"Whoa..." I mumble as we part. It feels like a ton of weight has been lifted off of me, like all the stress I'd had for the past few weeks just suddenly disappeared.

"Thank you..." Rainbow buries her head into my shoulder. "I never expected you would ever like me Matt..." She chokes out.

"I'd be an idiot not to." I brush her soaking wet hair out of her face, then proceed to push away my own.

We just stand in the pouring rain on top of the gym roof. I want to think everything will be perfect now, but I don't know if it will. My biggest challenge now will be getting everyone to accept us being together. What if they never do? Will it bother me if people think badly of us? Should I really care about what others think about us, when all that really matters is that we're finally happy?

"It's getting really cold up here." I chuckle as I place Rainbow down gently. "Shall we head back inside?"

"Yeah, we're soaked." Rainbow laughs as she spreads out her wings. "Oh wait..."

"What?" I pause as I'm about to climb down the ladder.

"I... can't fly when it's this wet."

"Oh my... really? Can you climb a ladder?"

"I think you should carry me down."

We make it to the bottom of the ladder, Rainbow riding on my back with her legs wrapped around my torso. We walk towards the front of the gym.

"You can still fly, can't you?"

"Hehe, yep!"

"You lazy little..." I laugh as we enter the building.

"Matt!" Skyler and Alex run up to us. "Are you guys okay!?" Skyler stops in front of us with a worried expression.

"Never better!" I say as I try not to get the floor soaking wet. "What happened to Jack?"

"Dude his mom came in, and he was crying like a baby! He's probably on his way to the hospital by now! You seriously fucked him up man."

"Well I had to protect my girlfriend." I say smugly.

"...What? But Skyler wasn't even o-" Alex stutters.

"I-I think he means... her." She points to Rainbow, who is just smiling up at me.

"Wait, dude. Are you and Rainbow..." Alex starts point at both of us.

"Together?" I finish his sentence. "Uh, yeah, I suppose so... This isn't weird to you guys is it?"

"I think it's adorable!" Skyler squeals. "I always thought you two were cute together."

"Alex?" I look to him for confirmation.

"Dude..." Alex pulls me over to a table to tell me something privately. "Are you sure about this?" He whispers.

"More sure than I've ever been."

"And are you happy with her?"

"Yeah... I am."

"Then I support you dude." He pats my back hard with an open palm.

"Thanks Alex." I sigh with relief.

"I always got your back." Alex says as we return to Skyler and Rainbow.

"So! Who's gonna come dance with me?" Skyler says as an upbeat song starts playing.

"Shall we?" I look down at Rainbow who is starting to bob with the beat.

"Yeah! This song is amazing!"

The four of us run out into the the dance floor where everyone is jumping and spinning to the music. If I remember correctly... the song is called I Love It by Icona Pop. Not a bad song at all!

"This is the best night ever!" I yell as the three of us jump with our fists in the air. Rainbow is just kinda bobbing up and down with her eyes closed, the biggest smile I've ever seen on her plastered on her face.

We dance and laugh the night away, finally together as friends with no tension between us. Rainbow apologized to Skyler for giving her the cold shoulder for the past couple of weeks, and they quickly became good friends. Alex and I seemed to find ourselves at the snack table a lot, and Rainbow even did some flying tricks between songs. Everyone loved her stunts, and it made me proud to call her my friend.

Eventually, the time came where we all had to part ways. Rainbow and I walk out of the gym into the cold autumn night. The music pulsed from the gym behind us, though it was muffled by the thick walls.

"This night couldn't have been better..." Rainbow sighs as I start up the truck engine.

"Well, it would've been nice if I didn't get socked in the chest." I laugh. "But otherwise, yeah, this was the greatest night of my life." I reach over and mess with Rainbow's mane which is still damp from the rain.

"Are we going to tell your family?" Rainbow looks over at me as I drive down the dark road.

"I... don't know yet. I'm not sure how they would react."

"Yeah, it's probably weird that you're dating a pony." Rainbow sighs.

"It's not Rainbow. Not to me anyway..."

"I wish I wasn't like... this" She moves her hooves up and down her body for emphasis.

"I already told you that I like you for you." I reach over and flick her ear. "Besides, it makes you unique y'know? What other guy can say he's best friends with a pegasus with rainbow hair?" She smiles up at me, her eyes watering slightly.

"I'm just glad somebody likes me for me."

We pull into the driveway at about eleven. Everyone's probably asleep by now, so I try to be quiet as we enter. We quietly walk upstairs to my room.

When we get in, Rainbow immediately throws her dress off.

"Ugh! Finally! I hate those things."

"I knew you did! I totally called it!"

"I only wore it to impress you."

"I figured that out a while ago." I say as I throw off my jacket which is still slightly damp.

"So... what now?" She jumps up onto the bed.

