I sat there in silence, the only sound was the sniffles of the woman beside me who claimed to be my mother. Wisp laid on my lap as she looked at me with one of her eyes. My gaze switched from Wisp to Celestia and back again, my mind thinking that this must be some sort of cruel joke… it has to be right? My mom can't really be her… can it?

I stood up shakingly onto my feet, disregarding the fiery feline that sat on my lap before walking a few feet away towards the railing, seeing the entirety of Canterlot from where I stood now. I kept shaking my head before finally speaking.

“This… This has to be some sort of joke.” I said just above a whisper, gritting my teeth and gripping the railing. Anger was the dominant emotion at the moment and I wish it wasn't.

“I will tell you that it's not.” Wisp said as she hopped onto the railing. Even with such a small surface she was sitting on it perfectly. “And do calm down, you don't want to burn something down.”

“Don't even tell me to calm down.” I said, repressing the anger as best I could but my hands showed differently. While still gripping the marble and gold railing, my hand began to glow a bright orange that began to heat up the marble surface. “Throughout all my life I had to learn how to fend for myself… alone and afraid on the streets.” I said before taking deep breaths.

“I know, I've seen it happen.” Wisp informed me. “And so does she, though it brings great sadness to her.” I looked down at my hand, the once glowing hand of mine stopped gripping the railing.

“I always thought my parents hated me… I mean why else would they leave me at an orphanage.” I said sadly, finally tears began to well up in my eyes and blurring my vision. I wiped the tears away as best I could. “So she really is my mother?” I asked Wisp, wanting to be one hundred percent sure.

“Yes, she's her… the both of you have a tendency to burn stuff down when upset.” Wisp said with a chuckle. I stared at Wisp before looking back at Celestia. She looked like her heart had just been ripped out, a complete reflection of the proud Princess. I looked back down at the city below, simply letting a sigh now that I managed to cool off before doing something I would regret though judging by the suit, I'm already starting to regret. The ends of my sleeves were burnt, which meant an expensive repair. I shook my head but kept a mental note of it for later before facing the royal celestial before walking back up to the bench and sitting down beside her. I didn't know what to say, many questions ran through my mind but I didn't want to make things worse by asking any of them.

“I… I never wanted to give you up…” She said softly, bringing my attention back to her. “Every day I worried about you… I'm…” Tears started to well up in her eyes as she talked. I placed my hand atop hers, surprising her when I did.

“I'm not entirely sure how to properly react to this, a part of me want to be angry and burn something but…” I said, trying to figure out how to say the next bit without screwing up. “The other part of me wants to say… I forgive you.”

The two of us sat there in silence for a few moments before Celestia pulled me into a hug. I felt her shake as she hugged me, repeating ‘I'm sorry’ over and over. At first I was stunned when she did this, having not expected the sudden hug but slowly I returned it with tears of my own. It felt like the hug lasted for hours, she even managed to calm herself a little to stop shaking. Wisp walked up to the two of us and sat just in front of us, swaying her tail from side to side. Soon the two of us parted, tear streaks ran down her face as she smiled at me.

“I'll make it up to you… I promise.” She said to me.

“You don't… you don't have to do anything… just knowing is enough.” I said her with a tearful smile. It was an odd feeling really, finding out that my mom is actually the solar celestial is actually pretty overwhelming. The only reason I hadn't gone into shock was the fact that I would have an eye on Ange if I lost consciousness. “But… what now?” I asked her. She looked at me with a curious gaze before I said. “I mean, what are we going to do? If I'm your son doesn't that make me royalty or something.” I said, a frown forming at the idea of me being some form of noble.

“Well… we could go back to the Gala and bring the news about you…” She hummed a bit before adding. “Or go to this donut shop nearby that's open twenty four hours.” I blinked at her, did she… suggest that we ditch the gala and get donuts?

“But… what about the Gala?” I asked her, unsure of why she would ditch her own event. She shrugged at this.

“It kinda lost its luster a few weeks back since all I do is stand around and greet nobles… I'm very patient but even I start to get bored.” She chuckled a little before adding. “Besides, I think finding my son is a bit more important than nobles.” I glanced back at Ange, still seeing her sleeping at the bench. “Should we wake her? I don't think leaving her here would be wise.” Celestia commented about the sleeping Skyborn. Upon hearing this, I stood up and walked up to the sleeping Ange and gently shook her.

“Hey... Ange.” I whispered to her, not wanting to surprise her. I shook her again after the first attempt being a failure. “Ange.” I said again. She muttered something before opening her eyes.

