Author's Note

I made it... I actually made it...
I survived the fifth period of my career with no failed tests of topics!
To commemorate it, here's the next chapter (which had been stuck due to the pressures of school life.
Enjoy!

Farewells.

The night was uneventful for the prince, who was nervous like never before in his life. Many times had been told to him about his status of prince. But now that it was official, it made him nervous. As the night passed, he couldn’t sleep as he thought about what it would be to be a prince.

Before, he was happy with how peaceful his life had been. But at that moment, thoughts of all kind troubled his mind, causing him to just stare at the ceiling with no sleep coming at him. He started to follow the lines made by the wood that could barely be seen in the darkness.

As he kept thinking about it, he found himself thirsty. With that in mind, he got out of the bed and head outside, not without putting a pair of pants before, of course. As he went downstairs, he suddenly noted the fireplace turned on and somepony sitting in front of it. As he walked closer, he saw Celestia holding a floating flame on her hand with her eyes closed. Upon hearing him, she opened her eyes, looking at him. Before she could speak, the prince spoke.
“That is freakingly cool...” He said as he pointed at the flame on her hand. “... and a little creepy.”
“Creepy? What do you mean?” Celestia asked as the prince sat down a couple feet from her.
“Because it shows your power. If not, then it’s a signal that if you’re angry, you can turn somepony into ashes.”

Celestia chuckled as she closed her hand, the flame on it instantly vanishing.
“What are you doing here, if I may ask?” Celestia asked as she started to get up.
“I couldn’t sleep. So, I came here for a glass of water.”

However, Celestia was hard to fool, for she could see through the most thick of masks. Using her magic, she handed him a glass of water, to which the prince gladly drank it in a couple seconds.
“Thanks.” He said as he sat on a couch, his eyes drifting to the ceiling once more. The couch moved slightly as he turned to see Celestia sitting at his side.
“Are you alright? I see you troubled.”
“... Yes. I’m alright.” He said as he got up and walked a few steps away before stopping, rubbing the back of his neck as he thought. “... actually...”

Celestia got up from her seat. Seeing his uncertainty, she put a hand on his shoulder. The prince turned to her as he felt her hand touching him. As he turned, he saw Celestia giving him a warm smile. Sighing, he sat down once again.
“... It’s just… Do you really think that I’m going to be a good prince? I mean… look at me. I don’t know anything about being a prince.”

Celestia sat down at his side as she kept her hand on his shoulder, still giving him that warm smile of hers.
“I really think that you’re going to be a good prince. True, you don’t have the knowledge to be a prince. But you have a good attitude. You’re humble, kind, caring and trustful. Those are the qualities of a good pony. But those are harder to find in a prince. That’s the why I see you ready.”

The prince thought about for a few moments, looking at the floor. After a few moments, he gave her a small smile, showing her his thankings. Celestia smiled back as she got up from the couch and walked away.
“Go to sleep, Caeruleo.” She ordered quietly as she walked upstairs. The prince nodded as he turned to go to his bedroom once again.

The prince once again woke up in the morning at the annoyingly warm sensation of the sun hitting him from the window. Rubbing his eyes to get off some sleep, he stretched as he felt a few bones popping back in place.

Getting out of his room, he greeted the three princesses as usual, wishing them a good day and eating whatever was cooked for breakfast.

However, a stray thought came to his mind.
“Hey, princess Celestia?”
“Yes?
“I was wondering… when do we leave?”
“Tomorrow morning. It’s the last checkup the doctor gives you, so he can approve your exit.”
“... Tomorrow?” He asked in disbelief when a red-maned mare came into his mind. “... Umm… excuse, I’ll be back later.” He said as he got up from his seat and started to walk toward the door.
“Where are you going?” Luna asked as her eyes followed the prince’s figure.
“To see somepony.” His answer was short and fast as he got out of the house quickly. Luna looked confused at her sister while Celestia just looked at the door with sorrow.
“Whatever happened, ‘Tia?”
“I think he likes her… Redheart... and he just understood what it means to go to Canterlot.”

Luna nodded as she realized what she meant. As much as she wanted to know what would happen, those were matters that he and only he could deal with.

