The smell of blooming Jasmine carried by the wind, through a cracked window of a small townhome. The gentle of aroma flowed through the rooms, cluttered with papers and other various other projects. A grey-brown stallion with a bright orange unkempt mane, with brilliant teal eyes hidden behind, tinted glasses, working over a poorly candle lit desk, scribbling and scratching with his quill.
His dimly lit unicorn’s horn gleaming with a bright blue stream of raw magic, holding the quill and doing the writing for the stallion. His eyes periodically adjusted as he would sit trying to think of the words that would make his most recent poem, the most ecstatically pleasing.
Without warning, a loud boom echoed throughout his small mostly empty home. Startling the focused pony causing him to jump, spilling the ink well all over the parchment he had been working on. Using magic, he lifted the ink-soaked paper, and carefully examining it, in hopes that it may be saved, but no luck.. Letting out a long drawn out sigh, he throws it in the over flown trash bin and goes outside.
He starts slowly walks to his door and looks around and sees the local favorite pink pony, Pinkie Pie, lying in a tangled mess on the ground. A step ladder snapped on the ground, which caused Pinkie’s fall to the ground.
“Visidar! You’re up early! What are you doing up so early!? Are you preparing for the festival like I am!?” Pinkie Pie cannoned as she tried untangled, herself from the streamers and other decorations.
“How do you know that you didn’t just wake me up?” Visidar appeased, using his magic, picking pinkie pie, and neatly putting all the decorations together for her.
“That’s obvious silly! You’re not in Pajamas! Your coat also has an ink stain on it! Wait, a second I got it! You were writing love letters again” Pinkie Pie bubbled looking at Visidar teasingly
“I am? Really? Who is it for?” Visidar jested
Continuingly to look at Visidar teasingly, “So who is it really, are you ever going to us? Do I know her?”
“Yes… Someday… maybe, No… I don’t know. Do you need help getting the decorations set up for the festival?” Visidar sputt
ered nervously, the thought of who, got him real nervous.
“Oh, I don’t know.” Pinkie Pie says sarcastically
“I will let you help… if you tell me who that love letter was for!” she continued.
Visidar’s blush starts to peer his coat.
“I have a Love letter that for somepony? Pinkie? Just because I have an Ink stain on my coat, How are you so certain that I was writing a love letter?”
“Silly! Your face says it for you! Your coat turns a cute red when you blush”
“Oh! Oh… oh!! Um, do you need help getting the decorations set up for the festival?” Visidar sputtered nervously repeating himself
“Well… Okaaaay, if you want to help I guess. But you better Pinkie Promise that you will tell me soon...”
Visidar’s expression goes from embarrassed to blank and his eyes widen, as he slowly inches his way back into his house
“I will prepare something to drink for the both of us, and we can get started…”
The two ponies of Ponyvile prepare the town’s decoration for a new festival, ‘Festival of the Stars’ after the return of Princess of Luna, The community of Ponyvile wanted to make Luna feel loved, and welcomed. They started this celebration in her honor.
As the large glowing sphere rose slowly into the dull morning sky, Casting sunbeams in every direction while it illuminated the small town, and its two early bird workers. Visidar and Pinkie Pie worked to set up the festival’s decoration. The town became busier as more ponies started waking up to start their daily activities. Ponyvile’s Town square and main street was beautifully decorated. On the main street ponies started setting stalls up for the night’s festivities.
“Hey, Pinkie Pie… Would you be interested in helping me set up my stall for the festival today?” Visidar requested
“A stall? I thought you were a repair pony?” Pinkie Pie questioned curiously
“Well of course, I am a repair pony, but that’s not my special talent, Pinkie Pie… My actual special talent is creative writing. But unfortunately, writing poetry and little foals stories doesn’t put a roof over my head or food on my table… So I sort of had to become a handy-pony. It’s not what’d I prefer in terms of jobs, but at least I can scratch what I can from it.” Visidar sighed
“C’mon, my stall is just over here, I just need to get my materials out.” He continued
Weaving in and out the ponies, trying to head back to Visidar’s small townhome. Visidar, using his magic, unlocks his door and pulls out two carts. One for Pinkie to push and one for himself…
Pinkie Pie walks around the cart and examine the contents. She picks up one of the picture frames and read what was written out loud
“Misty the winds are, the petals of divine grace, Memories unravel, and I am caught up in your embrace.” Pinkie Pie read out loud
“You wrote that?” she continued real impressed.
