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// Two hearts and the arbiter 
// Story: Joy of hidden Love and the Wrath of Lust. 
// by FoxofRarity 
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Joy of hidden Love and the Wrath of Lust

By. FoxofRarity	

Chapter. 46


Disclaimer- My Little Pony Friendship is Magic belongs to Hasbro and Lauren Faust. 



A half smoked cigarette fell to the wooden floor, the end of the lit end still glowed lightly and it strong stench of tobacco filled the room. Applejack’s hoof stomped it out, she has smoked four cigarettes and thought she should end at half. Her ears picked up the sound of Big McIntosh’s loud hoof steps coming towards her. Applejack jumped off the couch the moment her brother came in. Before he had the chance to focus on her she had her arms wrapped around him. 

“Ah love you Big Mac. Ah love you love you love you love you.” Applejack’s hat fell off but she didn’t care, all that mattered is the fact that she loves her brother and he still loves her even though he wanted to hate her. 

Big Macintosh really got taken aback by this sudden out of character move by Applejack, sure Applejack likes to gives hugs but she just doesn’t give them out of the blue, much less let her hat fall to the floor. 

But Big Mac knew this day was coming… “You’re pregnant aren’t you?”  

Applejack just shook her head. “No Ah’m not pregnant Big Mac, Ah’m just happy you don’t hate me after what you saw in the Everfree forest. Ah love you Big Mac…very much.” 

Big Macintosh’s eyes widened. This caused him to hug Applejack back and curse himself. 

Bon Bon on the other hand or hoof, noticed Big Macintosh smile. 

“I guess it’s not every day they have a moment like this.” Bon Bon said to herself. 

Big Macintosh kissed his sister on the head. “Ah love you Applejack. Do you want me to read you a bedtime story? Like old times.” Big Macintosh asked. 

“Nah it’s alright, Ah think Ah’ll be hitting the sack right now. Night Big Mac.” Applejack nuzzled Big Mac and went upstairs to her room. 

“She forgot her hat.” Bon Bon pointed out. 

“Don’t worry about it Ah’ll just put it on her doorknob. Anyway instead of smores do you want a peanut butter sandwich instead?” 

“Will it have chocolate?” Bon Bon asked this as a joke. 

“Of course.”  Not being sarcastic.

Applejack lied down on her bed and slowly pulled the covers over her. She closed her eyes. 
“What you accused him of doing to Rarity. Happened to him.”  
*Gasp*
Applejack’s eyes shot open! The scream of a bow scraping slowly across all the strings of a violin echoed in her head. Applejack finally realized what the Chero told her. 
“Oh my Celestia…” Applejack placed a hoof on her head and became cold. “Gold Sky was raped and died…how can this happen?” Applejack shook her head and felt guilty once again, she thought of Rarity because she took her brother away after he suffered a horrible deed. 

“You want some milk with your sandwich? Because peanut butter with apple juice tastes kind of weird if you ask me.”  Voiced Big Macintosh from the fridge. 

“Milk sounds good, thanks.” 

The red stallion poured some milk for her and for himself too, he was going to pour a third glass for Apple Bloom but she already fell asleep. So he sat down to eat this little snack and watch Bon Bon enjoy her sandwich. 

“She looks so adorable when she eats.” Big Mac told himself. “Reminds me of Apple Bloom when Ah started to wean her off soft foods and give her solid foods.” 
In the spiral galaxy of Big Macintosh’s mind his paternal emotions never stopped flowing, at such an early age he became a father figure for Applejack and Apple Bloom, at such an early age he learned how to love his little sisters more than just sisters…to him they’re his children.  At such a young age he took up responsibility when others at his age will just shrug it off, but in a more dynamic rare occurrence his mind began to develop at such a much faster rate than his physical body. A mature and fully developed mind is needed in order to house paternal instinct. Big Macintosh became an adult at a period of life in which everypony will call him a teenager.

“Oh Bon Bon why do you have to be so cute!”      

Once both of them finished eating they looked at the clock knowing it’s time to get some shut eye.  
Bon Bon with Big Macintosh nearby went upstairs; Big Macintosh tucked Bon Bon and gently stroked her cheek. “Good night Bon Bon.” Gently he kissed her on the head and went to his cushion to fall asleep. 

“Night Big Macintosh.”  She fell asleep. 

In the land of dreams, Bon Bon and Lyra Heartstrings ran through a meadow full of beautiful tulips of endless colors. 

“C’mon Bon Bonny keep up! I can’t believe I am actually besting an Earth pony in a race!” 

Bon Bon smiled tensely. “Oh don’t be too sure Lyra, I’m simply giving you a head start. Here I come.” Bon Bon made a quick dash ahead of Lyra. “Now you try and keep up!”

“Show off!” Lyra yelled from far behind. 

Bon Bon suddenly stopped. “In five, four, three, two, one. Duck!”  Bon Bon quickly ducked Lyra who jumped towards her.  

“Oh nooo!” Just because there’s plenty of tulips it doesn’t mean the ground will be nice and soft. 
*Thud!*
“Ow…ow…my face.” A bunch of tiny Bon Bons’ flew around her head. “Why did you have to duck my hug?” 

