//------------------------------// // When Things Get Better // Story: The Ending of the Love // by BrawnyBold //------------------------------// Lyra and her friends were sitting around a table at Donut Joe's donut shop. It was very quiet while everypony helped themselves to some donuts. Lyra looked sad while chewing on a chocolate donut. With the exception of Minuette, Lyra's friends thought something was up with Lyra ever since she saw that couple at the park. Twinkleshine decided to break the ice by starting another conversation. "So how's Ponyville?" Twinkleshine asked. Minuette tensed up as she was afraid that Lyra might get angry. "Maybe we can talk about how great these donuts are!" Minuette said in attempts to change the subject. "Ponyville is alright," Lyra responded. "Some of us have been visiting Ponyville and we couldn't agree more!" Lemon Hearts said. "It's such a nice town full of friendly ponies." Minuette felt sort of relieved that Lyra didn't react badly. "Oh yeah! Aren't you living with that friend of your's, Lyra?" Twinkleshine asked. Lyra's pupils shrunk as her friend was mentioning a sensitive topic. "What was her name? Bon Bon, that was her name!" Lemon Hearts said before she and her friends noticed Lyra staying completely silent and looked like she was very ill. "Lyra, is there something wrong?" Moon Dancer spoke first. Lyra started to feel tense as she didn't want to mention what happened with Bon Bon. The worried looks on her friends' faces made Lyra feel more pressured into telling what had happened. Minuette placed a hoof on Lyra's to get her attention. "Is it alright if I told them?" Minuette asked calmly. Lyra quickly nodded as she started to tear up. "Told us what?" Twinkleshine asked. Minuette started to explain what recently happened to Lyra from the proposal to Bon Bon to teleporting away from the battle's aftermath. While Minuette spoke, Lyra just nodded to confirm what her friend was saying. All of Lyra's friends were shocked as they didn't realized how much Lyra was hurting before and after the battle against the Legion of Doom. They immediately gave Lyra a much needed group hug. "Oh Lyra! We're so sorry that you had to go through all of that!" Lemon Hearts cried. "That Bon Bon is such a jerk!" Twinkleshine added while the friends stopped hugging Lyra. "It doesn't matter now, I just want to forget Bon Bon and move on from all of this." Lyra claimed as she took another bite from her donut. Moon Dancer wasn't comfortable with what Lyra was saying. "I really think that's not a good idea, Lyra." Moon Dancer spoke up. "You should've seen Bon Bon, Moon Dancer!" Lyra responded. "She just treated me like I was some double agent just because of some false rumors. It was almost as if she had forgotten all of the great times we had as a couple. I bet now she is hooking up with some earth pony mare after I vanished from her life." Lyra droned on. "We don't know if that will happen." Moon Dancer objected, "Look, what Bon Bon did may have been terrible, but I think that was only one mistake." "Yeah, a mistake that makes me question if I should forgive Bon Bon or not." Lyra said. "I have been in a similar situation to your's, Lyra." Moon Dancer mentioned. "A friend of mine made a mistake that affected me very badly. It made me want to seclude myself from her or anypony who tried to help me as I was afraid that I would get hurt all over again. That was until my friend came to see me and tried to make things right with me. She admitted that she wasn't a good friend in the past, but now she was more willing to see me and restore our friendship." Lyra and Moon Dancer's friends smiled as they knew what friend Moon Dancer was talking about. "What are you trying to say, Moon Dancer?" Lyra asked with confusion. "What I'm trying to say is don't let a friend's mistake ruin your connection with her." Moon Dancer confirmed. "You can forgive Bon Bon as long as she has acknowledged what she has done and is willing to make things right with you." Lyra took a moment to think about what Moon Dancer has said. Lyra noticed that she only cared about avoiding Bon Bon while staying in Canterlot. Lyra couldn't think of what else to do if things kept going the way they are right now. She looked out the window to jump from her seat as she saw Bon Bon trotting to the shop's entrance. "Oh no, Bon Bon is coming inside!" Lyra said while panicking. "Maybe now is the good time for you two to talk?" Minuette suggested. "I really can't right now!" Lyra said as she tried to think of a way to get out. "There's a backdoor over there." Lemon Heart said as she pointed at the said door. Lyra immediately ran out through the backdoor right when Bon Bon entered the donut shop. She looked around to search for Lyra, only to find no traits of her. Bon Bon was about to leave until she spotted Minuette and her friends sitting around a table. Bon Bon did remember Lyra mention her friends in Canterlot. Bon Bon decided to approach the unicorn mares to see if they have anything about Lyra's whereabouts. "Hey Minuette," Bon Bon said as she approached the blue unicorn. "Hey Bon Bon," Minuette said while smiling. Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine just glared at Bon Bon as they knew what she did to Lyra. "I thought you and your earth pony pals were too proud to speak to us unicorns." Lemon Hearts said to make it sound like an insult. Bon Bon sighed as she had that coming. "Lemon," Moon Dancer said in disappointment. "I guess Lyra must've told you." Bon Bon said in shame. "Yeah, about how your earth pony pride made you forget all of the good times you had with Lyra." Twinkleshine replied. Bon Bon gritted her teeth as Twinkleshine's words felt like salt rubbing on wounds. Bon Bon took some deep breathes to calm down. "It's true, I choose my race over Lyra without thinking. That's why I'm here, to make things right with her." Bon Bon then bowed to Lyra's friends. "I also apologize about any mistreatments I made towards you guys or other unicorns. I should've learned better than to believe false rumors over what was true." Lemon Hearts and Twinkleshine began to feel real guilty from acting so rudely towards Bon Bon. "Lyra went through the backdoor, we don't know where she would go." Minuette said. "Thank you, I'll make things right with her." Bon Bon nodded before she exited the shop and tried to follow Lyra. Lyra quickly trotted through the streets of Canterlot to avoid Bon Bon. Lyra saw the park and thought that would be a good place to hide as the trees can hide her. Bon Bon was able to spot Lyra entering the park. Bon Bon trotted in a fast pace to catch up to Lyra. Lyra was walking through an open path that was surrounded by some trees. She felt at peace as she only heard the winds blowing and the birds chirping. "Lyra!" Lyra heard a very familiar voice behind her. She turned to see Bon Bon galloping not too far from her. Lyra panicked and began to trot as fast as she could in attempt to get away from her ex-fiancé. "Lyra, please stop!" Bon Bon begged desperately as she continued to chase after Lyra. Lyra thought the only other option was to teleport away, but it was difficult for her to concentrate with her horn while trotting. An idea came to Lyra's mind as her horn began to glow. Bon Bon noticed Lyra's horn glowing and trotted faster to prevent Lyra from teleporting again. Bon Bon was about to reach Lyra until the unicorn teleported. Bon Bon was left alone in the middle of the wooded area. Unknown to Bon Bon, Lyra was secretly hiding behind one of the bushes on the side of the open path. Lyra was able to teleport to a spot outside of the open path and she snuck under the bushes until Bon Bon was gone. Lyra noticed that Bon Bon was still standing on the same spot for some time. Sadness took over Bon Bon's thoughts as she once again let the love of her life get away. 'Way to go Bon Bon, you just scared Lyra away just like at Ponyville.' Bon Bon thought to herself. Tears streamed down Bon Bon's eyes as she was overwhelmed with regret. "Lyra! I'm sorry!" Bon Bon cried out. "I didn't mean to drive you away! Please come back to me!" Bon Bon collapsed to the ground and sobbed. Lyra couldn't help but feel terrible for causing so much grief to Bon Bon. Lyra could tell that Bon Bon was not faking her words or her tears. Lyra decided to slowly come out of the bushes and stood at a close distant from Bon Bon. "B-Bon Bon?" Lyra said to get Bon Bon's attention. Bon Bon's head shot up to see Lyra standing before her. "Lyra," Bon Bon said in a low tone. Both of them just stared at each other as they didn't know what to say. Bon Bon sniffled before she cried once again. "I'm so sorry, Lyra! I was so stupid for listening to those rumors and for yelling at you! I didn't know what came over me when those hateful thoughts started to appear!" Bon Bon rose to reveal her teary eyes to Lyra. "I can't live a life without you! You were always the perfect mare for me! We had all of those amazing times together and I don't want our relationship to stop." Lyra continued to stay silent as she watched Bon Bon pour her heart out. "I promise I'll be a better pony! I'll apologize to every unicorn or pegasus in Ponyville! I'll even follow every demand the unicorns and pegasai of Ponyville would give me to make it up to them. Just please don't leave me!" Bon Bon let out a few more sobs while Lyra tried to process Bon Bon's words. Lyra slowly approached Bon Bon and sat down next to her. "I'm glad that you were able to admit your mistakes. But I should also say sorry." Bon Bon felt confused. "I was the one who left you after the final battle and made you feel guilty. I was just so confused and heartbroken from your actions that I had to get away and try to figure things out. I truly didn't want our friendship to end from your one mistake." Bon Bon smiled as she started to feel hope. "Then will you take me back?" Bon Bon said as she pulled out Lyra's engagement ring. Bon Bon also held up her hoof which had her ring that was put back together by glue. Lyra tried to think of a good answer. "How about we hold off the engagement?" Lyra suggested. Bon Bon looked confused from hearing Lyra's response. "This can allow us to recover from everything that has happened and give us more time to prepare for marriage." Bon Bon smiled as she hugged Lyra. "I'll wait as long as you want, Lyra." Bon Bon said as she and Lyra hugged each other.