Luna silently thanked the heavens for her sister being too busy to hike with her. Luna loved Celestia but spending time alone was also one of the joys she had in life. She took a moment to enjoy the quiet and peaceful feel of the forest. Lush and Beautiful trees and undergrowth grew undisturbed by pony kind. The light drizzle brought on by the clouds above was also comforting. Unlike her sister, Luna disliked any social actions and liked to be by herself.

She looked up to a tree to see to birds fight over a berry. She smiled as the skirmish brought back memories of the old days where she would be upon the battlefield moments from the intoxicating throes of war and fights. She was yanked into reality by a slight pain in her hoof. Looking down she noticed a silver scale lying abandoned on the forest floor. Upon levitating it up in her magic, she spun it around and saw that it crack ran down the middle.

"What is this?" Luna mumbled softly to herself. She thought of the wild battle the dragon might have undergone to lose a scale. Smiling, Luna picked it up and placed it in her saddlebag. She would have to add it to her collection of odd finds from the forests. Tia never approved of her collections a "waste of time" she called it. Celestia always believed happiness was in others. A belief Luna never approved of as it never inspired ponies to rely on themselves and not others. She shook her head at the silliness of ponies. Celestia and Luna were indeed gods to them but are they truly so simple?

Luna's mood was still somewhat downtrodden by the fight her and Celestia had had this morning. She silently wished her sister would trust her and leave her to her own devices. Luna had taken a liken to solitude and did not like the declarations of her sister from the morning.

"Luna? Are you feeling well?" Celestia asked noticing the ungodly amount of coffee cups her sister had in a levitational grasp.
"Hmm? Oh, yes quiet we were up last night reading poetry. Truly a magnificent art."Luna yawned and nodded a goodbye to her sister as she walked out from the royal dining area.

"Wait I wanted you to know that I have planned a little surprise for you." Celestia giggled at the thought of it and smiled at Luna. "I have arranged a little outing with you and Twilight Sparkle." Luna look at Celestia in shock.
" We..do not wish to attend." Luna said quickly panicking at the thought of a "date" as the ponies nowadays called it.
"Luna, please she just wishes to talk." Celestia soothed.

Chewing her lip at the thought of the precious time to her self that would have to be sacrificed for this "outing" with Twilight Spark. With a sigh, Luna agreed and left the room to retreat to her quarters to get ready for the early morning hike she had planned.

With a though, she pulled out the scale to examine it again. She thought of the freedom dragons had and wished it for herself. With a deep breath, she breathed in the damp sweet smelling air and pondered if she should tell Twilight that something came up and they would have to reschedule. Luna shook her head at the thought. She valued her word and promised highly, so in good conscience could not skip out on the dreaded outing.

Luna slipped the scale back in and spread her mighty wings. With a single thrust, she launched herself and the air and made for Canterlot.

Author's Note

I know it was short, but I liked the idea of it...