Like the day before, I was laying beside one of the most beautiful girls I had ever met in my life. I'm not sure what time it was, but the rain had stopped, I could tell that much thanks to the silence. Even though I refused to open my eyes, I knew it was morning, the birds were chirping and I could feel a sunbeam warming my exposed foot.

Speaking of feelings, I could feel Applejack still laying close to me, her arms wrapped around me as mine were around her. Her head was still resting on my chest, and the blanket was the only thing that covered our naked bodies. It was a strange feeling to know you were sleeping in the back of a minibus, arms around a naked girl you loved, just a day after you woke up with another girl you loved. Not that I complained, but there were some things I needed to sort out.

Applejack was probably the first one up in the household, always, probably out of pure habit. This morning however, we both seemed to just sleep in, at least that's what I thought until I felt her move into me more. I couldn't help but smile and give her a gentle squeeze.

"You awake?" I asked.

She leaned up and planted a small tender kiss on my cheek. "A girl could get used to this.." Applejack simply replied, chuckling.

"I'm not one to argue.." I said, about to suggest we go back to sleep, but before I could a third voice joined the conversation.

"Ahem.."

At that point, we both opened our eyes and looked up. The sight that greeted us was not unpleasant, but it was far from what they had wanted to see. Around the bus stood all five of the girls, all with their own expression of amusement, shock, embarrassment, or joy.

Twilight was blushing, as was Fluttershy. Rarity seemed amused, while Pinkie seemed overjoyed. Rainbow Dash though, she seemed shocked, and then hundreds of emotions seemed to chase each other across her face. Applejack let out a sigh and simply said. "Dang it.."

Things went pretty fast after that, Rarity was kind enough to take our clothes from yesterday and bring us some clean ones. Apparently she had anticipated this because of course she did, she's Rarity. Me and Applejack didn't speak as we got dressed, not that there wasn't anything to talk about, but I think we were both on the same page about what we wanted to do and what we expected from one another.

Really, the one we needed to have a talk with was Fluttershy, but now it seemed everything would be laid out on the table.

Applejack, Fluttershy and I found ourselves sitting on the couch in my living room, Applejack had gotten her hat back, and I had gotten my morning coffee. The others were all looking at us, like in the barn, it was all with different expressions. Twilight had, or tried, to have a serious expression as she stood before us with folded arms.

"What in Celestia's name are you thinking?" She asked, putting on a scolding voice, or trying to anyway. She knew exactly what we were doing, which was why she didn't wait for a reply. "Have any of you even thought about what will happen when we go home?"

It was all I had thought about ever since all of this started, it hurt to think about, but I was still sure about my decision, pretty sure we all were. "We know Twilight.. Trust me, we've already had this conversation between ourselves, we know what will happen when.." I hesitated, then sighed. "When you go home."

"Well, maybe Daniel could come with us?" Fluttershy suggested, hiding half of her face behind her hair as she looked hopeful up at Twilight. That would be an easy solution, something I had thought about myself, but it raised a number of issues.

1; they were here purely by accident.

2; if they could go back home, would it really be simple to come back to earth?

3; what if they could not come back? I would need to decide if I could live in their world forever, should that be the case.

It wasn't a simple case of just moving to another place or another country, this was a whole other planet, a whole other universe. Everything I knew would be gone with no guarantee I would ever come back. I would vanish from this world, and everything I knew, everyone I knew would be out of reach forever.

Anyone who claims they would be able to make such a decision lightly would be lying. It was also the reason I didn't suggest they could stay in my world, not just because they are the elements of harmony, but they had more to lose, family, not to mention the insane number of friends they had and were going to make.

Equestria needed them, so the only choice was for me to either go with them, or stay behind, potentially forever. Not to mention I doubted it would be that simple just crossing universes.

"Well.." There it is. "It's not that simple," Twilight answered, looking apologetic. "I'm still not sure of how we got here, and even if I find us a way home, I'm not even sure I could find the path back to earth.."

Magic is such bullshit..

"So," I interjected, finally getting to the root of the matter. "I either go with you, and risk never seeing my home and my friends again. Or I stay, and risk never seeing you guys again.."

The silence that filled the room was heavy, the expressions they all had, whether it was smug, happy, shocked, or embarrassed, all vanished and was replaced with frowns. None of them looked at me, not even Fluttershy or Applejack, but I felt them lean a bit closer to me.

