//------------------------------// // Depression, Anger, and a Date // Story: Candy and Confusion // by TheRealBonBon //------------------------------// Bon-Bon woke up the next morning with her pillow and face in the same condition they were in the morning before, dampened by tears. "Stupid Lyra." She grumbled as she got out of bed. "I bet she went home with Pinkie last night. I can't believe she would do this to me. I ha-." She couldn't bring herself to finish the rest of that sentence. "No, I don't hate her. She deserves to be happy. So what if I have to be miserable because of it?" Her eyes began to water again but she quickly shook them off and trotted to the shower to wash off her tear-stained face. "At least I didn't sleep in again." She smiled as she noticed the sun had just finished rising. As she pushed open the door to the bathroom she noticed a mint coloured figure in the fetal position in the bathtub. "Lyra?" "Morning." The unicorn groaned in response. "Everything hurts." "Well maybe if you hadn't drank so much damn alcohol you wouldn't be in this position!" Bon-Bon snapped. "Look, I'm sorry. Can you just stay with me for a bit? I don't want to be alone." Lyra responded, frowning slightly. "Why don't you ask Pinkie to spend some time with you? You two seemed to be having a great time last night!" The cream pony yelled. "So what? I was just hanging out with her! She's a funny pony!" Lyra tried to scream, but it simply came out as a coarse groan. "Do you plant one on every pony you hang out with?" Bon-Bon screamed louder "Of course not! Bon-Bon, you don't understand. I think I love her." Lyra whispered. Those words hit Bon-Bon like a freight train. "Fine then! Enjoy your date tonight! At least one of us will have a good day!" She yelled louder than any of her previous rebuttals. Her face now being soaked by freshly made tears. "I hate you!" She shrieked as she ran across the hall to her bedroom, closing and locking the door behind her. She shoved her face into her pillow and let the tears flow. Lyra sat up in the bathtub. Trying to ignore the pain surging through her head. She wobbled out and to the door to Bon-Bon's room. "Bonnie?" She chimed while knocking. "I'm sorry for whatever is is that I did." There was a few seconds of silence before Bon-Bon opened the door. "That's just it" She sniffled. "You don't even know what you did wrong. But that's my fault. Everything is my fault." "I wouldn't say every-" Lyra was interrupted by the slam of the door to Bon-Bon's room. "Just go." Bon-Bon said softly, but loud enough for Lyra to hear. "Leave me alone." Lyra drooped her head down low. Feeling responsible for her friend's sadness, even if she didn't know what she did wrong. The unicorn headed downstairs to make breakfast for two. * * * "Bonnie, time for breakfast." Lyra sang outside of Bon-Bon's bedroom, carrying two plates of pancakes. "What part of 'leave me alone' do you not understand?" Bon-Bon asked with a sniffle from inside. "Uh... All of it." Lyra admitted in a sarcastic voice, trying to make her friend laugh. "Lyra. Go away. Please. I just want to be alone." The sad look returned to Lyra's face. She brought the pancakes back downstairs with her and sat down in the kitchen. Eating in almost complete silence, only interrupted by the occasional wail or crashing coming from Bon-Bon's room. Meanwhile in Bon-Bon's room the distraught earth pony was throwing almost anything she could get her hoof on. That included various dolls which she had acquired throughout her life, cookbooks, drinking glasses, and almost everything except the kitchen sink. After throwing a wide variety of things across her room, many of them smashing or breaking she sat on her bed and took a few deeps breaths. "Why Lyra?" she muttered. "No, this is my fault." she announced slightly louder. "I should have told her how I felt. I shouldn't have hid my feelings from her. Oh Celestia, why didn't I tell her?" she wailed, throwing herself into a pillow. "I don't know if I should be angry at myself or her!" she yelled, most of the noise being reduced by the pillow. She rolled over and looked up at the ceiling. "Life sucks." She sighed, grabbing