Every Lie Counts

Sleeping With The Enemy

Henna was still holding Sunset's hand. Sunset pulled it away, and bit her lip.

I have a girlfriend.

"Come on," Henna said. "Let's get somewhere safe."

"How did you find me?" Sunset asked.

River flipped her braid on her back. "Equestrian beings. We could feel your magic. It led us to you."

Emerald touched her throat. 'Yeah. Only Equestrian beings know what I'm saying.'

"This. Is. Wierd." Sunset said.

Henna smiled. "How about this? They go to our safe place, and you walk with me."

Sunset nodded. "O-ok. Sure."

River and Emerald left them alone.

"So, did you want to tell me something?" Henna asked.

"What? I spaced out. Sorry."

"You're from Equestria. Why did you leave? Tell me everything. You could've been a princess. Didn't you want that?"

Sunset sighed. "Yeah, I did. I wanted that more than you could ever understand."

Henna smiled. "Tell me."

"I really don't like talking about it anymore."

"Take your jacket off," Henna said.

"What? Why?"

Henna shook her head. "Off. Now."

Sunset pulled her jacket off, and let it fall to the ground. She looked at the long scar down her arm.

"Is this why you wear that?"

She nodded. "Yeah. Sadly."

"How many of your friends have seen this?"

"Only you."

Henna pulled a small chain out of her pocket. She clasped her hand around it, and made a small pendant of an alicorn. She put it on Sunset's neck.

"You're future will be great. Keep this with you, and I'll be there when you need me. Never take it off. It will tell me when to come. But I have to know one thing, ok? Do you trust me?"

"You just saved my life. I trust you with all my heart."

The pendant glowed.

Henna started to fade. "My time is up for now," she whispered. "As will yours soon. Bye, dear friend. Remember the pendant."

"But what do you mean? My time's going to be out soon?"

"That's all I can say. I'll see you again one day."

-

Fluttershy knocked on Discord's office door. He looked up, and waved. She walked in.

"Hey, Discord."

"How are you?"

She smiled. "I'm great. Are you busy tonight?"

He sighed. "Yeah, kind of."

Fluttershy sat on his desk. "Oh, come on. Doing what?

"Just shut up, and kiss me."

Her phone beeped. She looked at the text.

Oh, cute. Shut up and kiss me, huh? Don't you think he should've said 'shut up and dance with me'? Come on, puppet. Dance for me. I'll record the whole thing and post it online for you. You just won't know where I am. -H