Chapter 6:We won't leave you

It has been a week since the princesses got their first real taste of the world their new friend Dylan lived in, and since then they have taken more caution when it came to going outside, but there interest in Dylan's world never felt stronger. Dylan had recently cleaned up the body of the dog he killed and explained it to his neighbors, so thankfully no issues were made. It was five in the afternoon and the sun gleamed with orange and purple colors as its last rays shined upon the house of Dylan. Inside, the princesses were hard at work putting something together for Dylan before he got home. They were finishing up the house, cleaning it from top to bottom and even went as far as sweeping up the kitchen floor and washing the dishes. Celestia flew up and dusted the ceiling to finish, while Luna tend to Fluffy the cat by giving him fresh water and cat food in his dish. Finally When they were finished they laid back and wiped a small bit of sweat that was on their foreheads as they looked around the the fresh clean house.

"There we are... the house is nice and clean now,"Celestia said as she took a deep breath from the work they put in."And to think...our servants do this for our castle everyday, we should pay more tribute to them, and pay them a lot more."

"Indeed, all that work was something... Do you think he'll like what we did to the place Tia?"Luna asked as the two of them laid on the couch.

"I'm sure he will, its the least we could do, besides...he is a kind spirit,"Celestia said with a smile.

"Yes...but he is also a spirit that is full of pain and sorrow Tia..."Luna suddenly said with a bit of sadness in her voice."I can feel that my wing is healed up and that means we could leave at any time to find a way home but...the truth is...I don't want to leave him... Not when he is in this much pain."

Celestia turned and frowned as she put a wing around Luna and sighed.

"I know...I feel the same way as well sister, but don't you miss Equestria?"Celestia asked with concern.

"Of course I do, its just...I can't help but care greatly for Dylan, he can hide it all he wants, but I can feel his pain...he needs some pony or someone to care about him, to love him when he's hurt, to comfort him when he is sad,"Luna said as she looked down at the floor with confliction.

"You don't need to tell me twice, we can remain here with our friend...but first we need to know if he even wants us to stay with him, we must respect the rules of his house,"Celestia said as Fluffy the cat suddenly jumped up and joined them on the couch.

Suddenly they heard the roaring sound they were waiting for, they went to the window and saw Dylan pulling into the drive way in his large truck. Both ponies smiled as they got off the couch, leaving Fluffy to sleep on the arm of the chair part of the couch, they both stood in front of the door and waited for Dylan to come in. Sure enough, Dylan walked in casually and was surprised to see the mares standing there waiting for him, as he saw them smiling at him, he then looked around to the clean house that they had put together for him, and widened his eyes in shock at the place.

"Surprise!...Do you like it?"Luna asked nervously.

"We chose to do a little something to thank you for all your help and the kindness you bestowed to us in our time of need,"Celestia explained as she magically made all the cleaning supplies disappear.

Dylan was at a lost for words at the kind gesture these ponies did for him, the fact that two princesses, the kind of people that are royalty... The kind of people that would use servants to clean up messes... Would actually get down on their knees and clean up a house for someone like him.

"I...I'm impressed, you two did this...just for me?"Dylan asked as he slowly walked around his freshly cleaned home.

"Of course Dylan, you are a wonderful friend, it was the least we could do,"Celestia answered.

Dylan started with the kitchen and looked around at all the cleaned up marble counters, as well as the shining stainless steel fridge, dish washer, and even the cherry wood cabinets. He especially like the fresh smell of lemons and lime coming from the the mopped floor as he then trailed his sights off to the living room. The rug looked clean and the fish tank was even completely scrubbed out, even Dylan knew that the fish tank was known for being quite tedious to clean. The TV and coffee table were also wiped off and didn't even have a speck of dust on them, Finally he turned to see Fluffy now over by his food and water dish eating his cat food peacefully. After Dylan was done looking around his home, he turned to the two sisters and gave them a surprised look while they just continued to smile at him.

"Thank you...but it wasn't necessary, you two are guest in my house, you shouldn't need to do anything for me,"Dylan said with concern.

"Its like Tia said, you are our friend, and friends help each other through messes, besides...we do still kind of owe you for rescuing us from certain death,"Luna explained with a small smile.

"Yeah but... Wait...you two consider me a friend?"Dylan questioned with a bit of shock.

"Of course we do Dylan, have you ever had a friend before?"Celestia asked.

