Every Dark Night Turns Into Day

Me and Applejack watched as Sunset and Derpy ushered the three girls out of the room. Sunset shot a look Applejacks way before glancing at me and nodding slightly. She shut the door quietly and it clicked. I leaned forward and placed my hands on my desk. I took a small amount of satisfaction at the nervous look on her face and the sweat forming on her eyebrows. Evpleaseer since I had shouted at them to get off my property and leave my daughter alone, they had all walked on eggshells around me to put it lightly. On the upside, it did get Rainbow Dash to turn her homework in on time so there is a plus. Only real downside was they hadn’t talked to me about anything bothering them.

“Miss Cheerilee Ah-” Applejack started to speak and she fell silent when I raised a hand.

“Shut up.” Applejack flinched and looked down.

“Yes ma’am.” Gotta hand it to her parents, I did like the ma’am part. They raised her right.

“You weren’t the worst to my daughter but you certainly weren’t a helping factor. I meant every word that came out of my mouth when you girls came to my house looking for Twilight. You’re lucky I didn’t call the police and have you arrested for trespassing. You girls spent so many nights sleeping over at my house when Lyra and the others couldn’t make it. You were supposed to be here friends and be there. You even called her family. Guess that was a lie too,” I scoffed angrily.

“Ah hate to interrupt ya ma’am but me calling Sunset family wasn’t a lie. It was the truth. She really is. If she had admitted to being behind the account, ah’d have taken her back in a heartbeat and worked my ass off to help her make it right. Granted, ah know now she wasn’t behind the account but ya are right. Ah should have been there for her. We all shoulda. We were blind to that fact. That’s are fault, not hers. And if ya give me time, ah’ll make it up to you. But ah’ll leave you and ya daughter alone if that’s what you wish,” Applejack stated as she stood up and put her stetson back on. She took a step to the door and placed her hand on the door handle.

“I didn’t say you could leave. And I didn’t say to stay away from my daughter,” I sighed as Applejack turned around and walked back to my desk, sitting down. “I’m not a huge fan of you and the others right now. But I did promise my sister that when or if you or anyone in the Rainbooms started making an effort to fix things with Sunset and she didn’t outright tell you to go away, I’d support her. And I do. Just like I do with her allowing you guys to work on making things right.”

“Ah appreciate it. Ah am truly sorry for her attemptin to end her life. Ah know what it’s like to lose someone to that and ah wouldn’t wish that on anyone,” Applejack sighed and looked away. I forgot about that. It was that one day she had slapped Sunset freshman year. “Was she uh really a prostitute?”

“Yes. Lyra and Derpy along with me were the only ones to know. They chose to tag along with me to follow her when she disappeared out the house one night. They came with to the hospital when I took her to get checked out for any illnesses.”

“Was this uh when ah was starting to be her friend or before?” Applejack questioned. I shook my head and she sighed quietly in relief.

“No this was before. I hadn’t even adopted her yet. I signed the paper work to adopt her a day later and then the fall formal happened. She showed up my doorstep about three am or so, soaked in rain.”

“And she came to ya because she knew that was a safe place?” Applejack asked with a faint smile.

“Well yes. That and she knew I had mentioned adopting her before. She also knew I was practically the only friendly face who really and truly loves her. Well Derpy does too but at the time it was only me. Oh and now she has her large group. Let me tell you, having fourteen girls coming over to visit or spend the night all at the same time is insane. I forgot how expensive teenage girls could be. Not that I regret taking in Sunset of course. She’s probably the greatest thing to ever happen to me.”

“Ah can’t relate. Ah ain’t got any kids yet. But what about Diamond and Silver and Scoots?” Applejack asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Oh I love them too. Between you and me though, Sunset will always be my favorite. She’s my first daughter I adopted. Honestly feels like she wasn’t even adopted. Feels like I gave birth and everything to her. We do everything together from getting groceries together to just hanging out on the couch and cooking together,” I smiled fondly and stared at the picture of me and Sunset in the park on my desk. I really needed to add some pictures of my other daughter’s around the house and my desk. Both were dominated by Sunset practically. And my niece of course.

“That’s nice. But yah ain’t gotta worry boutta thing Miss Cheerilee. Ah promise ya that ah’ll be by your daughter’s side all the way. All of em. Someone could have a video of Sunset committing a murder and ah’d doubt that at this point,” Applejack admitted as she rubbed her head before putting her hat back on.

“I’m holding you to that. You can go home now. Sunset also told me to tell you that you can come over whenever you want. She wants you to drop by tomorrow night.”

“Ah’ll be there,” Applejack promised as she stood up and walked to the door.

“Oh and Applejack?” I called out as she turned around.

“Yes ma’am?” I stood up to my full height and stood over her.

“If you ever hurt my daughter again in any way, I’ll come for you. Any of them. And just know there isn’t a force in the world, not even God himself that will keep you safe from what I will do to you.”