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// Nine 
// Story: A Changeling's Riposte 
// by xXSheltieXx 
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Beauty Is Perceived By The Heart, Not The Eyes


A banging sound awoke Sword Right, and he lazily stood from the bed. He trudged to the foyer and opened the door to a sobbing stallion. He was green in color and had a black, short mane with two wings on his back. He cried and stood up with a quivering lip.

"S-Sword! Buddy! My mare friend broke up with me! You got to help me! She took everything!" He whimpered.

"Ugh, come on in, Lighter. Sylvia kicked you out, huh?" Storm sighed, letting him in.

Lighter sat on the sofa while Sword began to go to the bedroom. "Where are you going?"

"I have a mare friend now, she's sleeping. I'm just shutting the door." Sword sighed.

He walked into the bedroom where his mare friend was drooling slightly and snoring lightly, naked to the chitin. He gently shook her awake with a smile.

"My friend's here, so be on your hooves."

"Uh huh. Okay, that's nice honey." She muttered, changing into an Earth Pony with a quiet green flash.

He smiled and pecked her cheek, pulling the blankets up around her and walking into the kitchen. He picked up two sodas, giving one to Lighter.

"So... is she hot?"

He spit his drink out. "W-What?! Lighter, are you high or something?!"

"Well, unlike you I happen to enjoy sex and mares. Only if the mares meet my standards." Lighter sipped his drink.

"I'm not describing my mare friend to you for kicks, idiot. Why did you come here anyway?" Sword asked.

"I have no where else to go, dude! My mom's in Manehatten and my dad's in Baltimare, and they're both only children! I have no pony else to go to!" Lighter cried.

"Sh! My mare friend is sleeping, you idiot!"

"Oh, sorry." Lighter grinned. "Anyways, I thought I could crash here for a while? Or at least until Sylvia calms down."

"Yeah, I guess, but only if Night says it's okay." 

"Does she tell you what's right and what's wrong, dude?"

"No, we both pay for the house so it's ours, not mine. Sweet Celestia, Lighter. Night Storm is a good mare."

"How good is she?" Lighter got smacked in the face. "It was a joke, Sword."

"It wasn't very funny."

The two turned their attention to the mare in a bra and underwear, rubbing her eyes lazily with a frown. "You guys are too loud. Sword, come back to bed, I'm lonely."

Lighter attempted to not have a nosebleed and quickly hugged her legs. "Can I stay here, please, please?"

"Who's this guy?" Night asked, looking at him molesting her legs.

"An old friend. His name's Lighter. Lighter, get off before-" He hit the wall with a solid thud. "And she kicked you off."

Night walked over to Sword and cuddled into his lap, yawning. "Good night."

Lighter sat up and rubbed his head. "So, can I stay here?"

Night snored a tiny bit. "Just for tonight until she wakes up."





In The Morning





"Please?" Lighter asked.

"No." Night Storm growled, cooking some eggs.

"Please!" Lighter begged.

"No!" Night Storm yelled, furiously swirling the pan.

"Please!" Lighter begged again, to the amusement of Sword Right.

"No!" Night Storm hissed, biting her lip as to not yell.

"Please!" He cried again.

Night turned around and growled. "No! Get out of our house before I rip you to shreds!" 

Sword chuckled as his buddy crawled out of the house in tears, straight into Sylvia. "Sylvia?"

"I've been looking everywhere for you! I didn't mean what I said!" The Unicorn smiled and picked him up in light pink magic. "To our home!"

~Later~

"You have weird friends." Night said, leaning on Sword.

"I know I do." Sword sighed.

"Never let any pony in the house. I don't like strangers." Night sighed. "I don't like strangers seeing me in my underwear either."

Sword chuckled. "I guess you're right."

Night frowned. "So they patched things up?"

"Yep. They're back together." Sword smiled. "I hope it keeps them out of our manes for a while. Lighter can be so obnoxious."

"He seemed really annoying." Night responded.

"You make the best food ever, Night."

"Thank you," Night smiled. "I make it with extra love!"

He raised a brow. "Only your love is this sweet."

"Aw, you flatterer, you!" Night chuckled, nuzzling into his shoulder.

"What are we listening to?" He asked as weird music began to play on the radio.

"Uh... I don't really know." She got up and looked at the dial. "It's 44.9... All Equestrian Classical Instruments?"

"Oh, for the love of Celestia, turn it off!" He yelled.

Night picked up the radio and smashed it with her hoof, panting and looking at her colt friend. "We have to get our story straight."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah... Okay, Lighter knocked it over on the way out."

"Yeah and we're cleaning it up now!" In a flash of magic the radio was gone.

"I think we should buy a new radio."

"I agree. I cannot listen to that demonic station."

"Nor can I, my love."

They sat on the sofa in silence before they began to walk out of the door. "I have to listen to something or I'll go crazy."


Beauty Is Perceived By The Heart, Not The Eyes