Complications

Rainbow Dash awoke to see her marefriend lying across from her. She could feel and hear Twilight's soft breathing, comforting the pegasus. The two had fallen asleep on the couch, and based on Rainbow's quick glance at the clock, they had been asleep in each other's embrace for over 2 hours. Rainbow chuckled lightly as she nudged Twilight awake. The sleepy Unicorn yawned and scratched behind her ear as she moved from dream to reality.

"Oh dear, did we fall asleep?" Twilight looked at the clock, yawning a second time. "Far out, Dashie. We need to stop being so in love with each other, we aren't getting anything done snuggling here." Rainbow blushed a bright scarlet.

"Well it's not my fault you're so cute." The two giggled as Twilight lifted herself off the couch to stretch her back.

Twilight was ignoring the ugly truth that prodded at her brain as she refused to conform to reason. Your friend hates you, Twilight. It finally broke free of it's bonds, exposing itself to the unicorn's full level of awareness. Twilight was shaking slightly as she sniffed, a tear visible. By the time Rainbow had noticed, the tears had begun to drip onto the floor.

"Hey...hey Twilight. What's the matter?" Startled by this sudden and confronting Twilight, Rainbow moved forwards and put a hoof on the unicorn's shoulder. Twilight wiped her eyes with a foreleg and sniffed again. "What's the matter-" Twilight shook her head and moved away from Rainbow.

"Dash don't worry," She refused to allow one more tear to fall. "It's all fine, seriously." Twilight's lip quivered before she bit down on it, screwing her eyes shut. Twilight had never had to deal with something like this before, and it hit her hard as a result. It pained her deeply to know that she had lost a friend due to such an unlikely incident, an incident that should have changed her life for the better, not worse. The tears returned after their brief pause. Rainbow moved forward again, this time giving putting her forelegs around Twilight, and nuzzling her.

"Twilight, please let me make you feel better. I love y-"

"B..but I'm supposed to be the one giving consolation here. I...I have to be strong." Twilight closed her eyes again, but didn't resist Rainbow.

"You ARE strong, Twi. You really are. But everypony has to give in to emotion at some point." Rainbow smiled grimly and mused. "I suppose we're just swapping roles. You're usually the one making me feel better, there's nothing wrong with returning the favor." Rainbow kissed Twilight's neck gently, Twilight hugged back tightly in response. The two stood there for a minute or two, before Twilight pulled away.

"Ok," Twilight sighed. "Let's get our mind off things for now. As for Applejack, I think it would be best to let her sleep off her frustrations." Rainbow nodded. "Now, if you ask me, I'm frickin' starving."

"Right back at you, Twi. What you got?"

"Hmm," Twilight put her head on one side. "I don't actually have anything to eat tonight. I was going to go shopping in town, but I got a little... sidetracked." Rainbow's ears drooped.

"Well, then..." Twilight smiled. "How about I treat you to dinner? It's only fair." Rainbow jumped forward and kissed Twilight deeply, Twilight returning it just as fiercely.  Twilight giggled into the kiss and broke away.

"You know, once this is whole complication is over, I think we are going to have a whole lot of fun..." Twilight moved to kiss Rainbow's neck. "...and I can't wait." Twilight's soft voice combined with her hot breath on Rainbow's neck turned the pegasus on considerably. The two locked lips once again. Twilight broke away quickly this time. "Ok, we seriously need to slow down," She stifled another giggle. "You're driving me nuts."

Twilight turned towards the library door. "And try not to look so attractive tonight, so I'm not tempted." Twilight winked at her marefriend. Rainbow couldn't help blushing as she followed the Unicorn out the door and into the cool night air.

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It had been almost 2 hours since the two had left to go out to dinner, and they had returned to the library with full stomachs. Rainbow gave a long yawn as she prepared to say her goodnights and make her way back to Cloudsdale

"Night, Twi." Rainbow was about to lean forward to give Twilight a kiss before she was interrupted.

"Hey, Dashie?" Rainbow paused her leaning forward action. "Do you want to sleep here tonight? You know, 'cause Spike's not here and all?"

"Well sure," Rainbow smirked at the unicorn. "What, do you want to do some stuff?" Twilight giggled.

"My god, Dash. Talking about sex already? I already told you that we need to take this slow, especially considering we've only been together for one day." Rainbow made a pouting face, but couldn't hold it for long as she stifled a grin.

"Awww, you got me all excited."

"Ok, we'll make a deal. If we're still together after 1 month, then you can do anything you want to me." Even though it was all in good fun, Twilight was actually starting to want to do things with Rainbow. Come on, Twilight. Give it at least ONE day before thinking about stuff like that.

"Sounds good to me." Rainbow smirked again. "And you mean ANYTHING, right?" Twilight grinned and nodded.

"If it feels good, then I'm all yours." The two chuckled as they walked inside.

"Oh yeah, Rainbow?"

"Hm?"

"I usually take a book to bed and read before I go to sleep, do you want one too?"

"Well," Rainbow thought for a moment. "I'm reading Daring Do volume 4 right now. Do you have that one?" Twilight levitated a book at the far end of one of the bookshelves.

"I have them all of the books in the series, remember?" Rainbow's eyes lit up.

"Awesome."

Twilight picked up a book of her own with her magic before the two made their way up to Twilight's bedroom, when it was then upon seeing her own bed when Twilight realized she hadn't made it in her excitement to have lunch with Rainbow.

