Fluttershy's Brew

Twilight slouched back on Fluttershy's couch, her hooves cupped around a steaming round mug of delicious tea. She'd been skeptical of it at first - Twilight rather fancied herself somewhat of a tea connoisseur, and when Fluttershy had floundered in even supplying a name for the beverage, she began to suspect that the poor pegasus had been ripped off, that some marketeer had taken advantage of her and foisted some blend of cheap leaves upon her under the pretense that it was something 'exotic'.

After taking one gulp, however, it was clear to Twilight that this was indeed something special, something she'd never had before. The initial murkiness gave way to a delightful astringency that simultaneously cloyed her airway without feeling the least bit stifling, as if she was inhaling a sweet fine wine.

"Come on, Fluttershy, I have to know!" Twilight pressed, as her host looked increasingly agitated. "You don't remember anything? Not even a genus? At least tell me how you made it!"

"I, um..." Fluttershy was turning red. "I just... put the leaves in my teapot... then I boiled some water on my stove..."

"Filtered water?"

"Um... yes..." whispered Fluttershy. "Filtering is very important..."

"What kind of boil did you use?" Twilight demanded.

"I... um... a bubbling boil..."

"Are we talking roaring, or just a regular boil?"

"Um... roaring..." said Fluttershy, quailing under the interrogation. "Then I poured the water into my teapot... I allowed it to steep for approximately seven minutes and fifteen seconds... then I held a strainer over your cup using my left forehoof... I poured the tea into your cup... the strainer was made of sterling silver..."

"Okay, that's fine, Fluttershy," said Twilight, smiling. "I just have to get hold of this! It's incredible!"

Fluttershy blushed. "Mmmm, it's really good... I'm sorry I can't be more helpful, Twilight..."

Twilight flicked her head nonchalantly. "It's fine. I'll figure it out some other time. Thank you for this, by the way. I swear Spike was going to throw me off the castle balcony if I didn't get out and do something, even if it's just a nice cosy tea with you. He thinks I'm wrapping myself up in my work too much again."

Fluttershy giggled. "You do work very hard, Twilight. It's never good to stay cooped up."

"I know," Twilight smiled, slurping more of her tea. "I'm sorry if I've been a bit distant with you girls over the past few weeks. There's just so much to do! I never realised how complicated the situation was with my castle." She paused. "Sorry. Our castle. I've got to stop thinking of it as mine."

"Um... but didn't Princess Celestia say that it was yours?"

"Well, yes, but... I think there's more to it than that," said Twilight, huffing a relaxed sigh. "The castle germinated from a seed which we, all of us together, empowered. A defining characteristic of friendship is that it is emergent from a base set of empathetic subcharacteristics, after all. If I'm truly the Princess of Friendship, then shouldn't I necessarily embrace that ideal?"

"Um..." Fluttershy rubbed her forehead and blinked a few times. "...yes?"

Twilight grinned. "Sorry. Getting all technical on you. The point is, I feel like I'm a steward of the castle more than anything else. And you know what? I'm actually fine with that. I think that's how it should be."

"Well... as far as I'm concerned, it's your home, Twilight," said Fluttershy.

Twilight sipped more tea, breathing in the beautiful vapors. "It's that too. Maybe I just got used to living in publicly-accessible buildings. Anyway, the point I wanted to make, was that magically creating a castle in the middle of Ponyville turns out to be fraught with difficulties."

"Difficulties?" Fluttershy echoed.

"Mostly legal ones. For the obvious one, no planning permission was obtained to erect the castle. Now it so happens that the plot of land upon which the castle grew belonged to the Crown, so technically, it's immediately a property of the Sol-Lunar Diarchy, but still, Princess Celestia can't just throw up palaces without council authorization. I mean, she could, but she'd have about two dozen lawsuits on her hooves instantly. With my castle, however, the situation is a little less cut and dry because nopony can be singularly identified as the builder or grower of the castle."

"Mmm-hmm?" said Fluttershy, sipping her own, regular tea.

"That hasn't stopped angry lawponies from trying to do so, of course. They've tried to pin it on me, Discord, Tirek, you -"

Fluttershy spluttered in her tea. "M-me?"

"Not you personally. All of us. Anypony who's borne an Element. That didn't fly either. At the moment the proceedings have taken a hiatus while the lawponies try to find precedents for cases against foliage. I really hope they're not planning on suing the Tree of Harmony."

