Twilight wandered through the streets of Canterlot, Fluttershy beside her.
"Really Fluttershy, I don't need a babysitter." Twilight argued.
"The princess ordered me to..." Fluttershy stated.
"You know, as nice as it is to have a decent mother, sometimes, I wish she'd be a litttttle less decent." Twilight huffed.
"She just wants to keep you safe Twilight." Fluttershy said.
"I know, I know, I know." She sighed. "So, where were we headed anyways?"
"Oh I was headed to the animal shop! They sell some nice things here that I can't buy back in Ponyville." Fluttershy smiled thinking of her animal friends being happy.
"Well, it's right there." Twilight pointed to the small shop. "I'm going to go find some books or something."
"Don't wander too far." Fluttershy said gently.
Twilight glared at the ground, wishing everypony would just get off her back.
"I'm not a filly!" She screamed, her anger finally exploding. "And I'm tired of everypony acting like I'm going to fling myself off a fucking cliff or something!"
Twilight ran, twisting and turning along the streets, she felt her lungs would burst with the exertion until she finally collapsed, tripping over her own hooves.
A burning started in the base of her hoof and she examined it to discover what was stuck, glass, of course, that's what she got for running through the streets without watching anything. She pulled the shard out with her magic, it was fairly large, she'd have to bandage it later. Or not, if it got infected she might die from it, and then it really would be an accident.
Twilight began to poke at her leg with the glass shard, and with a quick slice, tore through her skin. She hissed in pain, but at the same time, the pain felt good.
"I'm not dreaming." Twilight whispered as she sat in the dark alley. "I am alive! Of course I can't even bucking kill myself correctly, this can't all be some near death experience, no it's never that easy."
"Twilight!" Luna exclaimed. "There you are."
"Go away." Twilight hissed.
"Your friend came to me crying Twilight, what did you say to her?" Luna asked, staring her down.
"I said, I'm not a filly and I don't need a bucking babysitter!" Twilight shouted into Luna's face. "And you know what? I don't need a mother either, so leave me alone!"
This time, Twilight simply sat and began crying.
"My little lamb, you need help, you need friends." Luna whispered sitting beside Twilight. "I know you feel defeated, and I know you are depressed, but that is why you need your friends."
"But, I'm not worth it." Twilight muttered staring at her bleeding foreleg.
"You are worth the world Twilight Sparkle. What happened?" Luna questioned, pointing at the gash.
"I accidentally fell and cut myself on some broken glass." Twilight lied, surprised at how easy the lie came to her. Technically, she reminded herself, it wasn't a lie, the fall was accidental.
"Come on home Lamb, we'll get you cleaned up." Luna nuzzled Twilight's cheek.
"This will hurt a bit." Celestia said softly.
"I could help if you need Princess." Fluttershy volunteered.
"Can't hurt worse than shoving broken glass into myself." Twilight replied.
"Actually, since we'll be insuring we've pulled out any glass shards, purifying the wound, and then sealing it...it might." Luna said.
"Aren't you supposed to tell me "everything will be fine" and "this won't hurt a- YAAAAAAA" Twilight yelled as the glass was pulled from her hoof.
"Sorry." Celestia smiled sadly holding the glass shards in her magic. "It seemed better to remove it while you were distracted."
"You two planned this didn't you? Evil I say! Evil!" Twilight pouted.
"When you have a sister, some things do not need to be planned to work." Luna smiled hovering over the bandages and a strange bluish-green pulp. "Now I promise, this will not hurt. It may feel very very cold, but it will not hurt."
Luna was correct, as she spread the strange paste on Twilight's hoof, she felt as if her frog had been dipped in ice water.
"Cold.Cold.Cold." Twilight muttered as her body reflectively shuddered.
"I did warn you." Luna smiled and wrapped Twilight's hoof in bandages. "You should still be able to walk on it, just leave the bandage for a few days, alright?"
"Okay." Twilight muttered.
"Now, are you going to tell me what caused your fight with Fluttershy?" Luna asked.
"You." Twilight said simply.
"Me?" Luna asked, baffled by this response.
"Yes, you. Treating me like I'm a little filly and need to be monitored twenty-four-seven." Twilight answered mockingly. "What? You think I'm gonna kill myself or get struck by a meteorite or something if I'm not monitored all the time?"
Luna pointed to Twilight's bandaged foot.
"That happened when no one was with you."
"Bad example." Twilight answered. "That could have happened anywhere."
"Not to a pony who was watching where she was going and not overcome with emotions." Luna countered.
"I've walked into walls while paying attention!" Twilight argued.
"Did you? Or did you think reading and walking at the same time was doable?" Luna teased.
"It is doable!" Twilight countered. "Most of the time..."
"Twilight, how are you feeling?" Fluttershy asked softly.
Twilight started and glanced towards the Pegasus, she's quite forgotten Fluttershy was there.
"Angry. Angry and sad and defeated, and my bucking hoof hurts." Twilight answered. "I'm sorry I yelled at you, Fluttershy."
"It's okay, you're hur-"
"No, Fluttershy, it's not okay. Me being a mental disaster does not give me the right to be mean and nasty to my friends, especially not one who has been doing so much to help me."
"I forgive you." Fluttershy said and gave her friend a small nuzzle.
Twilight trotted through the castle to the kitchens, she knew what she wanted the only issue was finding it.
She rummaged through several drawers before finding the gleaming silver knife.
Twilight held the blade in her magic, and sliced across her hind leg. She knew where all the important ligaments and tendons were, she knew she could get away with this without ever causing permanent damage.
And she knew that for some strange reason, the pain felt good.