Cold.

Very cold.

That is all what my body can feel at this time. I've been bedridden ever since I caught the raging flu after I trudged through the raging rain, and boy did I paid the price for not carrying an umbrella with me.

My bed is a mess, with some tissues lying next to my pillow along with an almost empty box of tissue that only have 3 pulls left. To my right side are two empty boxes of tissues that I used up for the past three days.

I got up slowly despite the doctor's advice to stay in bed and rest up as I needed to cook once again, with a hot bowl of soup in mind and a glass of milk.

I took my violet robe covered in teacups and stars, wore it around my cold body as I went over to the small kitchen in my dorm, taking out a box of Pinkie's Corn Soup mix from the food crate.

I peeked at the window to look at the weather and surely enough, it is still raining like crazy. The pegasi must have had a crazy delay to schedule a rain like this.

Just as I was about to turn on the stove, I heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" I asked.

"Smolder, it's me, Ocellus! Can I come in?" Ocellus asked from the other side of the door.

"Yeah, one second." I replied before letting out a bad cough.

I walked over to open the door and I am greeted with a lovely sight. Ocellus is wearing a drenched raincoat and boots, sporting that cute smile of hers. On her back is a blue colored saddle, most likely carrying her notes and pencils.

"Sorry if i'm not exactly dry, I ran here in a hurry just to see you." Ocellus said.

"It's alright, come in Ocellus. Just leave your wet boots on the rug and put your coat on the coat hanger to the right." I then walked to the closet to look for a spare towel as she closed the door behind her, as she took off her coat afterwards.

With her in the picture, I took out a towel and handed it over to her so she can wipe the rainwater away, going back to the stove after.

I went back to the stove and grabbed the box to open it, taking out the pack of delicious corn soup. One of my favorite foodstuffs.

Before I could turn on the stove, Ocellus asked, "smolder, you should be in bed and not cooking soup, right?"

"Eh, I can deal with it. Besides, I'm hungry and soup is the only thing I can eat thanks to this raging flu."

She then hung the towel on the hanger and said, "Oh no no no, Smolder. You need to rest. Here, let me do it for you while you lie back down and snuggle on your warm blanket."

I could protest against her, but I gave up the idea for a good reason and let her do the cooking for me.

I quickly went back to my bed and took the crudely drawn picture of me and Ocellus with a heart surrounding us that is attached to the wall on my right, hiding it under my pillow before she could notice.

The sounds of heavy rain and the simmering sound of soup from the pot that Ocellus used to cook me the corn soup made it feel like a home of a married couple.

As much as she looks adorable in every way, even in cooking, I did my best on not showing the soft and wishy washy side of me right in front of her.

My heart beats at a fast pace knowing that my secret crush is here, visiting and cooking me some corn soup during my time of sickness.

I feel so loved at the fact that she's doing this for me, though I should do my best not to show traces of my cute side despite her knowing I like cute stuff during the test we had that ended in me drinking at a tea party.

Not long after, Ocellus have finished cooking the corn soup as she levitated out two bowls before pouring a good amount of soup on both. We'll be eating together. That thought alone is enough to pull my heart with strings.

She then levitated the small coffee table in front of my bed, putting the two soup bowls with two spoons on it before she sat down next to me.

"Uh, thanks Ocellus." I sheepishly said.

"Anything for you, Smoldy." She said before giving me a warm smile.

Did she just called me Smoldy!? The one nickname that Gallus used to tease me with!? Is she using it to tease me romantically, and if so, does she know that I have a crush on her!?

I shyly looked away to hide the blush that is forming on my cheeks, before taking the bowl and spoon and started to eat the soup.

"Mmmm. This is delicious."

"Aww, thanks Smolder. I cooked it with Love."

I blushed furiously at her comment, not wanting to reply as I continued to eat the soup. For the time being, I imagined spending time with Ocellus like this. Eating soup, talking about various topics, or even holding a secret tea party that only the two of us can enjoy.

Before I can finish the wild imaginations running on my mind, I snapped back to reality, facing my almost empty bowl of soup as Ocellus asked me, "Are you okay, Smoldy?"

My blush never left my cheeks, it grew even bigger when she said the nickname! "Y-yeah! Definitely!" I replied.

With that said, I ate the last contents of the soup before putting it down on the coffee table, with Ocellus taking the bowl and levitating both mine and hers to the sink, before she gave me a warm embrace.

Thankfully she wasn't looking at my face to see my already out of control blushing.

"I'm here to give you some comfort as well, i'll be your personal caretaker until you get well." She said with a cheerful tone.

"That's great and all Ocellus, but I'm fine. Really. I can handle my own without trouble." I responded with a weary voice, before letting out a cough.

