"Ohh...my achin' heeaad..."

Rainbow Dash barely managed to utter the quintessential hangover phrase as she stirred in the spare bed in Fluttershy's quaint little cottage. She blinked slowly as the sunlight beat throught the blindless window seemingly right on Rainbow's eyes, rudely awakening the pegasus. Like all other times the pegasus had had a hangover, she was regretting drinking the previous night very much. Strangely absent of the usual nausea, the cyan mare slowly began to exit the bed. She accomplished this by mutely scooting her body inches at a time. Each movement of her body making her more and more used to the miniature atomic bomb currently going off in her head.

With a mighty grunt that rivaled one from Celestia's royal guard fighting a battalion of changelings, Rainbow Dash stood and managed to gain her footing. She felt a noticeable tinge of annoyance shoot through her being as she wished that Fluttershy had actually taken time to purchase some blinds for her windows. Rainbow tromped from the spare bedroom down the hallway, eyes half-lidded, mane most likely a horrid mess. Angel Bunny hopped across the exit of the hallway, taking a brief moment to look at Rainbow Dash before continuing on his present course. The smell of hotcakes filled Rainbow Dash's nostrils which, strangely enough, appetized her instead of making her vomit.

Fluttershy smiled warmly at Rainbow Dash's entrance into the main atrium of the cottage.

"Good morning." She said sweetly, closing her eyes and offering a pleasant little giggle. "Sleep well?" Rainbow rubbed her forehead and sighed heavily.

"Right about until the sunlight woke me up." She moaned. "What time is it?"

"About 10:30." Fluttershy said. "Thankfully, you woke up right around the time I estimated you would."

"That's nice..." Rainbow uttered as she plopped down at Fluttershy's dining room table.

"I made you hotcakes." Fluttershy said as she placed a plate of three of the small pastries in front of the pegasus. "And a special herbal tea that will stop that hangover you've got." The word "hangover" sent nervous chills down Rainbow Dash's spine. She closed her eyes for a moment before she looked up at Fluttershy, who was in the process of placing a small tray with a teapot and teacup in front of her. The sweet yellow pegasus poured some tea into the cup for Rainbow and placed it next to her plate.

"Yeeeah, about that..." Rainbow said, rubbing the back of her head and taking a sip of the tea. It tasted sweet and satisfying, and it slightly alleviated the massive headache she had. She brought the small mug back and looked at it in approval. "Mmm. Good tea." Fluttershy smiled shyly and blushed.

"Thank you." She said. "Now you were saying something about your hangover?"

"Oh, yeah. Look, uh...about last night..." Rainbow began, blushing heavily.

"Rainbow Dash, don't worry about it. It's okay." Fluttershy replied, a purely understanding look on her face. A wave of relief washed over Rainbow Dash.

"Ok. Thanks." Rainbow said. "I know I kissed you. But I can't exactly remember everything I said..."

"Well..." Fluttershy said. "You...kind of told me everything about you and Applejack..." Rainbow dropped her face into her two front hooves, only serving to make her headache explode.

"Okay..." Rainbow breathed, not looking up from her hooves. Her heart pounded in her chest, seemingly threatening to break through her ribs. "Now you know everything..."

"Yes, I do..." Fluttershy said calmly. "Including what she said to you last night." Rainbow Dash looked up at Fluttershy, tears suddenly flooding her eyes. She quickly wiped the away with a sniffle.

"Yeah..." Rainbow choked out, getting the words past the lump in her throat. "What she said last night..."

"Why did she say that, Dashie?" Fluttershy asked her friend as Rainbow began eating her hotcakes.

"Well..." Rainbow said after swallowing her food. "She had been hiding her feelings from everypony...pretty much ashamed of me. After she broke up with me because of this, I could tell she was lying to me when she said that she didn't love me anymore. So...I tried a whole bunch of different things to try and get back together with her. Nothing worked...she's just so darn stubborn, y'know?" Fluttershy nodded.

"And so...I figured I'd give it one last try. Confront her directly and demand that she tell me the truth. Well, it got out of hand and...." Rainbow stopped after her voice broke, tears streaming down her cheeks. She could still hear Applejack's declaration of hate for her as well as she did when she first heard it uttered. Rainbow Dash quickly wiped her tears away. "She told me..." She lost control again and sobbed once. Quietly.

"That she hates you." Fluttershy said, tears coming from her eyes at this point as well. Rainbow quickly slammed a hoof down on the table, making an extremely loud noise. Fluttershy jumped and flinched in fear. Rainbow quickly stood up, tears falling from her eyes, but her teeth were clenched and her eyes were filled with an unmistakeable fury.

"You know what?!" Rainbow screamed. Fluttershy trembled. "I hate her too!" Fluttershy slowly walked to Rainbow Dash and brought her into a small hug. Rainbow did nothing, only breathing heavily and shedding more tears. Fluttershy registered the pure negative energy that radiated from her cyan friend as they sat, locked in their embrace. Suddenly, Rainbow pulled Fluttershy closer and sobbed into her shoulder. Fluttershy simply began stroking her mane slowly, shedding silent tears. Fluttershy had rarely seen Rainbow Dash cry like this, and it had never even been this bad. Rainbow held onto Fluttershy as tight as she could, desperate for someone to hold onto.

"I would never do that to you." Fluttershy said to Rainbow before kissing her cheek. Rainbow opened her eyes in slight suprise. "I would never hurt you in such a way." Rainbow Dash came back from her hug with Fluttershy. Fluttershy looked into her eyes, undeniably nervous.

"Fluttershy..." Rainbow muttered.

