~The Star Of Luna's Night~
By: Sniper125
~{Part 3: Meeting the Mayor}~

If only the morning sunrise was as calming as the sunset. That was how Twilight felt as soon as the harsh rays hit her eyes. It had been a long time since they had felt so blinding.

"Ooh... Spiike close the curtains..." Twilight groaned as she remembered that her little purple helper was still on the other side of town.

Fortunately for her, a soft blue glow enveloped her old, dusty curtains and smoothly pulled them together, blocking the unneeded sun from her view. She turned her head slightly and smiled at her savior from the evil rays.

"Good morning." The larger, dark blue mare kissed Twilight's forehead gently.

"Good morning..." Twilight sighed and returned the kiss with one of her own.

"I hope you slept well, my love. For we have plenty to discuss today. The Mayor will be expecting us at noon."

"How long do we have before we must leave?" Luna lifted her head and gazed at a small clock that sat by Twilight's bedside.

"We have around two hours to spare before we must depart."

"If that's so... could we please lay here a little longer? I'm kind of comfortable the way we are right now..."

"Of course we can! I would like nothing more than to cuddle this sweet little body that I love so much!" Twilight let out a high-pitched giggle as Luna surprised her with a series of tickles.

"No! Stop! I can't take i-hahaha!" The unicorn gasped for air between laughes as Luna refused to let up on her assault. Small tears of laughter fell down her cheeks with each giggle.

"But how can I resist such cute laughter? It is as if you're begging for me to go on!" Luna laughed softly and pulled Twilight into a tight hug. The yelp Twilight let out in response was met with a deep kiss.

"Mmm... I love you..." Twilight sighed and snuggled into Luna's chest once more.

"I love you too, shall we rest awhile longer?"

"I think so..." The pair shared another brief kiss before slipping back into their slumber...

11:30 AM

"Guys, look! It's Princess Luna!" A little colt pointed towards the Princess as she strolled down the central street of Ponyville. The small group of friends that sat around him on the street corner let out "oohs" and "aahs" filled with admiration of the royalty that was slowly approaching them.

"Good afternoon, little ones." Luna smiled at how each filly and colt fumbled around so that they could bow.

"G-Good afternoon, Princess!" They all shouted in near unison. The white and blue hat of one small, pink filly gently fell from her head as she bowed, it came to rest at Luna's feet.

The little filly clenched her eyes shut, her bottom lip quivering with embarrassment. Just before a tear could make its way out however, she suddenly felt her hat once again take its spot on top of her head. Confused, she gazed up to find the Princess smiling at eye-level with her.

"Is that better? Maybe this will help..." The filly stood in awe of the princess that was not a foot away from her muzzle; unaware of a small, red ribbon appeared out of nothing and gently went snugly under her chin and attached to the brim of her hat without even a hem to tear. It was as if the ribbon had always been apart of the accessory. It was only when the other young ones let out a series of "oohs" that the filly had realized what Luna had done.

"There! I do hope you approve of the color little one." A bright smile paired with sparkling eyes was the initial response Luna had received.

"I love it Princess! It's perfect!"

"I'm glad! If I may ask, what is your name?"

"Sweet Plum!" Luna nodded and closed her eyes for a moment, just as soon as she had closed them, her eyes reopened.
A colt beside the filly gasped, catching everypony's attention. He pointed at the ribbon that now had glowing white text across its length on both sides of the filly's chin.

"Sweet Plum"

"Thank you so much! It looks beautiful!" Sweet Plum hopped over and nuzzled the Princess happily. Luna smiled and returned it until a tap on the shoulder caught her attention.

"Um, Luna? I think we need to get going soon. The Mayor will be waiting!" Twilight appeared as if out of nowhere from behind Luna.

"I suppose you're right... I'm sorry children, but duty calls!"

"Awww!" The group whined in unison.

"Now now, I'm sure you shall all see me again before I leave! Now run along and play!" All the fillies cheered and waved goodbye to the pair, both Twilight and Luna waved back before making their way down the road once again.

"Did you remember any of those children?" Luna scratched her chin at the question.

"A few of them were with that group at Nightmare Night, were they not?"

"Yeah, did you know Pip won't stop talking about you? He's always been wanting to see you again. Too bad he wasn't with his friends today..."

"Oh I think I'll find the time to visit him later. He's such a cute little colt." Luna smiled all the way to the Town Hall as she remembered the tiny, spotted colt.

The Mayor stood with a shiny smile at the front steps. Her completely grey mane was pulled back in a rather uncharacteristic bun. Her trademark collar and green tie still held their place around her neck.

"Good afternoon Princess Luna! It's so wonderful to see you again!"

"It is nice to see you as well Mayor. I see Ponyville is still in fine condition." Luna smiled and followed to tan mare into the building with Twilight close behind. It took a few moments for the Mayor to notice her presence.

"Oh my! I'm so sorry Twilight Sparkle! I didn't realize you were accompanying the Princess! I hope you can pardon my rudeness!"

"Oh don't worry about me. I'm just here to give Lu- I mean the Princess company!" Twilight broke eye-contact briefly to recollect herself.

"Well I do hope you enjoy your visit! Please, follow me to my office, I'd like to go over some files..."

Several Hours Later...

"...and I believe that with a small amount of government funding, Ponyville's farms could easily increase their output by atleast fifteen percent! They simply need enough to add about two workers a farm for the next harvest season."

"I shall definitely discuss this with my sister upon my return to Canterlot. I'd like to give you the funds now, but funding is something we discuss together. I shall have our response sent by the end of the week."

"Thank you so much! I am sure the farmers will appreciate the help!" Luna nodded to the Mayor and gazed out the window of the large office all three mares occupied.

"I believe it's time for us to make our way home. I have some more business to tend to before the moon is raised."

"Of course, take care on your way out and I hope you enjoy the rest of your visit!" Luna smiled and made her way out with Twilight in tow.

"What else do we have to do today?"

"I believe that it's best we head home before discussing this topic..." Luna looked away from Twilight and focused on everything in front of her as they made their way down the Main Street of Ponyville...

Author's Note

I know the ending is kinda sudden ^^; I just really wanted to get an update out so I promise to be much better next chapter!