09-28-2015, 06:25 AM
Moon Watching
I registered the quite sounds of someone approaching from behind and I couldn't help but smile as I looked over my shoulder to see her making her way towards me. Her wings neatly folded against her black furred equine body, her ethereal, flowing mane sparkling beautifully and majestically as always. She wore her armor, I noted it must've been recently polished, as it gleamed and glinted brighter than usual. The autumn air was pleasantly cool and the crickets chirped and sang away, the fallen leaves rustling and billowing away with the breeze.
"Glad you could join me," I said playfully as she sat down on the soft green blanket I'd laid out over the grass for us to sit on.
"But of course," Nightmare Moon smiled softly at me before settling down at my side, a wing brushing up against my arm as I looked to the sky. "Do you intend to celebrate every eclipse?" She asked with a slight laugh, "it's not like I made this one."
"No, but it's still the moon. I've always liked the moon, even before I met you," I replied, a hand rubbing her back, the fur soft and warm to the touch. That, and I had always wanted to try and repay her for the night she had created just for me on the first night of winter nearly a year ago. I felt her glance over at me with her lovely teal eyes, a cute ear flicking once.
"You have?" She asked in mock innocence, "I never knew."
I only chuckled, keeping my eyes focused on the sky, waiting for the eclipse to begin.
"Though I do appreciate it, more than you could know."
"I always love spending time with you Nightmare," I said, turning my head to look at her fully, moving my hand up to the back of her head to stroke her flowing mane, feeling her body press closer to mine. "I want to create experiences with you too," I held her in my arms now, pulling her gently into my lap. She looked me in the eyes as she always did, warmth filling my chest as she smiled, leaning in so her nose delicately touched mine.
"As do I, my dear," Nightmare said, "though I think we best pay attention now, don't want to miss it, hmm?"
We turned out gaze to the sky, which now seemed so endless and majestic, the moon huge and red. Probably bigger than any moon I'd ever seen, glowing so brightly. There were no stars around it, only a black sky, the moon's now red glow shining down upon us. I felt my arms hold her closer, briefly I looked at her, her beautiful face was content as she looked at the red orb in the sky. Nightmare's eyes drinking in its blood red splendor and her lips turned upward in a smile. With her flowing mane and armor, basking in the moon's crimson glow. An imagine of stunning awe and beauty I would hold in my memory forever.
I looked at her for a few more seconds before returning my gaze to the sky, my elation felt as though it was as far and high as the moon itself. Made all the sweeter that she and I had created a unique experience together, the feeling she and I were the only two in the world. Just the two of us...and the big, red moon.
Author's Note:
Written in honor of tonight's lunar eclipse.
I registered the quite sounds of someone approaching from behind and I couldn't help but smile as I looked over my shoulder to see her making her way towards me. Her wings neatly folded against her black furred equine body, her ethereal, flowing mane sparkling beautifully and majestically as always. She wore her armor, I noted it must've been recently polished, as it gleamed and glinted brighter than usual. The autumn air was pleasantly cool and the crickets chirped and sang away, the fallen leaves rustling and billowing away with the breeze.
"Glad you could join me," I said playfully as she sat down on the soft green blanket I'd laid out over the grass for us to sit on.
"But of course," Nightmare Moon smiled softly at me before settling down at my side, a wing brushing up against my arm as I looked to the sky. "Do you intend to celebrate every eclipse?" She asked with a slight laugh, "it's not like I made this one."
"No, but it's still the moon. I've always liked the moon, even before I met you," I replied, a hand rubbing her back, the fur soft and warm to the touch. That, and I had always wanted to try and repay her for the night she had created just for me on the first night of winter nearly a year ago. I felt her glance over at me with her lovely teal eyes, a cute ear flicking once.
"You have?" She asked in mock innocence, "I never knew."
I only chuckled, keeping my eyes focused on the sky, waiting for the eclipse to begin.
"Though I do appreciate it, more than you could know."
"I always love spending time with you Nightmare," I said, turning my head to look at her fully, moving my hand up to the back of her head to stroke her flowing mane, feeling her body press closer to mine. "I want to create experiences with you too," I held her in my arms now, pulling her gently into my lap. She looked me in the eyes as she always did, warmth filling my chest as she smiled, leaning in so her nose delicately touched mine.
"As do I, my dear," Nightmare said, "though I think we best pay attention now, don't want to miss it, hmm?"
We turned out gaze to the sky, which now seemed so endless and majestic, the moon huge and red. Probably bigger than any moon I'd ever seen, glowing so brightly. There were no stars around it, only a black sky, the moon's now red glow shining down upon us. I felt my arms hold her closer, briefly I looked at her, her beautiful face was content as she looked at the red orb in the sky. Nightmare's eyes drinking in its blood red splendor and her lips turned upward in a smile. With her flowing mane and armor, basking in the moon's crimson glow. An imagine of stunning awe and beauty I would hold in my memory forever.
I looked at her for a few more seconds before returning my gaze to the sky, my elation felt as though it was as far and high as the moon itself. Made all the sweeter that she and I had created a unique experience together, the feeling she and I were the only two in the world. Just the two of us...and the big, red moon.
Author's Note:
Written in honor of tonight's lunar eclipse.