"Let Me Wear Your Color"
By Swift_M0nkey (https://pastebin.com/u/Swift_M0nkey)

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Created on: Friday 18th of December 2015 10:45:13 PM CDT
Retrieved on: Wednesday 28 of October 2020 08:39:24 AM UTC


>You yawn a bit as you feed the birds their breakfast.
>Ponyville sure has been peacefully quiet lately.
>No giant monsters or evil beings to deal with makes everything lovely.
>You smile to the birds that chomp at their meal.
"Be careful not to eat too quickly."
>They nod to you as they peck away.
>You turn around to see which of your animal companions needs food next.
>While there might not be any monsters or evil around right now, there's something bothering you.
>Something putting an intense fire in your heart and groin.
>It's crazy to think that it's almost been three years since he crash landed here.
>Coming out of the sky like a chunk of something from space was a sure-fire way to get everyone's attention.
>Especially landing in the middle of the town...
>Once everyone realized he was injured, they rushed for his aid.
>He stayed in your cottage for a while since you had extra space.
>He's such a sweetheart, almost challenging your own kindness if not for some of his blunt mannerisms.
>But that's what just makes him who he is.
>And you wouldn't want him any other way.
>The only bad thing is that you aren't the only one who sees him like that...
>You blink involuntarily and take yourself out of your day dream to see the one you were talking about almost ten feet in front of you.
>Anonymous.
>He's standing there talking with Twilight, actually looking really happy.
>You feel a crack in your chest as you think about things.
>What if he likes her more?
>He looks so happy to even just be talking to her.
>A bit happier than he normally looks while talking to others.
>He... He couldn't like her more, could he?
>As you think about this while staring at him, he reaches down and pets Twilight's head a little.
>Oh no.
>He does.
>You feel your heart starting to tear inside of your chest.
>He likes her more than you.
>Now you'll never be with him...
>...wait.
>Why does he like her more?
>Is it the way she presents herself?
>Is it her "dorkish" charm?
>A spark of determination ignites in your chest.
>Well that doesn't seem too hard to pull off.
>If that's what Anon wants in a mare, you're sure you can do it better for him!
>Oh, but this isn't to hurt Twilight...
>You proudly walk back over to the house to practice being a book worm like Twilight, ignoring the angry white bunny with the gurgling stomach at your side.
-----
>You find yourself blushing as Anon pats you on the head lightly.
>Hopefully Fluttershy didn't see anything, the two of you are pretty close to her place.
>The last thing you want to do is cause a gap in your friendship.
>You look up at the smiling human holding his wallet.
>"Seriously, thank you for finding this for me. I was so freaked out when I found out I misplaced it."
>An awkward smile-blush combo comes across your face.
"Y-you don't have to thank me! Spike was the one who found it in the library..."
>He smiles and places his hand on you while walking past you, making his hand drag along your back.
>Once he's past you he turns back and says, "But you're the one who returned it to me instead of having Spike do it."
>Your heart feels warm at the sound of his words.
>You turn around and start to walk with him.
"Well of course, if it's for such a good friend like you I would do anything..."
>He looks at you and raises an eyebrow a little in confusion.
>OH NO.
>DID YOU COME ON TOO STRONG?
>MAYBE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING.
>ANYTHING IS A LOT OF THINGS.
>IN FACT, THAT'S ALL THE THINGS.
>EVEN THE LEWD THINGS.
>"Aww that's sweet. You don't have to do those things though, ya know?"
>Phew.
"O-oh..."
>It is silent as you two walk for a while into town.
>You take this opportunity to try to get as close as possible to him without him getting uncomfortable.
>The warmth from his body is making you anxious to jump on him and confess to him...
>And his scent.
>Unf.
>He looks down at you and you jump away in terror that he'll know what you're up to.
>He is shocked by your sudden movement.
>"Are you okay? What's wrong?"
>CRAP.
>THINK.
>THINK QUICKLY.
>HE'S GOING TO THINK YOU'RE AFRAID OF HIM.
>NO ONE WANTS TO HANG OUT WITH SOMEONE AFRAID OF THEM.
>UNLESS THEY'RE SADISTIC.
>BUT ANON DOESN'T SEEM SADISTIC.
>Not that it would be a bad thing if he was though...
>"Oh, good call, Twilight!"
"Huh?"
>You look to where he's looking and see a small pile of feces probably left behind by some animal right in front of him.
>"That's a bit of a wild reaction, but if ya didn't do that I would have had this on my shoe. Thanks."
>Taking a deep breath and composing yourself, you nod to Anon.
"You're welcome."
>He nods while wearing a smile in response, then continues walking forward without stepping on it.
>Good gravy.
>That was really close.
>You should be more careful with your actions now.
>He could suspect something more easily.
>"Hey Nonny!"
>You finally focus on something other than Anon and realize you followed him into the middle of town.
>Pinkie is waving to him from SugarCube Corner.
>"Hi Pinkie!"
>He jogs over and she leaps from the entrance into his arms.
>This is sort of a normal greeting for them, hugs like this, but it still hurts you to watch.
>He spins around while hugging her and the both of them laugh at the act.
