The rain slowly drizzles on the window; the gray clouds give hints of the moons faint glow. The mare gaze never left the window, feeling drawn to world outside. The lavender mare lets out a long sigh and turn to look into the dark library, only one candle lit the room she was staying in. This was the only time that she had to herself after becoming a alicorn. From the day that happen, she was keep busy with having ponies come to her to talk about things, so that they may have it pass on to Celestia.
The sound of the rain put her mind at ease; she never could figure out why. Her thoughts drifted from the day she had today to things that haven’t happened yet. The clock in the library ringed the time, it was midnight. Twilight knew she should be going to bed, but the rain just keep her wake with the music it played with the world. Or so she thought, her eyes slowly close and a peaceful dream came to her.
Twilight stands on the balcony alone feeling breeze blowing through her mane, it felt so good. Before long there was a sound of some pony walking up behind her, turning to see that it was a pony that she knew all too well. It was Princess Luna with a happy smile across her face.
“Why art thou late at getting sleep,Twilight Sparkle?” Luna made her way next to Twilight and looked at the night sky.
“It’s raining and I want to listen to the rain.” She wore a weak smile and looked up at the sky as well. Luna had started coming to visit Twilight in her dreams a while back, about a week after Twilight was crowned as the fourth princess. Which Twilight was happy for, Princess Celestia was busy with all the nobles wanting voice their thoughts about her becoming a princess.
“The rain is indeed lovely on some nights, but sadly it does block our lovely night sky.” Luna lets out low sigh. Twilight giggled and placed a hoof on Luna’s back.
“But isn’t it not true that if you can’t see something, it’s beauty will take ones breath away once finally seen?” Twilight was trying to cheer up Luna, she did love the clean night sky and the wonderful stars that fill it, but she also loved the light rain at night.
“Art thou making fun of us?” Luna gave Twilight a fake whine which caused Twilight to hide a little giggle.
“Princess Luna I would never make fun of you. You’ve become a good friend to me over the past few months. I don’t know how I could ever thank you enough,” Twilight give Luna a quick hug and smiles warmly at the night princess.
“Tis but nothing, Twilight Sparkle. With our sister is busy with those crazy nobles, so we took her role as your mentor, but it seems that I have also become your friend along the way.” Luna’s face turn a little red before let out a little giggle. “It seems like our time is up and thou must wake to face the new day.” Before Twilight could tell Luna that she would talk to her later, the light of the sun shines right in her eye and caused her to abandon from the dream world.
Twilight let out a sigh and looked up at the ceiling of the room. Luna had started out as a replacement mentor, but as time went on the relationship had change to a friendship. To her it wasn’t a bad thing. Twilight loved to make new friends now and Princess Luna was a good friend. Luna seem to be overjoyed to have someone to talk to about her time back and Twilight was just glad to help her out.
She kind of wished that Celestia would have waited a little longer to rise the sun, just so she could have stayed in the dream world a little longer. Her and Luna would talk about all kinds of things that Luna wasn’t sure about in the world today and Twilight even got to talk about her day. She did have the other girls to talk to, but what was on her mind most of the time, they wouldn’t understand.
The more she laid there the more she knew she need to get up. Living in a library was nice, not many ponies come there for books. There was still a few that came for a book on something to help them with a job or something. So it came down to the lavender alicorn to find them the right book in a timely manner.
The library had been closed for a while when Twilight was on her so called royal tour. Which she disliked a lot. Every noble in every town she want to asked her questions that she didn’t have a clue on what to say. She did her best to say that she would answer them at a later date, but never said when that would be. She hope she would have the knowledge to answer them when that later date came.
There was a knock at the front door. That was the worlds way of telling her it was time to get out of bed. Rushing down the stairs so not to make the pony wait too long to get into the library. Unlocking the door and opening it to find a white unicorn with a very fashionable mane style. Rarity bursted into the room with all the flare of being the town’s local drama queen.
