The spell had inverted. Instead of me being able to read his memories he could read mine. I tried to cut off the spell but he was in control. I saw all the memories that he saw. Me turning wicked and my time on the moon that changed me. Then he saw the thoughts I had when I met him how much I hated him because I loved him. It was horrible.
Finally he realized what was happening and cut the spell off. But the damage had already had been done.
“Luna. I didn’t know. I am so sorry. I wow. I didn’t know.”
“Know what,” I snapped “That you were reading my thoughts or that I loved you. And hated you for it. WHAT ARE YOU SORRY FOR.”
“Both. You love me?”
“YES I LOVE YOU. 120% OK! EVER SINCE I HEARD YOUR VOICE. SAW YOU FLY. And I want nothing more then to find out where you came from. So I can send you back. Because I can’t love you.”
“Why not?”
“It’s not in my nature. The only person I love is Celestia.”
“Join me for coffee tomorrow. 10:00. Know any late night place.”
“The one on the corner.”
“Shall we continue?”
“No. I will tell Celestia. Tomorrow after coffee.”
I left the room. The one try I had had was a total failure. I hated to tell my sister. I could and would man up.
I straitend up and walked into her room. It was bright and cheery. It was painted yellow and blue.
Celestia was sleeping on her desk on top of a mound of papers. I gently shook her.
“What wha? Oh Luna. How did it go?’
I gushed. Told her everything. I even started to cry. Thunder had changed me.
“Oh Luna. Don’t reject him. If you are in love let yourself be. Find a new you with him.”
“But Celest.”
“Don’t but me. Go on the date. For now. Could you handle some of these papers? “
“Yeah Celest. I got them.”
I floated the papers to me and floated them out the door and to my room.
I sat down at my desk and filed through them. I signed several. Threw even more letters away. One was from Twilight. Another lesson on friendship. I put that in a pile for Celestia. I didn’t even read it. I didn’t need any friendship.
The papers were getting boring. A lot of them were from people who were angerd by the attack. I wrote them back in a calm way.
After a while Celestia took her papers back and I collapsed gratefully into bed. Before she left I asked her to wake me up at 9:30.
In sleep I my brain gave me a solution to Thunders memory problem. I dreamed that he was another changeling. But when I awoke in a sweat I realized that Celestia would have known with all the security spells she put on him.
I fell back asleep and Celestia woke me up with a knock and entered with a pale white short gown.
I tried it on and Celestia did my hair in curls.
“Where did you get this?”
“Part of Rarities new line. Sent it as a thanks.”
“Why?”
“Not now.”
I left the room cursing the shoes that went with the dress.
Thunder was in the hall waiting.
“You look nice.”
“Please cut the sarcasim.”
“Didn’t know I was being sarcastic.”
“You were. “
“No I wasn’t I was commenting on how nice you look tonight.”
“Thank you Thunder.”
Outside I took a deep whiff of the night air. It was cooling off and the humidity lowering. I loved nights like these. I usually spent them outside on the terrace.
I could tell that Thunder loved nights like these also.
“Don’t you love nights like these.” Thunder asked.
“ I love nights in general.”
He laughed. So when the sun goes down can I see you bring out the moon?”
“Yes”
“Do you ever laugh.”
“Of course. You just have to try really hard.”
“ I swear Luna that by the end of the night I will make you laugh.”
“Good Luck.” I said in disbelief.
But that was all he did all night.