A/N: this fic also has a Rarity/Fluttershy pairing as well ^^
Chapter six: Rainbow Dash's Confession and Princess Celestia's Visit part 2
As everypony arrived at the spa, Rarity and Fluttershy gets their usual. Lucky stays back with Rainbow, and Rainbow noticed this and grinned. "Aren't you going to get a spa treatment?" Lucky made a face. "No way! That's for girly girls!" Rainbow fell over laughing. Applejack chuckled when she heard Lucky's exclamation. Twilight and Celestia giggled. Rainbow stood back up when she got control of herself and patted Lucky on the head and said, still grinning widely, "That's my girl!" Then she blinked, "I mean… what? What I meant to say was, 'atta girl.'" "Uh-huh, suuuuure.", Applejack and Twilight said.
"No seriously!" Lucky just smiled up at Rainbow, "I believe you." Rainbow smiled in return, "Thanks Lucky." Princess Celestia whispered to Twilight, "Have you noticed it too?", knowing Twilight would know what she was talking about. Celestia knew Twilight for a long time and she knows the younger mare would notice the family vibe coming off of Lucky, Rainbow, and Appljack, especially Rainbow and Lucky. Twilight whispered back, "Oh yeah, I've noticed. I already mentioned it to them, when the three of them were together, Applejack and Rainbow next to each other with Lucky on top of Rainbow, her head just visible, I had said they looked like a family."
Celestia nodded. Then Pinkie popped up asking, "What are you two being so secretive about? Can I join in the secret?" Twilight smiled and said, "We're not being secretive Pinkie, we're just having a quiet conversation between the two of us." "Ooooh, ok then!" then she disappeared as soon as she appeared. "Pinkie is so random.", Twilight said. Princess Celestia giggled at Twilight's comment and Pinkie's antic just now. Rarity came over with Fluttershy. "Don't you think something…. odd, is going on with Rainbow? She's never acted this way before. She's always been so… brash and a rough and tumble kind of pony. She's never been this gentle, soft spoken, or anything like that before, not that I know of in the years I've known her.", Rarity said.
Fluttershy agreed. "When her and I met in flight camp, she's been like how Rarity described. Rough and tumble and brash. She's always been so tough, and to look at her now with Lucky…. It's just unbelievable." Princess nodded, understanding. They all look over at Rainbow and Lucky, and Applejack who was now over there. "A family huh?", Twilight said, as Pinkie came over, and she heard Twilight, then all 5 of them imagined Applejack, Rainbow, and Lucky at the school's playground on a weekend, Lucky playing and Applejack and Rainbow joining in. Then going home and Applejack making a great meal for the three of them, then serving it.
The ponies came back to reality and grinned at each other. That kinda does make a good image. "Oh, and Princess Celestia, Rainbow I think it was, told me of a weird dream Lucky had. It was about Lucky's parents after the accident. They were ghosts, and they smiled nicely at her and walked away. Lucky cried out for them not to go, but they disappeared. Then Lucky started crying, then she turned around and saw Applejack and Rainbow. She ran to them and they hugged and nuzzled her. I think that means something. But I won't say it here. I'll write it to you in a letter, when I'm at the tree house alone." Princess Celestia nodded.
"That sounds fine, but if you're thinking what I think you're thinking what that dream means, then I understand and we'll talk about this more through letters." "Ok." Applejack came back over. "What are y'all talking about?", she asked. "Nothing.", they all said. Applejack narrowed her eyes, it's gotta be something fishy if the Princess even lied. "Uh-huh. Ok fine." She left it alone…. for now. She went back to getting pampered, and so did the others. When it came time to go, because everypony's treatments ended, they all went back to the tree house, everypony laughing at a joke Rainbow told.
Princess looked at the now rising moon. "Luna's doing her job well. Has been since she came back. The moon is so beautiful, isn't it?" Everypony else nodded. "I always loved the moon, especially when it's full. It's so pretty.", Lucky said. "Luna will be happy to hear that Lucky. I will tell her that when I arrive back in Canterlot. I must go now my little ponies, I had fun today. Good bye everypony, it was nice meeting you Lucky Fire.", she said, then flew away towards Canterlot. Lucky grinned. "She's really nice." "Yes, she is. Always has been.", Twilight said, watching Princess Celestia flying away.
"Well, I should be gettin' home. Bye y'all!" Everypony said good bye and went to their homes. Rainbow wanted to follow Applejack, walk her home, but she wasn't sure if she should. She felt a hard nudge, a pointy one at that, "Ow, who…. Oh, Lucky? What's up?" Lucky was looking at Rainbow with a very stern look on her face. "Go after her Rainbow. I'll come with you…. I kinda have to because I can't fly home by myself yet." Rainbow sighed, "Alright alright.", then she started walking towards Applejack. "AJ, wait up!" Applejack stopped and turned around. "What's up Rainbow?"
