Invisible Relationship

By the time noon rolled around, Fluttershy was absolutely confident in her appearance. She made certain that her coat was as shiny and clean as it could be and her mane was combed perfectly in her trademark curl. In fact, earlier that morning she opened her secret drawer, the one kept under lock and key, and used just a little perfume. Just a little.

She was sitting on the couch near the door, nearing the end of a... well, a novel she'd bought (to no end of embarrassment) when there was a knock on the door that she knew only too well. Three quick, two short.

She laid the book down beside her and opened the door just enough to let Rarity in, closing it behind her.

"Hello, darling," she said, greeting her with a kiss. "I'm not late, am I?"

Fluttershy shook her head. I wouldn't care anyway.

Rarity took her sun-hat off and tossed it on an armchair before turning around to face Fluttershy again. By now, though, she had a that naughty glimmer in her eye that Fluttershy recognized instantly. "Your choice, of course, darling; where do you want to go?"

Fluttershy smiled, and sidled up next to Rarity, spreading a wing over her and nuzzling her neck. "How about upstairs? In the guest room?"

"I'll follow you, then," she replied, nuzzling back.

~~~~~(One Trip Up The Stairs Later)~~~~~

A stray thought crossed Fluttershy's mind as she fell back on the pillows and blankets laying at the head of the double bed: It always smells like her. It was true: the guest room bed had had a certain scent to it for quite a while. And it never lost its appeal.

Rarity climbed up from the foot of the bed and stepped carefully over to Fluttershy, the mattress giving way with each hoofstep. She stopped when she was standing over her, and for a precious few seconds, neither of them moved. Fluttershy felt a warmth rush from her hooves to her head as the bliss of expectation washed over her.

Rarity bent down to kiss her, long and passionately, until she felt a pressure on the bed beneath her. As smoothly as she could, she lowered herself down next to Fluttershy, who turned to face Rarity and expose her quickly-rising wings. She didn't waste a second of their precious time together; as soon as her right wing was out from under her, she initiated another kiss, and leaned into it, making sure not to lose a single bit of emotion.

She reached a hoof around Rarity, and moved herself closer until the two were in a close embrace. She could feel Rarity's body on her body, Rarity's lips on her lips, and, momentarily, Rarity's tongue on her tongue. Her breathing became more and more shallow as she felt the unicorn moving her hoof slowly down her face, brushing a few stray strands of hair out of her face and caressing her neck.

Her wings shivered as Rarity ran her hoof along their base and along the first extension. She felt the warmth of Rarity's body touch her very core and almost giggled, pulling herself even closer to her love.

After what seemed like hours, Rarity ended their embrace, pausing just before she broke off to bite Fluttershy's bottom lip lightly, smiling as she did so at the pegasus' reaction.

Fluttershy took a few seconds to open her eyes, and suddenly found herself caught once more in Rarity's deep blue irises, unable to look away. Rarity was flushed red as well, and she was still gently rubbing Fluttershy's wings, just loving the look that always appeared on her face once she hit the right nerve.

For a second, Rarity's hoof ran over a certain point on the bone and Fluttershy gasped, shutting her eyes tightly and biting her lip. It felt amazing.

She opened her eyes to look again into Rarity's face, and leaned in to nuzzle her cheek. She drew herself closer and whispered into her ear. "You're beautiful."

Rarity kissed her neck and whispered back. "So are you."

"I don't know what... I mean, I don't... no, I..." she stuttered, suddenly flustered. She didn't know why. It's not like she'd never been complimented before.

"And, I have to admit," Rarity continued, pushing her muzzle against Fluttershy's neck, "you smell amazing."

"Um... I... thank you," she almost whispered, glad that her perfume was noticed. She buried her head into Rarity's violet mane, running her hoof along the side of her body in the same way Rarity massaged her wing. "I just... I love you so much."

"I love you too, darling." Rarity moved her head from Fluttershy's neck, and placed a hoof on her right cheek. "And you do smell really nice. Did you use perfume or something? I believe I recognize it. From somewhere."

"Well... I mean... I used it once before, a long time ago. I've kept it ever since." She paused. "Does that sound weird? I think it sounds weird."

Rarity laughed. "Why would it? You act as though you haven't worn anything stranger in bed."

Fluttershy flushed a deep red. "Rarity! Come on! You said you wouldn't - I didn't mean - you suggested - it was just that one time!" she pleaded, memories from their more experimental days being dragged up from the back of her mind.

Rarity laughed again. "Oh, lighten up, Fluttershy! I was only joking."

"Still, you know, I -" she was interrupted by Rarity's lips touching hers once more. A smile found its way onto her mouth and she kissed back, again savoring the emotion with a renewed fervor.

It took them a few minutes to finish again, and inally, Fluttershy asked, "When - um - how long do we have?"

Rarity grinned, that familiar twinkle appearing in her eyes again. "I'm not going to tell you. It's a surprise."

"B-But I was just-"

Rarity placed a hoof over her lips, and shushed her softly, amused at the blush that darkened ever-so-slightly as she did so. She went straight for the throat, literally; she moved her head back down to just below Fluttershy's chin and began to kiss her neck and chest slowly, dwelling momentarily on the breath moving through her throat and the heartbeat pounding in her chest.

She smiled and drew her tongue up the pegasus' neck before she felt a rather violent shudder. She looked up. "Are you okay with this?"

Fluttershy nodded. You should know by now I don't mind what you do with me.

Rarity giggled and raised a hoof in the air, shouting "CONSENT!" and returned to Fluttershy, laying kiss after sensual kiss with more and more passion on her body.

At one point, Fluttershy began laughing, and laying a kiss on Rarity every once in a while. Once or twice, when Rarity's lips or tongue or hoof or anything else hit a particularly nervous point, Fluttershy's laughter would fill the room even more, mixing with the sounds of kissing and gasping and the occasional giggle from Rarity.

Rarity had always thought Fluttershy's laughter was cute. Even before the developed, Rarity could've easily said that Fluttershy had a cute laugh. It just inspired joy in everypony nearby, and by this point, the only pony nearby was her. After a while, she stopped kissing for a second and laughed along with Fluttershy, losing herself in pure joy and pure love.

She fell back onto the pillows with Fluttershy, and both laid on their backs and just laughed, laying their hooves on each other's. During a break once or twice, they quieted down, turned their heads to each other, and burst into laughter again, often hugging one another for no specific reason. It was just amazing, and neither really knew why... but then, they didn't really think about it.

Rarity became quiet first and began to lovingly stroke Fluttershy's face and chest again, even going so far as her belly. Not any further yet, though; No, that's for next time, Rarity thought mischievously, scenes from last time already forming in her mind.

Both were in a state of total emotional peace when there was a knock at the door.

