Anon - [Nameless] [Untagged]

“Goldie this was a great idea!”
>You smile and give Sepia a nod as she happily dances with the music
>The two of you, with some of your friends, are at the local nightclub dancing and just having fun
>Sepia was not sure about joining all of you but you and Caramel quickly talked her into joining the group
>You keep dancing happily as does Sepia while the others are somewhere
>Last time you heard Hexferry and Caramel were going to sit down for a while with a few drinks
>You notice a few handsome stallions moving their way towards you and take a quick glance at Sepia
>Sepia’s just dancing happily with no worry in sight
>You return your focus on the stallions now and give them a flirty wink
>The stallions join up and you dance with them for a while
>That is, until one of them becomes a bit too touchy for your taste
>You send the stallions off on their way and then turn back to look at Sepia
>”Hey Sepia you w-“
>But Sepia is nowhere to be seen
>You take a few surprised glances here and there
>You were not dancing with those stallions for that long were you?
>Soon you see a familiar glimpse near the edge of the dance floor
>You breathe a sign of relief as you notice Sepia in the company of a stallion
>You smirk and sneakily make your way towards them, this is going to be fun, either another stallion will fall victim to Sepias impressive obliviousness or Sepia herself might have gotten to know a guy
>You dodge a few dancing mothponies while making your way towards the two of them
>Now it looks like the stallion is slightly pushing Sepia against the wall and blocking most of your view of her
>Has... has Sepia actually put her moves on some stallion?
>Then you see a glimpse of Sepias face and you suddenly pick up speed and rush to her
>She looked troubled
>As you arrive near the two you catch a bit of the conversation
“...innocent all you like but you’re enjoying this aren’t y-“
>”What’s going on here?”

>The stallion turns to look at you angrily while Sepia seems relieved
“Goldie!”
>Sepia suddenly struggles away from the stallion and quickly zooms behind you
>You look at her Sepia
>She seems a bit disturbed, and her eyes seem wet
“Hey! Mind your own business y-“
>Before you can give the angry stallion a death glare one of the bouncers steps between the two of you
“What’s going on here?”
>The stallion that was harassing Sepia starts to throw angry insults at the bouncer
>You glance at Sepia and see a small tear forming in the corner of her eye
>The bouncer grabs a hold of the stallion and starts to walk him out of the pub as you turn to fully look at Sepia
>Her mane’s a bit messy, and her dress has a small trip on it
>”Let’s get you cleaned up alright?”
>you give a big comforting smile to Sepia as she glances at you and then gives a meek nod
>You drag Sepia with you to the bathroom
>Making sure the two of you are the only ones there you rest yourself against the door to the bathroom so that nopony would interrupt the two of you
>”Sepia, what happened? Did that stallion hurt you?”
>Sepia lifts her gaze from the floor and looks at you
“I was just dancing... and then that stallion wanted to dance with me”
>Sepia gives you a sad little smile
“We were actually having a good time, but then he...”
>The smile disappears from Sepias face and she looks back at the floor
>You can already guess the rest of it
>You move form the door to her and put your hoof on Sepias back
>”Don’t worry, I’m sure he just had a little bit too much to drink and nothing else”
>Sepia shudders a bit and then lifts her gaze once again and looks at you
>You feel a pang in your heart as you see a few fresh tears in her eyes
“No, I know what he was going to do..”
>You look at Sepia as she wipes her eyes with her hooves
“I’m... I’m ok Goldie, I won’t ruin this evening for the others...”
>Sepia lifts her head and gives you a smile