Bon Bon came by give Lyra a nice little lick on the cheek. “I’m sorry but I couldn’t resist.” She sat down by Lyra.  “Let’s just stare at each other until one of us blinks.” 

Lyra shook her head. “No, I don’t like that game my love.” Lyra nuzzled Bon Bon. “I just want to tell you how much you mean to me and how much you complete every bit of me.” 

“Awww, how are you so good with words? Instead of playing on that Lyre all day you should open a Hearts & Hooves card business.” 

Lyra shook her head. “I’m sticking to my lyre and if I was good with words my cutie mark will be a feather & scroll.” 

“Heh, almost forgot about that.” 

The sun shined down on the couple. Their shadows covered unlucky tulips, however Lyra’s shadow stop following every motion of her body. Instead it freed itself, to start moving at its own free will and remade itself into Lyra’s image. This Lyra is the Lyra that Bon Bon does not want to be with. 

“So Lyra I see you made yourself so weak.” Said the dark Lyra. 

Bon Bon & Lyra Heartstrings turned around to look at Lyra. 
“You…how can you be there if you’re me!” Lyra Heartstrings cried in disbelief. 

“I am part of you; in fact I am the strong part of you! I am what you should strive to be every moment of your life.” 

Bon Bon got up and so did Lyra Heartstrings, Bon Bon starting asking herself if this is real or perhaps just a hallucination.  There can’t be two Lyras. 

“Stay away from me! I am stronger than you because Bon Bon with me!” Lyra Heartstrings placed an arm on Bon Bon’s shoulders to her point across. 

The horn of dark Lyra glowed. “In that case let’s see how strong you really are. Starting with this.” She fired a bolt of magic that grazed Lyra Heartstring’s cheek. 

A drop of blood stained a tulip. “Stop this! We don’t have to do this.” 

“But I don’t want to stop. Fight me you coward and show that marefriend of yours that you have guts!” 

Lyra Heartstrings stepped in front of Bon Bon. “Don’t you dare bring her into this.” She growled. 

“Hoho! Somepony is getting angry.” The dark Lyra fired another bolt of magic. 

Lyra Heartstings swiftly avoided the bolt by moving her head to the right. Her horn glowed and fired a bolt back at her dark self. 

“AH!” The bolt struck her. “YOU GOT ME!! AHHHH!” Dark Lyra fell to the ground and rolled around in pain. 

Lyra Heartstrings turned to Bon Bon. “Let’s get out of here!” 

“THE PAIN, THE PAIN AHHHHHHHH…HAHAHAHAHA!”  Dark Lyra got back up laughing while she did. “I can’t believe you fell for that.” 
Lyra Heartstrings fired another of magic striking her dark self again but to no effect. 

The dark Lyra laughed some more. “Even your magic is weak! This is what Love does to you. It makes you weak, so pathetically weak, that it’s not even funny!” 

“RUN!!!” Lyra Heartstrings roared! 

“Na ah ah. I’m not done with you yet.” How did dark Lyra move so quickly? She was just behind Lyra Heartstrings milliseconds ago now she’s in front of her. 

Bon Bon felt her heart beating fast. “Lyra what are we going to do!” She asked fearfully. 

“I-I-I don’t know.” Lyra Heartstrings trembled. 

“I do!” Dark Lyra grabbed Bon Bon with a merciless arm. “I’ll be taking what’s rightfully mine.” 

Lyra Heartstrings stopped trembling. “Get away from her.” Without even thinking she struck her dark self with a powerful blow. “You wretch!” She struck her dark self again and again and again. “Bon Bon, we have to get out of here.” 

But the dark Lyra got back up even though Lyra Heartstrings beat her senseless. “So you beat me to an inch of my life but yet you don’t deliver the final blow, how insulting that is to me.” After saying those words dark Lyra fired a concussion bolt at Lyra Heartstrings, sending the kind Unicorn crashing into the hard ground again. 

Bon Bon once again felt dark Lyra’s arm wrap around her. “You are coming with me!” 

“No she’s not!” A deep protective voice said from out of nowhere.

Bon Bon saw Big Macintosh grab dark Lyra and throw her into a tree. “Both of you get out of here now! Ah’ll take care of this.” 

“But she’s strong Big Macintosh I don’t think even you can handle her.” Bon Bon felt Big Macintosh’s soft green eyes gaze at her with caring Love. 

Slow but still in a quick manner he came up to her and stroked her cheek. “All that matters to me is your safety, Bon Bon. Ah made you a promise to always protect you no matter what. Now run both of you run!!” 

Bon Bon helped Lyra Heartstrings back up to her hooves but before running she turned to Big Macintosh. “Thank you.” True humble gratitude.

The red stallion gave her a nod and charged toward the dark Lyra. 

Both mares ran, Bon Bon looked back to see as the glows of magic being casted and hear the yells of Big Macintosh. Bon & Lyra Heartstrings ran into a forest to hide but even before their eyes can adjust to the dimness dark Lyra stood there in front of them with a devilish grin.

“H-h-how!”  Moaned Lyra Heartstrings. 

