(FR) The Fedora - Part 1

prose: http://www.fimfiction.net/story/186566/1/the-fedora/main-story

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>"Fluttershy, you have no idea how jealous of you I am," proclaims the purple alicorn.
>You, Twilight and Spike walk through Ponyville idly chatting.
>Spike wanted to pick up his new comic book and you were having the most lovely visit with Twilight.
>Blushing, you look away from Twilight for a moment.
"Why would you be jealous of me Twilight? I mean... I'm not anything THAT special."
>"Are you kidding me? You are the first person that Anon asked out on a date! He's got a MAJOR crush on you..."
>You look down, instinctively hiding your blushing face.
"Y-you really think so?"
>"Of course! I'm sure he's going to fall in love with how much of a nice person you are. Plus you care for animals, and who doesn't love animals? Ooh- Ooh! I wonder if he reads. I wonder what type of books he reads?"
>Twilight's thought process begins to babble into words as you near the comic shop.
>He likes you?
>Really?
>The very thought warms you from the inside.
>You always kinda had a crush on him... but you were too scared to tell anyone.
>He IS another species after all...
>Which made you perfect for him.
>Shush girl. Don't get your hopes too high.
>Nervousness and excitement well over you and you can barely contain yourself.
>You want to run and hide, keeping away from the dinner with Anon this evening...
>But another part of you felt warm and light around him.
>Like you were flying without flapping your wings.
>Your eyes naturally followed when he moved and memorized every line in his face...
>"Fluttershy."
>And his smile...
>"Fluttershy."
>When he smiles, the world stands still for a moment. How you wished you could stay in that single moment for an eternity.
>"FLUTTER-"
>A wooden door excitedly greets your face.
>You stand in place. More shocked than anything else.
>"Oh... Scharry."  says an overwight bespeckled young stallion exiting the store with a lisp.
"Oh... um. It's fi-"
>"CAN I BE YOUR HUSBANDO PLEASE!" screams the young pony.
>You shriek and jump behind Twilight.
>"Curses... friendzoned again."
>The young pony walks off, head held down.
>Maybe you should go cheer him up... you didn't mean to make him sad.
>"Ugh. Does he really do that to everypony?" rhetorically inquires Twilight.
>"Yeah... I think so," answers Spike.
>"Spike. Just remember that doing that is NO way to impress a young mare. Are you okay Fluttershy?"
"Um... I think so," you say reflexively.
>"That's good. That happens to me almost every time I come here. Now then, let's pick up that comic."
"Um... Twilight?"
>"Yeah?"
"What's a hus-ban-do?"
>"It's a long story Fluttershy... When some of these young stallions get very lonely and can't find a mare, they adopt what they call a waifu. Normally it's something imaginary or an object like a pillow and then they consider themselves it's husbando. It's really silly and I don't think you need to worry about it. You are a very attractive young mare."
"Do you think Anon will think that?"
>Twilight gives you a sly smile.
>"Oh... I think so. You like him and he likes you. There is no way this could go wrong. Just be confident and be yourself."
>You smile and nod to her.
"Of course."
>The three of you step inside the store and Spike flocks to a rack of colorful comic books and Twilight wearily eyes a case of playing cards.
>You inspect the case.
"Do you play this game?" you ask her.
>"Psh. As a filly. Now most of my favorite cards are banned or not good enough to use anymore."
"Oh... I had no idea you were such a-"
>"Don't you say it-"
"Mare of varied tastes?" you finish your statement.
>Twilight smiles lightly and giggles.
>"It's better than egghead I suppose."
>Twilight investigates the case a little closer and you walk through the store, looking at the ornate action figures and flashy comics.
>Some were even shiny!
>Pinkie Pie would love that.
>Maybe you should pick it up for her.
>You nearly take it off the shelf, when you remember that you need to save your bits for tonight.
>Silly girl.
>Your mind flocks to your date tonight.
>What would Anon think if he saw you in a store like this?
>You shake your head at the idea.
>Surely he would let you explain yourself.
>He's nice like that.
>Caring and kind... understanding.
>Handsome.
>You blink and nearly run into a hat rack.
>These thoughts are beginning to get dangerous.
>"We're heading out Fluttershy!"
"Oh! Coming!"
>That's when you see it.
>A simple black hat with a silver stripe around the middle.
>It reminds you of some of the old black and white detective movies that you saw when you were younger.
>"Fluttershy!"
"Just a minute!"
>You want to look cool for Anon.
>Stallions like mares who treat themselves... right?
>Anon looks so nicely dressed all the time.
>That's it! This hat will go perfect with his suit.
>It's settled.
>Grabbing the hat with your mouth, you take it to the register.
"I'bh lif tu"
>You set it on the counter, freeing your mouth.
"I'd like to purchase this hat please."
>"The fedora? Ten bits."
>Eep!
>That's expensive.
>You ponder the price as Twilight taps a hoof.
>It's worth it for your Anon.
>Handing over the bits, he places it into a bag and hands it to you.
"Thank you!" you say as you trot after Twilight and Spike.
>Thank you for shopping at Ponyville's Enchanted Comic Shop.

