//------------------------------// // Hello Fluttershy... // Story: What is this place? // by eridan_ampora //------------------------------// Fluttershy's eyes widened. Her breath shallow. She recognized that voice. But it couldn't have been him... "Fluttershy? It's me... Stormy" Storm Cloud walked slowly to Fluttershy. She couldn't hear the sound of his hooves, oddly enough. She must've been just, overwhelmed by hearing Stormy again. She couldn't really see him, either. She could see the faint colour of his royal blue mane. She took a step forward and squinted. "Stormy? I.. I can't see you.. Are you there?" "Yeah... I'm here. Well... Not exactly.." "What do you mean 'not exactly'?" "Well Fluttershy... I've come back in ghost form... To see you." Fluttershy stopped squinting and her heart skipped a beat. "But... How??" "It's a long story... I'll make myself completley visible.. Don't be scared, alright?" "O.. Ok..." Fluttershy stood there staring in front of him. Her heart almost ripped out of her chest it was beating so fast. She began to see colour in front of her. First, a dark blue mane, then purple eyes, then his light gray fur appeared last. Fluttershy stood silently taking in what she was seeing. She had no idea how this was even possible. But who cared.. She was with Stormy again. Stormy walked up right to her face. Their eyes locked and Fluttershy's heart slowed down a little. Storm Cloud smiled warmly. "Hi Fluttershy.." Stormy said softly. He then hugged Fluttershy tightly and held on to her. Fluttershy was speechless. She wrapped her forearms around Storm Cloud's back and put her head over his shoulder. "I missed you so much" Stormy whispered in her ear. Fluttershy's heart melted at that moment. She finally spoke: "I.. I missed you too" She said quietly. Fluttershy couldn't hold her tears any longer. She broke into loud sobs and held tightly onto Stormy. Storm Cloud petted her mane slowly. "Shh it's ok..." Storm Cloud comforted her. Fluttershy looked into Stormy's eyes and smiled and kissed his muzzle. Stormy stumbled back in surprise, blushed and smiled. He was longing for Fluttershy's touch ever since he died. He held her hooves gently and looked back into her eyes. They were a beautiful aqua green. Like nothing he'd ever seen before. He gazed into them for several minutes before snapping back to reality. "Oh, sorry about that" Storm Cloud stammered. Fluttershy smiled warmly. "It's alright." She said softly. Fluttershy yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Are you tired?" Stormy said smiling. "Yeah... A little" "Then go to bed, you need your rest" Storm Cloud said, still smiling. Fluttershy sighed. "I guess... Good night stormy" Stormy kissed Fluttershy's cheek. She blushed, and trotted upstairs. She layed down slowly. Her hooves over her chest. She then smiled the widest smile you could ever imagine. Stormy was back. She had no reason to be sad anymore. All the pain and fear inside of her vanished. She layed on her side and stared at the door. Hoping Storm Cloud would come upstairs. And he did. The door in Fluttershy's room opened with a quiet creak, and Stormy floated inside. He wasn't used to walking just yet. Flying made him feel more, let's say, free. He flew to the foot of her bed, and sat there, not saying a word. Just admiring the beauty of the mare in front of him. "Uh, hello Stormy" Fluttershy said with a grin. "Hey Fluttershy... Mind if I come on to your bed?" "Sure." Stormy climbed on to Fluttershy's bed and layed on his back, looking at the celing. He then looked at Fluttershy and smiled widely. She looked back, and their eyes locked once again. Stormy blushed and hid his eyes. Even as a ghost, Storm Cloud was still as timid as ever. Fluttershy gave a slight giggle and closed her eyes. "Good night Stormy" She closed her eyes and fell asleep. _____________________________________________________________________________ *CRASH* Fluttershy awoke with a start. Her ears still ringing with the noise that woke her. "What was that?" "Uh, don't come down Flutters! I've got this under control!" Fluttershy's heart stopped for a second as she realized Stormy was still there. She wasn't just dreaming. This was all real. She giggled again. "Alright Stormy!" She called out. _____________________________ Storm Cloud was trying to make breakfast for Fluttershy. He was still getting the hang of gripping objects in his hooves. Being a ghost wasn't the easiest thing in the world. After about 20 minutes of pots and pans crashing on the floor, Fluttershy came down to help Storm Cloud out a little. Fluttershy picked a small, metal pan up and put it on her oven. "Do you think you can get the other things?" She said with a slight smile. "Yeah, I got this, don't worry" Stormy said back with a confident grin spread across his face. Fluttershy giggled and went into the other room to give her animals their usual breakfast of large green pellets. After feeding her animals, Fluttershy glided softly back into the kitchen and took a seat at her small wooden table. The smell of pancakes filled her nose. She took a deep breath, smiled and sighed. "Smells great!" "Thanks, this is my first time making pancakes!" Stormy said with a small chuckle. Stormy carefully placed the pancakes he made in a neat stack. He smiled at his creation and placed a pad of butter on the top pancake, and drizzled syrup all over them, overflowing the plate. Fluttershy looked at her breakfast with a wide smile. Storm Cloud pushed the plate towards Fluttershy. She happily took the plate and ate the pancakes quickly. She licked her lips and looked at Stormy in content. "Those were delicous, thank you Stormy." Fluttershy got up and brushed a few strands of pink hair from her face. She kissed Stormy's cheek and giggled and fluttered away. Storm Cloud blushed a bright red and sat down in a chair. "How can I be so in love with this mare... We barely know each other! Well... Now that I'm here I'll be sure to learn everything about her." Storm Cloud thought to himself with great enthusiasm.