After a few minutes, the prince finally arrived at the hospital. As he passed through the doors, he started to look for her. Not seeing her anywhere, he walked to the front desk.
“Good morning. Um… Is nurse Redheart in here?” The mare started to inspect some papers, looking for her name. Finally, she found her.
“She should be arriving in a couple minutes.” She said as she suddenly leaned closer to him with a grin on her face, invading his personal space. “May I ask why are you looking for her?”
“Uh… private stuff, you know?” As much as he wanted to deny it, his voice showed nervousness.
“Is she you marefriend?” The mare asked as she leaned closer to him, blinking coquettishly at him.
“No. Not yet, at least.” The prince relaxed as a pair of hands took his arm, getting him away from the curious mare. “Now, I sure the prince would want to speak in private.”

After almost dragging him away, the mare at the desk just stared at them wide-eyed. Since she had heard of Prince Blueblood, she knew he was the one to drag mares out of their routines. And now, she had just seen him being dragged away by a simple mare such as Redheart.

Finally free from curious eyes, she greeted him with a kiss in the cheek, to which the prince just blushed while his eyes went wide open.
“I like to see you nervous.” She said with a small laugh. However, her laugh got drowned as she turned to see the prince smiling at her, but with a hint of sorrow on them. “Blue, are you alright? I see you… sad.”
“That’s because I am.” He said as his smile vanished, giving place to a frown. Redheart instantly got over to him.
“What’s wrong?” The prince just sighed as he turned around.
“Do you know that I leave tomorrow to Canterlot?”

Redheart gasped as she remembered it. She already knew that he would leave in a couple days. However, she was so distracted that she forgot. The prince, seeing her reaction, just nodded.
“Yep. It’s true.”

Soon, an uncomfortable silence formed between the two of them. None of them dared to say something, for they feared that it wouldn’t be enough.

After a while, the prince just sighed as he finally turned around to see her.
“I know you have to stay. Many ponies depend on you.” He said as he took both of her hands in his.
“And you have to leave. You’re a prince. There’s almost a whole nation depending on you.” She said, not really looking him at the eyes.
“Well… not yet. I’m not qualified to lead a nation. But that’s the why I must leave.” He said as he let go of one of her hands and took her chin, making her to turn her head toward his.

They looked into each other’s eyes as they realized that they couldn’t be together, no matter what. Both of them had duties that required some of their dreams to be forgotten for other ponies’ sake. Their eyes filled with tears as they stood like that.
“If it’s of any consolation… I really enjoyed our time together.” The prince said as he gave her a weak smile, still with some tears on his eyes.

Redheart stopped her tears, but the sorrow and sadness lingered in there. She returned the weak smile as she hugged him tightly, taking the prince by surprise. The hug wasn’t all that unwelcomed, so he took her too in a warm embrace.
“I enjoyed our time together, too.” She said as she turned her head to look at his.

After a while, they finally let go of each other. However, an uncomfortable silence formed between the two of them. Not to leave it like that, the prince broke the silence first.
“Tell you what?” Redheart turned to look at him intently, waiting for whatever he was about to say. “I still have some money from a couple days ago. What would you say if I take you to dinner?”

Redheart couldn’t hold her squeal of joy as she accepted to go on the first date of her life with the kind of stallion she always wished for. Realizing that she was too loud, she composed herself and just nodded.
“That would be lovely.” She said with a sheepish smile.

The prince chuckled as he found her actions cute and amusing, something that he would miss when they had to part ways. However, he decided to push away those thoughts as Redheart was more important to him than anything else at that moment.
“Eight o’clock” He said as he turned around and walked away.

Meanwhile, Redheart leaned against a window, holding her head with her hands. In the distance, she watched as the prince walked away, his hands hiding on the pockets of his pants, his head looking to the ground in what she could only guess was deep thought.

As much as she hated to admit it, she found herself sighing as her eyes never stopped following him.
“Enjoying the view?” A voice behind her said, making her scream in fear. Turning around, she saw the same mare of the front desk watching her with a sly smile. She was the only mare in all the hospital who had the reputation of being extremely curious, if not meddlesome. Something happened in the hospital, she was the first one to know.
“Oh, it’s you.” Redheart said as she composed herself. However, as she turned around again, she found the other mare staring at her intently with a smile that could rival the local party mare’s.
“So?”
“So? What do you mean?”
“Is it true that you’re dating the prince?”

