The morning light pressed through the balcony doors of Celestia's quarters as it slowly crept across the room, up the side of her bed and onto the covers that lay across Midnight. During the night his magic had returned to normal, thereby granting him his Alicorn form once again. After an hour had passed with the sun radiating its warm glow onto the covers. Midnight grumbled as he turned over to face the sun as he squinted his eyes from the warming glow that had heated his covers to an uncomfortable point.

"Ugh, I'm up Tia, stop with the overheating already." He groaned before hearing a giggle. As he pulled the covers from him and stepped from the bed, he turned his head to see Celestia coming in from the balcony, a gentle smile spread across her face.

"I thought that we could have an early start this morning. You have been gone for some time and do need to get up to speed on many different things after all." She tittered as she came over to his side, smiling as he stretched his wings out and giving a full body shudder as his feathers fluffed out before his wings returned to his sides.

"Yes, I guess that would be necessary, even if it feels a little redundant." He chuckled. "So what is on the agenda for the day?"

Celestia smiled as she began to walk out of the room, being closely followed by the dark Alicorn as they trudged down the hall. After a few yards, Midnight had finally made it to her side as she began.

"As I am sure you are aware. Our wedding, although it had been technically completed, came to a crashing halt when Screwball attacked all those years ago. I have began to set the wedding up once again so that everything could finally come to completion and you could finally become king, and I queen. I have taken the liberty to advise your other brides as well of the event so that they could prepare themselves as well."

"Sounds like a plan doll, Let's just hope that no more surprises pop up this time like the last. I don't really feel like being a garden centerpiece for a second time." He groaned. "So when is the special day in question?" he asked while cocking a brow.

"I have decided to have it during the Summer Sun Celebration." She beamed.

"I vaguely remember that day from before. Is it a special event?" He asked while giving a slightly confused glance.

"It is a special day, yes. It is the day that I had imprisoned Nightmare Moon into a thousand year slumber within the moon when she refused to lower the moon, wishing to have an everlasting night unto this world."

Midnight sat there as he remembered the previous summer sun celebration that he had witnessed. Luna had not been present during the event, only requesting that she be left alone during that time. During that time though he had made a special trip, once the sun had rose, to find the night princess. He had found her sitting quietly on the balcony of her room. staring silently toward the horizon that the sun had just been launched from and high into the sky.

*Some time in the past*

"Luna? Are you alright?" Midnight asked as he stepped silently toward her as she bolted upright and began to wipe the tears from her cheeks.

"Y-yes, I'm fine.............." She said as her voice trailed off as she continued to look toward the ground in what seemed like a shamed display.

"Luna, I know that look. What has you so down?" He asked as he took a seat beside her.

"Night, you do know the story of the Summer Sun Celebration don't you?" She asked seeing him nod. "It is not a day that I enjoy as I am sure you are aware." She sighed for a moment before looking up to him. "As you know, this day was the day that my other self, Nightmare Moon, was sent to the moon for a thousand years. Although Tia did not intend on that day being a holiday of sort. The ponies of that generation had made it so. With each passing year my sister would stay up this day throughout the night, then when morning would come she would rise the sun at a great speed to the noon sky and keep it there for several hours so that the morning time would catch up before it would resume it's course toward the horizon. It was never meant to be a holiday to celebrate the night or myself, and neither does Nightmare Night. Each of those days were meant to loathe or fear me and worship the sun."

As Luna continued speaking, her voice became a little more ragged and hate filled. It was as if she had become angry again with all of the ponies across the land, not just her sister. Her vision fell to the ground as she took a steadying breath to calm herself before she continued.

"I am just tired, and lonely. My sister is the elder, and I respect her wishes. But I have been ignored for so long and feared by so many that......... that I feel as if I am just a stone in a garden of roses............ This life.............. has lost its meaning for me. I just wish that I could find happiness like you and my sister have." She sighed quietly as a tear dared to fall from her eye. She gave a gasp though as she was suddenly pulled into a hug against Midnight, his wings wrapping around her and holding her tightly to his chest.

