Stockholm - The Razzle Dazzle

by Jerry Peet

Rating: mature
Tags: Slice of Life, Alternate Universe, Human, Comedy, Romance
Length: 143751

Adagio Dazzle looks to open her own bar.

Co-Written by Nintendogal55
Cover Image By Ponut Joe

Set during the events of Stockholm, Adagio Dazzle opens a nightclub with her two girlfriends. This is their story as they form not only their own successful business, but also a loving family.

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2015-04-10 11:26:34 UTC

Oh Are You Missing Out

Thirteen Years Ago

Adagio slogged herself out of the bank, growling and clutching the rejection notice for her loan. It was unsurprising to hear that most banks didn’t feel content with funding an adult club. Nevertheless, she had been from bank to bank to bank, constantly hearing excuse after excuse. Trudging her way downtown, she sat down at the bus stop to catch the fastest ride back to her apartment. The sound of sniffling next to her caught her attention and she looked over to see a teenage girl whimpering in a little ball in her seat.

Shrugging, Adagio figured making conversation would take her mind off her failed finances, “Something wrong, kid?”

The teenager squeaked, wide-eyed as she drew away. Her eyes were bloodshot and soaked with tears, coupled with breathy whimpers. “W-What?”

“You’re crying,” she said stiffly, “What’s wrong?”

“N-No! Don’t worry about me! It’s not something you should concern yourself about!” The girl said, sounding scared now, “It’s not like I have big grown up problems! No, it’s just being dumped by another girl!”

Adagio winced, “Oooh, I know how that feels, kid,” she said, laying a hand on her shoulder, “How long were you with her?”

“Over a month…” The girl whimpered, wiping her eyes.

Adagio groaned in sympathy and rubbed Sonata’s shoulder. A month was nothing to her, but to a teenager, a relationship lasting a month was a big deal, “Poor kid. How did it end?”

“...She left me,” was all the girl said, turning away and shaking a bit.

“Aw…” Adagio pouted. She couldn’t help but feel sympathy for this girl. She could remember being in this position when she was in high school as well, “...You want a burger or something?”

“...W-Wha?” The girl looked at her again, “...But… why? ...Why are you being so nice to me? ...You don’t know me… You must have better things to do.”

“The thing is, I really don’t,” Adagio snickered, looking across the street at a mexican resturant, “You like tacos?”

“I’ve never had them…”

“Oh are you missing out,” Adagio chuckled, taking her by the hand and pulling her to her feet, “C’mon, we’re gonna fix that.”

“....Thank you…” She looked at her gratefully, “No one’s ever done that for me before.”

“I can’t see why that is, you’re a sweetheart,” Adagio smiled.

Ten minutes later, the girl was scarfing down tacos like a bum dying of hunger. Adagio was both surprised and laughing.

“I guess you were hungry,” she giggled, slowly eating her fries.

“I haven’t eaten all day,” the girl, who had earlier introduced herself as Sonata Dusk, smiled sheepishly, “...And I never knew tacos were so good.”

“What rock did you crawl out from under?” Adagio asked with a chuckle. Sonata had perked up considerably once she had gotten some food into her and was one of the most adorable things Adagio had ever laid eyes upon. While she was still considerably upset, Adagio could see she was on the mend.

“Well I… my parents are vegetarians, and they usually expect me to be the same way. But I’ve had chicken and pork before...so good!” Sonata pouted, “The only places I can ever eat meat if at my friend’s house or if I have allowance money to get a burger.”

“Oh vegetarian parents are the worst,” Adagio gagged, patting her hand, “Old girlfriend of mine had vegan parents. Went to the hospital several times.”

“Ewwww!” Sonata made a face, “My parents tried the vegan diet once, and it was terrible! Yuck! It was even worse going back up!”

“And it’ll kill you if you keep it going too long,” Adagio said, whistling softly, “You’re skinny as a rail. Last thing you need is a life without burgers.”

Sonata looked at her with wide eyes, then nodded and shook a bit, “I can’t believe I even said that… I… never told anyone.”

Adagio raised an eyebrow, “I’m sorry?”

“...I have an eating disorder,” Sonata admitted, not looking at her now, “Sometimes I skip meals, other times I’ll make myself throw up.”

“And why do you do that?” Adagio asked, squeezing her fingers.

Sonata sighed, looking down at her lap and seemingly at a loss for how to answer. She looked about herself, still not meeting Adagio’s gaze, “About two years ago… I kinda had to get surgery from this, uh… I don’t know, this problem I had with my stomach. I forget what it was. But I lost over thirty pounds after the surgery, and I… just loved how I looked. I was really skinny. Then I gained the weight back after a few months and just… kinda felt sad. I wanted to look like I did back then, I guess…”

Sonata was breaking Adagio’s heart into more pieces with every passing minute, “Oh, you poor baby,” she cooed softly, squeezing Sonata’s hand.

Looking up at her, Sonata shook a bit, sniffling, “I just want to be pretty… to feel good about myself! But I never seem to!”

“Never feel good about yourself, or never be pretty? Because you’re gorgeous,” Adagio smiled, patting Sonata’s hand.

“B-Both, but… it’s okay, you don’t have to say that,” Sonata wiped her eyes again, “Everyone tells me that. But I just… I don’t know how to believe them…”

Adagio cooed again, Sonata was breaking through every mental barrier at this point, “Oh I mean it, sweetie. You’re just so nummy, I could eat you up.”

Sonata blushed heavily, wide-eyed, “Y-You mean it? Really? I… you’re so beautiful and… you’re just… thank you…” She looked down shyly.

“You’re welcome,” Adagio smiled, coming around the table to sit on Sonata’s side of the booth next to her, “You want more tacos?”

“Well, sure… that’d be nice,” Sonata blushed and looked at her with a little smile, “They’re so good…”

Adagio signalled the waitress for more tacos as she wrapped her arm around Sonata’s shoulder, “I’m glad you like them,” she smiled, taking a chance and nuzzling her.

A tiny squeak emitted from Sonata, but she otherwise didn’t resist. She looked away a little, still blushing all the more.

“Am I making you uncomfortable?” Adagio asked softly.

“...No,” Sonata shook her head, “I just, well I… I like this…”

“I’m glad,” Adagio smiled, pulling Sonata closer and gently nuzzling her hair.

Sonata shook, then proceed to bring her arms around her, shaking a bit, “You… smell really nice…”

“Thank you,” Adagio cooed softly, cuddling Sonata close to her, “Oh you are so cute!”

“You really think I’m cute?” Sonata looked up at her now, her cheeks pink.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio nodded, nuzzling Sonata as the waitress laid more food down in front of them.

Sonata looked at her more, her eyes gleaming, before she smiled more, “So… you’ll be my friend?”

“Of course,” Adagio smiled, bringing her other arm up around her in a full hug.

“Oh, thank you!” Sonata hugged her more now too, shaking, “You’re… You’re so nice! You’re like an angel… You just… came to me when I needed help…”

“Oh I’m no angel, but you’re welcome,” Adagio smiled, her heart fluttering at how adorable Sonata was, hugging her tightly and nuzzling her under her chin.

Sniffling, but not sadly for a change, Sonata hugged her tighter, “Well, you can be my angel, anyway…”

“Okay, I can do that,” Adagio giggled, sighing softly as the scent of Sonata’s hair filled her nostrils. Already she was formulating a plan in her mind. From the sound of it, Sonata had a very rough time at school. She would have to fix that.

With more of a smile, Sonata then pulled back a bit, proceeding to eat another taco, “Mmm… soooo good….”

“You enjoy it,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her hair, “Where were you headed, anyway?”

“Home…” Sonata sighed, “All by myself. Mom and Dad are gone for the weekend… Like freaking always… It’s like they’re not home anymore…”

Adagio nodded and kissed the top of Sonata’s head without thinking, “Why don’t you come down to my place and I can drive you?”

A little squeak escaped the younger girl, but then she looked at her, her mouth stuffed full of food. She then swallowed, “You’d do that?”

“Of course. Where do you live?” Adagio asked with a smile.

“South Ashfield…” Sonata murmured, biting her lip, “I know, I know… ‘Poor little rich girl, what could she possibly know about misery?’...”

“Are you kidding? Parents always out? Forced to be a vegetarian? From the looks of it you get treated like this at school,” Adagio whistled, “And you may be rich, but be honest: How much of that money are you actually allowed to touch? That’s what I thought. C’mon, let’s head out. I live seven blocks down.”

“Okay…” Sonata nodded, finishing her last bite, “Thank you, Adagio.”

“You’re welcome,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s hair.

Adagio pulled her car up in front of South Ashfield High School, waiting outside as she eyed the congregation of students around the front door. Looking down at her watch, it was going to be any minute when everyone was let out of class. Sonata didn’t know she was coming to pick her up. But quite frankly she loved seeing those surprised looks on that adorable girl’s face.

Before long, the school bell rang loudly and a plethora of students ran out. Actually ran, excited to be out of school for the day. As they dispersed near the front gate, one in particular stood out to Adagio. That being Sonata, who was walking with her head hanging low, hands clutching at her backpack straps.

Adagio watched as two girls and one boy both pointed at her from behind her back. Waving to their friends, they all crept up on her, one of them grabbing ahold of the trash can beside the door. Adagio wasn’t having this and let out a sharp whistle, catching the attention of Sonata and the kids who were sneaking up on her.

Sonata looked up, surprised at seeing her. Although oblivious to what had been going on behind her, she jogged over to Adagio. Unable to help it, she threw her arms around her tightly and clung. Adagio wrapped her arms around Sonata and hugged her tightly, looking up to glare at the students who had been sneaking up on her before returning to nuzzling her hair.

“How are you doing?” she asked softly.

“Not good. Everyone’s picking on me,” Sonata sniffled, “I try telling them to stop and leaving me alone, but they won’t! And telling teachers just makes it worse because now they want to get back at me for getting them in trouble!”

Adagio ran her hand through Sonata’s hair, cooing softly as she cuddled her, “Poor baby. You want me to do something about all this?”

“There’s nothing you could do, but thanks…” Sonata murmured, burying her face in her neck.

Adagio had no intention on listening to her, but stroked her hair and tightly held her, “C’mon, get in the car, sweetheart.”

Nodding, Sonata released her from her grip and went around to the passenger side door. She slid into the seat, placing her backpack onto her lap and closing the door.

“Thank you for giving me a ride,” Sonata murmured.

Adagio snickered, her adult mind always fond of spotting double entendres even when they were likely unintentional, “Of course, Sonata. You want me to take you straight home?”

Sonata nodded, “Yeah, that’d be good. I wanted to get a head start on studying for my exams, anyway.”

Adagio smiled through her disappointment and turned down to Sonata’s upper class neighbourhood. As she pulled up in front of the house, she could clearly see that Sonata was going to be alone for the next few hours.

“Alright, here we are,” she said, reaching over and giving Sonata a one-armed hug.

Sonata returned it, nuzzling her, “...Do you want to come in? My parents aren’t home.”

Adagio briefly pictured just what would happen if Sonata’s parents came home to find a strange woman in the house with their gay daughter, and smirked. She loved instigating drama.

“Of course,” she smiled, getting out of the car with her.

“Awesome,” Sonata smiled too, hugging her backpack, “So, can I… be honest about something?”

“Of course, you can be honest about anything,” Adagio smiled as Sonata led her inside.

“I… don’t have people over much,” Sonata admitted, going toward the kitchen, “Not that I don’t want to have friends over! It’s just hard to tell my friends I live in South Ashfield. I know this isn’t a mansion, but you’d never think some average suburban family lived here. So I just kind of don’t tell them I live here and try everything I can not to bring them.”

Adagio smiled and followed her, gently patting her shoulder, “Oh I know how that feels. Growing up, my family lived well too and I got shit for it from the other kids as well.”

“Really?” Sonata smiled a little, glad to see someone understood, “Yeah, that’s exactly why. When I was in grade school, I brought some friends over. You know, not thinking about it. They just… they were in shock, but then they got angry and left. When I confronted them at school the next day, they were mad because now they thought I was a rich, snobby little prissy. That I wasn’t like them and just pretending to to pick on the ‘poor people’. It just made me scared to go through that again, losing friends because of where I live.”

“It looks like word got out anyway,” Adagio said softly, sitting down next to her at the table and laying her hand over her’s, “You seem to be pretty lonely…”

Looking at her sadly, Sonata nodded, “...Yeah. I am. I do know this other girl, Aria… but I don’t think she likes me very much.”

“Oh that’s a shame,” Adagio pouted, nuzzling Sonata’s hair, “You’re such a sweetheart, you don’t deserve the kind of shit you get…”

“You’re the first one to ever say that…” Sonata hugged her now, clinging.

This just broke Adagio’s heart as she held the girl close to her, patting her back as she nuzzled her under her chin, “Oh, you’re just too precious…”

“Aww...gee…” Sonata giggled, “My parents do try to help, and they mean well. But they’re always so busy and just… don’t have time for me. I… I miss them…”

Adagio couldn’t help herself and pulled Sonata into her lap, snuggling her with a smile, “Where do they go all this time?”

“Business trips,” Sonata snuggled against her, laying her head on her shoulder, “They’re business firm lawyers, working in the same company. Because their work is so in-demand, they have to travel a lot. Sometimes I go along when I don’t have school, but usually I have to stay behind for days at a time.”

“You must be so lonely around here all alone,” Adagio cooed, leaning back in her chair and rubbing Sonata’s back.

“Mm-hmm… I am,” Sonata sighed a bit, “Thank you for coming back with me, though. You’ve really done way too much for me…”

“Too much? I don’t think I’ve done enough,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her cheek.

Sonata looked at her with surprise, “W-What?”

“You’re still so lonely and sad most of the time,” Adagio said with a pout, “I don’t wanna see you like that. You’re too cute to be sad.”

Blushing, Sonata buried her face in her neck, “You’re really sweet, Adagio… I-I think you’re just about my only friend, now. I don’t deserve you, but… I don’t want to let you go!”

“Well, you’re going to have to loosen up a bit,” Adagio smiled weakly, “You’re choking me.”

“Sorry…” Sonata loosened her hold.

“That’s alright,” Adagio smiled, leaning in and kissing her forehead.

Blushing more, Sonata looked at her with a shy smile, “I really want to spend more time with you, Adagio…”

“Me too,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata close and patting her hip.

Giggling, Sonata smiled more and held closer, “You’re really cuddly… I haven’t cuddled in… I don’t know, it feels like forever.”

“I love cuddling,” Adagio smiled, “Nothing’s better than being wrapped up with someone you love.”

“Mm-hmm…” Came Sonata’s saddened hum, “But not when the other person never loved you…”

“The girl you broke up with last week?” Adagio asked softly, gently running her hands through Sonata’s ponytail.

Sonata nodded, “Yeah, her.”

“Do you wanna talk about it?” Adagio asked softly.

“I… I can’t now, but maybe another time,” Sonata murmured, “It’s just… sometimes there are people who aren’t what they say and they use that against you.”

“Okay,” Adagio said, patting her head and rocking her in her lap, “You tell me when you’re ready, sweetheart.”

“Thank you,” Sonata murmured, laying her head on her shoulder again, “You’re so warm and cuddly, I just… I feel so much better, actually.”

“Oh good,” Adagio smiled, kissing the top of her head, “I’m just worried about how you’re going to be tomorrow at school.”

Sonata blinked, then sighed, “I don’t know, really. The minute I step into school, I just get miserable and wondering when I’m going to get a ‘Kick Me’ sign on my back.”

“Are you sure you don’t want me to do anything?” Adagio asked softly, kissing the top of her head for a third time.

“...What would you be able to do?” Sonata asked.

“Oh, well I can certainly have a ‘chat’ with your principal,” Adagio smiled, patting Sonata’s back.

Looking up at her, Sonata sniffled, “Really? You’d do that?”

“Of course,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her hair, “I’ll tell her I run a little teen hangout and you frequently talk to me about what’s bothering you at school.”

“Oh… Adagio, thank you!” Sonata hugged her tighter, “That’d be great!”

“You’re welcome, sweetheart,” Adagio grinned, kissing her cheek.

Been Over The Moon About

“Sonata! You can’t stay up in your room all night!” Mrs Dusk called from downstairs, “You have to show your face at some point!”

Sonata groaned, poking her head out, “I can show my face whenever I damn well WANT to, Ma! You’re not around to see it much, anyway!”

This was the night. She’d been counting the days until she was going to leave and it was finally here. The plan was to leave just as soon as she heard her father turning to his Hockey game. Both her parents would watch Hockey every night and then go straight to bed without a word. They wouldn’t notice she was gone until… tomorrow evening.

Sonata ducked back into her room, then looked down at the note she left on her desk. Simple, straight to the point, and giving no indication where she was going. At least the setup was believable. Now all she had to do was wait.

Sitting back on her bed, she pulled out her phone, seeing a text from Adagio.

‘EDGE OF BALTIMARE 10-MINS. LEAVE CELL PHONE, DELETE TEXTS, PUT MAGNET ON COMPUTER HARD DRIVE’

Sonata giggled. For whatever reason, most if not all of Adagio’s text were in all caps. She made a quick response, then set to work on the instructions. It took a couple minutes, but otherwise went through just fine. Sonata then listened out for her parents, seeing that they were still downstairs, and were not even hearing her.

Taking a deep breath, Sonata grabbed her bags (“Essentials, maybe a few personal things, but pack light”), then quietly snuck downstairs. It was moments like this that she was grateful for carpeted stairways. She slipped out the back door through the kitchen and took off through the field behind her house, pitch black and impossible to spot her through. The thrill started to kick in as she sped up, vaulting over a fence and nearly tripping seven times. As she took off through a set of backyards, she avoided any public street and main road until-

THUNK

She collided headlong with a parked car she couldn’t see and fell back into the grass. There was a rustle from inside as the door opened and a young woman poked her head out, holding a blanket over herself.

“Oh my goodness! Are you alright?!” she sat back, covering herself with her blanket and smacked the other person in the car, “Shiny! I told you not to park here! It’s too dark! Some poor dear just ran facefirst into the car!”

“Urgh….” Sonata mumbled, managing to shakily sit up, “What happened…?”

The two in the car managed to disentangle themselves from eachother and got out, the woman hastily pulling her shirt back on, “You just ran headlong into our car, sweetie.”

“Oh man! She left a dent!” ‘Shiny’ groaned.

“I’ll leave a dent in your head,” the woman said, pursing her lips as she extended a hand to help Sonata to her feet, “Are you okay?”

“I-I think so… sorry I ran into your car,” Sonata mumbled and shook her head, “I-I can… get it fixed!”

“Don’t worry about it-”

“WHAT?!”

“I said don’t worry about it,” the woman said, glaring at her boyfriend, “I’m Cadance, this is Shining Plothole.”

“Hey!”

“Hay is for horses, cows, sheep and goats,” Cadance said firmly, turning back to Sonata, “What are you doing out here so late?”

Sonata blinked, then looked away, “Uh, no reason! Just going for a walk!”

“Well, what’s your name?” Cadance asked sweetly, laying a hand on Sonata’s shoulder.

“Uh…” Sonata racked her brain trying to think of something to say, and settled on the first name that came to her mind, “A-Ascentia Kortai!”

Shining Armor leaned over to Cadance, “She’s lying,” he whispered.

“How do you know?” Cadance asked.

“Ascentia Kortai is that really tall girl Twiley brought home yesterday. You know, the one she’s been over the moon about all week,” Shining Armor whispered.

“Um… anyway, I’ll just… be on my way…” Sonata grabbed her bags and proceeded to attempt walking away.

“Should we do something?” Cadance asked.

“I don’t know if there’s anything we can do,” Shining Armor whispered, “Do you want to be in the spotlight if she screams for help?”

“...No,” Cadance winced as they watched Sonata walk away, the walk soon turning into a sprint.

“...Remind me to tell Twiley that someone’s using her girlfriend’s name.”

“There you are!” Adagio breathed a sigh of relief as Sonata climbed into the passenger seat, “You had me so worried!”

“I’m sorry!” Sonata uttered, shaking a bit, “I was sneaking out of the house, but then I walked into this car… Then I saw the lights in my house go on and I didn’t want them to spot me, so I hid in the bushes for a while…”

Adagio nodded and looked out behind her, “...Last chance. Are you sure about this?”

