[Tags: No Sex/Safe]

The train let out a loud whistle, signalling it’s departure from Canterlot. Rarity and her sister, Sweetie Belle, seated themselves as the train began to move to Ponyville. Rarity recalled getting an earful when Sweetie Belle told her parents about how the younger unicorn was forced to sit and listen while her sister spoke of mating and sex with her friend and date as if she didn’t exist.

“Now shall we head home, Sweetie?” Rarity asked.

“I guess; are you going to talk about Miss Twilight again?”

“No I won’t… and I apologized for that countless times already,” Rarity huffed, annoyed that her sister brought it up once again.

“I just wanna know why everyone ignored me when you three were talking about herds and Fluttershy wanting to be a mommy?” Sweetie Belle questioned.

“We got caught up in the moment, Sweetie. The art of Gossip is a very demanding and very distracting mistress, one which causes many trivial things to become more important than what is actually important, something you will learn when you are older, dear,” Rarity replied.

“Well, I wasn’t expecting to run into you this soon…”

Rarity turned to see the familiar model, Fleur de Lis, walking over to her. “Fleur?”

“Who else? And who’s the adorable little filly?”

“Why this is my little sister, Sweetie Belle, say hello dear.”

Sweetie Belle gave the slender unicorn a cautious look before sucking in a breath. “Hello, ma’am.”

Fleur happily petted the filly, much to Sweetie belle’s annoyance. “Oh my, your sister is just the sweetest.”

Rarity noticed her sister’s discomfort and let out a cough to acquire the model’s attention. “Fleur, may I ask what’s brings you to Ponyville?”

“Oh, how rude of me. After our… talk, I thought I’d go meet with my newest lover at her home in Ponyville.”

“Your… newest lover?” Rarity asked slowly, but then it dawned on her. “You mean Twilight?” The announcement made Sweetie cringe, as the filly knew what will happen next.

“Yes, the night…” Fleur remembered that she was in the presence of a filly. “I grew to like Twilight, and seeing as she was obviously in an open relationship with Black Cherry, I decided to go talk to her about us.” She let out a sigh as she turned out to the window, staring off towards Canterlot mountain.

“Well, dear… you see…” Rarity needed to try and talk Fleur out of it as she just managed to catch Twilight’s eye once again. And if Chrysalis, Queen of the Changelings, can grow jealous of the model, she’ll have no hope of turning the librarian’s head once Fleur walks into the library. “Twilight has many suitors, and they are all very protective of her affection. It’s the reason why I hid my affections before.”

“Many suitors?” Fleur asked, confused as to what Rarity meant by that. “So Black Cherry isn’t the only pony that desires Twilight?”

Sweetie gave an odd look to her older sister. Based on how the rumors around Ponyville and how the Crusaders saw them act, Pinkie and Zecora were perfectly okay with other mares being around Twilight unless they make her uncomfortable. Mostly everyone else gets mean when another mare is near Twilight, like when Daring stormed out of Ponyville one day. “But Scootaloo said that Rainbow Dash and Pinkie were trading ideas on how to do adult stuff to Miss Twilight a week ago… I think.”

“What?” Rarity said, shocked that Sweetie Belle, her sister, would say such things. “Dear, I think you need to spend less time around Scootaloo, especially if she is listening to those two talk about things like that.” The mere idea of spending less time away from Scootaloo frightened the unicorn filly to no end. Rarity turned to her new friend to find that her face was beaming, a smile that stretched from ear to ear. “Is something the matter?”

“How many… are after Twilight, if I may be so bold?”

Rarity began to blush while Sweetie Belle started to count the mares in her head. The Cutie Mark Crusaders had to keep tabs on the vile colt-mare in the event of a crisis. “I’m not sure how to answer that… she’s my best friend… with whom I experimented once then had a moment yesterday, but it’s nothing to-”

“I count eight, right Rarity?” Sweetie Belle answered innocently. Rarity’s mouth shut tightly, her rage battled her embarrassment.

Fleur attention turned to Sweetie Belle, who oddly knew more about Twilight’s love life then Rarity. “And how would you know this? And do you happen to know how they act around Twilight and each other? I need to know what exactly is going on with my new love, Sweetie.”

“Wait... she’s just a filly, she can’t possibly…”

“Me and my friends got scared that Twilight would try and steal our sisters away so we wanted to stop her, so we tried to gather as much information as possible on Twilight, one of attempts didn’t work but we still continued… I don’t think we will now that Twilight took my friend’s sister, Applejack,” Sweetie uttered, slumping down in defeat.

