This is the story how I met my prince... But it´s not any kind of prince... and probably not my speciel somepony... but a prince from my fairytale…

I remembered how it all started when I was a filly. I usually loves to read books about magic and spells and I studied much until I learned how to use them. But when I was in the Royal Library to find more spell books, an old book fell from the shelf.
My little horn glowed and picked it up with a purple aura around the book. I carefully studied the book and since it was ancient, it should turn into dust, but it was perfectly fine. I took it up to my room without my parents' notice; I blew some dust from it and opened the first page of the book. But I was surprised that the pages looks new inside and the letters was clearly to read.

"Once upon a time..."

I read the whole book. It was a fairytale but never knew there was kind of it from many years ago? I read the book again, which is about a unicorn prince who sacrificed himself to save his subjects from an evil witch whose black magic were darker and stronger than any kind of magics. I read to the ending with a conclusion that tells that one day, somepony would come and rescue the unicorn prince from his eternal prison which was a curse, where he had to wander at the night in eternity and never see the sunlight again.
I was very amazed by the fairytale, but it makes me wonder why there´re only three pages while the rest of the book was blank. I had no clue about it, but I read the story again all night and forgot all my questions...
I remember I didn´t get used to be tired in the morning and even my studies, but I couldn´t help but get to bed and read the fairytale over and over again and I´d never get tired of it.
My whole childhood of the fairytale of the unicorn prince had followed me all the way and I was quite happy to have it. I was pretty good by hiding my daydreams from my tutor.
I often daydreamed about one day I would meet my prince from the book. I also kept my hopes of meeting him, perhaps at night, but I knew he was nothing but a fairytale character or a "morale" as everypony called,when it was used to foals to teach them some life lessons. But for me, it seems like it was a sad but true story about a pony with a horrible life...
The other ponies often teased me about my prince who will never come or my parents claims that the prince was just a imaginary friend. My babysitter and even my brother believes in me, but I knew they only said it so I wouldn´t feel lonely.
But I actually didn´t care at all. I didn´t care about the other ponies bullied me or call me stupid nicknames. I know I have no friends, but the only loneliness I have is my fairytale book. Whether he might be wandering around in the quiet night, I´ve always kept my patience on him. Maybe not today, not tomorrow, but maybe in a few years, I would meet him someday and I would always keep my faith on him no matter what...

Well... Let me tell you how my childhood dream came true...

10 years later...

Twilight has never felt so happy in her entire life. Not only she was a faithful student of Princess Celestia, but she also got something that she has never felt so happy before: Friendship.

"The most valuable gift, a unicorn could wish for."

Friendship is so magical that the Elements of Harmony has brought them together to defeat Nightmare Moon and other evil powers. And after writing the last puzzle of Starswirl the Bearded's journal that didn´t understand the friendship as Twilight does, she will be rewarded by something other ponies have never seen before; She became a Alicorn!
In fact it was so magnificent that Twilight was the first pony who was crowned a princess (besides Princess Cadence). Princess Celestia has already decided to organize a big event for the new princess in Canterlot.
Twilight and her friends and even her number-one assistant, Spike was on their way by train to Canterlot. They were very excited to celebrate Twilight's coronation. Everyone was happy on her behalf, all except Twilight. She should indeed be happy for the reward, but it felt like it´s not she expected. "Is there something wrong, Sugarcube?" the orange pony asked with grain golden mane tied into a small ponytail. Twiligt viewed Apple Jack and answered she is fine. Applejack smiled tell her that her friends can´t wait to the coronation. Twilight give his friends an see-ya-later-gaze, hen her friends left and her expression seems very sad when a maiden leads Twilight to her own chamber.

Twilight sits in her chamber, while two maidens makes her ready for the coranation. But why does it feel like it´s not for her? Of course it came as a surprise to her, but is it really what she want?
There was a knock on the door and e maiden opened the door. Twilight was surprisely happy to see Cadence again and they sing their Sunshine song with a dance, they made up.

"Sunshine, sunshine, Ladybug´s away
Clap your hoof, and do a little shake"

"It´s so nice to see you again," Princess Candence said happily and gave Twilight a big hug. She looked very admiring by Twilight's new change and so does Twilight at Cadence´s dress that was simpel, but very beautiful to look at. Twilight tried to smile, but neither can she smile. "Is there something wrong?" Cadence asks worried. "I'm fine..." Twilight replied simply, but since Cadence was her babysitter she wasn´t too easy to be fooled, so she admitted her problem to her sister-in-law:

"Cadence... Do you... Do you have this feeling that you don´t feel like, it´s not exactly what you ever imagined..."

