Fluttershy settled to the cloud in front of Rainbow Dash’s door. She raised a hoof and knocked softly. The sound was, in fact, nearly inaudible, but Rainbow Dash had been expecting her, so she opened the door immediately.
"Hey Flutters!"
"Oh, hello there, Rainbow." Fluttershy gave her friend a tiny, uncertain smile. She held out the basket she’d set beside her towards her friend. "Here’s Tank. He’s in good health, and I cleaned and polished his shell and everything."
"Thanks, Flutters," said Rainbow cheerfully. She expected Fluttershy to say goodbye and fly off, as she usually did after returning Tank from a checkup, but instead Fluttershy hesitated on her doorstep. "Is something wrong?" Rainbow asked.
"Oh no, nothing is..." Fluttershy trailed off. "I mean..." She gave a little shiver, then finally whispered, "Uhm, maybe something is kind of a tiny bit wrong."
"Wanna come in and tell your pal Rainbow all about it?"
"If... if that’s okay with you," whispered Fluttershy.
"Sure. Come have a seat." Rainbow led Fluttershy into her house and gestured at one of the cloud couches inside.
Flutter sat gingerly on one. Rainbow sprawled on another. "Okay. So what’s the prob?"
"I... uh... I keep looking at Applejack," said Fluttershy, her cheeks flushing.
Rainbow blinked at her. "Uh. What?"
"I keep looking at Applejack," repeated Fluttershy. Her blush brightened. "At her... uh... flank."
"Oh geez." Rainbow couldn’t help but scowl. "Flutters... are you saying you like Applejack?" Rainbow wasn’t sure why that idea made her scowl, exactly, but it definitely did.
"Oh no, not at all." Fluttershy shook her head firmly. "It’s, well... it’s the apples. They’re so red. They look so juicy. I just want to bite into them..." Her eyes glazed over as she started to talk. "Just bite into them and suck all the juice from them. It would be so good, I know it would be..." She licked her lips, drool glistening on her fangs.
Fangs! Rainbow Dash jumped in her seat. Fluttershy had fangs again! "Woah there, girl. That’s kind of creepy."
"I know. I don’t want to hurt Applejack, but I just can’t help but think about biting into those apples of hers..."
"Can’t you just... I dunno, go bite some actual apples?"
Fluttershy huddled up on the couch, looking absolutely miserable. "I tried. I thought I was just being a vampire fruit bat again, but apples are just apples now. I’m still cured from that. It’s only the ones on Applejack that I want to bite."
"That’s really weird." Rainbow frowned, trying to think. How would Twilight go about dealing with this problem? She’d be all science-y and logical and stuff. What would be the logical way to test what was going on? Rainbow thought about that for a while, and then had an idea.
"Hey Flutters, is it just Applejack’s flank? What about other ponies?"
"Uhm. Staring at flanks is rude," said Fluttershy, blushing more. "I've tried to not look. I just... I don't know, I noticed Applejack's once, and I keep looking back again."
Rainbow laughed. "Hey, it’s for, like, science, so it’s not rude, okay? Here, look at my flank and tell me if you want to bite it." She stood up and turned sideways, so Fluttershy could see her cutie mark.
Fluttershy was silent for a while. Then she licked her lips again. "That... looks delicious."
"Okay. So it’s not apples, it’s just... uh... flanks." Rainbow nodded. "Okay. So... now what?"
Fluttershy licked her lips again. "So... delicious..."
"Uh, hey, Flutters? Maybe we should go talk to somepony else? Like maybe Twilight? Or, I dunno, Zecora or something?"
"We don’t need anypony," said Fluttershy, somewhat absently. She licked her lips again. Rainbow could swear that her fangs were getting longer. She took a step closer to Rainbow, her eyes trained on Rainbow’s cutie mark.
"Woah now, you’re kind of creeping me out here," said Rainbow. She tried to back up a step, but the couch was in the way and she ended up just backing herself onto it. She looked at Fluttershy, whose eyes had gone red. Her fangs were long and sharp. Saliva gleamed on them. "Flutters, please, don’t," said Rainbow, her heart pounding.
Fluttershy pounced.
4427802 :D
That is not the proper use of the term “flank” OMG
I must admit. When I read your blog post describing this chapter I thought it would be quiet entertaining.
Though now that I have read it, I have only one thing to say about this chapter.
You made laugh and now I must run away so that I may tell others to read it while laughing out loud.
A) I'm still wondering how your mind came up with this from my original idea... You creepy Bugger.
B) I just noticed I have a ridiculous amount of favorites on my page... O.o
D'awwwww, who could say, "No, stay back!" to those big cute eyes.
Ugh. I totally want this played out... nice work SParky.
Nice done!
Also, just to be "that guy" (as always), couldn't Dash just have broken down the wall? It IS made of clouds, and pegasi can manipulate them...
4428496 Oh, we all d-- HOLY MOTHER OF CELESTIA'S GOLDEN SUN-BEARD THAT'S A LOT.
4431057 Oh, probably, but who says that deep down she doesn't want to have a thing with Fluttershy, even if it's a scary-vampire thing?
4430600 Thanks!
4429943 Heeee. Indeed! You ever read Nosflutteratu?
4427986 Glad I could amuse you.
4431127 Then why would she be terrified?
On second thought, that actually makes sense.
4431065 Exactly. I feel there should a a reward for most favorites... Can anyone find a person with more fav's than me?
4431743 Hmm... Challenge accepted.
I do hereby swear, under Celestia's Holy Sun-Beard, that I shall sorta try for maybe ten minutes or so to look for someone with more favorites than this dude.
4431760 So, Didja? Didja Didja Didja Didja? *pinkie bounce*
4431858 Nope! I haven't looked. I never said I'd start immediately.
Actually, right now, I'm writing. So pbthth
4900590 Hah! I suppose you could. Though the title was supposed to be a clue.
Om nom nom
This was hilarious
You mean your wonderful mind.