Two months have passed since Nightmare Night and it was now close to Hearths Warming Eve, and everypony was preparing. Though most preparations were complete there was only a few who still had to do stuff, though the holiday was only two days away. So far Luna and Song, Celestia and Feather, Twilight and Onyx, and all the others decided to spend it together.
"So are you sure you don't need any help Tia?" Luna asked.
"No Lulu, i'll be fine. You two go on ahead and take a break." Celestia replied filling out her paper work.
"But Tia, you should be the one who gets time off. I mean you should spend as much time with Feather, I mean she is pregnant with your child after all." Luna pointed out.
"Yes, but you forget she is still the head maid here. So we spend most of the day together anyways, you and Song need a little bit of extra time together. Though I do find it amusing that you thought that sound proofing spell a few days after Nightmare Night could hide your voice. What exactly did he do to get you to moan that loud?" Celestia asked stopping her writing to give her sister a knowing smirk.
"That is none of your business, I think i'll just take you up on that offer and go get ready now." Luna said running off with a might blush on her face.
"Oh I love pushing her buttons sometimes, she needs this time off anyways. After all she needs a little more time to prepare Songs gift, wouldn't you say my sunshine?" Celestia asked as Feather walked through the door her pregnant belly starting to show.
"Yeah, though I hope he doesn't freak out about it." Feather replied.
"Oh he may be older than normal ponies, but he's not old fashion like that. I'm sure he'll be just fine. That and Lulu is just giving him something he has wanted for a little while." Celestia said. "Now come here I would like to have some company from my wife."
"Oh come now, you know the wedding isn't until next month." Feather said with a slight blush.
"That does not matter, to me we are already married." Celestia said standing up from her pillow and walking over and nuzzled her.
"So are you sure you don't want anything for Hearths Warming Eve?" Feather asked after returning the nuzzle.
"I'm sure. After all you've given me the greatest gifts a princess could ask for, one being loved the other..." Celestia placed a gentle hoof on Feathers stomach and rubbed it lovingly.
"Stop that, it tickles!" Feather said while trying to hold back her laughter, and Celestia removed her hoof after a few more rubs. "Fine, I get what you mean. But you know that this is as much of a gift for you as it is to me."
"I know my love." Celestia said giving a long kiss on Feather.
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"So you decided we should go? Your sister is pretty crafting I have to hand her that." Song said while packing a few items, mostly gifts.
"Yes, she can be quite persuasive." Luna said averting eye contact and blushed.
"Let me guess, she heard us that night shortly after Nightmare Night?" He asked and her blush only deepened and he gave a nod. "You know Luna, my princess, that's nothing to be ashamed about. We've done it a few times before and we are living together now."
"I-I know, it's just for some reason it still embarrasses me." She replied.
"You aren't ashamed of me are you?" He asked in a teasing voice.
"What? No why would you ask me such a thing?" She asked and saw his smile. "Oh, you are so going to get it."
"Oh? Get what exactly?" He asked, and before he knew what had happened she was on top of him kissing him.
"I love you so much, eve if your way of cheering me up is a bit weird." She said after breaking the kiss and giggled at his shocked expression.
"I love you to my princess, you really are the best thing that's happened to me." He finally said and leaned up to kiss her again, and after a few moments she broke the kiss again.
"We should finish up packing though." She said getting up and walking back over to her suitcase, which was enchanted to hold about a ton of stuff.
"You are so evil." He said once he realized what just happened, for he had just been tricked.
"Oh now, just because I ticked you now doesn't mean we won't still have a little fun later." She said winking to him.
"Yeah sounds great, but I do hope I haven't lost your gift by the time we get to Ponyville." He said as he went to his own suitcase. "After all I did put a lot of thought into it for you and to just have it mysteriously disappear before I can give it to you. that would be bad."
"Fine, but lose that gift then not only will you lose yours, but also you will have to sleep on the couch for a week." She said with a smug smile.
"Hmm, I think it be worth it. Maybe I could get that one nurse to..." He was cut off by her yelling.
"You better not even think about that little hussy, if I ever get my hooves on her if you two are..." She was now cut off by him laughing.
"I was going to say if I could get that one nurse to treat my sore back." He said still laughing. "Y-you actually thought I meant to get to do that?"
"I-it crossed my mind." She said a deep blush came across her face. "S-so what happened?"
"Nothing much, just think I pulled a muscle yesterday when I wrestled that guard." He said rubbing his back.
"Oh you poor thing, why didn't you tell me?" She asked a little concerned.
"Because you would turn on your mother side and treat me like a foal." He replied. "Besides it's nothing to be concerned about, just slightly sore that's all."
"Good, but that does not sound like a pulled muscle. Maybe if it's still sore today I could give you a nice massage." She said stepping towards him.
"Nah, it's good. But maybe I should go see that nurse, maybe i'll let her give me a massage." He said in yet another teasing tone.
"Hmmph, if you ever go see that nurse Silver Heart again I will put her into a dungeon for the rest of her life. Especially since she had the nerve to hit on you with me standing right there! Then after I get done with her, i'll have to think of a good punishment for you. Maybe make you move into your own room perhaps?" She said tapping a hoof to her chin.
"Please, if you send me to my own room you won't be able to sleep. You'll probably sneak into my room and sleep with me anyways." He said with a winning smile.
"Then maybe I won't allow you to cook, and i'll be the one who makes our dinners together for us." She said.
