No one's POV :

Rainbow was rushed to the hospital. At some point she went unconscious and didn't wake up. The girls were extremely worried. Especially Applejack.

They arrived at the hospital. Rainbow was rushed inside by the paramedics. The girls had to wait in a room. All they knew was that Rainbow was being rushed to ICU. That was bad.
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"How long do you think it'll take??", Pinkie sighed boredly.

The girls had been waiting for hours. They had left to eat at a 24 hour Wendy's, since it was 3 in the morning. It was around 7 am now. The girls were tired but refused to sleep. They had to see Rainbow Dash first.

"Ah don't know Pinkie bu-".

Suddenly the door was opened. A doctor walked in.

"Hello. I'm doctor Hearth", he said.

"How is she??", Twilight asked.

"Rainbow has a broken rib, she has severe bruising, and a few cuts on her face and legs. Probably from being thrown around. She also has a concussion and strained muscle in her arm".

The girls were silent and let it sink in.

"She'll have to be here for a while. Just until her ribs healed. We had to do surgery to put it back in place. It should take a while to heal. She's a strong girl".

He smiled kindly. "I'm positive she'll be fine. She just needs you girls to keep her mind occupied and rest and some therapy. But I can tell that with all the love you give her you girls are all she needs to stay intact and sane. If you wanna see her, follow me".

The girls got up. They followed him out of the room and down the hall. They went into the ICU area. Every room had someone in horrible condition. In comas or in body casts. One person had their face messed up with scrapes. It was scary for the girls. They could only hope Rainbow wasn't that hurt. Or at least didn't look that bad.

They came to a room.

"There you go. Last I left her, she was watching tv. Tomorrow if we think she can, we'll move her to the E.R. A female doctor will be here shortly.

He walked away. The girls looked at eachother. Applejack went in first. She opened the door and walked in. She saw Rainbow on her bed.

She had a brace on her right wrist, a sling for her left arm. Rainbow had a cut on her mouth. She was also sporting a black eye.

Applejack walked up to the bed. Rainbow smiled at her.

"Hey. How you guys holdin' up??".

Applejack laughed. "Rainbow. Have ya seen yourself??. You have ah broken rib and you're askin' us how we're doin. You're funny".

Rainbow smiled at her friends. They sat around her bed.

"Rainbow Dash", Twilight spoke up.
"We are so sorry about what your dad did to you. We had no idea it was that bad".

Rainbow shrugged but cringed at the pain.

"It's okay. You didn't do anything so don't apologize. Plus, I-I'm use to it".

"Well ya shouldn't have ta".

Rainbow looked back at Applejack.

"You never deserved anythin that man did to ya. Ah promise you that. And what he told ya ain't true. You're smart, beautiful, clever, ah good person. We love you an we care about chu so much. You're not stupid or worthless or weak. If you were weak you wouldn't have survived all that he put you through last night. You're stronger than you think".

Rainbow smiled. "Thank you AJ. That means so much".

Applejack looked at the girls.

"Ah need ta talk to Rainbow, alone".

The girls gave her a smirk. They got up.

"We'll be in the cafeteria if you need us", Rarity said. The girls walked out of the room, closing the glass door behind them.

It was awkward for a moment. Applejack wasn't tying to decided how she should say it.

"So uh.......".

Rainbow smiled. "Let me guess. You wanna talk about that kiss, right??".

Applejack's eyes widened.

"How did you know??".

Rainbow gave a hm. "You want to talk to me alone. It's not that hard to figure out".

Applejack smiled. "So, you do like me??".

Rainbow nodded. "Y-Yeah??".

Applejack reached out and laced their fingers together. She sat on the bed, next to Rainbow Dash.

"Ah guess I knew ah liked ya ever since you said that you trusted me", Applejack confessed. "Which was probably around when you first came ta school".

Rainbow felt herself blushing. She looked at their hands. Her heart was pounding in her chest.

"I-I've liked you ever since I first met you", she said smiling.

She bit her lip. There. It was finally out.

She sighed. "To be honest, I was scared when I realized I had a crush on you".

Applejack frowned. "Why's that??".

Rainbow pulled her hand away. She crossed her arm over her stomach and sat back.

"I was afraid of being hurt again. I mean, I've been hurt by people I thought I could trust. At my old towns and schools, I made some "friends" and I thought that I could trust them but.....".

Rainbow shrugged. "It was a mistake. They humiliated me and told me that they were my friends so they could find out about my dad. They told the entire school".

Applejack's eyes widened.

"That's terrible. Why would they do that??".

Rainbow shrugged. "Who knows. They told everyone and then I got called names and picked on. So, my uncle had us move again. He was afraid that I would do something stupid and hurt myself or something. So we moved somewhere else. Then I found someone who I fell in love with. She was nice and stuck up for me against bullies. She made me feel safe. But then......".

Applejack reached out and touched her shoulder.

"She was only using you", she finished.

Rainbow nodded. "Yeah. She never liked me. She just saw an easy target. She was only with me so she wouldn't be single".

Rainbow had tears in her eyes. She wiped them away.

"So when I realized that I liked you, I was terrified. I was convinced that you and the girls were just playing with me. I thought that if I allowed myself to trust you, you would hurt me. Everyone else did, so shouldn't you??. I'm sorry".

Applejack shook her head.

"You don't have ta apologize fir anythin. Ah understand. You've been hurt too many times and you were forced ta believe that everyone but your uncle was goin ta hurt cha. But ah want you ta know".

Rainbow looked at her.

"Ah will never hurt you like that. Ah'll be with you until the end. Ah love you and that's the truth. Your dad is a dick. He couldn't and still can't see just how amazin you are".

Applejack took Rainbow's hand.

"Like ah said before. You're strong".

Rainbow laughed lightly.

"It's true. You survived ah beat'n that some people would have gladly let him kill them. You went through ah terrible childhood. Nine years is a long time. But you survived. You were strong enough ta tell usabout your past, despite being afraid we would hurt you. You're the bestest friend ah girl can have. Thank you fir bein mah friend for the past few months. Now ah wanna be your girlfriend for the next few years".

Rainbow couldn't stop smiling.

"Okay".

Applejack pulled her in for gentle hug. It hurt Rainbow to move like that but she didn't care.

"Thank you".

Applejack pulled away. She smiled and leaned in. She kissed Rainbow softly. Rainbow kissed back, wrapping her somewhat good around around the blonde's neck.

They parted and smiled at eachother.

"Just one more question", Applejack said.

Rainbow raised an eyebrow.

"Do you trust me??".

Rainbow smiled and nodded.

"I do. For the first time in a very long time, I can say that I honestly, trully, and fully trust you".

Applejack held her gently in her arms.

"Ah'll be sure ta not betray that trust. Ah love you too much ta do that".

"I know", Rainbow said. "I trust you".

So yeah. Comment your thoughts on this chapter below. Ahhh!! one more chapter left. I'll have it up today. Not sure when cuz I get distracted easily sooooooo yeah :)