Wednesday (August 4th)
I woke up later than usual. I did not want to get out of bed, so I did not. I just laid on my side, looking at the wall.
I tried going back to sleep, but I could not. I laid in the bed for a very long time.
Soon, Fluttershy came in.
"Light, are you awake?" I heard her whisper.
I did not answer.
I heard her walk over to me. I felt her hand on my head, messing up my mane while she rubbed it. It felt nice.
"Come on Light, it's time to get up. Don't let yesterday bring you down, we have things to do today. Come down and I'll make you some breakfast." I heard her say to me in a nice voice.
"I do not want to do anything today. I feel wrong and embarrassed." I told her.
"Light, has something like that ever happened to you before?" She asked.
I shook my head.
"I think it would be best if you just forgot about it. Move on. Come downstairs with me and I will make you breakfast, alright?" She said.
I was really hungry. "Ok."
"Good. What would you like?" She asked.
"Can I have some eggs?" I turned my head to look at her. She was smiling. I liked it when she smiled.
"Of course. Why don't you get showered up and I'll have it ready by the time you get out, ok?" She said.
I nodded. I saw her walk away. I got out of the bed and grabbed a new set of clothes.
I found the bathroom near the end of the hallway and did my usual morning routine. I would not allow myself to look at the evil thing, hating it for even making me clean it. I had to take off the bandages from the shard of glass. The gash hurt, but it had stopped bleeding. I decided to leave the bandages off. It did look like it was going to scar.
I was done about twenty minutes later. I walked downstairs and found Fluttershy putting my plate filled with scrambled eggs on the table.
When I walked in, she smiled at me. She went back and made her own plate.
"Thank you." I told her as I sat down.
She nodded and took her seat.
We ate in silence for a while. We finished around the same time and she washed our dishes.
"So what would you like to do first today? I have to pick up some groceries from the market, I have to set some orders for new furniture, and we have to find you a job." She told me as we were getting ready to leave. It looked to be almost noon.
"I think we should find me a job first. That way, we are free to do the other things without worrying." I answered.
"Alright. I have a few ideas for you. We could go to the spa that's owned by aloe and lotus. I hear they need some muscle to help move things around. They alone aren't cutting it anymore. We could also try my friend Applejack's. She owns a farm and her brother could always use more help plowing the fields and maintaining the crops. A third option would be Clockworks. The main building is here in town and they are supposedly looking for muscle in either security, or the loading dock." She explained all of her ideas as we started down the path to town
"I do not think I would do well in a loading dock, and I do not like hurting others. I have never worked on a farm before, either. So I think we should go to the Spa." I told her.
"Alright. I know the way there since Rarity and I go there almost every week." She said.
I followed her through the town. It took us about a half hour, but we soon made it to the Spa.
I opened the door for Fluttershy and walked in after her. The place was average size. I had to duck my head a little to get in and I would not be able to jump very high without hitting my head.
We walked up to the main desk where a mare with blue skin and a pink mane was waiting.
"Hello, Fluttershy. The usual?" She asked.
"No thank you, not today Lotus. I was actually here to see if you needed some help. My friend here is looking for a job." She gestured to me.
"Hello." I waved at her. She looked at me, up and down. "I think he will do." She said.
"Come in tomorrow around eleven and we can see how you do, alright?" She asked. I nodded.
"Good. Would you like anything else?" She asked with a smile. She seemed really nice. I liked her.
"Not today, Lotus. Have a good evening." Fluttershy answered.
"You too, Fluttershy. And you..." She stopped. I noticed she did not know my name.
"Light Weight." I told her.
"Have a nice evening, Light Weight." I nodded and we finished our goodbyes.
"The woodworkers shop is closest, so let's go there." Fluttershy suggested. I nodded and followed her.
It took as a half hour to find the shop and order the new furniture. Fluttershy would have to wait to buy a new tea set. I still felt very bad about it.
We were now on our way to pick up some flowers to put in a vase on the kitchen table. The old ones were almost dead.
