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"So, the boy is progressing fast is he" A rough voice spoke in the darkness. "Then everything is as you said Damon" he continued and was answered with a low hum.

"I wonder how strong he will become, especially since it's your brother's and that grotesque woman's son" Another voice said, only, this was more feminine.

"He chose to leave us because of her might I remind you, and don't forget he was the most powerful in our race... a fool he was to let such a trivial thing such as love determine his future" A younger, more calmer voice spoke out, spitting at the word 'love'. "But we have something- no- we have someone he could not have comprehended in his entire life" he said before they all went silent and a deep sigh was all that was let out.

Canterlot Castle's Medical Wing, Midnight, P.o.v- Thomas

"Who!?" I yelled, sitting up quickly in a cold sweat. I panted slightly as I felt my body's weakened state, I took in my surroundings for a moment and pieced together that I was in some sort of hospital. "My body is so heavy and... it's hard to breathe, did I push myself too hard against Discord?" I muttered to myself and swung my legs out of bed then stood up.

With bated breath I stumbled my way out of the hospital room, quickly entering the halls. I picked a direction and walked for what felt like hours, the thumbing of my feet echoed through the hallway and so did my breath. I felt so tired, so weak, but something kept telling me to keep going. Why does my body keep screaming at me to run away from this place!?

"Thomas" I stopped when I heard someone call my name, honestly it wasn't the words that stopped me, it was the voice. "What are you doing out of bed, you should be resting since your body hasn't fully recovered from your little fight" I turned and saw her.

"Mom" I choked as I looked towards the woman. Her hair was as black as ink, her skin, as white as snow, and she looked at me with comforting blue eyes with a soft smile that could put anyone at ease and she wore a long black dress that looked like it was moving on its own. Many people back home called her the real snow white because of how beautiful and generous she was. But I only knew her as my mother.

"My little boy, you've grown to be such a handsome young man" She said with a soft gentle voice that would've made Fluttershy seem like she was yelling. "You look like me, aside from having your father's hair and eyes, you're a spitting image" she said with a chuckle.

"Mom... is that really you?" I asked her and started limping towards her, both my hands reaching out to her, hoping and praying in my mind that she was real. "Please, tell me it's you and not an illusion!" I cried out just as the waterworks started, she only smiled before allowing me to embrace her once I got close to her.

"I've missed you my baby, I've missed you so much" She said, I couldn't help but cry even harder. "I didn't know you could cry that hard, does seeing me bring that much joy to you?"

"Y-You have no idea!" I exclaimed, she giggled before petting my head.

"Still the same as I remember, I'm glad you haven't changed too much, I see you still have such a kind and beautiful heart Thomas and I know your new friends see it as well" She said. "Even though it breaks me to say this I have to say it... I have to go baby" she said in a sad tone. Hearing those words made my heart break, I didn't want to see her go. Not again.

"Please... please don't go mom... I dont think I can live another day without you, or dad, or Margaret, or Sadie or Zion... I don't know how long I have until I go completely insane, I don't know how long I have until the old me disappears" I told her, looking up to see her gentle smile and eyes.

"It'll be okay Thomas, you may be the youngest, but you fight harder than anyone else in our family... keep fighting my baby boy... I love you, and tell your new family... thank you, for everything" Mom said to me before a bright light shined, blinding me for a moment, then when it vanished, so was she.

"Mom... I-I don't know... how much more... I can take" I admitted reluctantly, feeling overwhelmingly tired.

"U-Uh... Thomas?" Another familiar voice called to me, only this time, it was wrapped in my arms. "Are you okay?" They asked, I reared back to see Violet as red as an apple.

"Violet! Oh my gosh I am so sorry, I-I don't know what came over me, please forgive me!" I apologize profusely to the flustered and confused woman.

"It's okay Thomas, n-no harm done but... who were you talking too?" Violet asked me, although I didn't know what she meant.

"Huh?" I said. "What do you mean, was I talking to someone earlier... wait, why was I hugging you in the first place, and why are my cheeks so raw?" I began questioning everything, which was amusing to Violet a little.

"You started talking to someone before I got here, then when I caught up to you, you launched towards me and hugged me while continuously mumbling 'I can't do this' over and over again" Violet explained to me, though nothing sounded familiar.

"Uh... I really don't know what you're talking about, actually, I don't even know where I am?" I said, confused.

"Oh right, after the fight with Discord you've been in the castle's hospital wing for four months straight, it's actually spring time now" Violet told me to which I handled this news as any other man would.

"I WAS ASLEEP FOR FOUR FREAKIN MONTHS!?!?!?" I shouted, freaking out about how stupid I was for pushing myself so hard that I ended up putting myself in a four month coma. "What did everyone else do while I was out?" I asked her.

"Well you missed the Nightmare night festival at ponyville, along with hearths warming but other than that nothing too serious" Violet listed off, knowing nothing major happened really calmed me down a bit. "Also... thank you Thomas, for keeping your promise to me" she said suddenly.

"Promise, what promise?" I asked.

"I don't blame you for forgetting since you've been asleep for so long, but it's the promise of bringing Jay back to me alive" Violet explained, instantly letting the puzzle become complete. "You brought him back to me alive, granted he was hurt, but you kept your promise...you saved me, Jay, Jackson, the princess's, those six girls and all of equis... you're a hero Thomas" Violet said then got on her hands and knees to bow. "Thank you, for saving us"

"Whoa! Please get up, it wasn't anything special really so please don't bow to someone like me, I couldn't have done it without my friends in the first place so if you want to thank anyone it should be them!" I exclaimed rapidly, flustered at how this situation turned out. "Here, let me help you up" I said after calming down, I offered her a hand and with a small smile she took it and I helped Violet up to her feet.

