“Oww…” I groaned out as my senses painfully began to return to me.

Again...

Aside from a pounding headache, I noticed that I was laying on something soft, wrapped in something thick and warm.

“That was one hell of a dream…” I groaned as I forced myself to sit up. After fighting against a small case of nausea, I began to feel under my pillow for my phone. But when I couldn’t find it, I began to panic as thoughts of being late for work popped into my head.

“Ugh?!” I grunted, hoping to get my roommates attention.

“Oh, thank goodness,” a soft yet familiar voice echoed out. “You’re awake!”

“Fluttershy?!” I called out, instantly recognizing the voice but unable to see more than three feet in front of me since my glasses were gone.

“It’s okay,” the mare replied as a yellow blob appeared in front of me and slowly solidified into Fluttershy. She was looking at me with a caring smile and slightly watery eyes, still a cartoon. “I’m so happy that you’re awake.”

“But… you can’t…” I began to sputter like a fish out of water. “Dream… not?”

“Oh, right,” Fluttershy giggled as she flew off, only to return a few moment later with my glasses in her hooves. “Twilight repaired these for you.”

“Repaired… what in the name of?” I began, carefully taking the frames and putting them on.

I immediately found myself in a small wood room, which honestly looked like the one the crusaders slept in when they slept over at Fluttershy’s. “Am I in your house... and in your bed?”

“Oh…yes,” Fluttershy replied as she looked down at her hooves, her face glowing red. “I thought you would be comfortable…”

“Oh… thank you,” I replied, still slightly confused, both by the circumstances and that I fit in Fluttershy’s bed.

And the fact that I was in Fluttershy’s bed.

I was about to stand up, but I stopped when I realized that I wasn’t wearing anything but my underwear and the bracer. “What happened to my clothes?!”

“O-oh, they g-got a little torn,” Fluttershy quickly replied, her eyes still locked on her hooves as the glow on her face increased. “Rarity said she would fix them.”

“I guess you girls learned the truth then?” I asked, deciding to just roll with things for now. Deciding that worrying and questioning everything wasn’t going to help much.

“Princess Celestia said you’re a ‘Hue-man’ and that you’re from another world,” Fluttershy replied looking at me with slightly disappointed eyes. “Why did you lie to us?”

“I’m sorry, Fluttershy,” I sighed remorsefully, while ensuring I was fully covered. “I just didn’t want to worry or scare anyone.

“I mean, how would you feel if you suddenly appeared somewhere you shouldn’t be able to get to, surrounded by easily frightened cre…ponies?” I asked honestly. “I thought that maybe I was dreaming all of this. But after that hit from Celestia, I’m starting to think that’s not the case though.”

Fluttershy continued to watch me for several moments, a sad expression on her face. When apparently it was enough, she quickly pulled me into a hug, nuzzling my bare chest.

It took about three seconds for Fluttershy to realize what she was doing, and when she did, she immediately pulled away with and embarrassed squeak and a face redder than an apple.

“I-I’m sorry,” the mare timidly said as she began to play with a free portion of the blanket I was using. “I-I just wanted y-you to feel better.”

“Th-thanks,” I replied, adapting a small smile. We sat there for who knows how long, her staring at the blanket and me at her, until a knock at the room’s door drew both out attentions.

“Fluttershy, darling,” Rarity’s voice called from the other side. “I know you are worried, but its been three days already. Everypony is worried about you!”

“Three days!?” I shouted out, forgetting my lack of attire and rushing to the door and ripping it open. “Have I really been out for three days?!”

“Oh my!” Rarity gasped as she looked at me, her face beginning to glow brightly due to her position.

“Oh, crap,’” I quickly said while trying to cover myself with my hands. “My shame!”

“No, no, it’s quite alright,” Rarity quickly replied, turning her head to look in another direction as her face continued to glow red. Her horn glowed for a moment before my cammies, socks and boots appeared in front of me, floating in her magical grasp. “I repaired and cleaned these for you.”

“Th-thank you,” I replied, quickly snatching them up. For a moment, I thought I felt something as my hand came into contact with Rarity’s magic, but I quickly brushed it off as it just being a new thing that I could explore more later. “But why’d you have to repair them? Everything was repaired when the elements activated.”

“Yes, well,” Rarity began to reply, her face beginning to return to normal. “That didn’t account for the three walls you went through…”

“Three…walls…?” I zoned out. I didn’t remember anything like that happening. The last thing I remember was Celestia’s hoof…

“When Princess Celestia hit you…” Fluttershy began to answer as she walked up behind me, flapping her wings for some reason. “You went through three brick walls, broke four ribs, both legs, your left arm, nose and had a grade three concussion.”

“H-how am I still alive?!” I blurted out, dropping my blouse before I could put it on. I looked between the two of them and then down to myself, noticing that I was completely fine. Hell, I felt better than ever now.

“Princess Celestia saw to your healing personally,” Rarity said as she looked at me finally, only a slight tint of red on her cheeks. “Even after you so shamelessly forced yourself upon her.”

“Oh, right…” I mumbled as I remembered that moment. “I… I kinda thought I was dreaming at the time.”

“Oh, dreaming of Princesses are we?” Rarity cooed with a deviant grin, sweeping her tail back and forth with a sway of her hips. “You seem to have very high hopes, darling.”

The way she said ‘darling’ caused a shiver to run down my spine, but in all the right kind of ways.

“Maybe… maybe we could take this conversation to the living room?” Fluttershy asked as she drew my attention, offering me my blouse. “I mean… if you want that is?”

“Yes, I think that would be a lovely idea,” Rarity chimed in, tuning to walk away, still swaying her flanks in a way to only just keep her goods covered. “Why don’t we finish this over a nice cup of tea, no?”

“Uh, sure,” I droned on as I blindly followed the mare’s swaying hips.

“Just like a stallion,” Rarity giggled, making me realize that we were already in Fluttershy’s living room. All around me, small animals and birds were rushing around, most stopping to either look at me or give a sniff before scurrying off. Taking a seat on the rooms couch, I watched as Rarity trotted through another doorway.

“So,” Fluttershy began as she took the seat next to me, laying her front hooves over my lap as she looked up at me with an innocent smile. “Is there anything else you want to know?”

“Uh…” I replied dumbly. “I-I guess if anything, what happened after I got knocked out?”

“Well… after, Princess Celestia hit you,” Fluttershy replied, fidgeting around on my lap. “Princess Luna quickly rushed off to help you.”

