//------------------------------// // Ever // Story: Never // by ZombieBrony22 //------------------------------// I woke up in a hospital room, empty and noiseless. Until... "Hello, Cloudy." A familiar, sinister voice said. I moved my head to see Sunset Shimmer, leaning over the seat on her phone. "Sunset...? Those men had your symbol..." I spoke. "Oh, those idiots? Some admirers I found who happened to have my attention." Sunset smirked. "Rarity... what did you do to her?!" I demanded. "Nothing directly; the students did it for me." Sunset said. I tried to get up, but my back was cracked. "Don't get up, you're not going anywhere. I just want you to hear me out." I growled, but accepted. I sat back and let her say her piece. "Rarity could be torn apart out there, and there's nothing you can do about it-- but I can change the story at any time-- I can come out and say I photoshopped it. I just have one request..." I braced myself for what I would have to do. "...I'm listening." Sunset entered the bed and placed her head next to mine. She leaned into my ear and whispered... "...Be mine." I shook my head in denial and shoved her off, which she expected. She pulled out her phone and had a picture of me and Rarity kissing, and another with Rarity and Blueblood-- Celestia’s nephew. "See this? This is a photo of Rarity and Blueblood from last year’s Spring Flame. Take my offer, I take this to Celestia, and sweet little Rarity goes on free and happy. If you don't..." Sunset had her finger over the delete button. "Wa- wait. I'll… I’ll do it, just... let me end it-- In person.” I begged. Sunset looked like she was considering this as she moved her finger away. "One day. Talk to me then." Sunset said. “She wants you to do what?!” Rarity uproared. “Rarity, I don’t have a choice! If I don’t do this, she’ll tear you apart.” I told her. “I can take this, Cloud--” “I can’t!” I revealed. Rarity froze and so did I. “So you’re doing this for you?” Rarity asked. “No, absolutely not. If they find out about my father, they’ll destroy you, Rarity-- they’ll do everything in their power to make your life a living hell. I don’t know what I’d do if you or Sweetie Belle got hurt. I can’t let that happen, do you understand me?” Rarity only started to cry. I went to try and comfort her, but she shoved me away. “If you think this is the only way to stop her, fine.” She yells quite loudly. “Rarity?” I noticed that there weren’t any tears in her eyes. She looks around her and leans into my ear. “She has someone watching us. Do what you have to do, and when she lets you go, I’ll be here.” She walked away, probably never to see me again. Before I can even think about what just happened, I got a ring on my phone-- a text message. ‘Good job. Meet me at the dark hallway at the end of school’ From a number I never seen before. How did she get my number? I packed up my pack and looked over my phone one last time, considering all of my options-- I could move… but I have nowhere else to go. I could transfer… to Crystal Prep. I could just run away… I have no other choice, do I? Other than accepting my fate as Sunset’s boy-toy? Screw it. I headed to the dark hallway and waited. I decided to pull my phone out and decided to play Kiss of the Dark while I waited. I made it to the part where I need to choose between The Princess or the King when I heard wheels squeaking on the floor. The janitor rolled around the corner and noticed me. “Hey kid, you know it’s after school, right?” I stammered and tried to make an explanation. “It’s okay, Joe-- he’s with me.” Sunset came around the corner and handed Joe a small stack of cash. “Oh! Sorry, Sunset-- I didn’t know he was with you. You’re good, kid.” Joe said to me as he wheeled on. “Bribing a janitor… a bit beneath you, don’t you think?” I asked her. “Nothing is beneath me. You’ll learn that in time.” Sunset walked over to me and pinned me against the wall, similar to when we first met. Only now… “Nothing is beneath me. You’ll learn that in time.” I came to a sense of a realization. “You planned for this, didn't you? Ever since we met?” Sunset rammed her lips into mine, which both startled and enraged me. She pulled away and glanced at me with a face of understanding. “I know that this sucks for you, and all that… but if you want you and your gir… ex- girlfriend to survive this, well… this is your only option- so enjoy it.” Sunset said. I remembered what Rarity said to me about doing what I had to do. I have to adapt to this… I need to pretend to like it. I realized what I had to do and I kissed her back, trying to be harder than she was, swallowing my disgust and hate and trying to replace them with some form of love. We lasted in this… sick form of kiss for a few moments before she broke it. “Taking what I said to heart?” “Screw you…” I gasped for breath. “Here? Now?” Before I could shoot a rebuttal, the janitor from earlier rolled over, glanced at us and the position we were in, looked back forward, and rolled on. “Of course not here.” I said. “Well, your place is out, so… how about mine?” “Sure, where’s your place.” “That’s for me to know. Come on, I kept my car on.” … I rolled over in Sunset’s bed in her large apartment building, regretting everything that I did that night. Is this my life now? To be some form of boy-toy for Sunset Shimmer? When will this end-- will this end? How about-- “Glad to see you’re up. I was just thinking about our relationship.” “...What about it?” I asked. “I think I liked you last night-- you knew what I needed. So, I think I’ll make this last as long as possible.” Sunset cackled as a single tear rolled among my face, knowing that my questions were just answered. This will never end… Never.