It has been almost two months since DJ revealed Malice’s existence to his friends. Though they did not think of DJ being any different, they were still wary about the whole thing. It was becoming common sight for DJ to suddenly start talking to himself. Only those who knew his secret understood what was really happening, but most would only consider that it was just their crazy human being himself. DJ was also being a little more vocal about Malice, even speaking for him when he felt his input was necessary.

Pixel Berry had initially wanted Discord to perform the same spell on her, but not only did her mother forbid it so did Discord. The lord of chaos had declared that he would never cast that spell again, on pony or human for fear of creating another like Malice. Berry also seemed to be the only one Malice wouldn’t curse out, or at least that was what DJ had told them. He said that Malice is extremely prideful and he would only be rude to non-human creatures, but he only tolerated Berry because she was still, technically, a human. After a while, it started to become a norm for everypony, even when they returned to Ponyville.

Today was special after all. It was the greatest day for couples all over Equestria: Hearts and Hooves Day. Only one problem, Twilight could not find her special somepony! She had awoken to find only Spike and Nyx eating breakfast and they said that they hadn’t seen DJ at all this morning. After a while, she began to worry and went to search the town. Twilight first went to Rarity’s, hoping that he would be there, maybe getting her a gift. She touched down outside the front door and walked inside.

“Welcome to--, oh! Twilight, dear, good morning! What can I do for you on this fine morning!” greeted the fashion mare.

“Good morning, Rarity. I am looking for DJ, have you seen him today? He had already left the house before breakfast so I have no idea where he is.”

“So sorry, darling, but I haven’t seen our human friend at all this morning. Have you tried Sugar Cube Corner? It’s not unusual for him to pick up a sweet treat for breakfast, after all,” Rarity responded with a smile.

“You’re right! I should go check over there! Thanks Rarity, happy Hearts and Hooves Day! Spike should be by later for you~~,” Twilight said with a sly smile as she took off once more, Rarity blushing behind her.

Once she was out of sight, Rarity let out a breath she didn’t know she had been holding. “Oh, DJ, I hope this plan of yours works out. Twilight can get real imaginative when she’s worried. Well, I had better make myself presentable for my little Spikey-Wikey!” She returned upstairs to prepare for her date.

Elsewhere, Twilight had just landed outside Sugar Cube Corner and found Pinkie Pie seeing off two satisfied customers. “Come again! Ooh, morning Twilight! Need something to eat?”

“Not right now, Pinkie. I was just coming by to see if you’ve seen DJ today? I haven’t seen him all morning.” Twilight didn’t show it, but she was starting to really worry about her coltfriend.

“Hmm. DJ? Kinda tall, brown hair, green eyes, has an evil spirit inside him?” Twilight nodded uncertainly, not sure where this was going. “Never heard of him!” Pinkie said with a smile. “Oh, wait! Does he where a blue coat?” Twilight nodded again. “OH! DJ! Of course, duh! Nope, sorry Twi haven’t seen at all today. Maybe he’s at the farm? Doesn’t he usually have to leave early when he’s helping the family?”

“Hmm,” Twilight said, rubbing her chin. “You have point, though I don’t remember him saying he had to work today. Weird, he usual tells me when he’ll be at Sweet Apple Acres. Oh well. Won’t hurt to check. Thanks Pinkie! See you later!” She took off again, Pinkie Pie smiling and waving at her. As soon as she was gone, Pinkie let out a sigh.

“This had better work, DJ. I really don’t like lying to my friends.” With that, she returned to work. Twilight, however, was approaching Sweet Apple Acres. Her mind was racing, trying to understand why DJ was missing and where he could be. She just couldn’t come up with a reason. The purple alicorn found Applejack and Rainbow Dash in the East Orchard and approached them from the air.

“Hey, girls,” she greeted them.

“Well, howdy, Twilight.”

“Whassup, Twi?”

“Nothing much. I was just wondering if either of you have seen my coltfriend today. Because I sure haven’t.”

Applejack brought her hoof up to her head in thought. “Hmm, no don’t think I’ve seen that brother of mine today, if it was Big Mac then you'd probably could find him over at Fluttershy's. What about you Rainbow?”

“Can’t say I have. I’m sure he’s fine, though. That dude is tough as nails! Probably out training or something. Maybe he’s having another talk with, blech, Malice. Who knows?”

Twilight let out a sigh of defeat. “Thanks anyways, girls. I’m sure you’re right, he’s a big human; he can take care of himself. I’ll see you two later, ok?” Once again she was off, her friends waving goodbye. Rainbow looked uncertain, though.