“It was actually thanks to her that you’re alive,” Rarity added as she walked back into the room with a tray full of cookies and a tea set. “She found you first and was able to apply aid until Princess Celestia could arrive and finish the healing process. It still surprises me that Princess Celestia had a sister, let alone the fact she was Nightmare moon.”

“I guess I owe her a big thanks then,” I replied with a smile as Rarity floated me a cup of steaming tea. Once again, I felt the strange feeling of Rarity’s magic, but I noticed this time that the magic seemed to flow towards me hand.

“If there’s anypony you should be thanking, it should be, Fluttershy,” Rarity replied, apparently not noticing what happened with her magic. “The poor dear has been by your side for three days. I can only imagine what things she had to do.”

“Oh, it was nothing,” Fluttershy sheepishly said as she laid her head down on my lap and covered her head with her hooves.

“Either way, Fluttershy,” I began, beginning to scratch behind one of the mare’s ears. “Thank you very much.”

Fluttershy literally became putty in my hands as she began to press her head into my hand, sighing in bliss.

“Isn’t this just adorable,” Rarity cooed as she sat on my other side. “You have quite the way with mares, Christopher.”

“Uh… Thanks, I guess?” I muttered out, still scratching behind Fluttershy’s ear. I was beginning to become uncomfortable, but like most time I was in uncomfortable situations, I pushed through.

“Hmmm… that feels really nice,” Fluttershy sighed as she began to nuzzle my chest again. I had to be honest, it was really nice. After a few minutes, I began to hear light snores coming from the mare in my lap.

“Looks like she’s finally catching up on her sleep,” Rarity commented as I carefully scooped up the sleeping mare, intent on bringing her back to her room. “As I said, the poor dear has been worrying over you theses past three days.”

“Why?” I asked, placing her in her bed and tucking her in. I couldn’t help but smile as Fluttershy unconsciously pulled one of her pillows in a hug and cuddle with it in her sleep.

“Well, isn’t it obvious?” Rarity giggled as we went back into the living room. “She likes you.”

“Like a friend or…” I began, feeling my cheeks heat up.

“Maybe as a friend or maybe even more,” Rarity commented as she took a seat on the couch and sipped her tea using her magic. “You may not know this, but Fluttershy is very timid.”

“I had no idea,” I replied with a forced chuckle, still wanting to keep the fact that I knew them prior, a secret for now. “How long have you known her for?”

“Oh, I’ve known the dear for years,” Rarity began with a reminiscing smile. “It was about five years ago when I first met her in the market square.”

“How long did it take for her to even talk to you?” I couldn’t help but chuckle.

“It actually wasn’t that long,” Rarity replied, with a slight frown. “This horrible stallion, basically cornered the dear on her first trip to the market.”

“And let me guess,” I began, finishing my slightly cold tea. Which was the best tea of my life. “You showed up and put the stallion in his place.”

“Why of course!” Rarity chimed with a smile. “After all, we mares do have to stick together.

“So after I kindly handled the stallion, I offered to help the dear with the rest of her shopping,” Rarity continued. “She was a little silent at first, but the moment I mentioned my cat, Opalescence, suddenly we were as thick as thief’s!”

“That’s nice,” I replied with a nod.

“So,” Rarity said a few minutes later drawing my attention from a pair of playing squirrels. “What are you going to do?”

“Uh…” I dumbly replied as I tried to think of my plans. “I guess… I guess I’ll have to figure out how I got here in the first place.”

“I don’t mean about that!” Rarity huffed with a cute scowl. “I mean, about Fluttershy’s attraction towards you.”

“Oh, that…” I replied as I felt my face light up again. I had tried to ignore it, like back in school, when girls would call me cute or that their friend wanted to know if I was available. In the end, they would just laugh and say it was a joke or something slightly hurtful.

After the third instance of something like this happening, I started ignoring them, even if they actually liked me.

“Sorry… I’m not,” I tried to say, falling flat.

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Rarity quickly replied, covering her mouth with a hoof. “I didn’t know you were like that, I just assumed you liked mares.”

“What?!” I chocked out, jumping in shock.

“No, no, I’m not like that,” I replied quickly, a slight shiver running down my spine. Don’t get me wrong, I’m perfectly fine with same sex couples and the like. But when it involves an attraction towards me, then I become very uncomfortable and a little bit rude. “I like the female body, like most guys.”

“Oh,” Rarity replied with a sheepish smile. “Sorry for insinuating. But then, what’s the problem?”

“Aside from the difference in species,” I began, sitting down next to the mare and leaning back. “Some bad experiences back in school and absolutely no experience.”

“Well,” Rarity began her reply. “There is nothing against the law in Equestria for different species relationships.”

“Yeah…” I simply nodded.

“And your school experience couldn’t have been that bad,” Rarity continued. “Come now; tell me what would push you away.”

So I recounted the few times I fell for the school girl thing and by the end, Rarity had a slightly guilty look.

“While it shames me to admit this,” Rarity sighed. “I may have done such a thing to a colt once or twice myself.”

“So you can at-“

“But please don’t let something like that influence you,” Rarity interrupted with a slightly pleading look. “I’m not trying to pull your leg or anything like that, especially with Fluttershy involved.”

“Why are you trying to get us together?” I asked, still very uncomfortable with this conversation. “You have only known me for a few days, and I was only conscious for a couple hours during them, let alone the fact that I lied about who I was.”

“Because I can see that Fluttershy really does have feelings for you,” Rarity replied with a sigh. “She’s a sweet mare, but you’re the first pon-hu-uh… anything that she has ever showed any interest in.”

“I still don’t know how to feel about that,” I replied with a sigh, pulling off my glasses and rubbing my eyes.

“Would you be willing to at least ask her if she likes you?” Rarity asked while laying a hoof on my thigh with a sincere smile. “The dear really could use somepony in her life.”

“I’ll… I’ll ask,” I replied, replacing my glasses and forcing a smile. “But if things go wrong, I’m blaming you.”

“Nothing will go wrong, I assure you,” Rarity replied as she stood up and headed towards the door leading outside. “I’m sorry, but I really must get back to my shop. I have a few new projects that I hope to finish by this evening.”

“Okay, Rarity,” I waved with a slight sigh. “Have a good day.”

“Thank you, Christopher,” she replied as she opened the door to leave. “Expect a visit from, Twilight later. The dear has been hoping you would wake up soon.”

“Great…” I blandly replied as the door closed behind the mare. So here I was, stuck in Equestria, Fluttershy apparently liked me and Princess Celestia had almost killed me. “This is not good.”

I don’t know how long I sat there thinking, but a quick set of thumps against my side drew my attention.

