[Ozzy’s POV, 1:45 a.m.]

I was sleeping in what may be the best bed I could ever lay my body on with one of the two most amazing mares I’ve come to know until I felt some movement under the covers. Still tired, I slowly opened my eyes to the darkened room with only the moon to provide a little light through the window, my vision adjusted enough to barely see it. With my senses coming back, not only did I feel movement, but I heard rapid breathing. I turned to the source and found a Fleur in a state that made my stomach drop. Her white fur was breaking into cold sweat, eyes were tightly shut with tears streaming down her cheeks, and she was hyperventilating as she rocked side to side. I concluded that Fleur was having a seriously bad nightmare, and I had to wake her up.

“Fleur! Fleur, wake up!” I exclaimed while rocking her shoulder.

With a gasp, Fleur jolted upright with widened eyes, her irises shrunk to pinpricks. Her body shuddered as she tightly gripped the bed sheets to her chest and caught her breath. She turned to me with watering eyes and immediately pulled me into a tight embrace while sobbing into my shoulder. I didn’t know what was going on, but all I could do was return the hug and rub her back, letting her cry all her tears out as she tried to calm down. Once she got quiet, she pulled back and sniffled while wiping her eyes as I turned on the lamp from the nightstand.

“Are you feeling okay, Fleur?” I asked while putting on my glasses.

“A little. I’m just so glad you’re still here and it was all a nightmare.”

“Have you ever been this out of shape from it before?”

“No… My usual nightmares just had me sleepwalk over to Shiny’s and get in her bed. It hasn’t been long since the last time it happened was in Manehattan, but I never had a nightmare so extreme before.”

“Do you want to talk about it? I’ve never seen you so scared before, I want to help in any way I can.”

Fleur took a deep breath and held my hand. “Yes, I think that may be for the best.”

“What happened in the nightmare?”

“Before I get to that, I should probably tell you something that could be related to this.”

I nodded while I rubbed the top of her hand with my thumb.

“It’s true that during this time I sleepwalked over to Shiny’s because the nightmare was about that incident with Solar attacking us,” she explained. “That went on for quite some time before you moved in with me. I’ve grown to like you as a dear friend, and I just wanted to have as much fun with you as possible. I think… it was because of that closeness that my last nightmare before this was different, and I sleepwalked to the couch you slept in that night.”

I never really did get to know what went on in that dream. Wait, is it maybe…?

“That night, I dreamt that Solar was coming after you,” Fleur said. My eyes widened at the statement as hers looked down between us. “The two of us were stargazing at Canterlot Park, leaning onto each other’s shoulders while enjoying the warmth we shared, about the same thing as Shiny and I did that night while I tried to get over my breakup. Then Solar came up, and instead of looking drunk and messy like the incident, he was furious when he saw the two of us so close together. I could still remember the words and actions that followed to this night.”

[Three to four weeks ago, Fleur’s POV]

“You ruined my life, and now you’re with this piece of shit?!” Solar yelled at me.

“Solar! What are you doing here?!” I asked.

“I’ve come to take back what you stole from me!” he replied. “My career, my fame, my dignity—”

“You brought those on yourself!” I interrupted as I stood up. “You cheated on me and hurt Shiny! How am I supposed be the one to blame?!”

“Because you’re a fucking whore! That’s why!”

“HEY!” Ozzy interrupted as he confronted Solar. “Don’t blame someone else for your own fuck-ups. If you can’t take responsibility, you’re just a rotten brat who doesn’t get everything he wants. Get the fuck out of here before I call the guards!”

“Oh I’ll get out of here, but not without this!” He then raised that same knife he used on Shiny, and pointed it to Ozzy before I screamed to stop. As he was about to strike, everything froze and Princess Luna came in and made Solar disappear like she did time and time again. With magic emitting through her horn, the setting faded and we were in the Dreamscape. Luna turned to me with a concerned expression.

“Are you feeling alright, Fleur?” Luna asked.

“I’m okay. Thank you. It’s nice to see you again,” I said.

“Indeed, and somehow sooner than last time with something different than your usual nightmares.”

She must be talking about Ozzy. Though I have to admit, this is new to me too.

