Hi! I'm here with a new story, Forever Shy. Is it possible that the one Fluttershy loves cares for her as well? hmm...
I don't own MLP FiM or any of the characters. I just have the plot.
Once upon a starless night,
I slept a dreamless sleep.
I wanted you to hold me tight
As I counted sheep;
You don't know how I must feel
At this very moment…
To know that I can't have your heart
To call it mine, to own it.
As the moon rose up over the high hills along the edge of Ponyville, Fluttershy found that sleep wasn't going to come over her very easily that night. Upon the accounts of the past day, she knew it was a waste to even get in bed…too much was circling around in her head.
So, she decided that she would sit out on her back porch swing, hoping that sleep would find her; and that tears wouldn't. She really didn't want to cry at the moment, but recent events made it very hard not to.
*Flashback – Earlier that day*
Quietly walking through Ponyville, holding a bag full of carrots for her precious little Angel, Fluttershy was moving around the crowd, humming a little tune to herself. Not watching where she was going, she accidentally tripped over a stone and fell head on into some other pony; dropping the carrots and such along the way.
Of course being Fluttershy, she yelped in surprise and started busting out the apologies and "please don't hate me!"'s at lighting speed as she tried to get up. Only did she stop pleading when the other pony said, "Aw, Fluttershy, it's nothin'. Here, let me help you up."
She recognized that voice immediately. She knew exactly who this was. Although this pony didn't talk too much, Fluttershy could recognize his voice anywhere. And of course, it had nothing to do with the fact that she had maybe a –slight- crush on him…oh let's face it, she was head over hooves for the strong, quiet, hard-working horse.
And nothing could stop that now that she's admitted it to herself.
Looking up ever so shyly, she saw that he had already picked up her things and was holding the bag for her. He smiled warmly, and extended a hoof to help her up. She gently took it, and almost inaudibly said "thank you" to him. He just smiled, gave her the bag, and said, "Hey, it's gettin' dark out. Y'all need some help gettin' 'yer things home?"
"Oh, no, no!" –she said that too quickly. She cleared her throat and tried again, her voice just a bit quieter and her face a few shades redder, "I mean, thank you, but I'll be okay; my place isn't too far from here."
He looked at her for a moment, and skeptically said, "Well, alright then. I'll be seein' ya around, Fluttershy."
She smiled at him, a smile that he returned; then, with one last glance he trotted back to Sweet Apple Acres.
"I hope I'll be seeing you soon, Big Macintosh."
*End Flashback*
At this point, Fluttershy was ever so confused. Why couldn't she find the courage to tell him her feelings? Why couldn't she get him out of her head? Why did she have to fall in love?
…why didn't she know what to do?
Letting out a frustrated huff of air, a single tear escaped her emerald eye and cascaded down her cheek. As it fell to the floor with a 'drip', Fluttershy looked up at the starless sky and wondered what would happen next time she saw Big Mac. It was almost Cider Season, which meant she would be making many trips to Sweet Apple Acres…which almost positively meant that she would be seeing him very soon.
She didn't really know when her feelings for him began to overwhelm her…but they were there, and they weren't going away.
Fluttershy never wanted much in her life. She had most everything that could make her happy: her beautiful and cozy home, her amazing friends, and her lovely animals. The only thing she really wanted now was someone to share her love with.
…the problem was that she didn't know how she would go about doing this; or if she would ever actually do anything about it. She thought for sure that this would slip through her hooves like any other hard task of hers and leave her wondering why she bothered in the first place.
But as she stood up and walked back into her little home, she vowed that something would be done about this. She promised herself that she would be strong enough to be awarded his love.
…even if she needed help from a friend or two.
Should I continue? Or is it not worth your time? xoxo - 1lyra111