My Little Pony: The Silvermane

Fluttershy's cottage, as all of Ponyville knew, was the second best place to take sick or injured animals, after the main vet in town that was. The inside of her home, much like the outside, was very cosy and had a rather large number of birdhouses, mouse holes and other beds for numerous animals... Today however, Fluttershy was housing a new kind of animal, one that was only just smarter then the average bear... Paul...

The werewolf was in Fluttershy's bathroom, which was fairly small, but still had enough room for a toilet, sink and a shower/bath combo, having the first shower he had been able to have since he arrived in Equestia 3 days ago, and to him, it was the greatest thing in the world at that moment...

"Dear god! If I could, water, I would marry you... But that would be weird, so... Mmm..." He mumbled quietly, his eyes closed tight, standing under the shower head as warm water cascaded down upon his dirt covered body, washing it all away. He sighed and opened his eyes slowly, looking over the small basket hanging from the shower/bath combo's tube side, seeing a few bottles of soap and a small bottle of shampoo.

"'So... Anyone up their wanna shoot the shit while I relax? No? Just gonna bitch at me when I am busy or in trouble? Ok...' Paul growled under his breath as his thoughts went unanswered, but soon his attitude picked up again as he leaned down and picked up the shampoo, popping the cap open and sniffing the contents.

"Ooo... Strawberries..."

Paul chuckled and poured some of the sweet smelling shampoo into his left palm and then placed the bottle back, before starting to rub the solution into his hair, getting it in deep. He took a moment before stepping under the water head first once more, washing the shampoo away along with some dirt and grim that had been stuck to his scalp and hair.

"Much be... Gah!" He winched as he opened his eyes, only for some left over foam to get in his eyes, "Fuck me! That shit stings! No more tears my aunt's ass..."

He pushed the shower curtain that had been hiding his figure from view as he bathed and blindly reached around for a towel, which he found being handed to him.

"Whew... Thanks..."

"No problemo Pauly Waly!"

"..."

"..."

"PINKIE?!"

Fluttershy hummed softly to herself as she worked in the kitchen, a pink apron wrapped around her her body, covering her front completely down to her knee's. She busied herself with preparing breakfast for both herself, Pinkie Pie and her new house guest, and had just finished the first batch of pancakes before she head a loud shout coming from upstairs.

"PINKIE?!"

"Oh my... Maybe sending Pinkie up to see if he was doing ok was a bad..."

"Hey Fluttershy! Pauly is doing ok, just got some soap in his eyes is all, other then that he was just being as grouchy as ever... Ooo" Pancakes!"

Fluttershy spun round quickly, letting out a sharp 'eep' as she found Pinkie Pie casually sat at her kitchen table, rocking her chair back and forth as she grinned happily at her friend.

"Oh... Yes, well... As long as everything is ok..." The butter yellow colored pegasus mare said cheerfully, completely dismissing Pinkie's strange behavior, having gotten used to it over the years.  She carried the serving plate stacked with freshly made pancakes over to the kitchen table and set it down, and turned to get a fork for Pinkie to move some pancakes over to her plate, but froze when she heard a loud munching sound followed by a belch.

"Mmm Thanks for the breakfast Fluttershy, but I better get going, the Cake's will be SUPER worried about where I have been, and I don't want to make them sad... Tell Pauly I will be seeing him next chapter!" Pinkie Pie pointed to the coo-coo clock over the kitchen door, the hands reading ten in the morning, before getting up, and bouncing out of the kitchen humming a cheerful tune with a small giggle as she left.

Fluttershy turned her eyes slowly to the kitchen table, and noticed the serving dish was empty, even though she had made ten pancakes for them all to share... She sighed before going through her cupboards, getting the ingredients for more food.

"PINKIE?!"

Paul swiftly began to rub his face with the towel, clearing the soap out of his eyes before glaring around the bathroom, looking for any sign of the Pink party mare... To his great surprise however, she was nowhere to be seen.

"Huh... I really must be losing it..."

'I believe the flying main course told you that already dipshit...'

He blinked, before sighing and rolling his eyes as he steps out of the shower, turning off the water as he did so.

'Great, your back... Listen, not that I don't like you... Nah, just joking, I hate you, your mean, where's the flying spaghetti monster, at least he was interesting to talk to... Unlike you mister 'Conscience', who is always...'

'I am mean because your an asshole and a tool, so you deserve it... Also I AM you, so really your insults are kinda pointless...'

'Yeah, well... Your pointless!'

The voice sighed and even though Paul couldn't see it, he could swear his Conscience must be rolling his eyes.

'Ok, listen here mouth breather... You are going to dry off, put a towel on, get something to eat and then you are going to have a talk with Fluttershy about... Him...'

