"So, what can I do to help around the house?" Differ asked. New, clean, white bandages wrapped around his chest and arm. The two sat together in chairs next to the dinning table, discussing what the plan was.
"What do you mean...?" Fluttershy asked.
"You took me in, you're kind to me, and you take care of me like i'm someone important," The changeling explained, "I don't even have any bits to show for it, so let me do something for you. Help you."
His face was close, all she had to do was lean in to kiss him-a tantalizing idea.
"I-I don't know..." Fluttershy muttered, "I mean, if I let you do something, it might be dangerous. Somepony might be able to see you. Report you. I don't want you to get hurt..."
"Hm..." Differ held his head in his hoof, thinking, "How about... if anything goes wrong, I change into you?"
"I-I guess that would work..." The pegasus muttered once again, "And I guess... I guess the bushes outside need to be trimmed..."
"I'll do it!" Differ blurted out, his voice filled with enthusiasm.
"Um..." Fluttershy considered. The job was tough and needed someone strong, and Differ did have some muscles...
"Oh, alright," she said, "The sheers are in the shed in the back."
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Differ worked on the bush, squeezing the metal sheers together, breaking off the branches. The sun was midway through the sky now, beaming heat down upon the town. The changeling wiped away glistening sweat from his forehead. Fluttershy watched him work from inside the house. He really was strong, lifting and snapping the heavy sheers with ease. Just one more thing to make Fluttershy like him more. Now she had no idea what to do. She didn't want to leave him, or interrupt his work. He did look a bit thirsty though, and there were some fresh cut lemons on the counter...
"Hey!" Fluttershy called across the yard. Differ turned to see the yellow pegasus holding two glasses of lemonade. He licked his lips, imagining the taste of the nice, cold drink going down his throat.
"Hey!" Differ called back. Fluttershy approached him slowly.
"What's that?" The changeling asked.
"Oh, just some lemonade I made while you were working." She said.
"Thanks!" He said, smiling.
"No problem. It looked pretty hard to work with that old thing. It must take someone real strong to use it..." she said.
Differ blushed, "Oh-it's nothing..."
"Well, drink up." She said. Differ put the glass against his lips and let the delicious beverage slide down his throat.
Fluttershy also drank some, before setting the glass on the ground.
"No problem," she smiled back, before giggling slightly.
"What?" Differ asked.
"You're all sweaty!" she said, grinning.
"Well we all get a bit dirty sometimes..." Differ said, before dumping the rest of the drink on Fluttershy, "Like now!"
"Oh my gosh!" The pegasus burst out laughing. She grabbed her own cup and dumped the drink on Differ. Now they were both wet, covered with sticky lemonade. Together, they laughed. Fluttershy hadn't felt so happy in ages-she was actually having fun. Differ was bringing her out of her shell.
The two of them raced around the back yard, laughing happily. Each of them held something that contained water. Differ held a bucket while the pegasus held a few water bottles. Every once in a while they would catch up to each other and spray some of their supply on each other, before racing away. They felt like fillies again. Fluttershy leapt in the air, her wings spread out. Now she hovered above the changeling, who was still laughing.
"Hey! Not fair!" He cried out.
"There are no rules!" She said, before emptying one of the water bottles on Differ's head.
"Oh no you didn't!" Hey yelled. The changeling leapt up into the air, grabbing the pegasus' hoof and pulling her down.
"No!" She cried out through laughs. They fell in a heap on the ground, one big mess. In all the commotion, they dropped their 'weapons' and were now just rolling around in the dirt, laughing. Before she knew it, they were laying against each other, with her on top.
"That was fun!" Fluttershy laughed lightly.
"Yeah, it was..." Differ said. Their faces were right in front of each other. For a moment they just stared into each other's eyes, then their lips were locked in a kiss. It was as if the moment froze, and everything else was gone and it was only them, together.
"MMmm..." Fluttershy let herself go. She stopped listening to her brain and instead followed her heart. Then, the moment was shattered when a large gasp sounded from above them.
Sorry for such a short chapter, but I promise to make a new one very soon. Also Differ is in changeling form when they kiss.
Also here's Livestream for the animation work