Hey everypony, I'm sorry the Luna part in my last chapter made you all upset. I want everypony to know that I care for Luna too; she's like one of my favourite characters. I don't want to upset anyone.

So I made a decision, I went back and removed the last Luna scene from the last chapter. I'm sorry, but it was upsetting too many readers.

Anyway, to make up for it, I've wrote this. Enjoy!

Chapter 30: Tears of the moon

It's been 1 day since the Grand Galloping Gala, and Twilight and I were preparing to plan our wedding. Twilight's been making check-lists in order to do it; I loved it when she acted all nerdy.

Ponyville café

I had just finished delivering apple supplies around Ponyville, now Me and Jeff were taking a moment to relax at the café.

As we sat down by a table waiting for our orders, we got to talking. "I still can't believe it, you're gettin' married." Jeff said with a proud smile.

I nodded in agreement. "I know, Jeff. I can't believe it either; this is going to be a big step of me, maybe the biggest step of my life."

Jeff then looked down at the table. "Well, you know. Life's full of big steps. But if you want to do it, then that's fine." He said in a slight depressed tone with a small smile.

I noticed the odd sound in his voice and gave him a concerned look. "Jeff, are you ok? You sound a little….down."

Jeff then looked back up at me. "Yeah, I'm fine. It's just….this whole marriage thing."

I then raised my eye brow. "What's wrong with me getting married?" I asked curiously.

Jeff went wide-eyed and quickly put his wings up. "Nothing, nothing at all. I'm glad you're marrying Twilight, I'm happy for ya, dude." He said before he looked back down.

"It's just…you'll probably be so busy with your married life that…we won't have time to hang out anymore." He said.

I understood how he felt; I couldn't help but feel bad for him. "Aww, Jeff…Don't think that! Of cause we'll have time to hang out after I'm married; you're one of my best friends. I'll always have time for you and Twilight." I said in a sweet way.

Jeff then looked back up at me. "Promise?" he asked.

I chuckled slightly at his question, because I knew where this would lead. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cup cake in my eye." I chanted as I placed my left hoof over my left eye.

Jeff then gave me a warm smile. "Thanks dude. And don't think I'm not happy about this marriage thing! Because I am. I'll be right there at your wedding with a smile on my face, I promise."

Jeff then narrowed his eyes. "And don't ask me to Pinkie Promise! I do Pinkie Promise, but I hate doing the chant." He said.

I gave him a small nod. "Fair enough." I said.

At that moment, the waiter came to our table while holding up a metal tray on his hoof, the metal tray had to glasses of water on it. The waiter placed the tray on our table before he left.

Jeff smiled before he grabbed one of the glasses with his wing and held it up. "To your future with Twilight, who knows what'll happen?" he said proudly.

I then managed to grab the other glass with my hoof before I held it up too. "And to whatever happens next in our lives." I added.

Me and Jeff then clanked our drinks together before we both took a sip out of them. We then placed our drinks back down on the table before Jeff titled his head to look behind me.

"What's taking them so long with our orders? HEY, we've been here for almost an hour, where's our food?" Jeff yelled over to the waiter.

Meanwhile: Luna's castle gardens

Luna was lying in front of her fountain in her gardens; she looked down at the water with a depressed look on her face. She was slowly swirled the tip of her right hoof in circles in the water while resting her chin on the other.

As Luna looked at her reflection, she talked to herself. "Well, that's it. Matthew's getting married…I should have told him my feelings when I had the chance. But I can't tell him now; it'll just be too awkward for him. It's not like he'd share my feelings, he loves Twilight Sparkle."

Luna the shook her head to try shake off her sadness. "No, you should be happy for them, Luna. Matthew has been with Twilight Sparkle before you even met him, you should have known something like this would happen. Now, I forbid you from being upset about this any longer." She said to her reflection.

Luna's strong act then faded as her thoughts returned to her, her ears then lowered. "Oh…who am I fooling? I love him, but he doesn't love me….why would he? After everything I did as Nightmare Moon...this can't possibly get any worse." She said to herself.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light and Discord appeared behind Luna. "Oh Luna, there you are." He said with a smiled.

Luna didn't turn around as she narrowed her eyes. "I spoke to soon." She groaned under her breath.

Discord then walked closer to Luna. "I've been wondering where you ran off to after the Gala. Celestia went up to your room the next morning, but you weren't there. We searched all around Ponyville, you weren't there either. I then figured that if you weren't in Canterlot, and you weren't in Ponyville, then you must be at your castle. So I told Celestia that I'd check, and here I am." he explained.

