As both he and Lyra froze they could hear Luna dragging Derpy out and slamming the door, which made Lyra crack a smile before busting up laughing. Though he gave a pained chuckle he finally got off the top of her. As he looked at the laughing mare he couldn't help but think if it was possible for him to get her or even Luna for that matter pregnant.

<Ready to clean up?> He asked as she started to calm down giving him a nod.

"Yeah, first let me hit the shower." She said as she got up stretching out. "You can join me if ya want."

<As good as that sounds, I think we already did enough.> He wrote but quickly gave her a kiss. <Maybe next time.>

"Deal, just try not to think about what happened too much. I'm sure that I won't just get pregnant just like that, I mean I'm only or was in the beginning stages of heat." She said giving a little nervous laugh as she saw his seed drip a little out of her.

<Hopefully not.> He wrote which she gave a little smile and a peck on the cheek.

"But I wouldn't have changed a thing." She said before finally going into the bathroom.

As he listened to her turn the shower on he couldn't help but smile as he sat there for a good minute. But he decided to do a little cleaning while he had the time. Granted he had to take things a bit slowly as he was now a bit sore from their fun, also every now and again he got short of breath but quickly got used to it.

"Wow, have I been in there that long?" He turned to see Lyra standing there with a towel wrapped around her mane.

<Almost forty minutes.> He wrote making her roll her eyes a little.

"Sorry, but somepony made a mess that took a little bit to clean." She said and this time he rolled his eyes.

<Alrighty then, hopefully, you didn't use all of the hot water. Can you finish cleaning please?> He asked making her give a nod, though as he made his to the bathroom she stopped him to quickly him a kiss.

"Now go get cleaned up, before they decide it's time to come back. But I wonder where they went after catching us?" At that, he gave a shrug and went to take a shower.

After getting rinsed off he couldn't help but rub his neck a little, though still very much tender he wondered why whoever did it would go to such lengths only to leave him alive. Or at least to where he could be revied, it made him curious but also afraid. All he knew now was that he had to be on guard more.

He nodded and made a look of determination as he told himself whether whatever happened was just the action of a single pony or one under the orders of an entire group, he would not let it happen again. After all, next time he may not be so lucky. But he was quickly broken out of his thoughts as he heard a knock on the door.

Giving a knock back to tell whoever that he was still good, he hurried and finished with his shower. Though he would have to ask Luna or Derpy about how to properly wash his wings. That thought made him roll his eyes as he could imagine the teasing that would bring, though he knew that he and Lyra would get the third degree for being caught like that.

"Ah, finally coming to join us?" Luna asked as he stepped out of the bathroom making him avoid her gaze.

<Derpy?> He asked after picking up his note pad.

"She went to go spend time with her daughters," Luna said, and he looked over to see Lyra sitting next to her. "Do not worry, I'm not about to give either one of you any third degree or anything. Just next time please take it to the bedroom, I mean at least me and you were already in mine when we began."

"It's not like we planned it or anything, it just happened!" Lyra defended making Luna give a slight chuckle.

"I know, but to change to the topic did you make that reservation?" Luna asked making Lyra give a look of confusion before remembering.

"Shit! I knew I forgot to do something!" Lyra said in a panic, though Luna put a hoof on her shoulder to calm her down.

"It's fine, after all, we will be having two more guests join us. Which reminds me, Brandon, Ginger, and Tallia both said hi and that they're looking forward to having dinner with us." Luna said making Lyra a little confused.

<They're a married couple, expecting too. Met Ginger on the way to Canterlot and he introduced me to his wife Tallia who is a Griffon.> He wrote out, and Lyra gave a little nod of understanding but he could tell she was still a little confused about it.

"He made friends with them and even helped him embarrass me in front of the entire Night Court," Luna said taking a sip of her tea.

"Ah, okay then but just remember my boss still might want to ask a million and one questions Brandon," Lyra said getting off the couch. "Well better get ready, almost forgot I had a gig later. I'll make a reservation then, and it's for six right?"

<Yup, and hope you don't show up late.> He wrote giving her a smile.

"Nah, don't worry I still have time, but still bye!" Lyra said before bolting out the door, which made him finally meet Luna's gaze.

"Now then, I think you need to hop back into the shower so I can show you how to clean those dirty wings of yours for tomorrows lesson," Luna said giving him an evil grin making him gulp.

<Just go easy on me?> He wrote making her laugh.

"Don't worry, it shouldn't be that bad. Especially since a lot of a wings sensitivity can come from stress, and for the past couple of days, despite what happened you've been relieving a lot of." She said and started to laugh as his face turned red yet again.

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It's been a while since his throat had healed up and he could talk normally, and now he could even fly a little. He remembered his first lesson with Luna and Grace. How Luna made a great teacher and how Grace seemed to like playing as the cheerleader for him.

