Rainbow Dash slept on a field of endless grass. She opened her eyes to see this field, as well as the sky, almost blackened, with no clouds obscuring the perfect view of the moon and stars. She felt the soft caress of a pony, feeling so familiar to her.

"Dashie..." a voice spoke to her. It was Fluttershy.

Rainbow Dash closed her eyes again. "Yeah?"

"I could stay like this forever." Fluttershy commented.

"Yeah... I could too." The cyan pony spoke again. "Hey Fluttershy."

"Yes, Rainbow?" Fluttershy was listening intently.

Rainbow Dash opened her eyes again. "I have a feeling that... I think I might be in love."

"Is this love?" she asked.

Fluttershy didn't respond. She only hugged her idol more tightly, yet falling asleep at the same time. Suddenly, she faded from view, and her grasp dissolved into nothingness. Rainbow Dash flopped over, onto the grass rather than against her friend, who was nowhere to be found.

Rainbow Dash tapping sensation on her back as her eyes instinctively shut themselves.

"Rainbow Dash..." an ominous voice spoke to her, it came at her from every direction.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash called out, opening her eyes, revealing a new, brighter setting.

"Oh my!" Fluttershy jumped from her place. "I- I didn't mean to startle you. Sorry Rainbow."

The athletic mare looked around. She could see Fluttershy, the cloud they were on, and the sun shining through the foggy air in the sky. To her right, was part of Fable Peak. She had just woken up.

"Oh, right." Rainbow Dash apologized. "My bad."

"It's okay. What were you dreaming of?" Fluttershy asked. "You looked so relaxed until you called my name."

"Oh, nothing really." Rainbow Dash blushed. "Just you..." she shoved a hoof over her mouth. She needed to change the subject.

"Wait, you were watching me sleep?" she asked.

"Well, of course. You just wouldn't wake up." Fluttershy stated. "Are you angry? I'm sorry..." she looked a bit guilty, making Rainbow Dash feel guilty as well.

"So, you d-dreamed of me?" she asked, blushing as well.

Rainbow Dash accepted her defeat. "Yeah, I did. It's just about what we talked about last night. It's following me, I can't make it go away."

"Well, maybe it doesn't need to go away, Rainbow." Fluttershy stated.

Rainbow Dash changed the subject, once again. She was starting to get way too embarrassed. "Yeah maybe, now let's go. Back to the top of that mountain! Still need me to carry you there?" she asked.

Fluttershy nodded. "Yes please."

Rainbow Dash lifted herself above Fluttershy, grabbing the yellow pegasus with her forelegs. Beating her wings harder, she quickly but unsteadily moved to the mountain before her strength gave out. She softly let her companion down onto the mountain surface.

Fluttershy started walking up the hill again. "Thank you, Dashie." she referred to her love by that name again, she was starting to like it.

"Uh, no problem." Rainbow Dash said, following her friend. "So how many of these flowers are you gonna' take with you?"

"Just one." Fluttershy replied. "I only need one. Not many grow anyway, so there might not be any."

"Will you be mad at me if there aren't any rainbow blossoms left? Will you hate me?" she asked.

Rainbow Dash looked down to her hooves and the rocky ground beneath them. "No. I'll never hate you. I promise you that."

Dash looked back to the shy pony. "What's wrong?" she asked.

"It's... It's nothing." the yellow pegasus lied.

"I know you don't want to talk about it." Rainbow noticed. "That's alright."

"Thanks, Rainbow. I'm glad you're here for me." she smiled.

"It's cool." Rainbow Dash spoke. "And I'm happy to be here with you."

The two marched on for around an hour, slowly ascending the mountain. It wouldn't be long until they reached the very top of Fable Peak, and it wouldn't be long until Fluttershy would finally get that flower. Things would be so much better, she would finally confess her feelings to Rainbow Dash.

A cold flurry of air and snow whipped past the two ponies. Fluttershy ignored this. She could face her fears with the strength of Rainbow Dash, and the love she had for her. The ocean wasn't nearly as visible as it used to be, fog obscured it's presence. Something about it glared viciously at Fluttershy. It was intimidating, yet also calming.

None of this mattered though, the two had to continued. Rainbow Dash broke the silence.

"So, what does that flower look like again?" she asked.

Fluttershy was delighted to hear a voice rather than the ominous sounds of the nature which she for some reason didn't like up here. The sounds of the whipping winds, and the hard, cold hoofsteps were not nearly as comforting as the sounds in a forest or field.

