I slept very well on that night. Just pure nothingness: no dreams to enjoy, no nightmares to fear, and no memories to relieve. I'd say it was just a regular night like many others.

I still can't get that image out of my head. I've been thinking about it before and I find myself thinking about it again and again. Family. I will have a foal in a year, I will be a father to a pony. It feels really weird because... to put it bluntly, I'm still kind of human. Having a kid that definitely will be not human is definitely strange. I don't have anything against it but it's just...

Anyway, why should I think of it right now? I'm in bed, waking up. I should start my day as I usually do.

I yawned. The first step in the morning, yep. I got up from the bed, stretched myself, sighed in relief, and went to the bathroom. Moonshine's still sleeping, having tugged the whole blanket to herself. Oh well, I suppose she needs it more than I do. I'm out of bed anyway, might as way do what I usually do and then make some breakfast for us both.

After relieving myself and flushing (never forget to flush), I got into the shower and turned on the water. It cascaded from the above, soaking me up nicely. I lowered the temperature of the water, making it a bit chilly. Nothing like a cold shower to wake you up! Even though I don't like when it's too cold (my balls would agree to that), I still like cool showers from time to time, especially now. I have good fur, and showering with hot water makes it feel like I'm in jungles, and trust me, it's not a good feeling. You feel damp, hot, and it's not good, not at all.

I followed up my shower with some teeth cleaning and then dried myself off. Straight, soft, silky mane and tail, fuzzy and warm fur, snow-white teeth... Ah, perfection. Hey, I also have some muscles to flex! Yup, being fourteen and in this good shape is definitely a good change from what I was when I first hit puberty. Fat acne-face, that's who I was.

Suddenly, my cat jumped onto the sink and meowed. Knowing what Molniya wants, I turned on the cold water and let her lap at the water for a bit. After everything was done, I turned off the water and exited the bathroom, my cat following me. She jumped up on the bed and nestled near my fillyfriend, beginning to purr soon after taking that perfect, the most comfortable position. And by that, I mean stretching across almost the whole bed, belly to Moonshine's side. Cats seem bigger now that I'm smaller. I don't think I reach that hight I used to when I was fourteen. Was it one-eighty? Pretty tall, yeah, but now I'm about... one-sixty-five, probably. I could never estimate my own height, unfortunately. And besides, how do you even measure the height of a pony?

At any rate, Moonshine's still asleep and the breakfast isn't ready. I can fix both of those things but I'd rather not wake my fillyfriend up. Making something to eat would be my top priority for this morning.

I made my way to the door and opened it slowly. It creaked slightly, which was unfortunate but didn't wake anyone up. I suppose I need to oil the hinges or something like that. Is there a maintenance team that does it? Maybe I could borrow some oil from them.

I exited our part of the apartment and walked into the kitchen. White Light was making some food already, squeezing out some juice from an apple.

"Hi, White." I greeted him as I walked to the fridge to grab a few vegetables to make a salad. I might also need bread, some juice... Yeah, I'd be pretty busy.

"Hey," he replied, turning his head to me. "I've heard what you've been up to."

"I will take care of your sister," I replied, sensing some hidden anger in his voice. "I have someone to blame for the failure of contraception spell but I must take responsibility. Besides, I like her, even though I don't love her."

"I sure hope so." White Light sighed, returning to making breakfast.

Without saying anything else, both of us made breakfast for our special ones, even though why those ponies were special to us was different for each of us.

Though, it got complicated with me and Night Breeze. I had sex with her, casually. I was kind of friends with her, also casually. I think it's called being friends with benefits. Not the most usual thing back on Earth, but it is usual in Equestria... I think. However, it did get complicated, much more complicated than just having sex for fun. I impregnated her, after all.

I sighed quietly as those thoughts went through my head. I've never expected to start a family this early, and not with someone I didn't love. There is the first time for everything... I, uh, guess?

