Author's Notes:

This is important, so I'm going to put the author's notes at the top this time around. Firstly, after this chapter is uploaded, I'm going on hiatus for around about a week. It will either be exactly a week, or maybe shorter than that. Chances are it won't be any longer, though.

I won't be working on any chapters during that time, but I'm not really looking at it as a break, so to speak. Throughout the writing of the chapters that are already published, I've had a vague idea of the story, if that makes any sense. I've had the plot planned out, such as the villain, what the villain wants, if/when/how the villain if defeated. The only problem is that up until this point, I haven't really thought about how to put them into chapters, combined with minor events. If only the major events I already have planned were put into the story right now, it would only be about 5-6 chapters before the story is finished.

I'm not really sure whether that makes any sense, but in other words, I'm going to be taking this week to plan the story ahead in more detail, as I already have an idea of it, and have for some time. I will also be planning some of the smaller slice of life chapters, as I usually don't plan for things like that, and only really have done for key events, such as Rainbow's birthday and the Double Rainboom.

Secondly, I'm also going to be changing the title to 'Eye of the Storm', as it seems to be a name used far less frequently than the current one. Whether I actually can change the name, I'm not sure as I've never tried, but if it let's me expect to see updates from a story with that name, rather than the current one.

Lastly, and this a positive one, I'm also going to be replacing the cover/thumbnail of the story. Right now, it's simply an image I found, but at some point either during my hiatus or after it, I'm going to create my own cover for the story. Hopefully, it'll fit a little better and look a lot more appealing.

Edit: I already finished the cover art. I'll go into more detail in the next chapter, but for anyone seeing this before the next chapter is out, what do you think?

I hope you understand the reason for the 1 week hiatus, but anyway, onto the usual author's notes for this chapter.

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Not sure how I got almost 2.5k words from essentially a single conversation, but I'm not complaining. The next chapter will most likely be a lore focused one, rather than a slice of life styled one (so no, I'm not writing another chapter about Storm working at Sweet Apple Acres. That's boring).

And for anyone who wanted that shower scene in more detail... no

Ok, maybe later.

The following morning came quickly. It seemed like night went quickly when all the dreams you could have had already came true.

Rainbow wasn't awake just yet, but you weren't really expecting anything else. Sitting up in bed, you rubbed your eyes, attempting to adjust to the blinding brightness of the white walls.
This was a far cry from the usual yellow-brown colours of the Golden Oak Library.

Eventually, your eyes stopped burning, and you stretched out your wings and hoofs with a yawn. That was by far the best nights sleep you had ever had. It was a shame you couldn't experience it more often, since you were still living down in the library.

Now that you thought about it, what was stopping you from just moving out? It might upset Twilight and Spike a little bit, but surely they would understand.

Nevertheless, that was something to be thinking about after you got ready for the day.

Not knowing the way around the upper floors of Rainbow's house, and not having her awake to guide you, you simply roamed the cloudy corridors looking for the bathroom. After a while of searching, you eventually found it and attempted to turn on her shower.

Ah. There was a slight problem.

Her shower was a rain cloud. As amazing as it was, you remembered the night that Twilight tried explaining your new magic abilities to you, and when she explained that you wouldn't be able to manipulate rain clouds. Because of that, there was no possible way to turn on Rainbow Dash's shower.

You had died and somewhat sustained your memories of your previous life, gained a new form of magic relatively unknown to ponies, and caused a Sonic Surge, yet turning on a shower was what defeated you.

"Do you know how to use that?" you heard from behind you. Sure enough, Rainbow Dash was stood in the doorway of the bathroom, groggily rubbing her eyes.

"N- Yeah! Of course I do!" you lied, not wanting to look stupid. Every Pegasi knew how to cause rain. Every Pegasi except for you.

"It sure seems that way," Rainbow mocked, crossing her hoofs in an amused manner. She slowly flew over to the shower, and gave the grey cloud a light tap, seeming to be enough to cause rain, "There!"

You looked at the rain cloud, and then back to her, feeling a little disappointed in yourself. You weren't sure why though, as it wasn't like you had done anything wrong. It wasn't your fault you physically couldn't interact with water vapour.

"You're not... dissapointed because I don't know how to create rain, right?" you asked, trying to keep in mind that she didn't yet know about your 'determination'. You wanted to tell her, but there wasn't much you could tell her. You knew just as much about your magic as anypony else did.