“What?” I asked looking to my left and seeing a scowling white rabbit. “Oh, it’s you.”

The rabbit continued to scowl as it pulled a book out from under the couch cushion and opened it to a certain page that had been seen in the show.

“I’m not making you that,” I replied as I looked at the elaborate salad Angel was showing me. This resulted in more stomping and a book being thrown at my head.

“You little demon!” I growled out, just dodging the book.

“If you’re hungry, I’ll try to get you a carrot of something,” I growled down, staring the rabbit in the eye. “But don’t think I won’t show you who’s the top of the food chain here.”

I don’t know if it was me flashing my canines or if was just that easy; but Angel quickly nodded his head in reply, a scared look in his eye.

“Let’s go you,” I commented as I picked up Angel by the scruff of his neck and placed him on my right shoulder, noting how light he was.

Walking through the doorway Rarity went to get the tea earlier, I entered a small kitchen that had two fridges, a large floor freezer and a short table with two chairs. I could also see some cupboards and spice filled shelfs off to one side with a sink placed under a window that showed a large backyard.

“Not a bad set up,” I commented while opening one of the fridges. Inside was an assortment of different vegetables, fruits and drinks. A quick tapping drew my attention to Angel, who was eagerly pointing at a pack of strawberries.

Ignoring him for a second, I checked the other fridge and found more fruits and veggies, but there were also labeled shelves. Like the one marked “Angel” that had a stack of carrots.

“Nice try,” I commented as I pulled out a carrot and passed it to the rabbit. With a slightly sullen look, he took it and began eating.

“Hey,” I said, feeling a little bad for him. “I’ll see what I can do later if you actually behave yourself, okay?”

It took him a moment, but he did nod his head in reply, a slight smile on his face.

“Alright then,” I said with a snap and turning around. I was immediately greeted by a giant assortment of animals, including a bear, all with slightly expectant looks. Looking at a nearby wall clock, I noticed that it was around noon already. “G-guess it’s time for lunch.”

Fluttershy snuggled more into the pillow, imagining that it was actually Chris. Even though she was too shy to admit it to anypony, she really liked him and hoped that he liked her to.

As she slowly began to wake up, she couldn’t help but remember when she first saw him. The way he towered over her, how he walked on two legs and the strange clothing he wore. Normally things like that would cause her to be worried or frightened of something, but instead caused her heart to beat faster in a different way as a calming warmth seemed to follow it.

“What time is it?” Fluttershy asked no one in particular with a soft yawn. Opening her eyes, she was slightly shocked to see that she was in her room. The clock on her wall quickly drew her attention when she noticed the time.

“Oh dear!” Fluttershy gasped as she quickly rose from her bed. “Its five o’clock, I forgot to give my animals lunch. Oh, they must think I forgot them!”

“Its okay everyone, I’m-“ Fluttershy quickly called out as she rushed out of her room, only to stop when she noticed that there weren’t any animals around. “Angel? Miss Tweets? Beary?”

A knock at her front door prevented the mare from panicking as she decided to see who it was.

“H-hello… who is it?” Fluttershy timidly called through the door.

“Fluttershy? It’s me, Twilight,” a familiar voice called from the other side. “Rarity told me that Chris was finally awake. May I come in?”

“Oh,” Fluttershy chirped, thinking about how rude she must have been.

Opening the door, Fluttershy saw the mare she had only met a few days ago, yet had become a quick friend. “Come in, Twilight. Would you like something to drink?”

“No thank you,” Twilight replied as she walked in, wearing a set of saddle bags and with Spike following close behind. “So, where is he?”

“I-I don’t know,” Fluttershy sheepishly replied. “I kind of just woke up.”

“Then where did he go?” Spike asked as he looked around the new room. “And what’s with all the little staircases and bird cages?”

“Those are for all of my animal friends,” Fluttershy said with a small smile. “And I think, Chis is around here somewhere… I hope…”

“Whoa!” Something shouted from Fluttershy’s backyard.

Worried for her animals safety, Fluttershy quickly led the way out her front door and around to her backyard, finding something that only caused her fears to grow.

“Christopher?!”

“Christopher?!”

The sudden call of my name caused me to stop what I was doing and turn to face the one that called me. I quickly noticed three new additions to the crowd consisting of Fluttershy, Twilight and Spike.

“Oh, hey everyone,” I said before turning back to what was currently in front of me. After I fed all the animals their lunch, with the help of Angel, I had gone outside to take a look around. I didn’t get far before almost every single animal Fluttershy cared for began to encircle me and begin their own process of inspection.

But that was a few hours ago, so now I was sitting in the backyard with the biggest wolf I had ever seen laying on its back in front of me. On all fours, it equaled most ponies in height and size, had silver hair with orange eyes, and had a back leg was currently kicking furiously as I scratched its belly.

“Who’s a good puppy?” I cooed to the domesticated animal.

“C-Chris, that’s an Everfree Cave Wolf,” Fluttershy stuttered out as she hesitantly made her way over to where I sat. “H-how did you pacify it? If you don’t mind me asking, that is.”

“Pacify?” I asked while, switching to the wolf’s muzzle. “Isn’t this one of yours?”

“No…” Fluttershy muttered back, moving to pet the wolf, only to yelp and hid behind me when the wolf growled at her.

“Oh…” I replied, continuing to mess with the wolf’s muzzle. After a few moments, I stopped and slowly pulled my arms away from the wolf. For a few minutes, it stared at me with a cocked head before barking and pointing to me had with its snout.

“I think… it wants you to keep petting it,” Twilight voiced out from behind me, Spike hiding behind the slightly intrigued mare.

“Bark!” the wolf replied, nudging my arm with its nose now.

“Oookay…” I mumbled out, reaching back out and scratching the wolf’s ears. It playfully began to nip at me as it flipped back to its stomach. “So… should I be worried or what?”

“Um… excuse me, Mr. wolf?” Fluttershy timidly called from behind me, receiving a slight ear twitch from the wolf in reply. “W-why are you here and not back in your home?”

As if it were replying, the wolf gave several growls and barks before continuing to nip at me and enjoy the scratching.

“Oh, my!” Fluttershy said as she finally came out from behind me and decided to sit next to me. “He said he’s here because of you Chris.”

“Wait?” Twilight interrupted before I could reply. “You can actually understand animals?!”

“Uhm… yes,” the mare timidly replied, twiddling her hooves as her face began to glow in embarrassment. “It’s not that hard… if you know what to listen for.”

