Author's Note

i think i might just end up making this a story by itself instead of a sequel, i was thinking about what i wrote in the last authors note tag and realized it may not happen since it wouldn't make sense...to me at least. again, it doesn't have a lot to relate to for the other "prequel" y'know...

New Friend

Hosuh awoke with Fluttershy absent from his bed. Thinking she might have gone somewhere else to roost during the night, Hosuh got out of bed. Then stopped at the bedside when he saw a piece of paper on the bedside desk. He picked it up and now found out it was a note from Fluttershy.

Hosuh was puzzled, but tried to read it the best he could. Despite his lack of understanding on how to pronounce certain words at his age.

Hey Hosuh, sorry I won't be at the house for a while, but I will be back soon. I'm only gonna be at the market for a while and I need you to be good alright? I left some food on the kitchen counter so that you can fill your stomach while I'm not there. I'm leaving Harry the bear in charge. And don’t worry about him, he will make sure you are safe. He’s a nice creature around other little creatures, so he won’t hurt you I promise. I also left another piece of paper down stairs to read since this one and the other is small.

-Fluttershy

Hosuh blinked in awe and set it down where he had grabbed it and headed down stairs to go get breakfast. Making his way down the stairs, he could see different kinds of animals running around the place, playing and fighting. Hosuh tried to pay no mind and that Fluttershy probably just had an obsession for animals. He just hoped they didn’t bother him too much. When he reached the bowl he saw another piece of paper and a chair next to the counter. But Hosuh would have preferred to eat on the couch where he was more comfortable. He picked up his plate and a spoon that laid there and the paper with it. Setting down the plate of food and reading the piece of paper.

I decided to leave you some soft foods since Iknew that solids are gonna have to wait, I do hope you enjoy it! Again I shouldn't be gone for long.

-Fluttershy

Hosuh smiled a little and set the paper down next to him then turned his attention to his food. Hosuh had finished his food when something had jumped onto his lap. His eyes landed on a white bunny, his white foot thumping against Hosuh’s thigh out of, what Hosuh presumed, was being upset.

“Do you need something?” Hosuh asked uncertain.

The bunny kept on thumping its foot for a moment and then started making squeaks and an arm wave. Hosuh knew he was trying to communicate, but Hosuh doesn’t speak bunny.

“I apologize, I don't know what your saying” Hosuh said, giving a puzzled look.

The bunny stopped his incomprehensible act and then face palmed. The white rabbit gestured to follow and hopped off of him. Hosuh got up to follow. At this point, the only thing Hosuh’s mind was on, was that this rabbit had a characteristic personality apparently. Hosuh almost didn’t notice, but he was certain he could see a small red wound on his stomach. But he didn’t say anything. When they went up the stairs and into the room Hosuh had rested in, angel had looked in the very top jowar of the bedside desk and brought out a tube of some ointment. He turned to face Hosuh and pointed to the bottle and his stomach.

“You want me to..put that on for you?” he asked cautiously.

The rabbit nodded with a small smile. He hopped over to Hosuh gave him the tube. Then laid down on his back. Hosuh knew this stuff was probably strong at some level, so he only squeezed a small amount and started to rub it on the stomach of the rabbit. Hosuh put the cap back on as Angel finished rubbing it in, then hopped off back down stairs. Hosuh went back to where the jowar was still open, then placed it gently back in. He felt some thin sheet of paper hit his hands. Even though it could have been nothing, he decided to read it anyway. Taking it out of the sliding box, he tried to make this quick.

Ointment instructions:

Only put on the cream twice a day, once after breakfast and after dinner.

Don’t use too much or it will go to waste.

Don’t eat or place anywhere near your face. It will possibly cause blinding or eye doctor treatment.

Be cautious when handling near foals 10 and under.

Don’t let foals 10 and under play with it.

Hosuh read the rest and was glad he put it back when he could, he didn’t want to touch it again. But what worried Hosuh was what was in it. He tried not to think about it, and just put it back in the jowar. But at least he knew Fluttershy was going to be back, hopefully, before lunch.

Then he wouldn’t have to deal with things he didn’t want to be involved in. or maybe he didn’t like being alone for a certain amount of time, save for the animals in the cottage, even though Fluttershy was an animal. He would weather talk to someone, or somepony. There is a high chance he is the only human like Fluttershy had said before. But that's not stopping him from wanting to be with her.

10 minutes prior to Hosuh waking up.

The sounds of hooves filled the streets, alongside that, ponies headed to a specific destination. Fluttershy however had a similar experience. She trotted while kicking up a few pebbles and dirt, making her way to a certain part of the street that was filled with varieties of tents and stands. When her eyes spotted a certain part of the street, her eyes glittered with glee, making her way over there quickly. She was moving at a pace that her saddle bag almost seemed as if it would fall off. Arriving at the stand she found what she wanted, oranges, mangos and other types of fruits. Once she paid for what she needed, she started her hunt for the next stand. Keeping a sharp eye on every one that she could see. Making sure she didn’t miss the stand she was looking for, which was a stand that held different types of beverages. The ones she needed were milk, apple cider and orange juice. It seemed like forever but she found it without much issue.