“You just don’t get do you!? I am a part of you, wherever you go I go. Whatever you love, I Love! You can’t hide from me Bon Bon!” Dark Lyra cackled manically at Bon Bon. 

“BON BON!!!” Big Macintosh shouted as he broke through the trees. With every ounce of his strength he tackled dark Lyra, causing both of them to break through many trees. 

“I SAID RUN!” Big Macintosh held down Lyra’s head so her horn will not be pointed at him.  

“Big Macintosh…” Bon Bon whispered to herself. “I can’t leave him with her, she might kill him, huh.” She noticed Lyra Heartstrings tapping her shoulder.

“C’mon Bon Bon we have to go!!” 

“But we can’t leave Big Macintosh! We can’t leave him!!” Bon Bon felt tears form in her eyes. 

*Big Macintosh hears her cries and whimpers.*

“Big Macintosh be careful! Big Macintosh, I’m not leaving you!” Bon Bon said in her sleep. 

Big Macintosh’s ears picked up the noise.  At first he thought he was just hearing things and must be having one of those awake dreams. 

“Lyra don’t hurt him!!” Bon Bon said louder. 

“Must be a dream.” Big Macintosh told himself. “Wait a minute if Ah’m talking to myself then this isn’t a dream.” 

Bon Bon groaned…loud enough to be heard by Applejack two rooms down. 

“Humph! And Big Mac gets mad at me for getting it down with mares!” Applejack covered her ears with a pillow.  “Big brother finally got his first mare. Hehe.” 

Big Macintosh got up; he approached Bon Bon to see if she’s the one making all the noise. 

“Big Macintosh, Nooooooo!” 

Big Macintosh heard what he needed to hear. “Bon Bon wake up it’s a only dream!” 

*Dream*
Dark Lyra with bleeding ears sealed Big Macintosh’s mouth shut with her magic. 
“You end comes now Big Macintosh, any last words?” 

Big Macintosh spat on the dark Unicorn’s face. “My death will allow Bon Bon to grow stronger and she will stop you.” He said through his teeth.

“I cannot be defeated for as long as she is with Lyra Heartstrings I will always be there.” Her horn glowed brightly. 

*Reality*
“Big Macintosh!!”

“Yes Bon Bon? OH!” A little off moment there. “Wake up! Wake up!” With one hoof he shook her. “Wake up Bon Bon.” 

*GASP!!* Bon Bon panted hard. Sweat ran down her face. Her heart is still beating fast. 
However through all of this she looked for the most important thing. “Big Macintosh is that you?” 

“Eeyup.” 

Bon Bon reached out to touch him just to make sure. Feeling his face she sighed in relief.
“You’re alright, thank goodness.” Bon Bon fell back on her bed. 

Big Macintosh patted her head softly. “Well Ah’m going back to sleep then.” 

“Wait!” 

“Yes Bon Bon?” 

“Don’t leave me! Please don’t leave me!” Even though a dream is only a dream, it can sometimes mold little fears into scathing agony of fantasy becoming reality. 

Big Macintosh looked at Bon Bon’s cute fearful eyes. “Can they get any bigger?”
“Scoot over.”

Bon Bon smiled. 

Big Mac climbed into bed, he made sure Bon Bon had most of the blanket.  

Bon Bon felt warmth enter her body, Big Macintosh, a stallion she has come to trust very much to the point she sees him the way he wants her to see him despite asking herself how come he hasn’t fallen in love with her. She is just inches away from him but she just is warm with peace.

The cream colored mare pressed her head against Big Macintosh’s chest. 

“Oh, uhh, she’s little too close.”  

But he didn’t care instead he wrapped his arms around her and stroked her head the same manner he’ll do to Apple Bloom. 
“Ah’m here Bon Bon and Ah’m not going anywhere. So never fear. Just go to sleep and tomorrow we’ll go see Lyra Heartstrings.” 

Bon Bon’s eye shot open. “What!” 

“Tomorrow we’ll going to see…” Bon Bon interrupted.

“I heard you the first time. But I don’t think we should go see her.” 

Big Macintosh felt Bon Bon scoot closer to him. “But don’t you miss her?” 

“I do miss her.” 

“Don’t you trust me, Bon Bon.” 

“I do.” 

Big Mac chuckled softly. “Then please trust the decision Ah’m making. Lyra hasn’t seen you for quite awhile now so Ah think she has thought about the things she’s done to you and forgiven her father while you’re here. Look if she shows the slightest sign of being the same ol mean Lyra than we’ll leave as soon as we can all right.” 

“But…?” 

Big Macintosh silenced her with a loving kiss to the head. 
“Ah just can’t live with myself if any harm comes to you Bon Bon, believe it or not Ah care very much for you and Ah don’t want you to get hurt.” 

“But…?” 

“Just go to sleep Bon Bon, Ah’m right here…Ah’m right here.” Big Macintosh gently stroked her hair so she can be coaxed into falling asleep. 

Bit by bit Bon Bon’s eyelids became heavy to the point that she couldn’t keep them up. 
*Yawn* The cream colored mare fell asleep. 