>It is a very sad, fake smile
>You grasp Sepia by her hoof and quickly drag her out of the toilet with you
“G-goldie?”
>you quickly make your way to the table where Hexferry and Caramel are sitting
>”Hey, something came up and I’m going to take Sepia home”
>Both Hexferry and Caramel wish you two goodbye as you already drag Sepia with you
“Goldie what are you-“
>”I’m taking you home, you’re clearly not ok. Sorry Sepia...”
>It’s all you fault
>Sepia does not protest and lets you drag her out of the nightclub and into the crisp night air
>you let go of Sepias hoof and stop
>”Sepia, I’m sorry, it’s my fault...”
>Sepia gasps in surprise and then shakes her head quickly
“No, it was not, I just don’t notice those sorts of things and... no need to worry, you can go and have more fun and I can go home on my own, I’m fine!”
>You shake your head as Sepia gives you another fake smile
>”No, you’re not, and I am not going to abandon a friend”
>Sepia stays silent now and so do you, that is until the cold wind blows a bit and Sepia let’s out a small shiver
“I-it’s pretty cold out here...”
>”How about we go to my house, is closer anyway?”
>Sepia gives a little smile, this time a genuine one, and nods
“Yup”
>The two of you take flight and the rest of the flight goes in silence
>Soon enough you and Sepia arrive at your house and you invite her in
>It got even chillier during your little flight and your antennae feel a bit numb at the cold
>Sepia’s rubbing her hooves together and breathing some warm air onto them as you switch the lights on
>”I’ll go get us something warm to drink”
>You go to your kitchen as Sepia wonders into your living room
>Rummaging through your fridge and some cupboards you find all the necessary ingredients and turn the microwave on
>Soon enough you have two cups of warm hot cocoa, one in each hoof as you fly to Sepia

>You find her on your sofa, looking pretty down until she notices you and puts on a happier face
>You hand her one of the cups
>”Here, some hot cocoa to warm you up”
>Sepia thanks you and you settle down on the couch as well as Sepia takes a careful sip, and then a bigger gulp
“This is really good”
>You smile a bit before taking a sip yourself, and then you set the cup aside
>”Sorry Sepia, I should have been there with you instead of letting that happen”
>Sepia looks at you surprised, before shaking her head
“N-no, it was not your fault, I just could not read the signs... You know how I am with this stuff... just a burden to everypony...”
>Sepia looks down melancholically
>You instantly scoot closer and wrap your hooves around Sepia and pull her into a tight hug
>”No, nopony thinks that way of you...”
>You hear Sepia mumble something so you let go a bit so she can speak up
“You were having fun before I...”
>You do not even let Sepia finish her sentence and hug her again
>”No you silly, you did not do anything wrong, I’d pick helping you over any random stallion any day of the week”
>You give a few pats on Sepias back and then let her go from your hug and pull away but still sit close to her
>”How about you stay over for tonight? You’re still shaken up from what happened”
>Sepia nods and gives you the first genuine smile in a while
“A little, I just don’t understand it, at first he was friendly and nice, but then he started to dance closer and I just thought that we were doing nothing else than dancing and... I just thought the touching was part of the dancing...”
>You can feel your hair stand up from rage
>That scumbag was touching poor Sepia against her better knowledge
>Now you feel angry at yourself for letting the stallion go for so easy, you can only hope the bouncer gave him a hard time
>Sepias expression grows grimmer now

“Then he started to touch me more, and then I asked him if this was some sort of a new dance, and then I realized what was going on and tried to get away, but he would not let me and... then you showed up and saved me”
>Sepia gives you another smile, but some sadness still persists on her face
“So um, thank you Goldie”
>You give Sepia a big smile
>”That’s what friends are for”
>You scoot over and pull Sepia to rest against you, making her let out a small squeak
>”Let’s have a good fun sleepover to forget all about this”
>Sepia looks at you with surprise on her face, before she gives you a big smile
“That would be fun”
>You let go of Sepia and reach for a sip of your own cup of hot cocoa
>”I’ll teach you a trick or two as well so you can get out of those situation”
>You give a wink to Sepia and she nods
>You are going to make sure she’ll have a good time and she can go to sleep feeling safe and sound
>Kind of like a big sister would look after her little sister