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// 15. Family Secrets 
// Story: Hidden Love Through The Dusk 
// by Joshua the Dragonslayer 
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You continue to look at your mom and dad as they stared back at you. They never called you Anonymous it was always Anon or sweetie. Whenever they did call you Anonymous they normally meant business and it looked like they did. 

"We heard about what happened at school, have a seat Anonymous." Your mom said pointing to a seat for you to take.

You look back at your mom and dad with some hesitation. As you take the seat you see your dad smile. What was your dad smiling about? You just got into a fight at school, was he happy because of that? 

"We're proud of you Anon." Your dad said with a big smile. 

Proud? Did you hear them correctly? You had to make sure. "I... got into a fight at school... and you're happy about that?" 

"Yes. Principal Celestia told us everything. You stood up for your friend that was being abused by her boyfriend. Sonata's lucky to have you as a friend. We're proud of what you did Anon but do try not to get into fights at school again." Your mom said with a smile of her own. 

"Yes mom, dad." You said happily. You were glad you weren't going to get in trouble and that your parents were actually proud of you.

"Now how about we order some pizza as a celebration?" Your dad asked. He didn't have to tell you twice as you smiled and nodded your head. 

It had been a few minutes since your dad had ordered the pizza. And you were in your room on your phone texting Aria to see how Sonata was holding up. From what you were hearing the whole house was upside down. It took them almost an hour to get their parents to calm down from learning the truth. Their dad was wanting to go find Dusk Shine and give him a man-to-man talk himself but when they told him you had already dealt with it their dad was able to calm down. He trusted you and was thankful for what you had done. Adagio on the other hand had tried to attack Dusk Shine after school but Flash stopped her... somehow. It would be a miracle if Dusk Shine survived until the end of the school year or at all for that matter. 

Finally, the pizza had gotten here. You walked out of your room and headed to the kitchen. Two large pizzas stood in front of you. Cheese and Three Meats. As you grabbed your pizza you sat down and started to eat. Whoever thought of pizza they were one of the smartest people ever. 

"You know you remind me of myself, Anon." Your dad said as he ate his pizza.

"Well, I am your kid after all." You said as you rolled your eyes.

"Your dad actually did the same thing to me." Your mom said as she took a bite of her pizza.

You looked at your mom confused. "Did the same thing as you? What do you mean? What did dad do to you?"  

Your mom looked at you with a smile. "Would you like to hear the story about how me and your father met?"  

You nodded your head with a smile. "Sure. I've always wanted to know how you guys met." 

Your mother then began to think back to when she met your dad. "Well, your father and I actually went to Canterlot High just like you. I, just like Sonata, had an abusive boyfriend at one point. His name was Aaron. I couldn't tell anyone because I was scared. Then your father came along and he caught Aaron abusing me. Once I was free from Aaron I felt depressed. Your father helped me from doing something I would've regretted. After that, me and your father fell in love and later got married and then we had you." 

To say you had a lot of questions would be an understatement. Sonata was like your mother and you were like your dad. Wait! Your mother nearly did something she would've regretted. Would Sonata do something like that as well? No, she was bubbly someone like her wouldn't do something like that... at least you hoped not. 

"That's an interesting back story you guys got. No wonder you two never tell anyone about how you guys met. Do you know what happened to Aaron?" You asked, you wondered why Aaron was now. Jail hopefully. 

"After high school, we never found out what had happened to Aaron. He just vanished in thin air without a trace. But if Aaron is still out there he's probably in jail with the way he was." Your mom said. "And I hope he is, he deserves it. Just like how Dusk deserves his punishment." 

You nodded but then you thought about it. Jail? Just how bad was this guy? Now you were starting to think Sonata had it easier than your mother. Your parents' lives were... odd to put it simply. 

"Well, that was some good food." Your dad said as he got up from his seat.

"Yeah, I'm full. I'm going to take a bath now." You said as you got up from your seat. "I'm glad dad was there to help you mom." You said, your mom looks at you and smiles. 

