Anger. That was what she felt right now. Through gritted teeth and salty tears, she still somehow managed to now force herself to punch her own mother, even though she knew that she deserves it. Crying what seemed to be a river, she still clung onto Mike as if her life depended on it. She knew that she could trust him.

If only others had the same effect.

"For all that's happened....I'm...really sorry" Celestia spoke softly, her head hung low. Barb couldn't help but feel angry when she heard her mother speak. However, she wasn't feeling like herself as soon as Celestia said those words, Barb went into an uproar.

She shoved aside Mike and looked at her mother with her now bloodshot emerald eyes, tears still running down her face like a waterfall. "You're sorry...?! Is that all you can say!? I almost raped my friend due to a spell you casted! And all you can say is 'I'm sorry'?!" Barb yelled, making everyone in the room flinch when she suddenly struck her mother with her right hand, making a red mark rather visible on her cheek. "WHY MUST YOU MAKE MY LIFE HARD ENOUGH AS IT IS!!?" she yelled again, now going into a full anger mode as she rapidly hit her mother with blows left and right, which Celestia had a bit of trouble dodging.

Barb was about to land a hit on her mother, her claw now clenched into a fist and making it's way towards her, when it was suddenly stopped by a hand. She flinched when she felt the grasp of the hand, turning around to see that Mike gripped her arm, forcing the hit to not connect. Due to her being very tired and worn out, she was unable to force her hand forward to strike Celestia. She dropped down on her knees, her face now continuing to be flooded with tears. "Why...? W-Why...?" she softly said in between sobs.

The two sister faced each other for a brief moment before Celestia heaved out a heavy sigh. She turned to face Mike before saying, "We know she will be unwilling to listen to either of us, so we beg you to help her out, since you are, from what we have gathered, the most closest to her than any of us" she spoke in her usual motherly tone, despite her taking a rather heavy beating. Mike looked around to see that everyone's eyes were now focused on him and no one else.

Besides Pinkie, who's eyes were glued onto a piece of cake, her eyes bulging out and her mouth salivating.

Mike sighed before nodding, agreeing that he would do so in the meanwhile. He saw everyone walk back upstairs with their heads hung low. Even Eris looked rather blue, despite her being chaotic and random like Pinkie.

Speaking of Pinkie, she then realized that everypony, besides Mike and a crying Barb, were heading upstairs. With a small warm smile, she took the slice of cake and ate the whole thing in one bite before running up the stairs, leaving Mike and Barb alone in the living room.

Mike sighed once again before looking down at Barb, her weak and broken figure hurt him inside. He sat down next to Barb before placing a hand on her shoulder, making her flinch in surprise. She turned around and looked at Mike, her wet face and bloodshot emerald eyes scanned him. "Hey...Don't cry now. It doesn't suit you at all" Mike said with a smile.

Barb just stared at him for a while before turning away. "G-Go away...Y-you must hate me f-for everything that h-happened..." she said sadly, tears beginning to run down her face once again.

Mike sighed. 'I better choose my words wisely..' he thought to himself before replying. "Why would I?" he asked innocently, making Barb face him.

"I ALMOST RAPED YOU!" Barb yelled out loud, making the human flinch and cover his hears from the sudden volume.

Through gritted teeth, he muttered to himself, "Yea...If you keep yelling into my ear". Shaking his head, he faced Barb with a sincere look. "I know you almost raped me but remember, you weren't yourself. I don't blame you for that. So don't beat yourself about that. Everything went better than expected so don't worry too much" he said with a small smile.

Staring intently at the human, Barb couldn't help but smile. Even after what transpired, Mike still forgave her even though he almost got ravaged by Barb multiple times. She felt better just being near him but she couldn't help but feel warm and fuzzy inside whenever he smiles his trademark smile at her. Realizing that she was staring for far too long, Barb snapped out of her trance, shaking her head, a small blush now on her face. Mike's smile grew larger when he saw the tinge of red on her cheek and decided that maybe a playful tease could help brighten her up.

"Ya know...You look awfully cute when you blush Barb" he said, brushing his fingertips along her face, making her blush deepen. She was caught off guard by this comment but couldn't help stutter, her now confused brain trying to form sentences. Mike chuckled before adding on, "And that just made you even more cute" he chuckled once again, making Barb's face now flush crimson red.

Barb's mind was confused now, most of the questions being 'Does he really mean it?" or 'Why did he say that?'. Most importantly though is that Barb felt happy. No stallion ever said that and the fact that Mike said it made her a whole lot happier.

'Dayum girl! Ya better make a comeback or else you're toast!' her conscious told her.

'Sh-Shut up!' Barb mentally said, earning a chuckle in the back of her mind.

Shaking her head once again, she sheepishly rubbed the back of her head, looking away, making Mike chuckle again. He scooted closer and began using his thumb to wipe off the remaining tears off of her face. Once he was done, he commented her again. "There. You're looking more lovely now" he softly said, a wide smile on his face when he saw Barb trying to awkwardly squirm away from him.

