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// Prologue 
// Story: Waning and Waxing 
// by Calliope Pony 
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I’m sitting on a high balcony cuddled against my sister. My beautiful big sister. We’ve left the noise and bustle of the party downstairs and come up here to have some alone time. It’s been one full year since the construction of our castle was completed, and all our friends have come to celebrate.

Princess Platinum brought a new set of tapestries to decorate the walls. It shows important events from the first year of our rule as Princesses of Equestria. From left to right are scenes of our coronation, the building of our castle, negotiations with zebras and griffons, beating a dragon, and us earning our cutie marks.

Star Swirl, Melvin, Chancellor Puddinghead, and all our other friends are still at the party. It may last all night; there’s plenty of cake and plenty of music. We’ll probably go back down in a little while, but for now Celestia and I both needed a break. It’s funny how we both know at the same moment when to step out. I sigh and press a bit closer to her.

“What are you thinking about?” she asks.

“Just how nice the party is. And how wonderful things have been going lately. You know, when we first got crowned I wasn’t sure if we’d be able to handle it. But now I’ve been feeling really good about it all.”

“When we first got crowned I was sure I’d mess everything up. I was afraid I’d be known as ‘The Really Rotten Princess’. But you’re right. We’ve done a great job so far, if I do say so myself.”

I laugh at the notion of Celestia being a rotten princess. She’s been great. Whenever I wasn’t sure about things she always seemed to know what to do. And when she didn’t seem to know what to do I’ve always been able to help her.

We sit in silence for a little while longer before she tilts her head skyward. “It’s a beautiful night, Luna. You’re really getting a knack for displaying the stars.”

I feel a little glow of pride inside me. I have been working really hard at getting that magic right. “Star Swirl’s been a big help. He can’t do the spell himself, but he can watch and tell me how I’m doing with it. Mostly he helps me concentrate because that’s the hardest part.”

“You seem to be able to concentrate well enough when you’re pranking ponies with the organ,” she grins at me. I just stick my tongue out at her.

Celestia’s always the responsible one, and she says, “We probably ought to get back to the party soon. Ponies will start wondering where we are.”

“In a few minutes. I want to spend a little more time together, just the two of us.”

She grins again and hugs me with her wing. “We’ll always be together, Luna. We’re the Two Sisters, Princesses of Equestria. Together forever.”

I snuggle into her and close my eyes against her soft mane. “Together forever.”