//------------------------------// // Chapter 9: Thundershy // Story: How I ended up living with six pony girls? // by DanishDash //------------------------------// So there I was, sleeping, again. It was anew day, and a few days had passed since the panty party incident, and a few days since I awoke from the coma Rainbow put me in! No, that was a joke, but it did hurt like hell when I woke up. Rarity was disappointed at first, she didn't get to show off her outfit, but then she smirked and told me there would be other opportunities, and that I maybe had gotten my fill from before.. At any rate, the girls had continued to grow during those days, and they grew at a much faster rate than Twilight had predicted. They had grown taller, their form starting to look more human. Besides getting more developed forms, they had gotten hands, with fingers, which kind of freaked them out at first, but now they had gotten used to it, and admitted some things were easier now. Applejack and Pinkie Pie were probably the ones that got used to them the fastest, but I expected that was because they were earth ponies. After all, they didn't have any magic to compensate, and now they did not need to carry things around using their mouths. The same went for Rainbow and Fluttershy, they too could do things with more ease now. Rainbow was especially happy, because now she actually had a better chance to beat me in a video game. How she played with her hooves I never know, but, at least I knew it was easier for her using hands and fingers. It was pretty strange at first, but I think I've gotten used to it by now. Rarity has been great these few days by the way. We found my grandmother's sewing machine, still works quite well. At any rate, I've been out to buy new clothes, and buying Rarity all sort of stuff she needs to make clothes, or modify the clothes I buy for them. They still have pony features, like their tail, ears, coat, and still had traces of their muzzles as well. Other than that, they looked almost human, but their legs is still pony styled too, but I can see that they will soon become feet, so much so that they have already started to wear shoes, and full outfits. Again, it was strange at first. Having six anthro or furry, whatever you call it, girls, around like this. They had become more aware of themselves, feeling more exposed if they did not wear clothes now. I had gotten the question from time to time before they started to transform, about why humans wore clothes. Other than the fact we didn't have fur to keep us warm, it was simply a way to have some modesty, which they didn't understand before, but now they understood perfectly. I was awoken in the middle of the fucking night with someone screaming.. "KYYYAAAAAA!!!" "WHAT THE HAY?!" Groaning, I turned in my bed, knowing exactly who the voices belonged to. Just one day, just once I would like to wake up on my own.. I probably should investigate, but my bed is so comfy and warm... "FLUTTERSHY, THEY'RE HUGE!" On the other hand, it was better to be safe than sorry. ** * ** As soon as I got my shorts and a t-shirt on, I made my way upstairs. I must admit, I was not prepared for the sight that blessed my eyes.... I know I shouldn't, but I did, yes, I did stare.. There was no way to explain it, but, Fluttershy was maturing at a much faster rate now. Last night she looked like she was, well, growing, sure, but this, this was certainly a new level. Rainbow still looked shocked, fascinated, and a little jelly, if I were to guess. That last part came about when she noticed me staring. "Daniel!" She said sternly, glaring daggers at me. "Wh-what? You guys screamed, I thought it was an emergency. It's the middle of the night anyway.." I replied in my defense. Looking out the window, it was indeed still pitch black, and one could hear the rain, wind and the very distant sound of thunder. Fluttershy was blushing, and soon enough she was wrapping herself into her blanket. "S-sorry for waking you up.." She said quietly, moving the blanket over her head like if it was a cloak. "No problem.." I answered. "Surprised no one else is here.." Then I noticed how Rainbow was keep glaring at me. "What?" "We're in our underwear." She stated flatly, with an edge of annoyance or embarrassment. I raised an eyebrow. "So? I've seen you girls walking around naked when you were ponies." I could not see it, but I was pretty sure Fluttershy was all red now. The same went for Rainbow, she looked like she was about to scream, which she did. "You know what I mean! Get down!" And by down, she meant downstairs, but they had woken me up, so I wanted some payback. So I gave her a bemused look and replied with. "What? Here? Now? I mean it might be a little to much for Fluttershy, but if you insist." I made a move towards her, but she threw a pillow at me. "DANIEL!!! GET OUT!!" Not wanting to go into a coma again, I quickly retreated back downstairs. I could hear Rainbow smack the door shut, and again I was surprised none of the others had been woken by the commotion. Then again, they were probably used to these kind of things and had learned to tune it out. ** * ** With nothing left to do, I