Raid Partners

Chapters

A Rough Start
Squad Goals
Tuesday
Dispelling Fear
Storming The Castle!
Permission
The Morning After
Crowds

A Rough Start

GamerPro3lite: Oh sweet Celestia, Nightblade, I can’t believe we got through that dungeon. Couldn’t have done it without you of course. Thanks soooooo much!

Nightblade: And I could not have done it without you. It has been a de- fun to quest with you!

GamerPro3lite:Anytime, Night. You come up with a lot of fun strategies, and you’re just a cool pony. Well, for a mare. :P JK

Nightblade: And you are a cool pony for being a stallion. I was curious though. Do you live in Canterlot or Ponyville? I doubt our game server goes farther than those cities.

GamerPro3lite:*gasp* Fishing for my information? And here I thought you were real! :p I live in Ponyville. How about you?

Nightblade: Canterlot, though I have many close friends in Ponyville.

GamerPro3lite: Well, if it means anything, you definitely are nothing like I’ve been told Canterlot ponies are supposed to be. You play video games.

Luna took a slow sip of her para-sprite, considering what her quest partner had just written “Hmm, maybe that’s one of the reasons Tia got me this set up. Make sure I don’t upset the nobles with my skills.” She popped a dorito in her mouth and crunched down.

Nightblade: I will take that as a compliment. Actually, I’m going to be staying with a friend in Ponyville for a few days soon, if you might want to meet up.

GamerPro3lite: Really!? That sounds AMAZING! We can totally play some couch co-op Diablo, or settle who is the best once and for all in Clash!

Luna smiled and glanced at her calendar where she had written down, ‘Be Twilight Sparkle’s guinea pig’. The whole next week had been colored purple to remind her.

Nightblade: I’ll be arriving in Ponyville on Monday when would you like to meet?

GamerPro3lite: I have the whole next week off, so just come on over when you want. I’ll even be by myself, as everyone else is on a trip that I couldn’t go on.

Nightblade: That sounds great, I will need your address of course or some place for us to meet up?

GamerPro3lite: I’m not afraid of you, even with your horror armor +9! My address is 520 Joy Circle. Or, joystick circle as I like to call it!

Nightblade: Alright I will come by then.

Luna glanced at the time and groaned, She was almost late for ‘Sisterly bonding time’, and she hated seeing Tia depressed from her missing it.

Nightblade: However I have to go now my sis wants to spend some time with me. I think I mentioned I have an older sister?

GamerPro3lite: You have, and while she doesn’t sound like much of a gamer, she still sounds super cool too! I’ll leave you with a pic to put on the top of your shrine to me then, and wish you a good night.

The next moment, Luna could see a brown stallion, with orange hair, smiling at her. While he looked a little young, there was no denying his age with that fabulous moustache. It even had curls at each end, a sure sign of time and care put into such a shining piece of stallionhood.

Luna blushed as she got up from the couch and wiped the orange dust on the back of her jeans before heading out her bedroom door. ”Evening Stone Heart has my sister been by?”

The gray stallion nodded, before pointing to the door. “She went inside about ten minutes ago with some rope and a saddlebag. She has been quiet since.”

Luna gulped and opened the door. “Tia?”

Celestia turned her head, her massive mounds jiggling as she moved. Well, they jiggled as much as they could when there was rope on every side of them. Her wings wiggled a bit, more to make sure the bindings were tight, rather than anything else, before she looked to her sister and moaned, “Luna, please, you need to help me! Some ninja came in here while I was sleeping, and the only reason he didn’t use his bag of deadly devices on me was because he ran out of time. So please, let me out, sister!”

“You were practicing tying yourself up again and can’t reach the knots, can you?” Luna lifted an eyebrow while her arms crossed.

Celestia narrowed her eyes, before flopping back and curling herself up. She grabbed her large nipple with her mouth, and took a comforting drink of milk as she cursed Luna for bringing up a mistake she made… A small harumph could be heard from her as her ass pointed straight at Luna, it’s sheer size making the rest of her unable to be seen from this angle. Her pussy was also on display though, and visibly moist. “No, sister, I wasn’t practicing. I thought we could roleplay tonight. You know, spice up bonding time.”

Luna smiled and shook her head before getting onto her hands and knees, slowly crawling to where Celestia was pouting. She took in the image of her sister and grinned, before taking a long slow lick of her moist pussy “Mmm it’s been over a millennium since I tasted you. Is it my birthnight?”

Celestia moaned as she tried to wiggle her rump towards Luna, her body quaking as her natural hormones went into sudden overdrive. “Oh, call it whatever you want, so long as you treat me like the bitch in heat I am!”

Luna took a sniff of her sister and licked her lips “Oh… I plan to Celestia. Do you remember what I always swore I’d do were you to give me the chance?”

Celestia smiled, her mind making her almost cry because of the joy that pounded in her chest. She had been hesitant to sleep with Luna since she came back, but finally, she just hadn’t been able to control herself, and was happy to see her sister taking to the old relationship so well. “I’m in ecstasy to be reminded, and punished for forgetting.”

Luna licked the edge of Celestia’s ear. “This time, I’m going to make you heavy with my foal.”

Celestia glances over, and Luna finds her mouth filled with hot, alicorn magic in a flash of blinding light. “Really?” Celestia sits up, almost rolling onto her face due to the momentum of her rack, but staying upright through sheer force of will. “I let you have at me, and the first thing that comes to mind is to grow a cock? What about those nights when all we wanted were snuggles? I want that!” Celestia wriggled in her confines, not realizing how stupid her statement was while she was in such bondage, and letting her displeasure be known by her high pitched moan.

Luna blinked and swallowed the hot magic with a frown of distaste. She hated the taste of pure magic. “If you want snuggles, Tia, I have to wonder why you tied yourself up, and practically begged me to take advantage of you.”

Celestia turned to her sister, her cheeks puffed out as she glared at her, before she sighed. “Well, I keep tying Twilight up, so when I went into heat, but knew she wasn’t available, I thought I might give it a shot.” Her cheeks became red as she looked away from Luna. “I guess that wasn’t my best idea, was it?”

Luna closed her eyes briefly. It had been a thousand years since she had been there for one of her sister’s heats. It would only make sense after that so long, Celestia would find another. “I suppose not sister, and I’m afraid our “snuggles” may need to wait until tomorrow night. I’m feeling a touch tired after my gaming adventure earlier.” Her horn flared and the remaining ropes fell off of Celestia’s body. “I’ll see you at dawn.”

Celestia paused as she stared at her sister, before she came up from behind Luna and embraced her in a hug. “Lulu, just because I share my bed with another does not mean that I do not love you. You know that, right?”

“Of course, but goodnight, Celestia.” Luna’s body shimmered, turning to smoke and escaping out through her magic, leaving her sister to be alone, wishing she had a way to make it up to the princess of the night.

Luna reformed above her bed, landing on her belly before grabbing her pillow and pushing it to her chest “...I believe it is custom that after a... dumping? Is that what they call it now? Strange term, but it describes the feeling well enough… Pigging out on ice cream and watching bad romance movies with one’s closest friend is supposed to be the solution though. What doth they say to do when one’s closest friends are the dumper and the one they were dumped for?” She swallowed back the tears that threatened to escape, calling on her many years of life as the mysterious and solitary night princess.

A ding came from her desktop, a late night message from GamerPro3lite that read, ‘I hope you sleep well, and I can’t wait for next week!’

Luna glanced over and thought of replying, before shaking her head and curling up around her pillow, watching the clock until it was time to lower the moon. For a split second, she considered not doing so, and let all of Equestria feel the loss she did. It was a fleeting idea though. “As I was born, I was given only two jobs. To breathe, and to mind the moon.” She got up and made her way to the balcony where Celestia awaited, her horn already lit as she walked out. Her eyes glowed white as she slowly nudged her moon down “Have a… pleasant day, Celestia. I will see you again at sunset.”

Celestia sighed at the words, but merely nodded. Her sister would come back to her with time. “I will wait with bated breath. I hope you sleep well, and Luna, remember, I-”

“Enough, Celestia! I…” Luna took a deep breath, and turned before Celestia noticed a single tear fall to the ground.

Celestia turned away, before slowly nodding. “Sleep well, sister.”

Luna packed her bag it hadn’t been the easiest thing but she had stayed away from Celestia except to raise and lower the moon and now, here she was, getting ready to spend the week with the mare who had replaced her. “Forgive me if I withhold my enthusiasm…”

A knock came against the door, and Celestia’s angelic voice came into the room. “Sister?”

Luna froze for a second, before she returned to packing while her teeth ground into each other. Her horn glowed, and she flipped the lock to allow Celestia to enter. The other alicorn swayed her hips as she came in, but seemed to understand that Luna did not want to see her as she stood at the doorway. “So, I’ve been talking to Twilight recently about your stay with her.”

“Aye, She has many things she wishes to test on me. Have no worries, as I will be sleeping in a bed of my own.” Luna packed her game colt into the backpack decorated with her cutie mark, along with a few games.

A long silence filled the room, with only another set of breaths to let Luna know her sister was there. When it finally broke, it was with a slight crack in Celestia’s voice. “Well, as I expected such a reply, Twilight has told me that you do not need to come. I will not take away your ability to have a week to yourself though, so please, do as you wish with it.”

Luna clenched her hands a few times. “Twilight Sparkle is my savior and best friend. I have naught but respect for her. She asked me to come so I will. Do not worry, I won’t… ruin anything between you both.” With that said Luna zipped up her backpack and duffle bag.

This time, Celestia did not wait as long, a sharp breath being all she needed before she responded with, “Then Twilight would let you know that your invitation is rescinded, and that she will find a different subject.”

Luna stopped, her eyes closing, even though Celestia was unable to see them.“I...I see very well.”

“I don’t think you do, Unfortunately, the fact that you believe so is why both of us think you need time to yourself, away from us.”

“Get out.” Luna gritted her teeth “Get out of my room, Celestia! Enjoy the fact that my closest friend is turned against me, and wishes to only please you!”

Celestia shuts her eyes, letting a set of tears fall down her face before she turns away from Luna. “Just remember that neither of us ever closed our arms to you, as you have done to me. We tried our best to still be with you.” She then simply stepped out, not waiting for the angry response she knew would come.

Luna sat on her bed, staring out the window as tear rolled down her cheeks “What doth you call this then? Sending us away? Rescinding an invitation. It doth appear to us that this is ‘closing your arms’ to us.”

A ding came from across the room, and she got to see the message this time being, ‘Can’t wait to see you. Bought a ton of soda and pizza rolls just so we would have enough gaming fuel for your trip.’

Luna sighed Maybe he’ll have a couch I can sleep on… I know. Twilight has been fixing the old palace, so I could check to see how complete it is. Maybe stay with Cadenza for a week or two… She pulled her backpack on and grabbed her duffle bag in her hand before glancing at where her black tiara sat on her dresser. Her lips pulled back in a snarl as she threw it against the wall with a toss of her head, causing it to become embedded, before she opened the door and walked past her guards.

Celestia watched from the shadows, wishing she knew of a better solution than this. Even after a thousand years, and all you can do is push her away… stupid, stupid Celestia. She looked to the ground, trying, and failing, not to cry.

Squad Goals

“Next stop Ponyville! Twenty minute stop! Next stop Ponyville! Twenty minute stop!”

Luna looked up from her game colt as she heard the announcement. She had sat with the other ponies with her hood up. She even looked like just another mare as long as none of her nebulous mane escaped. She sighed, putting her game colt back into her backpack and zipping it up. She got to her feet with a stretch, and allowed the older couple she had been sitting next to leave the car first. Once they were out, she slung her backpack over her shoulder and grabbed her duffle bag from the overhead compartment. She walked out of the car and carefully scanned the small crowd of ponies for her gaming buddy.

Standing in the crowd, with an old fashioned cardboard sign saying, ‘Nightblade’, on it, was a short, barely eighteen, if that, colt in the crowd. He had the same brown coat as the one from the picture, and wild, unkempt orange mane. He smiled to all who passed him, looking at every pony who passed, waiting for her.

Luna smiled and hurried over. “GamerPro I presume?”

The young stallion turns to the voice, and pales at what he sees. First, his eyes linger on her giant breasts, each possibly bigger than his head, and at eye level with him, before going up. She has a beautiful smile, and dark blue eyes that he could just lose himself in. Oh, and that beautiful mane, tucked behind her ears but just peaking out to show that it’s just like the night sky. In fact, he thought he knew a pony… The stallions’ mane stood on end as his eyes widened. “P-princess?”

