Author's Note

Hey! It's been a long while. In-laws came into town, work had me exhausted and my dog was sick. I'm back though! Hope to have more out in a week.

Stormy Emotions

A light flashes through my eyelids, making me wince hard and cringe. I groan as I wake up gently and then sit up with a start as I hear a loud and thunderous sound in the air. I look around and notice the dark clouds swirling around, with a few droplets falling onto my head.

How long was I out?... I need to get under some shelter before I get soaked.

I jog quickly to the Twilight's library and knock on the door loudly. I hear arguing upstairs, worrying me but jogging my memory.

This is the Rarity and Applejack bonding episode isn't it? Ughhh... I can't interrupt them.. Where to next? Carousel boutique?

I begin walking towards it and notice that Sugarcube Corner is lit up completely still.

Right! Pinkie Pie! I'm sure I'll be welcomed there!

I run to the bakery establishment and enter to see Mr. and Mrs. Cake closing up. I smile and nod at them, they smile back remembering me from the times I've been here.

"What can we do ya for Devan?" Mr. Cake instantly says while putting up a box of what seems to be baking materials.

"Well, I kind of got caught out in the rain and was wondering If I could stay here until it lets up." I say while taking off my shoes in an attempt to not dirty their floor.

Mrs. Cake looks at me with a bit of worry, looking me up and down. "Oh dear, I hope you're not too cold. Of course you can stay here, but we only have room in Pinkie's room. I'm sure that's okay, isn't it?" she says handing me a towel.

I nod and give them a grateful smile as I walk towards the stairs. "Thank you, I'll leave as soon as it lets up."

I go up the stairs and notice the doorways and instantly spot Pinkie Pie's door. It's covered in colors, streamers and stickers. I smile at the sight and reach my hand out to knock on the door when it suddenly swings open and a pink hoof shoots out and pulls me in. I yelp in surprise and abruptly stop. I immediately feel Pinkie Pie press her head against chest and wrap around me. I was going to make a joke about how she missed me but then I notice her shaking. I immediately feel worried and try to pull away to see her face, she doesn't let me. I then wrap my arms around her and stroke her apparently straight mane gently. Her shaking begins to slow down and I lie my head on hers.

"Pinkie Pie, what's wrong?" I say after a few minutes of sitting there with her.

She opens her mouth but the sound of thunder interrupts her and I feel her hold onto me even tighter. It becomes clear as to what is going on and I sigh as I begin to stroke her mane more.

"I see now, the thunderstorm I presume?" I say with a gentle voice.

She nods into my chest. We sit there until the storm moves away a bit and the thunder begins to be much quieter. Pinkie moves away and wipes away her own tears.

"Thanks Devan... No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to get through those storms." Pinkie says while raising her hoof in anger towards the window.

I smile at her antics but notice that her mane is still straight. I feel thoughts arise in my mind.

I wonder if I can find something out now that she's not all happy and bubbly. Wow I sound like a dick.

"So Pinkie, how are you feeling?" I ask with a smile.

"Oh juuuustt greaaaatt" Pinkie replies sarcastically.

I move closer and sit right next to her. "So, can you truthfully say you don't fake happiness around others?"

She looks at me and fakes a smile, but then sighs immediately afterwards. "It's not like I fake happiness, I just sometimes find it hard to be happy ya know? Everypony loves the goofy and bouncy Pinkie Pie!" Pinkie says with a flourish and a slightly puffier mane. "I'm afraid what will happen if somepony see's the sarcastic grumpy Pinkie Pie."

Pinkie Pie lays down on her bed and blows a lock of her mane out of her face. She just lays there and stares at the ceiling. I join her on the bed next to her and stare up with her. "I could be your ranting buddy." I say with confidence.

"What's a 'ranting buddy' do?" Pinkie asks with obvious confusion on her face.

"Well I would listen to you in times of stress and need. Basically being someone that would be there for you when you need a shoulder to lean on. I understand that you don't want to show your other self to the girls, but I'm sure they wouldn't mind it. Until you're ready, I am willing to be here for you." I say gently.

"I don't know Devan. That's a lot of Pinkie time that I... Don't know if I can trust you with." she says bluntly.

Wow, this Pinkie Pie is very real. Almost exactly like a human in my world. Has stress and emotions that swirl about, changing depending on passive thoughts. Reminds me of myself back in high school, and after high school, and ever since then... And now.

"How about a Pinkie promise?" I say while sitting up and looking down at her.

"You would make a Pinkie promise? To hear me complain about my life?" Pinkie says with a turned head.

"Yes" I say with certainty.

She looks slightly shocked, but then starts laughing hysterically with a giant expansion of her mane. Her usual poofy mane is back and she starts bouncing around the room, still laughing. She eventually stops by landing into my arms in a huge hug that hit hard. I flew back into what must've been the headboard to her bed yet didn't feel any pain. When I opened my eyes to see what was happening she was in front of me instead, looking at me in anticipation.

"Cross my heart.." I make a cross motion on my chest "And hope to fly.." I make a flying motion with my arms, "Stick a cupcake in my eye" I finish with putting my fist gently against my right eye.

She smiles widely and runs to her a cupboard nearby and pulls out three different games. She puts all three of them on the bed and displays them fancily with her hoof. The names of each game are Ponyopoly, Battlecorn and Cards Against Ponydom. I raise my eyebrow at the last one and she looks at it and pulls it away immediately.

"Oops, heh, how'd that one get in there?" Pinkie says with a nervous smile as she throws it across the room.

I chuckle a little and use my magic to lift the game back up and towards the bed. Pinkie Pie looks at me in shock, then with a smile.

"YOU CAN USE MAGIC!!??!" Pinkie says while making 'ooo' and 'ahhh' noises at the game I am floating above the bed.

"Yep! I didn't even know I could either until I first got to this world. I assumed that If I will keep your secret, you can keep mine. Fair trade right?" I say while twirling the box of cards around her.

Pinkie nods ferociously, does the Pinkie promise and jumps on the box of cards. I immediately feel a huge draw on my magical power because of the extra weight put on the box of cards... But for some reason it isn't much more than usual.

That's weird. I would've thought that her weight would have added a lot more strain on my magic reserves. This feels as heavy as about double that string!

I notice Pinkie Pie waving her hoof in front of my face and snap back to reality. I look up at her smiling face and give her a smile back. "Let's play! I probably won't know anything about this stuff though, so you'll have to be a bit lenient." I say while scratching the back of my head.

"Oh, I'll be lenient." Pinkie says with a devious grin. "By the way, I've been meaning to ask something Devan." Pinkie Pie continues after starting to shuffle the cards magically in her hooves.

"Yes Pinkie?" I say with a small laugh after seeing a card saying 'Celestia's Royal Rear'.

"How did you know about the Pinkie Promise? Huhhhh???" Pinkie asks while dealing the cards out.

I feel a small bead of sweat on my forehead but calm myself down. "Why don't you guess Pinkie?" I say with a roll of my eyes.

"Did you find out by watching a show in a box about the lives of me and the other elements of harmony which includes events we haven't seen yet but you can't tell me that or else it would alter the future in a dramatic way?" Pinkie says with an even bigger grin than before.

I shouldn't of said that. I should not have said 'Why don't you guess Pinkie?' to her. Nope.