//------------------------------// // What's this? // Story: Unexpected // by nebulaegalaxy //------------------------------// Our nights out together were usually fun, and I enjoyed them. However, I enjoyed them for a different reason than Luna. She enjoyed having a friend to hang out with, while I enjoyed hanging out with the one I love. I… Never told her that I loved her. She seemed happy enough to just call me friend. Soon, however, she stopped coming. At first, I thought she had gone somewhere last minute. Then I thought that I had scared her off, but quickly dismissed that fear-If I had scared her, she would’ve stopped coming long ago. Then, I couldn’t help but wonder… Was her sister trying to keep her away? I mean, Luna most likely told her sister of our nights out, and might have found a way to intervene. Of course, later I found I was wrong, but the thought stuck, and I decided to try to make my way into the castle undetected and rescue Luna from her sister. I realize how much like a fairytale that sounds, but that’s what I thought. I would be the knight in shining armor, Luna my princess, and her sister my foe. I now realize how fucking stupid I was to think that now. What a lovestruck idiot I was. Actually, I still am a lovestruck idiot... ~ How did I get into the castle? Probably exactly as you expect. Wore a ninja outfit… For effect of course. Climbed over the walls with my magic. Etcetera, etcetera… Sneaking around the castle, however, proved to be quite the problem. Celestial and Lunar guards patrolled the hallways, and it didn’t help that I had no idea where I was going. I’ve never been to the castle before, and didn’t know my way around, much less where Luna’s quarters were located. And that was assuming she was even in her quarters. For all knew, she could’ve been anywhere in the castle. Maybe not even in the castle. I later learned that she was actually on the grounds and I passed her sneaking in. Oops. Anyway, back to sneaking around the castle, I actually almost ran into Celestia twice. Whenever I heard her, I turned tail and ran the opposite direction. Maybe I was a bit scared of the Princess who gives the world light. I probably shouldn’t have been, for reasons I shall discuss later. ~ One of my would-be encounters with Celestia lead me into a room that I soon realized was Luna’s. I looked around her room in awe. Her bed was the shape of a crescent moon, with a blanket embroidered with stars lying on it. A lamp hung from the top, the brightest source of light in the room. The walls were painted a beautiful shade of blue. Next to her bed was a single stand, upon which was a book and a rather unique alarm clock. She wasn’t in her quarters when I first entered, but she managed to sneak right behind me when I was admiring her unique decorations. She cleared her throat. Loudly. I’m ashamed to say I swore aloud. “Sombra?” she asked in a strong but gentle tone. “What are you doing here?” “I came to see why you stopped coming to our nights out?” I wish it didn’t sound so much like a question. I sounded like a child who had just gotten caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar on top of the fridge. “I don’t see that as an excuse for sneaking into my quarters like this. However, I stopped coming because I thought you were growing tired of me. I am sorry if I misjudged the situation. I was also asking my sister for advice on what to do if you think a friend has lost interest in you.” “Oh.” I said, shocked that she thought this. “No, Luna, I didn’t lose interest in you. In fact, if I seemed distant, it was because I was trying to figure out how to tell you tha-” I held my tongue. If I told her I loved her, she would probably reject me. Luna looked down on me with curious eyes. “Tell me what, pray tell?” I swallowed. “That I love you, Luna. I fell for you after our first meeting. I was afraid if I told you, you’d turn me down. If I seemed distant at all, that’s why.” We stood together, silent, for a long time. I couldn’t bare to look into her eyes, as I feared that rejection awaited me. Before long, she spoke once more. “Oh, Sombra… That’s another reason I stopped coming. I developed feelings as well, though much later than you.” I looked up at her, my jaw dropping. How could royalty, like her, fall for a pony like me? It made no sense in my mind, no matter how I thought about it. “I thought that you would not return my feelings. That I seemed out of your reach, so you settled for friend.” Her words were like music to my ears. She actually, genuinely, liked me back! I smiled, and she continued. “I asked my sister what to do if you loved somepony, and you were not sure if they loved you back. She… Caught on to what I was saying, and asked who the lucky pony was. When I told her it was you, she laughed and told me that I was lying. I told I was not. She stopped laughing, looked me dead in the eye, and told me to follow my heart. If we were meant to be, either you would come for me, or I would find a way to come to you, even if it meant death. But until then, I had to sit and wait. So I stopped our nights out, and resumed my duties, only stopping to ask my sister for more romance advice.” I wasn’t crying. I wasn’t. Don’t listen to Luna, she’ll lie about it. She’ll say tears were streaming down my face. Rubbish! I went in for a hug. Luna, startled by my sudden movements, froze up at first. After she had realized what I was doing, she softened and returned the hug. Then Celestia entered the room, and joined in the hug. Laughing, she mentioned something about meeting her nieces and nephews, which made Luna and me blush. Honestly, Celestia wasn’t as terrible as I had thought. She has quite the jokester side. ~ Needless to say, Luna and I are in a happy, healthy relationship, and I plan to propose to her later today, after I finish this memoir. I have the ring and everything. It has a beautiful sapphire in it, and will compliment her coat nicely. I already asked Celestia if it would be alright, in the event that she didn’t really like me… But she was cool with it. She even made another remark and nieces and nephews, which made me blush furiously and hightail it out of the room, her laughter ringing through the castle. I don’t think I’d mind living with that laugh, but it was nowhere near as precious to me as Luna’s. Oh I hope she says yes. I mean, she probably will, but still. Anyway, I plan to propose to her at the fast food joint where she stole all of my fries. I just hope she thinks it’s as special as I do. Maybe she will, maybe she won’t. Either way, I will propose to her tonight. Even if it kills me. Oh, look at the time! I should go get her. We’re supposed to leave soon. Wish me luck! ~ Good news! It didn’t kill me. And she said yes! She’s sitting next to me, watching me write this, smiling like a lovestruck idiot. Don’t give me that face! I know a lovestruck idiot when I see one! Luna, I love you! Don’t hurt me, please! I’ll give you, uuuuhh… Smooches! Kisses and smooches and cuddles and hugs and all that romancey stuff. DON’T YOU DARE THROW THAT PILLOW AT ME! LUNA! I SWEAR TO FAUST IF YOU THROW THAT PILLOW AT ME I’LL- … Oh you’re getting it now. ~ Short story. She threw the pillow at me, we had a pillow fight that ended in cuddling and shameless kissing. I mean, we are engaged after all. She is my moon. And I am her world. And I love her so goddamn much. Thus ends this memoir. It was quite the ride, for both of us. ~Sombra