Me: Hey everyone!

Joy: It's great to see you all.

Pinkie: Hello! Joy! I went to the other story to look for you!

Wolverine: Oh no. There's two.

Joy: Whatcha need!?

Pinkie: I'm working on a party!

Joy: Say no more! Let's go! *they both leave in blurs*

Me: Well...okay then. Hopefully we don't end up with a broken planet.

Wolverine: Is that the absolute worst case scenario?

Me: Yep. Well, enjoy.

In the morning, DB walked down the wall and down the stairs. He walked down the hall to the kitchen, and found Avispa sleeping on a brand new table with a completely reconstructed kitchen. "How'd she..." He let his sentence trail off as he looked around. He gently nudged Avispa awake. He couldn't help but chuckle as she slowly woke up. "She actually looks kinda cute waking up like that." A blush adorned his face at that thought. He shook his head as he got ready to speak. "How did you get all of this done?"

Avispa yawned and replied, "I left to get the materials. I've..gotta work it...off...though." She fell back asleep. DB chuckled as he levitated her up and set her in her bed.

He smiled as he closed her door. "I've got more questions for when she wakes up, but I need to go into town." He steppd out of his door and headed straight for the stores so he could get a few questions answered.

The first one sold tables and chairs. It was aptly named, "Tables and Chairs Merchants". He walked in, the bell ringing. "Just a moment." DB looked around at all the hoof-made tables and chairs, each well made. Soon, the owner, Wood Carver, came from the back, his smile faded when he seen DB. "Hello. Your changeling friend came to my house last night asking for new tables and chairs. She said she didn't have the money to pay for it, but she could work it off. If it wasn't for the fact she told me your name, I would have just shut the door in her face."

DB nodded. "That was actually why I came by. I was wondering how she got them. Did you two agree on how long and what she would be doing?"

"No. I figured I'd decide by how well she worked. Better she does, longer she works. Best make good work of that insect."

DB reached into his saddlebags and handed some bits to Wood Carver. "That's all your getting. Before I leave, I have one question. Did she say how she found ut where you lived?"

"No. And this in only half of what the table is worth!"

DB snorted as he began walking slowly and menacingly towards him. "I. Don't. Care. If a pony can't respect another creature, regardless of their species, they don't deserve that much after said creature worked hard through the night to fix up a room, agreed to work even more to pay off debts instead of having the pony giving them a place to stay pay even more for the stuff." With that, DB left the poor pony cowering against the wall. DB let out a huff and went to the library.

When he entered, Twilight turned from the book she was reading. "Oh! DB. What are you doing here?"

"I needed to calm down. Plus, I was wondering if you could help me with something."

"Does it have to do with how Avispa fixed up your kitchen?"

DB raised an eyebrow and replied, "Yeah. I was wondering how she figured out where the ponies lived that owned the shops."

"Well, she had asked me. I asked her why and she told me that she was wanting to show you how truly sorry she was. She told me how she was going to talk to them about working off the debts and fix up the kitchen herself. She also stopped by after she had gotten the materials, and told me that a couple had said she didn't need to work it off. They had said if she was so willing to work, there was something good about her. They made a point to say that if she came by in the middle of the night again, they'd charge double."

DB chuckled. "She say which ones?"

Twilight nodded. "She said the refrigerator stallion and the wall ponies. She also said that the ponies for the cabinets had offered to help her put them in, but she declined, wanting to do them herself."

DB nodded taking in the information. "Alright. Now I know where to make my next stop." His stomach growled. "Right after I get breakfast. Thanks for the information." He began leaving.

"No problem." Twilight waved as he left.

DB stopped in at his home and checked on Avispa. She was still asleep. He left and went back down to the kitchen. He was preparing to make something, but when he opened the oven, there was already something there, with a note. He pulled the note out first and read it. It read,

Dear DB,

I'm sorry I broke your trust. You had given me yours without hesitation and I just stepped on it without a second thought. I hope that you can forgive me for what I did. I realize that I've only begun to repay for what I've done, but it is still a start.

Avispa

DB smiled slightly. "You've done enough, Avispa. You've done enough." He then pulled out what she had made. It was just oatmeal, but he still ate it happily before leaving.

He stopped in at, "Cabinets Superstore". The second he stepped in, he was greeted by the owner. "DB, great to see you. The changeling is very interesting. I was, at first, scared when she came to my house in the middle of the night. But, when she explained why she was there, I was more than happy to help her."

