Twilight’s Library – Fluttershy’s point of view

Fluttershy held her hoof on Sharpy’s shoulder, shook him slightly. But Sharpy wouldn’t wake up. Fluttershy started to get really worried. Pinkie were ready to help if someone asked her to and Twilight was about to ask Spike what had happened for at least the tenth time. As Fluttershy realized he wasn’t going to wake up just by shaking him or talking to him she turned to Twilight.

“Is it possible to wake him up by using your magic?” Fluttershy asked Twilight. Still very worried and unaware of Spike’s reaction about using magic. Spike knew it wasn’t going to work. Sharpy was a dragon, after all. Regular magic wouldn’t help at all. Or would it? He was in the body of a pony. It might just work.

“I can’t see why it wouldn’t”, Twilight responded while her horn started to glow. A purple aura took form.  Fluttershy moved aside to give Twilight more room. Twilight leaned forward, letting her glowing horn touch Sharpy’s forehead. Twilight closed her eyes to concentrate on her magic. When she realized it didn’t work he stepped away. Looking confused. Fluttershy gave her a worried look, but Twilight shook her head.

“It’s not working” Now Twilight started to get worried too. Her magic always used to work. “Is…is he..?”

“No... He’s not dead”, Fluttershy whispered. She walked towards Sharpy to see if she could feel his pulse. To her relief she could feel his heart beat and the blood running through his veins. “He’s got a stable pulse”

“But why didn’t my magic work?” Twilight was confused and worried at the same time. Fluttershy nodded.

Yes, why didn’t Twilight magic work?, Fluttershy thought to herself. But then suddenly Pinkie rushed out of the room.

“Wait a minute!” she yelled as she was about the leave the room. “I have an idea!” Fluttershy looked questioning where Pinkie just had been and then over to Twilight. Twilight did the same but answered Fluttershy’s questioning look with a shrug. When Pinkie came back after about thirty seconds she was holding a bucket of water.

“If someone is taking a nap, some water will always help”, Pinkie said as she ran over to Sharpy. When she approached Sharpy she simply poured the bucket of water over his face resulting Sharpy to wake up in an instant.

“Rise and shine, Sharpy”. Pinkie was looking deep into Sharpy eyes a few seconds before taking a few steps backwards.

Fluttershy was revealed to see Sharpy awake. He seemed alright too, though he was in chock due to the abrupt awakening. Fluttershy decided to approach Sharpy to help him up and calm him down. It wasn’t too hard to get him back up on his woofs. But Fluttershy could see that there was something that clearly bothered Sharpy.

“Don’t worry, Sharpy”, Fluttershy said while poking him in the side with her muzzle. “It’s all right”. Sharpy looked over to Fluttershy and suddenly he started to calm down. He smiled to Fluttershy before looking up in the roof, still smiling. That smile made Fluttershy want to be closer to him. She liked that smile of his. She felt safe whenever he smiled at her.

“Yes”, Sharpy finally responded. But slowly his smile disappeared and got replaced with a motionless expression. He sighed. “It’s all right”.

Fluttershy was just about to ask him what he was thinking at, when Twilight interrupted her.

“Sharpy, do you have some kind of spell-protection?” Sharpy looked over to Twilight after hearing her saying so. The look on his face was mixed with confusion and suspicion. Twilight looked stared back at Sharpy waiting for an answer. Fluttershy could easily see that that question made Sharpy uncomfortable. She wondered why. But suddenly Pinkie started giggling.

“No, silly”, Pinkie said to Twilight. “You just need to practice more”. Then Pinkie burst out laughing. Twilight blushed and glared towards Pinkie as she was laughing and trying to say something about spell-protection. Spike started to giggle and Fluttershy couldn’t hold back a smile. Sharpy just looked relieved.

When Pinkie finally stopped laughing and had calmed down she apologized to Twilight. Twilight accepted the apology, but she was still a bit suspicious why her magic didn’t work. Fluttershy was happy that Twilight wasn’t mad at Pinkie and wanted to stay longer. But then she remembered that Sharpy just woken up after passing out. When Fluttershy looked at Sharpy she realized he looked like he was about to collapse at any second.

“Umm… It’s been nice and all”, Fluttershy began. “But I don’t think Sharpy feel too good. If he’s going to have any chance to be able to attend to your party, Pinkie, he has to rest”. All the other ponies understood and Sharpy agreed to leave the library with Fluttershy. Fluttershy decided to take Sharpy to her cottage immediately. He could meet Rainbow Dash at the party. Rainbow wouldn’t want to miss any of Pinkies parties so she would certainly be there. But when she looked at Sharpy he was looking at the ground. There was something going on inside his head for sure. She worried about him. If something were wrong she wanted to help him as much as she could.