“You sure we should be helping with this, AJ? I know he want to do this in secret, but Twi really didn’t look good.”

“Of course, she wouldn’t. She can’t spend time with her special somepony on the one day that they should be. I don’t feel any better about this than you do, Dash, but we made a promise and we’re gonna keep it. I just hope that gosh darn brother o’ mine knows what he’s doin’. Twi’s probably tearing herself apart, so this plan of his better be perfect.”

Rainbow nodded in agreement. “Right. By the way, what was his plan again?”

Applejack stopped for a moment. “I-I don’t rightly know, he never said what was come to think of it. Guess we never asked either.” The conversation ended there and they returned their focus to the trees. The princess of magic returned to her home not long after, either. Her eyes were beginning to moisten from worry and sadness. Where could he be? She thought to herself. Is he hiding from me? Did I do something wrong? I though Hearts and Hooves day would the perfect time for us to be together. Didn’t he thinks so, too? A certain object pulled her out of thought; it was a box with a note attached. She recognized the handwriting instantly. It was from DJ. She picked it up and read it aloud:

Dear Twilight,

I bet you’re wondering where I am and why I am not with you on this very special day. Well, I wanted to put your worries at ease, so I decided to leave you your first present for today. It is in the box that this note is attached to. I know you are worried or maybe even disheartened that we’re not spending the day together, but I wanted to do something amazingly special for you. So after you put on your gift, come out back.

Love,

DJ

Twilight put the note down and opened the small box with her magic. She gasped and tears began to fall from her eyes, it was a pair of gold earrings of her cutie mark. Twilight smiled brightly as she put them in her ears. Then she remember what the note said and walked into the backyard from the kitchen and gasped even more when she did. In front of her was the most romantic setting she had ever laid eyes on. It looked like a scene from a Prench romance movie. There was the two-pony table with the checker tablecloth. Candlelight for the mood, it worked because of it was underneath a giant tent with drapes over the sides that caused the room to darken. On the table was a vase with a single red rose. Beyond the table was a decent sized stage with a stool standing in the middle.

Twilight walked forward and saw a note on the table that said simply: ‘Sit’. So she did. Twilight looked around, hoping to see DJ somewhere, when she heard a noise from the stage and looked up. Upon the stool sat her coltfriend, staring at her with a those love filled eyes. He never said a single word and only began to play.

A woman is a mystery

A man just can't understand

Sometimes all it takes to please her

Is the touch of your hand

And other times you got to take it slow

And hold her all night long

Heaven knows there's so many ways

A man can go wrong

Must be doin' somethin' right

I just heard you sigh

You leaned into my kiss

And closed those deep purple hue need you eyes

Don't know what I did

To earn a love like this

But, baby, I must be doin' somethin' right

Anywhere you wanna go

Baby, show me the way

I'm open to suggestions

On whatever you say

Tonight's about giving you what you want

Whatever it takes

Girl, I hope I'm on the right road

Judging by the smile on your face

Must be doin' something right

I just heard you sigh

You leaned into my kiss

And closed those deep purple hue need you eyes

Don't know what I did

To earn a love like this

But, baby, I must be doin' somethin' right

Oh, baby

Don't know what I did

To earn a love like this

But, baby, I must be doin' somethin' right

Must be doin' somethin' right, oh yeah

Must be doin' somethin' right

Must be doin' somethin' right

(Doin' somethin' right)

Don't know what I did

(Don't know what I did)

Must be doin' somethin' right

Must be doin' somethin' right

As he finished, Twilight’s eyes had tears of pure joy beginning to fall from her eyes. She tried to speak, but he started up once again.

She's a yellow pair of running shoes

A holey pair of jeans

She looks great in cheap sunglasses

She looks great in anything

She's 'I want a piece of chocolate'

'Take me to a movie'

She's 'I can't find a thing to wear'

