He woke up feeling a bit groggy, and as he tried to move he realized that his arms were wrapped around something warm, soft, and fuzzy. When he looked down, he could make out the smile on Luna's face as she snuggled up to him. Though he remembered all that happened, to see her smiling like that made him fill with warmth.

Though he just wanted to lay there with her in his arms, he knew that he still had something very important to do. Looking around, he managed to spot a Coco Clock that said it was about four seventeen. He gave a sad sigh as he slowly unwrapped his arms, and getting out of the bed.

When he looked down at her, he could see her shiver and reach her hooves out in search of him. This made him move automatically, placing her blanket over her and he leaned in and gave her a quick peck on the cheek making her give a satisfied sigh. But that did seem to have made her calm once again, so grabbing the crutches he quietly left the room.

Making his way into his typing room, which he turned part of the basement into, he sat down and typed up a quick message. Once he got back upstairs, he placed his little letter on the table knowing that once she raised the moon she would want to sit down on the couch. But he remembered that she would have to raise the moon, he hesitated leaving but knew that she would wake up when it was time.

As he left his house though, instead of going straight to Lyra's he decided to head to the park. It's not that he didn't want to get it over with, and it wasn't because he was afraid to see her again. He just wanted to have some time before seeing her to think, to think about what he might say or do when they confronted each other.

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When she woke up to the sound of her clock going off, she let out a happy sigh as she tried to reach out and wrap her hooves around him. But she discovered her hooves were already stretched out, grasping nothing. Her eyes shot open, and she saw the empty space in her bed.

"Oh no, please don't tell me that was a dream?" She asked herself, her panic started to rise as she remembered the events before she had fallen asleep.

But as she played them throughout her mind, she started to calm down as she remembered the feeling of him wrapping his arms around her. That alone made her know that what happened actually happened, and a big smile grew as she remembered that he had kissed her on the nose to show his feelings for her. Still, even though she knew that it was real she wondered why he didn't stay with her until she woke up?

She got out of bed, looking at her blanket that she knew he must have put on her before he went and that only strengthened her smile. But as she looked from the bed to her clock, she knew that she had to get ready to raise the moon. Though she could not believe how late she had slept, for it was already six o'clock and the sun was already meeting the horizon.

Knowing she had time though, she went into the kitchen to fix herself something to eat and drink. After getting something, she went to the living room to sit down to enjoy her snack. But once she sat down in her usual spot on the couch she noticed a piece of paper on the table, and upon picking it up and reading the very first line she gave another warm smile.

"Dear Luna,

I'm sorry I wasn't there when you woke up, I really did just want to hold you because you really are cute when you sleep. But I have to go and talk with Lyra, the sooner it's done the better I guess. Hopefully, it'll solve this mystery of why she came to visit, and if not then maybe I can get a little closure from losing her as a friend. I'll probably be gone for a few hours, and just know that I really did mean what I said.

Though something I never got to say is thank you. Thank you for being my guardian angel, as cheesy as that sounds. But I think without you there, I might not have recovered.

Sincerely Your's,
Brandon.

She still couldn't help but reread the last few lines over and over, each time making her smile grow. As she quit reading through it she set the little letter down on the table, as she levitated her sandwich and took a bite. Everything for her seemed to be going well, she seemed to finally expel not only his emptiness and his loneliness but also at the same time got rid of her own as well.

"Hmm, I hope he gets back soon. I just hope that everything goes okay with Lyra." She said, staring out the window thinking about if things don't get fixed between them.

Though she knew she didn't have to worry that much since he seemed to have managed just fine. But she also knew that he would probably still be crushed if that mare still saw him as a monster. Just thinking about that sent a stab of pain to her own heart though.

"I will be there for him if he is crushed again. Just like I have been, nothing will ever change that." She said, taking a deep breath while lighting up her horn and started to slowly raise the moon.

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He kept walking, forgetting how far the park was from his house mixed with the fact he still wasn't used to his crutches. His thoughts were a little jumbled, mostly out of confusion for why did Lyra come to see why he hadn't visited her? If she already knew why, then why would she have asked that?

Then there was the fact that he knew her a little better than anypony else, and him remembering that made some of the pieces fall into place but the puzzle was still too big to solve. Though one possible answer kept popping into his mind, and that was what if she wasn't actually his friend from the start? But he pushed that thought away every time because he really didn't think she would be that cruel.

"I should really just talk to her instead of just thinking, I'm only making it worse for myself." He muttered, letting out a deep sigh and took a look around.

As it turns out he had entered the park, and was now where him and Lyra normally met when they just wanted to hang out. It was funny really, the first time they had met here. The spot had a particular bench that Lyra just loved, and until that day he didn't know why.