Luna placed a gentle hand over his muzzle, her eyes scanning the crowd for anypony who may have overheard him. Seeing everyone staying busy she sighed as her shoulders relaxed. “Come on, GamerPro. You mentioned pizza bites?”

He slowly nodded, and began leading the way, staring into the distance with a hundred yard stare. “Umm, m-my actual name is B-Button Mash. Sh-should I just call you Nightblade?”

“You can call me Luna, if you’d like, Button.” Luna smiled and followed after him. “So, as I mentioned before, it seems my plans to spend time with my friend, er fell through? Is that the proper term?”

Button slowly nodded, wishing that he could stop sweating as he walked through town. He didn’t even know why. It was just another gaming buddy who so happened to be a princess! “Um, yeah, and I’m really sorry to hear that. Though, I guess we might make it through all of Diablo now.”

“Wonderful! I was hoping you may have a crashing couch for me.” Luna frowned and wrinkled her muzzle “I said that incorrectly…”

“It’s a couch to crash on, and, well, I have one if you need one…” Button sucked in his lips, not sure what else to say. She was a princess, and you didn’t say no to a princess, even if it meant that you would have one of the hottest mares in Equestria living with you, and scaring the crap out of you at the same time!

“Yes, that’s how you say it. I’m sorry. I still stumble on, hmm, slangs?” Luna lifted her hand and rotated it a few times before frowning. “I am trying though..” She glanced over to where Button seemed to be trembling, and sighed “Am I to much?”

Button jumped at the question, and waved his hands frantically in front of him. “W-why would you be too much? I would love to have a ruler of… Equestria… live in my house… It’s very warm out here? Have you noticed that, because I’m boiling.”

Luna smiled sadly. “Button, for the next week, I am not a ruler of Equestria. I am on a holly day.” She placed her hand on his shoulder “And I am happy to spend it with you.”

His body froze for a moment as he stared into her eyes, his mouth as dry as a desert, before a bright shade of crimson lit up his face and he slowly nodded. “Well, I’m… I’m happy I stocked up on ice cream too then, because,” he swallowed hard, and decided to go for it. “You’re gonna need it after I cream you in Clash!”

Luna grinned and leaned down to look deep into his eyes. “Bring it on.”

A small, strangled response escaped Button, especially when his eyes tore themselves away from Luna’s eyes, and caught themselves a glance at what lay beneath her sweater. As glorious as the twin peaks were, he considered it a rather bad move, as it only led to more parts of his brain breaking as he pointed, and trudged, towards a house, speech still being a far off memory right now.

Luna followed in after him. “I like your home. It’s very nice, and far different from my own.”

Button grabbed the side of his arm, nodding as he pointed upstairs, and regained the ability to speak. “Well, um, you don’t need to stay on the couch. My mom is gone for the week, so as long as you kept it clean, her room is available. We do only have one shower though…”

Luna frowned for a moment “You live with your mom?”

He paled, and slowly nodded as he realized exactly what he would have to tell a princess. “Well, while I’m eighteen, and could move out, I’m… I’m still in school.” He swallowed hard again, staring at the wall as sweat came off of him like bullets from a gun. “The house is open because it’s Spring Break, but I’m grounded because of grades…”

Luna smiled down at him “Well, I will not tell your mom if you do not.” She sat down on the couch, pulling down her hood and spitting out a strand of mane that had flew into her mouth, before digging into her backpack. “Scrunchie, scrunchie, ahha!” She pulled out the dark blue scrunchie and pulled her mane back “There!”

Button stared at the alicorn, still trying to understand what was going on. He knew she had said she wasn’t a princess of Equestria for the week, but for her to act so casually with him was unimaginable for the young stallion. Not only that, but even after the shock had dissipated, her beauty still was enough to make him very nervous. “S-so, what do you want to do?”

“Well, I am here to play games, so I would think we should game.” Luna grinned cocking her head “Do you have Para-sprite? It is my favorite gamer fuel.”

Button winced at the mention of Para-Sprite. He despised the ‘all natural’ junk. “No, but I have something much better, Yak Dew.” He hopped over the couch, and began walking towards the kitchen, slowing as he realized how he just spoke to her, but resigning to his fate.

Luna watched him walk into the kitchen with a smile growing bigger on her muzzle as she almost felt like doing that ‘yes’ dance Celestia had told her of. He is arguing against me; telling me my idea is wrong! A friend, a real friend!

Button came back, a case of Yak Dew, and Yak Dew: Crush edition in his hands. “Mom and I had a night of gaming last night, so we’ll be popping new ones out. Umm, the pizza bites are in the refrigerator over there,” he said as he pointed to a microwave and refrigerator, both set within reaching distance of the couch, “and just tell me if you need anything else I guess.”

Luna reached to grab a Yak Dew. “I’ve never tried one.” She shrugged, popping the tab and taking a swig of it licking her lips “Mmm, that is good!”

Button smiled, a wave of relief rushing over him as he flopped onto the couch. “Told you.” He then stuck his tongue out at her, and stretched out his hands. “So, you name it, I probably have it. Guest’s choice of course, and new, interesting rules are always welcome.”

“Interesting rules? What do you mean by that?” Luna rummaged through the refrigerator, feeling a bit hungry; having only had a small sandwich on the train.

Button chuckled. “Like the fact that every week, my mom and I play Smash, and whoever is the winner by the end of it has to do the dishes for the week, or in Diablo, where if one of us has to use our potion, we have to take a drink of habanero sauce.”

Luna’s ears perked at that, “That sounds like a lot of fun actually! Yes, let us. I mean, let’s use these interesting rules.” She pulled the pizza bites out and put them in the microwave.

Button smiled as he opened up a drawer that was on his side of the couch, soon pulling out a bottle of hot sauce, and a spoon. “Alright, but I’m adding an amendment that you have to squawk like a chicken when you go for milk.”

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Button yawned, his mouth long having forgotten how to feel from the mix of sugar, ‘pizza’, and fire that he had been subjecting it to for the day. They were just getting done with act three of Diablo, and finally, exhaustion was overtaking him. “So, even if it’s only three, I stayed up pretty late last night. How about you?”

“I normally sleep during the early day, but I was up a bit later than usual, and as i’m going to be here for the week, I should try to be a diurnal as I can.” Luna yawned, stretching her arms into the air.

Button nodded, dusting off his shorts as he stood. “Well, as I said before, mom’s room is free for you to use, there’s a shower upstairs, and I’m gonna go to bed. Sleep well, pri-Luna.”

Luna stood up and wrapped her arms around Button, squeezing him tightly into her cleavage. “Sleep well, Button, my friend.”

Button’s cheeks grew warm as he nodded, and stepped away. “Umm, yeah, w-will do.” He then waved to her, and headed upstairs. It wasn’t like this was his first time having a mare stay the night. Sweetie and him had done it a ton of times before during Lan parties, and he never got nervous about that. Then again, Sweetie isn’t a goddess who also rocks as a Witch Hunter.

Luna headed upstairs to the bedroom and set down her duffle bag on the bed, before opening it to pull out a tee-shirt and a pair of boxers to sleep in. Her eyes went to the window, curious if she could see Canterlot from here.

Button meanwhile laid in his bed, staring at the ceiling. His mind was trying to wander to the mare just down the hall, and how she had probably undressed to go to sleep. He had a princess, one of the best looking mares known to Ponykind, in his house. And yet, that only scared him into his clothes, and he didn’t dare undress. If he did, he might start thinking a bit harder about Luna, and if that happened, he would never stop thinking about her that way, or so he feared.

And with thoughts of what was normal to them, and what was knew, dancing inside the two ponies heads, both tried, and failed, to sleep.

Tuesday

Button Mash slowly munched on his cereal, still only half awake as the clock chimed in, and reminded him that it was ten in the morning. Of course, he could barely even process that, having slept for maybe five nanoseconds last night. Oh what I would do right now to just look at a bad and go to sleep for a day.

Luna stumbled downstairs blinking her eyes awake as she walked into the kitchen “...coffee…”

Button glanced up and mumbled, “Top of the cupboard,” before turning back to his cereal. He didn’t continue eating though, but instead stared at his food for another moment, before looking up to the mare in his kitchen, his mind on pause. Her breasts swung free, stretching the thin fabric of her shirt, and showing off the curvature of her bosom quite well. The boxers that clung to her well rounded thighs did just the same, if not better, and Button found his mind slowly becoming quiet as he just watched her.

Luna yawned as she set up the coffee maker and spooned several spoonfuls of grounds into the filter, before adding water and flipping the switch. She collapsed into a chair her eyes closed waiting for the familiar drip of the machine working.

Button leaned back in his seat, feeling his member twitch between his legs. The white shirt did nothing in this light, except to tease better than any other fabric of clothing in the world. It’s satin weave hugged the princess tight, and shone through to her beautiful blue coat. Beyond that were her almost black nipples, erect in the cold, morning air, and not hidden at all from Button’s gaze. He swallowed hard and whispered, “S-so, how are you today?”

Luna blinked at Button “...Coffee first, then talk. Kay?” She laid her head down on her arms while her eyes closed, and she listened to the pitter patter of the coffee.

Button swallowed hard, but at least now he couldn’t see anything. Not that that would do much good for him, seeing as he was as hard as a rock now, and there was no way in Equestria he was about to try to relieve himself at the moment.

Luna’s ear perked as the drip from the coffee machine ceased dripping. She got up and poured a mug, before mixing in a spoon of sugar and holding it in both hands inhaling the scent. She then took the first sip, and, after a few more, she opened her eyes, which Button could see seemed to twinkle like the very stars for a split second, before turning to her normal green. “Good morning, Button!”

Button swallowed hard, trying not to focus on the black areolas that shone through her white shirt, or the rock hard sword between his thighs. He just needed to not screw up, and she would be able to get dressed, and they could continue with their day. “Morning, Luna. I hope you breasted we-” He froze, staring at the air as he realized what he just said.

Luna cocked her head and shook her head, certain she had misheard him. “Oh yes I rested very well! Your Mother’s bed provides great comfort. Tis hard, like I prefer. My sister unfortunately prefers a cloud mattress and filled the castle with them.”

Button nodded, his eyes as wide as dinner plates at this point. How was she still just talking to him? Why did her breasts have to jiggle with each word she said? Most importantly, why did he have to be cursed to be attracted to those giant, exposed, lovely breasts that continued to mock him? He took in a deep breath, suppressing the scream building in him, even as his cock began to hurt, and hissed out, “I’m fine with either, myself.”

Luna frowned then glanced down at her shirt and blushed. “Oh… I’m not used to others seeing me in my sleep clothes. May you excuse me to quickly change?”

Button furiously nodded, his own cheeks a bright red at this point as he said, “Yes, of course!”

Luna got up, her mane falling into her eyes as she quickly escaped from the table, walking very quickly back upstairs with her cheeks staying a bright red.

Button watched as that wonderful, plump rump left the kitchen, and let out a shaking breath as he looked down. He was in pain from how aroused he had become watching Luna, and if he went and hid in the bathroom… No. She’ll be suspicious then. But I need to get this out. I can’t let her see me like this!

He bit into his lip, and let out a shaking breath as his fingers fumbled with the button to his jeans. If he was fast enough, he should be able to get it to come back down before she got back. Besides, mares are supposed to take a while when they go to changed. That’s what television has always said. He nodded to himself, letting himself believe in his thoughts as his underwear was peeled away, and his fat, throbbing cock popped out of his pants.

He didn’t waste a moment, throwing his fears from last night at the window as he saw Luna in his mind’s eye. His hand curled around the base of his cock, barely able to squeeze around it as precum formed at the tip, and Luna beckoned him closer. He began furiously stroking it as she pulled her shirt up, and let him see her full bosom. It was so full, and inviting, and Luna put his head to her teat. He licked his lips as he stood from the chair, his body shaking as he stayed bent over the wood. “Oh, Luna, you taste so good.”

The Luna in his head continued her show, pushing him to the bed, and bending over. Her crotch was put right in his face, and he could see how wet the cloth had gotten, all from the thought of thinking of him. The Button in his head was brave, and while he bared himself to her, he also grabbed the hem of her panties, and pulled them down. Her gasp came into his ear as another shudder coursed through his body, and a small stream of precum splashed against the polished, tile floor. Just a bit more, Button. Just a bit more.

Luna finishes pulling on one of her video game shirts and then frowned “Shoot. Where did my other hoodie go…” She began searching in her backpack unaware of what was occurring directly below her.

Button continued to shudder as his hips began thrusting against the table. His mental Luna moaned as he licked her sopping wet crotch, but then stepped away, giggling as he kept his tongue out. He moaned as she darted back in, kissing him deeply as the two got tangled up in the bed.

