The Forever Burning Embers of Love

As the early evening breeze blew against her, Luna thought of her visit with Twilight, and how well it had gone. She wasn't a expecting a mare even as understanding as her to accept that there was a thousand year old pegasus with Luna; it was something most ponies would be afraid of. She was especially mystified at how Twilight had just adjusted to the situation like there was nothing abnormal about it; but Luna just shrugged it off, this was why Twilight was her best friend, she wasn't judgmental of anypony or anything. And who should care if every other pony didn't accept it? Luna had Blaze, making her content, and that was all that mattered.

In the excitement of their earlier moment in the garden and talking with Twilight, Luna's lingering hunger had been ignored. She had almost forgot how hungry one pony could be after not eating for a day, since she was usually full; her sister made sure of it. She heard a loud grumble being emitted from her stomach, along with an empty feeling. She couldn't wait
to taste the succulent meal that would be presented at their dinner.

"Hungry?" Blaze asked simply.

"Yes, quite a bit, though I can't complain. How does it feel, not having eaten for ten centuries?" Luna asked with a thoughtful tone in her voice.

"That's kind of you for asking, but, to put it simply, I feel as if I could eat an entire field. I've been extremely hungry ever since this morning, but I haven't said anything about it, because I didn't want to cause you to have to go out of your way to tend to my needs." He explained with absolute selflessness.

"Oh Blaze, you don't have to starve yourself for me, am I really that worth it?" Luna asked, in a slightly self degrading manner.

As the two touched down on the balcony to Celestia's tower, Blaze responded, "No, you're not, you're absolutely priceless."

Luna sighed and nuzzled her cheek against his, enjoying the warmth of his fur. She wished she could always feel his warmness, but then she heard a familiar voice near her.

"I'm glad you could make it on time sis!" Celestia spoke in a way of greeting.

Pulling away from Blaze slowly, she replied truthfully, "Hello Celestia, you look beautiful."

Celestia had brushed her pearly white coat, straightening the spotless fur. She was not wearing any of her jewelry, deciding to go with her natural look, as she knew her sister would. She did apply a minimal amount of makeup on her cheeks, barely noticeable, but doing an excellent job of bringing out the fullness of her features. Her very colorful flowing mane was parted slightly to the side, but not over her eye like it sometimes was.

"Wow, Luna's right, you're a very fine mare, Celestia." Blaze told her, not being able to stop his blush.

"I hope you don't mind my reaction to your sister's beauty, Luna, I'm sorry if it offended you." he said, a bit embarrassed.

"Of course not Blaze! She's my sister, I don't mind some friendly interactions between you two!" Luna exclaimed in a laid back tone, smiling.

Blaze's cheeks reddened even further when Celestia kissed him lightly on the cheek as an expression of gratitude for his kindness.

"You are very handsome yourself, Luna is extremely fortunate to have you." Celestia said with a soft smile.

"I believe it's the other way around..." Blaze trailed off as he gazed into the elegant navy blue alicorn's large eyes.

"Not to break the serenity of the moment, but I think we should head off to our supper, I had the master chef prepare his most famous and delectable dish." Celestia said to the two lovers.

"You're right, we've both been very hungry all day, let's go!" Luna declared excitedly.

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The three had entered the dimly lit, seldom used private dining room. It truly was constructed with luxury in mind. The velvet carpet was unbelievably soft, the ponies could barely feel their hooves touching the ground, as if they were flying. The large chairs were also very comfortable. The frame and legs were golden with a multitude of jewels on the outside, and the deep red cushions were the perfect combination of welcoming but firm. A gold and platinum chandelier with multiple pleasantly scented candles hung above the classic looking gold spruce wood table with gold edges. The room had a warm feeling to it that made Luna feel as if she was enveloped in the warmth of the thick blankets of her royal bed.

"Oh, I'm sorry sis, I almost forget to raise the moon tonight! I-" she stopped as she felt a hoof on her shoulder, and turned to see her elder sister, smiling fondly.

