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// Chapter 5, The studious one 
// Story: out of sight, lingering in mind 
// by Julyah 
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My last friend, my faithful twilight was the last to leave. (besides for me.)

It was late summer.

We were in her library, were she once more handed me the book on organized orchards. I smiled and sighed.

I tossed the book aside.

“im good” I told her.

“yeah well, yo- OUCH.” She cut herself of and fell off the ladder she was perched on.

“twilight!” I yelled. 

I was too slow, and so I didint catch her, But she did land ontop of spike's old bed, so she was fine. 

(when spike grew to big for the library, he moved into a cave just north of ponyville. Twilight and Spinke visited. A lot.)

Anyway. She fell ontop of the bed, rubbing her stomack.

“oooohh. It hurts...”

“Dont worry twi, ill getchya to the hospital.”

“no” she croaked. “AJ, if you dont mind, I would like to die under the old apple tree, next to our friends.”

So, I smiled as the tears welled up in my face.

So, me supporting her, we slowly made our way to the park. I was very sad.

When we finnaly got to the tombstone of pinkie, she collapsed, sweating and grey.

A tear fell from her face.

“applejack, lets dig my grave” she said.

“beggin your pardon?” I thought I had'nt heard her right.

“lets do it.” 

And so we did.

Digging her grave, we worked untill the sky turned bronze.

And then, a deep twilight colour.

Thats when my last friend left me.

She was breathing heavily, lying next to me and watching the stars wink at us.

I turned my head and looked at her.

She did the same, and said, “AJ, dont ever think this was your fault. Have fun with the rest of your life. Its my time.” She turned her head to look up at the stars, but I sat up.

Tears cascading down my face, I screamed. “NO! You cant leave me, twilight! You cant leave me!”

I leaned oevr her, as she withdrew a husky breath. “dont... blame yourself...” she managed to whisper. “I love you, you... were alwayes my sis.. sister...”

And she slowly winked at me.

Then her eyes closed again.

She sighed.

“I am... In peace...”