After a couple of stops, she was suddenly stopped right in her tracks when she saw and heard spike, her friend Twilight's number one assistant ran past her then tripped and face planted into the dirt.

“Oh my gosh, are you alright, spike?!” Fluttershy yelped.

Spike groaned and lifted his head to face Fluttershy, still on all fours.

“Oh nothing, just in a hurry” he replied, trying to pick up scrolls he dropped all over the place.

Fluttershy had not noticed the scrolls until now.

“What are those scrolls for? if you don’t mind me asking” she asked, pointing a hoof at it.

Spike got up on his feet and started picking up the scrolls. Fluttershy counted about six of them.

“There for Twilight , just normal princess stuff is all” spike gave a sheepish grin as he picked up the last scroll.

Fluttershy smiled.

“Do you need help carrying any of that?” Fluttershy asked, putting her hoof down.

Spike shook his head.

“Nah im good, i've done this many times anyway” he declined.

Spike got a good grip on the scrolls and looked at Fluttershy again.

“Are you sure?” she asked.

Spike scoffed.

“I'll be fine flutters, besides don’t you have animals to feed or something?” he asked, raising a brow.

Fluttershy perked her head up, realizing she had not fed her animals. She was so focused on shopping that she overlooked feeding them. But she still needed to get her shopping done. Apparently Fluttershy wore a funny face which made Spike snicker.

“I knew it,” he joked before running off in the direction of Twilight 's chest castle.

Fluttershy was going to be done after one more trip to another stand, she just had to be quick. Galloping towards the stand was not much of a problem, she knew where it was and was there in maybe 15 minutes or less, she lived in a big town and getting there in 10 seconds flat was only Rainbow Dash material. When she got there however, she was greeted with a line about 10 ponies long. Now this wouldn’t be a problem normally, the lines she waited in were usually 3 or 4 ponies long, not 10. Fluttershy did a nervous skipping dance in place, just wanting it to speed up. She just needed a few carrots for angel and she would be done. She just hoped that the ponies in front of her had interests that didn’t involve carrots. If she wasn’t able to grab any and pay, she would be back at the cottage with an angry bunny. She also hated the idea of using the stare on him. She was usually satisfied when she needed to use it, but this time was no exception. She had just used it recently on him and she didn't want to go down that tedious path again. It seemed like this line was going on for hours, but she knew it wasn’t that long. But each time one or two ponies had succeeded in their purchase, it felt like she was slowly sinking into quicksand, and at any moment she would give up on trying.

She needed to head back to angel and her Hosuh, make sure they were alright. She knew they would though, it wasn’t like anypony cared about what pet she got, unlike Hosuh.

She still didn’t want to take any risks. Finally she reached the counter and put 6 bits down for three carrots. Once she took them and carefully placed them in her saddle bag, she galloped in the direction of her cottage. She was on the other side of town and was running at a speed she never thought she could manage. But her legs gave in and she slowed her pace to a stop. She had to stop being so worried about everything and calm down. She took deep breaths to calm her shaky nerves and looked ahead, her cottage sitting in the distance calling her home.

“Calm down Fluttershy, you know Hosuh will be alright along with angel. Let's just hope angel is gentle with Hosuh” she mumbled to herself.

“Angel is gentle with who?” a raspy voice called from above.

Fluttershy jumped and looked up. It was Rainbow Dash laying on a cloud looking over the edge down at her with a confused look.

“Rainbow! I didn't see you there” Fluttershy said, putting a hoof to her chest.

Rainbow dash smirked.

“Yeah, I know. But really though, what were you talking about?” she asked, her smirk fading.

Fluttershy froze. She didn’t need to tell Rainbow about Hosuh, if she did, Rainbow would probably be suspicious of her. She didn’t want to be a lair either, but she wanted to protect Hosuh. She was afraid of Hosuh getting taken away or something. And she knew Rainbow Dash would tell.

“It's nothing of your concern rainbow” Fluttershy replied, then started her way home again.

Rainbow dash frowned and zipped right in front of her.

“Fluttershy tell me what's on your mind, i can tell it's starting to get to you” Rainbow asked, her voice stern.

Fluttershy gulped.

“Rainbow, I'm fine, now I need to get home please” she begged.

Rainbow still held her in place.

“Fluttershy just tell me what's going on” the Rainbow Dash demanded.

Fluttershy didn’t know what to say, she couldn’t tell her that she had a strange creature in her cottage. But then again would she care?

“What were you talking about? Hoping angel would be nice” she repeated.

Fluttershy tried to find a good answer, but nothing came to her. Rainbow kept her stare on Fluttershy.

