It's been 4 weeks since that day. The day I died then returned. The Devils the good guy, God's the bad guy, well. The new one is. My life's been turned upside down. I won the race by the way. Apple Bloom had to be rarity's assistant for a week, it was hilarious.

I climbed out of the lake after getting washed and ready for the day. My facial hair had grown from just a light stubble to a full blown beard.

"NAAAAATHAAAAAN!" Scootaloo screamed as she ran towards the pool.

"Scootaloo!" I shout as I jump to my feet and sprint towards where the voice came from.

Scootaloo burst through the bushes and sprints towards me fluttering her wings as if to make her run faster. I grab her in my arms and hold her there.

"Scootaloo what's wrong?" I ask as I start stroking her mane.

"I can't take it anymore Nathan." Scootaloo says as she cries into my arms.

"Take what? What's happened?" I ask as I hold her tighter in my arms.

"They where making fun of me again!" Scootaloo sobbed.

I looked down at her and noticed cuts on her forelegs just above her hooves. I close my eyes and take as deep a breath as possible and hold her as tight as I can around me.

"N-Nathan I.... I can't b-b-b-breathe." Scootaloo says as she tries to push me away.

I then focus all of my strength into Scootaloo's heart. I can feel a darkness start to grow in my heart. I can feel my heart breaking. A tear rolls down my cheek. I let go of Scootaloo who falls to her hooves and starts to pant.

"What was THAT about N.... Wait a minute.... I FEEL BETTER! In fact I FEEL FANTASTIC! Hahahaha!" Scootaloo starts to dance on the spot.

The vision in my right eye is darker then the one in my left. I crawl on my hands and knees towards the lake. As I arrive I stare at my reflection and what I see causes my stomach to turn. My right eyes is black. The whole eye even the white in it had turn to black.

"Nathan? Are you okay?" Scootaloo asks as she nervously steps towards me.

"No Scootaloo. I'm not. I can't get this feeling to go away. I don't *cough* I don't want to live anymore, and it won't go away." I say as I punch my reflection in the lake.

"WHAT! NO! STOP THINKING THAT!" Scootaloo says as she pulls my face away from the lake.

Scootaloo lets go when she sees my face.

"What.... What happened to your eye?" Scootaloo asks with a worried expression on her face.

"What do you think? I took your heartache.... And now I have it." I snap. "I'm sorry Scootaloo I didn't mean to snap."

"Why? How?" Scootaloo asks.

"Because you mean a lot to me Scootaloo. I can't stand to see you sad." I say with a smile.

A tear slides down my face and slips between the cracks of my lips and a salty taste fills my mouth.

"Nathan...." Scootaloo says with a neutral expression on her face. "Wait.... Why can't I feel sad? What's going on Nathan?"

Scootaloo looks down and sees he holding onto her hoof absorbing the cuts to her forelegs and her sadness at the same time.

"Let go Nathan.... Please you've suffered enough for us already...." Scootaloo says as she tries to pull away.

I bite my lip as two long cuts appear on my wrists.

"Nathan...." Scootaloo sighs. "Good enough is never enough for you is it? Even if it costs you your life."

I shake my head and look back at her hooves. My finger tips start to darken.

"Your bodies going black Nathan. You need to stop." Scootaloo says as she yanks herself free.

"I'm doing it to make sure you stay. My happy little pony." I say with a smirk.

"Nathan. Your lips are black." She says as a tear builds up.

"I'll be fine. It's not like I'm dying..... Again. I'll be fine." I say as I stand up.

"How do you know?!" Scootaloo shouts at me.

"Geez Scootaloo I know we're friends and all but you need to calm down a bit." I say as I sit back down.

Scootaloo looks at me with a determined look on her face.

"What?" I ask.

Scootaloo bursts forwards and presses her lips against mine. I can feel cold tears against my cheeks. I push her away. She looks at me as more tears build up.

"You don't want me Scootaloo. I'm a human.... and you're a pony. You need a nice stallion to keep you happy. I'd only let you down." I say as I stand to my feet.

I put my right hand over my right eye. As if shielding it from Scootaloo.

"I don't want a stallion.... I want you Nathan.... I want you." Scootaloo mumbles as she stomps the ground as hard as possible.

Tears are now freely flowing from her eyes. She looks up at me then turns around and runs away.

'She really will be better without me....' I think to myself.

A black aura starts to glow around my hands.

'She'll be happier.' I think to myself as I can feel my hair being pulled.

I drag a hand through my hair only for my hair to not be there. I grab where my hair should be and bring it in front of me. In my hand is what looks like Celestia's hair but dark grey with streaks of blood red. I let go of it only to start to flow backwards over my head.

'What the fuck is happening to me?' I think to myself as I feel the pain in my heart increase.

Author's Note

What did you think? Something's happening to Nathan? What do you think is gonna happen to him? Try and guess in the comments!