Acceptance

        Jeter expected to receive a hoof to the eye and he heard it coming, but when nothing happened he strained his holy ears to listen and heard angry grunts coming from Golden Nugget.

"Let go of me!" Golden barcked.

"So you can continue to hurt sompony who's different then you?" Came a new voice that belonged to a filly Jeter never heard before. "Not a chance."

"Stay out of this Depth!" Golden barcked.

"Are you going to leave him alone?" She asked. Jeter heard Golden start to protest, the only sound that came from his mouth was the sound of grunting in pain. "Are you cousin, or do I need to tell aunt Rush you've been a bully again?"

"Okay, okay!" Jeter heaved a sigh. Not only was he being helped by a filly, this filly 'Depth' was related to Golden. It was bad enough that somepony came to help him, but to have somepony who was his arch enemy's cousin? That was only worse. The sound of angry stomping hooves stormed away then Jeter felt a gentle hoof on his shoulder wich he brushed off and started walking away.

"Hey!" Came the filly's voice. "Is that how you thank somepony for helping you out of a jam?"

"I didn't need your help." Jeter huffed as he continued walking away.

"Excuse me, but my cousin was just about to eat you alive." She said as she trotted next to him.

"It wouldn't be the first time." Jeter countered as he continued down the familiar path from school.

"And you just let him walk over you like that?" She asked. "Can you not see how stupid that is?" Jeter stopped short and looked at her general direction. There was silence for a minute before he heard her gasp. "I am so sorry." She breathed.

"Oh drop the act!" He barcked. "Just do what everypony else does or go away!" Jeter started to ressume his walk home until he felt her hoof on his shoulder again and threw his head back with a sigh. "Get on with it already."

"Do you always act like this to somepony who's trying to be nice to you?"

"Have you not seen what I am?!" He barcked.

"I see a young colt who needs friends." She replied.

"Then maby you're blind too!" He barcked. There was silence for a minute.

"You're in worse shape then I thought." She said calmly. Jeter jus humphed and stomped away. "Youre going to be... 'hearing' a lot more from me pal."

"Don't hold your breath!" Jeter barcked and continued on the rout he memorised so many times.

Depth watched him storm off with admiration and let out a sigh. This changeling must have been pushed away all his life and is so hurt by it, he doesn't trust anypony to make friends. When he was out of sight she turned and trotted off for her home with a bounce in her step.

"Hey Tinge." Came a voice to her left. She rold her eyes to the heavens as she let out a heavy sigh. "Not this dork again." She thought to herself. She stopped and looked over to find a blue earth pony with deep blue main, tail and red eyes. He trotted up to her and raised his forelegs up to hug her, but she stopped with a hoof to his chest and an annoyed glare.

"Give it up dork." She commanded. "There's no way I will be your special somepony. Find somepony else."

"How can I find somepony more pretty then you?" He asked. "A black mare with rainbow main and tail, strong and independent and..."

"Give it a rest Blue." She interrupted. For as long as she knew Blue Belle he had been staring hearts at her. Kinda like that purple drake stared at the fashionista in the boutique, and she was getting annoyed with it.

"Why?" He asked. "You're so beautiful, all the colts are lining up to make you their special somepony. Why don't you want any of them?"

"Because you, like every other colt that comes my way justs wants to be my special somepony because I'm pretty." She answered metter of factly.

"And, what's wrong with that?" He asked. She let her hoof down when she knew he gave up trying to hug her and began to walk off. He started to follow after her before she glared daggers at him.

"Don't follow me Blue. We're done."

"C'mon Tinge." Blue whined. She trotted off, leaving him alone on the street of the small town. She smirked, knowing full well that he was pouting over his defeat right now, wich she was quite proud of.

The rest of her trott home was spent thinking about that blind changeling and felt sorry for him. He was filled with so much anger and no trust because he must have been picked on so much, especially by her cousin, Golden Nugget. She came up to a fenced, two story house that looked like it belonged to a wealthy family. The garden was well kept in the front yard, the hedges neetly trimmed and the walk way from the fence gate to the front door was gravel.

She let out a sigh as she walked through the gate. She knew she wouldn't hear the end of it with her aunt and cousin about the changeling. She walked down the path into the front door and smiled when she saw a cream colored mare with grey stylised mane and tale standing next to a blue colt with well kept deep blue mane and tale both staring at her.

"Yep. here we go." She thought to herself.