Romancing Rainbow

The little romp in bed and the subsequent cuddling took longer than anyone would have imagined. Between the human and the pegasus, it could have been seconds. Very long seconds, sure. But a stolen moment while the world wasn't watching.

The scent of sex was just pleasant and whatever aftermath produced did not matter. The two lovers simply refused to let go of each other. Trailing the little bends of each others bodies with finger and hoof alike. Afterglow from the passion never dying away.

Rainbow stretches on top of you, her wings flare up, flap, then fold. She does this a few times in succession and then slowly pushes herself up. She gives you a quick peck on the cheek and begins to rise fully. Your eyes follow her every movement as if it was, it probably even is, the most important event in the history of this world.

You fold your arms behind your head and watch Rainbow take a shaky step off the bed. She huffs and grins back at you before bending down to pick up her discarded towel off the floor. Unwittingly, or perhaps not even that, giving you a fine view of her exquisitely tight flank as she does. You murmur some similar praise you have been giving her all along and drink deep in the wondrous sight.

She then spins on the spot and waves the towel a bit.

“Come on then, lazybones, I said I'd scrub your back.”

You jolt up with a grin, laying still for all that time in the cooling pool of sex has you all kinds of revitalized. You would never, ever pass up on an opportunity to see the sky-blue pegasus glistening wet.

You do not even attempt to cover yourself in any way, you have nothing to hide and nothing to be ashamed of. She leads and you follow. It takes mere seconds to get to and into the tiny bathroom. Rainbow slings the towel over a rack and then starts fiddling with the shower. You stretch a bit and estimate the size of the compartment that is already too small for you. This will be an intimate shower indeed.

Your attention is drawn back to Dash as she pulls up her top to take it off. Her sleek body is excellent, clothing or no. This moment holds a whole lot of eyecandy. She wastes no time with stepping into the hot, running water, then beckons for you to follow.

You are not far behind, though you step a bit more careful. You tower over her as usual but it looks even more silly now that you are in such an enclosed space. Rainbow places both hooves on your chest and giggles up at you.

“Giants don't like enclosed spaces, am I right?”

You chuckle an run a wet hand through your hair.

“Well, when the company is right...”

She looks around the tiny shower-space and grasps a bottle of some clean-it-all.

“Looks like scrubbing your back will be more of a challenge than I thought”

You stand in thought for a moment, catching water to splash it over yourself and enjoying the sight of the wet pegasus before you. You then begin to move, squeeze in between her and the wall. She moves along to allow you the space you can be allotted. She then continues to laugh, rather loudly, as you coax yourself down into a sitting position on the shower-space floor. You cross your legs, stretch your back and look back to Rainbow as the water buffets the top of your head.

She nods, shrugs and fills a hoof with soap. While the warm water is pleasant, her hooves on your back is even better. You slouch over and let her work her magic. Nimble hooves feel like a massage even as she is just scrubbing you down. After a good few minutes of tapping your back into shape, she kneels down and embraces you. You reach up and catch her hooves in your hands.

“I can get used to this...”

You murmur, loud enough to be heard over the splashing water. You feel Dash shift a bit.

“You have to come to my place, Anon... At least there's a bigger shower.”

She speaks close to your ear, her voice drips of pleasant, sensual undertones. You squeeze her hooves lightly and tilt your head to the side while looking back.

“I'd love to see your place... We just have some cleaning to do here first!”

While speaking, you twist around as much as possible and grab her. In some kind of half-impressive, half-idiotic move, you manage to get up, squeeze her against the wall gently and tower above her once again. Soon there is soap in your hands and your fingered appendages start to fly all over the sky-blue pegasus.

Rainbow gasps, giggles and lets out a pleasant moan as you caress her entire body, lathering bubbly soap all over the place. It is a bit of a man-handle but also a soft grooming experience. You reach in between her legs and rub your other hand over her stomach. Washing away vaginal juices and sperm alike, you take a few freedoms with groping her.

Rainbow presses herself against you and gives little squeaks of joy as you give her a bit of finger treatment.

“You never get tired, Anon?”

You grin behind her and stroke down her sides.

“I've got you to keep up with.”

