Author's note: Thanks to Zoetic Zebra (from FIMfiction) for the edit.
Celestia sat up quickly in her bed, gritting her teeth in annoyance. She knocked the blanket off her husband, Sombra, snapping him out of his slumber. That was the last straw. It wasn't the first time he had dragged her into a cheesy, mindless dream about the Power Ponies. It made her wonder why had his interests suddenly shifted into superheros. It must be Spike. Thankfully, Luna had walked into the dream and woken her up to raise the sun, ending the whole thing.
"Three times, Sombra? Three times in a row?!" Celestia grabbed Sombra by his shoulders and shook him.
"I'm sorry, okay? Spike made me read a few issues of Power Ponies, and they were so interesting I couldn't but dream about them!" Sombra defended himself, smiling meekly.
"You're a king. Grow up!"
"Hey, comic books aren't just for kids."
"At least don't pull me into those dreams!"
"I can't help it! It happens unintentionally, remember?" Sombra scratched the back of his neck.
Celestia sighed. "I'll ask Luna if she knows some spell to prevent me from sharing your dreams."
"But sharing dreams can have benefits sometimes." Sombra winked.
"I just don't want to share you every single dream, okay?!" Celestia groaned.
"Celestia, the sun."
Celestia brought her hoof to her forehead. "Oh, you're right!"
"Wait, no morning kiss?"
"Not now," Celestia said, rolling her eyes. She stepped off her bed and teleported to the balcony. She saw the moon diving in the dark horizon, and a few seconds later, as her annoyance began to subside, a smile made its way to her lips and she started humming a melody. She lit her horn, and the sun rose from the opposite to where the moon had dived.
"I see your mood changed so quickly," Sombra said, approaching Celestia from behind as he adjusted his blue cape.
"You know raising the sun makes me happy, even after a cheesy, over-the-top dream."
"Oh, great!" Sombra rolled his eyes. "Please don't tell me you'll keep mentioning the dream for the whole day."
Celestia tapped on her chin, smirking. "Yes, probably."
"You celestial-bodies-moving Alicorns are driving me crazy, and I only have two of you in my daily life! Maybe that's why I'm having those weird dreams."
"Look at the bright side, there could have been more of us," Celestia giggled.
"Of course! Imagine if I had an Alicorn mother in law or something." Sombra chuckled. "That would be a disaster!"
"What did you just say?!" Celestia grabbed Sombra by his neck and locked her nose with his, glaring fiercely. "How dare you mention my mother!"
"Um...uh…" Sombra gulped. For a moment, he was actually scared. But all his fear disappeared when Celestia smiled.
"Gotcha!" Celestia giggled, playfully punching Sombra's shoulder.
That was scary, Sombra thought, letting out a breath he didn't know he had been holding.
"Do you know what I feel like doing now?" Celestia trotted past Sombra, rubbing her tail against his face.
Sombra's mind quickly started wandering far away upon taking a sniff from Celestia's tail. "What?"
"Sssinging, of course!"
Sombra's smile faded, snapping out of his thoughts. "You've gotta be kidding me."
"Oh, before I start…" Celestia leaned closer and gave Sombra a quick kiss on the lips. "Good morning, dear."
Sombra smiled. "If that's so, then I'm okay with the song."
Before Celestia could start singing, a little Unicorn colt galloped towards them, a wide smile plastered on his face. The colt's eyes were a noble violet, shining with youth and energy. His tousled mane was a deep blue which complimented his light-grey coat.
"Mom! Dad!" the little colt yelled excitedly, as he threw himself between the royal couple. "Look, between me and you, I really love when you sing together! So, could you please teach me how to sing? Please?!" The colt gave his best puppy eyes. "But don't tell Flurry; she wouldn't let me live it down."
Celestia laughed, as she gently stroked her son's mane. "Don't worry, I'll teach you."
"Hooray!" The little Unicorn jumped and hugged his mother.
"Why are you up so early, Eclipse?" Sombra asked.
