Yuki no Naka no Tenshi

Fluttershy stretched a bit as she began to wake up.

“Ohaiyo Onee-chan…” the shy pinkette greeted as she began to flutter her eyes a bit, seeing she was in Silver Hawk's guest room. She blinked confusion for a few moments before she recalled what happened last night, “...Oh right. The argument…”

“Hello, Butterfly-chan,” Silver Hawk’s voice spoke, making the pinkette turn to see him laying next to her in bed.

“Hi,” Fluttershy smiled in response before she immediately got up and walked into the bathroom.

“You okay?” Silver asked in concern.

“J-just peachy!” Fluttershy’s voice replied before the sound of her throwing up followed.

Silver Hawk quickly ran over to the door and stood there, a worried look on his face. He lightly tapped the side of the door as Fluttershy slowly opened it a bit, just enough for him to see her face.

“On second thought, can you bring me something to help calm my stomach d-” Fluttershy began before covering her mouth, closing the door, and proceeded to throw up once more into the toilet.

Timid had soon woken up and bid farewell to her friends, the blonde girl currently sitting at the table with a bowl of cereal… only thing was, she was eating the air like it was cereal. She let out an annoyed sigh and then looked over to Yuki and Peaches.

“Yuki-chan, Peaches-chan, do you two see any cereal or milk yet?” she asked them.

The young fox kit just tilted its head in response while the cat just yawned and stretched a bit.

“...Onii-chan! You forgot…!” Timid began before Silver rushed passed her and into the kitchen, “Breakfast?”

“Sorry,” Silver apologized as he looked through the fridge, “Give me a sec, and I’ll make us some pancakes or something.”

“Okay,” she smiled.

Eventually, Fluttershy walked downstairs to join them, the pinkette wearing a pale yellow bathrobe on top of her nightdress. She slowly walked over to the table and saw the young blonde girl currently eating some pancakes with a bit of fruit on the side.

“This is so good…” Timid smiled as she ate, about to go for another bite before she noticed Fluttershy looking at her, “...Ano, good morning, Onee-chan.”

“Morning, Timid,” she smiled as she sat down across from her, “How are you this morning?”

“Really good,” Timid giggled, “Me and my friends had a really good time last night. After we were finished with our project, we watched a lot of shows, followed by playing a couple of game on my Wii-U.”

“Suge…” Fluttershy smiled.

“Hai,” Timid nodded, “Though Quirky wanted to play the Doctor Who Level in Lego Dimensions, and I said no. Plus she kept eating most of the snacks Onii-chan made for us.”

Silver Hawk simply gave a small roll of his eyes as he was busy cleaning the dishes.

“So Silver-kun, what’re you plans for today?” Fluttershy asked the ice-bluette.

Silver’s hand froze a bti just before he could turn off the sink, uncertain of what to say.

“Uh… I uh…well….” Silver began, trying to think of something to say, “...Timid, what day is it?”

“Saturday.”

“Oh...I see…” Silver noted, “I… uh… have some errands to run,”

With that, he took his leave, leaving Timid and Fluttershy all on their own.

“Hey Onee-chan, can I show you something that I drew?” the young girl asked.

“Sure,” Fluttershy smiled as Timid took out a little sketchpad and showed her what was on it, “...”

“Is...is it alright, Onee-chan?” Timid asked hopefully.

Fluttershy looked at it and noted the various characters drawn on there.

“I drew Usagi-san, Sonic, Kirby, Spyro, Amaterasu, and Link,” Timid explained as she pointed to each picture.

Fluttershy took a moment to squint her eyes just a bit, looking at each character very carefully. She saw Amaterasu and Usagi standing side by side, while Sonic, Link, Spyro and Kirby were over on another side.

“Not… bad,” Fluttershy admitted nervously, “They look nice, Timid-chan.”

“Arigatou, onee-chan.”

Silver Hawk arrived at a bookstore and began searching through the aisles, looking for a couple of books. He took some books that were about mythical animals that Timid had wanted him to get for her, the ice-bluette putting a book on Japanese mythology on top of the pile before sitting down to rest.

“...Timid-chan, you are expensive,” Silver muttered to himself. He looked at the seven books that were in the basket, ”Your books alone are gonna be expensive.”

