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// 296. Epiphany by JKinsley 
// Story: The Sun and the Stars: A Twilestia Prompt Collab 
// by Fuzzyfurvert 
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by JKinsley


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Celestia stirred awake. Her forelegs felt surprisingly empty, and she cracked her eyes to find that her dear Twilight was not in bed. “Twilight?” she called.

No reply. Celestia tossed the sheets aside and stumbled out of bed. She grumbled and shuffled to her balcony to raise the sun. No sense in keeping the rest of Equestria waiting for dawn. Might even help me find Twilight if I can see her.

“Twilight!” Celestia called again. Still no reply. She set and wandered the castle, calling for Twilight and searching high and low.

“Twilight, I swear, I’ll have the guard out looking for you if I don’t hear from you in the next thirty seconds!”

“I’m here, Tia,” Twilight shouted from down below. Celestia leaned out of an open window overlooking the gardens and saw Twilight standing in their shared patch of garden.

“What are you doing down there?”

Twilight waved her hoof, beckoning Celestia. “Come down and see, I have something to show you.”

Celestia cantered through the various hallways and corridors and stairs until she reached the gardens. She spotted Twilight sniffing one of the many rose bushes in their personal collection. Despite keeping her hooffalls light, Twilight turned around quickly and pulled Celestia into a surprise hug.

“Good morning, ‘Tia.”

“Good morning, Twi.” Celestia nuzzled the back of Twilight’s neck. “What is it that you have to show me?”

“This.” Twilight stepped aside to reveal a single red rose, hovering off the ground and spinning slowly in place. “Remember, back on our first date? Those roses? Yellow tipped with red? I got to thinking last night, and I felt it was time.”

“How could I forget?” Celestia smiled fondly at the memory. “So, then this means...”

Twilight nodded, blushed, and rubbed her shoulder with a hoof as she kept looking into Celestia’s eyes. Celestia leaned forward and brushed Twilight’s mane along the back of her neck, inching closer and closer.

“I love you too, Twilight Sparkle,” Celestia whispered. And then she kissed her.