//------------------------------// // Ch2: New Year's Eve (v1.1.2) // Story: Twiluna and the mistletoe // by Archvile //------------------------------// Christmas was now over and the end of the year was approaching, and soon New Year’s Eve celebration would be upon them. That time of the year where everypony would celebrate the ending year as well as welcoming the new. All of Equestria would celebrate all night long with their friends, families and lovers, and then they would sleep during the day of the first day of the New Year. It was least to say one of Luna’s favoured days of the year. Several days had now passed by since the grand Christmas Eve celebration where Luna and Twilight had shared their rather unique experience with each other and most of the ponydom to behold. Ever since their little ‘collision’ Twilight had been sleeping alongside Luna inside her bedchambers within the celestial castle and Celestia had been very busy with all the preparations for both Christmas Eve and now New Year’s Eve that she hadn’t really have had the time to oblige the two about their newfound relationship. Celestia was sitting at the dining table early morning at New Year’s Day, but she wasn’t alone; at the other end of the long majestic marble table were the two newly formed lovebirds, giggling and teasing each other as they were both sharing one chair and one plate of breakfast. Celestia couldn’t help herself and lifted an eyebrow at the sight before her. Twilight was ‘trying’ to feed Luna a spoon of soup, it had looked so ridiculous that even the two of them had burst out into laughter as Luna made a slurpy sound when trying to sip the soup out of the spoon. After the laughter died down somewhat Luna had apparently felt a little ‘fishy’ as she began to nuzzle her new found love’s neck and started to lick her from all the way over to her bottom cheek, earning her a soft moan from the lavender mare and a obvious blush from her sister across the table. This was almost like a live presentation, Celestia thought for the briefest of moments while she looked away. That was really no way for a royalty to act in public, then again they were as home as they could get, but Luna probably didn’t care where they were or how many saw them, she sure hadn’t at the Christmas celebration where the whole ponydom had come to learn of their little ‘secret’ that really wasn’t so much of a secret these days. Knowing Luna she would most likely just ignore everypony else and ignore how ignorant the world could be of love. Celestia looked back at the two, now a huge grin were plastered on Luna’s face, as if she was challenging Twilight to do something, which she also did, well beside blushing that is. She glommed the other mare forcefully and they both fell to the floor. Celestia on reaction tilted her head so she could see what they were doing on the floor from the table frame. And there they lied, kissing each other on the mouth. She looked back up with narrow eyes, now she was sort of becoming jealous of the two mares; it had been ages since she had been snuggling around with someone else in such a love-struck way. At first Celestia had just thought that it was merely a phase or something, where the young lovers just had let their hormones run wild, uncontrollable for the two inexperienced mares, so she hadn’t said a word to the two mares about their very uncommon relationship they now shared with each other as she thought it would soon come to a end on its own. But after watching the two of them so closely over the last several days Celestia had sort of come to terms with that this might not just be a little silly game of tag and superficial feelings. She had seen them sharing and caring for each other, not even for a moment did she hear either argue with the other and they were almost inseparable and when she had been listening to them in the night, not once had she heard them do any of the ‘naughty stuff’. It always sounded like they told each other stories from their lives. She had heard Luna tell Twilight about her imprisonment inside of the moon for a millennium, which had in turn reminded Celestia of sadder times, where she had been so lonely and so troubled that she had been forced to banish her younger sister. But she had found some comfort in that Luna had told her faithful student that it hadn’t been as bad as some might think, after all she had been sleeping for all those many years in peace and quiet. She had also told Twilight that Celestia was the one who had really been suffering by being forced to banish her little sister and to endure all of those centuries on her own, which had brought a joyful tear to Celestia’s eye. Celestia had already made her preparations for their presumable breakup with comforting words for the two of them so either wouldn’t be to hurt and hopefully could still remain friends. But as Celestia saw them now with open eyes and with an open heart, she truly felt like there would never be a need for it. The lovely pair had grown on her, even if most would say how wrong it was, it still felt right to the solar goddess. She had always thought that relationships like these were built on lust and/or admiration, but Twilight and Luna had opened her eyes and her heart, she saw nothing between them other than care for each other, like they were handling another part of themselves or perhaps even their soul, as if it was as fragile as the most