A new start
 

On a cool fall morning with sun shining and a light breeze rustled the leaves of the trees as she made her way to the orphanage. This was a very special day for the yellow Pegasus, today was the day she had the courage to willingly sing in front of an audience."okay Fluttershy, don't be scared it's just like when your singing with the animals around , I mean children are like the animals back at the cottage, there cute a little routy but sweet " she said in her mind trying to prepare for this big moment.giving a knock at the door she waited patiently for someone to answer.

(Just so anyone knows, this is a private rp)
Scootaloo meanwhile, was busy doing her chores at the orphanage. She paid little attention to the "guests" that showed up to entertain them there. The most any of them had entertained her is when that magician showed up and her birds started to attack her. So whenever the headmistresses said there would be a guest, Scootaloo ignored it. She had no idea that today's guest was going to be Fluttershy.

A older mare opened the door with an emotionless face and guided Fluttershy to the main room, as she passed the other rooms and hallways she caught a glimpse of a very familiar purpled maned Pegasus, but on second thought it couldn't be she was sure scootaloo had parents . Arriving at the main room she pre pared herself to face her audience by taking some deep breaths and focusing on her performance."alright I'm ready if you want to bring them in , I'm good to go" she said with her stomach full of butterflies.

Scootaloo was still doing her chores. She didn't care for any of these stupid events since they never really mattered or were anything more than a way to say the orphanage was actually trying to help the children. She wasn't there once Fluttershy started her small show. After finishing her chores, she wandered into the room, surprised to see Fluttershy performing. She stood at the door, barely visible to Fluttershy at the current moment.

Waiting for all the little fillies and colts to settle down Fluttershy began to sing, at first it was quite and soft but soon it built up letting the music fuel her courage, soon she was in her own world and her singing became more energetic and cheery not soon after other ponies began to sing along during the chorus. While hitting a high note Fluttershy began to float above the small crowd and as soon as it was over, she looked out and saw scootaloo hiding be hind the doorway and at this site she immediately stopped and began to trot over towards the young filly.

Scootaloo came in on the latter part of the act and watched in amazement. She wasn't completely surprised since Fluttershy had sang her lullabies before when the crusaders occasionally slept over at her cottage. She was surprised again however when Fluttershy dropped the mic and started towards her. She never liked to be the center of attention unless it was Rainbow Dash's attention so she panicked and darted out of the room towards to communal bedroom for fillies her age. She dove under the covers of her bed, but her socks and feet were visible to anypony who walked in.

(Is this anthro)

Running after her she called out "scootaloo what's wrong what are you doing here" entering the bed room Fluttershy saw the young Pegasus hiding under her covers. With a sigh of concern Fluttershy crept up on to the bed and placed a hoof gently on Scootaloo's back and said in a calm and nurturing tone " come on out Scootaloo and tell me why you're here and why you didn't want me to see you "

(Yeah I asked if that was cool with you in pms o.o)

Scootaloo groaned as she heard Fluttershy's voice. She didn't want to talk to anypony about this. She wasn't all too happy about her situation but Fluttershy definitely would pursue the subject since she cared deeply about her. She started to tear up and crawled out enough to where her head was visible. "I-I-I live here....Nopony wants to adopt me cuz I'm so old compared to most of the other fillies and colts. I-I didn't want anypony to know cuz it's stupid and embarrassing...."

Fluttershy was heartbroken when she saw the little filly who she always saw wearing a smile and full of energy and determination be so down and depressed. Without second thought she pulled Scootaloo in for a warm and loving hug , tearing up herself Fluttershy said in a hushed voice "it's okay Scootaloo, I would love to have a filly your age as a daughter, believe it or not I know how it feels to be unwanted."

(Okay my bad I'm cool with it)

(Just saying XD)

Scootaloo felt relieved and comforted by the hug. She wasn't sure why, but it felt genuine. It felt like Fluttershy actually did care for her and wanted to make her feel better. She sniffled softly for a minutes until the yellow mare spoke up once more. She heard Fluttershy say she'd love to have a daughter and it made her heart leap. "Y-you w-want me?" She asked, completely baffled that she was wanted. "L-like adopt me want me?"

