Hola again everyone. Hope you guys enjoyed chapter 6. I also hope I can make this chapter work. Let me know what you think. Thanks to all my current reviewers, it makes me happy knowing you guys like it. Hope I can keep these ponies in character. Enjoy.

Inside a small oval office sat two ponies. One earth pony, a tall stallion, fiddling with his tie as he jotted down notes and carefully listened. The other a yellow pegasus mare who sat on a comfy chair, bandages wrapped around her wings keeping them closed. She had a look of determination written on her face as she held back tears.

They had been talking for hours, about well, everything. The timid pony's past, her family, her work, her friends, and her part in the elements of harmony. Talking about her fillyhood proved to be difficult. The mare recalled a lot of sad memories of being bullied and shunned. Memories she preferred to forget.

Whenever she would feel too embarrassed or sad to continue, he would comfort her into a relaxed state and urge her forward. She seemed to hit a road block when the topic of her accident and suicide came up.

Fluttershy hung her head in shame. She felt the tears begin to push their way out to her yellow face. Dr. Shrink spoke up when he saw the tears well up, "Fluttershy, don't feel ashamed to talk about how you feel. I am here to help you, not judge you. You can trust me." Fluttershy sniffled as she rubbed her nose with a shaking hoof.

"I am trying Doctor, but, but I can't help it." She explained. He chuckled softly, "All ponies at some time in their lives feel trapped and helpless with their lives. You are not the only pony to have experienced these feeling Fluttershy. After the treatment you received in flight school, it's understandable you would feel depressed."

Fluttershy let out a shaky sigh, "I wish I didn't feel this way Dr. Shrink. I just feel so alone during these times. And it hurts so much." Dr. Shrink Adink rolled his chair toward his patient and leaned forward. He was mere inches from her face. "You are not alone in these feelings Fluttershy. I used to feel the same way myself." The shrink confessed. Fluttershy jerked her head up almost head butting the doctor. "Really! You? You used to be depressed. You seem so confident though. And so accomplished. I couldn't ever believe you would feel that way." She shyly pointed out.

He flashed her a shiny smile at her compliments, "Yes I did. I have to admit I got so low that I even tried to take my own life." He rolled up the jacket sleeve of his right arm and rubbed at his dark fur to expose a long scar that started from the base of his hoof and went all the way up to his strong bicep.

Fluttershy slid her hooves to her mouth in surprise and concern. She glanced between the deep scar usually hidden by fur back to his soft eyes. He continued his story of his battle with depression. "Yes, I was much younger. A teenager really. I had just moved to Manehatten to attend school there. I met a girl. A beautiful filly unicorn. Back then she was the world to me. I loved her so much. It was crazy. I really thought we were meant to be special some ponies. Thinking back it was silly. We barely dated half a year. I thought we would be married and once I was finished with school I could buy us a house were we could live happily. Maybe even a foal or two. I was serious about her. I was willing to do anything to stay with her." He had a dreamy look come over his eyes at the good times he remembered.

Fluttershy felt a small smile form as she listened to the story. Yet a small hint of worry was still seen in her eyes, knowing it wouldn't stay happy forever. He snapped out of his daydream. "Well anyways, I felt as high as one of you pegasi on a cloud. I thought I had everything. But then one day she sat me down during our date nights. She told me she couldn't be with me anymore. She said she enjoyed our time together, and that I was a great guy. But she felt bad keeping my hopes up. She said she was in love with another stallion. She wanted to be with another unicorn, one she had met and known for years. She said she wanted to continue her unicorn blood line. Can you believe it?"

Fluttershy gasped as small tears formed in his eyes from the memory. She could relate to the feeling of rejection, but not at the same level he had. "How mean. How could she keep you hoping all that time, and just leave like it was nothing?" she asked. He shook his head, "I don't know. I guess she just wanted company and something to keep her from being bored. I never cried so hard before. Yes, even we big burley stallions cry. I begged her not to leave me. That if I could I would be the unicorn she dreamed of. Alas, that could never be. She told me sorry as she hugged me one last time before she walked out of my life forever. I never felt so low. I started drinking real bad. I didn't go to classes. I never went out with friends. I didn't shower or clean for a week, as gross as it sounds."

Fluttershy gave a small smirk, that was a bit gross, but understandable. Some days she felt like she would never be able to get out of bed. But Angel always saw that she would. "I was in real bad shape. I drank until I puked. Then drank some more, until I passed out. I barely ate. I banged my head against the walls. Broke a bunch of my stuff. I moped about. After a week of solitude I just snapped. I was so trapped, and my heart just hurt so bad. I felt sick, and all alone. I was being stupid. If I just went out and asked for help, I would have seen friends would be there to help me. In my stupor I broke the phone, not even realizing my parents and sisters had called a few times. That's besides the point. I felt defeated, like I could never feel happiness again. I went into the kitchen and pulled out a sharp knife. I sat there, taking a few more shots of brandy to try and numb the pain. I pressed the knife against myself. Hard. And I just slashed at it, crying out her name."

At this Fluttershy felt such pain for her psychiatrist. She knew that feeling of despair, like there was no way out. She wrapped her arms around him in a hug as she sobbed softly. "Oh Dr. Shrink. I am so, so, so sorry to hear that. You don't deserve to feel that." He patted her back careful to avoid her injured wings as he gently nudged her back to her seat.

"The tale doesn't end there. As blood spurted out of my arm, I felt myself grow dizzy and weak. I was so lost in my own world I didn't hear as some pony broke into my apartment. All I saw was pink wings that held me close as pink arms tried to stop the bleeding. The last thing I remember was a sweet voice calling my name and praying I would be alright. The next thing I remember was waking in a hospital, seeing my savior looking like an angel" Fluttershy sat at the edge of her seat, "Who was it?" he smiled at her excitement. "None other than my best friend. We met in college and hit it off. I felt pretty bad, after getting a filly friend I kind of ignored her. I couldn't believe she would still be there for me after that. But she was. She practically got a hernia carrying me out of there until help found us. She said she had a terrible feeling and just had to check on me. After hearing that no pony had seen me in a week she went frantic and broke my door."

Fluttershy sat in awe, "That's amazing Dr. Shrink. My best friend is a pegasus. She was the one who found me after I hurt my wings. She helped fix them up and brought me to the hospital to." He chuckled, "I remember, Rainbow Dash, right?" she nodded her answer.

"Yes well, she was upset to see I would try and kill myself, but felt more worried then anything. She made sure I got help, and stood by me the whole way. I never realized until then how much I meant to her. And how much she meant to me. Trying to redeem myself in her eyes really drove me to get the help I needed and recover. I received a lot of help from a kindly unicorn mare, my psychiatrist. She helped me bring back my confidence. She inspired me to become a psychiatrist. Well, one day I asked my best friend out. And guess what?"

Fluttershy gave the cutest most curious look, "What?" they both smiled. "She said yes! But only after I realized that nothing, and no one was worth killing myself over. In fact, she even agreed to be my wife. We are still married to this day. She is my rock."

Fluttershy clapped her hooves together in excitement and hope. She was so happy to hear her new doctor friend had a happy ending. She secretly hoped the same would happen to her and Dash. As impossible as it seemed. If it could happen to him, maybe it could happen to her.

He put a hoof on her shoulder and leaned in close, "So who better to talk to, and who better to trust than a pony who has gone through the same thing Fluttershy?" she placed her hoof on his chest and gave a small smile at him. He smiled back as he put his hoof over hers.

"What I hope you get from my story is that you are not alone. It is important to talk about these things. Fluttershy, you are a great pony. I can tell. Heck, all the things I have read about you are amazing. You have overcome a lot. From your troubled past, to your small wings, to your fears. You can do anything. You are the element of kindness, I have seen how your simple kindness has touch every pony here at this hospital. I am certain many love you and will help you if you just ask for help. Don't think there is never a way out, and don't be afraid to ask for help. But most importantly, love yourself. You are great."

Fluttershy lowered her head and hid behind her curtain of a mane. He was starting to sound like Rainbow Dash did last night. He lifted up her chin and made her look into his eyes. "Nothing and nobody, pony or not, is worth hurting yourself. You are too special. How can one ever love another without first loving themselves? Do you understand?" he let her face go and leaned back into his chair.

She felt something click in her brain. He was right. She didn't deserve to feel this way. She would find a way to get out of this. She needed to find something to hold on to, her own rock. But to do that, she first had to love herself. If she ever hoped to be with Rainbow Dash, or any pony, she had to love and respect herself. They both deserved that. "Yes Dr. Shrink Adink. I understand. Please, I want to be helped, f-for my own benefit." She admitted.