"You're new to this kinda thing aren't you?" Violet asked, making me blush in embarrassment.

"Y-Yeah, it's just, I've spent my whole life being the punching bag for bullies or people wanting to vent out aggression... I've never been thanked for anything in my whole life, save for my friends, so hearing you call me a hero and bowing to me made me feel so... appreciated" I admitted, and it was true. Every last word was the truth.

"Well mr. Hero, I'm sure you're tired so I'll get you some clothes, check how you're doing then help you to your room" Violet told me, even though I was confused about the room, I was more confused by the clothes thing.

"Get me some clothes, what do you-" I said only to stop mid-sentence as I looked down to see... well, everything. "aaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!" I screamed, jumping back from Violet and covering myself up as much as possible.

"Oh calm down you big baby, you're gonna wake up everyone in the castle if you scream like that again," Violet said all the while laughing at my mortified face. "Not like I'm not used to seeing it already" she went on and my heart sank like a brick in water.

"U-U-U-Use to s-s-s-seeing it!?" I managed to spit out, now my face was as red as the color in Rainbows hair.

"Who do you think washed, trimmed and groomed your body for four months," Violet scoffed while I wanted to die as fast as possible. "Honestly you should be thanking me, I bought a really expensive cream that gets rid of hair for those *ahem* special places and I may have gone a little overboard with it" she said much to my never ending torment of embarrassment, I was scared to look down but with enough courage I looked to see no hair at all around my body except for the hair on my head. "The effects are permanent so you're smooth forever so you don't have to shave anything other than the hair on your head"

"Everything is... smooth..."

"Yup... I got everything" Violet giggled, I summoned my sword then gave it to her.

"I give your permission to behead me, here and now" I said with an empty gaze.

"ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR DAMN MIND!?" Violet yelled at me, hitting me over the head with a really hard punch. "What are you an idiot!" She scolded me, but her angry expression turned to one of concern seeing me in a fetal position on the floor.

"Everything, you saw everything" I mumbled repeatedly to myself silently.

"Ah geez, well, just stay there and I'll get you some clothes" Violet said before rushing off.

After about twenty minutes had passed, Violet came back with some clothes, which was grey sweats, a white shirt and some running shoes. When I was getting dressed it brought me out of my shock from earlier and Violet took me back to my hospital room to do a few tests on me to see how I was doing. I was still, however, embarrassed about her seeing me naked.

"Well, everything looks fine, all things considered, " Violet said, writing on her clipboard. "Though the only injury you sustained was a broken hand three months ago, but it healed faster than usual, more specifically it healed in five hours which should be impossible
but what surprised me the most is how you aren't still in a coma with little to no injuries, especially with how brutal that battle Jay told me about" Violet said a little astonished at how fast and minimal my injuries were.

"Huh... weird" I mumbled, already knowing the answer to that question. "Did anyone come and visit me while I was asleep?" I asked her, she smiled and levitated a few photos to her hands.

"Yup, and they all wanted to celebrate the holidays with you so they took pictures" Violet answered, handing me the photos. A smile creeped to my face seeing my friends still smiling and looking happy, they even dressed me up as some other version of Gandalf the great, had the wizard hat and giant white beard as well, the whole shebang. "They came to visit you everyday, even princess Luna would come here every night to check in on you"

"Really, I must've made them all worried" I said with a soft snort as I looked at the photos. "You said Luna visits me at night right, so I guess that means I just missed her huh?" I asked.

"Well actually it's only 12:30 a.m. so she should be coming here in just a few seconds" Violet said just before the door gently opened with one of footsteps following it. "Speak of the devil, greetings your highness" Violet addressed and bowed to said princess.

"Please Violet, I told you to stop all the nonsense, we're friends are we not?" Luna said with perfect punctuation, I turned to face the woman, but when I turned my head I was slapped so hard I felt the sting of it before the actual hand connected. "And you, don't you ever make me worry like that again you hear me" Luna growled at me, though before I could answer she hugged me, much to my endless confusion with my reawakening just twenty-five minutes ago.

"I'm... I'm completely lost" I said, no longer trying to keep up with this situation. "I guess I should say I'm sorry for scaring you" I said carefully, hugging her back.

"I'm just glad you're okay, I didn't know when you'd wake up so I started to worry then the whole Nightmare night thing happened and... *sigh* I'm just happy you're awake" Luna said in a soft tone, carefully caressing my cheek with a gentle hand.

"*ahem* Sorry to interrupt princess Luna, I just need to sign some papers for his release and you can have as much fun with him as you want" Violet told Luna, breaking her trance on me and blush heavily. "You know princess, he's actually pretty well endowed, bigger than most male equestrians" Violet whispered loud enough for both Luna and I to hear, which caused us both to blush a bright red. "Plus, he's as smooth as a silk down there... you're welcome"

"V-Violet, are you trying to-" but before Luna could finish her sentence, Violet was pushing us out the room.

"Whoop sorry, I realized I can finish the paperwork without Thomas here so Princess Luna please escort mr. Knight to his room, and have a pleasant night, bye!" Violet said suddenly before pushing us out of the medical wing and closing the door, leaving us out in the moon lit halls of the castle.

"Uuh, what just happened?" I asked, confused as to what just happened right now. Luna looked just as confused, but also flustered by something. "Luna, are you okay?" I asked her, slightly touching her shoulder.

