Chapter 32: Heartbreak

Hope: Day 5
Nightfall: Day 19

Rainbow Dash’s POV

In the middle of the night at Fluttershy’s. I awoke from a sudden urge of needing to go someplace. Not being able to cope with ignoring it. I angrily moan to myself from having to move off the comfortable settee I was on.

Then quietly, I walked to the bathroom upstairs while making sure I don’t wake anypony…

Sighing after coming out and had finished what came to do. I made my way back towards the stairs.

Before I even got near those steps though, I noticed a gap between an open door to Fluttershy’s bedroom. Inside, I could hear Hope breathing rapidly and moaning in his sleep, “Wha- what the fuck are you!?”

Rolling my eyes. I then stepped inside their bedroom and walked to his side of the bed.

It looked like he was having one heck of a bad dream as he was frantically shaking his paws. So I thought it’s best to wake him, “Hey Hope, wake up!”

He didn’t awake and neither did Fluttershy from my shouting. So I figured that she must had fallen into a deep sleep or something.

After attempting to shake Hope awake at his bedside. I then climbed on the bed, on top of him and shook his body with my hooves while yelling, “Hope! Wake up, ya having a nightmare!!!”

Hope’s eyes shot open in fear as he leaned towards me in fright. Not realising that I was there, his lips made contact with mine.

I was speechless. I was frozen. I was totally shocked. I did not know what just happened or what was happening. He could only stare at me in fear, while our lips were still in contact with each other.

His lips, they felt nice, passionate and loving. I had never kissed a stallion, um- male wolf, before in my life. I was just too lost in my thoughts on what was happening, not being able to react.

After a brief moment, he realised what was going on. So he quickly broke away from me in panic. While I could only stare at him and blush frantically.

Hearing sobbing. We broke our gazes from each other and found Fluttershy awake and upset. She stated, “Rainbow Dash *sob*, y-you *sob*… you kissed him…”

I could only look at her in horror. Not having a slightest single idea on how to respond to what she just witnessed. I felt fear overwhelm me. I- I just kissed her stallion-friend, her love.

Gathering the courage. I attempted to explain myself, “F-Fluttershy-… t-this isn’t what it looks like.”

My best friend, Fluttershy, was losing it. Her sobbing now became cries- no, she was crying. Her heart, broken on what she just witnessed. I froze. I just couldn’t think on how to respond.

Hope then attempted to comfort her in a hug, but was pushed away by her in return. Trying to explain himself, he stated, “Fluttershy, what you saw-”

With tears flowing down her cheeks. Fluttershy interrupted him with fury in her words, just like at the Gala other year ago, “You! YOU KISSED ANOTHER MARE!”

She then brought her hooves to her face to help rid of the tears.

Meanwhile, the both of us were taken back in shock at her words. I couldn’t say I blame her though. Like she said, he just kissed another mare. Me. What have I done? I shouldn’t had come in here.

Hope was hurt by her words. He had just woken up from a terrible nightmare and kissed me, without knowing, by accident. He could only respond to her with his own tears and begging for forgiveness, “*sob* F-Fluttershy, *sob* I *sob* I didn’t- *sob* It was- *sob* I’m sorry-”

She brought her head up from the hooves she was soaking her tears into and ordered us, “You two, *sob* leave. *sob* Leave now! *cries*”

I was hurt. My best friend had just ordered us to get out. I could only respond with tears of my own while trying to apologise, “Fluttershy, I’m- *sob* I’m sorry. I was just trying to *sob* wake-”

Fluttershy interrupted, “Both of you out, NOW!”

She then forced her head into her pillow and wailed into it, crying uncontrollably.

Quickly glancing towards us and noticing that we are still here. She yelled out once again, but even louder, “OOOUT!!! *wails*”

Me and Hope panicked as we ran out of the room, down the stairs and out of the front door with terrible heartache. She- she had just kicked her best friend out. And she had just kicked her, one and only, true love out.

Outside, I could only lay on the soft moonlit grass and whimper into my own hooves. Fluttershy had never been so angry at me before. It- it hurts just thinking about what she had just said to us.

I was obviously not the only one who was hurt from this though. Buck! At side of me, Hope is on the grass also. His heart, destroyed from the mare he loves most and it is my bucking fault. I could only grit my teeth and sob from what I have done…

Minutes later. I managed to bring myself out of it, but I still had tears flowing down my cheeks regardless.

I walked up to Hope, who was moaning in agony. Trying to bring myself to say it, I apologised, “Hope, *whimper* I- I’m- I’m really sorry. *wail*”

Not being able to control myself. I fell on the grass once again, putting my face in my hooves.

In a moment. He replied, “No... Don’t be. *whimper* It- It’s not your fault… *whimper*”

Bringing my head up. I looked towards him and found him with his head out of his paws. The fur over his face was soaked from his tears. His eyes, red from the soreness of rubbing them.

