From a guy that she'd never be into, to a guy that she'd kinda be into!
Author's Note
Song from the first chapter: https://youtu.be/14Bo3NhhVhU
From a guy that she'd never be into, to a guy that she'd kinda be into!
After another boring school day, Rainbow Dash entered the rehearsal room finding she was the first one to arrive there. "I'm the first one again, huh?" She shrugged it off and closed the door behind her.
She got to the coat rack and put her jacket on there. She walked over to her guitar and started getting it ready, turning the tuning pegs and testing its sound with quick taps by the strings of all the high and low notes. Feeling satisfied with the sounds she got a smile.
"Just how I like it." She looked over to the clock and continued her wait. She heard the sound of a kick from outside and looked out the window seeing exactly what she expected.
There were a few boys from the class above her kicking the ball on the field. One of these boys was Soarin, her partner in a school project they were assigned to do a few weeks ago. And like the last couple of days, she felt her cheeks turning bright red again.
She never really expected herself to fall for someone like him, or for any boy for that matter. She had more important things to do than thinking about boys. Love was just never her thing.
But once she started the project with him she felt herself being excited to see him in class every day. She didn't know why at first but it wasn't long before she knew for sure she was in love. She tried to ignore it at first but she couldn't help but crack a smile thinking about him.
And right now, she was at the window looking dreamily eyed at that same boy. Her heart was beating faster than any work out could manage to do and she only felt her cheeks getting brighter as time flew by.
Seeing her reflection in the window a few seconds later she knew her friends couldn't see her like that. But the only way she could let go of those strong emotions was to let them out freely. She thought of a song she heard not very long ago and got her guitar ready. It was just a minute or two and she could hear her friends coming at any time. She was pretty sure she wouldn't get caught.
She started playing the melody on her guitar and she began.. As she sang the lyrics of the song she felt herself smiling more and more. Even when there were no lyrics she felt herself humming along with the guitar.
The pase of the guitar quickened and she felt herself move with the cheery lyrics. She felt her energy increase throughout the song and couldn't help but do a small dance as she continued playing.
Once the chorus started she automatically started blocking out all other noise aside from her and the boys playing outside her window. Thanks to this, she didn't realize what was at the door.
Sunset just arrived from her last class and was ready to walk in when she heard a familiar singing voice. She looked through the small window and saw Rainbow Dash in the middle of a song. She also noticed the big smile and blush around her face.
Curious to what she was singing about she hid under the window and put her ear at the door listening to the lyrics. She was a bit confused at first. Mostly by the tone and lyrics. She never expected to ever hear Rainbow Dash, the cool tomboy, sing what sounded like a love song.
She listened closely to the next lyrics trying to find out who she was singing about, with Rainbow Dash still oblivious to the fact someone was there to hear her.
The energy of the song got up as the chorus started again. Dash's excited energy forced her to do the same as last time, with Sunset there now too to see all of it.
While she sang the chorus again, Sunset listened closely for any hints to who it was. With not much success.
As Dash cracked another smile, she continued with the last parts of the song.
Sunset was now, more than before, interested in who she was singing about. She heard someone in the hallway and saw Apple Jack and Pinkie.
"Shhh.." She pointed at the door and signed for them to not be seen through the window. They gave her a quiet nod joining her under the door window.
Apple Jack looked at her a bit confused but also very curious. "What is all this mystery about?"
"Yea, what are we doing?" Pinkie looked pretty excited about knowing why they were hiding like this.
"It's Rainbow Dash." Sunset explained. "She's in there singing some kind of love song and I need to know who it's about."
Apple Jack just laughed. "Rainbow Dash? Love song? Are ya sure that's Dash?"
"I wanna hear!" Pinkie squeaked excitedly putting her ear to the door. Apple Jack did the same not believing the words she just heard out of her friend's mouth. They heard her continue.
As the lyrics got more relatable for her, she started improvising some of them. Adding some of her own emotions into it. She felt the blush both increasing and decreasing as she expressed her emotions freely.
In one of the last and slow parts, she looked back at the window where the boys were still busy playing their game. She moved over to the window, watching them play, as she kept singing.
Meanwhile, at the door, Apple Jack and Pinkie looked extremely surprised while Sunset tried to spot who she was looking at.
"Wow.." Pinkie spoke in disbelief followed by Apple Jack.
"Ah didn't believe ya before but ah still can't believe it, even now." She looked just as surprised as Pinkie. She noticed Sunset trying to look through the small door window. "Who is it?" She was curious too now.
