Forbidden Fruit - By NocturneD

Here's the audio reading for chapter 2.

I did not stay in Ponyville for very long. More likely just two days out of the seven I was supposed to spend with Twilight Sparkle and her friends. After that little stunt I pulled, Twilight and Applejack were on bad terms. Twilight would spout that Big Mac must have took advantage of me while Applejack was claiming I was just a hussy and can have any stallion I wanted. That was only half true. But I stuck my nose out of the argument. Twilight Sparkle viciously spew more insults and claims at the Apple family's morals. Applejack again in return said the Sparkle family must like taking in garbage. I could not take this anymore and left for the library and waited. I was miserable. I betrayed my husband let alone the hopeful eyes of Ponyville thinking I could do no wrong. Like I was the big sister that was always right. I waited for Twilight's return and she eventually did come home. I tried to speak but she just ignored whatever I had to say. I was about to scream that I was sorry until she turned her head to look at me. Eyes slanted, mouth frowning and ears lowered.

"GET THE BUCK OUT OF MY HOUSE!" Twilight commanded me. Her teeth gritted like rocks scraping against each other. "I USED TO LOOK UP TO YOU! I HELPED AT YOUR WEDDING! BUT THAT'S JUST A BIG JOKE TO YOU! GO STAY IN A BUCKING MOTEL BECAUSE I'M NOT TALKING TO YOU ANYMORE!"

"I SAID GET OUT!" She screamed as she threw a book at me. Luckily it flew past my head and hit the wall behind me.

Soon my stuff was thrown out on the street. I looked back at Twilight in the doorway with Spike hiding behind her. No sad eyes from her at first then she slammed the door. I was on my own now. I went to that motel Twilight told me to go to. Pretty much a run down place with the neon sign flickering on and off. A husky bald pony worked the front desk and gave me a key. I walked into my room and dear Celestia it smelled awful. There was a huge stain on the bed. Water was leaking from the ceiling. The television was coin operated. The bathroom I will leave out because well... You seen one disgusting bathroom you seen them all. It was a long day, I did not feel like going out the rest of the night. I just sat in the dirty bed thinking back how I screwed everything up. The apple cider was very potent that I can assure you. My curiosity got the best of me and look where I am now. I slept with another stallion in a barn at a party until morning. Plus I did not remember protection involved or if anything was used. I was so dead. Fear came over me as I have more than humiliation and disappointment to worry about. I cried myself to sleep, woke up the next morning to check out.

Maybe I could make amends with every pony but that was not possible trying to knock on the door to the library. Again and again I knocked but no pony came. I gave up. Hard for me to do but maybe going to the Sugar Cube Corner would help. Pinkie usually is quick to forget things. I went in and waited in line. But to my dismay the ponies in front kept looking back at me then started to mutter under their breath something I don't wish to repeat. My turn eventually came and found Pinkie working the front desk. I managed a smile. But to Pinkie she saw through me and just frowned. No happy welcome, no dancing. Just asked me what I wanted. I asked for a dozen donuts and a cherry pie. Pinkie brought everything out instantly and dropped them in front of me. I paid her and was about to leave, was expecting a please come back soon saying but. No...

I went to Rarity's next. I entered wondering if she was doing anything, well apparently I caught her at a bad time. Well to be blunt, she was making up a lie to avoid me and told me she was busy making a dress that looked done already. I just bid her farewell. Dash just whizzed past me and ignored me. Apple Jack was at her stand and refused to look at me. Then I saw him again. Big Macintosh helping his sister stock their stand with their famous apples. I walked over to the stand and asked for a bag of apples to at least try and break the ice. Apple Jack again ignored me, Big Mac being the gentle colt that he is serviced me. I paid him but... I stayed for a bit more.

"I apologize your majesty." Big Mac apologized then scratched his head, "I had no idea you were royalty."

"Big Macintosh." I spoke, "It's not your fault... I'm the one who could not handle the stuff and... and..." I sighed, "Maybe it's better if I just left..."

Big Mac only nodded and put on a weak smile, "Well... I wished we could have met under
different circumstances princess."

I nodded, "I do too... Well... Thanks for the apples. I'm leaving Ponyville in the next hour hopefully..."

"I hope you enjoyed Ponyville then princess." Big Mac replied, "Do you need me to carry your things at least?"

