"Are ya sure, Rarity?" Applejack paced back and forth. The blonde was at Rarity's house discussing something very important. The hurricane had died down.. but not without something terrible happening.

A week before Applejack came to talk to Rarity, Applejack and Rainbow Dash were still stuck in AJ's house.

"AJ.. I gotta feed Tank.. he's starving by now. I can't let him starve to death," Rainbow took a small breath, "He's all I have left."

"Rainbow, you'll get hurt! I can't bare to be the cause of that." Applejack told Rainbow Dash.

"Well.. remember when I told you I liked to go fast? Not graceful?" Rainbow said.

Applejack nodded.

"Well.. even though I don't use them often.." Rainbow jumped up and let her wings expand letting her float in place with every flap, "I can try."

Applejacks eyes widened. She thought Rainbow's wings were only the beautiful cyan color of her skin, but now, the bottoms of the front feathers were all the colors of the rainbow, and were drop dead beautiful.

"Are ya sure, Dash?" Applejack asked her skyling friend worried.

"I'll be fine, I've flown through... um.. okay I've flown through air before!" Rainbow said overly confidently.

Applejack raised an eyebrow, but grinned at her friend, "Fine. Be careful, alright?"

And with that, Dash flew out into a hurricane.

She didn't make it back to Applejacks okay, she was in such a bad condition she had to be sent to a hospital. Applejack felt so bad. But luckily, coming back to present time, Rainbow is perfectly fine.

Applejack looked at Rarity who nodded, "You DEFINITELY have a crush on her."

Applejack took another breath. She had a crush on her??

She had a crush on Rainbow Dash. And it wasn't minor.

"Oh god, Rarity! What am I gonna do?" Applejack groaned. Rarity tapped her chin for a moment.

"Well, it could either go two ways darling. One, you end up being together, or two, you don't." Rarity said in the nicest way possible.

Applejack nodded, "We'll see.. one day. Let's get to school."

The two began their walk for school.

-

Rainbow was by her locker, doodling in her notebook, when a particular someone walked up to her.

"Hey there, Rainbow Crash!" Lightning Dust laughed. Rainbow sighed.

"What do you need?" Rainbow flared up at her, she felt overly brave today.

"Nothing at all. Why you being so brave today. Your friends aren't even here to help you." Lightning Dust glared Rainbow.

"I don't need anyone to protect me." Rainbow growled.

"Seems like it, you little wimp." Lightning flicked the side of Rainbows arm.

"Like twigs, I tell you. Even Fluttershy is stronger than you!" Lightning Dust took a step back.

"And don't get me started on how short you are. What are you, a baby?" Lightning Dust scoffed.

"You're plain out ugly as hell. Nobody cares about you, why're you trying to force yourself to think people do." Lightning Dust shines Rainbow back into the lockers, a loud clang was heard.

"You should just consider killing yourself," Lightning rolled her eyes, "Less mirrors will break!"

Rainbow slowly let all of the hurtful words and comments sink in.

And yes, it hurt Rainbows feelings.

Rainbow tried holding it back, but no matter what she tried, tears just flew out of her eyes and down her face. Her throat burned and her eyes stung.

"Howdy, Dash!" Rainbow heard her best friend say from behind her.

"H-Hey.. AJ.." Rainbow pulled her hoodie strings right so her face wouldn't show.

"Are you alright, dear?" Rarity asked. Rainbow didn't say a word, she just nodded slightly.

"Dashie! Are you sure? You can tell us anything!! We'll help you out!" Pinkie Pie smiled. Rainbow was silent, but shrugged her shoulders.

"Hey," Applejack put her hands on Rainbows shoulders, "Wheres my best friend and when will she turn around and let her good friend Applejack know what's bothering her so she can fix it?"

Rainbow turned around, knowing her face was still wet with tears, and filled with dried tear stains.

"Lightning Dust.." Rainbow sniffed, "She was telling me how nobody cares about me.. how ugly and stupid I am. And she's right... she's so freaking right!!"

Rainbow let out another sob.

"Dash. You listen to me right now. You are more than cared for, you are so loved. Me, Rarity, Pinkie, and Fluttershy all love ya. And you are FAR from ugly. You are so beautiful, I never thought I'd ever see someone as beautiful as you. And stupid? No way." Applejack strictly said to Rainbow Dash.

"Lightning Dust is the stupid one." Pinkie Pie said.

"Lightning Dust may look pretty, but she has an ugly heart." Rarity told Rainbow.

"Lightnin' Dust can't compare anywhere close to you." Applejack hugged the skyling close. Rainbow smiled, she had great friends.

"I love you guys.." Rainbow quietly said, but all three girls heard it from her, and they all smiled.

And in that short amount of time, both Rainbow and Applejack fell even more in love with each other, even though the other girl had no clue.

~

Oh nu another short one:(

I hope nobody takes offense to the way Lightning Dust talked to Dash, it was not meant to trigger anyone at all, and if it did, I am so sorry.

I used the 'ugly' reference from my real life situation. Nobody tells me it, but I just know everyone is so much more pretty then I am. I don't care about what I look like, but I care about when people think of me. But I want you all to know that you all are so beautiful in every way.

As for me I'm burnt toast lmao.

But I hope ppl get the strong message I put into this chapter.. that's the main point.

💗 - Mal