#9

"HEY! CALM DOWN!"

That got their attention quickly but each one had different reactions to my demand, Flutters calmed down but the one next to her was about to bury me alive. Luna didn't seem to be taking my presence to kindly, her face represented enough anger as it is and the fear of her going off was enough to make me consider twice about opening my mouth again. She trotted up closer to me and leaned her head closer to mine, staring at me with eyes of suspicion.

"Luna, what are you doing?"

"…"

"Luna, stop that"

"… (Staring Intensifies)"

I slowly began to back away but before I could even move an inch away she sprang up on her hind hooves and placed her front hooves on my chest. She had the same look in her eyes but my mind was more wrapped around, "What the fuck is going on?"

"I'll tell you what's going on…YOU HAVE A DEMON INSIDE YOU!" She yelled shocking me with her loud voice. I quickly placed my hand over my ears hearing her voice bouncing around inside my ears.

"Gahh! Damn! I think I'm deaf!"

"No! You're part demon!"

"THEN DON'T YELL IN MY EARS!" I yelled back nearly losing my balance, as I tried to keep my head as far away from hers, but keep her from falling on me. My head was beginning to hurt from all the yelling, that I just began to feel the energy drain from legs. My body began to slowly lean backward and my mind went blank.

"Oh shit"

"What?"

Thump!

"Oh…that's what you meant," Luna said with a slight blush across her face, I, on the other hand, didn't know if I should move her off me or let her get off on her own. No one moved for about a few seconds leaving me in to believe she wasn't ever gonna get off so I began moving my hands around trying to find a way to remove her.

"Umm…what are you trying to do?" Luna said with her blush increasing to the next stage of red, I quickly stopped exploring ideas and froze. "WHAT AM I DOING!?" I looked at my hands and figured they've basically been moving around her for the past few seconds.

"I…Uhh…I'm not…I mean…" I didn't have any words to explain myself, but I guess Flutters did.

"I think he wants you to get off him," Flutters said looking away but at times glancing at us. Luna immediately flew off me and to my side, I could feel a wave of relive hit me but at the same time, I could feel disappointment. "Aww…She so cute when blushing!"

"Umm…What?" Luna questioned giving me an embarrassed look, I immediately flipped myself onto my feet and stared at Luna with a shocked look.

"Are you reading my mind or are you just that good at reading expressions?" I asked thinking about what a mind-reader she is. Luna looked away with an angered look and Flutters flew upwards next to me and looked at me with a strange look.

"Yes, I do have the power to read your thoughts and to even communicate telepathically," Luna answered, causing me to rethink about being too close to her.

"Hmm…that's interesting, but you seemed to be highly mad about my case," I said trying to get rid of what just happened by distracting her, even though my mind was still twitching by what I was doing.

"Damn, she was so soft and warm,"

Luna quickly looked away with her blush refusing to diminish, I easily took notice as I began rubbing my head trying to get rid of those thoughts, although I think it just made it worse.

"I wonder what she would feel like in bed?"

"LUNA ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK!" I said placing my hands out, as the Lunar pony began to stare at me with easily the most tear-jerking look of embarrassment, she looked as if she was about to full on cry of embarrassment.

"DON'T CRY PLEASE! I'M SORRY FOR THINKING ANY OF THAT, It's JUST YOUR SO…"

"Special to me"

I finally gave up on saying anything and let my mind say the rest, I could feel my feelings go in all directions ripping my conscience apart. Luna stood in her spot as I began to drop to my knees and my hands, I knew she had been listening this whole time to my crazy thoughts.

"Ben, you've got a way with mares I'll admit," Luna said lifting my torso up with her magic, allowing me to face her eye to eye. She didn't maintain her eye contact too well, but it was enough to let me know she took kindly to what I had been thinking: how?

"And I don't know why, but…I…I... whatever!"

I immediately felt a huge push on the back of my head and a warm sensation fill my body as I felt her lips press on to mine. My eyes widened in shock and my body fully deactivated, as I just went along with the moment. It felt like minutes had passed but it really was just seconds, until she released me from her magical grasp. She still had her blush going on, but with a smile this time, I felt my shocked expression turn into a smile, as small chuckles escaped my mouth. We stood there staring at each other until.

"Umm…I need to go," Flutters quickly said darting off to her home, me and Luna immediately broke our gaze and looked off to see her leaving. I quickly reach out my hand half way in her direction and opened my mouth to stop her but nothing came out.

