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When you're so close but so far from the one you love, all you can do is daydream....
Just....day dreaming'
Ever hear about love at first sight? As cheesy as it sounds, sometimes, it really happens. From the first day I met her, I knew that she was the one, a beautiful Pegasus pony with that flare of adventure and love for life that I look for in a mare. She had a gorgeous mane and she was incredibly athletic too. Every time I think about her, I start to giggle to myself. That's when she came up to me and gave me a gentle nudge to snap me out of my day dream.
"Soarin, c'mon, we're gonna be late for practice"!
That's Spitfire, she's our captain, Captain of the Wonderbolts. I've been friends with her for years. We've always had each other's backs and we always supported one another. But I was always reluctant when she ever wanted to talk about relationships when we were alone. We always talked about what we wanted in a pony, someone smart and good looking, someone brave and would love us for us not just for appearance or because we were the wonder bolts. That's when I would always think about.....her....
Come to think of it, I would never have met her if it weren't for the Wonderbolts. If only I could find the courage to tell my special somepony how I really felt. No matter what, either way, I know Spitfire would be there for me, to help me through rough times if it was never meant to be. There isn't a day that passes that Spitfire won't tell me that I can tell her anything and that she'll help me with anything.
My work is what keeps us separated. If I ever did tell her my feelings, then it would ruin her reputation and probably mine too because of the wonderbolts. But I wouldn’t care. I would still love her, and judging by the way we act when we're near each other, she would still love me. That is, if I ever tell her. What if I'm not what she wants, or more importantly, what she needs? We're pretty close friends but, what if I tell her how I feel, and she rejects me? That would pretty much end our friendship and she would never be a part of my life again. I don't think I could live without her.
Sometimes I dream about her. I dream about us lying on a couch during Hearth's Warming with a fireplace, only to wake up to find myself on the couch alone. Usually I would cry myself back to sleep because I hated myself for waking up at the worst possible times. We do have our moments together. We sometimes meet on weekends and have a little race now and then. As much as I love an athletic mare, I enjoy the girly side of her now and then. I took her shopping once as friends and I saw her eyeing a looking so I decided to buy it for her. I could see it in her eyes that she loved it and she threw a big hug at me that gave me that warm feeling inside, that warm feeling that can only be described as love. In the locket, she put a picture of us from a friend's wedding so that he would never forget how special we were.
Days went by, days became weeks and weeks became months where I would take her out every weekend. We were seen together so often that some ponies actually mistook us for a couple. It was even in the news and magazines that there were some intimate relationships with some of the wonderbolts members. The whole thing was a huge mess so we decided that we should probably stop going out every Saturday, to out great regret. We never really bonded anymore after that...and it broke my heart that I was so stupid to not speak up while I had the chance, so many chances that I wasted because I was too much of a coward to tell her how I felt.
It wasn't a complete loss though; we would have our chance after an occasional show in Canterlot. After the last performance, we would meet in a nearby restaurant and have dinner, laugh a little, just having a good time, all while being discreet about it. We couldn't afford anymore drama or we would be torn apart for good.
Friday night: guys night out
so here I am with some of my closest friends, here we got Macintosh Apple, Shining Armor Sparkle, Dr. Whooves, Braeburn Apple, Fancy Pants and Princess Celestia's nephew Prince Blueblood. Kinda of an awkward group, I know, but hey, nothing in Equestria is normal especially the ponies. Every Friday, we get together in our bar, watch some hoof ball, have a few drinks, and have some fun, just a night to get away from mares. Only problem, I don’t have one to get away from. Every one of my friends has a mare in their life.
Big Mac has a Pegasus pony from Ponyville named Fluttershy. From what he tells us, she runs an animal shelter, sounds like a sweetheart. Obviously we all know who Armor has. Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, Blueblood's cousin. The Doc's married to another Pegasus from Ponyville. Her name's Ditzy Doo Hooves but I think her nickname's Derpy. They even have a daughter together. Lucky guy has a family and everything. Now Braeburn's one of my oldest pals and I've known his mare friend, Golden Harvest (or Carrot Top as we call her) since we were kids, in fact, I introduced them to each other. FP's been married to Fleur de Lis for years now. Their relationship is something that I envy; although Fancy's all big and famous, like me, he can still keep a wife that loves him for him, not for his money, and make it last. Now Blueblood's story is a real mystery, how can two ponies that just HATE each other be...together? Rarity's her name and like Fluttershy and Derpy, she's a Ponyville pony. Anyway, if you haven't heard the story, Rarity went the Grand Galloping Gala, going after Blueblood only to be heartbroken and pissed off. That night didn't end well for either of them...or so you thought. Turns out that old Blue butt went after her to press charges for all the damage done at the Gala, ended up getting drunk with her and "spending the night", if you know what I mean. Since then, they've been together apparently. But they do have the bad habit of arguing all the time then ending the day with sex. Nevertheless, ever since he got with her, Blueblood's not like himself anymore. He seems to be less selfish and actually loves cares for Rarity, although they hate each other's guts.