"YES IM FINE!" Luna shouted while jumping from my touch, her face was red and she poking her index fingers together. "I-Im sorry, I think Violets words earlier might have corrupted my thoughts a bit"

"O-Oh... I know what you mean" I said, understanding what she was talking about. "H-How about we walk around for a bit and clear our-"

"Thomas... how old are you?" Luna asked me, making my heart skip a beat.

"Well I actually turned eighteen today if I did the math right" I answered, the hall was silent for a solid minute before I heard Luna clear her throat.

"W-Well happy birthday Thomas, uhm, since we're both up, how about we go into the city and I can get you a present for your birthday" Luna suggested and honestly I was relieved it wasn't something perverse.

"That... that sounds wonderful Luna, I'd love to go with you" I agreed and Luna made a little squee that was freakin adorable. "Maybe we should get something to eat first, and a better change of clothes" I said, looking down at my plain attire.

"I don't know, it looks comfortable I must say" Luna said with a little jealousy in the words. "Oh well, but if you want to eat somewhere then I know just the place" she told me before grabbing my hand and rushed us out of the castle.

Canterlot City, 1:30 a.m.,

"Here we are!" Luna announced happily, we stood outside a pretty nice diner just a couple of blocks from the castle. The sign up top read 'Sally and Barb's All Day an Night Diner', when we walked into the diner we saw a few people inside either just getting off duty or getting out of a bar. It was nice in here, both sides had red booths and cream colored tables all cleaned to a shine, and in the middle had four tables with the same tables but with wooden chairs.

"Ah! Princess Luna, a pleasure as always" A cheerful voice said which perked up my ears a bit. I looked to see a dark gray skinned woman with pitch black hair that reached down to her shoulders, yellow catlike eyes and webbed wings on her back, all while wearing a bright pink waitress uniform. She was actually very pretty I have to admit.

"Of course Sally, you and Barb have the best food in canterlot" Luna complimented, but Sally gave a dismissive wave.

"Oh hush now, me an Barb make good food, yes, but I wouldn't call it the best," Sally said as she quickly blocked a flying egg coming at her. "Sorry baby!"

"No you're not!" A voice yelled back, who I assume is barb. The woman giggled at this remark before turning her attention back to us.

"Well c'mon now, let's get you two seated and full of some food" Sally said, leading us to a nice secluded booth right next to a window where we saw a great view of Canterlot. "Now then, how about I start you off with some drinks?" She asked.

"Any soda is fine" I ordered.

"A cola please, and for an appetizer how about some cheese fries" Luna ordered.

"Alright, I'll be back with your drinks and appetizer, take a minute to look over the menu" Sally said as she wrote the order. "Barb honey, small basket of Cheese fries!"

"On it!" And with that, Luna and I were once again left alone. It felt so awkward with how much silence there was, I never really hung out with a girl on my own before so I was at a complete loss.

"C'mon you idiot, say something to her" I mumbled to myself before clearing my throat, getting Luna's attention. "S-So Luna, I noticed you gotten pretty use to new english now, guess you've been practicing a lot since I've been asleep, it's almost like you were never banished to the moon for a thousand years" I said, quickly realizing what had came out of my mouth and mentally slapped myself. "Wait that's not what I- shit- uh, beautiful night tonight huh?" I asked with a small hope of that saving the conversation.

"You're not good at this are you?" Luna asked with a small smirk.

"*sigh*... yeah" I admitted, but instead of laughing, she put her hand on top of mine.

"Neither am I, so how about we fail together," Luna said and I chuckled at this.

"Sounds like plan Luna" I said, making her chuckle with me. "By the way, how are they open all day and night?" I asked.

"Sally and Barb are both from the Bat species so they can only work during the night, they have other workers work during the day to keep the business afloat" Luna explained. "That's how they can stay open day and night, of course there are vacations for the day and night staff"

"Wow, so that's why she has bat wings, that's super cool" I said, a little fascinated by this. "Man this world is awesome"

"How so?" Luna queried.

"It's so full of life here, back home it's nothing like this place, there's no magic or people flying in the air with wing's or people who can do both" I explained. "Were just normal, the only special thing about us is that we have an endless amount of imagination and we can learn new things everyday, but I think this world is way better than back home" I said, then remembered my family.

"But here, you don't have your family, they're all back in the human world" Luna said, and I nodded. Sally came back with the drinks and fries before taking our orders, though I just copied Lunas. "I know you can feel it in your heart Thomas, you miss them dearly"

"Yeah, I really do miss them" I admitted. "But I've already accepted the fact I might never see them again, so I continue to look forward, because if I continue to cry about what happened in the past instead of what I can do now for the future, then I wouldn't be able to make it to the next day" I said, unknowingly saying what I was actually feeling and thinking.

"And that's what makes you amazing Thomas" Luna said with admiration. "You're strong enough to keep going forward, even when the circumstances constantly keep changing and you're faced with a new challenge, I admire that about you... because, unlike you, I looked at the negatives for half my life... then it lead me to become Nightmare moon" Luna said with a heavy heart, her tone was both sadness and disappointment mixed together. I think I saw a few tears coming from her eyes as she spoke.

"But you made a choice to come back didn't you?" I asked the all powerful woman, who looked at me confused. "You decided to come to your senses the moment you came to me for help, you even helped me out of that rut back at your old castle in the everfree" I went on, listing off everything she's done for me. "You saved my life when Nightmare dumped me in a river, stranded me in the woods and left me with giant slash marks on my chest... but you told me to get up and keep moving, if it wasn't for you helping me back there, then I wouldn't be sitting here in front of you"

"But I-"

"Luna, we all make choices in life, some are good and some are bad, you can't predict what the right choice is no matter how much you want you" I said, cutting her off. "And knowing you make mistakes shows that you're like everyone else"

"What is everyone else?" Luna asked.

