//------------------------------// // He's handsome... // Story: The Softness Of Her Heart // by KingSombraTheTyrantRuler //------------------------------// Fluttershy's P.O.V: I was alone, in a dark place. "Hello?", I asked, hoping that somepony would hear me and take me out of this place."Anypony here?" The only answer that I received was silence. Now I was scared. I walked forward, and kept walking until I saw a light. I ran towards it. Once there, I saw a mirror. Looking into it, I was no longer myself. I had...fangs. And my wings weren't normal either. They were like a batpony's wings. That meant... No! That couldn't be possible! The last time that I looked like this was when I transformed into Flutterbat. I looked away from the mirror, not wanting to look at myself any longer. I heard somepony coming. "What's wrong, Fluttershy? Don't you like the gift that I have you?", they asked. I looked up and saw Sombra. "Sombra?", I asked. "Where am I?" "We're in the castle. Don't you remember?", he asked. Seeing my confusion, he told me, "You're my queen now. We rule the crystal empire together." He walked closer to me, and whispered in my ear, "You love me, Fluttershy. Admit it." He stood in front of me, and I noticed that he wasn't wearing his cape. If we were ruling, then why wasn't he wearing it? "You like what you're seeing, don't you?", Sombra asked me. What did he want me to see? I saw him everyday. But as I stared, I noticed something. The way he smirked, it made me feel something. And then I noticed how beautiful his eyes were. I just couldn't look away. He was so...handsome. I wanted nothing more than to kiss him, and run my hoof through his mane. To stare into his red eyes forever, as he kissed me. I woke up, running to the mirror to make sure that I was myself. My wings were normal, and I had no fangs. I breathed a sigh of relief. I wasn't Flutterbat. I was myself, Fluttershy. I wondered why I had that dream. It left me completely confused. I hoped it didn't mean anything bad. All day my mind kept wondering back to that dream. I couldn't think about anything else. If Sombra wasn't helping me, then I wouldn't have been finished by now. "Fluttershy?", the sound of Sombra's voice pierced through my thoughts, pulling me back to reality. "Yes?", I asked. "You were staring into space for five minutes. Is there anything wrong?", he told me. "N-no. Nothing's wrong. Everything's just fine.", I told him, hoping that he wouldn't question. "Are you sure?", Sombra asked. "I'm sure. I'm just tired, that's all.", I lied. I knew that Sombra would see through my lie, and I think he did. But he didn't question me, for which I was thankful. King Sombra's P.O.V: Today, Fluttershy was acting... strange. She stayed away from me, but I could tell that it wasn't out of fear. We were having grapes, when she just turned into a statue for five minutes. "Fluttershy?", I said her name, pulling her back from where ever her mind was. "Yes?", she asked. "You were staring into space for five minutes.", I told her. "Is there anything wrong?", I asked her. Strangely I was concerned. "N-no. Nothing's wrong. Everything's just fine.", she replied. "Are you sure?", I asked her. "I'm sure. I'm just tired, that's all.", she said quickly. I could tell that she was lying, but did nothing apart from raising my eyebrow. What happened to her? Why was she acting so strange? And why did I care about her? So many questions, and no answers. "Then I guess you'll need to sleep now.", I finally said. "Uh...yeah...sleep.", she said and went to her room. I decided to sleep, as there was nothing else to do. I don't think that I was allowed to go outside of Fluttershy's cottage. So there was nothing else to do. I didn't have my magic, so running away wasn't an option. And if I did run away, when I got caught, I might be stuck with somepony else as my reformer. Fluttershy was the best out of them all. She wasn't treating me badly, or keeping me in chains like the others would've done. And helping her with her creatures to earn her trust was better than rearranging books, bucking apple trees, having pins stuck in myself, baking, or what ever that rainbow pony does. Fluttershy's P.O.V: After going to my room, I sat on my bed. I didn't know what to do. After that dream I had, I didn't talk to Sombra much. I tried not to look at him, afraid that I'd suddenly say how handsome he was. But it wouldn't be long until Sombra noticed how I was acting, and thought that something was wrong. And I couldn't lie to him again. How do you expect a pony not to lie to you if you lie to them? King Sombra's P.O.V: A week has passed, and Fluttershy still has been acting strange. She's been avoiding me, refusing to look into my eyes or at me, and she's been talking less. And she's been spending more time in her room. I knew something was wrong, and I had to find out what. So I did what anypony else would do. I went to her room. Ponies say that you should never go to a mare's room, but I ignored that. Something was wrong and I had to know what. I opened the door, but she didn't more her head off her hooves. "Fluttershy?", I said her name, pulling her out of her thoughts. "What's wrong? Don't tell me that nothing's wrong, you've been acting strange for the last few days." She sighed and said reluctantly, "I had a dream about...you." "You dreamed about me? I'm flattered. But there's nothing wrong with dreaming about a handsome stallion like myself.", I teased. Fluttershy's P.O.V: It's been a week, and I know that Sombra must be wondering why I was behaving so strangely around him. I've been having that dream every night, and I don't know why. Is it trying to tell me something? I don't know. I heard the door open and close, but didn't bother checking who cane in. "Fluttershy?", I heard Sombra say me name, pulling me out of my thoughts. I looked at him. "What's wrong? Don't tell me that nothing's wrong, you've been acting strange for the last few days." I sighed knowing that there was no way out of this. I knew that he would ask this question eventually. That it would happen sooner or later. I reluctantly told him, "I had a dream about...you." "You dreamed about me?", he asked. "I'm flattered. But there's nothing wrong with dreaming about a handsome stallion like myself." I blushed. "Y-yes, I drsned about you. I dreamed that I ruled the Crystal Empire with you…” “I see.", he said. "But know that will never happen. There's no way that I'd be able to take over to crystal empire again, or convince you to be my queen." I thought he was done, and then he joked, "And don't worry, you can keep dreaming about me. I'm fine with the fact that you find me handsome." If anything happened, it was me blushing harder, trying to cover my face. He kissed my hoof, acting like a gentlecolt, and then left. My blush didn't fade.