“Sweet dreams, Bon Bon.” Big Macintosh stopped stroking Bon Bon’s hair, deep down he didn’t want to go see Lyra, he knows there is a chance that perhaps Lyra has changed for the better and if so Bon Bon will thank him and be back by Lyra’s side. No feelings of selfishness are in Big Macintosh’s mind, he is just thinking of that good outcome between Lyra Heartstrings & Bon Bon. Good for them though. But does he have the will to let go? 
“A stallion knows when it’s time to let go…” He blinked his eyes dry of tears. 

“Ah love you Bon Bon…you mean so much to me.”  Big Macintosh kissed her on the head before falling asleep. 
He’s grown attached to her. 

***

Lyra looked at herself in the mirror. She wanted to hear that little voice talk to her again. 

It makes sense to one degree. 
It’s wrong to another degree.
The turquoise mare just sighed and went to bed. 

***
Princess Luna & Rainbow Dash sneaked into Princess Celestia’s room two minutes before she is to be woken up and go raise the sun. 

Using her telepathy Luna asked Rainbow if she has the thing.  “Do you have the thing Rainbow?” 

Rainbow held back her giggles. “I sure do.”  

Luna giggled just a bit. “Ok I’m moving her left hoof out. Now put the shaving cream. Hurry, hurry!” 

Rainbow Dash got the shaving cream and placed a large glop on Celestia’s hoof.

Luna giggled some more. “I got the feather, now remember the minute she touches her face we will teleport out of here all right.” 

“Got it!” 

Luna’s horn glowed, carefully the tip of the feather touched Celestia’s cheek. Luna took a deep breath to control her cute giggling.  She began tickling Celestia. 

Celestia just flinched. 

Luna tickled Celestia again while Rainbow covered her mouth so she won’t giggle so loud. 

Celestia’s left hoof moved slightly. 

Third time’s a charm. 

Celestia slammed her left hoof into her cheek. 
Luna instantly grabbed Rainbow Dash. *Poof!*

“Huh what!” Celestia woke up. “Hey cake frosting!” Celestia licked her hoof… “UGH!! This isn’t frosting!” Two sniffs later and pupils shrinking to black dots. “LUNA!!! Oh and RAINBOW DASH!!”  The Princess of the Sun roared. 

Luna & Rainbow Dash caught ear of Celestia, they just laughed and laughed, this is their first of many kindhearted pranks planned for Princess Celestia. 

“What time is it!” Celestia’s magic levitated her clock before her eyes. “Clever way to wake me up though.” Celestia wiped the shaving cream off with her blanket and placed her crown on her head, she’ll put the horseshoes and crest on after she raises the sun.  

***
Dawn
***
Applejack woke up first. She stretched her fine muscles before finally getting up from bed; the habit of reaching for her hat got ignored for the first time.  Why? Applejack always knows where her hat is. 
“There you are.” Applejack got her hat from the doorknob. “Ah better go check on Big Mac and Bon Bon.”  

Loudly Big Macintosh’s room door squeaked open, while Applejack’s emerald eyes peered in. “Aww, Big Mac is holding Bon Bon in arms, how cute…but more importantly big brother finally scored his first mare! Wish it was somepony better than Bon Bon but at least he got a mare. Ah should make him a hearty breakfast to celebrate this huge step in his life!”  The door squeaked loudly again as it slowly closed. 

Big Macintosh opened one eye when he heard the latch slam into place, he figured Applejack must have been spying on him and Bon Bon. Not that he minds but Applejack can come up with the wrong idea since he is in bed with Bon Bon. 

The red stallion can see how peacefully Bon Bon is sleeping. “Safe in my arms.”  Let go. 

“Bon Bon.” He whispered into her ear. “Bon Bon.”

Her ear only twitched to the sound of his kind voice. 

“Please wake up.” He hopes she wouldn’t. 

Another cute ear twitch.

“Bon Bon, Ah will have to resort to this.” Big Macintosh nuzzled Bon Bon on the forehead. 

The cream colored mare scooted closer to Big Mac. 
A thin red line streaked across his face, why is he feeling so warm in a bad way that Bon Bon is getting close to him. He isn’t falling for her but he knows the more he feels these affectionate warm feelings for her the more it will be harder him to let go of her when they go see Lyra Heartstrings today.  
“Perhaps Lyra was right from the beginning, Ah owe Bon Bon nothing and she owes me many things. But what will Smarty Pants do if the tables were turned? Will she forgive Bon Bon? Oh! Look at me Ah’m asking myself if Smarty Pants will forgive Bon Bon even though Ah already know she will.” Big Macintosh carefully tightened his hold on Bon Bon. “Ah never thought Ah will grow so attached to this mare, ooooh. Why did Ah have to get so attached to her! Letting go of her will hurt but as mum & da said; no matter who you are or what you are, to do the right thing is a choice that brave stallions make because everything you do can bring you happiness or pain. After all, the life noble stallion will not always be a pleasant one.” 

Big Macintosh sighed. “Bon Bon wake up plea…” Idea. “Applejack bought you some candy.” 

“SHE DID!” Bon Bon asked ecstatically. 

“No, Ah just said that to wake you up.” 

Bon Bon’s ears dropped. “Oh...” She noticed how close she was to Big Macintosh. “Uhhhh, we’re very close.” 

“Ah know.” 

