Written by: ultra1437
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Luna looked up from her book as a knock sounded at her door. She made her way over and opened it up. “Twilight! What a pleasant surprise. To what do I owe the pleasure?”
Twilight absently kicked at the floor with a hoof as she spoke, “Ah. Princess Celestia may have mentioned that you were getting a little shut-in after Nightmare Night. She called me up to see if I could help!”
Luna looked back to the massive stack of books she’d finished in the last week. “I can see where ‘Tia thought that, yes. Oh! Come, I know one way to have some fun, even at night!”
Twilight followed Luna to one of the largest hallways in the castle. From its look, it’d been freshly waxed and polished.
“Come! Let us slide like foals! ‘Tis a most enjoyable ride!” At her own words, Luna took off running, before flopping down on her belly, sliding.
Twilight looked on like Luna had gone insane as the latter reached the end of the hallway.
“Twilight! Come join me! You must try this activity!” Luna was already halfway back.
Shrugging, Twilight stepped forward. “Alright, Luna. I’ll give it a try.”
Not a minute later, the pair ended up sliding across the freshly polished floor on their stomachs.
Luna yelled and hollered the entire time, and she looked over to Twilight to see the unicorn’s body heaving as a hoof covered her mouth.
Luna paused as Twilight froze. “Twilight, are you… ticklish?”
Twilight’s ears pinned back as she failed to send a convincing look Luna’s way. “No. I am not!”
“Then maybe you would not mind if I did–” With a wing, Luna reached out and flipped Twilight before she stroked a hoof along the smaller mare’s barrel. “–this!” The hoof suddenly shot to Twilight’s belly, rubbing and teasing her vigorously. The purple mare nearly instantly gave herself away before the first laugh escaped her.
“No! Stop! Please!” Twilight was laughing uncontrollably from her torturer’s actions.
“What was that? I cannot hear you over your delighted squealing.” Standing over Twilight, Luna added her wings to the mix.
“Stop! Please! Mercy!” Twilight cried out, she felt a familiar feeling . “Luna! Stop, please!” Luna’s speed only increased further. “I gotta pee-hee-hee!”
“Oh fie. I guess that I must stop, lest you have an accident.” Luna’s wings retreated, but her hoof still held Twilight as they both laughed for several seconds. “That does not mean I will not tickle you again.” The hoof released Twilight, and she stepped out from under the larger mare.
“What’s with all the yelling out here? Some of us are trying to sleep!” A large white mare rounded the corner at the end of the hallway.
“Meteors and stardust! My sister! Run!” Luna took wing and was soon out of sight. Twilight was left behind, frozen in fear as her mentor nearly stomped up to her.
Celestia’s anger melted as she noticed her most faithful student. “T-Twilight? What are you doing out here?”
“I-I…” Twilight’s eye twitched rapidly and Celestia looked on as Twilight.exe stopped working. While waiting for Twilight’s brain to reboot, she drew her student into a hug, hoping to calm her down.
After a moment, Twilight seemed to have returned to consciousness, actively returning her hug. “Now, Twilight, would you mind explaining what you were doing out here yelling about?”
In a small, pitiful voice Twilight replied, “Don’ wanna.”
Celestia asked again, “Please, Twilight?”
Even softer came the reply, “No… too embarrassing.”
“I’m sure whatever it is can’t be that bad.”
Twilight’s head shot up, nearly catching her horn on Celestia’s jaw. “Can’t be that bad?!” Twilight found her voice as she shrieked, “Can’t be that bad! Luna found out I’m ticklish! Then she nearly tickled me until I peed myself!” Twilight’s eyes widened, and she suddenly buried her head in Celestia’s fur, weeping openly.
Celestia hushed and cradled Twilight until she fell asleep against her. Standing up, she set Twilight on her back and made her way to Luna’s room. Not even bothering to knock, she entered, finding Luna reading a book.
“Sister. We need to talk.”
“Itwasnotmyfault!” Luna surprisedly leapt to the other side of her bed, before misjudging and falling off.
“Luna. Please.” Celestia set Twilight down on the bed, before sitting next to her. Twilight unconsciously curled herself into Celestia’s warmth.
Luna looked away sadly. “I am sorry for being so loud tonight, sis–”
Celestia interrupted her. “Luna.”
“–ter. I did not mean to–” Luna was interrupted, a little louder this time.
“Luna!”
Her head snapped back around to face her sister. “Yes, ‘Tia?”
“You still think I’m angry about being woken up?” She motioned to Twilight, tear streaks and snot still on the youngest mare’s face. Luna’s eyes widened.
“Oh meteors. What happened?”
“You tickled her, Luna. Without her permission. After you ditched her, she was inconsolable and cried herself to sleep in my hooves.” Celestia’s stern look said it all.
“I-I just…” Luna’s eyes had tears. “I was just having fun, ‘Tia. I didn’t mean anything by it.”
“I know you didn’t, but did she?” Celestia’s wing wrapped around Twilight. “The way you left her behind in a hurry said a lot to her, too, I imagine.”
Luna’s face turned resolute. “I will make it up to her. I swear.”
Celestia added, “And no tickling. Not without permission.”
Luna nodded. “That as well. No tickling without permission.”
A third voice joined. “And ice cream for all.” Celestia surprisedly looked down into her wing.
Luna chanted. “Ice cream for all!” Then her brain registered what had been said. “Wait, what?”
“Luna. Ice cream,” Celestia said as she pointed to the door. “Three bowls, please.”
“Three? But it is-” Celestia lifted her wing, revealing Twilight attempting to clean herself up. “Three it is. For what it is worth, Twilight, I am sorry.”
Twilight smiled. “No apologies necessary, Luna. Only if you get the ice cream. But please, don’t tickle me like that again.”
Luna shook her head. “No, Twilight. I am still apologizing. What I did was wrong, and I do not know what I can do to make it up to you.”
Celestia chuckled. “I believe ice cream would be a good start.” Twilight nodded wholeheartedly.
Luna laughed. “I will be right back with the ice cream, then.”