Paul shuddered at the mention of his other side, but used the towel he had grabbed earlier to dry his body off, doing a fairly rushed and half-assed job of it in his haste to get some proper food. He was practically drooling by the time he wrapped the soaking wet towel around his waist and made for the door, opening it swiftly... And slamming it promptly shut.

"That was a fucking BEAR!"

'Noooooo? You don't say? I just thought Fluttershy left a stuffed animal outside the bathroom to cheer you up... Ok, now lets be calm and work th-'

"FLUTTERSHY! HELP!"

Paul managed to cut off the voice in his head somehow, earning him an irritated groan from his Conscience, which he could hear even over the growling and banging on the bathroom door. He slammed his body against the wooden door and preyed to everything holy at Fluttershy would help him...

'Wow... You really are a coward aren't you? Maybe I should call you Paul 'Yellow'mane from now on...' The voice snarked at him, but Paul was ready with a come back as always.

'Yeah?! Well... From now on, your name's Mister Happy, how you like that?!'

It seemed his Conscience, or 'Mister Happy' as Paul thought him as now, did not dignify him with an answer. As Paul was about to say another rude comment about his own fucked up brain, he heard a gentle, yet firm voice float through the door to his ears, making him sigh in relief.

"Paul...? A-Are you... Ah?! Harry! You shouldn't scare others just because you don't know who they are..." He heard the normally shy mare scold a full grown grizzly bear like a disappointed mother, but what confused him was when he heard a series of growls and grunts...

'Is... Is Fluttershy...'

'Scolding a bear... And seemingly she is able to understand animals... Huh... Neat.'

Paul groaned, wondering how any part of himself can just brush off something as odd as this, but then he remembered, 'Mister Happy' was his Conscience, so it was him but without the baggage and emotions... Well, most of them, and had a much more rational view on things.

"I don't care if you thought somepony broke in, I want you to apologize to Paul for frightening him like that! He is a good pony, and I want you all to get along with him while he is staying here... If that's ok with you all that is...?"

Paul rolled his eyes and opened the door at Fluttershy's words, frowning as he gazed at the apron clad pegasus and then to the now sulking grizzly bear, Harry.

"I was not 'frightened'... I was merely shocked by a freaking bear waiting to ambush me..."

'You were totally scared. I mean, if you hadn't used the bathroom before your shower I swear you would of pissed yourself.'

"Shut up Mister Happy!" Paul froze the second he realized he had shouted that out loud, and now probably seemed like a mad man... At least if the look that Fluttershy and even the bear were giving him.

"Um... I mean, haha... Er... Food?"

Fluttershy blinked before her bemused look disappeared and was replaced with a small smile, looking at Paul and then Harry, motioning with her hand towards the stairs.

"Oh yes, I made us some pancakes... And I have a nice, juicy salmon for you Harry, once you apologize that is."

The bear's eyes nearly bugged out of its head  at the mention of its breakfast being withheld, and turned to Paul, a dark look in its eyes as the bear reared up on his hind legs, stretching his arms wide, causing Fluttershy to giggle.

"Aw, he want's to give you a hug Paul..."

"Hmm, I don't know... Ah, screw it..."

Paul shrugged and moved to the bear, looking up at Harry with a raised brow before hugging the bear, finding the beast's fur was actually very soft...

"Huh... This isn't so b-"

Then Harry wrapped his paws around Paul's mid section, squeezing him hard, causing all the air in the man's lungs to escape in a long winded gasp, the bear hug threatening to ruin him.

"Can't-Can't breath!"

Harry huffed and swiftly let Paul go, not even staying to watch as he fell to his ass on the floor, gasping for air, deciding instead to stroll past Fluttershy and down the stairs out of sight.  The yellow mare sighed and moved to Paul, helping him back to his feet with a hand under her left elbow.

"I am sorry about Harry, Paul... He is always such a sweetheart, but he is probably just hungry... Maybe..."

"Ah, its fine Fluttershy, I have never been all that good with animals, for obvious reasons." Paul shook his head and chuckled, before smiling at the yellow pegasus, "So... Breakfast?"

Fluttershy sat across the small square kitchen table from Paul, picking at the few bits of pancakes on her plate, sheepishly looking over at him as he eats, flinching slightly at the ferocity of which he was devouring the stack of pancakes she had made him, making her feel slightly unsettled deep down.

"Um- Paul? Can- Can I ask you something... If you don't mind that is.."

Paul felt his heart melt when he saw how shy Fluttershy was acting, not able to resist her cuteness as he sighed, smiling warmly at her, bits of ravaged pancake crumbs coating his chin as he rested his chin on his right hand, supporting them both with his elbow on her table.

"Sure Fluttershy, please, don't be afraid to ask me anything... Cos so far, your one of four ponies I trust since being here, so we're cool..."

Fluttershy blushed alittle and ran a hand through her long, pink mane, covering her face up with it while doing so to hide her expression as she spoke.

"Did you- um, did you hurt that manticore badly... When you changed?"

