Shatters of A Reflection

by 3ndless

An OC HiE. Jake Muller wanted nothing more then to be accepted in life. But how is supposed to when he was born to parents that abuse and neglect him. And in turn he closed his heart to the world around him. This is going to be in an AU so beware some ponies will be different.

9. Memories

I'm Back!

-Shatters of a Reflection Chapter 9 Memories-

For the next few days I noticed how Cadance had become somewhat distant to me.

She wouldn't talk to me and every time I tried to talk with her she would find a way to get away wither by flying away or teleporting herself away.

And as if that wasn't enough Blue Blood had taken it upon him-self to make sure I felt unwelcomed here.

From misplaced orders to the pony staff being told not to do what I ask of them. Which wasn't much that much of a bother but it did irritate me.

And another which gave me this sour taste in my mouth, he took my seat to just to the right of Celestia. The same seat that had been mine for more than a year now.

And he moved me down a few seats. Away from them saying I wasn't worthy of eating in his presence.

Mom told me in confidence that I shouldn't take these things he did to heart. He is just misunderstood. Like I was at a time.

And given time I would come to accept him since he was in a very, very messed up way my distant cousin.

In the past I would have just beaten him.

But I had changed. And in a way I had to behave since I wasn't just Jake Muller anymore.

I was Prince Jake Muller. Or at least to mom I was.

It all happened about halfway through my stay here. I had begun to have nightmares.

One's of my past. How my birth parents treated me. How they hurt me.

I relived those hellish days almost every night.

And the one thing I found comfort in was Celestia. She appeared in my dreams and take hold of me, as if banishing the nightmares away.

She gave me peace during my sleep. And when I would wake up I was drained and tired. But she was there smiling at me every morning,

She became more than just the pony that gave me a new life.

I was beginning, to love her.

Not in the sense of a lover, but more of a maternal figure.

She was everything I wanted my birth mother to be.

She gave me love when I was an alien in this world. She showed me kindness and asked for nothing in-return.

I admired her if anything.

But then one night, I remember it validly. An unexpected storm had flown in by accident and the weather team was unable to stop it.

The storm came so fast, no pony was able to prepare for it. And neither was I.

Thunder and Lightning flashed and roared through the darkening sky as rain pelted down.

I was caught in the middle of it all.

Ever since a young age I had little fear of things. But if there was one thing that scared me.

It was this.

When I was a child I cried for my parents during a heavy storm that frightened me.

And the answer I had from them.

They threw me out of the house saying that I was more annoying than the Storm.

I ran for shelter from the storm I ran and ran pushing my limits as I stumbled and fell multiple times.

My body sore and my body petrified with fear.

I found a small cave to hide in.

I rushed in and balled myself up not wanting see or hear the storm outside.

I reverted back into my younger self. Crying for my parents to let me back in as the thunder roared around me.

I cried out for my mommy. I cried out for her over and over as I shut myself away.

And then as if a warm blanket covered me. I felt someone wrap their arms around me.

My eyes were burly from crying. But I looked and saw Celestia leaning over me her body next to mine.

More tears formed in my eyes as I leapt at her and wrapped my arms around her neck crying.

She placed a hoof on my back and assured me, "Hush now. Everything is fine now. There's no need to be afraid. Mommy's here now."

And since that day , she had become my adoptive mother and I her son. Although when she wanted to make it official, it was not taken well by some ponies of Canterlot.

She still called me Son and when we were alone I would call her Mom.

This only made our relationship grow.

And the same could be said for Cadance.

I had grown close to her, she was my friend. Heck my best friend.

She would drag me out of the castle and take me around to different places like the shopping area, or the candy and cream shops.

In all honesty, this looked a modern town just with smaller building, and well you know ponies instead of humans.

But other than that she showed me just how fun it was around here.

She enjoyed making other ponies happy. And she showed me her power. She wasn't strong in the sense magic spells or flying, but in something else.

She had the power over love.

She showed me and twilight once how it worked.

There was this colt and mare that were fighting in front of a restaurant and she used her magic to calm them down and forgive each other which left them in a loving state.

It was weird but hey, I was in a world full of ponies that use magic and I could too so I was very accepting of random things.

Everything was fine until Blue Blood came into the picture.

"Cadance." I mumbled to myself in the study.

"Does something trouble you Jake?"

I turned around slightly surprised that somepony snuck up on me without me knowing.

