Celestia one shot


                                            copied from:https://desuarchive.org/mlp/thread/23381939/#q23383136

                                            * Original author is Anon *

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                                            >she wants nothing more than to be with you for the rest of your tragically short life

                                            >she keeps pushing you away because she doesn't want to be hurt

                                            >oh, there has been other love interests in the past for sure

                                            >but for you, she'd give up her immortality

                                            >and it pains her to the eternity and back that she can't

                                            >she just wants to grow old

                                            >with you


                                            >"Don't...don't say it."

                                            >"You know what."

                                            >"I have seen that look before, Anonymous."

                                            >"I have lived a long time, I have had many ponies utter those words."

                                            >"You must understand, for me, to hear those words again, I only know what will come after."

                                            >"You will not know the sleepless nights, the sobbing, the begging whatever cruel master this universe has for one more moment with you."

                                            >"So please, before you act on that youthful innocence..."

                                            >"Ask yourself, is it worth it?"

                                            >"Is the pain you will cause me worth the happiness we shall share now?"

                                            >"Or will you find yourself a mare to grow old with and hold as your final hours approach."

                                            >"For I know in my heart, if you utter those three simply words...and then kiss me..."


                                            >"I won't be able to go back, for I fell for you long ago."


                                            >You felt a chill as she mumbled the last part of her small plea.

                                            >When you rehearsed this moment in your head, you never imagined it going like this.

                                            >She said things you never considered.

                                            >The immature side of you didn't care.

                                            >You loved her and you wanted to fill her life with as much happiness as you could.

                                            >But that would make it all the more difficult when you passed on.

                                            >So you lowered your hand from her cheek and stepped back.

                                            >She made no effort to stop you.

                                            "Won't it hurt even more to not try...?"

                                            >Your voice, once filled with confidence, was but a whisper now.

                                            >"Anon, you are a mortal, you will never understand how difficult it is to know every path you take will have one ending."

                                            >She sniffed and turned away, wiping her face with her wing.

                                            "But, you're wrong..."

                                            >Beneath all the doubt, all the pain, you found courage.

                                            "If that were true you would lock yourself in a tower and never come out. Never learn about the ponies, never know their names or find out about their days."

                                            >You approached, resting your hand softly on her back.

                                            >Her muscles tensed when you touched her, as if you fingers were full of electricity.

                                            "You want to experience life as much as anyone does. Maybe even more, because you can appreciate how strong a small action has on the world."

                                            >"Anon...I..."

                                            "Like a foolish human telling a goddess he loves her."

                                            >Your touch ran up her neck, and turned her head back to face you.

                                            >And just as she feared, you kissed her.