She turns around and presses her slippery frame against you, looking up to you with eyes as wide as the watery stream allows.

“And you are, right? Gonna keep up with me?”

She suddenly sounds awfully serious. What a time and place for that. You smile softly and bring your hand up to her face, brushing some rainbow-coloured mane out of the way.

“I'd go to the ends of the world for you, cross the deepest oceans and most blistering deserts.”

Not exactly nailed it, but that's the kind of romantic goop that has been brewing in your mind for hours on end lately. Rainbow looks down, blushing, then recovers as she always does. She laughs shortly and pokes you in the chest.

“A poet, too, hm? Here I thought you were just the guy in the swimming trunks.”

Before you have any chance to reply, she reaches up, kisses you on the lips and then leans back.

“Now get out of here, I need to wash out all the soap you covered me in.”

You grin for her. Her soft moments are extremely intimate. And short. She isn't too hard to figure out though. That is a great bonus. You rush a hand down yourself to get the last soap off and then take a long step out of the shower area, not ever taking your eyes off Dash.

She knows you are watching. She takes her time with rubbing herself down, moving her hips and rolling her shoulders in lithe movements under the stream of water. It is a show to behold. You quickly wrap a big, fluffy towel around your waist and use the nearby toilet as a chair. You almost instantly regret stepping out of the shower but then again, she wouldn't have space to move around like this.

A few minutes later and Rainbow steps out, eyes you up and down and giggles.

“So you liked it that much, hm?”

She points to your obvious erection. You hiss through your teeth and nod a few times.

“If you'd kept going, I'd have to step back in just to cool me off.”

The sexual tension in the tiny room is so thick you could cut it with a knife.

Rainbow grabs her previously used towel and dances past you with a great big smirk. Out of the bathroom while wrapping herself in the towel. A few laps around the living room as she pats herself down. When judging she is relatively dry, she flops down on the sofa. She then tosses a foreleg over the backrest and looks at you as you stand in the doorway to the bathroom, just glaring at her. Well, that's one way to do it.

You adjust your erection and step out into the living room as well. A glance over to the window and you notice the darkness of night has taken over the surroundings. Not entirely surprising. Your mind starts to boil again as ideas are tossed around. Will you two spend the night in your cramped little cottage again? Are you perhaps taking her up on her offer to go to her place tonight?

You stroll over to the sofa and lean down on the backrest with your arms for support.

“I was thinking... How about we get out of this cramped dump and go see your place tonight?”

Rainbow shines up, her eyes practically sparkles at the prospect. Then she suddenly sinks into deep thought. You watch her intently as she does some kind of complex calculation in her head. You have no idea what is going on.

She breathes in deep through her nose, clicks her tongue once and finally shrugs.

“It would be awesome, don't get me wrong... But it just struck me, you can't fly.”

You rise to a standing again and flap your arms lazily.

“Not exactly, no...”

Rainbow laughs and kicks her legs up in the sofa, lays her head on the armrest and gazes at the ceiling. You start walking back and forth, a bit restless. This is a problem that can be solved, right? There's magic and stuff all over this place.

“So...”

Rainbow starts. You stop and look down to her. Her eyes are already on you.

“Not sure if giving you magical wings is a good idea, I think we have to go hunting for more mundane magic... And something to fly you up there.”

While wings does sound like the experience of a lifetime, it also sounds like it could end really, really bad. You nod a few times for the sky-blue pegasus and round the sofa to sit down.

“So how do we go about these... Mundane magics?”

Rainbow pulls a hoof through her mane.

“We could see Twilight about it, if she's up, I know she's got spells for that kind of stuff”

You nod slowly yet again. Twilight Sparkle, you have seen her around, heard of her, too. She does seem like the one you'd ask for magic from.

Rainbow sits up again, her damp mane creating a waterfall of colours around her face.

“You know what, after all that's happened, I feel extra lucky, I'm gonna bet you she's still awake”

You just keep nodding, you know nothing of magic other than it exists here. This is all really new to you. Then again, just yesterday, you didn't expect to be in love with a blue pegasus.

