Separate Ways

by LazyPone

Rating: everyone
Tags: Rarity, Derpy Hooves, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Human, Sad, Other, Romance, Drama, Second Person
Length: 6387

Jeremy, after dating Rarity for less than a year, finds out that she lied to him.

(If the artist doesn't want me to use this image, please, let me know[OneShot])

Jeremy had always treated his lover, Rarity, like the princess she was.

Or rather, he used to.

One day, Jeremy finds out, through Rarity herself, that she's been doing things behind his back. His reaction? Not-to-subtle anger.

But the question is: will he get his revenge? And more importantly, how far will he go?
Hopefully he won't go too far.

So yeah. I decided to write a second person, romance/drama story. Who'da thought, huh?
Anyway, I hope you enjoy reading this. I kinda wrote this on a whim when the mentioned song played on Pandora. And it reminded of the time I had a girlfriend. This story is similar to mine, just without singing; I have a god-awful voice. And this is the first time I write in second person! Yay!

Published 2017-02-02 06:30:01 UTC
Last updated 2017-02-18 04:40:45 UTC

Why Would you do this to Me?

You’ve been spending the better part of a year with your marefriend. You and Rarity have kissed under an old oak tree. The two of you had a few picnics under the starry night sky. The two of you even had a hot moment in the movie theater a time or two. You thought you did everything you could as a couple. Hell, you even had go ol’ missionary with the unicorn! And to top it off, you moved in with her as well!

And yet, you felt something was… off. It was as if something was missing, whether it was her or you, you couldn’t put your finger on it. You thought maybe it was the amount of time you’ve spent dating her. Sure, it’s been at ten months that you’ve actually spent going out with her. You honestly thought nothing was really wrong with your relationship.

For starters, the little town in which you and her live in, Ponyville, is pretty open minded when it comes to multi-species relationships. That was a big plus for you. And secondly, Rarity’s an element of Harmony! No one could really speak out against your going out with her because of her statues of a national hero. Which is another big benefit. But still, the feeling in the bottom of your stomach nagged nagged. As if your guts knew something you didn’t. But seeing nothing wrong yourself, you shrugged it off and continued with your life.

Then one day, the unthinkable happens. Rarity called you into her office -if your could call it that, to talk about something. You thought it was weird since Rarity never called you for anything, she kinda just told you or asked you about something.

You walked into her office area after hearing her call your name for the third time.

“Jeremy- Oh! There you are darling.” She said when she saw round a corner, she was wearing her red glasses. There was an odd aura about her, you couldn’t place what it meant. “Please, come with me.” She said and walked into the kitchen.

“Ok...” You said and followed close after her. You both took a seat at the dining table across from each other. She wanted you to sit across from her for some reason. As you took your seat, her face turned… professional.

“Jeremy, you and I have been… dating, correct?” She asked. You couldn’t help but notice a slight tremble in her voice.

“Yes, for ten months, our anniversary is next week. Is all this about that?” You asked, something was making her eyes shine more than usual now.

“Yes, darling...” She said. “... You do know about pony traditions, right?” You nodded.

“Yeah. Twilight pretty much beat all that stuff into my head.” You said with a chuckle. ANd it seemed to elicit a giggle from the white mare. But, her laughed sounded… Bitter? No, it sounded more… more like a mix between a forced laugh and a sob.

“Yes, she wouldn’t leave you until you understood every little detail.” She began tracing circles around with her hoof. “So, you should know that, after a certain amount of time, a mare and a stallion would either marry or… separate.” She whispered the last part.

“Well yeah, but I thought we would try to mix both our traditions...” You said, but you thought about what she’s talking about. And it didn’t take long for you to realize what she might be getting to. “Wait. Do you want to...” You couldn’t finish your sentence, it was becoming a reality. She wants to get married! Holy fuck! You didn’t get the ring yet! You gotta have to-

“Well… I… ehm… I don’t know how to say this… Uhm… I think… I think we may have spent too much time together.” Rarity’s head dipped down. Her gaze refusing to meet with yours.