Hearing how affirmative his voice sounded to her forced Bon Bon to thoughtlessly ask this question. 
“Big Macintosh how come you haven’t fallen in Love with me?” 

The red stallion pushed Bon Bon away from him, a small flare of anger ran through his mind. 
“Just because Ah’m always with you all the time you think that Ah’m required to fall in love with you!? Do you know how hurt Ah’m feeling that you’ll ask me such a thing!” 

Bon Bon started to feel bad for asking Big Macintosh this question but the hurt came most from Big Macintosh pushing her away from him. 

“You think that just because Ah’m a stallion Ah can’t have a close caring loving relationship with you. Ah Love you Bon Bon Ah truly do Love you. But Ah Love you because we have grown a very, very close concrete relationship and Ah only love you in a caring way, you got that Bon Bon, in a caring way. Ah thought by now you will seeing the true nature of our relationship. But since you asked me this rude question Ah guess you’re still quite shallow.”  

Bon Bon frowned. “I’m sorry Big Macintosh, I-I didn’t mean to offend you.” 

“Don’t. When Ah took you in, Lyra told me some words that just moments ago echoed in my head. She reminded me that Ah owe you nothing, Ah didn’t have to take you in Bon Bon, Ah didn’t have to. But Ah’ve taught to always do the right thing…and so far by doing the right thing Ah have experienced so much joy. You don’t know how much Ah care about you Bon Bon and you don’t know how much you mean to me. Ah Love you but not the way you just asked. Because after all you’re in love with Lyra Heartstrings.” 

Bon Bon moved closer to Big Macintosh so she can hug him. 

“No.”  Big Macintosh held her back. 

Bon Bon’s eyes got big. “I’m sorry Big Macintosh please, I’m sorry.” 

Big Macintosh pulled back his arm. “She means it when she says sorry.” 
His green eyes became kind. 

Bon Bon moved closer to him again and he took her into a tight embrace, she closed her eyes to enjoy this loving affectionate at. “I feel so safe in his arms…but this moment may be our last.” 

Five minutes passed. 
“Ahem, Ah smell something good coming from the kitchen we should go have breakfast.” 

Bon Bon nodded. 
Both ponies got up and went downstairs to see what smells so good. 

Applejack carefully placed a slice of a Granny Smith apple on top of a pie she made for Big Mac and for Bon Bon she made something apple related. 

“Morning big brother! How did ya sleep?” 

“Good thanks for asking sis. Uh are you making breakfast?” Big Macintosh pulled a chair back so Bon Bon can take her seat.  

“Yes, Ah’m making breakfast for you and Bon Bon so seat down and enjoy!” Applejack placed Big Mac’s pie before him and Bon Bon’s apple related meal…with cream on top. 

“Aw man.” Bon Bon whispered to herself. 

“This is totally out of character for Applejack.”  Big Mac eyed Applejack carefully. “Ah always cook breakfast, well on weekdays.” 

Bon Bon stealthily wiped the cream off her breakfast. "Sort of perfect." 

Applejack tipped her hat at Big Mac. “Anyway Ah gotta run, oh and Bon Bon, you’re his first.” *Wink* Applejack left. 

Bon Bon dropped her fork at seeing the wink.  

“What is it Bon Bon? Did your breakfast taste weird? Because Ah always told Applejack to always bake at three hundred and forty five degrees for golden perfection.”  Big Mac kissed his hoof like a chef would do when showing off a cooked edible project.  

“She winked at me.” 

Big Macintosh’s ears dropped. “Don’t tell me she just hit on you when Ah’m right here next to you.” 

Bon Bon shook her head. “You didn’t hear what she said?” 

“Eenope.” 

Bon Bon slouched her shoulders. “She told me that I’m you’re first and then she winked at me.” 

“Well that’s very ni, what…?” 

Bon Bon repeated what she said. 

Big Mac lost his appetite. “Sweet sharpened up plow on hard earth. She is really coming up with the wrong ideas left and right.”  He pushed his pie away. 


“Ah don’t want to say these words but Ah told Bon Bon we will go pay her a visit.” He felt his body temperature drop. “Look at her eat like a little cutie." He just looked at Bon Bon enjoy her apple related meal with closed eyes.  “Well everything has an end…even a immortal has an end. Ah will miss her.” 

“Bon Bon we’re going to see Lyra come on.” Big Macintosh’s face had a false smile. 

The cream colored mare hid her dismay by stuffing her mouth. 
“Everything has an end.” She thought. 

***
A pair of sunglasses levitated in the air, a rectangular cloth cleaned each lens until crystal clear clarity can be seen. 
Dj Pon 3’s manager came in, she looked into her bosses covered eyes and can see her reflection in each lens. “Hey boss I called the young couple you didn’t want to see and they’re on their way.” 

Dj Pon 3’s lips formed a satisfied smile. “Perfect, thank you Smart Gina.” 

Smart Gina is a nick name Dj Pon 3 gave her. “Perfect is my middle name boss.” 

The white mare shot a giggle. 

“Anyway boss, what do you plan to do when your fans arrive?” 

Dj Pon 3’s horn glowed, her magic did not pick up anything nor did it create any kind of spell. She just likes to make her horn glow to hear the nice little tone. 

