//------------------------------// // Battle Time and WTF Moments! // Story: Celestial Love Book 2: Homesick // by LunaLover1990 //------------------------------// 5 hours later, we'd stopped for the night, when the craziest fucking shit happened! I had been up meditating in my tent while everybody else slept, when suddenly, I heard Fluttershy outside whisper, "Um... uh, could I... come in?" In my mind, I was wondering what she needed, but there was no problem, so I told her, "Come on in!" When she got in there, I was a bit confused, because she was blushing. I proceeded to gently ask her, "What do ya need?" She continued blushing and glancing around, probably embarrassed, when she replied, saying, "Uh, General, I... um, uh, I... IthinkIaminlovewithyou!" Her cheeks were as red as blood when she said that, and I noticed she even had tears in her eyes. I tried to calm her down as I talked to her. "Oh, hey now, Fluttershy," I started, trying not to hurt her fragile her emotions. "Look, you... you're a fine little mare. You're cute, kind, intelligent, and I mean, look at that body! Any stallion would be lucky to have you, Fluttershy, and, I like you, but, not that way, but... as a friend. I'm sorry Fluttershy. You understand?" She looked at me with her big old eyes, threatening to cry again, making my heart break. 'Oh... Please... Don't cry...' I thought to myself as a few tears let slip from her eyes. "It's okay, Fluttershy. Please, don't cry, don't cry. Oh, Fluttershy! Don't!" Despite my pleas, the dam burst, and she began to cry. I didn't know what to do! I just looked at the little cream-colored pegasus with some regret, and I finally decided to do something. I embraced Fluttershy in a hug, not knowing what else to do. "It's alright, please, don't cry!" I begged her as she continued sobbing. Before long, she finally calmed down as I held her in the friendly embrace. "Oh... uh, um... I'm so sorry, General! I shouldn't have done this to you! Please, forgive me..." She pleaded, apologizing regretfully. "Oh, Fluttershy, it's ok. You didn't do anything wrong. You just felt something, and expressed your feelings. You shouldn't be so sad. Look, I'm sure you'll find somepony. And, by the way, there's no reason for you to apologize for everything, okay?" I replied with a weak smile. She thought for a moment, then suddenly spoke, stating, "Okay. But, there is one thing I should be sorry for, General. I just, really hope it's ok. I hope you can forgive me!" "Wha-" I started, interrupted as she pressed her lips to mine. I didn't break the kiss, but neither did I indulge in it. I just sat there, thinking, 'What the hell!' After a moment, she broke the kiss, then whispered, "Sorry. Thanks for your time." I just stayed up a while after that, trying to process what the in the Holy Name of God just fucking happened. I never got back to sleep. I just... considered that crazy-ass shit as I heard whispers in my head about what just happened. ..... The next morning, we started out again. I noticed Fluttershy glance my way a few times, but we never made any major eye contact. When we stopped for lunch that day, I noticed Twilight looking between me and Fluttershy awkwardly, and I thought she knew what had happened. I started blushing a bit and looked away. A few hours after that, we were all back on the road, but I was flying near the ground this time, and Applejack had switched out with Twilight on Zorg. Twilight came by me, and asked awkwardly, "Um... so, what, uh, happened between you and Fluttershy last night?" I blushed, then told her everything. Her eyes went wide, and when I finsihed, she replied, saying, "Wow... I knew she was talking about having a crush on you, but, I wouldn't think she would actually tell you..." I giggled a bit at that myself, realizing her shock and surprise. Suddenly, Rainbow Dash shouted, "Midgets!" while pointing east. I laughed out loud at the sudden outburst, surprised by the term she used, when I saw what the hell she meant. She was pointing at what was probably 30 demonic, gremlin-like hellions (that were actually the Dwarves, believe it or not) running at the 8 of us with spears made of gilded ivory. They were roaring at us, gnashing their teeth and mocking us like they were going to win, when I said, partly out of humor, partly serious, "Aw, Heyel, naw!" as RD and I flew at them full speed, preparing to attack. ..... 4 hours later, we had beaten the little bastards, every last one of them, without taking a single scratch! Nobody had been afraid, not even Fluttershy! To celebrate, I brought out some wine I had decided to take with me. I gave them each a few goblets, and because this was good shit, (94.7% alcohol) we got drunk off of our asses! However, that didn't cause the what happened next. Rainbow Dash got up and said the craziest thing. She wasn't even drunk, she'd only taken half a sip of her first glass! "Hey everypony," She started, surprising us as Fluttershy and I were singing a duet of that song "Eye of the Gryphon". "I have something to tell you! I am in love with... General!" Everybody laughed, not realizing what she said. But I did. I had only drank sparingly, having only one glass. It surprised me so much, I just walked back to my tent, pissed off. But not at Dash. No, rather, I was pissed at myself. I just stayed there, thinking, 'What the fuck, why do ponies keep falling in love with me?!' A few minutes later, Dash came in. "General," She started, blushing. "I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have embarrassed you like that! It's just, you're so kind, and friendly, and strong, and brave and-" "It's alright." I stated. "You probably just... Weren't thinking. Don't worry about it. Honestly, I'm a bit flattered. On my world, my life, I'm overweight. I'm nothing on my world, with very few friends. I'm just worthless on my world. Worthless!" I began sobbing, realizing how much my actual life sucked. "General," She continued. "You're not worthless!" "Yes I am..." "No you're not!" "Yes I-" "Damn it, you're not!" She snapped. "Look, General, you killed 20 of those beasts out there today on your own. You reached a speed 4 times that needed to break the sound barrier. You're going out with a fucking princess, for Celestia's sake! You aren't, fucking, worthless! Any mare would be lucky to have you! You'd have to be an idiot to say you're worthless, General! No matter what you're like physically, there's something to you that makes anyone that has you luckier than anyone else in the world!" Tears of fury and passion in my eyes, I looked at her and said, "Dash, all of this shit is my fault! I mean, I shouldn't be in this world! I've broken Fluttershy's heart, I've broken your heart, and if I die on this quest, I'll be breaking Luna's heart! Please, Rainbow Dash, forgive me for what I've done! For hurting you!" She looked at me with pity, realizing how upset I was. "General, you've done nothing wrong. Absolutely nothing. You have nothing to be sorry for." She stated, after which she embraced me in a hug. I sat there crying, until she broke the hug and left my tent. After that whole ordeal, I realized what I needed to do. I grabbed all my things, then prepared for the morning. ..... The next morning, I had my stuff ready, and I left a note by Rainbow Dash's head. After that, I flew off quietly, not wanting to wake anybody. I didn't want to leave them, but, I mean... they were just so kind, so caring, I couldn't take a chance of them getting hurt! I left them so I could do this on my own, let them go home safely.