Soon, Luna’s moans were all he heard in his head as he just laid on the table, stroking himself as hard as he could. His hands mimicked her hips, as she begged for more and more, and bounced herself on his cock. Her breasts bounced in the air, coming down with a loud smack each time their hips came back together. Just as streams of milk poured out of her tits, so did cum come from Button’s cock. His body shook and shuddered, his seed splashing onto the ground, coating the tiles beneath him in his cum.

Luna frowned and went to the top of the stairs. “Button! Is my Legend of Epona hoodie downstairs?”

Button looked up, his blood turning to ice as he heard the words. His cock was still in one hand, letting loose the last few pumps of his semen as his mind tried to start functioning again. “Um, I-I don’t know. I’ll ch-check when I can, but I, um, spilled, yeah, spilled my milk! It’s going to take me a bit to get it all cleaned up.”

“Alright. Would you like some assistance?” Luna called down, puzzled by his breathless voice.

“No!” Button stood up straight, his legs sending the chair behind him crashing to the ground, which made him wince. “I-I mean, you don’t have to. I’ve got this.” He rushed over the the refrigerator, and grabbed a towel that was on it, his heart hammering in his ears as his pants clinked at his ankles. “I know what I’m doing, promise.”

“Alright, I guess. Should I stay up here until you finish with your cleaning?” Luna shook her head Colts, they are an interesting species. This must be why Tia prefers fillies.

“Yes, that would be perfect!” He rushed over to the mess he had made, and slammed the towel down, letting the cum soak into the towel. He could feel heat radiating off of his cheeks, and he blinked away a tear that was forming. It didn’t stay gone for long, not as he soaked up his own seed. He had wanted to avoid this last night, but now his actions began to slow, and he felt a knot in his stomach as he thought of Luna. “What the fuck is wrong with me?”

Luna unpacked her game colt and hummed a bit. “Button, do you wish to take a trip with me today?”

Button was throwing the towel into the washer as he heard the words, and looked to his now covered cock. Do I deserve such an honor? He let out a sigh, the feeling in him growing worse as he knew she would be suspicious if he just said no. “What sort of trip?”

“I need to go into the Everfree to see how the construction of my old home is going.” Luna fiddled with the necklace she wore, which had her cutie mark on it, still a bit nervous of the fact she planned to leave Canterlot.

Button sighed, grabbing her hoodie as he passed by the couch. She was probably still wanting a friend to be with, especially since she was supposed to be with another one right now, and it would be mean of him to leave her alone just because he was a horny idiot. “Umm, yeah, I think I can go with you than. I also found your hoodie!”

“That’s great, but may I come down now?”

He blushed at the request, and nodded to no one as he patted his jeans. “Umm, yeah, of course you can. I’m all done down here.”

Luna came down the stairs and smiled, picking her hoodie up off the ground. “Thanks for finding this for me, Button.”

Button nodded, his heart rate finally going down after all that he had done. He was safe, he would be fine, and he would not think of Luna like that again. He promised himself. “S-so, we need to go somewhere now?”

“Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends have been doing construction on my old home. I’d planned to see how it was coming during my stay with her…” Luna shook her head. “But as she decided my friendship was no longer needed, I am left going on my own and with you accompanying, if you wish?”

Button frowned at the words, and swallowed hard as he thought. He discarded the Twilight thing as just her being huffy about cancelled plans, something he knew well when Rumble decided a date with Scootaloo was more important than their weekly gaming night. Still, for her to sound so sad… Button reached out and grabbed Luna’s hands, thinking of all the game protagonists he had watched make their princesses happy with such actions. “Hey, I would love to go with you. Do some real adventuring for once, right?”

Luna smiled down at him and nodded. “Yes, Sir Button, that we shall!” She giggled “Well than, we should pack a picnic.”

Button nodded, excited to hear himself be given such a noble title. For a moment, he smiled, imagining him as her knight, protecting his princess, before they walked into the kitchen. He took one whiff, and froze. While it probably wasn’t as bad as he believed, to Button it smelled like a three day orgy had gone on in the room, as he had only wiped the cum away, and done nothing for the smell.

Luna wrinkled her nose. “An odd smell… Perhaps there is spoiled food which needs to be gotten rid of?”

“Yes!” Button’s brain kickstarted itself as he ran to the fridge, desperate to find something he could claim had gone bad. He grabbed the gallon of milk, still almost full, and pretended to look at the label before throwing it into the trashcan as hard as he could. “Yep, just something gone bad, and nothing else!”

Luna nodded “Too bad your refrigerator is incapable of holding in smells like that.”

Button nodded eagerly, before slamming his fist against it. While meant to be him acting naturally, it felt like he had just tried to break his hand from the force as he continued to force his grin to get even wider. “Yep, stupid old thing.”

“Maybe I can purchase you a new one as thanks for letting me stay? As of now I only use my allowance to purchase games and the like. It’s building up a bit, I must admit.” Luna blushed glancing away.

Button tried to smile, and wave his hand in front of himself, but instead felt himself slowly being drained of energy. She wanted to reward him, call him a knight, let him come to special places with her, all because she thought he was good. He took in a breath, and his body shook from the smell. It took all he had not to begin to cry, and he slowly shook his head. “Umm, actually, you know what? I’m not feeling too good right now. Probably not a good idea to go see this place, only for me to get worse, right?”

“Button, what is it? Please talk to me? I-I know I can be scary but i’m truly trying…” Luna bit her lip, trying not to tremble It never changes does it? I try and try, but still they fear me…

Button slowly shook her head, wishing with all his might she would stop, that she would just go, or scold him, or something! He was just a stupid, perverted kid, and she shouldn’t be having to deal with him. He shut his eyes, two tears running down his face. “N-no, it’s not you. I just don’t feel well. If that makes you upset, than please… please yell at me, but I just can’t go right now. Not with you.”

Luna glanced out the window. “Would it help if I told you why I’m having to stay here this week? The full reason?”

Button’s eye twitched as a gear slipped out of place. Cheerilee did this to him, his mom did this to him; but he didn’t deserve it. He wasn’t special, he never would be special. He was just some stupid gamer, and he was not going to trick a princess into thinking otherwise. “No! I don’t want to be treated special! I just threw out milk to hide the fact that I masturbated to you, so please, stop treating me like I’m some knight, because I’m not!” Button panted, his arms shaking as tears streamed down his face.

Luna turned and cocked her head, mouthing the word masterbation a few times, trying to bring the definition to mind. When it hit, she simply smiled “Well, is masterbation a bad thing to do nowadays?” She paused to see if he’d respond.

“Yes!” Button shook, his eye spasming as he stepped closer to her, one of his hands curling into a fist, before he slammed it against the freezer. A loud crunching sound echoed across the room, and he took a hold of it, holding it close as he whimpered. “Yo-you’re not supposed to use your friends to get off. They aren’t just objects, especially not nice, pretty mares who are somehow willing to play games with you.”

Luna walked closer and took his broken hand in both of hers. He yanked it away though, and stepped back against the wall, slowly, in violent jerks, shaking his head.Luna frowned, thinking hard, before she sighed. “Button… I am the last pony on Equis who is worth respect. The reason I am here is because my older sister, the pony I have been bucking since I was able to feel such emotions, decided to take her student, my so called best friend, into her bed!”

Button slowly began to stop shaking, but continued to shake his head. “You’re a princess, and beautiful, and kind. The only reason I have you here now is because you’re hurt, because I’m just a colt who plays video games. What of that do you not understand?”

“How many do I play with? Count them.” Luna said while tenderly, yet firmly, taking his broken hand in hers.

“I know we raid together, but I also know how many of the other stallions friend request you. You’re good, and popular, and… and probably have hundreds you play with when I’m offline.” He didn’t resist though, not with how much pain was in his hand. He just wanted to stay still, even if it meant answering questions.

Luna’s horn began to glow as she carefully healed the bones in his hand. “Eclipse.”

He paused, before glancing at her. “What’s that supposed to mean? Please, d-don’t confuse me, I hurt enough.”

“That is my password for my gamer tag. I’m almost done healing your hand, so once I’ve finished, I want you to log into my account. See for yourself the so called invitations I get, and the multiples of friends I have.” Luna’s horn stopped glowing. “Clench your hand into a fist, then relax it, please.”

Button did as he was told, wincing as his hand moved. It wasn’t broken though, as he had expected it to stay. “Thank you, but… I’ll only look, if you’re absolutely sure that’s what you want me to do, because I…” He decided not to finish the line. It was obvious that she wouldn’t accept him as beneath her, not yet at least.

“You are my friend, and you are worried. I hope this will help that worry cease.” Luna went to the couch and sat down, her hands resting on her lap.

Button slowly shambled his way towards the couch, his body shaking as he had to move again. It was nicer to just be on the wall, staying still where he was safe. He knew he had to move though, as he had a royal command to perform, and put his laptop on his lap. “Nightblade is your actual username, or did you sign up with something else?”

“Nightblade is in fact my user name. Did you know that one is not allowed to use Princess Luna as a gamer tag?” Luna shrugged. “Oh well. Nightblade was an old friend, and I’m honored to honor him.”

He slowly nodded, and typed in the password and username. He then stopped, looking at her front page. She still had hundreds of games, some of which he knew weren’t coming out for weeks, and he had been right about the invites. She had hundreds off invites and messages, more than he had ever seen before, but then his eyes finally wandered to the last category, and saw, Friends (1): GamerPro3lite. He stared at it for a few moments, before turning to her. “Why?”

“When I first got online, I believe it was two weeks after I returned from the moon? Celestia saw me struggling, and hoped that games might give me a way to interact with other ponies without having to gaze upon them directly. So, I got on. She helped me create this account, adjusted the mic for me, and helped me to start the tutorial for my first game, Call to Duty 2. It was fun, though I died more times then I could count in just the first match. Then the voices in my ears started. Ponies, tons of them, yelling at me, cursing at me, telling me to go back to where I crawled out from, and even damning my own mother for giving birth to me!” Luna’s hands clenched on her lap and she trembled. “I… know now that is how most newbies are treated, but myself? Only two weeks home in a time which already was so confusing, I was ready to give up, to give the system back to my sister and hide myself away in the library. But then I saw it; An invite for a private game. It said-”

Button slowly, quietly whispered with her, ‘Hey, I can tell you need some help, so since I am done with these idiots too, why don’t I let you kill me a few times while I teach you?”

Luna smiled, looking up at him with tears running down her cheeks. “That is why, Certainly. as I learned more, others wanted to be my friends. Even more after I got better at speaking and started using my mic. But they don’t care for me, only for the great player or the hot sounding mare. Button, you are one of my only friends, and I mean that truly.”

Button looked down for a moment as a tear fell down his face. He still couldn’t believe that he was friends with a princess, but now… Now he could see why he meant anything to her at all. His chest was warm, and he wanted to respond, but words were failing him. He just couldn’t get past the tears wanting out. So instead, he decided a hug. He would let her know he was happy with just a simple hug, and he would snuggle his head into her neck, and everything would be fine. He shut his eyes, and slowly brought his arms around her.

The next thing her knew, his lips were against Luna’s.

Luna’s eyes widened, before she leaned into the kiss for a few seconds time. She then pulled back. “Th-that was nice… I may even do it again.” She smiled, trying to hide her blush under her dark fur.

Button took a shaking breath in, before grabbing one of Luna’s hands. He felt wiped out, like he could sleep for a hundred years, he was so tired. But, he was also happy. Happier than he had been in a long time, despite still being more terrified than even back in the kitchen. He looked Luna in the eyes, and swallowed hard. “Do… do you think you can get that one later? I-I think I want to go to sleep, so I can comprehend all that’s happened. Please?”

“Of course, I think I need a nap myself… I would appreciate it if you kept the fact that my only lover has been my sister between myself and you.” Luna shrugged “She says it’s not common in this day and age.”

He nodded, managing to also let out a slight chuckle as he got up from the couch. “Trust me, I think you’ve got enough to keep me quiet if I had any reason to want to hurt you.”

“I’d never imagine you would.” Luna laid back on the couch, purposely closing her eyes.

Button stepped away, but ten minutes later, stepped back in. He now had a nice, large blanket with him, and slowly laid it on top of her, just to make sure she wouldn’t wake up. Staring at her gentle, sleeping form made him want to cry. Out of joy or fear, he didn’t know, but he still followed his desires, and leaned down. His lips barely brushed her cheek, and he barely breathed, “I love you,” into her ear, before walking away to get some sleep himself.

Luna let a tear roll down her cheeks, smiling at the sound of his hooves as they walked away.

