Love Bug

by SoulFyre

Sleepless

Sleepless

TMP Prompt #78: “Beautiful Dreamers”

Why did it have to be so hard?

I never had so much trouble sleeping before in my life.

It’s all her fault.

I was staring up at the ceiling with my assuredly bloodshot eyes. This was the fourth night in a row that I just couldn’t sleep.

Thousands of years, at the very least, and I haven’t been plagued with such sleepless nights. A bit ironic really. I’ve lived for so long I no longer remember just how old I am and yet I know for a fact that I’ve never had this much sleep trouble.

Is that ironic?

Hell, I’m too tired to know. Too damn tired to care either.

I turned to look at the clock at my bedside with my burning eyes. It was well past the time I would just naturally fall asleep. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem were it not for my duties.

Raising the sun itself requires energy. Energy I get from sleep. Sleep I haven’t had for days.

Presiding over Court didn’t help matters. Though I did change it from a daily occurrence to an every other day one, centuries ago. Hasn’t helped the last few days though.

I’m not a normal pony and I can go longer than most without sleep, but when it’s combined with both my celestial and terrestrial duties it’s just too draining.

I could recharge easily with even just one hour of good sleep, but I couldn’t even have that apparently.

And it was all her fault.

It was simple at first.

She was like an oversized, breathing, sexy, teddy bear. She made sleep more comfortable. And even before the sleeping she provided an ear for which I could vent my frustrations. An ear that I could confide in. That I could breathe upon to make her shiver. That I could lick…

These thoughts weren’t helping.

I know she had good reasons, but couldn’t she have found a way to sneak away and sleep with me. Not sex, just sleep. Sure she had to attend to things miles away from me, but still.

And because of her selfishlessness, it’s a word look it up, I was spending my nights tossing and turning when I should be sleeping.

If I didn’t love her so much…

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I heard that familiar tapping on my window. It was her secret knock. The one she did when she wanted to let me know it was her and her alone. The one that we really needed to shorten. My knock wasn’t much better.

My back was to the window and I pretended that I was what had eluded me for days. I wouldn’t give her the satisfaction of knowing I couldn’t sleep without her. I had absolute control. My ear didn’t even twitch all that very much at the sound. Damn sleep deprivation.

I heard the window creak open and the buzzing of her wings that was no longer separated from me; my ear twitched at the sounds. See above, damn it.

I cracked open an eye and saw the telltale green glow of her magic reflected on the walls as she used it to close the windows. She was always like that. Completely unnecessary and showy just so she could make some kind of big entrance. Given what she was it was definitely ironic, sleepiness be damned. That was without a doubt ironic. Maybe. Shut up.

Not so much big this time I guess, but still.

I shut both eyes tightly as I heard her wings stop and the sound of her hooves growing closer. No satisfaction for her. Not going to give it.

I felt the blankets shift and the bed compress as she joined me. I felt her hole-covered forelegs wrap around me and her body press against mine.

She buried her muzzle in my mane and inhaled. She always did say she like how it smelled. Like a sunrise she said. Ridiculous, but the time she first said it was really romantic and it just kind of stuck.

She nuzzled and kissed my neck, the feel of her fangs causing me to shiver, while her hooves started exploring my body.

I would have loved nothing more than to indulge her, but the second I felt her press against me I could no longer resist the Sandmare’s call. Or my sister’s call I guess. That was one of her names after all.

I was drifting into unconsciousness; a fact that did not escape my paramour. I could feel a smile spread across the muzzle pressed against my neck. Her ministrations halted and her forelegs wrapped around my middle; pulling me closely in her warm embrace.

She kissed me just below my ear, her fangs grazing against it as she went to nibble upon the tip and as she trailed slowly down to whisper in my ear.

“I couldn’t sleep without you either.”

She gave my ear one last nip before she burrowed her muzzle into the back of my neck. Her breathing slowed and I could tell that sleep was claiming her as well.

Being held by her felt right and I knew that holding me felt right to her.

I smiled as I finally slipped into a peaceful slumber. My last thoughts were of the one who stole my heart as I stole hers.

I may not be able to sleep without her any longer, but I don’t care.

We needed each other to feel complete.

And I wouldn’t change that for the world.

Comments

[Rennes le chateau]

Soooo...
Care to explain how they fell in love on the first place?
Or I have to accept they are in love just cuz the story says so?

[Charliebbarkin]

Eventually, I don't think a prequel could hurt :p

[HeavyStripes]

I love how Celestia is a little angry and defiant in the beginning, practically acting like a child for someone so old.
Though I must agree with the others since this isn't a one shot.
Please continue to write

[ColdGoldLazarus]

Aww, this is sweet.

[Razzy]

D'awwww...

[princesscoolmusa]

i wish there is a pony abacus cinch and she can join on the sex too

[MLPFiMFTW]

2639089
Because it’s cute.