"Ughh"

Fluttershy didn't want to move. In fact it hurt to move. Her head was pounding. Her wings felt all bent out of shape and ruffled. Her mouth felt like she had spent the night sucking on a mushroom. Ugh. Mushrooms. And her stomach...oh sweet Celestia!

She made a mad dash for the bathroom, managing to run into every piece of furniture in her living room on the way. Why do I even have an Ottoman? I don't even like sitting like that Lyra unicorn.

She hunched over and began to pray to the little porcelain princess. First she emptied her stomach, and was surprised to discover that there was not much there at all. She thought she had eaten some bad mushrooms for a second, but the mere thought of fetid fungi doubled her over into retching like a cat with a hairball. She was fully into her dry heaves and sweating profusely before she even thought of her mane. Luckily, a certain white rabbit had already jumped on her head and was holding her hair back.

"Oh thank you Angel bunny. That's so..urh...*hurk*!" She commenced to heaving the last of her stomach bile into the her toilette. The little rabbit held back her mane and stroked her forehead reassuringly.

When she was finally done, she slumped down on the floor and lay on her back. The coolness of the bathroom tiles felt good against her skin. She wanted to fall asleep right there and recover, but before she could close her eyes, her attention was grabbed by a tapping against her leg. Angel bunny had somehow gotten her a glass of water. Flutter shy realized that she needed to brush her teeth, or at least rinse her mouth. She settled on the latter and spat out the water in her toilet.

"Thank you Angel bunny. That's very nice of you."

The rabbit responded by hopping once.

"Oh I just don't know. I just felt so sick for some reason and I don't know why. I never get sick like this."

The white rabbit put a paw on his chin and thought hard for a moment. Then his body had a full on spasm and all his fur went on edge. His eyes dilated to pinpoints and his cotton tail poofed out to twice it's size. He jumped up one the sink and began furiously rifling through the cabinet. After throwing most of the contents on the floor, he gave up and scurried out the door.

"Angel?" Fluttershy weakly rasped.

She closed her eyes began to fall asleep. She was almost in Luna's wonderland where she may or may not have had lurid thoughts about a certain alicorn when she startled awake again. Angel was furiously jumping up and down her chest holding a cardboard box.

"Angel bunny, what's this...oh...my."

It was a pegasus pregnancy test. Technically there wasn't a difference between test for the different types of ponies; it was merely a branding issue. Like the unicorn intra-uteran device, Sailor Jerry shirts, or the earth pony prophylactic. Fluttershy quickly put the test down.

"Um no, Angel bunny I don't think that's what's wrong." She looked down at the test. "And where did even you get this?"

The little rabbit hopped frantically up and down yelling in his bunny voice and pumping his paws back and forth.

"Oh right. I guess you are a rabbit and will...um...do...things...like a rabbit." If she weren't so pale from her exertions she might have blushed. Just how old was Angel? She hadn't really thought about it. Had he added to her bunny census? She wanted to think Angel wasn't a deadbeat dad, but--

Her inner monologue was cut off by the rabbit once again tapping on her leg. He jumped up and down twice.

"What happened? Oh, well the last thing I remember I was with Rarity at the spa. We were relaxing in the mudbaths and having the most wonderful time. There also these orange and mush..*urk*...room drinks." She gagged at the thought of drinking mushrooms. How had she managed that? Why was that a good idea? She looked back down at Angel. "How did I get back here?"

Angel pushed both his ears together and stuck them up like a horn. He then struck a voguish pose and batted his eyes.

"Oh, Rarity brought me home? That's awfully nice of her."

Angel nodded his head in agreement, but quickly stopped. As if he had an epiphany, he started jumping up and down and jabbering .

Now Fluttershy could muster a blush and turned bright red.

"Um no Angel. I don't think Rarity would ever do that." She looked up thoughtfully. "I don't even know how one mare could even do that to another either. How can a mare date r--...um...well...she just wouldn't even if it was possible." She looked down at her bunny friend. "Shame on you for even thinking that Angel, my friends are good ponies...well most of the time."

Angel rolled his eyes then gave three hops.

"Oh my! You're right! When's the last time you ate? Oh dear, you probably haven't eaten for almost a day!"

Angel shook his head.

"No? When did you get fed? What time is it?"

The rabbit was gone and back in a flash with a pocket watch. He pointed to it excitedly.

"Six o'clock? But it's so bright out."

The rabbit thumped his foot twice.

"Oh its the evening? When did I get home?"

Four thumps.

"Four hours ago? Why would I take a four hour nap? And why do I feel so awful?

the rabbit hoped up on her stomach and moved his face right up to her own. He sniffed her breath; his ears drooped and he covered his nose. He hopped down and proceeded to wash his own mouth in the sink.

