Collisions and Company…
Her morning had been perfect up until before lunch. Gilda could not have asked for a more peaceful day in fact. no bullies, no pranks, blue skies outside, and a few good classes to mull over her thoughts of a particular cyan pegasus.

and no Rainbow Dash….

Well almost none of her.

She had just passed around the corner to her next class when a blue bolt of color smashed into her chest, sending her books and homework flying in an ark as the two bodies tumbled head over claw down the hall. Gilda desperately jammed hr claws into the linoleum tiles, attempting to slow their speed, but it was futile.

With a loud squawk the claws popped free of the slippery floor and mere seconds later Gilda felt the very firm smack of the wall on her spine as it impeded further progress forward. She groaned and blearily opened her eyes,glaring down into her lap. laying atop her was none other than the multicolored pegasus, the ruffled mane, the light blue fur, and the heavy tears across her cheeks all said rainbow–

tears?

Gilda blinked, Rainbow did not cry in public. She rarely found her roommate crying at all, but the few times she had seen it, it was always for a valid reason.

Rainbow sniffled and Gilda suddenly felt hooves wrap around her waist as the pegasus buried her face into the gryphon’s plumage. Gilda blushed, realizing that the pegasus was now sobbing and bawling into her chest, awkward as it was, Gilda felt her feathers ruffle lightly in warmth as a blush formed on her cheeks. Having Rainbow Dash so close to her was comforting in more than one way.

Placing her talons gently on the filly’s shoulders she pulled the equine into a hug and began to purr, the vibrations reverberating through her chest and slowly relaxing the friend in her arms.

..“s-ssshh, its uh… its okay Rainbow Dash…i’m here…” she whispered the words, even though the halls were empty. The two students had a record of being late to class anyway. Rainbow simply lay there sniffling and crying; when she tried to speak nothing came out. Gilda looked down at the cyan filly in her arms, Rainbow’s eyes were puffy and anger was just out of sight beneath the turmoil in those orbs.

“I…I-i’m so s-sorry Gilda!” Rainbow leaned up and actually nuzzled up under the gryphon’s beak, making the blush lance across her face like fire. she couldn’t help it, the purr in her chest grew exponentially and she soon found herself nuzzling back.

“H-hey now…its fine Dash, you didn’t mean to hit me, we’re chill–”

“No!”

Gilda felt her beak shut in surprise as the pegasus looked up at her with a mixture of anger and sadness, an odd combination.

“I-I-mean..its not about hitting you…you were right…the colt i was dating…he, he was a big jerk!” she tried to sit up but Gilda held her in place,talons gripping her shoulders in mock dominance. Rainbow didn’t even try to fight the contact,

The two ponies had been dating for a few weeks now, just enough time for Gilda to let go of the cyan pegasus, only for her to come flying into her talons when she least expected it…love sure was fickle…

“Wha..whoa whoa whoa…back up, what happened?” Rainbow Dash Wiped at her tears but it wasn’t helping, she sighed and put her head back in the feathers, they were more comforting then she thought.

Gilda’s purring continued.

“He..he wanted to go farther w-with our relationship…I told him to back off, that I wasn’t r-ready, b-but…he…he got angry.. he said I was playing with his h-heart- I just wanted to take it slower and…and he dropped me!”

Gilda felt her purr slowly die off…and then form into a growl. It was halfhearted…somehow she knew it was going to happen…she closed her eyes, wrangling her anger in and pushing her kindness out, Dash didn’t need her angry and defensive right now, she needed a friend.

Gilda would be damned if she didn’t fill that role.

taking the pegasus in her arms she simply sat there, purring and nuzzling her friend, they’d talk about it tonight in the secrecy of their room.