Luna's First True Love

by Bronyxy

2 Make A Wish

When next she was free, Luna took the opportunity to enquire after Peach Blossom and extend her an invitation for the next evening, requesting an RSVP, more to satisfy her nerves than for any desire of observing protocol. She need not have worried, for she received word back by return, and the answer was yes!

Before going to bed, she set in train a number of arrangements for the forthcoming dusk, all checked and double-checked, and then went to bed happy, dreaming beautiful dreams as her sister’s sun traversed overhead.

She rose late afternoon, a pitter-patter of anticipation running through her body. She couldn’t help but smile at anything and everything as she groomed herself and got ready for a special evening. Quite why Peach Blossom was having such an effect on her, she had no idea, but there was no doubting she was now feeling nerves like those she had experienced on her first date so many centuries ago. Indeed, she held out such high hopes for the evening as both a meeting of minds as well as just bodies, that it could almost be considered her first date as nopony had ever got this close to her before.

Looking resplendent and with her head held high, Luna left her private chambers with a song in her heart and a smile on her lips. Her first task was to send word to the kitchen to confirm her request was ready and then set off to the throne room to meet with Celestia. The guards snapped to attention and Luna gave them each a dazzling ‘thank you’ as she proceeded through into the presence of the Sun Princess.

“Good afternoon Sister” greeted Luna warmly as she approached the twin thrones across the sumptuous purple carpet with interlocked sun and moon motif in gold at its centre. Celestia looked up and smiled warmly at the arrival of her sister as the courtiers in attendance parted and a petitioner moved aside, furling up a scroll from which he had been entreaticing the Princess, bowing reverently.

“Good afternoon Luna” she replied, “You’re looking in especially high spirits today.”
“As well I should Sister” then repeating wistfully “As well I should …”
Snapping herself from her reverie, she continued “Are you able to brief me on the events of the day at this hour so I may proceed with my plans for the night?”
“Of course” confirmed Celestia, raising her head and issuing the decree “Court is dismissed!”

The throne room cleared itself of couriers, courtesans and petitioners, the last to leave being two guards who checked that the princesses were alone before exiting and taking their places either side of the door.
“Are you excited Luna?” asked Celestia, assuming the role not only of sister, but mother too.
“Like you cannot imagine” bubbled the younger sister “I shall not shirk in my responsibilities, but for once will share some of the time with somepony with whom I seek, shall we say, closer relations.”
“You mean to say that you haven’t yet wooed her?” asked Celestia raising an eyebrow.
“Yes, I know Sister. I am clearly losing my touch” she self-deprecated “But yet there is something about her that I find most attractive, some appeal that transcends fleshly delights.”
“I never thought I would hear such words from you, dear Luna”
“Perhaps I am ready for a steady relationship at last?”
“Now let’s not rush to conclusions, shall we?” teased Celestia with a knowing smile.
“Perhaps, but then again perhaps not” reflected Luna “But I am happy to play this game for now at least, and see where it leads.”

Both sisters shared a quiet moment together, each contemplating the unexpected turn of events in Luna’s personal life, what the bond of sisterhood meant to them and how much they loved each other. The bond was strong and nothing could ever break it, of that they were both certain.

“Nothing of immediate concern has happened today Luna, but I am hearing a few reports of possible disquiet within the Crystal Empire. I doubt if its anything much, but it may pay to keep an eye open in that direction, just in case. Other than that, it’s all pretty routine.”
“Thank you, Sister. It wold be easier if I was to conduct my dream walking from further north, nearer to the Crystal Empire, but as you say there is nothing more than the odd rumour, I shall not make such a journey tonight.”
“Now, run along and enjoy your date” instructed Celestia.
Luna felt an imperceptible blush as she was being reassured by a caring mother figure, like a filly on her first date. Yet, her sister wasn’t intrusive, just being supportive.
“I love you Celestia” she said, facing her sister “Thank you.”
“You’re most welcome” said the Sun Princess, bidding her farewell.

Nothing could ever tear the closeness of this bond apart, least of all some unsubstantiated rumours from way up north.

Luna next went down to the kitchens to pick up a pair of saddle bags and after checking herself once more in the mirror set off to the agreed rendezvous next to the fountain in the courtyard. The afternoon sun cast a glow of rich golden hues over the castle’s stonework while the passage of shadow crept relentlessly over the cobbles, separating the scene into two distinct worlds. In a few hours, she knew that darkness would have won, only to be pushed back into retreat once more with the arrival of the morning sun once the cycle repeated itself as it had every day since the castle had been built.

She marvelled at how the first settlers from all three tribes had met here hundreds of years ago and that their unity had been cemented at this very point as the first action of the new Equestria, an achievement recognised by the building of this castle and making it the seat of power; an honour held unbroken to this date.

