Chapter 1
The evening was chilly, but Fluttershy actually found it refreshing after the long day. Her cottage wasn't so distant from Twilight's castle, so she had decided to slowly walk back home instead of flying: a bright, full moon was showing a clear path, transforming the familiar landscape into a mesmerizing black canvas where thousands of silver fragments seemed to dance. Looking around she let her mind wander between recent memories, until a sudden realisation froze her thoughts.
It's been a month now. New responsibilities, some emergencies and a few short trips had kept all of them really busy for the last few weeks. On the other hand, in her spare time she was completely absorbed by the usual daily routine, taking care of her little friends, gardening and, most of all, trying to dedicate enough attention to Angel: she didn't want him to feel neglected, and he was so concerned about all the times she had to leave him. Time had fled and it was more than three weeks since she had heard news from...
Without noticing, she was already in front of the small bridge outside her house, but something about it caught her attention and obliged her to stop. It was impossible to cross, completely covered by what seemed a multitude of little white eggs. Oh my goodness. Can it be snow? No, it's way too early. I sure hope these are not...no, I don't think it's anything...alive. Carefully approaching the closest one, Fluttershy gave it a hesitant look: more than an egg, it looked like a little tulip.
Holding her breath, she gently pushed it with a hoof, but nothing happened. She felt sure enough to lift it from the ground, bringing the strange flower to her eye level. It was incredibly light and felt like paper-thin. She was trying to decide what to do, when a cloud fell like a curtain before the moon. Fluttershy gasped while darkness surrounded her, shivering. She was just about to panic, but suddenly a thin, warm light reassured her.
The globe was flickering as a little firefly awakened inside of it. Soon all the others started to shimmer, enlightening the bridge and the surrounding flowers: amazed by the view, the yellow pegasus couldn't help but smile, but her mouth widely opened after a few seconds. Every glowing bulb began to levitate, floating gently upon her. It felt like being immersed few inches under water, admiring hundreds lanterns dancing on the surface.
When all the lights had reached the sky above the cottage, every one suddenly started to melt, becoming a shining cascade of sparks: a quiet, yet astonishing spectacle of little fireworks, just for her eyes. For a moment Fluttershy forgot to even think but, as soon she regained her consciousness, a name seemed to appear in her mind. A strange peace fell upon her, washing off every concern. It felt like finding something she didn't even know was lost. There you are.
She walked up to the bridge and sat on the top, enjoying the view until the last glint faded. Then the moon reappeared, sweeping away the clouds and the dreamy atmosphere.
"In my opinion, it would have been sooo much better with some explosions in the gran finale. But, to be honest, I didn't want to wake up your rancourous bunny". The voice came from a tree behind her: Discord was comfortably seated in a theatre box, holding a fan and looking her through his opera glasses. "I hope you liked it anyway".
"I loved it" Fluttershy simply replied.
"You know... " and with a loud POP the draconequus was sitting next to her "I was about to write you a letter, but I had so much to tell and it was such a lovely evening to fly and maybe I was missing you just a little bit, so I preferred just to..." Fluttershy stopped the stream of words with a warm smile "I'm glad you came". She gently laid her head on his shoulder, causing Discord a small blush. "I missed you too. And thanks for your surprise, it was truly beautiful".
"Well, I was more inclined to cook you a special dinner, but when I got here the house was empty. I just waited for you and put something together".
"I'm sorry I kept you waiting".
"Oh, it's all right dear, I know I wasn't expected. I suppose I got caught in too many...productive plans...lately and I let too much time pass from my last visit".
Fluttershy gave him a reassuring look "Now it's your turn to stop apologizing. Twilight mentioned something about your role in Celestia's big project: you are really kind to help her".
Discord awkwardly scratched his neck. "Well, I have to make up somehow" his eyes darkened while he turned towards her "for what happened".
Fluttershy put her hoof upon his lion paw and looked him with firm kindness. "We already talked about this. You don't need to be sorry anymore, your actions will speak for you. Besides, everyone has already forgiven you". She paused just for a second before adding "I forgave you".
Discord finally gave her a smile, squeezing her hoof "I know".
They both shared a relaxing moment of silence, then Discord turned to look at her, with just an inch of worry in his voice. "Where have you been until such a late hour anyway?".
Fluttershy stretched her legs and stood up before answering. "Actually, it's a long story".
Discord stood up too, unsure about what to say. "Do you want me to...".
Again, her smile closed his lips. "You know, I'm a little tired, but not sleepy at all. I would love to tell you everything. And certainly I want to hear all about what you did. I was thinking about a cup of tea...if that's ok with you".
For a second, his smile shone brighter than the moon. "Well, the night is still young, isn't it?". He began to fly gently in front of her, leading the way through the front door. She followed him walking slowly. Their gazes firmly bound to each other, forgetful of the wonderful night around them.
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Actually should go before Found.
So she had decided to slowly walk back home instead of flying, would read less clunkily.
Into.
Let.
Froze.
Responsibilities.
Busy for the last few weeks.
Caught.
Couldn't.
But.
I don't even know what's that was supposed to be.
Fluttershy forgot to even think.
It felt like finding something she didn't even know was lost.
Grand.
Preferred.
Has.
Each other.
Also, when writing dialogue, each character's speech should be in a separate paragraph, which should also contain whatever actions they're performing at the time, too.
Other than that, I highly recommend - especially if English isn't your first language, which I'm tentatively assuming to be the case - getting a pre-reader who can sort out some of those clunky phrases and poor grammatical choices.
