After turning down Zeal’s offer I stayed at the camp watching as the fire dies down before starting it back up again. Time seemed to fly past by as I sat near the fire, sometimes I would stick my hand in the fire and watch it charred up before pulling it back out. I had continue wasting time until the next thing I knew it was already morning.

The birds were singing, insects were chirping, and a certain light mint color mare screaming in delight was the only thing that could probably be heard a good mile away. Lyra’s squeals of over gratification of having to study my body a bit more than last light probing her finger in my mouth feeling my canines and molars against her fingers. The mare could have gotten carried away with her enthusiasm for wanting to study and observe my body more but the mare had to be restained by two other certain females, one obviously being my girlfriend.

“Do remember our deal, or your pain will be unreal.” Zecora’s threat wasn’t a joke as she would indeed bring unimaginable pain to Lyra if she ever did go out of control from all her touching. I can’t really see the side darker of Zecora breaking one of Lyra’s fingers, but she has been more protective of me from the other girls. She sat on my lap her left hand had mine in her grasp and her body was well pressed up against me as she kept an eye on Lyra.

Bon Bon on the other was watching Lyra as well, she just thumps her on the side of the head whenever she sees that Lyra was getting too excited by touching me or feeling my touch. Still can’t really comprehend Lyra’s reasons on why she’s so fascinated by the human race there as to be something else she must be fascinated by something else than humans, right?

“I know, I know it’s just so fascinating to see how he actually shares the same similarity as the humans I seen in my dreams, their body structure, smooth skin, small nose, a single patch of hair, and their little toes.” Lyra squealed out in excitement as she pulled her finger out of my mouth. Dreams of humans, I want Luna to take me in Lyra dreams. Closing my mouth I looked over at the other two girls who sat on the log in the opposite direction from us.

They had my phone in their hands searching through various music I had on it, some of the music they played was Vinyl’s type of music and the others were Octavia’s type of music too both had been skipping through the different variety of songs. Octavia was a bit disgusted with most of the non-classical type of songs especially the rock type of music. Vinyl, on the other hand, was liking some of the other music genres that good beats, the mare would occasionally switch to hip hop or to dubstep whichever one she enjoys.

I felt Zecora shifted a bit before getting more comfortable, she leaned her head back rubbed my cheek against hers. Love, I still don’t understand what having emotions is or how it truly feels to feel love but I guess this was a start to feel love by Zecora, how she never leaves my side or would kiss me whenever she saw the chance of doing so. Can one feel love if they don’t have a heart?

“Hmmm.” I softly hummed as I leaned my head on Zecora’s, listening to Lyra and Bon Bon’s conversation.

“Lyra, I know he’s fascinating because you saw his race in your dreams, but don’t be like Twilight, she’s always studying and invading someone’s privacy without their permission and almost always takes them without them knowing what she wants. I don’t want somepony who’ll stay up all night reading on books and lose their sanity when things don’t go their way,” Bon Bon said sounding a bit irritated about Twilight but I guess it’s something that the mare had done in the past. Future note, don't get spotted by anyone in Ponyville or else Twilight might know about it and do something worse than sticking a finger in my mouth.

“I know Bon Bon, but you never had that feeling when everypony thinks of you as some crazed pony that dreams of a mythological being that had never exist on Equis. Seeing Heartless as somewhat similar to a human is just a dream come true I just can’t help myself from seeing him.” Lyra pointed at me which I raised a brow at that. A sigh was the only response that Bon Bon could make. Wait, what would have happened if she knew I was a human from the very beginning when we met, would things be a bit more different back then than now?

“By Celestia’s sake, what am I going to do with you now after we found Heartless in his human form, next thing I know that you’ll be taking pictures of him.” Right after Bon Bon had said that everything went white when something clicked. I couldn't see what was going on for the few seconds but I could hear Lyra giggling. “When did you get a camera?”

“Oh, you can’t go everywhere without a camera or else when you see something rare you don’t have any other way of proving that you saw something uncommon in Equestria. Think about it Bon Bon what would you do if you created a new candy and wanted to remember the day of something uncommon to sale that could be making you more bits than you can imagine. I’m just taking a picture of Heartless to know the moment when we all found him hiding in the Everfree Forest,” I heard Lyra say as my vision returned. The first thing I see was Lyra holding an old camera in her hands and Bon Bon shaking her head as she lightly tapped her hoof.

‘Why do I feel like that Lyra’s picture is going to backfire?’ A low growl came from Zecora herself as she moved closer to me which was kinda impossible seeing how she already had her entire body pressed up against mine. The whole conversation that Lyra and Bon Bon were having seemed to be irritating Zecora. I don’t have a clue on what to do to calm down someone, but I guess there are ways to occupy one’s mind.

