by Knight of Lycaeus
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Cadance sat in her office, working on penning several documents and letters for official functions. Her mind however was elsewhere. 'It was wonderful seeing Twilight again. Relocating to the Crystal Empire meant I'm no longer travelling as much but.... it's much farther from Ponyville. These visits rare as they tend to be, are also wonderful when she does come', Cadance sighed to herself. She missed Twilight being around, when they were younger and living in Canterlot it was merely a matter of heading next door, now it was a distance of many miles.
Speaking of ponies next door her thoughts drifted towards Shining Armour, her protector, Guard, and friend. 'Friends and nothing more despite what many ponies assumed', her thoughts drifting to the many, many ponies who thought Shining and her were together. 'Shining has his eyes on another though he refuses to tell me who. He even refuses to say their gender, not that I would judge him for it.', Cadance sighed again as she tried to rein her thoughts in.
'Then who is there for me? Twilight....', she shook her head trying to moving away from thoughts she had been ignoring for some time now, 'Not her, never her. She's been getting rather close with one of the recent transfers to the Crystal Guard. A pegasus I think, he was. He, not she and I'm not even sure of her preferences but I shouldn't.... no I won't impose. I can feel the beginning of something special between them. It's too selfish for me to impose on her like this.'
That day in the office was nearly a week ago, yesterday she had received an odd letter from Twilight asking her to come to Ponyville. Now she knew why, in the midst of her paperwork she had penned a love letter that the staff had processed and sent. Twilight had just shown her the letter in question.
Twilight,
I, I.... can't hide this anymore. It's selfish of me especially when I can sense the blossoming relationship between you and one of the new pegasi of the Crystal Guards. But I can't deny this anymore, you've been special to me ever since we met years ago. When our duties separated us I began to realize something was missing. Around you my heart raced, a few times I felt like I just couldn't say anything around you. All I wanted was to spend time with you even though it wasn't always possible. I realized that I had fallen for you, it took time even for me to realize let alone acknowledge my feelings. Twilight.... I love you. It may be selfish but I can't deny the fact any longer.
Love, Cadance
"Is this true?" Twilight asked slowly.
Cadance swallowed, unable to find her voice instead settled for nodding.
"I'm not sure how I feel about this." Twilight replied in a cautious tone.
"I do mean it." Cadance's voice was merely a whisper, she found the words difficult to say. "So please.... what is your answer?"