I Need To Tell You Something

"Oh no," Fluttershy said, looking at the pregnancy test. Positive. She begins to tear up with fear and worry as her hand holding the object trembles.

She, instantly, grabs her phone off the bathroom sink and Band knocks on the door, "You okay, sweetie?"

Fluttershy hesitates, "Y-Yeah, I'm okay." She looks at her contacts and taps on Rainbow Dash's. It rings.

"Ring... Ring... Click."

"What do you need, Fluttershy?" Dash answers happily surprised that she called, "I'm in the middle of coaching a game, but I got some time."

Fluttershy lowers her voice to a whisper, "I... Um... I'm pregnant."

"What!?" Dash yells, even more surprised, "Really?"

"Y-Yeah," Fluttershy sighs. She had thought of Dash would be worried too, but she seemed happy for her, "Could you come over?"

"Yeah, I can get someone to fill me in."

"Okay thanks."

"No problem, bye."

"Bye," Fluttershy hangs up and quickly stuffs the phone in her pocket as she exits the bathroom. As Fluttershy comes out, Band is standing outside the door with Blue Ray and Angel on his sides. All three seemed concerned, but didn't know about Fluttershy's situation.

"Bubblegum, you okay?" Band asks.

She pauses, "Yeah. Dash and I are going to hang out. Okay?"

"Alright," Band says, "but can you be home no later than ten?"

"Yeah."

Fluttershy waits on her porch and Dash soon makes it. Dash decides that they should go see their friends and Fluttershy softly agrees.

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"What's up?" Pinkie asks, seeing that this get-together is a bit strangely appointed. Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie, and Applejack were all waiting for an answer. Everyone was sitting on two benches in the park. Fluttershy chose the park for a comforting environment.

"Fluttershy needed us," Dash explains.

"What's wrong, Fluttershy?" Twilight asks, seeing Fluttershy  shift in her seat uncomfortably.

"I... Um..," She hesitates again, "You guys know how me and Band have had a relationship for a year now, right?"

All of her friends, except Dash, nod.

"Well," Fluttershy continues, "me and him have done what couples normally do together and... Well," She twiddles her fingers.

"And what, dear?" Rarity asks.

"Yeah," Apple Jack adds, "You can tell us."

"I'm pregnant," Fluttershy blurts out quickly.

Everyone, then, seems shocked, but Pinkie who looks like she's going to explode with joy.

"I knew it!" Pinkie screams, "All of those cravings!"

"Oh yeah," Fluttershy says softly, remembering all the times she asked Pinkie for strange and new cupcake flavors.

"Sweetie," Rarity says to Fluttershy to comfort her, "have you told Band?"

"No."

"Well you shouldn't keep it a secret from him," Twilight explains, "It is his baby too."

"Well, how should I tell him?" Fluttershy asks. Everyone was struck speechless. None of them had any experience in this. In fact, they didn't quite expect Fluttershy to commit to sex to get pregnant, ever.

Dash tried to make some sort of plan for her, "Tell him at dinner. Think of some way to bring up the subject." She rests her arm behind Fluttershy's neck to comfort her.

"Yeah, okay."

Apple Jack walks over to Fluttershy, "Just don't push yourself too hard."

"Okay."

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That night, when Band and Fluttershy are at Band's home sitting at the dinner table, Fluttershy feels her heart racing with anxiety. She's trying to stay calm as she eats.

"The pasta's good, Bubblegum," Band says and Fluttershy looks up to him as he smiles, "You're really good at making this."

Fluttershy's heart slows back down a little from her lover's kind compliment. She gives a smile and a nod and goes back to eating. Band takes note of this as strange for her to be even this quiet.

"Fluttershy, are you okay?"

This is it. She has to tell him.

"Um, Band?" She starts.

"Yeah?"

"You know when we... Um... last made love?"

"Yeah." Band says feeling this is, indeed, strange.

"Well, I took a test today to see if I'm pregnant."

Band drops his fork in his pasta and he stutters, "Y-You did? What was the results?"

She begins to tear up again, "It was positive," and begins balling.

Band sits there, shocked, but soon puts back on a kindhearted smile. He stands up and walks around the table to her. He gives her a hug as she stops crying and whispers to her with tears of joy coming from his eyes, "This is beautiful."

She sniffs, "R-Really?"

"Yes," Band answers, "This is what we wanted. Right?"

She stops hyperventilating, "Yeah."

"It's okay, Bubblegum. What was wrong?"

She looks up at him, "How-sniff-How are we going to take care of it?"

Band gives her a softly surprised smile, "Isn't Fluttershy's deal kindness? And you do care for animals. This'll be no problem."

"And what about you?"

"I'll be there."

"You're not going to leave?"

Band seems struck harshly by the idea, "I'll be there," He says, determined, "I won't leave. I want to be with you. I want this."

She smiles and begins to have tears of joy as well. They sit there and  hold each other close until they both head to bed.