1,000 Years Ago

KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCK.

Luna heard the door from inside the bathroom, but her sister had already finished drying off and was able to answer the door before her.

“Luna, what do you want?” Celestia called from inside her room.

Luna walked out of her sister’s bathroom, a towel draped over her mane. The fact that she had taken a bath in her sister’s bathroom did not go unnoticed by the servant.

“Is there something wrong with the bath in your room princess?” He asked, turning to Luna.

“N-no…” She replied, caught off guard. “I…”

“We wanted to take a bath together.” Celestia said. “Do you have a problem with that?”

“N-no, of course not princess.” The servant said nervously. “I didn’t mean to pry. I’m just trying to do my duty as your humble servant.”

“There was no harm done.” Celestia said. “However, it would be best if you didn’t concern yourself with our private affairs and instead focused on your immediate duties.”

“Y-yes princess.” He said, bowing quickly.

“I’ll have a daffodil sandwich.” Luna said quickly, trying to change the subject.

“I will have your meals brought up to you at once.” The servant said.

He bowed deeply before trotting out of the room quickly, leaving the door open behind him. Celestia shut the door with her magic, an annoyed look on her face. Luna walked over next to her and looked up at her in confusion.

“Why did you tell him that we took a bath together?” She asked, blushing.

“We’re both wet.” She pointed out. “It’s obvious. To deny it or make up some story would only arouse suspicion. However, if we don’t try to hide what we’re doing, it will seem innocent.”

“What do you mean, what we’re doing?” Luna asked.

“Well, we shouldn’t try to hide things that could have an innocent explanation.” She explained. “Things like the fact that we’re sleeping in the same bed and we took a bath together. We’re sisters. They won’t automatically assume we’re together. However, we should never kiss in public, or do anything else that leaves no doubt as to our feelings for one another.”

“Well that goes without saying.” Luna said. “But I guess you’re right about us sleeping together. Somepony is going to figure it out eventually. If nothing else, the cleaning ponies are going to notice that one of our beds hasn’t been slept in.”

“Speaking of beds, we need to figure out a way to keep them from getting soiled.” Celestia pointed out.

Luna blushed.

“Well, Cadence did mention ruining the sheets.” She said. “But yes, it would be good to avoid leaving any…physical evidence of our feelings. What do you suggest?”

“I do have a protective spell that might work.” Celestia mused.

Suddenly there was a loud knock at the door. Luna rushed to answer it, opening the door with her magic.

“Your food is ready princess, princess.” The server pony said, indicating to both of them.

“Over on the desk please.” Celestia said, gesturing towards her desk.

“Yes princess.”

The server pony set down the plates and quickly bowed out, leaving the princesses to eat in peace.

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“So, now that our meal is done, what do you want to do sister?” Celestia asked, looking over at her sister as she finished the last bite of her sandwich.

Luna’s eyes lit up in excitement and she swallowed quickly.

“Ooh, I just got the newest Daring Do book a few days ago!” She said excitedly. “I haven’t been able to read it because we’ve been…occupied.”

“Daring Do?” Celestia asked, raising an eyebrow curiously. “Seriously sister?”

“What?” She asked indignantly. “Those books are so good!”

Celestia rolled her eyes and giggled at her sister’s indignant expression.

“Well it’s a bit juvenile, but I suppose I could read it with you.” She said. “Or perhaps you would rather I read it TO you, little sister?”

Luna stuck out her tongue playfully.

“I can read just fine, thank you!” She said, smiling. “I’ll go get it!”

She stood up quickly in excitement.

“I’ll come with you sister.” Celestia said. “Why don’t we read it in your room?”

“Okay!” Luna said happily.

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“Well?” Luna asked, expectantly. “What did you think?”

She and her sister had gone back to her room to read the Daring Do book. They snuggled up together on her bed, facing the fireplace while they read it together.

Celestia looked down at her sister and smiled.

“I must admit, it was better than I expected.” She said. “From what I had heard, I thought these books were for foals.”

“You mean you’ve never read a Daring Do book sister?” Luna asked in surprise. “They’re very popular.”

“I know you’ve been studying and trying to adapt to modern pony culture, but to be honest I haven’t been keeping up to date on the latest, most popular literature.” Celestia admitted. “We are immortal after all. What’s popular today isn’t very likely to be popular even a decade from now, let alone in a few centuries.”

“That’s true…” Luna admitted.

“I guess what I’m saying is, I prefer to engage in things that will stand the test of time.” She said. “Our permanence grants us a unique perspective. As popular as Daring Do is, I don’t think I’ll be reading it five hundred years from now, do you?”

“I-I guess I never really think that far ahead.” Luna said uncertainly, looking down at her hooves. “I just enjoy reading it.”

Celestia reached down and licked her cheek affectionately. She looked up at her sister in surprise.

“What was that for?” She asked.