"Great to hear, Fine Grain . I was actually here to ask if you two had an agreed upon time limit or what she would be doing."

Fine Grain shook his head. "She said she'd do whatever for as long as I wanted her to. I figured I'd talk to you about it, see if there was a specific amount of time you wanted her to work."

DB shrugged. "However long it takes to pay off the material."

"Alright. I guess it'll depend upon how good she is."

DB waved as he left. "I'll see ya later. Have a good day!"

"You too!"

As DB stepped into the street, he smiled. "At least not everypony is sour towards changelings." He walked back home, and as he entered, Avispa had started down the steps. "Hello there, sleeping beauty."

"Hi." Avispa didn't meet his gaze.

"I found the meal and letter. I've also been around town." He stepped up to her and gave her a hug. "You've regained my trust. Completely."

"B-but how!?" Avispa tried bcking out of the hug, but DB kept her in his embrace.

"You've proven yourself worthy of it." DB finally backed away. "You were willing to work off the cost of all the material. You were even willing to do it for ponies that hate you. You completely repaired the kitchen, by yourself. I have only one question."

"What?"

"How did you get out without waking me?"

"I put a spell on you to keep you asleep, no matter what. Do not worry. I opened your door with my eye closed and hit you."

"How did you know where I was?"

"Changelings can sense where emotions come from."

DB nodded. "Alright. Makes sense." DB tilted his head towards the chess board. "Wanna play some chess?"

"I don't think I should. I had agreed to work off the debts."

"I think he'll understand if you don't show up today. You worked hard last night. You deserve at least today without working."

Avispa finally nodded. "Okay." The two of them sat down at the board. "May I ask what is in your room?"

The game got set up and DB made the first move. "I'm sorry. I can't tell you. I don't trust anypony enough to let them know."

"I understand. Mind telling me why you don't trust anypony?"

DB sighed as he thought about how to say it and Avispa made her move. "It's because...I'm not sure what they'd think. For the most part, I don't worry. But, with what is in there, it is the one place I do."

"I see. So your room is like your closet filled with skeletons."

"Yes."

After DB made his move, Avispa asked, "Do you think you'll ever trust somepony enough?"

DB nodded. "Yes. I know it will be somepony who won't use it against me or tell somepony else."

Avispa raised an eyebrow. "How exactly would you know they wouldn't tell anypony else?"

DB smiled. "Because. I would be marryed to them."

"And, what if that would have been a deal breaker?"

DB shrugged. "If they truly love me, they would find a way past it. They may need a few days away, but if they are truly in love with me, they will come back."

"But what if you never get married?"

"I'll carry it to my grave." He sighed. "Though, I hope I don't have to. For more reasons than one."

Avispa looked up. "What reasons?" DB only shook his head as he made his move. Avispa furrowed her brow. "This pony has more secrets than a changeling in disguise." She glanced down at the board and made her move, then looked back up. "But the big question is: Why?" She watched him as he stared at the board. "If I win, will you answer the next question I ask honestly and completely? I promise it will not be about what is in your room."

DB shook his head. "I'm sorry. It's just, I'm not in a position for revealing things. Even miniscule things."

"Alright." "What does that mean?" She shook her head as she looked down to the board.

that evening

The two had finally quit playing games and went for reading. DB fell asleep while reading. Avispa picked up the book he was reading, put a bookmark in it, and set it on the table. She then laid him down on the couch and laid a blanket over him and set a pillow under his head. She sighed as she headed up the steps. She began to enter her room, but noticed DB's door was just cracked open. She shook her head. "No. I can't betray his trust after I worked so hard to regain it." She entered her room and laid down on the bed, but didn't fall asleep. Her thoughts were on the pony who was sleeping on the couch. "He has so many secrets that...tear at him. Yet, he's usually so cheerful. How can one with such a past be so cheerful?" She sighed. "He's kept all those things to himself for so long. It's a surprise he hasn't went on a rampage." She rolled over. "I wish I knew. It would give the hive new information that could help them." She blinked as she felt an emotion she has only felt once before. "Why did thinking about that make me feel..guilty?" Needless to say, she didn't sleep much that night.

Me: Wow...I'm surprising even myself with what I write.

Wolverine: So, not even you knew you had this in ya.

Me: Nope. But, I ain't complaining.

Wolverine: That's the spirit, bub.

Me: Review everyone.