Chapter 8
Rehabilitation
“You’ve gotta be bucking kidding me!” Vinyl said as the mares sat in the lunch room.
“Nope.” Twilight said as Rainbow was trying to control her laughter.
“Wow, Twilight. Dating your moms psych patient! What plot twist!” Pinkie said with a smile. The ponies were familiar with Pinkie’s rumored ‘fourth wall breaking’ but they shrugged the gesture off. The ponies were cut off as Twilight’s mother walked in and sat down next to her daughter.
“How is he?” Twilight asked.
“He’s better, but just to be sure he’s staying overnight.” She said with a sigh. “Girls would you excuse us for a moment?” Velvet asked as she looked at the lavender mare. The ponies nodded and quickly made their way out of the room. Twilight lowered her head in shame and sniffled.
“I’m a horrible mare aren’t I?” She said as tears formed in her eyes.
“No Twilight. You reacted like anypony would have in that situation.” The white mare said as she put a hoof on her shoulder. “I know you care about Ink and he cares about you. I’m not angry about what happened. I am however a little miffed you didn’t tell me you were dating.” She said as she hugged the mare.
“What?” Twilight said in confusion.
“I was worried that you became addicted to your research and you weren’t living life.” She said with a smile.
“Ink is the sweetest and kindest stallion I’ve ever met.” Twilight said with a teary smile. “The thought of losing him was almost too much to bear.”
“That’s love sweetheart.” Velvet said as she comforted her daughter. “I realize that you’re still adjusting to his...condition and no doubt still getting over the shock.”
“Yeah, I just can’t believe I didn’t notice.”
“He’s very good at concealing things. It took six months for him to finally trust me and-” The two were cut off as a doctor entered the room and trotted up to them.
“I hate to interrupt, but Ink Blot wants to see you.” He said in a flat tone. The mares got to their hooves and followed the doctor back into Ink’s hospital room. Velvet left the room leaving Twilight and Ink alone.
“Thanks for coming.” He said with a smile.
“Of course. What do you need?” She asked as she sat on the side of his bed.
“To help me make a decision.” He said as he withdrew a black safe from his bed side.
“What is that?” She asked as she looked at the safe.
“I have two things in here.” He said as he turned the dial and withdrew a photograph of himself and his mother smiling at the camera. Twilight took the photo and teared up as she saw the colt’s crystal blue eyes. “I’d always take that out whenever I got depressed. Even though I couldn’t see her it just felt like she was there with me.” He said as he felt a tear form in his right eye. Twilight wrapped him in a tight hug and ran her hoof through his mane.
“Shhh. It’s okay. I’m here for you. You said you had a decision to make, what is it?” Ink reached inside the safe again and pulled out a medical container that was cold to the touch. “What is that?” Ink removed the top and a small cloud of cold air escaped the container. Ink’s horn glowed and a cylinder with two sphere’s frozen inside of it levitated out. Twilight let out a gasp as she saw the red iris’s on the sphere’s.
“They’re my father’s eyes. I had them frozen just in case I ever wanted to change my mind.” He said in a low tone. “I never really had a reason to, until....”
“Until what?”
“Until I met you.” He said with a smile.
“But, you said that-”
“That I’d be sick to my stomach every time I’d look in a mirror. Yes, that’s true, but if it means I can see you then it’s worth it.” He said as he put his hoof to Twilight’s cheek. Twilight felt tears form in her eyes and held his hoof against her face.
“Y-you’d do that for me?”
“If that’s what you want.” He said in a warm tone. Twilight looked at the freezing box and back at the stallion she loved.
“I don’t want you to do it!” She said as she wrapped him in a tight embrace and started to cry. “I don’t care about your sight. I just want to be with you, to talk to you as long as your with me I don’t care.” She said as the tears ran down her face and onto the stallions chest. Ink returned the gesture and smiled at the mare. The door opened to reveal the nurse and the other six mares with smiles on their faces.
“I hate to interrupt, but visiting hours are up.” Twilight looked at the mare in disappointment. Velvet tapped the nurse on the shoulder.
“C’mon. My daughter has saved Equestria and this town more times than I can count. Can’t you bend the rules just this once?” The mare asked. Nurse Red Heart bit her lip and looked at the couple.
“I really shouldn’t, but I guess I can make an exception.” She said with a smile. Twilight had a massive grin across her face. “Just remember that this is still a hospital and Ink is still recovering. So no....strenuous activities.” Ink and Twilight blushed at the comment. The mares left the hospital room. Twilight grinned and looked at her colt friend who smiled back at her. The stallion let out a loud yawn.
“Looks like somepony's tired.” Twilight said in a playful tone. Ink laughed and laid back on the pillow. Twilight maneuvered herself under the covers and wrapped her hooves around the stallion. Ink did the same and kissed her on the forehead. The lavender mare rested her head on his chest and was lulled to sleep by the sound of her stallions breathing and heart beat.