“Is this really necessary, Matilda?” Chrysalis asked. Her head was cradled in her hands as she tried not to squirm in her caretaker’s grasp. Every so often, Chrysalis glanced at the clock to count each second she lost by being in her room.

“Yes. I’ll not have you looking like you just got out of bed and tried to stroll through a storm on your first day back to Equestria to meet your friends.” Matilda kept a steady brushing pace through her charge’s hair, only catching the occasional tangle.

“I look fine.” Chrysalis tried to swat away the brush, but it only came back with a grooming vengeance.

“I’ll be the judge of that. Now hold still or I’ll make you wear bows and ribbons like you did when you were young.” Matilda said, waving the brush threateningly.

“It’s just going to be spending some time together with Cadance,” Chrysalis said. “It’s not like I’m going to some fancy dinner with her.”

“Maybe. But Shining Armor will be around her, therefore I want you to look your best around him.” She punctuated her last word with a rather rough pull on a tight knot.

Chrysalis groaned. Ever since her return from Canterlot a few days ago, not ten minutes went by without Matilda making some mention of that stallion. Shining Armor this, Shining Armor that. How is he going to know that she had food stuck in her teeth the other night? There was no use in trying to correct her as she would ignore it like the other five hundred eighty seven times. It was as if Matilda pointedly ignored the fact that he was a married stallion who hated Chrysalis and no amount of pretty dresses or brushed hair was going to change that.

Matilda finished grooming and led Chrysalis to the full length vanity mirror near the closet. Chrysalis saw that her hair was brushed into the simple straight length style she liked. She wore a simple, knee length dress of green cotton, wrapped around her like a toga which only showed a small amount of her chest. On her right arm was the enchanted bracelet she had received from Cadance last time. She wore a light brown belt to hold it all together. A casual dress for a casual day. Matilda stood behind her, brushing off her dress of any dust and wrinkles.

“There,” Matilda said, straightening out the last wrinkle, “You look so cute in that dress.”

Chrysalis pouted, “I’m not cute.”

“Says you. Now put on your best smile and go impress that princess.” Matilda gave Chrysalis a gentle shove out the door.

Resigning to her caretaker’s words, Chrysalis started walking. She managed to avoid her sister and most of the guards thanks to it being so early. It wouldn’t do to have them report to her family of her actions. After that, it would a breeze to return to the caverns below Canterlot before mid-morning.

*****

Upon reaching the barrier blocking her secret passage, Chrysalis checked her bracelet to see it was glowing green. She removed the panel and crawled through the barrier into the room. After dusting off her dress, she reached for the closet handle when she felt a subtle flowing of love in the air. Curious, she opened the door a crack only to feel a sudden rush of love hit her. It seemed that Cadance was loving her husband close by, and judging by the growing intensity Chrysalis wasn’t sure if she wanted to walk in on them should they be feeling frisky.

‘Then again, this is Cadance. She probably puts out a lot of love just from kissing. Yeah, they’re probably doing just that. I mean, isn’t that what couples do in the morning?’ Chrysalis bit her lip. ’I should tell them I’m here. Maybe that will prevent them from going too far, and I don’t want them to think I was just lurking here.’

She tapped the door as she opened it more. “Hello? It’s me.” She peered into the bathroom only to find that nopony was there. Judging by the love concentration in the air, Chrysalis may have just missed Cadance. She stepped out into the room and headed for the door to the main room, gathering all the excess love as she did so.

“That mare is just a fountain of love. How come she didn’t make this much when I captured her at the wedding?” Chrysalis asked herself, “Questions for later. Greet friends now.” She found a much larger concentration of love seeping through the next door, which meant Cadance had to be on the other side of it. Chrysalis’s only concern is what was Cadance doing to produce that much love. Only one way to find out. She slowly twisted the handle and opened the door wide enough to see through, only to immediately regret her decision.

Cadance and Shining Armor were indeed in the room, just a few paces away from the door. Shining was currently facing away from the door, leaning against the back of the couch with his head down. He was wearing his Royal Guard uniform, except his pants were down around his ankles. Cadance, on the other hand, was facing him except her face was buried into his crotch, bobbing back and forth. Her only garments were bra and panties, but they were just hanging off her shoulder and ankle respectively.

“C-Cadance, I love you, but I’m going to be late.” Shining said. He moaned when Cadance went down to the hilt before pulling off, letting her hand replace her mouth.

“Oh, I’m sure your fellow guardsmen will understand. I mean, you do have a duty to serve your princess.” She licked the tip of his shaft. “Besides, you should know better than to tease me before you leave for work. I have half a mind to drag you back into bed right now, so don’t complain.”

