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// CHAPTER ONE: A Nice Dinner 
// Story: You Don’t Have To Be Shy With Me 
// by Stormbringer 
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Twilight was studying in the castle’s library.  Spike was spending several moons in the Dragon Lands at the behest of Dragon Lord Ember.  Twilight was thinking that the Dragon Lord might be starting to have a ‘thing’ for her #1 assistant, much to Rarity’s relief. Rarity had been dreading that one day, and soon, she’d have to break the little dragon’s heart when she’d have to confess that she saw him only as perhaps a funny friend or little brother…  At best.
Starlight Glimmer and Trixie had taken a holiday as guests at ‘Our Town’.  Plus the School of Friendship was on a 3 moon summer break.
So the silence and solitude Twilight was experiencing was nice, but she did have to make sure it didn’t turn her back into a recluse.  Hardly a trait for the Princess of Friendship.
Twilight’s stomach started to rumble.  Before Ponyville, Twilight would eat when she thought about it.  But now, being around others, she’d settled into routines of mealtimes.  
Twilight closed her book and was about to get up when she heard a knock at the front door.

Twilight flew to the doors and opened them, there stood Fluttershy with Owlowiscious on her back. Fluttershy had taken the bird to groom and now she was returning with him.  
“Hello Fluttershy,” said Twilight smiling at her friend, “and hello Owlowiscious, you look great.”
The owl hooted happily at his friend and then flew in and down the hall and to his perch in the library.
“Thank you for bringing Owlowiscious home,” said Twilight, “how much do I owe you?”
“Nothing, Twilight,” said Fluttershy, “you know that I never charge my friends.”
“But Fluttershy, this is your living, I can’t just take advantage of you that way.”
“It really is alright, Twilight.  Just to make my friends happy is enough.”
Twilight and Fluttershy hugged.  Twilight then had an idea.
“Have you eaten dinner yet?” asked Twilight.
“No, I was going to go home and make a daisy sandwich and have some hay fries.”
“I tell you what,” said Twilight, “I was about to go and get something to eat, why don’t you let me buy you dinner?”
“I couldn’t let you, Twilight.”
“Yes you can, Fluttershy.  And yes you will.  Don’t make me make it a Royal Command!”
“Okay,” said Fluttershy with a little snicker, “if you insist, Your Highness.”

Twilight exited and joined Fluttershy.  They walked the lane into Ponyville.  At the main street, Fluttershy turned right but Twilight started to turn left.

“Where’re you going, Fluttershy,” asked Twilight.
“The Hay Burger is this way.”
“The Hay Burger is alright if I’m meeting the CMC for lunch,” said Twilight.  “Chez Pony is this way.”
“Chez Pony?” asked Fluttershy, “I can’t let you buy me a meal there, it’s expensive.”
“Let me worry about that,” said Twilight.  “Friday night’s special is always Eggplant Parmesan.  I don’t like to miss it, when I go out on Fridays.”

Fluttershy was about to protest, but the Eggplant Parmesan sounded really good compared to the daisy sandwich she planned to fix at home.  And she was really happy inside that she was going to spend some one-on-one time with Twilight.

“Okay Twilight,” said Fluttershy, working up a blushing smile.

When they arrived at the restaurant, there were ponies waiting to be seated.  But when the maître d’ saw Twilight he motioned her forward.

“Your favorite table is open for you, princess.”
“Thank you, sir,” said Twilight, levitating several bits to the head waiter.

Twilight didn’t like the special treatment she’d received with her title.  She really didn’t see herself as any better than anypony else.  But she was hungry and perhaps it was nice to have Fluttershy experience a little special treatment.  The yellow Pegasus worked hard to please her friends, she needed somepony to try and please her.

The meal was first rate, the wine was excellent.  Fluttershy said that Twilight had spent too many bits on the meal so she’d skip dessert, but Twilight talked her into sharing a slice of cheesecake with her.  It felt a little more familiar with each other, and yes, slightly romantic. Especially with Twilight levitating the fork to Fluttershy and they were using the same fork.  Apparently, it didn’t bother Fluttershy at all.

Both mares liked the feeling.

After the meal, Twilight walked with Fluttershy to her home.  But there was a little pub on the way and Twilight said they had to stop and have a drink.  They’d already consumed two bottles of wine at dinner, so Fluttershy was less inclined to try to resist Twilight spending more bits on herself.  
They sat at a small table and drank and talked.  Twilight was able to get Fluttershy to play a couple games of pool with her.  Twilight was quite good, being that she was well versed in geometry.  But Fluttershy appeared to be a natural and won every game.

Twilight noticed as the evening wore on, that Fluttershy was getting quite chatty.  The wine was really loosening her up.  As they were walking to Fluttershy’s cottage, Twilight noticed her friend was starting to be unsteady on her hooves. Twilight herself was starting to feel a bit woozy herself.

At Fluttershy’s door, Twilight was telling her friend ‘goodbye’ but Fluttershy insisted that Twilight come in and have one more drink.

“I’d love to Fluttershy,” said Twilight, “but it’s late.  Are you sure?”
“Do you want me to use The Stare on you?” asked Fluttershy snickering.
“Okay,” said Twilight, chuckling, “one more.”

Twilight sat on Fluttershy’s couch and waited as Fluttershy went and retrieved some wine. The bottle Fluttershy brought back was a wine Twilight had given her.  It was from Celestia’s cellars.  Alicorns have a higher tolerance of alcohol than other ponies and so enjoyed a wine with a higher alcohol content.

