Pinkie had just returned from a relatively short trip to dreamland. She sat up in the bed she was in, stretching her forelegs out.As she let them drop onto her sheets she smacked her lips together. Let’s see. Not dreaming, which means that it’s tomorrow. And if it’s tomorrow, then it means there are fun things to do. Pinkie looked out a nearby window. The sun had not yet risen leaving Equestria in darkness. Stars still dotted the sky and a slight wave of orange was creeping up over the horizon.
Huh, I guess it’s not tomorrow yet. Pinkie shrugged. Oh well! Might as well start tomorrow early. She brought her hind legs to her right, preparing to slide out of bed. A foreleg wrapped around her waist tugged at her. Pinkie lifted the sheets and found a slender white foreleg holding onto her. She turned her head to her companion. Lying in the bed with her was the elder of the two diarchs of the country. She was missing all of her regalia and her ordinarily freely flowing mane lied flat against her head. The princess slowly opened her visible eye.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she asked.
“It’s a new day,” Pinkie replied, turning herself back to face her companion. “And a new day means that there are new things to do, Sunny.”
“Speaking of which, isn’t it best to do that now?”
“There’s still time.”
“If you say so.” Pinkie started to move to the edge of the bed. Celestia grabbed onto her chest, gently pushing her back down onto the mattress. Pinkie tried to lift herself up but was pushed back down. “Sunny! Stop that!” she wailed, frantically waving her forelegs.
“You are absolutely adorable when you do that, why would I stop?” Celestia giggled. “Would you mind staying with me for a bit? This bed is awfully big for a single pony, even if it’s a pony of my stature.”
“I’d love to, really but there’s so much that I can do! I could wander through the castle halls, I could pull pranks of all of the Royal Guard and Blueblood at the same time, I could bake up enough cupcakes to feed a tenth of the city’s population, and I could make at least ten dozen ponies smile! And as much as I love being here being held by you, I can’t do any of that while lying in bed with…” Pinkie’s rant stopped short as Celestia pressed her lips to her own. Her eye lids slowly fluttered close as a warmth spread throughout her body from her lips. Celestia lifted herself off Pinkie, separating the two. Pinkie looked up and found a doting smile. “Maybe a few minutes more won’t hurt.”
“I’m glad you see things my way.” Celestia flopped down into the bed as Pinkie slid herself down into the covers. She wrapped her forelegs around Pinkie and pulled her close to her chest. Celestia buried her muzzle into Pinkie’s mane letting out a content sigh. Pinkie sighed along with her as a content smile stretched across her face.
I really liked the bits of Pinkie's thoughts we got to start the day, and the image of Celestia in bed, her mane flat, was really nice. The whole thing gave the image of a nice, calm morning. And I liked Celestia's line about how she knew the morning hadn't started yet cause it's her job to start it (She should be a bit less pushy, though! She said stop, Celestia.). I love that Pinkie calls her "Sunny," too, that's really cute. Nice work!
