Doing Things for Your Waifu, Maud – Part 4
 
>The day has gone by quite slowly.
>You decided it’d be best to stay at home and relax.
>Not how you expected to spend your Saturday.
 
>A few ponies did come by and say hello, as they usually do.
>While you were friendly and courteous, their presence frustrated you.
>Out of all the ponies coming, the only one that you wanted to see didn’t show up.
 
>C’est la vie.
 
>Night falls.
>Your energy depleted, you lay in bed reading a book Twilight lent you on beginner magic spells.
>… though you aren’t a magical being, it is still quite interesting.
>You turn the pages gently, absorbing all you can.
>Your eyes slowly begin to shut, and you read less and less every second….
>The cute drawings of fillies casting spells begin to blur….
>You flip to a random page…
>Symbols… arcane drawings….
>You feel light-headed.
>You shut your eyes, just for a second….
>Only a moment…
>And…
>…
 
~
 
>”Maud. I’ve got to tell you something.”
 
“What is it, Flint?”
 
>”I haven’t been… I haven’t been entirely honest to you.”
“…”
>”Eh… I’m sorry, babe. You just… you just don’t do everything I need you to.”
“…”
“What do you mean?”
>”I mean you don’t satisfy me like I’d like you to.”
“…”
“I do a lot for you. I cook for you, I clean up after you, I-“
>”You and I don’t have sex.”
“…”
>”Every night that I’ve gone out this week, I’ve been… I’ve been seeing someone else.”
“…”
>”I came home late every night… because I was with-“
“Flint.”
>”DON’T interrupt me, Maud.”
“Flint, you… you…”
>”I’m trying to tell you this stuff because I want us to work out.”
“…”
>”I want you to be able to make me happy.”
“…”
>”Don’t you want to make me happy?”
“…”
>”Answer me, Maud.”
“…”
>”Don’t just sit there! Look at me and answer me!”
 
>Flint gets up and towers over you.
>You simply stare at the ground.
 
“Why would you do this to me?“
>”To you!? I didn’t do ANYTHING to you! I did it all for ME.”
“…”
>”You don’t give me the kind of pleasure I want, Maud.”
“I… I can not-“
“What the fuck do you mean ‘you can not’?”
“…”
>”Well?!?”
“I-“
>”ANSWER ME!”
“…”
 
>He kicks his chair across the room, causing it to hit a wall and shatter.
>You flinch, pushing your own chair back.
 
“I would like to leave now.”
>”Leave? Excuse me? LEAVE!?”
“…”
>”You aren’t LEAVING anywhere!”
“…”
 
>You slowly get up from your chair, keeping your head down.
>Flint grabs you by your mane and pulls you to him.
>”You aren’t going anywhere! You are MINE. You will do as I SAY!”
“…”
>Now… I’ll ask this again.”
“…”
 
>”Are you going to make me happy or not?”
 
“…”
>”…”
“…”
>”…”
 
“No.”
 
>You are hit across your face with a mighty force.
>”You dumb BITCH!”
>Flint yells in anger and hits you once more.
 
>You don’t yell in pain.
>You dare not move.
>You just shut your eyes and hold back the tears.
>He beats you a few more times.
>You feel the pain overtake your body.
>You just want it to end.
 
>Flint throws you on the ground, breathing heavily.
>You don’t move.
 
>”You’re going to make me happy.”
“…”
>”Whether you like it or not.”
 
>You don’t know what to say.
>You don’t know what to think or do.
 
>But you love Flint.
>He didn’t mean to do this….
>He is just… stressed.
>That has to be it.
>He promised he would always take care of and protect you.
>He did what he had to… to keep you safe.
 
>You love him….
>It will all work out….
 
>…
 
~
 
>You open your eyes and sit up quickly.
>Your heart feels as if it would beat out of your chest.
>You’re sweating profusely.
>That, and your stomach hurts.
>Really badly.
 
>You run into your bathroom, and puke into the toilet.
 
>After you release some bad demons, you flush the toilet.
>You turn the shower on, and climb in.
“F-fuck….”
>The hot water soothing your body.
 
>What the hell was that?
>Was that a dream?
>It couldn’t be.
>It felt too… real.
 
>Your body is shaking.
>You just want to forget all of those bad thoughts.
>You wash and rinse off your body as best you can, forgetting the evil thoughts that flow through your mind.
>Your heart continues to pound like mad.
>No matter what you do, you can’t seem to calm yourself down.
>After what seems like ages, you exit your shower.
 