“Uhmm well, I promise home a new animal, a weasel actually, so I just hoped that uhh, angel would be nice while i'm out” she lied.

Rainbow dash calmed down.

“That's what you have been hiding? Why would you hide that?” Rainbow asked.

Fluttershy seemed to be frozen again.

“Cause I'm in a hurry, I forgot to feed my animals before I left and I need to get there now before they go insane” Fluttershy amused, then gave a sheepish grin.

Before Rainbow could ask anymore questions, Fluttershy dashed off, hoping her Rainbow maned friend wouldn’t follow. Thankfully she didn’t. Fluttershy opened the door to her home.

“I'm back friends, sorry I wasn’t able to feed you before leaving, I was busy” Fluttershy gave an apologetic smile.

Her woodland friends were a bit cranky but accepted her apology. Fluttershy almost jumped when she felt a small form wrap around her front foreleg.

“Oh, um hey Hosuh. How were you when I was gone?” she asked, looking down at him.

Hosuh looked up with a small smile and spoke.

“Fine, did you find anyone who would want to adopt me yet flutters?” he asked, squeezing tighter.

Fluttershy giggled.

“Hosuh it will take a while, and no I haven't. Sorry '' she apologized, couldn’t help but smile wider at Hosuh’s facial expression.

“Oh” came Hosuh’s short but less light hearted reply.

Fluttershy thought for a moment and spoke.

“Do you want to help feed my animals with me? I'm sure they would love you if you did” Fluttershy asked, wrapping a hoof around Hosuh.

Hosuh seemed to like it and hugged it back.

“Yeah!” he replied excitedly.

This would definitely take his mind off of the adoption thing.

“Okay well, we're going to start in the cottage and work our way outside. So watch closely” she said, then walked around Hosuh, over to where angel was laying down.

After an hour and a half feeding the animals, all they had left were the chickens.

“Okay Hosuh, you should let me do this, it's a big chore and I don't want you to get hurt” she said.

Hosuh gave a puzzled expression.

“What do you mean?” he wondered aloud.

“I mean chickens can be quite mean sometimes and im worried that they would get aggressive around you” Fluttershy replied.

Hosuh gave a smile again.

“But I'm sure i can help Fluttershy, I helped with the other ones, I promise I'll be careful” he begged. Grabbing her front foreleg again.

Fluttershy didn’t bother pushing him away.

“Im sorry but no, i'll let you do this when you're a little older” Fluttershy assured before Hosuh let go of her leg in disappointment.

“But-”

“No buts, no means no” Fluttershy said, furrowing her brow.

“Okay” was his last reply for now.

Since Hosuh couldn’t help Fluttershy with this one, he just watched from the sideline. Seeing how dangerous or troublesome feeding chickens could be. It didn’t look too complicated, but he still was a little upset that Fluttershy wasn’t letting him help. He felt kinda bad.

When Fluttershy were done after a couple of minutes, she came up to Hosuh.

“Let's go inside Hosuh, I don't want you outside for the rest of the day” she said with a worried look on her face.

Hosuh nodded. Then they spent the rest of the day relaxing, nothing too special.

2 days later…

Yesterday was a spa day with Rarity, Fluttershy had officially done it without Hosuh feeling alone the whole time. When she got back she asked what he had been doing, he said he was just napping since he didn’t sleep well the night before. Fluttershy didn’t blame him. But today, Fluttershy had to go over to her friend's Rarity for a fixer upper on her gala dress. But she noticed something else as she was making her way towards the front door. She looked at Hosuh and realized he had been wearing the same clothes.

“I'm sorry but, does your kind always wear clothes?” Fluttershy asked.

Hosuh nodded, he didn’t seem phased by the question at all. Fluttershy blinked.

“I'm guessing you're gonna need new clothes right?” Fluttershy guessed.

Hosuh nodded again.

“Well..then do you want to come with me to get more…” Fluttershy stopped herself.

When was she bringing Hosuh anywhere? Futtershy sighed and he would probably start talking about getting new clothes at some point anyway.

“More of what? Clothes?” he asked.

Fluttershy looked at him in silence for a moment then nodded. Hosuh came up to her and was ready to go.

“Now Hosuh I want to tell you something before we leave” Fluttershy said, lowering down to his level.

Hosuh waited for her to speak.

“You remember me saying that you were the only one that was not a pony in this world?” she asked, knowing he would remember.

“Yes,” he replied.

“Well Iran into one of my friends recently and she might not be happy about seeing you, she is more of a fighter then ‘lets be friends’ type. But if she does see you and doesn’t attack then she might be keeping an eye on you. I'm not saying she will see you, but if she does, then she does” Fluttershy explained.

Hosuh was almost concerned.

“Then how do we get new clothes for me?” Hosuh spoke.

“Well I have a saddle bag here” Fluttershy replied and then lifted a bag with a strap on it.