After a moment, Twilight spoke up again. "I'm sorry guys, I'm really doing all I can, but honestly, I'm a bit out of my depth here.."

We all looked back at her, and Rarity was quick to reassure her. "We know you are Twilight, don't you worry darling. We're not blaming you." All of them nodded, well, Pinkie was bouncing in her seat.

"Plus, if we hadn't arrived on earth, we would never have met Danny!" Pinkie said cheerfully, leaping up and hugging Twilight.

Twilight smiled, feeling a bit better, but it was clear enough she still felt bad for all of this. "But, what now?" She looked at me, Applejack and Fluttershy. "If I ever do find us a way home, what will happen to you guys?" She was frowning, and we all knew she didn't want to hurt us, she wanted us to be happy.

"I guess," I started, trying to pick my words carefully, but there was no easy way to say it. "I guess it's something we have to find out. We can't do much other than follow our hearts." I knew full well how cheesy that sounded, but it was the truth. It would hurt more if we ignored our feelings, pretending there was nothing there when there clearly was.

It was hard to argue with the fact that at the end of all this we were going to be hurt, but we had accepted that fact, we wanted whatever happiness we could give one another, as illogical as it was. In my head I knew it was silly to commit to something you knew had a small chance of succeeding, maybe humans and ponies are just stupid that way, or maybe they were the ones making me soft. Not that I was that hard to begin with...

"Now listen here." Rarity cut in again, this time in a more cheerful mood. "I think this is a perfect chance for us all to have Daniel woo us."

"Woo?" Pinkie questioned, tilting her head. "Woohoo?"

Twilight blushed. "Y-you mean have Daniel court us?"

"Exactly darling!" We all looked at Rarity, all except for Rainbow Dash, who had oddly been very quiet throughout it all. "I think it is very clear we all have some form of affection for Daniel." They all blushed. "Herding might be a strange concept for him, but it isn't for us. And who else would we be willing to share him with?"

I frowned, kinda feeling like an object for a moment. "Uhm, I'm a person you know."

She looked at me, a playful look in her eyes. "Are you saying you don't like the idea of having the whole set? As far as I can tell on the internet, people would kill to have the chance you have darling."

I knew she was just teasing me, but I also knew she wanted me to court her, to woo them. The way Applejack and Fluttershy held on to me told me the same, they wanted a herd. We had this conversation before, I had thought about it a lot, and every time I got to the same conclusion.

Yes, I loved them all..

Sighing, I relented and surrendered myself to my fate. "Yes, I do like you all, and yes, I would love to have you all but-"

"Shhh." Rarity whispered, cutting me off. "We understand, and I think we can all agree that we can take our time, and give you a chance to capture our hearts."

Something told me I had already captured hers, but she wanted to be courted. Not that I minded, I'll probably feel better about it if I actually put in some effort since I was still very unused to this whole herd thing. Around me all the girls seemed to agree, even Twilight, who still had big concerns about the whole going home thing. Rainbow Dash however, was the only one who seemed to refuse to approve or disapprove, instead she let out a frustrated groan and stood up.

"This is stupid! You're stupid!" She said, looking at me specifically. Her reaction surprised not only me, but the others as well, and before any of us even had a chance to confront her about it, she turned around and stormed out the door.

"Rainbow?" I stood up, shocked and confused why she would say something like that. The others looked just as confused, all except for Fluttershy, who looked more guilty than anything else.

Rarity recovered quickly, as she often did. "Well, I'll say that's enough for now. Why don't you two get yourself cleaned up?" I didn't answer, neither did Applejack, both of us were worried about Dash, but knowing her, she had spread her wings and flown off to cool down.

With nothing else to do, it seemed it would be best to just clean up, so as we all parted ways, I let Applejack go first, giving me a chance to speak with Fluttershy. "Something wrong Flutters?" I asked as I sat back down on the couch beside her. She seemed to move a bit into herself, somehow making herself seem smaller and more invisible. I didn't want to push her, but something was clearly wrong. "Is it about Rainbow Dash?"

She didn't really reply, she only nodded a little, making a sound of confirmation, but that was it. It didn't take a genius to figure out her talk with Rainbow didn't go as well as mine with Applejack. Seeming to figure it out on her own, she decided to speak up.

"She's been like this since yesterday. After you left, I talked to her about.." She blushed. "Us.."