"What now?" I repeat as I change into a pair of shorts. "Now, I get some sleep. I'm tired as shit." I turn off the light, and I jump onto the bed and roll over on my stomach.

"Thanks..." Rainbow mutters a few minutes later.

"What?"

"For giving me a chance."

I turn over to face Rainbow, and see her eyes starting to water again. I know what she must have felt for the past couple of weeks. I'd felt the same thing for the past three years. I surprise her by leaning over and giving her a quick, small kiss on the tip of her nose. She laughs quietly before wrapping her front legs around me. We fall asleep not long after.

"Emily! No! This is mine!" I hold the plate of bacon above me head.

"Matt! Please?"

"There's more in the freezer! Make it yourself!"

"What are you two doing?" My mom walks down the stairs in her robe.

"Trying to keep my breakfast." I retort plainly as I continue to hold the place above my head.

"You two..." My mom mumbles with a small smile.

I take the plate upstairs and close the door to my room behind me. I lean against the closed door with a sigh.

"Finally." I eat a strip of the bacon as I sit down at my desk. I open up my laptop and throw on my headphones. Rainbow is still snoring behind me, so luckily she won't protest about eating bacon right in front of her.

A blue box pops up on my screen with a couple of buttons and the word "Alex" I recognize it as a Skype call and answer it.

"Hello?" I say sluggishly, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. The light next to the webcam comes on, meaning that Alex can see me and my room.

"Sup Matt!" Alex's webcam shows him sitting in his room.

"Why are you calling at eight in the morning Alex?"

"Just wanted to ask you something... Is that Rainbow in your bed?" I see him point to Rainbow behind me.

"Yeah, why?"

"Dude did you guys..." He makes a circle with one hand and puts his finger on his other hand into the hole.

"Alex! The fuck man? No!"

"Haha, I'm just messin' with you. Anyway, I was gonna go with my parents to a Suns game today, but they both have to work. I have two extra tickets, you guys wanna go?" He holds up three baseball tickets in his hand.

"Sure! I promised her that I'd take her to a sporting event sometime soon. It'll be cool to teach her about baseball."

"Alright cool! I'll stop by your house in about two hours to pick you guys up."

"Okay, see ya!" I hang up and take my headphones off. Rainbow moans behind me as she stretches under the sheets.

"Matt? What was that?"

"Alex is taking us to a baseball game today! You said you wanted to see our sports here, so there you have it!"

"Oh cool!" She springs up in the bed. "Oh this is gonna be awesome!" She pumps her hoof in excitement. "Just one question."

"What's that?"

"What the hay is baseball?"

"I think it'll be easier to explain once we're there." I laugh as I pull out another strip of bacon. "Want some breakfast?" I tease her.

"Matt! Come on, I thought we agreed that you wouldn't eat that stuff around me!"

"As I recall, you weren't awake when I brought it in here, so it"s not my fault."

"It's still gross..." Rainbow mumbles as she wraps the sheets around her.

"You haven't even tried it."

"I'm not going to eat meat."

"Whatever, your loss." I eat the rest of the bacon. We watch a movie for a couple of hours until I hear a honk from outside.

"That must be Alex." I say as I turn off the Xbox and hop out of bed.

"Let's go!" Rainbow says excitedly as she heads for the door.

"Hold up I need to change first." I say as I open my closet.

"Ugh! Why do you guys wear clothes so much? I never do!"

"We aren't covered in fur, that's why." I retort as I throw on some jeans and a hoodie.

We run down the stairs and almost plow into my mom.

"Sorry mom! Going to a baseball game with Alex! See ya later!"

"Have fun!" She waves after us.

We run up to Alex's car where he's waiting in the driver's seat.

"And how are the lovers doing today?" He teases as we hop in. We both get in the back seat as the passenger seat has a bunch of school stuff in it.

"Already doing that huh?" I laugh as I buckle myself in.

"Seriously Rainbow? You fell for this guy?" Alex points a thumb back at me.

"Yeah! He's an idiot but... he's my idiot." She looks at me with a smirk.

"I'm smarter than you I bet."

"No way. I'm totally smarter."

"Oh yeah? What the square root of 144 times eight?"

"Oh shit he got you there." Alex says back to us when Rainbow doesn't say anything.

"Uh... Fine you win." He ears droop in defeat. "But I'm still faster than you."

"That's not fair, I can't fly! And it's ninety-six by the way."

"We're almost there. Can you two stop arguing and just make out already?" Alex says with a chuckle as the stadium comes into view.

"I'll do it out of spite motherfucker!" I pull Rainbow's head towards me and tap a quick kiss on top of her head.

"Damn, that's some real passionate shit right there." Alex retorts as we pull into the parking space.

"Whoa... that's huge!" Rainbow gapes at the stadium before us.

"Bragan Field..." I mutter as I take in the atmosphere around us. "Nothing better than a game on a Saturday."

