Title:           Sad boxpone (done)
Author:          noonpone
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First Edit:      Saturday 31st of May 2014 05:57:36 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Last edit on: Monday 26th of January 2015 04:01:50 AM CDT

>be Afternoon Delight
>homeless pony, forced to sell your body to get by.
>spend most of your day avoiding pony's looks and doing things behind bushes and trees you can barely think about without vomiting.
>on your way to "work" overhear some ponies taking about a creature called aye-none
>apparently came out of nowhere and is trying to make friends with everypony.
>hear about him more and more through the weeks.
>about how he's caring and compassionate
>that he tries to help everypony he comes across
>he gives the best belly rubs too
>and he's a little cute
>start dreaming about him.
>thinking about how he'll meet you one day and whisk you away to come live with him.
>how he would treat you like a proper mare even though he knows what you are.
>starts raining one day. Pretty bad storm actually, you might need a new box after this one.
>then you see him. Standing in two legs and twice as tall as a stallion, just like the stories.
>he catches you watching him run from the rain, he slowly walks towards you.
>this is it, just like you imagine
>you don't break eye contact with him, you don't want to blink or look away and have him disappear.
>suddenly a blue pegasus pony flies between you and him, she looks at you and says something to him you can't make out
>he tries to move her out of the way and keep closing in
>then an orange earth pony with a hat holds him back and says something.
>you see him respond and get cut off
>he looks over at you one last time
>then he walks away
>you'll never see him again
>the top of your box plops onto your back and the rain pours onto your back.
 
>It's been days since you saw him.
>still think about how beautiful he looked even with his short mane and completely drenched body.
>you got a new box, although a little smaller than your old on.
>there's some celebration going on in town square, parks been empty all day.
>you start to drift off in thought. Thinking over everything that lead you here
>then you hear hoofsteps.
>only these aren't normal hoofsteps. There's only two of them and they don't have that familiar clang.
>shadow extends over your box, then 20 bits hit the grass in front of you.
>20 bits. Anything. You want to whimper but the customer was right there, and you needed the bits.
>"where would you like to do it."
"My place. I want you to come home with me."
>you look up and it's him. Aye-none!
>he came back for you!
>he kneels down next to you and runs his hands through your mane.
"You're very pretty, you know that?"
>he starts to lean in for a kiss
>you close your eyes and tilt your head
>It's happening, its really-
 
>BANG! BANG BANG!
>one of the fireworks from the celebration goes off above your box.
>you look around at the park. Still no one here.
>you fell asleep.
>it was all a dream.
>he didn't come for you.
>nopony was coming for you.
>at least it wasn't raining today.
 
>OUCH!
>that last customer left you with a bad bruise on your right leg.
>he was a regular, third of every month. He never came for your normal services, only ever to rough you up to relieve some tension.
>you would stop agreeing to do this for him if he didn't pay you five times your anything price.
>this time it was really rough though, you're not sure if you'll be able to move much for the rest of the week.
>guess your new box was missing a few stains...
>lost in thought you didn't even notice the stallion approach.
>he was a red colt wearing a cloak to hide his face and body and looking around worried he would be seen.
>he dropped 20 bits in front of you...
>guess you'll have to work through the pai-
>and then a letter.
>then he ran off as fast as he could.
>still not sure what just happened you open the letter. It was written in terrible handwriting and most words misspelled. Like whoever wrote this never learned how to write equestrian.
>you quickly read through it and your heart started pounding.
>it was from aye-none.
>he said his friends didn't want him to come near you but he had to meet you.
>he wanted to talk to you and help you.
>he would be waiting for you near the park fountain until midnight tonight.
>if you didn't come, he would understand. Wouldn't bother you again.
>Your heart was beating faster than ever.
>your mind racing at the possibilities.
>you had to go, you got up and
>OUCH!
>your leg crumpled beneath your weight. You dropped to the ground with tears of pain in your eyes.
>you didn't want to accept it.
>this couldn't be happening.
>you tried getting up and walking again only to fall again a few steps later.
>you couldn't do it.
>you would never make it.
>aye-none was there waiting for you just down the path but you couldn't reach him.
>he would sit there waiting for you all night and think you didn't want to meet him
>you started to cry
 
