Are You Ok, Princess?

Eternal night had recently dominated Equestria. Nightmare Moon was the princess of Equestria. The first time Nightmare Moon tried to destroy her sister, she failed. But on the second try, she beat her sister. But that wasn’t the only thing she had to do. She needed to warn her subjects that Celestia was gone and that she was the only princess of Equestria and that she needed to destroy the Elements of Harmony. And she did it. Only no one remembered her, but even though it made her sad from the inside, she knew that soon her subjects would get used to the eternal night. Nightmare Moon knew the consequences of an eternal night, so she cast a spell on the moon, allowing the moon to transmit the same kind of energy the sun brought, allowing plants and animals to survive. When the ponies found out what Nightmare Moon did, they felt more relieved that they wouldn’t cease to exist and then gradually accepted Nightmare Moon as the new princess of Equestria. She even allowed the ponies to visit the castle.

Nightmare Moon was sleeping now in her bed, she hugged in her hooves, a stuffed Nightmare Rarity doll. Since the night was eternal, she didn’t have to worry about raising or lowering the moon because the moon was already in the sky. So she could be sleeping for a while. But she knew she couldn’t sleep all night, because she had real political duties. After a while sleeping, she decided to wake up, got out of bed, she put her blue armor that was on a blue side table with a purple lamp for one more night. But first, she was going to have breakfast, though Nightmare Moon would rather call it night cafe, since the night was eternal.

As she left the room, she closed the door with her magic, and began to admire the decoration of the castle. She smiled at that. The decor matched a lot. She didn’t do it, because she couldn’t even sew. Who sewed was her maid Rarity. Since Nightmare Moon won, she needed help with the castle tapestries, somepony had to sew for her and then put them in the castle. But there was a problem: Nightmare Moon didn’t know how to sew. And when she realized that, Nightmare Moon knew she needed help. But who would want to help her? She had to leave the castle and go to Ponyville looking for somepony who could sew and who was willing to help her. And she found it. At first, Rarity seemed uncertain whether or not to accept because she had a younger sister named Sweetie Belle. Nightmare Moon said she would warn the sister of the white unicorn. Sweetie Belle was a little afraid of the dark mare, but Nightmare Moon tried to calm the frightened fily by saying that she meant no harm to her. With those words, Sweetie Belle was safer. Then Nightmare Moon explained to Sweetie Belle that Rarity would live in the castle with her. Sweetie Belle looked uncertain because she didn’t want to live alone, but she remembered that her and Rarity’s parents would spend the days with her. The filly accepted.

When Nightmare Moon arrived at the table where the food was, she saw Rarity beside the chair that resembled a throne. When the alicorn sat down, Rarity bowed, “Do you need anything else, princess?”

“No, Rarity”, replied Nightmare Moon, now looking at Rarity.

“Is there anything else I can do for you, princess?” asked Rarity, still bowing.

Nightmare Moon thought before answering the question, “no, Rarity. Not in the moment”

“Okay, princess”, said Rarity, before leaving.

“Wait, Rarity”, called Nightmare Moon.

Rarity looked back, “yes, princess?”

“Have you eaten yet?” asked Nightmare Moon, possibly worried.

“No, princess. While you were sleeping, I’ve been making your food and the food I made is just for you. Why?” answered Rarity.

Nightmare Moon smiled, “Rarity, you may be my maid, but that doesn’t mean you can’t eat anything”

Rarity raised an eyebrow, “Really, my princess? Am I not going to be punished for eating your food?”

Nightmare Moon was a little surprised, “Of course not, Rarity. Everypony needs to eat and I don’t want any caretakers and employees to starve because of me”

“If you say so, princess…” Rarity approached the table and sat where she had milk and toast. Rarity was a little far from Nightmare Moon, but not too far, but not too close either.

Nightmare Moon looked around a little uncomfortable with that. She wished Rarity had sat with her, “Rarity”, she began.

Rarity was already eating, she was magically holding the glass of milk and toast. Hearing the princess’s voice, she looked at Nightmare Moon, “yes, my princess?”

“Could you please sit next to me?” asked Nightmare Moon.

Rarity swallowed the piece of toast that was in her mouth before bending down and answering, “Yes, my princess”, she approached where she had a chair very close to Nightmare Moon, but the chair wasn’t in the center of Nightmare Moon. The chair was on the right side. When she got very close to Nightmare Moon, she went back to eating. Nightmare Moon watched Rarity eat before returning to eat as well.

