Several days after her visit to Ponyville, Moon Dancer was sleeping on a desk in Twilight's library. She had been studying for several hours, and had finally given in to her fatigue when she decided to take a small nap.
She jerked awake when a scroll appeared in front of her in a poof of green fire. Instantly recognizing that it was wrapped in the expensive ribbon only royalty owned, she knew it was from Twilight. This wasn't unusual, as Twilight had taken to the routine of sending her a letter every day. The only thing odd about this one was that it came so late.
Quickly taking the scroll with her magic, she untied the ribbon and rolled out the scroll.
Dear Moon Dancer,
Sorry this letter came so late. It was a pretty busy day for me over here. I heard you we're studying a new spell! Must be pretty exciting, huh?
Anyway, I would like to invite you over to Ponyville again. Maybe you could come over tomorrow night, at 5:00 PM? I have a great surprise for you!
Your marefriend,
Twilight Sparkle
Moon Dancer thought as she wrote a reply to Twilight, informing the princess that she would be able to go. What surprise could Twilight have in store for her? She knew it wouldn't be something obvious, otherwise it wouldn't be a surprise, so it wouldn't be another visit to the library of the Castle off the Royal Pony Sisters. But it wouldn't be something completely random either, Twilight would never be so unorganized.
Whatever it was, Moon Dancer knew her partner would do her best not to disappoint her.
Arriving in Ponyville on 4:30 PM the next day, Moon Dancer was greeted by a beaming Twilight Sparkle.
"Hi, Twilight," said Moon Dancer, smiling as Twilight hugged her.
"Hi, Moon Dancer!" replied Twilight. "Let me walk you to my castle."
As they walked, Moon Dancer and Twilight discussed the things to time consuming to write down on their letters to each others. Both being very curious mares, each were invested into their own research projects. Moon Dancer was writing a paper on Unicorn magic, and Twilight was writing a new spell. They discussed these topics until they got to Twilight's castle.
Twilight showed Moon Dancer into a cozy room, with a bookshelf and fireplace.
"I have a few more things to take care of for my surprise, so feel free to do anything you want. The castle rooms, staff, food, and books are at you're disposal. Good bye!" said Twilight, trotting outside.
Folding her legs underneath her, Moon Dancer lay down on the bed. Picking a book from the shelf, she began to read, calmed by the sound of the fire. Most of her thoughts, however, were not on the book, but on Twilight's upcoming surprise for her. Moon Dance knew, given Twilight's meticulous nature, that the surprise would be well planned. She knew her marefriend would make whatever she had in mind the best it could be.
Now, if she knew what it was, that would be great.
After an hour of reading and fighting the temptation to go outside and find out what the surprise was, Moon Dancer heard knocking on the door. Opening it, she was surprised to find, not Twilight, but an owl. The owl, hooting once as the door was opened, had a scroll in it's beak. Moon Dancer took the scroll and thanked the owl, only getting a hoot in response. She closed the door, unrolled the scroll, and read.
Dear Moon Dancer
I'm finally done preparing your surprise. I really hope you enjoy it. Owlowiscious should lead you to where I am.
Your marefriend,
Twilight Sparkle
Moon Dancer opened the door, finding that the owl was still there, now looking at her with his head cocked to one side. As she closed the door behind her, the owl beat it's wings and began to fly toward the castle's main entrance. Moon Dancer followed it into the night, excited for what was to come.
Owlowiscious led Moon Dancer to a river outside of Ponyville. As Moon Dancer trotted toward the river, she was greeted by a beautiful sight.
Built on the riverside was a beautiful gazebo. It was made of dark wood, and was lightly decorated with flowers at the top. Inside it, Twilight Sparkle was waiting.
Moon Dancer walked into the gazebo, and was hugged by Twilight.
"So, I know we've only been together for a while, but I wanted to treat you to something special," said Twilight as she slipped away from the hug.
Twilight nodded to somewhere behind Moon Dancer, and a beautiful bird song began.
The song the birds were singing was a beautiful one. Soft and slow, it was the exact tune one would pick for a romantic dance.
"Moon Dancer, may I have this dance?" said Twilight, hoof outstretched.
Moon Dancer, blushing slightly, put her hooves around Twilight. As Twilight did the same, they began to dance. It started slow, with a simple back and forth motion, but it evolved, slowly beginning to have twirls and spins. Moon Dancer wasn't as good a dancer as Twilight, who had obviously practiced, but she had taken some classes, and was reasonably good.
As they danced, the sun began to set. It made everything magical. Moon Dancer was with the pony she loved, and she would not have traded this very moment for anything in the world.
That's when she realized what Twilight had done.
She smiled. Her purple Alicorn was as smart as always. Picking this time of day, and this activity, was something only somepony as clever as Twilight would do.
The sun was setting, so the time could be classified as 'Twilight'
They were dancing.
Twilight gave her, not only a beautiful, romantic surprise, but was being clever while doing it.
They were Dancing in the Twilight.