He then began to realize how much more tending a baby will be. Plus with his job as a doctor, it was going to be a bit of trouble to help take care of a baby.

“...No no. I can’t think like that. I know i can manage that...but how?” the ice-bluette asked himself with a sigh, “I want to be there for Butterfly-chan and our baby...but being a doctor is also a major responsibility.”

Silver Hawk leaned back in his seat a bit and began to think of what to do. Should he ask Butterfly’s friends for help if he’s not available?...no. They didn’t even know about the baby yet. Plus if he told any of them… Dash would find out and… well…

“N...now listen, Rainbow Dash. Why don’t we sit down a-oh my kami!” Silver freaked upon seeing the giant sword Rainbow was holding.

“Hissatsu, Omega Vega Slash!” Rainbow shouted, slashing her giant blade down into a ‘V’ shape as it collided with Silver, causing him to explode.

“....I am so dead…” Silver groaned as he buried his face in his hands, ‘Mou...what would mom and dad do in this kind of situation?! Wait a second… what would they even think when I tell them this?!’

“Silver Tempest Hawk, I am very disappointed in you right now!” Silver’s mom frowned heavily.

“Indeed. This is unforgivable!” Silver’s father added.

“M-matte! I can explain!” Silver exclaimed.

“I highly doubt that,” his father responded, “Son, I’m afraid we don’t have a choice.”

“...a choice? What’s that supposed to mean?!”

“Abo-”

Silver Hawk violently slapped himself out of his thought and right onto the ground, causing his basket full of books to tip over and spill it’s contents.

“...Never… think about that…” he told himself as he got up and began to pick the books up, ‘But seriously, who am I gonna turn to for help?! I can’t ask mom or dad, nor can I ask any of Butterfly-chan’s friends for help! Mou...what am I gonna do?!’

“Sir, are you okay?” an employee asked, “You seem awfully stressed.”

“Oh you have no idea…” Silver muttered as he finished picking up the books, thinking he knew the voice from somewhere.

“Would you like to talk about it or something?” the employee asked.

“...It’s personal really,” Silver sighed as he stood up, “I don’t feel comfortable talking about it.”

“...do I know you from somewhere?” the employee asked.

“I could say the same about you,” Silver Hawk shrugged as he finally turned to see the person he was talking to was a bluenette with magenta eyes, “Do you happen to have any sisters?”

“Just one. Sunset Shimmer,” the employee informed, “Well...we’re not related or anything, but I do live with her and I just call her my sister.”

“Oh…” Silver noted before blinking twice, “...Wait. Sonata, right?”

“Yeppers,” she nodded.

“I thought you looked familiar,” Silver admitted, “But...what’re you doing here?”

“I work here,” she informed, showing off her employee’s badge, “...oh yea, I know you… uh… Platinum Robin, right?”

“Close… Silver Hawk.”

“Right right…” she nodded.

The two settled in the cafe area of the book store and Sonata was looking over the mythical animal books curiously.

“So...what’s with all the animal books?” the bluenette couldn’t help but ask.

“Oh those. They’re for my little sister,” Silver explained.

“Cool,” Sonata smiled, “So… if you could pick any mythical animal to be, which would you be?”

“Hmm…” Silver pondered for a bit, “...I guess a pegasus.”

“Nice… honestly, I do think sirens are interesting, but I’d prefer pegasi too,” Sonata admitted as she put the book down, “Just the way they look while flying is just so...cool. Like they don’t have a worry in the world.”

Silver Hawk gave a soft nod at that.

“By the way, why’d you hit yourself earlier?” Sonata asked curiously, making Silver tense a bit.

“...Just...something personal.”

“We all have our things we do when we’re stressed, but slapping things isn’t something that would come to mind,” Sonata stated, “So what’s wrong? Why’re you acting so stressed right now?”

“...Ugh….can you keep a secret?”

“My lips are sealed. I’m super good at keeping secrets. There’s so many secrets I know about Sunset that I can’t tell you or anybody… so… what’s the secret?” Sonata asked.

“...Do you remember that Halloween party Pinkie Pie threw?”

“Yea… I was to sick to go to it, but yeah, I remember getting an invite,” Sonata nodded, “Why?”

