Neither pegasus could say anything as they avoided eye contact. "I-if you want, I can wait." Fluttershy suggested, breaking the awkward silence.

"No, it's al-alright. Besides, if we t-took turns, it would only take longer." Fluttershy nodded and allowed Scootaloo to settle into the warm water first. She moved towards one end of the tub and motioned for Fluttershy to join.

'Keep calm and carry on Fluttershy. You can do this.' The older pegasus took a deep breath and lowered herself into the water, her back pressed up against Scootaloo. It sent a shiver up and down her spine and she knew that Scootaloo could probably feel it. Instead of saying anything, the two proceeded to wash the sticky frosting off of them.

"Um...Fl-Fluttershy?"

"Yes?" The yellow pegasus turned and saw an adorable blush on Scootaloo's face.

"C-can you wash my back? There is some glaze there but I can't seem to reach it."

"Oh, um...of course. Hold on a moment." Fluttershy turned slowly and saw that Scootaloo had her wings stretched out.

"It feels like it's right between my wings." Fluttershy took a quiet breath and slowly stretched her hooves out and hesitantly began to rub the spot between the younger pegasus's wings. Scootaloo bit her bottom as soon as she felt hooves touch her, a light pleasure running through her body.

'Wow...her coat is really soft...' Fluttershy noted as she scrubbed and massaged the younger pony's back as she searched for glaze.

'Can't...make...noise...' Scootaloo thought as Fluttershy scrubbed the glaze off. The two continued to sit in silence with the occasional small squeak from Scootaloo as Fluttershy's hooves passed around her wings.

'This is nice...but why can't it be Rainbow doing this?' Scootaloo mumbled mentally as Fluttershy continued. After a few more minutes (which was slow for both ponies, but for different reasons) the older pegasus sighed.

"I'm sorry..." Fluttershy finally said, lowering her hooves.

"What're you sorry for?" Scootaloo asked, not daring to turn due to the dark redness she knew was on her cheeks.

"I'm obviously making you uncomfortable and I don't mean to." Scoots heard the sound of water rushing back down into the tub, telling her that Fluttershy was trying to exit the bath.

"Fluttershy, it's alright. I'm just... a little nervous is all. Like I said before, I'm not used to other ponies touching my wings or around the joints. It feels really good though, I promise."

Fluttershy smiled despite knowing that Scootaloo wouldn't turn around and lowered herself back into the water and resumed washing the orange pony's back. So while Fluttershy washed Scootaloo's back, she hummed a light melody.

Scootaloo was thankful that the older pony was distracted and wouldn't hear her light moans. 'Dang it...if she keeps this up, I'm gonna lose it!' Scootaloo thought worriedly. She needed to make the older pegasus stop somehow.

After a few seconds of thought, Scootaloo spoke.

"What song is that if you don't mind me asking?" She asked, hoping to distract Fluttershy into stopping.

"Hmm? Oh, it's just a little song I like to hum from time to time for my animals. I don't know the name of it or where it comes from, but my dad used to hum it for me when I was a filly."

"Oh...well...it's really pretty." Scootaloo replied.

"Thank you." Fluttershy said happily, continuing the scrubbing. 'Oh man...I can feel my control about to slip...' Much to Scootaloo's relief, Fluttershy lowered her hooves.

"There you go; all clean." The care-taker gave Scoots a light pat on the head.

'My turn.' Scootaloo thought mischievously. "Thanks Fluttershy. Now turn around and let me clean you." Now it was Fluttershy's turn to blush.

"Oh, t-that's alright. You don't-" Fluttershy began to say, but the younger pony cut her off.

"No, I insist. It's only fair that I clean you after you cleaned me." Fluttershy swallowed a lump in her throat and turned around, praying to Luna that she could control herself since she was a lot like Scootaloo in the fact that not many ponies touched her wings.

Seconds later, she shuddered in delight as Scootaloo began to rub her back looking for smudges of glaze. 'Just bite your lip and close your eyes.' Fluttershy told herself. However, it didn't help as Scootaloo's hooves haphazardly searched for glaze that may not have even been on her back. The younger pony randomly applied pressure at spots she thought there was frosting, causing Fluttershy to stiffen slightly every time it happened.