"They're beautiful." she remarked. "They're slender flowers, a blue-shaded stem, with rainbow-colored petals."

"That sounds... great." Rainbow Dash sighed. "So you're doing all this just for a rainbow flower?"

"Two rainbow flowers, actually." Fluttershy just realized what she said, blushing.

Dash looked confused. "I thought you said you were only getting one?"

"Sorry, nevermind. Yes, just one flower." she oddly said. She had to change the subject just as her idol did.

"Too much moisture will make the petals wither away. I'll have to grab it by the stalk." she said.

"Alright then." Rainbow Dash said nothing more. She was starting to think more about her feelings. These feelings, she knew were now about Fluttershy. She could just tell. Was it love, perhaps? That could very well be it. She didn't want to ask Fluttershy about it though, didn't she already say she was in love with a pony already?

Rainbow Dash thought to herself. "I don't have a chance now. If only I had realized this sooner."

Soon, Fluttershy started running. Rainbow Dash could see the peak of the mountain, no longer obscured by fog, and quite close to their position.

"Hey, wait up!" Rainbow called out, running after her beloved.

Very soon, they found themselves at the top of the mountain. It was different than the other parts of the mountain. Despite being at the very top, a patch of green, fertile grass lay in the center of the peak, a single rainbow blossom gracing it.

"There it is! The rainbow blossom!" Fluttershy cheered, quite loudly compared to how she usually spoke.

Rainbow Dash simply smiled as she watched the happy pony run over to the patch of grass, slowly and calmly walking to the flower once she got close enough. Fluttershy lowered herself, and picked the flower by its stem using her mouth. The yellow mare turned around to Rainbow Dash, and smiled at her.

Rainbow Dash spoke. "Congratulations! I'm very happy for you, ready to walk down now?"

"No." Fluttershy commented, Rainbow Dash looked concerned.

Fluttershy no longer felt fear. She was this close, this excited to escape the mountain's reach and tell Rainbow Dash of her love. Her wings spread apart, wind blew from the motion.

"We can fly down." she said with the flower still in her mouth. She looked very determined.

Rainbow Dash looked surprised, and then amused. "Atta girl! Let's go!" she started flapping her wings, going back west to the Whitetail Woods. Fluttershy followed her.

"Oh Rainbow, I'm so happy!" Fluttershy exclaimed, the flower still in her mouth, slightly loosening from its position.

"Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash looked down. "That makes me just as happy."

The pink-maned pony's heart lit up. Warm blood moved to and from her heart, pumping with love. Fluttershy felt even happier than she previously did, she broke out into a fit of uncontrollable laughter.

Her mouth opened, and a single Rainbow Blossom fell out from it. Fluttershy continued to laugh, until she spoke again.

"Dashie..." she spoke, smiling. "That just makes me even happier." Rainbow Dash smiled in return.

Fluttershy soon noticed that there wasn't a flower in her mouth. She had lost it. She quickly turned around and bolted downwards. Passing through the fog, she could finally see the flower falling into the stream a few hundred metres below.

She was too late though. The flower submerged itself in the water. Soon, only an assortment of dead gray petals appeared, along with a withered stalk.

Rainbow Dash turned around and followed Fluttershy's direction. She stopped to see a crying pony, moving uncontrollably through the air, before losing control over her muscles and plummeting straight down into the ground.

"Fluttershy!" Rainbow Dash called out, just like in the dream. She wouldn't fade away this time, she couldn't.

Rainbow Dash zipped through the fog and quickly got her forelegs around her love, carrying her throughout the speed and pressure of the flight. She was feeling tired, but she wouldn't let that get to her. She eventually got to the ground level, and set Fluttershy down on the road connecting Fable Peak to the Whitetail Woods. Rainbow Dash rolled over just in front of the bridge they crossed, she was breathing heavily.

After a few seconds, Rainbow Dash got up. "Fluttershy." she spoke. "Fluttershy!"

They yellow pony was curled up into a ball, still crying. Rainbow Dash quickly fluttered to her dearest, setting herself down to her level.

"Fluttershy..." she comforted her, stroking her back with her hoof. "It's okay."

She continued to stroke her back for a while. She spoke again. "I'm here for you, don't worry."

"Dashie..." Fluttershy finally spoke, still crying. Her voice was weak, It wasn't barely audible beneath the sounds of her crying.