You don’t understand, shouldn't she be happy? She wants to join you in holy matrimony, doesn’t she?

“I… don’t think I understand.” You said uncertainly. Rarity, in a reluctant sort of way, brought her head back up. Tears stained by her mascara running down her cheeks. Leaving you in an even more confused state.

Then realization hit you like a bullet train.

You didn’t to believe what was happening, you wanted to get up, head back to your shared room, hit the bed and wake from this nightmare.

But that never happened. You’re still sitting in the kitchen, shocked beyond belief. This was real. You’re in real life, and your marefriend of two months short a year wants to break up, after all the of you been through together.

“Wait… Y-you want...” You suck back a sob building in the back of your throat. There were already tears threatening to spill out. “You want to… break up?” You finally asked. Rarity looked down and off to the side.

“... Yes.”

You felt an ice cool knife stab at your hear from her admission.

“It’s not you, so much as it is myself. As cliche as that sounds...” Rarity continued, she continued to speak, but you didn’t hear much of it, the only thing you caught was something about you moving out.

You couldn’t understand why she wanted this. You couldn’t fathom what would make her want to separate from you. You two were madly in love with each other!

… Right?

You thought about it; there had to be someone else. She wouldn’t just drop this on you as suddenly as she did without some ulterior motive. No, there had to be something, or someone/pony, else behind this.

“There’s someone else, isn’t there?” You asked suddenly, interrupting the unicorn.

“W-what?” She asked.

“There’s someone else isn’t there? You’ve been seeing some other guy behind my back, haven’t you?” You asked in dark scowl. You were expecting a verbal answer, but the look of complete shame on her face told you everything. “I see. I’ll see myself out.” You got up from your chair and angrily stomped up to your soon-to-be old room to gather your things.

“Jeremy! Wait!” Rarity called after you. But you ignored her, you just wanted to leave. You roughly push your bedroom door open, gathered the item that belonged to you, which were nothing more than your toothbrush, a few sets of clothes, and your phone and charger. You packed it all into a suitcase you used for trips with Rarity and head back downstairs. You took few momentous from your world on your way out.

You were soon out the boutique with Rarity still pleading for you to listen to her. But you didn’t give her the chance; she lied to you, she’s been lying to you. You don’t know for how long, but you don’t care. Your heart hurt as much as it is already. You feel like you’re going to throw up.

Soon enough, Rarity’s voice grew distance as you made your way over to Twilight’s place. Her being the only one of your friends having a spare room you could use until you get a place of your own. Plus, you could use a shoulder to cry on right about now.

You couldn’t sleep the following night. Thoughts racing through your head about the ex-mare of your life. You’ve already thought many times how your relationship with Rarity was supposed to be perfect. But you just couldn’t stop thinking about it. And it was past morning already.

Twilight was good help, being the only friend you could confide in. It helped you feel a little better after you told her everything. And her being your emotional support did wonders for you, but it wasn’t enough for you, though you were still grateful. It was late in the morning now. You haven’t moved from your spot on the bed. Twilight came to check up on you a couple of times to make sure your were fine. And you were thankful for that; you could always rely on the princess of Friendship. But now, you were feeling restless, as much as you just wanted to lay in your bed and wither away. So, you decided to get up, thinking a few drinks of hard cider would be good right about now. You don’t plan on becoming an alcoholic, but a mug of hard cider looked really appealing.

So you change your clothes and head over to the only restaurant that serves the good stuff; The Pasture. It was a cafe, oddly enough. It was there that you and Rarity went to for your first date. The cafe had a karaoke machine you hilariously sung a hearts and hooves day song. It brought a bitter-sweet smile to your face. You realized every restaurant in this town will leave you with bitter memories.

You trudged your way inside, and spent the rest of the day drinking yourself silly. The hours flew by in your inebriated state. It was past sun down when you decided to head back to the crystal castle. You paid the pony working the counter and you were about to head off when you spotted two ponies entering the establishment.

