//------------------------------// // Ch. XII: The Queen's Anger And Together Forever // Story: Heart Of Fire: You'll Be In My Heart // by Melody Brush //------------------------------// CHAPTER XII: THE QUEENS ANGER AND TOGETHER FOREVER Queen Chrysalis stood alone outside of the cave she and her subjects were hiding. Her thoughts on her daughter choosing to reject her own kind, her blood boiling. Why is she doing this? She asked herself. She belongs here with her kind. Not with an inferior pony. She should be looking down at the scum. She was so lost in her frustrated thoughts she did not notice the changeling she sent to watch her daughter had landed infront of her, bowing his head as he changed from the blue pegasus to a changeling. "Um... my queen?" Chrysalis blinked. She stared down at her loyal subject as he locked his eyes to the stone he stood on. "What news have you of my child?" Her tone was harsh, causing her subject to cringe. "A few days ago that rainbow pegasus saw her change and attacked her." Chrysalis smiled for a second before she remembered the first thing he said. A few days ago? "She still remains with him?" She asked, the tone in her voice mixed with a hint of concern. "Just this morning, she showed sighns of strong love to the stallion and she told four fillies and a pink earth pony that she is a changeling under his approval." Chrysalis glared, her anger rising from the report. The changeling infront of her cringed and fell to the ground with his forlegs on his head. "Even after my warning," she said through gitted teeth. "...she still wishes to remain with him?" The changeling made no movment under his queens anger, waiting for her to strike at him. When nothing came, he dared to answere. "S-s-she... after s-she got your massage last night, he came to comfort her and she told him everything. They havn't left each other side since... and just ealier they... they kissed." Chrysalis eluminated her horn and let out a flash of green light past the changeling to the trees in the forest, causing some of the trees to fall, birds flew into the air and a fire started to blaze where she struck her magic. ~~~ Chocolate froze in place, feeling a strong cold chill running down her spine. Chrysalis was angry, her magic corsing through Chocolate's body was proof of that. Chocolate slowly glanced toward the Everfree Forst and saw smoke rising from the mountain reagon. Oh no. She thought to herself. She spread her sings and flew off into the opposite direction of the forest as fast as her pony wings could carry her, leaving Blazing behind without warning or a word. ~~~ Blazing was looking at the list of movies that were available. Blazing Sattles, Black Beauty. Blazing read the list in his head. "What do you think, Chocolate?" There was no answere. He looked over to see that Chocolate was not by his side. His heart skipped a beat as he frantically looked around the area to find her. He's eyes locked onto Chocolate flying off into the distance. "Chocolate!" He called as he lept off the ground flying after her. She kept on flying away, not responding to his cries. He picked up his spead to catch up wih her, wich was not long. He slowed down to match her speed when he was side by side with her. "Chocolate, what's going on?" She did not answere. She kept on flying, her eyes locked forward as tears ran down her cheeks. "Chocolate!" He began to tear up from her actions before she began flying to the ground. Blazing looked back to see that they were well outised of town boarders. She landed on the ground in a small forest area panting from her flight, Blazing landed right beside her, his breathing perfectly steady. He raised his wing and started to place it around her before she backed away from him. "Blazing, you need to get away from me." His heart sank at her words. "The queen is furious. I just felt her magic coming from the forest." Blazing looked back and saw the cloud of smoke rising from the forest. "You see? That was from her. She knows about us and she will come." Blazing looked at her, determination in his eyes. "Blaze, please no. She will kill you if I stay with you. I can't let that happen to you." "I'm willing to take that chance if it means spending the rest of my life with you." He countered, tears in his eyes. "Blaze, enough ponies have suffered and you may have lost your best friend because of me. I don't want any..." She was cut off mid sentence. Blazing had taken her into his forlegs and planted a long soft passionate kiss to her lips. Chocolate fought him at first but soon wrapped her forlegs around him, pressing her lips against his. It was obvious he was not going to let her go easily and it was pointless to fight off his feelings for her. He pulled away from her, tears in both of their eyes. "I don't care what the risks are, Chocolate. I want nothing more then to be with you." She shook her head helplessly trapped in his strong grip. "I was going to wait 'till tonight, but I don't want to loose you before I get the chance." He loosened his hold on her making sure she would not fly away when he completely let her go. He sat down on his haunches as he reached into his mane and pulled out something he kept hidden in his hooves. Blazing looked up at Chocolate, his face stained with tears. "Chocolate," he said, a slight sob in his voice. He held up his hooves reviling a necklace with two diamonds, one shaped like a single wing bursting into flames, the other a golded heart. "Will you be my wife?" Blazing asked. Her tears of fear and sadness were replaced with shock and joy, now at war with herself. She loved him with all her heart and wanted to be with him, but her mother, Queen Chrysalis, would kill him for his actions of taking the Princess of the Changelings away. She took the bracelet and admired the craftsmenship then wrapped it around her neck and ran her hoof over it againsed her chest. She looked back at him smiling proudly as he waited patiently for her answer. She wanted to say 'no' for his protection. Let him go easily. Just say no, just say... "Yes." Blazing let out the breath he was holding back, bursting into tears of joy as they both embraced each other. She had said yes. Yes to the very question he thought he would never ask. She was going to be his wife.