To Fear Fluttershy's BUTTerflies

by EcnarancE

Rating: teen
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rarity, Romance, Fluttershy, Slice of Life
Length: 5292

Fluttershy helps Snowflake get over his fear of butterflies so they can continue to date and have much happiness together.

Snowflake and Fluttershy have begun dating but quickly a problem arises; Snowflakes crippling fear of butterflies. Can Fluttershy help cure her coltfriends mental affliction with the help of Rarity and the Cutie Mark Crusaders or will Discord have things to say otherwise?

Thank you to Gela-G-I-S-Gela on DeviantART whose comic "Snowflake and BUTTerflies" inspired this fic and the cover image.

Published 2013-12-21 00:50:03 UTC
Last updated 2013-12-26 22:59:56 UTC

Initial Fears

Snowflake and Fluttershy had been spending more and more time together since Rarity had set the pair up on a blind date with one another. Fluttershy hadn’t wanted to date anyone after she and Big Mac had split because she couldn’t believe anyone could fill the hole in her heart like that stoic red stallion had. But Rarity was a persistent mare and insisted that the blind date she had set up for Fluttershy was going to be someone she’d absolutely adore and Fluttershy would be lying if she didn’t say Rarity knew her well. Snowflake was big and muscle bound like Big Mac (which was a trait in stallions that Fluttershy liked but was terribly embarrassed to admit) and while outwardly appearing to be loud and brash, he was actually quiet and caring like Big Mac and was only loud and brash to compensate for the fact he had tiny wings which is an embarrassing affliction for Pegasi but Fluttershy didn’t mind because it’s what’s inside that counts.

The pair had met in the park for what was now their fifth date. They had met now and again at the market or the library but Fluttershy, ever the traditionalist, only counted a date as being as when she and her stallion met up, sat together or walked together and made sweet talk to one another. They’d sat for an hour now with their small picnic of apples and freshly picked flowers, commenting on the scenes of everyday life that passed through the park as the ponies of Ponyville went about their day. At one point the Cutie Mark Crusaders passed through, carrying their usual cart of full of random items, hoping to find their special talent. Fluttershy and Snowflake laughed joyfully when they saw how infectiously happy the three fillies were. Snowflake told of how he’s once helped the Cutie Mark Crusaders train and told of how he was asked to hold a rope while the three fillies tried to pull him along in a game of tug-o’-war. But he never finished the story and seemed to trail off half way through as if unwilling to relive the last part of it. Fluttershy found this strange and put a hoof over her shoulder to comfort him and he in return nuzzled her muzzle with his forehead in thanks.

Soon, after much sweet talk, Snowflake cupped Fluttershy’s face and leant in for a kiss. The kiss was perfect, thought Fluttershy; filled with passion and warmth and love. Ever the gentlecolt, Snowflake used no tongue which Fluttershy welcomed because unlike Rarity who had once let slip after too much of Applejack’s cider the words “If the stallion can’t taste what you had from breakfast, he’s not using enough tongue”, Fluttershy liked only kisses on the lips. And besides, there were far better ways two ponies could be “intimate” that were also a lot more fun. To this end, after the kiss broke and Fluttershy felt all aflutter, she turned around and presented her adorable plot to Snowflake as mares usually do to communicate that they want to become more “intimate” with their chosen stallion in private.

Fluttershy remembered her first time with Big Mac and how he had been like a horse dying of thirst to the shores a fresh water stream and while it had been extremely exhilarating, it had also been quite scary and she hoped Snowflake would be gentler. But Fluttershy didn’t expect what she heard next; she heard Snowflake let out an almighty roar of a scream that caused the birds roosting on the nearby tries to flee in terror. Fluttershy’s ears were ringing as she turned to her stallion to see him leap into the air and fly away, his eyes transfixed with fear on her flank.