“Well, of course! That’s what I do. I have a whole lot more too”
The two got the carts to the stall, and started setting picture frames with the calligraphy poetry, on the table.
“The moon shines bright and the stars fill the sky with beautiful shades of blue, silver, while I sit under the stars, lighting up the sky at night. No time to quietly sit and meditate during the daylight hours; too much to do, too many places to go, The peace I receive is more than listening to music; sitting around a campfire; picnic at the lake. We have the Princess of the Night, for our gracious gift of beauty!” Visidar bellowed the enchanting words.
Visidar turned to Pinkie Pie,
“See, That’s pretty much all I have to do to sell my stuff.” Visidar said while looking up and down, the main street of Ponyvile, examining each individual passerby. He spots a familiar pony, and calls her out
“Hey, Fluttershy! Long time no see!” Visidar hollered to catch her attention.
The yellow Pegasus carrying a basket of medicinal herbs in her mouth. She walks over to the stall to greet him.
“Oh Why hello there Visidar. Oh and pinkie pie, How are you two doing today” the soft spoken gentle pony asked
“Hold on! Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait! Fluttershy! You’re not shy!? Not like hiding behind other ponies shy?! What did you do to Fluttershy!?” Pinkie Pie Sporadically questioned the timid pony and then to Visidar.
“Fluttershy was one of the first of my friends I made here to Ponyvile. Well… Other than you of course…“ Visidar paused, taking a slight breath, and to contemplate for a moment.
“The whole hiding behind other ponies was how she first greeted me, but I was a little persistent, I thought she had no friends, So, I wanted to change that.” He continued
“Wow, Visidar, you’re real considerate aren’t you.” Pinkie Pie complimented
“Yeah, He really is, I am glad to have a friend like him. I’d love to stay and chat but I’ve got to go, I have things are going to take care of… Bye” Fluttershy said grabbing her basket and walking away.
“Yeah, Just friends…” Visidar muttered to himself
“What was that?” Pinkie Pie asked
“Oh, I just wish I had the strength to tell Fluttershy how much, I love her.” Visidar mutters then realizes what he has said then freaks out, and spastically covers his muzzle.
“No! You’re in love with Fluttershy! No way! That’s adorable! I bet—“ Before Pinkie pie can finish
“Pinkie! No please! No… No… I can’t believe I just did that.” In udder disbelief of he had just said
“What is it you like about her the best!?” Pinkie Pie Blasted at Visidar
“Pinkie wai—“
“Do you plan on asking her out!?” Pinkie Pressured
“I can’t—“
“When did you fall in love with her!?” She continued
“I um… wai—“
“I can’t wait to tell my friends, I bet they’d love to hear this!” Pinkie pie spoke to herself excitedly
“Pinkie pie no… Please, no. You have to promise, No, Pinkie promise me that you will not tell anyone, please… I’ve kept it a secret for a long time because I’ve been to afraid –“ as Visidar was panicking, he starts stumbling, stepping on his water bottle moist from condensation
Causing him to fall head first onto the stall counter, the impact ends up smashing his glasses.
Visidar was out cold…
A muffled voice sounding like it was repeating over and over, as if it were a one sided conversation, or if someone were talking to them self. The noise seems to become more coherent and understandable. Being able to make out the words
“Visidar, are you alright, are you waking up?” A concerned gentle voice echoed through the house
Visidar was coming too
“Hmm? What? I could have sworn I saw a unicorn…” Visidar muttered deliriously
“You are a unicorn silly! Are you okay? You took a pretty nasty spill, you scared me really bad.” Pinkie Pie explains with a sigh of relief.