“Yes, dear.”

The only reason Chrysalis hadn’t slammed the door and run back home was that she was completely frozen by the sight. Her heart was beating out of her chest, ready for action, but neither her legs nor arms would budge an inch away from the door.

’What am I doing?’ she thought to herself as she kept watching Cadance take the large member in her mouth, ’I-I shouldn’t be watching them. This is an invasion of their privacy. I should come back later. Yeah, later….How in Tartarus is she not choking on that?’ The more Chrysalis watched, the more she was entranced by Cadance’s movements. She didn’t know how, but Cadance made something so dirty seem refined, graceful even. No movement was wasted when it came to giving pleasure. Chrysalis also noted that Cadance’s hands were quite occupied. One fondling her breast and the other on Shining’s balls.

Chrysalis felt her arousal growing with each bob of Cadance’s head. ‘Wow, she’s really good at this. Look at her go. I suppose it wouldn’t hurt to watch and learn. Faust knows if I’m ever going to do such a thing.’ Keeping her eye on them, she sat down with her back to the wall, hiking her dress up so it wouldn’t get wrinkled.

Without looking, she pulled the top of her dress down until her chest was bare. She could feel her nipples harden as they came into contact with the cool air. Gently, she grasped one breast in her hand and rolled it around, biting back a small moan. Chrysalis couldn’t recall the last time she pleasured herself like this, if ever. Did it always feel this good, or was it because she was watching others do something equally dirty? Either way, Chrysalis let her hands explore her chest while she watched, biting her lip to keep her moans from escaping.

‘How can she take something that big in her mouth? She probably does this a lot. I bet she likes being on her knees like this.’ Chrysalis felt her groin ache with need. She pressed two fingers against her panties to find them damp with arousal. Holding back a moan, she pulled the fabric to the side and started to rub her slit. Chrysalis shuddered as the sudden spike in pleasure passed through her body. Wanting more, she began to rub faster as she watched Cadance go to town on Shining’s dick. ‘I wonder if it tastes good.’

“Cadance, let me go already,” Shining begged after a while, “I’m already close.”

“Nuh-uh,” Cadance said, pulling herself off his dick, “You need to apologize first for your teasing. Do that and I might get you off.” She gave a quick kiss to the tip of his shaft.

Shining groaned, half in frustration, half in pleasure. “Alright, then. I’m sorry for snapping your beautiful butt with my towel when you bent over for the soap.”

“Good bo-”

“I’m also sorry to have to do this.” Without warning, Shining grabbed Cadance’s head with both hands and slammed his shaft into her open mouth down to the hilt. He then proceeded to hold her head in place while he fucked her face. His balls slapped against Cadance’s chin with each thrust as the sounds of Cadance’s grunts and groans filled the air.

Meanwhile, Chrysalis watched with wide eyes, almost forgetting what she was doing. If the arousal from before felt like a small fire, then the amount she felt from seeing such a dirty, depraved, hot act was akin to a large bonfire. She pushed a finger inside her slit in an attempt to alleviate the sudden heat but it wasn’t enough. With one hand rubbing her pussy and the other on her tits, she was quickly approaching the the edge. She watched as Shining’s movements became erratic, though no less vigorous. By his grunting, she could see he was about to reach his own release.

In a moment that couldn’t come soon enough, the two of them hit their climax. Shining hilted in Cadance’s mouth, pumping his load down her throat and Chrysalis had muffled her shout by pressing her nipple into her mouth. As he pulled out, his dick managed to land a few small strings of semen across Cadance’s face.

Chrysalis’ mind registered Shining’s eventual departure, but she didn’t care. Right now, her mind was enveloped in bliss and she didn’t want to leave. The only thing that could make it better is if the pink blob would stop prodding her boobs. Wait, why did the pink blob know her name?

“Hey Chryssy, you wanna go streaking through Canterlot?” The now pink cow asked.

“Sure.” Chrysalis replied with a giggle. She didn’t know what that was nor did she care, but it sounded fun.

The cow then conjured up a small bottle and held it close to Chrysalis’ face. “Okay then, but first can you smell this perfume?”

Chrysalis nodded and took a great whiff of the fragrance. Immediately, her senses were assaulted with a burning sensation and her mind came crashing back down to earth with the force of a meteor. “Oh Tartarus, that hurts! Why would you use that as perfume? It feels like the inside of my face is on fire!”

“That’s because they’re smelling salts and that’s the second time I’ve had to use them on you. I wonder if this is going to be a thing between us.” A familiar voice said.