Pinkie heard more steps and noticed the other 3 band members making their way to the door chatting. She gave them the same sign as Sunset did earlier and they hid with them under the door window.
Twilight gave them a confused look. "What's going on?"
"Just listen." Sunset moved aside and let the other 3 look themselves. They saw Rainbow Dash at the window wearing a dreamy smile on her face.
"Why is she at that window like that?" Rarity asked pretty confusedly.
Apple Jack started explaining. "When I and Pinkie got here we heard her singin' a love song about someone. We're still figuring out who it is."
Rarity showed a look of complete shock. "Are you serious?" Rarity pushed them away to take a closer look. "I need to see this!"
Fluttershy quietly spoke up. "Isn't it bad to spy on her like this?"
"Shh!" They got her quiet before spying again. Fluttershy just decided to go along with it also curious herself.
Rainbow Dash leaned against the window with the same dreamy look. The next few lyrics were much slower and she felt herself blushing again as she was singing them.
She eventually noticed them packing up and quickly hid under the window so they wouldn't see her. They left the field walking past her window and disappeared from sight. She let out a love-filled sigh and the blush slowly disappeared from her face.
As she sang the last couple of words the others sat patiently, waiting for her to spill it. "Let's hear it.."
That guy that I'd kinda be into...
Is...
Everyone got closer to hear her say it.
You.
"Oh come on!" Rarity yelled frustrated. Sunset quickly covered her mouth but it was already too late..
Rainbow Dash heard the yell behind the door and went to investigate. She opened the door to find her friends sitting on the ground in front of her with innocent smiles on their faces.
They stared at each other in silence before they got up. Seeing from their faces and just catching them spying on her she tried her best to hide her nervous face. "How much did you all hear?"
Rarity still had an excited smile on her face and didn't try hiding it. "Enough to know that you're in love!" She got a curious look now. "Now tell us, who is it? I need to know!"
"W-What??" She tried her best to play it cool only half succeeding. "I-I don't know what you're talking about!"
"No need denyin' it Dash." Apple Jack followed. "You're bad at lyin'. It's pretty obvious."
She wasn't going to give up that easily. "I just told you! I'm not in love!" She felt her face turning red again and quickly tried to hide it, but with no success.
"You know you don't have to hide it. It's normal to feel like you do." Fluttershy gave me a nice smile.
Rarity cut in again. "Who is it anyway?"
"No one.." She tried once again to deny it but after seeing everyone's unconvinced face she changed her answer. "That's none of your business."
"Well, of course, it is!" She smiled at her. "As your friend, I should help you with these things! And I simply can't let something as big as this soar by!"
"W-What are talking about!?" Seeing the smile on her face she knew she already had stuff planned.
"We could start with a make-over! I'm sure I have something you'll love!" She looked very excited about the idea.
On the other hand, Rainbow Dash already hated it. "No way! No make-overs!"
"You may say that now, but once we're done you'll thank me." She said proudly.
She wasn't up for it. "I said no!"
Sunset cut in with a question. "You still haven't told us who it is yet."
Pinkie nodded in agreement looking pretty excited herself. "Yea! I wanna know!"
"I.." She found herself falling quiet. She didn't want to tell them but she knew she couldn't get out of it anymore. "Fine! If you all want to know so badly.. But this will stay between US! I don't want anyone else knowing!"
"Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" They all said at the same time excited to hear it.
She let out a sigh before continuing. "It's Soarin." She looked away from her friends ready for them to say something about it.
Rarity was already jumping from excitement. "This is all so perfect! I always knew you two were cute together!"
Dash just looked at her confused. "What!?"
She got a grin. "I've seen you two interact in the school project a few times. I could've guessed you two would become a thing sooner or later."
"You don't know that yet! I don't even know if he likes me back!" Dash quickly put her hands on her mouth not meaning to say what she just said.
"Won't know 'till you try it~" Rarity replied still with a grin.
She just rolled her eyes at it. "How do you even expect me to do that!? I can't just walk up to him."
"Why not?" Apple Jack asked a bit confused. Rainbow knew she was the kind of girl to just walk up to someone and get straight to the point.
"I just.." She tried to get her thoughts into words before just blurting something out. "I just can't do it ok!?"
Fluttershy quietly spoke up. "I know it may be a bit scary and you're probably nervous and all, but even if it's not the same for him you two still get to be very good friends after that." She gave Rainbow a smile causing her to crack a smile too.
Twilight smiled at her too. "Exactly! You have nothing to worry about! I mean, what's the worst that could happen?"