He gave a dashing smile as his eyes shone with confidence. "Perfect, now we can really start this healing process." They continued their conversations. Fluttershy felt much more comfortable about being here, and about getting help with her problems. She felt a boost of confidence as she promised and made a plan to get over this bump in her life that had been controlling her for far too long.

A few hours earlier, on the road back to the cottage

Rainbow Dash felt worried for her friend, yet relived. She knew her friend needed help with her emotions, and having such professionals would really help. But she also wished she could be there for her. She wished she could be the one to take all her pain away. But her Fluttershy needed time away from her, "Stop calling her yours. You don't deserve her stupid." She whispered to herself. Well, just because she couldn't be there to personally help her dearest friend at the hospital, didn't mean she couldn't help her some other way. She promised Fluttershy she would take care of her animals and home, a promise she intended to keep.

At thinking of the ways she could make it up to her friend and see her happy again she felt her wings flap. She definitely felt the familiar need to soar above the clouds. Well the faster the better, she always thought. With one powerful flap of her wings she was in the air. She flew and zigzagged past the houses in Ponyville. She gained altitude and burst open a few small clouds. "Hm, clouds. Why do I feel like I am forgetting something? Or someone?" She stopped midflight as she face hoofed herself. "Ah snap! Tank! Haven't seen him since yesterday morning. Poor guy must be starved. Way to take care of the pet Fluttershy gave you Dash." She quickly made her way to her cloud home.

Once inside she found her tortoise floating in his tank. She fed him and played with him for five minutes. "Well, I'm sure Shy wouldn't mind if I had Tank over. He did used to live there, and who doesn't love this little guy. Besides, it would be nice to have an animal there that likes me." She picked up her tortoise and spun him around in her hooves. "How does that sound Tank? Want to see all of Fluttershy's animals again? Maybe meet some old faces?" Tank gave her a slow nod with an equally slow smile.

Rainbow Dash put his flight helmet on and strapped on his goggles, then put hers on. "Been a while since we went on a flight together. Let's go boy!" she grabbed a small bag of tortoise food and they were out the door. It was a peaceful and enjoyable flight to Fluttershy's home. Luckily for Tank it wasn't to far from hers.

They landed in Fluttershy's beautiful garden. Rainbow Dash took in the lovely sights. Her garden was filled with some of the most vibrant flowers she had ever seen. Even ponies who's calling was gardening would find it hard to compete with Fluttershy. The grass was always the greenest she ever sees. Tall trees provided shad in one corner. There was a small pond filled with fishes, ducks and frogs. Small woodland creatures rested around the whole garden. Both predator and prey came here to sleep and just chill. Tank walked up to the pond to chat with some amphibians.

The portion of the garden devoted to fruits and vegetables were filled with plenty of yummy looking morsels. Rainbow Dash licked her lips. "Maybe I can snack on some of these later. I need to come back here for naps from now on. I'm sure Shy won't mind." Rainbow Dash left Tank to his friends as she made her way towards her friend's house.

She smiled to herself as an image of her pegasus pal flying through the air, tending to her garden and animals. Much like when she showed her around when looking for a pet. Fluttershy always shined so brightly when it came to her animals. Rainbow Dash had to admit she looked so beautiful when she was in her element. In fact, when they spent time together, singing about what pet was best for her, Rainbow had felt some funny feelings. Sometimes her eyes would open or a very small blush would form whenever Fluttershy got too close, or touched her, as her sweet singing put her to ease. In fact if she wasn't so intent on finding the perfect pet that day, she probably would have noticed these emerging feelings then.

As Rainbow Dash daydreamed, she opened the door. She barely had time to snap out of it when celery was flung in her face. She looked down to see none other then the badly behaving bunny, Angel. He was pissed, as usual. No one was home yet to feed him. In fact, he had to do all the cleaning and feeding around here. He found himself some celery, but he was promised a big juicy carrot.

Rainbow Dash narrowed her eyes to the rabbit as he tapped his foot impatiently. He then peered behind her and noticed his owner wasn't there. "You better stop throwing your food Angel. Fluttershy may take that crap from you, but not me." She tried to scold him. But he just ignored her. He jumped up and pulled at some of her rainbow mane.

"Owe. Stop it you little brat." She spun around trying to get him off. He hopped off and landed on a shelf. He pointed to a picture. Of course the blue pegasus didn't realize he was asking a question. She flew over to him nearly crashing into the wall. He had to jump out of the way and got on the sofa. "Come here you jerk." Dash yelled.

Angel was real pissed now. There was no sign of his mom. This stupid rainbow pony was supposed to take care of her. She probably lost her or something. And now she acted like she owned the place. And in HIS HOME, she yelled at him and called him names. He knew he couldn't trust her with something as important as his mom. Well, this was his house, and she was an intruder until she came back with his mommy.

Rainbow Dash yelped and took to the air as the white bunny pulled out a steel baseball bat out of nowhere. He jumped up high and swung it madly at her, trying to shoo her out. Luckily she was good at dodging. She swiftly avoided each swing and managed to grab the bat. She lifted the bat and the bunny in the air.

Angel was even more frantic as he swung the bat harder, but it wouldn't move. That darn pony shook his bat until he let go, falling on his fluffy tail. He just had it fluffed yesterday! Stupid pony. He crossed his arms and pouted as she tossed the bat behind her and stood over him.

"Ok Angel, that was seriously not cool. You could hurt some one like that. What would Fluttershy think if she saw you doing that?" His ears drooped and his expression softened at the image of his disappointed momma. He picked up the fallen picture and held it up for her to see.

"Oh, you want to know where Fluttershy is." She calmed down as she sat in front of Angel. "You see, Fluttershy has more problems then you think. She needs to be at the hospital for 3 days. She wants me to take care of all you little critters til then. She even said you have to be a good rodent, I mean rabbit, and help me." Angel shot her a dirty look at being called a rodent, but was more worried for his pony.

He really hoped she would be alright. He held his paw to his chin and pondered the whole thing, before slowly nodding his head and holding a paw out to the blue pony. Rainbow couldn't believe he was being so civil. She wasn't sure if she could trust him after the fiasco this morning, but shook his paws anyway.

With an amazing feat of strength she would have to give credit to, he yanked her forward until they were nose to nose. He made a sign with his paws, saying watch out, I got my eyes on you. With that he hopped away to the kitchen. Rainbow Dash blinked in surprise. "Why does she put up with that freaky jerk?" She asked herself.

She looked around the cottage to see that the feathers and blood from before were all cleaned up. She also noticed that fresh food was put out for most of the animals. She looked out the window to see Luna's moon hanging in the sky. "Dark already? Well, I guess having that rabbit around won't be completely terrible. He seems to know how things work around here. Hopefully I won't have to roughen him up. Hehe." She laughed as she notice Tank settle in some little den he must have been used to when he lived here.

She walked in the kitchen to see Angel going through the fridge pulling out food. "And what are you doing?" she asked a little annoyed. He didn't even look up at her as he shooed her away with his paws. "Well if you're making dinner, make me some. I am hungry!" she boasted. Fluttershy couldn't be serious about him making an awesome salad.

She did a walk through the home. Making sure every bowl had water or food. The animals seemed to know the routine because after they finished eating they all went to their beds. She had a few stragglers who were too busy playing to sleep. She let them have fun for a bit before stepping in. "Alright you little guys. Lights out. I am in charge here until Fluttershy comes back. You don't want me to tell her you guys were up past your bedtime when she gets back, do you?" they shook their heads frantically and quickly made their way to bed. She took a quick walk outside and saw that either the animals were asleep or left back to the Everfree.

She walked back inside after checking in on the sleeping Tank. She felt her tummy rumble and she made her way to the kitchen. She sure hoped Fluttershy had stuff to eat that didn't require her touching a stove. She could always eat out she supposed. Her mouth fell open and her eyes popped out of her head.

On the table stood one Angel Bunny, wearing a chef's hat proudly on his head. He stood in between 2 big plates of a delicious salads. She felt herself drool at the meal as she ran over.

"Oh my gosh, did you really make this Angel?" she looked at him, amazed a rabbit could be such a good cook. "And you made me some. That's a surprise. Well, thanks. I'm starved."

He gave her a sinister look and as quick as she flew, he wolfed down both salads. Rainbow's ears lay flat against her head as she gasped at the selfish gluten. She felt her blood boil as he gave her a smug little smile. "You, you, you, you JERK! Really, you couldn't even let me have a bite. I'm starving for crying out loud. Why are you always suck a jacka" he cut her off by smacking her lips.

