Sunset’s eyes widened as she heard Celestia speak. Did she hear her right? She could stay? Sunset almost jumped for joy at that remark, but her ears still remained flattened as her past transgressions were brought up, which she completely agreed with, giving Celestia a small nod in agreement.
She gently ran her hoof against the ground, unsure of how to answer the question. There were a lot of emotions going through her. Was she feeling alright?
She gently walked to the princess, stopping only for a moment to look up at her, her eyes welling up with unshed tears. Suddenly, as of a dam had burst inside her, she threw herself at Celestia, wrapping her hooves around her as best she could as the tears finally began to fall, heavy sobs leaving her. For weeks, her stress had been backed up inside her, due to Anon-a-Miss, her friends leaving her, the students turning on her, even Principal Celestia threatening to expel her for trying to defend herself. And now…
Now she couldn’t hold it back anymore.
Celestia’s calm expression could barely survive such a scene. She wrapped both hoof and wing around her former student, face cracking into a frown. She pulled Sunset close to her chest. Moments passed. And as they did Celestia lost her regal composure. The maternal instinct to over and soon she was reassuring the mare.
“You’re home, Sunset. You’re home, it’s going to be alright.”
Her wing stroked the mare’s hair.
Sunset let it all out, seeming to cry harder as she felt a set of hooves and wings wrap around her. Her voice began to grow hoarse as she cried, and she clutched to the princess even tighter afraid to let go.
“I’m so sorry! I’m so sorry, Mommy! I didn’t- I didn’t mean to leave you!” She cried. “I was so selfish! I-I didn’t-!”
Her cries were cut off as she finally seemed to crumple in Celestia’s hooves, her sobs growing less and less, but her tears still flowing.
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