Derpy jumped on the bed, resting herself on a comfy spot on the edge. Fluttershy slowly strutted forward, her eyes glancing around sharply.
"So, what's this little story you got for me Flutters?" Derpy asked. She then yawned. "It isn't super long, is it? I'm pretty tired."
"No...I'll shorten it. I'm tired too..." She said in that low whisper. She took a deep breath, thinking of a place to start.
"So, when I was much younger, I lived with my mom and dad, and, I had a very happy life. I was joyful, I was caring. That time was where I got all my mannerisms from. I got my shyness from my mother, and pretty much all of my looks came from my mother as well." She paused, her face turning sullen. "Well, a couple months ago, my mom, for no apparent reason, decided to leave. She never even gave us an explanation, she just left. She left my dad and I, without even telling us why. It...it made me so upset. My dad was heartbroken. He kept blaming himself, but I kept telling him that it wasn't his fault. Nevertheless, he was so depressed." She paused, seeming to be in some emotional pain. "And...things got worse. A lot worse." She shuddered. She honestly didn't want to share this story. It caused her so much emotional pain, every single time she thought about it...but, Derpy shared her deep and emotion driven story, so she would share hers. Derpy had the right to know.
"What do you mean, Flutters?" Derpy asked, fearing her own question.
Fluttershy gulped. "W-Well, after she left, my dad started...changing. He started drinking again, something he hadn't done for 14 years, and, he wasn't a very gentle drunk. When he got drunk, he got really aggressive, and there were countless nights were he would yell at me for the smallest things, even things that weren't even my fault." She paused again, sighing. "I tried to have hope for him, to see if he could change his ways, but he never did. I was so sad..." She gulped. "But...there was one night...where he stopped being my father..." She paused. "Last month...he, he got really drunk...and, he got really mad at me. He kept blaming me for...my mom leaving, and he...he yelled louder than he ever had...but...w-what made him...s-stop being my father was when he...he raised his hoof and...he hit me, right on the cheek."
Derpy gasped. She couldn't even imagine anyone hitting Fluttershy, especially a family member. She was the shyest, most timid Pegasus ever...that hit was a direct blow to her psyche.
"He...he hit you?" Derpy asked, almost not believing her words.
Fluttershy nodded slowly. "That same night...I packed a bagful of things, and I ran away, to Dash's house, the last place I actually felt safe. Thankfully, they were both still awake. They were glad to help me, of course." Fluttershy sighed. "The next morning, I saw a news article in the paper...and...well, on the front cover was a picture of my dad..." Fluttershy closed her eyes, feeling the tears forming in them.
"W-What did the article say?" Derpy asked softly, ready to comfort her in a heartbeat.
Her lips quivered as she tried to make out these last words. "Basically...m...my dad...died from a combination o-of, alcohol a-and...prescription pills." The tears had started, and there were wet spots on her cheek. "I...I didn't e-even know...h-he had p-prescription pills..." Derpy freaked out when Fluttershy started chuckling hysterically. "Ha...I...I-I wonder w-what other things h-he hid from me?!" She yelled, the tears falling on the bed. "H-His only daughter! His s-sweet, sweet Fluttershy!" Derpy scooted up to her quickly wrapping her hooves around her for comfort. "H-His...h-his...l-l-little...F-Fluttershy..."
Fluttershy finally buried herself in Derpy's chest, crying her sore eyes out. Derpy pat her on the back, closing her eyes, feeling her little body shudder from her emotional breakdown. Fluttershy kept her head there for what seemed like hours, basking in the comfort of Derpy's soft, grey fur. Even after her tears had subsided, she kept her head at a spot where she could hear and feel Derpy's little heartbeat, the soft thump thump...thump thump... calming her ever so slowly.
Derpy started stroking her hair, remembering that this was a good way to calm her down. She felt really tired. During the story, she had forgotten how late it was, and she realized after, that almost an hour had gone by. Her eyes felt heavy, yearning for rest.
Derpy readjusted herself so that she was lying on the bed, still holding Fluttershy tight against her chest. Fluttershy was finally calm, and her breathing showed that. Fluttershy shifted, letting Derpy's chin rest on the top of her head. Derpy smiled, thinking of how soft her hair was. It smelled of fresh flowers from a meadow, something Derpy really enjoyed.
Derpy closed her eyes, letting Fluttershy's soft breathing take her into dreamland. So much had been revealed today, but, they both could feel that these stories brought connections that deepened the bond between the three sisters, and Fluttershy and Derpy Hooves enjoyed that very much, even through the sadness and hardships that they have seen in the two stories.