He was awoke when he heard something from his living room. As he slowly sat up he tried to listen again to see if what he heard was just something else, maybe one of his dreams had created the noise. When he heard nothing he turned to see what time it was, for today was part of his yearly two weeks off from the observatory.
Seeing it was about eight o'clock he decided to get up and do a little bit of cleaning, remembering that pink mare from last night said she had wanted to through him a party. But he was stopped when he heard something else coming from downstairs. He then armed himself with a basic stunning spell and started to move slowly to the stairs.
He didn't know how or why somepony would break into his house when he lived right next door to a mansion. Even if he had his wealth he only lived in a two story cottage, not exactly what you would call shouting out he had a ton of money in the first place. But as he made his way downstairs he started to feel anxious but at the same time for some reason he felt like having cake.
"SURPRISE!!" Ponies jumped out from every where making him take flight and hit his head on the ceiling.
"Are you alright?" A familiar voice that he only heard recently asked, and when he looked up he saw a smiling pink mare whose eyes showed concern.
"Wha- how did you get into my house?" He asked standing back up rubbing his head.
"Well I used your spare key duh." She said sticking out her tongue at the last part.
"Alright, but why are you in my house this early?" He asked giving a look around to see some of his friends, and some ponies he never met before.
"Well I saw how sad you were last night, and so I wanted to through you a party. To cheer you up you know? But I just couldn't wait to cheer you up, for you seemed really really sad. And it's my job to make any friend happy, so you want some punch or some cake?" She asked putting her face inches away from his.
"Pinkie, leave him alone for right now. Let him recover from his scare, why don't you go see if anypony else wants something." A purple unicorn said, when he took a closer look see had two streaks going through her mane and tail. One of a different shade of purple, and the other looked more pink.
"Fine." The pink mare said bouncing off somewhere else.
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"Sorry about all of this, Pinkie can't really control herself when it comes to a party. My names Twilight Sparkle, it's nice to finally meet you Onyx." The purple unicorn introduced, and his eyes went a little wide.
"Wait you're Twilight Sparkle? Princess Celestia's top and personal student?" He asked in awe. "If so how do you know my name?"
"Well yes I am that Twilight Sparkle, and as for how I know your name well my dad works under you." She said with a small blush.
"Oh, right sorry I forgot you're Nightlight's daughter. He talks about you often." He said nodding his head.
"So he talks about me when he's at work huh? Well i'll be sure to use that when he tries to ask me about if I found a special somepony yet." Twilight said.
"Sounds good, but why did Pinkie have to through a party this early? I didn't even get the chance to do some cleaning up." He said, but as he looked around he saw his furniture had been rearranged and what he wanted to do was already did. As he looked he spotted a table full of snacks and other food and drinks.
"Actually it's about two o'clock, I think your clock upstairs might be off. And if you're wondering about how your place got cleaned and everything, that be Pinkie Pie's doing. Don't really know how, but she makes sure everything is just right for a party." Twilight said seeing his expression. "You know you're not like most rich ponies in Canterlot, I mean no offense but a lot of your friends are actually down to earth."
"Yeah, well as you can tell i'm not big on showing my wealth. I don't exactly like the as some ponies would put it, snobs. Are those streamers and balloons? And is that pine the tail on the donkey?" He asked.
"Well that's a Pinkie Pie party for ya, and it's good to meet a rich pony who isn't uptight." Twilight said.
"Isn't it all great?" Pinkie popped out of no where startling both him and Twilight a little. "So do you like it, huh, huh?" She asked invading his personal space again.
"Like it..." He said in a flat but serious tone. "Like it..." This time it made Pinkie's ears fold back and she was losing her smile. "I don't like."
"Oh,but why..." Pinkie tried to say but he put his hoof up to her mouth to cut her off.
"I love it, I mean I never really had this kind of party when I was younger. My parents couldn't really offered it, especially after I got into Celestia's school." He said with a huge smile, and when he looked he saw that Pinkie had pure happiness in her eyes. "This is the nicest thing anypony has done for me in awhile."
"Then it's time for this party to be token up a notch!" Pinkie shouted when he lowered his hoof.
"So your were in Celestia's School For Gifted unicorns?" Twilight asked after Pinkie bounce off somewhere. "And this is really the first party you had like this?"
"Yeah I was in the school, i'm talented in illusion magic. And yes this is my first party like this, that's why I never took money for granted. My parents struggled with paying the tuition, and even before that they had some trouble with money. So they could never really through me a party like most foals had." He said a sadness in his tone. "But forget that now, it's time to have a little bit of fun. I call dibs going first on pin the tail on the donkey!"
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She had been up since yesterday, though it was only last night that Onyx suggested that she tell Song about his past. But the past few hours have not aided her in trying to summon her courage to tell him, the main thing that kept it down was how he felt about her. Though she had to do it or else risking a friendship, even though her and Onyx had been dating she still only considered him a friend.
As she flew towards Songs house she couldn't help but think what will happen between them after the truth is revealed. She doubted that even if she told him the truth about his past he wouldn't believe it, he would think it was just something she took out of a book. But she had to tell him she had to know if he still had feeling for her even with memory lose.
