Tale Of Silent Night

Fluttershy awoke to a nuzzle on her chest. She looked down to see her “visitor” getting rather comfortable. Her face formed a grin as she nuzzled him back. He woke up and stared into her eyes.

“Good morning sleepyhead”, she said said with a smile.

“G-good morning”, he said with a blush.

“It’s ok, you’re were just getting comfortable, I don’t mind one bit”, she replied in a calm voice.

He smiled and nuzzled her again.

“Thank you”, he said.

“Your welcome, little one”, she said, understanding his thanks.

His stomach soon grumbled, and he blushed yet again. She giggled and spoke,

“Cmon, lets get some breakfast”, she said with a smile.

They went downstairs and had some toast, Fluttershy prefered butter, but Silent had giant plain.

“Do you like it, Silent?”, she said.

“Yes, ma’m. It’s very good”, he said with good manners.

Fluttershy felt nice inside, having a little colt around was great, it kept her happy. But then, reality hit her. What was she going to do? She had promised him that he could stay here, but could SHE handle it?.

“Ms. Fluttershy? Are you ok?”, he asked, looking concerned at the mare.

Fluttershy snapped out of it and nodded, blushing at the fact that she zoned out.

“It’s ok, I....do that too”, he said, trying to make her feel better.

She was amazed, how could one being make her smile so much? Honestly, she didn’t mind if she’s never found out.

“Silent, I need to ask you something”, she said, switching up her tone to be serious. He nervously nodded and she started to talk.

“Why were outside my home? Where are your parents? Are they.......”, she stopped when she noticed that the colt was silently sobbing.

She grasped him in an embrace, she hated seeing such an innocent soul in pain.

“Momma told me to go....far away. She put something on my hat and locked me out”, he said in between sobs.

Fluttershy was stunned, what kind of monster locks their goal out, it just upset her.

“But why, why would she do that?”, she asked.

His crying ceased, and he looked as serious as stone in her eyes.

“Dad would hit us....but he did it out of love. He always told us he loved us, and we all believed him. One night, he came home, and he just kept hitting. Momma knocked him out, and told me to go. I didn’t want to go, but she made me. After she locked me out, I just listened from the outside. I heard a scream, and I knew what happened. I went back the next day, and found a crime scene”, he said, shivering from the memory.

Dear Celestia, that was too much. Fluttershy welted with him for what seemed like hours. She held him close, almost like a mother would.

“Silent, I’m so sorry, I’m just so sorry”, she said, weeping into his ear. He just cried even more, he didn’t know what he was going to do.