Redheart only blushed as she started to think about it. She had been invited to an official date, but the both of them couldn’t be together. Then, what was it?
“We’re not dating… at least not in the traditional way. I’d say it’s more like a friendship relationship.” Redheart answered as she turned once again to look at the prince in the distance.
“Friendship with benefits?”

Redheart’s blush intensified as she remembered the night where she let herself go with the prince, who made her feel special. Seeing as there was no escape, she decided to answer.
“... Maybe.” She said with a smirk, giving the other mare a sly look.

With that, she turned around and left the place. The other mare just stood in there, surprised at her answer.

When night fell, Redheart started to prepare for her date with the prince. Probably the last one she’d ever have. Therefore, she was frantic about it. As she finally was able to get her dress on, she turned to see the clock, only to get more frantic as she saw it was 7:30. Soon, her date would be there, and she looked like a mess (as she saw herself like).

As she was frantically preparing herself, a pair of nurses got into the room.
“Hey Redheart, what are you doing?” One of them kindly asked, only to receive a surprise as the one who she was speaking to turned around.
“I’m trying to get this makeup on me. But I can’t get it right!” She said as she cleaned her face once more, erasing all the makeup she had before.
“Why are you applying makeup?” The second one asked, actually curious. In all her professional life, Redheart never used makeup. And now, there she was, looking frantically for something that could suit her.
“I’m going on a date. And it’s in less that half an hour!” Redheart almost yelled as she turned to the clock, only to see five minutes had gone flying.

Both mares saw each other before a smirk showed in their faces. Walking forward, they soon stood at her sides.
“What are you doing?” Redheart asked as both mares smirked at her.
“We’re helping you to prepare.” Both of them said as each of them hold something to help her.

However, for Redheart, they looked like a pair of psychos ready to kill, at least from her angle of view. She just gulped as they started to get closer almost menacingly.

Meanwhile, the prince was dusting his clothes. The princesses had been kind enough to bring him some clothes all the way from his house, giving him some spare changes of clothes.

At the small opening of the door, which had been closed few moments ago, two pair of eyes spied on him.
“What do you think he’s doing?” Celestia asked as she stared at the strange behaviour of her nephew. Though, his recent behaviour was anything but normal. Not that it was a bad thing, though.
“He’s getting dressed.” Luna said flatly, receiving a glare from her sister. “The real question is with what purpose?”

Celestia merely rolled her eyes as she continued to stare at the prince. However, both of theirs eyes widened as the prince suddenly walked toward the door.

The prince opened the door, still minding his jacket’s buttons as he suddenly noted the pair of princesses standing a couple feet away, seemingly looking for a book. Being a clever guy, he instantly realized they were trying to hide the fact that they had been spying on him while he prepared. A mirror on the wall was very useful sometimes.
“Princesses?” He called them, to which both princesses turned to him. “What are you doing?”
“Oh, we’re looking for a book. It’s called… umm...” Celestia started to answer, but trailed off as she thought for the name of a book.
“Equestrian history!” Luna almost shouted.

The prince just gave them a questioning look as both princesses stood in there with a nervous smile.
“Equestrian history?” He asked, still holding the same look. Both princesses nodded, to which the prince just lifted an eyebrow suspiciously. “You mean THAT book?” He asked, pointing to a book next to the princesses.

Both princesses turned to see the book in the shelf, which made her attempt to dodge the topic to fail. The prince just chuckled as he turned toward the door.
“I’m going out tonight. I have a date with Redheart.”
“A DATE!?” Both princesses shouted, making the prince to turn around to look at them.
“Hey, relax. I’m not planning anything too complicated. I just plan to take her to a nice dinner and then leave her at her house. That’s all.”

Luna was about to complain, but Celestia stepped in front of her.
“Very well… but have in mind that if something happens and you make her angry or sad, you will meet our fury.”

The prince nodded as he left the house, finally walking toward the hospital. Back in the house, Celestia and Luna watched intently as he walked away. Looking at each other, they just nodded as they decided their next step. Their horns started to glow as they put a spell on themselves.