Dispelling Fear

Luna’s ear perked as she heard the shower running. “Mmmm…” She stretched her arms over her head. It was almost evening now, but she had needed that nap. “Button must be in the shower.” She considered then sighed. “Well… worse he will do is yelp at me, and my fur is sticky from crying so much.”

She nodded and headed upstairs pulling off her shirt as she opened the door to the bathroom. “Button?”

A humming came from within the shower, as Button was currently in there,nodding his head as he listened to his music. He had bought the waterproof casing for his phone a long time ago, and after having woken up drenched in sweat from his dreams, he had hoped a bit of relaxation would help him chill out about Luna. This left him oblivious to the world tough.

Luna licked her lips and unbuttoned her jeans, letting them fall down her legs before lifting her hooves and kicking them to the side. She then sighed and reached back, undoing her bra and throwing it to the ground followed by the simple panties. She then opened the curtain, keeping her eyes above his waist as a blush covered her cheeks. “M-may I join you so as to save water?”

Button turned around, stunned for a moment as he wondered if he was now at the base of the bathtub, and this was all just a… dream. He blinked for a moment, feeling the lust in him building already as he looked at her smooth, sexy body. He swallowed hard, unable to look away from her large, and now wet, bosom as he plainly said, “I didn’t think Ponyville was in a drought.”

“Ah my apologies. I can wait if you’d prefer then?” Luna turned her head, her ears pinned back.

Button blinked as he noticed the folded ears, before the taste of her lips ran over his again. A memory from just a few hours ago, and a side of her he had never thought existed. He glanced down for a moment, down at his own, smooth body. It was no champion’s, but… maybe it was good enough? He didn’t know, but he couldn’t leave her alone, that much was certain.

Button stepped forward, gently running his hand along her arm as he smiled and looked her in the eyes. “If… if you want to shower with me, well, I don’t think I have any right to complain.” He chuckled nervously at the end of his statement, knowing that his head probably looked as red as a tomato.

Luna carefully climbed into the shower behind him with an unsure smile “I hope I don’t use up all the water… please wash yourself first while I soap my mane.”

He could always feel his cock beginning to slightly throb as he slowly nodded. He had no idea what to do now. He had actually washed up before she had come up, but wasn’t certain if he should tell her that, especially since that probably meant washing her than. Button shuddered as the folds over his cock began to stretch, even though he really didn’t want to get hard right now. “Well, you probably don’t need to worry about that, to be honest. My family has a pretty good heater, so we shouldn’t run out of water.”

Luna nodded as she reached for the shampoo and began massaging a large amount into her mane. “You’ve never had an alicorn use your shower though. We take much more water than normal ponies.”

Button fidgeted as he just kind of stood there. A small… large part of him wanted to turn around, to offer to help wash her, but he was still petrified at the thought. It didn’t help that his member would end up handing between them of course, but to also, just maybe, touch that body… He took a sharp breath in, and shook his head. “W-why is that?”

“Watch how my mane absorbs the soap.” Luna continued massaging the shampoo in while her eyes squeezed tight.

Button only hesitated for a second, before giving into his lust. He even picked up the shampoo beside him and began putting it into his hands. He doubted how even he would end up spreading it though, as he had to force his eyes away from those large, perky breasts he wanted so badly. “Umm, yeah, I can see it, I guess. If you’re worried though, I mean, I… I could help wash you, if you want.”

Luna paused and blushed. “I, um, yes alright. Could you please wash my wings? Tia usually…” She trails off “Ah, I mean, it’s difficult to wash them myself.”

Button paused again, his memories of her pain offsetting his lust again, before he leaned in, and pecked her on the cheek. He then leaned in closer, his body shaking from having her so close as he whispered, “I need you to turn around than.”

Luna nodded and turned around opening her wings but allowing them to fall limply. “Thank you.”

He looked upon her beautiful wings, gently rubbing them as he thought. He could just wash them as he though best, keep his distance, stay far away from that tight, but oh so lovely rump of hers that his cock craved, or… or he could let her know he was there. Button swallowed hard one more time, before running his hands along her primaries, and stepping forward.

His whole body shook now in a mixture of fear and excitement as he nuzzled into her neck. His cock was fully erect now, with the massive, throbbing member twitching between Luna’s ass cheeks as he gently ran his fingers along her wings, slowly cleaning them. “I… I want you… I want you to know that I really care about you, Luna, and that if you need me, I swear, I’ll do anything I can to help.”

Luna shivered as she felt his fingertips on her wings.“I-I thank you… thank you my dear friend.” She licked her lips, trying to decide whether the position of his stallionhood was on purpose or just the difference of height.

Button’s breathing got heavier as he kept his chin on her shoulder, and slowly began to move. He knew that pegasi usually refrained from letting others touch their feathers, so he made sure every movement he made in washing them was slow, and controlled. His hips on the other hoof, were not so kind. They loved the feel of her firm backside pressing against him, and they moved on their own. In and out, back and forth, sawing his large, throbbing member against her ass as precum leaked onto it. “If… if I’m making you uncomfortable, j-just say so. I’m too pent up not to at least try right now though, or do something to help it.”

A blush covered Luna’s cheeks “I...tis been a long time since i’ve been with anypony other than Celestia. But… I wish not to say nay”.

Button shook his head, even as his hips started moving even faster. His large, heavy balls smacked against her ass now, causing a commotion with each new thrust against her firm cheeks. “I… I don’t plan to actually…” Button barely whispered the new line, with only his proximity to Luna’s ear letting her hear him say, “I don’t deserve even this. I only get it because you’re hurt.”

Luna shook her head. “Tis not that.I…” She hesitated and bent at the waist, resting her hands on the faucet. “I want it too…”

Button froze, his blood turning to ice, even as the warm water ran down his body. His member moved slowly, tracing along the curvature of her rump. His hips twitched forward, pressing against the small, puckered hole he could see there, and his mind simply shut off. “I can fuck you? You want me to fuck you?”

“I believe that is how ponies refer to it… I yes, I would enjoy coming together with you greatly. I’ll try not to break any part of your shower.” A small giggle escaped her lips as she stared down at the water running down the drain. “Though I can give no promises.”

Button slowly nodded, his eyes wide, but almost… vacant. He had stopped trying to contain his lust, but had never shut down the thoughts in his head until now. They still clamored for him to stop, but why should he? He had a princess asking for him, and practically throwing herself at him. Didn’t that mean it was time to mate with the mare?

He couldn’t form a response, but instead slowly pushed forward. It hurt a little as his flared cock pressed against her vulnerable ass, but he simply kept increasing the pressure, and shut his eyes. A moan escaped his lips as the very tip of his cock broke through, and his body reacted out of instinct. It went back, and with about double the force that he had been pushing with, thrusted forward, forcing a few inches of his fat, throbbing cock into her. “Oh, sweet Luna!”

Luna closed her eyes tight. While it was true that Celestia had often used a spell to give herself stallion parts, this was the first time at least that Luna could recall that it was her ass taking the cock. She bit her lip, not allowing a single whimper to escape as she began rocking back against him, for even though it hurt, it also felt amazing!

Button’s hips were relentless as he let the primal side of him take over. While Luna was his teammate and friend too, right now, she was also just his. Something he had to fuck with all of his might, because not a single inch of him could be without her against it. The tight walls against his cock though, that pulled on him as he moved within her tender ass, were a lot for even a frenzied stallion like this, whose closest thing to such an experience was his right hand.

His arms came around Luna in a flash as he raised a hoof and put it on the side of the tub. It was all for leverage as he passed the medial ring on his throbbing member, and began letting his balls smack against her ass again. Most stallions couldn’t even get this deep into a mare, but Button still had more to go. To help him, his hands grabbed her large, ripe bosom, and his body shook at their touch. They were so big, and soft, and yielded at a moment’s notice to his touch. It was just like his deepest fantasies. Even if a part of his mind was glaring at this, and growing stronger by the moment.

Luna’s eyes widened and a groan escaped her lips as her hands pressed into the walls making small dents “Ha-harder!” Her head rolled back as a soft pant escaped her muzzle, her magic heating the water which had started to cool as arousal slowly built deep in her marehood which was becoming more hot and swollen by the moment.

Button growled at the request, and the hidden part of him flared in anger as he went to give her what she wanted. His mammoth of a cock slowly pulled out as he got himself ready, and a smile split his lips. This next one would do it, he could feel it. All the way. His fingers squeezed into her bosom, threatening to cut it with his nails he did so with so much force,but then he pulled. In one movement, Luna went from having none of him within her, to being stuffed entirely with one of the largest stallionhood’s in Equestria.

Luna’s eyes bulged out as a very loud scream escaped her lips “Oh Moon and Harmony Yessssss!” Her legs trembled as tears ran down her cheeks the dents having grown larger as she was now quite liberally leaking arousal.

Button trembled as he kept thrusting, in and out, in and out. It was all he could focus on as the light in his eyes slowly dimmed even further. She felt amazing, no doubts about that, especially as her ass begged for more punishment, which only got him to began yanking on her nipples, before roughly grabbing the large breast again. Now though, the thought in the back were coming forward, asking him what he was doing, how he could fuck a teammate like this, and why. Why would she let him even touch her?

Luna growled, thrusting back into Button, her horn boring a hole through the plaster as she tried her hardest to please her stallion. My stallion… Mine!

Button slammed one more time, his body shaking on top of her as he breathed into her ear. He should have been overjoyed. Should have celebrated being able to finally find release as his whole body stiffened. He even still let out a moan as he shivered, and thick ropes of cum pumped into her ass. So much came that Luna could feel it’s warmth gently pressing into her belly, and the sides of her legs be coated in the excess.

And yet, in Luna’s ear, she heard Button beginning to cry.

Luna’s ears perked as she slowly began to come down from her own orgasam even as her belly pressed out from the large amount of cum now in her belly. Crying? Did I disappoint my stallion? “Mine stallion? Why art… are you crying?”

Button slowly shook as he still couldn’t get himself to peel away from her. There was still a part of him that enjoyed feeling her tightness around his long, thick member, and didn’t want to do as he knew he should. That part whispered, “Because I don’t deserve this, and I don’t know why I got this, and… and I’m scared that I’m abusing you somehow.”

Luna shook her head furiously, wanting to comfort her stallion. She pressed up against him, before reaching to hold his hands to her waist, soon wrapping her fingers around his as she felt Button’s palms gently touch her bruised rump. “Nay! Nay, my stallion. I wished for this! To be loved as such? Tis something mine heart had never dreamed! I twas with mine sister for so long that to find another that would love me? A gift! Tis a gift and I will gift you back mine stallion… If thou would have me?”

Button paused for a few moments, before leaning in, and gave Luna a gentle peck. “I would have you a hundred times over, my dear princess.” He then squeezed her tight and whispered in her ear, “M-may I cuddle with you in my bed?”

Luna turned around, a wide smile spreading across her face as tears slid down her cheeks. “I could think of nothing better to finish today with.”

Button nodded, and led his beautiful princess away, the two leaning against each other as they made their way back to his room, happier than either had been all week.

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Storming The Castle!

Author's Note

Well, now we get to the new material, written before this was published, but still 4 months after the rest. If there feels like a shift in focus, it's due to that. Sorry.

Storming The Castle!

Luna, after possibly one of the best night’s sleep that she has had in a long, long time, stretches out on the bed. Memories of her and her stallion’s passionate time together the night before bounce in her mind, fresh in her mind, and her loins. Her tongue runs along her lips, and she goes to kiss her stallion.

Only to find him not there, but she can smell pancakes. She smiled and walked downstairs without pausing to pull on even a tee shirt. Slowly she padded downstairs, hoping to sneak up on her new love.

Button, fully dressed, is ready for sneaking upon, as he hums to himself. He is busy in the kitchen, thanking the fact that his mom always wanted to make sure he knew how to cook, even if he whined about it. He did admittedly feel bad for leaving Luna in bed, but if he was going to ‘have’ a princess as his beloved, he was ready to start proving his worth.

Luna smiled and covered his eyes. “Guess who?”

At first, Button’s response was to be a high pitched scream of surprise. It caught in his throat as he felt Luna’s heaving bosom pressed against the back of his head, and his cheeks turned a bright shade of red. He then paused again, knowing that Luna liked to play games. He only hoped it wouldn’t get him in trouble.

He swallowed hard and shrugged. “C-Celestia?”

Luna giggles before kissing his ear. “Mmm, I don’t like my cake that much.”

He smiled to himself, having enjoyed the giggle, and thought hard as to what might be the best answer he could give, before grinning. “Wow, Snips, your impressions are getting really good!”

Luna wraps her arms around his chest with a happy hum. “Mmm, nuhuh.”

