Delivery Boy

"So who was he?" Rarity asked Fluttershy as they walked down the hall to their lockers. It was the next day and everybody was there at the school as if nothing happened last night. Everything from the banners to the streamers were all gone and the halls looked like how they did before the décor.

"Who was who?" the girl beside her replied. She was busy trying to push her angel Bunny into her bag. "Stop, Angel. you don't want me to get in trouble, do you?"

Rarity frowned slightly.

"That boy who saved you last night. Who was he?"

Fluttershy opened her mouth but then closed it. She kept fumbling with her pet to avoid answering the question. Rarity watched her with her eyes narrowed. She knew Fluttershy had heard her.

"...Is he a past crush?"

"NO! Nothing like that!" Fluttershy cried out. Her face was red with embarrassment and her eyes darted to her feet as she bit her lip.

Rarity smiled. And it wasn't just any smile. Her lips curled up in a mischievous way and her eyes flashed knowingly.

"Oh...I see..."

In an instant, Fluttershy reached out to grab her arm.

"No, no, no, no! You've got the wrong idea! He was just...someone I knew..."

Her voice faded as she came closer to the end of her sentence. She knew it was no use. Once Rarity made up her mind, she made up her mind. She could be as hard headed as Applejack sometimes. The shy girl sighed and twisted the locker combination on the lock and opened the small compartment for her books. Angel Bunny started fidgeting inside her bag and she frowned.

"Now, Angel. You were the one who hopped into my bag this morning, were you not? Had I known you were in there I would've gotten you out and you'd be at home. Because you did something you weren't supposed to, you now have to face the consequences. Stay in there."

Rarity watched the girl as she scolded her bunny lightly. She smiled when she saw that Fluttershy was still blushing. she could see why she might like the boy. He was on the tall side for a guy. He looked strong enough. He had nice brown eyes and was very humble when it came to their praise and he easily forgave Sunset and Applejack for the hard blows they dished. He wasn't bad. she just wished he styled his hair. It was so curly and with the right products he could make it look fabulous. But he was a boy so what would he do about it.

Rarity walked off to her class and chuckled. Fluttershy finally found someone to fall for.

***

The day flew by without Fluttershy noticing. She was so busy trying to do her school work and keeping Angel Bunny in her bag that she didn't really take notice of the things around her. Her friends had been told about her supposed crush on Caesar by the fashionista and the girls all thought that her distracted manner was because she was daydreaming about him. Every time Rarity looked her way, she flushed and turned her attention in another direction. She could tell by looking at the others that Rarity had told them about it as well. The Main 6 and Sunset Shimmer all sat at their usual table and made casual conversation.

"So what did the doctor say?" Applejack asked Rainbow Dash.

The blue haired girl propped her new crutches on the edge of the table. Wrapped around her ankle was large amounts of gauze. Rainbow had visited the doctor the night before and got her ankle checked out. She frowned and sat down roughly in her seat.

"He said something about me having a hair line fracture in my ankle bone. The man said it would take about two to three months for it to heal. Two to three months! I can't be immobile that long! What am I supposed to do?!"

"Calm down Rainbow Dash," Twilight told her. "There are plenty of things you can do that don't involve physical activity."

The princess munched on her salad as the other girl sighed in exasperation.

"What things might that be?? Everything I find interestingisa physical activity!"

Twilight continued to eat, ignoring her friend's attitude.

"Well, I know for a fact that the Rainbow Dash of the other world likes to read the Daring Do Series..."

"Daring who?? Reading?? Reading is for eggheads! to think that my other self is just...reading instead of being out and running around!" Rainbow Dash looked as if everything she knew had been lies and crumbled down on her; a look of devastation.

Twilight sighed.

Looks like she might have to go through another episode of getting Rainbow to read. She was afraid of the many complaints the girl might make while being prohibited from sports. They would probably never end. Getting her to read Daring Do would give her and the others time to think of other things to occupy Rainbow. If the human Rainbow was anything like the pony version, she knew that she would tear straight through the books in no time.

