"I miss you."
 
>"I-I miss you too, Anon. You make me feel warm and fuzzy inside a-and... I'm happy to know I make you feel the same way."
>Fluttershy looks away from you, as her hair moves over her face.
>Her eyes connect with the ground, but her face is lit up in a rosy red blush as she smiles.
>Her ears flatten a little as she slowly brings her gaze back up to you.
>"U-uhm, Anon? Can I ask you a question?"
>"W-well. Uhm. It's memorial day in Equestria. I was going to go home to Cloudsdale in order to visit my Dad. U-uhm. W-would you mind going with me? T-that is, uhm, if you don't mind."
>She blushes and looks away.
>"It's hard to go alone sometimes, but I want to pay my respects."
"No, not at all. I don't mind."
>"Oh, okay. I under-"
>Her face lights up and her cyan pools rise to meet yours.
>"Wait, really? You mean it? Oh, thank you, Anon! Let me just grab my luggage and I can meet you at the station. They can take us to a hot air balloon that will take us to Cloudsdale. Why don't you go home and pack, and then we met there? Maybe in an hour?"
>She beams at you as she stands on the porch of your home, you lean against your doorframe casually with a wide smile.
"Sure thing. See you there," you reply.
>The yellow pegasus smiles, turns and flutters away.
>"See you there!"
>You close the front door and turn into your home.
>With a sigh, you wonder how much you should pack.
>She never exactly said how long you would be staying.
>On the other hand, how much weight could a hot air balloon take?
>It would probably be a good to pack light.
>Heading up the stairs to your bedroom ,you shed your t-shirt and toss it to your dirty clothes hamper while taking off your shoes and socks.
>If your last trip to Cloudsdale was any indication, you will need to pack warmly.
>But first, a shower.
>You should look your best for this.
>It's only respectful.
>Tearing off the rest of your clothes, you lay on your bed, naked, staring at the ceiling.
>Well, Fluttershy likes you and you like her too.
>Now, the two of you are doing this together.
>Is this a test?
>Is this a date?
>Who knows?
>Either way, however you handle this... might decide the fate of what could happen.
>Shaking your head, you rise to your feet.
>You can't get your hopes up.
>Moving to the bathroom, you turn on the water and stare at yourself in the mirror.
>You shaved this morning, but the five-o-clock shadow is strong.
>It's probably fine.
>Grabbing some mouthwash, you rinse out your mouth as you hop into the shower and begin to lather shampoo into your hair.
>It was kinda weird hearing Fluttershy talk about her parents completely out of the blue.
>Why could that be?
>Are you stepping into bad territory?
>Maybe... maybe you can ask Twilight.
>You will need to stop at her place to get enchanted with the cloud walking spell anyway.
>Rubbing soap on your body, you clean your chest and work down until you meet your closest friend.
>Hhhmmm....
>Aw hell with it.
 
>Fifteen minutes later, the water hitting your back is cold, but you lean against the shower wall with a sigh.
>That's much better.
>The white, soapy suds mixes with sweat and other collected bodily fluids and flows down the drain.
>Rising to your feet, you step outside of the shower and grab a towel.
>Hey, we have time.
>Let's cook something a little nice.
>Getting out a few eggs and the milk, you toss a pan on the stove and get ready to cook yourself a meal.
>You check the clock, and you got 45 minutes left.
>That should be plenty of time, barring some sort of crazy accident.
>Grabbing a bowl, a plate, you pull the box of cereal and look over it carefully.
>It was a cinnamon-sugar flavored wheat cereal that was one of the best that Equestria had to offer.
>As much as you ate it, there was one thing that you just couldn't figure out.
>Why did the little ones like it so much?
>It just wasn't anything special.
>Oh well.
>Pouring it into a bowl with a dash of milk, you can heat the pan sizzle, signaling it's ready for some eggs.
>Cracking the eggs into the pan, the clear-white egg proteins turn white to the heat's touch.
>OOH!
>You know what would make this?
>Toast.
>Running to your cupboard, you check for some bread, but it looks like you are fresh out.
>Damn.
>Oh well.
>Shoving a spoon into your cereal, you take a bite before returning to the rest of your meal.
>You carefully season the eggs before flipping them.
>Taking a few more bites of food, you begin to wonder what clothes you should pack.
>Would a suit be too much?
>Probably.
>But, a hoodie doesn't seem right.
>Maybe you could just take a nice jacket and wear some jeans.
>Casual, but not -too- casual.
>Then, maybe an extra change of clothes, just in case.
>Plating the eggs, you attack them with a fork and knife, feeling a little guilty for using this much time for a meal.
>Once you finish the cereal, you slurp the milk and place the dishes in the sink.
>Those can be dealt with later.