“You will be in this on the way there, just don’t make noise or movement. I have a friend who can make clothes, so maybe we can get her to make clothes for you. I just hope she doesn’t freak out from seeing you. But she probably won’t heh” Fluttershy amused.

“Iget to meet one of your friends?” he chirped.

Fluttershy smiled sweetly.

“Yeah, but promise me you won’t move inside or make noise on the way,” Fluttershy said.

Hosuh nodded gleefully. Fluttershy giggled and set the bag down. Hosuh stepped in and sat down. He surprisingly fit, but then again he was at least half the size for his age. Fluttershy lifted the bag and rested on her back. The weight of Hosuh was light, so she didn’t have any problems carrying him. She could even run if she had to. Not that it needed to be needed.

“Are you comfortable?” she asked, opening the door.

Hosuh hummed ‘yes’ before Fluttershy smiled and stepped out the door and closed it.

Fluttershy was dozens of feet away from the carousel boutique door before Fluttershy was stopped by Rainbow Dash trotting up to her.

“Hey Fluttershy? I wanted to apologize for what I did earlier. I should have been softer on you” Rainbow gave a worried expression. Drooping her ears and dipping her head in defeat.

Fluttershy turned in her direction.

“It's okay rainbow, you don’t have to apologize” the yellow pegasus replied.

Rainbow dash lifted her head, her ears still down.

“Are you sure?” she rasped.

Fluttershy nodded.

“Well okay, if you say so” Rainbow replied, her ears standing on end again.

Fluttershy was about to bid her farewell until a slight shift interrupted the silence.

“What was that?” Rainbow Dash asked.

Fluttershy wished she didn’t freeze easily.

“Uhhh, that was the weasel in my saddle bag, he is quite the motivated animal” Fluttershy lied.

Rainbow raised a brow.

“Why do you have a weasel in your saddle bag, especially when you're at Rarity’s place?” she asked suspiciously.

Fluttershy choked on her own words, struggling to mouth anything.

“I-I agreed that he would get a sweater from Rarity” Fluttershy lied again.

Rainbow was puzzled and a little annoyed.

“When does a weasel need a sweater in the middle of the summer?” she asked sternly.

Fluttershy waited longer to answer. Which raised rainbow’s suspicion even higher. Fluttershy could see it in her eyes.

“He gets cold during the night, so I told him I would get him one and well here we are. Ibetter get going, by!” Fluttershy sped off again.

Rainbow was annoyed with Fluttershy, but confused and all at once didn’t know how to feel. Rainbow dash gave up again and raced off to her cloud home. Fluttershy let out a sigh before knocking on the carousel boutique. She looked over her shoulder to make sure no one was in hearing range and looked down in the saddle bag Hosuh was in.

“Are you doing alright?” she asked.

“Yeah, was that one of your friends just now?” Hosuh questioned, shifting to get more comfortable.

“Yes. and you're about to meet one of them so be quiet” Fluttershy replied, before hearing the door to the boutique open with the sound of a sing-song bell ringing through the building.

“Ah Fluttershy you're here just on time” Rarity gleefully greeted.

Fluttershy grinned.

“Come on in, I have some treats and some tea waiting” Rarity said, as Fluttershy walked in.

Hosuh, from the inside of the bag gone unnoticed, could hear everything going on. But whatever they were talking about didn’t make sense and tried to keep in mind not to make noise or any movement that would produce that. But after a short time of boring information about this dress of Fluttershy’s, the subject of Hosuh came up.

“Um Rarity?” Fluttershy asked.

“Hmm?” Rarity hummed.

“Can I Show you something?” Fluttershy spoke slowly but timidly.

Rarity turned her head and trotted over and then sat down beside her on the couch. Fluttershy looked to her right at her saddle bag that rested next to her. Even for Hosuh, he could feel Fluttershy’s gaze land on him.

“What is it darling?” Rarity asked, her voice soft and understanding.

Fluttershy winced.

“Can you keep a promise?” Fluttershy said, not breaking away from her bag.

Rarity shifted in her seat.

“Yea, i can do that. What is it?” Rarity repeated.

Fluttershy cringed again.

“What I'm going to show you Rarity, is out of this world. But I promise you he won’t do any harm” Fluttershy reassured. Turning to look at her friend.

Rarity raised a brow, concerned but interested.

“Okay?” the fashionista replied hesitantly.

Fluttershy sighed.

“Promise me you won’t freak out or anything?” Fluttershy said, before picking up her saddle bag and setting it in front of her on the sofa.

Rarity nodded. Then looked down at the bag, half expecting something to jump out at her. Fluttershy steadied her voice and spoke.

“You can come out now, she won’t do anything”

Rarity was starting to think it was an animal. But now that she saw whatever was poking its head out to look eye to eye with her, she was starting to now think that she was, at some level, right.

“Rarity, this is Hosuh, Hosuh, this is Rarity” Fluttershy introduced.

