Author's Note

I already warned you that this will be like my SpitDash story.
But let's start light, right?

This chapter only contains some light cunnilingus and teasing.

Have fun

Something Lost, Something Gained (Midnight Flow)

Chapter Six: Something Lost, Something Gained (Midnight Flow POV)

One week. One week in that boring, uncomfortable bed with nothing to do. It felt nice to spread my wings again after that time; even if they still hurt.

“Aren’t you supposed to stay grounded for a few days at least?”

I nearly tumbled to the ground as I looked to my side and directly into Luna’s angry glare.

“L-Luna! I-I just couldn’t stand it anymore. I have to fly! This damn doctor kept me practically tied to the bed!” I stammered back.

There was a flash of dark blue and we weren’t flying anymore. Instead, we were on the balcony of Luna’s private chambers, looking over the sleeping Canterlot, bathed in soft moonlight.

“You are not helping anything by being reckless, Midnight.”

“I’m not reckless.”

“If we remember correctly, the doctors forbade thee any flight for several days,” Luna snapped back.

I looked down at the ground. Of course she was right, but I just needed it. I needed to spread my wings from time to time, to get off of the ground.

“I know how you feel,” Luna continued, her voice softer. “I was restricted to the moon for a thousand years, my wings bound to my body by the magic force that came upon me with the elements.” She looked up at the moon and sighed. “When I came back, I was weak. I was forbidden to cast any magic or fly around.”

“But you did anyways?” I asked carefully.

“Yes. My sister was angered beyond recognition about it. I tried to tell her my needs, to reach an understanding, but there was none to gain. She was only worried about her little sister.”

I shrunk back. Luna spat the last words with venom, hate evident in her voice.

“We are of the same age, yet she refers to me as a younger sibling because of my absence on the moon. She checked my body and magic when I came back and told me that everything had stopped for me while there. Age, magic, life. In her eyes, I’m still a foal.”

“I-I had no idea-”

“Of course you don’t. ‘Tis nothing for a mortal to know.”

“I’m not entirely mortal, if what you told us about our origin is true.”

“It doesn’t matter,” Luna glared at me.

“Doesn’t it?” I asked her. “Don’t close up, Luna. You wanted me as your personal guard, as your friend, and lover, you better talk.”

She looked at me for quite some time, no emotion on her face. Maybe she searched for something, but if that was the case, then she apparently found it as she started to talk.

“You are quite something, Midnight,” she said curiously, before her voice took an entirely other tone, drenched with sadness. “I was jealous. Always. Tia had things I never possessed. I wanted all those things, but my subjects only feared me. Then it came. Hate against all our subjects that haunted our children. Trying to kill them.” Luna stopped, a silent tear running down her muzzle before her eyes turned white. “THEY TRIED TO TAKE MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD FROM ME.”

I had no idea what to do, but I knew I had to at least do something. Maybe it was a dumb idea, but I unfolded a wing and gently put it on Luna’s back. To my surprise, the white light in her eyes dimmed until it was gone, then she even leaned into me.

“We were broken. With all the fear and hate around, we did what our mind told us, not our heart. We became Nightmare Moon trying to put our subjects back into their rightful place; below us, below our children. We were so foolish.”

“But you changed, right? You are a better mare now!” I said desperately.

“A better mare? We nearly feel the same right now! All the hatred towards you and the others, all the mistrust-”

“Luna, calm down,” I pleaded, “You are a better mare, I know it! I’ve seen it!”

“You don’t know us,” Luna hissed back. “We are ancient! You cannot-”

She stopped, blinking at me in shock, then looked at my still raised hoof. In the meanwhile, my mind went into panic mode. I slapped her! I’m so bucking dead!!!!

“I-I’m sor-”

“Don’t be, little one. I deserved it. What did my sister call it? Ah, yes, old habits die hard.” Luna chuckled silently before looking up to the sky. “Thank you for spending time with this old mare.”

“Old?” I blurted out. “You’re not old. You're beautiful and se-” I tried to stop myself, but somepony else was quicker.

The next thing I felt was bliss, and the softest pair of lips I had ever had on my own. Sadly, it was over way too soon.

“Thank thee,” Luna smiled gently, even blushing a bit while my heart thumped hard.

I sunk back to my haunches as I raised a hoof to my lips. Staring at it, I couldn’t say anything. The look of shock must have been evident on my face, as Luna’s smile slowly disappeared.

“Midnight?”

“I...I can’t,” I whispered back. “I can’t betray her.”

“You are not betraying her,” Luna looked confused. “Why should you betray her with this?”

“Because I still love her,” I shouted. “It’s not right, I-”

Luna slapped me, growling. “You spoke! I thought she explained everything to you? Would she want you to wallow and refuse to move forward? Or would she want you to cherish the life you have left? Should you choose this guilt over finding some happiness in life?”

I sighed, shifting a hair out of my eyes with a hoof. “Happiness? My love was taken by force. Where is the happiness in that? I just wanted to live my life with her, Luna.”

“There was nothing you could have done, Midnight. It’s not your fault, and it’s not Sunset Streak’s. But you can still live your life. I’m giving you an opportunity here. Yes, it might be early and cruel from me, but I would like you to take my hoof and let me guide you, so to speak.” She looked deep into my eyes and took my hooves in hers. “Let me guide you, and I promise to never let you go.”

