Meow and I

by Rainbowshy32

Rating: mature
Tags: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Princess Cadance, Sad, Romance, Original Character, Sex
Length: 11579

Crystal Feather has fallen in love before, her high school stallion crush Damen. But that was before she saw the doctor...

Crystal Feather has fallen in love before, her high school stallion crush Damen. But that was before she saw the doctor. She meets a stallion named Captain Marben Kolenko, AKA Meow. This is their life of love, written by Crystal Feather herself.
Collaborated ideas and writings with SIR OM NOM NOM

*Character addition as story continues*

Published 2015-04-03 20:50:01 UTC
Last updated 2015-09-30 02:33:54 UTC

Our Past

Walking down the streets of Crystal Empire as the sun rose just above the top of the empire's castle. Reminiscing about the one stallion who could've considered loving, remembering about what happened to me long ago. When Emerald Rose, my first daughter, was born, I had one of those most amazing stallions that any mare could ask for. Damen was his name.

Emerald loved him as well. The both of us, even my mom lived him. When she was only four years old, Damen had a chance to achieve his dream in a play, he was going to play the part of Romeo and Juliet. But that dream was one of those that was going to be far to reach.

On our way to his first showing, he had gotten us tickets so then we could watch him from the front seats. We were in a coach when everything quickly changed. The coach lost control in the middle of the street, next thing I knew, I was in the hospital with my friends on one side and then Emerald in a wheelchair on the other side with tears in her eyes. I asked the nurse what had happened, she kept apologizing and told me that Damen was killed in the impact. There was no way they could save him.

The funeral was nice, but it could've been best with him there like it didn't even happen to me. But not all wishes can't be achieved fully... He remained in the ground.

I couldn't move on, I didn't try to kill myself at all, I wasn't interested. I had to try and stay strong for Emerald who was just as close to Damen as I was. But that was me before I met up again with the doctor. He came to my time when I was only in the ninth grade when the daleks attacked us.

Ms. Snapple and I told him to come back here when I was a little older and able to go on my own. Then that time came. He came to the Crystal Empire again when there was nothing wrong going on and asked if I would like to see the world. I jumped into the TARDIS leaving my friends and family behind to try and move on without me for a little while.

The first place that we went to was Crystal Empire thirty years back, when there was a war going on, the big Equestrian war that was in my textbooks that I had seen. It was the war to end all wars, I remembered.

The doctor and I wondered around because there were, according to the doctor, that there was some kind of alien species out in the field, ready to take over Equestria and change history forever.

That was when out came the purple stallion the doctor knew as Marben Kolenko. But he wanted to be called Meow, not Marben.

Once our job was done and Equestria was safe once again, the doctor and I took Meow with us, he went traveling with us through time. The doctor took us to these amazing places all over the galaxy! He took us to the Galatic Ball like the Grand Galloping Gala only ten times cooler, we got to go and see pirates like him and his other companion Amy Pond saw, and so many other places I can't even keep count!

I was so happy with Meow, I kind of started to have feelings for the stallion, I really liked him. But all things have to come to an end at some point in life, always. we made our way to yet another war, the one passed my time that was going to be the war to end all of pony kind. The last of us...

I remember seeing a fairly young stallion with the same colors as Meow, but his mane was mixed between Meow and mine. He was a Pegasus like the both of us and he had a small crystal feather in his pocket, the same one I call my lucky crystal quill. He was a beautiful stallion, one of a kind.

Anyways, Meow and the doctor sent me and Comet away, his daughter, far back to where I began.

A couple of days after both the doctor and Meow sent Comet and I to my home, I heard off in the distance the normal Vrhoom, Vrhoom of the TARDIS landing. I galloped off into the middle of Crystal Empire. Once I arrived, there stood the doctor holding an Equestrian Captain Air Force uniform with many metals attached to one side, and then the other side sat the embroidered letters spelling out Kolenko Captain Unit 26.

The doctor handed the uniform to me and placed his hoof around me saying, "I'm sorry Crystal Feather, I know you didn't need something like this to happen to you again. I managed to salvage his uniform for you. His last request to you was to continue to take care for Comet still and hoped that you would soon find a stallion who would take care of you like what Damen had once done for you. I'll see you again soon Crystal."

He stepped into the TARDIS and flew away from my life. That night once Comet and Emerald Rose came home from school and their filly games, I told them both what had happened to Meow. It's been a little while since that has happened, Comet is moving on quiet well, she has her moments, but she gets her strength and determination from Meow.

I have dated other stallions but they haven't been like either Meow or Damen, the ones that I want. I started back at my job with Princess Cadence at the castle as I write for her, sending letters to the new Princess Twilight, Princess Luna, or Princess Celestia.

That's all I have for you all right now, but this is only the beginning of our story...

It Can't Be?!

Author's Note

Followers/Readers,

Sorry it took me so long to add this chapter of Meow and I. I had kind of run into a writers block when it came to completing this chapter and many other ideas had swerved into my head in the meantime as I was trying to figure out this chapter. Now that I have FINALLY finished the chapter, I hope you all enjoy what I came up with.

Crystal Feather

It Can't Be?!

"Mama?" a soft voice rang in my ears.

I rolled over just a bit towards the voice, but couldn't open my eyes.

"Mama." the voice repeated. Opening one eye, showing a silhouette of a small unicorn filly with dark red-ish for a mane, she held a tiny purple stuffed toy in her hooves.

"Can't you light up your horn whoever you are. I can't quiet see you." I sleepily asked rubbing my eyes.

I heard the filly struggle to make her magic work, soon the emerald green magical aurora came on showing up the red haired filly I had given birth to.

"Hey Emerald Rose... What's wrong?" I asked still rubbing my eyes, "It's two o'clock in the morning my sweet. Did you have a bad dream or something?"

Emerald looked at her hooves, then looked back at me, "I had a vision mama. You were there, so was Comet, there as a purple Pegasus stallion that you were hugging and your belly was big. Who is that stallion with you? Will he be my new daddy? Will you stop loving me?"

I thought for a split second and then chuckled, "Don't you ever think that I'd ever stop loving you Emerald. You are my little baby, and you always will be. You'll always be mine. And the stallion you probably saw was some pony who is gone now. Right now I only want you and Comet in my lives, no stallion is going to be the right father for you and Comet, or even the best husband for me." I patted Emerald on the back, "You should probably get back to bed, you have to go to school tomorrow."

