I Love You, But…

Chapter 2


AN: this turned out to be quite the short story. does anyone realize i suck at writing romance? enjoy!


Twilight threw herself on her bed, squeezing her eyes shut, trapping the tears that were threatening to burst out. Eventually, she couldn't take it anymore and let it all go, burying her face in her pillow, sobbing loudly.

Spike crept up the stairs, carrying a tissue box and a cup of hot cocoa. "Twilight?" he said, his voice soft and quiet.

A few sniffs and coughs erupted from the unicorn. "What?"

Spike plopped himself down on her bed, setting the cup of hot chocolate aside and taking a tissue out of the box. He leaned over and wiped some tears of Twilight's face. "Twilight, don't cry. Tell me, what's wrong?"

Twilight sat up, biting her lip. "I met somepony yesterday, well, I bumped into him. It turned out to be my old friend Sophistication, so we had lunch together and we went out for a walk…but then I…I…" She covered her face with her hooves and began crying again. "I ruined everything!"

Spike put a scaly arm around her, and squeezed. "I'm sure he'll forgive you."

Twilight broke free of his hug. "You don't understand! I kissed him!" she cried out. "And he has a marefriend! I completely obliterated our friendship! I threw a nuclear bomb right into our relationship, and now he's never going to speak to me again!" Tears continued to stream down her face. "And it's all because I thought he…liked me." A small laugh emitted from her mouth. "But then again, who would like somepony like me? I bet his marefriend is a gorgeous unicorn with a perfect body and a perfect mane. He would have never gone for a pony like me." She slid of the bed and made her way to the bathroom to take a shower.

The next morning, Twilight woke up with a headache. Crying always gave her the worst headaches, so she hardly ever did, but when she did cry, she would always wake up with a pounding in her ears.

"Morning, Twi!" Spike greeted her cheerfully. "I made you some coffee, and pancakes!"

Twilight looked down at her plate to find three golden-brown pancakes. She gave Spike a tired smile. "Thank you, Spike."

She took her time eating, calculating the area of each pancake so she could cut them into straight, accurate strips, then poured the same amount of maple syrup on each strip, making sure to coat each piece in delicious sugary syrup. She sipped her coffee after every two bites, washing down the crumbs with the same volume of coffee every time. After finishing her breakfast, she proceeded to open her library, and wait.

Today was actually quite a busy day. Many ponies came by to ask if Twilight had received the new Harry Trotter novel (which, of course, she had), Bon Bon came by and bought the entire Unwrapped Anthology, and Noteworthy borrowed her entire collection of Musical Theories. It was a good day, and she had earned quite a lot of bits, so she decided to treat herself to one of Pinkie Pie's delicious cupcakes.

She walked to Sugar Cube Corner with a smile on her face, intent of forgetting about the little Sophistication incident.

"HIIIIIIII Twilight," Pinkie cheered as she spotted her best friend walk in. Pinkie hopped to Twilight. "How are you?"

"Hi Pinkie," said Twilight. "I'm well, thank you. How are you?"

"Oh, I'm spectacular today!" said Pinkie, throwing her hooves in the air. "What can I do for you?"

"Well, I just wanted to buy one of your cupcakes," explained Twilight.

"Great! Let me show you my latest invention," Pinkie dragged Twilight towards the counter and pulled out the most beautiful cupcake ever. It was red velvet, with smooth pink icing and delicately piped hearts all over it. It was sprinkled with little silver balls, and gave off the most delectable fragrance.

"Oh, Pinkie, that's beautiful," said Twilight, drooling a bit.

"You like it? I made it for that cute couple over there," Pinkie pointed towards a table.

Twilight looked towards the table.

Time stopped.

Her heart began to beat faster.

There was Sophistication…with his marefriend. She had a crystal blue coat, wide sapphire eyes, and a long flowing dark navy mane. Her cutie mark was a newspaper with a microphone.

Sophistication looked frustrated, almost agitated, and his marefriend seemed to be very angry and hurt. They both stopped talking and looked at her. Sophistication's expression softened as he gazed at her, but his marefriend was an entirely different story. She flashed daggers at Twilight, her mouth in a grimace, her beautiful face set in a disgusting scowl.

Twilight gulped. "Um, thanks Pinkie, but I have to leave now." Tears were on the verge of flowing again, and she didn't want to break down in public. Not only had she ruined her and Sophistication's relationship, but she also ruined his relationship with his marefriend! She was on a roll this week! She ran away from the bakery, tears blinding her as she tried to make it back to her library. She heard the distant sound of wings flapping, and then came to a complete stop when Sophistication landed right in front of her.

"Twilight!" he said. "Twilight, stop!"

"What?" she said, turning her head away.

"Why are you crying?" he asked, a hint of sadness in his tone.

"As if you need to be told!" exploded Twilight. "First, I ruin our friendship. Then, I ruin your relationship with your marefriend. I can't seem to stop hurting you! All because…because…"

"Because what, Twilight?" prompted Sophistication, taking a step closer.

"Because I…"

"Yes, Twilight? Say it."

"I…I love you."

Twilight did not expect Sophistication's reaction to those three little words. After they had escaped from her mouth, she had found herself on the ground, with Sophistication's lips locked on hers. After breaking the kiss, he let her stand up.

"What was that for?" asked Twilight.

"Twilight, last night, when you kissed me, I began to rethink my life. I remembered all those times we had together, and I just felt something burst in my heart. I realized, it wasn't her that I loved," he stressed on the 'her' to imply his marefriend, "But you. When you saw us today, I was just trying to break up with her…"

"So you could be with me?" whimpered Twilight.

"Yes. So we could be together, because I love you too."

Twilight pecked Sophistication on the cheek, then moved in to nuzzle him. "I'm so…happy now," she whispered.

"So am I, Twilight. So am I."


For the rest of the week, Sophistication and Twilight were completely inseparable. They went out to eat a lot, but most of the time had a romantic at-home dinner together. Sophistication visited her library every day; leaving only to meet up with Berry Punch and to do some work. Twilight's library had a more cheerful atmosphere, and the ponies coming in could definitely feel it as well.

But all good things do come to an end, and before the lovebirds knew it, it was the end of the week, and Sophistication was getting ready to leave. He had slept over at Twilight's last night, for he was leaving early in the morning and couldn't bear to part without saying good-bye to his special somepony.

"I'll come back as soon as I can," Sophistication kissed Twilight on the forehead.

"And I'll come by and visit you," said Twilight; using the sappy voice she sometimes spoke in when she was around Sophistication.

Their lips met (yet again) and they shared a passionate smooch.

"Ahem," Spike coughed. "Do you guys mind stopping that?"

Sophistication and Twilight laughed together as they walked towards the train station. Sophistication had two saddlebags slung over his shoulders, and Twilight was carrying his briefcase. They arrived at the station just in time for the train to arrive.

"All aboard! The train to Canterlot is leaving in a few moments!" yelled the train operator.

"Well, this is good-bye for now," said Sophistication.

"We'll see each other soon," replied Twilight, but her eyes began to fill up.

"All aboard the Canterlot express!"

"I have to go," sighed Sophistication. He gave Twilight one last affectionate kiss, grabbed his briefcase from her and hopped onto the train. After a few seconds, his head popped out from an open window and he waved a hoof. "I love you!" he cried.

"I love you too!" Twilight cried back, running to keep up with the train. When she ran out of platform and the train was nearly out of sight, she stopped and waved crazily, tears dropping down onto the wooden platform as she stared into the horizon. "I love you too."