Easing the Pain

Shining let out a long and contented sigh as his head finally touched down against the smooth silky, and practically cloud-like pillow of their guest bed, then wrapped its warm, welcoming, and equally silky blanket around his weary body. The day had seemed to draw out even further once they finally made it back to the castle after their successful, or to Cadance, disastrous picnic.

After making it to the confides of their room, Cadance demanded that Shining Armor help her with her nightly routine before bed because of her cramps, but mainly due to the fact that she wanted company. He had helped her take off her make-up, slathered some form of facial cream which helped with something or another on her face, washed it off, put a glob of tooth paste on her toothbrush, and cleaned her hooves in the tub because she believed they’d gotten dirty in the park, even though she was wearing her elegant, royal boots.

Finally, she was done though, her weight creating a slight indent on the mattress beside him. “Shining, sweetie,” her voice suddenly rung out in the dark silence of the room.

His heart jumped, and he struggled, but succeeded in holding back an angered reply, expecting to be forced into doing something else for her. “…Yes, Caddy?”

He suddenly felt a hoof wrap tightly around his chest, and pull him back into the warm embrace of his wife’s enlarged, and rather comfortable belly. “You did make a make mistake today, but you more than made up for it, and even did more after that. I was the one in the wrong…I was being a, well, a bitch to you today, and I’m really sorry. You’ve been so sweet to me today. It’s just like when we first got married, and back when we first started dating. I know that we’re both going through a pretty tough time right now, but I want to make sure that we can pull through. We have to work together. I love you,” she whispered softly into his ear before giving him a peck on the cheek.

“You’re right, and that’s what we’ll do from now on. If you need me for anything, I’ll gladly do it,” he said as if assuring his allegiance to a commanding officer.

“And I’ll try my hardest not to get mad.”

“I love you too, by the way” he mumbled, rolling over so he now faced her. He leaned his muzzle forward and gave her a deep, passionate kiss.

As he broke away, she spoke once more, this time in a much more playful tone. “I think somepony deserves a little reward for all that he did for me today.”

“Oh yeah, what kind of reward are we talking about here?” Shining asked, a sudden jolt of excitement rushing straight for his crotch. Then, the room was silent once more; and after a few moments, only the heavy, sleep filled breaths expelling from her mouth could be heard. He rolled over in defeat, and was soon just as asleep as the mare beside him.

***

Shining slowly opened his eyes, and gazed out the window. The city of Canterlot was all a dark silhouette of towers against the slowly lightening sky behind it. He didn’t even attempt to check the time, easily telling by the scene that it was still rather early. He closed his eyes, the sudden warmth of complete relaxation rushing through his body as his eyes slowly fell shut once more.

They jolted open as his partner’s quick and almost panicked movements suddenly shook the bed. The room was still too dark to see much of anything, but he could vaguely see her attempting to roll over on her side, her hooves flailing helplessly about in the air.

“Shining!” she gasped. “Help me!”

“What’s wrong, sweetie?” he asked in a panic, pushing himself over onto his stomach.

“I really, really have to pee, but I can’t get out of this stupid bed!”

All of the stallion’s panic dissipated and he let out the slightest of groans as he pushed himself out of the bed and stumbled over to her side. He knew when Cadance had to pee, she had to pee, but she almost acted as if it was life threatening.

“Hurry up, please!” she gasped. “I really don’t think you want me to piss myself!”

“It’s that bad, huh?” Shining asked as he handed her a hoof which she immediately latched onto. He then used his magic to turn on the lights.

“Yes!” she moaned almost painfully as he pulled her over onto her side and then helped her off the bed.

She yelped loudly as she quickly waddled towards the bathroom, her tail raised high in the air. Shining couldn’t help but take a glimpse of what lay beneath it. Her plump, puckered hole, and teardrop shaped marehood with soft, thick lips were as beautiful as always. Directly below, hung her teats which seemed larger than he remembered. Even lower, hung her enormous, rounded belly. He could feel his cock slowly pushing its way from its sheath.

Suddenly, a look of complete dismay appeared on his face as he saw a short stream of amber liquid squirt from her slit and fall to the elegant carpet below, immediately soaking in. Cadance gasped loudly, her marehood tightening in an attempt to hold it in. The pressure was too much to hold back though, and another stream burst out from between her lips, and then another before she finally made it to the bathroom.

A sigh of relief and pleasure echoed through the bathroom and out into the bedroom, along with the sound of urine being forcefully pushed out into the porcelain pot beneath it. Shining looked down in disgust and fear at the wet stains which trailed into the bathroom.

Cadance’s rage filled yell suddenly burst through the room. “I told you I had to go, Shining! But you just had to take your time, didn’t you?”

