Rough Draft, Only still up for Nostalgia and Re reads
6: When in Rome....
Previous ChapterNext ChapterCelestia released Luna from their hug. "Of course I forgive you sister. I know how horrible that loneliness can be. I'm just glad you saw the error of your ways before something really bad happened.
Luna sniffed, and nodded. "Now that I know there's somepony else who understands my sorrow, and has shared it, some of the burden is off my heart. But, knowing that he is now fully in love, with that gaping chasm filled, and I linger, still broken. It is a pain I can't describe. I still need somepony."
Celestia now adopted the mother hen like stance Luna had shown Midnight earlier, putting her wing over her. "You'll find somepony Luna. I'll help, Twilight and Midnight will. We'll all be here."
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Midnight slowly opened his eyes. The setting sun glowed like a coal on the horizon. Slowly, all the days events returned. When he didn't feel Twilight next to him, he panicked, thinking it was all a dream. Then she came from around a rock and smiled at him, the kind of smile that could only come from unyielding love.
"Morning! Glad to see you're up!" She trotted over and nuzzled his neck, giving him a peck on the cheek. "I was going to look for a way down, but I was daydreaming about... Uh nothing really, and then I remembered that we got up here by magic, and we can go down that way too!" She shook her head at her self, then looked up at him. "See you in the library?" He nodded, and she was gone in a magenta flash. He started humming a slow tune, and took himself back to the tree he now called home.
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As Midnight appeared in the library, he landed right on top of Pinkie Pie. "Hi there! Wow, you're heavy, can you get off me now? I've got balloons to put up!" Midnight stood, and Pinkie was out from under him in a flash, already reloading her party cannon. Remembering the last time he'd been faced with that party favor, he threw himself to the ground, just barely dodging a cupcake tree, a dozen balloons, and a banner. Looking up, he saw that it said "Welcome Back!"
Twilight was fussing around the shelves with a feather duster, ensuring everything was sparkling. She kept kept going back and forth, cleaning the same spots over and over, until Midnight came over and distracted her with a kiss. "Calm down. It's just a party!" She frowned, but began giggling when he took the feather duster from her and started tickling her with it, chasing her around the room. Right as Midnight was following her past the door, it flew open, stopping him dead in his tracks. Rainbow Dash flapped in the doorway. "Hey there Midnight. Whatcha doin behind the door?" He was seeing too many duplicate Rainbows to respond, so she shrugged and went over to the snack table.
Following behind her came Applejack, Rarity, and a yellow pegasus who quietly introduced herself as Fluttershy. Shutting the door, the six mares began to party. No real rhyme or reason, just bad dancing, bad jokes, and good friends. About halfway through the night, Applejack stood on a table, and pulled Rarity up with her.
"Howdy yall. Me and Rare got somethin important to tell ya." Rarity nodded. "Indeed we do. As you know, we've been marefriends for quite a long time, and we've decided to make it official." At this, she and Applejack both raised a hoof, showing off matching engagement rings. All the ponies in the room started hawking and saliva questions about the wedding, the dresses, all of that. All except Midnight. The rings had put a different idea into his head.
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