Angel would not tolerate any offensive language directed at him. Especially from her. She was about to explode when he pointed to the counter. On it sat a bowl with a smaller serving of the salad. It wasn't dressed up as nice as the ones he made for himself, but it still looked and smelled good. Rainbow Dash felt a little guilty, they never liked each other. She couldn't totally blame him if he didn't want to share his dinner. It was nice of him that he did. But did he have to be a jerk about it still? She looked back to him, "Thanks. You know, this isn't enough to fill me up."

She smiled at him hoping that maybe somewhere in his cold bunny heart, he would have some compassion and make her more. He hopped to a cabinet and chucked a box of cereal at her. He hopped out of the kitchen to go get some shut eye.

She shrugged the whole thing off and dug into her salad. "Dang Fluttershy, you weren't kidding about his salad making skills. Maybe that's why she keeps him around." She thought as she finished it off and continued to eat 3 bowls of cereal. She then cleaned all the dishes and wiped all the counters. She could be lazy in her own house, but not at Fluttershy's. Especially while she is in the hospital.

It took Rainbow Dash about half an hour to finish cleaning the kitchen. She headed up to the bathroom. She realized she spent the whole day taking care of others. It felt good, but she didn't spend a second making sure she was clean. She took a nice relaxing hot bath. "Well, Fluttershy did say her casa is my casa" she laughed having a memory of thinking casa was a slang term for food. She really needed to learn her Spanish. What if she ever met a Spanish Pony?

After a nice hot bath she dried off with a towel, followed by taking a quick flight outside and doing a rain blow dry. She went back inside and stopped in the living room. "Hmm, there are a lot of animals in here. But I don't know how good I feel about sleeping in her bed while she is away. Ah phooey, she wants me here. She won't mind, I hope." She walked up the stairs and went into the room. She hopped onto the bed as she scratched her sides.

Rainbow Dash let out a big yawn as she got comfy. She lay on her back as she settled under the covers. "Wow, Fluttershy's bed is like a cloud but warmer. I wouldn't mind getting to sleep in it more often. I also wouldn't mind getting to sleep in here with her." She smiled as she reminisced of falling asleep and waking up with Fluttershy in her arms.

Her thoughts were about to go elsewhere when she felt something tug at her ear pretty hard. "What the?" she looked up to see a grumpy Angel, who had been apparently woken up from his slumber. She felt a blush, "Oh, uh, where you there the whole time?" Angel thumped his foot harder on her pillow. She gave an embarrassed smile, "You didn't happen to hear what I said, did you?"

Angel squinted his beady little black eyes and wiggled his nose. He was glaring her down, obviously protective of his owner. "Ok, let me explain. It's not what it sounds like. Wait a sec, why am I explaining this to a bunny?" she said as she sat up to look at him properly, "Alright, Fluttershy is important to me, ok. So don't freak, I promise I will never hurt her again. Let's just keep this little conversation to ourselves, deal." She poked him softly with a hoof.

He slapped her hoof away and puffed out his chest. He made an inappropriate sign at her and then shrugged his shoulders. "I hope that means he won't say anything." She wondered as she saw him hop onto the other pillow.

"Great, I got to share a bed with the rabbit. Better be careful what I say around him. Little bugger will probably do everything in his power to ruin my chances. I MEAN FRIENDSHIP!" she thought. She turned to face the opposite direction of Angel and happily fell asleep. She knew she would have plenty to keep her busy tomorrow, with weather duty and the animals.

The day of Fluttershy's release

Rainbow Dash was really excited to finally get her best friend back. She felt knots form in the pit of her stomach. She really hoped Fluttershy would be feeling better. She had been giving a lot of thought to the information the doctor told her and Fluttershy's confessions.

She had a bit of time until noon, which was her release time. So she decided to just walk there. For once not feeling the need for speed. She had been avoiding her friends for these past three days. Which wasn't too hard. They all seemed to be busy this past week. In fact they all decided to meet up for a picnic tomorrow. Good thing, she was sure Fluttershy could use a day to get back into the swing of things. And Shy will have her blue friend there to see to it. Rainbow had a few days off which worked out perfectly for her.

She felt bad for all the times she made her friend feel bad for not being the best flier. No one realized that she had a disadvantage for flying. But then again there was that creepy super buff pegasus with itty bitty wings. And he was in the Wonderbolt Academy with her. But she was 100% sure he was using steroids, adding to his flight speed and power. Being that muscular just isn't natural.

She laughed as she wondered what else was smaller than normal on that scary buff pegasus. She grew serious as her thoughts went back to Fluttershy. "This means poor Shy had to work way harder just to keep up at average. I never meant to give her a hard time, just inspire her to be better at what comes natural for pegasi." She thought.

The blue pony thought back to hurricane day. Hurricane Fluttershy she joked afterwards. She was so proud of her friend. She overcame her debilitating fear of performing and pushed herself so hard. She made a great improvement. Fluttershy had grown from the incredibly terrified, self loathing and cute filly into a terrified, confident and beautiful mare. A mare who was much stronger than she let on. If you had told her before that her yellow friend would one day tell of a full grown dragon, she would have laughed her flank off and called you crazy.

She was deep in thought again as she moved closer to the hospital. All those fillies and colts that tormented her when they were kids and made her feel like shit were wrong. They were so wrong. She always believed Fluttershy could do great things. But after hearing the news she admired her even more. It was killing her inside to know that in her moment of selfishness she became one of those wrong bullies and hurt her friend so.

She walked angrily, keeping her head low and snorting steam a bit. Ponies stayed clear from the pegasus that seemed to emit a very scary vibe. As Rainbow Dash looked upon the hospital she let go of all her negative feelings. She just focused on all of her friend's accomplishments. She thought of all the things she could do for the timid pony once she was better.

Rainbow Dash entered the waiting room and checked in with Nurse Red Heart, who was filing a hoof. Another slow day. The nurse looked up at her with a smirk. Apparently whatever she had done to piss her off, she seemed to forgiver her for.

"Hello Miss Dash. Here to pick up your friend?" she asked warmly. Rainbow put her front hooves on the desk. "You bet your behind I am. Give it to me straight nurse, how is she?" The unicorn looked relieved that she didn't use any funny nick names. "She is doing much better. You would be proud of her improvements. Her wings are looking much better. The swelling and bruising has gone down. She is moving them now with much less pain. As for the counseling, I have been hearing good things. But the road for recovery will still be a bit long, both physically and emotionally. They are giving her a once over and explaining about her check ups and such. She should be out shortly."

"That's great to hear, Red." Dash finally decided to poke some fun at the nurse once she got the info she wanted. The nurse pony gave a scowl, she wanted to file this pony's face. "Now, now, she means no real harm. Just being young and silly. She is one of the famous Elements of Harmony. She has saved the world on more then one occasion." She thought.

She decided to put her guard down, "You know, Miss Fluttershy has to be the sweetest pegasus I ever met. The sweetest pony really. So kind and polite." Dash closed her eyes and nodded in agreement, "Yup, that's my Shy. The sweetest filly you will ever meet. You should see her with animals. It's amazing." The nurse had to laugh a bit.

"Oh believe me, she told me all about her animal friends during her physical therapy and tests. She is such a pleasure, I found myself sharing lunch with her in her room whenever I could." Rainbow Dash felt her heart swell knowing her friend had some pony to keep her company. She knew how lonely it gets in the hospital room. And she at least had visitors and a book. Poor Shy didn't even have that.

"Thanks Nurse Red Heart, it means a lot knowing you could keep her company." The nurse gave a victorious smile at finally being shown some respect from the flashy pegasus. She leaned in closer to the rainbow pony and spoke softly.

"You know what else she talked my ear off about? A certain element of loyalty, a rainbow mare. I think she is quite fond of you." The nurse giggled at seeing the blue pony gain a red tint in her cheeks. She pointed to a stallion and young colt, who were holding some flowers and a stuffed bear, with a little get well soon card.

"I am sure she would love a little surprise. Maybe a stuffed animal or candy? We have a gift shop you know." Rainbow Dash flashed her smile as she walked in the direction of the store. "Thanks Nursey, that's an excellent idea." She ran off as the nurse ground her teeth together.

"Perfect way to pass the time. Why didn't I think of this sooner?" she thought as she kept her eye on the clock. She checked around for something the butter colored pony would like. A doll sounded like the best choice. She saw a stuffed kitty doll. It was the same shade of blue as her fur. "Funny color for a cat. But hey, she can always be reminded of who got it for her." She picked it up with her mouth. At the check out she saw Fluttershy's favorite chocolates. She was sure to use the pouch that contained her own bits. She was intent on paying Fluttershy's hospital bills to. A weather pony that was as high up the ladder as her made a pretty good salary.

She made her way back into the waiting room and sat closest to the double doors that led to the other rooms. She looked up to the giant clock, "12 o'clock exactly. Where are you Shy?" just as she finished her thoughts she saw a pony of pink and yellow pop out of the door. Then followed Dr. Fixit.

