//------------------------------// // Let's go for a little walk under Entry Thirty-Four // Story: The Diary of Diddy Discord // by DreamWings //------------------------------// Dear Diary, I seem to have made a very close friend recently. Loony has visited me every day, twice a day for the last couple of weeks. I've never known somepony want to spend so much time with me. And the last time I saw her she told me that she couldn't live without me being near; she didn't want to go through it again. Diary, she said that she missed me when I was away. Even though she was only very small when I left she always knew something was missing and now her whole world seems whole again. I can't even begin to explain how much those words meant to me. All this time, whilst I waited to come home from the centre, all I could think about was the endless worry that came from trying to make amends with the ponies I cared for most-- and with Loony at least it went by smoothly. Perhaps, yes, she can't remember the 'incident' as well as the others can, but still it's a start right? At least it's good to know that Loony would never do anything to hurt or make problems for me. She'll always be on my side in a fight. The other day when I was round at the palace, walking with Loony, her Mother came out and yelled to call her over. It was clear what they were talking about. Her Mom was telling her she wasn't allowed to be with somepony like me but Loony didn't care. Somehow she managed to argue back and her Mother ran away as fast as possible. It was a little unsettling since she looked like she was crying but Loony seemed quite happy. Apparently her Mom's hardly ever not crying nowadays. Her parents don't even talk to one another or even stand in the same area. That reminds me-- yesterday I spotted King Alicorn out in the garden looking at the statues in the area. A stone casing surrounded a young stallion. He looked to be very brave-- a knight maybe. His armour looked like he must be a knight. Alicorn couldn't stop staring at it. I didn't know what to say. Loony and me just stood behind whilst I watched him stare at rocks. Eventually he spoke to cut the silence. "His name was Beech Wood," he told me. "Once upon a time he was a knight, and at another once upon a time he was killed for me." His head didn't move. I went closer-- or I should say Loony dragged me further towards him. I didn't ever imagine King Alicorn could look so sad. He seemed to have aged a lot in the two years I'd been gone. I suppose in some ways I always imagined he'd stay young forever-- like a Legend would. "Daddy, Diddy played Moon landings with thy today. 'Twas fun," Loony told him prodding him in the side. Just for a second his eyes lighted up as he looked at her. I couldn't believe it-- I'd never seen him look as lovingly at Tia as he did at Loony. His smile went away when he looked at me and turned to a more ashamed kind of face. It made me feel-- bad. Could I be the one that made him feel so sad? "That's nice dear." He looked at the statue again. "Beech was a brave stallion." A long pause came (seriously, you could have heard a flea sneeze). "Then again they always are." A tear slid down his cheek. Loony didn't understand what was going on. She carried on playing with his tail and running her head into his chest. He didn't try to stop her; it seemed to offer some comfort. "Ponies may say they died for the right reasons but it doesn't make it any less painful. There's no right reason to watch somepony die." "But it's not your fault," I told him without even stopping to think about what I was going to say. "You've got to remember that it's not your fault." "Isn't it Diddy? Isn't it?" Another tear slid down his cheek. Loony was startled and hugged him closer. "Don't be sad thy Father. Thou must smile. Diddy says thou must always smile." What can I say-- he attempted to be more cheerful for Loony but I could still see that he was upset. Even when we left him he still could never look like the same Alicorn I once knew and loved. The simple truth is Diary, he's not the same pony and I can't feel anything about him anymore. I want him to be the way he was before I left. Strange really. I want everypony to act how they used to be apart from me-- and Nox. Actually he's doing alright now. He's charming, polite, well-mannered. Honestly he obviously adores Tia. The other day he even dropped going to an important school day just so that they could spend the day together-- a week and a half after their anniversary celebration-ey sort of day. Only just realised how many times I've wrote the word 'day' in this entry. Sorry. I'm just really excited at the minutes. In two days Princess Lilac and Rosen are coming to stay at the palace with Miamore. And do you know who they're bringing with them? SILAS. That's right, Silas is coming to stay with us for a week or so. It's going to be so much fun. I always said one day he could meet my friends. Well, I told him that Tia was going to visit at the Centre about two hundred and seventy three times-- but that never happened so he can meet her now instead. I know he'll see just how wonderful she really is. He has to. Tia's amazing.