Worried for a friend

He was feeling so exhausted. Having been blown up the previous night, carried a pony back, woke up still tired, walked across town to let ponies into school and back, and then had to leave again. Now here he was climbing the stairs to Blue's apartment.

He was conflicted about leaving Peach back at his place, but he couldn't stand in question to the fate of his friend any longer. It was only halfway through the day and after many promises he left Peach at his place to find Blue. A quick check at the hospital told him he was either smart or died before anyone could help him. His next stop was at his apartment.

Quickly, he banged on the door, somewhat leaning into it in his tired haze. "B-Blue....You home?"

The sound of a scratching record was heard inside the apartment, soon afterward soft jazz music began to play. It wasn't long before the scrabbling of hooves was heard inside and Blue hastily opened the door. It was probably the first time Renaultar had ever seen Blue completely naked has he wasn't even wearing his signature cloak or loafers. He was also a wreck. His eyes were bloodshot red, a bandage wrapped around his chest, and Renny soon came to find Blue's forelegs wrapped around his neck. Strange smelling smoke assaulted Renny's nose just as Blue assaulted his personal space. It was plenty obvious what he'd been doing before Renny arrived.

"Oh Rena I can't believe you came back... when.. when I saw you and the piano gone... I feared the worst..."

Renaultar nearly fell forward only to....fall into Blue's hooves? He was speechless for many moments, caught in shock at the sudden intimacy. Several things clicked for him.

One, Blue was smoking pot.

Two, he was pronouncing his name wrong.

Three, he must really really miss him.

Four, they were hugging.....very closely.

Five, he was wearing nothing.

Six, a piano?

His head was still spinning as he tried to make sense of all this. It was too much for his tired mind. He eventually tried to pull himself free of Blue. "Blue....Uh...Lets go inside. I'm glad your okay, but uh...Well let's just talk inside."

Blue nuzzled Renny longingly. He only let go of the guardspony after he gave him a light nibble on his neck with his front teeth. "Come on in out of the cold and tell me what happened... Why is the piano gone?"

Renaultar audibly yelped when he felt the teeth nibbling on him. Now things started to come together. Even if a little. Blue was on some kind of drugs, he was getting affectionate with him, and he was....naked.

"Blue! Cut that out!" He got some distance from him, eyes wide in shock. "What are you on? What piano? Why are you.....Don't you remember last night? The explosions? Are you okay?" He said, not really sure he wanted to hear the answers to the first few questions. He just wanted to know if he was alright.

Blue chuckled and took a step forward. "Oh there were explosions all right... I didn't think it'd scare you away though... you practically begged, Rena..."

Renny could almost hear the crickets as his mouth fell open with nothing to say. It was a while before he managed any words.

"Uh...Blue...uh...I think you had too much to smoke...Really...Did your head get hit too hard?"

Blue tilted his head in confusion. "I don't know why you'd say that. It was your head that was banging on the headboard..."

Renaultar found his jaw hanging again. "....Blue.....Its me, Renaultar. Your friend. Guardpony. We almost got blown up in the explosions last night. You have been smoking too much."

He blinked his eyes, feeling a little light in the head. This smoke couldn't be THAT potent, was it?

Blue came up closer and touched his face to his. "Rena... that was four days ago. Back when you were still a stallion. You're a mare now, we don't have to let those terrible things bother us anymore... I'll put a call in to some friends, and you'll get to play for an upper class party tonight. That'll put your mind at ease. If we're lucky, I might get to suckerbuck the chief of police."

Renaultar set himself a new record for jaw hang time. His train of though derailed, leveled the city, and burned down half of the nation.

"...W-what? Blue...." He pushed away his hoof. Things were feeling a bit spacey for him but he still felt like he had a grip. "I don't know what your talking about...Do i look like a mare? Its been a day since that incident. You could have died..." Even now though he felt like his mind could be tricking him though.

The older pony looked at him for a moment. "Your muzzle does look a little flat...."

Renaultar stared blankly at Blue, feeling a little woozy. Whatever that smoke was, he would have to give him trouble about it....Once he was feeling clear headed.

Until then, he let Blue come to his conclusion.

Blue grabbed Renny and threw him inside. "Quick! Before your penis grows back!"

Renny quickly found himself tripping and rolling on the floor. It was very disorienting with his head already spinning. Struggling to get back up without falling over again, he searched for Blue.

"Blue...What are you on? I'm not a mare! Never was! When were you a horndog?"

Blue chuckled. "Rena, you're not even wearing socks. Don't pull that 'fall on the floor with your ass in the air' trick on me again." He moved over to the record player to stop it before the track ended. "You rubbed off on me... I swear, girl, it's like you're constantly in heat."

Again, more jaw hang time. Renaultar could not believe the words coming from Blue's mouth. Eventually, he snapped out of it again.

Something had to be done. Renaultar made his way to the kitchen and looked for a pitcher or something. Upon finding one he filled it with water as much as he could without spilling it. Carrying it over to Blue, he doused it over his head.

"That any better?"

Blue shook his head and spat. "Renaultar?! What in the blue blazing hell are you doing?! HOw did you even get in here?!"

Renaultar sighed, happy this crazyness was over with. "Well....Try jogging your memory....And brace yourself when you do."

Blue wasn't finished with his tirade. "Jogging my memory of what?! You barging in here and dumping water over my head like a damn lunatic?! Who do you expect to clean this up?!"

Renaultar shook his head and sighed again. "Lunatic? I just knocked on your door to have you answer it calling me 'Rena' and talking about having sex with me as a mare AND having nibbled my neck! The place smells like drugs and your not wearing anything! All this after blowing up the other day. What have YOU been doing?"

Blue sat down in the puddle and stared forlornly at the floor. He hoofed sadly at his reflection. "Rena...."

Renaultar did not expect that kind of reaction. If anything, he thought it was some crazy weird drug fantasy of his, but the reaction suggested something more. He didn't know why, but he felt guilty now.

".....Blue...are you alright?"

Not now. Don't you dare cry now you sack of shit.

Tears started to well in the old pony's eyes. "No... and I never will be..."

Now he was really worried. Blue was a very hardy stable friend to him. To see him reduced to this made him nearly panic.

"Blue." He moved in closer to his friend. "Tell me whats wrong. I'm here for you."