Joining Luna in the dining hall for dinner while Princess Celestia went to an emergency meeting held by the council, Twilight recounted her first court, and Luna was hysterical after hearing about how Blueblood was dealt with, "Guess we won't be seeing him around for a while..." Twilight mischievously remarked, as Luna burst into a fresh wave of giggles on the other side of the table.

Finishing their meals, Luna spoke up, " "Would thou likest to stargaze with us outside in the gardens tonight?" Luna asked hopefully. Beaming, Twilight replied "I would be honored to! It's been too long since we did that!" Pointing at a small pavilion near the edge of the gardens, "I'll go get my astronomy books and my telescope, meet there in fifteen minutes?" suggested Twilight with a giddy grin, upon seeing Luna's small nod and smile, she bolted off towards her chambers, eager to get started on mapping constellations as soon as possible.

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Trotting excitedly up to the towering pavilion with the intricate golden patterns and glass roof, Twilight Sparkle made for the darker alicorn sitting near a large telescope, adjusting it and cleaning with a small silk cloth.

"Pr- uh, Luna!" The lavender alicorn exclaimed, levitating a few dozen books, scrolls and quills beside her, "Made it on time!"

"Twilight! Thou art here! Shall we start with our constellation of Ursa Major?" Princess Luna suggested, thrilled to find somepony who saw her artwork in all of its glory.

Taking out her empty scrolls and a few books, the newest addition to royalty scrambled to find her seat besides her companion, gazing at the billions of twinkling stars, all desperate for attention, before mapping out each star down to the finest detail with the Princess of the Night.

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Just as the exhausted Goddess of the Sun was about to tumble into bed, she heard a soft voice, it's owner unmistakable.

Curious, Celestia trotted towards the open balcony door, the sounds of subdued chatter from underneath her chambers could be distinctly heard.

Looking behind the gold barrier, the eldest alicorn was met with two familiar figures laying on their stomachs and watched as her sister wrapped a large, friendly wing around the smaller alicorn, who could be heard giggling and now curled into a ball fast asleep, before laying her head on her forelegs and straying into her own slumber.

The intimate gesture reminded Celestia of her own experiences with the mare as an adorable filly, often seen tucked into her wing at night.

Glancing back to the two ponies she cared about most in this world, the Solar Diarch remembered a time where her little lavender unicorn would never be afraid of being too informal with royalty, whether it be asking for a flight on her back or hugging her in public.

It seemed that as she grew up, Twilight also grew apart from her mentor, starting with little details after troubles with the nobles in court...

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After an eventful court of teaching her personal student the inner workings of Equestrian Politics, Celestia was spending time in the Royal Gardens with said student.

"Tia?"

Celestia smiled at the affectionate name the filly often referred to her as, "Yes Twilight?"

The violet unicorn wrinkled her muzzle in confusion, "Can I call you Tia?" She asked inquisitively, gears in her head turning quickly as she contemplated how to put her predicament into words.

The alabaster alicorn had not expected this question, "Of course my dear, why ever would you think otherwise?"

Levitating a daisy sandwich towards herself with a violet aura, Twilight replied with an air of confusion, "It's just the mean ponies in court always tell their own fillies to scold me at magic school for saying it, they always call you 'Your Highness' or something else ridiculously fancy like that!"

Celestia's features darkened, "Please don't worry Twilight, don't listen to them." as she spat the last word, but immediately softening her expression seeing her student shy away at her tone.

'I'm sorry about the nobles, I'll be needing to have a few words with them." Plastering a playful grin on her face, the white alicorn suggested teasingly, "Now, How about a quick game of... Tag, You're it!" Lightly booping her protege on the muzzle and sprinting off behind a statue.

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But a mere few weeks later, Twilight came back to the castle late, stained with tears and covered with cuts and bruises, not responding to the concerned guards who weren't used to seeing the curious young filly upset.

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As soon as the Solar Monarch was informed by a worried guard, she quickly suspended court, hurrying off to her student's wing of the castle.

Dispelling the weak privacy spells Twilight had attempted to put up with ease, Celestia trotted into the room, breath catching in her chest at the sight, the violet filly was curled into a ball at the corner of the room, wincing in pain.

Making her presence known, she expected her beloved protege to leap into her arms and provide an explanation for all her injuries, but instead, as she neared, Twilight hopped up, shivering and diving into a deep bow, trying to hide her wounds.

"Y-Your H-Highness!" Stammered Twilight, supporting herself on her left foreleg, which was surprisingly free of injury. "Uh, H-How may I h- help you?"

"Twilight!" The tall and majestic alicorn exclaimed, baffled by the formality her student showed. "What happened to you?"
But as she reached over with a hoof to hold the filly she deeply cared about, said filly flinched and shied away, causing Celestia's heart to break.

"N- Nothing important Ti— uh, your m-majesty, just t-tripped on the stairs!" Twilight silently scolding herself for her slip up in addressing the princess.

Princess Celestia was hurt. Twilight was never good at hiding the truth, nor had she ever done it to Celestia, so how in the Sun's name had she truly acquired those injuries? During school too! Nopony else had gotten hurt there, certainly no complaints from the noble parents of the stu— Students?