"I don't think I could get to sleep again alone. Could I stay here with you?" Emerald said with those big puppy dog eyes staring at me.

I smiled, "Alright. Just be sure not to fall off the bed like what has happened before."

"Yes Mama."

Emerald jumped into the bed as I rolled over to where she was getting in. She rolled her back to me and I placed my hoof over her still body, only moving to breathe. I looked out the window into the dark night Luna always shared with all of Equestria. The only thought crossing my mind was Meow, the only stallion who I felt like I could begin to love some pony again. Was he really alive and walking upon the likes of my world?

Soon drifting off to sleep, flashes of light shone deep into my eyes.

"Meow?" My voice questioned as a purple Pegasus stallion came up to me. He held out his hoof to me, like he was waiting a long time to see me face to face again like we had done with the doctor. Meow looked at me with some look on his face that seemed to be turning me onto him, like this was something I really wanted to do.

"Crystal Feather? Tell me one thing for me. Will you always love me? Like you have done when we were with the Doctor." he asked me once his gaze took hold of my body.

I stared at him with a confused look crossing on it, was he really asking something from me? Is je wanting me to be his forever mare? To care for his young foal? Care for him and his crazy self? And to take on what I have been holding back for so long.

Beep! Beep! The alarm clock sounded from the side of the bed, close to where Emerald laid half asleep, trying to catch up the lost short amount of time she had early this morning. She looked so peaceful snuggled up next to me for comfort away from what to her seemed like a scary dream, I hate to be the one to push her out of bed because of school being today.

Pushing my muzzle against her half sleeping body, bringing her to an unbalanced state of sleep and awakening. Emerald looked at me with her sleepy eyes, she rubbed them trying to adjust to the sunlight Princess Celestia with every pony in Equestria.

"What do you need Mama? It can't be time for school yet." Emerald pleaded/

I chuckled and patted her on the side, trying to get her out of my bed, "I don't mean to burst your bubble Emerald but it is time for school and you know better than any pony else that you have to go school no matter what happens. The only time you can miss it is when you are very sick."

Emerald rolled her eyes and sighed, "I know Mama I know... I just wish that it wasn't entirely something that Comet and I had to do."

"I understand you completely dear, but this is the best for you two." Emerald soon got up from my bed ad trotted away to her bedroom slow as a snail. I grabbed up my notebook and lucky crystal quill off of my desk and placed them into my saddlebag my mom, Metal Stitch, made for me a long time ago a couple of weeks after I had left for college in Ponyville.

Making my way out into the living room; leather brown furniture placed neatly along the blue crystal walls, rugs placed gently against the ground, and pictures of my friends, family, and my pet wolf Star sitting on the end table against the brown couch on the far wall.

I found Star out in the streets hurt and confused about where she was and was she going to be able to make it all by herself. I took her home with me and showed her the ways of a pony, soon she became my assistant and companion for a little over four years. After I had left from being off with the doctor I found out from my mom that Star was at the house with her not doing any of the normal things she would do when I was around. Soon she had disappeared and has yet to be found. After a couple of years of looking where she could've run off to, I decided it was best that I went ahead and let her go. Wherever she had gone, I still hope that she found someplace where she was needed best with the abilities that I had taught her.

"Ms. Feather? Are you okay?" I looked down shaking myself out of the daze I was in. It was Comet staring up at me with her eyes filled with worry. I smiled and responded back to her, "Yeah I'm alright. You know you don't have to call me that anymore. I'm here taking care of you now, you can call me Crystal."

"I know... Crystal... But it seems still formal to call you that." Comet looked at her hooves as she said this to me. I sighed and placed my hoof to her face.

"Don't worry about it Comet, it's alright now. I really don't mind, I was just giving you some other option to call me by."

Comet pulled her head away and trotted towards the front door grabbing her saddlebag. Using her magical charge, she opened the door all on her own and walked on outside by herself. Emerald soon ran out of her room and then to the saddlebags only giving time to yell out to me, "Love you mom!" And then she was out in a split second. The house fell silent to little filly voices that once roamed the house. All I could here was the house popping and cracking as it settled between the weather and the weather I had it set to inside.

Collecting up some apples and water for a small lunch at work, I began going deep into my thoughts again, but this time not just only in my head.

"Is Emerald's vision true? Is there still a chance that Meow is still around and wondering around this world alone and confused on where I could be? Did the doctor fake his death? I remember him becoming a little jealous when the doctor began getting a vibe that Meow and I were falling in love. Or was he trying to protect me like he always does for his companions?" The questions swam and obliterated my mind with only Meow. Soon my alarm clock went off again telling me to leave the house.

I gathered up my saddlebag and opened the door. Looking back towards the empty living room and smiled just thinking in my head, Let's just make it through the day and we'll make the best of it. Closing the door behind me, I shut the light off and made my way off to the castle.

***

"My dearest Princess Twilight," Princess Cadence started as my quill began flying as she spoke, "It's been a little while since we got to spend time with one another alone. I'll be coming to visit you next week, I can't wait to see you and all your friends. Maybe go on another adventure. Your sister-in-law, Princess Cadence."

I rolled up the scroll and handed it off to the messenger almost like Twilight's dragon Spike. The letter went on it's way and I looked over at Princess Cadence.

"What is it Crystal Feather, do you need to leave early?" she asked once she noticed that I was staring. I shook my head out of my trance.

"I'm sorry that I just stared off into space. I was just deep in thought about something that had happened last night." I responded twirling my quill around.

"Do you want to talk about it?"

I glanced over towards her with a look that could cause her not to ask the question again, "No I'm fine. Nothing to worry about. I'd rather just get things done Princess."

Princess Cadence looked away towards the window near her throne, a look like she was doing a kind of worry thinking. Then she looked back at me, "Alright. Well I don't have anything else to do today so, you can go home early, my treat. Only if you want."

"Oh, uh thank you your majesty." I bowed down at Cadence's hooves then proceeded out the door with my saddlebag on my back. Crystal Empire seemed quite as I exited the castle. It seemed like no pony was outside, but there was only a few of them out of their homes.

Making my way towards the park, the normal place I would meet Comet and Emerald Rose whenever the Princess would let me leave early or tell me to go home. Sitting on the bench that had total comfort on it only if I laid across it with my hooves to the side and my front hooves on front of me as I wrote any of my stories.