Love. The thought crashes through you mind like a bowling ball in a lamp store. You glance at Rainbow and she notices you looking through all your quiet. She raises a brow and creeps closer to you.

“Or is it too much effort, you just wanna stay here and almost-watch movies all night?”

Her bedroom eyes and sultry tone makes your insides scream. You melt as much as a human can melt and then, with considerable effort, you shake your head.

“I'd love another walk... Or flight, as it were, besides, the offer of a bigger shower sounds great.”

You put on a brave face. She sees right through it. She knows her charms work wonders on you. She is getting what she wants, when she wants it.

“Let's stop wasting time and go to Twilight's then.”

While talking, she stands up and stalks off towards the bedroom. A second after she steps in, she pops her head back out.

“Bring an extra of your shirts, I wanna get real comfy tonight.”

You sit speechless on the sofa as she dresses in the same jeans and top as before. It takes you a few moments to realize that you actually have to follow her to the bedroom to get dressed.

Your head swims with positive emotion. You walk on invisible little clouds on your way over to the bedroom. The night outside beckons. You wonder for a moment what it will be like to be up amongst the clouds. Imbued with some strange magic. What for? Levitation? You don't know, you will have to see.

Pants, t-shirt, hoodie. You quickly convince Rainbow that you only need to bring the one t-shirt you are wearing. It is not like you two are going to be awkward with being partially naked around one another. You step into your custom-made human-shape sneakers. Rainbow eyes you up and down, then nods a few times.

“Looking good, even with clothes on, Anon.”

You make a little awkward twirl and put on a broad grin. You never had much sense of style but you know how to dress casually. Along with some great help from the local designer, Rarity, you are dressed just how you want to be dressed.

A few more moments and you are both ready to go. Leaving a mess behind was never difficult for you, even easier now. Dash on your arm, you step out into the night.

The still-warm night air is refreshing, there is a light breeze and the scents have changed with the light. The aroma of night-time flowers is almost as pleasant as another scent that lingers in your mind. Rainbow's cute little moans, the texture of her lips and body and definitely her scent is taking up a whole lot of your fleeting mind.

The stroll through town is just as pleasant as the last one. You turn equal amounts of heads and you wonder for a moment where the word will spread, how it will bloom. Perhaps who will care about it. Probably the ones that know Rainbow, after all, you are just “the human”.

Just the human. Well, right now, you do not care about any kind of label. All you care about right now is the pony on your arm. This place could just as well be a ghost town. Although lights and noise may draw you attention for quick moments, you pay so much attention to Rainbow that you almost trip a few times.

You and Rainbow chitchat lightly about the things you pass. Personal experiences around town and about what usually goes on. Also, you exchange a whole lot of personal likes, dislikes, interests and the stuff you should have elaborated on while on your date. Or perhaps the day after. The day you spent wrapped up in each other. Not a bad deal in all, you are simply enjoying it all in a scrambled order.

Before you know it, you stand before Twilight's place. You are snapped out of the little sphere that seemed to encapsulate you and Rainbow. You stand still as Rainbow slips from your grip and simply walks up to the door to knock. You look up to the starry sky, attempting to tell what the time is. You just don't know. Even the few constellations you know do not exist here. Not that stars would help anything at all. The sky is beautiful though. And you're going up into it with Rainbow. Hopefully anyway.

Your thoughts are interrupted as the door Rainbow is knocking on opens. Your attention snaps back to the ground. Rainbow beckons you with one hoof and there is a purple pony peeking out from the well-lit interior. It is Twilight Sparkle, you recognize her. You have talked to her a few times, she was one of the first ponies to greet you when you got here. No extended contact though.

Twilight seems awake enough when you approach. She greets you with a smile, looks you up and down and then tilts her head to the side.

“I've got a spell or two that would work, I've been practicing that general field of theories. You see, there was a certain flaw in the old formula that-”

Rainbow interrupts Twilight with a cheery voice.

“That's great, it's late though, I'm sure you were in the middle of something when we interrupted. We have to get going up to Cloudsdale, so...”

Twilight looks a bit bothered at getting interrupted but then simply smiles.

“Actually yes, I was having my Saturday three-books-at-once session...”