Even though the topic was serious, she couldn't hide the tiny smile that formed on her face as she thought about our relationship. That made me smile a little too, and I put my arm around her to make her feel more comfortable and safe. She responded by leaning more into me, looking up and placing a small peck on my cheek.

Placing her head on my shoulder, she closed her eyes and relaxed a bit, trying to find the right words. "I think Rainbow is angry with me. She hasn't spoken to me since our talk, and she has been avoiding us."

"But?"

"But I think she's sad, when she's angry and avoids us it's because she is upset about something, something she doesn't want us to know about.." Fluttershy was upset by the fact one of her best friends refused to talk about what was hurting her. Anyone who knew Fluttershy, either from the show or back in her world, would know how much she cared about people and the ponies around her, not to mention the animals.

"So, what do you think we should do? If she's hurt, shouldn't we try and talk to her?"

"I've tried.." Fluttershy assured me, pushing her face more into me as if to try and hide those tears I was sure was forming in her eyes. "I don't know what to do, if she's angry with me, why won't she tell me?"

Something told me she wasn't angry with her, most likely she was angry with me, but why? I hated to think like this, but was it because she was jealous? Or was it because she knew the hurt this relationship would lead us to, so she was angry I would put her friends through that? I needed to find out, and if her problem really was with me, then it wasn't fair to take it out on the other girls.

"It will be okay, I'm sure of it. Maybe she just needs some time to absorb all of this, or maybe it's something else entirely. I'll try to talk to her, okay?"

Fluttershy looked up at me, wiping her eyes. "Really?"

I nodded, smiling at her. "You bet."

Without another word, she leaned up and gently placed her lips on mine, kissing me softly. Her lips were as sweet as strawberries, they were soft, and I could simply get lost in her if we remained like this for much longer. So when we finally managed to pull away, I was shocked to suddenly be blinded by a powerful flash and a cheerful voice yelling.

"Cheese!"

Rainbow Dash's POV.

"Jerk, idiot, pervert.." These were all names I had called Daniel before, and he deserved every last one of those, and more! He was a disloyal dork who was as selfish as they came! Whenever I saw his stupid face it made me wanna punch him, hard!

Deep down I knew he wasn't selfish, he let us into his home after all, and I knew he wasn't disloyal either, but he still made me so mad! I wasn't sure what I was feeling anymore, it was like a river of emotions went through me, not letting me settle on one feeling, but instead a bunch, it sucked!

Seeing Applejack laying naked with him, listening to Rarity and her stupid fluffy games of love, errrhg! It was all so bucking frustrating, leading me to storm out and fly up here on the roof to think.

I tried to make sense of it, trying to figure out why I was feeling like this. It wasn't like he had changed, much, he was still the dork he'd always been. He was fun to be around, I still liked playing video games with him, watching TV or working out with him, so why couldn't I suddenly stand to be near him!

Each time I saw him I felt my chest tighten, my stomach tickling, my face growing warmer. At first I thought I was coming down with something, but after talking to Rarity about it, she giggled and assured me I was not sick. She refused to tell me more, just suggesting I spend more time with Daniel.

It didn't help when Fluttershy told me she was with Daniel, she was glowing, and seemed happy. She even smelled like him, something that made me annoyed. It was all just a mess because I wanted to be happy for Fluttershy, she deserved to be happy, Applejack deserved to be happy, so why couldn't I just be happy that my friends were together now in a herd?!

I should be happy for them, I wanted to be happy for them, so why does it hurt so much seeing them together? Why do I feel like my heart is breaking, and why do I feel like crying, even now.

Daniel's POV.

"Rainbow!" I called as I looked up at her from the courtyard. "Rainbow, please, come on. Let's talk!" She just kept ignoring me, I could see she was upset and normally I would give her some space, but for fuck sake, we lived together, I should be able to at the very least try.

I hated seeing any of my friends upset, but I just had a feeling this went deeper than a simple pouting fit, something was up with her, something serious. "Dash, please. If you don't wanna talk right now it's fine, but Fluttershy is really upset, she thinks you're mad at her. We're here for you, okay? So whenever you're ready to talk to any one of us, we're here."

Not wanting to push it anymore, I turned around and walked back inside, thinking it might be a good time leaving Rainbow to her thoughts and to cool down. Unfortunately, that didn't happen right away.

Throughout the entire day Rainbow did her utmost to avoid me, I tried to give her space, but living in the same house made it kinda difficult. Most of the day she spent up in the clouds, which was awesome and cool, but kinda bad when she was upset, and thus making everybody worry about her.