Nodding, Sonata leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, “I’m sure, Adagio… I want a new, fresh start.”

Adagio nodded, and put the engine in gear and tore off down the highway, “There aren’t any schools in the area around my new home. That means you’re going to be a dropout…”

“A dropout, huh?” Sonata snorted a bit, but then waved it off, “It’s okay. Somewhere down the line I’ll just get a GED and maybe take other classes. Right now I just want to get out of there.”

Adagio nodded as she turned off the first exit and onto another freeway, “It’s a six hour drive to Stalliongrad. You might want to get some sleep, Sona-baby…”

Sonata smiled a little more, “I’m okay for now.”

“Okay,” Adagio said, reaching over and rubbing her back as she pressed on further into the growing darkness.

“Ugh, fucking mileage,” Adagio groaned as she pulled into a lonely gas station, “Are you hungry?” she asked, digging through her purse.

“Mm-hmm…” Sonata was just waking up from a little nap, yawning, “Yeah, I’m hungry.”

“Stay in the car,” Adagio said softly, leaning over and kissing her cheek before getting out of the car and setting the nozzle to fill the gas tank and auto-stop at forty dollars. Turning around, she headed into the station’s store and grabbed a handful of packaged sandwiches and set them on the counter.

“This everything lady?”

“Forty in gas, too,” she said, rubbing her eyes as she looked up at the TV, showing Sonata on a Missing Person’s report. Taking a deep breath, she retained her calm as she paid and returned to the car, handing Sonata her sandwich.

“Thanks, Adagio,” Sonata smiled and bit into her sandwich upon unwrapping it. She then absent-mindedly turned on the radio, if for nothing else than to have music to keep her awake.

“-Reports of the missing teenager, Sonata Dusk, are in full swing right now as the police search all over South Ashfield. We don’t have any further details at this time, but the public is encouraged to keep an eye out for a girl of her description and to call authorities with any information.”

Sonata’s eyes went wide, “...They’re… looking for me?”

“Of course they are,” Adagio said, pulling out onto the highway and driving faster than she normally would, “Did you expect your own parents to not notice that you were gone?”

“I didn’t think they’d notice so soon…” Sonata admitted with a sigh, “Sometimes I feel invisible to them.”

“You may feel invisible, that doesn’t mean you ARE invisible,” Adagio said, rubbing her shoulder, “...You can go home anytime you want, sweetheart.”

Sonata nodded, wiping her eyes, “I will go see them eventually. I… I don’t want to cut them out of my life completely…”

Adagio nodded, “You would have to wait until you’re sixteen, otherwise they get to keep you there once you go home.”

“...True,” Sonata nodded, “I guess I’ll stick to calling them from payphones and e-mailing.”

“At least let them know you’re not dead,” Adagio smiled as she pulled off onto an exit and onto a smaller road, “...God, I feel like a kidnapper,” she sighed.

“Exactly,” Sonata agreed. Then blushed and shook her head, “I-I meant about letting them know I’m not dead! Not the kidnapper part!”

“I know but… you’re still underage and… if I get caught before you turn sixteen, my life is over,” Adagio said, her hands shaking somewhat.

Sonata’s smile faded, “...Adagio… you can take me home if you want. I mean, I don’t want you to get in trouble because of me. I know I wanted to come with you, but I don’t want you to end up jail. I-I’m not gonna blame you if you change your mind. I’ll just… ask my parents if I can be home-schooled.”

Adagio pulled the car to a full stop, looking out at the road in front of her as her hands quivered from the apprehension. Sonata had to have asked to be home-schooled before, what with how quickly she took Adagio’s offer to live with her.

“...Sonata, do you want to come with me?” she asked again.

“Well, of course!” Sonata nodded, “I definitely do! It’s just… I won’t do it if you’re going to get in trouble. I love you… I don’t want you to get thrown in jail because of me.”

Adagio kicked the car back into gear and kept driving, “Then you’re coming home with me,” she said with a smile, continuing toward the small, rural town in the distance.

“A-Are you sure?” Sonata asked. “How would we make sure you don’t get caught?”

“You stay in the apartment until your birthday,” Adagio said simply.

Sonata’s eyes went wide, “You mean… isolating myself?”

“Not isolating yourself… you’ll have me, but… if you don’t want to be recognized and taken home, it’s really the only choice. You can certainly come down into the bar before the evening clientele, but it’s all about killing time,” Adagio sighed.

“I could always wear a disguise…” Sonata smiled at the thought, “And I’d take a new name!”

“But I like your name,” Adagio pouted.

Sonata laughed, “Well, it’d just be for show! In public! But with you I’d be me!”

“...Okay,” Adagio leaned over and nuzzled her cheek as she pulled up in front of her new club, “My… our apartment is upstairs.”

“How is it?” Sonata asked, unbuckling her seatbelt.

“It’s big. Three bedrooms and a full bathroom,” Adagio smiled as they got out and she unlocked the front door, leading her through the bar floor to the locked stairwell at the back. Unlocking the door, she led Sonata upstairs and through the door at the top and into her new home.

“Wow…” Sonata marveled as she stepped in when Adagio turned on the light, “It’s really nice!”

Adagio nodded with a smile, sitting back on the couch along the back wall and sighing softly, “Mmhmm,” she nodded, reaching her arms out to her, “Come here, Ada wants snuggles.”

Giggling, Sonata went and joined her on the couch, snuggling into her, “Sure thing… I want snuggles, too.”

Adagio smiled and pulled Sonata in close to her, lying back on the sofa and nestling her under her chin, rubbing her back in small circles, “Alright… we’re home. Now let’s try not to blow it,” she smiled.

“Okay, Adagio,” Sonata snuggled closer, “Thank you for everything…”

Adagio smiled and squeezed her waist, “...You’re welcome, Sona-baby. Thank you for helping me get my life started…”

“You’re welcome too,” Sonata kissed her cheek, “You’re really the greatest thing ever to come into my life.”

“Same to you,” Adagio whispered, nuzzling her hair as she breathed in her flowery scent, “And it’s okay been… four weeks, holy shit,” she breathed.

“Really?” Sonata looked at her with surprise, “Is that all it’s been? Kinda feels like it’s been longer.”

“Yeah, it does,” Adagio smiled, curling her leg around Sonata’s and pulling her closer, kissing her forehead.

“Still, now we can make it longer,” Sonata nuzzled her cheek.

“Yes, we can,” Adagio grinned, gently pushing Sonata’s head back and kissing her.

Sonata giggled and returned the kiss, playing with her hair, “You’re the best! I love you…”

Adagio sighed happily and wrapped her arms tightly around Sonata’s waist, licking her bottom lip with her tongue, “I love you too, Sona-baby.”

“I like it when you call me that,” Sonata beamed, returning the licks.

“Sona-baby?” Adagio smiled, nibbling Sonata’s bottom lip, “Good, it’s adorable.”

Sonata giggled, stroking her hair, “Am I gonna have to wear a bonnet, a binky, and a diaper while shaking a rattle?”

“That’s a little too much,” Adagio giggled, kissing her cheek.

“Okay,” Sonata giggled, kissing her cheek back, “Adagio? Can we have tacos?”

“I’ll see if we have any ground beef,” Adagio giggled as the buzzer rang. She slid out from under Sonata and hit the page button, “Who is it?”

“Canterlot Guard.”

Adagio stopped for a minute and turned to Sonata, making a shushing motion, “What can I do for you, officer?”

“We’re on the search for a missing teenage girl. We wanted to come up and speak with you.”

“Alright Officer, come on up,” she said, pushing the page button and motioning for Sonata to go to her bedroom.

Looking terrified, Sonata slipped into the bedroom and hid herself under the bed. Adagio hit the buzzer and listened for the front door unlocking downstairs, “Through the door at the back, Officer.”

After a few minutes, there was a knock on her apartment door and she opened it, “Hello.”

“Hello Ms Dazzle,” the guard said, bowing his head, “According to Mr Dusk, you’re the only contact he has this far out from any major city. We wanted to ask you to keep an eye out for Sonata.”

“Sonata…” Adagio tapped her finger to her chin, “Oh, little one? Rather skinny? Face like a mouse?”

“Yes, you’ve met her?”

“Not exactly, she greeted me at the door when I had my meeting with Mr Dusk,” Adagio smiled, “Why did she run away?”

“We’re not sure yet,” the Officer said with a shrug, “...And we never said she ran away. She may have been kidnapped.”

Without missing a beat, Adagio shrugged, “Just making an assumption. Do you think she was kidnapped?”

“We’re not sure of that either. There was no sign of a struggle but her phone was left and her computer fried with a magnet.”

“Oh dear,” Adagio frowned, “If I see the poor thing, I’ll be sure to let Mr Dusk know.”

“Thank you, Ms Dazzle,” the Officer nodded as he turned and strode back out there door. Adagio watched from the window looking out to the bar floor until they’d left.

“Alright Sona-baby, you can come out,” she said with a sigh.

Sonata crawled out of the room, but remained on the floor, “That was scary… I feel like a fugitive on the run…”

Adagio approached her and helped her to her feet, “It’s alright, sweetie. C’mon, sit at the table, I’ll make you something to eat.”

“That’d be good,” Sonata ducked anytime she walked by a window, “I’m pretty hungry.”

Adagio smiled and set a pan of ground beef onto the stove, stirring it once before allowing it to simmer as she started grating some cheese, “You’re safe, sweetie. Nobody’s gonna look into the windows.”

“You sure?” Sonata shook a little.

“I’m sure. The windows are tinted and we’re too high off the ground for anyone to look inside,” Adagio said as she moved to chopping up a handful of vegetables.

“Okay,” Sonata breathed a sigh of relief as she sat down at the table, “I guess I’m going to be on edge for a little while. I’m going to have to find some way to call my parents. Knowing them, they’ll have the phones wired to trace the call....”

“What do you plan to tell them?” Adagio asked, taking the meat off the stove.

“Just that I’m sick of my life, I’m not dead, and that I’ll see them when I feel ready,” Sonata shrugged, “Maybe I’ll use a payphone… no, wait, they can be traced, too. Do you have a landline? It’s harder to trace those.”

“It’s actually easier to trace landline phones,” Adagio remarked, “An easier thing to do would be to send an e-mail from a public Wifi location.”

“Okay, I can do that. Heck, I’ll even bus to the nearby town and do it from there!” Sonata snapped her fingers, “So it won’t be traced back to here!”

“Alright, just be safe,” Adagio smiled, setting two tacos down in front of her and sitting down beside her.

“Yay! Tacos!” Sonata giggled, taking one and practically devouring it. Adagio giggled at the sight as she sidled up closer and laid an arm over Sonata’s shoulders.

“There we are. There that smile I love,” she cooed, kissing Sonata’s cheek.

“Well, I definitely have more reason to smile, now,” Sonata giggled.

“Yes you do,” Adagio smiled, laying a hand on Sonata’s thigh, “And you can have anything you want, sweetheart…”

“Oh, come on!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her, “You’re going to spoil me rotten at this point!”

“I want to spoil you rotten,” Adagio cooed, nuzzling her cheek, “You deserve to be spoiled rotten.”

Sonata smiled brightly, then ate another taco, “Mmm! Okay, okay, you can spoil me.”

“Good girl,” Adagio cooed, kissing her cheek as she squeezed her tightly.

“First things first, I need a disguise,” Sonata winked, snuggling against her.

“That you do,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling her close and stroking her thigh.

“I’m thinking something… simple, but sooo pretty! So I won’t stand out, but also make it seem like I’m trying to blend in!” Sonata then pouted, “Oh, but I have to wear a wig! Have you seen my hair? It’s a dead give-away! I just gotta… cut my hair enough so it’ll fit under a wig.”

“It’ll grow back,” Adagio said, but her voice shivered a bit from the thought of Sonata losing her lovely hair, “And I’m sure you’ll look just as pretty with shorter hair…”

“You think so? I haven’t had short hair since I was little… I guess it could be nice,” Sonata gave a little shrug, “Maybe I can cut it to… here?” She indicated above her shoulders, “I’d be able to flatten or tie the rest of it under a wig.”

“Yeah, sure,” Adagio smiled, stroking Sonata’s hair, “Just stay safe. Don’t want to lose my Sona-baby,” she cooed, nuzzling her cheek.

“I’ll be okay. You’ll just have to bring me to the store with a hat on my head and a big overcoat,” Sonata smiled.

Adagio nodded and pulled Sonata into her lap, nuzzling her under her chin as she gently rubbed her thigh, “Of course. But tomorrow you can watch the girls downstairs from the window if you want,” she giggled, kissing her cheek.

“A-Are you sure about that? What if someone sees me?”

“Keep the lights off, they can’t see into the window,” Adagio smiled, “Windows become a two-way mirror when one side is completely dark.”

Sonata pondered that, then smiled, “Yeah, that makes sense! Okay, so I’ll watch a bit…”

Adagio giggled and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “You’ll like them. They’re pretty.”

“I guess they will be,” Sonata blushed, “Hey… maybe when I’m eighteen, I’ll start stripping… That’d be pretty interesting!”

Adagio laughed and squeezed her tighter, “You stripping at my club, oh that’d make me feel like the Queen.”

“Sure!” Sonata nuzzled her face and kissed her cheeks, “I’ll do it!”

Adagio smirked and looked down at the empty bar floor, “...You want to go downstairs and give it a try?”

“Oooh! So I can use the stripper pole?! Yay! I’ve always wanted to try pole dancing! I hear it’s great exercise, too!” Sonata said eagerly, clapping her hands.

Adagio grinned and stood up, carrying Sonata with her as she hip-checked the door open and carried her down to the bar floor. Setting her down in front of the stage, she sat down in one of the spectator chairs and motioned to the stage, “Go ahead, Sona-baby.”

“Yay!” Sonata rushed over onto the stage, grabbing onto the pole, “Okay… I think I know how this works…”

Adagio smiled as she watched Sonata get a feel for the pole and sat back in her chair, “Take your time, sweetie.”

Grabbing onto the pole, Sonata twirled on it, around it, trying to get the feel, “Wheeeeee! Do I look sexy or what?”

Adagio’s eyes were drawn to how Sonata’s skirt consistently twirled up as she spun around the pole, “Oh absolutely,” she drawled.

“Woohoo!” Sonata wrapped her legs around the pole, trying to climb up it. She had trouble doing so, struggling to get upward, “O-kay… not working!”

Adagio giggled as she watched her struggle, “Pull up with both arms in a smooth, even motion, sweetie.”

“Okay…” Sonata did so, managing to raise herself up a bit, “Hey, I did it!”

“There we go,” Adagio smiled, “Now hook your legs around it and pull yourself up to bring your feet higher than your hands.”

Sonata gulped, but managed to attempt it, bringing her feet up, “Man, this is hard….! Sure wish I’d had listened to my gym teacher….”

“Pull in with your abs,” Adagio instructed, “It’ll give you more leverage.”

“Okay…” Sonata sucked in her stomach, doing as instructed, “Can’t...breathe!”

“Pull up, hook your legs, and then let your hands go and hang upside down,” Adagio instructed.

“B-But... what if I fall?”

“The stage is padded,” Adagio smiled.

Sonata gulped, but otherwise attempted the stunt. She went up a bit more, then let go. When she felt her legs give, Sonata squealed in fright and tightened her hold, shaking. But otherwise, she remained around the pole, upside down, flailing her arms.

“Okay, I’m doing it! It’s all upside down! Oh jeez, I feel like I’m on the monkey bars at the playground!” She squeaked.

Adagio giggled, “You’re just adorable. Alright, now slowly slide down the pole.”

“Upside downton abbey!” Sonata laughed, calming down a little. She slowly slid downward, cringing as she did so, but then eventually came down to the floor, “Hey, it is padded! So comfy!”

Adagio nodded, standing up and approaching the stage. Taking ahold of Sonata’s shoulders, she pushed her onto her back and crawled over her, briefly nipping her her neck as she straddled Sonata’s waist.

“Hey…” Sonata giggled, “What are you doing?”

“You know what I’m doing,” Adagio smirked, leaning back down to suckle Sonata’s neck as she held her hands above her head.

Sonata gave a grin, “Ooooh… you still want me?” She nuzzled her hair.

“Of course I do,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling her neck, “Why wouldn’t I?”

“Good point,” Sonata happily squirmed, “And I’m ready, now! I want you, too!”

Adagio smirked and hungrily latched onto Sonata’s neck as her hands went straight to her jacket and began to unbutton it, moaning softly as she suckled her collarbone.

“R-Right here?” Sonata squirmed a little, grabbing hold of her shoulders.

“Of course, why not?” Adagio asked, continuing to undo her jacket as she pulled her head back, looking at her questioningly.

“Just wondering… Least it’s not on the ground!” Sonata smiled.

Adagio giggled and returned her mouth to Sonata’s neck as she pulled her jacket off, “I like to have sex in unusual places,” she purred.

Sonata nuzzled her hair and rubbed her hands along her back, “That sounds real cool… I sure wouldn’t mind that!”

“Oh I am NEVER letting you go,” Adagio giggled, lifting Sonata’s shirt over her head and toying with her bra as she nibbled Sonata’s ear.

“Awww, well I’m not letting you go, either!” Sonata cooed happily, her breathing getting heavier.

Adagio grinned and slid down to untie Sonata’s skirt, sliding it down her legs and biting her lip as she looked down at her. Throwing her skirt aside, she returned to straddling Sonata’s waist and pulled her up into a sitting position and into a kiss as she worked on unclasping her bra.

Kissing her back, Sonata ran her hands down to Adagio’s hips. She squeezed hard, toying with her pants and pulling them downward. Adagio giggled and pushed her tongue against Sonata’s lips as she unclasped her bra and pulled it out from between them, running her fingers over Sonata’s bare back and squeezing her closer. Moaning between their lips, Sonata pulled down Adagio’s pants, right to her ankles. Her hands crawled up her blouse, caressing the bare skin anywhere she could, and up to her breasts. Adagio cooed softly, lifting her hips up to pull out of her pants, straddling Sonata’s thighs and pressing her panties against her thigh, listening to the younger girl moan underneath her.

Pulling back, she smiled as Sonata’s hands explored under her shirt, “Do you want to give or receive first?” she asked in a soft whisper, pulling her shirt over her head and throwing it aside.

“I-I can give! I want to try giving!” Sonata said with a fast nod.

Adagio grinned and reached back to unclasp her bra, tossing it aside as she pushed Sonata back onto the stage to finally get a good look at her, clad only in her panties.

“You like…?” Sonata blushed a bit.

Adagio’s eyes trailed over her. She was skinny, ridiculously skinny, but also very short. She looked, to Adagio, like an adorable little china doll. Trailing her fingers around Sonata’s small breasts, she leaned in and dragged her tongue over her stomach.

“Yes, I do,” she cooed softly, “You look just delicious…”

“Really?” Sonata gazed at her adoringly, her cheeks brightening, “Thank you… I’m glad you think I’m attractive…”

Adagio sat back so that Sonata could get a good look at her, “What about me? Am I to your expectations?” she purred.

“I…” Sonata was taken aback, however slightly. Adagio had always been an immensely beautiful woman, so it was no surprise that her body matched right alongside. She was very curvy, especially around the hips and buttocks, with a very generous chest. Taking her in, Sonata squeezed her legs a little, nodding, “I think you are… way past any expectations I might’ve had…”

Adagio grinned and leaned over her, pushing Sonata harder into the stage’s padding, “Have you ever had sex with a woman before?” she asked softly.

Sonata shook her head, “...No… I… um… Actually… Can I… tell you what happened?”

Adagio raised an eyebrow and sat back a bit, “Sure, go ahead.”

“I’m actually not a virgin…” Sonata confessed, wringing her fingers nervously, “But it wasn’t with a girl, I… well, it was a guy friend of mine at the time. We had huge crushes and decided to date. But when we had sex, I didn’t like it at all…”

“Is this how you found out you were gay?” Adagio smirked.

Sonata nodded, “Uh-huh… After it was over, he went to go watch some porn. I walked in on him doing that, and I saw he was watching lesbian porn. It was… well, I… I practically got aroused on the spot and knew I wanted another woman doing that to me.”

Adagio grinned, “So this would be your first time with a woman?” she purred, leaning down and kissing Sonata’s nose.

