It had been a week since Gilda told me about Dashie, and not once throughout the entire seven days did I mention it to anyone until now. It was our lunch period, and both Twilight and I needed some new books for our English class. Once again we were greeted by Mirage who was accompanying a freshman. We both stood beside each other searching for an old history book about Star Swirl the Bearded. It was during our small search that I finally built up the courage to finally tell Twilight about it.

"Um... Twilight?"

"Yeah? Did you find the book?" She asked me excitedly, but frowned when I shook my head. "Oh, well what is it then?"

I wasn't sure how to address the situation, so with one large breath... "Rainbow Dash's ex-girlfriend is in my class, and she told me something about her that wasn't exactly good and I don't know what to do – especially since you're the only I've talked to about it."

Twilight gasped and lost her grip on her textbook, causing it to fall to the floor with a thud, then stood back with wide eyes, "Y-You mean, Gilda's back?"

"Y-Yes, I thought you all –"

"No! We thought it was a rumor! Plus, we've never seen her around in school! Oh no... Fluttershy, you need to stay away from her," Twilight exclaimed hysterically, earning stares from the other students. I stood there in shock as I tried to figure out why this topic riled up Twilight. "Oh no, oh no, oh no... Forget the book, we need to tell the others, now!"

"But, Twilight –" She yanked me by the arm and we pushed past the crowd of students and began walking towards our table, where Dash seemed to be waiting for me. They all welcomed us back until they saw the distressed look on Twilight's face.

"What's wrong, Sugarcube? Ya'll okay?" Applejack questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"You okay, Flutters?" Rainbow Dash asked angrily. Knowing how she was, she probably assumed someone had hurt me until she noticed Twilight's angry expression. She snickered, "What about you? I wouldn't glare like that if I were you... I doubt those wrinkles will vanish if you keep it up."

"Dash. You and I need to talk," Twilight said through gritted teeth. Immediately, Rainbow got up and followed her out of the lunchroom in a hurry.

What have you done?! Now Rainbow is going to hate you!

"My goodness! What is with those two today?" Rarity huffed and furrowed her brow. Spike rubbed her shoulder in comfort when she suddenly pulled away from him. Spike stared confusingly at his girlfriend whose expression went blank until she spoke again, "I... I remembered that I must... Turn in an assignment to one of my instructors – I'll be back."

"I'll go with –"

"No, I'm fine. Thank you anyways, darling," Rarity said, cutting off Spike. The rest of us watched in shock as the purple haired beauty walked off with her bag. Spike was left sitting down staring at his tray of food. He frowned and looked at the rest of us.

This wasn't like Rarity at all.

Rainbow Dash's POV

"Why haven't you spoken to your girlfriend about her yet?!" Twilight shoved me causing me to stumble back. She was seething with rage and I had no idea why she was taking it out on me. Plus, what in Equestria was she even yapping about?

"Whoa, calm down, Egghead," I replied defensively using the nickname I gave her back in junior high. Twilight clenched her jaw and turned away for a moment. It was silent within the school's courtyard where she dragged me to.

She breathed in deeply and exhaled slowly before calmly looking back toward me. "Fluttershy has a class with Gilda, and she told your girlfriend something that has been stuck with her for the past week."

I froze and gaped at Twilight.

So she DID transfer after all...

"I... I didn't think –"

"We didn't think she'd return either, Dash. The point I'm trying to get across is why you haven't talked to Fluttershy about her yet. Not only that, but why didn't you pester Fluttershy until she told you what was wrong? She's your girlfriend. You're supposed to bother her until she tells you, unless you want her to constantly over think things at home!" She finished with a sigh. I swallowed hard and gazed down at the sidewalk.

The school bell rung loudly and echoed through the school signaling that our lunchtime was over. Twilight stood in front of me and stared in disappointment, "Talk to Fluttershy today after school. If you don't, then I will – and if I do, it'll show just how much of a coward you actually are."

My mouth fell slightly open as Twilight turned on her heel and began walking back inside before turning around once again, "I thought you were the bravest girl on campus, you know."

With that said, she was gone.

I continued to stand in the middle of the courtyard while the area began to flood with students. I clenched my jaw and walked around the courtyard and decided to walk around the school for a few minutes to clear my mind. It bothered me that Twilight Sparkle had the nerve to say that to my face. The more I thought about it, the more I came to realize that maybe what she said was actually true.

Maybe I really am a coward and not some brave girl that everyone at school knew me for. Why didn't I talk to Fluttershy about Gilda before we began dating? Why was it so difficult just thinking about talking to Flutters about the topic?

"What's eating you, Dash?" I froze in my tracks and turned to the voice. My breath caught in my throat when I saw Gilda leaning back on the wall of the school. Her amber eyes locked with mine for a good five seconds before I forced myself to look away. I continued walking. "It's not nice to ignore people who are talking to you. Remember that?"

"You know what? Fuck you!" I yelled out angrily and turned towards her figure which was now a few feet closer than before. Instead of backing off, she chuckled and crossed her arms over her chest. "What the Hell do you want from me? What can you possibly want from me now? You've already done your fucking damage on me and my friends!"

"I don't want anything from you. I think it's just great seeing how paranoid Twilight got when she found out –"

"How did you know about –"

"Interrupt me again, and I'll kick your ass so hard you won't remember your own name. Let me finish, or else." Her voice dropped down a note and she glared at me. The same glare that always frightened me when we were together. "Now that you're listening... I just enjoy watching the paranoia get out of control. Sometimes I do miss doing something though..."

"And what exactly is that?" I said in an angered tone. I wasn't prepared. I wasn't quick enough.

Her lips collided with mine roughly. My attempts to push her off were futile against her superior strength. I desperately tried to move away, but she only held my arms tighter until finally...

I gave up.

I felt her smile through the forced kiss while I stood there feeling terribly violated and low of myself. It wasn't until she stopped that I realized why she had done that. There, standing a distance away from Gilda and I was Fluttershy. Tears fell from her teal eyes and down her cheeks as she watched.

"Flutters! It wasn't –"

"I told you to stay away from me! What is wrong with you?!" Gilda yelled out innocently. My face began to sting from the left side before realizing I had just been slapped. She smirked and began to fake cry before turning away and rushing off.

Fluttershy watched from the same spot looking incredibly broken. More tears streamed down her beautiful face. I took a step toward her until she spun around and walked off quickly. I felt my heart shatter within my chest. Not only did it seem like I just cheated on my girlfriend, I literally gave up and let Gilda do her dirty work. Because of me, I was unable to prevent this.

I ran.

I wasn't sure where I was going either. I just ran.

Faster than ever before.

Quick A/N: Holy crap. I am so sorry for the LONG wait. School has been really stressing me out and so has the grading period (no surprise there) so here is the chapter you have all been waiting for, and hopefully you guys don't hate me for this, since this is the biggest conflict I've ever came up. I love you guys so much, and don't forget to comment your thoughts, share this story with your friends and add this to your library!

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