Chapter 14-Angel Of The Night
We finally reached the room. I had to wonder why it was so far away. We should've been closer...He spoke a warning before we entered.
"Now Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy is out cold right now, she is in a very delicate state, just remember that. Don't try to wake her up, just let her rest. That's what she needs right now. If she does wake up, don't scare her, for that may cause further trauma. I'm going to let you in there for a little while, but when I come back, that's when you have to leave. You have one hour. That should be enough time...I'm feeling very generous." He smiled. "You words touched deep, I must say. I have never seen someone so determined to make a young pony happy...except myself, but that's a different story."
I smiled at him, but it soon faded when he opened the door. I couldn't see a whole lot, mostly just outlines of some random things..and the bed. I looked over to it. I could see a small figure in it. My heart stopped. He walked over, still carrying me on his back. I almost didn't want to see her condition. I clutched him tighter. It was a weird scene; she was there, on the bed, out cold, and their was a chair waiting right by her bed. It's almost as if someone expected me to come in. It was really surreal. He helped me onto the chair. I was close enough now to get a further look at Fluttershy. I gasped.
"Remember, one hour." He said from the door. I looked behind me. How did he get there so fast? I nodded and he closed the door, leaving us in the dark room. The only light was from the window, where the moon shone high in the sky. I stared down at her. I was already almost in tears. There was a bandage wrapped around her forehead, and there was one on her nose. She seemed unusually pale; Her pink mane had less color than usual, and even her yellow fur seemed more white than yellow. I leaned over, my head on the plastic railing that surrounded the bed, and I began to cry. My thoughts of everything that had happened had washed over me in one long flashback, starting with the bad. I could see it all in my head; the first time she cried, that time in the bathroom, when she nearly got hit by the bully, when she came home and left herself secluded in a dark room, when she woke from her nightmare and cried hysterically in my fur...when she nearly fell to her death. They all came rushing at my brain, and I couldn't stop them. I didn't want to think right now. I just wanted to turn my brain off for one second, just one. I looked up again. I wondered if I could do something...even with my damaged leg...
I picked myself off the chair, using my three good legs for support, and I slowly climbed over and into her bed, very carefully, so I didn't fall and wake her, or more importantly, accidentally hurt her in some way. I was in the bed. I noticed that it was the perfect size for the two of us. I slowly lay down beside her, and I snuggled my cheek into her warm, soft fur. I blushed from the sudden feeling. Her fur may not have it's usual bright color, but it was still as soft and warm as ever. I took a deep breath and closed my eyes, this time, thinking off the good times that we shared as friends. Our sleepovers were always fun, and, it always made us both feel good when I cheered her up, and the time when she first flew fast...for me, and when she came home that one day and told me that she had done it, the thing that she never thought she would do in her entire life...be brave, and then she flew, high into the sky, doing twirls and nosedives, that reminded me off...me, and for the last couple of months, she's been happy, she's been thinking, she's been working...she's been Fluttershy.
I opened my eyes and I smiled. I looked at Fluttershy again, still out. I sighed and nuzzled my body closer to hers, laying my head on her chest, wrapping my hooves tightly around her. I could feel her soft breaths, hear her steady heartbeat. It was magic to my senses. I closed my eyes again, sighing and relaxing on her soft fur.
She's going to be fine, but I'm not leaving her anyway. She needs me now, more than ever, and I need her now, more than ever. I would be her angel of the night, protecting her in her sleep. I like the sound of that...I like...
I fell asleep before I could finish my thought.
A couple minutes later, the door opened, and Doctor Hooves came inside.
"Alright Rainbow Dash, your hours up. Time to--"
He could see her on the bed, her hooves wrapped tightly around the patients body. Normally, he would've waken her up or carried her back to her room, but these were different circumstances. He knew what was happening, and he didn't want to interfere with another pony's determined work. He smiled, and silently closed the door without any words.