Both Celestia and Luna woke up sleepily the next morning. They could barely walk to the balcony.
"If you're one second late, time will be messed up!" Ranul said. Luna sighed. Once they were at the balcony, she began lowering the moon. Luna tried her best, but nothing larger than a spark came out of her horn.
"Luna!" Ranul said.
"What are you doing?" Luna sighed and tried to lower the moon, this time it wobbled slightly, then uncontrollably. Ranul pushed Luna back, and she merely slumped on the balcony floor.
"Celestia," He said, glaring at Luna.
"Please lower the moon." Celestia groaned and recieved a glare from Luna. The white alicorn sighed and tried lowering the moon herself, but this time it was moving up and down uncontrollably. She panted and stopped using her magic, before quickly collapsing on the ground and falling asleep. Ranul sighed.
"I guess we have to do it." He said. Laitselec nodded, glancing at Celestia and Luna. Ranul lowered the moon and Laitselec raised the sun. They both glared at the two alicorn sisters. Ranul nudged them.
"You have to get up. Tomorrow's the Summer Sun Celebration." He said. Celestia didn't wake up, but she was surprised. That was tomorrow?The Summer Sun Celebration was an event when Celestia would raise the sun for everypony to see. Laitselec shook Celestia.
"Celestia! Please, wake up! Right now's your free day! I thought we'd spend some time together!" She said. Though Laitselec and Ranul were strict with both their daughters, whenever they had a free day, they all would have some fun. Celestia still remained on the cold floor, her head between her front hooves.
"I'd like to sleep in today..." She said sleepily.
"You've gotten all your rest last night." Ranul said.
"Or did you?"
The alicorns spent about 45 minutes shaking their daughters and telling them to wake up, only to recieve groans and snores right in the face. Soon they gave up.
"You haven't eaten breakfast yet! It's the most important meal of the day!" Laitselec said. She recieved no reply but the soft breaths of Celestia and Luna. Ranul sighed deeply.
"If you want to sleep in, you can for a few hours, but sleep on your beds, not here!" He said. Celestia and Luna remained sleeping. Ranul sighed once more, and, using his magic, she shoved them both into their beds.
Celestia and Luna woke up during noon that day. They both stretched their hooves and jumped out of bed.
"How long have we been asleep, Tia?" Luna asked. Celestia checked the sky.
"It's noon." She said, just loud enough for her sister to hear. She and Luna galloped to the dining hall.
"I see you've woken up." Laitselec said mischeviously. Celestia and Luna sat down on their chairs. Their servant served them oats and radishes.
"I wonder why you slept in though. I thought you got enough sleep last night." Laitselec said. Celestia mindlessly played with her food and blushed, trying to avoid her parent's gaze, while Luna merely looked down.
"Don't tell me you met any pony." Laitselec said, smiling.
"Did you have a date last night?" Celestia's ears perked up.
"No." She said sheepishly. Laitselec rolled her eyes in amusement.
"If you say so." She said. Celestia continued to eat, still thinking of Discord. That time when he tried to protect her and when he called her a decent alicorn.
Celestia lowered the sun, and Luna raised the moon again that night. Inside her mind, Celestia was debating on visiting Discord or not. Visiting Discord would mean missing the Summer Sun Celebration. And missing that would mean letting Discord down. But she didn't promise him she'd come? Had she? Celestia looked at Luna, who trotted back to the room. She walked after her, but Ranul blocked her.
"Celestia, I want you to be up and awake for this year's Summer Sun Celebration. Evrypony will be watching." He said. Celestia nodded slowly, her face full of confusion.
"Celestia?" Ranul said, clearly noticing the pink-haired alicorn's confused look.
"Do you understand me?" Celestia nodded, and she trotted back to her room and lay down on her bed.
"Are you visiting Discord tonight?" Luna asked. Celestia turned to the side of her bed.
"I don't know." She replied.
Celestia stepped up on the large stage, followed by a not-so-happy-looking Luna, then her parents, Laitselec and Ranul. There were thousands of ponies in front of her, all watching her intently. She wasn't paying attention to them, only to her own thoughts. About Discord. She felt a small nudged and took it as a call to raise the sun. Fireworks were booming at her sides as she was slowly flying upwards, stil thinking about Discord. As she was flying upwards, she was slowly rasing the sun, too. She flew high into the sky, where she flew when she first left the Canterlot Castle. The sun was raised, and it gleamed brightly. The ponies cheered, But Celestia was only thinking about one thing. Discord. She looked back. If she could just fly that way. If she could just visit Discord. Ranul flew up next to Celestia glaring at her.
"Celestia. Down." He said. The white alicorn shook her thoughts about Discord away from her head and gracefully flew back down. Ranul and Laitselec looked at her angrily.
"What has gotten into you?" Laitselec shouted. Celestia was in her room along with her parents and Luna.
"First you answer back to us, then you sleep in, then you mess up at the Summer Sun celebration!" Celestia looked down, still deep in thought about Discord.
"You can't go on acting like this." Ranul said. His voice was much deeper.
"What happened out there, Celestia?" Celestia was still thinking about the draconequus. How would he be feeling right now? Would he not be in that same cave the next night? Would he still think of her as decent?
"CELESTIA!" Ranul shouted. Celestia perked her ears up and looked at her parents.
"What. Happened. OUT. THERE?" Ranul demanded, his voice getting louder at every word he said. Celestia gulped.
"You haven't messed up in all your 5 years of doing this." Laitselec said seriously.
"Why did you mess up just now?" Celestia didn't answer.
"Answer me!" Laitselec shouted. Celestia sighed.
"You can't expect me to be perfect." Celestia said softly.
"What?" Ranul asked. Celestia's eyes narrowed.
"I said you can't expect me to be perfect!" She cried.
"Every single year this has been some tradition. And who said YOU didn't mess up?" She said, mentioning Laitselec.
"I'm serious now Celestia." Laitselec said through gritted teeth.
"Did. You. Meet. Anypony." Celestia looked at her angrily.
"Well, maybe I did!" She shouted at her face. Celestia ran out of the room and out of the castle once again. She didn't care if they caught up to her. She just wanted to see Discord. Even if it was day, she flew out to the spot where she met Discord and landed there. She walked to the small black cave and rested on a random spot. It was very soft...
"Discord?" Celestia asked. She recognized that fur.
"You're early." A voice said. It sounded very much like Discord.
"You are, too." Celestia said. She looked up and saw Discord's handsome face....
"Why are you here?" They both asked at the same time. Celestia sighed and told Discord everything.
"They always expect me to be perfect. Every single time." Celestia said. Discord carefully put his furry lion arm around her.
"I think you're perfectly imperfect." He said. Celestia smiled at him.
"Why are you here?" She asked.
"I was just crowned prince." Discord replied. Celestia looked at him wide-eyed. Discord explained that the Draconequuses have to go through a process called "Crowne Selection", where they get picked to be royalty.
"So... Do you want to be a prince?" Celestia asked. Discord shook his head.
"I just hope no one will ever find me here." He said.