Looking around, Luna could not see any sign of a pink pony and her heart sank. She rechecked the hour and confirmed that she was on time, her heart fearing that maybe she had misjudged her new marefriend and made a total fool of herself. Her trepidation increased, the fear of rejection rising within her making her legs shake just a little, not enough for anypony else to notice, but enough to sap her self-confidence with each hoofstep she made. Perhaps she had been delayed; perhaps something serious had happened to her, or perhaps she wasn’t coming, perhaps she had never meant to come and would dine out for years to come telling stories about how she had duped the weak-minded Princess, perhaps …?

Her hoofsteps became slower and slower as she wrestled with her self-doubt and decided to walk around the fountain, just in case she would find a pink pony on the other side waiting for her as arranged. She hoped and prayed she hadn’t been stood up as she slowly rounded the ornate stone fountain, and beheld Peach Blossom sat on the edge, rocking her rear legs idly in the warmth of the sun’s dying rays. Luna’s pace picked up and the spring returned to her step instantly as she offered a silent thank you to whichever deity had been responsible for making this eagerly anticipated meeting happen.

“Good afternoon Peach Blossom” she announced and her date looked up, a smile spreading across her face.
“Princess Luna!” she replied, “I didn’t know if you would come.”
“Why should I not?”
“Well … I wasn’t sure if I fitted the mould of your ideal date.”
“I gave my word” replied Luna simply “And I like you.”
The two exchanged a brief nuzzle, then Luna said “I have something special planned for this evening if you would like. Please climb on my back.”
Then as an afterthought she added “You have flown before – right?”

Not waiting for an answer, she lowered her haunches and Peach Blossom climbed on, careful not to trip on the saddle bags, then Luna pounced and beat her large wings majestically, propelling them straight up into the air. Her passenger trembled as they lifted off over the castle walls and she gained her first ever aerial view of the castle with the Everfree beyond. She gasped as each wingbeat carried them higher until she could see as far as Ponyville, then Luna banked and set course over the Everfree once again.
“It is beautiful, is it not?” asked Luna casually.
“Oh my! It’s amazing!” gasped her passenger, completely overawed and holding on tightly.

The flight was not long, and before she knew it, they were descending towards a large clearing in the forest below, then skimming over the tops of trees as the Princess came in to land, raising her wings at the optimal time to touch down gently, giving the impression of a well-practiced and effortless feat.

Peach Blossom dismounted, positively bubbling with excitement as Luna removed her saddle bags in her magic and opened them, finding in one a blanket and in the other a hamper. She laid out the blanket and they both proceeded to lay out a spread of Luna’s favourite treats and then she moved onto the blanket, sitting on it in a posture of polished refinement rather than the wanton availability that she had done last time they had met.
“Please come and join me; I do not bite” she prompted, then adding mischievously “Well, not hard anyway.”

Peach Blossom paused for just a moment before coming to sit next to her Princess, as if weighing up whether to or not. She realised she was being silly and should trust her hostess as they were in the Everfree, it would be dark soon and she didn’t know the way back, so her die was already cast.

Luna levitated a bottle of wine from one of the saddle bags and passed it over, picking up two glasses.
“Do you recognise the vintage?” she asked coyly.
“Yes” replied Peach Blossom “I do believe it is the same as the one I rescued from your grasp at the party, you know, just before you fell over.”
The two mares giggled as the wine was opened.
“A toast?” enquired the pink pony in a tone that reflected both expectation and hesitancy, a little nervous at what the personal price of this extravagance may be.
“To the night” said Luna, raising her glass.
“To the night” concurred Peach Blossom, relieved.

They tucked in to the marvellous hamper that had been lovingly prepared to the highest standards of al fresco haute cuisine, sharing anecdotes and relaxing in each other’s company. The sun was low now and Luna rose, beckoning her date to follow.
“I will show you something that very few beyond Celestia and myself have ever seen. I believe superstition says that you may make a wish at this time if you would like.”

Peach Blossom froze in expectation and prepared herself, watching avidly. Just as the sun dipped below the horizon, a blue aura spread from Luna’s horn, seemingly reaching out beyond the very limits of Equestria itself. Then, tentatively, the moon peeked above the horizon as Luna focused hard on her task, holding it in her magic. To one side, she heard a gasp of admiration and allowed herself a smile of satisfaction. Next, the sun settled down to sleep and Luna’s aura pulled the moon up into the sky, aware that her reticent date was now close by her side.

“I trust you made a wish” she commented, turning to meet the starstruck eyes of her overawed date.
“Princess …” she started “You did that?”
“Yes. A duty I repeat every dusk and every dawn. It’s like unicorn magic, but much stronger, for I am at one with the moon as Celestia is at one with the sun; they are extensions of ourselves and they are our responsibility.”

