Aftermath

I woke up in my bed being held by a pair of blue forelegs. I didn't really remember much about yesterday till I glanced over and saw Minuettes smiling sleeping face. And then it all hit me. The wildly good sex, the arena executions earlier in the day. I gave a sigh and tried to think of a way to slip into the shower without waking my partner up. Hearing her tell me that Twilight didn't blame me made burst into tears all over again.

As nice as last night was, I felt very sweaty and dirty still. Not that I regret what happened last night. A warm shower always did help me figure stuff out and make decisions. As I stepped into the shower and turned the water on and felt it start rushing down my back, I instantly felt better.

I don't know why I had sex with Minuette last night. Maybe I subconsciously loved her all along and my mind was just going crazy. Maybe I slept with her to feel something other than sadness. I do suppose it was a good thing my first time was with a very close friend. I closed my eyes as I started to wash my mane.

Two guards knocked on the door. Minuette was out getting groceries so I was thankful for that. I knew why they were here, they were here to inform me about him being there to be executed. I opened the door.

"Hello", I said trying to sound normal as I could.

One of the guards nodded at me.

"We're here to ask you how you would like the body to be returned after the execution".

I visibly trembled at that.

"I would like him returned to me. For a burial".

"I understand. Would you like us to bring you discretely or no?" The same guard asked.

"Discretely please".

"Yes maam", at that both guards walked away just as Minuette was bring the groceries up the walkway. She eyed them as they passed her before coming up to me.

"What was that about?" She questioned me.

"They were here to tell us we were invited to the executions and had a private seating next to Princess Celestia and Princess Luna", I lied.

She frowned. "I thought they did that last week?"

Fuck, I forgot about that. "They were just double checking we knew". I quickly lied again. After a minute of her examining me closely, she must have determined I wasn't lying and trotted into our mutual home.

I gave a internal sigh of relief.

A few days passed and it was time to go to the executions. We were meeting Lyra, Bon Bon, Moondancer and Lemon Hearts before hand. As me and Minuette walked there, I couldn't help but notice how nice she looked from behind or how well her coat matched her mane. She did look beautiful, how did I never notice this?

I quickly shook those thoughts out of my mind. After meeting up with our friends and getting our vomit bags, we settled down into our seats. The first few hours went by fine or as fine as I could based on the circumstances. Then they brought him out. I quickly looked away and almost cried again. I felt somepony watching me and I noticed Bon Bon studying me closely with narrowed eyes. I quickly composed myself somehow and forced my attention forward.

The guard smiled up at the crowd and it felt like his eyes were focused on me. As close as we used to be, I couldn't help but feel disgusted. Before he died, I cast a spell around me so I heard none of it and was able to look down so I couldn't watch. I knew he was up to something after catching him talking to another pony at family dinner.

"She will ruin Equestria, we must do something".

I stood outside the door of the bedroom and listened.

"Yes, but what? We can't just kick her out".

"There's something else we can do".

I pushed the door open and the two ponies jumped and pushed some papers onto the floor.

"Mom sent me to get you for dinner". I quickly explained.

The two nodded.

"Did you hear anything?" One asked me suspiciously.

I raised an eyebrow and acted confused. "Hear what?"

"Nothing. Let's not keep mom waiting".

The two moved past me out the door and once I made sure they were gone, I levitated one of the papers to me and gasped after reading it. My families company was a very famous import/export company. One of Twilights reforms was to tax rich companies heavily to make up for poor companies being ran out of business and bullied by bigger corporations. I guess someponies hated her for that.

The days after, I went to the Royal Guard daily and tried telling them about the plot I uncovered. They always sent me away and said I was lying and that nopony would get past them to even get close to a princess. Guess they found out the hard way they were wrong.

Afterwards, Bon Bon cornered me and forced me into telling her my secret after I got her to Pinkie Promise not to tell.

Her eyes widened in shock and she just hugged me.

Me and Minuette walked home after my confrontation with Bon Bon and once again my mind strayed into how good Minuette looked. When we got inside, I did the stupidest thing ever and kissed her hard. After a few seconds, she kissed back. We separated a few moments later and she confirmed I wanted this. We started kissing again as we made our way into my room and into the bed.

It was the most amazing night I've had in a weeks. I'm pretty sure I kept the whole neighborhood up with my screams.

A knock on the bathroom door broke me out of my thoughts.

A second later, a blue head poked in

"Can I use the bathroom while you shower or is that a bit awkward?" Minnie nervously asked me.

I gave a quick laugh at that. "We had sex last night, you using the bathroom with me in it isn't a problem". I quickly made up my mind about how I felt about her. "And plus I love you". I held my breath.

"I love you too", came the response and I let out my breath in relief.

"After I'm done, maybe I can join you in the shower", she teased me.

"I'd like that". And for the second time in two days, I was sure everypony on the street heard me screaming.

A few days later, I received the body. No funeral home wanted involvement after Twilight's death. It was up to me to bury him. I quietly dug a grave in my families burial grounds and put the coffin in. I had to make my own grave stone and gently placed it above where I buried him. I just stared at it and started to cry again. He made some mistakes, but I loved him. He wasn't always this way.

I wasn't one for keeping secrets but I had to keep this one. If my friends found out, they'd abandon me. Me and Minuette were just working out our relationship. She'd leave me so quick if she found out.

If she found out that my own father had murdered my best friend.