Flim couldn't believe it, even now, standing here, hoof in hoof with the mare of his dreams, it almost felt like just a dream. He couldn't have been happier. He looked towards Fluttershy, as it was time for each of them to say their own special vows if either of them had any. He didn't have anything prepared, so he decided to speak from his heart.
“Dear Fluttershy, you have shown me what no one else seemed willing to give, you have shown me kindness, and forgiveness, and acceptance. You took a chance on me, when all seemed lost, you gave me a helping hoof, and I fell head over heels in love with you. It's no wonder why you are the element of kindness, but to me you are so much more, you are truly my love, my wife, my everything.” Flim knew things wouldn't have been the same, without her. Where would he even be, if she hadn't given him a chance to shine? A chance to show there was so much more to him, then the simple salespony everyone knew him to be. Something...he wouldn't soon forget.
“Fluttershy, would you like to say anything to Flim now?” questioned the priest pony with a glance towards the yellow pegusus.
“Yes, I would. Flim...I love you. I just wanted to help you in your time of need, but I saw a spark ignite, a fire inside to do what was right, all for my sake, and I'm very humbled you would do that just for me. Even now, I'm still falling in love with you.” smiled Fluttershy with a big pink tinted blush rising to her cheeks. It was hard for her not to be so flustered, espeically with all these ponies watching them. She knew what was next, and she had promised in this moment, to be the wife he needed her to be, to have the confidence to go boldy, where no other mare would have gone.
“Now, with the power invested in me, I grant you both Mr and Mrs. Flim. You may now kiss the bride.”
This time was real...this was no reharshal, this was the real moment. Flim leaned in softly, as he gazed into her lovely hues of green as he lifted up her veil over her pink mane. His lips would meet hers in a passionate, love filled kiss, there was no denying the two ponies cared for one another, as they both leaned into the kiss, before Flim let go of the kiss, backing off, and ever still smiling back towards his wife, and to his love.
Hoof in hoof, the two walked out of the main santuary out to where the carriage was waiting to take them up to the reception area.
The reception seemed to fly by, Flim and Fluttershy got a lot of gifts from every pony there, and of course they had a dance between the two of them, but it all seemed to just fly by.
After the reception, Flim had a chance to pull Fluttershy aside, wanting to talk to her one on one without any camera ponies wanting to take their picture or any of the mane six trying to give Fluttershy more congratulations on her wedding, espicially not Rainbow Dash, that had just about threatened his very manly hood if anything “happened” to Fluttershy. He didn't even want to think about that. He had taken her up the hill, to where there was this really old oak, it probably wasn't as old as the oak tree that Twilight's house had been made out of, but it was still a fairly old tree, well seeded, and had a good amount of branches with plenty of leaves to keep the sun ouf of their faces. He sat down, and gestured for Fluttershy to sit in front of him.
“Fluttershy...” he began, he was nervous of what others thought of him, but around her it was completely different, he felt at home whenever she was near. She was always close to his heart, and he would always put her first, ahead of himself.
“Yes, Flim what is it?” questioned Fluttershy softly.
He rubbed at the back of his head with his right hoof, as he scrambled for the right words. “I want to take you on a honeymoon, but well...I wasn't sure where you might want to go, I thought of a nice pincic in a forest, but the Everfree Forest is not really good for that, I do know some nice forests on the outskirts of Equestria though.” smiled Flim. “Where would you like to go?”
“It doesn't matter where I go, as long as I'm with you, that's what matters. It could simply be a pincic outside my cottage, and to me that would be every bit as nice a honeymoon as some luxurious hotel with a giant pool.” smiled Fluttershy.
“Well...you need a break from your animals, and that Angel might get in the way...” spoke Flim blushing a bright beat red, as he thought of what a married couple typically did a lot on their first honeymoon together.
“Oh...heavens you're right. I suppose a nice cottage inn would be a nice place to go then.” suggested Fluttershy.
“Yes, now that I can do. Alright, I'll just need to make a few phone calls, and we can have a room ready by tommorrow morning.”
“Oh you don't need to do that. Rarity already gave me a gift to an exclusive cottage inn, that she knew of months before.” spoke Fluttershy.
“Oh...well that mare thinks of everything it seems.”
“Actually, that's more Twilight's thing, but it was really nice of Rarity to get this for me, we've always been good friends ever since the time Photo Finish tried to get me to be a model for her. I'm not one for the crowds though. I just like being myself.” smiled Fluttershy.
“Well, there's nothing at all wrong with that. That's all you really can be, it's all you need to be is yourself. For so long, I let Flam lead me like a dog to it's food dish, that I never really thought much of what I wanted in life.” replied Flim, with a heavy sigh, his eyelids closing for a few seconds, and then opening again when he felt Fluttershy's hoof on top of his.
