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I Love You, Princess Luna

by DontWannaKnow

Chapter 6: Epilogue

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Epilogue

     “Where do you think they go, Tia?” Luna asked her sister as they both looked up at the sky she was carefully crafting.

     “I don’t know, little sister, but nopony ever truly goes away as long as they are remembered.” Princess Celestia responded, putting a wing over Luna and pulling her close.

     “Wherever he is, do you think he’ll see it?” the younger alicorn wondered hopefully.

     “Luna, why are there stars?” Celestia posed the cryptic question.

     “You mean what mother used to say? That there’s a star for every pony who leaves this world? I’d like to think it’s true…”

     “He’s up there Luna, and he will see it. Who knows, he may even be part of it.”

     “Thanks, Tia.” Luna embraced her older sister. There were tears in both their eyes now.

     “Of course, little sister. Now, I must go to bed, and you must finish the sky.” With that, Celestia took her leave.

     For a long time Luna simply stared upwards, moving each star with delicate care into position to complete her mural. Maybe each one really was somepony…maybe her beloved guard was up there, looking down upon her. At last, the final star was put in place and Luna laid down to rest on the cold stone floor of the watchtower, gathering her thoughts. It was a new moon that night. She had made sure to wait for a moonless night so that her astral artwork would be the brightest thing in the sky. Luna closed her eyes, hoping to feel that warm breeze again, to hear that whisper. Yet nothing came. At length she stood again. Looking up at her work, she spoke:

     “I hope…no…I know you can hear me, my love. You have bestowed upon me a great gift. I know now that I can love, and that I can be loved; in showing me this, you have given me more than I could ever wish for. I made this for you, I hope you like it. It is my greatest gift to you, though I fear I can never fully repay you for what you did. I’m so sorry that we couldn’t be together on this mortal plane, but we can always be together in the sky. I know that you would want me to move on, but I want you to know that no matter what, no matter where life takes me, there will always be a place for you in my heart. Goodnight my beloved, rest well.”

     And up in the sky, painted in stars, was a beautiful mural. A white stallion with a hammer and nail cutie mark was running and laughing with an alicorn princess.

     As Luna gazed on, a single star appeared right in the center of her lover’s eye and winked at her. She smiled as that star began to glow brightly, until it was brighter than all the rest. And that shining star glimmered beautifully until the break of dawn.

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