For three years... I couldn't sleep. Hell I couldn't even get close to the miracle of the night. Like any other, I sought medical advice but sadly I was either turned away saying that I should get more exercise, eat better (all the things I was already trying on my own), or simply pumped full of random pills that would give me a solid hour of sleep but leave me in a black void for the duration of the hour. Just laying there. Waiting to wake up.

But thankfully. One night all this change. I don't how or why, but what I do know, is I'm filled with joy that it did.

Around 12:30 one night as I lay in bed going over my breathing exercises to slow my breaths down and get a steady heart beat going, something glorious happened to me. blacked out. Now this may sound "bad" to some but to an insomniac its on of the most wonderous things that can happen.

This time instead of starring into an endless void, I was greeted with a vast, clear night's sky that seemed to stretch on for eternity and a glowing full moon hanging over head. Along with a slight whimpering and....sobbing? When I finally realized I was laying in a wide, meadow surrounded for miles by amazingly tall and healthy grass, I started following the sobbing and came across a site I believe I will never forget for the rest of my days.

There, laying not five feet from where I stood was a creature of immense beauty. Although she was crying on her stomach I could still easily let her features sink in. On first glance it was as though I was gawking at the very night itself; but on closer inspection it seemed to be a mare with chitin black fur mixed with the most amazing shade of sapphire and a mane that looked as if to catch the very stars themselves that would twinkle as bright as the dawn star. But her eyes. Those were the most gorgeous and most alluring feature about her, as deep and blue as the ocean itself that had a certain flame burning behind them. Though at the moment all I could see is pure sadness resounding through those deep pools.

As I took another two steps forward, she seemed to sense someone was near and lifted her head to face mine. Oh god. Her facial fur on her cheeks are matted from tears and her eyes are more than just a little bloodshot. Looks like shes been bawling her eyes out for days.

"W-who are thee?" She spoke with a rather soar and frightened tone. Guess I should calm her down a bit.

"My name's Seth, and I'm extremely sorry if I scared you in any way." She seemed to question if I was indeed sorry but then her gaze turned into somewhat of a small frown.

"Why have thou come to this place?" As she spoke those words to me I couldn't help but notice tears threatening to go past those sapphire orbs and rain down her face.

So instead of answering her, I said "Why is a being of such beauty crying?" At this she seemed completely at a loss of words and developed a blank stare, with a few tears rolling down her cheeks.

"Th-thy thinks I have beauty?" She stuttered with small crack in her voice as she developed and light red tint on her cheeks. Oh my god, that stutter is adorable.

"How could I not? Your the envisionment of the night itself, you hold beauty no other could possibly fathem." As I finished, she stopped her water works and even let a small smile crawl its way to her lips.

"So then why have thou come to this place?" She developed a more serious tone as she walked closer to inspect my from.

"Actually, I'm not too sure of that myself." She stared at me quizzically for a moment but said nothing, so I continued. "I was looking for a good sleep under a gorgeous nights sky and well, looks like it happened." I ended and got a stare from the midnight girl I wasn't quite sure how to interpret.

"But you know." I started. "If you want, you could join me in a little star gazing or moon watching. It is my favorite past time." I told her with a pat on the grass beside me where I decided to sit down.

"You would...You would join in our night along side us?" She spoke with a little hope in her voice.

I nodded and saw the smile on her fuzzy little muzzle grow.

"HUZZAH! Sounds delightful strange creat-

"Seth."

"W-what?"

"My name. Its Seth." I said with a friendly smile. She seemed slightly deflated that I interrupted her, but got over it.

"Well...Seth. We would be delighted to accompany you this night. You may call us Luna." Luna... I thought. The perfect name.

After a moment she sat down beside me and kept a relentless gaze on the moon. "Luna" She turned to me. "Tell me. Why is that you were crying?" At this she seemed crestfallen but obliged nonetheless.

"We... committed a terrible mistake. To our own dearest sister..." Sweet jesus no. She looks like she just got shot, quick damage control!

"Oh. Well that's alright Luna."

"WHAT?!" She bellowed towards me.

"Luna. Whatever you may have done, no matter how terrible you could have messed up, she's your sister. Your family. She will always love you, no matter the price or cause. That's what sisters are for. Hell she probably feels worse for what ever happened. She will always, undeniably love you, like only your own family possibly could." I ended with a small smile remembering my own hardships with the family.

It was almost as if she were taken aback by this. She thought over my words for a minute then smiled with a look of calm adorning her features.

"We just couldn't help it. Always being in Celestia's shadow... having no one pay attention for decades, living alone in the darkness..." This poor mare, I thought.

"We live in the shadow of the sun so that others may prosper." Her ears perked up and she stared at me blankly as I continued. "Our ideas are not worthless or unneeded, simply the base for something far greater than anything you or I could ever imagine; your not nothing Luna." I raised her chin with my hand and stared into those endless pools.

"Your the light in the dark that shines above all else. The glow that shows us the way home... wherever that may be. Your perfect Luna. Never let anyone tell you different." I finished with a bit of pride etched in my words, and a knowing smile as I let her go and stared above.

