Lovers of the Night

        It was a great day. Lance had finally gotten out of the hospital. He was really bored. Even if it was only for one day. He then made his way back to the castle. He then came in and saw no sight of Sparking Blade. He already knew about of his fate. He continued to his room. There he sat around organizing his room after the incident. That's when he started thinking. If Princess Luna liked him, then maybe he should take her out. He had rarely seen her go out at all. That's what he decided to do. He put on his formal uniform and proceeded down to the throne room. Surprisingly they she wasn't there. He thought she could only be at one place. Her room.

        Lance stood at her door. Wondering if she was in there. He decided to open the door. There, he saw Luna trying to put some dress on. Luna looked a bit awkward trying to get it on. As if she didn't know how to. Luna turned and saw Lance. She yelled in surprise and ducked under her bed trying to hide her dress. "Does thou not know how to knock?" yelled Luna. Lance just laughed. "What are you doing?" asked Lance.

"N-nothing. I just thought I should try on this... dress? I look terrible in it."

"Nonsense. Let's see it."

"No. Thou will not like it."

"C'mon. It's just a dress."

Lance walked over to Princess Luna to help her up. She looked awkward. She had put a part of the dress on wrong. "Oh, that's why you seem to be having trouble. You put this part on wrong," said Lance. He adjusted the strap and fixed her dress. "There."

"How did thou-"

"When my brother and father were out flying, I would help my mom with her clothing and stuff. See? You look beautiful."

Luna blushed. She didn't know what to say. It had been a while since she had any interest in people. "Thank you."

"Luna, I have a question."

"Go ahead."

"I was wondering, now that I know you like me, I was hoping that we could go out for the day. I know I just came back from the hospital. But..."

"Sure."

With that said, Lance brought Princess Luna out of the room. "My dress?" said Luna. "Leave it. You look lovely in it," replied Lance smiling. Luna smiled back and they continued out of the castle. Both of them walked side by side. Luna had begun to think. Them she said her question out loud. "Lance, wouldn't both of us attract a great amount of unwanted attention?" Lance responded by saying, "The Canterlot Ponies will just wonder who am I and why you are with me. No worries, if we start getting chased, well that's another story." Both of them laughed. They continued down to the city.

        Princess Luna was right. Ponies began to stare at Princess Luna and Lance. She could hear their chatter. Some said, "What is the princess doing in town?" Or she heard, "Who is that man the princess is walking with?" Luna felt uneasy. As for Lance, he was just staring back at the ponies. That was when he spoke. "People of Canterlot," he said. "I am Lance, a royal guard. I am here with Princess Luna. No need to watch us. We just wish to walk around amongst you all like regular Canterlot Citizens. Please go back to what you were doing and treat us like you would to anypony else!"

        Surprisingly, the crowd turned back to what they were doing. "See," said Lance. "The people of Canterlot understand. C'mon, let's go have some fun. Lance grabbed Princess Luna and brought her to a park. There they ran around and chased each other. Though some of the ponies were surprised, they continued with their daily life. Lance and Princess Luna collapsed onto the grass. "I had never had this much fun in quite some time," said Princess Luna. "This feels great," said Lance.

        "Let us continue our merriment Lance!"

        Lance felt his body ache a bit. He may have been strong, but that doesn't mean he still can't fell pain. "Hold Princess, I think my injuries had caught up to me. Give me a moment to rest."

        Luna nodded and said she would take a small walk along the park. Lance layed back and slowly breathed in and out. He thought it would help. It sort of did. That's when he hatched an idea. He opened his eyes to see that the sun was slowly coming down. He thought of taking Luna to dinner. It was the perfect plan. So he got back to his hooves amped looked for Luna. He found her sitting down looking up at the sky. "Luna," said Lance. She turned to him. "How are you feeling?"

        "I'm fine. But, I have an idea. Lets have some dinner here in the city."

        "I don't know..."

        "Trust me, you'll enjoy the food."

        That's when both of them walked to the nearest fancy restaurant. There they mingled and ate for a few hours. They enjoyed themselves. That was when they decided to head back to the castle. "I had a fun time Lance. Thank you," said Luna. "We should do this again soon," said Lance smiling. As they were about to open the castle door, Princess Celestia had beat them to it.

        "Where have you been?" she asked. "What's wrong sister?" asked Luna.

        "Sparking Blade has escaped! Someone broke into the castle killing to guards and freeing him."

       Lance was shocked. Now he knew that him and Luna were in danger. He knew that Sparking Blade and whoever rescued him would seek revenge. "This is terrible. I know he will try to kill me or worse, take Princess Luna."