Chapter 36: Movie Night

Dusk walks back to Fluttershy’s, carrying three paper bags full of cookies in his mouth. He walks along the dirt path at a slightly faster pace than usual, as he is eager to eat more of the cookies that he has bought.

He sees Fluttershy’s home a few minutes later, and he walks inside. He sees her reading one of her romance books. *shudder* Dusk puts the paper bags in the nearby table, as Fluttershy greets him.

“Hello Dusk.”

“Hey Shy, do you want a cookie from the Sugarcube Corner?” Asks Dusk. He pulls out one of the cookies with his hoof.

“Um... Okay, I’ll have one Dusk.” She answers.

Dusk gives her the cookie he is holding, and walks back to the bags where the rest of them lay. He pulls another one out of the package, and starts to quickly consume the baked item. As soon as he finishes his first cookie, he pulls out another, and finishes it quickly. The same thing applies for the 3rd, 4th and 5th cookie, until he stops eating them.

His throat is too... groggy for him to eat anymore. He gets the same feeling when he eats a slice of strong mud cake. He looks around the area where he was eating, and is relieved to only see a few crumbs drop onto the floor. For some reason, any time Dusk eats anything which drops a lot of crumbs, he seems to always leave much less crumbs than a normal pony.

He moves the cookies into the cupboard for later, when Fluttershy begins to talk. “Thanks for the cookie Dusk. They tasted... nice.” She gives him a heart warming smile.

“That’s no problem Shy, but you should really thank Pinkie. She was the one who made them.” Deflects Dusk.

“Oh... Okay then. How many did you buy?” She asks.

“I bought 30 of them, but there are now 24 in the pantry, because you had one, and I’ve had five.” He answers.

‘That makes sound a bit selfish...’

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“So Fluttershy, Applejack told me about what you girls are doing tomorrow at the Sugarcube Corner, and I would like to know, if you would like me to go with you, if that’s possible.”

Fluttershy looks happier, when he tells her that he is going. “That’s great Dusk. I was going to ask you later tonight, but now I don’t have to.”

Dusk felt happy that she wanted him to go, and a little bit smug. “So I presume that it’s a yes.” It wasn’t a question, and more of a statement.

“Of course you can Dusk.”

“Thanks Shy.”

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Fluttershy has made a simple dinner for both Dusk and herself. She made a toasted sandwich, with sliced tomatoes, a few daisies and melted colby cheese. It is quick to make, and it tastes quite delicious. They both sit at the table, and eat the sandwiches over a plate.

Dusk starts to speak, “So, there is only two more days until I can take my cast off, and another week until I can fly again. That’s pretty good news, because I’m sick of being grounded all the time.” Complains Dusk, “I want to be able to take to the skies again.”

“It’s not that bad down here... I prefer being on the ground, to look after my little animal friends.” Reassures Fluttershy.

“But I still wish that I could fly, It would make things a lot easier for me.”

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Dusk and Fluttershy have both finished their dinner, and gotten washed up. They were both in bed, ‘watching’ one of her movies. Neither of them knew what the movie was about, because they had spent most of the night in each other’s embrace, and feeling the loving warmth emanating from the other. They stepped it up a bit, later in the movie, as they started to kiss. Dusk could feel his face getting hot, and that his pulse is quickening, but he longed for the warm sensation of Fluttershy’s soft lips...

Quick Author’s Note: ...and they didn’t take it further than that.

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Dusk awakes from his slumber, in the darkness of the early morning, as is usually the case. He feels a lot more tired than usual, his eyes are droopy, he is constantly yawning, and he isn’t thinking straight. His head says that he just needs to pull himself out of bed, for him to wake up, but his body says that the bed is really comfortable, and he should stay in it for a tiny bit longer.

He looks to his side, and sees that Fluttershy is still sleeping. She is holding the blanket close to her body, and he can hear her quietly breathing, she seems peaceful. He tries to pull himself out of the bed, but he can’t be bothered getting out of the bed as of yet.

‘Just a few more minutes, and then I’ll *yawn* get out of bed...’

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The next thing that he realizes, is that there is light outside, and he is still in the bed.

‘Wait a second, something is amiss, why am I still in bed, when the sun is out? What the hay is going on?!’

Dusk has always been the sort of pony to wake up earlier than everypony else, even if he doesn’t need to, so waking up during the day is a rare thing for him. He notices that Fluttershy isn’t in the bed anymore, so he gets himself out of the bed and slowly walks himself out of her room. When he walks into the lounge room, he notices that Fluttershy isn’t there. So he checks all of the other rooms in the house to try and find her.

He couldn’t find her in any of the rooms, so he decides to use his back-up plan.

“Where are you Fluttershy?” Yells Dusk. He knows that he has a loud voice, so she should be able to hear him from anywhere near the house.

He hears a very quiet response from Fluttershy, “Um... I’m outside Dusk.”

Dusk walks out of the house and finds Fluttershy outside, surrounded by an assortment of animals. Most of them gave him a weird look when he steps out of the door, but they have become used to Dusk, so they ignore him and focus on Fluttershy.

“Wow, somepony is popular.” Mentions Dusk.

“Um... Thanks Dusk, I’ll get back inside when I’ve finished with my animal friends.”

“Take your time.”

-20 Minutes Later-

Fluttershy walks inside her house, feeling happier after her time with the animals. Dusk had made Fluttershy and himself some breakfast, while she was still outside. He made a simple breakfast toast with melted cheese on top.

“Aww, thanks Dusk.”

“No problem, it’s pretty easy to make.”

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Dusk and Fluttershy were getting prepared for lunch at the Sugarcube Corner. Fluttershy is brushing her mane, while Dusk is looking in Fluttershy’s vanity, to see if there is any mane gel for him to use. He can’t seem to find any though, perhaps she doesn’t have any.

“Hey Shy, do you have any mane gel that I can use?” Asks Dusk.

“I don’t have any Dusk... I’m sorry.”

“Don’t worry about it then, I didn’t expect you to have any anyway, because I don’t think that mares would even need mane gel.”

“That’s true. So are you ready to leave? I just need a few more minutes, and then I’ll be ready to go.” Says Fluttershy.

“Yeah, I’m ready.”

‘A meet up organised at Pinkie’s place, this will be... interesting.’ Next Chapter: Chapter 37: Rarity's Dismay Estimated time remaining: 5 Hours, 5 Minutes