King Sombra Loves Fluttershy!
Chapter 5: Something Kind
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Something Kind
The next morning, King Sombra got up from Fluttershy's bed, trotting downstairs with a pep in his step that the stallion hadn't felt for a very long time. He sniffed at the air, hoping that after a good night's sleep he'd get to eat something delicious. He trotted into the kitchen, surprised that Fluttershy wasn't there. He looked around, spotting a covered tray sitting on the table. The table was square, polished pine with blue, round, placemats on either side. It was pressed against the wall, her home too small for a formal dining room as the stallion was used to. He lifted the tray's cover, seeing his breakfast that was cool. King Sombra ate hungrily, going to the sink to wash his hooves and dishes afterwards.
Out the window he saw her immense and beautiful yards. The trees, staggered but elegantly placed seemed to dot the fenced in area so perfectly. Her animals were hawing in their pens, looking around aimlessly with their innocent and unconcerned expressions. He peaked to the left, seeing a swishing pink tail. King Sombra stepped outside, closing the door softly behind him so he didn't scare her.
With her haunches in the air, Fluttershy hummed joyfully as she went about planting flowers and settling mulch down over the dirt. They were old flowers, Fluttershy merely opting to reorganize them for her own purposes. He blushed slightly, the sight of her backside swaying in his face making the stallion partially uncomfortable. He licked his lips, eyeing her more freely then. She was small, something he hadn't taken the time to notice in previous days.
Above, the yellow barrier blockading him within the property glowed and held firm, although he hadn't thought of it or looked at it in a while. He craned his head to see her cutie mark: a trio of butterflies. He looked to his own, seeing the black crystals he controlled so magnificently. King Sombra flexed for a moment, admiring the muscles beneath his grey coat. He smiled, his red eyes glowing.
Fluttershy turned to grab her weeding tool, gasping at the sight of the unicorn stallion standing behind her. "O my! Good morning..." She said, her voice low as a tiny smile formed between her cheeks. He nodded, stepping so that he was standing in front of her. "You're gardening." His words were not that of a question, the king simply pointing out what he believed was going on. King Sombra inspected the flowers, enjoying the variety and the colors and shapes. He looked up with his eyes, locking his gaze with hers. "You find this... amusing?" He asked, not expecting her to say yes. She nodded, wiping off her hooves in the grass, shuffling her wings. "It's fun, flowers are so pretty." Fluttershy scooped some up, sniffing them, taking a deep and relaxed breath out. He nodded, sitting down in the grass across from her, running his hoof through the dirt, sifting it around. "Will you?" She questioned, offering him the small, rake-like thing that was used to dig out the weeds. He took it gently, his hoof grazing against hers for a brief moment. She blushed, although to her joy he did not notice.
The stallion took to her hobby, finding it an excellent solution to his boredom of being cooped up for most of the day. Her home was void of magic textbooks or any literature to his interest, the shelves of Fluttershy's cottage predominately stacked with guides to flowers, plants, and animals as well as care guides. Outside though, things were more engaging for the stallion. Not only did he find intrigue in the gardening, but his intimate time with Fluttershy was very nice as well. He noticed how often she looked toward him, King Sombra pondered whether or not she were judging him or if she looked to see his body. Inside, the stallion sat up straighter and flexed more often, not wanting to appear small. In immediate hindsight, the king could not decipher why he was so spurred on to look presentable for a common mare.
King Sombra went to pick up a bag of mulch, ready to spread it over the dirt of her flower bed to create that finished look she was desiring. They were chips of oak, fresh smelling and always unique in shape and grain. He lifted, setting the bag on his shoulder. He gasped, a sharp breath escaping his lip as he set the bag down on the ground, hugging his hoof to his chest and hopping on his good hooves. "Ouch..." He groaned, attempting to massage it. Fluttershy pouted worriedly, stepping closer to him and trying to take a look at it. "Can I see?" She asked, he pulling away. "Please..." She begged, the stallion surrendering his hoof to her. She took the large, grey, thing into her own grip, lightly touching his coat. He winced again. "It's very swelled... you should put some ice on it, let's go inside... unless, you don't want to..." She said, only offering help to him in case he wanted it. The stallion nodded, following her back into the cottage.