She was in shock; what was wrong to cause a reaction like that? Did the site of her flank conjure that much fear in someone or was he just scared of going to the next level and Fluttershy had simply rushed things? Regardless however, Fluttershy began to cry, sobbing heavily into her forelegs as she curled up as small as she could. In the distance, Sweetie Belle had heard the distress and saw Fluttershy crying and had begun galloping at full pace to Carousel Boutique to get Rarity. Soon the two unicorns returned to find Fluttershy still crying with Apple Bloom and Scootaloo standing around sheepishly, not quite sure what to do. Being the pony most of her friends went to when they felt upset or like crying, Rarity knew exactly what to do with fragile mess of tears that lay crumpled on the picnic blanket.

“Fluttershy?” Rarity asked delicately as she rested her hoof gently on Fluttershy’s head. “What’s the matter darling? I thought today you were seeing your stallion, Snowflake, what’s happened? *gasp* He didn’t stand you up did he?”

Fluttershy tried to answer but instead made a succession of squeaks, garbled noises and wracked sobs that no one could make any sense of.

“Come again, darling?” said Rarity puzzled.

“Ah dunno what she saying but maybe it’s t’ do with Snowflake flying off like that” said Apple Bloom.

“Oh yeah!” squeaked Sweetie Belle “That was weird, when we passed them before, they looked so happy and romantic” sighed Sweetie Belle with doe eyes.

“Yeah, didn’t y’all see what happened just before Snowflake flew off, Scootaloo” asked Apple Bloom.

“Yeah… but do I have to say it?” whined Scootaloo.

“Why, what’s wrong? Is it really sad?” whimpered Sweetie Belle.

“No… it was weird…” said Scootaloo while squirming with embarrassment.

“Come on darling, you must tell me” pleaded Rarity “For Fluttershy’s sake”

Scootaloo looked back and forth between Rarity and Fluttershy, unsure what to do. What was better, keep quiet about the embarrassing thing she saw Fluttershy do before Snowflake flew away or tell everyone to help Fluttershy but potentially have Fluttershy hate her for blabbing?

“Urgh, fine, I’ll tell you!” relented Scootaloo “I saw them kiss all smoochy and stuff and they stopped and then Fluttershy turned her butt to Snowflake, he freaked out and zoomed off”

Scootaloo was still squirming with embarrassment even after finishing saying it but Rarity had been bright red with embarrassment from realising what had happened well before this. She looked to Fluttershy who’d at least stopped audibly crying and just had a look of utter sadness on her face.

“Ok girls, you should be running along now” Rarity insisted “Me and Fluttershy have adult things to discuss”

With a grumble, the three fillies slinked off back to their crusading. Even though they loved the pursuit of their cutie marks, as young fillies, nothing sounded more fun than over hearing adults talking about being adults. But there was no trying Rarities patience so they trotted off. Rarity picked Fluttershy from the ground and led her on shaky legs to her boutique where she fixed them tea. Fluttershy just stared glumly at the cup she was given, barely acknowledging it was there as she stared straight through it.

“So… you presented your flank to Snowflake” said Rarity, followed by an audible cough “I mean, darling, you can’t go doing that, especially with a sensitive stallion like Snowflake”

“But how was I to know he’d react like that?” sobbed Fluttershy “Most stallions leap at the opportunity if you give them as much as half of one”

“Not every stallion is Big Mac you know” chided Rarity “Besides, if you ask me, that colt was just trying to get some frustration out of his system and using you was shameful”

“Well I enjoyed his company…” said Fluttershy, pained.

“I know, darling, and that’s why I set you up with Snowflake” smiled Rarity “He’s everything you liked in Big Mac but also so much more”

“I know, and now I’ve lost him because I was too forward!” wailed Fluttershy “What do I do?”

“You find him and you apologise.” said Rarity very matronly.

“But won’t he hate me?” said Fluttershy.

“If he’s half the gentlecolt I know him to be, he’ll at least hear you out” assured Rarity.

