(Luna's POV)

I sighed as I continued to look out at the night sky...my night sky, all the stars twinkling and the moon shinning full. It was yet another work of art, just like every night that I did, one that I took pride in night in and night out. Yet, this night, it just felt...different. I felt more...unsure with myself than I ever did in a long while. It is a strange feeling, and I'm not even sure what this feeling is, or what to do with it. Looking up at the sky for a bit longer, I gave yet another sigh before turning to leave the balcony and walk into my bedroom.

Once inside, I just plopped onto the bed with a small huff, feeling more annoyed with this feeling than anything else. What was I feeling, and why was it so persistent. It seemed like no matter what I do, I was constantly in this strange limbo, my heart racing at random intervals and my thoughts always seemed to just lead to...him.

"Ugh, why am I feeling like this? I mean, this never happened before, and yet here I am, just thinking about him yet again." I said to myself. "I thought I put all of those feelings aside after...after 'it' happened."

"It seems to me that we both have a certain human on our minds." I blinked as I quickly sat up, looking around the room before noticing the door was open and my sister was standing outside, smiling lightly at me.

"Oh, it's only you sister. I thought it was the guard coming over to check on me, or a maid or...or somepony else." I said, sighing as I relaxed a bit. Celestia chuckled as she walked into the room before sitting down on my bed next to me.

"Ah yes, the constant checking of other ponies. It can be a bit...overwhelming after a while." She agrees, looking outside at the night sky before looking back at me. "You know, your night sky seems to be rather beautiful tonight."

I gave a shrug as I looked outside as well. "I guess, I just did what I do every night, flung some stars around and raised the moon." I said rather bored, not really wishing to talk about my night sky at the moment, rather wanting to get some sleep instead.

"Luna." I turned to face my sister, who was now looking at me with a concerned look. "Are you thinking about him again?"

I blinked before I quickly shook my head, glad for my dark coat to cover the light blush that I suddenly gained. "What, me? Think of him? No I'm not! After all, like you said before, we didn't leave on the best of terms..." I then glanced away from Celestia before looking back at her. "I...I-I wasn't!"

"Luna, you know you can't lie to me." Tia said, causing me to grumble a bit, and for her to give a small giggle. "Now, tell me, why are you thinking of him?"

I was silent as I looked away from my sister for a bit, contemplating what I should say. "I...I don't...I don't know Celestia. I just...I feel anxious about him being here, and...and I don't know what this anxious feeling is. All I know is that I'm anxious about...about him, and I don't know why." I waited for my sister to reply, and after a couple of long minutes, I looked over, only to realize that the white Alicorn had started to look at her own hooves, a small frown on her face as she seemed to be in deep thought. Concerned, I slowly moved to tap her shoulder with a hoof, but before I could, she started to speak.

"It's called worry, Luna. And I...I too worry for him." She finally said, her hoof tracing small lines across my bedsheets.

"But...but I'm not worried about him. He knows how to take care of himself." I stated, feeling rather surprised that my sister thought he couldn't defend himself. "I mean, he's defended himself from all sorts of horrors before, and fought so many enemies, and-"

"That's just the thing." Tia interrupted. "He has done that before...way before. He has done so many things during those times...but now? Now he can't even remember who he really is." She sighed, turning to look outside yet again before looking back at me. "And how can he defend himself if he doesn't even know himself, or what he can do...or what he has done."

We both were quiet, thinking back to the past during our times with the Crusaders of Harmony, when we first saw who they were and what they could do...it amazed us and surprised us when we first saw them. Honestly, I was surprised they weren't horrified with what we were when they first saw us, but then again, it wasn't exactly a time of peace.

"S-still, he can take care of himself. Even if he doesn't know who he is and such, he can...he can learn to live where he is now. He is a strong and capable human, who has lived through some of the hardest times that any pony...or anybody, has ever gone through" I said, thinking that Drak was more than capable of living on his own.

"I'm not so sure Luna. He may be able to take care of himself, but what if...what if he does find out what he really is. How will he live with himself afterwards." Celestia stated. "Like you said, he has gone through some very tough times, but...that was all during a war...no, a world of constant disarray." She countered. "I'm worried that...when he regains his memories...will he be able to live in a world of peace when the one that he knows...that he knew, is no longer."

I fell silent as I thought this over, realizing that my sister was right. Drak came from a time when the world was in a constant state of strife and war, almost never a moment of peace. Even when there was peace, it was usually brief and quickly turned back into conflict. "I...I haven't thought of that sister." I said softly. "Perhaps I...I do worry for him..."

We were both quiet for a good few minutes, neither of us saying anything as we let what we said sink in. After a good while, Celestia gave a small clearing of her throat. "Anyways, that's what my thoughts are. Of course, knowing you, it could also be that small filly crush you had on him when you first met him." She says, giving me a small wink.