“I am really sorry, I shouldn’t have pressured you, I knew that you got nervous, when pressured on sensitive subjects like that… I just sort of lost control. Fluttershy has been a real close friend of mine for a very long time.” She continued
“It’s alright…” Visidar looked out the window and realized the sun had already set.
“Pinkie, what happened to the stall?” Visidar asked
“After I brought you back to your home, I went back and started selling everything for you. I felt bad for what happened so I picked up what you were going to do” She answered
“Oh Pinkie, you didn’t have to do that”
She places a sack of bits on the night stand
“that’s what was earned before I came here” Pinkie Pie muttered
Visidar rustled around in his bed, trying to get up.
“Go ahead and take it, you’ve earned it. Go spend it on yourself for the festival or something” Visidar said
“are you sure?” Pinkie responded
“Yeah, go ahead, You’ve earned it” Visidar confirmed
Pinkie Pie took the sack of coins and went ahead and left. Visidar got up from his bed, and stumbled around. He walks to his living room and looks at the ladder that Pinkie Pie broke earlier in that day and thought of different simplistic way he is going to fix it. He continued to make his way to his stall.
Once arrived, he went through the crates to see what Pinkie managed to sell, and he organized everything, and placed what was on display, back in the crate. He pulled a tarp over the opening of the stall… He continues to make his way towards the heart of the festival to try and enjoy himself a little bit before the night is over.
Still a little worried about Pinkie Pie knowing about his feelings for Fluttershy, He begins running all sorts of scenario through his heads. Like, ‘what happened if this was only a phase’ or ‘what happened if Fluttershy wouldn’t love him in return’
“Visidar! Hey! Visidar!” A familiar voice hollering over the crowd of ponies, a bright tan, mare with a bright blue muzzle and a bright blue splotch on her flank with a dark blue mane with a silver highlight on it, approaches Visidar. It was Alexandrite Flowerhoof. Alex ran the local clinic with her fiancée, Ashenn.
“I am glad to see you’re doing alright, I hear you hit your head pretty hard!” Alex sighed
“Oh, you heard about that?” Visidar questioned
“Heard about it? Ha!” Alex chuckled
“Ms. Pie ran into my clinic freaking out, hollering and yelling. Neither I nor Ash, could understand her, so we just followed her to you blacked out in your festive stall. ” Alex explained clearly
“Oh, I see.” Visidar muttered looking around
“For a small Unicorn you are pretty heavy you know.” Alex said jokingly trying to bring up a conversation. Obviously Visidar is preoccupied with something.
“Am I really fat? I am sorry… I didn’t mean to cause you any problems, I was pretty reckless.” Visidar responded apologetically
“Visidar, Is something wrong?” Alex was obviously concerned with Visidar, he didn’t seem to acting like his usual random self.
“Alex… Say, you lacked the confidence to do something, and No matter how hard you try, no matter the effort. When you see your goal, that confidence gets shot down.” Visidar asked
“What are you asking?” The tan and blue pony asked
“There is a special mare… I… Love her, a lot, and I can barely even talk about it. I want to tell her so bad, but I can’t. I choke up; I can talk to her no problem. I just freeze and get scared when I want to tell her. I accidentally told Pinkie, and I freaked out which caused me to stumble and hurt myself.” Visidar explained
“Visidar, if you love this mare as much as you say, you’ll someday gain the strength to see past that insecurity. Maybe It’s not the time to tell her that you love her just yet, Or maybe you can just spend some more time with her, and the more time you spend the more you with her, the more you let on, you love her.” Alexandrite instructed.
“Oh well, Thanks Alex… It doesn’t exactly make me feel any better about my situation but at least I have more, of a better insight. I’d guess…” Visidar droned.
“Well, I am sorry it didn’t give you the motivation it you’d hoped for. As much as I’d like to stay and hang out, Ashenn promised me something special, so I don’t want to keep him waiting. Have a good Festival of the Stars, Visidar!” Alexandrite Flowerhoof concluded trotting off with excitement
Visidar watches his old friend, Alex fade away into the crowd. Then he starts begins on a canter through the streets looking at the unique bobbles and items. The showcases of artistic skills, the prowess of musical talent, even Princess Luna was there, meeting her loyal subjects, rather than royalty to subject, but pony to pony.