"Glad to see such an improvement Miss Fluttershy. Now be sure to return next week for your follow up. And take it easy on those wings of yours. You won't be flying for a while, but don't put any heavy pressure on them for at least a week. Give it time to be rid of the bruising. Remember to alternate between hot and cold. And remember, you have Shrink's number if you should ever need to talk. I am sure he has set up appointments for you to follow?"

She nodded her head excitedly, ready to leave the hospital. "Oh, yes. He already explained everything to me. He was such a good help. Oh, and you to of course. I can't thank you enough doctor. I promise to take good care of myself." She jumped up and gave the doctor a big hug, to which he blushed a bit to.

He put one arm around her and hugged her back. "I expect nothing less but the upmost care for yourself Fluttershy. You will be fine." Once they broke their hug, he pulled out a small bag tied up with string with a big loop. He placed it around her neck like a necklace. "Here is the pain medication, just in case it starts to hurt too much."

He gave her one last smile and a wink as he went back within the double doors. Rainbow Dash continued sitting in her chair. Not wanting to be in the doctor's bad side again by interrupting. She felt a huge grin take over her face as Fluttershy got closer and finally spotted her.

Fluttershy hopped in place as joy over took her shy nature. She ran over to her friend and tackle hugged the blue pegasus. "Oh my goodness! Dashie! It is so good to see you again. You don't know how much I missed you. Well, how much I missed all of our friends and my animals, but you were always on my mind. I'm just so happy to be next to you again." She spoke as fast as Pinkie Pie as she bear hugged her neck.

Rainbow Dash had to pry her friend's hooves off of her and gasped for air, "Ease up Fluttershy. I get it. You missed me. I'm super stoked to see you to filly." Rainbow Dash smiled as Fluttershy sat back and quickly put her hooves to her sides.

"Oh my, sorry. Sometimes I don't realize my own strength." Rainbow Dash laughed at how cute her friend is. "Come back here you. Don't feel sorry. It's only natural to miss me. I am the most awesome after all. Besides, I missed you tons to. You were all I ever thought about." Rainbow then hugged her yellow friend as Fluttershy blushed heavily. She tried to hide her face in Dash's neck.

This made the blue mare's heart skip a beat. She held her close for a moment longer before letting go. "So, how is my favorite filly feeling today. Better I hope?" Rainbow Dash was obviously afraid of what answer she might get, even as she tried her best to hide it.

"Thanks for asking Rainbow. I am feeling way better. My wings don't hurt so much anymore. They are still a little sensitive. And Dr. Shrink really helped me with my feelings. I feel way better, like I can really be free of these moods soon. We still have a bit of work to do. But he says he believes in me." She said with a sparkling smile that made Dash's heart melt. After three days of not having her friend, she was really looking good. Even in her worn out state and bandages.

"Here, I got these for you." She pulled out the kitty and chocolates. Fluttershy visibly brightened at the stuffed animal. "Oh, look how cute it is. Dash that is so sweet of you. Awe, it's blue like you. My new favorite color. Hehe. I will cuddle with it every night." She beamed. "Why cuddle with some blue stuffed cat, when you can cuddle with a blue me?" she joked Fluttershy blushed slightly and giggled, pulling her in for another hug. "Yum, these are my favorite chocolates. Thank you very much. I will eat them at home."

Dash remembered something important, "Oh, so how much is the bill buddy. I intend on paying it all. No matter how much." Fluttershy blinked in surprise at her friend's generous offer. "Oh well, The Princess is paying for Shrink's work. And because I am an element of harmony, they said I only have to pay a small co payment, instead of the whole bill. Just ten bits." She said happily. Dash's eyes popped out of her head. "What! They always charge me full price!" she exclaimed.

Fluttershy started laughing as she tried to hold her mouth shut with her hooves. "Tee hee. Nurse Red Heart told me well behaved ponies get a discount." Fluttershy happily joked as she stood up and started toward the payment desk.

Rainbow Dash jumped up and caught up with her. "Yeah she would say that. They don't know what a naughty filly you can be Shy" Rainbow said slyly as she lightly dragged her wing across Fluttershy's side.

Fluttershy made an eep at the sudden tingling touch and tone of voice. She stared at her friend with big eyes, "M-m-me? I'm way to shy for anything like that Dash." She stuttered. Dash gave her a mischievous little look as she whispered in her ear, "You know you would make a real hot date there Fluttershy. You should try going out, have some fun." Fluttershy blushed hard as her blue friend started wiggling her flank at the word fun.

Rainbow Dash smirked the entire time in line as Fluttershy composed herself. The cashier pony rang them up. Rainbow Dash started pulling out her own bits. "It's ok Rainbow. I can afford it. You have already done so much for me."

Rainbow Dash continued pulling the bits out. "Nothin doin Fluttershy. It's my fault. I will pay. Besides, you being a good little filly saved me a ton of bits." She finished paying as she ruffled the pink mane.

Fluttershy leaned in close and nuzzled the side of Rainbow's face, "Oh, well, thank you very much Rainbow. That's very nice of you."

Rainbow Dash choked a bit at the unexpected, yet invited contact. She shook her head and looked at her friend, "Duh, uh, no problem Flutters, it's uh, you know, my pleasure." Fluttershy decided to get some revenge from Dash's teasing from earlier.

As seductively as her bravery could muster she rubbed one side of her body against Rainbow's front. "Oh but Dashie. I thought you said I was a naughty filly. Which is it?" she said in a coy voice as she finished off her teasing with a long brush of her tail that tickled Dash's face.

Rainbow Dash's eyes popped out of her head in utter shock. She could only think one thing, "Please be naughty, please be naughty." She finally controlled herself and shook her head wildly. She pouted when she saw Fluttershy laughing so hard her eyes were watering.

"Oh my goodness. Her face, it was so funny. I can't believe I just did that. I just flirted with my crush. I can't wait to tell Shrink about how well I can come out of my shell." She thought.

Rainbow lightened up at being laughed at. She couldn't believe her Flutters had it in her. She had to be proud, "Wow Flutters, you just flirted with some pony. I have never seen that before. And well, you did a very good job. You could knock a pony off their hooves with a move like that."

They started walking out of the store in silence. "Got to hand it to that doctor. Barely out of the hospital and she is flirting. Her confidence is way better. Hopefully she will want to test her bravery with me more often." A devilish smile spread across her face.

Fluttershy hummed happily until they got to the exit of the hospital. She stopped dead in her tracks and didn't budge. Rainbow Dash held the door open for her with a back hoof and started calling out her name. The yellow mare just blinked and started shaking lightly.

"Fluttershy, what's the matter." Dash stepped back inside. Fluttershy's shy nature came back as she looked down and hid behind her mane, yet again. "I'm too embarrassed to go out there Dash. I have been doing really good. But what happens when a pony starts to ask me what happened. What if it's a pony I know, t-that's even worse. I can't go out there. Not with my wings all wrapped up like this. And I can certainly not hide them from every pony." She admitted in a soft and trembling voice.

The flashy pegasus felt bad for her friend. She didn't think her friend would be so nervous. And right after coming out of her shell to. She thought and had an idea. "Ok Shy, coast is clear. Come out really fast, I got it figured out."

Rainbow Dash walked out side, Fluttershy followed. She was scared but trusted her oldest friend. "Here we go!" Fluttershy didn't even have time to look at her before the rainbow mare swept her up bridal style and with a powerful flap of her wings took off at neck breaking speeds.

Fluttershy let out a scream that Dash could barely hear. She hung on for dear life. She hugged her neck and hid her face there. Rainbow Dash smiled at her friend's reaction. She felt a new surge of energy course through her body pushing her to fly higher. She decided to slow down after take off to make it a steadier ride for her passenger.

They were soaring above through the clouds by now. "Shy, don't be scared, I got you. Please, open your eyes." She said as she could see strands of pretty pink hair whipping past at her sides. She had to focus on flying though so didn't pay too much attention.

She felt as yellow arms hugged tighter. Fluttershy finally peaked out from her blue safety blanket. She smiled the tiniest bit. It had been a real long time since she was above the clouds. While she was at the hospital she had dreams of her and Dash playing on the clouds like when they were fillies. She would always wake up a little disappointed because she knew what she did to her wings would mean a while before that happened.

Yet here she was, being held by her crush/best friend, on a perfect day, just the two of them and the clouds. She looked back to the face of her secret crush. She was so focused on flying she didn't even realize she was being watched. Their faces were real close by now. Puffs of white slipped by as the sun bathed them with its warmth. This would be the perfect moment to share a sweet kiss.

