1,000 Years Ago

by DarkRyu

Rating: mature
Tags: Princess Celestia, Sex, Twilight Sparkle, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Princess Cadance, Sad, Romance, Princess Luna, Porn
Length: 16035

Celestia has kept her feelings secret for more than 1,000 years. What happens when she admits her feelings for her sister? Will Luna accept her love even though she's not attracted to mares? Can love truly conquer all?

Celestia has kept her feelings secret for more than 1,000 years. What happens when she admits her feelings for her sister? Will Luna accept her love even though she's not attracted to mares? Can love truly conquer all?

Pairings: Celestia x Luna
Containts: Princest, Incest, Futa (in later chapters), Love, Romance

Published 2018-04-09 08:20:07 UTC
Last updated 2018-04-18 03:47:32 UTC

Chapter 1

I've written about 30,000 words of this story so far, but it's taking me forever so I decided to start releasing it in chapters. I'm an experienced erotic fiction author, but I don't have much experience writing sex scenes between two mares, so this might be a little rough. This is mainly a romance story, but there WILL be clop. I've also added futa about 30,000 words in to spice things up a bit. This is supposed to be a slow build up, which is something that I've been working on more in my stories. Let me know what you think of what I have so far and we can enjoy this adventure together!

Luna walked down the hallway slowly, lost in thought. She had just raised the moon after she realized that her sister had lowered the sun without her. They usually completed the ritual of sun and moon together, but for some reason her sister had decided to lower the sun without her. She huffed in annoyance as she approached the door to her sister’s bedroom. She wanted to burst in and demand answers, but realized that probably wasn’t the best way to approach the situation. Reluctantly, she lifted a hoof up and knocked on the door gently.

“Yes?” Came the regal voice of her sister.

“It’s me.” She said simply.

There was a long pause and some shuffling from inside the room before she answered.

“Come in.”

Luna opened the door gently with her magic before closing it silently behind her. Celestia’s room was filled with candles and a fire roared in the fireplace at the left side of the room. It was so hot! Celestia was sitting at her desk in the upper left corner of the room, a huge stack of paperwork to her right.

“Sister, why is it so hot in here?” Luna asked worriedly.

Celestia turned to meet her sister’s gaze and smiled. The smile infuriated Luna. It was so practiced, so forced.

“Oh, is it hot in here?” She asked casually. “I hadn’t noticed.”

“Enough of this sister!” Luna exclaimed. “What is going on with you?”

“Going on?” Celestia asked innocently. “Whatever do you mean, dear sister?”

“Why did you lower the sun without me?” Luna asked, a hurt look on her face.

“I don’t think we need to do it together every time, do we?” Celestia asked, turning back to her desk.

Luna was taken aback. Her sister’s reasoning was so logical, so forward, so direct. But she knew it wasn’t that simple.

“Sister, ever since we – I have come back, you’ve been so distant.” Luna said. “I don’t remember you being like this. We used to be so close. We’d take long walks in the gardens, and snuggle by the fire.”

Hearing this, Celestia’s shoulders visibly slumped.

“You’ve perfected your mask, sister.” Luna observed. “You began perfecting it years before I was banished, but now, it’s like it has taken over your personality. You’re not you anymore.”

“Forgive me, Luna.” Celestia said, turning to her sister. “I’ve had to shoulder the burden of ruling this kingdom all by myself these past thousand years. I guess my mask, as you put it, has become who I really am. It’s had to be in order for me to survive.”

So practiced, so perfect. The mask was still up and it infuriated Luna.

“Stop it!” She cried. “Take it off!”

For an instant Celestia lost her composure, but she regained it quickly.

“Luna, I…”

“You don’t trust me anymore, do you?” Luna asked accusingly. “That’s it. That’s why you won’t show me your true self!”

“No, Luna, that’s not it…” Celestia said calmly.

“Liar!” She said, tears springing forth from her eyes. “Even after a thousand years, was my punishment not enough for you?”

Celestia turned back to her desk and looked down at the paper in front of her in sadness.

“I’m sorry, Luna.” She said. “If you had any idea how hard it was for me to banish you, I’m sure you’d see things differently.”

“Then why don’t you trust me?” Luna cried.

“I do trust you.” Celestia said softly. “More than I trust myself.”

“Then why don’t you show me who you truly are?” She asked, hurt. “Y-you treat me like one of our subjects.”

Celestia’s eyes softened, her face showing an expression of profound sadness.

“Luna, I...” She said. “You’re my sister and I love you so much… But there are…things that you just don’t understand.”

“You doubt my abilities as a princess?” Luna asked, surprised.

Celestia looked at her with an equal amount of surprise.

“N-no…” She said. “Nothing like that. It’s just…”

She sighed, lowering her head in sadness.

“What?” Luna asked, concerned.

“I-It’s all my fault.” Celestia said, a tear dropping to the floor.

Luna was taken aback. She wasn’t expecting her sister to cry.

“What’s your fault?” She asked.

“I-It’s my fault you were banished…” Celestia said sadly.

“What are you talking about, sister?!” Luna asked. “It was my fault! I let my bitterness and resentment take over and I tried to kill you! How could that be your fault?”

“I should have been there for you.” Celestia said. “B-but I couldn’t be.”

“Sister, it’s not your fault…” Luna said sadly, guilty that she had made her sister cry.

“Yes it is!” Celestia exclaimed angrily. “I couldn’t keep my feelings in check and I lost you for a thousand years because of it! Well no more!”

Luna recoiled from her sister, taken aback by her outburst.

“Y-your feelings?” She asked. “I’m not sure I understand, sister…”

“Of course you don’t.” Celestia said bitterly. “How could you when I’ve kept you in the dark? I had to keep you from learning the horrible truth…”

Hearing those words from her sister caused knots to form in Luna’s stomach.

“W-what truth?” She asked.

“Remember when we drifted apart Luna?” She asked. “Surely you realize we’ve drifted apart.”

“Of course!” She said. “That’s why I’ve come to you tonight – to see what the problem is. I’ve been back for two years, but things still haven’t gone back to the way they were before…”

“You were in pain for years before you turned into Nightmare Moon.” Celestia said. “I knew there was a problem and I wanted to comfort you so badly, but I couldn’t.”

Luna’s eyes widened in realization.

“I-I thought…” She said, trailing off. “I thought you were a stuck up - ”

She quickly put a hoof over her mouth before she said something that she would regret.

“Go ahead and say it Luna…”

“N-no…” She said, bringing her hoof back to the ground again. “I was wrong to think so badly of you. But you changed, sister! You put on a mask for our subjects and took on all the royal duties yourself. And then you wore that stupid mask even around me. I-I couldn’t take it anymore. I thought that nopony loved or cared about me. The pain was just too much to bear.”

“What you say is true, Luna.” Celestia admitted. “I had to distance myself from you, but I never stopped loving you or caring about you. I just wanted to take the burdens off of you. You were such a kind and gentle pony back then…”

“But why sister?” She asked. “Why did you distance yourself from me?”

“I-I had to prevent you from learning the truth…” Celestia admitted.

“What is this truth you keep talking about?” Luna asked, bitterness in her voice.

Celestia opened her mouth to respond, but nothing came out.

“What truth?” Luna asked again.

Celestia looked at her sister, who had tears in her eyes. As much as she wanted to keep the secret from her, she realized she had no choice but to tell her. She took a deep breath and exhaled slowly.

“I-I...I love you, Luna…”

“Then tell me what this truth of yours is!” She exclaimed, exasperated.

“I just did.” Celestia said simply.

“What are you - ?” Luna asked, stopping abruptly as she tried to processes her sister’s words.