>You fly back and forth in your cottage as you wait for Anon to arrive at your home.
>If only Twilight would have agreed to stay with you while you waited with him.
>It's so nerve wrecking.
>Stallions almost never asked you out on dates.
>Ever!
>And here he is... being all tall and muscled... and...
>How much could he lift with those muscles?
>You shake your head.
>Bad Fluttershy!
>Calm your wings!
>You take a deep breath and recompose yourself.
>Looking at your gift, the hat, a part of you feels warm on the inside.
>Hopefully he likes the... what was it called... fedora!
>With some luck it might match his-
>A calm knock on the door makes you leap into the ceiling.
>Your face high-fives the floor with a massive thump.
>"Are you alright in there Shy?"
>He called you Shy.
"Y-yeah! J-Just a minute."
>Ponyfeathers! Your stutter is acting up again.
>Just calm down and collect yourself.
>Everything is going to be fine.
>You walk to the door and open it slowly.
>The image of Anon fades into view outside.
>He smiles and reveals a massive bouquet of flowers.
>Ohmygoodness Ohmygoodness Ohmygoodness!
"T-they are beautiful..."
>Anon hands the flowers to you and you inhale them deeply.
>That's weird, you didn't mean to start flying.
"I-I love them..."
>"Great! Well-"
"LetMePutThemInAVase!" you sputter out and fly out of the room.
>Vase.
>Vase.
>Vase.
>You tear apart your cabinets trying to find a flower container.
>There it is!
>You pour some water into it and put in the flowers.
>There is no way you would ever eat these.
>They are too beautiful... and from your Anon.
>Shaking your head again you try to calm yourself.
>"Don't jump to conclusions Fluttershy..."
>You fly out to the living room with the vase of flowers and Anon is petting Angel.
>Angel is actually... smiling.
>He seems to like Anon.
>"What's this little one's name"
"Um... Angel."
>"He's cute. Can he have a carrot?"
>Your heart is filled with warmth that floods through your wings.
"I-it would spoil his a-appetite... but one c-carrot won't hurt."
>Angel's eyes light up and he immediately grabs a carrot from the box and hands it to Anon.
>He eyes it carefully and breaks it into smaller bite-sized pieces.
>Handing each individual piece to Angel puts that signature smile on his face.
>"Well... I suppose we should head off for dinner." he proclaims after handing the last piece.
"Oh! One more thing!"
>You grab the bag with the hat and hand it to him.
>"What's this?" he asks curiously.
"I-I saw it at the store... and I thought of you... so I got it for you."
>"Ooh!" he exclaims as he pulls it out of the bag.
>"It looks awesome." He put it on his head and does a little spin. "What do you think?"
>He is the most beautiful being that you have ever laid eyes on.
>And he is spinning for you and asking how he looks.
"Bluh." you say, vocal chords failing you.
>Anon laughs.
>He takes the hat off and puts it on top of you.
>"I love it, but I think it looks a bit better on you." he says with a smile.
>You hide your face behind your mane.
"O-ok."
>"Simply Fedorable." he chuckles to himself
>You smile, but it's hidden behind your hair.
"O-ok."
>"Now then. Let's grab some dinner."
"O-ok!" You say, still in shock, eyes locked into his.
>The two of you head out of your cottage and head towards downtown Ponyville, your path illuminated by the full moon.
>You will never take off this Fedora as long as you live.
>The fedora's light blue glow is masked by the evening's moonlight.

