Rainbow was pretty nervous going to the mess hall with Soarin, where all the Wonderbolts would be eating supper before leisure time, and then bed time.

She was still dealing with the floaty and buzzy feelings after her kiss with Soarin in the hallway. Her tail just wouldn't go down, the cool wetness back there became a sticky spot she wanted to deal with, and her clit was half-swollen and on the verge of winking like mad.

Soarin made his intentions clear to her, but
she wasn't sure what the others expected of her. Rainbow kept thinking about his offer. If she wanted, she could lose her maidenhood tonight with the most awesome stallion she knew. But that didn't seem right to her, she had to make up with some of the other Bolts first, at least.

Entering the mess hall, Rainbow looked around at her team- comrades and all those confused, burning needs and feelings were replaced by a tidal wave of dread.

Saorin hoof-stomped to get their attention.
"Listen up and at ease everypony, Rainbow has something she needs to say." He beckoned her to speak, while all of the present Wonderbolts sat in two lines.

The stallions all sat on the left. Sun Chaser, Silver Zoom, Thunderlane, the twins Fire Streak and Lighting Streak. The mare's sat on the right. Blaze, Misty Fly, Fleetfoot, High Winds, and Surprise.

Rainbow felt like shrinking into herself, seeing them all staring at her with neutral expressions. Some she interpreted to be mad at her, but took a breath and stepped forward to speak. "I'm so sorry, everypony, I - umh- I just found out about the Wonderbolt's mating culture secret."

The others wore expressions with varying degrees of surprise, bafflement, and disbelief.

Fleetfoot's hooves crossed over her chest. "So you thought that meant you could lewd us however you wanted? Vapor Trail was pretty upset."

Rainbow flinched. "N- No I was trying to make it up to you guys for all the times I ignored you; I never knew that was the reason you were all giving me so much attention after practice and shows."

They looked unconvinced.

High Winds asked. "So you're saying you never knew what we were up to in the showers after practice? I find that hard to believe."

Rainbow hung her head. Even she knew how ridiculous it sounded, but she was so focused on getting to her friends. And she didn't always shower after practice. She could fly through some clouds for that.

Soarin stepped in. "It's true everypony. Spitfire and I confirmed it; Rainbow Dash has a... a more innocent view of the Wonderbolts; you should tell them everything."

The others seemed to consider that. A sense of relief parted the tension in the air.

Rainbow took a breath and released it. She told them all of what she, Spitfire, and Soarin now knew. That she was just that busy, but still loved and respected her comrades to the point she viewed them as professional work-friends.

Rainbow stood straighter. "B-but not anymore, I promise to do better. From now on, I'll be a better team- mate?" Her voice cracked at the end.

"Because the truth is, I never thought I'd have a chance with any of you. All of you are so awesome, and cool, and hot, and I'm. .. the truth is... the truth... it's because I'm a maiden mare, and I've never done stuff like that." She finished quickly, expecting and wanting the inevitably teasing to be over quickly.

"Are. you. serious? You really are still a maiden?" Blaze asked in disbelief.

Rainbow nodded her head.

Then the laughing started, a cacophony of chatter erupted, and Bits were passed around while sighs of disappointment and chuckles of joy were barked.

"I don't believe it, I lost!"
"Well that explains everything."
"She was always so full of bluster."
"I thought maybe she had a special somepony."
"Pay up, boys."
"I thought maybe she had higher standards."
"We're the Bolts, we're as high as it gets."
"I shouldn't have bet she had a groundbound nest fellow."
"I knew it, because the fillys can't ignore these bad boys for long." Thunder kicked out a leg, showing off his large, ripe nuts.

In the end, Fleetfoot was holding a hefty sack of Bits and distributed some to Thunderlane. "Here's your cut, boss." She winged some over to Soarin.

Spitfire and Vapor Trail entered the mess hall just then. "Oh good, the pool is over."

Rainbow looked appalled. "You guys bet on whether or not I was a maiden!?"

Soarin shrugged. "I mean, you did ignore all our advances for months, Dash, can you really blame us for having a little fun with it?"

"Crash, you got something to say to her." Spitfire's head cocked towards Vapor.

Rainbow lost a bit of confidence, and started to mumble her apologies. "Vapor, I didn't mean to make you feel bad, I was being stupid and didn't know what I was doing, I'm sorry."

Vapor Trail nodded. "It's okay, Crashie, I know how it feels to be that nervous when talking to ponies you like in that way."
Fleetfoot came up and gave Vapor Trail a sack of Bits.

Rainbow was stunned. "H-how, why, w-whah..." Her eye twitched.

"It takes one, to know one." She winked and smiled cheerily, then joined the others as they dispersed.

Rainbow then started to chuckle before it turned into a full belly laugh, knowing they forgave her, in their own Wonderbolt way.

She wiped joyful tears from her eyes. "You guys are so awesome, I meant what I said, I'm gonna start paying more attention to you guys."

"So who's the lucky pony that gets the honor of being your first?" Silver Zoom asked suggestively, wiggling his brows.

Rainbow Dash blanched and tried to swallow the knot in her throat. It was hard to ignore the shift in tone. It felt like everypony expected her to blurt one of their names. It was obvious to her, they all wanted the honor.

Spitfire spoke up in her drill pony voice. "Let's drop that and get some supper, then off to bed; everypony needs to decompress after training and everything. I'm instigating a lockdown on all 'trust building' for the rest of tonight and tomorrow morning; and if anypony pressures another pony into doing anything they aren't comfortable with, well, getting kicked out of the Bolts will be the least of your worries."

While everypony murmured agreements, but Rainbow's head was buzzing with the question. "Who should she pick to be her first?" When she had only one first time to give, and a whole lot to make up for?

Author's Note

I could've kept this chapter going and awhile there it felt never ending. But it has to end somewhere so questions can be explored in a more appropriate setting.