It had been nearly two weeks. Twilight never placed a hoof on that door. She knew it would only prolong the process. Fluttershy, still wholly devoted to the various animals, had finally begun coming out of her house to feed her rather large zoo. Twilight didn't approach her as the small pegasus, though usually very slow and casual, can be quite the challenging flyer. Twilight could easily grab her with magic, but she feared such restraint would only lengthen the rift between the two of them. She decided to take a much safer route, devising an intricate plan to lure the pony into conversation.
She trotted over to a cyan-blue pegasus who was busy conducting several other pegasi. The blue mare doubled back to see a lavender unicorn growing ever closer to her. She looked beyond the unicorn at a yellow pegasus mare a considerable distance away who had yet to acknowledge the two of them. As the unicorn walked up, the blue pegasus redirected her attention toward her.
"Now?" She asked. The unicorn gave a simple and decisive nod.
"Okay. I promised to help you with this, and I stand by that. But I swear to you Twilight, if you hurt her-"
"You won't need to worry about that, Dash. I promise. Now, everything ready?"
"I'm directing the weather team right now. I can throw together the biggest hurricane in history in ten seconds flat."
The unicorn nodded as a small white rabbit hopped toward the pair.
"Hello, Angel. Ready for your part?" The rabbit nodded slightly impatiently. He wasn't really the social type. He tried to avoid contact with any of Fluttershy's friends. But he cared for Fluttershy, and he didn't like to see her so upset. So he chose to set aside his misgivings. For now. He hopped away back to the yellow mare. Rainbow Dash flew back to her team, sending them this way and that, whilst Twilight charged back to the tree she called home.
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"Angel. Where are you going?" The yellow pony chased the little white rabbit frantically. He dashed around a corner, and when she finally caught up, he was gone. Her eyes darted back and forth before finding the building she was stand just a few feet from. It was a large tree made to serve as a house. She suddenly forgot about the bunny that had run from her as she slunk down and slowly began backing away.
"He's run off before. I'm sure he'll be fine." She darted around and had barely enough time to stop as another pegasus zoomed into view.
"Fluttershy?! What the hay are you doing out here?!" It was obvious that Rainbow was screaming, but Fluttershy could still barely hear her. It wasn't until that instant that she noticed the dark clouds, the rain, and the thunder.
"A freak rouge storm blew in from the Everfree. It's not safe to be outside. C'mon." Rainbow began pushing Fluttershy back to the treehouse, despite her expressed disapproval.
"Rainbow! I can just fly home."
"No way! You need to be in some kind of shelter right now, and Twilight's library is the closest building."
"Well, you're out here."
"The weather pegasi are working to clear this storm out before it causes too much damage. Everypony else needs to be inside." With that, Rainbow opened the door and threw Fluttershy in. Twilight looked up from the book she was currently engulfed in and nodded to the cyan pegasus, who in turn gave a sly wink.
"You okay, 'Shy?" She asked as she stood and walked toward her. Fluttershy, on hearing that beautiful, overwhelming voice, merely shuddered. Twilight stopped when she noticed how terrified the pegasus was. She fell onto her haunches where she stopped, just watching the other pony. After what felt like hours, she finally rose to meet her host's eyes.
"So where are Spike and Nyx?"
"Nyx had a sleepover with her friends, and Spike is helping to supervise. Those girls are a hoof-full." Fluttershy would admit, it was nice to speak to Twilight again. But it was still so hard to be around her. Fluttershy tried to find a way out. She took a swift, subtle look at the clock. Half-past eight. Just late enough that she could excuse herself to bed believably. When she did, Twilight did look slightly disheartened, but she wasn't giving up. She led her guest upstairs to her room and pulled out the guest bed. Fluttershy thanked her and climbed into the bed. When she had just become comfortable, she felt the bed shift behind her. She turned to meet a pair of violet eyes.
"Twilight," she asked nervously, "What are you doing?" Twilight giggled.
"Not known for taking a hint, are you?" She stared lovingly into the aqua eyes as she quickly closed the space between them, her lips pressing ever so tenderly against the other mare's. When she pulled away, she left in her wake a confused, stuttering pegasus.
"But... I-I thought..."
"Fluttershy. I didn't respond when you kissed me because I was taken by surprise, not because I didn't feel the same way. Knowing how nervous and timid you are, I just didn't expect you to make a move. It surprised and impressed me, and it showed me how much you really cared for me. These past two weeks without you have been torture. But I never gave up. This whole time, I was organizing a plan." Fluttershy looked through the window to see the clouds cleared away and the moon glowing brightly. A blue pegasus flew past the window, casting the occupants a wink.
"The hardest part was figuring out a way to lure you over here. I have a brand new respect for Angel. He really does care about you." Fluttershy smiled at the thought of the sweet white rabbit. "Thank you for being the stronger pony. I thought I'd never be here, staring into your eyes, embracing you so closely." She brought their lips together once more. This time, however, they were both prepared for it. Fluttershy felt she might die from sheer joy. Their minds erupted in a bliss neither had ever known. This moment they had awaited for so very long. They wanted to hold onto it for as long as breath remained in their lungs. For the first time in either of their lives, their hearts were complete. For the first time, they knew happiness.