Chapter 49

Dave slowly awoke, his eye slowly adjusting to the low light in the room as he moved a hand up from behind the bedcovers to wipe the sleep from his eyes. His hand returned under the covers but moved across and around the alicorn that rested next to him

Luna flinched as the arm rested around her, but as she felt the skin against her fur she instantly shuffled forwards and further into Dave’s embrace. The princess of the night opened her eyes and looked up at Dave, her face full of wonder, probably wondering if this was a dream or if it was reality

Dave allowed a small smile to creep across his face as Luna lowered her gaze to look at Dave’s chest. Her eyes scanned his body as she placed her hooves on his shoulders and gently rolled him onto his back, the alicorn positioning herself on top of him as she stared down at him

The princess of the night laid down on Dave’s chest and held her head above Dave’s staring down into his eyes. Luna’s mane had finally returned to its normal flowing state, her strength had recovered and had never felt happier than she did now

Dave could sense Luna’s hesitation so he decided to lift his head and kiss the dark alicorn, gently raising his hands to hold her body as she guided her tongue into his mouth

Reluctantly, the princess pulled her head back slowly, allowing a strand of saliva to connect her to Dave before it eventually broke. She shuddered as she saw an emotion lurking behind Dave’s calm eyes

“Do you regret staying the night?” Luna whispered, for no reason other than the fear that she might hear an answer she would have preferred not to hear

“No,” Dave whispered in response, his hands moving to place them around Luna’s body and rested them against her soft wings

Luna shuffled down so she could rest her head on Dave’s chest, “So why do I get the feeling you hate me?”

The human instantly brought a hand to Luna’s face and gently turned it to look at him. “I don’t hate you… I hate myself”

The princess nuzzled Dave’s neck reassuringly, “Why do you hate yourself? You have no reason to”

“But yesterday,” Dave shut his eyes as he gave Luna a gentle squeeze. “Yesterday I proposed to Celestia and spent the night in her sister’s room… I just feel so guilty”

Luna licked Dave’s cheek, “You have nothing to feel guilty for!” Luna almost growled. “I needed help and you carried me to my chambers, you stayed the night just in case I needed any further help”

Dave shook his head, “What if we couldn’t control ourselves? What if we had slept together?” Dave looked down at himself in disgust. “I would never sleep with anypony else after I just proposed to the mare I love”

“Celestia said that she wouldn’t mind if we were to get together,” Luna lifted her head again. “Do you love me?”

Dave sighed, “Yes, you know I do, but…” the human moved to sit up and the alicorn moved with him, staying so her chest rested against his. “But this is too soon, we shouldn’t even be like this until after the wedding”

“I know this is your special moment with my sister,” Luna sighed sadly, but she continued to wrap her hooves around Dave’s neck as she kissed his head. “We don’t have to do anything… major, until you and my sister are happily married”

The human slowly sighed as Luna rubbed her chin against Dave’s brown hair, his face rested against her soft fur as he softly kissed her neck. “I need to use the bathroom quickly,” Dave whispered, allowing Luna to move as he climbed out of bed and carefully made his way through the dark room

Dave stepped into the bathroom and turned on the light, he looked back at the bed to see Luna looking at him, a small smile on her face. Turning back to the bathroom, Dave closed the door behind him and looked around the familiar yet alien bathroom

The layout was almost identical to Celestia’s bathroom except the large pool did not have a waterfall, but instead had a deep amount of water and had a small rain effect falling from the ceiling. The water droplets did not make a sound as they fell into the water, but the pool continued to ripple as the drops splashed against its surface

A large marble block rested beneath a long mirror that stretched around the room. The marble block had a washbasin cut into it, two grand silver taps protruded from the clean stone whilst various bathroom items were made from ebony and rested either side of the basin, depending on importance

Dave walked over to the silver taps and stood staring at himself in the mirror as the washbasin filled with warm water. Dave waited until the basin had almost completely filled before submerging his face, holding his breath for a few moments before pulling himself out

