Chapters Chapter 2: Confusion And Understandings
Previously: "Tears pour out of my eyes and my lungs squeeze tight. I lean against the wall on my side and slide down to the floor, letting my tears fall. I hear footsteps behind me but I don't turn around to look at who it is. I feel two are wrap around me and a chin rest upon my shoulder. A cheek nuzzles against mine and I turn my head to see who it is. When I look, my heart melts."
"F-Flash?" My voice cracked as I see him leaning down next to me. My eyes still have tears in them, but he wipes the ones falling away. He stands and holds out a hand for me to take. I hesitate but slowly reach out to take his hand. I place my hand in his and he wraps his fingers around my hand to help me stand. When I'm fully standing, I wrap my arms around him and sob into his chest. He wraps his arms around me and pulls me closer.
"Shhh shhhh. It's okay. It's okay." He rubs circles on my back in a soothing manner and it slowly calms me down. We slowly part from the hug and I clean my nose with my sleeve.
"I'm sorry." I whispered while letting out a quiet sniffle. I feel a hand on my shoulder and I look up.
"Hey. It's okay." He says softly. I look away.
"It's not. Plus I kinda have something to tell you. It's been nagging at me for some time." I take a deep breath. "..." I open my mouth, but nothing comes out. I close my mouth, but then try again. "I... I'm in love with you, Flash. I have been for some time. I never noticed how bad it was, until most recently. I understand if you don't feel the same way." I lowered my gaze to the floor. I feel a hand on my chin and it makes me turn my head to face the boy standing in front of me.
"Now what gave you the thought that I didn't feel the same way?" My heart flips.
"You... You mean...?" He smiles at me and we lean in closer to one another. Our lips gently close and the gap between us becomes smaller. I feel his breath on my lips and we close the gap. I feel his lips on mine and my heart swells. I wrap one arm around his neck and the other hand on the back of his head to pull him closer. I feel him snake his arms around my waist and pull me closer to him. I smile against the kiss. We part from the kiss and I pull him in for a hug. He rubs his hand on my back in a circled motion and my breathing evens out.
"You're gonna be okay, Dash." He whispered into my ear. "You're gonna be okay." Inlet out one final sniffle before finally fully relaxing into his embrace.
"I guess everything has changed a bit, hasn't it?" I say quietly. I hear him chuckle.
"I guess so." He responds. We release the hug and I look away while rubbing my left forearm
"Umm. I know we're in different bands and all but, I was wondering, do you think that maybe we could write our own songs?" I look up at him. He put his hand to his chin and slowly nods.
"Now that I think about it, when you mentioned that everything had changed, I might have an idea for a song. May I borrow your notebook and pen?" I nod my head and hand him both objects. He flipped to a new page and started writing. He writes for a few minutes until he finally nods his head. Most likely for approval.he hands me the book and I take a look. My eyes widen and I gasp as my eyes look over what I was looking at. He starts talking.
"Do you like it?" I look up at him and smile.
"You play the acoustic?" He nods but gives me a confused look. Almost like I read his mind, I continue speaking. "I personally think it would sound better than the electric. Does that make sense?" The look on his face gives me the impression that he's thinking. Then he nods.
"Do you think you can meet me in the music room after school ends tomorrow?" I nod my head. "Before he leaves, he stops. "Oh, and do you think that after the practice we could head out to that cafè?" I giggled and follow him out.
"Sure. I'm fine with that."
Chapter 3: Music Practice
It was the end of the school day and skipped over to the music room. Okay not literally skipping. I had my things with me and was almost there when I heard someone call my name.
"Rainbow Dash!" I turn around to see my six friends running towards me. And Rarity's running too. But how can she run in the freaking heels? You know what, I don't even want to know.
"Hey girls, what's up." Hey what's with my voice being all cheery today? Strange. Oh right. I'm gonna be hanging out with Flash today. Speaking of which, I need to be heading over to him now. "Oh, well I kinda need to be heading something to do something important. Bye!" I hear them calling my name, but I keep running towards the music room. Once I got there. I close the doors behind me and press my back against it. I sigh in relief and close my eyes.
"Glad you could make it." A voice says. My eyes pop open and I see Flash sitting on one of the chairs in the room. I smile.
"Absolutely. I just had to get away from my friends. Happy I came just in time though. Did you bring it?" He nods his head and pulls out beautiful acoustic guitar. I gasp at it's beauty. "Wow." Was all I could say. He chuckled and I giggled in response.
"Shall we?" He asks. I nod my head.
"We shall."
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"You good to go?" I nod.
He started strumming the guitar.
After we finished, he set down his guitar and we shared a hug. My eyes opened when I feel him move my hips so I was sitting on his lap. I didn't say anything. I just hugged him tighter. We then parted he hug.
"That actually turned out very well." I said with a snort after I finished. He chuckled and looked me in the eye. I saw what he was doing and looked away.
