Am I Evil?

Maybe it was because Twilight was so tired, maybe it was because she had been talking to the same pony for a few hours. Maybe she was just so tired that her head was playing tricks on her, or maybe her brain had overloaded and she had gone insane.

Twilight's world was moving rather slow for once. She had enough time to think about what was happening. It wasn't like she was clueless, just taken by surprise.

Alright Twilight, what is happening. I just need to think about what has happened and see if there were any clues to why she is doing this. Well first of all, I have spent the entire night talking to her despite only just meeting her. Thinking about it I may have moved a bit too quickly into this, but she is just so unique! She knows so much..! Great, now I am rationalizing with myself. Hmmm what else Twilight... Well she was very open with me. I mean she didn't tell me everything I wanted to know but... FOCUS TWILIGHT!

In a lapse of concentration Twilight shut her eyes, much to her dismay Veronica's reaction to this was a slight chuckle.

What else did she do or say that was a clue to this happening..! That's it! She never told me her romantic interests, maybe she was waiting to tell me... Okay, now I know that she has given a few clues to why she might want to ummm... THAT. I need to figure out if I have given any mixed signals.

Twilight replayed the events that had transpired within the night in her head. She was looking for specific areas which she knew she might of given a wrong signal.

Come on Twilight, you need to think fast, super fast! Before she can ummmm. THAT. Think Twilight think. You were friendly, but not that friendly. It just might be because she hasn't been on Equestria in years. She made that joke earlier... Maybe she took it seriously and didn't know how to tell me.

Despite having her eyes shut Twilight could feel Veronica's body heat. Twilight was both dreading and anticipating the obvious act that was due to come.

She must be right next to me, I can feel her breathing.

...

What came next startled and confused Twilight, against what she had been expecting she felt a small amount of pressure on her horn, before she could think of why she then felt a brief pain in it that spread across her body. She jumped up and let out a small yelp.

"Ow! That hurt!"

"Still tired?"

Oddly Twilight found she was no longer in need of a rest. It wasn't as if a spell to make her awake was cast. It was more like she had just gotten up early after a long night and sat down to a hot coffee. It was as if she had morning sleepiness but was slowly waking up for the day ahead.

"What was that?

"Well Twilight I wouldn't be very good at using lighting if I couldn't recharge myself could I? Normally I need a storm cloud normally. When casting the spell on others I use myself as the energy conduit. Doesn't drain much of my energy luckily."

"Well... Thanks."

"Something the matter?"

"No." Twilight let out a long drawn sigh. "I'm alright."

"Okay then, well... Okay."

"Veronica can I ask you something?"

"Is it something you didn't ask me last night?"

"Yes. I was just wondering, why?"

"Why?"

"Why tell me?"

"Well you asked... Not like I could say no."

"But you never told Luna or Celestia your name, or anything else."

"True, I guess its because I'm worried, worried that someday I will not be here and... Nopony will remember me."

"You just want to be remembered? Is that all?"

"Well, while I considered Luna a friend. But I never really confided in her or talked to her much."

"Why not?"

"Because... Because she felt sorry for me..."

"That's a bit silly. And trust me I know silly things."

"I know, I'm just a bit odd."

The two stared at each other for a brief moment, Veronica's brain was slowly ticking and trying to put together her last conversation. A few moments of deep thought and it hit her.

"Did you... expect something else?"

"What?"

"Back then... Did you expect me to do something else?"

"Veronica. I would be lying if I said I wasn't, but I doubt something like that would work out, you're and alicorn and you will probably still be alive when I pass on, I don't think I could put anypony through that."

"Alright Twilight, that is all I wanted to know."

A few days later...

Twilight had just gotten up, she immediately sprung out of bed an started looking for Veronica, for some reason what she had said a few days ago had just fully sunk in. Twilight had taken the few days between to finish her research into Veronica and her magic. She had also convinced Celestia to start calling her Veronica. Much to Twilight's surprise Celestia had gotten on with Veronica after she had presented her research to her.

Twilight bounced happily into the royal breakfast room, she had expected to see three alicorns sat down eating breakfast, however there were only two.

"Hey were is Veronica?"

"Did she not tell you?" Luna said rather quickly.

"Luna I think that would explain the scroll..." Celestia said with a rather sad tone in her voice.

"What scroll? I never saw no letter!"

"This one here." Luna said as she gestured to the letter on the table. Sure enough there was a small parchment rolled up with a tiny bit showing that read the name Twilight on it. Twilight levitated it over to her and gently opened it and looked at the message inside.

Twilight.

As much as it pains me to say goodbye I must for now, I am sorry that I have had done it this way.

You have been a true friend since I arrived in Canterlot, and I could not bring myself to wake you up with the bad news.

Some business from my past has come back and it needs my immediate attention. I hope that someday my past will remain just that and I will be able to live my life. Until then I very much doubt I will see you for a few months or years. Rest assure that I will never forget my friend took the time to get to know me.

Yours sincerely

Veronica