Flaming Winds-a Spirit Score Challenge

Fallen Rain

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"P-Pyrus?" I asked wearily as I approached the limp figure. His breathing was shallow, and Pyrus lifted his head slighty.

"Feather..." he whispered, and his head fell on the ground again.

"Pyrus!" I yelled, and ran over to his side quickly. I nuzzled him, and saw his open his eyes weakly.

"Feather..." he said again, and I placed a hoof over his mouth.

"Save your strength." I whispered, and lept over him, curling around his body. Nuzzling him once more, I placed a wing across Pyrus and looked out over the river.

"Feather...if I go....I'm sorry...." he coughed weakly. I nuzzled him.

"You'll be ok, Pyrus. Twilight'll fix you up when she gets here." I comforted, knowing I was probably lying to him. My mind drifted away from that possibility to something else. What in Celestia's name had I been thinking?! I could've gotten us both killed instead of just suffering with a broken wing and Pyrus dying...

Thats when I felt my wing stop moving.

Quickly, I looked down at my side. The orange unicorn was still, his breathing no longer existent. Panic filled my body and I nudged him.

"Pyrus?" I asked, and didn't get a response.

No. No no no. I cant lose him. was my first thought.

"Pyrus! Please wake up!" I nudged him again.

"You gotta wake up!" With no response except his limp mane flickering in the gentle breeze, I felt tears form at my eyes. Every memory of the past few months flashed before my eyes, sending my heart and head spinning at what I longed for. Everything came flooding back; the day we met, talking, walking, spending time together, our first kiss....and one long text message of words that had told me everything I had ever needed to know repeated itself in my mind....

I've been waiting...hoping....waiting for the perfect moment to say this. I've always kinda wanted the situation to be perfect, and for it to happen when we're together, but its occurred to me that perfection isn't gonna just pop into existance. Plus, total perfection is boring. Who wants to be perfect?

It's been eating, burning me from the inside out holding this in. I can't wait any long. Perfection can wait.

I...I love you...

"Pyrus no....Please no...." I sobbed, watching tears fall from my eyes onto his fur. Lifting my head to the sky, I felt the wave of grief shatter me. I looked back down and weakly nuzzled his fur.

"You...you cant leave me....you said...you promised...." I sobbed. I held his mane with a hoof. It was going to orange. All of it, returning to the original color before his incident.

Thats when it hit me like a train.

Pyrus...my love, my light...was gone.

I cried like I have never cried before, sending tears down his fur. I pulled Pyrus closer, and cried into his fur.

"Pyrus...why..." I sobbed. His last few moments flashed before me again; me trying t shut him up to save his strength, when all he wanted to do was say it one last time. I kissed his cheek gently, and felt myself drift to sleep. Before I submitted myself to Luna's grasp, I said it one last time.

"I love you..."

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I awoke to six familier voices around me.

"Is...is he dead?"

"I think so, but we need to get her out of here. Dash and AJ can you handle that?"

"Sure thing."

"Gotcha Twi." I felt my body being lifted and snapped open my eyes. The Elements of Harmony stood in a circle around Pyrus as Rainbow and Applejack carried me to a royal carriage.

"Pyrus..." I whispered, and felt tears find their way back to my eyes. My body was lifted into the carriage and I settled down, burying my face in my hooves. Applejack, whispered something to Rainbow, and climbed in next to me. The orange mare pulled me into a hug as I cried.

"It'll be ok sugarcube." she said.

"How can it be?! He's dead AJ. Dead..." I sobbed again, and the mare flicked her ear.

"Ah'm sure the Princesses will figure out a way to bring him back. Princess Cadence said that you two had a strong love that rivaled hers and Shinin's. Ah doubt she'll let it die like this." Applejack said, and broke from the hug. I wiped my eye with a hoof, and nodded.

"I hope so..." I replied as Pinkie and Rarity jumped into the carriage with us.

"To Canterlot boys. The others will meet us there." Rarity said, and the pegasus guards took off, leaving with me the image of Fluttershy and Rainbow fixing Pyrus's body onto Twilight's back for travel.