"You've been visiting me for 3 days now, don't you need rest for yourself as well?"

"A friend's recovery is to be prioritized at all times, Smoldy." She replied

"But-"

"No buts Smoldy, now lie down as I prepare a wet cloth to place on your forehead." She then let go of me and got up to head for the bathroom, levitating the dry cloth that was hanging on the end of the bed.

I lay back down thinking if I should fess up and tell Ocellus that I see her more than just a friend, and that I have been crushing on her ever since we held our first secret tea party.

I fondly cherish those moments. From polite discussions to dressing up in formal dresses with Ocellus, all the while drinking hot tea. I love and cherish every single moment of the occasion.

Not too long, Ocellus came back out from the bathroom levitating a wet folded cloth and laid it down on my forehead, as she patted my head.

"With me by your side, you'll get better soon!" Ocellus said with enthusiasm

"T-thanks, Ocellus. I appreciate it." I responded sheepishly.

She then takes a seat by the desk, turning the chair to face me as she takes out a book to read, called One Pot Cooking: Revised Edition. Weird, I never saw her cook before she visited and prepared me and herself a bowl of corn soup.

As I continued to watch her read, I imagined what could happen in two ways.

One, I could completely ignore my feelings and continue to hide the fact that I've been crushing on her.

Two, I could tell her right here, right now about my feelings for her and express my desire to take her out on a date.

"Smoldy, you can tell me how you're feeling. I can sense love within you."

Darn it, I forgot that changedlings can sense love from any creature that they come across! Okay Smolder, calm down. You got this. You can still avoid confessing.

"W-w-what do you mean, O-ocellus?"

"I can sense that kind of love within you Smoldy. You can tell me without worry."

"I-it's nothing, Ocellus! Really! It's just me desiring for a tea party right now!"

"Smoldy, I promise I won't get angry." She then lowered her book and gave me a warm smile.

Darn it. The jig is up.

Time to face this, mano-a-mano.

Breathe in, breathe out.

Sigh.

"Okay, you got me Ocellus." I told her, giving the jig up. I then sat up to face her and took the wet cloth off from my forehead, gently laying it down on the desk to my left.

"Go ahead, let it all out." Ocellus said, before she got up and sat on my bed.

"You see, Ocellus, I uh…. how do I say it? Ever since that first tea party that we had, I saw you more than just a f-f-friend." I then subconsciously started to fidget my fingers as the blush returned.

"J-just that the way you talk to me, the way y-you show your appreciation to me, everything that you did for me ever since then tugged my heart and I started to develop a c-crush on y-you…"

"Wait, does that mean-"

"I love you, Ocellus!" I yelled, interrupting her before covering my face with the pillow to cover the steaming red blush on my cheeks.

Silence followed after the moment I finally confessed my feelings for her. I am worried as to how she might handle my confession of love for her.

She then lowered the pillow to give me a silent look

"I'm sorry if you won't accept my feelings for you, I can- woah!"

She pulled me next to her and gave me a warm embrace, as she patted my back for a while before she spoke up.

"I'm so glad to hear that, Smolder. I came here to confess my feelings for you as well." She whispered to me.

I then held her back with my claws as the embrace warmed me up and looked at her face to face, her cheeks sporting a tint of red. "Sooo… does that mean we can…?"

Ocellus nodded, "yes, I want you to take me on a date smoldy. I want to have a romantic date with you, and I wouldn't care if it's not fancy."

I nodded back in a shy manner, before taking the piece of drawing from where my pillow used to be. I showed it to Ocellus while looking away to my right as my blush grew at a fast rate.

Ocellus giggled, "you're shy, you know that Smoldy?"

A somewhat adorable giggle escaped from my mouth.

"Call me Celly from now on, Smoldy, and remind me to bring some gems for tomorrow."

"Okay, C-celly…" that cute giggle again escaping my mouth.

"Oh you cute shy dragon, Smoldy."

We then lay down back to my bed as we cuddled each other, giving each other a kiss on the cheek and slowly drifted to sleep.

For the first time in my life, I can now stop being shy about my feelings and face them confidently thanks to Ocellus.

Perhaps this is the start of a beautiful relationship between the two of us.

As Ocellus said, I guess I am shy. Perhaps with my confession and hers, things will change this time. I am glad to know that it ended on a positive note. With that said, I now owe Ocellus a date.

Author's Note

This is my first one shot shipfic of Smolder and Ocellus, and depending on the feedback, I may or may not make a 3 chapter story about the aftermath of their little heart to heart confession.

With that said, I hope you enoyed this one shot shipfic of mine! Do leave a feedback if you got time :)