'Heh, this is kind of fun. Nice too...I wonder if Dash would ever let me do this to her?' Scootaloo thought with a smile.

"S-Scootaloo...I th-think that's good."

"You sure?" To punctuate her sentence, Scootaloo pressed right between Fluttershy's wing joints and pushed upwards. The result was a loud "Eep!" from the older pony as she spun around and grabbed Scootaloo's shoulders.

"Y-yes! I'm s-sure!" Scootaloo saw the blush on Fluttershy's face and the look in her eyes and only one thought ran through her mind.

'Holy Celestia...she's cute when she's flustered.' Scootaloo slowly felt a blush crawl onto her face as she continued to gaze upon Fluttershy's face and the older pony couldn't help but thing the same thought.

~~~

After Fluttershy and Scootaloo had been sent away into the bathroom, Roseluck smiled and began to wipe the glaze off the floor. She couldn't help but swing her hips as she scrubbed the deliciously sticky substance off the floor while a tune ran through her head.

"Honey, we have guests. Don't taunt me like that." was heard before snap! and Roseluck's head shot up as a light pain flared from her flank. She turned and saw Colgate mischievously holding a rag with her magic.

"I'm taunting you huh?"

"Yes. It's very...distracting to watch you clean." Colgate said, lowering the rag.

"Then turn away." Roseluck suggested, a smile of her own growing.

"And what are you going to do if I don't?"

"Hmm...what AM I going to do to a sexy mare who has the audacity to look at my flank whilst I clean?" With each word Roseluck spoke, she took a step closer to Colgate, backing the unicorn up against the wall until the blue pony was forced to stand on her back legs, her back pressed up against the wall. Roseluck pinned her lover with hooves on both sides of Colgate and licked her lips. "I think this will have to suffice."

The earth pony leaned forward with closed eyes and gently pressed her muzzle to her lover's fur. Then, she opened her mouth just a bit and let her tongue snake out to lick a patch of matted blue fur.

Colgate inhaled sharply as Roseluck drug her tongue down over the sweetened patch. After licking the spot for a few minutes, Roseluck moved on and every time Colgate moved, the creme pony would bite down, earning herself a heated moan from the dentist. Roseluck could practically hear the desperation in the pinned mare's voice as she begged for more.

Rose moved her head away from a glazed patch of fur and got her face close to Colgate's ear and whispered, "Like you said...we have guests."

"But Rose...that's just mean..." Roseluck chuckled and lowered herself back onto the ground with Colgate following close behind, her breathing laboured and heavy.

"Now come on, we've got to-" Roseluck couldn't finish her sentence as she was grabbed with magic and turned around only to be tackled to the floor and have her lips assaulted with hot, hungry kisses from the dentist. 'Heh...this could get bad.'

Roseluck thought as she fought to gain dominance in her own mouth. However, whenever the pinned earth pony attempted any movement, Colgate would simply push her back down with magic.

The mock battle lasted for a good number of minutes. However, a light cough brought the two back to reality and they saw the two damp pegasus standing in the hallway, a dark blush on both of their faces. Colgate leapt off of Roseluck, a blush of her own gracing her face. Nopony spoke as Roseluck rolled onto her stomach and got to her hooves. Finally, the earth pony spoke.

"Umm...Colgate started it."

"M-me?! You're the one who backed me against the wall and teased me!"

"Which wouldn't have happened if you wouldn't have snapped my flank with the rag."

"Well if you wouldn't swing your hips back and forth and made yourself so distracting-" The mini argument was interrupted by Scootaloo trying to hide her laughter. However, she did a poor job of it and ended up falling to the floor, laughing aloud. Then, it was Roseluck who started laughing, followed by Colgate, and finally Fluttershy.

When the mares had finished laughing, they all cleaned the kitchen and moved into the living room. They lit a fire and thanks to Colgate's magic, no water traveled down the chimney to water down the fire.

Roseluck hopped up onto one couch and patted the spot before her. Colgate smiled and quickly took the spot and the next moment was spent with the two getting comfortable. 'They look so...natural together like that.' Fluttershy thought, a small tinge of jealousy rushing though her mind. 'Roseluck, I know what you're doing.'