The two stared at each other until Hosuh shyly ducked back down into the bag. Rarity didn’t do anything but widened her eyes a little.

“What is that?” Rarity tried to keep a polite and calmed tone.

“Well I'm not really sure, but he is friendly, I promise” Fluttershy replied, unsure.

Rarity softened her facial expression and said:

“Can I see his full body?” she requested.

Fluttershy nodded, then picked Hosuh up as if he were a kitten. Then moved the bag over to the side and placed Hosuh on her lap. Hosuh looked up at Rarity once again. Rarity was actually liking the appearance of him.

“He is…adorable” Rarity whispered.

Hosuh tried hiding behind Fluttershy’s mane. But failed a few times.

“He is, but there is a reason I promise him here,” Fluttershy said, seeing Rarity’s eyes dilate with amusement.

Rarity paused to turn her attention towards Fluttershy.

“Yes?” Rarity questioned.

“First I Want to say, can you please not tell anyone about him please? Especially Rainbow Dash?” Fluttershy begged.

Rarity blinked, then nodded.

“Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye” Rarity replied, mimicking the pastry being shoved in her eye.

Fluttershy sighed in relief.

“And I also want to mention something else,” the shy pony said.

“Can you make him know clothes by any chance? His animal kind always has to wear clothes” Fluttershy asked, giving Hosuh head pats to comfort him.

Rarity blinked, then looked down at Hosuh. The white unicorn could tell in his eyes, even if he wasn’t looking at her, that he was desperate to get more. Rarity looked away to think. All Rarity usually is dresses. But based on the name of this kid, it was a big chance that he was a boy. Rarity took a glance at his clothes and just saw that was normal looking, but she didn’t seem to mind from Fluttershy’s perspective. Rarity made eye contact and gave a half smile.

“I'll do it, I'll make some night gowns as well. If Hosuh is a friend of yours like your critter friends, then he is a friend of mine” Rarity said, putting a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder.

Hosuh and Fluttershy looked at each other then looked at Rarity. Both of them were filled with excitement.

“Really?!” Fluttershy asked, astonished.

Rarity nodded. Fluttershy smiled and then looked at Hosuh again.

“You're going to get some new clothes now hos” Fluttershy said, hugging Hosuh.

“But I Do need to take some measurements so, Hosuh come with me” Rarity said, hopping down from the couch.

Hosuh looked Fluttershy, as if he didn’t understand.

“Don’t worry Hosuh, i'll be out here on the couch” Fluttershy reassured.

Hosuh blinked, then felt himself feel 10 times lighter as he was levitated off the ground with a sapphire blue glow that covered his body.

“Don’t worry Hosuh, you're safe with me. I Promise you this is safe, I Don't bite” Rarity said. Setting Hosuh down on her back then walked off into a separate room.

Fluttershy put a hoof to her lips and drew it up ward, as if telling Hosuh to smile when it was appropriate. Hosuh returned a small smirk, then dropped it. Fluttershy knew getting to know somepony was good for him, she also knew he was shy for being himself. But she could tell Hosuh could handle this on his own. If he was able to run from a chimera, then he can survive this.

Rarity could feel her mane being pulled and gripped on, which made her cringe a little. She didn’t mind it at first, but when Hosuh got too aggressive, she would occasionally use an application of magic to get him to loosen his hold on her. It worked, almost every time, but it wasn’t enough for Hosuh to knock it off. But when Rarity was able to turn her head to look at him, she saw a stray strand of purple hair, she had enough and put him down on her work table with a bunch of mirrors surrounding him.

“Okay I think that's enough pulling and gripping, heh heh. Wait here, i'll get things set up, up stairs and we will get started soon enough” Rarity gave a small smile before trotting up the stairway. Leaving Hosuh unsupervised for a moment.

*I hope he doesn’t get into anything important down there* she thought to herself.

Opening the door to her bedroom, she saw her cat opal, sitting on the bed. Her cat meowed and hopped off the bed and made its way down stairs. Rarity didn’t pay attention to her though, instead started to clean up her room, the last order she did had taken a lot of space and was trying to clean it as fast as she could. Putting the needles and thread into their places. Fabric on the shelves, mannequins lined up against their respective walls and windows and then put a measuring tape strap around her neck with a pair of red glasses with small diamond studs that decorated the frame. She neatly made her bed and then pulled out a dress rack and put on the dresses that were on some of the mannequins from days before and today. She did a quick check of the area and tried to make sure that everything was foal proof, I mean Hosuh looked as if he were younger then sweetie belle, he younger sister. She didn’t want him to get hurt. If he did end up hurting himself in any way like a naive little foal, she wouldn’t forgive herself. He was too innocent. And Rarity felt a slight connection to him and she called him her friend as well. She wasn’t sure if he was okay with that, but either way, Rarity didn’t want to ruin her friendship with Fluttershy and Hosuh, if anything had happened to him.

