Day and Night

     FlutterShy was sitting on her sofa, looking through a pet-care magazine. She was contented to be alone and found it rather soothing.

   "Are you a good pet owner? Well, obviously!" She continued reading, not paying attention to anything else that was going on. After a while, she tossed the magazine aside and went into her yard. As usual, it was filled with all sorts of creatures of all sizes and shapes. She smiled and sat down. Her pet bunny, Angel joined her. She giggled and nuzzled him,

   "Hello, Mister Bunny!" Angel looked at her and tapped his foot and glared at her. She pulled away, blushing. Angel may have been the cutest bunny ever, but treating him like it would result in a few nasty looks, and if you're not FlutterShy or you're alone with him, you may lose a limb. He looked up at her, twitched his nose and hopped away. He really loved FlutterShy, he's just a grumpy bunny. This, to his annoyance, makes him cuter.

  Once he was out of sight, he did a happy dance of sorts. Tough as he may act, he likes the attention he gets from FlutterShy. Mostly because he IS her pet and he DOES love her. He also owes her his life, though he'd never admit it. He peeked around the corner and saw the yellow Pegasus going about her business, feeding and chattering to the animals and he couldn't help but smile. He hopped into his house and curled up, thinking back to the day FlutterShy crashed to Earth.

      It was perhaps ten years ago, on a day that seemed like any other. He was only a new born bunny at the time, just old enough to stand on his own two paws. He remembered that his parents had rounded him and his six siblings, four brothers and two sisters up and said that they were relocating to a bigger den. He also remembered how he didn't want to go. This hole had been all he knew and leaving it was a scary thought. But, he had to go; he wasn't old enough to fend for himself yet. So, he joined the ranks and followed his parents into the Everfree Forest. He had a bad feeling about it, but his sisters told him he was just paranoid and that his parents had spent days planning the path they would be taking through the forest. He tried to argue, but they ignored him.

   They had only been going for about ten minutes when they heard something growling. They all huddled together and looked around, looking for whatever it was. But they couldn't see anything and the growls were getting closer and closer. Angel remembered how scared he was and how he wanted to wake up and have it only be a dream. He tried to run to his mother, but something stopped him, about six feet away, to glowing red eyes were peeking out at him and his family. He backed up, and motioned for his family to turn around. But, it was too late, whatever it was had attacked and had taken his mother and sisters with it. That was the last time he ever saw them alive.

   Angel sat up, tears in his eyes. He obviously missed his family a lot, but this was the first time in a while he had actually cried about it. He looked around for FlutterShy, hoping she was nearby. He couldn't see her in the yard anywhere, so he figured he'd check inside the house. Sure enough, she was sitting on the sofa. He hopped over to her and sat next to her. She looked at him,

   "Angel, what's wrong?" Angel looked at her, and in her magic way, she knew. "Thinking about your family, again, huh?" Angel nodded. FlutterShy snuggled him, and for once, he didn't fight it. For once, he hugged her back. After a few minutes, he regained composure and sat back up, giving FlutterShy a thankful look. Maybe he should be less grumpy sometimes, at least with her. He knew he treated her like a doormat, but he didn't mean too. All he wanted to do was help her be more assertive and to voice her opinions more often. He hopped off the sofa and headed for the kitchen, FlutterShy following close behind. For a moment, he considered having one of his 'bunny fits', but, he decided against it. FlutterShy opened the cupboards and looked at Angel, "So, what do you want?" Angel looked around. Though he is a rabbit, he was getting sick of carrots and would do anything for something different. He noticed something green and leafy on the top shelf and hopped up to get a better look. FlutterShy took the hint and took it out for him. Sure enough, it was lettuce. FlutterShy gave him some and he hopped out, back into his pet house.

   Once he got comfortable again, he began eating and his thoughts went back to his family. He remembered the state of panic after the creature grabbed the girls. His father and brothers charged after the creature, but that ended badly. He shook his head and continued eating. He often wondered what life would be like if his family was still alive. Would he still be FlutterShy's pet? His mind wandered back to the forest, and how scared he was now that he was alone. He wandered back through the forest, hyper alert and ready to bolt. When he finally got out, he thought he was safe. But, he was wrong. He was smaller than the average bunny and was an easy target for pretty much anything. He thought he was meant to be alone forever, then, a high-pitched squeal could be heard. He bolted into the bushes and looked up. He thought he was seeing things, because a pony was falling from the sky. Since when do ponies FALL from the sky? He watched for a moment then covered his eyes, not wanting to see how this ended. But, the screaming stopped, and he looked up again, the pony had been caught and brought down to Earth. Angel remembered how cute she looked and hoe excited she got when she saw all the creatures around her. Then, a loud explosion occured, scaring him even more. He blacked out.

   He woke up later, a beautiful pink-maned pegasus sitting next to him. He saw the look in her eyes, the amount of love she could give, and he knew that FlutterShy was going to love him forever.