//------------------------------// // Tiempo de vals // Story: Tiempo de Vals // by FALG //------------------------------// I don't remember how much I looked around the castle to find Fluttershy, but I assume it was thirty minutes (more or less). I switched my pace between trotting and running, not very convenient if you have a full suit. When I was starting to run out of breath, I decided to stop looking, "I'll eventually find her" I told myself. I went to the bar to have a little drink, to refreshen me for a bit, but as I directed there a familiar shape was sitting in a stool, with a mane flowing gracefully below it. There she was. I approached her calmly, trying to regain my breath, and finally tapped her shoulder once my breathing was normal again. "Hey there." I greeted. She looked at me and coughed with her drink out of surprise. "Oh here we go again." was the first thing that crossed my mind while throwing my eyes around annoyed. After she regained her breathing, I checked her dress. A long green skirt reaching her hind hooves, decorated with some kind of light blue belt and flowers. She had a green collar, with a cyan butterfly to fasten it. Her ears were the exactly the same as the butterfly of the neckwear. And her front hooves had shoes that seemed to be entangling her legs like a plant. Authors note: Her dress is exactly the same as in "The Best Night Ever". I would have came up with another dress but I don't know anything about fashion, and I'd have to back up its description with an image. "Wow, you look... amazing." I could barely say. "Oh thank you, you really think so?" she asked. "You know me well enough to know the answer, Shy." She smiled at that. "How have you been? We haven't talked in a while." she asked lightly. "Well, to be honest, I haven't been completely fine lately." I told her after some silence. "Oh gosh, why?" she asked again. I looked away, maybe she didn't get my feelings for her. Or she didn't catch them, but I was sure I made them a bit explicit at some point or another. "Well, for starters because we didn't dismiss each other properly the last time we were together, and I want to apologize for that." "Oh no Flare, I am the one to apologize for reacting like that. You didn't know I'd be coming to the gala too, I wanted to keep it a secret but it turned out worse than expected." she apologized. "Really? Well that makes me feel better, honestly." "But... I do want to make it up for you." Suddenly an idea popped into my head, just as the current music was finishing. "I know what you can do. Wait here." I told her. I approached the director of the orchestra, and whispered something to him, while slipping a few bits on his pocket and a piece of paper, he simply agreed nodding. I then asked where the singer was, so he pointed towards him for me to find. I approached him with another paper, and agreed like the director. Then I trotted over to Fluttershy. "Come with me." I said while grabbing her by a hoof and taking her to the dancing area. I felt like my heart was about to jump out of my ribcage again. But did not hesitate. Just as we took a place in the dancing area, a song started, with a medieval-like overture. "Flare, I'm not good at dancing in pairs." she said. "Me neither, but I don't care as long as it is with you, Fluttershy." We stood on our hindlegs, I grabbed her by the waist with my right hoof, and closed my eyes for a while. Just as the real music started, I opened them. We moved calmly, but secure, trying not to get in anypony's way. When the song reached the singing, I sang along: "Time of waltz, it’s time that goes back where the usual thing we do is to start where the world stands and watches you turn around it’s time to love and bond. Time of waltz, it’s time to feel and say without speak, and listen with no hear a silence that breaks in the air a violin it is time to live. Kiss me in this time of waltz one two three one two three do not stop dancing now. Make this time of waltz one two three one two three to never end, now. Time of waltz, time to travel above the sun, beneath the sea not knowing if I lead you or get carried away. Not real time for me. Time of waltz, time to embrace the passion you love and make it twist and rise like a violent hurricane it’s time in twisting wreath. Kiss me in this time of waltz one two three one two three do not stop dancing now. Make this time of waltz one two three one two three to never end, now." I made her spin a few times, and we moved a bit faster as the music went on. I could feel she was having a good time, she looked at me deeply everytime, not out of fear, but because I kept staring at her too. "Kiss me in this time of waltz one two three one two three do not stop dancing now. Make this time of waltz one two three one two three to never end, now. Time of waltz that we use both two drawing on the floor of an old lounge with three dance steps, a love story is formed it’s time and in the end my time for you it is." We moved faster and faster, I was amazed that she was able to keep on the pace. I couldn't help but smile at her joyfully. Twists, lines, there wasn't a pattern, we just did what we felt; and by now our heads were resting on the shoulder of the other. The music finally ended, and the dancing ponies were all clopping their hooves at the orchestra. Fluttershy and I followed suit. And after that I bowed to her. "Flare?" "I'm sorry if this makes you uncomfortable, but I can't thank you with words Fluttershy. I just can't." I said while raising my head. She just looked at me for a while, before saying anything: "Well, but you wouldn't mind to come with me outside?" "Not at all."