Chapter 1: Changes

"Twilight, I know you're probably pissed at me, but… I decided to take Silver Star in." This earned Black Sword a powerful lavender hoof to the face, sending his gaze fuzzy. "I guess I deserved that…" he grumbled, rubbing gingerly at the new bruise.

"Black Sword do you even realize how much damage a filly can do and how much work she'll need?!"

Black Sword sighed impatiently. "Yes, in fact I do. I've foal sat Rarity's little sister before."

Twilight stared at the alicorn in front of her, glaring angrily. She let out a sigh of resentment. "Black Sword, you can't keep her… She almost killed you yesterday!"

Black Sword lifted an eyebrow, causing the mare to groan in rage. "Actually… Twily, I can't die. I know too many spells for that to even be a problem y'know…" he tried to speak calmly, no matter his sudden urge to strangle the mare. He let out a relaxed sigh as Silver Star trudged down the stairs, her mane messy and her tail dragging. Her eyes widened as she saw Twilight and she dashed to Black Sword, hiding behind his muscular legs.

"O-oh n-n-no…!" she whimpered in fear. Sword covered her with a wing and looked back at the lavender alicorn.

"I do believe Silver here deserves an apology…"

Twilight snorted and glared up at him. "You're kidding! That… That little demon can give you an apology, but what I did was correct. I might as well go tell Rainbow Dash to stop flying!" she stomped her hoof on the wooden floor and stormed out of the library. Silver collapsed into a crippled heap on the floor, her body shuddering as she wept.

"I-I-I-I'm s-s-so sorry…! I-I d-didn't mean t-t-to h-h-hurt a-a-anypony…!" Silver sobbed loudly. Black Sword grasped her small body and hugged her, trying to silence the crying.

"Hey, hey… Shh... It's okay Silver… She's just mad at me…" Black Sword stroked her mane, feeling light-headed. He'd never seen Twilight act like this. Was she jealous of the new competition for his attention? Black Sword, confused on how he ended up to the conclusion, immediately shoved the thought from his mind and looked down at the filly, her wings limp at her sides as she sniffled pitifully. "You're okay, Star…"

Silver looked up at the large alicorn, her ears drooped. She'd never felt such gentle hooves on her fur in her life, however short or long it was. All she knew was that nopony had ever been kind to her, and she hadn't the slightest clue why. Her eyes were rimmed with tears for her mistake the other day; she'd never wanted to hurt Black Sword. He had saved her from dying from cold. She shook her head sadly, trying to rid her mind of the horrors she's done. "I-I'm sorry f-for yesterday, Black Sword… I-I don't know what happened…" Black Sword leaned down and kissed Silver's glittering mane.

"It's not your fault, kiddo. Don't apologize for something I know you couldn't control…" he mumbled into her ear. He wanted to help this filly as much as possible, he feared that maybe he had bitten off more than he could chew, but he was determined to prove to Twilight that Silver Star was harmless and a good kid.

"So… Is there anything to eat? I'm starving…!" Silver Star asked, suddenly full of energy. Black Sword smiled down at her, his eyes gleaming with amusement.

"C'mon kiddo, let's go get you something to eat…"

(END OF CHAPTER 1)