As I took my position on the bench, pulling out my blue notebook and crystal quill from my saddle bag that became ratty overtime. Sticking out the other side was a purple spiral notebook with sheets of paper poking out of it. I smiled, Meow's drawing notebook the doctor handed to me when I found out that he was gone. I haven't really looked at it honestly, I have been too busy wishing that he was alive and him being gone was all a dream. Grabbing a hold of the notebook, placing it in front of me I opened it and looked at the first picture. They all were amazing, each detail read out a story, a memory of which touched me.

He had drawings of all of his friends and family, soon I reached a part where the pictures soon transferred where they were of the doctor and/or I. I remember seeing him stop when the timing was perfect and pick up this notebook. He wouldn't ever let me see, I can't see why not. I soon looked up from the notebook eyeing a purple stallion chest, glancing my eyes up closer to the purple stallion's eyes. There he was, Captain Marben Kolenko AKA Meow. My eyes widened as I slowly got up from the bench.

"Meow? Is that really you?" I asked holding my hoof to his face and a couple of tears falling.

He grabbed a hold of my hoof that was on his face and pulled me close, "It's really me Crystal."

"I thought you were dead? Comet thinks you're gone too."

"Not quite, you see I left my uniform on the TARDIS and then I lost the doctor. He must've thought that I died and brought you my stuff. All that matters is that I came back. Aren't you happy that I'm here for you now?"

"Meow, I'm way more than happy, I'm just amazed that all this time you were gone from our eyes, you were here. Where have you been?"

"I was in the war still after I found out that the Doctor had left me. The war was over and I wanted to find a way back to where you are. The stallions and the scientists worked together to find a way for me to reach you and today they finally found a way for me to reach here. I appeared in some random house here and almost ended up in bed with the family's daughter which I'd rather save the time for my very special some pony."

"Who?" I asked cringing. What if I wasn't his special some pony anymore? Did he change his mind about me?

Meow chuckled a little bit, "You silly filly, my special some pony is you."

I blushed and sat back down on the bench. Meow sat down by my head and smiled, "Do you think there is any chance that I could have my sketchbook back?"

I looked at my notebook and saw Meow's sketchpad, I closed it and handed over the purple spiral notebook to him and handed him my spare crystal quill. He opened his notebook and began drawing, this one looked like, as I watched him draw, he drew out Comet, Emerald Rose, himself and then me all together in a big hug. Like we were one big happy family.

"What is that Meow?" I asked possibly knowing what the answer was. But wanting a true answer all I was wanting; was Meow going to ask me to marry him. If he was, what was in store for me?

"That's us Crystal, us all together once again like a family. Maybe that will be us in the future." Meow responded.

"Maybe with a little more foals if we did..." I added when he paused. Meow looked at me and smiled, I'd never thought I would see that beautiful smile again. Meow was here with me, he was here... my dreams finally came true.

He soon grabbed my face, rubbing his hoof against my head passionately with his hoof. His eyes slowly closed and his lips pressed together like a kiss. Normally I would've pulled away from a random stallion who was trying to do this to me, but he was different like that time away from each other only brought me closer to him rather than farther away. Pressing my lips together as his muzzle met mine... it was amazing, exuberant, like this was something I longed for and I had.

Slowly as he moved his head away, I opened my eyes and stared straight into his beautiful diamond blue eyes that just sparkled. "Did you like that?" Meow asked probably wishing that he wasn't going to be brought down by me, I don't know why he would think that way.

"Meow, that was one of the best kisses I have ever received in a long time." I took a deep breath trying to catch up with my heartbeat, "Thank you Meow."

Glancing over his shoulder in the distance was both Comet and Emerald Rose, luckily they didn't see Meow and I kissing.

"Mom!" Emerald called. Meow turned around as I looked further up; I saw Comet's freeze and her eyes widen. I knew in that moment that she was bewildered and happy to see the stallion she has known basically all her life not dead.

"DAD!" I heard Comet cry out as she came galloping up towards us. Meow stood up and opened his hooves catching Comet once their bodies had met one another. Comet was in tears and barely able to catch her breath.

"I missed you so much!" Comet cried out as they both hugged.

"I missed you too my little Comet. Oh, you little goof." Meow responded back rubbing her back and holding her tightly.

Once they both let go of each other, Meow grabbed a hold of Emerald and I into another hug, "I think we are going to make one happy family..."

"Who is this stallion mom?" Emerald asked pulling away from the hug. Acting so unlike her own self, Emerald usually asked good questions in whatever position she was put in, but pulling away from a hug was what made it so odd.

"Emerald, this is Meow. Remember?" I responded grabbing a hold of her, "His death was a misunderstanding." I went up to her ear and whispered, "It's okay Emerald, he hasn't asked me to marry him so we are still on the dating stage."

Emerald stared at me, looked at her hooves, and then back at me, "Okay, but I'd like to test him to make sure he is the one I'd like to call Dad and be the best husband to take care of the best mom in the world."

"Alright Emerald. But nothing too extreme okay."

"Me? Extreme? Please mom don't make me laugh."

Walking back towards Meow and Comet, I looked at Emerald and she stared at Meow square in the eye, "You are welcomed into the family, but I need to warn you right now, Me-ow that I will be testing you... making sure you are the right stallion for my mom. You'll never know when it's coming."

Meow didn't freeze, nor did he tense up like he knew that Emerald was going to do it. "I'm ready whenever you are."

That very night, sound asleep in our own beds, well Meow was out on the couch. I laid in my bed with a rather large smile on my face, Meow was here. Not the Meow in my dreams, bit the Meow that is in the flesh... Who knew what was in store for our future.

An Afternoon That Lasts

"Hey Crystal! Are you going anywhere after work?" Meow asked as I entered into the kitchen to get my food.

"Uh, not really just coming back home and seeing you guys when I get back like I normally do when I get back from work. Why?" I responded grabbing an apple from the fridge.

"Well, I want to take you someplace special for dinner. I already asked one of your friends if they could watch Emerald and Comet for a couple of hours."

"Okay, sure! Where do you wanna eat?" Just by his statement of taking me out to dinner got my heart racing, Meow had taken me out to dinner before while we were out traveling with the doctor in the TARDIS. But this was completely different, this was actually going out into public and eating dinner together.

"We're going to the little café down the street, nothing really fancy but..."

"Don't worry about fancy, that part will make it amazing. And that I'll get to spend some time with you."

Meow smiled, "Good, I'll meet you there once you get out of work."

"Alright. Love you guys."