Button let out a happy sigh, not quite realizing how just how little was between his head and her chest. “Well, then I guess the only option is-” His eyes widened as he looked ahead of him, and he yelled, “Burning!” He then shot forward to try to save the pancakes on the pan.

Luna took a step back to keep out of the way, intrigued by just watching him. In the palace kitchen, she knew of no pony who would go to such feats. Rather ,they’d consider the dish destroyed and restart then to serve a less than perfect dish to her or Celestia.

Button frowned as he slid the set of pancakes off, making sure they fell on the left side of the plate he had by the stove. Upon a close inspection, one could tell that there were two piles on the plate, and any pancakes with some sort of screw up on them, or were just smaller, were on the left side. “Don’t worry, Luna, I have more batter.”

Luna smiled before grabbing a pancake from the left side. “I’m feeling adventurous.” She took a big bite of the deformed pastry. “Perfect.”

Button blushed at the praise, went to respond, before shutting up with a small yelp, and finally noticing the sort of dress that his princess had chosen to wear. “U-um, y-yeah. I’m happy you l-like it.”

“Mmm it’s flawed, and that’s what makes it perfect, just like my stallion.” Luna took another bite licking her lips.

Button fidgeted as his eyes took in her naked body, and the thought that it was supposedly his not able to quite leave his mind. Then again, he couldn’t just expect her to be ready at any time a young stallion like him was ready. She was too regal than that. He turned back to his pancakes, rationalizing that it was just her dislike for clothes as he said, “Um, same to you?”

Luna laughed joyfully. “I thank thee for the compliment!”

A soft sigh escaped the nervous colt, happy that he didn’t seem to somehow screw up as he flipped over the next couple pancakes. “So, today we’re heading to your old home, right? Is there anything else you hoped to do?”

“No. I really just wanted to see what remains. Possibly clean it up some.” Luna sighed with a sad smile. “It’d be nice to have a place I can stay other than Canterlot.”

Button for a moment gets a wonderful, but also terrifying idea that he quickly shakes away. It’s a little too early for those sorts of thoughts anyways. Instead, he merely reaches over, and grabs ahold of one of her hands, squeezing it tightly. “Well, that sounds like fun, and I’d love to help you check it out.”

Luna beams. “Wonderful! We can take a picnic with us.”

A smile crosses Button’s lips as he nods, and then he decides to finally address the elephant in the room, at least, to him. “That does sound nice, but I doubt you’ll wanna lay on the stone with, um, nothing on.”

Luna glanced down and blushed, “Ah, yes I should go upstairs and get dressed huh?”

Button’s own cheeks turned scarlet at this point, but he decided he should do something to at least acknowledge that, while it made him uncomfortable, he had actually enjoyed the nice, morning visit. He reached over, his hand brushing against her bare thigh, and whispered, “When we need to go, yeah.”

Luna smiled and held his hand there stroking it. “We don’t need to go right away… but I should put something on. It’s a bit cool this morning, and I was hoping we might be able to talk about well us?” Her cheeks flushed a bit as she glanced down.

Button thought for a few moments over the proposal, before flipping his hand over, and squeezing hers. “I can do one better! Why don’t we take these pancakes to go, and that way we’ll have something to talk about while we walk through the castle? If things become problematic, well… then we don’t have to just leave. We can just separate for a bit to clean up. How does that sound?”

“Sounds wonderful! Let me go and get dressed and we can get going.” Luna beamed and headed upstairs to dig through her duffle bag.

Button smiled as he watched her go, before the thought occurs to him that he should probably make sure he doesn’t end up with a stiffy in public. No reason to try to embarrass Luna like that at least. When he looks down though… nothing.

He didn’t actually get hard from Luna just standing there, or having her tits being pressed against his head. He blinks a few times, wondering what the hell happened, before also realizing that he still had pancakes to put away. He couldn’t quite shake the thought though.

Luna walked back downstairs in baggy jeans and a hoodie. “Alright, are you ready?” She smiled, holding her backpack.

Button beamed back at her, plastic bag in hand with the pancakes, as he realized he forgot to do something. He walked over, and, without saying anything, stood on the balls of his feet, and pecked Luna on the lips. “Y-yeah, I am.”

Luna pressed back against the kiss, extending it a bit. “You are so sweet, mine stallion.”

He gently took her hand as the two began to walk out of the house, a blush applying itself softly to his cheeks at the words. “My mom always told me that there wasn’t any reason to be mean, so why not be sweet? E-especially to those you l-love.”

Luna squeaked, then smiled. “I love thee as well.” She scuffed her sneaker a bit, nervous at having said it.

Button bit into his cheek, worried about having brought up their topic even before they got to the Everfree, but swiftly pushed it away. He’d said that she mattered a lot to him before, and what they had done last night should have erased all doubts in him. He stepped closer, wrapping his arm around her, before he whispered, “I… I want to make sure you know that I mean it. It’s part of why I can’t even believe I can say it, because the idea of a stupid little pauper like me somehow loving a princess, and getting it returned… it’s terrifying to me if I think about it too hard. But,” he said as he squeezed her tight, “any time I look at you, that fear eases, at least a bit.”

Luna smiles, squeezing his hand. “Would you believe that I hold that same fear? I worry how others will feel about this… but I find I care not.”

A small smile crossed Button’s lips as he thought about people yelling at him to get away from their princess, before he wipes the floor with her in Dungeon Fighter. “It might help if we made some sort of event out of it. Let them see the two of us playing video games together like we always have.”

“Aye, twoud be fun… Oh! What if we sponsored a… Lawn party at the palace?” Luna smiled her ears perking up.

Button raised an eyebrow at her. “So everyone could come with their grills, before realizing you meant LAN?”

“Ah… Tis that how it is pronounced?” Luna blushed giggling a bit. “Yes, a LAN party.”

He smiled at that, before nodding and taking in the scenery of the Everfree as they walked into it. “I don’t see why we couldn’t. There would be plenty of space to hook up computers and such. Only issue might be getting enough people for a real use of all that space.”

“What about the ponies we game with? We could have a competition LAN Party at the palace. Winner receives… A kiss from my sister….or some such similar thing?” Luna shrugged, moving a branch over her head.

Button was already shaking his head though as he ducked underneath the branch. “We’d want to make it a real competition then, as a lot of the people we play with aren’t truly competitive people. Not only that, but you’d need to raise the prize a bit, so that they have a reason to come.”

“What would you suggest then?” Luna glanced back cocking her head. Back before a kiss from Tia would be a feat stallions would kill for.

Button thought about it for only a split second, having seen where the conversation may lead. “Well, a cash prize, or a sponsored set of equipment wouldn’t be bad, and wouldn’t need to be that big. It could also make you a patron to E-sports. As for your kiss idea, it would probably be good to keep as a symbolic sort of thing, though it’d be more appropriate for-” He stopped for a moment, the thought of another stallion kissing Luna almost being enough to make him throw up.

“For?” Luna paused in her stride, concerned.

Button bit into his cheek, before letting a sigh out. “For you to kiss them, since you’re the one who would set up the event, and plays video games.”

Luna blinked, then began to laugh at the joke her stallion had just told. imagine! Somepony wishing for a kiss from my lips rather than Tia!

Button scowled a little bit at the laughter, sharply saying, “What’s so funny?”

“The idea ponies would regard me as greater than mine sister… She has always been beyond me, mine stallion.” Luna shook her head. “I just thought your joke… funny tis the word?”

Button stopped, just before the bridge to the castle, actually feeling hurt from the words. “Then what about me?”

Luna blinked as she tried to puzzle out his meaning, horror dawning upon her. Oh no, he is starting to realize what a poor mate I am… “...We doth not mean to encourage thee to woo our sister!” Luna quickly explained, trying to resolve the situation. “We know we are second rate that you care enough not to see… Please do not leave us for another.”

Button was just confused, and now angry, “L-leave you for another? Luna, your sister could have come up to me, completely naked, and said she was in heat, and I wouldn’t have fucking touched her!” He seethed for a moment, his hands balling into fists at his side. “I don’t love you because you’re hot. I love you because you’re Nightblade; one of the best mares I have ever known. Period.”

Luna simply nodded before turning back to the bridge. “Alright… shall we continue then?”

He wasn’t just okay with an alright though, and too incensed to just back down. Tears now came to the edges of his eyes as he stepped closer. “Did everything I do for these past two days mean nothing? Did you think they were just a ploy to be able to sleep with you? Is that the sort of stallion you think I am?”

“No! I think thee to be a wondrous stallion! You chose to be with me… As worthless as I may be.” Luna shook her head. “Tis an amazement I can scarcely believe true and were I not able to traverse dreams, I would believe mineself to be within one.”

Finally, Button calmed down, able to hear the real pain in her voice now, and he walked over to her, placing a hand on her cheek so she could look him in the eyes. “Luna, no. You’re an amazing mare, with a kind, warm heart that I wish more could see. You are only possibly below your sister because you decide to be, but you are far from worthless.”

He swallowed hard as his hands began to shake a bit. “You’re worth far more than some stupid, shy colt who wouldn’t say we could just get an apartment, if you really needed somewhere away from the castle.” He then tried for a half hearted smile, hoping she understood.

“An...apartment?” Luna looked down into his eyes.

Button nodded slowly, trying to make sure he could get the words out, and hating as his voice cracked every few words. “Y-you may be a princess, but when you need to get away from it all, wouldn’t just an apartment, taken care of by s-someone you trusted be enough? L-like the one you l-loved?”

Luna stopped, her mouth opening a bit at the idea. Not a palace full of servants and chefs… an apartment with just the two of us… living as normal ponies cleaning after ourselves… cooking… “I...” She shook her head, and then smiled. “Yes!”

Button wrapped her in his arms, after almost being tackled to the ground by her sudden hug, smiling himself. One question burned in his mind though. Not if he was going too fast, or if this was a bad idea. No, none of those.

Much more pressing was how he was going to tell his mom.

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Author's Note

This chapter is the whole reason why the disclaimer WAS there. The reasons as to why the disclaimer is not there anymore are why I decided to publish this chapter without the next one, as I had originally planned to give some levity and light for you all to enjoy after this.

However, despite me having been tempted to leave this out due to those same reasons, I keep will be keeping this part in this note because I was once asked by a reader not to do this sort of thing in a story due to it happening to him irl. So, stop reading this if you don't want spoilers, and have no such worries. For the rest of you, know that this chapter includes a fight. A LARGE fight that has been brewing since chapter one, and will include things like domestic violence. If these sorts of things are ones that cause issues for you, but you wish to keep with the story, please, message me, and I can give you a recap of the events.

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Button walked into Canterlot Castle with Luna beside him, amending the question in his mind. Forget explaining to his mom how he got an almighty, almost goddess, to fall for him. How was he going to survive letting Celestia know? He turned to Luna and swallowed hard. “A-are you really sure this is the thing to do right now?”

Luna smiled taking his hand in her own. “Yes, I wish to have an apartment with you. I’m excited for this.”

Button shook his head. She obviously didn’t quite understand what he meant. “I mean, are sure we should be telling Celestia about us now? I know she’s usually very kind, but I don’t really know how she’ll react to somepony like me, well, being with somepony like you.”

“...Maybe she’ll be alright with me being with somepony like you, even with how flawed I am.” Luna glanced down as she stopped. “I hope anyway…”

Button looked down as well, realizing what his words could be interpreted like, and walked back over to Luna to hold her hands. “Luna, you know that’s not what I meant, and please, stop… stop calling yourself worthless. Everytime I hear that word come out of your lips, it hurts me because of how untrue it is.”

Luna smiles. “You are so wonderful…” She looks to a guard. “Waning Star, do you know the location of ou… my sister?”

The guard stiffened as his back somehow became straighter, before he shouted out, “The dear Princess Celestia is in her chambers, getting some rest before she takes the cases of public trials, Princess Luna!”

Button bit into his cheek as he heard ‘private chambers’ and turned to Luna. “Are you sure I should be there with you? I don’t know if I’m really allowed to be a part of royal business like this, even when, well, I’m the royal business I guess.”

“She and Twilight Sparkle are having sex, is that not correct, Waning Star?” Luna says simply her lips forming a thin line still not over the fact her sister had forsaken her for her best friend.

Waning Star furrowed his brow, never enjoying this part of his job. He also never enjoyed gossip, and hated this particular, popular piece of it. “Princess Luna, Princess Sparkle is not here. Last I heard, she has stayed in Ponyville, awaiting for you to come see her, if the dire need arises for you to need her guidance..”

While he spoke, Button furrowed his brow as well. He was inclined to trust Luna about the princess’s relationship, but he didn’t really care about that. The anger there is what worried him more, and he remembered her talking about how few friends she had before. Could this be a part of it? For the moment though, he stayed quiet.