I didn't get the sense she wanted to be annoying, or upset any of us, and Fluttershy agreed. Rainbow was hurting, and it frustrated me I couldn't help her.

But she got her day to cool off, and the next, and the next, and the day after that.

We all tried at one point or another to talk to her, but with the girls she tried to act like her usual cocky happy go lucky self, but when it came to me, she just ignored me. Whenever anyone would confront her about it, she would try to shrug it off, to find some means to escape the conversation.

To keep the peace in their shared bedroom, Fluttershy didn't mention it, even though she wanted peace between me and Rainbow, but it wasn't happening.

Applejack even tried to sit down and have a talk with her friend, they got talking, but it turned more into frustration for Applejack as she couldn't get through to Rainbow. No matter what she said or asked, Rainbow would deflect or make a joke. It ended with Applejack almost losing her mind, so she left.

The mood was not very good, and ultimately, we knew Rainbow was too stubborn to admit to any of her feelings. On the fourth day I decided to speak with Rarity, with Fluttershy and Applejack at a loss as to how to reach Rainbow Dash, I figured it was time to ask Rarity for advice.

The opportunity came when we went to town to get some more fabrics for her, since the girls looked like regular humans, maybe except for their hair colors, I made sure to take them out more to learn and to get out some more. Rarity had quickly become Marie's favorite customer, no surprise there.

Every time we arrived I would do my very best to do ANYTHING else than to be in that shop when Rarity and old Marie started chatting. It made me feel like a kid waiting for his mom in the boring part of the mall. That wasn't all, as expected in a town as small as mine, rumors started spreading, saying I was seeing multiple girls at once, sparking a lot of speculation.

Thank god for Rarity, because Marie knew all the gossip, and Rarity was an expert at creating counter rumors, making sure the rumors were nothing more than jokes and not a cemented fact.

When Rarity exited the shop, with me carrying almost everything, I decided to approach the subject of Rainbow Dash. "I'm not sure what to do about Rainbow.."

Rarity opened a door for me so I could place her bags inside. "Yes, that is a tough one." She responded, sounding thoughtful. "She is not good with the whole talking about your emotions thing. Don't take it personal dear, she is trying her best to figure this out, in her own way."

"I know she's not trying to hurt me, or any of us, but.. " I closed the door. "It's kinda hard not to feel a bit frustrated when she ignores me, or even glares at me at times."

Rarity sighed, leaning against my truck as she thought about the best way to approach this. "Rainbow Dash always tries to ignore her own feelings, she doesn't mean to hurt anyone, and if I was to take a guess I would say that's probably what is nagging her the most right now."

"So what do we do?"

"Darling, the only one who can make her put an end to this is you."

I turned to her, not sure how I was ever going to get Rainbow to talk when she kept dodging me. "I've tried, I'm not even sure what I can do, I don't even know why she is upset in the first place."

"You figure it out." Rarity smiled, moving herself closer to me and gave me a peck on the cheek. "Just continue being yourself darling and I'm sure you will find a way to make her listen."

I smiled slightly. "Thanks Rares, I'll figure something out."

"Of course darling, any time. Now come on, we need to get home! Marie expects ten new shirts by Monday!"

"You know you have made a deal with the devil right?"

With shopping out of the way, and some advice for Rarity, it was time for me to figure out how to deal with Rainbow Dash. On the way home, I figured the best way to deal with this was to confront her directly, only, she wasn't at home. She hadn't run away, but she kept herself up in the clouds, despite me being nervous for anyone spotting her, thankfully no one had, and it wasn't very likely anyone would.

Despite this little setback I knew I would get my chance sooner or later. Fluttershy was hurting, Applejack was pissed off, and the others were upset by the rift that had been created. Sure Rainbow was hurting, but at this point, everyone fucking was.

Twilight wanted to interfere, wanting to have a serious talk with her, but for now, I told her to leave it be. She already had enough to do with her experiments and research, so I told her to trust me with this, and to my surprise, she did. She trusted me to deal with this friendship problem, and even commented she would have some report to write when they got back to Equestria.

I tried to call out to Rainbow a few times, but she didn't listen, either she ignored me or she really couldn't hear me all the way up there. At any rate, it wasn't a battle I was going to win, not today at least, so for now I went back inside, deciding to simply do some work down in the basement.

It gave me time to think, time to clear my head..

Applejack's POV.

