My Special Somepony

~The Beginning~

The first chapter of my short story series, "My Special Somepony". The story revolves mostly around Fluttershy and one of my OC's. Feel free to leave a review. Hope you enjoy the story!

Hello. My name's Aykay and this is how I found my special somepony…

I'm an average-sized Pegasus pony, with a light green coat and a dark green mane. I'm not the best flyer in Equestria, but I sure do have speed. I'm patient, kind, and enjoy playing with and caring for animals.

I moved to Ponyville about a year ago from the city of Canterlot. After settling into my new home, I met many new and exciting ponies, many of whom became my friends – the first being Pinkie Pie. A huge stallion called Big Macintosh was probably one of my closest friends, as I knew him even before I moved to Ponyville. One day he approached me and asked if I could help him and his sister Applejack buck some trees on his farm called Sweet Apple Acres. Big Mac told me that it was currently known as "Applebuck Season", which explains why there were so many apples on the trees. After a long, hard day of work at Sweet Apple Acres, we had finally finished. As I was leaving, Applejack extended an invitation to me… "You doing anything tomorrow evening, Sugarcube?" asked Applejack. "No, nothing at all. I was going to visit Derpy, but she's away in Cloudsdale at the moment. Why do you ask?" I replied. "It's my birthday tomorrow and I'm hosting a small party here at the barn. Would ya' like to come?" asked Applejack excitedly. I told her I would be able to attend. Shortly after, I left for home and had a good night's rest.

I woke up to a bright and sunny morning. As the evening drew nearer, I started getting ready for the party. When it was time to go, I left my cottage and started down the long road towards Sweet Apple Acres. I started trotting at a slow pace, admiring the birds and animals around me. It was a cool evening, and many ponies were heading back to their homes for the night. The lakes, trees, mountains and little paths provided a sight of absolute beauty in the evening light. Near to the farm, I stumbled upon the sweetest and most wonderful voice I'd ever heard. That's when I heard the singing. I looked around for the owner of the wonderful voice, but it was coming from around the corner. And then I saw her…

There, standing in front of me, was the most beautiful mare I'd ever seen. She had a yellowish coat, with a soft pink mane. Her eyes were a light blue, almost turquoise colour. She also had 3 butterflies as her Cutie Mark (similar to my Cutie Mark which is 3 bees). She was a small pony, and she had a really bright smile. She also held a basket attached to her side. I was captivated by her astounding wasn't facing me so she hadn't seen me yet. Butterflies and budgies flew around her, captivated by the beautiful song. I greeted her as I got closer. "Hello," I said happily. She gasped and turned around quicker than a flash. I took a step back. "Sorry, I didn't mean to startle you," I apologised sheepishly. She looked down at the ground without saying a word. She looked really nervous, or shy.

"My name's Aykay," I said after a long and awkward silence. "What's your name?" "Oh, umm… I'm… My name is…" She let out a small squeal and sank even lower to the ground. "Is that basket too heavy for you?" I asked, unaware of why she was behaving so strangely. "Oh, no... It's okay… My name is Flut-…" She buried her head in her hoofs. Suddenly, she got up and ran into the bushes on the opposite side of the path. As she disappeared into the bushes, I noticed she had dropped her basket. "Hey, you dropped your basket!" I called after her. There was no response. I decided it would be best to take the basket with me to AJ's party. Maybe somepony there would know who she was. I really hoped I would see her again though. She was just… So beautiful, so perfect…

I arrived at Applejack's party to find many other ponies already there. I knew one or two, but the rest were strangers. Applejack introduced me to them individually. "Hey, I'm Twilight Sparkle. Good to finally meet you Aykay. I've heard so much about you!" said Twilight. We talked for ages about Canterlot and certain books that we've both read or studied. Yes, I am a bit of an egg-head. Then a very elegant-looking ponyapproached me and introduced herself. "Hello Aykay, my name is Rarity. I make the costumes, clothes and outfits here in Ponyville," explained Rarity. I met Pinkie there, as well as Big Macintosh. I also got to meet a new pony named Rainbow Dash. I've seen her flying around Ponyville but never formally got to meet her. "Are you a spyyyyy?" asked Rainbow anxiously. After I finally managed to convince Rainbow that I wasn't a spy, there was a knock at the door.