"Of course not! You can't really help it, right?" she replied, giving you a reassuring smile, "Tell me when you're done, I kinda need to use it too."

"You could just use it now." you said. Your eyes widened as you realised what you had just said.

Rainbow stopped in her tracks, and turned around slowly. To your surprise, she wasn't mad at you. Why would she have been, especially after last night.

"I was hoping you'd say that." she replied, giving you a smirk before walking back up to the shower. Despite being awake well before her, she still ended up getting into the shower before you, "C'mon!"

She gave you a playful tap on the side, giving you the final push to step under the rain cloud. Surprisingly, the water falling from it was warm.

After a somewhat long shower, you decided you were going to emerge first. You never did tend to take long, but you had spent a lot longer than normal in the shower thanks to the company you had.

Quickly drying off, you were once again ready for the day ahead.

Not long after, Rainbow emerged from the shower and dried off, seemingly not minding using the same towel as you. You had to admit, she looked even better than normal with a wet mane.

"So any plans for today?" she asked, leaving the bathroom and beginning to head down the stairs. You followed her, still feeling a little strange having a somewhat free reign of Rainbow's house.

"Actually, yeah!" you said, patting Tank on the head. Thankfully, he didn't seem to mind, and he even seemed to like it, "I was gonna ask Twilight if-"

Halfway through your sentence, a wash of sadness overcame her, yet she seemed to try and hide it. It seemed that some of her previous jealousy still remained.

"-I could move in with you," you finished, causing her ears to perk up. Unfortunately, she didn't give a response straight away, and you felt yourself becoming self conscious of the situation, "If you want me too, I mean."

"That would be..." Rainbow said, still seeming to show little reaction, "Awesome!"

That was a relief, you had to admit.

"So you're ok with it?" you asked, double checking. You had a feeling that wasn't going to be the only time you asked that today.

"Heck yeah! Let's hurry and go ask!" she exclaimed, hurriedly grabbing a carrot and mowing it down. That was probably gonna cause some stomach pain a little down the line.

"I haven't even started to eat yet!" you replied, lifting a carrot up off of the table.

"Just do what I did!" she exclaimed, already heading out the door at light speed.

You took a single bite of the carrot, shrugged, and through it over your shoulder. Already, you could hear Tank feasting on its remains. If you weren't outside right now, she was most likely going to be at the library whole minutes before you.

"Hey, wait up!" you called, seeing that she was already flying off into the distance.

"What? I thought you were faster than me!" she joked, turning around to wait for you. You were thankful that she actually stopped, as if it had been anypony else, she probably wouldn't have.

"Funny." you said, catching up to her. She gave you a smile, before the two of you shot off towards Ponyville. Thankfully, due to the close proximity of Rainbow's house to Ponyville, you were there in minutes.

It felt as if it had been an incredibly long time since you had last been here. In the space of time between when you had last seen the small town, you had been to a Wonderbolt's event, met Princess Celestia, and got into a relationship with the most amazing pony you had ever seen. But despite all that, this town and the ponies that lived within it were what made you fall in love with this world to begin with, and for that, Ponyville would always hold a special place in your heart, no matter how many lives you were forced to live.

Before long, you had arrived at the Golden Oak Library. It was strange for Rainbow Dash to enter through the front door, as usually she just crashed onto the balcony.
Despite living there, you still felt it necessary to knock due to your dissapearance last night.

"You know she's gonna ask you where you were, right?" Rainbow reminded you, idly hovering besides you.

Before you could even process a response, the door opened.

"Storm? Where were you?" Twilight asked, not seeming angry or upset, but more so just concerned. Behind her, you could see Spike attempting to get a view of you from the couch.

"I was with-" you began to explain, but Rainbow quickly took it into her own hoofs to do the explaining for you. You weren't sure whether this was a good or a bad thing.

"He was with me, so don't get mad at him, ok?" she explained, taking on a somewhat stern tone. Her forelegs were crossed, and you could almost see some of that past jealousy shining through.

"I wasn't going to get mad at him, I just needed to make sure he was ok." Twilight replied, trying her best to deescalate the situation before Rainbow could take it any further.
Usually, you wouldn't expect an argument over something so minor, especially between two good friends. But jealousy is a destructive tool, even when there is only a tiny piece of it present.

