Well hi there! ^_^ This is my first fic so please don't be too mean! I've always thought about writing and putting a fic up on here. But who would've thought it would've been me becoming a brony and reading a few fics that would get me to write my own fic. Anyway I hope you guys enjoy whatever little talent I have in writing and please review! ^_^
It was a cold, crisp autumn early morning. The sound of all of the creatures of the Everfree Forest and the rustling of the coloured leaves as they were blown by the wind were all that could be heard as a lone unicorn colt was out exploring what was now the surroundings of his new home. He had a shining yellow coat and a fiery red mane with orange streaks. Alongside him was his pet, an Alaskan malamute, named Abigail.
"This sure is a lovely place isn't it Abigail. Much quieter than Manehattan don't you think?" he said whilst using magic to throw a ball across a field.
Abigail responded with a loud bark whilst chasing after the ball before getting distracted by a butterfly and chasing after it instead.
As he chuckled at his companion's antics he used his magic to pick up the ball. After, a few moments of watching Abigail hopelessly try to catch the butterfly he spotted a cottage further down the path he was walking on.
"Hey Abigail! It seems like we've got a neighbor. I'd say we go introduce ourselves."
At this she turned her head and ran back to her owner's side.
"O.K last one there is a rotten apple!" he exclaimed before galloping off towards the cottage.
Abigail barked clearly unhappy with her owner's head-start before chasing after him.
When they arrived at the front gate of the cottage, they clearly saw that the person who owned the cottage was an animal lover with a chicken coop, several rabbits, a flacon, an eagle, a flying squirrel, a bat and many more creatures playing around in her front yard. As he walked towards the front door Abigail by his side all of the animals stopped playing. Some ran off scared off the new face. Others just stared as he reached the door and knocked.
"J-just a minute..." he heard a quiet voice answer. Shortly, after the door creaked open only a little with a pony outside looking to see who it was. "Y-yes...uhm...h-how can I...h-help you?" she squeaked out.
He had immediately noticed her sky blue eyes and couldn't help lose himself in them for a moment. Quickly, realizing he was probably slightly creeping out the already shy pony out he quickly began to speak, his face flushed in embarrassment.
"O-oh I'm so sorry if I was disturbed you in any way...it's just that...I recently moved into the neighborhood...and I saw that you lived right next to me...so I thought I'd introduce myself. My name is Starbuck Sunrise but most people call me Sunny," he ended with a smile and held his hoof out for a hoofshake.
At this the shy pony felt she could trust this pony a lot more and so proceeded to fully open the door revealing herself. She had a yellow coat, with a long pink mane and tail along with three butterflies as her cutie mark.
"M-my name's Flu-Fluttershy." she nervously replied with a smile of her own whilst reaching out slowly and shaking it lightly.
Suddenly, Abigail barked out feeling left out of the discussion. As Fluttershy turned her eyes to see Abigail she immediately gasped before immediately squealing, "Oh Wow! She's so beautiful! Is she yours? What's her name? How old is she? How did you get her coat to turn out so fluffy and shiny? What food does she like?..." she continued on asking questions whilst Sunny just stood there in amazement on just how beautiful Fluttershy was. Meanwhile, Abigail simply loved the attention Fluttershy was giving her. As she rolled onto her back whilst she rubbed her belly.
Snapping back to reality again Sunny quickly answered "Oh...uhm yeah she's mine. Her name's Abigail and she's going to be 5 in a couple of weeks' time. I use shampoo and two conditioners when she needs a bath and she pretty much eats whatever I give her although mainly it's just normal dog food. Plus I think you should stop giving her so much attention it'll only boost her ego to even bigger proportions!"
At this Abigail barked at Sunny annoyingly and gave a small growl to emphasize her point. At this both ponies chuckled and continued to talk about animals in general for a good half an hour. Whilst, playing fetch with Abigail.
He then continued "So I guess you really like animals then huh?"
"Oh yes I do love animals especially taking care of them." she said as she stopped playing with Abigail.
"Yeah I could guess that."
"Really how?"
At this Sunny nearly facehoofed before motioning with his head to the front garden where all the animals were still staring at them.
"O-oh r-right" Fluttershy squeaked slightly embarrassed at her silly question.