While the princess thought of other ways to entertain her friend, the others began to talk about last night. Specifically the 'miraculous event' in which Fluttershy was rescued. Sunset tapped her chin.

"I've seen him before!" Pinkie Pie squeaked. "He was talking to Sunset right before the first quarter ended!"

She scratched her head.

"Why hadn't I recognized him before? I always remember everyone I meet..."

Rarity shrugged.

"I wouldn't hold it against you for not remembering, darling. You're only human."

"Rarity, did you forget who you're talking to? It's Pinkie Pie. She remembers everybody!" Rainbow Dash pointed out.

The frizzy-haired girl frowned and stuck her tongue out of her mouth in deep thought.

"I don't get it...why didn't I remember him..?"

A quiet voice spoke and grabbed everyone's attention.

"It's because he's forgettable."

All of them stared at Fluttershy and she looked down at her food.

"...That's not the nicest thing to say, 'Shy," Applejack said.

"No, he is. I had known him for years before I came here to Canterlot High with Rainbow Dash. We had been classmates for eight years at Cloudsdale elementary and middle school."

"Really? Gee, I sure don't remember him," Fluttershy's oldest friend said.

Fluttershy crossed her arms.

"Can you tell us about this boy? This..?" Twilight stretched the last word, hoping she'd fill in the blank.

"His name is Caesar. I don't know anything about him, really. He's...just someone I knew..."

"Well, if he's so 'forgettable', I'm surprised you even remember his name," Rarity said as a harmless joke.

Fluttershy blushed and looked away.

"Aw, you're blushing!" Twilight exclaimed.

"That nerd's got to be a crush or something. Maybe a past crush. Every time we mention him, you're face bursts into color," Sunset told her.

All the Main 6 agreed and began to tease her. Their laughing and smiling only further embarrassed Fluttershy. She didn't like him. Caesar was just a boy she hadn't seen in the last three years. But it made no difference to her friends. They all giggled and chuckled while cracking jokes and just outright being loud about it. It was all of this sudden attention that Fluttershy panicked. She cut everybody off and stumbled with her words as she tried to explain to her friends that there was nothing between them...

But Fluttershy was never good at portraying her thoughts. Whatever came to mind she said it. And she regretted it.

"I-I-I don't mean to...blush, it's just...we were so close last night. His nose was in my hair and-and my hands were resting on his chest...I could feel his heart beating fast and...Oh girls, he was holding me so close that I froze up! I felt small and fragile being in his embrace. It felt so nice and warm...And then, when he let me go, I-I felt like I would fall.

"When he was leaving, I couldn't help but...just chase after him. I-I grabbed his shirt and felt frozen again when his eyes looked at me...His eyes were so calm and...gentle. It surprised me! I thanked him...and then when he said I was welcome I felt everything stop because...because..."

Fluttershy swallowed and kept looking down at her food.

"...Because he said my name..."

When she looked up she knew she screwed up any chance she had of getting them to think otherwise. Their faces were slightly flushed and their eyes were wide. Rarity was absolutely gushing with awe and Applejack and Rainbow Dash had their jaws hanging low. Twilight and Sunset were covering their mouths. Even Pinkie Pie seemed to have stopped to stare at her.

Oh no...

"OHMYGODTHAT'SSOCUTE!" Rarity screamed and she hugged Fluttershy. "How romantic! You two are meant for each other! Romeo and Juliet! We got to get you guys together on a date! It will be so perfect. Nothing could go wrong! Before you know it, both of you will be lost in each other's eyes. And he'll propose and marry you! You were born to be his wife and have his kids!"

"Whoa! You are getting WAY ahead of yourself!" Applejack cried out.

As the girls engaged in excited chatter, Fluttershy folded her arms and ducked her head down into them to cover her face. She whimpered. She had messed up.

BIG TIME.