How very exciting. You glance to Rainbow, she looks back at you with a similar expression. Twilight gives you both a quizzical look, then shrugs it off.

“Anyway, uh, Anon, right? Hold still”

You get no chance to answer her before her horn starts glowing and a shimmering cloud envelops you. You gasp as you feel weightless for a moment, the magic around you lifts you off the ground. Rainbow just grins as she watches.

When the shimmering ends and your feet touch the ground again, Twilight looks you over for a moment, then nods once.

“It isn't permanent but the spell is rather strong. It should hold a week or so... Be sure to be back on solid ground by then”

You look at Twilight in disbelief, well, some kind of disbelief anyway. What does the spell even do? You are about to ask but Rainbow interjects once again.

“Thanks Twilight, now we just have to make him fly...”

Twilight shines up at Rainbow's words.

“A human, fly? I have to be there to see this! We can take my balloon! Yes...Yes.”

She quickly spins on the spot and disappears back inside, leaving the door open. Rainbow looks to you and shrugs. That solves how, just... Twilight's coming along. Not optimal in your head but not really a bother either. She did say she had a balloon and that beats waiting to grow wings.

There is a chaotic rummaging sound coming from inside and when it stops, Twilight re-appears. She looks excited. She carries a bag full of instruments, books, quills. Some kind of research equipment.

“Okay, I've got everything I need, come on, the balloon is out back”

She quickly leads the way. There is a certain spring in her step. You are now officially both a magic and science experiment. You and Rainbow follow, arm-in-arm.

It is not a long walk. A droopy-looking balloon stands propped up on a rather elaborate stand. A balloon-rack if you will. Twilight walks straight up to it and looks her balloon over, then seems to focus for a bit while her horn glows. The droopiness soon leaves the air-container and before you know it, the balloon stands ready. You hear Rainbow snicker but she looks completely serious when you throw her a glance.

“Well, see you earthbounds in the air”

Before you can react further, Rainbow has lift off. You are pretty sure you can hear that same snickering as before when she goes. You look up to see Dash's shadow against the moon, high above. She is indeed quick. You direct your attention back to Twilight and her balloon. You have never ridden one of those before. The balloon, not the pony.

You stuff yourself into the not entirely tiny but sure enough rather cramped basket under the seemingly magic-fuelled aircraft. As you watch Twilight, you start getting uncomfortable with how overly enthusiastic she is for this little “science trip”.

The balloon takes off. Twilight pilots it rather skilfully. You watch her closely at first but soon simply marvel at the dark sky around you. The lights below spread out further than you thought they would. Suddenly, something else catches you attention. A rainbow flash. Before you know it, Rainbow hovers alongside the balloon, head tilted to the side and a giant grin on her face.

“Welcome to the sky, Anon. My sky.”

You grasp the edge of the basket and look out over the edge to the rainbow-maned pegasus. The soft breeze sweeps through your hair and the air up here is crisp and fresh, even fresher than down in the town.

“I like your sky.”

You speak rather loud. Twilight gives you a critical look but does not comment. Rainbow seems to enjoy this nearly as much as Twilight is eager to collect data.

“Oh just wait, Anon, just wait until we reach Cloudsdale.”

You sit back a bit and watch Rainbow fly around, through dark clouds, around the balloon. Up and down, near and far. It is a pleasant, if not a bit slow, trip upwards. Twilight is eyeballing you closely, she has brought out some manner of measuring equipment and is taking notes. As if something would physically show for you getting up this high.

Another glance of Rainbow and you can tell she is getting impatient. Because you are getting close, or because it is taking too long? You are about to ask Twilight how much further when the balloon suddenly clears the thin veil of cloud. The stars are clearer, there is still a heavenly mist about everything but the celestial landscape around you seems to have no end. Another world above the majestic one below.

Something hits you in the face. Well, not really hits, more like a soft caress. A wisp of cloud? You reach out to touch it. To your surprise, you can. You grasp the ethereal substance and blink slowly. You are literally holding a piece of cloud.

You hear Twilight giggle softly, accompanied by the scratching of quill on parchment. She is still overly enjoying your little experience in this new world. Baffled by the solid cloud and the landscape alike, you do not even notice Rainbow sneaking up on you. You jump a little as suddenly her hooves are around your neck.

