//------------------------------// // Chapter 2 - But I didn't do it! // Story: It Wasn't Me! // by jkreader //------------------------------// Chapter 2 - But I didn't do it! *Joshua’s P.O.V.* Golden Oaks Library: Early Morning… I had just woken up to a loud noise downstairs. Nyx wasn't in bed this morning. I wondered where she was. Spike was still in bed though, and so was Mommy. The loud noise didn't wake them up. I got up, put on some clean clothes, and walked downstairs to see what had happened. Mommy had been working on something important for Princess Celestia for a few days now, and it was starting to frustrate her, I think the word is. She asked me and Nyx not to disrupt her work or interrupt her at all while she was working on it. I was really hoping that she would finish it soon. When I got downstairs, I saw the whole library wasn't organized as Mommy made it while she was working on her project. It was now a mess! She wasn't going to like this. "AUGH!!!" I knew it. I turned around and saw Mommy standing there with an open mouth and wide eyes. "Oh no!" she said running past me, "I worked so hard on this and now everything is ruined! Now I'll have to start all over again!" She then looked at me with an angry look. "How?!" she asked me, "How did you make this mess?!" "But I didn't, Mommy," I said, "It was..." "Don't lie to me!" she yelled interrupting me, "I told you very specifically to not disrupt my work! Now tell me the truth!" "But Mommy!" I said, "I didn't do it!" "I said 'Don't lie'!" she yelled again, "And don't talk back to me young man! Now go to your room and stay in there until I come up there!" I slowly stepped backwards and felt tears stinging my eyes. "But...But Mommy," I said trying again. "NOW!!!" Mommy yelled again pointing up the stairs with a hoof. I burst into tears and ran up the stairs quickly, accidentally bumping into Spike as he was coming down. "Joshua?" he asked. I didn't answer him and continued running up the stairs. *Twilight's P.O.V.* I don't believe this! I was working really hard on this and now it was ruined! Now I had to start all over again! "Twilight?" I looked up and saw Spike walking down the stairs. "Good morning, Spike," I said stiffly. "What was all the yelling I heard down here?" he asked. "Oh, Joshua messed up what I was working on and lied saying he didn't do it," I said to him. "So that's what he was crying about," Spike said, "But are you sure it was him? It might've been somepony else." "No," I said shortly, "Joshua was the only one down here when I woke up. Now could you help me straighten everything back up, please?" "Sure," Spike said. It took us a few minutes, but together Spike and I got everything reorganized. It looked as though I wouldn't have to completely start over. At least some of the beginning notes were still in order. Now all that was left to deal with was Joshua. I walked upstairs to go talk to him. *Joshua's P.O.V.* I had my face buried in my pillow on mine and Nyx's bed and had been crying since I came up here. Why doesn't Mommy believe me? I didn't do it! I heard the door open behind me. "Alright Joshua," I heard Mommy say, "I'm going to give you one more chance to tell me how you made a mess of my work. You know how I don't like having my work disrupted, and you were the only one down there this morning, so how did it happen?" "But," I said whimpering, "I didn't do it." "That's it," she said angrily, "Consider yourself grounded in the library for a week, young man, and you can come out of your room when you're ready to admit you did it." She then left the room and slammed the door behind her. But I'm not lying! I thought, Why doesn't she believe me?! I kept crying into the pillow for a few more minutes. This wasn't fair! I don't know how long I kept crying for, but I lifted my head and looked out the window. I saw that it had started raining. Rainbow Dash came by the library yesterday and said it would be raining all day today and tomorrow. I then got off the bed and walked over to the dresser where our family pictures are kept. I looked at the one of our whole family: of me, Mommy, Nyx, Spike, Grandma Velvet, Grandpa Night Light, Uncle Shining, Aunt Cadance, and Cousin Guard. Looking at Uncle Shining and Aunt Cadance, I wanted to be with them right now. Maybe they could help me tell Mommy that I didn't do it. I wiped the tears away from my eyes and opened the dresser drawer with my clothes in it. I then took out the hooded sweater Rarity made for me when I was turning into a pony so I could hide those pony ears. I didn't take it out much except for when I had to get to school while it rained. Then I pulled out a bag that had bits Mommy gave to me as allowance. I pulled out what I needed for a train ticket to the Crystal Empire. After I put what I needed in my pants pocket, I walked over to the balcony door. I pulled the hood over my head, slowly opened the door, and stepped out into the rain. Rain water began splashing over my covered head as it poured down. I closed the door behind my as quietly as I could. I couldn't get out of the library through the front door, so I thought to try the balcony door. I looked down the edge of the balcony and started up my magic. I levitated myself over the balcony rail and down to the ground. It wasn't easy levitating myself with magic, but I was still able to do it. After my feet touched the wet ground, I looked at the library. "I'm sorry, Mommy," I said quietly, "But I didn't make that mess." I then started running to the Ponyville Train Station. *Cadance's P.O.V.* Crystal Empire Castle: Present Time... "...and that's why I ran away," Joshua said finishing his story. He then looked up at me and I saw tears still stinging his eyes and sniffled. "Why won't Mommy believe me?" I looked over to the nightstand of the bedroom and levitated a box of tissues over to Joshua. He took one out to wipe away his tears and one to blow his nose with. "I think I know why," Shining said, "You said she was working on an important task for Princess Celestia, right?" Joshua nodded his head. "And you said that she told you and Nyx that she didn't want you two disrupting her work or disturbing her, and it was getting her frustrated, right?" Joshua nodded again. "Well, it's probably because she's really stressed out at how long it's been taking and was close to finishing. She probably jumped to conclusions without thinking things through and listening to your side." I nodded in agreement. That made sense. I then looked at Joshua and saw Guard putting a hoof on his shoulder. "Well, Shining and I can't exactly agree with your decision of running away," I said to him, "But I understand why you did it: you needed someone to listen to you." "Uh-huh," Joshua said with another sniffle. "I can understand that too," Shining added. "You can stay here for now, but you're going to have to face your mother eventually," I said. Joshua nodded and sniffled again. He then took out another tissue and blew his nose. I then left the room to my chambers to write out a letter to Twilight before she got worried. Music Selection: Just Wondering - Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories Denial - Solo Acapello Detention Center ~ Elegy of the Detained - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Tears of the Light - Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep