Chapter 1: Yeah... Not Creepy At All
“I have to say, Princess, these tea parties with you are just delightful,” Twilight said, sipping more of her drink and enjoying the warm liquid crawling down her throat to settle warmly in her stomach. “Both our schedules are just so busy sometimes, it’s good to just sit back and relax.”
“I agree, Twilight,” Celestia said, a warm smile on her face as she refilled her own cup with the piping hot tea kettle. “Or should I say Princess as well?” Celestia chuckled.
“Well, I haven’t been princess for too long,” Twilight said sheepishly, a cute blush appearing on her face. Celestia couldn’t help but notice how the redness of Twilight’s cheeks made all her other features just dazzle out in beauty. “I don’t want to seem too big-headed now.”
“Oh, nonsense, Twilight. You’re one of the most modest mares I know,” Celestia assured her student, the praise only making Twilight blush further. “And a wonderful princess at that. You’re already taking your duties and the tribulations of the courts just wonderfully.”
“Aw, you flatter me,” Twilight giggled, her voice like the tweet to a bird at spring time, succulent sounds of ringing tones that drifted into beautiful music that reached Celestia’s ears. “But really, I never would have been what I am today without your help and support, Celestia. Everything I am now is thanks to you.”
Oh, even her praise beat out the finest wine the kingdom had to offer. Celestia quickly sipped her tea, hoping to hide the red hue that had arisen to her white cheeks.
“It is nothing, Twilight. I merely guided you. Finding the true meaning of friendship, using the Elements of Harmony to save Equestria, and even your coronation as an alicorn was all because of your actions, not mine.”
“I’m just thankful I actually get to be a princess, just like you,” Twilight said, stretching out her wings to admire them. Celestia felt her own wings stretch out a bit, but for entirely different reasons. “Now we get to hang out in the castle all the time, rule Equestria together, and just be much closer than before.”
“Yes... I was thinking the same thing,” Celestia said, the graceful curves of Twilight’s body catching her eye across the table. Twilight was without her royal gown today, since there weren’t many duties at the moment needing a more elegant attire. So Celestia got to enjoy the sight of her luscious body all she wanted. Those appealing sides, that tush ass, the adorkable expression on her face all the time with her prim and proper mane style–all culminating in such an alluring appearance that Celestia wouldn’t look away from for all the world.
“Um, Princess, are you okay?” Twilight asked, her eyebrow arched. “You’ve been staring into space drooling for the past two minutes.”
Celestia shook her head to clear her thoughts, coughing slightly as she stared down at her tea. “Of course, Twilight. I just... drifted off into space for a bit is all.”
“Are you sure? Our meetings together usually have you do that more often than not when you stare into my direction,” Twilight said, a hint of worry appearing in her voice.
“Yes, I am sure.” Celestia glanced away to avoid further eye contact. Better than looking back into those beautiful gateways to Twilight’s soul that are called eyes. Staring into them always made her knees weak and her throat dry.
After several uncomfortable moments of silence, Celestia looked back to Twilight, apprehensive doubt seeming to stick to her like fog. “Twilight... may I ask you a personal question?”
“Sure, Princess, anything for you.”
Straightening out her back and taking deep breaths to prepare herself for what was coming next, Celestia asked, “Twilight, do you love me?”
The abruptness of her question nearly knocked the white alicorn down with the anxiety-filled buildup that’s been going on for months on end. She had wanted to desperately ask it on many occasions before, but the answer and its ramifications quelled her desires. That is, until now.
“Well duh, of course I love you,” Twilight answered simply, a kind smile on her face as she stared up at her teacher. “I love all my friends.”
“No, not that type of love,” Celestia muttered, her face flushed. “I mean love love. Like the type from romance novels.”
“Oh...” Twilight said, a look of fear masking her features for a moment.
“Twilight, please, before you answer, let me say something,” Celestia said, cutting Twilight off from speaking what she was about to say. “I do love you, Twilight. I love you more than the sun I rise and set each day. Each time I get up and go back to sleep, I think only of you. Everytime I think of the awaiting years before me, I can only think of you by my side as someone to share my immortal lifetime with. You make each day worth it just to go on. I don’t know if I can properly explain to you how much you mean to me, but if I had to choose who I would spend the rest of my life with, it’d be you.”
Celestia had poured all her heart and soul into that speech; the pent up emotions, the held back feelings, the allure of true love screaming in her face—she finally released them in one clarity-filled moment of unbridled love for another.
“Um... wow, this is awkward,” Twilight muttered, sweat forming on her brow as she glanced left and right in the hope someone was nearby to interrupt this moment. “Listen, Celestia, I’m really touched... but this wouldn’t really work.”
“But why?” Celestia blurted out, the feeling of a hoof stomping on her heart until it was mushy paste in the ground hitting her hard. “We’re both princesses now! We can finally... finally be together!”
Twilight sighed, rubbing her temple with a hoof. “Okay, first reason it wouldn’t work is because I don’t swing that way.”
“... Say what now?”
“Yeah, you heard me. I don’t find mares attractive,” Twilight explained, crossing her forelegs and rolling her eyes. “And even if I did, it’d definitely not be with you.”
“B-but why?” Celestia asked, that statement hurting her even more than the previous one about Twilight not returning her love.
Twilight arched an eyebrow in disbelief. “Seriously? You’ve been my mentor since I was a filly. I think of you more as a mother or nanny than a lover. Plus, you’re what, over a thousand years old? I’m still in my twenties. If we ever did have a relationship, it’d be plain creepy, even if it wasn’t pedophilia.”
Celestia squinted her eyes, repressing the onflow of tears that was sure to come. Twilight got up from her seat, feeling partially guilty for rejecting Celestia so hard and partially creeped out Celestia felt like that for her. “Listen, uh, Princess. I’ll be going now. I have a date with Flash Sentry later, and I’d hate to miss it.”
“You have a coltfriend?” Celestia asked, her jaw hanging open wide.
Twilight shot the princess an unamused face. “Yeah. Hoping it wouldn’t be a big surprise for you. Guess I was wrong.” Turning away, Twilight quickly vamoosed to avoid further awkwardness, calling over her shoulder, “Thanks for the tea, Princess! Try internet dating websites if you really want a partner!”
Looking back down at her tea, Celestia wallowed in her emotional anguish, her love life once more devoid of anything worthwhile.
“Great, I made her a princess for nothing,” Celestia muttered, resting her forehead against the table. Looking back up at the empty seat, an idea suddenly sprung up in her mind. “Hey, I wonder if her friend Rainbow Dash wants to be a princess...?”