He pulled the plug out of the basin as he grabbed a nearby towel to wipe his face, his eyes slowly moving to look at the ebony hairbrush besides the sink. He picked it up in the same way he did with the golden hairbrush in Celestia’s bathroom, twirling it around his fingers as he aimed the sharp point at his hand

However, this time Dave stopped, his fist clenched the brush before he placed it back down and placed his hands on the flat marble. His glare then moved to the middle finger on his left hand, his other hand almost instinctively grabbing it as he braced himself

Twist

Dave grunted as his finger refused to obey any commands he tried to place into it, only being responded with a dull pain that soon subsided in his mind. Dave released his finger as his healing forced it back to normal, in a slightly faster motion than before

“What are you doing?” Luna shuddered as she stood at the entrance to the bathroom, staring at the human. She watched Dave break his own finger for no reason and was more afraid of what he was going to himself rather than what he might do to her

“Luna I…” Dave looked at his hands before he dropped to the floor, his hands falling uselessly to his sides. “I don’t have to fear death but I can still experience the pain… but it doesn’t… feel normal”

The alicorn stepped into the room and wrapped her wings around Dave. “Immortality is both a blessing and a curse, my sister and I will help you adjust… just stop doing this”

Dave looked at his previously broken finger, “Don’t worry… self harming doesn’t seem to have the same effect when you can heal,” Dave chuckled as he placed his arms around Luna. “What are we going to tell Celestia?”

“The truth,” Luna responded almost instantly. “If we tell her everything then she can make the right choice, I know she will”

Dave pulled his head back to gaze into Luna’s eyes, “What if she tells you to not love me anymore?”

Luna shuddered, almost fearful that her sister would condemn such a fate on her for almost ruining her perfect engagement. “I love my sister more than anything… so I will stop loving you if she really means it”

“Well she said that she would be fine with this… but I guess she was counting on it happening in about a hundred years,” Dave groaned as he slowly pushed himself to his feet. “Should we ask her to help you lower the moon?”

Luna shook her head, “No, I feel much better after my sleep and another one will bring me back to normal”

Dave paused as he looked at the princess of the night, his stare eventually caused her to smile. “What’s up?”

“It’s nothing…” Luna’s smile grew again as she stood on her hind legs and wrapped her hooves around Dave’s neck. “You really do care about me!”

“And you think I didn’t?” Dave chuckled, “I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t feel something for you.” Dave held Luna in return before she slowly released him and began walking to the door. “Where are you going?”

Luna gave a small reassuring smile to Dave before she frowned to herself. “We can wait until the sun has been raised… then we have to go see my sister”

“I suppose we do,” Dave sighed. “I’ll start getting dressed, let me know when you are ready”

Later…

Luna’s legs wobbled as she lowered the moon, her weight suddenly supported as Dave placed his arms around her, making sure that she did not fall. The princess nuzzled Dave’s cheek and allowed him to slowly move away

“Alright… are you ready for this?” Dave asked as he tucked his hands into his pockets. He stayed close to the dark alicorn as they stepped out of the royal chambers. The guards exchanged confused glances as Dave walked past, the princess walking close beside him

The human smiled to the alicorn before he glared at his feet, his fears and concerns grew with every step he took down the corridors. The alicorn smiled back reassuringly before she gently placed her head beside Dave’s arm

As a servant came around the corner, the princess pulled away but a soft hand reached around her neck as Dave held her close again. The servant bowed, her eyes quickly darting to the hand that rested on Luna

Dave felt his stomach tighten, the key inside digging into his innards as he flinched. Luna felt the jolt and turned to look at Dave. “Are you ok? Do you want to stop?”

