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Week 1, Day 3:

The rain died down a bit later on that night died down to that of a light drizzle. Saki stayed with me all that night, huddled up to my chest, at times she would shake with the rumble of the thunder overhead, but would soon fall back into a deep sleep. I was glad I didn't have to train today, Shining Armor gave me the day off so I could rest, and truthfully; I did not get a lot of sleep that night at all. Looking down at Saki's sleeping form, her chest and sides slowly rising and falling with the soft breathing through her nose. At times her ears or wings, and sometimes at the same time, would twitch; much like a dog's legs when they dream. Seeing her like this, it made me smile softly, and made me feel very warm inside. It still bugged me how she didn't say anything about me loving her. Maybe she wanted me to say it, or she was going to start poking fun at me. Or maybe...did she think I was in love with somepony else, and somehow that love was just enough for her? I guess in whatever way, it was enough for her. She moved slightly in her sleep, her head closer to my chin now as I softly smiled before slowly moving out from under her; after doing so, placing the blanket over her. I remember while we spoke one day, that today was to be her birthday, it seemed that Changelings didn't truly celebrate this date of birth, but when she was living with the pony as she called Granny; every year they had a small party for her.

Before leaving out of the house, I placed a small note on the nightstand by my bed, making sure she would be able to see if when she woke up. With a bag of bit tied around my forearm, I made my way toward Canterlot.

Walking through the city, I started to think what Saki might like, for one, I knew she was not like any other mare; and she did not seemed to be all into the dresses and hooflaces. So those I was able to cross off my list to get. I knew for one I had to buy a cake for her, and since I did not know of her age, I would just buy a single candle for her to blow out. So before buying her a gift, I would get her a cake, but what kind...ugh...

Making my way into a bakery, I looked at the rows and rows of cakes and other such tasty treats line up in a neat order. Eyeing each of them to see what Saki would like, none of them screamed Saki at all, until I saw something on the table; make your own cake.

"May I help you sir?" a voice made me look up as I turned to the owner, her coat was that of a light brown, her mane just the same color as well as her eyes; her cutie mark being that of a whisk with cake icing dripping from it.

"Uh, yeah," I answered her as I made my way over to her. "I need a cake, a birthday cake," she smiled and nodded taking out a notepad.

"What will it be then?"

"That's the thing," I answered her looking at the custom choices one. "I kinda want a custom made one for her."

"Oh, for a mare-friend?" she asked with a small grin as I looked away blushing slightly. "Well, what is she like?"

I then started to tell the baker of what Saki was pretty much like, leaving out that she was a Changeling of course, that, I wouldn't want to slip out of my muzzle. After she got all the information I had of Saki, she smiled and said that she had the perfect cake designed in her head. So giving her my address and also paying for half of the price now, and I said I would give her the other half when the cake was there; we bid each other farewell.

Making my way outside, I let out a soft exhale of breath as I rubbed my eyes, I really needed to sleep, but at the same time, I needed to get Saki's gift...but what to get her? Even though I said she might not like rings or any other sort of thing like that; I thought that it couldn't hurt to go and look at a few, maybe something would scream, 'Saki' to me.

After a few moments of walking through the streets of Canterlot, I was surprised to see Shining Armor out and about, without his captain armour on. Beside him was his wife, Princess Cadance. The weird thing that caught my eye the most, was how small she was compared to the other princesses, she was almost as tall as Shining Armor himself. Her coat to me, looking to be a bright pink like color, her mane being of that of three different colors of maybe a purple, a darker pink then her coat, and a golden yellow. I was not going to say anything of course, leaving the two be with themselves, but I stopped when I heard my teacher call out.

"Lighting Knight!" I stopped and turned back as he made his way over to me. The princess also coming up as she smiled softly at me as I smiled and bowed slightly.

"There is no need to bow," she told me as I looked up. "For I am not your princess, Shining here had also told me much of you."

"R...really?" I asked in slight shock as she nodded.

"He tells me you have great skills and are learning at a fast pace."

"Reminds me much of myself when I first started off in the guards as well," my teacher answered causing me to look down in slight embarrassment at his praise. "But what are you doing out here on your day off?" he asked me as I looked up to him.