"Oh-oh!" Pinkie put her hand in the air and answered her question. "You could trip in front of him, you then stand up trying to forget the bad opening but then find yourself sweating like crazy because you're so nervous and when you eventually do ask he rejects you and you say that you're fine when you're not and then you start avoiding him because of the heartbreak and your friendship will be gone never to be found again!" Rainbow Dash had a face made of only fear before running off. The others looked angry in Pinkie's direction with Pinkie oblivious to what she just did. "What?"
This is where the magic happens!
After the disaster that Rainbow Dash called 'The last few minutes' she quickly ran off into a nearby bathroom. She locked the door shut and just sat against the wall looking up into the ceiling. She never imagined love could be such a big thing. Her emotions were driving her insane and her friends weren't helping with these issues.
She knew Pinkie was random but she could've known saying something like that wouldn't make anything better.
She sat there for a few more seconds quietly thinking before she heard a soft knock on the door. "Rainbow? You in there?" She recognized Sunset's voice.
After not being able to get a response from her a softer voice spoke. "Are you ok Dash? We didn't mean to make you upset.." Fluttershy apologized softly.
"Yea.." Rarity followed. "I only wanted to help you. I didn't mean to be so pushy."
She let out a sigh and responded. "You guys didn't do anything wrong.." Her thoughts were racing again. "I just feel like such a mess since this whole 'love' thing started.."
"I know that feeling.." Rarity let out a small chuckle.
Sunset turned the doorknob finding it locked. "Mind letting us in?"
"I'll be right there." She got up and unlocked the door to let them in. She stepped backward leaning against the door as they walked in. They stood around her attempting to maybe cheer her up a little.
Apple Jack first spoke. "Sorry about just now. Ah'm sure Pinkie didn't mean to say all of that."
"But I thought-" Before Pinkie could say any more Twilight silenced her.
"I already said, it's fine. I just didn't expect it to come out so soon. Or at all.." Dash attempted to smile at them but it came out weak.
"You can look at it that way," Rarity smiled at her. "Or now that we know we can help you. And I would love to do so!"
"I guess so." She looked back at Rarity. "But don't expect me to go out with your make-overs if I don't want to."
"No need to worry about that Rainbow!" She continued. "I'm sure I'll be able to design something just for you that, even if you usually don't like such a thing, I'm sure you will love!"
She let out a small laugh already feeling a bit better. "Let's just hope so."
"What now?" Sunset asked obviously curious about what would come with this.
Rarity turned to her bag and got out a notebook. "When will you see him again?"
"Friday. We're meeting up for the project. why?" Dash was also curious now.
She wrote it down and gave her a determined smile. "I'll have the outfit ready so you can make an impression! Of course, I could also bring my make-up bag at lunch." She wrote it all down and put it back in her bag.
All Dash could do was let out a nervous laugh already fearing what was about to come. "Right.."
It was Friday now. While on her way to the cafeteria, Dash couldn't stop thinking of what kind of torture Rarity would put her through. She's very serious about these things and it seemed to be even more with this. She just hoped she would go easy on her and not accidentally kill her.
She walked through the cafeteria door and walked towards their table were Sunset, AppleJack, and Fluttershy already sat at. She put her tray down on the table and sat down.
"Hey, guys." She quickly greeted them.
"Hey Rainbow." Sunset showed a sounded chuckle. "Did you prepare?"
"Did my best." She said only half-joking.
Apple Jack gave her a face of sympathy. "Ah almost feel bad for ya. We all know how crazy she can get."
"I know.. Let's just wait and see what she comes up with. Maybe, just maybe, I won't die today." We all laughed before she started her lunch. In about a minute or two they were all there.
And like last time Rarity was as excited as ever. "I have everything with me!" She got a small pouch from her schoolbag and opened it to reveal a lot of make-up materials. "I've waited so long for this opportunity! You're going to look amazing!"
She got closer to her ready to start when Rainbow stopped her real quick. "Don't go too far ok? I don't want to look like a barbie doll after this."
"No need to worry darling!" She got her first tool. "I know exactly what I'm doing." Her smile got bigger as she started doing her thing. While she was busy using Rainbow Dash as her new canvas Dash noticed the others around the table laughing a little at times. She also got a brush and started doing something with her hair.
After at least a few minutes Rarity backed off and put the materials back in her bag, pulling out a small mirror for Rainbow Dash. "What do you think?"
