Blind Heartbeats

I felt vibrations underneath my back. I felt around but met a fur cover surface. The vibrations were worse on the surface as if it's under it. I then realized that it was a pony that I was touching groaned. It had a feminine tone to it, so I relaxed a bit. The vibration bothered me even more and it annoyed me. I heard a noise coming from the same direction. It was dimmed a bit, but I still could hear it. I felt towards the pillow she was laying down on. The vibrations were quicker and more intense. I felt underneath her pillow and pulled out it device of sorts. It was vibrating in my hoofs.

"Huh?" Lemon groaned, waking up. "Why do you have my phone?"

"This is a phone?" I asked. "It just woke me up and it was annoying me."

"It has an alarm on it, so I can wake up for school." She yawned. "Give it here." I handed her phone and she turned off the tiny vibration and noise off. "Did the alarm bother you that much?"

"It felt weird and the constant buzzing just annoyed me," I stated.

"Oh yeah, you're blind so your other senses are more sensitive." She said. "I always get up at this time so I can finish some things in the morning."

"Like what?"

"Homework, Games, you know."

"Games? what kind of games?" I asked. "My family isn't that big into technology and all."

"True, you can't really see so its hard for the ones I play." She said. "Why most ponies don't talk to me is because I'm either known as a showoff or a hardcore gamer who no one in this town really relates too."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I play games which most often or not, aren't meant for casuals but I'm also decently fit so I could hold myself in P.E." She answered. We sat in silence for a bit, trying not to go back to sleep.

"What time is it anyway?" I asked.

"About five or so." She replied.

"You wake up at five every day?" I asked. "I could've gotten another 2 hours of sleep before having to worry about waking up." Complaining about it.

"Oh please, waking up early is good sometimes." She said as a fan turned on.

"What is that?" I asked.

"What is with the questions?" She asked back with a sigh. "This is a laptop, a mobile computer."

"What can you do on it?"

"Plenty of things, I just primarily use it for games though." She said. I let out a breath and tried to wake myself up a bit. I heard small blasting noised coming for her headphones. I felt her leaning on me as a way to prop her up. Her gentle, warm coat touching my skin. I relaxed a bit, letting out a sigh. I wrapped myself in my blanket and made myself comfy. I started lying down, then I just rolled off the bed onto the floor. I felt the touch of fur again, realizing who it was. I tried to get up and move but I was getting weary from my lack of sleep. I felt my eyes closing as my sleepiness got the better of me. Before I knew it, I was out.

"Hey wake up Milky," Lemon said. "It's about time to get ready for school."

"She's too comfortable to be awakened like that," Crisp said. I felt a shake and finally decided to fully wake up.

"What's the time?" I yawned.

"Seven o'ten," Lemon replied. "But I almost didn't wake you up."

"What's with the smug tone?" I asked.

"You were latched onto me," Crisp said. I blushed furiously. I tried hiding my embarrassment with my hoofs, but I couldn't.

"It didn't mean anything I swear," I said. Hoping they believed me.

"I know, you don't have any fur on you like to being warmer while sleeping," He said.

"I agree, you are a changeling that likes to be warm but your lack of fur makes it difficult," Lemon said. "It does get colder around this time of year and your blanket isn't thick at all."

"I do get cold, and I do normally have another blanket but that was being used for him," I said, gesturing towards Crisp's general direction.

"Make sense now," Crisp replied. "Couldn't you just ask your parents for another blanket then?"

"I could've, I just was a bit tired so it didn't bother me at the time," I answered. "Also Lemon was next to me when I woke up so I guessed that was enough,"

"We should start getting ready for school now," Lemon said.

"Yeah, let's do that," I said. I got up from the floor and walked to my closet for my school uniform. "Do you guys have a second pair of clothes?"

"I always bring one with me," Lemon said. "For any scenario that could happen."

"I'll just wear this one," Crisp said. "It really doesn't matter."

"You can wait for us outside my room then," I said to Crisp, gesturing towards the door. I heard hoofsteps walk out of the room.

"He's out," Lemon said. I closed the door and began to change. "Hey, doesn't changing your shape ruin the outfit?"

"It's made to fit both of my forms, it would normally but both of my forms are so close in size that the uniform doesn't stretch out," I informed.

"That's neat, but why don't you go to school as a changeling?" She asked. I sigh at the question before giving my response.

"Changelings have been hated for awhile and that will never change."

"But don't you need to eat love?"

"My meals are made with love so it satisfies me as well as my parents giving me plenty of it."

"Wow, I didn't think you could receive love from meals."

"It helps because normally I would drain the love from them as they give it," I said. "It prevents me from full out hurting them from taking too much."

"You do really love them," She replied. I finished putting on my outfit for school

"Are you set? I asked.

"Yep, now let's get going," I opened the door and started walking down the stairs. I grabbed my bags and lunch and walked out the door, waving goodbye to my parents. I walked down and turned around.

"Remember to keep my secrets," I said, transforming into my persona.

"Yeah we know," They both said back. I turned around and began walking down the path to school.

The coolness of the dirt road told me that I was near the schoolhouse. Hearing the distance hoofsteps and chatter as we closed it, confirmed it. I stepped up and open the doors, changing from concrete steps to tiles.

"It him," I heard somepony mutter as we walked by in the hall.

"What kind of blackmail did he use?" I heard another whispered.

"I don't know, but I feel bad for her, she is forced to be with him," I was with him by my own standards. He may have some sort of blackmail but that isn't why I'm here, he actually noticed it before anyone else and got my isolated from the group as quickly as possible. As we entered the classroom, the pair of hoofsteps stopped behind me.

"What's wrong?" I asked. I heard light hoofsteps come closer.