"I've tasted your cooking, not half bad." He shot back.
"Then i'll make you take me on the balcony!" She said and then covered her mouth at what she just said, and he just had a huge smirk on his face.
"A bit kinky for you don't you think? Though you were the one who suggested the night on the cloud, but i'm sure you won't be able to handle the scandal that'll follow. But if you're offering.." He wiggled his eyebrows.
"I-I didn't mean to say that, just forget I said anything." She said going back to her luggage her face feeling extremely hot.
"Hmm, alright but at least now I might know what one of your fantasy's are." He said chuckling and turned back and finished his packing.
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"Twilight you here?" Rainbow asked as the rest of their friends walked through the door.
"Well hello ladies." Onyx said walking from the stairs wearing a robe. "Good mourning to all of you."
"Good mourning to you, but what are you doing here? Don't you have your own house?" Rainbow asked.
"Oh, um Twilight needed help practicing a spell and Spike is still upset about you two." He said pointing his hoof over to Rarity and Fluttershy, the later blushed and hid behind her mane.
"Poor little Spikie-wikie, I knew he had a crush on me. But it had to be done, I feel absolutely awful for breaking his heart." Rarity said in a concerned tone.
"M-me to." Fluttershy mumbled.
"You know, that is if Fluttershy here doesn't mind, I could set up a mistletoe later so he can get a holiday kiss from you." He suggested.
"That would be fine with me." Fluttershy answered.
"Well, as long as you are okay with it then so am I." Rarity said wrapping her hoof around Fluttershys.
"It's only a holiday kiss, and it is Spike. I think he at least deserves a small kiss on the cheek." Fluttershy said.
"You mean one like this?" Rarity said doing a kick peck on her marefriends cheek getting a surprised squeak out of her.
"Um, uh, y-yes j-just like that." Fluttershy stuttered out.
"Okay i'll go see where Twilight put her mistletoe then." He said walking back up stairs.
"So do you honestly thing he was helping her with a spell?" Rainbow asked.
"Of course not silly, well maybe? Maybe he came over to do that, but then they liked totally started to make out. Then things got out of control form there, and then..." Pinkie couldn't talk as an orange hoof was put into her mouth.
"You know sugar, I rather not hear about their love life right now. Even if i'm gonna tease them about it later. But for right now, i'm looking forward to meeting you under that mistletoe sometime." Applejack said to Pinkie with a wink.
"Well why wait for the mistletoe then?" Pinkie asked but before she could respond she felt Pinkie lock lips with her.
"Alright you two, break it up or go to one of your houses if you're gonna be doing that." Twilight said coming down the stairs. "I just got a letter from Celestia saying that Luna and Song are coming a bit early, so we need to get everything set up."
"But I thought you already set everything up?" Rainbow asked.
"Yes, but it wouldn't hurt to check for a fifth time. After all I did forget to hang the mistletoe." A collective groan from the group of friends later they decided not to argue.
"Hey wheres Quick Shot?" Onyx asked.
"Oh he said he's a bit busy to come over right now. But to tell you the truth, he's just being lazy and wanted to sleep." Rainbow said.
"Ah, makes sense. During the off season he does tend to get a bit lazy." Onyx said nodding his head.
"Alright that should be everything!" Twilight called.
"So anypony want's hot chocolate?" Pinkie asked bouncing in somehow keeping a tray balanced on her back, and she handed everyone a mug a steaming hot chocolate.
"How did you make that this fast? And when did you even get to the kitchen? You were upstairs making sure the decorations are in order." Twilight said.
"Oh, I don't know. I just popped into the kitchen with these all ready to go, just like the author wrote." Pinkie said with a nod and a wink to no one.
"Um, okay." Onyx said not questioning it, and neither did Twilight as she let the subject drop. "So when will they be here?"
"Oh, um the letter didn't say. She just said that they'll be coming by in a few hours, so I say maybe around three?" She said looking at he clock, and it signaled half past one.
"Okay, so anything else you want us to do?" He asked.
"I think I know what you could do!" Rainbow said with a raised eyebrow.
"Yeah, and I know something you can do to Rainbow, the fastest pony around." Onyx said, and she let out a defeated sigh.
"Fine, sorry." Rainbow muttered.
"How did you do that?" Twilight asked.
"Well it's easy when your best friend tells you just about everything." He said taking a sip out of his mug.
"Well, maybe you should start doing it more often. It's not everyday we see Rainbow embarrassed like that." She said, and before he could reply there was a knock on the door. "Hmm, they sure are early."
As she went to open the door it wasn't who she was expecting as a mailmare was hovering there. Of course everypony knew who it was, with the gray coat and blonde mane and tail. As she said hi to Derpy and signed for the packaged, Twilight then came back with the box.
"So whose it from?" Rainbow asked.
"It's from Cadence, now let me read this letter here." Twilight said grabbing the letter that was attached and reading it.
"So what does it say?" Onyx asked.
"Well according to this, Cadence sent me and you a special gift for Hearths Warming Eve and we should only open it on that day." Twilight said placing the letter down.
"Oh, I wonder what it could be?" He asked.
"I have no idea, but we'll figure it out on Hearths Warming Day now won't we?" She asked giving him a warning.
"Yeah, fine we'll wait." He replied.
"Good, now let's go see if we can meet Luna and Song at the square." She suggested and then hopped up placing the box in a closet that she walked past.