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// Rain 
// Story: Loneliness and Friendship 
// by RustyKat 
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Melody did not know how long she slept in the pouring icy rain, but when she awoke, the first rays of sunlight were peaking through the clouds. She felt cold, and she shivered as she got up. The unicorn was dry, but poor Melody was soaked. 
Well, a small price to pay, to keep her safe. The warm sunlight crept into the soaked fur of Melody, and she began to enjoy the warmness from the sunlight. Maybe the universe doesn't hate me after all... She got up, and surveyed her surroundings. The forest was quiet, save for the steady drumming of the rain all around her, and the patter of the rain dripping off the trees, which formed little puddles in the mud. She looked over her back at the sleeping little filly, at least glad that Granite was fast asleep. When she wakes, i have so much to explain... Melody grabbed Granite, and took to the air with her pegasus wings. But as she was lifting off the ground, her left wing so happened to hit a tree, causing her to crash on the ground. With a sigh of annoyance, she dusted herself off, as she stood up once more. But a sharp twinge of pain shot up her wing, and she gave a small sigh along with a grimace, as she realized she had landed on it.  The wing was broken. Great. More bad luck. She placed Granite back on her back, despite the broken wing, and continued forward on hoof.
It was not far into the trek, that little Granite started to wake. Melody stopped, and stared at the filly, as her eyes slowly opened.
"Ugh.... w-what's going on?" Asked Granite weakly. The blurry shape of Melody found it's way into her field of slowly clearing vision. 
"Oh, i'm so glad y'all are okay! Chimed Melody happilly.
"W-who are you?"
"My name's Dubstep melody, but most ponies call me Melody. Are y'all okay, little one?"
The filly's vision cleared, to reveal a concerned Melody. "Yeah... What's going on? Where's Onyx? Me and him were gonna go fishing."
"Well, he did more than go fishing with you..." said Melody sadly.
Granite's face expression turned to shock. "N-no! T-that wasn't  him.... trying to drown me... in the river.. it was all a bad dream!"
"Afraid not, sweetie. It looks like y'all have just me. Your father left, and your mother thinks you're dead. Ihd'd return you home, but i'm afraid your father would kill you."