Anthologie101

The night was nothing but a darkened cloudy grey blur with massive droplets of white descending to the deep abyss of whatever was below the clouds of their settlement in the sky. Snowdrop awoke from her slumber and turned over after hearing the deep bass of the voice of Zeus calling forth the thunder and throwing it down to the same deep abyss. Snowdrop squeaked, trying to call for her mother in the fear of the thunder and lightning, and she scrambled out of bed to run for her door. Caught off guard by the thundering booms, she was too shaky-legged to keep herself straight and ended up crashing into a wall.

Her eyes were flooded with tears and the eternal darkness which she was cursed to see would be forever accompanied by her current fear of the sky. "I... I just want this horrible night to end..."

The night was her friend. The darkness was always with her. It reminded her of Princess Luna.

"I... I w-want Princess Luna..."

Snowdrop crawled away from the door, bent on hiding under her bed, but a hoof planted onto her tail to prevent her from going any further. She froze and began trembling, covering her face in terror. "Pl-please don't hurt me!!" she cried out in a weakly frail whisper. "I'll... I'll do anything! Even gouge out my eyes! It's... it's not like I'll need them."

Snowdrop heard a familiar giggle.

"How amusing for you to offer such a thing to us," the voice said, and Snowdrop immediately found it to be Luna. She got up and ran to Luna to hug her, while Luna bent over to accept the hug and to nuzzle Snowdrop. "How art thou this lovely night?"

Snowdrop let go from the hug and sighed deeply, blushing as well. She did not want to tell Luna how this night had her shaken and terrified. How the thundering lightning seemed to be a beast out to "get her." She shook her head and just replied, "I want you, Princess Luna. That'd make the night even better."

Princess Luna blushed and slightly reeled back. "What need would thou have with us? We see that you have quaintly found thouself upon this cold wooden floor in place of that bed which thou have. That'd obviously suggest that thou art scared, taking the bed is fairly closer to the window than this floor is. Thou saw it as a refuge, hm?"

Snowdrop gasped slightly and grew even more embarrassed. "B-but... Luna... the storms are so scary. I can feel the house shaking! I can hear the thunder and the wind as if they are right here in my room and I can't even see to make sure! I... I can't see anything but darkness... and that's why I love the night. That's why I love you. They tell me you are a dark mare with dark fur... that you contrast so perfectly with your sister, I want that same blessing as you, Luna! I want that same blessing it takes to see it too, even more."