''What a beautiful morning" I say softly to Angel. He rolls his eyes and points at my window, where it was raining softly. " I know it's raining, which means more water for your carrots". Angel licks his lips in anticipation." But they still won't be ready for another two weeks. Come on we still have work to do". I put up my soft blue umbrella and go outside.
The raindrops patter quietly on the trees creating a melody. I sigh in content. I was just about to go to AJ's farm for apples when a breezy catches my eye. 'I can't believe it the rarest most cutest creature in all of the world is right in front of me'. It floats into the Everfree forest. I decide to follow it. It was a sky blue color with big dark blue eyes staring cutely at me. The time passes quickly when one is with somepony so adorable! When it drifted out of my sight, I realize that I'm deep into the forest. The trees casting dark shadows over everything. My breath quickens and my eyes widen in terror. I panic, going left and right in search for a clearing. I gallop towards my guessed path only to find the trees getting denser. I go the other way only to find the trees getting denser again. I go round in circles for hours, getting desperate and cold. I collapse on the grass-defeated, scared out of my mind and very alone. I start to cry. My tear-stained face shimmering in the moon light. I look at the moon and in tiredness from all the running I fall into a deep sleep. And dream...
Dream
I'm in a field. All is calm and simple. Until I decide to explore my dream land. I walk on a neat cobblestone path looking at the amazing resemblance of the real world. But at long last I get to a fork in the road. I check the sigh and it says:
'Beware for your choice is great and you can't choose another fate. Will you risk it all for love or will you stay safe and snug?'. I sat down near a beautiful waterfall and thought about it. Until..
I woke up from somepony shaking me awake. I looked up and saw that all of my friends were looking at me worried. I tried to tell them I was fine, but I felt too hungry and weak to say anything at all and went into deep unconsciousness.
"Is she going to be okay?" I heard RD ask.
" Yes, she just fainted." I heard the nurse reply.
"Exactly! When she fell she could have hurt her head on that flower and have amnesia. Oh no! She won't remember us, her life, her name and even how to walk! And if she can't walk then she couldn't go anywhere and she would have to stay home all day until she would remember and she'd miss my get well party!!!'' Pinkie screamed.
"Don't worry sugarcube, I'm sure she's all fine an' dandy" AJ said. I decide to open my eyes. I find out that I'm in a bed, probably at the hospital with all of my friends talking with concern written all over their faces.
"Hi.." I whispered. Everypony's attention turned to me. I blushed a light pink. "And don't worry Pinkie I won't miss your party. I bet it'll be wonderful''. Pinkie smiled at the comment.
"Why did we find you in the Everfree forest, Fluttershy?" asked Twilight.
"Umm.. I was following a breezy" I explained" I know I shouldn't have, but it could've gotten hurt or worse, I'm sorry I made you worry". I looked down at my hooves in shame.
"That's alright, but next time try to be a little more careful, Ok?" she replied.
"Alright" I signed.
"Enough talking! Tomorrow is hearts and hooves day!! AAHHH! And I'm going to make the biggest, bestest hearts and hooves day party EVER!!! Ok I'm thinking - heart shaped balloons, pink streamers, a BIG strawberry cake with raspberry frosting and chocolate sprinkles!! Ok I'm going to need help for this big party. Not to mention the eight o'clock sunset and the games.. It's going to be pinktacular!!!!!" shouted on Pinkie in excitement. I quietly rolled my eyes at her.
I went outside. "Um.. I'm going to go home..if that's alright of course"
"Sure thing, bye!" said RD. And she flew away with her mane glittering in the sunshine.
'I completely forgot about hearts and hooves day, I have to make Valentines for all of my friends and critters'. I walked home, thinking about if they needed extra food tonight, because they missed dinner and breakfast. I got home and found that my door was opened. I looked inside my dark house.
"Hello.." I whispered. I turned on the lights and saw Angel. He looked at me and crossed his arms. "I'm sorry Angel, I just got lost in the forest". He came up to me and pointed at hIS belly. " I understand that your hungry so I'll make a salad for you". He frowned and pointed to the carrot cake recipe on the shelf. Too tired to argue, I made the carrot cake for Angel and all my adorable critters and got all my critters in bed.
After I went outside and sat on a soft patch of grass. I looked at the stars. They were twinkling especially bright this evening. As if just for me. I smiled at the beautiful sky and made a wish that I would remember this moment.
I woke up to a blinding sunrise. After getting used to all of the sunshine, I gasped at the amazing sight. It was baby pink, orange with dashes of red, sprinkled with the leftover magenta from the night sky. 'What perfect way to start hearts and hooves day'. Since it was only six in the morning I decided to make my Valentines early. I went inside to get the pink paper, purple paints and scissors. I sat down at my desk in the corner of my room and started cutting out hearts, roses and blossoms. On each it wrote how much that pony means to me. I sealed them in light pink envelopes and delivered them myself.
