The night of the party soon rolled around, with Twilight, Applejack, Pinkie, Rarity and Fluttershy all helping to get everything set up and ready throughout the day, everything was in place for the evening, and although tonight may not have seemed all that promising at first, Twilight believed that even if this party did end badly, it would show her new ways of hopefully finding options for her to get Rainbow Dash to connect, and at least try and get along with the ponies that she seemed to dislike so much.

It was now fairly late in the evening, while Luna's moon was high in the sky, and stars were just starting to appear, the town of Ponyville was mostly quiet, and not many residents were still seen walking around in the open, as the majority of them were all cooped up in their nice warm houses for the night.

Twilight and Rainbow stood outside Sugarcube corner together, while the Princess knocked on the door and waited for an answer, Rainbow Dash started to fidget a little, looking a little uneasy as she looked at the bakery, she had never really stayed in the town for very long, so she had never really seen what any of the shops or anything looked like, and right now they seemed strange, but well built, and although some of the houses around did look a little run-down, she thought they looked nice enough. Still as she stood there she felt like she was some outsider who had just walked into forbidden territory, everything felt so alien to her.

She glanced over to Twilight for a moment, sighing slightly when she saw the alicorn smiling happily, while she waited for them both to be invited inside, Rainbow was starting to get the feeling that this was indeed a very bad idea, and although Twilight may have wanted things to turn out wonderfully, that probably won't be the outcome. No matter what she tried, Rainbow just couldn't see how she could ever really try and get along with these ponies, Fluttershy would no doubt be the only one she actually wouldn't hate seeing tonight.

After waiting for a few moments more, Rainbow looked to Twilight with a wondering expression, 'She looks so confident, as if she's sure that tonight will go well, but what if she's wrong? To be honest she can say whatever she likes, I really don't think I can ever see me getting along with any of these ponies,' she thought before she turned away from Twilight and called back to her.

"Hey, you know maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all," Rainbow stated in a low tone as she slowly started to walk away from the bakery, causing for Twilight to turn to her, looking a little concerned as she followed the pegasus.

"Dash, don't go quiting on me now, what about getting the two towns to get along again, isn't that what you want?" Twilight asked as she rested a comforting hoof on Dash's shoulder, causing her to stop in her tracks while the pegasus looked back to her for a moment, before she gritted her teeth, and hung her head low.

"I don't know anymore, I mean yeah it would be nice if the towns could find a way to make up, and finally end this stupid feud between us, but...it's just not something I can see happening right now, maybe it was too good to be true. Just face it Twilight, we aren't meant to get along," Rainbow sighed deeply, as she hid her expression behind her long rainbow mane, feeling that it might just be better to leave things as they are for now, rather then trying to fight an already losing battle.

Twilight smiled slightly as she lifted Dash's head up, and nuzzled her lovingly, looking deep into her saddened eyes, as she spoke in a soft, reassuring tone,

"I know you're scared Dash, it's okay. But you can't just give up like this, you're a strong pony, and I know you can do this," the Princess gave Rainbow a encouraging smile, while Dash looked to her for a moment before she nodded reluctantly. Twilight pecked her marefriend lightly on her cheek, as she walked her back over to the bakery again, knocking on the door for a second time, while she lay a wing over Rainbow's back, nuzzling into her neck and tried to get her to chuckle like she always did.

However Rainbow only sighed in return this time, giving Twilight a very weak smile, before she let out a deep breath and straightened up, shaking off all her anxiety and nodded to herself, turning to the Princess with a serious expression. Twilight looked to Rainbow, wondering why she had gotten so serious all of sudden, waiting to see what she would say, and feeling a little concerned for the pegasus still.

"You really can be a pain you know," Rainbow's expression softened as she chuckled slightly and stepped closer to the Princess, nuzzling her back, and getting a delighted 'hmm' in reply from Twilight.

"You're a fine one to talk," Twilight smirked to Dash as she now just stood beside her, returning her wing to rest back at her side, while she and Rainbow waited for the door to open,

"And remember, I'm only staying over at your's tonight if you agree to be nice to everypony, got it?"

"Got it," Rainbow replied with a nod, although she didn't really sound like she was very certain of her answer, glancing away from Twilight slightly, before her ears twitched to the slight click of the door being opened, as a smiling bright pink earth pony happily greeted them both.

"Princess Twilight, I'm so happy you and Dashie could make it, sorry I didn't answer the door right away, I had the music playing a little too loud I guess and didn't hear you knocking," Pinkie Pie greeted the two gleefully, as she quickly invited them both inside and closed the door behind them.

