Chapter 6: Secrets Revealed and Secrets Kept

"Ah, home sweet home." Twilight said after she returned back to the library. As she was about to open the door, something was bothering her about the night before. I still don't get why Celestia wanted to have sex after contemplating wanting to kill herself? Twilight thought to herself, I guess ask her about that later today. Twilight's head was buzzing with things to say to Celestia when she would meet her in the royal gardens...until her thoughts were stopped by the sight she saw when she entered her home.

Twilight couldn't believe it, but it seemed like her friends were all in relationships she never knew about. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were sleeping together in the guest bedroom, Spike and Rarity were sleeping in Twilight's room, and Fluttershy and surprisingly Big Macintosh sleeping on the sofa. The only one without a lover was Pinkie Pie, who was clearly knocked out on the couch. "Well, it seems I'm not the only one who found love." Twilight said loudly. This caused all of her friends to wake up and look at Twilight awkwardly. "Uh..Uh..Twilight..eh...your home." said Rainbow Dash. Twilight rose an eyebrow to show that she knows they aren't hiding anything from her. "OK Twilight, all of us were hiding the fact we were all in relationships." said Rainbow Dash. Twilight then smiled and said, "Well, how did you all get together?"

Twilight's friends, one by one, started to explain how they all got into the relationships they are in . Rainbow's and Applejack's relationship started sometime after the Running of the Leaves and blossomed after the royal wedding, with them going on dates and spending time privately for the last 6 months. Twilight didn't need to know how Spike and Rarity's relationship started considering Spike has had a crush on Rarity since moving to Ponyville, but she was shocked to learn that Rarity had small feelings for Spike, which had blossomed overnight, literally overnight. The most surprising was Fluttershy and Big Mac. When Twilight asked them how they got together, she thought that Big Mac would be with Cheerilee. Fluttershy then explained that while it seemed like it, Big Mac and Cheerilee stayed friends. She further explained how she and Big Mac fell in love after she helped him take care of a kitten he found out in the outskirts of the Everfree Forest and how they've been spending time alone.

Twilight just stood there and smiled after hearing her friends love stories, but then Pinkie Pie snorted and woke up. "Um....did I miss something?" Pinkie said questionably. This made them all chuckle, but left Pinkie confused until she asks Twilight, "So Twi, how did things go up in Canterlot?" Twilight blushed, which entices her friends to ask what happened last night. Twilight then told them how she was able to save Celestia and, blushing, about the 'fun' they had. Her friends were, as Twilight expected, confused. Applejack then said, "So, the princess, after almost killing herself, decides to screw around with y'all." Twilight replied, "Well, when you put it that way..." Rainbow Dash then said, "That's just really weird Twilight, first Princess Celestia want's to commit suicide, then after you save her life and you two become girlfriends, she want's to get in your pants. This is very questionable." The others began to agree with Rainbow about this. "Well, I left a note for the princess saying I want to talk about our relationship going forward." said Twilight. Rarity replied with "Now that's a good idea Twilight, but why do you want to discuss about it with her?" Twilight sighed and said, "Well, I'm afraid of what will happen if anyone that wasn't you guys and, surprisingly, Princess Luna found out about me and Celestia's romance." "We might get ridiculed or..or I might be banished from Equestria or executed or...." Twilight exclaimed until Pinkie Pie started to shake her and said, "Dang it Twi, get a hold of yourself!" She noticed that Twilight was in tears and calmly says to her, "Look, just because your now in a relationship with someone of the same sex doesn't mean you'll both be ridiculed." The others then all cheered up Twilight and she replied, "Thanks guys, that's really sweet of you all that you support what me and Celestia are going through." Then they all gave Twilight a group hug. Suddenly, Spike burped up a letter from Celestia. Twilight opened it and, while it was short but to the point, it read:

Dear Twilight,

Me and Luna are ready to meet you in the gardens to discuss our relationship going forward.

With Love,

Celestia

Twilight noticed that a couple of hours have gone by since coming home, so Twilight then said goodbye to her friends and said that they should all meet up at Sugarcube Corner when Twilight came back. They all agreed and nodded Twilight goodbye. Twilight then left the library, made a quick stop to the local flower shop and bought a bouquet of Golden Lilies, and teleported straight towards the Royal Canterlot Gardens.

A Couple Minutes Later

"Oh, I hope she didn't forget Luna." Celestia said worryingly as she pacing in a circle, waiting for Twilight to show up. Luna reassuringly said, "Don't worry sister, she be here. Besides, she was the one who planed this out." Celestia sighed and looked at sister saying, "I know..I know, but still, she could..." Before Celestia could finish, a bright light appeared behind them and a voice rang out, "Did you miss me?" Celestia and Luna turned around and saw Twilight had arrived holding a bouquet of Golden Lilies. "Twilight," exclaimed Celestia as she went to give Twilight a hug, "I knew you were going to show up!" Twilight then said, "Oh, I got these for you." and she gave Celestia the bouquet. She gasped and said, "Oh Twilight, these are beautiful!" Twilight giggled and said, "Well, they're not as beautiful as you." Celestia then teared up tears of joy and her and Twilight passionately kissed. But then, they noticed Luna was blushing and smiling at them, so they stopped and remembered why they were all here in the first place.