>If only you could make him smile and laugh like that.
>How does Pinkie do it?
>Well, that's in her element.
>But the basic idea doesn't seem too difficult to perform.
>And you probably have a bunch of books on comedy, so that might work too.
>He stops spinning with her and places her down.
>"So how are ya, Pinkie?"
>"I'm great now that I've had my torNondoe hug!"
>He smiles at her joke and messes up her mane with his hand.
>"Your puns are awful as always."
>Her mane poofs back into it's normal bumpy shape and they both laugh.
>Yes... This doesn't seem that hard at all.
>You should be able to learn this by tonight and be able to act on it tomorrow.
>But that's only if you start now.
>Clearing your throat to get Anon's attention, you speak.
"Hi Pinkie. Sorry Anon, but I have to get going now. I forgot I had to do something back home."
>Anon smiles.
>"Don't worry about it. Go take care of it, and be safe!"
>He was so eager to discard you...
>You're really going to have to work at it!
"Bye..."
>You gallop back toward the tree.
-----
>Twilight sure is being a weirdo right now.
>Why'd she run off like that?
>Can't she teleport?
>Oh whatever, Nonny's here!
"Hey Nonny, could I ask a favor?"
>"What is it?"
"Try this and tell me how it tastes!"
>You shove a cupcake chunk into his mouth with your hoof.
>He nearly chokes on it in surprise, but when he starts to eat it, his eyes light up and a smile appears on his face again.
>"Wow, this is great! What is this?"
"I KNOOOW RIGHT? I call it, Bubblegum Blueberry Button!"
>"...why?"
>You jump up and grab him by the shoulders.
"C'mere!"
>He doesn't try to resist as you speed him into SugarCube Corner's kitchen.
>"Oh wow."
>He looks at the display you've created for the cupcakes in awe.
>You point to the blue button shaped cupcake with pink swirls all around it.
"See?"
>He nods and looks to the pink, purple, and green swirled one next to it.
>"What is that?"
"It's a mixed flavor cupcake. Try it and tell me if you can tell what flavors!"
>Shrugging, he picks it up and pops it into his mouth.
>While chewing, he speaks.
>"Well one of theesh ith defflitey grape..."
"Yup! Can you guess what the other two are?"
>You wait in anticipation as he chomps away, only to be let down when he shakes his head and shrugs.
>He swallows and says, "I have no idea. Sorry."
"Oh come on Nonny. It's grape, powdered protein, and honey!"
>He gives you a deadpan stare.
>"What."
>You giggle at him.
"You always look so cute when you're like that! It's not really that. It really was just grape."
>He stands up, chuckling to himself lightly.
>"You got me again with the same trick. I'll get you back one day though."
>Slightly tilt your head to him.
"Why are you getting up? Are you leaving already?"
>He nods.
>"Yeah, sorry. I have to pick something up."
"Oh okay. No, I'm sorry. I bothered you without asking if you had plans."
>He shakes his head and puts a hand on your head.
>"No need for that, Pinks."
>Your face gets hot as he runs his hand through your mane.
>Why does he always do this to you?
>You want to make him happy and laugh, but he makes you super duper gooey and mushy like an undercooked cupcake.
>It's a good feeling but it's also hard to ignore...
>It gets hard to be happy and make others happy when he makes you think like that and feel that way.
>He walks past you and leaves the kitchen.
>You walk out of the kitchen with him.
"B-bye."
>He raises a hand as he walks out.
>"See ya tomorrow!"
>You watch him leave SugarCube Corner from the counter.
"Yeah..."
>Wait.
>Where is he going?
>It's not like him to leave you so suddenly.
>Is something wrong?
>...this calls for a stealth mission.
>You quickly put on your super stretchy black suit Twilight got you that one time and sneak out SugarCube Corner.
>When you step out of SugarCube Corner, you see Nonny walking down the street.
>He's right in the middle of the street, making it kinda hard to tail him with complete stealth.
>So you do the next best thing.
>Jump into a bush.
>From that bush, you jump to another bush in another yard adjacent to that one.
>By continuing your pattern of stealth, you manage to get closer to him without him noticing a thing.
>The same can't be said about those poor bushes and trashcans you forced yourself inside.
>Or the ponies you hid behind.
>Or the ground you dug through...
>It was all worth it though!
>You're at Rarity's place now, so you duck behind a tree nearby.
>Nonny walks right up to the door and knocks a few times.
>The door opens and Rarity speaks to Nonny, the both of them giggling a bit before she invites him inside.
>She closes the door behind her, ending your chances of getting in unnoticed.
>Looks like this mission was a success...
>...for stealth.
>For finding out what's going on though, you failed.
>But what was with the way they talked at the door?
>Something seemed weird about that.
>It was almost like they're a couple or something.
>But...
>Nonny can't be... He's your Nonny.
>Why does this hurt to think about?
>They laughed about something.
>Nonny laughs like that when he's with you...
>You find yourself leaning up against the tree while crossing your hooves.
>Hmph.
"What makes Rarity so good anyways?"
>You look over at her super fabbed out pad and dresses in the window.
>Does he just like how she behaves?
>Acting all uppity isn't a hard thing to do, so why not find out?
