The morning sun rises as Peanut Butter stirs from his sleep. He gets up to do his morning routine. His eyes still puffy and his expression deadpan as he makes his way to the bathroom to get in the shower.
He washes his face and brushes his teeth before getting in the shower. He stares at the shower wall as water runs down his head. He closes his eyes tight rubbing the bridge of his nose with his thumb and index finger before getting out of the shower to dry himself off. He goes back to his room and gets dressed before walking out of his room and enters the kitchen and sees Luna before looking away. Luna sees him as she plates his breakfast.
"Good morning P.B.." Luna greets somewhat cheerfully.
"Good morning."
Peanut Butter sits down silently before checking his blood sugar as Luna sits down. Peanut Butter looks down before he looks at Luna.
"Look, about last night, I'm sorry for snapping at you I didn't mean to do it, I was just not in a good mood." Peanut Butter apologizes depressingly.
"I understand, I should say sorry too for pushing you when I shouldn't have."
"Also thanks for checking in on me last night."
"How did you know?"
"The blanket was placed over me."
"You're welcome."
Peanut Butter eats his breakfast as Luna does the same. After they eat and clean the dishes Luna and Peanut Butter head to Canterlot High. When they arrive they quickly enter the school as they are greeted by Sunset Shimmer and Celestia near the main office. Peanut Butter goes with Sunset Shimmer to the bench they were at the day before and sit on it.
"I heard about what happened last night." Sunset Shimmer mentions.
"I wouldn't doubt it."
"It got me thinking that maybe my friends other than Rarity and A.J. are going about this the wrong way."
"Yeah, you can tell I'm not much of a social person."
"I saw that yesterday."
"So what's your point?"
"My point is that instead of us coming to you that we should just let you come to us on your own terms."
"It took you this long to realize that?"
"Well that's what my friends did with me."
"I see."
Just then Applejack and Rarity join them with Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy behind them.
"Did you girls get my message last night?" Sunset asks.
They all nod before sitting down. Applejack sits next to Peanut Butter and talks to Rarity. He looks over at AppleJack and sighs quietly as he looks down towards his hands still thinking of what Applebloom told him the day before. He gets up and heads to one of the bathrooms near by. Sunset looks at him and tries to stop him and remembers her own advice. Peanut Butter goes into one of the bathrooms and places his book bag next to him as he looks into the mirror in front of one of the sinks. He looks at his face as his thoughts are running a mile a minute. Frustration grows within him as he gets to the point where he punches the wall next to the mirror. The pain in his fist shoots up through his arm causing him to pull his arm back clenching his fist with his other hand. He looks over it and only notices a couple scratches before putting his hands in his jacket pockets. The bell rings a few seconds later as he picks up his bag and heads to Luna's office.
The rest of the morning Peanut Butter remains quiet as he does his school work. When he goes to lunch he keeps to himself as he eats while Sunset and her friends talk among themselves. Sunset and Peanut Butter walk back to Luna's office not speaking a word to each other as they reach Luna's office. Sunset meets with Luna outside her office while Peanut Butter sits to do his school work in her office.
"How did it go?" Luna asks.
"He was, quiet, something is bothering him for sure, though he's trying to be subtle about it."
"Is there any hint of what it could be?"
"Not really other than he's avoiding A.J. like a sickness."
"Well that points to her being involved with it."
"Yeah."
"You should be getting to class, I'll see you and Tia after school."
Sunset nods and goes to class as Luna goes back in her office. The rest of the school day passes quickly with the final bell ringing loudly through out the halls. Peanut Butter gives his work to Luna as he packs his bag. Luna puts the work aside and looks at Peanut Butter.
"P.B. we're going somewhere today with Celestia and Sunset." Luna mentions.
"Where are we going?"
"We're going to the boardwalk an hour away from here."
Peanut Butter has a faint smile on his face as he remembers going there with his family once during their first summer in Canterlot.
"That would be nice."
Luna smiles as she picks up her purse. Peanut Butter grabs his book bag and heads out the door with Luna behind him. They wait outside for Celestia and Sunset in front of the school for about five minutes before Celestia and Sunset Shimmer come out of the school. They all go over their plan before getting in their cars and go to the boardwalk. About halfway through the car ride Peanut Butter falls asleep in the car. Luna can hear a slight snore coming from him she glances over to him and sees a content look on his face. She looks back on the road as she thinks about the past few days and then about Home Run and the similarities between him and Peanut Butter. She looks at Peanut Butter again and sees the resemblance of Home Run in him. She checks the road again as her eyes catch something around Peanut Butter's eyes. She looks again and sees that they are tears. She realizes that he is crying in his sleep. She focuses on the road again letting him sleep in peace.
They arrive near the boardwalk about a block away as they enter a parking lot near by with the sounds of laughter, rides and games in the short distance. Luna parks her car and places her hand on Peanut Butter's shoulder, lightly pushing him to wake him up. He starts to stir and eventually wakes up. Luna smiles a bit.
"We're here P.B.." Luna says.