"It's fine really, we didn't mind waiting all that much," Twilight smiled as she nodded to Pinkie, while Rainbow just slowly walked into the bakery, staying close to Twilight like she was a scared foal clinging close to her mother. The pegasus looked around the hallways, cringing slightly at all the colourful party banners and balloons, which the inside of the bakery was decorated with, her attention being brought back to their hostess as Twilight nudged her with a hoof slightly.

Rainbow looked to Twilight, feeling a little axnious, as the Princess made a gesture for Dash to greet the pink earth pony that had just invited them inside. Rainbow sighed slightly, before she greeted Pinkie Pie,

"Thanks for having us, I guess," Dash stated nervously, while she still had her head turned away from the earth pony, causing Twilight to look a little annoyed that Rainbow didn't even look to Pinkie, but nonetheless Pinkie beamed with delight at just the fact that the pegasus had actually talked to her, as she happily led the two ponies into the room where the others were all talking to one another, waiting for the last two guests to arrive.

"Ah so ya finally both here," Applejack said as she and Rarity greeted Twilight, while Rainbow looked away from the group, thinking to herself, while she really didn't want to talk with any of the others right now, to be honest she kinda wanted to just go back to her cloudhome for the night, parties weren't really things she had had a big part in before, and staying down on the ground in this dreaded town for too long was causing her stomach to turn a little.

"Rainbow Dash, how nice of you to come, I must say it is quite...pleasant to see you again," Rarity greeted Rainbow with a very obvious fake smile that she was failing to hide. Dash could easily tell how much the unicorn was trying to be polite, but behind that act her blood was clearly already starting to boil.

This made Dash smile slightly, she didn't like this particular pony at all, but she sure did enjoy poking fun at her,

"Well sadly I can't say the same for you," Rainbow smirked as she slightly glanced to Rairty, not hiding her smug expression when she saw the high class pony trying her best to surpass a glare in return to the pegasus's comment.

"Dash you said you would be nice," Twilight scolded the smug looking pegasus, causing Rainbow to look to her, seeming a little nervous at first, before she just shurgged her shoulders to the Princess.

"Hey I was just being honest," Rainbow stated, before she walked off to go and get a drink from the snack table, feeling Twilight's warning glare following her a little as she left the alicorn's side.

"Sorry about that Rarity, I did try and tell her to be polite to you all, but it doesn't seem like I got through to her," Twilight sighed slightly as she apologized on the pegasus's behalf, rolling her eyes at the fact that she shouldn't have expected anything else really.

"That's alright Twilight darling, I wouldn't have expected any less from her after all," Rarity smiled to Twilight, knowing that it would take much more than a miracle for her and the cyan pegasus to actually get along and greet each other properly.

"I still don't get why she seems to dislike you all so much, I mean she couldn't even look at Pinkie when she invited us inside," Twilight felt a little disppointed at the fact that although she knew how kind and caring the pegasus could be, she clearly wasn't going to be showing that side of her tonight.

"It's how she's always been, how most of the pegasi are actually, when they first came here, many of them wanted to keep to themselves, and hated engaging in any kind of interaction with us Ponyville folk. And since she thinks that our town is the one at fault for the big fall out, it's no wonder really, after all ya not meant to like ya enemies right?" Applejack explained smiling slightly, while she glanced over to Rainbow Dash, as the pegasus stood off to the side, obviously not wanting to be a part of this little party anymore.

"I guess you're right Applejack, I just wish there was some way, she could forget about everything that happened in the past, and try to get to know you all a little better, maybe that way she could actually start getting along with the ponies in this town," Twilight thought out loud as she looked a little downhearted, she knew Rainbow wanted to make a change, but in truth that was easier said then done.

"I'm actually surprised that you got her to come here in the first place. When Applejack told me about this party and that Rainbow Dash was actually going to be coming along, I really wasn't expecting to see her here. How in Equestria did you convince her in the end?" Rarity asked, as her and the others had all been taken aback a little when they first heard that Rainbow had agreed to come along to this party.

"Umm...well it wasn't easy, but I didn't say anything special really," Twilight answered nervously, smiling to the two ponies as to not make them suspect anything.

