Luna sighed as she turned away from her telescope. Just another average evening with a young couple running down the street and a not so young couple “playing” on their balcony. It was probably because of the thrill of being near a two storey drop. Or maybe her own voyeurism. It was hard to tell with some mares and stallions these days. She walked over to a bunch that she had ordered brought up to the top of the tower and sat down. It was all well and good for ‘tia, she hadn’t been sitting on the moon for a thousand years. Luna’s muscles had atrophied and it was still hard to stand for long periods of time. Either way, her physiotherapist said that she was doing fine.

Luna let her mind wander for a while. Unless it was a busy night, a rare commodity, it was very boring watching over the hours of darkness. Luna envied ‘tia her job of watching the daytime, but she wasn’t about to try and cause a rebellion again. She doubted her sister would be so lenient this time.

No Luna thought as she sighed to herself, it probably wouldn’t be worth it. I could just commission some night clubs that everypony would-

Wait.

Yesss.

Luna called for her faithful unicorn guard. “Midnight, come here please.”
Midnight Guardian (an apt name, Luna thought to herself before remembering her own names peculiar relationship to her own vocation) strode through the door onto the balcony to join his princess.

“Yes, your Highness?” he asked, his voice alert despite the late hour.

“Would you please take a letter for me?”

“Of course.”

Luna smiled to herself. It had taken days (well nights) to break the stiff unicorn’s formality and mould him into something more… relaxing. “Address it to Vinyl Scratch in Ponyville and ask her to visit me on this balcony tomorrow evening. Inform her that she will sleep in the palace that night and warn her that it will regard a long term commission.”

Midnight obediently copied down the letter, holding it out with his magic for the princess to sign.

Luna signed the letter with her name, kissed her guard on the cheek, taking a silent pleasure in his blush as she did so, and dismissed him. It was shaping up to be a rather more interesting night she decided as she once again surveyed the rooftops of Canterlot. Thoughts kept crisscrossing inside her head as she looked from window to street to doorway, her eyes hungry for any not too strenuous fun. But alas, it was to no avail, so instead she searched for something in particular. That one little sign that would tell her how her problem of boredom would be solved.

She didn’t find it however and soon returned to her bench. Perhaps it wouldn’t be so much fun. She sighed again, slipping back into her melancholy ways of thought. She decided that for once, she didn’t want to be alone. She was a princess for Celestia’s sake, and an important one at that. Celestia was doing her job and so fair enough, but that new filly, princess Cadence, what had she ever done? She just sat around ogling princess Twilights brother.

Luna smiled a little to herself at that thought. Cadence and Shining were both airheads. A match made in heaven, Luna thought. Not that she was really that spiteful, but they held the wedding at NOON. The ONLY time that she couldn’t come and watch because of sleep. They could have held it at sunset, which was obviously a far more romantic time for a wedding. Honestly.

She called out for Midnight again. All the other guards had been able to go to the wedding and he had to sleep as well, so he was in the same boat. But stallions didn’t seem to care as much. Whatever, he usually sympathized with her on similar matters so maybe…

“Your Highness?” Midnight asked as he walked out onto the balcony.

“Were you ever annoyed at Shining Armor’s decision to hold the wedding at noon?” Luna asked.

“Not particularly, Luna. He told me in person that it was nothing personal but that Cadence ha-“

“That Bi-“Luna exclaimed cutting herself off mid word. Relaxed standards were one thing but swearing about something like this was… oh what the hell. Luna set off on a tirade of swearing that turned Midnight’s navy blue face red and gave it a slight glow. She looked over at him suddenly, realizing just how many forgotten words that she had brought back from the origins of Equestrian history.

“Sorry Midnight,” she apologised,” but it would appear that the incident-.”

She cut herself off again.

“What incident?” Midnight asked, eager to hear the story.

“Well,” Luna began,” one evening, I had just woken up and was taking breakfast- or dinner depending on your shift- with the then two other royal sisters. I was about to drink some chocolate milk when Cadence looked at me very, very smugly and said: “What, actually have to work tonight or are you just going to stare at your precious guard again?”
Luna paused to smile at the blush that was once again forming on her friend’s face.

“What did you say?” asked Midnight, his features still glowing.

Luna smile grew even bigger and more mischievous at the memory. “I didn’t say anything. I just picked up the pitcher of chocolate milk and poured it on her head. She didn’t even see it coming. A perfect comeback even if I do say so myself.”

Midnight looked appalled and amused at the antics of his lovable, kind, relaxed, but above all cheeky princess. Luna’s grin hadn’t shrunk at all, something that didn't quite assure the young guard that it was the end of the story, but that there was more to come. It didn't however and soon the two of them began discussing more normal matters.

"So," Luna started, "got a nice mare yet, or even a stallion?"

She winked at Midnight and made him blush AGAIN.

"No, I don't", he said as a sigh passed through his lips. It always seemed like she was trying to get him to take dinner/breakfast with her after their shift, but he knew he couldn't. It wasn't that he wasn't considered handsome. Quite the contrary, several nice looking mares had asked him out over the past few weeks, but.

And there it was. Out in the soup of his thoughts. That all pervading BUT. You know what. Screw the "but" I'm going to have some fun for once. He looked back up at his princess. Still weak after her years on the moon, but gaining in strength.

"I think I just stopped caring about the rules." he said slyly.

Luna's eyebrows shot up. She had not expected this. But, it was something that she had been working towards for a while. She stepped closer to HER Midnight Guardian. The one that she had so carefully been working at for all these weeks together. And who had finally come around to her way of thinking. The two ponies looked into one another's eyes, sharing the bond of countless nights together, alone. Their lips reached out to each other, and the two crazy ponies finally did what fate had been bringing them towards for the past two and a half years.

Author's Note

Let me know what you think of the first chapter. This is not a fic where the fourth wall will be constantly broken, but I am tempted for this to be Midnight's dream (mostly. He would have nodded off outside after sending Luna's letter.). Doesn't mean it will happen though. I suppose any readers could vote on it. I promise that I could have fun with the dream option though, and so could you. *suggestive wink* well. That's it for chapter one. I will write a chapter two as soon as this gets a couple of reads and at least one comment. Thank you fellow bronies and pegasisters. It will be a pleasure entertaining you.