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// 337. Optimal Result by MegatronsPen 
// Story: The Sun and the Stars: A Twilestia Prompt Collab 
// by Fuzzyfurvert 
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by MegatronsPen


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Encompassed in sunset, the cubed demerara hoisted from the ramekin filled pile fell into the amber concoction that was Twilight’s tea cup.

“One?” Celestia asked as lifted her eyes from the table.

“Two, please.” Twilight quickly reaffirmed her appreciation with a second sentiment as a second cube fell into the liquid, the sweet crystals dissolving when the hot concoction. “Thank you.”

Twilight drew her eyes up from her teacup and parted her lips to say what was on her mind.

Something that had been itching at her for so long.

“Is something wrong?” Celestia noted as she sipped from the levitated teacup.

“No… nothing is wrong.” Twilight restrained her smile as she regarded the princess. “Everything is just fine. It is perfect.”

“Perfect?” Celestia inquired with a blink. Then she smiled. “Who is he?”

Twilight flushed red, using her own levitated tea cup to hide behind. “Q-quite important!” She squeaked.

“Important?”

“W-well,” Twilight began, “you could say… every time the sun rises in the sky, or when it sets and allows the moon to shine, I… feel as if I am safe. There is something warm to it. Loving.”

Celestia nodded.

“There’s something special,” Twilight continued, “just as special as drinking tea with you.”

Both mares looked to each other and quickly avoided eye contact.

Celestia merely whispered her reply, hoping Twilight would never hear. “Of course…”

Twilight lost her smile and settled her empty teacup down upon the saucer. “Celestia?”

“Yes, my student?”

With a restrained smile, Twilight regarded her mentor. “I love you.”

Celestia lowered her own teacup and merely offered Twilight the same sentiment. “I love you too, Twilight Sparkle.”