A Rainbow Household

That night, sleep eluded Rainbow as she held on tight to Cumulo, she watched him sleep in her arms, subtly breathing as she watched the television, the warm glow lighting up the room as an old sitcom played.

Soarin came downstairs, looking groggy."Rainbow, you ok? Can't sleep?" Soarin asked as Rainbow nodded.

"Yeah, I just still can't believe it, he's so tiny." Rainbow answered as she looked at Cumulo.

"He is cute." Soarin agreed as he sat down. "Why don't you try to get some sleep, I'll take care of him." Soarin said as Rainbow nodded.

"Yeah, ok. Thank you, Soarin." Rainbow replies as she hands Cumulo off to Soarin.

Rainbow then heads upstairs and crashes on the bed, falling asleep uncovered.

The next morning Rainbow wakes up and notices that Cumulo is in his crib sleeping soundly. The baby monitor blinks red as she heads downstairs and sees Soarin in the kitchen.

"Oh, good morning sweetie, sleep well?" Sharon asked as he slid some cooked eggs out of the pan and onto a plate.

Rainbow chuckled as she nodded.

"You were out like a light, I came to bed after I fed Cumulo and you didn't budge." Soarin said as he served Rainbow her plate.

"Sorry about that." Rainbow said as she dug into her eggs.

"No need to be sorry, dear. It's ok." Soarin said as he sat down with his plate and began to eat.

After they had finished eating, Rainbow helped Soarin with the dishes. As they wash the plates, Rainbow strikes up a conversation. “Soarin, I think I would rather stay home with Cumulo.” Rainbow Dash said, causing Soarin to look at her with a little shock in his eyes.

“Are you sure? I mean, you have dreamed of being a Wonderbolt since you were a filly, right?” Soarin asked as he put up the last dish.

“Yeah, but looking at Cumulo sleeping last night, he just looks so innocent, so precious, that I don’t want to miss a moment with him.” Rainbow opened up, showing her more vulnerable side.

Soarin hugged Rainbow from behind and gave her a kiss. “Are you sure this is what you want?” Soarin asked as Rainbow nodded.

“Yes, this is what I want, if you want to go back to the Bolts you can, I won’t hold it against you.” Rainbow affirmed as she kissed him back.

With that, Soarin went to Wonderbolts HQ to talk with Spitfire, leaving Rainbow at home with the baby. She spent the day feeding him and changing him. She got a good look at his eyes and saw they were a beautiful magenta like hers.

Soarin didn't get home until late that night, his uniform absent, but he usually leaves it at HQ anyway. He comes in and hugs Rainbow from behind who was preparing dinner.

"Hey, honey, how was your day?" Soarin asked as he held her tight.

"It was pretty stressful, Cumulo cried for almost an hour, then I had to change him where he peed on me, and then I finally got him down." Rainbow said as she threw down a hayburger TV dinner.

Soarin looked at the warm food and smiled. He then gave Rainbow a hug and a kiss, knowing that this was all she could do for the time being.

"I'm sorry I wasn't here to help you, it must be scary for the first time." Soarin said as he sat down.

"It's ok, so how did Spitfire take my resignation?" Rainbow asked as she joined him at the table.

"She took it well, but….." Soarin trailed off as he looked at Rainbow, her body still glowing after childbirth.

"Yes, Dear?" Rainbow asked as she ate.

"I decided to look for a local job around here, maybe a grocery bagger or a coach at your school." Soarin finished as he began to eat.

Rainbow's eyes lit up as he said that, touched that he feels the same way.

"I think that's a great idea, Twilight might be more than happy to hire you." Rainbow said as she scooted closer to Soarin.

"I'd like that." Soarin replied as he kissed Rainbow on her forehead.

The next day, Soarin went to apply for the coaching job, Twilight conducted the interview herself and found promise in Soarin, she gave him the job and said he could start as soon as tomorrow.

After Soarin's interview, he returned home to see Rainbow dressing up Cumulo.

"Hey, honey. Are you ready for dinner?" Rainbow asked as she picked up Cumulo.

Remembering the day, Soarin replied with a nod as he went to get ready.

After putting on decent clothes, Rainbow and Soarin left home and flew toward Cloudsdale.

Arriving at her parents' house, Rainbow knocked on the door which was immediately opened by her father.

"Rainbow, Soarin. It's nice to see you, and how's my grandson?" Bow greeted them in a loud, but friendly voice.

Rainbow smiled as she hugged her dad. "It's nice to see you too and he's doing fine. Would you like to hold him?" Rainbow offered as she gently handed Cumulo over.

Bow gingerly took Cumulo and held him, smiling at the sweet little tyke.

Rainbow and Soarin entered the house and made their way into the kitchen. Windy was just finishing up on the salad paired with veggie hamburgers.

Noticing her daughter and son-in-law, she laid the salad bowl on the table and hugged them both. "It's good to see you two again, please have a seat, dinner is ready." She said as she sat down, Rainbow and Soarin followed suit as Bow came in holding Cumulo.

As they ate, they talked about current events and how things were, laughing and joyfully crying.

Looking up at Rainbow, her mother stared into her eyes. "Why don't you all stay the night, we'd love to have you." Windy offered.

Rainbow nodded. "I think we will." She accepted as she finished her burger.

After dinner, Rainbow went out on the front porch and looked at the night sky, doing so she saw a shooting star and smiled before heading back in.