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- >"I can't believe you're really going, big brother!"
- >Rumble fluttered around the room, watching me pack.
- >It felt like he was more excited than I was.
- >But it was finally happening, my dream to join the Wonderbolts!
- >Well, it was starting, anyway.
- >I was starting Academy next week.
- >Rumble was going to live with his friend for awhile, but in the meantime he seemed intent on spending every minute he could with me.
- >"Don't become a bigshot and forget about me!"
- >He said and you chuckled, messing up his mane with your hoof.
- "I won't. In fact, grab that picture over there. The one of the two of us, so I really don't forget."
- >He buzzed off to my nightstand to retrieve the photo and I went back to packing.
- >Goggles, scarf, some nightclothes, couple of flight magazines for the train ride and--
- >"Hey...bro?"
- "What's up?"
- >Rumble returns with the photo I asked for and another one.
- >"I remember this guy, what happened to him?"
- >I took the two photographs.
- >The one of Rumble and I was put in the duffle.
- >The other, well...
- >I stared at it like I had seen a ghost.
- >In a way I wasn't far off.
- >"What ever happened to him? Wasn't he your friend and stuff?"
- >I shook my head.
- >Not really as an answer to his question, more as if to say 'quit asking'
- >Rumble looked at me funny.
- "You have any homework to do?"
- >He made a noise with his mouth and left, complaining about how adults are always making him leave to do homework.
- >I plodded back to my bed, plopping down in the middle.
- >The springs creaked.
- >I kept staring at the picture.
- >There was me with my wing wrapped around another pegasus.
- >It was summertime, we were on the train, Canterlot Castle in the background.
- >Had it really been a year?
- >The bed creaked more as I shifted my weight.
- >The memories were flooding back as if this picture had cracked a dam in my heart.
- >It was so vivid too, like it was yesterday.
- >There was thunder, lightning, and wind that howled like a timberwolf.
- >Typical summer weather.
- >We want so many sunny days and clear skies we forget the world needs rain.
- >So we have to pull a triple storm to make up for it.
- >Rumble was by the window watching the lightning.
- >He's so much braver than I was when I was his age.
- >But, then again, I didn't have an awesome older brother to protect me from stuff.
- >"Hey, big bro, look!"
- >Speaking of which.
- >Time for me to scare away a shadow the lightning made.
- "What is it, squirt?"
- >"There's a pony out there!"
- >No way, no pony in their right mind would be out in this storm.
- >But when I get to the window, sure enough.
- >There's a pegasus wandering around.
- >He looks up and sees the both of us in the window.
- >I can't make out what he looks like but he's soaked and looks lost.
- "Rumble, go get some towels, we need to help him before he gets sick!"
- >"But, he might be a monster!"
- >I give Rumble a serious-time look and that straightens him out.
- >He goes to get towels and I fling the door open.
- "Hey! Mister, are you alright?"
- >I yell as loud as I can over the pouring rain and the thunder.
- >The pony looked my way.
- >I felt my heart freeze in my chest.
- >Up till this point in my life, I was what you called 'curious'.
- >Ya know, just through I was admiring a nice rear or a solid pair of wings, even if they were on a stallion.
- >Nothing wrong with that, right?
- >But this time, there was no denying what I felt.
- >I'll never forget this moment, long as I live.
- >He had the most gorgeous blue eyes.
- >The lightning lit them up and I felt my heart leap into my throat.
- >Something about him made me think and feel things I never really felt before.
- >Not even with other stallions!
- >I swallowed and felt sweat begin to bead on my head as my cheeks flushed red.
- >Thunder clapped overhead, snapping me back to reality.
- >Rumble ran up next to me and dropped the towels on the floor.
- >I called out to the pony again.
- >He looks back and forth between Rumble and I.
- >Another flash of lightning happens.
- >Really bright that time, it practically blinds me.
- >When I can see again, he's running over.
- >I get a better look at him now.
- >Grey coat, light blue mane.
- >And those blue eyes that made my heart tremble.
- >He's a little taller than me.
- >A bit bigger too, not too muscular, but he definitely works for a living.
- >My mind gave me an image of him running to me and giving me a hug and I felt my heart flutter.
- >Ya know the kind of jolt that makes you almost-cough?
- >He reached the door and we moved aside to let him in.
- >I quickly closed it behind him and grabbed the towels from the floor.
- "What were you doing out there? You're gonna get sick!"
- >He seemed confused at first.
- >"I....I was lost but...I don't remember where I was going..."
- >I tossed a towel over his back and wings and give him the other.
- >I felt my hoof tingle where they touched his body, goosebumps forming under my fur.
- "Dry up, you need to get warm."
- >He nods and takes the towel in his wings and starts drying his mane.
- >"Thank you....umm..."
- "Thunderlane."
- >I smile.
- >Rumble is staring at him.
- >"You're all wet!"
- "And this is my little brother Rumble"
- >He nods to me, then says hello to my little brother.
- >Rumble asks him something else but I can't think through the fog in my mind.
- >My heart is pounding like I just finished one of Rainbow Dash's training regimes.
- >"What's your name, Mister?"
- >He pulls the towel off his head and tosses his mane.
- >It was damp and wild, landing mostly to the side, but a bit of it covered his face.
- >It's like one of those scenes from a movie...or those fashion magazines I would never admit to owning.
- >My hooves began to twitch as I felt my knees buckle.
- >"Umm..."
- >There's another clap of thunder.
- >"Summer Rain"
- >He says, almost hesitantly.
- >But his voice was a perfect mix of bass and baritone and felt like honey in my ears.
- >I felt my cheeks continue to betray my feelings.