“That’s really cool, Fluttershy,” I told the mare, earning a smile and brighter glowing cheeks. “But you said he came for me, why?”

“He said he saw you take care of the timber wolfs,” Fluttershy, replied slowly as she hesitantly reached for the wolf once again. Only this time, the wolf allowed it. “He said he wanted to thank you, because that pack had moved into his territory and wouldn’t leave, attacking him in his own home.”

“So it came to thank me?” I said, looked at the content wolf. “Did he happen to say what his name is?”

“Um…no,” Fluttershy replied with a small frown. “Most animals from the Everfree don’t have one.”

“Oh, then I’ll just give him one,” I replied, stopping the attention and thinking for a moment. “How about I give you a name?”

“Woof,” the wolf replied, nodding. It caught me mildly off guard, seeing as most of the animals on this planet had some form of sentience.

“Okay, how about…” I began, thinking hard for a few minutes.

“I have a book of names back at the library,” Twilight chirped quicly with a smile. “I can go back to the library and-“

“Geralt!” I pronounced, interrupting Twilight.

“Why, Geralt?” Spike asked, attempting to come closer, only to pull back as the wolf growled at him.

“Geralt was the main character in a series called Witcher,” I replied, looking at the wolf. “He was a ‘Witcher’, who are mutated people who had super ability’s and could perform magic, all for the purpose of hunting monsters and witches. I thought it would match because the character, Geralt had silver hair, orange eyes and belonged to the school of the wolf, its perfect.”

“Were there really people like that where you’re from?” Twilight asked with a hopeful grin.

“No, Twilight,” I chuckled. “It was something from a video game.”

“Like those things from the arcade?” Spike asked with an excited smile.

“If I had to guess,” I replied, trying to think of how advance they’re arcades might be. “Yes, but with way better graphics. If I ever get the chance, I’ll show you some pictures I have of him.”

“How would you do that?” Twilight chirped, getting in close to my face. She quickly backed off though when the wolf growled at her.

“So, how does that sound, Geralt?” I asked the wolf, ignoring Twilight’s question for now. “Do you like the name?”

“Bark!” Geralt replied, actually smiling back.

“Oh this is so exciting,” Fluttershy commented as she clapped her front hooves excitedly. “I always love seeing a pony and a new pet coming together.”

“I don’t know if he wants to be a pet, Fluttershy,” I replied, looking at Geralt.

“Bark!” Geralt replied, looking at Fluttershy.

“He says he doesn’t mind,” Fluttershy interpreted. “He said he was getting lonely all by himself in the Everfree.”

“Well, I guess that’s okay,” I said with a nod. “Haven’t had a personal pet since my hamster and gerbils back in grade school, but I don’t mind.”

“Well, now that that’s taken care of,” Twilight said as I stood up and looked at her. “Would you mind coming inside and answering some questions?”

“I guess I owe you that much,” I sighed before turning back to Geralt. “I got some things to do, but we can hang out some more after, okay?”

“Woof!” Geralt replied before getting up and laying under the shade of a nearby tree.

“Alright, let’s go!” I announced jumping to my feet. “I owe you some answers, so what do you want to know first?”

“I have a list right here!” Twilight announced, a list appearing in her magic. “I had to change plans I had with Applejack for this.”

“Wait?” I said, her statement reminding me of episode three. “Did she need some help collecting apples?”

“Yeah, but I left early to get something to eat and finish this list,” Twilight replied, looking over her list. “So, Christopher… what does your-“

“Burp!” Spike interrupted with a belch, a sealed scroll appearing in front of him. “A letter from the Princess!”

“I got it!” I said snatching the scroll up, slightly confused on why it showed up so late.

“Hey!” Twilight and Spike yelled as I broke the seal.

“Blah blah blah, fancy talk,” I droned reading over the letter as Spike tried to take the scroll back. Unfortunately, even at his highest jump, he was three feet too short. “Looks like Princess Celestia sent you some tickets for the Grand Galloping Gala!”

“The Grand Galloping Gala?!” the other three shouted in shock, causing several flocks of birds to fly away. Suddenly, Spike released another belch, causing two gold tickets to appear.

I was about to make a joke about the way the two mares were squealing when I noticed another part to the invitation at the bottom.

“And Twilight, please notify me immediately of the human’s awakening. There is much I still need to… discuss, with it.”

I don’t know what scared me more. The fact that she purposely separated the word ‘discuss’, or the fact she referred to me as an ‘it’.

“Got it!” Spike suddenly shouted, snagging the scroll out of my hands. I didn’t even bother questioning how he got it as he suddenly rushed off after Twilight. The mare saying something about a change of plans.

“Chris, Twilight said she’ll be ba… Chris, are you alright?” Fluttershy asked as walked up to me, a worried look in her eyes. “Did you want to go to the Grand Galloping Gala?”

“What… Oh, no, that’s not it,” I sighed looking down at the mare. “There was an addition to the letter that, Princess Celestia added, and she called me an ‘it’. Normally, I wouldn’t care, but it’s the fact that it was from Princess Celestia. Did I really piss her that much off?”

“Oh, that’s not very nice of her!” Fluttershy replied with a cute scowl. “I could tell her how mean that is…if you want.”

“No, that’s okay,” I chuckled, smiling down at the mare. “Besides, I doubt you’d actually tell the Princess that she was being mean.”

“I-I would though,” Fluttershy replied looking up at me with a glowing face and nervous smile. “I-if you w-wanted me to, that is.”

“Fluttershy…” I began, remembering what I discussed with Rarity earlier. “Do you… like me?”

“W-w-what?!” Fluttershy chirped out as her face glowed redder than an apple as her legs began to shake. “W-w-what… W-who… I-I-I.”

“Sorry, sorry,” I quickly began to reply, worried that I had pushed her to far. “I just thought th-“

”Yes,” Fluttershy quickly interrupted as heat waves began to come off the mares face and her eyes screwed shut.

“R-really?” I asked, completely floored by her response. “Why, when… what?”

“E-ever since I first met y-you,” the mare began to squeak out, hiding behind her mane, but trying her best not to. “W-when I saw you, it felt like, little butterflies were in my stomach and I-I… I really like you.”

“Oh…” I replied, unable to think of a proper response.

“D-do you like me?” Fluttershy suddenly asked, her face still glowing but her eyes full of hope.

“W-well, yeah, but not the way you like me,” I said, causing the mare to look like I just kicked a kitten. It being Fluttershy made it three times even worse.

“B-but that doesn’t mean it can’t become more!” I quickly added before the mare could cry.