Fluttershy took a long and deep breath before she pulled away from the hug and set the young Pegasus on the bed beside her; kneeling down to be eye level with Scootaloo and placing a hand on to her shoulder, Fluttershy spoke with a sincere tone " Scootaloo there is nothing in world I want more than for you to be my daughter "holding back tears she smiled softly and spoke once more "now if it's okay with you, I can go get all the paper work sorted out while you gather your things and say your goodbyes " with a quick hug she stood up and waited for Scootaloo's answer.

Scootaloo nodded. She was trying not to cry but it was rather hard when for the first time in her life, somepony wanted her enough to take her away from this horrible place. She didn't have a lot of things to call her own. One week's worth of clothes, a dress, a plush kitten, and her scooter. That was all she had to her name. "O-ok F-Fluttershy....i-it won't take me long to get everything. I don't really have much to be honest. Just some clothes, my kitty and my scooter."

"Well I hope the paper won't tak to long wouldn't want to keep you waiting for your new home " Fluttershy said as she left the room to get the paper work in order. Stoping at the door way she turned around "once your done packing up you can meet me at the front desk if I'm still dealing with your realese forms okay sweetie " she said in an encouraging tone .

Scootaloo nodded and went to work getting her stuff together. She pulled out the small moveable case her clothes were in and made sure everything was there. She left it on her bed, heading to the small room near the front where they kept her scooter. She grabbed that and headed back upstairs. The scooter had a small strap on it for her to carry it with and she put it over her shoulder, grabbing her cat plush and clothes and going to the front to find Fluttershy.

Fluttershy was almost done with the papers she made sure she had crossed her t's and doted her i's but before she was done she asked the headmistress some questions about the young filly's medical records she wanted to make sure if she had any allergies or had to take any special medication. Before the other mare could answer her questions she saw Scootaloo in the corner of her eye and immediately went to her and grabbed her luggage so she would only haft to carry her scooter and plushy, bending down Fluttershy said in a cheery voice "what's this little guy's name" as she looked into the button eyes of the plush cat.

Scootaloo blushed. "W-well she's a girl....her name's Nina!" She said happily, getting nervous about the fact that she was actually being adopted! Somepony was taking her away from this stupid place and that made her as happy as she could be right now. "S-so are we going home now?" She asked, still wondering what to call Fluttershy. She wasn't sure what to call her so she just didn't call her anything for now.

"Oh..well that's a very pretty name I hope you two enjoy your new home , I bet you to are just itching to get out of here but I need to finsh up with front desk real quick and we will be on our way okay " she said with a warm smile and slight nod. Walking back to the mare she was speaking with before "okay I think that's it " she said giving the stack of papers over to the mare behind the desk. Once she did she was told everything she would need would be mailed in by next week if not sooner do with a sigh she turned around and reached out her hand towards Scootaloo and said in sweet and soft voice "are you ready to go home".

Scootaloo stood still for a few minutes while Fluttershy finished up the paperwork and got all of the important information that pertained to her. She was more than happy to wait a fwe minutes since she'd be leaving this hellhole she had to have called home for her entire life. She almost jumped when Fluttershy offered her hand out. She nodded. "Y-yeah!" She said, really happy to do so. "S-so now that you've adopted me....w-what do I call you?" She asked, curious as she'd just been calling her by her name.

Walking out the door Fluttershy turned to her newly adopted daughter and gave a warm smile when she said in a cheerful tone"you can call me mom or whatever you want I know this is a big change for you so just call me anything that's comfortable for you okay " the walk to the cottage would at least take an hour or longer which gave an opertuninty for the two to get to know each other.

(I'd say not an hour but maybe like twenty minutes. It's a small town)

Scootaloo thought about it for a few minutes and blushed. "I-I guess I'll call you mama i-if that's ok..." She said, walking to Fluttershy's cottage. She blushed a bit, hinting at her nervousness. "S-so what are we gonna do once we get to your house?"