"Oh, lemme fix that." Twilight used her magic to pull and straighten the bed sheets and tuck them in. "Ok, you can hop in now, I'm just putting on my socks, it's a bit chilly." Rainbow climbed into the bed and pulled the soft sheets over her to keep her warm, pulling her book out from under the sheets after she did so. Twilight levitated 4 long socks from her wardrobe and slipped them on. They were striped with 2 shades of purple, one dark one light. Rainbow looked up as Twilight approached the bed wearing her purple socks.

"Now THAT'S frickin cute." Rainbow giggled as a blushing Twilight climbed into the bed. She set down the book as the two lovers snuggled up in the covers together. Rainbow put her wing under Twilight and held her close, her foreleg holding her novel. Twilight rested her head on Rainbow as she levitated the book and positioned it in front of her, flicking through the pages until she found the one she was up to. The two lay there together reading, a fantasy Twilight dreamed of but never thought possible until today.

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Twilight was the first to wake up. She opened her eyes to see her beautiful marefriend. Their arms were around each other, and their foreheads and muzzles were touching. Twilight closed her eyes and simply listened to the Pegasus' breathing. There was light shining into her room, but she didn't care. She simply thought of the Pegasus as she slowly fell into sleep once more.

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Twilight woke up to a familiar feeling. Rainbow was nudging her softly. The two smiled at each other and squeezed each other tight in a hug before they pulled themselves out of bed. Rainbow arched her back and stretched out her wings.

"That was the best sleep I've had in ages!" Rainbow grunted as she stretched. Twilight nodded.

"Yeah, I slept like a log last night." Twilight noticed that she wasn't hungry. It was uncommon for her to not be hungry when she woke up. "You hungry?" She asked Rainbow.

"Nah, not yet. I don't usually eat after I wake up. Well, unless I'm REALLY hungry. What about you?"

"Nope, and I'M usually hungry when I wake up, but not today for some reason." Twilight looked at the clock, and suddenly an idea crossed her mind. "Hey Dashie, maybe we should go get the others and have a talk to Applejack."

"Huh? Isn't it a bit early?" Twilight responded by pointing at the clock in her room. It read 10:37. "Wow, we slept in, huh? Well, I suppose it wouldn't hurt to go and get them now." Both ponies were hesitant about dealing with the whole Applejack situation, but their concern for the their friend over- shadowed their need to stay within their own comfort- zones. Twilight took off her socks and beckoned Rainbow to follow her down the stairs.

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The two walked together to Rarity's house, as her house was closest to them. It would be a tough time explaining what had happened, but it needed to be done. Twilight was incredibly nervous, as she didn't know how Rarity would take the situation at all. At the very least, she knew it wouldn't be as negative as how Applejack reacted. Twilight sighed as they approached Rarity's home.

"Let's hope she isn't in love with one of us." Rainbow gave a snort of laughter at this, but she didn't discount it. Twilight knocked on the door, her heart beating fast, a feeling of discomfort looming over her. The door opened to reveal a glamorous unicorn, with a slightly less glamorous piece of breakfast in the corner of her mouth.

"Why, good morning you two, what brings you here?" Before either could answer she gasped dramatically. "Oh my, I know why you two are here! But it might have to wait for later, girls. I'm terribly busy right now so any more orders could put me quite a bit behind schedule and I couldn't possibly-" Rainbow interrupted Rarity's inaccurate rambling.

"We aren't here for dresses, Rarity. It's about something a little more important." Rarity looked at Rainbow Dash blankly.

"And what could be more important than that?"

"Could we please come inside? It's really important and I'd rather not talk about it outside where somepony could hear." Twilight answered before Rainbow.

"Mmm, veeery suspicious." Rarity snickered for a moment. "Well do come in then, girls." She shut the door behind the two and looked at them, as if she was waiting for some sort of life- changing news. Rainbow rolled her eyes.

"Rarity, Twilight and I are dating, and-" Another extremely dramatic gasp escaped Rarity's mouth as she lay a hoof over her forehead as if she were about to faint.

"And Applejack saw us kissing in public," Twilight finished Rainbow's sentence for her. Twilight was seriously expecting Rarity to actually faint this time, but it was clear that it wasn't a legitimate reaction as she dropped her foreleg onto the ground.

"Whaaaat? Oh dear, that is not good." Rarity looked quite dismal indeed.

'Yeah, it happened yesterday. When we tried to talk to her, she flipped out and told us to go away." Rainbow said.

"Well, yes, It is to be expected. She has had a crush on you for quite a long time now, Dash." Rarity shook her head and looked at the floor. Rainbow put her head on one side.

"And, you know this how?"

"Oh why do you think, darling? Ponies tell me things of course. I am like the voice of reason in a relationship." The last sentence was spoken in a once- again dramatic tone, accompanied by foreleg, gesturing to increase the drama. Twilight rolled her eyes.

'Well, can you come with us and talk to her? We were going to get Pinkie and Fluttershy after we got you." Twilight looked at Rarity.

'Well of course I will come. There's no time to waste girls, there is a distressed mare we must save!" She trotted past Twilight and Rainbow, opened the door, and trotted out. Slightly taken aback by this sudden decision, the two marefriends followed Rarity out the door.