Title:           >Anon rolls onto a hay-pile next to AJ, exhausted.. >He looks into his partne
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First Edit:      Sunday 7th of September 2014 05:43:21 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Sunday 7th of September 2014 05:43:21 PM CDT

 
>Anon rolls onto a hay-pile next to AJ, exhausted..
>He looks into his partners eyes with a loving passion he hasn't felt in years
>He assumes she does the same
>Both exhausted, they take a moment before getting back to their feet
>"Anon, thanks again.. Work on th' farm's gettin' harder with Cider Season comin' up an' I really-"
>Anon puts a finger up to his partners lips, silencing her
"It's alright AJ, the pleasure is, quite literally, mine.."
>AJ looks up with a grin
>"Well, since I assume ya'll 'er gonna be as generous as last time.."
"It's alright AJ, you deserve some rest after working your flank off on the acres."
>Her grin turns into a smile, and she leaps up to hug anon
>"Anon, You know I love ya' but I gotta tell ya' somethin' before we go on 'bout our business.."
>Anon puts down AJ, back onto the barns dirt floor
"Yeah AJ? you can tell me anything.."
>"AJ looks at the dirt she stands upon, and returns her gaze back to anon
>Smile replaced with a small frown
>"Tha' family is getting suspicious, they don't like the idea of me an' you hangin' out casually.. If they found out 'bout this.."
>Anons happy-to-help smile has faded into a deeply concerned frown as he listens on
>"They'll never want us to be together, I know tha' way mah folks are an' I just can't see us bein' together anymore.. Both as friends and as lovers.."
>Anons worries have finally caught up to the green human
>He'd thought he'd never have to see the day he had to separate from his loving partner..
>And not only that, they couldn't be together, at all!
>Anons sorrow and sadness had turned into a bitter monster made of pure hatred and fury..
>How were THEY to judge him and what he is!
>AJ could see the hate in him, and quickly decided to stop his thinking
>"Anon, 'am truly sorry, I am, but you know I can't do this anymore.. As much as I hate to do it. We gotta stop.."
>Her words soothed him, now bringing him back to the verge of tears
>How could this happen?
 
>Never has he felt so mad or upset at the apples
>He knew they were an honest family, but this can't stand.
>Deep down in Anon, he wished harm upon them
>But never upon his sweet Apple AJ
>The thought of not being together was one of the few things he feared would come
>This act wouldn't go unpunished in someway
>For the hatred that burned under Anons sadness was hotter than Celestias sun
>But the thought was quickly stopped when he heard her again
>"Anon, I know yer upset, but please, do this for me.. An mah family.."
>Anon thought deeply about his next move
"..Ok AJ, I trust you, I'll respect your choice.."
>She smiled a passionate smile as she moved forward
>And kissed Anon a loving kiss, one not even a mother could give a child
>He felt at peace, not mad nor sad but happy again
>But he knew what he had agreed to
>His feelings came back in a huge wave of emotions
>He looked down at the dirt floor
>He looked up with a fake-genuine smile
>Nodded
>And walked out the barn..
_____
TWO WEEKS LATER
_____
 
>Everything that he had planned went wrong..
>Anon burned down the barn..
>There he was, sitting in a chair..
>And a coffin being laid into the hole before him
>Anon had planned to burn down the barn the day of AJs' decision and disguise it as an accident
>Unknown to him, AJ decided to stay and sulk over her discussion during the night
>The match, was to be put in a create of Cider, the Cider would catch ablaze and burn down the barn
>This act of revenge only cost him his true loves' life
>As the barn burned, he could hear the cries AJ had shrieked
>Only then had he realized his mistake
>Burning roof-top had fallen and blocked the only entrance to the barn, trapping AJ in the barn..
>And killing her.
>He didn't count on her staying the night in the barn. He expected her inside and sleeping
>But his assumptions cost him a friends life
>And now he sat, in-front of his partners coffin as it be laid into the hole
 
