Flightless

-Walk Next To Me: A Coming Out Story

"Fuck you Applejack. Fuck you." Rainbow called out at the top of her lungs. Her rage boiled up inside her chest, and she thrust her fists against her bare legs.

"Oh no....Rainbow...." Fluttershy turned up to Rainbow Dash. Her eyes were filled with tears, and she felt that she would break down at any moment. She couldn't believe what had just happened. Why weren't they at Applejack's?

Fluttershy saw that Rainbow wasn't going to respond. She pulled herself out of their bed, and went for her clothes that were scattered over the floor. As she began to pull them on, she let her eyes wonder back to Rainbow Dash. Fluttershy wasn't exactly sure, but she could almost see tears in Rainbow's eyes as well.

Fluttershy looked away, and as she finally pulled on all of her clothes she started at the door. As one foot stepped out the doorway, she stopped for Rainbow whispered something. She was just barely able to understand what she said...

"I can't do this..."

Fluttershy's eyes widened. She turned her head back around to Rainbow with concern and tears blurring her vision.

"You don't want to mother Scootaloo anymore?!" Fluttershy let fear seep through each of her words as she watched Rainbow closely.

"I...I can't be with both of you..."

Fluttershy's heart began to break into a thousand little shards at those words. Her eyes glazed over with confusion, and she couldn't find herself to speak.

She waited a few more moments to see if Rainbow would say anything else, and seeing that she wasn't, Fluttershy turned around, and with tears flowing, raced down the stairs just like Scootaloo did.

Rainbow's head hung low. Deep inside she wanted to get up and run after Fluttershy. She didn't mean to say that. It wasn't right, and she knew that Fluttershy was very delicate. But she couldn't help herself but to say it. She couldn't hold it in for some reason, but did that mean that she truly meant what she said? Or was it anger and confusion talking?

The naked girl sat down in her bed with no movement at all. Her head was pounding with pain, and the inside of her chest felt as if it were going to cave in at any moment. She didn't know what to do. Was she suppose to just sit there all alone? Or was she suppose to me a woman, and go after the only two loves she had ever known?

She didn't know how to answer any of her questions that she was asking herself mentally. All she could do was sit there and stare at the bed sheets underneath her. She could still smell Fluttershy's sweet scent everywhere, and the more she thought about her, the more she just wanted to slap herself for saying those words to her.

She could feel herself beginning to hate every part of herself. There was nothing more she wanted to do but live with Fluttershy and Scootaloo forever. She eventually wanted to marry Fluttershy, and maybe one day Scootaloo would be able to run next to her with the help of medical technology. That was Rainbow's dream in life. She seriously was going to quit track for Scootaloo and use all her devoted time to teach her how to walk and run.

Rainbow even got that leg for her......

Rainbow looked up from her bed suddenly. Her heart dropped to her stomach as she remembered.

"Shit! I left it out there! Where did I even drop the damn thing at? Fuck! It was raining the other day too....damn it!" Rainbow shot up from the bed. She almost ran out of the room, still naked, but quickly turned herself around long enough to pull on a t-shirt and some boxers.

As soon as she felt clothed enough, Rainbow ran out of the room, and quickly made her way downstairs to the front door. She could see that it was left open, probably a product of both Scootaloo and Fluttershy running out of it emotionally crushed, and there was no one else to blame but Rainbow Dash.

She knew that all of this was her fault, and she knew she had to fix this no matter what. She wasn't going to lose these two precious girls like this. She wasn't going to let go of them.

Fluttershy felt as if she were dying. With ever foot step she made, she felt herself falling apart. She ran as quickly as she could down the dirt path that led to Celestia knows what. But she didn't really care at this point. Anywhere would be better than here.

Tears still continued to flow down her face with every blink, and she couldn't see very well. She blindly ran in a direction where she wasn't sure where she was going, and none of that truly mattered to her.

Her whole self was crushed. How could Rainbow Dash say those things to her? How was it possible for her to even think of that?

Fluttershy couldn't help but think it was her own fault. She probably had been too clingy and needy to Rainbow Dash. Her sex probably wasn't the best, and Rainbow probably was tired of her being so slow all the time. Fluttershy had never really been able to live up to Rainbow, and she never really thought about how it made Rainbow feel when she had to slow down all the time for Fluttershy.

That was probably another thing. Fluttershy was probably so inconsiderate that she never stopped to think about how she's changed Rainbow's life with everything she has done.

