Book two of "Who We Become".
Being a princess means always worrying what everypony thinks about you. So when Twilight overhears a private conversation, she has to come to terms with how she feels about herself, love, and a certain somepony, all whil...
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As Fluttershy had expected, they spent over half of their day seeing the sights in Canterlot at the Equestrian History Museum. She found it much more interesting than she had thought she would, and even though she didn't share Twilight's enthusiasm, she certainly enjoyed it. Her marefriend found everything on display fascinating, and wouldn't hesitate to explain why.
Fluttershy found she often enjoyed Twilight's explanations more than the displays, and she would smile to herself as she imagined Twilight as a teacher. Maybe to her own student, as Princess Celestia had been to her, or maybe someday to a little foal of their own. She didn't say anything out loud, and really, she knew it was far too soon to even think about things like that anyway.
While she was content with the museum, she felt bad for Shining Armor. The closest he came to enjoying himself seemed to be when he eventually realized that Cadance and Fluttershy were having fun and gave up on trying to hurry the day along. Still, once lunch time rolled around, Cadance took the chance to recommend a restaurant far enough from the museum that they wouldn't be making a return trip, and the rest of the day was spent going around town, seeing local sites and visiting a few shops.
As the day went on, Fluttershy found herself wondering more and more what it would be like if they didn't have to hide their relationship. For the first couple months, hiding things had been easier to her than it would have been to be open. Whenever they were alone she had actually been more worried; how was she was supposed to act as Twilight's marefriend? Especially since, at the time, she really couldn't see Twilight as being more than a friend.
But things changed slowly, and eventually she got more comfortable being affectionate. She wasn't sure how or when, but at some point when she said 'I love you', it wasn't just because she felt like she was supposed to say it. She really meant it, or at least, she was pretty sure she did. She had to keep reminding herself that keeping things secret was something they had agreed to, and that Twilight had said they would talk about it once they were back home.
Still, she couldn't deny that it stung a little bit whenever she noticed Twilight put a little extra space between them, or how they'd only touch if Cadance was pulling them together for a group picture in front of a city landmark. As much as she enjoyed the day out, she was happy to return to Twilight's parents, where her marefriend could be hers again.
As soon as they walked in, they could smell cinnamon. That, along with the warmth, dispelled all of Fluttershy's concerns from earlier. "Welcome back. Have fun out in town?" Twilight Velvet asked. She was sitting by the fireplace with her nose in a book.
"Yeah, even if we did have to drag Twily out of the museum," Shining said.
"Oh come on, we didn't even go through the whole thing!" Twilight said
"Well there's always next time, dear," Twilight Velvet said, returning to her book. "Spike's in the kitchen, he's been waiting for you all to come back. He said he had an idea for something all of you could do together."