This time my coat wasn't able to hide my blushing cheeks. "I-I told you I...I don't have a crush on him. It was a long time ago, I'm over him already, and now that I have a second chance, I would very much like to...to be friends." I stated, glaring at my sister, who simply chuckled.

"Oh, if you say so sister." She says, before getting up off of my bed and heading to the door. "Anyways, sweet dreams sister."

"I'll have sweet dreams after I give every pony else nice dreams." I huffed, glaring at her still, which only caused her to giggle some more before lightly closing the door as she left.

I remained silent as I stared at the door my sister just left through, glaring at it as if she was still on the other side. With a small sigh, I finally stopped before looking around the room, my eyes finally coming across a small painting. It wasn't anything special, just something I had an artist commission for my room: a soothing sunset overlooking a small cliff. It was one of the few sun related things in my room, the main reason being what it meant to me. While to others it looked like any other sunset, to me...it was one of the few happy moments I had before I became an Alicorn...before I was Princess Luna...before Equestria. It was a simple evening during our first couple of months with the Crusaders...

(2,500 Years Ago, Luna POV)

I smiled as I sat on the cliff, using my magic to make sure my daggers were all clean and neat. Mentor always told us to never have dirty weapons, for it would lead to sloppy results. Plus, one should always double check their equipment. In any case, I didn't want Mentor to think that I was neglecting my weapons.

Rubbing my cloth over them a few more times, I paused to raise one of my daggers up, looking at it closely as I slowly turned it around, the fading sun catching on the blade. Satisfied, I began to lower it down and put it away, but as I did so, I heard footsteps behind me. I quickly turned around and, using my magic, I pulled three daggers out and aimed them at whoever was at me, each aiming for a vital point. To my surprise, however, it was Drak.

"Whoa, easy there Luna." Spoke the red hooded human behind me, making sure to keep his hands up, bo staff lightly held in one hand while the other one was open and held up, showing he wasn't armed with anything else. "You know, you could one day poke someone's eye out if you're not careful." He smiled lightly before slowly placing his free hand on the dagger that was aimed at his throat and lowering it.

Fully realizing who it was, I quickly lowered my daggers and placed them on top of my pack. "S-sorry Drak, I just...I thought you were an enemy sneaking up on me." I replied, giving a small, sheepish look.

The human shrugs as he walks on over and sits next to me, placing his staff to the side for the time being. "Fair enough, but you do know that the nearest enemy patrol is a good few days away. You and Indicus scouted them out yourselves."

I nod as I turned to face over the cliff. "I know, I just...it's been weeks since we were last attacked, and I...I just don't like it."

"You and Little Light both." Sighed Drak, moving his hood up a bit to better look at me. "You two really need to learn how to relax." He said, chuckling.

"Like you're one to talk. If I had a coin for every time one of your 'issues' rose up, I would be a rich mare." I stated, giving him a slight deadpanned look.

He blushed lightly upon hearing this. "F-fair point, but still, stressing out over what hasn't happened isn't exactly a good thing to do. Now THAT, I do know about." He replied, chuckling lightly.

I was silent for a few moments before letting out a small sigh. "I know, I just...the last time we were attacked-"

"Was cause of me." He quickly said, causing me to look up at him. Instead of his relaxed smile, he had a much more stern look on him. "And for the record, I told you guys that you didn't need to come, but you all insisted."

"Most of us." I grumbled.

"The point is, I had something to do, and you guys came with me, regardless of what I said." He snapped, causing me to flinch. Upon hearing how he spoke, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath before slowly exhaling, then opened his eyes as he looked over the landscape before us. "I just...the thought about losing more people...like I lost her...it's...it was almost too much for me to bear. I..."

"But you didn't have to bear it for long." I quickly spoke, placing a hoof on his leg as I moved a bit closer to him, causing him to look back at me again, his green eyes seeming to gaze right into my soul. That look that he gave me...I felt a small shiver go down my spine, but I quickly shook it off for the time being. "We all helped you to beat that warlord, and we avenged her in the process. You should be happy that none of us came out of it worse for wear."

He was silent for a moment, eyes slowly looking me over, and even looking me in the eyes, my own eyes never leaving his. After what felt like an eternity, he sighs as he leans forward a bit, placing a hand on my hoof. "I...I guess so. Still, I just...I never did think I would...well, keep that promise."

"It was the least we could do, especially since we are now members of the Crusaders too." I replied, finding it hard to believe how forward I was being. Before hoof I would always blush and look away whenever he was nearby, but now...now I was somehow able to look at him dead on, and even though my heart was racing at a million miles an hour, I just couldn't look away from him.

He gives a small smile as he squeezes my hoof lightly. "I...I guess so. Though you guys will be in for a lot more, judging what we have already been through." He says. "And I doubt that it's all going to be a nice walk through the forest either." He then suddenly turns to face me, placing a hand on my cheek to make me continue looking at him, not that I would look away anyways, I was too locked up in his eyes now. "Just promise me this. At any point you need to talk to someone, somepony...whatever, just know that you can always come talk to me."

