"First AiE ever part 2: Hospital bound (clop)"
By Anontheterrible (https://pastebin.com/u/Anontheterrible)

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Created on: Tuesday 8th of July 2014 07:25:58 AM CDT
Retrieved on: Friday 30 of October 2020 10:37:44 AM UTC


>You open your eyes
>And quickly close them again
>It's bright
>Too bright for you
>You assume for a moment that you are in deaths reception room, waiting to see how fast you get your ass thrown into hell
>Your head is throbbing, so maybe you are already there
>You groan but remain mostly still
>Every part of you is sore
>You really got your ass kicked by those...timber wolves was it?
>Still a retarded name
>It occurs to you by the soft warm fabric that covers you and your slowed movements, you are either in a bed or a straight jacket somewhere
>Hopefully not the hospital
>You're not sure if your work covered injuries like this
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>Thinking of work, you realize you may not be going back for quite a while
>Your boss is gonna be pissed assuming you still have a job by then
>You have enough bits stored away to last you a little while at least
>You sigh and instantly regret that decision
>The pain in your chest causes you to fall into a fit of nasty coughs
>You feel constricted
>It's not just the sheets covering you, more like you're wrapped up
>You fight through the migraine that assaults you and open your eyes bit by bit slowly adjusting to the light
>As a matter of fact, you are wrapped up
>Like a damn Christmas present
>You are covered in bandages
>It's almost like everything but your head is covered in the stuff
>Scratch that, you notice a tightness at the back of your head as well
>Probably gauze taped to a cut or something
>A white mare with pink hair done up in a bun and wearing a white hat with a red cross approaches your bed
>Upon further inspection, a similar red cross is stamped on her ass
>She gives you a very badly concealed worried look
>"Um...g-good morning Anon! Nice to s-see your awake"
"Uuuugh. Trust me, it doesn't feel good to be awake right now."
>You gently rub your temples
>Your mouth is so dry, you practically croaked that out
"Hey, could I get a glass of water? Or a jug? I'll take a hose through the window at this point"
>"..."
"..."
>"..."
"...uhh...is that a no then?"
>"Hu-? Oh...OH! Yes of course, right away"
>She scuttles away back out the door
>Nothing new there
>You found yourself repeating orders while at the market from time to time
>They had a staring issue still albeit not AS bad as when you first got here
>Eh fuck it
>After a few minutes she comes back pushing a cart with a small cup and a large glass jug filled with glorious life saving H2O
>She pushes it up to your bedside and quickly retreats again nearly running into the purple figure standing in the door
>You look up after pouring a glass and then deciding to chug straight out of the jug like the classy fucker you are
"Aaaah. I needed that. But I don't remember ordering my water with a side of princess."
>Twilight Sparkle, the magnificent book nerd, slowly walks into the room rolling her eyes at your comment
>"Hello Anon. It's good to see you're doing better."
"Better is a relative term."
>You say lightly holding your chest and grimacing at trying to get more comfortable
>"How about better than when we found you nearly dead and about to be eaten by timber wolves? What in the wide world of Equestria were you thinking?" She looks at you incredulously
>You shoulda seen this one coming
"What I was THINKING was that I wasn't about to sit there and let some poor unsuspecting pony passed out on the grass become somethings lunch!"
>You snap back
>"Who, Blossomforth? Anon, you're lucky she came and found us when she did or you're sorry flank would probably be in several pieces right now!"
>Her wings extend out as if to emphasize the point
>So they didn't really abandon you after all
>For some reason, this gives your heart a small bit of warmth that you more or less ignore for the moment
"Ooooh so you're telling me I SHOULDN'T have tried to wake her up while those things crept up and had a nice pony filet mignon?"
>You say a bit more harshly than intended
>"N-no but..." she looks as though she's getting ready to start flinging more accusations before she stops and sighs deeply looking down at the floor and folding her wings to her sides again
>After a moment, she looks at you sadly and speaks
>"Anon...when you first got here, do you remember when I went to talk to Princess Celestia?"
>You think back to a time when you were still the new scary being trying to convince some of these talking horses you were, in fact, not trying to eat any of them when you awoke in town square and accidentally yawned too loud
>That specific day, she would ultimately decide your fate in this strange new world
>Of course you remember it
>You say as much
>"That day the Princess and I had a long talk..."
>She looks up at the ceiling lost in memory
>"She asked me if...if I could trust you"
>She looks back at you trying to measure your reaction which was simply one of confusion
>She continues looking away again "Honestly, I wasn't sure. You were just so new to me. To everypony! But...you never really gave anypony any reason to doubt you. Sure, there were a few who were afraid of you-"
>ARE afraid, you wanted to point out but decided to hold your tongue
>"but some of these ponies are afraid of their own shadows"
>You have no rebuke for that, you've seen it happen a few times
>"I told her that I could, I DO, trust you"
>She says earnestly
>"She told me...if that was the honest truth, then you would, from that point on, be a citizen of Equestria. Her subject. MY subject."