"Because…"
"You said you wanted to learn how to sing, huh?" Flurry said from behind, before trotting into the balcony. A young Alicorn filly with light-pink coat and a purple and blue mane.
An unamused expression replaced Eclipse's smile, before he answered his father's question, "Because I wanted to tell you that before she arrives."
Flurry giggled. "Don't worry, Eclipse. I won't make fun of you. Most of ponies know how to sing. It's almost as if we're living in a musical. Have you ever wondered about that?"
"Looks like she's been hanging around Pinkie too much lately," Sombra whispered to Celestia.
Shortly later, Cadance trotted into the balcony.
"Hello, aunt Tia," Cadance beamed.
"Welcome, Cadance." Celestia approached her niece and gave her a short hug. "Good you came early in the morning. We can have breakfast together."
"Yeah. Flurry woke up even before the sunrise and kept bugging me until we were here extra early." Cadance scratched the back of her head. "We flew to here. Shining couldn't come with us."
"I see."
"Aw, now that's a bummer!" Sombra punched the air. "I was hoping for an Ogres and Oubliettes match with him."
Celestia and Cadance giggled.
"Now come on, I'm sure you're hungry." Celestia started towards the balcony's door.
"But mom, what about...ya know," Eclipse lowered his voice. "Teaching me how to sing!"
"It's okay, I'll teach you instead," Flurry spoke, placing a hoof on Eclipse's shoulder.
Eclipse raised an eyebrow at her. "And what do you know about singing?"
"More than you, obviously," Flurry closed her eyes and giggled, earning a groan from Eclipse.
"I'd rather beat you in some game instead!" Eclipse smirked.
"Yeah yeah." Flurry waved her hoof. "But let's eat something first."
"Hey, how about we have breakfast at Sugarcube Corner?" Eclipse suggested, a sincere smile on his face.
"Oh, of course!" Flurry's face lit up. "I miss aunt Pinkie. Plus, there's nothing better than eating the best cupcakes in all of Equestria at breakfast!" Flurry's smile then lessened in intensity, and she leaned over to whisper in Eclipse's ear. "Don't think for a second that I don't know what's your other goal from visiting Sugarcube Corner." She punctuated her sentence with a wink.
Eclipse gulped, his cheeks flushing red. He then managed to frown at Flurry. "Keep her a secret, remember?!" He whispered back.
"Rest assured, I won't tell anypony about you and her." Flurry spread her big wings. "Now come on."
Eclipse quickly sat on Flurry's back. He was always amazed by how Flurry could fly with him on her back without even taking a rest. She's an Alicorn, after all, he always told himself.
"Eclipse, Flurry, where are you going?" Celestia inquired. "Don't you want to have breakfast?"
"Don't worry, mom! We're gonna have breakfast at Sugarcube Corner," Eclipse answered, waving his foreleg.
Celestia looked slightly unamused. "Eclipse, what did I tell about eating healthy food at breakfast?"
"Mom, please! Aunt Pinkie's cupcakes are healthy, I'm sure," Eclipse pleaded.
"It's okay, auntie." Cadance placed a hoof on Celestia's shoulder, a warm smile on her face. "Let them have some fun."
"Fine," Celestia sighed.
"Be careful, Flurry. And remember: no flying stunts!" Cadance instructed.
"Okay, mom!" Flurry rolled her eyes, before jumping off the balcony and flying towards Ponyville.
Celestia smiled warmly at the fading shapes of her son and Flurry.
"You know who your son is going to meet, right?" Cadance asked, her eyes half-closed.
Celestia chuckled, her warm smile shifting to a smirk. "Of course I know. He is my son, after all."
"Personally, I ship it!" Cadance giggled.
Celestia stifled a small laugh. Yup, that's the Princess of Love I know, she thought.
Celestia saw her sister trotting towards them. Once Celestia's eyes fell on her, Luna faced the ground, ears folded back.
"Luna, I know you have been awake all night, but would you like to join us at breakfast?" Celestia offered.
