Twilight drifted lazily in the realm between wakefulness and sleep, her normally overworked mind listlessly swirling in a haze. As a gentle warmth enveloped her body, it seemed to surround her both inside and out as it chased away the day's stress and fear, and then replaced them with thoughts and feelings seeped in safety. An overwhelming feeling of safety and home infused her, causing her to let out a small sigh; the minutes dragged on, but the feeling persisted.
Furrowing her brow in confusion, Twilight unconsciously frowned as the silence permeated her fuzzy mind; the now absent sounds of the low melodious voice and the gentle scratching of a quill on scroll slowly pulled her back from the edge of sleep. Not wanting to give up the wonderful floating sensation she was reveling in, Twilight turned her head and nuzzled further into the warmth with another light sigh. Though the light sounds did not start up again, the extra warmth and feeling of softness against her cheek was an acceptable substitute, lulling her once more towards a state of weightless content.
Just as she hovered once more on the edge of true sleep, a light sensation infiltrated her sleepy mind, causing her to absently flick her ear. Setting down once more, a few moments passed in peace before the tickle started up again, making her ear twitch uncontrollably in defense. Frowning, she turned and rubbed her head against the soft pillow beside her. Satisfied as the sensation retreated, she tried once again to reach that lovely state of near unconsciousness, only for the tickling sensation to start up again, this time on her other ear. Whining slightly, she pressed both ears back against her head in defiance as her closed eyes scrunched shut even tighter than before.
A light, musical stream of quiet laughter swirled around her, and it pierced the fuzzy haze surrounding her mind with its familiarity and warmth. The light tickle found its way down between her eyes and across her face, flitting gently across her muzzle and coming to rest under her chin, before finally playfully retreating.
Groaning at the realization that she would most likely be denied the gentle oblivion of sleep she sought thus far, Twilight slowly cracked her eyes open one at a time. Her head tilted slightly to the side, and a sleepy mind twisted in confusion as her half lidded eyes revealed a glowing, fuzzy white blob, a few scant inches from her face. Eyes blinking slowly, Twilight peered blearily up at the white blob that was vibrating slightly, as the tinkling sound of laughter once again registered in her mind.
Slowly, Twilight's eyes focused enough to reveal her mentor's smiling face, her white coat seemingly glowing with an ethereal light, as the sun’s rays shone through the open window behind them and danced playfully across it. Confused and disoriented, Twilight mumbled, “Princess?”
A teasing glint flashed through magenta eyes far too swiftly for Twilight’s sleep-addled mind to catch. Another tickle, this time much more prominent, made itself known to the purple mare. Ear twitching once again, she was awake enough that she reflexively reached out with her magic. Warmth suffused her, causing her to flush slightly, even as she gave an unconscious shiver as her magic brushed up against another’s. That familiar magic brought with it the warmth and joy of lazy summer days, as it twined playfully around her own. Just as she began to lose herself in the sensation, the golden magic completely relinquished the offending object and retreated, to her slight disappointment.
Cheeks slightly pinkened, Twilight brought the object forward and into view, only for her head to tilt once more in confusion. It was a long, shiny feather, its red color fading in some places to allow vibrant orange and yellow hues forth. Its pristine appearance was marred only by the slight smudge of black adorning its root. “What the…?”
“Yes,” Celestia hummed happily. “Philomena’s feathers do make magnificent quills, do they not?”
“Quills?” Twilight repeated distractedly as golden magic playfully enveloped hers once again, this time requesting the vibrant writing utensil.
“I find they make paperwork more bearable,” Celestia admitted lightly, sending the quill to rest on the desk next to an open scroll. “Perhaps that’s just me, though, as it seems not to have helped in your case. Or could it be that you find my company lacking?” she ended her seemingly rhetorical question with a dramatic sigh, holding in a grin with practiced ease.
“W-what? No! I-” Her hazy mind cleared in a snap as her mentor’s words finally registered. The smaller alicorn attempted to bolt upright, only to hit a soft yet deceptively strong barrier. Struggling to get to her hooves in a panic, Twilight began babbling frantically, stumbling over her words in her haste, “I-I don’t, that’s not it at all! I-I find your company extremely unlacking- I mean I love your c-company, and I just, I was tired and I haven’t had much sleep lately, a-and your voice is s-so, s-so I just, and I felt safe a-and warm and-”
Twilight’s stammered reply cut off abruptly as she yelped, when she felt the soft barrier against her back, which just now registered as one of the white alicorn’s large wings, curled tighter around her, undoing any progress she had made in her endeavor to stand upright. As the wing gently yanked her back to the ground, it cocooned her once more in warmth, and tucked the startled alicorn snuggly into the princess’s side once again.