“Sweetie… just because we had… a night with Twilight doesn’t mean she had stolen us away, dear. No matter what Twilight does to me, I’ll always be your sister.” With that, Rarity hugged her younger sibling and kissed her on the head. “What would make you feel such a thing?”

“Well, you would fantasize about Twilight sometimes, and forget everything else existed. Rainbow Dash would mutter her name while she napped, and Applejack use to give a confused look towards the library. We thought that maybe Twilight was hypnotizing you all and you wouldn’t be our sisters anymore,” Sweetie sniffled.

“Oh Sweetie; I would never do that to you, and I know Twilight would be devastated to hear that she was breaking us apart. I promise you this, you will always come before Twilight, and I’m sure she’ll agree completely,” Rarity cooed, hugging her sister tighter.

“Thanks Rarity.”

Fleur watched the adorable scene play out, she felt her eyes water from the sibling affection. “How… sweet. Makes me wish I had a sibling.”

“They can be a hoofful, but I wouldn’t trade her away for anything, not for most fabulous gems, not for a kingdom, not even for Twilight Sparkle.”

Sweetie smiled, nuzzling her sister’s fur. She did a slight jump in her sister’s embrace when she remembered Fleur's other questions. “Oh sorry, I forgot the other things you asked about: Some of them can get really mean with each other, especially a mare named Trixie who hates anypony that gets close to Miss Twilight. Miss Gilda was like that for a bit but now she’s pretty okay with it all. Miss Pinkie and Zecora are kind to anyone that did adult things with Twilight, but they keep saying ‘herd’ like it’s what’s going on, Rarity… what’s a herd?”

Rarity chuckled awkwardly… unsure if she could say such things to her sister. “It’s… well, a herd… is when a single pony has many ponies that like them… and they all lived happily ever after.”

“NO!” Fleur bellowed, catching both by surprise. “A herd is much more than a harem. A harem is a collection of playthings for their master. A herd is a bond more powerful than marriage where the leader, the Alpha, protects and nurtures their mares, making them feel safe, loved… complete.” Fleur turned to the surprised unicorns before her and giggled awkwardly. “Sorry about that.”

“It’s… okay, dear.”

“So… is being in a herd better than having a fillyfriend.. o-or a coltfriend?” Sweetie uttered, saving herself from letting on that she could be with Scootaloo.

“It’s like a club… where the club leader is the most important pony to the club members, the club leader protects her members, guides them, loves them, provides a shoulder to cry on or an ear to talk to… a club where everyone loves the club leader and the club leader loves all her members equally,” Fleur said; her eyes sparkled, and her voice took a dreamy approach to her words.

“Wow… do you think I can join Twilight’s club then?” Sweetie said, amazed by how great, according to Fleur, a herd is.

“No, no, no… a thousand times, no,” Rarity stated, scared out of her mind.

“The fact that your sister might be a part of that club might be a problem, and based on how Rarity spoke of her… I doubt Twilight would want to hurt you, so… maybe when you’re older,” Fleur said, jokingly.

“Never… Sweetie is not joining Twilight, she is far too young.”

“I jest. But… a herd, a herd in this day and age, and I’m about to join one,” Fleur bounced in her seat like a foal on Hearth’s Warming day. “Twilight is the Alpha of such a herd, yes?”

“Well… a lot of mares do like her, and Zecora and Pinkie do speak of herds like it is the ultimate truth in Ponyville,” Rarity uttered. “May I ask why this is important?”

“Well, when I was in school… many stallions would try to be my coltfriend, mares only became a problem in university. I realized that they were only interested in my body rather than… me. But I did hear about herds, and how colts would love to be an alpha… despite the fact that most of them were little bitches with their balls trapped in their mother’s purses. I began researching them because… I got curious… curiosity became something I truly wanted to be a part of- that was until I met Fancy Pants…” Fleur uttered, making sure she whispered the 'little bitches' part so that Sweetie Belle doesn't hear it.

“Oh the charming gentlecolt you were with. He’s such a nice stallion, shame that most ponies of his class aren’t like him,” Rarity said.

“Indeed, he was more than nice; he was generous, brilliant, honorable, and great in other aspects… We were a couple for a few years but our occupations kept us apart for too long. One day, he came to me delirious. He told me he gave into weakness and cheated on me with someone in Baltimare. A part of me wanted to yell at him for being unfaithful, but another part of me desired that he start a herd. He was so torn, so ashamed of his infidelity, that he claimed he didn’t deserve me. I thought nothing of it, until I was in Las Pegasus… where I succumbed to weakness in a similar manner,” Fleur uttered, seldomly staring at the carriage’s floor.

