Unsettling Vibrations
Fluttershy was exhausted. She honestly couldn't even think of a better word to describe how she felt if her life depended on it. She was just plum exhausted. She knew the WHY of her tiredness, just not the 'why'. 'Urgh, that's too confusing,' She thought desperately. Maybe it wasn't the why, more of the 'because' of the whole conundrum. Fluttershy quickly surveyed the room she was currently in. It was definitely not like anything could picture readily. All about the room was a mess of records and wires. Angel Bunny's house had become a temporary record holder. The bird houses that surrounded the room had been taken down and moved and moved into her bedroom for safekeeping. Her couch had become a mound of saddles, assorted socks, and random accessories. If a passerby were to inspect the house, they would have thought Equestria's largest Pack-rat would have invaded someponies' home; and they would have been pretty close to the mark. The only thing that they would have missed was that the new resident was a Pack-rat wrapped in a pony shell.
Fluttershy took a few moments to grab some of the disheveled pictures up from the floor, and placed them on top of the mantelshelf. Just as she was placing the last portrait up, somepony walked up behind her and gently placed a hoof on her wing. This was to be the first record of a mare stuck to a roof of a room like a cat. Vinyl looked up at the Mare-cat with rapt interest. Fluttershy broke free off the roof and floated down to meet Vinyl, who had now locked eyes with her.
"Oh, Vinyl, you startled me," Fluttershy squeaked.
"Um, yeah, sorry 'bout that Shy; I just wanted to ask if you needed some more help with anything before I took the rest of my stuff into my room."
"If you can grab all of that so I can get dinner started; that would be wonderful," Fluttershy motioned to the speaker pile that was blocking the path to the kitchen.
"Sure thing," Vinyl flashed a wide smile towards Fluttershy. Fluttershy just stared back with a small blush. 'This is the second time I've seen her smile,' Fluttershy thought quietly. 'She has such a pretty face...'
"Um... Hello? Equestria to Fluttershy. Anypony there ?" Vinyl was now inches from Fluttershy; and was in the process of shaking the dazed mare. When Fluttershy realized this,she promptly eeped and dove into the mound of socks. "I was just teasing, Fluttershy. I didn't think you'd be that scared, sheesh." There's that smile again, Fluttershy noticed through the sock mountain. That was real reason Fluttershy said yes to Vinyl moving in; and not because she needed someone to take care of Angel while she was in Fillysberg for the next week. In fact, the trip had been canceled due to unforeseen weather over the railways in that area. To be completely honest, she just wanted some more company, since she lived so far out of the way and her friends had so much going on during the day. 'But it's not like she needs to know that.' Fluttershy crawled out onto the floor and was met with an inquisitive stare. Angel had come out of his house for food, and was looking at her with well learned stare. "Oh dear, Angel, I'll get the food done right away."
Vinyl had just moved the last of the speakers into her room when she say Derpy at the door. "Hiya, Ms. Hooves. What can I do for you?" "Well, Mayor Mare wants you to come by whenever you get the chance," Derpy replied lackadaisically. "Alrighty Derpy, I'll see you later."
"Awright, later Vinyl."
Vinyl shut the door and returned to the kitchen. Inside, she could see Fluttershy sweeping the last of the ingredients with her hoof into the bowl of stew with as much grace as a profession chef. Vinyl watched from the sidelines as Fluttershy milled around the kitchen; every new action inspiring the mare. Not even Vinyl's mother had the same care and attention to detail that Fluttershy had. It was as if she put her whole soul into everything she did. After a few moments of observation, Vinyl decided to help the Cream-colored mare.
"Hey, do want some help."
"Sure thing. You may start by taking these turnips and..." Fluttershy chimed out all of her instructions in as sweet a manner as a pony could.
'Wow, no would wonder these pets hang around her; She'd make the perfect mom. Wait...what the hay am I saying?' Vinyl realized that she was staring at Fluttershy's flank with a lot of unnecessary interest. She blushed and went to work helping Fluttershy, while trying to avoid eye contact until the thoughts went away at least. The rest of the night went by as slow and as uncomfortably as it possibly could.
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Derpy descended the cloud layer above Dr. Whooves office to drop off the last of his paperwork for the week. It wasn't until she had reached the upstairs window that she realized that she had misjudged her landing completely. It was then that everything went black.
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Dr.Whooves was sitting back in the bath, trying to shake of his last week of boredom. 'It has come to my attention,'he thought dryly, 'that I may be TOO good with my patients.' The entire week, he had only seen Rainbow Dash for the usual bumps and bruises and nothing else. While he usually would welcome the opportunity to catch up on some light reading, he found himself inexplicably drawn to random thoughts during the day; usually involving a certain grey mare. As his thoughts drifted back once again, he grumbled loudly and sank into the water. 'Hmm, this bath could use some bubbles.' As if on cue, a grey blur streaked in through the bathroom window and splashed into the tub. For a few moments, the room was eerily quiet; with only sound the water moving back into place in the tub. But, before it could completely settle, the blur resurfaced, only it was Derpy, her eyes swiveling around in the socket in every direction, as if they were trying to find the culprit to this watery mess. Whooves was the first to speak."Miss Derpy, would it be to much of a bother to ask why you have decided to take a bath with me." Derpy shook her head and assessed the situation quickly. It only took a few moments to realize what the scene looked like. Dr.Whooves was pressed firmly to the back of the tub, with only his head above the water. Derpy had her forhooves locked around him in tight embrace, and her belly was pressed against his. As their breathes intermingled, her mane dripped water onto the Doctor's snout. Their tails where interlaced with such finesse that they could have been mistaken for one multicolored tail. Derpy's breath became quick and light as her mind went through every dirty fantasy that could have been envisioned by any mortal pony. With as much grace as a tractor with butter for tires; she tumbled out of the tub and grabbed a towel to hid her furious blush.
"Derpy?"
"Hrmph?"
"Are you alright?"
She lifted her head from the towel, "Yes..., um, do you need anything?"
"N-no, not really... ... ...Well,actually, there is one thing."
"Yes,Doctor ?"
The Doctor looked at her with a shy smile, "Do you want to share another bubble bath sometime?"
The air went stiff as their eyes met.
"U-u-u-u-u-hm", Derpy blush blanketed her face and threatened the rest of her body, "sorry; I didn't quite catchthat.What did you say?"
By this point, Whooves face out of the tub, and was mere inches from her by this point.
"I said 'Would you like to take a bath with me?'
"I still don't u-understand Doctor, What-"
The shivering mare was cut short, however, as Whooves mouth met hers in a passionate moment. Derpy''s eyes closed as all of her thoughts where suddenly gone and replaced with nothing but joy. Whooves wrapped one of his hooves around the crook of her neck and placed another around her back. She returned the favor by wrapping her hooves around his neck. Their, in that quiet bathroom, under the lone moon light, were two mare who had finally accepted that they need this; that they wanted this; that they couldn't have anything short of this, this passion and this love. Suddenly, a thought invaded Derpy's thoughts and remembered everything. She couldn't do this...not again. Suddenly, Derpy broke the embrace and flew back out the window, tears streaking down as she flew. The Doctor looked out at the sky, watching the sky with shock and regret.
"What have I done?"