Fluttershy's smile grew larger as her wings started to flutter softly. Rainbow suddenly banked left and called out to her friend. "Calm down Fluttershy, I know being up here probably makes you wanna fly. But you got to keep those wings shut so I don't hurt them."

Fluttershy looked back out at the beautiful scenery. "Yeah, makes me want to do something like that." She said under her breath. Dash called out again. "Alright, we should be close to your house. I'm gonna start diving down there slowly. Don't freak out."

At this Fluttershy was pulled out of her moment as she hid her face back in Dash's neck. Rainbow Dash had to adjust to the extra weight in her arms, but made a smooth landing right in front of Fluttershy's cottage. She placed her down on the ground gently. She was still laying on her back.

After some coaxing she finally let go of her neck. Rainbow smirked at the how cute her friend looked lying beneath her. She nudged the back of her head. "Come on Shy, don't you want to see all of your animals. They sure missed you." She laughed as she saw Fluttershy jump up and trot happily in place.

"Oh yes, yes, yes! Please let's go in and see them!" she beamed as she started walking with a hop in her step. "Don't ask for my permission, this is your place." Rainbow Dash felt her heart melt at seeing just how happy her friend truly was once she was inside and immediately met with all her furry friends.

Angel came sprinting out and jumped up and bear hugged her face. Fluttershy laughed and peeled him off of her face. She held him close and lay down so all of her animal friends could hug her. "Hello there everyone. I missed you all so much. I sure hope you were all well taken care of while I was gone. I was thinking about you guys a lot. Oh, and yes Angel Bunny, I miss you very much to. Oh, yes, I did forget the carrot. I promise to get you a big one tomorrow. I am so happy to be back."

Rainbow Dash sat back and smiled at the sappiness of the scene. All the animals looked ecstatic to have their care taker back. Even Angel looked happy. After five more minutes of talking and hugging all the animals Fluttershy finally stood up and walked over to Dash.

She hugged her again, "Thank you again Dashie for doing such a good job taking care of them for me. The place looks great. I hope they weren't too much trouble." Rainbow enjoyed the affection, "Easy peasy Shy. Told you I could handle it." She lied. They were enjoying their close moment until a blue tummy started to rumble again.

Dash frowned when Fluttershy pulled away as she started walking into the kitchen. "Sounds like my big strong pegasus needs some fuel after such an enjoyable flight. How does salad sound?"

Rainbow grimaced, "Uh Shy. I'm sorry I didn't believe you when you said Angel was awesome at making salad, because he is. And he was nice enough to make me them every day for breakfast and dinner. But to be honest, I could really use a break from salad. Or maybe I can take us out to eat." Angel made a frown at hearing this. His salads could be eaten every day!

The yellow mare just flashed a smile at her blue friend, "Sure thing Rainbow. I will make something special. It may take a while longer. Why don't you go and get some fruit from my garden until then."

Rainbow followed her host into the kitchen. "Now that I think about it, is it ok for you to be cooking. Maybe we should order out." All she could see was Fluttershy's flank sticking out from a cabinet, wiggling as she whistled a tune. She smiled stupidly at the sight. "I'm not paralyzed Dash. Go out and get something so you're not starved. Then just relax and make yourself at home. Maybe go play with the animals some more. I will call you when lunch is ready."

Well, Rainbow couldn't argue with that. She went outside and in the garden. She noticed as most of the animals that were outside came running to the kitchen window, probably hearing that their care taker was home. She smirked at how happy they all seemed. She felt as something tapped her hoof. She looked down to see her beloved pet tortoise smiling up at her.

"Tank. Hey there bud, miss me huh." She picked him up and gave him a kiss on his shell and hugged him, making sure no pony was watching. She placed him down and went to a black berry bush. She started munching on some.

"Fluttershy has the best tasting berries around. Why don't I hang out here more often." She said as she flew to a cherry tree. "Why doesn't she grow carrots for that spoiled rabbit of hers." She wondered as she enjoyed her little snack. She rested on a branch as Fluttershy came by with a basket in her mouth. Rainbow Dash watched her pick out various berries. She finally looked up at the cherry tree she was resting in and waved. She placed the basket down and spoke, "Hi Rainbow Dash. Can you do me a favor and pick some good cherries for me?"

She tilted her head and gave her big puppy dog eyes. There was no way Rainbow could say no to that face, not that she wanted to say no to her anyway. "Yeah, sure thing pal. Cherries, coming right up." Rainbow rushed and picked out the best cherries she could from the entire tree after swiping the basket. She was done in a flash.

"Gee, thanks Rainbow. You treat everything like a race, don't you" she joked. Rainbow Dash preceded to puff out her chest and took the chance to strike a few poses. "And why not? Races are awesome, almost as awesome as me. Besides, everything is better with a bit of speed thrown in." she added by doing another pose.

"Well, I do love seeing you fly and race. It's always a great show." Fluttershy said in a sweet tone. This of course inflated Dash's ego all the more. "Who doesn't love to watch me. Who can keep their eyes off of me, who would want to?" she boasted as she did a few aerial flips.

Fluttershy sat on the ground admiring her friend's moves. Her smile grew larger as her heart began to pick up speed. Rainbow landed right in front of her, standing on her hind legs with her wings flared out. Fluttershy couldn't help but notice how beautiful and majestic her friend looked in her element of flying and speed. She was definitely what every pegasus dreamed to be.

"Oh well, I can't. I-I mean, I like watching you Rainbow." The flashy flyer finally stood normally after a pause for dramatic effect. "Well, well, well Flutters. Can't keep your eyes off of me huh? Well you can watch me anytime. You are my best and most favorite cheerleader after all. No pony else will do." Rainbow smiled as her friend blushed.

"Say, what's the fruit for anyway?" Fluttershy looked down at the basket. Then back up to her friend's pretty magenta eyes. "Oh, these? I want to make us a special meal. And how special can a meal be without dessert?" Rainbow Dash smiled at the sound of dessert.

"Sounds great Shy. Wouldn't miss it for the world. I love your cooking." She licked and smacked her lips at the thought of the food she would get treated to later. Fluttershy felt her confidence go up at the compliment. She felt braver. "Oh, well thank you. What you had the last time was nothing compared to what I have planned for today. Nothing is too good for Equestria's best flyer."

"D'aww, you are too good to me Shy." Rainbow Dash decided to be soft for once and picked out a pretty yellow flower. She held it in her mouth and gently placed it in Fluttershy's mane. Fluttershy let out a soft moan when she felt blue lips lightly brush against her ear. "There, that flower matches your fur. It looks really good on you Shy. You are very pretty."

Fluttershy felt her whole face turn red and started stuttering, "R-really? You think I'm p-p-pretty?" she lowered her head a bit. Rainbow Dash lifted her up by the chin so she could look straight into her eyes.

"Yes I do Fluttershy. In fact, I think you are beautiful. No, scratch that, I know you are beautiful. In everyway, inside and out." Fluttershy held her mouth open in utter shock. Could she really believe her ears? Was she dreaming?

The rainbow mane mare just smiled at how unbelievably adorable her friend was acting. "Oh, she is asking to be pounced on by me right now. You better stop being such a tease Fluttershy." She thought. She closed her friend's mouth and gave her a wink. "What? I'm serious. You should flaunt it more girl. You would have every pony drooling and tripping over their own hooves."

This of course made Fluttershy blush even harder then before as she crossed her hooves and hid behind her mane. Dash just loved to see her look all flustered for her. "Ok Rainbow, whatever you say. I should s-start cooking so we can eat before it gets dark. Um, make yourself at home, please." She then grabbed the basket in her mouth and ran inside.

Rainbow gave a crooked smile and flew back up into the branch and munched on a few cherries. "It's just not fair for one pony to be so cute. Man, I just want to hold her and never let go. Hey, when did I start sounding so sappy?"

After a short ten minute snooze she went inside. She saw as Angel was riding Tank like, well, a tank. There were toys on the ground set up like little towers that they were knocking down. Then Angel jumped up and started doing some mid air flips. Tank moved just enough to catch him as he landed. All the other animals joined in by playing with their toys or trying to rebuild the towers.

Rainbow Dash looked to the tortoise and rabbit as she lowered her head, "You two having fun together?" They shook their heads yes and continued running around. Dash decided to play with them by tossing the balls, or holding up some toy. Some little mice would crawl up her legs and use her tail as a slide.

After 30 minutes of vigorous play she felt herself getting tired. Critter playing wasn't as exciting as flying, but a good time passer. "How does Fluttershy have the energy to take care of you guys all day? And how come none of you were this playful when she was gone?"

