A New Eclipse

Eclipse:

I have to say that I am relieved that I no longer have to hide from my friends, there is one thing that is haunting me as I walk down the castle halls. "Luna is gonna kill me." Cadence giggled, Twilight looked confused and Celestia sighed.

"Luna may be headstrong and have great will power, but when it comes to you Eclipse, she is going to kill you."

"Thanks for the confidence boost Tia." I said sarcastically.

"Happy to help." She gave me a smug smile, oh how I hate that smile.

"Why do I even talk to you?"

"Don't really have a choice Eclipse, I'm one of your only friends."

"Where's Starswirl when I need him." I muttered.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, just remembering our old friends."

"Since when did you get so nostalgic?"

"After I saw Cadence at her wedding." This caught her attention.

"You were there?" I nodded. "Father never should have taught you that shadow mist spell."

"I say it matches my personality." She groaned.

"A bit too well it would seem." She looked at me with narrowed eyes. "You need to stop being so mysterious."

"What can I say, I'm a guy of many mysteries." I shot back with a wicked grin of my own. She growled at me like a dog. "Easy girl, easy."

"You two are fighting like a married couple." Snikered Twilight.

"Quiet you." Celestia shot back, Twilight chuckled nervously. "Besides, the relationship never would have went anywhere." I immediately knew how to use that against her.

"Really, because I distinctly remember that when I told you I was dating your sister, you showed disappointment and jealousy." Tia gagged, losing her composure, it's been awhile since I've done this, why stop now. "Come to think of it, after I told you, you sulked in your room for about a month. I had to run the kingdom while you stuffed yourself with cake." I could here Cadence and Twilight snickering in the back, I looked to Celestia who was desperately trying to think of a comeback. "I smell smoke." I mocked with a wide grin. The two mares behind me burst out laughing.

"FINE, you win." I placed my wing around her. "I hate you." She muttered under her breath.

"You love me really." She sighed in defeat.

"Damn it you're right." She looked away, she turned back smiling. "You've gotten smarter Eclipse, now I have a worthy foe." I laughed, causing her to laugh as well. "It's great to have you back Eclipse."

"So, what are my living arrangements?" She walked ahead.

"You sleep on the couch." She said with a grin.

"You're not Luna, you can't do that to me." I shot back.

"Damn it." The two mares behind me started laughing again. "I have your room ready." I raised an eyebrow.

"Are you saying what I think you're saying?" She nodded. "Even after all these years?" She nodded. I then realised something. "How long is this hallway?" Celestia stopped to look around, it looked as if we hadn't made any progress. "Really Discord?"

"Oh fine." The hall returned to normal. When we reached our destination, we arrived at the Canterlot Gardens. I will say I was impressed, over the years I have never visited the garden before. To see all the statues and flowers, it made if feel like my home. I turned to Celestia who was talking to Cadence about something. I noticed Twilight catching up to me.

"I'm sorry about spying on you last night Eclipse." I sighed as I remembered what I was doing last night.

"Just how much did you see?" She looked nervous, thinking she had done something terribly wrong.

"All of it." I began to feel anxious, she had seen Clover and the Commander.

"You are not to tell anyone of what you saw, understand?" She nodded her head and then slowly turned away. "You really are like her you know." She turned back to me with confusion.

"Like who?" I chuckled.

"Clover. She was just like you, always a sucker for books, always wanting to impress Starswirl, heck she was the Element of Magic for crying out loud." This caused her to brighten up a bit. "I actually think you could be a reincarnation of her, you even look the same." I could tell that she was confused, but she thought deeply for a moment and then her expression went from that of confusion to realisation. I patted her on the head and turned to Celestia. "I need to know something, is IT still in my chamber?" She nodded with a serious look. "Good, I was afraid it was left in the old castle." Twilight was about to say something but I spoke before she could. "Don't even ask, I won't answer." The backed away, feeling like she crossed the line. "How about we go see Luna, I'm sure I want to get this beating over with." Tia chuckled and began leading us to a small garden table, she summoned a tea set with her magic and told the girls to take a seat.

"I'm going to fetch Luna, Eclipse you know what to do." I nodded and shot up towards the sky. "I hate it when he does that." She began to walk away, leaving the two mares with no clue what was going on.

Celestia:

As I walked through the halls of the castle, memories came flooding back to me. I remembered that when we were young, we would always have little competitions in the hallways. It was usually a free-for-all, but some times it was Luna and I against Discord and Eclipse. As we grew older, we would have more risky challenges, like when a horde of wild changelings marched on Canterlot, we would see who could take out the most. Discord would put up a scoreboard with his magic with a clone of himself keeping score. In the end it was a tie between Luna and Eclipse. At this time, Chrysalis was not their queen, they were rouges so we didn't accidentally start a war.