"This is the last game of the season isn't it?" Alex asks as he pulls out two baseball caps. He hands me one an I slip it on, ready to cheer for my team.

"Yep, too bad they won't play again for a while... It's good timing though."

"Why's that?"

"Rainbow would have to wait months to see a game if we hadn't come today."

We look down at Rainbow who is still staring at the giant stadium ahead of us. She looks over at us to say something.

"Do I get a hat?" She says as she hovers in the air.

"Unless you want to be deaf, than no. The hat would just push your ears down. I doubt you'd be able to hear well." Alex says as he flips a third hat around in his hand.

"Oh..." She lands on the ground.

"Wait I have an idea. Alex do you still keep that pocket knife back here?" I say as I open the car door.

"Yeah, under the right seat."

I pull out the knife and open it. It twirl it around, watching the sun reflect off the surface.

"Here give me the hat." I hold out my empty hand to Alex. He hands it to me and I place the hat on top of Rainbow.

"Okay... cut here, and here." I mutter to myself as I look to see where her ears will go. I take the hat off of her and place the tip of the blade inside the hat. I cut two slits where her ears would be and push them open slightly.

"Boom! There we go!" I express as I toss the knife back in the car. I kneel down and place the hat on Rainbow's head. I push the first slit open and pull her ear through it. I repeat the process on the other side.

"That... doesn't look bad at all actually." Alex says as he rubs his chin.

"It's awesome! Thanks Matt." Rainbow says as she looks up at the hat.

"Let's get in there already." I start to walk to the stadium. Alex and Rainbow follow behind me as we head for the front gates. We wait in line to get in, while also drawing in stares from everyone around us. Rainbow and I are used to it, but Alex is freaking out as people try to talk to us or take pictures.

"It's like being friends with a celebrity." Alex mutters as we near the front of the line.

"Technically, we are celebrities." I say back as I dramatically wave my hand at him. "Back off peasant." We laugh as we reach the metal detector.

The guards that let us in don't say anything, but they do give us weird looks when Rainbow passes through.

"Whoa!" Rainbow gasps as the field comes into view. "This looks amazing! Is this the field?"

"Yep, looks like they put new grass down recently." I say as we walk out into the stands. "Where are our seats Alex?"

"Oh you're gonna love them! We're right behind the home team dugout!"

"Oh nice! We got some of the best seats in the house!" I explain to Rainbow who looks really excited to be at some athletic event.

"Shit, the players are already taking the field. Let's get down there." Alex leads us to our seats. We have three seats in the row just behind the Suns' dugout. Rainbow sits between Alex and I. As soon as we sit down, we hear people whispering around us. A man in the row behind us reaches down to us with a baseball.

"Excuse me sir." He says as he taps my shoulder. "I don't mean to interrupt, but would it be possible for your friend to sign for my daughter?" I look next to him and see a little girl staring directly at Rainbow with a huge smile.

"Of course!" I take the ball, not wanting to make the kid unhappy. The man hands me a black sharpie from his shirt pocket. "Rainbow, sign this." I hold the ball in front of her.

"Why?"

"Just do it." I uncap the sharpie and place the end of it in her mouth. I hold the ball for her while she signs it. She drops the sharpie in my hand and I put the cap back on. I hand the signed ball and the sharpie to the man behind me as I say, "Enjoy the game!"

"We will, thank you." He says with a smile. I can here his daughter laughing behind us in happiness. It felt good to make someone happy like that.

"Okay, so how do you play? What are the rules?" Rainbow asks while looking at me and Alex.

"Okay, see the guy on mound of dirt in the center?" I point to the pitcher who is still warming up. "He throws a white ball at the guy over there." I point to the batter who is also warming up.

"Okay, then what."

"The guy he throws it at is called the batter, he has to hit the ball with a stick called a bat. If he misses the ball, but it goes where he could have hit it, it's called a strike. If the ball goes somewhere that he cannot hit it, it's called a ball. If he gets three strikes, he's out. When a team gets three outs, they switch from offense to defense. If he gets four balls, he goes to that white bag which is called first base."

"What if he hits the ball?"

"If he hits it inside those two white lines, it's fair game. He has to try to run around all of the bases and reach home plate, but he can stop at any base as long as nobody else is there. If he makes it to home plate, he scores a point for his team. If somebody catches the ball before it hits the ground, he's out. If he hits the ball outside of the lines, it's a foul ball and it counts as a strike."

"And if he hits it over the fence?"

"That's called a home run. If the ball goes over the fence, the team gets one point for ever person that's currently on base, including the batter."

"Okay, cool I think I get it now. Which team are we cheering for?"

"We're cheering for the Suns, the team wearing the black, yellow, and white uniforms."

We refocus on the game as the players take their positions.

The crowd cheers wildly as the first pitch is thrown.

Author's Notes:

If you can't tell, I like baseball :P

Part 2 has a chance to come out tonight if I finish it by then.