Tea for you.

For the first time in my life: I am utterly speechless. Well not so, because I'm explaining how I speechless I am in speech..but you understand what I mean. No, shut up, you understand. I don't care if you don't! Just pretend you do then. Anyhow, I am quite speechless at this moment in my life. I am standing just a foot from what could either be the mother of first born child or simply the princess I had a pregnancy scare with. I stood just beyond the bathroom door, however I did not stand alone. I stood with Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight. I had alerted Celestia to our little.......you know. She alerted the other two, non possibly-pregnant princess and arranged a quick meet up at my home. Cadence was otherwise occupied, Celestia had made a crack about her being jealous of Luna and I.

Well the two available princess arrived within an hour of me alerting Celestia of the possible pregnancy afoot. I had made coffee and Luna had taken a small nap before actually going to take the pregnancy test. Now in the bathroom all was silent except for the somewhat excited and anxious Twilight Sparkle and her persistent questions.

"What will you name it if it's a mare?"

"I dunno."

"Will you two move to somewhere more spacious?"

"I don't know."

"Are you going marry the princess if she's pregnant?"

"*Sigh* I don't know."

I sip at my coffee nervously. Twilight does not take my continuing use of the phrase "I don't know" as a sign that I'm not in the mood to be questioned on decisions I may or may not have to make some time in the future.

"Where are you parents?" She asks. "Shouldn't they know their son is with a princess."

"My parents...." I stop at that. "Please stop with your questions. Now." I say with a slightly agitated tone.

Twilight gets the memo with that added tone of voice. Realizing she must've tread onto she shouldn't have, she quickly moves to just sipping at the cup of tea she had asked me to make her upon her arrival. Celestia is next to speak.

"Is there anything you'd like to talk about, Black Stripe?" She asks."I'm sensing you just avoided an old emotional wound of some sort."

I give an angered eye. "You are guest in my home. If you continue on with trying to poke at my emotional wounds: I will forcibly eject you from my home. I will only extend this warning once." I say in a more agitated tone. Then I knock on the bathroom door. "Luna?"

"I'm just about finished in here.....Black Stripe....please come in. Alone if you will." Luna calls through the door.

I set my coffee mug on a nearby table and gently open the door just enough for me to get in. I close it tightly and secure the lock behind me once I've stepped in. Luna is sitting down in front of the toilet with the little plastic testing strip floating in front of her in a blue magical aura. Her face shows indifference. She probably will show some lean towards one outcome when I show my emotions regarding the outcome. I gulp as I walk to her and sit next to her. I close my eyes and take a deep breath. I wrap a hoof around her and say as I open my eyes. "Show it to me."

The test strip moves before my eyes and in an instant I imagine the future that lies before me. I take a gulp. "Are you...uhhhh....happy with this?" I ask her my voice somewhat shaky, my body feeling like a giant unsettled blob of nerve clusters.

"I am pleased." She says in a slightly more...happy tone of voice.

I smile. "You sure?"

She returns my smile and gives me a light hug. "I'm sure....you're going to be a good dad." She says with a broad smile.

We exit the bathroom at the same time, Twilight and Celestia, despite my reaction to their questions earlier, look on with anticipation. Their eyes and ears eagerly awaiting the answer either of us could supply. Luna and I exchange glances at each other. She nods to me.

"Well, everypony." I say with smile. I look to Luna. "Allow me to introduce you Luna; she's a princess, she controls the moon, and she's an expecting mother." I say with a laugh as I wrap one hoof around Luna.

Celestia and Twilight both break out into cheering for Luna and I. I turn to Princess Luna and she leans in for a passionate kiss. I can feel a tongue slip into my mouth just as the cheering for the new-found pregnancy stops. Luna is usually very forceful with her kissing, she's a bit dominate when it comes to romantic gestures like kissing. I suppose it comes from the fact that she's always been in the shadow of her sister. She seeks power of her own, or at least more than she already has. Even in bed she seeks power, at least over me. Interesting, I know, but the ability to read into other's psyche and just general emotional behaviors are useful skills to be proficient in.

Luna and I conclude our kiss and we simply sit staring into each others' eyes for a second. She sighs and say. "I know we've only dated for a short time but I swear it feels as if we've been together since the first day I walked through the doors downstairs."

I smile broadly. "Well....rest, my dear. Celestia, Twilight, and I are going to head out to get something." I say with a wink to the other princesses.