The Sinners and the Saints

Anonymous requested:

“Rarity and Twilight go around and

do cute things nonsexually.”

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The Sinners and the Saints

A moan wiggled its way out of Rarity’s mouth as she slowly dipped herself into the hot tub. The warm water caressed her porcelain fur as the steam came up to greet her open pores. A gentle hint of a vanilla aroma wafted through the air and tickled her nose. There must have been a candle somewhere. Her hair tucked and folded neatly into the cage of the towel where it was safe, not a single worry floated around her mind. If there wasn't a heaven on Earth, then, Celestia allow it, this was the closest thing.

“That good, huh?”

Twilight eyed her from outside the tub, smiling sweetly. But, she wasen’t fooling anyone. Rarity knew a fabrication when she saw one. The drier unicorn still had the spa’s trademark silk bathrobe wrapped tightly around her waist, clinging to her dainty frame. Dipping her hoof experimentally into the tub, she sighed pleasantly at the inviting massage of the water.

“Only the best!” Rarity piped back with satisfaction. Her eyes were closed and she was submerged to her face, practically melting into the water. If Twilight wasn't there, she was almost positive that she would have soaked there for the rest of the day. “Well? What are you waiting for? Come on in before the water gets cold!” She beckoned the unicorn to come join her.

“Well, hold on! Jeez...” Twilight sighed, pulling the knot around her loose and letting the heavenly fabric fall around her hooves onto the floor. Towel still wrapped around her head, she took the small wooden stepladder up to the rim of the pool. “So are we going to hit the sauna after this?” She asked curiously, before slipping into the hot water. Despite her best efforts, she ended up slipping into the inviting water with a cute little moan of her own. Clapping her hooves over her mouth, she flicked her eyes over to Rarity.

The other unicorn just laughed at her. “Relax, darling! It’s nothing to be ashamed of!” She really wished that Twilight would just ease up around her. With all due respect, it was ridiculous! She knew that they hadn’t always the very best of friends in their little clique, but it wasn't like little old Rarity was going to kill her! That was pretty much how this whole date-type thing started. Applejack just had to make a comment about how Twilight and Rarity should both ‘shoot the breeze’ more. At the time, it seemed absurd. Why should she hang out more with someone she already was best friends with? Now, it was starting to make a little bit more sense.

“Sorry.” Twilight apologizes quickly, nervousness obviously still biting at her. Even through she was enveloped by the pure relaxation of the hot tub, Rarity could still see the muscles beneath her skin tense every time they spoke to each other. “Guess all my work has just made me a little stir crazy after all.”

“Why, of course you’re a little restless! Being cooped up in that tiny library with all those nasty books just can’t be good for a mare’s state of mind!” Rarity assured her. Trying to make conversation with somepony was usually child’s play for her, but the girl in front of her wasn't exactly making it easy.

“Believe me,” the social pony continued when she realized that she wasn't going to get the back and forth type of talk that she was hoping for. Twilight continued to listed politely, yet silently. “I know the feeling. Seams and sewing are fun and all, but sometimes it’s just too much, you know?” She glanced expectantly to the purple filly.

Twilight stared blankly back at her, smile still glued to her cheeks and eyes glazed over. Still no words.

“Twilight?” Rarity looked at her, puzzled. “Darling?”

As if it was some sort of key word, Twilight snapped out of her trance-like state, blinking a few times before returning the other girl’s questioning look. “Sorry, what?”

Both hooves hitting her face at the same time, Rarity groaned under her breath and massaged her forehead. This was going to be a long day. Come on, Rarity, she tried to cheer to herself, You can get through this. But that was starting to become hard to believe.

“Oh gosh, I messed up again, didn’t I?” She sighed, her mouth curving down into a slight frown. “I told Applejack this wouldn’t work, but no...” she began to prattle on, walking an only half-listening Rarity through the entire conversation she had already heard once. It didn’t even get very far into the story for the white unicorn to also start questioning the integrity of this whole date.

No, Rarity mentally scolded her self, her body straightening up in the tub, I will not give up on her. There had been many who had walked into her boutique before, total fashion disasters and train wrecks alike, whom surely should have have been a lost cause of no return. I mean, we’re talking Twist bad here. But every time, she overcame it. Beasts into beauties, slobs into sluts, horrors into whores. If she can make hundreds of ponies look fabulous, why can’t she make one into a friend? Invigorated and inspired by the new revelation, she turned back to face Twilight again, her face light with hope. This girl would be her newest and most difficult challenge to date. Celestia help them.

“Now, now Twilight...” she sung with a voice like honey, sweet and thick. It was this tone that usually help calm and soothe some of the more...unruly stallions she had encountered in her time. “No need to cry over spilt milk, correct? Let us just try this from the top, if you will. One more time!” She chirped to her, before putting her face close to the other girl’s.

“And, please, do talk this time?” It was less a question and more of a demand.

Nodding her head in between Rarity’s hooves vigorously in response, she already looked less worried and more collected now that the generous pony had helped her. Alright. Off to a good start.

