Gilda, The Sky's The Limit

It’s been a week ever since the injury and everything seems to have gotten worse. Everyday Luna would go to the hospital and visit Gilda and stay for the rest of the day, waiting for her friend to wake up. She would ask the doctors if she would wake up yet the answer would be the same every time though. They didn't know when Gilda would wake up ether.

At home, Celestia was worried for her sister. She wanted to tell Luna to stop visiting her, to stop hurting herself, to stop waiting for something that might not happen but that would just make things worse though. Celestia wondered though, did Luna consider Gilda more than a friend. She decided to find out herself.

Luna was heading off to the hospital as this had grown to be a normal custom to her now. She didn't bring anything along except the flute that Gilda played now and then. She often played it at the hospital to see if she would get a reaction but it never worked. On her way out of the castle, she was stopped by her sister.
"Morning Luna. Heading off to see Gilda again." Luna nodded to Celestia.
"Luna can I ask something about you and Gilda." Luna nodded.
"Do you love her?" Luna replied with "I love her as much as I can love her. Is there something wrong with alicorn loving a griffin? Or am I not allowed to love my best friend." exclaimed Luna.
"No it's just if you love her that much then I’m happy for you. I just don't want you to get hurt that's all." Celestia said to Luna in a caring tone.
"Thanks but I’m okay. I love Gilda and even if she doesn’t love me back, were still friends." Luna headed off to the hospital now and Celestia went back inside to plan some things for a meeting.

"Hay zero, got a minute?" asked vile. "Yeah sure what's wrong?" asked zero in a deep voice.
"You know Luna and Gilda? I was planning on getting them something, sort of a get well present to them." said vile.
"There’s nothing wrong with Luna pyhisicley but mentally I don’t know, as far as I can see. Though that is kind of you." said zero. "So what's the problem again."
"I have no clue what to get Luna or Gilda." while they were talking another guard came along, though a familiar one.
"Captain Raisan!" zero and vile saluted to him. "No need for that right now. I came over to tell vile that princess Celestia requires your service for something of major importance." vile went off rather quickly.
"So what were you 2 talking about anyway?" asked Raisan. "Oh we were going to get Luna and Gilda something but we don't know what though." Raisan got out of his satchel something. "Give this to Gilda and this to Luna." he handed over a medal and white orchid to zero. "I was going to give the medal to Gilda for saving Luna’s life and the orchid to Luna because Gilda wanted me to. These will do fine now get along now." zero went off.

Vile headed to princess Celestia in the main hall to speak with her. When he arrived, Celestia looked very happy for some reason. "Greetings vile." said Celestia. "Your majesty. What do you require of me." vile bowed to Celestia.
"No need for that vile. Actually I wanted to ask if you wanted to go with me on a trip. I would of taken Luna but as you know she's got other things on her mind right now. The trip is to an old friend of mine in the griffon kingdom." said Celestia.
"I would be delighted to go. When would we be leaving?" asked vile. "Tomorrow. We’ll be staying at an inn due to a dragon attack on the castle there and I don't want to be an inconvenience to them." Celestia smiled.
"Beautiful and caring." vile said, leaving Celestia with a small blush on her face. "I’ll see you tomorrow vile." she smiled and went off. It was getting late so everyone returned back to their homes for sleep... except Luna.

Luna was still waiting next to Gilda, just hoping she would wake up. "Visiting hours are almost over Miss Luna." said the doctor.
"Can’t I stay? Just tonight." asked Luna. "Look I know that you want to see your friend again but I’m sorry, the rules are the same for everypony." Luna stood up. "I understand. Can I say my goodbye's first?" asked Luna in somber tone.
"Sure. Just don't take too long." the doctor went off.

"Hay Gilda, Luna here though you probably can't see me or hear me for that matter. Gilda if you don't wake up, then I’ll go to sleep with you. I love you Gilda, more than anything in the world. I want to play you a song for you, if that's okay with you."
Luna got out Gilda’s flute and played a slow, rather sad song. It didn't last long but Luna tried to play something she hadn't played in a while. "I hope you liked it Gilda. Maybe you can play me something one day, if you wake up of course."
Luna let a couple of tears run down her face and then left the hospital for home.

The next day...

Celestia had packed what she would need to meet her friend as had vile. They travelled by chariot over there.
"Celestia why don't you just teleport there or something?" asked vile. "Teleportation spells are designed to teleport just the user. Besides I like traveling like this. That way I get to see the scenery." Celestia smiled vile on the other hand was not doing so well. "Is something wrong vile?" asked Celestia. "It’s nothing really. I just have a fear of heights that's all." said vile.
Celestia moved vile closer to her with one of her wings. "Do you feel better now?" asked Celestia.
Vile's eye's shot open. The gentle feel of Pegasus feathers felt divine. "I’m fine now." vile smiled at Celestia.
"Your blushing vile." vile mentally hoofed himself again. "Sorry about that. You are... never mind." said vile sheepishly.
"We’re here." the chariot stopped and Celestia and vile go off and were greeted by a large griffon.

"Celestia!" the griffon gave a warm hug to Celestia. "Hello rouge or blaze as you prefer to be called." said Celestia.
"You know I prefer blaze, what with my feathers and wings being red and such." said blaze. "Who’s this little one here?"
"Names Vile, guard to the princess." said vile, bowing to blaze. "None of that formal crud here. Griffons treat those close to them as brothers or sisters so if your friends with Celestia, then your my cousin." said blaze.
"okay." said vile, confused at what blaze had just said. "Now what were we talking about again? Something to do with your dragon attack." said Celestia. "Yes the dragon has moved away now but some of our houses and large chunk of my home were burned down. I was going to ask if you could send over some workers or something." blaze gave a cocky grin.
"I’ll see what I can do. There were other issues you wanted to discuss as well." said Celestia.
"Yes, yes of course but stay in my brothers inn tonight though it's a one roomer. All the inns are filled up at the moment so you won't be able to get a 2 bed room." said blaze. "I’ll take you there now."

10 minutes later...

They made it to the inn. It was surprisingly big and had a sense of adventure to it, thought that might be because that how the outside was decorated to look like a fortress. Vile, Celestia and blaze went inside and were met with some glares from some of the griffons, mostly at vile for some reason. Blaze went up to his brother and told him about his friends.
Blazes brother escorted Celestia and vile upstairs to their room. It wasn't much, just a large bed and a bathroom and a wardrobe for keeping clothes in but it had to do for now. "You can have the bed Celestia." said vile.
"Where would you sleep then?" asked Celestia. "I’ll sleep on the floor, just like when I was younger." said vile.
"How about we share the bed tonight? That way neither of us has to sleep on the floor. Unless there's a problem?"
Vile gulped. "S-sure p-princess. I humbly accept." Vile stuttered but got back to his regular self in a couple of seconds.

After a while, it became night and Celestia and vile went to bed, with vile going to sleep almost instantly. Celestia smiled and looked at vile for a minute. "He’s a good friend but maybe he's being to kind to me? None of the other guards act this way around me so why?" thought Celestia as she went to sleep.