“Don’t know. I first need to know some info about my fans.” 

Smart Gina got her clipboard; she has a habit to jock down details about anything that can come of use to the talented artist. After all it pays to have photographic memory
“Man boss, it sure will be much easier if you didn’t turned down this couple the first time they came. Because if you keep doing this it could have a light to mild impact on profits.” 

“Hey, hey less talk about reason and more talk about details.” Dj Pon 3 said. 

Smart Gina flipped a page. “Ok, a large veggie pizza, oh wrong page.” Another flip of a page. “Ah here it is. They’re a couple; both seem to be young adults, earth ponies, very affectionate to each other, the mare wears glasses, and the stallion’s face was red because his marefriend nuzzled him. Oh and his giggle is so annoying, like really annoying…makes you want to wish you were born deaf and blind.” 

Behind those sunglasses the cerise eyes of the white mare became pink at hearing Smart Gina talk about the love between the young couple. 
“Is that all Smart Gina?” 

“I guess so.” 

“You guess so or you know so. Which one is it?” Dj Pon 3 demanded. 

“I think so.” Smart Gina did a cheeky smirk at Dj Pon 3.

*Sigh* “I’ll take them out to dinner, take photos, and other things. All free of charge, it’s the least I can do for the two of them.”  

Smart Gina adjusted her reading glasses to give her boss a little tip. “If I may say boss. Pizza is not a good idea for dinner; instead try having dinner at the Glowing Kiowa or for a fun type of dinner go the Sugarcube Corner, their cupcakes are incredible.” 

Running Sun & Apple Cobbler arrived. 

Dj Pon 3’s magic opened the door to see her fans, she felt some warmth run down her spine. “I hope I don’t hear much of his giggle and his marefriend looks nice with those glasses.” 

Before departing Smart Gina stopped Dj Pon 3. “Remember boss, Apple Cobbler is only part of Applejack’s family. Don’t make the same mistake you made last time.” 

Dj Pon 3 nodded. “Thank you Gina.” 

The talented artist took off her sunglasses to make eye contact with Apple Cobbler. She can see Applejack’s emerald eyes behind Apple Cobbler’s blue eyes. 

“So you two ever been to a place called the Glowing Kiowa?” 

Apple Cobbler & Running Sun shook their heads. 
“Wunderbar! Because both of you are in for a surprise!”  

***
“Go ahead knock.” Big Macintosh told Bon Bon. 

“Why me? You’re the gentlecolt.” 

“She’s your marefriend, this is your house, and last time Ah came here Ah sort of shattered a bunch of her windows.” Big Macintosh whistled while looking around in random directions. 

“You shattered her windows!?”  Bon Bon’s ears dropped again. 

Big Mac raised his hooves to calm Bon Bon down. “In my defense it wasn’t on purpose. Ah had to yell at her because, uh, Ah forgot but she was kind of scary! Like the little purple scary dude that hangs around with Twilight Sparkle!” 

“How the hell can you break all her windows by yelling!? That is impossible Big Macintosh.” Pretty soon both of them started to argue like a married couple who couldn’t figure out the last word on a crossword puzzle. (Yes those arguments happen.) 

“Hey! Are we going to see Lyra or are we just going to argue here all day like a married couple!” 

Bon Bon closed her mouth and blushed. “You need a few wrinkles.” 

Big Mac elbowed Bon Bon. “Just knock.” 

The cream colored held her hoof up, she paused. It’s been a while since she has made contact with the love of life, Big Macintosh has visited Lyra a few times before but each visit proved fruitless and Bon Bon always gets uneasy when he goes. 
*Knock*

The door opened…
“Bon Bon.” Lyra’s voice never sounded so doubtful. 

The cream colored reached out to touch the turquoise unicorn on the cheek. 
“Lyra.” 

Lyra Heartstrings walked forward to take her Bon Bon into a loving hug but Big Macintosh stopped her. “Inside first.” 

Once inside Bon Bon rushed into Lyra’s arms. 

“Just as Ah pictured it.” Big Macintosh voiced in his mind. 

Tears of joy ran down Bon Bon’s cheeks.

“This truly is the end.” He scoffed silently.

After minutes of nuzzling and kissing something of which Big Macintosh at first would find kind of uncomfortable but got used to it after seeing Rarity and Applejack make out before him, Lyra turned to Big Macintosh. “So…what hush, hush things have you two been doing?” 

The red stallion jerked back his head in disgust. “Fra, Ah mean shame on you!” 

Bon Bon backed up Big Macintosh. “Lyra why will ask such a thing! Big Macintosh is extremely noble and I am faithful to you alone.”

Lyra Heartstrings grinned and her horn glowed. “I know that my love, I only asked that question so I can see the look on Big Macintosh’s face. Which right now looks perfect!” A bright flash caused Big Macintosh’s eyes to spin. 

“What the, is that a camera?” Bon Bon asked. 

“Your camera Bon Bonny.”Lyra handed the camera to her soul mate.

Bon Bon remembered how she wanted take many photos. Holding her camera for the first time never felt so pleasing. She took a picture of Lyra and she took a nice picture of Big Macintosh something of which did not feel right to Lyra. 

