Scenery Corner

Fluttershy was taking the plates off the coffee table, she began to slightly fume as she was getting sick and tired of her brother leaving his plates. It was getting out of hand. She sighed as she slowly walked towards the kitchen, as she got in, she saw Laura cleaning the last plate as she washed it in warm water.

Fluttershy walked towards her friend as she placed the plates beside her. "Laura, you don't have to clean for me. I don't want you to do this while your our guest."

Her friend shook her head. "Fluttershy, I don't want you to clean and besides, I lived on my own in the past, and since now I'm living with your brother, I've cleaned for myself and him plenty of times." She said as her smile grew. Her friend sighed and nodded.

"Well, that's true. Even so, Zephyr once again left his dishes on the coffee table," She gave out grumble. "It's getting quite annoying. Especially if my mom and dad have to clean after him. He's not four anymore and he's an adult." She said before groaning. Laura groaned as well.

"Tell me about it, I love Zephyr as much as any girl. But, sometimes I wish he wasn't lazy and maybe do stuff around the place. Since now we're in engaged and we live together, it's a pain in my asset I have to do so many things while he just comes home from work and becomes a couch potato." She admitted.

"Well, that's Zephyr Breeze, one day he'll mature." Fluttershy said, as Laura washed the remaining plates her fiance made a mess out of.

"Yeah, that's true. Man, how do your parents do it? Like, for me I have really short patients and your parents are like, well, saints! As if God made them like angels." She said, making her friend giggle.

"Well, they do have their ways. But, I wished they gave my brother more tough love. Like when we used to be kids, he never really got disciplined and my parents only softly told him to "stop" whenever he done something bad." She said. Laura sighed before putting the last plate in the rack.

"Didn't you give him that?" She asked.

"Yes, many times. Especially if he didn't realize his mistakes. I just wish he wasn't always like this." Fluttershy said as her friend walked towards the table before looking up to her. "May I sit?" She asked. Her friend nodded.

"Go right ahead." She said.

She sat down before Fluttershy went to the cabinets. Opening the doors, she began to search for tea bags. "Tea?" She asked.

"Yeah sure, I mind." She said.

As her friend was making the tea, in minutes Fluttershy slowly began to think. Was Laura giving her brother the same love? They can't always be those typical couples where they don't argue and be in cupcakes and rainbows. The tea was finally done another two minutes later, she handed her friend a cup before sitting down on the left side of the table.

Laura blew her tea before taking a small sip. Fluttershy cleared her throat and asked.

"So, Laura, I have a question."

Laura put her tea on the table again before she turned towards her friend. Lifting a brow, she asked. "Yeah? What's up?"

"Um, I was wondering for you and, well, Zephyr?" She said, as she slowly tapped the side of her cup.

"What about me and your brother?" She said.

Fluttershy looked around the area, hoping that no one was around. Her friend's brow continued to be lift, not knowing what she meant. She looked around her self before staring at her again.

"How do you, well, give him tough love too?" She squeaked out, before putting a hand to her mouth. It went quiet for a moment as Fluttershy's pupils lowered, hoping she wasn't offending her friend. Her friend continued to look at her before giving out a chuckle.

"What? Fluttershy, there's nothing wrong with asking that question. Besides, if you want me to tell you, I'm willing. Nothing wrong for asking." She said, as her friend removed her hand off her mouth before staring at her friend.

"Okay. I'm sorry, I just didn't want to offend you." She said, slightly mumbling.

"It's fine, it's fine. Don't worry. But, I'll tell you," She paused for a moment before blowing on her tea as she took another small sip. "So, for me and your brother, I do give him tough love. I want to show him that forcing others to do things aren't right, even if he makes mistakes, it's his choice to think. Yes, sometimes we argue because of our opinions. Sometimes he wins, and I do too, but we still love each other and we'll have each others backs."

Fluttershy blew in her tea as she took a sip herself. "Oh, so, like you two aren't really-" She was paused.

"No Fluttershy, if you think our relationship is cupcakes and rainbows, it isn't. We had arguments before and we've been through so much together since high school. I know your brother quite well, and he knows me." She said.

Her friend couldn't help but give out a sigh of relief. "Good, well, at least you two are happy."

"Of course we are, why wouldn't I be? We fell in love with a purpose and a reason." She said.

"We all do." Fluttershy said, agreeing to her statement. Laura nodded in agreement too before the door opened. The ladies turned their heads to see Zephyr, standing front of the entrance of the door before saying.

"Hey you two, how's it going?" He said.

"Oh, we're fine honey." Laura said, as she took another sip.

End of scene