Fluttershy blinked. "Would they?"

"If they could."

"But... it doesn't have any money?"

"No, but it does currently possess the Elements of Harmony. So, worst case scenario, they win, six items of unfathomable power fall into the hooves of who-knows-what-pony, and Equestria is devastated by chaos from the Everfree."

"Oh my."

Twilight sighed. "I just know the whole thing is going to end up going nowhere and be a huge waste of time and money. In the meantime, I have less time to actually fix real problems. I want to install lighting crystals all around the trunk of the castle, to compensate for its shadow, but at this rate I'll be lucky if I can get it done by next year."

She sighed again, feeling better to have let off a little steam. "It's never easy, is it? You think a rainbow will solve everything, but no, it just creates more problems..."

Fluttershy perked up a little on seeing Twilight relax. "How are you feeling?"

"Really good," said Twilight, giving an appreciative smile. "I'm sure it's this tea. I've really got to know what it is. Maybe if I take some to Zecora, she'll know where it came from."

"Could you... touch your nose for me?" Fluttershy asked in a barely-audible squeak.

Twilight raised a brow at her. "Huh? Why? Have I got something on my nose?" The alicorn's purple eyes crossed a little as she looked at her own muzzle, then gave it a rub with her hoof.

"Oh, no, it's nothing," said Fluttershy. Too soon. Shouldn't be long now, though. "So... you've got the whole day off, right?"

"Yeah... luckily Rainbow Dash forgot she had Wonderbolt training today, so she had to cancel our Weather Meeting at short notice. It freed up pretty much the whole day for me."

"That's good," said Fluttershy. "I'm hoping we can have a nice long chat. Just you and me."

"I'd like that," said Twilight. "I don't get to spend enough time with you."

"Would you like a cookie?" Fluttershy asked.

Twilight shook her head. "I'm okay, thanks."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I'm fine -"

"Because I think you might want one. I think you should have one."

"Oh, well, if you insist -"

"Actually, no, sorry," said Fluttershy. "I changed my mind. You wouldn't like a cookie after all."

"I wouldn't... huh?" Twilight blinked.

"Would you like a cookie?" Fluttershy repeated.

"Uh, no, I wouldn't," said Twilight. She rubbed her forehead, feeling a little funny all of a sudden. "Sorry, I got confused there."

"You wouldn't like a cookie," Fluttershy said again.

"No, I wouldn't. I don't want a cookie," Twilight said.

The two stared at each other for a moment. Fluttershy watched as Twilight's brow furrowed, the alicorn looking a little puzzled.

"You'll finish your tea?" Fluttershy asked.

"I'll finish my tea," said Twilight. "Of course I will. It's great!"

"In one big gulp," added Fluttershy.

"In one big gulp," Twilight agreed, and she did so, gulping it down until only tiny specks and dregs remained in the bottom. She put the cup down gently on the table, finding her hooves trembling slightly. She felt really relaxed. Really good. "That was so nice, Fluttershy," she said, giving her a big, warm smile.

"Thank you," said Fluttershy, smiling back. Hmmmm, I think I got her, but it's still hard to tell. "Could you, um, touch your nose for me?"

Twilight pressed a forehoof to her muzzle. "Like this?"

"That's lovely," said Fluttershy. Twilight flushed, feeling that Fluttershy might be overselling the achievement, but was happy to receive the praise nonetheless. "Hold it there, please, while I go out for a while?"

Twilight nodded, keeping her hoof firmly pressed against her nose. "I will," she said.

Fluttershy slid out of her armchair and left the room, trembling with excitement as she closed the kitchen door just enough that she could still see into the main room where Twilight was sitting. This part was always the most nerve-wrenching for her, but she had to test that the tea was having its effect. It seemed that Twilight was just coming under the influence, as she hadn't questioned Fluttershy's sudden errand at all.

After five minutes, Twilight hadn't even shown a hint of wanting to put her hoof down, keeping it pressed tightly against the tip of her muzzle as if she were trying to stop a nosebleed. Fluttershy steeled herself and came back into the room.

"Hello again, Fluttershy," greeted Twilight happily. Fluttershy said nothing, but simply stood on the other side of the table and stared at Twilight for another couple of minutes. The alicorn gazed back, but had nothing to say about this bizarre behaviour, and simply remained with her hoof clamped to her muzzle.

Finally, Fluttershy was satisfied that the tea had done its job. Twilight was now completely under the influence. "You can put your hoof down now, Twilight," said Fluttershy.

