The song of love.

Chapter seven. Weak Heart.

"It is done?" Scootaloo was very impatient.

"Well... some cloud... the shine of a rainbow... there's only one thing left." Sweetie Belle answered turning toward Scootaloo.

"Oh, no... not again..."

Applebloom took out a feather from Scootaloo's wings, something not too pleasing for her. Done this, Sweetie Belle finished the mixing and the love potion was ready.

"Wait a minute."

"What is going on, Applebloom?"

"We have the potion. But we don't have a mare for him."

Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo realized Applebloom was right. They got too distracted making the love potion that they forgot searching for a mare.

"Soo... how are we going to find a mare for him?"

"Pretty simple! Let's take him out and see if he keeps staring at somepony!"

"Yeah!"

The three fillies clapped their hooves and went running toward Sweetie Belle's house.

Soft Heart was reading a book. The title, "Rearranging bones." got Soft's attention since the first second he saw it. As for the book, it only told about the art of the bone rearrangement. A history itself. For the method, it was lost for about a millennium.

He was about to put the book on the table when he felt something between his legs... or rather, somepony. Soft got surprised by this act.

"Umm... how you doing, girls?"

"Fine, mister Soft."

"We want to ask you something."

"Ask me something? What is that?"

"Well... we'd like to ask you to come with us."

"Go with you? But... where?"

"Well... we want to go first to the bakery, then to the candy shop, after that, to the flower shop and-"

"Wowowow, wait. Instead of telling me where you want to go, tell me where you DON'T want to go."

"... to my room?"

"... that should do it."

"Then... do you want to?"

Soft thought it for a few seconds. The emotion on the girls' faces was notorious. However, they were obviously planning something. Soft took a decision.

"Well... it's a beautiful morning out there... why not?"

"Yeah!"

A few minutes later, the three fillies were running from side to side of the town's market. Soft wandered around searching for them.

"Girls! Don't go where i can't see you!"

"Okay!"

The girls were looking for good-looking mare. After all... what attracts more a colt to a mare that the physical appearance.

"Look! There is Fluttershy!"

"Do you want to join him with Fluttershy?"

"Why not? She's beautiful, she's kind, adorable."

"Scootaloo's right, Sweetie Belle. Fluttershy might be the right mare for him."

"You're right. Is mister Soft seeing us?"

Applebloom saw from the low part of the cart for Soft Heart. He was looking for them in the other side of the market.

"We're safe. Let's go."

"Right. Sweetie Belle, you go and bring Soft here. Applebloom and I will go and convince Fluttershy to come here, too."

"Okay. See you later."

Sweetie Belle went running toward Soft.

"Mister Soft. Here you are!"

"Sweetie Belle! I told you not to... where are your friends?"

"Over here, c'mon!"

Sweetie Belle pointed him toward a cart in the other side of the market. Done that, she went running toward it. Soft started to run as well. When he got there, he saw a pale pegasus with her head seeing under a cart.

Soft went toward her.

"Um... Hey there?"

The pegasus was startled by the male voice. She quickly lifted her head with a panicked expression. When she did that, she felt a huge hit on the back part of her head. Turning around, he saw a yellow unicorn holding his nose between his hooves. A red liquid was dropping from his hooves.

"Oh....am....am.... sorry for that... Sorry!"

"Don't worry." Soft's horn started to glow to cast a spell. Almost instantly, the bleeding stopped. "There. You okay?"

"I... I... "

"Umm... yeah. Listen, um... sorry for the hit. I was just passing by."

"... okay..."

"... I'm Soft Heart. Pleased to meet you?..."

"... Um...I'm... Fluttershy..."

"... Fluttershy. That's a cute name."

"... Um... thanks... "

"... Hey, by the way... haven't you seen three fillies running around here? One of them is yellow with red mane. She uses a pink ribbon and her name is-"

"Applebloom?"

"... Um... yeah. You know her?"

"I was searching for her right know, along with Scootaloo."

"... have you seen Sweetie Belle with them?"

"No. Applebloom and Scootaloo told me to come here to see something neat."

"... That's curious. Sweetie Belle said the same thing..."

While Soft was thinking about it, an apple fell from a tree near the cart they were in. Approaching in, Soft saw a few hoofsteps leading toward the tree. He pointed them to Fluttershy.

"Don't take me wrong, but... could you step aside, please?"

Fluttershy did as Soft asked her. Soft saw a bed dealer near. With his magic, he brought one below the tree and kicked the tree with all his might.

A lot of apples fell to the bed, as well as three surprised fillies.

"I told you they had discovered us."

"I'm sorry. I didn't wanted to hit that apple!"

"Hmm... never mind."

The three fillies lifted their sight to see a serious Soft Heart standing in front of them.

"... I think i found them. Thanks for your help, Fluttershy."

"You're welcome."

"It was nice to meet you."

"... same to you..."

Fluttershy got out of there almost like running.

Meanwhile, Soft just stood there, looking around and realizing nopony was seeing them. He wondered how many times this would happen in the past, or at least, something like.

He turned his sight toward the three fillies, looking at him with an innocent look.

"... Um... did you liked her?" Sweetie Belle said, hurrying up to ease him.

Soft remained adamant while seeing the girls.

"Please, tell me you're not doing this to join me with somepony."

"... Well..."

"Of course not! We were just looking for a free snack! Neat, isn't it?"

Soft just looked at them while feeling a bit angry with them.

"... I believe we must move on."

The three fillies looked at him before answering.

"Agree!"

Hours later, many incidents happened in the day. Fluttershy, Bob Bon, Rose... Even Derpy Hooves was on the list of mares to prove. However, Soft didn't even paid attention to them.