As we walked, I saw the flower stand. I did not like who was behind it. Before I could stop myself, I stopped. I was very scared.
Fluttershy noticed. "Light, are you okay?" She asked before she looked at me. When she looked at my face, she got really worried. "Light, what's wrong?" She asked.
I could see her out of the corner of my eye. All I could do was stare at the mare in the stall.
I felt Fluttershy's hand on my cheek. "Light, look at me." She pulled my head down, but softly, till I was looking at her.
"What's wrong? You look like you're about to feint." She asked.
It took me a few seconds to speak. "It is her." I whispered to her by accident. I did not want to sound so quiet.
Fluttershy understood. "Which stall is she working?" She asked.
"The flower stall." I could not get my voice any louder.
"Alright, we don't have to go there today. We can go some other time. Let's just finish our groceries and we can go-"
"Hey! Stallion!" That voice scared me so much, I almost feinted. The feeling I had when Fluttershy feinted, was back. It was also very, very bad. The only thing keeping me from running, was Fluttershy. I could not leave her.
Fluttershy turned around and watched as Rosebush walked towards us. She looked very angry.
She pushed past Fluttershy and to me. I started to back up but she would not stop coming to me. I hit a wall and she stood up into my face.
"We are going to finish what we started yesterday. Do you hear me?" She asked. She sounded very angry.
"I do not-" I started.
"'I do not' what?" She asked. I felt dizzy.
"Ex-excuse m-me." I heard Fluttershy say.
Rosebush turned around.
"What do you want Fluttershy?" She asked.
"I w-would-d like i-it if you l-l-left Light a-alone." She stuttered. She said please very quietly after.
"No. He left me low and wet yesterday. I want satisfaction." She turned around to face me.
"You, stallion, are mine for the night. I will rock your world." After she said this, she grabbed the evil thing in my shorts and began to rub it.
"No!" I yelled. I pushed her back really hard and started galloping away. I could feel tears running down my face.
I ran and ran until I found a forest. I went inside to escape from Rosebush. I ran for a short time. I found an opening and sat down. I cried and cried. Scared of the mare and what she wanted to do. I did not like these feelings. Soon, the sun started setting.
It got dark really fast.
After a little while, I heard somepony scream.
I was on my hooves before I knew what I was doing.
I galloped through the forest. I kept hearing the scream, following it.
I found who was making the calls.
"Fluttershy!" I yelled to her.
There was some weird beast in front of her. It turned towards me when it heard my voice.
It growled at me like a crazy dog. It looked like one too, only made out of wood.
"Light." I heard Fluttershy whisper. She sounded very scared.
The creature jumped at me.
I brought my arms up in front of my face. I felt it land on me and I stumbled backwards. Something came out of nowhere behind me, and I fell onto my back.
I could feel the creature gnawing on my arm, and it hurt really badly. It felt hot and sticky there too.
I also felt something bite into my wound on my leg. I howled in pain.
I thrusted my arms upward and the dog went flying into the air.
I sat up and was immediately met with another one snarling in my face. I held it back with my arms.
I glanced over at Fluttershy. She was holding the other one back with her arms.
Something inside me made its move. I pushed off the wolf and sprinted at the one on Fluttershy. I tackled it, sending us both into a roll. It started clawing and biting me. I stood up on instinct and the other one leaped on my back.
Out of nowhere, a third leaped on to my shoulder and a forth followed its example on my other shoulder.
I could feel all of them snapping and biting and clawing at anything and everything they could get ahold of.
Suddenly, as if nothing had happened. They leaped off.
I was barely able to stand. I could feel something hot and sticky covering my whole body and I felt very dizzy.
The dogs looked at me with anger in their eyes, and sprinted off into the forest.
I felt myself fall backwards. I hit a tree and slide down it.
I could only see red in my left eye and I could barely move. It hurt so much.
"Light?" I heard Fluttershy say. She sounded like she was crying.
