YESTERDAY IN THE AFTERNOON (Thursday)
Fluttershy was walking with Twilight in the hallways of the school.
"Will you accompany me to the library? "Asked Twilight. "To get an early start on our homework."
Fluttershy looked at the ground shyly.
"I can't Twilight." Said Fluttershy. "I promised Applejack that I would go out with Big Mac."
"Wow Fluttershy." Said Twilight. "He's a good guy, he's so strong and he's very handsome."
"We're only going as friends." Responded Fluttershy, blushing a bit. "I don't think I'm ready to have a boyfriend."
"No pressure my friend." Said Twilight understanding. "If you don't want to you don't have to."
"But I promised Applejack." Said Fluttershy. "Besides, if it bothers Big Mac that I only want to be friends, I don't want to lose him as a friend."
Twilight put a hand on Fluttershy's right shoulder confidently.
"Nothing bad will happen." Said Twilight smiling. "In the right moment you'll know who is the right one."
Fluttershy was as red as a tomato.
"How do you know?" Asked Fluttershy.
"I learned about love back when I first got to know Flash." Said Twilight breaking her gaze.
"I'm so sorry." Said Fluttershy perfectly understanding Twilight's sadness.
"Don't worry Fluttershy." Said Twilight quickly changing her mood from sad to happy. "I'm fine, and that's all in the past now."
Fluttershy smiled.
"I'll tell you a secret." Said Twilight blushing a bit.
Fluttershy got excited and paid attention. Twilight whispered in Fluttershy's ear.
"I've met a really great guy." Whispered Twilight.
Fluttershy was really excited now.
"How exciting Twilight!" Said Fluttershy hugging Twilight."Who is he? Do I know him? Is he cute?"
Twilight blushed but she realized the situation.
"For now, I can't say." Said Twilight remembering that Fluttershy was scared of Discord. "But yes, you know him and he's not that cute."
"Wow." Said Fluttershy. "Really?"
"But he's very smart." Said Twilight with a twinkle in her eyes. "He's so sure of himself and he's fun."
"Incredible." Said Fluttershy. "He must be a real gentleman."
"At first I didn't like him all that much." Said Twilight. "But he is a good example of "looks are decieving."
"That's impressive." Said Fluttershy.
The bell rang, it was lunch time.
"Will you accompany me to eat lunch with Pinkie?" Asked Fluttershy.
Twilight was a bit bothered by this.
"For now, I can't be around Pinkie." Said Twilight seriously. "It'd be better if I hung out with Derpy, I think she needs help with her math."
Fluttershy didn't understand what was going on, but she didn't want to bother Twilight, so she said goodbye and they went their separate ways.
Then during lunch time, Fluttershy and Pinkie got their food, Granny Smith attended to them, while Discord was washing a great quantity of dirty dishes.
Pinkie glanced over at Discord and blushed a little. Fluttershy didn't notice and just went on her way.
Then they went to a nearby table and after putting their food down and sitting down, they began to talk.
Pinkie smiled and sighed dreamily as she looked in the direction of the cafeteria, Fluttershy noticed this.
"You seem very happy today Pinkie." Said Fluttershy smiling sweetly. "More than the normal."
With her mouth full of food, Pinkie could not contain her emotions.
"Fluttershy!" Pinkie said, spitting out some food chunks from her mouth. "I'm in love!"
Fluttershy was impressed, and a bit grossed out Pinkie did not fall in love that easily.
"Really?" Asked Fluttershy. Then with a fork, she ate her salad.
"That boy is so amazing." Said Pinkie euphorically. "He's so wild, fun and very crazy."
Fluttershy felt like she had heard about this boy before.
"I gave him a cake as a sign of my love." Continued Pinkie. "I hope he's seen it, eaten it and thought about me while eating it."
"How strange." Said Fluttershy finishing eating her salad. "Twilight said she's also in love with a boy."