(Sorry my bad)

Fluttershy's heart soared she had always wanted a little fully of her own and for scootaloo to be so quick to accept her as her new mother was baffling but none of that mattered. All that did matter was that she had a daughter to call her own to nurture and love to protect and comfort. " how about I make some lunch for the both of us then we can set up your room" she said with a hint of excitement."so how did you and little miss Nina meet " she asked wanting to know the story behind her plushies.

Scootaloo walked along in the small bit of silence there was before Fluttershy spoke up once more. "Lunch sounds good. A-and I get my own room?" She asked, incredibly surprised at that. She hadn't ever really had anything of her own. She had to share most of her clothes, her room at the orphanage, toys (excluding her kitten plush which was a birthday gift from them), and even her scooter. "I-I got Nina as a birthday present. The old headmistress gave each filly and colt a plush toy for their birthday. It would be the one thing we didn't have to share..."

"I dont get a lot of guest that stay over night so we will have to get a bed for the room before we can you settled in for the mean time you can sleep with , if that's okay with you of course if not you can have my bed and I'll slee on the couch." She said with little confidence, she had no clue on how to be a mother all she knew about caretaking was with animals so she was a bit uncertain on how to approach Scootaloo when it came to actually being a mother, all she wanted was to make her little filly happy but she wasn't sure how far is too far or if was not doin enough.

Scootaloo blushed as Fluttershy mentioned that she would be sleeping with her tonight. That was fine by her, especially since it was starting to get colder now that winter was approaching. "I-I would love to sleep with you mama...Applebloom and Sweetie Belle have slept in the same beds as their sisters and they said it makes them feel really safe and warm!"

With her heart melting Fluttershy wrapped arm around Scootaloo's shoulder and gave her a loving embraced as they both drew closer to the cottage wich was now with in view it would take to long before they would arrive, Thinking about how her friends felt safe with their older sisters she began to wonder " scootaloo you be honest when you answer this , do you get scared at night or when you alone " she said out of concern not knowing what fears or dislike she had.

Scootaloo nodded. "Y-yeah....I don't mind being alone during the day or when it's bright outside. Sometimes it's nice to lay on top of the hill in the sun. But at night I do get kinda scared at night....I never liked sleeping alone in the orphanage. The beds were spaced apart enough for privacy but it felt so....distant." She said, holding close to Fluttershy.

Feeling Scootaloo draw closer to her Fluttershy stopped and hugged the poor thing , wrapping her arms around her and caressing her head Fluttershy said a soft and soothing voice , "you don't have to worry about being alone ever again okay, if you ever feel lonely at night you can always share a bed with me it doesn't matter if it's only once a week or every night you always have a spot in my bed." Releasing her from the tender embrace , looking up she saw that they had nearly arrived at the cottage. Taking the young girl by the hand and walked towards the front door.

Scootaloo felt reassured and calmed as Fluttershy hugged her closely. It was nice to be loved and knew that she was going to be taken care of. She craved attention but the caretakers could only do so much and she had been left craving attention. She smiled as Fluttershy had opened up her bed every night, which she certainly would be taking advantage of that tonight. "I-I'll just sleep with you tonight mama..." She said as they walked in the cottage. It was just as she remembered the last sleepover. "So...I-I never got a lot of attention at the orphanage...Is it ok if I...." Scootaloo couldn't finish her sentence but it was obvious that she wanted to be spoiled with attention for once.

"you don't have to worry about attention around here because you're my special little filly and my heart couldn't bear to se you sad so I'll promise you that no matter what I'll be sure to put you first before anything and don't be afraid to ask if you want to be coddled a little if you don't want to sleep in your own bed and would rather sleep with me then that's fine if you want to cuddle while I read you a bedtime story that's fine to even if you want to a a little foal and gave me cater to your every need I would do that too, because I love you Scootaloo and I would do anything for you , pinkie promise." She said as she knelt down and looked eye to eye with her daughter placing a tender hand on her shoulder to provide a sense of connection and trust.

Scootaloo remained silent as she cried a bit, though this time they were tears of happiness and not tears o sadness. She was loved and Fluttershy wanted to make sure she knew it. She was going to get all of the attention she wanted plus some. She definitely (at least for the moment) didn't want to sleep alone tonight. "S-so what's that about being a foal?" She asked, understanding every other part of her mother's little mini speech.

