Rainbow turned when she heard a thud! behind her and smiled at the sight of the orange pegasus passed out on the floor with a dark red blush on her unconscious face. "Cute. Guess I should get her to bed though." Dash lifted the younger pony up and laid her out on the bed.

Scootaloo landed on her back and her legs drifted apart, showing her soft and bare underside. Rainbow Dash couldn't tear her gaze away as thoughts began to pool in her mind. 'She's never been with anypony before...I wonder if she...' Rainbow tentatively reached out to give a light rub to the younger pony's stomach, but stopped.

'She isn't a filly anymore, she's pretty much a grown mare now. It kind of feels like I'm taking advantage of her though...but she loves me right? So she should be fine with it if I just...' Rainbow shook her head and left the room, trying to get the image of the vulnerable pony out of her mind. She went down into the living room and got onto the couch. 'It's been so long since I was with another mare...Could I really hold a relationship again?'

As Rainbow became lost in thought, she couldn't help it as her hoof slowly traced a line up and down her belly, each time going lower and lower. A light moan left her lips as she felt the magic all ponies shared faintly shimmer, revealing her most vulnerable areas to nopony but herself. The pools of cerise slowly closed as she skirted her hoof around the pink flesh.

Each time she made a pass downwards, she circled around her sex, groaning as she resisted the urge to assault her quivering marehood. 'Gotta make it last...' Dash absently thought as she continued her ministrations to her lower half. The cyan pegasus had to constantly stifle her moans for fear of waking the younger flier up.

'But imagine if she came down and saw her idol and love interest like this...' Rainbow bit her lip as her hoof came in contact with the centre of her dipping slit. "Ahh..." She allowed a small moan of pleasure to escape her lips, if only to further her own carnal need. The prismatic pegasus focused on the image of Scootaloo coming down and actually helping Dash reach her climax.

By now, Rainbow had slid off the couch and was on her back knees as she furiously rubbed her hoof against the small pink pearl while she lost herself to the passion, allowing more and more moans to escape her mouth. Dash paid no heed to the droplets of her sex falling onto the carpet and darkening the area.

Finally, with one last burst of speed, Rainbow reached the plateau of bliss and her vision became hazy as rapture spread through her veins like adrenaline. She was only slightly aware of the juices flowing past her hoof and onto the floor as her head lolled back and rested on the couch.

When the pegasus came down from her high, she slowly made her way into the kitchen and washed off her hoof before grabbing a cloth rag to scrub her juice off the floor. "Man...I needed that." Dash said with a sigh of content as she worked on removing the stain she had created.

When she finished cleaning, she tossed the rag into the sink and quickly covered it in soap and began to scrub it back and forth between her hooves to eliminate the smell (and probably taste) of her sex. When she was satisfied, Rainbow went back into the living room to crawled onto the couch again. However, it wasn't long before the pegasus was bored.