He did know that she could sit in a bipedal position from working at Bon Bons shop, but apparently, that particular bench was the one she learned how to sit on. It was also the only place she could sit like that for more than a few hours. Though he remembered that he couldn't stop laughing at how odd she looked, which earned him a nice little bump on the head.

"She sure has good aim when throwing stuff." He said, rubbing that spot and again he let out a sad sigh. "I guess I better get it over with, I'm sure Luna will be wondering where I am."

When he turned around, he started making his slow way to the town. He really didn't need a clock to know what time it was, since the two royal sisters always set and raise the sun and moon at about the same time each day. So just by looking at the sky, he knew it was between six and seven and as he looked down he stopped in his tracks.

There before him, Lyra was walking very slowly with her head hung low. From what he could tell, she had been crying and judging from the streaks he could see, it hit him though that she was still crying. Feeling bad for the mare, he wanted to speak up and comfort her like he had done in the past when Bon Bon wasn't around to help, but he was frozen in place.

As she drew closer, he could definitely see the fresh tears that seemed to be like little streams by now. Though as he stood there, it wasn't until she almost ran into him before she noticed him. When she looked up, her eyes widened in surprise, shock, fear, and regret.

"I-I..." She tried to say, but couldn't due to her trying to hold back a sob but that wasn't what caught him off guard, what did was her practically tackling him making him lose his balance. "I'm so very sorry, for everything!"

He laid there, in more or less a daze not really knowing what to do or say. Though it seemed his body seemed to run faster than his mind, as he placed a hand on top of her head and started to pat it. When his mind did catch back up, he lifted his head up to see her sobbing into his shoulder, and after a little bit of this she finally looked him in the eyes and she hurriedly got off.

"I-I'm so sorry!" She sobbed as he managed to get into a sitting position not saying anything as he looked at her. "I know it mustn't mean much now, but I am sorry and I-I can understand you don't want to see or forgive me."

"Lyra..."

"I think it would be better if I just left town for a while, s-so I'm glad I at least got to see you one last time before then and say that I'm sorry." She said, starting to back off and his eyes widened in surprise at hearing that and before she could turn around and gallop away he spoke again to get her attention.

"So you do actually think of me as a monster if you're just leaving town like that." He said, his words cutting through her like a heated butter knife in butter. "And after apologizing, and not even seeing if I forgive you?"

"W-what?" She asked, turning around everything else just now replaced with shock and pain at the accusation. "Brandon, I never ever thought of you as a monster..."

"Then why did Bon Bon say that you did? How come you haven't tried to visit me in the past week since you seemed to want to know the same thing?" He asked, trying to keep calm but a little anger seeped into his voice. "Do you have any idea what happened to me thinking you thought of me as a monster? I went into a depression so deep that I could barely even get out of my own bed! It took somepony very special to me to finally get me past it, and I only just got out of it earlier today. So tell me the truth, do you think of me as a monster or not? I actually want to hear you say it, and not someone else!"

"I don't see you as a monster! As I said, I never will either! What I saw you do, I know it was only in defense! Whatever Bon Bon said, I know it hurt you that much because of what your friend told me. After I found out that Bon Bon was lying to me about you still being in the hospital, I went over to your house to find out why you hadn't come in like you normally did. When I confronted her about it, she told me that she was trying to keep me busy so I wouldn't be able to come over.

A-after she admitted what she did, I-I broke up with her. All because of how much hurt I know must have run through you, and because she betrayed me. She ran off my best friend, a friend I never wanted to lose. I don't know why she did what she did, but I never will see you as a monster. Because you're just too special to me, you're the only one I've ever told my biggest secret too!" She screamed, and after plopping down and shoving a hoof in her mouth she looked at him out of fear.

"W-what did you just say?" He asked, knowing the answer but was to busy to really process it.

"Y-you're very special to me." She said, hanging her head in defeat.

"Lyra, what are you saying exactly?" He asked, and this made her look up another round of fresh tears in her eyes.

"I-I'm saying that I have feelings for you." She whispered, a slight breeze blowing by. "But I don't think it matters, not after I hurt you. Even if it wasn't my fault, a-and after what you said about it took somepony very special to you to get out of your depression, I know there isn't a chance."

"What about Bon Bon? Don't you love her?" He asked, in shock.

"Of course I love her! We had been marefriends for nearly two years! B-but, over the past few months it seemed like we were growing apart. It doesn't matter now, because it seems like I lost both ponies that I love in a single week. I-I'm sorry, but I have to do this at least once before I say goodbye." She said, leaning in and giving him a kiss. "G-goodbye."

"And where are you going?" He asked, grabbing her tail making her yelp in pain and surprise as she was trying to run away. "I am not just going to let you run off after what you just admitted."

"B-brandon, please let me go." She said, trying to use her magic on him.

