But the more impossible it was to be calm, the more she would force herself to be calm, so as to control the losses in time.
This was one of the differences between her and ordinary ponies; she even doubted whether her feelings were fake.
She seemed to understand a little why Sunset Shimmer said she hated her.
"At this time, a normal pony should cry and make a scene, then turn dark, stop believing in friendship forever, and then become a villain to cause trouble for society."
Aurora's mind was quick, and she associated a lot in an instant.
"At my strength, I can at least play a BOSS who slacks off for four whole episodes, just like Starlight. Then after being defeated by the protagonist group, either get redeemed or run away with my tail between my legs, waiting for a comeback, or wait for the yellow demon Discord turned into to gather me to fight the ninth season group battle..."
"..."
Sunset Shimmer was right; the jokes she made were not funny at all.
Just as Aurora judged, even if her mood was not good right now, there would be no such development as above.
To put it bluntly, this matter was a private issue between her and Sunset Shimmer. Aurora's psyche was not so fragile that she would turn into an anti-social element when encountering a little setback.
"Or should I sing a song?"
This sentence actually made herself laugh, although the smile looked a bit bitter.
"Flying Light!"
In the sound of rain, there was a pony calling Aurora's name; as the distance closed, it became clearer and clearer.
Twilight Sparkle was seen running from afar with an umbrella, and Spike, whom she was carrying on her back, was working hard to help hold the umbrella for him and his pony babysitter.
The two of them had just come out of the Library after reading books, and from afar, they saw Aurora walking on the road in the rain on the empty street, looking so pitiful.
"Why didn't you wait for the rain to stop before leaving? Look, your beautiful mane is soaked, and didn't you wear your eye mask today?"
"...The eye mask was also wet, it was uncomfortable to wear, so I threw it away."
Seeing that it was Twilight Sparkle, Aurora put on a polite smile again, but even in her current disheveled state, it couldn't hide her haggardness at the moment.
"How should I tell Twilight about Eldest Senior Sister running away later?"
Aurora really didn't want the future Princess of Friendship to experience friendship setbacks at such a young age.
"Although you are soaked all over now and it's already useless, you should still hurry up and open the umbrella."
Twilight Sparkle took out an extra umbrella from her backpack, opened it, and reached out to shield Aurora from the rain.
"This is what Sunset Shimmer asked me to bring for you. She said you would definitely forget to bring an umbrella."
Twilight Sparkle went to the Library with Sunset Shimmer today, but Sunset Shimmer left halfway.
At that time, Twilight Sparkle was immersed in the ocean of knowledge and didn't hear clearly what else Sunset Shimmer said, just remembered that Sunset Shimmer asked her to help keep the umbrella for Aurora.
Now it seems that Sunset Shimmer really was incredibly perceptive.
Twilight Sparkle talked to herself, and then found that after waiting for a long time, she didn't see Aurora take the umbrella, so she couldn't help but look up at her.
"Um... are you crying?"
Aurora was stunned, realizing that the rainwater on her face had become hot at some point.
"No, the rainwater flowed into my eyes, it hurts a little."
Aurora quickly wiped her face with magic and barely managed a faint smile.
"What happened today? You don't look so good."
"I forgot to bring an umbrella. I mean... today is really terrible."
She not only forgot to bring an umbrella, but also lost the pony who would remember to bring one for her.
"Twilight, do you think..."
"Do you think I'm very hypocritical?"
"Think what?"
Twilight Sparkle tilted her head in confusion. The unease in her heart grew heavier, as if something bad had happened that she didn't know about.
"Nothing."
Aurora replied subconsciously, but she realized that she couldn't go on like this, but at this moment, it was obviously not a good time to confide.
"Okay... something happened, but I'm not feeling well right now. Can I contact you later?"
Leaving this sentence, Aurora ran away suddenly without waiting for Twilight Sparkle to reply.
"Hey! At least take the umbrella!"
Twilight Sparkle looked worriedly at Aurora, who had run far away in the blink of an eye.
It was the first time she saw the usually calm Second Senior Sister in such a panic, so she was convinced that something must have happened.
"Spike, we have to find Sunset Shimmer; only she can comfort Flying Light."
Reminding Spike to hold onto her mane, Twilight Sparkle rushed towards Canterlot Castle.
Shedding her usual composure, Aurora ran through the rain at a speed that felt like she was fleeing for her life.
Until she locked herself in the small house that belonged to the three of them, and slowly collapsed on the ground, leaning against the locked door.
Her chest heaved heavily due to the exertion, and she gasped for air in exhaustion.
But gradually her gasps became trembling and choked, and she uneasily buried her head in her arms.
At this moment, her out-of-control emotions were rising, attempting to collapse the high walls she had built with reason from the inside.
There were some things she had to admit.
The high walls built by reason could only prevent all factors that might hurt her, but they also isolated her from her pursuit of emotion.
However, sincere feelings had already unconsciously disintegrated her defenses from the inside.
And, she cared about Sunset Shimmer more than she had imagined.
Because only the people she truly cared about could bypass countless excuses and hurt her impregnable heart.
"Two hours..."
Aurora made a muffled sound.
She gave up all resistance, allowed herself two hours to grieve, and let those so-called "inefficient" emotions tear at her reason wantonly.
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