Heirs

It was dusk and Luna was just finishing raising the moon. Steven walked into the room they shared and laid down in his bed. Luna came into the room and smiled at Steven.

“You’ve performed so well in all the tasks we’ve given you. Maybe I should have you help me with another job tonight.” Steven looked at her with tired eyes. “Don’t worry Steven, you’ll get your sleep. I want you to come with me to help ponies in their dreams. This is my most prized duty as the princess of the night, along with raising and lowering the moon of course.” Steven smiled.

“What are we waiting for then?” At his words Luna laid down in her own bed and together they delved into the dream world.

Steven opened his eyes to see the shifting shapes from his first visit from Princess Luna.

“Was it all a dream?” Luna walked over to him.

“I hope not.” He smiled and looked around.

“Where do we go to help all the ponies in their dreams? I don’t see anypony.” Luna facehoofed.

“I forgot I had already taken care of everypony yesterday night. No pony is going to have bad dreams tonight. Even Tia is enjoying her sleep, just look.” Steven looked in the direction she was gesturing and saw a window. He smiled when saw Princess Celestia in the dream getting a massage.

“Too bad she isn’t getting a massage in real life, she needs it.” Luna giggled.

“Indeed. My sister does work hard for the kingdom to thrive, but…” She paused for a moment. “She just doesn’t understand me, nopony does. I mean like really understand. I know she has to care for many other than myself, but even when she does make time for me, we’re opposites. She’s day while I’m night.” Steven sat down because he knew she needed to vent. She hadn’t forgotten that she had made sure everypony would have good dreams tonight, she had done it on purpose. “And then there’s you Steven. You are the same as me. You understand.” She took a deep breath as she got it off her chest. “Thank you for listening Steven. I just felt that since this is a dream and anything is possible…” She closed her eyes. Steven thought for a minute and stood up.

“I think I understand.” With her eyes still closed Luna’s voice wavered.

“But do you really understand?” “I do.” She opened her eyes and was shocked at what she saw. Standing in front of Luna was a full grown alicorn about her size. Steven looked at her with compassionate eyes.

“I believe that this is what you wanted?” She smiled and hugged him tightly.

“You truly do understand.”

“I understood from the moment you brought me here.” A tear rolled down Luna’s cheek.

“I love you Steven.”

“I love you too.”

Cadence jolted awake and sat up, not worrying about waking her husband who was asleep next to her.

“What just happened?” Shining Armor slowly opened his eyes.

“What’s going on Cadence?” She shook her head.

“I-i don’t know. I just felt a spark of love between two ponies.”

“Well you are the princess of love.”

“Yes, but I don’t normally feel things like this. Something is… off.”

“Well whatever it is it can’t be bad, can it? I mean its love.” Cadence relaxed and nuzzled Shining.

“Your right. Let’s go back to sleep and figure it out in the morning, I was having the most wonderful dream.” With that they both laid down and fell asleep.

Morning came and Princess Luna opened her eyes. Slowly she walked out onto the balcony and nodded at her sister who was over on the other balcony. The moon began to go down as the sun rose. After the sun was up in the sky Luna returned to her room and saw Steven still sleeping in his bed. Smiling, she gently nudged him awake. His eyes opened slowly.

“Come on, we need to get to breakfast.” Steven smiled as she kissed is cheek.

When Luna and Steven arrived at the breakfast table Celestia greeted them.

“There’s nothing unusual on our agenda today. We just get to relax for once.” Princess Celestia sat at the table sipping her tea. She noticed Princess Luna and Steven being unusually quiet. “What’s gotten into you two? You’ve hardly eaten anything.” Luna and Steven giggled and Princess Celestia just sighed. Just then a messenger came in.

“Sorry for the interruption, but Princess Cadence sent you a letter.” Princess Celestia took the letter and the messenger left.

“That’s odd. She doesn’t usually send letters around this time.” Steven finally began eating as Princess Celestia opened and read the letter.

“Hmm.” Luna looked at her.

“What is it sister?”

“Well it seems that Cadence felt something last night that made her unsettled.” Luna sat there surprised.

“That’s impossible I…” Princess Celestia looked at her sister suspiciously. “…I saw her dreaming pleasant dreams.” Luna smiled deviously. Princess Celestia continued.

“She said she felt a spark of love that was unusual.”

“How can love be anything to worry about? I mean its love.” Steven and Luna giggled. Princess Celestia looked at the letter again before putting it down.

“I suppose you’re right. I just hope the pony who is in love isn’t making a rushed decision.” Luna frowned and Princess Celestia smiled as she sipped tea. “I suppose you and Steven will want to relax together so I think I’ll go to the spa for a massage, but I figure you already knew that I would, right Steven?” Steven blushed. He couldn’t figure out how she had known all that. Luna just looked down and waited for Princess Celestia to leave.

Luna practically dragged Steven to her private library filled of books on nighttime plants and animals as well as star maps. When they got there she collapsed onto a sofa.

“I should have known the Tia wouldn’t approve of us.” Steven was still confused.

“But how did she know? Did she look into our dream?”

“It doesn’t matter Steven, she would have figured it out sooner or later anyway. We were pretty obvious at breakfast this morning. All that matters is that she’ll never let us be together, she probably feels that you are too young to know what you’re thinking and that I’m just taking advantage of you.”

“But I do know what I'm doing! Why wouldn't she understand that?” Steven laid down on the carpet and pouted at the thought of being underestimated. Luna looked at Steven laying there and smiled.

“I don’t care if she doesn’t understand. I don’t care if she doesn’t approve. I love you Steven. Now come here.” Steven smiled and crawled onto the sofa and cuddled next to Luna.

“Don’t worry Luna,” Steven nuzzled her neck. “We’ll get her to understand.”