"Yes Fluttershy. I'm here." her idol moved her head in closer.

"I-I..." she sniffled. "I just wanted to bring somepony that f-flower." her crying grew.

"That's why you wanted to get it?" Rainbow Dash asked. "That's okay, I'm sure it's fine with that pony."

"No... It was g-going to be a surprise. I love her..." she commented.

Rainbow Dash looked sad as well. "Her?" she asked. "That's fine by me. I'm sure she loves you back. I know she'll appreciate how you made this effort."

Fluttershy continued to cry, unable to speak any longer.

"Look Fluttershy, just don't cry." Rainbow Dash started to tear up. "I can't bear seeing you this sad much longer. Please, Fluttershy!"

Fluttershy's crying ceased. "That pony, is you." she commented.

Rainbow Dash looked towards Fluttershy, unable to comprehend what she just said.

"I love you Dashie." she spoke.

Rainbow Dash was unsure of what she was hearing. Was this also a dream? Everything went by so quickly. She remembered how they felt as fillies, just friends. She remembered the start of this journey, helping her out in the Whitetail Woods, the troubles they got through together. She remembered the night they spent on that cloud, and the dream that came with it.

Finally, she spoke again. "I... Fluttershy?"

"Yes... T-That flower was for you." she tried to smile, but it didn't really show.

Rainbow Dash smiled, she wrapped her forelegs around her prize and confessed, "I love you too Fluttershy!"

Her lover returned the embrace, and both of them had their heaviest burdens released from them. They laid on the ground by the bridge for minutes, which seemed like hours. Each of them thinking only of each-other, without one of them saying a word.

Fluttershy gave her love soft peck on her left cheek. Rainbow Dash giggled, and gave one back.

Rainbow Dash reluctantly got herself off of Fluttershy, and onto her hooves. She nuzzled her marefriend's neck, which got her to stand up as well. Together, they walked back through the Whitetail Woods, walking side by side through the woods.

"Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash spoke.

The yellow pony smiled back at her. "Yes, Dashie?"

"Just wanted to tell you again, that I love you." The rainbow pony said. "I don't need the flower to be happy, just you. That's all I need."

"Thank you, and you'll have me, forever. I'll have you too, right?" Fluttershy asked.

"Definitely, I'm never gonna' leave you. I promise." she said.

The lovers walked for two hours through the Whitetail Woods. Neither of them wanted to fly. They just wanted to spend this time together, in these quiet woods. Nothing but the quiet woods, and each-other.

Finally, they were out of the woods, and into Ponyville.

"So, what do you want to do now?" Fluttershy asked.

"I want to tell everypony about this. Let's start with Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash replied happily.

Fluttershy looked worried. "What if they don't like this? What if they won't be our friends anymore?" she asked.

Rainbow Dash didn't break her smile. "That doesn't matter, I know that they'll be okay with it. Don't worry about it." she paused. "Even if nopony would like us anymore, we've got each-other, and nothing else matters but that. Got it?"

"Yes, Dashie. I have you." she spoke. "And you have me."

After a bit of walking, the two entered Sugarcube Corner. They walked through the door and found their four friends, Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, Rarity, and of course, Pinkie Pie.

All of them were surprised to see each-other.

"Hi girls! How did your trip go?" Pinkie Pie ecstatically asked.

"Oh, it was just wonderful." Fluttershy spoke softly.

Twilight stepped up. "That's great to hear! Did you find that flower?"

"Yes." Fluttershy responded. "Right here." she nuzzled Rainbow Dash's neck, who giggled.

"What in tarnation?" Applejack asked. "Rainbow Dash ain't no flower."

"Yeah silly!" Pinkie added "Dashie's a pony!"

Rarity interjected. "It's a metaphor, and I was really happy to hear that from you. So... Both of you are into..."

"Yep!" Rainbow Dash nodded. "It's all true!"

Twilight already knew from experience, that she loved Rarity, but still never told her. The two being in love with one-another was okay with her.

"That's great!" she said. "We're still your friends, no matter what!"

"So how'd your trip to Manehattan go?" Fluttershy asked.

Rarity lit up. "Oh, it was fantastic, and Twilight here was such a doll the whole way through. I'd love to go there again."

The lavender unicorn blushed upon hearing that.

"So, why are all you girls here right now?" Rainbow asked.