Rainbow got the mirror expecting the worst when, to her surprise, it actually wasn't that bad. The makeup wasn't too much but it was you could still see there was something there. She also brushed her hair in a way that made it curl up a bit. She almost thought it looked cute.
She looked back at Rarity with a smile. "You know, this isn't actually that bad."
"Told you so." Rarity packed her stuff and put it in her bag.
The others also looked surprised. "It looks good on you." Sunset complimented followed by the others nodding in agreement.
Dash gave them a smile and Rarity looked back at her. "I have your outfit in the drama room. If we go there now you'll have it on before classes start!"
They both got up and Dash was actually pretty excited this time. "Let's see it!" The others followed too as they went to the classroom.
Once they arrived there, Rarity walked over to a clothing rack and pulled out a few sets of clothes. "What do you think?" Rarity showed her the clothes as Dash took a look at them.
It was a simple black, dark blue dress that was about the length of between the knees and the hips. It had a pattern that made it look knit and soft while still being a solid fabric. The dress was mostly black with a few thin dark blue lines that differed in size depending on the placement, the top had thin lines with the bottom thicker.
She also noticed a short jacket on top of it that looked like jean materials. It had some sewed on markings on it that looked like things she liked like sports balls, music notes, and a small rainbow. It wasn't the usual jacket size, about the length of the waist, but that worked well with the dress.
She also noticed her holding a pair of boots that reached about the bottom of her knee, or just a little bit shorter. They were black as the dress but had a thin silver lining on the sides. The bottom was also silver.
Dash stood there in surprise for a bit before getting a big smile. "This looks awesome!"
"I knew you'd love it!" She gave it to her and pointed at the changing room. "Now, put it on!"
"Sure thing!" She got in and pulled the curtains before starting to change. Once she put on the dress she knew her guesses from earlier were right. It felt very free and soft but it still stayed on her body to show off some of her curves. And the jacket also didn't get in the way of that. The inside of the boots was also very soft.
She pulled the curtains away and stepped out showing the new look to them. Rarity had a very excited face while the others looked mostly surprised and impressed.
"Wow.." Most of them said at the same time still the same look on their faces.
"How do I look? Is it alright?" Dash asked before waiting patiently for an answer.
Rarity snapped back in reality giving her a quick nod. "You look absolutely amazing!"
Now the big question. "Do you think Soarin could like it?" She looked a bit shy now with a blush on her face.
"He's going to love it! I'm sure of it!" Rarity looked over at the others who also snapped out of their amazing faces.
Sunset spoke first. "Definitely!"
Apple Jack chuckled a little. "Ah don't think ah've seen ya lookin' this nice before."
Fluttershy nodded in agreement. "You do look very nice now." Followed up by Pinkie Pie's nod of approval.
"Aw, thanks, guys!" They entered a group hug and after that heard the school bell ring. "It's time.." Dash noticed a bit nervous now.
Fluttershy stood next to her smiling at her. "You can do this Dash. I know you can."
Everybody gave her a nod of agreement before she got a smile. "Thanks, now, let's go. I don't want to be late."
As they walked through the halls Dash noticed some of the other students looking at her but didn't let it distract her too much. She and her friends split up at different classrooms and Dash arrived at her usual class with Soarin. After a deep breath, she grabbed the doorknob and walked in.
She noticed their table immediately and once she got there she sat down and put her bag aside. She looked his way and greeted. "Hey, Soarin." She tried her best to play it cool like always.
She noticed a small pause between her greeting and his answer. "Oh, hey Dash."
She noticed him looking at her differently than normal. "What is it?"
"Oh," He smiled at her. "You look different than usual. That's all."
She felt herself blush a little. "Do you like it?"
"Yea, it looks great on you." He continued. "You have some kind of special event after school or something."
"There would be if I can get this out.." She thought before answering. "Not really. I just.." She took a small pause. "Thought it looked nice."
"You really do." He gave a smile.
"Thanks." She noticed his blush and decided to start with the big question. "Are you doing anything later?"
He looked at her for a bit before answering. "No, why?"
"I thought we could maybe, you know, hang out for a bit after school?" She waited nervously for his answer giving him a nice smile.
He stayed quiet for a bit before showing a smile. "Sure. What do you want to do?"
"Whatever we want." She felt herself getting more excited now. "Unless you already have something in mind."
"We'll see what we do." They both smiled at each other before continuing the project as usual.
The 'date' I guess went pretty well. They both had fun and got a lot closer ever since. And with this story ended you all know what comes next.
They lived happily ever after!