“Well...I don’t know who, but someone spiked the punch,” Silver explained, “Me nor Butterfly-chan didn’t know at the time and… well, next thing I know, I wake up the next day with a splitting headache...and bare naked.”

“Uh huh…” Sonata nodded slowly, “Go on…”

“Well...the next few weeks, Butterfly-chan had been acting...funny.”

“Funny how?”

“She was easily getting stressed, she kept falling asleep….mood swings.”

“Mood swings?”

“Yes...Mood swings.”

“...Wait a second,” Sonata began in realization, “Did you…?”

“Yes…” Silver replied with a sigh.

“Don’t worry, I won’t say a word of this to… anybody.”

“...Why was that last part delayed?”

“...Uh…”

“...you promised you wouldn’t say a word and you said you’re good at keeping secrets!” Silver exclaimed.

“I am! I am! it’s just...uh…” Sonata began nervously.

“...just what?”

“...does anybody else know about this?”

“Only my little sister.”

“...You didn’t tell the women who is carrying your kid about it, but you told your sister? ...I fail to see the logic there. And I should know. I accidentally put ice cream in the oven once when you shouldn’t.”

“...She found out by accident,” Silver admitted with a sigh, ”I was just so stressed about what would happen if Rainbow Dash found out, that I didn’t realize I told Timid.”

“I know that Dash is like Fluttershy’s big sister. If she finds out…well, let’s just say it’s been nice knowing you.”

“Thanks for the encouragement…” Silver deadpanned.

“...I was trying to be sarcastic…”

“That’s not sarcasm…” Silver stated.

“...my bad?” she shrugged.

“...Whatever. Look, I’m just really worried right now,” Silver sighed, “I really want to be there for Butterfly-chan and the baby, but...I don’t know what to. I can’t ask my parents for help, nor can I turn to Butterfly-chan’s friends.”

Sonata thought for a second, tapping her chin a little as she tried to think of something. The blunette twirled a lock of her hair, an idea hit her and she motioned for Silver Hawk to follow her, the ice-bluette blinking a bit before shrugging a little as he followed her.

“There are some books that can offer advice about these things.” Sonata explained.

“...Yeah. You’re somehow related to Sunset,” Silver Hawk joked as he followed her to another section of the store.

“She was the one who helped me get this job so I can help her pay rent,” Sonata explained as she looked through the various books, “It was a bti troublesome at first, but I got into the hang of things.”

“Ahh...c-” Silver began before the bookshelf Sonata was looking collapsed in on itself the moment she touched one shelf, “...”

“...Oops.” Sonata gulped.

“...Yeah… I think I can find something to help on my own. Why don’t you just go back to work?” Silver Hawk suggested.

“...Good idea,” was all Sonata said as she ran out of there.

With that, Silver simply began to look through the piles before finding something about accidentally making a women pregnant and how to talk about it.

“That...seems way too convenient,” Silver admitted with a sweatdrop as he picked the book up. He flipped through it really quickly, seeing it had some advice that could be helpful, “...Huh. Hmm? ‘Author Kendall Washell and her husband Andrew went through some events shown in this book. Hopefully this book will help those who’re dealing with the same problem.’”

He placed the book in his basket and headed over to pay for the books, the ice-bluette making a mental note to thank Sonata the next time he saw her. After he payed and left, he then checked it off of his ‘errand list’ and headed off to continue that work.

“So…how’re you holding up, Bowy?” Twilight asked as she and Rainbow walked through a small shopping mall.

“Better… but I’m still kinda beating myself up for what happened,” Rainbow replied with a slight sigh.

“Figured. So that’s why brought you here,” Twilight smiled as she motioned to a sports store, “I figured this would be the best way to help cheer you up.”

“...Well I have been meaning to get some new gear for a while now,” Rainbow admitted, “...Alright. Let’s head in and see what we can find.”

Twilight nodded as the two walked on in and began to search for a few things. Plus while they were here, Twilight figured Dash could use a new pair of shoes that wouldn’t run out so fast...then again, it’s what she expected from the tomboy.

Dash looked to her phone and saw no new texts from Fluttershy, causing the tomboy to sigh a bit. She wanted to talk to Fluttershy in person so she could apologize, but after that nasty fight, she figured the shy pinkette was still miffed at her.

