Once they arrived at Fluttershy's cottage, the two headed in and Fluttershy was immediate to offer, "Twilight do you want something? Would you want me to fix us something to eat or maybe pour us a glass of cider?"
Twilight gave her a smile, "And it is things like this that prove you are the element of kindness, you are so kind to everypony."
Fluttershy asked, "I take it that is a yes?"
Twilight gave her another smile, "Mhmm."
Her response confused Fluttershy a bit as she had never responded to any question like that before, she was usually more specific in her answers. In ten minutes she brought Twilight a bowl of oats and a tall glass of cider. She gave her friend a concerned smile and asked, "Anything else you want?"
Twilight replied, "There is nothing else I can think of." She saw Fluttershy heading to her chair and continued, "Although I think it would be nice if you'd join me on the couch."
Fluttershy gave her a smile and obliged. Once she sat down she felt Twilight scoot closer to her. She wasn't sure exactly what to think about Twilight's strange behavior but had no problems with it. As they got to eating Fluttershy decided that she was going to find out what was bothering the new princess. She asked, "Twilight, now that it is just you and me, I want to know what is bothering you. I'm really worried about you."
Twilight scooted up to where she was pressed right up against her and began, "I'm worried about how I will do as a princess and what my role will be. I know I'll probably have things thrown on me that I have no understanding of and I also can't help but wonder what I will be doing." Twilight's voice became a bit more frantic, "Princess Celestia handles the sun, Princess Luna handles the moon, Princess Cadence spreads love and light but what sort of special talent do I have? What will I do to contribute to Equestria."
Fluttershy put her wing around Twilight and replied, "I'm not sure but I know that Princess Celestia will help and guide you through these uncertain times." She grabbed Twilight's hand and continued, "Whatever role she gives you though, I know you will be perfect for it."
Twilight blushed when Fluttershy grabbed her hand, "I hope so. I'm just happy that I have good friends by my side" her face turned a deeper red as she continued, "and especially you since I know you'll always be here for me."
Fluttershy saw her blush and couldn't help but blush as well, "I know all of our friends will be there to listen to you and help you anyway they can but if I'm the one you want to talk to, I'll always be here for you, always."
Twilight gave her a smile, "I know you will."
Fluttershy noticed that Twilight had stopped eating and continued, "Now you finish your oats before they get cold, I know how you feel about cold oats."
Twilight gave her a smile and resumed eating her meal. She knew that Fluttershy cared and would listen to her over anything but she did have her concerns about what else she wanted to talk about as it wasn't just her nervousness over her role that was bothering her.
While Fluttershy quickly consumed the rest of her meal, she noticed that Twilight was not eating hers very quickly and still had a nervous look on her face. Fluttershy again grabbed her hand and asked, "Is there anything else that is bothering you? It seems like there is a lot more than just your new role in Equestria that is bothering you."
Twilight wanted so badly to blurt out what was running through her mind but her fear of rejection would not allow her, all it did was cause her breathing to become a bit irregular and caused her hands to get cold, which would not go unnoticed by her friend. Fluttershy felt this and continued, "Twilight, I know something is really bothering you. Remember, you can tell me anything and I won't think any less of you."
Twilight knew this but it did not lessen her nervousness any, it only made it worse and she wanted to try and get out of answering it, for that moment anyway. She let out a yawn and said, "Fluttershy, do you think we could talk about this tomorrow? I'm getting tired and I'm sure Spike is getting worried about....."
Just as she was finishing her question, lightning struck not too far away and a very heavy rain began to fall. Fluttershy looked outside and saw lightning flashing in the sky and could hear the rain falling on her roof. She put her arm around Twilight and firmly replied, "Twilight, there is no way I'm going to let you walk home in this. You're staying with me tonight."
Twilight gave her a slight blush, "Thanks, I really appreciate that."
While Twilight was very nervous about what she had been wanting to tell Fluttershy, she thought that perhaps the lightning and rain was fate sending a clear signal to her that the time had come for her to reveal what had really been bothering her so much.