"Thank you," said Twilight, lowering her hoof. She was feeling great. It was really nice being here, with Fluttershy. Especially with Fluttershy. Fluttershy really seemed to come into her own when she was in her own domain, and take charge, which Twilight felt was a welcome change of pace. In fact, Twilight was really hoping that Fluttershy would continue to do so. It felt so good to follow Fluttershy's instructions like the good friend that she was.

Fluttershy took a few giddy breaths. Don't faint... stay calm... The first time she had used the brew to enthrall Rainbow Dash in this manner, the nervous excitement had been too much for her, and she had collapsed right there on the floor. Luckily Dash had taken it upon herself to revive her instead of going for help, which could have destroyed the entire plan and exposed her before she'd even started. She felt like she had her nerves mostly under control now, though.

"Are you okay, Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.

"I'm fine," said Fluttershy. "I just need a little time to collect myself, that's all. How are you feeling now?"

"I feel really good," said Twilight.

"Yes, you do," Fluttershy smiled. "You're very happy to be here with me, and you want to stay for as long as you can."

Twilight nodded. "I want to stay with you as long as I can. I'm delighted to be here spending time with you." She smiled back. "Perhaps you should finish your tea? That should calm you down."

Fluttershy blinked, having forgotten about her own cup completely. "That's a good idea. Thank you, Twilight."

"It's my pleasure, Fluttershy," said Twilight, beaming.

"Could you... sing me a song?" Fluttershy asked, sitting back down in her armchair. "Something soothing?"

Twilight thought for a moment. "Yes! I know just the thing." She closed her eyes, cleared her throat, and began singing an old nursery rhyme.

Fluttershy's ears perked up in surprised delight as the alicorn's tones filled her cottage. It was a very old nursery rhyme, and not a very well known one. Fluttershy knew it well from the collection of old books left to her by her grandmother, which she treasured dearly. She supposed that Twilight, being a voracious reader, must have come across it in her studies as well.

She was singing it beautifully, too. Her voice was mellifluous, perfect for this song, and she seemed to know the correct pronunciations of all the old-fashioned words. It was exactly what Fluttershy needed to calm herself. The pegasus sighed and relaxed as Twilight performed for her, eventually coming to the end and holding the last note before fading away gently.

Fluttershy stared raptly. "That was... beautiful!"

Twilight blushed. "It is, isn't it? I learned it when I was five. Thank you for asking me to sing it."

Fluttershy giggled. "I'd love to hear you sing more later. You have such a beautiful voice."

Twilight blushed. "I have a beautiful voice."

Fluttershy giggled. She'd almost forgotten how suggestible Twilight was at the moment. She sipped her tea, realising that she'd been so enraptured by the nursery rhyme, she hadn't finished it as she intended. "So, um... anyway, you've probably guessed by now that the tea you drank was actually a sort of potion which makes you do what I tell you?"

Twilight's brow furrowed curiously. "I hadn't, actually. Is it really?"

Fluttershy nodded. "It's sort of hard for you to tell because you think you're acting normally right now, but basically you're sort of under my control."

"I'm under your control," Twilight repeated. "I do believe I am, Fluttershy. I'll do anything you ask of me."

Fluttershy trembled excitedly. She'd actually worried quite a bit, the previous night, about whether her secret brew could even affect alicorns at all, given how powerful they were. But it was clear that Twilight had fallen under the influence just as completely as her other friends had. She cleared her throat. "I'll set some ground rules first. You can't leave my cottage."

"I can't leave your cottage," repeated Twilight.

"If anypony comes in and sees you, you won't mention that you're under my control." said Fluttershy. "You'll speak to them normally, as if you're just over for a nice friendly visit."

"I won't mention to anypony that I'm under your control," said Twilight. "It's just between you and me. I'll act normal, as though I'm not under your control at all."

"And if possible, you won't be too loud," Fluttershy added. "You know, in case it attracts attention from somepony walking past."

"I won't make too much noise," said Twilight.

Fluttershy smiled, putting down her empty teacup, before moving over onto the couch. "So, um... can we snuggle?"

Twilight nodded. "Of course!" She held up her forelegs, widening them and exposing her smooth chest and belly. Fluttershy tried to suppress a blush before shifting forward and sliding her arms around Twilight's neck. The alicorn tucked her forehooves under Fluttershy's arms, the pegasus's wings pulling snugly against her fetlocks.

