Location: Ponyville, Town Square

3rd person POV

The town of Ponyville is a rural town with the typical houses being timber-framed with distinct thatched roofs and overhanging upper floors. The architecture makes it look like a medieval village, mostly.
There are some building that stand out amongs the town's infrastructure, such as Town Hall, Sugarcube Corner, Day Spa, Golden Oak Library and some others. The townsponies were going about their day like always, but a certain somepony was going to attract the eyes of every single denizens of the town simply by trotting.

Near a flowerstand at the side of the road, a trio of earth ponies were standing, one of them being in a sour mood. The mare had a very pale yellow coat, moderate raspberry mane with light raspberry streaks and pale chartreuse green eyes. The mare let out a sad, yet clearly frustrated sigh, which caught the attention of the other two mares.

"Are you still upset over the stallion that rejected you Rose?" the mare with a light raspberry coat, light amber mane and pale gold eyes, asked her sister.

"Yeeeess," Roseluck groaned,"can you blame me?"

Lily Valley shot a quick look towards her other sister, before looking back at Roseluck, smiling sheepishly and said:
"Well, you did come off as a teeny-tiny bit forceful."

"I was following what you two told me!" Roseluck accused.

"We told you to go strong, to prove that you are a mare that can protect and satify him, not rub your entire being on him and practically force feed him your lust." the third mare said back with a scowl, she had a pale magenta coat, light lime green mane and spring green eyes.

"Again, can you blame me? He was sooo cute, I really liked him, I just had to pounce on him. I don't want to spend another estrus with toys." Rose whined dramatically.

"I understand how you feel, really I do. But what Daisy says is true, soooo you only have yourself to blame." Lily reasoned.

"Aren't you suppose to make me feel better?"

"Usually, yes we would." Daisy stated matter of factly.
"But this is like, what? The 6th time and we still haven't formed an official herd yet."

"Well how is it going on your side on the dating spectrum, or did you just waste away at the local brothel or something? Found yourself a little sugar daddy that you aren't sharing?" Rose accused.

"Hey, I've been on dates as well," Daisy defended, not realising she didn't deny Rose's accusation, "it's just... been going a bit slow as of late."

"How many?"

"What?"

"How many stallions have you dated?" Rose sneered with suspicion towards Daisy.

"...Eleven..."

"A little louder please." Rose deadpanned.

"Eleven..."

"C'mon, you're starting to sound like Fluttershy, speak up!"

"ELEVEN!" Daisy suddenly shouted, drawing unwanted attention from the crowd.

"And you call me pathetic!" Rose yelled angrily.

"I didn't say that!" Daisy yelled back.

"You might as well have! You've dated eleven stallions and non of them accepted you! That means you've already dated roughly a fourth of all stallions in Ponyville!"

"*Groan* Lily, would you help me here... Lily?" Daisy's attention is drawn towards her suddenly quiet sister, who seem to be somewhere else in both mind and spirit, as she is staring in the opposite direction from them, shuddering and drowling.

"Lily, what are looking... at..." Daisy's question dies in her throat as she to is reduced to a shuddering mess.

"Hey!" Roseluck tries to get their attention.
"Don't try and change the subject by acting like bunch of hungry... whorses."

Roseluck attention was pulled away from her sister, as she felt the entire world disappear in heavenly light as all that she now saw in front of her was the most beautiful creature in the world. A stallion unlike any that they've ever seen before. A towering giant of beauty and strength walking amongs peasants while wearing a stylish, well made suit with flower pattern, covering the well toned muscles hiding underneath but still visible through the fabric. A dark well combed mane that blew in the wind, shimmering in the sunlight. And expensive looking, golden framed glasses that covered eyes that did not show that of a weak willed colt that needs protection, but a battle scarred warrior who will show you just how weak you really are. His eyes were focused, not like that of a herbivore or herd animal like ponies, but a predator. And yet, there was also a clear warmth within those different shaded eyes, a warmth of somepony that could and will protect you.
The stallion was trotting by amongst the populus and stood out like a sunflower in a rosefield. Drawing attention from all around him, as if one of the princesses were walking in town. Which is more of an accurate statement thanks to the fact that the stallion is pretty close to the princess' height, towering over both mares and stallions in town.

