Sunny Swimming and Self-worth

Several weeks had passed since our trip, and she definitely seems to be feeling much better. It put me at ease to see her like she is now. She was really scared, that poor thing. I’m gonna do what I can to make her feel better. It’s the least I can for her after embarrassing her those times before. I heard my phone go off, and saw that it was a text. It was Fluttershy, and she asked if I wanted to hang out with her at the Coffee shop. With nothing better to do and being completely bored out of my mind, I decided to head over to said shop to help calm her nerves.

We went inside the cafe. The place had a small crowd inside, being a busy time and all. The line was long, but it went pretty fast. I told Fluttershy to go find us a seat while I waited in line for our refreshments. Fluttershy sat silently at the end of the bar up against the wall, reading as she sipped her drink, doing what she could to ignore the noisy crowd while I kept going further down the line for our beverages.

"That will be two dollars and fifty-five cents ma’am."

"Right, of course," A girl said as she raised her purse. She turned around and it was then when I recognized who she was.

It was the same girl who picked on Fluttershy a few weeks back. She was grabbing the amount the cashier requested and it was at that moment an idea came in. I thought about the things that she did to Fluttershy, so I decided that it was time to even up the score. I waited for her to mingle around in her purse while she wasn’t looking. I smiled and stepped in front of her, cutting in line. “I’ll get it for you,” I said as I got in front of her.

She seemed surprised by my sudden course of action. Totally out of left field as far as she could tell. I handed the cashier the two dollars and change as I grabbed the cup of tea. “Thanks. To be honest, I was like, really reluctant to get it but like, you totally save me the trouble of having to spend any money whatsoever.”

That smug look she displayed on her face just made me wanna puke. She seemed like she was on top of the world with her attitude. I placed my hand out and said,

“The names Rainbow Dash. Five-time MVP, Captain of the sports team, and reigning champion of the athletic decathlon. To make a long story short, I’m pretty popular at school.”

She seemed really stunned at first. It was like she just a heart attack after hearing my achievements. Then she regained her composure and replied, “Oh. Well my name is Upper Crust. I haven’t been here in like, forever now. I just got out of my house after having an argument about my credit card and getting it confiscated from me. You see, I…” She kept droning on and on about how ‘hard’ her life is and what her friends are doing without her. I look at the hot tea that I was holding and then looked back up at her with a smirk. I decided to put the hot tea down on the table, but I didn’t move my hand from it.

"Here you go." I said, closely watching her hand to reach the cup. At the flick of a wrist, I spilled the heated liquid onto her once spotted dress. She screamed, jerking away from the table and looking down to her soaked dress. A furious look appeared on her face and she opened her mouth to speak but I cut her off before she could say anything to me, smacking both my hands onto the wooden table and leaning closer towards her, almost touching noses at that point. "Listen, because I’m only gonna tell this to you once,” I said in a nearly low voice. “If you ever come near my girlfriend again and treat her like dog shit… I will make it my life's mission to make your’s a living hell for the rest of your life. Got it?"

Suddenly, she gasped, unable to say a word or express herself in any way as an angry blush began to cover her cheeks. I simply continued to stare at her. "Now get out… or maybe you’d like some more? My treat~." I asked in a low voice, watching as a now very shocked looking girl quickly grabbed her friend and guided a still shocked girl and walked out of the coffee shop. I watched her and her friend leave the shop, loosening up once the pair had left my sight. I sighed, releasing some tension as I grabbed the cup and plate and placed them onto our table. Drips could still be heard which reminded me that I needed to clean up the mess. I grabbed a few napkins and cleaned the table up. After I cleaned up, I glanced over to where Fluttershy was sitting. When I walked over to her and sat down, she stared at me with a look she doesn't give too often. "My only regret..." I stated evenly. "is that I have only one cup of tea to pour."

“Rainbow Dash…” She began but dropped her frown when she saw my smile. She sighed and shook her head, unsure how to respond. “Thanks… but,” She flicked my head, scolding me about how I caused a scene in front of everyone. “You didn’t have to go through all this trouble. What if you got in trouble?”

I gave her a sigh as I sipped my espresso. It really was happening all over again. I had that coming but regardless, I was in no position to complain. “I know, I know, and I’m sorry, but you know I couldn’t let her get away with what she did. After all,” I pulled her in with a peek on her head and added, “You're my special butterfly. And nobody can convince me that you're anything but.”

She giggled behind her hand and couldn't stop her cute little smile from spreading across her face when I said that. She shook her head again but out of both embarrassment and joy rather than disappointment. I could tell she knew that in a way, I wasn’t completely wrong. Something had to be done about her dilemma. She just wished that I was more subtle about it.

“I know but…” She paused, not knowing what to say next. I gave her a smile, accompanied by a quiet chuckle, feeling that she was entirely grateful for what I did. She silently thanked me and as I held her close. we walked out the store, happier than we’ve ever been.