Fluttershy's New Friend

Fluttershy sat at the far end of the conference table and tapped on her folder. Golden Dust walked in the conference room and sat down. Fluttershy thought calmly.

"So? Would you like to start Golden Dust? Um....Why did you move here?" Fluttershy looked Golden Dust with hope in her eyes. Golden Dust quickly looked away and shrugged.
Fluttershy's skin tingled. She tried using her puppy eyes to get Golden Dust to get a reason out of her. She didn't enjoy having to beg to get information, but she had to get to know this girl so she would trust Fluttershy. Golden Dust refused to look Fluttershy in the eye and muttered.

"I moved cause I did...." Fluttershy face-palmed. This girl is going to be more difficult than Fluttershy thought. Golden Dust made a sad face. She sighed and spoke.

"I'm not going to say much about me because I'm....afraid." Golden Dust held back her tears the best she could, but the damn's in her eyes threated to explode despite her efforts. Fluttershy suddenly felt bad. She didn't want to make this girl break like a vase being hit by a baseball bat. She sighed and stood. She walked slowly over and sat down closer to Golden Dust. She needed to be careful and cautious. Fluttershy made a stern face and held Golden Dust's face to look Fluttershy in the eye.

"I don't know what your afraid of, but you need to tell me what it is. I want to help you, but I can't do that if you don't tell me what's wrong. Now, what is making you afraid?"
Fluttershy tried to seem stern but kind and helpful to ease Golden Dust's tearful eyes. Golden Dust pulled her head away, but she calmed down a bit. Golden Dust remained silent. She didn't expect Fluttershy to understand. She didn't expect anyone to understand the fear she had. Suddenly, a knock broke the unbearable silence the coated the room. A woman from the school's staff walked in without waiting for a response. She looked at the two a tiny moment, then spoke.

"I don't mean to bother with peer counseling, but we need this room for a meeting." Fluttershy was just about to ask for a another meeting room when Golden Dust cut her short.

"It's fine...We were just finishing up." Golden Dust forced a smile and then began gathering her belongings. The woman nodded and closed the door. Fluttershy realized that this girl will take some time to get to her core. She'll have to be patient with this girl. She too gathered her belongings and went to her next class.

The bell rang and Fluttershy turned her papers in and walked outside. She waited for Pinkiepie to meet up with her so they could study at Fluttershy's house along with Rarity. The other two girls stepped outside and the three girls hugged. While walking to Fluttershy's house, Pinkiepie and Rarity rambled about different things. Fluttershy did her girlfriend nod and pretended to act like she was listening, but she was instead thinking of ways to try and help Golden Dust. Pinkiepie poked Fluttershy and she came back to reality.

"Fluttershy? What's with you? You haven't listened to a word we've said." Pinkie said with a fake pout. Fluttershy sighed and looked down at her feet.

"I'm sorry. I'm just a little stressed out. This Golden Dust girl is really difficult. She just doesn't talk about herself other than the fact she's afraid. But I don't know what she's afraid. She just doesn't want to say." Fluttershy felt rather frustrated. This girl was stubborn. Pinkie and Rarity looked at each other with concern and Rarity spoke.

"Darling, she may be stubborn, but remember, YOU were stubborn when I first met you. You didn't want to talk very much until I gained your trust. This girl is no different. When she says she's afraid, think of what YOU were afraid of when I we first met you. Only then, you'll have to help her face that fear and overcome it." Fluttershy thought back. What was it that she was afraid of when she first met the others? Then, it hit her.