An Afternoon In Canterlot
A lovely day, but not lovely as you.
On one of the many castle towers in Canterlot stood a balcony, where the queens of Equestria were having lunch with tea and simple dishes mainly from the Riverland. This was a perfect time for them to have a little chat because Twilight was liberated from the boring paperwork and parliament meeting this morning, and Rarity was about to finish the dress she had spent all week making for the girl she loves while prepare for a diplomatic meeting with the Riverland president in New Mareland next week.
"I'll tell you the truth darling, Herzland's griffon fashion is a total disaster! The colors are bland, the seams are messy… Do they want to rape my eyesight? I can make ten million lists with billions of reasons to criticize the dressing styles of those greedy cheaters. I wish we went to Aquileia first and removed Herzland completely from the list so that I don't have to see that mess ever again!" Rarity dejectedly complains, the queen of art and generosity pays close attention to every detail in regards to fashion. So seeing how fashion works in Herzland must have been a huge shock to her.
"Come on Rarity, Herzland isn't that bad. I think the old buildings in Griffenheim are quite artistic." Twilight tries to make excuses. Unlike Rarity, the queen of knowledge always enjoyed learning about the history and culture of the areas she travels through.
"Oh please Twilight! A true bookworm like you is only interested in the huge library in the middle of Griffenheim, I can see very well how happy you are when you see the corridors filled with books and books. You ended up making me spend four days sitting there dumbfounded in that goddamn library, and I didn't even know a bit of Herzlandish. It was a paradise for my cute nerd, but next time don't make me sleep in old libraries like that. You should have married a library than marry me, Twilight dearest." Rarity took a sip of her tea and smiled smugly as she grabbed the black heart of the girl she loved.
"Rarity!!" Twilight blushed, and that was the moment Rarity thought was the loveliest of the queen of knowledge. "I know I'm a nerd but do you have to embarrass me like that? I'm sorry for making you sleep with me in that utterly wonderful library for four days instead of visiting Romau as you wish. But do you have to tease me with the book-marriage game? You know I love you more than I love books!"
"Of course I know that Twilight darling, and I love you too! You're the one who confessed first after all. I can't help but laugh as I recall the faces of everyone present in the Carousel Boutique that day, especially Spike. Oh Spikey Wikey, that little dragon's heart was completely broken when he knew that the person he considered as his sister also had feelings for the girl he liked, and she had struck first. I was also quite surprised when you confessed, I thought I would be the one to attack first." Rarity giggles while enjoying her meal.
"That's why Spike volunteered to be our bodyguard, protecting the two women he loves is probably the best thing for all of us, he still has feelings for you!" Twilight said while her eyes glanced at where their bodyguard was taking a little nap.
"Poor little Spike, to this day he still can't accept the fact that I like women. Do you remember when you first moved to Ponyville, Twilight? Spike was really surprised that we've known each other for a long time." Rarity replies and slowly eating the beef steak in a noble way.
"When we think about it, how many years have we known each other, Rarity?" Twilight looks back at Rarity and raises her eyebrow.
"TWILIGHT SPARKLE! I'm very disappointed that you don't remember the day we first met!" Rarity slams her hand on the table so hard that it makes poor Twilight shiver.
"I'm sorry! I'm so sorry! After our worldwide tour, I've always been busy at work, so my old memories are hard to remember!" Twilight folded her hands and begged for forgiveness from her wife, her body shaking with fear.
"Honestly my dear darling, you should be a little less focused on your work. I know you're a good queen who worries about Equestria, but you should take care of yourself too. Just leave most of the important work to Starlight, you are a powerful queen after all, and she also volunteered to run for Prime Minister." Rarity continues to complain and worry as her beloved Twilight grows increasingly exhausted from work.
"I know! I'll take better care of myself. But I can't put everything on Starlight, her prime ministership is more complicated than you think!" Twilight finally relaxes from the anger of the art queen.
"Okay Twilight, I'll take this as your apology to yourself. Now if I remember correctly, we first met in the suburbs of Canterlot, in 993 maybe? That was about 26 years ago." Rarity said while begin to dig her memories.
"Twenty-six years ago? Time flew so fast! Spike was only 3 years old then. I still remember walking past that tree and seeing you reading..." Twilight quite surprise to learn how long both of them have known each other.
"Lavender Yumi's Flying Train by Chilly Bloom, my childhood favorite adventures book! The only copy I got from my grandmother." Rarity quickly answers before Twilight could finish.
"And I thought only Princess Celestia would have that book. We spent hours analyzing the details, the plot,... I really like Mrs. Chilly's writing style, unfortunately, she's been dead for half a century and her unique style of writing is gone. And few people know how good her books are." The queen of knowledge glances at the setting sun with a slight disappointment.
"And you went crazy when you saw me reading that book. You appeared in front of me like a mad girl who had just escaped from a rehabilitation camp and spoiled the entire chapter 18 even though I only read chapter 7. We spent hours talking and analyzing the plot and the characters, forgetting to ask each other's names, and that's when I got to know my silly, smart, and cute bookworm." The queen of art quickly replies to pull her beloved out of the bad mood.
