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Cadence sat across from Twilight debating on what word to use next. The scrabble board was an amusing mix of long words, most of which Cadence kept checking a nearby dictionary for the validity of, and shorter more themed words. Carefully she placed a U and an N down from the word loves. With smirk looked up at Twilight. “Your turn.”
Twilight tapped her chin. “Really Cadence. Why do you keep doing that?” Twilight studied the board, scanning for places to put new words. “Celestial, love, amore, infatuation, day, mentor. Hmm, AH HA!” With glee she made her next word and smirked up at Cadence. “Your move.”
Cadence groaned, “Really Twilight.” Shaking her head she looked over the board and her letters. “So how is it living with Tia. Hmmm not enough letters for gorgeous.”
Twilight smiled. “It’s amazing, I get to spend so much time with Celestia. Just yesterday we spent all day-” Cadence interrupted Twilight with a small shout.
“Snuggling...wait no short a g. Sorry about that please go on.” Twilight stayed quiet for a second as a blush crossed her cheeks. Cadence looked up. “Are you okay dear?”
Twilight shook her head. “Yes fine where was I, oh yea. So we spent all day studying old poems from the-”
Cadence interrupted Twilight again. “Romantic hah, your move now.”
Twilight looked down at the board with a pensive look. “Hmm oo there we go. Adore.” Twilight laid her tiles down from celestial. “Your turn.”
Cadence smiled and started looking again. “So have you and Celestial really been spending that much time together?”
She glanced up for a moment before returning to the board.
Twilight’s grin got a little lopsided and she giggled. “No, well yes. I mean if she’s not working we spend time together and about the only thing we don’t do together is bath and sleep. Though I-”
“Imagine, together. hmmm.” Cadence interrupted Twilight again then realized her mistake. “Sorry Twilight, you were...”
Cadence trailed off as she noticed a bit of drool on the purple mares lip that threatened to drip on the table. Leaning over to poke Twilight she paused to look at her tiles and saw them arranged to spell Tia and heart with a few missing letters. Chuckling to herself she shook her head and leaned away. “Shining I think Twilight and I are done with our game. Would you like to retire to our bedroom and leave poor Twilight to her dreams.”
Shining smiled. “I would love to.” Shining looked over at his sister as her hoof dropped below the table. His eyes widened and he grabbed Cadence by the hoof as he bolted out the door and paused to whisper to the guards. “Plug your ears and don’t open that door until the morning please.”
The guard raised and eyebrow and nodded as he watched Shining and his wife leave. Turning to the door he put his ear to it. After a moment he blushed deeply and yanked away from the door. “He Gleam, can you cast that soundproof spell on the door please, I don’t want to stand here with a hoof in my ears all day.” Gleam nodded and started to cast the spell.
As it completed both heard the start of an alabaster alicorns name that was cut off by the spell.
Gleam looked at his partner. “Was that-”
His partner raised a hoof. “You don’t wanna know.”