"Rainbow Dash, you get down here right now! I wanna have a few words with you!" I called out, starting to get mighty pissed about this attitude of hers. This was not how friends treated each other, and if she had a problem with either me, Fluttershy or Daniel, the least she could do was to tell it to our faces.

I had already tried to confront her about this, but it didn't go so well. Now seeing Fluttershy sad and Daniel getting frustrated I felt it was time for some full blown honesty. I could see her move up there, so I knew she heard me, and I refused to be ignored.

"Rainbow Dash! I swear by Celestia, if you don't get your flanks down here this instant, then so help me Luna you will never ever get anymore apple cider!"

"WHAT?!" I knew that would get her attention, and sure as sunshine, she was down to earth like a lightning bolt. "You can't be serious!?"

"I can, and I am." I stated firmly, wanting to get to the heart of the matter straight away. I knew she wouldn't answer when I asked, so I decided to simply give her a piece of my mind, and then let her deal with it on her own. She was my friend, and I wanted to help her, but she is as stubborn as a fence post ."I know you are hurting, Rainbow."

She raised a hoof in defense, snorting. "Pffft, this again? Applejack, I told you, I'm fine."

I simply raised an eyebrow at her. "You know I'm the element of honesty, right? We might not be in Equestria any longer, but I can still tell who's honest and who is feeding me a no good lie."

She was getting uncomfortable, her eyes starting to look around as she was probably thinking about what to do or say to get out of this, but I would have none of it. "Applejack, I'm telling you, I'm-"

"No, you listen to me now. You don't need to reply, you don't need to figure out answers, I just want you here and listening to what I have to say to you. Is. That. Clear?" Rainbow looked surprised, if not a bit shocked, but she nodded, not daring to move. "I can't force you to tell me what’s wrong, no matter how much I wish I could. But right now, you're pushing everyone who cares about you away."

Rainbow just stood there, trying to look neutral, but she was trying so hard she hardly blinked and ended up looking anything but neutral.

"At some point you will have to talk about it, we will have to clear the air. And I think we both know that Daniel will come and talk to you. Maybe you don't like what we’re doing, but if you really are my friend, you would at the very least accept that this is my choice, this is who I choose to spend my time with, this is who I love."

At that point it just seemed like something inside Rainbow snapped, she glared at me, and I could see her eyes glistening. It surprised me, but before I could say anything to my friend, she got up in my face and growled. "You win, okay?!"

"W-what?"

"Yeah, you heard me. You won okay, you don't need to rub it in!"

I was confused, what was this girl on about? "What are you talking about Rainbow? Won what?" I didn't get an answer, instead Rainbow just turned on her heels and flew off, leaving me feeling horrible. I don't know what I said that could have hurt her like that, and I didn't know what I had apparently won.

Then I thought about it, and my eyes widened. She thought that I. "Oh.. Rainbow.."

Daniel's POV.

Applejack told me she had been trying to get Rainbow Dash to talk, but it didn't go so well. She spoke of what they had said to each other, and it seemed Applejack had figured something out, but she told me it was not her place to tell me.

It only confirmed to me that her issue was with me, not the girls.

I figured that after that heated exchange, I wasn't going to talk to Rainbow that day, or evening, so I decided to strike the next day. Rainbow was still an athlete, she still trained, still ran our morning jogs. Having been trying to give her space I didn't go with her, but looking back on it, I probably should have.

When morning arrived, I was up and about, putting on my running shoes.

If I was going to get through to her, it would be while we were training. Sure, she could simply spread her wings and fly off, but then she would lose, and if there was one thing Rainbow Dash hated more than anything, it was losing.

So I decided to go out before she even woke up, but I didn't stay out in the open, I waited for her to come out and start running, that way she had no excuse to do something else when she saw me. And just like clockwork, she showed up just on time for running.

I watched her for a bit, doing a few stretches before she would run. I had a good view of her, and a chance to really admire and appreciate her body. Despite not being a healthy eater all the time, Rainbow took great care of her body. She trained hard, made sure she was ready for anything, and it showed.

At the gym, she would probably be the girl that could keep up with the guys and still have them drool after her, I knew my mouth was getting wet. Shaking my head, trying to get whatever dirty thoughts I had out of my head, I had to get to her and fix all of this. I didn't want me and Rainbow to be like this, I wanted us to be as we were before, which was a great motivator to catch up to her when she started to run.

