"...Who am I talking about?" Twilight stared at Pinkie, feeling dread snake its way into her heart. She shouldn't have said anything after all.
"Yeah, is it somepony I know? Is she hurting you?" The pink pony's gaze was locked on Twilight's own shaky eyes. "Twilight, is somepony hurting you?"
"N-No, of course not." The unicorn scolded herself for stuttering and for being so stupid. She felt like an idiot for bumbling out something like this—something she cried over. And if Pinkie knew she was involved, it'd probably upset her a lot.
"Please, Twilight, tell me what's going on! I really don't like seeing you like this, and we're not getting anywhere! Who do I have to go talk to for hurting you? Should I bring pie?" Out of nowhere, she pulled out an apple pie.
"No, Pinkie... It's..." Twilight sighed with resignation, "It's you."
The apple pie fell to the floor with a splat. "Me? I've been hurting you?"
"No, you haven't been hurting me, it's just that look... Please don't look at me like that!" Twilight shrunk away from Pinkie, cringing.
"Huh?" The pink pony was confused—and that didn't happen very often. Speechless, she walked over to her mirror and peered into it.
She saw a pony she could barely recognize. The mare in the mirror had eyes that pierced through even Pinkie's heart. She was frowning and her hair was still puffed out, but it didn't have its normal bounciness. The look the mirror-Pinkie was giving her filled the pink pony with guilt and regret for doing something she didn't know of.
Pinkie Pie looked back at her crush, whose mane was covering her face. Twilight was shaking a little. The pink pony felt like a terrible friend for causing it. In fact, it made her feel unworthy to have feelings for the mare.
"Twilight," the pink pony's lip quivered, "I'm so, so, so sorry! I didn't know I could look so scary! I mean—I just—Is that what's giving you nightmares? Oh, please don't un-friend me!"
Pinkie dived at Twilight's hooves with a pleading expression. "You don't know how much you mean to me, Twilight! I wouldn't be able to live without you! Twi, I... I..."
Twilight had a small blush from what Pinkie had said. Her dreams weren't bothering her very much at the moment. "No, Pinkie, I'm not going to un-friend you. You're my best friend, I've just... had some nightmares. It's not your fault, Pinkie. I—"Pinkie put a hoof in Twilight's mouth. She felt bravery swirl within her and she wasn't going to let this chance slip by. She'd already started the confession.
"No, Twilight, I need to say this first! I can't keep myself from telling you, so don't interrupt, okay?! I think I—no, I know I—"
"Pinkie—"She drowned out Twilight with a shout.
"I love you, Twilight!" The earth pony watched the unicorn nervously, her heart beating faster. Twilight's eyes widened in shock.
"R-Really?" The unicorn blushed darkly, forgetting about her dreams entirely. She hadn't been expecting that to come out of Pinkie's mouth. Naturally, she was skeptical.
"Yes, I'm super duper absolutely positively sure!" Pinkie Pie was nodding rapidly. Twilight wasn't sure how to react—she wanted to say something, but was too tongue-tied.
"I-I... Pinkie, I..." She gulped, "I love you, too."
Pinkie Pie lunged at Twilight, knocking her over. The pink pony felt happier than ever before as she beamed down at the unicorn. "Do you really, really, really feel that way?"