“Was that human who was with you a friend of yours?” Luna asked.

“Yes. Ozzy’s my new secretary and friend who moved into Equestria recently.”

“Hmm…” Luna paced around the dreamscape with a hand to her muzzle. At one point she stopped and glanced over to me. “Tell me, are you attracted to this Ozzy?”

Heat flooded my cheeks. “A-Attracted? Like, I have a crush on him?” I fidgeted in place. I didn’t really know what I was feeling for Ozzy during this time, so I was caught off guard with this question. “Th-This seems really sudden to ask, don’t you think?”

“The fact that he appeared in your dream instead of Shining Star tells me you care deeply for your new friend,” Luna explained. “It is why I brought the question up, but whether you have affections for him or not is for you to decide. At any rate, I’d be careful around him if I were you, Fleur de Lis.”

“Careful? What do you mean by that?” I asked with a raised brow.

“Your dear human friend is carrying something dreadful that’s locked within his heart, my little pony. It has been troubling him in the form of nightmares over the past week that I haven’t been able to see into yet, which shows just how bad his circumstances are. It perhaps may be wise to keep a safe distance from him until I know for sure what’s going on.”

Ozzy’s been having certain nightmares too? Why hasn’t he told me anything about them yet, and why would they somehow pose a threat?

“Should I ask him about them?” I asked.

“You could, but I am afraid it may be useless,” Luna answered. “Humans apparently value their privacies greatly for countless reasons. He will only get defensive if you pressure him into answering.” Suddenly, the Dreamscape started to fade in and out around us. “It appears that our time is up for now. I apologize that we did not discuss what went on with your condition.”

“It’s okay, this is as new to me as it is for you. I’ll talk to you about it next time.”

Luna nodded and lifted herself up in the air with her wings. “One last thing: you may not want to bring up anything related to sundaes to Shining Star for a while. It appears she has strange occurrences with her dreams as well as you do right now.”

“Wait, what? What do sundaes have to do with—” Everything went black before I said anything else.

[Present, Ozzy’s POV]

“So you knew about my nightmares before that one the three of us were in, huh?” I asked.

Fleur nodded with folded ears. “I really did want to see what was going on. I was more worried about that than the interview with Mascara. Not once have I ever thought of you as some kind of threat to Shiny or me despite what Luna said, not even after what we saw of your past. Still, I apologize for not telling you about this until now, considering how it was invading your privacy.”

“It’s fine. You already know everything about that now, so we can’t really do anything about it.”

Still, I’m curious what Shining was dreaming about when sundaes were involved. Now that I think about it, she was acting strangely when I brought it up, too.

“So what did that dream back then have to do with tonight’s?” I asked.

Fleur shivered the moment the question came up, and I tried to calm her by rubbing her shoulder. “This one was more extreme compared to all the others. I couldn’t see where I was going, and I heard you and Shiny screaming from out of nowhere. There were also sounds of whip lashes, rattling chains, and… Solar’s psychotic laughter. I couldn’t do anything because I had no idea where you two were, it was all dark, and I just...” Fleur’s voice cracked as tears came down and I pulled her into another hug. “I was so scared, I wanted it all to stop, and I was afraid I would lose both of you.”

I have to say, this is the most fucked up dream I’ve heard of yet. Hearing this just make everything that happened between me and Robert seem like playful roughhousing of sorts. I’m getting goose bumps just imagining it.

“I’m not going away,” I said as I rubbed her back. “Not now, not ever, and even if I see Solar, I won’t let anything from that dream happen to me. I won’t let him do anything to you two either.”

Fleur sniffled and pulled back. She levitated a box of tissues from her bathroom to clean herself up. “Just promise me you won’t do anything reckless.”

“I promise.”

[9:30 a.m.]

It didn’t take too long for us to fall back to sleep, and I was awakened by the sunlight pouring into the room. A faint scent of strawberry wafted in my nose as I was met with the two shades of Fleur’s pink mane. My left arm was asleep from being under her head while my right was over her middle, feeling the soft, warm, moving fur of her stomach. She needed to be held snugly and securely through the rest of the night after what she went through in the nightmare, so we decided to spoon while I bared the seemingly dead arm that was under her. Despite that, it was nice holding her like this.

