A few days after a nice dinner at the Shy residence, Fluttershy's family finally felt comfortable enough to keep letting her hang out with Israel. It was like a big weight was lifted off of her shoulders and she was happy to spend more time with him. She told the girls about how the night went. They were all relieved to know that there wouldn't be any conflict between her and Israel anymore. But it came as a shock when they found out about why Israel's father wasn't around to look after him. And right now, Fluttershy and her friends are in the cafeteria just as she explained everything.
“Wow Fluttershy, that must’ve been hard for him. Growing up without a father,” Applejack said.
"It was a real challenge for him and his mom, but he said he doesn't care that his father abandoned him and his mother because he still had a great childhood. He said he'd rather live with a loving mother, than have a heartless father in his life," Fluttershy said with a sad smile. "It surprised me that someone with autism could be so strong-willed, even after everything he went through."
"Autism? You mean he wasn't a normal guy to begin with?" Sunset asked, thus making her feel worse about what happened in her previous years. "Oops. Now I really feel like a jerk for what I did to him back when I was such a bully to him and everyone else."
“Come on now, Sunset!” Pinkie Pie chimed in. “You didn’t know that back then. Besides, you said you were sorry and you even wrote an apology letter to him. If he's forgiven you, then he's forgiven you. You should know that everytime I see him, he’s always happy, especially when he's hanging out with his friends and even hanging around with you too, Fluttershy. He really seems to like you.”
Fluttershy couldn't stop herself from blushing and squealing. "G-Girls, I told you before, he and I are… j-just friends, nothing more, nothing less. Remember, we've barely just started out as friends for a whole week, so we're still taking it a bit slow," she stuttered a little.
"Come now Darling,” Rarity said. “You know how Pinkie can be sometimes. She’s only teasing you to have a little bit of fun, Fluttershy, dearie” as she winked at back at Fluttershy.
"Plus, if y'all should know. Pinkie's been hangin' out with Cheese Sandwich all weekend. Ah can see a real romance bloomin' between those two already," AJ said.
"He does have a knack when it comes to planning parties. How can I not like him?" Pinkie said, looking up at the ceiling, slightly blushing a bit.
"Ya know what else ain't surprisin'? Rainbow Dash an' Soarin practicin' soccer in the park over the weekend and grabbin' a couple o' smoothies," AJ added. Now it was Rainbow's turn to blush and boy, was it a deep one when Soarin was brought up in front of her.
"Hey! Don't go blabbing stuff like that! He and I are… just… well… okay, so I like him a lot. But can you blame me for liking this guy? The dude's got mad skills!" Rainbow said before crossing her arms. Her cheeks puffed up and her face was still as red as a tomato.
"Speaking of which, where are those boys anyways?" Twilight asked.
"Good question, I don't know. Maybe they're just about to start putting away their stuff in their lockers. I'm sure they'll be here soon," Sunset said.
"Actually, I overheard them talking in the hallway and said they needed to prepare for the talent show, probably coming up with some ideas on what they should do,” Rarity remembered.
"Prepare? Hmm, how are they gonna prepare? Maybe I'll go check on them," Fluttershy said. After finishing up her meal, she then packed her lunchbox. The other girls decided they would follow her since they were mostly finished with their lunches. So, they put their lunch trays away and followed Fluttershy out of the cafeteria.
The girls wandered the halls of the school, searching high and low for any trace of the boys. All of a sudden, the girls hear this soulful, beautiful music coming from the Music room. Fluttershy shushes the girls and gestures them to follow her quietly. They do so and tip-toe towards the lovely music and find out the students who were playing such a lovely melody.
There, inside the music room, was Soarin on a guitar, Cheese Sandwich playing the piano and Israel Yabuki singing and making bodily gestures while singing.
Fluttershy gasped quietly so she wouldn't disturb them.
“Well I’ll be,” AJ whispered to her girlfriend. “Israel really has some talent when it comes to singin'.”
“Indeed, dear Applejack,” Rarity agreed. “It soothes my ears.” The fashionista then noticed the reactions of Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. “Would you look at those two.”
Applejack noticed how Rainbow Dash looked at Soarin playing the guitar with her mouth open in surprise while Pinkie’s eyes fell in a trance by Cheese Sandwhich’s piano skills.
Sunset was impressed with the song Israel, Soarin and Cheese were playing and singing. “I think we might have a little bit of competition with the next talent show, Twilight.”
