Sapphire

Fluttershy settled down in the mineral bath at the spa. Rarity moved into the water and sat down close beside her.

Fluttershy had insisted they visit the mineral bath today, and Rarity had obliged.

The warm water rose up around Fluttershy’s shoulders and the steam drifted about her face as she listened to Rarity speak.

She looked over at Rarity and thought she was beautiful and wanted to kiss her, as she had a thousand other times at the spa. But this time was different. Because all those other times, Fluttershy would have been too scared or pretended she didn’t feel that way at all. But now, Rarity was her marefriend, and Fluttershy wasn’t scared.

Fluttershy leaned over and kissed Rarity on the lips, halfway through one of Rarity’s retellings of the date Rarity had set Flitter on with Ballet Rose the day before.

Rarity raised an eyebrow, but did not pull away. Their lips melded together.

“What was that for?” she asked when Fluttershy finished.

“I just love you a lot,” Fluttershy said, feeling light and happy.

“Well, thank you. I love you, too,” Rarity said, and smiled, and then continued her story.

Fluttershy settled down again and listened to Rarity’s voice without hearing any of the words.