She started off with a simple jog, nothing too fast, but far from slow. I made sure to wait for a bit before I started to run, letting her get into it so she would not spot me right away.

Of course when I got closer it didn't take long for her to start noticing me. "Hey Rainbow, can we talk?" I asked as I came up beside her.

She started to jog a little faster, clearly trying to shake me off. "Nothing to talk about."

"Well..." I picked up the pace as well, refusing to let her go before we had talked. "I think we do, you've been acting so uncool lately."

"You don't even know what cool is, you dork." Once again, she increased her speed, almost running now.

"Why are you acting like this? I thought we were friends?"

Rainbow groaned annoyed and started to run. "W-well, shut up!"

"Rainbow, what's going on?"

"Just leave me alone!"

"No!"

Our speed increased, we were no longer jogging or running, we were in a full on sprint. Rainbow was the better runner, there was no denying that, but I had more determination than here in this case. If she really wanted to get away from me, she could simply make her wings grow and fly away, instead they stayed small and she stayed on the ground with me.

We raced down the dirt road, leaving a dusty trail in the orange rays of the morning sun. Rainbow ran well, like always, but I didn't think her heart was in it, she didn't run as if to win, but out of frustration. Or maybe I had just gotten faster? I doubted that, I think it was because she wanted this over with, she wanted to get captured and forced to face and say whatever she needed to get over this.

We came to the small bridge, it was where we usually stopped for a small break, chatted and watched the sun rise over the still mildly soaked grass fields. It seemed there would be no such break, because Rainbow seemed intent on running. I wouldn't let that happen, so I leaped forward and grabbed her wrist.

Rainbow tried to keep running, but I held on and soon enough we were slowed down to a full stop. She kept pulling, refusing to look at me. "Let go Daniel!"

I held on, but was of course careful not to hurt her. "Just calm down for a minute and let's talk!"

"NO!"

"Rainbow what is-Oufh!"

Before I knew what was happening she turned, swinging her arm with such force she managed to punch me in the stomach. She knocked the wind out of me, and my grip loosened enough for her to get her hand free, but she didn't run away, she just stood there, tears running down her eyes as she glared at me.

"Fuck, Rainbow, what the hell..?"

"You did this to me!" She yelled, trying to wipe her eyes, but more tears soon replaced them. "You're a jerk! You're stupid, and you are a big idiot!"

I managed to pull myself together and stood up. "Tell me why then! Why am I an idiot!?"

She stormed towards me, she punched my chest, but now that I was prepared for it, I'd let the harmless punches hit me, letting her vent, while I dodged those that would seriously hurt.

"You make me feel like a filly, like a stupid fluffy candyfloss! Whenever we hang out, you make me feel strange, make me all hot! And I thought, just for a minute I thought we had something special!" Her words were full of hurt, and she kept her punches up, hitting me more with desperation than with anything else, no real power or meaning behind them.

"You decided to make Fluttershy your special somepony, and I can understand that! She's cute, more girly than me, she is caring and kind. But then why, why do you go right ahead and take Applejack?!" Her punches became harder again. "Was there nothing between us then?! Am I not good enough!"

As she got ready for another punch, I reached out and grabbed both her wrists. "Of course you are!"

I had no idea where this was coming from, this was so unlike her. For all her bravado, for all here talk about being the most awesome flyer, was she really insecure about her feelings? As I looked at her I could tell she was hurting, that she was confused and angry with herself. She wasn't angry with Applejack or Fluttershy, maybe not even me. She was scared of being left behind, not being good enough. That couldn't be further from the truth!

She pulled away, managing to get her wrists free. I expected her to try and punch me again, but instead she pushed me. "Then prove it! Come on!" She pushed me harder, forcing me back into the field. "I'm not what you want, just admit it so I can move on!" She kept pushing me and pushing me back.

When she tried to push one final time I grabbed her shoulders, trying to hold her still. "Rainbow, listen to me!" She kept struggling, but she was getting tired of fighting while she was upset. "You are more than good enough, I love you.."

Of course it wouldn't be that easy, because she slapped my hands away. "Prove it then." She said sternly, wiping her eyes. "Prove you are not just saying that to make me feel better."

"No."

She seemed surprised by my answer. "Rainbow, I'm sorry you felt like you were not good enough.. Truth be told, I understand how you feel, because I don't feel good enough for any of you." Letting out a sigh, I sat down in the grass, trying to make sense of it all. "I don't understand how you could feel like that, I mean, you're great, you're a fucking hero, and what am I? An anti social musician living by myself.. How could I ever compare to any of you guys, I can't fly or do magic."

