Princess Twilight Sparkle quickly raced down the halls of Ponyville General, panic etched on her face. She had just defeated the tyrannical Tirek, but when she found out the dire news that lead her to the hospital the thought of celebrating was the furthest thing from her mind.
"Please be okay." Twilight whispered to herself as tears began rolling down her cheeks, her wings now flapping and lifting her into the air albeit unconsciously, to reach her destination faster. She reached the room the nurse at the front desk had told her to go to and she instantly stopped. She took a deep, yet shaky, breath and slowly opened the door. There were two beds in the room. One was empty and the other had an azure colored unicorn laying on it with bandages covering most of her body along various tubes connected to her.
"Celestia, no..." Twilight said, bringing a hoof to her mouth to stifle a sob. She slowly walked over to the bed and looked at her sleeping wife. She gasped when she saw blood seeping into the bright white bandages. Slowly Trixie began to stir, as if feeling Twilight's presence in the room. The unicorn slowly turned her head, her vision fuzzy yet able to make out the telltale lavender fur of her love.
"Twi..." Trixie started, but she was stopped by Twilight he planted a soft, loving, kiss on her lips.
"You shouldn't be awake right now. You need your rest." Twilight said, smiling with tears still flowing.
"Was... Awake... Earlier. Nopony would... Give me a mirror." Trixie struggled to get out. Her voice sounded raw, like every word she said was causing her some form of pain. Trixie tried to sit up, but Twilight gentle pushed her back down.
"How... bad... is it?" Trixie asked, her eyes never leaving Twilight's. Twilight bit her lip, as she looked at Trixie. While she couldn't see much due to the amount of bandages, it was clear there would be some scarring in places. It was a good thing Trixie was so good at illusion magic because she would most likely need it to hide whatever scars she would retain.
"Well, you know some mares find scars attractive..." Twilight began, only to have Trixie begin a wheezing laugh.
"Don't... Make... Trixie laugh." Trixie said, referring to herself in the third person once again. Twilight slowly relaxed for the first time since she entered the room. She knew Trixie was going to be alright now.
"Trixie's barely... Holding together... As is." Trixie said, before her eyes slowly began to close as she fell back asleep. Twilight delicately stroked Trixie's mane with her hoof and kissed her forehead. She then levitated the other bed closer, right next to Trixie's and got on it. She laid next to her, draping a wing across the sleeping unicorn, and slowly began to drift off to a well deserved sleep herself.
"I love you Twilight." Trixie said, having woken slightly to the familiar feeling of her wife's wing. Twilight stirred slightly at hearing this, only to see Trixie had fallen back asleep as quickly as she woke.
"I love you too Trixie."