Fluttershy crawled up onto the opposite couch and wondered how else Roseluck was going to "make" Fluttershy indulge herself. "Hey Scoots, why don't you take a seat with Fluttershy instead of on the floor." The florist said as Scootaloo planted her bum on the ground.

'Oh...that's how.'

"I dunno...that's really up to Fluttershy." The yellow pegasus was about to speak, but Roseluck cut her off.

"Of course she won't mind! Besides, I bet her wing would keep you pretty warm." Scootaloo turned and Fluttershy could do nothing but offer a light smile. Scootaloo crawled up onto the couch and within seconds she was lying comfortably against Fluttershy with a yellow wing draped over her.

"Thank you Fluttershy."

"Y-you're welcome." Fluttershy looked directly at Roseluck and saw a coy smile on her lips. Fluttershy simply smiled back but was a little upset that her friend would do this to her.

'I know she means well...but I still feel bad...if this kind of thing keeps up, I may just take her from Rainbow...' Fluttershy hid her unhappiness behind Scootaloo's head as the youngest pony started the conversation.

For the rest of the evening, the four sat there sharing various stories ranging from stories of Scootaloo's school to Colgate's dentist office. At one point, Colgate looked the pair of pegasus over and smiled before saying, "You two look really cute together." The fliers blushed and looked each other in the eyes for a few moments before looking away.

"T-that's nice of you to say, but I don't think Fluttershy is interested in me like that. I mean, I'm pretty rowdy and wild and a lot like Rainbow Dash and I really don't think Fluttershy would appreciate having me as a marefriend. Right?" Scootaloo said, chuckling as she tried to force the blush away.

"Y-yea..." Roseluck could see the pain in Fluttershy's eyes and desperately wanted to do something for the poor pegasus.

'Maybe I shouldn't have told Colgate to say that...She looks even worse now.'

"Oh! That reminds me. Fluttershy, I know how I'm going to repay you for taking care of me when I was really sore." The yellow pegasus was silent, allowing Scootaloo to continue. "I'm gonna take you on a walk through Canterlot and maybe get some lunch while we're there."

"That sounds nice, but you don't have to-" Scoots cut off the older flier.

"Nope. I don't wanna hear you reject. Please?"

"Well..." Fluttershy saw Roseluck staring right at her and subtly nodding her head.

"Do it!" The florist mouthed as Scootaloo was looking at Fluttershy with a pouting lip.

"Alright. It'd have to be in the afternoon though."

Scootaloo grinned and said, "That's fine. That'll give me time to get myself figured out." Fluttershy nodded and conversation continued on like normal.

However, when one o' clock rolled around, Scootaloo yawned and Colgate said, "Perhaps we should all be getting to bed. Come on, we'll show you to the guest room."

Roseluck nodded, allowing for her lover to climb off the couch before heading to the master bedroom while the dentist showed the way to the guest bedroom. "You'll have to um...share the bed. We don't have a whole lot of room. Sorry."

"That's alright. I can sleep on the floor and-"

"Don't be ridiculous Fluttershy. We can share the bed." Fluttershy was silent as a light blush came to her face. Colgate opened the door to a moderate sized room, with a few decorations to keep the room lively.

"Thank you Colgate." Fluttershy said quietly.

"No problem. Good night you two."

"G'night Miss Colgate." The dentist chuckled and headed back down the hall to her room where her lover was waiting.

"That poor girl. I wish we could do something for her." Colgate said with a sigh.

Roseluck sighed as well and crawled into the bed before she said, "I know, but she doesn't want to stand in the way of Scootaloo's love for Rainbow Dash."

"I've seen Rainbow a few times and I can honestly say that Fluttershy is so much better for her!"

"I know." Colgate crawled into the bed as well and right into the waiting hooves of her marefriend.

"Are you sure we can't do anything for them?" The dentist asked with concern.

"I'm not sure love...I'm not sure."

The pair sighed and snuggled close to each other and Roseluck whispered, "I love ya."

"I love you too."