"You're so warm," Fluttershy noted. "Really, really warm. Aren't you hot?"

"No," said Twilight, smiling. "This is normal for me. Alicorn ambient body temperature tends to be a few degrees even above that of a pegasus. We burn a lot of energy."

"I love it," said Fluttershy, making Twilight smile happily. "Could you... snuggle your wings around me, too? Like a pegasus hug?"

"Of course," said Twilight, her large purple wings opening up widely and folding around Fluttershy like a feather blanket.

Fluttershy gave a deep sigh of comfort. "Thank you. Oh, this is heavenly."

"I'm so happy to hear you say that," said Twilight. "So... the tea you gave me... wasn't really tea, then?"

"Don't speak," Fluttershy requested, and Twilight let the question drop, and simply continued to hold the beloved pegasus tightly, giving her a gentle squeeze now and then, making sure she was in a comfortable position. She would have stayed that way for hours, but Fluttershy eventually took a deep breath, fifteen minutes later, and shifted comfortably. "You can let me go now, and speak again."

"Thank you," said Twilight, apparently not the least offended at having been shut down so abruptly. She gently unwrapped her wings and folded them against her sides. "Would you like me to stop asking questions?"

"No, we can still chat," said Fluttershy. "I just wanted a nice quiet snuggle."

"I understand," said Twilight.

Fluttershy yawned and rubbed her eyes. That had been so relaxing, she almost felt like falling asleep... but that would be a waste of her time, not to mention dangerous if the potion wore off before she'd had time to make Twilight forget all of this. "Twilight, please take the cups into the kitchen and wash them in the sink. Then come upstairs to my bedroom."

"I'll wash up your cups, then come up to your bedroom," said Twilight, standing up off the couch and stretching her relaxed leg muscles. Her horn glowed pink as the two cups floated off the table and followed her to the kitchen. In the meantime, Fluttershy fluttered upstairs to her bedroom.

It had taken Fluttershy a few tries with other ponies before she'd finally been able to work up the resolve to have them perform sex acts. Her conscience had gnawed at her at first. Rainbow Dash? She couldn't do it. Not to her childhood friend. Pinkie? The pink pony's bubbly passion made it feel like she was taking advantage of a foal, and that wasn't a comfortable feeling at all. She'd gotten as far as having Pinkie masturbate, but she'd not been able to bring herself to go much further than that.

It had finally been Applejack for whom she had broken free of her self-imposed restraint. Something about the earth mare's simple charm had just made it feel... right. There was no shame, no imagined judgements... just a strong, kind mare who wanted to make sure she was happy. Applejack never failed to go the distance for her friends, and under Fluttershy's control, she'd certainly done that, in a deeply intimate way. Fluttershy's sex quivered just at the thought of it. She knew it was wrong, of course, most definitely wrong, but it had made her feel so good, and Applejack had enjoyed making her happy, and then she'd been sent home with no memories of the whole thing, so it was a sort-of-right wrongness, if that made sense.

Twilight would be the second pony who she would have sex with in this manner. Despite the fact that she was in complete control, she still felt prickles of nervousness about the whole thing. She didn't know the figures, but she suspected that the number of ponies who had ever had sex with an alicorn was fleetingly small. She wasn't used to being part of any kind of prestigious group. Even being an Element bearer still terrified her a bit, when it wasn't filling her with a warm sense of pride.

"Hello, Fluttershy," said Twilight, trotting into her room. "I washed the cups."

"Thank you, Twilight," said Fluttershy. "Come and lay with me on my bed, please?"

"I'll lay with you on your bed," said Twilight, trotting over up onto the mattress. It dimpled noticeably - wow, she's heavy, Fluttershy realised. She didn't remember Twilight being so weighty in the past. Must be another alicorn thing, she mused.

"Try not to squash me?" Fluttershy squeaked.

"I'll be careful not to squash you," Twilight said, as she laid side by side with her host.

"Lay on your back," Fluttershy asked, and Twilight rolled over, her front hooves folded above her chest in a manner that was far too adorable to be regal.

"And, um... open your legs. Spread your legs wide," said Fluttershy.

Twilight complied, parting her thighs to give Fluttershy a complete view of her tidy sex, the ridges of her labia well-defined from this angle. Fluttershy's heart began to pound as she reached a hoof toward Twilight's nethers and rubbed the tip of it down between Twilight's labia.

