"You know what?" Rainbow interjected. "I don't really care. I'm gonna go find Fluttershy. You two figure out what you're gonna do and I'll let you know when I find her." She spread her wings and took off into the pounding rain before anypony could react, her flight goggles keeping the heavy rain out of her eyes.

She felt a slight pang of guilt at leaving her friends behind, but quickly pushed it away in favor of guilt at driving Fluttershy out into the storm. If only I'd just said something a long time ago,she thought. At least mentioned something. Ask her if she had any stallions in mind? Or mares? She snorted, water spraying from her nostrils. Yeah, right. Like I'd ever say anything like that. She'd probably drop dead from shock.

She quickly reached the edge of the Everfree, hovering indecisively for a brief moment. She scanned the forest's edge, searching for any sign that a pony had entered recently. Unfortunately, the forest seemed just as impenetrable as always, thwarting her search.

A sudden lightning strike illuminated Twilight's castle for an instant, giving her an idea. She turned to face the castle and flew upwards into the air, heedless of the charged atmosphere. From here, she had a bird's eye view of the roads between the castle and Fluttershy's cottage. Following the pathway with her eyes, she spotted a few places where in the dark and rain, it would be easy enough to lose your way and go off the path. Quickly tracing each path, she found one that was both an easy mistake and would lead directly into the Everfree if the pony following it wasn't paying close enough attention.

"There," she muttered to herself. "Hang on, Fluttershy, I'm coming."

She flew down towards the forest, initially planning on flying over the treetops and searching that way, but the thick canopy quickly proved too difficult to see through. Diving down into the forest itself, she carefully zig-zagged her way through the trees, calling out for Fluttershy as she went.

Gotta find her and apologize, she thought. I owe her big time for doing this to her.

Somehow, through the sound of the storm, she heard a familiar noise: a scream echoing through the trees. A scream that sounded like...

Fluttershy!

She flew as fast as she could while trying to follow the sound through the trees. The wind and rain lashed at her, testing her strength and agility to the limits while trying to drive her into a tree or to the ground. It felt like the harder she pushed against the forces arrayed against her, the stronger they became, until it seemed to her that she was hovering in place.

What the buck is up with this place? she thought, straining her wings to the limit. Stupid Everfree weather! Nothing's keeping me from Fluttershy anymore! Not tonight!

Suddenly, just as quickly as the weather assault began, it vanished, sending her tumbling through the air. She managed to right herself, landing on the ground in order to catch her breath for a moment before rushing forward through the underbrush and into a small clearing, where she found herself facing a bewildered Fluttershy. Stopping dead, she stared back at her friend as both of them waited for the other to make the first move.

Fluttershy stared, open-mouthed, as she found herself facing the soaked and bedraggled form of Rainbow Dash. Having just emerged from the underbrush, Rainbow was also caught by surprise, quickly wiping her flight goggles in an attempt to verify just what she was seeing. Slowly, as if in a trance, Fluttershy made her way across the clearing towards her friend, who was watching her uncertainly. Fluttershy couldn't see Rainbow's eyes through the goggles, but the set of her jaw and the sudden motion of her throat as she swallowed nervously told her all she needed to know about Rainbow's feelings for this moment. It was something that the two of them shared, the feeling of both relief and apprehension.

"Rainbow..." she breathed as she approached, her steps faltering briefly before picking up once more.

"Fluttershy..." Rainbow replied, moving forward for the first time since they had found each other. "I... was afraid you'd been hurt or something." She paused for a brief moment. "You... are ok, right?"

Fluttershy nodded in return, continuing her approach. The clearing may have only been a few yards wide, but at the moment it felt like miles as each step took all of the energy she could muster. She could feel her body shaking from within, though whether that was due to the cold of the water soaking her or the apprehension causing her heart to flutter madly, she wasn't certain. "I-I'm fine, Rainbow," she said softly, her voice trembling.

Finally, after what felt like an eternity, the two of them were face to face, Rainbow's rain-fogged goggles obscuring her eyes. Fluttershy looked up at her impassive face, desperate to say something about her earlier behavior, but unable to form the words. She swallowed with some difficulty, her throat inexplicably dry considering all of the moisture in the air. "R-Rainbow..." she began, but was forestalled by an upraised hoof.

"I'm sorry, Fluttershy," Rainbow said, her voice unusually somber. "Sorry for what I did tonight. I didn't wanna hurt you, or make you uncomfortable or anything like that. Just forget I said anything, ok? I'll take you home and you can get warm and dry."

Caught off-guard, Fluttershy could only stare in confusion as Rainbow abruptly turned around, flaring her wings out in preparation for a takeoff. This couldn't happen. She couldn't let this happen. There was so much more that needed to be said, and she had to be the one to say it. "R-Rainbow," she stammered, drawing her friend's attention once more. "Rainbow, I... I..."

She couldn't do it. She didn't know how. Asking for something this big from another pony was the hardest thing she had ever done in her life, and she had no idea what to say.

Rainbow, seeing the hesitation on her face, turned back around to face her, her head tilted slightly as she waited for Fluttershy to finish. Fluttershy, however, just stood there, mouth hanging open slightly as she searched for something to say. Finally, Rainbow began to grow impatient, and started turning back away, preparing to fly once more.

No!

Fluttershy hadn't realized that she'd spoken out loud until Rainbow spun back around, irritation plain on her face. Finding herself just inches away from Rainbow, Fluttershy did the only thing she could think of at that moment to get her intentions across.

She kissed her.

It was by no means a perfect kiss. In her haste she'd ended up kissing the side of Rainbow's muzzle, and though she quickly corrected herself, she was certainly not an expert kisser. Her entire body was trembling violently due to both her anxieties and her slowly dwindling terror, making her teeth chatter against Rainbow's. The two of them were tired, wet, and cold, and Fluttershy was still a muddy mess.

At that moment, however, it was possibly the most magical thing Fluttershy had ever experienced.

As they finally broke apart, Fluttershy looked up at Rainbow, waiting for some sort of response. When none came immediately, Fluttershy began to shiver once more, her head lowering to face the ground, water trickling down her cheeks to mingle with the tears that were forming. She had just opened her mouth to apologize to Rainbow when she found herself swept up in a bone-crushing hug.

The words began spilling out as she melted into Rainbow's embrace. "Oh, Rainbow, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to worry you or hurt you or anything, I don't know why I did it, I just -" Her words were cut off by Rainbow's lips pressed against hers, and her mind went blissfully blank.
By the way I making these stories with the help of my friends and sis (〜￣△￣)〜