“Is something troubling you, Sharpy?” she asked. Sharpy responded with a sigh. But when he looked at her a smile was formed.

“Yes, there is”, he said. Then his smile grew larger. “But right now everything is all right”. Then he almost tripped but got saved by Fluttershy. “Well… almost everything”. Fluttershy smiled. Seeing him smile made her feel a little more calm and it showed he was at least feeling better now. She was still not satisfied with that answer, however, but decided to let it go, for now.

“Let’s get you home then”, she said while offering him her support. “You want to feel better for the party right?” Sharpy responded with a nod.

When they got to Fluttershy’s home, she leaved him there. He had to rest for a couple of hours. The party wasn’t until tonight, after all, and if he needed help Angel would surely help him. She decided to go talk to Rarity at her boutique. There were some things she wanted to talk about.

Fluttershy actually met Rarity on her way to the boutique. She had been out doing some shopping. Apparently she had finished everything she had to do right now, but she wanted to be prepared for the next line of work. Rarity greeted Fluttershy with great happiness. Fluttershy asked if she needed any help. This wasn’t a necessary question considering Rarity had bought too much for a single pony to handle. Fluttershy helped Rarity and on their way back to the boutique Rarity started to look around.

“Isn’t that kind stallion with you? Sharpy was his name?” Rarity asked, surprised he wasn’t with Fluttershy considering she was the one helping him.

“No, he’s back home”, Fluttershy said and nodded towards her house. “He needs some rest. He actually fainted when we were visiting Twilight.”

“Oh, my…” Rarity putted one hoof over her mouth. “Is he going to be all right?”

“Yes, but as I said… he needs the rest”

“Well I guess. After something like that, one needs as much rest as possible”. When Rarity was finished a few moments of silence followed. But then Fluttershy decided to tell Rarity why she came to see her. Before saying anything she looked around to make sure nopony else were listening. This was a sensitive subject for her.

“Sharpy is actually the reason why I wanted to talk to you in the first place”, Fluttershy whispered. Rarity did as Fluttershy and looked around before answering.

“How come?”

“Well… I… I think I like him”, Fluttershy blushed when saying this. Rarity shone up and gave her a sly, but friendly, smile. But before Rarity was able to say anything, Fluttershy continued. “Can we take this when we get back to the boutique, please?” Rarity agreed to this, but clearly wanted to know more. This was a sensitive subject for Fluttershy and she wanted to share thoughts with her friend, but wasn’t sure if she wanted anypony else to know.

When they came to Rarity’s boutique they quickly stashed up Rarity’s wares in one of the corners of her workroom. Then Rarity turned to the blushing yellow pesagus.

“So, you like this Sharpy, hmm?” Rarity said with a smile and eyes telling that she wanted to know more. Fluttershy sighed before she told Rarity how she felt.

“Y-yes. I know I haven’t really known him for too long, but…” Fluttershy began. Rarity raised an eyebrow, showing her that she could continue. “… but there is something special… something different about him. I can feel it whenever I’m close to him. I don’t know… I… It’s not a bad this really. Actually it’s a good thing. I feel safe and calm. And whenever she smiles at me I feel… happy…” Rarity’s smile only grew larger as Fluttershy spoke.

“I see…” Rarity said while putting a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder. “I think you’re in love with him”. Fluttershy could feel her heart beating faster as Rarity said that. She could feel the blood rushing though her body and her cheeks started to look like a pair of tomatoes. Then she nodded. If felt good to get this off her chest. And getting her feelings acknowledged made it feel even better. But then she realized. How should she proceed? What would she do? How would she confront him? As is Rarity could read her mind she answered her unasked questions.

“This party tonight would be an excellent time to confront him. Dance with him. Let him know of your feeling for him. And if he loves you too… things will go automatic from there”. These words calmed Fluttershy down a little. But what if Sharpy didn’t love her? Sure it seems like he likes her, but was it really love? What if she would just scare him away? She expressed her thoughts for Rarity. Rarity clearly understood Fluttershy’s worries.

“Well somepony has got the make the first move, right?” Rarity said, trying to ease her friends worries. “And there was something special about him, right? If you can see such things is this short amount of time he haven’t been hiding himself from you, right darling?” Fluttershy smiled to this. It was true. Sure there was clearly a lot Sharpy haven’t told her about, but besides that he have been very open. Especially during breakfast and other times where they’ve been alone.