"Please Luna, this is your special night, celebrating the reunion of Blaze with you. Will you allow me?" She asked, just in case Luna really desired to raise it herself.

"But I... okay. Blaze, would you like to stand with me on the balcony while my sister does this?" Luna inquired, just to be polite, since she already knew the answer beforehand.

"Would I!" He said excitedly, taking a spot next to Luna, eagerly anticipating what was about to happen.

Celestia grinned, and focused all of her magic into first lowering the sun. Of course this was instinctive to her by now, having done so hundreds of thousands of times before. She made sure to make this an extraordinary one for the two ponies happily holding each other behind her. As the golden orb began its descent, it turned a darker orange color, and the sky became several beautiful shades of magenta, scarlet, and dark yellow. Hearing a gasp from Blaze, who wasn't used to seeing such things, she knew she had created a truly beautiful sight. As the very top of the sun disappeared beneath the horizon, Celestia paused temporarily as she heard Blaze speak from behind her.

"W- wow Celestia, that was beautiful, in fact it was probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen, save for Luna." He spoke, eyes still large.

Smiling widely as she saw her sister wrap her hooves around him, she knew she had to finish the deed, and she was going to make this her greatest display in as long as she could remember. She brought forth all of her concentration, and began to move the white, cratered sphere to the middle of the sky, also bringing many bright stars, making the constellations more prominent as well. Once the moon was in its place, Celestia trotted back to her seat, and slowly sunk into it, unsuccessfully suppressing a giggle at Luna's, and especially Blaze's reaction to her sunset and moon rise.

"Wow sister, that was magnificent, thank you for the awe inspiring entertainment!" Luna said excitedly, stomach rumbling loudly.

Noticing her sister's hunger, she exclaimed, "It was nothing new, but in all honesty, I think we all can't wait to eat, so lets do just that!"
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Wisely, Celestia had the chef prepare the meals in advance, so they were just about done after she raised the moon. She decided she would chat with the two after they weren't starving.

The large doors suddenly flung open, and a confident looking white unicorn stallion with an expensive chef's hat came through, pushing a metal cart, which had three silver platters, along with two baskets of delicious looking bread, a warmed stick of butter, and plate of hummus. Luna also saw a very costly bottle of wine.

As the cart came to a halt, the chef levitated the bread, butter, and hummus onto the table. He then uncorked the bottle, and poured a perfectly equal amount of the fragrant liquid into each glass.

Luna knew that whatever meal Celestia had picked for the three of them was going to be wondrous, and her thought just then was confirmed when the cover of the platter was lifted.

In front of her was a very succulent and unique looking meal. There were many iridescent, evenly sliced vegetables, arranged in the shape of her cutie mark. They were visibly coated in a rich looking sauce, with many spices and herbs sprinkled on top. There was some parsley off to the side to add the finishing touch. Glancing over at Celestia and Blaze's food, she saw that theirs were the same, except the vegetables were arranged in their cutie marks. Quickly, her hunger getting the best of her, she took a rather large bite, along the top of the crescent shape. The amazingly sweet flavor of the perfect sauce filled her mouth, and the many, perfectly sprinkled spices complimented it. The vegetables themselves were a perfect combination of soft and firm, and seemed to taste much better the more she ate them. As she swallowed, she discovered that she loved it.

As she eagerly took another bite, Celestia said in a satisfied tone, "Enjoying your meal, Luna?"

Using her magic to remove the fork from her mouth, she replied, "Yes! Thanks for choosing this as our meal! And chef, this is wonderful, you did an excellent job!"

"Um, Luna? The chef bowed and left about thirty seconds ago." Blaze said, hiding an amused smile.

Luna felt a bit embarrassed at how she had been too engrossed by the delicious looking meal before her to pay any attention to the chef's formal leave, but knew there was nothing she could do about it now.