Pinkie stopped talking and looked at Fluttershy a bit seriously.
"Don't you dare talk to me about Twilight!" Said Pinkie angrily. "She is a very, very, very, very bad friend."
Fluttershy stopped talking and continued eating. Fluttershy thought about it with suspicion. 'Could they be in love with the same guy? Was that the reason for their fights? What could it be? I wis they would stop with the
secrets.'
Then at the end of the school day, Fluttershy stood at the main entrance and waited for Big Mac, for their date. While she waited for him she heard small snoring sounds, coming nearby.
Fluttershy got closer to the stairs and she saw Discord resting. Fluttershy got scared and took a few steps back. Discord hadn't moved.
Then Big Mac arrived and he took her by the arm and they quickly left the school. In that moment, Discord awoke just as they left.
While they walked in the street, Fluttershy and Big Mac talked.
"How was your day?" Asked Fluttershy a bit timidly. "Was it good?"
"Eeyup!" Said Big Mac
"There was nothing interesting?" Asked Fluttershy.
"Nope." Said Bic Mac
"Ok." Said Fluttershy.
Then they went to the theater to watch a movie. Fluttershy and Big Mac barely talked. The movie was called "The pony that wanted to be an Alicorn."
After the movie, they left the theater.
"How did you like the movie?" Asked Fluttershy.
"Fine." Said Big Mac.
"Really?" Asked Fluttershy.
"Eeyup."
"I didn't really like it." Said Fluttershy.
"Well then, I didn't like it either." Said Bic Mac. "Nope"
"Wait, what?" Asked Fluttershy. "Seriously?"
"Eeyup."
Then they went to a restaurant.
At the restaurant, Fluttershy ordered a salad and Big Mac ordered apple pie. Fluttershy wanted to start a conversation.
"This restaurant is lovely." Said Fluttershy. "What do you think?"
"Eeyup." Said Bic Mac.
Fluttershy looked at Big Mac with boredom.
"How is life at Sweet Apple Acres?" Asked Fluttershy. "Any problems?"
"Nope." Said Big Mac.
Fluttershy was a bit botherd by his lack of words but she didn't show it.
Then their food arrived. Fluttershy ate her salad and Bic Mac ate his apple pie, all in silence.
Then they left the restaurant and Bic Mac took Fluttershy home. It was starting to get dark.
They arrived at the entrance of Fluttershy's house.
"Thank you Bic Mac." Said Fluttershy. "I had fun....Did you have fun?"
"Eeyup." Said Bic Mac.
"Good." Said Fluttershy, taking out her keys. "Thanks again, good night."
"Nope." Said Bic Mac.
"What?" Asked Fluttershy. "Is something wrong?"
Bic Mac blushed a lot. "Fluttershy," Said Big Mac. "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
Fluttershy blushed a bit and she stared at the ground. There were 30 seconds of silence.
"I-I have to go." Said Fluttershy nervously. "I'll see you later."
"Eeyup." Said Bic Mac.
Then Fluttershy shut the door. Big Mac walked away a bit happy. She never technically said no but she didn't say yes either.
THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL
Fluttershy found herself next to Applejack during one of their classes before class started. They began to talk.
"Howdy, sugar cube." Said Applejack. "How did it go yesterday?"
"It was fine!" Said Fluttershy. "It was fun..I think."
Applejack was happy, and she leaned back in her seat.
"Do you like my brother?" Asked Applejack.
Fluttershy blushed.
"As a friend." Said Fluttershy. "How did it go yesterday on Sweet Apple Acres?"
Applejack blushed a lot, even more than when Sunset Shimmer would make her mad.
"Good." Said Applejack. "A boy declared his feelings to me."
Fluttershy was very impressed with this news, but it didn't surprise her. Applejack was a beautiful girl, it's just that she was only a simple country girl and most guys didn't see her as beautiful.
"Really?" Asked Fluttershy.
