Luna kicked the door shut as she trotted forward with a small pout on her face, her eyes locked on Josh and her sister. "I knew you gave my sister belly rubs most nights, but this? If you really wanted to snuggle with somepony, then you should have asked me..." She sat down next to the bed, her tail flicking back and forth as she pursed her lips. Luna glanced up into Celestia's eyes and smirked. "Because we both know that I'm the better snuggler."
"R-Really?" Josh stammered, pushing himself up with his arms. There's no way that they're going to have a competition to see who can snuggle me better... right? he thought, his heart beating rapidly in his chest. The idea of snuggling with Princess Celestia had crossed his mind many times, but he never once dared to ask something so personal of her, and here he was, potentially about to be snuggled by the two most beautiful mares in all the land.
Preferably at the same time, but he'd take what he could get.
Celestia scoffed. "Oh please, when you were young, who did you go to for snuggles after you had a nightmare, hm?" She sat up, her wing still possessively draped over Josh. "Me. I have more experience, so I am surely the one most qualified in this regard,” she said, a smug smile sliding onto her face.
Luna humphed, fluffed her wings, then looked at Josh. "My sister talks a big game, but I am the perfect size for snuggling. Let's just say that my sister's affection for certain baked goods has made her a little, uh... large?” She hid her growing smile with a hoof as Celestia blushed furiously. “I have maintained a perfect form after all these years.”
Celestia's eyes went wide at her sister's words. “Well, we shall have Josh pick who the better snuggler is!” She folded her wing back to her side, letting Josh sit up.
Luna climbed up onto the bed and blushed as she shot Josh a soft, comforting smile. “So, from the way I found you two, it seems that you like to be the little spoon. That is perfectly fine with me.” She stuck her tongue out at Celestia. “She never lets me be the big spoon.”
“Dare I ask why?” Josh asked, scooting over to where Luna lay.
“Well... she was always the bigger pony. I could never really be the big spoon when it came to snuggling with her, and... I tend to like being the little spoon, but since you’re smaller than me, I think it would be proper for me to be the big spoon tonight.”
“Um... okay.” Josh rubbed the back of his neck as a sheepish smile slid on his face. “So, um... what did you have in mind?”
“This!” Luna pushed herself up to where the pillows lay at the head of the bed, then propped her head up on a particularly thick and plushy pillow. Why does Celestia always have the softer pillows? I might have to steal some from her bed when she’s not here! she thought with a smirk. She rolled over onto her back, spread her wings wide, then lit her horn. “You ready?” she asked softly, gazing into Josh’s eyes with a warmth that only a mother could have.
“Y-Yeah, I think so,” Josh said.
“Excellent!” Luna focused her magic on Josh and lifted him up into the air, then placed him down on her belly, his head settling down just below her chin. She rolled over onto her right side, draping a hoof over his body as she tugged him in close. Feeling him curl up, she did the same, her hind legs grazing the backs of his legs. Unfurling her left wing, she draped it over his body and tucked the tips of her feathers underneath him. She closed her eyes and hummed in content as he adjusted himself within her warm, loving embrace.
Josh tucked his head underneath the crook of Luna’s neck, a glorious and all-encompassing warmth surrounding him. Her wings were ultra soft to the touch, and yielded a comfort that only a few ponies had ever experienced, or so he figured.
After a minute passed, Celestia spoke up, breaking the calm silence. “So...? Who’s the better snuggler?” she asked, a bit of hesitation slipping into her tone as she fought the urge to squirm in place.
Jason lifted his head up and rubbed his eyes, pointedly avoiding Celestia’s piercing gaze. “Well... I’m gonna have to say that Luna’s got you beat. I dare say her feathers are softer than yours.” He flicked his eyes up to Celestia’s, waiting her response with bated breath.
“Hmph...” Celestia huffed, her ears flicking back as her hopeful smile disappeared.
Josh groaned internally, rubbing his face with his hand. Of all the things I had to say, I just had to tell the pony who saved me that her little sister is a better snuggler than her. “But I’d be more than happy to teach you to become a better snuggler?” he offered with a lifted eyebrow, his breaths coming quick and short. After several moments of silence, Celestia’s smile finally returned and her ears flicked back up. Phew!
“That sounds lovely, though it would require you to move out of your quarters and into mine,” Celestia said as she inched across the bed, slowly closing the gap between them. “Would you be fine with that?”
“Uh… yeah, of course?” Josh chuckled. “How would I ever turn down snuggling every night from a pony as adorable as you?” he asked. He lifted Luna’s wing off of him a little bit and gestured for Celestia to come closer. “I think we should begin with something a bit more complex for my first lesson: snuggling with three. That is, if Luna agrees, of course.”
“I think I’d enjoy that very much,” Luna said softly, nuzzling the back of Josh’s head. “But only if you promise not to snuggle with her every single night. I have needs of my own, after all.”
Celestia lay down on her side and tucked Luna’s head beneath her chin, then laid a wing over their bodies as she curled up around them. She flicked her tail over Luna’s, then used her magic to pull the sheets up over them. “I think we should work out the details tomorrow when we wake up.”
“Very well…” Luna sighed as she relaxed, the warmth from Josh’s body and Celestia’s wing lulling her to sleep.
“Um… not to be a downer or anything like that, but…” Josh bit his lip wondering if he should keep speaking. Everything was simply perfect, and he feared that if he uttered what lay on the tip of his tongue, Luna might have to leave.
“But what?” Both Celestia and Luna asked.
“Don’t you have to go watch over the dreams of everypony in Equestria?” Josh hesitantly asked.
Luna whimpered.