Meow's POV

Once Crystal left the house and it was only the girls and I, I quickly grabbed up the bits that I had collected from the small jobs that I had done most days for ponies around town and I walked out the door. Emerald Rose and Comet left shortly behind me to leave for school. I headed towards the local jeweler that was about a mile away from the house.

"Ah! Mr. Kolenko, soon to be Mr. Feather. How are you doing on this fine morning?" Garnet Rock asked, "Do you have the last part of the payment for the ring you want?"

"You bet your flank I do have that! The time has come, I'm going to ask Crystal that one special question. And her daughter Emerald approves of me finally. DO you remember that Diamond Dog that had spontaneously appeared in the middle of the Crystal Empire and the filly in his evil clutches?"

"How could any pony forget that. Probably the most interesting thing that has ever happened here, other than Sombra," he quivered, "Who was that filly in his paws anyways?"

"That was Emerald, I came out a rescued her and then Princess Cadence took care of the rest of that ratchet thing. And even though that was a random thing that happened, she counted that as my test and now has let me have her mom, and for once instead of calling me Meow, she has called me her dad."

"Well, I can say this Meow," Garnet Rock stated as he handed me the little box containing the ring, "She truly has chosen a great stallion to care for her little filly. And you have chosen an amazing mare to care for yours."

Crystal's POV

Late that evening I made my way towards the little café down the street still carrying my saddlebag filled with my nice blue notebook and lucky crystal quill. Thoughts were spiraling in my head about what possible reason, that seemed logical to me. Opening the door, there alone inside was Meow; the lights were dimmed down enough to where only the candles that were sitting on the table was the lighting in the room, beside the table was Meow wearing his Equestrian Air Force Uniform and a small box was tucked under his right wing.

"Glad you could make it Crystal. Are you ready?" Meow asked, "I have your favorite thing made, peanut butter and grass sandwiches."

I could tell Meow was a little nervous; sweat was dripping from the side of his head, his smile seemed nervous and his eyes were kind of darting from one place to another. But he stepped away from the table revealing the delicately made sandwiches all decorated on the plate. Sitting down to eat, Meow hardly ever touched the sandwich and I know that he likes these as well. As I slightly glanced down to look at the sandwich below me to take another bite, I noticed Meow go under his wing and grab the small box that was there.

He cleared his throat and grabbed onto my free hoof as I placed the sandwich down and says, "Crystal Feather, I know we have known each other for about two years now and like I am so happy that we found each other. We danced together at the Galatic Ball and had our first dance, kiss and we sang together, we traveled through time together, and the moment that we split apart I felt like a part of me had just died." he opened up the tiny box revealing a small blue diamond ring, "Crystal Feather, will you marry me?"

***

Standing on a tall stand, with my flowy white dress trailing behind me; Safire, Metal Note, Divine Oath, and Glowing Frolic were all in the room with me. Metal Note dolling up my mane, Safire helping Metal in the best way that they could, Glowing getting my high heeled shoes on and Divine Oath doing a little bit of make up but not too much. Once they all took a step back from me, I looked into the mirror... the front of my mane was curled in certain spots, like in the front part to the back was curled around my ears, the back part was waved out like how Metal did hers for church most Sundays; placed in my mane was white flowers and right above me left ear was the last crystal quill I had ever made, my dress and shoes sparkled against the sunlight as I turned in different directions to see the different perspectives of the white dress.

I smiled, eyeing a red hoof tapping me on the shoulder, Safire handed me a bouquet of flowers; the dark blue flowers in the shade of the TARDIS, crystalized roses in all different shades of jewels, and a single purple flower with a hint of orange mixed in with it. Grabbing a hold of it, Safire took a step back. Looking at every pony, they all had a smile on their faces like today was a day they were looking forward to see me move on.

"Are you ready?" Metal Note asked helping me down the tall stand.

I swallowed as all four of my hooves hit the floor, "I think so." Safire, Divine and Glowing trotted out of the room to the following one that sat just beyond the new journey I was about to endure. I was stopped halfway to the door by Metal Note with her lavender hoof on my back, her dark brown eyes staring at me with worry, typical for her.

"Are you sure your ready? I know you normally don't tell ponies what is going on." Metal Note asked, "Are you nervous?"

I remembered back in my tenth grade year, being in the choir at church, there was one day when her and I were walking together some-pony had sent her a message that apparently had worried her and she told me, "It's my family's blood in me that whenever you send one of us a message, please tell me what it is so then I don't worry about it."

"I am really nervous Metal, I know I said yes but something in my gut is saying that I should back out, grab Emerald Rose and run." I responded, "I want to be with Meow, but at the same time... I just want to run away."

Metal Note paused, " It's just a natural thing to be scared over something, believe me I know. And it's normal for entering into a new commitment like a marriage, I was frightened at my wedding as well."

"But you love your husband, Lunar Sketch."

"Exactly, just like you love Meow. Listen, take a deep breath and think about the happy times that are going to happen to you two in the future. Emerald Rose and Comet are going to have a couple of ponies that are in love to set an example to them what true love really is and it's incredible that the both of you coming from two different time periods that have almost a lot in common; both have lost some pony in your lives and have the same desire to protect the things that you love the most. I didn't choose Lunar Sketch because of his beauty, although he is ruggedly handsome I must say, I chose him because I saw within him that he was going to be a godly father to our foals. Love definitely is unexplainable for ponies like us, but something about it always seems right. You come to love not by finding the perfect pony, but by seeing an imperfect pony perfectly. Face this new journey head on like you have done with every other problem that has come your way."

I smiled, "Thanks Metal, don't know what I would do without you in my life... I'm ready now."

She nodded her head and led me out the door and handed me off to my Uncle Oil who led me down the isle. The wedding came out just like I had wanted it, except, of course, something that had to go wrong from the probably most likely pony that I know. Crystal Skies was dancing with Night Beat on the dance floor right before I would have the dancefloor to myself with Meow, her hooves had slipped from under her and Night accidentally launched her under the table where I was. The only thing that really mattered to me was that she was okay and back on her hooves. After all the ponies left Meow and I headed on our way to Rainbow Falls for our honeymoon together, my mom was going to watch Emerald Rose and Comet while we were gone.

Author's Note

The quote I found through google stated by Elma, link is below.
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Eris? Who's Eris?

"Are you Mr. and Mrs. Feather?" the nerdy hotel clerk asked.