Fluttershy knew Rarity was right and also knew there was still a chance with Snowflake so sat up from the table, took a deep breath and set out to find her lost stallion. She asked a few passers-by and because everyone knew everyone in Ponyville, Fluttershy soon found Snowflake sitting by a tree, looking at the ground solemnly. Fluttershy approached him slowly, careful not to disturb him as she approached.

“Snowflake?” Fluttershy eventually said “Are you ok?”

He turned around and smiled when he saw her. This was a great reassurance for Fluttershy because it meant he didn’t entirely hate her for being so forward. She trotted up beside him and chanced sitting right next to him on the grass. He didn’t flinch. This was strange because she figured he’d hate personal closeness such as this if he’d ran away in fear when she had presented herself too him. Nether the less, she was here to apologise and that she shall.

“I’m really sorry, Snowflake” she began “I shouldn’t have been so hasty in getting us to take our relationship to the next level. I hope you can accept my apology so we can start over and we can only get closer when you’re ready.”

Fluttershy finished her apology by looking Snowflake softly in his eyes and smiling but to her surprise, rather than soft eyes staring her back, she was greeted with a look of confusion. What had she said wrong? The mare panicked; what had she done wrong now?

“What are you on about, Ms Fluttershy?” asked Snowflake quizzically.

“When I presented my plot to you and you got scared by my offer and ran away?” answered Fluttershy, slightly bewildered.

Snowflake was blushing red now but also smiling when he heard why Fluttershy thought he’d ran away. Comparatively his actual fear was nothing compared to the one that Fluttershy thought her had. It was time he set the record straight.

“Ms Fluttershy, I don’t have a fear of intimacy” he said with a smile before dropping into a glum frown before saying “I have a fear of butterflies and unfortunately your flank is adorned with them so when you presented to me, I got terribly scared and flew away in terror”

Fluttershy was so confused now. A fear of butterflies was fine but the fact that the stallion had never noticed her cutie mark before baffled her. Yes they were located very near the buttocks, but that was for everyone, so it wasn’t a social taboo to look there. Perhaps Snowflake had looked at her cutie mark before and just got freaked out and Fluttershy had never noticed.

“So before was the first time you’ve seen my Cutie Mark?” asked Fluttershy, very puzzled.

“Of course Ms Fluttershy, a gentlecolt never stares at a ladies plot unless she offers it to you, therefore giving you permission” replied Snowflake.

Fluttershy squeed at this latest development; Snowflake was a real gentlecolt and was exactly the stallion she was looking for. If only he didn’t have this fear of butterflies, he’d be perfect! But she could cure his fear; she’d cured a black grizzly’s fear of bees so it could eat honey and she was going to help Snowflake get over his fear. Plus such activities were bound to bring them closer, a prospect that made Fluttershy giggle with anticipation.

“I could help you get over your fear” smiled Fluttershy “You’ll be surprised how many of my little animal friends have fears that they need help with”

“Do you think you could do that?” asked Snowflake cautiously.

“I know so” beamed Fluttershy “Now it’s not going to be easy and I’ll need to prepare some things but meet me at my cottage at midday tomorrow!”

With that, Fluttershy took off and made haste for Carousel Boutique to begin her first preparations for helping Snowflake get rid of his fear. Snowflake watched her fly away which was a rare sight for him because even though she was a Pegasus, he rarely saw Fluttershy fly, seeming to be much more content with walking. He liked that about her, so gentle that she didn’t even do anything as vigorous as flying. He hoped she could get rid of his fears because he wanted things to work out with Fluttershy so badly.

Author's Note

This may not seem enough for a chapter but I wanted to show some people this fic's progress and here seemed a natural pause. I hope to add more soon. If it in anyway tempts you to return, Discord will be appearing in later installments. I am nothing if not a shameless tease.