“Yeah… I’m really excited…” Sonata murmured with a bright smile, “I never thought I’d be with such a gorgeous lady…”

“Well in that case, I can’t let you go first,” Adagio purred, sliding down off Sonata’s legs and tugging at her panties, “Your first time has to be really… really… good…”

“A-Are you sure?” Sonata squirmed a bit.

“Very sure,” she smiled, pulling Sonata’s panties off her legs and pushing her legs apart, “Besides, I’ve been itching to get my lips down here,” she purred, leaning down and nuzzling Sonata’s sex.

“Go ahead…” Sonata moaned, quivering in anticipation.

Don't Take Her Away From Me!

THREE YEARS LATER

“Goddammit!” Aria groaned as her car sputtered to a stop on the edge of the highway, “God dammit, not now! Not out here in the middle of buttfuck nowhere!”

Try as she may, getting it started again was a fruitless effort. In frustration, she banged her fist against the car horn, groaning. Pulling out her phone, she could see it was dead and in need of charging. But with her car out of commission, she couldn’t even charge it here.

“Great…” She sighed heavily, placing it back into her purse, grabbing it and getting out of the car.

Taking a look out down the highway, she saw an exit sign leading off to a town far off down the hill in the valley below. Shrugging her shoulders and realizing that she likely wasn’t going to find help anywhere else, she slung her purse over her shoulder and hiked off toward the exit.

As she headed along, coming to a stretch of highway that seemed deserted, something caught her eye. To her surprise, sitting near the road much like a highway road stop seemed to be a club. What was a club doing in the middle of nowhere just off from the nearest town? It made no sense to her.

‘Least it’s something… Guess I can use their phone,’ Aria thought, shrugging in mild defeat.

She went along toward the building, seeing that it was indeed a club. It sure explained why it was open at this hour, which was a relief to her. At long last, she reached the front door and opened it, going inside.

As soon as she got inside, she came to the realization that this wasn’t a nightclub, it was a strip club. Hunching her shoulders, she hurried over to the bar, trying not to draw attention from anyone as she kept her back to the stage.

“Aren’t you a little young to be in here, sweetie?” came the voice of the woman at the bar as she approached.

Aria glanced at the woman, somehow having expected her to be smirking at her in a very sensuous yet welcoming kind of way. And of course, she was absolutely beautiful with her fiery, voluminous curly hair and striking eyes. While Aria couldn’t help finding her attractive, she was in no mood for this.

“Yeah, yeah. I’m not in here for that,” Aria said sourly, “Can I use your phone? My car broke down in the middle of the road and my cell’s dead.”

“My my, someone upstairs is mad at you today,” she chuckled as she pulled her cell phone out of her cleavage and handed it to her, “Here you go, sweetie.”

Aria stared at her, wondering how and why someone would hide that in their cleavage, but decided not to engage, “Thank you. You got a phone book?”

The bartender nodded and pulled one out from under the counter, “Here you are, dear.”

“Thanks,” Aria opened it up, tracking down the number to a garage and their towing services. She made the call, to which they said they’d arrive within the hour. Relieved at this, Aria then hung up and handed the phone and book back to the bartender, “Okay, that’s done. Thanks again, miss.”

“Adagio,” she smiled, “This is my club. You waiting here for your ride?”

“...I guess I may as well,” Aria shrugged a bit, making herself more comfortable on her stool. “Wait, you tend bar for your own club? Wouldn’t you usually have a bartender for that?”

“I’m shorthanded tonight,” Adagio shrugged, “My bartender quit and my girlfriend doesn’t have her license.”

“Huh,” Aria said thoughtfully with a shrug, looking about for a moment. She glanced at Adagio once more, then sat up straight, “Lemme guess, you’re gonna start drying a glass, telling me to buck up, and then asking what’s troubling me?”

“No, of course not,” Adagio scoffed, covertly setting the glass she’d been pulling out back onto the shelf, “I was going to ask what you were gonna have.”

“Oh. Well, I guess I’ll have a coke,” Aria gave a noncommittal wave.

Adagio pulled a can out from the mini-fridge underneath the bar and popped it open, pouring it into a glass before sliding it over to her, “There ya go. On the house.”

“Wait, what? ...Why?” Aria looked at her oddly, having been reaching for her purse just moments ago.

“Because it’s my club and I’ll give free drinks away if I want to,” Adagio winked.

Aria rose an eyebrow, sipping her coke for a moment, “Long as you don’t make a huge habit of it, I guess. So… I gotta ask. Why all the way out here? Aren’t clubs usually in the centre of everything?”

“I’m set in between three major cities,” Adagio explained, “Far enough away to be discreet, but close enough to be convenient.”

“...Huh,” Aria said with a thoughtful shrug, “Guess that makes sense.”

“Of course it does,” Adagio smirked as the door to her apartment opened and Sonata came walking out, “Oh! Sona-baby! Come here, Mama wants a hug!”

“Yay!” Sonata happily skipped over to Adagio, bringing her arms around her and kissing her cheeks, “I just finished looking over the books!”

“How are we doing, sweetheart?” Adagio asked with a smile, kissing Sonata’s forehead.

“I’m doing great! And so’s business!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her lovingly.

Aria stared at the two, making a face. She was about to snidely tell them to get a room, but figured not to engage. Sipping her coke, she glanced once more at Sonata, before she realized who this was. Her eyes went wide as she carefully sat her glass back on the bar, “...Sonata? Is that you?”

Eyes going wide as well, Sonata finally noticed her, and squeaked in fright before clutching to Adagio, “...Aria Blaze? W-What are you doing out here?”

“Do you two know each other?” Adagio asked, not recognizing Aria from the brief moment she’d met her years ago.

“She goes to my school,” Sonata explained.

“Yeah, and you disappeared three years ago!” Aria exclaimed, “Where the hell have you been?! Everyone was worried sick about you!”

Sonata looked away, shaking her head, “It’s a long story.”

Aria’s eyes narrowed sharply, “I’ve got time.”

“...Why do you want to know?” Sonata asked, rubbing her arm a little, “Life goes on, doesn’t it? If you really want to know, I… I ran away because I hated my life.”

“And that’s it? You just hated your life?!” Aria exclaimed, “Sonata, everyone thought you were dead!”

“...They… They did?” Sonata’s eyes widened, “... I knew they were looking for me, but… I didn’t think anyone cared about me at all. I just… I had an eating disorder, my girlfriend broke up with me and deceived me all along, bullies were picking on me, I was almost raped, no one tried to help me except... “ She looked at Adagio then, shaking a bit, “Except her… She was pretty much my only friend.”

“Wait… you’ve been here this whole time?!” Aria’s head snapped from Sonata, to Adagio, and back to Sonata again, “With her?!”

Sonata let out a small sound, clutching her face in her hands. For a moment or two she remained this way, breathing heavily, “Yes! Yes, I was! Adagio’s the only one who’s ever helped me or cared about me at all! She was coming out here to open her club and took me with her! I wanted a new life away from home and so I ran away with her! I ran away with her because I love her! And she loves me, too! I wanted a life with someone who loves me, too! That’s why I’m here! I couldn’t take it anymore! I don’t know why you care, but that’s what it is!”

“You love… you were fifteen! How old are you?!” Aria rounded on Adagio.

“Right now? fourty-one,” Adagio remarked, unphased.

Aria’s jaw dropped to the counter as she turned back to Sonata, “That’s not love, Sonata! That’s a pedophile!”

“She is not a pedophile!” Sonata half-shouted, tears in her eyes now, “You take that back!”

“No I will not!” Aria snapped, “This creep snatched you up when you were vulnerable! That’s sick!”

Sonata was about to make a retort, but stopped. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed like that was what it looked like to others. The fact she was fifteen and Adagio was in her thirties at the time they’d met, let alone fell in love and ran away together… It all added up to looking exactly like what Aria was talking about. She shook a little, exhaling and trying to gather herself.

“I… never thought of it that way,” Sonata admitted, her voice softened, “But… Adagio’s not a creepy pedophile, I swear… She was… she was there for me when no one else was. She helped me, made me feel better about myself, and she loved me, like no one else ever did… And it was all real. So real, and… I’m not… helping this, am I?”

Both Aria and Adagio shook their heads.

“If anything, sweetie, you’re making it worse,” Adagio said, pursing her lips.

Letting out a cry, Sonata wiped her eyes and clung to Adagio tightly, “Don’t take her away from me! I’m fine, really!” Realizing what she was doing, she pulled back, and ran out of the room, going back to the apartment.

“Excuse me,” Adagio excused herself from the bar and ascended the stairs to the apartment, fully aware that Aria had stormed after her. Finding Sonata upstairs and crying on the sofa, she sat down next to her and gently stroked her hair, “Sweetie, calm down. You’re overreacting. Nobody can take you from anywhere, you’re eighteen and can make your own decisions.”

Sniffling, Sonata clung to her and buried her face in her neck, “I just don’t want you getting in trouble…”

“I won’t. It’s been too long for anybody to do anything,” Adagio said, leaning down and kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “Shh, calm down Sona-baby. Mama’s here…”

Cuddling against her, Sonata sniffled and calmed herself, “But it’s true… It does look like some creepy pedophile snatched me away… B-But I know you’re not one!”

Adagio whispered soft shushing sounds into Sonata’s ear as she patted her back, “I know that too, sweetheart. Calm down, you don’t want to start hyperventilating…”

“Mm-hmm…” Sonata took a few breaths, nuzzling into her neck, “I can’t believe they thought I was dead… I can’t even believe she noticed…”

Adagio looked up at Aria, who had followed her upstairs and was glaring down at the both of them, “Mmhmm… it’s okay, sweetie,” she whispered, stroking her hair.

“Explain yourself,” Aria stated, her tone hard, “What the hell were you thinking, doing this to a vulnerable teenager?”

“Really, would any explanation I give satisfy you?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I’m serious,” Aria rolled her eyes, “The facts aren’t exactly adding up on your favour, lady.”

“Alright,” Adagio said, cradling Sonata in her lap, “Sonata was almost raped at school. She was begging not to go back. She was begging to get away. In fact, when I first met her she was crying at a bus stop that made frequent stops on the harbor bridge. I’m pretty sure she was going there to jump. I had no intention on being intimate with her, that is something that really just happened. Furthermore, she’s been doing remarkably well since she came to live with me. She got her high school diploma, she’s gained enough weight that she’s not a malnourishment case anymore, and she’s been nothing but happy ever since. If you want to call me a peophile for that, then fine. Get out of my house if you’re going to be so brazenly stupid,” she snapped.

Somewhere in the distance, there was a faint sound of a microphone dropping.

Aria gazed at her, wide-eyed and trying to process all of this. She looked yet again at Sonata, who was snuggled against Adagio and burying her face in her neck. Then she looked at the older woman, seeing just how sincere and serious she was being. For a moment or two, Aria remained silent, wondering just what she could possibly say to any of that.

“...Guess it really was just the ages that made it look bad,” Aria admitted with a sigh, looking away a little.

Adagio’s eyes narrowed, “Good,” she said curtly, gently patting Sonata’s back as the girl whimpered in her lap.

“...Okay, I’m sorry,” Aria conceded, holding her hands up, “I’m not gonna start anything. Besides, Sonata’s eighteen, not like it’s a big deal anymore.”

Adagio’s stony face held, “Now, you can either sit down, or you can leave. Pick one.”

For the most part, Aria wanted to hightail it out of there. Not willing to admit it, but Adagio’s stare was really intimidating. It wasn’t often that someone would affect her like this, especially not when they didn’t have any power of her for the most part. Yet, she felt like a micronism up against a finger.

Yet, she didn’t feel right just walking out the door. If anything, something inside was compelling her to take Adagio’s offer. Whatever it was, the feeling was hard to ignore. Exhaling, she looked about the room, then sat herself down on a nearby chair.

“Good girl,” Adagio said sternly, kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “You feeling better, Sona-baby?”

“Yeah…” Sonata murmured, pulling her head up a bit, “Yeah, I’m okay. I’m sorry, I guess I kinda caused a scene...”

“Oh no, you didn’t do anything, sweetheart,” Adagio whispered, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“I just don’t wanna leave, and I don’t want you to go, either,” Sonata murmured, wiping her eyes, “I guess I felt like I was fifteen all over again.”

“I’m not going anywhere, sweetie,” Adagio cooed, kissing her cheek as she rocked her in her lap, “You’re still safe here…”

Sonata nodded, kissing her cheek and looking at Aria warily.

Aria held up her hands again, “Don’t look at me, I’m not doing nothing. I couldn’t even if I tried.”

“Precisely,” Adagio said firmly, “I get very protective.”

“...I can tell,” Aria remarked, looking between the two again.

Adagio rubbed Sonata’s back in small circles, “Don’t ever make my Sona-baby cry again.”

Feeling a stab of guilt, Aria nodded, “Right. I’m sorry, Sonata. I didn’t intend to make you cry. I… overreacted and was out of line.”

Sonata sniffled, but managed a small smile, “It’s okay. I… do appreciate you looking out for me.”

“Well, yeah. When I thought you were dead… I was feeling terrible, okay? Like I could’ve been a better friend. But now you’re here and I hear about this, and… yeah,” Aria shook her head a bit, “I was worried.”

Adagio kissed Sonata’s hair as she nuzzled her, “Were you two friends in school?” she asked softly.

“Kinda. More like friendly acquaintances,” Aria shrugged a bit, “We were kinda friends as kids, but drifted apart.”

“Yeah,” Sonata nodded, nuzzling her back, “I mean, I felt kinda sad we weren’t close anymore, but it’s not like she just dumped me like a hot potato.”

Adagio kissed her cheek, “Do you want me to leave you two alone for a bit?” she asked.

Neither of them said a word, to which Aria motioned for Sonata to speak for them.

“...I guess…” Sonata murmured, “It’d be nice if we could talk.”

Adagio smiled and shifted Sonata off her lap, “I’ll be in the kitchen if you need me,” she cooed softly as she stood up and strode to the kitchen, hitting the button to signal the staff downstairs to close the club down.

Sonata shifted a bit, clasping her fingers in her lap as she looked anywhere but at Aria directly. She exhaled, trying to find the courage to speak, “So… um… how is… uh…. everything, I guess?”

Aria shrugged, “It’s been alright, I guess. It was quiet at school without you around…”

“Oh, come on… that can’t be true,” Sonata shook her head.

“It was,” Aria said, nodding, “After they reported you dead, everything got a lot quieter. Niyomi blamed herself for pushing you so much and dropped out. Asy transferred to another school after she cracked that other girl’s skull open, and…” Aria hesitated, before continuing, “You know that girl who tried to molest you?”

“Yeah?”

“She killed herself…”

Eyes going wide, Sonata’s breath caught in her throat, “W-What…? She did? ...Why?”

“That day was the last time anybody saw you,” Aria explained, “Me, Asy and her were the last ones to lay eyes on you. She knew she caused you to run away, and blamed herself for your death.”

“...Wow, I…” Sonata looked down with guilt, clutching her stomach, “I didn’t think of that… I was so sure no one would care or that the bullies would laugh in victory or something…”

“Well… they did. Everyone realized they took things too far with you,” Aria said quietly.

“....Oh… so it kinda took my disappearing to give ‘em a wake up call,” Sonata sighed a bit, managing to look up at her.

Aria nodded, “I guess… I was worried, though. You just vanished like that… it scared the crap out of me…”

“I’m sorry… I would’ve said something, but, I didn’t want anyone finding me and taking me home…” Sonata murmured, rubbing her arm, “I had to wait until I was eighteen.”

Aria got up and moved over to the couch and sitting down next to her, “When they reported you dead… I…” Aria couldn’t help herself and wrapped her arm around Sonata’s shoulder, “I cried for a week straight…”

“R-Really?” Sonata shook against her, managing to meet her gaze, “You… were really that sad?”

“Yeah…” Aria said quietly, “I uh… I loved you, Sonata…”

“Well I-huh?” Sonata blinked at her, “Wait… so when you say love…”

Aria nodded her head, “Yeah…”

Sonata blinked a few times, unsure how to respond. A little squeak escaped her as she tried to talk, but couldn’t find her voice. “Uh… wow. You sure… did a great job of hiding it…”

Aria brought her other arm up and hugged her, holding her shoulders tightly as she sniffled, “Yeah… I thought I’d lost you…”

“I… didn’t know you felt that way, I… I’m sorry…!” Sonata hugged her back, beginning to cry all over again, “I didn’t even know you cared!”

“I wanted to tell you but… then you disappeared,” Aria said softly, squeezing Sonata tighter.

Sonata nuzzled her hair, holding closer to her, “I’m sorry, Aria… I didn’t mean to hurt you, I swear…”

“I know you didn’t. We barely even spoke,” Aria said softly as she cuddled Sonata close to her.

“Well… hey, now we can… I don’t know, try again and stuff…” Sonata blushed slightly, “Just, uh… don’t drop any bombs, either. I’m kinda trying to work that out.”

“Yeah… okay…” Aria smiled as she kissed Sonata’s cheek, “...I think my ride’s here. I’ll… I’ll come see you on my way back home, okay?”

“Sure… I’m here all the time, anyway…” Sonata blushed a bit more, “Guess I’ll see you later…”

“Yeah…” Aria let go and stood up, swinging her purse back over her shoulder.

“You’re not going to kiss her goodbye?” Adagio smirked from the kitchen doorway.

“W-What?” Sonata squeaked, “But I… you… she… I… um… okay.”

She looked Aria nervously, her cheeks bright pink. Coming closer to her, she leaned in and planted a hesitant peck on her lips. Aria’s arms came back around her waist as she leaned in, turning the hesitant peck into a deep kiss as she held Sonata as tightly as she could get away with. Letting out a surprised squeak, Sonata was taken aback, but eventually melted into the kiss. It felt different from kissing Adagio, but a nice different. She returned it, bringing her arms around Aria’s neck, moaning softly.

Aria moaned squeakily and deepened the kiss, her tongue brushing against Sonata’s lips as Adagio watched the two of them from the doorway. Giggling a little, Sonata opened her mouth and eagerly met Aria’s tongue in a heated duel. She explored the other girl’s mouth curiously, taking in her unique flavour.

“Aw,” Adagio cooed, “You two are adorable.”

Pulling back a bit, Sonata blushed harder, “You… really don’t mind, Adagio?”

“Why would I mind? This is just precious!” Adagio grinned.

“Well, okay…” Sonata giggled, and kissed Aria’s cheek.

“I’ll be by tomorrow afternoon,” Aria smiled, kissing her cheek before leaving, closing the door behind her. Once she was gone, Adagio crept up behind Sonata and wrapped her arms around her waist.

“Feeling better, Sona-baby?” she asked, tickling her stomach.

Sonata giggled from the tickles, leaning back against her as she placed her hands on her arms, “Yeah… I do feel a lot better…”

Adagio’s hands lowered down to tickle the inside of her leg, “That’s good, I don’t like it when you’re upset.”

“Oooh…” Sonata cooed from the touch, “I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to get all emotional earlier. But it’s okay now, nothing’s going to… well, tear anyone apart.”

“Good girl,” Adagio smiled, sweeping Sonata up into her arms and smirking, “So it really does look like some creepy pedophile snatched you away, eh?”

“...Well, yeah…. I never thought of it that way before, but… I guess she kind of had a point,” Sonata murmured, “I don’t care, though. I know you love me, and I love you, too… It doesn’t really matter at all,” she then realized what was going on and giggled, “Oooh! I mean, yes…”

“Yes?” Adagio giggled, swinging her around.

“Yes!” Sonata hugged her tight and nuzzled her cheek.

“Oh, nice to know you think so little of me,” Adagio laughed, swinging her in circles.

“Also nice to know you preyed after little teen girls like me,” Sonata giggled, sticking her tongue out between her teeth.

Adagio gave a look of mock offense, “Well I never! You think you know someone and then they drop this on you.”

“Oh yeah? Well… um…” Sonata blinked a few times, then giggled, “nice shirt!”

Adagio wheeled around and carried Sonata into their bedroom, dropping her onto the bed, “Thanks, it’s the one you bought for me.”

“I remember, you put it on right the moment I gave it to you,” Sonata grinned, “Without even changing your first shirt!”

