I wake up with panic, still feeling a bit nauseous, as if I had been in shock. I have a vague recollection of where I was, but I was too sleepy and just completely out of it to not even acknowledge where 'here' even was. Mainly because of the nightmare I just had.
I go to stand up, but imagine your head exploding and imploding at the exact same time, mixed with a headache, a migraine and a bit of brain freeze. It absolutely hurts, I'll tell you that much.
I had no idea I'd made any noise at the pain in my head, but the next thing I can register during the pain is the soft hug I feel as I clench my head tightly. I open my eyes when I feel the hug loosen, finding the same girl I thought was cute holding a cup of something. I could tell it wasn't water, as water doesn't give off vapour. Hot drinks do that.
"Here, drink this, sweetie," She whispers softly. "This should help for the moment." I remove one hand and take a look at the contents in the mug.
It looks yellow but tinged with brown and smells... what's the word? Extravagant? Exquisite? No, it's exotic. That's the one.
I feel her rub my back as I take a sip of the warm drink. It tastes so much better than coffee. I notice a slight taste on my tongue after the first sip, but can't put any thoughts on it. Well, I could describe it as a taste of apples, chocolate and ... well, I can't really tell what the last bit is.
After a few more sips, my headache that feels like my head will explode begins to stop throbbing as much. I'm left with a very odd ringing in my ears from it.
"What is this?" I asked, turning to her, paying no attention to my voice. "It's nice, but I can't name one of the things I'm tasting in it. What is it?" She stops rubbing my back, then gets yup off of the bed.
This is when I notice that this might be either her bedroom or a guest bedroom. I'm hoping it's a guest bedroom, but I've not looked at the room completely yet.
"Well," She replies, chuckling a bit, but I pick up on the sad frown that makes an appearance on her face just as she looks at her lap. "With your current condition, I had to ask for help from Applejack to get you up into my bedroom." I catch a slight peachy glow on her cheeks as I watch her fidget with the edge of her dress.
Uhh... yu-your buh-bedrh-room?! I thought, looking away from Rarity. I then take note of many fashion designs and written notes on a desk over on the opposite wall from her bed. How come I hadn't noticed any of this when I ... Oh. Yeah. My condition. I turn back to her, placing a hand on her leg closest to me.
"Hey, uh-um..." I say, slightly stuttering. I can hear how hoarse my voice sounds as I speak. "Could you help me to, uh, to get downstairs?"
After shakily getting up, I feel my strength returning slowly as she agrees with a nod to help me. I notice a very strong look of concern on her face as she also grabs my arm and carefully places it over her shoulders.
I try to avoid eye contact, partly because this is probably awkward for both of us, partly because we're probably blushing strongly. Well, I feel like I am anyway. But it's mostly for my sake, if anything else.
I begin taking stronger and stronger steps as we head down a set of stairs to her kitchen. We manage to reach and sit down on the small sofa by the wall.
I dozed off for just a few minutes after feeling tired just from coming downstairs, but I wake up as I hear a loud clang of noise.
"Rarity?" I call out, my voice sounding a lot better than it did earlier. I watch someone smaller, probably a younger girl, just dash through a doorway I hadn't noticed. It was then when something weird happened.
It felt like, well, it's hard to explain. All I can describe is that I'm no longer feeling weak and a bit light headed, but instead feeling reborn, alive, energised. I spot Rarity falling from the ladder that I notice she is using to grab something atop a large cabinet.
I pay no attention to anything else but her, as I run between objects moving super slowly through the air. I keep my thoughts focused on her, as I pay no attention to the fact that I've stepped on a few objects mid-air as I run higher, then softly grab her from her slow fall.
I quickly realise I'm now falling in the air along with her, with the ladder now tilted at an angle above us. I don't want to raise my hand in case I drop her, so I cradle her close and attempt to put myself between the ladder and her and the floor.
The moment I go into position, my feet touch the floor and everything suddenly starts to move quickly and make a mess as it all returns to normal speed. I'm feeling a bit nauseous, my head buzzing like I was thinking at a million miles a second.
In all honesty, I had no idea what had just occured until I hear an "Oh my," quote loudly in my ears. I find my face really close to Rarity's face. We hear someone gasp and both turn out heads to see who it was. I was actually surprised when Rarity spoke her name.
This also made the ladder somehow splinter into pieces above us, surprising me a lot.
"Sweetie Belle!"
SweetieBelle'sPoV
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I've made it! I thought to myself, fist pumping the air in excitement. I barely dodge a girl who shoves past me through the doorway as she leaves and I enter. I recognise her as the new girl in my sister's year, but I pay no attention to her as I continue entering. Was that, uh, Melody? Nevermind, I hope my sister tells me what she meant by 'come home and see them for yours--' My thoughts are rudely interrupted by my sister's scream.
