//------------------------------// // Too embarrassing... // Story: Kindest of the Bunch // by Dyno8man //------------------------------// Never in my wildest dreams have I ever thought I’d have to deal with something I hate in such a way that I’d have to live as one! That’s quite ironic if you ask me. Heh, being something that you despise greatly. Yeah. But, I also didn’t think it could be so life changing for not just me, but for my whole family. I know what you’re all thinking. What could it be that I could possibly hate? Simply put: I hate My Little Pony. No, I am not crazy for saying that, I just think it’s not a good show. I mean, it’s a show made for little girls, and somehow, grown guys enjoy it? Also, I’m not into all that girly mushy junk. I mean, I did see 1 episode. The first episode. But only because I lost a bet, and the loser had to watch My Little Pony with my 3 sisters who, by the way, just LOVE the show. And guess who made that bet? You guessed it, my sisters! It was a really unfair bet, considering they would win either way, and I was really feeling confident in myself. My family consists of two parents, two sisters, and me, the brother. I have another brother, but from another mother. Literally. I did not enjoy the show. ...well, mmaybe I did juust a little…..OKAY FINE! Yes, I liked it, but only so much that I wasn’t content in watching the whole series. Heck, even my mom likes it. My dad is on the same page that I’m on. He doesn’t want anything to do with ponies. Welp, sorry to let you down, Dad, but that’s not gonna happen, unfortunately… I wasn’t the kind of person that would go up to some random person and just start talking to them, hoping to make a friend. No, instead I was the complete opposite. I was very timid, and had a bad case of stage fright. I didn’t like attention being put on me. Although, if someone complimented me, or on something I was wearing, I would just nod, and smile. But on the other hand, I was also very kind and thoughtful. I would hold doors open for people, and pick up their stuff if they accidentally dropped it. Surprisingly, that’s exactly what I did with some of these other people my age, and now, suddenly, I have 5 really great friends. But, they have their quirks. Go figure, they also like My Little Pony! Every day, we would always sit together at a round table during lunch, and they would always talk about how we represent the Mane 6. There was Mike, the Brainiac, or the egghead, which is what Emerald would call him. Emerald was the athletic type. She was always daring, and full of vigor. She also knew quite a few pranks. I’ve always kinda had a crush on her. There was Isabella, or just Izzy is what we call her. We call her that because she matches a few personality traits of that one crazy character from Total Drama Island, Izzy. She was crazy, fun, energetic, like VERY energetic, and makes everyone laugh. She even likes to throw parties whenever it seemed appropriate. Go figure. Then, there was the fashionista of the group, Zelda. I’ve always kinda liked the name Zelda. It’s unique. You don’t see very many Zelda’s out there, you know. She also has quite a few of her own friends as well. Heck, some are even her “clients” because, despite all of us only being in the 10th grade, she can make dresses, suits, and others of the sort, and the good quality kind, too. They look good, they feel good, and they fit like a charm. And, she also sells these outfits, and makes quite a lot off of them. There is also Jake. He’s from the country side of the state. He has the accent, and has a farm. Isn’t that a shocker! And, he grows a bunch of crops, and different foods, not just corn, and wheat and other stereotypical stuff about farmers. He also has acres of private property, full of different trees growing different fruits, such as apples, and the scenery is just breath-taking. Or so that’s what I’ve heard. I’ve never really been there myself. He’s also very honest to us, and helps us out a lot. Not once have I ever seen, or heard him lie. He’s also quite strong, too. And then, there was me, Dallas. I was the shy, and thoughtful one of the group. I always had a knack for earning the trust of animals. We have like 3 cats, and they will always crowd around me, knowing I’d give them what they want, and because they love me, and missed me. Whenever I get home, they wouldn’t shut up. It’s actually kinda funny. I also have a gift for understanding various kinds, and species of animals, amphibians, and reptiles alike. With us six, everything was good and dandy. Until something happened that I would never expect to happen. Like every morning, I woke up, and did the daily morning routine, as usual. Dressing, breakfast, gathering supplies for the day, and catching the bus on time. When I got inside the school, normal things happen, like every day. Or so what seemed like that. I heard some people gossip about other people, like usual, only I could make out a few things of what they could have been saying. Underneath their whispers, I could hear stuff like “Zelda this…” and “Mike that…” Why would they gossip about my friends like that? I just shook it off, and carried on with my day. It’s too bad I don’t have any of them in my classes before lunch. That way I could see what’s up. The day passed as usual with Algebra 1st period, Biology 2nd, and then lunch. I make my way into the cafeteria, but only to find that a huge crowd had appeared over by where my friends and I usually sit. I try to squeak my way through the tight spaces by trying to get them to move by asking them, but only few listened. Once I did make my way through, I sit down with my friends, and when I turn around, my eyes grow wide, and my mouth hangs open slightly. My friends, Mike, Emerald, Jake, Izzy, and Zelda were all wearing their corresponding My Little Pony: Equestria Girls outfits! I nearly fainted at the sight of it, what with me disliking the show. I’m guessing Zelda made these for them. They were all talking to each other, like normal, and then they see me. They greet me, then suddenly huddle up in some sort of group pep talk circle. They go at it for a while, until they all sit back down and face me. Emerald then gets up and announces to everyone “Alright, everyone! Nothing to see here! Just go back to your normal lives!” They do, then Emerald sits back down, and faces me too. I just stare back at them, feeling quite awkward, as if I had just told a bad joke. “What?” I reply back to their silence. “I’m guessing you were not expecting this at all from us.” Mike says, all dressed up like Twilight Sparkle from the