Take you here, take you there, take you under

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RedRobin gave a coy smirk and flew up to me and gently took my hooves. The confidence in him...reminded me of Rainbow Dash. At least before she met me. There was always something about confident ponies that got to me. The crowd oo'd and ah'd at it as Rarity cheered me on as well. I shut my eyes tightly, feeling a blush form on my face.

He snickered. "Damn." I opened my eyes to see his green eyes staring at me. He winked then flew me up into the air with him above the crowd.

"I see you over there so hypnotic.
Thinkin' 'bout what I'd do to that body~"

As he sang he twirled me around. It was scary, I had never been flown like that before. Maybe Rainbow was too gentle with me. It seemed like this was giving me the push I needed. It felt dirty to smile at what was happening.

"Girl tonight you're the prey I'm the hunter!
Take you here, take you there, take you under
Imagine me whisper in you're ear, that I wanna..." he leaned in closely, hovering his muzzle near my ear.

"..take off all your clothes and put SOMETHIN' on ya~"

The crowd began to cheer at that as my cheeks flushed bright pink. He certainly hadn't changed from flight school, that's for sure.

As the song continued he took care to guide me through his techniques. The way he flew and the way he held me made sure it looked like we were in synch even though I had no idea what was going on still. If Rainbow was all about speed; Red was all about grace.

As the song began to draw a bit to an end he looked at me and winked again. I gasped and put my hooves on his shoulders as he shot up into the sky, higher and higher as he sang. The camera ponies seemed to follow, so the audience could still see him on the big screens on the stage. I shut my eyes tightly, about to scream.

"I'ma make you wanna scream~"

And then he wrapped his forelegs around my waist and stopped flapping his wings, allowing us to free fall down as he continued to sing the high notes to his song. My eyes widened and I felt myself tense up. This was such a rush, but I was still scared, excited even. Then, as we were inches away from the audience he spread his wings and flapped them roughly, allowing us to hover in the air once more as he continued to sing the conclusion of his song.

As it ended we stayed in the air before he gently set me down next to Rarity. He took my hoof and brought it to his mouth and kissed it. "What an exquisite flyer you are~" he cooed before returning to the stage.

I sat there, still completely stunned. What had just happened? It all felt way too surreal to be reality. It must have been a dream. All of this must have been a dream. Not only had my childhood crush become a celebrity, but he danced with me. It was all unreal. I couldn't even hear Rarity gush at me about how jealous she was and how well I had done flying with him. My face was blank as I watched him fly back up to the stage, unable to really utter a phrase. The audience continued applauding until he put up one of his hooves to subdue them.

"Thanks again everypony. That was pretty exciting, wasn't it?" he asked. The crowd responded with a unified "Yeah!" as they continued clapping. RedRobin gave his smirk and trotted around the cave. "Let's take it down a bit now. I'll get another slower song going." he winked at me and I think he could see how flustered I was from all that. I looked back up at him, neither happy nor mad. Just blank.

The lights on the stage turned all blue now and calmer as a slower beat began to play. Oh no, I hoped this wouldn't be sad.

RedRobin began his smooth dance moves on the stage as the music played as the audience sat and listened. Rarity nudged me. "Ooh, I love this song!" she said. I gave an unsure glance at her and listened.

"Now, now she love me, shorty,
I loved her
Used to jump up in the Maybach and roll out
Used to care, she used to share
The love that she used to give me can’t be found"

I sighed and lowered my ears, trying to block out this song even though the lyrics were hitting close to home. I shut my eyes to block it out but all I can see is her. I opened my eyes desperately looking around. The crowd that once cheered for me seemed to be staring at me. Giving me dirty looks...judging me.

It was in my imagination. I knew it was. They couldn't have known I broke up with her, right? I shook my head to get that image of the crowd judging me away and looked back up to RedRobin. As he sang he had a smile on his face. Why sing such a sad song...with a smile?

