Lyra and Bon Bon: The Emptiness

Bon-Bon sat at her candy stand with the biggest of smiles, she loved her job. Serving the fillies and colts of Ponyville treats was great. Plus, they were all homemade, so they had that extra touch of love added to them. Bon-Bon waited for her wife to get their, they had a date planned for 4:30, and it was 4:28 as she waited. Bon-Bon then spotted Lyra waking through town, saying hello to various ponies as she went. Bon-Bon was all smiles as Lyra approached her booth, and Lyra returned those smiles right back.

“Hey beautiful, you ready to go?”, Lyra asked.

“Yep, just let me close up”, Bon-Bon replied.

Bon-Bon cleaned the place up, and put her sign up. As she was finishing up, she get a tap on her foreleg. She looked down to find a filly of about 12, with an orange coat and a magenta mane, and a pair of wings. Bon-Bon knew her, she was Scootaloo, a frequent customer of her stand. She always came with her two friends, but they were no where to be found.

“Um, Mrs. Bon Bon?”, she asked.

“Oh, hello Scootaloo. I’m sorry, but I just closed up shop, sorry”, Bon-Bon said.

“I’m not here for candy, I just wanted to tell you to have fun with on your date”, the filly said with a smile.

“H-How did you know that?”, Bon-Bon said with a blush.

“Because you looked excited, and your wife is here, so I put two and two together”, she said.

Bon-Bon chuckled and patted Scootaloo’s back,

“You sure are smart, Scootaloo”, she said with a smile.

“Thanks! Anyway, I should leave you two alone, have fun on your date!”, Scootaloo said before running off.

That was whole encounter gave Bon-Bon a massive smile, but how could it not? That was severely adorable.

“What’s got you all smiley?”, Lyra said as her marefriend walked up.

“Nothing, just that a filly told me to have fun”, she said.

“Who?”, Lyra asked.

“Scootaloo”, she answered as they walked towards the local cafe.

“Isn’t she the one who jumped her scooter off of a roof?”, Lyra asked.

“Yep, that’s definitely her. She’s a sweetheart. She always comes to my stand, too”, Bon-Bon smiled.

Lyra and Bon-Bon took off to the local cafe, and arrived within minutes. They took a seat at a table, and looked over their menus. The waiter came up and took their orders and went off to find the chef.

“How was your day, Bonnie?”, Lyra asked her wife.

“It was good, tiring, but good. But all those smiles really put the pep in my step, that’s for sure”, Bon-Bon said chuckling.

Lyra laughed along and they began to talk more. Both of them loved the dates, each one made them happier each time. Lyra excused herself to the bathroom, leaving Bon-Bon to herself. She thought back to Scootaloo’s little visit, and that put a smile on her face. She loved how happy foals made her. She then sighed, knowing Lyra would never agree, she just knew it.

“Hey, you ok?”, Lyra said, coming back to the table.

“Yeah..”, Bon-Bon said.

“Are you sure?”, Lyra asked further.

“Yes, Lyra, I’m fine”, Bon-Bon responded with a huff.

“Ok”, Lyra said sadly.

Bon-Bon felt bad now, she hadn’t intended to make Lyra sad. She held Lyra’s hoof from across the table, and apologized.

“I’m sorry, it’s just that I have something on my mind”, Bonnie said.

“Well, what is it? Maybe I could help you out”, Lyra said.

Bon-Bon tensed up, she hadn’t asked Lyra abut this kind of thing yet.

“Well...I-I was wondering...infinite maybe we could adopt a foal?”, Bon-Bon said, closing her eyes, preparing for Lyra’s decline.

“Really, that’s it?”, Lyra said.

“What do you mean, that’s it?”, Bon-Bon asked a little angry.

“Bonnie, I would love to raise a family with you. If anypony could do it with me, it would definitely be you”, Lyra said with a smile.

Bon-Bon nearly fainted, she hadn’t expected Lyra to say yes.

“R-Really? You mean it?”, Bon-Bon said, a smile forming very rapidly across her face.

“Yes, Honey-Bon, I mean it. Now let’s enjoy our crescents”, she said with a laugh.

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*FIVE DAYS LATER*

Bon-Bon and Lyra walked into Ponyville Orphanage, and made their way to the front desk.

“Hiya! I’m Happy Heart, how may I help you”, the front desk worker asked.

“Hi, we would like to adopt a foal. We want to start a happy family”, Lyra said.

“That’s wonderful, come with me and we’ll get started”, Happy Heart said, leading them towards a room.

Started to sign papers and legal documents, as was the usual way. Bon-Bon and Lyra finished, and followed Happy Heart to the viewing room, a room with a window that looked into the play room. They saw many adorable colts and fillies, playing their hearts away. Then Bon-Bon noticed a familiar face in the crowd, who was sitting alone.

“Scootaloo?”, Bon-Bon said out loud.

Happy Heart looked over and smiled.

“Yes, that’s Scootaloo, how do you know her?”, she asked.

“She comes to my stand for candy all the time, she’s the sweetest little filly you could ever meet”, Bon-Bon.

“Well, in that case, why don’t you adopt her? She’s been here for her whole life, she needs a good family. And by the looks of it, your the perfect ones to do so. Of course, it’s your choice in the end,” Happy Heart said.

Bon-Bon smiled at the thought, she wanted it to happen, but she wasn’t sure if that was what Lyra wanted.

“I would be more than happy, but what about you Lyra?”, Bon-Bon asked her wife.

Lyra just smiled and nodded. Bon-Bon wrapped her hooves around her wife. She was now crying, her family was almost here.

“Alright, I’ll go get Scootaloo, you too go to the room we were in earlier”, Happy Heart said.

They nodded and went back to the room. Bon-Bon was a bit worried, what if Scootaloo didn’t want to be their daughter.

Happy Heart came back in with Scootaloo about five minutes later. When Scootaloo came in, her face instantly lit up. The look she gave was priceless.

“Mrs. Bon-Bon? Your adopting me?”, she asked, face full of happiness.

“Don’t forget about Lyra, but yes, we’re adopting
you. We want to give you the happiest life possible, Scootaloo. What do you say, do wanna join the Heartstrings Family?”, Bon-Bon asked with a smile.

Scootaloo flew into their forelegs, and into a hug.

“Yes! Oh Celestia, thank you so much!”, She said with tears of joy streaming down her face.

Bonnie and Lyra stared at their new daughter, and the world faded away. They had a family, and that was all they’d could both ever ask for.

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Welp, this is our house, Scootaloo. Make yourself at home”, Lyra said.

Scootaloo nodded and put her belongings on the ground. She went over to them and gave them another hug.

“Thank you, so much. I promise I’ll be the best daughter ever!”, she said to her new mothers.

“We know you will, Scootaloo”, Bon-Bon said.

“Yep, that’s for certain”, Lyra.

Scootaloo smiled. She finally had a family.