8:45 AM- Equestria- Chris's Chambers.

Chris had been led back to his room and with a sarcastic salute for the guards, he entered it and closed the door behind him.

His eyes widened in surprise and glee as he spotted something draped over a chair. He ran over to it and picked it up, checking it over for any scorch marks and smiling when there were none to be seen. In fact it actually looked better than it did last time. The ripped and patched areas had been sown with absolute precision and made his once shabby trench coat look brand new.

He reached into the side pocket and pulled out his MP3 player and Mobile. He was relieved to see that they had escaped the blaze unharmed even though his mobile did have a little black mark on the back of it. Chris put his coat back over the chair, putting the items back inside of it and noticed a piece brown paper fall out of it. He picked it up and opened it, reading the contents with a curious smile.

Chris smiled as he finished reading it and put it back in the coats inside pocket.

"I'm glad their house is being rebuilt…damn I'm exhausted. How much blood did I lose?"

Chris wearily took his clothing off and climbed into the bed. It felt quite comfy and thus sleep took him only a mere minute later.

8:57AM- Equestria- The Throne Room.

Celestia had been grinning for at least ten minutes now and it was beginning to affect her guard's famous apathy. But she didn't care about that at the moment. All she could think about was Chris…her Chris. She couldn't believe what had just transpired between the two of them, it was making her thoughts go wild for the first time in a long time.

"We're lovers again! Okay Celestia keep your head on. Chris is still unsure about his feelings and it isn't going to be the same as it once was…for now. Ohh how I wish to be held by him again. To be loved and cared for like I used to be so long ago. I wonder when he will be ready for…No Tia one thing at a time, you've only just got around to kissing, so THAT can wait."

Celestia managed to shake her thoughts off of her Human and look down at the short reply she had gotten from her niece Princess Cadance.

Celestia smiled as she closed up the scroll and teleported it into her chambers, her thoughts quickly turning back to Chris now that her mind was calm again.

"If this all works out today then the feelings that are brewing inside of Chris should increase tenfold…but he has to want it for it to work…How can I convince him when he doesn't trust me yet?"

Back in Chris's Chambers.

Chris was tossing and turning in his sleep, a smile on his face whilst he whispered a name over and over.

"Tia…"

Chris opened his eyes to find himself lying on a plush bed. The room around him was coated with pink and cyan, bringing a happy feeling from him just by looking at it. He sat up as he heard the door open and smiled as Celestia walked into the room, a sly grin on her face.

She jumped up onto the bed and laid down on top of him. Chris didn't complain, Celestia barely weighed anything and besides he could hardy find this situation something to complain about.

"Chrisss."

"Mhmm?"

"Mother and Father have gone to Manehattan and won't be back for a few hours, and Lulu is still asleep. Do you know what this means love?"

Chris raised an eyebrow in mock confusion and pursed his lips in deliberate consideration.

"That you…wanna raid the kitchens?" he replied, smirking when she rolled her eyes.

"Of course Chris. Everypony has left the palace except for the guard's and I want to raid the larder."

Celestia leaned her face down into his neck and started giving it little butterfly kisses, teasing him by touching him with nearly non-existent force. Chris merely grinned at this and touched her Cutie Mark just as gently, making the Alicorn gasp and glare down at him with a smile.

"You really wish to start this game again? You never win it."

Chris merely smirked at her and caught her off guard with a quick kiss, pulling back just before she could recuperate his actions. Celestia narrowed her eyes at him before giving him a wink and kissing his neck again, a little more force in it this time. Chris growled at her as she began to scrape her teeth along his sensitive skin. He got his revenge however when he pressed a little harder on her Cutie Mark, kneading it in a clockwise direction and smirking as Celestia's breath turned into light pants and quiet moans.

No words were shared between the two and that's how their game worked. The first one to call their lovers name lost and had to bare the humiliation for the rest of the day…or until they got ached for each other again and restarted.

So it never lasted more than a few hours…sometimes minutes.

Celestia moved down to his bare chest, kissing lightly as she did so. She stopped before she reached it however and kissed the hollow part at the beginning of his neck, earning a groan from her beloved and smiling at his near calling of her name. Chris decided to step it up a bit began to run his other hand down her body, caressing it lovingly and stopping once he reached the Cutie Mark on the other side of her flank. He pressed into it and began to replicate his actions that his other hand was doing. He smirked when he heard Celestia's breath catch in her throat and looked at her face as her mouth trembled and her eyes began to darken with lust.