"Oh!" Twilight blushed a deep red. "I'm sorry, Fluttershy, I didn't realise you wanted to do that."

Fluttershy blushed even deeper, her hoof trembling as she withdrew it. "Oh... I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you. I'm going to, um... have s-sex with you."

"You're going to have sex with me," Twilight repeated.

Fluttershy frowned. She knew Twilight was simply parroting back to her, but she couldn't keep that Canterlot haughtiness out of her tone even when she didn't intend it. It sounded like she was accusing Fluttershy, and the pegasus didn't like that feeling at all.

"Um... you're happy to have sex with me, Twilight." Fluttershy said. "You really want to."

Twilight's eyes widened, a smile broadening on her face. "I'd be delighted to!"

Fluttershy giggled. Disagreements were so much easier to solve this way. She slid her hoof back between the folds of Twilight's sex, watching it quiver as Twilight's teeth chattered slightly. She adored these opportunities to explore sex organs and compare them to her own; the different colors, the variations in coat texture... admittedly, she only had Pinkie and Applejack to compare to so far. She'd never got that far with Rainbow Dash and had rather regretted it since. Still, there's always a next time. I'll do Rarity next, and then I'll come back to Dashie. Actually, maybe I could get two of them over at once? That could be difficult... I'd have to make sure they both drink their tea... hmmm... I need to think about that.

She shrugged and continued to fondle her friend, who was now squirming under the pleasing hoof-ministrations. "So... did your vagina change when you became an alicorn?" Fluttershy asked curiously.

Twilight peered past her hooves at Fluttershy. "Noo-ooh," she gasped. "At least, I didn't notice any ch-change... I think it's the same. Fluttershy, that feels really good. Thank you so much."

Fluttershy giggled. "You'll have the chance to repay me, don't worry. Now remember, don't be too loud."

"I won't be too...oo! Loud," Twilight squeaked, biting her lip as Fluttershy's hoof reached deeper into her willing sex. She kept to whimpering and soft whinnying after that, and had to constrict her throat as Fluttershy groped her most sensitive part, the pegasus's hoof coming away extremely moist.

Fluttershy could feel her own moistness too, now. She was pretty sure that had Twilight fondled her in the same way, she'd have already climaxed. She could have it, too, but she wanted something more intimate. "Twilight, I'm g-going to put my c-cunt..." - she shuddered at the thrill of using such an obscene word, especially in front of a princess - "over your mouth, and I want you to, um..." - was there a word for this? She wasn't sure - "I want you to lick m-my vagina until I cum."

"I'll perform cunnilingus on you, until you cum on my face," Twilight said.

Fluttershy nearly lost it right there just at the thought of it. Luckily, she kept herself in check. Her moistness was slight enough that she wasn't tainting her sheets yet. She scrambled over the alicorn's chest and stood over her spreadeagled form, for the moment just delighting in the beautiful moment of eye contact with a happy friend. Twilight was smiling, waiting for her.

She spread her wings for balance and turned, orienting herself so that her head was facing Twilight's hindlegs and tail. Then, she crouched, sighing happily as her belly pressed upon Twilight's warm alicorn tummy. The scent of vaginal juices filled her nose as she rested her chin on Twilight's labia, lapping at the warm flesh gently, tasting the sweetness. She felt Twilight's tummy shiver underneath her as the alicorn gave a stammering gasp.

Pinkie had told her (not that she remembered doing so, of course) that all mares tasted different, and Fluttershy was trying to recall what Applejack had tasted like so she could verify it for herself. Applejack's juices had been somewhat bland and thick, but Twilight's was runnier and had a tang to it... maybe subspecies made a difference? She'd have to taste Rainbow Dash to be sure -

Twilight's tongue folded moistly against one lip of her sex then went straight in. The animal caretaker squealed, loud enough to maybe awaken a snoozing puppy. Not for the first time, she thanked her ineffectual voice for keeping her privacy intact. Oh! Oh, goodness! She wondered if Twilight had done this before... it didn't seem likely that Twilight would ever have had the opportunity, but she seemed to know what she was doing... that tongue was definitely finding its way to all the right places... Ooooh! Oh, please, there, don't stop, make me c-cum -

She came, in very little time at all. It was quite silent, the only noise coming from her accidentally kicking Twilight in the head with her hindhooves as she clenched in delight. She managed to breathe out the barest whinny as she rode the orgasm to its end, which was prolonged somewhat by Twilight continuing to pleasure her even as vaginal fluids erupted into her mouth. A few seconds later, she collapsed happily, her muzzle still resting on Twilight's sex. "You c-can stop!" Fluttershy stammered.

