"Where do you want to go, 'Shy?" I asked, dressed in my normal suit and fedora.
"Can we go to the Trotting Stallion?" Fluttershy asked, holding a coin purse in her hands.
"Isn't that the fancy restaurant over by the library?" I asked, an eyebrow raised.
"Yes. I was hoping we could go there, if that's alright with you..." She said timidly. I wrapped an arm around her, kissing her cheek, then went upstairs and got my wallet and iPod, then came back downstairs.
"I think I have enough for the restaurant..." I said, jiggling the bags of coins in my pockets.
"I think you have enough to buy the restaurant out..." She joked, placing Angel in his cage. She walked to the front door, where I was holding the door, and walked out, a small blush on her cheeks. We walked into Ponyville, the night sky bright and beautiful.
'Not as beautiful as 'Shy' I thought, giving myself a small smile. She was wearing a long green dress that reached down to her ankles, and pink shoes that somehow matched the dress.
'Fashion, something I'll never understand.' I thought, making my way to the library, then to the Trotting Stallion. The restaurant itself was a large structure, indoor and outdoor tables surrounding the restaurant, with stallions and mares in suits and elegant dresses as waiters, and the smell of meat wafted out to draw in customers. I thought since they called themselves ponies that they didn't eat meat, but I learned the first weeks that they still do, except most prefer to eat veggies and fruits.
We walked into the restaurant, a group of ponies in front of us but otherwise the restaurant was sort of... empty. Ponies dotted the room, but most of the tables were empty and awaiting newcomers. A waiter grabbed the assorted amount of menus from the side of the podium, and another took his place, writing down something. We stepped forward, expecting quick service, except the guy ignored us for a minute until I cleared my throat. He looked up, an irritated look on his face, then he saw us and gave a strained smile.
"Hello, and welcome to the Trotting Stallion. We hope you enjoy your stay. How many?" He questioned.
"Only two." I said. He grabbed two menus, then led us to a table. We sat down, and I flipped through the menu, looking for the beverages. I found them on the back of the menu, and chose a soda from the bottom of the page.
"Hello, I'll be your waiter for this evening. What will you like to drink?" A female voice said.
"Water." Fluttershy said, looking at the menu.
"Nilla's Soda." I answered, looking up at the waitress. She wrote down the two drinks, then walked away. I went back to the menu, looking for something I thought was edible, but most of the foods had flowers or hay within the recipes. I took a sandwich that had loads of veggies on it, but no flowers or hay.
"How do you like it so far?" Fluttershy asked, looking at me.
"A few problems with the restaurant so far, but overall it's alright." I answered, cracking my knuckles.
"Really? What problems?" She asked.
"That waiter at the front was a jackass, and ignored us for a full minute until I got his attention. Most of the recipes here have hay or flowers here, thus not edible to me, and the decor here is a bit... bland." I said, giving her a deadpan look. Fluttershy opened her mouth to respond, but couldn't find an argument and kept silent.
"I always thought about this, but what do you do while I'm at the farm?" I asked, giving her a curious look. She looked up and said.
"I watch after the animals, mostly just feeding them and grooming them, and some of the ponies from town with pets come to me incase they get sick or injured. I go to the market once a week, along with to the spa with Rarity."
"Huh, I didn't know you went to the spa with Rarity..." I said.
"Really? I've been going to the spa with Rarity before you came here." She said.
"I've never been to the spa..." I said, looking around for the waiter.
"I could take you to the spa sometime, when you have a chance." She said. The waiter arrived with the drinks, then took our orders and walked away once more. I took a sip of the soda, the grape flavored carbonated water running down my throat.
"I would like to go bowling tomorrow." I said, taking another sip.
"That sounds fun! Let's get the girls into it also." Fluttershy said.
"What day do you normally go to the spa with Rarity?" I asked.
"Thursday. Rarity says that Thursday the most stressful day of the week." She answered, taking a sip of water.
"I would say Monday is, because that's the beginning of the week." I said with a grin. She giggled, and the food arrived. The waiter walked away with a small smile, and we began to eat.
"What do you do normally on the farm?" Fluttershy asked.
"Well, when it's Applebuck season, I pick the apples. I also work the plow with Big Mac, along with woodchopping, planting potatoes, carrots, corn, and I help Applejack carry buckets of water to water the trees when a draught or something passes through. There's loads more to do, but that's the major stuff." I explained, naming off stuff from the top of my head.