"Guess I'll hit the hay as well. Nothing much else to do now." With that, Dash gave a quick stretch and headed upstairs and crawled into the bed next to Scootaloo and was asleep in seconds.

~~~

When Scootaloo awoke the next morning, she noticed two things. First, that Dash was in bed with her and second, it was seven-twenty. 'Ugh...why can't I enjoy this?' she thought as she carefully crawled out of bed to avoid waking the other pegasus. As quietly as she could, Scootaloo tip-hoofed down the stairs and into the kitchen where she quickly made her usual breakfast and ate it just as quick before gathering all of her homework and heading off to school.

As Scootaloo walked, she noticed that her level of soreness was at an all-time low. 'I really need to thank her for this. But what would I do? Buy her something? Take her out to eat?' Suggestion after suggestion filed through her mind. However, she gave up once the school was in sight. 'Maybe I could ask somepony for help later? Maybe...Roseluck? Or Twilight? Maybe...Daisy and Lily?'

The orange mare smiled and headed to her desk as she awaited the day's beginning. School went by as usual; Burnt Oak would go over the assignments, followed by some readying or studying which was then followed by lunch. During the break, Scootaloo told her fellow Crusaders about Dash basically moving in with her.

"Wow! At this rate, you'll get'er for sure!" Apple Bloom exclaimed.

"I know right? I can't wait!" Scootaloo said enthusiastically. Sweetie Belle on the other hand, wasn't convinced.

"I don't know Scoots...while this may seem like your infatuation is taking the shape of real love...it just doesn't seem natural to me I guess. Not the fact that you're both mares, but at the fact that you two haven't even gone on your first date, haven't shared a kiss, all that stuff. So why would she move in with you other than to continue your training?"

Scootaloo frowned and was about to say something, but Burnt Oak cut her off, announcing that it was time to go back to class. Throughout class, Scootaloo frowned. 'How could she SAY something like that! I mean, seriously! She's supposed to support me in times like this but instead goes and does the opposite...'

Scootaloo was so deep in her brooding that it wasn't until Burnt Oak slammed a ruler down on her desk, causing her to scowl and shout, "What!?" The stallion looked down at her, surprise in his face before it quickly turned to a look of disapproval.

"I was going to ask if you knew the answer to this problem, but instead I think I'll TELL you that you've got an hour of detention after school." The instructor spun and went back to his lesson.

Scootaloo looked directly at Sweetie Belle and mouthed, "Thanks a lot." The pegasus then promptly turned her anger towards the window, hoping the clouds (or lack thereof) would cheer her up. It didn't. When school let out, Scootaloo was still in a sour mood as everypony else filed outside, leaving only her and Burnt Oak.

"What's wrong Scootaloo?" The instructor asked.

"Nothing." Came the curt response.

"Doesn't seem like nothing."

"Well it is." Mr. Oak sighed and took off his glasses to rub the bridge of his nose.

"You sure that-"

"Yes I'm sure. Look, no offense Mr. Oak, but I just don't want to talk about it. I'd rather serve my detention in silence if you don't mind." Scootaloo said, never meeting her teacher's gaze.

The aged stallion replaced his glasses and said, "Very well then Ms. Scootaloo." After that, complete silence filled the room, apart from the occasional shuffle of papers coming from the instructor. Finally, when the hour had passed, Burnt Oak said, "You can go." without looking up.

During the hour, Scootaloo had berated herself for snapping at her teacher and wished to apologize.

"Umm...sorry about earlier...I've got a lot on my mind."

"I know. Care to talk about it?" Scootaloo moved from her desk and took a seat closer to the older pony. Soon, Scootaloo was explaining everything to the wise stallion, everything from her crush on Rainbow Dash to her recent training sessions.

Finally, after a few long and deep breaths after Scootaloo finished, Burnt Oak looked straight in the young pegasus's eyes and said, "Sounds like you're in quite a pickle." Scootaloo's jaw dropped at the bluntness of the response.

"I already knew that!" Burnt Oak chuckled and looked to his left out the window that Scootaloo was caught staring through many times.

"You mustn't be upset with Sweetie Belle. She just wants what's best for you."

"By belittling my affection for Rainbow Dash?"

"No, by looking out for your BEST interests. From what you've told me of this Rainbow Dash, it seems she only wants you around as her adoring audience." The words hit Scootaloo like a ton of apples.

"S-she also enjoys my company. We can talk for hours at a time!"

"What do you two usually talk about?"

"...Her exploits or the Wonderbolts."

"And never about what you want to talk about?" Scootaloo was silent as she searched for a time when Dash had shown a genuine interest in Scootaloo's stories or anything that related to her. She drew up blank.

"I..." Burnt Oak said nothing, instead staring at her with sad eyes. The instructor went to speak, but Scootaloo cut her off. "Wait! There was one time awhile back...I was walking home from school and I was walking alone since Sweetie and Apple Bloom weren't at school. Anyways, it started raining and I was already having a bad day since I was relentlessly bullied about being a blank flank pegasus who couldn't fly.

I started to cry...and as I was crying, a hole opened up in the clouds and I saw Rainbow Dash looking down at me, a sad look on her face. She came down and we sat in the rain together as she hugged me and told me that everything was going to be okay. That was the day I knew that I truly loved her." The dark coloured stallion listened as the young pony spoke.

'Hmm...it sounds like Rainbow Dash is only leading her on for herself, but at the same time, she sounds like she truly does wish Scootaloo happiness...What to do, what to do.' When Scootaloo finished her story, Burnt Oak stood up from behind his desk ans walked over to the window and gazed out into the blue sky.

"I...I'm not sure what to tell you now dear. It sounds like you are right and she does care for you, but you cannot completely dismiss your friend's concern. To ignore it would be foalish. Only time will tell." Scootaloo nodded and waited for more. However, the stallion silently remained in front of the window, his back to her.

The pegasus took this as her cue to exit. On her way back to town, Scootaloo saw both Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom sitting on a bench, waiting for her. As she approached, the unicorn dropped her gaze to the dirt as Apple Bloom looked torn. Scootaloo walked up in silence and simply stood in front of her friends. Finally, the pegasus broke the silence. "Hey..."

"Hey..." The unicorn answered quietly.

"Listen Sweetie Belle...I'm uh...I'm sorry about earlier. You were just lookin' out for me and I had no reason to take it out on you."

"No, I'm sorry. I know how important being with Rainbow Dash is to you and I should be more supportive instead of being negative like that." The two friends looked at each other, a small smile on their faces. Without another word, the two wrapped their hooves around each other and chuckled as Apple Bloom joined the hug.

"Now that we got the sappy part outta the way, how about we go do somethin' fun!" The earth pony suggested, getting a cheer from the other Crusaders. The three bumped their hooves together and ran off, laughing as they went.