As you were getting into the bathroom you started to think about what you had just heard. You weren't trying to be rude when you were leaving. It was just a lot to take in all at once. From your mom going through the same thing as Sonata did to her boyfriend possibly being in jail by the way he acts? Aaron was someone that was just like Dusk Shine... a little too much like Dusk Shine. And if you ever met someone like Aaron they'll pay for hurting your mother. 

Once you had gotten dressed you texted Flash to see what he was doing. He was playing basketball with Rainbow Dash. He was losing... nothing normal to him. As you were looking at your phone you hear a knock at the door so you open it, it was your dad. Why would he be in your room at this time? 

"What's up dad need something?" You asked. Your dad never normally came into your room.

"You know your mom didn't tell you the full story." Your dad said as he took a seat on your bed.

"What do you mean? Why didn't she tell the rest of the story?" You asked as you looked at your father.

"The rest of the story... she doesn't like to tell or think about it." Your dad said as he looked down.

You looked at your dad, you needed to know the rest of the story that your mom didn't tell you. "Well, can you tell me the rest of the story?"

Your dad looked at you and smiled. "Of course. So you probably didn't know this but I was actually in the Self-Defense club." 

"Wait... you were in the Self-Defense club?" You asked surprised.

Your dad nodded her head. "Yep, so was your mother's boyfriend Aaron. Me and him were friends at one point until I found out what he was doing to your mom. What your mom didn't tell you was that we did fight but just not at school in the halls and that she got depressed."  

"Then where did you guys fight at? And how did mom get out of her depression?" You asked looking at your dad, wondering how the story turned out. 

"Well for your mom she was about to make a decision she was going to regret so I gave her a little advice." Your dad said with a smile. 

"What was the advice you gave her?" You asked. 

Your dad whispers something into your ear. Your eyes widened, it was some very good advice if you had to say it. As for the decision, your mom was going to regret it, you didn't know why they didn't just say your mom was going to end her life. That was probably the part that she didn't like to talk about. 

But you also had another question for your dad. "So how did the fight turn out between you and Aaron?"  

Your dad then thought about it. "Well it was the finals and it was tied 2-2. We were giving it our all and we both wanted to win. If I won your mom would never have to worry about Aaron ever again. But if he won your mom would still have to worry about him. In the end, I won and after that night Aaron left town. No one has ever seen or heard Aaron since that day, which in a few weeks would then turn into twenty years."  

You were surprised. "Twenty years?! What about Aaron's family how did they react when they noticed their son was missing? They must have been worried sick."  

Your dad let out a small laugh. "Well, Aaron never had parents. He lived at an orphanage his whole life. No family wanted him so kids would make fun of him. That's probably why he joined the Self-Defense club and started to act like a jerk to everyone and hit your mom. He was probably so angry at the world that he just started hating on people in general." 

Wow, this Aaron guy had a bad life. No wonder he did all that stuff, but still, that doesn't mean he should've hit your mom. At least your dad was able to care for that incompetent fool. But where could Aaron of gone? Did someone find him and save him? It had been two decades since anyone had last heard of him. For all you knew he could be dead. 

Your dad smiled as he looked at you and then stood up. "Well, that's how me and your mother meet. Now I've got to work on a project for my work. I'll see you tomorrow Anon." 

"Yeah see you later dad." You smiled as your dad walked out of your room closing your door.

Well, that was some interesting family secrets your family had. Just what other kind of secret's did they have? Now another mystery was unveiling itself. Just what did happen that night when that Aaron guy left? Only time would tell...





Far away from Canterlot, there was a shadow figure. He was looking for a ticket for a plane that could give him a one way trip to Canterlot. The shadow figure then pulls out his phone and calls someone.  

"Hello? Yes, it's me. I'm getting the plane ticket, I'll see you in a week." Said the shadowy figure. "I'll like to see how Canterlot has changed since my departure. It's been twenty years since I've left been there." 

That shadow figure was none other than Aaron as he smiled.