"Well, speaking of the chef, he sure did an excellent job of preparing this. Again, thank you Celestia, you really know what good food truly is!" Blaze exclaimed, taking a heavenly bite of his sweet, perfectly textured dish, not having too much trouble picking up the fork with his hoof.

After politely waiting for him to swallow, Celestia had a question to ask that she never fully knew the answer to.

"Blaze could you mind telling me how you started dating my sister? If I remember correctly, you first met her personally at the annual Equestrian Flight Teams Tournament, but I don't know what made you two started seeing eachother." She asked, grinning as Blaze turned a deep shade of red.

"Oh, um... I had always thought she was very beautiful, and..." he paused, noticing how he was stuttering uncontrollably. He took a deep breath, calming his nerves. Though Celestia was Luna's sister, he still felt very awkward when he remembered how scared he originally was to talk to her. "I asked if I could sit next to her, and I was granted permission. It was going to be my team's turn in about 10 minutes, so I didn't want to waste her time..." he stopped as he made a nervous squeak, looking away, until he felt a hoof on his cheek, and turned to look right into Luna's eyes.

"Blaze, if it's too uncomfortable talking about it, you don't have to continue, it sure did take a lot of courage to say what you did to me that day." She spoke soothingly, kissing him passionately, and hugging him tightly.

Celestia started to think this was her fault. Blaze was normally really brave and open to talk about everything, especially his love for her sister. Had she said something to cause him to feel insecure? Before she could ask, Blaze took a deep breath, and began to speak again, seeming to have gained some of his composure.

"I began to speak to her, which was a bit hard at first, but then I just started feeling more and more confident. I told her about my interests, after of course asking about hers first. I realized she had been blushing a bit, and I asked her why, and was very surprised what she said, Luna would you mind telling Celestia what?" He asked, starting to feel better as Luna confidently spoke to her elder sister.

"I was blushing because I thought he was very attractive, I had never seen a better looking stallion in my age of nearly one thousand years back then." She said with a smile, blushing furiously.

Grinning widely himself, Blaze spoke again, "When she told me that, all of my nervousness disappeared, and I started telling her my true feelings. How I thought she was the most beautiful mare I'd ever seen, and how much I loved her personality." he stopped temporarily, moving to spread butter on Luna's bread for her, smiling. After he was done with the thoughtful action, he resumed speaking. "Seeing that we were clearly interested in each other very much, I had an inspiration for when I performed at the tournament, and to this day, I still think that my feelings for her are what caused me to win." He finished, and after taking a sip of the fantastic wine, was lost in her gaze, and they both sighed lovingly, almost in perfect rhythm.

Celestia had been made even happier as Blaze said these heartwarming things to Luna, and honestly said, "Wow, I'm so glad that you two have each other! I don't think I've ever seen two ponies more in love with each other than you!"

The couple hardly took notice of what she had just said, and moved in for a very deep kiss, full of their powerful emotions for one another. Their lips stayed locked for a few more moments, both of them enjoying the present taste of the food they had just consumed on their lips. Celestia was amazed at how long they stayed that way, and they separated, both panting for air.

"I love you more than anything, Luna." Blaze said, memorized by the mare in front of him.

"I feel exactly the same about you..." Luna trailed off, but then had a thought suddenly.

"Oh, um, Celestia? Did we get... too carried away?

Celestia had just been watching, happily, even wishing she could ever had found a stallion as dedicated as Blaze a little bit.

"Oh, no, it's fine, you can do whatever you want, it is your special night." she responded.

"Blaze, we should get to eating a little bit more," Luna spoke untruthfully to herself. In all honesty what she wanted to do was completely different.

Luna decided to push back her sexual thoughts for the duration of the dinner, and decided to bring up small subjects with Celestia, in order to make her not feel like she was there unnecessarily.