He finished, “It’s- *whimper* It’s mine. I flirted with you this morning. I asked for it. *whimper*”

I admitted seriously, “No, it was me. I was the one who asked if I could ride you this morning.*sniff*”

Bringing himself to his feet. He acknowledged, “What does it matter. *sniff* I lost her… She deserves better than me.”

I was just too tired to think on how to fix this mess I made. So I suggested to him, “It’s very late. So I *sob* suggest we find somewhere to sleep for the night.”

Hope, staring at the ground and not paying much attention, replied, “I- I just don’t care… I’ll asleep outside so I don’t ruin another friendship.”

I objected, “Hope, we will think about how to solve this tomorrow. Right now, we both need a place to sleep. Come on, you know I wouldn’t want anything to happen to ya.”

Not caring where he wanted to sleep tonight, he asked with his head still low, “*sob* What place have ya got in mind?”

Thinking to myself. Applejack’s quite a walk from here. Pinkie’s, probably wouldn’t be the best idea for his current state. Fluttershy’s, we obviously just got kicked out just now. My home, I don’t think I’ll be able to carry him all the way up tonight.

That just leaves Twilight’s and Rarity’s. Twilight is good at solving problems, so she may able to help us fix this. But, she’s keeping a changeling in her library. I don’t think him and Hope even get on with each other. So Rarity’s is probably best.

So I decided to ask him, “I think Rarity’s is probably best-”

He interrupted, “No, I prefer not to hear her and her sister arguing all the time.”

Confused, I asked, “How did you know she had a sister? You know what, never mind. Is there some other place you prefer? I was thinking of Twilight’s, but-”

He interrupted once again, “That place will do. Since it is a library, it should be peace and quiet for me.”

Having a bad feeling about this. I looked away briefly and replied, “Ummm… okay, Hope.”

After a fifteen minute walk, in the moonlit sky and the empty streets of Ponyville. I saw that the sky had started to become cloudy, causing the Moon to be blocked from view which made it difficult to see.

Something didn’t feel right though. I wasn’t informed by my weather team that we are to have a cloudy night tonight. But I put the thought aside as we eventually made it to the library.

There were no lights on inside, obviously because everypony was now asleep except us. With Hope behind me, I knocked on the door a few times and waited.

Nearly a minute had passed before we heard Twilight speaking out loud, inside, “Who could that be at this hour?”

In a few seconds, she cautiously open the door and opened it fully after seeing us. Surprised, she greeted, “Rainbow Dash…? Hope…?”

Twilight examined us both. Seeing Hope staring at the ground and me with a sad expression on my face, she realised that something wasn’t right. So she asked in low worried voice, “Is- is everything alright?”

I was unprepared for this. I don’t know how to say it and I just didn’t want to.

Twilight started to get more concerned and worried. So I attempted to explain, sadly, “T-Twilight… Fluttershy, she- *sniff*… she has kicked us out.”

Twilight was shocked. She didn’t know how to express herself from what she had just heard. But I knew she knew that we must had done something to Fluttershy to do such a thing. She shouted, but not too loud, “S-she- she did what!? What have you two ponies done, for her to do such a thing?”

I stutter, “It- it- it was an- an accident. Twilight please. He- he just had his heart broken and I- I probably just lost a friend- my best friend. *sniff*”

She sigh for a moment while rolling her eyes. Then put a hoof over her head in disappointment. Twilight, knowing that she can’t just leave friend outside at night after whatever had just happened. She removed her hoof from her head and asked, “Come on you two. I just can’t leave you both out there.”

Twilight then stood by the side of the door, allowing us to walk in. After I walked in and turned around, I noticing that Hope didn’t follow in. I ordered, “Hope, come on.”

But, he remained outside with tears slowly flowing down his cheeks and responded, “L-leave me… I don’t deserve Fluttershy for what I done. *sniff*”

I think Twilight’s words have effected him, making him think it’s still his fault even though we were only playing this morning.

Twilight, getting annoyed, demanded, “Hope, get in here! I’m not leaving you outside.”

Before hope could say anything or react, Twilight had already grabbed him with her magic and dragged him inside.

After being put back on the ground, he protested, “Will unicorns, or whatever, please stop picking me up with magic. It’s getting really annoying.”

Twilight apologised, “Look, I’m really sorry. But I just can’t leave you outside, even if you refused to come in. Anyway, we may have another problem. But we should be fine if everyone agrees,”

I asked, “What is it, Twi?”

She explained, “Well, I- I mean, we don’t have enough beds for everypony. So I’m going to have to ask Trixie if I can share with her while you two do the same in my bed, since we only have two beds available.”

I felt uncomfortable with this, ‘sleeping together’ thing and I was just too tired. After what has happened tonight though, I know we are not going to try anything with each other. So I nervously agreed, “Um, thanks Twilight.”

Author's Notes:

I want to give a special thanks to Merci-sama for helping us out with the fanfic. You’re an awesome girl, Merci. I’m really glad we could help each other out with our stories. :D