>Anon bowed his head, and put his face into his hands
>How could this have happened?
>He killed his best friend if not soul-mate
>And all he could have done was watch as the barn burned to the ground
>He couldn't help but look at what remained of her family
>Big-Mac, looking as stern as ever, with teary eyes, stared at the coffin
>Apple-Bloom, crying at what had happened to her sister
>Granny-Smith.
>She only stared back at Anon with a face of pure suspicion
>Anon knew no one else saw AJ that day
>He also knew that the Apples were probably onto him and AJ after what she had told them
>So he had no reason to wonder why she stared at him in such a way
>But he could only be insulted by this
>Why would she care about what happened between Him and AJ?
>Even AT her funeral!
>This infuriated Anon more
>No way would he let this slip
>That was rude, uncalled for it just..
>"Anon?"
>Anon turned his head around, looking at the speaker
>Any faster and he would have snapped his own neck
>It was Twilight
>"Anon, we need to talk.."
>He only looked into her eyes
>He could tell she saw his anger
>His hate, his misery..
>"Some-where.. More private..Legal issues and all.."
>Anon looked to the grass under his feet
>This hill would forever be the final resting place for his beloved AJ
>"Well Anon? let's go before.. Ya know.."
>Anon nodded and got up
>He looked at the coffin
>And said..
"Good bye, Pardner.."
>He slowly turned to Twilight, and followed her down the hill
>He could have followed her into Hell itself before he would look up again
>She eventually got him to the Library
>Anon walked inside, sat at the table in the middle of the room
>He did so in a way that made this feel routine
>Like, he'd done this before
>"Look, Anon, She was my friend as well, but please, cooperate and this'll be over before you know it."
>Anon finally looked up at Twilight
>Tears filled his eyes
>He just laid his head on his arms and cried
>"Call me when you're ready"
>Twilight exited
 
>Anon sat, crying, hoping this wasn't real
>What he was feeling couldn't be described
>His anger for the Apples
>His guilt for AJs' death
>His Sadness for AJs' passing
>All he could think about was the hate he'd receive if he had told the truth
>This shouldn't happen
>Anon calmed himself down, and called Twilight back into the room
>She sat on the opposite end of the desk
>"Anon, as you probably know, you were the last to see AJ. You're a prime suspect in this"
>"AJ didn't have a Will-&-Final Testament, no one in her family knew or can agree on what she would have wanted in-case of her death.."
>"So, it's up to you to decide what happens to Apple-Bloom as-well as AJs possessions.."
>Anon thought about this..
>Why can't the apples just keep their business to themselves?
>Why did their concerns become his?
>Anon took another moment to think
>"Well, Anon?"
>He looked up at Twilight
"I'll take care of Apple-Bloom, I will allow visits to the farm but I won't have her be raised as free labor."
>Twilight looked surprised at the "Free Labor" part, Anon assumed she knew he worked for little to no pay already. And family defiantly received less
>It all went into either food as a family, The farm, The Barn or their products
"I also believe AJ would want most if not all her things go to Apple-Bloom."
>Anon wasn't going to let the Apples keep her
>No filly was going to be raised into an exact copy of AJ
>But then again..
>She reminded him so much of AJ
>Almost like, she was still with him, in some way.
>Anon wanted to finish legal business first, before he could go back to life
"Also, tell the authorities I was at home, but also that a LOT of the farm-hands take smoke-breaks behind the barn. Since they receive little pay, it's the only way to relax on the farm."
>Twilight only nodded and began to write something down with a quill
>"Alright Anon, Just a couple of days and I can get this to the department, we can proccess it, and it'll be final."
 
>"You're free to go Anon."
>Anon gets up from his seat, and makes his exit
"Am I allowed back at the funeral?"
>He turned to the direction of the hill, and made his way
>All the chairs were gone, the grave long since filled and covered in flowers
>And on the hill, next to the gave
>Laid a crying filly named "Apple-Bloom"
>He decided to comfort her
>This was AJs' little sister, and he planned to treat her with the same respect as AJ herself
>He walked slowly towards her
"Apple-Bloom? you alright?"
>Anon managed to say in his most soothing none
>She stopped crying
>She grew silent
>This couldn't be goo-
>"AH COURSE I AIN'T FINE ANON!!!"
>There was his answer..
>"MAH SIS GOT BURNED UP IN THA DARNED BARN, I GOTTA GET ASKED ALL THESE CARY QUESTIONS-"
>No doubt the Apples or the Authorities..
>"AN NOW I GOTTA TALK TO THE ONE PONY AJ GAVE A HOOT FOR!"
>Those last few words cut Anon, they cut really deep
>AJ had a love for Anon so strong, even her sister knew
>AJ didn't tell AB because she might blurt something out
>The Apples wouldn't want AB to learn about Anon and AJ because that was "grown up" stuff
"It's alright Apple-Bloom, It's all gonna be OK."
>Anon walked towards the filly, she got up and sat up
>Anon used this to his advantage and sat next to her
"Shh, you're OK AB. everything's gonna be just fine.."
>She leaned into Anon, still crying.
>"Ah..Ah just miss 'er..S-So much."
>He simply pat her back in a response
"I do too AB, she was all our friends if not family"
>AB finally calmed down, and asked Anon
>"Why do ponies gotta die? Where do they go?"
>Anon looked up as they both sat on the edge of the hill, feet (and hooves) hanging down
"I don't know the answers to that AB."
>She swiftly added after he answered
>"How long will she be gone Anon?"
>Anon looked up,higher,and at the clouds