It was Rarity, she had on an all too familiar red dress that showed off her left flank. She also had on red lipstick and her lashes were more pronounced than usual. Her mane was also done up with more curls than usual. Making her look absolutely stunning.

There was a stallion next to her, a pegasus. His coat was dark grey, his eyes were piss yellow, his cutie mark was a cloud with a lightning strike, and his mane was styled as a mohawk. It was Thunderlane. That’s who Rarity’s been cheating on you with. And it looks like she’s already moved on.

You fucking whore. You thought with a scowl. Rarity looks your direction, and immediately her eyes meet with yours. She recoiled slightly, not expecting you to be here apparently. Thunderlane sees the shocked look on her face and looks over to you, you stare right through him when you lock eyes with him. She doesn’t deserve you. She doesn't deserve to be with anybody.

You watch on as Thunderlane says something to Rarity, the background noise of the cafe made hearing them impossible. Rarity shook her head slightly, snapping herself out of her own stupor. And moved on without so much as a fleeting glance back at you. Proving to you once again of her stance on the situation. It was merely awkward for her. It enraged you. You wanted right then and there to walk over and slap the mascara right off her lying, cheating face. You decided against acting upon your emotions; it wouldn’t do you any good.

Instead, an idea enters your mind. You decided to let her know how you feel, whether she wanted to or not. She will know how you feel about her cheating on you.

You walk onto the stage with the machine, and plug your phone in -a little modification the owner made when you helped her out moving heavy crates around a while back. You then scroll through the long list of songs in your device. Taking a moment to be thankful Twilight discovered a way for you to charge it.

There was bound to be a song to perfectly display what you think.

You eventually found it; Separate Ways -or Worlds Apart, by Journey. You tap your phone and the song begins as you set it down on top the machine. The ponies, including Rarity and Thunderlane, heard the music starting and turned to you in interest. You picked up the mic and began…

Here we stand,
Worlds apart,
Hearts broken in two, two, two…

You spy Rarity’s eyes widening.

Sleepless nights...
Losing ground
I'm reaching for you, you, you...

As the music kept playing, your eyes closed and you thumped your foot to the beat. Just as the beat picked up you let out a sorrowful whale.

Feelin' that it's goooo~one
Can't change your mind...
If we can't go oooooooo~on…

Another whale, full of despair and hatred, escaped your lips.

To survive the tide
Love diviiiiiiii~ides...

Your eyes open and you see Rarity bring a hoof up to cover her mouth.

Someday~ love will find you,
Break those~ chains that bind you,
One night, will remind you,
How we touched
And went our separate ways~

At this point you quickly thought to replace a few words from the actual song.

If he ever hurts you
True love, will desert you,
You know, I still hate you,
Though we touched
And went our separate ways~

Most of the ponies stared at you, while fresh tears streamed down your cheeks, with looks of confusion and pity. Rarity, you didn’t care about her anymore, but it felt good to see those salty tears ruin her makeup. You knew well before you’d make her her cry, you saw it as revenge for lying to you all this time. It felt amazing to get it.

Troubled times~
Caught between
Confusion and pain, pain, pain…

You closed your eyes again. You let your emotions flow freely through the microphone and out into the crowd.

Distant eyes~
Promises we made in vain
In vaaaa~in, in vian…

If you must goooooo~
I wish you love,
You'll never walk alooooo~ne
Take care my love,
Miss you love,

Someday~ love will find you,
Break those~ chains that bind you,
One night, will remind you,
How we touched
And went our separate ways~,

If he ever hurts you
True love, will desert you,
You know, I still hate you,
Though we touched
And went our separate ways~

You pause to take a few breaths, then get right back to singing your heart out as the song continues.

Ooooooh~

Someday~ love will find you,
Break those~ chains that bind you,
One night, will remind you,

If he ever hurts you
True love, will desert you,
You know, I still hate you,

You force your eyes open and stared deeply in Rarity’s eyes, she looked back at you, her tears falling down her face like a river. You knew your words were ice cold pikes to her, piercing her heart.