“I apologize, Twilight,” Celestia soothed her, eyes dancing in mirth as she used her magic to move a tuft of purple and pink mane out of the frazzled alicorn’s eyes. “You’re just so adorable when you’re flustered, I couldn’t help myself.”
Twilight scowled slightly at the cutesy word; foals were adorable, not fully-grown mares. Not only had she helped save Equestria multiple times, but she had been living on her own for a few years now. Spike didn’t count. She was not adorable.
Celestia cooed lightly at the adorable pout that adorned the smaller pony’s face, and couldn’t help but to lean down and nuzzle her after a few seconds. She more felt than heard the smaller mare grumble for a few seconds, before giving in and nuzzling back. As Celestia lifted her head up after few minutes, she couldn’t help but blow a puff of air lightly at a purple ear, giggling as her little alicorn jumped slightly, the ear once more twitching uncontrollably.
“Princess,” Twilight whined softly, ears pining back once more, as she rubbed her head against the alicorn’s side to get rid of the tickling sensation.
“Now, now, princess,” Celestia’s voice teasingly slipped back into tones she thought were more at home when lecturing in a classroom. Acting quickly, she surprised the young alicorn by loosening the grip her wing had on her captive. Mindful of Twilight's smaller wings, she rolled the purple mare onto her back and continued, “I do believe we’ve been over this.”
Twilight’s flailing froze as the princess’s wing tucked itself around her once again, the soft downy plumage brushing against her sensitive underbelly and pressing down lightly against her slightly shaking wing. As she stared straight up, Twilight’s gaze locked with a pair of twinkling eyes inches from her own. As she lost herself in the magenta orbs, she absently noted a white brow rising amusedly.
“Well?” Celestia whispered, her breath gently tickling Twilight’s muzzle as she gazed into the slightly dazed amethyst orbs beneath her.
“I-I,” Twilight’s breath hitched, her words petering out as the delightful scent of warm cinnamon tickled her senses. Breathing deeply, her mouth began to water as her eyes flickered to the older alicorn’s lips.
“Yes, Twilight?” Celestia cooed, putting a slight emphasis on the young mare’s name.
“W-what was the, um,” Twilight swallowed thickly, unconsciously licking her lips. She had, at this point, given up even the pretense of paying attention and was staring unflinchingly at the lips hovering above her own, “T-the question?”
“Hmm,” Celestia leaned in slightly before seemingly changing her mind and playfully retreating. Twice more she teased her with the promise of a kiss before retreating, much to the restrained mare's frustration. She locked eyes with Twilight once again and answered, “There was no question.”
“R-right,” Twilight mumbled unconsciously, straining her neck and darting her head forward suddenly. A tinkling laugh met her ears as Celestia dodged her attempts to connect their lips. Twilight, groaning in frustration, pouted as her hooves twitched against their constraint, her urge to petulantly fold them across her chest rapidly increasing.
Just about melting inside at the adorable picture her protégé made, Celestia slowly slid her white cheek against a purple one before stopping with her muzzle beside Twilight’s ear. Her mouth curved into a self-satisfied smile, the large white alicorn relished each quiver that traveled through the smaller mare's body as puff after puff of warm breath caressed Twilight’s ear.
“All you have to do is say it,” Celestia breathed into her ear, earning a larger shudder and slight whine from her little captive.
Twilight panted lightly, her mind scrambling through a blissful haze for the correct sounds to string together. Despite her best intentions, however, all that escaped Twilight’s lips was another low whine.
“Say. It.” Celestia demanded thickly, her restraint weakening as she leaned in to nuzzle the sensitive spot just below Twilight’s ear, garnering another low moan and accompanying shudder from the hypersensitive mare. An answering quiver ran down Celestia’s wings as a pleading tone entered her voice. “Say it.”
“T-,” Twilight gasped as she felt a light nip against her sensitive skin, before she found herself once again staring into eyes almost as glazed as her own. Licking her suddenly dry lips, her gaze flickered once more between both eyes and lips before resolutely resting on those sparking magenta orbs. “Ti-”
“Celly!” a cry from seemingly nowhere broke into their little world, halting Twilight's latest attempt completely.
As Twilight’s voice lodged itself in her throat and refused to move any further, her lidded eyes widened in shock at the sudden intrusion. Celestia, on the other hand, closed her eyes with a long-suffering sigh and bowed her head, gently bumping it against Twilight’s apologetically.
