Chapter 1: Setting Up

It was nearing sunset when a Chariot landed softly in the outskirts of Ponyville. Princess Luna stepped out in full military attire and silently dismissed the chariot. She had arrived earlier at her safe house, but duties for the day entailed working with a detachment of the Royal Guard for the day. She sighed heavily; removing her officer’s cap and wiping her brow clean of what little moisture had formed during the fairly temperate day. Luna then flared her hands in her magical aura, unlocking the door and proceeding inside; removing her cap and coat, as well as un-holstering her weapon before putting them away neatly in the closet. She pulled the hair tie out which was holding her hair in a neat bun, letting her naturally free-moving, sparkling navy blue hair fall down almost to the small of her back; running her fingers through it. She rubbed her temples a bit before opening her eyes, revealing her brilliant teal blue irises to the mirror in front of her. Today was a particularly hard day with the Guard; Luna had a small headache coming on and all she wanted to do was just lie down and catch some rest. She then dressed herself in a standard laced tank top and some mesh shorts to help fit her mood. She had planned to surprise her boyfriend, Seafire, a bit later after she raised the moon, but that plan was shattered when she realized that Celestia had dumped all her necessary materials from her office in Canterlot in her house’s study, and it needed to be put away.

“Well… there goes that. I guess I’ll see him, along with the girls, tomorrow,” Luna mused to herself as she started reluctantly putting things away, making use of her magic as well as her own strength. She had finished setting up her desk when there was a knock at the door. This was a bit odd to Luna, considering very few knew where her ‘safe house’ was exactly. She personally didn’t care at this case, as she would appreciate some company regardless. She extended her hand and unlocked the door with her magic, and opened it.

“So, rumor has it that a Lunar Princess was supposed to have made camp around here. Any information on that matter, Miss?” the very familiar male figure stated in an instantly recognizable voice. Luna’s facial features warped themselves into an involuntary smile as she turned to gaze upon the figure which had neatly combed blue hair with a red stripe running through it, along with being dressed in a casual dress shirt and some work pants. Luna wasted no time in running up and embracing her boyfriend, Seafire.

“How-How did you know I was here?” Luna asked with a grin that she couldn’t hide if she wanted to.

“Celestia took the liberty of contacting me of your expected time of arrival. She said you were having a busy day so I wanted to come and see you,” Seafire replied. Their gazes never left each other, almost reminiscent of the first time they met at the club on Classics Night. They continued to hold their embrace as well.

“I honestly wasn’t expecting any company tonight, but you’re more than welcome to stay, as always,” Luna said with an inflection in her tone that made it sound like a question; asking him if he would like to stay. He only responded with his signature smirk, and that was all the answer and reassurance Luna needed. He then turned towards the study room.

“Well, looks like you’ve got quite a few things to sort out here,” Seafire remarked, eyeing all the boxed items and disorderly manner in which they were aligned.

“Ugh, don’t remind me. I’m not looking forward to unpacking all of this.”

“Well, what do you say we get this stuff put away first? Might as well get this done and out of the way,” Seafire suggested. Luna practically beamed at his offer to help her with some unpacking. They got right to it and after about an hour’s worth of actual unpacking (with an equal amount of time horsing around with each other and Luna having to raise the moon), her study was organized and ready to receive people and do work.

“I cannot thank you enough for helping me with this, Seafire. It made it all the more fun, I might add,” Luna said with a very grateful undertone.

“My pleasure, Luna. Anything for you,” Seafire added with a small wink. Luna practically melted at his gaze. He knew how to toy with her very well. With that, Luna led him upstairs to her room where she jumped on the bed and invited him over in a very chaste manner. He kicked off his shoes and lay down comfortably while Luna snuggled up to him. If one was to spectate this scene, it would almost seem weird… Luna, one of the most powerful people in all of Equestria, seemed so vulnerable at the moment. Yes, she had loosened up considerably after her month long endeavor with the Elements, but even so, Luna still retained her identity of being a horrendously independent girl. With that in mind, it would even be weird to fathom her harboring a crush, let alone a boyfriend.

“Thanks for staying with me tonight,” Luna commented in a blissful state. She was obviously very comfortable with her human pillow, wrapping both of her arms around him and her head resting on his chest.

“Not a problem, love. I intended to take a few days off anyways to spend time with you while you’re here. No better way to start in my opinion,” he added with a little chuckle. Luna looked up and locked her eyes with his before closing the distance between their faces and initiating the first kiss of the night. This was nothing new for the two of them. However, said lip-locking, over the course of a couple minutes, became more heated… to the point where Luna almost fully straddled Seafire over his waist. It was then that he broke their contact, sensing the rise in temperature.

“No… not yet, love,” Seafire commented before pecking her again on the lips. Luna understood this immediately, and went red with embarrassment. She prided herself in having complete control over her own desires and even feelings. To have completely lost her rational mind to them only showed her that they could easily control her as well if she was not careful.

“Oh my… I’m sorry Seafire,” Luna said a bit apprehensively in a daze, irrationally fearing that she lost a bit respect from Seafire.

“Get ON that ass, Lulu!” a voice entered her head through mindchat™. Luna’s eyes widened in her mind, knowing that her sister was never going to let her forget this.

“Shut the hell up,Tia!” was all Luna could muster in her mind as a retort. Celestia offered a hearty laugh in response before cutting the connection, bringing Luna back into reality as quickly as she left it.

“Hey, there’s no shame in it, my dear. We all need a little reminder every now and then to keep us under control. You didn’t do anything wrong, Luna… but just… not yet,” Seafire added. Luna kept asking herself how she snagged up someone like this. She decided not to question that further and merely kissed him again and continued her previous activity of snuggling into him with Seafire stroking her head and hair.

“I forgot to mention, I took the liberty of informing your friends of your arrival if they didn’t know already. They would like to see you tomorrow if you have the time,” he informed her. Luna sighed in content with her current situation.

“Of course I’ll drop by… tomorrow is free day… I always have time for them,” Luna said somewhat incoherently, her eyelids getting heavy.

To his amusement, she was fast asleep within a few more seconds. He himself was also getting a bit tired. He lowered his head to her ear.

“Goodnight Luna, sleep well,” he muttered softly into her ear. He received a response of garbled and mixed up words from her, of which he was only able to pick out “Dammit, Tia,” “fuck off,” and “five more minutes.” He laughed silently to himself before he too succumbed to slumber with the Princess of the Night, his Princess, in his arms with an anticipative grin on his face. Tomorrow was guaranteed to be a wonderful day with the Mane Six. Seafire had grown fairly close with the six girls after they unanimously approved of him dating their new best friend, Luna. They had gone to rather extensive lengths to include him in their activities whenever they were able to. No matter the adventure (or misadventure), it always ended well with the company of the seven of them.