had returned to the comforts of my bed. I could hear the rain had picked up, and the wet weather was accompanied by an orchestra of thunder and far away flashes of lightning. Well, it was that season between winter and summer after all, so based on where I lived this didn't surprise me at all... I laid there in the darkness for a bit, listened to the raindrops falling to the ground, hitting my window, and the soothing sound of rumbling thunder. Slowly my eyes started to close, and soon enough I started to drift off yo sleep once again... Zz Zzzz ZzzZZzz ZZZzzzzZZZZzzzzz... kkrrrrrrrrBOOOOOOOOOM!!! "EEEP!!" Eep? First I was kind of woken up by the thunder, but now a scream and the- Wait, something felt warm, felt soft, something was laying up against me. My mind slowly worked out the clues, and slowly woke me up from my slumber. "Mmm, what the..?" "Uhm, do you mind if I stay here...?" "Huh..?" I turned my head, only to discover Fluttershy laying next to me. Her head poked out from under my covers, and I could feel her body heat radiate from her. "Flutters..?" My mind was not fully awake yet, and I wondered how long I slept for, probably not very long.. "Wha, what are you doing in my bed..?" Her blush increased. "I... I'm... I'm not good with thunder...." "Oh.." I frowned. In hindsight I should have seen this coming, but I thought she would cuddle up with Rainbow, not me.. "Is... Is it okay if I stay here...?" KRrrrrRRRRrrrBOOOOOOOOM! "Eep!" Her arms grabbed my arm, and she pressed herself close, making her chest press into me. I had been with girls before, but damn Fluttershy, are those rea-well, of course they are.... Magic... Idiot.... "W-well, sure, I don't mind, but are you sure you will be okay sleeping here?" She simply nodded, and looked up at me with pleading eyes. "Then I guess you can." Her body relaxed, and she gave me a gentle smile. "T-thank you, Daniel.." My cheeks burned slightly as I felt her give my arm a squeeze, pressing her still growing chest into me. "S-sure, no problem Flutters.." You would think it would be easy to go back to sleep, but no, my mind was fully awake now, fully aware of the anthro pony right next to me. I could feel her breathing, and if I focused, I could feel her heartbeat. Thump, thump, it was calming, soothing even. For a moment I thought she had fallen asleep, but then she spoke. "Uhm, Daniel?" "Yes?" "Can I.. Uhm, ask you something?" I turned my head to face her a bit more. "Sure Fluttershy, what's up?" She avoided eye contact, and I could sense her hesitating, which told me that whatever she was going to ask, she was nervous about it. "Uhm, I just saw a lot of pictures around your house, and I just wondered..." She hesitated again, glancing at me as if to see if I was going to interrupt or not. When I didn't make a move to, she continued. "W-where is your.. Family..?" Oh... The question took me aback, I hadn't counted on it. It was certainly not what I expected at this time of night... "I'm sorry, you don't have to answer if.." "No, it's okay.. I guess I never really told you guys much.." I sighed and looked back up at the ceiling. "Well, my grandparents died a few years back, old age you know.. They were lucky, both died in their sleep, peacefully, in each others arms..." I smiled a little. "Just like they would have wanted it.." I never felt bad for them, they had lived a good and long life, and the way they went was so peaceful I could hardly cry. I missed them, a lot, but if you gotta go, then that's the way to do it. I felt her squeeze my arm a little tighter. "As for my mom and dad.." Now I frowned. "There was an... Accident.." She tensed, but her grip around my arm tightened. I simply looked up at the ceiling, not wanting to look her in the eyes right now, but I felt hers focused on me. "Remember that time Rainbow left the house to go follow me?" Fluttershy nodded. "I got really mad at her because she could have gotten hurt.. She was reckless, dangerously so, and it reminded me of the accident.." One of her hands traveled down my arm, and soon enough she took my hand in her own, our fingers intertwining. It was a strange warm and cozy feeling, making me relax a bit. "At any rate, some stupid decisions were made, and during the night they crashed with another car... It was not anyone's fault in particular.. The other driver survived, he felt horribly.. I was devastated, and after some time to gather myself I forgave him.. It was hard to admit, but my parents were as much at fault as he was." I didn't want to go into the details of their death, and what their faults were. It didn't matter anymore, and although it sometimes hurt, I had accepted it, and continued to live my life as they would have wanted. "I'm sorry..." Fluttershy said as my tale ended. I smiled slightly, turning my head again to face her. I could tell she felt horrible for making me tell her this, but she should not feel sorry. It was not a secret or anything, and it was not something that hurt as much as it once did. "It's okay Flutters.." I assured her, giving her hand a little reassuring squeeze. "It's not a secret, and I can understand you wanting to know. It's okay, I