~~~

When Scootaloo got home, she was surprised to see Dash in the living room, sitting on a small, chair shaped cloud. "'Sup Scoots?"

"How did...why is there..."

"Oh, this? No offense but your furniture isn't exactly comfortable so I broke up a cloud and turned it into a chair." Dash said with a grin. Scootaloo also noticed a Wonderbolts poster hanging on the wall beside the kitchen. "Nice huh?" Scootaloo simply nodded and headed into the kitchen to make a small snack.

She heard Dash hover in behind her and say, "Don't forget, we've got training tonight, tomorrow, and on Thursday."

"I can't train tomorrow; I've gotta work since I missed out this weekend."

Dash sighed and said, "You can skip it one more time can't'cha?"

"I really can't. This place isn't going to pay for itself."

Dash rolled her eyes and said, "That's why you should live in a cloud home; you'd never have to pay rent or anything for it."

Scootaloo nodded and said, "Maybe after I learn to fly you can help me make one?"

"Sure! It'll be easy." Dash said, fluffing the orange pony's mane. Rainbow left the room and Scootaloo quickly finished making her sandwich. She sat at the table and ate while Rainbow entertained herself with a paddle-ball in the other room. When the food was eaten, Scootaloo headed back into the living room to work on homework.

"Man, I'm sure glad I never had to do anything like that back at Flight School." Scootaloo just nodded and continued working. An hour or so later, Dash grumbled and flew small circles in the small room. "Ugh, I'm so bored. Hey Scoots, let's go out and do something."

The orange pony resisted the urge to blush and said, "Let me finish my homework and-"

"You can do that later." Dash had put her hooves down around Scootaloo's homework and filled Scootaloo's vision with her face. No matter how hard she tried, the young pegasus couldn't stop the blush that rose to her face. "Please?" Dash asked, a tone of playfulness lacing her voice.

"I..." She looked away from Rainbow's face, but a cyan hoof under her chin made her look back.

"C'mon Scoots. I'm bored, you're bored...let's go do something!" Scootaloo swallowed the lump in her throat and leaned forward slowly.

'You can do this Scootaloo! Just kiss her!' The orange pony thought loudly to herself. However, just before contact, a knock came at the door, making both pegasi jump in shock. "I-I'll get it!" Scootaloo quickly jumped off the couch and headed to the door.

