The Forever Burning Embers of Love

The relieved alicorn flew up next to the black pegasus, passing through a silky cloud, smiling as she saw how much he seemed to be enjoying himself.

"Wow Luna, you won't believe how great this feels," he exclaimed, stretching his wings as wide as he could. "Not flying for so long really makes you feel stiff!" he said as he released the tension in his joints.

"I'm glad you're comfortable again, Blaze." Luna replied with a smile as she saw the love of her life having such a great time.

Blaze took a temporary pause from his cheerful moment, and looked over at Luna, noticing how she wore a worried expression on her face. He would not tolerate seeing his love like this, and almost instanty, he asked:

"Luna, my dearest, what's bugging you? I can see that you have something troublesome on your mind."

Knowing that Blaze would notice, Luna didn't hesitate to reply, and simply said "It's just that I'm not sure how Celestia will react to seeing you. After all, she is the only other pony besides me who is old enough to remember you."

"Well, she is very forgiving, I'm sure it won't be too bad. Doesn't she always want to see you happy?" Blaze inquired.

"Yes, though as true as that is, she still blames herself for your death. I know my sister very well, but honestly I don't know what to expect." Luna replied with a long sigh.

"We're just going to have to find out, together." Blaze said, placing his hoof in Luna's, causing her to look into his understanding eyes.

"Oh Blaze, you were always so supportive, no matter what the circumstances. That's just another reason of why you're different from every other pony in Equestria." she said as she moved in for a hug.

Blaze accepted her intention, and turned himself sideways so that he was facing her, allowing their their mid-air embrace to be a successful one. Luna placed her head on Blaze's shoulder, feeling relaxed in the softness of his fur. After the initial embrace, she pulled back, so that they were still holding hooves, and then moved in again for an emotional kiss. She began moving her tongue more into his mouth, and was surprised when his met hers before she could even get past his teeth. Their tongues entwined for a few moments more, both of them relishing the sweet taste. After a few more seconds of the tender moment, they separated.

"Wow, did I ever tell you how great of a kisser you were?" Blaze asked with a suggestive grin.

Luna chuckled, "Yes Blaze, many times. I would say the exact same about you."

Resuming his previous flight direction towards the royal castle resting on the towering mountainside, Blaze smiled devilishly as he said "I can't wait until tonight, Luna."

"Well then, that was quite a way to describe how I'm feeling as well!" Luna said, laughing at Blaze's directness.

Sighting her castle, Luna began her descent towards the front gates, with Blaze following closely behind.

As she touched down on the smooth stone road, a guard bowed to her, before exclaiming:

"Princess Luna, welcome back home! However, your sister has been worried about you, since you weren't here last night."

Luna rolled her eyes. As lovable as her sister was, she did seem overprotective at times, especially over Luna's whereabouts.

"Well, I'm back now. Thank you for passing on the information, you may rise." Luna commanded.

As Blaze trotted slowly behind her, the two main guards crossed their spears, barring his path.

"And who may you be? You don't belong here; you can't just follow the princess wherever she goes! Get away before this gets worse!" one of the guards said forcefully.

"I can assure you, I'm with her, in fact, we're in love!" Blaze said nervously.

Luna's anger swelled as she heard her own guards talking to him like that.

"You're just sick, saying stuff like that, you don't deserve to be in her presence, you disgust me." the other guard said as he spit in Blaze's face, completely out of conduct, before raising his spear slightly.

She couldn't let history repeat itself. This is what made Luna snap.

"ENOUGH!" she yelled in her loudest voice, breaking the spears aimed at Blaze like mere twigs with her magic, causing the two strict guards to gasp in surprise, and begin shaking in terror.

"BOTH OF YOU, STAND DOWN, NOW." she shouted, causing them to bow down in complete shock.

Luna walked in front of them, gazing at them hatefully, wanting to fire them right there on the spot, until she felt a gentle touch on her shoulder. She saw the handsome face of Blaze, and he was shaking his head.

"Luna, I know what you want to do, and please don't. They didn't know, and were only doing their job." he said softly, feeling the tightness of Luna's muscles under his hoof.

"But.. but they were going to attack, and I can't let you die again! Not now, you've only been back for a day, not EVER!" Luna screamed, burying her face in his vivid mane, crying yet again.

This caused the guards to murmur in huge surprise when Luna said this.

"Shhhhhh... It's going to be alright, I'm here; I always will be." Blaze said soothingly as he patted her shaking body, trying his best to comfort her.

As the worse of the shaking stopped, Blaze kissed his love lightly on the lips, but she still remained in his embrace, her body still shuddering.

"I- I just got so scared. I couldn't live with losing you again." Luna said as a few more tears soaked through Blaze's mane, darkening it considerably.

"Th- thank you, sir." The closest guard said unsteadily as he was still recovering from the initial fear of losing his job.

At this, Blaze simply nodded.