“Come on, Anon, take a stroll with me.”

She whispers in your ear. A bit sensual, a bit intense. It seems everyone around you right now are all fired up from this.

“Take... A stroll?”

Rainbow lands on a nearby cloud, taps it with her hoof and gives you another broad grin.

“The clouds are fine, magic makes 'em safe for you.”

You pull a face and nod a few times. This cannot get any stranger, might as well not question her words. You slowly get up from sitting in the basket and reach out towards the fluffy clouds. You expect your hand to push right through even the thickest cloud. The little wisp that hit you in the face already forgotten.

Your hand goes into the cloud, then stops. It feels like nothing you've ever touched before. Spongy, yet light. You manage one more thought before coaxing yourself out of the basket; If I fall to my death now, at least I've experienced more than any man alive.

You stumble, fall forward on hands and knees. Twilight gasps, Rainbow laughs. You look up and open your firmly shut eyes, blinking once. Directly before you stands Dash, a triumphant look on her face. She jumps up, flies around you and then settles down by your side. You shift and sit down on the strange floor of cloud. A deep breath and another glance around. You are like a baby animal, seeing the world for the first time.

“Amazing...”

You croak out the single word. Twilight is scribbling furiously, you are rather sure she even noted that word. Rainbow circles you slowly and gives Twilight a glance every few steps. The purple unicorn does not seem very good with taking any kind of hints. Finally, Rainbow simply stops, turns to her and speaks.

“We're going now, Twilight... To my place”

Twilight looks from you to her research, back to you and finally glances over to a slightly annoyed-looking Rainbow.

“Oh, right... Uh... If you are experiencing any difficulties walking on clouds... Or the likes, be sure to have a strong flyer nearby and contact me as soon as possible”

You smile at Twilight's words and look to Rainbow.

“A strong flyer, check... You will keep me from falling to my death, right?”

Dash glares at you.

“Don't even joke about that.”

She looks to the side, breathing in deep through her nostrils. She then fixes her big, beautiful eyes back on you. She has put on a brave face yet again.

“So don't be a killjoy, Anon, there's so much for you to see up here.”

You reach out to embrace Dash as Twilight starts drifting down through the clouds, still scribbling notes. Rainbow leans against you for a good long while. You look around the cloudy landscape again and again. This is like the most vivid dream you have ever had. Probably because it is real.

You take Rainbow's hoof in your hand and take a few trying steps on the fairly firm, yet hard-to-navigate cloud. She follows closely, smiling while keeping an eye on you. Revelling in the enjoyment if seeing you walk like a little baby.

The stars above, serene silence and Rainbow's sweet warmth so close. You both walk for some time, there is little change in the landscape. You begin to think this is how the entire cloud-land looks, then suddenly, it appears. A free-floating city, hewn from the puffy landscape itself. Glittering rainbows surround it, gushing streams of crystal-clear water flow out to disappear into the clouds and sky alike.

There are lights of every colour lighting the columned layers and streets of the majestic city. It looks like something out of a dream, just as everything else up here. Rainbow looks utterly satisfied at your reaction to seeing her city. She tugs you along, up a path that would appear does not exist until you two step on it. Up a cloudy hill, far, far up to a vaporous peak.

Finally up on the crest of the cloud-wave, Rainbow lets out a little sigh.

“So much easier flying here, I almost got winded climbing that.”

You buckle your body to catch you breath and then give the sky-blue pegasus a “no, really?” look. She simply answers with a grin and pulls you along once more.

A short stroll further, you find a slightly elevated ledge near the edge of the cloud-cliff. Sitting on it is very comfortable, like sinking into a soft pile of... Well, something very soft. You pull Rainbow down as you sit, she lands prostrate across your lap. This comes along with an adorable giggle. She shifts to get up a bit and brings her face close to yours.

“A hassle to get here but isn't it worth it?”

She whispers the words and creeps closer with every word. The final one is but a breath in your ear. Instead of answering with words, you simply turn to her and search for her lips with yours. She accepts the kiss, perhaps even a bit greedily. Like she has been waiting for just that to happen in this particular place. You do understand if that is indeed the case.

