Purrs, Paws and Collars

Rainbow felt pressure applied to the mattress she was sleeping on and turned her head toward where her adoptive sister slept and noted that she was indeed still sleeping and relatively peacefully by the looks of it.

Realising she wasn't the culprit, she looked over to where the disturbance originated and saw a Twilight sitting on the side of the bed in her pyjamas and messy purple hair.

"Morning, Twi...you look pretty..."

Twilight edged up the bed and crawled up and under the covers placing both hands on either side of Rainbows head. Twilights long hair crowned her girlfriend's scalp. She leaned her head down to rub hers against Rainbow's own and pecked her on the lips.

"Thank you ', Cool Breeze', and you look as beautiful as always."

Rainbows cheeks took on a red hint, and she immediately started to fiddle with a strand of the older girls hair twiddling it in her fingers, being careful not to knot it.

"I'm not as beautiful as you brainiac'"

Twilight smiled at the nostalgiac pet name and stroked Rainbows right cheek with a free hand.

"Nonsense, since the first time we met, I saw you as nothing short of stunning. Even when you were going through that little tom-boy phase, I couldn't keep my eyes off of you."

Rainbow gathered a few extra strands of hair into her already busy fingers.

"Twilight, can I cuddle with you, please."

Her voice was soft, almost desperate as if crying out for affection; Twilight knew that out of all the relationships in her group of her friends, Rainbow was the only one with a more or less significant age gap, and at that moment of realisation, Twilight noticed she wasn't looking at a woman in her mid-twenties, what she saw instead was a scared little girl who needed to be held, to be loved and reassured that everything would be okay.

Despite only being mere inches from one another, Rainbow felt alone and lost, like a child does when they lose their mum or dad in a busy supermarket. Rainbow felt scared, and as if on cue, moister built up in her eyes, and the resulting droplets left little lines as they travelled down to the pillow.

Twilight didn't wait to be told and laid down beside her, scooping the slightly shorter girl into a warm embrace. I'm here; it's okay. Twi-Twi's here."

Rainbow snuggled herself into Twilights embrace as much as she could, trying her hardest to get the most optimal amount of purple smart in her personal space as humanly possible, which for Rainbow was never enough.

"Twilight...I have a confession to make. Don't be mad, okay."

Twilight gave her girlfriend a gentle squeeze, and she kissed the top of her head.

"Whatever it is, we can work through it together."

Rainbow moved her free arm under the covers and rested it on Twi's hip, and tilted her head until their eyes met.

"Well...I think that I might be madly in love with you."

Twilight chuckled with a few snorts for good measure and rested her forehead against Dashes.

"Well, in that case, I might have a confession to make.

"What's the confession..."

Twilight ever so gently pinched Rainbows exposed ear and began caressing it with slow circular motions between her finger and thumb.

"I have the most loving, gentle and caring girlfriend I could've possibly asked for, one who is as delicate as a snowflake and just as beautiful. Every day that I see you, I think to 'myself, 'wow, Twilight, you are the luckiest girl out there and do you know what else I know."

Rainbow looked with wide eyes brimming with fresh tears and shook her head.

"I know that the girl I fell in love with back then and that very same girl here right now will look stunningly beautiful, with this wedding ring on her finger.

Rainbow's heart was going a mile a minute.

The voice in her throat died as she looked on in utter shock. As Twilight grabbed her hand that had been previously resting on her hip was now out in the open, the ring that Twilight held was a simple diamond ring.

Twilight gently slid the ring on her girlfriend's finger with care and precision.

"Rainbow Dash, will you do me this great honour by becoming my wife."

Rainbow Dash was now openly crying as the situation that she found herself in was reality.

"Yes...oh, Celestia, yes."

Rainbow and Twilight hugged fiercely. They parted to kiss and kiss some more, hardly taking a break between each touch.

"Should we tell Spike."

"We don't have to. He already knows."

"He does?"

"Of course...who do you think made the ring."

Rainbow could not believe what she was hearing.

"He made that ring for us."

Twilight shook her head in disagreement.

"No, not for us, just you, Spike made this just for you and only you...he thinks of you as his best friend forever, he told me himself and wanted to express that friendship with this token, Spike said he was looking forward to getting two extra sisters."

"How could I ever pay him back for such a lovely gift? It isn't like he's looking for anything in return, although a hug wouldn't go amiss would it 'Cool Breeze'"

Cleaning herself up in the bathroom, Rainbow knocked on Spike's door with firm strikes.

Rainbow could hear the bed creaking and yawning as lazy sounding footsteps made their way towards the door as it clicked open. Spike was in a T-shirt and boxer shorts.

"Oh, hey, what's up? I-"

Spike stopped talking as Rainbow embraced him in a firm but a gentle hug. Spike hugged his friend back.

"Thanks for the ring. I'll treasure it."

"Wouldn't want it to go missing on my homegirls big day."