"Human" I answered, gripping her hand a little. "You are amazing Luna, quite possibly the greatest person I've ever met in my life, and you can get Applejack to come tell you I'm not lying about one word" I said, getting Luna to smile again, it was beautiful.

"Princess you sly girl you, got yourself quite boyfriend huh" Sally teased, coming back with our food. It was just chicken and fish with a side of fries. "Not bad on the eyes either I must say, no wonder you like him" she continued.

"W-What, he's not my boyfriend he's just a very good friend that happens to be a boy" Luna defended herself.

"Sorry to say this princess, but that sounds like a boyfriend" Sally said with a devilish grin. "Say, this wouldn't happen to be a date would it?" She asked, now both of us were blushing.

"D-Date!?" Luna stuttered out and it looks like her brain is out for a bit.

"We're not on a date Sally, Luna wanted to celebrate my birthday today so she wanted to treat me to anything, and we came here for a quick bite before heading into the city" I explained, but the girl wasn't having it.

"Is that right, holding that hand awfully tight for a close friend" Sally said, gazing over to mine and Luna's hands on top of one another. "Buuuut if you're really adamant about not being together, then I won't tease you anymore, how about a free slice of cake for the birthday boy then?" Sally offered.

"Really, that would be amazing" I said, quickly accepting the offer and Sally quickly came back with a small plastic box with a slice of chocolate cake in it. "Thank you so much," I said.

"Any friend of the princess is a friend of mine, but make sure to treat her right, understand?" Sally asked sternly.

"You have my word Sally, I won't ever hurt her, that's a promise I'm confident keepin" I said and Sally gave me an impressed look.

"Well alright mr. Boyfriend, as another thank you, I give you my blessing" She told me before heading to the back with Barb, slowly gaining an evil smirk.

"Luna, you okay?" I asked, just as I started eating. "You gonna eat?" I asked her once more before snapping my fingers in front of her face which seemed to bring her back from her daze.

"Huh, what happened?" Luna asked, forgetting where she was for a moment. "Oh yes, I-I'm sorry about that Thomas, I never really froze up like that before, forgive me" Luna apologized.

"It's okay Luna no harm done, though while you were spaced out, Sally gave me a free piece of cake and she said she gave me her blessing" I said, this made Luna's face become red again.

"Sally!" Luna cried out to the girl, which was followed up by roaring laughter from Barb and Sally in the kitchen. "I'm so sorry Thomas, do you... know what that means?" She asked, to embarrassed to look at me.

"No not really, is it something bad?" I answered with a question of my own.

"Well, when someone who is close to you, either by blood or friendship, gives your partner their blessing, then their saying that you have permission to... bed your partner" Luna explained to me, though it took a minute to register what Luna had just told me, then it hit me like a bag of bricks.

"So you're saying that-"

"She gave you permission to, *ahem*, j-join me in bed" Luna hesitantly said, mumbling the last words just loud enough for me to hear. To say my heart was pounding was an understatement, it felt like it was amplified a hundred times over, my face was covered in a heavy red blush that reached the tips of my ears and I felt a sudden wave of adrenaline pump through my body. "Thomas, are you alright?" Luna asked as she squeezed my hand I forgot she was holding.

"Yup, Im fine!" I said, my voice cracking slightly. "Y-You know I think Im pretty full, the food was great, and I'm sure this cake will be just as good so how about we head into town?" I suggested rather quickly, Luna raised a brow before looking at my plate only to see I've only eaten half of it.

"Sally, two to-go boxes please!"

"Breathe Thomas" Luna told me as I gave the heaviest sigh I've ever given in my life, we sat on a stone bench outside the diner and I felt so embarrassed about how I acted in there. "Was it about what Sally said?" Luna asked me.

"*sigh*... Yeah, Im sorry for how I acted in their Luna, it was really childish of me to get so worked up over something so simple as a blessing" I apologized, chuckling at my stupid behavior.

"Well I have to agree it was a little childish, although, I myself... am also in the same boat when she thought you were my boyfriend and that we were on a date" Luna admitted, laughing with me a little. "So I have no room to judge, though seeing you all flustered like that was kinda cute" she went on, leaving me to give out an awkward chuckle.

"Well, I'm sorry you weren't able to eat anything because of me" I said, apologizing once again, but this time I had something up my sleeve. "How about we share this cake Sally gave me" I suggest.

"Oh Thomas, I couldn't possibly have something that is meant for you" Luna said.

"It's fine Luna, I couldn't have asked for a better person to share this with than you" I told her, opening the little box. I grabbed the bag holding our to-go boxes and found some forks in a little baggy. "Here, I want you to have the first bite" I said, handing her a fork.

"Are you sure?" Luna asked.

"Positive, see it as an apology for freaking out in the diner" I assure her and she looked at the cake then at me. With a little nod she took a nice size piece and ate it, humming in delight when it hit her tongue.

"Ish amashing" Luna said with a full mouth, I snorted softly at this before taking my own bite. It really was amazing, I only thought Pinkie and the cake's could make sweets this great but it seems like I was dead wrong about that. We continued sharing the cake as we looked unto the city, it looked like it was sparkling from the magically lit lights they had and the sky was just as beautiful as the city, maybe even more.

"The moon and the star's are so beautiful tonight, it's mesmerizing" I admired, not taking my eyes off the moon.

"I'm glad you think so, it makes me happy knowing someone loves the stars and moon" Luna thanked me, sighing blissfully before eating some more cake. "Especially when it's from you, it makes my heart flutter a bit" she said gaining a slight red hue on her cheeks.