Celestia looked away from her. Tears fell from her eyes and onto the tile below.

“I love you so much, Luna…” She said. “More than I should, more than I have a right to…”

Luna’s mouth hung open in shock at the admission.

“Wh-wha…” She stammered.

“This is the truth that I tried so hard to keep from you.” Celestia said. “But in doing so I lost you for a thousand years. I-I won’t make that mistake again…”

“B-but we’re both mares…” Luna said. “We’re sisters!”

“I know…” Celestia said softly. “I did everything I could to try and bury these feelings, but I just couldn’t do it. The only way I could prevent you from finding out was to distance myself from you. But I can’t do that anymore. If I don’t start treating you like a sister again, Nightmare Moon might come back and I couldn’t bear to send you away again.”

“H-how long?” Luna asked.

“What?” Celestia said, not expecting a question.

“How long have you felt this way?” She asked.

“Well, ever since I started distancing myself from you.” Celestia said thoughtfully. “So a little over a thousand years, I suppose. I don’t know the exact number of years, but it feels like forever.”

“T-that can’t be true…” Luna said in shock.

“It is, dear sister.” Celestia said sadly. “I regret your banishment so much, Luna. I will do whatever it takes to make sure you’re not taken from me again. Even if it means telling you the horrible truth…”

“I-I…” Luna stammered, at a loss for words.

“Please, Luna.” She said. “I won’t ask you to return my feelings, but please don’t hate me…”

“Hate you?” Luna asked in surprise.

“Please…” She said. “Luna…I will do anything for you. I will give up my throne for you. You can have it all. Just please…don’t turn into Nightmare Moon again…please…”

“Sister…” Luna said.

Celestia looked up in surprise as Luna suddenly threw herself onto her and embraced her in a tight hug. She was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered enough to return her sister’s embrace. It felt so good to hug her sister like that. To be that close to the one she loved for all those years but had to keep her distance from. But the hug ended much too quickly for her as Luna pushed her front hooves against her chest so she could look up at her sister.

“I-I could never hate you, Celestia…” She said softly. “And you’re not horrible…”

“I’m…not…?” Celestia asked.

“No, you’re not.” Luna said confidently. “These feelings are…unconventional of course…but that doesn’t make them wrong.”

“Oh, Luna…” She said, pulling her sister against her body in a tight embrace. “I waited in agony for you for years, and then when you came back I was faced with the same problem of not being able to be close to you. Now that you know how I feel and you don’t hate me for it, maybe we can start to be sisters again…”

“I would like that…” Luna said softly.

Celestia let go of her and looked down into her eyes.

“You have no idea the pain I went through after your banishment.” She said. “I cried myself to sleep every night for months on end. And I did everything I could to try and undo the spell, but I couldn’t!”

“It’s not your fault, sister.” She said. “Sealing spells are almost impossible to break. If they weren’t, they would be useless.”

“Now that you’re back and I don’t have to worry about you finding out about my secret, we can be sisters again.” Celestia said happily.

“Y-yes…sisters…” Luna said happily, embracing her sister tightly.

Suddenly she pushed away from her and looked up at her with a serious expression.

“Can we open a window or something?” She asked. “It really is quite hot in here, sister.”

Celestia laughed.

“Oh Luna, you always make me smile.” She said, charging up her horn and opening the window a bit.

“Better?” She asked.

Luna closed her eyes as the cool nighttime air drifted into the hot and humid room.

“Much.” She said, opening her eyes again.

They stayed in a tight embrace for a few moments before Celestia experienced an uncontrollable surge of emotions.

“L-Luna…?” She said, looking down at her. “C-Can I…kiss you?”

Luna looked up at her sister, a light blush visible through her blue fur.

“Please?” She pleaded. “I love you so much, Luna…”

Luna said nothing, not wanting to spurn her sister’s advances, but not satisfied with a giving simple yes or no answer either. Instead she reached up as her sister brought her muzzle against hers, pushing against her tentatively. The kiss lasted but a few moments as Luna pulled away from her abruptly.

“S-sister…I…” She said nervously.

“What is it, Luna?” She asked.

“I-I’ve never been with anypony before.” She admitted, turning away in embarrassment. “You’ve been with so many ponies I’m sure…”

“I haven’t been with anypony since before your banishment.” Celestia said.

“You haven’t?” Luna asked incredulously. “Not in a thousand years?”

“No Luna, I haven’t.” She said. “I thought about it, especially with how lonely I was, but I could never bring myself to do it. I waited for you for a thousand years Luna, but I would have waited as long as it took to be with you. And if you never returned my feelings then I still could never bring myself to be with another pony again. You’re the only pony I’ve truly loved, Luna.”

“You…waited for me?” She asked, her eyes watering with sadness. “I’m so sorry, sister. I’m sorry you had to be alone for so long.”

“The wait was painful, but I can’t begin to describe my delight when you came back to me, Luna.” She said. “It was the happiest day of my life…until today.”

“Today?”

“The day you returned my affections.” She said. “The day when we could finally be together as I always dreamed.”

With that, she pressed her muzzle against her sister’s as they shared a passionate kiss. Celestia pushed against her enthusiastically, eventually pushing her to the tile floor below. Luna felt a little trapped underneath her sister, but in the heat of the moment she pushed those feelings aside, knowing that she would never hurt her. Celestia gradually moved away from her sister’s muzzle and licked along her cheek up towards her ear, causing her sister’s cheeks to heat up in embarrassment.

She nibbled on her ear gently before peppering her face and neck with light kisses. Gradually she made her way downward and started lightly kissing her chest, which elicited a few gasps and moans from her sister. The sounds of her aroused sister were like music to her ears. She worked as hard as she could to try and increase her sister’s pleasure, eventually getting close enough to kiss around her belly button. As she started to get lower however, Luna suddenly tensed up.

“S-sister…” She panted.

It was obvious that she was highly aroused and it excited Celestia greatly to see her sister in such a state. But what she said next made her smile fade in disappointment.

“No, sister…” She said, pressing her front hooves against her sister’s larger form. “N-no sex…”

Celestia backed off immediately, pulling herself away.

“Did I hurt you?” She asked in concern.

“N-no…” Luna said, her breathing starting to slow. “I just…this is going too fast, sister…I need some time…”

“I’m sorry, Luna. I shouldn’t have pushed you so fast. I just couldn’t contain my feelings any longer.”

“Can I be honest with you, sister?”

“Of course, Luna.” She said. “I always want you to be honest with me.”

There was a moment of silence between them as Luna collected her thoughts.

“I don’t want you to misunderstand.” She said. “I do love you sister, more than anything. But…I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to…you know…”

“Because we’re sisters?” She asked.

“N-no.” Luna said. “I love you, sister. The fact that we’re related doesn’t bother me at all. It’s just…I’m really not attracted to…mares…”

“I see.” Celestia said simply.

“Frankly I had no idea that you were attracted to mares, sister.”

“I’m not.” Celestia said. “But I do love you, sister.”

“Well then maybe there’s hope.” Luna said hopefully. “Maybe over time I can learn to be with a mare. But you have to be patient with me, sister.”

Celestia bent down and nuzzled her sister affectionately.

“I waited for you for a thousand years, Luna.” She said. “Take as much time as you need. I don’t want you to do anything you’re uncomfortable with.”

Celestia pulled away from her and looked down at her, a loving smile on her face.

“B-but sister, what if I can never do it?” She asked worriedly. “What if I can never learn to be with a mare?”

“I don’t care.” She said simply.

“You…don’t?”