“I don’t know if I can.”

“What do I have to do so that you may trust me? Bow in front of you? Fall to my knees?” Luna asked me. “I will do so if you ask me to.”

“But why?” I asked, confused. “Why would you do this for me?”

Luna’s smile vanished and a lone tear appeared. “Because Sunset Streak was right. You deserve happiness.”

“That’s not a complete explanation.”

The night diarch looked at me like I sprouted a horn, or an additional pair of wings. But after a few moments, she sighed. “You are the first mare in centuries I’ve deemed more worthy than to just be my personal guard and share my chambers. Yes, I want to take you to my bed, but I would be lying if I said I did not want more.”

I was shocked, quite literally. “Why me? You are a princess, I’m merely a meager guardsmare.”

“You are much, much more than that,” Luna smiled at me. “Do not allow your loss to get the better of you, like me all those moons before.”

“I guess I just don’t see it,” I said slowly looking down at my hooves. A soft tear rolled down my cheek.

Luna reached out with a hoof and wiped it away. “And that is why you are so much more than just a meager guardsmare. Despite your achievements, despite what I’ve said, despite even your own wishes, you still remain humble. You are so much more because you genuinely do not wish to be.”

“Is it so bad that I just wanted to protect Streak? To protect Equestria? To live a peaceful life with the one I gave everything?”

“It is not, and you are too young to give up on life already, Midnight.” Luna sighed and rubbed her temples before continuing. “I honestly expected this conversation to be easier…” Another pause. “Thou art a noble soul, Midnight Flow, we appreciate that.”

I nearly had to facehoof at this slip. Again. “I mean you no disrespect. Old habits die hard, and Streak was my heart and life. I… I don’t even know how to move forward from here.”

“Let me show you,” and in a flash of magic, we were gone.

I had no idea where Luna had teleported us, but the bed was big and soft. Trying to determine where we were, I scanned the room, but with no success. “Where are we?”

“Somewhere that makes this interesting,” Luna whispered back, her lips gently caressing my ear.

Then I gasped as she lightly nibbled on it, while her hoof did a whole other thing. I trusted her, and my trust was rewarded with the gentle caressing of my wing. The tip of her forehoof traced every muscle, every nerve I had in it, ever so gently and slow. Despite my efforts to keep the wing closed, it twitched and spread under Luna’s lustful gaze.

“I always love a mare on display,” she practically purred before placing soft kisses on my appendages.

“You are mean, Lun-AAHH,” I cried out as she gently added pressure to the base muscle in my left wing, clearly enjoying everything.

“I didn’t quite hear you, my dear,” she teased back. “Maybe I should check if everything is fine with you?”

Before I could even ask what she wanted to do, she leaned in and planted her lips on mine, starting a gentle kiss that grew in intensity by every second. Breathing was impossible, and even more so, as her tongue slowly invaded my mouth, searching for my own appendage to play and care with.

I was so lost I nearly missed that the kiss had broken and Luna had me turned onto my back, forehooves tucked to my chest. She looked me over, gently purring at the view.

“May I continue?” she then asked softly, surprising me.

“W-why are you asking?”

“Because I’m not your princess now, I’m your equal, Midnight, simply a lover in bed,” she gently replied, tracing small circles with her hoof on my stomach.

I nodded, smiling that she saw it that way, then gasped as her muzzle gently nuzzled my stomach before serving small kisses and licks.

“Sensitive belly?” Luna smirked, and I could only nod.

Luna smiled and kissed up my belly toward my chest and hooves. Her kisses sent a tingle up my spine. She gently kissed each hoof tip and nuzzled my chest before slowly working her way back down. My body tensed with each kiss and I felt my breath catch as she passed my hips, my legs slowly widening as she ventured between them.

She was slow. Way too slow for being the mare most night guards described. She gently licked over my thighs, serving a small bite here and there. My eyes went wide as I recalled a conversation again.

Be careful with our moon. She might seem slow-paced and well behaved, but inside is a mistress that will attack you relentlessly after playing with you for a while.

I had no time to curse as Luna’s muzzle made direct contact with my marehood, making me gasp loudly and lose every thought I had. There was no doubt that the warning had been accurate. No sooner had I gasped, and she licked along the entire thing. There was no hesitation, she knew what she was doing. I writhed under her ministrations as her tongue prodded until gaining entry. I moaned loudly when her muscle found its way inside, finding sensitive spots I never even knew I had. I sighed when I felt her withdraw from me, only to be brought back to my peak when she licked and sucked on my clit. I was by no means a “new mare” to this sort of thing, but Oh Luna, did she know what she was doing!

I felt my body tensing beneath me, I knew it wouldn’t be long. Suddenly I felt her wings brush against my barrel and the tingle of her magic massaging the muscles where my wings met my body. “Lu… Luna… You need to…” I couldn’t even finish. I screamed louder as I felt my body convulse, coating Luna in my marecum. I hadn’t even had a chance to warn her. My body went from complete relaxation to utter shock as I blushed and realized I had just coated the Princess of the Night in my own excitement! Looking down, Luna was just taking her lips off of me, and looking up she gave me a sly smile. Her muzzle was completely covered in my excitement, soaking her fur and dripping from her maw.

But that wasn’t the worst.

When the door slammed open and I saw who disturbed us, I just wanted to sink into the bed and never come up again.