"I'm just happy I get to see it, honestly, I feel a strange connection to the night, it makes me feel safe and secure... it's like a blanket draping over me, protecting me from everything" I said, losing myself in thought for a moment before Luna poked my cheek with a piece of cake.

"Im happy it makes you feel safe Thomas... hey I know this is random, and will probably sound silly but, can you do something for me?" Luna asked, peaking my curiosity.

"Alright, what is it you desire princess?" I asked and she pointed the piece of cake at me once more.

"I've seen girls do this for boys when they're eating at restaurants or café's, so I've been wanting to give it a try, think you can indulge me?" Luna asked, slowly gesturing me to open my mouth. Chuckling at this request, I agreed and let Luna fed me the piece of cake, it was oddly embarrassing having a girl feed me for some reason, though it is something I never thought would happen to me, especially when said girl is a beautiful princess that controls the moon. "My turn" she suddenly said, opening her mouth slightly.

Feeling my face flush a bit seeing this, I quickly calmed myself down and went to feed her the last piece. The second the cake hit her tongue, she closed her mouth and hummed happily. It was quite possibly the cutest thing I've ever seen in my whole life.

"Well, there goes the cake" I said, placing my fork into the box along with Lunas, but as I was putting everything back in the bag I felt a pair of familiar soft lips plant themselves on my cheek.

"Not all of it" Luna said when she pulled back from my cheek where some frosting was at. I held my cheek that she kissed then looked at her with a stunned expression as she licked her lips that had small amounts of frosting on it. "Hmm, I must say it tastes much sweeter than before, I wonder why?" Luna questioned, smiling happily at her accomplishment.

"I-I, uhm, w-why did you-?" I was about to ask, but she put her finger on my lips.

"Take it as an apology for how I acted in the diner as well, now c'mon, I wanna get you a present before anyone else does" Luna quickly told me before grabbing my hand and rushed us toward the city. But on the whole way there, I couldn't stop blushing or stop thinking about what had just happened.

Jackson's Room, P.o.v- Jackson

"Up a little late, aren't we Tia?" I asked the princess who stood at my door, dressed in her white nightgown that reached to her thighs. I had barely woken up when I heard the door to my room open, I don't know what I was expecting, but I know for sure it wasn't Celestia.

"I'm sorry to barge in on you Jackson, I just have a lot on my mind right now and you were the first person I thought of for help" Celestia said, gently turning on the light with her magic, bright enough so that our eyes won't hurt. "It's about Luna and Thomas" she continued, coming over to my bedside then sitting on the edge.

"You think Luna is in love with Thomas, don't you?" I asked the woman, and from the look on her face, I was right. "It's possible Luna might be in love with Thomas, or it could be a fling for all we know" I said, giving Celestia other options.

"I'm not trying to say it's a bad thing, I think it's sweet if she's in love, I just don't want her to get hurt if Thomas doesn't feel the same way" Celestia said, obviously worried about her sister. It was understandable for a big sister to worry about their younger sister's feelings, I know how she feels.

"Oh no, Thomas is definitely in love with your sister, no doubt about it" I simply stated much to Celestia's surprise.

"How do you-"

"Tia, c'mon, this is a boy who isn't use to hiding his true feelings, Thomas may not look it but he's a sensitive guy that doesn't know how to contain his feelings properly" I said, though this seemed to not make sense to Celestia. "He blushes if Luna so much as touches him, he becomes awkward around her when she shows up or even talks to him and finally, Thomas has shared deep conversations with Luna that she was able to relate to and with that little connection, he formed a small crush that soon blossomed into full on love... that explain everything?" I questioned.

"I... guess it does really, sorry for ruining your sleep schedule Jackson" Celestia said, but I waved it off as no big deal. "... Hey, since you're up, would you like to walk around the castle with me until I feel tired again?" She asked me, though it kinda felt like an order.

"Is that an order from the Princess or do I get a choice?" I queried, making her giggle.

"It's an order from your princess mr. Castle, now come along" Celestia ordered me, obeying my princess's request I got out of bed but she stopped me then covered her eyes. "W-Why are you naked!?" Celestia demanded sporting a dark red blush.

"I sleep naked Tia, feels great, ya gotta try it one of these days" I answered before going to my closet and threw on some sweats and a t-shirt. "Better your majesty?"

"Very, now let's go Jackson, I really want to show you my garden, I spent year's growing it" Celestia said, now leading me towards the garden area. It was some place I've been to once when we held the Gala a few months ago, but I really didn't have time to see it since I was crying my eye's out to Celestia, then Fluttershy freaked out, so on, so forth. This time however, I will look intently as a means to see how beautiful it might be.

"You know Celestia, the guards here might get the wrong idea if they see us together at night, just the two of us" I teased a little, making her blush slightly. "They could mistaken this as a little date"

"T-They are free to believe in whatever they desire Jackson, because you and I both know the truth" Celestia said confidently, save for the beginning.

"And what is the truth Tia?" I asked quickly getting in front of her, I smirked a little seeing her shy expression. "I'm just messing Tia, I know you only see me as a friend"

"Phew, don't do that Jackson, my poor heart can't take it" She sighed, relieved I was just messing with her. "Anyways, we're here" Celestia said as we stopped in front of a blurry glass door leading outside. With a small bit of her magic, Celestia opened the door for us and the cool night air bit at our skin with its small sharp teeth leaving only goosebumps.

