Love's Acceptance

On a quiet evening in Canterlot, Princess Cadence sat with Princess Celestia with some fine tea and cake. This had been a combination of a business trip and family get together, as some trading disputes had cropped up to such a degree that the two had to compare long, intricate notes. But now they could relax and watch the sun dip below the horizon. Luna would soon join them for a spot of tea herself before she headed into work, which Cadence didn’t quite know how to handle.

For the time that she knew her Aunt Luna there had been… tension between her and her Aunt Celestia. Cadence knew that it had blown up to a point where they had taken over each other’s shift for a day to learn some harsh lessons, but even then there seemed to be some tension between the two.

“You seem nervous.” Celestia noted, taking a sip of her tea. Even sitting Celestia was still a head taller than her, with a chest pronounced enough to make even Cadence have to avert her eyes up whenever they spoke. “Something on your mind?”

“Not particularly.” Cadence sighed. “It’s just getting along with Aunt Luna. It’s been years since she’s come back, but every time I’m in the room with her I just feel cold. She keeps to herself a lot, and with connected to feelings as I am, I just don’t know what to do.”

“I can understand somewhat.” Celestia sighed as well, placing her cup down. “I thought I knew her well, but Nightmare Moon and Starlight Glimmer have shown me I… misinterpret her a lot. I know there was a time we spoke better, but…” Celestia looked wistfully over the balcony.

Cadence noticed a thread float from Celestia then. A thread of family love. She was missing her connection to her sister. She had no siblings of her own, but if she had a falling out with Twilight and had a millennia to agonize over it, she might feel the same.

“Unfortunately, Our time is so regimented as to keep these walls up.” Celestia stated. As she said that, Cadence could see another thread floating in from the balcony door. The same color, the same longing. Luna was there, behind the door. Cadence took action and connected the thread.

“Maybe staying apart isn’t helping either of you.” Cadence smiled as she stood up, a shocked expression upon Celestia’s face quickly being concealed. “And I think Aunt Luna would have a word about that as well.” Cadence walked to the door to in fact find Luna leaning against the wall, a blush of embarrassment filling her cheeks. “Take your time talking Aunt Luna, I’ll see myself out.”

As Cadence left, Celestia watched her leave and Luna timidly coming out from behind the wall.

“Luna, she doesn’t know what she’s done.” Celestia stood up.

“And she doesn’t have to.” Luna declared as she ran to her sister, took a hand behind her head and dipped Celestia down ever so slightly for a passionate kiss, their breasts trying desperately to keep them apart.

For a moment Celestia was lost in the passion, eyes closing instinctively, an arm wrapping around her sister’s-

“No.” Celestia broke the kiss and stood back. “It wasn’t right then, and it isn’t now.”

“Who’s to say that, sister?” Luna demanded. “Everyone who frowned and shunned us are long dead. You could… WE could change it in a day if we so wished.”

“But they were right! Nothing good could come of between us.” Celestia’s eyes cast down as she turned toward the sunset. “Nothing could come of between us.”

A body pressed against Celestia’s back as two arms wrapped around her stomach. “And who’s to say that Tia?” Luna asked softly. There was a beat of silence as Celestia lay her hands over her sister’s. “We have studied a lot since we came back to Canterlot.” Luna stated quietly towards Celestia’s ear. “Many advances were made. Mage mares desperate as we were found solutions.”

“For suitable mares as well.” Celestia countered, as she knew the phallus spell. But there was a shake of Luna’s head.

“Ever the same as us. Wards of defect and sickness were made as well. We searched and scoured, and while well hidden, there were those the same as us. We could do it. We could have an heir of our own. A child of us two.”

The words were sweet in Celestia’s ear. How many centuries had it been since they had been like this? How long had they hidden who they were from those who they needed as allies? How long dead was the last who knew? How long… had she longed for this embrace?

“Luna.” Celestia broke her sister’s hold and turned to a sad and frightened mare. Her eyes as wide and deep as the sea, her hair as soft as the finest silks, Celestia cusped her sister’s face and kissed her deeply.

The kiss lasted as long as the last before Luna backed only slightly to look her sister in the eyes. “Truly?”

“Yes dear sister, we need not hide. Nopony of Equestria should hide. Show me your research, we should spread this acceptance to the world.”

Slowly yet ever surely, a strong bond of love seeped into both night and day.