show. I reply back, slightly peeved “Well, yeah! I didn’t think you’d take your obsessions this far, and actually dress up as them.” Zelda speaks up, with an upset tone in her voice “Well, I wouldn’t think of it as an obsession, darling. Think of this more like a cosplay party-“ Izzy interrupts her “hosted by yours truly!!” Really? They’re serious? They’re taking it so far that they’re starting to talk like them now?? Jeez, before you know it, they’ll start calling each other by their show names. “Isn’t there somethin’ that ya wanted to tell Dallas over here, Dash?” Jake hinted at Emerald. Called it! I freaking called it! Emerald remembers their plan “Oh yeah, I forgot!” She picks a duffel bag up off the floor, and sets it on the table. “So, Flutters, why don’t you go and pop this on in one of the restrooms back there?” Did she really just call me Flutters?! There was no way I was gonna let her get away with that! “Please don’t call me Flutters...” I say quietly with a stern look. Damn you, timidity! I peek into the bag, and almost all the blood in my head rushed to my face. Words could not describe how I felt when I saw the costume. “I know you’re not looking forward to it, but you’re gonna have to. You know why?” Emerald said to me. I saw where this was going to get me a mile away… “I dare you to put it on!” She shot back at me. I shook my head no in an effort to tell her “No how! No way!” She looked back at me. “Alright then. I double dare you! If anything, I double dog dare you!!” Are you kidding?! Now, she was just reenacting that one scene with the flag pole from A Christmas Story. Or was it A Christmas Carol? I always got the two confused. But seriously?! A double dog dare?! I’ll look like a total wimp if I decline that! Emerald also informs me “And also, if you don’t put it on, it means you’re not really committed to being our friends.” Damn, she got me there. I didn’t want to disappoint them, but I didn’t want to embarrass myself in the process. In the end, I had no choice. “Okay, fine! I’ll wear the costume…” Izzy squeals “OMG! This will be so adorable!!” Zelda agrees “Yes, I can’t wait to see how you’ll look!” I roll my eyes, and take the duffel bag into one of the back restrooms, and lock the door. It was one of those multi-gender restrooms, but only one person could be inside. I open the duffel bag, and I see a note with the costume. “Take off all of your clothes, except underwear, and put them in here, then put on the suit.” I sigh in anger, and disbelief in why they would make me do this, despite how much I hate the show. So, I do as the note said. I strip myself of my clothing except underwear, and I put the suit on. It all took about 15 minutes of the 30 minutes we had for lunch. 10 of those minutes being used up because I had to take a huge crap during it. I had an upset stomach because of all this. Surprisingly, it fit well, despite me being 5’9”, and the others being around 5’6”. I walk out of the restroom, hoping that nobody could see me in the halls. I got lucky. No passerby. I make my way back into the cafeteria, and as soon as I do, everyone immediately dart their eyes at me, and I nearly pass out. I got jelly legs from it; they were shaking so much! It went dead silent in there. Soon enough, my friends noticed and they all dawed at how cute I looked, as I was wearing the Fluttershy costume, with the skirt and hair and everything. I heard a few chuckles and whispers from the other tables. Emerald steps up again and says “Okay, get back to what you were doing!” They do again. Dang, she knew how to get them to listen. I sit back down with a smug look on my face, which is still cherry red in embarrassment. “Aw, Flutters, you look so freaking adorable!!” Izzy shouts in awe. I can feel my eye twitch as she calls me Flutters. “Please don’t call me Flutters! I’m not her.” Emerald spoke up saying “Well, you might as well accept being called that now that you’re wearing it.” Nope! Not gonna. Just not gonna happen. If they call me anything like that, I’ll just look straight ahead, minding my own business, or look around as if saying “Who’s Flutters?” “So, I thought I’d throw a big party to celebrate us bring friends!” Izzy shouted. I didn’t really have any other choice. And besides, I had to get away from other people to avoid being embarrassed any longer than I needed to. We all agreed to come, though I had to ask her where she lived, because I’ve never been to her place before. “Welp, I’m gonna go change out. I don’t wanna be in this costume for any longer than I have to.” I tell the others, as I begin to stand up, when someone grabbed my arm, stopping me in my tracks. It was Emerald. “Whoa, whoa, hang on! You are staying with us. And no changing out, either. Because I double dog dare you to keep that on for the rest of the day!” Oh come on! Really?! Another double dog dare?! The rest of the day?! At this point, I’m practically helpless. I lower my head in defeat, nodding after. 4 hours later, we’re at Izzy’s place. I called my parents telling them I’d be spending the night, and that they’d bring me my stuff, so I gotta be prepared for that. They called me either Flutters, or Fluttershy the entire night, which got me so pissed off. Besides that, the party was fun. We played a bunch of games, watched a few movies, one of them being Equestria Girls, which they forced me to watch, and ate a lot of sweets. Cake especially. My parents came over with my night stuff. You know, toothbrush, change of clothes, the usual, even though the change of clothes won’t do me any good tonight. When I answered the door, they just stared at me for a few seconds, then they start laughing hysterically. Despite how many times I told them it wasn’t funny (which it kinda was), they kept at it, eventually calming down, and handing me my things. Eventually, it was time to go to sleep, which is what I was waiting for the entire night. We ended up going to sleep around 11:30 PM, and I was pretty tired. I normally sleep around 9:30 PM, so this was pretty late for me. Despite how desperately I wanted to go change back into my regular clothes, I was too tired to do anything else. Also, I was…I was comfy. Not saying I was comfy in the costume!! I mean, I was comfy where I was. Laying on the floor with a sleeping bag. It’s not like I’m warming up to wearing this. Besides, everyone else were also wearing their costumes while they slept, and I was dared to keep it on ALL night, so I guess that’s what I must do, even if it means I sleep with it on. All in all, I had a good time, apart from the dress. I just hope I’ll never have to wear it again.