My Sweetie

Monster on the Outside...

Kuray laid in the bed with his arm around Sweetie as she slept. Kuray had risen early like he did every morning. It was a bad habit of his. He hadn’t wanted to risk waiting Sweetie by getting up out of the bed so he just laid there in silence. He looked through the window of the room from the bed as Luna’s night yielded allowing Celestia to bring in her equally beautiful day. As the sunlight poured through the window, a horrible beeping began to sound from next to the bed. Sweetie jerked and opened her eyes. She slammed a hoof down on the alarm clock, silencing it. She sat up and popped her back.

“Morning sunshine.” Kuray said jokingly as Sweetie got out of bed.

“Same to you.” She said. Kuray got up and stretched like a cat, popping about every joint in his body. “Do all changelings do that?” Sweetie asked him.

“No, it just feels good to me.” He said smiling.

“Fair enough. You can stay for breakfast if you want.” She said walking into the bathroom and closing the door. “I’ll be out in a minute.” He heard her yell from behind the door. Kuray shifted back to Night and dropped down to the ground, his wings being the only thing holding him up. He lifted himself up, his hooves glued to his sides. He looked up when he heard the door unlatch and Sweetie walked out of the bathroom, looking no different than when she had entered a moment before. He stood up and walked to the bathroom. She gave him a kiss on the cheek as he walked by her.

He stepped onto the cold tiles of the bathroom and closed the door. He changed back to Kuray. Little known fact about changelings water melts a disguise. He turned the shower knob and stepped in. He couldn’t feel water temperature through his shell so he turned his back to the water as it warmed up. As he proceeded with his shower, he began to hum a tune that he had learned as a little larva and by the end of the song he was outright singing the song. He jumped when he heard a pair of hooves clapping next to him in the shower.

“Gahh! Sweetie, I’m taking a shower.” Kuray said calming his breathing. He didn’t like being snuck up on in his changeling form, or at all for that matter.

“You have a real great singing voice she.” She said stepping closer to Kuray and into the stream of water.

“Are you kidding me?” He said casting her a sideways glance. He didn’t really mind her in the shower with him. He wasn’t going to try anything and he was pretty sure that she wouldn’t either.

“I’m serious. You can sing Kuray, there’s no question about it.” She said taking another step closer to him. He felt her wet coat brush against the softer membrane of his wings.

“C’mon Sweetie, I’m horrible at singing.” He said kissing her forehead. She strained her neck up and kissed him on the lips.

“Will you at least sing for me?” She asked him.

“Sweetie for the la-” She looked up at him with puppy dog eyes. “I can’t say no to those eyes.” He said booping her nose and turning off the water. He stepped out of the shower with Sweetie next to him. She reached for a towel but Kuray stopped her. “Wanna see something awesome?” He asked her. She looked skeptical but nodded. He wrapped her up in a hug and shifted to knight with a bright green flash. When the flash subsided he released her and they were both totally dry. Even their manes and tails had been styled with their normal styles. Sweetie had her curls and Night had his messy white mane.

“That was awesome.” She said. Night opened his mouth to speak but Sweetie clamped his jaws shut when she heard a knocking at her door.

“Sweetie Belle! Breakfast is ready!” Sweetie’s sister said through the door.

“Crap, Rarity.” Sweetie said under her breath. “Go through the window. If Rarity sees you in here, she’ll flip.” Sweetie said. Night nodded and jumped out the window.

Forgetting that Sweetie’s room was on the second floor, Night didn’t open his wings when he jumped and landed on his hooves. He felt the impact jar up his bones. A burning pain emanated from his right fore leg. He put pressure on it and felt the pain shoot up through his leg. It was too much pain to bear. Luckily for him, he had wings. He spread his black, feathery wings. They felt different, heavier than the thin green membranes. But he managed to hover slightly. He fluttered around the boutique and knocked in the door all the while holding his hoof up from the ground.

As he knocked on the door, he heard a clatter from inside as well as a pair of hooves stomping towards the door. He heard the latch go up and the door swung open revealing frazzled, white mare with a swirling purple mane that was adorned by thin streaks of grey.

“Oh, good morning darling. I’m sorry but the boutique doesn’t open for a few more hours.” She said forcing a smile.

“Oh, actually Rarity, I was looking for Sweetie.” He said. Her eyes widened and she took a step aside.

“Well, in that case. Do come in darling.” She dropped the fake smile and put on a real one. He nodded to her as he fluttered by. “Oh, darling, could you please not fly in the boutique.”

“Of course.” He said. Inside his mind he flipped an imaginary table. He descended and folded his wings. He hid the immense pain behind his smile and winced with every step. He could feel the curiosity coming off of Rarity by his strange actions. He turned his head when he hear a pair of hooves descending down the stairs.

“Night!” She yelped in mock surprise. She jumped at him tackling him to the ground. He could feel the admiration mixed in with other emotions directed towards him. It filled his body with energy and woke him up better than any coffee. She leaned her head down and kissed him causing the pain in his right fore leg to ebb away to a dull ache and disappear all together.

“Ahh, young love.” Rarity said walking back into the kitchen(Please no jokes). Sweetie climbed off of him and let him stand up. He tested his hoof on the ground. He didn’t feel any pain at all.

“Enthusiasm, I like it.” He said. She swished her tail under his nose.

“C’mon, lets go eat.” She said walking into the kitchen with Night close on her tail, literally.