Hard to Love

   Dark Shadow stared out his window inside the train headed to Ponyville. He watched the sun rise and thought about Princess Celestia. He was going to be studying the dark arts, and so was visiting the prestigious Princess Twilight Sparkle. He wasn't here to make friends or love. He was a part of the limited amount of students trusted enough to learn the dark arts.

   The train shortly stopped and Dark Shadow hopped out. He dragged his suitcase with his large hands and searched around in the sky for a big castle. He saw it immediately and thought how rich and powerful this young woman must be. He already felt jealous. It was as if she was bragging to everyone just how important she was and how lowly class everyone else. He didn't like Princess Twilight that much anymore. He was getting a weird vibe from her.

   Dark Shadow walked towards Princess Twilight Sparkle's large home slowly. He glanced around noticing just how many young women and girls there were. He rarely saw a guy walk by. He started getting a weird vibe from the whole frickin place. He knocked on the Princess's door and was ready to get in somewhere safe.

   Twilight opened the door the second she heard the faintest knock. She was waiting for this day for a long time and couldn't hold herself back from the excitement. She was going to become a teacher! Spike thought her excitement was a bit excessive and sarcastic but Twilight had always been a student, a scholar, and a mentor. When Twilight gained her unnatural wings normal humans don't normal obtain, Celestia had called her a teacher but deep inside, she really hadn't felt like one. But now, with Dark Shadow as her first student, she truly felt like a teacher, on the other side of the spectrum, and it felt different...yet good.

   Dark Shadow smiled gently at Princess Twilight Sparkle as she thrust open the door. He walked in and stared in amazement at the Princess's home. A wave of jealously and awe washed over Dark Shadow. A crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling and the walls were painted a soft purple. Most of the furniture were also a soft purple, a dark violet, pink or white.

   A hallway led to another room and Dark Shadow cautiously walked in. A crystal table was in the center and 6 crystal chairs surrounded it. In 5 of those chairs, 5 young chatting and giggling women filled them. They seemed to almost be radiating...happiness! Dark Shadow started to feel awkward but luckily, Princess Twilight was there by his side to introduce him.

   "Girls, this is Dark Shadow. Dark Shadow, these are my friends!"

    They turned and smiled at him. They embraced him and a young woman with pink curly hair almost seemed to attack him with giggles and gasps. He smiled back. Dark Shadow knew that this new lifestyle was going to be a bit more interesting than his old.