Sunset walked back into Luna’s chamber, leaving the guards by the front door. Sunset hopped back onto the Princess’s bed, laying her head back down on the azul blanket. The midnight cool breeze drafting off the blanket were cold enough to help Sunset’s headache to start subsiding.
In the end, I ended up going back to the chamber to wait for Princess Luna. Ugg, I wish this headache would go away and my eye stop hurting. Sunset thought, cuddling on the bed, ready to take a short nap. Still, I wonder why my other self seemed insistent on me visiting Twilight first? Sunset thought back to what her other self said, how she said it. Soon Sunset’s mind came to a halt, a new thought arising to her. Did she not want me to see Luna first? Why would that be?
Groaning, Sunset shut her eyes tight when a sudden pain shot through her head. Putting a hoof over her eyes, Sunset tried her best to relax and not think about her friends or her other self. With her eyes covered and the breeze drifting off the blanket, Sunset found herself slowly drifting off to sleep.
Wow, I’m surprise that you actually came back to wait like the good student you are.”
Sunset ears perked up to the sound of the mocking voice, a pain shooting through her eye.
“And here you are, all cozy on the Princess bed, just waiting for her to get back. Oh, what's wrong Sunset, are you in, a little pain?”
Lifting her hoof away from her eyes, Sunset opened her one good eye. In front of her was her other self, in her human form sitting backward on a chair, still eating a apple.
“What do you want now?” Sunset growled.
“Nothing, maybe I just wanted to chat.” The She-Demon laughed, lowering her head so Sunset couldn't see her face.
“Now you’re ready to talk?” Sunset scoffed, covering her eyes with her hoofed again. “Why? I already understand how I’m a terrible pony. I’m confused about myself and you, my She-Demon. And now... now I don’t know if my friends are the friends I can rely on.”
The She-Demon chuckled dryly. “She-Demon? Can you still refer to me as that?”
“It’s what you are, and what I was.” Sunset answered bitterly.
“Am I? Maybe. Though I think I deserve a better name then ‘She-Demon’.”
“You're just a part of me, a part of my mind. But if you like go ahead, I’ve got too much on my mind to deal with or to worry about you,” Sunset said, trying to shoo away her other self.
“You still don’t get it, do you?” The She-Demon growled, the fierce of the sound causing Sunset to wreath in pain. “You can’t cast me away any more.”
Sunset opened her eyes in time to see her She-Demon morph back into her pony self, giving her an icy glare, then faded away along with Sunset’s throbbing headache. Sunset let out a loud groan as she buried her face into the velvet blanket and passed out.
***
Sunset felt a hoof on her, gently rubbing her back as she stirred awake. Muffling a yawn, Sunset rubbed her eyes and stretched.
“Good morning Sunset Shimmer.” Princess Luna said, gently rubbing Sunset’s back. “Our sister told us you were having head trouble. We came to check on you to see if your doing better.”
“Yeah, I’m doing a little better now.” Sunset replied with another stifled yawn.
Sitting up on the bed, Sunset turned her head, only to find her other self sleeping across from her. Blinking owlishly, Sunset turned back to Luna, only to see Luna shaking her head and a hoof over her lips.
“You can see her?” Sunset asked, taken aback that Luna can see her other self.
“Indeed we can.” Luna confirm with a nod. “She may be in your mind, but her appearance is followed by a daydream spell. This is something we learn when dealing with our self as well.” Craning her neck to look at Sunsets other self, Luna then asked a similar question. “What do we call her? We can’t keep calling her your other self or a She-Demon. Do she have a name she prefer to be called?”
“No.” Sunset answered, hopping off the bed and trying to steady herself. “I don’t really know what to call her other then my She-Demon. Maybe Lilac, like the Lilac flower that blooms or Lilith? I don’t really know.” Sunset said, looking back at her She-Demon.
Princess Luna turned to look at the She-Demon on the bed before giving Sunset her reply. “We think Lilith is a more suitable name for her. And Sunset, we got these for you.” Luna said, her horn glowing a light blue as a bag floated over to Sunset’s side.