Luna continued to look at her reflection in the water with an irritated look on her face. "Forgive me for not informing my sister of my where-abouts! I just needed to be alone for a while."

"By the way, I don't know if you've heard, but Matthew and Twilight are getting married. Matthew proposed to her at the Gala." Discord said with a cheerful smile.

"Yes, Discord. I am well aware of their engagement." Luna said as she glared down at the water.

Discord didn't notice the sound in her voice and continued. "I mean, I always knew those two would seal-the-deal eventually. But now that it's happening, I don't know what to say."

Discord then wrapped his arm around Luna. "You know what we should do? We should celebrate. I'll get us started."

Discord then released Luna before snapped his fingers.

With a flash of light, a sombrero appeared on his head and a trumpet in his lion hand. He then held the trumpets mouthpiece to his mouth before he started playing Mexican music.

As Discord played, Luna's frustration grew. All she wanted was to be alone with her thoughts, not to be reminded of what she believed was the tragedy of her life by this annoying spirit.

Luna growled louder and louder before she turned her head to face Discord and stood up onto her hooves. "ENOUGH!" she yelled in her royal Canterlot voice.

Discord then stopped playing and removed the trumpets mouthpiece off his mouth. "But I feel like celebrating." He stated with an innocent voice.

"WELL, I DO NOT." Luna snapped using her royal voice again.

Discord gave her a small frown before he snapped his fingers and his sombrero and trumpet disappeared in a flash of light, Discord then crossed his arms as he looked down at Luna with a raised eye brow. "What's got your tail in a twist?"

"Nothing, just LEAVE ME BE!" Luna yelled with the wind in her royal voice blowing hard; causing Discord to skid back a bit.

Discord was slightly stunned by Luna's sudden anger, he watched as she sat back down in front of the fountain and continued to look down at her reflection in the water, Luna then closed her eyes and a tear ran down her cheek.

Discord then realized that she was upset about something, he slowly walked up to her. "Emm…Luna…are you alright?" he asked in concern, Luna didn't answer.

Discord then snapped his fingers and a white handkerchief appeared in his talon hand, he held in in front of Luna and she noticed it. Luna looked up at Discord to so a friendly smile on his face.

Luna sniffed as she smiled back before she used her magic to lift the handkerchief out of his hand and used it to wipe the tear off her cheek.

Discord then sat down beside Luna before he wrapped his talon arm around her. "Something's bothering you; do you want to tell me what it is? Maybe I could help." He said kindly.

Luna then gave Discord the handkerchief back. "N-No, thank you. I appreciate your concern, Discord. But…all I want is to be alone for a moment…please…" she said as she turned her head away from Discord.

Discord then let out a small sigh. "…As you wish." He said before he stood back up and walked away.

Luna then looked back into the water again before she heard the sound of fingers snapping and a flash of light came from behind her; telling her that Discord had left.

Leaving Luna alone in the gardens with her thoughts.

Meanwhile: Ponyville café

Me and Jeff had finally got our food; I was having a few apples while Jeff was having hay-fries with a small cup of dipping sauce at the side.

"Mm…it's about time we ate…right, Jeff?" I asked as I chewed a chunk of apples.

Jeff gapped some of the hay-fries and shoved them into his mouth before he chewed them in satisfaction. "Yeah…I was so hungry…I could've eaten a…"

Before Jeff could finish, he noticed that I was looking at him with narrow eyes, because I knew how that sentence was going to end.

"Errr…never mind, I was just really hungry." Jeff said before he gave me a sheepish smile.

I then gave him a smirk. "Nice save, Jeff." I said before we both went back to eating.

After we finished our food and paid the bill, Jeff and I were about to leave until we heard the sound of someone running. It was getting louder.

Me and Jeff looking in the direction the sound was coming from to see Spike running towards us with a scroll in his hand. Once he reached us, he put his hands on his knees as he panted in exhaustion.

I got up from my place and walk up to Spike, I then placed my right hoof on his back. "Whow, calm down, little buddy!...what's got you all worked up?" I asked.

Spike finally caught his breath before he began to speak. "Sorry, I've been running around all over Ponyville trying to find you. I just got this urgent message from the Princess." He explained as he showed me the scroll in his hand.

I raised my eye brow. "Why give it to me? Why not show it to Twilight?" I asked.

"Two reasons. One, Twilight's not at the library, she went to Fluttershy's cottage for a while. And two…it's for you." Spike explained.

