Chapter 14: To Make it Up

“And that’s everything?” Celestia asked to confirm. Luna nodded, having fresh tears stain her cheeks. Celestia herself nodded in thought as she finished listening to her sister’s words.

“I heard you choke on laughter when I introduced myself as ‘moonrise,’ were you not listening to the whole conversation? Maybe you could have told me not to do that…” Luna reasoned.

“Oh, now you want me spying on you. Contrary to what you might think I don’t do that 24/7!” Celestia replied.

“You sure as hell make it seem like you do…”

“What do you think? That I have nothing better to do than spy on my little sister?” Celestia asked.

“Well… yeah, actually… I don’t think you have anything better to do, to be completely honest,” Luna retorted sarcastically. Celestia just gave her a half lidded glare. Even with her current state, the two of them were still very much sisters.

“Well firstly, fuck you. Secondly, fuck you. Thirdly, I have a country to run, piss off. And fourthly, I think you’re overreacting,” Celestia answered truthfully.

“Oh am I now?”

“Luna! You two aren’t even official… you’re barely even dating! What the hell!” Celestia said, attempting to get her to see reason. Eventually, her defenses were whittled away and Luna did see reason… her reaction was indeed an overreaction.

“Great… now I look psychotic… now what?” Luna asked out loud, still not really out of her situation in total.

“All we can do is wait and see what happens! I’m sure he’ll be rational about this,” Celestia said. Luna only sighed.

“So… what’s he like exactly?” Celestia asked.

“He’s… different from men today. Very respectful, very gentle and relatable, well at least to me… not to mention that to top it all off, he’s quite easy on the eyes,” Luna answered.

“Damn, sis… seems like you’ve got it pretty bad,” Celestia giggled. As Luna was about to formulate a response, a knock came from the bedroom door:

“Luna, Celestia? It’s Twilight,” the voice sounded from outside.

“Yes my student, do you need something?” Celestia asked.

“No, but we have a visitor…” Twilight answered. The two princesses looked at each other with their eyebrows raised. Luna then shrugged and Celestia nodded.

“Very well, we’ll be out momentarily,” Celestia added. She then turned to Luna.

“You’re going to go out looking like that? You look like a dictator,” Celestia commented, to which Luna giggled.

“A damn good looking one and you know it. I’ll need the image when I take your place, Tia,” Luna joked.

“Yeah, over my dead body,” Celestia retorted, to which Luna looked over her shoulder:

“That’s the plan…” she said with a very creepy and ominous voice, making Celestia recoil slightly in disturbance before Luna giggled at her reaction. They opened the door to find Twilight waiting there. When she saw Luna’s attire she attempted to ask:

“I… umm… I don’t even want to know,” Twilight shook her head, Luna mustering a light chortle. Twilight led the way into the common room and there in the middle stood Seafire, clad in a blue dress shirt which was covered by his sport coat, matching black slacks to complement the look. Luna had a look of shock on her face… she did not expect to see him so soon.

“Luna…” he began before noticing Celestia there as well.

“Princess Celestia, my name is Seafire” he acknowledged her presence with a polite bow. Celestia merely took the sight of him in.

“Well! At least I know Luna has excellent taste…”

“You may rise, Seafire, and please, just call me Celestia,” she responded before Seafire and Luna locked eyes again. Celestia decided to give the two some space and dragged Twilight along elsewhere to explain the situation.

“Hey…” Seafire started.

“Hey…” Luna responded uneasily.

“Equestrian Military? It looks good on you,” Seafire commented genuinely. Luna was blushing greatly at the situation but attempted not to show it. Back to the task at hand, Seafire continued as he walked closer to her:

“Luna, I didn’t get any sleep last night because I was thinking… thinking of you. The alone time to clear my mind and think has lead me to a rational decision, a decision that says that my reaction was uncalled for. It was very inconsiderate of the situation and I would like to apologize fully… I merely hope you can forgive me for a ludicrous response,” he stated with pure honesty, always keeping eye contact with her to accentuate his point.

“He thinks it’s entirely his fault… no…”

“No, Seafire, it was my fault as well. I was just so… scared… that you wouldn’t treat me the same if you knew who I really was. I think we were both at fault here. You’re right though, any relationship needs to be built upon trust, either friendship or intimate, it’s the same foundation,” Luna reasoned and Seafire agreed.

“Indeed. I never wanted to make you feel horrible… that was never my intention at all! And I can tell from the tear marks on your face that that was the case,” he pointed out sadly. Luna closed part of the gap between them:

“It’s in the past, Seafire. What’s important now is that we’ve reconciled… yes?” Luna asked, hoping for reassurance. Seafire merely met her gaze with a smirk.

