"I'd like to help you with your animals! You seem to really love it, and I'd love to assist you!" Fluttershy bounced happily.

"Ohhh~! That's perfect! I'd love that!" She stopped and gave me a curious look. "Wait, if t-this date is p-practice... Why are we d-doing something only I w-would like? N-not that I'm complaining..." I flashed her a smile.

"Well, if I'm practicing, I gotta do it like I would a real date! So, I matched the date to you! You like animals, so I figured an animal themed date would be best." Fluttershy nodded in understanding.

"T-thats really smart Sharky..."

"It's nothing really... Anyway, it'll have to wait until I can put Unity to bed ok?"

"Oh, t-that's no problem... I c-can wait."

"Great. Well, it's still really early... How about I make us some breakfast hmm?"

"Oh no, y-you don't have t--"

"Fluttershy..."

"Ok, fine... I usually just have some t-toast... and a half of a grapefruit... T-that's not asking too much is it?" I laughed heartily.

"You're so... so... I don't know what other word to use but 'cute'! It's not a problem at all Fluttershy!" The word 'cute' got a huge smile from Fluttershy that made me feel all warm inside. I smiled back at her and walked off into the kitchen. It was the same as the rest of her house, sparsely furnished and made mainly for the comfort of animals. There was a sink that apparently doubled as a birdbath in the middle of the counter at the back. To the left of that there was an oven that had some sort of bird house just far enough over it that it would get some warmth when somepony was cooking. I was sure the birds went somewhere else to do buisness though, rather than just right out of their house like birds on my old world. The fridge was off to the right. It was tall as me with top and bottom doors. Lastly, there was a toaster in the corner next to the oven. "Hey Shy, where's the bread?"

"It's in the p-pantry to the left!" I turned and looked, and there it was. I opened it to reveal tons of animal food. After seaching through the contents of the pantry I managed to find a half loaf of wheat bread and a bunch of fruits. I grabbed the bread and a grapefruit. I popped two slices of bread into the toaster for Fluttershy and started searching the counters and cabinets for a knife. I looked around until the toast popped up, but I couldn't find one.

"Hey Fluttershy, where do you keep the knives?"

"Oh! I'll be r-right there!" I could hear her trot into the kitchen. "I h-have to hide them... You k-know, to keep the animals s-safe..."

"Where's Unity?" There was a distinct lack of my son with Fluttershy.

"I put him d-down in a little crib I made for him..."

"You... made him a crib? Sweet." She shot me another smile. I smiled back, then I realized what I was feeling. Everything this pony was doing made me happy. My expression quickly changed into a frown as I reminded myself that she would never feel the same. I sighed and Fluttershy returned my frown.

"Sharky, w-what's wrong?"

"You haven't shown me where the knives are... That's it." Fluttershy scrunched up her face at me, obviously not buying it. She didn't call me out though.

"They're over here..." Fluttershy trotted over to a few cabinets inbetween the sink and oven.

"I already checked that one..."

"I'm sure you did... but t-the knives are hidden. I don't w-want my animals hurting themselves..."

"Oh, gotcha. I should go hide my sword then right?"

"Well... If you don't mind..." I nodded to her and left the kitchen. I picked up my sword from next to the front door and looked around for a place to stash it. As I looked, I could see little eyes poking out from all over the room. Mice peered out from under furniture at me, birds covered their heads with their wings and peeked out from inbetween their feathers.

"Geez, you guys act like you've never seen a man with a gigantic sword before! Hey, is that a chicken? I could freaking go for some chicken right now..." A fat chicken that had squeezed itself under a chair sqwaked unnecessarily louldly and darted off into the kitchen. "Perfect, now I won't even have to drag it in there..." I shrugged at the chicken's strange behavior and started looking for a place to stash my sword. I walked out of the house and to the nearby forest. "Now... Where does one hide a sword as big as this?" I thought to myself and searched around for awhile for a decent place to put my sword where it wouldn't get damaged, but wouldn't pose a danger to the wildlife. I searched for at least thirty minutes without sucess.

"S-sharky? Are you out here?" I could hear Fluttershy calling me from her house.

"Yeah, I'm out here! Just trying to find a place to put my sword! Perhaps your chest cavity would do the trick!"

"Eeep! Oh d-dear... Can you make S-steven less s-scary?" Fluttershy's voice was barely louder than a squeak.

"Oh god dammit. Shut up Steven! You got it boss. Sorry Fluttershy!"

"I-t's not that big of a d-deal... Hurry and hide your sword if you don't mind! Y-your breakfast will get cold!"

"I haven't made myself breakfast yet!"

"I d-did it for you!" I groaned.

"Ok, I'll be there soon!" I turned my head around quickly, still searching for a place to put my weapon. I sighed. "There's no way I'm going to be able to stash this anywhere where it won't hurt something... I guess I'll just have to keep it with me." I slid the sword into the strap on my back and walked back to Fluttershy's house. "I guess maybe I can get Rarity to help me with it. I could have her help me make a real sheath... Assuming she can do that." I muttered to myself as I knocked on Fluttershy's door.

"Sharky? Is t-that you?" I heard Fluttershy call from inside.

"No it's the motha-fucking Easter Bunny! Yeah, it's me." Fluttershy opened the door and gave me a look of confusion.

"W-why did you knock?"

"Cause I wanted to come in." Fluttershy stepped to the side to allow me to enter.