Visidar had a chance to speak with Princess Luna, but decided to continue on looking for Fluttershy… Maybe in hopes he can finally muster the courage to ask her out on a date.
However unfortunately, the simple thought of asking, causes his knees to shake.
His searches leads him to food court, carefully examining each uniquely colored pony, he doesn’t seem to have any luck. He felt as if he had gathered his courage to ask was for nothing. He turns around to head back the way he came. Back home. When he saw finally saw Fluttershy, with a beautiful pink scarf and a beautiful hat lined with a feather. Her hair mane was braided tied off with a baby blue bow.
She was aside another stallion according to her body language as scared and nervous as he probably is Visidar could see her lips subtly moving, and while body language over reacting with slight wailing of his head, while an exaggerated smile slapped over his face, In response to whatever she might of said, whether it be a joke.
Fluttershy turns to the stallion and stares at the ground a bit then her lips move once more. The stallion starts scoffs and starts laughing. Fluttershy backs down obviously upset…
Visidar begins to approach casually, within earshot
“You want to what?! Ha! Yeah right, girly, your pretty and all, but you’re not my type at all. I mean your talent is practically worthless. All you do is babysit animals… Who can practically take care of themselves! You want me to make a commitment with somepony like you, if your talent can’t even be beneficial for me as well!?” The Self centered stallion bullied
Visidar’s eyes widened with disbelief. As Fluttershy started to cry uncontrollably, Visidar approaches the stallion
“Hey, You there What is your problem!? Do you always treat mares like this? She admires you, likes you for who you are, and you come in and treat her like this? Tell her she is worthless for what reason? Because she doesn’t suite you!? She is one of the most shy ponies here in Ponyvile and for her to ask you that---“
“Are you going to continue rambling or are you going to leave me alone.”
The two stallions were trying to holler over each other, over the sound of Fluttershy’s crying.
“I am asking you what your problem is!? Because it was unnecessary to--” Visidar was trying to repeat, but before other stallion quickly turns around and bucks Visidar across his chest, knocking him backwards unto the ground.
The cruel stallion walked off, laughing vanishing into the crowd
Visidar gets up coughing, hacking. He walks over to Fluttershy.
He whispers to her “c’mon let me take you home.”
Visidar props Fluttershy on his back and carries her out of town, to the edge of town to her small cottage. The small yellow pony curled up on weeping. Visidar managed his way to Fluttershy’s bedroom
He helped her into her bed, removing her scarf, and hat, placing them both on her night stand.
Angel bunny, hops up to Fluttershy anxiously looking at Visidar.
“Fluttershy you are not worthless. I am so sorry you had to go through that.
He felt he was at fault, for some reason. Even though there was no way of knowing that the stallion would have done that to Fluttershy.
“How ignorant and disgusting, its disgraceful… its just… Why!?
Visidar made his way to the bathroom to grab a dry cloth, and using his magic, he began drying her tears. He pulls the covers up over Fluttershy to and cuddled the soft-spoken mare.
“Listen, Don’t believe what that jerk said… You mean the world to some ponies, and taking care of these animals is more of a blessing only a great stallion would appreciate. You deserve better than him. I really wish I could have done more…”
Some time had passed, Fluttershy, still whimpering manages to fall asleep. Visidar, barely managed to stay awake. He gently gets up, straightening her hair out, and whispered to himself.
“Here you are, the most shy pony in Equestria. You had the strength to ask out that stallion you barely know, yet here I am… knowing you for more than two years, and I can’t handle telling some other pony I love you. I am one pathetic stallion.”
Everyone use to tell me that love hurts, but that is not true... Loneliness hurts Rejection hurts. Losing someone hurts, envy hurts. Everyone gets these things confused with love. But in reality love is the only thing in the world that covers up all the pain… I guess I am afraid to ask her, is because I am afraid of being rejected, of knowing that I will be lonely. And knowing that I will lose a good friend.” Visidar Mutters to himself
