Fanfic Nightmares

-=-=-=-Be Sunset=-=-=-=

After Flash had called you and told you his news about Anon, you felt really bad. Anon was a very sweet guy and was always happy for most of the time that You've known him. He was a very fortunate guy who was making a decent amount of money, has a really good reputation at Canterlot High, had a very loving family, and had a very caring personality, so when Flash broke the news to you about him crying, it almost made you sob from it.

Anon was one of the friends you were really close too and it never occurred to you that Anon would feel sad. The words 'Anon' and 'sad' have never been used in the same sentence from what you heard until now. You wondered how he could feel so awful about something. You stared down at your purple pajama bottoms and wondered if you should call him.

"Maybe he's asleep." you say to yourself.

"But I have to at least try." You grabbed your phone off of the side table next to your bed and tapped on Anon's contact. Within a few seconds he picked up. You heard him sobbing on the other side which sounded really bad.

"H-Hello?" he sniffles.

"Hey Anon. It's me Sunset."

"Oh hey Sunny. What's up?"

"Anon don't pretend that you're okay. If there is something that is making you upset, I need to know. I won't judge you for anything." you said with a worried tone. You hear him let out a sigh.

"I'm assuming Flash told you what he witnessed."

"Yeah, he said that you were crying on your knees in the middle of the hallway and then ran into the bathroom to throw up. Is that true?" you ask. There was a long pause. You waited until Anon responded but instead the call had dropped.

"Wow. That's weird. Flash is right. There really is something up with him. I'll find out tomorrow." you said to yourself as you placed your phone back on the night stand and wrapped the blanket around you.

(Tommorow)

You pick up your lunch tray and go to your table. Only to find that everyone was there, except for him. You look around and saw him sitting alone by himself eating lunch. You felt a little angry because of him neglecting us but yet still sad.

"Hold on girls." you say as you place you lunch tray down where you claimed your seat. You walked over to the very back of the lunchroom that barely anybody sits at. He was crying still. You slammed your hands down in front of him making Anon jump a bit.

"Okay Anon, tell me the truth. You dropped the call last night. Something is very wrong and I need to know." you say agitated. He was frozen in place still chocked up from all the tears he was shedding.

"I can't." You give him a glare in frustration.

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want anybody to worry about me. Yes I did do what Flash told you yesterday but I didn't want you or the other girls to worry, so I dropped the call and decided to sit here by myself so that I could cry without anybody worrying. I don't want you to worry about it Sunset. I would rather cry about it, than have you girls worry about it."he explains. You start to feel yourself cry and hug Anon tightly.

"Anon, you made me worry even more when you dropped the call last night. I need to know what's going on. You know what?" You pause as you got an idea. You remembered that you had your psychic powers that you got from camp 3 years ago and thought that maybe you could use on Anon. You placed your hand on his arm and you started to see his memories. After looking through them, you then saw why he was so upset. He read the fanfic, the one that you knew would break his heart. You knew how much he loved Starlight because you always teased him about it. This gave you a guilty feeling. You let go of his hand and give him a horrified look.

"You...read it?"

"Wait...what? Did you write it?" You shook your head.

"No but I read it before. I should have warned you not to read it. I never said anything about it because I didn't want to put the idea of reading it into your head. I know exactly how much Starlight means to you Anon and that must have really hurt you. Listen, I want you to come meet up with me at Sugarcube Corner. We can talk this out later, Okay?" you ask. Anon nods.

"Sure, and I promise I won't leave you hanging again. I'm sorry for doing it in the first place." he said. You give him another hug.

"That's alright Anon. I forgive you. I'll see you later." you said before walking back to your table.

"Bye Sunset." he said as he went back to eating. You walk over to where your lunch tray was sitting untouched. When you got back your friends gave you worried looks.

"Is he going to be okay Sunset?" Fluttershy asks. You let out a sigh.

"I hope so Fluttershy."

"Did he tell you why he was upset?" Rainbow Dash asked you. You pause for a minute staring down at your food with a sad look.

"Girls, he...he read the fanfic." you said. They all gasp in horror except for Starlight.

"A-Actually?" Applejack asked. You nod.

"Oh dear. No wonder he's so upset." Rarity says.

"That must have hit him bad." Rainbow Dash adds.

"Um...girls, I hate to interrupt but what fanfic are you all talking about?" Starlight asks. We couldn't tell Starlight it because she would be horrified, maybe even traumatized. We all nod to each other and do our best to lie.

"Um...nothing important." you say. Starlight was slightly suspicious as you started to sweat.

"Are you sure?"she asks. You nod your head quickly before you all go back to eating. Starlight was still suspicious but was very convinced with what you had told her.

(Later)

You waited for Anon at Sugarcube Corner tapping your foot when he finally shows up.

"Did I keep you waiting?"he asks. You shook your head as you both walk in together. Anon holds the door for you, much like how he does to everyone.

"Thank you kind sir." you say playfully.

"You are welcome ma'am." he says teasingly bowing his head. Anon had a childish sense of humor but that was one of the things you liked about him as a friend. You both sit down together at a table and you decide to start off the conversation.

"So let's get straight to the point Anon. What part of the fanfic made you really upset?" Anon looks around the store, clearly thinking about what it was that could have caused it.

"Well, I only finished one third of it so I guess when it was that I heard her name and death in the same sentence. It just tears me up just thinking about it." he said starting to cry again. You quickly rush over to the counter and grab the box of tissue and hand them to him.

"Thank you." he sniffles.

"You're welcome. Continue on Anon."