I don't even want to start on how many times those idiots have tried giving me tips on how to win over a certain pony's heart. As much as I appreciate it, they mostly give me stupid ideas like kidnapping her and pretending to save her. HA, no thanks Shining Armor. Those guys are good friends; don't get me wrong, but how they all have mares and I don’t, is a mystery. I went outside to get some fresh air. I could hear the boys chanting "Chug chug chug chug"! While FP took on a full barrel of cider. The cool air breezed through my mane as I watched the night sky and the Princess's moon and stars overhead. I decided to stay outside for a while and collect my thoughts. After a couple of hours, I said by to my friends and headed for home, gotta get my rest, lot of work on Monday.
Monday mornings are always disasters but today was an off day. The wonderbolts are being split into teams of two to inspect local weather in nearby towns. I was assigned Ponyville and was partnered with Spitfire. A lot of action happens in this town. I considered asking her out to make it official, but only time will tell. I have a feeling that something, if ANYTHING interesting might happen today. But like I said, time will tell. Most inspections are just signing paperwork all day in the local weather office, but we got a little field work today. Out in one area, some storm clouds were out of place. Occasions like this are very dangerous and I'm a little worried about...you know who. Knowing her, she would probably get into some sort of trouble. Through all the confusion, I could barely see past my own nose. Whatever or whoever caused this, they really messed up. As we traveled deeper into the storm, we got separated, thunder crashing, bolts of lightning everywhere, rain pouring, and disaster. Being trained pros, I knew that Spitfire could handle herself and we're trained to never panic. I worked fast, kicking as many clouds as I could, piece of cake. Almost an hour past, and I was nearly finished. But as the number of clouds declined, I saw something that almost tore out my insides. Out on a distant cloud, I saw a pony lying motionless, her tail swaying back and forth. All my training seemed to be worthless at this specific moment as I cried in grief and broke into tears.
"Damn it! You stupid mare"!
I cried rushing over to the Pegasus. She was unconscious and she had a bad cut going down her head. Lightning bolts were everywhere and it was dangerous to be standing still in a place like this. I had to get her to safety before more clouds rolled in. I pressed my hoof to her forehead and drips of blood ran down my arm. I needed to get her away from here. Now.
Ponyville Hospital: room 432
*beep beep*
I sat by her side as I watched her stomach slowly go up and down. I ran my hoof through her hair, desperately hoping she would make. The guys were waiting outside, they knew how I was feeling and decided to give me some space we made it outside of the hospital and I looked back inside, not wanting to leave, somehow believing it was my fault. But I knew she would be just fine, she's a tough gal, everpony knows that. About a week later I finally came to check up on her. Out of the 7 days she was there, I didn’t have the courage to confront her. I thought that she would have been mad at me or something but my boys reassured me that everything would be perfectly fine.
As I approached her room, my breathing began to become a bit shaky, I'll admit I was a bit nervous at first but I was just so excited to finally see her again. Slowly I opened her door but the room was empty. I cursed myself almost out loud. I was too late. She was already gone. I missed her, I wasn’t there for her. I walked out into the hallway, the guys and their mare friends looked excited to finally see how the patient was doing. They let me past as I walked slowly down the hall depressingly. I made my way to the waiting room and took a seat in one of the chairs. Looking up at the ceiling, I closed my eyes and started to relive old memories again. Sighing in frustration, I began to slowly thump my head against the wall. After a couple of minutes, I made my way over to the doorway and just let the wind blow through my mane, eyes closed.
I heard hoof steps coming from behind me and I turned my head around to see Spitfire gently trotting towards me. She gave out a small chuckle and so did I as she embraced me. Again, she warmly hugged me with a smile.....
"Thinking about Rainbow Dash again aren't you"? She chuckled.
I only looked up at the clouds and closed my eyes.
"Just....day dreaming".
Author's note: You all thought spitfire was Soarin's crush didn't you? Until then,
CIAO