It was Fluttershy in the first place who mentioned adoption to Rainbow Dash. As she thought back, she could remember that Rainbow didn't look too excited about the idea, but Fluttershy thought that she had gotten the hang of it. Rainbow seemed like a capable mother, even though to Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash was no one other than Rainbow Dash. She was not really considered a mother to Scootaloo, but Fluttershy never thought Rainbow minded that.

But what if she did? Scootaloo always addressed Fluttershy as mom, but not once had she ever heard her say it to Rainbow Dash. Maybe it hurt her secretly.....

Fluttershy continued to run with tears running off her face as she considered all the possibilities of Rainbow Dash hating her for all these different things. There were so many options, and if Rainbow truly hated Fluttershy, she didn't blame her.

Her legs began to feel weak as she ran; she felt herself beginning to slow down as well. The tall girl tried to catch her breath as her pace became slower and slower, but she still was choking up on all her tears as she cried more and more. For some reason she couldn't get herself to stop crying. It just kept flowing out of her like it was the last thing she would ever do.

"Fluttershy! Fluttershy!"

Her aqua eyes shot straight forward to where she heard her name being called out. As she brought her hands to her eyes, she wiped most of her tears away so she could focus her vision on the person ahead of her.

She completely stopped her reckless running, and gave herself a chance to see who it was that was calling out to her. Her vision began to come back to her, and Fluttershy was now able to see that little AppleBloom was waving her arms around and calling out. She looked terrified, and so Fluttershy quickly made her way over to her.

"AppleBloom, where's Scootaloo?" Fluttershy knelt down so she could look directly in AppleBlooms golden eyes. Tears filled them up, and Fluttershy brought her hand to her face and cleaned it dry.

AppleBloom sniffled a bit more, and Fluttershy rubbed her hair softly as she tried to comfort her enough so she could speak to her.

"Sh-She ran away. I-I couldn't keep...up with h-her..." AppleBloom began to wipe her eyes with her own hands now. Fluttershy seemed to have calmed her down. AppleBloom was now able to speak clearer.

"She went up there. I'm not sure how far she ran off..." Her large eyes stared fearfully at Fluttershy who was trying to see past all the darkness, but to no avail.

"It's okay, AppleBloom. We will find her, I promise." Fluttershy put on a comforting smile and rubbed the country girls red head. She began to sit herself back up, and she could feel that AppleBloom was now holding on to her hand.

Fluttershy wasn't exactly sure, but it made her feel really good to hold her hand. It was as if now AppleBloom was trying to comfort her as well. It was like she understood that she was scared for Scootaloo too. Fluttershy's smile faded away as she looked forward through the darkness.

"I guess we will have to just keep walking until we find her. But don't worry. I'm here with you now." Fluttershy began to proceed, but when she walked, she could feel that AppleBloom wasn't following her which was keeping her from moving forward.

Fluttershy turned her head slightly to the little girl behind her. AppleBloom had her head looking off to the side and onto the ground.

"What is it, sweetie?" Fluttershy asked with slight confusion and concern.

AppleBloom kicked at the dirt a little. Her eyes never leaving the ground for a moment. Fluttershy could feel now that AppleBloom was squeezing onto her hand tighter then before. It was starting to become uncomfortable for her to the point that she just wanted to let go, but AppleBloom's grip wouldn't loosen.

"What were you doing with Rainbow Dash that made Scootaloo so upset?" AppleBloom's words hit Fluttershy like a brick wall. She had no clue how to respond to that. Was she suppose to lie, or was she suppose to tell the truth? And if she did decide to tell the truth, what would she say to Applejack? Then Applejack might tell the others, and then everyone would know about Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy's secret.

"We...."

"Mommy?"

Fluttershy turned her head away from AppleBloom. She squinted her eyes just enough to see the outline of her baby Scootaloo. She could feel AppleBloom's grip releasing, and Fluttershy took this opportunity to run after her daughter.

"Scootaloo!" Fluttershy called out as she got closer to her little girl. She never felt such happiness and relief in her whole life.

"Fluttershy!!"

Fluttershy stopped in her tracks to turn around once again. Her head was spinning from all of the voices calling out to her in all different directions. But as soon as she turned her head, she could see Rainbow Dash running after her at full speed.

