Twilight walks into her private sleeper car on the overnight train back to Canterlot. They were all on their way back from saving the Crystal Empire and Princess Cadence had given them all private cars for the long journey home. She walks over to the window and opens the curtains to see the aurora emanating from the Crystal Palace lighting up the country side. She sighs at the beauty, wondering what was going to happen now. She jumps at a loud thump on the roof and looks back out the window to see Rainbow Dash looking at her from over the edge of the roof. Dash smiles and waves at Twilight before taking off again and heading towards her own car. Twilight decides to walk over to Dash's car to talk, seeing as she cant sleep. She opens her door and steps into the hallway, heading for the door connecting her car to the next. She slips through the double doors quietly and looks into the door leading to the room, seeing Fluttershy sleeping softly on her bed. Twilight smiles and continues on to the next sleeper car. This time when she looks through the door, shes met by the face of Rainbow Dash.
"Hi Twilight. What are you doing sneaking around peaking into everyponys room?"
Twilight blushes when Dash says it like that. "O... I couldn't sleep. I was wondering if you wanted to stay up and talk for a little while."
Dash lets her in and closes the door behind her. "Sure, is there something in particular you wanted to talk about?"
"Not really, I just don't want to go to bed yet. Especially after all the excitement today." Twilight sits down on the bed and Dash sits next to her.
Dash looks out the window for a few minutes. "Its so beautiful tonight, all the stars are shining and the moon is extra bright. It must be Luna is proud of you Twilight."
Twilight blushes again. "I didn't know you appreciated beauty like this Rainbow."
"Yea, well dont tell anypony. I don't want them to think i'm going soft." She turns away from the window and looks into Twilights eyes. "I.. uuummmm... I kinda.... sorta.... think....your pretty too."
Twilight's ears flick. 'Did she just.... no, there's no way, is there? She couldn't possibly like me, could she? Na, it was probably just my imagination. You need to stop dreaming Twilight. Shes never going to like you like that. Still, she said she thought i was pretty.' "I'm sorry, i didn't quite catch that last part. Did you say i was pretty?"
Dash blushes. "Uuummm, yea. Ooooo, i didn't mean it that way. I meant in the light and the aurora and........." Dash starts sweating and refuses to look at Twilight.
'O my dear Celestia, she DOES like me. Do i like her? Do i even like mares for that matter? What is i do like her, will the others make fun of me? Of us?' They both sit in silence for a few minutes before Dash starts talking about the day they just had. Twilight and Dash talk about how Dash had jousted with Fluttershy, and how Spike had fallen and Shining armor had thrown Cadence to catch him and the Crystal Heart. Eventually they run out of things to talk about and just watch the countryside roll by the window. Twilight starts thinking about Dash again, wondering if she liked the rainbow maned mare that way, and is Dash actually liked HER that way. She decides to try to find out. She whispers just loud enough to hear herself. "I think your pretty too" She sees Dash's ear twitch and wonders if she heard her. 'No she couldnt possabily have heard me, I could barely hear me. But that felt good to say. It somehow felt right to call her pretty' She decides she needs to find out if her feelings are true, and if Dash feels the same way. "Dash."
Dash turns to look at her. "Yea Twilight?"
Twilight starts to blush at what she was about to say. "I.. i think i like you." She immediately looks away.
Dash looks at her friends half turned face and sees the blush on her cheek. They sit like that for a few minutes, the entire time Twilight's head seemed to get lower and her face sadder. Dash finally responds. "I like you too Twilight, after all were PFF's right?"
Twilight feels crestfallen at the last statement. "O uh, yea. I guess we are. Its getting late, i'd better be getting back to bed." She gets up and walks out into the hallway, barely holding her tears back. She doesn't notice that dash seems to be deep in thought. She also doesn't notice the look of confusion that seems to get bigger and bigger. As soon as shes back in her own bed she starts crying openly. 'Why am i so worked up over this. Do i really like her that much.' she thinks it through for a few moments, all the while crying. 'Yes, i do like her. But she doesn't like me back, i was wrong and now shes probably freaked out.' She eventually calms down enough to stop crying. She lays there on her bed wallowing in sadness and self pity. She jumps at a knock at her dor and quickly wipes the tears out of her eyes. "Hold on a second, ill be right there." She walks over to the door and opens it up, only to be tackled by a rainbow colored blur. Twilight lands on her back and looks up to see Dash's face only inches from her own.
Dash leans in closer and whispers "I like you too Twilight." She then plants her lips on Twilight's. Twilight stares at Rainbow Dash in shock, her eyes wide. Eventually she closes them and just enjoys the moment. Dash closes hers too.
Twilight is quiet as she kisses Dash, but inside shes screaming in excitement. 'SHE LIKES ME BACK, I KNEW IT.' Suddenly she feels Dash's tong on her lips. 'What is she doing? Does she really want to do that? I guess we came this far, what harm is there in going a little further.' She opens her mouth, letting Dash's tong in. Dash immediately starts exploring the new territory. Not wanting to take a back seat on this crazy ride, Twilight starts wrestling with Dash's tong, pushing back into the other mares mouth. After a few more moments of tong wrestling, Dash breaks it off. Twilight giggles at what just happened. "What now? How do we tell the others? DO we tell the others?"
Dash just smiles and pulls Twilight over to her bed. "Now i suggest we get some sleep and worry about that stuff later. I find that f you let a problem ferment, usually it will resolve its self in some way or other." With that Twilight lays down on the bed and Rainbow Dash lays down next to her, spreading a wing over her new mare friend.
The next morning Twilight wakes up in Rainbow Dash's warm embrace. 'It wasn't a dream. Thank Celestia.' She hears voices outside her door. She recognizes Applejacks voice as she listens. "Well ahm worried. Rainbow Dash is nowhere to be found and Twilight hasn't come out of her room yet." Twilight is about to get up when AJ opens the door and walks right in. "Twilight, ya in here.... WHAT in the HAY is going on here?" Twilight blushes as Dash wakes with a start and retracts her nice warm wing. Twilight sighs sadly inside as a chill decends on her.
Rarity rushes into the room at AJ's exclamation, takes one look at the two mares laying on the bed, and starts to push Applejack and Pinky out of the room. "Isn't it obvious Applejack dear. These two obviously need some privacy, now run along you two and wake Fluttershy. No spike dear, Twilight is busy. You can go in later. Now, who wants pancakes for breakfast, i hear the food on board is delightful." And with that Rarity shuts the door with one final wink at the two mares.
Twilight laughs at the look of confusion on Rainbow Dash's face. "Leave it to Rarity to identify love instantly." Twilight blushes at what she just said.
Rainbow Dash looks into Twilight's eyes. "Love. Is this what this is? Do you really love me?"
Twilight thinks for a minute before answering. "Yes. I love you Rainbow Dash." Twilight blushes as she says this, but she knows its true. She did love Rainbow Dash, with all her heart. Her blush stars to fade as she waits for a reaction from Rainbow Dash.
Rainbow Dash slowly turns back to Twilight. "I love you to, Twilight Sparkle. And I always will." Dash smiles and kisses her mare friend. "Now, lets go get some of those pancakes before Pinkie eats them all." With that the mares both stand and walk out the door and into their future together.