She lied down on the sofa and wrapped up in the bright green throw that was on the back rest. A small kitty curled up against her and started to purr. "I guess they are kind of cute. Why is Rarity's always so mad?" she thought as she pet the little kitty.

She looked up toward the kitchen as she heard Fluttershy's voice call out. "Angel, honey bunny, can you please come here and help momma?" Rainbow smiled at hearing the sweet voice. "I wish I was honey bunny." She laughed to herself as Angel left to the kitchen, looking a little bummed out at having to cut playtime short. Rainbow yelled out from her position on the sofa.

"Hey Flutters, you need any help?" "No thanks Dashie. I want you to rest. Angel and I got this." She heard Fluttershy call out a little softer then before. Rainbow then made herself comfy on the sofa. She felt as her eyelids got really heavy, as the sand pony seemed to overtake her.

2 hours later

Rainbow Dash slept soundly, snoring a little loudly. She turned over in her sleep and the kitty had long since left to find a quieter sleeping partner. Her nose started to wiggle as her snoring ceased and was replaced by sniffing. She raised her head and started sniffing harder when she felt something hit her head.

She woke up and fell off of the sofa. "Owe, what the?" she looked around to find none other than Angel Bunny standing tall and proud. Rainbow felt herself sneer at the vermin, "You! What do you want now devil?" he pointed to the kitchen.

All of a sudden Fluttershy trotted into the living room, "Had a nice nap Rainbow my dear? Oh no, did you fall off while you were sleeping? Are you ok?" Dash shot a warning glance to the bunny who had already attached himself to his owner's leg as he played with her fur. Earning him a giggle from said owner.

"Uh, yeah. Must have been some dream." She stood on all fours again and stretched the last of her sleep from her body. No need starting a war between herself and Angel on Fluttershy's first day back. "Oh, I hope it wasn't a nightmare. Those are scary." Rainbow smiled at her friend's concern. "Nothing scares me pal. Except maybe Harry the Bear. Seriously, I can't believe he doesn't freak you out. Say, what smells so good?"

Fluttershy made a happy face, "Oh, that would be supper. A little late for lunch, but not quite dinnertime. I made lots. I hope you like it. Follow me!" she said as she quickly trotted to the kitchen. Angel was walking behind her when something snagged his tail and made him fall forward. He looked back to see what did it and saw a blue hoof holding him in place.

He bared his teeth at Rainbow Dash and gave her a mean glare. She glared right back. "Alright you little pest. This is Fluttershy's first day back. I want her to be better just as much as you. So no more funny stuff until she is better, ok. You don't want her to get sad and go back to the hospital." Angel was about to let loose his wrath on the foolish pony. But she made a good point. Rivalries could wait until his momma was all better. He would have to put his dislike for her aside until later.

He made a sign that he agreed. "Alright, good. Now let's try and make her happy by being nice, uh, Angel." He smiled as she finally showed him some respect. "Angel, Rainbow, dinner's ready!" Fluttershy sang.

They both made their way to the dining room. Angel ran up to the table but Rainbow Dash stopped at the door. Fluttershy really spruced the place up for their meal. She laid out her nice ivory table cloth that had little sapphires in them. Something Rarity always eyed, it was so nice. She had two long candles set on each side of the table. And a few scented candles and incents on the counters. She had her fancy china out. She had some pretty dahlias in a vase in the middle. The spread on the table looked like it was placed by a fancy restaurant. She also noticed Fluttershy was still wearing the flower.

Rainbow Dash awed at the romantic sight. She was impressed, and flattered. Fluttershy did all this for her. While her lazy flank napped. She walked closer and took a big whiff of the food. It smelled heavenly. Her tummy growled and she started to drool a bit. She eyed the food hungrily.

On the table laid some delicious looking spaghetti. It had a variety of vegetables that added some nice color to the red sauce. Next to it was a big bowl full of some yummy looking garlic breads. Next to that was a green salad, with a small bowl of ranch. In a pitcher sat some freshly made iced tea with lemons inside. There was also a plate with lasagna on it, her favorite. Fluttershy was finishing grating some parmesan cheese into a small cup.

"Oh my gosh Fluttershy, you made this all for me. Like all of it? This looks amazing." Rainbow squeezed her cheeks together in excitement. "Oh thanks. It wasn't hard at all. And it was all made from scratch. Angel was a great help." She looked down to see Angel had a big tray full of spaghetti and salad and three slices of garlic bread. He happily hopped off to where ever he planned on eating. "Guess the best way for us not to fight is to not be in the same room." The blue dinner guest thought.

"Oh, I guess he wants to hang out with the other animals. I hope his stomach can handle the sauce. Oh well, I would rather it be just the two of us anyway." She said shyly as she hid behind her mane. She took a seat in the middle of the table. Rainbow Dash sat next to her and looked like she was about to throw herself on the table. "Seriously Shy, this looks spectacular. I never knew you were such a good cook."

Fluttershy unfolded a napkin onto her lap and served them both tea. "I know you said you didn't want salad, but it goes so good with this meal. So I made just a little, just in case." Rainbow Dash licked her lips some more as she served herself and Fluttershy some of the salad and poured some ranch on top. "Fluttershy, I was wrong. Anything you make will be perfect." Fluttershy smiled and blushed a bit at the compliments.

"Please, dig in. There is no way I can finish this all by myself. I know how much you need to eat. Oh but leave room for dessert. It should be ready in half an hour." They happily devoured their food as Rainbow Dash told her stories of animal sitting while she was gone. She told her how Harry the Bear decided to pay her another visit the next day. She nearly jumped out her skin. That Angel had to calm her down and feed the bear, much to her embarrassment.

Fluttershy just laughed and told her how nice every pony was to her in the hospital. And the plans Dr. Shrink had for her recovery. Rainbow Dash had ploughed through 3 slices of garlic bread, two bowls of spaghetti, and three bowls of lasagna. Fluttershy only had two slices of bread, and one bowl of each. She took small, dainty bites. Rainbow Dash leaned back in her chair rubbing her tummy. She had a bunch of sauce around her mouth. She wasn't as neat of an eater as her yellow host. But Fluttershy didn't care. She loved spending time with her, and getting a chance to give her a good meal.

"Fluttershy, I should hire you to be my personal chef. I'm going to have to work out harder to make up for all the great tasting food I have been eating." She closed her eyes in contentment. Fluttershy scooted closer and felt the warmth of the food put her at ease. The atmosphere was just too perfect. Being together and eating like this was almost like a date. How she wished it could be, that she had the courage to kiss her right now. She hoped she wasn't making her desires too obvious. Dash seemed to into the food to notice anyway.

"Really, I am surprised. You look like you got more of the food on you then in you, silly. Here, let me help you." Fluttershy was so lost in her full tummy stupor and good mood to realize until it was too late. She licked half the sauce from Rainbow Dash's blue lips. As soon as she reached the tip of her lick, she realized what she did.

She quickly scooted back, almost falling out of her chair. She started trembling nervously as she hid her once yellow, now red face behind her pink mane. She held her hooves up against her face trying to cover her blush. Rainbow Dash just blinked idiotically as a blush of her own formed. Her heart skipped a beat and she lost her breath. She finally got back to her senses to realize what just happened. Fluttershy, super sexy Fluttershy, just licked the sauce off of her lips. And it felt great. Suddenly Rainbow Dash was hungry again, but not for food.

She looked to her skittish friend to see her look like she was about to have a heart attack. How could some pony look so scared and yet so hot at the same time? She faced her and put both hooves on her shoulders, stopping the incoherent mumbling from her friend, probably apologies.

"Hey Fluttershy, calm down. Don't die on me girl. Thanks, but you didn't get it all, you know." She brushed the hair from her friend's face. Then she slowly and flirtatiously licked the rest of her own lips. Rainbow's magenta eyes pieced Fluttershy's soul. Fluttershy's eyes constricted as her heart stop and she took a BIG gulp. Her bandaged wings started to rise, and the only thing that came from her mouth was a groan.

This reaction was enough to make Rainbow Dash blush again. The brave mare pressed her nose lightly against the timid mare's nose. Rainbow Dash's heart started pounding so hard she could swear every one in the cottage could hear it. Their lips were so close, until all of a sudden a flash of white pushed them apart.

Rainbow Dash had never wanted to kill something more then Angel Bunny at that moment. An angry scowl came across two faces, one blue, one white. He turned his eye to his owner and made a sign saying to check the kitchen. Fluttershy was still red faced when she realized that the dessert was ready. "Oh, thank you for reminding me Angel. I almost forgot. The dessert. Oh Fluttershy, is your head screwed on backwards today?" she said as she ran into the kitchen.