>She looks you dead in the eyes
>"From then on, I was responsible for you. And anything that happens to you. You were one of my ponies. And that meant taking on the duties of a princess to care for and protect her subjects equally. All of them."
>It finally hits you harder than that timber wolf did
>She honest to god CARES about you
>Your little stunt the other day really did worry her
>And now...she was still worried
>She's a princess and she took time out of her day to not only save your ass but even come check up on you afterwards
>To say you feel remorseful is the understatement of the century
>You're a pain in the ass usually, but you never want anyone to have to worry about you
"...Twilight I'm...such an idiot"
>You hang your head in defeat and she looks at you a bit taken aback
"I didn't mean for this to happen. None of this. I was just trying to help someone."
>You feel something soft touching the back of your head
>You look up and realize it's her wing
>"I know. Thank you" she says giving you a knowing look
>You embrace her without thinking
>She hesitates but slowly wraps her wings around you
>She wishes you well soon after the short hug made even shorter when you remember you have several shattered bones in your chest and hugging fucking hurts
>"Anon?" She looks back at you as she pauses at the door
"Yea?"
>"Just try to be more careful"
>You give her a serious look, straighten your back as much as you can, and raise a fist gently to your chest.
"On my honor"
>Your lip twitches slightly as you fight back laughing at your dorky little show
>She quickly catches on, and rolls her eyes at you
>You catch the smallest trace of a smile as she leaves however
>She leaves you to your thoughts
>You have been staring out the window for a while when the nurse pony once again makes a shaky appearance this time with some assorted food on a new trolley as well as a brand new pitcher of water
>Hospital food always sucked
>Pony food was...well not terrible but not meant for humans
>Put those two things together and you have kind of a nasty mess
>You are so ravenous at this point you don't even care
"OH SWEET JESUS THANK YOU"
>You say when you see food being rolled in
>She's not as flinchy anymore but still moves a bit cautiously
>You grab the first fruit that catches your eye, a bright red apple, and tear into it
>Before the nurse has time to leave you call her back
"Hey doc!*chomp*...If min nenin tah ashkww (I've been meaning to ask you)"
>You swallow
>"I-It's just nurse. Nurse Redheart. What is it?"
>She slowly comes back
"How long exactly have I been in here? I feel like I've been in a coma"
>You take a gulp of water
>"Technically you were. You've been asleep for almost 3 days now."
>You spit water in the most dramatic way luckily not at the nurse.
"TH-THREE DAYS?!?!"
>This explains why you feel so freaking hungry
>What a waste of your vacation time
>Nurse Redheart jumps a bit but calms herself down
>"Y-y-yes! P-princess Tw-twilight and her friends b-b-brought you here. You were really a mess. We d-did the best we c-could with what we had but..."
"You're not used to non-pony patients."
>You say a bit flatly
>"Sadly, no we aren't"
>She confirms
>After thanking her for helping you, she nods a small smile crossing her face
>"No need to thank me. It's what I do."
>She turns to leave but stops at the door as Twilight did earlier
>"Oh! I almost forgot. You have another visitor.
"Oh? BRING FORTH THE VISITOR!"
>You exclaim in a loud, badly attempted regal king-like voice
>It's worth the pain
>Okay, no it's not
>She just stares at you for a moment, one eyebrow cocked like she is witnessing a mad man before she leaves
"Pffffftt. No fun at all."
>While you wait, you look over to the table in the opposite side of the bed
>On top of it sits your badly constructed, and still slightly blood stained figurine
>Wut
"Wut"
>You pick it up and stare at it a bit
>Yep
>Still shitty
>Your knife however is nowhere to be seen
>Guess they don't want a knife wielding patient who already has enough holes and cuts in him to last him a lifetime
>You finally tear your focus away from the wooden catastrophe and look up
>You didn't even notice her come in
>There stands the cream colored mare whom you "saved" three days ago
>Now that she is up close, you notice little details that had escaped you at the distance you saw her from back then
>Her soft face, bright blue eyes like two huge round diamonds that cut right through you, those freckles adorning her cheeks
>She was actually...kinda cute
>For a pony
>She simply stands there, staring at you
>"..."
"..."
>"..."
>Oh for Christs sake, not this shit agai-
>"Stupid..."
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"Uh, I'm sorry, wha-"
>"What you did-"
>There are tears welling up in her eyes now
>"was really stupid!"
>She now stands there with an angry look on her face
>Tears are streaming down her face
"Alright look. Blossomfaith, was it? If you're just here to tell me how stupid I am for trying to help you out, I've already gotten the speech from the princess herself. Sorry I tried saving someone who could fly away."
