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// If It Means A Lot To You 
// Story: My Daughters 
// by ThunderCracker 
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  Dennis went to work and tried to piece together what happened last night. Was it nightmare moon? Or was it somepony else? He just decided to try and get Luna over it. He was experienced with the Acoustic because he had also learned that from his father. He clocked out and walked home trying to think of who could possibly be trying to be possess Luna. He didn't want anything to happen to her because he loved her, just like Celestia and Cadence. But he didn't have favorites, he loved them all the same. 

He came home and the girls greeted him. "Hey Dad!" They shouted jumping onto him. 

"Ah, hello my little girls, its good to see you again. Hey, do you mind if I play a song for you? Not on Rock Band, but on a REAL instrument?" He asked. 

"Sure!" They shouted in unison once again. 

Dennis walked into his room and grabbed the Acoustic Guitar from his closet. He walked back into the living room and sat on the couch. He played one of his favorite song.



And hey Darling,
I hope you're good tonight.
Cause I know you don't fell right when I'm leaving.
Yeah, I want it but no I don't need it.
Tell me something sweet to get me, by.
Cause I can't come back home till' they're singing;

La, la la la, la la la.
Till everyone is singin'
If you can wait till' I get home, then I swear to you,
that we can make this last.
La , la, la.
If you can wait till' I get home, the swear;
I'll come tomorrow, this'll all be in our past.

And it might be for the best.
And hey, sweetie, I need you here tonight.
And I know you don't wanna be leaving,
and yeah, you don't want it but I cant help it.
I just feel complete when you're by my, side.

And I know you can't come home till' they're singing
La, la la la, la la la.
Till' everyone is singing
La, la la la, la la la.

If you can wait till' I get home,
then I swear to you; that we can make this last.
La, la , la.
If you can't wait till' I get home, then I swear; 
I'll come tomorrow, this'll all be in our past.
And it might be for the best.

I know you can't give me what I need,
and even though you mean so much to me, 
I can't wait through everything.
Is this really happening?

I swear I'll never be happy again,
and don't you dare say that we can just be friends,
I'm not some boy that you can sway.
We knew it'd happen eventually.
La, la la la, la la la.

Now everyone is singing,
La, la la la, la la la.
Now everyone is singing.
If you can wait till' I get home,
then I swear we can make this last.

If you can wait till' I get home,
then I swear we can make this last,
make this last...

He looked at the girls and they were all smiling at him. They had tears welling up in their eyes. Dennis got off the couch and hugged them. 

"Thank you Dad. That was beautiful." Celestia said hugging him tightly.  

"Where'd you learn to play guitar?" Luna asked. 

"Dad." Dennis replied with a slight chuckle in his voice. 

"Thank you Dad." Cadence said. 

"Uh dad?" Luna asked. 

"Hm?" 

"We're kinda hungry." She said. 

Dennis chuckled and let them go. He walked into the kitchen and pulled out a pot and put water in it. He set it on the stove and turned it on. He pulled out a couple of Mac n' Cheese boxes and set them on the counter. He sat down at the table with the girls. 

"So did you learn everything from your dad?" Celestia asked. 

"No not technically. Some things I learned from my mom, some things I learned from my dad, and some things I learned on my own." Dennis replied. 

"What did you learn on your own?" Luna asked.

"Ah, many things, but too much to list." Dennis replied grinning a bit.

The water began to boil. 

"Excuse me." He said getting up. 

He walked over to the pot and poured the Mac n' Cheese into the pot and began to stir. After a few minutes he pulled out a strainer and put it in the sink. He strained the noodles and put them back in the pot. He squeezed the cheese packs into the pot and stirred again. Once it was nice and cheesy he got four bowls out and put Mac n' Cheese in them. 

"Here you go, mac 'n Cheese, very delicious." He said smiling.

They all took a bite and let out an "Mmmm." 

"I can tell you like it." Dennis said chuckling.

They all nodded their heads.

Dennis sat down and took a bite out of his food. They finished their food and Dennis looked at his watch. 

11:29, getting pretty late...

"Alright girls, time for bed." He said getting up. 

"Awwww." They said in unison. 

"Oh don't gimme that, this is the latest I've let you stay up." He said smiling. 

He picked them up and lied them down on the bed. 

He put Luna on the bed and put a hand on her shoulder. 

"Hang on, I'll be right back." He whispered. 

He went to the kitchen and got a glass of water. He walked back into the bedroom and handed it to Luna. 

"Here ya go." He said handing it to her. 

She took a sip and smiled at Dennis. 

"Thanks Dad. I love you." She said hugging him. 

"I love you too Luna, I love you too." Dennis replied hugging her tightly.

Dennis looked forward and saw that Celestia and Cadence were sound asleep. He chuckled lightly and lied down in bed with Luna. 

She took another sip and looked at him. "Hey Dad?" She whispered. 

"Hm?" Dennis replied. 

"Can you sing me that song again?" She asked. 

"Sure Luna." 

He sang the song and lulled Luna to sleep. Once he was finished and Luna was fast asleep. He leaned down and kissed her on the forehead. 

"Goodnight Luna, sweet dreams." I hope...