Suddenly, I felt her hand holding the back of mine, moving me upwards to where I could cup one of her breasts. I heard her sigh while I felt the relaxing tempo of her heartbeat.

“You really like me touching there, don’t you?” I asked her, eliciting a giggle.

“What can I say? It warms me when you feel my heart like this,” she said. “Your little friend seems to like it too from how he’s poking my butt.”

“Can you blame me? How do you feel after earlier?”

“Much better.” Fleur turned herself over to where I could see her half-lidded violet eyes over her smile, slightly covered by her mane. “Still a little shaken up, but I’m okay for the most part. Sorry that I woke you up like that though.”

“Don’t be. I’m just glad you’re feeling better.” I moved her mane back to see more of her face. “Still, this is the first you’ve had a nightmare like this, right? What are you going to do?”

She glanced downwards and sighed as I fondled one of her ears. “I don’t know. I just want to move on from this so I can get some decent sleep, but I know I need to do something.”

“You mentioned you’re thinking about forgiving Solar when you come across him again, right? Do you think that might help?”

“Maybe. If we sat down and talk, we might get somewhere. I think it won’t be until I really know he’ll be moving on with his life that I’ll be more at ease.”

“I still don’t approve what he did to you and Shining, but I’ll support whatever you decide to do.”

“I appreciate that. I think having Shiny forgive him as well might help too, but… I don’t blame her for not wanting to see him after what he took away from her. Convincing her to go that far will be difficult.” She sat up and stretched before I followed, marveling at how her breasts shifted along with her movements. “I’ll need to think about how to approach this, but for now, a shower sounds wonderful right now.”

“Need some help scrubbing your back?” I asked.

“Not now. I have plans I need to do today that I shouldn’t dilly-dally over. Another time, absolutely.” She held my face and we shared a brief kiss. We then moved into a hug and she nuzzled the side of my head. “Thank you for the wonderful date yesterday, by the way.”

“I’m the one who should be thanking you. We’ll have to do something like that again sometime.” We pulled back from our hug. “I’ll go start on breakfast once I clean myself up.”

“Sounds good. Can we…?”

“Yes, I’ll make us Prench toast. I figured you might like some after last night.”

“You know me so well.” Fleur then gave me another kiss at the corner of my lip and stepped off the bed. “Someday I’ll have to try making you guys Prench toast myself.”

“I’ll help teach you how to make it, but I’ll be looking forward to it.”

With a nod, Fleur walked over to her bathroom with a sway in her hips and tail as I watched her cute and perky ass shift. She looked over her shoulder, smiled, and made one flick of her tail before closing the door behind her.

Yep, she knows as well as I do that I’m quite an ass man.

I stepped out of bed and gathered my clothes on the floor before heading to my room. After getting a change of clothes, I took a quick shower in the other bathroom and walked to the kitchen with a purple t-shirt and dark jeans. When I got there, I saw Shining at the dining table reading a book in her hands. She looked up from it and smiled when she saw me.

“Good morning, Ozzy.”

“Morning, Shining.” I grabbed the kitchen tools and ingredients needed for Prench toast before I started cooking.

“How did everything go yesterday?”

“It turned out fantastic. Fleur loved the burger, fries, and milkshake even though she couldn’t finish it all, the rest of the evening was relaxing with a few movies in the living room, and like you said, we did some fun stuff before we fell asleep.”

“I’m glad to hear that.”

“What did you do yesterday while we were out?”

“I went and picked up this book for one thing.” Shining held up the book she was reading, the title, Two’s Company, Three’s Not a Crowd: A Guide to Maintaining Polyamorous Relationships was read on the cover. “Toffee recommended the book to me, and I’ve been reading it through most of the afternoon yesterday. There’s certainly some interesting stuff written in here.”

“Like what?” I asked, suddenly intrigued as I started soaking the bread with the egg batter.

“For starters, as it’s termed in the book, the three of us aren’t officially a herd—a form of polygamy—unless we’re married,” she explained. “Since we’re just dating right now, it’s correctly termed as polyamorous, and polygamy is said to be a form of polyamory. There’s also things listed about the basics, the myths, the dos and don’ts, and even making them public. Though, the last one might be difficult considering both you and Fleur are hot topics in the media.”