“I wouldn’t say that Sunset,” Twilight corrected. “It’s a talent show we're doing just for fun, not a competition we're trying to win, but you're right, I think they definitely should join the show. With amazing piano and guitar skills and amazing singing, that will certainly get the attention of the entire school.” Sunset agreed with Twilight as they kept listening to the song the boys were playing.
As for Fluttershy, her whole perspective on Israel changed. Her cheeks heated up and a bright blush filled her cheeks while nearly turning her into a ripe, red tomato. She couldn't take her eyes off of him or get over his singing, like it was a part of his life. And the more he sang, the more her heart would skip a beat and gave her a slight case of jelly legs.
As the song ended, the boys were greeted with applause from the 7 girls. The boys looked at the open doorway and humored their private audience with a bow.
"You heard all of this, didn't you?" Cheese asked.
“Yipper dippers!” Pinkie said excitedly, “your song was supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!!!”
“Truly amazing!” Rarity praised.
“You boys really have an amazing talent when it comes to music,” Twilight added.
Soarin scratched his head a little. “Well, I wouldn’t know about that, we’re just fortunate.”
"You guys should've been in the Battle of the Bands!" Rainbow said, excited.
"What, that let-down competition? No way, not with all the hate being spreaded like some virus," Cheese said, backing away from the thought of that incident. "We were lucky enough to escape that tournament while we still had our heads on right!"
"Yeah, we kinda bailed on that so that we could play our music out in the town square. The people over there were a whole lot more friendly there," Soarin said.
"Changing the subject, what are you girls gonna do for the talent show?" Israel asked.
“We’re gonna rock the stage with our awesome band called ‘The Rainbooms’!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed with her fist raised in the air.
“It would be totally awesome to see you girls perform on the talent show,” Soarin said. “Be sure you pick a song with a solo in it, Rainbow. I love your guitar solos. They’re like 20% cooler then my favorite guitarist.”
“Hehe, thanks Soarin!” Rainbow Dash blushed as she tried her best to hide it. "But I gotta give the girls a turn, otherwise, I'd be making the exact same mistake as I did during the Battle of the Band."
“I’m still amazed that you always got so much energy left after playing the drums, Pinkie Pie. You gotta tell me the secret to how you do it. I could use some of that energy for the talent show.” Cheese Sandwich added, making Pinkie Pie smile and giggle a bit.
“Can’t tell you that silly!” Pinkie replied. “It’s a secret…” She whispered that last part in his ear.
"And I'm curious of what kind of neat song Fluttershy wrote that she has in store for us. Right?" Israel asked, turning his gaze towards the timid animal care giver, who had her gaze fixated on the boy. "Uh… Fluttershy, is something the matter?"
“Huh?” Fluttershy shook her head, making the hearts in her eyes disappear. “Oh um, yes I am writing a new song for the talent show… but it’s not finished yet.”
“That’s alright Fluttershy, I’m sure you’ll get it done before the talent show comes,” Sunset encouraged with a gentle pat on the back. “And if you want, we'll help you out.”
"T-Thank you, Sunset," she replied.
"Well, we're gonna get in on some more practice before our next class starts. We've still got a lot of songs to choose from and so little time,” Cheese said.
"I can't wait to see what you boys have in store! I'll be cheering you on!" Pinkie said.
"U-Umm… g-g-good luck, I-I-Israel," Fluttershy said, twiddling her fingers.
"Yeah, you too, Flutters," Israel replied, trying to keep his composure as Fluttershy expertly laid down the cuteness even more than before. With that out of the way, the girls gave the boys their privacy while they heard them play more songs. The girls took this time to hang out by the statue out in the front. While hanging out at their usual spot, they got to thinking about what to do for the talent show.
"You know girls, I've been thinking. Should we do our own performances for the talent show or play together as a group like we always do?" Sunset asked.
“We formed a band so we could perform together,” Rainbow Dash said while knee-kicking her soccer ball up over and over very easily. “Shouldn’t we stay together?”
“Hmmm,” Twilight tapped her chin. “We can still perform as a band on the talent show and those who want can sing solos or duets with a partner.” She then looked at her girlfriend with a suggestive look.
"To be honest, I am thinking about maybe singing a duet with Cheese," Pinkie said. "But then again, he is already rehearsing and planning to sing with the other two boys."
“You won't know the answer unless you ask him Pinkie,” Sunset advised.