Ever Changing and Transforming Fears

It was the next day and noon was fast approaching. Fluttershy was quite pleased she had been able to organise all the necessary elements of her plan to get rid of Snowflake’s fears. The Cutie Mark Crusaders were the easiest part; all you had to do was tell them they had chance of earning their cutie mark and they’d leap at the opportunity to help. While Fluttershy didn’t like getting the three fillies help this way, she assured herself that the fillies were helping her with a noble cause. The most difficult part of the plan was the four butterfly costumes that Rarity had been able to make in just an evening. Thankfully Rarity had no outstanding orders to take up her time but doing four costumes from scratch at such short notice was nothing short of impressive. Rarity had even managed to put pockets on the inside of the wings of Fluttershy’s and Scootaloo’s costumes so their wings could fit inside allowing them to flap them. Rarity was now fitting each pony into their costume and was doing the last adjustments to Apple Bloom’s.

“Hold still, darling! Unless you want a pin in your side.” Rarity snapped. She was so tired from doing so many costumes at such short notice.

“Ah’m sorry, ok? It’s just all this frilly lace makes me itch like Winona after she misses ah flee bath!” whined Apple Bloom.

“Oh stop complaining, you sound just like your sister when she was having her Grand Galloping Gala dress fitted” chided Rarity “Aha! There we go; the last stitch. These costumes are done!”

“Oh thank you so much, Rarity. It was so generous of you to do this all in one night” smiled Fluttershy.

“It was nothing, Fluttershy, really” smiled Rarity in return “Now please remind me, darling, for I haven’t had my coffee this morning, why are you four dressing up as butterflies?”

“Oh well you see, whenever one of my animal friends has fear they need help with, I’ll introduce them to their fear but in a more familiar surroundings. In this case, introducing Snowflake to butterflies in the familiar surroundings of me” said Fluttershy, finishing with a squee.

“Hmm, ok, I can see where you’re going with this” pondered Rarity. In all honesty, she hadn’t listened to why Fluttershy had asked her for four butterfly costumes yesterday afternoon and instead had just leapt at the chance to use some old designs finally. “But why do you need the fillies?” further enquired Rarity.

“Oh, well butterflies usually travel in a swarm…” said Fluttershy not even convinced herself “but who could be scared of three such cute fillies” Fluttershy trailed off while looking at the fillies.

“Well ok then, if you’re sure this will work” said Rarity as she began packing up her things.

“So what do we have here then?” said Discord as he entered from the stairway, his voice sending a chill down everyone’s spine but Fluttershy’s who was happy to see her friend “Why are you dressed as butterflies? Did Fluttershy find my demonic wishing eye and take over Equestria and this is now the demanded attire for all denizens?” said Discord with a chuckle.

“Morning Discord” beamed Fluttershy “It’s for my plan to help Snowflake get over his fears. I think this technique is called immersion therapy”

“Hmm, I can assure you it’s not my dear, but it will be interesting to see if this works” said Discord sarcastically.

Before Fluttershy could give her rebuttal, there was a knock at the door. It was Snowflake who had arrived a little before noon. It didn’t matter though because they were ready early. Fluttershy ushered the girls to stand behind her as she walked to the door and opened it. Snowflake took a few panicked steps back when he saw Fluttershy’s new butterfly wings but relaxed once he saw the familiar sight of the rest of her. On cue, the three fillies began prancing around the couple, Sweetie Belle going as far as saying “buzz buzz” every now and again until Apple Bloom reminded her that butterflies don’t buzz and she stopped.

“Er… what’s going on?” Snowflake shakily asked.

“It’s to help you get over your fear” smiled Fluttershy “I thought if you saw butterflies in a situation you knew, you’d learn to become more relaxed around them”

Snowflake seemed convinced by this but it didn’t stop him from looking around at the three bouncing fillies and Fluttershy with his shoulders tensed. While this went on, Discord watched from the door way with malice in his eyes. Rarity had finished packing away her things and was about to leave when she caught onto Discord’s malcontent.