"I know sayin' sorry just wouldn’t do it
Her heart is obliterated,
I’m trying to travel through
But it’s like moving mountains
It’s like moving mountains, hey"

I lowered my eyes, allowing a few tears to fall discretely. I brought my hoof to my face to wipe them before Rarity could catch them escape. I was so stupid to not see how I broke her heart. Did this guilt mean I should go back to her? No. I did the right thing. I made the right decision, and Rarity and Angel were right. I had to live with it.

I sat there now, thinking about where I'd be a year from now if I stayed with Rainbow. I'd still be in Ponyville, and so would she. She'd be a weather pony. I don't know if we'd be happy, or sad, or fighting, or miserable. I mean...I didn't regret my decision. I knew that I needed to get more independent, and she needed to live her dream. And thanks to what I did she was on her way to becoming a Wonderbolt. At least I hope. I hope that her dreams would come true and she would be happy without me. I smiled to myself. The thought of Rainbow flying with the Wonderbolts. The thought of her living her dream as a crowd cheered for her. She would be in her performance outfit doing flips and turns. They weren't like RedRobin's dancing. They were better.

They were true stunts that would memorize the crowd for hours. Eventually, I was able to block out thoughts of her with another mare or stallion and had thoughts of her just being happy. Smiling, joking, back to her old self. I may have ruined that for her now, but in a few days she will see that being a Wonderbolt is much more important than me. Surely it was.

I seemed to be in my own little world when the song ended. It seemed the concert was over as well, and they were clearing out. How long was I out of it for? Rarity had a big smile on her face and I instinctively smiled back.

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We walked back to our houses through Ponyville and Rarity threw a foreleg around me in a hug. "Thanks again for coming with me, Dear. I told you you'd have a great time!" she said happily. I smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, Rarity. I really did enjoy myself." I somewhat lied. It was true that flying with RedRobin was fun, the thoughts that plagued my mind the rest of the night sort of cancelled it out. Still, I musn't be rude.

Rarity's smile turned to a devious smirk. "Soooo....what do you think of your old childhood friend?" she asked, giggling. I giggled back and shrugged.

"I dunnoooo..it was all an act to impress the crowd I bet." I suggested. Of course, Rarity would have none of that.

"Are you serious? Not after the way he smiled at you! I wouldn't be surprised if you got a call from him within the next few days!"

I chuckled. "I'd be a bit more concerned as to how he got my number!" we both shared a laugh when suddenly, a stallion with a headset on trotted over to us, panting heavily.

"Miss Fluttershy?" he asked us. Rarity looked at me and pointed.

"She's Fluttershy!" she beamed. I nodded.

"Yes, I'm Fluttershy. What is it?"

The stallion reached into his bag and pulled out a tiny note. "RedRobin asked me to deliver this to you personally." he said. I assumed he waited for me to read it as I opened it up. Rarity squealed and I only let out a small gasp.

"<sub>Tonight was fun. Real great seeing you again. I'll be here for another week, let's catch up sometime. Grab some tea?

RR</sub>"

The stallion looked at me, tilting his head. I bit my bottom lip and shrugged. "S-sure. Why not? It's just tea." I said. The stallion smiled and nodded before trotting off.

We stood for a few moments before Rarity broke the silence. "eee! I can't believe you have a date with RedRobin! Oh my gosh, girl I can't even begin to tell you how jealous I am! Oh my gosh what will you wear? What will you look like?! I'm going to make an outfit for you right now!" and with that she was off back to her house. I shook my head and giggled. Oh Rarity, always looking out for me.

I began to trot home by myself and this is when the thoughts of self loathing came back. I felt like a horrible pony for doing this. I was going on another date already. What kind of a pony am I? I shook the negative thoughts away the best I could but like Parasprites they flew back and buzzed around me again. I wanted so desperately to wake spike up and make him write Rainbow a letter. But I knew it was too late.

I had to just live with this.

Once I got home, I climbed into bed and rested my head on the pillow. My cheeks hurt from frowning. I looked outside at the moon and stars as they twinkled back at me. I didn't deserve to look at them. If it wasn't for me looking for that same rainbow streak in the sky, I would have turned my head away in shame.

I wondered what she was up to right now.



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