"And I got to know my talented, creative, elegant, beautiful fashionista, also the first friend I ever had. Besides I'm not silly, you are the silly one Rarity!" Twilight smiled softly.
"If I'm silly, then you are also silly too. Who doesn't become a fool when they're with the one they love, my sweetheart Twilight?" Rarity giggled as she witnessed the adorable silliness of Twilight Sparkle, Rarity Bellari's beloved wife.
Twilight laughed too, both of them ended up laughing at each other. Completely forgot about their lunch.
"Um Rarity, I think we'll finish our meal and then continue, I don't want Applejack to be upset because we wasted food!"
"You're right dear! I don't want to see that silly farmer fuss over these little things."
After that, Twilight ate quietly, her happy face showed that she was enjoying a delicious lunch with her soul mate. What about Rarity? She didn't seem to be paying much attention to lunch, but just staring, looking at a perfect masterpiece of nature, a work of art without a single stain for the queen of art to criticize, a beauty beyond any dress she'd ever made in her career. Twilight Sparkle always wears simple dresses, eats simple and popular food, even though she is one of the most powerful women in Equestria - a global superpower. Always immerse herself in books that carry many stories, lessons, and sentiments of numerous authors of many times. Always have many wonderful ideas ahead of time, constructive proposals to make Equestria better every day. The queen of knowledge Twilight Sparkle is the idol of countless creatures around the world, but she has always lived a simple, ordinary and close life with everyone regardless of class. And it was that simple beauty that completely stole the heart of the art queen Rarity Bellari, making her willing to give up the ego of a professional fashion designer, to accept simple dresses that showed the absolute beauty of the women Rarity love.
Deep in the thought of her beautiful soulmate, Rarity didn't realize that the angel with the absolute beauty she always praised had finished her meal, also looking at her with fond eyes and a lovely smile on her face. A smile so bright that it could rival the beauty of heaven itself.
"What are you looking at, Rarity?"
The sweet voice of the knowledge queen pulled Rarity out of her thoughts and brought her back to reality. The queen of generosity was a little startled, but she quickly responded with a soft smile.
"Oh my darling, I was looking at a one-of-a-kind masterpiece, a work of art so beautiful that even a hardcore art critic like me can't find a flaw. A beauty made this cold heart burn and warm again. A cute angel made this art queen flutter and miss dearly!" Rarity said as she placed her hand on her forehead in the romantic style she had always loved. The standard style of a dramatic queen who read too many tragic romance novels.
Twilight blushed a little at the sweet words pouring out of the satirical queen mouth, she put her hands on her chin, giggled and asked:
"Oh, I wonder about the girl with great beauty, the one-of-a-kind masterpiece of nature that stole the heart of the art queen Rarity Bellari, making her heart flutter and flutter. Who is this lucky girl?"
Before Twilight could finish, Rarity stood up and approached where Twilight was sitting and lifted her chin.
"Twilight Sparkle, you are under arrest for seducing the noble Queen Rarity Bellari of Equestria with your divine beauty, stealing the queen's heart and drowning her in love. The court decided that your punishment is a thousand years of happily living together with the beautiful Queen Rarity, do you have any justification for your actions?"
"Yes, noble and beautiful Queen Rarity Bellari, I have a few words to defend myself!" Twilight giggled at the melancholy acting of the amorous queen.
"And what is that, my pretty and cute defendant?" Rarity smiled smugly.
Twilight also stood up and swooped on Rarity's lap, and she lifted her face and pressed her face close to Rarity's.
"I love you, Rarity. I love you more than anyone in my life!" Twilight spoke in a wet tone as she swooped down on Rarity's lap.
"I love you too, my dear Twilight... The only true love of my life..." Rarity replied as the two beautiful queens' lips drew close.
The two beautiful queens of Equestria share a passionate kiss in the beautiful sunset sky. The light of the sun disappearing behind the mountains adorned that romantic scene, making the two queens shine like the center of the universe, as they held hands and expressed their love for each other with romantic glossy lips. Time seemed to stand still, the scene seemed motionless as the queens were exchanging their love saliva. A poetic scene of love. When the couple's lips parted, Rarity and Twilight both blushed as they stared at each other as their romantic moment passed.
"Um…" Twilight was the one who broke the silence.
"What's wrong my darling?" Rarity instantly responds.
"It just… That kiss was amazing. Rarity, now I know why they call you a kisser." Twilight smiled at her soulmate.
"Oh my darling Twilight, I've kissed you so many times that I can't remember the correct number, and it's all the same fantastic feeling every time!" Rarity replied while looking at the girl she always considered as an angel with lovely eyes.
Both queens smiled at each other for a long time, then they both looked towards the sunset with hopeful eyes.
