One Year Later .....

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash had been dating for a little over a year. Affter the kiss they had they've been together but Behind their friends, who didn't know yet, they stole kisses and affectionate nuzzles. Every day during their adventures and misadventures they stuck together and slipped in shows of their affection. It was a gamble, hugging and touching and kissing and even, when Rainbow got playful, licking and ear nibbling. All the while stuffing it away in the shadows, and hoping nopony would catch them.
On Wednesday, helping Twilight reorganize the library, Fluttershy found an opportunity. Rainbow sat behind a low wall of books that could easily hide them both.

"Excuse me Rainbow," Fluttershy said jokingly as she brushed past, purposely rubbing the side of her face against Rainbow's. Once she had set a little pile of books in the right spot and she started coming back out, she moved in to give Rainbow a kiss. But Rainbow moved away.

"Listen, Shy. I gotta talk to you after this."

"Are you okay?" for a second Shy was terrified something was seriously wrong. Rainbow was going to break up with her, or she was dying, or-

Rainbow smiled a little sadly. "I'm fine, we're fine, I just want to talk."

"Okay." She was still worried, but much less now.

"Here," Rainbow scooted foreword and stuck out her lips, "Smooch?"

Fluttershy pecked Rainbow on the lips and slipped out of the book wall. The rest of the afternoon she worked with a busy mind that chased clouds instead of concentrating. She could hardly pay attention to the books she was stacking and placing on the shelves. Once she was so sidetracked Rainbow made her jump when she came out of nowhere and licked her cheek. She squeaked loudly, but managed to cover it up when her friends asked why she had flipped out for no reason.

Finally, they finished and everypony piled out of the library. Twilight waved as they all left, "Bye girls, thanks for your help!"

Rainbow waited for Twilight to slip back inside before she pulled Fluttershy close with a wing and slowed down. "Listen," Rainbow said, "I want to tell ponies about us."

Fluttershy had been dreading this talk, but in honesty she knew it was long overdue.

Rainbow continued, "I want to tell our friends and I want to tell my parents. I don't know how any of them are going to react, but I can't keep us a secret anymore."

Fluttershy nodded, "I understand. I do, really. I knew this was coming, and I don't like living behind everypony's back either. But I think I want to tell your parents first, if that's okay."

"Alright. Are we going to tell your parent's too?"

Fluttershy bit her lip. With her dad, she already knew his reaction, and with her mom, well. This was why she wanted to tell parents first. She knew how they would react, but with her friends she could only hope it would be taken well. "I.... Only if you want to."

"Well, I think we should. I mean, it would feel wrong to just, you know, forget about them."

"Okay."

"They live in Clouds Dale too, right?"

"Yes." It was at least technically true.

The sky had already burned into an ashy black, and the air was rapidly cooling. Rainbow said, "Come on, we can tell them tomorrow. Let me walk you home?"

Rainbow stretched out her left wing and wrapped it further over Fluttershy, drawing her close and shielding her from the wind. But Fluttershy squirmed and said, "Actually, can we fly home? I'd like to get there quickly."

"Oh yeah, of course." She drew her wing back a little awkwardly, and off they went, coursing through the night's ink. They arrived at Fluttershy's cottage after only few minutes.

"You okay?" Rainbow asked as they touched down on the porch.

"I'm fine. Sorry, I'm just worried about tomorrow."

"Don't be, I'll be there right next to you every step we take, okay?"

Fluttershy nodded, but the words did nothing to help her unsettled mind.

Luna's moon was already high in the sky, throwing down silver light over the cottage. They stood in the doorway, saying goodbye. Rainbow leaned in, and they kissed, slowly, lovingly. Rainbow relished every little contact they had, and those sweet lips felt tender and sincere. It made her head spin and fill with butterflies. Fluttershy felt the same, savoring the sweet, sweaty taste of Rainbow as a fuzziness entered her hooves.

"Mmmmh."

They broke apart. Rainbow smiled and slowly flew away. Fluttershy leaned onto the doorframe, watching her go wistfully. "I'll see you tomorrow, my Rainbow."

