“Um...” Fluttershy began. She was feeling sad and a little bit angry. “I made lunch for us.” She said softly. Luna thought something was wrong.
“Really? What did you make for us?” She asked enthusiastically. She was hungry. A good meal wouldn’t hurt at all, but she cared more about her friend than having lunch.
“Um… well… you see…” She felt guilty. She didn’t know how to say it… She prepared the meal yesterday just for her. This can’t be happening, not now. “Um…” She lowered her head.
“Is something wrong, Fluttershy?” Luna asked, concerned. Yesterday night hadn’t been what she was expecting, but to see her friend sad, regardless of the circumstances… it hurt her a little. She didn’t know why she cared so much about Fluttershy. She didn’t even care this deeply for her sister.
“Well… It’s sort of…” Fluttershy sighed. “…an accident.” She looked down. She didn’t want to upset Luna. She must be hungry. Both of them cried a lot yesterday. Crying so much could dehydrate. She sighed again. “Angel ate almost all the lasagna, and the birds ate all the salad…” She sighed and frowned. “It was supposed to be our meal yesterday, but I forgot about it.” She lowered her face again and hid herself behind her mane. “Sorry…”
“Aw, you made a lunch for us?” Luna asked happily. “You shouldn’t have! We could’ve gone to, you know, a restaurant or something like that… Do you want to?” She blushed heavily. ”Did I just ask her out on a date?” She began to lower her gaze in embarrassment, having fully realized what she had just said. “I mean… if that’s okay with you.” She added.
“Um… sure, I guess it’s okay… um… I don’t know…” She admitted. She didn’t want to upset the Princess. It’s not like she didn’t like her or anything. It was kind of odd. She was too shy to go out to a restaurant. She certainly knew she would always have a good time with Luna, but she just wanted to stay indoors at her cottage.
“Oh… I understand. It’s okay to say no, I understand.” Luna smiled warmly at Fluttershy and put a hoof on her shoulder. “If you want to do something else, we can do that instead. I think friends need to have fun, and when I visit you, I have lots of fun.” She hugged her. “Whatever you want to do is fine.”
“Did you really have fun with me?” Fluttershy asked hopefully. It was hard for anypony have fun with her because of her shy behavior. She didn’t want to be so shy around everypony, but she couldn’t do anything about it. She was born like this. She tried approaching other ponies, but… things didn’t go well. Fluttershy snapped back to reality. “I didn’t know you had fun with me.” She blushed and smiled weakly.
“Of course I do! You are my best friend, how could I not enjoy spending time with you?” She said, giving her another hug. “You are my very best friend and you make me happy. That’s why friendship is so wonderful…” She smiled sheepishly. “I just thought we could get out more, but it’s alright with me either way.”
“Oh, thank you. That’s good…” She gave Luna a shy smile. “I didn’t know I could make somepony happy.” She looked down and hid herself behind her mane.
“Of course you do. Do you know why I consider you such a good friend?” She asked.
“Um… no… why?” Fluttershy replied.
“Because you understand me, and I understand you. I really enjoy our talking, everything. I just want to let you know I…” Luna blushed almost instantly. “You make me feel… safe.” She smiled at Fluttershy “I think I may have been sad forever If I hadn’t met you… and… I’d like to thank you, Fluttershy.”
“Really? Um… but what did I do?” She blushed.
“You stayed by my side when I needed somepony the most. I just want you to know, I’ll be here for you. Whenever you need me.” She smiled warmly at her. “I know I'm a Princess, and you must be thinking it would be better if I stayed at the castle, but… I really enjoy our friendship and I would like to spend more time with you.” She blushed. “Because… that’s what friends do, right?” She finished.
“Y…yes.” She smiled sheepishly. “I really enjoy our time together and I’m looking forward to having more times like these.” She put a hoof on Luna’s shoulder. “Because you are already my best friend.” She said.
Luna couldn’t hold back her tears. Fluttershy’s words were so beautiful and full of emotion. They touched her heart. She’d never expected the power of friendship to be so powerful, but she knew one thing. Fluttershy made her happy. “I… don’t even know what to say.” Luna smiled and shed a tear. “I’ll never let you down. I promise.” The two mares hugged each other.
“So… um… where did you want to go?” Fluttershy asked.
“I… I don’t know.” Luna blushed. “Do you know someplace? I guess I should’ve thought about that before I asked if you wanted to dine out.” She blushed again.
The two friends began to giggle.
“I guess it would be nice if we went to Canterlot, I don’t know… I was only there for the Gala before, and when your sister called Twilight and our friends to defeat Discord.” She sighed. “Twilight told me it was nice there, but I guess I would rather go to a restaurant here in Ponyville, um… if that’s okay with you, of course.” She blushed and hid her face behind her mane.
“Of course it is. So, you said that you attended the Gala?” Luna asked Fluttershy curiously. “I saw a pony there that reminded me of you.” She smiled.
“Oh, yes…” She blushed, feeling guilty. “I um… did some things I regret…” she squeaked softly. “I guess I’m not welcome there anymore…” A tear ran down her cheek.
“Don’t say that. You will always be welcome. I would love to bring you there sometime. Celly told me about the animals.” She giggled and put a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder. “I understand how you must have felt. Sometimes we cannot contain our excitement. And… there was someone there who missed seeing you.” Luna said with a warm smile on her face.
“Really?” Fluttershy asked in disbelief. “How could someone miss a monster there?” Fluttershy covered her face with her forehooves.
“Hmm… how about Philomena? She was a little sad that she couldn’t find you there.” Luna explained. “Do you want to see her? I’m pretty sure you miss her too.” Luna grinned.
“Can I?!” Fluttershy asked happily. It had been a long time since she had seen Philomena. She would love see her again. “But… what about the other animals? They’ll be scared of me…” She looked down with sadness in her eyes.
“I can take care of that, believe me. They were just a little scared.” Luna looked down at Fluttershy and gave her another smile. “Remember when Philomena said she was sorry to you?” She asked.
“Um… yes, but how do you know about that?” Fluttershy asked, confused.
Luna giggled. “Celly tells me everything. She tells me all about your adventures with your friends.”
“Oh, and… Yes, I remember.”
“Well… If she apologized to you, then it shouldn’t be so hard for you to apologize to the other animals. I’m pretty sure they’ll understand.” Luna explained happily.
“Oh, thank you! I feel much better, but, um… how can you be sure they’ll forgive me?” Fluttershy asked, still a little apprehensive about it.
“Fluttershy, you are the Element of Kindness. Of course they will. You can talk to animals, remember? So… Shall we go to Canterlot?” Luna asked cheerfully as she spread her wings.
“Yay!”