Luna closed her eyes forcing down any anger she felt at the idea that she needed guidance from Twilight. “I am going to my sister’s chambers, I suggest you try not stop me.”

Waning Star frowned at the statement. “I… have no orders to do such a thing, and you have free reign of the castle. However,” he said as he turned to Button, “he does not, especially one of your’s chambers.”

Luna lifted her chin regally “Escort him to my chambers to wait then.”

Button squeezed her hand as the guard came forward, frowning at the thought of leaving her. “Luna… I don’t want you going up there alone. Not as you are right now.” He looked her right in the eyes. “Please.”

Luna nodded. “Waning Star, Button Mash is my consort. He will accompany me anywhere I trot.” She took Button’s hand firmly in her own. “He is my chosen.”

The guard’s mind kind of went quiet at the news, not sure how to process it. As for Button, he brushed off the flowery language as simply a formality, instead focusing on Luna’s anger as they walked into the castle. “Luna, what’s wrong? Why are you like… this?”

“It’s what the guards expect of me.” Luna sighed sadly, her voice becoming the same, gentle one Button had grown to know and love. “...And I do think Twilight Sparkle is with my sister… though there is a chance they are not having sex right now.” They quickly reached a white door, which Luna knocked her fist against.

Button turned to Luna. “And if she isn’t there? What then?”

“Then I will not have to see my best friend and former lover together.” Luna knocked again.

Before Button could say more, the door opened. First to come out was grand, regal, rainbow hair. The sunlight caught on it, making it seem to shimmer and wave in a non-existent breeze. Button considered kneeling, but thought that that might just make Luna angry. Or, worse yet, sad.

The feeling that he might need to kneel soon left as Celestia swung open the door, showing her in very conservative white pajamas, along with pink stripes. Her mane was actually a mess now that he could look at it, and she looked utterly worn out.

Celestia let out a long yawn, before smacking her lips together, and looking to Luna. She then blinked and rubbed her eyes, trying to get the sleep out of them, and make sure she was looking at the right person. When she opened them again, they slowly widened, and she held her arms out for a hug. “Sister!”

Luna hesitated for a moment before wrapping her arms around Celestia’s waist. “Hello Sister.”

Celestia snuggled into her sister’s neck, humming for a moment, and rushing a lot of blood downwards for Button as her breasts squeezed against Luna’s, before she backed away. “How has your vacation been? Any good stories to tell me about?” Despite her smile, she wobbled on her hooves, as if she could fall over at any moment.

“...When did you last sleep?” Luna led her sister back to her bed.

Celestia yawned again as she sat on the edge of her bed, and began to pour herself a pot of coffee. “Actually, you just woke me up from a short power nap. I’ll admit though, it’s been hard switching back to my full time schedule, and the insomnia has not been helping.”

“And why would you be having insomnia… No Twilight in your bed?” Luna shook her head huffing. “No… never mind. Sleep now Sister. I’ll be here when you’re awake.”

Button paled as he saw Celestia immediately wake up, and winced as the solar princess grabbed her sister’s wrist. In her current state, even almost hard enough to break it.

Once she had Luna’s full attention back, Celestia’s eyes now alert and angry, she hissed out, “How often do you really think me and Twilight see each other? How many nights do you think I spend with her in my arms?”

Luna ignored the bruises forming on her wrist, looking Celestia in the eyes. “I do not know… all I know is what you told me when you tied yourself up while in heat, and then came to me because Twilight was not available… now you will let go of my wrist… you’re hurting me.”

Celestia did not let go. She was not in the mood for this shit. Button, for his credit, stayed quiet, and didn’t even react to the news, too worried about Luna to really register the naughtier side of it all. “Once a month, if I’m lucky.”

“Celestia, let me go! I care not if you fuck her every night! I do not care! I came to tell you-”

“Luna, shut up!”

Both princesses turned to Button, whose eyes were like a beast. He turned to mare he loved, and scowled. “Did you not even register what she said? And yet you seem content on not even apologizing?”

“...I am sorry you only see Twilight so rarely, Celestia, I am.” Luna yanked her wrist away, wincing at the large, angry bruise in the shape of Celestia’s hands wrapped around it. She quickly shoved her hand in her pocket. “I’m sorry Celestia… It seems I have been unfair to you and Twilight… It may be for the best that I’ve made the decision to move out. Without me here, there’s no reason Twilight would be unable to move into my room.”

Celestia looked away to avoid letting her sister see the heartbreak in her eyes. The utter destruction this was causing within her. For a moment, she looked to Button, wanting to ask him for help. But centuries of relying on herself, of simply needing to move on trained her not to, and she looked to the wall. “A-are you sure, sister?”

Button made his footsteps loud as he made his way over to Luna, and turned to face her. He said nothing, but looked at her with a cold, hard stare. He knew his words wouldn’t simply sway her. Any threat would just reinforce her resolve. He just needed her to actually think though, and he hoped that would do the trick.

Luna squeezed her eyes shut and stomped a bit, snorting before her ears pinned back. “...No...no I’m not sure. I’m not sure of anything… I hurt Celestia… You were my life… my only love. To find out I’d been replaced by one I called my bestfriend… my heart broke… it shattered Tia! Then to be rejected by her and sent away from you…” She looked up “Can you not understand how even more useless that made me feel?”

Celestia looked back to Luna, and then to Button. She considered telling her off for having replaced her far faster than Celestia ever did Luna, but discarded the idea. She was tired, but she wasn’t about to be stupid. Instead, she looked her in sister in the eyes. “Twilight didn’t want you to stay with her in fear that you would either just become angrier each time you saw her, or that you might try to take her for yourself, and she would have to turn you down then. Neither she thought would help. While it was in part selfish, not wanting to have to tell you directly, it was also so that you might have some time to recover.”

“As for your being useless, would you care to make a real guess as to why I’m back to an old schedule, or why I’m so tired?”

Luna shook her head. “Have no worries, Celestia. I’ll take back my post. You can sleep now, and please do.” She sighed “As for the other bits… I have no interest in taking Twilight Sparkle as a lover and I… I was looking forward to seeing her… She is my best friend.”

“And she considers you close. But again, she was worried. If you absolutely needed to her though, she was there, instead of helping me. And,” Celestia straightened her back, before standing up and looking her sister in the eye, “speaking of which.”

She pointed one finger at Luna, her voice thundering in the small room as she shouted, “You, Princess Luna, are hereby stripped of your duties as princess of the night until you can appreciate the worth in them!” She then became deathly quiet as she got very close to Luna’s face, and somehow had more rage and fire then ever before in them. “I will not have someone who looks at themselves, when so much trust and importance is put in them, as worthless in my court. It will only lead to the worst happening, and I wish I had seen this before. When you can honestly tell me you believe you are worthy of your title, you may come back. Until then, I did both of our jobs for a thousand years. I can do it for longer while you figure out who you are.”

Luna paused a moment, and then just laughed “...Princess Sparkle is in Ponyville in case you need guidance… The Dear princess Celestia is in her chambers, resting to prepare for the coming trials…” She shook her head. “If I am so important, Princess, tell me this will you: why do even the guards treat me as second to you… Dear Princess.” She pulled back. “Come on, Button, lets get my things, or am I not allowed them?”

Celestia looked down, but Button couldn’t take his eyes away from Luna. Couldn’t forget all the times he thought he might be taking advantage of her mental state. That he was using her.

He acted without thought, feeling something against his fist for a moment, before opening his eyes to him holding Luna by the collar of her jacket, and screaming.

“Who are you? Where the fuck did the good, kind hearted mare I fell in love with go? Was it all for this? All just to get back at your sister? To say you had someone? I thought you were better than this. That maybe, just fucking maybe, you were a normal pony, and not some pony who was far beyond me, whose mind was always somewhere else, and I was just some royal pawn!”

Luna stared up at him her bottom lip trembling, her eye already beginning to swell from where he punched her. “...N-no, mine stallion, tis not like that… P-please do not leave us...do not…”

Celestia stepped over, and her magic came upon Button like a gentle wave, forcing his anger down. He quickly realized what was going on, and turned to look at his fist, and then to Luna, before scrambling away, looking shocked and terrified as more tears came to his eyes.

Celestia turned to her sister, and knelt before her. She forced all the pain, sadness, and betrayal down, wondering if this is how her sister felt. “Luna, I would suggest simply going with him. He cares too much to leave you, but such a young colt, in such a tumultuous situation… do not blame him for his anger. Blame it on me instead. It won’t change anything then.” Or, at least, so Celestia hoped.

Luna looked up at her. “...I blame only myself… he is right in ways. I am different than the mare I played myself to be… the mare I wish I could be.”

Celestia gently wrapped a hand around one of Luna’s hands. “Sister… I want to know that mare, so I can say sorry to that mare, and let her be with me once more. Please.”

Luna’s hand trembled as Celestia held it. A small whimper escaped her lips as her other hand pulled at Celestia’s hand, not wanting to be hurt again. “I’ll leave… I promise I will, Princess. I won’t even take anything. Just please….”

Celestia placed a finger to Luna’s lips as she looked her sister in the eyes. “Lulu, I let you go once when you were at your darkest place, and I wrought the consequences. I’ve now done it twice, a mistake I never should have made. So please, stay, for I will not make this mistake thrice. You are my sister, my world, and nothing can ever truly replace you.”

Luna blinked “Celestia I don’t understand you…. Didn’t you just dethrone me?”

Celestia shook her head. “I took your responsibilities away, yes. But that merely means you may take as long of a vacation as you need. Nothing in this world has the power to stop making you my sister though.”

“You told me to leave… that you did not want somepony who thought that they were worthless here. That I could return when I no longer feel that way… That you would do one of the only two jobs I was given at birth until I feel different. I… do not understand. You do not want me as Princess Luna, but as Luna you do not want me here, but you want me here…” Luna winced, rubbing her eyes, blinking back her tears. “You say I’m your sister, yet when I told you to rest so we could talk later…” Luna’s eyes glanced at her bruised wrist. “I’m sorry for the quip… It was mean.”

Celestia shook her head. “You were in pain. We lash out in pain, just as I did.” She gently ran her hand along Luna’s bruised wrist, and then her eye. “Just like Button Mash did.” She then looked to Luna. “But I want to stop the pain. I don’t want to abandon you when you obviously need me the most. However,” she shut her eyes as tears came to them, “I also need to protect my people, and give you the time to heal. That’s why I stripped your duties from you. You’re my sister, free to do as she needs. If that means to be at my side, like old times, then so be it. If it means to go and hang out with Twilight and her friends, then you have my blessing.”

She hung her head low. “I only want to see you happy again, my dear sister.”

Luna squeezed her eyes tight, before pouncing at Celestia wincing at the pain of her wrist but nuzzled into Celestia’s chest “...I’m broken, aren’t I Celestia? Ready to throw everything away over the anger of pain of a few ponies, when I am supposed to be a Princess of Equestria.”

Celestia wrapped her arms around Luna, cooing softly into her ear. “You’re still finding your place Luna. You were hurt soo badly when we were separated the first time that I don’t blame you for being scared. But you should see already that there isn’t reason to be so. There are those out there who adore you, who want to see the best in you, like that young stallion you brought in.”

“You’re not broken Luna, merely scared, just like I was when I was without you.”

Luna sniffled before reaching out to Button. When she turned to where the colt had scrambled to though, there was nothing.

In fact, Button was gone.

Luna’s eyes widened “...N-no tis not fair…” She got to her hooves wildly, looking around “...Mine stallion…”

Celestia placed a hand on Luna’s shoulder, and whispered, “Calm.” She then glanced around the room herself, before barely touching Luna’s bruised eye. “It’s not because of you he ran, I can almost guarantee that. He’s just scared... like the rest of us have been. I should be able to find him though.”

Celestia winced as she summoned her magic. Not only did she not get the sleep she needed right now, but with everything that had just happened, she was completely tapped out. She had to do this though, and one strand of brown fur lifted away from the carpet, and turned into a mote of light. Celestia let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding, and pointed to the mote. “That will track him, sister, but,” she gently grabbed Luna’s arm, “be careful. He… he did strike you once.”

Luna simply held out her bruised wrist, before tugging the hood of her sweater over her head. “I’ll be back… Please sleep Tia.”

Celestia nodded as Luna flew away, before simply collapsing onto the ground, exhaustion taking its toll.

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Button Mash was silent as he stared at the rushing water beneath him. It led to the waterfall that fell from Canterlot, and many blimps used this waterway to take off in a spectacular flourish. The current was strong, and any ship could easily be pushed along by it. Harmony help any pony who fell into it.