But it's a sweet story and I enjoyed reading it. Good luck with your future works.
5122924 thank you! I'm actually italian, you were right. This was just a little experiment: I hope to improve my english through precious corrections like yours. I will edit as soon as possible! Thanks again, sei stata gentilissima <3
5123151
You're quite welcome. Buona fortuna per il futuro.
This was so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!!
For English not being your first language, this was quite impressive. You write for the characters really well too!
Daww, this is so sweet. Loved it
5124291 Thanks! It means a lot to me
I saw you are a fluttercord fan too: I can't wait to read your stories 
5125200 Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it
this was so cooooooool I love it
Keep up with the great work
5126156 Thank you soooooooo much!
I'm really glad you liked it 
Though I'm a FlutterBulk fan myself, I really enjoyed this. Your descriptions were wonderfully vivid and you've got a good grasp on the characters. There were a few errors, but nothing so major as to make me stop reading. A wonderful little story!
5125937 You...you will read them?
Oh that makes me so happy! Thank you! Please let me know what you think of them if you do! No worries, though!
This was pretty cute.
Three things:
One, be a little more careful to mention that the light comes from the flower-things. Before they all light up, it is not completely obvious that the light comes from the one she has picked up.
Two: Enlightening is a weird word to use about a bridge, as it is mostly used in a metaphorical sense, about getting wiser and stuff.
Three: You really need to divide the conversation better. Either make sure to have a clear "he/she said" or a variant of it after each sentence or split the sentences like:
"I didn't know it should be like this."
"Well, now you know, dear."
In my opinion it is best to do also make sure to have lots of mannerisms. So, at least after every second sentence, put in some sort of action or description, be it a turn of head, hoof, hand or a description of feeling, surrounding or face.
Happy writing.
This was really cute
just remember next time to take a new line whenever the speaker changes, to avoid confusion
5127297 Thank you so much! I'm really glad you liked my story, it means a lot to me
I saw you wrote about the pie family: I can't wait to read your stories! 
5127649 Thank you! And thanks for your notes.
1. It must be because I pictured the scene in my mind so many times that it was actually quite obiouvs for me, I'll be more careful next time
2. Sorry, english isn't my mother tongue and I simply found the verb in the dictionary, i didn't know about the metaphorical sense
3. I'm sorry again, but it's just an habit of mine. I will begin a new line for every sentence to make the dialog clear, but it's really necessary to add every time "she replied" or something like that? I'm asking only because I always thought it could be boring for the reader, and that it would it be more interesting to imagine a reaction or the tone instead of reading it. I'm totally a noob in the fanfiction world so maybe I got it wrong. Ops
Anyway, thanks again!
5129863 Thank you!
I'm glad you liked it. And thanks for the advice!
5130111
I know the problem with writing a scene that is so clear that you manage to write something that isn't quite obvious. The only cures for that are a) practice and b) Writing the piece, having a good break and then proofreading, while being careful to watch for this kind error. And all the others.
With regards to the speech thing. Varying your writing is the keyword. Variants on "replied" makes it easier to read, because long strings of comments without either "saidisms" or actions that aren't speech can get confusing for the reader. Imagine a long string like:
"a"
"b"
"a"
"b"
and so on. If you lose track, you might have to go back to the place where you had it figured who said what and then begin again. And remember, conversation doesn't happen in a void. Mentioning what people do while they talk makes the scene more vivid and makes the characters more characteristic. So no, you don't need "he said", "she said" all the time, but use more of them and many more descriptions of body language as well as changing lines.
Good first try. Room for improvement, but great start.
Happy writing.
Great story and a nice try
.
but good job. I enjoyed it quite a bit. If you want i can point them out, if not that's alright.
English isn't my first language either.
Still couple of mistakes left here and there
Looking forward to a sequel
5185034 Thank you! I'm glad you liked it
and it would be great if you could point out my mistakes: I will edit as soon as i can 
Thanks also for the favorite 
P.s. If I am allowed to ask, where are you from?
5187410
“Angel: she didn't want him to fell neglected,”
feel fell = fall
“[ size=0.5em]and maybe I was missing you just a little bit[/size ]”
well ... that's the way it came out for me when I downloaded .epub version.
“Oh, it's all right dear, I know I wasn' expected. I suppose I got caught in too many...productive plans...lately and I let too much time pass from my last visit". ”
but then I started arguing with myself 
wasn' => wasn't (unless that was actually on purpose)
up until just now i was thinking more along the lines of "productive plans lately... and"
“You now, I'm a little tired, but not sleepy at all.”
know
Just small insignificant errors that you can blame on "auto-correct"
5188040 Thank you again!
and how lucky you are, now I'm living in France: sometimes between french, english and italian I get a little confused 
There's a nice atmosphere coming from the descriptions of their surroundings. And I enjoyed their interactions and could see it happening. Very sweet, I'm only upset it was so short. Ahh well.
5382428 Thank you very much!
I'm really glad you liked it 
I'm sorry, I know it's short, but it was just a little experiment.
When you favorited my story, I took a look at your profile page. And thank goodness I did, for I would not have found this marvelous little gem!!
Your story is so cute and beautiful!
5720057 Thank you so so much!
it means a lot coming from an author like you! 
Well I can say the same to you!! You have a gift, and the fact that you are sharing it here for everyone is a wonderful thing! Don't stop doing what you do!
Whouaaa , it's so cute !