"Dash, look at me." I kept looking away. "Dash." He tried again. I still kept my gaze away from him. I heard him sigh. I then felt something on my chin that pulled me look back at the boy in front of me. I saw what he was doing and tried to prevent it until I felt both of his hands on my cheeks. I found my eyes on his and I immediately had my eyes look down at the floor. I stuck out my lower lip and pouted. "Rainbow." He called again and this time I sighed and looked at him. My lip still stuck out. My cheeks burned.
"Yes?" I asked. He caressed my cheeks with his thumbs and smiled. I sighed and rolled my eyes. I scooted closer to him and placed may smaller hands on his cheeks while he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me even closer. I didn't mind. I pressed my forehead against his and closed my eyes. I then shifted my head and placed my lips on his. I felt one of his hands trace up my back and squeeze the opposite shoulder. I removed my hands from his cheeks and placed one hand behind his head and the other around his nape. Our lips moved in sync with each other and I felt butterflies in my stomach. Not just that, but little did we know that something else would happen that would change us and our lives.
I was walking next to Flash while talking about lots of different types of music. Where are we headed? Well if you forgot, he had asked me out on a date to a simple cafè. If Rarity were here she'd freak out. For a few reasons. One, I'm still dressed in my school clothes. Two, we're going out to a cafè and not a restaurant. Three, well, I'm not sure if there's a three. I guess it's just those two. But since Rarity's not here, I don't have to worry about anything. It's just the two of us enjoying our time together. Nothing more, nothing less. I sigh. In the corner of my eye, I see Flash look over at me.
"You okay?" I snort.
"I'm fine. Just thinking of what Rarity would think about this. You know. Us still dressed in our everyday clothing, not going out to a nice restaurant?" He chuckled.
"You have a point there. But lucky us, she isn't here." I smile and nod. We enter the cafè, (Starbucks if you want to be specific), wait in line, order our drinks, and take a seat at one of the many vacant tables. A thought popped into my head.
"Hey, I had this other idea for a song, maybe I could write the first part that I have in my head, and maybe you could add on a second verse and see how it goes from there. What do you think?" Henput a hand to his chin and was quiet for a moment until he nodded his head.
"Why don't you start writing down what you have in your mind that way we can see how everything goes?" I nod my head and grab my notebook and pen. I start writing.
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After some time, I stopped writing showed him what I wrote down.
"Hmm." He said quietly. Then his eyes widened. He looked at me and held out his hand. I smiled, shook my head, and handed him the pen. "I got just the thing." He said.
"I hope it's good." I respond. He looked at me and raised his brows.
"It is. And you're gonna love it." I rolled my eyes and let him write.
He passed it back to me. I rose a brow and looked at him.
"That's it?" He shook his head.
"There will be more, I just need you to add something in." I blinked then came up with the perfect line after his.
I passed it back to him. He read the line, nodded and started writing again.
For some reason my mind to me to pull out a pen in some way we must have had the same idea of lyrics because we started writing at the same time.
I paused writing.
I joined back in.
Everything went perfectly fine and once we looked back down at our papers, we stared. Then we looked up at each other.
"Did we just..." "Wow." We said at the exact same time. He chuckled and shook his head while I covered my giggles. Flash cleared he has throat.
"As much as I would love to stay here, I need to get home. Mom's probably gonna worry if I don't get home for dinner soon." I nod my head. "But hey I can walk you home if you want." My cheeks fired up.
"Y-you know you don't have to. Right." He chuckled.
"I don't have to. But I want to." I look up at him, then look down and bite my lower lip. If he does that, he'll find the truth about be. But if I do, I'll most likely feel more comfortable. I sigh and nod my head. We pack our things and exit the cafè. Before I can lead him to my place something grabs my wrist. I look back to see Flash holding my wrist.
"Hey." He says calmly. "What's wrong?" My throat becomes dry. I look away and don't pull away from his grasp. If it were someone else, I probably would have done that. But not with him. I sigh.
"I..." No words could come out. "Well... I'll show you once we get to my place." I look him in the eyes and I see his concern. "Umm. Can I have my hand back please?" He looks down to see that he was still holding onto my wrist. He immediately let go.
"Oh right. Sorry. I-" I cut him off by slapping a hand over his mouth.
"Hey. It's fine. Let's just, get back to my place." I turn around start walking, but when I don't hear a second pair, I stop and turn around. "Flash?" I see the blue haired boy still standing in the same place was originally in.
Chapter 5: The Truth and The House
Previously: "Hey." He says calmly. "What's wrong?" My throat becomes dry. I look away and don't pull away from his grasp. If it were someone else, I probably would have done that. But not with him. I sigh.