“I’m truly sorry, dear.” Rarity said.

“So when Twilight does adult things with other ponies, it’s called a herd, but when some colt named Fancy Pants does adult things with other ponies, it’s called something else?” Sweetie asked.

“What Twilight does is still technically infidelity, dear. But many ponies go out of their way to ensure that Twilight doesn’t think of it that way, especially after Daring,” Rarity answered.

“Twilight mentioned that she broke up with somepony because of it all… I assume her herd is the reason?”

“Yes… it is,” Rarity said.

Fleur merely smiled. “Then it’s a good thing so many wish to help her, and soon I’ll be there to soothe her wounds. But back to my story: I told Fancy that I… did adult things in Las Pegasus, and he gave me a sincere smile. We had a long conversation that led to us breaking up, but Fancy insists that we remain friends. Just because we no longer see ourselves romantically, shouldn’t mean we can’t have coffee every so often.”

“Then you met Twilight.”

“Yes, I didn’t think too much about her other than being rather smart… yet cute in her own way. After our… adventure, I thought more about her and how special she was to have you and Black Cherry, and felt jealous… not of her but of you two. That you two can share the pony you love, I wanted that and that’s why I’m on this train now, to talk to Twilight about her current relationship, and perhaps gain her as a lover or at the very least, a friend with benefits. Something about a mare with a cock that just makes your legs weak,” the model said, her eyes lit up as she focused intently on the mare in front of her.

“Now that I know she’s an alpha… I’m her mare now, I have to be with her, and I won’t back out.” Fleur began to smile brightly once again, Rarity and Sweetie quickly took notice of how a small puddle began to form beneath Fleur seat. “I’m sorry… I… I’ve never been in a herd before, I... got a little excited. So what’s it like, Rarity?

“I wouldn’t truly know, before yesterday… I only was with Twilight once. True, there was the errant thoughts of her holding me, but… let’s just say I was never approached by Zecora or Pinkie Pie about how I’m Twilight’s mare or anything like it.”

Fleur let out a gasp. “But then last night… did that cement anything for you?”

“I felt alive that night… but before that, I was scared by how I’d never garner Twilight’s attention, she had so many mares, and who am I to some of them? I’m just a fabulous fashion designer… a nobody competing against Equestria’s premier Party Mare, a Shamaness from Zebrica, the fastest pegasus alive, a griffon, a member of one of the largest families on the planet, a loudmouthed magician, and the queen of the changelings. There was the famous author and adventurer but she’s out of the picture now. At any rate, I had no hope to rekindle that spark I had for Twilight since that night… until yesterday. Now, I feel like I’m due for one of Zecora’s talks.”

“Then allow me,” Fleur said, taking Rarity’s hooves. “What you are now a part of is something beautiful. An Alpha’s duty is to her mares; she is there to help us, to protect us, to give us what we need. It’s like… a wedding combined with a extravagant club, where the members are VIPs and we are all married to the single most wonderful pony in our lives. Would Twilight do anything to help you?” Fleur asked.

“Yes, she would. She’d go out of her way to help us with whatever we need… even before we found out about her… secret,” Rarity chuckled.

“You see? I may only have known her for a few hours, but I know in my heart… that she will treat us both, as well as the others, with the same kindness, loyalty, and love that we deserve, and we only need to show her that we love her in the same manner,” Fleur finished, staring deep into Rarity’s eyes.

Rarity said nothing but stared back, tears forming in the corners of her eyes. Sweetie Belle sat in hopeful confusion, with how Fleur said how great it would be to join Twilight’s club, Sweetie almost wants to get her friends to join… Scootaloo already got initiated so it should be a cinch.

“Now arriving at Ponyville, please get ready to disembark.”

“Sweetie… you are free to see your friends when we get home, Fleur and I need to see the love of our lives,” Rarity stated. The way Rarity stated it rubbed Sweetie the wrong way… but at least she’ll be spending more time with Scootaloo.

Author's Note

Thanks TheDudeAbides for taking time out of your day to look at this, dood.

So this is kinda of a cop out, but I hope you guys like this BETTER look at Fleur instead of the last chapter that pretty much had her there to get fucked by Twilight and Rarity, dood, and also why Fleur was so on board with the herd thing.

EDIT: So apparently I've been spelling Fleur de Lis' name wrong... according to the wiki, dood. That also means that the site itself is spelling it wrong if you look at that character tag, dood.