"Hmm... you know, maybe it wouldn't hurt to perform on our own. It's clear that some of us have other plans for the show and I think it's only fair we split up for the time being and do our own rehearsing, but it'll just be for this special occasion," Rainbow reluctantly agreed.
“That’s actually really mature of you Rainbow Dash and I must say, I do approve of this idea.” Rarity said, looking at Dash with a proud smile.
“Me too,” Fluttershy agreed.
“Me three!” Pinkie chimed in.
"Only one problem. We might not get to do a duet with the boys. It's just as Pinkie pointed out, they've already got their own small band ready," Rainbow said.
“Aw, bummer!” Pinkie pouted.
“Ah’m sure we can come up with somethin’,” AJ encouraged. Sadly, the bell rang as it was time for the next classes to start, so the girls agreed that they’ll think of a solution after school is over.
And of course, the boys in the music room, left immediately after putting everything back to the way it was and proceeded to their classes.
The very next day, 30 minutes before 1st classes start, Sunset, Twilight and Fluttershy got themselves an early start and arrived at the school before everyone else. They gathered around the statue, waiting for the rest of their friends to arrive. Sunset and Twilight already came up with an idea for their duet while Fluttershy was nearly done with her latest song.
After a few minutes, Rainbow Dash arrived, looking pretty shocked about something. “Girls, you're not gonna believe this, but Soarin had an accident at soccer practice last night!”
"He did? What happened?" Sunset asked.
"Okay here's what happened. During practice, one of his teammates accidentally kicked the ball way too hard and made it land on one of the bleachers. Soarin went to go get it and when he did, he lost his footing and fell off the highest part of the bleachers and landed on his arm. His shoulder bone ended up popping out of place and it even cracked his forearm a bit!" Rainbow explained.
"Oh my! Is he going to be okay?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yeah, but the doctor said that he won't be able to practice soccer for another 3 weeks. He also won't be able to play his guitar either," Rainbow confirmed.
“So, that also means that Israel and Cheese can’t perform without their guitarist. That's gotta be a tough break for them considering how hard they've been practicing,” Sunset realized.
“Which, also could give us an opportunity,” Rainbow Dash said while scratching the back of her head.
“You mean, asking the boys if they want to sing a duet with us instead?” Fluttershy assumed.
“Exactly!” Rainbow pointed out.
"Well, you'll get your chance when lunch arrives or if they show up early,” Sunset said without realizing that Pinkie Pie stood suddenly behind her.
“Did I hear it right? Soarin had an accident? How terrible!” Pinkie shouted, making Sunset and Twilight yelp in surprise while Rainbow had a little laughing fit.
“It’s true Pinkie. Rainbow Dash just told us what happened to him,” Fluttershy confirmed.
“Oh my gosh! Poor Soarin, now he and his friends can’t perform,” Pinkie said, lowering her head in sadness and almost let her hair deflate, until...
"But, on the bright side, you get a shot at asking Cheese to perform a duet with you," Twilight pointed out, thus putting her smile back on her.
Pinkie gasped, “How did I not thought of that?!” She held her hands against her cheeks in excitement and hugged her friend happily after it. “Thank you Twilight! I’ll go ask him right away!”
“Pinkie, he hasn’t arrived at school yet,” Sunset said. “It’s still early, he's probably still finishing his breakfast and might not be available to talk until lunch,” as she checked the time on her phone.
“Aaw, I guess I'm in for a long wait.” Pinkie said.
“Well, we can't change someone's lifestyle.” Twilight agreed.
A short while later, Rarity and Applejack arrived at school. "Good morning, everyone. I do hope we didn't keep you all you girls waiting for too long, dearies," Rarity called out.
"Mah little jewel here had to grab some items last minute. Ah gave her a hand so she'd have a better chance an' so we can beat the first bell," Applejack added.
“Just some extra make-up in case I lost some of it during school. Nothing more my wweet Apple-pie,” Rarity said while fluttering her eyes at her girlfriend making AJ chuckle and peck her on the lips.
“So, did we miss anything before we arrived?” Rarity asked.
"Well, you won't believe this, but apparently, Soarin had an accident during practice and broke his arm, so he won't be able to play his guitar or play soccer for a few weeks," Sunset said.
"Oh dear, that's positively dreadful. Surely, the poor dear will okay, right?" Rarity asked. Just then, the girls were interrupted by the sound of a familiar voice.
"Thankfully, my arm's not completely disabled, so I'll be able to move it in no time if I take it easy," Soarin said before letting out a chuckle. The girls turned and saw Soarin, accompanied by his two favorite pals. His left arm was wrapped in a cast.