“Oh, Twilight how glad I am to see that you made it back to ponyville. I have been dying to make you new dress now that you are a princess.” Rarity was all over her trying to take all kind of sizes before drawing out any of the dress. That was one thing about Rarity that Twilight admired, she could take all your sizes down and have a dress the next day that would fit like a glove and looked really great.
“It’s really good to see you too, Rarity. I just got back last night before the rain hit. It is nice to be home again.” Before Twilight could ask how Rarity was doing, she was out the door with all the numbers she need. She let out a sigh knowing that later she would get dragged to Rarity’s shop to try on what would seems to be a never ending lineup of dresses.
Having nothing else to do, the library kind of ran itself. And all she had to do was make sure the pony signed the book out if they were taking it home and put a return date on the card in the book. So till somepony needed her, she was going to make a pot of tea. Twilight didn’t waste any time getting a pot going. Making the best tea takes time to brew or it doesn’t come out right..
After the tea was finish, the rest day went by like any other working at a library. Which was mostly her relaxing on a couch reading a book and drinking some tea. The sun made it’s way across the sky and it was now making it’s way down. That was when there was a knock at the door. Twilight had one guess who could be at the library at such hour.
Twilight let out a sigh and open the door with her magic. Right as the door slowly, Rarity came rushing in with her horn brightly lit. Rarity was dragging Twilight out by her tail as she try to dig her hooves into the ground. She didn’t want to go try on new dress, she was really enjoying the time she had alone to read. Spike was out on official business, which just meant that he was his day off in Canterlot.
After hours of trying on new dresses, Twilight stumbled into the library. She was so worn out from all the dress that Rarity made her try on. Not wasting any time, she closed down the library and being to do her nightly clean-up of herself. The hardest part was cleaning her wings, those tricky new appendages. Luna happily taught her out to clean her wings with magic, which made things considerably easier.
Once said and done, she made herself comfy in her own bed instead of the window like the night before. The bed was nice and soft as always, but it was hard to sleep in when you have wings and still haven’t got use to sleeping them. After while, she fell into sleep and started the journey into the realm of dreams. She couldn’t wait to see Luna again.
Twilight was back at the balcony again. This seem like a place where her and Luna always meet for their nightly chats. The breeze blows through her mane as she felt a slight change in the ambience, Luna had entered the dream.
“We glad thou could make it on such a reasonable hour this time, Twilight,” Came a voice behind her.
“You can thank Rarity for that. She had me try on so many dresses. I have a feeling she had some made a while back and she just need to fix them to fit me.” She give a long sigh and turn to face Luna.
“We would love to see some of the dresses made for thee.” Luna smiled and Twilight sighed again wishing she hadn’t said a word about the dresses to begin with. And so she give Luna a little fashion show of all the dresses.She had to admit to herself; indeed of the dresses that she put on looked really lovely on her.
“Twilight! What kind of dress is that?” Luna turn around to hide her growing blush, but she forgot about having wings and Twilight turned only to see that Luna’s wings had popped out and were stiff as a board. The dress that she was wearing was a very revealing one, she didn’t know why Rarity had made it.
She tried to hide her also growling blush,changing back into simple that Rarity made for her back at her last birthday. Though Luna still tried to hide ‘till she could get her wings back down. It didn’t take long for them to do so. “That is a very lovely dress you have on now, Twilight Sparkle. May we inquire on who is the divine artist that made such?”
“My friend, Rarity. It is all the rage in Canterlot or so I hear.” Twilight giggled as she looked over to Luna to see that she was still blushing. “I can ask her if she can make you one.”
“That would be wonderful. We hope she doesn’t mind making us one.”
“I’m sure she won’t. Not if that somepony is a princess.” Luna smiled. Luna grinned as she changed into a dress similar to the one Twilight had on before. Twilight turn and her face turn red as the world rushed around her.
She jolted up in bed,finally waking up, and looking back at her wings as they were sticking up in the air and wouldn’t budge an inch. Twilight grumble something about how that was so not cool what Luna did and that she would get her back for it. And so, with those thoughts she begain her day once more.
Author's Note
I would like to thank UnKnowSalvation and rhinotaz for helping me with editing this chapter of Twilight's Dream. I don't think I can thank them enough.
