The Apple Does Fall Hard for the Tree

Fluttershy glanced between the stairs and the array of food on the counter a few times, prancing in place a few seconds.  Ultimately she headed for the bed, while a bemused Applejack buttered slices of bread and laid them out on a cutting board.

“I-I thought about taking a shower after all of that messy—but wonderful—play, but then I thought I'd just get crumbs in my mane and everything afterwards, so I may as well just wait.  Right?”  It was embarrassing enough to expect to make a mess while eating breakfast that her pesky blush returned.

Applejack snorted a laugh, and tossed a hoof towards the bed.  “Reckon you're right, buttercup.  You get yourself all cozy, and I'll bring yer breakfast.”  The orange mare swung her hindquarters just a little from side to side while she worked there at the counter, straw-colored tail and mane bobbing with her.

Fluttershy found herself watching for an embarrassing span of time before remembering herself, and scrambled towards the bed before AJ could catch her gawking like a slack-jawed filly.  She sighed out in relief upon settling into bed, letting the mattress cup her weighty frame, giving her plump legs a break.  Her eyes drifted back towards her lover, finding Applejack drizzling icing over some tarts from a small earthenware pot.  Saliva seeped into Fluttershy's mouth, and a burble of need vibrated through the pegasus' depths.

AJ didn't keep her waiting long.  The earth pony gripped a tray in her mouth by its molded handle, trotting over with a cheerful spring in her step.

~Goodness, she's adorable.  It's a good thing she'll always be up before me, or I doubt I'd ever let her leave bed in the mornings.~  The unexpectedly dominant, possessive thought left Fluttershy's mouth agape, and AJ took that as an invitation to pop an apple tart into it, giggling.

“Kinda like the instructions on the mail slot at the post office.  Open mouth, insert baked goods.”  Applejack grinned as 'Shy blinked, then chewed, making happy sounds around the flaky dough and sugary, spiced apple mixture.  The sweet icing was the perfect addition, a splash of ultra-sweet on top of the natural sugars of the fruit and the nose-tickling burn of the spices.

“Oh AJ, everything from your farm is so wonderful.  Did you make these yourself?”  Fluttershy managed to get a couple sentences out before another tart approached.  She didn't hesitate to lean towards it, lips spreading, tongue helping guide the crispy-skinned treat in.  While she chewed, taste buds washed anew in exquisite flavors, AJ finally responded.

“Ah whipped up most of this myself, yup.  I'm no Granny Smith in the kitchen, but she taught me all I know.”  Applejack curled a hoof around the handle of a mug, offering it to her fillyfriend once 'Shy had swallowed the latest morsel.  Fluttershy took a long guzzle of cool milk from the mug before passing it back.

“You did a great job, love.  I could eat these for every meal, and between meals!”  The pegasus ducked her head a tiny bit, and for once it felt like her body wasn't sure if it should be blushing or not.

~It's true, I do love her tarts that much.  And I do want to eat them that often.  I certainly don't mind growing softer.  What's there to blush about?~  Well, there was always the little matter of the rest of their friends and what they would think.  ~They-they're my friends, and they love me.  They might not understand, but we won't stop being friends.~  Borderline blush defused, she opened up for another tart, but AJ gave her a slice of bread instead, half the piece gone in a delicate but greedy bite.

“Ah'll be happy to make you a mountain of 'em, sugar.”  AJ grinned down at her lover, ears turned to catch every happy sigh and 'mmm' Fluttershy murmured.

'Shy melted at the sheer love in those grass-green eyes, wings mantling and fluffing a bit.  The pair shared a silent moment linked by their gaze alone, wordless affection beaming from pony to pony.  Finally, Fluttershy shook her head, leaving her pale pink mane cutely mussed.

“Slip in here beside me, Applejack.  Just pile the food on the nightstand there, drag it over.  I want, no, need to be closer to you.”  'Shy scooted sideways on the bed, then shifted onto her flank.  She laughed as AJ hesitated a few seconds, eyes glued to Fluttershy's tummy.  “Hey, my eyes are up here you, um, silly filly!  And they see a pie over there!”

“P-pie...  Oh!  Y-yeah.”  Applejack snickered, shaking her head and set about moving the nightstand, pressing it into service as a sideboard.  Soon it was crowded with food, and AJ clambered up into bed with her.  Wriggling closer, sliding across the sheets, the earth pony wasn't satisfied until she was pressed deeply into 'Shy's buttery bulk.