She looked up at Chris and grinned slyly once more, moving down from his chest and kissing as she did so. She stopped when she reached the trousers that she herself had made for him and smirked up at him. Chris's eyes widened as he realized what she was about to do and wondered whether he should stop her or not. Celestia guessed this and smiled up at him warmly.

"Shhh just relax Chris. Think of this as a new addition to the game." She finished teasingly.

"Hmm maybe I can, but it's hardly fair that you get the only advantage don't you think?" he replied coyly.

Celestia blushed shyly before smiling up at him and magically enveloping his trousers.

"Mhmm but you first." She purred seductively, her eyes taking on a playful look.

Chris couldn't say much else as he felt his trousers undo themselves, pulling themselves down and-

Chris opened his eyes and sat up, breathing heavily.

"What the fuck was that?"

He wiped his slightly sweaty brow and got up out of the bed. Unfortunately he quickly noticed just how much that "Dream" had affected him and felt himself become red in the face.

"Uhh cold shower."

Chris quickly went into the bathroom in case some random guard came in or worse…Celestia herself. He shook the thought from his head and looked at the shower, trying to figure out how on Earth he was supposed to turn it on.

After a good half hour of fiddling he finally turned it on and removed his boxers, chucking them into a nearby washing basket and stepping inside the annoyingly small tub. He shivered as the cold water hit him but gritted his teeth and washed himself, sighing as his "problem" disappeared. He stepped outside of the shower and pressed a rather simple looking button that he had missed, turning the water off.

He then looked around and realized that there wasn't any towels in the room.

"Who doesn't put a towel in a bathroom?" He thought in annoyance.

He sighed and opened the bathroom door, checking that nopony was in the main room. He smiled to himself and walked inside it, dampening the carpet with his wet feet as he searched for a towel.

Suddenly there was a knock and the door to his room opened. Celestia stepped inside, a towel hovering with a golden glow beside her. Both looked at each other for a few moments, Celestia looking down his body briefly before snapping up to his beetroot face and passing him the towel. Chris took it and wrapped it around himself silently, cursing inwardly when it didn't cover his stomach properly but chose not to say anything, not wanting to make the situation any more awkward than it already was.

Celestia's expression suddenly changed from awkward nervousness to concern as she examined his body. She walked over to him and put a hoof on his stomach, frowning when she could see his ribcage.

"Why are you so malnourished?" She asked, worry and concern etched into her expression.

"She didn't notice this before? I've not had a top since I woke up a few hours ago."

"I rarely had any money for food." He replied truthfully.

"And nopony offered to help you? Feed you?" She continued, anger lacing into her tone whilst her expression became a frown.

"No." Chris replied. He didn't want to try and explain how he had grown up in full detail but something told him that Celestia wasn't going to give up.

He guessed correctly as the Princess sat down on her rump and gestured for him to sit on the edge of the bed. Chris sighed but did as she asked, not wanting to argue with that determined look in her eyes.

"Why didn't they offer anything to you? Did nopony really care for you apart from that Caretaker?"

Chris exhaled and leaned back on his hands but stayed sitting so he could see Celestia.

"No, no one….nopony looked after me properly. I was found outside of the Love and Tolerance Orphanage when I was a small baby, barely more than a few months old apparently. They were forced to take me in and raise me until I reached the age of eighteen, so in a few months I was going to get kicked out anyway. They only allowed me to stay until I finished my college course and that was only a few more months. But anyway growing up was a nightmare."

"How so?" Celestia asked, worry lacing her voice as she looked up at him sadly.

"Well you remember Dan?" He asked.

Celestia nodded at him, who could forget that monster.

"Well when I got to around five years old he started picking on me. He would steal what rare amount of food I got, destroy my toys and make sure I had very little sleep."

Celestia narrowed her eyes dangerously as she frowned angrily. She couldn't believe that such a child could ever have existed.

