"Come child, I will tell thy what caused my 'transformation', if you will." Luna gestured for Cool Winds, one of her few friends in Canterlot, to follow her onto the balcony. Cool Winds followed her silently onto the balcony, before sitting on her haunches. He watched silently for several seconds, Luna stared up at the moon for what seemed like ages before she spoke, her words breaking the pervasive silence. "It seems like forever, but it all started when I met a mare named Alexis..."

Luna couldn't place it, but something was missing in her life, it caused her almost perpetual boredom. Celestia refused to let her help with any of the royal duties, besides raising the moon. "Too young," Luna said angrily, kicking a table in her room, causing several items to fall on to the floor. It felt like everything she did nowadays was an embarrassment to her sister. First it was her sneaking out of the castle to actually have some fun, then it was forgetting to raise the moon."As if they cared," Luna murmured sarcastically. She took one last glance out her window before leaving her room, to visit the throne room.

"Hello sister," Luna greeted Celestia, Celestia was so engaged in her paperwork, she uttered a half hearted greeting, and then turned back to the stacks of paper, that were stacked up on her desk. "Tia, why do you refuse to take a break, we are both royal sisters, I can handle it for a day."

Celestia sat her quill down on the desk so hard it broke. " I told you Luna, you're not ready, I mean you just finished the academy a few months ago, now I really need to finish this bill before the end of the day." Celestia snapped impatiently.

"Fine," Luna replied angrily, "If thou doesn't want our help, we shall be in the court yard."

Luna stewed on her way down to the royal courtyard. She couldn't get over how belittling her sister had become, chalking it up to stress could only reassure her for so long."WATCH THY DIRECTION," Luna yelled, after bumping face first into an azure mare, when she turned around the corner to the entrance to the courtyard.

"I'm sorry your highness," The azure mare said, obviously shaken by her shouting. Luna stared for several seconds, before breaking of her trance. The mare was stunningly beautiful.

Luna quickly broke herself out of the trance "It is our fault, we should have paid more attention," Luna reassured the mare, helping her up.

When I met her," Luna continued, turning to face cool winds "I knew there was something special. I soon found myself meeting her in the courtyard, daily.

"So, what was her name?" Cool winds inquired, she found herself drawn into Luna's story, and her curiosity was only growing by the minute.

"Alexis," Luna answered the curious mare before continuing her story.

The two mares were sitting on a hill, near the castle wall. "Luna, the last few days have been," she paused for a second, giving Luna a wistful smile "amazing."

"When i'm with you," Luna nuzzled Alexis, "its like nothing else matters." Alexis embraced Luna, before pulling her into a deep kiss.

"Wait," Luna said, suddenly breaking the kiss. "Nonono, we can't believe we just did that, its so wrong. What will our subjects say, no, what will our sister say."

"Shh," Alexis gently put her hoof over Luna's mouth. "Let them talk, all that matters is we have each other." Luna embraced Alexis once again, and moaned slightly as Alexis massaged the sensitive spot between her wings.

"For a unicorn, you know a lot about massaging wings." Luna purred, resting her head on Alexis.

"We became emboldened by our success," Luna said, her voice beginning to waiver, "little did we know that our secret was not as secret as we thought."

"So, I don't get it," Cool wings replied curiously "you're a filly fooler, who cares?"

"T'was a different era," Luna answered the curious, if not slightly confused mare. Luna laid down on the balcony, and stared into her night sky for several seconds, before she continued. "The real trouble began when..."

"Your highness," A guard approached Luna, as she walked into the castle, after her regular rendezvous with Alexis .

"Yes,"

"Princess Celestia has requested that you meet her in her private study."The guard answered, in his usual, firm voice.

"Okay, will that be all?" Luna replied, trying to shoo off the guard.

"Yes, your highness," The guard did a quick bow, before going about his duties once more.

Luna quickly walked through the familiar corridors and staircases, until she had finally made it up to her sister's private study. Taking a second to catch her breath, Luna tentatively opened the door, wondering what her sister could possibly want at such an hour. Usually her sister was hard-pressed to leave the throne room during the day, especially in the middle of open court."Close the door," Celestia's voice seemed, too calm, without the usual emotion, it made Luna slightly nervous.

"What do you need Tia?" Luna replied, gently closing the door.

"I think you know what this is about," Celestia barked.

"What?" Luna was stunned, she had never heard Celestia speak like that, well to her anyway.

"You know how hard I try to keep this young kingdom together?" Celestia's voice was dangerously low.

"I don't even know what you are talking abo-"

"Spare me," Celestia cut her off, "if anypony finds out about you, and your filly fooler girlfriend, do you know what will happen?"

"I, uhh," Words failed Luna, as her stomach seemingly dropped through the floor.

"We will become an embarrassment to the whole kingdom, that's what," Celestia spat, "You of all ponies should know how homosexuality is treated."

"I do," Luna answered, her voice choking up slightly, she thought of all the colt cuddlers, and filly foolers, that had come to open court asking for everything from protection, to even something as little as the right to be married. The requests were all denied, Luna had believed her sister was forced by popular request though, the realization that her sister felt no different than the majority of Equestria was too much to bear.

"So you go and do it anyway," Celestia said incredulously, her voice raised slightly.

"WE love her, why is that so wrong," Luna was trying, and failing, to hold back her tears.

"Because she's a mare," Celestia snapped, just as she had finished there was a sudden knock on the door. "Bring her in," Celestia ordered, almost as if she knew they were approaching.

"Bring who in," Luna asked, as the door opened and Alexis was pushed in. "Alexis," Luna cried, hugging her lover, for comfort, and for protection.

"You are an embarrassment," Celestia looked disgusted.

"Your highness, please," Alexis begged, looking at her distraught lover.

"Shut up," Celestia ordered, "It's too late, half of Canterlot is talking about you."

"Let them talk, I don't care," Luna retorted, suddenly feeling empowered again.

"You don't care that what your doing could destabilize our kingdom," Celestia's anger had reached a boiling point, "You know what, just get out I don't want to talk to you anymore, just get out," Celestia pointed towards the door.

"What," Cool Winds could not contain the shock in her voice, "I've never heard Celestia speak like that, to anypony."

"Over a thousand years has passed child," Luna answered, "Both of us were much younger then, even Equestria itself has matured over the years."

"Oh," Cool Winds yawned, "I'm sorry, it's just really late."

"T'is okay," Luna reassured her "Perhaps it would be better if you rested, we can continue later."

"Perhaps that's a good idea," Cool Winds rubbed her eyes, and stifled another yawn "Ugh, if only it wasn't so late, the castle is so dark,"

"You can always stay here if you want," Luna showed Cool winds over to her large bed. Cool winds was impressed, with the dark purple silk sheets.

"They even have star patterns," Cool Winds remarked, rubbing her hooves on the soft sheets.

"You know, you remind me of Alexis," Luna said, with a sly grin.

"Sorry princess, you know I'm not into that" Cool Winds laughed, climbing into the large starry bed.

"Ok your loss," Luna replied flirtatiously.