//------------------------------// // Here to stay // Story: A Shadow’s Grave // by Pinkies Imagination //------------------------------// I hope you all get into this story as much as you all did in the first one! As always, ENJOY! Chapter 2: Here to stay I slowly wake up and stretch out my arms and legs before a heavenly scent crosses my nose. I raise my head slowly and open my eyes. I'm in Fluttershy's cottage with the light smell of mouthwatering waffles filling the air. I slowly got up and walked over to the kitchen and saw Fluttershy humming to herself while cooking breakfast. So I spoke. "Hey Shy." I said. And I heard a faint "Eeep!" As she once again Stuck herself to the kitchen ceiling. I chuckled a bit then called up to her. "Hey Shy, how about I finish cooking breakfast? You can go ahead and sit down." She looked at me and nodded, "O-Ok CJ..." She sat down and I went to finish cooking the waffles. After a few minutes I walked over and placed a plate of some freshly cooked waffles in front of her and myself. I sat down and we began eating. "I'll never know how you do it Shy, but once again, this is the best breakfast I've ever tasted in my life... well... my other life anyways...." She blushed and went back to eating. When we finished we decided to go and meet the rest of our friends. "Shy, who do you think we should visit first?" I asked while walking through ponyville, Fluttershy right beside me. "Hm... how about Pinkie, she seemed so depressed when you... um... died..." I just simply nodded and continued through Ponyville. On the way I got a lot of shocked looks and stares from every pony I passed. I began to get a little nervous until we finally arrived at sugar cube corner. We walked in and I went up to the counter and rang the bell. I heard a very sad and depressed voice come from somewhere in the kitchen just out of sight. "Welcome to sugar cube corner... what do you want..." "I would like a Party from Pinkie Pie with extra-" How can you get your order right if you can't finish it.... I was cut off when a pink blur shot out of the kitchen and landed on top of me sending me and the pink pony sliding out the door, leaving Fluttershy still spinning. Outside I lay sprawled out on the ground with a pink pony hopping up and down on top of me smiling bigger than I have ever even seen, or thought possible by HER standards. "OhmygoshohmygoshohmygoshOHMYGOSH! I KNEW you'd never leave your friends! OH OH OH! We could have a HUGE party to celebrate, with cake and balloons and streamers and games a-" I put my hand against her mouth to stop the onslaught of words. "Yes Pinkie, we can, but first, we need to go see everyone else, you can come along if you like." "Of course I will silly! I want to make sure all of my friends get a BIG smile when they find out you're back, I'm gonna be all, 'HEY LOOK HE'S BACK!' and they're gonna be all, 'Ohmygosh your right! Your awesome Pinkie!' and I'd be like 'No problem!' An then I wo-" I threw my hand back on her face and held it there until she calmed down. "Can I remove my hand now?" I asked with a raised eyebrow. "Mmm hmm" She said through my hands. I pulled my hand away and smiled at her shenanigans and motioned for Fluttershy and Pinkie to follow me. And then we made our way to Rarity's. When we got there I knocked on the door and I heard a sad voice yell from the other side. "We make clothes that sparkle, what would you like?" I cleared my throat and replied, "Uh, I'd like new clothes to replace the ones I have on now, they're all ripped up and dirty like they've been siting in the ground for a year" When I finished Pinkie gave a little snort. The voice on the other side spoke again while opening the door, "You sound familiar, have we met at so-" She froze when she saw me standing there. "Ya I think we've met once or twice." She stood there staring at me in awe. "Uh Rarity, I know I look good but jeez." I said ending it with a wink. She snapped out of her trance and blushed. "B-B-But y-y-you were d-dead..." She sputtered out. "Mmm hmm, 'Were'." ******************************* After an awkward conversation with Twilight, a nice get together with AJ and her family, and a chat with RD, I was feeling pretty good to be back. I just had to explain my self to Celestia when she gets here tomorrow. That will NOT be fun. I decided to go ahead and lay down at my old 'technically old' house and get some sleep. Flutter shy walked with me the way there. "Hey Shy, whats wrong, you look like you've got something on your mind?" She looked up at me and started to blush. "Um... well... you see..." Her face getting redder by the second. "Um... well, I wanted to know... if you wanted to.... um, if you had the time.... if you wanted to... nevermindgottagobye!" She sped off from me as I arrived at my house. 'Huh... that was weird...' I thought to my self as I walked into my house. I lay down on my bed and just started thinking for a few minutes. 'Why was Shy acting so strange around me, she was about to tell me something but flew off before she finished. Sometimes I don't understand that pony I sat there for a few more minutes before my eyes shot open with realization. 'No.Fucking.Way. I hope you all liked the end! And don't worry, the 'dark' and 'tragedy' categories are still there for a reason. Cya all next chapter!