“Really?” Fluttershy asked, her face no longer glowing but her eyes still full of hope as the bining of tears began to form.

“Y-yeah,” I replied, knowing my face was glowing now. “If you don’t mind me not being a pony that is?”

“I-I don’t!” Fluttershy replied, rushing forward suddenly and hugging me tightly. After a few moments, I felt the mare begin to nuzzle the side of my chin before pulling back and looking up at me. “Do y-you want to go o-out somewhere?”

“S-sure,” I replied as Fluttershy pulled away fully.

“Yay!” Fluttershy cheered, grabbing me and squeezing even tighter.

“Cant… breath…” I wheezed out as my vision began to go black.

“O-oh!” Fluttershy proclaimed releasing her death hold on me, allowing life giving air to flow into my lungs. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hurt you.”

“I doubt you could hurt me,” I coughed out with a chuckle, “Even if you tried.”

“I-I’m still sor-“

”Don’t be,” I interrupted, watching as the mare sheepishly landed in front of me with a smile. I couldn’t help but smile back at how cute and embarrassed Fluttershy was. “So, you wanted to go somewhere? Just tell me when and where.”

“Oh!” Fluttershy chirped quickly as she took a moment to think. “H-how about tonight?”

“Didn’t expect it to be that soon,” I commented to myself before replying. “Yeah, sure.”

“Great!” Fluttershy said with a smile, only for it to be replaced with a slightly worried look a moment later.

“You okay, Fluttershy?” I asked.

“O-oh, I’m fine,” Fluttershy squeaked out suddenly. “I just have to… go… somewhere.”

Before I could ask her anything further, the timid mare suddenly zipped off, quickly disappearing off in the distance.

“What the hell was that all about?” I asked no one in particular. I stood there for a moment, watching where Fluttershy had just disappeared before I realized something.

“I just said I would go on a date…” I said out loud, my eyes going wide as I began to feel a cold sweat. “With, Fluttershy… just after the Nightmare Moon incident.”

A part of me began to panic, the realization that I was changing this worlds history even more than I already had. While the other part was literally jumping for joy at the fact that I got asked out by FLUTTERSHY!

“Geralt!” I shouted looking back at where the wolf was resting. Rushing over, the wolf barely did more than look at me as I skidded in front of him. “I just got ask out by, Fluttershy and I said yes!”

Geralt simply turned his head in confusion to my statement.

“I know, shocking isn’t it?!” I continued, nervously laughing. “I mean hell, it’s not like this is the first time I’ve ever been asked out and am now panicking or anything.”

Looking at myself, I silently cursed as I realized that all I had were my cammies, and I was not going to go on a date in them.

“Rarity!” I suddenly shouted remembering how she said she was working on a special project. If I knew her like I thought I did, that meant she was working on new clothes for me. “I have no time to lose!”

I don’t know how I did it, but I ran all the way from Fluttershy’s cottage to Rarity’s boutique without stopping. Granted, I got lost a few times and got a few fearful stares from some locals, but the thing wasn’t that hard to find with its unique shape. Normally, I would have questioned how I got there in full cammies so fast, but I had more pressing concerns on my mind.

“Rarity?!” I shouted out as I pulled the door open and ducked inside. The room I walked into was exactly as I remembered it with one addition. Off to one side was a human shaped manikin currently wearing a pair of tan dress pants and a short sleeved, navy blue, polo.

“Chris, what are you doing here?” Rarity asked as she came out from a back room, quickly closing the door behind her so I couldn’t see inside.

“I need cloths!” I blurted out, pointing at the manikin and breathing heavily. “Like that, but I don’t have any cash right now, but I promise to…”

“Calm down dear!” Rarity quickly interrupted as she came over to me, inviting me further in. “Those cloths are for you.”

“So what do ya need for them?” I asked, hoping to get them and start getting ready. I had no idea when Fluttershy wanted to go out exactly, but that just meant it could be soon. “I can’t do magic, but I’m pretty good with repairs, so…”

“Oh no no no, darling,” Rarity quickly replied. “I wouldn’t dream of charging you for these cloths. It was a great chance for me to try out some new technics and by the way your current outfit looks, you could really use them.”

“Yeah, cammies suck some times,” I sighed, finally taking a moment to calm down. “But I still wouldn’t feel right just taking them. I really hate feeling like I owe someone, and theres still the whole lying to you and the others thing.”

“Oh, I’m sure I can think of something,” Rarity purred, flicking her tail against my chest before taking me over to the manikin. “And I believe I can understand why you lied to us the other day, but for now, take these. I hear you have quite the evening tonight.”

“Thanks, Rarity,” I said as she used her magic to take the cloths off the manikin and place them into my outstretched arms. “If you need anything, don’t be afraid to ask.”

“Oh, I won’t,” the mare replied as she began to lead me somewhere. Before I could realize it, she had led me to a small bathroom. “Why don’t you get washed up and change in here? Once you’re done, just come back out so I can make sure everything fit right.”

“Thanks, Rarity,” I said as the mare nodded and left me to my own devices.

My first stop was the sink mirror, finally getting the chance to look at myself.

“I look like a damn cartoon,” I commented as I looked at my square shaped face. My eyes were slightly bigger, but were still the same blue they had always been. The only difference was that the brown segment in my right eye was far more pronounced than normal.

My hair was a light yellow, seeing as it used to be chrome blond, and was slightly flat on top with my cowlick visible in the front, while fading down before reaching my ears. My ears, which had always been pretty large due to the earlobe, actually seemed to fit the size of my head for once.

My nose came out to a point like it would in an anime, rounding off at the tip only slightly and my mouth was nothing but a slight slit in the lower part of my face.

“Did they shave me?” I asked myself as I looked at my clean face. Putting that to the side for now, I walked over to the old Victorian style tub that rested just below the rooms only window. While the shower head was a little low, the whole thing still looked big enough for me to stand in and the controls seemed to be the same as those from my world.

“Let get this over with,” I sighed as I began to strip down. As I was doing this, I quickly realized a few things. One, my cover was gone and I don’t remember what happened to it. Two, I was going to have to re-wear my underwear, socks and boots, since Rarity didn’t seem to make those. Three, was that I was going to have to shower wearing the brace on my arm, Celestia’s warning still fresh on my mind.

“I wonder what she meant?” I asked myself while stepping into the small bath.

“God damn!” I said while looking at myself in the mirror. “For a cartoon, I look good!”

After my shower, I quickly dried off and got dressed in the new clothing. The shirt fit snuggly without being too tight and the pants weren’t baggy but didn’t bunch up at the crotch or thighs. I was still clean shaven, which confused me slightly, and my hair was nicely styled, my cowlick popping up like always.

