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// Heart Breakers 
// Story: Internal Randomness 
// by halothair 
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"...Shining?"
"Hello, Princess."
"Shiny, since when did you call me Princess?"
"Since you decided to call her Twily."
"..."
"..."
"...so you heard everything."
"...yeah."
"Do you... do you want to talk about it?"
"No."
"Oh."
"But if we don't, nothing's gonna be accomplished here."
"...right."
"So... heh, I don't even know where to start."
"...at the beginning?"
"Okay."
"...listen, I don't want you-"
"When did it happen?"
"I-I can't- I just don't want you to-"
"When. Did. It. Happen?"
"...it was the first day that we...did it."
"It? You mean- oh. It."
"See? I knew this would happen. You're freaking out and-"
"Cadance."
"...yes, Shiny?"
"Don't call me that."
"..."
"The day we did...'it', was the day I proposed to you, wasn't it?"
"Yes."
"And you were struggling with the decision."
"Yes."
"Because I told you you'd have the best sister."
"I- ...yes."
"...it wasn't because you loved me, was it?"
"NO! I mean- no, Shi- Shining Armor, I do love you! I love every moment I spend with you and Flurry!"
"But you're not in love with me, are you!"
"I- please don't make me-"
"Say. It."
"Please. I- I can't-"
"SAY IT!"
"OKAY! I DON'T LOVE YOU! I LOVE TWILIGHT! ARE YOU HAPPY!?"
"..."
"...I- I love Twilight. I look at her, and I think to myself, 'Self, that's the type of pony I'd like to be someday.' I never thought of doing anything to her, you understand that, right?"
"Yeah. Her."
"...but..."
"...but?"
"I can't be with her."
"...why not?"
"Because it was too late."
"I- I don't understand."
"She moved to Ponyville. She didn't have contact with us for months, Shining. Months."
"..."
"She was having so much fun with her friends, and I never had friends. Did you know that?"
"...no, I didn't know that. But then, I didn't know that about you either."
"Ha ha."
"Go on."
"Promise you won't yell?"
"...I'll listen as best I can."
"That's all I can ask."
"Okay, go."
"Well, I realized that after the fourth month, I needed to see her again. You don't just love somebody like that and forget about them."
"Mm."
"So I- I wanted to make her jealous. And so I..."
"Married me."
"Yeah."
"...how did the spell work?"
"The spell wasn't for love for each other. If it was, Chrysalis would've been...killed."
"What? Why didn't you tell me that?"
"I didn't even know until Auntie Celestia told me a few minutes ago!"
"...you told her."
"No. She found out."
"How?"
"Shining. How does she find out anything?"
"Hmm. Good point. Continue."
"Okay, where was I?"
"Wedding."
"Yes, the wedding. Believe it or not, that was the best day of my life. You have to agree."
"I do agree."
"You do!?"
"I don't know whether I believe it or not."
"...oh."
"..."
"..."
"...finish up the story."
"...well, it- it got easier over time. We became protectors of the Crystal Empire-"
"An unexpected turn for everyone."
"-then the Equestria Games-"
"Kinda seems like most of our festivals have some sort of disaster either before, during, or after."
"-and then...Flurry."
"Flurry."
"...she's..."
"A joy."
"Yeah. I love her so much."
"Which one of them?"
"...well...both. I love you for helping me bring her into this world."
"And Twilight?"
"...right. Twilight."
"..."
"..."
"...did she- did she kiss you back?"
"...only after a minute or so."
"...huh."
"..."
"...that's kinda hot."
"SHINY!"
"Hey, you're not denying it!"
"...okay, maybe it did feel good."
"I knew it!"
"...for about a minute, anyway."
"Oh, yeah."
"...so, that's it. Now you know. Your dearly beloved wife has had a crush on your sister since she was old enough to date, and I kissed her in our hallway."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"So. What happens now?"
"..."
"...Shiny?"
"...I say it's up to you."
"What?"
"I say you have two options. You can either stay here with me and keep things together, or you can go seek your true love."
"...those choices suck."
"I know. But we have to decide now. I think I heard Celestia calling my mom."
"Eeeyikes."
"Yup, so not looking forward to that conversation."
"Hahahaha!"
"Heh heh..."
"...I think- I think I wanna stay."
"You do?"
"Sure."
"But- but- but your true love!"
"Shiny, I realized a long time ago that Twily and I couldn't be together. When she became an alicorn, she had even less time to meet with me, so i decided to not pursue any false hopes."
"...so, you're staying with...me?"
"Yeah, I guess I am."
"Can you handle not being with her?"
"Will you still support me after what you learned?"
"...yes. Yes, I think I can."
"Then yes, I'll get over it. Besides, your sister already told me she's considering Rarity."
"...so now what?"
"Now? Now, we go outside. We look our friends and family in the eye-"
"Hoo boy."
"And we tell them the truth."
"The whole truth?"
"Ye- well, I suppose we could leave out a few details."
"Okay, are you ready?"
"...yeah, let's go."
"Okay. But before we do-"
"What are you- Mmph!"
"...Mwah! I love you Princess Mi Amore Cadenza."
"...and I love you, my knight in Shining Armor."













"Wait, did you say Rarity?"