Rainbow Dash face hoofed herself and slowly dragged it down her face. She wiped her hooves and face with a napkin. "Perfect timing. There goes the perfect moment for a first kiss." She complained quietly as Angel shook his rear towards her face, ears erect as he hopped away victoriously. "Insult to injury, low blow rabbit." Dash frowned.

She closed her eyes and thought how good it would be to feel those yellow lips on her blue ones. Or to even get another chance to feel that soft tongue again. She started to make a plan to recapture the moment. What was amazing was that it was Fluttershy who started it. She wanted to see her dear friend assert herself more often, especially like that. Ten minutes passed without a peep from the yellow mare.

Rainbow Dash started to worry that maybe she died from shock and was going to check when Fluttershy came into the dining room carrying a tray with a fresh and hot cherry pie. Somehow she was balancing it on her head. And besides it sat two big plates each with a mountain of vanilla ice cream with some berries mixed in.

Rainbow Dash quickly made room for it on the table as Fluttershy placed it down with a warm smile. She apparently got things back together. Rainbow Dash eyed it greedily. "Fluttershy, this is, like, wow!" she couldn't begin to explain how good it looked. Fluttershy held the same excitement. "This is my favorite pie. I sure hope you like it. And vanilla taste so good with some berries inside. Pie a la mode! A filly can never have enough ice cream." She stated as she started cutting the pie, releasing the steam and sweet aroma.

"You sound like Pinkie Pie. But I have to agree with you. Ice cream is as awesome as me." They dug in. After a few bites Fluttershy looked up at her guest. "Nothing is as awesome as you Rainbow Dash. Not even ice cream." Rainbow Dash filled her face with more of the good stuff. Fluttershy just laughed at her friend's silliness.

The bold pegasus got an idea. She smothered some of the ice cream on her mouth and brought her face close to her friend. Fluttershy's eyes grew wide as she blushed and suddenly became very interested in her plate. Not even taking a peak up. Rainbow Dash frowned as her ears drooped. "Guess I couldn't expect that to work twice." She morbidly thought.

So Dash licked her own lips. This was a very good dessert, but something felt like it was missing. She looked back to Fluttershy who was still eating facing down.

"I can't believe I did that earlier. What was I thinking? Luckily I didn't scare her away. Oh, I wanted to do it so bad again when she was covered in ice cream. Only Rainbow Dash could make ice cream better. Fluttershy, you need to control yourself. You are behaving like a sex addict." She mentally berated herself.

Rainbow Dash cleared her throat and placed a friendly wing over Fluttershy's back. This made the poor timid mare practically choke. "Hey Shy. Remember that one morning when you said you wanted to feed me? And when you hoof fed me in the hospital. Well, stop me if this sounds lame, but I really enjoyed being fed by you. Maybe you could do it again?"

Rainbow felt as the pony under her wing stiffened at the request. She smiled a bit. "Oh Rainbow, are you trying to embarrass me to death? I know what I just did was stupid. It was totally not my place to touch you like that. I am real sorry Dashie. After all the nice things you did, and all the help."

This was not the response Rainbow Dash was hoping for. She tickled the yellow ear, receiving a chuckle from the downed pegasus. "Come on Shy. Don't talk like that. You don't need to apologize for anything. I didn't mind the lick at all. In fact, I kinda liked it. It felt good. What's a little lick on the face between best friends anyway?"

This seemed to do the trick as Fluttershy visibly relaxed and smile. "R-really? You aren't cross with me Dash?" Rainbow Dash then engulfed her in a wing hug, a very intimate gesture. "I can never be mad at you Fluttershy. Uh, that one night didn't count. I wasn't myself." Rainbow nervously smiled. Fluttershy rubbed her face into the big blue wing, "What night?" she joked.

Rainbow felt a tingling sensation spread throughout her body as Fluttershy cuddled her wing. "Ok, she has wings. She has to know what it's doing to me." She thought as she tried to focus on anything. They laughed for a moment. "So Shy, what's the answer on being fed again?" she joked.

"You mean I cook you all this food and now you want me to feed it to you to?" Rainbow Dash pulled her wing away and looked away, leaving Fluttershy leaning against air. "Oh, jeez. That is really rude of me isn't it? You go through all this trouble making me a grand meal fit for royalty, and I start demanding you to feed my like you are my slave. Just forget…"

She was cut off when a spoon full of ice cream was shoved in her mouth. "Oh Rainbow, it would make the happiest pony to get to feed my future Wonderbolt." Rainbow Dash blushed at her sweet words as she relished the ice cream in her mouth. Yup, this is just what she was missing. After feeding her friend some pie a la mode, Fluttershy stopped and smiled cutely at her.

She gave a peaceful sigh as she closed her eyes and opened her mouth. Rainbow took the hint and started feeding the affectionate pegasus that leaned against her. They continued sharing this tender moment this way. Soon they were finished with their meals.

"Oh boy Fluttershy, I am stuffed. Like a cream cheese filled jalapeno. This has got to be the best meal, EVER. I can't eat another bite." She leaned her rainbow haired head against the pink haired one. "You seem to say that every time I feed you. But I am glad you liked it. Delighted actually." She responded as she cuddled her head against the one on top of hers.

After a while of trying to fight off a food coma, Rainbow finally made a move to get off of the chair. "Alright Shy. Why don't you get some rest and I will pack all the leftovers up and clean everything." Fluttershy sat back fully in her chair. "Oh no Rainbow, I couldn't let you do that. I am the host. I should at least help."

"No way Flutters. You spent most of your first day back taking care of me and all the animals. Now let me at least clean up." Fluttershy raised a defiant hoof, "But you're my guest!" Rainbow Dash lowered her friend's hoof back down. "You always say that what's yours is mine. That this is my house to. So that means I need to clean around here."

Fluttershy laughed at that remark. "Rainbow, we both know you aren't even the best house keeper at your own house." Rainbow Dash grimaced at the burn. "Alright, well, that doesn't mean a mare can't learn. Consider me your apprentice."

Fluttershy gave up on trying to argue. "Ok Dashie. But just call me if you need anything. I think I will take a rest on the sofa before I bathe." With that the yellow mare made her way to her destination. She collapsed on the sofa, her work day catching up with her.

"And I didn't even do my full work load. Fluttershy, you need to get back into the swing of things missy." Fluttershy lectured herself. Angel Bunny jumped up and cuddled in her embrace. Tank came up and said hello. "Oh, nice to see you Tank. I hope you have been enjoying your stay here. Has Rainbow Dash been taking good care of you?"

He slowly but surely nodded his head and smiled. He then went inside his shell. Angel peered over and wiggled his nose at him curiously. A few other animals joined Fluttershy on the sofa while the rest took their usual spots in the home. They all slept quickly.

Fluttershy took one last glance around her living room and took the time to silently thank the heavens for each of her animals that she held close in her heart. She then laid her head down next to Angel. He let out a huge snore as he flipped over hitting her nose with his foot. She adjusted accordingly to hold him in place. "Hehe. He snores as loud as Dash."

With that final pleasant thought she was peacefully wisped away to dreamland. In her dreams Rainbow and her flew up to a cloud together in the moonlight and fell asleep in each other's embrace.

Another thirty minutes pass

Rainbow Dash shook the water from her hooves in the sink and dried them off with a towel. She finally packed up all the foods and cleared the tables. She washed all the dishes and left them drying. She cleaned the stove tops and tables and blew out all the counters.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked proudly at her work. "I'm sure I deserve an A in housekeeping from my mentor Fluttershy. A for awesome! I better go and check on her." She was on her way to the stairs when she noticed a yellow figure sleeping peacefully on the sofa. You can barely see her move she slept so softly. And she made the cutest sound with each exhale. It was quite the sight to see, as Fluttershy looked like an angel, or some ancient woodland spirit, maybe even once a tree, sleeping with all the animals. None of them ever slept with Rainbow Dash. Tank always preferred sleeping alone in his shell.

She couldn't resist the urge for a trick as she quietly went over and blew in her friend's ear. The yellow ear flicked ever so slightly in response. So she blew harder, earning not only a flicking ear but a hoof that swiped aimlessly in the air. Yellow eyelids began to flutter open.

Fluttershy felt the breeze blow against her head as she was carried by Dash in the night sky. All of a sudden the wind blew harder and they started losing control. She started having a panic attack as she went to grab Dash. Suddenly Rainbow wasn't there and Fluttershy was falling to her doom, much like she had when she fell from Cloudsdale. She tried to fly, but wasn't. She looked to see her wings were gone. The ground approached faster and faster until…

Everything was black. She was on something soft and familiar. She felt air being blown in her ears. She forced her eyes open to see two big magenta orbs looking right at her. She let out a powerful scream that was enough to make some of the critters' ears flicker. She jumped up into the air and flapped her wings, but to no avail. She fell right back down on the sofa on her rump, compressing a now rudely awaken Angel Bunny.