Nine years have passed since the end of the Equestria Civil War and the birth of the Equestrian Queendom. Nine years have passed since Twilight Sparkle and Rarity Bellari were co-crowned as queen of a new Equestria. During those nine years, a lot has changed in the lives of these two co-ruler queens, both nationally and internationally. They worked tirelessly after their coronation to rebuild the country ravaged by war, so busy with work that it took them three years to get a proper wedding. They integrated numerous equinoid vassal states and seceded one from old Equestria peacefully, including Crystal Empire and Commonwealth of New Mareland, except for Stalliongrad with a brief military campaign in 1011. They established the Parliament, with a constitution written by Twilight herself. They saw Starlight Glimmer win the election of 1012 and become Queendom's first prime minister. Under their ingenious leadership, Equestria quickly regained her position as a global superpower and became the world policeman to preserve worldwide harmony.
The Changelings of the Northwest under the leadership of Thorax defeated the ambitious queen Chrysalis in 1008 and established the Commonwealth with the Deer in the south after the marriage of King Thorax and Queen Velvet. They established a trading relationship with Equestria in 1012 and became an important ally of the young Queendom.
On the western continent of Griffonia, the Griffonian Empire waged numerous reconquest campaigns to unify the griffonskind, with the last campaign retaking the Empire's former colony of Nova Griffonia in northern Equus in 1017. Also in Griffonia, president Firm Scow of the Bakaran Republic launched a series of ambitious campaigns to unify the equinoids in the Riverland, which she succeeded in 1014 and the Riverland National Republic rose to become a formidable force that could rival the Griffonian Empire.
Down south in the continent of Zebrica, the Tobuck Republic succeeded in defeating the forces of the Storm King and uniting the zebras south of Zebrica. In Eastern Zebrica, the Kirin, after recovering from three years of civil war, quickly became an emerging superpower, challenging many other countries in the region.
Many great events have occurred during the past decade. A series of great wars broke out around the world and claimed millions of lives. The situation gradually calmed down at the end of 1018 as the continents were gradually united under a certain power. The world is enjoying a period of peace that Prime Minister Starlight Glimmer considers to be an extremely short truce, when the seeds for future conflicts have been planted. The border between the Griffonian Empire and the Riverland Republic was being militarized at an alarming speed. The New Mareland - Nova Griffonia dispute between Equestrian Queendom and the Griffonian Empire is also a political dilemma. The Tobuck Republic is also facing a severe economic crisis that, if left unresolved, will sooner or later plunge the country into civil war. The Kirinia Empire is trying to propagate the superiority of the Kirin and constantly pressuring its weaker neighbors, becoming the furnace of war in Eastern Zebrica. The Changelings are also worried as rumors are circulating that their former queen, Chrysalis Vesali, has escaped from her prison in Tartarus and is secretly building up forces to retake her kingdom. But for the time being, all major powers around the world had calm down to build up their forces, increase their armaments to gain the upper hand in future conflicts, and enjoy the last days of peace before the whole planet falls into the flame of war and death once more.
Twilight and Rarity look towards Canterlot, the capital city that has changed a lot during those nine years. Hologram technology and nanomachines are widely applied in daily life, automation technology is also popular, robots are gradually becoming an indispensable part of society (although Applejack is determined to not let a single robot set foot on her farm), tall buildings using zero-gravity technology quickly rise in this cliff city, challenging the heights of the Canterlot royal castle. They watch the electric lights gradually appear in the city, looked at the people on the street in splendid costumes, and looked at what they had done for Equestria during their years in power as the sun slowly disappears behind the mountains.
"Do you want to go to some fashion street instead of watching from this balcony? Your favorite library is also quite nearby."
"Yeah, it's been a while since you and I were having a walk. Mostly because we are both busy, and because people always panic when they see their two beloved queens walking around like normal people."
"Shall we disguise again this time? What would you like to wear? Timula Spriter?"
"I think an old blue dress is fine, Lavender Beauty."
"Whattttt? That boring outfit again? Twilight, you should dress up a bit too. People always think you're my servant every time we going together in disguise!"
"Isn't that the perfect disguise, Rarity?"
"Not at all! You are my wife, the girl I love the most in this world, so even when we disguise ourselves you also have to dress like we are a happy newlywed couple. I don't want my beloved wife to be seen as a servant! Twilight darling! Dress yourself up a little bit, I'm begging you!!"
"Okay, okay, I get it, your Majesty. Then you have to choose my clothes this time~!"
"EXCELLENT!!! That's my Twilight! Come on, stop wasting our precious time in this boring tower and go get you some gorgeous dresses!"
"Yes, yes, lead the way, queen of my life!"
The two queens held their hands and ran like children out of their castles, their laughter echoing everywhere as the castle began to light up with bright lights amid a dreamy moonlit night with twinkling stars covering the sky.
Canterlot, 23rd of May, 1019
Author's Note
Thank you for reading my first fic. Because this is my first fic so you might expect some grammar errors because this was translated directly from my native language, if you found any typos feel free to correct me via PM. Critics are welcome but please don't be too harsh. If you like and support I might expand the Equestrian Queendom AU in the near future, but I can't guarantee anything because I am quite a lazy writer. I hope you enjoy this short fic and the illustration i made.