“No, I don’t.” She said. “I love you so much, Luna. The physical pleasures come secondary or not at all as far as I’m concerned. So I don’t want you to be worried about having sex or letting me down by not wanting to have sex. Sex is great, but I didn’t fall in love with your body Luna, I fell in love with YOU.”

“Oh sister…” Luna said, bringing them into another passionate kiss.

Celestia pulled away slowly and started backing up towards her bed.

“Come sleep with me Luna, like we used to do all those years ago…” She said as she crawled up onto her massive bed.

Luna followed her lead and got into bed next to her. Celestia snuggled her sister against her form, spreading her wing to cover the love of her life protectively. Luna suddenly perked up with a thought.

“Sister, why do you have such a big bed when you never sleep with anypony?” She asked.

“Why in preparation for this day, my dear sister.” She said. “It’s even called the double princess size.”

“Really?” Luna asked incredulously.

“Really.” Celestia confirmed, laying her head on the bed. “I named the size myself.”

They both laughed at the ridiculous joke. Luna snuggled up to her sister and laid her head against her sister’s neck, using it as pillow. Without another word they both slipped into a deep sleep, snuggling against each other for warmth against the cool wind that was blowing through the open window.

Chapter 2

Luna awoke slowly. It took her a few moments to realize where she was, but the memories came flooding back to her in an instant and she almost gasped. Celestia…she had feelings for her. Despite the fact that her sister wasn’t awake, Luna couldn’t help but blush as she thought about the kisses they shared and how passionate her sister’s love for her was.

She moved her sister’s wing off of her as gently as she could and slid out of bed slowly, careful not to wake the sleeping alicorn. She looked back and watched her sister as she slept. Celestia had a smile on her face. She looked completely content and peaceful. Luna hadn’t seen her like this since before she had been banished. The mask was off.

She didn’t know how long she spent watching her sister. It could have been hours for all she knew. But she realized that she had to get ready for her night court. She had no idea how long she’d slept with her sister, but she knew it couldn’t have been very long as she had just gotten up an hour before and hadn’t been very tired. She didn’t want to wake her sister, but she couldn’t resist reaching over and kissing her cheek as she slept.

“I love you, sister.” She whispered.

Her sister’s smile twitched as she pulled away and she smiled. She loved her sister. She really did. And although it might never become sexual, she knew that their relationship had changed for the better. She sighed softly before turning to leave the room and get ready to attend her court.

It was true that her court was never as busy as her sister’s, but it was certainly busier than it was before her banishment. New technologies had allowed more ponies to stay awake during the night and sleep during the day just like she liked to do. This delighted her of course, but it also increased her responsibilities considerably.

She walked the hallways casually, her thoughts consumed by her sister. As she approached the throne room she turned to one of the guards that stood at either side of the door.

“Guard, what time is it?” She asked.

The guard gave her a funny look before replying.

“It is 2110 hours’ princess.” He said quickly.

She was a bit late, but it was a small price to pay for the incredible time she’d spent with her sister.

“I assume the delegates have arrived by now?” She asked.

“They’re waiting for you inside princess.” He replied. “Whenever you’re ready.”

With a sigh of contentment, she opened the door with her magic and stepped inside.

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Luna sighed. The night had been particularly difficult for her. She didn’t know if it was the squabbling delegates that made the night so arduous or the fact that she had been so distracted by thoughts of her sister that she couldn’t do her job properly. Regardless of what was to blame, she sighed in relief as the final delegate left and she was left all alone in the throne room. It was 0500 hours; a bit early for her to eat dinner but she was famished. She got up off her throne and wordlessly made her way towards the dining hall. When she approached the large double doors, she opened them with magic and stepped inside.

The cooks were used to cooking all day long for the princesses. Luna typically ate with her sister, although they were on different meals which made cooking a challenge. One of the servants approached her gracefully, bowing down to her submissively.

“Welcome princess.” She said. “What can I get for you?”

“I’ll have the royal breakfast.” Luna said quickly.

She was rewarded by a look of surprise from the servant, who lost her composure for a moment.

“Y-yes princess, right away.” She said, trotting over to the kitchen to tell the cooks.

Luna huffed. She didn’t like all the formality and neither did her sister, but it was necessary in order to maintain their image of regality. She sat on her chair and waited patiently for breakfast to arrive. Servants set the table for her quickly, bringing fine linens and candles as well as the finest silverware and setting them perfectly on the table in a neat and orderly fashion.

Suddenly the doors to the room opened and Celestia walked into the room gracefully.

“Sister!” Luna exclaimed happily. “You’re up early!”

Celestia gave Luna the most sincere smile she’d ever seen.

“Yes…” She said. “I slept quite well. You’re eating rather early I see.”

“Come sit with me sister.” Luna said enthusiastically, beckoning with her hoof eagerly.

Celestia laughed as she walked over to sit next to her sister and sighed contently as she sat down in the seat next to her. She looked over as a servant trotted over from the kitchen and to the table carrying a large tray of food.

“Your meal is ready princess.” She said, setting all the different dishes on the table.

“Breakfast?” Celestia asked, surprised. “And the royal breakfast as well?”

“Yes.” Luna said simply. “I’m simply famished sister.”

“What would you like princess?” The servant asked, turning to Celestia.

“Do you want to share mine?” Luna asked, turning to her sister. “There’s certainly plenty of food here.”

She was right. The royal breakfast had far too much food for a single pony to eat in one sitting. It was designed so that the princesses and certain royal guests could sample every kind of breakfast item so they wouldn’t have to make choices as to what they wanted to eat.

“That would be lovely Luna.” She said, smiling.

The servant bowed before making a hasty exit, not wanting to disturb them as they ate.

“Gee Luna, you’re making a mess.” Celestia chided.

She leaned over and licked a bit of syrup that had dribbled down her sister’s muzzle, which made her blush profusely, memories of the previous night flooding back to her. Celestia leaned back and licked her lips before smirking.

“You’re so cute when you blush.” She observed.

“P-please sister, you’re embarrassing me.” She said bashfully.

“There’s no need to be embarrassed Luna.” She said, leaning closely so they were nose to nose. “You’re so beautiful.”

Luna pulled back shyly as she went in for a kiss. She stopped her advance, not wanting to make her sister uncomfortable. But as soon as she stopped Luna closed the gap in an instant, drawing them into a passionate kiss.

They broke the kiss quickly as the door to the dining hall flew open and a guard galloped in.

“Princess!” He exclaimed. “I have news from the Crystal Empire!”

“W-what is it?” Celestia asked, blushing in embarrassment.

Thankfully the guard was too preoccupied to notice how embarrassed both princesses were.

“Princess Cadence is on her way now. She has urgent news.”

“What news?” Luna asked curiously.

“She wouldn’t say.” He said uncertainly. “But she’ll be here by midday.”

“Thank you for letting us know.” Celestia said. “However, in the future you will knock before entering. We could have been discussing things that were not for your ears to hear.”

“I apologize princess.” He said. “It will not happen again.”

“Very well.” Luna said. “Continue with your duties.”

“Yes princess.” He said, bowing before making a graceful exit.

After the door shut behind him and she knew they were alone again, Luna turned to her sister.

“Why is Cadence coming here sister?” She asked.

“I’m not sure, but it must be important if she’s actually coming here and not sending news via a letter or courier.”

“Yeah…” Luna said, trailing off.

“In any case, we don’t have to deal with that problem right now.” Celestia said.

She continued eating with her sister for the next few minutes, neither of them really feeling the need to talk. She looked over at her sister as her shoulders slumped and she sighed.

“You look tired Luna. You should get some rest.”

“I am tired…” She mused. “Maybe I will turn in early.”

“That sounds like a good idea.”

“Sister…will you join me?” She asked, blushing.