I gazed at the the hanging, glowing pearl and let out a deep sigh of relaxation. That's when I looked down at her and- OH SHIT! shes crying again! what did I say? what should I-

"Ooof!" I let out a breath of air as I was tackled to the ground.

"Those. Those are the kindest words we have ever heard!" She said through sobs.

As she continued to bawl openly into the crook of my neck, I simply laid there, soothing her the best I could and soon she stopped crying and just lay atop me comfortably.

After a good ten minutes of feeling her fur on my fingertips and warmth on my chest, I figured it was a good time to get her off. I flicked her ears a couple times but she didn't move, so I got a slight grin considering she was laying more on my waist than my chest. I whispered in her ear "Luna....this is great with you on top, but maybe save it for date three."

Once she heard that, her eyes shot open and she realized where she was laying and got the cutest shade of pink burning its way across her fuzzy cheeks, then shot up and leapt off my form. I just slowly rose, a huge grin plastered on my face and a huge laugh to go with it.

"W-we are indeed sorry about that. You have just been so kind and warm to us than anypony has other than sister has in years... Thank you."

"Never a problem, Luna. was my pleasure." I said with the warmest smile I could muster. "Anything for a friend."

As the hours flew by and the night went on, I found some new and hilarious things about Luna. I found out her punishment for trying to bring "Eternal night" to her kingdom (the moon...really? how cruel to imprison someone on the very thing they love above all else) and also figured out that she has a jokester side to her. She loves practical jokes and pretty much any game really. I guess 1000 years on the moon would leave someon-, er , somepony lonely and pent up.

I was strolling through the meadow, talking to Luna about how magic worked when I heard an audible "pop". "Luna?" I looked down at where she once was, and called her name again. "Luuuuuuuunaa!"

All I was rewarded with was a cool breeze and a rustling in th-. Luna. Really? Come on, that's just sad. At least 10 feet from me, in the grass where the rustling was, is a horn poking out about 4 inches.

For a second I thought the deadpan stare I had on would stay, but then a mischievous grin passed onto my face. This is gonna be fun.

"Oh no! where did Luna go?" I tried my best to sound surprised, and I guess it worked considering I could clearly hear a giggle escape her lips and carry over to me.

I started walking again, pretending I couldn't hear her pretty much making as much noise as possible, and pretending to search the area for her.

Once I came to a stop in the middle of the meadow I started turning my head in all directions, til I heard a loud "Huzzah!" and whipped my head around and opened my arms wide to catch her.

We shot a good 3 feet back from her amazing lunge. All the while she's just giggling up a storm, with the cutest smile stuck on her face I couldn't help but start laughing as well.

As she started to come down from her giggle high, she decided to close her eyes, and snuggle up on my chest like before. The feeling of her fur (silken yet lightly course) warming me from head to toe. I couldn't help but smile wide at the sight of the once crying mare, grinning like there's no tomorrow

And yet at the same time, I couldn't help but think of how soft and plush her lips must feel and taste.

With cheeks blazing, I leant in and locked lips with the literal mare of my dreams. The over powering sent of morning dew, and nightshade coming off her as we went on. Her eyes immediately flew open from shock, but not once did she pull away or resist.

Slowly but surely as I grasped the back of her head , she leant into the kiss more and more until I was once again forced to the ground, with each of her forehooves holding my arms down.

It felt like this kiss was never ending but eventually we both parted, gasping for air, our chests heaving in breathes as she lay there staring at me with a half lidded gaze, a thing strand of saliva connected to our lips.

By Oden's beard, I thought. Shes simply a pure goddess, the way the moonlight shines down upon her.

As we lay there, in the newly dewed grass, looking deeply into each others eyes, I heard a sudden and incredible smash. I jumped at the sound inadvertently sending Luna flying on her rump.

"Owwwww..." She whined while slowly rubbing her bruised backside. All the while I was looking everywhere for the sound.

"Why'd you have to do that!" She screamed at me.

"I'm sorry, Luna! But didn't you hear that?" I spoke with a slightly frightened tone from the sound.

"Hear what?"

*FUCKING HUGE SMASH SOUND* "That!!" I screamed as I covered my ears from the behemoth of a sound.

"What the hay are you talking about???"

"don't you hear the smashing?"

"What?" she looked insanely confused. But that's when I started to drift into the sky. "Wha-what's going on?!"

"Heh heh, looks like my dreams over." I spoke with a faint chuckle.

"Dream?"

"Like I said Luna, I was looking for some sleep and I found it. That's how I got here." I stated with a slight smile.

"But... but when will we see you again!!" Luna screamed with tears in her eyes.

"Don't worry, Luna. I'll see you in a few hours!" I told her as I drifted further towards the moon.

"How do you know!?!?" She shouted with desperation in her voice.

"How could I not want to dream of the loveliest little mare in existence?" I yelled down towards her as I dissolved into the air.

"Of course." Luna spoke to herself. "He will be back." And so she laid back down in her oh too familiar spot, a large smile across her lips, waiting for her new best friend...or more to return.

Author's Note

Now this is my first fanfic so please for the love of god don't be gentle. crit is what I need at the moment to see if I'm even a little good. HURRAY FOR INSOMNIA!!