By the end of the day, Soft, unlike the the other three fillies, was very tired. He could feel his heart pounding in his chest.

"So... where are we going next?" Scootaloo hurried to ask.

"I don't know... the lake, maybe?"

Soft already knew they had something in mind for him. However, the care he felt for Sweetie Belle made him to get through it. Therefore, they made their way to the lake.

Once in there, Soft put his saddlebags in the ground and sat in the sand between the lake and the forest. He saw a scene which made him to remind something else.

He had already seen this scene somewhere else. But in a more childish way.

He then remembered the drawing he saw in Sweetie Belle's room. She draw it with such a realism... the forest in the back part, the sapphire-like water in the lake, the huge mountains in the far side and the sun already hiding in a mountain.

Then, he remembered about something else.

He looked from side to side to search for the girls. However, they were missing. He put on his hooves and went running to the forest to find them.

"Soo... now what?" Scootaloo said in a desperate way.

"I don't know... I can't believe it! Tons of mares in Ponyville and he doesn't chooses one!" Sweetie Belle said almost shouting.

"I have a question."

"Yeah, Applebloom?"

"Why do we have to plan our next move climbed in a tree?"

"Because it's harder to mister Soft Heart to find us here?"

"... Right." Applebloom said nodding at her.

"Girls!"

The distant voice of Soft Heart made the fillies to hide between some branches.

Soft Heart was just below of them, panting heavily. After a few moments, Soft took some deep breaths and kept running.

"Wow. He really cares about us." Scootaloo assured them.

"Or, at least, for sweetie Belle."

"Yeah. now that I think about it, why is soft Heart taking care of you, Sweetie Belle?"

Sweetie Belle got surprised by that question. She never gave it too much thinking to that matter.

"I don't know... maybe because he's a doctor and he's taking care of my leg?" Sweetie Belle answered.

"But your leg seems fine."

Sweetie Belle turned toward her leg. Scootaloo was right: her leg seemed fine. In fact, she felt much better recently. Even the bandage covering it was gone. She felt a deep joy.

"I have to tell mister Soft Heart!"

"Well... why not. Let's go!"

The fillies got down from the tree and went running toward the lake. Sweetie Belle wanted, above anything else to tell Soft Heart what she had just discovered.

Went they got to the beach, they just saw Soft's saddlebags in the ground. But for Soft Heart, he was missing.

"Oh, great. Now what?"

"What if we stay here and wait for him?"

"Look! Hoofprints!"

The three fillies turned toward the sand. There were some hoofsteps on it. They were about to follow them when they heard some noises coming from a bush. They got prepared to run in case of something bad would happen.

Instead of it, they saw a tired Soft Heart coming through the bushes. He was panting heavily.

When he lifted his eyes, he saw the three fillies standing in front of him.

"Girls! I'm so happy to see you!"

Soft tried to take a few steps before his vision started to become blurry. He started to had difficult to catch a breath. Then, he landed on the ground.

"Mister Soft Heart!"

The fillies run to meet him. Soft was on the floor. He tried to get on his hooves again, failing miserably. His heart started to beat hardly before he started to feel dizzy.

"... Oh... No... Not... a... gain..."

Soft's head fell to the ground with a soft noise. The Crusaders got shocked by this scene. Suddenly, they screamed in panic.

"Ohmygosh, ohmygosh, ohmygosh!"

"What are we going to do?"

"I-I don't k-know!"

"We have to take him to your house, Sweetie Belle!"

"Yes, you're right! I  think he has the key on his saddlebags! I'm going to check!"

Sweetie Belle went running toward Soft's saddlebags.

"Are you nuts? The boutique is on the other side of Ponyville!"

"You're right. And the sun's already hiding!"

"Then... where do we take him?"

"Look! It's the keys of his house!"

Sweetie Belle took out of the bags a pair of keys with Soft's address on them.

"It's much closer! We can get there in no time!"

"Right, then let's do it!"

Applebloom and Scootaloo put Soft on their back and went running toward his house. Sweetie Belle followed them closely with his saddlebags on.

Once in his house, they got in and put Soft in the couch of his living. They just sat in front of him, watching closely if he had any sign of life.

Minutes passed... one hour... two hours...

Applebloom looked to the clock: 10:00 P.M.

"Um... Sweetie Belle. I gotta go. Applejack qill get sick if i don't go back to the farm."

"Yeah. My parents will never let me out again if I get too late." Scootaloo said sadly.

Sweetie Belle understood them. Something similar happened in the past to her.

"Right... I understand, girls."

Applebloom and Scootaloo went to the exit with their heads down, looking to the ground in shame for leaving her dear friend with a burden like that.

"... We're sorry Sweetie Belle. We'll come back tomorrow early to see you."

"... I'l be waiting for you, girls."

The other two fillies got out of that place running, leaving Sweetie Belle alone with an unconscious Soft Heart. She went to the living again to seat at Soft's side.

Somehow, Sweetie Belle felt somewhat sick when she saw Soft like that. She couldn't stand that sight. She remembered when Soft Heart got unconscious. Then, something happened to her.

Her heart started to beat quickly. The only mention of Soft's name made her to go into that state. She felt deeply anxious for him. It was too painful to her.

However, she wanted to get distracted with something. Therefore, she searched for a book to read. When she found Soft's library, she noted that one was missing. She wondered which one was the missing, when a thought came to her mind.

When she was searching for the keys, she felt a huge book on Soft's saddlebags.

She went to the living again, where Soft still didn't showed any sign of life. She focused on the book.

When she found it, she got it out of the saddlebag, only to feel even more guilty for him.

The book crashed on the floor while Sweetie Belle started to cry. She went running to Soft's side. On the floor, the title of the book was clear:

"Re-arranging bones."