Rainbow's Mentorship

After crossing the third street, you finally arrived. Children are playing at the playground, basketball courts on the other side, a few picnic tables are scattered around the place, and there’s a pond where the geese bathe around in. You start to leave the sidewalk and take winding path right beside a hilltop. Not many teenagers are around here. They could be at the mall right now. You wouldn’t be surprised about that. Just as you’re passing by the pond, Fluttershy tugs on your shirt. ”Would it be fine if, we would just watch them?” She points at a bench that’s facing the pond.

“I don’t see why not.” You and Fluttershy take a seat, while Rainbow drops her stuff right beside the bench.

”You guys can stay, I’ll be at the basketball courts.” She runs off. There goes your advantage. Your leg starts to bounce, while your arm shakes a bit.

”Are you okay?” Fluttershy questions.

You rest your arm on your leg to stop them both at once. “It’s fine, really.”

”Are you sure?” She repeats but a bit more sternly.

You look back and see that your leg is still bouncing. You force your arm back down and keep it grounded. “It’s not a problem.” You clear your throat and look at the geese.

”Anon, please, tell me.”

Do you really want to show how much of a pansy right now? Wait, what would Rainbow Dash do? Stay strong and don’t give in. “Trust me on this, I’ve got it.”

”But why is your other arm shaking?”

You look down and see that it is. That’s it, you’re not Dash. Just give up. “It’s just that, I’m more than nervous on this by myself.”

"What do you mean? Everything is fine so far."

"It's because Rainbow Dash instructed me on everything so far." You hang your head in shame. "She's the one who instructed me on what to do so far." You bring your arms up and grab the back of your head. "She's right, I can't do anything by myself."

Fluttershy rests a hand on your back. "Anon, you didn't do all of that by yourself."

"What do you mean."

"Who was the one that tripped over a stack of books?" Fluttershy asks.

"I did."

"And who was the one who opened up about themselves."

"Fluttershy, I barely can pick up in what your saying."

"And who used their money to buy us lunch?"

"I guess I did?"

She grabs your shoulder and brings you up to face her. "Anon, she was only helping you out, just like on how she helped me."

"Flutters, I can't remember a time when she helped you out."

"She did, back in the restaurant. If it wasn't for that, I might not be sitting here right now." You feel slightly nauseous. The thought of what they did just makes you sick. "Anon, a-are you hurt?"

"It's just, the bathroom." Clam down, it can't be that bad.

"It wasn't much. It did take a while, but it was for the better." Just try not to puke. "Oh goodness. Anon, what's-" You look at the other direction and regurgitate beside the bench. "Anon?!"

It wasn't much, probably a good quarter of your food. You breathe a little and keep your head away from facing Fluttershy. "Why?!" You sniff your snot back in and keep the rest down. “Why would you leave your door unlocked!?”

”I was washing my hands!”

“But, you said Rainbow helped you with something.”

”With the call to my mom! Anon, what did you think we were doing?” You realize that your sick imagination has gotten the better of you. ”My mom isn’t… the kind of person to negotiate with. When it’s just me, she would shut it down. But when it’s with a friend, it would be allowed by her.” You ingest the leftover chunks from your mouth and turn back around. ”Anon, tell me. Please.”

“I thought… you and Rainbow did something else.” You keep your head down, trying to avert your face from being seen. “I’m sorry, my mind just strayed off.”

Her hands rest on your shoulders. She pushes you up, only to look at you. ”Don’t worry. We just, frequently over think on these things.” You wonder if she is actually fine with this. ”And, if it makes you feel any better, I have my moments.” She bites down on her lip.

“It can’t be any—“

”Hey guys, how’s—“ You turn around to watch Rainbow running to you. Her skirt is dangling in her hand while she looks around. ”Anon!”

“What?” You ask as if something was wrong.

She gets closer to grab her bag from the ground right beside you. The foul smell is starting to make you queasy. Luckily she pulls it away before you do it the second time. ”Augh! I knew I shouldn’t have left.” She puts her skirt inside, only to take out a new shirt. ”I suppose it can’t get any worse than it is now. I’ll be back in a while.” She runs off to join a basketball game. ”Hey! Need an extra player?”

