Art of a Sun's Love Volume 1

JUNE 15, 1994

It was the night before the wedding, and two parties were being thrown - one for the bride, and one for the groom. At this moment, Celestia was at her own party.

"You really didn't have to throw me this party," said Celestia to her mother and sister.

"Nonsense," said Harmony, "it's tradition for the bride and groom to have parties before they are married."

"I'm actually quite jealous of you, Celestia," said one of the guests, whose name was Veena Harshwhinny - she had light gold hair and brilliant cornflower blue eyes. She also wore grayish mulberry clothes with a very light magenta polo neck and light brilliant amber jewelry with very light magenta tints.

"Why?" asked Celestia.

"I wish I could find myself a husband," Ms. Harshwhinny explained, "but I guess not all are lucky."

"Oh, don't worry yourself, Veena," said another guest, this one named Twilight Velvet. Her hair had moderate purple and light gray streaks and her eyes were light arctic blue. She was married to a man named Night Light and they had a five year old boy named Shining Armor.

"I once had the same worries, but then I met Night Light. So you're bound to meet somebody too someday."

"You know one of the differences is between girls and boys?" asked Luna, wanting to change the topic out of boredom.

"It better not be related to what's inside their clothes," Celestia muttered.

"One basic difference is on how they act when under the weather," said Luna, "now if a girl gets the flu, she can still carry on with her tasks. But if a guy gets the sniffles, suddenly he feels he needs to spend a week in bed."

This caused everyone in the room to burst with laughter - even those that didn't usually joke about things couldn't help but smirk a little.

In another part of the mansion, the groom's party was taking place. Sombra McCracken was a handsome young gentleman at the age of twenty-four; jet black hair with cobalt blue streaks, grayish sap green eyes - one has to imagine how Celestia felt when she first laid eyes on him! Fancy Pants and Filthy Rich were among the many to join his party. Another member was Night Light, Twilight Velvet's husband. He had dark phthalo blue hair and moderate amber eyes.

"So, Night Light," said one of the guests, "how's the wife and son?"

"They're doing quite well," said Night Light.

"If your wife's over at Celestia's party, then where's your son?" asked another party goer.

"He's at home with a babysitter," explained Night Light, "I heard she's a distant relative of Celestia."

"Hey, Sombra," one of the guests said to him, "you and Celestia plan on having kids of your own someday?"

"Mmm?!" Sombra, who was drinking some tea, spat it out upon hearing the question. He coughed a bit before speaking up again.

"I-It's too early to be thinking on that," he said sheepishly.

At that moment, there was a knock at the door.

"I'll go get it," said Artemus, standing up.

He opened the door and standing there was a young man in his mid-to-late twenties with crimson hair and deep green eyes.

"Noble Shield," smiled Artemus, "it's about time you arrived."

"I'm terribly sorry for being late," said Noble Shield, "my car broke down so while it was taken to the garage, I had to wave a taxi. The poor fool was new and didn't know which way to go."

"Ah well," said Artemus, "don't worry about it; could've happened to anyone."

Noble Shield took his seat with the rest of the guys. Artemus then sat back down once again.

"Alright, everyone," said Noble Shield, "how's about we make a toast to a lucky fella?"

The rest of the men agreed and held their glasses high. "To Sombra," they all said.

"Oh, you guys shouldn't have," he said modestly.

"Some of us are rather jealous of you, Sombra," one of the guests admitted, "marrying one of the hottest girls around."

"Think your wife knows how you feel about that?" teased Night Light.

The party goer looked a bit nervous.

"You wouldn't tell her, would you?" he asked.

"No, I wouldn't."

"Oh, thank goodness. I don't want to sleep on the couch again."

Before long, the parties were over, and everyone began heading for home.

"Tomorrow's the big day, Celestia," said Harmony, "can you believe it?"

"It's hard to believe it," said Celestia.

"Well, we'd better get some sleep," said her mother.

"Hopefully the cake will still be intact in case Celie goes for a midnight snack," Luna teased.

"Will you behave yourself, Luna?" asked Celestia, "Don't think I forgot about the time you snuck into my closet at night and scared me witless the following morning."

Luna giggled innocently. "Can't a sister have fun?"

Celestia just shook her head and chuckled before walking back into the house to get a good night's sleep.

JUNE 16, 1994

The following morning, the sun was burning brightly in the sky as the birds sang cheerfully. Celestia was fast asleep in her room. The closet door slowly opened as Luna, in a spooky mask, tiptoed over to Celestia's bed. But just as she was about to do anything...

"Don't even think about it, Luna," said her sleeping sister.

Luna took off her mask in disappointment. "How'd you know it was me?"

"Because after years of that joke, I've gotten to know when it happens," said Celestia.

"You're not sleeping in on the day of your wedding, are you?" Luna joked. Celestia's eyes shot open with surprise; she wasn't sleepy anymore.