Ginger and Tallia fully moved into their new house which reminded him of the dinner they had together after Lyra had made the reservation. They had a lot of fun even if he had to write everything down, especially when Lyra's boss kept asking him questions. But he liked her well enough even if she did come off as a little dingy.

But thinking about what all happened made him rub his throat subconsciously as there had been no arrest so far. Though he started to feel like he was getting back to normal, he still went to see Bon Bon every week and worked at the Apple farm doing the accounting stuff. It hit him though that he had been here for eleven months, granted the anniversary of when he popped up here was soon approaching and Pinkie promised to throw a big bash for it.

Though he still had to take care of one thing, well actually two things first. One was going to be easy if somewhat annoying as Rarity kept reminding him about the bachelor auction. The other one was far more complicated since it dealt with Applejack still avoiding giving him an answer.

It wasn't as if she was avoiding him entirely, she did come to see him before his first flying lesson to see how he was. But anytime he tried to bring up the subject of him admitting his feelings for her she just ignores it or just change the subject altogether. Granted he really didn't push the subject.

Of course at this point, though he had started to move on a little, it was still on the back of his mind though. Like a bad song that gets stuck in your head for days. So he had come up with a plan with his herd to finally get an answer and put it to bed.

Which reminded him about what all him, Luna, and Lyra all did not too long ago making his face go red. Lucky neither one of them seemed to of gotten pregnant. Derpy had admitted she had been a little jealous but said that she didn't think she was ready after all to have sex with him just yet.

He had figured as much and though the three of them that did haven't really done it since he didn't mind. Though Lyra did use her magic a few times to try to please him, which she only succeeded once. That was due to the fact that when she first tried she got a little too close on one side of him and ended up getting smacked by his wing.

The memory made him laugh and made him remember fondly the time she did manage it, though before they could go even further again Luna had popped into the room after a trip to Canterlot. When she did she gave both of them a smack to the back of their heads and told them if they're doing take it the bedroom. Which only made them laugh which eventually got Luna to start laughing as well.

"Hmm, is seems somepony is having dirty thoughts." He jumped a bit getting into what he thought was some kind of fighting stance. "Whoa, didn't mean to scare you"

"S-sorry, shouldn't sneak up on me like that." He said giving a sigh of relief when he saw it was Luna.

"Brandon, I know you must still be paranoid after what happened to you in Canterlot but you are safe here. Everypony here pretty much likes you now and I don't think any of them would try to hurt you. Besides can you even fight?" She asked as he relaxed.

"I know but you can never be too safe, right? For the fighting thing, I do remember a little bit about me taking some kind of lessons but I may be a bit rusty. I know that no pony here would but you can never be too safe, right?" He gave her a little wink before guiding a finger down one of her wings making her shiver.

"Y-yeah can't be too safe..." She muttered making him laugh. "Anyways, I picked up those foster papers. Are you sure this is what you want to do?"

"It is, I mean that filly has had a hard time. I mean losing both parents and none of her extended family wanted nothing to do with her. It just feels right you know?" He asked giving her a smile as she gave him the papers.

"Yeah, I can understand it, then I look forward to having her with us then." She said giving him a kiss. "I think you'll make a wonderful father to her. I mean Grace absolutely adores you now."

"It's the least I could do for her, and uh thanks for the vote of confidence. But anyway you guys ready to enact our plan today? Because Rarity keeps reminding me about what tomorrow was." He said giving a sigh.

"Why did you sign up if you didn't want to do it anyway?" She asked making him give a little shrug.

"It's what Derpy suggested to do when I went to go get new measurements after my wings came in." He answered. "I mean it was after the whole confessing thing."

"Fair enough, but no I won't be able to help tonight as I thought. My sister sent a letter early today as for what, she wanted me for some emergency Royal Court meetings." She said her ears folding back with a little guilt.

"Man that sucks, it means we're gonna have to postpone the plan then until you get back. Also, try not to feel guilty I mean you are a Princess and I knew that when going into this relationship." He said bringing her in for a kiss.

"Hmm, if you say so but before I go just remember to do your wing exercise and to pick up your order of meat from Tallia and..." Though she was cut off by him laughing.

"I know, I know and I'll miss you too." He gave her a pat on the head as she gave a little pout. "Just have a safe trip okay?"

"Don't worry I will, and I really do hate to leave so soon and I'll try to be back before the auction tomorrow, but love you!" Just like that she teleported away making him give a sigh.

Though he quickly went back to what he was doing before he got lost in thought and before Luna came in, which was cleaning out Daisy's bed. Granted it normally only took a few minutes but he just couldn't believe what all happened in just almost a year of being here. It felt like it had been years since he first dropped out of the sky.

"Hey did Luna talk to you?" He turned to see Lyra who just got back from her job, and he nodded in response. "So we putting the plan on hold for now?"

"Yeah, and she also dropped off the foster paperwork." At that Lyra gave him a big smile.

