Against the night

by Senorita-De-La-Nieve


Chapter Eleven

Yay enjoy the mediocre writings and half-assed attempt at fiction. This chapter is very fast paced, and I regret nothing. At all. inb4 hate in the comments


In the library, darkness had nearly fallen. The remaining beams of sunlight sliced through the opening of the linen curtains and set a dim glow wherever they could reach. A single ray penetrated the dim light and cast its glow upon the faces of two sleeping figures, the two figures in question lay together on a large couch and slept almost silently, the only sound being their gentle breathing. Their eyelids flickering in their realm of dreams, their chests rising and falling soothingly. They had fallen asleep almost exactly where they had collapsed that very afternoon. Tiny particles of dust drifted and danced lazily into and out of the sunbeams as the silence invaded the small room.

Out of the kitchen came Spike, whistling merrily as he wiped his claws with a linen towel and headed towards the stairs, shattering the calming silence and the reverie around the two figures with which they had become settled in. Rousing from their state of dreams, they both stirred and opened their eyes. looking towards him with faint smiles tugging at the corner of their lips.

"Hey Spike, how long were we out?" Twilight asked and Spike merely shrugged.

"Well" he said nonchalantly as he carried a few books from one shelf to another "It's 6 now so, a couple of hours I guess" he placed the books on the shelves and looked back at Twilight, whose eyes were twitching. He raised an eyebrow and Luna stretched languidly behind her, giggling slightly.

"I...I've wasted a whole day SLEEPING?!" she almost shot vertically upwards, an impressive feat considering her lack of wings and her choosing not to use magic to assist her. She ran frantically around the room.

"I had so many plans! So much to study! I was going to take Luna out for a walk! I was going to visit Applejack and get some Cider! I was going to..." she would continue, had Luna not stepped off of the couch in the short time she HAD been speaking, trotting over to her nearly distraught marefriend and placing a tender kiss on her lips, silencing the lavender unicorn and turning her to putty in her hooves.

Spike chuckled gently as he resumed his re-stacking of the shelves. That certain display of affection was something he sincerely did not want to focus his attention on just yet, so he busied himself with re-shelving Twilight's copy of Equestrian Almanac v-II

Luna broke away from Twilight and stroked a gentle hoof through her mane. "Calm down Twilight, there's still time to take a walk, I'm not going back to Canterlot until tomorrow, and it's not that late, we could do it tonight. We could go the Whitetail Woods, or the edge of the Everfree." she said with a cheerful smile, and Twilight sighed, relaxing in the Princess's gentle embrace.

"Well, do you think it would be safe? she asked, her voice betraying her ever so slight fear, and Luna nuzzled her cheek tenderly, making the comparatively young mare blush.

"Come now Twilight, I'm an Alicorn Princess, I'll protect you, I promise" she said gently, and her words were that of a soothing balm running over Twilight's fears and sequestering them in that tiny pocket of her mind that she did not need to pay attention to. Twilight returned the gentle nuzzles. Outside, the sun dipped ever lower towards the horizon.

Luna's comment had made Twilight's mind briefly recall Celestia's odd statement earlier, but it was dismissed with a shake of the head and a smile, coupled with a happy sigh.

Twilight suddenly stood a bit straighter. "But what about all the other stuff I was supposed to do?" she asked, panicking again. Before Luna could tell her not to worry, Spike piped up as he stocked the last book on the shelf and stood back to admire his work.

"I sent the Mayor the letter about hosting the Summer and Lunar Celebrations this year, and I sent Celestia the letter about ORGANIZING a Lunar celebration" he turned to face the pair with a rather smug smile on his draconic features. "Lords know we need one for you too Luna" he said, making the Alicorn chuckle gently. Spike hummed a tune as he walked into the kitchen to get himself a snack as Twilight sat on the couch again.

"Ugh, I won't be able to sleep tonight" she said with a small chuckle, and Luna smiled gently, pacing restlessly and looking out at the sunset.

"Well then let's go for a walk now" she said with an excited smile, and Twilight raised an eyebrow.

"What, now?" she asked with an incredulous raise of her brow "as in, right now?"

Luna nodded like an excited filly that could not wait to try out some new running shoes or a new bike. Absolutely ecstatic. Twilight could not help but giggle at her energy as she stood up and stretched her back, feeling a few pops and cracks.

"Well, no time to lose then. Spike, do you want to come?" she called to the kitchen, and Spike's head popped out from around the door way, smiling.

"Nah, you two go ahead, it's getting late and I fancy an early night" he said, wiping his claws down with a cloth. Twilight tilted her head at him and smiled. Somewhere between contentment and the faint sign of worry. Again, thoughts filled her head of Celestia's comment earlier.

"Something wrong Twilight?" Luna asked her with a gentle nuzzle of muzzle against cheek. Twilight leaned into the embrace and shook her head, both returning the show of affection and answering the Princess's question.

"No, nothing. Come on, we're supposed to be going for a walk" She chuckled and walked towards the door, opening it and stepping out into the cool night-time air. Luna followed and kissed Twilight's cheek fleetingly, making the mare blush and bring a hoof to her cheek, rubbing it gently.

"What was that for?" she asked, and Luna chuckled, a hoof to her mouth.

"Because you're cute when you blush" she said, making Twilight's cheeks darken a little bit more and a smile come to her lips. Luna walked ahead, whistling a merry tune. Twilight followed close behind her. The whistling was rather infectious, and Twilight soon found herself joining in with the tune.

