Chapter 2: Kissing

"Hey Pinkie!" Twilight greeted as she entered Pinkie's house for movie night, plastic bags in tow.

"Twilight!" Pinkie, who had been reading on the bed, leapt up from her magazine to embrace her friend and eye her bags curiously. "Whatcha got there?"

"Popcorn and movies, just like I promised," Twilight smiled, trying not to seem anxious as she noticed the rest of the Elements weren't in the room. "Where are the others?" She asked, breaking eye contact with Pinkie so she couldn't detect her bashfulness. However, the normally oblivious party planner was rather perceptive when it came to emotion, and a huge grin crossed her features when she realized who Twilight was really looking for.

"Rainbow's in the dining room with Fluttershy playing a game of Uno, but Rarity and Applejack are in the kitchen. Why don't we split up to get them?" Twilight was blushing madly now and set her bags down on the couch.

"Good idea, I'll go get Dashie," She volunteered, heading in the direction of the living room. Pinkie chuckled to herself as Twilight practically raced to get her girlfriend.

"That's adorable!" She gushed to herself when she was out of earshot.

As promised, Twilight found Rainbow and Fluttershy in the living room, playing a round of Uno. Doing her best to keep quiet, she crossed to the room, aiming to sneak up on her from behind.

"Hey there, stranger," Twilight wound her arms around Dashie's neck from behind, dropping a kiss on her cheek. "Fancy meeting you here." Twilight internally cheered when a grin lit up from her favorite athlete's face, and the excited Rainbow Dash grabbed her around the middle and pulled her onto her lap.

"Hey there," She nuzzled into her neck.

"What are you doing?" She asked, looking over at Fluttershy, who smiled and waved at her before leaving the room to give the couple some privacy.

"I was playing a game of Uno with Fluttershy," Rainbow pressed her lips to Twilight's pulse point. "I missed you." She whispered lowly into her soft skin.

"Dashie," Twilight chuckled. "I just saw you yesterday, remember?" She hummed happily as more kisses peppered her neck.

"Well of course I do, I'd been missing you for a whole week." Rainbow squeezed her a bit tighter. "Doesn't mean I didn't miss you." Twilight hummed her agreement. Last night had been nice, even if her roommate, Cloud Kicker, had come to the apartment for bed when their kissing had become a little less innocent. Man, that had been so frustrating. They had only ever gotten to make out once aside from that, and since neither of them hadn't had any experience, it hadn't really been the best. However, this only made her want to practice more, and having her roommate almost walk in was a total mood killer.

"I guess we didn't really get to spend a bunch of time....together, yesterday." Twilight reflected, the meaning apparent in her tone. Rainbow stiffened.

"I..no. I guess we didn't." She agreed, laughing nervously. In all seriousness, Rainbow loved kissing Twilight. Thankfully, it was something they could actually do, since her mind decided that Twilight's mouth was the best fit for her, so dropping little pecks to her neck, or nose, or head, or cheeks, or lips was something she could do easily. But...at the same time, though...she barely had any experience. And..her mouth and tongue were kind of bigger than hers. So when it came to full on making out...she was a tad bit apprehensive about kissing her. Really, she liked her face, she didn't want to suck it off accidentally, not that it would really happen.

"Is there something wrong?" Rainbow's train of thought was interrupted and she found herself staring into Twilight's big purple eyes, eyes that always seemed to draw the truth out of her. She figured she may as well confess her fear; it's not like Twilight would judge her.

"I'm just...we're...different. And full-on kissing, like, making out...would be.."

"Awkward?" Twilight guessed. Rainbow groaned and nuzzled into the crook of her neck.

"Yes," she admitted.

"Dashie-" Twilight started, but was cut off from a timid knock on the wall of the living room.

"Umm...guys?" came Fluttershy's voice. "Are you coming for movie night? Applejack's getting a little impatient, and she was on her way here but I figured you'd rather it be me....um, anyway, the popcorn and stuff is ready, we're just waiting for you two. Unless you're...busy, or something...then I'll just...go.."