I knew that he was one of the few people who liked to make sure we were all doing ok, but even so, this surprised me greatly, just because he was telling it to me of all ponies. Still, somehow I managed to smile as I leaned into his hand, before placing my own hoof against his own cheek. "Only if you promise to do the same for me." I replied, even more surprised with what I just said.

He chuckles as he nods. "Deal." He says, leaning against my hoof a bit as well. We continue to stare into each others eyes for a few moments, and I could have sworn I saw...something, flick past his pupils, but I wasn't sure. Slowly, I start to lean in, my lips starting to part...

"DRAK! We need to go on a patrol! Light's orders!" We both pulled away from each other, my cheeks blushing like mad, while the human just looked around in confusion at the sound. After a few moments, a white unicorn mare with a grey mane approached us, her cutie mark an hourglass.

"Oh there you are. I was looking everywhere for you...um, why are you here with Luna?" She asked, giving a confused look of her own.

"No worries Alexius, I was just checking on her to make sure she was ok." He replied, smiling as he slowly got up and dusted himself. "You know how she can be when it gets quiet for a while."

Alexius nods in response. "Of course. And trust me, I'm not a fan of it either." She states, smiling at me before seeing my daggers. "Oh, nice set. You use them to throw or just normally?"

I blinked as I looked down at my daggers before my mind cleared up a bit and I was able to nod. "For both. Every pony and everyone in my guild was taught how to use daggers, swords...well, everything really." I said. "I would say more, but...um, w-well..."

"You're not allowed, I know." She finishes, smiling back. "I know, your guild is a very secretive bunch. Still, wouldn't mind if you talked with us every so often."

"I would, I just...w-well, I prefer to hone my weapon techniques over socializing." I said, placing my daggers in my pack now, seeing as I was done cleaning them.

"Hey, I know! Why don't we see who can throw daggers better! Drak taught me all about it." The white mare asked, nuzzling against the human, who just chuckled as he stroked her head a bit.

"I may have taught you, but you are way better than me by now." He said, chuckling lightly at how happy she was. "Also, didn't you say we had to go on a patrol?"

She blinked as she looked up at him for a few moments before opening her mouth into a small oh. "Oh yea, right. Little Light would be rather upset if we don't get going now." She replied, leaning into the pets.

"Well, let's go see where the patrol is that she wants us to take, then we can see about that dagger throwing contest, ok?" He said, before looking at me, to which I nodded. Throwing daggers was something I was ok with, and it did sound like it would be fun...especially since the targets wouldn't be fighting back at us for a change. "Then it's settled. Come on Alexius, let's get going." He then picked up his staff and started to walk over to the camp.

"Um, Drak?" Alexius asked, suddenly getting a bit more quiet than before. The human paused as he turned to face the mare, eyebrow raised in his normal questioning look. "I was...w-well, I was kind of hoping for...um...y-you know..."

The human was quiet for a few moments before he realized what she was asking for. "Oh, of course." He smiles as he approaches her, before leaning down a bit. "You know, you don't really need to ask." He smirks, before cupping her chin and lifting it. The mare just blushed as she too leaned up, before lightly opening her mouth and touching it with his, kissing him deeply.

I was silent as I just looked at them both kiss each other, my heart once again feeling like it was breaking into a thousand pieces. However, I was used to this by now, and remained silent and stoic as after a few moments, they parted.

Alexius was smiling lazily as she jumped on her hind legs, hugging the human around his neck and nuzzling his cheek. "I...I know, I'm just nervous still. I...I've never had a coltfriend, let alone a boyfriend before, so...this is still all so new to me." She said softly, nuzzling him close.

Drak just smiled as he nuzzled back. "I know, and I promised that we would take things at your own pace." He said, keeping her close in that hug for a few more moments before parting, the mare getting back on all fours. The human than turned to face me with a warm smile. "We'll see you around, ok Luna?"

I almost missed his question, but was quick to respond once I did notice. "Oh, sure. You better get going though, I'm not sure if Light would want you guys to keep her waiting."

They both nodded and, with one last wave, started walking back towards camp, my eyes never leaving the human's back. Once they were finally out of vision, I sighed as I again turned to face the sunset over the cliff, wondering how that felt, to be held and kissed like that by somepony you care about.

I sighed as I just kept on looking at the changing colors. "Knowing me, I probably will never know." I said to myself, feeling the wind start to slowly pick up a little, blowing over my bare fur.

(Present)

I sighed as I looked at the picture a bit longer before placing it back on my dresser, sighing once again as I laid back on my bed, looking up at the ceiling. "And even now...I still don't know what that feeling is like..." I whispered, simply wishing...hoping, that Drak would be able to find a way to live in a land of peace and not war.

Yea...not gonna lie, I'm rather proud of this chapter. I think it just adds a bit more to the story, while at the same time answering some questions, yet making a ton more. Either way, just gonna sit back and admire this for a bit while I think of my next steps to the story...feels good man...feels good.