“You seemed to need it.” Celestia said, smiling.

Luna blushed and looked away.

“Are you ready for the ritual of sun and moon?” Celestia asked.

“Yes…” Luna said, yawning softly.

Celestia looked down at her and smiled.

“What?” Luna asked. Something about the way her sister looked at her made her self-conscious.

Celestia laughed.

“No matter how old you get, you’ll always be my cute little sister.” She said, nuzzling her affectionately.

“Stop it Celestia.” She said, smiling and pushing her away playfully.

Celestia smiled as she slid out of bed. Luna followed her reluctantly as she made her way out onto the balcony. Celestia closed her eyes and focused on her magic as she lowered the sun slowly. Luna watched the white alicorn in amazement as she lowered the sun. She was so beautiful. Her mane caught the rapidly fading light of the sunset, shimmering brightly in the twilight as she controlled the very movements of the sun itself.

She was perfect. Celestia was absolutely perfect. She had always loved her sister, but Luna realized that she had taken the perfection of her sister for granted. She could never hope to attain that level of perfection. In the past that realization would have bothered her greatly. She had been resentful and jealous of her older sister. But now she felt grateful that she had her sister all to herself.

Her sister loved HER, and nopony else. She had waited for her for a thousand years. Celestia could have literally any mare or stallion that she wanted, yet she chose her – her own sister. Despite the taboo nature of her feelings, she hadn’t been able to let them go. She could have chosen another for those thousand lonely years and Luna would have been none the wiser, but she didn’t. Luna was the only one she loved, and it made her giddy with excitement to think of how much her sister loved her.

“Luna?” Celestia asked, breaking through her thoughts.

“S-sorry sister.” She said, blushing in embarrassment. “I was distracted.”

Without another word, Luna began raising the moon. As she watched her sister, Celestia was awestruck at how incredible she looked in the moonlight. Her mane shimmered as the light from the moon got brighter and brighter. Her eyes were closed, focusing intently on the task of raising the moon. Celestia was impressed by her sister’s mastery and control over the moon. Despite having to raise and lower the moon herself for the thousand years she was banished, she wasn’t anywhere near as skilled as Luna was.

But perhaps it was the elegance of her form as she raised and lowered the moon that made her seem so majestic. Or maybe it was how much she loved and cared about her sister that made her seem so incredibly perfect. Regardless of the reason, Celestia was dumbfounded that she had actually returned her feelings. She had kept her feelings for her sister bottled up inside for so long that she had never dreamed that her perfect little sister would ever return them. Why would she? She could have anypony she desired at the drop of a hat.

The fact that she had chosen to be with her made Celestia feel like the luckiest pony in all of Equestria. Luna had been totally free to reject her – and by all rights should have – but she didn’t. They were sisters after all. She had been able to look past the fact that they were related through years of denying her own feelings to the point where she couldn’t do it anymore, but Luna had decided to return her feelings on the spot. Luna loved her – she knew she did.

“Sister?” Luna asked, nudging her gently.

“Oh, umm…yes?” Celestia asked quickly, trying to recover from her distracted thoughts.

“Are you ready to go inside?” She asked.

“Yes…” Celestia said, reaching down and nuzzling her sister affectionately. “You’re so beautiful Luna…”

“So are you sister…” She said, nuzzling her in return.

Celestia pulled away from her sister before extending her wing to cover her and move her along as she turned to walk back into the bedroom. Luna allowed her sister to guide her back to the bed where she slipped in without a word. She slipped under the blanket and sighed as she felt her sister embrace her from behind.

“Celestia?” She asked suddenly.

“Hmmm?”

“I’m glad you’re with me.” She said, her wings fluttering in excitement against her sister’s chest.

Celestia was surprised by her sudden wing movements, but embraced her tightly against her larger form as her wings settled down.

“I always will be…”

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Luna opened her eyes slowly. It was still dark of course, as it always was when she awoke. She and Celestia had learned to awaken early so they could complete the ritual of sun and moon on time. She was acutely aware of her sister’s presence. Celestia’s body was pressed up against her back as she laid on her left side, and the tip of her muzzle rested so that it was positioned right at her ear. She didn’t know whether her sister was awake yet, so when she spoke it made her jump slightly.

“Good morning, my love…” Celestia said softly.

“M-morning sister…” Luna replied quietly.

Luna moved to slide out of bed, but stopped as her sister wrapped a hoof around her middle and pulled her against her form.

“Sister…the sun and moon…” She said. “They -”

“- Can wait.” Celestia interjected as she started to nibble on her ear gently. “This is much more important.”

Celestia started rubbing her front slowly and sensually as she kissed along her neck. Her kisses left Luna feeling very hot, and she moved her legs as she tried to find relief from the growing arousal that was building in her nethers.

“Hmmmmm…” Celestia said, smiling contently as she realized what she was doing to her sister.

