Loving Evermore

"Let me begin by telling you about my life before I became THE Princess, the oh-so-revered alicorn."

"Mother! W-where are you?" I quaked under my blanket.

"I'm right here child, don't be frightened. there is nothing to fear in the darkness." I could hear her quiet, soothing voice.

"Yeah, come out, Tia! Come play with me!" My little sister Luna called to me from outside, wanting me to come out and play.

"But it so dark out, and it's too cold. Can't we wait until the sun comes out?" I asked.

I'll admit it, I was scared. I knew the sun wouldn't rise for several days yet. Still, nopony should be awake and playing when the only light came from Luna's moon and it constantly felt like winter out. you could barely see one hoof in front of your face! There was no way I was going outside. But... maybe.. If Luna can raise the moon, why can't I raise the sun? I was older than her after all, I thought. I heard familiar hoofbeats outside and my mother's face poked in.

" Come on, Celestia. There is no reason to be afraid. Come out and indulge your sister."

I slowly slid out of bed and stepped out, immediately shivering as the icy air blasted around me. Luna was very happy to see me up, and began to bounce around me, clearly eager to play cloud-tag.

I ignored her and concentrated very hard on the sun, how it looked, how it felt as its warm rays caressed my coat. I used a levitation spell and my horn glowed pale yellow. Luna hadn't noticed so far and was still begging me to race her to the stars and back. I almost immediately began to sweat with my efforts and grunt under the strain. Luna, who had been running towards me skidded to a stop, eyes open wide as my body convulsed and I was surrounded by a brilliant golden aura. My own eyes were open as wide as they could go, and wider, and a pure white as my eyes rolled back in my head. My pale pink mane and tail were jerking around me and I was off the ground a few inches.

I must have looked like I was in great agony, but honestly I was in a Paradise; warm and floating in perfect comfort and bliss. And power.. I had never felt so powerful, it was surging through my every pore, like a fire that could never burn. the moment I felt this, a golden glow appeared on the horizon and the sun appeared in a glorious halo of warmth, banishing the night like a bad dream. My magic released me and I dropped to the ground. My mother was almost in fits herself, bursting with pride and praising me endlessly for bringing the sun back so soon.

But all I could see was my little sister's navy blue face.

Full of envy.

And this, is where it all started.