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An hour or so had passed, and during that hour, Luna had learned quite a bit about her sister that she didn't know, even to herself. Her and Blaze's hunger had been made obvious when they both ate their entire main dish, and a majority of the bread presented to them. As much as she had such a good time, she could no longer wait for what she had planned tonight.

"Celestia, thank you so much for this dinner, it was very kind of you." She said, hugging her sister tightly.

"It was no trouble, I loved your company, and how interesting the topics you brought up were, I didn't know you were so interested in my hobbies!" Celestia spoke, returning the hug, and kissing her sister on the forehead. "I take it you would like to be done with this?"

"Well, that's exactly what I was going to say. No offense to you or anything, but I just really want to-" she stopped as she realized what she was about to say.

"It's fine, sister, I appreciate your thoughtfulness, goodnight." She said with a wink.

"Are you ready Blaze?" Luna asked with a smile

"Yes, I can't wait!" He exclaimed.

Giving her sister one more loving squeeze, she trotted over to Blaze, and began walking him to her room, smiling at the snow white alicorn before she disappeared around the corner.

"So... Luna, what did you have in mind? You seemed pretty excited throughout that dinner." Blaze asked as they crossed the enclosed bridge connecting the corridors outside of Luna and Celestia's towers.

"Oh, you'll see!" Luna said suggestively as she saw her darker colored guards instead of Celestia's usually white ones, which indicated she was nearing her room.

Once she reached there, she pushed open the door, and allowed Blaze to enter before her. As she moved to go inside, she told both of her guards standing outside that she was not to be disturbed for the remainder of the night. When the two responded at the same time, "Yes, my Princess." She nodded, and slipped inside.

As the door shut with a click, she looked over at Blaze, oblivious to what she had in mind. She opened the bathroom door, and spoke softly, but audibly.

"Blaze, come here."

"Of course, Luna!" he responded, having an idea of what she was about to do.

Once he came inside of the large bathroom, she grinned, moving over to the luxurious looking bathtub.

Blaze had followed close behind her, eager to find out what she had in mind, but he knew exactly what it was when she turned the knob for warm water on the front of the bathtub, and placed several soaps and mane products on the shelves next to it.

"Luna, do you want me to bathe with you?" He asked, knowing the answer beforehand.

"Yes, I do. It will be romantic, and fun at the same time!" She exclaimed, taking hold of his hoof, and leading him closer to the tub.

"Oooh, Luna, I didn't know you liked this kind of stuff, he said with a suggestive gaze. This is going to be extraordinary." He spoke, excited. "Mares first." He said politely, helping Luna into the front of the tub.

She felt the warmth consume her as she sat in the comfortable water, and grinned when Blaze stepped in after her.

"I thought we would... begin by cleaning each other's bodies. I'll go first." She spoke, holding the new bar of soap in her hooves, and gently scrubbing Blaze's ears and cheeks.

He loved what was happening right now. He loved Luna so much, and now he was bathing with her, could this get any better? The thought that had been bothering him earlier was forgotten, for now.

As she rinsed the soap off his face, he kissed her lightly, before saying, "Please, continue."

Luna smiled, and obeyed. She began washing his neck, and upper torso, making small circles with the soap, leaving trails of suds on his dampened fur. Before she scrubbed lower, she motioned for him to turn around, and he complied, sighing in delight as she pressed a bit hard on his shoulders with her other hoof, easing the cramps he still had from his new, still unbroken into body. Kissing him again, she delicately washed his hooves and legs next. The only part of his body she hadn't cleaned now was his private area and wings.

"Are you enjoying this as much as I am?" She asked.

"If you're enjoying it a lot, then yes!" Blaze replied happily.

She placed the bar of soap under the water, where Blaze's stallionhood was, and began scrubbing, smiling as his wings began to spread in arousal. This only made it easier for her to reach every area of them. She had washed his wings rather thoroughly, as she heard him moan softly from her touch.

When she was finished, she spoke, "Now, it's your turn to wash my body." Handing the bar of soap to Blaze.