~~~

After Colgate had left, Scootaloo looked around the room and flapped her wings a few times before saying, "Alright, so which side of the bed you want?"

"Oh...it doesn't matter. I'll just take whichever side you don't take." Scootaloo nodded and crawled into the bed.

"Wow...this bed is really comfy despite it being small."

"The size of the bed doesn't matter. This bed looks about the same size as the one I have at my home." The older pegasus said, crawling into the bed. It was silent for a few minutes before Scootaloo spoke.

"It must be really lonely at your home...I mean, you said all of your animals have pretty much moved out right?"

Fluttershy sighed heavily and said, "Yes. It does get quite lonely out at the cottage since a lot of animals don't need help like they used to. All that's left is my little Angel Bunny, a few squirrels, a wolf cub, and Star."

Scootaloo was quiet for a moment and said, "How is Star?"

"She misses you. Every day she sits at the window and watches for you."

Fluttershy felt Scootaloo move a little closer before she said, "I miss her too and I want to come see her but I've just been busy...plus with my training now..." Scootaloo sighed and spun around in the bed to face the older pegasus. "Can I come see her tomorrow?"

"I'm sure she'd love that." Scootaloo smiled and nuzzled Fluttershy's chest, making the yellow pony blush. Slowly, Fluttershy wrapped her hooves around Scootaloo. The older pegasus expected for the younger mare to back away or to push her away, but instead Scootaloo sighed in content and was asleep moments later.

Fluttershy sighed quietly and softly rubbed Scootaloo's mane, resisting the urge to cry. 'This may be the only chance I'll ever have to be like this with her...' As the night wore on, Fluttershy tried her hardest to not fall asleep and lose the opportunity to cuddle with the pony she loved. However, at around three, Fluttershy fell asleep.

She had passed out holding Scootaloo as close as she could, fearing that it may all turn out to be a dream and that the young mare would be gone when she woke up.

~~~

When Roseluck woke up later that morning, she found that Colgate had already left the bed. The florist rolled around in the bed for a few minutes, stretching and yawning before rolling out of bed and heading to the kitchen. When she walked in, she saw the blue unicorn humming as she cooked some kind of breakfast.

"Good morning my love." The creme coloured earth pony said, wrapping a hoof around her lover and pulling her into a kiss. "The girls up yet?"

"I haven't seen them so I'm assuming they aren't. Would you mind going and waking them up?"

"Sure." Roseluck gave Colgate one more kiss before heading to the guest bedroom. She knocked lightly before cracking open the door. Inside, she saw the two pegasus ponies sleeping soundly and that Fluttershy's hooves were wrapped protectively around Scootaloo. The two seemed like the perfect couple in that moment. So, Roseluck just quietly shut the door and left the two alone.

"You wake 'em up?"

"I couldn't. They just looked so peaceful together and the way I see it, this may be one of the only times Fluttershy will get to hold Scootaloo like that so why not let her enjoy it?"

"You're sweet." Colgate said, adding a few things to the oatmeal she was making.

"And that's why ya love me."

The unicorn giggled and said, "Let's not forget your overwhelming modesty." Roseluck rolled her eyes and took a seat at the table.

~~~

When Scootaloo woke up, she didn't open her eyes. She was much too warm and much too comfortable to move. "I don't usually remember my bed being this warm..." she mumbled lightly before snuggling closer to the source of warmth. However, the longer that Scootaloo was near the heat, she began to notice something. There was the slight feeling of something rising and falling in front of her accompanied by the sound of what might've been breathing.

Plus, whatever was covering her didn't feel like just a blanket. Whenever she moved, Scootaloo felt a slight tickle. So, she finally opened her eyes and a quiet gasp left her lips as a massive blush rose to her cheeks. She was resting in Fluttershy's hooves with her face practically nestled in her chest and with a wing wrapped around her.