Adagio nodded and plopped down next to her, leaning over her as she pushed her back onto the bed, “Mmhmm…”

“You’re the best,” Sonata giggled, reaching up to play with her hair, “I love you~”

“I love you too,” Adagio grinned, leaning her head down to kiss Sonata’s neck.

Sonata nuzzled her happily, cooing in response, “I have to say, I’m pretty shocked at what happened since I left, but… no way do I regret it! It’s still the best thing that ever happened to me. And I totally owe it all to you!”

Adagio smiled warmly and nuzzled her cheek, “That you do. So how do you intend to thank me?” she asked with a purr as she kissed her neck.

“Maybe I can do that thing you really like…” Sonata nuzzled her hair and reached down to stroke her back.

“Well that narrows it down to about fifty,” Adagio snickered, kissing Sonata’s nose.

Laughing, Sonata kissed her nose back, “Good point! Maybe I’ll have to start with one and work my way up the list…”

“That sounds like a sound plan,” Adagio purred, her hand running up Sonata’s side.

“Mmm, awesome…” Sonata purred, stroking along her back sensually and creeping her hands up her shirt, “You smell so pretty…”

“So do you,” Adagio whispered with a grin, trailing her lips over Sonata’s neck as she shivered from her touch.

“I’m soooo lucky…” Sonata cooed happily, tilting her head to accommodate Adagio’s ministrations.

“And why is that, Sona-baby?” Adagio asked with a purr.

“Well, all my life, I felt pretty… alone and ignored most of the time, and then I had all those issues…” Sonata pouted, but then smiled, “But with you, all that changed, and I just… well, I’ve been happier the past three years than I’ve ever been in my life.”

“You’re welcome, sweetheart,” Adagio purred, kissing along her chin as she rubbed her stomach.

“Mmm… And now my old friend is back in my life…” Sonata rubbed her back, coming around to her chest, “This is awesome!”

“You see? I told you things would turn around for you,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her nose, “Ooh, someone’s getting grabby, isn’t she?”

“Why wouldn’t I get grabby when my beautiful and awesome girlfriend is getting frisky?” Sonata grinned.

Adagio purred and straddled Sonata’s waist, “I have no idea.”

“Exactly!” Sonata grinned, running her hands down to her hips and toying with her skirt.

“You’re just precious,” Adagio giggled, “I am so keeping you.”

Sonata nuzzled her, grinning wider, “Well, you have been for three years, now! No way can you let me go, now!”

“Oh I could,” Adagio smirked, “But Mama has no plans on letting her favorite girl go…”

“And Sona-baby doesn’t want to leave Adagio-Mom!” Sonata pouted.

Adagio giggled and rolled them onto their side, snuggling Sonata against her chest, “Aw, you are just too cute!”

“I have more reasons to be cute these days!” Sonata cooed, snuggling against her happily.

Adagio grinned and kissed her cheek, “Mama loves you, Sona…”

“Sona-baby loves you too, Mama,” Sonata giggled, kissing her cheek too.

You're Creeping Me Out, Lady!

“You alright, sweetheart?” Adagio asked as she watched Sonata fidget on the sofa.

“Yes… I’m just…. Aria’s coming back soon, and I’m kinda nervous,” Sonata admitted.

“Aw, why’s that, sweetie?” Adagio asked, sitting down next to her and wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

“I just don’t know what to expect,” Sonata snuggled against her, “I know things got better with her, but now… I don’t know! We haven’t really been close in forever and she just saw me after thinking I was dead. I just… what’s gonna happen?”

“I’ll tell you what’s going to happen,” Adagio said with a smile, “She’s going to come in, you two are going to catch up like it’s only been a week since you last saw each other, it’ll be like all that time apart never happened and then you’ll be making out all over the sofa and grinding on each other like a couple of horny teenagers.”

Sonata blinked, wide-eyed and blushing a bit, “...You… really think so?”

“Oh I know so!” Adagio grinned, “It’ll be sweet, and adorable, and hot as hell!”

“Oh, okay…” Sonata giggled a bit, “I… didn’t expect her to feel that way about me, and I sure find her attractive! I guess I… just… I don’t know. I gotta find out how I feel about her.”

“Oh you’re so into her,” Adagio teased, “I saw the way you eagerly kissed her!”

Sonata blushed some more, “Okay, so at least it’s a good start…”

“So when does the little fireball get here?” she asked, kissing Sonata’s cheek.

“She said at around three…” Sonata nuzzled her, “Look, I know she said some things last night about you… and I didn’t like it either… but I hope you guys can be friends… or at least get along! She really does mean well, it’s just that she kinda doesn’t express herself in a sappy way…”

“Oh it’s all water off a duck’s back,” Adagio smiled, which curled into a smirk, “Though I am still upset about you confirming it.”

“I know, I’m sorry,” Sonata pouted, “Can I make it up to you?”

Adagio grinned and tackled Sonata onto her back, snuggling her tightly, “After Aria leaves you can lose those clothes of yours for the rest of the day. Sound fair?”

Grinning widely, Sonata nodded, “Yes! Very fair! And I’ll do anything you want me to!”

“Oh you bet you will,” Adagio giggled, “Calling me a pedo, you naughty little girl!”

“Yes, I am a naughty little girl!” Sonata nuzzled her cheek and kissed her face, “I’m your naughty little girl!”

“And what’s my naughty little girl gonna do?” Adagio asked sultrily, kissing the top of her head.

“Obey your every whim,” Sonata cooed, nuzzling noses with her.

“Good,” Adagio giggled, “...You know, I think I want you all worked up when she get’s here. Constantly thinking about pouncing on her,” she chuckled.

Sonata blinked, then nodded, “Well, okay. How should I do that?”

“Oh you’re not going to do it, I am,” Adagio grinned as she reached down and gently pressed between Sonata’s legs.

“O-Oohh…” Sonata moaned, squirming against her a little, “Okay, Adagio…! I want to be worked up…”

“Good girl,” Adagio snickered as she rubbed slightly harder, leaning down, “You’re gonna be all hot and bothered by the time she get’s here,” she whispered softly into her ear.

“I already feel it...oooh…” Sonata moaned a little more, clutching at her.

Adagio pulled her hand away just as she heard a soft knocking on the door, “Well, that would be her,” she smirked as she strode off into the kitchen, “You kids behave yourselves!” she called back, smirking evilly as she closed the door behind her.

“Uh?” Sonata managed to sit up, still in a bit of a daze, “Already…?”

She got up and answered the door to see Aria standing there, her cheeks flushed from the cold as she clutched at her bag.

“Hey…” she said quietly, looking up at her, “You okay? You look warm…”

“Fine!” Sonata squealed, jumping up off the bed and grinning nervously, “It’s just a little too hot!”

“Man, you’re lucky,” Aria chuckled, sitting down on the sofa next to her, “My place is a freezer half the time.”

“I’m sorry,” Sonata pouted a bit, sitting a little more comfortably.

Aria shrugged her bag and her sweater off her shoulders, revealing that she’d worn a very light shirt underneath. Wrapping and arm around Sonata’s shoulders, she clung tight to her for warmth, “Oh, you’re REALLY warm!”

“Hee… We cranked up the heat here!” Sonata blushed a little bit.

Aria pulled back a bit, “Why are you blushing about turning up the heat? Is that a double entendre?”

“Noooo!” Sonata shook her head, then pulled her back, “Please don’t pull away. I like snuggles.”

Aria smiled and wrapped her arms around Sonata’s shoulders, “Me too…”

“Really?” Sonata managed a small smile, “You always pushed me away anytime I tried to hug you when we were kids. I thought you just didn’t like hugs.”

“Times change,” Aria said, blushing softly as she hugged her tighter.

Sonata nodded, managing to hug her back, “Well, we… sure have a lot to catch up on, don’t we?”

“Mmhmm…” Aria smiled, nuzzling into her neck, “I missed you so much, Sonata…”

“I didn’t think you did… But now that I’ve seen you, I’ve missed you too,” Sonata hugged her tight and nuzzled her hair.

“...Your heart is racing,” Aria giggled softly as she nuzzled her warm body.

‘Just like Adagio said… all worked up….’ Sonata thought, nuzzling her cheek, “Yeah… I feel pretty overwhelmed. In a good way! A really good way!”

“Really?” Aria smiled, “Something happen this morning, or is it me?”

“...Uh… kind of both,” Sonata admitted, burying her face in her neck.

“So how does that work?” Aria giggled, nuzzling Sonata’s sweet smelling hair.

“How does what work?”

“I mean what happened this morning?” Aria asked, snuggling Sonata under her chin.

“Um…” Sonata wrinkled her nose, “Adagio’s trying to work me up…”

“Work you up? What does that mean?” Aria snickered, not understanding her meaning.

“She was trying to make me all hot for you…” Sonata admitted, “And I really do! I feel like… I want to pounce!”

Aria blushed a bright red and looked away from her, “I… oh boy… now I just have the mental image of that woman on top of you…”

Sonata giggled, “Well, we have been together for three years... we, uh...have a very active sex life…”

Aria wriggled squeamishly in Sonata’s arms, “She’s like… twenty-three years older than you!”

“I know…” Sonata let go of her, pouting a bit, “But that doesn’t matter to me. We love each other, and she’s… She’s been there for me since the moment I met her. I can’t explain it, I just… I was so drawn to her and I couldn’t believe her kindness. She helped me and did so much without even asking for anything back. I mean, I did help her get her club off the ground and all, but still. I know you’re not exactly fond of her, but… I just hope you can see what I mean!”

“Yeah… did she at least wait until you were sixteen before… you know?”

Sonata blushed and giggled, “...No.”

“Ah!” Aria covered her ears, “Sonata!”

“What? It was perfectly consensual!” Sonata exclaimed, “It kind of happened fast, but I swear, she didn’t force me! We both wanted it… Oh, I know how it all sounds! Beautiful older woman consoles a vulnerable teenage girl, said girl mistakes her care for love, and it’s all one big story like that! I know! But I swear it’s not like that! She’d never hurt me! She even gave me a choice to stay behind at home or run away with her!”

“It’s still gross!” Aria murmured, “She’s still an old lady!”

“Aria!” Sonata gasped, pulling away now, “She’s only fourty-one, she’s not old!”

“She is old!” Aria pursed her lips, “Okay, seriously. Aside from the whole ‘she was there for me’ thing, what exactly is supposed to be attractive about her?”

Sonata gaped at her, then slid away, turning around, “I can’t believe you’re saying this stuff! You don’t even know her! And to answer your question, you go and take one good look at her, then look me in the eye and tell me she’s not beautiful!”

Behind the kitchen door, Adagio smiled as she laid a hand over her chest.

“I have, I just can’t get past the fact that I might get roofied here,” Aria muttered under her breath.

“SHE’S NOT LIKE THAT!” Sonata shouted, getting up from the couch, “She is not a predator, she’s not a rapist, she’s a really great woman! I know she puts on this femme fatale kind of persona, but she’s really sweet! I want to be your friend and I want to reconnect with you, but I’m not going to sit here and let you trash talk my girlfriend! I love her, and if you can’t accept that, then maybe I don’t want your approval!”

“Now now girls,” Adagio said silkily as she emerged from the kitchen, holding two mugs of hot chocolate and handing them to the two of them, “Don’t fight, you’re supposed to be friends.”

“Friend? If by friend you mean back-stabbing biotch who trashes your girlfriend for no good reason, then yes! Best friend forever!” Sonata said sourly.

“Sona!” Adagio chided, “You know better than to say something like that!”

“Oh, I’m sorry, then she’s a Super Pretty Sparkly Rumblebottom Mean Princess, then!” Sonata turned away, “I am not listening until she apologizes! I’m not standing for it!”

Adagio giggled and sat down next to her, bringing Sonata into her arms despite Aria’s recoil, “Aw, you’re cute when you’re all disgruntled, Sona-baby.”

“Hello? She’s being a meanie! I don’t like it!” Sonata squirmed against her, but was powerless to even escape.

Adagio pulled Sonata into her lap and danced her fingers across her stomach, “Oh you’re just being a little crankypants,” she purred as she nuzzled Sonata’s cheek.

“I am not! She’s saying mean things about you and I want her to apologize!” Sonata groaned, nuzzling against her now.

“Okay, okay okay okay!” Aria cried, standing up, “Just… stop! I’m sorry! I just… how? How does all of this work? There’s a twenty-three year age difference! I don’t get any of this!”

“What’s there to get?” Adagio asked with a smirk, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she cuddled her close to her, “We love each other, we make each other happy, and the sex is great,” she grinned cheekily.

“Yeah, but some day she’s going to find some girl her age and then just leave!” Aria protested.

“Stop putting words in our mouths!” Sonata cried.

“You know what? I’ll make a bet on that,” Adagio chuckled, “Fifty bucks says she doesn’t.”

“Are you even listening to yourselves? Everything you’re saying sounds like you’re an eighty-year old playboy millionaire and she’s a twenty-something! Oh, it’s true love! Never mind you’re old enough to be her grandpa! Yeah yeah, sugarcoat it!” Aria uttered, palming her face, “Fairy tale true love! Sonata, I love you, I really do, but sometimes you really don’t have a grasp on reality.”

“I do so!” Sonata protested, offended, “Why does everyone think that just because I’m a little ditzy that I’m stupid and have my head in the clouds 24/7?”

“Sona-baby, last night you spend ten minutes trying to answer the remote control,” Adagio cooed softly, patting her head.

“Wait, what?” Aria turned to Adagio now, “Did she seriously do that?”

“Oh yeah. The phone started ringing and she just picked up the remote trying to answer it,” Adagio giggled.

“Hey! It was right next to the phone and it was a little dark in the room from the movie I was watching!” Sonata protested, “I wasn’t paying attention, okay?”

“Making that mistake once is one thing, but it was ten straight minutes,” Adagio laughed, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“Be quiet!” Sonata looked away with a pout.

“Wow,” Aria murmured, shaking her head, “I didn’t think you could get that dim.”

“Would you stop it?! I’m not talking to you!” Sonat said sourly, “And now you’re insulting me! Go away!”

“Hey, come on!” Aria held her hands up, “I’m not trying to be mean, Sonata, I swear. You know I mean it with love. Relax, okay? You’re not stupid. I know you’re smart and you’re seriously good at math. But seriously, just calm down already.”

“Me?! You were the one who waltzed in here with your dumb high horse about my being with an older woman!” Sonata turned away again.

“You vanished with her! Right up out of nowhere!” Aria bit back, “This woman is beyond creepy!”

Adagio responded by grinned widely at Aria in the most unsettling way possible.

“...Okay, now you just look demented,” Aria shivered a little, “Seriously, stop that. It’s creepy.”

Adagio’s grin widened as she leaned closer to her.

“Stop it! Jeez, you’re creeping me out, lady!” Aria took a few steps back, “You know what? Fine. I’m gonna leave. If you want to throw your life away and tether yourself to some creepy predator, you be my guest! But don’t come crying to me to pick up the pieces because I won’t!” She snatched up her bag and jacket before storming toward the door.

“Fine! Be that way!” Sonata shouted after her, tears in her eyes.

“Aria wait!” Adagio called out.

“What?!” Aria snapped, turning back around.

Adagio grinned widely at her.

“...Screw you both!” Aria snapped angrily, then left, slamming the door behind her.

Once the door slammed, Sonata shook, then began to cry. “How could she do that?! I hate her! I hate her! She waltzes in, insults you, insults me, and just… urgh! I don’t care anymore! She doesn’t love me! She’s just like everyone else back home! Pretending they love me, but then when I’m somehow different, turn their backs on me! I don’t care anymore! I hate her!”

“You don’t hate her,” Adagio said softly, nuzzling her cheek as she reached down and gently patted her rear, “You two are just having a fight.”

“Did you not see the way she acted?! She’s no better than the bullies back home! I thought she was my friend and I thought she loved me… But she’s just as fake as everyone else! And she wonders why I was miserable! She wonders why I actually want to be with someone who cares about me!” Sonata shouted, tears streaming down her face, “She doesn’t understand me… And just walks out on me first chance she gets… I knew it was too good to be true! I thought maybe someone back home cared about me… But I was wrong!”

Adagio patted both her back and her bum as Sonata cried into her neck, “Oh, poor Sona-baby,” she cooed softly as she rocked her in her lap, “You know what? Why don’t we forget throwing your clothes away and I’ll make you some soup, alright?”

Sniffling loudly, Sonata nodded, “Okay… Your soup always helps…”

Outside the door, Aria leaned against it, her hand over her mouth. ‘What… did I just do? Oh, damn it… I fucked up all over again...’ She held back tears, quietly shuffling to the main door and heading outside. ‘Too late now...’

Adagio lifted Sonata into her arms and carried her into the kitchen, setting her down at the table as she moved to the stove, where her soup was already on the stove and labeled her up a bowl. Setting it down in front of her, she kissed the top of Sonata’s hair, “There we go, sweetie.”

“Thank you…” Sonata proceeded to slowly eat the soup, calming herself down a little.

“You’re welcome,” Adagio purred as she sat down next to her, kissing her cheek.

Sonata sniffled, taking a few more gentle slurps of her soup, “...I don’t want to hate her. But she just… doesn’t care about me at all... I’m so done with everyone back home. I don’t even want to tell my parents I’m alive… Let them think I’m dead…”

“You know that Aria’s probably going to tell them, right?” Adagio asked.

“Yeah. To make herself feel better,” Sonata said bitterly, “Whatever. If she tells them, I’ll just skip town for a few days.”

“Oh you can’t do that, I’ll worry about you,” Adagio pouted, nuzzling her cheek.

Sonata giggled a little, “It’s okay. I’d just go into the next town, stay in disguise, call you every day, and then come back when the dust settles.”

Adagio mewled in disappointment, “But then I’d be here for a few days without you to cuddle up with me…”

“I’d say we could go together, but I know you don’t like closing up shop for long periods of time, especially without a good reason,” Sonata said, then had some more soup. “...Okay, I’ll just hide in the closet or something, like I was never even here in the first place.”

Adagio giggled and kissed her cheek, “Oh now you’re just being a silly pants.”

“What? I don’t want to face them… I’m sick of it,” Sonata sighed, leaning against her, “The only reason she cared was because she thought I was dead. What makes my parents and anyone else there any different…”

“You want to see them, you’re just afraid about what they’re gonna say. And besides, they can’t do anything, remember?” Adagio cooed, nibbling her ear.

“I don’t want to be hurt anymore…” Sonata sniffled, “Aria hurt me… and if my parents hurt me, I don’t know what I’ll do.”

“If your parents hurt you, I’ll drop kick them out of the house,” Adagio purred.

Sonata sniffled, “Okay… But, what was that with Aria earlier? It was like you were having fun with what was happening…”

“Oh I was. Watching someone make an ass of themselves is a riot!” Adagio grinned.

“Sure wish I could’ve laughed…” Sonata sighed a bit.

“You will once it all wears off, sweetie,” Adagio smiled, kissing her forehead.

Lap Dance To A Cuddle

“Oh Lilia, your sense of self is only as funny as your sense of not jumping into fiery pits,” Adagio grinned as she read her book on the sofa.

Footsteps approached her, before stopping in front of the couch, “Hey, Adagio! Look what I just bought!”

Adagio looked up from her book and scoffed, “Oh what are you spending my money on now, missy?”

“Hey, you gave me your credit card and said to go buy some nice outfits! So I did!” Sonata came into view, revealing to be in a lacy black lingerie set. “This was one of them!”

Adagio’s jaw dropped as she watched her stroll in, “Oh… my…” she said, slowly grinning.

“You like it?” Sonata did a little twirl, giggling.

Adagio’s eyes trailed up and down Sonata’s body. She was still a very skinny girl, but the lingere hugged her very nicely, “Oh me likey!”

Sonata went over to the other woman, swaying her lips slightly and straddling her lap, “I think we still have some ‘No Clothes’ time, don’t we…”

Adagio laid her book down and laid her hands onto Sonata’s hips, “Yes, yes we do…”

“Awesome,” Sonata purred, nuzzling her face and then toying with the buttons of her blouse, “Besides, you made me feel better when I needed some lovins… time for me to give you a little thank-you…”

“Oooh,” Adagio purred, leaning in and nibbling Sonata’s ear, “This deserves treats later, sweetheart…”

“Mmm….” Sonata giggled, undoing her blouse, “Sure thing, Adagio-mom…”

Adagio giggled at the fact that Sonata likely spent upwards of twenty minutes getting into her lingerie only to be undoing it almost immediately, “I love that you call me Mom,” she cooed, “Tres kinky.”