Rarity’s words were like rain in a desert. She needed these words from her. She could feel her courage and determination rising the more she thought about this. She knew this was the right decision to make and the party would be the perfect place to express her feeling for Sharpy.

“I knew it would be a good idea to turn to you for advice in a matter like this”, Fluttershy said while giving Rarity a hug. Rarity hugged back.

“I’m always here to help you, darling”. The hug continues for a few seconds and they let go of each other Fluttershy could feel some tears coming from her eyes. But it was tears of hope and happiness. Not sadness.

“Fluttershy. Why don’t you tell me more?” Rarity began. “Who is this Sharpy? Please, I’m very interested to learn more about him. Fluttershy smiled and tried to figure out where to start. She couldn’t decide so she’ll just say everything that comes to mind.

“Well first of all, he’s really kind and a good listener…” Fluttershy told Rarity everything she knew about Sharpy and how he was. Even if there were a lot hidden, it surely took some time telling Rarity what she knew. She ended by telling how she felt around Sharpy. How he made her feel happy and calm. And about his wonderful smile. Bur right now she was worried about him. If somepony would randomly pass out there must be something causing it. His physical damages aren’t enough to cause something like this, so it must be something going on inside his head. Some kind of struggle.

Fluttershy decided to leave Rarity alone and return home to check out Sharpy.

“Oh, yes… just a second”, Rarity said to prevent Fluttershy to leave just yet. She went to her finished projects. “I have Sharpy’s suit ready. If you could be so kind and hand it over to him?” Rarity returned with a wonderful suit made for the most wonderful colt. This would fit so well on Sharpy.

“Thank you. It’s a wonderful suit”, Fluttershy grabbed the suit and putted it gently in a bag which Rarity gave her. Then they said goodbye as Fluttershy took her leave. It wouldn’t be too long until they would see each other again. Both ponies were eagerly waiting for the night to fall so that the party could begin. But Fluttershy was certain she was the one who looked forward to this moment more then anypony else. She wanted Sharpy to know how she felt.

When she came back to her home Sharpy was waiting for her inside. He welcomed her with a smile. This made Fluttershy warm inside. It seemed he felt a bit better because he was sitting up instead of lying on the couch. Though he still looked tired, but they had time. There were still a couple of hours left until the party started. Apparently Angel has helped him with some water and food. Fluttershy thought he deserved some extra treat for helping out, but that could wait. She had to check out Sharpy first.

“So how are you feeling?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh, much better”, Sharpy said. “I still feel a bit… I don’t know… But I will surely be as good as ever in time for the party”. Fluttershy smiled when she heard that. But then she remembered the suit Rarity had made for him. She picked up the suit from the bag and showed it for Sharpy.

“Well, what do you think?” She asked. Sharpy seemed to like it.

“It’s perfect. I’ll need to thank your friend at the party… Rarity, was it?” Fluttershy nodded, but then realized it would be hard to put it on if he had than bandage on. She also wanted to see how the wound have healed. She doubted that they would be completely healed just yet. The wing was pretty damaged, but it was necessary to see how it looked like, nevertheless. She began to remove his bandages. Sharpy allowed her to remove the bandages, but sat silent while looking at either her or his wing. She couldn’t say for sure, but somewhere inside her she hoped he was looking at her. And that he shared the same feeling for her as she felt for him. But when the bandages were removed Fluttershy got really surprised. The wing was already completely healed. It seemed that it wasn’t as strong as it should be, but the fact that it was completely healed was amazing.

“Does it look bad?” Sharpy was apparently concerned that the wing might not have healed as it should have. But Fluttershy only shook her head.

“No, it’s the opposite”, Fluttershy smiled as she looked into Sharpy’s relieved eyes. Sharpy started to flap his wings slowly. That was a good sign. If Sharpy moved his wings like that it meant they indeed were healed. After a few seconds Sharpy stopped and gave Fluttershy a satisfied nod.

Fluttershy, unlike Sharpy, haven’t eaten anything since breakfast so she was really hungry. It was just two hours until the party began, but she decided she could eat something so she wouldn’t pass out. Then Sharpy could try out his new suit and Fluttershy could show him her dress she used for the gala last year.

This night is going to be perfect, she thought for herself. Next Chapter: Chapter 6: Parties and Love Estimated time remaining: 5 Hours, 5 Minutes