As the prince finished his walk, he finally found himself in front of the hospital. Seeing the clock on the other side of the city, he was able to see that it was almost the dated hour. Deciding to relax a little, he sat down in a bench. Turning his head to the sides, he soon caught sight of a pair of mares walking toward him.
“Hello there, cutie.” One of them said, leaning forward. This caused the upper part of her small dress to fall, revealing a pair of well developed breasts, to which the prince, after staring dumbfounded at her for a few seconds, turned his head in hopes of hiding his arousal. However, the second mare suddenly stood in front of him, imitating her partner.
“Are you alone?” She asked with a sultry tone.
“... Umm… for the moment, but...”
“Oh, poor little guy.” The first mare said with a false tone of sadness. However, that tone didn’t last long as her eyes drifted to his crotch.. “I think you aren’t alone anymore.”
“Yes. Come with us.” The second mare took one of his hands and pulled him out of the bench.
“Hey! Wait! I can’t!”
“Yes, you can. Come with us.”
“No! I can’t! I’m waiting for somepony else! I have a date!”

The two mares stopped their advances, looking at him with confused looks. That was until their gazes focused on a mare on the back who was glaring at them.
“Oh, the stud has a date? Very well then. We’ll be over here, then.” The first one said as both of them left the prince alone.

The prince sighed as he was starting to get nervous. Despite what his past “self” was used to, he was starting to freak out. He didn’t mind all the attention he received every now and then from some mares, but there were some who got a little annoying. When he had some walks around town, that kind of mares popped out of everywhere, trying to get the prince to rut them. Somehow, he couldn’t shake the feeling that he already knew them.

Shrugging those thoughts aside for that moment, he turned to see the mare who saved him of an embarrassing situation.
“Sorry for that, Redheart. I don’t know who they weeeeee...”

The prince’s voice got stuck in an impressive feat of duration as his date stood in there looking like somepony else. Redheart took out his nurse uniform to replace it with a black dress that covered her whole torso completely. Her body, though it wasn’t being shown, formed an almost perfect hourglass figure. However, it wasn’t completely her body what caught his attention, but her face. Having the enough makeup to accentuate her eyes and lips, she seemed, by the lack of other words to say it, beautiful.

Redheart couldn’t help the small smile that formed on her face as she saw the prince’s eyes widen and his jaw fall to the ground (almost literally), even when she was so embarrassed at her new look.
“I look silly, don’t I?”

The prince snapped from his trance as his brain started to work again. Shaking his head to remove all the thoughts about her beauty, he answered. Putting a warm smile on his face, he walked toward her. Once in front of her, he took both of her hands on his.
“You look beautiful.”

A small smile formed on her face upon hearing those words. It had been a long time since somepony said that to her. As she kept smiling, she suddenly noted that he was holding both of her hands. The prince noted it as well. Both of them had deep blushes as they realized it. However, none of them let go of the other.

Redheart simply cleared her throat to catch the prince’s attention.
“So, where are we going?”
“Oh, yes! Of course!” The prince said as he remembered that they were on a date. “Where do you want to go?”
“Weren’t you supposed to be the one suggesting that?”

The prince simply pointed to his head with a serious look.
“Oh, yes. Amnesia.” Redheart put a hand on her chin as she tried to think about a place where she wanted to go. “I think there might be one.”

After a few minutes of walking, they finally arrived to the restaurant Redheart talked about. It seemed simple, yet it had a hint of fanciness to it. The first impression was that it seemed nice.

As the hours passed by, they spoke mainly about her, since the prince had his “amnesia”. She spoke about the reasons she had to become a nurse, how her family in part supported her and how a few members of her family denied her for her choice. She, however, seemed to got over it a long time ago.

As for the prince...
…

Mark simply couldn’t tell her some experiences of his “life”, being as he had been in his new body for less than a week. And there was the deal with Death, and he had to keep his part of the deal. However, as he thought about it, he realized that Death never told him what would happen if the secret would reveal. However, there were many reasons to believe that something bad would happen. It was Death he was talking about , after all.
“Are you alright?” Mark was taken out of his thoughts as he turned to Redheart, who was looking at him with a concerned look.
“Oh, yes. I’m alright… just thinking...” He said as he tried to avoid the topic. However, seeing that, as long as he didn’t let the cat out of the bag, then everything should be just fine.

