by Jonesly
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The sun came up on June 6th, but it did not bring the warmth expected. The sun shone with the cold warmth of the depths of winter, not the bright heat of midsummer. This was the second day of unseasonable cold. The first day the sun had been sluggish to rise at all.
Seeking answers, Applejack, the friend, not the drink, softly knocked on the door to Twilight's apartment within the Castle of Friendship. Receiving no answer, she slowly opened the door and peeked in.
Twilight was pacing back and forth, muttering to herself, her hair in complete disarray and her right eye twitching. She looked as if the only thing keeping her going was coffee and neurosis.
“What if I say no, why would she ask me. If I say no she'll be crushed. The sun will go down and never come up. Luna will come and find me and banish me to the moon, then jail me, then force me into magical kindergarten in a jail on the moon. Cadance! Cadance will be so angry, especially if she pushed her into asking me out. Why would she do this? What if I say no...” Twilight's rant trailed off into more mutters.
“Uh, Sugarcube? You alright there?,” Applejack asked cautiously.
“She asked me to marry her. ME! TWILIGHT SPARKLE! The most beautiful mare in the world asked me. If I say no... Why would she even ask? Doesn't she know that I'm... I just... I... I can't do it! I'm not perfect and she needs perfect, she deserves perfect... she deserves better then me, I'll just drag her down.” Twilight wailed.
Applejack pulled her friend into a hug. Twilight burst into tears, sobbing into the orange mare's coat. Applejack held her softly, making quiet comforting sounds. They remained like that as Twilight slowly calmed down.
“Twilight, sugarcube,” Applejack said softly, caressing the alicorn's mane in a comforting gesture, “What if you say yes?”