The things i do for love

A/N: alright everyone, I know this chapter is coming extremely late, and it's probably not the best I've made, but I hope you enjoy it anyway.

I simply stood there while I waited for Pinkie to show up with her friends. I had to admit, I wasn’t entirely sure how it would go, considering the welcome I got when I walked into town, but I was content. Until I felt something kick in one of my knees, that is. “Well ah’ll be. How’d you worm your way outta this one, eh?” asked a feminine voice. “Did ya jus’ tear the guards to shreds, or did ya sneak outta prison?” she asked. I simply rolled onto my back to find myself looking at an orange earth pony.

“I have no idea what you’re talking about miss.” I said, grunting in pain. “I was released. The princess herself-”

“Oh well now ah’ve heard it all. Ya’ll really expect me ta believe princess Celestia herself let ya just walk out the door after what you did?” well, I didn’t know what I did, but if it was causing problems like this I felt I should know. So I asked.

“What did I do!?” I yelled as I started to get to my feet. “What did I do to deserve this kind of treatment!?” I asked, looking at her with the best pleading eyes I could muster. I guess they worked.

“Ya’ll killed two of mah best friends, is what ya did!” she yelled back. I froze.

“I… I did?” I asked, stumbling back and falling onto the ground. I think my knee might have been broken.

“Yeah, ya did! What, are we just not important enough fer ya ta think about much!? Ah thought that was what prison was for!” she yelled, getting louder. I just sat there, tears silently finding their way down my face.

“I’m sorry…. I never should have left…”

“What was that? Ah didn’t quite catch that. Ah coulda sworn ya’ll just had the audacity ta apologize ta me. Could ya say it again?” she asked, sounding kind of smug.

“I said, I’m sorry.”

“Ah’m sorry, ah’m sorry, what was that?” she asked, getting her face really close to mine. I was getting kind of angry.

“I SAID I’M SORRY, YOU FUCKING WHORE! WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT FROM ME!” I yelled, my temper getting the best of me as I stood back up and started walking away.

“Hey! An’ just where do you think you’re going after somethin’ like that!?” she yelled after me.

“Back to the castle, where I belong. Like you said, I apparently killed some of your friends. And besides, it’s obvious that the only pony who will accept me is Pinkie. Whatever. If you see her, tell her I’m sorry I had to leave so soon, and that I never got to meet her friends. They sounded like nice ponies. Unlike you.” I said, choking back tears as I walked away.

“Wait, what?” she asked me, sounding confused. I didn’t care, though. I didn’t feel like wasting my time with her, so I ignored her and kept walking. “Hey! Don’t you walk away from me! Now tell me just what tha hay yer talkin’ bout!” she said, rushing in front of me. I sighed. I figured there was no way out of it, so I explained it to her. How Pinkie would come visit me, and tell me about all the nice friends she had, and about the great big party we’d have when I got out, and how she convinced the princesses to let me go early.

Then she wanted more detail, what I could and couldn’t remember, what exactly they did to me(which I avoided, for obvious reasons). By the time I was done, she was just staring at me with a dumbfounded expression on her face. She opened and closed her mouth a couple times, trying to find the right words to say(I assume). “Ah-ah don’t know what ta say….. Ah’m sorry…. Look, ah guess ya’ll don’t remember me, but mah name’s Applejack, ah’m one’a Pinkie’s friends….. We was friends once too, years an’ years ago…” she said, a guilty look on her face. I didn’t know what to say, and so we sat there in silence for a moment.

“Hey! I see you already met Applejack!” I heard off to my left, and I turned to see Pinkie walking towards us, a white unicorn with a purple mane in tow.

“Yeah, we’ve been talking for a while.” I said, which wasn’t a complete lie, but it still made me feel a little guilty.

“Well this saves me from having to go find her!” Pinkie said, a wide smile on her face, which made me laugh a little. “Oh, I almost forgot, this is Rarity!” she said, using one of her hooves to point to her companion. I nodded to her, but she only gave me a look of disgust.

“Oh my, those clothes! They’re simply horrid!” she said, making me laugh even more. I couldn’t remember ever meeting her, but for some reason it sounded like something she would say. Everypony just gave me odd looks for a moment before Pinkie spoke up again. “Well come on everyone, we need to get ready for the party!” she said, bolting off before any of us could say a word.

“How does she do that?” I asked, confused by her speed. I mean who wouldn’t be confused by a sudden pink blur?

“It’s Pinkie Pie sugercube, it’s best not ta ask questions.” Applejack said with a laugh. “Now c’mon, lets get ya cleaned up a bit. Ah’m not one fer fancy stuff, But ya’ll look like ya could use a good haircut, at least.”

“Oh, and a nice suit! I can see it now! Come, darling, we have no time to waste!” Rarity said, and I suddenly felt myself being pulled off the ground, enveloped in a magical grip. I felt happy. I felt accepted. But somewhere, deep in the recesses of my mind there was something else. A memory. A promise made long ago. An urge. A desire.

A deal.