“I’m too sexy for my shirt…” I quietly began to sing to myself as I popped the top two buttons of my shirt open, showing my bare chest for the fun of it. I never did really grow hair there, but I did have a tattoo on my left pec.

It was a tribal looking dragon that I had the tattoo artist add a hunting knife running through from top to bottom, thinking it would look cooler.

It totally did.

“…oh so sexy, it hur-”

“Are you okay in there?” Rarity’s voice interrupted from outside the bathroom door.

“Oh shit!” I blurted out, embarrassed but relived that she probably hadn’t heard me. Moving to the door, I opened it to find the fashionista waiting, a pencil behind one ear, her thin red glasses on her snout and a devious smirk on her face.

“Having fun?” she purred as she looked me up and down, taking in how I looked. But I couldn’t help but notice her smile slip slightly when she saw that I was wearing my boots. “I knew I forgot something.”

“It’s alright,” I replied, leaning back into the bathroom and taking my folded cammies from the side of the door. “Thanks again for the new cloths.”

“Oh, it was nothing,” Rarity waved with a hoof before turning around. “Now, if you would follow me if you please.”

“Uh, sure,” I replied as Rarity began to lead the way to the main hall, swaying her hips as we walked. A part of me was actually hoping that she was trying to flirt with me while another was chastising me for thinking that when I was about to go on a date with Fluttershy.

“Here we are,” Rarity’s voice said, forcing me to look at something beside her marshmallow plot.

We were back in the boutiques main hall, but what really drew my attention was Fluttershy, who currently stood in the middle of the room in a simple green dress and a pink butterfly clip in her mane, allowing me to see both her eyes clearly.

“You l-look very handsome, Chris,” Fluttershy said as she both tried to look at me and hide a slight blush at the same time.

“And you look breath taking, Fluttershy,” I honestly replied. While I had a slight suspicion that she had come to Rarity’s as well, I was happy to see that the fashionista had not gone overboard.

“Oh, budding love,” Rarity swooned, causing me to blush along with Fluttershy.

“S-so, where are we going?” I asked, forcing the blush from my cheeks as I set my cammies down on a nearby chair.

“A small restaurant,” Fluttershy replied, giving me a shy glance. “I-if you want… that is.”

“I….Actually,” I began as a cold realization swept over me. “I… don’t have any bits.”

“Oh, that’s okay,” Fluttershy quickly responded, pulling a small pouch from under her right wing. I could hear the slight jingle of coins coming from it as she showed it to me. “I-I got it.”

“I still wouldn’t feel right…” I began to say. I may not have ever been on a date before, but hell would have to freeze over before I allowed the women, or mare in this case, to pay for everything.

“Why, however come Darling?” Rarity called, drawing my attention. “I don’t see any problem with it.”

“D-do you now want to go anymore?” Fluttershy asked sadly as her body wilted slightly.

“I-its not that!” I quickly said in hopes to reassure the mare. “Its just, as a guy, I should be the one doing that.”

“If I may, what does a date usually consist of where you’re from?” Rarity asked with intrigue.

“Uh…” I dumbly replied before my mind finally caught up. “Well, usually the guy asks the girl out, he’ll be the one to set up and pay for everything…”

“I think I see where this is going,” Rarity quickly interrupted with a little giggle. “Now, what would your male to female ratio be where you’re from?”

“Relatively speaking,” I began, giving it an actual thought. “About 50/50, but if fluctuates minutely throughout the years. Why?”

“Because that is where there is quite a difference,” Rarity chimed with a little grin. “Here in Equestria, the ratio is closer to eight mares for every one stallion.”

“Damn!” I replied, honestly shocked. I remember there being a lot more mares in the show, but I didn’t think the ratio was anywhere as that bad.

“Yes, quite,” Rarity continued, scrunching her nose slightly. “So, mares are the more forward ones in forming a relationship here in Equestria. A mare will be the one to ask out a stallion and they will usually pay for any concessions.”

“I guess…” I began, that uncomfortable feeling still there. “As long as it doesn’t cause, Fluttershy any problems.”

“Oh, it’s okay,” Fluttershy replied, jingling her bit bag cutely. “I have more than enough!”

“Then at least,” I began, giving a reluctant sigh, zipping over and opening the shops door with a flourished hand. “Let me get the door for the young mare.”

“Th-thank you,” Fluttershy replied with a blush as she made her way out.

“Thanks again, Rarity,” I said as I began to walk out as well. “I’ll pick up my cloths tomorrow, if that’s alright?”

“That’s quite alright, darling,” Rarity replied before my cloths disappeared in a flash. “Now shoo, go have a nice evening.”

“Will do,” I said as I began to close the door.

“Oh, and Chris!” Rarity called out, stopping me and drawing my attention. I instantly felt a cold shiver run through my spine as she fixed me with a glare and slight frown. “You do anything to hurt my friend and I will personally, rip them off and shove them down your throat, got that mister?”

“Y-yes ma’am,” I croaked out, shutting the door with shaking hands.

“Are you okay?” Fluttershy asked with slightly worried eyes.

“I-I’m fine, sorry,” I replied, regaining my composer with a shake of my head. “Lead the way.”

“It’s this way,” Fluttershy giggled as she floated up and took my left arm in her forehooves and began to pull me down a nearby path. “It’s just a few blocks from here.”

“Okay,” I chuckled, amused at Fluttershy’s enthusiasm. As we moved, I took a moment to watch the mare fly, marveling both at how her wings moved and enjoying the slight breeze they created. After a few moments of walking, I noticed something rushing towards us. “Is that, Twilight?”

“AAAAhhhhhh!” Twilight yelled as she rushed past us, Spike clinging to her back for dear life. Fluttershy and I watched as she rushed into Rarity’s boutique, slamming the door behind her.

“What was that all about?” Fluttershy asked, a tone of fear in her voice.

“Give it a sec,” I replied, making a guess as to what was going on.

A few moments later, a small group of ponies rushed toward us. Their eyes darting around in looking of something.

“Eep!” Fluttershy squeaked as she dropped to the ground and hid behind me as the group stopped in front of us.

“You’re the one that was with, Twilight Sparkle the other day!” one random mare pointed out, giving me a slightly hesitant look. “Have you seen her recently, by any chance?”

“She just went off towards Sweet Apple Acers,” I replied, pointing in a random direction like it was the truth.

“Thanks!” the same mare replied before the group rushed off.