Rainbow seemed to understand, starting to feel a bit silly and embarrassed about her own outbreak. She sighed and sat down beside me, bringing her knees up under her chin. We sat in silence for some time, feeling the sun warm our backs and the cool morning wind gently moving through our hair.

"I always act like all of that girly stuff annoys me, and it does!" She said, adding that last part in a hurry, then blushed. "Truth is, ponies back home always treat me like one of the guys. And that can be awesome, sometimes, but other times, I just want them to treat me as a mare you know.."

I nodded a little, letting her speak and get rid of the things that weighed her down.

"Back in Equestria Applejack and me were always competing, we were both strong, fast, and we were both treated as one of the guys, so I had someone who understood." I started to get the idea how she was feeling, understanding how she got to this point. She continued to explain. "But then we came here, and we were hanging out. We had fun, we talked, worked out, played games.. I started to change, and when you said I was cute, or beautiful, it made me feel happy.. I thought that maybe, just maybe you would look at me as a girl, and not a boy.."

"But then you learned about me, Fluttershy and Applejack?"

Rainbow let out a sigh and nodded. "Yeah.. I just felt like I had been left behind.. If I didn't have you, and I didn't have Applejack, then I would just be alone.." She closed her eyes, groaned in frustration. "I know it's wrong, I should be happy for my friends, and I want to, but.. I just feel so... So not awesome anymore.."

"Heh.." I smiled a little, finding that statement to be amusing, which of course caused her to look at me. "Sorry, it's just.. You not being awesome is a stupid idea.. Rainbow, you rock. I love spending time with you, and there is no one else like you. Had things played out differently, then it could have been you I shared my first kiss with."

She blushed, looking away. "If you asked me to pick one of you girls, and only one, I'm not sure I could do it.. Rarity is right in that I want the whole set, even though I'm new to the whole herding thing. But I want you." I reached out, took her hand in mine and gently stroked it with my thumb. "I love you for you Rainbow, I don't wanna change anything about you." Rainbow wiped her eyes again, and I smirked. "Are you crying again?"

"No you dork, just got something in my eye.." She said, laughing a little before she looked at me with a genuine smile. "I.. Uhm.. I l-like you too, a lot.."

"Wow, after all that, and that's all you can come up with, you like me?" I said in a teasing tone, trying to get her back to the good old Rainbow Danger Dash. "Oufh!"

As I was laughing, she leaped at me like a hungry cat, pinning me to the grass as she pressed her lips against mine. She almost gasped into the kiss, as if not believing she just did what she did, but then refused to let go as I felt her press harder against me.

I'm not sure how long the kiss lasted, I lost track of time, but it was long enough for Rainbow to gasp as our lips departed. "I love you, okay?" She kissed me again. "You're a dork." Kiss. "And you're an idiot!" She kissed me again and again until I took her hands in mine and smirked.

"I love you too Rainbow." She blushed, and I chuckled planting a peck on her lips before I sat up with her on my lap. "We should probably get back."

Rainbow nodded, knowing she owed her friends an explanation. I put my arms around her, knowing she felt terrible for how these last few days had been, but I also knew they would forgive and forget, it was their special power after all.

We walked back, hand in hand. I would have run with her, but her punches kinda arched, so I decided just to walk for now. When we got back, the others could see the change in Rainbow, and see the marks on me, which none of them were too happy about, but I told them it was fine.

Rainbow started to explain, she told them everything, and although it was hard for her, she was honest, she owed them that. She felt better about it all now, telling her friends what had been going on. Applejack was happy to have her friend back, and Fluttershy almost cried as she hugged her. Pinkie was crying though, but it was more the physically impossible amount of crying with tears that was an unhealthy amount for any normal human to shed.

When all was said and done, everything was back to normal in the house. My herd had grown from two ponies to three, and it seemed everything was as it should be!

Although, something was missing..

And as Rainbow excused herself to go get a shower, I knew what it was... I went upstairs, and as expected, the door to the bathroom was unlocked, so I walked inside just as Rainbow had started the shower, and locked the door behind me.

"What took you so long?" She asked with a smirk, sticking her arm out of the shower curtain and waved me over. Damn, I really loved her, I loved them all.

Author's Note

Yaaaay, three chapters in one month!

Chapter edited by: Jason Monroe