This chapter took way longer than it should have. To the reviews!

ZapWBolt: Thank you. I'm always worried about how I portray canon characters. I'm glad Eclipse's character is intriguingyou, I don't like making characters that don't intrigue people. *throws brownies at you*

bluecatcinema: Sadly... if they do make up, it'll take a while. *throws doughnuts at you*

(Eclipse's P.O.V)

I sighed, sending Coldfire a glare. "Would you even care if I just fell over dead right now?"

He looked me in the eye before saying, "That would imply that there was any sort of emotional connection prior to the death. And so far, there hasn't been one."

I stood and walked over to the window. The batpony followed me, trying to stifle a yawn. "Do you ever sleep?" I snapped, turning slightly towards him.

Before he could reply, the door burst open, revealing Princess Celestia. I gulped and bowed to her. It had been days since I'd confessed to being a spy. Luna hadn't stopped by to talk to either Coldfire or I, not that I had expected her to.

"So I was right about you." She said, stopping in front of me.

I sighed, the regret I'd felt when I'd seen the pain filling Luna's eyes came back. "Y-yes Princess. I am a spy of King Sombra's."

"I still think they should throw you in the dungeon." Coldfire muttered.

I stood up and glared at him. "Well, that's not up to you, is it?"

Celestia was staring at him. "You look awful. Have you slept recently?"

He looked away from the two of us, his face slightly pink. He took a few steps back, stopping at the window.

"I'm taking that as a no." I said, turning back to the white alicorn. "Considering he's always awake when I am and I've woken up to him staring at me a few times."

"What do you expect me to do?" The batpony snapped, his eyes bloodshot. "That would be a perfect time for you to escape. Pretend to be asleep, wait until I fall asleep and then make your escape. It won't happen. And now, I must guard the princess against you."

Celestia smiled slightly. "While I appreciate your concern, but I am an alicorn and this pony is a pegasus who has suffered many injuries as of late. I don't believe I'm in any danger around her. You may go."

Coldfire walked out of the room, grumbling the entire time. As the door closed, he threw me a disdainful look.

I rolled my eyes. "Stallions. They think they're right about everything."

The alicorn chuckled. "I suppose." She cleared her throat and gave me a grave look. "My sister tells me that even though you were sent here to spy for King Sombra, you never planned to tell him anything you learned here."

I nodded. "I swear Princess. I decided a while ago that I couldn't spy for him any longer. I love my sister and I would do anything to save her, but this just didn't feel right to me."

"So you're sister really is sick? You truly came all this way to save her?"

I nodded. "I understand if you don't believe me and I will accept any punishment you give me."

"Punishment?" Celestia almost sounded confused. "What is there to punish? Yes, you originally came here to spy on us and eventually cause our downfall, but it's perfectly clear to me that you no longer plan on doing so. You were honest when you told us that you were here to help your sister and I would not punish a pony for attempting to help their family."

I waited for her to continue, hoping there would be a catch, because this sounded too good to be true.

"I think the only left to be done is for me to apologize."

I gaped at her. "A-apologize...?"

She nodded. "I was concerned that you might be a spy, but I let that possibility cloud my judgement of you. I didn't even take the chance to get to know you. I let one assumption determine how I looked at you. And, I must admit, when my sister told me that you were a spy, I considered it a small victory."

A small laugh bubbled up in my chest. "I don't blame you Princess. I would have been weary too, if our roles had been switched. Of course, I'm naturally a paranoid pony, but still."

Celestia smiled and stood. "Come, we must go find my sister. Perhaps, she's had enough time and she'll want speak with you again."

My mouth went dry and my throat started to feel like it was being crushed. "Oh.. no, I- I don't think that's a good idea Princess."

Her calm, yet slightly spine-chilling look told me I didn't have a choice in this matter. I was going to talk to the princess of the night again, whether I wanted to or not.

I groaned, got up and followed the white alicorn out of the room. I still had yet to start thinking of it as my own. We went down the halls, torchlight throwing our shadows up in flickering dances. A chill went up my spine and I walked faster, now keeping pace with Celestia's much longer, yet relaxed strides.

We stopped at the door to Luna's room and I froze, my stomach churning. I groaned, turned and made to walk away, but was stopped by an outstretched hoof.

"Nervous?" the sun princess asked gently, smiling understandingly at me.

"I don't think she'll want to talk to me. This was a bad idea." I said quickly. My heart stopped as Celestia raised a hoof and knocked. I stared at her in horror. "Wh- how could- Why?"

Her smile returned. "The two of you can't just ignore each other. You have to talk through this."

I shook my head quickly. "No, I don't think-" the door opened, cutting me off.

Luna stood in the doorway, her eyes slightly bloodshot. "Yes sister?" then her eyes landed on me. "Oh… hello."

I gulped and waved nervously, staring at her. "Hehe. Hi."

The silence stretched on, becoming uncomfortable. Celestia seemed to sense that neither were going to say anything and started the conversation again. "Sister, I think it's time that the two of you talk."

Luna blinked. "Why would you think that? If I wanted to talk to her, I would've gone myself."

I gestured frantically at her. "See! I told you she wouldn't want to talk to me!"

"Sister please," the white alicorn said, once again holding out a hoof to stop me. "It's clear to me that this pony has no intention of betraying you. I understand why you're upset with her, but she's the one who told you that in the first place."

"And it's clear to me that she doesn't want to talk." Luna slammed her door.

I flinched, then slumped down. "Well. That went just splendid."