"But it got worse as I got older." Chris continued darkly. "He got into a gang at around sixteen and I was only eleven. Anyway this gang of his would ambush me when I walked home from school. They would ask for whatever money I had on me and if it wasn't enough they would beat the crap out of me. If I refused they would beat the crap out of me. Hell even if I gave them more than enough I would still go to the orphanage with a black eye. I've lost at least two of my back teeth. Luckily you can't see them and so it's never bothered me that much."

Celestia's eyes were wide with disbelief as Chris finished talking.

"And you've dealt with this your entire life?" She asked, unable to comprehend that some Humans were like that.

Chris nodded and sighed, before standing up and searching around for something to wear. He looked in surprise as he noticed his Jeans, a white t-shirt and some boxers and socks were on the same chair as his coat. He raised an eyebrow and vowed to catch the sneaky pony, before putting his boxers and other clothing on quickly and turning around to look at Celestia.

She looked up at him and for a brief second Chris saw the transparent ghost of a slightly smaller Celestia flash in his mind, laughing musically whilst she ran ahead of him and disappeared into the darkness.

Chris rubbed his forehead as he felt a headache coming on and closed his eyes.

"Chris are you alright?"

He opened his eyes and nearly jumped back in shock as he saw Celestia's face not a few inches from his own.

"Uh y-yeah, just a headache."

Celestia frowned at him and clicked her tongue in amused annoyance.

"So many years and you still pull the same face when you lie." She said sternly, her voice and amused expression contradicting each other.

"W-What? I'm not lying, I've got a headache coming on." He retorted, although he knew exactly what she was talking about.

"Maybe, but you're not explaining why?" She replied smoothly.

"How should I know why I've got a headache? Maybe I'm not drinking enough."

Celestia sighed and walked until she had him backed up against the wall. Her horn shone golden and Chris heard the door lock. He also felt her magic surrounding him, not to restrain him but to merely point out that it was useless to try and run.

"Chris what aren't you telling me?" She asked softly.

"N-Nothing, there's nothing to tell." Chris replied shakily. His mind was becoming slightly fuzzy as he felt something that he could help but recognize as extreme affection flood his mind, even whilst he tried to fight it.

Celestia's eyes narrowed mischievously before she stood on her hind legs, putting her front ones on his chest and using her magic to keep his head still. Chris looked at her eyes and felt his body become tingly and warm with comfort. He noticed her eyes getting closer to his own and felt the softest brush of her lips against his. He looked at her eyes and instantly closed his own as he felt the urge to kiss her become stronger with each second he looked at them.

To his relief however the moment he closed his eyes, that feeling dissipated a bit…but not by all.

"Open your eyes Chris." Celestia asked softly.

He couldn't shake his head and he didn't want to open his mouth with her literally touching it with her own. So he merely remained silent and hoped she understood his negative.

Celestia smirked as she understood perfectly well what he was thinking. Unfortunately for Chris it was merely a matter of willpower for every time she asked, his refusal would become more and more difficult to keep up.

"Look at me Chris." She crooned at him.

Chris nearly whimpered at how much he wanted to look at her. He didn't know how much longer he could refuse her. Her voice seemed to caress his very mind with promises of love and affection whilst her touch set his skin on fire. Not to burn him however but to merely show him a glimpse of her passion and desire.

And all of this was felt with merely a few words.

"Chris don't fight it, don't fight me." She purred at him, letting her mouth tease his own as each word was drawn out, her hot breath coating his lips warmly and causing him to shiver involuntary.

"Give into it my love. Open your eyes and bare your soul to me."

Chris found his eyes opening of their own accord, his control over them being gently taken over. He looked into the beautiful blue orbs opposite him and felt his headache leave him, a voluptuous sensation filling it instead.

"How…How are you…doing this?" Chris found it extremely hard to talk, a mere glimpse from her eyes telling him that he didn't need to.

"Ancient magic Chris." Celestia replied, her eyes regarding him with the utmost love and care. "Did you never wonder about the mark on your forehead or why it is identical to my Cutie Mark?"

Chris tried to reply but found himself unable to talk.

"In the days when the Alicorns were becoming few, an ancient magic was created. It was to bind any other pony no matter their race to an Alicorn and increase the chance of creating more Alicorns through birth. It also connected the Alicorn and the pony in such an intimate way that it could only be used if they loved each other deeply."

