I couldn't believe my ears. "You're joking, right?" I asked her. This had to be a joke. An anniversary prank. Something. This could not be real.
"No, I'm not kidding," Sunset replied in an angry voice. "I am just fed up and everything. Why can't I have as much power as Celestia?" Wait, WHAT?!
"Because with great power comes great responsibility! Everypony knows that! If something goes horribly wrong, who do you think has to fix it? Who gets the blame?"
"Uh, the pony who created the problem?"
"Ok, well what if somehow Celestia is responsible for that? All that power, but so much responsibility."
"Well, Celestia wouldn't do that and neither would I."
"But it's just not your destiny..."
"So what?"
"Well, running away from your studies definitely is going to help you..." Nothing but silence. "Think of all the ponies who care about you, who will miss you when you're gone."
"Nopony cares."
"I care! So does Celestia!"
"You're not gonna change my mind, Lightning!" She was right. I couldn't change her mind. But I wasn't just gonna let her go...
"Come on Sunset. Don't be like this."
"Again, you're not gonna change my mind." After another moment of silence, I speak again.
"But either way, I still love you." And with that, I leaned in and gave her one long, last kiss. She seemed to hesitate for a moment, as if she wasn't sure what to do next. But then, she just turned and left without saying a word. I didn't go after her there was no point. They say if you truly love somepony, you need to know when to let them go. It's just, too hard to do...
I then wake up. It was just a dream, or a flashback. I look to my right to see my mare in bed.
"Lightning? Are you alright?" Apparently I was doing SOMETHING in that dream...
"Yeah, I'm alright. It was just a dream."
"You sure you don't wanna talk about?" I could tell by her voice that she was sleepy, but also concerned.
"I'll tell you in the morning. G'night Dashie." I say, laying back down. There's a bit of time before she replies.
"Goodnight Lightning..." She almost instantly goes to sleep. It takes a while for me, but I finally go back to sleep.
Here I am, sitting on a bench in the park. Just enjoying the rays of the sun, the cool breeze. Not a cloud in the sky. Such a beautiful day. Not to mention how peaceful everything is. When it seems things can't get any better, I spot Rainbow Dash heading in my direction. "Hey Dahsie!" I call out when she's just in hearing range.
"Shut up, Lightning!" Wait, WHAT?!
"Um, what's up?"
"You know exactly what!" I am so lost right now. "You CHEATED on me..." She says, sounding really hurt.
"I don't know what you're talking about!"
"Don't lie. Everypony knows it! Don't talk to me anymore. We're done..." I watch her storm off. As she disappears over the horizon, everything fades to black. I'm just sitting there in darkness. How could this happen? I would NEVER do such a thing... A really smart friend of mine said dream are visions of the future. I hope this is one of those rare occasions where she was wrong. I don't think I could live with myself if that actually happened...