It was several days after the accident. Soarin' left wing was severely burned from the lightening and would take weeks, even months, to heal and then it was possible he would never be able to fly like he used to, though his doctors were confident he would not have any problem flying again once he was fully healed. Of course, Soarin' had no idea of his condition. He would only wake when he was hungry or had to use the restroom in the Esqueriia finest hospital. Celestia herself had even come to visit him, saying a quick prayer for him and his journey to heal his wounds.

It was during one of these fleeting moments of consciousness that he asked one of his teammates- who always had at least one member posted beside his bed no matter what- to retrieve the stash of letters he kept hidden underneath his pillow. Unsure of whether this would help or not, Spitfire was sent to his stall to retrieve them and promptly brought them back. Before he could slip back into sleep, Soarin' carefully tucked them underneath his pillow, setting the one he had not had the chance to read aside for later.

The Wonderbolts had a tough time keeping all of those who considered themselves Soarin' fans out of his medical room. It had become such a problem that they set an appointed time each day for his fans to be able to visit him, though they all knew he wouldn't be awake or able to respond to them.

Every day at around noon the Wonderbolts would open his hospital room and in small groups the fans would be allowed inside to see their hero, who still remained unable to stay awake for periods longer than five minutes.

Walking into the hospital, Thunder Chaser felt really awkward. She wasn't sure about being here at all, she was still scared that he would realize that she was the secret admirer but she knew she had to see that he was ok, sure the newspapers said he was recovering...but she had to see it for herself. Her nightmares were just filled with his painful whiny and the horror of his body falling through the sky. She also couldn't shake this feeling of guilty away... Guilt that she had just run away... and so she was there and she had even bought some flowers for Soarin and now held them delicately in her mouth.

Looking around she wasn't really sure where to go but suddenly seeing giggling fillies in Wonderbolt merchandise, she felt like she could guess where to go. Following the fillies down the corridor, she saw a little line outside Soarin's door. Taking a big breath she stood at the back of the line that was surging to get in and meet Soarin' in real life.

Soarin' was lying in bed on his right side, his damaged wing lying in tight bindings against his side and half of his back was covered in gauze. The fire had been extinguished quickly by the rain before it could spread to far. The doctors had said he was lucky he would be able to fly again, that Celestia must have been watching over him.

Fan girls- and some boys- were in the room at the moment, whimpering as they saw how badly their hero had been hurt. They lightly touched his hoof as they passed, saying soft prayers for him before placing small trinkets and cards on the table set up beside his bed. The table was already heavily laden with gifts and an avalanche of cards.

One filly remained as the others left, a letter clutched in between her teeth. She lightly placed the letter in front of Soarin' and lightly pressed her nose to his jaw. She had planned this down to the T. The Wonderbolts were being distracted and now she only had to get Soarin' to wake.

Standing in line for so long waiting for her turn made Thunder Chaser realize something... she had to tell him. Soarin' had so many fans and to think that the people in front of her had to only be about a tenth of them if even that just made her realize how special her letters must be to him. She needed to tell him that she had been the secret admirer all the time, she had to stop hiding herself and being scared. She had to act like herself and show how damn awesome she was to him and make him realize that she was actually worthy of him. Yet for a pony that bragged she was scared of nothing, this whole idea still made her extremely nervous... with her heart beat in her ears she stepped through the door and announced, "Soarin', I need to -" but then she saw the sight in front of her and all confidence instantly was lost.

Soarin' groaned softly as he slowly began to rouse from unconsciousness. He felt someone touching him, his eyes opening slightly to see a young filly standing over his bed, looking down at him as she nosed him.

"Who... who are you?" he asked weakly, his mouth not wanting to co operate with him. It also didn't help that his throat was dryer than a desert from not having anything to drink in hours.

"My name is Sugar Song," the young filly smiled softly when she realized he was awake. She continued to gently nuzzle her muzzle along his jaw, "I am... your secret admirer."

"Soarin', I need to -" came a female voice from the doorway, though it stopped abruptly. Sugar Song and Soarin' looked up to see Thunder Chaser standing frozen in the doorway, haven obviously heard what Sugar Song had said.

"Oh look, Soarin'," Sugar smiled, an mischievous glint in her eye as she looked at Thunder, "you have a fan visiting..."

Seeing another filly close to her beloved Soarin and hearing those words... that she was his secret admirer.. She didn't know what to do anymore.

"I..I need to.. give you these flowers" She ended lamely, walking awkwardly up to Soarin's bed she lightly left the flowers there. Looking up at the two again she felt like a black hole had just started in her chest. Sucking all of her life through it. Turning around quickly she trotted away trying to get away from them as fast as possible as tears started to burn her eyes.

Soarin' looked between the two fillies with confusion. The last thing he remembered was flying in the sky during one of the Wonderbolts' air shows.

When the second filly brought him the flowers, he saw that hurt and sadness filled her eyes and all he could think of was that he wanted to hug her and tell her everything would be okay. But when he tried to move, he found he was too weak to even lift his head even an inch off the pillow.

