Chapter 3: Glass-Smith

"Sometimes, the one you do not know the most has the most sinister thoughts against you." -Anonymous

"Fluttershy..." Spike's voice asked softly.

All what Fluttershy saw was blinding light and then Spike, who was lying next to her. She found herself in bed - with Spike.

"Did you have a nice sleep?" Spike asked, pecking a kiss on Fluttershy's cheek.

Fluttershy was dumbfounded as she saw him smile warmly and laid back down. He was in the bed with her. Shirtless. She began to question herself how she got into the current situation. All she remembered was the horrific chase in the Everfree Forest.

She remembered the leg wound she got and lifted the cover up to see her silky skin clean and unscratched. It was as if it wasn't there.

"Hmm? What's wrong, sweetie?" Spike asked as he noticed Fluttershy beginning to freak out.

Fluttershy's mind was blown in the moment Spike called her 'sweetie'. Her face began to turn into of bright red as Spike got up and slid next to her.

"Is there something that's bothering you?" Spike asked as he got closer to Fluttershy's.

His beautiful emerald eyes looked into Fluttershy's with a lot of concern. He got a bit too close for Fluttershy's comfort, but the thing was - she didn't mind it. She liked the way how he was close to her.

"N-no... Nothing..." Fluttershy said timidly as her pink hair came down, covering majority of her face.

"I can definitely see that something's wrong, Fluttershy." Spike said as his fingers swept away the hair that covered her face.

He smiled.

"I don't like it how your hair hides your face." Spike said as his long fingers gently swept the hair behind Fluttershy's ear. "You look more beautiful if you show your face." he said, his smile turning more warmer.

Fluttershy's face turned more red as she felt her face gush as she felt his arm wrap around her.

"I love you." Spike whispered into Fluttershy's ear.

Her heart jumped multiple times before she found herself face to face with Spike. She almost squealed as his scent was so alluring. Her heart began to pump rapidly as Spike's lips almost touched hers.

It was interrupted as a very faint voice was calling out to her.

"Fluttershy?" Spike's voice came out of nowhere.

Her eyes widen as she saw the Spike in front of her crumbling away. The room they were in also dissolved as Fluttershy found herself in a black empty void.

"Fluttershy?..." Spike's voice asked again, echoing multiple times before an explosion of white light engulfed her.

Bright light penetrated her eyes as they focused on a figure before her.

"Fluttershy!" Spike's voice said with joy in it. "You're awake!"

The pink haired girl groaned as she felt pain in her leg. But it soon disappeared as soon as it came. Soon, her eyes focused to see a worried Spike and the rest of her friends. Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash looked at her with a relieved look as Fluttershy saw her leg bundled up into a cast.

"Fluttershy!" Rarity said as Fluttershy's eyes, or more to an eye as her left eye was covered up with bandages. Her eyes saw the pure white bed sheets and also noticed a monitor next to her.

"How are you doing, dear?"

"I'm doing... well." Fluttershy replied.

Every second, a 'beep' would be heard. I.V. tubes connected as she felt the them underneath the blanket she was covered with. Chatter was going on with doctors, patients, and nurses in the background.

"Wh-what happened?" Fluttershy asked as Pinkie Pie immediately spoke up.

"Spike told us while he was in the Everfree, she heard your screaming and rushed towards it!!" Pinkie Pie said rather quickly.

Her enthusiasm kicked in as her words began to get faster.

"Then you were carried by Spike from the forest all the way to the hospital!!" she said. "You're lucky that Spike came quick to your rescue and then to the hospital!!"

"How was Spike in the Everfree then?" Fluttershy asked.

Spike began to explain but was cut off by Twilight.

"I sent him off to Zecora's to just get a few things." Twilight said. "He really didn't want to-"

"But I was lucky that I did." Spike said, finishing Twilight's sentence. "Celestia knows what would've happened..."

His fingers went through as he took a deep breath. His purple shirt was tainted with blood as Fluttershy noticed there were suddenly under his eyes. Was he worrying that much?

"Spike, I must say, you should change your shirt!" Rarity said her eyes met the blood on his shirt.

"What? Oh yeah..." Spike said as he looked down at his purple shirt. Dark spots littered on it as the blood was now soaked into the fabric.

He began to take it off as his muscular abs were exposed and as well with his chest. The shirt was soon off as his broad shoulders and muscular arms stuck out. He rolled his shirt into a ball so that the blood wasn't sticking out. Little did he know that he had almost all eyes on him.

His face soon had an expression that he realize that he didn't have a spare shirt.

"Well... I'll be back." Spike said, looking at his friends.

He walked off with the bloodied balled shirt in his large hands and seemed to ask a nurse for something. The nurse's eyes went down and seemed to check out Spike's muscular body.

"I'm sorry to intrude on your visit, but I ask for all of you to leave." a doctor said from behind the gang. "Fluttershy needs her rest."

"Well... Alright then." Applejack said. "Get better', Fluttershy!" she said as she started to go out the door.

"Hope you're well soon!" Rainbow Dash said, giving a thumbs up. "I'll see ya' later!"

Each of her friends gave a small farewell as the doctor began to talk.