"Uh...remember that mare that came looking for me, Cloud Dasher?" he nodded his head at me as I went on. "Today is her birthday, and I thought of getting her a cake, and maybe a gift, I was just on my way toward the shop over there to see if something would suit her." Both of the ponies before me slightly smiled as I only blinked and looked away again, feeling once more embarrassed.

"Well," Princess Cadance answered coming up toward me. "We shall leave you to your duty for your love," I blinked at her choice of words as she smiled. "And my husband told me much of your...other studies as well, if you need any help," she then used her magic to pull out a piece of folded paper out of her mane with a stamp on it that looked to be her cutie mark. "These papers will allow you to see more of the case if you so need it."

"I...thank you princess," I again bowed as she softly giggled. And then, bidding them farewell with a wave of my hoof, I made my way to where I was to go before meeting them.

Walking into the shop, the door pushing inward with a small ding, the bell above it announcing that I have entered the shop. Glass cases of hoof-laces and other such trinkets were seen on the ground stands.

"Come, in sir, come in!" looking over, I was greeted by a pale white earth pony, his face looked as if it was going to slip with the way he was grinning at me. I would say he would have a mane, but he did not, save only a small tail that I saw when he turned to leave behind the counter. "And how may I help you today?" his cutie mark being that of a ruby ring with a gleam in it.

"Hi," I answered with a small nod. "I am looking for a gift for a mare-friend."

"Oh then you came to the right place then!" he called out, he turned to leave, but then stopped and came back to look at me. "You wouldn't happen to be the pony who owned that house outside of Canterlot...would you?"

"Uh..." I stopped for a moment and nodded. "Yeah, that's me."

"You know what happened there right?" he asked looking at me closer as I nodded. "Such a shame...I knew that mare very well to,"

"You did?" I asked as he sighed and nodded.

"Yes," he answered going back to where he once was. "Me and Cloud Dasher were old foal-hood friends," Cloud Dasher...so that's where Saki got the name from, it was 'Granny's' name. "In fact, after she was murdered, those damn movers came here, one of them I mean, to sell me this!" he reached under his desk and pulled out a box before flicking it open, turning to me to see. Inside was what seemed to be a black shape heart necklace, the inside made of another heart, this one blue. It was simple, but when I looked closer, I saw that these colors were really gems! "Dasher got this for her grand-daughter, not blood related mind you, but still...she loved her all the same." I only looked down at the necklace, this was it...this was it, the gift I could give Saki, a gift taken from her!

"I'm trying to solve her murder case sir," I answered as he looked up at me. "I am training under Shining Armor to become a guard, and also on my free time, work on her case...I found her grand-daughter, but she is very shy around new ponies; and scared of facing the one who murdered Cloud Dasher."

"She saw it?!" he yelled out while bringing his hooves down on the table as I nodded.

"But she is scared...because I'll tell you why," I leaned closer then. "The murderer in part of the Lunar Guard." He leaned back from my words and shook his head in anger.

"The monster," he grumbled under his breath. "Hiding among the guards to cover his tracks, but why did this pony kill Dasher?"

"For something called the Heart of Love," I answered him as I sighed and looked down at the necklace once more. "Does that ring a bell?"

"Hrm..." he tapped his chin and shook his head. "Sorry," he answered shaking his head once more. "Doesn't, but here," he pushed the box to me while closing it. "Give this to Dasher Grand-daughter; I think she needs it more then me."

"How much?"

"Posh, that was her to begin with!" he laughed slightly as I smiled. "Just tell her, that she has friends all over here, even though we have yet to see her." And with good reasons too.

"I thank you then," I answered with a small nod. "And I'll be sure to pass the words of kindness to her." He gave me a smile as I took the box and left, it hovering by my head as I turned and made my way home.

"Saki?" I called out as I opened and closed the door. "I'm home!" she then poked her head out from the living room with a smile on her face, that smile, it made me all warm inside.

"Whatcha got there?" she asked pointing to the floating box beside me as I smiled. "I told you, you didn't need to get me something!"

"I know," I answered her with a smile. "But I still wanted to get you something," she only rolled her eyes slightly at this as she came over to no doubt try and take it, but I brought it over her head. "Not yet, gonna wait for your cake to come,"

"Cake?" she asked as I smiled. "You got me a cake too?"