I was slightly surprised by this news. "For me? What's it say?" I asked.

Spike then unrolled the scroll before he read it to me.

"Dear Matthew

I apologize for troubling you at this time, but this is important. Discord went to check on Luna in her castle, and he tells me that something seems to be bothering her. He says that she was so upset and frustrated, that she yelled at him with her Royal Canterlot voice. Matthew, you have a good connection with her, so I'm asking you if you would go and talk to her. I would go myself, but I'm too busy with royal business. Please, I'm worried about her.

Yours, Princess Celestia."

After Spike finished reading the letter, he looked up at me with a worried look. "I wonder what's wrong with Princess Luna." He said.

"That's what I want to know; I should go and see what's up with her." I said before I turned around and walked away from Jeff and Spike.

I then stopped and looked back at them. "Spike, send a letter to Celestia saying that I'm on my way Luna's castle to talk to her!"

"Sure thing, Matt. but what about Twilight? Shouldn't she know about this?" Spike asked.

I nodded. "Yeah, tell her about the letter and that I'm going to try and help Luna! I'll be back later." I said before I turned my head forward.

I then took off into the sky and flew in the direction towards Luna's castle.

Later that evening: Luna's castle

It was a long flight and I was very tired, but the thought of Luna needing my help kept me going.

I was glad when I finally saw Luna's castle up ahead, I landed in front of the castle gates where two of Luna's guards stood in place.

"Here I am, Luna's castle. Damn, I haven't been here since that whole issue with Thorn." I thought.

I looked up at the tall castle gates as I thought about that night; I still remember the twisted state the gates were in after Thorn had smashed through them. I then shook off the memory and walked towards the guards.

One of the guards stepped forward. "State your name and business!" he ordered in a frim voice.

I stopped in front of him. "My name's Matthew, I was sent by Princess Celestia to talk to Princess Luna." I explained.

The two guards looked at each other before they looked back at me. "Go on ahead!" one of the guards said as he used his magic to open one of the gate doors.

"Thanks." I said as I walked past between the two guards and into the castle grounds.

When I got to the front double-doors of the castle, I was told by a guard that Luna was in her gardens and he escorted me there. As we walked through the castle to reach the gardens, I saw that Luna's security had doubled, most likely to prevent another attack.

I also had a few flash backs of that night. The destroyed towers, the broken doors, the dead guards, all the memories rushed through my head. I didn't want to remember that horror, so I tried my best to block out the thoughts.

After a short travel through the castle, the guard and I reached a pair of double-doors. The guard walked up to the double-doors before he opened them with his magic; revealing the castles gardens.

I looked at the garden in awe at its beauty, it was full of blue flowers and the leaves on the trees sparkled like stars. If it was this beautiful in the day, I couldn't imagine how it would look in the night.

As I looked around, I suddenly noticed Luna sitting in front of a water fountain with a statue of herself in the middle of the pool. Even though her back was turned to me, I could tell she was upset with something.

I looked at her in wonder before the guard turned his head to face me. "She's been down there all day, we've tried to talk to her, but she keeps sending us away. Do you think you can try?" he asked.

I turned my head to face him. "I'll try." I answered.

The guard then nodded before he turned around and walked back into the castle. I then turned my attention back to Luna before I began to walk towards her.

As I got closer, I could the sound of her sniffing her nose with her head hanging. I grew more and more concerned about her.

I then stopped a few feet away from her. "L-Luna?" I said quietly.

Luna's eyes shot open. "That voice." She thought as she quickly raised her head up and turned her head around to see me.

"Matthew!...(sniff)…w-what are you doing?" Luna asked in surprise, she then wiped away the small amount of tears in her eyes with her hoof.

I walked closer to her. "Celestia sent me a message; it said that you were upset with something and that you yelled at Discord because of it. Do you want to talk about it?" I asked kindly.

Luna turned her head away from me before she looked back down at the water. "No, I'm not upset…I just need so time alone, that's all."

I then walked up beside her and sat down with her. "Luna, I can tell something's bothering you. Why don't you want to talk about it with me?" I asked.

Luna didn't look at me. "I…I don't know if I can." She said with slight sadness.

I then wrapped my arm around her. "Luna, I'm here for you, you know you can tell me anything. Please, I want to help you." I said sweetly.

Luna turned her head slightly to look at me; she then took a quiet deep breath before she spoke. "Matthew…I want to tell you something, something I wanted to tell you at the Gala." She said.

"Ok, what is it?" I asked.

