Of Beauty And Rage

"Hey Seth,I need yo-..." Tyler walked into Seth's room,but went quiet as he saw his friend laying on top of the lunar goddess in a protective,almost possessive manner,even though they were both asleep.

"... Maybe I should've knocked." And with that Tyler ran out the room.

It took half an hour more before Seth finally woke up,with Luna underneath him.

"Oh shit!" He said silently and rolled off of her.

"I'm so dead,shitshitshit!"

"Shut up!" He heard Luna complain.

"I'm trying to sleep." She muttered.

"Umm,are you not angry at me?" Seth asked.

"Why would I be? I'm the one who came here." Luna said.

"Yeah... Right."

"Well,did you sleep well? Any nice dreams?" She asked and turned towards him with a suggestive smile,which made him remember his rather unclean dream about the princess.

"Yeah... It was nice." He said slowly,which made the princess blush. Unfortunately enough for him he didn't know she had seen his entire dream.

Seth stood up at the side of the bed,and realized he only had a pair of boxers on. His cheeks turned bright red and he hurried to put his pants on.

"Aww,no fair. You see us without clothes all the time. Why can't we see you? Are you afraid?" Luna asked.

"Humans aren't as well covered by nature. We need clothes to be... Socially acceptable." Seth said.

"Humans sound boring." Luna said and watched Seth dress.

"If you only knew." Seth said and put his t-shirt on. He didn't care about his hoodie and walked to Luna's end of the bed.

"Well,I have to get myself some breakfast. You can stay here if you want to,but uhh..." Seth said slowly.

"Yeah yeah,you go. I'll be there soon." Luna said.

"It's in the hall next to the throne room,right?" He asked a final time.

"Yes," Luna said,and Seth disappeared out of the room.

Seth reached the dining hall and saw Celestia,Tyler,Shining and a pink alicorn sit together.

"Good morning,Seth. Have you slept well." Celestia asked.

"Oh,.. Very." Seth said and blushed slightly.

"You haven't possible seen Luna this morning?" She asked.

"Yes,actually I have. She should be here in a few minutes." Seth said and sat down next to a giggling Tyler.

"Oh'I'm sorry. I'm Seth." He said and bowed towards the pink alicorn.

"Hello,my name is Cadence. I'm Shining Armor's wife." The alicorn said.

"My my,you never told me you had a wife,did ya,armor?" Seth laughed,and Shining gave him 'get your ass on that seat and shut up!' look.

"So,Seth. What have you been doing all morning?" Tyler asked and leaned closer to Seth.

"I slept,you?"

"Nothing,I were out for a morning stroll. Nothing special." He said casually,but Seth could tell he wanted to say something.

Luna arrived and sat down beside Seth,and the waiters came out with a wide array of different food.

They all ate and shared occasional stories and talked just like anyone would have done back on earth. Just this wasn't earth,was it?

They all got along and the fact that Tyler and Seth was of an entirely new race became irrelevant. But all through the breakfast Tyler sat and watched Seth and Luna as they made a lot of unnecessary physical contact,all the while Luna blushed,but it was barely visible through her dark coat.

Seth leaned back and made a deep sigh,before smiling softly.

"What's with you?" Tyler asked with a laugh.

"Can you believe it? A week ago we would sit alone in our dusty old apartments alone,go to work at the base and get our asses shouted off for being late,then just go home and repeat. Now we sit in a castle eating breakfast with literal gods. If only more people were like this,then our world could be as perfect as this." Seth said and took a glance at Luna.

"If only a fraction of this world's grace could come to ours,maybe the wars would end. Maybe poverty and disease would be eliminated."

"Maybe,then it would actually be worth going home." Tyler said.

"No..." Seth said slowly. He sighed and looked into the air stright in front of him.

"... I don't think it would be." He said slowly. For the first time of his entrie stay,he realized they would have to go home. Everything they did here would be in vain.

Shining Armor stood up and bowed before them all.

"If you excuse me,I have to get back to work." He said before turning to face Cadence.

"I'll see you later,babe." He said and walked out from the room.

Tyler,Luna and Celestia returned to their meals,but Seth couldn't help but notice a small frown on Cadence's face.

A few minutes later,and Cadence stood up.

"Excuse me," She said and began to walk out. And Seth who had finished around the time Shining did stood up and followed her out.

"Hey,Cadence,wait up!" He shouted as the large doors closed behind him. The princess turned around and looked at him. At first she had a depressed look on her face,but only for a instant. Her frown quickly turned into a smile,but Seth couldn't help but feel like it was faked.

