Romance of the seven hearts

I lay there with my body in one giant cast from head to toe.   Fluttershy gently feeds me a bowl of warm soup, and as she does, we have a little chat about my running away.

"Fluttershy...listen, I want to apolo...ow."

"Jesse, you shouldn't speak too much. You have hurt yourself, and I would not want you to do so further."

"I..."

"How about, you just listen to me?"

I lightly nodded a yes.

"Alright. Now I know you were just scared, and I can't really blame you. After all, what happened was awkward for both of us."

She sighed and stated, "I just don't get why you tried to run away though."

"I mean, to  be honest, does the thought of being with us frighten you?"

I nodded yes.

"Is it only because we are different species?"

Another yes nod.

"I see, and if the transformation is completed, then will it be so bad?"

I didn't know to respond to that question, so I just stayed silent.

She didn't say anything, and just walked out for a minute.

This was going to be one long recovery.   When enough time had passed, and after Fluttershy's patient care, I recovered enough to begin the process of walking.  That alone was hard enough, but now the change into a pony had spread across my whole chest and was starting to engulf my left hand.

It was a hard challenge, but after a few slips and falls, I got myself walking normally. "Hey, Fluttershy, I am walking again so listen, as thanks, I wouldn't mind finishing that date."

Fluttershy didn't say a word back. "Uh...Fluttershy, are you okay?"

Dead silence was the only reply. I looked around for her and didn't see her nor any of her animal friends.

"Hurts, to be alone doesn't it?"

“What the hell? where did that voice come from?” I wondered.

"What's wrong, Jesse, don't you recognize me?” the voice had said.

I frantically looked around but did not see anyone. "Alright, show yourself you coward!"

The voice laughed, "you should be careful what you wish for, but fine."

Suddenly, I felt a stallion's leg wrap around my neck and spin me around to face him.

When I looked into his eyes, I truly felt  fear.

The stallion was almost a complete shadow minus his cold brown eyes.

"W-w-who are you?” I stammered.

"I am someone that will be getting rid of your worthless existence, human."

Before I could do anything, the stallion began to strangle me with a vice like grip.

"You and me are the same Jesse, but now it's time for YOU to enter the dark world."

I tried to break his grip but he was too strong and I couldn't break free.

"DIE!"

My vision was fading and I started to feel my life fading away.

"w-murmurs..."

"NURSE, QUICK! HURRY, HE'S TRYING STRANGLE HIMSELF!"

I felt something loosen around my neck and then I felt the cold relief of fresh air.

"Jesse, what do you think you are doing ?"

It took me a minute to realize that it was Twilight Sparkle talking.

"Twilight, what happened, and where am I?"

"You are in the hospital because you stepped into poison joke.” she explained.

"Huh?"

Twilight, sighed and then explained that instead of just creating a joke affect,  the poisonous flower had instantly knocked me out cold.

"What happened with Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash?" I asked

"Well, I am amazed that you would even be aware of meeting Rainbow Dash, since she brought you here while you were unconscious, and as for Fluttershy...well she was in here not a few moments before..."

"I tried to strangle myself, you mean?"

"Uh...yeah...you were having such wild hallucinations and talking to yourself."

She showed me the cord from a blind with a drop of blood on it.

"You...you were wrapping it around your neck so hard, you almost decapitated yourself. I don't how you had such a good grip, but it took me and two others to keep you from committing suicide."

I felt around my neck, but didn't feel any cuts or bruises.

"How come I am not wounded then?"

"oh...that, well like I said, there were three of us working with you, so I guess the healing magick we cast must have worked, fast."

She looked at me with the most serious face.

"Jesse, please don't kill yourself. I know this wasn't easy, or fair what we put you through. However, you can not just give up either.

"Pinkie promise me you won't try something like this."

"O-okay. I Pinkie promise that I won't kill myself.” I said. Twilight thanked me, and opened up the door for me to to exit the hospital.

You would think after so long being bed ridden, I would have had trouble walking, but I guess the healing magick took care of that as well.

The door opened up, and I was greeted with a crying Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash.

Rainbow Dash spoke first, "You jerk, don't ever scare Flutter shy like that! I wasn,t worried of course, but you made poor Fluttershy cry."

"Rainbow...and Fluttershy, I am sor-"

Fluttershy cut me off. "Jesse, you don't have to say a word, and we'll talk later. For now though, I think it would be best if we  talked more with everypony."

"Okay, that's fine with me, I said."

Twilight and I walked to her treehouse, which is where we agreed to meet.

I tried to insist I was fine, but Twilight refused to leave me alone, as she feared something else might happen.

"Jesse, I am sorry, but you almost died back there, and if not for Pinkie Pie warning Rainbow Dash, then you might not have made it."

"Sorry, but I am not taking any chances yet.” Twilight had told me.