"First, how much do you care about me?" Luna asked.

I was starting to wonder why she was asking these type of questions. "I care a lot about you, Luna. You're one of my best friends, that's why I'm here to help." I said.

Luna's ears lowered slightly. "And that's all we'll ever be?...Friends?"

I gave her a confused look as I took my arm off her. "What do you mean by that?" I asked curiously.

Luna then turned her head away and looked back down at her reflection. "It does not matter now." She answered.

I thought long and hard about what she just said. "What did she mean by that's all we'll be? It sounds familiar, like something someone would say to someone who they imagined could be more to them than just-…" I thought before it hit me.

I gave Luna a wondering look. "Luna…do you…like me?" I asked.

Luna closed her eyes tight as she let out a sigh. "It…may be…different than that." She said.

"What do you mean?" I asked.

Luna then opened her eyes before she turned her head to face me; she looked deep into my eyes before she spoke. "I…I…(mumble)."

I could hear what she said. "What'd you say?" I asked.

"I said, I…(mumble)." Luna mumbled again.

"Come again!" I said as I held my right hoof behind my right ear to try and hear her better.

Luna then quickly stood to her hooves as she continued to look into my eyes. "I said, I…I…I love you. There, I said it." she said loudly.

I was stunned and shocked by this sudden news. "W-What?" was all I could say.

"I love you, Matthew. I have for a while now, I would have told you sooner, but I knew that you were in love with Twilight Sparkle and I didn't want to ruin anything between the two of you. I tried to tell you at the Gala, but there were so many distractions that I never got the chance." Luna explained clearly.

I was still surprised by the fact that she loved me; the question in my head though was…why? "Luna…of all the colts in the world, why would you love me? Somepony like you could do so much better." I said.

Luna then came closer to me; causing me to stand to my hooves. "No, I could not. Ever since I re-joined my sister on the throne, ponies have been scared of me, they'd run away the moment they'd see me."

"But, all that's changed now. All the ponies in Ponyville aren't scared of you anymore, and I'm sure the ponies in Canterlot will come around eventually, your sister is their ruler after all." I stated.

Luna let out a groan. "I know, I know, but that's not what I mean. Want I mean is, you're the first colt I've ever met who didn't run away the first time they saw me. It was as if…you didn't know who I was or what I did when I was Nightmare Moon…but you did, you knew exactly who I was and you knew exactly what I did. And yet, you still weren't afraid."

I raised my eye brow. "Is that the reason you're in love with me?" I asked nervously.

Luna then looked down at the ground. "That is not the only reason." She stated.

"So, what're the other reasons?" I asked.

Luna then looked back up at me. "Matthew, you're the first colt that's ever show me two things….compassion and understanding. When I was training you how to use your Element, You understood that I felt bad about what I did as Nightmare Moon. You didn't care about what I did, you didn't see me as Nightmare Moon, you saw me as who I am now. Before Ponyville's fear of me was put to rest, only my sister, Twilight Sparkle and her friends have shown me such care. Yet, I was still in the darkness because of how badly I felt about myself. But you…you helped me see differently about myself, you showed me a light that vanquished the darkness. And at that moment…I gained a crush on you and I kept it a secret." She explained.

I was stunned by what she was saying; she was saying that I helped her to stop blaming herself about the whole Nightmare Moon thing. "This is my fault. I must have given her the wrong message when I talked to her." I thought before Luna continued.

"I wanted to tell you my feelings, I really did. But…you were with Twilight Sparkle and…I didn't want to cause a problem, so I kept it to myself for a while. But then there was that night when Thorn kidnapped my and took away my magic, I was so frightened. I prayed for you to come and help me, and you did. You defeated Thorn, saved Canterlot, and brought my magic back to me. That night, you were my hero. And a few days after that, I grew more attached to you…that's when I realized that…I loved you." Luna explained.

The stunned feeling was starting to fade. Once I was calmer, I spoke. "Luna…why didn't you say anything sooner?" I asked.

Luna then sat back down as she continued to look in my eyes. "I was going to tell you at the Gala…but I couldn't."

I then remembered that she wanted to tell me something in private before Pinkie Pie interrupted her. "Wait, is this what you wanted to tell me at the Gala before Pinkie Pie showed up between us?" I asked before Luna nodded.

"When you left the Ballroom with Twilight Sparkle, I decided to follow you until I could get another chance alone with you. I followed you to the shooting-star show, you two were up on the balcony while I was down in the gardens. But…all my chances of expressing my feelings to you vanished when I overheard your proposal to Twilight Sparkle." Luna said before her ears dropped in sadness.

