The Cottage
You, the human, were sat in the middle of a purple leather couch within a huge ass library inside a huge ass oak tree. Incidentally there was a cute, little purple unicorn known as Twilight sitting on your right, and a cute, little yellow pegasus known as Fluttershy sitting on your left. Both ponies had their eyes closed with a look of bliss on their faces, as you used your hands to lovingly stroke their manes.
“Anon, do you want to visit my cottage?” asked Fluttershy out of nowhere.
Today was going quite well with your pony friends. Until you were asked that dreaded question. You found yourself lost for words. You had no idea what to really say without hurting Fluttershy’s feelings.
“I…. I-I….. errrrr….. well you see… I-I….ummmm…… ahhhhhhhhh,” you said rubbing the back of your head nervously, as you babbled nonsense.
“Anon, are you having a stroke?” Twilight asked in a most concerned tone, eyeing you with worry with her big purple eyes.
“No… uh… Twilight, can me and you talk outside in private please?”
She simply nodded in answer. With that, you made to stand up and walk outside the front door into Ponyville. Twilight followed after you, while Fluttershy remained seated. However, Fluttershy still looked on with a look of worry upon her face as she watched you and Twilight leave.
“What’s the matter Anon? Why couldn't you answer Fluttershy’s question?” she said in a low, hushed voice.
“Twilight,” you began, speaking quietly. “You know why I always say no when you and the others go on a camping trip in the Everfree Forest? That’s the same reason why I don’t want to visit Fluttershy’s Cottage.”
“You are afraid of her animals?” she said, tilting her head to the side curiously.
“She has a freaking pet bear, Twilight. There is no bloody way I’m going anywhere near that place. I don't want to run the risk of upsetting her bear, and end up being disemboweled with my guts and blood decorating the floor of her home.”
“Oh, I see. Her bear is friendly Anon.”
“I don’t care, Twilight. Humans and animals don't have the best relationship. For millions of years, they hunted and killed us, exploiting our weak and frail bodies when compared to them. My personal, but silly theory is that us humans got sick of being killed and eaten by them. So we decided to kill and eat them back out of revenge once my cavemen ancestors invented the spear.”
“I understand. We had a very similar relationship with the griffons long ago. In ages past, griffon raiding parties would come into our villages, kill the inhabitants and eat them. In response, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna led a massive army to teach them a lesson by attacking Griffonstone.”
“What happened then?” you asked.
“We burned Griffonstone to the ground, and killed nearly all of its inhabitants. Some of them pleaded for peace by offering us carrots in desperation to save their lives. We accepted their peace offering. However, we did enslave them and force them to farm carrots for us. We demanded a regular tribute of carrots under the threat of war if they didn't for a few centuries."
She took a deep breath, before continuing. "There’s a good reason the Griffon Kingdom is but a mere protectorate under Equestria these days. On the bright side, the griffons produce the finest carrots in the whole world, and they only trade them with us.”
“Ah, so Equestria’s history isn’t just sunshine and rainbows? Do the griffons hold resentment towards you ponies for doing that?”
“It has been thousands of years since that happened. The griffon’s population has recovered greatly since then and they are no longer slaves. They have more or less forgiven us for the most part. Anyway, Anon, you need to tell Fluttershy why you don’t want to visit her cottage.”
“But what if I hurt her feelings?” you said in a worried tone of voice.
“She’s a big girl. She can take it.”
You sighed deeply. “Fine.”
With that, you and Twilight entered back inside. Without a word, you made to sit down next to Fluttershy upon the couch. From there, you took hold of her right hoof, and gently rubbed it, while staring deeply into her big beautiful eyes.
“Fluttershy, there’s something---” you began, before being interrupted.
“You are afraid of my animals. Knowing humanity's history with them, I can see why.”
“How did you---”
“Anon, ponies have a very good sense of hearing. I could hear you and Twilight talking, and didn’t miss a single word.”
“And… you’re not upset?”
“No. Honestly Anon, do you really think of me as such a crybaby?”
“I saw you cry once when I killed an annoying house fly.”
Fluttershy blushed profusely. “Well, I could not help it but cry when you killed that poor fly.”
“It was annoying Fluttershy.”
“That’s still not a good reason to kill a poor, defenceless fly!” she grumbled, crossing her hooves.
You sensed the situation was beginning to escalate quickly into a heated argument. So, you decided to pull out a carrot out of your pocket with your right hand to de-escalate it. You always packed a carrot just in case to calm a pony down.
“You want this carrot?” you asked softly.
Fluttershy smiled broadly, and uncrossed her hooves. “Yes, please.”
With that you pushed the carrot toward her mouth. Fluttershy opened her mouth, and welcomed the incoming carrot. You stared at her with warmth in your eyes as you saw her slowly chew her way down on the carrot.
You heard a sad whimpering sound. You looked over to see Twilight standing before you, looking at you with pleading doggy eyes. “Can I have a carrot too, Anon?” she said in an imploring tone.
You reached into your pocket. You gasped in shock to find you had no carrot in your pocket. “Sorry, Twilight. I only brought one carrot today.”
“Oh,” she said sadly, lowering her head down to the floor, before lifting her head back up. “Can I give you a blow job instead?”
“Yeah, just make sure to lock the front door. The last thing we need is somepony walking in here while you're busy sucking my cock.”
“Once I’m done with this carrot. I’ll also suck your cock,” said Fluttershy.