"What's wrong Angel-EEP!" Fluttershy started to ask, just in time to see Angel throw the carrot at her. She closed her eyes and waited for the impact.

It never came.

Opening her eyes, she saw a cyan hoof in front of her face, moving away and letting her see the carrot down on the bed.

"Alright Angel, we get it. You're hungry right?"

Angel pointed at Dash, almost accusingly, before nodding and hopping back out the door.

"How did you know he was hungry?" Fluttershy asked, slightly incredulous. Normally, nopony else could tell what Angel was trying to tell them.

Dash pointed towards the window. "Well, you feed normally feed your animals at sunrise right?"

Fluttershy panicked at that question. "OH DEAR!! WHAT TIME IS IT?! I CAN'T BELIEVE I SLEPT IN SO LATE!!!"

Jumping out of bed, she ran quickly into the kitchen.

Dash couldn't help but look at the door Fluttershy had just run through and shake her head. Even after the night of confessions they had both had, Fluttershy still beat herself up if she didn't take care of everything around her.

The night before came back to Dash in a fuzzy, alcohol-riddled haze. The confessions, the tears, the pain. Everything came rushing back to her. She had learned that Fluttershy had gone through something nopony should EVER have to go through.

Deciding to follow suit, Dash rolled out of bed. A throbbing headache from last nights drinking striking her at the sudden movement, making her wince slightly as she walked to the doorway. It wasn't the worst hangover she'd had, but it still sucked. Luckily, she didn't have to be at work today, she actually had five days left in her "mandatory vacation."

Upon reaching the door, Dash stopped and watched Fluttershy as she rushed about feeding her animals. The trails of last nights tears still showed on her face though her eyes had cleared. Even with all that, despite the slightly disheveled state she was in... Fluttershy was beautiful. Dash couldn't help but smile.

Fluttershy saw Dash out of the corner of her eye and paused, looking at her friend as she smiled at her and smiled back.

"You okay Rainbow?" Fluttershy asked, a hint of concern in her voice though the smile still playing on her lips.

"Huh? Oh, yea... I'm fine." Dash said, looking away and blushing slightly.

"Do you have any asprin? My head's killing me." Dash asked as she looked back to Fluttershy.

"No, uhm... but I do know something that'll make the hangover go away. I actually have a bit of a headache myself. I'll get it after I get done feeding my guests... if that's, um... alright with you."

"Yea, that'll be fine. Want any help?"

"Oh, thank you but I've got it Dash. Go ahead into the kitchen, I'll be there in no time." Fluttershy said.

"Okay 'Shy." Dash said, turning to head into the kitchen.

You know... she really is something else.

Dash looked back over her shoulder at Fluttershy after that thought. Her smile slowly growing as she watched her feeding the mice who lived in one of the walls.

Yea... she is.

Turning back around and walking into the kitchen, Rainbow took a seat at the counter and just laid her head down. The cool granite counter providing a sort of relief for her throbbing head.

Dash felt like she had barely set her head down on the counter before she heard: "Okay, two hangover-cures. I'll have those ready in no time." Fluttershy said cheerily as she walked into the kitchen and started pulling something from the cabinets. Dash knew better than to look up... the ingredients of every "hangover cure" she had ever tried made for the most unappetizing things she'd ever had to stomach. Some had worked... kinda. Most hadn't. Most had actually made her throw up.

This was probably gonna suck but she was going to give it a chance. After all, it WAS Fluttershy who was making them. Maybe she knew something other ponies didn't?

Dash heard and felt two solid thunks as Fluttershy set two glasses on the table. Looking up, she saw a strangely opaque blue fluid in front of her.

"Two hangover cures." Fluttershy said, almost TOO cheerily as she set a straw into her drink and offered one to Dash.

"Bottoms up." Dash said halfheartedly before she closed her eyes and started to pound down the drink. She stopped two gulps in as her eyes snapped open and she took the drink away from her lips. She only stared at the liquid in the glass before her.

"Is it not good?" Fluttershy asked, a worried tone in her voice.

Dash didn't respond, she brought the glass back to her lips and chugged the liquid down.

"What WAS that?!" Dash asked after finishing, her eyes still wide.

"I-it was-" Fluttershy started, but was cut off as Dash exclaimed "IT! WAS! AWESOME!!!"

The volume she used caused both ponies to wince as Dash realized it wasn't an "instant cure."

"Seriously! That was THE BEST tasting hangover cure I've ever had to drink!" Dash said in a lower volume, wanting nothing more than to give this drink praise.

"I... I'm glad you liked it. Its the mixed juices of three plants that grow in the everfree. I found out that it cured hangovers from Zecora. Oh, how was it that she put it? 'If too much alcohol, you have to drink. Of these three things, you must think. Dragonberry, to make you feel merry. The leaves of the thorny red thistle bush, to help give you a little push. And last but not least, the petals of the lily of the east. Combine these things into a brew, and you will find that you feel good as new! Not only that, but this brew. As many will find, is rather tasty too!'

Dash was stifling a giggle at Fluttershy's recital of the rhymes.

"Or something like that." Fluttershy said, blushing before she too downed the concoction before her.

"Heh, You're cute when you rhyme Fluttershy."

Fluttershy looked up and their eyes met, Dash's blush growing to match Fluttershy's.

"I... Thank you Dash. Y-You're cute when you blush." Fluttershy's blush deepened, showing clearly through her coat as she leaned closer to the Pegasus across from her.

Dash leaned in closer as she whispered "I... You're beautiful Fluttershy."

Fluttershy smiled as silent tears streamed down her muzzle. "Oh Rainbow, I Love You... So much."

And with that, their lips met. Each slowly kissing the other. This was not a kiss fueled by passionate lust. This kiss was far deeper than that. This was love. They reluctantly separated, looking into each others eyes.

Dash smiled, tears starting to stream from her eyes as she said the words she finally knew to be true.

"I Love You too Fluttershy."

They leaned in to kiss again when a sudden noise snapped them out of their reverie.

*BOOM*

The percussion alone caused them to jump and look towards Fluttershy's den, where they then heard a familiar voice.

"Oops! My bad"

A small metallic creak followed by the receding flapping of wings provided every confirmation they needed. Derpy had just crash-landed outside of Fluttershy's house...

Again...

The two pegasi looked at each other blankly, mouths agape, before they burst out laughing.

Sitting at the front of his hutch, Angel listened to the two chortling Pegasi, a questioning expression on his face as he munched on a carrot.

Such strange ponies.

Author note:

Sorry I've been so long in getting this chapter up everyone! Between job interviews and such, I lost my focus for a while. Anyways, Hope you enjoy the chapter! Also, warning for those who aren't into clop of any sort. There will be clop... likely within the next chapter or two. I'll give you a warning before I start the clop and after I finish it as, well, ye be warned! Hope you've enjoyed thus far! As always, you guys rock!

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