Both Meow and I nodded our heads as another stallion used his magic to grab our bags and guided us to our room, there inside as we entered the room laid a bed fit for two ponies only, roses were drawn out all over the floor and there was a cart to the side covered with mugs of cider, food and various of other delights.

"Enjoy your stay!" the stallion said as he placed our bags down and left the room. Once the door shut, Meow grabbed a hold of me and kissed my ear passionately.

"Are you ready for tomorrow Crystal?" Meow asked me as he rubbed his hoof against my face.

"Yeah, but right now I'm really tired from the wedding. Watching ponies dance, Crystal Skies falling under the table of ours, and then our dance together. I'm just ready to go to bed." I responded grabbing his hoof and just holding it into mine.

Putting all of our stuff around the room to prepare for bed and for our little adventure tomorrow to start our journey as husband and wife. All of the sudden in the mist of putting things together I caught Meow laying on the ground with his front hooves covered over his head and his body was trembling.

Laying my body next to him trying to figure out what's wrong, tears ran down his eyes as he tried to catch up with his breath with the hiccups of tears.

"Please, I'm sorry!" he screamed out loud like he was talking to some pony that he knew in his dream...

Meow's POV

*Dialogue by: SIR OM NOM NOM*

"Why didn't you follow orders?! You could've saved me, but I died because of you disobeying!" Eris snapped at me. My eyes widening, my jaw dropping to what felt like the floor, and my hooves forcing me to back up.

"I'm sorry! Okay, I moved on." I told her trying to get Eris' yelling to stop. But my pleas were futile.

"And you'll disobey again!"

"I won't!"

"You will..." she pointed her hoof at me with anger radiating in her ghostly eyes.

"I'm sorry!"

"Liar!"

"I said I was sorry!"

Crystal's POV

"I'm sorry! I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!" Meow repeatedly screamed, pleading to the pony in his dreams that he called Eris.

"Shhh..." I comforted, "It's okay. I'm right here, no pony is going to hurt you anymore." The tears falling down Meow's face soon started down my own face as I saw his strong figure maneuver into this weak little colt, I did the best that I could to comfort him. After about two minutes of comforting Meow, my heart simply couldn't fight the tears back anymore.

Quickly getting off the floor beside him, I turned the corner and dialed the small phone that happened to be there. If there was one pony that I could call for any medical help on the spot, I just knew who to call, Crystal Skies. "Hello..." Crystal grudgingly said as if I had waken her from her slumber... oops.

"I'm sorry to have awakened you Crystal, it's me, listen I have a medical question."

"It better be serious to be calling me early in the morning. I have to get to work in the morning."

"I'm sorry! Meow is like trapped in this dream world kind of thing and we haven't even gone to actual bed yet. He's been yelling out in the distance saying, 'I'm sorry' repeatedly, 'I won't,' and calling out the name Eris. He's been in tears during this dream world and he can't seem to escape it. What should I do? Better yet what is going on?"

Crystal Skies was quiet for a moment like she was thinking and soon responded, "Honestly, I don't know what it is exactly, but it sounds like he might have some PTSD but I can't say for sure. He should be out of it soon but don't worry, but I would remove whatever object that is by him that might be triggering it off and be really careful."

"Okay, should I take him to the doctor when we get back or not?"

"It would be best, but that also means that he would have to start therapy as well, that might be best for him."

"Okay, thanks Crystal, I'm sorry to wake you. Tell every pony I said hi."

"I will, goodnight Crystal Feather."

"Goodnight Crystal Skies." Once I hung up the phone I walked back into the main room where he was laying, sitting there with worry plastered on his face.

"Meow?" I asked. He glanced up a me with his fur stained with tears, "Are you okay? Fell better?"

Meow looked around himself like he was trying to comprehend where he was at and what exactly was going on in his head. Then he finally responded, "What just happened? All I remember is walking up to the bed and spotting a stallion out the window wearing a uniform and then seeing my best friend Eris who happens to be Comet's mom. She's been dead since the war and like she was telling me that I'll disobey again and have you killed." He started to curl up in his little ball again and cry.

I got back down on the ground beside him, Meow grabbed a hold onto me with all he could.

***

Staring up at the tall cream white and emerald crystal building at the peak perched a white wooden cross. Memories fell through my head, the concrete walkway remembered. I smiled my big wide smile as they came. This was here where my real life had began as a filly with all these important ponies in my life. I looked down at Emerald and Comet dressed in the finest dresses that they had. They weren't Canterlot fine dressed but they were fine dresses.

"Alright you two, I'm going to take you to the young foals group and I'll see you in big church okay." I told the both of them. Emerald and Comet both nodded and followed me as I dropped them both off into the foal group in the 3rd grade, almost leading to the youth group. As I began walking to the staris to the adult group that I was in I heard a familiar voice call my name from behind.

When I turned around I noticed the familiar brown and white mare with a beige and brown stallion and two little foals heading on their own way to the young foals group. The both of us hugged and I hugged the stallion.

"Hey Bass Lace and Magic Beat, how have you two been?" I asked once I let them go from our hug."

"We've been good, been missing you here. How did your honeymoon go?" Bass Lace asked.

"It was good, just at times really freaky. Poor Meow, since he was in the war he has developed PTSD and most of his attacks had happened while we were there. But now he is getting some help to control this."

"That's good. Come on, lets get to class."

The three of us went upstairs to class, getting to see Divine Oath, Glowing Frolic, Metal Note, Starry Ballet, and Violet Amber all together. Every pony was living their life well; Glowing was following all those things that she was saying all those years, have foals and then adopt a couple into her life, Divine Oath playing her violin for the church and then her little filly traveling the towns of Equestria teaching the word to ponies, Starry Ballet with her dancing, Violet Amber with her talent for acting, and finally Metal Note being her crazy goofy self.

Getting ready for big church with Emerald and Comet over talking with all of their fillies or colts, just being a group of friends like we were, my phone rang. Displaying the name, Black Ninja. Picking it up I told her, "What's up Ninja, you never call me? I'm about to go into Church I can't talk long."

"I'm sorry Crystal but I happened to find Meow out in the streets and right now he is laying on my couch kind of unconscious."

"What happened? Why is he with you? How did he get to you like that?"

"Well I was out going to get some more dark magic supplies in town and happened to find him curled up into a ball behind the café where the dark magic place is. When I walked up to him he started running and to stop him before he got into a lot of trouble I knocked him out which should only last for about another couple of minutes nothing bad."