Twilight ceased her pleasures and quietly swallowed the mouthful of pegasus cum she'd gotten. Fluttershy stayed to catch her breath, then slid off Twilight's belly and righted herself, sidling up to Twilight and rubbing manes with her. "Oh my... that was s-so nice," Fluttershy said. "Have you... have you done that before?"

"No," said Twilight. "I read about it in Sexual Standards and Practises, Second Edition," she explained.

Fluttershy giggled breathily. "There's a book about how to have sex?"

"Of course," said Twilight. "Unfortunately, Ponyville's copy was destroyed with the old library. Canterlot Library has a copy, would you like me to requisition it for you?"

"No, thank you," said Fluttershy, snuggling into Twilight and giving her a kiss on the lips, only to taste her own cum there. She blushed crimson. "Um... so... do you... know a lot about sex, then?"

"Well, I haven't had any personal experience - aside from just now, that is," said Twilight, wrapping a hoof around her, "but I understand it from a biological perspective. Is there something you'd like to -"

"Sorry, shut up for a moment, please," said Fluttershy, cuddling tightly with her temporary partner, savouring the afterglow. Twilight fell silent and held her warmly, their breathing rhythms slowing as they relaxed. Twilight had been fairly close to getting off herself at the point when Fluttershy had climaxed in her face, but she was ignoring the craving of her sex in order to attend to her host.

"There is something I'd like to know, yes," Fluttershy asked, a few minutes later, once her desire was satisfied. "What's the... um... average length of time between starting to have sex and, um, cumming?"

"For a pony? It depends on their sex and their subspecies."

"Um... for a mare like me," Fluttershy clarified.

"For a pegasus mare in her early to mid twenties... about thirteen minutes."

Fluttershy choked a little. "Thirteen minutes!"

Twilight nodded. "It does seem like a long time, doesn't it? I don't think I can last anywhere close to that long. But don't put too much value in that figure. I checked the numbers myself and the variance is pretty high, plus I found the controls on the study a little dubious. It likely depends on a variety of different factors."

Fluttershy decided not to probe any further into Twilight's mathematical analysis. She was a little disappointed in herself, though. I thought I could last longer this time. I mean, when I hoof off, I can go for... five minutes, at least? She did own a special cream that could numb her privates and allow her to go for longer, but she'd been afraid to try it in a real situation, just in case it stopped her cumming at all. Even with a partner who was literally incapable of making fun of her, she didn't feel like she could take the embarrassment.

She sighed and pulled Twilight close again, opening her mouth for a kiss. Twilight happily responded in kind. Fluttershy felt her lingering juices smear against her face, but ignored it. It was kind of fun to get a little dirty - certainly both of them were pretty wet down below now, and not doing much to clean off other than wiping against each other's thighs.

She closed her eyes blissfully, loving just being able to rest her tongue inside her friend's mouth and feel the warm, spongy wetness of another pony. Kissing was one thing she knew she was good at. Despite the abortive nature of her hypnotic tryst with Rainbow Dash, she'd plucked up the courage to kiss her lifelong friend, and was very glad she had. Rainbow Dash had told her that it was the best kiss she'd ever had, and Fluttershy was certain that ponies couldn't lie under the influence of the potion, so it had to be true.

Fluttershy pulled away, grinning and giggling like a schoolfilly at Twilight, who simply smiled up at her with those wonderfully wise eyes of hers. She was curious to know more about Twilight's private life - had she ever kissed a mare? Or a stallion? Had she ever dated? But despite her desire to know more, she didn't feel right asking. She had no desire to invade Twilight's privacy. All she wanted was to be able to experience sex and intimacy without the terror of... well, sex and intimacy.

She peeked at her clock and sighed. The potion would wear off soon, and even though there was still time to brew another batch - hay, she could even have Twilight do it herself - she didn't want to risk it. Twilight was a princess after all, and even on her day off she'd still probably end up having to attend to something or other. She wouldn't put it past some tedious royal guard or council official to simply burst into her home uninvited in search of the alicorn. It must be such a pain, having to deal with that all the time. I'd love to give you a break from all that whenever you like, she sighed to herself.

"Let go of me please," she asked, and Twilight instantly released her so that she could slide off the bed. The sheets were slightly stained, but nothing a warm wash in a tub wouldn't take care of.