~~~~~(One Short, Quiet Panic Attack Later)~~~~~

"Oh my. Oh dear. Oh my. Oh dear. Oh my. Oh dear." Fluttershy was pacing in a circle in front of a curled-up Rarity lying on the double-bed.

"What should we do?" Rarity whispered furiously. "You can't answer the door looking like that!"

"...Oh my. Oh dear. Oh my. Oh dear..."

"Calm down!" Rarity whispered louder than she meant to. "Oh, Celestia, what do we do?"

"...Oh my. Oh dear-"

"Fluttershy! Please!"

"I don't know what to do! What if it's important?"

Twilight's voice came from the door downstairs, "Fluttershy, I know you're in there!" Both the mare's hearts jumped into their throats.

"What should I do? Oh my. Oh d-"

"Alright! Okay! Calm down for a second! Just go answer the door as you are, but wrap the blanket around your head!"

"Why would-"

"Say you just got out of the shower!"

"Okay. Alright. I can do this. Oh my."

She quickly threw the blanket in a turban around her messy mane and trotted quickly down the stairs, before preparing herself and opening the door to Twilight. "G-good morning, Twilight," she said as nonchalantly as possible.

"I'm sorry for bursting in on you all unexpectedly like this -" Oh, you have no idea "- but this is kinda urgent. Rainbow Dash just got sent to the emergency room."

"She got what? Oh my. Oh dear. I... I have to go... um... dry off. I'll be back in a second."

Fluttershy trotted upstairs even more quickly, letting the blanket fall off near the top. She quickly whispered the news to Rarity, who was still lying on the double-bed waiting for Fluttershy's return.

"Oh, no, that's horrible! I wonder what happened to her," Rarity whispered, clearly upset. She walked over to Fluttershy and kissed her. "I'm so sorry, darling. And I can't squeeze in any other time soon. The best I can do is Wednesday, eight to nine, my place. I really do feel bad. But I promise I'll make it up to you next time." She petted the side of Fluttershy's mane down and whispered, "I'll wait in here until you two are gone. I'll meet you at the hospital in a few minutes.

Fluttershy looked down at her hooves again. "You know, one day, we have to tell everypony else. I don't like having to do this."

"I understand, but how? When? Where? How will they react?" She kissed her again, trying to encourage her. "Cheer up. Please. You know I like to see you happy." She smiled, and released her hold on her neck. Fluttershy stood at the door, looked back sadly over her shoulder, and walked out of the room, out of the cottage, and out of another incomplete-feeling meeting.

.She followed Twilight down the path to Ponyville without speaking, torn between the worry and sadness she felt for Rainbow Dash and the desire to return to Rarity. She was glad that Twilight seemed to respect her wish for silence, even if it was unintentional.

She couldn't help but ask, though. "...What happened to Rainbow Dash?"

Twilight remained silent for a second, then replied, "I wasn't there. She was in the apple fields with Applejack and, from what I gather, she broke a wing." She sighed, clearly as worried as Fluttershy. "They said it was a compound fracture. I heard that's really painful for pegusi."

Fluttershy tried for a second to feel the pain of a bone breaking through the skin at the base of her wing. She couldn't... she couldn't imagine at all how Dash must've been feeling. "I would think it would be like breaking a horn."

Seeing Twilight's visible cringe, Fluttershy quickly apologized. "I-I'm sorry, I was just making a reference, or, um... I mean... I'm sorry."

"It's okay. I'm just worried about Rainbow Dash. That's a big injury."

They eventually arrived at the hospital, but instead of the colorful, cheerful place it usually was, where babies are born and ponies are healed, it became a dark, foreboding building, where, somewhere inside, their friend'l was suffering.

Fluttershy swallowed and followed the lavender unicorn into the double-door ER entrance.