Rarity looked on at the colt now without his closes on, other then being a strong and lean pony. He had several scars over his body. Rarity now understood why he was wearing the things he did, she felt bad for what ever happen to make those horrid scars. The only place she seen without a scar near it was his cutie-mark. The mark itself was a black sword with a shadow following it as if it was being swang. The scars seemed also to be more to the front of his body with a few on his back legs.
"I-I...h-how....." Rarity tried to was trying to find the right words to ask about all the scars and how to ask how he got them.
"I know... A little hard to see, right." Shadow never look at the dressmaker just to the murres around him. "These are all the friends and family I lost. Everypony that saved me, and they did it with the ultimate price. These are to remind me of how many lives have been last because of me and for who I am. I'm the Leader of the Shadow Clan. None of them shouldn't be forgotten. When ever I need to get this point across to ponies I show them this but I don't like little fillies to see me like this. Lady Rarity I'm sorry for how this looks and sounds. Please don't let anypony know about this."
Rarity try to fight back tears. She shook her head to compose herself then coaft."Sir Shadow, what was said here will not leave this room. Now lets get to work making you a new suit."
Rarity took his measurements and started her work. Shadow sat down with his long shirt thrown over himself so if Rarity need to check something he would be right there and if Sweetie came in. Rarity had a design made-out but for some reason it had something missing. She looked over him and seen that the color she was going to use wasn't clicking. His light gray coat with his crimsion eyes clased alfallly. All of a sudden came to her when Shadow moved over to the window. He had passed by rolls of fabric and it was the crimson roll that just popped when he stopped and looked over at her.
"What? Did I do something wrong?" Shadow said as he seen her look studying him.
"That's it!" She said jumping up and grabbing the roll with her magic. She floated it to her work area. "This is what we need to make it you darling."
Shadow smiled and then sat down looking out the window. "I trust you Lady Rarity. You have my full trust in this mater."
"Sir Shadow, This is going to make you look like a new pony. Ooo- I can even put your cutie mark on the coaler. This will be a masterpiece, if I do say so myself."
Rarity worked on the suit changing only one thing about a quarter of the way done. Shadow asked if she could let it have free rang for him to move freely in it. She had keep this in mind as she put the last stitch in. The last touch was the cutie mark, it had taken Rarity about six hours to finish the suite and it was now dark out. Shadow had left some time ago (fully dressed) to let her work. Rarity had just put the suite on one of the standing form to stand back and take it all in. The door open as Shadow with a plate of tea and a few rice ball walked in with Sweetie Bell.
"Wow sis. That looks really great."
"Thank you Sweetie, I still need Shadow to try it on and look it over one last time and its fully done. I do hope it has the free movement you want."
Shadow sat the plate down on the table. He then looked over at the suit. The suit had a crimson jacket with a light blue shirt under it. The paints where black and a little baggy, but it was the jacket that pulled your eye to focus on it. It had his cutie mark on the collar just as Rarity said but it was in the same color as his real one had and then on the back had it again with red stitching darker then the jacket it's self. As Shadow walked around it he had to admit she was good. It wasn't what I like to ware but he did want to fit in without showing his scars to everypony.
"I think we can wait to see what it needs later, for now how about some some tea and a bite to eat Lady Rarity." Shadow said walking over to the two sisters.
"I do feel a bit peckish. What kind of tea is it and did you make it Sweetie?" Rarity remember the last time her sister made her tea. The tea was just ash because Sweetie didn't put water in it first.
"No, but I did help with the rice balls. Shadow showed me how to make them. I didn't think you would mind it if he used the stove to help me make you something nice." Sweetie was smiling as she waved her sister to the plate.
Some of the rice balls where small and look like they would fall apart a just a touch and the rest where a nice size and nicely marked. Rarity picked on of the smaller ones, they looked like Sweetie made them and with her looking at her. Lets say she wanted to be a good sister and try her's first. Rarity's eye shoot open as she ate the lovely tasting treat. It didn't look as good as it tasted but she was happily surprised it was.
"Did you make this your self Sweetie? These are really good."
"I just followed what Shadow told me to do. They didn't come out like his though." She was happy but a little down because she wanted them to look like Shadow's.
