The Curse of the Lost Prince

It has been several moons since she and Sweetheart spent time together in the secret library. They have actually spent more time sitting in the library and read different books that was unfamiliar to Equastria's history. Twilight feels she has found a friend who has the same interests and curiousity as hers, and it feels so wonderful that her heart beats joyfully as never before.
It´s like she has found a twin, she never knew. A sister she never had. But it feels like she found a soulmate who just have to wait to be found for all eternity. But she misses her friends in Ponyville, who had already gone home. She feels guilty for not spenting time with them. So she´s returing home to see them again, but she already misses Sweetheart and their secret hiding place. But they writes letters very often. In that way they have a good contact with each other.
But one faithful day, Sweetheart sent a letter where it says that she´ll come to Ponyville and visits her this morning. It made Twilight so happy, she even asked Pinkie Pie to arrange a welcome party in Sugarcube´s Corner and already left onher way to the station to pick Sweetheart from the train. But the train was delayed, so Twilight just have to wait in few minutes.

"Where is the train?!" Twilight thought impatiently and stamping hooves, but suddenly the train appears and Twilight was relieved to see it.

When the train stopped, the doors opened and some ponies got out of the train as Twilight had to move aside to see Sweetheart. But Sweetheart was not to be seen when the last pony got out of the train before the train porter blew the whistle and the train started to drove further to the next station. Twilight seems worried if she even got the train. She was about to leave with sad tears in her eyes.
"Sorry for letting you wait..." she heard a quiet voice that was familiar to her. Twilight turned around and saw a red pony which could only be Sweetheart. Twilight tried to keep the tears, but the tears bursted out of happiness to see her again, while Sweetheart calmed her down with a small gentle smile.

Her greatest friend...

Her soulsister...

Sweetheart was also happy to see her, but Twilight was too excited to show her around in Ponyville. But first she will like to show her home, Golden Oak Library first, but Pinkie showed up and surprised them with a welcome party canon and a welcome dance for Sweetheart.

"Pinkie! You´re supposed to surprise her in Sugarcube Corner!" Twilight said surprised, but also disappointed.

"I know, but it would be more fun if your friend´s already surprised, right?" Pinkie said affectionate and gives her a big smile.

Twilight seems quite annoyed by the surprise, she destroyed and apologizes Sweetheart for it. But Sweetheart doesn´t seem to mind it all and were actually surprised by such a welcome. Twilight seemed to be confused at first, but was relieved. She showed Sweetheart the library and her job as a librarian, but still, she is Celestia's student here in Ponyville. Sweetheart seemed to be very interested in her work and her experiences in the library, which made Twilight proud to herself. She also showed her around the town and introduced the Major Mare and other ponies, she knows. Also the places she loves to go, like Carousel Boutique or Sweet Acre Apple Farm. It has been a fantastic day for her and Sweetheart. They have stashed away much as they forgot all about time.
"What do you say, we take a snack in my most favorite place?" Twilight asks quite excited and pointing at Sugarcube Corner with delicious cakes, you can get.
"Yes, it would do. I am a bit hungry of all the interesitng things, you showed me..." Sweetheart responds appreciative and their stomachs begins to rumble so loudly that it sounds like a cry of hunger. They look embarrassing to each other, but giggled and goes to the Sugarcube Corner, where they ordered two cupcakes (Pinkie already took the decorations away before they got here). Although it´s getting dark, Twilight and Sweetheart still sits on the table and having fun as two best friends, they always has been.

Later that afternoon...

"It´s so wonderful to be with you again! You have no ideas how much I´ve missed the times we have together" Twilight said quite happy of the perfect evening.

"Thank you, Miss Twilight... I am also pleased to be with you too," replied Sweetheart grateful and gives her a hug.

Even Twilight wasn´t completely satisfied with Sweetheart calling her 'Miss', but later after their spending time, she was used to it. They are on their way back to Golden Oak Library to rest from the pleasent day and Sweetheart was allowed to stay here until morning. But they aren´t completly tired, so they tried to entertain themselves with a slumber party, just like her first one with Applejack and Rarity.
They only played Truth or Dare, where they choose most Dare and challenges each other in strange challenges, which made it much more enjoyable and funny than ever. But a few hours of Dare, they quickly got tired and chooses instead truth where Twilight shares her secret truths that she has not told her friends about (only guilty pleasures).

"Do not worry, princess... my lips is sealed!" Sweetheart said with loyal tone with one hoove in the air and another hoove on the chest.

Twilight smiles of joy and feels happy inside, to have a friend like her. Now it's Twilight's turn to ask Sweetheart a question and Sweetheart is ready to answer. She sits and thinks a minute and then something pops up which she thinks it sounds silly, but she has often thought of it from last month, but she decided to ask her anyway.
"Okay... It sounds a bit strange, but..." Twilight said a little bit nervous, but Sweetheart says encouraging to her that whatever she asks, it's not a stupid questions. Twilight feels relieved, but seems quite unsure to ask her, but something has to be told, so she asks Sweetheart;

"Do... Do you have a friend, you really cared about?"