“That’s understandable. It may not be a taboo of sorts, but it can certainly be frowned upon depending on the demographic.”

“Exactly. So it might be best to open it up to those close to us first before getting it out in public, but that may take some time. Other than that, it would be best to refer to this book should we have any questions on what to do when sudden bumps appear in our relationship.” She marked her place in the book and set it aside. “Other than the reading, I didn’t really do much else. We only got a couple appointments after today before we get to the trial next week.”

Oh right, I almost forgot about that.

“So what should we do today?” Shining asked. “We certainly went through a lot of stuff over the past few days, should we take some down time?”

“You and I actually have an appointment to go today, Shiny.” We turned to find Fleur in a camisole with jeans, wearing her usual eye shadow as she came in.

“Wait, we do?” Shining asked with a raised brow. “I don’t remember making an appointment in the planner for today.”

“That’s because I made it while you and Ozzy were on your date,” Fleur clarified. “I also got a call from Fancy that day. He said Ozzy needs to stop by the mansion to meet the attorney for the trial before he heads to Baltimare with his security. He’s on a tight schedule today, so you’ll need to be there at 12:30.”

I suppose this means he’ll be leaving today, and with his need for security, our area of surveillance will be down for about a week.

“I guess that’s understandable,” I said. “What time is your appointment?”

“We’ll be meeting in a restaurant at 1:30,” Fleur answered. “I’m not entirely sure when we’ll be done, but don’t worry about joining up with us when you’re done with your business, Ozzy.”

“Wait, what kind of appointment is it that only the two of us are going to?” Shining asked.

“It’s kind of a personal one. I’ll explain it on the way,” Fleur said.

“Alright. Well, I guess we have our plans for the day.” I put the last of the prepared Prench toast on a serving plate next to the butter and jam. “I’ve got a lot to think about today too, so I probably won’t be home until later.”

“That’s fine,” Fleur answered. “You can call one of us if you need anything.”

“Sounds like a plan.” I set the tableware and food on the table. “Anypony need a drink?”

[12:15 p.m.]

After we had breakfast, we hung out until Silver Wheel took me to Fancy’s mansion. I was looking out the window as I thought about my dad’s will, what Fleur told me that same night we watched it, Mascara’s trial, and even my relationship with Robert. All of them had one thing in common that can be very difficult to achieve, and though it might be a little painful, I may need to look back at those big events in my life to really think things through. It could be something I’d talk to Dr. Mindset about as a second opinion.

“We are here, Oz,” Silver said, snapping me out of my thoughts.

“Thanks, Silver.” I stepped out of the carriage and paused.

“Is something the matter?”

“Well… I just had a lot on my mind,” I answered before turning back to him. “We’ve been working together for a while, right? Does that make us friends?”

“But of course, Oz. I know we haven’t had much time to chat with our busy lives and all, but seeing how you work well with Ms. De Lis and Ms. Star, it is how they say, ‘a friend of theirs is a friend of mine.’”

“If you have time tonight, do you think we could talk? Maybe over those drinks that we still need to do?”

Silver’s mustache curled upwards along with his smile. “I suppose I can squeeze in time for that. Any particular place you prefer to have it?”

“Nah, I’ll leave that up to you. Would around 7:30 be a good time?”

“That will do nicely. I’ll call and ask where you are and I’ll drive us there.”

“Sounds good. Have a good one,” I bid.

Silver nodded and drove off of Fancy’s property while I walked to the mansion. When I made it to the front door, I gave it a few knocks before one of the maids opened it not too long after.

“Ah, are you the human that Fancy’s expecting?” the maid asked.

“That would be me.”

“Come right this way, please,” she requested as she guided me inside and to the room Fancy’s residing.

[Shining’s POV, 1:15 p.m.]

“My goodness, that really happened last night?” I asked as Fleur and I walked along the path in the city.

Fleur nodded. “Yes, it was quite vivid. I’m still getting shivers just thinking about that nightmare.”

