“Pr-princess? That is a very long list. I...um...I don’t think we can do all of that tonight.” Said Fluttershy, eyeing the scroll up and down. Some of the lists contents were rather ludicrous, such as the ‘Pie Eating Contest.’ The list did include several normal sleep over events, such as pillow fights and make-overs.
Luna giggled. “Ah, yes dearest Fluttershy, of course we can’t. That is why we only select the funnest on the list.” Luna was smiling ear to ear, she had a very devious plan to try and learn how a certain shy mare felt about her.
Luna’s smiling was starting to make Fluttershy very nervous. “Wh-why is she smiling like that...? What is she thinking...?”
“Wh-what do you want to do first...princess?” Fluttershy was looking down at a piece of clothing on the floor. She had lost all of the bravado she had gotten from ‘freshening up’ earlier.
“Hmmmmm” Luna scanned the list trying to find a prime activity to help in her endeavors. She scanned up and down page and stopped on number 238. “Ahh yes, Truth or Dare! I’ve heard so much about this game. Have you ever played it Fluttershy?”
Fluttershy remembered the time Twilight had suggested throwing another slumber party after the one she, Applejack, and Rarity had. They had all played truth or dare with some...interesting outcomes. By the end of the night Rainbow Dash and Applejack were both tipsy and had started making out, which made for a very awkward next morning. Rarity was completely covered in mud, and Twilight had an interesting dare involving Owlicious. Fluttershy figured it wouldn’t be so bad this time seeing as it was just her and Luna.
“Sure Luna...I’d love to...” Fluttershy peered from behind her flowing pink mane and grinned at the Princess. She enjoyed the idea of having a chance to get to know Luna better.
“Splendid! Let’s began, shall we?” Luna patted her bed, ushering Fluttershy to take a seat next to her.
Fluttershy hovered over to the bed and sat next to Luna. The bed was extremely soft, as one would imagine a Princess’ bed would be.
“Umm...you can go first...if you want”
Luna clapped her hooves together in glee.“Oh splendid! Truth or Dare, Fluttershy?”
“I’d have to say...truth...” Luna pondered for a moment. She didn’t want to jump straight into the questions she wanted to ask, and this was a good opportunity to learn more about Fluttershy’s past.
“Hmmm...stop me if this to intrusive... but how did you handle what you went through with your father?” Luna was curious to learn how the Pegasus coped with what she had seen. She realized this wasn’t much of a truth type question, but she figured Fluttershy wouldn’t mind.
Fluttershy raised a hoof to her chin, and broke into deep thought. She thought back to Flight School and remembered Rainbow Dash.
“I guess...it was Rainbow Dash. She really saved me...” Luna was satisfied with this answer, but she wanted to know more. She wanted to know how Rainbow Dash saved her...
“What do you mean she saved you...?” Luna asked, content on learning everything about Fluttershy’s past.
“W-well... she was the only one who be my friend. The rest knew I had moved into an orphanage, and kids being kids, they mocked me. They laughed at how shy I was. I don’t blame them though... they didn’t know.” said Fluttershy, a tinge of sadness in her voice.
Luna was quite furious at the kids from the story. She hated the idea that children could be so cruel to each other.
“No! It’s never okay to make fun of someone, no matter the case. Those kids were completely in the wrong!” Luna was furious and wanted to punish the children, but that was years ago. She had to accept that Fluttershy had moved on, and maybe even grew from it.
“It’s perfectly okay Luna...that was years ago. But yeah...Rainbow Dash was the only one who would talk to me. We were so much alike...she was constantly made fun of as well. They used to call her ‘Rainbow Crash’...poor dear.”
“Oh...well I’m glad there was someone there to comfort you...” Luna rested her hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder, causing the yellow mare to blush slightly.
“Pr-princess... If you don’t mind, I’d like to get back on with the game” Luna snapped back into reality at Fluttershy’s words.
“Oh, right...of course. I’ll go ahead and pick...” Luna thought for a minute and came to a conclusion that Fluttershy wouldn’t be the best at picking dares. She would be to nervous to say any good ones she might come up with. It would be best to go with truth.
“I think I’ll go with truth.” Fluttershy seemed relieved. In all honesty, she hated dares. She would never come up with any good ones. She hated the idea of making someone do something they didn’t really want to.
“Well since you asked about my past... how are you coping with your release from the moon?” Fluttershy asked, trying her best not to look away from Luna in fear. She didn’t want to pry to deeply into a topic Luna didn’t want to talk about.
“Fair question Fluttershy...the truth is I’m not sure I have coped... I have learned to speak in modern times and live as the rest do, but I am still trying to be rid of the loneliness that accompanied being trapped alone on the moon...”
“But what about your sister...?” Fluttershy empathized with Luna. She too had felt lonely after the loss of her parents. She hated that feeling... she had always felt that way...until she met Dash. Maybe she could be Luna’s Rainbow...?
“I understand completely why she did it but... things just aren’t the same between us anymore...” Fluttershy frowned. She hated the idea of the two sisters not getting along well.
“Besides...that is not the kind of company I was seeking...” It took Fluttershy a moment to realize what Luna was talking about. Once she did though her face turned a deep shade of crimson.
