Surviving an Encounter with Pinkamena

As I answered the I noticed Twilight was there. I was relived to see a friendly face.

"Twi its nice to see you." I said.

"Could I come in?" Twi said.

"Sure. I see no harm in it."

"Thanks Death."

"You're welcome. Oh and be careful in the room to your left."

"Um... Why?"

"I collect knifes. I mean I have since I was just a small colt. Its just a hobby nothing more. I've only used some for carving."

"What does the tally marks on this one mean?" As she asks she hold a combat knife that was given to me before my father died.

"Oh that. It was my dads back in the army. He died when I was eight. He gave it to me because well I don't know really. Never got to ask 'em. But the tally's mean how many hes killed with it, I want to get the tally's encrusted in gold and put in a display case if I can ever get the bits for it."

She continued to stare at the knife noticing all the tally's on it.

"You realize that with so many that hes killed with it, it has your name abbreviated right?"

"Does it really?"

"Yeah look."

I stared at the marks on the blade and noticed what she meant.

"Well I guess that's why he gave it to me. Or just something he wanted to pass down."

"How did your dad die?"

"I-its something I don't want to talk about. My mother I don't know."

"Sorry I didn't mean to upset you."

"No its fine. Just maybe some other day."

I began to walk into the kitchen until I broke down from remembering what happened to my kids and my wife blaming me.

"Deathwing you okay?" She walked up to me and tried to cheer me up.

I slowly got up and walked into the kitchen.

"Yeah I'm fine. Its just... What happened to my kids and my wife blaming me. I have nothing now." I started looking down and looked at my knife. She walked up to me and noticed me turning the blade towards me.

"Death you think that this is the way to go? Killing yourself?" I looked up at her in tears and barely made out the few words I did.

"L-losing my family w-was bad enough. T-this is to much." Before I could do anything she took the knife from me. Saving me from myself.

"Death listen to me you have friends. You have family that's there maybe not physically but they are with you. You think this is what they want you to do?" I continued to cry and didn't say a word after.

After about an hour after I started to dose off and laid on the kitchen floor. Twilight decided to lay me on my couch and stay the night to make sure I was safe. I never understood what it was like to have friends. Mine were either killed or kidnapped by somepony and never found. So my colthood was never that good. It was worse than many others had. I hate to admit it but life for me was a living hell as some may say. The only friend I had that was ever there for me was killed right in front of me. Talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Me and her both. I start to like her more than a friend. Eight months we knew each other. And see was the only one that looked past everything that happened to me. And what happens? Shes stabbed right in front of me. What did I do to deserve it? My only friend I ever had killed. And almost at the cost of his own life.

As the sun arose I began to wake. I was surprised to see Twilight still in my house. I thought she left after I passed out. I thought wrong.

"Did I finally find friends that will be there for me?" I said to myself.

As i got up I decided to make breakfast for Twilight. After all its the least I could do for her. Shes helping me get over whats happened. I walked into the kitchen and began to cook haycakes. After about three minutes of cooking they were done and she began to wake.

"Hey Twilight I made you breakfast as a way of saying thanks." I said and gave her the plate.

"Thanks Death." She said with a smile on her face. I never did think I could make anypony smile but I could try at least. It felt good. I actually felt joy for once in my life. It was always depressing I hated it. If it wasn't for Twilight being here I think i might be dead right now. I have her to thank.

"You not gonna eat Death?"

"Not hungry right now." As I said it I sat beside her.

"Death you still scared from what happened?"

"Yeah." I said and almost immediately I started to shake in fear. I tried to keep from breaking down in front of her. She put down the plate on the table beside her and hugged me.

"Thanks Twilight. I need it." I let out a small smile.

"You're welcome." She said letting out a smile. I never thought that somepony would care so much for me. I felt like I had a meaning in life. Just had a bad past. Then had a pony wanting to kill me as soon as I get to Ponyville. Life is terrible at times, it does get better later in life though. Even if its just a simple thing like a hug to lift up your spirit. Who knew something so small could save a life.