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Pandoraverse Month of Love Contest : Awkward Hug

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My submition for @Lopoddity Valentine's Contest ^^

Story :

Cupcake was making her way to the bakery in Ponyville when she happened to glance at the fountain and saw Midnight Abyss staring at herself in the water. Ordinarily, she would have just kept walking but something about her caught her attention.
As she made her way towards her, Midnight lifted her eyes and noticed her arrival.

- Something bothering you ? asked Cupcake.

Midnight looked up with her with her plain usual expression.

- Do I look troubled to you ? she asked in her everyday gloomy tone.

- You do to me, said Cupcake

There was a moment of silence. The two mares stared at eachother as the air around them remained unchanged as well as their faces.

- I guess, when attitudes are alike, we see beyond our everyday looks, said Midnight standing up to face Cupcake, you are right, something is peaking in my mind but nothing that concerns you.

She paused as she looked at Cupcake, wondering why she hasn't left yet.

- As I said, she repeated, it doesn't concern you so... Good day.

Cupcake stared at her with her face void of emotion.

- Why are you concerned for me ? asked Midnight seeing that she hasn't moved.

- I've been where you have, she answered, I know that opening up isn't easy to do.

- Excuse me but why would I be upset about that ? I have my minion and my potions, life is fine thank you very much, said Midnight in her usual tone voice.

- Your mother's say something to you ?

Midnight didn't answer and her face didn't move a muscle but Cupcale could see that she there was some truth in what she asked.

- My mother is the loudest and most positif pony around, said Cupcake in a monotone voice, trust me when I say that I have been in the same conversations that you must have been through.

- It wasn't a conversation, answered Midnight gloomingly as per usual, I overheard them speaking, is all.

There was a silence for a moment as Midnight remembered last night.

Her mothers where in the kitchen, making something together and smiling about it. Midnight was walking by, reading a potions book as she heard :

- Do you think it's best to use dark chocolat, asked Starlight.

- I think so, answered Sunset, it's all she is into these days.

Midnight looked over her book at her moms, she knuw that was about her, and stopped behind the door.

- I'm worried about all that, said Starlight, do you think we will ever reach her ?

- I'm sure we will, answered Sunset not entierly confident, she's our daughter and I love her very much but I do wish sometimes we could see her smile or know that she is not alone and loved by us deeply.

- She like these chocolats, I'm sure, said Starlight kissing her wife's cheek, and I'm sure she knows that we love her and we'll giver her extra hugs tomorow to be more sure.

- That sounds great, Sunset smiled as she poured the chocolat in the shape of a heart.

Midnight knew she mom's loved her, annoyingly so but something about not knowing that if her mom's knuw she did love them troubled her slightly.
She was up all night brewing potions of love and affection but nothing that worked on her or her mom's (yes she does try her potions and some other ponies at times and makes note of the side effects and effects in general)

- So you want to show your mom's that you love them ? asked Cupcake after Midnight finished her story.

- It's not like I can ''show them'', she anwered blanky, I don't smile and I don't like talking about feelings, it unnessecary.

- You can always hug.

- Yeah, no, I don't do hugs, not my area of expertise.

- Then you can always give them a kiss, said Cupcake with her monotone voice.

- Let's go back to the hug idea, answered Midnight quickly to avoid having that picture in her mind, how do you do that ?

- You put your hooves around them and squeeze slightly, said Cupcake.

- Like this, said Midnight as she put her hooves in the air and pretended to hug the air around her.

- Can't tell.

- What do you mean ?

- I can't judge what I can't feel when it comes to contact, she answered bluntly.

- Point taken, would you mind if I practiced on you then ? asked Midnight.

- No, I don't mind, she said sitting down in front of her, her face still unexpressed.

- Al-Alright then, said Midnight clearing her throat, let's get this over with.

Midnight slowly raised her hooved and placed them over Cupcake as she then lifted them in return. It felt strange.

- Are we hugging wrong, asked Midnight, this feels more awkward then anything else.

- The mouvement is correct as well as your hooves placement, answered Cupcake simply.

Silence struck them for a while as Midnight struggled to get something of their so called hug.

- We can stop now you know, said Cupcake, it's not suppose to last this long anyways.

- Well tell me next time, snapped Midnight as she pulled away from her quickly, whatever, I have no need for such sharing anyway, I have to get back to brewing.

- And I must get back to the bakery, I have to make chocolat for the Boss, answered Cupcake.

As she said those words, Midnight saw a sparkle in her eye, something she hasn't seen before.

- Did you just... smile, she asked her confused

- Yes, answered Cupcake in her usualy voice and expression, no one notices but Boss, and now apperantly you can tell what I feel, which means you can find your own way to feel emotions.

Cupcake walked away, starting to get back on her path to the bakery, leaving Midnight with a slightly confused look.
Midnight couldn't really understand what just happened, could she really be able to see emotions, even in ponies as expressionless as Cupcake ? Cupcake...

She was... kind to me, thought Midnight, Ponies say a lot about me being a problem but she never said I was one...

Her eyes shone slightly looking at Cupcake walking away.
Midnight suddenly felt warmth from Cupcakes hooves from where she held her, that little moment made a light inside her glow. A glow that made her lonliness disapear for a moment.

Is this what a hug feels like... It's nice... she thought
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Oh, this looks great! I really love the way you color~! :D