"Can I help you?" She asked him. Seth walked up beside her and looked at her forced smile,until his own expression became slightly altered.

"You seem upset,what's wrong?" He asked.

"What,ain't a mare allowed to have secrets?" She asked and focused her eyes on his. She saw a strange flicker in his eyes. One that changed from light to dark blue.

"Well,I'm not a pony. So there isn't really a problem in telling me,right?" Seth asked kindly. He got a warm smile on his face,and she couldn't help but feel relaxed as the kind human asked her about her problems.

"I know you feel strange about talking to a entirely new species that you met only a few minutes ago,but please." He paused and kneeled down beside her.

"Tell me,"

Cadence wasn't sure about what to do. She wanted to just deny him and walk away,but something about him made that impossible.

"It..." She began slowly. His smile faded slowly and got replaced by a serious,yet kind expression.

"It's nothing bid really,you shouldn't bother." She said,which made Seth frown.

"It's obviously enough to get bother you,so it's far more than enough for me."

Cadence sighed in defeat,and looked into his eyes again.

"It's just that... Ever since Shining and I got married he's changed. He will rarely compliment me,he never says a full 'I love you',it's always some 'love you,babe' excuse. I don't know,it just feels like I'm more of a trophy to him." Cadence said sincerely.

"This isn't really such a small thing. Have you talked to him?" Seth asked.

"Yes,but he just says he loves me and hurries to work. I just... It just hasn't worked out." She said;as tears began to fill her eyes.

"Hey,I haven't got much experience with things like these,but maybe he just needs some time. But if you really feel like it isn't real,then maybe you should ask for a divorce." Seth said.

"NO!" Cadence shouted loudly,before covering her mouth with her hoof.

"I'm the princess of love,I can't fail a marriage." She said as her tears began to drop down her cheeks.

"Then you if someone should know that love isn't always simple. Princess of love or not,love can take turns,it twists,sometimes it just ends. But that's the way it is,the smartest thing you can do is to just accept it. So if you really feel like this,I think you should suggest a divorce to him,I'm sure he will understand you. Maybe you can work something out." Seth said and brushed her tears away.

Cadence could barely believe herself. She had just told her biggest secret to a alien,and even though she was the princess of love she needed this human's help to finally make up her mind: She's going to tell Shining Armor that she wants a divorce.

Seth stood up again and looked down at the princess.

"You shouldn't keep things like these in. But if you feel uncomfortable talking to ponies-" He stopped and chuckled slightly.

"Then you,re welcome to talk to me." He said. The princess couldn't believe herself. She pressed her head against his chest and cried softly.

"Don't worry princess,everything will work out. You'll see." He said and carefully put a hand on her neck and stroke her mane softly. He looked down at her crying face and smiled.

"Hey," He said and put his hand underneath her chin and tiled her head up towards his.

"Trust me,alright? Everything will be fine,no one's is gonna blame you." He said softly,getting a deep sigh from the princess.

"Thank you,Seth." She said slowly,before reaching up and planting a kiss on his lips before slowly backing away.

Seth watched the princess with a surprised look on his face. She flashed him a quick smile before turning around and walking away.

"Did... She... We just?" He stuttered to himself. He really couldn't believe himself,he really had to toughen up if he didn't want to get into some deep shit.

Seth walked through the castle without any real destination in mind. He came across occasional maids and different high-class ponies,but he rarely wasted his energy on saying hi.

Back on earth he had been a total ass-hole,yet the moment he came to Equestria he felt himself change. Instead of dying to pull off a mean prank,he cares about every single little detail of the lives of ponies he had never even met. He liked the change of heart,but he couldn't help but be a little scared.

He continued his walk until he came to the throne room. He slowly opened the doors and saw Celestia talk to a much smaller purple unicorn. The sound of the door reacher their ears and Celestia looked over at seth.

"Seth,come here for a moment,will you?" Celestia said,and Seth walked over to them.

He stood beside Celestia and looked at the unicorn.

"This is my student,Twilight Sparkle. Shining Armor's younger sister." Celestia said.

"Oh..." Seth said as he thought of his talk with Cadence about him.

"And Twilight,this is one of the humans I told you about,Seth." Celestia said.

"Hello,it's nice to meet you." Twilight said and smiled at him.

"Likewise," He said and bowed slightly.

"Now,I have a request for the two of you." Celestia said,and the two looked up at her.