Of Goddesses and Failures

"Take everything you need. Money, clothes, personal items. Wrap 'em up and we're gone."

Luna hurried to shove everything she needed into her two suitcases. It was almost silly to her. This seemed more like a vacation rather than escaping a psycho. Needless to say, Luna was still incredibly tense. "Don't worry about money," Blade said as he paced around the room. "I have more than enough to cover that."

"Did she pay you well for your job?"

"Incredibly so," Blade smirked. "All packed?" The princess nodded. "Good. Come." Luna was dressed in a trench coat and long beige pants. With the sunglasses and fedora, it was nearly impossible to tell it was Luna. "Well, I'll give you one thing. You managed that out pretty well."

They made a beeline for the closest carriage they could find. Something, anything that could get them out of Canterlot. The train required personal info, and that of course jeopardized everything. Carriages were the best bet. The  two climbed in an open one.

"Two for Alden." The driver nodded, and the little wooden vehicle was off. Luna had no idea what Alden was, much less the colt she was with. Thoughts raced through her head. Two hours ago she had been enjoying herself on a particularly warm evening, and now she was running from her own sister with the assassin hired to kill her. Speaking of which....

"This is probably the worst time I could ask you this, but what's your name? You never introduced yourself."

"Oh yeah, forgot about that. Cobalt Blade, at your service. Anyway, I'm sure you have a lot of questions. I can answer anything you need to know once we're at the house."

"House? What house?"

"I've already bought a house in Alden. We're going to stay there until this whole thing's blown over."

"Really? How much didshe pay you?"

"Way too much for something so easy."

The house was pretty big, considering the standard houses of Equestria. Two beds, two bathrooms, a kitchen, dining room, basement, and even a living room made for a pretty good living space.

"Sleep wherever you want. I can help unpack your things if you need me to." Luna was still a bit shocked at how big the house was. "Alright, I'm gonna get some shuteye, you do whatever you'd like. I'm looking for work in the morning. Food in the fridge, call me if you need something." Blade left to his room, closed the door, and shut the light.

Luna, however, could not sleep. She wanted to be able to herself she was over-complicating this, but it made such little sense. This colt, Cobalt as she called him, barely spoke to her unless he needed to. He was straight and to the point, and even acted like this was a completely normal scenario. He was hiding something or other. How many colts, in the face of one as beautiful as her could act so natural? She had a lot of questions, and she'd get some tomorrow.