"Good Morning ladies!” Cheese Sandwich greeted them all with a small bow.
“Good morning Cheese,” Pinkie greeted back at him with a teasing tone in it.
"As you girls can see… our buddy here had a bit of an accident. His meathead teammate, Bulk Biceps kicked the soccer ball a little too hard and it landed in the bleachers." Israel said.
"What, are you kidding me?" Sunset asked in disbelief that it was Bulk Biceps.
"Nope. Honestly, what is up with that big oaf?" Cheese asked.
“Even though he’s so bulky, the poor guy doesn’t know his own strength,” Soarin said. "And don't even get me started on the times that meathead got fired from so many jobs,"
"It ain't his fault his dad was stupid enough to tell him to use his body and not his head. His dad should've help balanced his lifestyle a little better. Not to be rude, but Bulk looks like he missed leg day like some of those poorly animated cartoon characters from some of the TV shows," Israel said.
"If he bulked up his legs, he might've kicked the soccer straigh into the stratosphere. And he'd even be tall enough to join the Basketball team instead," Soarin joked, making the others laugh.
"All joking aside, we won't be able to rehearse if you can't play guitar. So until then, we're stumped and probably won't even get to perform in the talent show while you're recovering?" Israel asked.
Fluttershy decided to step in. “Um, we might actually have a solution for that, Israel.”
“Oh? What do you have in mind Flutters?” he asked.
“W-well me and the girls had decided that we wanted to try something else for the talent show that's kinda different than the things we usually do.” Fluttershy explained. “Instead of our band performing, we were wondering if you and both of your friends wanted to sing a duet with a few of us. Given the situation that you and your friends are in, we'd be more than happy to practice with you… i-i-if you want to of course.” She twiddled her fingers nervously and blushing once again.
"Hmm... you know, that doesn't sound like a bad idea. How about it, boys?" Israel asked.
"As long as I can sing alongside Dash, I don't mind at all," Soarin said.
"I'll perform a duet with Pinkie Pie for the talent show. You don't mind a duet, do you, Pinkie?" Cheese asked, putting on his biggest smile.
"Guess that leaves you and me, Flutters… if you'd like," Israel added.
"I'd love to sing a duet with you," Fluttershy agreed. "The only real challenge is finding the right song. But we'll worry about it when lunch starts later on."
"Sounds fair enough. I can't wait for when that day finally arrives," Israel replied, still giving Fluttershy the biggest and most brightest smile. Fluttershy's heart raced over a thousand miles just from staring at his big smile, causing her to hide her face in her hair to keep him from seeing her blushing.
The other girls picked up on Fluttershy's reaction and giggled at how cute it was. "Okay, we'd better take Fluttershy with us for now. We still got a lot of work to do. And it's not just the rehearsing that's on our agenda at the moment, I guarantee you that,” Twilight said, taking Fluttershy by her shoulder.
“Alright then, we’ll see you girls at lunchtime as usual!” Israel and his friends waved the girls goodbye before they went to their own class.
“Well, someone here is quite smitten kitten,” Rarity chuckled.
"Hmm?" Fluttershy asked, not paying attention. Her gaze was still fixated on Israel, who was already inside. When he turned the corner, walking out of sight, Fluttershy still kept her gaze on him as if he was still there.
“Wakey, wakey Fluttershy!” Rainbow Dash said and snapped her fingers in front of her friend.
Right away, Fluttershy snapped out of her trance. "Huh, what?
“You were staring at the spot where Israel was standing, Darling,” Rarity said.
Fluttershy blushed after she heard that and gave a cheeky smile. “Sorry girls, I was just speechless when he showed me that adorable, genuine smile of his. I guess I just got lost in my thoughts.”
"Oh, I can understand that, Fluttershy. I can clearly see you're falling for him. I saw the way you reacted when you smiled at him earlier," Sunset said.
“Y-you did?” Fluttershy stammered.
"I saw how you were blushing and hid your face when he smiled at you," Twilight added.
Fluttershy's face got more flushed by the minute. She couldn't squirm out of this one and sighed in defeat. "Oh alright, I admit it now… I actually like him now. It happened yesterday when we all heard Israel, along with his friends, rehearshing a song for the talent show," she admitted.
"Ah knew it was only a matter of time before you started growin’ feelings for him.” AJ said.