"Um... No thanks." I turned and left. My cheeks were burning and I stood at the train station for basically two hours. Again the ponies around me whispered and gossiped. Until I found something shocking while passing the news stand. A magazine cover with me on it. My hair was messed up and I was sleeping next to Big Mac. Oh my Celestia no! NO! NO! I looked through the pages that had the story listed and it lasted about four pages with pictures. NO! PLEASE! Party pictures of me being drunk. Me being hit on. Me flirting. Listing what I quoted during the party. Me being... mounted. Another picture of me moaning. I asked the news stand attendant if he had anymore in the back and how far do these magazines go. He said that they were selling like hot cakes and the magazines go far and wide from one end of Equestria to the other. Oh my. I'm so doomed. Buying all the copies was not going to stop the news from spreading if ponies already bought it before I did.

My train finally came. I boarded in a hurry. And sat in my seat worrying the rest of the way back to Canterlot. Got off and raced back to my home. To find him sitting at the kitchen table reading through various letters. I put the doughnut box and pie on the table and sat down.

Shining Armor rubbed his forehead and finally spoke almost in monotone but still did not look at me, "What are you doing home so early?"

"That's too bad..." He flipped a parchment over then picked up another. "My sister would have insisted on making the week perfect."

"Oh yes. She was such a doll." I laughed. "I uh. Got some stuff from Pinkie's if you want any."
Shining Armor looked up at me finally and smirked, "Alright sounds good."

He frowned, "... I don't know how to explain this. Or how it could happen but..."

"While I was finishing drills. Some of the privates were reading a magazine during their break." Shining Armor explained, "And to my surprise I found a picture of you on the cover..." He shook his head, "I grabbed it and saw what they were looking at." He pulled out the exact magazine he explained and threw it onto the table in front of me with some of the pages bent and creased. "I did not want to believe it and thought it was nothing but photo shop until Twilight's letter came and explained a few things... Stating that I was a stick in the mud sometimes? And you apparently had relations with one of her friend's brother in a barn?"

"But honey let me explain!" I tried to reason with him. It was no good. "Twilight was just upset with me! She took that out of context!"

Shining Armor whipped out a cell phone and looked for a video on Pony Tube. He pressed the play button and my voice came up saying the exact things I said at the party. Among other things.

"Honey please!" I begged, "This won't happen again! I made a stupid mistake I was drunk!"

"Happen again?" He frowned, "I never wanted it to happen a first time! You literally took our vows and threw them away like they were nothing!"

"I'm done Cadance... I put up with all your stupid shit when we were dating. I put up with all your stupid shit when we were engaged. But I will not put up with your stupid shit now!" He yelled. He slammed his hoofs into the table making it shake. "I left work early today because of this! Thank Celestia I had some respect from my guards that I was not laughed out of the castle!"

He looked at me dead in the eye, my eyes watered. "You have two choices. You go or I go? Because I... WANT... OUT..."

He scoffed and shook his head, "Oh believe me. She already knows of your little escapade." He held out his hoof, "This is the bill for the wedding..."

I looked at the parchment and thought, "The bill? Is she that disappointed in me?" Let alone, it was in the seven digit range.

"Have fun paying that off." He turned around and gathered his things and muttered, "Bitch..."

"SHINING!" I cried, he was my world and without him it was dark. "PLEASE DON'T GO!" I heaved as I fell to the floor. "I'm SORRY! Please.... Can't we talk about this? I'M SORRY!" Again I heaved, my tears staining my face and dripping to the hardwood floor.

He looked at me one last time. Not in rage, his eyes wandered. Looking down at me, I thought he was going to tell me to get up or at least comfort me. He took one deep breath and turned around. Opened the front door and slammed it behind him. I was miserable the entire night.

He decided to leave and move back in with his parents much to his embarrassment and dismay.

They welcomed him back with open arms. And surely, I was the punching bag in their conversations. His mother had the pleasure in talking bad things about me and how her son was so great. His father on the other hand kept looking at me, almost like he was visualizing me in a sexual way. Sort of tells you that Shining Armor's parents are not as close as they were in their earlier years.

I sat alone in our first house... well what was left of it. Only my things remained. I gave up my marriage for one night of pleasure with another stallion. And I'm already regretting it. Shining Armor won't even want to look at me anymore like I was a disease. He would go on to continue his work at the guard but then his performance would wane. Some talk of him being demoted.

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Forbidden Fruit

by NocturneD85

Chapter 2