Another odd thing is that Barb couldn't help but feel good when she is under his touch. It makes her feel soothed and relaxed, not to mention she feels safe around him. Turning her head around, she smiled once again, earning a wider smile in return.

Turning his head, Mike looked at the nearby wall clock, spying that it was early in morning now and that they stayed up all night for far too long. His gaze returned back to Barb before saying, "Come on, you go to bed now" in his usual tone.

This earned him a confused look from Barb. "Me? What about you?" she asked, completely confused.

Mike shook his head. "You go back, I'll just sleep here on the sofa. You probably need some time alone" he said as he stood up and walked to the nearby sofa.

Barb looked at him as if he was crazy. Standing up and catching up to him, she grabbed her shoulder and turned him around so that he faced her. With a determined tone, she said "Now listen right here mister. That sofa there is not a good place to sleep, trust me. My back ached for hours when I woke up. So, you will still be sleeping with me, understood?". Barb looked at him with a now strict look, making Mike surprised.

He had two options now. It was to either sleep on the sofa, alone and wake up in the morning with an aching back that would last for hours or sleep with Barb, on a comfortable bed with a pretty girl.

The decision didn't take very long.

"Erm....okay then" Mike said, agreeing to Barb's proposal, to which she smiles. With her right hand, she grabbed Mike's left arm and dragged him upstairs, a soft giggle escaping her mouth. She opened the door and entered the now messy room before closing the door.

Moments later, heads started popping out of different slightly opened doors. Their faces now bearing a wide grin as they all went back in their respective rooms, closing the doors behind them.

=Location: Golden Oaks Library, Ponyville=

=Time: 10.50 am=

Inside the quite room of a certain dragoness, light poured in through the broken window, the curtains have been ripped off violently during a certain humans' escape. The room was visibly messy, a few books lying on the floor with a couple of pillows and furniture semi-damaged. Lying on the bed, which was somehow still in good condition, were two beings, both of which were sleeping underneath a blanket, keeping them warm and cozy. However, as cozy as the bed was, a pair of eyes started to flutter to life.

With the sunlight being spot on Mike's left eye, we squinted his closed eyes, trying to ignore the intense sudden light. Try as he did, he could not find a way to ignore it, therefore resulting him to open them, causing more light to seep into his eyes. He blinked his eyes a couple of times to re-adjust the sudden brightness level. Once that was done, he gave a long yawn before scratching his left cheek, turning his head around, spotting that Barb's sleeping figure was snuggled close to him, a content smile on her beautiful face. Mike smiled before carefully trying to peel himself off of her, causing her to grumble, resulting in her grip against Mike to tighten. He sighed. He was not going to escape her grasp like that, so he decided to try and wake her up stead.

He leaned his face closer to her ear. Just as he was about to say something, Barb beat him to it, surprising him. "Good morning Mike~" she softly said, her smile growing larger and her eyes suddenly bursting to life. Needless to say, Mike was surprised when she said that. But, it was soon replaced with a warm smile when his eyes stared intently into Barb's usual emerald green eyes.

Mike chuckled, shaking his head before staring back at her. "Morning to you to Barb. We should get up now" he softly said, earning a cute whine from Barb.

"But I wana stay here! Probably because you're so comfy to snuggle with" she pouted after she said that, earning a small blush and a sheepish smile from Mike.

'It's early in the morning and a girl is starting to make you blush. Great job me...' he though to himself, shaking his head once again before prying himself off of Barb, to which she reluctantly let him go. Once he was released, he went to the nearby chair and grabbed a towel. "I'm going to take a bath. I smell like crap now" he said before heading into Barb's bathroom, closing and locking the door behind him.

Barb frowned for a moment before smiling once again, getting off the bed and stretching her body, earning a few 'cracks' before groaning in pleasure. She yawned, scratched her shoulder before deciding to head downstairs to the kitchen and grab something to eat.

Author's Note

Some moar romance inducing chapter. Anyways, if you're gonna ask why there isn't much of a 'catfight' against Barb and Celestia is because of a couple of reasons.

1. Celestia is a kind, forgiving and gentle princess. If her son/daughter is angry at her because she did something wrong, she understands why and won't hesitate to get hurt. She won't really fight back since she knows that he/she is her son/daughter and that she doesn't want them to get injured badly when/if they fight.

2. Barb is generally a happy and kind person who has a strong will. She will stay strong in the darkest of hours but since she is a girl, she also has her weak and emotional moments. But that doesn't stop her from doing the right thing. Since Celestia is her mother, she doesn't want to hurt her, even when her anger or rage is forcing her to do so. Not to mention Mike is there with her, giving her a sort of emotional stability.

3. Like I said, Mike was around. If he wasn't around, Barb would most likely go into super saiyan mode and wreck shit.

So there you go. Feel free to tell if there were any mistakes and whatnot.

Until next time!