"Maybe you should go and talk to him, see if he'll return your feelings. I'm sure Israel feels the exact same way about you too, Fluttershy," Twilight said.
“Oh, I don’t know, Twilight. I don't want to rush things with him,” Fluttershy said. “And besides, what if he doesn’t feel the same about me? What if he prefers more confident girls or smarter girls or girls who are much more prettier than me?” Fluttershy's insecurities were getting the better of her, nearly causing her to bawl out her tears, had it not been for the girls quickly intervening.
“Whoa, slow down there Fluttershy. You’re overthinking it too much," Sunset said.
“I think he has the ‘hots’ for you Flutters,” Rainbow said. “He did accept your invite to come over for dinner at your family’s house with his mother, right?” she asked. Fluttershy nodded at her.
"And plus, you're the only one, besides Soarin and Cheese, whom he hangs out with. You both share a passionate fondness for animals, he has a sense of humor and he has a soft spot for only the cutest girls. And you, dear Fluttershy, seem to fit the bill perfectly," Rarity said.
“You girls really think so?” Fluttershy asked hopefully.
"We know so, darling,” Rarity assured her friend.
Their words of encouragement gave Fluttershy a glimmer of hope again. She admitted that she has a crush on Israel, but she needs to find out if this crush is just a simple ‘crush’ that she'll get over or if it’s actually true love that she’s feeling for her dear friend.
Before she can fully gather her thoughts, the bell finally rang. Their 1st classes for today were about to start and they didn't want to be late. The girls quickly gathered all of their books and belongings, packed them in their backpacks and headed off to their respective classes.
5 more minutes went by, the bell rang again and mostly all students were all accounted for. And in Fluttershy's homeroom class, Cheerilee was about to give her lecture. As she began, Fluttershy currently didn't have her mind focused on the teacher at the moment. A few seats away from her on the far left of the classroom, she can see Israel's eyes perfectly focused on Cheerilee.
She couldn't stop herself from looking at her notebook and back at Israel, drawing every detail of his beautiful face, his glancing yellow skin, his glistening, hazel green eyes and his long, silver hair. She was so fixated on him that she didn't notice Cheerilee glaring at her.
“Fluttershy, can you repeat what I was saying?” Cheerilee asked, sternly.
Fluttershy nearly dropped her pen after being called out by her teacher. “Um….W-well, I uh...“ she stammered, then hid her face in her hair out of embarrassment. "S-Sorry Ms. Cheerilee."
"Ms. Fluttershy, please pay attention next time, do I make myself clear?"
“Y-yes Ms. Cheerilee, I’m sorry. It won’t happen again,” Fluttershy promised.
Cheerilee nodded in approval and turned her attention back to the rest of her class and quickly proceeded with her lecture right away. Fluttershy decided to play it safe and reluctantly puts the drawing of her crush away in her backpack and paid more attention to her teacher for the rest of her class.
Time passed by as usual and soon, lunch came by and mostly all of the girls left to go and practice for the talent show after finishing their lunches. Meanwhile, Fluttershy and Israel hung out at the usual spot by the statue, eating the lunches they made back home.
"Fluttershy, which song do you think we should sing? I'm kinda stumped," he said.
"Umm...I was actually thinking about the latest song I’ve written in my notebook. Would you like to see what kind of song I've written?” Fluttershy asked, handing her notebook to Israel. “I finished writing my song yesterday back when I got home. What do you think about it?”
"Let's see…" he said, opening the notebook up, then blinked in surprise. "Whoa… Fluttershy, you never told me you could draw so well. Is that… me?" Suddenly, Fluttershy's face turned red as a ripe tomato. She quickly swiped her notebook back and turned the page to where her song was at and then gave it back.
"That was the wrong page, here you go!" Fluttershy said, handing it back. Israel read the lyrics to her song, nodding his head, admiring how well-written it was. "Well… is it good?"
"Good? It's more than good. It's like you've written a masterpiece," he praised.
“Really?” Fluttershy asked hopefully.
"Of course. You're an amazing songwriter. I'm surprised you don't work in the music industry. People far and wide would want to come and see you perform with all these amazingly written songs," he praised.
"Well… I do try," Fluttershy said, blushing again and smiling shyly.
"And succeed. Fluttershy, your friends are lucky to have you around. Speaking of songs, should we come up with a song to sing for the talent show, or do you wanna talk about something else?" he asked.
"Well… I was wondering about something else," she said.
"Alright, what'd you wanna know?"
