Give Your Heart A Break

NO! I don't like Pinkie that way! I was just happy that she's finally back to her normal self! Dash denied to herself as she flew and flew as her train of thought kept moving.

But her mind kept messing her up and teasing her based on how she reacted when Pinkie gave her that unexpected peck on the cheek.

I didn't expect that coming. she thought. And I actually liked it.

She shook her head to get rid of the thoughts despite how much it kept bugging her about it.

"Admit it." said her mind. "You like Pinkie Pie."

"No I don't!"

"Then why did you offer to go to Pinkie's room to help her then in the first place? Hmmmm.."

"Because I care! You know what, I ain't gonna worry about this now because I have a race to win!" Dash muttered to herself as she flew as fast like the wind since she's almost nearby the waterfall. Not paying attention to anything else except for the destination, Dash didn't notice that Pinks was there so as a result, she bumped into Pinkie and they tumbled down over the rocks and to the meadows of Winsome falls.

"Wheee!!" Pinkie giggled.

"OW!" Dash screamed as her tail got messed up with Pinkie's during the tumble. As they stopped rolling, Pinkie was between Dash and the ground, giggling her head off.

"That was fun! Let's do it again!"

"Oh my gosh, Pinkie Pie! Are you okay? I'm so sorr.." before Dash can finish her sentence, she couldn't help but looked into the pink mare's enchanting and luring ocean blue eyes. She can literally see the ocean waves crashing with Pinkie's eye sparkles as the reflections and ripples of the waves. Rainbow felt like she was in a trance as she looked deeper and deeper into her eyes like if she was trying to look into Pinkie's soul. Dash didn't notice she slipped off a goofy, dreamy smile as a result of Pinkie's constant giggling again.

"Are you okay, Dashie? You look funny!" she laughed. "You looked like some dazed dodo who drank some of AJ's sweet cider!"

Dash somehow mentally tuned Pinkie out unintentionally when no response came out of her. So as a result, Pinkie's hooves grabbed Dash's face and squeezed her cheeks to make her look like those balloon fish she read about at Twilight's house. Dash seemed to notice it as she grabbed her hooves off her face and shook her head from her doozing moment.

"Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry Pinkie. I don't know what has gotten into me." she said apologetically as she got off Pinkie, looking dizzy like Derpy Hooves.

Pinkie giggled. "It's no biggie, Dashie. After all, you really do look funny and cute as a balloon fish." she playfully nudged Rainbow on the shoulder. Dash smirked. "psh. I'm gonna get you for making me into a balloon fish."

"Oh no!" Pinkie cried, pretending to scared. "I'm soo scared." she finished sarcastically as she winked at the blue pegasus. "Catch me if you can!" she laughed as she galloped away from her.

"Oh no you didn't!" Dash smirked as she dashed after her. Fortunately, the pink pony couldn't even outrun her at this time as Dash caught her and tickled her playfully, making the pink mare laughing nonstop.

"Okay, okay you win!" she laughed as she gave Dash a hug. "Thanks for making my day brighter than ever." she murmured with sincerity as she pulled Dash into a warm friendly hug and nuzzled against her.

Rainbow's heart skipped a beat like a drum. "Anything for you, Pinks." she said warmly as she returned the hug despite the rapid beating of her heart.

The next day, Pinkie Pie finally returned to work as the Sugarcube Corner turned back to their normal colors as happiness, joy and laughter had came back in the atmosphere. The Cakes were nothing but overjoyed seeing the pink pony happy again, it was all they ever wanted. Pinkie returned to doing all the activities she loved to do such as baking, throwing parties and most of all, hanging out with her friends. Everypony in Ponyville were overjoyed and relieved that their best friend had been feeling better and moving on from her loss of her pet alligator, all thanks to Rainbow Dash.

"Wow, Rainbow Dash." Twilight Sparkle said in awe as she and Rainbow Dash hung out for a little walk. "You made Pinkie feel better and helped her so much. How did you ever do it?"

Rainbow shrugged. "Ah it's nothing." she brushed it off like it was nothing. "It was an easy job to do." she winked, despite feeling goosebumps on her wings after hearing Pinkie's name being mentioned. Twilight giggled. "I know you can do it, Rainbow Dash. After all, you're the kind of pony who's ready for a challenge."

"Of course I am ready for any challenge! But for this challenge, I kinda need some insight help about it." she whispered as she wandered her eyes around, checking if there's anypony around, especially Pinkie.

"Why are we whispering, Rainbow?" Twilight whispered back as confusion took over.

"Come here." said Rainbow as she took Twilight to a nearby tree and continued to look around cautiously for anymore ponies passing by.

"It's just...ever since I started hanging out with Pinkie and helping her cope with her alligator death, I.....I started to have these weird feelings about her."

"Weird feelings? Like what?"

"Like...I get protective and loving towards her more than a friend would do. Like, I would do anything to make her happy and it would just make my day. Plus, everytime I see her eyes, I couldn't help but gaze into them and also her smile, it just makes me melt. And the way her hair and body glows in the sun and the moon with all those shades of pink..oh my gosh. I can't help but skip a beat to seeing somepony so marvelous and magnificent like her." Dash explained dreamily as she thought of the pink mare in her head. "What am I gonna do, Twilight? I never faced a challenge like this and felt feelings like this before." she finished with a sense of worry taking over her.

Twilight gave her a reassuring, genuine smile. "Awww, that is sooo cute of how you think of Pinkie like that, Rainbow!" she gushed. "According to a book I read based on pony behavior, a pony or stallion who ever feel or think this way towards somepony else, it means they're falling for them so in your case Rainbow, you're falling in love with Pinkie Pie."

Rainbow Dash's mind wasn't crazy after all. Rainbow really was in love with Pinks. Rainbow Dash looked at her with wide eyes in shock. "M-me?" she stammered. "I-in love with Pinkie? How can that be? How can Ponyville's most brave, adventurous, carefree, toughest and sportiest pegasus pony of all is weak against love?" she got into thinking mode as she paced back and forth. "Maybe it is true. Could be that I am in love with Pinkie because while I hung out with her at Winsome Falls earlier, I couldn't take my eyes off of her." She blushed as she remember what happened earlier. "But what if she didn't understand or love me back?" she asked worriedly.

"I know you're scared to tell Pinkie but eventually, you're gonna have to tell her what you feel. After all, Pinkie herself will soon find out about it anyways. So just tell her." Twilight winked.

"Yeah, you're right." Rainbow Dash mumbled nervously.

"You'll be fine, trust me." Twilight reassured her.

"You're right, I guess I'm gonna tell Pinkie." Dash said, feeling a little flame of confidence growing inside her.

"That's the spirit!" Twilight beamed. "Go for it!"

So Rainbow Dash dashed to Sugarcube Corner to find Pinkie Pie.