Shadow, Love and Pride

XXVI

Derpier Things

“NOTE TO SELF!!! Just because you won a battle doesn't mean you get to win the war!” Kido came in bursting through the door of the station. It is eight at night. Derpy was sitting in her desk doing some filing.

“Hi wolfboss?” Derpy smiled and waved at her friend. “Anything I can do to help?”

“I could only wish my dear.” Kido hunched to his own desk and sat. “Where's Bellz?”

“Upstairs doing slut stuff.” Derpy said casually as she kept writing.

“Slut stuff huh?” He chuckled. “So what you got there?”

“Final paperwork for your visit to the prison tomorrow.”

“Oh yeah, thanks for that, I'll make it up to you.”

“No problem wolfboss. I think it's good you still visit Diamond Tiara and the other kids everyday. Did you go and try to talk to Twilight?” Derpy finished, got off her chair and walked to Kido.

“Yes, it's worse than I thought.” He brought his hands to his face.

“I got good ears.” She smiled.

“Okay... The truth is, sometime last week, maybe more, I got into a deep conversation with Bellz... about my past. Twilight said she came to visit and overheard my story.”

“What did she say?”

“She... Oh Goddess... she said she didn't know what to think...” He took a deep breath. “But she made it clear she doesn't want to be my girlfriend anymore.”

“I knew you were close, but I didn't know you were that close.”

“We wanted to keep it private for a while. Her friends knew. They were supportive... Well I can't say I'm surprised. I was surprised however that Bellz stayed my friend after hearing that story.”

Derpy stayed silent for a minute. She walked to Kido's back to be behind him.

“Wolfboss... are you feeling bad?” She asked.

“I'm stressed to say the least.” He answered without turning around.

Derpy bit her lower lip. “Could you... would you... put your elbows on your knees.” She said shyly.

“You mean bend forward?”

“Yep...”

“All righty then.” Kido bent forward resting his elbows on his knees.

“Just try to relax wolfboss.” Derpy stood on her back legs and put her front hooves on Kido's back and started to softly massage his back. She heard him grunt and stopped. “Does it hurt?”

“If it was back pain I would heal from it. But stress is another topic, the muscles stay cramped... But it doesn't hurt... your actually good at this.” Derpy smiled and continued applying more pressure.

“Wolfboss I'm sorry... but that night I listened in on you too. I'm sorry.” Derpy stopped, her expression saddened.

“It's okay my dear... Why did... Why did you stay.”

“When you had me become a guard with you. You knew why I got fired from the delivery service, but you still gave me a chance. You believed I could do better. It's only fair I give you a chance too.”

“Derpy... my past and yours are completely different. Mine is...” He was interrupted.

“Violent... and sad. I know... I'm not leaving.” Derpy started working his back again.

“Thank you.” Silence took over.

“Where does it hurt the most?”

Kido blushed. “My lower back.”

“You're gonna have to lay down on your stomach.” Her cheeks turned cherry red.

“Do you happen to know what the age of consent is?”

ZZZ

Derpy was making her way up the stairs ready for a shower and sleep. She saw Bellz reading in what was previously Kido's hammock.

“Glad to see you're done. You had fun?” Derpy said.

“Yeah... I had great motivation.”

“Bellz are you sure you want to spend what little money you make on naughty magazines... and those so called toys?”

“I found something better.”

“Please feel free to keep it to yourself.”

“The newspaper pictures of the boss you had under your bed!”

“I WILL DESTROY YOU!!!” Derpy was shocked and flew to try and take the newspaper articles back. But Bellz just flew circles around her laughing. “STOP TEASING ME BELLZ!!!”

Downstairs Kido is at his desk signing some papers when he heard the ruckus on the second floor. He looks at you. Yes YOU the reader.

“Hello everyone. I would like to take this opportunity to disappoint you and announce that there won't be any clop scenes in my dear story. Thank you for your time and support. And now we go back to the obviously nonsexual activity going on upstairs. Have a swell day.”

Derpy was breathing heavily, tired from chasing Bellz around the room. Bellz made to hand over the newspaper articles. Derpy made to grab it but Bellz swoop them away at the last moment.

“You have to answer something first.” Bellz asked with a mischievous smile.

“What?”

“Do... YOUUUUUUUUUU... LIKE... the BOSS?”

“I respect him...”

“NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!... Do you like him... romantically?”

“He's my wolfboss and my friend.” Derpy stood up.

“Okay... Since it's no big deal then.” Bellz made to the stairs with the articles. “I'm gonna go show the boss just how MUCH you respect him.”

“Wait!” Derpy lifted a hoof at Bellz.

“Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssss?”

“I do.” Derpy whispered in an inaudible tone.

“What was that?” Bellz got closer.

“I do.”

“A little louder. Go ahead, just let it out.”

“I do!” Derpy started to shake Bellz hectically. “I really like wolfboss! I wanna go on dates with him and eat cupcakes together everyday!”

“But you already do that everyday. You guys even live together.”

“But I want it to be romantic.” Derpy let go of Bellz. She lowered her head in sadness. “I want kisses.”

“Derpy.” Bellz felt compassion for the pony that has become her friend in the past few days. “You know that he's hot for Twilight right?”

“She broke up with him. She overheard you guys talking the day he told you about his past... What should I do?”

“Well you like him right?”

“Yeah.”

“You don't care that he's older than you or that he's I don't know... A WEREWOLF!?”

“He's older than you and I've seen you flirt with him.”

“I flirt with you too and he's only four years older than me.”

“Still... no, I don't care. What should I do?” Derpy gave Bellz big puppy dog eyes.

“Well... first we got to get you noticed.”

ZZZ

Bellz is resting in her hammock. And looks at you.

“Oh Hai. My turn to break the fourth wall. Derpy is in the shower right now following my advice on how to get noticed by boys, specifically one boy, her boss. I will soon be pretending to be asleep to witness her attempts at seduction. I would also like to take this chance to answer a common question about yours truly. I'm bisexual. As to which of the two I prefer. Men are good for one thing. While women are good for six. Good night everyone.”

Kido started making his way upstairs. He couldn't believe he just spent an hour doing paperwork to get authorization to question inhabitants at the prison. He saw Bellz in her hammock asleep and made his way to the bathroom. When he opened the door.

“Hi.” Derpy was drying her mane. Kido closed the door quickly. “Wolfboss don't be silly, you see me naked everyday.”

“I'm sorry my dear. I will wait.”

“Come on in I'm almost done.”

“This is a trap isn't it?”

“Yes.”

“All righty then.” Kido opened the door and stared at the blonde pony.

“What?” She blushed.

“You smell nice.”

“Bellz let me use her shampoo and perfume.”

“You mean the ones that advertise that you'll be able to seduce anybody if you use it.”

“It does that?” Derpy blushed.

“I'll let you know if it works.” He smiled.

“Please do.” She flipped her hair just like Bellz taught her.

“Are you flirting with me Deputy?”

“I'm trying but I may need a little confirmation to know if it's working.” Silence took over.

“Derpy... I...” Derpy walked to him and lifted a hoof to his muzzle.

“It's okay wolfboss. I know you like Twilight. But I just want you to know, I'm staying right by your side.” She smiled.

“Did Bellz tell you to say that?”

“Nope... that was all me. This is actually suppose to be the part where I drop my towel so I'll bent down to pick it up giving you an eye full of my butt.”

“Will you guys get it on already!?” Bellz rose up and yelled at them.

“SHUT UP BELLZ!!!”