“W-why did you lie to them?” Fluttershy asked as we continued forward.

“Don’t worry,” I replied calmly. “It was mostly to get them to stop chasing after, Twilight for a bit.”

“But why were they chasing, Twilight?” Fluttershy asked as she looked back the way we came in worry.

“Don’t worry about that right now,” I chuckled, smiling at getting the chance to see the mare’s concern for her friends in person. “She’ll be fine.”

“Okay,” Fluttershy replied a little hesitantly as she looked forward again. After a few minutes of walking, she pointed a hoof towards a certain building. “That’s it right there.”

Walking up to the building, I was a little shocked at the fact that it looked more like a small diner than a restaurant. The building was only just larger than the surrounding houses and was painted a light tan with dark green trimmings. The roof, like some of the other surrounding buildings, was covered in hay and had a large window in the front, showing about ten tables inside, most of which were full.

“Why hello, Fluttershy!” A young unicorn mare greeted as we walked up to a podium. She had an eggshell white coat, a dark orange mane and tail with dark brown eyes.

“H-hello, Morning Brew,” Fluttershy timidly replied, as she walked up to the mare and began to fiddle with her hooves. “C-can I get a table for two, outside… if that’s okay?”

“OMC, don’t tell me,” the mare gasped as she looked between me and Fluttershy several times. “Are you on a date?!”

“Eep!” Fluttershy as her face began to glow red.

“OMC, Fluttershy finally asked somepony out!” the mare cheered with a mile wide smile. “Even though its some strange monkey thing!”

“Hey, I aint no monkey,” I replied, slightly offended. “But if you were to offer me a banana, I would not refuse.”

“And he has a sense of humor,” the mare swooned with a giggle. “I know just where to seat you two.”

Without waiting for a reply, Morning Brew led us around the building, carrying two menus in an orange magical field.

“This is the perfect table for you two,” the mare said as we came to the other side of the building. The table itself was the same as all the others, which was still a good foot shorter than I was used too. But the view was actually very nice and we were the only ones outside.

Apparently, the street was on a bit of a hill, so the area we were at gave an almost full view of the town. Past that were large open fields leading into a forest that stretched on for miles. The sun could be seen, beginning its slow decent past its final ridge for the day.

“What is with this town and hills?” I asked myself with a heavy sigh.

“One of the best if I had to say,” Morning Brew proclaimed proudly as she set the menus down across from each other. “Somepony will be out shortly to take your orders.”

Before rushing off with a giggle, Morning Brew quickly whispered something into Fluttershy’s ear, causing the mare to blush even harder.

“I suppose you won’t be telling me what she just whispered to you, are you?” I chuckled while pulling out small chair for Fluttershy, which was more of a stool with a cushion.

The mare quickly took her seat, muttering a reply too quiet for me to hear. Once she was seated properly, I pushed her chair in and moved to the other side. After a moment, I decided to just sit on my knees, using a nearby napkin to separate my new pants from the ground.

“W-we could sit somewhere else if you’re uncomfortable,” Fluttershy voiced as she noticed how I was sitting.

“It’s okay, Flutters,” I replied with a dismissive wave. Taking the menu, I quickly began to skim through its options. Over half the options consisted of flowers or hay and a few had fruits that didn’t sound all that safe for human consumption.

“They have very good cheese lasagna here,” Fluttershy pointed out using her own menu. “It should be okay for you to eat.”

“I guess I’ll get that then,” I chuckled while closing the menu. I decided to simply watch as Fluttershy proceeded to look over her menu for her own meal, stealing glances at me every now and then. It was actually really cute and adorable.

After a few moments of this though, new feeling of unease hit me as I remembered all the times she was like this in the show. The fact that I was already mildly familiar with the mare and her not knowing it didn’t sit right with me.

“Fluttershy…” I began with slight unease.

“Yes?” she asked with a small smile while looking at me with those beautiful teal eyes.

“I… need to be honest with you,” I continued with a sigh.

“What do you mean?” she asked, sounding worried.

From there, I went into a quick explanation of the show. Not anything of their adventures, but enough to at least help her realize that she was a well-known, and loved, character of a children’s cartoon.

“D-does th-that mean th-they’re wa-watching us now?” the mare asked as she began to shake heavily and hide under her menu.

“What?” I couldn’t help but chuckle before coming up with something to help calm her down. “No, no. I can say that we are defiantly not being watched right now.”

“How can you be sure?” Fluttershy whispered from under her menu.

“Because I’m here,” I chuckled once again, thinking it was a little obvious.

“What do you mean?” Fluttershy questioned as she finally came out from under her menu while still shaking. Her eyes kept darting from side to side, as if expecting to see something that wasn’t actually there.

Carefully standing back up, I walked over to the mare and wrapped her in a hug. Her shaking almost immediately seized as she began to nuzzle into my chest.

“Well, I have two answers for that right now. One logical and the other as more of a tension breaker,” I chuckled while softly stroking her mane. “The logical one being that this is defiantly not the same universe as the show. It’s really close, but the timberwolf situation at the castle sells Alternate Universe to me.”

“Oh,” Fluttershy replied, still looking a little uneasy. “W-what about the other one?”

“I don’t feel the hateful and jealously filled stares of hundreds of people,” I chuckled mirthfully. Although, I did feel abnormally warm at the moment, and it wasn’t because of Fluttershy. (1)

“That doesn’t sound very funny,” Fluttershy commented, with a slightly annoyed looked taking over her features.

“Sorry,” I replied as I released the mare from the hug and stood back to my full height. “I tend to have a bad sense of humor sometimes.”

“That’s okay,” Fluttershy replied before she looked back down at the table, obviously lost in thought.

“I’d… I’d understand if you didn’t want to continue this date though,” I sighed. A part of me was saying that I should have at least kept all of that hidden, while another was congratulating me for being honest.

“What? Oh…no, I still want to continue,” Fluttershy quickly replied, playing with her hooves once again as her eyes looked up at me. “If you want to, that is?”

“Yeah, I would,” I smiled as I went back to my previous spot across form her. A few minutes later, another mare walked over, wearing a small apron with a note pad and pencil and took our orders.

“Thank you for being honest,” Fluttershy said as the waiter left.

“It wouldn’t have been right to lie to you… again,” I replied with a sigh. “I’m just worried about telling the others now.”

“To be honest,” Fluttershy began as she gave me a worried look. “I don’t think you should.”

“Why?” I asked with general intrigue and confusion.

“Well…” Fluttershy began to say, turning her head as she began to think. “Rainbow Dash would probably show off more, Rarity would end up wearing even more dresses...”

