//------------------------------// // The Sun in My Rain // Story: A Sweet and Shy Summer // by Treblebeat //------------------------------// Chapter 1: The Sun In My Rain It was a hot summer’s day in Ponyville and I had decided to go shopping. Angel Bunny had been asking for another over the top salad and I was happy to oblige of course. After about an hour of writing my list, packing my saddle bag, and gathering up loose bits, I left my cottage on the edge of Ponyville to head to the market. I noticed that the weather ponies were setting up for a storm. I had known about this beforehoof, but I figured I would finish on time to get back home before the storm. I started by going to the necessary vendors: the vegetable store, the fruit store, and others. The prices were outrageous, however, I didn’t mind. If it was for Angel, then I was happy to do it. My last stop was at Sugar Cube Corner to get some whipped cream for the top of the salad. On the way there, I noticed the clouds were close to being ready for the storm. I went into Sugar Cube Corner and Pinkie was the only one in the store. I didn’t mind this, I loved being alone with Pinkie, even if it was only for a few moments. “Hi Fluttershy! What can I do you for?” Pinkie asked, smiling at me. “Oh, um, I would like a can of whipped cream Pinkie…” I replied, smiling back at her. “Coming right up!” Pinkie exclaimed as she started to look in the cupboards to find the whipped cream I asked for. “Here it is!” she said when she found it. Instead of waiting at the counter, she came in front of the counter to give it to me there. “How much do I owe?” I asked her after she put it in my hoof. “It’s on the house!” Pinkie said, happily. “Oh no, I couldn’t. It doesn’t seem right…” “It’s fine!” Pinkie said insistently. “But…” I said before Pinkie put her hoof to my mouth. “It’s fine. You don’t need to worry about it,” she said, smiling her big grin. Suddenly, out of nowhere, there was a large and loud crack of thunder. It scared me so much that before I realized it, I was holding onto Pinkie as tight as possible, out of fear. I blushed deeply as I looked at her and quickly stumbled back embarrassed. “Oh… Sorry Pinkie… I was just startled…” I apologized. Pinkie just giggled, and smiled at me. “It’s fine Flutters, I understand.” As I looked outside I noticed it was storming pretty badly, and I knew I should have packed my umbrella. Now, I was stuck here with Pinkie, not that I was complaining of course. I sat down on one of the chairs for the people who stay to eat a pastry and chat. I ordered a nice little cupcake and sat there, waiting for the storm to end. I was there for who knows how long and after a while I began to dose off. Hours after I dosed off, I felt a hoof calmly tapping my shoulder. It was Pinkie’s. She smiled warmly at me. “Wake up sleepy head!” she said. It was still raining and upon looking at her, I saw that she had an umbrella on her back. She must have gotten off her shift. “Hey, Flutters, would you like me to escort you home?” she asked in a very friendly tone. I blinked as she asked me that question. “What do you mean?” “Well, I ask because I know that every time the thunder cracks you’ll duck and cover. I don’t think you’ll like being covered in mud…” I blushed softly. I found it very kind of her that she would be willing to do this. “Okay. I’d like that.” I got under her umbrella, getting fairly close to her. “Ready to go?” she asked. I looked at her and smiled, “Yes” I said. We then left to go home. Every time the thunder clapped I clung to her, holding us back, but she just smiled every time. After what seemed like an eternity of walking we finally made it to my cottage. “Want to come in?” I asked her. “Sure,” she said. I opened the door and let her in. Angel Bunny greeted us at the door and looked at me very angrily. He pointed to his belly feigning starvation. I giggled. “Sorry Angel, I got stuck in the rain…” I said apologetically. He still looked angry and pointed me to the kitchen where I quickly went to to make his salad. Pinkie waited in the living room, sitting on the couch when I last left her. I heard her mumble in the other room, talking to herself. I couldn’t tell what she was saying, even as much as I would have liked to know. After about half an hour, the salad was finished. I quietly went outside to let them know when I heard Pinkie talking to Angel. “Treat her better then you do Angel. No, she is not your maid, she is a strong independent mare. She does not deserve the treatment you give her,” she said disdainfully. I couldn’t believe it, she was defending me! No pony had ever talked back to Angel. I quickly turned the corner. “Angel, your dinner is ready…” I said sheepishly, trying to hide the fact that I overheard what Pinkie said. Angel quickly went into the kitchen and started to eat his big salad. I looked to Pinkie “Pinkie, would you like something to eat?” I asked her. “Oh, yes please. I’ll take whatever.” “Okay” I said. I went into the kitchen and made her a daisy and camellia sandwich, picked from my own garden. I brought it out to her and she smiled and thanked me for it. She ate it quickly. “That was good! Did you grow those flowers yourself?” she asked me. I promptly replied and said yes. I looked outside and noticed it was getting dark and the rain still wasn’t letting up. “Pinkie, I don’t think the rain will end any time soon, would you like to stay the night?” I asked. “Oh, sure Flutters! I’d love to stay the night.” “Alright, well then what do you want to do?” I asked her. “Wanna just chat? There’s lots we can talk about.” “Oh, alright…” I sat down next to her on my couch. We talked about many things, about life, my animals, my plants, just about me. “Alright, well then what about you?” I asked her, wanting to talk about something other than my life. “No, I’m perfectly happy talking about you and you alone,” she said, smiling warmly. I blushed at the thought of this wondering why she would want to talk about me, the most boring pony in Ponyville. An hour or two had passed and it was getting late. “Wow, look at the time, I think it’s about time for us to get to bed. I’ll show you to my room where you can sleep.” “Okey dokey lokey!” she exclaimed and bounced up the stairs behind me as I showed her to my room. I opened the door to my room and showed her in. “Well here is my room, feel free to use my bed.” I said. “There’s a problem here.” She said. “Oh, what’s that?” I asked her. “There’s only one bed here, I can’t let you sleep on something other than a bed, it wouldn’t be nice of me as your super-bestest-best friend.” “No, I insist... go ahead.” “No, you sleep on the bed, I’ll sleep on the couch.” I kept insisting her until she finally said, “Well, why don’t we both sleep on the bed?” I blushed a deep red at the thought of sharing a bed with somepony, even though it was my best friend. “No, I couldn’t,” I said sheepishly. “Come on, it’s fine, there will be nothing special, we can even face separate ways.” I knew that there was no fighting with her that either way, she would win. “Okay…” I said blushing. We both got in the bed, and we faced separate ways. “Good night Flutters,” Pinkie said. “Good night Pinkie…” I replied, still nervous about this. Pinkie turned the light off and I closed my eyes to sleep. I had a very pleasant sleep and, for whatever reason, knew that tomorrow would be good. ------------------------------------------------------ “Hi! Pinkie here! I hope you enjoyed chapter one of this fan fiction! The author had put a lot of thought into it before he finally put it on paper! It’s his first fan fiction so please be nice to him. Who knows how long this will go for! Now then, let’s give it up for the author!” “Hello, Treble Beat here, I just want to say, I hope you enjoyed it and that I am open for requests on a ship fic for you. I’ll think about it. I will tell you right off the bat that I will not to a Twiapple ship, or a Flutterdash ship fic. Sorry for those who ship those ships but other than that, I will be happy to write it! Anyway, the next chapter will be the same scenario in Pinkie’s point of view. I will do that for every chapter for a while. Up until the point where it is no longer needed. Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and keep reading!”