The first thing Rainbow did when she woke up was find Thunderlane. As second in command, he was instructed on the day's scheduled weather and what jobs to hand out to who.

"If you don't mind me asking, mam," Thunderlane said with a theatrically formal air and salute, hovering outside the weather office where the weather-team pegasi reported every morning, "Where are you going?"

"Out. Taking a sick day."

With that done, Rainbow headed off to Fluttershy's cottage. It was about five in the morning, and she was surprised to see Fluttershy up and outside. She was sitting with some animal that had its back turned to Rainbow, facing east. Fluttershy saw her and waved her over.

"Good morning, Rainbow."

"Hey! I didn't know you got up this early."

"Oh yes, I get up early sometimes to check on the animals and watch the sunrise with the newborns."

"Newborns?"

Fluttershy nodded, "This time, it's some new otters." She leaned down close to the animal, a large female otter, curled close to her hooves. "Ms. Oilfur, would you be willing to let Rainbow see your children?"

The otter made some chittering noises and nodded.

At Fluttershy's signal, Rainbow walked closer and bent down over the otter to see tiny pastel miniatures of the mom. They were cute and innocent, looking up with wide, wet eyes at Rainbow.

"Yeah, I guess they're cute," Rainbow said. Glancing back to Fluttershy, she watched the loving, maternal look in her eyes. She was taking in the babies with such infinite tenderness, it made Rainbow pause for a moment. It made her think, for one wild second, about what it would be like to be a parent. How happy it would make Fluttershy. Then she snapped back to the moment, "So, uh, what time do you want to head to Clouds Dale?"

"Oh, I think we can head out some time soon, I just need to finish tending to some of the animals."

"Okay." The scene had affected Rainbow somehow. Seeing Fluttershy in such a mothering state, actually sitting next to newborns, was new to her. While it wasn't surprising, it did make her think.

Fluttershy kissed the mama otter on her forehead and slowly stood up. To her, she said, "Your babies are beautiful, Ms. Oilfur. Thank you for letting me be a part of their first sunrise." She leaned down and let the little otters gently scratch her nose in affection. Then she turned to Rainbow. "I'll try not to take so long, but I have a few things I need to do, if that's okay."

"Oh, yeah, I guess I can wait."

Rainbow watched as Fluttershy started hurrying about, going in and out of the cottage. Her own legs and wings started aching for some exercise, and she pranced in place where she was.

Fluttershy noticed her fidgeting, "Rainbow, would you like to help?"

So Rainbow helped feed and brush and find and calm, all under Fluttershy's careful guidance. She was glad to help and to stretch her legs and exercise a bit, even if the hardest thing she did was lift a few seed sacks. By nine o'clock, the chores were done.

"Ready to go, Fluttershy?"

"I'm ready."

The flight to Clouds Dale wasn't hard, but it was long. Rainbow enjoyed it, turning corkscrews and pulling aerial tricks around the path Fluttershy carved in the wind. More than once they stopped on a rogue cloud so Fluttershy could rest her wings. Rainbow didn't mind too much. She would have minded more, ordinarily, but something was beginning to gnaw at her insides. It crawled up her throat and scratched her tongue, it filled her stomach and shook her lungs. She was nervous.

Nervous about how her mom and dad would take the news. The news that their tough little tomboy was wrapped up in a lesbian relationship, not with a stallion like everypony thought she would end up with. Her mom and dad were sure that one day she would become romantically interested, as almost everyone eventually does. They were sure some strong, handsome male would come along and steal her heart in a proper romance. But it wasn't a stallion, it was a mare. It was Fluttershy that had come along and swept her heart away.

All too soon they were standing outside the door to Rainbow's parent's house. The place was large with cloud columns climbing up to the sky, huge open windows, and a large yard with a shallow rainbow pound that spilled over the edge.

Hey there I am so SORRY if I took forever making a new chapter I honestly forgot about this story ... Well I hope y'all enjoyed it and if y'all get confused by this chapter Because the lazy writer didn't make it simple or to complicated (me) just comment below and tell me what chu think thanx!!