"I…I felt terrible after that…I couldn't stay in the Gala, I just went back up to my room." Luna said with her eyes shut.

The moment I heard her say that, I felt like I was the cause of her sadness. No, I knew I was the cause of her sadness. I'm the reason she's upset today, I'm the reason she yelled at Discord, I'm the reason I was standing there right now talking to her.

"Oh no…what've I done to her? I should have known, she's been acting so differently lately, now I know why. I didn't know, how could I have known? Shit, I'm such a clueless, insensitive, bastard." I thought.

As Luna kept her eyes shut tight with her head hanging, I came closer beside her. "Luna, are you saying that my best night ever…was your worst night ever?" I asked as I felt more upset for her.

"Uh-hm." Luna hummed as she slowly nodded while keeping her eyes shut.

I then felt even worse about myself. "Oh Luna, come here sweet-heart!" I said sweetly as I hugged her tight.

Luna nuzzled her head against the side of my neck as she hugged back; I made the hug as warm and loving as possible. As we hugged, I started to feel the side of my neck get wet. I figured that she was letting out tears and they were soaking into my fur. "Luna, please don't cry! I can't stand it when a girl cries. I'm sorry, I didn't know. I'm so sorry."

I continued to hug Luna tightly, letting her know how sorry I was. After a good seven minutes of hugging, we both slowly pulled away and looked at each other. "Matthew…I…I apologize if I've brought any pressure on you, I just wanted you to know my feelings for you…but I don't know what to do about it." Luna said.

"I have a suggestion, but you're probably not going to like it. Luna...you'll have to try and move on!" I said.

Luna looked at me with a slightly shocked look. "W-What?" was all she said.

I looked into her eyes with sorrow. "I'm so sorry, Luna. But…I'm with Twilight, I-I love her; I can't abandon her after everything we've done together, after all the kindness and love she's given me."

Luna's ears were still down; she looked at me with slight sadness. "I know but…you're the only colt I've ever loved."

I felt my heart grow heavy before I placed my hooves on her shoulders. "Trust me, Luna! This is harder for me. Your colt is out there somewhere, but…it's just not me. I care a lot about you, Luna, but I'm in love with Twilight. We can still be friends but that's all we can be, friends….I'm so sorry, Luna." I said as sweetly as I could before I removed my hooves from her shoulders.

There was a moments silence before Luna spoke. "Y-You are correct, Matthew. You are in love with Twilight Sparkle, and it was foolish of me to think that we could be together when I knew you were with her. I understand now, and I'm sorry." She said before she wiped her tears away with her hoof.

Even though she said that, I knew she was still somewhat upset. "Luna, I hope I haven't ruined anything between us. I mean, I care about you. I would never want to hurt you in any way."

Luna turned her head away from me. "No, you're right…I should move on. I just…need a moment alone to calm down, so…please go back to Ponyville!" she said.

I knew she wasn't mad at me; she just needed time to think. But I still felt concerned about her. "Are you sure, Luna? Do you want me to spend the night to comfort you?" I asked trying to be helpful to her feelings.

Luna turned her head to face me. "N-No, I'll be fine. It just takes a little time to get over something like this." She stated.

I didn't want to leave her like this, but I didn't want to argue with her either. I could tell she was in no mood to argue, so I nodded. "Alright, Luna. I'll leave you to think." I said.

Before I left her, I placed my hoof on her shoulder. She looked at me and I gave her an honest smile. "It'll be ok, Luna. I'll still see you, and we'll hang out a lot when I see you again." I said.

Luna smiled sweetly back. "I'd like that."

I then removed my hoof from her shoulder before I began to walk back towards the castle. As Luna watched me walk away, a small frown came on her face before she let out a sigh.

That night: Ponyville library

Spike, Jeff and Peewee were all asleep in Spike's basket, and Twilight was down stairs in the bathroom getting ready to join me in the bed.

While I was lying in the bed, I was looking up at the ceiling in deep thought about Luna.

"I hope she's alright. She said she was goin' to be fine, but…she could've just been saying that to get me to leave. I just feel as though I could have done better, like I could have done something to make her feel better before I left." I thought as I tapped both my front hooves together.

At that moment, Twilight came up the stairs and walked over to the other side of the bed. After she got into bed beside me, she turned her head to face me to see the worried look on my face. "Matt, are you ok, sweetie?" she asked in concern.