“Yes…” She asked, still sleepy as she pushed herself up and yawned.

“Hey sleeping beauty, had a nice nap?” I asked her jokingly with a chuckle. I helped her sit up as she was still a little groggy. It took a bit to get her fully awake but by the time she did, Celes- I mean mom I mean fuck it! I'll figure it out later. Celestia came by, surprising Ange with her sudden appearance.

“O-oh… um… Isaac is there a reason Princess Celestia is here?... Did something happen?” She asked me. I quickly shook my head at this before speaking.

“No no, nothing happened.” I said to her, calming her nervousness a little when I did. I held her hand as I helped her up to her feet.

“I'm just here to… talk to Isaac about something.” The royal Celestial explained. “We're now going to a place to eat, if you want you can come with.” Ange blinked at this before looking at me.

“Do you mind?” She asked me.

“I don't mind.” I said to her, holding her hand with a smile. Though still a little groggy, she smiled at me. The two of us looked at the Princess as there was a slight glow. I then realise that we were some other place. We stood in front of a place called ‘Donut Joe's’. “Magic… real life cheats.” I said under my breath. We entered the donut shop and saw that it was nearly empty save for two customers. I held back a laugh when I saw that it was Blake and that Camilla woman. As we got closer we heard them talking to each other.

“Normally I don't have time to get anything sweet.” Camilla explained, making Blake frown.

“That's weird.” Blake said to the fire Magi.

“How is it weird?” The Magi asked.

“Because everyone has to have a donut before!” Blake pointed out. Ange and I sat nearby Blake and Camilla. Celestia sat beside me, a smile on her face as she looked at me. It was then the two notice us.

“Princess!” Camilla said in shock which turned to confusion. “Why… are you here?” This earned a chuckle from the Royal Celestial.

“Oh I just heard the donuts here are really good.” She said with a smile.

“Hey Blake.” I greeted Blake with a smile.

“Hey Isaac, guess what, Camilla here hasn't had a donut before!” Blake said as if it was the most shocking thing ever. Camilla simply gave Blake a off look.

“Why do you say that? Also why am I here?” The fire Magi asked.

“Because I asked you since your guard ditched you.” Blake answered.

“Right…” Camilla said, a little confused at all this. Blake smiled a little. It was a little bit later and each of us got some donuts from the owner, Joe the fifth. As it seems there were four other Joe's in his family. Camilla looked at hers, a little confused on it before taking a bite out of it. “Ohhh… I now get why people like this.”

“See!” Blake said with a laugh. After this we ate donuts and happily conversed with one another, Camilla having most interesting things to say out of all of us though it's safe to say that no one was paying attention more than Blake. Before long Blake looked at me and stared. “Hey… you seem different.” She said to me to which everyone looked over at me. “Something happened?”

Before I could say something Celestia let out a little laugh. “Oh don't mind me, just learned something funny.” I didn't know what she meant so I shook my head and looked back at Blake.

“It's kinda hard to explain to really…” I said, finding it a little difficult to tell them.

“Really? How is it hard?” Blake asked me. I looked down at my burnt sleeve and letting out a sigh.

“I uhh… I found out who my mother is.” I said, covering the sleeve from the eyes of the others before they could notice it. Ange’s and Blake's eyes widen at this.

“No shit! Really?!” Blake said happily.

“Yeah.” I said in confirmation, a little smile forming. I took a bite out of my donut before seeing that everyone was still staring at me.

“Well… who is she?” Blake asked me, both her and Ange were interested in who she was.

“Well just… just look to my left.” Was all I said to them, a little excited to see their reactions once they find out. Everyone stared at me then looked to Celestia. Both Blake and Ange’s jaws dropped at this as the Fire Magi looked surprised.

“You're… kidding?” Blake asked me, not believing it to be true. I shook my head at this before quickly saying.

“Blake you of all people should know that I'd never kid about this sort of thing.” I said to Blake in a tone that showed them how serious I was at the moment. Blake stared at me for a bit before looking at Celestia.

“Okay then… my mind is blown.” Blake said before returning to her half eaten donut. I chuckled as I turned to Ange, who was simply staring at me with a blush on her face.

“Are you okay, Ange?” I asked her, a little worried that I might've freaked her out somehow. Honestly, that's the last thing I ever want to do to her, especially with the happiness she gave me throughout the past few months we've been dating.

