"We shouldn't be bouncing around," Tails said to the fillies. "We should be listening to Fluttershutter!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders ignored him. Despite the fox getting her name wrong, Fluttershy decided to stop them bouncing themselves. She walked up and gave them 'The Stare', something that automatically made creatures back up. Tails didn't catch the stare, he was jumping up and down to get the three fillies' attention. Suddenly the fillies stopped and sat down.
"Oh come ON!!" Tails screamed as he came cluttering to the floor.
"Now then, you four," Fluttershy began. "This is little fox's first time in a sleepover like this, so be gentle."
"My name's Miles Prower," Tails said. "You can call me Tails though."
"It's starting to get dark," Fluttershy said, peering out of the window in her cottage. "You should go to bed now."
"Fluttershutter, how come I don't have a bed?" Tails asked the cream coloured pegasus.
"I'm sorry Prower," she said softly. "I don't have another bed for you. Although I suppose you could squeeze in with me for the night if it makes you feel comfortable."
"Thank you Fluttershutter," Tails said as he twirled his tails and fluttered down the stairs with Fluttershy. The two sat down on a green sofa. Fluttershy lay down until she was comfortable, then looked at her friend.
"Come on then, it's okay." she said. Tails came over and started snuggling down with Fluttershy. The pegasus wrapped her left wing over the fox to keep him warm, as it was getting rather cold, with it being December, and two weeks before Hearth's Warming Day too. She looked down, and smiled.
"Don't worry, you'll be okay here."
"Ugh, it's BORING here!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed. "If only Tails could be in here with us!"
"But Sweetie," Applebloom objected. "He's a boy, and I'm sure Celestia doesn't let boys sleep in the same room as girls around here."
"What are you," Scootaloo replied. "A politition?"
"What are you," Sweetie said in retaliation. "A chicken?!"
"Blaark, cluck cluck cluck!" Applebloom and Sweetie laughed, making chicken wing impressions witht their arms.
"Haha, very funny," Scootaloo said. She suddenly saw a shadow appearing on the top of the stairs that lead downstairs.
"IT'S SLENDERMANE!!" she screamed.
"It's not Slendermane," Sweetie said, not a bit scared. "Slendermane appears out of nowhere in your face, not being able to see his shadow on the top of stairs in a cottage by the Everfree Forest!!" she gasped, out of breath.
"Wait, SLENDERMANE?!" a voice replied. "What's Slendermane?"
"Prower, you don't want to know," another replied. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were dumbfounded. Then, emerging from the stairs, were...
"Fluttershy?! Tails?!" Sweetie and Applebloom gasped, mouthes agape.
"We thought you were Slendermane!" Scootaloo said. Sweetie nudged her. "Oh, right... I thought you were Slendermane..."
"Never mind that, why are you still awake?" Fluttershy asked. "Prower heard something coming from up here, and it turns out to be you three tal--"
"Can Tails sleep in here with us?" Applebloom butted in.
"...king..." Fluttershy ended. "Hmm.... Only if he really wants to. Do you, Prower?"
"Okay then, Fluttershutter!" Tails replied.
"I'll get you a bigger bed then... Tomorrow. For now, he can sleep on this air bed I've got."
Fluttershy pumped the air bed up, then she put a blanket on it. "Now then, Prower, it's time to go to bed." She sang her lovely lullaby. Sweetie was tempted to jump up up and sing the rest, but she had learnt her lesson from the last sleepover. Fluttershy went downstairs and within a few minutes, the light was off. Tails jumped onto the bed and smiled.
"Hey, maybe we could play something!" He said. The fillies' faces were still lit up; they weren't tired one bit. "Maybe we could go into the forest and have an adventure?" Sweetie frowned.
"Last time we went in there we nearly got turned into stone by a Cockatrice!" She exclaimed.
"It's alright, that won't happen!" Tails said. "Besides, I can protect you if anything tries to attack!"
Tails grabbed Applebloom and Sweetie Belle, whilst Scootaloo fluttered behind them downstairs and out the door. Tails' face dropped as he thought about his best friend from back home. Sweetie Belle, on the other hand, seemed to be alright. In fact, she was blushing slightly.
"Sweetie," Applebloom asked. "Are you okay? You're blushing."
"Oh, I'm alright," Sweetie replied, scratching the back of her head with her hoof. "It's just..."
"It's just what?"
"I HAVE A CRUSH ON TAILS!!" She shouted, but not loud enough for Tails to hear her. The fox turned around after hearing a squeak coming from behind him.
"Are you okay, Sweetie?" He asked. Sweetie Belle was as pink as Pinkie Pie now in the face, and she was embarrassed about shouting out that she had a crush on Tails. A mint green spark was coming from the unicorn's horn, whilst small sparkles in her eyes were dancing. She was smiling a bit, and she continued walking into the forest.
"I'm okay..."