She caressed his whole body with her magic, using it to get under his clothing and touch his skin. It was unlike anything Chris had ever felt in his life. His body became very warm and comfortable and yet felt as though it was being stroked by a hundred hands.

"What I am doing now, I can do only because of our love. You don't remember what we used to have yet and I know how rushed this must feel to you. But every time you try and ignore what you feel for me, it will only make me become that much more impossible to resist."

She smiled at his wide eyed expression and pressed her lips against his in a gentle kiss.

Chris felt her lips caressing his own lovingly and tried so hard to not return it, to deny her and show that he could fight this attraction. Celestia noticed this and looked into his eyes, pleading silently for him to let go, to give in and embrace his feelings for her.

And so it became a battle of willpower between the two.

With Celestia embracing her feelings and using their bond to coax him into doing the same.

And with Chris fighting both his feelings and their bond, resisting it and refusing to allow his mixed up feelings to take him over.

Why did he resist? He hadn't before in the throne room so why now?

The truth of the matter was the dreams and hallucinations were getting to him. The Princess of the day brought out powerful feelings from a mere glance. That's why he had ran from her when they first locked eyes and why he continued to try and run away afterwards.

Oddly enough the fact that she wasn't a Human didn't bother him in the slightest, although he had no idea why.

"This…is too much…The urge to…respond is so powerful..."

Celestia kept her gaze on his eyes and saw his resistance dying out. All it would take was a mere push in the right direction and he would give in and admit that he felt something for her.

She removed her lips from his nuzzled his cheek soothingly, before looking back into his eyes and asking him one question.

Just one question.

"Do you remember when we used to play the teasing game?"

Chris's eyes flickered in remembrance as the dream he had dreamt before appeared in his mind. Celestia noticed his look of recognition and continued.

"We would touch and tease each other into madness until one of us said…or usually shouted the others name."

She moved her mouth from his cheek and hovered her lips a mere inch from his own.

"We would always relax afterwards, kissing and holding each other. When you held me I would feel so safe, so loved and cared for that I would sometimes beg you to stay…if only for a few minutes longer."

Chris's mouth twitched reflexively as his mind began to give into her soft spoken words.

"I want that again Chris. I want you to come into my chambers tonight and let us hold each other. I'm not asking for you to declare your love for me…just to hold me and give me a chance…Will you give me a chance Chris?"

Chris felt her lips press against his once more and his resistance shattered. Her magic stopped and he let himself willingly wrap his arms around her whilst she moaned happily and deepened the kiss.

Chris found himself getting so into it that he flipped their positions and spun Celestia around, lifting her off the ground slightly and pinning her against the wall with a strength that he had never had before.

Celestia sighed into their passionate kiss and for the first time in a long time allowed herself to use her magic for her own gain, however unselfish others might say it was.

And so she did, wrapping her large wings around her lover and pulling him closer to her, dropping back down onto the ground. When she felt like he was close enough she removed her lips from his and licked his cheek tenderly, simultaneously activating her magic and watching as the mark on Chris's head started to glow faintly.

With a reassuring smile to her beloved, Celestia rested the tip of her horn on his mark for a moment before gently sliding it inside of his skull. Chris panicked inwardly and was about to back away before he heard a gentle, soothing and most certainly loving voice inside of his mind.

"Shhh my darling. Just relax for me okay."

Chris couldn't help but comply and let her calming emotions wash over him. A few minutes later Celestia withdrew her horn from his head but kept her wings wrapped around him, not willing to let him go just quite yet

"What was that Tia?" Chris asked.

His eyes widened suddenly as he realized what he had just called her, whilst Celestia smiled at her magic's success.

"That was me opening our bond…our link, all the way. I had hoped it would bring back a bit you as you were when I created it. And by the sound of it, it just did…How do you feel?"

Chris opened his mouth to reply "A bit freaked out" but found himself unable as he looked at her face. It was as though he was looking at her for the first time all over again. He noticed how magical her flowing mane and tail were, how sleek and well groomed her coat of fur was and finally just how beautiful her eyes were.

"Chris?" Celestia asked, wondering with worry whether she had broken him by mistake.

