Princess Luna's Desire

The day melted away and I began preparing myself for my second Nightmare Night since returning to Equestria. I decided I would return to Ponyville once more as it seemed to be one of the most welcoming villages I’d ever visited.

I dressed myself up, this time choosing to wear a gown Rarity had made for me the year before. Nightmare Moon was boring now; I needed a new look…

As I stood in front of the mirror, admiring my gown, I began to notice the rest of me. I looked kind of… pretty. I smiled. I looked somewhat… desirable. Rarity’s beautiful gown had given me a whole different appearance!

This is when I got a strange feeling I’d never felt before… A desire of some sort in the pit of my stomach? No… not my stomach…

I ran my hoof gently over my stomach and felt it wander down to the private place between my legs?!

‘What is this?’ I demanded. ‘What is this… feeling?’

I moved my hoof away quickly. What was going on?!

I looked out the window and saw that it was time I was on my way. I took a deep breath and stepped onto the balcony. Then, putting the strange feeling behind me I took to the sky.

The flight was magnificent! The sky was clear and my moon and all the stars shone down on me as if welcoming me into the night.

When I arrived in Ponyville everypony bowed to me respectfully.

‘It’s a pleasure to be here again on this frightful night!’ I said.

‘Oh my! Princess Luna!’ Rarity called as soon as she caught sight of my beautiful gown. ‘It looks absolutely fabulous on you, darling!’

‘Of course it does!’ I replied. ‘You were the pony who made it for me!’

‘I did didn’t I?’ she cried. ‘You simply must come to the boutique so that you can model next year’s unique gown!’

I smiled.

‘That is, of course, if you want to, princess,’ she added. ‘It shan’t take long, I promise!’

It didn’t take much to convince me. I did so love Rarity’s gowns! And after seeing a few familiar faces and stealing a snack or two I went with Rarity to the boutique.

‘This is just so good of you!’ Rarity said as walked through the door of the boutique. ‘You are, without a doubt, one of the best ponies to model my dresses!’

‘I’m most flattered that you think so,’ I replied, still munching on an oat cookie.

‘Of course. Now, I think deep red will go nicely against your complexion. Plus I have a feeling this colour will be in next year!’

I suddenly felt uncomfortable when Rarity removed my dress. The aching desire inside began burning once again. I fidgeted uncomfortably.

‘Princess, is there something the matter?’ Rarity asked, concerned.

‘No, it’s quite alright,’ I replied quickly.

‘Are you sure?’

‘Well… to be honest, I think there may be something wrong with me,’ I admitted realising there was no way of hiding it.

‘What is it?’ Rarity asked. ‘Do you have a headache? Are you running a fever?! There was an outbreak of the feather flu a few weeks back!’

‘No, I don’t think it’s that.’

‘Then what?’

I felt awkward. I couldn’t explain it to somepony I didn’t even know that well…

‘Hmm… I’ll get you a glass of water, Princess,’ Rarity told me before dashing off into the kitchen.

I sighed and slumped down on the sofa, tucking my legs underneath me, trying to relieve the ache between my legs. It worked, but then came that sensation again. It was the most intense thing and felt so good, but it frightened me.

Rarity came back with a glass of water. ‘Here, drink this… um…’

I shot up off the sofa.

‘Um, Luna? Have you… spilled something over yourself?’

‘No…’ I responded, embarrassed.

‘It’s just that you’re… um… wet… between your legs...’

I turned around to see. She was right!

I groaned.

‘Forgive me, Princess, but… did you… pee yourself?’ Rarity questioned, wide eyed.

I shook my head, horrified at the very idea. ‘Of course not! I-I mean, I don’t think so…’

Rarity said nothing for a moment.

‘Oh… I told you!’ I blurted. ‘I think there may be something very wrong with me! I have the strangest sensation down… there… It doesn’t hurt and it’s not like it… feels… well, bad…’

The look on Rarity’s face changed in a flash, but I wasn’t sure I recognised the expression she wore, nor could I fully understand it.

‘Forgive me,’ I tried to compose myself, embarrassed.

‘Princess, I think I know what the problem is,’ Rarity finally spoke, her cheeks flushing a delicate pink.

‘You do?’

‘Yes, well, you know the um… birds and the bees?’

I gave her a questioning look. ‘I hardly see what birds or bees have to do with this, Rarity.’

‘Ah, so you… haven’t, hah-hah… Um… oh dear…’

‘Please, Rarity,’ I begged. ‘If you have any information about the condition I have developed, please do not withdraw it from me!’

‘Of course,’ Rarity replied, scrambling for words. ‘You know what happens to… um… two ponies when they love each other, don’t you?’

I nodded firmly. ‘But of course. When two ponies love each other they develop an unbreakable bond. I don’t see how that could be the answer to my problem either.’

‘Well… you know how foals are made, right?’ Rarity asked finally. ‘Please say you do…’

‘Of course,’ I replied.

‘At a… specific time of the year a mare goes out seeking for… well, that. Obviously most ponies aren’t looking for… foals so they… You just need to sit tight and maybe go for a little walk to… release the tension.’

I honestly didn’t get it. ‘So… that feeling… is some kind of calling to the stork? But the ponies who don’t wish to have foals distract from the feeling?’

‘No!’ Rarity exclaimed. ‘Did Princess Celestia not explain anything to you?’

‘Unfortunately my sister had little time to’-

‘Oh! I didn’t want to be the one to explain this to you, but… well basically… You’re in heat.’

‘I told you, I’m not hot,’ I replied. ‘I don’t have a fever!’

‘No, it means that your… body is ready to conceive a… a foal,’ Rarity explained.

‘My body? But I thought that foals come from… But HOW?!’

Rarity grimaced uncomfortably.

Just then there was a knock at the door.