Tearing up her self Fluttershy brought Scootaloo in for a loving hug she laid the filly's head on her shoulder and began to softly rub her back "it's okay to cry ,you're home now , you're safe , just let it all out " Fluttershy coed as she began to slowly rock back and fourth as she hummed a sweet soothing tune. Talking in just above a whisper Fluttershy began to speak to her daughter "when you said you wanted to have all the attention you could get it sprang up in my mind that foals get so much attention, so if you wanted to be my little foal and have every need taken care for you , you might like it but it's up to you."

To be honest, that sounded like heaven to her, at least for a bit. She had a home and she was safe. She hadn't really had a foalhood. Her first memory was of the orphanage and it wasn't exactly a pleasant one. She made sure she pushed that out of her memory for now at least. A new foalhood sounded good to her. She wasn't sure what it would be like, but at this point and time she didn't much care. "I-I wanna do that mama!" She said, blushing. "I-I don't know what it'll be like but my foalhood was pretty bad. C-can I be your foal mama?"

Fluttershy smiled as she cradled her daughter in her arms and gazed apron her with a warning smile "well I'll be sure to be best mother I can , she said as she carried her to the kitchen where she set her down at the table "now before we start your second foal hood how about we get you something to eat you must be hungry from the walk over here " she as she began to gather ingredients and various pots and pans .

Scootaloo let herself be carried to the kitchen. While she certainly wasn't starving and the orphanage never sent her to bed hungry, she could certainly eat. It'd been a couple hours since breakfast and it was almost time for lunch. She wasn't going to bother her mother for something she preferred as she really wasn't picky. If you didn't eat what they gave you at the orphanage, you went hungry. She was happy to wait to eat and then start her new foalhood.

"I hope soup is okay for you , I though it would be nice since the weather is starting to get cold " Fluttershy said as she started to cook , after she had everything on a simmer she poured a bowl of soup and placed it on the table and pulled a chair next to her daughter , taking a spoon She brought it up to her lips and gently blew on it to cool off the steaming broth then offered it to the young Pegasus.

Scootaloo was 100% ok with soup. It was enjoyable and certainly warming for the temperature outside. She waited patiently with her new mother for the soup. She took in a deep breath and smelled an amazing aroma wafting through the air. "It smells good mama!" She said, surprised that her mother was starting to feed her. "Y-you're gonna feed me?"

"I thought you wanted to be my little foal" she said with a hint of sadness as she withdrew the spoon and set it back in the bowl. Sliding it over to scootaloo , Fluttershy then sighed as she started to clean up the kitchen waiting for her daughter to finish her supper. 'Maybe after dinner I can lay her down for a nap and then I can just surprise her with her new life when she wakes up.' She thought to herself as she cleaned , though she never said it out loud she had always wondered what it would be like to have a foal to love and care for.

Scootaloo frowned. "I-i never said I didn't want it mama! I-I was just confused as to when you were starting that..." She said, feeling bad. "I-I didn't know we were gonna start right away." She said, tearing up a bit. "I-I feel bad now mama..." It made her feel guilty that she turned this down. It was something simple but her usual loner and I can do it myself attitude got the better of her. "I'm sorry mama..." She said starting to reach for the spoon to feed herself. She guessed it'd work out well enough later. Already she was a bad foal and daughter.

Fluttershy shocked that she had made her daughter so sad , rushing to her side giving her a comforting hug "no it's okay I'm sorry I thought you weren't ready , don't feel bad we just misunderstood each other okay sweetie , you can feed yourself for now but after you're done we will lay down for a little nap okay " she said with a smile , after her little talk down she continued to clean up the kitchen and also making a list of supplies for later.

Scootaloo nodded and agreed to feed herself. It'd be the last thing that she'd do for herself for awhile. Her mother would be more than glad to do anything and everything else for her. She picked up the spoon and slowly began eating. She didn't want to rush and make herself sick but she also didn't want to let the soup go cold. Soon enough, she'd eaten her fill and she set everything down. "I'm done eating now mama." She said, yawning. She could certainly use a nap this afternoon.