Life As We Know It

"Sollie!" Solstice heard as she was grabbed into a tight hug by a pair of pale pink legs and feathers. Curly blue and purple hair covered her eyes. Solstice pushed herself away after a few minutes and took a few deep breaths before standing back up. "Hi Flurry." She said.

"Hi, Solstice." A softer voice came with a softer hug.

"Hi, Aunt Cadence." Solstice said as she returned the hug.

"Hello, Solstice. Me and Luna have missed you." Celestia smiled, Luna standing beside her with her own smile.

"Ive missed you guys to. Hows retirement?" Solstice asked.

"Its great. It nice to just be able to relax. Took the others living there to get used to us being there, but they came around." Luna said with a small chuckle.

Solstice couldn't help but notice the light blue pegasus stallion by Luna's side. His mane and tail was black, his cutie mark was a telescope, and he wore a royal blue collar with Luna's cutie mark on the front. His wings were trapped down by his side with a small black band that went around his waist. He sat on his haunches, his head down and his eyes facing the floor.

"Thats just Colbolt. Hes my slave." Luna said as she lit her horn, all of a sudden his head jerked up and he just nearly lifted his hind end off the ground. "Yes, Mistress?" He asked in a low tone.

"Go play with the other submissives, colt. Ill call for you later." Luna said, sternly.

"Yes Mistress." He said again before he got up and made his way to the other ponies on the floor. Solstice's eyes went wide when she saw Luna's cutie mark again, but it was snuggled tightly against Colbolt's hind. "He has a plug?" Solstice asked.

"Yes, its part of his daily rules. He must wear it at all time, unless he's using the bathroom, or well, Im in there." Luna winked.

Solstice froze.

"But, Luna, doesn't that cause damage to the rectum?" Twilight asked.

"Not this one. I cast a spell on it that repairs him as well as shrinks to give him time to relax so his nerves arent damaged. When it shrinks, it stays that way for an hour or two to repair him, then grows back to size again. It also vibrates." Luna said as she sat down next to Celestia.

Twilight put her front hoof against her chin in thought. "Hmm. I might need that spell. May try that with Starlight."

Solstice shivered a little and looked down to her hooves as the others talked. Cadence watched her closely. Something didn't sit right with her about Solstice. Something was off.

As the hours went by, Cadence felt a tap at her shoulder, looking over to see Shining, along with Starlight, Flur, and Colbolt. "Yes, Shiney?" Cadence asked.

"We are all getting hungry, Mama." Shining said as he sat down.

"Okay, little one." Cadence smiled at Shinging. "Twilight, are the cooks done with dinner?"

"Should be. Come on, we can all go eat." Twilight said as she got up, leading Starlight with her. Celestia let Flur go in front of her, keeping close behind. Luna had Colbolt follow her close behind, his eyes down to the floor. Shinging had gone on ahead with his sister and daughter, with Cadence's permission, while Cadence stayed behind. She walked over to Solstice and sat down next to her. "Arent you hungry?"

"Not really." Solstice said, barely looking up at her aunt.

"Whats wrong?" Cadence asked.

"Nothing." Solstice whispered.

"Okay, one Im the princess of love, I can tell when things are off, two but more importantly, your my niece and I care about you. I wont tell your mom what you tell me, promise." Cadence smiled as she wrapped a wing around Solstice.

Solstice looked up at her aunt, her red mane falling down by her nose and neck. She closed her eyes for a second before she laid her head against Cadence's chest. "Aunt Cadence, I don't think Im a dominant. I just don't feel it. I don't want to have the control over another pony. I want to give the control up. I-- I think Im a submissive." Solstice finally said.

Cadence pulled her in closer and kissed the top of her head. "Oh, Solly, I know that. I could tell by the way you were just acting with us all. You are doing it naturally to, you didn't watch the other submissives and copy. I watched." Cadence said.

"Your not mad?" Solstice asked.

"Of course not. I know all us princesses are suppose to be dominats, but we are all our own selfs, our own ponies. I cant tell you who to be and neither can your parents. You don't have to tell them until your ready, but just know you have your aunt in your corner." Cadence said as she nuzzled Solstice soflty. Solstice giggled a little and let out a deep breath and smiled.

"Do you think they will ever understand?" Solstice asked.

"Im sure they will in time. The way they grew up, that's the norm. No pony has ever strayed from it, not even Flurry. They just need to accept that its not the normal." Cadence said. "Things change."

Solstice felt a small amount of stress fall off of her. One of her relatives accepted her, maybe her parents would to. She looked up at Cadence and smiled. "Thank you. You honestly don't know how much that means. It weighs on my mind everyday."

"Im sure it does, sweetheart, and no need to thank me. Thats what family is for." Cadence smiled and let her wing go from around Solstice.

If my aunt understands and accepts, then maybe I can tell my parents soon. I hope so.