There was a sound of quickly moving hooves on the pavement closest to the castle's entrance, followed by a worried voice exclaiming:

"Luna? I was so worried! What happen-" An anxious Celestia stopped as she looked at the pegasus holding her sister, her jaw dropping.

No, that couldn't be him. It wasn't possible. But what other black pegasus had that flame for a cutie mark, fiery underfeathers, and was in love with her sister? As much as she couldn't believe it, it was Blaze.

After Luna stopped her crying, she separated from Blaze, and after giving him a nod, he waved his right hoof, saying, "Hey Celestia, long time no see!" Causing a previously frightened Luna to smile at Blaze's attitude in their current situation.

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Now that she wasn't being overcome with complete fear and worry, Luna wasn't at all afraid of how her sister had just seen Blaze; she knew it was inevitable.

"Mind if I explain, in private?" Luna asked softly.

"Ye- yes. I think that would be a good idea." a still suprised and uncomprehending Celestia answered.

Luna opened her wings to their full extent, and left the ground, heading towards her royal bedroom, with Blaze and Celestia following in her rear. Celestia had noticed the two guards who had their spears broken in half and were cowering on the ground, but she decided not to ask about it, assuming that it had something to do with Luna's outburst, which she could here from inside of the castle walls.

As they landed on her reinforced dark blue, sparkling glass balcony, she motioned for them to come inside, closing the large doors behind her. With a echoing click from the lock of the doors, they were now alone. Celestia hesitantly shifted her gaze to an awkward feeling Blaze.

"So, I'm assuming you are probably wondering how Blaze is here after being dead for so long?" Luna asked with a sigh.

"I- I just can't believe it. It's Velocious Blaze, it's actually him. How did you do it Luna?" Celestia said, not revealing her suspicion at the moment.

"If you really want to know, it's because I was growing tired of being miserable all the time. I wanted to have back the only pony that cares about me, other than you, of course sis. I used necromancy to bring him back from the grave, and let me tell you, he's still perfect." Luna explained to her sister, confirming Celestia's suspicions.

"I was thinking that you used Necromancy, since I can't think of any other explanation. I'm not an expert on that specific type of magic, having never tried to learn it myself, but I know that it can be dangerous if not performed with the utmost precision." Celestia warned, worrying for her sister.

"Well obviously it worked didn't it? And no matter how dangerous, it brought the love of my life back, and that's all that matters." Luna said, a bit angry.

Being taken aback slightly by her sister's sudden curt reply, Celestia decided she should say what she had wanted to for a thousand years, having the chance taken from her while Blaze passed on. She drew a quivering breath, and spoke.

"Velocious Blaze, I'm so sorry for everything, taking you away from Luna. I was too quick to act, and didn't think of how it would affect you. And when you died.." Celestia had delicate tears forming at the corners of her violet eyes, dampening the white fur beneath. "I not only felt horrible for you, dying at such a young age, but also for my sister, who would live isolated on the moon for many centuries not knowing that you died seeking to be with her again, and assuming that you lived a full, happy life." Celestia finished, looking away, tears wetting the rug beneath as they fell from her face. She was surprised when a hoof affectionately touched her saddened face.

"Celestia, please don't blame yourself for my death. The way I acted in my rage, I was basically asking for it. I just couldn't live without my beloved Luna by my side." he said sincerely, planting a light kiss on the top of her head.

Luna of course didn't mind this, since Blaze always seemed to know exactly what to do in almost any situation.

Celestia looked up at Blaze as he retracted his hoof, smiling.

"Thank you for your forgiveness. You have singlehoofingly ended my millennium of guilt." Celestia excalimed, extremely relieved.

"I'm glad you feel better now Celestia." Blaze said softly.

Now that Celestia had been ridden of her guilt, Luna felt glad for her sister once again. However, she then remembered how she was going to wash up, but then she had a more interesting thought. She would care for her teeth, but then use a simple freshening spell to last until the evening, and then she and Blaze would recline and have a pleasurable time washing eachother in her royal bath. The thought itself made her feel a bit aroused!

Her stomach growled from not having food for about a day, but she knew what would be perfect.

"Hey sis, do you want to have a private dinner with me and Blaze, so we can talk a bit more later?" Luna offered.

"Of course Luna, it would be my pleasure to share such a moment with you, and having the chance to talk more with Blaze after such a long time, it sounds great!" Celestia exclaimed a bit excitedly.

The lack of her sister's normally laid back attitude temporarily caused a look of surprise to appear on her face for a few seconds, but she just smiled afterwards.

"Blaze, feel free to get yourself comfortable in my room, I'm going to go brush my teeth, would you like to as well?" Luna asked nicely.

Taking a look in the mirror at his newly formed teeth, which were glistening pure white, he said:

"I think it'll be fine for now, but I'll be waiting for you, and would you like to take a walk around the castle before we eat this evening?" Blaze inquired, wanting to have some more time with his lover before in the presence of Celestia once again.

"How could I refuse? Oh, and, Blaze?" Luna asked seductively.

"Yes?"

"I can't wait until tonight."