//------------------------------// // Chapter 14 // Story: Magic of Love // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// “What am I going to do? What am I going to do? Spike, say something!” Twilight was pacing back and forth, her expression filled with desperation. “You said it, Twilight. Cancel your date with Fluttershy.” “It’s not that easy, Spike! I promised her a date when we started going out and I already told her we would have a picnic on the sunset tomorrow! How do I tell her that I will have to postpone it?” “It’s a letter from Princess Celestia, Twilight. It’s an important matter and she will understand.” “She'll be hurt anyway. She was looking forward to it as much as I was… I can’t leave her alone like this!” “Then take her with you, she'll definitely accept and she won’t feel sad. You can have your date some other day.” “Spike, that’s a… great idea!” The unicorn gave her friend a tight hug. “Oh Spike, you solved all my problems, thank you, thank you!” “You’re… Choking me…!” “Oops, sorry!” She let him go and the dragon soon recovered his natural color. “Thanks to you, I can rest now. Tomorrow its a big day! Going all the way to Canterlot just because they want to congratulate me… They could just do it in a letter…” “Remember, Twilight, you're her best student and maybe your brother and parents just wants to see you.” “You’re probably right… Well, time to go to bed, I’ll need energy tomorrow!” ____________________________________________________________________________________________ It was another beautiful morning. There were a few clouds in the sky, but there wasn’t any rain scheduled for today. Fluttershy woke up to the singing of the birds and with a big smile on her face. Today was the day she'd been waiting for--her first date with Twilight was tonight and she couldn’t be more excited. “I have to feed the critters... Did you have a good night's sleep, Angel?” The little bunny didn’t understand why his owner was in such a good mood. “This day is perfect, nothing will be able to ruin it!” Fluttershy sang all the way to the kitchen. She prepared breakfast for her and Angel before headed to the woods. The birds sang along with her. “A beautiful morning isn’t it, cute birds? I hope you’re hungry!” Soon all the animals surrounded her to receive their portion of food. “Don’t worry, there’s enough for all of you.” She'd never felt so much joy. She rested on the grass to watch the sky while the critters ate their food and played. “I don’t want this day to end, ever!” She heard the birds fly away so she raised her head, wondering where they were going. She saw them surrounding somepony else. When she saw who it was, her morning got a lot better. “Hey there, little birds! I see that Flutters is feeding you, but where is she? Nevermind, there she is! Hey 'Shy, I... Wow!” Fluttershy jumped on her marefriend and embraced her in a tight hug. “Hey, Flutters, I see you woke up in a good mood!” “I can’t help myself, seeing you makes me so happy,” The Pegasus moved her head back to look at the Unicorn, “I've been looking forward to this day for so long, Twilight, I want it to be sunset already so we can have our date!” Twilight felt guilty. She knew that Fluttershy was looking forward to their date; she'd never seen her so happy. But she had to do this... If she was able to explain, maybe she would understand. “Fluttershy… About that…” “Yes, Twilight?” She was still smiling. Twilight really didn’t want to do it, but she didn't have a choice. “Princess Celestia sent me a letter… She wants to meet me at Canterlot tonight. My brother and parents will be there too…” She didn’t look at Fluttershy while saying that. She couldn’t look at her while she was breaking her heart. “I understand, Twilight… If it's one of the Princesses, it must be important…” Twilight looked at her curiously. She was sure Fluttershy was going to react differently. “Really? Aren’t you disappointed?” “Yes… but as I said, if Princess Celestia wants to see you, along with your parents and your brother, you can’t reject them…” “I see… thanks for understanding… sorry…” Fluttershy did her best to hide her sadness with a fake smile, but on the inside she was devastated. “You don’t need to be sorry, it’s not your fault… So, when are you leaving?” “We're leaving before the sun sets. Her royal guards will be picking us up.” “We?” “Yes. You didn’t think that I was going to leave you alone, right?” Fluttershy smiled and hugged her again. “I love you, Twilight!” “I love you too, Fluttershy... She said as she embraced her back. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Sunset arrived quickly, and everypony was waiting at the marketplace for the carriage that would take Fluttershy and Twilight to Canterlot. “Now, you two be nice. You want to make a good impression to your parents, Twilight.” Rarity advised her friends. “Yeah, show them your kindness, Fluttershy, they'll definitely love you!” Rainbow Dash put an encouraging hoof on the back of her friend. “I… I'll try my best…” “Don’t worry 'Shy, I’m sure they'll love you!” The Pegasus couldn’t help but to smile by the voice of her marefriend. “Of course they'll love Fluttershy! Why wouldn’t they? She’s the kindest pony I know, and they'll love her like if she was their daughter. I’m sure they will!” “What Pinkie is tryin’ to say is that you ain’t have to worry, Sugarcube, I’m sure that her parents are as nice as their daughter, right Twi?” “Yes they are, you'll love them, Flutters!” “Thanks, girls… I’m ready to meet them!” “Group hug!” Pinkie Pie shouted as she hugged all her friends before they had time to react. “You guys are the best friends anypony could ask for. I’m glad that Princess Celestia made me come here in the first place!” “Yer a great friend too, Twi. You changed all of our lives for the better when you arrived to Ponyvile!” Applejack said. “Hey, look!” Rainbow pointed to the sky where a carriage pulled by two royal guards was approaching. They landed and greeted the ponies who were waiting for them. “That’s our ride, wish us luck!” Twilight cheerfuly said. “Good luck!” They hugged one last time and watched their friends enter the carriage to leave. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight and Fluttershy barely spoke throughout the ride; they were both nervous. “Don’t worry 'Shy, they will love you!” Twilight said, her voice slightly shaking “How can you be so sure?” “I know they will; they are my parents after all!” “I… I hope I can speak to them normally… ” “You'll be fine, Flutters… try it for me, okay?” Fluttershy felt Twilight holding her hooves with her own and looked into her eyes. “I’ll do it… for you!” “Thank you!” Twilight said while she hugged her. The moon had already risen when the guards left them on the palace balcony where Princess Celestia and Shining Armor were waiting. When the couple got out of the carriage, they bowed to the Princess. “I hope you had a nice ride.” The Princess greeted them. “It was a good ride,” Twilight turned to the guards who'd brought them, “Thank you, nice sirs!” The guards smiled proudly and left. “So, Twily, this is your marefriend? The one who makes you extremely happy?” “Yes. You remember Fluttershy, right?” “Oh yes, of course I remember her! I’m glad you both made it safe!” “Th-Thank you… I hope you don’t mind that I came too…” “Actually, I knew you would come too, Fluttershy. That’s why I sent a carriage for two. Now, let’s go inside.” The Alicorn took her guests inside. The Pegasus walked close to her marefriend. “I make you extremely happy?” “Well, of course you do, 'Shy!” Fluttershy rubbed her head on her lover’s neck. “You make me extremely happy too, Twilight…” Twilight and Fluttershy intertwined tails. The Unicorn looked at her brother. “Where's Cadence and our parents, Shining Armor?” “Cadence will come shortly, as for our parents... They couldn’t make it.” “What? Why?” “I don’t know. I received a letter saying that they couldn’t come and that they were sorry…” “It's that so…? I really wanted to see them and I wanted them to meet Fluttershy… Maybe another day...” “Hopefully. But now, tell me. How did this happen?” “Oh, well… It all started when I overheard Fluttershy saying that she liked me…” They both blushed. “It wasn’t easy, but we managed to get through. I always knew that something was missing in my life, but now that I have Fluttershy, my life is complete.” Fluttershy looked away, blushing even more. “I’m glad to hear that, Twily. I’m delighted that you're finally as happy as I am. Now you know how I feel about Cadence.” “You're really happy for me?” “Of course, why wouldn’t I? My little sister is growing up!” “Well, I thought that you wouldn’t accept it… You know, because…” “You're both mares? Who am I to judge? There’s no right or wrong in love. It’s just love, no matter how it presents itself. If you're happy, I’m happy.” “Shining…” “Yes, Twily?” Twilight jumped on her brother. “You're the best big brother that any sister could ask for!” “And you are the best sister that any brother could ask for, Twily.” “I am also proud of you, Twilight Sparkle, and you too Fluttershy. I’m happy to see that two bearers of the Elements of Harmony found love.” Twilight and Fluttershy looked at each other, then smiled. “Well, now that you mention it, Princess…” But Twilight was interrupted by a door opening and a guard coming in. He bowed to the Princess before speaking. “Princess Celestia, sorry to interrupt, but your sister requires your assistance!” “I must go check on her. I apologize for leaving like this!” “Don’t worry, Princess. Duty calls; you can’t just ignore that.” “Thank you, Shining Armor, Twilight, Fluttershy. We’ll meet again at another time.” “Until next time, Princess!” Twilight waved as the Princess left the room. But the door didn’t close. Somepony held it open with magic and entered the room. It was the pink Alicorn, Princess Cadence. “Cadence sweetheart, you made it!” “Cadence!” “Twilight!” “Sunshine, sunshine! Ladybugs awake! Clap your hooves and do a little shake!” “It’s so good to see you again, Twilight!" She said as she and Twilight hugged "Who would have thought that the little filly I used to look after is now in love?” The Alicorn looked at Fluttershy smiling. “Come here you, hug me too!” The Pegasus slowly walked towards them, and when she was at range, Cadence grabbed her and hugged her. “You will always be welcome here Fluttershy, as long as you don’t do something to hurt my little Twilight.” “Cadence!” “I… Would never harm her, Princess…” “Please, call me Cadence. You’re like family now.” “Th-Thank you Ca…Cadence…” “Well, honey, it’s getting late. What do you think about going to sleep? You two will be going back to Ponyville tomorrow.” “So soon? Can’t we stay a little longer?” “No, Celestia is busy and both Cadence and I have royal duties. We brought you here to tell you personally that we are proud of you and, well, to see you again. We barely see each other now.” “You're right. Thanks, big brother!” “Now, Fluttershy, Cadence will take you to your room and Twily, you follow me.” “What?” “You didn’t think that I would let you two sleep in the same room, right? I’m happy for you, but you're still sleeping in different rooms.”