“Luna,” she muttered, frowning slightly. “You do realize the guards outside the door are there for a reason, don’t you?”
“Ah, yes,” Luna blinked, glancing at the closed door before beaming at her sister. “That is why we came in through the window.”
Celestia sent the blue alicorn an exasperated look; a look that, as always, seemed to have no effect against the night's vanguard. After another sigh, she rolled her eyes and shifted slightly so she could more easily see her sister. At Twilight’s insistent prodding, she reluctantly loosened her wing’s grip on the youngest alicorn, allowing Twilight to roll back onto her stomach. “What is it that I can help you with, little sister?”
“Thou can stop hogging Twilight Sparkle,” Luna stated bluntly, a slightly more serious look sliding onto her face.
“Excuse me?” Celestia asked surprisedly, her ears perking upright and brow raised.
“’Tis not fair. We wish to partake in the fun with Twilight Sparkle as well,” Luna grumped, a scowl now firmly in place.
“What?” Celestia peered incredulously at her younger sister, her wing involuntarily tightening around her student again. “Luna, what exactly are you saying?”
“Celly!” now it was Luna’s turn to sigh exasperatedly at her older sister. “Must we spell it out for you?"
“Apparently,” Celestia responded dryly, as Twilight tried to stifle a giggle at the sisterly exchange. The purple mare had returned to a state of calm, her earlier fluster having retreated in the wake of Luna's arrival, much to Celestia’s disappointment.
“Very well,” Luna rolled her eyes. “Twilight Sparkle has been in Canterlot for the past few days and has so far spent time with her brother, her parents, Cadence, and yourself. We simply wish to have our turn.”
“Luna,” Celestia began, before stopping herself. Thinking over her response, she started again, “Lulu, Twilight isn’t a toy-”
“Of course she is not a toy,” Luna huffed in exasperation, cutting her larger sister off. Shaking her head, she began talking in a voice one would use to gently correct a silly foal. “We do not wish to play with her; we wish to experience the fun with her.”
“Of course,” Celestia sighed in exasperation, a small smile playing at her lips. “Thank you for clearing that up.”
“Yes, well,” Luna cleared her throat, a small, embarrassed smile sheepishly flitting across her face. “We-I realize that… I… am not yet completely knowledgeable with this century’s vernacular. I… It may take me some time yet.”
“We understand Lulu,” Celestia smiled warmly at her little sister. “None of us expect you to grasp a millennium’s worth of change overnight,” Feeling a slight nudge against her wing, Celestia snapped back to the matter at hand. “Anyways, as you can see-”
“Ah! Yes!” Luna interrupted once more, tapping the floor in remembrance as she sent her sister a sly glance. “We almost forgot. We were to tell you that your nephew has fired the cook as well as half of the kitchen staff.”
“He fired the cook,” Celestia deadpanned.
“Yes.”
“Chef Gateau?”
“Yes. We shall miss those little strawberry pastries he made each morning,” Luna sighed despondently, a large grin poorly hidden upon her face.
Celestia paused, seemingly arguing with herself. After silently debating for a few moments, she sighed. Looking down, her eyes connected with grinning amethyst orbs. “Go,” Twilight suggested softly, a warm smile dancing across her lips.
Exhaling noisily, Celestia nodded, yet couldn’t help but hesitate once more.
“We do hope what is left of the kitchen staff knows how to make those delightful cinnamon waffles,” Luna wistfully mused.
Rolling her eyes, Celestia stood up and stretched, allowing Twilight to do the same with a slight yawn. Looking down at the shorter alicorn, Celestia smiled and gave her a warm nuzzle, “I’ll see you later tonight.”
“I think not!” Luna huffed, scowling up at her older sister as she pointed a wing at her accusingly. “Twilight Sparkle shall be busy this night observing our night sky. We shall return her to you in the morn, and not a moment earlier.”
Seeing Twilight perk her ears up in interest at the planned nocturnal activities, Celestia gave in to her sister’s demands with an indulgent smile, “Of course, Lulu. Well then, I better go clean up the mess Blueblood has made. Again.”
“Well, he is your nephew.”
Celestia shot her grinning sister an annoyed look as she made her way to the door, only to stumble slightly as her student appeared before her in a flash of purple light. Blinking in light surprise, she gazed concernedly down at her.
Ruffling her feathers nervously, Twilight held a lip with her teeth for a moment before nodding to herself. As she steeled herself, she waited for her mentor to lower her head curiously before she stretched up. “I’ll see you later, Tia,” Twilight whispered, kissing the larger alicorn. A white hoof rose and rested gently against her back, granting her extra balance as she stood on her hind legs. Pulling back reluctantly, she was graced with a loving smile and a shorter peck before her teacher finally left the room.
“Fear not,” Luna stated mischievously, now standing beside Twilight, causing her to jump. “You shall see my sister again in a matter of hours.”
“I-of course,” Twilight blushed, before clearing her throat. “So, Princess Luna, what do you want to do until nightfall?”
“Well,” Luna started, one brow arched as she regarded her shorter companion. “For starters, we would like to simply be addressed as Luna.” A downright impish smirk slithered its way across her face. “Though, we shall admit, our methods of persuasion aren’t nearly as effective as our sister’s.”
Twilight froze. Looking at the dark alicorn out of the corner of her eye, she hesitantly questioned her. “How, uh… how long, exactly, were you at the window?”
“Long enough to know that perhaps we should stick with ‘Celly’ and leave the nickname ‘Tia’ to you,” Luna responded slyly, a large teasing grin splitting her face.
A slightly strangled whimper escaped Twilight’s throat, while a dark red blush flooded her cheeks despite her valiant effort to keep it down. A little voice in the back of her mind started to second guess whether encouraging Celestia to leave had been a good idea. At least when the two sisters were together, they ended up teasing each other and she got to play the role of amused spectator. Usually.
On the other hand, her dislike for Blueblood reached all the way back to her first week living in the castle when she was but a foal. Imagining Celestia scolding him did sort of make up for the interruption, and she really did like those cinnamon waffles. They were one of the few things that made getting up with the sun worthwhile.
So, she was going to let Celestia do her job, she was going to have fun with Luna, and she wasn't going to pass out from such an extreme blush. Going through the motions like Cadence had taught her, Twilight took a deep breath and let it out. Her blushing under control, she opened her eyes only to come face to face with Luna's smirk and merrily laughing blue orbs, causing her to blank.
It was going to be a long night.
Well done. I was grinning while reading, so you did SOMETHING right.
I saw one thing that stood out to me, “None of us expect you to grasp a century’s worth of change overnight.” Luna was gone for 1000 years not 100 or is she simply learning everything she missed a hundred years at a time?
Great story
Master85414 is right.
Should be a millenium (is that correct spelling) instead of century
hehe I quiite enjoyed that
I found this gem of a fanfic on a night I could not sleep. And while I honestly prefer twilight x trixie... This story was very well written and was exactly what I needed to get to sleep.
I shall relinquish my sister to twilight. But know that my alicorn eyes and the stars above are watching for the perfect target of my love.
A well done to you, inspiring writer.
Princess Luna
Perfectly executed for a first timer.
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That's great exactly what I was going for.
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Thank you for catching that. All fixed. (at least I think; still trying to get a hang of using this site)
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Thank you
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This one humbly accepts your praise. (and on a side note, I see it more in terms of sharing Not only does Luna have a sister to have fun with, but she can now rile up Blueblood and steal Twilight away for a few hours quite easily; hence, the fun has been doubled )
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That is good to hear, especially since it drowns out that little voice in my head yelling "NO! IT'S GARBAGE! START OVER!"
Cute little short story. I like it.
Hm, short, sweet, simple... seems nice enough Only noted using "feet" rather than hooves
Short and cute. I like it.
FIMFiction has a button when you're editing to automatically indent all paragraphs in your story. Could you go click that? Paragraph indents are proper english and help lazy readers like me easily identify new paragraphs.
As far as characterization, Luna seems fine. Celestia we see a lot of in the show, but hardly ever... in a relaxed setting. Even when she's in a "relaxed" setting, she's surrounded by guards and whatnot. So while she's not open game exactly, you can get away with a lot with her.
Twilight's a fan favorite, but you kept her focus on Celestia so you're safe there. All in all, a good short bit.
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I know the frustrations of writing a first story as well. I am working on mine right now. I will be releasing it as soon as I finish the third chapter. It's called "The Sight of the Blind" and has a unique storyline and viewpoint.
But no matter how much thought I put into each word, my mind is screaming. "Luna! That's a terrible choice of words! Your story will never be popular! It will never be good! Just scrap it and do something more useful!" And it takes all the strength I have to ignore that voice, simply because I know I must at least try.
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Why thank you
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Oooh, missed that one I guess that's what you get for trying to edit while you're half asleep. Thank you for pointing it out.
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That better? Sorry, I spent the better part of a month reading through an absolutely boring book on business writing, I guess block style stuck with me. I am relieved to hear they were passably in character so thank you for commenting.
