"Luna!" Celestia called out.
No answer returned from the midnight bolt flying around the library.
“Rainbow, STOP!" Twilight had a near infuriated look on her. The two flowing bolts seemed to ignore everything as they sped across the home.
"Twilight would you please stand back please?" Celestia's horn started to glow with a radiant aura.
Twilight's anger turned to worry. "Celestia what ar-"
Twilight's sentence was cut off by a large wall of light appearing before them, and stretching down the hallway. Luna came racing around the corner. "What the!" Luna flared out her wings, but inevitably ran face first into the wall of light. Rainbow soon followed the same demise.
Twilight started to giggle. "Wow, that had to hurt." Celestia dismissed her magic, and looked over to the mares on the ground.
"I would imagine so, given they seem to be unconscious.” Twilight looked down to the princess of the night and her friend, Rainbow.
“They will be okay.....right?"
Celestia put on a smile, and walked to the kitchen. “I’m sure they will after we have tea prepared."
Twilight looked back up to her mentor. "Uhhh, does this normally happen with you and Luna?”
"More than you would think, and I would hope.” Celestia looked around the kitchen for a while before picking up a pot.
“You’re really determined to have this tea, huh?" Twilight's attention barely on what the princess was doing.
Celestia levitated the tea pot to the stove. "Well, actually yes. A few days ago Luna there took all of our kitchens tea bags and put them somewhere. Therefore rendering me tea-less!"
A purple aura wrapped around a cabinet behind Celestia pulling out a tea bag. “I hope black pomegranate will be okay with you."
"Yes, that actually is a favorite of mine."
"Aaauuuggghhhh" Rainbow Dash's vision slowly started to return to her as she opened her eyes. She rolled over to where her head faced the roof except there wasn't a roof there. Luna stood right over Rainbow's head almost muzzle to muzzle.
"Wha--- Luna, why are you above me?" Rainbow said in a low raspy voice."
Luna smiled, "Oh I wanted to see your face when I say this.
Luna crept closer to Rainbows ear, "You lost."
Rainbow's ear twitched and eyes sprang open. Her mind racing for an excuse to why she lost. I was going easy on her because she is a princess. Or, or, or I didn't want to go too fast in Twi's house... wait we hit a wall... Rainbow quickly flipped around to get on her hooves. "Luna, how did you win if we both hit a wall before we finished?"
Luna started to back up keeping a mischievous smile. "Well if I remember correctly I hit the wall first."
"Wait what?" Rainbow looked around scanning the surrounding area. "Luna, hitting the wall wasn't the finish line."
Luna tapped Rainbow on her muzzle. "No, but the library foyer was, which is where this wall was." Luna looked away from Rainbow. "The wall was a magic shield that my dear sister summoned."
Rainbow sprang into the air "What why in the world would she stop our race, because of her I lost!"
"The first step to recovery is acceptance, Rainbow. Now if I'm correct here, which I am, you're in my debt."
Twilight's voice came ringing from the kitchen. "Hey Rainbow, Luna, tea is done if you would like some."
Luna walked to the kitchen seemingly to have completely forgotten about Rainbow. "No thank you, but if you have any extra tea bags I will gladly take those."
Celestia turned with a begrudging expression. "No Luna I'm afraid that Twilight here doesn't have any more tea bags."
"Oh then I don't care. Rainbow come we shall read a novel that I have been saving." Luna walked briskly past Twilight, Celestia, and Rainbow Dash whom turned towards Twilight.
"Is the tea black pomegranate?”
Twilight smiled, knowing that Rainbow had slowly fallen in love with even the aroma of this particular tea. "Yes, would you like a cup?"
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Celestia looked over to where the two mares were standing. Hmm, Twilight seems to really enjoy the company of Rainbow Dash. Yet she seems to be the least mentioned in Twilight's letters.
Twilight turned her head towards the princess. "Oh Princess I almost forgot you were there with you not saying anything."
She seems to take notice of how time just seems to dissipate when she is with her. I wonder if-
"Rainbow! I found the novel." Rainbow turned at the sound of Luna's near Canterlot Royal voice tone.
"Ah, That's my cue see you in a bit Twi'!" Rainbow hurried off to the main foyer of the library.
Twilight slowly made her way back to princess Celestia.
"Is something on your mind Twilight?” Twilight took a seat across from Celestia.
"I would like to say no, but the truth is I don't feel so well...and I'm out of tea."
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Rainbow flew over to Luna, who was seated on the couch. "Oh Rainbow, I do think that you will enjoy this. It is a collection of many stories so we can pretty much start anywhere we want."
"I want to start the race over." Luna scowled at Rainbow's comment.
"I'm quite certain that if we did it again I would just win again." Rainbow felt the excitement of being able to wipe away the fluke that was the last race.
“Is that a challenge I hear?"