She started rubbing Luna’s lower stomach, moving her hoof in a circular motion around her belly button as she started kissing along her muzzle, trying to encourage her sister to reciprocate her affections. Luna needed no convincing as she turned and pressed her muzzle against her older sister’s in a passionate kiss. Celestia’s hoof gradually traveled even further downward as they made out fervently, both of them moaning contently into each other’s mouths.

As she got down past her belly button, Celestia started to gently knead the pliant flesh of her sister’s lower abdomen, causing the lips of her sex to move with the rest of her flesh as she kneaded it in a circular motion. This provided Luna with just enough stimulation to be pleasing, but not enough to sate the burning in her nethers. After a few minutes of this, Luna couldn’t handle it anymore and broke the kiss abruptly.

“Please…” She pleaded quietly. “Please sister…please…”

Celestia thought about continuing to tease her. She thought about making her beg for what she wanted. But no. She couldn’t bring herself to tease her little sister, so without another word she slowly brought her hoof against her sister’s flower.

Luna gasped at the contact, her body seizing up at the sensation of her sister’s bare hoof against her most private and vulnerable parts. Celestia stopped abruptly, surprised as her sister gasped and her whole body tensed up.

“Luna, did I…?”

“N-no, sister.” She said quickly. “Just please…go slow…”

The mood was a bit soured, but Celestia continued undeterred. She peppered her sister’s face and neck with kisses as she rubbed her hoof against her flower slowly. Luna instinctively spread her legs further apart as her sister worked, eager for more. Celestia decided to slow down a bit, bringing her hoof right above the lips of her sex and rubbing gently, causing her flower to open and close with each movement of her gentle hoof. Luna shuddered against her sister’s form as the sensations overwhelmed her, but her sister gave her no respite as she went back to rubbing directly against her sex, this time a little faster and with more enthusiasm.

Celestia couldn’t take it anymore. Seeing her aroused sister made her own marehood burn in arousal, and she quickly brought her other hoof down against her sex and started rubbing it in sync with her sister’s. Luna was well aware of her sister’s actions, which brought her more pleasure as she realized that she and her sister were experiencing the sensations together.

“Sister…it feels so good…” Luna said, spreading her legs further.

Encouraged by this, Celestia redoubled her efforts and rubbed her hooves fervently against both of their flowers, eager to get both of them off as quickly as possible.

“Mmmmmmm….” Luna whimpered. “Sister…sister!”

Determined to give her an amazing finish, Celestia’s rubbing reached a fever pitch. Luna was already squirming against her, trying to lessen the overwhelming sensations that had already started to overcome her body. Suddenly her entire body seized up and she started shaking in pure bliss.

“Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh…sister…” She moaned loudly.

Celestia could feel her sister’s entire body shaking. Her hoof was quickly covered in wetness as she brought her little sister to orgasm. She felt as her sister’s flower convulsed and contracted against her hoof in pure pleasure, gripping down on the non-existent stallionhood inside of her. She was feeling her own sister’s sex against her hoof, rubbing her, and bringing her to orgasm. It was everything she had ever dreamed of. And as she saw her sister’s face contort in pleasure, she lost control of her own body as it started spasming out of control from the overwhelming revelation of the pleasure that she was giving her little sister – the love of her life.

As overwhelming as her own orgasm was, the fact that her sister was getting off as well did not escape Luna. She moaned as she realized that she was sharing an orgasm with her sister, both of them experiencing both their own pleasure, and the pleasure of the other. It seemed to last forever, but eventually the sensations subsided enough for her to notice how hard they were both breathing. The feeling of her sister’s rapid heartbeat against her back gave her great comfort as she basked in the afterglow of her orgasm.

For Celestia’s part, she couldn’t believe how good that had felt. Sharing an orgasm with her sister was one of the most powerful sensations she’d ever felt in her long life. Perhaps it was because she had been dreaming of this for so long, or perhaps it was because she cared about her sister so much. But whatever the reason, she knew that she could never go back to the way things were before. She loved her sister too much to pretend that she was just her sister. She reached down and kissed Luna’s neck before nuzzling against her affectionately.

Luna “Hmmmmm’d” in contentment as she felt her sister nuzzle up to her like that. She may not have been in love with her sister for as long as she had been pining for her, but she loved her sister like nopony else. Luna felt content. Completely and totally content. Her entire body was relaxed, and she had just experienced pleasure like she had never felt before. And now she was resting with her sister, feeling her chest against her back as she breathed in and out. She felt safe, warm, and comfortable in her sister’s embrace. Although half an hour had been spent in her sister’s embrace, it hardly felt like a moment to Luna, who groaned in displeasure as her sister’s words reached her ears.

“Luna, it’s time for the ritual of sun and moon.” Celestia said softly, licking her ear affectionately.

