To Guard The Sun

II - Getting to Know Celestia

Upon reaching her room there was nothing that could of prepared me for what I saw. She opened the door kicked off her golden slippers and took off her crown and neck piece. After that she got on her bed and heaved a heavy sigh.

I couldn't help but be concerned but I turned and closed the door that she neglected to close. Was she alright? There's only one way to find out.

"Celestia are you okay?" I ask approaching the side of her bed. I lean down and move her golden slippers into organized rows of two. Then moved to her bed side dresser and straghted her crown so it wouldn't fall off the thing then picked her neck piece up off the floor which is heavy by the way and placed it on there as well. It's no wonder she's stressed, wearing a thick necklace made of gold I'd be stressed and tired too it must weigh about 50 pounds.

"I'm alright SunLight, thank you. I just need some time to myself. Could you lock my door?" I make my way there and lock the door it's not like that it'd stop somepony that used magic to open doors but it's a simple sign of "do not disturb". After I did so a yellow hue surrounds the door handles
and it stays. I turn to see Celestia's horn stop glowing. "Alright SunLight please, take off your helmet and your shoes. You may place them there." She points at the other bedside table. I did as I was told and removed the helmet and shoes I placed the helmet on the dresser and slid the shoes underneath it. "As for your armor you can please it next to the table then you can sit next to me up here." I listened and did what she asked placing my gold armor on the ground next to the dresser and getting up on the bed and sitting on the complete other side of it.

"Celestia, if you wanted time to yourself why is it that I am in here? I understand fully what a guard is supposed to do but isn't your privacy just as important?" Celestia who had been laying her head on her pillow sat up and looked down at me. I was a bit smaller than most stallions who passed the physical and the test. I looked her in the eyes and saw so much, all of the wisdom and kindness hidden behind her eyes of thousands of years. Looking into them I felt lost, like I would dwindle away in a blink of an eye for her.

"Yes, you're right. I do believe my privacy is important. Although it is my guard's duty to make sure I have that, so you are the one and only exception. Weather you or I like it or not, you are now part of my life and I a part of yours. We must accept that together." I listened to everything she just said and it made perfect sense. Now that I'm to protect her I have to be with her at almost all times which may be taxing on my patience and hers. I nod in agreement then looked down at my hooves for a minute. "So Sunlight, why don't you tell me about yourself."

I look up at her and sigh. "Well, where to start... I am 19 years old, I enjoy long walks in parks to soak in the peacefulness of nature. My favorite color is dark orange or a red-orange. What else... I dislike whining in every form. The reason for that is due to my little brother and sister. Moving on to family there's my mom Storm Flower a Pegasus, and my two siblings Brightlight my unicorn brother and my pegasus sister Bluebelle. I lived in SanPancisco the bad side of it, growing up. The second I raised the money I moved here to Canterlot. There's not much else to know I suppose."

Celestia had a look of thought cross her face before she responded, "What about you father?" I froze up and glared in hatred down at the bed. I had purposely left my father out of it due to the kind of monster he is. What kind of stallion has the nerve to beat the living crap out of his wife, take all the bits she earned and leave her with three children alone and without even a place to live? A pony I will never forgive... That's who.

"I... I don't want to remain on this subject. Could we please talk about something else? it is a rather touchy subject." I couldn't bring myself to look at her. I know it isn't her fault that my father is the most vile pony in the world in my eyes, but even bringing it up makes me horrendously angry.

"I am sorry SunLight, I should have been more considerate and noticed that you purposely left it out. If you'd like I could tell you about myself." I sigh and nod. Looking up at her she is giving me a gentle smile full of sunshine. "When I'm not doing paperwork or running Equestria, I spend time with my sister Luna or go out and dine somewhere. However it isn't exactly easy, I have to send a guard to make the reservation and I can never go without telling the guard or the press finding out, but I think that is going to change because of you." Me? What in the heck could I do? "You can do all of that without me telling anyone. Other times I go out and walk in the gardens when I can find free time, when I'm not attending the court. I also enjoy spending time with my student Twilight Sparkle and her friends. We haven't sat down in quite some time, maybe I should arrange something like that eventually so they can meet you... I don't have much else to say that you probably don't already know."

We just talked on about politics, old friends, and funny stories until Celestia had to lower the sun. I actually got her to laugh quite a lot in the story department, however we had huge political disagreements and I actually won one of the 14 we had. Then again I was probably lucky with that one. After all she is a ton wiser and all but smart enough to know when she'd been out argued. I think now that I got to know Celestia quite well in the past few hours, I know that there is a huge number of things I have left to figure out about her... I'm sure I'll learn more than I'd ever want to know but I'll be prepared to take it in and try my best at my job as the guardian to the sun.