Her sister smiled happily at the thought.

“I’d love to.”

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“Are you comfortable Luna?” Celestia asked, spooning her gently as she lay with her head against the pillow.

Luna had retired to her bedchambers with her sister in tow. After all they had laid together in Celestia’s bed the first time so she figured it was her turn.

“Yes sister…”

Celestia nibbled at her ear gently. It wasn’t long until her ear was wet from her ministrations so she started kissing her along the side of the neck as well as on the shoulders.

“I love you so much Luna…”

“I love you too sister.”

Luna was getting more and more aroused as her sister continued. She shifted in arousal, which made Celestia smile between kisses as she realized what she was doing to her sister.

“Do you want me to stop?” She asked, not wanting to take it too far.

“N-no…” Luna said, gasping as she grabbed the skin of her neck between her teeth. “Please…ahh!”

Celestia thought that she’d accidentally hurt her at first but her squirming told her otherwise so she continued.

“Sister…” Luna said, gasping.

She turned over onto her back, unwittingly giving her sister access to her other ear. Celestia didn’t miss the opportunity and growled into her sister’s other ear with desire as she nibbled on it gently. Wanting to get better access, she stood up on the bed, towering over her younger sister as she started licking the other side of her face slowly and sensually.

“S-sister…I can’t…ahh!”

Celestia couldn’t take it anymore and brought a hoof back towards her own marehood, rubbing against it quickly as she tried to sate her own body’s needs. She would prefer to be rubbing her sister’s marehood, but she knew that she wasn’t ready for that yet. Her actions didn’t go unnoticed by Luna, whose own arousal levels skyrocketed as she realized that her sister was masturbating to her. She brought her own hoof against her entrance and began masturbating herself as her sister continued kissing along her neck and chest. Her sister’s assault was relentless, pushing her closer and closer to her peak. It didn’t take long for the sensations to overcome her.

“Aghghhhhhhhhh!” Luna cried out as she experienced the first orgasm she’d had since being banished.

The release of pleasure washed over her as she realized that she was truly loved. She convulsed on the bed and pushed her chest up to meet her sister’s kisses.

Seeing her sister experience so much pleasure sent Celestia off as well, who moaned into her sister’s chest as she grabbed a large tuft of fur and skin and bit on it gently as she experienced her orgasm.

It was several moments before either princess was able to speak, each overwhelmed by the sensation. Celestia recovered first.

“Oh, Luna…that was…” She said, expressing her contentment.

“Yeah…” She agreed, allowing every muscle in her body to go limp as she rested on the bed.

Worn out as well, Celestia collapsed next to her sister and spooned her against her larger form in a loving embrace.

“I will never tire of this.” Celestia said softly, nuzzling her sister affectionately. “If I could spend every minute of the next thousand years with you, it wouldn’t be enough.”

There was a long silence between them.

“Luna?” She said, concerned that she didn’t respond.

She was rewarded by a quiet snore coming from her little sister, who had fallen into a peaceful sleep.

Smiling, Celestia kissed her sister’s forehead before sliding out of bed slowly to go and lower the moon and raise the sun.

Chapter 3

“Sister.” Celestia said, nudging her sister gently.

Luna groaned and shifted uncomfortably.

“Sister!” She said, a bit more urgently.

Luna opened her eyes slowly and looked up at her sister in surprise.

“What is it sister?” She asked.

“I’m sorry to wake you Luna, but Cadence will be here soon and I thought it would be best if both of us were there to hear the news.”

Luna stretched and yawned as her sister opened her room darkening curtains, letting the light of her brilliant sun through the window. She shielded her eyes from the bright light, not used to being up in the morning.

“I need a bath.” Luna observed, looking back at her flank.

Celestia blushed at what she was implying.

“Well yes, I’m sure we could both use one…” She said. “But we don’t have time. Cadence will be here any minute. I thought that we should meet with her in a more casual setting, so I’ve arranged for us to have tea in the guest suite that she’ll be using while she’s staying here.”

“That’s a good idea.” Luna said.

As much as she and her sister disliked formality, Cadence was even worse.

“What about your court today?” She asked, concerned. “How much time do we have to meet with Cadence?”

“I’ve rescheduled all my appointments so they’re spread out over the next several days.” She said. “It should make for an interesting rest of the week, but now we have as much time as we need to meet with Cadence.”

“Well let’s go then.” Luna said. “We don’t want to keep Cadence waiting.”

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Princess Cadence fidgeted with excitement. She couldn’t wait to tell them the news! Shining Armor hadn’t been able to come with her or the Crystal Empire would have been left undefended, but she needed to keep this a secret for as long as possible. The guards had escorted her to her chambers nearly twenty minutes ago, but neither Celestia nor Luna had shown. It was quite unusual for the princesses to be late and she started to get a little nervous. But her nervousness vanished as she heard a knock on her door.

“Coming!” She said happily, trotting over to the door and opening it slowly.

“Celestia, Luna, it’s good to see you both!” She exclaimed, hugging them both quickly. “Please come in! I have great news!”

Both sisters looked at each other in surprise before walking into the room and shutting the door behind them. They had both been expecting some bad or at the very least serious news, but Cadence’s demeanor indicated that it was something totally different and unexpected.

Cadence poured them both tea and beckoned them to sit across the table from her as she poured her own cup. The sisters walked over to the table slowly before sitting down on the plush cushions on the opposite side of the table from Cadence. All three ponies were levitating their tea with magic and both Luna and Cadence had already grabbed a crumpet as well.

“So I take it this great news isn’t pertaining to the wellbeing of Equestria?” Celestia asked, a hint of annoyance in her voice.

She was a bit irritated at having to reschedule her entire week and give up precious time with her sister for news that wasn’t of the upmost importance.

“What?” Cadence asked. “Well yes, it is very important to the future of Equestria. Just because it’s good news doesn’t mean it isn’t serious news as well. I wouldn’t have come here to personally deliver a message if it wasn’t important.”

Celestia relaxed, feeling a bit foolish for letting her true emotional state leak through.

Luna on the other hoof was elated that her sister’s mask didn’t seem to be as bulletproof as it usually was. She was letting her true feelings show and although this wasn’t the best display of her true emotions, it reinforced the belief that she was finally getting her sister back; that she was finally letting her faux composure down, at least when she was amongst the ponies she was close to.

“I’m sorry Cadence.” Celestia said. “I’m sure what you have to tell us is very important. Please continue.”

Cadence took a sip of tea to wash down the bite of crumpet she had in her mouth before continuing.

“Well, Shining and I have been trying for a foal for a while now, and we’ve finally succeeded!” She exclaimed, smiling excitedly.

Soon both sisters had a smile to match.

“That’s great news!” Luna asked. “Is it a filly or a colt?”

“It’s a filly, but that’s not the most amazing part.” Cadence said. “I believe she’s going to be an alicorn!”

“An alicorn?” Celestia asked. “Are you certain?”

“Well the doctor is about ninety percent positive that he sees the early development of wings, and she definitely has a horn.”

“How many ponies know about this?” Luna asked.

“Just myself, my doctor, Shining, and now you two.” Cadence said. “I haven’t even told Twilight yet.”

“It’s best to keep this secret until the birth.” Celestia said. “We wouldn’t want anypony to try and take the foal. You can tell Twilight and her friends that you’re pregnant, but it’s best not to tell anypony else that she’s going to be an alicorn until we can set up proper protection for the foal.”

Luna looked at her sister and smiled. She always knew exactly what to say and do. Her split-second decision making was one of her strengths as a leader. Although she had been an adult for a few millennia, Luna still looked up to her big sister.

