//------------------------------// // The Invitation // Story: Flutter and Emerald // by markzilla6895 //------------------------------// “What’s up, Em?” An older girl asked the unusually silent Emerald Peace during lunch. She had black hair with a pink stripe dyed onto her right side and purple eyes. Her name was Sapphire Jewel, and she had been his best friend his whole life, he considered her his big sister instead. “Sapphy…” He began, looking up from his lunch. “Can I… ask you something?” “Sure. What is it?” “Well, there’s… this girl I like…” “Be yourself,” she stated. “…that’s it?” “Yes. Be yourself and get to know the girl. Come back once you have some info on her then I can work on that.” “Thanks!” Emerald grinned before hugging her. She patted his head as he headed off to Flutter Heart’s table. The new girl was currently eating by herself, apparently trying to avoid contact with others. “Hi, Flutter,” the green-and-white haired boy began. She looked up to see him waving nervously. “Oh, Emerald, would you like to sit down with me?” She smiled. He slowly sat down across from her, breathing deeply. “Be yourself,” Sapphire’s voice echoed in his head. “So, um… are you doing anything after school?” “Well, I’ll be looking for clubs to join. Any ones you recommend?” “Not really, though I can tell you to stay away from the school newspaper. The editor-in-chief is a total…” he paused as he didn’t want to finish that sentence. “A bitch?” The blue-haired girl finished. “Sorry, swearing isn’t one of my favorite things to do…” he looked down. “It’s okay,” she smiled. “I don’t mind.” The bell then rang, signaling the end of lunch. “Can we still walk home together?” He called out as she left. “Maybe,” she called back. She then vanished into the crowd of departing students. Emerald then felt Sapphire’s hand on his back. “She seems nice.” “Yeah, she is,” Emerald blushed. “Word of advice, don’t invite her over until you know she’s comfortable with your… lifestyle. Your mom is kind of a psycho to guests about it…” she shuddered a little. “Again, sorry about that, Sapphy,” he sweat-dropped a little. At the end of the day, Emerald waited patiently at the school entrance. Finally, Flutter exited the school, looking slightly disappointed. “So how did it go?” He asked. “There… weren’t any clubs that seemed to interest me.” “Sorry to hear that,” he patted her on the shoulder to try to comfort her. “Thanks,” her spirits lifted a little as they began to walk home. “So what was life in the country like?” Emerald asked as they were halfway home. “Kinda boring compared to here,” she chuckled. “And a little lonely… We kinda lived by ourselves with no neighbors for miles.” “So I guess you had little friends as well?” “Yeah, though there was one good thing about it,” she managed to give a soft smile as she looked back to her childhood. “No one around meant I could explore the surrounding area dressed however I want.” Emerald gave her a confused look. Flutter quickly looked around to see if anyone was nearby. “I… played outside in the nude back at my old home.” She closed her eyes, expecting him to be disgusted or offended by what she said. “…you’re a nudist too?” He finally said after a few minutes of silence. She opened her eyes in surprise to see the grin emerging on her friend’s face. "My whole family spends time at home naked," he explained. “Well, not so much anymore…” she sighed in relief as they continued walking. “As I got older, my parents insisted that I wear clothes since it was considered obscene at my age.” “That’s a load of bull if you ask me. Your parents probably didn’t know about nudism. Did you enjoy it?” “…yes, though it hasn’t crossed my mind much,” she looked away as they reached their street. The empty driveway at Flutter’s house indicated that her parents were working again. On the other hand, Emerald’s house had a single car parked. “Looks like Mom’s home. Look, you’ll probably say no, but how about you spend the rest of the day with us? My little sister will like you.” “I… don’t know…” she was blushing a little now. “I mean, I just learned you like to be naked at home, but I don’t know if… I’d like it…” “Alright, well, our house is always open to you.” He then headed to his home while Flutter fished out her key from her backpack. She then saw Emerald running back to her. “What is it?” “Well, at least give it a try at your own house,” he added. “See if you like it.” “Um, thanks…” her face was bright red again as she headed inside. Flutter sighed to herself as she placed her bag near the dining room table. Everything had been unpacked and their previously empty house was now decorated. Sitting down, she took out her binder and began to work on her math assignments. Normally, she would finish this kind of homework with ease, but today, she felt… funny. For some reason, her clothes were feeling constrictive. Assuming that Emerald’s words were getting to her, she tried to ignore the feeling and focus on her math. However, the “itch” came back and was