"Rainbow?" Fluttershy was completely shocked, and confused. This whole night was nothing but a huge drama filled nightmare, and all Fluttershy wanted to do was forget it all and go to sleep, but she knew that wouldn't happen.

Rainbow Dash was now clearly visible, and she already passed AppleBloom who was staring in awe at all the action. Rainbow Dash finally approached Fluttershy, and before the pink haired girl could even open her mouth, Rainbow grabbed onto her face firmly with her strong hands, pulled her down to her height, and locked her lips with Fluttershy's.

Fluttershy's heart exploded. She wasn't sure what to think of all this. Wasn't Rainbow Dash suppose to hate her? She had just said she couldn't be with both Fluttershy and Scootaloo. Did this mean that she chose Fluttershy over Scootaloo?

Their kiss lasted a few long, and loving moments. Rainbow's eyes were closed tightly; however, Fluttershy's were wide open.

Finally, Rainbow released herself from Fluttershy's lips, and stared into her eyes for a few seconds. She smiled largely with so much love that Fluttershy didn't know what to do.

"U-um....Rainbow?" Fluttershy whispered only so her companion could hear her.

"Yes, baby?" Rainbow's hands were still wrapped around Fluttershy's soft pink cheeks. Her warmth filled Rainbow up inside.

"Scootaloo is over there....She's going to see us..." Fluttershy looked down to the ground with fear for Scootaloo. She knew that Scootaloo was probably freaked out by all this. She probably didn't want to be around them anymore...

Despite what Fluttershy felt, Rainbow leaned in once more, and placed another long, succulent kiss upon the love of her life. She pulled away barely, their mouths only a few inches away from one another. Rainbow opened her eyes and placed her forehead against Fluttershy's. A smile like Fluttershy had never seen before was sitting upon Rainbow's face. It was so unusual to see Rainbow this way, it was almost scary to Fluttershy. She didn't know what Rainbow was doing. Scootaloo was right there.

"I know." Rainbow whispered softly in Fluttershy's face.

Rainbow's answer shocked the tall girl. She couldn't believe that Rainbow was doing this knowing that Scootaloo was sitting right there, and after she had to see them having sex. Was Rainbow Dash out of her ever loving mind? Scootaloo definitely probably never wanted to see them ever again. Fluttershy would be lucky if Scootaloo hadn't already ran away by now.

Rainbow let her pink eyes turn from Fluttershy and into Scootaloo's direction. She leaned her head upwards, and grabbed one arm and pulled it around Fluttershy, bringing their bodies together. Scootaloo, who was sitting on the ground, her back facing them but her head was turned there way, looked up at the two with large purple eyes. Her wheelchair was sitting next to her as her arms lay on top of the wooden box that was on the ground.

Rainbow opened her mouth and smiled.

"What do you say, Scoots? Do you still want Fluttershy to be your mommy?" Rainbow grinned with her teeth, while Fluttershy was biting down on her bottom lip. She didn't know what Rainbow was trying to do.

Scootaloo only looked back up at them. Her face had a few smudges of dirt on them, and her hair was dusty from the ground. Fluttershy could see she had a few scraps on her arms and cheeks, and her motherly instincts wanted to go tend to her small wounds, but she couldn't right now. She didn't want to make any sudden moves with Scootaloo at the moment.

Scootaloo's arms began to wobble as she started to push against the wooden box. She titled her head down as she focused on the earth underneath her body. She continued to push herself upwards with all her strength. Fluttershy's eyes widened with amazement. Was Scootaloo trying to stand up? Fluttershy wanted to rush over to her and sit her down in her wheelchair. She knew that Scootaloo couldn't stand up no matter how hard she tried. She knew it would be impossible for her, but she stayed where she was and continued to watch her little Scootaloo struggle.

Rainbow did nothing but smile proudly as Scootaloo was now moving upwards. Her body trembled slightly, but soon enough her one leg hit the ground. And as she finally pushed off the box for the last time, Scootaloo stood before them.

Fluttershy's heart dropped at what her eyes were looking at. Scootaloo was now standing; two legs stood underneath her. She spread her arms apart in Rainbow and Fluttershy's direction. Fluttershy could see a half-smile upon her little face. She looked somewhat sorrowful, but at the same time happy. Her lips parted slightly as she looked towards them. Small tears were forming in her eyes. Fluttershy couldn't help but cry too. She was so scared, yet in her heart, so proud.

"I-I'm really standing, Mommy..."