Celestia felt the gaze of her sister and looked at her with a smile. Having delivered the news of her foal, Cadence was no longer preoccupied and sensed something. She debated bringing it up for a few moments as she strained her senses to try and confirm her suspicions. She definitely felt something. It was probably a good idea to bring it up.

“There’s something different about you two.” She said suddenly, surprising the sisters that were both still looking at each other.

“What do you mean?” Celestia asked, turning towards her with a calm and quiet demeanor.

She kept her composure a lot better than her sister did.

Luna blushed, cursing herself and hoping Cadence wouldn’t notice.

“Maybe it’s just coming from you.” She said, turning to Luna. “But I sense strong feelings of love. Do you have a new special somepony Luna?”

Luna stiffened immediately, her ears perking up nervously.

“I-I…” She stammered.

“W-well she wasn’t going to tell anypony, but she has been seeing somepony.” Celestia said.

“That’s great!” Cadence said. “I’m sure it’s been difficult adjusting to modern society, but I’m glad you were able to break through enough to start your first relationship. So, who’s the lucky stallion?”

“Well…umm…” Luna said, her blush intensifying. “She’s actually a mare…”

“A mare?” Cadence asked, surprised. “I had no idea you were into mares Luna.”

“Neither did I.” She said, looking over to Celestia.

Celestia looked down at her and smiled.

Cadence eyed them suspiciously.

“You’re going to think I’m crazy, but I feel something strange.” Cadence said. “I’m feeling love from you Luna, but also from you Celestia. And it’s being directed…between you…”

Hearing this, Celestia completely lost her composure. As she did, all of her love for her sister that was being tightly contained by her years of discipline flowed out of her and towards Luna. Cadence picked up on this immediately and was instantly overwhelmed by the powerful sensation.

“Whoa!” She exclaimed, shaking her head quickly. “Celestia, what was that?!”

Celestia blushed profusely, suddenly overcome with shame.

Cadence’s head hurt. It had been a long time since she’d felt love that strong between two ponies and the sensation was overwhelming.

“Celestia, I don’t normally pry into pony’s love lives without their permission, but seeing as I’m sensing love from Luna as well I have to assume she’s aware of your feelings for her.” She said. “It’s not quite as strong, but...whoa.”

Celestia was about to open her mouth in denial, but she knew it was futile. Cadence knew more about love than anypony, and she couldn’t be fooled by mere words. The best thing they could do now was try to explain.

“I’m sorry you had to learn about this Cadence.” Celestia said. “It was never meant to become public knowledge.”

“No, don’t be sorry!” Cadence said excitedly. “Do you have any idea how strong your love for each other is? True love needs to be expressed, not suppressed, regardless of its form. I haven’t felt love this strong in a long time. Even incest can’t stand in the way of your love for each other. I’m impressed.”

Both sisters released a sigh of relief.

“Thank you for understanding Cadence.” Celestia said. “Not many would accept incest between two sisters as normal.”

“Listen, incest is very special when it happens between two adult ponies.” Cadence said. “When the love between two ponies is so strong that it can overcome the taboo of incest, it just shows how strong the love they share for each other really is. I’ve found that incestuous love is oftentimes even stronger than the love between two unrelated ponies. But this…the amount of love between you is incredible.”

“It really is.” Celestia said, tears welling up in her eyes. “I’ve loved Luna for so long, and now I’m finally able to express those feelings.”

Cadence smiled.

“I must say Celestia, your skill at keeping your true feelings hidden is quite impressive. I’m surprised you were able to hide feelings this powerful from me for any period of time. If Luna had been better at hiding her feelings I might have missed it entirely. But I’m glad I didn’t. It’s not often that I get to feel such love between ponies.”

Cadence’s heart leapt in her chest as she watched Luna lick a tear from her sister’s face. Both sisters were a bit preoccupied by their own feelings, which allowed her a rare opportunity to feel the ebb and flow of their love. She enjoyed it immensely. Unfortunately, they regained their composure rather quickly and turned to her again, none the wiser to the incredible experience they had just given her.

“Damn…” She said. “You’ve got it bad. You two need to go be with each other. Right now.”

Both sisters blushed at the observation.

“We’re fine.” Luna said.

“I sense that you just recently admitted your feelings for each other, am I right?” Cadence asked curiously.

“Yes.” Celestia said. “We just got together.”

“What the heck is wrong with you two?” Cadence asked, shaking her head in disapproval. “You’ll never feel this rush, this excitement as intensely as you do right now. You shouldn’t be wasting your time talking to me. As the princess of love, I recommend a full week of exploring your love for each other. No, make it two weeks. I’ll take over here in Canterlot for you two. I’ll send word to Shining that I’ll be staying here, and you can spend your time ruining the sheets and spending every waking moment with each other.”

Both sisters looked at Cadence in shock, who was grinning widely.

“Y-you’d really do that for us?” Luna asked in amazement.

“Of course!” Cadence said gleefully.

“What about the night court? You can’t possibly take on the work of two princesses.”

“You’re right, I can’t.” Cadence admitted. “The night court will have to move all its appointments to the day court and I’ll really have my hooves full, but I’m happy to do it for you guys.”

Celestia felt conflicted. This was beyond her wildest dreams, but she also knew that it was shirking their responsibilities as princesses to allow the night court to be left unattended.

“I know what you’re thinking Celestia, but this is too important.” Cadence said. “You two need this time together. It will do wonders for your relationship. Trust me, I’m the princess of love. I know these things.”

Celestia looked down at Luna uncertainly, but when she saw her pleading gaze that was all it took.

“Okay, thank you Cadence.” She said, sighing as a huge burden was taken off of her.

“But there is one thing that I ask in return.” Cadence said. “I want to watch you two kiss. Really kiss.”

Both sisters looked at her in surprise.

“W-what?” Luna asked. “Why?”

“Because I want to feel your love.” Cadence said simply.

Luna looked at her sister uncertainly. Sensing her hesitation, Cadence spoke up.

“You don’t have to if it makes you feel uncomfortable, but I really want to feel it.” She said.

“Come on Luna, it’s the least we can do.” Celestia said. “You’re not embarrassed, are you?”

“W-well yes, a bit, sister.” She admitted. “But okay…”

Luna reached up and brought her muzzle against her sister’s in a passionate kiss. As Cadence watched she was overcome with envy, remembering the strong feelings she had when she had first started her relationship with her husband. As they separated she released a breath she hadn’t realized that she’d been holding.

“You two are going to have a great time.” She said, grinning with glee. “Now get out of here.”

“T-thank you Cadence…” Luna said as she got up with her sister.

“I’ll see you two in a few weeks!” Cadence said, waving goodbye at the two lovers as they walked out of the room, sharing a knowing glance between them.

Chapter 4

Celestia’s room had been closer. By that point neither of them cared what room they were in so long as they were together and had their privacy. So as soon as her bedroom doors came into view they hurried inside as quickly as they could. As soon as the door was shut behind them, Celestia pushed her sister against the other side of the closed door and kissed her as passionately as she could muster. She was afraid that she was being too aggressive, but Luna gave no signs of that so she continued. After a few moments, Luna broke the kiss and looked into her sister’s eyes.

“Let’s take a bath.” She said quickly.

“Good idea.” Celestia said, backing away and slipping into her bathroom quickly.

Luna’s heart beat rapidly in her chest and she was breathing heavily, trying to recover from the passionate advances of her sister. She heard the water start to run as her sister began to draw a bath. She looked around the corner curiously and watched in awe as Celestia removed her regalia and set them on the counter. She was absolutely beautiful. She didn’t understand how she hadn’t seen it before. Her flowing mane, her gorgeous white coat, her perfectly proportioned face – it was all perfect. She was perfect.