"I..." No words could come out. "Well... I'll show you once we get to my place." I look him in the eyes and I see his concern. "Umm. Can I have my hand back please?" He looks down to see that he was still holding onto my wrist. He immediately let go.
"Oh right. Sorry. I-" I cut him off by slapping a hand over his mouth.
"Hey. It's fine. Let's just, get back to my place." I turn around start walking, but when I don't hear a second pair, I stop and turn around. "Flash?" I see the blue haired boy still standing in the same place was originally in.
He looked up at me.
"Oh, right. Sorry. I was just thinking. But, Dash, really. When we get to your place, please tell me what's wrong. I'm worried about you." I give a small smile. 'He cares about me. I know my friends care about me, but this feels different. Very different in fact.' I sigh.
"Alright. But this time, please follow me and not just stand on the sidewalk looking like an idiot. Okay?" He chuckled.
"Okay, Dash." He wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. My cheeks heat up a little bit and my heart starts racing.
'Oh God. What's happening to me?' Then he did something that really surprised me. He kissed me on the cheek. My face was burning and was probably red by then. I shake my head a little bit and continue walking towards my house. Once we got there, I swallowed the lump in my throat.
The walk was silent and awkward. We were nearing my house and my heart was racing. I took a shaky breath in and walked up the stairs to my house. I saw Flash look around. He seemed confused. 'I'll tell him once we get inside.' I grabbed my keys from my bag and opened the door. We stepped inside the house and I lead him through the house, to my room, (but right after I locked the front door). I threw my bag on the floor as we entered my room. I took off my shoes and flopped onto my bed. Flash did the same, except he sat on the desk chair.
"Alright." I sigh. "Here's the truth. As you can tell, the house is empty. The reason why is because my parents are no longer here. They passed away a year ago and I've lived alone ever since. Lucky me that I got myself a job and can get things done as well as pay for the taxes. I'm surprised I manage though. I just... Well... I don't know... My life is a mess." I sniffled and I felt tears welling in my eyes. I covered my face with my hands. I heard shuffling next to me and a hand stroking my hair. I uncovered one eye to see Flash running a hand through my hair. I uncover the other eye and look at him. "Why do you care so much?" My voice was no louder than a whisper. He smiles and strokes my cheek.
"I care because you're you. There's no need to change that. But, really, why didn't you tell the girls? Any one of your close friends?" I looked away. I shook my head and some of my bangs fall over my eyes. He pushes them away and cups my chin so he could turn my head to face him and look him in the eye. His hand then moves to my cheek and he caresses it with his thumb. A smile blooms on my face. He smiles in return. He slowly pulled my face closer to his and I help by leaning towards him. Our eyes fluttered closed and I could feel his breath on my lips. Butterflies danced in my stomach as he pressed his lips against mine. Fireworks exploded in my mind and my heart beat wildly. I fully sat up and leaned in closer. We part from the kiss and our eyes open. A blush grows on my face and he smiles at me. He gets up from the chair and sat next to me on my bed. He wrapped an arm around me and I smirked. I then shoved him onto the bed so his head hit the pillows while I flopped on top of him. We laughed. He turned onto his side so I lay on my side. He wrapped his arms around me and I did the same while snuggling into his chest.
"Shouldn't you head home or something? Your mom's probably worried by now." I mumble into his chest. He shook.
"No it's fine. I'll tell her where I was tomorrow. I just want you to stay happy. You don't look so good when you're upset." I giggled.
"I don't think anyone is." He chuckled and squeezed me tighter. But not too hard. I felt him plant a kiss on my forehead and I smile.
"Love you, Rainbow." I hear him whisper.
"Love you too, Flash." I whisper back. I close my eyes and enjoy being held in the embrace of the one I love.
Unknowing to us, our lives were about to be changed and would only become more challenging as it goes.
Author's Note
Yay! Chapter 5 has been completed. Just what I needed. Rhyme not intended.
Chapter 1: The Talk And Squeeze Of Emotions
Hey guys. My name's Rainbow Dash. I know, pretty sweet name, huh. Anyway. I'm the band leaders of The Rainbooms. I used to be selfish and say that the band was mine , but then Princess Twilight and Sunset Shimmer helped me realize that it was a very shitty thing to do. After that, I decided to call it "our" band instead. Surprisingly, it took a lot of weight off my shoulders and chest. Something else you should know about me, I'm the captain of every single sport at Canterlot High School. My favorite one is most likely soccer though. According to Princess Twilight, I represent the Element of Loyalty. Ever since Camp Everfree, my super power is super speed and I absolutely love it!! My best friend's name's are Sci-Twi, Sunset Shimmer, the bitch yet overly generous Rarity, the overly excited Pinkie Pie, the super shy Fluttershy, and last but not least, honest apple Applejack. Okay, enough introduction. Time for the story.