“Can’t it wait another hour or two, sister?” She complained.

Celestia laughed.

“I only wish.” She said, nudging her with her snout. “Now come on.”

Luna slid out of bed begrudgingly and yawned as her sister came up behind her and put a wing over her form. They walked out to the balcony together and looked up into the night sky.

Celestia sighed suddenly.

“You know how much I love you, don’t you Luna?” She asked.

“Uh huh…” She said tiredly, eager to get the ritual over with.

She lit up her horn, quickly grabbing hold of the moon to lower it from its place in the sky.

Her magic fizzled out in surprise as Celestia suddenly placed a hoof on the other side of her cheek, turning her face so she would look up at her.

“No.” She said. “I don’t think you do.”

“What do you mean?” Luna asked, confused. “I know you love me sister.”

“Luna, why do you think I banished you?” She asked.

Luna opened her mouth to speak, but Celestia held up a hoof to silence her.

“I banished you because I had no choice.” She said. “Do you not think that I would allow you to have eternal night if it meant that I could be with you and wouldn’t have to lose you for a thousand years? Do you think that my pride in my sun, or even in my own position as ruler of Equestria was enough to make me banish you for a thousand years?”

“I-I…” Luna stammered, not knowing what to say.

“Even as Nightmare Moon, my little sister was still in there.” She said, her eyes welling up with tears. “I would rather have submitted to Nightmare Moon than lose you Luna. But it wasn’t that simple. The world cannot live without both the moon and the sun. The very ponies whose worship you desired would eventually die without sunlight. And I knew that you were not able to raise and lower the sun on your own. If submitting to you would have only meant my death, I gladly would have taken that punishment over losing you for a thousand years. But if I had allowed you to kill me, all life in Equestria would come to an end as well. So you see Luna, I had no choice. The only choice was to either banish you, or have all life in Equestria, including yours, extinguished. If there had been any other way, I would have taken it. I never wanted to banish you. Please…forgive me Luna…please…”

“Forgive you?” Luna asked, her eyes watering with tears. “There’s nothing to forgive sister. If anything, it is I who should be asking your forgiveness. My jealousy and resentment of you made me vulnerable to Nightmare Moon. If I hadn’t been so weak and hadn’t let hate into my heart, you never would have had to banish me, and you never would have had to endure such pain and loneliness.”

Luna walked forward, coming out from under the protection of her sister’s wing as she nuzzled against her neck affectionately.

“I am truly sorry for that, sister.” She said. “But I promise, I will always be with you, from now until the day I die. Never again will I allow hate or jealousy into my heart.”

“We all have weaknesses Luna.” Celestia said sadly. “Don’t blame yourself for being equine. I should have been there for you. I should have loved you like a sister and not distanced myself from you like I did. But I feared that you would hate me if you found out how I felt about you.”

By then Celestia was sobbing softly, the memories too much to bear.

“Shhhhhh…” Luna said quietly, reaching up and kissing her lips gently.

Celestia pushed against her passionately, eager to feel the touch of the one she loved most. Luna reciprocated, pressing against her sister’s muzzle with confidence as she felt her strong older sister’s body relax and go limp as she submitted to the kiss. Celestia’s tears ran down her muzzle and onto Luna’s face as they kissed in the soft moonlight. The kiss lasted for what seemed like an eternity, and time stood still as they basked in their shared love. Luna pulled away gently, still supporting the weight of her sister’s head and neck until she could use her own muscles to support herself.

“You are not to blame sister.” She said softly. “No matter what you did or didn’t do, the hate and resentment was my own.”

“Y-you really think so?” Celestia asked hopefully.

“I know so.” Luna said confidently. “Please sister, don’t blame yourself. I couldn’t bear the guilt of causing you even more pain than you’ve already endured.”

“But you’re not entirely to blame either!” Celestia protested. “Nightmare Moon took advantage of you when you were weak! I know that you would NEVER try to kill me sister.”

“Agreed.” Luna said. “Neither of us was entirely to blame. An unfortunate situation occurred which left us vulnerable to Nightmare Moon.”

There was a long silence between them as they thought.

“We must make sure that nothing like this ever happens again.” Celestia said, stomping her hoof resolutely.

“It won’t.” Luna said confidently.

“How can you be so sure?” Celestia asked.

“Because, you and I are one now.” Luna said proudly. “We are closer than we ever have been. What made us vulnerable was when we turned away from each other. That will never happen again.”

Celestia smiled at her sister’s wisdom.

“I’d never thought about it like that.” She said. “I guess we were both to blame, or neither of us were to blame. It depends on how you look at it.”

“Well enough of this sad talk sister.” Luna said enthusiastically. “We’re with each other now, and that’s what matters.”

“Yes, I suppose you’re right.” Celestia said, happily. “Are you ready for the ritual of moon and sun?”

“Of course.”