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Yeah. That little voice is pretty vindictive and should be beaten back with a three week old bread-stick whenever it pops up. Unfortunately, it's also pretty persuasive...
I really liked it!
You captured some good emotions here, it was both adorable and funny.
Keep writing stuff like this please good sir! Especially TwiLestia.
Characterization was perfect. I was honestly surprised when you said this was your first MLP story. Awesome job. Definitely going in my favorites.
Adorable. I wish half the stories I read on this site were this short/cute/shippy/all of the above.
I would love to see a whole story written by you if this is your first work. With this concept of coarse.
dear god this was great. . not normaly for twilestia as twiluna is my favorite. but this right here makes me consider twilestia as not only valid but adorable.
Having told myself that I'm tired of seeing "Twilight/Celestia" ship fics, this pops up.
Congratulations, this is great. I'm looking forward to seeing more from you in the future.
I couldn't stop giggling throughout. That's not a bad thing as this was fantastic!
Cute, and I think you got the characters down pat.
It was so adorable, I didn't want it to end!
I want to read more of your writing.
Beautiful. That is all.
On second thought can I have another? This made me feel warm and fuzzy.
So much d'awwwwh This was adorable, I couldn't help myself from going "awwwe..." out loud. I hope to see more of your work!
I greatly enjoyed it, even if I interpreted it firstly as more motherly than shippy. Look forward to more chapters, especially Lunas turn, or any back and forth over Twilight. But also some more reveal. Is there any 'story' planned, just slice of life (literally), or do you write as you go along?
Also, even if you have to put out some stinkers,don't be so hard on yourself. Stinkers can be fun too. At least don't delete things until you're sure. I didn't notice the indented paragraphs (so they must be doing the job since it didn't pull me out of the story). Normally on this site, with online text I see block paragraphs (to some peoples dismay), but I don't mind it. E-format vs. Hardcopy. Some people have strong feelings for it, but the new medium let's me be more forgiving. If you took away the lines between paragraphs I think I might complain, but what you have now is nice.
Edit: forgot that this is complete(?) If so that is entirely fine, and I instead look forward to more stories instead of chapters.
Wait a minute....
If Celestia's only sister is Luna, and she has no brothers, then how exactly is Blueblood her nephew? And wouldn't he be an alicorn too? Hmm...
Sorry, I'm probably over thinking this.
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I am very glad you all liked it When I write I do tend to lean heavily towards a heaping of fluff with varying amounts of humor sprinkled on top, which was exactly what I was aiming for with this fic. Glad that's how it came across, and that they were in character enough for the story to be enjoyable. I had intended for this to just be a oneshot, though I suppose I could add onto it... maybe show how Luna/Twilight spend the rest of the day/night and then Celestia finally getting her back in the morning... would give me something to do during class at least...
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So, um, yay me for being unintentionally persuasive Glad you liked it, even if it isn't your usual cup of tea
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I don't mind tweaking the format, and I do vaguely recall my middle school English teacher mentioning something about indenting paragraphs (oddly enough, I have no recollection of my highschool teacher mentioning anything of the sort )... I'm not all that picky, however, as long as the paragraphs aren't ginormous and have spaces between them, so... meh. Whatever is easier to read. As for the first part of your comment, I will admit it did start out more innocently fluffy when I planned it out... then I got past the part where I had stopped planning and my sleep deprived mind decided it liked shippy Twilestia just as much, if not more, than familial Twilestia, and then Luna somehow ended up in there... Yeah. This all sounded so much clearer when it was in my head.
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Yeah, his Prince-y-ness kind of puzzled me too. If he's a prince, then surely he's related to the royal family... a fact which just makes me shake my head in sympathy towards the princesses.It hurts my brain less if I view it more as an honorary title than any actual blood relation .
2738310 I don't care how you add to it, so long as it keeps being my favourite pairing.
We've been having a shortage of Twilestia lately
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Yeah, I've noticed that too No worries, though. Any additions will keep with the current recipe; a healthy heaping of fluffy Twilestia, a dash of humor, a cup or two of family bonding with Luna, another sprinkling of humor, and maybe a pinch of randomness to spice things up.
What's this? *whisper* Some delicious Twilestia you say? *whisper* Oooh, that sounds interesting, we must have a look.
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Delicious Twilestia is delicious.
Luna and spike would make a cute couple or twilight and luna
Twilestia is litteraly a shot of raw 'D'aaaaaawww' for me. So much fluffy. And very believable characterisation too.
Luna used cockblock.
It was pretty effective.
This was hilarious and adorable I loved it!
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On a lighter note great intro.