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// 40. Celestia makes Daniel some lunch (You Brighten My Day/Songfic) 
// Story: Short Shorts 
// by Coranth 
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When Daniel awoke from his midday nap on the couch, he became aware that his beloved mare Celestia was missing from his side. He also became aware of an absolutely delightful smell wafting into the living room from the kitchen. 'Oh gods,' thought he, 'what is that? It smells delicious...' Allowing his nose to guide him, the human got up off the couch, groggily made his way to the kitchen, then stopped at the entrance and looked inside.

What he saw within brought a smile to his face for there he espied his beloved Celestia, carefully putting the finishing touches to what looked to be two delicious vegetarian pasta dishes. As she worked, the First Alicorn Princess of the Equestrian Diarchy sashayed back and forth across the room, and - unable to help himself - Daniel let his eyes roam over her equine form as she swayed her rump to an invisible beat. Then, a moment later she started to sing.


"I'll never be your Maggie May
the one you loved and left behind
the face you see in light of day
and then you cast away
that isn't me in that bed you'll find
I'd rather take myself away
be like those ladies in Japan
rather paint myself a face
conjure up some grace
or be the eyes behind a fan
And so you go
no girl could say no
to you..."


Continuing to sing, the pony princess completed the preparation of the meals she was working on; that was when Daniel softly rapped his knuckles upon the kitchen entrance. Although he hadn't intended to startle his beloved, so deep into her song was she that the sound of her human's knocking startled her anyway; the Alicorn mare gasped softly, clutching a hoof to her chest! Turning about, she espied Danial waiting for her and the sight of him caused her to sigh with relief. "Oh Faust," she gasped, "Daniel, you startled me!"

"I'm sorry, love," Daniel replied, as he made his way into the room. "I didn't mean to, but you looked like you were pretty deep into your work here..."

As he trailed off, Celestia nodded. "I was," she mused, a small smile creasing her muzzle, "but I'm all finished now. I've made us both some lunch."

"Indeed you have," the human replied, eying the dishes with clear interest. "What is it?"

Wrapping the two plates of food within her solar magic, the Princess of the Sun levitated them both and then - as she and Daniel made their way from the kitchen and back out into the living-dining room area of her beloved's house - she replied, "It's a pasta dish from Equestria that I thought you might like. It's delicious, and I think you'll love it! You don't have some of the spices that are normally used, but I managed to make do."

"Pasta from back home, eh?" Daniel mused. "Sounds great; I'm interested." A moment later - as his beloved carefully set the plates down onto the table, which she'd thoughtfully set earlier - Daniel frowned before asking, "Uh, there's no hay in this one, is there?"

No sooner had he asked the question then Celestia was face-hoofing, a groan escaping her. A moment later, after setting her hoof down, the white Alicorn heaved a mildly frustrated sigh. "You just won't let me live that down, will you?" she said, exasperatedly.

"Nope," replied Daniel, grinning. "It's kind of hard to do that when you're suffering diarrhea all night because somepony added hay to the Pumpkin Soup..."

Though his tone was lighthearted - though they were spoken in gentle jest - Celestia couldn't help but feel a little pang of hurt at his words. "I... I really am sorry about that, my Daniel. At the time I didn't know that humans couldn't properly digest hay and the like..." She trailed off into silence, then, closing her eyes as she shuffled her hooves and hung her head in embarrassment at that unfortunate incident.

Soon, however, she felt her beloved Daniel's hands upon her as he gently lifted her head. "Hey," said he, softly stroking her chin and muzzle, "it's okay Celestia; it wasn't your fault. I wasn't thinking at the time and it kind of slipped my mind; I should've told you that hay isn't part of a human's diet. Anyway, we both know better now. Besides, looking back it was pretty funny at the time." With that said, he and Celestia sat down at the table and prepared to eat. Before they tucked in, however, Daniel began belting out the lyrics to a bawdy song.


"Ten days with me pony, got four days to go
Ten days of terror, 'coz I'm glued to the throne
And I'm shittin' in litres and firin' both ends
I'll never shit solid again.

And it's cost her a fortune for all of this hay
'stead of eatin' it up, Christ I'm shittin' it away
and I'm glued to the loo while me Princess is ragin'
I'll never shit solid again

I'll never shit solid again!
Or hold anything down for as long as I live
'coz me arse is jammed open from freckle fatigue
I'll never shit solid again..."


Batting Daniel playfully with a hoof, Celestia - in stitches with laughter - gasped, "Ew, that's disgusting; not when we're about to eat, please..." At this, chuckling warmly, Daniel scratched her behind the ears for a moment before he and Celestia tucked into the meals she'd made. In short - 'Mmm... oh, wow!' - the pasta his beloved made was delicious; a myriad of textures and delightful flavors that danced and exploded upon his tongue. "This," said he to his beloved mare as he ate heartily, "is wonderful!" Then, raising his head such that his nose was in the air, he said snootily, "My compliments to the Royal Chef." At his praise, Celestia giggled, a blush suffusing her before she, too, stuck her muzzle in the air. "We thank thee, subject, for thy praise of our most excellent cuisine!" she replied, just as snootily. Moments later, as the two continued to eat, they burst into hearty laughter.