Royal Romance

That night supper was a much happier time than normal. Like she did when Twilight had her first meal after her coronation, she sat next to Twilight while Luna sat at the head of the table. Applejack was surprised by this and asked, "Princess Luna, so how often do y'all get to sit at the head of the table?"

Luna replied, "Not very often dear Applejack. The last time we did this was right after Twilight's coronation."

Twilight and Celestia looked at one another and smiled. Luna smiled and asked, "So big sister, what are thy plans for tonight?"

She put her wing around Twilight and replied, "I plan on talking to Twilight about things."

Luna continued to smile as she knew exactly what she was going to talk to the purple Alicorn about but didn't want to say anything during their meal. Once they finished their meal Celestia began to lead Twilight towards her sleeping chambers when Luna said, "Ahem big sister, thou has thy royal duties thou must do. The sun needs to be set so we may raise our moon."

Celestia replied, "Oh alright little sister. I was going to see if you would lower the sun for me so Twilight and I could have more time together, but let's do this."

Luna was irritated that Celestia was wanting to pawn her duty off on her especially since she would have all night and the whole day tomorrow to talk to Twilight but knew how Celestia can be at times. After they took care of their duties Celestia rushed back into the castle to an excited Twilight. Celestia motioned for Twilight to follow her to her sleeping chambers. Once they got there she motioned for Twilight to sit on her bed and shut the door.

Celestia did not wish to flat out ask Twilight the big question right away. She sat next to her, put her wing around her and asked, "So Twilight, how have things been going in Ponyville since your last visit?"

Twilight replied, "Well for the most part things have been going well except for the fact that my parents came to visit me regarding our relationship. Initially both of them were against it but I think my father doesn't have anything against it now. My mom on the other hand, she is horribly against it. She kept on saying that we shouldn't be together because you were like a second mother to me."

Celestia had a disgusted look on her face. She replied, "Ugh, why must she be like this." She calmed down and continued, "Twilight, I hope you won't be mad at me but I am really upset with your mom right now. She shouldn't be meddling like this."

Twilight smiled and said, "I'm not mad at you. I agree with you completely on this. I don't know about you but I am not going to let my parents affect me and my love for you one bit."

Celestia asked, "Does your brother and Cadence know about how they feel?"

Twilight replied, "Yes, they do. They came to see me recently. They are both really happy for me and when we do eventually get married, Shining Armor will be my best stallion."

Celestia got a huge grin on her face. She said, "Wow, so you're already doing some advance planning!" She knew that the perfect time had come, the time to ask the most important question that she would ever ask anypony so she opened her nightstand, levitated a box out of it and got down on one knee. She opened the box, took the ring out of it and asked, "Twilight Sparkle, you know I love you very much. Will you marry me? Will you make me the happiest pony in the universe?"

Twilight took the ring and levitated it onto her horn. She embraced Celestia and replied, "Yes, yes, yes I will marry you Celestia!"

The two looked lovingly into one another's eyes and began to kiss passionately. After what seemed to be the longest kiss in history, they broke the kiss. Twilight said, "You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to ask me that Celestia! I can't believe that the dream I've had for years has finally come true! I love you so much Celestia, I love you more than anything!"

Celestia replied, "I too have been waiting for a long time for this moment Twilight. Had I thought it would not have caused an uproar across all of Equestria, I would have proposed to you a long time ago. My love for you has run deep for a long time and you have no idea how hard it was for me to let you stay in Ponyville." She paused and continued, "If you loved me so much, why did you stay in Ponyville?"

Twilight replied, "I stayed in Ponyville because it is what I thought you truly wanted for me." She gave Celestia a gentle kiss and continued, "Perhaps I was supposed to stay in Ponyville. Had I not been there with my friends, Nightmare Moon would have shrouded Equestria in permanent darkness, you would not be here, we would never have defeated Discord and we would never have been able to save the Crystal Empire from King Sombra."

Celestia knew her student was right. She interrupted, "Perhaps it was all necessary for us to wait this long but as they say, 'good things come to those who wait.'"

Twilight replied, "You're right Celestia." She then jumped on top of Celestia and began to tickle her, causing her to giggle and laugh. Twilight continued, "You know honey, you are so cute when you giggle like that!"

Celestia began to tickle Twilight back causing her to laugh. Celestia giggled, "Oh Twily, you're laugh is so adorable too."

While they were experiencing their first moments of engagement, Twilight's friends and Luna were out in the throne room. Applejack asked, "So your Majesty, what do y'all think they are talking about?"

Luna replied, "We are not sure but we do think they are most happy right now."

Rarity had a huge smile on her face and asked, "Do you think Celestia might have asked Twilight to marry her?"

Luna got a sheepish grin on her face as she knew that was what Celestia asked her. Given her ability to pick up on things, she knew that Twilight said yes. Luna replied, "Well we shall see."

Luna's stomach began to growl as she was hungry for her traditional night snack before she headed out on her patrol. She headed back and ordered the chefs to fix a snack for her and Twilight's friends. That night Luna planned on staying in later than normal because she knew that her sister and new fiancee would come out before too long and announce their good news.