"Luna........... I'm sorry." He spoke through a slightly ragged breath. "I didn't know that things were this bad for you........ But I will tell you this now............ At any time from this moment on........... If you need me for anything, just let me know. I may be marrying your sister, but that does not mean that I do not love you just as much as I love her and every pony or other being on the face of this planet or within this universe." He smiled down to her as she looked up through tear filled eyes.

"Do you....... really mean that?" She asked as her tears kept coming. Her expression filled with hope and longing.

"I do, an no matter what, I will be here for you for any reason you need. You need not feel alone anymore, nor hatred of these so called holidays." He smiled softly to her only to see her eyes begin to shed even more tears as she buried her face into his chest as soft sobs could be heard coming from her.

A short time passed before Luna managed to pull herself from Midnight. Her eyes bloodshot from crying so much. She gave a sniffle and smile as Midnight wiped her cheeks lovingly.

"Thank you Midnight. I am sorry you had to see this side of me." She sighed giving a nervous smile.

"Why be sorry? Everypony has feelings, and you are no different. You get sad and happy just like others do. You experience every emotion they do, as well as every experience they have many times over. The only difference between you and any other pony is that you have had to experience those same things many times over during your long lifespan. It's ok to let it out when you need to. Life is not always a bed of roses. It is more like a roller coaster. It has it's ups and its down's. But it is up to you to choose the incline. If it is to steep, you may get stuck in a rut. If it is a longer slope though, then you can go past that point over a period of time. Eventually though, you learn to adjust the angle to be just right so that the good will usually overpower the bad. But do you know what makes even the bad times worthwhile?" He asked while giving her a soft smile.

Luna looked up to him, her eyes still slightly watering as she shook her head. "No......... what?"

"Your friends and family. No matter what life has to throw at you, you can always count on them to be by your side and to help you through it." He chuckled seeing her give a soft smile in return before laying her ears back slightly as she looked up to him. "Does, that mean............... even you would............. go out of your way to help me? Even with our past being, less than kind to one another?" She asked as her eyes began to water again slightly.

"Luna, as I have said before. You are loved by me just as much as anypony else. There is nothing that I wouldn't do for yommmmPPH!" He was suddenly stopped, his eyes going wide as his lips were met with the Night princess'. After a few seconds they parted. Midnight still having his shocked expression as Luna pulled away, her entire body starting to burn a bright red from what she had just done. She gave a sheepish smile before wrapping her hooves around him and hugging him to her. After a few seconds his posture relaxed as he hugged her back.

"Midnight............. thank you............." She trailed off as they continued to share that loving hug.

Celestia and Midnight had made their way into the throne room to speak to a few ponies that had come to make requests. Although Midnight's knowledge of this particular event was limited from what he had read from the history in his world, he knew what to do, but let Celestia make the decisions as he sat at her side in his new throne.

As the time ticked by and ponies had come and made the requests of their wants or needs. The dark Alicorn had struck up another conversation with Tia in between ponies.

"So, Discord has been good for the past five years huh?" Midnight smirked seeing her smile slightly.

"He has, and from the moment you were imprisoned in stone he has been nothing but helpful, albeit still chaotic, but not in the extreme. We had both agreed to become allies in the fight to keep this world and many others safe from harm. However, he did surprise me on one occasion." She tittered softly as she began to speak to yet another pony.

"Really? What did he do?" Midnight smirked, thinking of something silly that may have happened.

"He and the human female Samantha fell in love." She smiled to Midnight whose jaw was now on the floor and proceeded to continue to fall down each step that led up to the throne.

"You have got to be kidding me?! Seriously?! Those two?! I mean............ I know Samantha hated his guts when they first met, and I did see that stupid grin and heard the comment he made about her. But seriously?! How do they even...........?" He stopped as the pony that was about to ask Celestia a question was looking at him oddly, as was Celestia. "Ugh! Nevermind. I'm going to go find Discord and talk to him about this whole thing. Then go to Ponyville for a bit. I'm sure the others are panicking about where I'm at and what I'm doing." He groaned as his horn lit up and he teleported from the throne room.