>Wait.
>She's more than uppity, she's also an eloquent speaker.
"Psheew this may be harder than I thought."
>You leer over at Carousel Boutique and wave a hoof.
"I'LL GET YOU BACK, NONNY!"
>After shouting out the anger, you happily bounce away while humming a tune.
-----
"It should be around here somewhere..."
>"I'm sorry."
>You shake your head as you look for wipes of some kind.
"No need to apologize, Anonymous. I enjoy doing things like this."
>Finding them, you let out a sigh of relief.
"Ahh, here we are."
>He sits down on your couch as you levitate the box of wipes over to him, taking one out.
>Using your magic, you skillfully remove all the icing from his face.
>A smile comes across yours.
"You know, I wasn't expecting to see that the first time I open the door today."
>He smirks a bit and looks down.
>"Yeah. Pinkie surprised me with some cupcakes, so I had no choice but to stop to try a few."
>You finish up wiping his mouth off and put the box of wipes on the couch in front of you.
>Then, you lecture him a little.
"Anonymous, you know you don't have to do what she or anypony else says, right?"
>He shakes his head.
>"That's not true. I want to help them and be good friends with them, that's why I do it."
>He's such a kind gentleman...
"Well... I suppose if that's your reasoning it's okay, but make sure none of them take advantage of you, okay dear?"
>"Of course."
>Your eyes lock as he says this.
>It's then when you realize how close you are to him.
>The two of you are on the couch, and you're facing him with only the box of wipes blocking you from touching each other.
>You become flushes in the face as he blinks at you.
>He has such beautiful eyelashes for a male.
>And... a strong jawline.
>"So, do you have my jacket ready?"
>His words take you out of your trance.
>You stumble over your words as you see that you've just been staring at his face.
"Y-your jacket? Um... Oh, yes, your jacket! Sorry, dear. Yes, I'll go get it."
>Turning quickly to hide your rapidly growing blush, you rush over to the other side of the room.
>Goodness gracious he makes you so flustered sometimes...
>You walk over to where you have his patched up jacket hanging by coat hanger.
>Taking it with your magic, which you just realize now you could have done from across the room, you head back over.
>Hopefully he doesn't consider that possibility.
>That could become a quite awkward situation.
>He turns toward you as you come close and you avoid his gaze by looking at the jacket you're holding.
"Here you go, free of charge."
>He accepts the jacket and puts it on, moving his arms to confirm if it's been fully restored.
>"You're the best, Rare."
>You playfully paw at the air toward him.
"Oh dearie, you shouldn't say that..."
>He looks you straight in the eyes.
>"But I mean it. You're always so generous and kind to me and others. I mean, I kinda get that it's your element or something, but you make your entire life about it."
>Is he actually talking about you like this?
>...this is the perfect opportunity!
"A-Anonymous!"
>Startled by your volume, he asks in a worried tone, "What's wrong?"
>You realize your mistake and cough, trying to compose yourself.
"Sorry. I apologize for the outburst. I was just a little excited to say something is all..."
>He relaxes his stance a bit and scratches his head.
>"Oh. Okay. Well, what was it that you wanted to say?"
>You take a deep breath and point to a window.
>He turns and looks out it to see a small table with two chairs out there.
>"Uhh so...?"
"Could you go wait out there for me? I want to share a cup of tea with you and talk."
>"Okay."
>He walks out without even questioning it.
>Even though you just told him he shouldn't listen to other so easily...
>Oh, whatever!
>This isn't the time for that!
>You need to think about what you're going to say to him!
>It's not like you can just walk right out there and tell him to take you.
>Telling him you love him seems a bit too cliche though, so he might think it isn't genuine.
>Why is it always so hard to deal with things like this?
>Okay, so doing it directly isn't a good idea...
>Perhaps you could do it in a cute way?
>...but you have no idea how to do that.
>You take a look at him through the window while making the tea with your magic.
>He seems to be talking to somepony and laughing.
"What?"
>You stop making the tea and follow the direction he's facing to see Rainbow Dash lazing off in a tree above him.
>What is she doing there?
>It wasn't supposed to be like this.
>It was just supposed to be the two of you.
>Sitting at a small picnic style table underneath the gentle shade of trees...
>The perfect romantic afternoon setting.
>Ruined by Rainbow Dash.
>She's such a brute despite being a lady.
>Oh well, it's not like it matters.
>The tea pot shrieks, signalling you to take it off the burner and pour it into cups.
>As you bring the cups to yourself with your magic, you glance back outside to see Rainbow now sitting in the seat YOU'RE supposed to be in.
>And Anonymous seems to absolutely love her company.
>You leer at her.
>She's not good enough for him.
>You glance at him as he actually slaps his knee while laughing.
>A pout comes across your face.
>What's so fun about being with her of all ponies?
>The not-girly girl...
>Is... that what Anonymous' prefers in women?
>It would explain why he hasn't even considered you romantically yet.
>All it takes is to be a tough girl.
>A brute...
>You walk over to the door and poke your head out, attracting Anonymous' attention from Rainbow.
"Anonymous, dear! I've forgotten that I have a few things that need to be tended to."
>"Oh, that's alright."