To break the awkward silence both of their stomachs groaned out loud. At which both ponies held a small blush.
"Ah damn! I was so busy giving Abigail her morning walk that I forgot to even have breakfast!"
"O-oh I was just a-about to...uhm...make my own breakfast before you knocked."
"Oh I am so sorry about that! Would you like me to leave so you can get back to having your breakfast?" he said with a small hint of guilt.
"Not at all...uhm. In fact...would you like to come in for some breakfast?" she asked quietly whilst looking at the ground.
"W-well I don't mean to be a bother..."
"Oh it's no problem at all!" she said quickly as if she was desperate for some more company.
"O.K. then!" he said with a smile as they both went into her cottage.
As Fluttershy quickly made some daisy sandwiches and some chrysanthemum tea the two of them Sunny looked around the house to see some cages with injured animals with wrapped up appendages and could even see a mouse moving around the house with a tiny wheelchair and cast.
"Wow she really does care for a lot of animals I wonder how she does it all herself?" he thought. His train of thought was then broken by Fluttershy calling to him rather quietly "Breakfast is ready. I'm sorry it isn't a proper breakfast but this is what I normally eat!"
"Oh it's no problem anything is fine with me! Thank you very much for making this for me" he said gratefully as he quickly got to his seat at the table with Fluttershy.
As they ate they continued to talk more about each other. Fluttershy learnt how he came from Manehattan and left because he wanted to leave the busy and stressful lifestyle of the big city and move to a quieter and rural place like Ponyville. She also learnt about how he was a music and song writer and even offered her to come round his house some time and play some of his own songs for her. He learnt about Fluttershy's friends, how she came to earn her cutie mark and how she lived on her own and took care of the animals mostly by herself with some occasional help from her friends. Even after both had finished their breakfast they lost track of time and talked for a couple more hours enjoying each other's company.
"Oh my! Is that the time? We've been talking for 3 hours now!" Sunny spoke slightly shocked.
"O-oh my...I s-sorry if...uhm...I've kept you away from something..." she squeaked slightly upset.
"Oh no you haven't kept me from anything important. It's just I wanted to finish unpacking all my things today so I'd have free time tomorrow!" he said reassuring her.
"O-oh that's a-alright then."
"Anyway it must be pretty hectic taking care of all of these animals on your own. I'll have finished unpacking everything by the end of today, so if you'd like I could perhaps give you a hand sometime?"
"Well I am quite b-busy but I d-don't know. I mean you j-just moved here! I w-wouldn't want t-to be any t-trouble to you."
"Oh it's no trouble at all! After all I take care of Abigail all the time I don't see how hard looking after other animals could be? And you could most certainly use the extra pair of hooves."
"W-well...uhm...if y-you want...uhm...c-could you maybe c-come by t-tomorrow...to help with g-getting the animals ready f-for hibernation in the w-winter...uhm...o-only if you want to of course?" she asked shyly.
"Sure what time?"
"Uhm...h-how about t-ten o'clock?"
"O.K. will definitely be there! Now I need to get home and finish unpacking! I'll be back tomorrow!" he said as he was seen outside the door by Fluttershy with Abigail followed behind him as he walked down the path towards the gate.
"G-great" she called out and couldn't help but smile at such a nice and kind-hearted pony.
"Oh and one more thing before I leave," he called out as he was on the other side of the gate turning around to face Fluttershy.
"W-what is it?" Fluttershy asked worried Sunny may not come anymore.
"Smile more!" he yelled with a big grin on his face, "you have a beautiful smile, and don't be afraid to show it more often!" and with that he turned around and walked off with Abigail following close behind him.
They both left a stunned Fluttershy with a small blush across her face. She then walked back into her cottage excited about finally having someone else to help out with the animals who enjoyed then almost as much as she did. Before, she went to the kitchen she stopped in front of the mirror and thought back to Sunny's last words. She couldn't help but smile at herself before giggling and going back to clear up the plates and start her work for the day.
So I hope you enjoyed the first chapter of what I hope to be a decent attempt at a first fic. Let's just see how things between Sunny and Fluttershy get along tomorrow! ^_^ Till then I'll get started on working on the 2nd chapter! BlackSpire out!