*Splat!!*
The princess sighed aloud and added a few more notes to her already enormous calculation. She prepped up another specimen and turned the device on. It spun round and round at a rather slow pace as her horn glowed bright, she focused on it with all her might, channeling her refined spell into it...
*Splat!!* Yet another banana exploded smearing yellow mush on the already soiled turn table. I growled furiously at the fruit "Damn it all that's the fiftieth time today!!"
"Fifty-six" I snapped around quick only to notice my younger sister lazing about with a large bag of chips... "Thou exploded fifty-six bananas."
"How long have you been watching me Luna?" I was in no mood for her foolishness."And shouldn't you be asleep at this hour?
"We are having a mid day snack~ When we arrived thou had killed thirty fruits and were acclaiming your anger quite loud." I couldn't help myself from blushing. Had I been raging at this spell out loud? It wasn't out of place, I had been pouring every free moment of myself into this spell for nearly two weeks. But still, as a princess I had no right to express anger over such a trifle.
"We must admit Celestia, Thou does quite impress us. It is not every pony that can master time magic quite like you." I glared at her impatiently, She was clearly insulting my magic, but she seemed sincere. "Most unicorns that attempt time magic cannot amount to anything, thou at least obtain a result... Though it may seem... Unsuccessful, it is a pace in the right direction." I was glad to hear such a compliment, however odd it may be, I had been dodging my sister ever since the accident and felt a cold glare from her. "How ever, we fear for you sister. They say that time magic foretells insanity, perhaps thou should retreat from it for a time?"
"Who ever said that?" Just as soon as she made me feel welcome she frustrated me again, doubting my sanity, who did she think I was?
"Star swirl the bearded told us once in person. He claimed that he lost his mind in the arcane winds of time and had to go through great lengths to retrieve it." My ears puckered up "Star swirl did? I knew he wasn't all there but..." I though, contemplating how hard I had been working. Pages upon pages of notes and cantrips piled high above my head and far across the black board, which was riddled with formulas, scratched out and corrected, then re-corrected and erased partially only to be corrected once more.
"*sigh* Perhaps you're right, I'll try to relax. You know how I can be when I can't get around things. Thanks Luna, try to get some sleep"
The blue alicorn Smiled and left out towards the main hall. The Princess, alone in her study contemplated her final results before folding everything back into a neat pile.
Celestia sat in her fluffy chair, contemplating how she would spend her time. She had made all this time to further her studies, now that she was taking a break she didn't know how to spend it. "Maybe I'll take a stroll and stretch out my wings?" She thought, looking down at her bandaged tuff of feathers. "*Sigh* But the guards would likely stop me..."
I wanted to run around,but had no reason to, I was jittery and agitated, I didn't like not being able to complete that spell and the yellow music player only mocked me further. "I should clean that" I thought vaguely to myself, the mess didn't bother as much as the color... Bananas taste good but have such a bland color. Other fruit can be so wild and vivid but bananas are so dull inside. Even on the outside they're kinda pale. "I guess they can bright if they're ripe" I said aloud as I waved a magical hoof inside the crate looking for one to eat. But it was empty, I peered over into the box and sure enough it was empty, I had spent the entire morning burning or blowing them up with my spells and now there was none left.
"Hmm... I'm hungry" She said getting up from her seat. "I feel like cake and sweets~" But she knew she couldn't, not after the event's that occurred several weeks earlier involving Twilight's cake. It would be weeks more before she'd allow herself to sink her teeth into a slice. "Hmn... Maybe just a salad? No! I want something sweet and fruity... Fruit? What fruit though?"
I was pacing circles in my cluttered study, papers ruffled and tore under my hoofs, but I didn't care for them, I was to busy thinking about my stomach. "I know! I'll ask Twilight, she'll know what to suggest" It was a lazy thing to do, but that was how I'd been dealing with things: Can't be bothered to think of something? Get Twilight to do it, plus I got to hear from her, knowing She had the idea made everything seem better. I sad down at my desk and pulled up a virgin page.
Dear Twilight Sparkle
I have an odd request for you, I have a craving for delicious fruit, but can't think of anything worth eating, Perhaps you could think of something? something delicious and healthy that will fill me up. If you can't be bothered to think of anything that's fine. please reply as soon as you can.