Paul felt his blood freeze as he looked at the mare across from him, not sure exactly what to say... Yeah, he could go ahead and tell the truth, but he couldn't bare the thought of any one, let alone Fluttershy, fearing him more then they do now... But if he lied and they found the carcass of the beast later, he would be in even more trouble...

'Trapped between a rock and a hard place... Not the best of situations... I think-'

'I think you should piss off and put the spaghetti monster on the line...'

'Yeah, about that, he is suffering from a bad case of being digested so... Yeah, its just me for now...'

Paul felt his left eye twitch slightly as he made a mental note to argue with Mister Happy about the apparent 'murder' of his other insanity induced friend.

'... And stop calling me Mister Happy! That doesn't even make sense you freaking dick!'

He ignored the voice as he took a deep breath and decided on the lesser of the two evils set before him...

"I woke up alone in the woods... There was blood but I didn't see a body, so the manticore must of made it out with just a few scrapes..."

Paul felt a small smile come to his lips as he saw Fluttershy give a sigh of relief, happy he had chosen not to terrify her with the knowledge of his brutal killing and possible eating of the beast.

"Um- I need to know one more thing... Please?"

"Sure Flutter's, what is it?"

"Doe's your other side have- um, have a name? Is he named Mister Happy? Because I did hear you shout that name earlier..."

Paul gulped and felt put on the spot ever so slightly as he gave a nervous chuckle, his smile growing more and more forced by the second.

"Of course it has a name... I mean, who lives with another creature inside them and doesn't bother to name it...?"

'You?'

'You mean 'us' right? You do keep reminding me you are a part of my psyche...'

'Ha, yeah right... I am not claiming any responsibility for your pant's on head retarded actions throughout your life... That's all you big guy.'

Paul groaned loudly and tried to think, his eyes staring down at his empty plate before him as he attempted to come up with a name. Fluttershy noticed his change in attitude and folded her ears back, looking slightly concerned for the man across from her, reaching out a soft hand to place on his own hand that rest on the table.

"Paul, it's ok if-"

"No... It's fine... His name is Silver Mane..."

He knew it was a lame choice but he was tired, only just fed, and he was no good with coming up with names, so he waited for her to call him out on it, but...

"Oh my! It does make sense, since he is a part of you, he would have a part of your name, right?"

"Uh... Yeah! Yeah, sure Fluttershy, you got it in one..."

He chuckled nervously and looked towards the doorway to the living room, rubbing the back of his neck. In the doorway was, to Paul's displeasure, Fluttershy's pet rabbit, Angel bunny, sitting with a notepad infront of him, which made Paul smirk and chuckle.

"Whats wrong Bugs? Got something you wanna say?"

The bunny merely narrowed his eyes at the male and picked up the notepad, holding it up so that Paul could see what was on it... In bold letter's was a simple message...

'Tonight... You...'

Following these words underneath was a drawn picture of a skull over a cooking pot. Paul flinched as his eyes went wide, a strange sense of dread filling him as he snapped his head towards Fluttershy, who had gotten up to take their plates to the sink, not looking at the doorway.

"Fluttershy... What does he mean... 'Tonight' and 'Me'?" He asked nervously, giving a fearful smile as he looked back to the doorway, only to find the bunny rabbit gone, along with the notepad.

"What does who mean Paul? Are you feeling ok? Maybe a little nap would do you some good?" Fluttershy left the pans and plates in the sink and moved over to stand beside Paul, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder, which he reached up to slowly with his own hand and squeezed gently.

"Yeah... Sleep... Sleep sounds good Fluttershy, your a genius..."

"Oh my... No no, that title belongs to ponies like Twilight and Rarity, I-"

"Flutter's... Take the compliment..."

"Ok..."

Paul chuckle, still slightly on edge from Angel's apparent death threat, but felt his heart warm at Fluttershy's actions and words.

"Um, if I can be a little childish? Would you... Stay with me while I sleep? I don't trust being alone right now..." He sighed, not really wanting to tell her that he really only feared the idea of waking up in a cooking pot thanks to a homicidal bunny rabbit...

"Of course... You go lay on the couch and I will be in with you in just a moment..."

He smiled softly and got up, standing beside the shy mare and looking down at her, before slowly leaning down and kissing her cheek, "Thanks Flutter's... I owe you one..."

He made his way to the living room, leaving a heavily blushing and stun-locked mare in his wake as he made it to her couch, sitting upon it before lying down upon it, and slowly closing his eyes.

'I don't trust that rabbit... I bet he runs some kind of, I don't know... Bunny mafia or something...'

'Ok, first off, that's stupid, and so are you... Second, I don't trust it either, but I am sure you can handle one rabbit, and finally, get some rest you idiot...'

No sooner had the voice of Mister Happy finished then did Paul sigh and begin to drift off into a pleasant little nap... For now...

To Be Continued...