Fluttershy was befuddled by all of this. Why had she slept? When did she get so sick? Why could she not remember? These were questions that needed answering, but not before she had some tea. And maybe some soup. Oh, and a shower, definitely a shower.

Eventually a freshly cleaned pegasus sat on her credenza with a newly filled stomach, a cup of tea, and her mane in a towel. Angel bunny sat on her lap, enjoying a good ear scratching. It was a scene of tranquil domestic bliss that often accompanied the end of her day. The sun was begin to rest on the horizon and it would soon be night, and time for all the non nocturnal critters to turn in.

There was knock at the door. Angel groggily rose from his perch and hopped to the door to open it.

"Thank you Angel bunny, I really don't feel like getting up yet." The lepus nodded and opened to door to reveal a very familiar unicorn.

"Oh, hello Rarity, please do come in," called the pegasus from her couch.

"My dear Fluttershy, I just stopped by to see how you where doing." Rarity gave a nod to Angel as she walked through the door. "You seemed rather, well, off when I brought you home from the spa."

"Oh really, I honestly can't remember anything after the mudbaths. I don't even know how I got home."

"Yes darling, you were rather drunk at the spa, I had to bring you home"

"Drunk?" The pegasus began to shrink into her bath robe. "Oh my, I don't remember having any of Applejack's special cider."

"Heh, about that.." Rarity did feel some trepidation about explaining that she had let her friend drink her self stupid without realizing what she was doing. But she did have an obligation to be an honest friend. So she told her. She told her about what Mimosas where, and that champagne was not the same thing as champignons. She told her about the slurred speech. She told her about her, ahem, overactive libido. And finally she told her about the amazing "ballistic butter bomb" stunt.

With each new revelation, Fluttershy grew more and more red and sank deeper and deeper into her bathrobe until resembled a quite rude looking feminine hygiene product. With a pink string.

Angel meanwhile was snickering nonstop and until he was rolling on the ground laughing in a soundless bunny voice.

"ohmyohmyohmyohmyohmy..." was the only sound emanating from the feathery enchilada on the couch.

"Oh darling, don't worry so much it's quite alright," soothed Rarity. Angel, having finished his laugh, hopped back up on the couch and began coaxing his friend from her fuzzy security blanket. The embarrassed pony began to stick her head out, tortoise-like from her robe.

"R...really?" How could it be okay? I made a complete ass out of myself! Ooh, is that racist? I don't mean to offend anypony or mule. I'm sorry...why does my inner monologue apologize to itself? Fluttershy thought.

"Oh of course darling. We all have our little episodes. My talk with you was quite revealing; I am glad we had it!"

"Thank you Rarity, you're such a good friend," she said, much relieved that once again her friends were so understanding of her quirks. At least she wasn't a mean drunk, she had worried about that before. However, she was still curious about the midday's events. "Um, what did we talk about? I um..forgot"

"Not much at all," Rarity started filing her hoof. "You just told me about all the ways we've been...well, abusing your kindness."

Fluttershy's eyes grew wide. "Really?" This could be bad; very bad. She had harbored quite a bit of frustration with her friends. Being kind of a shut-in, she was not at all in to most of the activities her friends enjoyed. Sure, she enjoyed her spa dates with Rarity, but everything else was usually either too stressful or dangerous for her tastes. But she didn't want anyone to feel put out though. "I didn't say anything too, um, revealing did I?"

"Well darling, it was all quite revealing, but it was all things that we need to know. Otherwise, there's no way to keep if from happening again is there?" Rarity did want to allay her friend's concerns. Yes, she had made quite the scene, and perhaps traumatized one of the spa employees. I do hope we are still welcome there. Nothing a few extra bits won't fix I guess. At the very least she want her friend to know that it was okay to confide in her, and above all be more assertive with ponies in general. Not evil Fluttershy assertive mind you, but keeping it all inside could be just as bad.

Fluttershy however had other concerns. "Um, I didn't say anything that would hurt anypony's feelings did I? I would never want to do that."

"Well it's not like they were there darling. It's okay to confide in your friends. It's not like it's gossiping or anything to vent" Not that there's anything wrong with a little gossip though. "Although I definitely would not bring up that you don't really enjoy all of Pinkie's parties. She may not take it all that well."

"Oh, um, I think you're right." Fluttershy had heard from Dash about what Pinkie had been doing last time she thought her friends hated her parties. She remembered the nightmares that gave her and she shuddered involuntarily. Those cupcakes...

"Mmm-hmm. In any case, think we should be more mindful of your feelings and what you like dear. It isn't fair to put you through all those things."

"Oh thank you Rarity, that's very kind of you."

"Think nothing of it. You have a lot of frustrations darling, it's good to talk about them. We don't want another "angry Fluttershy" event again do we?" That version of Fluttershy honestly scared her; it had even put Pinkie in a dour mood. After she had finished replacing her cried out mascara from the last time the pegasus had gone rogue, she had found the party pony in her closet confiding to a flour sack and a dust bunny. If Pinkie could break physics, and Fluttershy could break Pinkie...the thought made her blood run cold.

