The next morning when Dash got up, Shy was already in the kitchen cooking breakfast. She walked over to the table and sat down. When Fluttershy brought over wheat omelets, she noticed that her pink haired lover was limping slightly. Not only that, but something was different, use didn't look as full... almost like something was missing. Then Shy returned to the stove and it hit her. Feathers from her wings were missing. She decided to not say anything about it, if she did now she wouldn't know anything and Shy would be reclusive for awhile. Shed have to gets it out her in a more indirect way.
"What are you doing today?" Rainbow Dash asked, almost too innocently.
Shy barley looked up. "Oh, just, um, going to take care of some animals at my house... and you?"
Dash shrugged, "I don't know, maybe just do some flying, practice my routine a little. I've been a little slow ever since the accident." She couldn't keep her eyes off of the missing feathers. She couldn't help but think maybe somepony was hurting her. It was probably nothing.
"Oh, that sounds fun," she said. "I have to go now, bye. I'll be back later tonight." She kissed, Rainbow bye and started for the door.
"Bye." Said Rainbow Dash, completely intent on following her. Maybe it was a little weird, but she was just so curious.
Shy left the house and started flying to her house, which was hard with missing feathers. So she made it to town where she landed, and, quite literally, hoofed it the rest of the way to her house. As she was walking past Sugar Cube Corner, she saw two young fillies approaching. She flinched when she recognized the pink and gray coats of the young ponies.
Rainbow Dash observed from behind a cloud as Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon trotted up to Shy in the adorable way fillies do. What they proceeded to do was not so adorable. While following her they pretended to kiss and made slurping noises. They then called her something she couldn't make out, but she assumed it was derogatory and had something to do with loving another mare. Then they ventured to begin kicking at her heels, tripping her. And finally, they began pulling at her feathers plucking one or two off. But it wasn't one or two that were missing this morning. This must've been going on for days.
Fluttershy walked with her tormentors all the way to her house. As soon as she walked through the gate, the fillies turned around and walked away cackling. She got inside and tried so very hard but she couldn't help it. Tears began to well at her eyes. Not little tears like you get when you stub your toe, but big, fat, hot tears the drip from your chin. And that's exactly what these did, she sat there and sobbed in her doorway as angel tried to calm her down.