- >My goofy smile and droopy eyes didn't help, I imagine.
- > "Explains your cutie mark! Take a look, bigbro!"
- >Yes, of course, Rumble.
- >Why wouldn't I want to look at his toned body, his strong legs?
- >His...oh...wow...
- >I feel the area around my own rear tense as I look at his....cutie mark.
- >"See look! A big storm cloud with raindrops!"
- >It's exactly like he described.
- >Big cloud with dozens of raindrops.
- >A million pegasi must have something like that.
- >Nothing to phone home about.
- >His butt however, dear Celestia.
- >My eyes can't help but wander to it and I have to bite my lower lip.
- >And what lies between his....cutie marks...I couldn't quite see because of his wet tail but...
- >My imagination filled in the blanks.
- >I swallowed hard and wiped some sweat from my brow.
- "Yea, you're right, Rumble. It's.....*ahem*...really nice."
- >I wonder if he realized I wasn't talking about his cutie mark...
- >Summer Rain smiled.
- >He smiled...at me
- >His eyes are looking into mine.
- >My throat is dry and I can't think anything else to say
- >Rumble yawns loudly, clearly bored and not realizing his older brother was hit by an arrow.
- >"Think I'm gonna go color, Big Bro. Nice to meet you, Summer Rain!"
- >Rumble runs off to my room where his stuff was.
- >Leaving me all alone with this stallion.
- >All.
- >Alone.
- >"Thanks for helping me out, Thunderlane. I'm new in town. Was supposed to get here sooner and look for a place but the weather caught me"
- >He laughed, and almost sounded nervous.
- >I didn't notice.
- >Heck, I barely comprehended what he said.
- >My head was spinning with desire.
- >Not just sexual either.
- >Something about him just...drew me in.
- >Is this what love at first sight feels like?
- >Ask me that 10 minutes ago and I would have laughed and said that stuff isn't real.
- >Who knew?
- >"So, once the rain lets up, I'll get out of your mane. Thanks for--"
- "Youcanstayhere!"
- >I blurted that out way to fast and way too eagerly.
- >But I couldn't let him leave!
- >What if I couldn't find him in the morning?
- >Summer Rain smiled before I could make a larger fool of myself.
- >"Are you sure that won't be a problem? Your brother won't mind?"
- "He's going home tomorrow! I mean...he doesn't live here he's just visiting! I live alone! Just me! I'd like a roommate!"
- >Why am I yelling...?
- >I mean the storm is loud but we're inside.
- >Ok, Thunderlane, take a breath.
- >"Thanks again, Thunderlane! Guess I owe you two?"
- >I laugh nervously and rub the back of my head.
- >He sits on my couch.
- >I trot over and survey the remaining surface area on the couch.
- >I mentally measure the closest I can possibly sit without it being awkward and join him.
- >Smooth, really smooth...
- >You could fit an entire wagon between the two of us.
- >I have to think of a reason to get up and sit closer!
- >"So, what's Ponyville like? "
- >He asked, his blue orbs melting my soul into putty.
- >We talked well into the night, him and I.
- >My 'reason' turned out to be a glass of water, a bathroom break, and making sure Rumble was asleep.
- >Each time I sat a little closer.
- >Wings were touching.
- >Other than occasionally freezing when I made contact, I did most of the talking, he seemed to prefer listening.
- >Which is weird cause I'm usually the quiet one.
- >Ya know, head on a bob, letting a mare prattle on about stuff I don't wanna hear.
- >But not around him.
- >I felt like I could tell him anything and he never looked uninterested.
- >Just smiled and nodded, asking follow-up questions at just the right times.
- >I felt light as a feather.
- >I don't think my heart ever slowed down.
- >The hours flew by, and before I knew it I was barely able to keep my eyes open.
- >When I yawned for what had to be the hundredth time in the last ten minutes, he suggested we call it a night.
- >It was so hard not to ask him to join me in my bed.
- >And to tell you the truth, it was more my brother sleeping in his sleeping bag in the bedroom that stopped me.
- >I found him a blanket and pillow before I left.
- >He thanked me for them and began to set himself up on the couch.
- >Tossing the blanket with his mouth.
- >Fluffing the pillow.
- >Facing away from me while swaying his tail back and forth.
- >My loins were quivering.
- >I needed all my willpower to keep my fifth leg from appearing.
- >"Well, that should do it"
- >He turned around from the couch and touched my shoulder with his hoof.
- >"Thank you for being so nice to me, Thunderlane. I owe ya one, buddy"
- >He's touching me.
- >He called me buddy.
- >His face is so close to mine.
- >My wings have officially betrayed me.
- >He chuckles when my only answer is my wings 'pomf'ing.
- >I'm glad because a second longer and I might have kissed him.
- >I'm not....ready for that just yet.
- >As much as my body seems to want it.
- "Good...goodnight...buddy! Heh heh!"
- >"Goodnight, Thunderlane"
- >I blow out the candle before heading to bed.
- >Rumble is already asleep so I try to be quiet.
- >But the second I get in my bed and under the covers.
- >I hug a pillow tight and start giggling like a schoolgirl.
- >What the heck was going on with me?
- >Why even ask, this is a good feeling, why should I care?
- >This stuff never happened to me before.
- >I'm not gonna ruin it by thinking about it!
- >It didn't take long for me to fall asleep, hooves tight around a pillow, a smile on my face as I dreamed of him.
- >Summer Rain.
- >No matter how much I tried to focus on his wings, or his butt, or any other part of his body.
- >My mind sleepily brought me back to one feature on his body.
- >One, up till now, I rarely paid much mind to.
- >Those eyes.
- >They were beautiful.
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