“Oh goodness,” Fluttershy crooned, squirming at the feel of AJ's firm warmth sinking into her pudge, forcing her fat to mold against the earth pony's rather unyielding physique.  “OhhhhHHhhhh, Applejack...” 'Shy let her eyes slide shut while the other mare's hooves dented her belly, kneading into her padding.  It was a tiny bit uncomfortable at first, but she relaxed every muscle she could across her stomach, and soon it was nothing but divine.  She could feel and hear her belly groan and burble while AJ massaged her, stomach surely warmer than ever as it worked on the first few 'bites' of breakfast.

“Mah beautiful, pudgy peg.”  AJ sighed out, her warm breath splashing across Fluttershy's coat.    “Can't rightly put into words how lucky I feel, you know?”  She slowed, then stopped her kneading, dragging her fetlocked ankle across Fluttershy's barrel and flank.

'Shy shivered, loving every second of the slow caress.  AJ's coat was a bit rougher than hers, but it actually felt good, scratching pleasantly here and there.  “I still feel like I'm in some kind of lovely dream.  Last week I don't know if I could even have brought myself to fantasize that one of my best friends would become my love, embracing even all this,” she gestured at the plump belly Applejack was stroking.

AJ latched onto the word 'embracing' and did just that, pressing her muzzle into her lover's furry coat.  She sighed into the pegasus' fur, warm breath stirring Fluttershy's scent and splashing it back at her.  "Ah'm listening.  Just, you know, yer a mite irresistible is all."  AJ inhaled deeply.  "And you smell like the best meadow I ever rolled in; that doesn't help."

Fluttershy developed a bad case of the squeaks, and pinned Applejack's head into her plush underside, partially just so the farm pony wouldn't see her latest blush.  “Um, a-anyways, as I was saying?  About not even daring to dream about...?  T-that would have been too much to hope for.  To wish for on the other hand...”

“Was there a shootin' star last weekend ah missed?”  AJ chuckled, leaning up to nuzzle beneath Fluttershy's chin, planting kisses along the warm length of her tender throat.  “If I'd even known this, uh, quirk was in me ah'd've wished for someone just like you to adore, buttercup.”  AJ collected a kiss between her eyes with a grin, before rolling over to fetch a pie from the nightstand.  She'd already sliced it, so it was a wedge that emerged from the pan to kiss Fluttershy's lips.

~Kissed by pie,~ Fluttershy giggled in her head, while opening up to the wonderful dessert.  The crust had that glorious crisp sugar glaze, glossy and smooth, cracking as her teeth bit off a large chunk from the wedge.  Inside, the softened apples leaked flavor and syrup over her tongue.  A different blend of spices than the tart's registered as she inhaled with the bite resting in her mouth.  Their tart flavor mellowed by baking, the apples almost melted in her mouth as 'Shy chewed the pie with a soft groan.  In no time it was gone, but AJ was ready, offering the wedge again.  Just two more bites and it was eaten, saliva pooling in the pegasus' mouth as Applejack rushed the next slice to her.

The pie vanished much faster than the ones she'd eaten by herself.  Despite her best efforts to get every bit of that lovely crust, some bits and crumbs did fall to the blankets or drop into the mass of her mane.  AJ leaned in for a kiss after 'Shy swallowed the last bite, her sweet and spiced tongue twining with the other mare's, soaked with sugary saliva.

~She's as hungry for me as I was for that pie.~  The lovely thought settled in her mind, raising her blush again, and pushing her ardor up to match her lover's.  Groan-vibrations, shared puffs of breath from close-pressed noses, the slick mash of lips to lips and the dance of tongue on tongue became her world for the next couple of minutes.  'Shy was dimly aware of Applejack's hooves stroking her elsewhere, and in a detached sense, knew her own were returning the favor, but most of her was bent on the nexus of oral affection.

When they broke apart at last, gasping, both reached up after a moment to brush each other's lips free of a bit of dangling saliva.  “Think I've found my new favorite way to taste my baking,” AJ giggled.  Her ears splayed to the sides, red rising in the farm pony's cheeks.

It just made Fluttershy's heart swell all the more to see her dear mare vulnerable and embarrassed.  ~She's not super confident about any of this either.~

She leaned back over to brush her soft nose along AJ's.  “Fluttershy as pie-pan?  Does that make me, um, dishy?”  She grinned weakly up at AJ through her lashes.  Her grin stretched wider as Applejack's hoof connected with a freckled face.