“Discord… what are you thinking of doing…” said Rarity cautiously, careful not to antagonise the former God of Chaos.

“Me? Oh nothing, just pondering on how your costumes could be more… lifelike” said Discord while smirking.

“Well I’m sorry my costumes don’t meet your oh so high standards” said Rarity now flustered but Discord’s comments “So tell me; how would you go about improving them?”

The pair stared intensely into each other’s eyes, Discord with smug mischievousness and Rarity with angry sternness. It wasn’t long before Rarity caught on to what Discord meant by “lifelike”.

“Don’t you dare…” began Rarity.

“Too late!” interjected Discord before turning Rarity into a marshmallow and dropping her into a glass of chocolate milk he also conjured.

He then turned his attention to Fluttershy and her three filly helpers. He thought to himself how they needed to step it up if they were to ever rid Snowflake of his fears and that he was the one to help them. So with a snap of his fingers, the four ponies became one with their costumes and became mare and filly sized butterflies with pony heads. Fluttershy let out a horrified gasp and turned instantly to Discord knowing it was his trickery. Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom were on the floor beating their wings against the ground and crying in hysterics. Scootaloo however was having the time of her life; she could finally fly and she was making sure to enjoy every moment she could and had already began flying through the branched of Fluttershy’s cottage tree. Snowflake on the other hand had faired the worse. This fright was too much to run away from and instead the mighty stallion simply fainted.

“Discord!” screamed Fluttershy in a booming loud voice “Change us back! We were trying to help poor Snowflake and then you do this! He’s probably half way to Canterlot with fear by now! We’ll never find him…”

Fluttershy had trailed off because she saw Snowflake lay unconscious on his back. She gave Discord one last intense and angry stare who relented and turned the ponies back to normal but was still laughing to himself. Upon their reverse transformation, Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle checked themselves over to see if they were once more normal ponies again and hugged each other to celebrate. Scootaloo on the other hand began crying; mostly because she could no longer fly but also because she’d taken a hard fall through the tree when the spell had worn off. Once back a normal pony, Fluttershy rushed to Snowflakes aid and was relieved to find he’s only fainted and not died of a heart attack like she had initially feared.

Discord was in fits of laughter now, so amused by how flustered Fluttershy had been made by his little practical jokes. Fluttershy however ignored him and tended to Snowflake. She’d never dealt with someone fainting before; she usually kept her animal friends in such good care they’d never be in any sort of situation that would cause them to faint. So Fluttershy did the only thing she thought to do; she’s saw other ponies do it before when somepony collapsed; she fixed her mouth tightly around Snowflake’s and began to blow. Now Snowflake hadn’t stopped breathing so didn’t need resuscitation but Fluttershy didn’t know that’s why ponies blew into the mouth like she was doing and thought it was how you brought somepony back around when they fainted. Snowflake quickly stirred and thought he was waking up to Fluttershy kissing him so passionately kissed her back which was a terrible surprise for the poor mare who began blushing uncontrollably. This just made Discord laugh even harder as he saw Fluttershy try to wrestle herself free of Snowflakes lips. Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle shielded their eyes in embarrassment while Scootaloo continued to wail about being flightless and having a sore behind.

Fluttershy finally broke free of the suction of Snowflakes lips and sat on her rear, trying to regain her breath. Snowflake sat up and looked around; perplexed to find himself outside. He thought he’d fallen asleep and the business with Fluttershy turning into a half pony, half butterfly amalgamation was just some horrible nightmare and his marefriend had seen his distress and kissed him in his sleep to comfort him. But then he saw Discord, rocking back and forth on his back, laughing so hard that he was starting to sound hoarse. Upon seeing the God of Chaos he realized that it probably wasn’t a dream and Snowflake had actually seen the horrors he thought he’d merely dreamt.

