It always seem it rained on a funeral, most said it rains because the guardian angel lost the one that was to be protected. The perfect time, just too make someone cry though. It seems Celestia just wanted make ponies feel more depressed by bringing the rain to Canterlot. The wind blew slightly with a cold breeze. Very weird that this kind of weather only comes on a day of a funeral of an love one. The morning was cold, and the rain continued to pour down on the graveyard. The dirt became mud and the wind blew through the graves making a quiet whistle that made it sound like a song. The people walked with tears but were disguised with the rain running down there face and mane. First came the Hooves, a very special family to Majestic. They seemed they gave everything to Majestic and Octavia, but they only gave what they could. Following them was Fairy, even though the Melody family only known her for a little less than a year, she became a best friend too Majestic. They shared so much with each other that it felt like they were sisters. After that came a bunch of other ponies that were dressed in all black but still upset.
Finally the coffin came, the coffin was a white coffin, lined with gold that sparkled with joy, but that day not even the sight of gold could make a pony smile. Five ponies carried the coffin, four white stallions and Carnelian lead up front. He lead the stallions to the tent in which every other pony was going and sitting to wait. They sat the coffin in front of all the chairs right under the tent, and the four stallions walked in the back and Carnelian sat up front. The preacher walked up to Carnelian and put his hoof, on the right side of Carnelian's head.
"I'm sorry for your lost, I lost my wife a few years back and I understand the pain." The preacher pony told Carnelian.
Carnelian just nodded and the preacher walked back to his stand to do the eulogy. He took the stand with both his hooves and started to speak to the ponies.
"We lost a pony in Canterlot a few days back, not only as a friend or a wife but some pony lost a mother, now she was a good pony, she grew up in a good household, got married, and had a child. She did everything she wanted too do, but every pony has a time. No one can live forever, not you nor I. We will pass one day and she will be waiting for us. I know it is hard to lose a friend, a wife, and a mother but she is in a better place now. Majestic enjoy dancing, and always danced but didn't do much dancing after having a child, and especially with her illness she encountered a while back, but now she is in heaven with her mother and dancing away to the most beautiful music that an Alicorn could play."
People sat and continued to listen to the preacher's eulogy, while Carnelian watched the coffin. The preacher picked up a rose and told the ponies.
"A rose can mean many things, but in this case it will represent the love of everyone that had a connection too her. The ponies will represent the stem, but the rose petals will represent the love that Carnelian had with her." The preacher pony told the ponies while walking to Carnelian to give him the rose.
Carnelian held the rose while the preacher continued to speak.
"Carnelian was the husband of Majestic, and he will be the one to hold the pony's love. He will choose to keep or give it to Majestic."
The people waited while Carnelian stood up and walked to the coffin. Carnelian stood at the coffin staring down at it while the thunder started too rumble in the distance.
"Majestic, I've always loved you and I wanted to give everything I could to you. You didn't deserve any of this, you were the sweetest pony I've ever known but I know your here with me right now. I know what you want me too do and I promise Octavia will grow up healthy and I will make sure I give her more love than what we could before. She won't go hungry, uneducated, or sick if I have anything to say about it. I will always miss you Majestic, I remember the day I met you, you were dancing with your friends at the pub. You just danced your little heart out, and I remember walking up and asking if I could join with you and we danced all night even when no one was there and I knew you were the pony for me. I love you Majestic and I miss you so much." Carnelian finished saying before tearing up.
He laid the rose on her coffin and walked away from the tent in tears. Mist Hooves got up and held him while they walked to the carriage. The ponies started to say there final goodbyes and after every pony said what they needed too, they lowered the coffin into the grave and covered it with the dirt. The gravestone stood tall, on it was Majestic Melody and below it was her cutie mark which was three quarter notes on a staff. The dirt was piled on top of the coffin and the rest of the day was continued.
Carnelian got home and asked if Octavia could spend the night with Mist. Mist agreed while Carnelian walked into his house and paid the filly sitter and told her she was dismissed. He headed up stairs to Octavia's room and grabbed Octavia. He looked at Octavia and smiled. He hugged her and went back down stairs, out the door, and gave her too Mist for the night. Mist looked at Carnelian before he started to walk away.
"If there is anything you need at anytime we are right next door, you have a key so if you want to see Octavia just come on in and lock the door behind you."
Carnelian heard and waved his hoof at Mist and Mist continued too his house. Carnelian closed the door behind him and walked too his room, taking off the suit he wore the funeral. He sat on the bed, and stared outside the window too see the raindrops fall against his window for a few minutes and stood up and started to walk around the house like he was looking for Majestic but he knew she wasn't there. He just continue to roam his house. He heard in his head.
"Carnelian dinner is ready!" but he knew no one was there.
He started to walk to the kitchen and just stood there at the door and stared at all the things Majestic left behind. He went to the fridge and grabbed something to drink and continued to the couch. He sat on the couch and just looked around at all the pictures of Majestic and her family. Carnelian never had a family, he grew up in a shelter in Manehattan after he was carried away from his drunk family. The only pictures of Carnelian were the ones he made with either Majestic or Octavia.
Carnelian stood up and started too walk upstairs into Octavia's room. Carnelian looked around and couldn't help too think that Octavia was going to grow up without her Mother. He sat down and cried himself to sleep on Octavia's floor.