Meanwhile Rainbow Dash stood at the snack table, thinking to herself while she looked around the bakery, still feeling like she didn't belong here, and would have much rather pefered to be in her nice warm bed right now. She glanced over to Twilight slightly, sighing when she saw her talking to Rarity and Applejack, the Princess seemed to get along with these ponies so well, however when it came to the pegasus, she couldn't even be around them half of the time.

"Hey Rainbow Dash,"

Dash was pulled out of her thoughts as she heard somepony calling out her name, turning to the familiar sounding voice, and smiling slightly when she saw the yellow, soft spoken pegasus that it belonged to.

"Hey Fluttershy, how have you been?" Rainbow asked, feeling like it was much easier to talk with her old friend then it was with any of the other ponies that were here tonight.

"I've been doing okay, how about you?" Fluttershy asked as she smiled at the way the cyan pegasus nervously greeted her, the two had made up since the separation happened, but simple things like talking seemed to still feel a little uncomfortable to Rainbow it would seem.

"Well I was fine until I came here," Rainbow stated her voice sounding a little low as it had quite the cold tone to it when she said that.

Fluttershy sighed a little, she knew that Rainbow still very much resented this town and pretty much everypony in it, and although she and and Princess Twilight were probably the only two that she was ever willing to get along with, she believed that the rainbow pegasus could in time learn to come to terms with everything that had happened, and move on finally.

"Listen Rainbow Dash, I know you still hold a gudge for pretty much all the ponies that live in this town, but you made up with me right, so can't you at least try and do the same with everypony else?" Fluttershy asked, feeling that she probably wouldn't be able to reason with the peagsus, but she figured she had to try at least.

"That was different though, I knew you from Cloudsdale, and plus we were friends before the big fall out happened," Rainbow's reply sounded like an excuse more than anything else, as she nervously glanced away from Fluttershy.

"And you could get to know these ponies better, and maybe even become friends with them too one day, if you just give yourself a chance to actually try and make amends with them all," Fluttershy wasn't sure if anything she was saying was actually getting through to Dash or not, and although she was being a little stubborn, she wasn't out right denying that she was ever going to make peace with these ponies, and that showed that there may be some hope left in all this.

However Rainbow instead of carrying on thinking of excuses, she just went silent, turning away from Fluttershy a little, while she thought about what the yellow pegasus was telling her. Fluttershy waited to hear a reply from Rainbow, but after a few more minutes of waiting she figured she wasn't going to get one.

"Just think about it okay?" Fluttershy sighed as she gave Dash a reassuring smile, before she turned away from the cyan pegasus and left her with her thoughts, walking across the room to go and talk with Twilight and the others for a bit.

Rainbow turned back to look to Fluttershy as she watched her walk over to greet the Princess, sighing slightly as she thought over everything that Fluttershy had said, and then went back in her memory to when Twilight had convinced her to come to this party a couple of days ago. She wanted to try and make amends, she really did, she wanted to fix everything so that the two towns could find a way to interact with one another, without creating drama and making history repeat itself.

Truthfully when she thought about it both towns were at fault really, it didn't matter what had happened during that time, they both just weren't willing to try and make things work. So maybe it was time to stop feeling so scared and anxious about it all, and start actually working towards the goal that Princess Twilight wanted to achieve.

Rainbow took a deep breath, as she gazed over to her marefriend, looking at the way she causally talked and laughed with the ponies that Dash had despised for so long, she made it look so easy, maybe Rainbow was overthinking this a little too much. This wasn't about learning to forgive and forget, this was about moving on and starting a new, giving the two towns one more chance to bury the hatchet and never look back. And if Rainbow Dash couldn't do it for herself, she'd do it for that strange and beautiful Princess that had started it all, because without her coming to rule over both Ponyville and Cloudsdale, the separation of the two would have no doubt lasted forever.

... ...

Twilight sighed deeply as she lay her head on the tabe she was sitting at, thinking to herself of how tonight hadn't really worked out the way she had really wanted it to, this party was meant to be for Rainbow Dash, but all night it had seemed like she wasn't enjoying herself at all, everytime she went to check on the pegasus, she looked more and more fed up each time, and even though she hadn't once asked if she could leave yet, she felt like Dash was only deciding to stay for her sake if nothing else.

"What's wrong Twilight?" Applejack asked as her and Rarity came walking over to the Princess, wondering why she seemed so depressed.

"You look positively miserable darling," Rarity added, as Twilight lifted her head off the table and gave out another deep sigh.

