Chapter 21
Hearth's Warming Eve.
Only five days since Winter Moon celebration, as it had come to be called. Quite frankly, I had been busy trying to set things up for tonight.
...Okay, it wasn't that much to do. I'm not sure how I could top last years gift of the single copy of a personalized book so I didn't try.
Oh, I still put together some short stories in a book this year as well and had it bound, but it wasn't as thick as last year, ending up at just over a hundred pages. Another reason to why I also got her some jewelry, I didn't want to give her just a book every year.
What do you get a immortal princess?
Seriously, Luna had everything she could possibly want. It's horribly difficult to get her presents. So I just did my best.
Checking myself in the mirror quickly, I ran my hoof through my mane before shaking my head and doing it again.
The sun was low on the horizon outside, it was almost time to wake Luna up.
There, that's better.
With my short mane more or less under control, I ignited my horn and picked the tray up before slowly walking over to the bedroom door to peek inside. A midnight blue sphere was surrounding the bed, keeping all sounds out.
Perfect, Luna wasn't awake yet.
Slipping inside, I floated the tray along before closing the door behind me. Now to wake up the princess.
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I happily trotted alongside Luna through the corridor. It was early morning and I was a bit tired, but I did catch up on sleep yesterday, only getting up a hour before her as I knew today, or rather tonight, would be rather long.
She had forgone her regalia for once to simply wear the silver necklace I got her. It was a rather simple but elegant silver chain with a sapphire stone. It wasn't even that big of a stone, but it was star shaped.
Luna seemed to like it.
In return she got me a old book on ice magic. I'm not entirely sure where she dug that one up, even with the relatively little language drift over the ages in Equestria compared to Earth, it took me minutes to decipher a single sentence in it. It must have been thousands of years old.
Apparently it was time I started learning some proper elemental spells.
I loved it.
The sun was already rising outside the windows as we approached Princess Celestia's private chambers.
This was the second part of Hearth's Warming. One I didn't experience last year. Luna and Celestia's own celebration.
It was the friends and family thing that they had the morning after Hearth's Warming Eve.
As we approached the white and gold doors, the pair of guards standing outside quickly saluted, pulling the doors open for us and I followed Luna inside before looking around curiously.
This was actually the first time I seen Princess Celestia's private chambers. It was pretty much the direct opposite of Luna's.
Luna's was in a tower and favored dark woods and nice blue and silver accents. This was on the ground levels, opening up into a garden outside and contained actually very little in the way of furniture.
A single bookshelf, a table and a bunch of pillows was all that was in the room, a couple of paintings on the wall. Other than that it was very minimalist.
Not even a desk to work on, though likely Princess Celestia had that at some other place in the castle.
But that was not quite what surprised me.
No, what stood out was the occupants. Princess Celestia I had expected. She was laying on her stomach on one of the large light blue pillows, her frontlegs crossed, a book floating in front of her.
What was unexpected was the slightly drowsy looking purple unicorn next to her. Twilight had her legs folded in beneath her as she read the book with her...
Were they still teacher and student or had things progressed?
“Luna. Page.” Celestia said with a smile as she looked up from her book, “Welcome, you are a bit early.”
Luna smiled and made her way over, giving her sister a quick nuzzle, “Not for us. Greetings, Twilight Sparkle.”
“Hi Princess Luna. Blank Page.” Twilight said and gave Luna a small quick bow.
I bowed slightly as well in greeting to Celestia before I smiled, “Good morning. I didn't expect to find you here.”
“I invited Twilight to spend Hearth's Warming in the castle.” Celestia explained with a smile, glancing down at the unicorn next to her, “I wanted to give her a opportunity to visit her parents and see her brother over the holidays.”
I shared a quick look with Luna.
Mhmm. I'm sure that was the reason.
Twilight nodded with a smile of her own, “It's been years since I did this. Not that I don't like spending it with my friends, but this is very nostalgic.”
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I find it hard to imagine the princesses without their gear on.
