Luna hadn't slep for days, every night she awoke from a dream containing various ways for her to die, all of them being done by her older sister.
She was needless to say a wreck, she had deep bags under her eyes, she was all disheveled due to tossing and turning all night and she couldn't seem to keep her spirits up nor her eyes open. Unfortunately now was not the time to sleep.
Unfortunately that was exactly what she was doing, and as her face fell into the the cool milk and cereal she was supposed to be eating. The cool liquid instantly awoke her and she jerked awake. Dripping small pieces of sugary cereal and milk on to the ornate table she and her sister ate breakfast at every morning.
Sitting at the head of the table her sister just stared sadly at her, she knew whose fault it was, but if she told her sister how she knew she probably wouldn't trust her... but if she fnds out later it wuld hurt more. Her sister was already walking a thin line when it came to loving and hating her. And she wouldn't dare risk another fallout again, her sister just got back and she did'nt want another seperation.
"sister...are you sleeping enough?"Asked Celestia, knowing the answer but wanting her sister to bring it forth rather then broach it herself. her sister just moodily stared at her before sighing
"yes...i haven't been sleeping well lately sister" Luna paused briefly, "But why do YOU care, for all i know when you brought up the subject you didn't want to talk about earlier was you telling me about this" Well it wasn't a totally off assumption. "SO you know what sister... stop trying to appease me, you sent me away for 1000 years and then want to love again? I don't buy it."
Luna then pushed in her chair and stomped off, leaving a small stream of milk that still dripped from her wet figure. Celestia knew she'd have to elaborate on some...things soon, but she just couldn't yet.
Celestia could truthfully say she would rather act as a princess then an older sister, this was much harder.
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The enraged Lunar godess stood in her room, mane still sopping wet with milk and the anger in her head only growing. Suddenly she heard a small knock on the door.
"Come in" huffed the princess, clearly not truly wanting company. In walked a petite unicorn mare with a lighter creamy coloring, she wore a gothic style maid outfit. Needless to say this mare stood out, but she must have a reason to be here.
"Why art thou here?" Asked Luna, slipping into the royal canterlot voice as she did when annoyed.
The mare giggled and replied, "I was sent here by your sister, she told me i was to become your more or less hoofmaiden" That would make sense seeing as she was wearing the approtiate attire, albiet with a rather gothic style and a dichromatic color scheme.
"we inquire, what ist thine name?" Asked Luna.
The mare once again giggled, and Luna sensed a pattern forming with that. "My name is Selene, pleased to meet you"
"well selene good to meet you, but there is nothing to do here today, so you can take leave"
The maid just shook her head and sighed, "Now i can't well do that now. How about we get to know eachother, i like to meet new people and i'd be honored to know you!" Know Luna, but...nobody every wanted that. Well except for Celestia but that was working out really well at the moment.
"fine, you go first"
"well... as i said my name is Selene, which ironically is another name for the moon. Really weird since i absolutely love stargazing, and since i lived in the country for awhile i got the best views of it. I've noticed the view has been getting better the past weeks, your work i take it?"
Luna blushed, this mare loved her work and admired it every night? She might've finally found a friend, but knowing her she'd mess it up, her last friend has abandoned her because she felt she wasn't good enough, either that or her transformation she thought bitterly. Would this mare abandon her too? The goddess surely hoped not.
"now im sorry if i say please don't talk too much about you're duties. To be honest i'd rather die then have to go through a court session." Luna smiled, this struck a chord, she wouldn't put up with it if not obligated by lineage.
However her smile faltered when the mare suddenly stood up and told her, "Sorry hun' but i got to go, how about you take your turn next time? I'll look foward to it"
She smiled, "i'd love that" The maid returned the smile before leaving. A scant second or two after she left a small knock was heard on the door as Celestia walked in. "Sister we need to talk." her sister began.
"You remember that pompous arrogent prince blueblood?"
Luna smirked, she remembered him, he was the subject of her pranks quite a few times, he couldn't even complain due to the heirarchy that Luna and Celestia held over everybody, sometimes it just felt good to flaunt power. Celestia, however. noticed this smirk and shook her head. "Yes, Yes, i've heard of the pranks you've pulled on him, but i'm afraid he'll send somebody to spy on us. He isn't the type to be above it Luna, in fact he might even send somebody to do worse. Which is why i've appointed you a whole new staff, all with the highest reccomendtions available to anypony. I see you've met the maid i sent to help you clean and organize too."
Luna felt a small bout of gratitude, "thank you sister, we hit it off rather well with that maid, interestingly she left moment before you did."
"Yes i saw her leaving you know, and it's good you two hit it off rather well. Did you notice her strange outfit choice?"
Luna giggled, dang now even she was doing it! "yes, strange she wore a raher gothic style of clothing instead of the regular clothes isn't it" For some reason Celestia frowned.
"yes...her...gothic outfic was very strange alright..." Celestia muttered, metaphorical gears clanking in her head to connect some unseen dots as she began to walk out.
Closing the door behind her Luna was left alone, deciding to take a day off, becuse she's royalty whose going to able to yell at her besides Celestia? Laying down on the splendid bed her sister had had custom ordered for her in a rather failed attempt to regain a friendship. This bed was comfortable enough to almost excuse 100 years on the moon, only 900 left celestia, she thought wyrly. He head hit the pillow and almost instantaneously she fell asleep.
As she slunk into slumber she had the first restfull sleep in days, strangely, as she ran through good memories in dreams there always seemed to be a moon guiding the princess. It's cold face staring down with a mask she could not interpret, was it anger, sadness of any other emotion? She knew not. But it was a vigilant light in guiding Luna in the dreams, holding much more of a grip on the patron of it then she could imagine.