Pinkie Pie felt slight anxiety as she was led out the back door of the family farm by Granny Pie. She knew exactly what the subject of discussion was. As much as she didn't want to speak about the skeletons in her closet, she knew she would have to. It just felt far too badly timed for her, especially since she got with her new love only the previous night, only for her to now have to talk about a previous love interest.

“Rainbow!” Pinkie Pie heard a voice shout, almost as if something bad had happened. This activated Pinkie Pie's defensive persona. She turned to face the door, heading off to investigate.

“She's in good hooves,” said Granny Pie.

Almost as if by coincidence, Grandpa Pie spoke next. “Ah got this, don't y'all worry.”

Still not fully satisfied, but eager to get this talk over and done with, Pinkie Pie reluctantly decided to leave her grandfather to it, and followed her grandmother out the back.

As the pair of ponies stood on the back porch, silence filled the air for several seconds before Granny Pie spoke. “Why Pinkamena? Why would you do what you did?” There was one emotion Pinkie Pie never heard in her grandmother’s voice; sadness. The very emotion made its way to Pinkie Pie's ears, being heard just as clearly as the words she spoke. “Did I not teach you the value of life? Your grandpa? Your parents? Friends? Did they not teach you?”

Pinkie Pie sighed slightly. As much as she expected this, it still came as a surprise to her. “Of course you did. Everypony did. I don't know, I guess it was just a chain reaction leading off one over reaction.” She paused for a moment. “I was a fool in love.”

“Continue,” Granny Pie said simply, eyes full of concern for her grand daughter.

“It wasn't Rainbow Dash, though I wish I'd have fallen for her instead. It was a friend of ours. She lied to protect me, and I over reacted and ran off.”

“I can't disagree that you over reacted,” said Granny Pie. “But, lying is bad, even if it's to protect a pony, because it just hurts more when the truth comes out. She could learn a thing or two from that mare in your club. What is it, Apple Juice or something?”

Pinkie Pie felt extremely odd. She felt like she should just agree here, and not tell her grandmother that it was Applejack that did it, but it would be far too ironic to lie during a conversation about lying. But then, this was Applejack, one of her best friends, and some pony Granny Pie might meet one day. She didn't want to cause any problems already. It had to he done, She wouldn't fully lie, she'd merely not correct her grandmother. “It's Applejack, and maybe she could have.”

“So, go on, what happened next?”

“Well, I went away for three years, I tried to go back, but I couldn't. The something happened that I don't want to talk about, then I had some vision of myself hanging in a dream, and...well, I did it.”

“This thing that you don't want to talk about, I won't pursue, but, Pinkamena, why didn't you just come here? Or you could have always moved in with us. Why did you choose to completely alienate yourself?”

“I just felt like being alone, I guess,” replied Pinkie, honestly.

“Well...Pinkamema, you don't have to be alone. Ever. But now there is something else that I'm worried about.” A moment of silence passed as Granny Pie found her words. “I say this due to the circumstance, not because of my disapproval, but are you one hundred percent sure that you love Rainbow Dash?”

This caught Pinkie Pie off guard, and even angered her slightly. Her annoyance, however, soon faded. Her grandmother was a wise pony, and wouldn't have asked such a question without good reason. “Of course I do. Why?”

“I just ask because if the pony that hurt you was a friend of both of yours, there is always the possibility that Rainbow Dash could be a rebound, or even an item used to make this other mare jealous. I wouldn't say these things if I weren't concerned for your well being, Pinkamena, but is your love based off a solid foundation?”

Pinkie Pie sighed heavily. The one thing she didn't want to talk about was now her last resort. “Granny, when I went missing, Rainbow Dash had faith in me. First few days might have seemed normal for her, since we didn't see eachother every day, but as days turned to weeks, keeping faith got harder. Weeks turned into months, months into a year, one year into three, yet her faith in me remained strong. Then one day, she found me. Princess Luna helped her to find me in my dreams, and what I did was possibly the part that I regret the most. I pushed her away. I pushed Princess Luna away too, and that was when I tried to end it all. Then when I was in the hospital, she was there far more than anypony else. When I asked her to travel here with me, she jumped at the opportunity, and, despite not needing to, she changed her shifts, just so she can work and earn her keep. She's been nothing but supportive of me, and she's even saved me from a fall that would have killed me. If that isn't worth my true love, I don't know what is.”

Granny Pie remained silent for a second, jaw lowered slightly. She finally found her words and spoke them. “Wow, Pinkamena. I guess there's no doubt about it, that there is true love.”

Suddenly, the back door opened as Clyde popped his head out. “Pinkamena, as soon as you're done, you're needed in your bedroom, something is wrong with Rainbow Dash. Father thinks she blacked out, but there's no telling why.”

This worried Pinkie Pie greatly. She looked at Granny Pie, fear in her eyes

“Go get 'er lover mare,” stated Granny Pie. “After all, I'm convinced its true love, and I've heard all I need to.”

Pinkie Pie didn't need telling twice. She ran away as fast as her legs would take her.

Author's Notes:

Wasn't gonna work on this till tomorrow, since I'm out all day today, and could have used an early night. Hey look, I did nothing of the sort, and got this written instead.

Curse my creative brain.