>You levitate the tea cup out there to him.
"You can have this though, since I promised. When you're finished, just leave it there darling."
>He smiles and nods to you.
>A gesture one would give a 'friend'.
>You return it and head back inside, going upstairs to start taking notes on how to be a tomboy of sorts.
-----
>"That was a bit weird."
>Anon sips from the tea and exhales.
>He turns over toward you, lifting the cup.
>"Want a taste, Bow?"
>A taste of a drink after Anon's lips have been on it?
>You fly down and take it out of his hands quickly, then stare at the spot where his lips were.
>"Jeez. What's your deal?"
>Heat goes across your face as you realize you've just snatched it from him without saying anything.
"O-oh, my bad Anon. Just a bit um, thirsty from flying around all day."
>In a faked nonchalant manner, you put your lips on where his were and pour the entire cup into your mouth.
>Now, usually, you'd be able to tell how hot some liquid you're about to drink is.
>But in your mind, the thought of Anon's indirect kiss was a heavy distraction.
>Very heavy.
>You land, spit out the near boiling water onto the ground, and cough.
>Anon stands and moves toward you, leaning down to you as you cough.
>"God damn, you okay?"
>You nod and take a deep breath.
"Why would she give you something so hot to drink?"
>"...Rainbow, it's tea. It's better when it's hot."
>You look off to the side.
"Oh, right. But it doesn't have to be that hot..."
>"And you didn't have to chug it. Why'd you do that?"
>Quickly fly up so he can't see you blushing.
"I did it cause I was thirsty, like I said!"
>"Uhh... okay."
>You gulp and turn away, still blushing.
>He was so close to you...
>Anon coughs a bit as this conversation grows more awkward.
>Crap, he's probably onto you.
>You'll just have to distract him.
"Hey, watch this!"
>Before he can ask what he'll be watching, you rocket off into the sky.
>When you stop and look back, you see him holding his hand above his eyes so that he can watch you soar without the sun blinding him.
>Up here you can be level headed and think straight.
>It's really only when you get close to him that your brain starts to fuzz out...
>But, you can't just ditch him like this.
>After a little sigh at the fact that you can't just be normal and sit next to him, you plummet down toward the ground.
>Even as you go straight toward the planet rapidly, you try not to go too fast.
>The last thing you want to do is make Anon worried.
>Zooming down to the trees in front of him in a couple seconds, you use your gained momentum to fly around one of the trees.
>You manage to catch a glance at him as you speed around the tree.
>He looks amazed.
>The sight of his amusement is enough to excite you even more.
>Deciding to crank it up just a bit, you swirl around the second tree, then back to the first in a figure eight form.
>This should be a decent speed to go, it makes it seem like you have rainbow trail.
>It probably looks super fast to Anon though.
>He always thinks so highly of you...
>The image of him thinking so much about you and how amazing you are at flying with style and finesse somewhat distracts you.
>Because of your second slight distraction by Anon today, you don't realize you're slightly askew while flying.
>Your leg hits the trunk on one tree and you yell out as you spiral off in another direction.
>Cold water near instantly greets you, and you slow to a halt in it.
>Did you just crash into the lake?
>You look around in the water and confirm that indeed you have.
>Swimming back up to the surface, you spit out the water that forced its way in your mouth.
>Anon is already right at the edge of the lake, completely out of breath.
>You look behind him at the trees at least half a kilometer away.
>He ran all this way just for you?
>"Are you okay?!"
>You swim toward him until you get out of the water.
"Y-yeah, the water was a nice pillow for my crash."
>He sits down so fast it almost looks like he fell.
>You go up and sit next to him.
>"Ya scared the heck outta me..."
>All you can do is hide your face from him by looking up and away.
"Uh... sorry."
>A bit more than a moment of silence passes.
>Anon lays all the way on his back and looks up.
>"Do you ever sit down here and look at the clouds?"
>You lay on your back with him.
"Whaddya mean?"
>"I always see you relaxing on top of the clouds, but there isn't much to look at above you, is there?"
>You shrug.
"I dunno. I never really thought about that. I guess another cloud higher than me would drift by sometimes."
>He points to the cloud dotted sky.
>"So you've never sat down here and watched them move?"
"If I do that, I usually fall asleep. Plus it's like my job to clear the sky of them."
>"Well if that's the case, why not consider it like you're watching your prey?"
>You gaze up at all the clouds slowly drifting in the direction of the light wind.
"Huh... This is kinda relaxing."
>"Yeah."
>As you lay there watching the clouds inch by, you look over at Anon.
>His eyes are closed, and his chest rises in a rhythmic pattern.
>Is he asleep?
>This could be your chance!
>You start to scoot up next to him when suddenly something appears above you.
>With a scream that makes Anon sit up, you jump away.
>Applejack stands there next to Anon, and he immediately stands up.
>"Yes? Do you need something?"
>Applejack shoots a quick glare to you and then looks back at Anon.
>"I need yer help. Come with me."
>She walks off toward Sweet Apple Acres and Anon quickly follows behind.
>Anon turns and waves to you, but you are too focused on Applejack to respond.
>What the hay was that?
>Why did he leave so willingly like that?