“So Bowy…” Twilight began, snapping Rainbow out of her train of thought, “So you wanna go skiing or something this holiday break?”

“Huh? oh yeah...maybe,” Rainbow replied with a slight shrug.

Twilight said nothing as she looked at her girlfriend’s expression, a look of slight concern and seriousness on her own.

“...What? I got something on my face?” Rainbow blinked, wondering why Twilight was looking at her like that.

“...you haven’t thought of anything but your sister all day,” Twilight stated with a slight sigh, “Rainbow...I’m worried about her as well, but she’s capable of taking care of herself.”

“I know but...that fight we had. It...it was pretty nasty an-” Rainbow began before Twilight pulled her into a kiss to get her to stop talking, “?!”

They were like that for two minutes, before Twilight split off of her.

“Stop talking, please. Just… don’t say another word…” Twilight whispered to her, resting her head on Rainbow’s shoulder.

“Twilight…” Dash blushed at this and smiled a bit before she noticed some scowls coming from some employees, “...What? You got a problem?”

“Read the sign,” an employee told them, gesturing to a sign by a window near the front door that had two blue male stick figures, and two pink female stick figures crossed out.

“Really?” Dash groaned, “I’m one of your best customers.”

“Maybe, but we don't’ allow your kind here in this store,” another employee stated, “I’m going to need to ask you to leave.”

“...fine. We’ll leave,” Rainbow frowned, “But don't go blaming me when this places closes because YOU guys kicked out not just your best customer, but the captain of the soccer team, just as regionals are coming up too.”

The employees watched as Dash and Twilight left, the former having a very agitated look on her face while the latter had a look of concern as she looked at her girlfriend.

“This has just not been my week…” Dash groaned, “On top of getting in a fight with Fluttershy, I got kicked out of my favorite store.”

“Bowy…” Twilight began as she put her hand on Rainbow’s shoulder, making the tomboy turn her head a bit to look at her, “Don’t let those guys get to you. So one dumb store doesn’t allow lesbians. So what? There are tons of other stores here.”

“I know I know…” Rainbow sighed, “It’s just… I hate those kinds of people, thinking we can’t be together just because we’re girls.”

Twilight proceeded to pull her girlfriend into a hug, hoping to cheer her up. Dash smiled softly as she began to pet Twilight’s hair a bit.

“Twilight, I’m really lucky to be with you…” Rainbow smiled as she returned the hug.

“Same here,” Twilight responded, “...you feeling any better?”

“Kinda, yeah,” Rainbow nodded.

“Good. Now...how about we head out to get something to eat?” Twilight suggested.

“Heh...sounds like a plan,” Rainbow chuckled a bit.

“Onee-chan, you got a message from one of your friends,” Timid informed as she handed Fluttershy her cellphone.

“Soka,” Fluttershy noted as she looked to see who had texted her.

-How are you? Rarity 12:14pm. Saturday-

‘It’s Rarity...I wonder what she wants?’ Fluttershy pondered as she replied to the message, “I am doing fine. How about you?”

It was silent for a moment, before a response came in.

-I’m good. But I just wanted to see how you’re doing… given your… recent disagreement with Rainbow Dash. Rarity 12:15pm. Saturday-

“...I’ve calmed down since then,” Fluttershy responded, “...Speaking of Rainbow, how is she holding up?”

-Not sure. I haven’t spoken to her since yesterday-

Fluttershy was wordless, not certain what to say or what to do.

“...I….I see,” Fluttershy responded after a few seconds of silence, “How about the others?”

-Pinkie Pie has been spending some time with her sisters, Applejack has been helping out at the farm as usual, Sunset is at the library, and Twilight is currently out on a date with Rainbow Dash to help calm her down-

Fluttershy got silent at the mention of Rainbow Dash again. She felt really guilty about what happened between them, but she didn’t know why she just… bursted out into anger like that. She felt like crying, the pinkette mentally berating herself for snapping at her sister like that. She felt like she was on the burst of breaking out into tears before she quickly shook her head.

“That’s...nice to hear, Rarity,” Fluttershy replied slowly.

-Do you still want to meet up for our spa day?-

Fluttershy pondered this for a moment before she typed out ‘yes’.

