Free Spellbound Fireflies by bats Page A

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    “…There’s somethin’ else, huh?”
    She shrugged against the pegasus.  “It’s like you said.  Nopony was really looking at her close enough to notice.”  Her frown deepened.  “I don’t like this, Rainbow.  I’m worried about her.  I can only do so much to help her, you know?  Yeah, I can get the test notarized and delivered to Ms. Cheerilee so she can get some extra classroom help, but it doesn’t feel like enough.”
    “Relax, Twi’.”  She ruffled Twilight’s bed-headed mane into further disarray.  “A kid that hard-workin’s gonna come out a winner.”  A tone of playfulness crept into her voice.  “I know what you need.”  Sitting up quickly, Rainbow Dash rolled Twilight onto her back and leapt to the foot of the bed, flinging off the blankets and lifting her marefriend’s left leg.  No time wasted, she pressed her forelimbs into the dainty hoof, rubbing and kneading.
    “...Oh, dear Celestia.” Twilight groaned, scrunching her eyes tight and then opening them wide.
    Grinning, Rainbow worked from the outside to the inside of Twilight’s hoof, digging firmly into the soft sole.  “Like it, Twi’?”
    The unicorn rumbled deeply, her head rolling back into the pillow.  “Rainbow Dash…it is of the utmost importance…that you never stop doing that.”
    Rainbow snickered, prying all of the tension from her marefriend’s limb.  After several minutes of diligent kneading, she planted a kiss on the bottom of Twilight’s hoof and grabbed her right leg.  “So what’s it all mean for Scoots?  You gonna need to tutor her for a while, or is it somethin’ fast?”
    “Guh.”  She shook her head, clearing the dancing joy clouding her vision.  “It’ll probably…umm…Dash, I can’t think straight when you’re…uh…”  Twilight was losing words.  What were words?  “Oh, ponyfeathers, don’t stop.”
    Rainbow was having trouble containing her laughter, her whole frame shaking.  She doubled up her efforts in the massage, dragging satisfied moans from the unicorn.  Twilight’s limbs officially stress and soreness-free in her expert opinion, she kissed the right hoof and curled up next to the mare.  “Feelin’ better?”
    “…You are just made of awesome.”
    Rainbow lost all control over her laughter and hugged Twilight close, her mirth spilling loudly into the room.  Twilight joined in, snuggling into her marefriend and giggling madly.  She floated the blankets back over their bodies and huddled close as their laughter died down.  Rainbow grinned warmly at her in their embrace and asked, “So really, what’s it gonna mean for Scoots?”
    “Hmm…it probably won’t go quickly.  Math shouldn’t be too big of a problem, since she’s good at it to start with. We’ll just need to figure out a few different tricks to make it go smoothly.  Reading and writing will be a lot harder for her, but with some practice, she’ll get better at it.”
    “Mmm, that’s good.”  Rainbow nestled into the pillow, limbs firmly wrapped around the unicorn.
    Twilight’s growing smile was filled with affection.  “Thanks for coming over.  You always make me feel better when something’s bothering me.”
    Eyes fluttering between half open and closed, Rainbow murmured, “No problem, Twi’.  I like stayin’ over here.  This place feels more like home than home does.”
    Snuggled together under the blankets, Twilight watched Rainbow Dash slowly fade from consciousness, her marefriend’s breathing evening out and the grip slowly slackening around her middle.  As the daredevil neared the cusp of sleep, Twilight urgently whispered, “Rainbow?”
    Startled from drowsiness, Rainbow Dash jerked and blinked at Twilight.  “Hmn?”
    “…Will you move in with me?”
    Several breathless moments passed as the two mares stared into each other’s eyes.  Wordlessly, Rainbow brought her lips to Twilight’s muzzle and pulled her