Feeling her sister’s gaze, Celestia turned back to look at her sister as she stood in the bathroom doorway.

“You coming Luna?” She asked, stepping into the tub.

Luna rushed to remove her own regalia before stepping inside the tub with her sister. Celestia had laid down on her back and was taking up most of the room in the tub. She patted her chest and gestured for Luna to lay on top of her. She was more than happy to oblige and embraced her sister tightly as she laid on top of her, rubbing her face against the soft fur of her sister’s chest.

“You feel nice sister.” She said simply.

Celestia said nothing as she began kissing her chest, causing the white alicorn to jerk in pleasure at the sensation. Luna began kissing upwards along her chest and neck before reaching up and licking her cheek affectionately. Celestia moved and brought her muzzle against her little sister’s, pressing against her enthusiastically. Luna opened her mouth to allow her sister access.

Celestia had been waiting for her to do that of her own accord. She knew that her sister was very inexperienced and didn’t know what to do. She knew that she had to take it slow so she wouldn’t overwhelm her. But now that she had given her access, she took full advantage of the opportunity to show her what a real French kiss was like. She brought her tongue along Luna’s, easily dominating it. The sensation was totally new to Luna. It was a little weird at first, but she eased into it, allowing her sister to take the lead.

As Celestia broke the kiss, Luna licked her lips sensually, eager for more. Overwhelmed with emotion, Celestia buried her face in her sister’s neck and nibbled gently, causing her to moan at the sensation.

By that time the tub was already too full. Celestia reluctantly used her magic to turn off the knob and pull out the plug to lower the water level. Luna had been too distracted and was still coming off her emotional high so she hadn’t noticed how high the water level had gotten. She shifted in the tub, causing a bit of water to spill over the side. The sound of water splashing on the floor brought her back to reality and she realized just how out of hoof things had gotten.

“I-I guess we should get ourselves cleaned up.” She said. “We didn’t get in the bath to get even dirtier, did we?”

Celestia laughed.

“Agreed, little sister.” She said. “Now let’s wash that back of yours.”

Celestia turned her sister over so that she was facing away from her, grabbed a soapy sponge and began washing her sister’s back. Luna blushed as chills went up her spine from her sister’s ministrations. By now the water level was below half and Celestia casually put the plug back in with her magic as she went up and down her sister’s back with the sponge.

Luna could tell that she was almost done, but she didn’t want the sensations to stop. She liked the feeling of being washed.

“S-sister…?” She asked. “Could you wash my…front too?”

She nearly “eeped” in surprise as she felt her sister’s body press up against her back as she brought her hoof around her body. She rubbed the sponge up and down her sister’s front, eliciting a few moans of pleasure from her. She got lower and lower with each pass until she was passing the sponge over her sister’s clit casually with each downward and upward stroke. She felt her sister stiffen each time she brought the sponge along her clit and watched as Luna bit her lip each time, trying not to cry out.

Luna’s blush covered her entire face as she experienced the guilty pleasure of getting off to her sister washing her. Feeling emboldened, Celestia focused mostly on her lower region, passing over her clit more frequently as she circled around her lower abdomen. Eventually all attempts at subtlety were abandoned as Celestia ground the sponge against her sister’s marehood in a rhythmic motion with the sole intent of getting her off. It didn’t take long before Luna let out a loud moan. On instinct Luna tried to stand up as she experienced her orgasm, trying to get away from the overwhelming sensation of the sponge against her marehood. But Celestia held her down forcefully and continued rubbing the sponge against her, bringing her to new heights as she her spasming body tried to buck her sister off.

“Oh sister…Ahhh!” She exclaimed, shaking in ecstasy as jolts of pleasure shot through her entire body.

Celestia grinned as she held her sister down, intent on giving her an amazing orgasm. After a few moments, Luna settled down and looked back at her.

“You’re so cute when you cum.” Celestia observed.

Luna blushed profusely. She’d never heard her sister use vulgarity like that before.

“There’s nothing sweeter to me than your moans of pleasure, or your spasming body as I bring you over the edge.” Celestia said. “Nothing.”

“B-but what about you?” Luna asked.

“I told you before Luna, my pleasure is secondary to yours.” She said. “All I want to focus on is you until you get more comfortable with this.”

That didn’t sound fair to Luna, but the look of sincerity in her sister’s eyes made her feel a little better.

“Now,” Celestia said, changing the subject. “You’re certainly clean, but I’m not. Mind washing my back for me?”

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Both princesses were drying themselves off with their towels after getting out of the bathtub. Luna started drying off her mane, draping the towel over her head and blocking out the rest of the world as she dried herself as best she could. She jumped in surprise as she felt her sister on her back. Celestia grabbed her towel with her teeth before pulling it off of her slowly and letting it fall to the floor. She started gently nibbling on Luna’s ear, the sounds of her husky breathing signifying her arousal. Luna looked at their reflection in the mirror and blushed at the clearly erotic scene in front of her. Her sister had a look of sly arousal on her face as she nibbled on her ear sensually.

“Sister…” Luna said, turning her head upward and moaning softly. “Sister…I need to get dry…”

“I fail to see why.” Celestia said, smirking. “You’re certainly not going to stay dry.”

Luna lowered her front half as she tried to shrink away from her sister’s ministrations. Celestia followed her to the floor, not wanting her prey to escape. Luna felt hot – so hot and aroused. But she also felt dominated and powerless by her sister’s aggressive advances.

“Sister…please…stop…” She pleaded quietly, feeling very vulnerable.

Realizing that she might have gotten lost in the heat of the moment, Celestia backed off her sister immediately.

“I’m sorry Luna.” She said. “I let my emotions get the better of me.”

“It’s okay.” She said, feeling better now that her sister was no longer towering over her. “I just…you’re being very aggressive sister. I’m not used to it.”

“I would never hurt you Luna.” She said, a look of tenderness in her eyes.

“I-I know.” She said. “It’s just…really overwhelming to be the focal point of all your desires like that.”

“I will try to suppress my desires for you Luna.” She said. “But it’s getting harder and harder each time we’re alone together.”

“No, don’t suppress them!” Luna said frantically. “You just have to go slower.”

“I’ll try.” Celestia said confidently.

“I’m sorry I’m so skittish sister.” She said. “I know you want more from me, but I just…”

“No Luna, I’m the one in the wrong.” She said sadly. “I need to go at your pace. I don’t expect you to catch up to mine.”

“You’re ready for more.” She observed.

“But you’re not.” Celestia said quickly. “I don’t care if we ever make it past this point. I’m just glad that you know how I feel about you and I can love you freely without having to distance myself from you anymore.”

Luna looked away from her, blushing.

“Y-you touched me…” She said matter-of-factly.

“I’m sorry if I crossed the line Luna.” She said. “But you didn’t give any indications that you wanted me to stop.”

“No, I didn’t want you to stop!” Luna exclaimed, not wanting her to misinterpret her statement as an accusation. “I really enjoyed it. It was just…unexpected. I was caught up in the heat of the moment and now that I’m looking back, I realize that you just…masturbated me sister…”

Celestia stood there silently, not knowing what to say.

“Nopony has ever touched me before…” Luna continued. “I never imagined that you would touch me like that sister. Our relationship has changed.”

“Is that…bad?” Celestia asked, fearing the answer.

“No, it’s just different.” Luna said, looking up at her. “You may have felt this way about me for a thousand years, but I’m just now coming to terms with how I feel about you sister. You have to be patient.”

“I would wait for you forever Luna.” She said. “I love you more than anything in this world.”

Luna put a hoof to her chest, breathing deeply.

