About a month have passed since that day. It was relatively uneventful, save for my occasional trips to the spa that have become regular by now. It really gives me a relief I would otherwise not achieve by any means. The lunar mares suggested sex as a sort of "treatment", but I refused them. While it might be good for me, I just don't feel like it. Besides, I'm pretty sure I'm not supposed to do it when I have a lovely girlfriend. Or fillyfriend? Probably the latter.

Anyway, I don't have to pay for those spa trips since Luna covers the expenses every time. Apparently, she doesn't care about money since her personal treasury is pretty much full of gold and she doesn't know how to spend it. Sure, she donates it to country's treasury and budget, but there is still a lot left for her alone. She also told me that when she was still relatively young (the first hundred years, I guess), she used to going adventuring with her sister, fighting different monsters, uncovering secrets, and so on. Since times are calmer nowadays, and because there is no thrill she felt before, she is pretty content with doing what she does every night. She let it slip that she thinks about the night sky a lot and how to change it to make it look even better.

While I understand why she doesn't need anything from me in return for what she does, I still want to do something special, something just for her. But she's a princess who can buy pretty much anything. What kind of gift can I possibly give her? Certainly, I maybe could write a song. But... well, if I did that, it would seem like I love her and wrote a song to express that. Since I don't, she's just a friend of mine, I don't think a song will be right for her.

I... I am at loss. What can I give her that she can't get by herself? Hm...

...

No ideas. Maybe I should just roll with the fact that she doesn't want anything from me. Especially after I thought about this for a few weeks already and haven't come up with anything yet.

A couple of times in the past, I was told that if you get something, don't give anything in return. I... Well, I don't really agree with that point. I mean, I keep asking for help, and I'm not helping in any way in return. I really want to repay Luna for everything she's done for me. She helped me to get used to this world, she helped me to stay hidden from prying eyes, she helped me to learn flight, she even solved my love problem. And I? I don't know if I've ever done anything significant for her. She thinks of me as a friend and I helped her to socialize, at least a bit, but I don't think it's enough.

Ugh, this is so confusing... I never had such problems back when I was a human. Everything was so much, uh, simpler. Ever since I've gotten here, everything became more and more complicated with each day.

Though, it gave me a lot: new friends and love. Magic, too, but it's not as important.

Speaking about friends, I've recently had a party with Moonshine, Coral, Chocolate Chips and a couple of others. One of them was Azure Wave, an earth pony filly of light-blue fur and swirling blue mane. She already had a cutie mark, and that was an anchor. She told me that she's especially good with small yachts and won a competition that gave her that cutie mark. Second, was Chocolate Chip's sister — Coffee Brown. She was Chocolate's twin sister, though she lacked freckles Chocolate had.

Overall, it seems Moonshine's company is fillies-only excluding me. I don't want to brag, but I'm special to her.

I should also mention our neighbors (I can't say "roommates" since they're in another room). Night Breeze and White Light became my acquaintances. I still can't call them friends since we don't know much about each-other, but they're still nice ponies to hang out with. I... I don't think I have anything more to say.

I think I must mention that the spring is coming. It's already first week into March, and soon the snow will begin to thaw, according to pegasi' weather schedule. Will it be as dirty as spring always was back on Earth? If it's true, I will have to buy myself a pair... uh, not a pair, but... quad... fuck it, a set of high boots to prevent myself from getting dirty. Gotta keep that white fur clean.

I noticed that it got warmer, too. It's about five degrees below zero, and it's rather warm. I'm comfortable enough without pants. I still wear the sweater, though. It's nice and comfy, not to mention it looks good on me. Maybe I'll stop wearing clothes altogether someday. But, well, having some makes me feel a bit better than being completely nude. Beside, I think wearing clothes is what makes me stand out a bit. I don't like attention, but feeling unique is good, I suppose.

Let's think about the school now. It's been going quite well for me. For once, as one of the most successful students in the school, I started getting stipend. It's actually pretty big. If I save up, I'm sure that I'll be able to buy a lot of things. As for the studying itself, I learned quite a lot. Besides Math, History, Geography and so on, I learned a lot in magic. I learned transfiguration, some light manipulation, and perfected my teleportation. I won't touch transfiguration too much, though — I accidentally turned Celestia's teacup into a rodent. It retained the same pattern that the cup had. It made the princess giggle. I guess it's not the first time someone does it to her belongings. At least I didn't turn any of her cakes into rodents. She wouldn't like that one for sure.

There's another thing I'd like to think about. I started getting funny looks from fillies. Funny as in half-lidded and, well... suggestive. Maybe not the right word. Whatever.

I would often notice them looking at me, giggling as I pass by, that sort of thing. Well, I can say that my looks improved once I started going to spa and using shampoos and other stuff the spa mares recommended. Yeah, I suppose it's the case why fillies started looking at me more. Not to mention that my body started to develop faster than before. I became slightly taller, a bit more muscular, and overall, more grown up in the physical sense.

So, I guess I was eleven or twelve when I arrived to Equestria. Everything solidifies that guess.

I have to thank our sports teacher Blaze, he did a good job at helping all of us develop our bodies. Nobody in our class is overweight or underweight. I don't know if I'm the strongest one, though I suppose I am. Alicorn strength adds to muscles, after all. I wouldn't say that I became muscular or anything but I can see my muscles pretty well. They're noticeable, that is.

I don't know if it's alright for us to train at such a young age. I remember someone telling me it's bad for your physical development if you train at too young age. Maybe it's not the case with ponies, who knows. I've never felt any pain after trainings, so I suppose it's all fine and dandy.

I also trained my wings under the tutelage of Luna. I can now fly pretty well, but I don't really have any use for my wings since I can't fly freely because ponies will surely notice me, and seeing an alicorn is certainly a big deal. For now, I should remain hidden.