They sat in silence with staring eyes. Twilight felt quite awkward by Sweetheart staring at her with a creepy blank gaze, but she knew it was a pretty stupid question to ask her.
"F-forget what I said! I don´t know why I said that! It just came out of my mouth!" she hastened to say and took a sip of her daisy tea, trying to avoid her gaze, but couldn´t help looking at Sweetheart, still staring strangely at her. She quit drinking and looking directly at Sweetheart.

"S-sorry..." muttered Twilight shameful.

"For what?" Sweetheart asked confused, which seemed for Twilight a bit odd, but looking down and still sipping her tea.

Sweetheart giggled and guessed that she may seen like she's alone without friends. Twilight blushed embarrassing, but answers a weak, but honest yes. She came to think of her old life in Canterlot where she spends more time studying on her studies than to hang out with her friends. "It wasn´t because I want to be offensive... I... I was just curious to know you better..." Twilight murmured embarrassed.
But Sweetheart smiled and said there is nothing wrong to ask like this. Twilight feels very relieved, but felt guilty of asking such a question. Sweetheart giggled at her reaction, but it means everything is okay now.

"Oh well... Rules are rules..." said Sweetheart reluctant.

Sweetheart´s trying to sit comfortable on her pretty pillow, but found the right spot to sit in. Twilight sitting out carefully and listen attentively to her response. Sweetheart coughing a little as she was about to tell a horror story, but she is ready to share her secret.
"...I do have a friend... that means a lot to me..." Sweetheart said with a sad tone and begins to talk about her mysterious friend who has a interest in astrology and is a master of magic. Twilight´s listening very attentively and show much interest in knowing more about Sweethearts friend. She asked her where he lives, but Sweetheart seems quite insecure and withdrawn, and did just say that she visits him only once a month or a year.
"Don´t you miss him? Can´t you introduce him to me some day?" Twilight says a bit eager to know more, but Sweetheart remains silent, and so does Twilight too. But she could not help but asks her one last time; "Can´t you at least tell me what he looks like?". "I... I can´t say more of it..." Sweetheart just says with a bit hesitation. Twilight seems quite disappointed, but understands if she would not talk about it.
They sit in silence and do not say a word to each other. Twilight is sipping her tea, but still couldn´t help but stare at Sweetheart, who looks down. Twilight still don´t understand why she would not talk about her friend, if there is a reason for it. But she was so desperate and curious to know more about her friend, who almost has the same interests as hers. She suddenly looks at Sweetheart who´s looking up and give Twilight a sweet smile and she did the same. They looked awkwardly at each other, but giggled as it was all something silly. Sweetheart has always been a good friend to her, but she doubts on her trust. But there is certainly something she´s hiding in her head.

"Sweetheart... I have something that I wanted to share with you... A secret..." Twilight says nervously.

Now that Sweetheart has told her secret, she may as well tell hers. "What is this secret?" Sweetheart asks wondering in a loving and innocent way.
Twilight would in fact tell her about her prince from her fairytale, that she has not told her friends about. At first it was just a guilty, but a childish pleasure, which was a secret of course, but later she feels that she just hides it without her friends' suspect, which makes Twilight feel guilty and uncomfortable to hide. But she was a bit afraid of how her friends would react and just say that it´s just a filly dream.
But when she met Sweetheart, she feels like she can trust her and have the courage to tell it without feeling embarrassed. "It probably sounds weird, but..." Twilight says shyly. She takes a big breath and was breathing out. She looks at Sweetheart and have the strong feeling that she can manage to say:

"I... I always dreamt..."

"Look! A shooting star!" Sweetheart interrupted a bit high-pitch, before Twilight could say what she was trying to say.

Twilight looks completely confused as Sweetheart just got up from the pillow and ran past her. She follows Sweetheart having sate her head on the window and her tail swinging anxiously from side to side. Although she almost told Sweetheart her secret, she was actually relieved that she was distracted by a shooting star. Maybe she was just not ready to tell her yet. Even from her friends...
Twilight rises up from the pillow and walks towards Sweetheart, who looked quite admired. Twilight follows Sweetheart´s direction and was astonished by the most amazing shooting star, she has ever seen. She has never seen one with many colors as it was a rainbow that shoots through the galaxy. In fact, she has never seen one in the books.

"Isn´t it just wonderful? Just sit and look up at the stars..." Sweetheart muttered dreaming , but it caught Twilight's attention.

"Yes... It does..." she answered simply and could hardly take her eyes from the shooting star.

There was something magical about it. Something that combines Twilight's cutiemark like it has a connection between her and the star. She doesn´t know why, but for her, it felt great. She heard her name and looks at Sweetheart, who look happier than before.

"You know... when you´re looking at a star, you have to desire something without saying it... like a wish...".

Twilight nods in response, but Sweetheart told her that she already has wished, Twilight must also wish too. She stares a bit longer on Sweetheart's expectant gaze and stares right at the shooting star a moment. She slowly closes her eyes and takes a quiet air and breathes quietly out while she concentrates in a calm way. It did not take so long before she smiles something she fervently desired;

"I wish.."