I still love you, girl
I really love you, girl
And if he ever hurts you
True love, will desert you

Nooooooooo
Nooooooooo

You didn’t know why you left those words in there, but you pain my mind to it. As soon as the song ended, you held the mic out in front of you, and dropped it. You were out of breath, the place was quiet, you were about to grab your phone and leave, but a pair of hooves clapping stopped you. You looked up and saw that it was Ditzy clapping. She was with that stallion with an hourglass mark, and her daughter, Dinky. Who were also tearing up and balling out respectively.

Pretty soon, more and more ponies began applauding. It dawned on that all these ponies, you’ve met at some point while dating Rarity, and they knew of you dating her. Some you knew, like the Hooves family, Sea Shine, even Applejack and Rainbow. Their cheeks were wet as well.

You figured they all found out what was going on when they peered at Rarity and Thunderlane. And it made revenge all the better with you. By tomorrow afternoon, everybody will know the Element of generosity cheated on her Human lover, the only human in existence. At least, you hope it’ll be that way. Rumors can twist words around when spread like wildfire.

But, you thought, you’ll be there. Telling every, single pony the truth. You smiled a bitter smile, grabbed your phone and left the cafe, closing the doors behind you while ponies continued to clap.

You suddenly heard the front doors open, you glance back and see Rarity, her mane showing signs of dishevelment, and her makeup in utter disaster. From her mascara, to her lipstick, she looked downright dreadful. She was panting, you guessed she pushed her way through the crowd to get to you.

"Jeremy," She breathed, still catching her breath. "I...I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry..." She started sobbing and I scoffed.

"Sorry doesn't give me back ten wasted months of my life. Sorry doesn't replace all the love and compassion I had for you. Sorry doesn't fix the fact that you cheated on me.

Do me a favor, and stay the fuck out of my life, you fucking whore." You turned back around and walked back to Twilight's, hearing Rarity wails echo in the distance.

Yous' a lil Bitch

Author's Note

Just thought I'd leave this here for you all. Enjoy!
If you want, I don't want to be rude or anything... :fluttershyouch:

Also, if I missed any grammar shit, please let me know. I looked this thing over like three times and I feel like I still missed shit.

Yous' a lil Bitch

It's been three days now. And you've left your room once to use the restroom. Twilight has pleaded with you to leave and get some fresh air. But all you did was open your bedroom window. Only to close it after Rainbow flew in and repeatedly demand you to get out and about. She even attempted to lift you off your bed.

Her attempts bered little to no fruit, however. Pony’s magic were always ‘screwy’ around you anyways.

And interestingly enough, it was Applejack who managed to get anywhere with you; you always felt that she always had something either insightful, or at least worthwhile, to say. So you let her in your room on say too. She told you how Rarity was a ‘cheatin’, lyin’, double-faced cow’, she also also told you that her and the rest of your friends were legitimately worried about your well-being. As they all knew that, even for a human, lazing around and wallowing in despair was not healthy. She heavily urged you, with words, to least get up and use your legs. She also more or less reminded you that you have friends to talk to. She told you that, no matter how you want to take, that you will move on. But only when you want to. But that doesn't mean to just stay in here for weeks on end.

And despite the both of you knowing that it's only been three days, you and Apejack know that it could become that way if her or your other friends hadn’t come and say anything.

You’re grateful you have friends like Applejack. You knew she of all ponies would tell you, in a good natured sort of way, that you're never alone.

And now here you are, walking about the krystal tree castle of Princess Twilight Sparkle. Since it was morning you made your way to the kitchen, where Spike would be no-doubt making his famous blueberry pancakes, you can already smell the blueberry wafting through the halls. You used the alluring scent as a means to get to the kitchen; you never really took the time to memorize the layout of this castle like some pony.