>Are they...
>Dating?
>Why would Anon date her?
>What's so special about her?
>You feel your pouty face coming on, so you fly up to the clouds so nopony can see you.
>Ugh.
>All she does is act all country like and wear a hat.
"Anypony can do that."
>Saying that out loud gives you an idea.
>You speed back to your house to begin practice.
-----
>"AJ, talk to me, what's wrong?"
>You keep your head facing forward so you don't look at him and lose concentration.
"Just need yer help gettin' Applebloom out of a tree."
>He exhales deeply.
>"Oh. Okay."
>The silence between the two of you is almost painful as you trot along this dirt path.
>Anon coughs as if he sees this as well.
>"Um, so... How have you been?"
>Your face heats up rapidly, so you push your hat down to cover it.
"Been pretty fine, I s'pose. And yerself?"
>"Today has been a little interesting, but besides that I'm pretty good. How's the family?"
>You roll your eyes a little.
"Pretty sure ya know how they are. Ya come around so often anyways."
>Anon reaches up to scratch the back of his head while he chuckles.
>"Heheh, you think so?"
>You nod and move a little closer to him.
>He comes to visit you, obviously.
>That's why he spends so much time with you when he comes over.
"So, ya said today was a little interestin'?"
>He nods.
>"Yeah, I met up with each of your friends."
>So that's what he was doing with Rainbow.
"Did ya have fun?"
>He smiles down at you.
>"Of course I did! They're all wonderful."
>Him saying that kinda hurts a little, so you fake the smile you're giving him and return to looking forward.
>"Uh, Applejack..."
>Did he notice what you just did?
>Is this gonna be like one of those romantic confessions Rarity always talks about?
>He clears his throat a bit.
>Oh boy.
>Here we go.
>He looks down at you.
>"Applejack..."
>You meekly look up at him with the hat covering most of your face.
"Y-yeah Anon?"
>"Shouldn't we be hurrying a bit more? Your sister is stuck in a tree."
>The thought hits you like a sack of hot potatoes on a cold winter day.
"R-RIGHT!"
>You take off to a gallop to hide your face a little.
>Also to get to Applebloom a little bit quicker, but to be honest, you saw her being stuck as an excuse to get him.
>Probably coulda got her down yerself, but seein Anon's strong body help her out of the tree is a sight you don't wanna miss.
>Anon catches up to you with a sprint and the two of you zoom down to the entrance of Sweet Apple Acres.
>You slow to a halt a few feet away from the dirt path to the farm.
>Thankfully, Applebloom got stuck in a tree close to the entrance, so you didn't have to go too far.
>Well, not that you should be thankful she got stuck.
>Just the fact that she got stuck where she got stuck.
>That's confusin'.
>"Help!"
>Applebloom clings to a branch upside down now, with her legs wrapped around it.
>Anon walks toward her and puts his arms up.
>"How did you even get up there?"
>He grabs her by the sides and pulls her off the branch, then places her on the ground.
>"I was tryin' ta find the perfect apple..."
>Anon looks up at the apple tree.
>"Why not just kick it like usual?"
>Applebloom turns around and kicks the tree, sending all of the apples down around the two of them.
>"When they hit the ground, they might bruise a little. I need tha most perfectest apple!"
>Anon smiles and pats her head.
>"That's not a word. Now go off and don't climb any more trees. Oh, and say hey to your brother for me, will ya?"
>She smiles brightly at him.
>"Okay Anon!"
>She happily trots off down the dirt path to the barn.
>It seems everypony likes being around Anon.
>Not just the mares.
>Him and Mac hang out a bunch.
>But it's almost like he doesn't see anypony like that...
>As you ponder how Anon's mind works, something suddenly slams into his legs, taking him down.
>You approach to see Fluttershy underneath Anon, the two of them dazed.
>Anon quickly jumps up when realizing what happened, and helps Fluttershy to her hooves.
>He kneels down so that he's face to face with her, and starts fixing her hair.
>"Are you alright?"
>Fluttershy avoids his eyes.
>She must have the same problem...
>"U-um, I'm fine."
>Anon shakes his head as he pats dirt off her fur.
>"You don't look it. What were you doing?"
>Fluttershy bows her head.
>"I-I'm sorry! I was trying to get home quickly and I sorta... zoned out."
>Anon smiles and rises to his feet, putting his hand on Fluttershy's extremely blushed head.
>He turns to you with a smile.
>"I'm gonna go walk Fluttershy home now, okay?"
>This all happened so fast, you don't know what to say.
>So you just nod.
>Anon and Fluttershy walk the direction she was flying and quickly disappear off into the distance.
>You begin to walk back to the barn, thinking to yourself.
>Why did he go take her home like that?
>That usually means they're gonna bump rumps a bit.
>The thought of that makes you angry and flustered, so you shake it out.
>Why'd he want to take her home?
>It makes sense to be nice and all cause he hurt her with his body, but it was her fault for running into him...
>Well there's no need to get ahead of yourself.
>He could just be really nice.
>Or...
>What if he likes her like that?
>How could he?
>She's so passive and quiet about things...
>Pssh, so quiet and passive that it's actually really dumb how simple it is.