"That sounds stressful..." Fluttershy said.
"It's not as bad as I had before I came here." I said, stretching, then continued to eat. We ate in relative silence, finishing up. The waiter came over with the bill and handed it to me. I looked at the total cost, which was only thirty bits, and I left behind said amount and a tip. I wrapped an arm around Fluttershy as we walked back to the cottage, and I looked up at the moon.
"Luna did a good job." I said,continuing to walk.
"She sure did. She tries so hard to make it beautiful at night." Fluttershy said.
"I bet. I wonder what she did while she was on the moon." I said idly.
"Who knows... I wonder how she even survived up there. There shouldn't be any food up there." Fluttershy said, scratching her head.
"Can't she just create food and water?" I asked, looking down at Fluttershy. She looked up at me and shrugged, and we saw the cottage in the distance. The animals were mostly asleep, so we just walked inside and sat onto the couch.
"I've always wondered how my hair has stayed short all this time." I said, brushing a hand over it.
"You certainly have a shadow though." She said wistfully, brushing a soft hand across my chin.
"Normally I have to cut my hair every month to keep it from growing long, but I haven't touched it with scissors since I came here." I said, looking at Fluttershy. I felt her kiss me, and returned it. I felt her pushing me down onto the couch, still kissing me, and I felt my head hit the pillow. We pulled away from each other, catching our breath.
"How did you become a great kisser?" She asked me with a grin.
"How the hell am I supposed to know? Never had a girlfriend before, let alone seen a girl as beautiful as you." I said, brushing a hand across her cheek. She blushed lightly and giggled.
"Plus, I never would've had time for a girl such as you on Earth. Even if I did escape my father and the mafia, they would've continued hunting me down, and anyone that came within contact with me would've been in danger." I continued.
"I'm really glad I came here and met you... It was like a weight was lifted off of me when you brought me here." I said. She kissed me on the lips once more and said.
"I'm glad you came here. I couldn't think of what I would be doing if you didn't come here. I would've probably been the same shy thing that you fell in love with." I looked her in the eyes and said.
"True, but I love you now more than ever. I don't care if you were shy, or assertive, or anything. I would love you no matter how you acted around others." She giggled once more and kissed me. I returned the kiss fully.
'Do you really think she believes that?' A voice said in my head. I ignored it, and continued kissing her.
'I'm coming for you tomorrow, and you won't see that bag of worthless flesh anymore.' The voice continued. I got angry, and nearly spoke out loud at the voice, only to realize I was still kissing Fluttershy.
'She isn't worthless flesh. She's probably worth more than you, fucking creep.' I thought, pulling away.
"I've been thinking... Should I shave this, or should I keep it?" I asked Fluttershy.
"I think you should shave it. It tickles my chin uncomfortably whenever we kiss." She said, scratching the growing beard.
"Alright." I said. She got up and went upstairs. I sat on the couch for a moment, thinking about the mysterious voice, but shrugged it off. I went upstairs, undressed from the suit, grabbed a towel, and stepped into the shower. I turned on the water, only to hear a knock on the door.
"Come in." I called out. The door opened up.
"Mind if I joined you?" She asked, and I saw through the curtain her undressing.
"Don't mind at all..." I said, heating the water a bit. I saw the curtain get pulled back and Fluttershy stepped in, her large breasts and vagina exposed to me. I stared for a moment, then realized I was staring and turned my head away.
"I don't mind if you look, since I'm already doing the same." She said smugly. I looked at her with a grin.
"Do you like what you see?" I asked. She giggled and nodded.
"You got lucky." She said.
"Really?" I asked.
"Yeah... I read that most guys in Equestria are on average five inches. Yours is easily four inches longer." She said.
"It's basically like guys on Earth then..." I said. "I read on a website called Wikipedia that it's normally like five point one or something like that." I continued.
"Interesting. Strange that Earth and Equestria has a little in common." She said.
"Should wash up or we would be wasting hot water." I said, grabbing a bottle of body wash. She started giggling, grabbing her own bottle of body wash and shampoo. I rubbed the body wash into my skin, then washed it off quickly and moved to the side. I got out of the shower, although awkwardly, and grabbed my towel. I dried off, then put on a clean pair of boxers. I walked out and into the bedroom, hearing the water shut off a few minutes later.
The door opened and Fluttershy walked in, laying down on the bed. I wrapped an arm around her, feeling that she doesn't actually have her bra or panties on.
