//------------------------------// // Midnight // Story: A dream of daylight // by Crimson_Moonlight //------------------------------// The moonlight shining like silvery strands of silk through the window was as still as the rest of the room. Princess Luna, dark blue coat and mane of stars and endless sky, billowing in it's own magical tempo, sat on her bed, eyes closed in what one could assume was meditation. The Night Princess' horn was aglow, the moon was high and where it belonged at this time of Her night. Night Court -where the ponies would take their nocturnal squabbles or requests or petitions- had not begun just yet, and so she had a few moments to stretch her magic, seeking out restless dreams to calm any ponies nearby. She idly wondered just how many nightmares she had quelled within her own castle walls, maids and guards dreaming of terrors or of frustrations made real in their minds, and only stopped at the hoof of their Princess of the Night. The thought brought a slight giggle to her, she did enjoy feeling 'needed', as did everypony of course. It was this thought that brought the Moon Goddess and her magic to bear on a very familiar presence, her own sister. Curious and feeling playful, Princess Luna began to peek into her sister's dreams. At first, the landscape surprised the blue Alicorn, a large field of flowers that resembled tiny six sided stars, lavender rows of it mingling with sunflowers, entwining with them. Her image slowly waded past the garden and spied on a most interesting sight. The Sun Goddess, in all her splendor of white feathers and coat, regal and poised, was showering a very familiar lavender unicorn in kisses. Vaguely intrigued and highly amused by her Sister's behavior, Luna moved closer to eavesdrop. "Oh Yes, yes, yes!" The Sun Goddess exclaimed quietly but with so much joy it almost made her voice as bright as the sunlight streaming down from the dreamworld's sky. (did it ever stay dark in a Sun Goddess' dreams?) "You actually asked me." She coo'd to the blissed out Twilight Sparkle, laying in the bed of flowers, the white alicorn kissing her and fawning over her in a most un-regal way. The scene fading in a mist as the Alicorn of Night opened her eyes back in her room. Horn aglow she exited her room, Night Guards looking at her curiously before she held a hoof, not requiring their escort. Their concern placated, she cantered down the cold and silent halls. Past the library, she spotted movement, smiling as she noted the two crescents shrouded in mist that was the cutie mark of the Canterlot Royal librarian. "Mist, attend us." At the voice of Princess Luna, Misty Haze, or Mist as she liked to be called, quickly stood and then bowed before her Princess of the Night. The unicorn was a very dark shade of blue, dull almost, like the color of a faded sky. "Yes, my Princess. May I do anything for you?" Smiling at the tone of the pony, she nodded and gestured at the library "Indeed, I wouldst request you find a book that I might find relaxing, I have a suspicion I willst be needing it." She paused a beat to make it seem like an after thought before the regal blue alicorn continued "Also, dost thou know where my Sister is?" The unicorn nodded, her features almost fading into the gloom of the dark library as she mentally was flipping through her shelves for something to entertain the Princess. At the question, she gave a quizzical look before banishing the expression "Your sister? Princess Celestia is most likely asleep, my Princess, do you need to ...send for her? I can go request that she meet you, if you wish" The pony's tone was so hard to read, the Princess of the Night shook her head and smiled to the unicorn "No need, I shall go and find her myself. I wish to speaketh with her of something. Thank you for your service." And with that the Princess turned and was off, leaving the unicorn to frown slightly before turning and arranging her shelves, searching for something to entertain her Princess while she attended Night Court or after. Hoofsteps hurrying, knowing she would do well not to be late to her own Court and throne, the blue alicorn stepped up to the Sun Goddess' double doors. Unlike hers, which were emblazoned with two crescent moons, this was one unified sun, the two halves meeting in the middle of the door. The Sun Guard stallions gave a salute at the sight of the Night Princess. "Princess, is everything alright?" One guard asked in his gruff voice, to which the princess nodded and gestured to the doors. They nodded and opened them slowly, Luna striding in to her sister's familiar study-esk bedroom. She walked past the columns, shelves of books and stared at exactly what she was expecting to see. On the bed, sheets emblazoned with the Sun Goddess' cutiemark, lay cuddled a large white allicorn with wings and hooves wrapped around one Twilight Sparkle. Staring with mild suspicion, the alicorn used a brief pulse of magic to nudge the unicorn. Her lavender coat twitching as she blinked. Eyes focusing, at first on the beautiful and lovely sight of that white furred muzzle and pastel main, billowing like it was it was empowered with the Solar Winds themselves. Then, she turned to notice the blue Princess of the Night. A Silver shoed hoof held up to her lips to tell the unicorn -who's eyes had gone quite wide- to be quiet for now. Watching the comparatively small pony disentangle from the happily dreaming alicorn, the two slowly left the room. The guards made it quite a point to stare straight ahead as the door opened and out came the unicorn who had not left for quite some time, not meeting the eyes of their dark Princess or the Protege of Magic's Element itself. Once the two were far enough from the guards, the unicorn looking nervous as a night owl in a spotlight, the Princess nodded to her "I take it mine sister has offered thou some form of a relationship?" She asked evenly, looking down at the mare who -with help- had freed her from a Nightmare. Shaking her head, which caused the blue alicorn to raise a brow, the lavender unicorn replied "Actually, Princess, I was kinda..sort of...well I asked the question first..." She blushed and could only stare as the Princess of Moonlight just laughed. "Hah, oh little Twilight Sparkle, no doubt Tia had done a bit of coercing beforehoof? Do you mean to say thou, after several days of repairs and work, came up to mine sister and, rather spontaneously, admitted that thou hast fallen in love with her?" She asked in a half amused and half stern tone. The unicorn shook her head "It's not like that Princess Luna, please, believe me. I do love Celestia" The alicorn's face grew slightly more stern at the use of her sister's name without honorific but she said nothing. "I don't know if this will work but...can we at least talk about it? It feels wrong to be discussing this while Cel...er, Princess Celestia is asleep." Slowly nodding to the point, though she did very much wish to counter it, the Princess of the Night began to turn from the lavender pony "True enough, we shall discuss this together, alongside mine sister, and will make sure to clear up every detail." Wings flared a bit in one of those very regal and stoic poses, the princess began to leave "I must attend to the petitioners for Night Court, such is the Duty of the princess of the night. You will be going...?" The unicorn blushed and nodded, giving another bow "I...will be going back to sleep." She answered, leaving out exactly where she was going, as not even the unicorn herself knew. Choosing to let that thought go herself, the blue alicorn trotted off with her graceful regal steps. Entering the throne-like room that she conducted her court sessions in she smiled at the sight of a familiar dark blue unicorn. "Is this acceptable, my Princess?" She asked, her voice a drone. Again the alicorn couldn't make out if she was bored, tired or something more. Looking down at the book that was floated to her with the dark blue glow, switched to a more night blue once Luna's own horn began to pulse with magic. She read the title of the cover. To Love the Night A poet's contemplation on Luna's Night, and all it's beauty. Smiling wide at such an adorable and suitable book she nodded to the unicorn "Tis exactly what I had wished to see. You have my thanks, Mist." The alicorn watched her smile, a thankful smile, like somepony had just spared her life, again this confused the alicorn, this pony was the only one the Princess could never understand. Shrugging and happy for the moment, letting thoughts of her sister and what may come later fall away, the Princess of the Night nodded to her Herald and Night Court would soon begin.