Luna and the Present

by Stargazer129

Rating: everyone
Tags: Princess Celestia, Slice of Life, Princess Luna, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 1300

As Hearth's Warming comes to Equestria, Luna must find the perfect gift for Tia. But what does Tia want?

Hearth's Warming is right around the corner, and Luna has to buy the perfect gift for her sister Tia.

But what does Tia want?

Luna is a filly in this story, and is told from her point of view.

Published 2014-12-21 19:10:05 UTC
Last updated 2014-12-21 19:10:05 UTC

Tia's Perfect Gift

My eyes slowly opened, and I yawned. It was the morning again, probably the worst part of the whole day. I brushed a few loose stands of my mane away from my face and sat up. I could feel a slight draft from my window, so I got up and closed it a bit. I looked outside, my eyes going wide.

Outside my window, I could see that another fresh blanket of snow had fallen over the chilly Winter night. My hooves rubbed against the foggy glass, and I pulled it away. The snow was still falling, so I ran out of the castle's back door and stepped into the powder. It was cold against my hooves, but I was too busy looking at the flakes landing gently on my blue fur. As I continued to watch them fall, I heard a familiar voice from inside the castle.

"Luna! What are you doing outside? It's freezing!"

I smiled at Tia in the doorway. "I was just checking out the snowflakes." As I said that, I snowflake landed on my nose. Tia laughed, and I shook my head and watched that little flake float off. I waved goodbye to it before heading inside.

Tia started our fireplace, and we then sat on our couch in the grand room. I turned around to look out the window, and the same sights awaited me. Snow falling, the tips of houses coated with snow, and other fillies trying to build snow-ponies. I turned around again and saw our room. A big pine tree sat in the corner, along with a few boxes wrapped in paper under it's branches. Garland wrapped around our fireplace, some of it with lights that gave a soft glow. My stocking hung off the edge of the fireplace, awaiting a filling of candy and other small trinkets. I loved how our castle looked when Hearth's Warming came around. I looked towards Tia, who was also looking around.

"Hey Tia! Are you excited for Hearth's Warming? Because I know I am!" I jumped around on the couch, then to the chair, and then into our tree. I heard the sound of jingling bells on an ornament before another ornament landed on my head.

Tia laughed, then helped me get out of the tree. I was covered in pine needles now, and I smelled just like the candle on the fireplace. I quickly rolled up a newspaper near the chair and held it on my head, like a candle wick popping out of my mane.

"Look Tia!! I am a candle now!"

"Indeed you are, but where is Luna? I was going to give her something special tomorrow for Hearth's Warming, but now I can't find her."

I instantly took the paper off of my head and jumped towards Tia, making her fall back. "Luna is here! I found her, Tia!"

She smiled. "There you are." She gave me a hug, then put me down. "Now, today you can get my Hearth's Warming gift." She wrapped a scarf around my neck.

I looked and smiled at Tia. I was going to find her the perfect gift. I waved at her, then went outside into the snow covered land.

As I made my way into Canterlot's main squareish place, there were shops everywhere, selling everything a pony could want for Hearth's Warming. There were normal shops that sold clothes and toys, but there were others that sold candy, pets, and a new shop called quills and sofas. I continued to walk around the city, but I couldn't find anything that Tia would want. Frustrated, I sighed and sat on the ground. I moved over to a bench to think about what Tia could want.

'Hmm, Tia is nice, kind and takes care of me. She has a sense of humor, and knows how to make me smile. She teaches me magic sometimes, and is always there to help me solve problems.' I looked around, then went back to Brainland. 'If Tia could get rid of everything but one thing, what would she save?'

As soon as I thought of that question, I already had an answer.

I arrived home, and Tia left me a note saying that she was going to get my gift. I had to get Tia's gift ready, and it had to be perfect. I went downstairs into the creepy old basement, and got a cardboard box. I placed it under the tree, and looked for wrapping paper. I found some decorated with snowflakes, and I didn't forget the gift tag. There was only one problem: I had no idea how to wrap a present.

First, I tried laying the tube over the box. That didn't work. Next, I tried beating the box with the tube. The only thing the box had now were some dents. Then, I tried laying one sheet on top. Still a failed plan. Finally, I just put crinkled, ripped paper on the sides of the box with my glue bottle. Satisfied, I hid the box in my room and waited for Tia to come back. A few minutes later, Tia came back, with a few shopping bags held in her magic.

"Hey Luna. I'm going to wrap your gifts now, so no peeking!"

I giggled and ran to my room, where the box with the wrapping paper was. The wrapping paper on the box looked like the best (and only) wrapping paper job I had ever done in my life. The box didn't have Tia's gift in it yet, but it would soon. I waited for Tia to finish wrapping the gifts by jumping on the bed, and after ten minutes of jumping, Tia called me into the grand room.

I trotted into the room, and there I saw more gifts under our tree. The snow was lighter now, and setting a perfect image for Hearth's Warming Eve. Tomorrow, I would open my gifts, but first I would have to give Tia mine. Tia left the room, and I took out my box. I slid it under the tree, and waited until later tonight. I went into my room, dove under the covers, and fell asleep.

I awoke just in time to see Tia raise the sun, and I had time to add the gift into the box. Tia was about to raise the sun, so I had to act quick. I got out of bed, ran out of my room, and near our tree. The box was still empty and bare, and that made me breath a sigh of relief. I wrote a note on the box, then I crawled into the box. I closed the flaps, and lay down in the box.

This year, I was Tia's perfect gift.

Through the slits of the box, I saw Tia's sunlight peek though the window, then her hoofsteps could be heard in the hall. I couldn't see Tia, but I knew she was close by. Then, her magic enveloped the flaps, and the next thing I saw was Tia's face.

"Surprise!" I smiled at Tia. She was stunned. "What do you think of your perfect gift this year?"

Tia was smiling. Laughing. Her face was full of joy. I smiled back, then jumped out of the box. The wrapping paper looked like it was about to fall off. But Tia was still smiling, and that made my heart soar. I jumped into Tia's hooves, and we hugged for a long while. I wrapped my hooves around Tia, and I heard Tia's soft voice talking to me.

"Happy Hearth's Warming, Luna."

Author's Note

This story was a little shorter than my usual stories, but I am still pleased. Sure hope you liked it, and Happy Hearth's Warming/Holidays!