Fluttersaiyan

                                                                     Chapter 14: Eavesdropping

I heard the roosters crow, but ignored it the best I could. I wanted to keep cuddling with Fluttershy. I still felt really weird about the night before. Explaining “Morning Wood” to Fluttershy gave nightmares of all the negative ways she could have reacted, and in my nightmares, as most all dreams work, the reactions were exaggerated. It felt like a horror themed funhouse. I don’t know why I had such nightmares, she said she was completely fine with it. Either way, I was prepared to keep cuddling with her for hours more. I still wasn’t sure of what day it was, I would have to ask someone, like Twilight.

Fluttershy began to stir. She woke up a little and yawned.

“Good morning Dako.” She said. “And good morning little Dako.” She said looking down, giggling.

My eyes shot wide open as I quickly jerked back away from her. Then I covered my face, and felt it get warm. I never blush, ever, I have no reason to. In school I would do the most embarrassing things to myself because I either found it worth it, or funny, or someone else bet me or paid me to do it, and I never blushed.

“Good morning to you too Fluttershy, I apologize in advance for my… friend.” I said with my eyes closed. Fluttershy kissed me on the cheek.

“It’s okay Dako, it’s not your fault.” She said.

“No, really, it kinda is.” I said.

“Dako, you mustn’t be so hard on yourself.” She said, scooting over closer to me again to hug me, pressing into me and, me.

“Whoa!” I shouted. “Sorry Fluttershy, just kinda uncomfortable right now, just stay back for awhile, like six or seven inches.” I said, immediately realizing my impeccable, bad choice of words.

“Is that really how lo-?” She began to ask.

“No! Maybe! Yes! Oh, who knows!” I started shouting. “Can we change this please? For example, what are you doing up so early?” I asked her.

“Well, today is my day to go to the market and hang out with my friends.” She said smiling.

“Oh, well can I come with you?” I asked her.

“Sorry, today I’m also going to the spa, it’s a girl’s day.” She said.

“Oh, okay. I understand, go ahead, I can watch and take care of the animals.” I said trying to find something good out of the situation.

“Thank you Dako, I’d really appreciate that.” Fluttershy said.

She got up and got her saddlebag and got ready to go. I got dressed myself and went downstairs to make breakfast. I made her something to eat, and something for myself too.

“Dako, what are you getting ready for?” she asked me.

“Oh, I’m just gonna patrol Ponyville, you know, as an unofficial, official superhero.” I said.

“Okay, be careful.” Fluttershy said.

“Don’t worry, I’m always careful.” I said

When she was done eating she walked out the front door and left. I was all alone now. And I was bored. I got out of my chair and went outside to the back. I grabbed a sack of feed for the chickens, then filled their feeder. I grabbed a couple of carrots and put them in the rabbits cages. Last, I fed the birds. When I was done with all that, I went back inside. I was so bored, I wouldn’t mind having to fight something. At least it would be something to do. I was so bored at one point that I actually got my bag of Senzu beans, walked outside, and started smashing my hand with a rock, then eating a Senzu bean to heal, then repeat. It lasted five Senzu beans, until I realized that I was just wasting them.

“This sucks.” I said aloud to myself.

“I wonder what my friends are up to right now.” I thought out loud to myself. “What am I saying? I’m in freakin’ Equestria, I should be having all kinds of adventures. Although, if I wanted adventure I should have just gone to The Land of Ooo, from Adventure Time.”

“And aren’t bad guys naturally drawn to good guys as strong as me? Where are the bad guys?” I thought out loud again.

I stood up and looked at the sky, wondering what Fluttershy was up to. Then I saw a small cloud at the left of my field of vision. Then I got to thinking. “I’ll bet I could push that cloud around and hide on top of it, and follow Fluttershy around.” I thought to myself.

I flew up to the cloud, and tried lying down on top of it. It worked, it felt like lying in a Tempurpedic hammock. I dug my fingers into it like it was a giant wad of cold damp cotton, then slowly flew forward with it. After a long while I drifted into Ponyville, headed straight for the market. If I flew too fast I might give myself away. I saw her now, she was walking into the Cakes’ bakery, no doubt to meet with her friends first. From there they all went to the spa. I slowly followed behind them. I thought to my self again, wondering what would happen if I was caught.

They finally arrived at the spa, and I waited outside on my cloud. I wanted to know what they talked about. And what Fluttershy tells them about me, it’s not like they don’t ask her things, with me being me, and from another world. It was so strange that I felt this way, I normal could care less what anyone said or thought about me in front of me, or behind my back. I parked my cloud above the spa and flew in closer.

