Love And Dramas In The Government

Making her way through the street, the princess of the night waved hello to passers viewers in the midst of having fun at this brand-new celebration. Instead of her regular formal and beautiful dress, the princess pick up a white shirt with a purple dot on the chest showing half the moon and a couple of stars, a small red jacket, blue comfortable blue jeans, a black tick bracelet on her left wrist and some small blue eye shadow and matching lipstick to complete her semi-formal assembly.

Admiring the decoration the princess was fairly pleased seeing how her little ponies had arranged the city in honor of Twilight sparkle with banners and all sorts of flags with her colors and cutie mark, her favorite deserts and foods, and oddly enough even the food that she fears the most. The latter is a concept that to this day still baffles the princess, besides open spaces to dance and mingle and other activities and games for all ages, the scene was enough to bring a big smile to the princess's face and almost made her wish that she had visited during the night so she could be more refresh and could admire the light show that no doubt the ponies had in store when the time comes.

Almost been the keyword, since as much as the princess loves everything around her. There was another objective on her mind. Increasing the speed of her walk the princesses headed to the stage where not too long ago Twilight gave her last speech in the hopes of catching up with the mayor and subsequently having the perfect excuse to spend quality time with her beloved without raising too much suspicion.

To her luck near said stage there was a public park with food stands serving the optional carnivores dishes which the princess was well aware the mayor and her assistant had a special weakness to it, and sure enough, after a short walk followed by exploration from the sky, Luna was able to spot the two in the middle of a conversation with none other than the head of H.R, Ms. Guidelines who seems to be scolding the two albeit with an intense blush on her face.

"...and under article 417 of the privacy and accidental indecency. My actions would be falling into the intoxication category and should NOT be used as leverage in the future!" She rants while exchanging her pointing finger between the two. Contrary to her full formal business suit, the unicorn was now wearing a comfortable set of blue jeans a silver vest, and a long bottom yellow shirt, a curious assemble in the princess's opinion since she always thought that mare was even more of a workaholic than her sister.

"Guideline, Guideline relax" Mark stop her ranting by lifting his hands in surrender to calm her down "I wasn't or would ever plan on using what you say against you, not even as a tease"

"You...you weren't? Even with how hard I made life for you and your bimbo?" She asks in disbelief as he shakes his head

"No, I'm a man of my word, and remember what my campaign said? We all are entitled to our private life. Heat season falls on that. Of course, I wouldn't blabber about what you say"

"Oh thank the stars" She sigh in relief and close her eyes while holding her knees "I was fearing I wouldn't hear the end of this"

"Me on the other hand" Guideline's blood froze as she slowly looks up to the smug smirk Drusilla "Aren't exactly that forgiven"

"Drusy?" Mark looks at her in alarm.

"Sorry Mark, she is the one that reveals her cards. You know the rules, it's open season now" She explained with a cute little smile before returning to the pale unicorn with her smug smile. "So fantasies of being a bitch Ms. Guideline? Seriously, now who is the one with a dirty mind?" She questions with a raised eyebrow as the poor unicorn starts to chuckle nervously. All the while Drusilla decided to tease even more by hugging Mark's arm and blowing air into his ear.

"O-Of course not! Come on guys you know me? I don't have those thoughts, I don't get jealous of how you shamelessly touch inappropriate" One eye twitched as the thestral started to rub her crotch against his leg "Stop it!"

Drusilla decided that it was enough and broke apart "What is the matter Guidely, jealous you can't be me?"

"Of course not! I would do way more if I were in your horseshoes!" She gasps the second that phrase leaves her mouth.

"Ok now THAT I need to share" Drusilla giggles malevolently before kissing his cheek "See you later handsome" She then turns around and fly away.

"Wait! No, Drusilla, no, that is not what I mean, you miss understood, no! Don't you dare! Drusilla? COME BACK HERE, you...you lose mouth minx!" Guideline chuckled nervously at Mark before giving chase to Drusilla using a levitation spell and with a face practically red at this point.

"Still dealing with some minor damage control, hmmm?" Luna comments with a chuckle as she approaches the mayor, startling him as he turns around "Although I can't exactly blame Guideline, we are all entitled to our taste. It's just a bit surprising coming from the head of Pony Resources, oh I'm sorry I mean human resources as you like to be called" She clarify herself with a smirk

"Luna! I-I mean princess Luna, you made it!" He exclaims with a big smile before looking confused "But how? I thought princess Cadence..."

"Shhh" She put a finger on his mouth "I manage to sneak away, and don't worry about titles, Mark" She explains with a wink. "My friends don't have to address me by my title all the time"

Getting the idea he smiles and nods before she removes her finger.

"So how did you manage to get past her?"

"It was Celestia's idea. We simply suggest how some fresh air could do us some good, to keep our minds busy from...from" She started to tear up until Mark approached her and rub her back "Shh, it ok Luna, it ok. I'm gonna miss her too"

She nods and clears her eyes, and sniffs once "My apologies, it appears our niece wasn't all wrong in saying we are a bit sensitive at the moment, anyway. We both wanted to enjoy the festivities a little bit too and since I would be heading to bed soon, to prepare for my night shift. I could go have some fun now, and then in the evening my sister and niece could join you."