Cough Cough

“Hey Jeremy!” Spike greeted as he noticed you walking into the kitchen. “Fellin’ better?” He asked, you saw the pancakes in the magic stove and licked your lips; your stomach was demanding to be fed.

“Kinda,” You admitted. “You thank Applejack for that.” That got a chuckle out of the baby dragon.

“Yeah, she's got a way with words.” He said, the. Then turned to you bodily. “But, for real though, are you ok?” You smiled at Spike’s genuine nature.

“Yeah, what Aj said really reminded me that I got people I can talk to.” A small small smile stayed on your face. “And thanks for asking, it means anlot to me.” Spike beamed a little.

“Aww. It's nothing, friends look out for each other, right?” You nodded, and Spike turned back around, flipping a few pancakes. “You want some Pancakes?”

“Yes.”

“How many?”

“Three.”

“Anything to drink?”

“Apple juice, please.”

“You got it.” Spike flipped a few more pancakes, then grabbed a plate sitting next to the stove, put three of the fluffy disks on it, hopped off the stool he uses when operating the stoves, and placed the plate in front it of you. He then went to a random draw and grabbed a butter knife and fork, then went to the fridge, picked up a gallon, along with a cup from a cabinet under the counter, and finally went back to you and handed the fork and knife while pouring you a glass of nice, fresh, apple juice.

“Thanks Spike.” You said gratefully.

“Anytime buddy.” Spike said with a nod and a sun-filled grin. He went back to the stoves and gathered the rest of the pancakes sitting atop the stove on a single plate. There were five, presumably three for him and two for Twilight, speaking of…

“Where’s Twilight? Shouldn’t she be up by now?” You asked while digging into the pancakes. You glanced at the clock sitting above the doorway, it read nine thirty.

“She should be here in a minute or two.” Spike said before setting down two more plates. He then grabbed two sets of the fork/butter knife duo, set on pair beside one plate, and set the other by the other. He took a seat and used his fork to stab three pancakes and brought them over to his plate.

The two of sat in comfortable silence while the both of you ate. Eventually though, you heard a set of hooves against the crystalline floor, and soon after a sleepy Twilight Sparkle lazily walked into the room.

“Mornin’ Spike.” She said without opening her eyes. With a sort of practice grace she made her way straight to her seat and magicked the remaining pancakes to er plate. She paused for a few seconds before her fork floated up in her magical aura.

“Morning Twilight.” Spike said through a mouthful of fluffy bread.

“Good Morning Twilight.” You said right after. Twilight, who had a piece of pancake in her mouth at this point, coughed and wheezed while her eyes shot wide open and locked on you after a second.

“Good… morning, Jeremy.” She said once she got her breathing under control. “How are you feeling? Better I hope?” She asked, and you nodded.

“Yeah.” You said.

“So…” She slowly started, her brain was quite up to its usual speed yet. “What do plan to do today?” You shrug.

“Meh, I’d thought I’d stop by Aj’s to talk for a bit.” Twilight paused, then nodded understandingly; That apple farmer was always the go-to mare when it came to spilling emotional dumps.

“I understand, would you like me to teleport you there?” She offered. You thought about for a minute and nodded; You wanted avoid any chance of running into Rarity.

“Yeah, after I’m done with breakfast though.”

“Oh… I know.” She said through a yawn

Another bout of silence between the three of you, and you find yourself with an empty plate and cup. Them, along with your fork and knife and place them in the sink. You had half a mind to fill the glass partly with water to prevent the milk from drying and sticking to the glass cup. You then turned around and saw that Twilight and Spike were not too far behind you. Twilight looked more alert, at least, she was walking at her usual pace.

After they put their dishes away, Twilight turned to you, while Spike started cleaning the dishes.

“Are you ready?” Twilight asked you. You nodded and she charged her horn up, a purple beam of magic shot out towards you, hitting your chest. Your stomach lurched and your vision was filled with swirling colors for the briefest second. And next thing you knew, you were standing the front yard of a barn house. You shake the dizziness from your head; teleporting was never really your favorite mode of transportation, and walk up to the front door of the house.