>Hot and pruned, you dry yourself off.
>You body was still a shaky mess.
>You stand over your sink, feeling sickness return.
“Fuck, man. Fuck!”
>You look into the mirror.
>You wipe the condensation off and look at your reflection.
>The color in your face is gone.
>Your eyes are incredibly bloodshot.
 
>You shake your head.
>You must be imagining things.
>You stumble back into your bedroom and throw on some clothes.
>Your head begins to pound, and your vision blurs.
>You fall to the ground.
>The book you read earlier lays open next to your head.
>Though it looks different.
 
>You can’t really tell.
>The book appears blackened.
>As if it had been lit on fire.
>You reach for it.
>The lightheadedness returns.
>You run out of energy.
>You close your eyes….
 
>…
 
>You black out.
 
~
 
>”Is he alright, Twilight?”
 
>”I… I don’t know. There was some powerfully dark magic in that book....”
 
>”…”
>”I’m not sure how he even got a hold of it….”
>”…”
>”…”
 
>”Is what you are saying the truth?”
>”About?”
>”About Anonymous seeing my past?”
>”Yes, Maud. The dark magic in this book links the minds of two whom are close, if only for a moment, before destroying one of them.”
>”…”
>”It’s amazing that he AND you are still with us.”
>”…”
>”I don’t know what he saw, but whatever it was….”
>”…”
>”It was bad enough to put him in this state.”
 
>”…”
>”Maud?”
 
>”I know we are not the closest friends, Twilight. But please. Do whatever you can to save him.”
>”I… I’ll try my best. I promise.”
>”…”
>”…”
>”Thank you.”
 
>Maud leans over you and kisses your cheek gently.
>She whispers in your ear:
>”I am so sorry, Anonymous.”
>She sighs and heads for the exit.
 
>”Maud! You just….”
>”…”
>”…”
>”I need to leave now.”
>”Maud, wait! Don’t leave!”
 
>The door shuts.
>All is quiet.
>Twilight sighs and begins to draw a healing circle around you.
 
>”She cares so much about you, Anon.”
>”*Sigh*”
 
>”But… why did she leave?”
 
~
 
>You are Maud.
 
>It is the middle of the night.
 
>You would like to be by Anonymous.
 
>It is for the best that you leave him alone.
 
>You continue to walk towards Sugarcube Corner.
 
>You decided that you were going to leave in the morning.
 
>It was for the best.
 
>You were to move to Vanhoover.
 
>And begin working at the Institute up there, like you originally planned.
 
>You were going to move on from this painful life.
 
>And start fresh.
 
>But it does not feel that easy.
 
>You feel alone.
 
>Why do you want Anonymous to be around you right now?
 
>You stop walking for a bit.
 
>You sigh.
 
>You cannot be here and have Anonymous be hurt anymore.
 
>You just need to leave.
 
~
 
>You are Anonymous, and you are healthy once more.
 
>Rather, you are healing.
>”And getting better every minute! I’m so glad this healing spell worked on you!”
>Twilight squees and bounces around you.
>You smile at her.
 
“W-w-w-… wh-where….”
 
>You cough loudly.
>Speaking hurts your throat.
>Twilight stops bouncing around and soothes you.
>”Take it easy, pal. You need to rest.”
>You weakly nod and shut your eyes.
>You aren’t even sure what quite happened.
>”Let me bring you some water to drink, okay?”
>You give her another smile as she trots away.
 
>You try and move your fingers.
>So far so good.
>Now your hands.
>Yup, yup.
>Arms?
>Close, but painful.
>Eventually, you get them to move.
>Twilight enters with a glass of cold water.
>”Here, drink this.”
>Using her magic, she moves the glass over to you, carefully pouring it into your mouth.
>You drink quite a bit of it.
 
>”There we go…. How do you feel now?”
>You cough loudly and sit up.
“Wow, I feel way better!”
>You stretch your arms and your body.
>Twilight trots happily to your side.
>”Yes, this is a nice little potion I learned how to make when I had those CRAZY days of intensive studying. Works every time.”
>You nod and crack your fingers.
“No joke! That stuff is great.”
 