She was surprised to see a pegasus looking down at the ground as she opened the entrance to her home. "Fluttershy? What're you doing here?" From behind Scootaloo, Dash called out to her friend.

"Hey 'Shy!"

"Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy looked past Scootaloo and saw Rainbow waving to her. This obviously confused the yellow pony, but she said nothing on the matter. "I just wanted to come and check on you, see if you were doing alright."

"Oh, yea. I'm doing good. Better than I have for a long time in fact." Fluttershy smiled.

"That's good. Guess I'll head back home and-"

"Wait! Fluttershy, hold on." Dash appeared above Scootaloo and smiled at her shy friend. "Me and Scootaloo were about to go do...something. Wanna join us?"

"W-what did you plan on doing?" Fluttershy asked, already afraid of what kind of idea her racing friend would cook up.

"I have no idea yet." The prismatic pegasus said with a grin.

"I...I guess that would be alright. If you don't me joining that is." The yellow pegasus said, glancing down at the ground.

"I don't. Do you Scoots?" Scootaloo shook her head, happy that there would be another pony there to make things less...tense for her. "Awesome! Let's go!" So, for the next few hours, the trio of pegasi walked with Dash making most of the noise as she talked and gave suggestions as to what they should do.

Everything she suggested didn't get very far as the other two ponies disagreed. Normally Scootaloo would've jumped on the idea of doing things that would impress Rainbow Dash, but she didn't want to put Fluttershy in situations she didn't want to be in. Finally, Rainbow sighed in frustration and said, "Fine. I'll just go flying around. See ya back at home Scoots."

With that, the cyan pegasus took off, her rainbow trail quickly becoming lost in the darkness of night, leaving Fluttershy and Scootaloo together.

"So...when did she move in if you don't mind me asking?"

"Yesterday was when she decided that she'd be living with me. It's pretty awesome." Fluttershy nodded and the pair just stood their, neither pony knowing what to do.

"Well...I should probably get going. I'm sure my animal friends are worried."

"Oh...alright." Fluttershy bid the younger pony good night and headed for home. However, as Scootaloo watched her go, she remembered that she needed to do something nice for her. "Fluttershy wait! I need to ask you something."

The pink-maned pony stopped and looked back at Scootaloo. "I wanted to thank you for what you did for me and I wanted to ask if you'd let me repay you."

Fluttershy gave a warm smile and said, "You don't have to do anything nice for me. It's reward enough to know that you're alright."

"No! I WANT to do something for you. It's the least I could do since you took such good care of me." Fluttershy was about to protest, but Scootaloo smiled and said, "Don't worry, it's alright. As soon as I figure out what I'm going to do for you, I'll let you know."

Scootaloo knew that the yellow pony wasn't going to allow somepony else to show her kindness like this, so the orange pegasus turned and ran before Fluttershy could say anything against Scootaloo's plan. Fluttershy stood there, shocked as Scootaloo ran off, and left the timid pegasus on her own. When the younger pony disappeared around a corner, Fluttershy couldn't help but laugh as she continued on her way home.

~~~

When Scootaloo got back home, she saw that Rainbow was nowhere to be found. The young pegasus took a breath and before she did anything else, Scootaloo sat down and finished what was left of her homework. After that, her gaze slowly moved to the hovering chair of cloud.

"I wonder..." Scootaloo hopped up and moved over to the chair and poked it. It shifted slightly, but otherwise remained still. "Okay...you stood AND slept on clouds for two days...you can do this." The young pegasus took a breath and hopped up onto the chair. As soon as she landed in the chair, it hovered backwards and bounced harmlessly off the wall.

"Whoa! This is awesome!" Scootaloo enthusiastically bounced in the chair, laughing like a filly as it rose and fell with her bouncing while never touching the ground.

"See? Told you clouds were better."

"Ahh!" Scootaloo screamed and fell out of the chair, rolling on the floor and spinning to face the mysterious voice. Standing in the doorway was Rainbow Dash, laughing loudly.

"The look on your face!" Scootaloo blushed in embarrassment as Dash walked in and shut the door behind her. "But seriously, what'd I tell ya?"

Scootaloo just nodded and said, "I can't wait till I have a cloud home!"

"That's the spirit! Now then, if ya don't mind, I'm going to bed. See ya tomorrow squirt." With that, Rainbow yawned and headed upstairs. Scootaloo watched her go and Burnt Oak's words rang her her mind.

'But you cannot completely dismiss the words of your friend.' The orange pony shook her head and sighed, heading back into the kitchen to plan what she was gonna do for Fluttershy. Sadly, she couldn't think of anything creative other than taking her out to dinner.

"Ugh! That's too normal! I want to do something nice for her but all I can think of is take her out to dinner?" Scootaloo pushed the papers in front of her off the table and sighed, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Alright, tomorrow I ask Roseluck for advice. Maybe Lily and Daisy can help too since they're actually in a relationship together."

The pegasus mare cleaned up the notes she had tossed onto the floor and put them in her saddlebag before heading up to her room where her bed and Rainbow Dash were waiting for her.