Chrysalis blinked away the pain long enough to focus on the pink form next to her. When she recognized who it was, she yelped in surprise and quickly covered her chest and crotch, “Cadance! I can explain! It’s not what it looks like, I swear!”

Cadance raised an eyebrow, “Really? You mean you weren’t playing with yourself while watching me suck on Shining’s dick?” She chuckled as Chrysalis’ face burned with blush, “Don’t feel bad. You’d be surprised how many times I’ve caught the staff taking a peek, not that I blame them or you. My love magic can drive entire rooms into full out orgies if I’m not careful. Although it certainly made college more interesting, that’s for sure.”

“I’m beginning to think you’re more dangerous than I am,” Chrysalis said. She looked down to see a small puddle of arousal between her thighs and some of it starting to seep into her dress. “Great, now I have to change my clothes,” she grumbled.

“Don’t worry about that,” Cadance said before igniting her horn and drying up the puddle in a flash, “I’ve had to use that spell more often than I’d care to admit. Unfortunately, it doesn’t get rid of all the smell, but you should be fine to ponies passing by.”

“Thanks.” Chrysalis stood up and finally noticed Cadance’s face, “Um, you’ve got a little…” She just gestured to all of Cadance’s face that still had white streaks across it.

“Hmm? Oh, right! Would you mind waiting at the table while I clean up?” Cadance asked.

Chrysalis nodded and slipped out into the living room, taking care to step around the spot where sex had just occurred. She sat down at the table where piles of papers lay. A couple cursory glances revealed most of them to be regular royal paperwork, the bane of royalty, but there was an odd pile of letters that seemed far too casual to be official documents. Before she could take a closer look, Cadance stepped out of the bathroom.

“Ah, much better. You know, I was beginning to think you weren’t coming back.” She said as she sat down across from Chrysalis.

“Well you’re not the only one with royal duties,” Chrysalis replied, “This was the earliest I could come back. I swear, being royalty seems to be more of a punishment than a luxury. I don’t know why my subjects wish they could be in my position.”

Cadance nodded, “I know the feeling. Shining and I have been swamped with work trying to wrap up a million little things so that we can go back to the Empire and solve another million little things. I don’t know how Celestia does it.”

Chrysalis frowned slightly in confusion. ’Empire? I’ve never heard of any Empire, unless she means the one in Saddle Arabia. But why would she need to go there? It’s probably none of my business.’ Shaking her head of such thoughts, she decided to change the subject.

“So…”Chrysalis said hesitantly, “What are we going to do today? Since we’re friends, that is. I mean, friends do things together, right? Sorry, I’ve never had to make a real relationship before.”

“It’s fine,” Cadance put a hand on Chrysalis’, “Actually, I was hoping that we could do something together like a spa trip or maybe some shopping. You know, a mare’s day out. My treat. However, since I wasn’t expecting you today, I still have a bit of work to do before we can start.” She grimaced at the sight of a stack of paper on the table.

“Why don’t you get some scribes to do it?” Chrysalis asked, then added, “You do have scribes, don’t you, or do you call them something else?”

Cadance giggled, “Clerks, and believe me, this is all the work that I can’t just delegate off. The original stack almost left nothing of the table to work on.”

“Wow. What exactly is all this then?” Chrysalis asked, then jokingly added, “Requests to find suitors for the noble’s offspring?”

“If I’m lucky, then yes.” Cadance said in deadpan tone, “Just because I said I played matchmaker as a hobby, every noble thinks that I can just wave my horn and poof in the perfect match for their lonely kids. The worst part is, that’s the best case request I get and they don’t happen often.”

Chrysalis blinked in surprise. “Suddenly, I’m very glad changelings don’t have nobles.”

Cadance raised an eyebrow and asked, “You don’t have nobles?”

“Nope,” Chrysalis said, “Just drones, the Legion, and then the Royal Family. The last changeling nobles were purged centuries ago after a failed coup against the Queen.”

Cadance frowned, “Lucky. I don’t know why Auntie doesn’t do the same. She’s even told me she wants to drop kick some of them into the sun.”

“From what you’ve told me, I think that’s too kind for them. You should at least get a turn with them. Make them fall in love with falling down stairs or something.” Chrysalis said. She and Cadance held a serious gaze for only a few seconds before breaking into giggles and laughter.

“As much as I would like to plot out some ponies specific punishments,” Cadance said after calming down enough, “I really should get to work on this stuff.” She picked up the closest paper and started to read it.

“What about the rest of this stuff?” Chrysalis asked. Even when she had posed as Cadance, she had gotten paperwork, but could brush it off because of the “wedding stress”. The other reason she didn’t read them was in case she signed the wrong piece of paper that could lead to her exposure. One more rule to effective love gathering, don’t stray too far out of character unless you have a valid reason.