>If he wants one of them girls, you reckon you could give that a shot.
>Heh, as if you needed a shot.
>Ya got this in the bag.
-----
>You wave goodbye to the yellow horse as she goes up the path to her house.
"See you tomorrow, Fluttershy!"
>She waves back and disappears into her cottage.
>You sigh and turn around, the sunset making the sky a bright orange.
"Today was a good day. Time to go home."
>Thankfully your house isn't too far from Fluttershy's house.
>It's nowhere near as beautiful though.
>Just seems kinda...
>You stand outside it and look at it.
>Actually, it looks a lot like a shed.
>You open the door and walk into the living room/bed room combo.
>In the corner is the small island declaring the beginning of the kitchen, and in the opposite corner is the door to the bathroom.
>Cozy little home.
>Just like you were promised.
>After you finish reminiscing for no apparent reason, you walk over and get into futon still in bed mode.
>You kick off your shoes, clap the lights off, and go to sleep.
-----
>It was so sweet of Anon to take you home like that...
>Even though is was a bit embarrasing.
>You couldn't even act like Twilight like you were planning to!
>It's probably because he surprised you...
>But you won't let that happen tomorrow!
>You lay down and close your eyes with a heart full of determination.
"I'm going to make him see me more."
-----
>You roll over in bed, thinking the plan through at least twelve times.
>Anon is such a cutie when he thanks ponies...
>Your heart melts a little when you remember how he put his fingers through your mane.
>To keep yourself composed though, you shake your head and smile.
>Turns out there were way more party books than you thought here.
>Tomorrow is going to be a great day.
>Scooting under the covers a bit more, you mumble out before falling asleep.
"I'm going to get him to like me."
-----
>Gummy stares you in the face.
"I know! Like, how even?"
>He blinks both eyes at different speeds.
"You what?! I think you need to get some sleep."
>You put him down on the floor and sprawl out on your bed.
>What were you doin a second ago?
>OH YEAH.
>ANON.
>TOMORROW'S PISH POSH PINKIE DAY!
>You giggle to yourself and get comfortable for bed.
"I'm gonna win him over for sure!"
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>"Rarity, have you seen my crayons?"
>You take off your sleep mask and glare at her.
"Why would your crayons be in my room?"
>She backs away a little.
>"N-nevermind..."
>She leaves the room and you groan to yourself while putting the mask back on.
>As if you didn't have enough to think about tonight.
>Only a little practice was had and it's truly impossible to not be good at being an absolute brute.
>A smirk comes across your face as you lay there.
"Tomorrow, he's mine."
-----
>You look at yourself with the hat on in the mirror and laugh a little.
"This looks silly."
>But if this is what Anon likes in a mare, you can be it.
>Tank flies past you and lands on your bed.
>Guess it's time to sleep then.
>Taking off the hat and rope, you get on the bed.
>This is it.
>Tomorrow is the big day.
>You curl up with Tank.
"I won't lose to her."
-----
>You finish combing your hair so it's nice and long, then stop to admire the way it hangs back sort of majestically.
>It doesn't make sense that he'd like Fluttershy for only her passiveness.
>So why not take the extra step?
>You hang your hat up on the rack and lay down on your bed.
>You've had a couple hours of practice at a normal tone of voice.
>Things should be just fine tomorrow.
>Laying your head down on your pillow, you speak to yourself.
"He won't be able to resist me."
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>You are sitting in a train car next to Spike and Sweetie Belle.
>Spike laughs and turns to you.
>"Right, Anon?"
"Hm? What?"
>"Isn't what she said funny?"
"What did she say?"
>He frowns at you.
>"Whaddya mean? You weren't listening?"
"Sorry. Guess I zoned out."
>Spike looks at Sweetie Belle.
>"Say it again, will ya?"
>She giggles and nods.
>"Okay. So, two ponies walk into a bar. One pony looks to the other and says-"
>She lets out the most ungodly screech and her head explodes into confetti.
>You start screaming and sit up, waking yourself from the nightmare.
>There's party decorations all over your living room and Twilight is at your feet on the bed, wearing some weird cake costume that cant hold her wings.
"Twilight?"
>"Hiya, Nonno!"
>She teleports two feet away from herself to the loveseat.
>"Come on, get up so we can party!"
"What?"
>A party blower yells and smacks you in the ear, making you move away from it and get up.
"What's this about?"
>Twilight bounces back onto the futon.
>"How about some music?!"
>She moves a boombox out from under the futon and puts it on the table with her magic, then presses the button.
>A random assortment of high and low pitched versions of her saying the word party are played together.
>She shakes and juts out different parts of her body somewhat in tune with the parties being screamed out of that box.
>Is this some kind of prank?
>Regardless, you don't have time for this.
>Under the stealth of the loud "party" music, you sneak your shoes on and slip out the door.
>Hopefully you dont smell too bad today.
>As you walk down the path from your house, you are tackled to the ground by something.
>You turn and see Rarity with really weirdly styled hair.
>She nods slowly to you as you meet eyes.
>She speaks in a low tone.
>"Sup."
"Uh, what?"
>She stands up and ignores the dirt on her precious white fur, then speaks again like that.
