Hearts, Hooves, and Balloons

Hearts, Hooves, and Balloons

By Strawberry Jelly

Intermission

It was a calm silence that embraced me; calm, but definitely had a heavy under layer of tension between me and the beautiful mare that sat back to back with me on her bed.  Sometimes I wonder to myself how I can be so thick headed, but it's always a certain aspect that's eluded any logic or reason.  Everypony always tells me that I can't read situations and I always say something stupid because of it.  Well, in this particular case, I do something stupid.

Her weak, half-hearted sobs were absolutely nerve-wracking on my heart and even my muscles were starting to ache from the guilt.  Sitting here in the cool darkness of candlelight and the ghost of Luna's moon as it peeks through the clouds and snow has only given me one idea; one hope to latch on to.  Maybe she would forgive me?  I've apologized so many times in the past fifteen minutes that I was starting to sound like that broken record player in Sugarcube Corner.

I turned my head out to gaze at the newly created winter wonderland that hadn't appeared on any of the weather schedules today.  Such was life in Ponyville; the Everfree Forest had a terrible habit of changing the weather up as it sees fit and the weather pegasi can only do so much to control it.  Well, of course Dashie could in ten seconds flat; which is actually ten point thirty-one seconds, but who's counting?

I guess I am, but still.

“Pinkie?”  Twilight finally said to me through a wavering voice, “Was that your first time... Doing that?”

I nodded silently, knowing good and well she can at least see me through her peripherals.  I could only hear a halfhearted sigh from her though and feel her warm body lean against my back a little more.  “I wasn't expecting that, and I really wasn't ready, Pinkie...  You just had kind of sprung it on me before I even realized what happened and my head started to spin.  Don't get me wrong, it felt amazing, but I was still uncomfortable with it...”

I nodded again, taking in her words with a slight frown on my lips to hold back my soured stomach.  Her words were like venom when I swallowed them, making me want to lose whatever was left in my empty stomach.  There is no doubt that I loved this mare anymore, but it looks like she was planning on rejecting me all over again; not that I blame her, mind you.

“Do you even realize what we had just done?”  Twilight's words softened after maybe picking up on my regret.

With that question though, I simply shook my head and told her the honest to Celestria truth,   “I only learned about it recently, and I still don't really know anything.  The only thing I know is that it feels really good, and I just wanted to make you feel good...”

Okay, so maybe I left out the part about doing it on this very bed, but I felt like that might only make the whole situation that much more awkward.  She didn't seem to mind though, because she replied just as calmly as ever.  “Pinkie, it did feel good, but I know that it's not something ponies should do...”

“Why not?”  I asked, almost turning around to face her right there.  My churning gut reminded me to not rock the boat though; I was treading thin ice and just like cutting ice during Winter Wrap Up, I could easily find myself soaked if I made a bad move.

“I'd rather not talk about what happened, but it's really important.  I...  I admit that I've tried doing that before with myself, and it was amazing for the first few times I had done it.  Well, until...”  She paused and let out a nervous laugh,  “Before mother had caught me.  She scolded me.  Said it was bad and that I shouldn't ever do it again.  Don't get me wrong; she wasn't cruel or hateful about it, but she was just...  Disappointed...”

“... It was enough to make me never want to do it again, though.”

I soaked her words up like a sponge, turning and tossing the meaning of what she had just told me around in my head.  Maybe it was something bad if Twilight's mother had reacted so strongly to it.  It's not like it was my intention to hurt one of my best friends in the world; it was just me wanting to make her feel good...  Twilight always took what Princess Celestia as law, so maybe she was the same way with her parents.  At least, it would be safe to assume from how she reacted.

“How can something so bad feel so good, though?”  I found myself hiding behind my grayish-pink mane and looking out at the snow that was covering what was now ice.

“Honestly, I wonder the very same thing from time to time and... and...”  She started before excitedly spinning around and wrapping her warm legs around me and giving me a playful giggle, “Brainblast!”

“Brainblast?”

