Fluttershy giggled loudly as she read the text message she had just received on her phone. A little too loudly.
“What's so funny there ‘Shy?” Applejack asked as she, Pinkie, Rainbow Dash and Rarity all looked toward her direction.
“Oh, um, it's, uh, nothing. Just… a, uh, text message from a, uh, a friend,” said Fluttershy, who was turning a bright shade of pink.
“Oooo, it's a text from your boyfriend, isn't it?” Pinkie Pie teased.
“What? No. I don't have a boyfriend,” Fluttershy denied.
“So it's from your girlfriend?” Rainbow asked as she joined Pinkie's playful teasing.
“I… I, um, don't have a, uh, girlfriend either,” Fluttershy replied quietly as she became redder and more flustered.
“Really? The why are you redder than the ribbons in Applejack's ponytail?” asked Rainbow with a sly grin.
“Rainbow Dash! Pinkie Pie! I am surprised at the both of you,” Rarity fussed. “You both know that Fluttershy is very fragile about her feelings. Especially her romantic feelings."
"It's, um, it's okay, Rarity," Fluttershy whispered. "I know they're just, um, having fun."
"Still, your text messages are your own business. Whether it be from a normal friend or a special somebody," Rarity reminded her.
"Thank you, Rarity," said Fluttershy as her blushing began to subside.
Pinkie scooted closer to Fluttershy and whispered in her ear, "You don't have to say who it is but do we know your friend that your texting?"
"Um, yes?" Fluttershy said meekly.
Pinkie squealed with joy and gave Fluttershy a tight hug. "Goodie! I can't wait to meet him or her!" she said.
A couple weeks later, Fluttershy and the others were planning a sleepover at Applejack's house when she quietly asked, "Do you girls mind if I, um, bring a friend?"
"Sure! The more, the merrier," Pinkie said with a smile. "Just wondering if it's the mystery friend you've been talking to a lot lately."
Almost on cue, Fluttershy got a call from her friend. "Excuse me," she said.
"Who do y'all think she's seein'?" Applejack asked as soon as Fluttershy was out of earshot.
The others just shrugged their shoulders as they saw Fluttershy blushing during her phone call.
"Well whoever it is, they've really been able to boost her spirits since the suicide awareness rally," Rarity said.
Fluttershy looked over at her friends and raised her index finger signaling that she was going to step outside for a few minutes. Once she was on the porch she continued her conversation.
"How would you like to join us for a sleepover this weekend?"
You're ready to announce our relationship to the others I take it?"
"Uh-huh. Plus they've been really getting eager for me to show off my hot girlfriend."
"I'm not as hot as you though."
"No you're hotter."
"No you are."
Both of them began giggling at their playful argument.
"So are we still hanging out at your place tonight?"
"Of course. Why would I cancel a night of being with you? Plus I have a surprise planned."
"Oh really? What is it?"
"If I told you, it wouldnt be a surprise now would it?"
"Awww."
"I gotta go. I'll see you tonight. Love you."
"Love you too."
Fluttershy made sure her and her mystery friend were running behind intentionally to the sleepover at Applejack's to be able surprise the others with her significant other. They held hands while they waited for Applejack to answer door. The two girls decided to give each other a kiss as it seemed to take forever to be let in. While they were in mid-smooch Applejack finally opened the door.
"Vinyl?!" Applejack said with her eyes wide in shock. "Yer th' mystery person that Fluttershy's been keepin' a secret?"
"Sure am," said Vinyl with a huge smile.
"Scratchie's been with me almost everyday with me since I got the letter that Sunset wrote to me before she... well, you know," Fluttershy said as she hugged Vinyl. "I don't know what I would've done if she hadn't found me under the bleachers the day of the rally. I mean, I don't think I'd go as far as Sunset but I would at least have locked myself in my bedroom for a long time."
The three girls went inside to join everyone else. As they entered the den, Rarity's eyes locked onto Fluttershy's hand.
"Um, darling? Wherever did you get that ring?" she asked.
"Oh, Scratchie proposed to me the other night," Fluttershy beamed. "It was so romantic. She had this soft beat playing on her turntable while she kissed my hand and then presented the ring to me. I was so surprised and happy and... oh my, I'm getting really excited thinking about it."
"So what did you guys do after that?" Rainbow asked with a smirk.
"We cuddled on the sofa and watched TV," Vinyl said. "And for the record, we have no plans on doing that until after we get married."
"So when is the big day?" said Rarity with excitement in her voice. "Do you need me to make two gowns or are one of you going to be wearing a suit or-"
Rarity was interrupted by two handfuls of confetti being thrown everywhere from Pinkie Pie. "Hey, that means this is a engagement party now. Sweet!"