Sleeples Nights In Equestria

           Even reading could not keep the Alicorn Princesses mind off the events of that day. So she decided to go out on the balcony of her treehouse library home, and stargaze through her telescope. She noted each constellation as she found them... Scorpio, Taurus, Draco, the Little Dipper... Then she found Ursa minor... And she sat back on her haunches, tucking her wings and gazing up at the constellation that brought back the memory of the powder blue unicorn who had shown up on her doorstep just earlier that day...

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              Twilight Sparkle, the recently crowned new Alicorn princess, had been in her study, rewriting old spells in to the modern language for her mentor, Princess Celestia to look over on the following weeks visit to Ponyville. She was busy concentrating, so when the door was knocked upon, she merely magicked it open, hoping who ever it was would be quick.

It was silent for a few moments, so Twilight looked up from her book, and gasped. Trixie was kneeling before her... No purple star spangled cloak and matching hat... No Snips and Snails brown nosing and worshiping the ground she walked on... Just regular plain Trixie... Twilight walked around her desk to the kneeling pony, and crouched down beside her.

"Hey there, Trix... How are you?"

Trixie looked up.

"Oh, Twilight!!! I'm so glad you'll talk to me!!!" the blue pony said softly. Twilight was utterly lost. "Well, why wouldn't I talk to you? We are on better terms after all..." Twilight began. But a sudden kiss from the unicorn caught her off guard, and she stood there with her horn glowing embarrassedly the same color as Trixies coat, while Trixies horn glowed the color of Twilights coat. Twilight kissed back passionately, and only stopped when they both needed to breathe.

"What...." whispered Twilight, almost too afraid to ask.

"I needed to tell you..." Trixie said softly, "That I loved you... I DO love you... But I only got the courage up enough to tell you recently... And now... You probably won't want anything to do with me... Because.... Oh look at you!

You're a gorgeous alicorn now!!! I'm just a plain old unicorn... I'm nothing special.... I..." Trixie turned away but Twi could still tell she was crying.

She sat beside the sobbing mare, draping one of her wings over her.

"Trixie... How... How long have you ... Loved me...?" Twi asked softly.

"Since... I first came to Ponyville... You banished that Ursa Minor... And I just... Completely and utterly

Fell for you.... I try to out do you so I have a chance to be close to you... That sounds so stupid I know... But... I... I love you Twilight Sparkle...." Trixie sobbed softly, all arrogance gone, all haughty, holier-than-thou attitude non-existent. Twilight rubbed her nose against Trixies, and closed her eyes.

“Trixie... you... you are quite sure of these feelings? Are you just going through a tough time right now, because you know I'm always here for you, alicorn now or not... and I...” Twi just couldn't finish her sentence... The look in the blue unicorns eyes was just too heart felt and sincere. She knew then what their horns glowing with each others coat colors meant... Alicorn and unicorn magic was still a great mystery to pony kind. But there were some things about it that were just so, with no solid explanation as to why or how. It was meant to be. Trixie... was Twilight’s soul mare. Twi stood then, making Trixie rise with her. She had made up her mind, that she would give this a try. After all... No stallion had really caught her interest... and she longed achingly for warm caresses... sweet kisses, and a pony who understood her, and didn't treat her any sort of different just because she was now an alicorn and a princess... And besides... Trixie was a former rival... but now she was a sweet misunderstood pony who just wanted to be loved and cared about... so a relationship with her may prove to be interesting... Twilight crossed her lavender horn with Trixie's powder blue one, smiling at her warmly.

“Trixie, I am utterly honored. Thank you for coming and telling me this... you are a brave and intriguing mare, and I would love...”Twilight paused for dramatic effect, as she got closer, pulling the unicorn against her and wrapping her wings around them both. “To be with you. I want nothing more...” Trixie blushed brightly, the pink contrasting quite nicely with her blue coat, as she kissed Twilight softly, putting her hooves in the dark purple and pink mane. Twilight, overcome by a sudden urge, returned the favor, kissing Trixie back while entangling her hooves in the light blue striped mane. The two mares were in their own small bubble of pure bliss when the door to Twilight’s library swung open, and her BBBFF (Big Brother Best Friend Forever), Shining Armor stepped in, beaming at his little sister before he was fully able to realize the situation. He stared at the young mare his sister was wrapped up with, and quickly averted his eyes, wishing he'd knocked. Twilight stared at Trixie, hoping she wasn't upset. She still really wanted to see her, and hold her now that she'd come clean about liking her, but the thought was futile... The powder blue unicorn gave a great sob, wrenching herself from Twilights embrace, and galloping full speed past Shining Armor, and out the open door, wailing, and disappearing into the streets of Ponyville with out even a glance back.

Twilight sighed and sat on the floor, refusing to look at Shining Armor, terrified he would judge her for loving another mare. Shining walked over and nudged his little sister gently. “Hey Twily! Who was she? She was pretty.”

Twi looked up at her brother, with tears in her eyes.

"She... Was a mare who I've known for a long time... And just admitted that she loved me... And... And I feel the same way about her..." she said softly, hanging her head. She was surprised to hear him laughing. She glanced back up at him.

"You... Don't find it... Awful...??" Twilight questioned. Shining shook his head laughing. "Of course not, little sis! I'm happy you found some pony you care for!!!"

Twilights face split into a grin. "Thank you, Shining Armor!" Twilight beamed up at her brother, and ran to give him a big hug.

After she released him, he smiled and sat with her.

"So why the out of nowhere visit?" Twi asked.

"Cadence wanted to have a small get together with her new sister," he winked at Twilight. "and her friends! And I decided to deliver the message myself because I haven't seen you in ages!!!" he said grinning.

“What's the occasion?” Twi asked, snuggling up to her big brother.

“Just a get together, sis... And it IS her twenty-first birthday... so she wanted her closest friends to all be there! And you can bring that sweet friend of yours...” Shining Armor said teasingly, winking at his sister, making her blush and bat at him with one of her wings.

“Maybe... maybe I will bring her...” Twilight said, more so to her self than her brother...

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                Twilight sighed and gazed up at the full moon, wondering where Trixie was right now... She'd decided to bring her to Cadences party, and finish confessing her love in return. She was surprised to find herself longing to be with the blue mare, and held back her tears... Tomorrow... Tomorrow, she would find her, and tell her about the party... hopefully, she'd agree to go with her, and Twilight could be happy with her at last...