//------------------------------// // Chapter Six: Cake // Story: I'm the Princess of Equestria!? // by OtakuBrony47 //------------------------------// "TA DA!" Luna struck a pose as she presented the place she had taken me to. It appeared to be some sort of restaurant. I looked up at the sign above. It simply read "Cake". I don't why we were at a cake shop, but judging by how excited she was to bring me here, I assume it some kind of special thing we probably do as sister, and probably haven't done in a while. I pretend to get excited. "Oh. My. Gosh! Is that what I think it is?" I gasped. (What the f**k, did I really just say "Gosh") "You bet it is!" she exclaimed. Without giving me a chance to reply, Luna took my hand and dragged me inside. As she opened the door, and lead inside, I was suddenly captivated by the sudden smell of freshly baked cakes. I widened my eyes and gently flapped my wings, slowly levitating from the ground by a few inches. I took a deep breathe in, and breathed out, slowly returning to the floor. I have smelled, and eaten, cake before. However, for some reason this was different. It as if something was drawing me to it. And as I approached the counter, and saw all the cakes on display, I began to feel mouth almost salivating. "I knew you'd like this place" smirked Luna. With that said, a waitress walked over to us and greeted us with a bow. "Princess Luna," she said, "So nice to see you here." Look like I come here often, I guess. "Good morning, Glades" greeted Luna. Glades replied with nod, then she turned her attention to me. "And Princess Celestia, I am honored to have you in my shop" she said with a delighted high tone voice. I smiled and bowed back in response. "Come, let me show you to your seats" added Glades. As the waitress showed us to our seats, I leaned in close to Luna to ask her a question. "How did you know her name?" Luna gave me a sheepish look. "I may have been here a couple of times before without telling you" she replied. I playfully raise an eyebrow and pout. "I see" I mumbled to myself. Glades finally showed us to our seats, a corner booth by a window, and handed us some menus. Which I thought was pretty weird for a cake shop to do. Seating areas, and a waitress? Huh, this town must be really fancy. All that was missing was an angry British chef yelling at people. "Can I offer you 2 highnesses a drink? Some freshly coffee?" asked Glades. "Oh, no thank you" I replied, "I'm not really that thirst. "Oh come one, sister!" enticed Luna, "You MUST try their hot chocolate!" "Umm, Okay" I replied, "I guess I'll try a hot chocolate then." "Excellent. And Princess Luna, the usual?" "Unicorn Milkshake with extra sprinkles, and an edible cookie straw? Yes." Edible Cookie Straws?! "And your pastries of choice?" asked Glades. "Well, my sister's with me, so we'll take 2...3? 4? Yeah, better make it 4 whole cakes please." "WHOA, 4 WHOLE CAKES!?" I exclaimed. "I know, sister. But remember, you do have to watch your figure" she said, with a playful smirk. I became puzzled by this statement. What did she mean, I have to watch my figure? She just ordered 4 whole cakes! I think that statement has contradicted itself. If I'm the type princess who is supposed to uphold a certain weight standard, why would she order 4 whole cakes!? "Okay, what type of cakes would you like?" "Okay, One Chocolate Cheese cake for me. Sister?" "Oh, I uh, well..." I stared at the menu selections. I was quite impressed with the selection. Small cakes, big cakes, square, circle, diamond shaped, 50 toppings, 100 flavors of pastry and icing, and your choice of cake toppers? "Wow, this is quite the selection" I said. Glades thanked me. I looked through each individual option, but nothing seemed to catch my eye. Suddenly, a sudden tick just popped into my head. "Do you have Dark Chocolate with bit of chocolate chips baked into the bread, topped with white buttercream icing and sprinkles?" I asked. I have no idea what made me say that, but I figured I just let it go. The waitress nodded. "We can sure do" she said. I smiled, as my wings quickly extended. "I'll take 2 of those!" I exclaimed. Now why did I just say THAT? Luna giggled. I turned to her and frowned, raising