“You know, it’s funny.” She said. “On one hoof, I really liked you touching me and I want you to do it again, but on the other…”

There was a long silence between them as she collected her thoughts.

“What is it Luna?” Celestia asked, looking at her in concern.

“I…I’m afraid…” She admitted, blushing in embarrassment.

“Afraid?” Celestia asked in surprise.

“Y-yes…” She said. “I’m afraid of having sex. I’ve never done it before. I don’t know what I’m doing and I don’t like not being in control of my body… And on top of all that I’m having sex with a mare when I don’t even like mares! And I’m afraid of disappointing you sister. I’ve looked up to you all my life and I don’t want to let you down… I just…”

“Shhhhhh…” Celestia said, embracing her sister in a tight hug. She looked down at her with a look of sympathy and guilt.

“It’s okay Luna.” She said. “I’m sorry for pushing you so fast. I had no idea you were struggling with these fears. I just…my love for you is so strong that it’s blinding me to the plight of the one I love most. But no more. Luna…let’s agree to never have sex…”

“What?!” She exclaimed frantically.

Suddenly she felt intense worry, which confused her greatly. Here she was saying how afraid she was of having sex, but the mere thought of never being able to have sex with her sister filled her with an even greater sense of worry and fear.

“I don’t need sex in order to be happy in my relationship with you Luna.” She explained. “You’re my sister, and my love for you is much more powerful than my body’s urges. And I guess we’re not technically committing incest if we abstain from sex, regardless of how much we kiss…”

“N-no!” Luna exclaimed. “Sister…I want to have sex with you! I do! It’s just…your aggressiveness is scaring me even more than I already was…”

“Oh Luna, I don’t mean to scare you.” She said sadly. “I just want to give you as much pleasure as I possibly can. From now on Luna, that is my main purpose in life. I want you to feel my love flowing into you.”

Luna didn’t know how to respond to that. Her sister was being completely and totally selfless. She didn’t feel guilty, but wanted to give her something as well.

“S-sister…let’s have sex...” She said, blushing and turning her head slightly, avoiding her sister’s gaze. “You’ve wanted it for so long and I want to give it to you. I just…need you to go slow. I’ve never done this before…”

Celestia looked down at her sister in surprise.

“Luna, I - ”

“Please sister, let me give this to you…” She said, looking up at her sister with pleading eyes.

“No, Luna.” She said firmly. “I don’t want you to have sex just for me. As much as I want you, if we’re going to have sex then I want it to be on your terms, not mine.”

“It’s not just for you!” Luna said, stamping her hoof on the tile floor. “I want to! I just need you to go slow for me and not be so aggressive. I-It scares me…”

“Why does it scare you Luna?”

“Nopony has ever…wanted me like that.” She explained. “Your desires for me are so strong and I know how much you want me, and I don’t want to say no to you because you’re my sister and I love you. But I feel like I don’t have any control. I know you would stop if I asked you to, but I don’t want to lead you up to it just to make you stop right in the middle of it. I-I feel like such a tease…”

“You’re not a tease Luna.” Celestia said reassuringly. “You’re just scared. But you’re not just afraid of having sex. You’re also afraid of rejecting me. But Luna, wanting to stop isn’t rejecting me. You’re my sister and I love you. I wouldn’t want to go through with it if you were uncomfortable. No matter how aroused I was, your comfort is much more important to me.”

“T-thank you sister.” She said, sighing.

“Now, how about we have some lunch?” Celestia suggested. “Room service?”

“That would be lovely.” Luna said, smiling.

Chapter 5

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.”

Chapter 6

Cadence looked up as the doors to the dining hall opened up and the two sister princesses walked in. Her tired expression brightened significantly as they came in, a smile gracing her face.

“Hi!” She exclaimed.

The two sisters looked at her and smiled back.

“So how are you two lovebir-” She stopped abruptly, correcting herself. “Lovely sisters doing?”

All three ponies looked around conspicuously, worried that somepony had overheard her badly corrected question. The servants were in the next room over, a mere revolving door between the dining hall and the kitchen. However when there were no signs that anypony had overheard her, they all relaxed. Nevertheless, both sisters shot Cadence an annoyed glare.

“Hi Cadence.” Luna said.

“Good morning.” Celestia said cordially.

As they took their seats, Cadence unleashed a powerful spell, taking both sisters off guard. It didn’t take them long to discover what she had done. A bright pink bubble surrounded the entire table, engulfing it back three feet around the perimeter. A sound barrier. Both sisters looked at her expectantly, surprised that she would do something so brash.

“Sorry but I can’t wait to hear all about it.” Cadence said excitedly. “So, how did it go?”

“I-it’s kind of private Cadence…” Luna said, blushing in embarrassment.

“Oh come on!” Cadence said. “I’m the princess of love! And besides that, I’m interested in how two of the most important ponies in my life are getting on! Is that so wrong?”

Celestia charged up her horn.

“You don’t mind, do you?” She asked, looking at Cadence.

Guessing what she was thinking, Cadence waved a hoof dismissively.

“Of course not.” She said. “If you want to reinforce the sound barrier, be my guest. I’m the princess of love, not the princess of sound barriers. My general magic has never been anywhere near as good as yours, and this is a sensitive topic. We want to make sure it’s one hundred percent soundproof, right?”

Hearing this, Celestia unleashed the powerful spell. The barrier turned yellow as it was imbued with her power, easily overpowering Cadence’s magic.

“Well at least now SOMEpony isn’t going to spill our secret.” Celestia chided playfully.

“Hey!” Cadence exclaimed in mock indignation. “I can keep a secret. I’m just so excited. So tell me, how did it go?”

“Luna?” Celestia asked, looking over at her little sister.

Realizing that her sister was referring the question to her, she sighed before speaking quietly.

“It went…well…” She said, blushing.

When she didn’t volunteer any further information, Cadence rolled her eyes.

“Come on Luna!” She said. “Let me in on the juicy details!”

“Well she uhhhhhhh...masturbated me…” She said, embarrassed.

“Masturbated?” Cadence asked, surprised by her embarrassment and her technical description of the act.

“We’re taking it slow.” Celestia interjected. “Luna has never been with anypony before Cadence. She needs to do this on her own time.”

“Oh, of course.” Cadence said. “So what have you done?”

“Just kissing mostly.” Celestia said. “Though I have gotten her off twice, once with a sponge in the tub and another time with my hoof.”

“And has she gotten you off?” Cadence asked.

“Not directly.” Celestia said. “She’s not ready for that yet.”

“No oral?” Cadence asked. “No direct sex?”

Celestia shook her head.

“I hadn’t realized that you two were so early into your relationship.” Cadence said.

“But we’re not.” Celestia said. “We may have only admitted our feelings for each other a few days ago, but we’re sisters. The sex will come when it comes. For now, we need to experiment with how we feel about each other. There’s so much more to a relationship than sex Cadance.”

“I know that!” She said indignantly. “I’m the princess of love for pony’s sake! I’m just…surprised is all. The love between you is so strong and I just figured that you would be on each other like rabbits trying to relieve all the sexual energy between you two. There’s not a problem, is there?”

“No, there’s no problem.” Celestia said confidently.

“It’s just…” Luna said, trailing off.

Both ponies looked at her as she spoke up. Sighing, she realized she had to continue.

“It’s just that, I’m not really attracted to…mares.” She admitted.

“You’re not?” Cadence asked in surprise.

“No, I’m not.” She said.

“I’m not either.” Celestia said. “But I do love my sister, and I want to give her as much pleasure as I can. But because she’s not attracted to mares and has no experience having sex with mares, Luna needs to go slow.”

“I get it now.” Cadence said, nodding.