I found what looked like an air conditioning exhaust vent and flew up to it. I didn’t think the ponies had air conditioning. I snuck through the ducts, I could be incredibly quiet since I could float through the ducts. I stopped when I saw a vent looking down into a room. I looked around a little, and saw all six of them. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were in the hot tub, or what looked like a hot tub. Pinkie Pie and Rarity were having a mud bath, Pinkie Pie was playing with the mud. Twilight was getting a massage, and finally I saw Fluttershy, getting a, how did they say it? Hooficure?

I listened in as well as I could.

“Oh, this feels so wonderful!” I heard Rarity say. “We should do this far more often, don’t you agree girls?”

“Yup, it sure is nice to kick back and relax once in awhile.” I heard Applejack say.

“Yeah, but it’s still not as great as being out in the wide open skies soaring around.” I heard Rainbow Dash say, sounding bored.

“This is so much fun, we get to play in mud!” I heard Pinkie Pie shout.

“Darling, you’re not supposed to play in it, you’re supposed to soak in it.” Rarity said to Pinkie Pie.

“This is great, Spike has his time off for the day, and I have mine here at the spa.” Twilight said relaxed.

“I wonder what Dako is up to.” I heard Fluttershy say. Now I listened even closer.

“Don’t worry about him dear, I’m sure he can take anything that happens, after all he did fight off that awful dragon, twice. And those muscles!” Rarity said in an admiring tone. Now I really felt uncomfortable about having to get undressed for Rarity. After she said that the others turned to look at her strange.

“What? Haven’t you girls thought the same thing? He is handsome.” Rarity said.

“He is a very nice person. A gentleman if you ask me, he’s so polite.” Twilight said.

“He felt so bad about knocking over the shelf at the library, and came back to apologize the next day.” Twilight added.

“He’s so cool! I remember when we had our race, he was so fast! I mean, I was obviously faster, but I still haven’t met a pegasus who can keep up with me.” Rainbow Dash said.

“He sure is strong too. Although he destroyed one of my apple trees, I’ve never met a pony, or one of his kind, who can buck a tree that hard.” Applejack said.

“Ooh! I wanna challenge him to a cupcake eating contest, he sure can eat a lot, I wonder who would win!” Pinkie pie yelled.

“Well he may be tough and strong, but most of the time he’s really affectionate.” Fluttershy said.

The others looked at her.

“What, with the animals?” Twilight asked.

“You don’t mean towards, you? Do you?” Rarity asked.

“Well, yes. He’s real gentle and nice. He’s a cuddler.” Fluttershy said to the others.

I heard them all either giggle, snicker, or try to stifle their laughter.

“What’s wrong?” Fluttershy asked.

“Well, that doesn’t seem strange to you?” Applejack asked.

“Not at all, he loves me, he cares very much, in fact, last week Gilda was back in town. When she started messing with me he got defensive in an instant.” Fluttershy explained. “They started yelling at each other, then he hit her so hard she flew across the street.”

I heard the others gasp in shock.

“How could he do that?” Twilight asked. “That doesn’t seem like him at all.”

“I know, he’s totally different when he’s angry.” Fluttershy said. “But he only did it to protect me, because he loves me.”

“Do you feel the same way he does about you?” Rarity asked slightly concerned.

“Well of course, he saved my life, he takes care of me, and he’s really nice, even if he’s not a pony.” Fluttershy replied.

“It just seems strange.” Applejack said.

“So, a cuddler, huh?” Rainbow Dash said snickering.

“Yes, he loves to cuddle, he’ll cuddle for hours after the sun comes up.” Fluttershy said.

“Anything else?” Rarity asked, curious.

“Well, sometimes,” Fluttershy started. My shot wide open. “I feel something poke me in the back or stomach.” She said blushing.

“What’s wrong dear, you’re turning red.” Rarity asked in concern.

“Well, he calls it, “Morning Wood”.” Fluttershy said.

“What’s that?” Twilight asked confused.

I looked down through the vents with wide eyes. I saw Fluttershy motioning for the others to lean in.

“It’s where his…” She began, quieting to a whisper. Five seconds later I heard half of them burst out laughing. It was Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack.

Rarity and Twilight were silent. Twilight gave an angry glare at the three who were laughing. Rarity had a blank look in her eyes, and was covering her mouth with a hoof, and her face was turning red as well.

