A Unicorn's Red Despair

  It was a bright day in PonyVille and I finished working on all my nice dresses. Of course they were all perfect and inspired by me! Well, I don't want to get too much into detail with that. I looked out my window and saw the sunset outside. I gasped and ran as fast as I could down the path Twilight and I took. In the nick of time, I reached her breathing hard.

"Are you okay, Rarity?" I caught my breath quickly and took a deep breath in. I took a long, deep breath out. My heart still sped fast because of how fast I ran.

"Just peachy. I wouldn't want to miss a moment of this sunset with my friend." I still couldn't believe I said that, but all of it was very true. Twilight hugged me, and I gasped with the warmth of her coat on my own. We've hugged before, but this one was different. My heart beat even faster, and it melted with molten heat. My cheeks flushed hot. I had trouble deciding what I felt before, but it finally made sense. I really did have a crush on Twilight. It took me a night and half a day to realize it.

"Hey, I like how nice this is, but...can you mind letting it go?" Twilight said nicely. I let go quickly and smiled nervously. She stared at me a little strange, but motioned to a hill a few hoofs away. "That hill should be perfect to watch the sunset." I smiled and laughed.

"Yes." I barely managed to say. When we got to the top, we sat down a distance from one another. But I slid little by little. My body was moving on it's own, but Twilight was too distracted by the beautiful orange-red setting. The clouds were a dark blue with some silver still in them. The rays of the sun were thick and dim. It was almost to the bottom.

"I think I'm in love." Twilight said as she looked on in wonder and happiness. As much as I hated to say this, I turned from the setting to her. It was a stupid move, but I was no longer in control of myself no matter how hard I fought.

"Me too." I saw the love in her eyes. Twilight truly fell in love with the sunset. And I finally made my decision. I was in love with her. But to prevent any further problems to myself or towards Twilight, I waited for the sun to fully set. The sky was now a midnight blue with purple clouds. We turned to one another and looked into each other's eyes.

"Hey, Rarity."

"Yeah?" Here it comes...is she going to say something the both of us will never forget?"

"Come again tomorrow. I feel myself when I'm watching these sunsets with you."

"Right." I smiled.

"Okay, bye." I walked home head down, pondering my thoughts again. So now I knew. Twilight was my first love.

*Back to Twilight

  Twilight stared at the paper for an hour total. The thunder and lightning still made themselves clear through the windows. The rain still poured hard. The last bit of water from Twilight's coat dripped to the floor. Spike patiently stood, tapping his clawed feet on the floor.

"Well? You know Celestia will accept you for who you are." Twilight's eyes shot open.

"She will accept me for who I am? I'm in love with another mare, Spike! Or at least that's how I feel…" The memories of the kiss brought shivers to Twilight, but at the same time lightened her heart with warmth. Rarity kissed her so tenderly, so lovingly. How could she ever forget that? But maybe Spike was right. Twilight had a huge problem on her hands.

"Just write, Twi. Celestia, as you know, is your one and only hope."

"There has to be a book on this strange love. I mean, what mare falls in love with another mare?"

"Uh, didn't you mention that already?"

"It doesn't matter! This situation is getting worse every second." Twilight used her magic to search through all the books in her library. Soon every book on every shelf piled highly on the floor. Twilight was frustrated and tired. But she felt she had to find an answer to this problem. Finally she walked up to Spike and put her head sheepishly down.

"Start writing every last word I say. There's no book to give an answer. Although I might be punished severely, I hope Celestia forgives my feelings." Spike ran and grabbed a feather dipped in ink.

"Okay, start." Spike said with a concerned smile. Twilight sighed and walked to a corner, face to the wall, ears down.

"Dear Princess Celestia. I face a huge rock in a path I didn't mean to stray in. That rock is a love for Rarity I cannot move. I have a feeling this love is bad, but…" Twilight smiled. "I've decided not to move that rock because I feel it's the end of my journey. But at the same time, I feel it's a dead-end a lot of ponies run into whether it'd be love or a normal life. So, I ask that you help me decide what could change my life forever. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle."

"Is that all, Twi?" Spike asked in a calm manner. Twilight turned her head to the side.

"Yes. I think I should go to sleep now…"

"Just wait for Celestia's reply." Spike said as he blew his green fire onto the scroll. It swirled into the air and disappeared with a spark. Twilight paced back and forth slowly, smiling at the memories she had with Rarity last week. To think that although she had five best friends, she still felt lonely. The only thing she loved next to reading was the sunset. Every day she would watch it-

"Erp!" Spike burped out a scroll that interrupted Twilight's thoughts.

"Read it, read it!" Twilight demanded anxiously.

"Okay, Okay," Spike opened up the scroll and cleared his throat. "Dear my faithful Twilight, I understand the feelings you have for Rarity are strong, but such a decision can lead to disaster. I will send you a story about two mares who fell madly and obsessively in love with each other. Read the book and contact me afterwards. And P.S., I cannot help you make decisions. It's up to the pony themselves to choose their paths and destinies." A book popped up from nowhere and landed on the floor.

The cover of the book was scratched up and dusty. It had worn pages as anypony could see from the sides. It had a picture of a black and red heart. On each side of the heart was a mare pony's eye.

"Wow. But it's so small. I wasn't expecting this." Twilight used her magic to open it. No wonder it was so small. It was a picture story with words.

"Well, read it." Spike said with a giggle. Twilight snarled.

"Oh, ha, ha. Okay, the Dark Tryst of Mares. A long time ago, peace was filled in Equestria. Everypony did as they pleased, and enjoyed one another's company. But on this day, two mares, a unicorn and an earth pony ran into one another literally, one atop of the other. They stared straight into one another's eyes. Soon love sprouted in their hearts, for they talked with their eyes, no verbal language was required.

  Since that day there was never a time when they were apart. But one day they decided to tell their parents how they felt. After the truth of the mares was leaked, the parents did not let their daughters leave home. They were imprisoned for life in the very homes they were born in. But that didn't stop them from trying to escape. The guards were forced to attack one since she retaliated with great strength. She was able to get away but with moderate cuts across the back and legs. This was the earth pony, who was known for her random bursts of crazy strength. The other used her magic to charm the guards and ran as quick as she could. The two met up at a hill far from their village, and engaged in their first kiss, a tryst that marked death for both ponies. After the love was made, the earth pony vanished into thin air unexpectedly. Her traces sparkled across the evening sky like stars. The unicorn wept a long time, until she sensed something big coming. Hearing the footsteps of guards, the unicorn pony had no other choice but to run.

  She ran mile after mile, and hid. But nothing worked. She had become a criminal for having a love that forged a crack in the pony society. Seeing there was no other way out, she took a deep breath and continued running. Soon she reached the desert of eternal sand, where no pony had ever come out from. Looking back she said her goodbyes to the world and ran in. The mob of millions stopped at the border and watched the mare run. The last they saw of her was her presence disappearing into a sandstorm." Twilight dropped the book, and felt goose bumps run across her skin underneath her coat. Spike knew why she shivered and left in a tear that he had held during the story.

"So does this mean you're going to die?"