"This party was meant to give Rainbow Dash the chance to try get to know you all better, but she hardly talked to any of you, and she's spent half the night off by herself, in fact I don't think I've seen her act so distant," Twilight explained feeling like she had well and truly failed, as she rested her head on the table again, "I should have known things would turn out this way,"

Applejack and Rarity looked to each other for a moment, looking a little concerned for the Princess, it seemed like she was certain that tonight had turned into a disaster that Rainbow probably would never forgive her for, when in fact that's not how the others all had seen it.

"She may be distant, but that might actually be a good thing," Applejack stated, as she thought about how tonight had gone, yes Dash and her hadn't talked much for the whole night, but in her mind the night had turned out better than she orginally thought it was going to.

"Yes although things may not have gone the way you would have liked tonight, it doesn't seem like it's as bad as you think it is," Rarity explained as she too believed that tonight had gone relatively well, all things considered.

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked as she lifted her head off the table again, and looked a little confused for a moment, she was sure that tonight had proved that Dash just might not ever get along with these ponies, however it didn't seem like Applejack and Rarity felt the same way.

"Well although she has been awfully distant, you have to agree that she has been quite polite to us all," Applejack said as she smiled to Twilight a little, hoping that she would see how tonight had actually turned out 'okay' in the end.

"I guess, I mean she did eventually come over and greet you all," Twilight thought out loud as she remembered Dash walking over to Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and even Rarity and had greeted them nicly enough, before walking off to be by herself again.

"Not only that, but apart from that first remark when you two arrived, she hasn't said one rude thing to any of us, plus if she's keeping to herself that means she's not starting arguments, or causing us to become annoyed with her for anything like she would normally do," Rarity pointed out feeling like the Rainbow Dash she had met tonight was one that had finally decided to be civil and let go of the past, she certainly didn't seem like she was the same arrogant pegasus that would constantly pick fights, and try and make an enemy out of her, and other ponies.

"So you two seriously think tonight went...okay?" Twilight questioned as she was now started to see things from the other twos point of veiw, yes tonight hadn't gone perfectly, but it hadn't gone terribly either.

Applejack and Rarity looked to each other again, before they both smiled back to Twilight and nodded in unsion. They then turned to look over across the room, causing Twilight to follow their gaze and do the same.

"Well if that's any consolation, I would say that tonight has gone better than just 'okay'," Applejack gestured to the table across the room as the three all looked over in that direction.

Twilight's eyes widened as she looked over to see Pinkie and Rainbow sitting beside one another at a table, talking to each other, while Fluttershy sat opposite Rainbow Dash smiling to the two happily.

Rainbow didn't look like she was paying much attention to what the pink earth pony was actually saying, and she did have quite the bored expression on her face, as she sat with her gaze slowly shifting from Pinkie to the table, giving the earth pony enough eye contact to let her know that she was still listening to her for the most part.

No it didn't look like Rainbow had any real interest in the conversation, and seemed like she wasn't really enjoying talking with Pinkie all that much, but the fact that she was talking to the pony was proof enough that she was trying, after all only a little while ago she wouldn't even glance at the party pony, and now she was actually willing to engage in a conversation with her. And although it have may seemed small at this point, it certainly was something to happy about.

"We don't know what you did to make her act this way, but whatever is was Rainbow Dash certainly seems like quite the changed pony," Rairty stated as she and Applejack smiled to Twilight, who now looked like she had cheered up a bit.

Twilight looked to Applejack and Rarity for a moment, before she looke back to Dash, she had never seen the pegasus act so distant around other ponies like she did tonight, but she had also never seen her interacting with any of the ponies from Ponyville like this, or this much, it was truly quite the amazing sight to see.

Twilight smiled as she realized that although tonight may not have ended like how she may have wanted it to, it didn't go so badly after all, and even though it may not have seemed like Rainbow enjoyed this party, the fact that she was willing enough to talk, and be around these ponies that she had claimed to hate before, was more than enough to show how ready she was to make a change, and try with all her might to make that dream of having the two towns finally end this feud be made into a reality.

Yes no matter how you may look at it, tonight had been a great success, which would only bring more hope for that bright future along with it.

... ...

Late night soon came, the party had ended, everypony had said their 'Goodbyes', and returned to their homes, and as promised Twilight would spend the night round at Rainbow Dash's cloudhome, she had already talked to Spike about it, and he had said as long as she didn't let herself get swept up in 'the moment' again then it was fine.

Twilight lay on Rainbow Dash's bed, snuggling in the warm bedclothes happily, while Dash stood beside the bed, smiling to the Princess acting like she was a cute little kitten.