Seeing her date’s open mouth and wide eyes, she continued “Sometimes the moon can be naughty, just like a petulant foal, but tonight it was very well behaved and my task was easy. Now the moon has risen it is time to decorate the night sky; our fun has only just started.”
“Please continue” confirmed Peach Blossom, still awestruck by what she had seen. Yes, she knew this is what Luna did, but seeing it first hoof was an entire revelation to her.

The Princess of the Night set about bringing out the constellations one at a time, each time directing her date’s gaze to the appropriate corner of the sky to show her what she was doing.
“There!” she said at last “That looks complete now.”
The pink pony lay down on the blanket on her back so that she could take in the entire nocturnal vista.
“It’s so beautiful” she croaked, a lump in her throat stopping her being able to speak any more intelligibly “I don’t have the words to describe …”
“There is no need” said Luna “Just enjoy the display.”
“Princess …” she started uncertainly, feeling that the time was now right “Come down next to me … please.”
She did, and the two ponies shared their first intimate moments together, under the most spectacular sky that the night had seen for a long time; even the moon seemed to smile down on them.

Once her date was finally spent, she curled up and went to sleep on the blanket under the stars. Luna packed away the picnic hamper, leaving out only the wine and then wrapped the blanket over the pink pony, tucking her in lest she catch a chill.

Affairs in order, she now set about fulfilling her nocturnal obligations and ascended into a transcendental state to begin her work. Celestia had been right; there was very little beyond the routine and mundane going on most everywhere; except for in the north. Something was wrong. There were very few bad dreams, but then again there were just very few dreams at all. It was as if they were being blocked. It was only that Celestia had tipped her off that she even decided to look more closely, but now she was definitely starting to form the conclusion that something was not right in the furthest reaches of the Crystal Empire.

The more she focused, the more a picture of dark clouds seemed to form, coupled with an image of demonic eyes. This surely could not be a literal image, but one that was figurative, standing as a metaphor for something else; clouds did not have eyes after all. The more she looked, the more she picked up on a sense of spreading fear and unease, but it was the small number of dreams from such a large population that made the scenario all the more frightening. What was happening to the Crystal Ponies?

Having probed and learned as much as she could, she set about helping other ponies across Equestria with their petty domestic concerns until it was time to set the moon to sleep. She allowed herself to drift out of her higher state and gently shook the figure wrapped in the picnic blanket. In response she received an incoherent string of unintelligible words then watched as a pink head was raised towards her, eyes slowly focusing as Peach Blossom awoke to see her Princess looking down at her.
“Good morning. I trust you slept well?”
“Oh Princess, I love you” responded the half-awake unicorn “But it’s still the middle of the night.”
“I can change that right now if you would like to watch.”
At this, Peach Blossom drew back the blanket and rose a little unsteadily to behold the setting of the moon as its place was taken by the Celestia’s sun. When the first warming rays streaked down from the heavens, they alighted tentatively on the tops of the trees, then gradually gained in confidence as light spilled into the domain of the receding night.

“Come, we must go now” said Luna refitting her saddle bags and inviting her date to mount her once more. Peach Blossom’s head was soon cleared of the fog of sleep as she saw the sunrise from high up in the sky, the magic transformation rolling over the ground, foreshortening the last hiding places of the night minute by minute.

The castle looked harshly omnipotent under the rising sun, and Luna circled fully round before lining up her approach to bring them back into the courtyard where their adventure had started yesterday afternoon. She made delicate wing adjustments, correcting her trim against the slight updraughts that came off the castle walls in the gentle morning breeze, and skimmed over the battlements to drop effortlessly onto the cobbles of the courtyard below.

“Now I must leave you” said Luna “But I hope I may have the pleasure of meeting with you again?”
In response, her marefriend leaned forward and gave her a passionate kiss.
“I’ll be ready for you” she whispered, gently running her forehoof through the spangled dark blue mane.
“Farewell Peach Blossom” whispered Luna and the two parted; the pink pony to catch up on her sleep, while the alicorn was to be the bearer of troubling news to her sister.

***

“… So in conclusion Sister, I believe your information to be correct; something appears to be wrong within the Crystal Empire.”
“Very well. Thank you, Luna; I believe we should despatch a contingent of pegasi from the Royal Guard to perform a reconnaissance of the area and report back their findings. At least that way we will know what, if anything, we are facing.”
“Agreed Sister. Let us despatch them this day.”

With the actions from the night now addressed as fully as they could be, Celestia’s thoughts turned to lighter matters.
“So do tell” she enquired “How was your date?”
“Most satisfactory Sister” replied Luna “I returned her this morning safely to the castle.”
“The look on your face tells me you were successful last night” teased Celestia.
“Sister!” admonished Luna in pretend shock “A lady never tells.”
“Good to see you haven’t lost your touch after all” reassured her older sister with a wicked smile on her face.
“Honestly … I have no privacy” she joked in response.

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