Ugh. I don’t know why something like that happened to Fleur, but damn that Solar Flare for traumatizing her enough to create such a nightmare. If only I… No, I can’t blame myself for this. Neither of us knew something like that would happen that night, and no matter how many times I think about how things could have turned out differently, there’s nothing I can do about it now.

“Let’s worry more about that later,” Fleur suggested. “Right now, I’d like to focus on our appointment.”

“You haven’t told me who we’re meeting yet,” I pointed out. “We aren’t exactly in proper attire for our usual appointments, either. I’m assuming this is an informal, casual matter?”

“Yes, but it’s something I figured we needed to clear up for some time. Which is why the meeting we’re having today is so important.” Fleur looked forward and smiled. “It looks like we’re here.”

I turned to Fleur’s direction and widened my eyes. On one of the outside tables of the café was a familiar, pretty face. Knowing how important the meeting was (at least to Fleur), everything seemed to click together on what she wanted to do.

“Fleur, Shining, good to see you two made it,” Claire said with a smile.

“Nice to see you too, Claire,” Fleur returned.

“Um… Likewise,” I added in.

“I just got here, so I haven’t ordered anything yet. The waitress should be coming back soon though. Please, have a seat,” Claire said.

We nodded and sat on chairs across from her, picking up menus that were already laid on the table. “Thank you for making time today to meet us, Claire, I know you’re busy preparing for the show in Fillydelphia,” Fleur said.

“It’s no problem at all. I was pretty caught up with the preparations and Spitfire pretty much urged me to come here,” Claire answered. “Though I am surprised you asked me specifically to come alone. Is it something serious?”

“It is for us,” Fleur said as she set the menu down, her smile lowered to a small frown with folded ears. “Claire… We owe you an apology.”

Claire’s eyes widened slightly. “An apology? What for?”

“I believe she’s referring to our behavior towards you when we first met,” I clarified while scratching my head. “We may not have been fair being so interrogative to you, being a close friend to Ozzy in the past and all.”

“Ah, so that’s what this is about,” Claire said.

“Ozzy told us about what happened between you two at your apartment,” Fleur said. “To be honest, I, we thought something completely different might have happened, and we couldn’t sleep that night until he came home.”

“So you two really do care about him, huh?” Claire asked.

“We do,” I answered. “But what I want to know is why did you want to help him get a marefriend?”

“You two already know how things went with us back in elementary school, right?” Claire asked. She looked down with a sigh. “Up until then, I kind of knew what he was going through at his home from what he told me about his brother and dad. I feel like I just added fuel into the fire of how much shittier his life could get, and I just didn’t want to cause him any more trouble no matter how much I had a crush on him. I thought that was for the best at the time, but you know how dumb a kid’s way of thinking can be. I didn’t think it’d turn out worse than what I had hoped for.” She looked back up to us. “When I talked to him one-on-one that night, I felt like I owed him that much. He deserved much better than that.”

“Do you still like Ozzy?” Fleur asked.

“I’ll always like him, but that’s as far as it goes.” Claire shrugged. “I’ve moved on from my feelings, and I have no plans to hook up with him anytime soon. I actually broke up with someone a few months ago before I moved here, so I’m taking a break from seeing anyone right now. I’m sorry if I looked like I had other motives, but I really do want to make good friends with you two.”

“It’s us who should apologize for treating you like a villain of some sort,” I said. “We shouldn’t have jumped to any conclusions until we heard the whole story.”

“How about we let bygones be bygones and start over with a clean slate? If you’re still up for it, of course, Claire,” Fleur suggested.

“I’d like that very much.” Claire held out her hand with a smile. “Friends?”

“Oh don’t be so formal.” Fleur pulled Claire and me off the table with the help of her magic, and got us into a group hug. Claire and I were surprised at first, but we laughed it off as we joined in.

We sat back down after a few brief seconds. When our waitress stopped by, we gave her our orders before she went back inside to get them filled.

“Now that you know what I was up to with Ozzy, I’m assuming you already know how he feels for you two,” Claire said with a smirk. “So? Which of you did he end up picking?”

Fleur and I glanced at each other before laughing nervously. “Um… It’s kind of complicated,” I said.

“What do you mean?” Claire asked with a raised brow.

