//------------------------------// // Lost in your eyes // Story: Big Mac's Confrontation // by GroanyBrony //------------------------------// Big Mac's Confrontation Chapter 6: Lost in your eyes Wind whipped at his mane and rain soaked his coat as Big Mac ran down the roads of Ponyville, his head set on the one location in his mind. He knew where he could find Caramel and he was dead set on doing so, even if it meant braving the coming storm. The Sky roared above him as the clouds turned a menacing shade of grey, threatening to spill their contents at any moment. He knew this was a crazy plan. What if he was wrong? What if Caramel had moved on? What if he ran away, seeking shelter nearby? All of these thoughts crossed his mind as he sped out of Ponyville and into the lush green meadows that lay before him, yet not a single one could stir him from his intentions. Luna's moon began to rise gracefully into the night sky, casting a subtle light over the land, halted only by the thunderclouds that would float between the land and sky. As Big Mac raced through the meadows that surround Ponyville, the storm began to lash out at him, the wind and rain working together to stop him, threatening to blind him. Big Mac would not be stopped though. Nopony could stop him now, not even Celestia herself. The sky tore open as bolts of lightning began to rip through the clouds and strike the earth. It was still some distance away but Big Mac knew it would not be long before he was caught in the center of it. He had to hurry. Just as Big Mac began to lose hope he saw it; The great tree that the two friends had found so many years ago. This was the place he thought - No, he knew - Caramel would be. It rose from the landscape like a great Green mushroom cloud. It was beautiful sight to behold. Big Mac kicked at the ground furiously, racing towards the great tree as the storm glided towards him. As he approached the tree, he looked around frantically for the colt he so desperately needed to see. He looked everywhere: the trunk of the tree, the roots, the cliff that overlooked the ocean, even the leaves! He still saw no sight of Caramel however. His mind began to fill with the same doubts and the same questions. He worried now that he may have lost the only chance to make things right. It was an idea that plagued his mind. He couldn't get rid of it now that it was there and it. He screamed out the name of his friend, hoping that he might rely, even over the roaring of the wind and the crash of the thunder around them. He sat on his haunches, distraught. He had lost his only chance to right the wrongs he had made in his haste. He began to weep again for the friend he had lost, yet there was no revelation this time; No clue for him to follow or hint for him to find. Caramel was gone and it was his fault. What could he do? What would he say to everypony? What would he tell Toffee? He couldn't go back. Not with everypony judging him for what he did. His mind began to race with thoughts of what he would do now that he had lost that which was once the dearest thing to him bar family. Then something moved. It seemed as if the ground was shifting, or maybe one of the roots of the tree. Out of simple curiosity, or perhaps it was the desperate situation he found himself in, one word came to mind. "Mel?" He whispered. The 'root' shifted some more and the shape became more pony-like. It rose until Big Mac could clearly see four hooves and legs, a long brown mane and golden coat, and a very familiar face. "MEL! It's you! Ah'm so glad ah could jus'..." He exclaimed, his excitement taking over his senses as he grabbed Caramel in a tight bear hug Everything seemed like it should until he was pushed away. "Don't...Just leave. Don't touch me." Caramel said in a soft tone that seemed so full of anger. After taking another look at his friend, Big Mac saw that he was different. His usually well-kept mane was disheveled and dirty. It was stuck out at awkward angles and clumps of dirt and leaves were protruding from it. His soft expression he wore so well had hardened and portrayed anger and hate more than love or kindness. Seeing his friend in this state worried him. It had only struck him how much he had really hurt his friend. "Mel, please jus' listen to me. Ah..." "No! I don't want to hear it. You...you treated me like I was some kind of...monster. I want nothing to do with you. Just go." He said softly. Big Mac couldn't tell what Caramel felt most. Was he angry at him or did he hate him? He wished he could disregard the second option as impossible but after all that had happened, it was a very plausible assumption. He crept towards the cliff edge and directed his gaze at the ocean expanding forever before him. He welcomed the thought of the calm waves; the emptiness of the ocean. He looked down at the water below him and thought carefully about what he should do; if he did it, there was no coming back. "I never was a good swimmer" Caramel almost whispered. "I could never go in the deep end of the pool" "Mel what are you-" "You took everything from me Mac. You were the only pony I ever truly loved. I poured my heart out to you and you snapped it like a twig; like it meant nothing to you." "Ah made a mistake! Ah regret everythin' ah said! Yer mah best friend Mel. Yer can't do this!" "Why not? You showed how you felt back at the orchard, clear as day. What else do I have?" "What