Dear Diary,

I can't even begin to describe how excited I am tonight; my sister Starsong is finally back in town, and this time she'll be staying with me for a while! The weeks since I last saw her have somehow been harder to bear that the years before, but it was so worth it. I finally have my beloved sister and my beloved friends all together, and of course my special somepony, and his very special sister as well... It's so perfect it has to be a dream.

So, you may have noticed I mentioned a special somepony... Big Mac and I have been talking over the last few days, ever since that unpleasantness with that bitch Rarity, I've... well, it wasn't pleasant for any of us. I got a little crazy and even after Big Mac was able to calm me down that night, the feeling still lingered. Thankfully nopony else came out looking to get between Big Mac and me, but still, the next couple of days were hard for me... I spent much of it trying to suppress the urge to hole up again or jump Big Mac out of nowhere...

The trials of the last few days did, however, help me to see just how good the friends I've made here in Ponyville actually are. A few days ago, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash came over with Scootaloo and we all went out together to give the filly a flying lesson; the foal tries so hard, I hope that hearing about how long it took me to learn to fly helped ease her mind a little... Yesterday, I went to the library to chat with Twilight; it's so amazing that the princess is willing to make time to just sit and talk with somepony like me. Before things got too intellectual, however, Dash... well, crashed in and starting going on and on about the "Daring Do" series. Twilight lent me the first book; I'll have to eke out some time to sit down and read it eventually. And of course, Big Mac and I have been together every night. We aren't actually having sex (I know, it's crazy, right?), but we've never been closer. I can finally say with some confidence that he is my special somepony.

Of course that still leaves AJ... But I've decided not to worry myself over it. I know that I love them both, that they obviously love each other, and that they both love me to varying degrees. There's no problems if we all love each other, right? Right.

So, today Fluttershy came over to drop off the Crusaders (the fillies had apparently had a sleepover at her cabin the night before), and the girls and I got into a game of tag. I held back a bit to make it fair for the fillies; I doubt anypony in town except maybe AJ could keep up with my real speed and agility on the ground. Actually, I can say for certain now; I can keep pace with the best of them... for a while.

Big Mac and AJ came out and found me and the fillies still engrossed in the game. Big Mac was asking AJ if she wanted to join us, but the mare declined, saying it wouldn't be fair to us... I'm not really sure what came over me in that moment, but I decided to call her out on her bluff...

Clearly Applejack has never seen what a real ground-based pegasus is capable of (... sorry Fluttershy, Scoots... ). While I don't fly with them very often, my wings actually dramatically increase my mobility on the ground, letting me make moves and cuts that would be almost impossible otherwise. There was no way Applejack could keep pace with me... Except, well... the mare's got an insane amount of stamina, and mine pretty quickly ran out.

Applejack caught up to me once I finally ran myself down and took us both to the ground. When we finally came to a halt, AJ had me pinned under her stronger frame. To my surprise, the still somewhat shy mare, rather that immediately pulling herself off of me, leaned in and kissed me. It was intense from the moment our lips touched, and we very quickly forgot our surroundings... I hope the Crusaders didn't see us, especially after I started grinding my suddenly needy marehood into her leg...

Unbeknownst to us at the time, we actually did have an audience. Starsong had just exited a taxi and since we apparently ended up on the road leading up to the house, the first thing she saw was us fooling around on the ground. Neither of us noticed her until Applejack heard the luggage she was carrying slip from her magic. AJ seemed panicked for some reason, but I couldn't contain my excitement at seeing Starsong again unexpectedly. I ran up and embraced her, headless of anything else, and soon enough we were all headed inside to get comfortable. We lost AJ and Starsong for a few minutes, but I'm sure it was nothing, probably Starsong just wanted to ask her about something about me and Big Mac or something...

Later after dinner, Apple Bloom wanted to try out an "herbal shampoo" she and the Crusaders had concocted earlier that day. I'd learned my lesson after that whole "breakfast" fiasco a few days ago, but of course Starsong wasn't yet aware of how dangerous the innocent little fillies were capable of being when they were together... Despite our attempts to dissuade her, she agreed to let Apple Bloom try it in her mane. So... a few moments after she applied it to her mane, the mixture somehow caught fire... I know I shouldn't laugh at that; it could have been really damaging if AJ and Big Mac hadn't reacted so quickly... But, well, we all warned her of pretty much that exact outcome...

Anyway, Starsong will be staying with me at Vinyl's; since she and Octavia are currently sharing her room (I wonder how close those two actually are these days...), that means Starsong'll be sleeping with me. It's so exciting; I haven't felt so close to my sister since the night before I left for Cloudsdale. It's all just too perfect. I wish this feeling could last forever...!

~ Starshadow