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- "Damn, it's really coming down out there."
- >I walk away from the window and head to my couch.
- >I plop myself down with a sigh, taking in the warmth of the fire.
- >I used to love nights like this, but now..
- >They just remind me of home.
- >I spread myself out on the couch, letting my mind wander.
- >Eventually my eyes slowly start to close.
- >I may not enjoy rainy nights anymore, but they still knock me the hell out.
- >I start slipping into sleep when I hear the banging.
- >I sit up quickly, still groggy.
- "The hell was that..?"
- >I hear it again, louder now.
- >Shit, it's the door, who would be out at this time?
- >I get up and walk to the door, opening it slowly.
- >I poke my head out and see Rainbow Dash, my marefriend.
- "Dashie! What are you doing? Get in here, you're going to get sick!"
- >I step aside, opening the door further for her to come inside.
- >"S-sorry Anon. I was on my way home when my w-wing cramped up."
- >She attempts to stretch her right wing, wincing noticeably.
- >"I'm l-lucky I was so close to your house."
- >I lead her to the fire place before I run off to get a blanket.
- "Stay there, I'll be right back."
- >"O-ok Anon."
- >I come back quickly to Dashie and wrap the blanket around her.
- >I sit down next to her, pulling her close and wrapping my arms around her.
- "So, what were you doing out there? Part of the team to start the storm?"
- >"Yeah, I stayed to finish rounding up the clouds when everyone else went home."
- >Just like her to go above and beyond with something like that.
- "Well, you certainly did a good job. Crazy heavy storm."
- >I feel her shift, leaning into me more.
- >"Yeah, the storm is pretty awesome isn't it?"
- >Shes definitely already warming and cheering up.
- >I laugh and pull her in tighter to me, rubbing her back.
- >I feel her nuzzle into my chest.
- >"Thanks Anon..I love you.."
- >I feel my chest tighten, a lump forming in my throat.
- "I love you too Dashie.."
- >I kiss her on the top of her head and pull the blanket around her tighter.
- >Eventually, we both start to drift into sleep.
- >I wake up what must be just a few moments later
- "Shit, we're still on the floor."
- >I slowly pick her up and move to the couch, sitting down with her against me.
- >I laugh to myself, remembering my dad used to do the same thing.
- >"Whats so funny Anon?"
- >Shit, I woke her up.
- "Oh, nothing. Its just, when I was a kid I would pass out on the floor when I would play with my toys or something. My dad would pick me up and we'd both nap on the couch."
- >She giggles, flashing that smile I love.
- >"I bet it was adorable Anon."
- >I laugh mock laugh as I reach down and tickle her hoof.
- >"Anon! You know I hate that!"
- "I know, but its just so adorable Dashie."
- >She tries to push me away.
- >I'm a lot bigger, so I manage to keep hold of her, tickling her hoof.
- >"Anon! Ok, you win!"
- >Shes giggling between words.
- "Oh, I know I win, I just wanted to hear it."
- >She hits me in the arm playfully.
- >We both start to calm down, laying into each other again.
- >I wrap my arm back around her.
- >She slowly starts to nuzzle into me again.
- >"Anon, can you tell me about them?"
- >I furrow my brow, curious as to what she means.
- "Tell you about who?"
- >"Your parents. What were they like?"
- "Why do you want to know?"
- >"I dunno. Just curious I guess.."
- "Well, my mom was mouse of a woman, small and squeaky."
- >She giggles quietly at the comparison
- >I smile as I continue
- "She was the sweetest woman I've ever known, always worried about the people around her. My dad and I primarily."
- >I look down at her and notice tears in her eyes, a slightly pained look on her face.
- "Dashie, whats wrong?"
- >"It.. it's nothing Anon. Please, continue. What was your dad like?"
- "Okay.. Well, if my mom was a mouse my dad was a bear. He absolutely towered over my mom and I."
- >I hear Dashie sniffle.
- >I continue, worry edging into my voice.
- "He was by all definitions of the word, a protector. If I came home with so much as a bruise he was out looking for whoever did it, despite my assurance that I just fell."
- >I pull her closer, rubbing her mane as I do so.
- "And they loved each other so much. I don't think I so much as seen them disagree. It's like they were always on the same page on everything."
- >I hear her quietly start to sob.
- "Alright, tell me whats going on? Whats got you so emotional?"
- >I sit up and look at her intently.
- >I wipe the tears from her eyes.