about your sister? What about everypony who loves you? You're a Ponyville pony Mel. Don't do this." Caramel thought about all the ponies back in Ponyville. How many of them truly cared about him? His sister did of course. Could he just leave it all behind? "Yer a smart pony Mel. Think about this. So ya can't be with me...there are plenty of stallions to choose from ah'm sure." "No. You were the only one for me. You are the only pony I could ever love. I tried to stop it. I really did. If you're not here to help, then just leave. Please." "No. Ah ain't leavin'. Yer mah best friend Mel. Ah know ah did wrong. Ah was awful rude an' ah apologize. It may not be enough but it's the best ah can do. Please, know that ah ah'm sorry from the bottom of mah heart. If you really want me gone, then say so, an' ah'll leave." Caramel turned and just stared at Big Mac for what seemed like years. He stared into those big beautiful eyes for any hint of a lie, yet no matter how hard he searched, he found nothing. "I believe you. I accept your apology..." "Thank you so much Mel ah..." "...BUT, I cannot forgive you. You broke my heart Mac. I can't forgive that. I'm sorry" Big Mac was distraught. He never imagined it would come to this. He had feared it might but he never truly believed it would. He was lost without a goal to set his mind to. He couldn't return without him yet he couldn't stay. He returned the gaze that Caramel gave him, staring into those blue eyes he had come to enjoy so much. He had always found Caramel's eyes somewhat of a trap. he could get lost in them forever and never complain. Somehow though, this was different. Something felt different about the way he looked at those eyes. Suddenly, as if something within him had been shouting and screaming for him to just do it, he moved closer and planted his muzzle on Caramel's, locking him in a loving kiss. Caramel was shocked, yet he made no move to break the kiss. This is what he had always hoped for. This was what he always wanted. So why did it seem so wrong? He broke the kiss for long enough to know that it wasn't right. This wasn't Big Mac. "What are you doing?" He asked, showing neither hate nor disgust anymore. "Ah...ah dunno. Ah jus' did it..." "Why?! Why are you doing this to me?!" Caramel cried. He hated Big Mac for all that he had caused and yet he loved him with all his heart. He wanted to push him away and yet he wanted to embrace him as they just had. "Just stop!" "Ah...Ah don't..." Caramel glared at Big Mac for a few seconds, trying to decipher what exactly had triggered the kiss, yet when he found nothing yet again, he too listened to his instincts. When his hoof collided with the side of Big Mac's muzzle, the large stallion went down. "What are you trying to get out of this Mac?! Tell me! Why did you just kiss me?!" Rubbing his cheek, Big Mac stood up and looked into the hate filled eyes of his friend and realized just what was different. "Ah got lost in yer eyes" "What?!" "Yer eyes. It's why ah never found a mare to love. None of them had yer eyes." "I don't..." "Ah'm sorry. Maybe ah shouldn't have jus' rushed that. Ah was scared and nervous but ah was...well ah was happy Mel. The thought of leaving you all alone out here was too much fer me an' so ah did what ah thought'd make yer happy. Ah guess ah was wrong" He replied. As confused as they both were, they knew one thing stood true on both sides. They wanted the other. Caramel embraced the large red stallion, burying his muzzle in the golden mane he had come to adore, crying softly into the mane of the stallion he loved. He wrapped his hooves around him and held tight, fearing that this was a beautiful dream and Big Mac would float away if he wasn't careful. Big Mac held the smaller stallion in his hooves and although he couldn't explain why, he was happy. Never before had he imagined that a stallion could make him feel the same way that Caramel did. Almost simultaneously, as if each of the stallions could sense what the other was about to say, they confessed their feelings for the other. "Ah love you Mel" "I love you too" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moments after Big Macintosh left Ponyville Toffee trotted towards the Apple family orchard, the storm coming to fruition a few miles outside of Ponyville. She had heard of the state that Big Macintosh was in lately and she felt it was her responsibility to talk sense into the stallion. As she approached the orchard, she was met by Applejack racing towards her. "Applejack! What's wrong?" "It's Mac! He jus' went runnin' off screaming some nonsense about knowin' where Caramel is." "In this storm? Darn that foal! Alright! Let's go!" Applejack nodded in agreement and off they dashed into the sea of meadows that enclosed Ponyville. With no idea where to go or where Big Mac could have gotten to, they were blind. By luck, they chose to run in the right direction and made for the sea. Before they got close however, they saw a large and magnificent tree on a cliff-edge before them. Two figures stood under the tree, embracing each other as if they were lovers. Just as the two mares had started to make a dash for the tree however, a large bolt of lightning struck one of the largest branches of the tree, causing it to collapse to the earth below, crushing anything, or anypony, beneath it. Applejack and Toffee raced ahead to see if any damage had been done.