“Ah, I see where you’re going with this,” I interrupted with a nod. I guess it was a better idea to wait before telling them. “But I’m still going to have to tell the princesses.”

“That should work,” Fluttershy said as the mare who took our orders returned with our food.

From there, we began to tell each other about ourselves. I quickly learned everyone’s age, with Rarity being the oldest at 22 and Twilight being the youngest at 18. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie were 19 and Applejack and Fluttershy were 20.

“Well, I’m 24,” I replied as I took another bite of my lasagna. It was actually some of the best I had ever had. “Wait, what’s the legal drinking age?”

“20,” Fluttershy replied as she finished her small salad. “I don’t really like it though.”

“Eh, it’s not for everyone,” I replied with a shrug. “I personally hate the taste of alcohol. So whenever I do, I tend to go for the fruitier drinks that are half juice. Yeah, I may get made fun of when I order a ‘sex on the beach’ or something like that, but at least it actually tastes good.”

When all I received was silence as a reply, I looked over and noticed that Fluttershy was staring at me in shock with a face that was redder than an apple.

“Th-theres a drink called that?” the mare finally stuttered out after a few moments.

“Oh yeah,” I sighed before letting out a chuckle. “And that’s a commonly known one.”

“Can we talk about something else now?” Fluttershy asked as she began to look uncomfortable.

“Oh, sorry,” I apologized. “Why don’t you tell me abou—“

“AAAhhhh!” a shout rang out as Twilight suddenly zipped out from around the corner and proceeded to hide behind me. A few moments later, an even larger group than followed from close behind.

“What the hell is going on here?!” I shouted as the group began to crowd around the table.

“These ponies are crazy!” Twilight shouted back, pointing at the surrounding ponies from across my shoulder. “I was trying to decide who to bring with me to the Grand Galloping Gala, and then I’m suddenly being chased after for my ticket!”

“Is that what you’re all here for?” I asked the group while standing up. I could see Fluttershy timidly slip under the table and a few moments later, she popped up at my side, hiding next to Twilight as the glow returned to her face.

“You know what, screw this,” I snapped, annoyed by the interruption and the fact that they were causing Fluttershy embarrassment. Looking back at Twilight, I held my hand out. “Twilight, give me the damn tickets!”

Without a single word, the tickets appeared in my hands, both feeling slightly heavier than expected.

“In the wise words of my dad,” I began as I proceeded to tear the tickets to shreds in front of the group, finding it to be quite easy. “If you all want argue over it, than no one can have it!”

“…”

“What they hay?!” one of the mares of the group shouted in agitation. “Why the buck would you do that!?”

“Well, for one,” I began, glaring at each pony in the group. Most cringed back when I looked at them, while a few stared back, doing nothing but affirming the fact that ponies looked adorable when they pouted or scowled. “Did, Twilight offer any of you the ticket?”

At this, most of the ponies began to sheepishly look down while a few began to look uneasy.

“But she was just going to give them away!” one stallion said.

“To her friends,” I replied. “And I’m about 90% positive that none of you have become her friend within her four days of being here.”

“But-“

”No ‘buts’,!” I interrupted whoever it was that was about to talk. “Now apologize and get out of here!”

No one moved at first, but after a few moments, each pony began to individually apologize before wondering off.

After a few minutes, the only ones left were me, Fluttershy and Twilight.

“Thanks for that,” Twilight said with a relived sigh, the shredded tickets being scooped up in her magic and quickly repairing in a flash of magic. “While I think tearing the tickets up like that was a bit much, I do appreciate the help.”

“Yeah, well… I do kinda owe you for lying about who I was,” I replied as I turned to look at the other two mares. “If you don’t mind me suggesting, Why not just ask Princess Celestia if she could get you enough for your friends? It was kind of an A-hole move only sending you two, after all.”

“Oh, I don’t want to trouble her…” Twilight sheepishly replied.

“Just ask her,” I huffed before finally turning to look at Fluttershy. She had remained quiet for the entire duration and I could see that she was still a little frightened by what happened. “I’m sorry that happened, Fluttershy.”

“Its okay,” she timidly replied while looking at me hopefully. “Do you… do you want to continue? That is… if you want.”

“Of course,” I smiled as I pulled her chair out for her again.

“Wait a second,” Twilight suddenly chimed as she began to look between me and Fluttershy. “Are you two on a date?!”

“Y-yes,” Fluttershy sheepishly replied as she took her seat and looked at the ground in embarrassment.

“Wow… I mean,” Twilight began, at an obvious loss of words. “I’d like to ask some questions… but I don’t think now is the time?”

“You’re right, it’s not,” I replied as I returned to my place. “Now head home and send Celestia that letter.”

“Oookay,” Twilight said as she began to leave, the tickets disappearing into her saddle bags. “I guess I’ll see you tomorrow then?”

“Yes! Now have a good night!” I snapped back a little too harshly. “Sorry, still a little riled up from that whole fiasco.”

“Its okay,” Twilight giggled. “Good night Fluttershy, Chris.”

“Good night, Twilight,” Fluttershy replied as I gave a simple nod of my head. Soon enough, it was just the two of us once again. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s okay, Flutters,” I replied with a calm smile. “Now, what I wanted to know was-“

“…and they never found out it was me,” I finished, earning a round of giggles from my companion. After the meal, the two of us had decided to simply walk around town a bit, with Fluttershy pointing things out and telling me some of its history.

“That’s just mean,” Fluttershy giggled as we finally stood outside her cottage.

“I ended up doing the repairs myself anyways,” I replied.

“Well, that’s good,” Fluttershy said as she looked up at me. The sun had already gone down, so she was now being bathed in the glow of the moon, and she looked amazing. “I had a very nice evening.”

“S-so did I,” I chocked out as the moonlight reflected off her eyes. I was so captivated that I almost missed her getting up on her hind hooves and placing her fore hooves against my chest. When my senses finally did return to me, I felt something incredibly soft pressed against my lips.

“I-I hope we can do this again,” Fluttershy breathed as she broke the simple kiss and nuzzled the side of my face.

“Uh…” Was all my brain could respond with.

“Chris…are you okay?” the angel on my chest asked, her voice laced with worry and concern. Suddenly, she wasn’t in my face anymore as a slight breeze passed my face as the ground started getting closer.

Hello grass, have you met my face?

No?

Well you’re about to.

*THUD*

Ahh, friends....

Author's Notes:

Once again, quote that title.

Well, here's the next chapter, not even a week later.

(1) - For those who don't fully understand