• Alternate Dimension Love • (OCXCANON)

A Bump Into One Another

Gingershy's POV

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I'm running. I'm running as fast as I can.
I clutched onto my hip in pain, my vision is blurry and I'm so tired...
I saw a figure in the distance, I ran toward it. It became more clearer as I neared closer, I saw her look at me and she widened her eyes.
I ran into her, knocking her down. I hugged her tightly, I should've warned her, she must be so mad!
"Ow...I-I'm so-"
"Watch it next time!"
I looked as her, I was pinning her down. To avoid embarrassment I got up and helped her up as well. Apparently she had a devil tail, it swished in anger.
"Uhm...I'm s-sorry...I'm really tired..." I sat down again, covering my face. Her expression was unknown but she sat next to me as well.
"Well...you shouldn't have ran into me anyway?" She said.
"Gingershy get back in the house!"
I uncovered my face and looked to the direction of where my house was, my drunk dad stood there, looking at me angrily.
"But I don't wanna go back...you—you monster!" I yelled back at him, I looked to the cookie who was beside me, she was glaring daggers at him.
"Abusive?" She asked me. I nodded, starting to cry.
"H—Help me please..." I looked at her with plead. She looked at me and nodded.
"If you don't like blood, don't watch..." She got up and took a broken lollipop from behind her back, she ran toward my dad.

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"You can look now, bud."
I uncovered my eyes and looked, my dad was there but he lay either dead or unconscious in the dirt.
I got up and walked to his body, falling beside it.
"I—It didn't have to end like this..." I whimpered, wiping the tears from my eyes.
"I'm sorry...uh...name?" She asked me.
"Gingershy." I didn't look at her, she killed my dad but to save me, but I still can't believe he's gone. Maybe mom will be angry at him once he gets to see her in heaven. If he goes to heaven.
"Cool. Wild Strawberry Cookie. We should go, your waist is bleeding badly." Wild Strawberry Cookie walked a bit beside me, I nodded.
"Yeah uhm...I gotta get somethings from my house. I'll...I-I'll meet you here once I'm done."

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"Gingershy, you look terrible. Its just...your hip is..." She grabbed my arm and let it hang on her shoulder. I never interacted like this with a cookie, especially a girl.
"I-I know...let's just go please..." I whispered, wanting to forget this happened.
"Okay, uh...do you have any other relatives you can hang with?" Wild Strawberry Cookie looked at me, I shook my head.
"I have a little sister but I don't know where sh-she is..." I looked away from her. Where is she now?
"What's her name? We have a few orphans in the kingdom."
"Melted Marshmallow Cookie..."
"Oh! Then she is in the kingdom."
"Wait...r—really?" I turned to her again, she nodded.
"But your waist is the first order of business." She said, her tail swished in a slow circular motion, aware and open.
I saw a black van ahead, I'm assuming that's where we're going to.
"You're gonna meet my idiot family. If Toothpaste Cookie asks you if your my boyfriend, say no. He teases me a lot as I'm not in a relationship yet."
"Oh, okay. Sorry about that." I apologized, even though I didn't do any wrong doing, I don't like how others tease.
"It's not your fault Shy." She winked at me, calling me by a nickname, but I wasn't worried about that, I wanted to make sure I get to my little sister.
We reached the van and Wild Strawberry knocked on the backdoor, I clutched my waist again, my hoodie dyed with my blood.
The door opened to a male cookie, he looked like a rockstar.
"You got bitches?" He asked.
Ah. The tease.
"No! Now move!" She bumped him to the wall where three other cookies were, he sat down and rolled his eyes.
"Just joking." He said.
"Well, stop? Maybe that's your talent beside music!" She glared at him, she looked at me, gaze softened. "Well? Come sit by me."
Wild Strawberry helped me up, I sat down and winced in pain. The backdoor closed and the van started to move.
"Woah." I heard a cookie say, she must be in the front seat. "That's...a lot of blood."
"I'll help. Here, take these." The second female cookie passed bandages to Wild Strawberry. The second female was tall and broad. She didn't seem to smile much.
"Thanks Half Avocado Cookie, here, Gingershy hold this." She gave me the bandage roll. "Stay still, okay?"
"I-I'll try..." I whispered, already feeling uncomfortable with the stares. It seemed that Wild Strawberry picked this up, she poked my shoulder and I turned to her.
"So...what do you usually do for a living?" She asked while wrapping the bandage around my waist, I hesitated. I really don't do anything...as my dad makes me isolate myself in my room with his hits and yelling.
"S-Stay...in my room...I don't like to talk about it." I murmured, getting that uncomfortable feeling again.
"Oh...I'm sorry. I meant...did you usually have something to do? Like in the past?"
As I felt the tight squeeze on my waist, I thought for a moment. I loved my family...well...hanging with them in the past that is but how do I explain that to a bunch of people who don't look...well...like they had a great past?
"I used to hang out with my family...until..." I looked to the floor, trailing off. I could tell the others felt pity for me, and that Wild Strawberry Cookie felt guilty about making me remember my life and how great it was until it turned upside down.
"Wanna let me introduce the others to you?" Wild Strawberry asked another question, I silently nodded, looking at her.
"Well, you already met Toothpaste. Over there is Peeled Carrot Cookie. The lazy one." She pointed to a cookie with metal carrots as a ponytail figure.
"Hey! I'm not the only lazy one here!"
"Ignore her, anyway, that's Half Avocado Cookie." She pointed to the broad and tall woman again, she came closer to me and whispered, "She's really nice to me so I'm expecting she will be nice to you. If you're afraid of her." I nodded.
She then pointed to the cookie driving the van, she had a weird pattern and style for hair.
"That's Twizzly Gummy Cookie, our boss. She laughs too much."
"That's because I AM THE EXTREME! HAHAHA!!"
I crossed my arms, feeling the pain leave my waist.
"And I'm Wild Strawberry Cookie, the only cool and smart one in the group." She laughed as she shot a quick look at Toothpaste Cookie, I sighed.
"Nice to...meet you guys..." I held my legs to my chest, laying my head on it.
"You tired?" Wild Strawberry Cookie asked.
"Very. I couldn't sleep at all last night as...m-my dad kept breaking stuff in the living room...h—he almost attacked me when I-I-I tried sleeping..." I started to tear up, I covered my face and let it all out there.
"I-I'm sorry for being this way!" I wailed.
"Oh, Shy—uh—don't cry! It's okay!" I heard Wild Strawberry try to comfort me, it wasn't working.
"Dude, Wild, that isn't going to work!" Toothpaste exclaimed at her.
"Wild, just hug him." I heard Half Avocado suggest.
"B-But I'm not so good at hugging! Neither have I done it in years!"
"Just for him! Look at him, he's suffering!" Toothpaste exclaimed again.
I heard her sigh, and I felt a pair of arms wrap me into a hug.
I uncovered my face and looked and Wild Strawberry Cookie, her tail was swishing in comfort, her eyes looked to see if I was okay. I turned to hug her and I felt her shiver, her arms only let go for a moment before hugging me again. I felt her tail wag...in happiness?
"Aw...the little love bugs are cuddling!" Toothpaste Cookie teased.
"Shut up! Leave him alone." I heard her sigh. "You okay Shy? I know you didn't mean to...let it all out there but..."
"I-I'm okay...n—now...but keep hugging me please." I held onto her tighter.
"Okay Gingershy. Okay." I heard her mumble.
There was a presence in this cookie that I felt...it was comforting. Even though she's a tough girl, she's soft in her heart sometimes. I just wonder...
Is this a fresh, new start?