“It’s fun,” Sonata kissed her face, pulling off Adagio’s blouse and stroking her bare skin, “Specially since I’m your baby…”

“You are,” Adagio purred softly, nibbling Sonata’s ear as her hands roamed down to gently pat her rear, “My adorable, sexy little baby…”

Sonata moaned softly and squirmed a little, “That’s me… your sexy little Sona-baby… Who’s going to give you a lap dance!”

“Ooooh!” Adagio cooed excitedly, “You haven’t done that since we moved in!”

“And I’ve been observing the dancers a lot more, so I could learn…” Sonata nuzzled her nose, and proceeded to gyrate her hips, “You ready?”

Adagio groaned softly at the feeling of Sonata gyrating in her lap. Patting her rear, she nodded, “Oh I was born ready, sweetie.”

Grinning widely, Sonata proceeded to work up a lap dance. While she’d observed for a long time, her moves were slightly clumsy from inexperience. Despite that, she went along solidly. She bounced, gyrated her hips, grinding against her lap. Adagio bit her lip as her eyes trailed all over Sonata’s body, her hands firmly planted on her hips as she felt Sonata rocking close to her.

“Oooh yeah…” Sonata purred, continuing her little dance, “You like this?”

“Oh do I ever!” Adagio grinned eagerly, “You’re so gorgeous, Sona-baby…”

“Thank you…” Sonata giggled with glee, then stood up, “Take off your clothes… Then I’ll dance some more…” She meanwhile did a little sexy dance on the spot.

Adagio sat back and pulled her blouse off her shoulders, along with her jeans. Undoing her bra and slipping it off, she tugged her thong off her legs with her free hand, and was seated naked and cross-legged on the sofa as she watched Sonata dance.

Sonata gave a cheer while dancing, “Woohoo, yeah! You’re so beautiful, Adagio-Mom!” She giggled, then straddled her lap again.

“Thank you,” Adagio smirked, stroking Sonata’s back.

“Mmm…. so warm…” Sonata nuzzled her face, running her hands along Adagio’s chest and sides, “You’re so soft!”

“That’s my moisturizer,” Adagio cooed, running her fingers through Sonata’s hair, “I should get you some if you like it so much.”

“Sure! I love how it feels and it smells!” Sonata nodded, kissing her cheek.

“This went from a lap dance to a cuddle, didn’t it?” Adagio giggled, patting Sonata’s rear.

“It can be both…” Sonata wiggled herself in her lap.

“Yes it can,” Adagio cooed softly, “I should market this…”

“Oh?” Sonata danced a little against her thighs, grinning, “How so?”

“Snuggles and lap dances out on the floor,” Adagio giggled, “I’m sure the girls would go for that.”

“They’d love it!” Sonata nodded eagerly.

“I know I do,” Adagio purred, patting Sonata’s rear a little faster.

Sonata gyrated her hips a little more as she snuggled her upper body against Adagio’s, “Me too! You always have awesome ideas, Adagio-Mommy!”

“Mommy? Ooh, that’s even better!” Adagio grinned, rocking in tandem with her as she kissed her nose.

“It is?” Sonata blinked, and pondered, “Huh… well, okay! It won’t feel too weird because I haven’t said ‘Mommy’ since I was nine or ten! Adagio-Mommy it is!”

Adagio shivered as she heard it, snaking her hand underneath Sonata’s corset and squeezing one of her breasts as the other patted her rear, “You know just how to push my buttons, Sona-baby…”

“Just like you know how to push mine,” Sonata purred, moaning softly in response.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek as a loud banging sounded from outside, “WHO IS IT!” she hollered at the door.

“Open the door, Miss Dazzle!” Came a male voice.

Sonata, recognizing the voice, squeaked in terror and practically flew off the couch, “SHIT! That’s my dad!”

“What do you want to do about it?” Adagio whispered.

“HIDE!” Sonata whispered loudly, grabbing a sweater and throwing it on before she dashed to the bedroom.

“Miss Dazzle, please open the door!” Came the voice of Sonata’s mother, “We were told our daughter is in here, please just open the door so we can see her!”

“Just a minute!” Adagio sang as she nonchalantly gathered up her clothes, “I’m not decent!”

After a few minutes, she was fully dressed and strolled over to the door, swinging it open, “Mr and Mrs Dusk, I haven’t seen you since my loan was paid off,” she smiled.

“Miss Dazzle,” Mr. Dusk said, gathering his voice, “we were told by Aria Blaze, one of Sonata’s old school friends, that she’s been here all this time.”

“Is it true?!” Mrs. Dusk asked worriedly, “Is our little girl truly alive?!”

Adagio took one look at the expression on Mrs Dusk’s face and pouted, “Oh I can’t do that to you, yes she’s here.”

Both parents looked immensely relieved, now looking all over for any signs of her.

“Please, can we see her?” Mrs. Dusk asked, shaking a bit, “We… We’re not going to press any sort of charges or anything. We just want to see her, to talk to her… please.”

Adagio waved them inside, “She hiding in the back.”

As the three of them moved to the living room, Adagio called out for Sonata, “Sona, your mother is here!”

“No! I’m not coming out!” Sonata shouted.

“Sonata! Sonata, baby! It’s us!” Mrs. Dusk followed the sound of her voice, “Sweetheart, please come out and talk to us!”

“No! Go away!” Sonata’s voice cracked, “She ratted me out!”

“Sonata, come out, please,” Mr. Dusk coaxed, “We just want to talk to you.”

“No! I don’t want to go home! I hate it there! I’m not leaving!”

“Sonata, come out here,” Adagio said sternly.

“Yes Adagio….”

Sonata came out moments later, now also wearing pants, with her head hung low. The moment she came into view, Mrs. Dusk came forth and grabbed her into a hug.

“Oh, sweetheart! You’re all right! We had thought you were dead!” Mrs. Dusk sobbed, stroking her hair, “Oh, why didn’t you tell us, baby? We were so worried!”

Try as she may to protest, Sonata began to cry and clung to her mother’s sweater, trembling hard. Mr. Dusk joined the two of them in the hug, closing his eyes and letting out a relieved sigh. For a few minutes or so, the family remained this way, as Sonata’s sobs lessened.

“I want an explanation, we both do,” Mr. Dusk said as he parted from his wife and daughter, “Will you two tell us what happened?”

“Do you want to tell him, or should I?” Adagio asked, sitting back on the sofa and looking directly at Sonata.

Sonata wiped her eyes, sighing heavily, “No, I’ll tell them. You want the truth, Mom and Dad? Fine. I hated my life! I hated South Ashfield… I’ve been picked on at school, I was almost raped, and nobody cared about me! I had an eating disorder because of it! Yes, Mom, that’s where all the leftovers went! In my stomach and then in the toilet! I binged and purged because I hated my body! I had no friends, my exes dumped me and treated me like crap.... And bullies just won’t leave me alone! I hated my life, and I wanted out! When I met Adagio, she… she was pretty much the only person who even cared about me at all! So when she was coming out here to open her club, I wanted to go with her. So I ran away, okay?! I didn’t want to fake my death, but I didn’t want you guys to know where I was so you wouldn’t take me back home and get her in trouble!”

Mr Dusk rounded on Adagio, clearly not impressed, “I had to inspect this place a dozen times until your loan was paid off, and she was here the whole time?! Right upstairs?!”

Adagio cocked an eyebrow, “Yup.”

“Yes, Dad! I was! I knew you were there and I hid!” Sonata cried, “It’s not her fault, it’s me! I didn’t want you guys to know I was here!”

“But… why? Not even just to let us know you were alive?” Mrs Dusk asked, wiping the tears from her eyes.

Sniffling a bit, Sonata sat down, “I wanted to, I just… figured to wait until I was eighteen. Plus I was scared of what you’d say.”

Adagio wrapped an arm around Sonata’s shoulder and pulled her close, “Shh, it’s okay,” she cooed softly.

“I don’t want to go home… please don’t make me go,” Sonata pleaded her parents, leaning against Adagio with a sniffle.

“Honey...we…” Mrs. Dusk sighed, wiping her eyes again, “There isn’t anything we can do, now that you’re eighteen. But we don’t want you to shut us out anymore. We’re sorry that we haven’t been as attentive to you as we should have been. I can’t even believe I didn’t notice that my own baby had an eating disorder… But we were negligent, and we’re deeply sorry, sweetie.”

Adagio looked between the three of them with a smirk, “Well I think we’ve made some wonderful progress here today,” she grinned, kissing the top of Sonata’s head.

“I’m sorry I didn’t tell you guys… I… won’t shut you out anymore…” Sonata sniffled, wiping her eyes, “I’ll give you all my contact info. But I just… I want to stay here. I love it here, and my life’s been great…”

“Have you been going to school this whole time?” Mr Dusk asked.

Shaking her head, Sonata sat up a bit more, “No, not exactly. I did get my GED and I signed up for classes at the community college in the text town.”

“And… you’ve been staying with Miss Dazzle this whole time?” Mrs Dusk asked.

“Yes…” Sonata nodded, “And don’t get me started! I got enough of that garbage from Aria! Yes, I know she’s twenty-three years older than me! Yes, I know it looks exactly like every parents’ worst nightmare! But it’s not! Adagio truly cares about me and she loves me! She’s done nothing but be a great friend and girlfriend to me! And I love her, too! I love her more than I’ve ever loved anyone! We love each other, okay? I want to stay here with her! That was part of why I ran away, because I loved her and wanted to be with someone who actually cared about me!”

Adagio slowly lowered her face into her palm as Mr and Mrs Dusk’s expressions changed to one of dumbfounded horror.

“Sona… you know how they didn’t walk in calling me a cradle robbing pedophile?” Adagio asked, “Aria never told them about us…”

Letting out a frustrated cry, Sonata grabbed onto a couch cushion and screamed into it.

“You WHAT?!” Mr Dusk shouted, having finally found his voice.

“Miss Dazzle… is this true? You’re… involved with our daughter?” Mrs. Dusk asked carefully.

“Ah fuck it,” Adagio sighed, “Yes, I am.”

“And DON’T say a word!” Sonata shouted, tears in her eyes, “I’m not leaving her!”

“Since when?” Mrs Dazzle asked.

“Just… two hours after Mr Dusk gave me the loan for my club,” Adagio recalled.

“...What…” Mr. Dusk uttered in shock.

“Yeah,” Adagio said as she recalled the events of that day, “I got the loan, she came over to celebrate, and we started making out.”

Sonata buried her face in the cushion again, while Mr and Mrs Dusk looked on with shock. No one spoke a word for a good few moments or so, completely dumbfounded by all of it. Adagio finally broke the silence by patting Sonata on the back.

“I think you should go into the other room, I might be getting my ass kicked,” she smiled.

“No!” Sonata shook her head, “If they want to say something to you, they can do it with me right here!”

“Well if you insist, Sona-baby,” Adagio kissed the top of her head.

“You two have been involved since she was fifteen…” Mrs. Dusk uttered, letting out a sigh, “Miss Dazzle, you could have been arrested. Might I ask… why?”

Adagio shrugged, “She was cute and cuddled in my lap.”

“That… doesn’t quite answer the question,” Mr. Dusk responded.

“Mom, Dad, please! There’s nothing to tell. We love each other, that’s it!” Sonata said.

“Sonata, you ran away when you were upset and vulnerable with a woman twenty-three years older than you!” Mr Dusk snapped, “Vanished off the face of the earth, not a word to anybody that you were okay, and you expect me to believe that?!”

Sonata shrank back, gulping a little, “I know what it looks like! I do! But it’s not like that, Adagio isn’t a predator and she never hurt me! Anything that happened, it was consensual! I just, yeah, I was dumb to run away and not say anything more, but still!”

“Sonata, you were fifteen! You couldn’t legally consent to squat!” Mr Dusk barked, glaring at Adagio, “And how dare you take advantage of an emotionally vulnerable girl like that!”

“Dad, no! She didn’t!” Sonata yelled, “I swear she didn’t!”

“Oh really? Who’s idea was it to start this little tryst?” Mr Dusk snapped.

“Me!” Sonata exclaimed, standing up again, only for Adagio to pull her back down, “She didn’t force me! If anyone initiated it, that was me!”

“And how much did she tell you no? That you were too young and on the rebound?” Mr Dusk asked.

Looking toward Adagio for a moment, Sonata bit her lip, unsure how to respond. She didn’t want to lie to her parents anymore, but also didn’t want to sell out Adagio as a predator. Especially since the truth was in fact what she knew her parents feared.

“I’m waiting, little girl!” Mr Dusk said sternly.

“She… She…” Sonata sniffled, “She only protested very little.”

“And who’s idea was it for you to move out here with her?” Mr Dusk asked.

Sonata wiped her eyes, “She offered it to me. It was kind of on the fly because she was worried about me. But I told her I wanted to. She kept giving me the chance to refuse, but I never took it.”

“Chance to refuse? I’ll believe that when hell freezes over,” Mr Dusk glared at Adagio, who seemed to be largely unphased by everything.

“Face it, Sona, this… woman… took advantage of you,” Mrs Dusk said, looking at Adagio with disgust.

“Stop saying that!” Sonata cried, tears running down her face, “It’s not like that, I swear!”

“It IS like that!” Mr Dusk barked, “This woman snatched you up and-”

“Mr and Mrs Dusk, I’m going to have to ask you to leave,” Adagio said calmly, “You’re upsetting my Sona-baby.”

Both parents looked at her with disbelief, while Sonata buried her face in her neck and trembled.

“Miss Dazzle, after what you did to our daughter, you are under no position to say such a thing,” Mr. Dusk said sternly.

“Oh? It’s my house, my club, and I have five bouncers downstairs who would love a chance to come see their Mistress,” Adagio smiled warmly, “Now, I believe I asked you to leave.”

Muttering to themselves, the two of them begrudgingly left, though not without stating this wouldn’t be the last time. After the door closed and the footsteps faded, Sonata began to sob. Adagio pulled her into her lap and gently patted her back.

“It’s okay…” she whispered, “Mommy’s here…”

“I can’t believe she ratted us out! Then my parents just jump down your throat like you’re a predator!” Sonata sniffled, snuggling closer to her, “I should’ve known this would happen! Why… Why can’t they just leave me alone?!”

“Shhhh…” Adagio whispered, “They can yell and scream and make their noise, but they can’t make you do anything anymore.”

“They could take you to court…”

“And say what?” Adagio scoffed.

Sonata shivered, “I don’t know! I just… I just don’t want this to get any worse…”

“It won’t,” Adagio purred softly, “You’re still getting used to the fact that you’re eighteen now. If you don’t want this to go to court, it won’t. If you don’t want this to get worse, it won’t. All they can do is scream and shout.”

“Okay…” Sonata cuddled more against her, nuzzling her neck, “I just want to stay here with you and live my life peacefully… I don’t want someone trying to drag me away or any backstabbing bitches trying to make my life hell…”

“Then you will,” Adagio whispered softly, kissing her cheek, “It’s just like when they told you being gay was just a phase. You nod dismissively and call them an idiot.”

Nodding a little, Sonata nuzzled her cheek, “I’ll try… I’ll try.”

“There we are,” Adagio purred softly, nuzzling her cheek, “I’m just a little upset that we always have a mood killer at the door.”

“There better not be anymore,” Sonata pouted.

“Yeah, otherwise we may never have sex again,” Adagio giggled, kissing her cheek.

“Noooo!” Sonata hugged her more, “I won’t survive if we abstain! Okay, I will, but still!”

Adagio giggled and nuzzled her cheek, “Hey, I’m still over the moon about getting you in bed before you turned sixteen,” she licked Sonata’s cheek as she squeezed her tightly.

“Adagio!” Sonata blushed heavily, “Nuuu! You’re not supposed to say that!”

“And why not?” Adagio giggled.

“It makes you look bad....”

“So?” Adagio grinned, nuzzling her cheek.

Sonata scrunched up her face, nuzzling her, “Can we have sex, now? I’m still horny…”

All at once, Adagio burst out laughing and fell back, pulling Sonata with her. Her voice became high and squeaky and she snorted a few times, “Oh my god, you should hear yourself!”

“What? What’d I do?” Sonata pouted, blushing a little more, “What’d I say?”

“Just the way you phrased it, it was like a child begging her mother for lunch!” Adagio laughed, patting Sonata’s back as she cuddled her close, still on the verge of fainting from laughter.

Now Sonata giggled, settling herself on top of Adagio as she slowly stripped, “Hey… you’re right… it did sound kinda like that.”

Adagio wiped a tear from her eye as she settled down, “Oh, and that does not help my mother-daughter play fetish, let me tell you…”

“I guess not…” Sonata sat up a bit, throwing off her shirt, “But I’m serious! I’m horny!”

Adagio both laughed and purred at the same time. Even twenty years later, Sonata still couldn’t figure out how she pulled that off.

“I’ll bet you are,” she giggled, “We’ve been interrupted twice in a row now.”

Call Her A Predator One More Time

A couple of nights later, after the club closed for the evening, Sonata was cleaning up behind the bar. She’d volunteered to do a little extra work around the club to help Adagio out, just as she did for looking over the books and receipts in the office. She hummed and whistled along to the tunes on her music player, with rock and roll sounds coming from the headphones if anyone happened to be close enough.

As she worked, her back was to the bar as she set a few glasses along the shelf, she didn’t quite hear approaching footsteps. Sonata hummed, dancing her hips a bit, until she felt a poked on her shoulder. She swatted slightly, not turning around.

“Mommy… I’m almost done! I just have to put the glasses back.”

There was no response. Just another poke to her shoulder. Sonata sighed, lowering her headphones and turning around.

“What is it? What are you-”

She froze in mid-sentence upon seeing that it wasn’t Adagio, but Aria.

“...You!” Sonata glared, reaching for something, which happened to be a bottle of vodka, “You have a lot of nerve showing your face here! What do you want?”

“Like I’m gonna leave you alone with-”

Sonata smashed the bottle and pointed the jagged edges at her, “Call her a predator one more time…”

Aria looked down at the bottle in surprise and backed away, “Alright, fine… I was worried, okay? Can you blame me for worrying?”

“Maybe not, but with what you did, I’m having a little hard time channeling my empathy!” Sonata said, placing the broken bottle down, but still within reach, “Why did you tell my parents?”

“Their daughter’s alive and I’m NOT gonna tell them?” Aria asked, raising an eyebrow, “C’mon, Sona. You got good grades, you’re smarter than that.”

“Okay, fine,” Sonata said sourly, “But they did the same thing! They practically jumped down Adagio’s throat! Do you see why I don’t want people trying to ‘save’ me? I don’t need to be saved! I’m perfectly happy here!”

Aria sighed, “Yeah yeah, I know. You think you’re totally alright and don’t see anything creepy about any of this at all. I heard it the last time. Just stop and think for a minute, alright? Really think about it! This woman is fourty-one. She’s twenty-three years older than you. Just really think about that for a minute, without the fact that you ‘love’ her.”

Sonata glared at her, but decided to humor her for a few minutes. Leaning back against the counter, she thought about the difference between herself and Adagio in age. Adagio definitely carried herself like a grown, confident woman. Their relationship did put her on top, and she even liked to call Adagio ‘Mommy.’ As she thought more, the gravity of it started to settle on her mind and the reality that she could likely call Adagio a Cougar was finally apparent to her.

And as she started to think about it, she started to find herself incredibly turned on.

“....Uh….wow, um, yeah…” Sonata exhaled a little bit.

“Yeah? See what I mean?” Aria asked, looking somewhat hopeful.

Sonata shook a little, trying to ease herself from the mild but still noticeable pangs of arousal. She took another breath, letting it out, “...Okay, maybe Adagio is a little bit into younger women… But she’s not an evil predatory creeper. It’s just… it’s how it happened.”

“And it doesn’t bother you at all that she’s so much older than you?”  Aria asked, her hopeful face vanishing.

“No,” Sonata shook her head, “It never actually bothered me. Maybe if she were old enough to be my Mom or Grandma, I’d feel weird! Yeah, if she were some Granny, I’d see her as Grandmother and not some lover. Ew!”