Baffled, Sunset looked at the bag as her horn started to glow. Removing the items inside, Sunset found herself levitating a necklace with both her dream key and her small guitar on it. She let the items twirl in her magic before turning to Princess Luna.
“How did you get these? I thought these items were only in my dream?” Sunset questioned, slowly letting the necklace fall over her head and down onto her neck.
“You need not to worry how we were able to obtain them Sunset. It was not a difficult matter for us, but these items are the exact same ones you had that we pulled from the dream realm. These items are special so do keep them on you at all time.” Luna said, her eyes glancing over to Lilith as she slept. “Those items will also help keep your other self at bay.” She added, giving Sunset a warm smile.
“At bay?” Sunset query, looking at the necklace. Luna gave Sunset a nod, but didn’t say much more. Giving one last final yawn, Sunset remembered that she had wanted to visit Twilight. Looking back to the bed, she found that Lilith had disappear from sight.
“Do not worry Sunset, she just went back to the dream realm. We are very surprised that she had manage to hold her form here for so long, even while sleeping?” Luna said puzzled.
“I see,” Sunset mummered, looking back to Luna. “Princess Luna? Is it alright if I head back to Twilights’? I have some things I want to ask her, plus, I still feel a little out of place staying here…” Sunset let her voice fall as she turned her head, her leg rubbing up against the other.
Princess Luna turned to look at Sunset, her eyes scanning her and her face, which showed no change in expression. “We would prefer you stay here for a little longer, so we may keep an eye on you. Another day perhaps, so we may check on you in your dream as well. We do not know for sure if you will be alright with your-, with Lilith free from your subconscious. May we ask what it is you wishes to speak with young Twilight about?”
Sunset turned away as she looked up to the starry ceiling of Princess Luna’s chamber. She didn’t have a reason to lie, but at the same time, something in her conscious made her want to withhold the information. Maybe it was because, she, herself didn’t understand it yet.
“I…” Sunset’s voice falter as she looked for the best words. “I want to talk to Twilight about her friends and how she gets along with them. I, also want a little advice from her as well, dealing with the friends we share.”
Princess Luna stayed quiet as she mold over Sunset’s words. Soon a small, soft smile crossed her face as she trotted over to Sunset. “We understand what it is you are asking, but, do you think you are feeling well for traveling? We heard from the guards and our dear sister that you have been in pain and almost past out in the halls.” Luna asked with concern.
“Yeah, I think I’ll be okay.” Sunset replied, scraping the floor with her hoof. “I think my body was just exhausted from last night’s ‘dream dive’ we did, but I’m feeling better now.”
Sunset saw Luna looking at her with skepticism, but she didn’t intrude much further into the matter. Turning to the door, Luna looked backed to her. “If you say you are feeling up for the task, then I have no need of stopping you.” Giving Sunset another warm smile, she also added, “That said, we will be assigning you two of our guards to watch over you incase anything goes out of control. It be the same guards that is standing guard outside the door as we speak. Is that okay with you Sunset?”
“It’s alright with me.” Sunset nodded, getting up to follow Luna out the chamber. With a small growl from her stomach, Sunset remember she haven't gotten the chance to finish her breakfast do to all the pain she had.
Luna chuckled as she looked to her student. “We take it you wasn’t able to finish your breakfast before coming back to our chamber to rest?” Luna asked, which Sunset only gave a blush as a response to the question. “Very well. We shall stop by the kitchen and see if we can still get you some breakfast to eat. I shall prepare our chariot for travel while you have your breakfast.”
“Thank you Princess Luna.” Sunset said happily, her mind for the momentarily at ease as they were about to exit the chamber.
“Sunset, one last thing.” Luna said, her horn glowing as she grasp the door handle. “As long as you have that key on you, Lilith should not be able to cause you any more head pain.”
Sunset fell speechless, her eyes falling to the key resting around her neck. She noticed the key had a soft, dim glow to it, one that could almost be missed if she wasn't looking down at it. A small light ran down the base of the key as it twinkle. Sunset looked at the key more puzzled, she felt, there was something off about it, but she couldn't put her hoof on it.
Is it supposed to look, weird, or off colored?