The two of us leaned in and whispered to Claire the status of our unique relationship. When we finished, Claire looked at us with widened eyes. “Shit. Are you serious?”

[Fleur’s POV, 5:30 p.m.]

We spent the next few hours personally getting to know Claire, our appointment turning out a lot better than I could have imagined. Claire was certainly surprised by how Ozzy’s relationship with Shiny and me developed so quickly, especially how he’s dating the both of us. I could understand her concerns considering how different the humans’ culture is compared to ours, but she seemed glad things worked out between the three of us and she gave us her moral support. After our lunch, we did a little shopping around town while we had the time. It wasn’t as good as our usual shopping spree, but it still turned out pretty well nonetheless. I helped Claire pick out some cute tops and jeans for when she wasn’t working while Shiny and I got a few things for ourselves. Personally, I wanted to get something that would leave Ozzy jaw-dropping silly for hours, but that was for another day when it will be just Shiny and me shopping.

At one point, I got a text from Ozzy that he’ll be having drinks with Silver Wheel later tonight. I was glad to know things went okay with his appointment and what he was up to. At least Shiny and I wouldn’t be sitting around wondering what he’s doing while waiting for him to come home, but it looked like we were on our own for dinner tonight. Sure, we could meet Ozzy and Silver wherever they’re mingling, but I figured he might want some time to himself for today, and maybe connect with another stallion he knew in town.

Come to think of it, Ozzy doesn’t have many guy friends to mingle with, at least around his age. Fancy’s a nice guy, but he’ll be gone by the end of today, and he’s usually busy most of the week; Silver Wheel and Bubbles are quite older, the latter I’m not sure Ozzy’s comfortable bonding with yet; Soarin… He’s okay, but he does say the wrong thing at the wrong time on some occasions. I’m sure Ozzy’s plenty happy spending time with us, but I do think he should have at least a few stallion friends to hang out with sometimes. I’ll have to see if I can find some of them that could give him some company.

After we bid Claire farewell, Shiny and I decided to walk back home with our shopping bags while we thought about what to have for dinner.

“We still have some leftovers from last night’s dinner in the fridge,” I suggested.

“I do feel a little lazy making something tonight,” Shiny admitted. “Ozzy’s cooking is pretty good most nights too. Can’t wait to see what you guys had last night.”

Oh, when I tell you what happened, I’ll leave you speechless, you can count on that.

“I guess we could also cook up some of those biscuits Ozzy gets from the store sometimes too,” I added in. “We had a pretty small dinner, so… wait, who’s that in front of my house?”

Shiny turned to where I looked, and though we were still a few blocks away, I was shocked to see what it was when I made out the figure. It was another new human we’ve never seen before, and if he was in the upper-class part of Canterlot right now, he’d seriously stand out not just with how casual his clothes were—a yellow shirt with a black smiley face outlined in the front, a white jacket over it, ripped, straight-legged denim jeans, and what I think are called sandals on his feet—but his hair was a bright blonde, almost bleached with his bangs just going past his eyebrows while the rest slightly covered his ears and nape of his neck. His skin was between Ozzy and Claire’s shades of color, but he looked pretty healthy as far as I knew in human standards. He looked… laid back, if I had to describe him, and from the look on his face while staring at whatever’s on that piece of paper, he seemed to be very conflicted.

“Boy, we’re just meeting one new human after another lately, aren’t we?” I asked. “I didn’t expect any visitors stopping by, did you?”

“Nope. Certainly not somepony—excuse me, someone I’d see very often around here, except maybe my brother when he visits,” Shiny commented.

“You think he’s looking for something?”

“It looks like it. Should we ask him what’s going on?”

“Might as well. If someone like him is in front of my home, there must be some reason.” We walked towards the strange human who still had that perplexed look on his face. When we got close enough, I could make out some words he was saying.

“—that guy must be pulling my leg here. There’s no way this could be the place.”

“Excuse me, but can we help you with something?” I asked.

He turned toward us, and his dark brown eyes widened. He then closed his eyes, crossed his arms, and hummed.