“So why do you call her Mommy?” Aria asked incredulously.

Again, Sonata thought about it. She mostly did it because Adagio liked it and… actually no, that wasn’t true. She always felt safe with Adagio. Like nothing could hurt her. And Adagio always doted on her in a very motherly way, and would do things she often wished her actual mother would have done. The more she thought about it, Adagio really was her biggest mother figure.

And that was turning her on even more.

“She’s…. wow, it’s like she’s a second Mommy to me,” Sonata murmured.

“See? See what I mean?” Aria asked, looking hopeful again.

Shaking a little with arousal, Sonata leaned over the counter, gripping it a little, “Keep going, Aria… I’m listening…”

Aria was under the impression that she was upsetting Sonata, but if it meant getting her to see the light it was worth it, “Well really think about it. She treats you like her daughter, you comply. She’s obviously got a thing for younger women. Combine it with that, and we’ve got a pretty scary woman, Sonata. You’re sleeping with someone who treats you like her daughter, and she’s almost old enough for you to be it!”

Sonata giggled, squeezing her thighs together, “That’s kinda stretching a little…”

“That’s possible. But add about four years to it and she could be your mother,” Aria exclaimed, oblivious to the fact that she was having the exact opposite effect she was intending.

"Mom was twenty-six when she had me…” Sonata murmured, reaching her hand down to rub at her thigh.

“Teen moms still exist, Sonata,” Aria rolled her eyes, “You get my point.”

Sonata nodded, letting out little breathy gasps, “But you’re right… Adagio is like my Mommy… And my lover, too… And I love it!”

“There, you se-wait, what?!” Aria looked dumbfounded.

“Oh, Aria!” Sonata now came over the counter and hugged her, “I didn’t think of it all that way before, but now I did! Oh, thank you! I know it still sounds crazy to you, but trust me, you’ll understand! That’s why you should stay here for a while!”

“What?! Stay here?! Why on earth would I do that?!” Aria exclaimed in surprise.

“Because you need to get to know her!” Sonata insisted, “You’re just jumping to judgements and conclusions without even really seeing her. You know what? Spend two weeks here with us. Two weeks! Get to know her, see what she’s really like!”

“No way! I’m not staying here with that creepy-ass woman!” Aria exclaimed, glancing up at the window near the ceiling, seeing Adagio’s silhouette looking down at them. She shuddered. Adagio was creepily intimidating.

“She isn’t creepy!” Sonata told her, “Look, how about she come down and talk to you? I’ll even stay here as a middleman. Just talk to her. Ask her things.”

Aria glanced back up and shuddered again, “...Another time. Okay?”

“No. Now!” Sonata commanded, “If you walk out that door, you’re not coming back, are you? And if that’s the case, don’t even bother coming back again. If you love me, if you even care one bit about me, then maybe you’ll listen to me for once. I want you in my life, Aria… but if you walk out that door, you’re never seeing me again.”

Aria bit her lip as she contemplated Sonata’s ultimatum. It was probably a bluff, as Sonata never had the spine to stick to a threat like this. Nevertheless, she sighed and nodded, “Okay… bring her down here…”

Sonata smiled, then looked upward, “Mommy! Come on down here!”

Adagio’s shadow vanished from the window and after a few minutes she emerged from the door, approaching the bar, “Yes, sweetheart?”

At the mention of one of many of Adagio’s pet names, all the thoughts that Aria had put into her head came rushing back to her. Sonata shuddered slightly, sauntering over to her and kissing her cheek.

“I think… you and Aria need to really talk to each other. Please? I don’t want us to fight anymore… I want her to know what you’re really like,” Sonata pouted a little.

“Are you sure about that?” Adagio giggled, patting her head as she sniffed the air, “...Sona-baby, are you wet?”

“A little…” Sonata giggled, “I love you, Mommy…”

Adagio smirked and kissed her cheek, “Mommy loves you too, sweetheart…”

“You two are sick,” Aria said uneasily.

“Aria, sit down,” Sonata turned to her, pointing at the bar, “Adagio, you go sit down too. I’ll make some drinkies!” She hopped over behind the bar, taking out a couple of glasses.

Adagio and Aria sat down on opposite sides of the bar, Aria glaring at her.

“Are you going to start grilling me?” Adagio asked with a smirk.

“Yes,” Aria said abruptly.

Sonata placed a couple of drinks in front of them. A coke for Aria, and a mixed vodka martini for Adagio. She watched the two of them intently, grinning.

“First off… have you done this before? Taking advantage of vulnerable teenage girls on the rebound and seducing them with what they want?” Aria wanted to know.

“No, Sonata’s the first,” Adagio replied, “I was too busy with school to do any cradle-robbing.”

“Then why? You’re an older woman! You should know better!” Aria pointed toward Sonata, “Did you not see that she was vulnerable? Younger than you?”

“Yes, and yes,” Adagio nodded, “As to the why? She was cute, and had been nothing but cute for the past month.”

“Seriously? That?” Aria stared at her, “If you can’t control yourself, how’s that her problem?”

“I never said it was,” Adagio shrugged.

“You know what I told Sonata? You’re not just a cradle robber, you’re treating her like she’s your daughter!” Aria slapped the bar a little, “And she’s practically blinded by her love for you! That’s why I’m worried! Do you seriously not see the issue here?”

Adagio turned to Sonata, “Sona, are you aware that we have a mother-daughter dynamic between us?”

“Yeah…” Sonata said, biting her lip.

“And how do you feel about that?” Adagio asked.

“It’s...really sexy…” Sonata murmured, squeezing her thighs together.

Adagio turned back to Aria with an ‘I told you so’ look, “She seems pretty not-blind to me.”

“Look, Adagio…” Aria said her name with an uncertain tone, and faced her, “Could you just, for one second, look at this from my side? Without all the love?”

“No, I’ve already seen this from your side,” Adagio said, losing her snark, “Why don’t you turn the page and keep reading? Sonata has been here for three years, Aria. Three years. That’s longer than most relationships tend to last. If there were any doubts to be had, she would have had them by now. If there were any senses to come to, she would have come to them by now. If there were any worries or questionable behavior, she would have realized it by now. More to the point, she’s free to leave anytime she wants. She is not as dense as you think she is.”

“Yes!” Sonata threw in, “You see?”

Aria scrunched up her face, looking away now, “It’s still creepy.”

“What’s creepy to you is hot to us,” Adagio grinned, “Isn’t that right, sweetheart?”

“Uh-huh!” Sonata nodded, “Come oooon, Aria! You gotta admit, there’s a bit of-” She paused then, a thought occurring to her. “Wait a sec… I get it, now! You’re jealous!”

Aria’s eyes shot up to the size of saucers as she snapped her gaze back to her, “What?! Jealous?! The hell are you on about?! I am not!”

“Oh come on, you two made out like horny rabbits when you first came over,” Adagio snickered, “Just admit it, Aria, I don’t mind sharing.”

“I’m not denying my feelings for Sonata, but I am not jealous!” Aria protested, blushing a bit.

“Yes you are! You can’t stand the fact that a much more beautiful and successful woman snatched me up! You know you can’t have me, so you’re doing everything you can to drive Adagio away so you can have me for yourself!” Sonata pointed out, “It might be subconscious, but it’s there! You’re jealous!”

“I am not!” Aria half-shouted.

“Yes you aaaaaare! I can smell you!” Adagio teased.

Aria looked at her weirdly, “The hell does that mean?”

“You’re wetter than Sonata,” Adagio snickered.

“Am not!” Aria shook her head fiercely.

Sonata then grinned, tapping the bar a few times excitedly, “Adagio, I have an idea! Strip!”

Adagio looked at her as she started unbuttoning her blouse, “Whatever for, sweetheart?”

“Trust me… just do it,” Sonata giggled.

“Whoa whoa whoa, hold up a second!” Aria held up her hands, “First of all, why? Second of all, what the hell? Third of all, why?”

“You’re gonna have to ask her,” Adagio shrugged as she pulled her blouse off and started undoing her belt.

“I want you to see her naked,” Sonata smiled, “And then you tell me that this is not the single most gorgeous woman around! ...Okay, that’s unfair since there’s no such thing, but she is damn beautiful!”

Adagio pulled off her belt and slid her jeans off her legs before getting to work on unclipping her bra. Trying hard not to look, Aria was having difficulty doing so, continuously finding herself drawn to Adagio’s exposing skin.

“It’s… not… gonna prove anything!” Aria mumbled.

Adagio snickered as she removed her bra, “Legs open or closed, Sona-baby?”

“Keep them closed, but open them when I tell you!” Sonata winked.

Adagio smirked and hopped up onto the bar, sliding her panties off as she crossed her legs, sitting back in all her glory in front of the two younger women.

Shaking a bit in her seat, Aria couldn’t look anywhere but right at Adagio. Inwardly, she was beginning to really rethink ever calling her “old”, considering that Adagio looked anything but. Sure, she was clearly an older woman, appearing to be in the age range of late thirties or early forties. Clearly a full grown woman. Her skin was a slight tan, but looking very smooth and possibly warm to the touch. Her curves were absolutely generous, especially in her hips. All of this coupled with the sensuous smirk on her face was just too much for her. Aria shook harder, meeting Adagio’s piercing eyes.

“What do you think?” Sonata giggled.

“...Buh…” Aria uttered.

Adagio chuckled softly, “Are we a little lost for words, sweetie?”

“...No! Just… no! I never had a woman naked in front of me like this!” Aria blushed and scrunched up her face.

“Aw, this is your first time?” Adagio asked with a sweet smile, “I feel so honored.”

“Well, duh! Unlike some of us, I’m focused on school!” Aria shook her head.

Adagio snickered, “We’re both finished with school, sweetie.”

“Stooop! You guys!” Aria blushed and shook her head harder.

Sonata giggled, clapping, “Aww, but if you really wanted to leave, you already would have!”

Adagio chuckled, no longer needing a prompt from Sonata as she parted her legs and shifted so she was directly in front of Aria on the bar, displaying her womanhood to her.

“Ngh… stop… I surrender!” Aria waved her hands, blushing more.

“Oh what’s wrong, sweetie?” Adagio asked, reaching out and stroking Aria’s chin.

“...I still hate you both…” Aria pulled away.

“No you don’t,” Sonata crooned, “Now go ahead! Act out your deepest desire!”

“Come on, sweetheart,” Adagio cooed softly, gently tugging on Aria’s chin, “There’s no reason to be shy…”

Aria squirmed, “Noo! This is creepy! I don’t even know you!”

“If you find that creepy, then you’re free to go,” Adagio purred, gently tugging a little harder, “Of course… a lot of people find it hot. Like me.”

“Go on, Aria! Do it!” Sonata giggled, “Eat her out! She’s tasty!”

Adagio gently pulled Aria’s head closer, just hard enough for her to feel the tug, but not hard enough to overcome any resistance.

“Mmmph…” Aria shuddered a bit, finding this way too hard to resist, “...Fine. If I do this, will you two… I don’t know, stop it?”

“Like I said, you’re free to leave if it’s too much,” Adagio purred, gently guiding her closer to her nethers, “If you do it, it’ll be because you want to…”

“You know you want to!” Sonata said in a sing-song voice.

That was the problem. Aria did want to. For once, she could do something a lot more daring, a lot more interesting. To be more than just Sensible Aria as she had to be. Holding on to her original convictions was already beginning to slip. Maybe she really had to calm down a little, to really see this from Sonata’s perspective. To see that Adagio may not have been a malicious cradle robber.

Sighing a little, she leaned in closer, and went for it. Her mouth latched onto Adagio’s sex, to which she stood up and got a bit more leverage. Adagio groaned softly as her hand moved to the back of Aria’s head, pulling her down as she leaned her head back.

“Oh… there we are…” she purred.

“Oooh, this is hot!!” Sonata squealed. She came behind Adagio and wrapped her arms around her, nuzzling into her back.

Aria got the hang of it, surprisingly enjoying this. It seemed that she was doing a good job, what with how Adagio sounded pleased.

Adagio was pleased. One thing she loved was tense sex, and with how much Aria had been declaring that she hated her for the last week, getting her to go down on her felt like something of a triumph. Maybe Aria did still hate her. That only made her more aroused.

“Oh, you’re such a good girl,” she purred as she leaned back and patted Sonata’s head and Aria’s at the same time.

“Mmmph…” Aria uttered. She licked along her labia, getting used to the feeling, and where everything seemed to be. Eventually she found Adagio’s nub, to which she curiously played with using her tongue and fingers.

Adagio growled as a grin spread across her face, curling her legs around Aria’s head as Sonata kept her from falling back onto the floor, “Oooh, somebody’s feeling adventurous…”

“Are you kidding? She’s a total stiff!” Sonata giggled, “Always all conservative, sensible and like a stick in the mud! Now she’s being all adventurous! Yeeaah!”

“Mmmph…” Aria grumbled, but kept going nonetheless.

Adagio chuckled as she stroked Aria’s hair, “I don’t think we’re going to hear any more complaints from little Aria again, do you sweetheart?”

“No way. She’s the kinda girl who tries to, but she clearly doesn’t feel that way,” Sonata winked, “She comes from the ‘Conceal, don’t feel’ school of feelings.”

Adagio giggled, “Not like you. You open up really easily. Pun intended.”

“Hee, oh you!” Sonata kissed her cheek, “I think you’ll be able to get her to open up. I know I always could, even if she denies it!”

“Mmm-hmmmm-mmmmph…” Aria grumbled, clearly displeased by this conversation, yet made no attempt to discourage them so.

“You know, if you’re going to object, it would help if you didn’t have your face buried in my pussy,” Adagio snickered.

“You see?” Sonata grinned, “One time at Christmas, I gave her something I knew she wanted, but she wouldn’t admit it. She kept telling me she wasn’t that into the game… but she had this big excited grin on her face while saying it! It was hilarious!”

Adagio giggled, stroking Aria’s hair as she felt her climax on a slow boil, “Oh, I know the type!”

“Really? Well there you go! You’ll be able to handle her just fine!” Sonata cooed.

“Mmph…” Aria grumbled. Just as always, Sonata nailed it. Try as she may, to some people, she ended up becoming an open book. Nonetheless, she suckled and eagerly licked at Adagio’s damp sex. With the inklings of her juices beginning to come through, she could see Sonata was correct again… Adagio was delicious.

“Oh sweetie… Mommy’s almost there…” Adagio purred, tensing up as she reached back and patted Sonata’s cheek.

Aria still wasn’t sure how she felt about the whole motherly thing, but figured to let it slide for now. She worked a little faster, harder, truly gaining more of an idea of how this worked. Even with her inexperience, she couldn’t help feeling as if it weren’t nearly as hard as imagined.

Adagio purred as she quivered on the bar, seizing Aria’s ponytail in her hand as she pressed against her mouth, “There we go!” she squeaked as she released into Aria’s mouth, shuddering as Sonata held her upright.

“Atta girl, Aria!” Sonata cheered, nuzzling Adagio’s hair, “You did it!”

“Ngh…” Aria pulled back a little, her mouth smeared in the juicy, nectar-like substance, “That was… weird.”

Adagio smirked down at her, “Good weird?”

Aria scrunched up her lips and looked away.

Sonata giggled, “She says, ‘Good weird, but I’m not admitting it’!”

“Shut up…”Aria crossed her arms.

Adagio snickered and patted Aria’s cheek as she hopped down off the bar, “You loved it.”

Once more, Aria said nothing, only pouted more.

“Apology accepted, by the way,” Sonata giggled.

Adagio tied a robe around herself and snickered, coming around behind Aria and gently patting her rear, “Oh come on, there’s no shame here.”

At this, Aria perked a little bit with surprise, then relaxed, “Okay, fine… I did enjoy it.”

Adagio chuckled and patted Aria’s rear again, “There we go. Feel better?”

“Yeah…” Aria blushed more.

“Yay!” Sonata hugged her around the neck and kissed her cheek, “You’re the best, Aria! I’m sorry I was mean to you… I don’t hate you! I promise! I love you!”

“Yeah yeah…” Aria said, hugging her back but doing her best to look reluctant about it.

“Oh stop with the face,” Adagio giggled, rubbing Aria’s rear in circles.

“Quit iiiit…” Aria pouted.

“Aria, come on! Your stick-in-the-mud mama isn’t even here! She’s not gonna start her nonsense! Smile!” Sonata poked her nose, pouting, “Pwease?”

“Come on, sweetheart,” Adagio purred, patting faster, “Smile for Sona-baby.”

Aria tried to, wiggling a bit, “Okay, but can you stop the whole Mommy-Daughter thing? It’s still creepy.”

“Fiiine,” Sonata rolled her eyes, “We won’t do it in front of you. Now smile! I command you to smile! The power of smile compels you!”

This made Aria laugh, to which she smiled, “You’re cute when you try to be dominating.”

“Oh isn’t she ever,” Adagio smirked, taking her hand off Aria’s rear and coming around to hug Sonata from behind.

“That’s me! Cute as a button!” Sonata smile cheekily.

“Nah, you’re cuter than a button. More like a puppy, or a kitty, something like that,” Aria stood up, brushing off her blouse, “Anyway… guess I’ll get going.”

“Why?” Sonata pouted, “Don’t leave now! Things are just starting!”

“I have to go home, Sonata,” Aria said, shifting on each foot, “I can’t just vanish out of nowhere.”

“...Will you come back again?” Sonata looked at her with a pleading pout.

“Yeah, when I can,” Aria said, backing away toward the door as Adagio waved a cheerful goodbye.

“Call me!” Sonata said cheerfully, “Or you can surprise me!”

“Uh-huh,” Aria smiled, waving as she left, closing the door behind her.

Adagio smiled as she kissed the top of Sonata’s head, “Aw, did my sweetheart have fun with her friend?”

“I sure did, Mommy…” Sonata giggled, leaning back against her.

“Aw, you’re calling me Mommy,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling Sonata’s hair.

“I love doing that!” Sonata turned around and snuggled against her, “It’s a huge turn-on.”

“I know, but you usually call me Adagio-Mom,” Adagio purred, “Now you’re calling me Mommy. That’s lovely.”

“I did… but I decided to switch to either just Mommy, or Adagio-Mommy,” Sonata winked, “Whichever makes you wetter…”

“Mommy it is,” Adagio purred, squeezing Sonata’s waist.

“Yay! I love you, Mommy,” Sonata nuzzled her cheek.

“I love you too, sweetheart,” Adagio grinned, kissing her cheek.

“You know… watching her eat you out was really hot…” Sonata purred, licking her neck.

“Oh? Enjoyed the show, did we?” Adagio hissed, trailing her finger down Sonata’s back.

Sonata nodded and brought her own hands down to Adagio’s rear, “You bet I did! It was awesome seeing Aria finally loosen up! Watching that was awesome! I’m totally wet from that…”

“Trying to tell me something, sweetie?” Adagio purred with a giggle as she trailed her hand down to Sonata’s rear.

Licking her neck up to her jawline, Sonata nodded, “I’m feeling pretty horny, Mommy…”

“Oooh, that you are,” Adagio purred, reaching up Sonata’s skirt and feeling just how wet she was.

“You bet,” Sonata cooed and pressed closer, nuzzling and kissing her face.

“Well, let’s go and give my baby a treat.”

This Woman's Plaything

“Alright alright! I’m coming!” Sonata groaned as the bell to their apartment rang over and over and over again. Hitting the buzzer, she glanced out at the club below, “Hello?”

“It’s Mom and Dad,” came her mother’s (her birth mother, she had to keep reminding herself) voice from downstairs.

Sonata tensed, her entire body going rigid, “...What do you want?”

“We want to talk to you,” her father said, though his tone indicated that was going to be a one-way conversation.

“So you can just try to take me back home? Forget it,” Sonata said, pursing her lips.

“Sonata, please. We have to talk to you!” her mother pleaded.

“Oh let them up, sweetheart,” Adagio said softly, “If anything happens, I can have the bouncers up here in ten seconds.”

Exhaling, Sonata nodded and buzzed them up.

After a few minutes, Adagio opened the door and let them inside. Both Mr and Mrs Dusk cast her a hateful look as they stepped inside and sat down with Sonata on the sofa.

“Ms Dazzle… we’d like to speak to our daughter alone,” Mr Dusk said stiffly.