"I'm just so happy somepony is going to give that little filly a home she deserves! I mean she's too adorable not to love!" Lyra said giving him a nuzzle. "So, not to ruin the mood but are you going over to see her later?"

"Lyra, if you don't want me to visit just say so. But like I keep saying she needed a friend and no I'm not trying to make excuses for her. I mean I got hurt by it as well, and I hate what she did but we both know she just made a bad decision. She did learn her lesson from it as well." He said though he could really understand Lyra's own feelings toward the matter.

"Yeah, yeah and you're free to hang out with anypony you want. Just be careful around her okay? I mean I don't think she'll do anything but ever since what happened I lost all my trust in her." Lyra said making him give a raised eyebrow. "I know it didn't make much sense, but you still have to promise!"

"Okay, then I promise to be careful around her, just like the other times." He replied making her give a nod.

"Oh, and when you do go there I want some candy," Lyra said making him give a smile before giving her a quick peck.

"I'll be back later, and if Derpy comes by make sure to give her an extra kiss for me!" He said before leaving.

As he got outside he figured he could practice his flying so he stretched out his wings and gave a big flap. He could only go so high right now and could only fly a short distance, that was because of his wings still needing to build up muscle. Which was why Luna had given him a strict wing exercise to build their strength.

Landing not too far from Bon Bons Sweet Shop and a little out of breath he couldn't help but feel great. Now that he had permission from all three of his marefriends he had been eating a bit of meat. It did do wonders for him as he seemed to not only be getting muscles on his wings to build up but all of his other muscles seemed to be growing too.

The only problem is that neither Derpy or Lyra can be around when he eats meat, so he just started to eat it at Ginger and Tallia's place. Or just ate outside while his marefriends ate at the table, but that didn't bother him. Though he started to do that more often now since Tallia had her egg not too long ago, though from what he heard it'll be another couple of months before it hatched.

"Welcome... Oh, Brandon! Didn't know you were coming this early!" Bon Bon said from behind the counter, though he noticed her give a little blush which sent a shiver down his spine.

"Um, yeah just had a little extra free time though I can't stay for that long today." He said looking at her selections. "You think I could get some of these Chocolate Blueberries?"

"No problem, and if you don't mind me asking but is the reason why you can't stay because of Lyra?" Bon Bon asked, making him shake his head.

"Bon Bon, like I already said she may not like me coming to visit but she really hasn't tried to stop me. She's still hurt about what happened, and so am I if even a little." He said making her avoid his gaze, and he hoped that the message got through.

"I-I'm sorry I shouldn't have brought it up." Bon Bon said giving a sigh, but then she perked back up as it seemed she remembered something. "Hey, you're in the Bachelor Auction this year right?"

"Uh, y-yeah that's the main reason why I can't stay long today because Rarity wants us for dress rehearsal or something." He said wishing that he hadn't signed up, especially given the signals Bon Bon seemed to be putting out there.

"Well, I hope Applejack shows up to at least support you, maybe it'll even get her jealous!" Bon Bon said making him give a sigh of relief on the inside.

After he started to get out and about again while he still had a bruised throat he had started to see Bon Bon once or twice a week. Though when he did first start to visit he kept getting these signals from her. But he made it as clear as possible that he wasn't interested in her like that.

Not that she wasn't pretty or anything, but the pain of her lie was still there for most of them. Especially Lyra and him, though he still wanted to have her as a friend since she was one the only ponies who would actually talk to him. Despite most of them getting over their initial fears of him a good few of them still didn't say more than one or two words to him.

Which he was fine with since he had a nice little group of good friends anyway. Though he did wish that whoever choked him that day would be caught and maybe confirm his suspicions of an entire group who wanted him dead. He just couldn't let it go.

"...alright?" He heard Bon Bon ask who was now giving him a concerned look.

"Hmm, what yeah sorry about that." He answered though he couldn't help but rub his throat a little.

"Still bothering you huh? Do you still have any of the medicine that Zecora made for you?" Bon Bon asked, and he nodded. "Maybe you should take some before you go to that dress rehearsal."

"Thanks for the advice, and again sorry I can't stay longer but I got to go and put on the outfit Rarity sent over." He said making Bon Bon give a nod after she put the bag of candy on the counter.

"It's on the house today, hope to see you soon Brandon." Bon Bon said, and he gave his thanks and promised to stay the full-time next time.

As he left he couldn't help but hear Bon Bon give a little sigh that sounded a bit sad. But he knew he couldn't hang around like he had said he had a dress rehearsal and he didn't want her to overthink him sticking around. After all, he hadn't even told Lyra about the signals he seemed to be getting from the candy mare.

Author's Notes:

Wow, it's been a while since the last chapter huh? Well, some news, I have gone through the older chapters and cleaned them up a bit so hopefully, they'll be easier to read grammar-wise. But I hope to see you in the next chapter and remember to smile, smile, smile!