When I reached the throne room Luna was looking at the stained glass windows. "Feeling better?" She jumped at the sound of my voice, she turned around and sighed in relief.

"Oh, it is just you sister. Yes I am feeling a little better, but I am still feeling a little down." I gave her a soft smile and wrapped my wing around her.

"Then allow me to cheer you up, I still have to give you a birthday present." Her ears perked up. She pulled away and stared at me confused.

"Sister, why are you doing this now? You know that I am not comfortable with social affairs yet you organise a party to celebrate what we have not for decades. What is this about?" I smile and start to fly down the hall.

"The only way to find out is if you follow me." With that I took off. I looked behind me to see Luna following me through the halls. When we reached the garden I flew beside Twilight and took my seat beside Cadence. Luna landed a bit further away and slowly walked up to us. "You know Luna, I would very much like to here you sing your lullaby, it has been awhile since I have heard your singing voice." She sighed and looked at me with irratation.

"It feels like you are rubbing salt in my wounds Tia." She responded sternly. I giggled and looked up to a nearby rooftop, Eclipse was hiding behind a spire, cloaked in his shadow.

"Come on Luna, all will become clear very soon, all you have to do is sing 'Children of the Night' once more." She sighed in defeat, most likely wanting to get it over with. A blue mist started to seep its way around us covering the ground and tree line. All the while giving us a perfect view of Luna.

"Come little children,

I'll take thee away,

Into a land of enchantment.

Come little children,

The times come to play,

Here in my garden of shadows." She was about to start the next verse when a masculine voice took over.

"Follow sweet children

I'll show thee the way.

Through all the pain and the sorrows.

Weep not poor children

For life is this way

Murdering beauty a and passions." A shadow started moving in the mist surrounding Luna, the look on her face was that of shock and disbelief, never the less the two sang together.

"Hush now dear children,

It must be this way,

The weary of life and deceptions.

Rest now our children,

For soon we'll away,

Into the calm and the quiet." Humming could be heard in the mist as the shadow moved around. Eclipse stepped out of the mist and walked up to Luna slowly, he placed his hoof under her chin as she was struggling to hold back her tears. Eclipse knew she was speechless and finished the song by himself.

"Come little children,

I'll take thee away,

Into a land of enchantment.

Come little children,

The time's come to play,

Here in our garden of shadows."

Shadows formed in the mist to hum the song to a close. They both stood in silence, Eclipse giving a caring smile while Luna was sitting there shocked, tears in her eyes. "Hey there my little sapphire." He whispered as he stared into her sparkling eyes. All the while I was thinking about how cheesy and cute his nickname for her was. Luna was stuttering, wanting to say something up but was unable to. She reached a hoof out to touch his chest, making sure he was real. "Yes, it's me Luna, I'm back." She looked back to his face, her stuttering becoming louder. "I know, it took me awhile to get back, I know you're mad at m..." Was all he could say before Luna grabbed him by the chest and pulled him closer.

"OH SHUT UP YOU IDIOT!!!" She pulled him in for a passionate kiss, Eclipse's eyes widened with surprise at her action. His eyes closed as he wrapped his wings around her, the tips of their horns touching. The girls smiled at the display, while I could only wonder how long the kiss was going to last for. They pulled away about a minute later and they pressed their foreheads together.

"Was that the shadows at work or are you just happy to see me?" He asked teasingly. Luna still had tears in her eyes as she stared at her partner.

"You have a lot of explaining to do mister." She placed a hoof to his chest. "I thought you were dead." Eclipse quickly cooed her back to a healthy state, much like father would have done to her. "Where were you all this time?" His face softened and he leaned into her ear and whispered something I couldn't make out. Her eyes widened and she looked at him with disbelief. "You were sent THERE?" He nodded sadly.

"I'd rather not talk about it right now Lulu, it was not a pleasant experience." She nodded in agreement and kissed him again. "Happy birthday Lulu, hope you got the perfect present this year." He laughed playfully. She giggled and pulled him closer.

"Best gift in the world." I could tell that Luna wasn't going to let him go anytime soon, so I decided to give them some much needed privacy.

"Let's leave them for now girls, I think they need some alone time." They nodded in agreement and began to walk back to the party. As I walked away I noticed Luna whisper something in Eclipses ear and caused him to blush, I knew what was going on so I quickened my pace. Now all that was left for me to do was to distract Discord long enough to give them some privacy.

Eclipse:

U-uh, no comment.