The Forever Burning Embers of Love

After cleaning her perfectly straight teeth and looking at her mirror, Luna smiled at her reflection. Sure, her mane was a bit messy, but other than that, she preferred her more natural appearance, without her royal shoes, necklace, or crown; and since she wasn't going to be in the presence of any of her subjects at the dinner, she decided not to put them back on. She grinned once again at how pretty she looked without having to rely on things like make up or her attire.

As she trotted out of her bathroom, she freshened herself up with the spell she was planning on using from earlier, causing the lingering odor from her sweat to vanish, and the dried dirt somewhat visible on her flank to be covered with magic, making it look as if it wasn't there at all, also showing the true appearance of her dark blue, velvety soft fur and crescent moon cutie marks.

In the meantime, Blaze was also staring at himself in the mirror next to Luna's study. He knew how, attractive he was, but he would never let that make him become stuck up about it. As he was viewing himself in his favorite pose, all four legs spread, rear slightly upwards, and wings extended, showing his beautifully glistening underfeathers, he heard Luna chuckling softly behind him.

"I know you're very handsome, and I assume that's why you were checking yourself out just now." Luna said jokingly, guilty of just having done the same.

"What? I wasn't-" Blaze trailed off, not knowing what to say, feeling exposed. "Well, you're the most beautiful mare in Equestria, so I bet you do it too!" he said a bit loudly, but very truthfully.

When Luna heard this, she sighed dreamily at the pegasus, who to her was the epitome of kindness. She smiled widely, showing her pearly white teeth, ran over to Blaze and embraced him tightly. She loved his thoughtful nature. She then slowly moved her lips into his, for a brief, but very passionate kiss. She stayed there for a few moments more, feeling Blaze fondling her luscious mane. Blaze could also taste the minty flavor inside of her mouth, causing him to enjoy the moment even more.

"I love you so much, Blaze, and I am sure that there is not one stallion who is as handsome or who has your perfect personality." Luna whispered, brushing her cheek against his as she rested her head on his shoulder.

Feeling warm inside from her comment, Blaze looked steadily into her eyes, lovingly.

"Luna, I don't know if I'm that good looking, but thank you for your niceness." He spoke modestly.

"Ah, such the gentlecolt! Now, what do you say we go for that walk? We still have a few hours, it's only noon." Luna explained.

"Of course my love, but what will we do in the hours after our stroll?" Blaze inquired, wanting to know what the alicorn had in mind.

Luna hadn't really thought it through, but then she had a sudden idea.

"How would you feel about meeting my friend Twilight? I'm sure she'd be very interested to hear how you returned, since her skill and interest in Magic is unparalleled." She asked, wanting to make sure this was alright with Blaze.

"Whatever you would like, dear." Blaze exclaimed as he flew over in front of Luna, holding the door open for her, bowing slightly, causing Luna to giggle softly to herself.

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The couple had been walking through the long, beautifully crafted corridors of the magnificent palace, Luna explaining where everything was and what their purpose was to Blaze. The castle's architecture never ceased to amaze Blaze.

Soon, they reached the gigantic, perfectly kept garden. Nobody was here, but that wasn't too surprising; the place was seldom visited by more than two or three ponies at a time. Luna sighed, it's beauty always got to her. The evenly trimmed hedges made to look like famous ponies in history, multicolored flowers that smelled as good as they looked, and just the serenity of it made her feel at ease; she sometimes came here when she was feeling stressed.

"Wow, it sure is beautiful, but nowhere near as much as you." Blaze said with the utmost kindness.

Smiling sincerely at her love, Luna spoke the truth.

"I like to come here when I'm sad or distressed, but no pony except my sister knows. They wouldn't understand, they probably think that my only interest is the moon, hence my name. But the only thing I think of when I look at it is," Luna paused to take a breath, "My millennium of imprisonment, without anypony to talk to. Without my parents, or you, who both died while I was there. I- I never got to say goodbye." She whimpered as her voice broke, a warm tear rolling down her cheek, dampening the flat grass beneath her.

Seeing the tear, Blaze rushed over to Luna, cradling her head in his hooves. She continued to speak, not caring of how hard it was on her throat.

"Because of my anger and wrongful use of my power, I had to be without the few ponies I ever cared for. Because of me, you, who was full of potential for living a long and happy life, were killed when you were so young. It's all my fault!" Luna croaked, vision watery from her tears, turned her face into Blaze's chest, weeping once again.

Blaze ran a hoof through her mane, tearing up himself. "I- I can't stand to see you like this, please Luna. It wasn't your fault, nothing ever was, your sister just couldn't think of any other thing to do." he said, holding back the many tears trying to come through, making his eyes sore and red.

Luna noticed the lack of the usual firmness in Blaze's voice, and looked up to see him on the verge of tears. She knew that almost nothing made him like this, except if she was extremely sad herself.

"Oh no, Blaze..." she whispered, forgetting her sadness. "Please, don't cry."

"It- It's just that I hate seeing you crying. A mare as beautiful and delicate as you, it breaks my heart to see you be anything but content." he spoke.

Hearing his words, Luna's love for him expanded even more. She pushed her lips into his, not hesitating to press into his mouth, finding his tongue. Blaze sighed in pleasure and relief, and loved how he had made her feel so much better. He twirled his tongue in her mouth. After they separated to take a quick breath, they continued the kiss, Luna moaning into Blaze's mouth. She wanted to make love to him right now, but after thinking about it, she knew it would be wiser and more beneficial to the pleasure of them both if they waited until tonight.

Blaze looked a bit surprised as Luna pulled away, standing up. Honestly he was expecting to make love to her.

"Tonight, my love." Luna said seductively, a bit sorry with herself should she have disappointed him.