"Fluttershy! Where have you been? About time you showed up," said Applejack. My jaw just about dropped to the ground. It was the same beautiful mare that I'd seen on the path. She took one look at me and then gazed down at the ground for most of the night. After the party, I looked for Fluttershy to give her basket back, but she had already left. I woke up the next day and flew to the Golden Oaks Library – Twilight's house. I was going to find Fluttershy to give her basket back and maybe properly introduce myself. Twilight told me that Fluttershy would probably be at her cottage near the Everfree Forest. I finally found it after flying around for over an hour. I knocked on the door, but she wasn't home. Only a bunny and a few other animals peered at me through the window. I then decided to fly up to Rainbow Dash's house. She might know where Fluttershy is…

"She's gone to Cloudsdale for a week or so. She said she needed a holiday away from Ponyville for a while. She's been acting really strange since you showed up in Ponyville," said Rainbow. "Thanks for the info, Dashie. Wanna have a race? From here to Sweet Apple Acres?" I asked innocently. Rainbow Dash giggled. "You race… Against me? I can beat you in my sleep," replied Rainbow Dash. And that's exactly what she did…

About a week later, I was out shopping at the Ponyville market looking for a nice treat to buy for my pet squirrel, Nut. After buying a packet of acorns for my squirrel, I felt a hoof tap me on my shoulder. I turned and gasped. It was Fluttershy. I couldn't believe it. She looked as beautiful as ever, with her bright eyes and modest smile. "H-hello," I stammered. "Hey Aykay. I'm Fluttershy. I'm really sorry for ignoring you last week. I guess I just get really shy when… new ponies arrive in Ponyville," said Fluttershy. "It's amazing to finally meet you, Fluttershy," I announced. We talked, laughed, played and sang all the way to her cottage. She was no longer shy or nervous, and I discovered she had a beautiful personality. I guess everything about her really is perfect. Perfect and beautiful… She told me she had a pet bunny named Angel. She also told me that she loves animals with all her heart. I told her about Nut, and pointed out that I love animals too. We're just so alike…

We arrived at her door. "Well, this is my cottage," said Fluttershy. "I know. Twilight told me where it was and I came here looking for you," I admitted. Fluttershy blushed. She looked down at the ground like when I first met her. "Would you like to… You know… Hang out sometime? I mean, only if you want to…" said Fluttershy softly. I smiled at her. "I was just going to ask the same thing," I admitted. Fluttershy blushed some more, and to be honest, so did I. We said goodbye and suddenly I found myself back in my own cottage. It really was a perfect day…

6 days, 7 days, 8 days passed by as quick as Rainbow Dash doing a Sonic Rainboom, and every day that passed, I spent with Fluttershy. We visited Twilight, Rainbow, Rarity, Pinkie, Applejack and a few others. Everyone thought we were a couple, because we stayed so close to each other all the time. Fluttershy didn't deny anything. We also flew up to Cloudsdale, and even ventured into the Everfree Forest to retrieve one of Fluttershy's lost chickens. On the evening of the 9th day, we stopped at the entrance to Fluttershy's cottage for what felt like the hundredth time. "I really had a good time with you today, Aykay,"said Fluttershy unexpectedly. "You're amazing to be with, Fluttershy. I enjoyed every minute of it," I replied. She gazed at the ground, like how she always does when she's shy. I came to the realisation that this was the pony I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I realised that I was in love with Fluttershy. She hesitated. "I really, really… Like you, Aykay." She was blushing again. This is it. Now is the perfect time – I thought to myself. Fluttershy was now looking at me. I stepped forward, leaned down, and whispered into her ear, "Will you be my Special Somepony?" Fluttershy smiled. "Only if you'll be mine," replied Flutttershy in a whisper.

We gazed into each other's eyes. At that moment, time stopped, and all that mattered to me in the world was her. I wanted to be with her forever. She was my destiny… And then we kissed. I felt my eyes closing as our lips touched, her warm, soft lips gently pressing against mine. I was frozen in the moment, where it was just us, having our first kiss together. We giggled, played and cuddled late into the night at her cottage. We played fun games with her animals and I only left her cottage in the early hours of the morning. That night was known as the best night of our lives. The following morning I trotted up to the Ponyville pet shop, and adopted the cutest puppy I'd ever seen. I put a collar on the pup and named him "Ayshy", a combination of "Aykay" and "Fluttershy". I put Ayshy into the basket that Fluttershy dropped when we first met - which felt like ages ago. I carried the basket carefully around my neck until I reached Fluttershy's cottage. I put the basket down beside the door and knocked on the door with my hoof. I heard a faint "coming!" from deep inside the cottage. And suddenly, once again, the most beautiful pony in all of Equestria opened the door and was standing in front of me. I thought to myself how lucky I was to have such an amazing pony in my life. My Special Somepony… Fluttershy's eyes moved from me, to Ayshy in the basket, and then back to me. Then she burst into tears of happiness, and smiled her amazing smile. Ayshy leaped out of the basket and cuddled close to Fluttershy happily. Ayshy liked her already, just like I did when I first met her. Then he ran into the cottage to explore and meet the other animals, I presume. Fluttershy and I were left alone.

We looked into each other's eyes, and embraced, our wings closing around each other, intertwined in a mix of love, passion and emotion.

"I love you, Fluttershy," I whispered to her. "I love you too, Aykay. Forever and always," Fluttershy whispered back. We walked into her cottage, still holding each other. We were in love. I was finally in love.

I had found my Special Somepony – I knew Fluttershy was the one since I first laid my eyes on her. We were both unconditionally and irrevocably in love with each other.

And so the Bee fell in love with the Butterfly…