The sun was just rising over the horizon and the young alicorn was laying across one of the few couches in the library. She didn’t get much sleep the night before, some of the events from her dream talk with Princess Luna was still playing in her head. Not really wanting to sleep most the day away, Twilight chose to spend the early morning reading a book she had been wanting to read for some time now, but never having the time.
It was these rare moments where it was just her and a good book. It put her in mind of her fillyhood. After the past few weeks of traveling and visiting town after town, so moments like this was the best thing in the world. Next to her visits to the dream world with Luna.
Letting out a little yawn, Twilight thought that she just take a nap in a bit. Spike wasn’t due to be back home till later in the evening, that give her enough time to take a nap and a chance to try her hoof a making dinner for them both. Twilight thought it was time for her to give Spike a break from doing all the work.
Twilight looked up from her book to look for a clock to see what time it was. She was glad said that it was just now turning noon, that means she could take a nice afternoon nap and then she would be well rested. Using her magic, she pulled a light blanket from a near by closet. Twilight moved the book she was reading to the side and snuggled under the blanket.
Her dreams was visit free from Luna, they didn’t always meet every time Twilight want to sleep. This dream a simple dream of a day when she was a filly, it was the day she moved into the castle with Princess Celestia. It was one of the greatest and most scary days of her whole fillyhood. It wasn’t everyday that a young filly get a chance to live along side with the princess or even being her personal student.
The dream didn’t last long, there was somepony knocking at the door. Not really bothering to user her magic to move the blanket off her, just letting it slide off into the floor. The knocking sounded impatient, not wishing to leave the pony waiting too long Twilight didn’t even bother looking at the near by clock.
Twilight open the door as she walked towards it. “Hello and welcome to the Great Oak Library. How can I….” She stopped as she found that it was not a pony knocking at the door, but a unhappy Spike.
“About time, Twilight. I was waiting out here for like forever.” The little dragon had his arms cross and tapping one foot.
“I thought you wouldn’t be back till later in the day. I just took a little nap not that long ago.” Twilight felt kind of lost now, it couldn’t be that late already. Looking back into the room and find one of the few clocks in the main room. To her horror it read 6:36 P.M.
Spike sighs and walks past her and makes his way to the kitchen. “I have a feeling you haven’t had a bit to eat to day. So go back to whatever keep you from the door while I make us something to eat.”
“Don’t Spike I wanted to make dinner this time. You have been my assistant for so long and I feel like you have earn a break from cooking for a bit.” She didn’t want to admit that she was sleeping. Twilight couldn’t figure out why her nap went from something short to a few hours.
“You can help. Last time I let you cook anything, the whole castle almost got burned to the ground.” Spike was giving her the look that said ‘Don’t even think about saying that didn’t happen.’ And Twilight knew he was right, so she just nods.
Spike leads back and started to get things ready to cook. Twilight thought that she could cook something, she had read a lot of books on cooking. Spike still believe that Twilight couldn’t cook and that she was the first unicorn to burn water. And most would be in agreement with Spike.
Seeing as Spike knew his way around the kitchen, she just took his orders on getting dinner cook. Twilight let out a giggle as she seen a smile on his face as she was helping him cook for the the first time in a while.
“So, Spike. How does it feel to be cooking with a princess?” She asked as she passed over some hay so that he could make some fresh hay fries. This was something that Spike had gotten good at making. He doesn’t even fry them anymore, he bakes them in the oven and they come out so good that Twilight was drooling just thinking about them.
It wasn’t long before they had a good looking meal ready to take to the table and eat. It was a simple meal that even she couldn’t mess up too much. It was just a daisy sandwich with a side of freshly baked hay fries.
Everything was going good, that was till Twilight heard sounds coming from outside. There was a flickering light there as well. Both looked at each other and then got up to check things out. Coming out of the front door of the library, the found that a large group of ponies had form and they were carrying torches. There was a light smell of alcohol in the air.
As soon as the group seen Twilight come out, one called out. “There she is! The fake princess!” Cheers followed after one person called out, Twilight pulled walked backwards and Spike jumping in front of her.