My other hand on Zecora’s side slowly trailed down her body, the fur on her body felt soft to the touch as my hand travels down her coat. I heard a silent gasp come from the zebra in my arms when my hand was on her thighs. Zecora turned her head and looked up at me with a broad smile showing her pearly white teeth, she gave me an approving nod then laid back on me. With her approval, I gave her thigh a single with my hand the mare’s response was a satisfied sigh.

With Lyra and Bon Bon busy talking and Zecora receiving a massage from me, I focused my attention to the music mares who appeared to be listening to one music through Vinyl’s headphone bobbing their slightly bobbing their heads to the beat in the song they were listening to. I leaned back, causing Zecora to come along, far enough that my back touches the dirt then pulled my left hand out of Zecora’s and gestured the music mares over. Vinyl apparently had her eyes close behind her pair of shades as she bobs her head to the beat of the music, but Octavia didn’t she noticed my gesture.

Her cheeks her bright as her eyes were on Zecora and me. Was there something wrong? I looked down at Zecora then noticed that her cheeks were red as well. Something was obviously wrong, why would...oh. Zecora was wearing her tribal clothes which meant that her own panties were showing and the other mares could see them if they looked directly at me.

‘Wooh! Free panty shot, quick minty mare take a picture! I’ll grant you one wish if you do!’ Jes quickly yelled out in excitement, luckily nobody can hear him only Nuk and I can. In one swift movement, I raise my back slightly off the ground then spread my wings out and wrapped Zecora in them. Now no one can see her undergarments when they look at our way.

‘NOOOooooo, the perfect panty shot. You fucking bastard!’ Jes whined as he sounds like a child now with a squeaky voice. I didn’t care what Jes thought of me. My actions seemed to catch everyone’s attention as they now stared at us.

“Heartless, what was all that about?” Lyra asked.

“Zecora’s undergarments were showing,” I bluntly told her not caring that hers and the other mares around were blushing. Zecora underneath two wings pinched me for that, but it doesn’t really hurt it; the pinching feels like I’m being lightly poked by a stick. Ignoring the fact that the zebra underneath was trying to give me pain I return the favor by pinching her back.

“Fucking hiyo huumiza,” Zecora hissed at me in her kind’s native language. It’s easy to not know what she says when you don’t know her native language, but for those who do know understand and speak in her kind’s language they could understand what she said. Still going to question whether I’m treating her like she’s being loved.

In my head, I heard Nuk chuckle and Jes giggle. The three mares standing up were smiling awkwardly as for Vinyl, she’s just shaking her head with a smile on her lips. Guess I made Vinyl’s day seeing how she’s enjoying what I’m doing.

‘Justin, I’m allowing you to ask about Luna.’ Out of the blue Nuk has spoken. I was surprised that he now allowed me to ask of Luna even though I could have let her in my dreams weeks ago, but I followed Nuk’s order on keeping her out. Will Luna forgive me if I ever show my face, show her that I’m still alive after being blasted a rainbow, or would she not forgive me instead just give me the cold shoulder until she’s ready to have a word with? Asking questions is the only thing I could do at the moment.

‘I thought you didn’t want a demigod to be a demon? You said it when we’ve first met in my dream how you prefer no distractions and that a demigod of the night does not deserve a demon by her side, you thought of me as a demon when we first met if I remember correctly,’ I said remembering the first time when Nuk has spoken, he and I didn’t exactly had the best introduction with each other him sounding wise and displeased while I was still recovering from getting blasted by a rainbow. It’s funny if you think about it how a demon’s Hell energy could be sucked out of their body then they turned into a peace creature wanting to spread joy or something like that, luckily I still had some Hell energy inside of me to keep myself who I am.

‘Our first time speaking was because how you follow Zeal blindly and I do not want an innocent soul that holds responsibility to be brought down by a soul that possesses a demon’s body not until now that is, you have changed and now you body takes a form of a neutral creature one that does not side with demons or angels.’ At that point Nuk lost me for a second my ‘my body takes a for of a neutral creature,’ does that mean whenever I transform back into my demonic body it won’t be the same like last time? A body that was once pure demonic now slowly changing back to whatever the body was before, is this redemption if a demon was ever given a chance to be good?

A flashed of black and white brought me back to reality as I blinked a few times. Zecora was looking up at me worried. I must have zoned out for a few seconds there seeing how the other mares were staring at me with confusion.

“Heartless, you okay?” I nodded my head answering Lyra’s question. I sat back up, causing Zecora to do the same, and looked up at the mares in front of us. If asking how the princess of the night was doing, then I would probably cause them to question the reason why I ask and that reason for that question would be that Luna fell in love with me despite me not really trying to be loved. Now I want to know what was going through Luna’s mind when she fell in love with and what did I do to cause her to fall for me in the first place.