I then snapped out of my train of thought and turned my head to face her. "Well…not really. I'm a bit worried about Luna." I admitted.

"Yeah, Spike told me that you got a letter from the Princess saying that she was upset with something. What was she upset about?" Twilight asked.

I wasn't sure if I should tell, I already felt like a bad guy for letting Luna down. But, I'd probably be an even bigger bad guy if I didn't tell her. "Promise you won't get mad at her!"

Twilight nodded. "Of course not, Luna is Celestia's sister, I'd never get mad at her." She stated.

After hearing this, I took a deep breath before I spoke. "Well…I went to check on her like Celestia asked me to, I then found Luna in her gardens and we started talking. That's when she told me what was bothering her."

"What was it?" Twilight asked.

I looked deep into Twilight's eyes, I almost didn't want to say it, but I had to. "She said that…she's…she's had a crush for a while, and…she said that ever since that whole Thorn thing…her crush evolved into love, so…she was saying that…she loved me." I said hoping Twilight wouldn't get upset.

Twilight stared at me in silence before she spoke. "She…loves you?...W-Why does she love you?" she asked in a shocked voice.

I threw my head back on the pillow before I placed my hooves on my eyes. "It's all my fault, Twi. I caused this to happen."

Twilight looked at me with a raised eye brow. "What? What do you mean? How is it your fault?" she asked.

I removed my hooves from my eyes. "It was when she was training me to use my Element. She told me that she felt bad about what happened when she was Nightmare Moon; she said that the ponies were still sacred of her; I did my best to comfort her, I told her that I didn't care about what she did and to ignore any comments from other ponies. She may've got the wrong idea about it, and that's how she got a crush on me."

"But…how did her crush turn to love?" Twilight asked as she started to calm down.

"She loves me because I saved her from Thorn and stopped him from taking over Canterlot. I helped her when she needed me most. Now she's upset because she overheard us at the Gala, she heard me propose to you and it devastated her." I said.

"So…what'd you tell her?" Twilight asked.

I looked in her eyes before I let out a sigh. "I told her…that I loved you and…she needed to move on and find another colt who'd make her happy. I did my best to let her down easy but it was hard to do…"

"And what did she say to that?" Twilight asked.

"She said that she understood and that she was going to move on…but I still feel as though I've broken her heart. Twilight…am I a bad pony?" I asked as I sat up on the bed.

Twilight shook her head. "No, of course not. Matt, these kind of things are always hard to do. It's like breaking up with your girlfriend of coltfriend, you can't do it without upsetting the other."

"I know, Twi. But I still feel like…pardon my language!... I feel like complete and utter bull-crap." I said before I dropped face first down on my pillow.

I then felt Twilight rub my back with her hoof. "Oh Matt…if it will make you feel any better, how about tomorrow we go to her castle and try to straighten this out a little more with her? You know, just to talk with her."

I then pulled my head up out from the pillow before I looked at Twilight. "Are you sure? I don't know if she want to see us right now." I said.

"Look, you're upset, Luna's upset. The only way to fully settle this is to have a good conversation about it with her, I'm sure we'll handle it somehow." Twilight said with a confident smile.

I then smiled back. "Ok, Twi. We'll talk to her tomorrow." I said as I turned my body over so I was lying on my back again.

I then gave Twilight a small kiss on her cheek before she lied down and turned her body so she was lying on her right side. "Goodnight, Matt." she said before she closed her eyes.

"Goodnight, Twi." I said before I lied my head down on the pillow and closed my eyes to sleep. However, I still felt slightly worried about Luna.

Meanwhile: Luna's castle gardens

Luna was now in the middle of her gardens sitting on a bench; she was trying to calm herself by enjoying her beautiful surroundings while looking up at her full moon.

She was in deep thought about what I said to her earlier today. "Matthew is right, I should move on. It's not like I had a chance with him anyway, I should have known better then to think he would love me when he loves Twilight Sparkle." She said out loud to herself before she hung her head.

"I just wish I knew how it felt to have a coltfriend who loves me." Luna said in slight depression.

"Oh poor, poor Princess Luna." A female voice echoed in the wind; causing Luna to gasp in fright before she jumped off the bench.

"So alone in the world, never having somepony to love. It makes me so sad that I shed a tear every time I think about it, you really do get to me sometimes, Princess." The voice ached again.

Luna turned her head left and right as fast as she could to find the source of the voice. "Who are you? How did you get in here?" she yelled in the air.

"Oh Luna, I've always been here. I've been watching you all day." The voice echoed again.