I sighed, "I'm on my way."

Hanging up the phone, Metal Note looked at me with a confused look. I sighed once again, "It was Black Ninja, she found Meow over by the dark magic shop having another PTSD attack and he's on her couch at her home unconscious. I have to go and get him from her before he wakes up. Can one of you guys take my two fillies home when church ends?"

"I'll take them." Divine Oath volunteered, "I'm sorry you have to go."

"It's okay, I'll see you guys soon."

On my way out the door, both Emerald Rose and Comet looked towards me with confusion. "Where are you going mom?" Emerald asked, "The church is this way."

"I have to go get Meow from Black Ninja, but you two are staying here. Divine Oath will be bringing you two home."

***

Knocking on the dark wood door of the wooden home that seemed kind of out of place from all the homes in the Crystal Empire, Black Ninja appeared and hugged me.

"Where is he?" I asked when she let me into her home. She pointed to the couch in her living room, "He's just been here on my couch in that position. He's heavy!"

"Well Ninja, he's a stallion and they relatively have more muscle than a mare does."

"That's true."

"Well thank you for getting him off the street, it's best that you found him when you did. I might start having to take him places with me for a while, just until he can control this."

"Well you can stay here until he wakes up, and when he does you need to go. I have a dark magic thing that has to happen at a certain time."

"Don't worry, I'm just going to head home I'll take care of him."

Black Ninja walked away into her backyard, probably into her shed that she tells no one to go in. At home I sat down by Meow's side softly rubbing her front hoof as he laid there unconscious. He looked peaceful, like the PTSD didn't bother him anymore, watching him have these attacks always pained me. Hearing all about what happened to him in the war... it's just plain horrible. I had heard about them before, and how serious and painful they were to the one who was dealing with it. I'd never imagined that Meow would be the one stallion that I would try to help through it.

PTSD

When Meow woke up from his trance and when we both got home from Black Ninja's home, I laid him back down on our own couch just long enough to kind of catch him up with what had happened. But the thoughts he was thinking didn't distract him long enough, when I looked back over at him, Meow's eyes were closed and twitching. Running over there and placing my hoof on his trembling body as he softly called out the name Eris once again; but this time not about not following orders... his daughter.

His entire body seemed very vulnerable to his mind like Meow was fighting to get out of this dream. I placed my wing on his stiff body and tried to urge him to just slowly get out of his nightmare.

"Shhh..." I told him, "It's okay, don't worry my sweet. You've done nothing wrong, you'll be okay. I placed my head on his orange mane and nuzzled him the best way that I could. Soon the front door opened, both Emerald Rose and Comet walked in and saw what I was doing with Meow. They slowly closed the door and walked up to me and placed their hooves onto Meow's body and doing what they could to comfort him. I started to tear up just by thinking on how this kind of scene looked at a distance. I knew then that we were a family.

***

"Why are you changing my doctor Crystal? My normal one that has been helping me through my PTSD is doing well."

"Meow... There have been times where I've had to drag you into her office. And Crystal Skies told me that this stallion has a lot of good reviews and I want you to get better. When you have these attacks the three of us who are wanting to help are trying out best not to cry."

Meow looked at his hooved and I continued, "You have friends that love you and a family that just bluntly adores you. Please Meow, do this for your family."

Meow looked at me in the face, my eyes now tear stained, "Fine, I'll go. But if it doesn't work, I want you to let me find myself my own place."

"It's a deal."

Meow walked into Dr. Stablehousers office and I walked away and sat in the middle of Crystal Empire writing a story to, hopefully, have published. It was peaceful out today, normal for Crystal Empire.

Diamond stared into the golden yellow eyes of the stallion that stood right in front of her. Campo stared back at her but the problem was deep in his mind; as much as he loved Diamond Sparkle, he knew that one day all his time putting ponies in jail for their actions, they would come back to kill him.

"Diamond, I'm sorry but I have to go. I don't want you getting killed."

"Crystal! Honey!" Meow called out. I got up from the bench and the both of us just walked on home. I knew awaiting in the house was both Emerald and Comet doing what they normally do when Princess Cadence would keep me late.

Author's Note

I know that this chapter is short but that's because by time I got to this chapter I ran at a blank but had so many ideas for the following chapter. And the main majority of the PTSD was explained in the last chapter so it just kind of fits as a small chapter.

Birthday Gift

*Written by: SIR ON NOM NOM Edited to fit first pony: CrystalFeather*
"I can't believe he forgot my birthday." I groaned as I entered through the front door, disgruntled. "that-that..."

I looked at the counter and saw a small parchment, I inched closer and read the following words;

'Everybody is asleep now...there's a present hidden somewhere in the house, follow the trail...'

"Looks like he didn't forget my birthday after all..." I looked down the hall, on its floor was indeed a trail. A trail of white lotus flowers. I followed it with some suspicions of that something is up (obviously) until I reached my bedroom door. On the door was another note.

'Knock five times...'

I did of course and the door opened slowly as I saw the room to be strewn with lit candles and lotus flower pedals that rested on the neat bed. I gazed to the left to see Meow....in exciting attire. He was adorned in striped black and purple socks, a muzzle harness, and an assortment of particular items on the nightstand.

"See anything you like...master?" he cooed in a sultry tone.

I was flushed to a crimson red, but I barely mumbled, "Wha......I......Um-"

I was interrupted as Meow suddenly connected his wet lips with mine. His hooves on me, but then trekked downward to my flanks and squeezed them firm.

I shivered from the almost angelic touch and almost gasped of bliss, my eyes lidded but focused on the stallion who was suddenly like every sexual fantasy in a form of an equine.

He parted with a strand of saliva connected between them.

"Shush now," he said softly as he smiled, "no words, yet. Tonight's going to be all about you-" he gazed at my body"-and your sweet flanks."

He picked me up and gently placed me on my back on the bed. He climbed on top to me as he was about to mount and started to passionately nip me on the neck.

"Now," he said in between each wet kiss, "do you want the fun begin...or do you have anything to say, hmmn?"

I gasped from the kisses, each one was sending shivers to my spine. I only managed to say, "All I want you to do...is to give me the best birthday ever." I brought Meow close. "So buck me, buck me hard."

Meow nodded and then left a trail of kisses down to a more intimate area. His nose bumped onto that one place, the arousing folds that lay to his very eyes. With no hesitation, he gave in a huge, long lick and he proceeded to eat out my mound.