“I know what it's like...really I do. I have a brother...that well...really peeves me.” replied Fluttershy, “but despite that, I still love him. Just like you love your brother despite everything he has done. I wouldn't want you to stop caring for him, he's your brother, your family, and family has got to stick together. Perhaps, he might see the errors of his ways now, and start on a better and brighter path, just like you did. I want the best for both of you.”
“Really? You would give Flam another chance?” questioned Flim.
“Every pony deserves a second chance, even Flam.” spoke Fluttershy, there was no hesitation in her voice, no pause, she truly was speaking from her heart. She would feel Flim wrap his arms around her, and pull her in for a loving embrace, tears trailing down his face.
“Oh...Fluttershy...thank you. I didn't think any pony would be willing to see what I saw in him, but I know just like me, there's more to Flam then meets the eye.”
“Sometimes it just takes a little dusting off to see the gem inside of us all. I think that's something Rarity said once.”
“Well, I approve. Now shall we get to that cottage? I must admit, it's nice to think of how I'll be able to hold you like this all night long.”
“Oh yes, we probably should. I wouldn't mind sleeping here under this tree, but we probably should get going, after all our carriage is waiting.” replied Fluttershy as she stood up, took Flim's hoof in hers once more, and the two headed into the carriage once down at the bottom of the hill, and the carriage would drive the two of them off into the sunset.
****8
Flam sit within the pony dungeons of the Canterlot castle, his one hoof chained to a heavy ball on the ground. He sat on a bench, and huffed in annoyance at a rat that scurried by grabbing a small piece of bread that had fallen to the ground. Flam heard a noise of a door, and a lock clicking as some pony opened the door, and walked over to his cell. He wasn't sure whom it might be, but he was surprised at who he saw standing there behind the bars, it was none other than Applejack herself.
“Aren't you supposed to be at a wedding? You know you wouldn't want to miss that.”
“I just came from there Flam, and for your information it was quite lovely. It's a shame I couldn't have stayed longer.” began Applejack. She wouldn't even be here if not at Fluttershy's request. She still couldn't believe it, but she trusted her, more than most ponies.
“What do you want? Clearly you didn't come to “visit”.” spoke Flam in an annoyed huff, as he turned in his cell, his rump facing Applejack so that she knew just exactly what he thought of this little visit.
Applejack didn't pay much mind to his rudeness though, she knid of figured this was how he might react to her being here, and she would gladly have normally given him a piece of her mind, but she was here for a purpose.
“Fluttershy asked me to give you this, truthfully I don't believe you deserve it, but perhaps she sees something in you that I don't.” spoke Applejack pushing a letter under the bars. “You can read it or throw it away for all I care, but just know this, if you ever try to hurt Fluttershy again, I won't hesitate to pummel you into the ground.” and with that Applejack turned on her heels, and walked out the door, slamming the main door to the dungeon with a loud bang!
Flam just starred at the sealed envelope for a good few minutes, before putting his hoof out and bringing it up to his chest, as he ripped the top open with his horn. He carefully pulled the letter out, and decided to read it, he wasn't prepared for what it said.
“Dear Flam,
I know what you're thinking, why write you a letter? Well, it's because I care, I care about you and Flim. You are brothers, and brothers are supposed to love and support each other. It hurts me that you hurt Flim's feelings. He believes in you, and I believe in you too. I know if you look deeply within, you'll find you aren't just a salespony, you are oh so much more than that. Wishing you the best in this time of need, your friend Fluttershy.
Flam was surprised, and even more so in disablief, why? Why would she wish him the best? He had kidnapped her, in all rights she should hate him, but yet she was extending kindness to even a pony such as him. He sulked in his cell, his mane out of it's usual gandor, and a slight frown to his face. He just sat there, holding the letter. What did this mean? She surely wasn't expecting him to turn over a new leaf. At the end of the day, he knew who he was, perhaps it was just Flim that couldn't see it. He didn't want to be “a goody two shoed” pony. Without bits there was nothing to the world, that is what he believed, but yet Fluttershy challenged that belief, by showing him that she believed he could change if he wanted too. Flam just sighed, letting the letter fall to the ground, and sitting back on the bench, hoof in chin, thinking. What should he do now? He briefly thought about writing back, but he doubted anyone would even read such a letter, so he merely decided to serve his time. He knew he wouldn't be in here forever, and when he did get out, he would be able to get back at his brother and show him that love and kindness didn't conquer all.
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Flim couldn't have been happier, to be with Fluttershy in this carriage on their way to the start of their new life together, yet at the back of his mind, he couldn't help thinking about his brother. Their had to be something he could do for him right? Fluttershy had shown him so much, he wanted others to see he could show kindness in the same way she had shown him, and he knew in the back of his mind, the one whom needed it most.