A Dazzling Trio

Chapter VII: Scorned Souls

Hello, everyone! Here's a quick little chapter to resolve last chapter's cliffhanger. Originally, this chapter was supposed to be a lot longer, but it will be a bit before I can write more, so I thought I would go ahead and upload this~ Besides, I thought the ending was pretty good, so it should be satisfactory until the next installment~ Enjoy!

Chapter VII: Scorned Souls

Steam slowly rises from the cup, giving the world a visual representation of the liquid's temperature. Personally, tea has never been my favorite, but it's decent enough to drink if someone offers it. I guess it really depends on the kind of tea. Regardless of the situation, humans seem to like tea. Sometimes to calm their nerves or just to drink for pleasure. This situation actually follows the former model...

Twilight slowly takes a sip of her cup, a nice big blanket wrapped around her body as well. Sunset sits beside her on the couch after making the tea for us. Thankfully, Twilight's cries have dulled down to a couple whimpers every now and then, but she still hasn't said much about what happened with Timber. Right now, I suppose it doesn't really matter what happened. We just need to be here for her while we can. It's just like Pinkie said. People need people.

"I hope it's warm enough. I could also get you a couple pillows if you want," Sunset offers, still concerned with our friend. As scared as I am for Twilight, I am mostly concerned about what happened to her and what I can do to fix it. I suppose I've always had that mindset... Fix it. Whenever something happens to Sunset, it's so damn hard to just stand back and accept it rather than trying to get my hands dirty to fix the situation. For Twilight, that need is still in the back of my mind, but it's not as strong as it is for Sunset. That's normal though... Sunset is my soulmate and my one love. I'd do anything for her. Anytime, anywhere. Twilight is my friend, so I think I'm more capable of sitting back and listening than getting involved.

"I-it's alright," Twilight barely tells Sunset with a broken voice, letting out another sob before taking a shaky breath. Her glasses have long since been placed on the coffee table to avoid damage. Seeing the usually calm and collected scientist break down right in front of me is a bit hard. Crying hard enough that she needs to keep her glasses off. From what I've gathered from her appearance, she must not have wasted much time coming over here. She looks like she just got out of bed, despite it being the middle of the afternoon. In a way, I feel honored that she trusts us enough that she comes to us the moment something like this happens to her. On the other hand, I'm sorry that this ever had to happen in the first place.

"What exactly happened?" I ask her quietly, hoping that this is the right time to talk about it with her. I half expect Sunset to give me an angry glare, but she doesn't do that this time. She looks like she's just as curious as I am. Probably more worried than I am too.

Once again, Twilight takes a shaky breath, almost breaking down again upon hearing my question. Regardless, she pulls together all the strength she can, sipping her drink. Her purple hand slowly reaches out and grabs her glasses, trying her best to compose herself. Even though her attempts largely go in vain, it's good to see her trying.

"I... I'm sorry... I d-don't mean to be a problem," Twilight barely whispers, trying to avoid crying even more. Tears still fall from her eyes, but she's able to keep herself from sobbing.

"Twilight, you're not a problem," Sunset tells her as gently as possible, gently rubbing her friend's shoulder in an attempt to reassure the broken woman. In no way do I feel that Twilight is a problem... Even though I was looking forward to some more time with Sunset, I wouldn't want Twilight to suffer in silence. I've done that plenty of times, so I'm happy Sunset said what was on both of our minds.