We teleported to the eating room in the castle. Luna slowly walked over to her sister and whispered into her ear. After a few seconds they both looked at me and giggled. I looked at them with an eyebrow raised clear off my face. I just shrugged and walked over to them. Celestia looked at her sister who had a look of wonder on her face as she looked at me. Celestia sighed and teleported to me as I was about halfway up the room. She got right in my face.

“I can tell when my sister is sincere and she loves you more than even she knows. If you hurt her I will make you life a living nightmare.” She whispered to me as she glared at me straight in the eyes. I stepped back as I thought that this level of hostility was not possible for a pony to reach. After staring at her for a few seconds to see how serious she was I found that she would bring the sun down onto me if I didn’t make her sister happy. I gulped as that would not kill me but make me hurt forever in ways that I would rather not mention. I nodded my understanding, and she backed off to go talk to her sister. I finished my walk over to them.

“So when are you going to actually tie the knot?” Celestia asked as she looked at me with a stare as if this was a test....which it is. I brought my hand to my chin and thought and after a  few seconds of thinking I got the perfect idea.

“On the longest night of the year, the winter solstice.” I said as I smiled at Celestia’s shocked face. After a few seconds of thinking she slowly smiled.

“Maybe just maybe.” Celestia said cryptically as she turned around and walked away from us. Luna looked confused but I had a knowing smile on my face.

“What did she mean by that Paradox?” Asked Luna as she frowned at me. I just grabbed her face in my hands and looked her in the eyes.

“That is for me to worry about. You just keep being beautiful and my love forever.” I said as I leaned into a kiss and slowly moved my hands to the back of her neck. After a minute of kissing I was out of air so I pulled out and took a deep breath. I grabbed her up in my arms and teleported to my bedroom and set her down on the bed. I slowly changed into pajama pants and climbed into the bed and pulled her back into my chest effectively spooning her.

“Goodnight my love I will see you in the morning.” I said will a mighty yawn. As I fell asleep I heard Luna whisper to herself.

“He loves me, he loves me, he loves me.” She whispered to herself in a unsure tone that hurt a little to hear coming from her. My last act of that night was to pull her more snugly to my chest and then fall asleep.

I awoke to a empty bed and sounds of Luna singing in the shower. I smiled as I got out of bed and walked to the bathroom and stripped down to my birthday suit. I slowly opened the shower and climbed in and shut the door. I snuck up behind her and put my arms around her neck and leaned my head on hers.

“Hey beautiful how are you this morning?” I whispered into her ear as I blew a breath on her sensitive ear. I pulled away as she whinnied and flung up her hooves from being startled. She started to complain but I cut her off with a kiss as I grabbed the body shampoo and lathered her up. After a few minutes of lathering her up I brought the shower head down and washed her off.

“You know I have been cleaned before but it is a completely different thing when it is done by your special-somepony.” She said as she headed out of the of the shower and dried off. She laid down on the rug and watched me through the glass door. I picked up the shampoo and lathered up my hair then the body wash and scrubbed my skin and then washed it off. I stepped out of the shower and dried off by superheating the water making it turn to steam. I walked into the kitchen and started to make some eggs and toast.

“Hey Luna what do you want to eat?” I asked as she walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table. She rubbed her chin for a few seconds till she got a bright idea. She whispered into my ear and I got a huge grin on my face, and nodded.

After a half hours work breakfast was served. On the table sat two three high stacks of buttermilk pancakes. I started eating right alongside Luna. After a few seconds of wordless eating I stopped to catch my breath and looked over at Luna.

“Luna look at me.” I said to her as I sat up straight and looked her over. She was fidgeting in her chair and looking anywhere but at me. After a few seconds she glanced at me and was shocked to see not an angry face but a concerned one.

“Luna I heard what you were chanting to yourself as I was falling asleep. You never have to worry about that.” I placed my hand over her heart and looked her in the eyes.

“I would die then see you sad or hurt so please for me believe in yourself.” I said as I pulled her into a hug. I looked over at the clock and was shocked to find that we had five minutes till the ponies came and did there thing. I pulled away from Luna and looked her in the eyes.

“Go quick you don’t have much time.” I said as I pushed her into the bedroom and closed the door. I walked out of the hallway and grabbed some clean clothes from the fridge. Don’t ask me how they got there I didn’t put them there. Luna walked out of the bedroom and she was quite surprised when she saw a fully clothed me standing in the kitchen. She gave me a confused look to which I just pointed at the fridge with a shrug of my shoulders. She rolled her eyes and walked out of the house and over to the thrones were Celestia was already sitting. We sat down and the ponies poured into the room.