"N-no, I guess not." She all of sudden became very interested in how dirty the floor was. She really did need to attend to that, what with all the critters. They tracked in dirt, were messy eaters, and left hair everywhere. In fact she really needed to take another spring cleaning day to proper--

"Also I think you have some sexual frustrations you need to address as well," interjected the seamstress. Okay, maybe she was prodding a bit too far now, but this was really the first and only time so far anything remotely related to the subject had come up. If Rarity could have her own romantic delusions, why couldn't any of her friends? In any case, she had to find out which gender her friend gravitated to; it had profound matchmaking implications for the Harlequin universe constantly rearranging itself in her daydreams. Was she waiting for that mysterious stallion to whisk her off her hooves and ravish her in the forest, or did she yearn the for the love that dare not speak it's name? If so, perhaps there could be midnight meetings and stolen kisses with a certain librarian...or perhaps an unrefined yet physically strong farmer...or an athletic douchebag. Really, the world was her imagination's palette at this point.

"Yes, I think your rig--huh? What?" Fluttershy's jaw almost hit the floor. Angel did the polite thing and shut it for her.

"You were rather aggressive with the help at the spa darling. Also you sort of came on to me--" she was interrupted by her friend abandoning robe and towel to take to hiding under her coffee table.

"Darling, please do come out from there, it's quite alright."

"No!" she said quite forcefully from the floor. Angel felt compelled to do his duty for his friend and master, and began trying to remove her from underneath the furniture by pulling her tail.

Rarity took matters into her own hooves and levitated both the pegasus and her bunny back on the the couch. Angel took to patting her hoof as is to tell her it was alright.

"Honestly, I was really quite flattered," offered Rarity.

"Oh I'm so sorry Rarity! I didn't meant it! I don't know what must have come over me." Panic. So much Panic now. She really hoped she hadn't ruined a friendship. She didn't even think of Rarity like that normally. That mare would be way too high maintenance...

"Just the alcohol, darling, I'm sure. I've had one or two moments myself over the years."

"Well yes, I'm sure you have..." said the pegasus, not thinking at all about what that meant.

" Of course, darli--wait, what is THAT supposed to mean?" Rarity suddenly bristled as she grasped the implications of her friend's comment.

"Oh nothing, just that you are more outgoing than I am," Fluttershy quickly recovered. Rarity softened for a moment. "And I'm not that type of mare."

Bristles again.

"Oh and I AM? Just what type of mare is THAT?" Rarity had had quite enough for one day. Dealing with a drunken friend in public in the middle of the afternoon was a one thing. She was nothing if not generous. Especially when it came to mollifying an upset spa pony into not pressing charges. But she was not going to have her character assassinated after she put so much effort into cultivating her image. Certainly not from said friend who was already on thin ice.

Fluttershy tried desperately to backpedal both verbally and physically but was stuck in Rarity's gaze and magical grip.

"Um, that is...ah...well..I don't, you know. Do that sort of thing." As soon as she said it, she new she had slipped up again and winced. Why couldn't she just extricate herself gracefully from this? Why was Rarity putting her in such an awkward position? Maybe Angel was right about this socialite being some kind of predator...

Rarity's eyes narrowed. "Really?" and I suppose that I do? she thought.

*squeek*

Rarity replaced the frightened pegasus to her perch and examined her hoof again. She better not have chipped it, she had already spent too many bits at the spa as it was.

"In that case, maybe you should explain what happened on the way home?" ooh this is too evil, but I want to watch her squirm a little. Just a little, not too much, but this is really quite delicious, thought the unicorn.

Fluttershy's stomach dropped and she blanched, losing her tomato-esque complexion. "Whu--what happened on the way here?" You mean there's MORE?

*BANG BANG BANG* The door shook with three huge knocks.

Fluttershy froze in fear and Angel valiantly positioned himself between her and the door. "Wh-who is that? Rarity what's happening?"

*KNOCK* "Sluttershy! You best get that philandering flank of yers out her NOW!" a familiar drawl could be heard clearly through the thick oak door.

Rarity's visage did not betray any surprise, however her mouth curled into a fiendish grin.

"You had best take that up with Applejack."

Author's Note

Okay so I'm going to keep going with this, so I needed some transition in story. This was mostly to set up the rest of what I imagine would happen. Criticism is always welcome.

Applejack's racism will be addressed.

---[EDIT 27 April] ---
Apologies to all who read this chapter already. I had posted it after being up all night and not getting any sleep. Thus there were numerous spelling errors and punctuation mistakes. I know this is a silly little story, but if you are going to be kind enough to take time out to read it, then I should offer my best. A thousand pardons, I won't post with more review time again.