~~~

Scootaloo awoke with a start and looked around. She was surrounded by total darkness and could feel panic starting to rise up in her system. However, the snore that rose from the darkness next to her calmed her and offered comfort. 'I'm at home in bed.' The orange pony sighed quietly and closed her eyes, attempting to return to sleep.

However, sleep would not accept her attempts and cruelly rejected her. With a heavy sigh, Scootaloo rolled off the bed and made her way to the bathroom. With night-adjusted eyes, the mare shuffled her way through the dark home and into the bathroom (and managed to keep her hoof-stubbing to a minimum of one). After conducting her business and washing her hooves, Scootaloo made her way downstairs and into the kitchen.

She flicked on the small light, shielding her eyes from the light that assaulted her vision, threatening to blind her (not really, but it certainly felt that way). As her eyes slowly adjusted, Scootaloo stumbled around, trying not to be loud as she grabbed a few things and started to make herself some coffee.

Normally Scootaloo didn't touch the stuff and wondered to this day why her aunt had gifted it to her. However, there were mornings where Scoots would wake up and feel lethargic, groggy, and just overall sluggish. This was going to be one of those mornings. While she awaited the drink, Scootaloo gazed outside the window and saw Luna's illustrious work of art still stretching across the sky.

'What time is it? I thought it'd be later than this...' Turning her gaze away from the window, the now fully awake mare turned and saw that it was only three thirteen. 'I've only been asleep four hours? Ugh...' Scootaloo put her head on the table and inhaled slowly, then exhaled.

She took her head off the table and walked out of the house through the back door. The cool night air rushed to meet her and despite her natural pegasine warmth, Scootaloo shivered. It was like the air had gently wrapped itself around her in a light embrace before moving on, leaving her to stand in silence at the beauty of the night. "How anypony sleeps while there is this much beauty at night is beyond me."

"I as well." Scootaloo turned, resisting the urge to scream and saw the Princess of the Night standing on the roof of her home.

"Princess Luna? What're you doing here?"

"Simply surveying the night world, keeping an eye out for anything suspicious as I have always done." The lunar princess flapped her wings once and hovered down to the smaller pony. As she came down, Scootaloo watched the Princess's wings in awe and jealousy.

"I wish I could have wings as magnificent as yours." The alicorn looked at Scootaloo with a strange look before gently lifting Scootaloo's right wing and inspecting it.

"Your wings are beautiful and healthy as far as I can tell."

"Yea, they look nice...but you can actually use yours...I'm a grown mare and I still can't fly!"

Luna chuckled politely and asked, "Where was it written that pegasi had a set age of flight? I remember no such rule or requirement."

"It may not matter to you, but it does to me. Every day I have to live with the embarrassment that I'm a pegasus who can't fly...but luckily, I've got the best flier in Equestria to help me! I mean...other than yourself Your Majesty."

