Crash
Practice had finished an hour ago and Rainbow had just dried off from a quick shower. It was nice and cool inside the Academy building compared to the hot and humid summer weather outside. Everypony had agreed to end practice early and hit the locker rooms, which now smelled of sweaty wonderbolt suits.

“Do we have any nose clips?” Fleetfoot joked as she walked past the pile of steaming practice outfits. “This smell is killing me!”

“I wish,” Rainbow groaned, rolling her eyes. The two laughed. “See ya at the cafeteria!” Rainbow called after her. Soarin had been helping her feel more comfortable around the Bolts ever since the Weaving competition. Wow. Was that really a month ago? Rainbow wondered. Soarin had re-introduced her to the Bolts the nest day and since then she had been invited to exercise with a few of them, and almost every night she was asked to join in their board game marathons. They were all close friends and now Rainbow was great friends with them, too.

She sighed as she walked down the hall heading to the barracks. It’s not so bad, she considered, remembering how she was too awkward to even sit with them when she first came. As she turned the corner, she saw Soarin walking in her direction.

“Hey Soarin!” she greeted. He grinned at her. For some reason, whenever Soarin smiled Rainbow’s stomach went crazy. Maybe I’m sick she suggested to herself. As she walked past Soarin, she could have sworn she saw his leg shoot out and trip her. “Whoa!!” Her legs flailed and she crashed into Soarin, who gracefully caught her and swung her into a dip. He grinned down at her.

“Subtle, Crash,” he snickered. She blushed furiously.

“I could say the same for you, klutz,” she retorted, trying to wiggle away from him. He didn’t let go. Urgh. What is it with this colt and physical contact?! “Let me up, Soarin!” she demanded.

“Nope.” He grinned down at her. “You’re pretty short, Crash,” he informed her.

“Better than fat, like you. And it’s Dash to you, Clipper.”

“Ha!” Soarin laughed. “Hypocrite.” Rainbow glared at him and whacked him with her wing. “Ow!”

“Lemme up!” she whined.

“Only if you say please,” he taunted.

“I’m not asking!” Rainbow flung her wings over his neck and hauled herself upright, bumping into him as she stood up. “Sorry,” she said automatically.

“Don’t be,” Soarin replied, helping her up with his wing. “Meet you at the cafeteria?” he asked. Does he look….hopeful?! Rainbow wondered.

“Uh, yeah! See you there!”

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Yay!! I’m not dead!!! And more Soarindash!!! Yes, I’m also planning a few more SombraxLunas, but I’m focusing on these two right now.

I tried much thinner lines then I’ve done on the others, and also I think I’m going to start coloring the lines. I tried it in this and I think I like it. 🙂

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