Licking her lips and deep in thought, Rarity tried to think of a topic that wouldn’t bore either of them. Sadly though, not hanging out with somepony meant not having very many choices. She had nothing. “Well,” she sighed, “what do you want to talk about, dear?”

Twilight grinned ear to ear as if she already had the answer to the question. Without a moment’s hesitation, too.

“Books!”

Yep, this was going to be a tough one, alright. Rarity groaned to herself and glanced as sympathetically as she could towards the mare. “ How about something else, darling? I really don’t think we read the same books.” Truth was she hardly ever found the time to read, anyway. Besides, when she did read, it was usually a book of a more...colorful plot.

“Oh, well, I read all sorts of books!” the purple pony almost gloated out loud. “I’m sure I’ve read something you have. Give me an example.” She already looked almost ten times more excited with this conversation than the last one.

Rarity gulped nervously, now backed into a corner of her own now. Well, no point in lying if they wanted to be friends. She shifted, clearly uncomfortable, and lowered her voice to an almost inaudible whisper so that no one but Twilight could hear her. “Um...well, I’m reading...Dicky Doo and-”

“OH, OH, OH, which one? The Lost Clitoris of Canterlot? Tender Loving Mare? Love and Affection for My Erection?” Twilight was nearly yelling now, the spa staff now staring over at their hot tub.

Rarity could feel the shame practically drowning her cheeks in red. People all around the salon were now glaring in their direction, horror and disgust filling their faces. She even saw one mare cover a small filly’s ears.

But, that didn’t deter Twilight. No, she kept naming off various explicit titles, ones that Rarity had never even heard of. Only when she saw Lotus and Aloe walk towards them did the bookworm close her mouth.

“We’re sorry, but we are going to have to ask you two to leave. Now.” There was anger in the usually calm girls’ faces. Understandable, given the circumstances.

Instantly backing into her innocent damsel act, Rarity put on her fake show of emotion that could fool the very brightest of ponies. All those years of flirting and flouncing had taught her well. “Oh my goodness, I’m so, so, so, so sorry!” Rarity apologized quickly, only glancing over towards Twilight to make sure she had shut her big mouth for good. She leaned over to the twins over the tub, lifting her hoof to the side of her face that so Twilight wouldn’t hear her. “Forgive my friend...she has the, uh...well, problems.”

Their expression didn’t change. “Then she can go have problems,” she pointed toward the door, “somewhere else.”

Well, there goes their spa treatment. With a sigh, Rarity reluctantly eased her way out of the tub, beckoning Twilight to follow in tow. “I guess we should get on then, darling. It seems some ponies,” she drew out, cocking her head in the twins’ direction, “don’t appreciate our being here.” The towel on her head glowed faintly with magic as she delicately removed it from her somehow still perfect mane.

Twilight followed suit, her cheeks glowing a bright, burning red. “Rarity, I’m sorr-”

“Sorry? Oh, there’s no need to be sorry, Twilight. We can just take our service somewhere else.” As if her haughty attitude hadn’t sold the the fact that she was displeased, she raised her chin to the air with a loud ‘hmph!’ and dropped the towel on the ground. She seized Twilight's towel with her own magic and threw it on top of the wrinkled cloth. Nose high, she made sure to over-dramatize every single step towards the exit, an air of scornful disdain about her. It resembled the walk of an overly self-centered duchess walking out of a room full of lowly peasants.

Twilight smiled apologetically at the twins before dashing over to Rarity’s side at the exit. Walking out together, her friend’s air of arrogance vanished as soon as they opened the door and the cool summer breeze hit them.

Looking over at her friend, Rarity sighed heavily. “Well, at least I we got some time in the tub...”

“Sorry, Rarity. That was kinda my fault.” Twilight smiled sheepishly, spurring some forgiveness for her in the white pony’s heart. “But...don’t you think you were being a little, I don’t know, mean to the spa girls?”

“Oh, please, darling.” Rarity rolled her eyes in good humor. “If I were really mad, believe me, they would know it. It was all just an act!” She outstretched her hoof to the air for dramatic effect. “I mean, if I can’t get what I want, then at least I can be a brat about it!”

Twilight couldn’t help but grin at the thought of the somewhat modest and cool girl in front of her acting like a pompous and melodramatic child when she didn’t get something. Remembering the awkward conversation in the salon, a previous question once again piqued interest in her mind.

“So, you never actually told me which book you were reading.”

A heavy blush flooded Rarity’s cheeks yet again, embarrassment in her features. She muttered something unintelligible under her breath, her lips barely even moving.

“What was that?”

Guess she was just going to have to say it outright. Taking a heavy inhale, Rarity whsipered slightly louder. “Dicky Doo and The Forth Hole!” she hissed in Twilight’s ear, already feeling the need to wash her mouth of the unladylike innuendo.

Twilight gasped obstreperously, interest filling the stars in her eyes. “Oooooo, I love that one! Especially the part when he ejaculates in-”

“Don’t spoil it!” Rarity scolded her, quickly covering the loud unicorn’s mouth before she could divulge any more juicy details.

Maybe they had more alike than she had originally thought.