'Oh...wow...this is really...nice.' The young pegasus thought. Scootaloo smiled and just laid there, relaxed and allowing her thoughts to drift. 'I wonder if it'll be like this whenever I get with Rainbow...I mean, it won't be the same obviously. Fluttershy is really calm, she's quiet, she doesn't judge...she's smart...While Rainbow Dash is just as nice and smart, she's kind of loud when she sleeps and has the potential to be calm, but it doesn't really suit her...'

Scootaloo's thoughts were interrupted as Fluttershy took a deep breath and pulled Scootaloo closer, sighing happily. This sparked a thought within the young pony's mind. 'What if me and Fluttershy got together instead of me and Rainbow Dash? Would that even be possible? I mean...there's no way that she'd want to put up with a pony like me. I'm brash, I can't fly, most adult ponies can barely stand me...I'm a lot like Rainbow Dash...There's absolutely no way that Fluttershy would even CONSIDER hooking up with me. She could do so much better than me.'

Scootaloo couldn't stop the sigh that escaped her lips. She had brought herself down into a strange sort of sadness: a sadness from the thought that she couldn't be with Fluttershy. "But it makes no sense...I want to be with Rainbow Dash. So why is this making me so sad?" She whispered to herself.

"Huh?" Scootaloo froze when Fluttershy spoke up. "Did you say something?" The yellow pegasus asked, her speech slightly slow from her just waking up.

"N-no. I didn't say anything."

"Oh...alright." Scootaloo felt herself being snuggled tightly again as Fluttershy began to go back to sleep. The yellow mare mumbled something before closing her eyes again.

"Umm...Fluttershy?"

"Hmm?"

"Don't you think we should get up?" It took Fluttershy a moment before she remembered that she wasn't in her own bed.

"Oh! Right." That's when the older pegasus noticed that she had her hooves wrapped around the younger in a loving embrace. "I'm sorry!" Fluttershy said, quickly taking her hooves back and rolling off the bed.

"I-it's alright. I mean...I was pretty warm and happy so it's all good."

"R-right..." Fluttershy fought down the blush that wanted to make itself known. When the two were ready, the left the room and followed the sweet smell that hung in the air.

"What's that amazing smell?" Scootaloo asked as soon as she was in the light of the kitchen.

"That would be my lovely unicorn's famous cinnamon strawberry oatmeal."

"Well...it's not famous, but it's certainly delicious!" Colgate said, levitating two bowls to the table.

"Thank you Colgate." Fluttershy said before she began eating.

"Yea, thanks!" Scootaloo said quickly as she started eating. The dentist simply smiled as the two ate, their appreciation showing on their faces.

"Is it still raining out?" Fluttershy asked as she finished her oatmeal, glancing out the nearby window.

"Yea. It's not as heavy as it was yesterday, so it looks like it'll be stopping soon." Roseluck said, taking a look out the window as well. Fluttershy nodded and got up to wash her bowl.

"Wow...that's some serious storm power. I can't WAIT until I'm able to help make the weather!" Scootaloo said, finishing off the rest of her food. "I hate to be a bother...but is there any more of that stuff?" Roseluck and Colgate laughed and the unicorn answered by setting a full bowl in front of the young pegasus.

"Eat as much as you like."

"Thanks!" Scootaloo immediately dug into her next bowl and while she ate, the older ponies talked about the weather. Scootaloo had another two bowls before she joined in on the conversation. Finally, around one, a small ray of sunshine through the overcast sky.

"Well, looks like the rain stopped. However, the roads'll be made of pure mud for a few more hours." Roseluck said, stepping away from the window.

"I hope my animal friends made it through the storm alright..." Fluttershy glanced out the same window as the earth pony, a look of concern in her eyes.

"Well...why don't you fly out there and check? I mean, you'd be able to stay in the air as you went from place to place and when you finished, you could just come back here." Scootaloo suggested.

"That's a great idea! Thank you Scootaloo." Fluttershy hugged the orange pony before opening the window and taking flight to head to wherever her friends were.

