Bon Bon's Lament

“OW!” The human bellowed from the other room.

“Come on! it can’t be that bad?” Bon Bon’s voice echoed from the same room.

“Hold still Taylor!”

“Is this really necessary?” Taylor asked.

“You want to look good for your first interview with royalty correct?” She asked him.

“Of course but you know I don’t need to-ouch-kill my back muscles!” Taylor said.

“Fine. Ease up will ya? You’re hard as a rock.” Bon Bon said, hopping off his shirtless muscular back.

“I hope you’re referring to my back ya ding a ling.” Taylor said, massaging his shoulders, wincing as he did so.

“Look, I’m your escort and protection until further notice. I just want to be sure you’re ok.” she said.

“Alright alright. I get it. Now, where’s the rest of that suit I had made?” Taylor said, looking in the closet and finding it.

Bon Bon admired the human’s body from where she stood. He was 6’2”  compared to her petite 4’3” stature. He was big and bulky. Not so much a hunk but more beefy than chiseled as some would say. He was quite impressive.

No, she shook her head. You’re starting to think like Lyra.

Bon Bon couldn't help but recall her and Taylor’s first meeting.

Taylor had woken up in the lake next to Sweet Apple Acres, stark naked (or Forever-style as he called it) To the CMC’s displeasure, who were interrupted while trying to get their swimming cutie marks, not knowing what to do, Taylor just floated there, his head darting around like a bird trying to figure out where the hay he was. Bon Bon had been picking apples for a new sweet she was making. She saw the 3 fillies staring at the human in petrified horror as she rushed over to try and figure this out. She knew what a human was, after all, she had lived for Lyra for years before the tolerant earth-pony had to give her the boot for her eccentricity. Bon Bon was startled that humans existed first, secondly, she wanted to help the helpless human.

I really thought he was as dumb as a deer when I met him. She thought to herself.

“Hey Bon Bon!” Sweetie Belle shouted at her.

“Is that a human?” Bon Bon had asked.

“Uh, I dunno.” Sweetie said.

“Uh, if it’s any trouble, I’d like a towel or something. I lack clothing right about now.” Taylor had mumbled.

Bon Bon tossed him a towel from her saddlebag. She always carried one just in case, though she didn’t know why.

After the initial shock, and partial sexual assault from Lyra, Taylor had decided to settle down with Bon Bon. He had to wait for the town seamstress Rarity to make clothes for his abnormal body and he now had a good stock of shirts, pants, and undergarments. Bon Bon gave him Lyra’s old room when he moved in. Nights were filled with after work relaxation and deep conversation about Taylor’s home back on Earth. He had found a job at the local bakery, Sugarcube Corner, where his fingers helped him do his job a lot better than some ponies could.

Bon Bon snapped herself back to the present. Reminding herself that she was about to go before Princess Celestia and Princess Luna to determine Taylor’s fate essentially. She had put on her favorite dark creamy blue dress with a yellow stripe on the hem.

Taylor, now fully dressed in his suit and tie, looked rather ravishing and slick for his hearing.

He wasn’t thinking much. Taylor had tried to keep the meeting off his mind as not to stress him out. He had been living in a dream world for 4 months now, not caring about his home on Earth because frankly, Equestria was a hell of a lot better than Earth. No war, violence, destruction (most of the time), a hippie’s paradise so to speak. He had found a best friend in Bon Bon and was glad, no, extended his hands to the sky, praise jesus glad that he had met her.

Bon Bon on the other hand, er, hoof, was experiencing an internal dilemma.

Ever since I met him, a void has been filled. Something that nopony else has ever done. It’s almost like I love...him...

Her brain derailed as she thought the words over.

“Bon Bon? You ok?” Taylor’s voice woke her from her reverie.

“Yeah, um, I’m fine.” Bon Bon stammered.

“Come on. The carriage is here.” He said, ushering her towards the door.

“Yeah, I’m coming.” She said, trotting towards the door.

The ride to Canterlot was long and boring. As the castle skyline became visible through the clouds, Bon Bon started to get nervous and antsy.

“Taylor. Do I look good? Is the dress wrinkled?” She panicked

“Bon Bon stop. Bon Bon! BON BON!!” Taylor yelled impatiently.

“What? Oh, what did I do wrong?” She wailed

Taylor scooped the cream colored mare up in his arms, pulling her to his chest. She looked him dead in the eyes.

“Bon Bon, listen to me. You look beautiful, we are going to be fine.” Taylor said, his hot breath hitting Bon Bon’s nose with a heavy scent of mint.

“But what if they take you away Taylor? What if I’m forced to see my best-friend in the world leave me in the blink of an eye?” Bon Bon said, tears now welling up in her eyes.

Taylor pulled the mare in for a hug.

“Then it will have been the best four months of my life having spent it with you. Back home, I’m just an insignificant speck, yet here, I feel important, wanted, needed, and loved.” He whispered the last part in her ear.

“I LOVE YOU TAYLOR!” Bon Bon shouted as loud as she could.

Taylor’s brain stopped working for a solid minute.

Bon Bon looked up at the human, searching for some kind of recognition of what she just said in his face. Yet, nothing could be found.

‘What am I supposed to say? It just feels wrong but I know I harbor a soft spot for that mare.’ Taylor thought, bringing himself back to reality as he did so.

“Bon Bon.”

“Yeah, Taylor.”

“I’m a little disarmed by what you just said...”

Bon Bon sobbed.

She knew he didn’t have the same feelings for her. How stupid she felt for actually believing he-

“and I love you too.” Taylor finished.

Bon Bon gasped and looked up at the human, her eyes now red and irritated from her tears.

“D-do you really mean that?” She sniffled.

“Bon Bon, you have cared for me for months. You’ve taught me your customs, laws, government, lifestyle, and culture. You have also been there whenever I needed you. I never had a person on Earth who could do the same for me, and now that you make me think about it, I do have a soft spot for the beautiful mare in my arms.” Taylor said, finally speaking his heart.

Bon Bon blushed a bright pink when he called her “beautiful”

Taylor was caught off guard again as Bon Bon’s lips gently met his. They were incredibly soft and inviting, tasting of cotton candy. Their worries melted away as they enjoyed the kiss, not caring who saw them.

Bon Bon pulled back, her breathing slow and calm. Then, without a word, she nuzzled into Taylor’s lap, her head now nestled on his belly. Taylor scratched her head gently as he headed towards his potential judgement. If this was the last moment he was to see his best friend, he had made it more than worth it.