I shuddered from the sudden touch of his wet tongue as it pressed onto my opening, lapping my pussy as if it was ice cream. The jolts of ecstasy darted throughout my body as I squirmed of the pleasure from Meow's tongue; it explored deep into my hole and I felt every single movement it made. I rolled my eyes backwards and let out a blissful moan.

Just after minutes of his onslaught, Meow stopped. I was almost to the point of orgasm, my face completely heated and tongue lolled out but I was met with the sudden emptiness in me.

I perked up to see what was happening. The first thing that caught my eye was the meat that was attached to the stallion in front of me. Just by a look of it, I could tell that the real fun was about to begin. I was eager, my moist pussy proved so.

I noticed a leash beside me, which led all the way to Meow's muzzle harness. With a grin, I playfully yanked him towards me for another kiss.

Meow gave out a suppressed moan that aroused me further. He left another kiss on my muzzle, then he nibbled on my ear playfully; occasionally he gave a small tug.

"He must have done this before..." I thought. "...a lot."

But I was interrupted as I felt something probed my folds. The one thing that I had waited for, the pressure slowly inward into me.

"Mmmn, I was so lucky to have such a lovely wife...," Meow smiled.

I was actually flattered, but at the same time my love canal tightened on his cock. Pleasure built up in me as if it was going up a roller coaster and I tightened my grip more as I was stimulated.

I gasped out loudly suddenly as Meow plunged upward, to the one spot that pleased me the most.

He grinned knowing he found my G-spot and picked up the pace. Propelled deeper into me as I gasped out loudly in rapture, my body quivering and arms wrapped tightly around him.

I felt every push Meow made into me, each one just pressing a bit more. I was in euphoria as I couldn't hold it all in anymore and moaned out in complete bliss. It was overwhelming. Intense.

"How much are you enjoying this?" Meow panted mid-thrust, rougher as he pumped himself in at a increasing pace.

"A-a lot!" I managed to squeak out.

Before any more words were said, I abruptly made a deep, carnal moan as Meow spewed out his warm, creamy seed. Ropes cum spurted out enough to paint my inside white and Meow delved his cock all in and let it sit there.

I felt it still pulsing inside me and fatigue took over me, I was out of breath. Meow was now statical, the room silenced but with the exception of the our two heavy breaths. Everything calmed and peaceful in the room.

Meow slipped out as his stallion hood went flaccid, but he then kissed me lightly and cuddled up to me.

"How was your birthday present?" he purred, rubbing his body against me in a cat-like manner.

"Nice." I panted. "Actually, more than that. Wonderful."

My eyelids were heavy and the fatigue took hold faster. I wrapped Meow with all of my hooves and kept him close, his warmth was all I needed.

"I love you Crystal..." he smiled.

"I love too too Meow...with all my heart..."

Author's Note

Original Writing can be found here

Emerald's Cutie Mark

Emerald Rose's POV

"Come on Emerald, you don't want to be late!" Comet called out running into the schoolhouse doors to catch up with her friends.

Grabbing my saddle bag off the ground, I went into class and sat right beside Mossy Tiger and his clutsy best friend Twisted Harmony. The both of them had their cutie marks and basically thought that they were the big shots of the schoolhouse. Both colts got on my nerves because of how they acted.

"Oh look, it's Emerald as usual!" Mossy Tiger said. He came up to me with his cutie marked flank in my face to reach across to Twisted Harmony. The clumped up striped moss cutie mark waved in front of my muzzle.

Un-amuzed, "Do you mind with your nasty flank to kindly get it out of my face, it's kind of stinking up the place."

"Why?" Twisted Harmony butted in, "We are just having a normal conversation about our cutie marks. Something a blank flank like you wouldn't understand."

"Oh I understand. It's not like you two dingwads talk about it all the time!"

"What did you just call me?" Twisted got into my face, his yellow fur up in my eyes, I shoved him away.

"You heard me and please keep your stupidity in your own bubble. I don't want your disease."

Twisted Harmony was silent for a second, then his dumbfounded face turned into an angry looking one and his hoof went up as if he was about to punch me. I didn't move out of the way or even cower. Mossy Tiger didn't even stop him. With one faithful swoop, all I remember was being on the ground, getting the living daylights punched out of me. Comet came running towards both Mossy Tiger and Twisted Harmony, beginning to fight back.

Crystal's POV

Sitting in my small chair in my office at home, I worked on a story to have published; the one I was working on before was submitted and yet again, denied. Meow had gone into town to get some dinner.

Soon in the middle of my writing the phone rang, I knew that I couldn't ask Meow to get it so then I didn't have to stop my train of thought. I answered the phone...

"Hello? This is Crystal Feather speaking." I professionally said hoping that it was a publisher.

"Mrs. Feather... I know you were probably expecting a publisher or something but indeed not. My name is Snapple and I am your two filly's teacher, Comet and Emerald Rose."

"Okay, I know you are probably going to tell me how amazing they both are, you don't have to tell me what I already know."

"Actually, the both of them have been sent to the principles office for misbehavior."

"What happened?" I asked bewildered by what I had heard. The both of them sent to the principles office.

"As per what I saw and what I was told, Emerald Rose picked a fight with two innocent colts and then Comet jumped in."

I was silent for a couple of seconds, took a deep breath, "Do I need to come in and get them?"

"Yes ma'am, and they will be suspended because of fighting for a couple to a few days."

"I'm on my way."

Hanging up the phone, I immediately called Metal Note, I knew today that she wasn't working.

"Hey, Crystal Feather, what's up?!" Metal Note answered almost within a second of the phone ringing.

"You are SO not going to believe me when I tell you what I'm about to tell you now. You'll just totally call me crazy."

"What happened?"

Without hesitation, I told her everything that I was just told. Even now telling the story, I couldn't even believe that those words were coming out of my own mouth about the foals. Both Emerald Rose and Comet know better than to retaliate.

Once I finished telling the story, Metal Note was silent for a few seconds and then said, "You're crazy!!"

"Not crazy... I just got off the phone with their teacher and she told me what she was told and what she saw."

"What in their right minds would they even think of doing that?! The both of them are so well behaved."

"EXACTLY!! This is the very fist time that they have ever done something like this. I have to go get them from the schoolhouse, I better go before anything else happens."

"Alright Crystal, don't be mad at them forever."

"I won't, I can't. But it'll feel so good to let it all out and correct them."