more unbearable than before. Accidentally slamming her pencil down on the table, she quickly pulled off her shirt and threw it onto the table. Breathing deeply, she slowly calmed down. After a few moments, she began to internally panic again as the realization that she just pulled her shirt off filled her mind. “Just calm down...” She said mentally. She looked around before redirecting her focus back to math. After a few more problems, she was starting to fidget again. “There’s no one here to judge you,” a second voice in her head said somewhat teasingly. “But my parents could be here at any time…” Flutter argued internally. “But they aren’t here now, are they?” “No…” “Plus, you were intrigued by Emerald’s words. Why else would you remove your shirt?” “I…” Flutter was stumped there, and also running out of excuses. “Fine… but only for a little while...” She sighed as she could imagine the imaginary voice was doing a victory dance in her head. She then unbuttoned her pants and stepped out of them. Her heart beating faster at what was to come next, she unhooked her bra and grabbed it before it could fall. Realizing nothing terrible happened the moment she took it off, she then grabbed her panties and pulled them down her legs. Placing them with the rest of her clothes, Flutter Heart continued to do her homework, now wearing her birthday suit. About half an hour later, she put her pencil on the table, gently this time, and looked at the clock. There was still about an hour before her parents usually got home so she had some time to kill before she had to get dressed again. The thought of going to see Emerald crossed her mind, but decided she wasn’t exactly ready to be naked around other nude people just yet. “Maybe this could be a good time to do some research…” she mused as she carried her clothes upstairs to her room. Sitting down at her computer, she looked up all sorts of naturist sites to gain a better understanding of the lifestyle. Soon, she heard her mother’s car pull up in the driveway. Flutter quickly put on the shirt and shorts and headed downstairs to greet her mother. “Hey, Mom,” she smiled, hugging Sweet Heart. “How was work today?” “Less stressful than the past few days. How about school? Did you find a club you were interested in?” “It was fine, and there weren’t really many open clubs.” She smiled, trying to hide the fact she was getting interested in being naked again. “Well, since it’s Friday and our first week in Canterlot, I was thinking we could go out to eat once Starfoot gets home.” “Sounds cool, Mom.” One hour later, Starfoot came home, it was decided that the family would go out for pizza. After arriving at the restaurant, they were soon seated. “Flutter?” Emerald’s voice called out. Flutter and her family turned their heads to the table across from them to see Emerald Peace waving at them. Sitting with him was a woman in her forties and a girl about the age of twelve. Both had bright pink hair and green eyes. From the looks of things, they had just sat down as well. “Hey, Emerald,” she called back. “That’s the boy you met?” Sweet Heart smirked, causing her daughter to blush. “He’s a cute one.” “Not a good time, Mom…” Flutter said under her breath. “Would you like to join us?” The pink-haired woman, whom Flutter assumed was Emerald’s mother, offered her family. “Well, we are neighbors after all, so why not?” Starfoot and Sweet Heart got up and sat at Emerald’s table. Flutter followed close behind, sitting next to Emerald. The young girl looked at Flutter in curiosity. Her hair was tied up in a braid on her left side. “Flutter, this is my younger sister Fuchsia Joy,” her classmate began. “She’s about to start middle school next year.” “Then I can go to big brother’s school!” Fuchsia added cutely. “You have some nice children, Miss…?” Starfoot began. “Peace. Rosie Peace,” Emerald’s mother smiled sweetly as she shook his hand. Soon, their orders were taken and drinks were handed out. Emerald took the time to talk to Flutter privately. “Tomorrow, we’re going to our… you-know-what club,” he whispered to her. “I wanted to ask if you wanted to tag along.” “Oh,” Flutter blushed brightly. “I’ll… think about it.” “Whatcha talking about?” Sweet Heart asked, causing her daughter to go even more red. “Oh, I was asking if Flutter wanted go with us on a family excursion tomorrow,” Emerald replied. “To where exactly?” Starfoot asked suspiciously. “Just to this campsite we go to every other weekend,” Rosie answered, obviously leaving out the fact it was a nudist club. “Well, I think it’s fine by me, as I’ll be working late all weekend.” Sweet Heart said first. “And the store’s got me working overtime,” her husband added. “Well, then I guess it’s settled,” the pink-haired woman smiled as their dinner arrived. “So that’s it…” Flutter told herself later that night as she laid in bed. She hadn’t bothered to put anything on, preparing herself for the next couple days. “I’m going to a nudist camp…” She breathed deeply as she began to fall asleep.