They passed through the town, other ponies regarding them with a strange expression, some with comical expressions, some with a mix of confusion and worry. Especially when other ponies started whistling as well. Twilight watched as one particular stallion walked past them into the town.

Twilight halted her whistling and turned to the Princess. "I think we started something" she said with a giggle, and Luna merely smiled and continued to whistle "Sometimes a catchy whistle can brighten anypony's spirits" she said and Twilight giggled as they walked ever closer to the White Tail Woods, already they could see the golden leaves on the all-but bare trees sparkling in the distance.

Twilight watched Luna framed against the sunset, and tilted her head. With a sly grin, she opted to take a page from her good friend, Rainbow's book and bumped into her playfully, rushing off and calling back "Race you to The Lake!" as she cantered away.

"Hey! No fair!" she yelled and took off after her. The studious unicorn was hardly a match for an Alicorn, and Luna had soon caught up with the lavender mare, but they had still made it well into the tree line. Twilight cast a glance behind her and laughed as she saw Luna pull up beside her.

Luna and Twilight were both laughing madly as they ran together, but, being a studious mare, Twilight's stamina was anything but as grand as Rainbow Dash's or Applejack's, and she soon found herself out of breath as they moved past the line of trees and onto the shores of the lake. As Twilight came to a stop, panting and nearly collapsing on the ground, Luna slowed to a simple trot and was giggling as she looked her marefriend over.

Twilight looked up at her and shook her head. "Not all of us have perfect stamina..." she said after a while of panting, and Luna chuckled, looking out over the surface of the lake. After a few more seconds Twilight's breathing returned to normal and she lay at the water’s edge, joined by Luna who lay beside her. The lake was a perfect mirror, the stars and moonlight reflected over the slightly shimmering surface.

A leaf landed in the water and spoiled the image, causing ripples to emit over the surface and break the illusion of the lake being made of pure quicksilver.

Twilight leaned her head on Luna's shoulder, Luna's head resting atop Twilight's.

"This is peaceful." she said with a smile, and Twilight nodded, murmuring her assent. Luna continued to stare across the surface of the mirror, one of her wings wrapping around Twilight and pulling her a little bit closer. Twilight planted a kiss on Luna's cheek and sighed.

"It's beautiful out here Luna" Twilight said as she rested her head on the Princess's shoulder. Luna chuckled and pulled her head away, looking down at the studious unicorn and planting an almost chaste kiss on the mare's lips.

"Not as beautiful as you Twilight" she said and pressed her lips once again against Twilight's This kiss, however, was different. Her lips tasted like moonlight itself, it ignited a fire inside Twilight that she couldn't ignore, a blush, so fierce that it threatened to burn rose to her cheeks, and she couldn't help the sigh that escaped her.

But she pulled away and gazed into the Princess's eyes. "Luna, wait.." was all she managed to get out before another kiss stole her breath and made her forget all he objections she once had. Was the Princess using a spell? Twilight opened her eyes to check, and sure enough, Luna's horn remained its original colour, no magic around it. Nothing.

So why was she so open to this?

The faint ghost of a kiss flashed across her cheek.

Did she want this?

The ever so sweet scent of starlight and morning dew invaded her senses.

Would she ever regret it?

Another breath caught in her throat.

Why couldn't she breathe?

Another second of bliss overcame her.

Why couldn't she move?

Another faint whimper, another scolding kiss, a pair of hooves rubbed her cheek, closing the distance between them they locked lips, tongues fought, hooves rubbed through fur and mane, they danced together, giving each other time to get used to the other, they established a rhythm, they moved in tandem, euphoria washing over them both. She found the answer to her questions; she didn't want to move. She wanted everything. She couldn't breathe because the one above her was stealing it in gasps and moans elicited from her like she was the instrument, and her Princess the musician. She didn't want to move, save for pressing back against her gentle touch.

Another second ticked by on the clock, yet it felt like an eternity, a minute became an eon, who cared? For them, time would wait, it would still and preserve the moment forever like a painting or a sculpture. A fine symphony created in the midst of nature.

Arching her back to the near shape of a horseshoe she cried out as Luna broke the kiss, moving to her neck. A bite, a kiss, a lick, pleasure mingled with pain to create delicious sensations. A wave cresting the shore, and she was swept in the current.

She sighed as she saw stars, they never said it would be like this. Another explosion of colour, hooves wrapped around her, snaked over her and pulled her close, and she was gone, inhaling her Princess's gentle scent, feeling her fur slide over her own, fire traced where her hooves were touching, lighting her nerves like Roman candles in a darkened night, tipped over the edge that she had been held at for so long, held by the delicate hooves, tantalizingly close, she had felt it, and now, she had let go, and she was flying higher than she had ever flown before. And Luna was there with her, ready to catch her when she came back down.

She was away from that place, she wasn't even on the same planet, stars and galaxies and planets rushed past and accompanying her was naught but pleasure. A whole life of waiting, and she had found her, the one she wanted forever. Princess Luna.

Bathed in rays of gossamer moonlight, the Unicorn lay with her marefriend, her lover, and couldn't help but smile. Luna sealed their moment with another loving kiss, and they fell, together, into their dreams. The cool air around them better than the best blanket, and each other better than the best pillow.

Together they tumbled and sank ever deeper into their feelings, their thoughts, never wanting to come out again.

But sure enough, they had to eventually but for now, their gentle breathing filled the shore-line, joined by the chirruping calls of crickets. Peaceful night fell upon them.