Chris shook his head to get rid of the thinking tirade that had just started before looking at her and smiling nervously.

"I um, I feel great thanks." He said, wincing when Celestia narrowed her eyes at him.

"You're lying to me again Chris." She said, her tone sounding akin to an annoyed teacher.

Chris couldn't think of anything to say for a moment as he took in that look and shivered involuntary as he realized just how damn sexy it made her, as well as-

"WHOA! Steady on Chris. Now take a deep breath and try to forget that you ever thought that and…why is she looking at me like that?"

Celestia suddenly burst into a fit of giggles and tightened her hold on him with her wings, bringing him closer to her.

"Awww thank you for the complement Chris, I'll have to talk to you like that more often."

"Did she just-"

"Read your mind? Come on Chris, I did say I opened our bond completely."

"Oh."

Celestia smiled at him and gave his cheek another affectionate lick. She then withdrew her wings from him and folded them in, looking at him all the while with half lidded eyes before walking a little closer to him and resting her head on his chest.

"Tia, why did you come in my room in the first place? Any of your…guards or servants could have brought it in instead of you."

Celestia sighed on him and pulled her head back, standing up straight and walking towards the door, gesturing for him to follow. He did so, putting his coat on and feeling the jingle of the items inside of it.

"There's someone I want you to meet and I figured I'd bring you a towel since there weren't any…which I may or may not have made sure was the case."

Chris rolled his eyes at her as she unlocked the door with her magic and continued walking outside, Chris following behind her. They remained silent whilst they walked, Chris attempting to read her thoughts but with not knowing how only ended up frustrating himself. And Celestia reading his mind, seeing what he was trying to do and staying silent so she didn't break into a laughing fit in the middle of the corridor.

They eventually entered the throne room and Chris noticed yet another Alicorn talking to one of the guards animatedly. Said guard saw Celestia and instantly clammed up, making this new Alicorn raise an eyebrow before turning around and smiling at the two of them.

Her coat was a light pink colour and her mane and tail were a multi-coloured red, dark blue and yellow. For some reason it reminded him of a drumstick lollypop. Her eyes were a darker shade of blue than his own, but kept a playful look dancing in them that reminded Chris of Celestia when she was teasing him a while ago.

"Are they related?"

"Aunty it's so great to see you again." She said, trotting over to Celestia and hugging her, getting a hug in return before stepping back from her and looking at Chris.

"And you must be Chris. Hmm Tia wasn't lying when she said you were more than just a pony. Oh where are my manners, I'm Princess Mi Amore Cadenza or as everypony else calls me Princess Cadance ."

Chris raised an eyebrow at her and grinned in amusement. He then looked at her left foreleg and noticed a fancy looking band wrapped around it.

"You're married." The words came out without him meaning to say them, making him blink rapidly in surprise and shake his head. Celestia and Cadance looked at each other briefly and smiled in acknowledgment.

"Anyway I think I'll stick to Cadance if you don't mind." Chris said awkwardly, trying to forget what he had just blurted out randomly.

Cadance giggled at him and shook her head.

"Not at all. I prefer it if I'm being honest."

Celestia smiled as she felt Chris's feelings and felt happy that they were positive toward her niece. Cadance then looked at Celestia and nodded at her, receiving a nod in return and motioning for Chris to follow her, leaving Celestia behind in the throne room.

Chris looked back at Celestia who gave him a soft smile and motioned for him to follow Cadance.

He rolled his eyes at being led everywhere but complied and followed the Alicorn. They continued walking as she led them out of the palace and into a garden. Chris's eyes widened as he recognized it as the garden from his dreams. Cadance noticed that he had stopped and waited patiently for him to follow her again.

Chris snapped out of his stupor and noticed Cadance waiting for him. He smiled apologetically at her and followed her once again, walking until they reached a large oak tree, where she sat down and motioned for Chris to do the same.

One he had sat against the tree…and shaken off an immense amount of Da-ja-vu, Chris looked at Cadance and waited for her to speak.

"Celestia told me about you, you know." She told him, looking at his eyes as if to try and read his emotions.

"Really? What about?" He replied, half curious, half unsure.

"About who you used to be when she was around your age. About what adventures you used to get up to and about…how much you two used to be in love."

