I have been at the academy for 8 years. Today is my 15th birthday, and my first mission. I look at the picture of the stallion I am to kill. I recognize the pony in the picture as Night Crest, the first pony i ever beat. A smile crosses my face. Funny the stallion that I beat to prove myself was going to be the first one I kill. Lovely.

The bar at which i know Night Crest has been hiding since his assasination attempt against Princesses Celestia and Luna, is in Manehatten. How he has hidden here with his face plastered everywhere I have no clue, but he will be dead within the hour that i arrive at the bar.
I ask the barkeep where Night Crest's room is in and walk up the stairs. I pause outside the room nervous and excited about my first kill. Is that even possible? I walk into the room and get a surprised gasp in response. I smile. All of the stallions at the academy said that my smile would make anypony that i was about to kill very, very scared.
"You know trying to kill a Princess is not a very wise idea." I say, smiling the whole time.
"How did you know that was me?" he says, his fear escaping in his voice. Good.
The whole time he was backing up slowly right into my dagger that was waiting behind him. The dagger goes through his skull and into his brain. His body falls to the ground with a THUMP! Just then the door opens and a black pegasis with a long red mane walks in.
"Hey, is that guy dead? Or just unconscious?" I look at him with caution.
"Dead" I answer. Short and sweet.
"Did you kill him?" He says while looking half out of reality and partially stoned.
"Yes i did kill him" I answer with caution. I don't know why but I trust this stallion. I was taught to go along with your gut instinct, and my instinct was to trust this pony. I look at his flank to see if his talent has anything to do with me trusting him. My eyes widen in shock as i see that he has no cutie mark.
"Okay" as he starts trotting towards a table and takes something from it.
" If you'll excuse me I came in here for the chronic." Ok, my curiosity gets the best of me and I follow him out of the door, intent on knowing who in the stars he is and why he didn't freak out that I killed someone. I also want to know why he doesn't have a cutie mark.
" Whats your name?"
"The names Dusk. Obviously, you don't listen to electronic music." he says with obvious annoyance.
"No, I prefer Octavia Philharmonica." I say with pride.
"Good choice."
"My name is Sica, in case you were wondering, though I have a feeling you aren't." I say rather rudely.
"Oh, shut up!" Dusk growls "You're dealing with somepony that's been antisocial all his life. It's not my fault I don't communicate well with others." I step back one and pull out my dagger prepared to protect myself.
"Easy now your not the only one."
"I suggest you don't try anything with that dagger" He says, getting ready to take to the skies.
I put the dagger away. "Please don't go."
"Alright, I'll stay." He says, folding his wings and standing normally.
"Sorry, I was holed up in a school of boys for most of my life. I kinda taught myself to protect myself. It was a reaction, honest." I say.
"I guess I can't blame you for that. I used to be impulsive." Dusk replied, a smile appearing on his face.
"So where are you from?" I say trying to find a place to sit."Somewhere outside of Equestria. I can't remember the name of the town." Dusk said, hopping into a cornerbooth.
"I don't even think my town had a name, it was so small." I say glad to be talking to someone who wasn't scared that i would kill them with one slice. At the academy I was the most dangerous . Dusk chuckled, which soon turned into a laugh
"What?" I say my horn starting to glow. I don't like being laughed at. It happened to much before the academy. I was used to being feared. Dusk continued to laugh like he was being tickled playfully. I throw my dragonclaw dagger out of anger. It sticks in the table right by his hoof.
"Okay, okay. I'll stop." he says calming down. He glances at the alcohol on the shelves.
"What do you want? I could use a drink too. Oh, yeah! How old are you?" I say as I start to scan the shelves to see what I want. Something strong.
"I'm 16 but they let me drink here anyways. Oh and I want Everfree Vodka."
"That sounds good. I'm 15, most joints don't let me drink, but my collection of daggers is very convincing" I say as i wave a waiter over and pull my dagger out of the table. The waiter comes over and looks at Dusk.
"Hey" he says
"Hey. I'll take a bottle of Everfree." Dusk says
"So did you go to school or...?" I ask.
I turn and see a DJ station. "Well they have the equipment for a DJ but no DJ." Shame I could use some music to help me relax. But I have to leave here. SOON.
"I'm the DJ." Dusk exclaims. Well then.
"Well I have to go before somepony discovers the body upstairs, wanna come back to my hotel, i need the company. That and i don't know my way back"
"I have my own apartment but I can help you find yours."

Author's Note

Dusk is an OC of a close friend of mine.