delicate glass that existed. But as Celestia’s own personal displeasure of the two had turned into love and care, she had instead now become worried of what others might think or even worse do against them. Surely no one would dare to lay a hoof against the goddess of the night, being the strongest pony in all of Equestria beside herself, but Twilight? Well she had become a national hero of the land by saving it more than once, so surely no one would do anything against her either. So maybe everything would be okay? Celestia couldn’t really tell, only time could, but for now her curiosity had gotten the better of her and she really wanted to be there for the two of them, supporting them if so needed. So she decided to approach Twilight about the matter, because even though Luna was still far older than her; Twilight was still the one most socially experienced of the two, even though she was still a socially awkward unicorn. Celestia rose from her chair and slowly walked over to the ball of fur rolling back and forth over the white marble floor, nuzzling and making sloppy wet kissing noises. Celestia coughed “I’m sorry, but can I borrow Twilight for a little while?” She asked the blur of fur. They suddenly stopped fooling around and Luna quickly got up on all four. “Sure!” Luna simply replied in an overzealous tone. The sun goddess just looked at her, but as nothing happened she felt like she had to try a little harder to tell her sister what she really meant. “I mean alone.” Celestia told Luna, telling her the point was that Luna was suppose to go elsewhere while she had a little talk with her faithful student. “Oh, right.” Luna said a bit embarrassed that she hadn’t caught on with her sister’s subtle hint. “I’ll wait for you in ‘our’ bedchambers.” Luna told Twilight with a wink and a soft kiss on the cheek before bouncing away; leaving the two of them behind, one more taken aback than the other. “Sooo….” Celestia started out after her sister had left the dining hall, she was a little unsure of how to start a conversation with her prized student about her newfound marefriend. “I’m guessing you want to talk about me and Luna?” Twilight asked the princess, saving her from her loss of words. “Yeah…” Celestia replied mildly. After a few minutes of complete silence, Twilight merely tilted her head; giving Celestia a sign to go on. This felt really awkward to Celestia; she almost felt like she was Twilight’s student and didn’t know anything about anything. “How are you and my sister holding up?” She finally asked, saying the only words she could come up with. “Well…” Twilight started, looking thoughtful. “Okay, I guess, I can’t really say that I’ve tried something like this before…” She trailed off, not really sure how to explain, so she decided to change the subject a little. “I was pretty embarrassed when I found out that Luna had merely been pulling a prank on me when she kissed me, I had no idea that there was mistletoe. I thought that your sister kissed me because she really liked me and well I do like Luna so… yeah. But I’m glad I misunderstood her gesture, or else I probably wouldn’t be here right now, then I would most likely have been in Ponyville again.” Celestia just smiled. “Well she does seem happy but nonetheless I’m still a little concerned, not many would approve of your relationship, but it probably helps with her being a goddess and you, well being the hero of Equestria and my most prized student.” Twilight looked a little puzzled at her. “I haven’t really thought about it like that and I’m not really sure that I care about what others think of us, well beside my friends that is, I’m a little scared of what my they think of it. I haven’t heard a word from any of them since that day.” “Have you tried to talk to them?” Celestia asked. “No, not yet at least, as you probably know I haven’t been to Ponyville for several days and I haven’t had the courage to write any of them.” “I see…” Celestia looked thoughtful for a moment. “Didn’t you have plans to spend New Year’s Eve with them?” She then asked. “Yes, but-” “No ‘buts’.” Celestia cut her off. “Your friends saw you leaving that evening with Luna, so they might think that you have shunned them.” Celestia told her still socially inexperienced student. “Shunned? Why would they think that?” Twilight asked her sun goddess and mentor. “Well, try to look at it from their perspective my sweet Twilight Sparkle. You came together to the party and then left off with a princess and they haven’t heard a word from you ever since. What would you think if any of your friends did something like that, in particularly when you all had planned to spend Christmas Eve together?” “Oh…” Was all Twilight said, she could see where Celestia was going with this, her friends might think that she would rather be with Luna than with them and perhaps they even thought that Twilight didn’t want to see them anymore now that she had friends in ‘higher places’. “You should travel back to Ponyville this evening and greet them and spend New Year’s Eve with all of them.” Celestia told her with a soft smile. “Perhaps you should consider taking Luna along with you, so you can introduce her to your friends, hopefully if they get to learn to know each other, they will also be much more acceptable of your newfound relationship if you do so, I’m sure of it.” Twilight thought the idea through, it seemed smart enough to do