Beauty Lies Within
Chapter 4
Fluttershy and Discord
Over at her small and humble cottage at the edge of the Everfree Forest, Fluttershy was taking care of her animals one last time before the trip.
She gently brushed her soft pink hair, which was tied into a ponytail down to her ankles, away from her teal eyes, which was accented with soft pink eyeshadow. The sunlight was shining onto her pale yellow skin and feathery wings on her back. She wore a simple cream white tank top, a lime green skirt with three pink butterflies on it, and matching boots with soft pink trim. A butterfly barette was holding back her hair a bit on the left side of her face.
The animals absolutely loved being around her. From huge bears to tiny bees, she was a friend to all creatures. In her own way, she can understand them.
"Oh, hello there, everyone." She said to her friends. "Come on. Let's give you all your lunch."
The animals immediately took after the piles of lettuce, fruit, vegetables, and nuts she had placed in bowls. Fluttershy was a bit surprised, but she giggled softly.
One of her favorite animals, a white bunny she had named Angel, hopped over to her. He then sat in her lap, eating a carrot. When he swallowed, he then began chittering to her.
"Oh, you're welcome." Fluttershy said, petting the bunny gently on the head.
Angel then began chittering a question to his caretaker. Fluttershy was a little confused about he had said in her ears.
"Of course I have someone." She replied. "I have all of you." She gestured to all of the animals in the clearing.
Angel glared at her and shook his head. He pointed to two birds flittering around each other, then to a pair of ferrets snuggling up to each other. Fluttershy then understood and her cheeks began turning pink.
"Oh, why don't I have a special someone?" She asked shyly. Angel nodded, with a protective glare on his face and his tiny arms crossed, still holding his carrot. "Well, I guess I just haven't found the right person yet." She then placed Angel on the table. "But, I do know that he's out there." She then began to sing.
The animals gathered around Fluttershy, listening to her sweet voice. The birds chirped along, flying around her.
Fluttershy: I know there's someone,
Somewhere.
Someone,
Who's sure to find me soon.
In the shadows of the trees near her cottage, a seemingly young man heard the beautiful music. He had wild dark brown hair, pale gray skin, and yellow eyes with red pupils. He wore a yellow shirt under a brown vest, black pants, and gray shoes. That was Discord, the ex-Lord of Chaos and Disharmony.
He smiled happily as he followed the sweet sound. He knew that voice anywhere. He looked through the thick trees and shrubbery and saw her singing and flying lightly above the ground as the birds surrounded her.
After the rain goes,
There are rainbows.
I'll find my rainbow soon.
Soon, it won't be just pretend.
Soon, a happy ending.
Love, can you hear me?
If you're near me,
Sing your song,
Sure and strong and soon.
As he was entranced by her obvious beauty that was being shown better in the afternoon sun when she landed back on the ground, some of the nearby squirrels saw him staring at her and began to throw some of their nuts at him.
"Ow!" He cried out as he fell out of the tall shrubs.
Fluttershy quickly yelped in surprise, turned around and saw him. Even though she used to be afraid of him, he now was her friend. "Discord!" She cried out happily.
Discord quickly regained his composure and caught her in his arms when she ran over to him.
"Ah, my dear Fluttershy." He said warmly as he released her. "I wanted to see if you would like to join me for some tea." He snapped his fingers, and before Fluttershy could blink, they were seated at a tea table that had materialized in between them, with porcelain tea cups, a steaming tea pot, and a plate of cucumber sandwiches; Fluttershy's favorite.
"Oh, that's really sweet of you, Discord." Fluttershy said, slowly standing up. "But, I have to meet my friends at Sugarcube Corner before we leave for Manehattan."
Discord was drinking out of one of the tea cups when he suddenly spit out the warm liquid onto the ground. "That is today?!" He asked surprised. Fluttershy nodded. "Oh, why must you go? Can't I join you and the other girls?"
The Lord of Chaos gave her a pleading look, but Fluttershy sighed with a teasing roll of her eyes.
"Discord, I told you before. It's just me and the girls. And, it's only for the weekend. We can have tea when I get back." She said.
He groaned, dropping the look. "Oh, fine." He snapped his fingers, and all of the tea things vanished.
Fluttershy gently smiled at him. "Thank you." She then went inside her cottage, with Discord following, to get her luggage. "We just couldn't wait until the Grand Galloping Gala to see everyone together again. And besides, we've been planning this trip for weeks."
"The Gala is next month, is it not?" Discord asked.
"Yes." Fluttershy confirmed. "Last year was finally normal. The first year my friends and I went to the Gala, we accidentally caused a lot of trouble." Discord snickered when he remembered the story she told him about that night. "Then the next year, you crashed the party by bringing the Smooze."
Discord grumbled. "You had to bring that up, didn't you?"
Fluttershy giggled at his scowling face. She then picked up her bag that was packed and ready. She turned to her friend again, and gave him another hug. "Remember, just for the weekend." She reminded.
Discord returned the hug. "Of course." He said. "Have a good time."
"I will." Fluttershy said as she let go, and began running out towards Sugarcube Corner.