She had passed out in the shower.
I passed out in the shower
Frigid cold water flowed over her shivering body, deep grey fur hanging low as she rose from the slippery floor.
Why didn’t Lilac check on me?
Her head spun when she straightened, threatening to send her tumbling to the slick floor again. Lifting her leg she stumbled out of the shower, shivering again at the rush of cold air that brushed over her.
Crystalline stared at the mirror, stared into her own maroon eyes, over her dripping, deep red mane and tail, and over her soaked fur.
Glancing back at the shower she turned it off with her magic, before casting a spell to dry herself. Her eyes were heavy with exhaustion, even though she had no reason.
I’ll just go snuggle up with Lilac, she won’t mind…
As she clicked the light in the room off and paced out to the kitchen, her ear pricked at the sound of ponies talking on the television.
“It is highly unfortunate that the one to discover her body was her own daughter, is it not, Deputy?” A blue-grey pegasus mare with deep blue splotches covering her fur held a microphone up to the gruff stallion.
“Yes, miss Tsunami, most unfortunate.”
“Is there any other information you can share at this time?” The mare tilted her head curiously, a deep shimmer in her violet eyes.
“As this is an ongoing investigation, no, not at this time,” the two continued to speak, but Crystalline tuned them out, instead focusing on the quivering figure on the couch.
“Lilac?” she approached Lilac carefully, wary of both the fangs in her mouth and her powerful shark tail.
Snapping out of her trance, Lilac turned to her, tears in her eyes. “Crys-” a sob escaped her lips instead of the latter part of her name.
“What’s wrong? What happened?” Crystalline looked towards the television as Lilac tried to stammer out a response.
“Roseluck, Roseluck-” she began to sob openly now “-Roseluck is dead!”
Crescent felt her blood run cold and she looked at her crying partner, then to the television, then back to Lilac.
She never cries like this, she didn’t even know Roseluck, somethings wrong...
She pushed that thought to the back of her mind as she curled around Lilac, casting a calming spell around the room. Crystalline planted a small kiss on Lilac’s forehead, pulling her closer and hugging her tightly. “It’s alright, sweetheart, it’s alright.”
Deep inside Crystalline began to suspect something was off with Lilac, but she pushed those thoughts down as far as she could, instead trying to calm Lilac down.
I’m imagining things.