“Oh I see dear little Snowflake is awake” guffawed Discord “So strong and masculine and yet scared of tiny, weeny butterflies”

“Hey!” interjected Apple Bloom, taking on her sister’s well known tone of authority “You done turned us into monsters, Snowflake had every right to be scared of what he saw. Combine that with the fact we were giant butterflies; the thing he’s most scared of and of course he’ll faint!”

“Oh listen to you, think you’re your big sister, all head strong and tough” mocked Discord “How come its fine for him to faint when you’re a filly and all you did is scream?”

“Because, Discord” said Sweetie Belle butting in “We’re the Cutie Mark Crusaders! And we’ve been close to death… 345 times!” squeaked Sweetie Belle after checking a number clicker she produced, debating internally if to add this most recent incident to the tally.

“Oh yeah, well…” Discord tried to finish but Fluttershy interrupted him.

“Stop mocking Snowflake! We all have fears; mine is the world, Rainbow Dash’s is not being cool. You even have a fear Discord, and that’s choir singing!” screamed Fluttershy.

“Fluttershy! I told you that in confidence! And you know perfectly well it’s because they have too much harmony” hissed Discord.

“I don’t care! Now please can you leave us be!” said Fluttershy in a tone that indicated she didn’t want to play any games.

Discord clearly heard the anger in her voice and began to walk away disheartened. He did still play quite cruel jokes even though he was supposed to be reformed but he did it to try and have fun with his friend Fluttershy who little by little had come to understand Discord’s quite dark sense of humour. But he’d gone too far this time and had earned himself a spot in Fluttershy’s bad books. He knew she’s come around eventually but for now the best he could do was not bother her while she did whatever it she was doing with her coltfriend and those three annoying fillies.

“Hey, where’s my sister?” said Sweetie Belle before Discord had walked back in the house.

“Oh… heh heh, funny you should say that...” said Discord sheepishly.

With a snap of his fingers, the glass of chocolate milk he’d put the marshmallowed Rarity into appeared into his claw. He then tipped it out onto the grass and clicked his fingers again at which point Rarity appeared and began screaming about being sticky. Sweetie Belle rushed over to her and acting on instinct leapt at Rarity, only to have their manes entangle and stick together because of the chocolate milk that coated Rarity’s hair. Rarity screamed in shock and began to run around while Sweetie Belle wailed as she trailed behind her. Discord began laughing again but quickly noticed Fluttershy staring at him angrily so stopped and snapped his fingers again which seemed to remove the stickiness and Sweetie Belle from Rarity’s mane but not the frizz and mess caused by the stress she’s just endured.

“Well I think I’ll be off” said Rarity flatly “Come along, Sweetie Belle, bring your friends”

“Ok…” said Sweetie Belle saddened by how robotic Rarity was acting “Hey Apple Bloom, help me with Scootaloo”

Each filly hooked a foreleg around one of Scootaloo’s and began to drag her away from Fluttershy’s cottage. Scootaloo was still babbling about her brief time as a butterfly and how she’d felt so free and why had all the other’s made such a fuss and caused Discord to turn them back. The other two fillies at least acknowledged her rambling with occasional nods and audible conformations but nothing to say they agreed with her.

Discord had slinked back inside now and had left Fluttershy and Snowflake alone in her front garden. Fluttershy was so embarrassed; she’d been seen by three fillies passionately kissing her coltfriend; what would the ponies of Ponyville say? Snowflake saw she was pondering over something that made her clearly sad and went over and stroked her mane tenderly. She felt so reassured by this and nuzzled his hoof tenderly in return.

“Sorry that didn’t work” said Fluttershy glumly “I didn’t think Discord would be so mean and prank you like that”

“Don’t blame yourself, Ms Fluttershy” smiled Snowflake “As you said, it was Discord’s doing. If he thinks that’s a prank, then I doubt he is reformed!”