On another note, I would like to apologize for your cake, Although it was very delicious. Yours truly Princess Celestia~
She paused and reread it over twice before adding a postscript: One more thing, we should see each other real soon, I've been dyeing to have a pick-nick, just you and me.
that sounded exiting, my heart fluttered as I thought about. I shot up a wind messenger spell and blew green flames onto the rolled up letter, which turned into small cloud of mist and flew away. I stared out the window at my messenger as it drifted away out of sight. I thought more and more about Twilight and I, Alone in the white tail forest. Maybe I'd show her an art piece of mine, and maybe while we eat... I'd tell say something out of place, she'd say something like... It's not like you love me right? And then I'd blush and stare tenderly at her... Teehee she'd blush and smile and we... We...
The princess noticed how red she was blushing, her little shipping fit had caused quite the reaction and needed to walk it off. "That's no way to think Celestia, She's your star pupil, you can't have such crude thoughts about her. Besides she's far far to young for you." She paced about talking to herself for a while more. As the princess thought, she started to wonder. "Sure is taking her... I wonder if I offended her with that request." Celestia paced faster about her room, worrying herself to pieces. "Or maybe she's angry about the cake... Oh I hope she forgave me about it... *Gasp* The invitation! Was I to direct? Do you think she knows how I feel about her? N... no, It can't be that... she would tell me... She would..."
I was worried... Far too worried, I had only sent the note fifteen minutes ago and it takes ten to get to ponyville and back. "Okay calm down Celestia, maybe she's having an adventure with her friends, she's probably out fixing somepony's problems or saving ponyville from a catastrophe and can't respond to my little request" I sighed satisfied with that answer. I decided To just go to the kitchen and see what we had.
The royal fridge was filled with rare meats and veggies, all of which looked great but needed preparing and after that fit of anxiety I just wanted something quick that didn't need any fixing. Just then I spotted the most delicious looking peach turnovers, all six were sitting on a fine china plate and were glazed with cinnamon and honey. I picked up a pastry and opened my mouth wide. "A few pastries won't hurt, so long as nobody notices." But then I saw the sign next to them "hoofs off, they're mine!" The note was marked with a moon and wreaked of my sisters ancient hoof writing. *Pout* "Fine!" I yelled "I'll go get my own... Fresh ones!" I slammed the door behind me and noticed the chef, he seemed vexed hearing me not only talk, but yell to myself. Blushing I excused myself and trotted off at a brief pace.
The princess gathered a few things and left out the main door, she wore a large sun hat as she trotted out towards the town. As she hit the gates, guards questioned where she was headed, stating how they still hadn't found the one who hurt her wing and it might be dangerous, they insisted to follow her, but the princess wanted a moment away from the guards and the whole castle at that. Alone she marched to Canterlot.
No matter where I'd look everypony was bowing, I couldn't escape being a princess even if I wore a hat. "Why did I think that would change anything?" I though as I smiled tenderly at my subjects. No matter, I was use to this treatment by now and really only cared about my stomach. I found a nice bakery with a large terrace, I made up my mind, that was where I would eat. As soon as i sat down at the table a waiter was at my hoofs trying to hold his notes as he trembled.
"Yu-your Ma-ma-majesty... Wh-wat-what can I WE get for y-" Before he could finish his stutter ridden phrase the baker marched out to greet me.
"Ah Princess Celestia~ How may we serve you my highness?" He bowed as he spoke, though he talked clearly he was sweating.
"I am in the mood for peaches, something sweet like a strudel or a tart"
"Eer we D-don't serve P-peaches here Princess" The waiter stated as he fumbled nervously with his papers. The chef clopped him on the head "of course we do! Fetch, go buy some posthaste"
Oh nonono that's fine, I wouldn't want to bother anypony" I said waving my hoofs. "What kind of fruit do you serve here?" Regardless the colt was off on a quest for peaches and the chef was pleased of his work.
The Princess waited patiently, thinking once more of her date to come with her student. She smiled and blushes when she heard her name.
"Hey Celestia, over here!"