Book two of "Who We Become".
Being a princess means always worrying what everypony thinks about you. So when Twilight overhears a private conversation, she has to come to terms with how she feels about herself, love, and a certain somepony, all whil...
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"Twilight, Fluttershy, dinner's ready," Spike called through the door.
" 'Kay," Twilight murmured, before rolling over and wrapping a hoof around Fluttershy. "Morning, beautiful."
Fluttershy laughed. "Twily, it's dinner time."
"Good evening, then."
Fluttershy was prepared for her daily struggle of convincing Twilight to get out of bed, but to her surprise, after a quick kiss the alicorn was already rising. Fluttershy rubbed her eyes as Twilight lit the room. Rather than actually turning on the lightbulb, she created a glowing orb that gave them enough light to see without blinding them.
"Ugh, I shouldn't have slept in this thing. Even if it is made with love, it's still itchy." Twilight rubbed beneath her sweater furiously.
"It's not that bad. Besides, it's cute on you." Even after seven moons, Fluttershy still felt a little weird complimenting her marefriend, but it was always worth it for Twilight's smile.
As they made their way downstairs, Fluttershy could smell the wonderful aroma of dinner, and realized exactly how hungry she was. They entered the dining room as Night Light was setting down the last tray of food.
"Oh my." Fluttershy had never seen a family dinner with so much food.
"Just wait until you see what they do for Hearth's Warming," Twilight said.
"Yes, I feel much better now," Twilight said. Fluttershy nodded.
Night Light noticed Fluttershy eyeballing the food and grinned. "Before we can eat, there's one more thing to do. Everypony gather round."
Everypony came together as Night Light set up his camera. Twilight Velvet stood in the middle with Twilight on her left. Fluttershy put a hoof on her shoulder, and Spike used it as a boost to pop up over Twilight's head, while Shining Armor and Cadance stood on Twilight Velvet's other side. Night Light set the timer and ran over to stand between Twilight Velvet and Shining Armor. "Everypony smile!" he said. Right as the flash went off, Twilight kissed Fluttershy on the cheek.
"Perfect," Night Light said as everypony took seats at the table. The table was large and round, leaving Fluttershy to question how anypony would get to the food in the middle, until she remembered that everypony except for her and Spike could use magic. Twilight sat next to Shining Armor, with Spike on Fluttershy's other side. In front of them was enough lasagna for everypony to eat their fill and then some, with enough sides to make a meal by themselves.
"Did you two make all this?" Fluttershy asked as Night Light took his seat next to Spike.
"And dessert too!" Spike said excitedly.
Even on Hearth's Warming Day, Fluttershy couldn't imagine making a meal this big. Of course, Hearth's Warming was usually just her and Rainbow Dash, and on occasion Rainbow's parents whenever they were trying to make up for lost time with their daughter. She had been worried about leaving Rainbow alone for the holiday, but she wound up getting invited to dinner with Scootaloo's family. "Everything smells so good," she said.