"Je clever girls" Mark smirked and look around for a moment before one of his hands sneaked closer and reach for her own "Then I better try my best, in ensuring that all of you lovely ladies had fun"

Luna giggle cutesy and blush a little as their fingers played with one another "We certainly would appreciate that"

"You know, with the excuse of this party some people could consider this like a secret date"

She smirks and gets closer to him, their hands now interlock "Some ponies would like the sound of that"

"Some people would like that as well, and maybe will try to make this moment as memorable as possible"

"Some ponies may be intrigued on how they would plan to do that"

Lost in thought and each other's eyes, the two were getting closer and closer, their lips inches away from one another when the sound of a loud flash froze and made their eyes wide before separating almost like they were repelled by electricity, looking back they let go a sigh of relief when discover the sound came from a photo boot where a group of ponies was having fun making silly faces on cut-outs of the mane six.

The scare reminded them of their situation and made the two cough and blush looking around in fear for someone that might had spot them. Luckily by sheer luck, everypony around them where too busy playing games or chatting with one another to even notices the princesses standing near them. Her casual clothing surprisingly helped her blend with the rest of the crowd.

Pretending to cough Mark looks back at her "M-Maybe we should abstain from..."

"Y-Yeah! Yeah! No reason to tempt luck anymore. S-Shall we go see some of the games?" Luna suggests trying desperately from erasing the tense situation.

"Sure! Sure let's see what we can find" He nods and the two start walking "And maybe you can tell me a bit of yourself, I have been dying to know when did you start cooking" he offered with a smile.

"Oh that is quite the story, it all started when a staff member in the kitchen had to call a sick day out of the blue..." the princess start retelling her story as the two get lost among the crowd, not too far from them Guideline was still chasing a laughing Drusilla who keeps flying low as to tease her a little.

And so the two spend the rest of the day enjoying each other company, chatting about anything while circling the entire town, naturally, ponies eventually notice Princess Luna but her casual attired and friendly demeanor, plus the mayor next to her, make her more approachable so the two had no problem talking with friends and ponies alike.

All of that ended when the town clock rang indicating how it was officially noon, and the mayor could start to notice signs of fatigue in the princess. To anyone else, she seem more than fine, but for some reason, he was not able to look past her usual mask.

"Terrible sorry folks but do you mind if I take the princess for a moment" Mark approaches them with a friendly smile as he stands next to princess Luna.

"I don't know. Would you return her?" One of the nobles, a stallion with a single patch of brown on his face with a monocle, and a fine mustache ask with a smirk and pointed at them with a martini. The dopey smile and heat on his cheeks were a clear indication that he was getting a bit tipsy.

"Don't be greedy Cellar, you can continue kissing her ass later" Mark fired back earning a lot of chuckles from the group as they start to roast the stallion who was trying to defend himself. Exploiting the distraction, Mark guide them away from the crowd and into a small alley where they could have some privacy.

"What was that about my ass?" She questions crossing her arms with a smirk

"Come on Luna, we both know how beautiful they are" Mark replies without skipping a beat as he ensures that no one is looking. For his actions, Luna only gets closer to him and pokes his nose

"I would allow it this time, as long as you don't start saying that they are bigger than my sister's" She continue her playful nature but with a hint of anger in her voice, making her nervous.

"D-Duly noted" Clearing his throat he grabs both of her hands "I love spending time with you"

"Me too" She hold his hands back and tightened the embrace before her eyes get half-lidded and got closer to him "Did you pull me away to show me how much you love it? Because I wouldn't object" She giggled a little before starting to poker up her lips until Mark put a finger on it.

"As much as I would like that, and dear god you have no idea how much I want it." A crack nearby alerts the princess and she sees how he was cracking the concrete wall corner beside him as a stress ball. "I brought you here so you had a perfect excuse to sneak back into the castle. It getting late, you have work to do in six hours and I know you are getting tired"

"What do you mean I not getting..." His words are cut off when she was fighting a losing battle with a yawn. It was now Mark's turn to cross his arms and look at her with neutrality before raising an eyebrow.

"Ok fine indeed I feeling a bit fatigue, but I don't want this day to end, the two of us were having so much fun" She pleads her case.

"I don't want it to end either Luna, but it has to" He grabbed her hands again "We can have more days like this on a later occasion, but for now I think it best if we end our little date here"

Sighing in defeat she nods once "You are right my love, as much as I don't want it to end, today has run its course and it's time we put an end to it. Especially with my duties looming over my head"

"Don't be sad, we can see each other tonight and we could chat a little more by then. I promise" To his confusion, she simply shakes her head.

"No, I made a promise, tonight belongs to Celestia. I can't rob her of the experience you have given me today" Smiling she raise her head "But before it ends there is one last thing to discuss"

"What is it?"

Rather than answer Luna surprise him with a kiss on the lips that lingers for just a little and gives him enough time to realize what was happening and close his eyes to enjoy it even more. Once it ended Luna break the two and wink at Mark "No date is complete without a kiss goodnight"

"Agree..." He replies dopily, still recovering from the action "My turn"

He was about to kiss her back when Luna place a finger on his lips "A later time my lover. For now, consider ourselves even" She winks and blows him a kiss before walking into the shadows where she disappears.

Blinking a couple of times it takes a moment for the mayor to recover but when he does, he can't help but laugh

God, I love that mare

Turning around he makes his way back to the crowd to enjoy the party and await the arrival of Celestia.