Big Macintosh cleared his throat. “Lyra how do you feel?” 

“I feel good Big Macintosh, thanks for asking.” She sounds way different now, her voice no longer has that mixture of pride or pending anger. 

“Hmmm.” Big Macintosh still has his doubts for Lyra Heartstrings, this is going a bit too easy and he noticed a slight aggravated ear twitch when Bon Bon took a nice picture of him. 

“Say by the way do you want to join me and Bon Bon for tea Big Macintosh.” Lyra asked. 

Big Macintosh turned to Bon Bon who nodded earnestly at him but it wasn’t the nodding that convinced him to stay it was her big cyan eyes. 

“Of course.” 

Lyra went into her kitchen to brew some green tea. while there Big Macintosh asked Bon Bon if her intuition is telling her anything about Lyra. Bon Bon told Big Macintosh that she feels no bad feelings around Lyra, nothing. No coldness in those golden eyes, no sense of fear being emitted from that voice, and her body movement is much mellower instead of always tense. Perhaps Lyra really has changed for the better. 

Big Macintosh’s breathing became shallower and his rate went up. “Already Ah can feel that Ah can cry her a river, this is the time in which Ah got to let go.”  He now regrets making this decision. 
Lyra on the other hand or hoof, felt so happy to have her Bon Bon back by her side and also wants to thank Big Macintosh for not engaging in any form of intimacy with Bon Bon not that he would so in the first place since he is noble but more because he is simply a stallion and stallions are sometimes or mostly short on self control.  

She reached out to touch Bon Bon’s hoof. “You don’t know how much I missed you Bon Bon. I’ve longed to brush your mane, feel your skin, and feel the softness of your lips Bon Bon. I love very much my dearest love.” Tears filled those golden eyes. 

Bon Bon smiled. “Lyra I missed you so much too. It’s finally good to see you again…changed, softer voiced and just different. I love different.” Bon Bon scooted closer to Lyra Heartstrings. 
Lyra placed her forehead against Bon Bon’s forehead so she can look into those big cyan eyes. 

Big Mac felt his heartbeat turn deep. “Ah’ll give you two some alone time, Ah-Ah need to use the bathroom anyway.”  

Bon Bon just waved her hoof at him as some form of acknowledgment.

Big Macintosh figured the bathroom has to be upstairs, a good place to have some privacy of his own. 
After closing the door, Big Macintosh turned on the water all the way to block out some noise he might make. “Bon Bon…” He sighed at his reflection on the mirror. “Ah’m glad Lyra Heartstrings changed for you Bon Bon, Ah loved the way you smiled when she hugged you. Sort of like the same way you smiled whenever Ah hugged you. You are her love, a reason to accept the changes Ah tried very hard to give to her. So now you will be happy while Ah will probably cry myself to sleep tonight in the corner of my room.” He can see tears running down his reflection’s cheeks. “Why do Ah get to experience pain when Lyra was very abusive to Bon Bon. Ah never struck Bon Bon, Ah didn’t make her live everyday in fear, nor did Ah take her purity…so why must Ah feel hurt when Lyra doesn’t deserve Bon Bon in the first place!” His right hoof slowly shook as his anger mixed with resentment in his mind. “Lyra Heartstrings doesn’t deserve Bon Bon! Ah…oh Great Spirit please help me.” Big Macintosh has no right to be mad right now, he should be happy that he helped a troubled mare change into a better mare. Besides he has stored all the moments he spent with Bon Bon in his mind, he’s just too noble to be allow anger get the best of him. “If Bon Bon is happy then Ah’m happy.” Big Mac washed his face to make sure his pink eyes won’t worry Bon Bon or if he cares. Worry Lyra Heartstrings. 

“Bon Bon will be smiling often from now on. Hahaha, Ah can see those big cyan eyes being wide and beautiful.” A flashback to this morning when he woke up and seeing Bon Bon so close to him reminded him of the fear he used to fear. “Ah’m letting go of my dear Bon Bon, like she’s leaving the nest.” *Sigh* “May the Great Spirit smile upon her and Lyra. May both of them be happy.” 

In the end he collapsed and cried. Real stallions cry when they need to. 

***
Lyra rubbed Bon Bon’s neck her head along with her eyes closed. She took a long whiff of Bon Bon's sweet smelling scent. It has been too long. “Bon Bon, how will I be if I never met you.” 

Bon Bon placed a arm on Lyra’s shoulders. “You’ll be with Big Macintosh Lyra. He did have a crush on you once while I had a crush on you before we first met.” 

The turquoise Unicorn remembered Big Macintosh sitting down with childlike wonder when he first heard her music. The green eyes of the red stallion stayed imprinted in her mind, Big Macintosh really wanted to be with her. How one little action changed all of that. 

“Weird how he had a crush on me and now he looks at you like you’re a part of him. Bon Bon did both of you…?” 

Bon Bon stopped Lyra. “We didn’t do anything at all! Look into my eyes Lyra, we didn’t do anything at all! In fact I asked him why he hasn’t fallen in love with me…he got mad and confessed to me that he doesn’t love me like you love me. He loves me in a caring way but not love me in love, love way. Big Macintosh is just a good stallion…you don’t know how guilty I still feel for hurting him.” 