“You should watch your step. It’s quite a... how do you say, doozy?” Luna stopped to stand next to him.

Button whipped his head around, before backing away from her, almost pushing himself over the wall on the bridge in the process as he clutched the hand that hit her. “S-stay a-away from me, Princess. I-I…” He looked away, clutching at his hand as tears came to his eyes.

“Luna… I’m not a Princess right now and I never wished you to call me as such… you struck me, tis true, but my sister almost broke my wrist… Button, mine stallion, I love you, I truly do. I know you were angry and… tis true I am not the mare you thought me to be. I am damaged in ways, but I want to be her… I want to be that Luna. Please say you’ll help me?” Luna reached out hopeful.

Button was silent for a long moment, before he swallowed hard, and kept his arm to his chest. “I… I will help you Luna, but… I can’t just shake this away. I hurt someone I love, and unconscious or not, it’s wrong. I’ve known you for too short a time to just let it slide, unlike you and Celestia. I want to help you, because I do love you, but…” He squeezed his arm. “I want to earn the right to touch you again first.”

Luna considered. “How would you do that? I trust you. I know you were just angry… Also I do believe Celestia would send you sun bound were you to do it again.”

Button managed to smile at the little joke, and looked at his first, He then glanced back at his love, and winced as he saw the bruised eye. It brought something to mind though, and before Luna could react, he put his arm out, and swung with all of his might right into his own eye, sending him crashing to the pavestones.

“Button!” Luna rushed to him helping him up.

Button winced as she did, the whole right side of his face feeling like a cinder block had hit it. Then again, when you put everything you have into a punch, it can do that. “I… I know it’s not much. It’s probably not even enough. But… at least now I know how it feels, right?” He tried to give her a small, nervous smile as he tried to make sure he remembered how much this hurt.

“...Before you ran, I was going to ask you if you’d stay here with me. We can turn my chambers into an apartment; even install a kitchen… And I could stay near my sister, learning what I need to so as to become a Princess again.” Luna smiled hopefully at him.

Button wanted to just say yes. To let things go back to normal. Almost every fiber of his body agreed with him. Every fiber, except his hand, and his face. He frowned, and looked down. “Luna, I still… I still hurt you. I should have just stuck by your side, instead of judging your pain. I don’t… I don’t deserve that anymore.”

Luna sighed, rocking back on her heels “Button… tell me, who did you grow up with as your Princess? Who were you taught was infallible?”

Button felt the anger came back from the bedroom, but none of it turned physical. It was the same anger that led him to snap at her, and for the same reason he called her false. “Luna, this has nothing to do with you being my princess or not. What this is is that the Luna I knew and saw, and have known, is strong, confident… she was her own pony.”

“Seeing you like this, always trying to put yourself down… it hurts me like… I don’t know.” He clutched at his chest, but what had resulted in lashing out was cold and dead, never to rekindle, even if he wanted it to.

Luna smiled gently. “Button… You make me feel strong… Don’t you remember how broken I was at the beginning when I came to your house and we fell in love?”

He slowly, ever so slowly, placed his hands on her sides, before looking up to her, and letting a long breath out. “I do. And… and I do want that back. With you in Ponyville, or with you here.”

Luna smiles “So.. stay here with me?”

Button smiled back. “I would love to.”

“Shall we go back inside now?” Luna lays her head on his shoulder.

Button, biting into his lip as he tried to shirk the last bits of worry in his mind, nodded. “Yeah. I could use a good nap right about now.”

Luna nods, wrapping her arms around his waist, her wings springing open and carrying them up to her room where they could rest, and put the horrible day behind them.

The Morning After

Luna awoke to the clatter of plates, and a familiar smell. It felt like so long ago when she got the peaceful, morning wake up that came with the scent, when it was only yesterday. Unlike yesterday, she could feel the pony who was supposed to be beside her slide back into bed. “M-morning, Luna.”

Luna smiles “Pancakes again? I love your pancakes.”

Button smiled at her as he sat down beside her, shifting a little bit while trying to get comfortable on the large comforter. He didn’t want to let Luna know that he hadn’t slept well last night, not while thoughts of what he’d done swam in his head. Well, that, and how uncomfortable the bed was. “I know you do, and after yesterday, I thought you deserved them.”

Luna sat up and smiled, her mane falling into her eyes as she took the plate. “Mmm, How did you get into the kitchen without the chefs stopping you, mine stallion?”

Button fidgeted for a moment in his pajama pants, and Epona t-shirt. “Well, they didn’t want to let me touch it, but apparently telling them that you’re dating a princess will get them to open up. It was a lot harder to keep them from trying to help after that to be honest.”

Luna giggles before blowing her mane out of her eyes and took a big bite. “Mmmm, sorry about that mine, stallion. Will your Mother be returned today?”

Button shook his head with a groan, now wondering how in Equestria he was going to explain to his mom that he was moving to Canterlot a semester out from graduation. “No. She’ll be back on Monday, so we have three more days until then.”

Luna nodded and chewed for a few moments “Shall we do shopping for our apartment today then?”

Button bit into his cheek, glancing at Luna’s still bruised eye for a moment, before softly saying, “Whatever you want to do, Luna.”

“Well my bed seems to be keeping you from resting, I think at very least we should find our new bed today.” Luna smiled, pressing her hand into the overly soft mattress. “Maybe a quarter cloud bed instead of half?”

Button pressed his hand into it as he frowned, his spirits sinking even lower as she tried to be so kind. “If you like it Luna, I can get used to it. I promise.”

Luna wrapped her arms around his shoulders “Button… you are mine stallion my… coltfriend? I want us both to be comfortable in our home.”

Button fidgeted again as he felt her bosom against his back. He had hoped the night’s rest and making her pancakes would let him ease up, but he’d also forgotten about just how amazing she was. That thought luckily gave him an out, and he reached back to squeeze her hand. “Hey, as long as I’m with you, I’ll always be comfy.”

Luna nuzzled the top of his head. “Please? We can go looking for our kitchen too!” She stretched her arms over her head before getting up. “Mmm being awake in the day is interesting… Listen I need to speak with Celestia. It won’t take long and then we can go shopping.”

Button nodded in agreement, finally getting himself to relax as he wrapped an arm around her. “Alright, though, do you… do you think you’ll need me to come again? I promise to keep my hands to myself this time.”

“If you want to come, of course you may. I need to speak to her about the moon. I think if she allows me to handle the night sky she will be able to better rest, even if I am… not exactly the Princess of the night right now.” Luna smiled sadly. “With you and her and Twilight Sparkle, I am certain I will become who Luna … who I want to be.”

Button paused for a moment, before he leaned forward, and pressed his lips firmly to Luna’s. He kept the kiss there for a long while, his hands on the sides of her face to make sure she knew how close he was, even as his tongue clumsily pressed against hers. When he pulled away, he whispered, “You will always be my dear princess, Luna, and… and I wish I’d never said those things I did yesterday. You did nothing to deserve them.”

“It’s alright Button, I know i’m a bit broken but you’ll help put me back together.” Luna brushed her lips to Button’s, before turning to her closet and choosing a long dark blue gown. “One of my simpler ones. Do you think it would be good for shopping?”

Button looked at it a little distractedly, his mind turning over how to respond. What he wanted to say put butterflies into his stomach, but he also felt like it was the truth, which only scared him more. Then again, she still deserved the truth, above anything else. “Y-yeah, and… Luna, I-I’m not going anywhere. If there’s anything I can do to make you happy, just… just tell me, okay?”

Luna smiled before shedding her portal shirt and boxers and sliding her gown on over her head. “Of course. Now shall we go find Celestia? Hopefully she made it to her bed…”

Button Mash blushed brightly as he got a full, unmasked look at his beloved, but like before, it didn’t cause him to get hard, much to his surprise. It helped though for getting changed into his slacks from yesterday. “Yeah, let’s go.”

Luna reached out to grasp his hand with a small smile.

Button squeezed her hand back, and the two took off down the halls, hand in hand. The castle staff tried to keep their voices low enough to make sure they weren’t noticed, but failed miserably. The pain and fear that had nestled into Button’s chest from yesterday grew as they walked, listening to how unbelievable it was for Princess Luna to be with such a plain looking commoner. When they mentioned him even just being an earth pony, it made it all the worse, even though he tried to hide his pain.

Luna smiled down at him and squeezed his hand at every comment, flicking her ears to show she could hear what they were saying. She smirked, and in front of a small group of nobles she stopped and bent down, bringing her lips to Button’s in a firm, yet chaste, kiss.

It doesn’t really help Button though, and while in Luna’s day, such a show might have shut them up, showing the nobles that she did indeed like the stallion, it no longer was so effective. Just like how the tournament needed more, so did the nobles, with them scoffing and rolling their eyes, merely thinking the princess was going through some weird, rebellious stage. And once more, not nearly quietly enough were these statements made.

Luna’s nostrils flared as she turned to them. “Dost thou have words to say to our face?”

The nobles openly jumped slightly at the words, before one of them, Upper Crust, bowed deeply to her. He had been one of the nobles to enjoy the more open castle policies that had been implemented as of late in an ill-fated attempt to get Luna to see more ponies, as most of the tended to be like him. “Of course not, your highness. We were merely discussing a few matters we’d been hearing around town. Nothing that would concern you.”

“Tis funny, as we could swear we heard words discussing our chosen paramour.” Luna’s lips pressed firmly together.

Before any of the ponies assembled could respond, an older, stuffier voice sounded off from further down the hallway. “Now, Princess Luna, I’m certain no noble would be foolish enough to do that. Besides, only the worst of ponies participate in a practice as wasteful as gossip.”

The nobles turned towards the voice, and paled at the sight of Kibitz. They were fine with trading bluffs to clear their name with a princess, or to garner their favor, but the advisor was a whole different matter. He had no scruples with evicting people from the castle and making sure they never came back. As such, the nobles quickly scattered with rushed apologies following them.

Luna smiled. “Good morning Kibitz, and thank you. Have you met my new colt friend? This is Button Mash. Button, this is Kibitz. He is the keeper of time for my sister, and hopefully myself.”

Kibitz raised an eyebrow to the young stallion. “Unfortunately, I must sleep, otherwise I might. As for your colt friend, I have no opinions, other than him having caused quite a commotion yesterday, and today for that matter.” His more neutral expression changed to a slight scowl, despite him straightening himself now. “Speaking of which, as your sister thought you might need to finish talking to her, I have painstakingly made a time now for you to talk to her. She is in her chambers, and I recommend you hurry.”

Luna nodded and tugged Button’s hand. “Come on Kibitz. Making time in Tia’s schedule hardly ever happens. I think we had better teleport.”

He called off, “Thank you,” just before Luna’s horn glowed, and the two disappeared. When they came back to reality, poor Button Mash hit his knees while Celestia’s eyebrows raised, and her own horn glowed, creating a coating around Button’s ears with her magic. “I… had somewhat wished he wouldn’t be here when we talked.”

“He promised to keep his hands… what was it? Ah, yes. Keep his hands to himself. And.. I am going to need you both to start healing as well as Twilight.” Luna shook her head. “I do not believe he has teleported before.”

Celestia smiled as she took another sip of her coffee. “No, I don’t believe so either.” She then put down her cup, and pursed her lips. “And while your points are valid, they are none of the concerns I thought of for him being here. I sense no real malice in him, only youthful confusion that led to him harming you. However, i have silenced him from our conversation for a reason.”

“What is it, Tia?” Luna sat beside her, taking a cup of coffee in her own hands. “Ah, thank you for having this ready for me.”

“I needed it myself.” She took another, long, deep sip of her coffee, more for courage than anything else, before putting it to the side, and turning to her sister. “He is young, and I didn’t want to overload him with this thought. We’re lucky he hasn’t seemed to realize that we’re… well, we were a thing, in the commotion of yesterday.”

“He knows.” Luna said simply taking a sip of her coffee. “I was...was heart broken Celestia. I needed somepony to talk with about what happened after all… So he knows that we were lovers. And I think he realizes that we may become so again as the years pass.” She rubbed her fingertips on her mug. “We are immortal after all, and he is a mortal stallion.”

Celestia glanced at Button, who had at this point sat back, seemingly content to sit there. “I think you overestimate him there. The idea of another outliving you isn’t easy to grasp, not until shown. He probably just thinks about how you’re a princess, and he is a commoner.” She took another sip of coffee, filing in her mind the mortality issue for later. “And… I don’t blame you for talking to him. I’m even happy to hear that, especially since it may help us if we ever decide to truly consider the thought I do not wish for him to hear.”

