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// The New Normal. 
// Story: Dream Child 
// by ShadowStar_IMHP 
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The new normal.

It has been a week since Star Shine came to live in the castle.  It was an hour after bedtime for Star Shine and there were no appointments so Luna took a flight to relax.  So it as a bit of surprise seeing a mass of pillows and blankets on Star Shine’s patio and the very filly looking at a book.

“It’s past your bedtime.” She said as she lands next to the filly’s nest of blankets.  With a slow turn of her head and a guilty look Star Shine answers.  “Um... I wanted to see the stars.  They are so pretty and I got this book.”  Holds up the Young Astronomers guide to the stars book.

She was so cute looking all guilty like that Luna just sighed and settled down beside her daughter.  “Well, there is no kindergarten tomorrow so I let you stay up.”  Leaning down she nuzzles Star.  The filly snuggles up against her side and Luna covers her back with her wing.

“Now how about I tell you about my wonderful night sky.  I was the first astronomer after all.”  She looks up and motions to a group of six stars.  “That is called the friendship cluster.  The center star is really a nebula that why it has that slight purple hue.”  Star shine looks at the cluster of stars “kind of looks like Princess Twilight’s cutie mark... “ a soft yawn “If it was lopsided.”  

Luna blinked and looked at the cluster again “Your right it does look like Twilight’s cutie mark.”  

She smiles and motions to another group of stars “That is the Manticore Leo.  Legendary Manticore who battled the earth pony, Tremble Hoof.  It was a legend even when I was a filly.”  She looked down and noticed Star Shine was asleep.  She leans down to nuzzle her and hears a mumble breath “love...you mommy.”   “And I Love you my little Star.” 

On another balcony Celestia smiles and heads inside.