Anyway, salad. I need to make it for myself and my lovely fillyfriend. Let's get those cucumbers, bell pepper, onion, a bit of olive oil, a pinch of black pepper... I think that's all. Actually, how ponies would measure black pepper powder? Pinches don't exactly work because they have no fingers. Do they measure the powder in hooffulls? Mouthfuls? Wait, no, a mouthful of pepper would leave you coughing like that cinnamon powder challenge. I still don't get why people accepted such a challenge, but whatever. I suppose that one can measure powder in grams but not everyone needs exact grams to put into food. Maybe it would measure in spoons? Not everyone can hold a spoon. Scratch that, everyone can. Ponies don't have to have magic to hold something, after all.

Ugh, I'm thinking about something that shouldn't be thought of. Not exactly that but...

Anyway, salad. I need to make it for myself and Moonshine, and it will be exactly this.

I returned to my fillyfriend once I was done cooking stuff, and by that time she was already in the bathroom. The door was slightly open, I might even say that it was done on purpose, in an inviting way. However, sex wasn't on my mind now. Hm... Maybe it was but I need to do something first.

I went to the table and placed the bowls there, as well as a plate of daisy sandwiches I decided to cook. Cooking or eating flowers would still be weird for me for a long time but hey, experimenting with food might get you somewhere. I remember when I discovered my ability to drink hot sauce without dying, and it was fun. I've made a few bets, won a few hundred dollars over this. I was able to buy a guitar. Oh, memories of my youth... There weren't many memorable things during that time but it made those that were count.

Speaking about counts, maybe I should become a prince? Become wealthy as fuck, live off of all that stuff, make Moonshine my princess, start a royal harem or something, and done. But the thing is, I don't want to be a prince. Aside from fun, I will have to do a lot like, I don't know, actually running the country? Celestia and Luna would help me with that, sure, but there is one thing... That's a ton of responsibility I can't put up with. I already need to care for a foal, which will be delivered in a year, and that's already too much for me, and I have no idea how to handle this!

...

I need to calm down. Sure, I'm nervous as fuck about this whole situation but it doesn't mean I should cry about it. It's not the end of the world or my life, it's just a tough path that I must take in order to be a good man. I don't really like my family but what they taught me about being good is the right thing, the best thing they've ever done to and for me. At least I'm not an asshole like both parents of Moonshine. I will never abandon my child. I will not hate them. Even though they will be born without love between parents, I'll make sure they will be born into a good family that will love them.

I let out a long sigh. It will be a long time before I will see my foal but I must get ready for it.

Finally, Moonshine exited the bathroom, her mane and tail wet. A small smile appeared on her face as she made her way to our bed. She pulled out a manedryer and started blowing hot air on her mane. She closed her eyes, enjoying the waves that the dryer sent her way.

"Breakfast's ready." I announced as I took a seat at the table.

Now I just need to wait for Moonshine to finish her stuff and eat with me like we did every morning before it. Then we would pack for school, pass the classes, and then the unusual part would come in.

Bringing Night Breeze out on a date with myself and my fillyfriend. It would be some very unusual time-spending indeed.

We breezed (no pun intended) through the classes pretty effortlessly. This day was sure easy, and now to the hard part.

The Date. Yes, with capital D, and not the D one might think of.

Anyway, we chose to spend our time together just taking a walk through the forest near Ponyville. Yes, we would be near that strange and eventful village this day, which might add to the strangeness of our own situation. Might be fun, who knows?

On our way there, Moonshine, Night Breeze and I were mostly silent, not knowing what to talk about. However, we did have a few things to get ourselves busy with. There were free magazines for us to read, and I decided to look at two of them. First was about celebrities. Why would I read it? Music stuff. I've read about a few ponies who became famous for rap, classical concerts, folk music, pop music (Songbird Serenade reminds me of someone for some reason, actually), and orchestral music. Nothing really caught my eye but an article about a new Nox Obscura concert. I suppose it's pretty obvious why it caught my eye.