Rarity jumped when she heard the unmistakable sound of Hosuh yelping.

*oh great, good job Rarity, you solved something that will never be fixed* She kicked herself and then ran out the bedroom door, and then stopped in the hallway.

She was listening to anything that would let her know that Hosuh was alright. When she heard him whimper, she galloped down the stairs and came to a stop when she saw Hosuh on the ground. What she saw made her heart break and then melt at the same time. Hosuh was laying on the ground on his back, he must have fallen but then again the table wasn’t up that high, he should be fine. But on top of Hosuh was Rarity’s white cat, opal. What she was doing was not normal for her to do. She was grooming Hosuh’s hair, which probably tickled, because he was falling into layers of giggles and small laughter. Rarity had calmed down completely when her eyes laid on this scene. Rarity couldn’t help but stare for a few moments, but soon realized the reason why opal was grooming him. Hosuh might have been needing a bath for probably days, opal doesn’t groom herself unless it was an emergency, or when she had tufts of fur sticking out. Like any other cat would. Rarity chuckled and then lifted Hosuh off the ground and out of opals grasp.

Opal chirped and meowed, as if saying she wasn’t done. Rarity set Hosuh on her back and made way back up the stairs as she spoke. Hosuh having another tight grip on her mane.

“Now opal, we don’t need Hosuh to be groomed by you, we just need to run a bath for him in a minute is all '' Rarity spoke, reasoning with her cat.

Opal gave a disapproved mew but Rarity ignored her. When Rarity closed the door to her bedroom behind her after opal was in, she set Hosuh down on her bed with her cat laying next to him, purring. Rarity was just glad she stopped grooming Hosuh. While it was a little strange for opal to like anyone, she isn’t usually this friendly towards anyone at all. Even another animal like Rainbow Dash’s pet tortoise, tank. But she let Hosuh pet the cat while she went to get her sewing machine set up. When she did, she came back to Hosuh and sat down on the ground.

“Hosuh, I need you to stand up for me okay?” Rarity stated, then watched Hosuh get off the bed and onto the floor.

“Can you hold still for me please? I need to measure your form so i can make what you need” Rarity requested.

Hosuh nodded and stood up straight, staying still as humanly possible. Rarity was impressed that he was able to do what she ordered, most foals just did what they wanted, like sweetie belle. But sweetie belle was at her parents house instead since she isn’t always with Rarity. When Rarity was done, she took another good look at Hosuh, then grabbed a notepad and pencil and wrote down everything she had measured and seen.

“I'm gonna have to remember this,” she mumbled.

Rarity set down the notepad and looked at Hosuh.

“Okay here is the plan” Rarity announced happily, clapping her hooves together.

Hosuh was now full and complete attention to Rarity.

“I will start working on your clothes, when I'm done with a pair of shorts and a shirt, along with some underpants, we will get you a bath started. How does that sound?” Rarity explained, lowering down to Hosuh’s eye level.

Hosuh nodded, then remembered what Fluttershy did with her hoof before Rarity had taken him into her own hooves. Hosuh gave a small smile in agreement. Rarity’s eyes shined with aw as she picked him up and set him back down on the bed.

“While I'm busy working, you can…” Rarity paused, looking around the room to see if she had anything for him to play with besides her cat.

“Wait here” she ordered before leaving the room.

She came back with a few plush toys and set them on the bed with Hosuh.

“You can play with those while I work, it should pass the time anyway” Rarity said, then trotted over to her sewing machine and different fabrics.

Occasionally she would look down at her notepad, seeing the notes she had written down for use. While this was happening, Hosuh would be playing with the plush toys. Sometimes would turn his attention to the cat to pet her. The whole time opal would either sit down on the bed beside Hosuh, watching him play with the offered toys or she would lay down next to him, purring.

Fluttershy on the other hoof, was still in the waiting room. But she didn’t mind, she liked the peace and quiet. It was like sitting in her cottage back at home, except if her cottage was something more sophisticated and more shiny and colorful and less nature feel to it. She picked up a treat from the small rack that sat in front of her. Taking a bite out of it. It was near afternoon and she knew Rarity had time to make a stack of clothes at least. Now that she thought about it, she should mention to her friend that Hosuh will get older and that she would come back. She would also agree that she would offer a generous amount of bits to pay.

After sometime of putting together the clothes and giving Hosuh a bath, Fluttershy and Hosuh headed out. Fluttershy decided to gallop back with Hosuh in the saddle bag once more.