>You slowly move to the edge of the bed.
“What… what exactly happened?”
>Twilight frowns and levitates the remains of what looks like a charred book.
>”How did you get a hold of this?”
>You look at the book.
>It doesn’t look familiar.
“I… I don’t know. I’ve never seen that before.”
>Twilight moves it closer to you.
>”Look at it closely, Anon! Are you sure?”
>You squint and examine the book.
>You sigh and shake your head.
“I don’t remember reading it.”
>”Are you POSITIVE?”
 
>You inspect the book once more.
>Suddenly, a slew of thoughts return to your mind.
>Last night, reading, passing out, the dream…
>It all comes back to you!
>You feel yourself begin to sweat again.
“That… that was the book you lent me! The one on beginner magic use.”
>Twilight frowns and takes the book back.
>”Are… are you sure?”
>You nod solemnly.
>”Wow… alright, Anon. If you’re positive….
>”It appears that this book was hexed with dark magic.”
“That’s… odd.”
>”It is. For the time being, I think it will be better for you not to read these kinds of books.”
>You nod.
>”If not for you, but for the ones that are close to you as well.”
>You stare blankly at her.
 
“What… exactly does that mean?”
 
>Twilight shakes her head.
>”Well-“
>A loud knock on your door interrupts Twilight.
>You door slams open, with Pinkie running inside.
>”Helllooooooooo?”
>You wave to Pinkie, with a big smile on your face.
>You expect Maud to be with her, but you find yourself disappointed when she isn’t.
>”Hello, Pinkie.”
“Hey, Pinks…. What’s up?”
 
>”Deliverrryyy!!!”
>Pinkie pulls out a small piece of paper and hands it to you.
>”It’s for you, Anon!”
“Oh, really? Say, where is Maud? Is she doing, okay?”
>Pinkie laughs nervously.
>”Well, that’s all I wanted! Twilight could you walk me out?”
>She nervously bounces.
>Twilight rolls her eyes and nods.
 
>”Anon, take it easy, okay? Let me know if anything weird happens, please?”
“S-sure…. See you guys.”
>Pinkie and Twilight leave your home.
>And once again, you are left alone.
>Alone, except for this note.
>You carefully open it.
>Very square handwriting meets your eyes:
 
Anonymous.
 
I left for Vanhoover earlier this morning. I did not want to disturb you.
 
I shall keep in touch with you and Pinkie throughout my time here. I hope everything is all right with you. I now realize that you would never hurt me. I thank you for putting up with me during my time in Ponyville. I hope that you never abandon me as a close friend.
 
Take care of yourself.
 
Maud Pie.
 
>You turn the letter over.
>A bit more is written on the bottom:
 
I am truly sorry. I hope that you will forgive me, Anonymous.
 
>You close the letter and throw it on your end table.
>You feel like crying, but you understand where Maud is coming from.
>This is what is best for the two of you.
>You are happy that you will be able to keep in contact with Maud.
>That is better than nothing.
>You lie back in your bed and sigh.
 
>You shut your eyes and breathe easy.
>Maybe a nice change of scenery would be good for you….
 
~
 
>You are Maud.
 
>It has been seven months since you left Ponyville.
 
>Your life is back under your control, and everything is wonderful.
 
>Your job is going great.
 
>You talk to Anon all the time.
 
>You are a happy.
 
>Happier than you’ve been in a long time.
 
>You sit on your couch, writing your next letter to Anonymous.
 
>You take your time writing this one.
 
>It is very important to you.
 
>It is the last one Anon will get before he comes to visit you.
 
>You feel elated knowing that he is coming.
 
>These months apart have brought the two of you closer.
 
>And it is quite something.
 
>As you write, you hear a knock on your door.
 
>You do not get visitors often.
 
>You gently place your pencil down and head to the door.
 
“Coming.”
 
>You trot over to your door, wondering who it could be.
 
“Who is it?
 
>No answer.
 
>You slowly unlock your door, and pull it open.
 
>The door is pushed open with a mighty force.
 
>”Hey there, Maud….”
 
>You step backwards slowly.
 
>Your eyes fixated on your unwelcome guest.
 
“…Fl-“
 
>”Long time, no see, huh?”
 
>Your guest laughs as he enters and shuts the door behind him.
 
>You shake your head, moving backwards still.
 
>And all you can think about is Anonymous.
 
>You want him at your side.
 
>You feel your life returns to darkness.
 
>”Did you miss me, Maud?”
 
~
 
END of Part 4