//------------------------------// // Hearth's Warming Blues // Story: Sunset's Love Life - Holidays Together // by Lil Sunny //------------------------------// The next morning Sunset had already awoke and helped Princess Twilight to decorate the castle while Midnight lay in bed not knowing what to believe anymore. As the day went on she was able to hold a facade and keep a straight face managing to convince Twilight and Sunset that there was nothing wrong. The door opened around the middle of the day and a white stallion popped his head inside. "Hey everybody, hope we're not too late." Shining armor walked in with Cadence behind him and Flurry Heart dressed as a star floating in magic beside her. Twilight immediately hugged her siblings and nuzzled her niece before showing them where they would be staying. Sunset followed having plenty to converse about with Twilight it seemed. Part of Midnight tried to reason that she was being paranoid, Sunset did love her and there's no way she would betray her love just to be with the Princess. Right? Another part of her however kept nagging at her that Sunset never loved her and that Sunset was always using her as a proxy. That evening it all came crashing down. As they enjoyed a nice meal together Sunset conversed with Twilight the whole time never speaking to Midnight at all. After the meal Midnight excused herself and began crying over a balcony outside their room. Sunset had followed her back fearing something was wrong. "Honey, what's wrong?" Something snapped inside Twilight Sparkle, she angrily turned and glared at Sunset. "What's wrong? What's wrong!? What's wrong is you've been staring at that pony hussy ever since we got here, you've barely taken a minute to ask how I feel after our first day here and I feel like you're just using me because you know you can't have her." Sunset tried to calm her down. "It's not like that, I haven't seen The Princess in a long time, talking in person is different from just using the book, you know you'd rather see your friends than just text them all the time back home." "Home? I doubt my world was ever your true home. You always wanted to come back here and be with her since she saved you didn't you? You never cared about me. You just used me." "Twilight you're being unreasonable, of course I love you. Princess Twilight is just a friend, nothing more." "Yeah, that's why you nuzzled her in the library the other night. Well I've had it! If you want her, then you can have her, you clearly don't need me!" Twilight bolted out the front door where she ran into the freezing night intending to go as far away from Sunset as her hooves would take her. Sunset collapsed onto her stomach and cried. "What have I done? She's right, I was ignoring her, I should've seen the signs. I love her, why can't she see that? This whole trip was a mistake." Princess Twilight upon hearing crying walked in and placed a wing over Sunset. Sunset batted it away in a fit of rage. "Go away!" "Sunset what's wrong?" Sunset tried to calm down enough to speak. "Midnight just ran away, out the front door. I saw her through the window. She thought I was just using her as a proxy for you and that I didn't love her. I've been paying too much attention to Equestria and to you since I got here because it's been a long time but I didn't pay attention to her and how she felt. She seemed alright but something snapped in her. I love her with all my heart and I never want to lose her, I hope my stupidity didn't drive her away for good." Twilight gasped. "Sunset it's evening time in the winter, she'll freeze to death out there, you have to go after her quickly!" Sunset stood up and dried her tears, with determination in her eyes she galloped as fast as she could out of the castle and followed the hoof tracks to find her girlfriend. Eventually the tracks stopped but she noticed a light on upstairs in Bon Bon's sweet shop, she hoped they had seen something. A knock on the door confirmed her worst fears, Twilight had fainted in the snow and Lyra had spotted her and brought her in, she had mild hypothermia and was laid in a warm blanked on their couch. Sunset lay over her and cried. "Oh Midnight, I'm so stupid. I should've seen you were unhappy, I should've done something. I can't lose you I just can't, you're the only one for me, you always were and always will be. I don't care what your brain is telling you, it's wrong. I love you." Sunset's own body heat combined with the blanket warmed Twilight enough to wake up. As soon as she saw Sunset she scowled slightly, but then she saw she was in an unfamilliar place and realized she mustve fainted in the snow and Sunset followed her. "Sunset, why did you come after me? I told you if you want The Princess then take her." "Midnight stop being stupid. This isn't like you. I love you and only you, I don't know whats telling you I never cared for you but it's lying, I've always loved you." "How do I know you're not just saying that to keep in my good books?" "Look into my eyes, do I look like I'm lying to you?" Midnight looked, and saw a face filled with tears and regret. If Sunset didn't care for her she wouldn't have risked her own life to find her, and she certainly wouldn't be crying because she knows she did something wrong. The nagging voice was still there trying to tell her Sunset was acting, but a new force rose within her. Love, true love that she hadn't felt in a long time, and it was clearly for the pony in front of her. The nagging stopped, and she could think clearly again. "Oh Sunset, I should've trusted you, I'm so sorry I ran away and made you risk your life for me." Twilight began crying too. They embraced with a kiss and a hug while the two onlookers just smiled at the couple. Bon Bon spoke up. "You'll find with any relationship there's always insecurities, bumps on the road and even arguments. But a true bond of love will overcome anything." Lyra smiled at her. "Yup, if you stick together nothing can come between you." Sunset decided it would perhaps not be wise to venture out into the snow again so with all her might she focused and was able to teleport the two back to the castle. The pair smiled as they saw Princess Twilight with her family and friends placing presents under the tree for the morning and drinking hot cocoa. They gladly accepted some for themselves as they never left each others side that night.