"M-mom?! What are you doing here?" I said to Celestia.

She just chuckled as she came to my side and sat down on the free cushion.

"I came to see how your studies are, but it would seem that something forbids you from them." She said smiling at me.

I felt my face heat up a bit, "Nailed it again mom."

She just laughed lightly again, "It is a mother's duty to help her child."

I sighed, "Its Cadance. She doesn't talk or hang out with me like we used too anymore."

"Maybe you should talk to her about this. Maybe it'll shed some light onto why she is acting this way."

I looked at her before I looked down, "But what if its because something I did." I asked her.

She just nuzzled her head against mine, "Then I am sure she would forgive you. But you won't know f until you ask."

She just nuzzled against my head as she started to mess with my hair.

"Somepony's going to need another haircut soon."

I just smirked at her, "Yea, I guess I'll take with Cadance later tonight. Thanks Mom." I said leaning against her.

She smiled, "Don't think this means you can stop studying young colt."

I groaned out and fell back against the rug as she stood back up and walked out of the room giggling to herself.

"How Twilight enjoys this I'll never understand." I sat back up and went back into my books.

I was learning how to read and write in Equestrian. And within the next few months I should be able to attend school at the academy.

Which is what Mom really wants and I thought it would make her feel better knowing I was getting to become a part of the horde.

But for now, a few more pages and then off to talk with Cadance.

Dinner pasted by same as always. Blue Blood was in my seat before I even entered the dining hall. And I noticed that neither Twilight or Cadance were seated.

I looked at Mom and simple smiled, "Cadance thought it would be nice to take Twilight to visit her family tonight. They both will be returning later on."

I nodded and made my way to the empty seat at her left but when I pulled the seat out it was stopped by light blue magic.

I looked at Blue Blood who's horn was glowing.

I simply waved my hand over it and the magic was absorbed into me.

Sometimes it felt worth it when I saw the scowl on his face.

Our food came and small talk began. Mom asked about my studies and Blue Blood commented about teaching those with under developed minds.

I just told him to politely shut his mouth to which I was stopped by Celestia as she wanted us to stop bickering.

I took my leave from dinner early and went to my room.

I asked one of the guards to inform me when Cadance returned to the Castle and not an hour later a guard knocked on my door.

"The Princess has made her return." The Stallion told me and I nodded to him.

"Thank you." I said and he nodded and left.

It was now or never. I hope.

I made my way over to Cadance's room. I saw a small flicker of light from under her door.

I walked up to it and knocked, "Cadance? It's me Jake. Are you awake?" I asked.

I waited a moment but there was no reply.

"I just wanted to stop by and talk with you. But if you not awake I guess I'll come by another time." I waited for a second before I turned around and was about to walk away.

"Wait!" I turned around to see the door cracked open, and Cadance glancing out of the crack. "Just a moment Jake. Please."

She closed the door and inside I heard things being shuffled around before a there was a loud bang and the door opened once more to show Cadance who had a half-hearted smile and a messy mane.

"Come in." She said ushering me in.

When I entered the room I saw the same room I had seen many times before.

Her room consisted of the same color as her mane. And was similar to mine. Only it had a few stuffed dolls and more girly things scattered around.

I heard a small giggle come from a moving bump on Cadance's bed.

And a flash of a purple tail moved out of the blanket before it moved back in.

"Hmmm... I wonder what we should now that were all alone in your room now Cadance." I said to her and she looked at me before she realized what I was looking at.

"Y-yes, since there's no pony here with us. Just you and me." She said and I heard the same giggle from before.

I moved over to the bed and got ready to strike. I gentle grabbed the side of the blanket and pulled it up to show Twilight who screamed out as I found here.

"I have you now!" I shouted as I dropped the blanket and grabbed her hind legs trapping her on the bed where I then began my assault.

"Tickle Attack!" I shouted as the blanket dropped over us and I began to tickle her all over which made her scream out in laughter once more.

"St-stop! I s-s-surrender!" She shouted but I continued my assault.

A few seconds later I was surrounded by this purplish magenta aura and lifted off Twilight.

"That's wasn't fair! I told you to stop!" She said looking at me.

I just grinned as her magic was taken into mine.

"Well that's what you get for hiding under the covers like that." I told her.

But she giggled again and I sat down on the bed and looked over at Cadance who was smiling at us.