"Twilight, get up, and follow me to the shower," she ordered, clenching her thighs a little and feeling the clammy wetness between them.

"I'll follow you to the shower," Twilight acknowledged, and she trotted behind Fluttershy as they entered the small bathroom. Although Fluttershy would have loved to share the shower with Twilight, her bathtub was too small to safely accomodate both a pegasus and an alicorn, so they would have to wash one at a time.

"I'm going to shower first," said Fluttershy. "Um..." she wasn't sure what to have Twilight do, exactly. There wasn't any harm in just asking her to stand there and be quiet, but it made Fluttershy feel uncomfortable, like she was being watched. She needed to give Twilight something to do. I could make her finish my washing-up... but then, somepony might look in the window and see her and wonder why a princess is doing my dishes... um...

"Are you okay, Fluttershy?" Twilight asked.

"Could you... um... oh!" An idea suddenly came to her. "Do you know a spell to, um, warm towels?"

"Not specifically, but a mild heating charm applied over the surface area of a towel would have the desired effect. Would you -"

"Yes, could you fetch me two towels and keep them warm for me? And, um, turn away and look over there while I'm showering?" She pointed a hoof at the opposite wall.

"Of course!" said Twilight cheerfully, her horn immediately lighting up. A square bundle of two folded towels floated off a shelf and held position in front of her. With a second quick spell, a shimmer of radiant heat enveloped them. Fluttershy could feel it against her coat.

Fluttershy smiled. "Thank you." As an afterthought, she gave Twilight a quick peck of gratitude on the cheek, before stepping into the bathtub and turning on the shower. She knew she didn't have to thank Twilight, but she was sure that Twilight would still be this nice if given the choice to be. It was only right to thank her for her kindness. She probably wouldn't have consented to the sex, but still, she'd be nice about it.

Fluttershy scrubbed herself vigorously under the hot water, especially between her legs, getting rid of every last trace of her deed. She decided to skip lathering and rinsing her mane and tail, knowing how long it would take, and just ran her hooves through her hair a few times, squeezing it clean.

About ten minutes later, she turned off the shower, and the flurry of water noise softened to the glistening tinkle of Twilight's magic, still obediently holding Fluttershy's towels aloft.

Fluttershy trembled, her mane clinging to the sides of her head as she dripped. "Twilight? Could you... wrap me up?"

"Of course," said Twilight obediently. Moments later, Fluttershy's vision went pink and shimmery, and she eeked as she was pulled free of gravity and made to float in the moist air of her bathroom. Twilight spun her round in the air, deftly wrapping her mane and body in blissfully warm, fluffy towels until she felt gloriously snug.

"Oh my, that's so nice!" Fluttershy said dreamily. "Ooooh, you can do that for yourself after your shower. I wish I could do that."

Twilight laughed. "You'll have to ascend first. Do you want me to shower now?"

"Yes please," said Fluttershy. "Don't take too long, though. Scrub yourself clean, make sure you smell nice and fresh, so nopony can tell what we were doing."

"I'll clean myself thoroughly and remove all evidence of our sexual activity," said Twilight. She stepped into the shower and turned it on, soaking herself.

Fluttershy knew she had sheets to wash, but curiosity had bitten her, and she decided to remain in the bathroom while Twilight showered, so that she could watch.

"Ignore me while you're having your shower," she instructed, as Twilight's instinct was to be attentive to her in her presence, and she was distracting the alicorn from actually washing. "I mean, pretend I'm not here watching you. Just shower as you normally would."

"I'll act like you're not here," said Twilight, and she did just that, turning away from Fluttershy and attending to her own body.

Fluttershy found it wonderfully fascinating to be able to see this private moment, to watch what Twilight did with her hooves, which parts she cleaned first, the way she scrubbed. She even got up close and reached a hoof in to press against Twilight's wet rump, feeling it squeeze and squish under the frog of her hoof. True to her word, Twilight completely ignored her and carried on scrubbing her nethers.

"Oh. Twilight. Tilt your wings downward," Fluttershy suggested, after noticing Twilight was twisting rather awkwardly to get at her wings. "Like this," she demonstrated with her own. "So that your flight feathers point up."

Twilight looked at her, then copied the movement, inverting her wings in an awkward looking way.

"Now hold them under the shower, and spread them a few times." She watched as Twilight did so. "It lets the water get under the coverts and cleans between the feathers. It's the easiest way to clean wings."