“Is it possible to not be attracted to a mare, but want to have sex with her anyway?” Luna asked curiously.

“Yes Luna, it’s called love.” Cadence said. “You want to have sex with her because you love her and want to share your pleasure with her. You don’t have to be attracted to somepony in order to love them and want to bring them pleasure. I must admit, these feelings can be confusing, but you just have to do what feels right and the rest will work itself out.”

“I see…” Luna said, finally understanding.

“Let me ask you something Luna.” Cadence asked. “If you could have sex with me or Twilight or some other mare, would you want to?”

“No!” Luna exclaimed, a look of disgust evident on her face.

Cadence smiled at her outburst.

Not wanting to come off as offensive or harsh, Luna started to correct herself.

“I mean, you’re attractive of course, and so is Twilight, but…”

“But you’re not in love with either of us, are you?” Cadence asked.

“No.” She said simply.

“Love allows us to cross barriers we never thought were possible.” Cadence said. “Your love for your sister has allowed you to cross both the barrier of incest, and the barrier of wanting to have sex with another mare. I hope you understand how strong your love has to be in order to cross those barriers.”

“I…yes…” Luna said, looking over at her sister. “I love my sister very much…”

Celestia smiled down at her sister and embraced her in a tight hug. Cadence smiled at the display of affection, but was quickly distracted by a server pony that was standing right outside the sound barrier. She beckoned him over with a hoof and he stepped through the barrier reluctantly.

“Thank you for waiting, but our confidential business is concluded here.” She said quickly. “You can take our orders now.”

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After bidding Cadence farewell, both sisters had decided to head back to Luna’s chambers. There was nothing else to do after all, and they wanted to plan the rest of their day in private. As they rounded the corner of the hallway where Luna’s chambers were located, they spotted a cleaning cart just outside her door. Both sisters shared a worried glance before trotting into her chambers together. The cleaning pony stopped what she was doing immediately and turned to the sisters in surprise.

“Princess, Princess...” She said, bowing to each of them individually.

The princess’ eyes were drawn to the bed. When they realized that it hadn’t been touched by the cleaning pony yet, they breathed a sigh of relief.

“We wish to change the cleaning schedule.” Luna said quickly. “From now on you will clean our chambers every other day, not every day. Is that understood?”

“Yes, of course Princess…” The cleaning pony said, bowing quickly.

“Tell me, do you clean my chambers as well, or is that the job of another pony?” Celestia asked.

“Why yes, I do.” The cleaning pony said nervously. “As the head royal maid, it is my duty to clean the chambers of the royal sisters. Why do you ask? Do you have a problem with my service?”

“No, no, nothing like that.” Celestia said, smiling. “You do a very good job. However, I would like to change my cleaning schedule to every other day as well, on the same day that my sister’s room is cleaned please.”

“Of course, Princess.” The cleaning pony said. “I will inform my team of the change immediately. Is there anything else?”

“No.” Luna said quickly. “But please remove your cleaning materials and leave this room. My sister and I wish to be alone.”

“Yes Princess…”

The cleaning pony collected her supplies as quickly as possible before shutting the door behind her. After a few moments, both sisters sighed in relief.

“That was bad.” Luna said, shaking her head. “Do you think she suspects anything?”

“No, of course not.” Celestia said reassuringly. “You worry too much. You’ve always been able to think quickly on your hooves.”

“If we have the cleaning ponies clean every other day, and we take turns sleeping in each other’s chambers, nopony will notice that the beds haven’t been slept in.” Luna explained.

“It was a good idea.” Celestia said. “Though I do admit that I enjoy sleeping in your bed better.”

“You do?” She asked in surprise. “Why?”

“Well…” Celestia said, a light blush on her face. “Mostly because it smells like you.”

Luna laughed.

“Well, eventually our beds will smell like both of us equally.” She said. “I just hope the cleaning ponies don’t notice.”

“So Luna, what do you want to do today?” Celestia asked excitedly.

“Be with you…” She said, walking up to her and nuzzling her sister’s neck affectionately.

“Hmmmmmmm…besides that…” Celestia said, giggling at her sister’s playfulness.

“I don’t care so long as I’m with you.” She said, peppering her sister’s neck with kisses. “You decide.”

Celestia felt her face and chest heat up from the burning desire she felt for the mare in front of her. Using all her resolve, she pulled away from her before things got too heated.

“Let’s go to the gardens.” She said, looking down at her sister.

She knew that her actions hadn’t escaped her little sister as Luna looked up at her, a pouting look on her face.

“Is something wrong ‘Tia?” She asked softly.

“Did you just call me…’Tia?” She asked in surprise.

She waited for a response. When none came, she smiled.

“You haven’t called me that since we were foals!” She said, her smile widening. “I like it.”

Luna smiled, her features softening.

“I was afraid to call you that because of how serious you always were.” She admitted. “I didn’t think you’d like it.”

“And now?” She asked.

“You’ve really changed these last few days ‘Tia.” She said. “Your mask is off and I can tell you’re who you really are with me. You feel…real…like your old self.”

“I hadn’t realized that I changed so much.” Celestia said, looking down at the ground in sadness. “I never meant to hurt you.”

“But you didn’t change ‘Tia.” She said.

Luna reached out with a hoof and lifted her sister’s chin up to meet her gaze. She stared deep into her sister’s eyes intently, smiling warmly.

“Not where it mattered.” She continued. “Not inside. If you had then you wouldn’t have gone back to your old self so quickly.”

“I-I’m such a weak pony…” Celestia said, turning her head to the left quickly and avoiding her gaze. “I put on this façade of strength, when inside I’m full of doubts.”

“Sister, no.” Luna said quickly. “You are a princess, just like I am. We have to portray strength and regality to our subjects. But it’s okay to have doubts and it’s okay to have fears. I just…I don’t want you to hide them from me sister. Not from me. I want to see who you truly are, and I want you to share with me your doubts and fears so that we can work through them together. You’re not weak sister. You’re simply equine, same as me.”

“Oh Luna…” She said, tears welling up in her eyes. “I love you so much…”

She buried her face in her little sister’s mane and nuzzled against her affectionately. Luna returned the gesture, nuzzling up into her sister’s neck and rubbing against her gently.

“I’ll always be here for your sister.” She said. “You don’t have to rule alone anymore. You can depend on me. You can shift some of the burdens onto me. I will gladly do everything I can to lessen your burdens sister.”

Celestia sobbed softly into her sister’s mane as she said that, relief washing over her. She cried for several minutes before her sobs turned into deep breaths. Luna was worried about her sister and started to step back to see if her tears had dried, but stopped as she felt her sister’s hoof wrap around the backside of her neck as she hugged her tightly against her.

“Thank you, Luna…” She said softly.

With that, she released her and Luna stepped back and looked up at her, a smile on her face.

“Feel better?” She asked.

“Yes.” She replied, wiping the tears from her eyes with her hoof.

“Here, your face is a mess sister.” Luna said, reaching a hoof up and pulling her sister’s neck down so she could reach her face.

She gently licked the tears from her sister’s eyes and started working on the rest of her face to try and make her presentable again. This went on for several minutes before Celestia started laughing and pushing her sister away playfully.

“Okay, okay, I’m fine now Luna.” She said, smiling. “I don’t know what came over me. I don’t usually cry like that, but I’m just so happy to have you by my side.”

“Sister, it’s okay to cry.” Luna said, embracing her tightly. “I don’t want you to hide your tears from me. I love you so much ‘Tia. We’re sisters. I will always be there for you when you need me.”

“Thank you, sister…” Celestia whispered, draping her neck over her sister’s in a loving embrace. “Thank you…”