"Are you sure you're okay with me sleeping in your bed tonight, cause I can sleep on the couch if you would prefer, I don't mind honestly," Twilight rambled on a bit as she looked to Dash, feeling like she shouldn't be taking her bed like this again.

"It's fine, you are a Princess after all, and so you should be treated like one right?" Rainbow stated as she smiled to Twilight cuddled up in her warm blanket looking all snug and cozy on the pegasus's bed.

Twilight felt like saying something to disagree with Dash, but decided against it. She knew she was a Princess, but it didn't feel right for her to act like she was somepony to actually worship or anything, however she was quite tired right now, and what was wrong with getting a little spoiled by your marefriend from time to time?

"I'm so glad with how things went tonight Dash, I was so surprised to see you actually interacting so well with everypony," Twilight stated as she smiled to her marefriend, and shuffled to the side of the bed more, so that she was closer to the pegasus.

"Yeah it actually wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be," Dash smiled back, as she too was a little surprised at how well tonight had gone, after all she once believed that she would never be able to look at the ponies of Ponyville without turning away in disgust, no matter actually being able to hold a conversation with any of them.

"I mean it Dash, I really am proud of you," Twilight said as she looked deep into Rainbow's magenta eyes, drawing the pegasus in, while Dash gazed back to her.

"Well then, do I get a reward of some sort?" Dash asked with a raised eyebrow, while she smirked slightly.

"You can sleep with me tonight if you like," Twilight suggested the first thing that popped into her head, not taking a minute to think about how Dash would react to it.

"Hey now, don't you think that it's a bit too early for that, I mean I just want to make sure I'm not crossing any lines here," Dash teased as she spoke with a mocking tone, causing Twilight to roll her eyes a little, while Dash chuckled slightly.

"I just mean to sleep, and nothing more Dash," Twilight stated as a slight blush crept on to her cheeks, "Besides it would be lonely to sleep by myself," she lowed her voice a little, while Dash seemed a little taken aback at first, before she smiled and shurgged her shoulders.

"Fine, fine, if you insist, my Princess," Dash bowed slightly, causing Twilight's blush to deepen slightly, before she just rolled her eyes again, and moved over on the bed as to make room for Rainbow to climb on.

Rainbow quickly climbed into her bed and lay down beside Twilight, laying a wing over the alicorn's back slowly, while Twilight rested her head on her marefriend's forelegs, looking up to the pegasus with a bright smile.

"So was Spike really okay with you staying over?" Rainbow asked as she smiled at the feeling of Twilight's body heat mixing with her's as the two cuddled up close together under the covers.

"He said it was fine as long as I'm back before the afternoon, I can't leave him looking after the library for too long after all," Twilight answered as she sighed happily and nuzzled into Dash's neck lovingly.

"Sounds like he's your Dad more than just your pet," Dash teased and smirked to Twilight.

"He's not my pet, he's my assistant," Twilight corrected.

"There's a difference?"

Twilight glared to Rainbow in reply, causing her to nervously smile in return. Twilight sighed again slightly as she lifted her head, and rolled out of Dash's loose embrace as she thought about something,

"Hey you know what this means right?" Twilight looked to Dash with a confident smile.

"What, what means?"

"This means that we can start thinking about new ways of getting you to connect with more of the ponies of Ponyville. We can start off with improving your relationship with Applejack and Rarity, and then we can get you involved in more events like tonight, and then we can eventually start finding more pegasi that are willing to make a change like you, and then we-

Rainbow cut Twilight excited rambling off with a light peck to her lips, causing Twilight to blush deeply, and glare to Dash slightly when their lips parted, while Dash just smiled to the Princess, bringing her back into a tight embrace, as Twilight relaxed under the warmth of her marefriend's wing again, feeling the cyan feathers brush against her back ever so lightly.

"We can think about all that tomorrow, for now, we sleep okay?" Dash instructed as she gave Twilight a small peck on her forehead, and nibbled at her ear a little, causing the alicorn to let out a quiet moan in return.

"Okay," Twilight nodded in reply, sounding a little reluctant, before she heard Rainbow chuckle slightly, and brought the pegasus into another sweet kiss. Rainbow happily kissed Twilight back as the two rested their front hooves over each other, and held one another close, both feeling like this moment right now couldn't be more perfect.

Author's Notes:

I really loved writing this chapter
(sorry I was a little late by the way )

Thank you ever so much for reading

KillerChainsaw ;)