“Ugh!  Lucky for you I have somethin' to keep that wicked mouth of yours busy,”  AJ muttered, scooping a sack off the floor.  She upended it, sending a cascade of crimson, verdant, and golden apples rolling across the sheets.  The familiar autumnal scent of ripe, raw, unprocessed apples filled the air.

Fluttershy giggled, hoofing at the colorful, roll-y swarm of fruit.  “Your apples have never needed embellishment to be wonderful.”  She paused to watch while Applejack scooped up a corer from amongst the apples, and deftly removed the seedy center column of a handsome Fuji.  The farm-pony gave it a showy polish against her chest, before raising it to her lover's lips.  'Shy took a big bite, eyes widening at the feel of juice running down her chin.  AJ was right there to lick it off, chuckling, leaving her to savor the crisp, tart flesh of the fruit.  The second she'd swallowed, 'Shy opened for another bite, and simply finished off the rest of the Fuji with the second go.  She knew her cheeks were bulging a bit with the greedy mouthful, but the only witness was Applejack.

~Far from judging me, I wonder if it's turning her on?~  She felt her wings begin to stiffen, unfurling of their own accord.  ~M-maybe I should keep trying to tease her, until she can't take it anymore?  That does sound like fun.~

Fluttershy bit the next apple, a granny-smith, in half when AJ offered it.  Its juice and flesh were far more tart, the fruit hard and crunchy rather than just firm, forcing her tongue to endure that tartness with the extended chewing.  She wrinkled her little muzzle, forcing giggles to bubble up from the other mare.

“Sorry, 'Shy.  Yer just so gosh-darn cute, darlin'.”  AJ shook her head, a broad grin plastered on her sweet, honest, perfect face.  “You sure you want the other half?”  She waggled it in front of the pegasus' nose, brows raised.

Fluttershy nabbed it with her lips, and gobbled it, crunching and munching away.  “Maybe we could put some honey on the rest of the granny-smiths?”  Fluttershy ventured, while she tapped a cute little golden apple.  Applejack scooped it up and cored it, before Fluttershy devoured it with a single bite.  It was softer than either of the previous apples, and tasted far more like the apple juice she bought at the store.  Before AJ could select another, she leaned over to give her another kiss, sharing the flavors of the fruit with her.  Natural sugars swirled in her saliva, basted playfully over Applejack's teeth and tongue.  AJ responded with tender suction, tugging at 'Shy's lips, mouth, and tongue.

It felt like long minutes before Fluttershy surfaced from the kiss, eyelids cracking before drifting slowly open again.  “Mmmnn.  You may not taste like apples, not without help anyways, but I know what I like,” she sighed.

“I'd ask if you thought you might taste like 'em after being fed so many, but if I don't after eatin' 'em in some way, shape, or form at every meal for months atta time...”  Applejack winked, and plucked another apple from the sheets.  “This here's a Braeburn.  Doesn't talk quite so much as my cousin, thank goodness.”

Fluttershy took a bite of the new apple, rolling the subtly different taste around in her mouth.  It was very sweet, another 'crisp' type, and so refreshingly juicy!  She found her cheeks burning again as some of those descriptors just naturally drifted over to the pony of the same name, in her mind.

~Is my mind perpetually stuck in the gutter now?  Guttershy?~  The image of the new, feared persona sprang almost fully-formed into her head.  A thick, heavy sweater covered up her wings to keep a constant wing-boner under wraps.  Eyeglasses with tinted lenses concealed her eyes, letting her leer without being obvious about it.  A snug pair of cargo shorts hid her rump, concealing padding to soak up the constant flow of her arousal.  A perverted pegasus, creeping here and there, spying on attractive ponies, scribbling in a filthy notebook, taking clandestine photos for later private 'use.'

Fluttershy squeaked, and pulled a corner of the sheets over her head, sending some of the apples rolling here and there.

“Sugarcube?  What's wrong?  Bite your tongue or somethin'?”  Applejack stroked her back with slow soothing motions.

“I-I-I-I'm a pervert!”  Fluttershy quavered.

“A, uh, what now?”  AJ lowered her head down, and 'Shy felt her love's ear brush against her nose.

“A-a p-p-ervert.  I k-keep thinking of naughty things now, and...and what if I'm stuck like this?!”  'Shy heard her words running up into squeaking-range.