As soon as the yellow pegasus was gone, Roseluck turned to Scootaloo and said, "So, how'd ya sleep?" A small blush came to Scootaloo's face.

"Pretty good. How about you?"

"Fantastically. But then again, I always sleep well with my soulmate. Don't I love?"

"I'm surprised I can get up with you holding me so tightly." Colgate said with a warm smile.

Roseluck smiled and sauntered up to Colgate before saying, "I can't help it. I just never wanna let you go." She glanced back at Scootaloo before planting a kiss on Colgate's lips. The dentist chuckled against her lover's lips and pulled away.

"I love you."

"Love ya too. Now, Scoots...I wanna ask you a serious question."

"Alright, what's your question?"

Roseluck took a few breaths before looking Scootaloo straight in the eyes and asked, "Do you really love Rainbow Dash?" The orange pony was taken aback by the question and nearly fell off her chair in surprise.

"Of course! You know how I feel about her so why do you need to ask?"

"Tell me again." Scootaloo couldn't believe that Roseluck was acting so...serious. No smile had started to form, there was no hint of her just kidding behind her eyes; she was stone-faced and serious.

"W-well...She's amazing, she's talented...She cares about other ponies, she's loyal, graceful, beautiful...she speaks her mind, she doesn't let anypony walk over her..."

"I don't mean like that. Tell me what sets your heart on fire whenever Rainbow Dash is around you." Scootaloo nodded and thought for a moment.

"When she's around me, it feels like I could go for hours on end just hanging out with her and spending time with her...everything just seems like it'll go right."

"To me that sounds like hanging out with a good friend or with an older sister." Scootaloo frowned, her confusion quickly turning to anger.

"What do you know! It's different for me and her! She understands my problem and wants to help me! She truly cares about me flying while the rest of you don't!" With that, Scootaloo jumped out of the chair and headed down the stairs that would lead out of the building.

"Scoots wait!"

"No!"

"Scootaloo, stop!" However, the young pony had already unlocked the door.

"I don't want to hear another word! You're just like the girls; "Oh, it's just infatuation, it isn't a real love". Well I'll show you all that this is true love!" Scootaloo threw the door open and slammed it behind her, storming off despite the muddy roads. Roseluck stood on the threshold of her home, Colgate beside her with a hoof over her mouth.

"Should we-"

"No. If she wants to be stubborn and act like a child, then let her. If she can't see what's in front of her, then she'll learn the hard way." Roseluck said, a small frown on her lips.

"Surely you don't mean that." The florist sighed and hung her head.

"No...but she's not going to listen to anypony about this. She's too headstrong and once she's got her head wrapped around an idea, Scootaloo's gonna stick with it." Colgate put a hoof on Roseluck's back and slowly rubbed it.

"C'mon...we need to get back upstairs and wait for Fluttershy." Roseluck just nodded and allowed herself to be led back upstairs.

~~~

Scootaloo grumbled under her breath about how she thought Roseluck was her friend and about how she was going to show them all. "Hey."

"I said I don't-" Scootaloo turned, her voice already climbing to a shouting tone when she saw a familiar cyan pegasus hovering above her. "Rainbow? What're you doing out?"

"I was worried when I woke up and you weren't in bed this morning, so I've been flying around lookin' for ya." Rainbow swooped down and grabbed Scootaloo out of the mud and headed for a nearby water source that the young pegasus could use to wash herself off. "Where were you anyways?"

Scootaloo's brow furrowed and she said, "I don't wanna talk about it."

"Um...alright. Well...get yourself washed and we'll head back home alright?"

"Okay..." Rainbow was confused. Usually Scootaloo became immediately happy at the sight of her, but at the moment, the young pegasus seemed a little...pissed off and numb all at the same time. After a few minutes of watching Scootaloo scrub mud off of herself, Dash asked if she was ready. "Yea...let's go home." Rainbow nodded and picked up Scootaloo once again and headed for home.

'I gotta do something to get her to open up. Seeing her like this is kinda depressing.' Dash thought as she hovered near the front door. She turned and kicked it just hard enough for the door to open and allow them entrance. Scootaloo hopped out of Rainbow's grip and stood still for a moment before heading upstairs. "Where're you going?"

"I kinda just wanna be alone right now. Sorry."

"'Sall good. Before you head up though...are you alright? I mean, do you need to talk about anything?"

Dash could've swore she saw a tear glimmer in Scootaloo's eyes before she said, "No...but thank you Rainbow Dash. I'll see ya later." Scootaloo turned away and continued up the stairs.

"Um...no problem." The prismatic pony waited until she heard the bedroom door open and close before she landed on the couch.

"Weird... Maybe I should go up there and sit with her for awhile..." Dash thought it over for a few minutes before she sighed. "No. She said she wanted to be alone, so I'll leave her alone. I know I HATE to be bothered when I just wanna be alone." So, the rainbow maned pony curled up and opened the Daring Do book she had brought and immersed herself in a world of adventure.

