Fluttershy's POV:

I arrived the restaurant and waited for Thunderlane. I heard a bell ring and saw him walk in.

I waved at him to come and sit. He took the seat across from me. "What would you like to drink today?" The waitress asked.

Thunderlane ordered water, I got some chamomile tea.

"So Fluttershy... what do you like to do for fun?" He asked, trying to get me talking.

"Uhm... well... I mostly volunteer at the animal shelter, but I want to be a vet. I have about a million pets too." I said.

He nodded, and our waitress came back with the drinks. "Can I take your order now?" She asked.

We nodded. "It'll just have a salad." I said.

Thunderlane looked at me like I was crazy, but shrugged. "I'll have a meat lover's pizza." He said.

After a few minutes of idle chit chat the waitress came back. "All right you two, here's one salad, and one meat lover's pizza. Enjoy!" She smiled and walked off.

What a nice lady.

I started eating my salad, when I noticed Thunderlane staring at me. "Wha-what's wrong?" I asked.

"So... are you like a vegetarian or something?" He asked, shoveling pizza into his face like he hadn't eaten in years.

I nodded, "Boy, you don't know what you're missing out on!" He said, "You know, this stuff is packed with protein too. You're cute and everything, but you'd be damn sexy if you had some muscles instead of being so fucking frail." He smiled, and seemed happy with himself.

He shoveled in another piece, "Are you seriously going to eat that whole thing in one sitting?" I asked, disregarding his rude comments.

"Yeah, unlike you, I don't intend to get blown away by a light breeze." he chuckled and sighed, "Ahhhh... seriously though, what the Hell is wrong with you that you don't eat meat? You must be pretty fucked up."

I was near tears, and I saw the waitress walking up to our table. "At least you had half a brain to date me instead of that bitch Rainbow Dash. I don't understand why that asshole thinks she's entitled to everything." Thunderlane said, that was the one-two punch that put me over the edge.

The waitress must have heard our conversation, because I could hear her gasp. I fished thirty dollars out my purse and handed it to her.

"You were an excellent waitress, I hope this is a sufficient tip. I think I'm going to leave now." I told her, then I faced Thunderlane. "Bye Thunderlane."

I started to walk off, then turned around. "Oh, and don't you ever let me hear you call one of my friends any hurtful names ever again!" I yelled at him.

That was very un-Fluttershy of me, but he just made me so... so... upset I couldn't not say something!

"Hey! Miss! Wait up!" I heard someone yell.

I turned around and saw the waitress. She handed me a small to-go box. "Here's your salad. I'm sorry that you had to go through that. I gave that jerk the bill and a to-go box and escorted him out." She said.

"Thank you, I'm sorry I brought him. He didn't really say anything at school, I guess I never knew what a jerk he is." I said quietly.

"No, no! It's totally fine, he was a jerk who was making everyone else incomfortable. Technically asking him to leave is in my job description." She smiled at me and held out the salad box.

I gladly took it and thanked the waitress again. Then I made my way back to Pinkie's house.

I knocked on the door, and heard some rummaging around inside.

"Rainbow! Get your foot out of my face!" I heard Pinkie yell.

"You're the one who put it there!" She yelled back.

"I did no such thing!" Pinkie screamed, "All I wanted was popcorn!"

I heard footsteps coming to the door. "And besides Rainbow Dash," Pinkie screamed, flinging the door open, "Twilight is the only one who I'd allow to do that!" She finished, then faced me, "Fluttershy! You're back!" She screamed.

"Yep, my mom said I can stay as long as you want me to as long as I'm back by Sunday night!" I said happily.

"Great!" She yelled, "So...... what's Thunderlane like?" Pinkie Pie said slowly, then smiled.

I felt like I was about to cry, "I... I'll tell you later Pinkie Pie." I frowned, and then I saw her smile drop off her face.

"Come into the other room." She said, motioning me to follow her.

I walked into the kitchen with her. "So... are you okay?" She aksed, and I started to cry.

Pinkie Pie wrapped her arms around me, not in her usual excited way, but slowly and comforting. It wasn't a happy hug, it was an 'everything will be alright' hug.

She patted the back of my head and stroked my hair, "Shhh.... it's okay Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie's here." She said quietly. I dried up my tears and broke the embrace. "But you know what you have to do now right?" She asked, I shook my head, "You have to make a move! Let Rainbow Dash know your feelings and get. That. Girl!" She beamed at me, and brought me in close to tell me the plan.

Rainbow's POV:

Fluttershy came out of the kitchen and I motioned for her to sir next to me. 'Play it cool Dash.' I thought. She took the seat and snuggled up close to me, she looked like she was about to cry. That dickwad Thunderlane probably did something. I wrapped my arm around her.

Pinkie came out of the kitchen too, and scanned the room. Then she came and plopped down right in front of Fluttershy.

I saw Pinkie look up, and I think she winked at Fluttershy.

Then Fluttershy started whispering in my ear, I nodded at her request.

She got herself upright and situated her light, delicate frame onto my lap. She layed her head on my shoulder and propped her feet up on the top of Pinkie's head, although Pinkie didn't seem to mind much. She knew how good it felt for me to have Fluttershy like this, and being the person she was, she would go out of her way to make sure nothing interrupted our happiness.