The stallion had an unreadable and almost emotionless expression, as if he wasn't thinking of anything particular at the moment. He wasn't bothered by the stares he received, whether or not he was aware was questionable, or maybe he just didn't care. It wasn't anything he wasn't used too.
He cast a sideways glance and out of pure coincidence, happen to meet the eyes of the Flower Sisters. For a short instance, it was as if the world had stopped for just a moment. The stallion stared towards the mares with eyes of both curiousity and indifference, it was as if his different shaded eyes held two different emotions within them. One showing clear interest and the other couldn't care less. At least that's what it felt like for Roseluck, Lily Valley and Daisy.

Reality finally began moving again, the stallion turned his gaze away and continued to wherever he was going. Him releasing eye contact was the trigger for the mares to take action, and like the responsible and grown up mares that they were, they acted rationally and gentlemarely.

"I CALL-!"

"DIBS!"

"OH HAY NO!"

*Angry cat noises*

... Nevermind...

Kaoru Mountainflower POV

"Are there cats fighting nearby?" I thought to myself while taking in my surroundings.

This town is pretty nice if I have to say anything about it, maybe more than nice in fact. Perfect job opportunities for both me and mom, not to small and not to big in terms of population, close to wildlife and only a train ride away from the main capital of Equestria, Canterlot.
Just like everywhere else we've been however, mares just can't seem to take their eyes off me. There are even stallions watching me, not out of jealousy, but out of interest. Judging by their blushes. As if the mares weren't already bothersome.
Despite what my mom and herd-mothers think, I've never really been that disturbed by ponies who show interest in me. Though I'm not exactly flattered either, personally I couldn't care less what type of mares show interest in me. But, it is my duty as a stallion to form a herd eventually. Which is one of the reasons why mom refuses to allow me to travel alone, she doesn't want me to be taken advantage of, or end up in a relationship with "bad mares". The reason why I wanted to move was because I was getting bored within the safety of my home town, it was as if something inside me wanted to challange the world, but lacked the opportunity to do so.

Like a bird, stuck in a cage... No... Not a bird... A beast.

So when our house got destroyed because of an Ursa Minor, it was the perfect moment for me to finally leave the boring town that I once called home. But, mother used her career as an excuse to travel with me, while the rest of the family moved to another town. Can't complain too much however, since mom's work as a photographer and fashion designer made sure we had plenty of bits while traveling. Not that I needed the bits that much, I could walk miles without taking a break, but taking a one day journey with a train does beat taking a one week journey on hooves. Only downside is that trains don't offer that much action, compare to when we traveled near the borders of Equestria.

My special talent don't offer me a lot of job opportunies. In fact, the only job I ever had that lasted me for more than a couple of months, was when I worked at a Rockfarm. I even manage to meet a kindred spirit there that also felt like they didn't really fit in with other ponies. She even had the same blank expression like me, only her's was closer to looking completely emotionless, making it hard to read her. But I spent enough time on the farm and with her to become familiar and learn to read her body language. The trick was to look at her ears. Her sisters were a bit creepy however, one of them was always stalking me and I'm pretty certain the other one wanted me dead. Why though? I'm not certain.
But, around the time were things seemed to be going smoothly, her parents began complaining to her that she was going too slow with me and almost forced her to "take me for herself", that did not sit well with my mother and she practically broke several laws to get us as far away from that farm as possible. Which is sad, considering that was the closest I've ever gotten to finding my special somepony...

"Why did I just get a sudden chill down my spine?" I thought deeply, not looking were I was going.

"Kaoru sweety, your about to walk into a-!" Mom never finished her sentence since I promtly walked right into a random pole with an audible *CLONK* causing it to shake and rattle as I heard several gasps of worry coming from all around us, not that they needed to worry but flattering. To make it worse, I also dropped my glasses.

"*Giggle* You need to watch where you're going silly-billy." an awfully cheerful voice said while giggle.
"You dropped these!"

I could make out a nauseously pink pony shape through my blurry vision. It wasn't completely blurry, since only my left eye was injured. But, losing half my eyesight really messed up my depth perception, like I was repeatedly losing focus, making it quite difficult to pick things up. I reach out with my hoof but completely missed where the mares hoof was, causing her to hum before she somehow managed to reach up and place the glasses back on my muzzle, despite the fact that I tower over her. Is she made of rubber or something?