~I hope she got all that.  It was hard enough to get out once.~

Applejack gently tugged the sheets off of her, and pulled Fluttershy's head against her chest.  “Oh, hon.  You're not Pundora's box.  You remember that myth, right?  Curious pony, opened up the box Celestia warned her not to, all the terrible plays-on-words escaped, and that's why most of our cities have ridiculous names t'day?”

Fluttershy nodded the tiniest bit.  She remembered feeling sorry for Pundora.

“It's not like you won't be able to keep a lid on yerself when you go out,” AJ continued.  “And in here?  You can be the biggest pervert you want, and I'll love you all the same.”  Applejack squeezed her tighter, nuzzling down into her mane.

“S'not as if I'm a blushing, vanilla innocent,” the orange mare mumbled, blushing again.  “I'm plum-embarrassed myself sometimes that your pudge drives me to distraction.  But you don't mind, I've noticed,” she grinned, “so I'm coming to terms with my feelings.”

Gradually, Fluttershy pried open her eyes again, and let Applejack pull her up from her cowering huddle and into a more casual lounge again.  “I l-love being your p-p-pudgy peg, AJ.”  She smileed up at her, cheeks fully as orange as AJ's coat.  “And I hope you're right.  I don't want to end up a sex maniac like Cloud Kicker.”  Her eyes widened.  “Not that there's anything wrong with Cloud Kicker!  Please don't tell her I said I never want to be like her!”

AJ snorted out a laugh.  “She's...yeah, that's a whole 'nother...yeah.  Apple?”  She offered another to her lover, who took the derailment good-naturedly, crunching into the fruit.  In a few more minutes, Fluttershy finished shifting the apples from the sheets to her stomach, and AJ leaned off the bed to fetch a stack of slightly greasy white boxes tied with string.

'Shy watched as Applejack fumbled with the string, then opened the box to lift out a golden crusted, deep-dish pie.  “More pie?”

“This is a savory pie, 'stead of a sweet one.  It's shepherd's pie!  Carrots, onions, and peas in a mushroom gravy.  And underneath the crust, mashed potatoes!”  AJ licked her lips while describing it, before slicing a fat wedge out of the pie for Fluttershy.

“This doesn't exactly sound like a breakfast food,” 'Shy murmured, but still opened her mouth for the slice.  She got a glimpse of the colorful veggies in the cross-section of the pie, smothered in rich brown gravy, before the wedge slipped past her lips.  AJ held it so she could take just a bite, but remembering her resolution to tease her lover, Fluttershy leaned forward to take the entire slice in one massive bite.  She reveled in the look AJ gave her as she chewed, then just marveled at the flavors coursing over her tongue.

Rosemary, sage, the fresh green flavor of the peas, the smooth pungency of onion, and the bright taste of carrots mingled under a blanket of savory gravy.  She swallowed without really thinking about it, and almost whimpered as the flavors faded, washed away by the flood of saliva her watering mouth produced.

“Another,” 'Shy pleaded, licking her lips.  When AJ obliged, she made sure to take note of the mashed potatoes.  The amount of butter lurking in them was plainly sinful, and she squirmed on the bed at the thought of how much fat just these two pieces must represent.  Her stomach was starting to feel rather full...

~There's no way I'm leaving any of this shepherd's pie uneaten though.  I'm getting every piece inside of me, even if I regret it afterwards!~

AJ kept up with her, feeding the pegasus slice after heavy slice, cleaning out the first pan in less than five minutes.  She un-boxed the next one and got right to work on it, leaning past 'Shy to caress her heavy rounded flank each time her fattened Fluttershy was busy chewing.  'Shy savored those strokes almost as much as the pie, noting how much less her flank yielded with so much food packed away inside.

Pie number two went down just as fast as the first, but AJ didn't reach for number three as quickly.  Instead she drew up the heavy stoneware jug she'd brought along, and offered Fluttershy a drink from it.  “This is a special grade of Apple family cider, sugarcube.  It hasn't rightly fermented yet, so it's more like juice really, with just a little tingle to it.  We call it sparkling cider, and even the foals drink it durin' the holidays sometimes.”  She jerked her head towards the window.  “I didn't think you'd want to drink seriously this early in the mornin'.”  AJ winked.

