Tale Of Silent Night

Angel looked at his owner with a concerned face, she had been acting strange. She was silent most of the time, only saying a few words. Yeah, she was shy, but not THIS shy.

“Why....why is always me!”?, said a sad voice.

Angel knew the voice all to well, that was another thing he had become accustomed to. She would often break down in either tears, or a shaking fit, but both equally frightened the bunny.

“Everypony has something they love dearly! Twilight has Derpy, Pinkie has parties, Marble has Big McIntosh, and the others have their own special love, but what do I have?!?!”, she cried, obviously in pain.

Angel finally decided to intervene, snuggling into her mane. He hoped that she would notice him, but those chances were pretty slim.

Just then, they heard the bushes outside rattle, indicating a presence within them.

Fluttershy got up, wiped her tears, and made her way to the door. She was scared, but she didn’t feel it.

“Stay here Angel, momma will be back soon”, she said to her bunny.

Angel nodded, and climbed to the window seal, watching for owners safety.

Fluttershy made her way into the summer night, hoping to find the creature that made the noises.

“Hello? I-I’m not going to harm you. Please, just come ou-“, she said, but stopped when something caught her eye. She saw what looked like a tail sticking out of a bush. At first, she backed up, she thought it may have been an intruder. But something in her heart told her to go forward, and she obliged. She tip-hooved towards the bush. What she found would change her life forever. She looked her the bush and gasped.

There, in the summer night, was a colt, no more than 9 or 10, sleeping in the bush. He had a white coat, and a red mane, and was wearing a wool not cap. Attached to the cap, was a note.

“To whom it may concern,
Pleas take care of my foal,
He is very shy

Sincerely,
A lost soul.”

That last part made Fluttershy shiver, what did that mean. She carefully picked the colt up, making sure not to wake him. She made her way into her cottage, colt in arms.

The animals looked curiously at this colt, almost as if he were a new toy in a toy shop.

Fluttershy floated up her stairs, and into her bedroom. She placed the colt under the covers, making sure he was comfortable. She backed up slowly, but tripped over a desk.

“Oh! Goodness!”, she said, in a bit of a loudness whisper.

This was enough to wake up the sleeping colt.
His head moved left to right, and the he sat up. He looked confused at first, he hadn’t recognized this place. He then noticed the butter colored mare on the ground. He yelped and hid under the covers.

“Oh, it’s ok! I’m not going to hurt you!”, she said, trying to calm him down. She heard his whimpers as he slowly peered up, tears running down his cheeks.

“Please, don’t be afraid. I’m not going to hurt you.im just trying to help you”, she said calmly.

The colt looked at her, and got up from the bed. He trotted over and looked into her blue orbs.

Fluttershy’s heart skipped a beat, she had never seen a look of helplessness like that. He slowly open his mouth to say something, but soon decided to be quiet.

“Would you like something to eat?”, she asked.

He nodded and she led him to the kitchen. She made him a daisy sandwich. She watched him slowly eat it, looking her in the eyes ever once in a while. He finished and pushed his plate to the side. Fluttershy put the plate in the sink, intending to wash it later.

“Can you just answer me one thing?”, she asked him.

He looked nervous, but nodded anyway.

“What is your name?”, she asked him.

He gulped but soon spoke up,

“M-My name is Silent Night”, he said with a bit of a stutter.

Fluttershy gave a friendly smile. His voice was soothing.

“Nice to meet you, Silent Night. My name is Fluttershy”, she introduced herself.

“Nice to meet you”, he replied, trying to smile.

“Can I ask you something?”, he asked.

“Of course, ask away”, she said, taking a seat by him.

“Why did you bring me in here?”, he asked.

Fluttershys almost didn’t know what to say, how could she answer this?

“Well....I just though you needed help. You were sleeping in a bush”, she said with a blush.

He only looked down,

“You-didn’t have to do that”, he said.

“But I wanted to...”, she said.

“Are you sure?”, he shot back.

Fluttershy nodded.

“Can I ask one more question?”, he asked.

“Yes, you may”, she replied back.

“Well...I don’t exactly have a home. I was wondering if...”, he trailed off, to embarrassed to finish.

“You can stay here, I don’t mind one bit”, she said with a smile.

The colts face lit up, he looked happy. He trotted over to Fluttershy and embraced her:

“Thank you”, he said, whispering into her ear.

Fluttershy could only hug back, she was too emotional to say anything else.

“I think you should get some rest, it’s important after all”, she said, wiping away tears.

He nodded and followed her upstairs. Once they arrived, he got under the covers.

“Goodnight, Silent Night. Sweet dreams”, she said, turning to walk out.

“Wait!”, he shouted, tears in his eyes.

“What is it?”, she asked concerned.

“P-Please don’t leave me alone! I don’t want to be alone again!”, he said, tears streaming freely.

Fluttershy nearly teared up herself, and walked over to the bed. She turned of the lamp and got under the covers. He embraced her and cried into her side. Fluttershy wrapped her wing around, protecting him from the loneliness he feared.

“Don’t worry, I’m here....you can always count on me”, she said, kissing his forehead.