The Moon’s Special Star
Twilight sighed softly as she headed to the park and meet up with her friends. She did owe them an explanation on what had occurred in Canterlot after all. Twilight wasn’t too sure if she should tell her friends about her new relationship with Luna. Would they accept it? Wait, of course, they would. They were her best friends and would support her no matter what. She shouldn’t fear what their reactions would be. They deserved to know about Luna, she wouldn’t have to make up some weird stories whenever Luna visits… like in a few days for example.
"Hey girls," the bookworm exclaimed with a wave of a hoof. Starlight and the others all wave back, as Twilight trotted towards them. She sat down on the ground with a purple glow surrounding a daffodil sandwich and brought to her.
"So, what the hell happened in Canterlot?" Rainbow asked and grab some cookies, "What did the princess want?"
"It's an interesting story…." Twilight replied with a small sigh.
"Darling! You must tell us what happened in Canterlot?! Why did Princess Celestia want to see just you, and not the rest of us?" Rarity asked, not noticing Spike googling eye her with a ruby in his mouth.
"U… Unless…. You don’t want too…. that’s okay too…." Fluttershy whispered with her cup brought closer with her wing.
"What?! No way! I want to know why the princess didn’t want to see me!" the rainbow-coloured mare shouted with her hooves crossed. Applejack rolled her eyes and tug on Rainbow’s mane with a glare.
"Not really being loyal there, Rainbow," she said with a raised brow. Rainbow pfft and waved her hoof in the air before munching down on her sandwich. Twilight simply sighed as she watched Applejack and Rainbow argued.
Should I tell them now or later? They wouldn’t hate me just because I’m a fillyfooler…. no… that’s not how my friends are. I shouldn’t be doubting them like this…. What kind of friend am I, if I kept doubting them like this….
Twilight took a deep breath and muster up the courage. She cleared her voice to gain her friend's attention. Twilight waited for them to look at her before she continued.
"Celestia and well, Cadence. They were playing matchmaker with Luna and Me." Twilight started to explain and lowered her sandwich with the magic disappearing.
"What do you mean, Twilight?" Applejack asked with a puzzled look.
"Maybe the princess wanted to celebrate your victory! Threw a large party with cakes, balloons with lots, and lots of gifts!" Pinkie shouted before firing her party cannon. Rarity groans and waved some of the confetti away from her food with her hoof.
"That’s something you would do, Pinkie," Applejack said.
"Just let Twilight finish okay?" Rarity said and turn her head towards the purple mare, "Go ahead, darling"
"Yeah, once we listen to Twilight’s explanation well have all of our answers," Starlight said
"Celestia and Cadence knew Luna had a romantic crush on me, and they wanted to help her to confess her feelings towards me. So, Celestia asked me to come to Canterlot without you guys. Once I arrived at Canterlot they left me alone with Luna. I was soon shown a hidden wing of the castle which was amazing by the way! And that’s when…. Luna confessed her feelings towards me." Twilight explained with a big sigh at the end of her sentence. She looks at her friends who all a shock looks on their faces.
Oh…. That’s not good…. that’s not good. Wait maybe it’s a good thing…. Right? I just told them I was a fillyfooler…. Wait did I tell them I felt the same way for Luna? I don’t think I did…. But they probably got the point… right?
"And well…. On my way to Canterlot… I started to realize I had feelings for Luna in return." Twilight continued and sighed even more, "At first I thought those feelings were normal…. But I quickly realized it was something more."
"So…. You're in love with Princess Luna?" Rarity said. Twilight simply nodded and looked at her other friends.
"And… you two are dating?" Starlight continued with Twilight nodding in response.
"And we’ll probably see her around Ponyville…. Pretty often, right?" Rainbow continued with the others.
"Oh! That’s wonderful, Twilight!" Fluttershy said quickly taking Twilight into an embrace, "You and Luna are perfect for each other!"
"I agree with Fluttershy! Twilight that’s amazing!" Applejack said, hugging her once Fluttershy decided to let go.
"OH! Luna around Ponyville? That’s sweet! I can't wait to see her and get her back for that prank she pulled on me!" Rainbow said with an evil grin appearing on her muzzle.
"Rainbow that prank is a few years old already," Applejack said and rolled her eyes. She couldn’t believe Rainbow Dash, was holding a grudge against a princess of Equestria; for a prank, she pulled a few years ago.
"Hey! No one pranks Rainbow Dash!" the blue Pegasus said with a flick of her tail.
"Twilight, I’m so happy for you!" Spike shouted in joy, quickly running towards Twilight and taking her hoof into his arms. "You deserve to be happy!" he said.
"Thank you, Spike," Twilight replied hugging the baby dragon in return.
"Starlight, Rarity, Pinkie…. you’ve all been quiet?" Twilight asked with a worried tone.
"PARTY!" Pinkie shouted with random confetti appearing around her, before taking Twilight into another hug. "We need to celebrate!" she shouted with a random cake appearing out of nowhere.
"So… that explains why you keep turning those stallions away." Rarity said with everything starting to make sense, "Darling! You should have told me you prefer mares. I could have set you up with so many mares!" Rarity said with a smile.
"It wouldn’t have mattered, Rarity," Starlight said turning to her, "She likes Luna."
"So… you’re all alright with this…. I mean… me being a fillyfooler?" Twilight asked with her hoof brought up to the tip of her mouth.
"Twilight, you saved me from going further down the wrong path. You’re the princess of friendship and have done so much for others. You deserve to be happy with a pony who loves you, whether it be a stallion or a mare." Starlight said with a big smile. Twilight felt tears built up before embracing all her friends; her wings stretch out, so she could hug them all properly.
