Author's Note

I said I would continue this story, and continue it I shall. So, here's the 2nd chapter, I hope you all enjoy it

A Meeting After An Unpleasant Reunion

Some time had passed and I was in the guest room, straightening out the blankets on the bed in order to have it ready for Midnight when she's ready to get some sleep. Poor girl must’ve been through some rough times and I can’t really blame her for having trust issues. And since she’s been out in the city for who knows how long, she must be really hungry. So, after I finished up with the bed, I left the guest room and went straight into the kitchen to make her something to eat.

I still had some leftover slices of homemade pizza from yesterday stored in the fridge, so I took them out and put the slices in the microwave in pairs of two and set the timer. I did this 3 times in a row, then brought the plates over to the living room and set them down on the coffee table.

“W-What are you--?” Midnight asked.

“You haven’t eaten anything, so I heated up some pizza for you,” I replied. "You look like you probably haven't had anything to eat in weeks. And if you need some more food, just say the word and I'll fix you up a nice, tasty meal, no problem."

She reached out and grabbed one of the pizza slices by the crust and brought it up to her, unsure of whether or not she could take a bite. “Can I… get some water with this, please?” she asked, hesitantly. I guess she's not used to asking for help from other people. Poor girl must have been on her own for who knows how long that she didn't have anyone to help her.

I nodded. “Sure.” Then I went back to the kitchen and grabbed her a cup of water.

After that, I brought it back to Midnight and sat down next to her. “Here you go, Midnight,” I said, patting her on the shoulder lightly. She said nothing and just drank from her cup. She sighed and took another bite of her pizza slice. First, she took only small bites, which turned into bigger bites. Pretty soon, she scarfed down all of the slices I gave her and chugged down her cup of water.

"T-Thank you... they were delicious," she stuttered a bit. She avoided eye contact with me and hid her face from me using her beautiful wings. As cute as it was, now was not the time for me to be complimenting her or she'll get the wrong idea.

"It's the least I can do. Now, if you need me, just let me know and I'll see what I can do," I said. She didn't say a word and just sat there, not wanting to show her face to me. After I was done, I headed back into my room so I could be ready when Twilight came over. I went over to my desk and grabbed my history, math and English books and turned to the pages I had bookmarked from today's lessons. I also have a story that I need to read called Oedipus Rex, but I've already gotten the gist of it from start to finish.

I'm not ashamed to say that I messed up in school today. Twilight's right, I should have paid more attention in class and took notes instead of watching the clock every so often. All that really does for me is slow down my time and my progress.

Maybe when I get raise in my paycheck, I'll buy Twilight a lunch at school as my way of saying thank you, since she is helping me with my tests. Right now, no matter how hard I focus, my mind keeps drifting off and I can't stop thinking about how and why Midnight Sparkle ended up in her current situation. What kind of person would leave her out in the cold streets to shiver and starve to death? Maybe when she's feeling comfortable enough to get it off her chest, I'll sit down and listen to what she has to say.

After all, Twilight's sweetheart, Sunset taught me that no matter how bad people may be, they're just trouble by their own jaded past and struggling to cope with their own torture. I can already tell that Midnight Sparkle is no different and I'm gonna give her the benefit of the doubt.

A few hours later, I hear the sound of knocking coming from my front door. I thought that must be Twilight, so I gather up all of my books and head out to the living room. I place my books on the coffee table and run up to the front door and unlock it. I open it up and right away, I see Twilight. She had on her backpack, so I'm guessing she brought along her books to help me out.

"Hey, Twilight. How was your date with Sunset?" I asked.

"It was wonderful as always. So Chance, you still need help with your assignments?" Twilight asked.

"Yeah, I got my books stacked on the coffee table. Come on in," I said, stepping to the side.

"Thanks, Chance. So, which one should we--" Twilight said before she let out a shocked gasp. That made me jump a little and I was curious as to why. "C-C-Chance?!" she stuttered. I saw her pointing at Midnight Sparkle, who didn't seem all that happy to see Twilight either. The two girls stared daggers at each other, only Midnight looked sort of intimidating. I was scared and thought a fight was gonna break down.

"Twilight Sparkle..." Midnight said in a low, menacing tone, standing up.

"Midnight Sparkle, what are you doing in Chance's house? Did you hypnotize him to letting you stay here at his house or did you threaten him?" Twilight asked, clenching her fists.

"That's none of your business! Now back off before I--"

"Before you what? You and I both know that after what happened at--" Twilight argued, but then I got in the middle and placed my hands in front of both of the girls. I couldn't stand the tension that was affecting these two, so I shouted as loud as I could to break them up.

"ENOUGH!!!" the girls both backed off and I took a deep breath. "Now, what exactly is it that's making you two hate each other so badly?"

"Since when did you start caring about what goes on between us?" Midnight snapped at me. "This is our business and you are not a part of it! Now stay out of our way, or I'll blast you!"

"If you do that, you'll leave me with no choice but to gather the other girls," Twilight warned.

"Girls please, enough with the fighting! Look if you're not gonna tell me what happened between you two, then don't, but you're in my house and my one rule states that there will be no fighting! If you can't stand to be in the same room with each other, then one of you will move to a different room," I said.

"Fine, if that's how you feel so badly, then I guess I'll just TURN IN EARLY!!!" Midnight shouted as she grabbed her blanket and stomped towards the guest room, slamming the door shut.

I looked back at Twilight and she was still concerned. "Chance, are you okay? She didn't hurt you, did she, or threaten you if she didn't get to stay here, right?" Twilight was so worried about me, I couldn't just keep it to myself and make her worry about me even more. So, with a deep breath, I explained everything to Twilight in the hopes that she would understand.

"Earlier today, when I was out for a walk, I found her crying in an alleyway. I asked if she was okay, but it was evident that she didn't want me to get close to her. She didn't threaten me, but she did give me a warning and blasted me with some strange magic," I explained.

"She did "what?" You're not injured are you?" Twilight asked again. I shook my head. "But still, did she threaten and force you to let her stay with you or did she hypnotize you? Just tell me exactly what happened and I'll let the girls know, then we'll take Midnight off your hands." Now that's something I could not let her do, even if she is trying to help me out. I pinched the bridge of my nose.

"No, Twilight. I offered her to stay with me out of my own free will. I felt bad about her and I didn't want her to starve out in the cold streets," I straightened it out.

"You... you really did that for her? But why?"

"Because... she reminded me of myself when I was alone," I said, looking down.

And when Twilight tried to argue with me about the whole "alone" thing, she couldn't say what she wanted to say, so she all she did was tell me this. "I understand, Chance. If you feel that this choice is the right one, I won't argue with you, but just remember, if Midnight ever tries to hurt you, just let me know and I'll call everyone else over and give you a helping hand."

"I appreciate the offer, Twilight, but right now the only thing Midnight needs right now is a friend and a place to stay so she won't have to shiver and starve," I replied.

"Okay then. Now, how about we get started with your preparations for the tests. I can probably tell I'm gonna be here for quite a while," Twilight pointed out. She and both sat down on the living room couch and opened up our books to the specific pages that both of us bookmarked. I wasn't about to flunk out of any of my tests and with Twilight's help in preparing me, how can I lose?

It was now 7:45 P.M I took up just about notes I needed to prepare myself. Twilight said her goodbye and told me to be careful with Midnight Sparkle. I sighed and heeded the warning, but still gave Midnight the benefit of the doubt that she's not all that bad.

Once that was done, I felt a bit hungry and wondered if Midnight was also hungry. I walked down the hall and knocked on the door on my right. "Midnight, are you awake?" I asked.

"Go away," Midnight replied behind the door.

"I just wanted to know if you wanted something to eat. It's dinnertime, so if you want something to eat, just let me know and I'll cook up something for you," I called out.

"Whatever, now leave me alone!" Midnight said, annoyed.

"Midnight, I know you've had a rough day today, but that's no excuse to--" I was cut off when her door flew wide open and then felt my neck being grabbed tight. My breath had escaped me and Midnight pinned me up against the wall hard, which caused me to grunt in pain. "M... Midnight! What do you think you're doing, let me go, I can't breathe!" I choked.

"If this was your idea of a joke, I'm not laughing! How dare you invite that girl over!" Midnight yelled, glaring daggers at me while she kept on choking me.

"W... What's Twilight... ever done to you?" I struggled to say. I felt my conciousness about to leave me when suddenly she lets go of me and I slump to the ground, coughing violently. My breathing was heavy and I had my hand on my throat. As I was trying to catch my breath, Midnight exploded on me.

"SHE'S THE REASON WHY I BECAME HOMELESS!" she shrieked. My ears rang from her loud voice. "Now get out of my room right now or I'll STRANGLE THE LIFE OUT OF YOU!"

My whole mind was filled with fear at first, so I ran out as fast as I could. Once I was outside, the door slammed shut and the door locked. I heard her slam herself onto the bed and could hear her making these sounds like she was... crying? It just doesn't make sense, how can Midnight blame Twilight for putting her in the situation she was in earlier today? She's a really nice girl and she would never try to hurt anyone. I wanted to help Midnight fix the problem, but when I walked towards the door, I was too scared to even knock, otherwise she'd probably cut off all of my breathing with her bare hands.

