Sweet Heartstrings

I - A Tearful Reunion (Or Not)

"Whoaaa! So this is what Brainy Bon Bon's room looks like now! ... Why is it so tiny? You STILL have those little toys hanging around in your bookshelf? Wait a minute, is that a picture of Mareie Curie stuck to your wall? Geez, you really are a nerd!" Lyra exclaimed while bouncing around Bon Bon's room. Bon Bon arched an eyebrow at the mare that acted as if she had too many cups of coffee that morning.

Really though, in all honesty, Bon Bon was beyond confused. Only a minute ago, the two were standing at her front doorstep, and the next, the strange sky blue maned mare was hopping around in her room... Sure, that was all strange to Bon Bon, however, what freaked her out even more was...

JUST WHAT, IN CELESTIA'S BEARD, WAS THE LYRA HEARTSTRINGS DOING IN HER BEDROOM?!

Bon Bon's left eye twitched. There must've been some mistake. There was NO way that the Lyra Heartstrings, a famous model, knew somepony as ordinary as... Bon Bon. Not only that, but Lyra even went as far as to burst into Bon Bon's room and comment on every single little detail as if... she had been in her room before. She stared at Lyra for a moment.

"Wait, um... How do you know me?" Bon Bon questioned. Lyra flinched. She spun around to face Bon Bon and trotted up towards her until they were only a nose away. Bon Bon instantly began to feel the blood rushing to her head. Lyra looked a hell of a lot cuter up close. It took a couple of seconds before Bon Bon was taken back into reality. A model-- no, a supermodel, was in her room, acting as if they were long lost best friends.

"Geez, you're acting really distant, you know," Lyra mumbled as she backed away from the pink and blue maned mare. When Lyra caught a glimpse of Bon Bon's puzzled face, she sighed. "I'm Lyra! Lyra Heartstrings! Best friends since middle school? Come on, we met each other only like, what, seven years ago?" Bon Bon let this information ease into her brain as she began to dig for memories of Lyra.

Search took one second.

"Lyra? ... Wait a minute, I thought you moved?" Bon Bon asked intelligently, not even bothering for a second to consider the many different answers Lyra could respond with. Lyra giggled.

"Whoa, Brainy Bon Bon. I did move, but obviously, I came back! See?" the aquamarine pony replied. She proceeded to make funny faces at Bon Bon to prove to her that she was real. Bon Bon peered around, hoping that nopony was in the vicinity, watching Lyra go crazy with her face.

"Yeah, um, don't ever do that again," Bon Bon requested whilst chuckling nervously. Lyra bobbed her head up and down, expressing her obedience. Bon Bon sighed. "So... what brings you here anyway?" Instantly, the light blue maned pony jumped up in excitement and began bouncing around the room again.

"Well, you see, I've missed you SO much! Like, can you imagine? We've been apart from each other for nearly five years! That's approximately 1825 days, you know! I really really really wanted to see you again, Bon Bon. We have so much to catch up on!"

Bon Bon cringed at the idea of having spend her time, catching up with a pony who had the attention span of a squirrel. Frankly, Bon Bon was one of those ponies who cherished peace and quiet. Judging by what she has seen of Lyra... well, Lyra was simply the opposite of that.

"O-oh, but alas, I have other things to do!" Bon Bon lied. Alas? she thought to herself. Lyra continued to grin at her.

"No problem!" she exclaimed. Bon Bon gaped at the model standing in front of her in surprise. Huh, so she ISN'T as clingy as I thought she'd be. "I'll just tag along!" Almost instantly, Bon Bon did a cartoon-like fall, with her face hitting the floor first.

"Are you kidding me? Do you just plan to follow me everywhere I go?" she asked, agitated. Lyra nodded without a moment's worth of hesitation. Bon Bon facehoofed herself. "Oh Celestia... Why?" At that point, Bon Bon noticed Lyra attempting to conceal her laughter.

"Come on, Brainy Bon Bon! You need to step up your game!" she teased. Lyra proceeded to walk towards Bon Bon once more. This time, the cream colored mare backed up with every step Lyra took. "I did say I missed you, right? It's been so many years. It was hard without you! I spent the past five years, studying and working my flank off so I could travel to Ponyville alone to meet you once again, and now you're acting all distant!" Lyra's voice began to crack, as if she were ready to cry.

"You see, the thing is..." she gulped. At this point, Bon Bon's flank met with the desk beside her, causing her to stumble backwards and directly into the wall behind her. Bon Bon fell down to the ground, but much to her dismay, Lyra followed her. "I..." Lyra choked. Bon Bon could clearly see up close that Lyra's eyes were welling up with tears. The blue and pink maned pony began to feel guilty about not treating her old friend properly, especially since she went well out of her way to meet Bon Bon again. She sighed, and offered Lyra a warm smile.

"Um, Lyra, you don't have to continue if you don't want to," Bon Bon forced a chuckle in an attempt to reassure her friend. The aquamarine pony looked up and stared straight into Bon Bon's eyes, which caused the latter pony to blush furiously. Lyra's eyes were a perfect shade of yellow. "L-Lyra? You're a little too close!" Lyra shook her head, fanning her tears in the process. She gave Bon Bon a hearty grin, and hugged her.

"No, I think I have to continue!" Lyra giggled. "You just reminded me of why I came to Ponyville in the first place!" Huh? Didn't she already tell me the reason, though? Bon Bon thought to herself, confused. Finally, Lyra released their embrace. She took a deep breath in, and exhaled.

"You've always been there for me, you know! Protecting me from those bullies and helping me speak when I was shy. You've helped me a ton! I don't think I'd be where I am now without you! Bon Bon, I-I think-- wait, no, I'm sure that... I love you!"

As soon as the heartfelt words escaped from Lyra's mouth, she immediately leaned in and placed her lips on Bon Bon's, much to the latter pony's surprise. Even though Bon Bon was somewhat freaked out by this, she was shocked to find that she made no attempt to push Lyra away. Soon, she released the tension she was bottling up a moment ago, and gave into the kiss.