Twilight's jaw had dropped. She knew that Princess Celestia was going to be visiting her today, but she didn't think Luna would show up too! It must have been important for both Princesses to get away from royal duties at the same time.
Princess Celestia smiled at Twilight from behind the door. "I hope we're not too early..."
The unicorn practically had to pick up her jaw from the floor. She hoped she had enough sandwiches for both of them. "Oh, of course not, Princess! Come in." Twilight stepped aside and let the two ponies into the library.
Within the few seconds that Twilight had been away from Pinkie, the hyper mare had set up a picnic table with four plates and a basket full of daisy sandwiches in the center. Woah. How did she...?
Twilight overcame her surprise faster than she had earlier with a shake of the head. It's Pinkie. The unicorn then gestured to the table and said, "Why don't you two make yourselves comfortable?"
"Thank you for letting us visit at such short notice, Twilight." Princess Celestia mentioned as she and her sister sat next to each other. Twilight then slid into the seat opposite her mentor.
"It's no problem, Princess." Twilight smiled brightly. She was happy to see her teacher, since it'd been quite a while since she had last. Pinkie then bounced onto the bench Twilight was on, grinning as well. She made sure she was sitting really close to Twilight—though the unicorn didn't see why. She hoped the two older mares didn't notice.
"Yeah, it's nice to see you both!" Pinkie chirped with a smile. "I hope daisy sandwiches are alright."
"It's fine." Luna replied with a polite nod before lifting a sandwich up to her muzzle. Then, she stopped its ascent with a frown. Her eyes lingered on Twilight's head. "Did you hurt yourself, Twilight Sparkle?"
A bashful blush appeared on Twilight's cheeks. She'd been ice-skating with Pinkie—best experience ever—when the ice had broken underneath of her. Twilight didn't remember much about what had happened after that, except for the throbbing pain in the back of her head. How Luna had figured out that she'd been hurt, Twilight didn't know.
"Oh, I just, uh, hit my head the other day." Twilight smiled unconvincingly, feeling a ghost of the sensation. Pinkie gave her a concerned look.
"...I see," the Princess of the Night replied, though she didn't sound as if she believed her. She then took a bite of the daisy sandwich that'd been suspended in her magic. With that, Twilight and Princess Celestia both grasped a sandwich in their own magic and began to eat. The lavender unicorn had to suppress the urge to breathe a sigh of relief now that the subject had been dropped.
Pinkie, however, lacked a horn, and had to eat the earth pony way. She didn't really mind using her hooves, but she felt a little out of place.
After a few more moments of silence, Princess Celestia cleared her throat. "So... Twilight," she began regally, causing Twilight to look up nervously. Oh no, this is it, this is it—she's going to ask me about my studies! Oh, she's going to send me back to Magic Kindergarten when she finds out I've been slacking!
"...How have you been sleeping lately?"
Twilight blinked. She hadn't been expecting a question like that. "Why do you ask, Princess?"
All these questions were starting to seem like an intervention of some sort. Like, the Princesses were dancing around the subject they'd come all this way to talk about because they weren't sure how Twilight was going to react. To see visible nerves from her mentor made Twilight even more uneasy.
Princess Celestia glanced at her sister. Luna frowned, but spoke anyway, "Do you know why I am here, Twilight Sparkle?"
The unicorn shook her head, even more confused than before. "I didn't think there was a specific reason, Princess."