He took it, and first began at her pink crease, causing her to moan in pleasure as he worked the bar around it.

"Oh, I- I wasn't expecting you to start there!" She said with a blush.

He gave her a smirk and went downwards to her rear hooves, then slowly up to her stomach, and the area around it, taking extra care when he reached her large outspread wings. Since hers were larger than his, being an alicorn, it took him slightly longer, but this didn't stop him from being able to wash them in their entirety.

In the mean time, Luna was the epitome of a content pony, feeling wonderful as Blaze washed her. When he finally finished her front, he asked her if she could turn around so he could wash her back. She happily obeyed, and turned so that her back was facing him. He massaged her cutie marks with his soapy hooves, causing a pleasurable sigh to escape her lips.

Finally, after he was done with washing her back, she smiled, bringing him in for a wet kiss.

"Now, for our mane, I think we should both wash each other's, then plunge our heads in the water!" She exclaimed, quickly cleaning it with her magic so they didn't get the dirt and such they washed off in their faces.

Blaze agreed, and poured some of the shampoo in his hooves, rubbing them together, and then placing them in Luna's luscious mane, hugging her as he felt the silkiness of it.

At the same time, Luna applied the pleasantly scented shampoo to her hooves, and was running them through Blaze's long, multicolored mane. Since she had just reformed his body the other day, it hadn't been too dirty, but she was still enjoying this nonetheless.

By now their mane was filled with soap, and Luna decided it was time to dunk their heads in the water.

"Alright, let's do this! One, two, three!" Luna said excitedly, dipping her head in the water, quickly running her hooves through her mane at the same time until she was sure all of the soap had came out, and came back up, her wet mane covering her face completely.

Blaze had done the same, so his mane was covering his eyes as well. As they both moved it to the sides of their faces so they could see, Luna failed at stifling a giggle, and then before she knew it, she had begun laughing uncontrollably, she thought Blaze had looked hilarious that way.

"H- hey! You looked fun- funny too!" Blaze said as he too began to laugh. Standing up and taking a step out of the bathtub onto the towel on the floor, he said, "Come here, you."

Luna obeyed, standing up, water dripping onto the towel, and walked over to a waiting Blaze. He grabbed the nearest towel, and wrapped it around her. He dried himself off quickly, and placed the used table in the bin hastily, and gave Luna a tight hug. He told her he'd be on her bed, waiting, and slipped through the bathroom door into her room. His quick actions puzzled Luna, but she shrugged it off and dried her body off, before brushing her mane to make it neater. Before going back to her room to Blaze, she took one last look at herself, admiring the reflection in the mirror. She was completely clean now, and her coat glistened in the light, as well as her mane. In fact, she thought that it looked slightly better than when she bathed herself.

As she stepped into her room, she couldn't believe what she saw on her bed. The pegasus who had just happily bathed with her and shared a laugh had his face down on dampened sheets, shuddering violently, making audible sobs.

"Bl- Blaze?" she said, running over to him. "What's wrong?" She spoke, her conscience telling her to break down and be weak, as usual, but she fought her instinct, and knew that she had to take Blaze's usual role of being the strong, reassuring one.

After he didn't respond, she lifted his head up, and turning him over onto his back so she could see him. His eyes were red and tears were flowing freely. He looked at her, and cried even more. Was it something she had done? No, it couldn't had been. Could this be related to his peculiar nervousness at dinner? She lifted his head onto her chest, and let him cry onto her, rubbing his back gently.

After a few more moments, he finally spoke, "I- I'm sorry for being like this Luna, it's just that.." he stopped, the pain too great at the moment for him to continue. After gaining a small bit of composure, he spoke up again "I was thinking about my friends, and family, for the first time since you were sent the moon. How they're all long gone, and I never got to say goodbye. Though I hardly had time to talk to my family, I still miss my parents, and sister, and I regret how I never had time for them because of my flight routines. And the ponies I did get to see a lot, the members of my flight team, were like the family I never got to see. Now they're just all gone, saddened by my sudden death!" he shouted, letting more tears come.

