Another evening had arrived in Canterlot and like always, Luna was waking from her daily slumber. She opened her curtains and looked at the sun moving towards the horizon. For ages this sight brought about great happiness within her as it meant that she would be able to bask the landscape with her lovely night. Recently though, that was not the case. Something was troubling her, something that had been troubling her for quite some time but she was not one to share feelings so like she had for months, she kept quiet about it.
As she headed down to the dining hall she was greeted by her sister, who like always, was in a cheerful mood. She saw a sad look on Luna's face and was concerned. "Luna, what's wrong? You used to love this time of day because soon it would be time for you to raise your moon."
Luna replied, "We are not sure big sister. It seems as though lately we have been feeling depressed, we feel like part of us is missing."
Celestia asked, "Luna, you know you can tell me what is bothering you. Out of all the ponies out there, I'd think I would be the only one you would trust."
Luna sighed, "Well this is something that we feel that would be best if we kept to ourselves."
Celestia replied, "Well alright, but if you need to talk, I'll be here for you."
After eating their supper and doing their royal duties, Celestia and Luna would normally sit down to have a snack but that would not be the case that night as Luna headed towards the exit. Celestia yelled, "Luna, wait! Don't you want to have our nightly discussion tonight?"
Luna replied, "We kind of want to start our nightly patrol early, we just want to have some solitude."
Celestia gazed into Luna's eyes and wasn't completely sure if she was telling her the truth or not but decided she was not going to question her, she was just going to let her go. As Luna took off from their balcony, Celestia could only sigh in frustration. While she was concerned over the change in her sister's behavior, she knew that if Luna wouldn't talk to her about it, that there really wasn't anything she could do.
As Luna took flight she felt a sense of ease as she headed out. While on most nights she heads directly into the Everfree Forest to check for trouble, she decided that she would fly over Ponyville first, hoping that the one pony she has been wanting to talk to would be there.
Once she arrived though she began to become nervous about whether the pony she wanted to talk to would be out and even if she were out on her balcony, would she even want to talk to her. Luna was gazing into the moon when she suddenly slammed into the side of a building and fell onto a balcony.
Luna sighed, "Ugh....why must we be so careless? Why must we be so distracted that we don't even watch where we are flying?"
Before she could say anything else a lavender Alicorn rushed out to check on whoever it was that crashed on her balcony. She asked, "Are you....." When she saw that it was Luna she asked, "Princess Luna, are you ok?"
Luna replied, "Yes Twilight, we are ok."
Twilight noticed that Luna had taken quite a hit to the head as she had a bruise and a gash that was bleeding a bit. She helped Luna up and said, "Come inside Luna. We need to get that cut on your head taken care of."
Luna got up and followed her inside. While Luna was grateful that Twilight was going to fix her up she was also nervous, very nervous. She felt a bit nervous about being taken inside by Twilight for the reason that she was but thought that maybe this is what fate had in store for her.
Once she was inside, Twilight took a closer look at the injury on Luna's head. She said, "Just wait here princess, I'm going to get some alcohol and bandages to fix this up."
When Luna heard this, she cringed a little. Despite always trying to look tough and fearless, she knew that this was going to sting. When Twilight returned and began to work on Luna's wound she asked, "Princess, why did you crash onto my balcony? Did something distract you?"
Luna sighed in pain, "Ow, that hurts."
Twilight replied, "I know but I have to get all the bacteria killed so this doesn't become infected."
Luna said, "I know that Dear Twilight." She continued to grit her teeth as Twilight continued to work on her wound, "Now to answer your question. I crashed on your balcony because I was distracted and didn't see your castle."
Twilight's ears shot up as she noticed something different about Luna. She noticed that she was not speaking in the third pony like she normally does. She asked, "Your Majesty, are you sure you're ok? Normally you don't speak like this."
Luna replied, "Twilight, could you just call me Luna. Right now is not the time for formalities."
This brought out a great amount of concern from Twilight because not only was she not using the old Canterlot way of speaking, she also did not want to use formalities. She asked, "Are you sure you're ok Luna. First you stop using the Royal Canterlot way of speaking and now you don't want me to be formal with you." She put her hoof around Luna and continued, "Is something wrong? Are you and Celestia at odds again?"
Luna blushed a little when Twilight put her hoof around her but did her best to hide it. She asked, "Twilight, can we talk out on your balcony? I really don't want Spike listening in as you are the one I need to talk to, not anypony else."
Twilight replied, "Don't worry about Spike. He was helping out at Sweet Apple Acres today and decided to just stay there tonight since they offered him a huge breakfast tomorrow morning but if you want to talk out on the balcony, we can."
Luna replied, "I would like that. Besides, it isn't that often that I can just enjoy my wonderful night talking with somepony I'm close to."