“It was something silly that I used to say as a filly when I had a really good idea,”  I felt her cheek warm up against the back of my neck, where it had rested.  “Anyway, what if we read books about it?  I mean, if it's written in a book, then it has to be a hundred percent correct, right?”

“I guess?”  I let out an uncontrolled giggle.  That was the mare I loved; always turning to books to help her out of a bind.  Okay, so maybe it was a really boring way to solve problems, but we could leave the creative things up to me!  After all, I've already told you that she balances me so perfectly!  At least I think I told you that...

“Wait, who am I talking to?”

“What was that, Pinkie?”  Twilight called out from across the room.  Her magic was pulling out a few books for her to skim over a moment, only to return them to their proper place on the shelves.  “This isn't any good; we're going to have to look downstairs...”

“Well, I think Rocky's getting a little lonely anyway,”  I hopped off of the bed and headed to the door.  Honestly I don't get to spend too much time with Rocky anymore; especially after my sisters had given him to me before I came to Ponyville.  Inkie really liked her pet rocks.

“I... O-Of course, Pinkie.  W-We can talk to him while we study,” She frowned nervously at me.  Well, maybe she was worried that Rocky still wouldn't like her?  I know she'll manage to win him over.

~~~

Studying was proving difficult with the affection that Pinkie had been showing my neck for the past fifteen minutes, but it was honestly the best feeling in the world.  Well, maybe not as good as what we did earlier, but...  Oh Celestia!  That felt amazing!

“Pinkie, I-I really don't taste that good, do I?”  I shifted a little from that heat forming in my nethers.  For somepony that knew nothing about sexual encounters, she sure seems to have a natural talent for it.  At least, I think she's good.

“Mmhm!  You taste just like maple!”  She grinned and planted a kneading kiss on my neck again, sending frozen chills down my spine, followed by a sudden rush of heat from between my legs to my face.

“W-Well, I do live in a tree,”  I giggled and bared my neck a little for her, enjoying the tenderness that she offered.  Now that I was expecting her to act this way, it didn't feel so out of place.  In fact, I let my heart open to the idea as long as she didn't do anything... more.  Not like last time; we promised to at least study about it before making any brash decisions like last time.

“Finding anything?”  Pinkie mumbled as she tended to my neck.

“N-Not yet,”  I sighed weakly feeling my wings jet out to either side of my body, snapping my eyes wide open in shock.  Oh Celestia, they do exist!

“Woah!”  Pinkie giggled a little and pawed playfully at my wings with her hoof, “Twilight!”

I flushed gently at her playful nips at my wings, sending uneasy chills through my entire body.  How were they so bloody sensitive!?  I really had no idea that they could feel so good!  No wonder Rainbow never lets anypony touch her wings.

“Ah... P-Pinkie!” I sighed and spun around to kiss her desperately on the lips.  Control?  Studying?  Maybe being a little irrational was the best thing right now.  Maybe letting loose every once in a while couldn't hurt too badly, right?  Maybe-

Knock-Knock. Knock. Knock. Knock-Knock.

I looked up from the mare I now had pressed against the floor of the library, only to be pulled back to my senses.  What in Equestria was I about to do?  Oh wait, I had a door to answer.  At nine at night actually, but maybe it was something important?

I gave Pinkie a gentle peck on the lips, “Hold that thought.”

I pulled away from her and headed to the door, opening it to see two ponies that I certainly had no plan of seeing that night.  A certain mare named Twilight Velvet and a stallion named Night Light.  My parents.

“Uh.. Hi mom, hi dad.  What are you doing here so late?”

“... Because it's the fifth...?” Mom's brow raised as if it were something casual.

“Wait, what?!”  I squealed in shock before running over to the calender that hung on my wall.  How did I manage to forget something so important!?  It was my brother's birthday in a few days and mom said she wanted to throw the party here!

“I... Right.”  I turned around to face my parents before glancing back towards my marefriend.  Okay, that could be a problem too.  I probably shouldn't mention that over the next few days.  That'd be bad.

… Really bad.