“No… it is for the best we do this now,” Dave nodded before he continued walking, ignoring the gold spikes that poked around in his stomach

The couple walked up the final set of stairs that took them to Celestia’s quarters. The guards standing outside had to suppress their curious glances as Luna walked ahead of Dave and knocked on the golden door

“Come in,” Celestia called, the sound of shuffling and agitation apparent as Luna stepped in, followed closely by Dave

“Ah crap,” Dave muttered under his breath as he saw the burnt-out candles around the room. His hands covered his face as he moved to sit on the bed. Celestia sat up, moving the covers away slowly as she removed the lacy stockings she was wearing to surprise Dave with last night

Dave spotted Celestia removing the lingerie and it only made his heart drop even further. The princess of the sun finally removed the clothes as she moved to sit beside Dave, her wing wrapping around him

“What’s happened?” Celestia asked in a concerned tone, her eyes darting from the depressed Dave to the alicorn that had her ears flat against her head

Dave wrapped his arms around Celestia’s neck, “I’m sorry I didn’t show up last night,” he sighed sadly

“I was wondering where you got to but…” Celestia was cut off as Luna stepped over and took a deep breath

Dave released Celestia as he looked at Luna. “Dave was… with me last night,” Luna took a deep breath as Celestia’s curious frown slowly disappeared and was exchanged with an expression of shock

“You… and Dave?” Celestia looked at Dave and saw his small nod. Her eyes moved back to Luna as she frowned. “The happiest day of my life and you have to get your attention by sleeping with my fiancée?!”

Luna shook her head, “We didn’t…”

“Why do you always do this?” Celestia ignored Luna’s whimper, “Just let me have one thing to myself for ONE DAY!”

“Celestia,” Dave placed his hand on the white alicorn’s chin, slowing gaining her attention as her frown disappeared. “We didn’t sleep together, I would never do that to you, and neither would Luna”

Celestia shot a glance at the guilt-stricken Luna, “Then what did happen?”

“Luna used a lot of energy to do that eclipse for us,” Dave sighed as he looked at Luna. “She passed out when she raised the moon and I looked after her… but…”

“But what?” Celestia narrowed her eyes at Dave. “What else happened?”

Dave scratched the back of his neck as he glanced at Luna, “We kinda made out and… we were wondering if you would mind us… being together as well”

Celestia released Dave as she glared at Luna, “Is my sister a good kisser?”

“Well not as good as…” Dave paused as he looked between the two princesses before sighing in defeat. “Yes she was”

Celestia stood up and marched over to Luna, staring at her as both princesses stood tall and looked at each other

“Sister I…” Luna was cut off as Celestia lowered her head and kissed her younger sister, placing a hoof around her so she could not wiggle free

Dave gawped before his heart began to race. “Should I stop this or… join in?” he whispered to himself as Luna actually began to return the motion that she was receiving

Finally, Celestia pulled her tongue out of Luna’s mouth as she presented it to Dave. “I reckon that got his blood pumping”

“Huh?” Dave shook his head in confusion, the blood in his body was relocated from his head to below his belt. “What’s going on?”

Celestia placed her hoof on her chest, a smug grin across her face, “I knew Luna would pass out and I knew you would probably go for an extra snack even though we had our picnic”

Luna’s eyes popped open, “YOU PLANNED THIS?”

“Kinda,” Celestia smiled. “I am more than happy with this, it means two of the most important people in my life are happy… and it includes the possibility of joining in”

Dave narrowed his eyes, “Are you only saying the smutty parts because you want to make up for me missing last night?”

“You know me to well,” Celestia blushed as she turned to look at Luna. “But I don’t want you both to start anything physical unless you let me know… alright?”

Luna nodded, “how far can I go physically?”

“Hang on,” Dave held up his hands. “I’m not a piece of meat here”

“Nothing going inside,” Celestia stared at Luna’s determined face as she hummed

“Hello?” Dave called his voice ignored as the sisters haggled

Luna glanced at Dave, then back to her sister. “What about my… mouth?”

“Seriously, I kinda feel unimportant here!” Dave sighed as he gave up and threw his arms up in protest

Celestia smiled, “Deal, we can renegotiate later!”

Luna beamed as she hugged her sister before bouncing over to Dave and planting a huge kiss on his lips. “See you later Dave, bye Tia!”

Celestia returned to sitting at Dave’s side as Luna hopped out of the room. “You are lucky you get to marry me”

Dave rolled his eyes as he smiled at Celestia, “I sure am… hey, about that kiss you gave Luna, do you think that…”

“After we are married, then we can negotiate”

“Aww”