Never again

>The day begun pretty dark, it was very windy and the surroundings were empty
>It was almost an augury of what would happen today
>But you couldn't know that, of course
>You're still mulling over in your head, about how you could prevent it
>How everything was so obvious, yet you never see it coming
>How you'll never see him again
>It all started during breakfast, it felt like a normal morning
>Anon and you were arguing, which it was quite common lately
>When you know a pony -or in this case, a human- enough, you start to see only flaws on him
>And it is then when conflicts start
>Thinking that your first love is a human, was strange but fascinating at the same time
>But then you realize humans are far more conflictive that any other pony you've ever met
>And maybe it was because you tried to understand him
>But part of that human trait decided to stay with you
>It's not like you enjoy fighting or discussing, that's the last thing you want
>But it becomes something unavoidable, like if was something necessary to keep the relationship alive
>So yeah, one night you decided to confront him
>He was getting used to spend less and less time with you
>And always arriving almost at dawn
>This would be the day, you thought for yourself
"I need to know why you keep getting late"
>"I already told you, Pinkie invited me to chat and eat desserts for a while and time just goes pretty quickly"
"I'm tired of hearing the same excuse every time, stop lying and just tell me that you're cheating me"
>You couldn't hold yourself at that moment, it was too much just for one pony
>"What are you talking about? I'd never..."
"Oh yeah, right. Now you're telling me that you arrive eveynight at 4 am because you were eating candies. Who are you trying to fool? If you really are so happy spending time with somepony else, just tell me and I'll get out of your way"
>"I'm getting really tired of these type of accusations. You know that I'd never cheat on you"
"Of course, like you'd never dump me on a date, or you'd never yell at me"
>You really needed to pull out everything, or else you'll keep it to yourself for the rest of your life
>And that would be worse
>"Those were different, it has nothing to do with"
"Of course, there's always a excuse."
>"You know what? I'm not in the mood to discuss anymore, just want to go to bed"
"Well, I hope you have a place to stay, because I don't want you here"
>"What the...?"
>You wish you would have known what would happen next, because the last thing you wanted to see from him was a face of hate and disdain towards you
>"Lyra? Are you there?"
>How weird...who could be at your door this late night?
"P-Princess Twilight??!!"
>"Hi, sorry to bother you at this unappropiate hour. Can I come in?"
"Of course, it is such an honour"
>You invited her to sit on the rusty couch, hoping she wouldn't find it uncomfortable
>You weren't used to receive visits
>Then you offer her a cup of tea
>It was a cold night after all
>She accepted very politely
>"I figured out about you and Anon"
"Thank you so much, princess. Truth is, I can't get it out of my head"
>"I'd never imagine that you and him were having so many problems, I always saw him so happy and full of life..."
"Neither do I, especially when I met him"
>It turns out that Anon was always so nice and gentle with every other pony, except with you
>Not that he's just plain rude, but you were expecting a relationship with him to be full of love and affection, and a lot of cuddles
>But nothing last forever
>It doesn't surprise you, to be honest
"But there's something I don't understand, how did you realize about it? I'm pretty sure I didn't tell anypony, and I don't think Anon would be the type of stallion..."
>"Actually..."
"What?"
>"I really shouldn't say this, but...
"What? What is it?"
>What kind of secret would he tell to Twilight?
>You don't understand anything
>"I remember that one day, not too long ago, he knocked the castle's door. Of course, I didn't know it was him until I saw him. He looked pretty drunk, almost about to pass out. He was talking nonsense about Celestia being a dictator and stuff..."
"Oh by Celestia, I'm very sorry about that"
>Although you don't really know why you're feeling sorry
>"It doesn't matter, really. So, after convincing him to come into the castle, he started to tell me...things"
>"About you two"
>Did he really told Twilight about you? All this time?
>"At first he told me how he was the happiest man of Equestria when you two finally were an official couple. He talked about he couldn't be any happier with any other pony than you"
>You couldn't help yourself when princess told that, and a hint of a blush was drawn on your face
>Despite all, Anon meant a lot to you
>"Then he talked about after the first year the things started to get worse..."
"Oh..."
>"The fights, the constant complaints of both of you and the fact that you two didn't go out anymore..."
>You can feel your stomach grumbling just with the thought of that
>"And then he passed out. I took him to the guest room and the next morning he didn't seem to remember anything from last night. Then he just left"
"I see..."
>"From that day, every night he did the exact same course of actions, he arrived drunk, talked to me about his problems, then passed out and the next morning he left"
"What k-kind of problems he talked about?"
>"Mostly it was about human stuff. Like having no inter-net, or no hot water during shower, and the drinks without enough alcohol"
"He's so sill-"
>"But he also talked about the fight you two had that same day"
>This is the most embarrassing and depressing thing you've ever had to pass through
"I'd rather not to talk about it"
>"I'm really sorry, I thought you would want to know it"
"I do but...digging into details just makes me feel awful"
>"...There's one thing you should really know"