By the time Fluttershy had closed the door in her cottage, she could hear a soft exhale and inhale coming from the saddle bag. She opened it to find Hosuh asleep. She was surprised he was able to fall asleep on the way here in a full gallop. But Hosuh probably found it relaxing in a way that it made him tired. It was now somewhere late afternoon now and Fluttershy was eager to relax with her critter friends. She picked up Hosuh and then spread her wings open. She flew upstairs and gently laid him in bed, then took his shoes off in order for him to sleep better. Pulling the covers over his shoulder, Fluttershy brushed some hair out of Hosuh’s face with her hoof. Smiled, then quietly left the room while turning off the light and closing the door. Fluttershy had a few thoughts running through her mind while she made her way down the stairs. It was still technically day time, and she had enough time to wander through Ponyville and asked if they were willing to take responsibility for Hosuh. but nopony has seen Hosuh before except for Rarity. Fluttershy knew she couldn’t take him, she had a job to make dresses and other things, she couldn’t do Twilight since she had princess duties like spike had said before, Applejack already had Apple bloom and a dog, taking care of a toddler would be more of a hoof full if anything. Pinkie pie couldn’t either since she had the baby cakes.

Fluttershy sat down on the couch to think about this more and deeply.

Pinkie also had a store to deal with. And she obviously didn’t want to check in with Rainbow Dash, one she lied to her, two she doesn’t seem to care for fillies when it came to being responsible for it. Fluttershy sighed, shifting and laying down on the sofa. She knew there were many ponies in this town with foals of their own, if they didn’t they had a job. Or they were simply not interested in getting a pet. There were too many houses to go through and Fluttershy was not prepared for that. Which led to herself. Fluttershy didn’t think of herself as having Hosuh as a….son. She did like Hosuh a lot, but did she love him as a son? Now that she thought about it, Hosuh did follow her around and she did feed him as if she was a mother. Did Hosuh see her as a mother though? Was he going to ask about her being his mom? Fluttershy almost felt light hearted at that thought, she would have to think about this tomorrow. But as Fluttershy got a blanket from underneath the couch, more thoughts flooded her mind. The first one that popped into her head was Hosuh being very grabby when she was putting him to bed. But she kept telling herself that he was just being a kid, nothing more. He did say he was afraid of the dark, did he say that? Yeah. he did. But again Fluttershy thought nothing of it, he is just a kid. Kids are gonna have fears of the dark from time to time. But Fluttershy was like this when she was a foal. Around the same age as Hosuh is, maybe older.

Fluttershy rolled to her side and looked in the direction of one of her windows and stared up at the stars lazily and somewhat saddened. She didn’t know why, but it was probably because she was having trouble with getting Hosuh new parents, or if it was because of the lies she told dash earlier. Or if it was because she was having trouble deciding on what to do with Hosuh. But she shut those thoughts out when she felt tears threatening to leave her eyes. Falling asleep was a little hard, but when she did. She was instantly peaceful.

A white light blared around Fluttershy, soon leading to a midnight blue color, decorated in white spots as if they were stars. Everywhere. Fluttershy opened her eyes and was puzzled when she was greeted with a space-like area. At first she felt serene and relaxed. But then a bright white orb appeared in front of her, Fluttershy put a leg over her eyes before it disappeared. Fluttershy lowered her hoof and saw princess luna.

“Luna?” Fluttershy called out.

Fluttershy bowed down to show respect for the princess, but was soon interrupted.

“Please Fluttershy, I would accept it, but now isn’t the time” luna spoke softly.

Fluttershy stood up in a flash.

“Why? Is something wrong?” Fluttershy asked, trotting up to her.

Luna gave a stern but worried expression.

“No, but there is a reason I'm here in your dream,” she replied.

Fluttershy shuttered, her eyes widened.

“What is it?” Fluttershy asked, then raised an eyebrow.

Luna nodded in agreement.

“Yes, but I think it’s easier to show you, i'll talk after words” luna spoke slowly.

Fluttershy didn’t like that reply. But let Luna do her thing. Luna lifted her front hoof, then stomped it against the ground at such a force, it echoed across the empty area Fluttershy called her mind. Everything started shifting and moving at a high speed around them. Fluttershy was going to feel nauseous, but it finally stopped when she and Luna had appeared in ponyville. Fluttershy was puzzled, but soon she heard a loud crash. Turning around she almost gasped. Luna had a blank expression on her face, but had a hint of stern and interest. Fluttershy walked over and next to her to look at her face, then the chaos. Again she almost gasped. Not sure how to feel. A group of ponies surrounded somepony in the middle, all of them cheered with happiness and support. In the middle of the group was…no one. No one was there. Fluttershy was confused but at the same time curious.

“What is going on? No one is there” Fluttershy stated.

Luna looked down at Fluttershy.

“That's because it has not happened yet” she replied.

Fluttershy raised a brow as she said this.

“Why are you showing me this?” Fluttershy asked.

Luna looked ahead again, Fluttershy followed suit.

“Just to tell and show you that there is always hope,” Luna explained shortly, putting a hoof to her chest.

Luna looked down at Fluttershy, while turning to face her straight. Again Fluttershy did the same.

“I know you have been taking care of that child Fluttershy, it's no secret to me and only me,” Luna said, putting her hoof back down.

Fluttershy was puzzled again.