“Hmm. I think I need to go to a hospital… because I just fell from the sky after seeing some beautiful angels.” He clutched his chest while he leaned back with the back of his hand on his head. “Oh my heart! I think it’s going to burst! Somebody! Please! I need CPR!”

Shiny and I turned to each other with raised brows, probably with the same thought in mind.

Is… Is he hitting on us?

“It must be destiny that brought us together,” the man continued as he put the paper over his brow, looking out the distance. “Yes, I can just see it now. My future is guided by the sun, and it shines the brightest when I come face to face with my one true love, and that person…” He turned and pointed a finger between us. “Is one of you two incredible mares! Can you feel it? The aching, twisting feeling in your heart from your love at first sight? If one of you can feel it, step forward now, and let the red string of fate forever tie our fates together!” He opened his arms, closed his eyes, and smiled, waiting for the next move.

Shiny and I just stood there at a loss for words, nothing but the whistling winds filling the awkward silence between the three of us.

The man peeked one eye open for a moment, then slumped with a sigh. “Well, can’t say I didn’t try.”

“Sir, do you have business here or not?” Shiny asked with crossed arms and a furrowed brow. “I don’t know what the fuck that was, but you got five minutes to explain yourself before I call the guard.”

“Now now, Shiny, let’s not get brash,” I said before turning back to the man. “But I would like to know what exactly you’re doing in front of my house if you don’t mind.”

“This is your house?!” the man answered before looking back at the paper he was holding. “That damn lawyer, he gave me the wrong freaking address!”

Wait, lawyer?

“What are you talking about?” Shiny asked.

“I was told someone I know lives here, but that’s just plain impossible,” he commented as he gestured to my home. “I mean this place is fit for a celebrity! I know the guy sold pretty much all of his stuff before moving into this world, but there’s no way all of that money could afford something like this! There must be another house around here that he really lives in, maybe you can help me out. You know a guy about my height, short black hair, wears glasses, has a serious expression twenty-four-seven, works in an office? A guy named Ozzy?”

“Um… Yes, you mean Ozzy Shore, correct?” I asked. “He’s my roommate, and works for me as my secretary.” I didn’t want word getting around about me and him dating, so I had to give him what I could for a description. I was still perplexed that this strange human knows Ozzy though.

“Technically, he works for both of us. I’m his manager,” Shiny added in.

His eyes widened once more and checked the paper again, then glanced between it, me, Shiny, and my house for numerous times. “Wait, so if you’re his roommate, and he works for you, then… OH CRAP!” He facepalmed, got on his knees, and bowed. “Ladies, I am so sorry for hitting on you like that! I swear, I didn’t know who you two were and Ozzy doesn’t even know I’m here! Whatever you do, please don’t lay him off and send him to the streets!”

So he was hitting on us. Though I have to admit, his attempt was pretty laughable.

“It’s quite alright. Ozzy’s actually a good friend of ours,” I said with a smile. “You can stand up now, by the way. No need to be formal with us.”

He obliged, grinned and scratched the back of his head while chuckling. “Sorry about that. I just got to Equestria today, and as soon as I checked in at a hotel, I had to find out where he lives.”

“Are you an acquaintance of his from Earth?” I asked.

“Pft. ‘Acquaintance?’ And you said no need to be formal.” He opened up the collar of his jacket and grinned. “He may not think so, but aside being my previous roommate, he’s one of my bestest buddies! The name’s Wesley. Jude, Wesley.”

[Ozzy’s POV, 5:50 p.m.]

As I sat in one of Canterlot Park’s benches, my spine tingled even with no cold winds blowing past me. “Whoa… What was that ominous chill I felt just now?”

Author's Notes:

At last, a new human character has been revealed, and it's the "unique" ex-roommate Jude Wesley! What is the story behind his appearance in Equestria? Does it have anything to do with Ozzy's ominous feeling, or is it something far worse that's going to happen? You'll just have to wait until the next chapter to find out, and until next time,

This is Dudeler, signing off.

P.S. I apologize for publishing so late. I just realized about the deadline and I hadn't gotten much word from my team about finishing their final read through. Anyway, prepare for the surprises that our new human character will bring to the table. I guarantee he's just full of surprises if not many good jokes or pick up lines.