Pinkie Pie bounced in place. "We were talking about throwing a party for when you came back. But when you came back is right now and that means we can have a party right now!" she didn't skip a beat.

"So why don't you all go somewhere for a while and come back in an hour?" she asked.

Applejack smiled "Sounds great! We'll let ya' take care a' this party Pinkie Pie."

The five ponies left the building, giving Pinkie Pie an hour to set up the party. An hour was more than enough time for her. The pink party pony could set up parties very quickly.

The five ponies took a long walk around Ponyville. They all talked about what they found interesting, with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy talking about their love.

Rarity was the pony who found this the most interesting. These were the stories she would always read about. Maybe the same thing would happen with her and Twilight one day.

The new lovers walked beside eachother, nuzzling eachother every once in a while. The three other ponies followed behind. All of them were having fun, and the hour passed in what felt like minutes.

Back at sugarcube corner, Rainbow Dash lead the group and opened the door. The place was elaborately decorated with streamers and balloons. Hanging from the ceiling was a banner which read, "CONGRATULATIONS FLUTTERSHY AND RAINBOW DASH!" in yellow and cyan writing.

In the center of the room was Pinkie Pie, wearing a party hat. "Hey everypony!" she said.

All the ponies were now in the room, and each of them grabbed a party hat. There was dancing, games, and music. Everypony had a lot of fun there, but the most fun to be had was just hanging out with eachother. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy stayed together the whole time, not wanting to be away from their lover.

It lasted for hours. Finally, the party was over, and it was starting to get dark outside. Neither Rainbow Dash or Fluttershy had eaten a lot yesterday, or that morning, so they ate more cake here than they ever had at any other party.

"Thanks for coming, Rarity!" Pinkie Pie said, as the ponies left one by one.

"Thanks Applejack." she said, "Thanks for coming Twilight."

Finally, the other two ponies were leaving. "And thank you two the most, or we wouldn't have this party in the first place! Have fun girls!"

"We will, Pinkie Pie." Rainbow Dash said.

"Goodbye Pinkie." Fluttershy walked behind her idol.

"It's getting dark, want me to walk you to your cottage?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Fluttershy nodded. "I'd love that." The two started walking.

"You know, I could say this is the best day of my life. I've been happier today than I'd been making that Sonic Rainboom." Rainbow Dash said. "I owe it all to you Fluttershy, I love you."

"I love you too, Dashie." Fluttershy replied, nuzzling her lover's neck as they walked.

They had finally reached Fluttershy cottage, and it was very dark. Both of them were extremely tired, but they were still smiling.

"Alright Fluttershy. I'll be going back home now, I can't wait to see you again tomorrow." she said, giving the shy pony a kiss on her cheek.

"Bye Fluttershy." she said, turning around.

"Wait." the yellow pegasus called out. "Are you going to leave right now? Why don't you stay here tonight?" she asked.

Rainbow Dash smiled. "That would be great. Wanna' just go to sleep? I'm really tired."

"Okay." Fluttershy agreed. "I am too." They both walked upstairs into Fluttershy's bedroom, waiting to get some sleep.

Fluttershy opened her door and got into the farther side of her bed, leaving space for Rainbow Dash, who jumped onto the bed.

Rainbow Dash spoke. "Night, Fluttershy."

"Good night, Rainbow." Fluttershy said.

With that, the two descended into sleep very quickly because of how tired they were. Rainbow Dash found herself in her dream-world once again.

She opened her eyes, in that same field of grass in the blackness of night. She could feel Fluttershy behind her, now glowing more warmly than she did in the previous dream.

She raise her hoof to grab Fluttershy's which was wrapped around her chest. The yellow pony in turn, nuzzled her neck and kissed her on the cheek.

"Dashie..." Fluttershy said.

Rainbow Dash closed her eyes again. "Yeah?"

"I could stay like this forever." Fluttershy commented.

"Yeah... I could too." The cyan pony spoke again. "Hey Fluttershy."

"Yes, Rainbow?" Fluttershy was listening intently.

"Fluttershy." she spoke. "Is this love?" she asked again.

Fluttershy just hugged tighter, not saying a word for a while. Rather than her fading away though, everything else seemed to. Every emotion of fear or doubt had vanished like it had never been there in the first place.

The yellow pony finally spoke, her words reaching Rainbow Dash more clearly than anything else ever had.

"Yes, Rainbow Dash. This is love."