- >She looks away, not wanting to make eye contact.
- "Dashie, you can tell me anything. Now please, whats going on?"
- >"I.. I just wish I could have had parents like yours.."
- >I eye her curiously, wondering what she means.
- "What do you mean 'parents like mine'? I'm sure your parents were just fine."
- >She starts sobbing
- >I pull her into me, guilty about what I caused
- "I'm so sorry Dashie. I didn't mean to-"
- >She stops crying
- >"Its okay Anon.. There's no way you could have known.."
- "Known what? C'mon Dash, I just want to help."
- >She mulls it over in her head and starts to explain.
- >"My parents weren't exactly.. loving.."
- >I sit looking into her eyes as she goes over her childhood.
- >"My mother..She was abusive, a drunk, and a whore. Not, physically abusive, that was my father."
- >Anger starts forming in my head as my fists clench.
- >Either she doesn't notice my anger or she doesn't acknowledge it.
- >"No, my mother was verbally abusive. All she ever told me was how I'd never amount to anything, or how my dreams were 'fucking retarded'."
- >She does air quotes as best as a pony can on the last words.
- >"I don't think I was ever hugged until I met Gilda. The first words of encouragement I heard were from the teacher when she saw how fast I was during recess."
- >Tears start to well up in my eyes. I start thinking of Gilda in a different light.
- >She may have been cruel during their last meeting, but she helped my Dashie in her young age.
- >"But no matter what she said, I always tried my hardest. I knew that if I worked at it I would get to where I want to be."
- >I smile when I hear this.
- >That's just like her.
- >"My father on the other hand wasn't a drunk. He was just a terrible pony. Hardly able to be called a stallion."
- >The anger starts welling up in my head again.
- >"He would beat my mother and I daily. Always in ways that would heal quickly, or wouldn't show at all."
- >She must have noticed the rage this time.
- >"Anon, it's okay. Don't get worked up."
- >She tries to comfort me through the tears spilling from her own eyes.
- >She wipes her tear streaked cheeks and continues.
- >"Well, eventually he went too far. He.. he.."
- >She starts crying again.
- >I pull her into me, running my finger through her multicolored mane.
- "It's okay Dashie, I'm here.."
- >She sniffles against my chest then pulls away.
- >"Okay, I can continue now."
- >"Like I said, one day he went too far."
- >She winces at the memory the same way she winced at the cramped wing
- >"He was angrier than usual over something I did, I can't remember what it was. And, he.. he stomped on my back, breaking one of my wings.."
- >I can feel my face getting red just at the thought.
- >How dare he take away the thing she loves most?
- >"He said if I told anyone the truth.. he would do worse to me.."
- >I force myself to calm down for her sake.
- >I nod, signaling her to continue.
- >"He forced the bones back into place.. to make it look like it wasn't broken.."
- >She closes her eyes and clenches her jaw.
- >"I can't even describe the pain Anon.. jagged bone scrapping against jagged bone and tearing into muscle.."
- >I cringe at the thought.
- >She chokes back more sobs and continues.
- >"The next day the teacher noticed I was acting differently. I was sitting at odd angles so I wouldn't be leaning against the back of the chair, or I would avoid other kids in the crowd so I wouldn't bump against them.."
- >"By the time recess came I could tell she was paying closer attention to me. She knew something was off when I didn't take off into the sky."
- >She starts to stretch her wings under the blanket wrapped around her.
- >"She eventually asks me what was wrong. Obviously I don't tell her anything. I didn't want dad to come down worse on me, so I just said that I wasn't feeling well."
- >She wipes her eyes again and coughs, still trying to fight sobs.
- >"I know she didn't believe me. To this day, I still think she knew what was going on, and didn't want to make it worse for me."
- >This seems off to me.
- "Well why the hell didn't she call police ponies or something to get you out of there?"
- >She looks confused
- >"Things work differently here Anon. Unless your parents die you're stuck with them until you're an adult."
- >The thought that even if she did find help she would still be stuck with them hurt me.
- >Anger is replaced with sadness as I start to cry as well.
- >"Eventually, I came up with an excuse about what happened to my wing and my father took me to the hospital."
- >Tears are now streaking down my face.
- >Dash reaches up and wipes them away from my face.
- >"We said that I was flying and I lost control. I could tell the doctor didn't believe it either, but he went along to avoid drama."
- >I'm still simmering over the backwards laws in Equestria.
- >How could they just allow abused children to deal with that?