The second magazine was about family stuff. It was all pretty generic but still useful. How to buy a house, how to choose a perfect house for a family (I could go with a simple one because our family most likely wouldn't be huge), how to choose preschool stuff and school stuff, then university and whatnot. Toys, shops that sell them... diapers. Yep, I'd certainly need those in the future. It was also recommended to visit a family counselor, which from what I've understood would be a kind of therapist to help new families. I honestly don't know what to think about it, I've not seen a therapist before. I know my father did because, well... He had PTSD. Working for US military was not an easy job, not for a common soldier that went up the ranks. At a cost to his mental health, unfortunately. It might've been the main reason for why he raised me the way he did. And honestly, as much as I hate that way, I could never blame him for it. He's seen some serious shit I know I don't want to see.

Anyway, this magazine sure did me a few favors by answering some of my questions, and I might visit that therapist someday.

As for Moonshine, she was reading some foals' magazine with comics and such. I've never really liked comics for some reason. I was always more of a book guy, film guy, music guy, but never a comics guy. Seems weird but that's how it always was and probably would forever remain that way. After all, I was always slow to change. Just look at how much time it took me to adjust to this pony culture and I'm still unsure of a few things.

Night Breeze read the same family magazine. Her tail and hind legs were twitching, she was obviously nervous. I absolutely got it. Even when she became older, she would still be too young to have a family, especially with someone she barely knew. Well, that was why I brought her out on a date. I need to get to know her otherwise arguments would come, lots of them, especially after the foal or foals were born. To avoid doing to that foal what was done to Moonshine, I needed to make sure that Night Breeze actually liked me as a person. Maybe not a lover, not a coltfriend, but just a friend.

As we disembarked the train, a pink blur suddenly covered my vision and I felt someone hugging me. Pink, giving a hug...

"Hi, Pinkie Pie," I greeted the mare, hugging her back. "How's it going?"

"Some stuff happened, but it's alright in the end!" she replied joyfully, soon releasing me from her hold. "Whatcha doing?" her eyes shifted to the two fillies. "I think those two fillies have something to do with it."

"Yeah, right," I replied slightly nervously. "Moonshine, Night Breeze, meet Pinkie Pie, my caretaker when I lived in Ponyville. Pinkie Pie, meet Moonshine and Night Breeze, my dates today."

"Oh, you lucky colt!" Pinkie Pie said and I could swear I heard a tiny squee sound coming from her. "So, where are you three going?"

"I was thinking about a stroll in the forest," I replied with a smile on my own face.

"I think I have an idea!" the pink mare said, bouncing in place slightly. "There's a special road, it's called the Path of Lovers. It's really beautiful there, especially during spring."

"Sounds nice. Can you show us the way?" I asked. I was interested in her offer. After all, I wanted to show the girls some good time that wouldn't include sex (unless they want to) and a beautiful place would definitely suit those beautiful fillies. Yes, I do consider them quite beautiful, both of them.

"Yeah, sure!" Pinkie Pie replied and began to bounce in a direction.

So, I do consider both Moonshine and Night Breeze beautiful in their own ways. Moonshine is a cute and shy filly. Blond mane, white fur, blue eyes, everything about her is just perfect, and it's not just my German roots speaking. Night Breeze is quite unique, being the first lunar unicorn. Her colors are dark but it makes her look good, and those purple eyes with slitted pupil are just magnetizing.

Wait a second... Moonshine has all the bright colors of the day, Night Breeze has the colors of the night... Hey, they're the perfect fit for me, having that balance of light and dark! So, they effectively make the perfect duo. Huh, I've never thought about them in that way before, but it does fit. Even though I'm light-colored myself, not counting wearing dark colors.

Maybe all of us can indeed be a family and love each-other, however strange it might seem at the first glance. Family life, here I come!

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