"Nothing, I was just wondering if I can walk to your house with you." Applejack smiled. "Sure, I don't mind.", then the three of them walked together. Lucky whispered in Rainbow's ear, "So, are you thinking of telling her?" Rainbow smiled a small smile, "Yeah, but I don't know how. I been thinking all day what you said last night, and I thought I should tell her. Like you said, 'you never know unless you tell her.'" Lucky grinned. Rainbow looked back at Applejack. "Um, hey, Applejack?" "Yeah sugarcube?" Rainbow looked down then said, "Um…. I have to tell you something, and… you're probably gonna get mad at me and say you'll never want to see me again, but…. Um…"
Applejack stopped walking, tilted her head, then said, "Now what in tarnation are you talkin' 'bout Rainbow? I'd never hate you or say I'd never want to see you again. What's givin' you those ideas?" Rainbow stopped walking after Applejack, so she was kinda in front a little bit. "Well…. um…." "Spit it out Rainbow!", Lucky said. Applejack chuckled. "Applejack, I…. I…. I." she gulped. "I think I… l-l-l…" "Aw for goodness sake! Applejack, what Rainbow Dash is trying to say is…" Rainbow interrupted, but said it so fast AJ or Lucky could understand her. "IloveyouApplejack." Rainbow then laid down, making herself small. "Huh? Rainbow, I couldn't understand what you were tryin' ta say."
Rainbow groaned. "What I said was…. I love you Applejack….. I'm sorry, I understand if you don't return my feelings.", Rainbow stood up and faced them, "If you don't want to see me again, or even want to talk to me…. I understand." Applejack was quiet for a minute, registering what Rainbow just said, and when it sunk in, Applejack just smiled a small smile. "Why didn't you say so in the first place?" "I'm sor….. wait what?" Applejack chuckled and went over to Rainbow. "I said, 'why didn't ya say so in the first place?' Rainbow… I, I gotta be honest with ya. I think I love you too." Rainbow just stared at Applejack, mouth wide open.
Then Rainbow grinned and tackled Applejack. "Whoa! Hey now! What'd ya do that for?" "Because you said you like me too. I'm really happy." Applejack chuckled. "Well, we should be getting walkin' again, looks like Lucky's happy fer us, but I also see her yawnin'." "Yeah, you're right. Come on Lucky, we're going." Lucky nodded, fluttered over to the older mares, and landed on Applejack's back. She curled up into her usual ball and put her head on her forelegs.
Rainbow and Applejack chuckled and started walking to Applejack's house. Rainbow's wing over Lucky. When they got to Applejack's home, Rainbow said, "Night AJ. Love ya." Applejack smiled, "Love ya too Rainbow." They nuzzled and then Rainbow took the scruff of Lucky's neck in her mouth gently again like earlier and flew off for home, Applejack watching them fly off. "Hey little sis.", a voice behind Applejack said. Applejack cringed a bit, she hoped he didn't hear what her and Rainbow said to each other just now.
"Oh, hey uh, Big Mac. Didn't see ya there.", and that was the truth, Big Mac kind of didn't think so. "Uh-huh. What just happened?" Applejack didn't know what to say. She's the Element of Honesty, she can't lie…. Not unless Discord changes her again, but she'd rather that not happen… "Oh, um…. Rainbow was sayin' good night is all. I said good night back." Well, that wasn't a total lie. She just left the 'love ya' parts out. Big Mac raised an eyebrow. "I heard everything Applejack. I saw y'all comin' this way so I thought I'd wait fer ya. Then I hear 'love ya' from both of ya." Applejack really did cringe this time.
"Aw I'm sorry big bro. It's just…. Rainbow confessed her feelin's to me before comin' home, and then I told her I loved her too. I hope y'all don't outcast me from the family because I'm a fillyfooler." Big Mac smiled. "Don' worry AJ, love is what it is. I won't outcast ya fer lovin' somepony, even if it is another mare." Applejack hugged her brother. "Thank ya Big Mac, thank ya." "Eeyup." Applejack went to bed feeling giddy, the mare she had a crush on for a while confessed her feelings for her, so she could do the same. Now she's with the one she knows she's destined to be with.
With Rainbow and Lucky, they arrived back to their cloud home already and Rainbow just set Lucky down in bed and covered her up. Lucky shifted in her sleep. Rainbow smiled gently and went to grab Lucky's plate from last night. Lucky never put it in the sink last night. Rainbow sighed, and thought. Should she consider it? She already kinda does act more maternal to Lucky, honestly she's surprised Lucky hasn't called her mama or mommy or even mom yet. Lucky must still think of Rainbow as a role model or even just a caretaker in place of her parents. That made Rainbow smile kind of sadly.
Rainbow put the plate in the sink and went to the bedroom. She got into bed, but didn't go to sleep yet. Her mind was reeling with everything that happened in the past 10 minutes. She had confessed her love for Applejack, another mare. Rainbow was a fillyfooler. 'Seems like some of those ponies in camp were right. I am a fillyfooler, their nickname for me was on the nose. 'Rainbow Dyke'. Ugh…. But…. Lucky helped me see that it is ok to love another mare. She didn't care that I liked another mare. Then again she's only 5. What does she know anyway?
Foals her age don't understand that liking another mare, or in stallions' cases, another stallion, can cause a big ruckus or argument, or even shunning of the two stallions or mares in love. Oh boy, I really hope this doesn't go down wrong with at least our friends. I wouldn't know what to do without everypony. How will I break it to them? Or how will Applejack and I break it to them? Man….', Rainbow thought to herself, before falling into a fitful sleep.