Author's Note

[Non-explicit] [F/F]
Characters: [Sunset Shimmer] [Sweetie Belle]
By Ragabash

Non-joke version of the original Skinnydipping, published April 2, 2015.
This fic was similarly aged up to meet Fimfiction standards for human/anthro age.

[Aged to 18] Skinnydipping 2 by Ragabash

Sunset Shimmer thought that it was amazing how much people trusted her now. Not everybody, of course, but most considerably improved their opinions about her, after the incident with the Battle of the Bands. It wasn't so strange with the Rainbooms, after all they made big strides to get along with each other and were the first to realize that she really changed. But even they wouldn't have done some things, before Sunset fully proved herself.

Like entrusting their sisters to her. Rarity surely wouldn't have even thought about it before, but now it didn't seem like a big deal to her. That's why Sunset was accompanying Sweetie Belle to the big lake in the nearby park, a popular bathing spot on a hot summer day like this.

But maybe... she was trusting her too much.

Sweetie herself had a lot of trouble accepting Sunset at first. It's not that she outright disliked her, but she wasn't convinced that she really changed. And while she wasn't outright hostile, like other students, she still tried to avoid her.

But as with every other student on Canterlot High, this changed a lot after she helped beating the sirens. Even moreso than with any other, in fact. Sunset had quite some interest in the younger girl and made attempts to befriend her. Since she wasn't scared of her anymore and she was a good friend of her big sister, she accepted her and the two got close.

Very close.

It was their good relationship and the fact that they were often together anyway, that made Rarity ask Sunset to take her sister to the lake. Their parents were gone for a while, which happened frequently, so Rarity often had to take care of her sister, and she was busy, so she couldn't do it. Sunset happily agreed, although she tried not to show how happy she was.

Actually, she didn't know herself how happy she would be, until Sweetie made an unusual, but not unappealing suggestion.

“Here it is!” the younger girl said, pointing to a small gap between two bushes. Behind it was a relatively tight array of trees and bushes. “It's a bit far, but it's a good spot.“

Following behind her, Sunset realized soon why it was so good. Barely anybody would go through here. There was no path, the trek was a bit tedious and multiple times, she nearly stumbled over the root of a tree. But as they finally came out, she could see that it was worth it.

It was indeed a pretty good spot, especially if you want to be hidden. It lay directly on the shore of the lake, was pretty small and enclosed by scrubs. That also made it seem kinda cozy. There wasn't much of a beach though, instead nearly everything was covered by grass, but that made it nice to look at. But the best thing was that it wasn't in direct view of any popular bathing spot. Looking out at the water, Sunset couldn't see any human soul, even though the lake was well-visited on such a day.

“Scootaloo found it,” Sweetie Belle said. “She was looking for a place, where nobody could see her. Afterward, she brought me and Apple Bloom here and said that we should try it out too.”

“And you enjoyed it?” Sunset asked.

“Yes. I'm not sure why, but it feels... better. More free. And it was a lot of fun with all three of us together.”

It sure would be fun to watch all three, Sunset thought. But then, she really didn't need anyone but Sweetie Belle.

She placed the bag, she was carrying, on the ground and opened it, taking out two large towels and placing them down. Meanwhile, she left Sweetie's bathing suit in it.

It wouldn't be needed today.

When she turned to Sweetie, she saw that she was already beginning to strip down, standing with her back to her. She smiled at the sight of the younger girl uncovering more and more of her body. It never got boring, no matter how often she saw it.

When she was completely naked, Sweetie looked behind, blushing a little. It's not the first time, Sunset saw her like that, but never in a situation like this. “I-I'm already going into the water,” she said.

Sunset looked after her, as she went in. Sweetie shivered a little at the coldness of the water, before she got used to it, fully submerged and began to swim in the lake.

“But don't go too far!” Sunset shouted after. “Stay close to the shore.”

“Geez, you're just as bad as my sister!” Sweetie replied, slightly irritated.

Sunset chuckled at that. It might have been true, but one couldn't help but worry a bit about a cute young girl like her. Even when she was... not a very good person, Sunset didn't even think about harming her. Quite the opposite, part of her wanted to get close to Sweetie, even back then.

She just had a weakness for cute girls like her. She always did, even back in Equestria. Sweetie actually reminded her of a few young mares and fillies she used to know. A bit. Or barely at all. As much as she was attracted to them, her ambition and selfish nature prevented her from getting close to them. In hindsight, she regretted it a lot.

But it wasn't so bad. After all, she had Sweetie. She never thought that she could find a human as attractive as a pony, but over time, that changed more and more. It seemed this world was truly her home now.

Still, she wondered how Sweetie's Equestrian counterpart was. From what Twilight Sparkle told her, she seemed to be considerably younger, but also cuter than her.

After watching her for a while, Sunset decided that it was time to go in too and took off all her clothes. As she noticed that, Sweetie stopped in the water and stared at her, which made the older girl smile.

Finally, Sunset was done and completely naked, she stepped into the lake. She shivered herself, as she touched the water, that was colder than she expected. But that didn't last long and as soon as her entire body was in the lake, Sweetie swam up to her.

Sunset didn't need another word. She just embraced the younger girl tightly, holding her body close to her own and enjoying the moment.