"Whoa" I said breathlessly, becoming unable to speak due to the sheer beauty of Celestia's garden. There were plant's I've never even seen before, and roses with colors not even the rarest of plants back home have. The place was open for any air-user to see since it was outside, but they wouldn't be able to notice the emerald green walkway with little sun's etched into them, or the vines that hugged the far end of the garden holding plant roots as thick as my arm. Though what really makes this place so amazing, is how comforting and safe it made me feel, like how my mother made me feel.

"Jackson... are you okay?" Celestia asked while wiping away tears that fell from my eyes.

"Ah uh, yes *ahem*, I'm alright just reminiscing is all... about my parents and my sisters" I said, taking a second before sighing a little. "This place is beyond beautiful Celestia, I can tell how much love and hard work you've put into this place, the flowers, the vegetables, the fruits and tree's... it's simply amazing" I said, a little astonished by this.

"I'm glad you like it Jackson, I was only a little girl when I first made this garden, though back then it wasn't so magnificent" Celestia admitted, a little embarrassed. "But tending to the plants was always a wonderful hobby of mine, my mother would always show me new ways to grow the plants in her garden, she even gave me this place so I can start my own. This was the last place she left me before... before disappearing" Celestia said with a frown, her tone started drifting off to sadness.

"... Im uh... *ahem*, I'm sorry you and Luna had to go through that alone, it must've felt like no one else could understand what you were feeling" I said sympathetically. "I know it must have been a rocky childhood after that... is that how you know what I'm feeling right now?" I asked and she nodded slowly.

"Seeing you in that state reminded me of myself back then, it reminded me of how I felt during the whole process and knowing that Luna would have to go through it as well broke me completely, like how you broke down when you realized you can't return home anymore" She said with a shaky voice. "We both know what it feels like to lose everything in the matter of seconds and how helpless we feel while watching ourselves slowly cracking with the constant pressure of looking like you could handle anything then shattering when you couldn't take any more" Celestia ranted a little, losing herself in her thoughts, so I thought of a way to bring her out.

"Hey Celestia" I called out to the woman and when she turned I kissed her on the cheek. "You know you can rely on me if you need to talk right?" I asked the red faced woman.

"Was kissing me really necessary!?" Celestia exclaimed in embarrassment. "I understand that you're willing to help, but kissing me is a cheap shot Jackson!" She scolded, but I just chuckled at her expression.

"I just wanted to get rid of that sadness enveloping you Tia, I like it when you smile, it brings out a nice warmth inside me when I see it... i-it's beautiful really" I said, blushing a tad bit. "How about we focus on the positives instead of the negatives, I also want to look around the garden for a bit and-" I continued for a moment but was soon stopped when I Celestia turned my head to hers and kissed me for a few seconds, but for those few seconds I completely melted in her hands, feeling her soft lips against mine and her hands clinging to the sides of my head. I wanted this to go on a bit longer, but it soon ended with Celestia pulling back from me with a bright red blush covering both of our faces, though another expression was present at that moment. Lust.

"That is payback for kissing me suddenly, and also a thank you for those kind words you said" Celestia told me, lightly panting while staring at me with longing eyes. "How did a kiss from a princess feel?" She asked, smirking a little.

"Heavenly" I answered almost immediately after she asked the question. "T-Tia I think we should stop here before anything else happens" I suggested, instantly wanting to bite my tongue when the word had left my mouth.

"Maybe you're right, but then again... what's the harm of having a little fun?" Celestia questioned, pressing herself onto me, her chest squishing against mine and they felt amazing. "I feel... sleepy" Celestia said suddenly, making me confused then I realized her eyes were closed.

"Tia, are... are you asleep?" I asked the woman only to be answered immediately after when she plopped her head on my shoulder, happily snoring softly on me. "Geez... heh, that is some major blue balling Princess, but I can't blame you for falling asleep though, you are an early bird so it's only natural at this point" I said to the sleeping woman, I picked her up in bridal to which her body instinctively made Celestia latched her arms around my neck to keep from falling. "C'mon you silly woman, let's get you to bed" I said softly before heading off towards her chambers.

Canter Castle's Medical Wing, Violet's Office, P.o.v-Jay

"You know Vie, I think you work a little too much," I said to the nurse, sitting on a spinny chair just across from her desk. "You'll work yourself to death if you don't relax" I told her, but she just rolled her eyes at me.

"Jay if I want to be lectured about how to live my life I'd live with my mother, now as you can clearly see I'm working right now and you should be asleep because of your fucked up body... *groan* I swear you three don't know what holding back means. Thomas wakes up then starts walking around like nothing even happened, then a few days ago Jackson comes in with new cut's on his arms and face drenched in sweat, and don't get me started with you mister 'I came back alive didn't I?'" Violet ranted furiously, looking even more stressed out than normal. "Do you even know how hard it was to not freak out healing the three of you, like, seriously, do you guys just attract danger!?" Demanded to know, though I didn't think answering 'yes' was wise at this moment.

"Violet, you need to calm down a bit and breathe" I said, instantly regretting my decision when she shot me a death glare. "O-Or, I can sit here and not utter another word" I also suggested, if Discord hadn't almost killed me back then I'm sure Violet would've, she is a feisty and scary woman.

"*sigh* Jay... Im-Im sorry for that little outburst, I've just been under a lot of stress lately and now I have to work extra late and wake up extra early to file these documents" Violet said with a tired look on her face. "I think you're right though Jay, I should take some time off and reset myself, I hear the ponyville spa is great for stuff like this" Violet suggested and it sounded right up her alley.