Before he could try to call her back, she was gone, leaving him alone with the first filly. "I'm sorry..." he said weakly, turning his head to look at her.

Out the front of the hospital, Thunder Chaser couldn't hold back her tears anymore and so they streaked down her cheeks as she quickly tried to wipe them away. Soarin was with another filly, she was too late. He obviously decided not to wait any longer... He had other admirers after all... Why had she been so stupid and not meet up with him before?

Quickly flying away from the hospital, she just kept imagining Soarin' and that other filly. It just tore her apart and not really thinking where she was flying, she flew with tears in her eyes she soon found herself in front of her old house.

Soarin' tried to put the other filly out of his mind, turning to looking to at Sugar Song. "So you're the one who has been writing all those beautiful letters to me?"

Sugar Song looked at him with a soft smile, "Of course I am, I love you, Soarin'." She leaned forward and lightly pressed her nose to his, lightly nuzzling him.

Finding herself in front of her old house, Thunder Chaser wiped her eyes and looked up. She had no idea how she got here but she wandered in through the gate and towards the house. Her sister was the only ones who lived here now as her parents had moved to another city. So it didn't matter too much if she came to her old house crying like this... in fact it might even be good to see her sister right now. Knocking on the door with a hoof, Thunder Chaser looked at the door with a blank look as the tears still kept coming down her cheeks. A minute later the door opened with a, "Who is-.. Thunder Chaser? What happened?"

Looking at her sister, Vinyl Scratch, Thunder Chaser just hugged her tightly as she cried, "I should have told him! I should-I should- "

Vinyl Scratch brought her in and closed the door behind them both.

Soarin' didn't really know how to react to Sugar Song. She didn't seem... right. Gently nuzzling her back for a moment, he pulled back to look at her, "It just surprised me, is all. You seemed so much more... shy, in your letters."

Sugar Song didn't miss a beat as she thought up a new lie, "Well, seeing you hurt just made me want to be close to you once and for all."

Sitting down on the couch with her sister, Vinyl Scratch rubbed Thunder Chaser's back till she stopped crying so loudly, "Tell me what happened" expecting that someone must have died from the way her sister was reacting. Wiping away the tears from her red eyes, Thunder Chaser looked at Vinyl Scratch and in a quiet voice said, "I... I .. was exchanging love letters with Soarin" Vinyl's face looked at her in shock but Thunder Chaser didn't even see it as she was looking at the ground, "And...And.. I was there when he had that accident... and then I went to wish him to get better and he was with another fillyllyyyyy..." She suddenly started to cry again not being able to help herself.

Vinyl Scratch looked at her sister in surprise, "What are you saying? That he was cheating on you this whole time?" Thunder Chaser shook her head feverishly, "No... he just gave up waiting to meet me..." Vinyl scratch sighed as she looked at her sister.

Getting off up the lounge Vinyl Scratch looked at her sister and yelled, "Get up! This is not you! Where is my sister? My sister wouldn't take some stupid stallion choosing another filly over her! My sister would prove how damn awesome she is and how wrong he was!"

Thunder Chaser looked up at her sister in surprise.

Soarin' was still not entirely convinced, but he tried to not let it show. He opened his mouth to continue questioning her, but there was a knock on the door that interrupted him. The pair looked up to see a doctor pony entering, "Hello, Mr. Soarin', I hope I'm not interrupting, but we need to run some tests and change your bandages."

Sugar Song looked irritated for a moment, but then her facade return and she nodded before looking back at Soarin'. "I'll come back after they are finished." She smiled softly before turning and walking out.

"Now wipe your eyes" Vinyl scratch said giving Thunder Chaser her hoof to help her up. "You shouldn't let a guy do this to you... What happened to you?"

Thunder Chaser sighed, "I just.. I look at him and I feel like there's no way I could big good enough." Vinyl looked her and smiled at her slightly, "You are definitely good enough. You should never let anyone tell you that you're not, you shouldn't even let yourself tell you that you aren't."

Thunder Chaser looked at her sister and smiled slightly, she was right. What had happened to her? She had become all shy in front of this one guy and she had stopped having confidence in herself. Just because he was famous didn't mean he was any better than her. Breathing slowly, she started to feel better. "Thanks, Vinyl" She said smiling.

Vinyl just hugged her as everything seemed to be going back to the way it was before. Before all these love letters and before her confidence in herself in front of Soarin died.

Soarin' was resting after having had his bandages changed and being tested on. The doctor had told him he was improving and would be out of the hospital within the next few days. Even though his eyes were closed, Soarin' was wide awake, all his thoughts on Sugar Song, and how strange he felt with her around.

Tired and her face streaked with tears, Thunder Chaser decided to sleep over at her sister's house. Slowly she walked up the stairs to her old bedroom which had turned into the guest bedroom. After a thankful smile to her sister, Thunder Chaser disappeared into her room and in just a few minutes Thunder Chaser was fast asleep in her bed.