an eyebrow. "I see you’re still the same as always, sister" she said. "I guess I am" I replied. Not sure what she meant by it. Glades laughed and wrote down the order. "Okay, and the 4th?" she asked. Me and Luna stared at each other for a brief moment, before smirking to one another. She slowly nodded her head. I in turn nodded mine. I don't know why, but for some reason, I felt as if though Luna and I were thinking the same thing. And we both spoke out: "Strawberry Shortcake!" The two of us share a delighted squeal, and held hands, giggling. Dear god what is happening to me? With our order recorded, Glades heads of to the back to prepare our order. Now it’s just me and Luna. I guess I might I might was well take this as an opportunity to known her a bit more. Engage in some of that "Girl Talk", or whatever it’s called. "So, you've been here before?" I asked her. "Yes" she replied, "I'm sorry I didn't tell you but, you are kind of an animal around cake sister." "I am?" I asked, before realizing I can't question anything. "Oh, uh, well... Can you blame me?" Luna giggled. "Well, I suppose I can't. Reginald and the Castle Staff do kind of keep us on a tight leash when it comes to our dietary habits." She crosses her arms together and leaned in, resting them on top of the table. "It's been so long since I've had a deep fried dough ball filled with crème." I laugh in response. "Yeah, I agree" I said. Before I could continue, I was interrupted by a muffled voice. I turned to my left to find a random horseman just outside our window. "Wow, the Princesses of Equestria!" he exclaimed, muffled through the window. "PRINCESS CELESTIA! PRINCESS LUNA! I LOVE YOU! WILL YOU SIGN MY-" Before he could finish, our horse guards came to shoo him away. "No! Shoo! Bad boy! The princesses are having a moment!" As they shooed him off, one of them turned to us and gave us a thumbs up. "Huh, I forgot they were this us" I remarked. And I guess the event had entertained Luna, because she was giggling. I turned to her with a raise eyebrow, and a curious frown. "I'll never know why the commoners grovel when they see us?" she sighed. "They always call out to us, giving us praise, asking for pictures, and signatures, or to kiss their foals." She slowly raised her right arm upright, and rested her chin on her palm, staring out the window. "We're really not all that special" she continued. "We just raise the sun, and the moon, and negotiate politics with other kingdoms, and live in a castle with hundreds of servants." I playfully shake my head and chuckled. "Yeah, I can see were nothing special" I laughed. Picking up on my sarcasm, Luna began to laugh with me as well. At this point, our drinks had arrived. "Alright your highnesses," announced Glades, "one Hot Chocolate. And one Unicorn Milkshake with a cookie straw and extra sprinkles." We nodded as she handed us our drinks. "Your orders will be ready in a few minutes" she said. And with that, she went back into the kitchen. Luna took a ship from her Unicorn Milkshake, and looked up to. "But in all seriousness sister, let's not lose sight of why our roles are important" she said. "We were bestowed these gifts by our mother, and trained by Starswirl the Bearded himself. It is our sacred honor to rule over Equestria. And a job we must never take lightly. We must never forget that." She frowned slightly. I slowly nodded back at her in response. "So, sister. How was your morning?" I asked, changing the subject. "Huh, the usual" she replied. "Tiring... I normally sleep during the daytime, remember? Princess of the Night." I chuckled in recollection. "Oh yeah, that's right." "I should probably be asleep right now," she said, "but I didn't want to miss out on being with you." "I'm touched, sister," I replied. "However, if that's the case, then we should really head back after this. You do look pretty tired." "I'm fine" she assured. Finally, Glades came back pushing a trolley with our cakes. How fancy. "Okay, maladies. One chocolate cheesecake. 