>you cried.
>you cried and cried and just let everything you were holding back get to you.
>every stallion, every bruise, every dirty look.
>every day spent in the rain, every night spent freezing cold.
>everything you held back to be strong. You just let go and cried.
>you cried for hours.
>you cried until it was dark and you had no more tears.
>you tried one last time to stand and before even getting your front two legs up your back leg sent a river of pain down your body.
>that was it then.
>there was no getting up. You didn't even want to get up anymore.
>even if you could make it to him, even if all the stories were true, he wouldn't want you.
>nopony would want you.
>you weren't good for anything.
>you were just some animal to use and abandon without a second thought.
>you could feel your body starting to go numb.
>Maybe it was the cold.
>Maybe it was the pain.
>Maybe this really was it for you.
>Well if this was the end, you might as well go in your happy place.
>you close your eyes and think of him.
Tap, Tap, Tap, Tap
>his two feet making that silly sound.
TapTapTapTap
>he would see you laying here and rush to you.
>he would want to help you more than anything.
>he would care, he'd kneel over you and ask
"Are you alright?!"
>you'd look into his eyes, his beautiful green eyes, and see nothing but fear for your well being.
"Miss are you alright? Can you hear me?!"
>he wouldn't care how you looked. He would just pick you up and carry you.
>you'd be the only thing on his mind. He'd go to any lengths for you.
"Please! Please just say something!"
>he would treat you right. He'd make sure you never had t-
>you felt a drop hit your mane. Then another, and another.
"Please say something. P-please just say anything."
>you opened your eyes
>he was crying.
>he was really there and he was crying
>holding your shivering body close and crying.
>he came for you.
>"you came for me."
>you looked into his eyes and he smiled
>you blacked out
 
 
>be anon
>running as fast as you can to the nearest doctor, hospital, nurse, fuck anything!
>anything that can save the pony in your arms.
>luckily the residents of ponyville have grown to like you. So smashing your fist against a doctor's door in the middle of the night is met with confusion and not a bucking to the groin.
>she's still passed out. She's been getting colder since you found her.
>the doctor motions you inside and begins checking her over immediately.
>please be okay. Please, please just be okay.
>an hour passes, the doctor pony leads you away from her and places his hoof on your shoulder
>"anon I'm afraid..."
 
>be Afternoon Delight
>wake up from your black out in a strange house. Your laying in a bed with three blankets on top of you.
>you feel so cold.
>you start to remember what happened before you blacked out. Remember he came for you.
>that silly looking beautiful two legged creature.
>the door opens almost on cue and he steps inside. Aye-none.
>he puts on a smile when he sees your awake.
"Good morning sleepy head."
>"where, am I?"
>his smile widens, you feel a little colder.
"You're at my place silly."
>you crack a smile. He sits down on the bed next to you and starts passing his hand through your mane.
"Well it's not just my place. It's your place too remember?"
>you look at him confused
"Sorry we've been together so long sometimes I forget. That night I found you I rushed you to a doctor, he managed to save you but said you would have some memory problems."
>he scratches behind your ear. You feel a little colder.
"Ever since that night you've been living here with me."
>yeah. Yeah you remember now. You've been living with aye-none for years now. Spent countless days by fireplace just taking. Celebrating every birthday. You remember now, it's been wonderful.
>he leans in and kisses you.
>"I love you aye-none."
>he smiles and holds you close.
"And I love you with all my heart."
>you feel cold. Really cold.
 
 
>you feel cold, Really cold.
>aye-none holds you closer to him.
"I-I want you to get some rest okay. Tomorrow were getting married remember?"
>of course you remember. You've been planning it for months.
>your eyes feel heavy. Your body cold.
>aye-none is right, you need your rest for tomorrow.
>It's the day you've been waiting for all your life.
>you close your eyes
>you feel him let go
>hear the door open and close
>and drift off
 
>be anon
>close the door to the room with the pony you found in the park an hour ago.
>"I'm sorry I couldn't..."
>you look the doctor pony in the eyes and he trails off.
>you lean against the wall and eventually slide down to a sitting position.
>sit in silence for what feels like forever
>"did you get to say your goodbyes?"
>you nod
"The best I could come up with."
>you sit in silence for the rest of the night.
>in the morning they come to pick up her body.
>you'll make sure she has the most beautiful funeral.
 
End.