“Yes… If you feel we’ve settled this matter, then we’re good… more than good,” he said with an improving attitude. Luna smiled back as a result and threw herself at him, Seafire catching her in a tight, smiling embrace. They gazed upon each other again before he spoke up:

“Well, in the end I still would like to make it up to you,” he said. Luna cocked her head to the side in inquiry.

“What do you mean?”

“If you’d do me the honor, I’d like to take you out in the near future… really take you out,” Seafire said with emphasis on the one word.

“You mean… are you asking me on a date?” Luna asked with a smirk and a half lidded gaze, her right eyebrow raised in amusement. Once again, poor Seafire was a sucker for that look. His internal temperature skyrocketed.

“Ummm… Quite!” he said with nervous enthusiasm. Luna could only giggle at his reaction.

“I’d love that,” Luna answered him with a smile. The look on his face was one of relief combined with the look a child gets when they receive an amazing gift. The two of them laughed in unison before they brought their faces closer together, blushing profusely. Before they could get any closer they were interrupted by someone clearing their throat. They immediately broke apart (but still slightly in each other’s grasp), and turned towards Celestia and Twilight who were standing in the doorway to the kitchen.

“I take it everything is now has been smoothed over?” Celestia asked with a knowing smirk on her face. Luna nodded with enthusiasm, but responded verbally with a mental connection:

“Fuck off, Tia,” Celestia began snickering inside her mind, her face forming a shit-eating grin.

“That’s great! I was getting worried about you, Luna,” Twilight interjected, casting her gaze between her friend and Seafire. Luna then perked up.

“Oh, where the hell are my manners! Twilight, Tia, I’d like to formally introduce you to Seafire. I met him on ‘classics night’ at the club and we’re… what do they say… ‘going out’ now,” Luna stated for the formal introductions. At the mention of the last phrase, Twilight and Tia let out a squeal in delight. Seafire stepped forward.

“It’s a pleasure to meet your acquaintance, Miss…?”

“Twilight Sparkle, but please… just call me Twilight!” she said with great enthusiasm and a look that said ‘I have to tell all the girls right now.’ Twilight immediately ran off elsewhere.

“And it is of the highest pleasure to meet you, Prin—Celestia,” Seafire corrected himself but gave her a big smile. She giggled a bit before responding:

“The pleasure is all mine, Seafire. I’m just extraordinarily happy that Luna has taken a liking to someone… that’s no little feat you’ve performed, mind you,” Celestia said with a nod of approval. Luna could only shy away slightly under the semi-compliments.

“We just clicked very naturally with almost no outside intervention. It seems as if this would work rather well!” Seafire said optimistically.

“Lulu is a very lucky girl,” Celestia replied with a smirk.

“Not at all, Celestia. I believe it is I who is the lucky one,” he stated as he cast a short gaze and smile towards the Lunar Princess behind him, forcing her to avert her gaze and her blush. She couldn’t hide her smile if she wanted to. At that instant the front door to Twilight’s house slammed open (again) and the rest of the girls all walked in, briefed on the developing situation. Luna introduced Seafire to all her friends, who took a liking to him almost immediately, not just because he could reach the Lunar Princess so well, but that he could interact and relate to them all very well. Rainbow Dash and he would talk about athletics, he shared the enthusiasm of dancing and (classy) partying with Pinkie, his gentle nature did wonders with Fluttershy (who was still growing her confidence, not as bashful as she used to be), his choice and preference in attire found common ground with Rarity, and his attitude of hard work resonated well with Applejack’s ethics.

The day progressed on to the evening with Seafire hanging out with all of them and enjoying lighthearted conversation over dinner (which he, by popular vote, was ordered to stay for), never leaving Luna’s side.  She glanced around the table at all of her friends plus her sister. They all were thoroughly enjoying the company of her new interest, and to say that she was elated at a unanimous approval was an understatement. At that moment, came a tingly feeling in her head

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“I must say, Luna. I’m impressed. How you managed to score someone with that personality and who looks like that is completely beyond me,” Celestia said through ‘mindchat.’Luna rolled her eyes.

“I see your confidence in me is as sterling as ever,” she replied.

“Indeed it is, but I am happy for you, make no mistake of that. This is no little feat for you… I’m very proud of you,” Celestia added with sincerity, making Luna smile. But, as we know Celly too well, she has a knack for adding extra comments:

“And it’s a good thing you settled things with Seafire, because if you weren’t gonna hit that ooooh damn was I gonna—“

“Fuck OFF, TIA!”