>"My bad, bro. I was doing my daily sprints and didn't see you there."
>You look behind you in the direction she came from.
>The only thing there is your house and the forest behind it.
>Bringing your eyes back to her, you ask,
"Are you feeling okay, Rarity?"
>"Pfft. Am I feeling okay? Are you, Anon? What's up?"
>You stand up and look down at her.
"Um... Nothing. I'm fine."
>She nods.
>"Cooool. So, wanna hang and go laugh about dumb things?"
"I'm leaving."
>You turn and start walking away, and surprisingly, she doesn't follow.
>She just looks down.
>What's wrong with those two today?
>They were just fine yesterday...
>In no time at all, you find yourself right in front of SugarCube Corner.
>Peeking your head into the place, you see that it's not even open.
>That doesn't make much sense.
>Pinkie always keeps it open when she's not busy.
>Oh well.
>You turn away from the entrance to SugarCube Corner and immediately jump back from the pink pony standing in front of you.
"God, Pinkie! Don't scare me like that!"
>You see that she's wearing what looks like a bunch of streamers taped together.
>That seems pretty normal for her, so maybe there's no reason to worry that the other two might be related to this.
>She then lifts her chin a little and talks with a pompous tone.
>"Apologies, Sweetfoot. I've had to close the place down for a little while as I am currently getting some things straightened out in my life."
>...Sweetfoot?
>The fuck is that?
>Also, what is happening right now?!
"Pinkie, why do you sound more sophisticated than normal?"
>"Why not, Sweetfoot? I simply adore this mannerism of speech, don't you?"
>You start to back away from her.
"No. No I don't. Look, I gotta go."
>Without hesitation, you take off running away from her.
>This is bad.
>This might be more of a problem than you originally thought.
>Is this some kind of magic thing that did this to everyone?
>What if it got all the way over to hi-
>Before you can complete your thoughts, a rope wraps around your waist and pulls you into an alley.
>You slam against a dumpster and a hoof is pressed on your back, keeping you there.
>A voice you don't recognize speaks from behind you.
>"Howdy, Anon."
>You turn and see Rainbow wearing a dark blue cowboy hat.
>Looking down, you see the rope she threw was more of a mesh than a lasso...
>"How ya feelin' this fine mornin'?"
>Wiggling your way out of her terrible knots, you groan.
"I feel like shit. Everyone is fucking weird today and I don't know why!"
>"I reckon ya just haven't found the right one yet."
"Wha-"
>She quickly closes the distance between your faces.
>"But yer time might have just come."
>You push her off you and stand up.
>Something is seriously not right here.
>Rushing out of the alley past her, you take off through town.
>Is this some kind of virus that changes personalities?
>If so, it might be contagious.
>You rush toward Sweet Apple Acres as fast as you can.
>After a few minutes of constant sprinting, you reach the small bridge and slow down a bit.
>Fluttershy is staring off the side of the bridge.
>Okay, this will be the deciding point to see if everyone has been changed...
>You approach her and greet her.
"Hi, Fluttershy. How are you feeling?"
>She turns to you a bit shocked and you see that she's wearing thick glasses.
>"Hello Anon. How are you on this fine day?"
>This is different, but it's not too bad.
>Hopefully.
"I'm pretty bad actually. Everyone in town is acting really weird."
>She seems to quirk up at this.
>"What's wrong with them?"
>You take a seat on the edge of the bridge.
"They're not acting like themselves. It's like their personalities have all changed."
>"Oh, so this could probably be the result of either a magical or physical ailment..."
>It's starting to seem like Fluttershy's changed too.
>She puts a hoof to her chin and looks away while thinking.
>"If we could just get one of them to observe and learn from, I think we might be able to do some form of brain surgery to figure out just what's going on in those noggins."
>Yep.
>Time to move on.
>You stand up and continue walking to Sweet Apple Acres as Fluttershy looks away while thoughtfully talking to no one.
>Just what the hell is going on?
>Finally, after walking for at least twenty minutes, you reach Sweet Apple Acres.
>Wasting no time, you walk straight down the dirt path to the barn.
>You have to find out...
>As you're walking, you notice some long yellow hair poking out from behind a tree to your left.
>You stop and inspect the tree to find Applejack curled up there.
>She has no hat on and her hair is completely let down.
>It's a lot longer than you thought it was...
>Placing a hand on her makes her jump a little.
"Are you okay?"
>She looks up at you through the mane covering her face and then looks down.
>"I-I'm fine..."
>She's obviously not fine, but you guide her out of the shade from the trees to better examine her.
>She looks wonderful with her long mane and tail gracefully fluttering behind her in the tiny amount of breeze.
>But something about her is really off.
"What's wrong?"
>She looks up at you and then meekly replies.
>"I-I said I'm f-fine. I'm sorry for making you worry."
>You glare down at her.
>Applejack has never been this submissive before.
>Grabbing her hoof, you kneel down.
"Tell me what's wrong."
>She turns and moves her hoof out of your hand.
>"If I'm b-bothering you, I'll l-leave..."
>She wanders back into the trees alone.
>What?
>What the fuck?
>It's probably that stupid virus.