6814649 It's only funny the first time. After the five hundredth variation of "Booty Call Guards" it got tired.
At this point the joke is so old it farts mummy dust.
6815601 And with the episode where it showed them sleeping with their regalia in bed, so did the artists.
Good chapter, bit it feels kind of cut off. Twilight speaks, and then... end of chapter.
It doesnt have to end on a cliff hanger or anything like that, its just a bit jarring to stop it in the middle of their conversation.
So what happens when Twilight tells Celestia she is in to Stallions?
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Always more room for 'friends'
Nice chapter good work.
I'm afraid of the real reason why celestia had twilight in her chambers.
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I'm quite excited. ..
And once again Cadance is rubbing her hooves saying "Good! All according to the plan"
I'm sure Blueblood is devastated he's not considered close family.
Anyone else feel like this chapter was cut off halfway through it?
Yer amazin. Ah can't help but smile whenever you share.
Ah truly loved every chapter you've written. But ah usually use them phone-doohickeys to read stories. They don't let me comment.
Still, don't ever forget that you've got so many readers that adore what you do. Thank you for bein' you. An' thank you for workin' so hard ta make a beautiful story.
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"The Alchemist's Heart"
6816258 the princess of shipping strikes again!
I've always found the Twilestia ship kind of creepy. If Twilight didn't spend so much time with Celestia when she was a little filly, then I'd be okay with it. But as it sits, I think Twilight would see Celestia more as a second mother figure and not as a romantic love intress.
Doesn't mean I can't see why it could work though
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I can see where you're coming from; while you do have a point, there's one thing to consider.
Sometimes, love that is borne from long familiarity is the strongest.
That's why I can actually read Twilestia.
The only reason you didn't get a down-vote on your comment is because your point was actually valid; on some level, a teacher/student relationship is squicky.
I wish I had that clip of Nowacking yelling "Just Buck Already!!!" because this would go well here.
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here ya go!
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: Yes! Three-way!
: Um... no.
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"Princess of shipping"? I thought she was the "Princess of Food". :D
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She's the princess of food trucks.
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Oh, so she's the princess of shipping food? If she takes more than half an hour, does that mean the food is free?
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no, "shipping" in the sense of "Matchmaking"...
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Don't bother, the truck is empty by the time she arrived
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I'll bet she'll cuss at me, too.
This reminds me of a winter story with a male Anon...
Good times...
Oh shit
Would Celly's basically raising twilight count as grooming?
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That's a longer debate, because there's a problem with the argument: it only counts as grooming if your intent is to have your 'groomie' become a romantic interest - but you can't prove that without some sort of record or testimony. The fact that we tend to skew views in favour of potential victims tends to ensure that it always looks like grooming even when it's not (and it's usually not) - and you could argue that it doesn't matter what it is, only what it looks like.
To answer more directly: in this case, it's not - as far as I recall. But there's a good deal of stories on here that do explore this idea... with varied reactions from the crowd. ;P
Mhmmm
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I'm not sure grooming actually has the victim meaning most seem to think it does. Didn't they used to say that someone's being groomed to take over a business or whatever? It seems to me that word has just been co-opted by others to imply a victimization quality to the word.
Then again the word grooming has a completely different meaning in reference to ponies. Well the nonsapient kind at least.
Not really into the whole Twilight Celestia shipping that's going on... Just a tad bit creepy for my taste considering Celestia practically raised Twilight since young. Not like i can do anything about it though... Unfortunately.
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Yeah it's not a good ship.
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All I can say is "don't worry too much about it"... ;]
Dream realm Video games perhaps?
This story reminds me 'Off the mark'.
Where Celestia & Luna have magicaly hidden rooms with momentos and books etc.
Also pictures of beloved etc etc.
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Love that one been rereading it lately
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That's exactly how I feel about Twilestia. So far, I've avoided reading stories like that, but if it's in an otherwise well-written, non-clop story like this one, it could be tolerable.
In other words, I do not approve this ship.