Beautiful Rainbows, Unicorns, and Rainbow Unicorns: The Daily Antics and Adventures of. . . Everyone

A pair of annoyed magenta eyes glared down at Grey. A pair of annoyed magenta eyes glared down at Grey as he knelt and carried the heavy gaze. A pair of annoyed magenta eyes glared down at Grey as he knelt before the ivory Solar Princess locked in a wooden stock. The three-minute mark of the staring contest was drawing closer.

"Celestia," Grey broke the silence, "You have exquisitely, lovely eyes." His compliment was met with angrily knitted brows. "If you wanted us to be alone together, all you had to do was to ask. I don't know how long we could have kept our secret from Luna, though."

"You made my guards look like fools," Princess Celestia stated crossly.

"Not really that hard to do," Grey gibed.

He saw a vein in her neck pop and she took controlled breaths, "The sole reason you are not a statue right now"

Grey leapt up, broke out of the stocks, and picked up the princess by her barrel, "You need to learn to live a little, Tia!"

"P-put me down!" Princess Celestia ordered, her face flushed red with anger and embarrassment.

"When was the last time you had fun? Let your mane out?" his golden eyes sparkled.

Wtih all four of her hooves back on the ground, she felt more inclined to answer him, "I do not have time for that," she ruffled her wings, "I have a kingdom to run."

"All work and no play, makes leaders go crazy. Tia," Grey placed a hand on her withers, "I am telling you this, ruler to ruler, leader to leader, Emporer to princesstake a vacation. Your sister is more than capable of running the kingdom while you are away. Go have fun! Call up as many studs you need! Or mares, Whulphe don't judge. And, if you want me to keep them from talking, I will handle it." Princess Celestia glanced at him, the angry flames in her eyes dying down. Grey continued, "Taking care of your people must come first, yes, but in times of peace you can afford to take care of yourself. Your ponies will understand, Hell, they may even throw you a party!"

Celestia lifted her head and smiled weakly, "Maybe. . ."

Grey wrapped his arm around her neck and pulled her to him with a smile, "Trust me, Tia, you can not afford to not take a vacation."

Princess Celestia nibbled on her bottom lip. "I have a lot of things I need to take care of. . ."

"Okay, not a vacation. When was the last time you walked about town?"

"I fly around at night. . ."

Grey sighed and shook his head in disappointment, "Celestia, the reason Luna is beating you in the popularity polls is because she interacts with the citizens. She"

"She is beating me in the popularity polls?" Celestia interrupted him.

"Oh yes. By a landslide. Now"

"By how much?" Celestia asked with a little edge in her voice.

"Oh, Tia, green is not a good color on you," Grey joked, earning a glare. "You are missing the point. Luna also visits them in their dreams, she is personal with them. You, sit there on your throne and wait for them to come to you. "

"But"

"No butts! Your's could use the break," he chuckled.

Celestia's nostrils flared.

"Too much?"

"Too much," Celestia sneered and blasted Grey with a fierce torrent of magic, shooting him through five castle walls and sending him sailing through the clouds. She sat back on her chair with a satisfied "hmph!" And then the chair broke. Maybe she should take a stroll in town to work off the extra late night tarts and ice cream?