“Huh? Do you mean Hosuh?” Fluttershy asked, not knowing how Luna knew about this.

“Iknew since the first night he was there in your cottage, I also knew deep down you would take good care of him. Which you have, and that you both are struggling” luna explained.

Fluttershy gave up on trying to digest what she was saying.

“How do you know about Hosuh?” Fluttershy timidly questioned.

Luna smiled.

“I'm the ruler of the night, I look after dreams and make sure everything is serene” Luna answered. Luna continued.

“I just happen to come to one of your dreams about a night ago, you dreamt of Hosuh, did you not?” she asked.

Fluttershy stared at the ground before answering.

“I don't know, if I did im sure I would have remembered it” Fluttershy replied, lifting her head.

Luna dropped her smile.

“Well either way I assure you, you did. Sometimes ponies won’t remember dreaming, but like I said, I assure you, you did dream of Hosuh. Nothing big or important at the moment” she stated.

Fluttershy raised a brow again.

“Also what do you mean by struggling?” Fluttershy questioned ceriously.

Luna blinked.

“i can feel it in your dreams, even Hosuh himself,” Luna replied.

Fluttershy was surprised.

“You went into his dreams?!” she yelped.

Luna gave a questioning look.

“Right, right. Princess of dreams, heh” Fluttershy nervously giggled.

“But what is Hosuh struggling with? Does it have to do with having parents?” Fluttershy asked, stepping closer to luna.

She nodded.

“Yes, but let's focus on you for the moment,” Luna suggested.

Fluttershy was baffled but...saddened.

“How do you feel about Hosuh getting new parents? Is he getting any?” Luna asked calmly.

Fluttershy’s face melted into guilt.

“Well, no. I was thinking about it before going to bed, I know no one will take him except for me if I had too” Fluttershy explained.

Luna took that in for a moment.

“Are you planning on telling him that you will take full responsibility for taking care of him?” Luna asked again.

Fluttershy kept her guilty expression however.

“I..don’t know, I think so. But I'm not entirely sure yet. He still thinks he is getting parents or one parent” Fluttershy replied sadly.

Luna took this in as well. She put a hoof to her chin to think. Then lowered it.

“What told you about parents? Anything you think is important?” Luna said.

Fluttershy thought deeply about this.

“Well he has told me he didn’t care about who adopted him, as long as they took good tender loving care into him, he even said he didn’t care whether it was one or two parents. But I guess I should also tell you about him and me since he has been liking the fact that my presence is around him” Fluttershy explained, her guilt slowly turning into oblivion.

Luna didn’t say anything and just listened.

“Ever since I rescued him from a chimera, it's like I'm a mother figure to him. He constantly is by my side no matter what, unless I told him I was going to be out for a bit. But when I returned from a shopping trip he was instantly around my forelegs the second I stepped through my front door” Fluttershy went on.

Luna gave that a thought.

“Have you done anything else that has triggered his senses into thinking you're his mom?” Luna asked.

Fluttershy sighed.

“Well, he calls me by my own name actually, but I have fed him a few times before. Except for when I left him with food on his first day here, even though he said he couldn’t feed himself. I also asked Rarity to make him clothes and that I would pay her. I'm also there when he is upset or when he needs me” Fluttershy was getting tired of explaining things.

Then it was like a light bulb went off in Luna's mind.

“I think I now know why he is always acting like a child,” Luna said.

“What do you mean? He is a child luna” Fluttershy commented.

“My point is that he wanted you to adopt him as a mom. Think about it fluttershy, you're getting him clothes, feeding him, putting him to bed, you're there for him when he needs you, i'm pretty sure you're going to be called mom at some point” luna confirmed.

Fluttershy’s eyes almost widened.

“Are you saying-”

“Yes, I am. Fluttershy think about it deeply, do you expect him to keep calling you friend or pal because you're doing this to make him happy?” Luna raised a brow.

Fluttershy shook her head.

“No,” she answered weakly.

Luna made her voice a little stern.

“Then it is settled,” Luna said, putting a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder.

“Fluttershy, you need to take care of him. I'm sure deep down you want to take care of him as a mom” luna reassured.

Fluttershy was going to protest but nodded in agreement, she knew it deep down herself.

“What do I do now?” the shy pony asked.

“Tell Hosuh your going to be responsible for him, if you can take care of hundreds of animals, I know you can take care of Hosuh” luna replied.

Fluttershy closed her eyes, taking in the peaceful silence. Before Fluttershy could say anything to break the silence, she started to feel light headed. Luna recognized this almost immediately.

“Our time is up, I have to go,” Luna said, turning around and walking through an opening that had appeared.

Fluttershy didn’t pay any mind to it. She just let the princess go as she waited for herself to wake up. Once princess Luna had disappeared, Fluttershy could feel her surroundings start to fade to the same blaring white light she had felt and seen from minutes before. Then it felt like her mind was filled with senses.