“Ummm uh, yes… I'm fine… just surprised.” Ange answered before taking a drink of some water, still blushing. I smiled a little, placing my hand over hers to gently caress it. She saw this and smiled at me before leaning onto me, resting her head on my shoulder once again. Celestia watched this, smiling at the two of us but I could see a hint of sadness in her eyes.

“I can kinda see it.” Camilla said, earning everyone's attention. “From what I hear the both of them tend to burn something down when angry and/or upset.” Upon hearing this, both me and Celestia frowned a little at this, internally denying that we do such a thing. Blake saw me doing this and laughed, no doubt remembering the time the fire department had to put out my garage.

“I don't know what you're talking about.” Celestia said as she took a drink of water.

“You sure? What about that hardware store last month?” Camilla asked, making Celestia spit out her water.

“T-That wasn't me!!” She yelled.

“Okay… now I can see it.” Ange whispered to me. I groaned a little, earning a giggle from Ange before she quickly cheered me up by planting a kiss on my cheek. I chuckled a little after she did this. We ate a little more after that before Blake spoke up.

“So… does this make you royalty now since your mom is a Princess?” Blake asked me out of the blue, surprising me and Celestia.

“Also are you a Celestial?” Camilla asked me as well. I blinked at these questions, not knowing the answers myself. Ange looked up at me, waiting for an answer as well.

“I don't… I mean… I don't know.” I said after a minute of rambling thoughts. Everyone stared at me before shifting there gaze to my mother.

“Well, when it comes to if Isaac is royalty then, in a sense, he is that of royal blood.” She frowned a little before adding. “To if he's a Celestial… I have no idea.” I groaned a little after hearing that I was technically royalty. Blake snorted as well, knowing why I had groaned but Celestia, Ange and Camilla were confused about this. They no doubt thought I would've been ecstatic to hear that I was royalty but in reality, the idea of it makes my stomach turn. “In any case if Isaac wants to live life as a noble-"

“I doubt it.” Blake cut in before Celestia continued with a slight frown.

“That's up to him, I dare not force him to do something he doesn't want.” She finished her explanation. I shook my head and said.

“Not really interested in moving, I've got my own place back at Everfree and… not to mention my housemate and young ward.” I said, adding the last bit in a little bit of a whisper that gained Celestia’s curiosity. Camilla was no different as well, interested in what I had whispered. I let out a nervous chuckle. “What?” I asked them both.

“What did you whisper?” Camilla asked. I sighed a little at this before finally saying.

“Well, there's this kid I've been taking care of for the past few years, I found her trying to pick my wallet out but I caught her before she could.” I said to them before taking a deep breath and adding. “I'm her legal guardian, so like I'm somewhat her adoptive father or brother or whatever.” I said, not really caring much on what I would be technically called by others. “She's my housemate and good friend.” I finally finished. Camilla nodded at this before going back to her conversation with Blake as I looked at Celestia who was smiling at me. “So what's going to happen when word of this gets out?” I asked her. She hummed at this, her smile turned to a frown.

“If word goes out… there'll be an uproar with the nobles…” She started to say. “This plus the tension with my sister looking for a suiter… and failing, this would just make the nobles snap.” Celestia explained with a frown

“That's… tempting. Pissing off nobles is like my favorite thing to do.” I said, holding back a chuckle as I spoke. I noticed something on the corner of my eyes and I looked over to see what it was. “And uhh… don't look now but I'm pretty sure it's going to he hard to keep this under wraps.” I said to her, seeing the many flashes of cameras going off outside of the shop.

“Makes sense after the chaos from the Gala…” Celestia chuckled a bit before standing up. She looked over at me. “You want to let everyone know? “ she asked me. As I thought about it Ange shrank a bit, a little freaked out at the cameras.

“Better now than later, if you ask me.” I said before wrapping an arm around Ange, comforting her when I did. She was never one to be the center of attention, it made her incredibly nervous and shy. The least I could do right now is comfort her. Celestia smiled at me as she went outside to all the reporters. It was a few moments before there was a loud gasp from outside. Joe came out see what's going on.

“My dad did say this place would see surprises…” He muttered to himself. He looked over at me. “Uhh, want another round your highness?” I groaned at this.

“Don't call me that unless you want this place burnt down.” I said through gritted teeth. Ange let out a quiet cough, signifying me to behave before I took a deep breath and said. “And sure.” I said.

“Uhh, alright.” Joe said before going to get more donuts. I felt Ange shift and move before I could ask what she was doing, she was already sitting on my lap before another wave of flashes came. I chuckled before wrapping my arms around her.