Shining sighed, and rolled his eyes, glad she couldn’t see him. “I tried to hurry, Caddy. I really did.”

There was no response. He tilted his ears curiously in the direction of the bathroom, perhaps she just said something quietly? Still nothing, he slowly walked closer, being sure to avoid stepping in the small spots of urine. “Are…you alright in there?” He heard a soft but painful groan, and quickly made his way onto the shining tile flooring. His wife still sat on the toilet, two hooves grasped tightly around her stomach, and tears streaming down her face, and dripping from her fur. “Sweetie?”

“I…the cramps…but it’s not just them. I feel sick too, really sick. It hurts…bad,” she struggled to let out.

Shining frowned in concern, a pang of pain rushing empathetically through his body. He hated to see her like that. “Let’s get you back to bed!” he sputtered out, rushing to her side, and offering her a hoof.

She used her magic to grab a small rectangle of tissue and wipe herself clean as she latched both hooves around his. As he pulled her up, Shining made sure to flush the toilet. Leaning into her as she leaned into him, he lead her unsteady body back to the bed and then used a combination of both his magic and strength to lift her back up onto the mattress.

“Oh, sweetie, I’m so sorry. I’m guessing we won’t get to do much today,” Cadance said in a rather mournful tone, and frowned. “…And that I yelled at you, I didn’t mean to,” she added.

“It’s fine, Caddy. If you feel this bad, you really shouldn’t be out anyways.”

“Yeah, you’re right, a vacation is all about relaxation, after all. So I guess it isn’t that bad. You and Twilight could always do something without me. I know you’ve been wanting some brother, sister time with her.

She smiled lovingly as she felt his hoof wrap tightly around her own which lay limply on the bed. “Oh no, I’m not abandoning you. Remember what we talked about last night?”

Her smile widened, and she squeezed his hoof. “I do, and that’s very sweet of you. Could you start by cleaning my…” her face lit up with red. “This sounds really strange to say, but could you clean up my pee? I really don’t want the maids to have to see it…that’s just embarrassing, and they don’t need to deal with something like that. I’m sure there’s some spare cleaning supplies beneath the sink.

Shining gulped at the thought. Cleaning up another pony’s urine? He shrugged in defeat and made his way back into the bathroom. He’d have to do it for the foal after all. Looking beneath the sink, he discovered a bright red bottle labeled ‘Pet Stain Remover.’ It wasn’t pony stain remover, but it’d have to do.

Using his magic, he grabbed both the bottle, and a pair of washcloths to scrub with. Squirting the first stain which lay directly on the carpet before the break to tile, he took in a gasp of air and pressed the washcloth against it with his hoof. He grimaced, feeling the now cool liquid soaking through to his hoof.

“You could always use your magic to do the scrubbing too,” Cadance chimed in helpfully, turning her head to watch him.

His face grew warm, and he grumbled, feeling like an idiot for not thinking of it beforehoof. He wanted to smack his hoof against his forehead, but sadly, it was now damp with urine and stain cleaner. Wiping his hoof off with the second, and still dry washcloth, he did exactly as she said, not even having to get near the urine; that is, until he leaned in to investigate whether it had worked or not. A strong scent of chemicals rushed into his nostrils, making his eyes water. Although painful, he was glad it wasn’t the smell of pony pee. He then moved on to the other two stains, repeating the process.

“Thank you, my knight in shining armor,” Cadance cooed sweetly as he returned to the bathroom to wash his hooves.

“Oh, you know me. I’d do anything for my Caddy…even if that means cleaning up her pee,” he called back with a grin before turning the left nob of the sink with his magic, and feeling a rush of warm water pour over his hooves.

As he returned to her side, Shining noticed an extremely sweet expression on his wife’s lips. Her eyes were slightly narrowed in a seductive manor, and she gently fluttered her long, beautiful eyelashes. This could only mean one thing; she wanted something else.

“Is there anything else I can do for you, princess?” Shining said with a teasing bow of his head.

“Well, actually, I was thinking since I’m not feeling well, you could go grab me some breakfast and bring it back to me? We could have breakfast in bed,” she tempted in a tone as sweet as her smile.

“Of course, sweetie…but wait, it’s your stomach that’s upset, right? Are you sure you want to eat? It might make it worse.”

“I’m practically starving,” Cadance groaned.

“Well, anything specific you want from out there?”

Cadance’s stomach gurgled at the thought of food, and her smile went from sweet to sly. “How about a little sample of everything. They always seem to have so many options for every meal.”

“Sure thing,” Shining whispered as he leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

“You’re my hero,” she teased, patting his own cheek with her hoof. With that, Shining gave a quick wink before heading to the door.