"Oh, thanks!" said Twilight. "I wish I'd asked you about that sooner. Rainbow Dash isn't very good at explaining things like that."

"It's no problem," whispered Fluttershy, glad to help her friend - at least, until she remembered that Twilight wasn't going to be allowed to remember any of this. Hmmmm, can I make her keep that memory but no others? She wasn't sure - previously, she'd just ordered ponies simply to forget everything they did after taking their first sip of the 'tea', which seemed safest. As long as she made up some excuse about where the time had gone, it seemed to work. It didn't even have to be a good excuse. She'd made Pinkie believe that her entire time had been spent reading a cookbook; not implausible, certainly, but it wasn't exactly something anyone could imagine Pinkie doing for two solid hours. But Pinkie had bought it without a word of protest. She'd even tried out some of the non-existent recipes, which, judging by their obscene sugar content, could only have come from her own imagination.

After ten minutes, Twilight summoned some towels to herself, warming them with her heating charm before wrapping them around herself and stepping out of the bathtub.

"Let me brush your mane before you go," said Fluttershy, feeling that she could at least do something for Twilight. She didn't have to, but it made her feel good to offer. Twilight deserved it, and kindness was its own reward in any case.

"I'll let you brush my mane," said Twilight, standing before a mirror as Fluttershy took a hairbrush to her silky, midnight-blue hair. "Thank you, Fluttershy. I enjoyed myself so much today."

"Me too," said Fluttershy. "It's a shame I have to make you forget about all this. I wish I could have a real relationship with somepony, but... it's just so..."

"Scary?" Twilight said, bracing her hooves on Fluttershy's dresser as the pegasus stroked the brush through her mane. "I know the feeling. When I was in the human world, I met this human named Flash Sentry, and just being around him gave me goosebumps -"

"Oooh, please don't tell me," said Fluttershy. "I don't want to know about your private life. That's your business, okay?"

"I won't tell you about my private life," said Twilight. "It's my own business."

"All done," said Fluttershy, putting the brush down. "Now come with me, Twilight, and I'll erase your memories, okay?"

Twilight nodded. "I'll come with you." She followed obediently as Fluttershy led her back to the main room.

"Okay, Twilight," said Fluttershy, running through the procedure in her head. "When you leave my cottage, you'll forget everything that you and I did here today, okay, from the moment you first started drinking the tea I gave you."

"When I leave your cottage, I'll forget everything that we did together here today, from when I started drinking the tea you gave me." Twilight said.

"You won't remember us having sexual activity of any kind," Fluttershy added, just to be sure.

"I won't remember having any kind of sexual activity with you," Twilight said.

"As far as you're concerned, we had a nice, long chat. We didn't really discuss anything important, we just talked about the weather, our friends, and so forth."

"We had a nice long chat, during which nothing of any particular importance was discussed," said Twilight.

"Oh, but you will remember my tip about how to wash your wings," Fluttershy said, feeling a little daring. "You were asking me about wing hygiene during our chat, and that's when I told you how to wash your wings. You did not have a shower while you were here."

"I didn't shower while I was here," said Twilight. "We just chatted. I wanted to know how to keep my wings clean, and you gave me some advice on how to properly wash them."

Fluttershy let out a tremulous breath. It was nearly over. She tried to think of anything else she needed to cover. "Oh, and the tea was just regular tea. It wasn't anything exotic, and you were not curious about it. As far as you were concerned, it was just a normal cup of tea."

"The tea I drank was regular tea. I wasn't the least bit curious about it," said Twilight.

Fluttershy smiled. "It's been great to see you, Twilight." She gave the alicorn a quick hug and a peck on the lips. "I had a great time with you today. Please leave my cottage, close the door, and enjoy the rest of your day. Oh, and I didn't just kiss you."

"You didn't kiss me," said Twilight. "I'm going to leave your cottage, and have a good day." She smiled brightly. "Goodbye, Fluttershy. I had a great time too."

Fluttershy watched as Twilight turned and left, closing the door with her magic. She quietly tiphoofed to the window to watch Twilight leave.

Twilight blinked as she stood outside in the light, feeling a little giddy for a short moment. She shook her head.

That was nice, Twilight said to herself, recalling the pleasant chat that had somehow stretched on for a couple of hours, although the details eluded her somewhat. It didn't matter. She'd had a good time. Must do it more often.