>Your hooves are sweaty and knees feel weak as you walk alongside the man of your dreams as you walk through Downtown.
>Musicians play on street corners, making use of the beautiful night that Luna has graced Equestria with.
>Asking questions about Earth and what Anon thinks about life in Equestria fills the air and even provides a few gentle laughs.
>It's a perfect evening.
>Why?
>Why is he so perfect?
>"This is the place!"
>Ohmygoodness.
>He made reservations at the high class pasta shop in Ponyville!
"Oh my... This place is so... so..."
>"Well don't worry about money because I've got it covered."
"Fancy."
>He smiles and places his hand on your neck.
>"Well of course silly. This IS a date."
>His hand feels warm against your fur and you feel yourself lean into it.
>"Let's get our seat."
"O-ok."
>The two of you approach a waiter pony and get promptly seated.
>Your booth was one of the only few in the restaurant with a candle and even came with some light pink curtains that match your face perfectly.
>"Well? What do you think?"
>What do you think?
>How could you possibly even put it into words!?!
>This is the single greatest moment of your life!
"I don't know how to explain..."
>Nervousness wells in the pit of your stomach and you freeze up.
>Anon sighs lightly.
>"I'm sorry... I knew it was probably a bit much... I just knew that things were different here in Equestria and I didn't wanna mess it up."
"N-no... it's not that."
>He looks up at you curiously.
"I-it's just... Nopony has ever treated me this nice before."
>The fedora's feint glow evades Anon's curious eyes.
>"Really? Well that's a shame. You are pretty awesome for a pony."
>Again with the compliments.
>Your smile will be plastered on your face for days.
>An awkward silence passes when the waiter re-approaches the table with two classes of water.
>"What can I get for you two this evening?"
>"Hmm... I'll have the ravioli." says Anon confidently, yet politely.
>You look over the massive menu.
>Don't order the spaghetti.
>Don't order the spaghetti.
"I'll have the... Alfredo?"
>"I'm afraid we are out of that dish for the evening miss."
"Oh... well, I'll have the spaghetti."
>"A fine choice miss."
>The waiter takes the two menus away and leaves you alone with your dream stallion.
>"So... what did you like to do when you were a... uh. young pony. Is there a word for that?"
>Your ears perk up.
>Don't mess this up Fluttershy.
"Yes, um. It's filly. When I was a filly I lived in Cloudsdale and spent most of the time with Rainbow Dash."
>"Oh! So you grew up with Rainbow?"
"Well, yes..."
>You gotta be cool for Anon...
>Uhm.
"Rainbow lived right across the street from the orphanage."
>Anon's face retorts with regret.
>"Oh my god. I'm so sorry."
>You smile and shake your head.
"No, no... Don't be. It's fine really. Rainbow really helped me grow and learn to believe in myself. Plus I wouldn't be the mare I am today without it." you reply.
>He nods. "Of course... but back to my question."
"Oh. Um."
>The light glow shines across the fedora on your head.
"Well... when I grew up. There was this book series called My Little Human I used to read. It was the silliest thing... but I just loved it so much. The characters were so nice and friendly to one another. I couldn't stop reading it. Sometimes in stores I'll see coloring books or reboots of the old stories and I've thought about getting them."
>"Really? A book about humans?" Anon chuckles.
"Y-yeah... silly huh."
>"Naah. I grew up with a bunch of sisters back on Earth. I regularly had to read them these old "My Little Pony" books. So I can sorta understand."
>Of course he would.
>He's your perfect Anon.
"Sometimes I'll think up a story for them. The old characters that is."
>Fluttershy what are you doing.
"I've even written a few... I mean... none of it is real of course."
>The words begin to vomit out of your mouth and onto the table.
>Anon takes a sip of his drink and shifts in his seat.
>"Well, maybe I can read it sometime."
>Great job.
>So let's review.
>You've got sweaty hooves and weak feeling knees.
>Words vomited on the table already.
>"Time for spaghetti!"
>The waiter approaches the table with two steaming sliver platters of pasta.
>The fedora lightly glows and you feel your mane frizz out a bit.
>The smell of the tomato sauce wafts into your nose and you feel your stomach rumble in delight.
>Grabbing a fork, you dig in with full force.
>Anon watches you carefully as you dig in, almost face first into your meal.
>Tomato sauce splatters across the table in little drips.
>You look up to see Anon with a slightly disgusted look.
>OH CELESTIA WHAT HAVE YOU DONE.
>Grabbing your napkin, you wipe your face off a bit.
"S-sorry. I was really hungry."
>Anon laughs and sets you at ease.
>"I guess so. You just ATTACKED that plate."
>He snickers.
>You look down and try to hold back tears of embarrassment.
>This whole evening has been ruined.
"I'm sorry!" you say a little louder than you should.
>Anon stops laughing and looks at you with a concerned look.
>"Hey now, don't be like that. I was just joking. It's fine."
"I'm sorry."
>"Don't be sorry."
"I'm sorry..."
>"Hey."
>He places his hand under your chin and lifts your face to connect his deep soulful eyes with yours.
>"It's fine. I'm having a great time."
>You exhale and try to relax.
"Me too."
>He releases his hand, leaving tingles where it held up your face.
>The rest of the dinner is fairly calm. The stutter never left your voice and you spent the whole evening trying to overcome your overwhelming shyness.
>After the check has been paid and your bellies full, he invites to walk you back to your place.
>He places his hand on your back as the two of you stroll in the moonlight.
>You do your best to be romantic and point out some of the constellations in the sky, but it's only some of the really easy to find ones.
>Anon's smile still never fades.
>When you reach your cottage, he kneels down in front of you,  so the two of you are on eye level.
>"I had a really nice time tonight Fluttershy."
"Me too. Thank you for taking me out."
>"It was my pleasure."
>Your eyes connect and that magical moment when time seems to freeze creeps up on you again.
>Anon's face leans in closer to yours.
>You close your eyes and you feel his lips press against yours.
>His hand works his way towards the back of your neck as he he holds the kiss.
>The fedora glows brightly in the moonlight.
>He pulls away, grinning from ear to ear.
>Your eyes open slowly, partially in disbelief.
>"I'll talk to you later?"
"Y-yeah."
>He smiles and pushes the fedora down on your head a bit.
>"I'll see you around Shy."
>You readjust your hat and watch Anon off.
"Y-you too."
>When Anon is out of sight, you twirl your way inside and up to your bed hat still firmly attached.
>This is the greatest day of your life.
>Your hoof traces your lips as you grin from ear to ear.
>Anon...
>Your eyelids slowly shut out the rest of the room from your vision as sleep comes to you quickly.
>The night shrouding the bright blue glow of the fedora.