“How’s the Princess of the Night doing?” I asked the mares causing Lyra and Bon Bon to be curious about the question, but Octavia and Vinyl were smiling for some reason unknown to me. Did they know that Luna and I were a thing, if so then how do they know? Lyra opened her mouth about to say something until Octavia beat her to it.

“From what I had overheard from Twilight, Luna has been locked in her room for quite some time ever since you disappeared, she would only come out her room to eat, do her duty as a princess, and look down at Ponyville from the castle’s garden. I believe she’s feels lost after losing somepony special, one that’s not even a pony himself.” I felt Zecora moved a bit underneath my wings as the two curious mares were now surprised to hear this. Octavia and Vinyl knew, but I don’t think it would affect me. Seems like my absence must have made Luna feel lonely like how she was before we even met.

I closed my eyes thinking deeply of what I should do since Luna was lonely and the general that was with me was probably blaming herself of what she could have prevented, but it couldn’t have been. Flying there right now would be abandoning Zecora and my friends, but I can wait until the sun goes down. The general, on the other hand, Crescent Fang, she might be a difficult one to find as she was there when the rainbow hit me, I got over the feeling of Hell energy being sucked out of my body, one of the few many that saw my face. What was going through her mind now after witnessing Luna’s love being struck by the rainbow, does she truly blame herself like I imagine she would or does she not care?

Asking about the general is something I want to ask Luna about or find out for myself if I ever run into her. Octavia and Vinyl already know that Luna and I are a thing, somehow, but I would prefer to have fewer people to love me than the two I already have. If I would have a heart right now at this moment then maybe Zecora would be able to feel it beat in my chest, but my soul is used as a substitute for my heart.

When I opened my eyes another set of eyes stared into mine. Lyra’s gaze felt like she was trying to stare into my soul and see if I had any more secrets that I have, but I highly doubt she has a type of ability or magic to do that. I pulled my hand out from under my wings and grabbed her horn causing the mare’s eyes to roll back and her tongue sticking out the side of her mouth as her breathing was now heavy.

‘Hey look a unicorn’s horn serves as another way for pleasure! The greatest way to please your Luna. Oh I could only imagine what you would be doing to her now if she were to come to you tonight, eat-’

‘SILENCE!’ Nuk shouted making the psychic voice inside my head to be quiet as well give me a small headache from how loud he shouted. The minted mare in my grasp was soon pulled out of my grip by Bon Bon, who had an apologetic smile as she pulled her marefriend back with her.

Maybe this was the reason why Bon Bon said not to become another Twilight because how she invades your personal space and hearing Octavia explain how the Princess of the Night is doing saying that her special somepony had disappeared brought her spirits down must be already obvious that special person was me. I would wonder what would happen if Lyra was replaced by Twilight and she heard that Luna and I are a thing, what would be her response to that? On second thought I don’t want to know.

“What of Crescent Fang, the batpony that was with me in the fight against Discord.” I rested my head on Zecora’s as I used my other hand underneath my wings to massage her thighs. Octavia had to think for a moment to know what happened to that batpony, she even had to show that she was in thought from how she places her right hand under her chin as she thinks. In the corner of my eye Vinyl seemed to know what happened to the mare, she hops off the log she was sitting on and walks over to me with a big smile on her lips.

“Heartless that mare has been in a few of mine parties and she’s been drinking whenever I catch sight of her.” Her smile soon turned into a frown and her ears fell flat on the sides of her head. “She’s been drinking too much that last I heard from the other Lunar guards in my parties was that she took responsibility to see if you made it out alive, so she went searching for you in this forest trying to find any evidence that you survive. I have to say a mare like that makes me believe that you have another crush and you just met her on the day when Discord was freed.”

‘Drinking won’t solve anything it would only make it worse, Justin, I believe it would be best to find her first than going to Luna,’ Nuk said sounding much less pissed than before, but he was calmer now than before. I can’t help but agree with Nuk since now I know that the batmare is out here in the Everfree Forest looking for me. All this was possibly my fault, if I never got hold on Discord then she wouldn’t be out here looking for me and drinking too. I’m surprised that Zecora hasn’t run into the mare or Taliha would have picked up her scent for easy prey, but the mare might be running around in the dark rather than in the morning or afternoon.

‘You think we might find her drunk? She might possibly strip for us when we meet her in her drunken state.’

‘What?’

*Smack*

Author's Note

Language that Zecora had spoken is Swahili. That's the only language I could find that doesn't tamper with the words.