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// Micro: The Price of a Princess 
// Story: Goodnight Woon 
// by lunabrony 
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	Being the parents of a set of fillies destined to be princesses could be a daunting task. It was fairly simple getting a hang of evading the media, that was only a simple matter of decoys. The girls, however, tended to be fairly untamed and impatient, which the media seemed to flourish on. 
Standing before the large doors before going out, their mother turned to look back at the two. 
"Do both of you remember protocol?"
"Yes, mother," they echoed perfectly. A bit too perfectly.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes!" It wasn't as if they were even going to anything overly fancy, just a play at the outdoor auditorium. 	The doors opened, and the parents filed out, with the fillies close behind. 
Fans of the royal family were on them immediately, pushing to get a better look and being held back by guards. While it was a simpler time and there was no newspapers or tabloids or cameras, it didn't stop crowds from getting rather fanatical.
Luna pushed closer to Celestia, whispering in a quiet voice. "Come on, let me be in front. You're always in front."	
"I'm older, that's why. Stay on your side."
"But I want to be first for once!"
"Yeah, well too bad. You're younger, and you're always going to be second. Get used to it."
Celestia regretted it as soon as she'd said it, and her voice softened. "I'm sorry, I didn't..."
Too late. Tears were falling down Luna's face, and she let out such a loud wailing cry that everypony stopped to look at her. Celestia put a hoof over Luna's mouth to silence her, but all eyes were upon them.
"Luna, come on, I'm sorry, ponies are watching...I wasn't thinking, you can be in front. Really!"
The younger sister was in no mood. Luna did not like having a hoof in her mouth, and bit down on Celestia's foreleg. Celestia shoved her in response, and Luna shoved back. In a matter of moments the two were fighting on the ground.
Their father was not having this. "Both of you, stop it at once!
"She's touching me!" Celestia scolded.
"She started it!" Luna sniffed.
One of the nearby announcer newsponies called out in what would eventually become the Royal Canterlot voice, a necessary form of updating at the time in a world without smartphones and continuous news coverage.
"Attention! Breaking developments! Unrest and disorder in the Royal Family!"
Their mother was furious. "Now see what you've started! When we get home, you two better watch your flanks like hawks. At this rate you're going to be grounded until the gryphons make peace with the seaponies of Aquastria."
"Attention! Breaking developments! The princess threatens children into obedience!"
She turned her attention onto the announcer. "Silence yourself, that is an outright fabrication."
"Attention!  Breaking developments! Princess calls the news nothing but lies! Trust and credibility of news outlets falls into question!"
An official looking stallion who had been standing nearby whispered something into the ear of the announcer.
"Attention! Breaking developments! Newspony fired for being an idiot!...Wait, what?!"
Without another word, the young fillies were marched back into the castle and the doors shut. So much for the outing. Oh well. Some days that was the price of being a princess.