"Then I am anticipating it greatly!" Blaze said as he stood up, stretching his wings. "Would you like to continue showing me around the castle?"

"I'm not sure to be honest." Luna spoke, looking at the other end of the garden they hadn't even visited yet. "Maybe we could-" Luna stopped as she turned back around, noticing Blaze's sudden absence.

"What the-" She said, not knowing where he could have gone off to, until she felt a laugh inducing sensation in her side.

"Ha, got you!" Blaze said as he flew backwards quickly, having just tickled Luna out of nowhere.

Laughing, Luna responded, "Not for long!" She quickly took to the air, still a bit surprised at Blaze's sudden act, but determined to get him back.

"Come on, where'd you go?" Luna asked loudly, not getting a response.

Instinctively, she turned around, catching Blaze in the act of preparing to tickle her again. She pushed away his hooves, and instead tickled him repeatedly in his chest, causing him to burst out laughing.

"Lu- Luna! St- stop, please! Hahahahaha!" He yelled as he cracked up, not being able to control his laughter.

Luna paused, allowing him to breath, but quickly regretted it. Still low to the ground, Blaze flew into her, gently tackling her onto the grass. Like a small colt, he put his lips on Luna's belly, and blew air, causing a very funny sound to be made, and Luna laughing like she hadn't ever done before.

"Bl- Blaze! Haha! You- you're so much fun!" Luna exclaimed, squealing in delight as he blew on her chest again.

However, she wasn't going to let him win just yet, and rolled over so that she was on top of him, looking down at a now defenseless Blaze, hooves pinned to the grass. He looked up at her, helpless, but smiling. He could do nothing but squirm in excitement when she used her magic to keep his hooves pinned, tickled him and blew on his chest all at once.

After doing so, she stopped her magic, the blue aura around his hooves disappearing, and leaned on top of him, squeezing him tightly in a loving hug.

"That... was... so fun!" Blaze said, panting.

"It sure was!" Luna said, giggling like a filly. "Now, I think we should see Twilight, if you don't mind!"

Standing up and brushing the grass off his fur, he responded, "Sure thing, this Twilight sounds like an interesting pony."

"Oh, she sure is!" Luna said in response. "Follow me, I'll show you the quickest way to her house."

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As the library built into a giant tree came into view, Blaze wondered how a pony could enjoy being constantly surrounded by books, or even want to live in a library.

As they touched down on the ground, Luna knocked thrice on the door. It then opened, revealing a violet unicorn with multicolored mane and tail, and a purple star surrounded by smaller white ones for a cutie mark.

"Oh, princess! I wasn't expecting you, please forgive me if my house is unkempt." She said quickly.

"Twilight, it's understandable. I didn't tell you ahead of time, so there's no way you could have known. And we're friends, you can call me Luna. Have I interrupted anything?"

"N- no.. I was just reading a book about magic for five hours." Twilight said, unusually shy, changing Blaze's previous thoughts of how a pony could want to live in a library completely.

"Twilight, is something wrong?" Luna said worryingly.

"No, I was just wondering who that stallion with you was? He reminds me of one I read about from a history book, the captain of the Firebolts, I think. I'm not sure what, was it Velocious Blaze?"

"Pleased to meet you!" Blaze said. "I'm glad to here I was significant enough to be in a book!"

"Wait... what? You're him?" Twilight said, taking a step back. "But.. you died a thousand years ago."

Luna quickly intervened, not wanting to scare her friend.

"Oh Twilight, don't be afraid. Blaze is my life-long love. I missed him so much that I brought him back with an ancient forbidden form of magic known as Necromancy, if you've heard of it." Luna explained, having just revealed everything to Twilight.

"Wha- what? Please come inside, we'll talk there." Twilight said, uncomprehending.

Luna thanked the violet mare, and trotted inside, taking a seat on a couch, holding Blaze's hoof in hers as he took a spot next to her.

"As involved as I am in magic, I have never heard of this so called 'necromancy.' But Luna, I never knew you had a lover! That's excellent, he's real lucky to have you!" She said with a legitimate smile.

"I sure am." Blaze said with a loving sigh, looking into Luna's eyes.

Wow... they really seemed to be in love, Twilight thought to herself, forgetting all of the weird thoughts she had, not minding that the pegasus in front of her had been in the ground for a millennium.

"I'm glad to see how much you love each other, why did you want to see me anyways, if I may ask? Shouldn't you be spending time with each other, alone?" Twilight asked.

"Trust me Twilight, we'll be doing a lot of that. But you, being one of the few ponies who is actually my friend, should know, instead of finding out yourself. I also wanted to know if you'd be free sometime tomorrow? I was thinking that me, Blaze, you, your friends, and possibly even the Wonderbolts could get together, maybe for lunch or so?" Luna asked, just having the thought then.

"Sure, I'll ask them. I'll make sure to tell Pinkie not to throw a huge party, that would hardly be necessary, I think Blaze would prefer a smaller group." Twilight said thoughtfully.

"Thank you Twilight," she said sincerely, giving her a soft smile.

"Blaze, is this okay with you?" Luna asked her love.

"Of course, it sounds perfect!" He replied.
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For a few hours more, Luna and Blaze remained at Twilight's house, sharing with her any information she wanted to know, and just having a good time. Looking at the wooden clock on Twilight's wall, she noticed it was almost time for dinner with Celestia.

Getting up, Luna said, "Sorry Twilight, but I'm afraid we're going to have to go for tonight. It was really fun talking with you! The time just flew by!" Luna exclaimed happily.

"You too Luna, see you tomorrow, and have fun with Blaze!" Twilight said kindly.

"I will, bye!" Luna said, along with Blaze.

Closing the door, Luna took flight, and went back to the castle with Blaze to have a very delicious dinner, and an even more exciting time afterwards with Blaze.