Fluttershy stripped off the mud caked clothes. When she went to tend the her chickens, she tripped and fell in a conveniently placed mud puddle. Now, she was in the bathroom, naked. She hadn't gotten any mud on anything but her clothes and hands, which was good; she didn't have any more shampoo to wash her hair with again.

Bare naked, she walked into her room, not bothering to shut the door; Epee was still out. Fluttershy scanned the room for some suitable clothing; just a robe of sorts.

Creak. Fluttershy elicited a small gasp of suprise, but never looked back. She felt the eyes of someone studying her. She slowly turned around, and saw Epee standing there, staring, eyes wide and jaw to the floor. She squeaked and covered her breasts with her arm, and put her other hand over her lower entrance. Epee would've put Rainbow Dash to shame with how fast he blasted out of the room. He shouted illegible apologies as he slammed the door.

Fluttershy still stared at the closed door in shock. Epee still stammered out illegible apologies.

"N-no, I understand, It was an a-accident..." She heard Epee sigh and walk away.

As Fluttershy stood there, she felt something. She didn't feel invaded, or disturbed. Normally, one would be upset if a man saw them naked. Fluttershy didn't. She didn't feel revealed. She felt...good. She felt as if she was attractive. Epee looked embarrassed. Was it because he saw any ol' girl with no clothes on, or only reacted so embarrassed and awkward because it was me? Fluttershy giggled. She had a chance. She had a chance with him.

***

Twilight sighed as she sat at her desk, staring at the wood surface. Spike's grunts of physical exertion were audible downstairs; he was busy restocking the shelves and such. She stood up and walked downstairs. Spike saw Twilight and her look of indesicion on her face.

"You alright Twi'?" He said.

"Um...can I ask you something? Something personal?" She said, rubbing her elbow with her hand, studying the floor like a book.

"Um. Sure?" Spike scratched the back of his head, confused.

"Am I...pretty?" Twilight said, blushing.

Spike was taken aback by the sudden question. Twilight never questioned her looks; it'd never been pertinent to her. At least not until now.

"Of course you are, Twilight. But...why concerned all of a sudden?"

"Um...t-there's this g-"

Spike interrupted her, facepalming. "Please don't tell me it's the Epee guy you told me Fluttershy's hot for." Twilight said nothing.

"D-Don't tell me...You like him too!?" Spike's jaw was almost touching the floor.

Twilight just looked down at the floor.

"I thought you all agreed that it was whoever saw him first gets him? Isn't that like the girls' rule or something?"

"I know!" Twilight shouted. "I know I shouldn't be dwelling on this...I just...I dunno...I can't help it if I feel this way..."

"Well..." Spike thought for a second. "Well, overall, whether he wants to be with Fluttershy or you, it's his desicion. I mean, obviously, your completely hot for him, and so is Fluttershy, and I doubt either of you would deny him, so, I guess it's his desicion. Just let him decide, if he was meant to be with you, or whatever, just let it happen, don't try to get him to sway his mind."

"Spike...That was probably the most sagely advice you've ever given." Twilight was shocked at Spike's sudden advice.

"Heh, guess it's just my talent," He bragged.

***

Pinkie woke up from a rough night's sleep. She couldn't stay out for long; she kept waking up throughout the night. And she knew why.

Epee.

No matter what she thought about, sooner or later, Epee would pop into her head. It ravaged her. She never felt like this with anyone. She didn't know why she felt like this about him.

And it was killing her.

After an hour or so of laying in bed, she finally got up. After she took a shower, she came down the stairs to see Mrs. Cake. An idea popped into her head. She remembered hearing about a feeling like this. Love. Could she be feeling this now? Only one way to find out.

"Mrs. Cake, what's love?" Pinkie asked bluntly.

Mrs Cake, not knowing that Pinkie was right behind her, jumped and yelped.

"Oh my! Oh, it's only you Pinkie...Wait, what?"

"What's love?" Pinkie asked again, bluntly and curious.

"Um..." Mrs. Cake scratched the back of her neck nervously.

"Why ask this all of a sudden, dear?" She asked.

"Cuz, I can't get Epee out of my head, and I can't stop thinking about him, and when I do, my face gets hot and I feel happy, and alotta other good things, and I was wondering why, and I remembered hearing about something called love, so I came down to ask you."

Mrs. Cake smiled. Yep, she thought, she's in love.

"Well, love can come in many different forms, or you can love someone for many different reasons. What do you feel when you think about him?"

"Hm..." Pinkie took a long while to dwell on that question. "I feel happy, safe, and confident. Or, more confident than I already feel. I feel like if there's anythingtaht can hurt me, Epee will be there to protect me. Nothing bad'll happen as long as I'm with him. And, that makes me happy in turn."

Mrs. Cake chuckled. "Pinkie, dear, it's obvious you have strong feelings for that boy. I'm glad that you've finally been able to experience that feeling with somepony." She put a hand on Pinkie's shoulder. "I feel like that with Carrot. I feel safe, I feel his drive to make me happy, to make me smile, even when everything is going wrong. I don't know much about Epee, and he doesn't know much about himself, but I know he's got a good heart. But..." She looked down, and sighed. "If his heart is for somepony else, don't hate him. One cannot control how they feel for another. Just, let whatever fate has decided happen. If he is meant to be with you, then, sooner or later, you will be together."

Pinkie smiled. "Thanks, Mrs. Cake. But, is there any way that I could get closer to him?" Pinkie asked. "I know you said to let it happen on it's own, but still...I at least wanna be closer to him..."

Mrs. Cake just chuckled.

***

Clouds dissapeared one by one as Dash kicked them, causing the moisture to disperse. As she sped through the sky, clearing the clouds, she kept thinking about someone. Epee.

Why did I act like that? I've never EVER gotten nervous around somepony before. Why is he so different? Dash knew though. It was a feeling that she knew of, even though she'd never really felt like it with anyone.

It scared her.

She only talked to him for little over two hours, and she was thinking about him all the time. Dash felt so many different feelings at once: love, guilt, anger, indecisiveness. she loved him because...she felt so at ease with him, yet at the same time, jumpy. She could calmly make decisions, but, she felt so spastic when he was near, her heart would palpate and jump like sugar rush. She felt guilt because Fluttershy was in love with Epee as well, and they all agreed that they wouldn't do anything to sway his decision; yet, she'd been crushing on him as hard as Fluttershy was. At the same time, it was going against her Element of Harmony: Loyalty. So, that made her angry at herself for going against her friends. She couldn't decide what to do; she could tell Fluttershy about it, she could confess to Epee, or she could keep silent. She wanted to tell Fluttershy because she could get it off her chest, but then Fluttershy might keep quiet about her feelings as well to let Dash try to get Epee. She wanted to confess to Epee because, hell, she might have a chance, but then she'd be betraying Fluttershy.

Dash kicked another cloud in frustration, but shrieked in fear when its thunder boomed.

***

Opalescense snoozed on the pile of warm cloth, until Rarity pulled it out from under her.

"Opal! You know not to nap on mommy's fabric!" She said, picking off the cat hairs. Opalescence glared at her as she slinked away to find another place to sleep.

Rarity was having trouble focusing on her work. She had a lot of orders for dresses and other garments to fill; she needed the utmost concentration. Yet, her mind wandered off to a certain newcomer. She wasn't as awestruck with Epee as Fluttershy was, but she wouldn't deny that her mind often travelled to the young amnesiac.

She tried desparately to think of something else. After an hour of the same process happening, she tossed down her needle, scissors, and jewels onto the table in frustration.

Fine! You want me to see him? Ok then!! Rarity tousled her hair to straighten it out, then stormed out the door

***

Thwam!! The apples dislogded from the tree and fell into the baskets after Applejack placed a firm kick justly into it's thick trunk. She picked up the baskets and dumped them in the cart behind her. She continued this for a long while, her mind wandering.

Why does he got me under such ah spell? Ah ain't lovestruck like Fluttershah, but damn, has he got me thinkin' 'bout 'im. Applejack tried to knock loose the thoughts like the apples she knocked off the trees, yet they held fast. She started to ask herself more questions. Why was Fluttershy crushing on Epee? It's not they've ever known each other before. Why did he have such a charismatic aura around him?  He musta had a hella lotta women on him wherever he came from...

After harvesting a large amount of apples, Applejack traveled back to the farm, and stored the myraid of apples into the barn. Wiping sweat off of her brow, she stepped back into the house.

"Ah, Apple Bloom, yer back," she said, grabbing some soda from the fridge and downing it. "How many bits did we get?"

"Not much, but good enough," she said. "Didja hear about that newcomer? Tall guy, brown hair, blue-ish eyes..."

"Oh yeah, Epee? Yeh, Fluttershy found him injured on the way home the other day, and now she's lettin' him stay at her place, since he's got amnesia."

"Oh. Well, you shoulda seen him today. He was walkin' around town with Pinkie, and she was givin' him googly eyes the whole while. I swear, I could tell she was completely in love with that guy."

Applejack's eyes grew wide. But, what about the promise!?