Fluttershy arrived at the spa, the pinkette wearing her emerald green sweater (to make sure nobody would stare at her chest), a light grey skirt, and a pair of white high heels with pink leggings. She took a deep breath before she walked on in to see Rarity sitting there.

“Hi…” Fluttershy waved.

“Hello, dear,” Rarity greeted as she waved back at her, “You look nice today.”

“Thank you,” Fluttershy replied with a slight blush, “Y-you too, Rarity.”

“Well then, let’s enjoy our time together,” Rarity giggled as she took Fluttershy’s hand and guided them back.

“Y-yes,” Fluttershy nodded as her fashion savvy friend guided her through the spa.

The two were soon sitting a hot tub and were relaxed.

“Mmm...I needed this…” Fluttershy sighed in relief as she rested in the warm waters, “Thank you for having me come here, Rarity.”

“Not a problem dear,” Rarity smiled, making a tiny blush appear on Fluttershy, “It’s the least I can do for you.”

“R-right,” Fluttershy said as she turned her head a little, making a bit of her hair droop in front of her face.

“Do you want to talk?” Rarity couldn’t help but inquired.

“...I...I guess so.”

Rarity gave a small nod as she looked at Fluttershy.

“...Wh...what?” Fluttershy asked, wondering why Rarity was staring at her like that.

“I’m just giving you my attention,”

“Oh. I see…”

“Yes…” Rarity nodded as she moved a bti closer, to kind of give Fluttershy assurance she was listening.

“...well… after Pinkie’s Halloween party, things have been rather...strange,” Fluttershy admitted.

“I know about that, yes. Can you phrase what you mean by ‘strange’?” Rarity inquired.

“Hmm…” The pinkette thought for a moment, “Well… you already know about my sudden sleepiness, and...ahem, mood swings.”

“I’ve taken a notice.”

“Yes. Um...well aside from those, I’ve had weird...food cravings.”

Rarity gave a nod, “And?”

“...um...well...I’m sure you noticed it…” Fluttershy blushed, motioning to her chest a bit.

“...” The purplette was silent for a moment, clearing her throat a bit as she blushed a little, “Yes… I’ve... noticed that when we first got in. I… assumed Twilight and Sunset were joking around a bit. But… now I see it’s true.”

“...see what’s true?”

Rarity twirled a lock of her hair for a moment, “N-nothing dear. Ahem! C-continue.”

“And then… every once in a while, I’ve got this strange feeling in my stomach. Just like… a moment where I felt like something was happening…” Fluttershy replied, “Like I feel queasy or something.”

“....I see…” Rarity noted, ‘Hmm...droziness, mood swings, food cravings...ahem, change in chest size, and feeling queasy in the stomach… oh… oh dear. Oooooh dear...I just realized it now.’ “Um… Fluttershy, dear?”

“Yes?”

“I...think I realized what’s wrong with you,” Rarity replied, “But...promise me you won't freak out at what I’m about to tell you.”

“...I’ll try. But can you have that fainting couch ready, just in case?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yes...though we are in the hot tub,” Rarity stated, “But yes. I promise.”

“Alright… so… what is it?”

Rarity took in a sharp inhale and then exhaled, trying to figure out how to word it.

“Fluttershy...dear. I believe you’re pregnant.”

“...Wh...what?” Fluttershy’s eyes widened at that.

“Dear…I’m serious. From what you told me..well, I began to put two and two together and realized you were pregnant.”

Fluttershy began to hyperventilate at this, the shy pinkette scared out of her mind right now. She didn’t know what to say or what to do, the shy girl on the verge of fainting any moment now.

“Oh dear. Um….uh…” Rarity said in worry as she looked around for something to help Fluttershy calm down.

“I’m… I’m… I’m… I’m… I’m… I’m...PREGNANT?!” Fluttershy exclaimed loudly, alerting everyone in the spa. The pinkette then fainted, sinking deep into the hot waters before Rarity pulled her up.

“Oh dear! Oh dear!” Rarity began to panic as she looked around, “Um, excuse me! Can somebody please help?! My friend just fainted!”

Two of the people who worked there quickly ran to get help while Rarity carefully helped Fluttershy out of the hot tub, the purplette thankful they were wearing swimsuits to keep them decent.