It seemed like time slowed down for the two of them. Before they noticed it, it was already 1:00 A.M. Paying the bill, they left the building, still talking about Redheart’s past. Mark could only smile as she seemed comfortable just being with him. In fact, he was quiet as he enjoyed the small talk, mostly from her.

That was until they started to hear some thunders. Looking up, they noticed some pegasus flying frantically around, seemingly trying to stop the rain clouds before they started to drop their water. However, that soon proved to be in vain as few minutes after that, thick drops of water started to fall from the sky.

Seeing this, they both started to run to someplace dry. Funny enough, they found the same house of a couple days back, where she confessed to him.
“...”
“...”

None of them said anything as they stared at the place. It seemed exactly the same as they left it. But somehow, it was different. It seemed like years had passed since the last time they were in that place.

The prince started to walk deeper into the building, still reminiscing about their first encounter in there. Still with those thoughts in mind, he started to set a fire. After a few minutes, they sat down in front of the fire with their eyes almost closing from the warm sensation. Just as the prince was about to fall asleep, he felt some weight on his shoulder. Turning his head down, he saw Redheart, snoring lightly. Seeing as he had nothing else to do, he leaned them both on the floor, trying to get Redheart more comfortable on top of him. With Redheart’s head lying on his chest, he finally closed his eyes to drift to dreamland.

Redheart suddenly awoke in the night. Feeling with her hands, she could feel something warm below her. Feeling better, she started to feel it was a body. With the barely visible light entering in the room, she saw it was the prince who she was leaning against. Seeing around, she saw that her whole body was atop his, making her comfortable. She could only smile at his pleasant gesture.

Moments later, that smile became a frown as she remembered that he would be gone the next morning. And she couldn’t help but feel sad, for her prince would be gone. Suddenly, she got an idea. Leaning against his face, she started to whisper lightly.
“Prince?”

The prince opened an eye lazily, trying to see something. However, as a pair of eyes met his, he smiled softly.
“Hey there.”
“Hey.”

Redheart started to lean further toward his face, a deep blush could be seen on her face.
“Prince. I have been thinking...” She said lowly, trying to stay strong. “... Since you’re leaving tomorrow… I thought that… maybe…”
“Yes?”
“... Could you… could you… kiss me… one last time?”

The prince at first seemed hesitant. But soon started to lean further toward her until their lips met in a heated kiss. The prince just tried to think it was only a kiss. An innocent and careful kiss.

That was, of course, if what they were doing was an innocent kiss. Redheart started to get deeper into the kiss, trying to get everything the prince could provide. At the same time, the prince started to get bolder, even with using his tongue to feel Redheart’s. As they started to kiss even more passionate, the lack of air became present. They parted the kiss panting, a deep blush could be seen on their faces, making them the more noticeable due to their white fur.
“Redheart?” The prince said, still panting. “I think we should stop. We’re getting carried away.”

Redheart merely smirked as she started to grind sensually on his groin.
“I think it’s a little late for that, my dear prince.” She said as she turned her head slowly toward her back. The prince followed her gaze until he noted one of his hands gripping tightly her backside. The prince’s eyes widened in surprise as he tried to correct his mistake.

However, before the prince could take off his hand, Redheart took it into her own, preventing him from doing so. The prince suddenly noted the situation he was in. Redheart was on top of him, preventing him from moving away, while his hand, though somewhat unwilling, was kneading her soft posterior.

However, the thought that soon he wouldn’t be able to see her in a very long time took his mind. Therefore, he started to list reasons as to why he shouldn’t be doing it.
“Redheart, I really think we should stop.” He said, even more nervously than before.

Redheart didn’t say anything, but instead kept his hand from leaving her backside. She started to lean against him again as she put her lips dangerously close to his.
“I don’t want to.” She said in a husky voice, filled with lust.

The prince started to get more nervous as he suddenly noted his body giving a few reactions that surprised him. His body reacted on an almost natural way as he took his free hand toward the other side of her backside. Redheart, seeing his reaction, simply smirked.
“I know that we won’t be able to see each other in a very long time, but I want you to know that it will be okay as long as I have something to remember you.”