>You rush over to the barn and see Big Mac eating some pancakes on a bench.
"Hey Mac!"
>He looks up as you run over.
>"Howdy. Thought we were gettin together later on?"
>Thank fuck he's okay.
"Yeah well, I thought so too. But then these really weird things started happening in town with the girls..."
>He stands up.
>"The girls?"
"Yeah."
>"Fluttershy, Twilight, Pinkie, Rarity, Rainbow, and AJ?"
>You blink a couple times.
"How'd you know that?"
>He points behind you and you see them all lined up just as he said them.
"Mac, get away! They have some kind of virus!"
>He raises an eyebrow at you.
>"What? They look normal tah me."
>You approach them.
"Are you guys normal now?"
>They all nod and then look at each other as if they're confused.
>Then they start to argue amongst themselves.
"No. We're not doing this right now."
>They stop and look at you.
>You point to Fluttershy.
"You speak first."
>She nods and bows her head a little.
>"I just wanted you to pay more attention to me... like... romantically..."
>She takes a deep breath.
>"And I saw you with Twilight, so I thought you liked ponies like Twilight."
>Twilight's eyes open as she pieces together what might have happened.
>Next, you point to Twilight.
>She speaks immediately.
>"Just like Fluttershy, I was desperate to get you to notice me as a possible partner in love. But, you and Pinkie were really physically affectionate unlike how you are with me..."
>Dragging a hoof along the ground, she continues.
>"So I thought maybe I had to be like Pinkie."
>Pinkie, still adorning her streamer outfit, speaks next without being told to.
>"That's SO weird! I feel the same way, cause Nonny left me to go be with Rarity."
>She points to the outfit she has on.
>"So that's why I put on this thingy and totally pulled off a good Rarity impression."
>Rarity gags at her outfit and retorts.
>"I highly doubt it was a good impression of me..."
>Pinkie nods.
>"Yeah I did! And I even came up with a cute nickname for him like you do with darling."
>Rarity looks a tad bit intrigued.
>"And what was this nickname?"
>Pinkie practically shouts out, "Sweetfoot!"
>All of them look at her like she's crazy.
>She puts her hooves up.
>"What? You're supposed to say something that you like to eat and then a body part, right? What was I gonna say? Sweet-heart?"
>All of them nod.
>"Hearts aren't sweet, they're slimy and pumpy and ech! Feet can be sweet if they're in cake."
>Everyone is annoyed.
>Even me.
>"OH COME ON DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK TO COME UP WITH SWEETFOOT?! LIKE, FIVE MINUTES. FIVE WHOLE MINUTES!"
>Rarity coughs, catching your attention from Pinkie's rambling.
>"Anonymous, truth be told, I was going to confess my feelings to you at that table outside of my boutique."
>She shoots a glare to Rainbow on her left.
>"But somepony had to come in and mess with the fabric of my thought process. Can you actually believe I thought you'd like a girl like that?"
>Rainbow looks like she's ready to fight Rarity, but solves it by talking.
>"Whatever. Anon doesn't like me and I can sorta accept that, unlike you. Anyway, it's kinda hard to be me around you, Anon."
>She blushes and tries to focus on your eyes only.
>"It's not like a bad thing, but it's not good either. I feel so nervous I get kinda messed up and stuff. I dunno. Maybe I'm the weird one."
>She points to the blue hat she still wears.
>"I saw you go along with Applejack without a problem, so I thought maybe the two of you were together... It made me mad, and I thought I could be a better AJ than AJ."
>AJ sighs as she pushes her long hair out of her face.
>"Reckon it's mah turn then. Most of mah feelins I share with Rainbow here. The fuzzy feeling I get when I'm with you..."
>She pushes the extremely long hair out of her face once again.
>"And when I saw ya take off with Fluttershy after she crashed into ya like that, it seemed like ya just weren't interested in me. She was better. So I tried to copy her."
>They all look over at her astonishing mane, then all look up at you.
>You cross your arms and sigh.
"That's what all this was about?"
>They nod at different times.
>With a shake of the head, you turn around and walk over to Big Mac.
>Putting an arm around him, you smile to the girls.
"Sorry, but I'm taken!"
>You share a small kiss with your lover, Big Mac.
>All of their hopeful expressions shatter.
>Rainbow flies up and screams.
>"WHAT?!"
>Rarity faints onto a couch that definitely wasn't there a second ago.
>Twilight closes her eyes to cope with this new information.
>AJ looks disgusted, while Fluttershy simply sits down as if to stop herself from crying.
>Pinkie is standing there, her hair deflating and inflating rapidly like a woman's lungs while giving birth.
>She keeps speaking to herself.
>"Celebrate? Go home. Celebrate? Go home."
>Suddenly they all stop what they're doing and get up.
>They look to each other and all nod with determined faces.
>Purple magic grabs you and pulls you toward them.
>You are slammed onto the ground, where Rarity removes your clothing with her magic.
"MAC! MAC HELP ME!"
>AJ turns to her brother and he just shrugs.
>"Ya shoulda told them."
>She nods to her brother and turns back to spread your legs while the others stare lustfully down at you.
"NOOOO!"

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