“Comin’!” You heard from within. You then some hoof steps against the wood flooring. Applejack opened the door.

“Jeremy!?” She was surprised that it you at her door. “Well Ah’ll be! How’re ya doin’?”

“Better, thanks to you.” You replied.

“Aw shucks.” She said happily while kicking a hoof across the porch. “You ain’t gotta thank me! Ah always help out mah friends when Ah can.” There was a blush on her orange cheeks when she said that.

You always thought it was cute when ponies blusehd in general. Especially with Aj, it clashed well with her orange coat. Almost complementing it as well.

“So, what can ah do for ya?” The apple mare asked.

“Well, I was hoping I could just talk with you for a bit.” You said while scratching the back of your neck. “If you know what I mean.”

“Oh...” She trailed off, but quickly recovered. “Why, c’mon in then. We’ll head to mah room.” You nodded and followed Applejack inside the rustic home. As the two of you went to her room, you passed by the rest of the Apple family in the living room. Applebloom looked to be working on some homework, Big Mac seemed to be nodding off, and Granny Smith sat in her usual spot on her rocking chair; rocking to her snores. Applebloom noticed the two of you, you specifically, and waved. You waved back.

The next few hours of the day were spent by you basically dumping all of your lingering emotions all over Applejack. You had no idea how much time you actually spent talking, but you felt your mouth go dry a few times. Applejack Was kind enough to get you a cup of water.

But eventually, you ran out of things to say, whether it was about your time with Rarity, or other things in general. You still felt like an enormous weight had been lifted off your shoulders either way.

“Mah stars...” Applejack breathed. “Ah had no idea you thought about Rarity so highly before things turned sour.” You sighed at that, a bitter smile twisting you lips.

“Yeah, I really thought she was the one for me.” I huffed out a laugh. “‘Guess I’m a bad judge in character.”

“Oh, c’mon Jeremy.” The orange mare scoffed. “We all know what kinda character Rarity was before all the howey.

Before we all of this, we knew Rarity was the mare for you. The two of you were like two apples on the same branch; ya’ll were practically made each other.” She finished.

“That’s… one way to put it...” You agreed. “But, thanks for letting me rant.”

“It ain’t no problem!” She exclaimed with a tip of her hat. “Yer always welcome to talk here!”

“Thanks Applejack. I knew I could count on you.” You said with a grateful smile. You got up from the floor and took a moment to pop a few joints in your back and legs, you groaned in satisfaction as the blood flowed back through your legs. Once you were done with that, you looked back at Applejack who was beaming at you. You also noticed that her cheeks were lightly tinted pink. Why? You thought. Was it warm in here.

“C’mon, you’re ‘prolly hungry after all the talkin’.” The mare said while walking by you. You looked after her without moving, it wass, ponies don’t usually blush when they’re warm.

You’re stomach groaned, demanding your attention, you quickly forgot what you were thinking about and followed after Applejack.

You were in the kitchen now, a brief glance out a window told you it’d be a few hours before sundown.

Damn, didn’t think I’d take THAT long…

But, then again, you think, you did have a lot to talk about.

“Hey Jeremy!” Applebloom called out at you. You turned your attention to the little filly, smiled, and waved.

“Jeremy.” Big Mac nodded, you nodded.

“Jeremy? When did you git here?” Granny asked.

“He came by a while ago to talk about recent things goin’ on.” Aj answered.

“Oh, ah see… Well, it’s a little late fer me tah say, but I’m sorry ‘bout yer loss.” That sounded a bit weird to you, even the other Apples shared confused glances. But you knew what Granny by that.

“It’s alright Granny. I’m sure I’ll find someone else who won’t cheat on me.” Granny snickered at that.

“Ah just don’t know why a pony like Rarity would cheat on you though, with Thunderland of ponies.” Applebloom wondered.

