I Need To Tell You Something

It's morning when Band grabs his hoodie out of their bedroom. He shrugs it over his shoulders to fit him comfortably and looks at the clothes he's wearing to see if they're okay. A white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers: That's his casual attire. He runs out of the room with his phone in hand, closing the door behind him and running down the stairs.

At the bottom of the stairs, Band sees Fluttershy running back and forth about the home grabbing all the things she thinks she needs for the trip. She grabs a scarf, some ultrasound pictures of the baby, and a basket she packed with some sandwiches Band made for her parents.

They're getting ready to leave to Fluttershy's parents who wait for them and their unknown surprise. Fluttershy had told them, ever since Band and her started dating, all about her and Band's relationship together and how she feels about him. They never met him, besides a phone call, and Fluttershy wants to tell them in person that she's pregnant.

She was nervous at first, but Band eased her nerves by reminding her how much they said they liked him. Fluttershy ran back to the bedroom when she bumps into Band's chest, making her fall back, but Band catches her and stands her back up.

"Be careful," He chuckles.

"Sorry," Fluttershy apologizes as she flips her hair.

"You're in quite a rush. Do you need all this?"

She looks to the things in her arms and looks back to Band reassuringly, "Yeah, I think so."

"Okay, well what about Angel?"

"I'll feed him before we go."

"I'll feed him."

"Okay. Are you ready?"

"Ready as I'll ever be for this."

"How do you think they'll react?"

Band caresses a hand on Fluttershy's right cheek and kisses her, "It should be fine. Stop worrying."

"Okay," She says.

Once they're all ready, Band gets in his car as Fluttershy does too. He starts the car and drives off until they make it near Cloudsdale. Band parks his car in a nearby parking spot and gets out. Fluttershy steps out and Band locks the doors.

"How are you going to get up there with me?" Fluttershy asks seeing as he doesn't have wings like her.

"Twilight's been helping me with a flight spell."

"Like the one time we went to see Rainbow Dash?"

"It works the same, just without the wings. I just basically fly without them," Band then focuses hard. Then a few sparks come out of his unicorn horn and, "Poof!"

Fluttershy covers her eyes with a hand and after the smoke clears she looks to her lover who looks no different, but he's hovering over the ground, "Oh, that's strange."

"Well, come on," Band says.

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At Mr. and Mrs. Shy's home, the soft spoken married couple are sipping their tea at the kitchen table with Mr. Shy reading a news paper when there's a knock at the door. From the sudden break in silence, both of of their ears perk up to the sound and Mrs. Shy says, "That must be them. I wonder what he looks like."

They both know Band is blue, wears glasses, and has a blue and black tail that matches his hair. They also know he's a unicorn and he's talented in technology, but they've never seen him. Not that they didn't want to see him. They've just been busy for whatever reason.

Mrs. Shy walks to the front door to open it and sees her and Mr. Shy's lovely daughter and who must be Band holding a basket. She fixes her glasses and greets Fluttershy, "Sweetie, it's' so nice to see you again. This must be your boyfriend, Band, correct?"

"Yes," Band replies, "I hope you like black forest ham sandwiches. I brought some."

"I have never tried black forest ham."

"Oh, then you're in for a treat."

Fluttershy just stands beside Band with a smile and listens to how him and her mother are meeting.

"Well you two should come in," Mrs. Shy says.

"Thank you," Band says.

Mrs. Shy leads them into the home and sits them on the couch in the living room. Mr. Shy comes from the kitchen with his newspaper in hand and a soft smile on his face. He finally sees Band who locks eyes with him. Mr. Shy walks over to Band and reaches out a hand to shake. Band stands up and shakes his hand.

"It's nice to meet you in person, Band," Mr. Shy says almost in a whisper.

"Same," Band tells him, "I hope you could eat, because I brought some sandwiches I made myself."

"That's very nice of you," Mr. Shy says.

"How did you get here, Band?" Mrs. Shy eventually asks.

"I used my unicorn magic to get up here," Band explains, "The people here in Cloudsdale must think unicorns are strange, because every pegasus person that we passed by would glare at me."

"Don't worry about that," Mrs. Shy assures.

"We don't get many unicorns coming into Cloudsdale," Mr. Shy adds, "so it's often an odd sight for other pegasi to see one walking about here."

"Really?" Band asks with slight wonder, "I guess that would be odd for them."

"Band," Fluttershy finally speaks "could we all sit?"

"Well, I can, but you'll need to ask your parents if they want to sit."

"Yes, let's sit, now," Mrs. Shy agrees, "I'm sure Fluttershy has a lot to tell us, and me and my husband want to know more about you, Band." Band sits beside Fluttershy on the couch and Mr. and Mrs. Shy brings over two small chairs to sit across from them.

"So what did you two want to surprise us with?" Mr. Shy asks.

"Well," Fluttershy starts, "I think you should first know more about me and Band's love." She looks to Band, indicating him to start speaking. At first, he thinks she's just postponing the surprise, but he realizes she has a good point.

"Yeah," Band begins, "Me and Fluttershy have been together for a year and a half now, as you know. Me and her have even gotten closer than ever before to the point that we live together now."

"Did you both buy a home together?" Mrs. Shy asks.

"Well, no," Fluttershy answers, "Band moved into my home. It was a suggestion I made. At the time, he wasn't so sure, but after a few weeks he decided to sell his home and move in. That was another step in our relationship."

Fluttershy gives Band a look, now, that tells him, "You can tell them now."

"And we have taken another step to further our relationship," Band explains with a hint of nervous anxiety in his voice.

Mr. and Mrs. Shy look at one another, not understanding what Band means.

"Mom, dad," Fluttershy says.

"Yes, sweetie?"

"We're going to have a baby."

Both Mr. and Mrs. Shy's faces seem not shocked, but surprised indeed from this.

"So?" Fluttershy asks, looking for a response.

Mrs. Shy's mouth turns into a smile and she lunges over to hug Fluttershy deeply, "Sweetie, this is amazing."

Band looks to Mr. Shy, who still looks at Fluttershy.

"Really?" Fluttershy asks happily, embracing her mother's affection.

Mrs. Shy steps back, "Yes," She looks to Mr. Shy, "isn't it, dear?"

He stumbles on his words at first, "I'm just surprised."

"We thought you would be," Band says, cautiously expecting the stereotypical "angry-father".

But instead of what Band is expecting, Mr. Shy walks over to him and softly tells him, "Stand up."

Band, still nervous, doesn't hesitate.

"What do you plan to do for our daughter?" Mr. Shy asks sincerely wondering.

"I'm planning to stay with her and raise the baby along side her," Band says clearly, almost as if he prepared for that question, but in a way he did. He'd thought long and hard on this, even before Fluttershy told him she's pregnant.

Mr. Shy hugs him, let's go, and shakes his hand, "Then please be there for her."

"Have you two thought of any names?" Mrs. Shy asks with glee.

"No, because we don't know its gender, yet," Fluttershy replies.

"Well, I've got an idea for if it's a girl," Band says. "Sweetheart's the name."

"That's a beautiful name," Mr. Shy agrees with Band.

Fluttershy gets up off the couch and hugs her father, "I'm just glad you're both not angry."

"Well I just trust your decision," Mr. Shy assures her.

"Oh," Mrs. Shy says, "do you two mind if you stay for dinner here?"

Fluttershy looks to Band, but he replies to her, "It's up to you."

She looks to her parents, "We can stay for dinner."