Peanut Butter yawns and stretches a bit. He gets out of the car and waits with Luna before they all head to the boardwalk. The boardwalk on one side has carnival games and buildings with red and white trim on the tops of them varying in size and the different colors of the main parts of the buildings with a Farris wheel at the end of it with smaller rides on the other side. They all go onto the boardwalk as Luna and Celestia let Peanut Butter and Sunset Shimmer walk ahead of them. Celestia pulls Luna aside to talk to her while still being in view of Sunset and Peanut Butter.
"So, how was he this morning?" Celestia asks.
"He apologized, he looked quite regretful of what he did."
"That's good, what about the day?"
"He was his usual quiet self, even at lunch from what Sunset told me. She said he looked bothered and that it relates to AppleJack."
"Well those two were close friends."
"That is true."
Celestia looks over Luna's shoulder and sees Peanut Butter and Sunset on the other side of the boardwalk a short distance ahead of them facing the water. She brings her attention back to Luna.
"So have you talked to an attorney about what you have planed for him yet?" Celestia asks.
"He said to give it about two months before going forward with the paperwork."
"I see."
Meanwhile Peanut Butter and Sunset Shimmer look over the water. Peanut Butter sighs and smirks as he watches the waves crash against the shore and posts supporting the boardwalk. Sunset stands next to him and smiles before she looks at him.
"Nice isn't it?" Sunset Shimmer asks.
"Yeah it is."
"So what's going on with you since yesterday after school?"
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"I know it has to do with A.J.."
"What makes you think that?"
"All day you've been avoiding any kind of contact with her and you weren't yesterday, also you weren't as quiet as you were yesterday."
"That obvious huh?"
"Yep."
"I found out I caused AppleJack to go through hell when I ran off, Bloom told me yesterday, I just, I just never thought of what she'd feel like after I left, though at the time I don't think I really cared."
"We all make mistakes, trust me I should know, but its what you do to fix what you did and learn from it that matters."
Peanut Butter smiles as he feels a weight lift off of his shoulders. With a sigh he looks over at Sunset Shimmer.
"Thanks Sunset, I really needed to hear that, I want to say sorry to her, but I have no idea how to tell her." Peanut Butter admits as he looks back to the water.
"I can help with that, but you have to tell her how you feel, understand?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, now let's go have some fun while we can."
"Yeah, I want to go on the wheel at least once."
"Fond memories I assume?"
"Yeah, my mom used to take me on it when we first moved to Canterlot, while dad was getting ice cream, she did it as payback for him getting us lost."
"Your mom sounds like the vengeful type."
"She was in a playful way."
"Ah."
They both run off down the boardwalk with Luna and Celestia still behind them. They watch the rides and go on a couple of them as they make their way to the Farris wheel. Peanut Butter's smile grows big from seeing it. Luna takes him onto one of the ride seats with Sunset and Celestia riding in another seat. They slowly reach the top as they overlook the rest of the beach.
"I can see why you like being on here." Luna mentions.
"Yeah, my mom and dad took me on here when I first moved to Canterlot."
"So this means a lot to you huh?"
"It does."
"I'm glad that you're sharing a memory with me."
"You're welcome."
Luna smiles as they stay at the top for five minutes before they start going down. They exit the ride fifteen minutes later and wait for Celestia and Sunset to exit the ride as well. They take their time leaving as they watch the sun set and the lights on the attractions turn on and enjoy the sights and sounds.
They go back the their cars and head to a small restaurant near by and eat dinner before driving home. Peanut Butter falls asleep in the first ten minutes. Luna focuses on the road though she can't shake the image of seeing him cry in his sleep. They both arrive home with Peanut Butter still fast asleep. Luna looks over and sees a small smile on his face as she gently pushes his shoulder. He mumbles something before waking up with half open eyes. He stretches a bit before getting out of the car and following Luna to the apartment and going inside before going to his room and falling asleep in his clothes and the door still open. Luna looks inside his room and giggles softly before closing the door.
Luna takes out her cell phone and calls Celestia. After a few rings Celestia picks up.
"Hey Tia, did you make it home safely?"
"That's good, no nothing happened, he just went to bed."
"He's so tired he didn't change out of his clothes."
"It got a chuckle out of me since I haven't seen that since college remember?"
"You studied way too much back then."
"Did you and Sunset have a good time?"
"Glad you two did."
"I'll probably keep him in my office for the rest of the week and try again on Monday."
"I know you're not trying to be the bad guy Tia."
"If it happens again I'll send him to the school shrink."
"We'll talk about this more tomorrow okay?"
"Good night Tia, love you too."
Luna shuts off her phone and sighs as she gets ready for bed thinking over of bringing Peanut Butter into the school setting again. She's worried what happened before will happen again. But she knows it has to happen eventually. She dresses in her pajamas and lays in bed still conflicted on what to do. She grabs one of her pillows and holds it tight and cries in frustration. She falls asleep a half hour later still unsure and conflicted with the situation as the embrace of sleep takes over.