I'm back
Rainbow Dash woke late on Saturday morning. She awed even herself with her ability to inadvertently sleep for hours on end. As she read 11:30 on her overused alarm clock and wished she had given Shy a later time.
Within ten minutes, Dash had prepared herself for the get together and shot two notifications, one to her girlfriend saying she would be at With Flutters for a few hours, the other informing Flutters she would be a few minutes late.
In short time, Rainbow was in her car and proceeding down the road which was dotted with weekend drivers. She managed to catch mostly green lights and speed through a few yellows.
Suddenly, the buildings turned to groomed fields as Dash rolled across the country side. From a few hundred yards, she could see a cottage backed against a wall of dark shades forestry.
Not a moment later, Rainbow was close enough to spot a pristine, white Volkswagen New Beetle sitting in a stone parking lot. She parked directly behind it and stepped out of her car. After a short stroll down a rocky path, she knocked gently on a rounded wooden door.
Mere seconds later the door swung open as if Fluttershy had been waiting on the other side. "Hi Dash!" She said ecstatically. "What's up!"
"Um." Dash said, sounding overwhelmed. "Not much."
"Please come in." Shy said, pulling Dash by her wrist. "I'm really glad you wanted to hang out."
"Yeah I figured I would get out and smell the roses." Dash said, seating herself on the couch.
"That's great." Fluttershy said, joining her friend in sedition. "I figured you would've been with Applejack over the weekend."
"I probably will later." Dash assured. "She had chores."
"Oh. Right." Fluttershy said. "Well what do you want to do?"
"Truth or dare." Dash said bluntly.
"Ok!" Fluttershy complied. "You go first."
"I was kidding Shy." Dash said with a chuckle. "Let's just talk."
"Well, what is there to talk about?" Fluttershy asked.
"Um." Dash pondered over the small amount of viable subject before making a decision. "Tell me about that boy."
"What bo- The one in biomed?" Fluttershy said. "He's.. He's nice."
"Is that all you know about him?" Dash asked with a skeptic grin.
"He um.." Fluttershy kept her gaze targeted at the floor and tucked a strand of pink hair behind her ear. "He has pretty eyes."
"What color?" Dash interrogated.
"Um.. Probably brown." Shy said, sounding completely unconvinced and equally unconvincing.
"You have to talk to him." Dash pleaded. "What are you, afraid."
"Yeah pretty much." Fluttershy admitted without defiance.
"Are you afraid of him or guys in general?" Dash inquired.
"Um..." Murmured in thought. "Yes."
" Oh, come on." Dash exclaimed.
"In my defense, it's not just guys." Fluttershy said. "I'm pretty much afraid of people in general. If he were a bunny, I'd be fine."
"You can't date bunnies." Rainbow said bluntly.
"It could if I wanted to." Fluttershy argued.
"No, I'm pretty sure there's laws against that." Dash said.
"Oh." Fluttershy said. "Well in that case, I guess dating just isn't for me."
"I thought the same thing two years ago." Dash said leaning back on the sofa.
"How did that change?" Fluttershy asked, interested.
"I met Applejack." Dash said. "She showed me what love could be. And of course that sounds.."
"Generic?" Fluttershy finished the sentence.
"I would've said cliché." Dash said. "But seriously, you'll make a connection some day, and that's something you can't drop."
"How will I know?" Fluttershy asked apprehensively.
"You'll know." Dash said assuringly. "Trust me."
"And until then?" Shy asked.
"Just keep looking." Rainbow said. "You may never get chance if you don't start making moves."
"You're so brave." Fluttershy said admiringly. "I don't think I could bring myself to take the risks."
"Someday, you'll make it to where you want to be." Dash said. "And all those shots in the dark will be behind you."
"I think I'll just keep my options open for now." Fluttershy said with a forlorn smile
"You do you." Dash suggested. "But don't hide in the shadows your whole life. You could make someone really happy."
"You really think so?" Fluttershy asked softly.
"Hell yeah." Rainbow said cheerfully. "You're beautiful, funny, and the kindest girl I know."
"I know all that." Fluttershy said. "But I feel like I'm missing something."
"Right now, all you're missing is someone to talk to." Dash informed. "And it looks like you could take care of that at any time."
"Thanks Dash." Fluttershy said graciously. "I'll talk to him Monday."
"Great." Rainbow said enthusiastically.
"I think we've talked enough about that." Fluttershy inferred. "Let's watch a movie. Your pick."
"Sounds good." Dash said, crouching down to the small case of old and new movies under the television. She watched as Shy galloped into the kitchen to prepare a bowl of microwaveable popcorn. There was no doubt that girl could get a boyfriend in an hour