"It's the truth, I'll see you soon."

"Okay, bye."

"Bye."

Hanging up the phone I put done my crystal quill and made my way to the schoolhouse. Confusion and anger raged within my body, flaming up high, both Emerald Rose and Comet have never been in trouble before, I've trained them. Well, I trained Emerald and Meow trained Comet I just kept enforcing it. But the mere thought of both my girls getting into trouble for a fight in school."

Emerald Rose's POV

"You didn't have to jump into the fight, it was best that you didn't get into trouble for something that was my problem." I said turning to Comet. Only having one eye to be able to see out of, my other eye was swollen from the quarrel.

"It's fine, look Emerald we're sisters okay. We look out for each other."

"I know but, I just have this feeling that once they call mom that she will be infuriated. This is the very first time that she will has received a call about us."

"That I believe and I know dad will too, this kind of thing has happened before but it was over something pointless. When I told him everything he just laughed."

"What was it for?"

"Tipping over a chair in class."

"That's stupid!"

"Emerald Rose and Comet!" I heard in the distance, quickly looking up I saw Mom. Uh-oh the one thing that screeched in my ear as she started coming close.

"Mrs. Feather, can we see you inside for a second?" the principle asked. Mom nodded and as she walked by us to go inside she angrily looked at both Comet and I.

"I think she's a little angry with us." Comet somewhat hysterically said.

"You think?!"

The both of us were silent, staring at our own hooves. I starting thinking about how mom was going to give me punishment. If only my real father, Damen, was here and they had called him instead of mom. Normally she is very laid back, but this is the very first time that she has gotten mad at me, Dad would've just acted in front of them and then asked my side of the story, but that was like pre-school.

"What are you thinking about?" Comet asked with a hoof on my leg.

I sighed, "Nothing of real importance Comet." I answered pushing her hoof away.

She was silent then responded, "I know that you are scared, I can see it in your eyes. I am too, to be honest, as much as your mom is not my real mom I just know that I've been disloyal to her and dad."

"That's true."

"Come on you two, let's go home." Mom said sounding a little more calm than she was when she walked up and in. Comet and I followed her back to the house.

"Mom..." I gently tried getting her attention.

"I really don't want to talk with either of you two right now. Yes I'm really mad at the both of you, but I would like to discuss this with Meow."

Both Comet and I stopped for a second in our tracks and looked at each other, now we were frightened enough to just run. Comet began walking away to mom and I stayed trapped in my tracks. The both of them didn't stop, I stared at the ground. Tears streamed down my face both out of fear and the mere thought that I disobeyed mom and dad.

Looking at the ground, I could feel my eyes widen. An idea struck; I stood up and pointed my horn at the ground. With all my strength I had in my horn, I performed a crystal creating spell. Cringing and grunting I made an emerald rose with a hint of dark blue sapphire in it, an apology gift for mom.

***

"The both of you know how to behave better than those demonic ponies at your school." Dad scolded, "They may not have been trained like Crystal and I have done for the both of you. You have to be the bigger pony!"

"Yes sir..." Comet said with her head facing the floor, "I'm sorry mama that the school called and had you take time out of your writing to come get us."

"It's okay." Mom responded, "It better not happen again. Go to your rooms and sit in there until dinner."

"Yes ma'am."

***

When it got dark outside, I walked out into the living room and saw mom sitting on the couch staring at Star's picture again. Quietly I walked up to her, gently I nudged her, "Um... mom."

Mom looked at me, "What do you need?"

"I wanted to give you this," I pulled out the emerald rose I had created, "It hurt me a lot knowing that I had hurt you and disobeyed you. I made this on our way home."

She grabbed the emerald rose, tears ran down her eyes. Mom quickly wrapped her hooves around me, "Thank you." Then all the sudden pulled me away and had a shocked look on her face, then a smile, "Have you looked at your flank recently?"

"Mom I know it's blank, you don't have to-" I looked at my flank as I talked and then stopped once the blank flank I once had revealed a cutie mark. A rose with a small star, just like moms, on the side.

"My cutie mark!" I exclaimed surprised, doing a little dance of happiness. Both dad and Comet came into the room and noticed my no more blank flank.

At that point, I couldn't wait to go back to school and show every pony my cutie mark. And then showing it off in front of Mossy Tiger and Twisted Harmony's face, rubbing it in.

Author's Note

So many chapters to write, so little time. I have been stocked up high with homework and schoolwork that I haven't had the time or energy to even write like I would love to do. Still in the single digits of typing this story up, I have been writing this in a notebook and on chapter 25 right now as we speak. No spoilers!! Got to keep this story good and unexpected for some of you. Bring in some comments let me know what you all think, I'd love to hear from you guys!:raritystarry:

Until next chapter,
CrystalFeather

Prologue

The familiar tall blue crystal building towered above a white Alicorn mare, red mane long and dolled up like she just came from a party, her emerald green necklace glimmered against the setting sunlight, and her golden shoes tapping against the crystal ground. The mare stared at the home's birch colored door, a bright orange sign hung just above the door knob reading, "Condemned."

The door left unhinged and tampered with. The mare opened the door revealing much of the abandoned home. The furniture leather color faded overtime, the chairs rotting in the corner with mold and mildew covering either the legs of the back of them, and the carpet soggy with water and wine from the previous owner after her family left home.

Crossing down the dark hallway of the abandoned home the paint faded with the exception of where pictures used to hang on the walls, and the doors either unhinged or locked shut.

Soon came a door with a dark blue sign on it with white letter and a white feather like her mother's cutie mark. The sign read, " Do Not Disturb. If Door Is Closed. Intense Writing In Progress." The mare smiled and lightly pushed the door open.

Inside laid an slightly empty room, only filled with a desk. It used to have piles and piles of papers, the mare remembered, filled with writings upon writings her mom had.

The mare glanced over at the desk spotting a small blue notebook with pictures sticking out the sides of it. A tiny slip of paper laid on top, not disturbing the contents od the notebook. The mare grabbed up the notebook and the slip of paper with her magic and read to herself, "Whoever you are from the Feather family looking through the house before it's bulldozed to the ground, I found this notebook a long time ago and I thought that you all would like this back someday. I hope that you enjoy this story as much as I have. Ruby Stone."

The mare placed the slip of paper to the side and thumbed through the pages of the blue notebook, preserved perfectly in the house, untouched by the run down home. She turned to the first page and began reading the neat blue notebook.