"There you go!"

"Thank you miss" I say as I lightly press the glasses in place on my muzzle.

"Wow what a voice," I barely heard her whisper, "You're welcome handsome! I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie, but everypony calls me Pinkie Pie!"

"Kaoru Mountainflower," I introduce myself while shaking her hoof, my action seem to suprised her slightly as she immediately froze and became wide eyed as she looks down at my hoof.

Deep within the head of Pinkie Pie, these were her thoughts as she gained a dreamy look.

"His hoofs are huge! Like super duper hooper snooper huge! Feels like he could easily crush me right here, right now! And yet, there is something oddly appealing about it. Those big bulky, yet firm muscles pressing me against his body, smothering and crushing me into submission, wispering 'Ara Ara~' as he takes me as his own, right here on the stree-"

"Ahem!"

Pinkie's mind does a record scratch, like there was an actual audible sound that caused both me and mom to look around confused and wondering where it came from. Pinkie Pie quickly retracts her hoof and gives an embarrassed chuckle while smiling sheepishly. She quickly places her hoof on her chest trying to calm down before giving mom a wide smile, returning to her previously cheerful self and takes a deep breath.

"Hi!I'mPinkiePie,butyoualreadyknewthat!It'ssonicetomeetyou!What'syourname!?Areyouhismare!?CanIjoinyourherd!?" she spoke almost to fast to follow.

"Greetings miss Pinkie Pie, I'm Kaika Mountainflower and no, I'm not his mare, I'm his mother." Mom greeted courtly, trying to keep her composure near the touchy mare.

Pinkie Pie goes wide eyed at this fact and seem to be brimming with happiness before she starts rambling.

"OHMYGOSH! TWO NEW PONIES IN PONYVILLE AND THEIR BOTH BEAUTIFUL! ONE'S A MILF AND THE OTHER IS A SUPERSEXYGIGAHUNKOFACOLT! *GASP* I NEED TO GO AND PREPARE!"

She jumps straight up into the air zooms off in a pink blur, leaving the two of us bewildered and confused. Both me and mom stood their for probably more than 5 minutes before what she said registered in my head.

"Did she just call you a milf and me a 'Super Sexy Giga Hunk of a Colt'?"

"Out of everything about that mare, that is what you ask?" Mom says bewildered before sighing.
"Let's just keep going, we should be close to that boutique."
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"Wait, did she just say her last name was Pie!?"

"Well, that explains the chill." I thought to myself.

Sometime later, we finally arrived at the place mom had heard about, Carousel Boutique, this is the place which mom will be working from now on. She had seen an add in a News Paper when we decided to move after living in Manehattan for a while, apparently this place gained a lot of popularity after an event at the Grand Galloping Gala. Which had resulted in the store gaining a lot of money, but also much more orders, too many for one mare to run all on her own.

Her name is apparently Rarity Belle, Bearer of the Element of Generosity and she also happens to be the oldest daughter of Hondo Flanks, who's well known for being the only stallion in modern time to have entered the championships in hoof-ball, he goes by the stage name Magnum when he plays. He hasn't won any official games but it is still impressive for a stallion to make it that far in sports. Sadly however, he went into an early retirement after hurting his back and later married a mare named Cookie Crumbles.

Why do I know so much about this particular stallion? Well, because I might have considered him a bit of an idol when I was a colt, back in my hometown I would watch his matches through the television and always keep my hopes up that he would score a touchdown. There aren't that many stallions which I would consider role models in my life. My father, Paper Bag, is practically scared of his own shadow and was all about looking pretty with frilly dresses and socks. My herd mothers were the ones that helped train me and make me who I am now, mostly it was the pegasus Sucker Ball and earth pony Working Heart that helped me the most. Mama Sucker was a gym coach and Mother Working was a construction worker. There was also my other unicorn mom named Citrus Smile, who comes from a family of Citrus Fruit Farmers. They grow every type of citrus fruits on their farms, oranges, lemons, lime and grapefruits, they have them all. Despite the fact that she was a unicorn, she was a farm pony through and through, and could grow plants just as good as any earth pony.

Back to the present, mom just opened the door to the boutique, causing a bell to ring and a posh, high class sounding voice to answer from another room.

