A Talk Between Friends and an Interesting Idea
Author's Note
This is the first fanfiction I've ever posted and honestly I'm a little nervous, I know I'm not the best writer but I figured I'd say to hell with it and start sharing my passions with others. The cover art for this story was actually drawn by me!
Anyways to whoever is reading this I hope you enjoy the first chapter of my story, if you have any questions, comments, or writing tips please leave them in the comments, I love feedback. I hope you enjoy :)
A Talk Between Friends and an Interesting Idea
Fluttershy was almost beaming as she made her way through Ponyville, the market was bustling, the birds were singing, and countless ponies were darting about town and completing their errands.
The yellow mare loved days like these, the energy was almost palpable as she dodged and weaved through the crowds. Today was particularly exciting as she was going to visit Twilight for afternoon tea. Fluttershy wondered about their meeting absentmindedly as she walked, she wondered what book her friend would recommend this time, what flavor of tea they’d have, how nice Twilight would look.
The mare caught herself blushing, she couldn’t help herself honestly. Over the years she had caught herself falling head over hooves for the lavender alicorn, Twilight was just beautiful in a way pony words couldn’t describe. She shook her head and hoped the blush on her cheeks went away with the thoughts of her friend.
Fluttershy soon arrived at the library and gave her usual quiet knocks, after a few moments the door swung open, she was greeted by Twilight’s smiling face and was quickly ushered inside as a cascade of words poured from the alicorn's mouth;
“Oh Fluttershy, I’m so happy to see you! I have so much to talk to you about and some very exciting news!”
The yellow Pegasus allowed herself to be pulled inside and sat down at the table as her friend darted about the room like an agitated bumblebee. She watched as Twilight’s magenta corona flared to life and pulled an entire ornate purple tea set, a silver platter laden with cookies and small cakes, and a stack of letters out of seemingly nowhere and set them down on the table before sitting down on a cushion and jumping into another bout of excited chattering
“So you know about that stallion I’ve been talking with, right? The one in Canterlot?”
Fluttershy felt her heart drop and her blood pressure spike minutely, she certainly remembered her friend talking about him, some bookmaker or something. She certainly wanted to think better of Twilight's taste but from everything she had heard about this mystery stallion she got the distinct feeling he was a self centered, arrogant, and foppish foal who convinced Twilight he was the one for her.
“Yes of course Twilight, what was his name again? I can’t seem to recall…”
She beamed and responded like a school filly,
“ His name is Spine Stitcher, he makes books, I think we’re a match made by Celestia herself!”
Fluttershy gave a curt nod and a forced smile before sipping her tea, her mind was racing, she was going to lose the one pony she had ever felt anything for to some Canterlot foal and she didn’t even have the nerve to say something. Her eye twitched almost imperceptibly as her shoulders slumped. Twilight was still rambling on and suddenly she wanted to scream at her, to tell her true love how much her words cut her to her core, how much she just wanted to-
“You ok Shy? You look a little sick..?”
Fluttershy jumped and forced a happy smile onto her muzzle, perking up her ears and bringing her shoulders back;
“Oh yes I’m fine, just worried about a sick little rabbit I have back home, he’s been feverish for a few days now.”
A sympathetic look crossed the young alicorn’s face immediately, and she smiled softly at her friend before standing and walking to the kitchen as she spoke,
“Well I’m sure he’ll get better if you’re looking after him, I probably shouldn’t keep you too long anyways with how important your job is. Let me at least get you a box for some of those cakes, they’re from Sugarcube Corner and I know how much you like Pinkie’s desserts.”
Twilight made her way back into the room before lifting a few cakes into a box and closing it with her magic. Fluttershy smiled, Twilight was forever a kind and loving friend who thought only of other ponies. She walked to the door and hugged her friend before leaving.
Twilight yelped as a sharp pain in her wing caught her off guard, the alicorn pulled back from the hug and flared her wing to look for any damage before looking over at Fluttershy who smiled sheepishly and held up her hoof, displaying a large crack on the underside of the appendage.
“Oh dear, I’m so sorry Twilight, I must’ve caught one of your feathers with this, I got myself this morning while I was preening and I know that had to hurt…”
Twilight smiled gently and let Fluttershy know it was quite alright before hugging her again and letting her out.
What Twilight didn’t notice was the lavender feather the Pegasus slipped discreetly under her wing when she wasn’t looking.
As Fluttershy made her way back home she was struck with many conflicting feelings, she wanted to be happy for Twilight, she really did, but Twilight was hers, not in any spoken way but deep down she wanted her, needed her in a way nopony would understand.
As the Pegasus thought she nearly ran headlong into a lamp post, stopping at the last second she looked around and realized she was right outside the town’s fabric shop. Fluttershy thought for a moment longer before a massive grin spread across her delicate face and she made her way inside. She had an idea, one that made her heart race. Maybe she couldn’t have Twilight herself but with her sewing knowledge she could make the next best thing.
Fluttershy greeted the older mare behind the counter and declined her help as she walked between the isles. She stopped and felt a length of plush purple fabric, it was almost a perfect color match and so soft Fluttershy wanted to bury her face in it. She pulled the bolt of fabric from the shelf and continued her search. Soft yarn for the hair, purple thread, stuffing, two big wooden buttons for the eyes, and even white embroidery thread to dye herself for the perfect cutie mark.
The cashier rang up the basket full of goods and Fluttershy paid the almost unthinkable amount of bits for the supplies. She grinned happily and practically skipped all the way back to her cottage, excited to get to work on her new project.