Adagio nodded and retreated to the kitchen.

Sonata crossed her arms, exhaling as she crossed her legs and leaned back, “I don’t know what you’re trying to do, you know. I made up my mind. I’m staying right here. And unless you want to give me the scissors to cut you both out of my life, then maybe you can learn to accept it.”

“Sonata… please just try and see this from our point of view. You just up and vanish out of the blue, you’re gone for years and presumed dead. Now we find out that you’re alive and you’ve been living here… in a tryst with this woman this entire time…” her mother said, grimacing as she glanced toward the kitchen.

“I know, I know!” Sonata held her hands up, “But still, it took my inadvertent faking of my death to get you guys or anyone else back home to care!”

“Sonata, we always cared, there was just nothing we could do,” her mother said pleadingly, “We think it would be best for you if you came home. Went to college, and started looking into a career. What were you planning? To just be this woman’s housewife?”

“Maybe I was,” Sonata said hotly, “Look, I’m already going to college! I’m still gonna keep myself busy and do some things. Heck, I help her out a lot! I’ll get a job if I want to.”

“Oh? What are you studying?” her father asked.

Sonata paused. She hadn’t actually been going to college, and now she was caught between a rock and a hard place.

“...I didn’t really start yet, on a waiting list,” Sonata muttered, “Look, don’t worry about me, okay? I’m gonna be fine! Adagio and I talked. She said I can get a job if I really want to but she’s fine with me being a housewife sort of thing, really!”

“Is that what you really want?” her father said dismissively, “Just minding the house? I thought we raised you better than that.”

Sonata gaped for a moment, unable to believe what she just heard, “What are you talking about?! What, I’m not allowed to choose to be a housewife? Well sor-ry! I don’t want to end up as some suited-up office lawyer manager who’s got no time for fun!”

“At least you would make a name for yourself doing something of value,” her father snapped as Adagio came strolling back in, sitting down next to Sonata.

“...So I’m not useful, is that it? Is that why you always ignored me?! So what if I’m not some high-ranking honour roll grad student chess club mathlete?!” Sonata shouted, hurt, “I can be useful!”

Sonata’s father scoffed as Adagio wrapped an arm around her, “So far you have yet to prove it! You let this woman snatch you away and just became her little bimbo!”

At this, Sonata’s entire countenance looked destroyed. She shook a little, unable to look at anybody, trying to hold back tears. Soothed by Adagio’s fingers gently rubbing against her shoulder, she calmed down a little.

“...Fine then,” Sonata managed to say, “Maybe you’re right. I didn’t meet your standards of being useful. It did drive me into Adagio’s arms! But I don’t regret it, and I never will! This was useful for me, maybe not for you, but I don’t care anymore.”

She looked at Adagio, then gave her a sweet kiss. Adagio mewled softly, wrapping her arms around Sonata’s waist as she returned the kiss, much to Mr and Mrs Dusk’s chagrin.

“I love you, Adagio,” Sonata said sweetly between kisses, “And I’m so glad you found me…”

“I love you too,” Adagio purred, hugging tightly to her, “And I’m so glad I found you…”

“You really are the greatest thing ever to come into my life,” Sonata crawled onto her lap, nuzzling her cheek, “I love being your little housewife…”

“I love having you as my little housewife,” Adagio snuggled her close, nibbling her ear.

“Mmmhmm…” Sonata purred, gently running her fingers along her wild curls, “Age is just a dumb number…”

Adagio giggled and twirled Sonata’s ponytail in her fingers as her parents looked on in disapproval.

“Sonata, we’re not done,” her father said sternly.

“Well, I am,” Sonata giggled, snuggling more against Adagio, “Not sure why you care all of a sudden, but whatever!”

“You can’t hide behind this woman forever, Sonata. Soon you’re going to have to stand on your own two feet,” her father snapped.

“I can!” Sonata protested, but cuddled more against Adagio’s warm form and nuzzling her hair, “I’m more self-reliant than you think.”

“You aren’t. You’ve deluded yourself into-”

“Mr and Mrs Dusk, get out of my house,” Adagio said firmly, glaring at the two of them.

“And I’m not conforming to what you want from me! I want to stay here with my awesome Mommy,” Sonata winked, proceeding to nuzzle and kiss Adagio’s neck.

“What did you call her?” her mother asked, sounding somewhat disturbed.

“Mommy,” Sonata repeated, kissing her lover’s face, “We’re very kinky like that…”

“...Kinky?” her mother looked mortified.

“She’s like a Mommy to me… a very sexy and so delicious Mommy…” Sonata nibbled her ear.

Both of her parents looked very disturbed by this, “Sonata, this doesn’t help your case about you being of sound mind,” her father said, recoiling.

“Okay… fine,” Sonata then positioned herself between Adagio’s thigh, gripping her shoulders, “Maybe I am a little crazy! But if being sane and normal means I have to go back to the life I don’t want and away from Adagio… maybe I don’t want to be right-minded.”

Adagio mewled in appreciation and nuzzled Sonata’s hair, “Aw. Mommy loves you too, Sona-baby.”

“Yay!” Sonata purred happily, gently grinding against Adagio’s thigh, “Face it, Mom, Dad… much as I love you, there’s something you gotta know. I’m never gonna be what you want. And that’s fine. I’m never gonna be a high-status power career woman. And that’s not bad. There’s no one I’d rather be than me.”

“But you could be so much more than this woman’s… plaything…” her mother cringed.

“If I want to be, I will be,” Sonata proceeded to undo Adagio’s blouse, “But for now, I just want to be Mommy’s sweet little Sona-baby there to greet her with a drink and something to eat when she comes home…”

“Do you even hear yourself? You’re throwing your life away for the sake of your hormones!” her mother pleaded.

“Nope, I’m taking charge of my own life,” Sonata nuzzled Adagio’s neck and kissed her collarbone.

“No, you’re surrendering it to this… creature,” her father spat.

Sonata sighed a little, but smiled against Adagio’s skin, “Whatever, it’s not like she’s going anywhere. Besides, who knows, we might get married…”

“Ugh, don’t be silly, Sonata. A fling like this never lasts. This cougar is going to find someone younger eventually,” her mother scoffed.

“But you wouldn’t do that without talking to me, right, Mommy?” Sonata cooed, kissing her cheek.

“Of course not,” Adagio purred, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek as she pulled her blouse off her shoulders, “Wouldn’t want Mommy’s little cutie to miss out on the fun.”

Sonata giggled, kissing her cheek, “Yay! See Mom, Dad? Our relationship has a lot of honesty and communication! Isn’t that good?”

Mr and Mrs Dusk looked on in revulsion, “Sonata, stop undressing this harlot in front of your parents!” her mother exclaimed.

“Harlot?” Adagio whispered to Sonata, “What is this, 1852?”

“They can be old-fashioned,” Sonata whispered back, “My uncle, Mom’s brother, is named freaking Abelard!”

Adagio giggled as she snaked her hand up Sonata’s skirt.

“Excuse me?! Do you mind not pawing my daughter while we’re sitting right here?!” Sonata’s mother exclaimed.

“Oh, you’re still here?” Sonata looked over her shoulder with a smile, “Yeah, sorry, but we’re kinda busy now! See you at Christmas!”

“We aren’t finished yet, little girl!” her father snapped.

“Neither are we,” Sonata giggled.

“Sonata!” her mother scolded, “How dare you speak to us this way!”

“And somehow you’re allowed?” Sonata snorted, “Hardly seems fair.”

“I am your mother! I brought you into-”

“Not anymore, I have a new Mommy,” Sonata giggled.

“Excuse me?!” Mrs Dusk said incredulously.

Sonata smiled brightly and nuzzled Adagio’s cheek, “Oh, yes! Adagio’s been like a Mommy to me. And I loooove it!”

“Sonata, this woman isn’t a mother to you!” Mrs Dusk scoffed, “She’s at best a fling!”

“Flings don’t last three years, bitch,” Adagio muttered under her breath.

“Then explain why I’ve been with her for three years,” Sonata pointed out, still keeping her smile, “I could have left at any time. Adagio said that if I truly wasn’t happy and wanted to go back home, or anywhere else for that matter, I could! She doesn’t control me, you know. I’m here with her because I love her and I’m happy with her!”

“She doesn’t-”

“Mrs Dusk, that’s enough. I have asked you politely before, but I will not do so again. Get out of my house, now,” Adagio said firmly, “You and your husband are no longer welcome in my home.”

Both of them glaring, the two stood and left, grumbling to themselves. When the door finally closed, Sonata bolted over and locked it. She slinked back to the couch and cuddled in Adagio’s lap.

“Glad that’s finally over and done with,” Sonata kissed her cheek.

“Me too,” Adagio smiled, patting Sonata’s back, “They are a right unpleasant bunch. I had some sympathy for them, but that has long since worn out.”

“You’re telling me,” Sonata mumbled, “Here I was hoping I could show them the way, but nope! Didn’t even budge.”

Adagio kissed Sonata’s nose and snuggled her close, “You don’t need them anymore. Like you said, you have a new Mommy,” she giggled.

“I sure do!” Sonata snuggled closer, nuzzling her neck, “And I love you, Mommy! You’re the best!”

Adagio smiled as she cuddled Sonata closer, “Mommy loves you too, sweetheart…”

“And now we can be free! Freeeee!” Sonata playfully tackled her against the couch, laughing.

“Mmhmm!” Adagio giggled, rolling over so that Sonata was lying underneath her, “Perfectly fr-”

There was a loud thunking on the door, to which Sonata growled and looked up, “What?! What do you want now?! Can’t you leave us alone?!”

“...You asked me to come back,” came Aria’s voice from outside.

Eyes wide, Sonata squeaked and rushed for the door, opening it, “Sorry! I’m so sorry! You see, my parents were here and they… well, they were being ass cracks. So, I kinda thought you were them. But it’s you! So come on in!”

Aria chuckled slightly as she was led inside, and was met with the sight of Adagio lying on the sofa without a shirt on. Blushing, she looked away from her and focused on Sonata, “So… uh… how have you been?”

“Me? Eh, aside from my parents trying to rain on my parade, I’ve been pretty great! What about you?” Sonata asked, giving her a hug.

“Little bit scatterbrained,” Aria admitted with a sigh, hugging Sonata back, “My grades have been dropping…”

“What? Why?” Sonata pouted sadly, “You’re so smart and you’ve always been a Grade-A student! What happened?”

“I’ve been too distracted…” Aria blushed, “I’ve been… thinking about you…”

Sonata blushed and grinned, hugging her again, “That’s really sweet! But why’s it been, well, kinda distracting you so much?”

“What happened last time I was here…” Aria blushed, hugging back, “I can’t stop thinking about it…”

“Yeah, I guess that kinda is distracting!” Sonata giggled, “I felt the same way after Adagio and I slept together for the first time!”

“Really?” Aria asked with a deadpan, “Because I had it kinda sprung on me out of nowhere.”

“You know what I mean,” Sonata pouted, “Sooo, that’s why you’re here? Kind of needed to escape for a little while? Especially since-” She looked at the calendar with surprise, “Aria! It’s Wednesday!”

“...And?” Aria asked, raising her eyebrow.

“Don’t you have school tomorrow? And it takes hours to get here…” Sonata said, linking her fingers for emphasis, “Wait! Are you seriously ditching?”

Aria shifted on her feet, “Yeah, I guess…”

“Aria… are you okay?” Sonata looked at her worriedly, “It’s not like you to ditch!”

“I guess I’m changing,” Aria shrugged, “I’d rather come see you, what with my grades getting worse and worse…”

“...Really? You’d… You’d actually do that? Just to come see me?”

Aria nodded, squeezing Sonata’s shoulders tighter as she nuzzled her cheek, “Yeah…”

“...I… no one’s ever… I mean, I wouldn’t want anyone to miss out on important things just for me, but I…” Sonata hugged her tighter, “I’m sorry! This is all my fault! I appreciate it so much, but I can’t let you just… just… do what I did!”

“...What if I want to do what you did?” Aria asked, her voice barely a whisper.

Sonata nuzzled her hair, pulling her head back slightly to look at her face, “It’s your choice… I just didn’t think you’d actually do that.”

“Yeah, I just…” Aria bit her lip for a moment, “I just haven’t been all that happy when I’m at school… I just… I just want to see you…”

“Why weren’t you happy?” Sonata asked.

“I dunno… I’d rather be here with you,” Aria mumbled, looking away from her.

“I know you’re in love with me and all, but… is that all there is?”

“I guess… I don’t know,” Aria admitted, “I’ve never felt like this before…”

Sonata giggled and kissed her on the cheek, “Well… aside from that, what are you going to do? Do your parents even know you’re here?”

“No…” Aria admitted, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek, “I haven’t talked to them since the last time I was here…”

“Wait, what? How did you not talk to them?” Sonata asked curiously, “I mean, you had to have gone home and seen them sometime, right?”

“I’ve been staying at the dorms,” Aria explained, “I can’t really look them in the eye. What was I supposed to say when they asked me how you were? Say ‘Fine Mom. By the way, while I was there, I put my head between a thirty year old woman’s legs’?”

“Well, no! I didn’t mean you had to tell them,” Sonata bit her lip, “So… is that it? You’re… running away from home, too?”

“I dunno… maybe…” Aria said, pulling back from her a bit, “I don’t really have anywhere to go-”

“Oh don’t be silly,” Adagio scoffed, “If you want, you can stay here.”

“Yeah!” Sonata agreed with a smile, “You definitely can!”

“R-Really?” Aria looked from Adagio to Sonata, “You’d… you’d let me stay here?”

“Sure!” Sonata hugged her and kissed her cheek, “It’d be great to have you around here! We could catch up, have some fun, you can see how cool the club is, and Adagio will just love you!”

“I already do,” Adagio smirked as she winked at the both of them.

“You see?” Sonata giggled, “And don’t worry about rooming arrangements, you’re going to sleep in our bed with us! It’s big enough!”

“R-Really? Sharing a bed with… with the both of you?” Aria blushed.

Sonata nodded and kissed her face, “Oh, yes! You can snuggle in between us!”

Aria blushed furiously, something that elicited a giggle from Adagio, “Aw, does someone want to play?” she teased as she watched the two of them.

“Ooh! She totally wants to play!” Sonata giggled.

Adagio smirked as she slid her jeans off, beckoning them over, “Well then, Sona-baby. Bring her here.”

“Come on, Aria!” Sonata took her hand and led her over to where Adagio was, “Let’s have some fun!”

“I… I dunno, Sonata…” Aria said, her face flushing.

“Oh, come on! You’re here now, fellow runaway!” Sonata kissed her cheek, “Now you’re ours!”

Adagio parted her legs, “Don’t be shy, Aria. Don’t you like how I taste?”

“...Yes…” Aria confessed, blushing more.

“Then there’s nothing wrong with it!” Sonata kissed her cheek again, “Besides, this time… We’re going to make it a little more interesting!”

“W-What do you mean?” Aria asked, whipping her head around.

“Weeeell…” Sonata smiled coyly, “What do you think of me tasting you?”

Aria bit her lip at the thought and whimpered softly, nodding. Adagio snickered at this, “Aw, she’s cute when she blushes.”

“Isn’t she?” Sonata gently ushered Aria along to the couch, “She’s adorable! Now, Aria, while you’re going to be working on Adagio… I’ll need you to be on your knees, so you can raise up your cute little rump!”

Aria nodded as Sonata pushed her down to her knees as Adagio grabbed her by the hair and pulled her face down between her legs.

“Oh sweetheart, you just have the most wonderful ideas,” Adagio purred.

“I learned a lot from you, Adagio…” Sonata grinned widely, pulling down Aria’s pants.

Adagio smirked as she held Aria’s mouth to her sex. After all the times Aria had come into her club and called her everything under the sun, there was a feeling of triumph at having the girl going down on her, “That you did, sweetheart. That you did.”

“Mm-hmm… Now I’m going to apply more of what I learned!” Sonata grinned, bringing Aria’s underpants down. She nuzzled her damp sex, giving it a tantalizing lick.

Aria jolted in surprise, her gasp muffled by Adagio’s sex as she quivered on her knees, “Mmmm!”

“Aw, does that feel good, Ari-baby?” Adagio purred.

“Mmm...mm...mm…” Aria replied, shaking a little with pleasure.

“Ooh, I think it does!” Sonata cooed, and went back to pleasuring Aria’s sex.

Adagio moaned and leaned back on the sofa, “Ah… that’s a good girl…” she whispered, gently rotating Aria’s head against her sex.

Aria pulled back slightly to moan, before latching her mouth back onto Adagio’s mound. All the while, Sonata kept working on her from behind. She slipped two fingers inside, thrusting them rapidly. Adagio cooed, gently tapping Aria’s cheek affectionately.

“How is she, Sona-baby?” she asked with a purr.

“Mmm… She’s soooo yummy!” Sonata giggled, “I should’ve done this ages ago!”

Adagio chuckled as she slid down the sofa, moaning softly as Aria’s tongue worked deeper into her, “Mmm, you should have, sweetheart.”

“No kidding, she’d have wanted that, anyway!” Sonata winked, and immediately dug her tongue back into Aria’s sex.

“Oh, indeed. Why else did she keep coming over?” Adagio teased as she pressed Aria’s head harder into her sex.

Sonata hummed against Aria’s wet sex, pulling back slightly, “Mm-hmm, that’s true…” She went back in again, working harder and faster.

Adagio giggled as she felt Aria grumble in exasperation, “Oooh, I think we’re plucking a nerve, sweetheart.”

“Oh, she’s just being a grouchy puss. You’ll get used to it! Besides, you know exactly what to say to say to her!” Sonata winked.

“That I do,” Adagio giggled as she curled her leg over Aria’s shoulders, “Come on, sweetheart. Mommy’s almost there…”

This made Aria utter a sound that could only be described as an elongated “Why?”, clearly a little displeased by that.

“Oh, yeah… She’s still gotta get used to the Mommy thing,” Sonata giggled, thrusting her fingers in and out of Aria’s entrance, “It’s okay, all in due time!”

“Mmph…” Aria muttered.

Adagio giggled, “Oh don’t worry, sweetie. Soon enough you’re going to get used to Mommy doting on you.”

Aria sighed, but otherwise continued her ministrations. She worked a little faster, using her tongue more intensely along the inner walls. Adagio purred and buried her fingers into Aria’s hair, “That’s it… almost…” she shuddered as she came, her fingers gently stroking Aria’s ears.

Taken by the onslaught of juices, Aria shuddered a bit, but lapped up as much as she possibly could. Slumping over a bit, she could feel herself teetering on the edge of a climax too. “Nngh… almost there…”

“Mmm! Yay!” Sonata giggled, and reattached her mouth to offer the final bits to bring her over the edge.

Adagio gently stroked Aria’s cheek as she cuddled her head in her lap, “There we go. Is Mommy’s new girl enjoying herself?”

“...Yes, but can we not use the Mommy thing yet? That’s still kinda weird,” Aria replied, shuddering in pleasure. She let out a soft moan as she came moments later, tightening up and then feeling her muscles relax, “Ooohh… boy…”

“Yay!” Sonata cooed, licking up her leaking fluids, “Oooh, soooo yummy! Feel better?”

Aria slumped into Adagio’s arms, nodding as she struggled to catch her breath.

“That’s a good girl,” Adagio purred, gently stroking her hair.

“And next time, you can use that mouth on me!” Sonata lay atop Aria, nuzzling her hair.

“S-Sure,” Aria blushed as the two of them snuggled her. This was actually really nice.

“Are you happy that Aria’s come to join us, Sona-baby?” Adagio cooed.

Sonata nodded, grinning widely, “Oh, yes! I’m so happy! It’ll be nice to have her around, have a third person to play off of, and just… yay! I love it! What do you think, Aria? You ready for an adventure?”

Aria groaned uneasily. She wasn’t sure if she was ready or not.

That Woman Was Six Foot Four!

She was wrong. She had been so ready.

It had taken a little while, but Aria had quickly gotten into living with Adagio and Sonata. The club was relatively quiet, what with the apartment being soundproofed, and Sonata had been an absolute bundle of energy from day one. Her first day here had been greeted with Sonata making her breakfast, Adagio sending a runner out to pick her up some everyday things, and then the two of them dragging her back to bed without her clothes.