"What was the occassion?" Spile asked, finally deciding to walk over to the door.

"Huh?" you asked, not quite understanding what he meant.

"Rainbow said you stayed with her," he said, sensing that something was off, "What was the occasion?"

Looks like you weren't going to have to reveal it after all. Instead, you were going to be forced too. Either that, or Rainbow was going to do it for you.

"Well, uh..." you said, attempting to find the right words for the situation.

"We're kinda dating." Rainbow announced, happily. Usually, you would expect her to be a little more secretive about this kinda thing.

"That's great, you guys!" Twilight exclaimed, not seeming in any way jealous. Hopefully that would put Rainbow's own jealousy to rest for good.

"Rainbow, I thought you once said you were 'too awesome' for a relationship." Spike mocked, yet still trying to maintain a more serious attitude.

"Yeah, well..." she began, yet pausing upon seeing you staring at her, "I changed my mind. Relationships are ok if the other pony is just as awesome!"

"Just ok?" you asked, somewhat jokingly.

"Ok, they can be pretty awesome." she replied, correcting herself.

As those words left her mouth, you couldn't help but think about last night. You weren't sure as to whether you regretted it or not. It was great and all, but that wasn't all you wanted your relationship to be, especially this early on.
It was safe to say, you wished you had waited longer. But right now, it wasn't time to dwell on that. There was a more important question at hand.

"Speaking of which, I wanted to ask you something, Twilight." you said, turning your attention back towards the unicorn and the baby dragon.

"Sure!" she replied, enthusiastically.

"I wanted to know if it would be ok for me to move in with Rainbow." you asked, trying to hide your nervousness. You weren't sure what her reaction would be, or Spike's for that matter.

There was a brief moment of silence between the four of you. Or at least, it felt like there was. In reality, the timespan between responses was probably no longer than normal.

"Oh, that's fine!" Twilight answered, not seeming to be all that bothered, "I kinda figured you'd eventually need to move out anyway."

That was partially reassuring to hear. It meant that she wasn't mad or upset with you, but also hit you with the reality that this was happening. You had never really lived anywhere else in Equestria yet. Sure, you had slept in somepony else's house before, but never permanently stayed there.

"So... You don't mind?" you asked, instinctively double checking.

"Not at all." she reassured you with a friendly smile.

"Yes!" Rainbow exclaimed, excitedly. Instantly, she shot into the sky, as if doing a victory lap throughout the air.

You gave Rainbow a smile, but she was too busy flying around with happiness to notice. Nevertheless, seeing her this happy made you happy, and for that you were happy.

"Storm?" Spike said, in a much more sincere voice than normal, "Can't you stay just a little longer?"

As much as you wanted to move in with Rainbow right away, you would've been grateful if you had a few days to prepare, even it meant making her wait a little bit longer.

"Spike, you can't just make him-" Twilight whispered, seemingly a little irritated by Spike's request.

"Ok, I will." you replied, seeming to surprise both of them. While Twilight seemed a little shocked, a smile was already forming on Spike's face.

"Huh?" Rainbow said, quickly flying down besides you, "I thought you were moving in, like, right now!"

"I know, but I just want a day or two to get ready, y'know?" you explained, attempting to quell her disappointment. Thankfully, it seemed like she understood.

"Oh, yeah! It can be a bit overwhelming to live with somepony as awesome as me! Just ask Tank!" she replied, still maintaining her somewhat cocky enthusiasm.

"Hey, Rainbow, remember when Tank saved your life?" Twilight joked.

"Yeah, yeah, I get the point!" she replied, sounding a little offended, "Anyway, I should probably head back. I've got weather pony duty."

That reminded you, it was still pretty early. So early, in fact, that you still had about half an hour until you had to be at Sweet Apple Acres for your own shift.

"Yeah, I've gotta go to work, too." you said, not really feeling like working today, but knowing that you had too nontheless, "And then I've got to start packing my stuff. And then maybe go buy a cake. And then-"

"Yeah, we get it." all three of them said, smirking. You blushed with embarrassments, realising that you had just been reciting your routine out loud.

"See ya, guys!" Rainbow said, before flying off into the distance to presumably cause torrential rain somewhere.

The three of you responded with your own goodbyes, and then decided that it would probably save you a lot of the day if you started packing now. You did still have half an hour, after all.

There was lot to be done today. Let's see how fast you can do it.