Cadence looked a bit strange at Twilight like it was a stupid question, but she sighed and sat next to her which she tells her life story on her first day in Canterlot. Twilight already knew her story about when she was a pegasus and her experiences in the unknown. She also told her how Celestia took Cadence in and she felt like she was a part of the family.
"...I remember how surprised I was when I was in a unfamiliar place with Celestia..." Cadence giggled at the thought of it. Twilight also giggled by the thought of Cadence's frightened expression while Cadence continued the story; "I was unsure what came next, but I was quite grateful that Celestia made me the one, I am now..." Cadence ended with a gentle delight in her voice. Twilight just stared at her with a question mark over her head, but she noticed the warm smile and her hooves on her chest.
"You... you really know what you really want to be..." Twilight said with a sad tone. Cadence puts her one wing on Twilights shoulder and nuzzled her nose on Twilight´s cheek. "...Actually, Twilight... I didn´t expect what would happen to me... And if Celestia didn´t made me into a princess because of my talent, I would never have been your babysitter and marry your brother," Cadence giggled with a friendly smile. Twilight giggled, but Cadence actually has a point. But Twilight sighed and Cadence embraces her with her gigantic wing, "No matter what you expects, you just have to accept the fate you got... and you should be thankful for that..." Cadence said encouraging and left the room.
Twilight still sat in front of the mirror while two maidens tells her she should be out about a minute. Twilight just nodded and see the two maidens leave the room. She stared at her reflection and looks so majestically.
Is it true what Cadence said? Will she just have to accept it as it is? Twilight had expected more than that, but is it just like that? Is her destiny JUST to become a princess without a reason? She knows what the Princess said before, but in her ear it wasn´t the answer she seek.
There was a knock on the door again and a young mare with a black dress and white apron opened up without Twilights response. "Are you ready to go, Miss..." said the young maiden shyly. Twilight stared at her in the mirror for a while, but gets up and walks sophisticated with her gold shoes towards the door. She reached the door while stopped and looking at the young maiden, "I'm ready..." She answered and smiled softly at her while the young maiden blushed. She was out of the room and a guard stood in front of her and leads her to the coronation hall…

Twilight looks very nervous when she entered the coronation hall. She can see, there are many ponies, looking amazed at her in her majestic dress. Even her parents looked very proud at her and it makes her happy inside. Although she tries to smile in front of the audience and listen patiently at Princess Celestia's short speech about her astuteness and heroism, she felt empty. Like there is something missing but she just don´t know what it is, besides Cadence's advice.
After being crowned as princess with her new crown with the symbol of her element, she was followed out to the balcony with the three princess´ and her friends and family who are 20 centimeters away from her. She can see the crowd bawling and shouting of joy at the sight of the new princess. Twilight didn´t know exactly what to do now in addition to wave and smile awkwardly to the audience.
"Say something Twilight..." Celestia whispered in Twilight's ear while she waves to the other ponies. Twilight seemed very surprised, but she was not nervous more and stand erect on balcony and starts her very first speech, she can think of;

"A little while ago, my teacher and mentor Princess Celestia sent me to live in Ponyville. She sent me to study friendship, which is something I didn't really care much about."

Then she took a gaze to her friends and smiled proudly at her. Twilight smiled with a bit watery eyes and continues her speech;

"But now, on a day like today, I can honestly say I wouldn't be standing here if it weren't for the friendships I've made with all of you."

She turns to her friends and they steps forward onto the balcony where they kept touched by Twilights speech while Pinkie Pie was about to cry;

"Each one of you taught me something about friendship, and for that, I will always be grateful. Today, I consider myself the luckiest pony in Equestria. Thank you, friends. Thank you, everypony!"

The ponies hooted and stamped as Twilight ended her speech with relief, but also by happiness to speak her true voice out. She waved gratefully to the crowd and went inside, where she meets her brother Shining Armor and Cadence. "I'm so proud of you..." Shining Armor said in a proud voice. Twilight smiled at his brother, but discovered that he cries. Shining Armor dries quickly his eyes and came up with an excuse that it was liquid pride. Twilight giggled, but she was aimed at Cadence, who smiled and winked at her.
Twilight smiled again as she hears praise from her friends and Pinkie cheers that it was the best coronation ever. "We love you, Twilight" Fluttershy said with the quiet voice. "I love you too, girls..." Twilight responds and embraces them.
Even she has friends by her side, she felt calmer than before, but sometimes she still felt empty in her head and her heart. She still feels that there is more than she just have, but what was missing? Something that could be the final piece of her questions?

Author's Note

Well... I finally manages to publish my first mlp fanfic in fimfiction. I was proud to myself, but also new to everything. :-)

In the prologue, I rewrites my two prologues together from my fanfiction profile (Through I still uses it), since it was a long prologue to write, but I manages to look from my old stories and rewrites them again. Also I ewrites some grammars, I didn´t notice before and made some few changes.

But the first chapter is coming soon