//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Making Amends // Story: Electronic Heart Beat // by Nightlock106 //------------------------------// I made it back to Ponyville the next morning, hoping that she would still be there. I got off the train and grabbed my luggage and ran off to Sugar Cube Corner. I had to get there before it was too late. I had to tell her that it was all my fault, and that I still want to be with her and only her. I made it to Sugar Cube Corner in no time. I took a few minutes to catch my breathe outside and walked in. I was greeted by a not so welcome wagon. Pinkie Pie and her friends were standing in the middle of the shop staring at me with cold and deadly eyes. I looked to the ground to avoid their gazes, hoping they wouldn't notice me anymore. "What are you doing back here?" shouted Rainbow Dash. I didn't answer. I didn't come here to talk with them, I just wanted to talk to Pinkie Pie. "Well? Are you just gonna stand there and ignore me, or are you gonna tell me why you're back?" she shouted, a bit louder this time. I looked her in the eyes, "I didn't come here to talk to you." "Did you come here to cause more pain?" asked Rarity in a harsh tone. "I just came here to talk to Pinkie Pie. Is that really to much to ask?" I said, half choking down a slight sob. "She doesn't want to talk to you. Not after what you did to her!" shouted Applejack. I just stood there holding back my tears, "I just want to talk, I'm not here to start anything with anypony." "It's a little to late to say that you don't want to start anything," Fluttershy said, using a slightly harsher tone than she wanted. I didn't have anything left to say to them. Nothing I could say would convince them that I want to settle our issue. I let out a sigh and grabbed my bags, leaving the shop with nothing more to say. I began to walk around the streets of Ponyville hoping to find an escape from everything. I found myself crossing the highest bridge in Ponyville over looking the small town below. The world seemed so much smaller from up here. I leaned on the side of the bridge and stared down to the small town. I stood there for what felt like hours until I heard somepony coming up behind me. I turned to see who it was, and to my surprise, it was Pinkie Pie. "Pinkie, what are you doing here?" I asked, half hoping I wasn't imagining this. "I came up here to talk to you," she replied, an emotionless expression on her face. She leaned on the edge of the bridge next to me. I put my hoof around her, only to have it taken off my her. I really don't blame her for not wanting me to try to comfort her. We continued to stare off into the distance in an on going awkward silence. Our gazes occasionally met, only to divert back to the town. Even though there weren't any words, we both knew what was on each other's minds. I turned to look at her, "It's all my fault. I never meant for any of this to happen. I just got so caught up in everything that I didn't take the time to think things through." "Then why do it? If you can't think about the consequences, then why bother with the action itself?" I looked back to the town below, "I honestly don't know. If I could go back and take it all away I would." "I know you would. But what's done is done and cannot be changed." "Not a moment goes by that I don't think about what I did, and how much pain it caused you. And every moment I hope that I can make things right, but I know that nothing I do will make you forgive me," I could feel the tears streaming down my cheek. Pinkie turned to face me, "It's not that I don't want to forgive you. It's just hard to do so after you've lost my trust. I want to make things right as much as you do. But, you've got to show me that you're willing to so your part in all this." I looked at her, tears staining my face as they drop to the ground. There were no words anymore, there was only actions. I gave Pinkie Pie a nod to show that I understood what she said, and was willing to do whatever it took to get her back. "It'll be a long time before you fully earn my trust back, you know that right?" I gave her another nod. She gave me a light smile and wiped my tears away, "I do forgive you for what you did, but you have to promise me that you are going to do your part in making this right. You promise?" "I promise." She gave me a bright smile, "Let's go home." I picked my bags up off the ground and followed her to the small town that will forever be our home.