- >I make a mental note to talk to Twilight about getting me into a meeting with Celestia.
- >I get out of my own head as Dash continues.
- >"It turns out we waited too long to get me to the hospital, because the doctor had to re-break the bones. It wasn't nearly as bad as my dad roughly smashing bone against bone, but it was still bad."
- >I think back to when I broke my arm in the 5th grade
- >I thought that was bad, I can't even imagine how it was for Dashie.
- >"Once the bone was broken and I had the cast on me and dad headed home. Once we got there he hit me again for costing him money at the hospital.. I made the mistake of talking back."
- >As soon as I hear this I got scarred.
- >Dash was right here in front of me, but I was still terrified about what must have happened.
- "What did you say to him that could have made it worse?"
- >"Right after he got done smacking me around and explained why, I said that I wasn't the one that broke my wing and cost him the money.."
- >I couldn't help smile slightly at her retort before I remembered what must have happened after it.
- >"Well, after I said that he saw red. Screaming, and hollering he chased me through the house. Eventually he got a hold of me and raised a hoof to hit me in my face."
- >My palms are sweating at this point, nervous about what could happen next.
- >"Right then, I decided I was done. I wasn't going to put up with it anymore. So, as hard as I could, I rammed both of my hooves down into his crotch. He crumpled, and dropped me and I ran out the door. And I just kept running."
- >I was sitting there perplexed by her story, too focused to ask any questions.
- >"I may not have been able to fly, but I was still in good condition, so it wasn't hard for me to get away. My dad wasn't exactly in great shape, and that helped."
- "Wait, so you ran away? I thought you were stuck with them?"
- >"Calm down Anon, I'm getting to it."
- >I nod and sit back again.
- >"I'm originally from Detrot, not Cloudsdale. Cloudsdale is just where I wound up after I ran away. It took about about a month after leaving to get there, but by the time I did get there the wing was healed and I had another doctor pony take the cast off."
- >By now I'm completely astounded.
- >"The life that I've told everypony is mine is a lie. I told them that my parents sent me off to do what I want, and live my dreams. The only ones that know this other than you are Gilda and Fluttershy."
- "Wait, everything that everyone knows about is a lie? How have you gotten away with that?"
- >She starts looking around nervously, biting her lip.
- >"The tough exterior I put on isn't how I really am.. I just act that way to keep ponies from getting close. The only way I've kept this secret is by pushing ponies away.."
- >I start to feel for Dash again.
- >She has to hide behind a lie because of a couple of shitty ponies.
- >It's not fair.
- >"After I got to Cloudsdale I managed to get a job on the weather team and earned enough money to actually be able to support myself. I had no money when I ran away, so I was dependent on the good nature of ponies."
- >I was surprised that she even knew about good natured ponies.
- >I would have been a massive cynic had this been my life.
- >But I guess that's why shes the most awesome pony.
- >"After awhile I decided to move to Ponyville. Seemed nicer, honestly."
- "And? After you moved here was it pretty much normal? Other than Nightmare Moon and all that crazy stuff I mean."
- >She giggles at the understatement of 'crazy stuff'.
- >"Yeah, it was all pretty average. Until after we defeated Discord.."
- "Well? What happened after Discord?"
- >"Almost right after we beat him I flew back to Detrot and visited the old house."
- >I start smiling.
- "Did you do what I think you did?"
- >She starts smiling with me.
- >"Well, I went up to the door and knocked. When mom answered she had the happiest look on her face. She ran at me crying, trying to hug me. I flew up out of her reach, by now dad was at the door. He had the same dumb grin as mom."
- >I'm nearly giddy with excitement.
- "What'ya say?"
- >"I looked down at them and rubbed my Element as I said: 'Who's fucking retarded now?' and flew off."
- >I start laughing and pull her into a big hug.
- "You really are the most awesome pony aren't you?"
- >Shes laughing and hugging into me.
- >"Yeah, I am aren't I?"
- >With that we laid back and let the laughing fit run its course.
- >After awhile we both start to drift off into sleep.
- >I wake up for a moment.
- "Hey Rainbow Dash?"
- >"Yeah?"
- >I guess she was awake too.
- "I'm happy I'm here with you instead of back in my old life.. I love you Dashie."
- >"I'm happy you're here too Anon. I love you too."
- >I kissed her on the head as she nuzzled into me and we fell back into sleep.
- >How did I get lucky enough to be with the most awesome pony?
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