"Yes!" Said Applejack. "I showed him my affections by giving him a basket of apples."
"Incredible." Said Fluttershy. "What's he like? Who is he?"
Applejack felt a small panic attack. She feared that she would be judged harshly for admitting to being in love with Discord.
"I'm sorry but I can't say." Said Applejack blushing really hard. "It's a bit complicated."
Fluttershy was bothered by this, so much secrets between her friends and all because of some mysterious boys.
"Good....I'm so happy for you." Said Fluttershy. "And what did you tell him?"
"I told him that I'd think about it long and hard." Said Applejack very ashamed. "It's just that everything happened so fast and it took me by surprise."
"That's very lovely." Said Fluttershy. "Especially taking into account the fact that Applebloom needs a father figure in her life."
"What are ya tryin to say?" Asked Applejack confused.
"Well," Said Fluttershy feelings ashamed by her comment. "You've taken care of and taught things to Applebloom as if she were your own daughter...it was only a joke."
Applejack blushed more and began to sweat.
"Well sugar cube," Said Applejack. -I understood the joke. I just didn't take you as the joking type."
Then more students filed into the classroom so Applejack and Fluttershy stopped talking.
During recess time, Fluttershy was on one of the sports fields helping out Rainbow Dash in her personal training.
Rainbow was trying to climb the school walls, then she tried to jump from tree to tree on the school grounds, then she jumped from table to table in the cafeteria. Fluttershy only followed her as quickly as she could while
carrying Rainbow's things.
Then Rainbow stopped on the football field. Fluttershy brought her a dry towel, Rainbow grabbed the towel and began to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
"It's not enough." Said Rainbow irritated. "I have to increase my velocity, I'm still very slow."
"Rainbow," Said Fluttershy worried. "You train every day. Why are you training more?"
"I have to beat him." Said Rainbow sitting on one of the benches on the field. "I want to show him that I'm the best."
Then Rainbow asked for her guitar. Fluttershy quickly handed it to her.
"Beat him?" Asked Fluttershy. "Beat who?"
Rainbow prepared her guitar and began to play it, ignoring Fluttershy's questions.
Fluttershy frowned her face, none of her friends had even bothered to tell her what was going on.
Rainbow played the guitar heavily with emotion, it wasn't her style, but it sounded good.
Then, during the end of the day, Fluttershy reunited with Rarity.
"Hello Rarity." Said Fluttershy. "Would you like to accompany me to the park? I need to do a census of the bunnies."
"I'm so sorry darling." Said Rarity. "I have an important matter to attend to and I have to leave immediatly for my boutique."
Fluttershy felt sad.
"Do you need help?" Asked Fluttershy.
"No need to worry." Responded Rarity dramatically. "I can do it myself although it will cost me my very life."
Suddenly, Rarity left for her boutique.
Fluttershy went to the park alone. None of her human friends accompanied her.
Fluttershy arrived at the park and greeted her animal friends.
The animals got closer to Fluttershy and they were full of affection and Fluttershy no longer felt so alone.
Then she took out her notebook and began to take the census.
Some hours went by but Fluttershy didn't get bored. She loved being with her animal friends.
After finishing with the census, she noted that the bunny population was stable. Fluttershy feared that the population would get out of control and other people would be bothered with the over population of bunnies and
call animal control.
Then she sat in the grass and hugged the animals, and talked with them.
"I love being with you all ever so much." Said Fluttershy to her little animal friends. "Some weird things have been going on at school lately."
The animals payed attention, they truly understood their friend with the pink hair.
"Twilight and Pinkie aren't getting along." Said Fluttershy a bit sad. "Rainbow is obsessed with training, more than usual."
Some animals rested on Fluttershy's legs, showing comprehension.
"Rarity is being more dramatic than usual." Continued Fluttershy. "Applejack is keeping secrets..."
"I don't want my friends to distance themselves." Said Fluttershy with a gasp of despair. "And now Bic Mac wants me to be his girlfriend."