“You finally have her.” Resurgence of the dark impurity. 
A dim glow ran across Lyra’s golden eyes. 
“No!” 

“Lyra?” Said a puzzled Bon Bon.

Lyra got still. “Sorry I was thinking about some misplaced notes on my music and how it might ruin my duet with Octavia.” 

Bon Bon smiled and kissed Lyra with passion beyond comprehension. 

From the stairs Big Macintosh watched the loving affection going on between the two mares, he frowned; now Big Macintosh really has to keep his willingness to let go of Bon Bon. “The end is happening before my eyes, humph, the end has never felt so familiar.” 

Bon Bon who had Lyra in an embrace looked up at the stairs to see Big Macintosh with sadness written all over his face. “I mean a lot to Big Macintosh, he knew this will hurt him if Lyra changed but he wants me to be happy. Oh my Celestia, Big Macintosh truly is a noble stallion, I guess that’s why he held me tight in his arms. He didn’t want to let go of me.”

Big Macintosh came down. 
The longer he stays the more pain he’ll feel. 

Bon Bon let go of Lyra and got up to be in front of Big Macintosh. 

“Look at her! She has feelings for him, she has feelings for him!!” Impure and looking a reason to let hate take over Lyra Heartstrings. 

“No she doesn’t! Bon Bon does not love him!” Lyra mouthed to herself. 

Big Macintosh noticed this strange action. “Something is up with Lyra. But that could only be my selfishness.” 

Bon Bon placed a hoof on Big Macintosh’s shoulder. 

“Need you to see more? She has feelings for him, you can see it in her eyes!” 
“Be quiet you parasite. Bon Bon only loves me.” Lyra mouthed to herself again which Big Macintosh also noticed. 

“Big Macintosh, I know I can’t never thank you enough for all you done for me and Lyra. All those meals we’ve eaten together, the stories you’ll me so I can fall asleep, long walks together and I can’t forget the hard work I went through to double up your quota of daily apple harvests.” Bon Bon patted his shoulder softly, she cannot show any signs of hurt or he will take it deep into his loving heart. “Thank you Big Macintosh, I hope you don’t mind but I think I’ll or we will pay will pay you visits often. Gonna miss you…so much.” Bon Bon swallowed hard to keep her pain down. 

One tear is running down Big Macintosh’s right cheek. “Ah got too attached to you Bon Bon.” Softly his left hoof touched her head. “Ah enjoyed every minute with you. Ah-Ah sort dreaded this moment b-but as long as you’re happy then Ah’m happy Bon Bon.” 

This touched Bon Bon and it almost touched Lyra if it weren’t for the impurity trying to incite her hate. 

Big Macintosh lovingly tapped Bon Bon’s head a few times. “What have Ah done…this my fault.”  Big Mac then approached Lyra Heartstrings. “Take care of her. Ah shouldn’t be telling you this but what the heck, she grew on me and you’re lucky to have somepony like her be by you…when she shouldn’t have been in the first place. She snores loud by the way.” Big Mac moved and took Lyra into a big hug. 

When he finished he pulled back to smile at Lyra but at looking in her golden eyes he saw that they were not glowing anymore with changed loving kindness instead they’re dull again. 
“It’s just my selfishness making me see things.” 

“Uh thank you Big Macintosh, also thank you for taking care of Bon Bonny.” Lyra’s horn glowed. “I made this for you.” Lyra levitated a nicely made Smarty Pants before Big Macintosh. 

*Gasp* “S-Smarty Pants.”  Big Macintosh reached out for the floating pants. “NO!” 
He pulled back his hoof. “Thanks but nothing can replace her.” 

Lyra shrugged her shoulders. “All right if you say so Big Macintosh. Looks like you made the correct choice." 

*TING!!!!!* The last time Lyra Heartstrings said those words she was holding him down. 

"She hasn't forgiven him!!!!"

Big Macintosh stepped in between Bon Bon and Lyra Heartstrings. 
"Lyra answer me this one question!" 

"Sure why not." 

"Have you forgiven your dad!!" Big Macintosh tensed up out of precaution. 

Bon Bon forget about this catalyst to Lyra's unpredictable nature. 
"Lyra have you forgiven him...?" Even with Big Macintosh in front of her Bon Bon became afraid. 

"Bon Bon why will you ask something like that?" All the superficial progress that has been made vanished when Lyra heard the fright in Bon Bon's voice. 

"Answer me! I love you Lyra but if you haven't forgiven him then you have never changed at all!!" Bon Bon trembled now. 

Big Macintosh took a long deep breath. 

"See what I mean he is keeping her from you! Bon Bon is under his influence, he brought her here to insult you and to show you that Bon Bon is his!!"   The dark impurity knows when to come in. 

Lyra's golden eyes fully became dull. 
Hate flowed to the impurity. 

"Take back what's yours." 

"Lyra...did you forgive him."  Bon Bon asked again. 


"Please say yes."  Big Macintosh hoped Lyra has changed. "Please." 

Lyra's horn glowed. 

"No."

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