It was nighttime in Ponyville, an anxious Twilight paced back and forth in her dining room. The rest of the Mane 6 sat anxiously at the table, waiting for their friend's response. Twilight finally stopped pacing and turned around to face her friends. She started, "Now, I know all of you remember the affair that happened in the Crystal Empire."
They all replied with "mmm-hmms". She had hoped one of them at least tried to forget; now she was even more nervous than ever. She tried her best not to show her anxiety and continued, "I know you guys worried about Sombra's return and I know I said he wouldn't. Well, uh…he has come back."
Her friends gasped, except for Rainbow, who tried to hold it back and look brave. Fluttershy asked in her whispered voice, "H-How did he c-c-come back?"
Twilight had a strong desire to lie, but they're her friends, she can't do that. Plus, it was inevitable that they'll find out sooner or later. She just had to think of a way to not make Princess Celestia look bad. She explained, "Uh, Princess Celestia found him in the middle of the Arctic North, and he lost all of his magic. So, she, uh, may have, um…"
Pinkie exclaimed, "Come on, Twilight! Spit it out! Oh, don't spit everything out, just the words. If you spit everything out of your body, it'll hurt."
She just rolled her eyes at Pinkie's comment and finally put out, "She took him in and helped regain his magic back."
They couldn't believe what they were hearing; why would Princess Celestia bring in somepony as evil as Sombra. "That's not all. Sombra and Celestia might be in a…relationship."
"So…when's the wedding?" Rarity joked. Twilight glared at the fashonista. She nervously giggled, "I was only joking."
"How long has this been goin' on?" Applejack asked. She raised her hoof to her chin and tried to remember what Celestia said. She was so in shocked that she doesn't even remember half of the conversation. Then again, Sombra did say during the past few months. Considering that he got destroyed seven months ago, they could've started seeing each other after three or four months later. So, she answered, "It hasn't been that long, probably only 3 or 4 months."
They all shared awkward looks with each other. It was hard to process all of this, especially since it's unusual for the princess to have those types of feelings….well for a villain. "I-I guess, that's good for Celestia." Fluttershy whispered. The five raised a brow at their friend. Rainbow questioned, "How in the hay is that a good thing?"
"Well, it's nice for her to have somepony in love with her. I would like to have a special somepony in my life. You of all ponies should understand, Twilight." She explained. Twilight did know what it's like to be in love. She and Flash Sentry have been going out for a whole year, but Flash isn't evil, so there is a huge difference. Twilight replied, "Yes, but Sombra is evil."
"Ain't Sombra's heart suppose' ta be as black as nigh'?" AJ asked. Twilight held back the urge to roll her eyes, but she still nodded her head. She went on, "So, how's he in love wit tha' Princess, if he's so evil?"
Now, she was more confused than ever. Then she remembered thinking it was a spell, but she didn't have any facts to back it up, so saying something like that wouldn't make much sense. The last thing Twilight wanted to do was to admit that Celestia is actually in love with him. Rarity saw her friend's confused expression, so she said, "Twilight, maybe they are in love with each other."
"I guess it makes sense. Sombra is a handsome pony." Pinkie agreed. Her friends looked at her with confusion. She did nothing but smile at them. They looked back at Twilight to see if she had anything else to see. She sighed, "Maybe you all are right."
Applejack walked up to her friend and gave her a consoling hug. She informed, "Now don't be sad, sugarcube. Ah reckon' Celestia knew you'd feel this way. A understand th't Sombra's as mean as a snake, but maybe…just maybe he could've changed."
The rest agreed along with her. Twilight just nodded her head. With that, her friends said their goodnight's and left the tree-house. Twilight walked up the steps to her bedroom and tried thinking hard about what her friends said to her.
Celestia paced around her bedroom worried about her student. She expected her to have that reaction, but to run off the way she did, made her assume the worse. Sombra, lying down in bed, watched his partner pace around the room. He reassured, "There's a possibility she won't even tell anypony."
She didn't answer him and kept pacing around. Celestia felt a strong force around her and noticed that she was levitating. It brought her to her bed. She turned and saw Sombra using his magic. He started nuzzling her nose and consoled, "Everything will be fine, trust me."
He used his magic to open the windows. The wind came through and blew out the fire; the moon light illuminated the room. Sombra wrapped his foreleg around Celestia's body and continued, "Besides, it's not like you can make her stay here with the both of us. Well, goodnight, Celly."
"Goodnight, my king," then the two fell asleep, at least it seemed that way, but Celestia instantly woke up. She was thinking about what Sombra said about making Twilight stay. It might be a crazy idea, then again, she is desperate. She slowly got out of bed, trying not to disrupt Sombra's slumber, and walked over to her podium. Her magic started levitating some paper and a quill over towards her. She then began writing her message to Twilight. It filled her with anxiety as she was writing for two reasons. One: She didn't know how her student will react to the letter. Two: What will happen if she accepts the letter and stays at the castle? Unfortunately, there was only one way to find. When she was done, she levitated some ribbon over towards the paper and wrapped the ribbon around it. Instead of sending the letter immediately, she put the message underneath one of their pillows. Celestia sighed in relief. "It has to be this way, in order for her to accept him."
Quietly, she walked back into bed and lay down beside Sombra. One of his eyes opened up, still looking groggy. He asked, "What were you doing?"
She lied, "Nothing."