Derpy Hooves sits in the living room of her house as she waits for Mal to come and spend the night with her.

Mal has lived in Ponyvile for a few years, arriving about four or five years ago.

He's a human that often gets bigoted remarks thrown at him by ponies due to how much crime is caused by small groups of humans in Equestria.

Mal and Derpy have been dating for several months now, but their relationship goes further back.

Mal and Derpy first met when Mal arrived in Ponyvile, his reason behind moving from Manehatten to Ponyvile was to get away from the hustle of the city. That and there was a lot of crime going on.

For Mal, the day on which he arrived in Ponyvile was a beautiful day filled with new opportunity.

For Derpy, however, it was another dark and grim day of being beaten by local bullies.

Flashback.

"Weird eyed freak! You're worse than a blank flank!" A mare yells as she kicks Derpy in the stomach.

"Pl-please... I-I j-just want to go home..." Derpy begs through her tears.

"Shut up!" Another bully yells as he punches Derpy in the face.

The bullies continue beating Derpy up and insulting her, starting to rip her clothes until a young human teenager wearing blue jeans and a black leather jacket shows up.

"HEY!!! Leave her alone!" The human says as he charges at the biggest of the bullies, knocking them to the ground.

The other bullies, scared that someone actually took down their muscle, run away in fear.

"You alright?" The human asks as he looks at Derpy, her face slightly bloody and bruised.

"Ye-yeah... Th-thanks f-for getting them off of me." Derpy says weakly, hiding her eyes from her hero.

"You're welcome. Why were they hurting you anyway?" The human asks calmly.

"M-my eyes.... They were hurting me b-because my eyes aren't... Right..." Derpy says as she starts to sob, showing the colt her eyes.

"Well, for one thing, that's a horrible reason to even think about harming someone. Second, I think your eyes are beautiful." The human says happily.

"Re-really? Y-you're not just saying that, are you?" Derpy asks through tears.

"I'm saying it because it's true. By the way, I'm Mal. I just moved here from Manehatten, figured I'd take in the sights. Glad I decided to stop by the alley." Mal says happily as he helps Derpy stand up.

"Th-thank you! I'm Derpy Hooves." Derpy responds happily.

"You're welcome! I can tell we are going to be the best of friends!" Mal exclaims happily. "Now come on, let's get you to the doctor."

Mal and Derpy made it to the hospital, and from that day forward, they were close friends, then they became more.

The Present.

Derpy smiles through tears as she remembers that day, the simple fact a human who just moved in to Ponyvile went out of his way to help her still amazes her.

There is reason why she has invited Mal over tonight. She wants him to spend time with her one final time before she does something she has been thinking about for a long time, she is going to kill herself by overdosing on her sleeping medication.

Suddenly, the doorbell rings, signalling that someone has arrived at Derpy's home.

"Coming!" Derpy yells as she quickly gets up from her seat and rushes to the door, opening it to be greeted by Mal's smiling face.

"Hey Derpy! I'm very excited for this sleepover!" Mal exclaims happily, giving a smile befitting of Pinkie Pie herself.

"Me too! I've got everything we need! Plenty of food, some soda, the Apple Family's best cider, oh and a new movie!" Derpy exclaims happily.

"Ooo!!! Sounds like fun!!!" Mal responds happily, giving Derpy a kiss on the cheek lovingly.

Derpy blushes and smiles happily at him as she grabs his hand and leads him in, closing and locking the door behind them.

They sit down on Derpy's couch and Derpy puts the movie in.

"So, what's the movie?" Mal asks curiously.

"You'll love it. "Saving Private Ryan"!" Derpy exclaims happily.

"Oooo~!!!! MY FAVORITE!!!!" Mal yells happily.

"Hehe! I knew you'd love it!" Derpy giggles happily.

"Not as much as I love you, though." Mal says with a smile as he pulls Derpy into a loving embrace.

"I love you too. You're such a great guy! You deserve better than me..." Derpy says as she hugs Mal back.

"Better than you? There's no pony like you! I don't want anything more than to spend time with you!" Mal proclaims happily as he looks Derpy in the eyes.

Derpy smiles and cries happily as she pulls Mal into a kiss, pressing her muzzle against Mal's soft human lips.

Mal returns the kiss lovingly, petting Derpy's mane as they kiss.

As they kiss, Derpy remembers that this is the last time she'll ever get to kiss his sweet lips again, so she decides to make it last.

After a few minutes of kissing, Mal breaks the kiss and looks into Derpy's eyes lovingly.

"That was... Amazing. Normally, our kissing lasts only a minute or two." Mal points out in amazement, not disappointed in the slightest.

"Well, I want to make this night special for the both of us." Derpy replies happily.

"I know. I'm not complaining." Mal says as he hugs Derpy tightly before letting her go.

