I sat watching as Princess Celestia raised the sun. The majestic ball of fire rose into the sky and bathed Equestria in its light.

My focus however, was not on the sun. It wasn't even on Princess Celestia. It was on the vision of beauty standing next to her. Standing farther into the shadows, a pony of dark blue stood watching her sister. It had been twenty moons since Nightmare Moon's attack on the kingdom. How would humans describe it? Two years? Now, I sat at the summer sun celebration, watching, not the sun, but the Princess of the night.

Hi! My name is Emerald Shine. I'm a green pegasus with a red mane. You see, I always loved the nighttime. It was a time when all ponies were quiet and asleep. I was always the outcast of the town because of my "Weird behaviors." I would go outside at night and watch the stars. For two years now, I had wondered if Princess Luna was somehow watching me from up there. Seeing me and enjoying how happy and content I was in the moonlight.

Of course she's not, I always told myself. She's probably way too busy watching over everpony else's dreams to worry about a strange pegasus who for some reason couldn't get enough of the stars. So you can imagine my surprise when I saw that beautiful princess walking through the shadows of Ponyville one night with a sad look in her eyes.

That my pony friends, is where the story begins.

"Princess Luna?"

The mare jumped as she heard the words. As she turned around, I saw her beautiful blueish-green eyes flutter and widen with shock. I began to stutter over my words as I searched for an apology. "I-I-I'm so sorry, your highness. I didn't mean to frighten you."

A smile crept along the mare's face. "You didn't frighten me young one. Tell me, what brings you out this time of night?"

An embarrassed look goes across my face as I say, "I'm always out here princess. The nighttime is my favorite time to be out and about."

"Oh? And why is that?" The princess asked, looking curious.

"This time is so beautiful. There are no other ponies running through the streets attempting to get somewhere. The moonlight is the most beautiful thing ever. What more could anypony want?"

"I agree, young one. I too love this time. It is a quiet time where I can assist ponies with their nightmares."

I looked down and sighed. "Unfortunately, all the ponies in this town think that I'm weird for being out this late at night. They think it's unnatural and that I am crazy."

Luna tilted her head a bit to the left. "Why would they say that," She asked. "The nighttime is a fantastic time of the cycle. I often feel overshadowed by my sister. Ponies bask and play in her sunlight while they shun the moon and retire to their homes."

I nod. "I understand what you mean princess. Not many ponies would bother to take time out of their sleep schedules to come and watch the natural beauty of the stars."

Princess Luna wrapped her wing around me and moved me towards the pond. "Come. Walk with me please," She said with a kind smile on her face.

"May I be so honored as to ask you a question princess?" I asked her. I was still so overwhelmed by her beauty.

"Please Young one, call me Luna."

"Right." I said. embarrassed once again. "May I ask you a question Luna?"

"By all means young one, go ahead."

"Why is it you walk the streets of Ponyville tonight? Shouldn't you be helping ponies in their dreams?"

"Alas, not" Luna said with a sigh, looking downwards towards the ground as we continued walking. "I have been back for twenty moons now but ponies still do not trust me when I appear in their dreams. They believe I am bad omen or another creature of nightmares."

I felt a beat of sadness form in my heart. How could anypony be so horrified by such a beauty in front of them.

"So, I usually walk the streets of Canterlot at night. But something was telling me to come here tonight. I see why now."

"Really?" I asked interested in the story she is telling. "What caused you to come here tonight?"

"I believe that fate has led me to you young one."

I stare at the princess confused. "I don't understand Luna. Why would fate bring you to me?"

"I don't know, but I think maybe we were meant to be friends."

Me and Luna talked all night. We talked about the moon and all of its beauty. When I felt like I had established a connection with her, I asked her what it was like living on the moon for a thousand moons. She told me she couldn't remember. She had said that all of those memories belonged to Nightmare Moon and that they were better left forgotten by her. After a while, the conversation began to shift over to my side. She began asking questions about me. I told her about my line of work.

"I am a jeweler. I make jewelry and sell it to ponies. Or at least I did." I told her.

"What do you mean you did young one?"

"Well, once ponies began noticing my tendency to walk around at night, they stopped coming to buy my jewelry. They thought that I was placing curses on the jewelry in the middle of the night or something along those lines."

"What has become of your jewels?"

"I had to close down the shop eventually. If nopony would buy anything, then I couldn't afford to keep it going without making any money. I actually live in a small cottage on the edge of the town."

"Why live out there when there are so many friends to be made here?"

"It's all a pony can afford when they work as a simple waiter."

That's where the conversation ended. We continued to talk all night. Princess Luna eventually began preparing to leave as she had to lower the moon to make way for the sun. "The last thing I want is my sister thinking I'm trying to take over again," She said with a laugh. I laughed back.

She crouched down ready to take off and I yelled after her. "Princess Luna! Will you go on a date with me?"

The princess stopped and turned around.

"What?"