//------------------------------// // When you Love Something... // Story: To Love A Non-Brony // by The Forgotten Host //------------------------------// “Maybe we should come back some other time.” I said anxiously, disguised as a white unicorn with a orange mane. “No,” Luna, who was disguised as an emo looking dark blue pegasus with black mane, stated firmly. “Thou hast taken three months to build enough courage for this day, and we will not let thee flee out of sheer cowardice.” “But after what happened that night...” I looked down at my cake, not finding the appetite to eat it. “How do I know he won’t just yell at me for having the gall to court him?” “He will not. TD is.. Oh for Faust’s sake.” Luna facehooved. “Cadance, the food goes in thy mouth, not all over thy face.” Cadance, ‘disguised’ in an overcoat, hat, sunglasses, and moustache that somehow deceived everypony, looked up at us and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry Auntie.” She telekinetically rubbed the frosting off her face with a napkin. “Pre-date pep-talk makes me peckish.” At least I know where Twilight learned her table manners from. When Cadance heard I would attempt to court TD again after three months, she spared no time in flying all the way from the Crystal Empire to Ponyville to give me support. We sat down in Sugarcube Corner for a bite to eat before I searched for TD to ask him out. She turned to me. “Aunt Celestia, you can’t find the answer to your problem by sulking over it. You have to do this sooner or later, so why not sooner rather than later? And besides, even if TD rejects you, he won’t yell at you.” “And how do you know that?” I kept my eyes on the cake as I telekinetically poked it with a fork. She smirked. “Love is my specialty, Auntie. I thought you knew that.” “But she is right,” Luna added. “Thou shalt not find answers to any questions by dwelling on them.” I sighed. “You’re right. I need to get answers.” Cadance grinned excitedly “And maybe if you two become an item, he’ll let us borrow his laptop and we can watch another one of those horror--” “NO!” Luna and I shouted in unison. I rubbed my temples with my hooves. The nightmares we had that week… Luna pulled out her purse and paid for the food, seeing that I wouldn’t eat mine. “Alright, tis time to take our leave.” She smiled warmly at me. “T’would be unfair to keep thy future coltfriend waiting.” I smiled back. Her words gave me the confidence I was searching for. Before getting up from my seat, I levitated my plate close to my face and downed my cake in one mouthful, leaving Luna and Cadance to stare at me aghast. “What? Nopony here knows who we are.” Just then, the bell chimed and the door opened. Luna, out of habit, glanced at the entrance once before her eyes widened and she gestured us to turn towards the door. We did so and were surprised by TD’s arrival. He walked inside Sugarcube Corner. His face said his mind was in different places. Searching for an empty seat, he sat down on a table with two chairs. Luna craned her head forward. “Why is he here?” “Cake?” Cadance answered bluntly. I began to hyperventilate. Why was I hyperventilating? I’m an immortal alicorn. I don’t hyperventilate. Luna patted me with a hoof to calm me down. “Do not fret,” she said reassuringly. “This is a good thing. It saves us the trouble of finding him.” “You got this,” Cadance added. “You know what to say. You know when to say it. So just go ahead and say it.” I nodded and took a deep breathe to steel my resolve. I was about to get off my seat before the bell chimed again and the door once again opened to reveal a magenta mare with three smiling flowers for a cutie mark. She looked around the room before her eyes settled on TD, and she trotted towards him and sat on the seat opposite to him, gaining his attention. I lightly groaned in annoyance. Oh well, I’d talk to him after she left. But she didn’t leave. They had begun a conversation. I shrugged and figured I would have an opportunity later and turned back to Luna and Cadance. The latter of whom stared at the two with a facial expression I knew all too well. “Aunt Celestia...” She turned to me, with an apologetic expression. “I’m so sorry.” It took me a full five seconds to get where she was going with this. My pupils dilated and I looked back at the two. They displayed all the signs: leaning forward to be close to each other, gazing into each other’s eyes without the slightest bit of hesitation, listening attentively to what the other was saying, it was all there. One did not seem to be aware of what the other felt, but it was inevitable. “He seems so happy,” I whispered to nopony in the room. Luna noticed tears beginning to form in my eyes and immediately tried to console me. “Do not fret sister.” She smiled, trying to get me to the same. “Tis most probably a misconception on thy part. It does not seem what they have will last long.” I shook my head. “You don’t have to lie to make me feel better Luna,” I said. I turned towards them and smiled. “It is better this way.” “What?” she said in sheer astonishment. “But after all thou hast been through--” “If TD is content with that mare, I don’t see a reason why I should interfere.” “But thou hast been through too much to just--” She was interrupted with a hoof by Cadance, who looked at me with concern. “Aunt Celestia, are you certain you’re sure about this?” She asked seriously. I nodded. “I’m sure.” Luna was about to say something, but Cadance nudged her to keep quiet. “So what do you want to do now?” she asked. “Head back to Canterlot, of course.” “Now?” Luna asked. I shook my head. “You two can fly back. I’d like to take the train home.” Luna looked at Cadance, who gestured her to follow. She gave me one last look before sighing and nodding. “We will be waiting for thy arrival back home, sister,” she said before they made their way out of the door. As soon as they left I sniffled before going to the counter and ordering another slice of cake. When you love somepony, you would give anything so that pony would return it. As I relished my dessert, I looked at TD every now and then and my lips would curl up when I would see his smile. But you would give even more for their happiness. I gave a rather generous tip before making my way back home. I walked about a dozen metres away from the building, before I stopped and realized I had left my purse back in the shop. I sighed in frustration; I was not in the mood for this. “Hey you,” a familiar voice said. I turned back to see TD standing a couple of feet away from me “You left this back in the bakery.” I smiled to hold back my tears. Some managed to break free and roll down my face, much to TD’s confusion. “Something wrong?” I shook my head. “I’m fine, thank you.” He bent down to hand me the purse. I walked to him and gave him a hug. “Thank you,” I repeated with more sincerity in my voice. “You’re… welcome?” he answered, not sure how he should have responded. I broke away from him and took my purse back from his hand. At this point, my tears were now freely running down my face. “F-farewell.” I said trying my best not to choke. “Uh… bye?” I nodded and turned away, not daring to look back as I walked to the train station in fear of him not being there anymore. He was happy; I was happy. I knew I was because I was smiling brightly, so I had to be happy even though the tears never stopped. My smile never faded even as I returned home and was met with a consoling embrace of my sister with Cadance watching sorrowfully. I was happy... I was so happy...