"Y-you live here now... You don't n-need t--"

"Oh I smell eggs! God I'm hungry!" I walked into the house and made a beeline for the smells drifting out of the kitchen. I walked in to find a plate of eggs, toast, a little steak, and the other half of the grapefruit. I dug in so quickly and hungrily that I was done before Fluttershy even caught up with me. I could hear her hooves tap as she entered the kitchen. She gasped loudly.

"Y-you must have been v-very hungry Sharky!!"

"Yeah, normally I would be more upset that you went through the trouble of cooking for me, but I can't remember the last time I ate." Fluttershy gasped again.

"You n-need to take better care of yourself! How in Equestria are you still moving?! You must feel terrible!" Fluttershy's stutter went away as she kicked into caretaker mode.

"I'm fine really! I just needed to eat!"

"Don't you act tough with me mister! You're going to lay down right now! ... If you don't mind..."

"I don't need to lay down. Actually, if I remember correctly, I need to go talk to Rarity about a sheath."

"No! You're not going anywhere! ... Please?"

"Pfft, make me!" Fluttershy gave me a pleading look.

"Please? I j-just really want you t-to be ok..." That statement halted me. I gave a long sigh.

"Ok, fine. I guess I'll go lay down. Only because it means this much to you." I trudged out of the kitchen and into the living room. I laid down on the floor in front of the stone fireplace. Fluttershy trotted out after me.

"What are y-you doing?"

"Laying down." Fluttershy face-hoofed.

"S-sharky... *sigh* What am I g-going to do with y-you?" I smiled at her.

"We're going to take care of animals of course!" She smiled at me and burst out laughing.

"Y-you really can be... interesting S-sharky...:"

"Thank yo-- Oh hi Fang!" Right in the middle of my sentence, Fang's muzzle popped up in my vision and he licked me right across the face. "Blech... Want some attention huh?" He nodded vigerously. "Well then I guess we're going to go play huh?" I stood up and walked towards the door.

"H-hey wait! I thought you s-said you were going to l-lay down!"

"Change of plans! My wolf needs to play!" Fluttershy huffed behind me.

"F-fine... Just be sure to c-check in here often... I'll be making you some extra food to help you g-get your n-n-nourishment!"

"Thanks Shy!" I pulled open the front door to reveal Twilight with her hoof raised towards the door. She blinked a few times in suprise before she looked up at me.

"Sharky! Hi!" She looked like she wanted to say more, but her mouth hung open lamely.

"Hi. What are you doing here?" I asked nervously. The whole reason I had come here was to avoid hurting her.

"Uh... I needed to talk to you. Why are you at Fluttershy's house?"

"I live here now." Twilight leapt in suprise.

"What?!"

"I told you. I live here now."

"W-what? B-but... you can't!"

"I can, and I did." Twilight flinched.

"... Why?" I sighed and kneeled down to look her in the eyes. I put my hand on the back of her neck and rubbed it slightly.

"Look... I made a promise to Spike a long time ago. I told him I wouldn't hurt you. When... when you cried... I knew I had to go... I'm sorry, but this is the only way to make sure I can't hurt you any more." Twilight's eyes widened.

"N-no! That's not going to help! Please Sharky, don't do this!"

"It's too late Twilight. I don't want to hurt you."

"Then realize that I like you!!!" I blinked a few times as Twilight's eyes swelled to enormous proportions and she shoved a hoof in her mouth.

"Oh my god, this is going to be amazing. You fucked up chicka. ... I... like you too. You're my best friend, and I realize you like me too. I still don't want to risk hurting you. Now, if you'll excuse me...Holy fuck... Even I thought he would get it that time." I gently edged Twilight out of my way and walked out the door, Fang right behind me. She turned to follow me, but she found herself unable to move or speak from pure shock.

"... Wow..." Twilight turned quickly to see Fluttershy standing in the doorway. Her gaze was locked on Sharky's retreating form. "I guess... technically that was against the rules... but I don't think it even counts..." Twilight closed her mouth and nodded.

"I... guess you're right..." Twilight sighed heavily. "What are we going to do?"

"I... I don't know..." Fluttershy shook her head sadly. "I feel like we should give up... but I really don't want to." Twilight shook her head too.

"No, I've worked too hard, too long for that... Maybe... maybe if he won't accept love from a pony... He'll accept it from a human!!" Twilight jumped up and took off in the direction of her library.

"Wait... what?" Fluttershy mumbled after her. Twilight turned in confusion until she saw Fluttershy still standing in her doorway.

"What are you waiting for?! Come on!" Fluttershy looked to both sides for a moment as if Twilight was speaking to somepony else, then took off in pursuit.

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Fang and I played in the forest for a few hours. Fetch, chase, practicing tricks, but I decided to stop when my teeth were just as long and sharp as Fang's. I walked back to the house and knocked on the door.

"Hello? Fluttershy?" I got no response, so I opened the door myself and gingerly stepped in. You know, as gingerly as a huge dude wearing armor and a gigantic sword can be. I looked around, but still no Fluttershy. What I did see however, was all of the animals that normally hid from me. "Hey! You guys aren't hiding from me!" There was a happy tone to my voice until I noticed that none of them had been looking at me. Every single eye in the room was turned towards Fluttershy's bedroom. Where Unity was. "Uh oh... What has Unity done this time?" Just then, every head in the room snapped towards me in an instant. All of them in an owl-like/Exorcist fashion. Their eyes were blood red and their teeth/beaks were full of fangs/ were hooked like a blade. "Oh... shit."