"So did you have fun seeing your family today Twilight?" I asked her to which she just jumped up and down over and over again as she explained to me how much fun she had and how Cadance was the best foal sitter for taking her to visit them.

As time went on, slowly Cadance returned to her normal attitude. She was laughing and having fun like we used too.

And before we knew it time just by.

I laid there on one side of the bed while Cadance laid on the other looking at me. And between us the lovable bundle of joy Twilight who had fallen asleep.

"She must have been tired huh?" I asked Cadance in a hushed voice.

She simply nodded her head and pushed Twilights mane out of her face when I noticed something.

Twilight seemed to of been having a nightmare and I remembered her little doll which she loved so much.

Smarty Pants if I remembered right.

I looked around and saw it lying against a fortress of books, if I had who made it. It was probably the one sleeping.

I got out of the bed and walked over picking it up and walked back and placed Smarty Pants under the covers next to Twilight.

A smile flashed on her face and in a it made me happy.

"She really likes you Jay." Cadance said walking over to my side. "When we left her house. Her big brother was a little worried about her but she told him that she had another big brother here for her. 10 bits if you can guess who the lucky pony is." She teased me as she nudged me.

I just scratched my nose, "Well if I ever had a sister, I wish she was like her."

"Same here." She said.

There was moment of silence before Cadance spoke up.

"Jay, could you step outside for a moment?" She asked quietly.

I didn't say anything as I followed her.

Once outside she looked over the land. The quiet night with the high in the sky.

"Jay?" She called to me.

"Yeah?"

"I'm sorry about how I've been acting for the past few days. It's just..." She sighed, "I was just so flustered now that Blue Blood has returned I sort of vented it put on you. And I should of never of done that."

She said and I began to understand why she did what she did.

I mean, she clearly didn't like the colt and since he got here she has been in a way more agitated.

"Cadance, what did he do to make you like this?" I asked her.

She sighed again, "Its a long story. I don't think you would want to hear it."

But I shook my head, "No, I want to hear it. Your my best friend Cadance. If something is bothering you I want to way. But if it makes you uncomfortable then I won't press it."

She looked at me and smiled. It was a sad smile but one nonetheless.

"Alright. I'll tell you. But you have to promise me that you won't tell anypony else."

I nodded to her, "I promise."

She sat down and took a moment to collect herself.

I placed my hand over her hoof to support her and it help. I think.

(Didn't know how to write this part so I'm using some points from Cadance's Story which was released as a story of her background. So spoiler alert if you haven't read it yet! But am only using it as a base for this so for those of you that have read it, it will be similar but at the same time few things will be changed for the sake of this Fanfic.)

"It all started back when I first came to Canterlot. I know you know that I was adopted into the family much like you were." I nodded to that, "Well this is something only a few know. I come from another land. One called the Crystal Empire. A place that still exists to the north of Equestria. But back then I had lost my memory. I was orphaned. But a village found me and raised me from the little filly I was till I was able to move around on my own. They showed me what love was. And I just wanted to return that same love they gave me back to them. But one day an evil pony came and tried to take over the village with this magical amulet that let her control them. I was able to over-power her magic with mine which is how I gained my Cutie Mark." She said gesturing to her Crystal Heart Cutie Mark, "It was then that I was praised for saving the village and before I knew it I was sought out by Aunty Celestia and she adopted me into the family. And this is where things changed." She paused. I didn't say anything because I thought it would be best if I waited till the end to say something.

"To tell you the true Jay. I wasn't Always an Alicorn. I was originally a Pegasui. This is a secret so please don't tell anypony else please." I nodded and she continued. "When I first arrived I was still a Pegasui when I met Blue Blood. Back then he was nice. He wasn't like he is today. But then one day I was called into the Chambers of Celestia and she told me that I had passed her test. She found me worthy of being part of her family and wanted me to truly be one of her kind. So with an ancient spell she made me into what I am now. She made into an Alicorn."

That wasn't something I was expecting. I remember mother telling me that Alicorns were a rare breed, and it was said that long ago there were more but then something happened and the race disappeared. All but a few, Celestia's Mother and Father who ruled over another land before the two regal sisters founded Equestria by saving them from another evil of Chaos. But being able to turn a pony into an Alicorn. That was something else.