"Well... No, I've never had a friend before in my life,"Dylan said with a bit of shame."I was always independent as a kid, I always stayed away from people, I only focused on my school work, and even if I knew I could beat anyone up, I just let them wail on me rather than get in trouble... It was how my mom raised me."

"My goodness Dylan, didn't you have any pony, or anyone in your life that cared about you!?"Luna almost exclaimed.

"Well... I did have my family, they were always there for me,"Dylan said solemnly as he turned to the photos of his family on the cabinet."Especially my mom, she had her ways of raising me and my siblings when we were kids."

Dylan then began walking over to the photos with Celestia and Luna right behind him, as he walked up to the small shrine and stared at it with nostalgia as well as sadness. Finally after a solid moment of staring at the photos, Luna was the first to break the silence.

"So...um... Is this your whole family?"Luna asked out of curiosity

Dylan sighed and turned to her, he then nodded at her as he turned back to his family photos.

"Yes... This is my family, that's my mom,"Dylan said as he pointed to the woman in blond hair that was smiling with a fourteen year old Dylan next to her.

"Wow, she's very beautiful,"Celestia commented.

"Thank you... That's my little brother Michael in the photo over there, he loved to play catch, and we would occasionally wrestle with each other,"Dylan said with a small chuckle.

"Aww, he's adorable, I had no idea human children could be so cute, especially you,"Luna said as she pointed to a photo that had a ten year old Dylan and a five year old Michael in it.

Dylan chuckled as he turned his attention back to the photos of two little blond girls that looked the same.

"These are my sisters Stephanie and Samantha,"Dylan said as he smiled a bit.

"Aww, their adorable too, and they look very nice in those little white gowns,"Luna complimented.

"And let me guess, the older human that looks a lot like you, he's your father right?"Celestia asked.

"Yes...that is correct, He was...a good father,"Dylan said solemnly as his smile disappeared.

The word 'was' hit the sisters with a bit of force as well as make them want to ask the next question, but the next question might cross the line for them, but finally Luna couldn't help but ask the question.

"So... What exactly happened to them?"Luna asked, already knowing the answer secretly.

Dylan suddenly frowned at the questions and turned from the photos with a little bit of pain. Realizing that they struck a nerve in him they began rubbing his back, only for him to shrug them off.

"I don't really want to talk about it, Its just something I'd rather not share with others... Please just leave it alone,"Dylan said as he walked away from them and sat on the couch with his arms crossed.

Both mares stared solemnly into each others eyes and looked back to Dylan who just sat there silently staring at the wall and petting the cat. They then walked over slowly and laid on the couch while still looking at Dylan, Celestia then suddenly laid her head on Dylan's hand that was resting on the arm of the chair and looked up to him with pleading eyes.

"Dylan... You can tell us if you want, a friend helps a friend in need,"Celestia said in a soft voice.

"I'd rather not..."Dylan said as his look turned sad.

"Please Dylan?..."Luna begged as she slowly nuzzled his cheek.

Dylan sighed as he breathed heavily knowing he could no longer resist the mares pleads.

"Fine... It all started when I was about fifteen, my dad got leukemia and died only three months after being diagnosed."My family was devastated, but my mom kept me and my siblings close, but unfortunately, fate was not done knocking us down,"Dylan explained as he got a little angry."Suddenly a few years later, my brother and two sisters got sick, both of which had some sort of cancer in their hearts, Stephanie and Samantha went first, then Michael went with them a few weeks later, Michael was only ten, and the twins were only six."

The more the story rolled on, the sadder the mares became as the got closer to Dylan and allowed a few tears to roll down their cheeks. They could tell that Dylan was also struggling not to cry as he breathed heavily while containing his tears.

"And your mother?..."Celestia asked.

"My mother... She was devastated by all the losses, and yet she still did her best to stay strong with me at her side, it felt like it was just us against the world now, she was so proud of me when I graduated high school and was learning to be a chef but..."Dylan started as he finally lost control and slowly began to cry."But...after...another year, mom developed Tuberculosis...S-she got sick real quick, and after only a few months...she was on the hospital bed... S-she told me...never to give up on life, and that she loved me, and...that's when she past away, and now... I'm alone, I keep wondering at times... Why didn't it take me? why did I live?... When everyone else died."

With those last words, Dylan began to break down and covered his face with his hands, he began sobbing quietly while more tears streamed down their cheeks. Suddenly Celestia rose her head from his hand and wrapped her fore arms around Dylan in a loving hug. Luna crawled over and hugged him as well and even gave him a kiss on the forehead as she manage to sub due her tears.