The prince’s eyes widened as he realized what she wanted him to do. However, that reaction was discarded as another one took place. He watched petrified as Redheart started to take off her dress sensually slow. Soon, only her panties and bra covered her voluptuous body. Trying to get him more aroused, she used her hands to fondle her breasts.
“Like what you see?” She asked to him, to which the prince merely looked at her. Seeing his reaction, she got up and walked toward a wall. Using her hands, she leaned against it, putting her flanks in an unsettling display for him.
“Come and get it.”

Once again, the prince got surprised as he watched his body reacting before his mind. Soon, he was standing behind her with his hands holding her backside, massaging it softly. Redheart started to coo softly as she felt him tending to her. However, she also felt something else: the touch of somepony else. It was almost as if she was with her loved one and at the same time with somepony completely different.

Turning her head, she saw him kneading her softly, but in his eyes could be seen some kind of fear and confusion. She started to wonder why could he had that reaction. However, her concerns were taken away at the sensation of her panties being taken away. Few moments later, she started to feel the prince’s stallionhood, hard and throbbing, starting to grind against her.

As she started to grind back, she heard the prince grunting while the touch of his hands felt more aggressive. Suddenly, she felt him starting to get into her, causing her to let out a lusty moan. Finally, she felt him completely inside with one solid thrust. As she started to enjoy the sensation, another one assaulted her by surprise: the sensation of his stallionhood thrusting fiercely into her. She started to moan euphorically, as the sensation of being rutted so hard met her nerves.

Meanwhile, the prince started to panic. His body wasn’t reacting at what his mind was telling it to do. It almost seemed like if his body was another one. On one hand, it felt divine to rut her like that, but on the other hand, he struggled deeply to try and regain control. Even with his mind clouded by lust, he managed to get some control into his actions, as he tried to make Redheart to feel good.

After some agonizing minutes, Redheart was screaming at the highest her throat could manage. She had already came more than once, but the prince showed no signs of stopping. Or at least, that was what she thought. The prince tried his hardest to provide Redheart with pleasure as he kept the little control he could muster over his body. Suddenly, he felt a strong pressure on his groin, alerting him of his incoming orgasm.
“Redheart! I’m close!” He said as he tried to pull out. However, Redheart used her almost limp legs to prevent him from doing so.
“Please, don’t! I want it! I want your foal! I want to bear YOUR foal!”

As much as he tried to stop it, even his mind proved to be weak against his natural reactions.

With a forced and pained grunt and a delighted scream from Redheart, he finally came.

Outside, the storm finally started to calm down. Rain stopped as the clouds started to float away. Just in the outside of the house, a pair of alicorns watched intently as two ponies shared themselves in the night.

The dark blue alicorn always enjoyed to see the joys and happiness that the night seemed to bring to loving couples. But this time, she noted something else on them. As Redheart seemed to be enjoying what the prince was doing to her, the prince seemed apprehensive to what he was doing.

The white alicorn seemed to note this, too. But it was natural with what he was doing. However, even with the passion and the desire, he kept his somewhat gentle and caring nature, which she had come to appreciate lately.

Even when the prince was doing something almost forbidden, both alicorns could find the will to interrupt them, seeing as they were sharing the passion and love they had for each other. They couldn’t help but be surprised as Redheart asked the prince to give her a foal, but seeing his reaction, they decided that they should speak with him later.

Deciding to leave them alone, they flew away.

The next morning, the two sisters with the prince in tow waited patiently for the carriage to arrive. After a few moments, the carriage arrived and the three got in. Waving a goodbye, Celestia noted the prince waving to a specific pony in the crowd, who was holding her belly in a loving way.

The prince simply looked at Redheart with sadness on his eyes as the carriage started to fly away.

Soon, Ponyville was nothing but a small point in the distance as the carriage flew higher. Celestia was about to talk with him about his acts of the night before, but seeing his lost look on the window, seemingly deep in thought, she decided to delay it for later. Meanwhile, her face showed a smile as she looked through the window.
“Caeruleo, look!” The prince snapped away of his thoughts as he turned to Celestia, who was looking at the window with a huge smile.

Turning his head to look at the opposite window, his eyes soon widened as he saw a city like no other he had ever seen before in his life… or in his past life.
“Welcome home, prince Blueblood.”