"Must...protect...Fluttershy." I said by accident.
She moved to where I could see her. She had a large cut on her arm and bruises.
"I failed." I felt tears run down my cheeks. My left eye started to get better.
Fluttershy rushed over to me and hugged me.
"Light, can you walk?" She asked. I think I could. I nodded.
She helped me to stand up. She wrapped an arm around me. I put some of my weight on her.
"I failed...I failed...I failed." I kept saying. I could not believe I failed Rain. I felt like I wanted to die. Fluttershy did not need somepony who failed her.
"What did you fail, Light?" Fluttershy asked. She seemed scared.
"I did not p-protect you." I stuttered. Something sticky was in my mouth. It was hard to talk.
"Yes you did, Light. I would be dead if you hadn't shown up." She said. She sounded angry now.
"Why were you in the forest?" I asked her.
"I came to find you. It took awhile, but I did. Now, stop talking. We need to get you cleaned and bandaged." She said.
She was out there to find me. She got hurt while she was out there. She got hurt because of me.
I let go of her and started limping away. I hurt her. I did not deserve her kindness. I limped as fast as I could, but she was faster.
She ran in front of me. "Light, where are you going? You're hurt really badly. If you don't get help soon, you'll die." She begged.
"I hurt you. I do not deserve kindness." I told her. I had only caused trouble.
"Light, please, I want you to come home. You won't make it to the hospital!" She said. She tried getting me to go to the house.
"I hurt you." I said again.
"No you didn't, Light. The timberwolf did. It happens sometimes. But you saved me from getting hurt even more. Light, I want to help you. Come back to the cottage. I couldn't live with myself if you died because of me." She was crying again. It hurt to see her cry.
I turned back towards the house. She let out a sigh and helped me get there.
It took us a long time but we did make it.
"Come over here." She moved me to in front of the couch. She helped me lay down on it. The bites were starting to really hurt. I was also trying very hard not to fall asleep.
"I'll be back in a second with my first aid kit." I nodded and she went upstairs. I noticed she was covered in blood. I messed up her pretty clothes too. I was a monster.
I tried getting up, but I could not find the strength.
She came back down a few seconds later.
She came over to the couch and got on her knees.
"I'm going to lift up your shirt." She said. I nodded.
I could feel her sliding my shirt up. I heard her gasp. I could not see what I looked like.
"What?" I asked her.
"It's...nothing. I'll make you better, Light. Please, don't worry." She said. Her hands were shaking as she went to work. She was also crying but I could not hear her sobbing. I could only see the tears. Why cry for somepony who hurt you?
I did not understand.
Fluttershy told me to not fall asleep. I tried as hard as I could. Soon, she was done with my chest and stomach. She moved down to my legs. She had to take off my shorts as well. I was scared she would see the evil thing, but she did not look at it. I was very happy that she would not get sick because of it.
After a long time. She told me to turn on my side. I did as she asked. I heard another gasp.
"Oh Light." I heard her whisper to herself.
By the time she was done, it was almost morning. I was very tired and I had a headache. I remembered something when I saw the sun.
"Lotus." I said. I tried getting up, but Fluttershy pushed me back down.
"No!" I heard her say. It sounded almost as loud as a shout.
She wrapped her arms around me in a hug. "Please, don't go anywhere. I'll tell Lotus what happened, she will understand." She cried into my chest.
After awhile she stopped. "You need to get some rest. I'll have something ready for you when you wake up." She said. I fell asleep as soon as she said that.
A/N: I am just going to write action scenes the way I normally would. It would be too hard to write them in the same way as the rest of the story and it would only serve to confuse everyone about what is actually going on. Not many people seem to want to read this story and I'll admit, it feels a bit... freeing, to be honest. Unlike with my other stories, where I get anywhere from 150 to 300 views the day I post a new chapter, this story gets a dozen. I feel like I can be more, for lack of a better word, creative, with things. It's awesome. Anyways, See ya on the flip side (haven't typed that in awhile).