It's taking a long time for Ace to finish Rainbow's homemade guitar. He does have the shape of the guitar carved out, but utilizing strands from the special plant he found to make the strings takes a while to get perfectly right. Hotshot suggested that Rainbow and Fluttershy go through a walk through the forest-jungle.
"It's absolutely gorgeous!" she said.
Hotshot seemed a little excited in her persuading, prompting Rainbow to think that she wanted some . . alone time with Ace. Even after they spent a few hours getting the strings. Not a problem with Dashie, though! She wants some time alone with Fluttershy, herself.
Rainbow smirks at Fluttershy when they leave earshot of their camp. "Should probably give them at least a half hour.."
"Uhm.. an-.. an hour, actually," whispers Fluttershy, blushing. She quickly tries to change the subject "S-so, uhm . . "
"I've been craving a banana all day. Let's find a bunch!" suggests Dash.
With a shy smile, Shy nods at Rainbow.
They spend the next few minutes trotting around the forest together. The tents are in a small clearing with smoke rising from the campfire, so if they get lost they can simply navigate their way through the trees above and locate it that way. It doesn't become a problem for a while though, because they have fun making a competition of finding some bananas, racing from tree to tree in futile attempts to find them first.
Fluttershy doesn't like competing but she knows Rainbow isn't trying to best her; she just wants them both to have fun! So she greatly enjoys herself, actually getting into the little game they've made. They both assume that they have to actually rise up into the trees to find the fruit since the leaves are so thick and large, unaware that bananas in this forest branch directly off of the trunks of trees. It's a silly game, but a good way to pass the time.
After a few minutes, the surprising scarcity of bananas comes to an end! With quiet giggles, Rainbow and Fluttershy slow their search and stop near each other. They share a smile, Fluttershy blushing slightly.
"Well, I don't see any.." chuckles Rainbow, sitting down on her haunches to rest for a bit. "Oh well.."
"All this flying around has made me want some too.." murmurs Fluttershy. She's trying to force herself not to pant to avoid displeasing Rainbow with her inferior physique and is doing a good job of it, so Rainbow doesn't notice.
Rainbow smirks, glancing around the forest. "That just makes me want to find them more! Be your hero and what not."
Shy blushes quite a bit more at that, smiling. She looks about the forest in the opposite direction silently. They both slowly scan toward the same direction.. until their eyes rest on the same banana tree.
Both fillies turn to each other and make eye contact. They look at the tree. Back at each other. Rainbow grins and Fluttershy smiles nervously but determinedly. With surprising agility, and even surprising initiative, Fluttershy takes off first!
Rainbow sits in place for a full second, eagerly moving her hips from side to side with a grin. After Shy's head start is over, Rainbow propels herself from the ground. "Oh ho ho, bring it~!" she shouts happily.
Not caring whether she wins or loses, Fluttershy laughs.
Rainbow gets there first, unable to tame her natural competitive nature. She rests on a branch with her back to the trunk, legs dangling down tiredly. After a few seconds longer Shy gently lands on the big branch Rainbow's laying on, panting softly with a smile cast at Rainbow.
"PhhhhEW!" sighs Dashie, panting, herself. "I had to work for that, Fluttershy! Nice going!"
"Th-.. thank you.." comes the quiet reply.
Rainbow grins widely at Fluttershy for a few seconds before carefully standing up on her hind legs, yanking two bananas from their bunch. She's got one in her mouth and one in her hooves, perfectly comfortable with her sense of balance. She turns back toward Shy, who watches concernedly. "C-careful," she says..
Dash nods then jerks her chin toward Fluttershy. It takes a few times for Fluttershy to get what she means. "O-oh," she whispers. She opens her mouth, tilting her head back a little bit in preparation to catch it. She's already getting red again!
Rainbow closes one eye as if she's taking careful aim, then snaps forward and releases it. The poor doomed banana sails through the air near Fluttershy's head, and our yellow filly manages to catch it. She beams proudly at Rainbow afterward, lowering her head to drop it between her hooves. "Nice throw..!"
The athlete drops back down to all fours, carefully settling down into a resting position again. She spits out the banana between her hooves like Fluttershy, grinning at her. "Nah, that was a sucky throw. Nice catch!"
Shy giggles quietly, moving her head down to start peeling the banana by yanking off the top with her teeth. Rainbow does the same, actually perfectly mimicing her fillyfriend on purpose to tease. Evident from Shy's ever-deepening blush, she's successful.
Rainbow takes her first bite when she decides to stop teasing Shy, grinning. Neglecting her manners, she asks with a full mouth "How longsh's it been shince we left?"
"Uhm.. I.. actually have no idea.."
"Heh. That's fine! Let's average our estimates. How long do you think it was?"
With a slight smile, "Uhm.. ten minutes..? B-but.. time flies when you're having fun, s-so.. m-.. maybe thirty..?"
Rainbow grins, taking another bite of her banana. "Yeah.. I'd shay thirty minetsh, too. What're we going to do for a half hour?"
Shy waits a moment to swallow her bite before quietly answering. "We could explore.. and talk..!"
"Soundsh good to me!"
Ten minutes later the two fillies are walking up alongside a creek for fun, just wanting to see where it starts. Rainbow walks very closely beside Fluttershy, bumping hips together every other minute or so for fun. "Can't decide, huh? Oh, by the way, did you ever get that job at the zoo?"
Fluttershy giggles quietly. "Yeah.. I start in the summer.. an-.. and no, I can't really.. choose a favorite animal.."
"Heh, that's awesome. You'll probably be head of all animals or something by the time you graduate."
"Th-thank you," she murmurs, blushing. "You'll be a Wonderbolt before long.."
For once, Rainbow actually starts to grow a blush. She looks away, smirking. She's actually flustered, which makes Fluttershy smile at her turned head. "Heh.. yeah, maybe. Yeah, we'll see."
After a few moments of silence, Rainbow turns to smirk a little bit at her counterpart. "I really like you, Shy.. spending time with you is so fun and.. just.." she stops a moment to rub the back of her neck, turning forward with a shy smirk. "..fun. Yeah."
Shy bites her lower lip a little bit, stopping with her Dashie. She hesitates briefly but then moves over toward her. She rubs her cheek against the side of Rainbow's neck and closes her eyes. "I-.. I really like you too, Rainbow..."
Rainbow turns her head to rub her cheek against the top of Shy's head, smiling softly. She wraps her hoof around Fluttershy as well, tugging her gently.