Back to the topic of fillies. I don't really know what to do with it. Well, I can't really do anything at all about it besides becoming ugly, and it isn't an option. I just hope those fillies won't do something silly to get my attention. Besides, I already have a special someone. I don't think I'll ever need more. At least Night Breeze isn't trying anything. So far, she seems to be the same, as in not attracted to me.

Unfortunately, I know how far girls can go in an effort to get a guy. Fighting between each-other, too. I don't want Moonshine to get involved in any fight. It's not that she can't stand for herself, I'm sure she's strong enough to beat some sense into others, but... You never know. When it comes to getting a guy, shit can hit the fan pretty fast and splatter all over everything.

For now, let's not worry about it. If I notice anything too dangerous, I will act accordingly. I don't want a disaster.

Speaking about disasters, Luna has never mentioned my joke about getting laid with her. I mean, it was a joke, after all. I doubt she took it seriously. But what if she did? She's been living for a long time, and I'm certain that some sort of ancient courtship tradition makes that joke pretty serious.

Maybe I'm a tad paranoid here. She might've just dismissed and forgotten my terrible attempt at joking. I hope she have. Otherwise, I'm screwed in every sense of this word.

***

After another day of school, Moonshine and I returned to our apartment. It was a tiring day, having three Magic and two Physical Culture lessons. It was extensive training in both magic and body. Comparing it to the first days of CSGU, it's much harder now.

Tiredly, I took off my clothes and flopped onto my bed. Bolting the door shut, I allowed my wings to be shown. They became more beautiful as well — spa mares gave me a special kind of lotion that makes wings shine and look better overall. I have no stray feathers as well. They were carefully plucked by the mares. It's kind of intimate, but, uh, it was alright.

I heard Moonshine sigh as she let herself relax on her own bed. Well, there's not much difference between our beds — we moved them together to make one large bed. We innocently sleep together, nothing more. A few kisses before sleep at most, and some cuddling and nuzzling.

Though, I suppose we'll be open to all kinds of kinky fun in a couple of years, it depends on how fast we'll grow up. At least the beds aren't creaky or anything like that. Hint hint.

For now, we will just relax. After such a tiresome day it's necessary for us. Sighing in relief, I closed my eyes for a short nap. It'll surely give me strength for the rest of the day.

...

I don't actually have anything to do.

I felt Moonshine against my side as she crawled up to me. She placed her head on my chest as I lied on my back with bedcover on my lower section of the body. I smiled, feeling her warmth against my chest and side. Feeling slightly drowsy, I softly stroked her mane until both of us fell asleep.

***

Some time later, I woke up. The first thing I heard was soft humming. Turning my head, I could see Moonshine doing her homework. I guess humming helps her concentrate.

On the side note, it helps me, too. Or listening to music. Yeah, listening to music brings a whole lot to anything, especially to something overly boring. I remember when I was too lazy to do my homework I would listen to music, and it made me actually do a lot of equations in a row or other sort of annoyingly repetitive stuff.

Feeling nature's call, I decided not to disturb Moonshine and go to the bathroom instead.

After relieving myself, I returned to my bed and lied on it. I don't have anything to do and there's no homework for tomorrow. Moonshine does homework for later, I suppose.

My cat Molniya is sleeping on the table where Moonshine does her homework. It's a peaceful sight.

This really has a feeling of... family. I think I've thought about this topic a couple of months ago. I don't really remember.

So, family. I don't know, maybe I should think about it? It's a very important topic, it's my future. If I create family with Moonshine, will we ever have foals? If yes, how many? I'm not too fond of the idea of having kids but I'm not child-free either. Maybe in the future, I would want a foal. Or maybe not. Even if I'm twenty-three years old, it doesn't mean I know a whole lot about family, kids, and whatnot.

But what if one day I am confronted by Moonshine and she says she wants a foal? This... this is something I definitely should think about. I plan on becoming a musician, and it means I will have to travel a lot to see fans and to play music. I won't really have time to raise a child of my own. I don't want to be that dad who doesn't see his child often because of work. Maybe if I get enough money, I will be able to spend a couple of years just with my family. It depends on how much I will get, of course, but if done right, a musician can get a ton of money from selling albums and performing live. Music is my passion, but if I get enough money, I will definitely rest for a bit without having to worry about income. A passion is a passion, but there is life outside of it. Besides, a hobby that is made into routine-like job won't be enjoyable at all.

If I ever have a kid, I will at least try to raise him or her right. The question is, what is right? I can't exactly force my view on the world (which I consider right) on them, it will be just as bad as what my parents did to me. I'm not hypocritical, I see that certain things I can do can be as bad as what I don't like. It wouldn't be right if I let my kids have complete freedom either. How do I make it so my own child won't hate me? I can't spoil them because those kind of kids grow up to be assholes, mostly.

...

How the fuck are children raised?

I guess I'm too young to think about it. Well, I suppose I should wait at least... five years or so, maybe ten. Or even fifteen. Ugh... A lot of people don't really consider parenthood to be a problem at all since... I don't actually know. Maybe because mating is an instinct, and instincts are what most don't really think about? I suppose so...

I wonder... Have the princesses ever had foals? If so, how did they raise them and where are they now?

I guess I shou—

At the second thought, I shouldn't bother neither Luna nor Celestia about it. I mean, what the fuck am I thinking? I'm twelve at most! In pony years, that is.

What hit me in my head to think about family?

...

My brain is weird.

Author's Notes:

I know nothing goes on in this chapter (more or less), but I still think it's important. Ever since Flame completely accepted his new life, things went smoother and smoother. It stays this way, for now.