“I really don’t know Applebloom, but I really don’t care. Rarity can live the rest of her live knowing she made the biggest mistake of her life.”

“Eyup.” Mac said with a nod of agreement.

“Ah think it’s gotta do with somethin’ with Rarity bein’ a big ol’ biggot.” Applejack said while handing- hoofing, out plates of varying apple-themed food stuffs. “Ah always kinda thought Rarity wasn’t kinda pony to date outside of her kind. No offense to ya Jer.” She added in.

“Eh, none taken. I figured some pony would think like that.” You looked down at the table suddenly. “I didn’t think it’d be Rarity though.” You brought your head back up. “But, whatever, she can go rot in hell for all I care.”

“Jeremy…” Aj sighed.

“Hey, it’s only been three days for me, lay off.” You suddenly got up from the table and stormed away, your intent: leaving the house. You heard Applejack call after you, but you ignored her.

You shoved the door open, and slammed it close as you left the building. In your angered hazed you made your way over to Sugarcube Corner. You thought Pinkie could help calm you down.

“Hey Jerry!” Pinkie greeted you when she blinked into existence in front of you. “Finally walkin’ around huh?” Your intense frown morphed into a half smile.

“Yeah, ‘was hoping I could get a sundae here?” You said with a hopeful tone.

“You got it Jerry! I'll be right back!” Pinkie said in her usual hyperactive way before she darted toward the back of the room and into the kitchen. You chuckled lightly and took a seat at the nearest table. You spotted the menu and decided to look through it with a shrug. You were never the kind of person to eat their comfort foods at times like this. But you figured you could use a little something to distract you for a while.

“Oh! Hello Jeremy!” You heard someone call out to you. You looked up from the menu and see Mrs. Cake trotting up to you.

“Hey Cup Cake.” You greeted back. The baby blue mare smiled sweetly st you and took of seat of her own across the table from you.

“How are you feeling dearie?” She asked tentatively. It warmed your heart that all your friends, and ponies in general, cared so much about you.

“Much better than before.” Came your answer. “I just thought I'd come by since I haven't had a proper meal in a couple days.” The mare visibly winced at that. “But, don't worry about it. It's not gonna become a problem for me.”

“Oh, that's good.” She breathed a relieved sigh. “So… Have you… talked to anypony yet?” She asked, and you modded.

“Yeah, Twilight and Applejack.” You said.

“Good!” The plump mare chirped. “It's not good keeping quiet about kind of things, you know.” Cup Cake said with a knowing smile.

“Yeah yeah yeah.” You said while rolling your eyes. Remembering that time where you didn't tell anyone about your crush on a certain unicorn who shall not be named.

While it's funny to look back at that memory. It was extremely embarrassing at the time.

“Ahem…” You refocused you eyes on Cup. “Would it be alright if you… if I asked… about the, specifics?” She asked with a wince. And while that was a weak attempt to ask why everything happened the way it did. You still understood what she meant and maintained your composure.

“All I know is that she cheated me because I think she's a fucking bigot who couldn't look past my appearance. At least that's what Aj thinks.

But I think it has something to with Rarity. I think, in her eyes. I wasn't the ‘prince’ she was looking for. Even though I treated her like the princess I thought she was. It mostly just pisses me off that she actually planned on breaking up with only after she started seeing Thunderlane behind my back. Fuckin cheating whore…” You muttered the last part to keep any of the ponies from hearing you curse.

“... How are you so sure?”

“The next day I went to the bar and she was there already on a date with the guy.”

“Oh… Is that when you sang? Pinkie told us that Rainbow told her that you sang your heart out that night.”

“Yeah. That's basically what happened. When I saw her with Thunder, I guess something in me kinda snapped; I don't think I would've done that in any other situation. But, eh… I got to perfectly let her know that she's gone from my life.” Your shoulders sagged a bit. “It still hurts though.” You folded your arms on top of the table and put your head down. “Sometimes I wish I was an apathetic husk.” You groaned.

