The rest of the walk down the corridor was silent, our hoof steps could be heard echoing through the air. Nightmare Moon stopped and turned to me, looking down at me, her look was softer than before, she wasn't scowling at me for once.
“We're having a guest for dinner tonight, I forgot to inform you. And while they are here, I can't have you sitting there with those pieces of metal in your face and ears. Also, one of the servants will have to do something with your bedhead.” She said sternly. I unwillingly took out my snake bites and earrings, handing them to her. She took a hold of them with her magic and dropped them out a nearby window. I dashed to the window, nearly jumping out to catch them, but she caught me, holding me with her magic as I floated there, watching my piercings fall to the Earth. I bit my lip holding back tears of anger and avoided looking at Nightmare and she set me on the ground.
“I know you didn't want me wearing them tonight but...but you didn't have to go that far with it! Those particular piercings were given to me as a gift by someone who was very special to me!” I was practically yelling as I choked back tears. Those were the most important possessions I had, the kindest pony I had known had given them to me. Sure, he was the leader of the gang I was in, but he was a kind Earth pony who never treated me with disrespect. He was like an older brother to me, to all of us. Our small gang was like a fun, dysfunctional family. He was the one who helped me find my cutie mark, having me sing in front of him and everyone else instead of singing for spare change. I wore those everyday to remember he would always be with me, even after his death.
Nightmare Just stood there looking at me as if I had smacked her with my words. I wiped a stray tear from my face and sniffled, turning away angrily. I was so angry, I was practically fuming. I know anyone else would have told me to chill my tits, well at least the gang would have said that, but I had a lot of memories with “those pieces of metal”, so much sentimental value in them.
I let her walk ahead, knowing she wanted to have my mane and tail styled differently, probably wanting my to never wear pigtails again, or a ponytail in my tail. I followed silently, looking down at the ground. She stopped abruptly, making me almost bump into her, I huffed looking up from the ground to see her holding a door open.
I looked inside and saw another Pony standing inside, talking with one of the guards. Well, she wasn't a pony, she was a Unicorn, her dark red mane curled at the floor, and her tail was even longer, it trailed behind her, like a train on a wedding dress would. She had bright blue eyes, and her coat looked like she had rolled around in coal until it became dark as night.
“Ah~ is this your new pet, Nightmare Moon?” she giggled as she looked at me. “She has such a beautiful mane, even if it is a bit messy. I remember when I was your pet, maybe I was too talkative, yes?” The way she eyed Nightmare lit a small fire in in my chest, I was jealous. This beautiful Unicorn was her pet? Why was I feeling jealous all of a sudden? I was suppose to be angry at her. “Well, come sit, we'll wash your hair and get you all prettied up for dinner~.” She said cheerily. For a Unicorn with such a dark appearance she was certainly cheerful.
I sat and listened to her talk as she washed my mane, she really was a big talker. I learned her life story by the time she was finished straightening and styling my mane and tail. Apparently, she never knew her special talent would be dealing with hair. She wanted a cutie mark like mine, with singing. Trust me, you never want to hear her sing, ever. I thought my ears were going to start bleeding.
I looked in the mirror, I looked so strange without my piercings. And my mane was straight as a piece of hay, all to one side. My bangs weren't hanging down or anything, my tail would have been as straight too if it wasn't being dragged on the floor. I felt like I was looking at a stranger that I had known at one point. She looked vaguely familiar, but I didn't know her. I sighed and thanked the beautiful Unicorn and walked out to Nightmare, my ears wilted a bit.
As we walked, it was just as quiet, hearing our hooves hit the floor, listening to the echo. I hummed slowly to myself, it was quiet enough so I could hear it. I needed to express myself somehow, and I knew she didn't like my humming. It wasn't much, the melody confused me and I ended up humming a song my mother would sing when she was feeling down.
My humming ceased when we got to the dining room. The food smelled delicious, I wasn't sure what the chefs had made, but I knew that just the smell made my mouth water. My mouth soon went dry when I saw the guest sitting at the table, waiting for us.
His coat was white, and had dark blue eyes that matched his dark blue mane and tail, both done in dreads. I guess that never changed, he wasn't the kind of Unicorn that accepted change easily. He had caused me and the rest of the gang so much grief, and here I was, sitting across the table from the colt that had tried starting fights with me over nothing. The one pony I couldn't stand, who made fun of me for being an orphan, and taunting me until I got my cutie mark. Silver Gears, the person who wanted me to love him, and was jealous because of my crush. The one who killed the love of my life, was looking right at me as I ate my dinner.
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It was the most awkward dinner I had ever eaten, the food was really delicious, but the atmosphere was so tense. I was just staring at my plate and food, avoiding eye contact with Nightmare and Silver. I would sit and cut the air with my knife, trying to cut the tension with it, I could feel a cold, angry stare on me as I did so.
Thankfully the dinner was over and I stood by Nightmare's side as she welcomed the guest.
“I assume you two already know each other, by the way you looked at one another when we walked in.” She said, glancing at me at back to him. I kept my eyes to the floor, I could hardly stand to look at him, sure we had our fun, but the end was bitter and left a horrible taste in my mouth. “Why don't you two go out to the garden and catch up? I'll be out there soon, I have some things to do.” She left us and we walked out to the garden.
Despite the cold darkness of the eternal night the sky looked absolutely beautiful. I'd even say it would have cheered me up if it weren't for Silver Gears being there. With him there I couldn't enjoy anything, all I could think about with him so close was the night he had killed my knight in shining armor.
I don't even feel like explaining what had happened that day, or night, or whatever it was. All you, the reader of this is that it was a horrible, horrible sight. There was blood everywhere, on the walls, on the two stallions, on me, everywhere. And I wasn't strong enough to save him.