"Umm… Israel… m-m-may I… may I please spend the weekend at your house?" Fluttershy asked really fast, trying not to chicken out.
"Spend… the weekend with me? At my house?" he asked, making Fluttershy nod. "Hmm… I don't see why not, but we're gonna have to ask our parents first. If they say yes, then first, I'll take you home so you can get packed and then you call me when you're ready. This will also give me a chance to cook some tasty meals for us and do all kinds of neat stuff."
“I can’t wait to see what you'll been cooking,” Fluttershy said in delight. “If our parents agree with me staying over at your home during the weekend, I bet we’ll also be able to find a great song.”
“And we can even practice together so we'll be prepared.” Israel added enthusiastically.
"That sounds wonderful! Oh, before I forget," Fluttershy then pulls out her phone. "Would you mind handing me your phone so I can put my number to your contacts?" she asked.
"Sure, hang on," he reached into his pocket and pulled out his phone, giving it to Fluttershy. She dialed her number in his contacts and even added her name on it. "Okay, here you go, Israel." She hands him back the phone, letting him take it and dial up her number.
"Thanks, Flutters, but can I take a picture of you too?” Israel asked hopefully. “If you call to me, I want to see that adorable face of yours.”
“Um, ok but only if I can take a picture of you too then,” she asked, turning red as a tomato again.
“Deal!” Israel smiled. He opened up the camera app on his phone and took a picture of the cute little angel in front of him, who had a blushing smile. "Aww, you look so cute."
“T-Thank you, Israel,” Fluttershy said shyly.
"Alrighty. You can snap a picture of me now," he said, putting on his brightest smile. Fluttershy brought up the camera on her phone and aimed it at Israel. She snapped a photo of him and saved it to her contacts.
"There we go," Fluttershy said.
"So, Fluttershy. This is kinda random, but what kind of movies do you like to watch?" he asked.
"Oh, any movies that have animals in them," Fluttershy said. Right on cue, her pet bunny popped his cute little head out of her backpack. His eyes locked on Israel and hopped over to him, nuzzling under his chin. "Aww, Angel Bunny missed you,” she smiled at the affection Angel was happily giving him. “So, Israel, what are your favorite movies you love to watch?"
"Most of them are Disney movies, like The Lion King, The Jungle Book, Aladdin, Hercules, Peter Pan, Robin Hood and there are other movies besides those. Movies like The Karate Kid, Herbie: Fully Loaded, etc etc." he listed.
“What about music? What kind of music do you listen to?” Fluttershy then asked.
"Oh, I'm an old-fashioned guy when it comes to songs. I'm all about soulful love songs. Especially the ones from the 70s, 80s and 90s like I Swear, I Will Always Love You, Right Here Waiting, How Am I Supposed To Live Without You… you get the idea," he said. "What about you, any songs you like to listen to?"
“Mostly calm and relaxing songs. One of my favorites, ‘My Heart Will Go On’ from Celine Dion. There also some Disney songs that I love to sing.”
"Really, I love that song! It's so beautiful, I even have it on my ipod at home." he said. "What kind of Disney songs do you like to listen to?"
“Can you feel the love tonight, Hakuna matata, Love will find a way, A whole new world. Goodness! I can go on forever with my favorite songs. There’s so many songs that I love.”
"Fluttershy… if I knew you had this much amazing taste in music at the beginning of my freshman year, I'd want to hang out with you a whole lot more." he said. "Also… how would you like to sing A Whole New World for the upcoming talent show?" he asked.
“I would like that very much Israel,” Fluttershy agreed. “I think it would be the perfect song.”
"Great! Now that we got that settled, let's enjoy the rest of our meal," he said. Fluttershy giggled and continued to eat her lunch with Israel for the remainder of their lunch break. Within a few more minutes after finishing their delicious meals, the bell rang. Being the punctual type, Israel packed his lunch box back in his backpack and picked himself up very quickly. "Oop, gotta go. Cooking Class is about to start. Later, Fluttershy."
"Good luck, Israel," she said, getting up. Israel also got up, but then catches her off-guard when suddenly, he gave Fluttershy a small peck on the cheek, making her yelp and blush deeper.
"Thanks. And I'll make sure I don't forget about our weekend freetime. See ya, Flutters," he said before running off, leaving Fluttershy to slump back against the statue and slowly descend onto the ground.
Her hand slowly touched the cheek Israel kissed and blushed even deeper. "Oh… my," she said, trying to hold back the urge to squeal.