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// 57: Bury Me Deep by TheAlmightySage 
// Story: Xenophilia: Shotglass Oneshots 
// by TheQuietMan 
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Bury Me Deep by TheAlmightySage

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Lero Michaelides stood upon the balcony of Golden Oaks Library in the warmth of the early, spring morning light, enjoying his coffee. With Rainbow on early morning weather duty and Lyra visiting Canterlot visiting her old dojo; the library had been rather quiet this morning. As he brought the cup to his lips, Lero paused as he caught sight of a lone unicorn casually trotting towards the library/house.

Normally the sight of a pony heading towards the library at six in the morning wasn't something to garner Lero's attention. Typically, it was either somepony dropping off a due book or two in the overnight slot or Ditzy with the morning mail; which in all honesty had at least one book mixed in the usual bills and adverts.

However, Lero had already noted that the approaching pony was a unicorn and not a pegasus, so that ruled out the morning mail. As the unicorn got closer the human was able to discern that the approaching unicorn was a mare with a slightly faded mulberry coat. He was also able to note that she wore a light overcoat, that was best described as  "something a professor would wear", along with a smug, superior grin. All these facts complied themselves in an orderly fashion in Lero's mind, leading him to one, horrifying conclusion: Star Sparkle had come by on one of her infamous, unannounced visits.

After the shock of realization had settled in, Lero calmly set his coffee cup down on the balcony's railing, turned around, briskly walked into the bedroom, and got back into bed and pulled the covers over his head.

Twilight sat at her small dresser, with her brush paused mid-stroke through her mane, completely perplexed by her human stallion's bizarre behavior.

"Um, Lero, why are you hiding under the covers?" Twilight ventured, hoping for some semblance of a sane answer.

Lero poked his head out the covers and gave his scholarly mare a grim look as replied, "Your mother is at the door, bury me. Bury me deep."