//------------------------------// // Chapter 5 - Making Up // Story: It Wasn't Me! // by jkreader //------------------------------// Green text means there's background music. Chapter 5 - Making Up *Twilight's P.O.V.* "You're sure you don't mind staying behind, Spike?" I asked. "I'm sure, Twi," Spike replied, "It's best if you and Nyx face Joshua yourselves." "Alright," I said, "Make sure to keep the library organized, okay? And don't mess with my project's notes, I don't want a repeat." "Yes, ma'am," he said saluting, "Good luck." "Thanks Spike," Nyx said as we left the library. That morning after waking up, I sent a letter telling Cadance to let Joshua know that Nyx and I were coming to pick him up. He was no longer in trouble for making the mess, but he was still in trouble for running away. However, the punishment for that wasn't going to be as extreme. As soon as we arrived at the station, we bought our tickets for the train and got on board. I wasn't exactly looking forward to facing Joshua because of the nightmare I had last night, and I could tell Nyx wasn't either, but we both knew we would have to swallow our fear down and face him eventually. "Twilight?" I heard Nyx say as she sat next to me. I looked down at her. "Yes Nyx?" I asked putting a foreleg around her. "I'm nervous," she said, "What if Joshua reacts the same way he did last night in my dream, except for the whole dropping me in a vortex part?" "I'm nervous too," I said giving her a small squeeze, "But I'm sure he won't do that. I'm kinda worried he won't listen to me since I didn't listen to him, but we've gotta hope for the best." Nyx looked up at me and smiled. "You're right," she said hugging me. *Joshua's P.O.V.* I was sitting in the nursery room with Guard. We had just finished breakfast and Aunt Cadance got a letter from Mommy saying that she and Nyx were coming to get me. Why was Nyx coming along? I don't think she had anything to do with this. I was scared of having to face Mommy again. I knew I was going to get in more trouble when she got here, and that made me start crying again. I felt Guard place a hoof on my shoulder. "Joshua?" he asked me. "Yes, Guard?" I replied. "You still sad?" he asked. "Yes," I said, "And I'm scared." "Why you scawwed?" he asked me. "I'm scared of having to face Mommy," I said, "I know I'm going to get in more trouble for running away. What if she still doesn't believe me that I didn't make the mess?" I then felt Guard put his other hoof on my other shoulder. I looked up at him and saw him smiling. "I bewieve you," he said. I smiled at him. Guard always seemed to make me smile no matter what happened. "Thanks, Guard," I said hugging him. We stayed like that for a little bit more until the door opened up. I saw Aunt Cadance and Uncle Shining standing there. "Joshua," Uncle Shining said, "Your mother and Nyx are here." I sighed sadly. It was now or never. I stood up and walked up to them. "Where are they?" I asked. "In the throne room," Aunt Cadance said, "They asked if they could talk to you alone." I didn't like the sound of that. "I'm scared Aunt Cadance," I said. "I know you are, sweetie," she said rubbing my shoulder, "But we'll be right outside those doors waiting and hoping for the best, okay?" I nodded my head. Together, the four of us walked to the throne room. When we got to the door behind the throne, Aunt Cadance opened it with her magic. "Good wuck, Joshua," Guard said. "Thanks," I said. I walked through and the door shut behind me. I walked around the throne and saw Mommy and Nyx sitting there in the middle of the room. They were both looking down at their hooves, with sad and guilty faces. I was confused. Mommy then looked up at me, but kept her head down, opened up her mouth, and spoke. *Nyx's P.O.V.* Twilight and I were sitting in the middle of the throne room waiting for Joshua to arrive. We were still hesitant to talk with him after what we both put him through, but we both knew we would have to do so eventually. Just then, I heard a door opening. I looked back, but it wasn't the big throne room doors opening. I looked back at the throne and saw Joshua stepping out from behind them. I wanted so much to just run over to him, hug him, and apologize to him for what I put him through, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. He stood at the top of the stairs in front of Aunt Cadance's seat and looked at us. I could tell he was scared too. I looked over to Twilight and saw her looking up at Joshua, but kept her head down. She then opened her mouth to speak. "Joshua," she said sadly, "You don't have to say anything right now. Just please listen to what Nyx and I have to say." I looked at Joshua and saw him nodding for Twilight to continue. "I should've listened to what you had to say before assuming that you made the mess," Twilight said, "I shouldn't have just gone and outright blamed you for it, and I'm very sorry for punishing you for what you didn't do. That was wrong of me. I've just been on edge ever since Princess Celestia gave me that assignment. It doesn't excuse my actions, but I hope it explains it. I'm so very sorry." After Twilight finished, I saw tears streaming down her cheeks. I took a couple steps forward and looked at Joshua. "I'm sorry too, little brother," I said, "I was the one who made that mess. I was in a hurry yesterday, but knocked over Twilight's notes. I knew I should've picked them up, but I couldn't remember what order she had them in. It's my fault that you got blamed for something I did. I'm so sorry, Joshua." *Joshua's P.O.V.* So Nyx was the one who made that mess? Then she was the one who got me in trouble! But then, she didn't do it on purpose. She was in a hurry that morning. I looked at Mommy and then Nyx. They both had tears in their eyes as they stood there waiting for me to say something. "Mommy," I said. She looked up at me. "I'm sorry I ran away. I just felt hurt that you didn't believe me. I wanted someone to believe me, so that's why I came here. And, I forgive you." I then looked over to Nyx. "Nyx, I know you didn't mean to make the mess on purpose, but what you did hurt me a lot. But, I still forgive you." They both lifted their heads up and looked at me, and I looked at them. Then they smiled, and I smiled. I felt tears stinging my eyes. I then ran over to Mommy and hugged her chest. I felt Nyx wrap her hooves around me from behind and nuzzle the back of my head. Mommy then put both of her hooves around us and hugged us both. "I'm so sorry, Joshua," Mommy cried. She sniffled a little bit, and I felt her tears splashing onto my head. "I'm sorry too, Mommy," I said sniffling. "So am I," Nyx said. We stayed hugging like that for a while. I was happy that things were back to the way they were again. I don't know why, but this whole thing made me love Mommy and Nyx even more. Music Selection: Destiny's Union - Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Detention Center ~ Security Camera's Elegy - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Justice For All Turnabout Sisters' Ballad - Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney