Leisha watched the king as he circled her, flicking his tail. He had begun to circle her slowly, watching every movement she made. Her mane was as sleek as ever, and he couldn't help but smile. He had always wanted her to be his Queen, but never had the courage to. He had begun his plan to kidnap her only a year or so ago, when he first received his invitation to her royal ball. He hired her captain of the royal guard to begin her arrangements in his kingdom, and one of his captains to commit the crime.

King Sombra stopped, looking around for Pearl. He had always been running off at the worst times to go visit his new marefriend to see how she was doing with the new house King Sombra had given him in turn for watching the Queen all the time. He growled, and turned to one of the other guards to go fetch him. The guard saluted, taking off in search for his captain. The King then turned again to the Queen, and smiled. "Come on my Queen. Let me take you around the grounds." He smiled, and motioned the guards away.

Leisha stared at him, and watched the guards move away from her slowly. She stood, and watched the king. Should she run? Leisha stretched her legs, and she felt the guards tense for a chase. She smiled, and cracked her neck. Her tail flicked, and she stretched her back. She walked up next to the king, and started walking. "What's first?" She smiled, and her ears twitched towards the sound of gasping from the guards. Murmuring was heard, and she giggled inside as she turned back to Sombra. Sombra nodded, his facial expression solemn, almost as if he expected her decision.

Sombra watched her move softly through the halls, and every once in a wall they'd cross a room that he'd explain who and what they were for. Leisha would nod and smile. She was acting strange, like what she was doing was all part of a elaborate plan she had in her head. She would keep looking into the rooms, then towards the windows, then towards him. She was definitely thinking of something, but he couldn't quite figure it out. Her face could keep the darkest secrets, and it surprised him on how she kept them all so well.

As the tour ended, they made their way back into the throne room, where guards watched with focused expressions. Leisha could only watch Sombra as they came to a stop. "Why me?" She asked, tilting her head to the side with question. "Why not some other mare?"

Sombra stopped, and he slowly turned to the Queen. "Why?" He chuckled softly. "You know Leisha, you have helped me grow. I grew on you, you grew on me. Am I right?" He whispered, and she nodded solemnly. "You, besides my mother, were the only one who thought I had a future. A good future." He looked back at his throne. "But when my mother started to tell me I could never truly have a future with you, something in me snapped." He smiled softly. "It was great. Watching her suffer from poison." He chuckled lightly, then sighed. "Of course I did love her though, she was my mother after all. But if she wasn't going to stand behind me and my choices, she was a useless being in my life. If she was going to stop me from my dreams, without me even learning the consequences of some of my choices by myself, what kind of mother is that?"

Leisha drew in a sharp breath. Even though she knew that he was a suspect in his mother's murder, she could never really accept that fact as one. She always saw him as the cute, funny straight A student, not a murderer. "But she was your mother Buddy..." She whispered, laying her ears back.

"My name is not BUDDY!" He screamed, his eyes staring at her angrily. "That was never my name! My mother never truly named me! She never thought I was good enough for one!"

"That's not true Buddy! She loved you with all of her heart! She never thought that!" She screamed back, her eyes growing hot.

"Then why'd she give up on me? Why did she never believe I could be with you?! She was the one that taught me that nothings impossible! If that was true, why didn't she let me try on my own?!" He seethed. "If she truly loved me, she would have let me at least try!" He screamed, tears streaking down his grey cheeks.

Leisha became silent, tears running down her face. "She always loved you... Just like I did..." She whispered, then looked at him with focused, angry eyes. "Until you turned into this monster!"

The room went silent. Guards watched Sombra with a shocked expression, and all that was heard was the wind blowing in the open windows. Sombra growled, using his magic to put chains back on her feet and neck.

"Take her back." He growled, laying his ears back. "Keep her locked up tight. Maybe then she will learn how to respect her King." He said, and when the guards didn't move, he stomped his hoof in anger. "Now!"

The guards scurried forward in a rush of clinking armor, then grabbed the prisoner and yanked her out of the room. Sombra watched with a angry expression, then turned and sat in his throne. "She will be mine..." He growled, before turning to Pearl who had just ran back in. "Make sure she is properly reformed to love me... I want her back in 2 weeks." He said, watching him. "Do you understand? I don't want a lick of attitude like she gave me today. I want her to be loving and caring. Just like she had treated her subjects." He then focused on the door. "And make sure she is healthy, feed her normally, keep her well. When she comes back... I want her clean. I want her healthy. Then she can bare my heirs." He whispered, tapping his hoof.

Pearl gulped, then bowed. "Yes sire." He whispered, then raced off after the Queen.

Author's Note

Hey guys!!

I submitted this to EQD, but sadly was rejected. :(

I'm going to make a few changes around the already written chapters and the new chapters coming out soon. I really want it to be published on there, it would make me so happy...

New chapters won't be coming out often, my laptop has restrictions that restrict me from here. Bummer. :(