> A Thousand Years
>  by 2006midnight
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> A Thousand More
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Princess Luna turned her head towards Equestria and sighed. I’m so close. Tomorrow is the day when I can finally return to you Tia. And though this is the day I’ve been looking forward to this past thousand years, now that it’s almost time, I’m scared. My heart is beating faster than it ever has. Memories are playing over and over again in my head. I remember all the promises we’d made to each other when we were young. Everything is crystal clear. How can I be brave enough to face you again? How can you possibly love me again after what I did? And even if you could, how can I forgive myself? As they had done most days in the past thousand years, tears began to fall from the night princess’ eyes.

Day after day I’ve felt myself slowly going insane. I hear your voice over and over again. The way you pleaded with me to see reason. You have no idea how much I wish I had listened. How could you? A choking sob comes from Luna. If I hardly ever see you, if we hardly ever have any time together as family rather than royalty, then how can we say that we’ll be together forever? We can’t. No matter how much we may have wanted to, nor how much we want to rebuild our relationship, it won’t ever be perfect. 

But that doesn’t matter anymore. I don’t care about that anywhere near as much as I used to. Being alone for all these years has taught me many things. Mainly it’s shown me that just because you aren’t always with the pony you love, it doesn’t mean that they no longer love you. Sometimes, you have to be away from each other in order for your relationship to grow, to strengthen. I promise to remember that Tia. I promise that wherever you go, whatever you do, I’ll always be waiting for you. No matter what it takes, or how it much it may break my heart at times, I promise that I’ll never leave you again. You were once the rock in my life, and now, if you take me back, I promise that I’ll be your rock. I promise I’ll be there for you, whenever you need me, for the rest of time.

“I’m sorry for all the pain I’ve caused you dearest sister.” Luna’s body was once again racked with sobs. I took for granted all that you’d done for me. All the times from our childhood, that I thought would last forever, I realize now, how naïve I was. I can see the sheer stupidity of my actions that day one thousand years ago. I wish I could take it all back. For I remember everything so clearly that I can hear the laughter, taste the tears, but I can’t ever get back to that again. I’ve ruined everything just by relinquishing the iron control I had over my emotions for one small moment. You can’t see me now Tia, but these memories of you, they’ve got me going crazy. As they have for ten centuries. 

I wonder if you’ll even care about all that I’ve been through all these years we’ve been apart. I know I care about what you’ve had to endure. But whether you do or not, as long as I’m reunited with you, I don’t suppose it really matters. I’ll take the chance I’ve been given. The chance to fix my mistakes. For all of these memories have truly got me slowly going insane. All because of how much I love you. “I know I haven’t shown it Tia, but I’ve always loved you. And it is for that reason that I hope you’ll give me a second chance. Please…” Tears flowed freely from Luna’s eyes.

I’ve doubted myself many times during this exile, but, in the end, the thought of you ruling Equestria alone for so long always banishes my doubts. Each day I’ve gotten one step closer to the time when I’ll finally get to see you, my dear sister, again. Every day I’ve been here, I have died on the inside. Died because I didn’t know if I could wait a thousand years before I could be with you again. That’s how much I love you Tia. I know that I keep saying this, but it’s always true. I love you more than anything else in the world. I’ve loved you ever since the day I was born, and that love has only grown stronger this past thousand years. And I’ll love you for a thousand more.

Every time I think of you, it’s as if time stands still. You’re amazing Tia. And I just can’t believe that I ever thought you didn’t care about me. You’re the best sister anypony could ask for. I should have tried harder to talk to you about how I was feeling before I became Nightmare Moon, instead of hiding my emotions, and letting the hatred fester. From now on I will be brave. I will not let anything, anything at all, take you away from me. Our love is too important for me to allow that to happen again. 

Each and every minute that I am away from you breaks my heart even more. And yet, those same minutes bring me closer to the time that I will get to be by your side once more. When my sun will rise again. Luna looked towards the sun, “Dear sister, my heart dies each and every day that I am not with you. You don’t need to be afraid Tia, for I have loved you for all these centuries and I will love you for the rest of time. I will love you forever.” All along I’ve believed that I will eventually be able to feel the comfort of your warm embrace. Time has brought that moment closer, step by step throughout my exile.

For the first time in a thousand years, Princess Luna wiped the tears from her eyes. Waiting this long has been torture Tia, but I’ve survived. I’ve endured, and it’s all because of you. I have loved you my entire life, and I will continue to do so for the rest of forever. Forever and always.