Chapter 10: The Interrogation
"All right, on your hooves." a familiar female said, sternly.
I woke up with the sun in my eyes, but something was silhouetting over most of it, or someone.
"You heard me, up!" the voice repeated, kicking me in the process.
The silhouetted image slowly came into focus. It was Applejack. And she looked really mad. I suppose I was bound to get caught sooner or later. I stood up, trying to ignore that I was half-asleep and groggy, I could hardly keep my eyes open. Applejack stared at me intensely, and before I could react, she extended her hoof and smacked me as hard as she could.
"Applejack!" Twilight protested. She ignored her and smacked me again, but with her other hoof. "APPLEJACK!" Twilight protested again. She still wasn't listening, I thought she was going to smack me for a third time, but out of nowhere, something crashed on top of me and started punching me to no end. I saw that it was Rainbow Dash. "RAINBOW DASH!!" Twilight screamed in protest. She didn't listen either.
As Twilight was getting ready to lift her off me with her magic, somepony else stepped in, and her voice was all too familiar, "STOP IT!! HASN'T HE SUFFERED ENOUGH!?" That voice was Floral Allure. Why was she protecting me? She hated me for my gift, that's why she left me all alone...
...Isn't it?
"Floral, he and Fluttershy ate up all ma apples!" Applejack argued. Floral intensely stared at Applejack the same way Applejack stared at me. "Yeah! And no apples means no cider!" Rainbow Dash agreed. I could tell that Floral was getting infuriated by the look on her face. A hoof fight was about to take place and I couldn't let it happen. I tried to divert the attention to me by pretending to stumble as I tried to stand up. It was really convincing because half of it wasn't fake, Rainbow Dash got me good.
"Shin!" Floral came to assist me, so did Twilight and Rarity. Pinkie Pie popped up in front of me out of nowhere with a concerned look on her face. "Are you ok?" she asked as I nearly jumped out of my skin. "Yes... I'm fine." I strained the words out of my throat, trying to show them I was ok. But I wasn't. I was in agony. But I bet they could tell I was lying. I just didn't want them to worry. "C'mon Shin, let's get you to the library and patch you up." Twilight said in a calm tone of voice. She continued, "And when we do, you're gonna have to explain what you were doing out here." I looked up at her confused. "You can't expect to get out of this scot-free, I'm sorry." I never expect to. "You have nothing to be sorry for, I'm the one who screwed up." I thought to myself. "I just wanted to be happy," Tears began to well up in my eyes. "Is that too much to ask?" Floral saw that I saw crying and picked me up immediately. I was carried to the library with Applejack and Rainbow Dash close behind me and Floral. I didn't have to look, I could feel the glares they were giving me.
We made it to the library and as Twilight was wrapping my hooves and wings with bandages, I explained why I was out at the orchard, how I met Flutterbat, and about our relationship. "I see." Twilight commented. "I think I understand now." Applejack charged past Twilight with anger in her eyes, "What ah DON'T understand is why ya didn't stop her from eatin' ma apples!" Rainbow Dash rushed to join her, "Yeah! Why didn't you!?" I opened my mouth, trying to respond, but I could hardly find the words to say. "I... I don't know!" I stammered as I continued, "I guess... it just happened so fast." Applejack reached out and smacked me again. "That's enough, Applejack!" Twilight demanded. "SOMEPONY'S gonna pay for all ma apples that ah lost!" I felt bad for what Flutterbat and I did, but I didn't want her to suffer, it wasn't her fault that she couldn't control herself around apples, so I had to give in...
For Flutterbat.
"How much will it all cost?" I asked. For some reason, everypony was shocked that I asked that. Maybe they thought that I wouldn't take responsibility for my actions. Either way, Applejack was still able to answer my question, "Uhh... 300 bits." I grabbed my bit bag and pulled out as many bits as I could. "I won't be able to pay for the mortgage, but-"
"I'll pay for it!"
I couldn't believe what I heard. Floral agreed to pay for the apples. But I should be taking responsibility, not Floral. I still couldn't understand her, why is she defending me? Why? "Here, 300 bits, happy?" Floral said. "Very." Applejack replied. "Shin," Twilight began to speak, "I'm very sorry about this, but we can't allow you to see Flutterbat anymore." My heart went into my throat when she said that. Flutterbat was the only pony who understood me, and I wasn't going to let her go that easily. I just stood there. Silent. "Maybe we should go. Come on, Shin." Floral said as she tried to pull me out of the library. She took me back home and she left. I just silently went to bed, hoping for a better day tomorrow.
Once again, my gift was put into effect, I could see everypony's thoughts. But something stood out. A lot. Twilight and her friends were in the library, plotting something, "Ok, girls," Twilight started, "We have to bring Fluttershy back, Shin's getting too attached to her vampire pony self. It's just the way it has to be."
I quickly awoke and whipped my head up, "I HAVE TO WARN FLUTTERBAT!!" I jumped out of my bed and zoomed out of my house, on my way to protect my marefriend. I may have lost my new life in Ponyville...
...But I am NOT going to lose Flutterbat.