“What do you mean, sister?” Luna cocked her head puzzled.

Celestia squeezed her mug as she bit into her lip. She had no idea how this would go. “Well, you see… I should have told you sooner. Let you know who I loved before then, because, end of the day, or even end of the year, you and I are as close as two ponies are. Or, at least, we once more, and part of why I haven’t been able to sleep is because I feel like I stabbed another part of me when I hurt you.”

Luna closed her eyes with a slow release of breath. “...Tia, I still love you… I know that you know that and that you still love me… But you are also with Twilight and now that I have found Button… In the end I think it will matter little. We are ponies and no pony is perfect. An-and I think it is alright… alright that we can love more than just each other. Tis this fair?”

Celestia nodded. “It is perfectly fair, my dear sister, and… honestly, less selfish than what I have been thinking about.”

“What is it that you have been thinking about Tia?” Luna cocked her head before placing her hand over Celestia’s.

Celestia swallowed hard, and looked away. “I haven’t talked to Twilight about it, as it’s only recently come to my mind with yesterday’s events, but, I was thinking… hoping that, if all parties are willing, we can go from loving only others, to…” She swallowed hard again, though it did little to clear her throat. “To maybe loving all of each other.”

“You talk of the four of us? All together?” Luna considered putting her hand to her chin “We would need a specially made bed we think.”

A small giggle managed to pass its way through Celestia’s mouth as she shook her head. “I’m happy that you can be so calm about this.”

Luna blushed. “W-well I… may have had a crush on Twilight Sparkle… Just a small one! I was happy with her as my best friend, and did not wish to risk that friendship.”

Celestia nodded, and squeezed Luna’s hand. “And I doubt Twilight did not, to some degree, share in your feelings. You two had grown close afterall. However,” she said as he gaze turned to Button Mash, “how would he handle it? From what I’ve seen, he barely can keep himself from tearing apart at the seams with just you.”

“Uncover his ears, let’s talk with him.” Luna smiled her ears perked up.

Celestia shook her head. “Not now. I need to talk to Twilight, and I want you to talk to him alone when you do it. That way, when you decide to try to bring him into that sort of relationship, it is without distraction. Just you and him, and nothing else.”

Luna nodded. “I agree that is the best choice. Now… there was one thing I did want to discuss with you. Something serious.”

Celestia gestured towards Button, before simply dispelling her enchantments anyways. She wouldn’t have brought him if he wasn’t allowed to hear this. “What is it, sister?”

“You did not get to rem sleep for longer than five minutes last night Tia. You are so exhausted that it is keeping you from getting any restful slumber. I know that you have temporarily dethroned me, but I’d like you to consider allowing me to guide the night sky.” Luna tapped her fingertips against the top of her mug, pulling her hand back from on top of Celestia’s.

Celestia hesitates for a moment, before merely nodding. She needs the rest, and there are no two ways about it. Not only that, but she could delegate many of the other duties of the night to the night guardsponies. Just the thought of getting all of that sleep made her almost pass out. “I would be overjoyed if you would do that, Luna.”

Luna smiled, her shoulders slumping in relief. “I’m relieved you’ll allow me to do this I’ve missed guiding the night for even the few days I haven’t.”

Celestia smiled back, before reaching over, and hugging her sister. “It’s my pleasure.”

Button, for his part, finally found a reason to speak, even if it meant interrupting any further incestuous actions they may have made. That, or because he wanted that. “I-if there’s nothing else to discuss, we do need to get going if we want to start shopping between rush hours.”

Luna clapped her hands together. “Ah yes! Tia, I have need of moneys so as to get a new bed and a kitchen!”

Celestia nodded in return, shooing Luna and Button away. “Yes, yes. However, as others still believe you princess, you merely need to go to the treasury for whatever funds you may need.”

“Then that is where we shall go! Come along Button.” Luna gave Celestia a kiss on her cheek. “Have a good day, sister.”

Celestia waved the two of them away, smiling as she said, “You as well!” Once they were gone though, her smile quickly faded. She’d noticed the abrupt end to their hug, and knew Button was the real wild card amongst the three. And this didn’t help her fears at all.

Crowds

Button fidgeted as they step off of the castle grounds, and every eye fell upon them. In that very instant, Button knew he’d made a mistake telling Luna that her outfit was good, because it meant every other pony was thinking that, and their eyes weren’t leaving the two of them anytime soon.

“Button? What is it mine stallion?” Luna tucked the bits she got from the treasury away in her backpack before she glanced over at her quiet coltfriend.

He frowned for a moment, before scratching the back of his head. He could see the nobles start talking amongst themselves now, and felt his spirits sink. “I’m… I’m just not use to being the center of attention I guess.”

“...Does it bother you? I am Princess Luna after. All ponies will always be looking at us.” Luna shrugged, having grown used to all the articles written since her return. “And many may not be kind.”

Button didn’t want to just say that he wasn’t okay with it. He was supposed to be her coltfriend after all. But she was right about how many would not be kind, and he had never dealt with these many judging eyes. “O-only a little. I’ll live though, I-I promise.”

“...I’ll be here for you through it all, mine stallion.” Luna nuzzled into his head.

Button blushed brighter as her chest came against his face as well, and an all too audible gasp escaped the crowd surrounding them The murmurs then became louder, but he shut his eyes against them. It didn’t matter that they were strangers, their opinions didn’t matter. Only those you love matter and that includes your mom and Luna. Mom and Luna. Mom and…

Button stepped away from Luna, breaking the nuzzle as he trembled.

“Button? What is it? What is wrong?” Luna bit her lip, hiding it as well as she could.

Button noticed it, and he just felt worse as he stepped back over to Luna. “Nothing. I just, um, thought I was going to cough or something, and didn’t want to hit you or anything. Let’s just get going.”

“We should not keep things from each other. We will talk more when we are in our home… alright?” Luna took his hand.

Button looked at her hand, and then looked at everyone who was still staring at him. He bit into his lip, but he could give her this much still. “A-alright.”

“Alright… We need to locate a bed store!” Luna looked around eagerly, before frowning. “Do you see a bed store?”

Button took a half hearted glance around, mostly just wanting to keep his head down right now, and make himself as small as possible. “N-no, and I’ve never really been here before, so...“

Luna nodded, walking over to a stallion. “Excuse me gentle stallion? Dost thou know the location of a bed store?”

The stallion grinned at her, trying to not make too much of a show of flexing his muscles, as all he could really think about was how he would make such better arm candy than some pipsqueak for a princess. “Why yes I do, and I could even come to carry the bed for you.”

Button’s shoulders slumped as he followed Luna, wishing she had chosen someone more his size. Or, for that matter, they could be back at his house as just the two of them.

“...Just the directions, if thou art to be so kind.” Luna said calmly, not allowing herself to get heated, though she more tightly intertwined her fingers with Button’s.

The stallion, to his credit, managed to keep his smile, and quickly gave them a set of directions. Or, Luna the directions, and Button a quiet smack on the back of his skull. Button, for his part, didn’t make a sound.

Luna’s eyes watched carefully and narrowed. “Hold citizen…” She let go of Button’s hand and turned to where she knew a guard was following them incognito. “Did thou witness what our eyes did?”

The guard frowned. If he were honest, he agreed with the rumors running around the castle, and now that he was getting a good look at Button, he couldn’t help but feel like he was a liability. That it would be all too easy for him to be used against the princess. But he also didn’t want to lose his job, so he had to be smart. “I don’t quite know what you may have seen, princess.”

“We witnessed-”

Button pulled on Luna’s sleeve, and whispered, “Don’t worry about it. It was nothing.”

Luna bent down with a frown and lowered her voice, speaking firmly, but lovingly. “Button, th- you must understand that if we are together, ponies will try to hurt you to get to me… to make me angry or…” She shook her head. “I love you. I will not have you be hurt and ignore it, and neither will you. Yes twould be simple to ignore this. He only thwacked your head, yes? But if we do so, it is making a statement. One that says if you do no real harm, the royal princesses will look the other way. That cannot be. As my colt friend, you have protections. He violated these protections.”

Unfortunately, Luna hadn’t noticed something that Button had noticed all too well. The other nobles, interested in what may happen, had roughly circled around the three, and they did not look happy about what their princess had said. One even stepped forward, and, in a calm, regal voice that had a tinge of steel to it, said, ‘If the protections are his, should he not be the one to press the charges?”

Luna swallowed hard. “Aye, this is true, though, as our chosen paramour is new to Canterlot we are simply making certain he understands the protections which are his.” She turned to Button her expression serious but kind. A simple mask worn among the populace, though she hoped Button could see through it. Please, mine stallion, understand what I was telling you. Do not make this mistake…

Unfortunately for the two of them, the stallion who had started this all stepped forward, arms crossed as he stood over Button. “So, what did I do?”

Button glanced back at him, and then to the others surrounding them, before turning to Luna. For a moment, he held her gaze, before letting his eyes fall. “I think I may have actually left the stove on when I made the pancakes this morning, your highness. I should head back and make sure there isn’t any damage to our apartment while you go shopping.”

Luna chewed her tongue, attempting to figure out anyway to rescue this situation. If she let Button go, she would prove to the nobles that it was just a phase. If she spoke up and had the stallion cited, Button would be seen as weak. If she forced Button to stay… I’d be no worse than Nightmare Moon. Desperate, Luna reached for Button’s hand; not to force him to stay, but giving him the option to stay.

Button couldn’t take it at this point though, and just hung his head, knowing how pitifully stupid he was. This was just another reminder of how worthless he was. At least… at least he was so weak that they probably wouldn’t expect him to have been the one to do the unthinkable, and hit a princess.

Only the worst of ponies did that.

“Please, princess-”

“Luna, I told you… to you, I am Luna. Do not ever feel that you need to call me Princess. You are mine… mine chosen. And if you think that you left the stove on, then we shall check together.” Luna grasped his hand firmly.

Button could feel the sheer animosity from the ponies around them. The nobles considered that the stronger, better, more presentable the princesses were, the better they were. Now this stupid colt was causing a princess to demean herself to his level. The only one who did not feel this way was the guard, who felt sorry for his princess. She shouldn’t have to handle this level of hate for that which she loves.

As for Button, while he could feel all of this, he couldn’t hurt her that badly. So, like with the hand, he looked up, smiled to her, and hoped for a compromise. “Luna, come on, how useful was I going to be anyways. Besides, this way, if the stove was on, I can grab one of your chfs and have him help me make you something great! Besides, you know what sort of bed will go with the rest of your room, while I’d be absolutely useless. Okay?”

Luna glanced to her guard, the question and sorrow clear in her expression. Why can’t he understand?

The guard wished he could help, but Button was actually getting some points from him. The boy wasn’t a fighter, or a politician, he didn’t carry himself like that. But that forced smile, the fear of hurting Luna… It was admirable. He stepped over, trying to think about what could do, before he figured something out, and turned to the nearest noble near him.

He whispered something to the noble, the noble whispered back, and then he gave him a worm of worry.

“Don’t you think insulting the lover of a princess might be treason?”

The instant he saw fear in the noble’s eyes, he was happy that he hadn’t revealed himself fully. This was far more helpful.

As the mob disappeared, the stallion in question began to find himself alone, or almost at least, and the guard came up to him. “Excuse me, lad, but I would suggest you move along. It’s not nice to thwack young colts on the back of their heads, and I have half a mind to give you one back.”

The stallion huffed up his chest, but as he heard the scottish brogue, and saw the heavy club at his side, he realized that this might be a bad fight for him. The guardsmen waved him goodbye as he let out a muffled curse, and turned back to the princess. “Sorry about that, your highness.”

Luna sighed. “It’s alright now. Shall we continue on to find our bed Button?”

The guard bit his lip, and Button and him exchanged looks,. Button then sighed, his shoulders slumping as he turned back to Luna. “I... I don’t want to cause another incident like that Luna. I-I’m sorry.”

Luna frowned. “You are right… Button, let’s go home I have a phone call to make… I think it’ll help.”

Button bit into his lip as she turned back to the castle. “Are you sure you don’t want to first get the bed?”

She turned to the guard and handed him the bag of bits. “We have need of a Princess size bed which is one quarter to one half cloud.”

The guard paused for a moment, before shrugging. He was to be out anyways, and his princess could use rest. “Yes, my highness.”

Button looked down, ashamed for having ruined this for Luna. He barely whispered, “I’m sorry,” as he turned back towards the castle.

Luna wrapped her arms around him. “No, forgive me… I should have thought to make this call earlier.”

Button was curious as to what she may have meant, but quickly discarded the question. Today had been rough enough, and he just wanted to rest. For things to be simple.

He really doubted that even could happen now.