"Give me a minute!" we heard some hoofsteps from upstairs and soon saw a unicorn mare come down. Her coat was white like marshmallows, her mane was moderate indigo and styled up in curls, her eyes were moderate azure and her cutiemark was that of three blue diamonds.
"Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where every garment is chic, unique and magnifique." she said cheerfully with a sense of pride.

"Catchy slogan." I thought to myself.

"It's nice to meet you, I'm Kaika Mountainflower, I'm here for the job application." Mom introduced herself.

"Really?!" Rarity seemed relieved, "I was starting to think no one would come. There's not that many mares who are into sewing."

"Understandable, sewing kinda started off as a hobby for me, but I later found great use for it alongside my talent with photography. I actually made these cloths I'm wearing right now."

"*GASP* My goodness darling, that sweater is absolutely marvelous! This material, those flower patterns... wait, Mountainflower?" she let's out another gasp as she seems to recognise who my mother is.
"Are you THE Miss Mountainflower, who's famous for taking photos, discovering new plants and then uses them as inspiration for clothing!?"

"That would me." Mom says with a mature smile.
"My main line of work has always been documentation, but designing and sewing cloths has always been more of a passion of mine."

"Oh my goodness, I can't believe somepony as popular as you wants to work in my boutique." she looks like she's about to faint.

"I was hoping to show off my sweater along with my sons suit, to get me hired, but it seems that wasn't all that necessary."

At the mention of son, Miss Rarity seem to finally notice my presence. I was standing still as a statue this entire time and didn't say a word, so I can't be mad at her for not noticing me. In fact, it's actually kind of refreshing.
Her eyes widen as her gaze lands on my suit, at first she seem completely absorbed by mom's work, but then her eyes keeps going up and up and up, until she's finally making eye contact with me. She stands there silent with pupils the size of pinpricks and doesn't say a word, she seems to be in a state of shock and questioning wether or not she should run. But once we makes eye contact with me for no more than three seconds, she gasps and looks at me with concern.

"My goodness! What happened to your eye?" she drags my face closer to hers with telekinesis and looks at me like I was an abandoned kitten.

"It's an old wound, nothing to worry about," I say calmly as I raise my head and hold out my hoof, "Kaoru Mountainflower, it's nice to meet you."

She seems slightly caught off guard with my introduction. Most stallions would love to get attention the way I just did and just rejoice in it. She shakes her head and takes my hoof.

"Rarity Belle," she kisses my hoof, "it's a pleasure to meet you."

I give her a gentle smile, which rewards me with her white face turning bright red as a tomato, before I feel an ominous presence. I look to my right and see mom staring at Rarity like she just stole dad from her. For a second, I saw moms eyes turn red and her magic beginning to shape into a dagger. She is literally staring daggers at Rarity!
I retract my hoof and cough loudly into it, which results in both Rarity coming down from the clouds and mother to snap out of her bloodlust. Rarity gets rid of her blush by shaking her head and seems to go back to her cheerful business mode.

"W-Well, now that introductions are finished." she turns and trots to another room, "let's discuss your position in Carousel Boutique."

I shoot mom a quick dissapproval glare and shake my head, before following Miss Rarity. Mom sighs and begins to grumble about: "Flirty mares laying their dirty hooves on my son without my permission."
I have a feeling that this day is going to be suprisingly long.
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"There's that chill again."

Author's Note

I want make it clear that I am back with studies and I'm currently working on a group project, don't expect any updates soon and I'm probably going to put some of my stories on temporary hiatus.

I'm not kidding when I said that I did not think that this idéa of a fic would be this popular, but you guys just keep faving this story. I had this one sleeping for a while, I have nearly 20 story idéas on this site and Scarfaced Stallion was the fifth one I came up with. I haven't written on all my stories and I probably won't release any new ones any time soon.

If you are wondering what Kaoru sounds like? In the japanese dub of the 2018 anime, he's voiced by Takuya Eguchi and in the english dub he's voiced by Greg Chun.

Hope you all enjoy this chapter, keep being awesome, eat your vegetables and worship the Standing Man.

Also, I just found out something funny. There is an NPC in Genshin Impact named Hanayama Kaoru, and it's a flower girl.