She grabbed her chest panting madly thinking she was dead from the fall. She finally recovered enough to see a very stunned Rainbow Dash, with the same magenta orbs she realized were her eyes. "Oh my goodness! Pant. R-rainbow Dash? It's just you. Oh, pant, I had a terrible nightmare, t-that we were flying, and then falling. And then you were gone, and I was going to die and…" she was cut off to only make an eep as Rainbow put her hoof up to cover her mouth.

Fluttershy grabbed her and pulled her into a death grip of a hug. Rainbow Dash stroke her hair for a minute until she calmed down enough. Fluttershy tried to avoid her gaze at the embarrassment she felt. "S-sorry Dash. You know how scared I get." She nervously laughed.

Rainbow laughed right back light heartedly, "I know Shy, that's one of the things that makes you so cute. Hey, don't ever worry about something like that, I will never leave you. No more nightmares, ok?" Fluttershy finally looked up and smiled, "Ok."

They finally finished their hug. "Um, Rainbow, can I ask you for a favor? If you can, that is." The cyan mare stopped hugging but was still playing with her hair. "Ask away Shy. I am here to serve." She then flicked the tip of the yellow ear, causing Fluttershy to shutter a bit. "Well, I still need a bath. And well, I can't do it alone. What I am trying to ask is, uh…"

Rainbow Dash's eyes grew wide at the thought, "Holy crap, does she want me to bathe with her! Seems a bit too soon for something like that, but hell, if she wants to." She smiled devilishly. Fluttershy blushed from the look on Dash's face. She just realized how she made her question sound with her shyness. Just the thought of bathing together sounded interesting to say the least. Oh, but she didn't want to be one of those mares. She could not sit there and take advantage of her faithful friend in such a way. "Fluttershy, get your mind out of the gutter you naughty filly you." She mentally scolded herself.

"Oh, er, um. What I mean Dash, is, I need help unwrapping my wings. I can't let the bandages get wet. But I understand if you don't want to. They can be quite frightening to look at after all." Rainbow Dash nearly fell over in disappointment. "Of course she didn't mean to have some awesome bath time doing who knows what. Fluttershy would never suggest something like that. Grr, why the flying feather not?" she thought a little ticked.

Fluttershy made herself smaller at seeing how disappointed her friend looked. "Of course you don't want to. This is way too much to ask of you. And who wants to see my injured wings anyway. Never mind." She looked down defeated. Rainbow Dash grabbed one hoof and started to rub it affectionately. "No, of course I don't mind Shy. I'd be glad to. It's only fair, I promise to help you until you are better. Don't be afraid to ask me for what you want. Whatever it is. Besides, we used to do some pretty personal stuff when we were fillies. We are just older now. And don't be ashamed of those wings. I want to look at them." She hoped she got her friend out of the dumps. Fluttershy gave her an appreciative smile, "Ok, but if you feel uncomfortable, just tell me. I don't want to make this any harder for you." With that they went upstairs into the bathroom. Rainbow Dash ran a nice hot bath for her, with bubbles and bath salts. Fluttershy lit a few candles and took her robe out of the closet.

Then they just sat in the bathroom, looking at each other. Not knowing what to do. Rainbow Dash coughed a bit and spoke, "Ok, so let me see your wings." Fluttershy blushed and came closer as she turned around. Rainbow Dash carefully undid the bandages, revealing what was left of a yellow wing. Most of it was blackish purple, from bruising. "At least the swelling went down. It was worse in the hospital." Fluttershy softly added when she heard a gasp.

"Yeah, it doesn't look bad at all Shy." Rainbow lied trying to lighten the mood. She could see the scars that went along the length of the wing. It was freaky to see a wing without feathers and barely any fur. She made her friend hurt herself. This is what selfishness and anger get you. She sighed as she undid the other wing. The other wasn't much better.

Fluttershy felt like crying. She knew they would look unnatural for a while. And then it took longer for the feathers to grow back. Nurse Red heart had tried her best to make her comfortable with another pony looking and handling her wings. But she always felt ashamed. And it was 100 times worse with Rainbow Dash. They finally finished and Fluttershy winched when she heard Dash's voice speaking very soft. "Fluttershy, turn around and look at me please."

She slowly turned around, keeping her eyes closed. Rainbow Dash smiled and wrapped her arms around her. "Flutters, I am really sorry. I can never say it enough. Do you know you are very brave and strong. This is no easy injury to deal with." She said looking a little watery eyed.

Fluttershy felt her heart melt and returned the hug. She looked into her eyes, "Thanks." Was all she could say "Let me help you get in the tub, and then I will go." She helped her injured friend into the tub as some bubbles flew up and landed on her nose. She let out a powerful sneeze that blew even more bubbles, making Fluttershy look like she had bushy eyebrows and a beard.

They both laughed as Rainbow sat at the side, and Fluttershy put some bubbles on blue ears. Rainbow Dash laughed, tilting her head back. She took a glance at the foggy mirror. In the reflection she saw a scary distorted image of Angel Bunny holding a blunt object and looking menacingly at her from the door. She whipped her head around and looked at the door. Nothing was there, just an empty dark room.

"Okay, that was REALLY bucking creepy." She thought. She looked back at Fluttershy who was playing with the bubbles like a school filly. "Say Shy, how's about I stay here in case you need help scrubbing your back or in case you fall or some monster comes in through the window or something?" Fluttershy ducked most of herself into the hot water. "M-m-m-monster! Where?" Rainbow Dash face hoofed. "Look, how about I stay here and keep an eye on you. I was just kidding about the monsters."

Rainbow Dash kept looking back and fourth from the door to the bathing pony. Fluttershy raised out of the tub a bit, "You don't mind that I am bathing?" she said timidly. "Fluttershy, we used to have sleepovers and bathe when we were young. What's the difference now?" Fluttershy just shrugged. No point arguing with logic. She laid back into the tub, carful with her wings. Rainbow Dash got up and closed and locked the door.

"Why did you do that? It's just the two of us here." Rainbow Dash tried to play it cool. "Just for safety. Now does my pretty little filly feel better?" Fluttershy just smiled and relaxed all the more. They sat there for an hour. Fluttershy let the hot water relax her sore muscles. When it came time for washing, Rainbow Dash helped scrub her back. Fluttershy was too lost in feeling relax to care. But Rainbow Dash kept having dirty thoughts pop into her head for the freshly cleaned pegasus.

Fluttershy dried off and the rainbow pony helped her into her night time robe. She sat and watched as Fluttershy dried and brushed her mane and tail. "Wowsers bowsers! She sure looks good after being bathed. I gotta incorporate bath time into our to do list more often." She thought dreamily.

Fluttershy just blinked prettily at her visitor, "What is it Dash? Do I have a cowlick or something?" Rainbow just made some big shakes to the side with her head. "Nothing wrong at all Shy." Fluttershy picked up the bandages and tossed them into the trash. They went into her bedroom as Fluttershy got out fresh ones. Rainbow repeated the process much easier as she got them on with almost no pain.

Now they sat there, only the moonlight glowing on them. Rainbow Dash made a little whistle as she looked to the door. "So, I guess since you are much better, I will sleep in the living room." She glanced to see Angel tapping his foot by the stairs, staring her down. "Why does he keep giving me that look? It's not my fault Fluttershy sat on him. Well, maybe it is. It was kinda funny." She thought bemused.

"Oh no, please Rainbow. I sleep much better with you here next to me. And I couldn't let you sleep on the old sofa all night long. I really don't mind." She smiled. Rainbow Dash gave her a big toothy grin right back as she jumped into her side of the bed. They both nestled up under the covers. Even Angel got comfortable on Fluttershy's pillow, a tiny green blanket of his own.

He shot the blue pegasus one last glance before falling right to sleep. They both giggled at the loud noises coming from the tiny rabbit. "Goodnight!" they both sang in unison. Fluttershy kept shifting in her spot, not quite knowing what was wrong. Rainbow Dash took the opportunity at open one wing and wrap it over the smaller pegasus. Fluttershy turned to face her and gave her a thankful look. She rubbed noses with her bigger friend and quickly fell asleep in her wing hug. Moments later Rainbow Dash felt sleep over come her. They needed their rest, because tomorrow would be even harder.

That is seriously the longest chapter I have ever written. Boy was it hard and easy at the same time. Hope you guys liked it. Next chapter I will finally bring the other ponies into the story. And next chapter will have some humor. Anybody else liked the way I made Angel. I thought it would be a little creepy and funny to have him seem like a killer in the bathroom scene. Tell me what you think.

Happy reading!

The Queen Baby