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// Chapter 2. - Reflections: Two Little Fillies 
// Story: Reflections 
// by Amethyst Flower 
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 Two little fillies played in the sand together.  

"Lulu," the one filly, a little white alicorn with pink mane and tail, said, "You will be princess of night and I will be princess of the day!"

Lulu, a little dark indigo alicorn with light blue-lavender mane and tail, frowned. "Really? The princess of the night? Why, Tia? The dark is scary. You said so yourself."

"It's what father and mother said," Tia replied with a shrug. "Maybe you can ask them to change it. But, I thought you liked the night, Lulu."

"Sometimes I see things," Lulu said.

"See things?" Tia asked, with a tilt of her head. 

"Yes, in the dark. It's very strange and sometimes scary," Lulu replied sadly. 

"It's just your imagination. Don't let it scare you," Tia said, with great concern for her little sister. 

"Sometimes, I think I see your dreams. Do you really dream about cake?" Lulu asked with great sincerity.

Tia's eyes widened. "Um, Lulu, yes, I do... But how do you see my dreams? Are you making things up? You better not be!"

Lulu shook her head. "No, I never make up things. I'm very se...ser..."

"Serious?"

Lulu nodded. "I'm very serious," she said. "I see you dream about cake and about being a great sun princess."

"Hm, maybe we should ask mother and father about this..." Tia said doubtfully. "But right now, let's play princess."

"Do I have to be the night princess?" Lulu asked, frowning. 

Tia sighed and almost said yes. Then she saw Lulu's big, puppy dog eyes. "Oh, fine," she said. "You can play the sun princess this time. But only this once!" 

Lulu's face blossomed into a big smile. "Oh, thank you, Tia!" 

Tia smiled back at her little sister. 

Lulu played a great sun princess and that made Tia rather upset. "Lulu, you cannot upstage me at playing the sun princess," she told her. "It's not a good thing."

"What does upstage mean?" Lulu asked. 

"It means, do it better than me."

Lulu frowned. "I'm sorry. I'm not trying to...up...upstage you...I'm just playing."

"Maybe we should go back to playing like normal," Tia suggested. "Where I'm the sun princess and you're the moon princess."

Lulu lowered her head sadly. "Um...okay...Whatever you want, Tia." So she played as the princess of the night. She did not realize that she portrayed this princess the best. All she can think about is how wonderful it would be to become the sun princess, who gets to be ruler of Equestria. But even at this young stage, she realized that she would never be that magnificent pony. Her older sister, Tia, would grow up to be the sun princess, like their mother. Tia would one day rule Equestria. And, though they may have played it, Lulu knew that once they take their rolls, they can never switch. Not even for one day.

"You make a very good princess of the night," Tia said with a large grin. 

"Thank you, Tia. I suppose I will have to for when we grow up," Lulu said, with more understanding than anyone realized. 

"Do I make a good sun princess?" Tia asked earnestly. 

Luna nodded. "Yes, a very good sun princess. Very good."

Tia's smile grew even wider. "Lulu, when we get older, I promise to share the day with you."

"Um, share? Okay..."

"And we will be the best of friends forever!" Tia declared. 

"Really? Forever? Forever's a long time," Lulu commented. 

"Of course forever. And I won't let anything happen to you! As ruler of Equestria, I will always protect you. I promise."

Lulu smiled, trusting her sister completely. "I believe you, Tia."