"Why not?" I asked her as she only chuckled slightly at this and left toward her room.

An hour or so later, the cake came by, I thanked the pony who brought it over and paid him, as well as giving him a tip for the rush that he came here. After he left, I brought it out so I could place the candle on. The cake it self was circle, like any other normal birthday cake I ever gotten, in the middle it said 'Happy Birthday Saki' with blue icing. The cake itself looked to be that of chocolate with blue icing all around it. Smiling, I lit the candle and brought it upstairs. I'm sure Saki didn't hear me coming, for when I lightly knocked on the door and came in; her eyes grew wide at the cake as I chuckled and placed it on the table beside her bed. She looked up at me as I smiled softly and motioned with my hoof toward the cake. Looking down at it, and then back up to me, she smiled and closed her eyes, before blowing out her candle. I gave a small clap of my hooves as she seemed to blush, I kid you not, I think she was blushing.

"And now your gift," using my magic, I brought the box over, which was not wrapped in a nice little red bow, and passed it over to her. She looked down at it for a moment before removing the ribbon, and opened the box.

The moment she did, she dropped the box on the bed, her eyes wide with shock as she looked up at me and down at the necklace down in the box.

"H...how...?" she asked in a cracking voice as she lifted it with her hooves to look at it as I moved to sit on the bed next to her.

"When I was out and about, I went into this shop," I told her as she was still looking at it. "The pony there said that a mover pony sold it to him, the pony who gave me this, knew your Granny as well, and he knew that I found her 'grand-daughter' he gives his wishes to you Saki." I smiled as she looked back to me and then the necklace and back to me. What happened neck shocked me; she dropped the necklace back in the box, tackled me on my back and pressed her lips to my own, her tears pouring down her muzzle.

My eyes went wide at this as she kissed me, her arms wrapped around my neck. Pretty soon my eyes slowly closed as I started to kiss her back, my eyes slowly closing as the kissed lasted. I do not truly know how long we kissed, but all I knew, was that right here...it just felt so...right. She broke the kiss looking down at me; I was looking up to her. She wiped her tears away, as I smiled softly.

"Guessing you like the gift?" I asked her as she gave a sort of short 'no duh' laugh. "Saki...looks, I know you know...but I'm going to say it alright...? I love you, I don't know why, and I really don't care, but I truly without the doubt...love you." Again she only laughed softly as she brought her chest down on my own, before moving her lips to my ear to whisper.

"Of course I knew," she answered me, her voice whispering in my ear making them twitch, as her breath made it tickle. "But, I wanted to hear it with your words, not your feelings...and the thing is too..." she pressed her lips to mine again, this time, for only a couple of seconds. "I...think I love you too,"

"What?" I asked in slight shock at this as she only smiled.

"What?" she asked in a teasing tone. "We made feed off love, but we can still feel love for another pony or our own kind." I didn't really truly know that at all. I looked away while rubbing the back of my head with my hoof as she smiled leaning down on my chest to nuzzle me softly. "So...what now?"

"I don't know," I answered her wrapping my arms around her. "I haven't thought that far ahead," we both shared a soft chuckle, looking into each other eyes, before once more softly kissing.

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Closing the book after writing two different entries, I felt drained, I mean, sure some of my magic was coming back, but I'm sure whatever they were feeding me, it was keeping me from doing any more stronger spells. So even this simple, picking up the quill to write, it was draining me slightly. So at times I would have to stop and take a short breath if I wanted to keep going. A week... a little over a week and I had falling in love with a Changeling named Saki...maybe it was too fast, but other then the fact that nopony could truly know what she was, we were happy. Content on the lives we were living.

Looking over, I noticed her again looking outside, the sun slowly setting down over the sky, she always did love to watch the sun set, and it made me smile, watching as the sun's last rays slowly made their way into the small window. She stood so still, if it wasn't for the blinking of her eyes, I would've swore she was not real.

Looking down at the book one more time, I think that maybe I had enough time left before bed...to write one more into the book. So reopening it once more, the quill in my magic grip, the sound of the tip on paper was all that was heard.