An eternity later, you both break away from the kiss. She cuddles up in your lap and gazes out over her city, her sky. You tear your eyes away from her to look out as well.

“I can't believe it's real...”

You glance back to her.

“Then again, I can't believe you're real either.”

Rainbow laughs softly and puts her forelegs around your neck.

“I'm here, I'm real.”

She looks at you through her eyelashes and nuzzles her face against yours, not unlike a cuddling cat. You breathe deep in her scent. Along with the soft breeze amongst the cloud, it is an intoxicating perfume of the gods.

The endlessness above, the endlessness around, it is hypnotizing. You realize how tired you are when you start rocking off to a hazy sleep with the moon-winds and flash of brilliant stars. Rainbow's warmth and slight weight against you is just comfort that makes sleep come quicker.

Your head droops and you snap back into a semi-wake state.

“Rainbow...?”

She hums softly, apparently also lost in the cosmic drowsiness.

“Let's go check out your home, before we fall asleep here...”

She groans and drags herself from the brink of sleep, sits up, stretches and gives you a single nod.

Only moments later, you are painstakingly making your way down the spongy slope. You thought downwards would be easier than the climb up but you are wrong. Unsure footing and tired mind alike almost has you slipping multiple times. Well down on more level ground, your stride quickly increases in speed. Rainbow flies a little bit ahead, guiding the way and now looking rather awake as she is excited about the prospect of getting a bit of shut-eye along with you in her own bed.

Walking on clouds, head swimming in stars. This place looks and feels like time warps around you for every step, every wingbeat. You come to think of how strange the night has been. You ponder odd little things like how come pegasi can walk on clouds without magic, yet everyone else needs some kind of aid. More bothersome thoughts like the fact that your cloud-walking isn't permanent also enters your mind. You try your best to dispel them with warm feelings and thoughts of cuddling up with Dash as soon as the endless slog across the moon-fields does come to an end.

You snicker dumbly to yourself as Twilight enters your mind as well. Wonder what she would ever do with that seemingly pointless data about you taking a few wobbly steps on clouds. Ahead of you, Rainbow's flight-pattern seems to sag. She soon settles down and matches steps with you, grasping your arm as you begin to ascend a soft slope up to the civilization between the clouds.

Columns, giant pillars of solid cloud that looks like they have been chiselled from white rock soon surrounds you two. The dancing lights you saw from a distance now shimmer together, casting multi-coloured shadows in each direction, shifting and dancing just like the vapour of the clouds. It is all a very, very mind-boggling experience for someone as tired as you.

One last burst of energy, Rainbow leads you across narrow streets, great open squares and between the many levels of Cloudsdale. Finally, after coming across almost no other ponies, you find yourself on what looks like the living quarters. Here there is a bit of merriment. You hear muffled music from somewhere and there are a few pegasi flitting back and forth in the dim light.

Rainbow shoves a door open and steps in through a short, narrow hallway. You follow as close as ever and soon stand before the strangest room you have ever seen. Mouth agape, you scan from left to right, right to left with tired eyes as open as you can keep them.

The place isn't much special, the usual things you would expect of someone's home. It is just that the room itself is made out of cloud. At least that is what it looks like. Great open archways give a spectacular view of the night sky or lead to other, unknown parts of the home.

Rainbow clearly isn't going to give you the grand tour as she just tugs you along towards another door. Entering, you find yourself in her bedroom. It is delightfully messy and well-decorated with posters, trophies, medals. All manners of different souvenirs from near and far. Pictures of her and her friends. To top it all off, there is a bed. A real bed, not one made from cloud.

She sees you stare at the bed in disbelief and saunters over to pat it with a hoof, grinning to you.

“I know it looks like an illusion right now, but yeah, that's a real bed. A pain to keep the thing in the air but worth it for epic sleeping.”

All you can do is nod as you stagger forward. You drop onto the bed, face-first and kick off your shoes the first chance you get.

Rainbow sits down besides you and pokes you lightly.

“So, how about that t-shirt now?”

• To be continued.