The Strings of her Heart

Lyra awoke to the sound of birds singing and the sight of the sun trying to peak its way inside her house. Lyra quickly turned to her side, worrying that it had all been a dream. Rainbow Dash lay there, softly snoring, her rainbow-coloured mane all ruffled. Lyra suddenly felt an immense burst of happiness as she remembered the previous night’s events. Lyra and Rainbow had gone out drinking. Rainbow Dash, who had drank a lot, kissed her. Then they came back here, and they… Lyra blushed. She was never normally this easy to get. She used to like toying around with her mates first, teasing them before finally letting them claim their prize. But with Rainbow it was different. Lyra had wanted it to happen with Rainbow so badly that she didn’t care about playing around with her. She had to have her that night. And when Rainbow said those magic words… “I love you.” Lyra felt the happiest she had since Bon Bon had passed away. Maybe Lyra would get her “Happily ever after” after all.

She decided to go downstairs and cook some breakfast. She put two eggs in a pan and used her magic to light the stove. While the eggs fried she went to the window and opened the curtains. It was a bright, beautiful day outside. The birds were singing, the sun was smiling high in the sky. The weather itself seemed to reflect Lyra’s inner feelings. Lyra allowed a giant smile to spread across her face. “Well, somepony seems really happy this morning.” Lyra turned to see a half-asleep Rainbow Dash stood at the bottom of her stairs, smiling at her.
“Good morning Rainbow! Did you sleep well?” Rainbow Dash plodded over and sat down at the table, before holding her hooves to her head.
“I slept brilliantly… The trouble is that I wish it could have stayed that way. I think I had a little too much to drink last night, my head feels like somepony has hit me with a club!” Lyra giggled.
“Well, I have the perfect solution for that!” She walked over to her stove, summoned two plates and a spatula with her magic and placed the eggs on the plates, before taking them over to the table.
“Ooh, good, I’m starving!” Rainbow stuck her head straight down on the plate and wolfed down her egg before realising where she was. She looked up, her cheeks a glorious crimson colour, yolk still dripping down her chin.
“Oh, Lyra, I’m really sorry, I completely forgot my manners!” Lyra stood up and walked over to Rainbow.
“Ha, it’s quite alright dear.” She wiped the yolk off of her chin before engaging her in another passionate kiss. Somehow, she tasted even better while she was sober.

Rainbow Dash smiled at Lyra as she broke the kiss.
“Well, your egg was really good, but nothing can beat that!” Rainbow jumped off her seat and restarted the kiss. Lyra loved every moment of it; she had a found a pony that could truly make her happy again. Rainbow was also happier than ever before. She had never really felt an attraction to stallions. When other girls in her class started chasing them around, she never wanted to join in. But Lyra ignited a burning passion, deep inside her heart. Lyra stepped back.
“Well, Rainbow, I really need to wash these dishes… And I think you need to go and brush your mane.” She giggled, grabbed the two plates and walked over to the sink, Rainbow hypnotised with her posterior the whole time. “Rainbow Dash, don’t think I can’t see you eyeballing my behind.” She turned to look at Rainbow, whose face shot a darker red than that of the stripe in her mane. This made Lyra laugh out loud. “I mean, really, I don’t mind it.” Lyra gave her flank a little wiggle for her partner. “But your mane genuinely needs a good brush.”

Begrudgingly, Rainbow turned around and walked upstairs to grab a brush. Lyra finished washing the plates and sent them flying back to the cupboard. Now that she had some time alone, she started thinking again. While Lyra was very happy with where she thought the relationship was going, she had absolutely no clue what Rainbow Dash’s plans were. What if this was just a fling that she didn’t want to continue? What if sheer passion running through her veins made her tell Lyra that she loved her? What if… All at once, a thousand dark thoughts swarmed into Lyra’s mind, filling her with fear. Lyra needed to speak to Rainbow, and understand where she stood on the relationship. As if on cue, a now straight-maned Rainbow Dash came down the stairs.
“There, is this any better?” Lyra chuckled.
“Yes, much better. Come and take a seat Rainbow my dear.” Rainbow Dash walked over to the table and sat down. What did Lyra want to speak about? Did she consider their night as just a fling? Rainbow suddenly thought about what she said. She told Lyra that she loved her. What if she scared her off? She silently cursed at herself. “Rainbow, I want to know now, before anything else… Where do you stand on our relationship?” Rainbow Dash took no time hesitating about her answer.
“Lyra, I think I genuinely love you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you, if you’ll have me. Last night made me realise just how special you are to me. Lyra, I think I’d die without you.” Lyra’s heart exploded in relief and happiness. She jumped across the table and embraced Rainbow Dash with a powerful, passionate kiss.
“Oh, Rainbow, you don’t know how happy it makes me to hear you say that!” Lyra lunged forward to carry on kissing Rainbow, knocking both of them to the floor.

The two laid there for what seemed like an eternity, kissing and holding each other. Lyra felt like her life was complete. She’d found another pony who truly loved her. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash disengaged the kiss and stood up.
“I’m really sorry Lyra, honey, but I have work today. The weather patrol needs their number one pegasus on the job, after all!” She was back to being her cocky old self, the Rainbow that Lyra loved. “I promise I’ll be back later, okay?” Lyra slowly got to her feet.
“Okay then, see you later darling.” Lyra shot her a wink and leaned in to kiss her goodbye. Rainbow Dash flew off into the distance, leaving Lyra standing at her door. She shut the door and proceeded to go back upstairs. She suddenly felt exhausted, so she may as well grab a few extra hours of sleep.