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// Life With Soarin' 
// Story: Adventures of love 
// by Woogabear 
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Fluttershy slowly walked down the road to her cottage, thinking about the stallion inside. Could he ever like me again? No of course not he's a wonderbolt, and I'm just a little mare that lives in a cottage with animals. Why would he ever want to be with me again.Fluttershy was pulled out of her thoughts when she saw Soarin' shamble out of her house moaning and groaning with pain. Fluttershy rushed up to the stallion and helped support his weight. "Soarin' what are you doing trying to get out of the house?" Fluttershy walked him back inside and put him on the couch. He was panting and looked physically exhausted.

"I can't stay in your house Fluttershy, I feel like a free loader." Fluttershy heart felt a surge of protectiveness over Soarin'. 

"You are not free loading, I offered to take care of you until you feel better, or can at least walk." 

"Fluttershy you know you don't have to do this, the wonderbolt's have a ton of medics that I can go to, and I still wouldn't be living in their houses! I need to leave Fluttershy." 

But Fluttershy didn't want him to leave she wanted to be in close contact with him as much as possible. The feeling wasn't mutual she guessed. "If that's what you want then go ahead." Fluttershy got so quite at the end of her sentence that Soarin' could only guess what she had said. Fluttershy ran up to her room tears streaming down her yellow cheeks. She flung herself on the bed and began to weep. She didn't hear any movement from down the stairs so she figured he was ether in shock or he was waiting till tomorrow. Probably both. Fluttershy lay weeping trying to figure out why no stallion wanted to be with her. Soarin' would never be with her of course she hadn't told him how she felt. Maybe I should tell him. Oh what good would it do, I ruined any chance being with him. Fluttershy curled up further in her blanket leaving wet spots on her pillow. While she was weeping Fluttershy came to a realization. I promised to take care of him as long as he was hear. Fluttershy slowly clambered out of bed and walked down the stairs. 

Soarin' was sitting on the couch looking sad but thoughtful. He looked up when Fluttershy came into the room. "Fluttershy! Are you mad at me? Why did you run out like that? Is it something I did, if it was I am so sorry!" Soarin' said concerned. 

Fluttershy's stomach turned to butterfly's at his concern and she couldn't help but smile. "Of course I'm not mad." Said Fluttershy gently. "I just came down to put on new bandages before you go."

"Oh okay I have been hurting a lot today." Said Soarin relived but slightly disappointed. More in my heart than any were else.He thought sadly. Fluttershy came closer making Soarin's heart pound. He shifted his position slightly so Fluttershy could reach better. The sun had just set and only a little light was streaming through the windows. Fluttershy gently lifted his wing and unwrapped it, she slowly extend it to it's full extent. Soarin made a slight groan of pain as she rewrapped his wing. Fluttershy continued wrapping his wing and other body parts. When Fluttershy had to drape herself over Soarin to get to his wing. Both of their hearts raced and Soarin wanted to take her into his hooves and just hold her, of course she would think he was a freak so he restrained himself. Once Fluttershy was done she stepped away from Soarin', suddenly she got a sad but determined look in her eye. She walked toward him leaned down and kissed him on the cheek. She left silently leaving Soarin' dumbstruck and regretful he didn't do something. 

Soarin had an idea forming in his head. For the rest of the night Soarin was plotting waiting for Fluttershy to come in down in the morning.     


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Fluttershy awoke with the sun streaming in her bedroom. Her face felt dirty from last nights crying after she dressed Soarin's wounds. She lazily walked over to the sink in her room and washed her face. She looked at herself in the mirror her mane was messy and her eyes puffy from crying. She figured Soaring had already gone she didn't try to clean herself up further She went down the stairs to make breakfast for all the animals when a smell hit her nose. She finally got to the bottom of the stairs to find a stranger sight than she could have imagined. Soarin was standing behind the kitchen counter with her pink apron on serving all sorts of forest animals there breakfast. When Soarin' saw Fluttershy he gave her a big nervous grin. " I hope you don't mine I stayed an extra night and decided to make breakfast for everyone." Fluttershy stood their astounded. Once a rabbit family had cleared out Soarin directed her towards her seat. He placed a hot plate full of eggs and pancakes. "Sorry it's not much but pancakes and eggs are really the only thing I can make." Soarin looked at her expectantly. She leaned down and nibbled the edge of her pancake. It tasted like a two week old slice of bread, she slowly let it sink down to her stomach trying to cover her pained facial expression. "You don't like it."

Fluttershy looked up at him and gave him a painful smile. 'They're great." 

"Oh you can tell me you don't like them. I wont be hurt."

"Okay, they taste like somebody ran them over with a carriage full of pigs."

Soarin burst out laughing but put his hoof on his forehead in despair. 'Oh what shall I do now, their really is no point in living is their? Fluttershy doesn't like my pancakes! I should just launch myself out of the cannon and be done with it all." To add even more bravado he draped himself  over the counter knocking Fluttershy's plate over. They both started laughing hysterically, Soarin was laughing so hard that he fell off the counter with a big oof. 

After Fluttershy had calmed herself she asked "are you alright?"  Soarin peeled himself off the ground and stumbled over to the couch to rest. Fluttershy walked over and sat next to him. They sat on opposite ends of the couch thinking about each other but not knowing it. "Are you alright, really." She asked

No my heart hurts He wanted to say. "Yeah I'm fine."

Fluttershy looked over at him his hoofs in pink casts his wings bandaged, and he never looked more handsome. 

Soarin' looked over at her, her mane was messy eyes puffy, and she never looked more beautiful. Soarin took the leap if he was going to do it he had to do it now.  He scooted an inch closer to her, waited a moment then repeated. eventually he was almost touching her. Almost. She turned to face him "Soarin' look I..." "Fluttershy I love you."