Luna quickly looked into her book, and back at Rainbow Dash. "No, I want to read my novel."
Disappointment rushed over Rainbow. "What? Come on, you totally lead me to think we were going to have a rematch... and can't you just say book?"
Luna started to scan through her novel.
"Well I could, but that would be incorrect. Now, you can choose from:
One: A story of two cheerleaders finding love.
Two: A lonely pegasus finding true comfort in his best friends arms. Or, Oh!
Three: A lovely story about trains!"
Rainbow Dash looked at Luna questioningly. "Umm, are all these stories about gay ponies and...trains?"
Luna scooted over on the couch. “What no! ...Only the best ones are."
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Twilight continually stared down at the floor." I don't know if that is correct Celestia."
"Well Twilight if I'm wrong, then what is correct."
Twilight thought for a moment. “I just don't think that kakorrhaphiophobia is an actual word."
Celestia smiled at the bewildered unicorn. "It is the fear of failure."
Twilight smiled. Oh, I can think of somepony that would apply to.
"OH CELESTIA! NO! TRAINS ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DO THAT!"
Celestia turned to the hallway leading into the foyer. “It sounds like Luna, and Rainbow are getting along."
Twilight chuckled as the thought of Rainbow's reaction. “I guess we should go check if she is okay."
"No! I. Will. Not!"
Twilight's eyes widened as a feeling of warmth rushed over her face.
Luna had pinned Rainbow onto the floor with her mane covering their faces.
Oh Rainbow...what are you doing? Twilight stepped forward about to say something.
"Justh reagh tha shory!" Luna quickly blurted.
“Wait...What?"
Luna turned her head providing a clear view of her, and Rainbow. Dangling from Luna’s muzzle was a book.
"Yeth?"
Celestia then came into the room, “Twilight you just completely left in the middle of our scrabble ga-..."
She quickly observed the surroundings, and then turned around back to the kitchen.
Twilight felt the heat intensify across her face Wait! Why did she leave?
"Hey, I don't want to be rude or anything, but I am, so get off of me." Rainbow started to push on Luna, but only got a book shoved in her face.
“Hey, Twi' do you think you could lend me a hoof?"
Twilight's horn glowed with a soft purple hue, snatching the book from Luna's mouth.
“Luna, technically you can't make Rainbow listen to this" Twilight smiled slightly
"What why? I won the race, and the bet!" Luna lifted off Rainbow.
"Well yeah, but did that really count as a race?"
Luna lifted her gaze. "What do you mean?"
Twilight started to walk to the front door. “Well, a real race would be outside where you can go as fast as you please, no holds barred."
“Yeah!"
Twilight turned around "Be quiet Rainbow."
"Aww."
"Augh! Fine! But then I get to finish this novel!" Luna started out the door.
”No! Wait, Luna!" Twilight closed the door in front of her. "You can't go outside looking like yourself unless you want everypony in Ponyville to freak out."
Luna stared at Twilight as her horn began to glow.
"Umm... Princess...W-What are you doing?"
Before Twilight's eyes Luna's magic swirled around the both of them. When Twilight had the courage built up she opened her eyes to see Twilight staring back.
Wait...what?
The Twilight staring back at her finally spoke up. "There, is this look more fitting?"
Twilight couldn't say anything.
Luna smiled. "Good, Rainbow come."
Rainbow came back from her pre-race stretching. "Okay, Twi." She flew right past the real Twilight without even noticing her.
Twilight closed the door behind the oblivious pegasus.
"What just happened?"
Twilight started back for the kitchen.
Celestia's voice rang from the kitchen. “Oh, Spike that idea sounds lovely."
Wait. Spike? When did he get here? Twilight rounded the corner. "Hello, Spike welcome back."
"Thanks." Spike finally spoke up
Celestia leaned down to him. "Spike, why did you thank her? You have been here the whole time."
Spike whispered "Yeah, but whenever Rainbow comes over Twilight seems to not even notice that I am here. I just look at it as a break."
Celestia perked up. "Oh, I see."
Twilight was humming a tune as she put up the cups and pot from making the tea.
"Is she always this...happy when Rainbow comes over?"
The little dragon closed his eyes "No, actually sometimes she is really rude or short tempered when Rainbow leaves."
"Oh I see." Celestia examined the room. "Twilight where are Rainbow and Luna?"
Twilight turned to face the princess "Oh, they went outside for a race."
Celestia’s expression grew panicked. “Luna went outside? I don't want everypony to start breaking down your door just because Luna and I came to visit."
“Oh no Princess, Luna disguised herself as me so no pony should expect anything.”
Celestia looked Twilight over carefully. "Well how do you feel about her spending time with Rainbow?"
Twilight felt her body tense up. What is she trying to imply... and why am I so tense?!? "I really don't mind."
Celestia responded in a curious tone. "Oh, really?"