The royal pony rolled her eyes with a smile and said, "I know what you mean. However, are you sure that training with Rainbow Dash will help? Flight is something you must discover on your own."

Scootaloo sighed and mumbled, "That's what my mom always says..." The Princess put a hoof around Scootaloo and pulled her into a light hug.

"Take heed in her words. Mothers are some of the smartest minds in Equestria."

Scootaloo nodded and was silent for a moment before she looked up at the Princess and with a straight face asked, "Would you like some coffee?" Luna looked down at the mare in confusion for a moment before bursting out into laughter.

"If you do not mind, I would appreciate a cup." Scootaloo silently walked into her house with Luna in tow. The two sat at the table as the orange mare poured two cups of coffee, asking the royal princess if she wanted anything specific in hers. "I'll have two spoons of sugar, nothing more." Scoots nodded and handed the cup to the Night Princess after adding the sugar.

"Princess...can I ask your advice?"

"Of course. What is it you need?" Scootaloo took a few deep breaths, adding spoonful after spoonful of sugar to her coffee.

"I want to do something nice for Fluttershy, but I don't know what to do! I mean, she helped me out and I want to show my appreciation but I also want to do something original...is this making any sense at all?" Luna was silent for a moment as she sipped the bittersweet beverage.

"Yes, it makes sense. You wish to convey your feelings to Fluttershy in the most romantic way possible and-"

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa! T-that's not what I meant at all!" Scootaloo interrupted, blushing and waving her hooves back and forth. "She helped me and I just wanted to thank her for it. Like...treat her to dinner or get her some flowers or something!"

"Ahh, my mistake. Well then, why don't you..." The lunar alicorn stopped to think for a moment while Scootaloo took a deep swig of her coffee, the over-sweetened drink sending a shiver throughout her body. "Oh! Take her on a walk through the shopping district of Canterlot and if she shows interesting in anything, purchase it for her." Scootaloo nodded, taking the plan into her mind.

A smile formed on her lips and it quickly transformed into a grin. "That's a great idea! Thank you Princess!" The lunar mare simply smiled and sipped her drink. While the pair finished their drinks, they talked about the stars in the sky, Scootaloo's friends; simple things. Finally, Luna took one last sip and her coffee was gone.

"Well, I'm afraid I must take my leave. I will have to lower the moon to make way for my sister's sun soon."

"Ahh, well...thanks for helping me."

"Tis no trouble at all. While my sister may be more...popular, I am always willing to help those in need." Scootaloo smiled and followed Luna outside. "Take care Scootaloo. I hope Fluttershy enjoys your appreciation. May the moon and sun watch over you." With that, Luna's wings extended from her sides and with a few flaps was airborne.

Scootaloo watched in awe as the Night Princess disappeared into the starry sky. She gave a wave to where Luna had disappeared and headed back inside to wash the cups they had used. After they had been put up to dry, Scootaloo glanced at the clock and saw that it was five in the morning. The young pegasus sighed and said, "Well...time to play the waiting game."

With that, she walked into the living room, grabbed a book, and waited.

Author's Note

Well, it's five in the morning and my Insomnia won't let me sleep, so I figured, "Hey, I'm gonna post a chapter since I've got nothing better to do!"

Well...that and since I'll be moving back into my college dorm later today, I have NO idea when I'd be able to do this so why not now while I have nothing else to do (can't sleep, can't play Xbox cuz it's downloading stuff, and I don't feel like writing right now). So, with that, I hope you enjoy the growing drama that is...Learning to Fly ^^

Oh! That reminds me, I recently helped out a friend of mine (StormHoof32) with a chapter of his DashFire fic called "If Only They Knew". I got to write a WHOLE chapter for it and stuff. It's a nifty little story so far and I recommend giving it a look. I mean, I personally prefer...how to put this...shipping stories that are uncommon (like ALL the stories I write), but it's pretty decent. Kay, rambling now. Sorry (Also, it's his birthday today!)