celestial

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Last edited » July 15, 2023
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Referenced Movie(s) » Rainbow Rocks (2014)
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A FEW MOMENTS LATER

"Are you just going to stay here?" you smiled as you looked at Rainbow Dash leaning on the counter.

She's been talking with you since she got here about 15 minutes ago - not that you minded. She respectfully steps aside when a customer comes in or needs help, as Sapphire was still on her break - but she was silent for once as she was texting someone.

She looked up, smiling upon seeing yours. "Problem?"

you just met me a good 5 hours ago   —You sighed as you laughed, shaking your head. "No, but I'm sure there's better things for you to be doing. It's been almost 20 minutes, and I've only been here 30."

She chuckled, "One of my friends is actually waiting for me to come back. She dropped me off. I'm being peer pressured to come back to the car."

"You probably should." You rang her up several minutes ago.

"Do you have a lunch break?"

"At 5." Her eyes moved to the top of her phone.

"Can I stay?~" she cheekily smiled.

this is the most extroverted thing i've ever seen anyone do   —"You can do whatever you want, but that's an hour and 30 minutes left, and Sapphire - my shift leader - comes back in 15 minutes. I don't think she'll appreciate you here."

"...I'll walk around and come back at 5 then, but I'm having fun here. I don't wanna leave."

"What about your friend?" You looked up when you saw more people coming in, waving to know they were acknowledged.

"She'll come back and get me. She has to do errands anyway." You hummed.

5 PM

"So," Rainbow Dash started, both of you sitting at a table in the food court. She only bought fries and a drink as there was a real dinner waiting for her at home, while you got a burger meal combo, "are you participating in the Musical Showcase?"

"No."

"Why not?!" she whined, eating one of her fries.

"I'm not a show person. I'll crumble to the ground, crying, and Celestia will have to peel my sweating body off the floor." As monotone as you were, you were completely serious.

"Fluttershy used to be the same way! She's gotten a lot better since she actually started doing the things that made her nervous instead of avoiding them."

do you really think it's that easy? —"How many times did she cry?" Rainbow Dash was then silent.

"Well-" She paused to think but ultimately nothing.

She sighed with a groan. "You didn't go to the Fall Formal and now this? You're gonna miss out on something awesome again!"

how do you know i didn't go —While your two's conversation topics have severely ranged, neither of you have mentioned the Fall Formal today, but you didn't dwell on this too much. "Someone else got the crown is all."

"...'Is all?'"

"Yeah."

"..."

"..."

"...Are you serious?"

i think i'm missing something —"What?"

"Is magic something you're familiar with?"

"No, why?" She blinked.

"My friends and I became a group of half-horses that could shoot lasers if we held hands, defeated a power-hungry demon, and you think a new princess 'is all' that happened?"

"...I really honestly have no idea what you're talking about." Rainbow Dash took out her phone, showing you a video of her playing a blue guitar while a pair of horse-like ears appeared on the top of her head. Her long hair became even longer.

i didn't peg her as the type to be into SFX and role-playing. not judging, though —"Did you make that?" You took a bite out of your burger.

"Nobody made it! It's real! You can ask anyone who actually went to the Fall Formal and they'll tell you that too." You hummed. Rainbow Dash squint at you.

"You should come by the band room tomorrow during third period and we'll show you."

i'm not sure i can handle that much second-hand embarrassment —"No thanks, but thank you."

"I'm serious!"

"I bet you are." Her head fell onto the table as she groaned. You chuckled.

THE NEXT DAY
GETTING TO SCHOOL — THE BAND ROOM

"How do you convince someone, who didn't go to the Fall Formal, that you have magic?" Rainbow Dash's five friends looked up as she walked into the band room. The group has been unintentionally meeting here at the beginning of the day to put their instruments up for later uses.

Applejack's expression became bored. "Are we talking about [Your name]? Again?"

"Don't say it like that," Rainbow Dash's tone flattened in offense. "C'mon! I need to convince her to come here during third period or she's gonna think I'm some... weirdo forever!"

"Why didn't you just show her that video of you playing your guitar?" Rarity inquired.

"I did! and she didn't believe me! She thought it was special effects!"

"In her defense," Fluttershy intervened, "I'm not sure I would believe me either."

Sunset Shimmer expressed her opinion next, "You're telling me nobody recorded or even took a picture of the Fall Formal? Nobody?"

"That's what I was thinking! But then she started making fun of me and said 'Maybe all your magic interfered with the radio waves and no phones were working.' Which... makes sense... sadly."

Rainbow Dash gave a whining groan, falling onto the nearby sofa. "She even started laughing—laughing! At me! She could barely drink her water!"

"Oh, look at you," Rarity smiled, "already on your first date~" Rainbow Dash whispered a soft 'thanks' with a growing blush.

"Why don't you walk with her from second period and keep a conversation and make sure she comes down this hallway with you, and if she tries to keep walking to the library, just grab her hand, pull her in here, and make sure she doesn't get out?" Pinkie Pie offered, making the room silently look over.

"...Kidnapping?" Sunset Shimmer simplified.

"It's not kidnapping, Silly!" she laughed.

"A hostage?" Applejack tried next, to Pinkie Pie's disagreement as a hostage needed to be 'in danger.'

"Don't tell me you're actually considering that, Rainbow Dash?" Rarity was genuinely concerned at the girl's silence.

"I-"

"She will literally never speak to you again if she doesn't like you back," Sunset Shimmer was on the same page as Rarity, "and [Your name] doesn't like people to begin with. She'll die of embarrassment before you guys even start playing."

"It's my last option!" Rainbow Dash hugged a pillow, whining.

Rarity scoffed, "I think she would appreciate her consent being asked before knowing magic is real. I sure would."

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