"SHOW YOURSELF!" Luna demanded.

"…as you wish, my dear." The voice echoed before a large bolt of dark-purple flames appeared a few feet away from Luna.

Luna covered her face with her wing to block out the heat from the flames. When Luna felt the heat die down, she removed her wing and her eyes widened at what she saw.

She saw a silhouetted female alicorn with glowing red eyes standing a few feet away from her, her mane and tail were formed completely out of dark-purple flames. "There, maybe now we talk face-to-face." She said.

Luna growled at her as her horn glowed blue. "What do you alicorns always what with me?" she yelled.

The alicorn held one of her front hooves to her chest. "I want nothing with you, except to make you happy," she stated with a grin.

The glow on Luna's horn then faded away as she looked at the alicorn with a raised eye brow. "What do you mean? And who are you anyway?" she asked with a surreptitious look.

The alicorn began to walk over to her. "Oh yes, where are my manners? I am Zelga, a pleasure to finally meet you, Princess." The alicorn (now known as Zelga) said as she held her hoof out to Luna.

Luna looked at Zelga's hoof before she looked up into her red eyes; Zelga then took her hoof away and placed it back on the ground. "Not the shaking type, hmm? No matter, no matter, we know each other enough already."

Luna watched as Zelga walked over to the bench and sat down on it, Zelga then looked at Luna before she patter her hoof on the bench. "Care to sit down, dear?" she asked.

Luna gave her a distrustful look. "I'd rather stand, if you don't mind." She said in a firm voice.

"Oh, I understand completely why you wouldn't trust me. Why would you after what my dear old brother did to you, he did go a bit overboard with that one, didn't he?" Zelga said before she giggled.

Luna gave Zelga a confused look as she thought about what she just said. Once Luna figured it out, he eyes widened. "Wait! Are you saying that…Thorn was your brother?"

Zelga then grinned. "…Maybe."

Once Luna heard that, she growled loudly with her teeth bearing. She got in a fighting position as her horn glowed brightly. "I knew there was something familiar about your flaming mane and tail, leave my castle NOW!" she demanded.

"Oh, but Luna. All I want to do is to help you with your little problem; don't you want to know what I have planned?" Zelga asked with an innocent look on her face.

"I am not interested." Luna stated with a sharp glare in her eyes.

Zelga then smirked. "Really? Even if I mentioned that my plan will bring your deepest desire to life?...to grant you what you've wished for so many long weeks?"

Luna's glare then faded as her horn stopped glowing, she wondered what she was talking about. "Explain your words!" she said.

Zelga smiled. "Come here! Sit with me! We have much to discuss." She said as she patted her hoof on the bench again.

This time, Luna walked over to the bench and sat down beside Zelga. Once she was satisfied, Zelga spread out one of her large feathered wings and wrapped it around Luna.

Zelga's horn then glowed purple and two black chalices appeared in a flash of light, they were both hovering in mid-air front of them. One of the chalices hovered towards Zelga while the other hovered towards Luan.

Zelga's chalice hovered in front of her mouth before she took the first sip of her drink; she then looked down at Luna. "Thirsty?" she asked.

Luna looked into her chalice to see red bubbling water inside, it smelled foul; causing Luna to cover her mouth with her hoof. "No, thank you." Luna said.

"Very well." Zelga said before Luna's chalice disappeared in a flash of light, Zelga took another sip of her drink before she spoke.

"Now, where was I? Ah yes, I have a solution to your little…Matthew problem." Zelga said with a devious grin.

Luna turned her head to face Zelga with her eyes slightly wide. "I…don't know what you're talking about." She said as her eyes shifted.

Zelga giggled. "Oh Luna, you don't have to hide your feelings from me. I already know your feelings for young Matthew; I can sense it in your heart. You wonder what it would be like if he loved you, if he hugged you during a rain storm…if he kissed you." she whispered in Luna's ear.

As Zelga took her mouth away from Luna's ear, Luna stared into thin air as she thought deeply about it. "I…have wondered those things." she admitted.

Zelga then wrapped her arms around Luna. "Oh, sweet-heart. It's so upsetting, to love somepony who loves another."

Luna didn't know why, but she had the urge to rest her head on Zelga's warm coat; which she eventually did.

Zelga smiled before she released Luna from her hug, she then lowered her head down to Luna. "What if I told you I could make your wonders a reality?" she said before Luna looked at her; giving Zelga her full attention.