Fluttershy smiled her thanks, nodding.  “I wouldn't want to be tipsy when feeding the animals.  I might try to give the snakes acorns, and that would be bad for everyone involved.”  Fitting her lips over the rim of the jug, she waited while AJ tipped it, then guzzled the cool liquid that poured out of its neck at last.  It did tingle a bit, as advertised, but it had none of the actual bite of last night's booze.  It was very sweet, and the tart flavor cut through the lingering salt from the gravy, cleansing 'Shy's palate nicely.

She gestured for AJ to lower the jug, and breathed a sigh.  “Wonderful.”

Applejack winked.  “Thought you'd like it.  Ready for more pie?”

Fluttershy just opened her mouth again, grinning, and received another slice for her trouble.  She was definitely feeling overfull by now, and breathing was growing to be a chore as her stomach took up room her lungs preferred to occupy.  Sounds drifting up from her barrel signaled that her stomach was trying valiantly to process the giant meal she and AJ were stuffing it with, but when more kept arriving every minute, it was an uphill fight for sure!

'Shy couldn't help but let a groan escape after swallowing the first piece of pie number four, and AJ hesitated with the next serving.  “Need a break hon?  Want to just call that a wrap?”

Fluttershy shook her head.  “No, we're almost done, and it tastes too good to stop.  Just promise me--” she grunted, squirming into what she hoped would be a more comfortable position on the bed, “--you'll give me lots of tummy rubs afterwards.”

Applejack snorted, and gave her the second piece from the last pie.  “You'd have to try mighty hard to stop me from deliverin' those.”  The orange mare teased her love by taking a bite herself from the third piece while Fluttershy was still chewing the second, and moaned with delight at the taste of her own cooking.  “Mmmm-MM!  No wonder y'can't get enough, 'Shy!  I outdid myself with these.”

Fluttershy squirmed atop an increasingly movement-restricting belly, leaning towards that truncated slice.  “Y-yes, it's divine.  C-can I have that now, please?”

“Well since you asked so politely,” Applejack giggled, filling her lover's mouth yet again.  Every time 'Shy swallowed, she imagined her flanks swelling outward just that tiny bit more.  With every successful gulp too, the strain down in her depths grew harder to ignore.

Four more fat wedges of dense, heavy shepherd's pie and the last tin was empty.  AJ lifted the jug to 'Shy's lips again, washing down the last of the massive breakfast, before brushing crumbs off the bed and snuggling in with her.  Applejack's hooves got right to work, caressing Fluttershy's big soft belly, sweeping all along its curves.

The overstuffed pegasus' bloated stomach ached, and she felt enormous tension in her depths, like something would snap soon and leave her in dire straits indeed.  Instead, as AJ kneaded into her cushy side, air bloomed up her throat.  “BwaaaaaaaAARRRRRrrp.  OH!  Pardon me!”  Fluttershy cowered just a little, wings mantling, and it just grew worse when she realized she'd silenced the birds outside again.

“Mmm, I'll give that a six out of ten.  More cider might have nudged you to an eight.  We'll work on it,” AJ laughed, kissing her buttercup pony's cutie-mark.  “So, are you going to come over to the farm for lunch later?”

Fluttershy turned her head to stare at Applejack, incredulous, but her thoughts drifted out of her control.  ~What might they be having today?~  She shook herself, as another pang from her belly reminded her she was in no state to swallow anything else.

“I think I'm going to just digest for awhile, if that's alright,” she groaned.  AJ was kneading into her plush belly at that point, using little pressure, but it still made her feel like something in there was about to burst.  Another air-bubble rolled up her throat, and this time Fluttershy managed to muffle the belch with a hoof.  Some relief followed, and 'Shy's foreshoulders sagged.

“That's just fine, sugarcube.  As soon as you're ready, I'll help you with your chores, and we can get a start on the day.”

~Ooof, a start?  I just want to fall asleep!  If I'd had AJ helping, maybe I could have hibernated successfully after all.~

“...C-chores?  OH!  My poor animal friends!  They haven't had their breakfasts!”

Applejack watched, stunned, as the seemingly-immobile pegasus writhed off the bed and jiggle-dashed towards the door.  “Fluttershy, don't you think we ought to wash up at least first, before we go out?”

'Shy stopped with a hoof extended towards her door, and reluctantly backed up into the kitchen, peeking at a reflective dish on the counter.  Her mane had crumbs in it, there was a dab of gravy on her ear somehow, and her neck looked...gnawed-on.

Fluttershy turned slowly towards Applejack, ears splayed.  “Last one into the tub is a sticky apple?”