Shy

Chapter 2

Here I find myself once again, walking down the dirt road towards the Everfree, and my own little cottage. I looked down to see the lightly bouncing shadow of my saddle bag, filled with carrots, and a bottle of fine "lemon grass ale". I smiled, after all there was a party tomorrow. I stopped suddenly in my tracks, and looked up to the setting sun. "tomorrow", I frowned, and suddenly felt feverish, and decided to pick up the pace, and soon found my self in a full gallop to get home, cursing under my breath after every throb of my headache.

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The door of the cottage opened with a light squeal, the small dark outline of a anxious angel awaiting his owner to return. "A-angel what are you doing up?!" she said worryingly. "go to bed!". The bunny hopped up the stairs and into the veil of the blind, and Fluttershy, with a burst of haste, turned the corner to the kitchen. Drawers were opened, and slammed. The once elegant Pegasus staggering around the corner, and bumping into the couch, fell to the floor limp...... and then she got up, and turned the corner.

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"Hello? Please, please stop!"

"Why would you fight me?"

"Because this is my body, MY BODY! you can't just use it like this!"

"I'm terribly sorry if you feel as though we are intruding you, but,  mhmm you already agreed to this, you don't really have a choice."

"I do, I can fight you!"

"And that's why the pink one left isn't it?"

*sob* please just stop, what are you gaining from this?"

"I'm sorry my dear Fluttershy, but we've come to far to stop now, and, besides, it's almost done."

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I woke up, rubbing my cheek against my warm pillow, a nice change from the usual hard floor I have become so accustomed to. I stretched my legs, and rolled over to see my clock. "10:00 A.M" It was early, and yet, I felt so refreshed. "What a great sleep" I chirped to myself. I carefully made my way down the stairs, and was even happier when I noticed nothing in the foyer was broken, or out of place. My smile turned however, when I went in to the kitchen. The bottle of ale I bought had a been placed on the stone counter top with a small yellow post it note on it.

Have fun at the party

Shy

It was in my own hoof-writing. I frowned, tossing the note into the garbage, and sticking my tongue out because of the excessively bitter taste it left. I turned around again to pick up the bottle, and carefully tossed it into the bottom of my saddle bag. I sighed when I saw my pair of scissors lying behind it with yet another note.

Is this scaring you yet?

Shy

I turned, took a deep breath, and "FOR CRYING OUT LOUD! REALLY!?!?!? REAL MATURE!" I shouted to the invisible representation of shy that I had made up in front of me. I was debating lingering in the fit I was in until I heard a small yawn from behind me. "oh, hi angel, did I wake you?" I asked the bunny in my now timid voice. There was something off about him, he looked, annoyed. He hopped up to his room, and upon entering I saw a couple of thin strips of paper.

How     About                                                                                      NOW?

I felt ready to tell off, well, I suppose myself, once again, but a small white bunny hugging my leg allowed me to swallow it. "I'm sorry angel, only a few more days, ok?" He looked up at me, a small bit of tear's glistening in his eyes like diamonds. "I know you are frightened, but your a brave bunny, just hang in there" I tried to smile, but couldn't as I noticed my own face in the reflection of the window.

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I had a pleasant walk to Ponyville today. I passed Zecora, and we had a lengthy conversation about the spill't dye. It ended with the agreement that Zecora would collect some of the ingredients for me as long as I could get Rarity to make her a new cloak.

"Please nothing fancy for me, just something I can bear to see"

I nodded, and trotted away, continuing to ponder some of the mystery's of yesterday. "Rainbowdash waking up early?"........ "or dashie not being able to sleep lately" I suddenly felt the urge to find answer's, and had decided to take to the clouds (even though I really didn't exactly like being in the clouds). It took some time, but after awhile (and many thanks to twi's magic "cloud in a bottle") I had slowly ascended to cloud level, and it didn't take long before I had found just the pony I was looking to find, for, maybe 10 feet in front of me, was a small, curled up cyan Pegasus, taking a nap. I had to smile at the sight, I had never seen dash this relaxed before. *sigh* It almost reminds me of myself, before all of the trouble Discord had caused for me in the long term. Hell, for all of us in the long term. I was about to call out, but, she was so, ehhhh, cute. I didn't want to wake her from whatever paradise she was putting herself into through slumber, and decided to just go see Rarity about the cloak.

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*knock knock*

"Oh darling, how do you do?"

"oh I'm fine" I ensured, as I welcomed my self in, and explained the situation.

"Oh my, of coarse I can make Zecora a new uhhh "cloak" " She hesitated with the terminology "Fluttershy dear, look at your mane, it's all disheveled, and stressed! You must be dieing inside for a trip to the spa, why don't you come with me later?" I noticed Rarity fake the best "genuine" smile she was capable of.

Dieing inside, huh, I like that term, one can only hope to just die, but dieing is as far as Fluttershy will take us. Dieing, a state in which one can only hope to die.