>Your eyes open wide to another bright and beautiful day in Equestria.
>Ugh...
>Too bright.
>You stretch your wings and hastily close the blinds on your windows.
>Much better.
>Dreams of Anon linger in your head as you hum your way into the bathroom.
>After a quick morning routine, neglecting some of the finer points, you head downstairs to find something to eat...
>Let's see...
>Carrots... Animal food.... Celery...
>Don't you have anything tastier than this?
>THERE!
>Deep in the back you pull out an unopened bag of Poof brand Cheesy Poofs.
>You rip open the bag with great haste and begin to stuff the cheesy delights into your mouth.
>Oh Celestia that hits the spot.
>You set out some food for your animals and think about what you want to accomplish for today.
>There were those weeds in the garden you wanted to get...
>You also need to make a trip to the store.
>At very least you will need more Cheesy Poofs.
>OOH and soda! You haven't had soda since you were a teenager with braces.
>You look down at you hooves, covered in a light cheese dust and lick off the excess dust.
>Gotta keep every ounce you can get.
>Heading back upstairs, you scan your shelves to see if you can find...
>There it is.
>Your old My Little Human books.
>Scanning through the pages, you remember the great adventures you had with who were some of your best friends.
>Your friends in the book of course.
>Why did you stop writing stories about these characters?
>You enjoyed it so much...
>Oh.. wait..
>That's right.
>Rainbow began to read them... and you will never forget what she said.

