I decide to take a short rest just off the path and near enough to the town so I could catch my breath and see if I can get the last of my hangover to go away. I find a nice shady spot underneath an oak tree with dandelions scattering in the gentle breeze.It kinda looks like it came straight out of a painting.I can't help but chuckle at the thought as I lay under the tree.
"I might have to come here more often it's nice and peaceful," I say to myself as I lay under the tree. I can feel my eyes slowly getting heavier and I soon find myself on the edge of dreamland. I don't know if I fell asleep or not but I do know that I now feel something small and warm on my back, which seems to be enough to wake me up and look to see what's their anyway.
Low and behold, it's the delectable rabbit from the field, laying there, flopped on his back so that's how I know the rabbit is male I can see his coin purse, unfortunately.
Ugh! Eww... That is so weird to specify in my mind. Hangovers making me weird... eh, who am I kidding... weirder.
"Hey, little guy what are you doing?" I reach over and rub his belly. He jumps a little as he didn't seem to expect me to rub his belly but he quickly calmed down and enjoy the attention. After about a minute or so I can hear a Pegasus flying closer. I pay it no mind as I continue to pet the bunny.
"Oh, there you are Angel Bunny. You know better than to run off like that." A soft yet familiar voice from above followed by some harder flaps that indicate that whoever has just landed. I turn to the direction of the voice and I see a butter yellow Pegasus with a light pink mane, tail and strangely enough, the tips of her feathers are pink as well. I remember seeing her while I was in the hospital. I think her name is Butterfly. "Oh, I hope Angel hasn't bothered you too much, Trixie. Ponies sometimes think he's too much of a hoof-full."
"He's been a... well, an Angel really." I jest which caused for both of us to share a slight chuckle. "So how have you' been, Butterfly?" I asked.Huh come to think of it I don't think I saw her at the party last night. Was she invited?
She makes this weird eep noise before answering. "Close but no cider...I hope that's right," She whispered under her breath, unsure if she said the right expression.
Ugh! I don't want to be near any cider for the rest of my life. Last night was such a blur and so embarrassing. Hard cider is the D-word and H-word combined together.
"It's Fluttershy." She giggled and I blush at my mistake. "And to answer your question Trixie I have been good I was just gonna take angel bunny and get some apples to give to some of my animal friends." She then picks up the rabbit much to his dismay but he doesn't put up too much of a fight. "I'll just take Angel Bunny here and be on our way."
No, she can't leave now. I made such a disappointing greeting to her that I have to make up for it.
"No! Wait, Butter... I mean, Fluttershy!" I shouted rather dramatically. I reached out my right hand towards the yellow pegasus.
This sudden action caused her to scream in terror and go stiff as if she got frozen by the frozen tundra.
"Oops, sorry." I sheepishly apologized, rubbing the back of my head with my right hand. I slowly raised my body and saw Fluttershy flinched a bit. "I just wanted to ask you where were you last night?" I asked. "You weren't invited to my party, did you?" Because if that's the case then that will break both of my hearts.
"Oh no, I did receive an invite but I was rather too occupied at that even to attend." She explained.
"I guess that makes sense. I mean I wouldn't attend a party if I had the stuff to do to." I sigh "But given my line of work I would probably be working at the party." I see a rather large looking insect with bright green eyes leave the tree but I think nothing of it. "If I may ask what were you occupied with Fluttershy?"
"Well, getting all of my little animal friends to bed and waking up the nocturnal ones." She says with a smile. The rabbit, on the other hand, seems to be getting impatient as the tapping of his foot, it had a grumpy expression and its little arms crossed are anything to go on.
"Animal friends? How many would you need to have that you would miss a party?" I ask as I stand up and Fluttershy flinches a little when I stand to my full height. "Oh, that's right you have never seen me standing up before."
"No, no it's alright and to answer your question. Well, I have about..." Fluttershy placed her right hoof on her chin as she pondered for a bit. "There are sixteen of my critter friends living at my cottage. Six birdies, a family of six squirrels, three bunnies including Angel Bunny and Harry." That's a lot of animals.
"Harry? who's that?" I ask.Could Harry be her coltfriend? She is pretty enough to have one but somehow I don't think that's the case. But if it is, how scandalous of her.
"Oh, my cute widdle Brown Bear friend." She beams with excitement as she says.
"B-Bear?" I say as I start shaking to the point where I think my cast might break.
"W-what's the matter, Trixie?" Fluttershy asks with genuine concern. That's some relief that she does worry but then again she just seems kind all around.
"It's nothing I just have a slight fear of bears ever since the Ursa attack about a month ago." I shuddered at the memory of that night. "Sometimes I can still feel the breath of that monster breathing down my neck."
"Oh, my." Fluttershy covered her mouth with both of her hooves. "How unfortunate, but I know Harry would never attack anypony"
"I don't care and as long as Harry stays far far away from me I am happy," I say with no small amount of fear in my voice.
"I am truly sorry to hear that you got such a phobia from that horrible event but if it helps, Harry is a big pushover and a real big softie who just wanted to give and receive lots of cuddles."
Yeah, I don't care about that. I just want all bears to stay far, far away from me.
She then takes off to the air to go get a bunch of apples. Maybe it was for her animal friends. "Anyway, I have some chores to do back at my cottage. See you later, Trixie."
"See you later too, Fluttershy."
After waving farewell, I resumed my journey into town which felt kinda weird now after the conversation with Fluttershy.
I better see if I can collect my stuff... well, whatever remains of my stuff from town hall before I start doing anything. I think to myself as I resume my trip into town.