They had decided to retreat to Canterlot castle for the remainder of the morning until Jack got the energy to fly the carriage back to the North Pole.
Jack kicked the door open to a room and stumbled over to the bed and flopped down, not bothering to take off his wet clothes. “If you don’t mind, I’d appreciate it if you took you clothes off” Luna replied and Jack shot her a look. Luna blushed “I meant… uhm not like that but… could you take your wet clothes off, that way you don’t get my bed wet… along with the carpet and the pillows and the blankets...” Luna told him and Jack kicked his boots of and let out a moan of tiredness.
His duster coat was in need of dire repair along with his pants… well he wasn’t taking off his pants for obvious reasons. He tossed his duster coat to the floor and his groan was muffled by the pillow that he stuffed into his face. He reached into his pant pocket and pulled out a small gift and tossed it to Luna who caught it in her magical aurora. “What’s this?” Luna asked. “An engagement ring” Jack said sarcastically, “that’s a terrible joke” Luna said as she began to unwrap the gift. Under the wrapping paper was a small little casket box.
Jack rolled off the bed and walked over to her as she opened the box revealing a beautiful diamond necklace. She gasped at the sight of it, “Oh Jack… you shouldn’t have” she gasped. “Eh why not?” he asked and she levitated the necklace to Jack. “This is a universal gemstone necklace… one of the rarest types of gems in Equestria” Luna informed him and Jack shrugged. “Yeah well… when I showed it to Rarity she made it sound like a doomsday device or something. Just the way she went on about it made me want to hid it so I hid it in my basement but when we were leaving I grabbed it thinking maybe you’d want it” Jack said casually with a shrug.
“Jack… these are considerably the most rare item in Equestria… this is something you’d give a pony if you were married… are you really certain you wish to give this to me?” Luna asked curiously. “Oh well if you don’t like it just say so” Jack laughed, “No that’s not what I meant” Luna said hastily, Jack rolled his eyes. “Will you help me put it on?” Luna asked and Jack walked over and slid it over her head and around her neck, swishing her mane out of the way. She stepped back and leaned her head to one side “How does it look?” she asked and Jack shrugged. “We could ask Rarity but I think she’d have a seizure if she heard I just gave this to you for a Christmas gift” Jack laughed and sighed to himself “Mare I have no idea how you go around every night, raising and lowering the moon”.
Luna blushed and Jack gave her a weird look. “Well I’m gonna hit the sack” Jack said and began to stumbled towards the bed but Luna grabbed him by the neck and pulled him back. “Huh?” Jack mumbled, Luna pointed upwards where a mistletoe hung from the ceiling. “Hmm I have a terrible feeling that you set that up there” Jack muttered as he looked down to Luna who stood on her hindlegs, her forelegs wrapped around his neck.
“You know… you can’t break my heart now with your extended life thanks to the Magical Mare… maybe you can give me another Christmas present?” Luna asked. Jack still felt a little uneasy about ponies and humans and how it all worked out but he had to admit she was rather cute and he had become quite fond of her.
In the hallways outside Celestia walked with Princess Cadence. “I don’t really want to force them to love each other… it just doesn’t seem right auntie” Cadence whispered but Celestia shook her head. “I know, but the fact that Luna loves him and now that he has extended life it won’t break her heart because he won’t die in a few decades… it was almost as if it was meant to be” Celestia replied but Cadence still felt uneasy about it. “Well auntie, if it was meant to be why not just leave it to be?” Cadence asked and Celestia approached her sister’s door. “Because I don’t want to risk it” Celestia said and without knocking opened the door and led Cadence into the room where Luna and Jack stood under the mistletoe, kissing passionately.
Luna broke away from the kiss and looked to her sister and her niece. “Uhm oh hello sister I was just… uhm showing
Jack… it uhm” Luna stuttered hastily. “Jack… what’s going on here?” Celestia asked in a serious tone. Jack scratched the back of his head “Well, you see… I gave Luna this necklace and it was some special one… so she got me to help her try it on… then there was this mistletoe and… well you know how it works with mistletoe right?” Jack replied and Celestia nodded. “Well in that case… I’ll leave you two alone” Celestia replied and left the room with Cadence.
Celestia closed the door behind and looked to Cadence and shrugged “Guess it was meant to be” Celestia muttered and the 2 of them proceeded down the hallway.
Back in the room Luna turned to Jack and shrugged and the duo begun to furiously make out again. “Luna… it’s weird because you’re a talking horse”
“Alicorn” Luna interrupted him, “Right anyway… I think that I love you” Jack told her and her face turned red as she blushed even more. “Well I know it’s all romantic and all but I gotta go to bed, I’m exhausted” Jack mumbled and flopped himself down on the bed. Luna jumped up onto the bed and cuddled up close to him, wrapping her forelegs around him and resting her head on his chest. She cooed quietly, almost like how a cat purrs. Jack leaned his head down and gave her a kiss to the forehead, though he still found it a little weird that she was a talking… okay she was an alicorn but he was a human, but the thought subsided as he made peace with himself and the fact that he loved her dearly made him feel better. “Merry Christmas Luna” Jack whispered but the beautiful princess was already fast asleep on his chest. He thought to himself how lucky he must be, a princess and a gunslinger that managed to save Christmas… strange but in the end it worked out.
Giving her one last kiss to the forehead he finally called it quits for the morning and leaned his head back against his pillow and passed out.
Across the room there is a small hole in the wall where a giggle can be heard. On the other side of this hole sits Celestia, giggling as she watches her sister and Jack contently. Completely breaking the fourth wall she looks to you and quotes “Have a Merry Christmas” and with that final statement gives you a wink.