By Foals Errand, a newcomer to the Lightning Round but a familiar face to the collab!
Twilight smiled as she walked beside Celestia. Being out with her like this felt so good that she could almost forget about the six guards surrounding them. Almost. She sighed as Celestia bent down, giving her ear a quick nibble.
“What is it, my dear Twilight,” Celestia whispered into Twilight’s ear.
Twilight shivered as she felt Celestia’s warm breath in her ear. “I... well, I was just thinking how nice it’d be if we could have one date without being surrounded like this.”
Celestia considered the query, causing them to pause their walk. “Captain Thunder Clap?”
The pegasus was by her side so quickly Twilight would have sworn he had teleported. “Yes, Princess?”
“Twilight Sparkle and I wish to spend this night by ourselves.” Celestia smiled down at the pegasus who was trying not to gape.
Twilight was impressed once again by her marefriend’s ability of making an order sound like a request. She shook her head as the new captain finally nodded and he and the other guards headed back to the palace. “You mean we’ve been dating for five months and all I had to do was ask you if we could have a date alone?”
Celestia simply smiled down at the smaller alicorn and wrapped a wing around her. “Well, Twily? Where shall we go?”
Twilight wrinkled her muzzle. “Tia, I hate it when you call me ‘Twily’. That’s what Shiny calls me. It’s just… disturbing.”
Celestia laughed. “Alright, Twi. Is that better?”
Twilight grinned. “Much. Now, there’s a small cafe about a block away from here. Supposedly they have the best, fried rose petal bites and daisy sandwiches!” She licked her lips at just the thought.
Celestia laughed and shook her head. “Two princesses eating deep-fried sandwiches? The nobles will have a fit! Sounds wonderful.”
Twilight nodded and led the way to the small cafe, not noticing the pony trailing after them.
The hostess stared with her mouth wide open at the two princesses before gesturing half-heartedly at an open table that Twilight and Celestia sat at before opening their menus. Twilight scanned hers while licking her lips. Celestia, on the other hoof, slowly looked hers over. A nervous teen pegasus came over and tried not to stammer.
“W-welcome to the Lunch Box! My name is Hot Wing and I’ll be your waiter tonight. Can I get you mares something to drink? Er, I didn’t mean mares! Princesses! I’m, uh...”
Celestia lifted a hoof to stop the stuttering colt. “It’s alright, Hot Wing. Tonight we are simply two mares on a date; it is fine for you to treat us that way.”
Hot Wing nodded.“Of course! Uh... So, can I get you something to drink?”
“Tea for me, please: iced. Twi?”
Twilight glanced away from the menu. “Oh, I’ll just have water with a lemon, thank you.”
Hot Wing nodded and headed to the back before returning with their drinks quickly. Unnoticed, the pony who had followed them slipped into a seat opposite them and ordered a simple cup of coffee.
Twilight and Celestia sipped at their drinks before ordering a meal to share: a deep-fried daisy sandwich and deep-fried rose petal bites covered in cheese sauce.
“Have you ever had this type of thing before, Tia?”
Celestia sipped at her ice tea as she considered. “No, I don’t think so. This should be quite the treat.”
Twilight’s ear flicked as she heard the giggles of two fillies. They were running around chasing after each other. “Do you think we should say something, Tia?”
Celestia shook her head. “Not tonight. I think the restaurant management can handle it.” She smiled as she reached across the table, taking Twilight’s hoof in her own and leaning forward to kiss her beloved’s lips.
Several ponies were later asked exactly what happened, but none of them were ever really certain.
The fillies were running around...
Hot Wing was carrying the heavy plate of food...
Celestia was leaning forward...
… Hot Wing slipped. The plate went flying and splattered both Celestia and Twilight in rose petal bites and cheese sauce just as their lips touched. A bright flash of light captured their attention as several camera flashes quickly went off before the pony teleported away. Celestia looked at Twilight and grabbed a rose petal bite stuck to her horn and dipped it in the cheese sauce on her cheek before popping it in her mouth. “Tastes good.”
Twilight groaned, then immediately laughed. “Tia, being with you can make even a bad date like this a great date.”
The next morning, Luna opened the paper to see a picture of Celestia and Twilight lip-locked and covered in cheese sauce. She promptly spit out her coffee and cocked her head.
“Tia! Is this another one of those new fetish things?”