Princess Luna looked out the window, refusing to speak.

Twilight sighed and looked at the counselor, hopelessly. The pink unicorn, Dr. Sparkler, daughter of Derpy Hooves, smiled, pearly teeth glimmering with faith in her psychology training.

"So, Princess Luna, when did you start dating again?" She asked, cocking her head, curiously. Twilight had wondered the same. She had, of course, seen Luna wandering around Ponyville with some blood red alicorns before, but she hadn't known then that they were romantically involved.

"What makes you think you have the right to question us, subordinate?" The Princess spat in reply, lip raised in disgust.

Dr. Sparkler frowned. "My PhD, for one." She muttered. Luna raised her eyebrow, challengingly.

"Doth thou expect thy college degree to intimidate us? Obviously you are painfully unaware of the fact that we sat alone on the moon for a millennium whilst you puny equines enjoyed one thousand years of utter peace! Are you aware that I was one of the two who transformed a wicked draconequus from a living being, flesh and blood, into a stone statue?!" Princess Luna bellowed, making Twilight clench her teeth and look away and cause Dr. Sparkler to widen her eyes in fear and step back.

"Princess Luna, you're being incredibly rude! Apologize to Dr. Sparkler right now!" Twilight scolded. Luna simply sat back down on the light green divan and continued to look at the window and refuse to reply.

"Well," started Dr. Sparkler. "Princess Twilight here tells me that you've been putting off your duties so that you may 'dilly-dally' with your coltfriends... Would you agree, with this, Prin-"

"Twilight Sparkle would never say that about us! Twilight is our best friend! Twilight taught us how to fit in! You're lying, aren't you? Aren't you?" She bellowed, angrily, then desperately. Twilight looked away, looking pale.

"Actually, I did say that, Princess." Twilight murmured, apologetically. Luna stared at the young royal in astonishment. "Luna, you lowered the moon half an hour late last week. You returned only for us to find out you were at Donut Joe's with Night Trauma or whoever! Luna, you know it's much too soon after your banishment for you to have any delays in your lowering the moon. Rumors spread like wildfire!"

Luna's eyes widened in fury. Twilight stared at her, looking guilty. Dr. Sparkler just looked concerned. For a minute, the only sound in the room was Luna's deep breaths that drowned out anypony else. Twilight looked down at the floor, unable to hold Luna's furious stare any longer.

A voice called at the back of Luna's mind. Maybe they do just want you to be careful. The tip of her horn fizzed with cerulean light as she snarled in anger. Of course not! They're just envious.

"Blasphemy! You should know better than to lie to your very gods! You know not what forces you are tampering with!" She yelled, spreading her wings and jumping off of the divan and onto the cedar floor, alarming both Twilight and Dr. Sparkler. "You're just jealous that I'm in love and you're still writing stories about fictional characters falling in love with you and watching foal's shows!"

Stomping one hoof angrily and unfurling her wings, light flared around Luna's horn, and she vanished.

Author's Notes:

Next Chapter: Getting out of Hoof.