Kimono

2 months passed

Kimono was able to make somewhat of a recovery. But she was not nearly as well as when Cloud Shade was around.

Especially now that she knew what was going on.

She started to assume much worse was happening. She felt Cloud Shade was specifically told to stay away from her. Thus in a matter of time ending the relationship.

Kimono had to make some effort. Cloud wasn’t specifically clear on if anyone was outside of Ponyville guarding it. So she figured she could try to sneak up to his home.

This scared her. She really didn’t want to go back to the outer borders of Ponyville. But it was worth doing. If anything, to see her boyfriend again just once.

So later right after dinner. She got herself ready.

However one of her eyes temporarily turned green. Then back to black.

Later that night. Kimono arrived at the outer borders. And Cloud Shades home was in sight. She was scared but she was close now. And there wasn’t anypony or police out.

She started running towards Cloud Shade house. How she was going to get up to it was another matter. All she could really think of right now was to pick up a small stone and throw it into the clouds hoping he would get the message.

If he was even home.

She found a stone and she picked it up.

She was then underneath the house. And threw the stone in. It went through the cloud perfectly but it didn’t come down.

Nothing.

But then she saw him. Cloud Shade was just flying into his house. Kimono shouted. “Cloud! It’s me! It’s kimono!”

Cloud flew onto his house porch. And then he came right back down to her. Snatched her up and quickly bought her inside.

Inside

Cloud was worried but relieved to see Kimono alright. “What are you doing here love? Didn’t you see my warnings in the letter?” Kimono sat down and started to quiver. “Yes. But I…wanted to see you. If you want me to go home I will.”

Cloud spoke “um. No I’m glad you're here Kimono but didn’t you see the towers?” Kimono was confused at that. “Towers?”

Cloud took her to a window and showed her 2 watch towers. 1 in the front and back of the house. This confused Kimono. “Is this a warning?” Kimono couldn’t help but notice these were the only 2. And they were simple designs just put up around this house. She didn’t notice any other towers.

Kimono then explained. “Cloud. Honey. This is the first time I’m seeing these. I went across most of the border.” Cloud knew this. You had to at least walk along the side to make it to his house.

Cloud started to put 2 and 2 together. “Wait. These towers. They were meant to watch me. If I ever went anywhere else.” Kimono was still confused. “But why? Are there that many ponies concerned about you disappearing?” Cloud thought about it. But he started to think about it more rationally.

“Well. I think it’s because no pony knows where I have been. Our relationship is still a-“ clouds expression turned to that of stress.

Kimono’s face then turned sad & sour. “Love…I think I’ll go home. This was pointless.” Cloud grabbed her hoof. “No!” Cloud looked at her and she looked at him.

“Please at least stay here tonight.” Kimono’s face turned back to a smile. She sighed and said. “That would be nice. I haven’t been doing too well lately. Maybe I just need you after so long.” Cloud smiled. And the 2 went to sleep.

But once again. Kimono woke up in the middle of the night.

She walked down stairs and saw the stone she threw. She dropped it and it went through the clouds. She thought of something terrible. Awful.

She walked outside of clouds house. To the edge of the platform. Knowing well it would be a nasty fall.

She then closed her eyes and tried to jump.

But when she did. She didn’t fall. She was just standing there. She closed eyes again. But once again the jump failed.

She opened her eyes. “No…I can’t do it. He…” her left eye blinked. She opened it again and it turned green. “He’ll be devastated.” Her eye turned black again. “No one wants you. And you won’t care when you’re dea-“ Kimono blinked again, this time her right eye turned green.

And then she started to cough. She started to cough up a black liquid as she did.

The loud coughing immediately got Cloud to wake up.

“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?” Cloud immediately knew what was going on. Kimono started to break into tears. But this time the tears she shed were black. “I-I Sorry. I won’t, but what-who.” Kimono started stuttering “Kimono? Why is there black liquid coming from your mouth? And why are your tears bla…your eyes. You have a.” Kimono sat down.

Cloud started to get concerned “Kimono something is wrong. Please let me look at you. You have one green eye and one black eye.” Kimono shouted. “NO! You shouldn’t care. I was banished!” Cloud said with a stern look. “And not that I’ve been away for so long? You’re not my girlfriend.” Kimono’s left eye turned angry. The black one. “What did you say?” Kimono said in an angry voice.

Cloud shouted. “I said! You’re not my girlfriend!” Kimono go up in an attack-like stance and said. “I AM YOUR GIRLFRIEND!!” And she jumped. Cloud snatched her up but he accidentally knocked her head on the cloud platform. Knocking her out temporarily.

Cloud knew what was happening. “She’s possessed”

Later

Kimono woke up inside clouds room. Tied up. Both eyes black colored. Cloud said “both eyes are black.” Kimono looked confused. “What is happening?” Cloud showed her a mirror. “Kimono look! Both eyes are black colored. Your eyes are supposed to be green.” Kimono realized it immediately. “What is it!? What is going on!?” Kimono shouted.

Cloud Shade said. “Kimono there’s a demon in you. You need to purge it. And I think I know how.” Kimono realized that the one thing she didn’t want to think about was what she needed to face.

“Come on kimono. I know what you have your mind on. Think.” Said cloud.

In Kimono’s head she thought of it. She thought of Era Somme. Her screaming. “You thought it would be fun!” Instead of looking away she kept her eyes open looks straight at it. Replaying it in her mind.

She said, “YES! I thought it would be fun! To reconnect with you! I wanted to give things to you!” The sound of the jury. “WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU.” She screamed. “NOTHING!!!! I Didn’t do anything to creep you out!” She said it. And screamed it out as best as she could.

“I DON’T CARE IF I WAS BANISHED. IT WAS WRONG!!!!”

This scream was heard by the 2 towers outside.

She broke out of her ropes and she threw up a black inky liquid that pour through the cloud and poured onto the ground below. Her eyes turned from black to green in an instant. She passed out again. “Kimono.” Said cloud.

Some pegasi from the watchtowers noticed something pouring out of the cloud. They investigated. “What is this? Is it like pen in or something.”

The black liquid formed into the shadow. And it spoke. “No. I am Kimono. It’s time.” It disappeared.

Back in the house. “Kimono. You did it to wake up.” Kimono opened her eyes. “Ugh…owww my head…Cloud. Oh my god cloudy. I’m sorry I tried to.” Cloud hugged her.

Cloud shade said in tears. “I don’t care, I'm just glad you’re ok. I’m so glad you got that thing out.” Kimono then thought of something as the 2 Pegasus guards knocked on the door.

“Cloud shade is everything ok up here?” One of the Pegasus guards looked at the crying kimono and couldn’t believe what he was seeing. “Wait Kimono the wise? Is that you?”

Kimono got up on her hooves. She looked back to cloud, And said to cloud. “Cloud Shade…I’m doing this for you. I need to make a change, a sacrifice if I have to. For you. For all of us.”

The other guard turned to kimono and said, “Kimono what happened to you? I haven’t seen you since-“

She cut them off and said. In a stern voice. “Take me to see Era Somme.”