The Next Day
A nurse gently tapped AJ in the side to wake him. AJ yawned, stretched out, opened his eyes and looked at the nurse.
"Oh good, you are awake AJ! I have some good news to share with you! Imagination is about to wake up. I thought you might want to be awake to see her," the nurse kindly said.
"Will she make a full recovery? I just want my new sis to be okay," AJ said.
"It seems like she will have a little trouble walking for the next week, since she fractured all of her legs when she fainted. Other than that she'll be okay. You'll need to help her by carrying her or having her fly instead of walking. I would say it'd be better if you didn't have her fly though because she will still be weak from the accident. She'll be ready to go home with you when she wakes up,"Redheart said.
Imagination woke up to a hospital room, a nurse and AJ. She looked around her and sighed in relief. Imagination felt a few tears shed from her eye. Imagination was still was depressed and a frown appeared on her face, she was a little comforted by AJ's selfless actions.
AJ saw the tears in her eyes and made the decision to comfort her. AJ quickly hugged her and wiped the tears from Imagination's eyes. Imagination opened her eyes wider in shock and settled into the hug.
"Don't you ever freak me out like that again, Imagination! I don't want you to do anything like that again! Trying to kill yourself is way to extreme! Are you insane? You could've been paralyzed for the rest of your life," AJ scolded.
Imagination started to sob and her ears flattened against her head. Imagination hugged AJ back and sobbed into his shoulder. AJ started to regret what he said to her. AJ did have the tendency to say came whatever came to his mind, even if it could hurt some pony's feelings. He didn't mean to, it just happened.
"I am so sorry about what I did! I should of never done that! I just wanted to escape the pain and shackles depression has me ensnared in. I didn't mean to hurt you! I just wanted to hurt myself, so the world would be better... better off without me,"Imagination muttered in between sobs.
"I am truly sorry for what I said. I was just so worried about you! I even donated some of my blood to you so you wouldn't die. I guess you could say we are related by blood now. I am completely clueless on how to comfort any pony. With my mental conditions, it makes it really hard to know what to say and know when to say it. I am not saying this to excuse my behavior, it is more of an explanation why it happens in the first place. By the way you are ready to go home with me now, but I have to carry you all way. You injured all of your legs,"AJ said.
Imagination stopped her crying and held onto AJ tighter, afraid if she'd let go that she'd lose him. Imagination gently nuzzled him in a sisterly affection towards her new brother. AJ grabbed the filly sized alicorn mare and put her on his back.
Imagination looked at her brother's face in confusion. Imagination was puzzled as to why AJ was so kind to her in the first place.
" You are going to live with me! And that is final! I don't want to hear any arguing about it! You need some pony to look after you, at least until you are mentally stable. You need me! I am not going to let my sister die in depression while I stand by and do nothing. You are going to be cared for and loved, like no other pony has been loved before or since.
I made my final decision, yesterday while the blood transfusion was taking place. Nothing you say or anyone else can say or do can ever stop me from caring from you. Heaven and God knows you need me, to love you. You have been seriously lacking in something every pony needs even before birth and that is love. I know ever since your family has been missing, you lacked the familial support that you required in order to survive and thrive. Heck! I'd be surprised if you didn't have depression as a result of the missing family in your life," AJ said in an attempt to calm her down.
"Are you sure that I wouldn't be a burden or a bother to you? There would be another pony living in your house. Another mouth for you to feed, no pressure for you! No pressure for you indeed,"Imagination said.
"Seriously there is no problem with you living with me. I don't honestly mind. I'd actually love having some pony to talk to more often. I am very lonely most of the time, so you living with me would be a pleasure. Not to mention, when you are better, you would be some pony to split up the chores with. That would make life a whole lot easier for me," AJ said happily turning to the pony riding on his back.