Author's Note

This chapter will center mostly around Nightmare as she sorts through her thoughts and feelings for a certain human, as well as a conversation with inner Luna. Mainly to add some insight into why she feels the way she does, and to maybe just maybe foreshadow how she's going to tell him.

Enjoy

Chapter 3: Thinking

Nightmare opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling of her bedchambers, her mind set ablaze by thoughts of her close friend. She had no idea when her feelings had started to develope, or why for that matter. Nightmare knew she was a dark and rather malicious pony, so why had she fallen for the alien that had been corrupted by her darkness. Nightmare drifted deep into her mind, to the parts of her that were still technically Luna.

"What do you think Luna, why do I love him so," asked Nightmare.

"It might have something to do with our loneliness and subconscious desire to be cared for," replied Luna thoughtfully.

"If that's so, then why are these feelings just now making themselves apparent," asked Nightmare curiously.

"Maybe we've just been blocking them out, or maybe our mind was subconsciously not letting us feel like that until it felt it was ok to trust him," proposed Luna.

"Plausible, but tell me, how do you feel about him," said Nightmare.

"I've always liked him, he seemed to get us, to understand our very complex emotions, above all else he was always understanding of us," said Luna smiling happily.

"Would you date him," asked Nightmare.

Luna giggled "we're the same pony silly, if you'd date him, of course I would as well, while different in many ways, we are still the same at our core."

"The question you should be asking is, would YOU date him, or is it something else," asked Luna.

Nightmare sighed loudly "I know for a fact that I love him, but could I be with him... Yes I do believe I could."

"Would you be able to rip his mortality away from him in order to keep him forever," asked Luna darkly.

"Yes... no, I don't know, maybe," replied Nightmare unsure.

"Do you like the fact that you love him," asked Luna moving on.

"Yes and no, I like the fact that I've finally fallen in love, but I hate the fact that it's him. He's our best friend, our only TRUE friend, and I don't want to ruin our relationship because I got greedy and wanted more," said Nightmare.

"You're confused is what you seem to be," asked Luna.

"Yes... it's why I've asked for your help," huffed Nightmare sorrowfully.

"How does he feel about you," asked Luna.

"That's just it, I don't know, I know he used to have feelings for me, but that flame could have easily died by now," said Nightmare.

"Would you be willing to change for him," asked Luna.

"Yes," replied Nightmare quickly without a moment's hesitation.

"Would you be willing and able to give him everything you are, to give yourself fully to him," asked Luna.

"Yes," replied Nightmare again without hesitation.

"What would you do if he rejected you," asked Luna.

"I...," Nightmare said nervously.

"What would you do Nightmare," asked Luna again, this time more firmly.

Nightmare sighed sadly "I'd try to salvage our friendship of course."

"And if it doesn't work," asked Luna.

Nightmare flinched as the thought crossed her mind "we'd have to start over from the beginning."

"Now ask yourself, in the end of both those situations, what happens," asked Luna with a more chipper tone.

"We end off as... friends," said Nightmare with a shocked tone as the realization dawned on her.

"Then why are you so worried," asked Luna.

"You're right, even if I fail, the two of us are so close that in the end not much would have changed. Though I will still wait to tell him, I at least know my mind is made up, thank you Luna," said Nightmare happily.

"You're welcome Nightmare," replied Luna smiling brightly.

"For now I'll just bide my time and wait for the perfect moment to tell him," said Nightmare triumphantly.

"That sounds smart," said Luna chuckling.

"Of course it does, I said it after all," said Nightmare sarcastically with mock narcissism.

"Now let's talk about today's events," said Luna suddenly with a devious smile and a darkening aura.

Nightmare blushed "W-what do you mean."

"The way you shook our flank, so close you were from pouncing on him, what caused that," asked Luna.

"W-well... we were getting rather... erotic and our body was calling out for release... for him," said Nightmare embarrassed.

"Are you unhappy that he aroused you, that he made you want him, want to rut him, just to have the conversation cut off," asked Luna coyly.

"W-well... yes," squeaked out Nightmare timidly.

"All the lewd, dirty, and un-queenly things you wanted to do to him. For example, you wanted to push him into our bed and rut him till-," Luna was cut off.

"LUNA, that's not appropriate, you shouldn't be talking like that, you're such a pervert," yelled Nightmare blushing heavily.

"Should I mention how you wanted to shove our tongue down his throat, and explore his mouth like the bad little filly you are, don't worry Nighty, you'll be able to do that later," said Luna evilly.

"Luna stop it, please," pleaded Nightmare covering her face with her forehooves.

Luna chuckled evilly "Okay~, but we'll finish this later."

"Ugh, why did you have to do that Luna, I guess you're right, we're both equally devious," groaned Nightmare exasperatedly.

"And don't you forget it," giggled Luna.