Royal Romance

On the way back to Canterlot they had their own car for privacy. The first to start their discussion was Celestia. She asked, "Twilight, when we get back to Canterlot you, Luna and myself have to have an important discussion. We also have to go to Ponyville and speak to your friends to see if they will aid in making our wedding truly wonderful. Do you think we should all go to Ponyville together or shall we send Cadence and your family to Ponyville while we stay in Canterlot for that discussion?"

Twilight seriously replied, "Well I would rather us all go to Ponyville together. It would just seem more professional that we do it that way rather than only some of us go to start planning this."

Celestia knew this would be Twilight's answer. She giggled, "I knew you were going to say that!"

Velvet interrupted, "No offense your Majesty, but if you knew she was going to say that, why did you ask her that?"

Celestia replied, "I just wanted to be completely sure and besides, hearing her get all serious when she answers a question is so adorable to me. It has always been something that I have liked and since we have been in love, something I find sweet and adorable."

Before they knew it the train arrived in Canterlot and they exited the car. Crescent asked, "So what are we going to do right now? I am so hungry."

Celestia replied, "Well we will gather in the dining hall for a good hearty meal. After that you four can go have some fun and just enjoy yourselves while Twilight and I have our meeting with Luna."

Shining Armor really wondered what this meeting was all about. While he trusted Celestia completely, he still had a doubt or two about Luna. He asked, "Your Majesty, what is this meeting going to be about. You two haven't angered Luna have you?"

Celestia replied, "No, we haven't angered Luna. We just have to discuss some important things."

When they arrived in the dining hall Luna was already there, and like she did right after Twilight's coronation, she was sitting at the head of the table. Cadence had a shocked look on her face and asked, "Luna, shouldn't Celestia be sitting at the head of the table?"

Before Luna could reply Celestia interrupted, "It's ok Cadence, I want to sit next to my sweet Twily."

Luna noticed that Twilight's parents were with them and was a bit suspicious of them being there but didn't want to cause any stress so she decided to ask them a question that would let her know how their moods really were. She asked, "Hello Velvet, hello Crescent. How is thy day treating thee?"

Velvet cheerfully replied, "Things are going great! I am so happy to see that my daughter is going to be marrying a pony who won't try to take advantage of her."

Luna asked, "What about thou Crescent? How is thy day treating thee?"

Crescent replied, "I am feeling the same way that my wife is. I am happy that Twilight is marrying a wonderful pony who won't take advantage of her. To be honest, I haven't felt this good in a very long time."

Luna had a smile on her face as she could tell that Twilight's parents were telling the truth, which would make not just their meal more pleasant, but the wedding planning and the wedding itself would flow more smoothly. Just as she was thinking this their meal arrived. Luna was licking her chops and said, "This looks delicious!"

While everypony else had a daffodil sandwich and green beans on their plate, Luna had a steak (medium rare) along with some oats and bacon on her plate. Cadence saw this and asked, "Luna, how in Equestria can you stand to eat that? I swear, you are the only pony I know that eats meat."

Luna replied, "Because it's good! Thou should try it sometime!"

Cadence said, "I'll pass, the thoughts of killing an animal just to eat it sickens me."

Luna was rather irritated by Cadence's comment so she decided to lighten the mood. She asked, "Cadence, Shining Armor, how are things going in the Crystal Empire?"

Cadence replied, "Well pretty much the same as usual, very uneventful." She sighed and continued, "I wish something exciting would happen up there. Nothing like the Sombra incident but still, sometimes life there is actually boring."

Celestia asked, "Seriously Cadence? I would rather deal with an uneventful life than having villains to deal with basically every year."

Cadence sighed, "Well I guess you're right. I just like a little excitement every now and then."

Once they finished their meal and casual discussion, Luna decided the time had come to hold that meeting with Twilight. She raised her voice and asked, "Twilight, Celestia, dost thou think perhaps we should have our meeting?"

Celestia replied, "I do." She motioned with her wing towards the throne room and continued, "Twilight, let's go to the throne room so Luna may speak with us. This is extremely important."

While Twilight's parents, Shining Armor and Cadence headed out of the castle Luna led Celestia and Twilight into the throne room. Twilight had a very nervous look on her face and asked, "Princess Luna, what is all this about." She gulped and continued, "Are you mad at me over something."

Luna smiled and replied, "Twilight, there is no reason for thou to be so nervous. We are not upset with thee." She looked at her sister and continued, "Big sister, we know thou wanted us to have a meeting with Twilight but we are not even certain why thou wished to have this."

Celestia knew the time had come to tell Luna why she wanted this. She began, "Little sister, as you know Twilight and I will be getting married and this does bring up one issue that is very important to me, and that is where we are going to live."

This shocked Luna as she had assumed that the two would live in Canterlot because both of them, especially Celestia, had very important royal duties. She asked, "Big sister, why is this such an important issue to thee? Thou knows that thou has very important royal duties which thou must take care of."

Celestia replied, "I know Luna but you know that Twilight and I have a love that is stronger than any other love that has existed and I want her to be happy and I will do anything to make her happy."

Luna was shocked by this. Suddenly she had a scowl on her face. She looked at Twilight and asked, "Princess Twilight, what would thou desire the most? Would thou desire for thou and Celestia to live here in Canterlot or would thou prefer if thou and she lived in Ponyville?"

Twilight nervously replied, "Well I am going to be honest, in a perfect world I would prefer that we live in Ponyville so I would not be parted from my friends."

Luna took this as Twilight being self centered. She asked, "Big sister, what does thou think about thy fiancee wishing this? Dost thou find this self centered?"

Celestia replied, "Luna, actually I find this a very positive thing. I truly do wish that the two of us to be happy and I will admit, sometimes I wish that my life wasn't so hectic. I think that Twilight and I living in Ponyville would be a wonderful change of pace in life."

Luna's eyes began to shine white. Using the loudest form of the Royal Canterlot Voice she shouted "Big sister, thou hast MANY ROYAL DUTIES which thou must perform. Thou must raise and lower the sun. Thou hast court everyday, thou hast dignitaries to meet with and too many more to count."

Celestia replied, "Little sister, don't you think you could just handle those for me? I know you would be perfectly capable of handling everything."

Luna screamed, "And when are we supposed to sleep? Thou knows that we cannot stay awake twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week."

Celestia replied, "I am sure you could either start staying awake during the day or you could reschedule all these meetings to where they would take place at night."

Luna continued, "Big sister, if thou does this, thou does know that both thou and Twilight would have to come up to Canterlot or the Crystal Empire when foreign leaders come for meetings. Thou can not just stay in Ponyville and live this fairy tale life which thou and Twilight desires."

Celestia replied, "We know that and trust me, both of us will make those. Please just agree to this."

Luna suddenly calmed down and realized that perhaps things would be less stressful if Celestia no longer lived in Canterlot. She replied, "Big sister, we have decided that it would be the best for thy marriage to Twilight if both Twilight and thee lived together in Ponyville. We shall raise and lower the sun and handle all other duties for thee so thou and thy wife will be happy."

Both Twilight's and Celestia's eyes lit up. Twilight asked, "Really?"

Luna replied, "Yes Twilight, really."

Celestia and Twilight embraced and began to kiss. The two of them had never been happier in their life. While deep down Celestia began to wonder if Luna would try to take over everything and crown herself Queen of Equestria, she no longer cared. The number one priority in her life was Twilight, the love of her life, and that she would do anything so they could live more like a normal married couple.