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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"Last train to Coltsville!"
"Our train should be here any minute now," Twilight said, staring at the train schedule.
Fluttershy frowned. She did miss her friends, and was worried sick about the animals, but she didn't want to leave yet. She was just getting used to feeling like part of a family again.
Twilight Velvet put a hoof on her shoulder. "Now I expect to hear from you, dear. I want a letter every week."
"Darling, you know Fluttershy's gonna have her hooves full once they get back. Maybe once a month?" Night Light suggested. Shining Armor and Cadance had left the day before, so it was just Twilight's parents seeing them off.
"Fine. Every other week, and that's my final offer."
Fluttershy giggled. "I think I can handle that."
Spike came running up to the ponies with a basket of cinnamon buns. "Heese aw gweat!" he said through a mouthful.
"Spike, chew your food," Twilight Velvet chided.
He swallowed before continuing. "Anypony want some?"
The four ponies all gathered around to grab some of the still warm pastries. By the time the basket was empty, and everypony was a little more full, they heard the whistle of a train coming in. "We should move down to the platform, that's our train," Twilight said, squinting at it's approach.
As they began to walk towards the train, Fluttershy instinctively moved closer to Twilight. With a sideways glance, her marefriend stepped away a bit. Fluttershy frowned, but kept the distance Twilight left between them. 'It's not because she's ashamed, it's just because...' As the days went on, Fluttershy was beginning to have a hard time remembering why they had to keep it secret. 'We'll talk about it in Ponyville.'
As they were walking through the crowd they were interrupted by a flash going off nearby. "Princess Twilight, a moment of your time, please!" a stallion with a camera asked. He had a grey coat and a magnifying glass cutie mark.
Fluttershy had to admit, Twilight had gotten much better at pretending to be happy to see reporters. She turned to face him with a genuine smile, and stepped to the side so that her family would be left out of any other photos.
"Good morning, Your Highness. I was hoping you could answer a few questions for Ponies Magazine?"
The train to Ponyville pulled up, its doors opening to let out its current passengers before it could take any more, leaving them with no excuse to get away. "Maybe just one or two, but my train's here, so they'll have to be quick ones."
"Of course," the photographer said, snapping another picture. "Let's start with the question on everypony's mind: Does Princess Twilight have a coltfriend?"
Twilight chuckled, which even Fluttershy almost believed was real. "Sorry to disappoint you, but no."
"Would that have anything to do with the rumors that you've been spending a lot of your time with the same mare? We also have it from a reliable source that you invited a mare over for the holidays. One can't help but wonder if it's the same pony; perhaps the better question is does Princess Twilight have a marefriend?" He glanced at Fluttershy.