>You wave your arms out for emphasis and drop your damn model from the pain
>You really need to stop fucking moving around
>You lightly sigh and fold your arms looking out the window at the now setting sun
>She blinks, paying no attention to your screwing up her name
>In a quieter tone she says
>"That's...that's not it at all"
>You're focused on the setting sun outside
>Those bright oranges and reds were just starting to peak out over the horizon
>You can feel her getting closer to you
>You don't know how
>Shifting in the air or something was the explanation you had heard for it once
>When you look over at her, she is bending over to retrieve your wood block
>She pauses for a moment staring at it before grabbing it with her teeth and placing it gently in your lap
>"I'm sorry. What I was really here for...was to thank you..."
>Really? Well that's the worst start to a 'thank you' you've ever heard
>"And to say I'm sorry"
>This part catches your attention
"What for exactly?"
>Those eyes pierce your heart again
>Only this time they are completely full of guilt
>This sad little pony is kinda starting to make you feel a bit blue
>Da fuq bendy horse, why you do dis?
>"If I had been paying attention, you never would have thrown yourself into danger like that! This..."
>She looks your battered body up and down stopping at the heavy bandages on your chest.
>"This was completely my fault"
>She closes her eyes letting the water works loose...right on your lap
>You look down at her and notice the figure with your blood still covering the hooves
>You think quietly back to that moment
"Hey"
>You say getting her attention
"The truth of the matter is, I brought this on myself. Had I been paying even a little bit more attention, I could have found another way to go about this whole thing. This isn't your doing. I just charged in without really thinking"
>You're reassurance doesn't stop her tears, although it does slow them down
>Without really thinking about it, you reach out and wipe away some of the warm liquid covering her face
>You hesitate and stiffen when you realize what in the fuck you just did
>...but she hasn't cringed back from you
>What's more, it feels a bit like she leans into your hand a bit
>Well that's a first
>Your slight hesitation caught her attention and a very small, nearly unnoticeable blush forms under her freckles as she slowly straightens herself
>She calms herself and wipes away the rest of her tears
>"So, what were you doing out there all by yourself anyways?"
"I could ask you the same thing"
>She narrows her brows at you for a moment
>"I was just out stretching on my favorite hill"
"Favorite hill huh? I've never seen you out there before"
>"Well, I have a lot of favorite hills!"
>She shoots back raising her nose but smirking slyly at you
>This is the first time you've encountered a pony who plays these kinda games
>She's also one of the few ponies willing to speak with you too though
>"Now you. Why were you out there?"
>You aren't about to admit you were basically spying on her
"I was just strolling by. Right place wrong time."
>The look says it all
>She's not buying it
"I was patrolling the outskirts of town for any more frogs or meteorsprites from the sphinx attack"
>She huffs a bit at you now
"Alright, alright! I was hanging out by my favorite fishing spot. I didn't have anything else to do that day"
>She looks at you eventually accepting this
>"So you were watching me for a while then, huh?"
"Ye-NO. No I wasn't I-I"
>You are getting a little flustered
>FUCKING WHY
>SHE'S A PONY
>A cute one
>SHUT UP
>She catches onto your struggling and giggles
>A noise that is akin to sweet silk caressing your ears that simultaneously calms you and makes you feel embarrassed
>"I'm just kidding. I knew that little pony looked a little familiar"
>She motions towards the model on your lap
"H-hardly. I'm still no good at it at all"
>You raise your leg an inch in an attempt to cover the disaster from view
>"Well I think it's kinda sweet"
>Sweet
>You can accept that
"It's just a hobby really. Maybe I'll get good at it one day. If I ever get my knife back anyways"
>"Stretching has always been my hobby. You get good at anything if you just practice enough. I've been doing poga since I could walk."
"No kidding? Well I've only been doing this since I came here...waitasec did you say poga?"
>"Well yea. Haven't you heard of it? It's a age old practice that is supposed to keep your mind and body sharp. And also keeps a pony pretty stretchy"
>Stretchy?
>You just found a new understatement of the century
>This girl must've had her bones turned into rubber to do what she does
>You both sit there smiling and generally just enjoying each others company
>This is a feeling you haven't gotten to enjoy at all since coming here
>Until now
>You needed this
>"Well, I gotta get going. It's getting pretty late out"
>You look outside and realize just how far the sun has now sunk
>You feel a little bummed out but it had to happen eventually
>"I know we already know each others names (sort of) and all but, I think at least an official introduction should be made"
>She reaches out a hoof
>"I'm Blossomforth. A pleasure to officially meet you"
>You meet her soft hoof with your hand and shake
"Anonymous. Or just Anon. A pleasure to meet you as well"
>"Well tell you what Anon, how about I stop by tomorrow? I think I owe you that much for all I've put you through these past few days"
>Her ears droop a bit at the last part
>NO
>DON'T YOU DARE START CRYING AGAIN
>YOUR HEART CAN'T HANDLE A SECOND ONSLAUGHT
"Absolutely! I'd really like that"
>She perks back up at that
>You do to
>With a wave of her hoof, she leaves you once more
>You look down at the figure again
>Is it possible that you just made your first friend?
>You're damn right you did
>And all it took was getting mauled by demon forest animals
>Could be worse, you guess

END PART 2