so, but she still felt a lack of courage to face them. But as many thoughts ran around her brain and collided with one and another Celestia suddenly spoke again, breaking Twilights thought pattern. “Twilight, tell me how you feel about the relationship you now share with my sister, I’ve been dying to know all about it!” Celestia exclaimed. She held a hoof to her mouth, that had come out a little more happy joy joy fangirl like than she had really wanted it to, perhaps she was a little more eager about her sister getting a marefriend than she had previously thought. Twilight began to flush and started to smile shyly at what Celestia asked of her, but nonetheless she would try her best to answer. “As much joy as I feel being with Luna…” She paused for a moment frowning a bit and noticed Celestia’s face turn into one of concern. “I also feel an almost equal amount of fear of being with her, I’m terrible afraid.” Twilight told her. “Afraid?” Celestia asked with surprise in her voice, and here she had thought that whatever was going on between the goddess of the night and her student was nothing but good times, so if Twilight really had been nervous this whole time she was quite talented at keeping it hidden from her surroundings. But right now Twilight acutely seemed pretty distressed, almost as if self-doubt were eating her up from the inside. Celestia frowned at this she didn’t hope that her words now had made Twilight unsure of her relationship with Luna. Celestia bit her bottom lip in bitterness, not too long ago she would have wanted nothing less than Twilight and Luna to see that this wasn’t ‘love’ and breakup so they instead could go and date some colts, she felt stupid, judgmental and short-sighted, she felt as if she was some sort of anti-Amor/Cupid for ever having thoughts like that and now she would make up for it by being super supportive and becoming their guardian angel. “I’m afraid that I’ve forced myself onto Luna and that her feelings for me might not be the same as mine.” Twilight looked to the floor as she continued to talk. “I mean, I’ve just gave her something that she probably never felt before, not that I have felt something like this either but I’m unsure if her feelings for me are truly the same or that she is just really happy that someone has accepted her like I have.” She trailed off, not really certain how to describe her feelings. Celestia wasn’t sure if she should smile or giggle at this, this was truly Twilight’s ‘first love’ and thoughts like these were perfectly normal for mares and colts alike. As clever as Twilight is she probably didn’t even for a moment consider that Luna might feel exactly the same towards Twilight as Twilight feel towards her. The solar princess wasn’t really too sure if what she was about to say should just be left unsaid but she felt really horrible about her earlier thoughts so she had to come to terms with Twilight and her little sister. “As ashamed I feel about saying this, a few days ago I would probably have been pretty happy hearing these words but now I…” Celestia came to a short hold as she noticed how Twilight’s expression had turned from one of confusion and fear into one that looked like she was disgusted by Celestia’s short comings. Celestia’s heart broke a little by the sight, but she had to finish what she had started or else Twilight may just come to hate her instead and that was something the celestial princess simply couldn’t live with. “I’m sorry Twilight, please forgive me for my ignorant thoughts.” Celestia told her student as she lowered her head in shame; she was caught by surprise when she suddenly found the lavender mare around her neck, nuzzling her bottom cheek. “I’m so happy that you approve of us even though the very idea had shaken you to the core of your being.” Twilight told her beloved mentor, just for a tiny moment she had felt anger towards the alicorn but she knew that Celestia always meant well, so she would always forgive her! Celestia smiled and a small tear ran from her left eye as she felt a brick fell from her heart. After they had shared their embrace Twilight got back to the white marble floor before Celestia continued. “I don’t think you should worry too much about that my sweet. I’ve haven’t seen Luna so joyful since she was just a small filly.” She told her student getting back to the real topic at hoof. “My advice to you Twilight would be that you should have a talk with Luna about it, she is after all the one that knows her own feelings best, but I’ll say this much: she and I have a special connection to each other, both being alicorns and blood related sisters and I can say with a 99 percent chance of truth that in her heart she does not think of you as a hindrance in any way, there definitely is a flame in there just for you.” She ensured her little faithful student. “You’re both walking in unknown territory, but if you explore it together I’m sure you’ll overcome any obstacle that may rise in your way.” “Thank you Celestia.” Twilight told her happily, she felt really good about herself now. “You’ll have to excuse me, I need to find Luna and tell her I’m going to Ponyville to get my friends back!” She told her mentor with a soft honest smile. “Of course Twilight, I understand. I’ll see you again in the new year, take care my faithful student and be safe.” But before Twilight got to make her getaway, Celestia gave her a light peck on her