"After my transformation, Blue Blood changed. He became cold hearted and acted out. He became selfish and lost any chivalry he had. And since then he had claimed that I belonged to him. Which is why the first time you had met him, he called me his fiancée. And everypony that I had become friends with he would drive away from me saying I was his. And he even went as far to the point he was sent away to learn his lesson by Aunty."

It all made some sense now to me. I think the real reason Blue Blood is acting this way is because he was Jealous. He was jealous of Cadance becoming an Alicorn, and even jealous at how close I was to Celestia. But then again, this was just something that I thought might be the reason. I can't just assume it is true.

I looked at Cadance. It seemed as if she was done, "So that's your story huh?" I asked her.

She nodded her head and looked down, "Yes, that basically sums it all up."

And then it hit me, Cadance said that all the ponies she was close too, were hurt or pushed away by Blue Blood, "Cadance, have you been avoiding me because you're afraid that Blue Blood might do something to me?" I asked.

It seemed that I hit the mark since she looked up and her eyes were beginning to form tears.

I instantly wrapped my arms around her and hugged her close to me, "Thank you Cadance."

"Wha-What?" She stuttered out.

I pulled away from her my hands resting gently on her neck, "You were worried I would get hurt so you avoided me. In a way I should be mad that you would do it like that, but at the same time I can't help but think you did it because you cared about me." I said with a big smile on my face.

This got her only to stare at me before she slowly began to laugh into her hoof.

"Hey, that's not nice you know." I said to her but she just waved a hoof in the air.

"I'm sorry, but it's just. Only you would look at this in a different way and it's just so… you." She said as she smiled at me.

I just smirked at her, "Well I have you to thanks for that. But in all honesty, you don't have to worry about me I can take anything that Blue Blood can throw at me. I've been through worse after all." I said slightly being up my past.

She knew all of it. Mom told her and I had told her a few things, but I only let her know the few things that I didn't want to scar her with.

"But."

"No Buts. You know as well as I do the things I can do." She was there when I learned how to control my powers. But even thou she knew how strong I was. I was only human, err…pony.

She was about to say something else but I stopped her by placing a finger over her mouth as she was going to speak.

"Promise me you won't get yourself hurt at least." She said in a whisper.

I just grinned at her, "You realize just who you're asking that too right?" I joked but she only hit me in the arm with a hoof and glared at me.

"Ok, ok. I promise. If it's anything to big then I'll go to Mom with it." I told her and even if it wasn't what she wanted it was something at least.

"Let's make it a pinky promise." I said to her.

She just looked at me, "What's a pinky promise?"

"It's something that kids would do in my world. Sort of like a pact but a bit more childish."

"Oh, ok then how do we do it?"

I held out my hand and she did the same with her right hoof, "Well you sort of need fingers for this but I think its means the very same either way." I grabbed her hoof in my hand, "I promise to keep my promise if you promise to not do something like this again."

She smiled and nodded her head, "I promise."

"Then it's complete, I think." There was a rhyme that goes with it but I never knew it because I never had someone to do it with.

I looked up into the sky, the stars seemed to be glowing brighter than usual but it was nice.

"I think it's about time I head to sleep now." I said standing up and stretching my arms out.

"Yes, I was thinking the same."

I walked back inside and put my slippers back on before I looked at Cadance who had this confused look on her face as she walked me to the door.

"Is something wrong Cadance?" I asked her but she just shook her head.

"Well then, goodnight. I'll see you tomorrow alright." I told her as I opened the door and stepped out when she called my name.

"Jake." I turned around only to see her standing on both her back legs and her face close to mine as he soft lips were against my cheek.

For a moment my mind didn't register what had happened but I just stood there frozen in place as she pulled away and had this shy look on her face before a small blush appeared on her face as she smiled and this sound of a "Squee" came from her.

"Good night Jake." She said as she closed the door and left me there flabbergasted.

I lifted my hand to where she just kissed me and my face heated up and my heart was pounding in my chest.

But through it all, a smile crept its way onto my face as I turned around and started my walk back to my room.

Little did I know, that little act of affection was going to change everything.

-Tbc

-Hey there Everypony I'm back with another Chapter! Sorry for the long wait but it's here! So for as always, Next time on shatters of a Reflection, "Things have been looking up for both Jake and Cadance as the winter season comes in but at the same time so does Jake's Birthday. But little does he know there is somepony watching him. A young Stallion confronts him and demands a duel. And his name is…" Next time, Chapter 10, "A Shining Star."