'I hope I get love someday..' I thought 'I love my life, home and friends, but I wish their could be somepony who would always love me for who I am and me - back. Oh stop Fluttershy, your sounding just like Rarity, not that it's a bad thing, just very dramatic'. 'I wonder if this hearts and hooves day will be more romantic....'.
Author's Note
Hey! This is my first story so no flames please. Pretty please? Any way I'll update every week. Hope you enjoyed!
After I delivered the card, I went inside and decided to make blueberry pancakes for breakfast.
The pancakes were on the stove and the delicious smell wafted around my home. All of my critters came to the sunlit kitchen instantly. I served the pancakes to everyone and an extra helping to Angel. Everyone was stuffing their faces when I heard a knock at my door.
"It must be the mailpony" I said to myself and opened the door. On my welcome mat there were letters from all of my friends, but nothing else. I was a bit disappointed. I sat down, leaned against the doorframe and read them. They were all basically the same with I love you written on a pink sheet of paper. "Nothing new, but it was still very thoughtful of them to give these wonderful cards".
I walked down the dirt road, stopped, looked to see that no pony was around and went on the secret path, hidden by a rather large rock. I walked around it and followed a path of primroses to a clearing with a waterfall. The clearing was grassy with light-pink roses in a few spots. The waterfall was a sky-blue color on a plain hill, but where the water came out there was sticking out saffires, so beautiful that even Rarity couldn't dream of them. There were a few oak tress around the small hill, enough that you couldn't see it without being extra close. They were obviously planted years ago, you could tell by the specific shadow patterns it tends o make during moonrise. The waterfall's rushing water was like a beautiful melody, especially when the birds sang along. The little hill was actually quite tall, with deep green grass and buttercups. It was like this place wasn't meant to be found, but to just be a critter's haven. I can't imagine this place crowded and open for public. I was lucky enough to discover when I was looking for Angel. It was my place, my special place....'maybe one day I'll share with some pony special, but until then this place is staying my secret.
I passed the oaks and pink roses and sat down by the river. I sang to the music of the rushing water and the tunes of the birds all around me. I love to sing.....I was flying up in the clouds practically in heaven! Until I heard a rustle and then a groan of pain. My eyes widen slightly and I fly as fast as I can. Which sadly isn't very much. I get to the ground and search for source of the groan. I saw a little light. I start to gallop in full speed. 'Oh no it could've been a hurt, lost and hungry critter. I must find it'. I turned out to be in the hallow of a oak. I peered inside and gasped in horror, There was a baby nightingale with a twisted wing, giving out a painful squeak. 'Poor little thing, I have to take him with me until he gets better. I'll have to locate it's home later on, but didn't I hear a groan from here before? Oh well..' I carefully picked him up with my wings and put him in a nest of leaves in my saddlebag, but left it open so he could get some fresh air.
I decided to go to Twilight's house and see if she had a book on nightingales in her library. Ponyville had been decorated with so many things, just as Pinky promised. There were streamers, balloons, a chocolate fountains on every corner, the BIGGEST EVER strawberry cake with delicious looking red icing, Pinkie even invited Discord for an order on cotton candy clouds that rained chocolate milk!
"Hey Fluttershy! Do you like my party!? Do ya? Do ya? Do ya?" Pinkie looked at with big hopeful eyes and one of her extra huge smiles. I simply nodded with a smile.
"Oh Pinkie it's wonderful, but I have to get to Twilight. I hope she has a book on Nightingales, because I found one and it's really hurt. But I promise I'll come later".
"Okie-dokie-lokie. Just make sure you get a piece of the cake!" and with that she bounced off. I went to lo for Twilight in the party, after all nopony ever misses a Pinky party!
I checked at the cake stands, games section, the cotton candy clouds and even in the frosting ski slope. I was getting worried, until I spotted her under a near by tree quietly reading a book. I trotted over to her.
"Umm.. hello Twilight. I was just wondering if you had a Nightingale book" I asked. She looked up and smiled.
"Of course I do, come on I'll show you" and she lead me into her library and using her magic, she lifted off a few books." You can always ask me your question, I've read those books a few times myself"' and she put them back.
" Ok, umm.. I was just wondering how to cure a Nightingale with a twisted wing. You see, I was minding my own business and I heard a groan, I thought it was a pony or a deep-voiced critter, but it was a Nightingale in a hallow of tree, squeaking in pain from the twisted wing," I replayed the memory in my head. A bird can't make a groan, it probably was somepony else that I didn't see. Or maybe I just imagined it as a groan. I looked at Twilight who was in deep thought.
"Did you happen to see a glow after the groan?"
"Yes... I thought that was a trick of the sun though". I was getting confused, is Twilight on to something or is she trying to find a cure? She looked a bit worried. It can't be that bad, can it? I must have looked like I was going panic, because her next words were:
"Calm down, I just think we should see princesses tomorrow, ok?"
"The princesses, why?"
"Back to the point, can I see your bird?"
Author's Note
I am so sorry for taking so long to update. It's been two weeks, not one week. Any way I'll update next week. I Pinkie promise.