When they were done eating, Nightmare Moon wiped her mouth with a napkin. Rarity approached Nightmare Moon before bowing, “Is there anything I can do for you, princess?”

“No, Rarity. But thanks for keeping me company for me”, said Nightmare Moon with a smile.

Rarity smiled, “thank you, princess. I’m glad I make you happy and… ”

Suddenly, Nightmare Moon kissed Rarity’s cheek. Rarity blushed. When Nightmare Moon finished, she continued to smile before answering, “no, Rarity. Thank you very much. No pony in the was for me when I needed it most”

Rarity stopped blushing and was confused by what Nightmare Moon just said, “I thought Rainbow Dash was for you when you needed it most, princess”

“Well, yes. She is the most loyal lunar guard I’ve ever had. But you’re different from her”, said Nightmare Moon.

“What do you mean, princess?” asked Rarity, now confused.

“You’re always with me when I need advice, you who make the food, you who make and put the tapestries and you receive the visitors who come to visit the castle”, replied Nightmare Moon.

“I only do my duty, princess”, Rarity defended herself.

“I know, Rarity. But the way you do it just to please me makes me happy”, said Nightmare Moon with a smile.

“Thank you, princess”, thanked Rarity with a smile.

“Rarity”, began Nightmare Moon.

“What’s is, princess?” asked Rarity.

Nightmare Moon hated having to say that, but she needed, “You don’t have to call me princess when it’s just the two of us”

Rarity looked surprised, “Princess, are you sure? Won’t you be bothered?”

“No, Rarity. You can stay quiet. Just call me princess when we’re around my subjects”, said Nightmare Moon.

“And when we’re near of your Lunar guard?” wanted to know Rarity.

Nightmare Moon wondered before answering, “When we’re near my royal guard, call me princess. Got it?”

Rarity bowed as she said, “Yes, prin… I mean, darling”

Nightmare Moon couldn’t believe she would say that, but she wasn’t to blame, “Rarity, you don’t have to bow when it’s just the two of us”

Rarity was surprised, “really, darling? Won’t you feel bothered?”

“No, Rarity. I guarantee you. Just be formal with me if we’re around my subjects and my Lunar guards”, replied Nightmare Moon.

“Okay, dear. I’m sorry for doing things that you felt bothered about”, apologized Rarity.

“No need to apologize, Rarity. You’re not to blame”, said Nightmare Moon with a smile, before approaching Rarity with her wings. Rarity was confused, she didn’t know why, but she blushed at that.

While Nightmare Moon felt the opposite of Rarity. She was smiling at that. The princess just hoped this was working to win Rarity’s heart.

Rainbow Dash opened the door and went to Nightmare Moon and Rarity, “princess! They need you in the throne room”

Nightmare Moon was looking at Rainbow Dash before Rarity, “Well, I’m going, Rarity. See you later”

As Nightmare Moon asked Rarity to be formal only when they were with the subjects and the lunar guards, Rarity bowed and said, “Yes, princess. Do I need to do something for you while you're in the throne room?”

“No, Rarity. But if you could store the uneaten food and wash the plates and cutlery we use for breakfast, I would be grateful”, said Nightmare Moon.

Rarity bowed, “okay, princess”, she said, before going to get each plate with and without food and dirty cutlery with her magic and Nightmare Moon following Rainbow Dash into the throne room.

As Rarity headed toward the kitchen, she began to think about what just happened. Couldn’t she help noticing that Nightmare Moon has been acting weird around her. Was Nightmare Moon all right? Nightmare Moon had been acting so happy around her. It was as if the princess suddenly fell in love with her. But that couldn’t be true, could it?

“Rarity, you’re imagining things. She is an Equestria princess. A princess would never fall in love with a pony”, Rarity told to herself as she washed the dishes.

But, Rarity began to remember that Nightmare Moon kissed her on the cheek. This was an act that Nightmare Moon loved her. But it couldn’t be. She shouldn't make hasty decisions. Rarity decided to believe that Nightmare Moon kissed her cheek just out of curiosity, to know how Rarity would act.

Meanwhile, in the throne room, there were some ponies who were talking about their situations and Nightmare Moon was listening to her subjects’ problems before telling her what she was going to do. Though she was focused on that, her thoughts were on Rarity. When she was done with Equestria politics, Nightmare Moon planned to invite Rarity to a date. Nightmare Moon would try on go to this date to confess to Rarity that she loved her.