“Oh he is, it’s just Celestia doesn’t trust him enough to give him any responsibilities so he’s left with nothing to do” said Fluttershy while staring at the ground “And think about it, he’s a being who was compelled to spread chaos, like I am to spread kindness, so it’s a hard habit for him to break”

Snowflake wasn’t entirely satisfied with Fluttershy’s reasoning but it was be enough for now. He sighed at how difficult this had proven to be and wished getting over a fear was far simpler. But he knew Fluttershy was trying and he shouldn’t give up, for her sake. He began to lean in for a kiss but found Fluttershy was doing the same. They kissed for a while before breaking and Fluttershy motioning Snowflake to follow her inside. Snowflake ran ahead to open the door for her which she thought was him being a gentlecolt but was just him trying to avoid seeing her cutie mark again. Once inside, they saw Discord was nowhere to be found. Fluttershy figured he was upstairs sulking like he always did when one of practical jokes backfired. The pair sat down in front of the fireplace to try and compose themselves after the terror they’d both endured. Fluttershy rested her head on Snowflake’s shoulder and sighed. She was at a dead end with her efforts to help Snowflake get over his fears. She’d tried immersion therapy and that hadn’t worked, what else was there for her to do?

But then she remembered what Discord had said; something about what she was doing hadn’t been immersion therapy. If it wasn’t, what was? Suddenly out of nowhere with the sound of a pop appeared a book. It was open on a page that gave a loose definition of what immersion therapy was and Fluttershy realised how wrong she was. She turned to see if Discord was there and he was. He was just stepping out of the door when she saw him.

“Discord, wait” said Fluttershy, now attracting Snowflakes attention.

“No, Fluttershy, I’m sure you don’t want me around” said Discord sounding almost depressed “I just thought I’d steer you right before you gave up” said Discord pointing at the book he’d just conjured.

“Thank you, Discord” said Fluttershy, smiling sweetly.

Discord completely stepped out now and closed the door. Snowflake looked to Fluttershy wondering what she saw in Discord and why she was so quick to trust him. He wasn’t jealous of the troublesome chaos monger but he did wish he treated Fluttershy better. But it seemed Fluttershy was happy again and seemed to be cooking up another idea on how to help him.

They heard Discord say hi to someone who said hi back enthusiastically. Then they heard a knock at the door and heard Derpy announce she had mail for Fluttershy. Fluttershy opened the door and saw Derpy had a note in her mouth. Fluttershy thanked her for it before closing the door. Fluttershy opened the letter and she and Snowflake read it together:

Dear Fluttershy,

Sorry I stormed off just now, but I had to be away from that frightful beast, Discord. I know you trust him but I think he’s still a menace to society. I know you think he can be truly good but I still think your hope is misguided.

Nether the less, I feel I should state I don’t hold any of Discord’s actions against you and will still help you get rid of Snowflake’s fear; as long as we do it away from your cottage and Discord.

Pop over to the boutique if you have any more ideas on how we are to cure Snowflake. If I have any, I’ll mail you as I want to avoid being near… you know who.

Kind Regards,

Rarity

Fluttershy was a little perplexed as to why Rarity had gone to the trouble of writing a letter to explain this but it was nice to be assured that she hadn’t lost her help. But the letter got her thinking further and she realized that she was yet to use Rarities magic to help Snowflake and she hatched a plan that she’d finalise when she saw Rarity the next day. She offered Snowflake to stay the night but he politely declined. She figured it was because of Discord who was likely to come back and she couldn’t blame him. Still she wanted to spend the night with Snowflake so cuddled up his foreleg and wished she didn’t have to face Discord and his apologising alone. But Snowflake said he had to go because he had things to sort at home. He took off into the sky with Fluttershy watching him go. She hoped her plan would work better than today’s. Discord wasn’t likely to be nearby when they did it so it had a better chance of success already. Once he’d flown away she returned inside her cottage to spend some time with Angel Bunny.

Author's Note

Well the second part is done! This story is becoming a bit bigger than I expected but I hope its still good when all is said and done and doesn't turn out to be just drivel.

Hope you enjoyed reading it and you come back to read further.