I looked around to the beautiful scene before me. The garden just seemed to get bigger and bigger, and more beautiful and pretty. Luna was completely out of control after the first day. She kept spending time with me, thinking I was completely lonely without her. Now I could understand why dogs get annoyed when they get too much love. I didn't mind it; I mean I was getting adored by royalty at a point, but it was beyond annoying sometimes.
It also turned out I had met the other royal pet, from which Celestia was talking about when I was introduced to Luna. It was a phoenix named Philomena, who was rather keen on playing with me. Although I found it kind of cheap during hide and seek. The damned bird could turn to ashes and basically hide in crevices while I tried to find her. Well for me...I'm a huge predator trying to hide in a relatively open space. Yeah, the record is 1-12, Philomena.
How did I win the first time? Well, let's just say, I decided to take a little stroll. I didn't kill anyone, but I was instructed to not leave unless I was accompanied. Of course, I could have just made a break for it as the princesses were gone and guards couldn't hold me back, but I was on a mountain, and the path down might not be big enough for me. Philomena's reaction to it was pretty hysterical, but she kept trying to say I cheated, but we never set boundaries, so I say I win.
The guards didn't always love the pets, but to say it lightly, I was the more hated one; me being too big for them to handle, and my pranks on them. One of them was simple water on a door to the garden, which went over pretty well, until he told Luna. Both of the princesses are scary to say the least.
Another time was a simple scare tactic. Pretend to be dead, the guards investigate, and then give a mighty roar, sending them running out. It worked, but not for Luna. She, uh, well let's just say she was not very happy with me. Although, I do have to say, it's not terrible. Also, Luna apparently wants me to be more active, so she decided that she would 'take me for a walk,' or more likely ride me throughout Canterlot. She said she would start it soon, although 'soon' could mean anytime. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, she ironically 'named' me "Rex." To be honest though, there isn't much I can do about it. Proving my intelligence is going to take time anyway, so might as well see what it's like to have a role reversal from the normal.
"Rex!" A voice yelled, while I slowly rose my head, after a short nap, with Philomena snuggling next to my side. It was my 'master,' Luna, who was casually strolling towards me. I slowly stood up to my full height and casually stomped to her, while Philomena was rudely awakening, tilting her head this way and that as the ground shook, until she saw me and put her head back down. "You were sleeping?" Luna asked, in a slightly babied tone. That was another thing I slightly hated. "And with Philomena?" she gave a sly smile, to which I simply groaned, exhausting her words over my breath.
I slowly knelt down, my teeth showing and extended a quick lick onto Luna's body, making her go into a frenzy of panic. "Oh, come on! I've discussed this with you. You seriously need to stop doing this." I simply snickered and put on a freakish smile, as that was the only kind of smile I could do.
"Today's the day," Luna stated when she finally got most of my saliva off of her. She then directed her horn, making a magical satchel appear on my neck, as I realized what she meant. That's also when I ran, putting her in more of a furious mood as she chased me around, while I continued to inwardly laugh and have the smile plastered on my face. Might as well make her work for it I suppose, even if running in this body was more taxing to me than her.
That's when I hit a tree, sending it toppling over, and a huge thunderous crash sounded out in the yard. "Rex!" Luna said sternly as she caught up, slightly panting, "look what you did!" She said, as I had a meek smile and tried to tiptoe away. Now I knew how dogs and cats felt when they messed something up on accident.
"Are you done with your shenanigans?" Luna asked tapping her hoof on the ground. I meekly nodded, slowly bending down, while Luna took ample flight and landed on my neck. Her mood changed instantly, "now onwards," she childishly yelled, to which I began to walk to the newly made exit. Within a few minutes, a few stares, and a few glares, I, with Luna on my back/neck, was on the streets of canterlot, in front of the castle, with ponies staring in disgust. Nobles are just completely useless people, or ponies in this case, sometimes, I swear.
Luna patted my neck and pointed to my left, towards the edge of the city. I obeyed as I slowly began to walk towards it, with glares by all of the ponies in the city, and slight whispers, that actually made me angry. I had no idea of what Luna did or was in the past, but their comments would make anyone mad. They were literally calling her a monster, and a freak. The lesser of the sisters, and weaker of alicorns.
However, instead of a frown, or anger, Luna was slightly humming, while patting my neck and giving me absent pets, while I walked. Perhaps she didn't hear it, or perhaps she just didn't let it get to her, but either way, I was her concern on the moment. I was cared for on that moment, and it did truly make me happy. She was friend to me. Perhaps a master too, but most definitely a friend. And if it wasn't for the fact we had left the city, and I still heard the whispers, they would've disappeared forcefully to say the least.
Within an hour, we were on a slight cliff, overlooking Ponyville, and the day almost ending. Of course, it wouldn't finalize until Luna allowed it, but before then, she would make me truly accept my place, even if it was rather humiliating for me.
Luna lightly giggled as I was sat down next to her, hearing her words, "I don't have many ponies to care about. My sister, Cadence, and the girls in Ponyville are perhaps my only friends and family, but to me you are as well. We truly hope you will stay with us." She lightly paused, giving a small sigh, "but if you wish to leave," she said, while deactivating the magic to my neck, allowing me clear freedom, "you may do so. I don't wish to hold you against your will." She was offering to let me go free. To not hold me as a pet, but to me what was the alternative, to be hated, despised, and even hunted?
She held her eyes closed tight as she expected me to leave, and I did in fact get up and begin to walk away, as she shivered in pain, but I ran back giving a mighty lick to her, bringing her eyes to open and gaze on me. It was the first time I was truly happy in a long time, as I brought tears of happiness to someone, or I suppose a pony.
It might not be the best option, but to me it was the happiest. I accepted her that night, and she accepted me; I would be her companion for a long time to come. That's when she lowered the moon, making me look up in awe as the beautiful moon came out in full spectacle.
"Not many people like my night, but you Rex, you love it. And I love you," she said as she came in for a hug and I, as best I could embraced her. We walked back happily that night, with me not wishing to leave the pony who cared for me, and I for her. I truly found home, as she was my new family.