“That was boring I mean nothing happened the entire day.” I said as I stretched my back and grabbed my mobile phone out of thin air. I checked the time and saw that it was close to dinner time.

“Would you two like to join me for dinner?” Asked Celestia asked as we walked towards the throne room doors that lead to the halls. I pushed open the doors only to see Shining Armor and Cadance talking. I walked up to them and was about to bow to Cadance but I was swept up in a hug.

“Oh thank you for making Auntie Luna so happy.” Cadence cried as she tried to suffocate me with hugs. After a few seconds too longs she let me down and I could breath again.

“Anyway the reason I came over here is to offer you a chance to come to dinner with me and the Princesses.” I said with some gasping as I still was short of breath. I got two nods in the confirmative. I leaned on the wall and stared at Luna who had stopped in front of a stain glass window and the light bathed epon her in a way that made her look angelic. I walked over to her and placed my hand on her back. She looked at me with a smile and we all started to walk again.

“So when is the wedding?” Asked Cadence as she walked alongside us. I looked over at her and thought for a few seconds on how I would answer this. When I was ready to answer I found that we had already reached the eating hall, and the ponies were looking at me with concern. I shook my head and looked at Luna with a smile.

“Sorry about that I was lost in thought there for a moment. And to answer your question it is going to be on the night of the winter solstice.” I said to as I turned my head back to Cadence who was smiling like a school filly.

“Oh how romantic.” She breathed out as she looked at her husband and started to rub up against him in a hugging fashion. Shining blushed at the attention but hugged back. I laughed at the couple. They just rolled their eyes and walked into the eating hall. Me, Luna and Celestia followed and sat down at the head of the table. Celestia rang a little bell and waiters came out and tried to take our orders but I waved them away. Celestia looked at me funnily. I got up and walked into the kitchen and after some shouting all but one of the cooks left the kitchen with angry looks on their faces.

I was in the kitchen buttering up some bread and slapping it on the stove with some cheese. The other cook was crushing tomatoes for tomato soup. After a few minutes we walked out of the kitchen bearing grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. We set down the food but the chef was confused because I had him make an extra. I smiled and placed the food on the table next to my spot and set the cook down in the chair.

“What I can't eat at the royal table.” Cried out the chef as she tried to leave the chair. But I held her in. I looked her in the eyes and asked a question.

“What is your name?” I asked the mare cook as I looked her in the eyes. She gulped and mumbled something. I cupped my ear and hummed.

“It is Warm Stove.” Said the cook as she shook, and looked around the table at the royal ponies that were looking at me as if I lost my mind. I looked up at them and gave them my best disapproving glare. I looked back at Warm Stove and put my hand on her head.

“Well Warm Stove it is a rule of mine that the chef should eat at the table so they can see the reaction of the eaters so they can better their craft and seeing as we were the only chefs we need to sit at the table to see if they liked the food.” As I was saying this I was looking at the ponies at the table to see that they had a thoughtful look on their faces. After a few minutes of tense silence Celestia spoke up.

“Miss Stove would you like to eat with us?” Celestia said as she looked at me with a smile as she likes it when her little ponies better themselves. Warm Stove nodded with happiness and sat down in her chair and started to eat with perfect manners. I sat down across for Luna and picked up my sandwich and started to eat.

“So Luna what kind of celebration is held on the winter solstice?” I asked as I swallowed my bite of sandwich. I didn’t hear any reply and looked up to see that Luna was crying. I got up and went to her and gave her a hug.

“What is wrong deary?” I asked my emotionally distraught wife to be. She turned and brought me into a hug that she desperately needed. I put as much warmth and love into the hug as I could. After a few moments she released me and looked at me with her eyes red and puffy. She sniffed a few times and finally told me why she was crying in the first place.

“There is no celebration for the longest night of the year.” She said trying not to cry again but failing to do so, she leaned into me and started to cry some more I just held her and stroked her back. After a few minutes of crying she looked at me as she felt that something was going to happen. I looked her in the eyes and said the first thing that came to mind.

“Well my beautiful princess, I am going to change that if it kills me.” I said to her as I pulled her into a hug that was so filled with warmth that the magic ice sculpture melted with in seconds. Next Chapter: Chapter 8 Estimated time remaining: 1 Hour