The white alicorn had heard of the other students' growing envy of her little unicorn's position, and had often thrown verbal assaults around before Celestia had pried the truth from her beloved protege, but to physically harm her? No... they wouldn't...

"Twilight?" The taller mare dropped her regal mask, her expression replaced by one of encouragement and worry, "Was it the other students?" Princess Celestia reached forward, cradling her surrogate daughter with her soft wings, enveloping her in a golden aura, sending healing magic into her frail body and ignoring her quiet whimpering.

"N- No!" The violet filly shouted far too quickly, betraying the truth. "Uh I meant o- of course not your majesty" hurriedly correcting herself, but the wise ruler already knew the answer before she spoke, merely unwilling to believe it.

That night, Twilight had slept peacefully under her mentor's warm, protective wing after said mentor managed to gently force her to reveal the full story, telling her of how the other fillies and colts had reprimanded her on her lack of formality with the Princess, proceeding to attack and threaten her with the social standing of their houses.

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Even after the related noble houses had faced the infinite wrath of the Sun Goddess, Celestia had never again heard her little Twilight call her anything more endearing that just 'Princess'

The lone alicorn on the balcony sighed deeply, cursing her student's polite facade, she would give anything to see her Twilight bound into her room, full of boundless energy, not bothering to knock, just to recount her day...

Glancing back down at the pavilion, she saw the reassuring sight of her Twilight underneath a navy blue blanket, and beside her was undoubtedly Lu... Luna? Where did she go?

"What, pray tell, art thou doing?" A familiar voice full of barely concealed amusement radiated from behind her.

"L- Luna! What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be with... uh doing something important?" The usually composed alicorn stammering her question.

How long has she been there?

How had she known I was watching?

The Sun Princess cringed at her sister's raised eyebrow and sighed, "Just reminiscing sister..." she admitted.

"Reminiscing?" The darker alicorn followed her sister's gaze and smiling slightly, reminding herself how grateful she is to have a friend so innocent and loyal, and who appreciated the night as much as her, "Reminiscing for Twilight?" confused at Celestia's vague answer.

"Of when she was a filly, in the palace." Celestia confirmed, "She was so open you know, never regarding me as a ruler, but as a playmate"

Luna stared at the white alicorn incredulously, "Twilight saw thou as a playmate? Thy student begins hyperventilating each time thou claim thou wishes to spend time together, hath thou seen her stack of waste paper? Tis full of drafts for thy letters!"

Celestia winced at her protege's behaviors being listed down by her sister, 'how had she changed so much right under my muzzle without me realizing it?' as she felt a pang of guilt hit her.

"She wasn't always like that!" Retorted the Sun Diarch, ignoring Luna's arching brow, "She used to call me Tia and ask for me to carry her on the way to Pony Joe's for pony's sake!"

Luna held her mouth agape, "A-art thou sure we art referring to the same Twilight Sparkle?" She was shocked, not even her niece, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza, dared to call Celestia 'Tia', "But what happened?"

"The nobles happened..." Grumbled Celestia, putting a hoof in her sister's mouth before she could ask anymore about the subject,

"I think you had better ask Twilight herself if you want answers, just be careful while breaching the subject." advised the elder alicorn before sticking a yawn, "If you'll excuse me, I'm off to bed." before trotting off in the direction of her chambers.

'Nobles? What happened to you Twilight Sparkle? What were you like before?' Thoughts raced around Luna's mind, before she settled for a determined scowl, "We shall get to the bottom of this!" Proclaimed the Mistress of the Night before letting a small smile creep back over her features upon glancing at the lavender alicorn once more as she, too, retreated into her rooms.

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Twilight stumbled into the dining hall for breakfast after awakening outside in the pavilion and returning to her old tower briefly to clean herself up, she was a princess now, and she was expected to maintain her public image after all.

She approached the pristine table, where she was met with a warm greeting from the royal sister.

"Good morning Twilight, did you sleep well?"

"Good morning Princess Celestia, Yes I did, thank you." Twilight murmured without thinking, nothing would register in her mind until she got her morning coffee.

The lavender alicorn took her seat besides the Alicorn of the Sun, gratefully accepting some fruit and coffee when Celestia levitated the third plate over to her.

"Anything planned today Princess?" Questioned Twilight after gulping down her coffee, feeling more awake.

"There will be a griffon delegate from the north after breakfast, If you wish, you may join me since Luna has already left for her chambers, I'm sure the meeting would be much more bearable with you there." Celestia gave Twilight an inviting smile, which she returned eagerly.

"Thank you so much Princess! If it wouldn't cause any trouble, that would be great!" Exclaimed Twilight excitedly, reaching up and nuzzling her mentor as an open display of appreciation.

Celestia first froze at the contact, before returning her nuzzle. She would have never been this affectionate before, maybe she was finally getting used to being an equal?

"Of course Twilight" The Solar Diarch replied with a warm smile upon finishing her meal along with Twilight as they made their way towards the throne room.

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Author's Note

I feel as if this chapter is just a filler, it doesn't really explain or resolve anything.

I tried to portray the history between Twilight and the Nobles, but rereading this chapter, I felt this was rushed and maybe I should have added a scene with Blueblood (Specifically) in the present instead of a memory with random nobleponies.

This chapter is definitely not up to standard, and I'll try harder in the next chapter.