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// 1: Awakening 
// Story: Fractured SOULS, Broken Hearts 
// by LunarEnby 
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Journal Entry 77:
It's been 2 years and 1 day since the Cultist Massacre that occurred in the Moon Side of Canterlot. Luckily, that didn't affect this part of Canterlot. Last night was eventful, considering it was Nightmare Night. Shadow Facade and I got a lot of candy, though! Celestia, he's amazing. I don't know what this feeling is, but I like it. It's so warm and fuzzy. Whatever, I guess I should get ready for the day. 
-Emerald Breeze 

Date: 11/1/2022
Time: 0700
Location: Emerald Family House, Twilight Side, Canterlot, Equestria

Emerald Breeze, a 9 1/2 year-old Unicorn Filly with light green skin, deep blue eyes, and yellow, slightly curly, shoulder-length hair with light blue stripes, put up her brown leather journal (she refuses to call it a diary since that's really girly), before getting out of her bed. She reached out to the table beside her bed with her magic, her horn surrounded by an emerald green aura, grabbed for her round, turquoise glasses set on it, and put them on her muzzle. 

Emerald then got out of bed, throwing her sheets on it semi-neatly, and trotted to the kitchen, opening the door of the fridge with her magic, and looking around for something for breakfast

"Steak Fajitas? Nah." Emerald muttered to herself, "Chicken Parmesan? Not right now."

After a bit more rummaging, she found something. "Shrimp Alfredo? Heck yeah!"

Emerald turned on the oven, transferred a portion of the leftovers into an oven-safe bowl, and put the meal in to the oven. After some time, she pulled the meal out, and checked it. 

"Perfectly reheated," Emerald stated, "Nice."

Emerald then levitated a fork over to her, and began eating. While she ate, her thoughts wandered. She thought about how some ponies thought it was weird that her family ate meat. She thought about the event that happened 2 years ago, and how little was revealed to the public.

Suddenly, however, an image of her friend Shadow Facade, a 9 1/2 year old colt, who had pink fur, a blue mohawk with orange edges, and (in Emerald's opinion) stunning green eyes.

As the image entered her mind, Emerald's thoughts were derailed, and replaced with other ones. 

'Shadow's really cute!' Was Emerald's first thought, quickly followed by 'Wait, why did I say that? And why am I blushing? What's this feeling?'

This train of thought was quickly interrupted by her dad, Emerald Shadow, and her mom, Dusk Breeze, entering the room.

"Good morning, buddy!" Emerald Shadow exclaimed, "How'd you sleep?"

"Morning, dad," Emerald Breeze replied, "I slept fine."

"I bet you were dreaming about that Shadow Facade boy," Emerald's father stated, a teasing tone in his voice, "What do you think, hon?"

"I think you've got it all wrong!" Dusk Breeze replied, her tone matching her husband's, "Emerald was obviously thinking about him when we walked in, since she was blushing so much!"

"Mom, dad..." Emerald whined, her face red, "Why do you do this?"

"Because," they both stated at the same time, "It's part of the joy of being parents!"

"Ugh." Emerald replied, finishing her breakfast, "Well, I gotta get going! Don't want to be late for school!"

Emerald quickly teleported to her room, brushing her teeth, pulling her hair into a ponytail, and packing her saddlebags, before heading to school.