2 dark chocolates with chocolate chips baked into the bread, with white buttercream icing and sprinkles. And a strawberry shortcake" Glades announced. She handed us each cake, and some utensils. "Enjoy" she said. "Thank you, Glades" replied Luna. Luna grabbed the knife and began cutting a slice of strawberry shortcake. She handed one piece to me, and another piece for her. "Well, sister," she said, raising her cup of milkshake up, "let us indulge." I picked up my mug of hot chocolate, and raised it up as well. "A toast to cake!" I teased. With a giggle, we tapped our drinks together and dug into our slice of cake. I grabbed a fork and cut a piece of cake from my slice. And as I took a bite, my eyes widened with ecstasy. This cake was unlike anything I have ever tasted. Almost like I was eating cake for the first time. The strawberries were very fresh, and cold, and made a slight crunchy sound as I bit into them. The crème was so sweet, and the bread was so soft, and moist. I slowly began to hear myself moan as I ate. And, WHAT THE HELL! I'VE EATEN CAKE BEFORE WHY AM I GOING ALL HORNY FOR IT! With each bite of cake I took, I began chewing faster. And with each finished piece, I began to eat faster. 3 minutes later, I finished one slice, and proceeded to cut another. Luna stared at with a smirk and a raised eyebrow. "Don't push it, sister. Remember." I playfully hissed at her as I cut another, much bigger slice of shortcake. I have no idea what's happening to me, but I decide not to fight it. At least I'm enjoying cake. An hour went by. After 4 slices of Strawberry Shortcake, 5 slices of Dark Chocolate with buttercream icing and sprinkles, and 2 slices of Chocolate Cheesecake, I began to feel really sluggish. In a way my mother looks and acts like when she's drunk. Minus the smell of cigarettes and unwashed skin. "L-Luna" I mumbled. "Have I ever told you, how much I LOOOOVE you!" "Okay, Tia" she replied, taking my fork away from me. "I think you've had enough cake." I laugh softly as Luna helps me up the table. She calls out to Glades and asks for a to-go box to take the rest of the cakes home. I let out a hiccup as Luna leads me out the door, and into the hands of our guard ponies. A few minutes later, I woke up back inside our carriage. Luna was holding me in her arms, placing a moist towel on my forehead. "Aw man" I groaned, "W-What happened." "Sugar Crush" replied Luna. "You had a bit too much cake sister." "Yeah, I can see that" I replied. "H-Help me sit up." "Are you sure you can manage?" she asked. "Yes" I assured. Luna slowly helped me up and sat me beside her. I turned away to view the buildings passing by as the carriage passed by. "We're almost to the castle" said Luna. "Thanks for having me come sister. I had fun." I smiled at her and held her hand. "I love you too sister." As we stare into each other’s eyes, I slowly felt a sharp pain in my head. A headache? "OUCH!" Luna placed her hand on my back, and leaned in close to me. "You okay?" she asked. I nodded, saying it was just a headache. "Guess I kind of over did, huh?" I giggled. "Well, that an understatement" Luna laughed. "At least we brought leftovers" I said. "Yeah, but Reginald might not be so happy to learn you ate 11 slices of cake" Luna smirked. "And who's going to tell him? You?" I asked. "Pfft, yeah right." "Then it's settled then. What 11 slices of cake?" I winked. The two of us shared a laughed as we rode on. Overall, I say this was a well spent morning. I got to learn a bit about Luna, I got to see a bit of the town, and got to experience cake in a new way. And if all goes well, when we get back to the castle, I can learn a little bit more about this Kingdom and my supposed history. After all, I do remember hearing that I have a library. As I slowly recline back on my seat, I took a deep breathe in and exhaled. I look up to the sky and smiled. "Looks like things are looking up for me" I thought. "I think my life as a Princess is going to awesome." [Meanwhile.] "Looks like things are looking up for me. I think my life as a Princess is going to awesome" Discord stares at a flat screen, rewinding Liam's words over and over again. He slowly takes a handful of popcorn and stuffs his face. He slowly chuckles at Liam's ignorance. "Well, enjoy it while you can, Liam" Discord mocked as he swallowed is popcorn. "Because things are about to get a little complicated for you" he chuckled.