//------------------------------// // Do You Like This Painting? // Story: On The Wall // by RiverBankNut //------------------------------// On The Wall - Chapter 1 By River Author's note: I started this one from a title, and then based an idea around it. Just a fun-fact. One day, Fluttershy decided to go to the market. She needed some more carrots and lettuce for Angel bunny. She put on her saddlebag and went out the door. "I'll be right back" she said to her animal buddies. Fluttershy closed the door and trotted peacefully to her garden, which is a way to a shortcut to the market. Fluttershy made her way to the market through the shortcut that ended right behind the vegtable stand, where she always buys her carrots and lettuce. "Mornin' Fluttershy" greeted a Blue unicorn stallion with a nametag 'Blue Brush'. Fluttershy didn't recognise this colt, even though he was standing where the vegtable salesmare usually would. Which made her wonder how he knows her name. Also, what happened to the other salesmare? Did she go out of buisness? No that can't be, she has at least ten ponies who are stedy costumers... Fluttershy kept floating in her thoughts, and forgot to answer the stallion. "Fluttershy? Hello?" he shook a hoof in front of her. "Oh sorry, good morning" she said. "Are you here for the weekly usual?" he asked. "Um, yes but, where's Leavie?" she replied. "Leavie? Oh you mean Harvest Leaves? She's uh... Busy today" he answered and soon started putting carrots on the scale. Fluttershy had more questions regarding this unfamiliar stallion, but she lacked the courage to ask them. A few silent moments with some awkward stares passed as she waited for her vegtables. "Here ya' go" said Blue Brush when he finished. "Thank you" said Fluttershy and paid the stallion. She began to trot away when, "Hey wait!" yelled the stallion suddenly. Fluttershy almost jumped from his shouting, and then turned around. "I want to show you something, come over here for a second" he said. "But... I... Oh..." murmured Fluttershy. She came back to the stand. The stallion pulled out a painting on a sheet of canvas. "You like it? I drew it myself, I'm trying to sell it and I thought you might want it. Only 5 bits!" said Blue Brush. It was a painting of a grassy field, a lakeside bed of flowers to the left, clear blue sky and a barn in the background. "Oh my, yes, it's beautiful!" said Fluttershy slightly astonished. "You think so? All the other ponies I showed this to thought it was sort-of ugly... But thank you!" he said. Fluttershy didn't respond. "So will you buy it?" he asked. "I-yes" she said in her normal Fluttershy-shyness. She placed 5 bits on the counter and Blue Brush gave her the painting. "Thanks Fluttershy" said Blue Brush with a thankful smile. Fluttershy didn't say anything, but he could tell her expression ment 'oh it was nothing' in a good way. Fluttershy turned around to hide her smile and trotted away to continue her shopping. After leaving the vegtable stand, she went on to get more things she needed, such as melons and oranges. And finally, apples. "Hiya Fluttershy!" greeted Applejack. "Hi" she greeted back "Ya' here for some apples?" asked Applejack, she could tell that by Fluttershy's saddlebags. "Y-yes, I need about 8" said Fluttershy. "Alrighty then, that's 5 bits" said Applejack. Fluttershy reached for her saddlebag to pay Applejack, but unfortunately, she only had 2 bits. "Oh no!" she said. "What's wrong, sugercube?" asked Applejack. "I only have 2 bits with me, I guess I didn't consider the extra cost of the painting" Fluttershy didn't mean to say that last part out-loud. "What painting?" asked Applejack. "Oh I just saw this beatiful painting at the vegtable stand, and the salescolt offered to sell it, so I bought it for my house, but I didn't think I'll run low on bits..." she answered eagerly. "Well can 'ah see it?" asked Applejack. "Y-yes" Fluttershy pulled the painting out of her saddle bag and placed it on the stand's counter. "It's uh... Pretty" said Applejack. She noticed Fluttershy was a little ashamed of her lack of proper payment. "Oh shucks, I'll just give 'em to you for 2 bits, think of it as a favor" she said. "Really? Oh thank you so much Applejack" said Fluttershy. Applejack smiled. Fluttershy took out her remaining bits and paid Applejack. She took her painting off the counter and put it back in her saddlebag, together with 8 apples. "Thanks agian Applejack" she said. "You're welcome" said Applejack in return. Fluttershy trotted away out of the market and started to head towards her house. Her mind, for some reason, was set on her newly purchased painting, she kept thinking on where to place it. The living room? No, too roomy. The kitchen? No, it doesn't fit. Maybe the bedroom? Perheps the guest room? Once agian, she floated away in her thoughts. She seemed to be doing that alot lately. Finally, after a few minutes, she got back to her house. She opened the front door, "I'm back from the market everyone" she greeted her animal buddies. The critters came to her to welcome her back. "And I bought this wonderful painting as decoration" said Fluttershy. She went to the kitchen to put down her saddlebags and saw Angel bunny with a grumpy face passing her. "Oh you must be starving, I'm so sorry" she said to him. He remained as grumpy as always. "Here, you can have this if you're hungry" Fluttershy took a carrot out of her saddlebag and placed it next to him. Angel snatched the carrot with a mean look and walked away with his head up. Usual Angel bunny. But Fluttershy had something else besides her animal friends on her mind. The promise she made to Pinkie a few days ago, she promised to help her tender with gummy's eating habits, he is teethless after all, and eating jello all the time wasn't the best for him. Fluttershy knew how to help him get used to semi-solid food, but she didn't have any of the neccessery tools with her, and the only place to get them is outside the mainland of Equestria. How will she ever find any at this time? And in such short notice, and why haven't she thought about it befo-*snap-snap-snap*. "Oh?" Fluttershy turned around to see Angel pointing at a pocket watch. "Oh you're right Angel bunny, I better get to the chiken coop" said Fluttershy. She dismissed of her saddlebags (finally) and headed over to the front yard. Once agian, she managed to drift in her thoughts while getting the eggs and making sure the chickens and roosters were comfortable. After going through her mundane tasks around the cottage, she decided to rest on the couch. She set down and curled herself with some of her animal buddies. The warmth from her friends felt nice agianst her fur and mane, and she couldn't help a smile. Fluttershy was happy that all the hard work and support she gives pays off in the end. Not anyone could be as caring and as nice as her to almost everypony. And once agian, she floated away with thinking, this time, untill she fell asleep.