"Blaze, it's okay. For you to go through this and make it, it highlights your forever lasting strength even more. Though this is very sad, you are doing a great job of getting through it. I love that about you." Luna said, trying her best to sound reassuring.

The intensity of his sobbing went down a bit, and Blaze spoke, "Thank you... so much. I know you've never seen me this distraught, but I don't think they'res any pony who wouldn't be like this in my situation. In fact, the only reason I can get through it... is because of you." He said, the corners of his mouth actually starting to form a smile.

"I feel the same about you. The only way I'm getting through my sadness and feeling of being hated is by having you." Luna said, noticing how no more tears were falling from Blaze's golden eyes.

"When you told me what had happened, how I had been dead for a millennium, I was a bit saddened, but was still so glad that I had you, and still do. I had been keeping all of this inside, but I realized that that's not my preferred way of dealing with my problems. Anyways, thank you for bringing me back, I am content now that I can be with the most beautiful, and thoughtful mare in Equestria once again, and lucky that I'm her stallion." He said with a sigh, ceasing his sobbing, and not letting any of his sadness from the loss of his family and friends affect him any longer.

"Oh, Blaze, I love you so much." Luna said with a loving sigh to compliment his.

What he had just said made her love for him expand once again, so much so that if asked, she couldn't explain it in words. She slowly wrapped her hooves around a now sitting up Blaze, and kissed him, with all of her passion and love for him behind it. He responded by putting his hooves around the back of her head, and pulled her down slowly with his lips locked with hers. She moaned into his mouth as she felt her heart fluttering rapidly; she could hardly contain her passion for Blaze, it felt like it was about to explode. She only separated for about a second so they could each take a breath, before continuing it again, this time even deeper than before, tongues finding each other and savoring the taste of their mouths.

By now both of their wings had extended to their full length as they kissed. Luna carefully positioned herself so that her slit was directly over his loins, and she gave him a sensual look that showed her desire to its full extent. He knew what his mare wanted, and gently slid his elongated member into her marehood, gently spreading her delicate petals so they were around him. This caused Luna to shudder in pleasure, and she smiled at the thought of how much it would be amplified soon. She gasped as he started moving in her, slowly, just how she liked it to begin. She felt nothing but absolute joy as he continued thrusting into her with her being on top. A pleasurable moan was made from the both of them with every repeated up and down motion, and Luna felt a tingling sensation making itself present in her erogenous zone.

"Oh my... please, don't stop." Luna begged.

As he heard this, he only increased his pace, with the escalating pressure in his private area.

Luna couldn't remember any time in which she had felt better. She was making love to the pony she cared about more than anything, how could it get any better than this? She knew the answer as she noticed the present feeling in her marehood becoming more noticeable, and knew she wouldn't be able to hold it for much longer. Little did she know, Blaze was feeling the same as well.

Luna moved into kiss him, the feeling of this and her genitalia being stimulated as well was unbelievable, and she let out a long moan as she felt a powerful release from her folds, along with him doing the same as well at the same moment.
After a few more bucking motions, Blaze stopped, spent, and Luna rolled off of him so that she was next to him on the front of the bed.

"That... was.. the best.. thing I've ever felt.." Luna said between pants.

"Same here, I love you so much, dear." Blaze said sincerely, pulling her close for a hug.

Luna was beginning to feel very exhausted. She assumed this was because she had been up since the early morning, and just made love to Blaze.

"Blaze, I'm getting real tired, mind cuddling until I fall asleep?" Luna asked.

"Sure, I'm not extremely tired, but I'll be happy to get a good night's sleep, with you by my side." He replied lovingly.

Luna grinned, and turned off the lights with her magic as she got under the deep blue covers with Blaze, feeling his very comfortable mane against her face as she drifted off to sleep.