“Usually, it’s either decrees or edicts that nobles try to slip past Celestia, or the occasional couple asking for advice.” Cadance said as she sifted out some of the paper into different piles.

“Can I help?” Chrysalis asked, “It’s obvious that this will take a lot of time, but If I could read off the ones asking for love advice and write down your response, then you could finish faster and we would have more time to spend together later. Plus, if I’m going to wait, I don’t want to be bored out of my mind.”

Cadance smiled, “Sure, here’s the love advice letters I’ve sorted out so far.” Cadance levitated a small stack to Chrysalis’ side of the table. Chrysalis grabbed a few papers and scanned over them.

A couple papers later, she found a report that made her giggle, causing Cadance to look over to her and ask, “What’s so funny?”

“Nothing,” Chrysalis said, her tone reminiscent, “Just this restaurant in Trottingham in the letter. Reminds me of the time I had to go there for a mission to gather some love and this one stallion was trying so hard to impress me with his, and I quote, ‘Extreme table waiting skills’.”

Cadance’s eyes flashed with the same interest a two-bit reporter did when they found something juicy, particularly when stallions thought with the wrong head. “Oh? What happened?”

“During a juggling trick of his with several plates, his boss came out and chewed him out. The poor colt jumped and dropped every single plate. He would have been fired, but I saved his job by charming the manager. Of course, after that I was only using him to gather love, but he was pretty funny. One of the better stallions I’ve charmed.”

Cadance grinned, “Did you like him?” she asked teasingly.

Chrysalis shrugged. “Eh, he was okay. Not the best, but not the worst. He was a bit too narrow minded for my tastes. Kept thinking he had to impress me with similar tricks to win me over.” Not to mention he wasn’t the brightest candle in the room. Just a pretty smile was enough to have him wrapped around her fingers.

“Really? Then what would be your ideal stallion?” Cadance asked, “Or mare? I don’t judge.”

Chrysalis blushed slightly, “I, uh, don’t really know. I mean, it’s not exactly something you think about when sapping them of love energy.” she said. Not entirely true, but Cadance didn’t need to know that.

Cadance only responded with a disbelieving gaze.

“What? I’m usually too busy to think about such trivial things.” Chrysalis said with more confidence, “Besides, you know I’m squeamish when it comes to sex. What makes you think I actually wonder about this stuff?”

“Heh. You sound like Twilight when I asked her if she had any crushes in school.” Cadance said, smiling, “You win this time, but mark my words, I will find out. I’m very patient when it comes to these matters.”

The conversation dropped as they returned to the papers in front of them. Two more hours flew by and the stack of paper dwindled down to a couple pieces of paper. After a few more signatures, Cadance set the papers aside and threw her arms into the air.

“Aaand we’re done!”

“That’s it?” Chrysalis asked.

“Yup!” Cadance reached over and hugged Chrysalis, much to her surprise, “Thanks for the help. That would have been really boring without someone to talk to. I felt like I got finished much faster too.”

Chrysalis, surprised by the hug and the warm feelings that came with it, only gave a quick response, “No problem.”

“Great! Now we can do a bit of shopping and then go to the spa before you leave. I already have the perfect idea for the stores to hit up.” Cadance said as she slipped on some shoes to wear.

Chrysalis nodded and took on the form of a dark grey pegasus with forest green hair and an emerald heart cutie mark. Then Chrysalis had a thought.“Wait, what about me?” Chrysalis asked, “Won’t the guards detect my magic?”

“Only if you decide to wander off and head towards the more restricted areas,” Cadance joked, “The guards can detect magic disguises, but you shouldn’t worry about it so long as you stick by me.”

Chrysalis sighed in relief, “Alright then. After work like that, I believe the Princess and her assistant, Sweet Heart, deserve a good time at the spa.”

Cadance chuckled, then added to the dramatics, “How right you are, ‘Heart’. It is the least I can do for a helpful assistant like you.”

“Can we go now?” Chrysalis said, rolling her eyes.

“Yeah, let’s go.”

*****

“Oooh, yes.” Chrysalis moaned as the masseuse rubbed a knot out of her shoulder. After they had left the castle, Cadance had taken her all over the shopping district of Canterlot. The first stop was a lingerie shop at Cadance’s insistence that Chrysalis needed something better than plain cotton bra and panties. Despite her initial protests, Chrysalis did feel a bit sexier with her new lacy underwear, but she wasn’t going to give Cadance the satisfaction of knowing that. Following that, they hit up various stores, trying on all sorts of outfits both serious and silly. By the time they reached the spa, Cadance bought a cream sundress with a flower pattern embroidery, and Chrysalis got two full sets of lingerie and a few rather risque dresses, to help with future love gathering of course.