"That sounds fun, I'm sure you'll have a great time at the spa Vie" I said, encouraging her to take the day's off. I just want to see her happy and healthy, and this seems like a great way for her to finally relax. "You deserve some relaxation Vie, especially after everything that's happened these past few months so go and have fun, kick up your feet, hell, I know you love reading so read for as long as you like. Do whatever you want for those few days, I'll be waiting right here for you when you come back" I said, it may not have been noticeable for some people, but I felt her give me a small smile.

"I think I know just what to do for those days, but I want you to do something for me, okay" Violet said.

"Anything, what is it you desire?" I said, smiling at my accomplishment.

"I want you to come to ponyville with me" Violet requested, causing me to sit up straight. "And I wanna spend the whole week together, just the two of us, think you can do that?" She asked, smirking at my dumbfounded face.

"U-Uuuh... yeah, yeah totally" I answered, still a little surprised by the request. "But, are you sure you want me to come along, I might just annoy you the whole time?" I asked, frowning a little.

"Well if it's you annoying me, I believe I can handle it and besides... i-it's another form of showing affection" Violet said, mumbling the last bit.

"Well, if you're okay with me joining you then I'm more than happy to come" I said, immediately perking up. "So you gonna request it after tomorrow?" I asked and she nodded.

"Anyways, I hope Luna and Thomas are having fun together," Violet said, quickly peaking my interest.

"Thomas and Princess Luna?" I questioned, albeit sounding a little too curious.

"Yeah, the princess was coming in for her nightly visits when she came in on us talking, she looked so relieved seeing Thomas up and about with little to no injuries on his body. I may have given her a few idea's regarding Thomas's lower region so I hope she doesn't break him" Violet told me and I started laughing. "Or vice versa"

"You think Thomas, an overly shy and sheltered kid, would have the guts to have sex with Princess Luna, a being who can literally control the moon and is more beautiful than any woman back home?" I asked in amusement, though I felt a glare beam through me right after. "O-Of course you yourself are more beautiful than the girls back home as well, hell, I'd go as far to say even prettier" I said immediately, sweating a bit, trying to keep my head above water and it seemed to be working.

"Well one, thank you, and two, you never know what could happen between those two. I believe Thomas and Luna would make a cute little couple, and from how you're reacting, I'm pretty sure that would be the only time Thomas has dated a woman so I think princess Luna is the perfect match for him" Violet explained a bit, though I couldn't see it happening. "How about we make a little wager, I bet that Thomas will get together with princess Luna somewhere in the near future"

"Alrighty then, I bet Thomas and the Princess won't end up together, if I win, you have to do whatever I say for a whole week" I said and Violet 'oo'd' at this.

"Alrighty then, same here, we got a bet?" She asked, holding out her hand. I grasped it and we finalized the bet with a hand shake. "Get ready to eat those words Jay, because I know for a fact those two have something for each other"

"Keep dreamin Vie, get ready to do anything I say," I said.

"Right back at ya... wait... that does bring up a fair question, where did those two go?" Violet asked, sounding both worried and curious. "Luna would've came back to relieve me for the day and tell me she got Thomas to his room by now, where are they?"

Canterlot City, P.o.v- Thomas

We finally arrived at the edge of the city and we were immediately welcomed by blocks upon blocks of shops as far as the eye can see. I didn't even know where to begin, or what to even get, though I think Luna already has something in mind for a present since she's basically dragging me off somewhere. But on the way I noticed I was getting looks from nobles and their wives, judging my outfit and had appalled looks at the sole fact I was holding Luna's hand. It was kinda annoying seeing them look at me like I was lesser than them, but they're there and I'm with a princess so they can suck it.

"Thomas!" Luna called out, getting my attention. "I've called your name six times already," she said, a little annoyed.

"Sorry, was lost in space but uh, whats up?" I asked.

"We're here!" Luna stated as she pointed to her right, when I looked to where she was pointing, I got a little anxious because it looked like a rather expensive jewelry store. "C'mon Thomas, I'll let you pick out anything you want, my treat of course" she said, not giving me time to speak, Luna was already heading inside and I followed.

The place itself was amazingly quiet somehow, especially since there was a ton of people just outside. The inside had marble walls and pillars holding up a shiny oak wood ceiling and the floor was a pure white carpet that had green gemstones embedded into them. This place was so fancy, it felt like my body knew it didn't belong here. I felt my chest tighten up a little, and my mind was screaming at me to leave without saying a word.

But all that anxiety and tightness soon faded away when I felt Luna's hand slip its way to mine. I gave a silent gasp, and relaxed, focusing on the warmth Luna's hand gave off. I looked to Luna and saw her giving me a small smile, even if it was small, I still found it beautiful.

"T-Thank you" I said and she giggled.

"Anytime Thomas, now come, I want you to choose" Luna said and slowly lead me to a case full of gem rings etched into silver or gold. I took a second before looking over the beautiful selection, though, none of these rings really caught my eye until I noticed something out of the corner of my eye. It was shining a bright blue, I was surprised no one noticed it before.

I took us over to the case, quickly noticing it was a whole ring made of the gem itself. I looked at the gem ring with an intense stare, feeling enraptured by it's beauty almost like it was calling to me.

"This one" I said, feeling a sense of happiness inside me. It was actually a pretty nice feeling, one that I hadn't felt in forever.

"A moonstone ring huh, I don't know if I should be flattered or impressed" Luna joked before calling over a worker and purchased the ring for me. "Let's see how it looks on you Thomas," She said before levitating it in my ring finger, it was a little loose since it hasn't been fitted to my finger yet, but when I look at the ring on my finger, it felt right.

"I think it looks great, now all I need to do is fit it to my finger and we're good," I said with a smile.