You walk back to the bench and sit down. ”Don’t feel bad.” Fluttershy tries to comfort you.

“It’s way too late for that, Flutters.” You rest your entire back against the metal backrest and look at the clear sky. Watch as a blue jay flies over you.

”But Anon, there’s nothing wrong with having a little imag—“ A bit of bird shit lands on your shoulder. You panic and get up to dance like you were on fire. ”Anon!” In a rapid response, you take off your shirt and toss it away. ”O-oh… my goodness.” You look at her partially covered face. ”It’s just like, how I imagined.” She speaks through her fingers.

“What?”

”N-no, I…” Her eyes scan your uncovered frame. ”Wow.”

“Fluttershy?” You waive your hand.

”R-right. I meant to say, that… hold on.” She skimps right by you and bends down to grab something out of Rainbow’s bag. It’s a spare blue jacket that looks like hers. ”Here, please wear it.”

You slide your arms in and button it. Except the top one, that’s not really your thing. The two of you sit back down and try to look at each other. “So, what where you saying?”

”It’s… I imagine you sometimes.”

“That's it? I don’t see anything wrong with that. I imagine you holding my hand, or watching the clouds go by. Nothing’s wrong with the one you love, right?”

She stays silent for some time. ”R-right. It’s just, much more different for me.”

“How much of a difference could it be?”

Fluttershy grabs her cotton skirt and plays with it. ”It would, just… lead from one thing, to another.”

“What? You mean, kind of like taking care of cats, to helping a tiger in the wild?”

”Oh, I would love to do that, but… no. i-it’s not that.”

“Could you try to tell me? Maybe some details about it?”

Her arms shakes a bit. ”A-Anon, do you ever get that, special feeling?”

“What? Love? Of course I do, why would you ask that?”

”I-it’s not that. I mean, that one feeling that… you want to… make love?” You feel uncomfortable in your spot, almost as if you’re being watched from every angle. Getting asked about a question that can determine your own life for good.

“It’s not like that I didn’t want to, but…” You clear your throat. “I, uh…”

”I-is there something wrong with me?”

“No, nothing like that.”

”What is it? Is it someone else?”

“No!”

”Then what’s wrong with the thought about you touching me?” Don’t. Think. ”You must have at least done something like that.”

“Yes! Okay! Countless times I did the wank of shame! Are you happy!?” You turn away and put your head in your arms. “They’re not as much that I would want to stay with you. Watching movies, going outside like this, times like this, it’s what I always dreamt of.”

She turns you around to see your face. ”Anon, you, don’t know how happy that makes me right now.” She kisses your lips for a split second. ”I, I’m so sorry if that was all of a sudden.”

You move in quickly and do the exact same kiss to her. “I’m sorry that I didn’t do anything about it.” As you smile, she does it back. One of the geese honks at you. Huh, were they just idly watching you?

”I think he’s hungry.” Fluttershy grabs her backpack to take out a small bag filled with crackers. She tosses out to the pond, letting the goose jump back in. ”Would you like to feed them, Anon?” She moves the bag closer to you.

You take out a handful of crackers and toss one out. A gust of wind blows the leaves in the nearby trees, making a very relaxing sound. It sounds perfect when you also listen to Fluttershy’s tune. She sighs and moves an arm around your waistline. Her arm covers your stomach, while the other moves beside your back. Her head lowers a bit, making the hug possible to be completed.

”Whew! Alright, I’m just about—“ You and Fluttershy almost jump at the sound of Rainbow’s voice. ”Whoa, I sure hope I wasn’t interrupting some quality time between you two.”

“No, not at all.” Fucking bitch almost scared the shit out of you.

”Y-you k-kind of did.”

”Oh, right, sorry. The game ended a while back, so everyone is heading home right now.” As the wind picks up, the leaves start to fly away. ”Brr. I think it’s time to leave.”

“Yeah, where to?”

”Not my place.” Rainbow jumps in.

Fluttershy shakes her head, while the rest of her body is doing the same thing.

“Looks like my place it is.” You state to them.

”Is that my shirt?”