“Oh, don't be like that!” Cup said with a thump to your shoulder. “I mean, sure, it’ll hurt, especially in these kinds of circumstances.” You looked up and stared flatly at her. “But, it will pass.” She hastily continued. “And just like how this will pass, you’ll find the right mare, maybe even somepony that isn’t a pony.” Cup suggested.

You thought about the implications for a minute.

Of course you look around outside of ponies! It’ll be a challenge, since there’s only been two gryphons and a minotaur in this village for the past couple of years, as far as you knew. But, you could deal with that later.

“You’re right… How come I didn’t think of that?” You asked yourself. Of course, you knew there were other species out there. And yet, you didn’t even think to at least try and date a gryphon. You quickly realized that they were, and still are, pretty scarce in pony lands. And then… There weren’t that many zebras around here either! There’s just Zecora and she lives in the Everfree.

You startlingly realized there’s more in this world you could explore outside of ponies. Your jimmies rustled at the thought.

“I don’t anypony, or in this case, you, would think anything of it. Gryphons rarely, if at all, come to this side of the borde. Much less in a small place like Ponyville.” Cup reasoned. It was well sound in your opinion.

“Yeah, makes sense.” You said half-mindedly. You already making plans to travel to Saddle Arabia and the Prance Islands. And for a second, you thought you were being a little hasty about this, but the prospect of finding your true, true love shoved those thoughts aside.

Wow, how quick for a man who just lost his mare of six months. Am I right?

You failed to hear Cup Cake call your name a few times since she was worrying about you being unresponsive. It took Pinkie placing the sundae you ordered in front of you to snap out of it.

“Jerry! Yoohoo!” You looked up and noticed that the pink mare had been waving her foreleg at your face, for how long, you didn’t know. You looked down and saw the Chocolate Sundae Supreme sitting on the table.

“Oh… Thanks Pinkie.” You then noticed the looks those two ponies were giving you. “Sorry, just got a lot on my mind now. Cup gave me a lot of things to think about.”

“Oh… Ok!” Pinkie, without another word said, spun around and hopped away. You and Cup Cake chuckled at Pinkie’s mannerisms. Cup then turned to know. A knowing look on her face.

“What?” She said nothing, only raising a brow at you. “What?” At that, she heaved a sigh.

“I know what you're planning to do. You know you don't need to do that. Not now at least, you still need time to really get over it.”

Wow, she read you like an open book.

“But, what am I supposed to do now? I don't even have a home anymore.”

“You still have your personal belongings, don't you?”

“Yeah, but that’s only my clothes, toothbrush, and phone. I almost got nothing to lose doing this.”

“You know we would lose you if anything happened.”

“I know…” Your train of thought slowed to an ass-grinding halt as an epiphany hit you like a sledge hammer to your gonads.

You realized, you are definitely a little whiny bitch.

You never thought you’d see the day.

But then, it also came to you that you now have more motivation to change yourself for the better. And just because Rarity cheated on you because you were an inadequate lover in her eyes.

Definitely not because of that.

“Jeremy? Are you alright?” Cup called you.

“Huh, wuh..?” You shook your head, looking to the blue pony. “Oh, yeah Cup, I’m fine. I just need to… think about stuff for a little while.” Your grab your sundae and stood up. “And Cup?” She looked to you curiously. “Thank you, you’ve given me a lot of things to think about, including myself. Thank you Cup Cake.” You kneeled down and gave the chubby pony a hug.

“Oh…” She said slowly, not expecting you to hug her. “Well, it’s not a problem dearie.” She smiled up at you as you broke the hug. “Friends are always there for each other, right?” You nodded. Her cheeriness causing you to beam a smile.

“Yeah, always.” You replied. “Thanks for the sundae Pinkie!”

“You’re Welcome! I’ll come by for the cup when you’re done!” You heard from the doorway as you left.

You made your way to your temporary home. Your newfound vigor focused on one thing and one thing only:

You will make yourself into the best man any pony, or any sapient creature, could ask for.