Twilight was doing her best to hold back her giggles; Fluttershy's insistence on being shy was adorable, but she clearly couldn't stop thinking about what Dashie and Twilight may have been doing behind the door and it was flustering her, to say at least.

"Can't we just stay here?" Dashie whispered. "You're so soft, and we haven't cuddled much since last week..." Twilight shook her head and lifted Dashie's chin with her knuckle so her face was level with hers and give her a lingering kiss.

"Come on, Dashie. You've been excited about seeing 'Daring Doo and The Quest For the Sapphire Stone' for weeks. We'll talk about this later." She hopped out of her lap and went to the door. "Hey Fluttershy! Sorry we kept you waiting."

The two began chatting casually and headed for the living room while Rainbow put the cards back into the box then jogged to catch up.

"Finally!" Applejack called when she saw them approaching. "Geez, Dash, you just saw her last night. That wasn't enough 'alone time' for you?" Rainbow flared at her friend and sat down on the sofa, smiling when Twilight sat of her lap and leaned against her chest. She wrapped her arms around her with a contented hum; maybe she could get some snuggle time in after all.

"That movie rocked!" Rainbow was gushing while she walked Twilight home. "I gotta say, the script was pretty awesome and I loved the part with the-"

Twilight was having trouble listening to her words; she was too focused on her bouncing steps and beaming grin to keep track of her lightning-fast observations and opinions. Dashie had seemed so beaten down for weeks; it was nice to see her really excited about something, other than Twilight, of course. When her words finally slowed down, she felt safe to inject.

"I'm so glad you liked it, Dashie, I really thought it would be up your alley." Rainbow gave her hand a squeeze.

"You sure do know me well, Twilight Sparkle," As they came to her apartment door, she opened it for her and stepped to the side, "I'm one heck of a lucky girl!"

"And, I'm a lucky girl," She said lowly. "You really are something, Rainbow Dash."

She changed the subject quickly, apparently ready to continue their conversation earlier. Well, Dashie figured, Twilight had never really been one for stalling or putting things off. Her dark- night eyes were half-lidded and sultry, a look that Rainbow had only seen once before.

"Uhh, Twilight..."

She started to panic as she approached her. What if she did this wrong? How much movement was too much? When did she use her tongue? Where was she supposed to put her hands?

"I thought we were gonna-"

"Dashie," She placed a finger over her lips, silencing her. "Calm down. The only thing I have to say on the subject is that practice makes perfect, okay?" She lovingly ran her hand over her cheek. "It's you, and me, and no one else. And there's no right or wrong way to do this. Just whatever works for us, okay?"

She removed her finger and waited for protest, but there was none. Rainbow simply nodded and reached out to hug her.

"As usual, you're right," She smiled. "So....you, you want to practice now?"

"Yes," She replied, closing the distance between them. Rainbow began to relax, this was somewhat familiar territory. Should she just follow her lead? She supposed that was the easiest way to do it. So when she kissed her again, she kissed her too. They took it slowly, getting used to the way their lips interlocked and moved, until they found a rhythm of sorts. Rainbow's hands began to wander, entwining Twilight's indigo hair and then cupping her jaw. She moved her head, changing the angle of the kiss, and brushed her tongue over Rainbow's lips. Almost instinctively, Rainbow opened her mouth and fought the gasp when their tongues brushed.

This was what she had been really nervous about, but she found it...not as messy and strange as she thought it would be. She could really taste Twilight, something she hadn't expected, and offhandedly wondered how she tasted to her.

Wait.

She was kissing...really kissing Twilight. This wasn't that pre-battle rushed attempt at intimidate kissing they had done before, not that she regretted that, because she didn't. Even if there had been way too much teeth involved in the process, but this was slow, languid, delicious, and them. This was the kind of kiss she had dreamed about for so long. She could run her hands over her back, hold her closer, hold her up for better access, just feel Twilight in a way she never had. She had so many options now, and just because she had opened her mouth.

But...she never tried any of these things yet, and she wanted to, really, she needed to perfect her basic kissing technique before she moved on to more advanced maneuvers. That was the way Spitfire had taught her, right?

Practice make perfect, doesn't it? And oh, she was going to enjoy the practice.