While Twilight was happy that Luna would want to enjoy the night sky with her, she couldn't help but wonder what Luna meant referring to her as "somepony she's close to."
Once they arrived back out on the balcony Twilight was bound and determined to find out why Luna was behaving so much differently than she normally does. As soon as they sat down and looked skyward Twilight asked, "Luna, I can tell something is wrong. You never behave like this and I am worried about you. You can tell me anything and I promise I won't tell anypony."
Luna replied, "Alright, I'll let you know what is going on." Her voice began to break as she began, "Twilight, as you know I tend to be more reserved and even though I am no longer feared, I still get nervous to forge close ties with ponies, but...."
Twilight interrupted, "Luna, what is it? It sounds like you want to forge a close bond with ponies?"
Luna put her wing around Twilight and replied, "I do but it is really just one pony in particular."
This really shocked Twilight. She began to realize who that one pony is that Luna wanted to forge a close bond with and while she would never admit it to anypony, she had always wished that she were closer with Luna. Twilight asked, "Is that pony......?"
Before she could finish her sentence Luna moved in for a kiss. Twilight saw this and parted her lips a bit to allow entry to Luna's tongue. As their lips met and Luna's tongue met that of Twilight, the two felt a sense of pure bliss. Without even thinking, doing it more on pure instinct, the two wrapped themselves together and laid down on the balcony as their kisses became more passionate. They were both moaning in pleasure as neither one had felt love like that before.
After an hour of non-stop kissing Luna finally broke the kiss. She gazed into Twilight's eyes and squealed, "Twilight, I have never felt anything like this before in my life!"
Twilight asked, "Really? You're over a thousand years old! I would think you would have at one point or another."
Luna replied, "I'm being honest Twilight. I have wished to pursue other mares in my past but you are the first one that I ever felt that would want anything to do with me."
Twilight said, "Luna, I'm surprised." She kissed Luna again and continued, "Well I'm going to be honest with you. While I have many great friends and I'm sure that there are many mares out there that would want me, I've been waiting for this day to come."
Luna gasped, "Really? You have been waiting for me to express my desire to be with you?"
Twilight replied, "Yes Luna. It was during that Nightmare Night when you came to Ponyville that I fell for you. While I know you were trying to put forth a tough attitude that mirrored the legends of you, I could see deep down that you were lonely and just wanted to be loved."
Luna asked, "But Twilight, why didn't you approach me then? It was on that night that I fell for you as well."
Twilight replied, "Because I knew that Celestia would be furious and would punish you. I knew she would accuse you of trying to seduce me and likely banish you again."
Luna said, "I had wanted to pursue you for so long but for so long I feared my sister's reaction of my desire to be with you." She pulled Twilight close and continued, "But tonight, I realized that I can't live in fear of my sister's reaction anymore. We are both grown mares, we are both princesses and my sister should not meddle in either of our personal lives."
Twilight replied, "I agree with you Luna." Twilight blushed and continued, "So, what do we do now? Do we just do this or do we do more?"
Luna replied, "Twilight Sparkle, my feelings for you are very strong. Ever since that Nightmare Night my heart has skipped a beat when I am around you. You are everything a mare could ever want, you are beautiful, you are kind, you are sweet, you are smart, you use rational thought...." she blushed as she finished, "and you are so sexy!" She pulled Twilight close and asked, "Twilight Sparkle, would you be my marefriend?"
This is something Twilight has only dared to even think about and now here was her true dream was coming true. She squealed, "Yes, oh yes! Yes Luna! Yes I'll be your marefriend!"
After another passionate kiss Twilight asked, "Uh, so what are we going to do? Despite me being a full grown mare and both of us being princesses, I have a feeling that Celestia will be very upset, if not outraged over our relationship."
Luna replied, "For now I think we should keep it a secret. I can come and visit you in the nights so we may spend time together."
Twilight asked, "But what about Spike? I can't just send him off every single night so we can be alone for when you visit me."
Luna replied, "We'll figure something out." Luna yawned and asked, "Twilight, I am wondering if I could stay here with you until it is time to lower the moon?"
Twilight began to lead Luna towards her bedroom and replied, "Of course you can!"
Luna saw where they were headed and said, "I am so happy Twilight. I just want to spend quality time with my first marefriend. Even if we just cuddle and gaze into one another's eyes, I will be more than happy."
Twilight replied, "I feel the same way Luna."
Once they reached Twilight's bedroom they laid down, wrapped themselves together and gazed into one another's eyes. "I love you Twilight, I love you with all my heart."
Twilight replied, "I love you too Luna, I love you more than life itself."
Finally after years of hidden feelings and secret desires, Princess Luna and Princess Twilight were marefriends. While they both were worried about how Princess Celestia would react to their love and relationship, they decided to push those fears aside and focus solely on one another. They viewed that night as the beginning of something that they hoped would lead to much, much more.