“That’s not funny you three!” Twilight said angrily at Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, and Applejack.

“It’s perfectly fine, it’s natural, and it’s not his fault.” Twilight added.

“I’m sorry Twilight, it’s just so weird.” Applejack said. “Well how does that make you feel Fluttershy?” Applejack asked.

“Well, I agree with Twilight. Dako felt worse about it than I did, he was so embarrassed. Oh, I shouldn’t have mentioned it, if he knew he’d feel terrible.” Fluttershy said hanging her head.

“Don’t worry, we won’t say anything, and we’ll be cool around him too.” Rainbow Dash said.

Since they were fine with it I breathed a sigh of relief. Unfortunately I didn’t notice until I heard a soft creaking that I had stopped floating and now had my full weight on the vent.

“By the way, have you seen it? How big is it?” Rainbow Dash asked.

At that moment the vent came open, and I fell out of the duct. I fell into the hot tub with a huge splash. While underwater I could hear them all scream. I shot my head out of the water and gasped for air. I wiped my eyes so I could open them. When I did I saw all six of them looking at me with a shocked look on their faces. Rainbow Dash and Applejack were still in the hot tub with me. I floated up and out of the water, then landed out next to it.

“I give you all, my deepest apology. Sorry for dropping in like this.” I said.

“Fluttershy, I forgive you, it doesn’t bother me anymore.” I said, walking over to her.

“Dako, I’m so sorry, I-.” she started but I interrupted.

“It’s okay Fluttershy, really, it’s my fault for eavesdropping like this, I should’ve known better. Now, I would hug you, but I’m all wet.” I said smiling at her.

“Um, this is pretty awkward.” I said to everyone. “Twilight?” I asked.

“Yes Dako?” she replied.

“I’m gonna need to write letter to the princess for this.” I said. “Do you have a scroll and quill?” I asked.

“I always keep some in my saddle bag.” Twilight said levitating a scroll, ink, and a quill over to me.

“Thank you.” I said as I began writing. This is what I wrote.

“Dear Princess Celestia,

This is Dako. I bet you never thought you would receive a letter from me, did you? Well, I have in fact learned a lesson about friendship. I learned that it isn’t right to invade someone else’s privacy, even if they share some of your own privacy. Eavesdropping is wrong, and you could get caught doing it as well. When you eavesdrop, you not only violate the privacy of your friends, you violate their trust.

Sincerely, Dako.”

“Twilight, I’ll let you take this, Spike can send it when you get home.” I said holding it out for her. She grabbed it out of my hand with her magic.

After all that, the Lotus, or Aloe, I can’t really tell them apart, gave me a couple towels to dry off with, I sat with them and waited awhile until they were done with the rest of their treatment. When everyone was done with their treatments we all left, saying goodbye to each other. Me and Fluttershy walked together to the market. It was just some grocery shopping. We got lettuce, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, and carrots. I still miss eating meat, I don’t see how vegetarians survive. When we had gotten everything we headed home, flying side by side.

“So, how exactly was your spa day, before I dropped in that is.” I asked Fluttershy.

“Oh, it was great, I really liked the massage. It was so relaxing.” She said.

“Well, if you ever need a massage, but don’t want to go to the spa, I could do it, for free too.” I said.

“Thank you Dako. I’ll let you next time.” She said with a smile.

We got home and put the groceries away. I made dinner for us, and we ate together. After we were finished I washed the dishes and put them away. We headed upstairs together and got ready for bed. I pulled back the blankets for her, then got in myself. I pulled the blankets back over us, then we cuddled up together.

“I’m sorry I told them that Dako.” Fluttershy apologized again.

“Don’t be, it’s okay, I’m fine with it now.” I said to Fluttershy.

“I still love you.” I said to her, kissing her on the nose.

“I love you too Dako.” She said, snuggling up to me.

We held each other for a while silently. Then I heard Fluttershy gasp.

“Dako, it’s not morning right now.” She said silently.

“It doesn’t always happen in the mornings, and it doesn’t have to either.” I said to her. I still don’t understand how she was more aware of it than I was.

“Oh, I see.” She said, blushing a little. She may have been comfortable, but she sure did get red, it was kinda cute.

“Are you alright, you’re not being poked anywhere that’s uncomfortable are you?” I asked her. “I can roll over if you want.”

“No it’s fine, it’s just in my stomach.” She said.

“Oh, okay.” I said to her.

“Good night Dako, I love you.” She said to me.

“Good night Fluttershy, I love you too.” I said.