"Flutter Shy," Luna whispered as she stared at the ground, and then at the moon being past midnight.

"Ben, you must check on Flutter Shy, my sister will be looking for me if I don't return before sunrise," Luna said as her horn began to glow, I looked back at Luna as she disappeared with a flash leaving me alone with the neon moon.

"Will do," I said as I quickly picked up my sword (Which was now in its normal form) and made my way to Flutters home, at full speed. My mind was trying to understand what happened, from the dark and evil that was apparently my inner demon, to Flutters running off. Deep down I knew why she ran away like that and I had no idea how I was gonna fix the situation.

I made it back to Flutters home in no time but the house seemed to have everything turned off. The fact that everything was off didn't stop me from getting to her, I quickly walked up to the door and tried to push it open but the door didn't budge. After a few tries, the door still wouldn't budge open and guilt quickly filled me as I banged my head on her door in frustration.

"Damn it Flutters, why do you have to be like that?" I whispered as began to slowly back away from her door. I knew she was in there and that she wasn't in the mood, but I couldn't just stand at her doorstep with a guilty conscience all night.

"She's quite sensitive to being left out," a voice that was familiar spoke out from behind me. I turned around to see the source of the voice but all that I saw was something all too familiar. The figure that stood was a replica of me but he just had different features, like his red eyes, darker skin, sharp canines, and street fighter clothes. I stared at him with a cold look as I quickly recognized him by the voice.

"What do you want?" I asked him in a rude manner, he looked at me and then at the house.

"If you want, I could take a look for you, and I already said to call me Kusanagi," He said keeping his eyes on the house with a toothy grin. I immediately became intrigued by his offer, but to negotiate with a demon sounded like a crime.

"Why would you want to help me?" I asked again hoping to find his catch in all this, he didn't hesitate in giving me an answer as he somehow levitated to a window, and closed one eye and looked through the window with the other.

"You see, I'm your demon, so it's my duty make sure you remain alive and provide assistance when necessary, all most like a Guardian Demon," He said as he grew a grin on his face and chuckled at whatever he was seeing through the window. Somehow everything that came out his mouth made total sense while sounding like the craziest thing I've ever heard.

"So, you're not really a threat to my friends?"

"Nah, but if I have to, I'll be one," He said continuing to look through the window. I thought about him and the fact that he wasn't actually a threat to anyone, but what surprised me was that he was somehow meant to protect me and that I own some in some way.

"Let's hope it doesn't come to that," I said as my evil stare faded into a friendlier one, he immediately took notice and grinned back. I would have never had expected any of this, but now that it's happened I'm glad to know I have someone close and personal to relate to.

"You know, I think Flutter Shy will be alright," he said dropping onto the floor from the window. I looked at him as he made walked up to me, curious about what he saw.

"How do you figure?"

"Listen to me, she just needs a more…physical "love" shown to her, she's lonely," He answered as he went on to make an energy blade with his hand and carefully picked the lock on the door.

*click*

"You might wanna try out that "Love" thing," He said slowly opening the door and giving me the "go" to move on in. I slowly walked in to see that everything wasn't actually off and that kitchen light was on. I looked back to Kusanagi to see him giving me a soldier's good luck farewell, as he morphed into an aura and flowed right into me.

"Thanks," I said as I looked up to Flutters room and walked over the door slowly. I couldn't imagine what I was going to do but I knew I had to somehow apologize and make her feel more "loved". The thought of actually trying to convey such an action was intense and that's if she even wants to speak. I slowly placed by hand on the door that lead into her room and took a big breath before knocking.

*Knocking*

"Hey, Flutters, are you alright?"

She didn't answer but what slowly emerged from the door was a small sob.

"Please don't cry, come on Flutters, I can't even think straight with you ignoring me like that,"

This time my words did reach out, the door slowly began to creak open as her face came into sight. Her look represented a million emotions, but her tears were spears into my heart. I couldn't stand to see her crying, it was like watching a dying child and just staring.

"How did you get in?" She faintly whispered, I squatted down next to the door and tried to come up with a great pick-up line.

"When I'm worried about someone, nothing is an obstacle," I said giving her a small, but meaningful smile. She didn't have any choice but to smile back, she slowly began to open the door even more until she emerged from the room. She seemed to be a little embarrassed but that's usual, what wasn't usual was the look in her eyes: It seemed to whisper something that I couldn't understand.

