“And they lived happily ever after. The end,” a pink alicorn said, closing a storybook shut. “Time for bed now Twilight.”
Twilight nodded and crawled into her bed, snuggling into her warm haven. “Cadence, do you think I’ll ever find my knight in shining armor like Princess Petunia?” the filly asked, pointing to the book.
Cadence smiled warmly. “I don’t know,” she answered truthfully. “That will be entirely up to you. Your future is yours to decide after all.” Cadence sat down next to Twilight, pulling up the blanket so that the unicorn would be warm and comfy.
Bright purple eyes widened in shock. “That’s preposterous! Simply ludicrous!” Twilight exclaimed, unable to believe her ears. “Your the princess of love! You spread love wherever you go! And most importantly, you’re the best foulsitter in the world! You should know everything Cadance!”
Cadence chuckled, shaking her head. It was clear that Twilight had been reading the dictionary. Again. For the third time that week.
“I don’t know everything silly,” she said, stroking Twilight’s mane. “But if it helps, I think you will find your knight in shining armor. I like to think that everyone has a special somepony waiting for them somewhere.”
Twilight smiled, seemingly happy with this answer. She opened her mouth to say something, but a giant yawn came in the way. Cadance couldn’t help but laugh. “Knights in shining armor can wait Twilight. Time to rest that sleepy little head of yours now,” the princess said. Twilight nodded, her eyes struggling to stay open.
It wasn’t long before the unicorn was dreaming about beautiful castles with huge libraries, sparkly crowns with glistening jewels, and of course, knights in shining armor. Maybe, just maybe, that dream will one day become a reality…
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“And they lived happily ever after. The end,” finished Twilight.
The pale yellow unicorn on the bed clapped her hooves happily. The tale of Princess Petunia and her knight had always been her favorite. Little Starry Gleam was truly her mother’s daughter.
“Mommy, will I find my knight like how you found Daddy? Or how Auntie Cady found Uncle Shiny?” Starry asked, looking up at her mother, eyes wide with wonder and hope.
Twilight laughed. She can’t help but remember when she asked Cadance a similar question long, long ago. The apple obviously didn’t fall far from the tree.
“Who said it had to be a knight?” she asked, ruffling Starry’s mane. “Auntie Starlight married Uncle Sunburst, who isn’t a knight. Auntie Rainbow married Uncle Soaring, and Auntie Pinkie married Uncle Cheese. They aren’t knights either.”
Starry’s face scrunched up as she pondered on the logic. Her mommy did seem to have a point. Maybe she won’t marry a knight after all. Except…
“But Mommy, Auntie Starlight, Auntie Rainbow and Auntie Pinkie aren’t princesses! Princess Petunia, Auntie Cady and you all married knights! I’m a princess, doesn’t that mean I’ll marry a knight?” Starry asked.
Twilight chuckled. She had to give her daughter credit. That was a good point after all. “Well,” she said. “Do you want to marry a knight sweetie?”
Starry scrunched up her face again as she thought about it. “I don’t know,” she finally decided.
“As long as you’re happy Starry, that’s all that matters,” said a voice. It belonged to an orange pegasus with a blue mane who was leaning on the doorway.
“Daddy!” cheered Starry. Twilight smiled at her husband, who walked over to the bed and wrapped a wing around his wife, pressing a quick kiss on her cheek. Twilight leaned into his embrace, closing her eyes in content. No matter how long they had been together, Flash’s hugs and kisses always made her feel like she was on cloud nine.
“I don’t care who your future special somepony will be. As long as he makes you happy. But what’s all this talk about love anyway?” Flash said to his daughter, frowning. “I hope you know you won’t be dating till much much later young lady. You’re only 8 after all.”
Twilight rolled her eyes. “Relax Flash. It’s not like she’s gonna start dating tomorrow. Right sweetie?”
Starry nodded, grinning. Why her daddy gets so stern when it came to the topic of colts, Starry had no idea. Oh well, maybe one day she’ll know. She stifled a yawn, her eyelids growing heavier with each passing second. Twilight chuckled at her sleepy daughter. “Time for sleep Starry,” she said. “Don’t want you to be too tired tomorrow.”
“Well I’m gonna find myself a nice coltfriend when I’m older. Then we’ll live happily ever after,” Starry murmured. “But don’t worry Daddy. It’ll be in the far far future…”
It didn’t take long for light snores to fill the room. The parents’ smiled lovingly at the sleeping figure on the bed.
“Sleep tight Starry,” Twilight said, giving her forehead a kiss. “Don’t worry. I’m sure you’ll find your knight in shining armor. Whether or not he is an actual knight or a knight at heart.”
Flash laughed. “Well you found your knight honey. I’m a real knight in shining armor, and a knight at heart,” he teased. “I’m sure our daughter will do just fine.” Flash paused, before another thought seemed to spring into his mind. “As long as she doesn’t start dating too soon. Or start talking to colts soon. As in doesn’t talk to colts in the next fifteen years soon,” he added.
Twilight playfully nudged her husband. “I met you when I was 17 dear. I don’t think it’ll be fair if our daughter can only start start talking to boys when she’s 23. Plus, are you implying that she can’t talk to Rainbow’s son?” Twilight asked, raising an eyebrow accusingly.
Flash grumbled. “Fine,” he said, albeit a bit unwillingly. “She can talk to boys now, but no dating till she’s 23.”
Twilight laughed, knowing there was no convincing Flash. Sometimes, he reminded her a lot of Shining when she first started dating Flash. Her brother had almost fired Flash when he learnt that she was going to go on a date. Thank Celestia for Cadance. Twilight was lucky that her brother warmed up to the fact that she was dating pretty quickly.
The couple walked towards their bedroom after they gave Starry one last kiss each. Both eagerly shared about their busy day, happy to just talk to each other forever, to enjoy the presence of their love, to live happily ever after.
I found it, Twilight thought. She laughed as Flash told her a particularly funny story about a particularly stubborn tourist he met earlier. I found my happily ever after. Just like what I had hoped for all those years ago.
And they lived happily ever after. The end.
Author's Note
This is my first story ever. Thought I’d start with a one shot so that I won’t lose interest suddenly and end up abandoning the writing. Comments are appreciated! I would really love to learn how to improve my writing skills. Might help me boost my writing grades after all.
In case anybody wants to read the tale of Princess Petunia and her knight, it can be found in the fourth chapter of my other fic, "Give them a push". The chapter is titled "Story Time".
