Celestia was having a lazy day. Mid winter, she had awoken long enough to raise the sun, look out her windows at the snow covered city and issue a declaration. The guards were still not entirely certain what to do with the short, “Nope. Not today.” Luckily Luna knew exactly what was in order and shortly an impromptu holiday had been declared in the palace.
Now halfway through the day, Celestia was still cocooned in her blankets, warm and content as she read a book she’d been denying herself for far too long. She looked up as a knocking came from her door. “Come in.” She called.
The door opened and Twilight Sparkle walked in.
“I was just going to come and visit Canterlot this weekend. Imagine my shock when I found the palace shut down, including the library.” Twilight said, fidgeting on her hooves as she stood before her Princess. Her nervousness was adorable, Celestia decided.
Oh wait, Twilight was still speaking. “... Pie made me promise the next time the library was closed I’d tell you. I thought she was oddly specific on that.” Celestia’s ears perked up and she focused all of her attention on Twilight. Sweeping from her eyes down to her… cutie mark. NO back to the eyes, much safer.
“I wasn’t ready.” Twilight continued. “ It seems though, that I ran out of time. how could I have known that the library would be closed today?”
“I’m still not ready.” Twilight was conspicuously looking anywhere but at Celestia. She stopped, took in a deep breath and exhaled, focusing her eyes on Celestia’s.
“I’m not sure I will ever be ready. “ She said. Celestia found herself falling into those eyes, so bright, so focused. She could watch those eyes for hours, she thought.
“But for you, I’m willing to try.” Twilight said. “For you, I think I can say it.”
Celestia was confused, where was Twilight going with this?
“When I’m with you, I feel like I can do it. Like I can say it. When I’m with you, I can do anything. I love you Celestia. Not as a student for a teacher, or a child for their mother. I love you as a mare loves another mare. I want to be with you. I… I don’t know how you feel about me, but I have to tell you how I feel about you.” Twilight stopped.
Celestia’s eyes were wide with shock. “Of all the things you could have said, I wasn’t prepared for this.”
Twilight’s ears drooped. Then she squeaked in surprise as a golden glow surrounded her. Celestia lifted her up and swung her across the room. Lifting her blankets, she slid Twilight in beside her. “Let’s talk about this. You’ve taken me by surprise… but I can’t say I’m uninterested in you.”
Twilight broke into a huge grin, one that Celestia realized she loved. Her own face mirrored Twilight’s as they snuggled together in the bed.