He sat down on her couch, Fluttershy vanishing and quickly returning with an ice pack she had readily kept in her freezer. "I'll do it..." Fluttershy suggested, waiting for his approval before slowly setting its cold weight on his hoof, the stallion sighing in relief. "What happened? Do you know?" He shook his head, not recalling how he had sprained his hoof, only aware of the fact that his refusal of treatment early on made it a lot more painful in his present than it could have been. She snuggled up next to him, rubbing his shoulder supportively. "How do you feel?" He smirked, looking over to her, the blue ribbons that flowed from the corners of his eyes following like tentacles as he moved his head. She blushed, his gaze overpowering her simple mare mind. "I'm feeling much better." He purred, Fluttershy's heart dancing in her chest to his soft spoken and sweet words.
He stayed on the couch for a few more hours, the day practically having been spent in its entirety while they gardened. As the sun began to lower, clouds set in once more over Equestria, black and dense looking globs overhead. "I think it might rain tonight." Said Fluttershy, helping him tuck into her bed. He nodded, peeking out the window for a moment before she closed the curtains. "I'll be downstairs if you..." "I know you will be, thank you." He interrupted, seeing no need for her to make such kind offers to him when he knew that she were there and as helpful as could be. His hoof rested on the ice pack as he closed his eyes, lowering his head into the pillow behind it.
He woke with a start in the night, lightening cracking- whip-like- through the sky in hot bolts of white, thunder booming and smashing behind it. He groaned, wiping his forehead and standing up, his hooves touching the floor gently so he didn't wake up the sleeping mare or her pet below. He took his ice pack, noting that it was no longer cool. He rubbed his eyes, testing his injured hoof as water clattered against the window panes.
He slowly trotted downstairs, planning to place the ice pack back into the freezer so that it could cool off again. His hoof was feeling much better anyway. He avoided the living room, knowing Fluttershy would be sleeping there. Once in the kitchen, he opened the freezer, placing the soft baggy inside and closing the door tightly. He turned to exit, stopping at a strange sound. His ears fell back, the stallion seeing yellow hooves cowering beneath the small, kitchen, table. "Fluttershy?" He asked groggily, looking down and seeing her there. She sat in a ball, clutching her pet bunny close to her chest. King Sombra got down on his knees, looking at her soothingly. "Oh, h-h-hi Sombra..." She stuttered, squeaking with fear as more thunder boomed through the air. "It's just thunder, c'mon." He reached in, taking her hoof and trying to pull her out. He succeeded partially, dragging her out only for the pegasus to scoot back in. He sighed, standing back up and returning to bed, leaving her there, alone.
Later that night, the king found sleep impossible to achieve knowing Fluttershy was not too far away, cowering beneath her kitchen table as something she feared raged on outside. He stood, taking his pillow and blanket with him as he made his way back down to the kitchen, stopping once more and kneeling down, looking in on her. She smiled at him, saying nothing. He threw the pillow under the table, hitting her side with it accidentally. "Move over." She did so, the stallion scooting in beside her. He went to sit up, only to hit his head in the table's underside. "Ouch!" He groaned, rubbing his forehead and glaring at the table. "What're you doing?" She asked quietly, he taking the blanket and throwing it over her sloppily. "If you're afraid of thunder, I'll stay here with you until it stops. Now, lay down." She did as he said, using the pillow and blanket he had brought to cozy up. "Thank you Sombra." She whispered, edging closer to him as they laid beneath the table, Fluttershy's pet bunny Angel between them, occupying what little room they left. "It felt silly... sleeping in your bed, leaving you down here all alone..."' He said quietly, the mare edging closer to him and nestling her cheek into the crook of his neck, making him blush. "Thank you..." She said again, sighing dreamily as she set her hoof on his chest, the mare falling asleep not too late after his arrival.
Fluttershy could only think of how sweet the evil King Sombra was being to her, and how when he wanted to be the stallion was predominately nice to her, his true self revealed after he found comfort and trust in her. King Sombra's mind was airy with nice thoughts as well: he couldn't believe how beautiful Fluttershy was while she slept.
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