"Ahem..so Twilight..what was it you wanted to discuss?" Twilight then said, "Well....remember what we did last night....well, I still don't understand." Celestia gave Twilight a confused look and says, "What don't you understand Twilight?" "Well, how come you wanted to...you know....'fool around' after we had just got together, especially after you were in a suicidal state?" Celestia's eyes widened and her mouth went dry. She stammered for a bit before calming down and explains, "Twilight....It's just....oh, I was finally happy to be with you that I couldn't control myself. I wanted to show you how much I love you, but I didn't mean to make it seem like it...it's just..." But before Celestia could finish, Twilight put her finger over Celestia's mouth and said, "Well, maybe we both don't know why, but...I was thinking we could take things slow now." Twilight then noticed that Celestia looked sad as soon as she said she wanted things to go slow, so she then reassured her that they could still cuddle and kiss and this seemed to make Celestia feel a bit better, for she returned this statement with a hug.

Luna, who was getting impatient, asks Twilight, "So, what was the point of me being here?" Twilight and Celestia both broke out of their hug and Twilight sighed and said to Celestia, "I also want to say...that we need to keep our relationship a secret." Luna looked at her sister, (who was nodding in agreement,) and asked why and Twilight replied, "Well, It's just that...well...I'm afraid of what's going to happen if anyone were to find out. I mean, Celestia has never dated or was in love with a lower noble like me, right." "That is true Twilight Sparkle," Luna replied, "my sister has dated countless kings, knights, nobles. Heck, she's even been in love with queens and dames, but not with someone of your social class." Twilight continued, "But if they were to find out, they would...make fun of us...call us a disgrace to Equestrian society." This was when Twilight started to tear up as she continued, "If worse comes to worse, they would...they would...like, exile me or worse." Twilight then cried softly until Celestia hugged her and said, "Shh..shh...it's alright my love, I won't let any of that happen." Luna then put her arm on Twilight's shoulder and said, "I concur with my sister, I will do everything with my power to keep all of this between us and, this is just a guess, your friends." Twilight then looked up and was about to ask how she knew that her friends knew about her's and Celestia's love for each other, to which Luna winked and replied "Like I said, just a guess."

Twilight smiled and gave both royal sisters a hug and Celestia a kiss on the cheek. "Well, I have to go. I said to my friends we would hang out at Sugarcube Corner, but I do have a question for you Celestia." Celestia sweetly replied, "What is it Twilight?" Twilight blushed and said, "Do you want to have a picnic tomorrow?" Celestia smiled and said, "Well of course Twilight, I accept your invitation." Twilight smiled back and said, "So, is 2:00 in the center of the gardens all right with you?" Celestia nodded and Twilight gave her a hug and a kiss in response. Luna, however, interrupted and said, "Sister, you do realize tomorrow is the usual meeting of the Tribunal, this one is suppose to last till 4:00 in the afternoon." Twilight then lowered her head in sadness, but Celestia reassured Twilight that she will be there. Twilight smiled and Luna shook her head while she too was smiling. "You two are going to be the end of me, I guarantee it." said Luna jokingly. They then all had a good laugh and Twilight said goodbye to them and left for Sugarcube Corner.

Later That Night

Twilight was in the shower getting ready for bed when she her knocking at her bathroom door. She got out and open the door revealing to be Spike. "Spike," said Twilight, "I'm kind of busy here, what is it that you need?" Spike then said, "Well, I have this letter from Princess Luna, and this time, it's kind of funny." Twilight smiled while rolling her eyes , put a towel on, and read the letter. It basically said how Luna kept trying to hide the fact her sister was in love and how Celestia almost exposed her's and Twilight's relationship to her guards, so Luna had to injure herself. Twilight laughed as she read it and rolled it up and put it into storage. Once in bed, she kept thing about the fun her and Celestia were going to have tomorrow afternoon, unknown to her, Celestia was also thinking the same thing as Twilight.

To Be Continued in Chapter 7

Author's Note

HOLY CRAP THIS CHAPTER. Also, talk about going against your release schedule.

I'm sorry this took longer than expected, but I started writing on Monday of this week and I kept holding it back, mostly to complications at home (nothing serious or life threatening, just minor stuff, but still) and the fact that I need to address something.

Now, I know that this story is plagued by grammar and spelling mistakes, and the pacing is kind of hit or miss, but it has been a long time since I have even touched the medium that is fanfiction. Heck, I tried to write a romance fic back in 2009, but I never got it off the ground, with only 2 chapter coming out of it before I abandoned it.

But then I joined the brony fandom in the summer just before Season 2 came out, and I was amazed by the amount of creativity this community has and what kinds of stories could be made....

....then I started shipping Twilight and Celestia.

I was in-trawled by this ship and after reading one of the Twilestia stories on here, I knew I had to write one. I'm only writing this to not only get my ideas out, but to also give you all a story that all Twilestia and non-Twilestia fans can enjoy.

This is why I'm announcing that I will release chapters when they are ready. I want to release a quality story that is ok and is well written.

As always, remember to read and review, and as always, constructive criticism is allowed.

(P.S. I know this a long author's note, but I just wanted to get somethings off my chest. I also don't want to upset you guys.)