They smile happily at each other before they finally turn the movie on. Derpy holds Mal close and nuzzles his neck lovingly as they watch the movie.

Despite being a very gory and violent war movie, Saving Private Ryan has always been one of Derpy's favorite human movies. It's also one of the many movies her and Mal both enjoy watching, especially together.

As they watch the film, the movie causes her to remember a similar, but for less gory, incident that happened back when she and Mal first started dating.

Flashback.

Derpy is running across a beach in a attempt to get away from some human thugs, Mal having left earlier to get something he left at his place.

"Come here, you wall-eyed freak!" The lead thug exclaims as he grabs Derpy by the tail and causes her to fall on the ground.

"Pl-please d-don't hurt-" Derpy attempts to beg before being kicked in the face.

"No use begging, slut! You're going to get yours! A shame we have to gut you, but you're just too ugly to look at!" The lead thug exclaims as he and his goons start ripping Derpy's clothes off, holding various sharp weapons in their hands.

"N-no!! Pl-please l-let m-me go!!" Derpy cries loudly.

One of the thugs stabs her in the side, causing her to scream in pain.

"No can do! You're a dead mare!" The lead thug exclaims as he rips Derpy's bikini off.

"I'm going to tell you once. Let. Her. Go." Mal says sternly, having returned to get Derpy.

"Really?! Ha ha! What're you gonna do about it, little man?" The lead thug asks, grabbing one of Derpy's breasts for no other reason than to show that he wasn't intimidated.

Mal runs over and punches the lead thug. The other thugs turn their attention away from Derpy and towards Mal.

"You... Just made a big mistake, kid!" The lead thug exclaims. "Leave her here for now, let's teach this punk a lesson!"

"Come get me, you bastards!" Mal exclaims as he runs across the beach, the thugs following him.

Derpy lies on the sand, naked with her torn clothes and swimsuit lying around her. She waits for Mal to come back, hoping no one else shows up.

Mal eventually returns, badly scarred and bruised, covered in blood and sand.

"Come on. Let's get out of here." Mal says as he wraps Derpy in a towel and grabs her torn apparel before picking her up in his arms and carrying her to his car.

Mal drives Derpy from the beach back to the nearest hospital, constantly checking to see if she's still breathing, and nearly crashing everytime she stops breathing.

They arrive at a hospital and Mal parks the car in the parking lot.

Mal gets out of the car and walks over to the passenger door, opening it and carefully lifting Derpy out of the car.

Mal shuts the door and makes sure the car is locked as he heads inside.

As they enter the hospital, the ponies and humans inside gasp as they look at the injuries on them.

Mal reaches the front desk and waits for the mare to notice him.

"Hello- Oh my Celestia! Wh-what happened?!" The receptionist mare asks loudly.

"We... We were at the beach... S-some thugs attacked her while I-I was gone... P-please.. G-get her s-some medical a-attent-ion..." Mal says through pants.

"Don't worry! We'll get you both fixed up!" The receptionist exclaims.

As the receptionist said, the doctors gave them great medical care, they were able to live after two days in the hospital.

Present.

Derpy cries a little, still blaming herself for her and Mal getting injured. She also still believes that Mal was only able to survive because someone came along and helped him.

"Derpy? You alright?" Mal asks as he notices Derpy crying sadly.

"Oh... I-it's nothing... I-I was just... Thinking.." Derpy says nervously, giving a vague but honest answer.

"Me too... You know, this isn't exactly the best movie to watch before bed." Mal says jokingly in a attempt to lighten the mood.

"Yeah. Wow... We're already at the final battle of the film? I must have really zoned out." Derpy says in amazement.

"I'll say. Don't worry, we can watch it again tomorrow if you want." Mal says happily, unaware of Derpy's intentions.

"Y-yeah... I guess so." Derpy says quietly, knowing that she won't be watching it ever again.

Once the movie is over, Mal and Derpy both yawn.

"Looks like we're both ready for bed. I'm just glad we get to spend time with each other!" Mal exclaims happily.

"Yeah! Me too!" Derpy responds happily.

They head for Derpy's bedroom and Mal lets Derpy get in bed first before cozying up to her lovingly.

"I have to take my medication real quick." Derpy says casually as she reaches for her sleeping pills.

"Alrighty, I can wait to cuddle you." Mal says happily.

Derpy grabs the pill bottle and takes out a large number of pills, not enough to instantly kill her but just enough to make it where she never wakes again, and puts them in her mouth, pouring water in and swallowing.

"Okay. I'm good." Derpy says happily as she places the pills back on the bedside table and cuddles with Mal, crying quietly.

Author's Note

This is my first attempt at a drama/tragedy fanfic.

I was primarily inspired by several different fanart and stories, and decided to give my own take.

Anyway, I have more chapters planned so, hopefully, I'll be able to finish this one sooner than my other fanfics.

As always, I hope you enjoy. ^^