Merry Christmas everyone im here with a new chapter. Sorry if its a little off from my usual writing i needed to move the story along. If you skipped the previous chapter the important thing to know is that Takashi and Rarity confessed their feelings to one another and spent the night with each other. Now on with the chapter. As always all characters belong to their respective creators except my OC.
"Rarity….Rarity are you up yet….Twilight sent me to give you your ticket to the Gala…"
"Come on I've got more awesome things I could be doing….OH MY CELESTIA," Rainbow Dash said as she walked into Rarity's bedroom.
Not many things got to Rainbow Dash but this was certainly a surprise to her. As she uttered her pervious statement she got an eye full of Rarity and I sitting up in bed to her calls.
"Oh my Rainbow Dash whatever are you doing here without knocking," Rarity said realizing we were both still in bed together.
Still in shock from what she was seeing Rainbow Dash could only manage to say," here….ticket…Gala…"
With that she dropped the ticket and zipped out of the boutique with a flash of rainbow streaks. I could see the panic on Rarity's face we planned on telling everyone about us but didn't think we'd end up letting anyone know just yet.
"Oh no…oh no no no no…why did it have to be Rainbow Dash she can't keep quiet about anything by the end of the day everyone from here to Canterlot will know about us. I haven't even thought about how to tell my closest friends let alone anyone else," Rarity said crying into her pillow.
Truthfully I was concerned about how everyone would take it as well but it would have come out sooner or later. I was not ashamed of my feelings anymore but I didn't want Rarity to feel alienated for being with a human.
"Don't worry sweetie no matter what happens from here on out I'll stay by your side," I whispered in her ear as I ran my fingers through her mane.
As if my words had a soothing effect she seemed to calm down enough to look at me once again.
"You promise…you'll always be there…" Rarity said as she sniffled.
All I could do was smile and hold her close. We stayed like that for a while before we decided there was no point in hiding. So we got up and began to get ready for the day. We figured we should keep as normal of a routine as possible till we knew what the damage was. So we got dressed and ate breakfast. We both still had work to do so we kissed each other goodbye and she went into her workroom as she had orders to fill and I headed out to see what Applejack had for me to do today. It was hard to stay focused on the walk to Sweet Apple Acers I kept thinking about everyone's reaction. I would be ok but I feared for Rarity. I was so lost in thought I didn't see Applejack waiting for me at the gate and ran clear into her and falling to my rear.
"Whoa there sugar cube are you alright. Ya seemed to be in sum doozy of a daze," Applejack said as she helped me up.
I was quite embarrassed and could only laugh as I said," yes you could say that I have a lot on my mind today."
"Lemmie guess Rarity is gettin on ur nerves already isn't she. I swear that filly could annoy just about anyone with those fru fruy habits of hers," Applejack said as we headed from the front gate to the barn.
Just my luck it didn't seem like she knew anything about what I was worried about. Maybe Rainbow Dash hadn't said anything to anyone yet and hoped it would stay that way.
"Anyways since ya got that field all cleared out I figured we could get that field ready for planting," Applejack said placing her hoof on a plow.
I probably could have found an easier way to plow the field but I figured I should work my body out the old fashioned way to get back into shape. After we got out to the field she showed me the layout that she wanted and I got to work. And for a while I forgot about my worries and just enjoyed being out in the open and feeling the breeze on my skin. I didn't think Applejack would stick around long after she saw I wasn't going to use a special trick to do the job but she seemed to linger just watching me. It was odd but I dismissed it as her making sure I could handle it. After a while she went about her business and I continued my work. It was an exhausting day but I greatly enjoyed it. It was getting close to sundown when Applejack came around to let me know it was quitting time.
"Whooe even though you did that job normally you still got a lot more done than I figured any pony could here's your pay with my thanks," Applejack said with a big smile on her face.
"I appreciate it, I hoped you wouldn't mind my slower pace I wanted to get some much needed exercise to tone myself again," I said accepting the bag of bits.
"Well shoot if its gettin fit your wantin to do I can certainly help with that whenever ya feel like it. Us earth ponies are mostly known for our physical strength since we don't have wings or magic to help us do things," she said puffing out her chest.
Why not it would be good to have a training partner for a while till I needed to kick things up.
"I accept your help, at least until you can't keep up," I said puffing my chest out.
We had a laugh for a few minutes then said our goodbyes. I was sore and tired but I relished the felling. All of a sudden out of nowhere I felt myself leave the ground zipping into the air. It happened so fast I didn't know it was coming till it was too late. When I finally felt the acceleration stop I looked to see Rainbow Dash had lifted me to a dizzying height and was none too happy looking.
"Alright hot shot I have something to ask you, what exactly did I see this morning," she asked with a glair.
I could tell she meant to do me harm if she didn't like what I had to say but I didn't think lying was the fair thing to do. I could save myself from a fall but she didn't know that so I decided to try speaking the truth in hopes she would understand.
"Well Rainbow Dash to make sure I'm not misunderstood Rarity and I confessed feelings for each other and spent the night together last night," I stated as sternly and calmly as I could.
"There's no way Rarity would ever like or even think about touching such a gross creature as you," Rainbow Dash said with disgust in her voice.
I could only sigh as I responded," look if you really don't believe me you can always just ask her yourself."
Her eyes opened as she came to a realization that she could have done that all day instead of seeking me out.
"Yeah maybe I will, "she spat back.
"Well if you're going that way anyways mind giving me a lift," I joked trying to ease the tension.
And for a second it felt like she had actually dropped me till I screeched to a halt and got dropped a few feet from the ground.
"Humph what I look like a taxi service anyways I suppose you could be telling the truth seeing that I did find you two sleeping, she said crossing her fore hooves.
As I got up and dusted myself off I asked," I do have one request for Rarity's sake could you not mention anything to anyone until she's ready. It happened so fast that we hadn't given any thought to how we would tell everyone and it has her a little stressed out?"
She eyed me up and down for a bit before she said, "fine but if you do anything to hurt her I won't drop you from a few feet ill drop you from orbit."
I bowed to show I understood and in a flash she took off. I'm sure Rarity would feel relieved when she found out that our union was for the most part still a secret. I wandered home and found dinner waiting. I could tell Rarity was still stressing out from the uncertainty so I wasted no time in telling her I had run into Rainbow Dash. I left out the drop and threat seeing as she didn't need any more on her mind. She seemed so relieved that you could instantly see a change in her mood. After that we sat and had dinner in peace. We talked about our days and laughed till late. She shooed me off to shower while she took care of the dishes. Squeaky clean I saw her in the hallway on my way to my room and decided to kiss her goodnight.
I had just turned around when a blue aura surrounded me and a voice called out to me," where do you think you're going you have a new room remember."
I turned to see Rarity nodding into what was previously her room. All I could do was smile as I followed her to bed.
Stay tuned for the next chapter.