promise." She seemed to relax more, and then moved her head closer to almost rest against my elbow. "But, why do you ask?" "Well... You know almost everything about us, I just wanted to learn a little more about you.. If that's okay.." She was so cute, and the way she spoke made me chuckle a little. "It's okay Fluttershy, you don't need to be nervous around me. I won't get mad." Her eyes lit up, and she herself started to smile. "So, anything else you wanted to know?" "Uhm.." She thought about it for a second or two. "Have you always wanted to play music?" "Yes, my mom was a music teacher and my dad was a composer, well, in his spare time." I looked back up at the ceiling. "We always loved to play together, so I think it was in my blood. Though, I did consider becoming a soldier for a short while.." "Oh my, a soldier?" I felt her poking my side. "Well, you do seem strong, Applejack says you're a pretty good worker and-EEP! I'm.. I'm sorry.." Her face lit up in a bright blush. Once again I chuckled, a little more this time. "It's fine, but yes, for a short period I thought about it.. In my country all the males has to report to an army base when they are 18. Then we go though some examinations, and if we qualify we get drafted." I explained, thinking back on my time in the army. "It's not like we will be sent to war or anything, if we wanted to we could sign a contract after our time is up and become professionals. And for a time, I did consider it, but I wanted to play more music, so I just left with some good memories of my time there." "That's good.. Did you make a lot of friends?" "Yea, and we still meet from time to time. Share stories and so on, we had fun. One of them live in town, and we work together at times." Which reminded me to go out and buy a gift for Micheal before I went to his birthday party. "Oh yes, Micheal right? Have you been friends for long?" I smiled. "Ever since we were kids. We used to get into a lot of trouble, well, Micheal was the one dragging me into whatever mess he made, but we both shared blame." Chuckling a bit, I recalled a certain episode. "One time we decided to play a game of dare, and we kept daring each other to do stupid things.. But the dumbest thing we did was to see who could hold on to an electrified fence the longest." Fluttershy winced at the thought, and I couldn't blame her. We had underestimated how uncomfortable it would be, and I think if I had the ability to go back in time, I would go back and smack myself and tell me to use my fucking brain. "So as the two morons we were, we stepped up to one of the fences and grabbed onto it." I let out a small laugh. "Needless to say it turned out we were both not as tough as we thought. As soon as we grabbed onto it we cried out and let go, running for our mommies." It was hard not to laugh at the memory and the mental jackass award I gave myself. Soon enough Fluttershy joined me, and laughed as well. When it died down I turned to her once again. "What about you? Haven't you ever done something funny and stupid once?" She looked thoughtful for a moment, trying to pick a good story I imagine. Then she looked at me and shook her head. "No, don't think so.." I let out a snort. "Wow, thank you for making me feel like a total idiot then." We both let out a laugh, though we tried to keep it down so not to wake the others. This was nice, it felt good to laugh with Fluttershy, and it felt good to see her loosen up and be relaxed. In fact, she was so relaxed she didn't even notice the last three booms of thunder. I'm not sure if you can recognize this, but have you ever been close to someone you care for, being it male or female. And stuff just happens naturally, without the hesitation, second thoughts, or even an active choice? That's how it was for us in that moment. I'm not sure who started it, but it didn't matter.. It started off with a small peck on the lips, then followed by another, then another, and before we knew it, our lips were locked in a tender kiss. We stayed like that for a while, simply being near one another, our kiss the only thing our minds could focus on. I held her close, one of my hands tracing her form, moving up from her thigh, up her arched back and up to her cheek. She shivered, pushing herself closer to me as we both melted into our gentle embrace. When our lips finally parted, we looked into each other's eyes, not uttering a single word. I don't think we needed to speak, I don't think we needed to explain. There was an unspoken understanding between us. Were we in love? Maybe.. Did we like one another, surely. But none of us were ready to say it, or make the commitment, we both knew right now, nothing was certain about their stay here, and we both needed time to figure out our feelings... It may sound a bit sad, but there was no hard feelings, we both knew it had to be this way for now. So we both smiled, sharing another, but shorter, tender kiss. "G-goodnight, Daniel.." She said, almost in a whisper. "Goodnight, Fluttershy..." We both fell asleep shortly after, still holding one another in a warm and loving embrace. I'm still not sure how all of this happened, but I'm glad it did..