Love in Banishment

Farewell my love

"I'm not sure if I'm ready" said Strong as he kissed her on the head

"Yo...you are ready" patted Crescent while she sweat, Crescent tried to give a reassuring smile but Strong was still nervous

"Crescent I love you" whispered Strong

"Poetic Quill" said Crescent as she felt another contraction

"What?" ask Strong

"Our foal, his name will be Poetic Quill" said Crescent as she tighten her hoof around his

"How do you know it's a colt?" ask Strong as he place his other hoof onto her stomach

"I have this feeling" said Crescent

"Are you sure, you want to do this?" Ask Strong with worried "We can go to the hospital"

"They would know about us, you'll be severally punished, I'll be dead and who knows what will happen to our foal" said Crescent

"Our foal would be place in orphanages, word would get out and he'll be regretted by everypony" assumed Strong

"You have to be there for him" said Crescent

"You mean we, we will be there for him" smiled Strong

"Watch over him and protect him" said Crescent as she stroke Strong's hoof "A foal should never experiences hatred"

Strong wanted to disapprove of this method of speaking, but he knew Crescent wouldn't stop if he did.

"Alright, I promise" said Strong as he kissed her on the head "Now are you ready?"

"I'm ready" Crescent took a deep breath, knowing it could be her last

Several hours later

An extremely difficult labour was almost over, Crescent was exhausted, her magic was nearly gone, her heart was about to give out. But Crescent held onto dear life until her son was born, Crescent wouldn't allow death to take her just yet. (Yeah not going into detail)

"STRONG I...I CAN'T!" shouted Crescent, her heart beat slowly, slowed down by every push

"YOU CAN DO IT, CRESCENT!" shouted Strong as he smiled at her "One more push!"

Crescent shouted in pain but was quickly filled with cries of new life

"Crescent it's a colt! You were right it's a beautiful colt!" shouted Strong as he held his son, Strong look over expecting to see Crescent's gentle smiling back at him. But Crescent wasn't smiling, she had an exhausted face, her eyes were half closed, her last breath was used for the final push, Crescent had died in childbirth "Crescent?"

Strong still had his smile, half of him didn't want to expect her death but the other did. Strong's heart was broken; he had gain a son but lost his love.

"Crescent please wakes up" pleaded Strong as he gently place Poetic beside his mother "Don't you want to hold your son?"

"Bah!" Poetic waved his little hoof at his mother

"See Poetic wants you! He wants to be with you...so...so do I!" Strong fall onto his knees and just burst into tears, Strong desperately held her hoof "Crescent don't leave us!" Strong held Crescent's head while his tears fell onto her cheeks "I...I...I...I love you so much! I will never love another mare, like how I love you. Poetic needs his mother, I need you...Crescent"

Strong continued to cry for what seemed to be hours and hours, he didn't want live in a world without his love, he wanted to join her. Strong look at his armour or more superficially, his hidden blade, Strong activated his blade. The blade came shooting out with its sharp edge staring at him. Strong bought the blade near his neck, he was going to cut his throat and join his love. Strong was about to end his life when, he suddenly heard cries, Strong look down and saw his son.

"Gah!" Poetic stretched his hooves towards him, crying for his father's embrace

"Poetic..." Strong glance at his blade and back at his son, Strong threw his blade away and just cursed himself "NO! Crescent would have never forgiven me...if...if...if I did something so selfish!" Strong smiled at his son and gently nuzzled him, Poetic gave him a poke on the nose and smiled "Poetic I'm so sorry...your daddy is a fool...your mother would have agreed. Your mother was a beautiful mare, she was caring, kind and she would have loved you to death"

Strong stood up and took his son into his embrace

"She'll be watching over you throughout your life, she'll protect you no matter what, she loved you and she still does" Strong gently closed Crescent's eyes and gave her a last kiss on the lips "And I'll always love her no matter what...I love you my dearest Crescent Quill...and the time will come when we can finally be together"

(GAH! I made myself cry! It's so heartbreaking! I'M SORRY STRONG!)

End (Sniff)