"Now, now. What did I tell you." Shadow bumped her hoof with his.
"It doesn't matter what they look like but what they taste like and if it comes from ones heart it will always be the tastiest of all." Sweetie said as she put on a brave face.
"Well I can tell you this Sweetie." Rarity pulled her little sister to her in a big hug. "These are the tastiest because you made them and you did it for me. Thank you both for this."
"Is Camomile tea ok? I kinda helped myself in making some." Shadow picked up one of the cups with his magic and moved it over to Rarity. "Sweetie said you like this after you got done with you work. Its still a bit warm."
"With you two around I think the world of fashion is in trouble now." Rarity said jokingly. "Thank you Shadow and you too Sweetie, this was very nice. How about we go and get something more then these to eat... I kinda want to save these for tomorrow when I have everypony over to see Shadow." Rarity kinda wanted to eat all the rice balls right then and their. But she know that if she did she would be in trouble tomorrow or so she thought anyways. "Would going out to eat be okay with you two?"
Shadow smiled and looked over at Sweetie. "Its up to you Lady Sweetie Bell."
Sweetie put a hoof to her chin. "Can we go to the new restaurant in town? I heard that it was really good."
"Do you mean the Piazza Paladin?" Rarity asked.
"That's it. Can we go pleeease?" Sweetie looked at Rarity with her cutest face she could make.
Rarity smiled and nodded. "Okay we can go. Shadow you know the deal no sword if we are going out to eat."
Shadow rolled his eyes but he did say he would if they did go out to eat he would leave his sword at the house. He put his sword down next to the suit. After Rarity was happy to see the sword was going to stay there, they all leaved to go eat.
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Twilight was going throw her books that had been out and about that day. She was trying to find the book that she heard Shadow Blade's name before. She had just finished the last book that was on the floor. "Spike, can you get me the manifest of book that are checked out to other ponies please?"
The little dragon walked over to Twilight. "I could but, There was only two books today that was checked out. One was to Rainbow Dash and you know which book she got. The other was to that teacher. You don't think that's the book Shadow came from do you?"
Twilight was a bit scared to think he was for the fact was most of the ponies from that book would kill anypony that they thought would do them harm and not think twice about it. 'But then why was Shadow Blade so calm? Why did he save Sweetie then? What was his gola? Has he been planning something?' Twilight thought to herself. "I don't know yet Spike. But Let's keep this to ourselves for now. Until we know more about him, I don't want anypony to know but us got it."
"Okay but Twi, his staying with Rarity and Sweetie don't we have to tell them at least?" Spike felt unsure of what was going on but he know he didn't want to have Rarity in danger for something he could stop, but he didn't want Twilight doing this alone ether.
"Spike you worry to much you know that." Twilight wrapped a foreleg around the little dragon. "I just want to get the facts first. I fell like we can trust him but, If he is from that book..." Twilight stopped their and thought to herself ' We might have a bigger problem on our hooves. Lets hope if that what I'm thinking he is, he is and not the darkness he might be...' "It will be ok as long as we keep our cool ok, Spike." Twilight tried not to let her true feelings on the matter show. It was a grim way of thinking but she had to know who Shadow was and is.
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"Lady Sweetie Bell it's time to get up mistress."
Sweetie rolled over to see how was calling her. She rubbed her eyes as the room came in to focus. She saw that Shadow was there wearing his new suit and was holding something in his magic. "Good morning Shadow. \ Yany / What do you have there?"
"A little bit to eat Mem Lady. I thought you would like it before you had to go to school today." Shadow move the little tray of food to her.
"Thank you Shadow." She was a bit out of it just waking up and all but when she seen what he had brought her to eat she about jumped out of bed. It was pancakes with blueberries, a small bowl of fruit, and a glass of apple juice. "Is this really for me?"
"Yes, Mem Lady. A good day starts with a good breakfast." Shadow then left the room to wake Rarity. Although last night's food fight had lifted him on thin ice and he know it.
'Knock Knock Knock' "Lady Rarity? Are you up Lady Rarity?" Shadow called for behind the door. He waited for a minant but no answer. "Please excuse me Lady Rarity but I'm coming in." Shadow slowly open the door to enter. Once he was in he trotted up to Rarity's bed. "Lady Rarity its time to get up now." He said as he gently shook her.