Zelga grinned as her horn glowed purple. Suddenly, there was a small flash of light and a small brown scroll appeared. It hovered towards Luna and stopped in front of her face. "W-What is this?" she asked.

The scroll then unrolled itself to reveal a recipe; Luna then read it to discover it was a recipe for a potion. "A potion? What kind of potion?" Luna asked.

"…A love potion, all you have to do is make it. And when you're done, have Matthew drink it. Then he'll instantly fall in love with the first girl he sees, you just have to make sure that girl is you." Zelga explained with a sly voice.

Luna then placed her hoof on the scroll before she gently pushed it away. "No, no, I could never use a potion like that on Matthew. I am curious about what it would feel like to have a coltfriend, but I'm not that desperate." She stated.

"Oh, no worries. The effects of the potion aren't permanent, they're only temporary. They'll last an hour, at least. And don't worry about Matthew! Once the effects have worn off, he'll have no memory about what happened. To him, it'll be as if it never happened. It's a win-win, Luna. You can have an hour with him without harming your friendship with anyone. As long as you don't let anyone know you did it, that is" Zelga explained with a generous smile.

Luna remained silent as she looked back at the scroll floating in front of her. "Well, what do you say, Luna? Go on with your life without knowing what it feels like to have a colt love you, or make the potion and experience what you've wanted for long." Zelga said.

Luna thought long and hard about it. "In a way, that does make sense. If I use the potion on Matthew, he won't remember anything once the effects ware off. I can have some time with him without losing him as a friend…but it all sounds so devious, would I really do such a thing to him? Would I make him feel fake love for me? All these questions and decisions are twisting my mind." She thought.

Zelga continued to wait for an answer, but there wasn't one. Zelga smiled before she used her magic to roll the scroll back up and placed it beside Luna on the bench.

Luna still remained silent as she looked down at the ground in front of her, Zelga's horn glowed purple before there was a small flash of light. When the light faded, there was a black rose floating in mid-air beside Luna's head.

The rose then hovered towards closer to Luna before it placed itself behind her ear; Zelga then wrapped her arm around Luna as she smiled down at her. "I'll let you think it over." She said before she planted a sweet kiss above Luna's forehead; Luna only reacted by turning her head to face Zelga.

Zelga then removed her arm from Luna before she hovered her chalice towards her mouth again.

Zelga then took one last gulp of her drink before her chalice disappeared in a flash of light.

Zelga then got up off the bench and started to walk away. Luna wanted to say something to her, but she couldn't find the words. She just sat there and watched her walk away.

Zelga then stopped in her tracks before she turned her head around to look at Luna. "We'll be in-touch, and go on inside your castle! We wouldn't want you to catch a cold now, do we?" She said with a grin before she winked at Luna.

Zelga's horn then glowed purple again, and a large bolt of dark-purple flames formed around her. When the flames cleared, Zelga was gone.

Luna just sat there on the bench, alone and puzzled, she looked down beside her to see the scroll.

A feel rushed through her body as she looked at it, she didn't know if it meant that this was the answer to her problems, or if it meant that she would do a dark deed just to for-fill her desires.

She then moved her eyes upward to try and see the rose on her ear, he horn glowed and the rose lifted off her ear and hovered in front of her. She held up her hoof and placed the rose on its palm so she cloud look at it better.

Luna didn't know what her next move would be, would she make the potion, or would she forget about such an idea? She looked back and forth from the rose to the scroll as she thought about Zelga's kindness.

"Why is she trying to help me? I thought she'd be angry after what happened to Thorn. Could she be different to him? Is she kind of like the good sibling? These are a lot of risky questions, but the riskiest question is….can I trust her?" Luna said out loud to herself.

Luna then used her magic to place the rose back behind her ear before she looked back down at the scroll; she gave it one last thought until she made her ultimate decision. "I'll think about it." She said.

Luna's horn glowed before the scroll lifted up to her and placed itself in her neck-piece.

Luna let out a sigh of shame before she got up off the bench and started walking towards the entrance to her castle.

I hope you like the chapter.

Trust me when I tell you this, it was more upsetting for me to write, then it was for you to read.

Don't worry about Luna! She'll be back and you will be surprised by what she gets later on in the story.

I tried to make this chapter as friendly as possible to Luna, so please don't think badly of me!

Note to readers: I'm having a bit of trouble with something and I could use your help. I don't know where Matt and Twilight's wedding should take place.

The choices are Ponyville, or Canterlot. Please tell me in your review where you think the wedding should be! Thanks.

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Next chapter will be up soon.