"I am not going to let go of one of the mares I care about most!" He snapped, and despite her best attempts his grip wouldn't loosen, but it didn't matter as she already gave up on trying after what he said.

"What did you just say?" She asked.

"I am never going to let go of one of the mares I care about most." He said, letting go of her tail knowing he had her attention.

"B-but aren't humans monogamy?" Was the first question that popped into her mind.

"Yes, it is typically human nature to search for only one life partner." He answered, only making the green mare more confused.

"But then how can you say that you have feelings for me and that Star girl I met?" She asked, and to her surprise, he looked at her understanding her confusion.

"I have no idea, maybe I'm one of those humans who are able to have more than one relationship. Maybe it's being here for so long, and it changed me in that regards. Or maybe it's because I'm not even human for all I know, but what I do know is that I do care for you as much as I care for Star." He answered, looking her straight into her eyes.

"B-but, will she be okay with it? Are you okay with it?" She asked.

"I'm sure she will be okay with it after we explain what happened, and as for myself. Of course, I'm okay with it, though to pick you up on rebound seems kind of sleazy to me. But speaking of her, just to let you know her name isn't Star it's Luna." He gave a chuckle at her expression.

"Y-you mean Princess Luna?" He gave a nod. "But how?" She asked.

"We came instant friends when we first met on Nightmare Night, and we kept in touch. When she heard about me being jumped she came to help take care of me, and by the time she got here, it was after what happened. She was the only one who actually got me out of my bed, and today after you visited I found her crying in her room. She felt horrible for not giving you a chance, and when I comforted her she admitted her feelings to me and I returned them." He replied.

"S-she actually felt bad about yelling at me? But are you sure she'll accept starting a, um, herd with me though?" She asked, giving a blush.

"I'm sure, she may seem intimidating but she's very sweet. She'll most likely put you through some kind of test though, but like I said once we explain I know she'll be open to you." He said, putting a hand under her chin. "Now, how about you stay with me for a little while? Maybe work on mending that heart of yours, like I said I feel a little sleazy getting you off rebound like this."

"That sounds great, and also you didn't pick me off a rebound as you put it. Because you already had me." She said, giving him a loving nuzzle. "But I have only one question left."

"Ask away." He said, waving his hand.

"How did you know that here we have herds?" She asked, knowing that he probably would have just figured that a group of ponies dating were just friends.

"That would be Twilight's doing when she was teaching me the history of Equestria. That's what made me start to feel comfortable with having feelings for more than one mare." He gave her a smile. "But if you want to know something, I honestly knew about my feelings as I said. But I didn't know whether what I actually felt were actually these feelings until you two admitted them."

"Really?" He gave another nod, and she took a deep breath. "Okay, well I lied I do have another question. Why me?" She asked, looking away from him.

"Is that a rhetorical question? Because if not, here's the answer. You are kind, sweet, you were my closest friend, you were my first real friend outside of the Elements, you always listened to me, like you said you kept my secrets and I kept yours. I have always thought of you as adorable, especially when your eyes light up when you're talking about mythology and when you create a new song." He replied. "It's no wonder though Bon Bon was jealous, you are a great catch."

"You honestly mean those though?" She asked.

"Of course, after all, if I didn't mean it I don't think I would have gone into such a depression. And if you ask me why Luna, then let me answer that real fast as well. Though her reasons are a bit different of course. I have feelings for her because we had a connection when he first met, one of being out of place. She was there for me in my darkest moment, all she wanted to do was protect me, so that proved to me that she did care for me, and she knew how to get me out of my dark hole and for that, I can never repay." He said, looking up at the moon.

"Aww, you really can be a sap when you want to be." She said.

"Hey, I can't help but want to pull at your heartstrings." He gave a smirk.

"Oh, you... you're not going to let up on that joke after tonight are you?" She asked, giving a sigh.

"Nope, especially now that I do have my own heartstrings to pull." He gave a playful tug on her tail, making her give him a slight glare. "But for right now, let's head home okay?"

"Okay, and I'm really glad we're finally together." She said, giving up her glare as she helped him get up and they started walking.

"Yeah, me too. Though like I said, don't be surprised if Luna puts you through some kind of test." He reminded her.

"I know I would pass." She gave him a smirk, but that quickly faded as she saw him grimace in pain. "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, really." He said.

"Brandon, the look you just made isn't nothing. Tell me what's wrong?" She asked again, concern in her voice.

"It's just my back's a little sore is all, it'll be fine in a day or two." He said, giving her a smile.

"If you say so." She said, still giving him a concerned look.

Author's Notes:

Alright, the cheese has been doubled! HUZZAH! Anyways, bet some of you didn't see this coming did you? But enough of that, it's random author fact time! Did you know that when I was in second grade I was considered legally blind? Hope you all enjoyed, and remember to smile, smile, smile!