"I'm…sorry!" She squeaked out, immediately throwing her hooves around my neck and hugged me tightly. She didn't stop in letting more tears come out, but this type of crying wasn't wrong, it was relieving. I couldn't stop myself from returning the favor and tightly hugging her back.

"Hey, Flutters, don't think I don't love you, because I do, ok?" I said releasing her from my hands as she did the same. She gave me a small smile followed by a nod that indicated good things to come, I gave her my own smile as I wiped away her tears with my hands.

"Hey, Flutters, I think I'll go take that shower and head to sleep," I said getting up to my feet and looking at the direction the bathroom was shown to me earlier. Flutters looked up at me, before telling me how to function the bathroom: Although I already knew how to work a bathing room.

"Thanks," I said as I headed off to the bathroom, at first the only things I could recognize in the room was the tub and the sink, pretty human like if you ask me. The next few things were probably Flutters personal items but I left those alone.

"Hmm…this is actually more familiar than I thought," I said to myself as I began stripping myself of all the clothes I had when the thought hit me hard as fuck. "I don't have spare clothes…shit,"

"I could easily wear the pants, shirt, and boots again, but the socks and underwear would need a replacement," I whispered as I got into the bath tub which was more than big enough for me, but the thought about what I was gonna do distracted me.

"Oh! I can't wear them until I wash, yeah, I'll just wear my pants over the monster, as for the boots, I can just go barefoot as I wash them," I thought as I put my mind at ease with my idea, and enjoyed the shower as I turned one of the nobs to begin.

(Shower goes by)

"Ok, there we go," I said as I zipped up my pants, and balled up my shirt with the rest of the clothes separating them for tomorrow. I made my way to my room and by the way things looked Flutters had gone to sleep. Once inside my room, I dropped my clothes by the side of the bed and let my body fall on the bed.

"Ahh," I whispered in relief as the mattress felt like it a breeze going under me. I quickly felt the need to pass out on the bed and I guess that's what happened as I felt my head become lighter and feel blank. As soon as I was about to actually go and fully pass out, a tiny knock jolted me awake.

"Umm…Come in?" I said looking at the door as it slowly opened to reveal the yellow pony with her eyes not looking me directly, she a wore a type sleepwear and had a look that meant she needed something.

"Hey Flutters, are you ok?" I asked rotating my body to sit on the bed. She carefully walked in and hopped on to the bed which made my thoughts go into turmoil. She carefully studied me with an odd look of curiosity as she circled me, she did so until she softly placed her hoof against my chest.

"Oh my, it's smooth…and hard," she said staring to playfully tap my chest with her hoof. I felt a strange urge to laugh my ass off as she began tapping my stomach, tickling me but she was completely clueless of her actions.

"So, this is what you feel like," Flutters said as she let me go, allowing me to breathe. I let out a small chuckle as I still felt that effects of her constant tapping.

"Ok, now that that's over, do you need something?" I asked trying to get to the point in her being with me at the moment. She quickly looked down to the bed sheets and began to stutter over her own words again.

"Oh…yeah…umm…I-I just wanted to…know… if… I…could…well you know, if you let me,"

I didn't understand a single word she was muttering but I knew it was something that would make her act like this, something she wasn't use to.

"It's ok, just ask me," I said reassuring her that I wouldn't take anything she said wrongly. She must have felt really embarrassed about her question since her blush was even visible in the moon light.

"I just wanted to know…If I could…sleep in here…with you?" she said immediate rubbing her hoof on the bed with her head down in embarrassment. I wasn't at all surprised considering that Kusanagi actually told me she needed a more "Physical" type of love.

"Sure! It's thanks to you I have a roof over my head," I said rubbing her soft fur with my hand, her happiness was about as noticeable as her shyness, she quickly moved over to my right side and made herself comfortable.

"Thanks," She said laying down on the soft mattress, I as well laid down and smiled at knowing that Flutters was actually happy compared to before.

"Don't mention it, I'm sure it gets lonely here time to time," I said getting comfortable as well, before realizing that I would actually sleep next to someone I actually love passionately. I was in a small gaze with the ceiling thinking about how it would be like in the morning, although I was interrupted when the faint breathing of the pony next to me stunned me. I could feel her breath hitting my bare back, and her hoof gently touching my side. She somehow managed to near me closer without me taking notice.

"Hmm…guess I'll pay Applejack a visit, but for now let's enjoy the moment," I whispered, closing my eyes and feeling that same way from earlier, but this time joy filled me up as I drifted away into dreamland.

"Hmm…I wonder what bucking trees is like?"