-

>"Hello Twilight, can we talk for a moment?"
"Eh, sure. Why not?"
>It's the first time you see him sober in a long time
>He was getting used to arrive at the castle drunk and acting like and idiot
>And the rest of the time he was with Lyra
>Of course , it is normal to spend of your time with your couple, but think there's a limit
>Anyways...
>The only reason he came to you drunk was to talk with you about his problems
>And he sure has a lot of problems
>Especially with Lyra
>But seeing him like this, at this time
>You can't expect anything good
"I have to admit, it's a pleasant surprise not to see you...you know..."
>"Yeah, I know that. I guess it's a bad habit to drown all my problems in alcohol. But I'm not here to talk about it"
"Then what brings-"
>"I don't want to live in Equestria anymore, Twilight..."
"W-What? What are you talking about?"
>"Things between Lyra and me are just getting worse, I can't see how to make up things"
"That's reasonable, but...leaving Equestria? What about all of your friends?"
>"I don't have any real friends, Twilight. Aside from you, of course. Lyra is the only reason I'm still here"
"Anon, it doesn't have to be like this..."
>"I'm sorry. I'm really really sorry. I'm such a coward. I've always been a coward. I really don't want end up things like this but..."
"But what? Why aren't you fighting for her? Do you really love her?"
>"I do but..."
"No excuses. Now go there and tell Lyra you want to fix things between you two"
>"Twilight..."
"And if that doesn't work..."
>"..."
>I can't believe I'm saying this
"I will take care of send you back to earth"
>You really don't want to do this, but...
>"I see. Thanks Twilight."

-

>"Then that same night I went back to bed early thinking that finally things would be better, but I was so wrong..."
>Then you remember it
>That was the same night you made him sleep outside
>And now that you know it, you can't stop feeling this guilty that eats you from inside
>Things would really could have been better, everything could have been fixed
>But that day...you were so mad, so reluctant to listen
>The fact that you would never see him again because of you, make you burst in tears
>Even in front of the princess
>"Oh Celestia, Lyra are you alright? I can bring you more tea..."
>You could barely make a few sounds between sobs
>The only you can think right now, is how everything could have been a lot better
>What would you two be doing right now?
>Probably at this time of the day, at the bed
>Cuddling each other, while staring
>Enjoying each other's company
>And that thought make you feel worse
>You don't want to feel this anymore
>"Are you sure you're okay? I can prepare you more tea if you want..."
"A-Actually, only thing I want right now is to be alone. If you don't mind, princess"
>"I understand. If you don't mind, I'll visit you tomorrow to se how you're doing"
"Thank you princess. Good night"
>And then you saw her leaving
>Even thought you should, you can't stop thinking about it
>And how happy you were
>Especially when you two met each other
>You'll never feel something like that again, that's for sure
>The memories of that first day you saw him started to flood back to your head
>You remember he was accompanied by the princess Twilight and her friends, also known as the elements of harmony
>They were talking about finding him on an ancient temple or something
>You remember to see everypony around you looking at him with disgust or fear
>But you...you were so curious and intrigued
>What kind of monster or creature is that?
>Was he dangerous? Friendly? You surely wanted to find out
>You remember trying to hide behind the door, listenig the conversation inside the castle
>In an oversight the door just opened and you fell on your back rollling through the stairs
>The first one to notice you was precisely the human, you remember his first words
>"Are you hurt?"
>He said it while going towards you
>You were so ashamed, trying to not blush in front of the princess
>Then you heard the most beautiful words he could have ever pronounced
>"You are a very cute pony. What is your name?"
>So many thoughts were crossing your mind, trying to focus your mouth in order to say something
"L-Lyra...."
>"Lyra, what a beautiul name..."
"Th-thanks..."
>Now it was impossible for you to hide the blush on your face
>"Would you like to go eat something, while we talk? I really want to know more about you"
"Y-Yes...please"