>Checking the clock, you have a half hour to get to Twilights, then the station as well as pack.
>You head upstairs to your room and ditch your towel.
>Actually.
>You know what?
>Fuck it.
>Ponies don't wear clothes.
>You don't have to either.
>The next stop, is to go to Twilight's.
>You step outside your home and immediately feel a breeze flow through your legs.
>Awww yisss.
>That's the stuff.
>You stride forward with pride and confidence. as you make your way into town.
>A few ponies immediately stop what they're doing and simply stare as you walk by.
>You hum a happy tune as you stride forward.
>That's right.
>Take it allll in.
>Welcome to the museum of masculinity.
>Look, but don't touch.
>You walk past Applejack's apple stall.
>The apple family happily sells apples.
"Heya gang!"
>Applejack looks up with a smile, but gasps loudly.
>Applebloom also looks up at you, but Applejack swiftly covers her eyes with her hooves.
>Granny smith whistles out a cat-call and Big Macintosh stares, drool slowly dribbling out of the left side of his mouth.
>A smile curls at the edges of your lips.
>Dat's right.
>You approach Twilight's Castle and knock loudly on the doors, before letting yourself in.
>"I'm coming!" Twilight's familiar voice echoes throughout the castle halls.
"It's me!" you call back.
>"Oh!" she replies, entering the entrance hall, hovering a book in front of her face. "Hey Anon, I've been just entranced in this book today. What can I do for you?"
>She closes the book and looks at you with a smile.
>The smile quickly fades when she looks at you.
>Her eyes move down.
>A blush covers her face and she covers her mouth with her book.
>"U-uhm. W-what did you need? W-why aren't you wearing clothes?" she asks.
"Well, Fluttershy asked me on a trip with her to Cloudsdale. I was hoping you could give me that enchantment that let's me walk on clouds."
>She stares at you.
>You stare at her.
"What?"
>"Why are you naked?" she asks. "Fluttershy asked you on a date, and you are here. Naked. that doesn't..."
>Her mind breaks, looking away from you and trying to keep her eyes above your waist.
>"Why?"
"Well, I dunno. I figured I'd dress up for the occasion."
>She stares at you.
"You know, I'd wear my suit."
>She stares at you.
"My birthday suit."
>"Anon, if you take my friend out on a date without wearing clothes, I will strangle you."
>With a flash of purple from Twilight's horn, you feel the breeze suddenly disappear.
>You look down to find yourself newly fitting clothes.
>You wear a blue, well fitting button down starch shirt with a white undershirt and a pair of black slacks with black dress shoes.
"How did you-"
>"Never mind that," she interrupts. "Why did Fluttershy ask you to Cloudsdale?"
"Well, she wanted me to help pay respects to her Dad... since it's memorial day."
>Twilight's eyes widen and she puts a hoof to her mouth, looking away from her.
"Is... that bad?"
>"No! No. Not at all. Uhm. Yes, you'll need the enchantment."
>With another bright flash of purple, your feet feel as if they were standing on pillows.
"Oh. Cool."
>"That should last 24 hours," she says.
"Thanks, Twilight," you say with a smile. "And thanks for the clothes too. I guess I just thought... since most of you wear clothe-"
>"Just... stop," Twilight says, placing a hoof to her forehead. "I need to... lie down."
"Alright then, I'll see you later. Take it easy, Twi."
>"See ya, Anon."
>She mutters some words under her breath as you walk outside of her castle.
>There's a small gathering of mares off in the distance, that all groan in disappointment as you close the door behind you.
>You look over to them and they slowly scatter.
>What the hell was their deal?
>Oh well, it doesn't matter.
>The next thing to do was to go to the train station.
>Your mind reeled with what you should say or do.
>Do we ask her about her family?
>Do we try to keep things light hearted?
>You look down at your clothes.
>Goddamn, you look nice.
>This looks much nicer than what Rarity has sewn for you in the past.
>Twilight and her Princess powers probably let her do anything.
>Shaking your head, you try to keep your mind focused.
>You are going to ride on the train with Fluttershy.
>Should you try to make a move on her?
>Wait, wouldn't that be a little dark?
>You look to the sky as you close the distance to the train station.
~~~
>Fluttershy cries over a grave as you walk up behind her.
"Hey yo guuurl. Lemme have yo numba."
~~~
>You groan and look to the ground.
>Trying to make this more than it is, probably isn't the best idea.
>As you approach the train station, you look back up, to spot the yellow pegasus standing in the distance.
>You quicken your pace and throw her a wave.
>She raises a hoof and waves as you close the gap between you two.
>"Thanks for coming, Anon," she asks with a smile. "Are you ready?"
"I'm all ready," you say.
>"You look very handsome," she says with a smile.