Rarity was still fast asleep. Shadow then stomped the floor and yelled "Wake up Mem Lady!" On hearing this she jump up out of the bed only to fall on the floor. Rarity picked herself up and pulled off her sleeping mask.
"I don't remember asking for a wake up call Sir Shadow..." She was still mad at him for throwing a pizza at her after he was hit with ice-cream. The only good part was that it wasn't hot out of the oven, but the grease did stain her dress.
"I'm sorry again Mem Lady, but I do believe you have guests coming this morning to see their dresses, I'm I right." He had looked over her day book and seen what she had to do for the day and planned on helping her waill Sweetie was at school. "And Lady Rarity, your dress has been cleaned for you its on your dresser here. I shall take my leave now." He then trotted out the door and shut it behind him.
Rarity went to the window and pulled the curtains open. 'It is a nice day and all, and did he say he cleaned my dress?' She turned to the dresser where she seen her dress laying on top. She took it in her magic and moved it to see where the stain was to see it gone. He had taken the stain out for her.'He did do a good job I'll give him that, but the next time this happens I might not be so forgiving. Maybe.'
Shadow and Sweetie trotted to Sweetie's school so that Rarity could have some time to tidy up a little. As the two saw the school and Sweetie's friends they heard someone talking to Scootaloo and Apple Bloom.
"Well if it isn't the Blank Crusaders. I see you don't have your cutie makes yet." Said a little filly with a silver tiara as her cutie make. She was with another filly with a spoon as her's.
"Well at lest we don't have rocks for brains." Scootaloo snapped back at her.
"What's going on with that Mem Lady? Would you like me to step in and help?" Shadow asked. "I wouldn't hurt them, if that is what you would like that is."
"No no no you can't do that you might go to jail. Just stay here until I call you over ok."
"Yes, Mem Lady."
Sweetie trotted over to her friends as Dimin harassed them more because they was all there now. As the mean filly keep throwing everything she had at Sweetie, Sweetie didn't move or back down form her. "Are you done now Dim? I don't care what you have to say to me, if you want to keep this up you can take to Sir Shadow until your blue as the sky."
"Sir Shadow do you mean your shadow. hahah That's funny why would I....." Dimin was cut off by a colt that came from nowhere and was there behind Sweetie Bell.
"Mem Lady you called?"
"Yes, Sir Shadow this is Dimin Tiara. She is the one filly that gives us three a hard time at school or out of school for not having a cutie mark."
"She is is she. What would you like me to do Lady Sweetie? Just name it and I'll do what you will of me."
His crimson eye burned like wild fire scaring the little thing. Dimin could see this was nopony to mess with and know she had to run now but couldn't.
"No Shadow you can't hurt her. Even though she is mean and all. I don't think anypony wants to see your bad side." Sweetie give a sly look to Dimin that said 'I do want him to do it and make it hurt too.' "Dimin this is the last you will get away with calling us names. Sir Shadow will be close enough to hear my call if I need him at all times, also he is really go with a knife." With that the four of them trotted to the school leaving Dimin with her mouth open and a fear she did thing at somepony could feel.
Twilight was with Miss Cheerly talking as the group came up to the school. "Good morning girls." They both said.
The girls said their greats and when off in to the school. Shadow was about to start back to see if Rarity need any help when he was stopped by Twilight.
"Shadow Blade, I need to talk with you."
"Yes, Twilight what is it you want to talk about?"
"I have to ask you about the darkness in the book you came from. what is it and what can you tell me about it?" Twilight asked.
Twilight seemed a bit out of it. She had stayed up all night reading about the warriors of old. She had sent a letter for the book she lint out to be brought back A.S.A.P. she had then found one story of a pony that was sealed in the book with another but the pony's name was never given. Even the It was just an old ghost story that never happen. Or so ponies thought.
"Not here Twilight." Shadow stomped his hoof and a shadow formed around them. "Sorry I didn't think you would find out so fast about me. But now that you have. I have to make sure you and me are the only ponies that will know....."