cheek. Twilight was startled, never in her life had Celestia ever kissed her on the cheek, in a matter of fact she had never kissed her anywhere! Twilight wasn’t really sure what to say, but she felt very special! Celestia giggled softly and reminded her that she was going somewhere, which made Twilight leave quickly, heading towards the lunar bedchamber. Twilight Sparkle made her way through the castle and now stood outside the door to Luna’s bedchamber; she greeted the two batpony guards Luna had outside her chamber before she knocked softly on the door and awaited permission from inside to enter. She heard Luna’s soft voice from behind the door asking who it was. “It’s Twilight.” Twilight told the wooden door that was the only thing that kept the two apart for the moment. A few seconds went by before the door opened and Luna stuck out her head with a greeting smile on her face. “Miss Sparkle, you do know that you can just enter without asking for permission.” Luna told her lover with kind words and a small giggle, finding Twilight a bit silly at times. “I know,” Twilight replied. “But I don’t feel too good about doing it after all I’m only a guest here.” “Aw… you sweet little thing, so modest!” The lunar goddess teased her. “Come in, come in!” She moved to the side so Twilight could get past her, checking out her rump as she went by. “My, my….” Was all Twilight heard from behind her before Luna closed the door, leaving them alone in her quarters. Now they lay in Luna’s humongous bed cuddling with each other. Twilight had no idea how Luna could sleep comfortably in such a big bed, if she had such a big bed and slept alone in it she would feel even more lonely at night than she already felt, she was happy that Spike was sleeping in her room as well, it took away some of her loneliness, but with Luna by her side she never felt alone. “What did my sister want from you?” Luna asked her lover curiously. “She asked me about us.” Twilight simply told her. “Oh...” Was all of a reply Twilight got at first. “I had been wondering a little if she wouldn’t say a thing at all.” She told her. “I thought she would have some sort of meltdown.” She teased Twilight with a giggle. “Well I guess you could say that.” They both giggled softly. Twilight laid her head at Luna’s chest listening to her soft heart beat. “Do you think they hate me now because I’m with another mare?” She unexpectedly asked, catching Luna a little off-guard. Luna was a little unsure what to say, she was pretty sure that the lavender mare was referring to her friends in Ponyville. “Well, I don’t really know your friends my sweet Twilight, I’ve only met some of them very briefly but no, I do not believe so. They already accepted you as their friend back then and you’re still the same pony now that you were several days ago, correct?” “Yes, but-“ “No ‘buts’.” Luna cut her off. Twilight couldn’t help herself but to roll her eyes at what Luna had just said, it hadn’t been even been half an hour since Celestia had said exactly the same thing. “I know you feel a bit embarrassed about this whole thing, but keeping yourself distant from your friends is not the answer, and I know that you know this better than I.” She told her bedmate. “Perhaps it would be wise of you to go greet them this New Year’s Eve? Isn’t it that time of the year where friends get together and enjoy the last holiday of the year, talking about all the things they have learned and witnessed together, both good and bad?” Celestia’s prized student felt all fuzzy inside, it was nice to know that both of the celestial sisters cared so much for her and it was reassuring that they both seem to think of the same solution to Twilight’s problem at hoof. “Celestia said the same thing.” Twilight told Luna, while still listening to her heart, burrowing her head into Luna’s dark blue coat. “But I would feel better if you would come with me.” She said with a low voice as if her request was the most embarrassing one could ask of. “I’m sorry my love but I couldn’t quite hear what you said.” Luna teased her poor marefriend. “You meanie.” Was all she got as a reply from the mare on her chest which made her laugh softly. “I would be delighted to join you and your friends for this last day of the year.” She told Twilight as she caressed her lover’s back. “So when are we leaving?” Twilight looked thoughtful for a moment. “Soon I guess, I mean it does take a while to get there by chariot.” “Or…” Luna said with a sly smile. “We could cuddle some more and then I could teleport us there just in time?” “Oh…” Twilight said with a wry smile. “I like idea way better!” - Later that day all of Twilight’s friends had gathered at the square of Ponyville just as they had planned, but like they had assumed Twilight was nowhere to be seen. “I guess Twilight really has abandoned us.” Applejack said to the other mares with a frown. “Maybe she was just a little late?” Fluttershy suggested. “Now what would make you say that sugarcube?” Applejack asked curiously. “Well, she just came out of nowhere.” Fluttershy replied as she pointed forward, all the others looked at where she was pointing and true enough there stood Twilight and somepony else but none of them beside Fluttershy noticed anypony else than Twilight. “Well, hello there sugarcube. Good to see that you still could find the time for us simple pony flock.” Applejack told Twilight sarcastically. “Yeah, now that you’re with your little Miss Moonie you don’t need us anymore?!” Pinkie Pie yelled angrily and clearly at the point of breaking into a cry. “Yeah! You’re the worst, miss goody two-shoes!” Rainbow Dash huffed at her, probably not even sure of what she was trying to get at. “It isn’t like that!” Twilight yelled, her eyes starting to water at her friends scorning words. “I was just really scared that you guys wouldn’t like me anymore…” “Why Twilight! Now you’re just downright insulting us!