"Trying something new?" I asked.
"I did this when I was alone, and now *yawn* I feel comfortable enough that I can do this with you now." She said.
"You could've done this when we actually slept together the first time. Doesn't matter to me. Your house." I said.
"Yeah, but you make most of the money here. I'm surprised you still earn that much from working as a farmhand. Most jobs only pay like two hundred a week." She said.
"I guess I'm just lucky. Anyway, she's tried pushing raises onto me, but I keep telling her I'm content with making what I am right now. Don't need more money to just stuff into the closet, now do we?" I said, chuckling.
"You just put it into the closet? I put all of my spare into the bank." She said.
"I didn't notice that there was a bank in town." I said, scratching my head.
"You haven't been into the town all that often." She said.
"True, but I've been into town enough times to see all the buildings and remember the streets." I responded.
"It's next to the train station." She deadpanned.
"Well, I've never been to the train station." I said.
"It's between the library and Sugarcube Corner, and the bank is the building next to it." She said. We both fell silent, and I fell asleep a few minutes later.
Fluttershy woke up, as always, except that Daniel's alarm awoke her. She grabbed the device and put in the password quickly, turning off the alarm. She looked in the bed, only to see it empty.
'Strange, he never leaves his iPod at home, nor his wallet.' She thought as she picked up both items. She opened her dresser and pulled out bra, underwear, and a simple green dress and put it on. Once she got dressed, she walked downstairs, seeing that his work boots were next to the door, as always.
"Did he not go to work?" She asked out loud. She walked into the kitchen and saw it empty, so she grabbed a pair of shoes and walked outside. She made her way quickly to Sweet Apple Acres, seeing Applejack bucking apples.
"Hey Applejack, have you seen Daniel?" She asked. Applejack turned to Fluttershy and said.
"I haven't seen him at all today. I was pretty sure he was taking an extra day off and I was okay with it." She said with a shrug.
"That's the thing. He didn't take his iPod, wallet, and he wasn't wearing his shoes when he walked out. It's like he disappeared into the night." She said. Applejack took off her hat and scratched the top of her head.
"That's very strange. It sounds like he got foalnapped." Applejack said.
"I didn't check for signs of struggle." Fluttershy said frantically.
"Let's stay calm. I'll go get the girls, and you go check for signs of if he got foalnapped." She said, walking towards Ponyville. Fluttershy nodded and started back for her home. When she arrived, she started checking for any signs of struggle or damage around her home. Thirty minutes of hard searching around her house and she came up with nothing, until she heard the clopping of hooves on the bridge to her home. She came around the back of the cottage and saw her five best friends.
"Fluttershy, did you find anything?" Applejack asked. "No! I looked inside the house for any broken objects, around the house for tracks or trails, blood, any signs of struggle, but nothing showed up!" She sobbed.
"So, we have no leads on where he was taken, let alone who took him or why they took him." Twilight huffed.
"I won't tell you anything!" Daniel yelled. The crack of a whip.
"You won't get anything from me!" He yelled. Another crack of a whip.
"I've gotten better beatings from my own father! Try your worst!" He yelled in the face of his captors.
"I will break you, you insufferable pig, and I will take all that I want." A voice said from the shadows, followed by the crack of a whip.
"For sixteen years, I've been beaten by my father harder than your grunt can swing that fucking rope, and you think that I'll just break because you said so? You're the biggest dumbass I've seen so far here!" He started laughing.
"Physical damage doesn't affect him, but what about mental and emotional damage?" The voice said, with a horn lighting up in the darkness. Daniel fell into a deep sleep, followed by nightmares of the worst kind.
"Wake him every week and question him! If he isn't responding or he is defiant, put him under the spell once more!" The voice yelled. A black suited unicorn walked up to him.
"I will break you, Daniel, and when I do... I will bring you back to Earth to face your father once more."
Fluttershy was openly crying now, with Applejack and Rarity attempting to calm her.
"He's gone now, and I won't see him again!" Fluttershy sobbed.
"He'll be okay... We just need to find him, and then he'll be perfectly fine." Rarity cooed.
"I'm sure he's been fighting his way through all those ponies that took him, and he'll show up on your doorstep, perfectly fine." Applejack said. Applejack got up and walked away from the group.
"You better be fine Daniel. 'Cause, if you ain't alright, I'll buck your behind into the next week." Applejack mumbled.