a blanket and curling up with it, sobbing. * * * "She hasn't come out of her room all day." Lyra thought out-loud with a sigh. "I hope she's okay." She jolted to attention when her train of thought was interrupted by a knock at the door. "Who could that be?" she thought out-loud once again. "Oh yeah! Pinkie Pie!" she remembered as she opened the door. "Hey Lyra." Pinkie giggled as she bounced inside. "Did you cook something super yummy for us to eat?" "What are you talking about?" Lyra asked as she stared at the pink pony, watching her every movement. "Oh, right. Sorry Pinkie, I've been kind of distracted and haven't had time to make dinner." she explained. Pinkie stopped bouncing. "What's been distracting you" she asked with a quizzical look. "It's Bon-Bon, she's been up in her room all day. She's really upset about something." Lyra explained. "Well go ask her what's wrong and cheer her up, you silly filly." Pinkie cheered. "I can't. She said she hated me this morning and has only spoken a few words to me since then." Lyra's lip began to quiver and her eyes started to water. Pinkie jumped on Lyra, giving her a tight hug. "Want me to go talk to her?" Lyra could only nod in response. Pinkie released Lyra and trotted up the creaky wooden steps, the house was rather old, but it had a nice, rustic feel to it. She knocked on Bon-Bon's bedroom door. She didn't have any previous knowledge of the house, but she could hear the soft weeps coming from the room. "Bon-Bon? Lyra said you were all saddy waddy, so I came to cheer you up and make it all better." Pinkie chirped. Bon-Bon opened the door a few seconds later, wiping the tears from her eyes. "Sure, come in. Sorry for the mess." Pinkie looked around at the war zone which Bon-Bon called a room, then glanced at the heartbroken pony. "It's alright. When I get sad or angry I break things too." She nodded, trying to make Bon-Bon feel better. Bon-Bon cracked a small smile. "So what's got you down?" Pinkie asked, leaping on to the bed. "It's not important. Besides, you'll get angry." Bon-Bon sighed, sitting next to her. "Come on Bon-Bon, do I ever get mad? I'm the happiest pony in all of Equestria." Pinkie beamed. "I guess you've got a point there." Bon-Bon smiled. "But still, promise you won't get mad?" "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Pinkie chimed, sticking her hoof almost straight into her eye socket. "Alright then. I guess I'll just come right out and say it then." Bon-Bon sighed. "I love Lyra. I always have and I probably always will." Pinkie grabbed Bon-Bon and pulled her in for a hug. "Is that it? I'm so happy for you!" she shrieked. "You don't care? I thought you two had a... A thing together." Bon-Bon blushed. "I think you two would be a way cuter couple." Pinkie squealed. "Besides, it's not a big deal. There's a certain shy pegasus that I've had my eye on anyways." She giggled. Bon-Bon squeezed Pinkie even tighter. "Oh thank you Pinkie!" "Well I should go tell Lyra then." Pinkie said after releasing herself from the hug. "What? No! You can't!" Bon-Bon screamed. "Why not?" Pinkie whined. "What if she doesn't like me back?" Bon-Bon asked. Slinking down, the sadness beginning to overtake her once again. "Look Bon-Bon, you'll never know unless you ask, and if you don't find out what she thinks of you then I'm going to start dating her." Pinkie teased. "Fine." Bon-Bon sighed. "Don't worry, I will." Pinkie smiled and opened the door, bouncing out. "So how's it go?" Lyra asked from the couch as she saw Pinkie bouncing down the stairs. "It went great. She's feeling a lot better." Pinkie squeaked with a grin. "Awesome, ready for dinner then?" Lyra asked excitedly. "Sorry Lyra, but I'm going to have to cancel. Something really urgent came up at Fluttershy's. "But, you're here... How would you know-" Lyra started to question Pinkie's thought process. And then just as fast as she had arrived, Pinkie was gone, happily bouncing down the street towards Fluttershy's cottage. "I'm gonna ask out Fluttershy, I'm gonna ask out Fluttershy." Pinkie sang with a giggle. Not even slightly bothered by Bon-Bon's news. After all, she was the happiest pony in Equestria.