Fading Shy

  It's been three weeks since the death of Fluttershy. Anthony still hasn't gotten over her being gone, those three words just repeating in his head, over and over again. "I love you..." Anthony couldn't seem to get it out of his head. He hadn't slept for days, just thinking about her. He decided to try drinking it out of his head. He went down the pub and ordered a beer, the waiter served him and he took a swig out of his beer, just sitting there at the bar. Alone. He tried not to blame himself for what happened that day. He finishes his beer and orders a few more, and then chugs those down, finally getting himself drunk. He ordered another beer and looked to his right. Fluttershy was sitting there three seats down, Anthony blinked a few times and still saw her. Finally he rubbed his eyes, and then she was gone. Drinking was not helping him in anyway at all, so he just walked back home and decided to sleep it off.

  As he slept he dreamed of that day again, but it felt so real sitting there by Fluttershy's bedside, reliving that saddening, heart warming moment.

"No... please Fluttershy don't die! PLEASE, I need you!" She looked at him and smiled but then she began to disappear.

  He reached out for her hoof but was  pulled back by something. He closed his eyes shut and then opened them again, he was just standing there, in the black void that was all around him.

  "Anthony?" Fluttershy calls out. Anthony instantly starts to follow where the sound came from. "Anthony is that you?" She began to cry. "Anthony I'm so cold." Anthony started to search frantically for her until he finally found her, he reached out for her only to be stopped by what he saw.

   She turned around an looked at him, her eyes were gone and there was blood flowing from the sockets. Anthony stood there petrified with horror, she pushed him down and began to crawl on top of him.

  "Where were you Anthony? I though you said you'd always be there for me." His muscles were to weak to push her off he just stares in horror. "WHERE WERE YOU?!?"

  He woke up from from his dream and fell out his bed. He took his pillow and threw it at the wall. "Dammit!" He sat there covered in sweat. He felt like he was going insane, his sanity was slowly being drained from him. Ever since it happened he started hearing her and seeing her, only to figure out that it was him hallucinating. He wanted to end his pain badly, but he knew that she was still watching , so commiting suicide would only upset her and he didn't want to do that.

  He walked over to the tree where he buried he had buried her and knelt down next to her grave. "I'm sorry Fluttershy, I truly am." He said.

"Please, do not blame yourself for what you did not do." He looked around trying to find her. "I'm not alive, but I am in your heart. Our love cannot be broken. Remember that."

  He started to choke up. "Bu... But why? Why are you so happy?" He asked. "Because I can still see you." He looked to his right to see Fluttershy standing next to the tree. He ran over to hug her but went straight through her.

"I am only a spirit, we can't make contact with each other. But please do not be sad, be happy, knowing that I am still there. I love you." She said smiling at him. He stopped crying and smiled back.

  "Okay, I promise. This time I WILL keep that promise. I Love you too Fluttershy." Her smile widened and she disappeared. From that day on Anthony was happy again, knowing that Fluttershy was still there for him, and still loved him.