The Forbidden Love of a Changeling

Tears streamed down her face. The sounds of the beating rain was showering against her cottage. Her sobs filled the empty house.

There was banging on the door.

"Fluttershy! Please, let me in, and I'll explain!"

Fluttershy ignored her lavender coated friend as she stared at her reflection from her window. Her yellow fur had gone pale, her mane was in a tangled mess, and her eyes filled with tears.

"Fluttershy...please...I..."

Fluttershy finally got the courage to speak up, "You don't understand, Twilight!"

"I do! That changeling could hurt you anyt-"

"Not him!" Fluttershy yelled. She didn't care if she was yelling at her friend. She loved him. She needed him. She wants him. Her one and only love. She hadn't felt like that in years!

"You don't understand! Even if you understand friendship more than I do, you still don't understand the meaning of love!"

"Fluttershy, that changeling feeds on your love!"

"Leave me alone, Twilight."

"Flutters-"

"Leave. Me. Alone."

Fluttershy heard Twilight sigh for a bit before trotting away from her cottage. As soon as Twilight was gone, Fluttershy's lips trembled.

"I love him, Twilight. I really do."

She stared at the picture attached on her mirror. It was a picture of her and the changeling in disguise, smiling during a parade in Canterlot. "Why do you have to go?"

Two years later...

Fluttershy sighed softly as she trotted across the streets, her braid bouncing beside her. Today was the day that must not be forgotten. At all.

It was special and memorable. It was the time when she confessed her feeling towards the changeling. Her changeling.

Fresh air instantly hit her as Fluttershy happily smiled and blushed. She remembered the time when she got cotton candy all over her face, and her lover wiped it off with his hoof.

Fluttershy stopped by at her favorite cafe, Sweetshop Cafe. The doorbell gave out a musical call as she opened the door.

Memories flowed through her brain. This was where she confessed her feelings towards him. She wondered if he's going to come back. Or maybe, he will never come back. Fluttershy's smiled dropped at the thought of that, but the smile instantly returned as the owner, Sweetheart and her daughter, Sweetsong got out of the kitchen to find her inside.

Sweetheart was a light pink unicorn with razor blue eyes and grey sparkling mane. On the other hoof, her daughter had a pinkish-purple coat and a light pink mane. She had earned her cutie mark by singing talents, but her band separated five years ago.

"Fluttershy!" Sweetheart cried out in joy, "You came back! Where is that handsome, young colt?"

"Oh, um...I...He left to uh...family business!" Fluttershy blurted out, her eyes darting left and right.

"Oh?" Sweetheart perked an eyebrow, starting to get suspicious.

"B-but it's good to see you again, Sweetheart," Fluttershy smiled kindly, trying to change the subject. Eventually, it worked.

"You too! Is it the balcony or the indoors?" Asked Sweetheart.

"The balcony this time," Fluttershy nodded.

"Sweetsong, would you be a darling and escort Fluttershy to our V.I.P. balcony?" Sweetheart questioned to her daughter.

"Sure thing, Mother!" Sweetsong chirped happily, her pinkish-purple coat gleaming in the sun. She hummed the 'My Little Pony' theme song as she took the menu.

"Oh, you don't have to," Fluttershy started to protest.

"Only for the best, darling!" Sweetheart winked. "Now, I'll go get your usual!"

"No need to," Fluttershy stopped her meekly. Sweetheart always had the time to listen to Fluttershy's protests. "I'm going to have a different order."

"Oh?" Sweetheart raised her eyebrow again. "Then I'll see you in a bit!"

"Follow me, Fluttershy!" Sweetsong squeaked as she escorted her guest to her seat.

"Thank you, Sweetsong," Fluttershy smiled as she gracefully sat down on the soft cushion.

"You're welcome!" Sweetsong beamed. "I like your braid though!"

Fluttershy just giggled as Sweetsong swiftly flew away. Then, Fluttershy began scanning the menu, and it was not long till her waiter came. He had ocean blue eyes, light blue coat, blonde mane with some white streaks (surely he's not old), and a cutie mark of dolphins.

His scent was like the ocean and with a hint of roses. Somehow, he seemed familiar....no, he smelled familiar to Fluttershy, but she couldn't figure out who he is. She expected to see a name tag, but none was pinned on his suit.

"Good afternoon," he bowed deeply. Fluttershy wondered who could have possibly bow to her as if she was the princess. "I will be your waiter today."

"Oh right," Fluttershy nodded, shaking her thoughts off. "I would like Prench Toast with your best tea around."

"Of course," the unicorn nodded, scribbling on his notepad. "Is that all?"

"I don't know, honestly," she admitted, shyly. "What is your recommendation?"

The pony's eyes sparkled immediately, and Fluttershy could've sworn she saw him blushing a bit as he spoke, "I would highly recommend our newly and famous Grilled Cheese Panini and our Chocolate Cheese Sandwich."

"Then I'll have both of them," Fluttershy smiled tenderly, giving the menu to him before turning into the incredibly shy mode, "I-if...you don't mind..."

"Not at all," he bowed again before trotting off. Fluttershy watched him leave before thinking where she had seen him before. Her thoughts were interrupted when Sweetsong came with the food she was carrying on her wing. She put the dishes down.

"Enjoy your meal!" She sang out as she trotted away. Fluttershy gave her thanks before eating the delicious food. As she chewed the Grilled Cheese Panini, the cheese instantly melted in her mouth.

'The waiter wasn't kidding about this as highly recommended,' she thought, savoring the taste in her mouth. Fluttershy finished everything that was on the plate, and she pushed her empty plate away.

"Sorry to bother you," Sweetsong apologized as she gave Fluttershy a pink rose on it.

"What's this for?" Fluttershy squeaked.

"It's a gift from your secret admirer from the Badlands," Sweetsong winked as she flew away. "No charges for our favorite customer, by the way. No excuses."

Fluttershy stared at the rose in front of her and knew that no pony gave her a pink rose unless....

But that's impossible! Fluttershy shook her head, He couldn't have come back! Twilight sent a protection spell that no changeling was to ever come to Ponyville! To reach me!

Fluttershy noticed a note sticking out of the rose,

'For the pony who makes my heart flutters, Fluttershy'

Fluttershy gasped, "It is him! I have to find him before it's too late!"

As always, the lover she was once with starts a poem by writing 'For the pony who makes my heart flutters'. She knew it was him and no pony else.

Fluttershy gave a tip as she got up from her seat, giving her farewells to Sweetheart and Sweetsong before exiting...

...only to find herself bumped into a certain somepony.

"Oh! I do apologize!" Apologized the waiter she had just met recently.

"It's fine..." Fluttershy gave a hinting smile before she tackled him into a hug. "I didn't recognize you at first! How did you get back?"

"It's good to see you again," he chuckled, hugging her back.

"Did you move in here?" Asked Fluttershy as they trotted down the streets. Her heart was leaping out with questions.

He nodded, "I found a job in Sweetshop Cafe, thanks to Sweetsong. It's a very nice place to work in."

"It is indeed," Fluttershy agreed. "Why did you move here?"

His reply touched her heart,

"To stay with you forever."