A Wedding To Unite Them All.

The forest was alive with chatters from the mysterious creatures from the Everfree. Though it was loud, it was oddly relaxing too. Animals lurked in its depths awoken by the moonlight which washed their tainted bodies of the sins that put them there creating pure beautiful life under Luna's terrific sky. They had always appreciated the dark. It was a shame that nightmare moon could not have seen that. For these creatures, it was their morning and she was their Celestia. It was at these hours that the forest became alive.

The village was the opposite: quiet and asleep. Every young foal had listened to their lullabies and were dreaming up their own stories whereas the adults were recovering from the day prior allowing them to make way for tomorrow.

For the souls who remained in the darkness of Luna's brilliant night, their shadows danced upon the closed shops and houses of which they passed. Wether it be that they had to stay late, really late, in the office or had enjoyed a party a little too much, these ponies staggered down the road from the drowsiness or drunkenness that consumed them.

It had been the most relaxed the town had been since its hosting of the new elements of harmony and the princess of friendship. A whole new aura covered the entire town and everyone could feel it.

For one particular pony/ princess though, it had not been quite as peaceful.

Twilight Sparkle paced back and forth along the cold castle floor. Mouth moving unintentionally, trying to tick off her mental checklist that awaited tomorrows events. Her mind was cast on so many different things that it made sleep a difficult task.

It's not like she wasn't used to sleepless nights by now; she frequently went without sleep when either studying or planning a large event. Wether student or alicorn, she had to work long and hard.

This was the first time in a while thought that she had found herself awake during these hours. She had thought that she had outgrown and gone past that point in her life when her worries could get the better of her.

But, alas, the poor pony still wandered, utterly lost and confused as to what could calm her restless thoughts.

Clip clop clip clop clip clop...

What if everything goes wrong? She thought. Though a little exaggerated, it was not out of the picture. The gala was a prime example of what she meant by everything going wrong. That humiliating moment when she and her friends had found themselves the centre of attention for all of the wrong reasons. She didn't blame her friends for what happened of course, the night in general had turned out to be just as bad. That was not something that she wanted a repeat of.

A shudder travelled down her back while the memories of that night seeped into her already troubled mind.

"Twilight... what are you still doing up?"

Pacing finally grounding to a halt, her gaze shot up to look directly into the eyes of her fiancée.

"It's like... three in the morning." Flash Sentry yawned, rubbing his eyes to stare at the state the mare in front of him had wound herself into. Immediately, the drowsiness was pushed to one side and replaced by concern. "Twi, are you ok?"

A deep sigh escaped her lips as she slowly nodded her head. Pacing had taken up a lot more energy than she thought. "Yeah, I'm alright Flash... just a lot on my mind, that's all..."

Flash knew exactly what she was referring to. He hadn't dated her for three years and not picked up on the obvious signs.

"Twilight," his tone took on a serious yet soft tone. "You know you can talk to me about anything. Are you worrying about tomorrow?"

That hit the nail right on the head.

"I have planned this for months, what if it doesn't go to plan? What if something goes horribly wrong and we have to cancel? What if I do something really embarrassing in front of all of the kingdom? What if I-" She was cut off by a kiss.

Flash held this gesture of passion till he felt the mare relax against him. After a few more minutes, he pulled away. "Hey Twilight, calm down. It's all going to be fine. Trust me. Like you said, you have been planning it for months to make sure that nothing does go wrong."

Smiling down at her, he still saw a shadow of doubt in her eyes. She had worked so hard for this. It was his job to make sure that, no matter what, she had the perfect day.

"Look, I will do my best on my part to make sure that everything goes off without a hitch. But you have to get some sleep. There's no point in having the perfect wedding if you're too tired to enjoy it is there?" Flash pulled her into a gentle hug, resting his chin atop her head.

Giggling a little, she replied. "Ok, I cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake into my eye." Twilight followed through with the correct motions with a hoof and looked up to Flash. "Are you going to be ok though? I know that the groom can sometimes have a moment where he begins to have second thoughts..."

"No way, no how! Now stop worrying and get into bed or do I have to tell Pinkie Pie you used her promise in vain?"

"You wouldn't do that... would you?"

"Hmmm... maybe..." he chuckled nuzzling his fiancée.

"Ok, but the apocalypse is on you then." She wrapped up their conversation by giving him a bop on the nose and trotting off to their bedroom.

Tomorrow would be perfect. I mean she had been planning it for ages, right? Yeah, just perfect...