"Fluttershy?" he asked,

"Y-yes?" Fluttershy said.

"Luckily, your leg just had a small break, nothing much compared to other injuries." the doctor said as he readjusted his glasses. "You may go home in a few days', but do you have anyone to take care of you properly?"

"No, not really." Fluttershy said.

"Ah, well, you can go home at the end of this week yourself if you would like. Everything but your leg is fine. A place near your eye is a bit bruised." the doctor said, pointing to his own eye. "It isn't much because it'll be gone in a few days."

"Th-thank you, doctor." Fluttershy answered timidly.

The doctor nodded with a smile as he walked away from Fluttershy's bed. As soon as he did, Spike came in wearing a tight white shirt. Fluttershy's eyes suddenly drifted towards his chest as her eyes studied. Her eyes saw his nipples through his shirt and was drawn towards his muscular chest. Even though under a shirt, Fluttershy could see... almost everything.

His abs peeked through from the tight white shirt as Fluttershy felt her hands seem to almost jump up. She somehow stopped herself as her eyes then went in contact to Spike's pants.

"Fluttershy?" Spike asked, breaking her trance.

Fluttershy snapped back to reality as she looked up to see Spike very confused and worried at the same time. Her face turned a bit red, feeling a bit ashamed looking 'there'.

"Fluttershy..." Spike said, oblivious of Fluttershy suddenly tensing up. "I'm glad you're alright. I don't what would've happen if I didn't go to Zecora's..."

"I'm glad it didn't." Fluttershy said, giving a small smile.

She lifted her head up a little bit too quickly as her hair suddenly came down and covered her face. The scene of when Spike said she was beautiful entered her mind as Spike gave a nod.

"I'm glad too."

Fluttershy's flustered face suddenly got a little bit redder as her hair was hiding her face. Then she felt Spike move a little bit closer to her. Fluttershy felt the big and gentle fingers from Spike make contact with her hair as he brushed them away.

Fluttershy looked up as her shy eyes spotted Spike''s, which was staring right through her. His eyes were just so majestic as the emerald color in them made them mysterious. Lovely, dark.... and mysterious...

He then placed the top part of his hand on Fluttershy's head. She took breath as her lungs captured his amazing scent. The red embarrassment suddenly shifted a spectrum and was now something... Different.

The doctor with the clipboard was approaching Fluttershy and Spike before he looked up and saw what they were doing. Spike's face was rather close to Fluttershy's and assumed they were just making love for what just happened. The doctor immediately felt awkward as he readjusted his glasses. A second later, he took a step back from the lovers to give them their room.

"Sorry Fluttershy." Spike said as Fluttershy felt his hand leave her forehead.

She felt a little upset but still maintained her expression as Spike continued to talk.

"Remember how you taught me all that all those years ago?" Spike asked, giving a giant smile that was accompanied by a chuckle.

The moment he did, Fluttershy felt her lips arch up as his bright smile beamed. The doctor however thought otherwise and exited out of the area of the radius of Fluttershy's bed.

"You'll be well soon, Fluttershy." Spike said, his bright smile still on his face. "Later."

"Se-see ya'..." Fluttershy replied softly as Spike exited out the room.

He turned around in where Fluttershy's eyes met with his rear. The jeans he wore was a perfect fit. She could see his-

"Fl-Fluttershy?" a voice asked, breaking her train of thought.

Fluttershy blinked a multiple times before she saw the doctor next to her. He readjusted his glasses as he asked a question.

"Sorry if I intrude on your privacy, but who was that?" the young doctor asked.

"He's... He's a very good friend." Fluttershy answered.

But the small smile on her face broke a little the moment she said 'friend'.

"Very good friends?" the doctor asked, coming to a realization of that saying. "I, uh... Got it. Thank you for answering."

He respected her privacy and didn't ask her for his name.

The night was coming as many of the staff exited out of the hospital. The hallway lights became dim and then to suddenly black as the hospital was closing down. Of course it wasn't really closing down.

As some of the doctors began to walk out, many of them were just chatting away before they got to their homes. Some of them went straight towards home to just relax. However, one doctor had other plans...

The doctor in glasses walked out with his hands in his pockets and looked around. In a vest and khakis, he readjusted his glasses as he walked down on the dirt road. Many of the houses were still lit as many of the people were just relaxing for the night. He continued his leisure pace as he brought his vest up, close to his mouth.

Soon, after a few minutes of walking through the sleepy town, he was in the shabby part of it. Ponyville didn't have that much of a ghetto, but some places just looked shabby due to the poor care given to the structures. Looking back time to time, he knocked on a wooden door as a voice answered.

"Who is it?" a voice snarled.

"Ooh, I forgotten how grim you can be..." the doctor said as his fingers went through his hair.

The voice snarled again.

"Shut up, just who is it?"

"It's me, Smith!" the doctor said. "The one and only Doctor Smith!"

"And now why should I open the door to you, Smith?" the voice barked.

"Oh, let's just say, I got some information you might be interested in..." Smith said as he readjusted his glasses. "Grimsilver..."

Author's Note

Finally another chapter!! On to work for the next one now!!