"I know that when you kissed me last night...it was out of want and desperation...and if you truly need sompony that will be there for you..." Fluttershy closed her eyes and inhaled deeply. "Perhaps...it should be me." Fluttershy then kissed Rainbow Dash, making the cyan pegasus gasp slightly. Their kiss continued for a moment before Rainbow finally gave in and began to kiss her timid friend back. Rainbow needed this. She needed somepony to be with her. She couldn't take the feeling of truly being without someone. Fluttershy smelled delightful, something like wild daisies with a hint of strawberry thrown in. Most likely a perfume. This smell was suddenly overtaken by the smell of burning batter. Rainbow Dash quickly disconnected from the kiss and looked over toward the source. The hotcake that Fluttershy had put on for herself was now on fire.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow shouted. "F-Fire!" Fluttershy let out a small 'eep!' and ran to her sink and poured a glass of water and quickly threw the liquid on the flaming pastry, extinguishing the flame. Her heart racing, Fluttershy turned off the burner and breathed heavily, looking over at Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash looked at the stove and then at her friend, and collapsed into a fit of spontaneous laughter. Fluttershy blushed heavily, but began to laugh as well.

Goddesses, it felt so good to laugh. It was one of the many things that Rainbow Dash sorely needed at this moment. For a brief moment in time, everything seemed to be alright. Here she was, with one of her best friends who may have had become something more in a humorously awkward situation. She actually had someone now, and she was actually happy. As they laughed, however, Fluttershy still noticed that Rainbow's eyes were still brimming with tears. After the laughter subsided, Fluttershy began moving toward Rainbow Dash again, a warm smile on her face.

"Well, that was awkward, wasn't it?" Rainbow said, wiping her tears and rubbing the back of her head, smiling with her eyes closed.

"When I was in danger of being burned, I was scared, but I had you here." Fluttershy stated. "And I knew I would be alright. Would you like to come sit in the living room with me?" Rainbow Dash looked at her and nodded happily. They entered the living room area and both took a seat on the couch next to each other.

"Rainbow Dash?" Fluttershy said, looking over at Rainbow and blushing.

"Yeah?" Rainbow responded, blushing as well. Her heart beat heavily in her chest.

"Can I tell you something?" Fluttershy said.

"Sure, Flutters." Rainbow said with a smile.

"I um..." Fluttershy said, her blush deepening. "I...I...I feel safe when I have you a-around...ever since flight s-school, really." Rainbow smiled and nodded slowly.

"You always protected me...and...I always felt just a little bit more brave when I had you around me. Because I knew you'd protect me..." Fluttershy continued, scooting a little closer to Rainbow Dash. "Now, I want to be there for you."

And with that, Fluttershy kissed Rainbow Dash again, a little more confidently. Rainbow was much more receptive to the kiss this time and began to kiss back. The kiss escalated and Fluttershy moaned adorably as Rainbow began to push her onto her back. Rainbow, despite the fact that she was kissing one of her best friends, didn't feel very much besides the desire to be with someone, and this was enough to spur her on in the kiss.

'AH HATE YOU!!!' Rainbow Dash heard again in her head, the statement pounding down on her like a massive mallet, making her stomach turn. Rainbow began to rub her body on Fluttershy's desperate for someone to love. Desperate for someone to hold.

'Ah appreciate you.' Rainbow heard Applejack's smooth, calm voice echo through her head, the polar opposite of the statement that was currently ailing her emotionally. The pegasus tried desperately to rid her mind of the much-loved voice and focus on the sweet, caring mare she was kissing now. Fluttershy smiled into the kiss and put her front hooves and Rainbow's shoulders.

'Don't think that since Ah'm sweet on ya now that I'll go easy on ya!' Rainbow heard Applejack's playful voice again in her mind. It tortured her so, bringing painful memories to mind and filling her body with dread when it should have been alive with a spark of affection.

Applejack was always so loving. She always cared so much when they were together, and even behind her seemingly cold eyes recently, Rainbow could tell that she still cared. She remembered Applejack's beautiful green eyes, her flowing golden mane and that adorable little way that she'd adjust her stetson when she was embarrassed. Rainbow slowly opened her eyes and remembered one thing that she had forgotten.

She was kissing Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash slowly disconnected from the kiss.

"Fluttershy..." Rainbow said, closing her eyes in slight shame.

"Hmm?" Fluttershy responded happily.

"I'm sorry...But I can't...I can't do this..." Rainbow said. "I...I..."

"You still have feelings for Applejack, don't you?" Fluttershy said quietly, sitting up next to Rainbow Dash. Rainbow looked down, feeling guilt shoot through her like a razor-sharp spear. "Don't worry, Dashie...I'm not hurt and I'm not mad. This was awful timing. I shouldn't have kissed you like that. Especially after what happened last night. I'm sorry...I just...thought you needed somepony." Fluttershy said.

"So...You're really not mad at me?" Rainbow asked, her rose eyes beginning to brim with tears once more. Fluttershy slowly shook her head.

"How could I be?" The yellow pegasus said. Rainbow quickly pulled Fluttershy into another hug which Fluttershy happily returned. Fluttershy was actually quite relieved. She knew Rainbow Dash needed somepony to ease the pain, and she was just trying to be there for her friend. She loved Rainbow Dash, truly she did, but as a friend. After a while, Fluttershy began to break the embrace before Rainbow pulled on her slightly.

"Don't let go...please..." Rainbow said, looking up at Fluttershy with tear-soaked eyes. "Please...I just...I need somepony to hold me..." Fluttershy nodded and continued to hug Rainbow Dash as she cried, stroking her prismatic mane softly, Rainbow's face buried into her chest. Occasionally, barely audible to Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash would moan through her tears-

"I love her..."

*Sighs* True Love.....

Hey guys I feel like this story is u know not great cause I'm not getting many views and I think I'm either gonna stop this book or continue it and thank you for the ones that do like it thanx