"So! When is Luna coming to Ponyville?" Applejack asked breaking the silence. Twilight sat back down and closed her wings. Rarity and the others all sat back down at their spots and look at Twilight to respond.
"Uh…. Well, I have a date with Luna in two days…." Twilight said and grab another sandwich, "Not too sure what she has planned."
"That’s so romantic!" Rarity said and started to gush over it. She had always wished that one of her old coltfriend, had done something so romantic. "You're so lucky, darling!" she said before returning to her fantasy.
"Now calm down, Rarity," Applejack said with a shook of her head, "Don’t start invading Twilight’s dates."
"That’s actually not a bad idea, darling," the white unicorn said with a grin.
"I can help, Rarity," Spike said
"Please don’t…." Twilight said with a concerned look at her face.
Twilight sat in the park and look up at the night sky. Tonight, was the big night, she was about to have her date with Luna. She was both excited and nervous about the date. Excited to see Luna and what she had planned for them, and nervous because, well it was her first date with another mare. She only realized she was a fillyfooler a day ago and was very new to this.
"Love," Twilight look back behind her and saw Luna gently place her hooves on the soft grass. A smile was on the navy-blue mare’s muzzle. She gently folded her wings to her side and walked over to her marefriend
"Luna," Twilight smiled and went to nuzzle the princess of the night. Luna wasn’t going to accept a simple nuzzle. She places her hoof under Twilight’s chin and lifted her head up to bring her into a kiss. The purple alicorn was surprised at first before she happily kissed her back.
She’s so adorable, Luna smiled with her eyes closed. She didn’t see Twilight’s face turn a bright red, but she had a good idea what her reaction was. "Ready to go, love?" Luna asked and gave her a small nudge.
"Where are we going?" Twilight asked seeing Luna open her wings, "Are we flying?"
"Love, just follow me and you’ll find out," Luna said taking a small leap into the air and took flight. Twilight smiled and took a leap into the air. Twilight flap her wings and caught up to Luna, "Are you excited for the date?" she asked
"I am…. Excited and nervous," Twilight replied with her front hooves touching her each other, "Excited to see you again, and nervous because this is a new experience for me."
"I wanted to make this date simple and perfect," Luna said looking up at the approaching massive cloud, "And here we are."
"What? We’re already here?" Twilight asked. The younger alicorn thought their date would be in some fancy restaurant or maybe some concert. "A cloud?" Twilight asked flying above it before landing on top of it.
"Just hold on, love," Luna said with a chuckle. She landed next to Twilight with her horn surrounded in a blue glow, "Haven’t you noticed there were no stars tonight?" she asked with a raised brow.
Twilight opened her mouth and formed an ‘O’ with her lips. She didn’t even notice there were no stars tonight, but now that Luna had mentioned it; yes, it was weird there were no stars. Ever since Luna’s return there were always stars in the night sky. During her banishment, Celestia would occasionally raise the stars along with the moon, but most nights there wouldn’t be a single one. Twilight had asked Celestia why such occurrence would happen when she was a filly, but the solar princess simply brushed it off; Twilight never brought up the subject again.
"Now that you mention it…. I do…" Twilight said adjusting herself in a more comfortable position, "Before your turn, Luna. There were hardly any stars at night. I thought it was weird… how some nights there were, and others none. I had asked Celestia about it one time, but she quickly changed subjects."
"When I was freed from Nightmare Moon, my sister had told me something interesting about the stars," Luna said with a soft smile. Twilight looked up at the sky with her eyes twinkling, as one by one a star would appear in the night sky. She turned her head to listen to Luna’s story, "Celestia told me about how she would hardly raise the stars."
"I've always wanted to know why. The stars are so beautiful at night, so many travelers would use them to find their way. I would always get worried about the travelers when the stars didn’t appear at night." Twilight said, moving her hoof against the cloud’s surface.
"My sister didn’t like raising the stars because she remembered how much I loved them as a filly. As a filly, I would have so much fun raising the stars, create new ones and moved them around to make images." Luna explained and waved her hoof towards the sky with even more stars appearing. "Stars were always the favourite part of my nightly duties," Luna leaned over and nuzzled Twilight’s cheek, "When I returned…. I couldn’t find any joy in raising the stars as I used too. Everything changed when I got to know you."
"Luna…" was the only words that left Twilight’s lips. She always knew, she had an important place in Luna’s life but never realized how important it was. Do I really mean that much to her? Twilight cheeks turn redder and look away slightly.
"Look up at the sky, love," Luna whispered and wrap her wings around the purple mare, "There’s a new star."
Twilight turned her head to look at Luna before turning her gaze to the night sky. She tilted her head slightly and notice a new star near the moon. She gasps and couldn’t believe how different this star is. This star is pink, the same shade of pink as her cutie mark. It shines brightly alongside the moon; finally, happy to have found each other.
"The moon’s special star," Luna said with her horn glowing, "Don’t you think, love?"
"Luna… this star is amazing," Twilight said seeing a basket appear. Luna had placed a special spell on the basket and it contains, so it wouldn’t fall through the cloud. "I can’t believe you made a star for me…. I don’t know what to say…." Twilight said with a smile growing even more on her muzzle.
Luna…. You didn’t have to do this for me… you’re truly amazing. Twilight moved closer and leaned against Luna’s side. The softness of her fur against her own, the scent of her filled Twilight’s nose, with Luna’s wing keeping her safe from the cold wind. She felt Luna place her head on top of her, "Thank you, so much," whispered softly.
"You’re welcome, love," Luna whispered back, hugging her tightly with her wing, "I brought us some food if you're hungry?"
"I just want to enjoy this moment with you," Twilight said bringing Luna into a kiss.
"Well, well, the date must be going well," Celestia said softly staring at the night sky from her balcony. She smiled and entered her chambers, "This new star is going to need a name"