//------------------------------// // Change is natural // Story: Remembering memories, Accepting changes // by KaylaBlues //------------------------------// Wind closed the book when she finished it. I should probably take a break... Wind told herself while getting up from her chair, pacing back and forth with a frown on her face. "But I really wanna know what happens to Daring Do in the next book!" She squealed joyfully, flapping her wings in excitement. She hurriedly stopped herself when the door made a sound that dragged slowly across the room. A figure peaked in gently hitting the door wide open. He had a smug on his face that seemed suspicious to the purple filly. She raised an eyebrow at him and crossed her hooves. "Hmph! You didn't hear any of it..." She said, shaking her head in disbelief. "Did you...?" She asked softly. Quibble shook his head automatically, trying to hide the smirk that clearly meant that he did but preferred to not admit it. "No, not at all." He replied. He slowly turned his head to the books. "But I think I did notice something different..." Wind looked back at the books and chuckled. "Yeah, I guess so." Quibble made a move towards the books stacked upon one another. Only one of them was left open, Daring Do and The Ring of Destiny by A.K Yearling. He half-smiled at the cover illustration. Wind took a look at the cover too and glanced at her stepfather curiously. She looked back at the cover and widened her eyes emotionlessly while she spotted the blue-colored pony with a flowy rainbow mane. She smirked at her stepfather. "I see it now. You still don't believe her." She teased him, setting Quibble aback. "What- ? No, of course I do!" He protested, glaring at the young foal, who was still eyeing at him. Wind Sprint facehoofed herself. "No. That's not what I meant." She pointed a hoof at Rainbow Dash. "Without her, you wouldn't have met the real Daring Do. Without her, you wouldn't have made amends with us." She pointed out, which made Quibble realize it. "Without her, I doubt we would even get along..." It is true that none of this would have happened if it wasn't for Quibble's sudden encounter with Rainbow. Even if everything did go accordingly without meeting Rainbow, things wouldn't have lasted that long. Hence, neither could he stay in the family any longer. Quibble's expression softened and so did Wind's. The two faced away from each other for a bit before leaving the other alone. Quibble stepped out of the room silently. "I'll leave you to read for now." He whispered, closing the door. He closed his eyes and sighed. There really is such thing in fate, huh? He thought as he walked. Quibble walked towards the living room where he noticed Clear Sky going through the mail with her horn lit up. He replaced his frown with a half-smile, not wanting Sky to get all worried again. He just stood there wandering around the room while listening to Sky's mumbling at the same time. "School Report card from Cherilee, Letter from mom, Letter from Pinkie Pie- ? Whatever, Hmm... Aha!" She exclaimed as she settled all the other letters on the table. "Quibble!" She called out. "Yeah? What is it?" Came a faint reply. Turns out Quibble was distracted by the same photo frame. Sky rolled her eyes slowly. She walked towards him and showed him a letter from Rainbow Dash. As expected, he immediately grabs the letter and reads it. "I wonder... Why did you end up with me instead of her..." She pondered, preferably as a light joke but Sky wasn't the best with jokes. The stallion's eyes widened and tilted his head. It was definitely a terrible joke. "No, really! You two do look cute together!" She chuckled. She cleared her throat and asked, eyeing at the letter. "So, what is it this time?" She asked. Quibble scanned through the letter twice, his eyes darting around to get all the details. "Another Daring Do convention..." answered Quibble expressionlessly. Clear Sky blinked in confusion. She has never seen Quibble so- 'unmooved' by a convention before. The Quibble she knew would scream in joy. The Quibbl"e who was never even a father to begin with... Sky's eyes lit up as she encouraged Quibble, "Why don't you bring Wind with you?" "Huh...?" Quibble stared at Clear Sky with his tired eyes. "Bring Wind Sprint?" He chuckled sarcastically. "I doubt that would do any better..." he muttered, ending his sentence with a sigh. Clear Sky narrowed her eyes at Quibble. "Well, I think it would be a great opportunity for some father and daughter bonding, but if you'd rather go and have fun with Rainbow Dash than bond with your daughter, fine!" snapped Clear Sky with boiling frustration. She instantly gasped at what she said and shoved her hooves in her mouth whimpering. Quibble stared at his wife in horror and shaked his head swiftly. He had never seen Clear Sky so angry before. He thought for a second and told the unicorn. "I guess bringing her won't be so bad..." Clear Sky was still sniffling in silence. He got closer to her and placed a hoof on her shoulder. "Hey, it's okay... I'm fine. No need to cry now." He whispered, giving her a gentle smile while hugging her. Clear Sky embraced herself on Quibble. She levitated some tissues to wipe off her own tears. Quibble noticed a light purple pegasus standing right before them, he let go off Clear Sky and chuckled lightly. Wind rolled her eyes, "Why are you so hesitant about this? I've seen mom and dad do it all the time." She questioned, fixing a look at Quibble. "Well, before you came along..." she mumbled, she hesitated for a while but said it anyway. "No offense..." Quibble gave her a reassuring smile. "None taken. I've gotten a lot of these before." Remembering what he was encouraged to do, "I actually wanted to ask you about something." "What?" That intrigued the filly. Quibble bit his lip, he looked at Sky who in return stared at him hopefully. He turned back to Wind. "Well, Rainbow Dash and I are going to a convention together tomorrow, and I was wondering if you would like to come with us..." He said. Wind stared at her parents before finally making her choice. "Eh, got nothing better to do so, sure." Wind shuddered.