“ Rarity told her harshly. “You are our friend and we would never judge you just because you’re a hopeless little dreary.” Rarity finished with a soft smile and teary eyes. Luna didn’t say a word, it was quite obvious to her that none of them had noticed her or just didn’t care at the moment, but what happened next was one of the cutest things she had ever seen. All of the six mares were more or less crying and ran for each other like some overdramatic love scene and then they were embracing each other letting out sobs. They all apologized to each other, her friends for saying such rude things and Twilight for letting her friends out in the cold in fear of rejection. “Sorry that I bailed out on you guys on Christmas Eve.” Twilight sobbed. “Don’t beat yourself up there sugarcube.” Applejack told Twilight as the group hug came to a steady end. “We don’t hate you for that we were just a little surprised that’s all.” “So how was it spending Xmas with your little princess?” Dash asked with a lustful voice and with a wink, earning a blush from both Twilight and Luna which they all still seemed to either have forgotten about or not noticed. “I never knew cuddling would feel that good! I’ve read about it in some of my books but the words used to describe it didn’t come anywhere close! It’s like you get hooked on some sort of drug that your body can’t live without!” Twilight replied a little more openly than she would have had thought she ever would. Luna bushed even deeper at this, had she too forgotten that she was right next to her?! “Cuddling? Oh, my naive little Twilight still so young and fragile.” Dash told her as she put one of her pegasus wing around Twilight. “You do know when lovers get together they usually embark on something a little more… uhm… ‘private’ than mere cuddling.” She said quite forwardly. But before Twilight could respond; Luna cut in. “Oh, my! Look at the time! We might miss the fireworks!” Luna lied, trying to distract them from the topic at hoof and also feeling a little out of place about how at least one of Twilight’s friends instantly thought that they had ventured into such sexual acts as their first thought. “Oh my gosh! Already?!” Pinkie Pie yelled in panic and vanished into thin air. The others ran off as well, but not before telling Twilight that they would meet up again at the small hill overlooking Ponyville. Twilight turned to face Luna. “It’s not that late yet.” She told her. “Well I guess they needed a head start.” Luna said teasingly. “Oh you…” Twilight said with a smirk and gave Luna a light peck on the cheek. “You’re such a naughty, naughty goddess.” - A few hours later Twilight, Luna and all of her friends were sitting on the soft cool grass toasting and drinking on a small hill with a great view over Ponyville and the big beautiful night sky, not a single cloud could be found and all of the stars shined so brightly, all while waiting as midnight approached so that the true party could begin, as Pinkie Pie had put it. Luna snuck up to Twilight handing her a drink with her magic, Twilight tore her eyes from Luna’s skies and smiled at her appreciatively. Twilight looked back towards the night sky once more. “Such a beautiful night we’re having tonight.” She told her marefriend. “Only the best of nights for the most special of events and only for the most stunning pony in all of Equestria to behold.” She told her lavender lover as she sat down next to her, taking a short sip from her own drink. “You should become a poet.” Twilight teased Luna who in turn giggled softly. A still breeze flew by and Luna noticed Twilight shiver from the cold and without a moment’s thought she wrapped one of her wings around Twilight’s form and dragged her into her lap, where she then wrapped her other wing around her trapping Twilight within her lap inside of her wings. Twilight blushed at the sudden show of affection but she couldn’t help nuzzle Luna under her chin, she felt quite embarrassed by the position she found herself in, it was as if she was a little foal that a mother would hold to shield her from all the bad things they world could throw at her child, taking all the pain but letting none of it get to her little star. And then she could have sworn she heard an ‘aww’ in the background, which only made her feel even more embarrassed but she couldn’t deny that this was the best feeling she had ever felt! She heard a loud bang followed by cheers, she opened her eyes to see that the fireworks had started, which means it must be midnight now! She looked at the stars and saw a magnificent display of stars and explosions mixed together in a stunning beauty. “Happy New Year’s Eve Twilight Sparkle.” “Happy New Year’s Eve Luna.” Twilight replied as she kissed the mare of the moon, a deep and passionate kiss, being the first kiss of a new year, they both could only wonder what magical things they would experience together in the coming year. THE END!