Acceptance

        Jeter followed the path he always did to and from school. The only difference was that he was mad, more so the normal. He raised his hoof up t feel for the fence ment to keep the younger foals from running off when Damosel was preoccupied with other things. He heard the sound of foals running and playing on the other side of the fence as he got closer. When he entered the yard the sound of the foals playing drifted away from the path way between the fence and the house. Even the foals scurried away from the harmless blind changeling when he was around. Jeter walked down the path to the house pretending not to notice the sound of his mothers hooves behind him until they got close enough for her to snatch him up. He didn't need to feel the powerful love for him radiating from her.

"You stomp very loudly, you know that mom?" He said, earning a defeated moan mixed with joyful laughter as his mother, Damosel, pulled him into a hug. "Mom, I'm not in the mood right now." She loosened her grip on him and held him at legs length.

"Did you get in another fight baby?" She asked, her voice was filled with concern.

"It's nothing mom." He replied.

"Did Golden Nugget hurt you again?" She persisted, the voice of a protective mother replacing her usual sweet tone.

"He never got the chance mom," he replied, "his cousin, Depth, stopped him."

"Depth?" Damosel asked. "You mean Tinge Depth?" Jeter narrowed his eyes and glared in her general direction.

"You know her?" He asked accusingly.

"I watched over her a few times when her parents were out." She replied. Jeter couldn't help but feel anger towards the fact his mother watched over the cousin of his enemy. Knowing this much raised only one question in his head.

"Did you watch over Nugget too?" There was a moment of silence before he heard a 'mhmm' from his mothers sealed lips. His anger was soon replaced with the enormous amount of energy flowing from his mother as he felt her gentle hoof on his shoulder.

"Will you help me with the foals for the rest of the day baby?" She asked. He strained his ears to listen to the ponies around them. The number of hooves and laughter was smaller then usual, wich ment some foals had returned home with their parents. He took in a deep breath to calm himself down even more then looked up to his mother with a smile.

"Okay mom." He said. She pulled him into a hug, wich he returned with a hum. He heard a few of the foals let out 'aww's while others went 'eww'. The two pulled away laughing at their charges reactions to their family bond that was as real as though he was her son by birth.

The two worked together in almost perfect unison as they took care of the foals. Even though Jeter was blind, he knew his home and the sound of the diferent foals enough to give off the illusion he realy could see. Some time after they started working Jeter could sense another pony on the fence line. He knew who it was even though he only met her once over an hour ago.

Some of the foals realy liked Jeter and wanted him to transform into other ponies or creatures, but he couldn't because he had no clue as to how or what anything looked like. The more older foals, still younger then him, kept their distance unless absolutely needed because of what their parents told them and what ponies knew about his kind.

The day went by quickly and one by one the foals went home with their parents until Jeter was left alone with his mother, who started cooking dinner for them.

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"Like I said," Tinge said to her aunt, "Golden was about to punch that blind colt, so I stopped him and when he persisted I told him I would tell if he did." Silver Rush stared at her niece, tapping a hoof as though waiting for her to finish what wasn't being said. "I swear that's the truth aunt Rush."

"And, do you know what that thing is?" Siver asked bluntly.

"Oh, wait, I thought we were talking about that colt who needs a friend. What were you talking about?" Tinge returned without regret or hesitation, wich earned a sharp glare from the cream colored mare.

"Excuse me young filly?!" She barcked.

"Ooh, you're gunna get it now Depth." Golden stated happily. Silver shot him a glare in response and he ducked away in fear.

"Don't thing you're off the hook young colt," she stated, "you're still in trouble for fighting in school." She barcked before turning back to face Tinge.

"Yes, I know what he is." Tinge stated with a role of her eyes. "I also know he needs a friend because somepony," she shoots a glare at her cousin, "is teasing and finding him all the time when he has no friends at all."

"Do you truly realize what that... that thing is?" Silver asked.

"That 'thing', as you call him, is somepony in need of a friend." Tinge returned.

*Tinge Depth," Silvered started, "I forbid you from having any forther contact with that monster."

"Who's the bigger monster?!" Tinge shouted earning a cringe of fear from Golden and a shocked glare from Silver, "the one born a monster or the pony who acts like a monster?"

"Another word from you young filky and you are grounded!" Silver stated firmly. With that, the young black and rainbow mare took off in the ither direction and slammed the door closed behind her. By the time Silver got outside to stop her niece Tinge was already out of sight. That filly was faster then a runner of the leaves champion.

Tinge ran as fast as she could to get away from her aunt. She knew she would be punished later, but she didn't care. Nothing was going to stop her from helping that changeling earn a friend.

She ran over to the daycare center and hopped onto the fence line and took in deep breaths. She looked inside the fence and saw that changeling colt working with a yellow mare with white mane and tale. The older mare she knew was the caretaker of the center, she had to come here a few times before when her parents were out on holiday or dates when she was younger.

She watched the changeling work as though he realy could see. He knew all the foals, where everything and everypony was, and he never missed a beat. Is he realy blind? She asked herself.

Soon enough, every foal was gone and mare and changeling were inside the house. Tinge needed to go now. She couldn't hang out here forever and she had to face her aunt sooner or later.