"It's a bunch of names, insulting you," Lemon whispered. "But I'm more worried about him." I turned toward the board, I must've made someone mad enough for them to say mean things about me.

"Alright! Whoever wrote this shit stand up," Crisp stated. No one stood up to confess. "Fine, whoever knows about who wrote this, say so now," The room was silent. I felt his anger brewing as no one confessed to the crime.

"I may know who did it," A mare on the other side of the room said. Crisp left, walking towards her.

"Who?"

"The prancing queen, Bright Lazuli," She answered. "She's the only one who hates attention being taken away from her," I must've made a diva angry at me, just for being a new student. I heard Lemon grabbing the eraser, and getting rid of the words. I just walked towards my desk, at the back of the class. They both did the same once they finished doing what they were doing. Crisp sat right next to me, and Lemon surprisingly sat in front of me.

"Looks like you have a guardian," Lemon whispered. "But seeing how he is, this might end badly," The teacher walked in the room as the bell rang,

"Hello class, let's get started by turning to page 4 in our textbooks," Ms. Moonlight said. Books slammed down on the desks as students opened them. I pulled out my book and started turning the pages.

The bell rang, letting us go for lunch. I was pulled up by Crisp and pulled out of the room. I never saw him like this, I think I'm understanding why ponies avoid him. I heard hoofsteps running behind us.

"Wait up!" Lemon shouted behind us. We finally stopped. "What is going on?"

"Going to have a chat with Lazuli," He said.

"What's with the sudden change in heart? She asked.

"I'm not going to let someone talked down to Milky."

"Why are you defending me?" I asked.

"As much as I want to say its a change of heart, its just karma getting back at her," He said, but in a weird tone, something felt off. We were beginning to walk again but were cut off by the very pony he was looking for.

"Sorry new girl, I don't have time for you," She sassed. I'm beginning not to like her very much either.

"I hope you have something to say to her besides that," Crisp replied. I don't really like this, it's getting too serious for me.

"Hey, do I know you from somewhere?" Lazuli asked me, getting closer. I felt like I heard that tone before.

"I don't know, you sound familiar," I answered.

"Little Cornmuffin?" I haven't heard that nickname in awhile, and only a few ponies know about it. "It is you. You bugger," She said, hugging me.

"Wait, Lazzy?" I said. "You've changed soo much."

"Wait a minute!?" Crisp and Lemon said in unison. "You two know each other?"

"We're cousins," I told them.

"But what about the writing on the board?" Lemon asked.

"What writing?"

"Wait you didn't do it?" Crisp questioned Lazuli. "You didn't call her a whore and a slut?"

"What do ponies think of me?" She asked. "I know I'm a bit petty but I'm not a stuck up bitch."

"You really did change Lazuli," I said. "I honestly still don't know if it's for the best or worst yet."

"Oh please, you're friends with Crisp, he's a half decent bodyguard but otherwise, he scares ponies."

"Ha Ha, but who wrote those names on the board then?" He asked the group. I was willing to let it go, but they all seemed pretty determined to catch the culprit.

"Can it wait till tomorrow? I would like to eat something today," I said, slightly annoyed.

"Okay then, I guess we'll continue tomorrow."

"Hey, he seems pretty protective of you still, is there something you're not telling me?" Lemon whispered.

"No, I don't know why he's doing this, it just seems different," I answered. "Let's just eat lunch, I rather not do P.E. on an empty stomach."

I was walking home with Lazzy who decided that she wanted to visit before heading home. It was rare to have some sort of relative in school, especially if you never knew which school they were in. I opened the front door to my home and we walked in, being greeted to a sweet smell.

"Welcome home Milky," Mum greeted. "Who do you have with you this time?"

"It's Lazzy, she came over to say hi," I answered. Mum came out of the kitchen and met us.

"How are you doing Lazuli?" Mum asked her.

"I'm doing well Aunt Cornbread," Lazuli said. "I'm surprised that Milky was in the same school though."

"Why don't you spend the night then. I'm sure my sister would allow it," Mum said.

"Really, that'll be great," Lazuli said with a hint of excitement. "We have so much catching up Milky."

"I know, we have plenty of catching up to do," I said. "When will dinner be done, Mum?"

"Thirty minutes or so, plenty of time for you to spend some time in your room," We walked up the stairs, and went inside my room.

"Good to see that nothing changed," Lazuli said.

"What would change?" I asked sarcastically.

"I thought some sort of decoration would be here, but it's still just plain. By the way, how did you get to hanging out with Crisp?"

"Oh, I really don't know but we just do. It really doesn't seem like it but we kind of just kept getting stuck together yesterday so I guessed we both just accepted it. Lemon was just an add-on after trampling me."

"Why do you seem different when you talk about him?"

"What do you mean? I don't feel different."

"Oh please, I have to listen to your words carefully, half the time you don't even show emotion."

"I guess I don't do that very often now do I?" I lied down on my bed, looking up at the ceiling. "He stood up for me, and he tried hiding it as something else."

"Really? You two seem like you would hit it off," Lazuli said.

"Hit it off?" I asked.

"Start dating Milky, are you really this deprived of simple slang?" I haven't thought about us dating at all, but thinking about it... it brings butterflies in my stomach. "You're blushing."

"I am not!" I said, hiding my face. "I never thought about dating somepony, more or less him."

"Please, you have some sort of crush on him, just slightly."

"But I don't really feel it, I just feel embarrassed with thinking about dating him."

"How about Lemon then?"

"But I'm not into mares."

"How about Chill?"

"No, not really."

"But you only embarrassed when its Crisp." I do, it really is that way.

"Would it work? I mean I don't think he would date me."

"He would, I would just wait a while before asking him out though." I feel a bit different inside now, and it's new. Changelings normally don't have affections towards someone else, but they can. I sighed before heading down for dinner, being more confused than ever now.