I rush to get to her as I hear something begin to fall the moment I put my bag down. I rush through the door to her work place, hoping I can somehow save her.
Right as I enter the room, one second I see my sister falling on the rather tall ladder, the next I see some some weird, green lightning bolts and the last thing I see, which I think is still in the same second that I saw everything, is that I see a boy crouching on the floor holding my sister close to him as the ladder falls and just stops in the middle of the air above his back!
Omigosh! I thought in shock and surprise. He's a real life superhero! But something happens in my head and I gasp. Wait, isTHISwho she was talking about?! I jump as the ladder suddenly explodes above them. I've definitely got to tell the other crusaders about this!
...He's also kinda cute... I quickly add as an afterthought, smiling as I watch him help my sister up.
Rhyan'sPOV
After awkwardly staying in the pose were in for a bit too long, I lean into my left knee as I help Rarity back up to her feet.
"Oh my!" She says out of shock and what I could tell was surprise. I just notice we're holding hands as we stand there. "That was truly terrifying! ... Wait, how did you... Why are you... What did you...?!". To be entirely honest, I was just as completely baffled as much as she was.
I go to release her hand from my own, but after what happened, she still grips my hand I suspect in shock. I get the feeling that she needs a hug to calm down. I return to holding her hand and after she looks into my eyes, I offer open arms and she just leans into my chest as I close my arms around her and give her a hug.
I tap Rarity's shoulder and motion to the sofa closest to us as I watch Sweetie Belle pull out her phone and appear to text someone. We're just sitting together on the sofa, her and I, until out of nowhere a flash of light comes from Sweetie Belle's direction.
"Sweetie Belle! It's not nice to take pictures of your sister in distress!"
Well, having my picture taken was a bit of a surprise. I catch a smirk on the face of the younger girl, before she apologises to Rarity and excuses herself from the room.
"Oh my," Rarity states after turning around. "This is a complete mess!"
"Would you like me to help?" I asked, getting a nod in return from her.
We're able to tidy up a lot of the mess in just a couple of minutes, but she'll have to buy a new ladder that she said 'needed to fit the décor of the room'.
A few minutes later, just as she was finishing orders to a few other customers, I briefly catch her looking at me then immediately turn her head sharply, as if she'd been caught.
I shrug it off, but little moments like this happen for the rest of the day. Just as much for me as I suspect for her too, but there are moments where I'm just looking at her and end up in a slight trance from how adorable she is.
Although, I was totally not expecting a surprise visit from Vice Principal Luna. I look over at Rarity with a questioning look, which she mirrors until she steps out to speak to her.
I watch, seeing them talking, then Rarity cover her lower face in... shock? I then watch them come over.
"Hello, Rhyan," Miss Luna spoke, a slight undertone of ... Well, I can't really tell, but it felt concerning nonetheless. "There's, uh, a bit of an issue, regarding your parents. But that's not the least of our worries." I take note of my hand being held by Rarity as she sits down beside me.
"Well," She says, smiling a little as I catch her looking at our hands whilst I listen to her. "We have a couple of students who together enjoy helping others in the school, but when they came back to tell me what they'd found, well..." I feel confused as she trails off.
I feel Rarity clench my hand as Vice Principal Luna looks, well, concerning and confused at the same time. However, she composes herself rather quickly, coughing at the same time as she sits down. Rarity let's go of my hand, saying she would hear about it later on.
"I guess I'll have to start from the beginning," She looks past me, making me look as well. "Actually, I don't have to." I just watch as she calls over Sweetie Belle.
"Hi, Miss Luna," she said, her sweet voice making me smile a bit. "Oh, hi Rhyan!" She waves at me, so I smile more and wave back briefly. "What's wrong miss?"
"I was wondering, would you be able to tell young Rhyan here what you and your friends, the, uh..."
"Oh, the Crusaders?" The young girl responded cheerfully, making the vice principal nod and half smile in return.
"Yes, the Crusaders. Could you tell Rhyan what you told me?" Miss Luna asks, going to turn around. "I'm already late for lunch with my sister."
And with that, she leaves. The younger girl now motions to go into the living area of the store, I'm guessing to tell me how she, well, her friends and herself had found something perplexing about me. I felt intrigued, but scared at the same time.
"Well," Sweetie Belle starts, hesitating. I just sit there, being patient. "It, uh, I kinda came over to say this anyway, but vice principal Luna got here first, so here's the short story of what we found."
I just hope something about me would be useful. I hate amnesia. I still don't know where I am...
... Or where I'm from.