“From the sound of it, I guess you haven’t been to a spa in a long time.” Cadance purred out as her back was being pressed out.

“First time actually.” Chrysalis said, much to Cadance’s surprise, “Now I’m wondering why I never did this sooner.”

“Yes, it is quite addicting after the first time.” Cadance agreed.

After a few more minutes of massaging, one of the assistants walk in and spoke, “Your highness, the steam room is ready.”

Cadance nodded, “Thank you. We will be there shortly.”

“But I dun wanna leave.” Chrysalis mewled out, “This feels too good.” It was actually even better because she could feed off of the love the masseuses had for their job.

“If we have enough time, ‘Heart’, I’ll let you come back in here.” Cadance said as she got off the table with a towel wrapped around her.

“Fffine.” Chrysalis reluctantly followed Cadance to the next part of the treatment. Keeping the towel on, she relaxed against the soft wood of the room as Cadance excused the spa assistant for some privacy. Using her magic, Cadance turned on the dials that brought in the steam while Chrysalis shed her disguise.

“So what do you think?” Cadance asked as she sat across from the changeling.

“I’m glad I didn’t discover this place during your wedding, or I would have probably asked for it to be held in the foot baths or something.” They both laughed at the image of a spa wedding, with everyone wearing cucumbers on their eyes and seaweed wraps on their manes and coats.

“Yeah, that would be kinda bad.” Cadance said, trying and failing to stifle any last chuckles. Once she got her breathing under control, she stared at Chrysalis, “By the way, now that we’re all relaxed, would you mind answering a question for me?”

“Hmm?” Chrysalis grunted, too relaxed for words.

Cadance moved closer and leaned in, “Did you like the show you saw this morning?”

Chrysalis’ eyes snapped wide and felt her heart begin to race as she recalled the…morning activities, but her body was too relaxed to move away. “Show? What show?” she asked, fighting the rising blush in her cheeks.

“Did you forget the bracelets notify me when you pass the barrier?” Cadance asked rhetorically, “When I saw you watching us from the door, I felt like putting on a bit of a performance. Judging by the aftermath I know you enjoyed it, so let me rephrase my question. What was your favorite part?”

Chrysalis felt her face change from red to white and then back to red as Cadance spoke. In the back of her mind, she wondered if it was possible to die of embarrassment, because surely she would have done it multiple times by now.

“I wasn’t trying to watch you two do that,” Chrysalis said once she found her voice, “I was just collecting the love you left behind before meeting you. When I saw you..you know, I couldn’t stop watching. Like you said, it was probably because of your love magic.” Was it just her or was the steam becoming hotter?

“Noted, but you still haven’t answered my question. What was your favorite part? What turned you on? Watching us or the thought of getting caught with your skirt down?” Cadance asked.

Chrysalis looked away from Cadance’s piercing gaze and answered, “Um, when Shining got rough with your face.” Her quiet voice felt loud against the silence. She turned back to see Cadance with a surprised look on her face.

“Really now?” Cadance asked, “Interesting. I was betting on the voyeur aspect because I figured you might be a closet exhibitionist. What with your behavior towards sex and all.”

“Can we stop talking about this, please?” Chrysalis pleaded as she fidgeted in her seat.

Cadance gave her an apologetic look, “I’m sorry. With love as my talent, I tend to ramble about this stuff like Twilight when she gets a new book or project and then I forget that others may not be as comfortable about sex as I am.” Cadance softened her stare and put an arm around her changeling friend, “Besides, you shouldn’t need to feel so ashamed about it. Sex is a natural part of life. If anything, knowing that you were watching really turned me on.”

“Oh.” Chrysalis blinked at the unexpected response, “Um, okay then.”

A knock on the door interrupted them, “Your highness, the mud baths are ready.”

“Thank you, we’ll be out in a moment.” Cadance called back.

Chrysalis gave her a look, “Mud baths? Why would we relax in mud? Is it like a slime bath?”

“Not sure what a slime bath is, but you’ll see when we get there.” Cadance said as she pulled Chrysalis out the door, barely giving her a moment to put on her disguise again.

Author's Note

Sorry for the small delay. Would have had it up earlier but was busy trying to pick a prompt for my short story workshop.

Changelog: Reworked a lot of the sex scene in terms of logistics. Again, fixed Chrysalis' character and others, blah blah blah. Added a bit of world building. This one was pretty tame compared to last chapter.

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