I yawned after my last class of the day. I was so tired in all of my classes today due to me not getting enough sleep last night and almost fell asleep in a few of them. Somehow, I managed to stay awake which surprised me. Normally that never happens and I always fall asleep in any of my classes. So what's up with today? It was the end of the day and I had finished packing up my things from my locker. Since I had so much on my mind, I headed over to the gym to write some new songs and do some other awesome things. I walked over with my backpack on my back and guitar case in hand. And before you ask, my guitar is inside the case.
When I stepped into the gym, I saw that it was empty. I sighed and smiled.
"Good. Now I don't have to be bothered by anyone." I climbed up to the stage, set down my backpack and guitar, opened my bag, and grabbed my pen and notebook. "Quiet time to write new songs. Perfect." I scribbled in my notebook for a few minutes before finally enjoying the finished piece. "Now all I'm gonna need is someone to sing it with. Not the girls obviously. Now that I think about it, it has to be a male singer and... who do I choose?" I shook my head, but then I heard someone call my name.
"Dash?" I look towards the door to see a very familiar face.
"Hey, Flash. What's up?" I give him a smile. He returns it.
"Oh nothing much. Just came here to get some quiet time myself when I heard you talk to yourself. Mind if I join you?" I shook my head and he sat down next to me. "So." I looked over at him as he spoke. "What had you come over here?" I shook my head.
"Well, my day was a bit rough. Especially due to the lack of sleep last night." I sigh and shake my head. "I don't know what caused me to not get any sleep, but, I guess I probably had a lot on my mind. But writing, singing, or listening to music always makes me feel better." I heard him snort. I turned to face him.
"You know, that always makes me feel better too. I see you got a notebook full of writing in it. What is it exactly?" I smile 'Maybe he's the one I can sing it with.'
"It's full of songs I've been working on. A few minutes ago I finished writing this duet but I don't know who to sing it with." He nods his head and purses his lips.
"May I see it?" I nod my head and hand over the book with the page still open to the song I just wrote. He takes it. I see his eyes scan over the page and I bite my lower lip. He looked up at me and smiled. My cheeks turn pink and I look away. "I can tell that you need a male singer for this song?" I nod my head. What he says next surprises me. "I'd be glad to help." My eyes widen and I smiled, my cheeks still pink.
"Really? I mean, you don't have to if you don't want to." He puts a hand on my shoulder.
"I don't have to, but I want to." He smiles, and mine grows, along with my blush.
"Heh. Thanks, Flash. It means a lot." He nods his head.
"When are you free to practice?" 'He already wants to know when we want to practice? Oh God. What the hell is going on with me?! Get a grip, Dash. Woman up, girl! Woman up!' I shake my head.
"Well... I don't have practice until next week, so... I'm free whenever really. After school though." He chuckled and I giggled in response. 'Hold on, Dash! You just giggled. You just giggled!!' I just pushed that away.
"So. Does tomorrow, same place, same time, work for you? Or we could talk it over at a cafè? Your choice." I think for a moment. 'C'mon, Dash. If you take the cafè, it's like he's asking you out on a date! Chose that one!' I snap out of it one I hear him talk again. "Or you don't have to. It's fine by me." I can his tone is sad and upset. I see him cast his eyes downward.
"No, no, no, no, no, no, no! I'm sorry! I was thinking of an answer and that probably made you think that as a no, but," I takes a deep breath, "I think the cafè would be nice. To be honest." I feel my face heat up again. He breaths out a sigh of relief and I let out a small laugh.
"So would you like it as a date?" By now my heart is beating wildly in my ribcage.
"Umm... I... Uhhh... Well I... S-sure. I guess." I look away while twirling a bit of my hair around my finger. Oh God, my face was definitely red by now. His next action surprises me. I feel him place his lips upon my cheek and I freeze. He pulls away and I look at him. "I'll see you in front of the statue after school tomorrow, Dash." I watch him walk out of the gym with dazed eyes. My heart felt like it was about to burst with love. I blink. 'Wait. This can't be serious. Am I seriously falling in love with Sunset's ex boyfriend? Stop it, Dash. Don't call him that. It'll just make you think back to the Fall Formal Incident. Oh God. I really am in love with him. But how? I'm too awesome for this sappiness. What the fuck is wrong with me? Shut the hell up, Dash. Just admit it! You're in love with him. There. End of story. Now deal with it.' I squeeze my eyes shut, feeling tears rise. My throat becomes dry and I find my chest start to ache. I feel the first hiccup come into my throat and then the dam breaks. Tears pour out of my eyes and my lungs squeeze tight. I lean against the wall on my side and slide down to the floor, letting my tears fall. I hear footsteps behind me but I don't turn around to look at who it is. I feel two are wrap around me and a chin rest upon my shoulder. A cheek nuzzles against mine and I turn my head to see who it is. When I look, my heart melts.
Author's Note
Chapter 1 finally finished. I'm so proud of myself.
