Keep on Skating (An appledash fanfic)

Chapter 8

No one's POV

The girls gasped. Rainbow stood up and looked at the floor ashamed.

"Rainbow", Rarity said. She circled the other teen, looking at Rainbow's clothes. "Darling. Are ALL your clothes like this??".

Rainbow nodded sadly. "Yeah. My dad only get me clothes from the garage sales and trash cans he sees outside. Not sure why. He says I don't deserve nice things".

Rainbow crossed her arms and looked away. Applejack got up. She took Rainbow by the shoulders and pulled her in for a hug. Rainbow felt her back stinging from the pain. She hid the pain.

Applejack pulled away and looked down at Rainbow's clothes. The blonde looked up at Rainbow. Rainbow turned her back.

"You probably regret ever running after me today and coming here, right??".

"We don't. We want to help you", Twilight said.

Suddenly she gasped.

"Is that blood on your back??", Applejack asked.

Rainbow turned around, eyes wide.

"No".

Applejack gave her a look. "Do we have ta go through the whole holdin' ya down thing again??", she asked.

Rainbow sighed and shook her head.
She sat down on the bench and turned around. She felt her shirt come up. The girls gasped. Twilight made an aid kit appear.

(Told ya she uses magic)

"Sit in front of Rainbow", she told Applejack.

Applejack got up and switched places. The blonde looked at Rainbow, who had a blank look on her face.

"Rainbow, take your shirt off".

Rainbow silently did as told. She slipped the ruined shirt off. She covered her stomach while Twilight worked.

"This might sting", Twilight said.

She took some rubbing alcohol and pour a little onto a towel. Twilight gently rubbed the towel over the lashes.

Rainbow hissed amd flinched away. Applejack grabbed her hand.

"Squeeze my hand".

Rainbow took it and squeezed it. After a few minutes Twilight finished. She took out some gauze. Rainbow took it from her.

"I've got it", she said.

Rainbow wrapped herself up with the gauze.

"How did you get these??", Twilight asked.

Rainbow sighed. "My dad did it".

The girls gasped and stared at her wide eyes. Rainbow looked down at her hands.

"He beat me with a wooden rod. That's my punishment for being late".

Rainbow looked up to see Applejack looking right at her.

"Does he hurt chu??", Applejack asked darkly calm.

Rainbow nodded. "He...... he beats me all the time. Has been for years".

The girls were quiet. They stared at Rainbow Dash for a few seconds.

Rainbow sighed and looked down at her hands. "I understand if you dont want anything to do with me now. I don't blame you".

"We would never think that", Applejack asked.

Rainbow looked at her confused

"Because I'm me. I don't get it".