They sat and talked and laughed.  Fluttershy related some hijinks Discord would do at their tea parties.  Twilight observed as the alcohol worked, Fluttershy was speaking at a volume that was almost unlike herself.  Also, not long after they had sat down, Fluttershy would often place her hoof on Twilight’s foreleg or her lap, but she’d move it to take another drink of wine.
Twilight noticed that it was getting quite late so she made mention that she was going to have to go.  The look on Fluttershy’s face changed and the smile she’d been wearing the last several hours started to fade.

“Twilight,” said Fluttershy, becoming timid, but taking Twilight’s hoof again, “may I ask a personal question?”
“Fluttershy, you can always ask me anything.”
“Thank you Twilight.  I want you to know that I’ve never had a more fun evening ever than I’ve had with you tonight.”
“I had a wonderful time as well.  So what’s your question,” asked Twilight.
“If it wouldn’t bother you, do you think that this evening might be considered a date?” asked the yellow Pegasus, not quite looking into Twilight’s eyes.
“I think we can call it a date,” said Twilight smiling.  “If you’re not adverse to dating another girl.”
“I don’t have any problem with that,” said Fluttershy, looking at Twilight’s eyes and smiling larger but blushing brighter.   Then Fluttershy took another big drink of wine.  
“Then I hope you won’t mind.”  

Fluttershy scooted closer to Twilight and put a wing around Twilight’s neck and kissed her deeply.  Twilight was a tad taken aback, but she embraced Fluttershy and continued the kiss. There was a bit of ‘heavy petting’. They’d kiss a while, then drink a bit more wine, talk and giggle.  Neither Twilight or Fluttershy ever thought that they’d be doing this with their friend. A joy was being released that they’d never felt before.

Unfortunately for both mares, the evening became hazy.  Only once did Twilight notice that they’d finished a fourth bottle of wine since they’d started kissing.  

Neither mare remembered when everything went black.





Twilight was dreaming that she was in a field of yellow wheat.  The stalks were so soft and pleasing to feel against her hooves, body and face.  There were two hills that Twilight found great pleasure in kissing, licking and even sucking on.  It was to make a mark claiming these were hers alone.  Twilight then found a orchid in the middle of the field, between two paths that went off at an angle.  The orchid was warm and moist.  She didn’t know why, but after she’d smelled it, she was licking it deeply.  It brought great joy to Twilight and the orchid.
She was warm and happy, perhaps happier than she’d ever felt.  The orchid became Fluttershy.  They were surrounded by a swarm of pink butterflies.  They embraced and were kissing deeply and exploring the other as they lay there on the ground. 

Things faded and Twilight opened her eyes.






Fluttershy was dreaming that she was back in flight school.  There were the bullies, and as always, belittling her and/or Rainbow and making fun of anything they did.  Right now they were ganging up on Rainbow Dash.  The odd thing was. they were all adults now.

“Look out everypony,” said Dumb-Bell, “there’s Rainbow Crash.  Get away from her or you might catch her queer cooties!”

“I wouldn’t talk about queer cooties if I were you,” said Fluttershy, not believing she was speaking up against the bully boys.

“Keep out of this Klutzershy,” said Dumb-Bell, “if you know what’s good for you!”

Fluttershy was remembering something she’d once observed but at the time, was afraid to tell anypony.
“Or what?” said Fluttershy advancing, seeing the bully boys looking uncertain and backing away. “Or somepony might tell everypony what I saw behind the bleachers after class that one time?

Was that just leap-frog, Hoops was playing with you?  Or was it what it looked like?”

Dumb-bell was turning pale, Hoops looked like he was going to cry.  Score looked shocked at his friends.

“Oh sick!” said Score flying off.

“Wait!” said Dumb-Bell to his friend, “I can explain.”

“You just wait,” said Hoops, “I’ll get you for this!”

“I don’t think so,” said Fluttershy, “especially since everypony will know what you and your friends are really like.”

“Well, I’ll just fix this now!” said Hoops, “I’ll shut you up permanently!” 

The large pony flew at the fillies, even Rainbow was flinching.  But suddenly he was frozen midair in a purple aura.

“I really think you should leave ponies alone,” said a voice.

Everypony looked and it was Princess Twilight Sparkle.

“Princess!” said Hoops.  “you really didn’t think I was going to hurt anypony, did you?”

“I know what you were going to do,” said Twilight, a fierce look appeared on her face.

“I’m sorry, my friends and I won’t bother them again.”  Said the stallion, so afraid that he was wetting himself.

“No, you won’t,” said Twilight, “but if you do, I’ll see to it that I make yours and your friends’ forwarding address the Everfree Forest, PERMANENTLY!  
Or perhaps I can have Celestia send you to the moon.  And not being Alicorns, it may be a tad uncomfortable with the cold and airlessness.”

The aura dissipated and Hoops flew off at his top speed, crying.

“Way to go Fluttershy!” said Rainbow.

“I knew you had it in you,” said Twilight. “I’m so proud of you.”

Fluttershy could tell that there was more than pride being expressed.  They embraced, there a lot of warmth.  She was carried back to Twilight’s castle where Twilight poured out more passion than Fluttershy ever knew existed.

Fluttershy opened her eyes.





The two mares opened their eyes at the same time.  They both smiled at the beautiful face before them.