“Yeah, those wings are fake!” A few horns in the large crow lit up and she could feel her wings being pulled away from her body. Twilight’s mind race trying to understand what was going on. She knew that there were a few ponies that didn’t like her becoming a princess, but this many?
One of the ponies in the crowd moved up and eyed Spike with one drunken eye. “Ah, the little pretty princess has a bodyguard now does she. And look it, it’s a little dragon. Boys I think I might just wet myself now.” The draken stallion pokes Spikes chest and grins. “What is the little baby going to do?”
Twilight’s body froze as the group moved closer to her and Spike. Spike didn’t seem fazed by the poking, he just sighed and grabbed the hoof in mid poke. “I am going to ask nicely for you to stop poking me and take you and your friends away from her. Me and my sister was trying to eat dinner before you guys ruddly started making noise out here.”
The stallion that was poking just throw his head back and laughed at Spike. “Oy, look at this boys. The little guy has some balls on him.” The stallion slowly rose his hoof and then has hard as he could punches Spike, sending him flying into the door next to Twilight. Spike layed there for what felt like forever for Twilight.
Spike slowly got up and brush dust off his body. The stallion that punched him laughed again and charged at Spike, he was little tipsy as he ran. Spike just stood there and the stallion landed a hard blow to the side of Spike’s face. Again sending him flying across the ground. Twilight want to help him, but her body wouldn’t listen to her. It just stayed in place. She couldn’t understand why Spike was taking such a beating from this drunk pony for.
Getting up again, but that didn’t last long as the stallion came charging in again and started to beat Spike back to the ground. Once Twilight saw blood, her mind want blank and a primal cry came rushing out. The next thing she remembers is sitting in the main room of the library crying as Spike and her friends where holding her in a group hug.
“It’s okay, Sugarcube. It’s all over with now.” Twilight nods and slowly takes stock of things around her. Now that she got better look of Spike, he was bandaged up and had a small smile on his face. Trying her best to get back on her hooves was a little hard, that was when she notice how much her body truly hurts.
“Thank you, girls. I think I better just go to bed for while.” They nod as Twilight took a few steps forward and about fell over till Rainbow Dash came rushing over to keep her from falling. Soon Apple Jack joined in to walked Twilight back to her room. Once there, she thanked them and she snuggled under her covers as she casted a sleep spell on herself.
She again was back in the same place. Twilight took a seat in a chair she cause to be there, now the only thing to do was wait for Luna to show up. It wasn’t long before the mare of the night showed up.
“Twilight it is so nice to see you again. I hope your day off has been a good one.” Luna smiled as she moved next to her and warps a wing around her. Twilight just looked down, not really wanting to tell Luna what happen. Fearing that Luna would do something crazy if she found out.
“Things could have gone better Princess. It’s nothing to worry about.” Luna look at her and sighs. She could tell when Twilight wasn’t telling the truth, minds in the dream world were open to her. She never pry into the thoughts of others, but she learn how to tell truth from lies.
“Twilight, I know something is the matter. You never had to use a sleep spell to get to sleep. So please tell me truth.” Twilight didn’t have the will to lie to Luna any more than she had so far. So she told Luna everything that happen today. When Twilight got near the end, Luna pulled her closer and give her a little nuzzle. “It’s okay, Twilight.” And Twilight began to cry.
“Please hold me, Princess Luna.” Twilight’s plea was but a whisper.
“I will hold you for as long tho needs it.” Luna and Twilight didn’t move for what felt like hours. Soon Luna let go and got up. Twilight looked up with tear stain face. “Twilight I think it’s time for you to wake up.”
“Okay, Princess.” Luna smiled and give Twilight a kiss on the horn. Twilight blushed as she reentered the waking world.
Not wishing to be back from the dream world, she slowly open her eyes to see that all her friends had fallen asleep around her bad, even Spike was nearby cuddling up next to Rarity. Twilight felt so lucky to have friends like them by her side.
Author's Note
Sorry for any mistakes. I just need to do some editing. But anyway, I hope you enjoy this chapter.