Chris swallowed audibly but remained silent. In truth he didn't know what to think about that. The questions "Who am I?" and "Why do I keep seeing things?" were most persistent in his mind.

But he was too nervous of the answers to ask them.

"She loves you so much, you know that right?" Cadance told him cautiously, as if he was going to explode at any second.

"Yes." He replied slowly, unsure of where she was going with this.

"Do you love her?" She continued, noticing a spark of something in his eyes before it faded away.

"I…I haven't known her for more than a day. How could anypony fall in love so quickly?"

"You'd be surprised." She giggled at him. "It only took me a few minutes of conversation to fall in love with my Husband."

Chris smiled at this but didn't know what else to say.

"What do you feel when you're around her? How do you feel when she touches you?" Cadance asked him, feeling a little safer now that he was smiling.

"That's a bit personal don't you think?"

Cadance shrugged.

"If it helps think of me as a psychiatrist. I've always been good at helping ponies with their love lives believe it or not."

Chris thought about it for a moment before sighing and nodding at her.

"When I'm around her I feel...Safe, warm, relaxed and...I don't know how to describe it."

"There's no harm in trying." Cadance pushed gently.

"She makes me want to…God this is embarrassing." Chris was visibly red in the cheeks now which made Cadance giggle but nudge at him to continue with her hoof.

"She makes me want to…collapse on her…no that's not right. She makes me want to be held in her embrace, because it makes me feel safe and warm…and I think by what she asked the feeling is mutual."

Cadance nodded at his explanation, recognizing his feelings and smiling at his denial and confusion.

"Well from what I've gathered from what she's told me. Both of your souls have been denied each other's love for two thousand years. So it only makes sense that you just want to hold each other. I understand why you can't say that you love her. But love is based on so much more than mere words and tokens of affection. It's mostly emotions and feelings, touches and passion. And you've both been starved of it for so long."

"I'm only eighteen-" Chris tried to reply.

"But your soul is two millennia. And the soul is what loves, not the skin."

"And I don't get how that is possible. How can my soul be two thousand years old? How was I here two thousand years ago?"

Cadance shrugged with a sad smile and stood up.

"I can't answer that for you Chris, but maybe the tree can."

"The what?"

Chris stood up and looked at the tree was had been leaning against.

On it was an engraving that was glowing faintly, making him wonder how he hadn't noticed it before. But what it said made his breath catch in his throat.

Chris touched the bark and felt it tingle with magical energy. He withdrew his finger and smiled at Cadance.

"It's true by the way. What you two wrote on the tree." Said Cadance.

Chris grinned at her and gestured for her to walk ahead, getting a smile in return as she did so.

A few minutes later they arrived back in the throne room. Chris instantly spotted Celestia and made his way over to her, Cadance right behind him.

Celestia saw her beloved and smiled at him. Her eyes widened in surprise as he put his hand on her cheek and kissed her, getting an actual chuckle from some of the guards before Cadance looked at them and they shut up instantly.

Chris drew back from the kiss and chuckled at Celestia's expression.

It was a mix between shock, surprise and pure adulterated happiness.

"Chris I…"

"I'm willing to give this a shot Tia. I'd like to get to know you…again."

Celestia's eyes filled up with tears but she blinked them away and touched Chris's face with her hoof, not caring that her guards were staring or how unbecoming of a Princess this was.

For the first time since he left, Celestia didn't care about it.

She moved her lips to his and caught them gracefully, caressing them gently as Cadance looked at them a sighed happily.

Even some of the guards replicated her sigh.

Suddenly music started playing from Chris's pocket, scaring the living daylights out of everypony in the room. Chris blinked in surprise and pulled out his phone.

"One night and one more time.

Thanks for the memories, even though they weren't so great.

He tastes like you only sweeter!"

Celestia looked at the contraption in confused wonder but saw Chris's expression as he stared at it, as well as a felt a flurry of intense emotions.

Anger and sadness mostly.

"Chris what's the matter? Are you okay?" She asked worriedly.

Chris remained silent and flipped open the phone, putting it to his ear and answering bluntly.

"I don't know how you're calling me, but what do you want Sophie?"

Author's Notes:

And VIOLA! There you all go :)

I'll chuck up the next one whenever the comments start spamming again XD