"What? Right now?!" she asked. Before Luna could respond, Celestia quickly jumped out of bed and out of the bedroom.

"Looks like someone's in a hurry," Luna mused to herself.

Celestia ran down the hall in her pajamas until she bumped into her mother.

"Sorry, mother," she gasped, "I'm not late, am I?"

"Of course not, dear," smiled Harmony, "but I do hope you're not planning on getting married in your pajamas."

Celestia looked down and realized she was still in her pajamas, and went red.

"Ohh..."

"Never mind," laughed Harmony, "we'll get you in your wedding dress in no time at all."

"Thanks," said Celestia.

Celestia was taken to a fitting room to try on her wedding dress. "I do hope it doesn't take too long," she said to herself.

Harmony overheard that. "You have nothing to fret over, dear," she said kindly.

"Unless, of course, you grew overnight," teased Luna.

"Can't you behave yourself, Luna?" asked Celestia.

"Now what fun would that be?" asked Luna. Celestia and her mother just gave a stern look at Luna, who promptly kept her mouth shut.

"I've been waiting for this moment for years," said Celestia, "and I don't want anything to go wrong."

"Nothing bad will happen," said Harmony, "no need to get stressed over nothing."

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

"The door's unlocked," said Harmony, "you can come in." And in came Artemus.

"Am I missing anything?" he asked.

"Hi, daddy," said Celestia, "what do you want?"

"I've got something for you."

Artemus took something out of his pocket and presented it to his daughter; it was a silver necklace with a golden locket on it.

"Oh, it's beautiful," said Celestia.

"Open the locket," said her father.

Celestia opened the locket and gasped at what was inside it; it was a picture of her mother and father comforting her as a baby. A few happy tears slipped down Celestia's cheeks, and then she wrapped her arms around her father in a hug.

"Oh, thank you, father," she said happily.

"Anything for my little princess," said Artemus.

"What am I, chopped liver?" Luna huffed.

At last, it was time for the wedding to begin. Among the guests were three teenage signers with red gem pendants (I'm sure who you can guess who they were). Sombra stood at the altar waiting for his bride. He was wearing a black tuxedo with a necktie to match. Once the organs began playing "Here Comes the Bride", the doors opened, and there stood Celestia with Artemus at her side. It was tradition for the bride's father to walk his daughter down the aisle and up to the altar to be with her groom. Celestia was soon at the altar with her groom.

"It's finally happening," she said happily.

The minister cleared his throat and began.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here on this day to witness the union of Sombra McCraken and Celestia Faust in holy matrimony. First, the bride and groom shall read their vows."

Sombra went first. "I vow to love and cherish you for all of eternity," he said, "to have and to hold for all of my life."

"And I vow to love and cherish you," said Celestia, "no matter what the weather will be, may we never drift apart."

"Sombra McCracken," said the minister, "do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"

"I do."

"And, do you, Celestia Faust," said the minister, "take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?"

"I do."

"If anyone has any reason at all why these two should not be wed," continued the minister, "speak now or forever hold your peace."

No one said a word. Very much everyone knew that the two were made for one another.

"By the powers invested in me," the minister smiled, "I now pronounce you Husband and Wife. You may kiss the bride."

Sombra removed the veil revealing Celestia's face and the two kissed. This was met with an applause from the guests.

At the reception, the newlyweds were about to start a dance. Knowing this as her cue, Octavia led her orchestra and the music began as the couple danced.

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As they danced to the music, Sombra reached into his coat pocket and pulled out a bouquet of flowers.

"For you," he said, giving them to Celestia.

"Why, thank you, Sombra," Celestia smiled, and she surprised her new husband with a kiss.

The music soon finished up, and the audience applauded as the couple finished their little dance.

"And now, we'll be cutting the cake," said Celestia.

"And hopefully not cutting the ch-" Harmony covered Luna's mouth before she could finish.

Once the cake was cut, as part of wedding tradition, the bride and groom fed cake to each other. Since this was a public event, Celestia managed to keep her addiction under control.

"Ready, everyone?" asked Celestia. She tossed the bouquet into the air and the girls started scrambling for it. The girl who caught it was a young Sonata Dusk.

"Yay!" she cried happily, "I caught the bouquet! Maybe this means I'll get married one day."

"Big deal," muttered Aria, rolling her eyes.

"You're just jealous that you're still single," Sonata teased.

"All three of us are single," said Adagio, exasperated.

"We are? That stinks," pouted Sonata.

Outside, Celestia and Sombra climbing into a horse drawn cart. One of the horses was white, and the other a dark gray. The driver gave the word, and they set off. On the back of their cart was a banner that read "Just Married". As they left, everyone came out to wish them good luck.

"I hope someday, I can marry a nice guy like Celestia did," said Luna to herself as she watched the happy couple disappear.