"Starlight *sniff* is a very close friend to me and just the very thought of her death just hurts me. In fact it hurt me so much that it was the reason why I threw up before. It was tragic, devastating, heartbreaking, the lists of adjectives goes on Sunset. It was enough to make me believe it. I couldn't handle seeing that. Every time I hear her name, my heart used to race, but now it hurts every time I hear it because of the very thought of seeing her die."he explained.

“It’s been hard to deal with this emotion. I can’t sleep, I can’t eat and I threw up a lot last night right after I ended our call.”he added sniffling. You cup his cheek and your hand and rub it up and down.

“It’s okay Anon. Maybe we could help you get your mind off of this. I’ll discuss this with the others. I won’t tell Starlight though okay?” you ask. He nods.

“Thank you Sunset. I’m glad that you care.”

“Of course I’d care Anon. You never deserve this and I’m determined to make sure that you won’t feel it anymore.” Anon quietly sniffles and gets out of his chair. He slowly walks over to you and gives you a hug sobbing with joy.

“Thank you. Thank you so much Sunset!”he says crying with tears of joy. You smile and hug him back.

“You’re welcome Anon.” You tighten the hug making Anon feel protected in your arms.

“By the way Sunset, I never told you fully why I dropped the call.”

“Oh. Do you want to tell me now?” He nods and sits back down in his chair.

“The reason why I dropped the call was because I didn’t want to worry you which I had mentioned earlier today. I really care about you girls. Especially Starlight. I don’t want something like a negative feeling to make you girls worry. I always told myself if I would rather keep my friends happy or be upfront and make them worry. I always chose the first one because the only thing that could make me feel the worst is seeing my friends depressed. I would jump off a bridge or sell my soul to the devil just to keep everyone else happy. ”he says in a very serious tone. You placed a hand over your heart and gasp.

“Anon...that’s...that’s really sweet of you to look out for us but as a friend, it’s my job to help you out whenever you feel blue.” You said.

“Sunset, I don’t think you understand where I’m coming from. Making a friend worry is basically stressing them out. I heard once that if you’re stressed about something, you could die much quicker.” he says.

“Yes but think about yourself Anon. If you’re stressed you’re gonna die quicker and we’ll be the ones depressed.” you said. Anon thinks for a moment not knowing how to respond. You decide to continue.

“If you died right now it would put us all in distress. Us, the whole school, and your family all care about you Anon. It would devastate us if you were gone. I would have lost a best friend along with the whole school. Anon, we all really care for you. People at school are much happier because of you. We don't want you gone." You start to sob. Anon now gives you another hug.

"Don't worry Sunset. I promise I won't." he said. You give him a hug back before breaking it.

“Good. Is there anything else that’s bothering you?” You ask. He shakes his head.

“No that was all. At least for now.”he says wiping his tears away. You smile and give him another hug.

“You should go relax at home. It might help get this off your chest.” you said. He nods.

“Okay. Thanks again for talking about this with me. I don’t know a lot of people that would do that.”he said.

“It’s no problem Anon. Now go home and get some rest.” you said. He nods again and leaves Sugarcube Corner as You watch him walk away through the window. You start walking out yourself hoping he will be okay.

If you're really honest with yourself though, you were actually very worried about him. You still felt that he didn't tell you everything. You felt a shiver up your spine as you thought about where Anon could be headed if this keeps up. You couldn’t stand to think about this happen so you called up your friends.

“How is he Sunset?” Starlight asked in a worried tone.

“Is he okay?” Twilight asked in the same tone. You sigh not really knowing what to tell them.

“Well, he seemed okay for the most part but it’s not very often that I see him upset. According to what I have been told today, Anon tried to hide his negative feelings from us so that he won’t make us worry.” You said.

“Oh my that’s terrible! But...he did it for us?” Fluttershy asked.

“Yeah he held his negative thoughts in his head because he hated making people worry about him. I tried to convince him not to do that but I'm not sure if he's willing to be more upfront with us."you say.

"Ugh! This never would have happened if it wasn't for that stupid fanfic! Anon would still be that happy guy we all know and love!" yelled Rainbow Dash.

"It's not like we could do anything to stop it sugarcube. We were all busy with our classes. It's not like one of us were there to stop him." Applejack said reassuringly.

"Girls, please, I need to know what fanfic you're talking about. You're not fooling me. I need to know the truth." Starlight says calmly. You let out a sigh knowing there's no way to tell stop her.

"I promised Anon I wouldn't tell you Starlight but what happened was yesterday, Anon was reading a fanfic about you that was really depressing and it hurt him so much. He really cares about you and that fanfic just...hurt him." you say. Starlight gasps but then takes a deep breath.

"I read the fanfic too. Way before he did. This had struck him badly. I'm worried that he might kill himself. He never mentioned it but I'm afraid of it happening." you say. Starlight let out a few sniffles over the phone.

"I...I see. Well, is there something we can do to prevent that?" she asks.

"Well, after I met up with him at Sugarcube Corner, he seemed to feel a little better. So I think all of us should spend some time with him individually, so that he might feel better." you suggest.

"Alright I'll go first then. I'll have Anon meet up with me tomorrow." Rainbow Dash says through the phone. You let out a yawn as you walked into your house.

"Yeah, okay then Rainbow. Just do what you can to cheer him up. We'll continue this tomorrow." you say.

"Okay, good night girls." Rainbow Dash said as she hung up.

"Goodnight." you all said in sync. You walk upstairs and get changed into your purple pajamas. You then trot on to your bed and place your phone back on the night stand. You hope that your plan works because the last thing you wanted, was to lose the most popular kid at Canterlot High because of a story he read online.