Nothing more pure - Chrysalis

>the Heart is usually controlled manually by Cadance; it functions not entirely different from a computer
>she inputs a mares request for love, and the Heart spits out a match
>sometimes tho, the Heart does things of its own will
>Cadance is rather shocked to see that a human match has been found for a very unlikely candidate
>the last being in the world she thought would be matched
>Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings and archenemy of Equestria
>after much debating, back and forth, Cadance convinces the other princesses that "love will find a way", even if that way seems impossible or just downright stupid
>while the Human Operation; Rescue & Search Event (or H.O.R.S.E for short) takes place in your world, envoys are sent to Chrysalis hive
>it takes a whole lot of political favors, bribes, and promises of treatys to get the Queen to even consider it

>and so it happens one sunny spring day, that you and your match meets for the first time, on neutral ground, surrounded by soldiers from both sides
>and you feel love, pure and strong, shining into your heart for the first time
>you can just hope that she feels the same

>she does
>perhaps not as strongly as you, but there is definitely a spark inside of her
>it's something she's never felt before
>love willingly given, instead of harvested from those unable to defend themselves

>due to the delicate circumstances, it's generally agreed that you should take it slow
>you are given a small property at the edge of the village closest to her domains
>you are given privacy obviously, but your actions (and hers specifically) are under close observation
>it goes great at first

>well, perhaps not great
>there are some cultural hiccups in the beginning
>it takes awhile for her to accept your carefree lifestyle and non-formal ways
>and more than once you find her trying to sneakily drain you of some extra emotions
>you on the other hand have to fight certain frustrations
>she didn't talk with you for the whole day when you accidently called her Chryssi
>and you have a basement now, apperently
>filled with green sticky slime that has ruined more than one pair of pants

>it takes awhile, that's for sure
>but neither of you are willing to give this up
>so you press on, taking it day by day
>you teach her to cook, and she teaches you about military strategies (you never thought something like that could actually be intresting)
>you spend your days learning more and more about eachother, and soon you don't sleep in separate rooms, but share a bed

>and one day, a few months in, you both find yourselfs relaxing on the sofa
>her head is in your lap, while you stroke her suprisingly soft neck
>you call her "your little lovebug", and instead of scowling at you she smiles and kisses you softly
>life is good


>but such is life, that the good times never seem to last
>and all the good things you had, one day comes to an end

>it begins with a knock on the door
>and before you know it, your home is filled with little bug-horses
>even tho it been over six months since their Queen left them, they still treat her with the outmost respect
>but behind all the bowing and title-calling, you can feel something else
>dissapointment, and anger
>they are meant to be ruled, not left to fend for themselves
>the Changelings demands their Queen back, right now

>Chrysalis is torn between her love for you, and her love for her people
>she admits that this whole adventure has clouded her judgement a bit
>so great and comforting was these new feelings of love, that she more or less abandoned her subjects
>not that everything is falling apart without her, but she is still their Queen
>and a Queen belongs amongst her people, nowhere else

>you don't remember alot from these harrowing hours, but you remember the end of that day
>you are on your knees, begging her to stay
>she can't look you in the eyes, lest she starts crying
>you beg her to take you with her, to live in her Hive
>and you nearly go deaf from the cacophony of protests
>the bugs are adamant; either she comes back alone, to how things were before, or she stays here, and will always be remembered as the queen who betrayed her people

>In the end you close your door to an empty house and an empty heart
>and the good times are gone, just like that

>time passes
>not that you notices
>in your mind it's still a cold day in fall, when everything went awry

>ponies try to cheer you up
>the princesses themselves drop in on a visit, giving their condolances and leaving you with vague promises of trying to fix things
>you all know it won't go anywhere
>the Changeling empire have closed their gates, and the empire of Equestria is not willing to escalate an already very sensitive political situation simply for one man
>Cadance even offers to try to match you again
>you scream terrible things at her, and then break down crying

>days turn to weeks that somehow becomes months, and before you know it it's spring again
>the flowers are blooming and the world is ablaze with life
>but for you it's always fall


>and then one day someone knocks on your door
>and the love of your life stands outside, dirty and tired
>she doesn't get as much as a word out before you grab her in a bearhug
>she hugs you back and cries into your neck
>it doesn't take long before you're both blubbering messes, hugging and crying and kissing
>and you get an explanation
>she choose wrong, she realised far too late
>her empire can do without their queen
>they might not like it, but they'll manage
>but she can't do without you

>so after far too many sleepless night where she longed for your embrace, she left her hive for the last time
>to get back to the one thing that truly made her happy

>that night you hold eachother as tightly as two beings can
>she mumbles in her sleep, and you slowly caress her mane
>there will be consequences, that's for sure
>and there are no way of telling how hard they will hit you
>but it doesn't matter
>because she is back where she belongs, in the life you two have created

>and in your mind the rain curtains of fall fades away, and the sun is once more shining

The end