A New Day
You awoke the next morning, not knowing exactly what happened or even where you were. You remembered confessing that you loved Fluttershy and how she loved you. Then there was that kiss, that beautiful perfect kiss that was engraved on your mind. As your eyes adjusted to the morning light, you noticed that you were not in your room. Instead you were in a rather comfortable bed that had yellow and pink sheets. Around the room there were shadow boxes hung on the walls containing things of nature like pine cones, rocks, and even feathers carefully preserved under glass. Mixed in with these were framed art of none other than the yellow Pegasus from My Little Pony smiling back at you. Across from you there was a shrine to the shy pony on a dresser including figures, smaller framed art, and a big plush pony. It was then you realized that you slept in Fluttershy’s room!
As your body and mind awoke further you wondered why you fell asleep in her room rather than yours which was a short distance away. You also wondered where Fluttershy was in all this. Something then flashed into you mind, what if what you did with Fluttershy was more than just a kiss last night? What if you not only slept in Fluttershy’s bed but with her? It was a thought that was both wonderful and scary at the same time as you were not sure how Fluttershy felt about the part of last night that escaped your memory.
The door opened and Fluttershy walked in, her hair and body wet from the shower as she was wrapped in that same fluffy yellow towel. Not noticing you, she carefully opened the drawers of the dresser across from you as if not to wake you and threw some clothes on a bed. She then took off her towel and proceeded to get dressed when suddenly she saw you staring at her!
“Eep,” she squeaked as she backed into her dresser, “Oh I’m sorry. Did I wake you?”
“Nah, I was awake before you came in.”
“So you mean you saw me getting dressed,” she said blushing.
“Yeah, I kind of did.”
“I guess, well, I’ve never got dressed in front of someone before. Then again I never had someone sleeping in my bed before except of course me.”
“How did I end up in your bed? Did we… you know?”
Fluttershy looked at you, trying to figure out what you meant. Finally when the realization came over her, the pink haired girl’s eyes went wide.
“Oh … you meant did we… um… mate last night?”
“Yeah, that’s the best way to describe it.”
“Well um… we kissed and then we somehow made it upstairs and into my room. So um… yeah, we did. That was ok, right?”
“That was fine,” you said as the memories came rushing back at that night, “in fact that was the best night I ever had thanks to you. You were ok with it, right Fluttershy?”
“Oh well I feel the same way. No one has ever kissed me like that let alone… you know. But it was a really great experience.”
“I’m glad you were ok. Everything kind of went by in a blur last night.”
“Well, I’ll let you get dressed and we’ll have breakfast together.”
“Wait Fluttershy,” you said as she was about to leave the room.
“Yes,” she said turning back.
“I love you Fluttershy.”
“I love you too,” she said walking over and giving you a kiss before heading downstairs. As you sat in bed, you realized the great fortune you had of meeting such a girl who not only shared qualities of your favorite pony but they were also qualities that you loved in a girl. Even better, you met a girl that shared the same feelings for you. You wondered if your life was going to be like this forever, that you two would remain in love. It was then you realized that the future was uncertain and what mattered was the present. It was you and that shy girl bonded together by love, and you were prepared to do anything you could to make that love last and to keep a smile on her face.
You got out of bed and headed towards the shower, ready to start a new day with the love of your life, the shy girl named Fluttershy.
***
Two weeks had passed since that fateful day that you told Fluttershy how much you loved her and how she loved you. Since then much of your life with her had become a blissful routine of helping care for the animals. You didn’t mind it as this was what you felt you were born to do since you were a kid, and had you not been here you guessed you would have found a similar job at another shelter or zoo. What made this job even better was of course her. Working with her always seemed to make the time fly by and no matter what the task you worked with a smile on your face.
The confidence training paid off for Fluttershy as you saw a changed girl stand before you. The times that she became easily frightened or that she wouldn’t be able to speak her mind were now a memory, as if she was released from her self-imprisonment. There were times that she would occasionally slip back to her state of shyness, but you quickly tried to remedy this by telling her how she was a strong, smart, beautiful, and confident girl. You even ran a few of those tests of trust with her, although admittedly when it came time for you to catch her as she fell you would always let her fall on top of you, usually involving you two kissing on the ground in a tangled embrace.
The greatest moment came when one day she decided to head to the local hardware with you. To your surprise she immediately went up to the manager and with the skills of a businesswoman and with a dash of cuteness and kindness, she asked for the store’s support in bringing her dream to life. To her delight the manager was proud to donate funds to the cause and even some supplies for a community effort. Soon more opportunities like this poured in like the local grocery store and the mayor’s office. You did your part by supporting her and finding places for her to travel to.
One of the most interesting stops was at a bakery in your home city named Sugar Cane Corner where a girl that looked and acted suspiciously like Pinkie Pie literally embraced you two when proposing the idea! In what seemed like ten seconds flat the pink haired baker prepared a huge bake sale with proceeds going to the Everfree Animal Sanctuary with great success. That day not only did you and Fluttershy gain another supporter of your dream project, you gained a great friend.
Even though your time was spent caring for the animals and touring the towns and cities to support your cause, you and Fluttershy seemed to always make time for each other. Whether it was a simple trip to a park, going to the movies, or a romantic dinner, she never ceased to show you how much you cared. The more you knew her, the less you cared that she was like the yellow Pegasus from the show. She was similar to the pony and yet different, her own person. More importantly she was the love of your life, and nothing would separate you two.
Now with the donations rolling in you two were finally able to get your project off the ground. It was going to be a challenge relocating the animals, tearing down old buildings, and building the new sanctuary, but you two were glad to see it slowly taking shape thanks to some kind volunteers. Why even some of the kids from the school came over to help move the animals, even the Crusaders who were excited to help. Both of you knew that your relationship, like life, wouldn’t be perfect, but as long as you had each other there would be no challenge too great. It was just you and that shy girl named Fluttershy bound by joy, happiness, and love.