“I-...oh...yes of course. I don’t really have much experience in that kind of company”
Luna seemed to be taken back at first, but then just giggled slightly. “Surely your kidding. Someone as...beautiful as yourself has to attract all the stallions in town.”
Fluttershy didn’t think it was possible, but her blush deepened. If you turned off the lights the only thing you would see was the warm glow of her face.
“Th-thank you Luna... but they all avoid me because of my shyness.”
Luna saw this as good a change as any. “I don’t mind your shyness, in fact, I think it’s rather cute. They don’t know what they’re missing Fluttershy...” She grabbed her hoof in her own and smiled. Just smiled. She wanted to let Fluttershy do the rest. She knew that if she had feelings for her, than she would just have to show it.
Fluttershy was now extremely nervous. Her heart was racing and she began to panic. This is what she had been waiting for, and it was terrifying her. She wanted nothing more than to change the subject right now.
“U-um...h-how about I...finish the story from early?” Fluttershy closed her eyes. She didn’t understand why she was reacting so strange, she was just touching her hoof. It was probably nothing more than a friendly gesture.
Luna was disappointed. She was hoping Fluttershy would take the hint, but it would appear she did not. She retracted her hoof, and nodded to Fluttershy.
“Go ahead then...I’d love to hear how you overcame all that...” Fluttershy smiled. She was disappointed in herself, she felt like she made the Princess uncomfortable with her reaction.
“Well...it started on my first day... I was being picked on by a couple of boys. They apparently thought I was..um..cute. I was way to nervous to talk them though. I became like that after the...you know...” Luna nodded sympathetically, showing she was still intently listening.
“They started to call me names...which really hurt my feelings. I ran off crying and hid in one of the classroom closets. I stayed in there for a few hours, just crying to myself. Finally someone found me. It was Rainbow...”
Luna began to have thoughts of Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy. What if Fluttershy loved her already? She certainly seemed worthy of her affection... She would be sure to ask of that afterwards.
“She saw that I had been crying and helped me off the floor. She seemed so eager to help me... she was the first person in a long time to actually care...”
“I know that feeling well Fluttershy... I have been waiting for a person like that...”
Fluttershy nodded, not fully aware of Luna’s true meaning. “She ended up staying with me the rest of the day, talking to me about all sorts of stuff. Mostly flying though...she loved flying...she was like...a light in the darkness. She made me feel happy for the first time since I lost my parents.”
“It sounds like this Rainbow Dash is an amazing mare...” Luna wanted to know if Fluttershy had any feelings for her. She wouldn’t to try and be with her if she already had feelings for another.
“Oh yes....we’ve been best friends since then...” Fluttershy was smiling, recalling back to when they would hang out almost everyday.
“We don’t hang out like we used to. It’s okay though...I understand she’s busy.”
Luna couldn't contain herself anymore. “Fluttershy...d-do you...have... feelings for her?”
Luna wholeheartedly expected Fluttershy to break out into another bright blush and then admit her undying love for Rainbow Dash. This didn’t happen though...she simply shook her head and giggled slightly.
“Oh heavens no...we’re way to good of friends for that. It would way to awkward for us...” Luna tried her best not to smile. She didn’t want Fluttershy to know why she asked that, and smiling when she says no is a dead giveaway.
“Oh okay... it’s not because she’s a mare though? It’s just because you and her are really good friends?”
“A-a mare? I...I have never really thought that another mare could be attracted to me... though I wouldn’t say no because she was a mare. You can’t control love...right?” Fluttershy had learned through the many romance novels she read that you can never control who you fall for, mare or stallion.
Luna began to feel more and more confident. Everything up till now says that this could work. “She is into mares, she blushes at your touch, and she’s not in love with someone already...”
“Um...Princess? Do you think we should...maybe get back to the game. If you want...”
“Oh right, the game yes. Umm...truth or dare?”
“Dare...” Luna smiled devilishly as an idea came to her. This was the perfect chance. There were only two ways she could react to what Luna was about to do.
“I dare you to...kiss me.” Luna continued to grin, waiting for Fluttershy’s response. She watched as her face became the usual shade of red. She seemed to be stumbling around words, trying to think of what to say. Then it happened...she passed out. Her body went limp as she fell over, slumping on Luna’s side.
“Well...I guess I was wrong...there were more than two ways to react...” She picked up Fluttershy using her magic and tucked her under the bed covers. “She’s probably not going to wake up tonight...though she is cute when she’s asleep” Luna giggled. “This wasn’t how I planned this turn out...but it was fun none-the-less.”
She crawled in bed next to her, and wrapped the blankets tight around the both of them. She rolled over to watch Fluttershy as she slept. She yearned to wrap her hooves around her, to be comforted as she slept. It is one of the many things Luna had always desired on the moon. She put on her best Fluttershy impression, blushing madly at the thought.
She decided she would not get another chance like this, and wrapped her hooves around Fluttershy’s warm body. She nuzzled her face into Fluttershy’s chest and slowly drifted to sleep. It was the most peaceful she had slept in a long time.