"Allow me" Luna offered, lighting up her horn and engulfed the ring in a calming navy blue aura. I quickly noticed that the ring itself was adjusting to my finger rather quickly, but I didn't worry too much. I trusted Luna not to cut my finger off with a ring, and that trust was not misplaced because the ring now slid on and off my finger perfectly. "There we go, happy birthday Thomas"

"Thank you Luna, this means the world to me" I thanked the princess and we headed out of the store, now aimlessly walking around the streets of canterlot. "You know Luna, you really didn't have to get me anything, especially with something so expensive I would've been fine with a card or hell, that meal was enough of a gift actually" I said much to Luna's amusement.

"I've noticed that you're very humble Thomas, I honestly love that about you, it's an admirable trait and people around here can take a page from your book" Luna remarked, but now I felt the stares intensify even more for some odd reason. "Honestly, I believe you're the ideal man for a husband" she said suddenly, surprising me.

"H-Husband?" I repeated, it took a second for her to realize what she had just said and covered her face that was glowing red with embarrassment. "H-Hey now that's not something to be embarrassed about, I-I think that's the best compliment I've ever gotten, most girls think Im too nice or too meek to even be considered a man... but hearing you say that really makes me happy actually" I said as I chuckled at her actions.

"I-I didn't mean to say that Thomas, I mean I thought it but I never meant to actually say it but... I-I think I'll stop talking now" Luna said, ending it with a nervous giggle.

"Well... I uh, I think you'd make a wonderful wife in my opinion" I said trying my damndest not to look embarrassed.

"Really?" Luna asked, looking at me with a suprised look on her face.

"Really" I answered. "You're strong, open minded, adorable and beautiful, you speak your mind and have a very calming aura to you that puts my mind and body at ease, you're... well you're simply wonderful and amazing" I continued, then stopped when I noticed something up with the sky. "That's weird, is it me or did the stars and moon just get brighter?" I asked, turning my attention to Luna who was now smiling happily with her body clinging to my right arm.

"O-Oh, really? M-must be your imagination" Luna stuttered a bit, clinging to my arm even more. "How about we head back to the castle, I just thought of one more present I can give you" Luna told me, suppressing a grin.

"You spoil me Luna, you don't have to you-" Luna stopped me with a hand over my mouth.

"I think... I do" She said as she looked me in the eye with an unfamiliar look. I couldn't tell what it was, but it was intense. It took me a solid five minutes to realize we were already walking back to the castle, a little faster than when we were heading here to shop, I was a little disappointed we couldn't look at some more shop, but something else over shadowed that emotion. Curiosity.

I have no idea why Luna was so adamant about giving me this gift... but it was making my heart skip a few beats. I couldn't take my eyes off her, nor did my eyes want to, so I followed behind the princess with a tight but gentle grip on her hand.

"Okay Thomas, calm down, its probably nothing as serious as you think it is. What are you getting so anxious for, it's not like Luna's planning anything lewd or sexual... right?" I thought to myself, feeling my heart racing faster. "O-Of course! I'm sure I'm freaking out over nothing, but the way she looked at me earlier really surprised me. Luna never had that look before, she looked like she needed me... no... it looked like she wanted me" I thought, not even realizing we're already back at the castle. I was really shocked until I realized how short the walking distance is when you've been teleported. I honestly dont know how I missed that.

"Thomas, Ive seen you thrown to the biggest wolf in the pack at your weakest then come back stronger than you were before with the wolf tamed. You're an incredible man with an innocent and kind heart, you put others before you as a mean's to shield them from danger... I admire that, but sometimes I see you wanting to be a little selfish for things relating to you, as all people should feel at times, but instead of being selfish like anyone else, you take in consideration for the people around you and how it would affect them. If I were to quote you, "You're like everyone else, you're human", I don't know how many times I've had that replay in my head for the past few hours but it really helps me reminds myself of what I really am, human," Luna said softly as we traversed through the halls of the castle. "At some point I felt like I didn't see you as human, though Im not sure what I saw you as exactly, but I know I still had the same feeling as I do now" she continued.

"And... what feeling is that?" I asked without thinking, how could I? I didn't even know what else to say since she was saying all these nice things about me.

"I'm not sure exactly, although I feel my heart flutter when I see you and my mind turns to mush when I think of you. I can't put it into word's right now, but maybe I can express it in a more... direct way" Luna answered as we stopped in front of a room just down the hall to Luna's, it must've been mine since it looked like no one else was using it.

Luna let go of my hand so she can turn to face me, the moon shined brightly through the windows in the castle halls, giving me a full view of the beautiful woman in front of me. She looked up to me with a flushed face, looking me right in the eye and reaching up to my face with both hands. Once Luna's soft hands found their way to the sides of my head, she gently held them in place then I saw her face slowly inch towards mine.

I couldn't move, nor did I want to move. I was too enraptured by this sudden turn of events to even care what happens, my body felt hot and cold at the same time, my heart raced a million miles per second, and my mind was telling me one thing over and over again.

"I want her" I thought before my body moved on it own, pinning Luna to the door leading into my room. She looked like she didn't mind this lustful desire inside us both, so she closed her eyes with her lips presented to me, with both her arms clinging to her chest. I raised an rested my left hand on Luna's right cheek, caressing it as a means to see her blush a little more. "Luna... will you allow me to be greedy… just this once?"

"... yes" Luna answered, almost in a whisper. I brought my face just inches from her's, our lips almost connecting, until I heard those dreaded footsteps.

"Princess Luna, are you alright!?"

Author's Note

Here's the days the boy's were born,
Thomas was born March 11 (18)
Jay was born May 15 (18)
And Jackson was born April 13 (19)

Hope you enjoy!

Stay frosty, later!