"Your not alone Dylan... You have us, and if you want...we can stay here with you, so you don't have to be alone,"Celestia said as she held him tight in her loving embrace.

"Please Dylan... We don't want you to be alone, W-we'd rather stay here with you...than let you live here all by yourself...with nothing, no pony or human to love you, or to care about you,"Luna said with a shaky voice as she gave him another kiss on the cheek this time."Please... Can we stay with you?"

Dylan rose from his hands and did his best to dry his eyes as he stared at the two mares with mixed emotions. He could not believe that someone, or in this case some pony would actually care about him almost the way his family did, the words that the sister said were honest and true. Finally he manage to make a small smile through all his sadness and brushed their manes gently with his hands.

"I... I never thought...I could actually know someone who would actually care about me like this other than my family, I... can't believe that you two would want to stay here with me rather than find your way home, If you want... you two can stay as long as you want, I can't help but actually feel like I don't want you to go,"Dylan said as he hugged them back while shedding one last tear."Just please don't leave me alone."

"Thank you Dylan, and trust us... We won't leave you,"Celestia said as they slowly parted from their hug and smiled at each other.

As they smiled at one another, they took a moment to reflect on the moment they shared with one another. Dylan finally manage to put an end to his tears and suddenly looked to Luna, he then trailed to her bandaged up wing.

"You know... I think that wing of yours is all healed, I think its time these bandages came off so you can get back in the air,"Dylan said as he put his hands on Luna's wing.

"I think that's a splendid idea, if you don't mind...could You?..."Luna questioned as she did her best to sprout her wing out.

"Of course..."Dylan said as he detached the bandages pin and unwrapped Luna's wing.

The minute the bandages came off, Luna sprouted out both of her wings and gave them a good few flaps to test them out, she no longer felt pain in her wing and smiled with joy at her recovery. She then turned and smiled at Dylan and dragged her hoof on the floor as she struggled to ask him a question.

"Um... Dylan? If you don't mind... Would it be alright if we could go outside so I can you know...stretch my wings?"Luna asked.

"Of course you can, come on... I'll come out with you,"Dylan said as him and the sisters quickly got up with a bit of excitement and rushed to the door.

Dylan immediately opened it and rushed outside with the two mares and walked with them to the backyard. When they got to a good spot, Dylan stood back a feet while Celestia stood by Luna's side as Luna got ready for take off.

"Remember now... When your up there, watch out for planes, they're these huge machines made for flying people all over the place, and believe me... They will destroy you if they hit you, and watch out for sudden wind drafts...they'll blow you right out of the air,"Dylan warned.

"Got it..."Luna said as she fully spreaded her wings, and with a mighty flap of her wings took off into the sky like a missile.

Dylan watched with astonishment as he actually saw one of the mares flying through the air like a graceful bird. He then noticed that Celestia had taken off as well and joined Luna in the air a he watched them fly through the clouds that were being lit up orange and purple by the sun as it began to set. His heart was suddenly starting to feel warm as he stared dreamily at the graceful mares in the sky with many feelings...including sudden love.

"They really care about me, and I really care about them... I...think I...love them,"Dylan said to himself before shrugging it off with sudden realization."But... They're ponies, how could I have these kind of feelings for them?"

Dylan just shook these new thoughts off for now and continued to watch as Celestia and Luna soar through the graceful skies with a smile on his face. Suddenly he saw the mares coming in for a landing, he waved to them as they landed in front of him and smiled.

"So... I guess that means you can fly again, If you want...I find a way for you two to get the exercise you need more often,"Dylan offered.

"That's very generous of you Dylan, but for now... How about we all go back in and enjoy the coming of another beautiful night,"Luna suggested as they all turn to see the sun almost completely gone.

"Good idea, come on...I'll make you two some salads while I make myself a burger,"Dylan said as him and the sisters walked back to the house.

"Oh that sounds delicious, what a nice way to end a beautiful day,"Celestia said as they went back inside to end this heart felt day.

HEART WRENCHING AND HEART WARMING, JUST THE WAY

I LIKE IT, DON'T GO AWAY, PLENTY OF FUN STILL AWAITS, DON'T GET ME

WRONG, THIS IS MEANT TO BE ROMANTIC, I'M JUST TAKING IT A LITTLE SLOW FOR NOW.