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"What do you think Rainbow?" you say eagerly as she flips through the pages of your romance story.
>"Awwwwwwwwwww-"
>Your heart is filled with joy and optimism.
>"Tistic."
>And it's tossed from your cloud city to the cold, hard Earth below.
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>You cried for a week and still haven't quite forgiven Rainbow for it.
>She still isn't sure what she did wrong.
>Hmm...
>Maybe if you took this down to that shop...
>You grab your stories and look in the mirror of your bathroom.
>The fedora makes you look so cool.
>Perfect.

>The bell of the comic book shop gently rings as you enter the establishment.
>"Welcome to Enchanted Comic Shop, can I help you find something?"
"Well... um. Kind of."
>"Liking the fedora I see?"
>You smile and nod.
"I love it. Um, but that's not why I'm here. You see... I was wondering if you guys had any My Little Human stories?"
>The clerk looks down at you in a mild disappointment.
>You look around to ensure he is looking at you.
"W-what?"
>"Nothing... we are just getting more and more ponies like you every day now since Anon came around. Here is what I'll say. We are out of the human stuff, but if you want more you could always check online."
"Online?"
>"Yeah. Don't you have a computer?"
>You shake your head.
>"Well I think you can check one out from the library or something. Be careful though, that human stuff can be-"
>By the time he said library, you were already out the door.
>"Addictive.

>Twilight had no problems letting you borrow a computer from the library, but she was wondering why you looked so... unkempt.
>Silly Twilight.
>She's just jealous because you have Anon.
>The minute you get home, you set everything up like Twilight told you.
>The magic fueled machine roars to life and you are instantly 'cruising the net'.
"Let's see... search... My little human."
>Instantly thousands of results return to the screen.
>Fan drawn art.
>Animated comics.
>Order forms for the old and new books...
>But most importantly,
>Stories.
>You click on a promising link.
>/mlh/ - We know drama.
>Everyone loves a good drama story.
>Maybe something with an over protective mother... or a corrupted human, or maybe YOUNG humans.
>You drool a little at the thought.
>Then, you see it.
>Humanrape.
>There has to be really dramatic stories in there.
>You look down at your stack of stories that you've already created.
>Reading through the stories that were posted, it seems like a pretty friendly bunch.
>Why not?
>You highlight over the new post area and it asks for a name.
>A unique name to identify yourself.
>But you don't want it to identify you too much...
>How about...
"YellowPriest"
>Slowly but surely, you begin to transcribe your first story onto the Internet.

>Several hours later, your hands are coated in a thick layer of cheese dust as you reply to all the users that liked your story.
>They all liked you.
>They really actually liked you.
>A wave of excitement overwhelms you that you cannot express in words.
>So, naturally, you decide to write a story about it.
>They seemed to like the first one, so why not another one?
>And another one.
>And another one.
>"We love you YellowPriest"
>"You should write some fap stories!"
>"[spoiler][Bump][/spoiler]"
"Thanks! But I should probably go to bed. I think I'm going to see my qt3.14 bf tomorrow."
>"Go suck his D."
>"Awww yeah guurrrl."
"I'll do the best I can. Good night everypony!" you type into the computer and then leave your desk to go to bed.
>Cheesy hoofprints dot the floor as you make your way upstairs and your hair is full of snags and tangles underneath your fedora.
>Two amazing days in a row.
>First... Anon...
>Then you made all these new friends.
>Nothing could possibly go wrong.
>You can't wait to go see Anon tomorrow.
>Crawling into bed, too excited to sleep but too tired to stay awake, your dreams are filled of being in a human world, full of your favorite characters from your childhood show, as well as your Anon.