"I...yes. Just a moment and I'll be with you," Luna answered, starting towards the balcony.
Knowing her sister well, Celestia knew there was something wrong with her.
Luna leaned against the railing of the balcony and rested her head on her forelegs. She sighed heavily and stared at the horizon. She felt sleepy, but sleep wasn't on her mind at the moment.
"What's the matter, sister?" Celestia asked, trotting towards Luna.
"Who told you that there was a 'matter'?" Luna replied, still maintaining her position.
"I'm your big sister. I know everything."
"If you know everything, then why are you asking me?"
Celestia deadpanned. "Luna, we aren't going to pretend that there's nothing, are we?"
"Yes, we are."
"Now I'm sure there's something wrong." Celestia shortened the distance between her and Luna even more.
"Fine, I'll tell you," Luna sighed in defeat. "It's just...looking at you and Cadance. You both have found your true love and married him. Even Eclipse now has his eyes on a filly! And I…" Luna closed her eyes hung her head down. "And I'm still alone."
"You mean, because Big Mac left you for Marble Pie?"
Luna's eyes twitched, her sister's words falling on her like bricks. "Sister, just...why did you mention that?! We both know what happened! Why the hay did you mention it now?"
"Duh, because the readers need to know it." Celestia shrugged.
Luna stared at her sister in disbelief, before face hoofing again.
"Joking aside," Celestia placed a hoof on Luna's clean shoulder. "I know how you feel. But don't worry too much, I'm sure you true love is waiting for you somewhere. Very soon, you'll meet your very special somepony...or dragon, or griffon, or...whoever your heart beats for!" Celestia smiled softly.
Luna sighed. "You seem awfully optimistic about it."
"I waited for my very special somepony for one thousand years, and you know all the things we went through, and how I believed I would never see him again. And look where I am now. That says something about optimism, doesn't it?"
Luna let her sister's words sink. For a moment, she scolded herself for whining about love. She hadn't gone through one percent of what her sister had to endure, and she was giving up already?
"Still, not all ponies are the same, Tia," Luna spoke, her ears folded back. "I am not you, and you are not me. You know that very well."
"I know. I'm not saying that you should wait for a thousand years." Celestia waved her foreleg. "What I wanted to say is, never lose hope. Because maybe, just maybe, everything will be better in the next morning."
Luna gave a small smile, cheered by her sisters words. "I... I suppose you are right." The princess nodded happily. "Thank you, Tia."
Luna trotted past her sister. But once she was at the balcony's door, she stopped and turned around. "Hey, Tia. Regarding Sombra's dreams and why you get involved in them…" She paused for a moment to stifle a laugh. "I've been dragging you to them on purpose!"
Celestia's eyes grew wide, a frown replacing her smile. "WHAT?!"
"It's just a prank, sis. And I must say...you looked so cute in the costume of Captain Marvel!" Luna said, before quickly galloping down the hall.
"Come back here, you stupid filly!" Celestia quickly chased after her sister. "You will pay!"
"You have to catch me first!" Luna laughed. As she galloped through the hall, she found their servant, Kibitz, in her way. She quickly levitated him and placed him on the ground behind her in hopes that he would slow Celestia down.
"Hey! This is cheating!" Celestia used her magic to push Kibitz out of her way and continued her chase.
Kibitz sat on the ground, a deadpan on his face. "I'm too old for this," he muttered.
As Sombra and Cadance sat around the table, waiting for Celestia to join them, a loud thud shook the door to the dining room, startling the two ponies. The door then swung open, revealing Celestia and Luna fighting each other on the floor. Celestia had one foreleg around Luna's neck, holding her still, and the other foreleg rubbing on the top of her head.
"I'll make you pay for every single…dream." Once Celestia saw Sombra and Cadance staring at them, she stopped punishing Luna and grinned sheepishly at her husband. "Oh...hi! Go on. Start eating. Nothing to see here!"
Cadance face hoofed. "This is gonna be a long day!" she said, as Sombra burst into laughter.