“You don't need to be scared.” I whispered to her, giving her a soft kiss on the cheek as she let out an ‘eep' at the flashes of cameras. She shook for a bit before finally calming herself, it also helped that I was gently brushing her hair with my fingers. “You know, I never really told you how beautiful you look.” I said to her. She blushed at this with a smile on her face.

“Get a room you two.” Blake said with a chuckle. I rolled my eyes at her but I did notice that, even though she had just said this, she was blushing as well. When I saw the cause of said blush, I only chuckled. A big red blush on Blake all because Camilla was holding her hand. Joe soon came back with more donuts and Celestia came back in, shutting the door behind and shadowing the glass windows.

“So I'm guessing I'm going to be in the news for a bit, eh?” I asked my mother… that sounded weird and all I did was think of the word. Anyway, she sat back down beside and let out a breath of relief. “Don't like the paparazzi that much, I'm guessing.” I said jokingly.

“No not really, they're a bit of a headache.” She answered as she grabbed a donut. “Even with how I try to downplay it… well its it's going to be big.” I chuckled a little at this while Ange took a bite out of the donut I had in my hand.

“Hey!” I said in surprise as she chewed. She swallowed and stuck her tongue out at me. I started at her for a moment before letting out a little laugh.

The Next Day

After last night's events, with the Gala and the group get together at a donut shop, everyone headed home with the knowledge that they'll remember the night for a long time, especially Blake. After having spent her night with Camilla, the latter awarded Blake a simply kiss on the cheek for having actually hung out with her.

Once morning came around, I struggled to get up with no idea why. After much debate with myself, I opened my eyes to see what was preventing me from getting up and immediately seeing the sleeping form of Ange. Even with how groggy I was I questioned if this was a result of something happening last night, having no recollection of what happened after we stopped by Blake's shop for a few… drinks… oh… oh boy.

Ange snuggled up to me with a smile on her face as she slept. Sure it was nice and would've put a smile on my face but there was the issue of her clothes… or the lack thereof. Speaking of which, I lacked the clothes as well, spotting them just beside the bed in a heap. I smacked myself on my forehead, cursing the stupid drinks we had last night. I could only sigh for now, an arm draping over Ange as she hummed happily with a look of pure bliss. Seeing her like this, her blissful expression was something I could only dream of ever seeing with my own eyes.

But sadly it had to end when Ange woke up. She opened her eyes and blinked a few times she looked up at me groggily and smiled.

“Hey…” She greeted sleepily as her eyes closed. I mentally counted down from five before her eyes snapped open, look back up to me, then down my body, then herself, and turned beat red.

“Yeah… I don't think it was a dream what happened last night, though it's a little fuzzy.” I said to her, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes as I spook. “So uhh… What now?” I asked her with a shrug. Ange was still as red as a tomato but she didn't move away or attempted to cover herself up, at least not yet I mean.

“I… I don't know…” She answered, moving the blanket so it covered up to her shoulders. She looked up at me still red. “I’m… sorry.”

“What are you apologizing for?” I asked, sitting up a little. The blanket fell from my chest, luckily still covering my waist and below. Ange blushed even more when this happened.

“I… don't know… just needed to say it…” She was silent for a few moments before adding. “Did we… you know… do it last night?” As she finished her face went a little more red.

“Well we're both in bed with not a single shred of clothing and with said clothing being on a heap over there… I can only assume we did.” I said to her after gesturing towards her discarded dress and undergarments. This made Ange shrink a bit, pulling the blanket over her head a bit, luckily didn't show anything.

“Come on… don't just hide under the blanket.” I said with a little chuckle. It took a bit but soon I got Ange out from hiding and pulled her a hug. She looked up at me and smiled a little before giving me a passionate kiss. She gave them to me before but this one… I don't know there was something different about it… something magical. The kiss lasted for a long while and what a while it was, I honest wished it would never end. I was soon surprised when Ange straddled me, pushing back down onto my pillow. She pulled back away from me and looked at me.

“Do you… want to go again?... this time… not drunk?” she asked me. I blinked at this before my brain finally made its decision.

“I'm up for it if you are.” I finally said and my answer was given to me in the form fiery kiss that while passionate, quickly changed into a makeout. It's safe to say that today is going to be an amazing birthday.

End of XIV

Author's Note

Two chapters in one day? It's almost as if I have several to post and haven't done due to me being lazy... Or something.