~~~

Scootaloo plopped down on the bed and scolded herself for letting tears stream from her eyes. "They don't know her like I do...I know it'll work out between us." She muttered into her pillow, wiping the tears away as she did. The young pony lay within the softly glowing room for hours and eventually passed out.

~~~

When she woke up, she glanced over at her clock with a sluggish speed. "Two..."
Scootaloo laid there for a few more minutes before rolling off the bed and headed out into her home.

When she made it downstairs, the orange pegasus was surprised to see Fluttershy sitting on the couch, worry etched onto her face. "Fluttershy? What're you doin' here?" Scootaloo asked, rubbing the sleep from her eyes.

"Oh, you're up." Fluttershy hovered over and pulled Scootaloo into a hug. "When Roseluck told me you had left, I flew over here as fast as I could. However, Rainbow told me that you had gone to your room to be alone so I've been waiting until you came down."

"Thanks, I guess...but why're you so concerned?"

"Well...Roseluck told me what happened..." Fluttershy said with a sad look in her eyes. However, Scootaloo's eyes sharpened and she narrowed them as she pulled herself away from the yellow pony's embrace.

"What does she know? I'll get Rainbow Dash and when I do, they'll all be sorry they doubted me."

"Why are they going to be sorry? If anything, they'll be happy for you." Scootaloo's look when from upset to confused. "What I mean is, they'll be happy that you were able to find a pony who loves you back and is willing to be with you..." Fluttershy explained, trying her hardest to hold back the tears that wanted to rush forth from her eyes. Realization dawned on Scootaloo as the words sunk in.

"You mean...they'll accept that I was right and be happy about it despite the fact that it means that they were wrong?" Fluttershy nodded.

"So...oh man...I need to apologize to Roseluck when I go to work later..." Scootaloo said, hanging her head. "And I was so mean to her before I left...I hope she can forgive me."

Fluttershy walked over and lifted Scootaloo's head before saying, "I know she will. She's your friend and that's what friends do; they forgive each other." Scootaloo smiled and hugged Fluttershy.

"Thanks Fluttershy...I'm really glad that you're my friend." Even thought Fluttershy knew what Scootaloo had meant, that statement had felt like a thousand blades had just been shoved into her heart.

'Just...a friend...that's all I am...and that's all I'll ever be...' Never in her life had Fluttershy ever wanted to cry so hard. However, she had to hide it for Scootaloo's sake. 'She'll be much happier with Rainbow Dash. I have to accept that.' Fluttershy sighed mentally and saw that Scootaloo was staring at her.

"Umm...are you okay? You just kind of blanked out there for a minute."

"Y-yea...I'm alright. Oh! That reminds me...are you ready to go see Star?"

"Of course! I have to go to work at four-thirty though." Scootaloo said with a grin. So, Fluttershy stepped out, grabbed Scootaloo, and headed for her cottage.

Author's Note

Yay update!

Hope I didn't disappoint those of you that were looking forward to the bath scene, but I figured that if I did, the sassy moment with Rose and Colgate totally made up for it ^^

Reason why I chose that song for Fluttershy to hum: because it was playing when I wrote that part and it just kinda...seemed to fit.