I decided to leave her alone and just went into the kitchen. She's not in the best mood right now and I'm feeling a bit hungry for something simple and tasty. Suddenly, I remembered this dish I saw on this popular TV show called a chaliapin steak rice bowl. Maybe I'll give that a shot.

Thank god I bought enough ingredients to make this dish, otherwise I'd have to try and make a GOTCHA pork roast, which is actually quite good. Anyways, I walked into the kitchen and grabbed all of the tools and ingredients I needed to cook up my special dish. I'll definitely save some for Midnight in case she does get hungry, maybe leave one on the kitchen counter. Soon, I began the preparation work on my dish, following the recipe very carefully so I don't slip up.

Just as I was almost done, I realized something. I'm constantly distracted during class when I should be paying attention to my school work, but when it comes to cooking, my mind is always focused, like I was meant to be a cook or something.

Maybe someday if I try hard enough I could be a chef and open up my own restaurant. Though, it's gonna be kinda hard for me to do start, but right now I gotta focus on what's in front of me. After I finish the preparation work, it was time to get down to the actual cooking. By now, I could already smell the tasty aroma of my new dish and I couldn't wait to taste it. And yet, somehow my mind drifts back to Midnight and the way she acted towards me when I brought over Twilight. I had to get to the bottom of this mess so I can try and her make amends with Twilight, maybe get them to become good friends.

Finally, my dish was complete. Now that they were finished, I took one of them and left it on the kitchen counter just in case Midnight got hungry later on. Then, I sat down with my own chaliapin steak rice bowl and got down to eating, enjoying the delicious flavors.

5 minutes have gone by and I was almost done eating. Just then, I heard a door open from the hallway, meaning Midnight was coming out. Sure enough, I see her walking towards the kitchen counter, still looking troubled like she always is. "Are you going to eat this?" she asked, pointing her finger at the chaliapin steak rice bowl I specifically made and left for her.

"That's your dinner Midnight, go ahead and take a bite," I answered. She takes the bowl hesitantly and sits down next to me at the table. I put a fork and chopsticks in front of her, unsure of what kind of kitchen utensils she would use to eat this particular dish.

She grabbed the chopsticks, surprisingly and took a bite of the dish I prepared for her. Midnight's cheeks suddenly widened and she let out a gasp. I was about to ask what was wrong, but... "I...It's delicious," she muttered before scarfing it down. It made me feel good that she's liking my cooking. The only thing that's missing from her is a warm, passionate smile. But not everything can get better in just one day.

After dinner was finished, Midnight thanked me for the meal and went back to her room without saying another word while I was left to do the dishes. I made sure to clean them all up thoroughly before heading off to my room to do some reading for one of my classes.

This time, I wasn't going to let myself get distracted. I was going to give my full attention to my school work before I had to take a shower and get some sleep. I've still got more preparation work to do before the upcoming tests and I don't plan on letting a single minute go by without studying hard. Twilight is right, no more watching the clock, focus on my school work.

The next day, I arrived at Canterlot High, punctual as ever. Though, I wasn't the only one who arrived there first, as Twilight was standing right in front of the school entrance. I wasn't surprised at all considering her eagerness to study to get into a good college.

"Hi Twilight," I waved. I still felt a little awkward after what happened last night. Something was definitely bothering her and Midnight Sparkle, but this problem was just like a jigsaw puzzle: I don't have all the pieces yet, so I can't jump to conclusions until I figure out what's bothering them. Twilight's not the kind of person to try and make people homeless, whether by accident or on purpose.

"Hi, Chance," she waved back at me. I ran up the steps and walked inside the building with her. "Chance, I just want to say sorry for the tension that went on between me and Midnight."

"It's fine, Twilight. But why does she feel so resentful towards you? I know you're not the type of person who would make a lot of enemies, let alone one," I pointed out. It looked like she felt a bit uneasy with my question, which meant that she unintentionally caused Midnight to become homeless. "Umm, if you don't want to tell me, it's alright, you don't have to, I completely understand."

"No, it's not that I don't want to. It's that I can't tell you... at least not right now. Did Midnight tell you the exact reason why she hates me?"

"She never mentioned anything specific, other than you were responsible for putting her in her current situation, but I don't think you meant to do it on purpose."

"If she's only told you that much, then all I can say is... she's half right. I can't explain what else happened until the time is right, but for now, we'd better get to class."

"Alright then. Take care, Twilight."

"You too, Chance. And be sure not to watch the clock this time and actually pay attention to your work."

"I won't, I won't." I chuckled a little bit. After we cleared things up, Twilight headed over to her physics class while I walked to my history class. With the test coming up tomorrow, I can't afford to get distracted by anything and I can't keep relying on Twilight to bail me out every time. It's time to fight my own battle.