Fluttershy petted one of the bunnies.
"I don't know what to do." Said Fluttershy beginning to worry.
Then some duckies and a squirrel got closer and nuzzled Fluttershy as an attempt to console her.
Fluttershy felt the feathers and the fur of the animals and she calmed down.
"Thank you my little friends." Said Fluttershy with an adorable smile.
Then Fluttershy began to sing in joy with her animal friends, her voice was angelical and hypnotic.
MEANWHILE:
Discord walked next to the park, he was talking to himself.
"Demons, all pure crap. First she hates me, then she locks me in her wardrobe, then she steals my idea..It's bullsh$t and now I have to spend time with that blabbermouth."
Discord looked towards the park, remembering the expiriencees he had with Pinkie Pie and then with Rainbow Dash, he stopped to contemplate next to the park.
"Although.......until now I hadn't noticed, but I admit that these girls are beautiful...It's a shame that none of them can be pen pals with me and I can't correspond with them."
Then he thought about what he said and began to deny in his head, trying to forget and deny what he said and remove from his mind images of the girls.
Suddenly, he heard a girl singing harmoniously from the park. Discord thought he was going crazy. The blabbermouth girl was singing among a big group of small animals.
"Wow." Said Discord, talking to himself. "She looks like something out of a fairytale, it would be best if I let her finish."
Fluttershy sang with so much security and beauty that Discord looked at her with much astonishment and tenderness. Fluttershy's beauty was uncomparable.
Discord shook his head but his heart was beating very fast. In his heart grew a feeling that he had never felt before.
Fluttershy finished her beautiful song and Discord began to applaud. Fluttershy heard the applause and was instantly full of fear and panic for she had never sung in front of anyone before.
She got up and looked among the trees and with a look of pure terror on her face saw that it was just Discord.
"Bravo." Said Discord with joy. "You sing so beautifully."
Discord got closer to Fluttershy very calmly and Fluttershy began to feel a lot of fear and her animals fled.
Discord got even closer to Fluttershy and meanwhile Fluttershy took a few steps back.
Upon getting closer, Discord looked at Fluttershy's face was stricken with pure terror because of his presence.
Discord understood, and he stopped, upon looking at the horror on the face of the girl with the pink hair.
Discord's feelings soon turned to ones of contempt.
"Your face gives it away Fluttershy." Said Discord now very offended. "You're scared of me."
Discord immediatly began to turn around, Fluttershy noticed and began to feel ashamed.
"I'm so sorry for scaring you." Said Discord annoyed. "I'm sorry you think I'm so hideous and fearsome."
Discord did not support the scorn of others. Upon seeing the fear and terror on the face of Fluttershy, he decided it'd be better if he just left.
"Don't worry Fluttershy," Said Discord turning around more to walk away. "I'll tell Celestia that I spent time with you."
Fluttershy felt very embarassed by what she did and she looked at Discord with compassion.
"So long blabbermouth." Said Discord. "I'll make sure that we never see each other again."
Without wasting time, Discord began to run without looking back.
"No!" Said Fluttershy preocupied. "Discord! Wait!"
But it was too late, Discord hadn't heard and was gone.
Discord ran without stopping, he couldn't get the image of Fluttershy's terror stricken face from his mind.
The sky was getting darker when Discord got to the school. He was breathing heavily to conserve his calm.
After entering the school, he entered the building quickly and went straight to the library.
Discord did not support under value. While he walked towards the library, down a hallway, a window reflected his image like a mirror. Discord stopped and looked at his reflection.
Discord couldn't stand looking at himself in a mirror, he hated his reflection. His physical aspect to most was very unpleasant. With much fury he hit the wall causing it to crack from the hit.
Then Discord got to the library and lay down on his bed of books.
Discord thought that while dreaming, he couldn't forget the beautiful face full of fear.
TO BE CONTINUED.