Now and then she's moody

She's a Saturn with a sunroof

With her brown hair a-blowing

She's a soft place to land

And a good feeling knowing

She's a warm conversation

That I wouldn't miss for nothing

She's a fighter when she's mad

And she's a lover when she's loving

And she's everything I ever wanted

And everything I need

I talk about her, I go on and on and on

'Cause she's everything to me

She's a Saturday out on the town

And a church girl on Sunday

She's a cross around her neck

And a cuss word 'cause it's Monday

She's a bubble bath and candles

Baby, come and kiss me

She's a one glass of wine

And she's feeling kinda tipsy

She's the giver I wish I could be

And the stealer of the covers

She's a picture in my wallet

And my unborn children's mother

She's the hand that I'm holding

When I'm on my knees and praying

She's the answer to my prayer

And she's the song that I'm playing

And she's everything I ever wanted

And everything I need

I talk about her, I go on and on and on

'Cause she's everything to me

She's the voice I love to hear

And someday when I'm ninety

She's that wooden rocking chair

I want rocking right beside me

Everyday that passes

I only love her more

Yeah, she's the one

That I'd lay down my own life for

And she's everything I ever wanted

And everything I need

She's everything to me

Yeah, she's everything to me

Everything I ever wanted

And everything I need

And she's everything to me

Her eyes were covered in tears, her smile was filled love. He returned it with his own loving look, but began once more, still not saying a single word.

Well I just met you a couple hours ago

My last night in town, hey wouldn't you know

I get hooked on a girl with violet sapphire eyes

Down here in Mexico

Oh

Now you're walking up asking me to dance

Smiling that smile and reaching out your hand

Well there's a move or two, I'd like to show you

While I still got the chance

You got the soul and you know how to use it

Put your hoof on my hip 'cause you know that I'll lose it

You got my heart racing like there's nothing to it

Falling in love to the beat of the music

Oh oh, why wouldn't I wanna stay?

Oh oh, and let that plane fly away, hey hey

'Cause you got the soul and you know how to use it

Put your hoof on my hip cause you know that I'll lose it

You got my heart racing like there's nothing to it

Falling in love to the beat of the music

The beat of the music

I think I could get used to that steel drum playing

Waking up on a beach if you know what I'm saying

One more night would be more than alright with me

So hold on baby 'cause

You got the soul and you know how to use it

Put your hoof on my hip 'cause you know that I'll lose it

You got my heart racing like there's nothing to it

Falling in love to the beat of the music

We're falling in love to beat of the music

Ooh

The beat of the music

DJ sighed audibly and looked deep into Twilight’s loving eyes and finally spoke. “I have one more song, Twi. This final one is how you truly make me feel.” He focused on his guitar and strummed the final number.

No if, and's, but's or maybe's, so you wanna be her baby

I can read your face like a book

Yeah, it looks easy to love her but believe me, brother

It's harder than it looks

She's as pretty as a picture

Every bit as funny as she is smart

Got a smile that'll hold you together

And a touch that'll tear you apart

When she's yours she brings the sunshine

When she's gone the world goes dark

Yeah, she's heaven on the eyes

But boy she's hell on the heart, yeah

Yeah, she's good when she's bad, she's cute when she's mad

And she does all the wrong things right

Yeah boy, it's a fact when they're made like that

You ain't ever gonna sleep at night

She's as pretty as a picture

Every bit as funny as she is smart

Got a smile that'll hold you together

And a touch that'll tear you apart

When she's yours she brings the sunshine

When she's gone the world goes dark

Yeah, she's heaven on the eyes

But boy she's hell on the heart

Once you feel her touch and you've felt that rush

It's gonna mess up your head

But here's the kicker, son

Your old ticker's gonna beat you half to death

She's as pretty as a picture

Every bit as funny as she is smart

Got a smile that'll hold you together

And a touch that'll tear you apart

When she's yours she brings the sunshine

When she's gone the world goes dark

Yeah, she's heaven on the eyes

But, boy she's hell on the heart

Yeah, she's hell on the heart

Still smiling, DJ set the guitar in its holder and walked off stage right to Twilight. She stared lovingly as he got down to her eye level and he spoke to her with a voice filled with love. “Twilight, I am so sorry if you were worried about me, but I felt I needed to do something special for you considering what today is. I needed to get you away from the house so I could set this all up. Don’t blame your friends, I practically begged them to help me with this. Twilight, you are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You have given me a home, a daughter, and plenty of friends without wanting anything return. To me, you are the definition of perfection. You are funny, smart, cute, and beautiful. You are my dream come true.” He leaned in and gave her a deep, passionate kiss. He pulled back and said, “I love you so very much Twilight. Happy Hearts and Hooves Day.”

Twilight smiled lovingly at him and embraced him in a big hug. “Thank you so much DJ. I love you very much. I loved every second of it. You are the best coltfriend a mare could ask for.” Afterwards, DJ made her a very special lunch and they spent the rest of the day together, with DJ reading Twilight Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows (it was the only one she hadn’t read yet). Later, they tucked themselves into bed and went to sleep in each other’s embrace.