When she landed she stood there in front of his door for a little while not wanting to do this. But yet again she reminder herself that she had to, she owed him this much after with holding for so long. He deserved to know his past even if he doesn't accept it, and she knocked.
She waited for a minute but no answer came, and so she tried knocking louder and calling out. Again she waited for a response and yet nothing came, So instead of knocking again she tried the handle and before she knew it the door creaked open.
"Song, are you here?" She asked looking around the darken house.
As she looked around for a moment she knew that he wasn't here anymore, at least not at this time. So she locked the door and started to walk off. But then she had a sudden thought that sent a shiver down her. She looked towards the cave entrance, so she decided to check their usual spot hoping that he was up there and not in there.
But as she took off and made the quick trip up to the cliff where the other entrance was she knew he wasn't there. Nor had he been there throughout the day it seemed. When she looked at the cave it sent another shiver down her, she did not want to go back inside that accursed cave again but she had to make sure he wasn't in there. She walked slowly towards the cave entrance but right before she entered she heard someone calling.
"Luna, what are you doing up there?" She heard his voice call and she looked down to see Song standing down by his house looking at her.
"I was looking for you." She called back and then started to fly back down to where he was standing.
"Why were you looking for me?" He asked.
"Well, umm, it's not something I want to discuss out in public, do you think we could go inside and we can talk about there?" She asked looking around.
"Sure, i'll make some tea." He said his expression sifting to a more kinder expression than what he already wore.
After he unlocked the door he went straight to the kitchen to put on some tea he said he would make. He offered to make her something, but she declined her panic starting to rise a little. The more she didn't say anything the more difficult to keep her mind set on telling him why she wanted to talk to him.
"You know i'm glad you came by I wanted to talk to you as well." He said from the kitchen, but something in his tone told her that what he wanted to talk about wasn't pleasant.
"So what do you want to talk to me about?" She asked with her normal royal demeanor that she got when she felt nervous.
"I think I better let you go first." He said walking into the living room with two cups and the tea kettle, though she hadn't heard it go off.
"Alright, but I don't know how to start this." She said looking at the cup of hot tea that sat before her.
"Start what? Luna you know you tell me anything." He said giving her a nudge and a concern stare.
"Song, to be honest I really don't know where to start." She replied.
"Well how about you start by telling me what you want to talk to me about." He said taking a sip of tea, but something was different about him. He seemed nervous, stressed out, and he kept looking at her with a hint of sadness.
"It's about you." She whispered, and when she looked she saw him raising an eyebrow.
"What about me?" He asked in a serious tone.
"It's about your past, about us." She answered looking away.
"Luna, I already know." He said and she looked at him in complete shock. "Your sister told me about my past. Though I didn't believe it because it sounded like she made it up or took it out of a book. But they why would she lie to me? That and I've notice a couple of things."
"M-my sister told you?" She asked still in a little shock.
"Yes, but do not blame her I wanted to know about my past. To know what these feelings I have for you are." He said looking down sadly.
"W-what feelings?" She asked though she knew what they were.
"There're not important. What is important is that you seemed to have moved on which i'm glad because that what makes what i'm about to say easier." He said.
"But I haven't moved on!" She shouted. "I still love you."
"Luna even if that were true then you would not have started dating." He said looking at her with familiar sadness.
"But it is true Song!" She screamed tears starting to roll down her. "The only reason why I started dating was because I was scared, you didn't have your memory and I tried a memory spell and everything. But nothing worked, and I was so afraid that you didn't have feelings for me. So I told myself it was better for you to not know about your past."
"Luna, if you do feel the same..." He started to say.
"I do, I still love you for there is a hole in my heart that no matter what no pony could ever fill." She said almost balling at this point, and she felt hooves wrap around her.
"Luna i'm sorry I do love you, though I may not remember it in my head, my heart does. But you need to move on." He said.
"W-why? When we still love each other?" She asked her words chocked out.
"Luna the reason why I wanted to talk to you is because the creature is still alive." He said pulling away.
"W-what? How?" She asked in complete shock her tears not slowing down.
"I do not know how exactly, but I have a feeling it's due to my contract I had with it." He answered.
"But you died, shouldn't you contract with that thing disappear?" She asked.
"Yes it should have, but I was brought back to life remember?" He asked looking at her with the same sadness he had when they first met.
"But still, that doesn't explain how it's still alive." She said in a hushed tone.
"Luna there is a reason why the memory spell didn't work on me." He said looking away.
"What are you trying to say?" Panic starting to rise.
"Luna let me ask you this, you're a princess and thus isn't your duty to protect this kingdom from danger?" He asked.
"Yes, but that still doesn't explain what we're talking about." She said as more tears still rolled down her.
"Yet it does, I think the creature had a loop hole in hi.. my contract. As you know the creature took a piece of my soul in order to give me immortality." He looked at her and she just gave a nod. "What I didn't realize was the creature had put a piece of it inside of me."
"What does that have to do with anything?" She asked.
"Luna, even if this is a new body that piece of the creature is still inside of me. Since I don't have a contract with it, it can take me as a host. Though it's still to weak to take hold." He answered.
"No, no. Song you can't honestly be telling me what I think..." She was cut off by his hoof.
"I am, i'm the host of the creature and as a princess of Equestria it is your job to make sure it doesn't get released." He said with pain in his voice.