//------------------------------// // Over. My Life Is Over. // Story: Road to love // by Mes Amis //------------------------------// "Nooooooooooooo!" Dante yelled as he fell off his bed. "Oh thank Celestia, it was just a nightmare." he said as he got off the floor. "I think a shower will do me some good right now." Date went to the shower and turn the knob to a nice warm temperature. "Ah, that feels nice." After a good ten minutes Dante shut the water off, dried off and made his way downstairs. When he reached the bottom of the stairs, Dante noticed a couple of ponies on his couch. "What the hay are you doing in my house?" Dante asked the four ponies sitting on his couch. Instead of getting a verbal response like he was expecting, Dante was struck in the face by a cream colored hoof. "When were you planning on telling me that you were leaving me behind you asshole!" Screamed the mare that struck Dante. "Fluttershy? What are you doing here, and what the hay was that for?" Dante asked, both shocked and enraged. "That doesn't matter, now answer the question." "What question?" "When were you going to tell me that you were leaving me behind?" Fluttershy asked again. "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm not going anywhere." "Then what's this all about Dante?" Asked Scarlet as she threw the letter he left on the coffee table the night prior. "Dear Dante,       Hey Dante it's me, Jason. It's been some time since we've talked man, you know since you moved back to Ponyville and everything. Leaving the rest if us here in Manehattan. But I guess it's better since you're back with your family. Which reminds me, how is that sister of yours doing? And what are you doing about that filly that you keep telling us about? Wait I should get back to what I was trying to get to. Look man I know it hasn't been a long time since we've taken our break from touring and everything but the guys at the label are asking us to write some new material so we can tour with the Wonderbolts again. Seems like they liked having us around and personally asked us to join them. What I'm trying to say is that me and the guys need you to come back to Manehattan so we can start getting work. I know you probably want to spend more time with your family but this is probably the biggest chance we can get to get on the Wonderbolts' good side. Just respond as soon as you can because there isn't much time before they start touring.        Hope to hear from you soon        -Your pal Jason" "Now do you understand what we're talking about?" asked Scarlet. "Why didn't he just come and tell me himself." Dante muttered to himself. "What's that supposed to mean?" Scarlet wondered. "That if it was so urgent why didn't he come tell me so I could leave earlier." Dante responded. "So you are planning to leave? Why would you do that?" Fluttershy asked, still angry. "Because I have to Fluttershy." "No you don't, you're just using this as an excuse to break your promise. I knew you never cared about how I felt whenever you left Dante." Scarlet said as tears began to fill her eyes. "What part of 'If I don't go, I'm out of a job' didn't you understand?" "The part where I hate you!" Scarlet yelled as she ran out the door. "Scarlet wait!" Reda yelled. "Dante what's your problem? She's your sister and you treat her like that. What kind of brother are you?" "You know what Reda, if you care about Scarlet so much then why don't you be her brother? You seem to be taking her side more then you do your best friend's so tell me why." "Because she just wanted her brother back, but you never gave her the time of day to even write to her when she was young!" Yelled Marcy. "You never wrote to her, mama or papa. You never cared about our family, you only cared about yourself and you still do. You were never a part of this family!" "Marcy, what are you saying?" Reda asked. "What I'm saying is that I wish you'd just disappear!" Marcy screamed at Dante. She then got up and left his house. "Marcy come back!" Reda yelled as he followed her out of the house. "So that's how it's going to be then Dante? You're just going to leave back to Manehattan and just leave us all behind again?" "I can't just leave the band hanging, I'm the frontman after all." "And I'm your fillyfriend but you don't seem to care about that either." "No you're not." "What are you saying Dante? You're just gonna dump me like that now, is that it?" "You're the one that left me after what you and Rainbow Dash saw in the park." "I never said it was over between us." "And yet you didn't confront me about what happened. You just left and refused to talk to me." "Because I thought you were cheating on me!" "Why would I ever do that!?" Dante yelled, unable to control his anger anymore. "You know I would never do such a thing. I love you Fluttershy, why can't you just remember that?" Dante saw Fluttershy's mood change drastically but didn't care. "B-because I-I don't feel like I can trust you anymore, Dante." "Then why do you insist that we be together? How can you say you love somepony you don't even trust?" "I-I... I don't know." she mumbled. Dante looked away. "Then just leave me alone until you do know." he said coldly as he left her alone in his living room. Fluttershy slowly but surely felt her heart disintegrate. She soon left to her own home. _____________________________________________________________________ Dante laid on his bed, remembering everything that Scarlet and Marcy said. "The part where I hate you! I wish you'd just disappear!" Dante had been repeating those words for hours. "I should just disappear. If I do at least nopony will have to even remember me or that I even exist anymore." Dante was so deep in thought he didn't hear the loud hoofsteps coming from outside his room. Suddenly the door came crashing down as Stonewall grabbed Dante by the throat and smashed him against the wall. "You little shit, how dare you do such a thing to my girls!?" Stonewall yelled angrily. "Give me one good reason why I shouldn't snap your neck right now!" instead of an answer, all Stonewall got was a hysterical laugh coming from the stallion below him. "What so damn funny!?" "Do it." Dante responded. "Go ahead dad, do it. Snap your son's neck. Go ahead and kill me, it's not like I have anything to live for anymore." he continued to laugh hysterically as Stonewall looked down on him. Stonewall removed his hoof from Dante's neck and turned for the door. "What? You can't handle killing your own son, is that it?" "I'm not going to waste anymore of my time on killing a stallion that has already lost the will to live." Stonewall responded, as he left Dante to willow in his own misery. Dante just laid there, staring at the ceiling. "Lost the will to live. I really am pathetic." he said to himself. _____________________________________________________________________ Dante was woken by the loud whistle signaling that the train has reached its destination. He looked out the window and saw large buildings reaching the clouds above. He was back in Manehattan. Dante gathered his belongings and exited the train. He looked at the clock in front of him, it was two in the afternoon. Dante started walking into the big city. After walking through half of the town, Dante reached his destination and walked inside. "Hello welcome to the..." the mare receptionist cut herself off as she looked at Dante. "Oh Mr. Wings, it's you. The chairman is in his office. You still remember  how to get there right?" "Yes, thank you Sherry." "Not a problem Mr. Wings." Dante walked towards the chairman's office but stopped outside the door. He could hear two stallions arguing. "Give him one more week, he'll be here. I know he will be here." pleaded a familiar voice. "I've given him as much time as I could. Unless he comes through that door right now, I'm going to have to tell the Wonderbolts that you're not ready." said the chairman. Dante stood there with a choice. He could leave now and try to make amends with those he hurt in Ponyville, or he could open that door and leave his life in Ponyville behind forever.