After about a month, she’d grown to love living with the two of them. And both of them were still trying to get her to call Adagio ‘Mommy’.

“Come oooon! It’s fun! Of course she’s not our actual mother, but it’s cute and fun! Besides, we both have sucky mothers, anyway. So why not?” Sonata urged, pouting a little.

“It’s still weird! Why do you find that so hot anyway?” Aria shifted in her chair.

“I don’t really know,” Sonata admitted, sitting back down, “I mean, I know it’s pretty hot and fun since she’s an older woman and very motherly… But beyond that? I don’t know! I just kinda find it real sexy, you know? She’s like a MILF but yet not an actual MILF!”

“MILFs don’t have sex with their daughters, Sonata,” Aria snickered.

“You know what I mean!” Sonata pouted, “I know it’s kind of odd, but still. It’s really fun!”

Aria groaned softly, “I still don’t know…”

“Okay, you’ll get into it soon, promise,” Sonata kissed her cheek, “So… you never mentioned… did your parents find out you were gone yet?”

“I don’t know,” Aria shrugged, “I can see why you didn’t want anybody finding you…”

“Did you leave your phone and laptop behind, too?”

“My laptop got fried a week before I came out here,” Aria shrugged, “And my phone’s in my bag. Why?”

Sonata hissed a little bit, “Have you… used it? Checked it?”

“Not really,” Aria looked at her questioningly.

“Why not?”

“I dunno, never thought to?” Aria shrugged.

“Well, not for nothing, but they could end up tracking you with it.”

Aria groaned, “I can just turn them away… like you do. Though my parents are a hell of a lot more possessive…”

“I know,” Sonata wrinkled her nose, “Plus your Mom will try to psychoanalyze you through what you did and trying to bring you back home ‘cause of it…”

“Yeah… think Ada can throw her out?” Aria asked quietly.

Sonata smiled, “Oh, she’d find a way.”

Aria smiled somewhat as she pulled Sonata into a hug. Just as she had, Adagio swung open the door and strolled in.

“Oh girls! Do you remember those two young ladies from last week?” Adagio asked with a smile.

Looking up, Sonata nodded, “Yeah! What about ‘em?”

“They’re eloping in Canterlot before they head home, and we were invited,” Adagio smiled.

“Ooooh! Yay! That’s so cool!” Sonata clapped happily, “I like the sound of that! Finally, a nice simple and right-to-the-point kind of wedding! I’m so sick of those stuffy, over the top, full of white stupid weddings I always had to go to!”

Adagio giggled and pulled the two of them over to the couch and settling them on either side of her, “Oh I know, sweetie. But it’s just a small little thing with Princess Celestia.”

“Whoa!” Sonata gaped, “And with the Princess! That’s so cool! Oh wow, I never saw an eloped wedding before! They’re so cute together, so this is gonna be fun!”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio giggled, “What do you two want to get for them?”

Sonata pondered for a few moments, tapping her chin, “Oh, gosh… that’s a good question! Back when I attended weddings, my parents always handled the wedding gift. And usually, you’d get the bride and groom something like a toaster! But I don’t think they’d want that… Hmmmm… A painting? Maybe a set of plates?”

“I say get the redhead something to match what her girlfriend was wearing when she was here,” Aria snickered, to which Adagio giggled and patted her head.

“You mean the sexy outfit and leather jacket? Ha! That’d be funny!” Sonata giggled, “Nooo, we gotta get them something nice!”

“We can do both,” Adagio giggled, “There’s three of us.”

“Oooh! Good idea!” Sonata nodded eagerly, “What do you want to get them Mo-er, Adagio?”

“You can still call me Mommy, just because Aria’s being a stick in the mud doesn’t mean you have to,” Adagio teased as she patted a box at her feet, “And I already got them something. Something a little adventurous for their wedding night,” she smirked.

Sonata giggled, winking, “Sounds like a neat idea!”

“What did you do?” Aria asked, looking down at the box and turning it over, “Dear lord! That’s gonna tear that poor girl in two!”

“Why?” Sonata asked, glancing at the box, “Oooh my!”

“How big is that thing?” Aria asked in surprise.

“About a foot,” Adagio giggled, “I was talking with… what was her name… Twilight. She’s been getting more and more into dominating her little cutie.”

“Little? That woman was six foot four!”

“You know what I mean, Ari-baby,” Adagio giggled, “I thought she might enjoy this.”

“Oooh yeah, she’s so going to enjoy that!” Sonata whistled, “Dang! I wonder who even could take one that long!”

“She’s a big girl, I’m sure she’ll manage,” Adagio giggled, “So, have you thought about what you want to get them, Sona?”

Sonata thought about it for a few moments, tapping her knees, humming, and glancing about for ideas. Eventually, she snapped her fingers, “I think I have an idea!”

“Oh? What is it, sweetheart?”

“I’m going to get them silk robes! Customized! I met a tailor last month and I helped him with some stuff, so he kind of owes me a favour,” Sonata winked at the two of them.

“Oooh, exotic!” Adagio smiled, cuddling Sonata close to her chest, “That’s Mommy’s girl, thinking of the nice presents.”

Aria nodded, “Yeah, that’d be a great present. So, a sex toy and silk robes… What am I gonna contribute? Those are kinda tough acts to follow.”

“Oh, come on! You’ll think of something nice!” Sonata rubbed her back, “Remember my birthdays and Christmas? You always gave me something awesome! Some things I didn’t even know I’d ever want! So you just gotta tap into that intuition and you’ll figure it out!”

“Didn’t you suggest the sexy clothes?” Adagio giggled.

“I was kind of joking,” Aria chuckled, “But I think I might go with something like that.”

“There we go,” Adagio purred, stroking Aria’s hair, “We’re all set for the wedding tomorrow, then. Lovely.”

“Woohoo!” Sonata clapped, “Oh, we’re going to have a blast!”

“Yes we are,” Adagio smiled, kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “You’re just so adorable when you’re happy.”

Blushing a little, Sonata nuzzled her shoulder, “Awww, gee…”

“Shhh,” Adagio whispered softly as she rubbed Vapor Rub over Sonata’s chest, “I know it aches, sweetheart. But don’t worry, Mommy’s here…”

Sonata tried to take a deep breath, but was greeted by another little cough, “I’m trying… I just feel like… like… I don’t know, something that wants to just curl up and sleep.”

Adagio cooed softly as she leaned in and kissed Sonata’s forehead, “Poor baby…” she whispered as she continued to rub, “You want Mommy to make you some soup?”

“Yes, please…” Sonata nodded, sniffling loudly as she rubbed her nose with a tissue.

Adagio smiled as she gently withdrew her hand from Sonata’s chest, wiping the vapor rub off with a tissue as she pulled the covers back over her, “Alright. You snuggle up with your teddy bear and I’ll make you some lunch.”

Sniffling more, Sonata took hold of her favourite teddy bear and snuggled it, “Thanks, Mommy…”

Adagio stood up and closed the door as she left, finding Aria hanging in the hallway, “Poor sweetheart’s sick as a dog in there,” she whispered.

“Yeah, no kidding,” Aria gave a light sigh, “When I heard the flu was going around at the wedding, I was beginning to wonder which one of us was going to catch it. As luck would have it, it’s Sonata. Terrific.”

Adagio nodded as the two of them made their way to the kitchen, “It just breaks my heart seeing her like this,” she said as she grabbed a can of chicken broth out of the cupboard, “Ari-baby, be a dear and cut up some chicken, would you?”

“Sure…” Aria wrinkled her nose slightly, but otherwise obliged as she took out some chicken pieces from the fridge, “Any idea how bad it is? I heard her hacking up a lung in there, I was wondering if it was full-on flu or not.”

“It’s a flu, and a pretty bad one too,” Adagio sighed, “Her doctor gave me some antibiotics for it, and to make sure she sleeps on her side.”

“Oh...damn,” Aria shook her head, taking out a knife and a cutting board, “I’ll just crash on the couch until she’s better.”

Adagio nodded, “That would probably be best, sweetheart,” she sighed as she set the broth to a boil, pulling out a bag of noodles.

“No kidding,” Aria proceed to cut up some chicken, “I remember when she got sick when we were kids. She had the chicken pox one time, and I went over to bring her homework. Of course, neither of us knew it was contagious. Guess what happened not a week later?”

“You caught it?” Adagio smirked, looking over to her.

Aria nodded with a sigh, “Oh yeah. Sonata came over every day while I had them. She took a marker and played connect the dots with my spots. She drew a rabbit on my foot and named him Footie. Then a butterfly on my arm, a turtle on my leg, and then a heart on my shoulder. Took days to get the ink off, though…”

Adagio chuckled as she set the noodles into a boil, “That sounds exactly like Sona.”

Giving a little smile, Aria nodded, “Yeah. She always had a way of cheering me up when I was sick. Then whenever she was sick, I was usually afraid to go see her. When she’s sick, it hits her hard and you can’t imagine seeing such a sweet and bubbly girl so down on her luck. But I knew I had to suck it up and be there for her, because I know she’d be sad if I wasn’t.”

“Oh I know,” Adagio pouted, “That poor sweetie is so miserable. You might be parking it on the couch but there’s no way I am.”

“Where are you gonna sleep? The other room?” Aria queried.

“No, I’m gonna be there to cuddle my baby,” Adagio asserted as she stirred the noodles and the broth together.

“But what if you get sick, too?” Aria came over to slide the slices of chicken into the pot, “I mean, not that we won’t take care of you, but still.”

“I’ll risk it,” Adagio nodded, “There’s no way I’m letting that poor girl sleep alone tonight.”

Aria shrugged a bit, “If you say so.”

Aria handed Adagio the chicken, to which she dropped it into the pot as she began to season it with salt and spices. Adagio reached over and brought Aria close, kissing her forehead, “Thank you, sweetie.”

“You’re welcome,” Aria kissed her cheek, “Happy to help.”

Adagio stirred the soup and laid the lid over it, setting it to simmer, “It should be ready in a few minutes. I haven’t made my mother’s soup in years.”

“Smells delicious,” Aria remarked with a nod.

Adagio lifted the lid and scooped a spoonful out, holding it up to Aria’s lips, “Here. Taste,” she smiled.

Doing so, Aria slurped in the helping, swallowing after a few moments, “Yeah… yeah, that’s really really good.”

Adagio grinned and leaned in, gently kissing Aria as she replaced the lid, “This should make her feel better,” she giggled.

“Yeah, definitely should,” Aria nuzzled her a little, “At least it’ll put a smile on her face.”

Adagio wrapped her arms around Aria’s waist, gently hugging her as she set her under her chin, “Mmhmm. She’s never had my soup before.”

“Guess she’ll be in for quite a treat,” Aria remarked, snuggling against her a little.

“Mmm, you’re cuddly today,” Adagio smiled as she gently squeezed her.

“I can be if I want to be…” Aria pouted.

Adagio smiled as she kissed the top of Aria’s head, “Mommy likes.”

“Mommy!” Sonata called from the bedroom, “Is the soup ready yet?”

“Almost, sweetheart!” Adagio called back, “Just a few more minutes!”

Aria glanced toward the door, then at Adagio, “Even sick, she calls you Mommy.”

Adagio giggled, “Why wouldn’t she? Who doesn’t want their Mommy when they’re sick?”

“...I guess so,” Aria shrugged a bit, “It’s less creepy, at least.”

“You’re just being silly, it’s never creepy,” Adagio stuck her tongue out at her as she cuddled her closer, “Mommy loves you too, Aria.”

“Okay, love you too,” Aria murmured, snuggling against her.

Adagio giggled as she let go, returning to the pot as she ladled some soup into a bowl, “Excuse me, Mommy has to take care of her baby.”

“Knock yourself out,” Aria stretched a little bit, “Anything else I can do?”

“No, you can relax, sweetheart,” Adagio smiled as she returned to Sonata’s room with a tray in hand, laden with a bowl of soup, some buttered bread and a mug of warm tea, “Here we go, sweetie. Mommy brought you lunch,” she cooed as she set the tray over Sonata’s lap.

“Thanks, Mommy…” Sonata gave a weak, but overall grateful smile, “I already feel better just smelling it.”

Adagio sat down on the side of the bed and gently ran her fingers through Sonata’s hair, “It’s Mommy’s special recipe, sweetheart.”

“How so?” Sonata queried.

“I made it from scratch with special spices,” Adagio smiled, bringing her arm around Sonata’s shoulder and kissing her cheek.

Sonata smiled, sniffing the soup, finding herself relieved to be able to smell, “It smells soooo yummy…” She took the spoon, proceeding to sample a bit of it, “Yummy! It’s good…”

Adagio grinned and kissed her cheek again, “Oh that’s good! I’m glad you like it, sweetie.”

“It’s so delicious…” Sonata murmured happily, slurping from her spoon and letting the warm, spicy liquid run down her throat, “Mmm… Best soup I think I ever had… Don’t tell Granny Dusk...”

“It’ll be our little secret,” Adagio giggled, gently squeezing Sonata’s shoulder.

Sonata giggled, letting out a small cough, and then taking in more soup, “Is there tomato in it? It tastes like it.. I like tomato.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, “I chopped up all kinds of veggies for you, sweetheart.”

“Yay…” Sonata nuzzled her, “You’re the best, Mommy… I never used to like being sick… But now I don’t mind it if you’re here…”

Adagio laid a hand over her chest as she nuzzled into Sonata’s hair, “Aw, thank you, sweetie. Mommy loves taking care of her special girl.”

Sonata giggled, now taking the mug of tea and sipping it, “Aaahh… And I love you taking care of me… I feel safe…”

Adagio gently brought her arms around Sonata’s shoulders as she settled herself behind her, letting Sonata relax against her chest as she continued to eat, “You should. Mommy will keep you safe.”

“You always have…” Sonata said amidst a little cough, taking a piece of bread and chewing on it, “Mmmm… this feels nice…”

Wrapping her arms around Sonata’s waist, she cuddled her close as she gently laid a few flu tablets onto the tray, “Here’s some medicine, sweetheart,” she purred as she kissed her cheek.

“I hope they won’t make me loopy…” Sonata took the tablets, placing them into her mouth and chasing them down with her tea.

Adagio giggled and stroked Sonata’s stomach, “They’ll make you drowsy so you’ll go to sleep,” she nuzzled her nose into Sonata’s cheek.

“Okay, I guess that works,” Sonata murmured, nuzzling her and then continuing to eat, “Are you sure? I don’t want you getting sick, too…”

“Oh I am not leaving my Sona-baby alone tonight,” Adagio insisted, “My baby’s sick, she shouldn’t sleep without her snuggles.”

Sonata giggled, “Awww… you’re too much, Mommy…”

Adagio purred and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Anything for Mommy’s special girl.”

“Aww… and if you get sick, I’ll take care of you… I’d be a Mommy for a Mommy…” Sonata giggled, eating more soup.

Adagio smiled and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek again, “I’ll hold you to that, sweetheart,” she said as she noticed Aria watching from the doorway.

“You do that,” Sonata giggled, then looked up, smiling toward Aria, “Hi, Aria! How are you?”

“I’m alright… just watchin’ you two,” Aria gave a small smile, “You guys are cute…”

Sonata beamed, as much as she could, and giggled, “Really?”

Aria nodded, “Yeah… this is sweet,” she smiled.

Drinking her tea, Sonata giggled, “Yay… I’d hug and kiss you, but I sick. So I’ll blow you one,” she blew Aria a kiss.

Aria blew a kiss right back as she watched Adagio nuzzle Sonata under her chin, “I’m gonna sleep on the couch tonight. You feel better, okay?”

“Okay, Aria… I will,” Sonata smiled a bit more, “I understand.”

“Mommy loves you too, Aria,” Adagio said cheekily as she watched Aria turned away from the door.

Sonata giggled, “I think I just saw her tense up…”

“We’re getting to her,” Adagio purred as she kissed the back of Sonata’s head.

“We sure are,” Sonata munched on some bread with a smile.

Adagio giggled as she watched Sonata eat, “You’re such a cutie, sweetheart.”

“Even when I’m sick? I don’t look or feel good at all…”

“You’re still so sweet and tiny,” Adagio cooed, squeezing Sonata’s waist.

“Thanks, Mommy…” Sonata leaned back against her, sipping some tea, “I’m glad my sicky face and messy hair doesn’t make you run for the hills…”

Adagio mewled in discontent, “Don’t say that, sweetheart. Mommy would never run from you.”

“I sowwy, you’re right. I shouldn’t say that,” Sonata pouted a little, “I know you’d love me no matter what.”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. Mommy loves you, Sona-baby.”

“And Sona-baby loves you too, Mommy,” Sonata cooed with a giggle, placing her mug back down, “Aaahh… I’m all done. Sooo yummy…”

Adagio lifted the tray off her lap and set it aside, snuggled down as she pulled Sonata against her, “There we go. That’s what Mommy’s baby needed. A nice lunch and then a nap.”

“Okay, I’ll take a nap… I’m beginning to feel sleepy,” Sonata yawned a bit.

Adagio rolled onto her side, pulling Sonata in under her chin as she snuggled her close, nuzzling her hair, “There we go. Go to sleep, sweetheart…”

“I will, Mommy…” Sonata murmured, closing her eyes, “Mmm… So cozy.... I’ll be better in no time…”

Adagio smiled and cooed softly as she kissed Sonata’s hair, “I’m sure you will, sweetheart…”

No More Throw Up

Adagio came out of the bedroom several hours later, having fallen asleep herself. Looking at the clock, it was only five in the evening. Feeling that itch for coffee, she trudged herself into the kitchen to see a pot already brewed and Aria sitting at the table.

“Thank you, sweetheart,” Adagio purred.

Aria shrugged, sipping her own mug, “You’re welcome. After you fell asleep in there, I knew you’d be needing some by the time you woke up.”

Adagio smiled as she poured a mug, sitting down at the table and kissing Aria’s cheek, “That’s so sweet of you.”

“Hey, just trying to help,” Aria kissed her cheek too.

“I know. And that’s so sweet considering how much you used to hate me,” Adagio giggled, draping an arm around her shoulder.

Aria blushed a bit, “...I never actually hated you… I mean, sure, I thought you were a pedophile, but that was it. After that, I was grasping at straws… and, honestly? Kinda felt jealous.”

“Jealous of little old me?” Adagio smirked.

“Maybe…” Aria looked away a little.

“Aw, you’re just as precious as Sona-baby,” Adagio giggled, leaning in and nuzzling her.

“Shut up…” Aria blushed more, “Yeah, I was jealous. There I was, kicking myself in the shins for not telling Sonata that I loved her… And here she is, immediately shacking up with someone she just recently met at the time and running away with her. Said woman happens to be stunningly beautiful and pretty smart and successful. I’m neither of those things, except smart.”

Adagio’s smile fell, and she gently pulled Aria in and cuddled her under her chin, “Don’t say that. Sonata always talked about you while she was here. She could never stop gushing about how beautiful and smart you are.”

Aria blinked, blushing more, “...Really?”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. She kept going on and on about wanting to see you again.”

“...I always knew she wanted to reconnect, I just didn’t think… wow,” Aria murmured, running a hand along her hair.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, squeezing Aria’s shoulders, “Sona loved you. When you first showed up, she was so happy.”

Aria then looked down in shame, “And look what I did. Made a jackass of myself.”

“Oh that’s all water under the bridge, Aria,” Adagio purred, nuzzling her hair, “Sona’s just so happy you’re in her life again.”

“...Yeah, that’s true. And I’m sure glad she’s in my life again, too. After I nearly lost her... I knew I couldn’t just let her walk out of my life,” Aria snuggled against her.

Adagio very gently pulled Aria into her lap, stroking her back as she rocked her, “She said the exact same thing.”

“Looks like it,” Aria snuggled more into her, nuzzling her neck, “I’m just glad it all worked out. Unexpectedly, mind you, but it still did.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio nodded, “And what about me? Still think I’m a creepy predator?” she chuckled.

“Not sure when I’ll fully get the Mommy thing, and you did still get involved with a minor,” Aria pointed out, “No getting around the latter. But… no. You’re not a creepy predator. I guess I was a little too… judgmental, really. I’ve seen everything since I started living here and I know you genuinely love Sonata like I do…”

“Thank you,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Aria close, “That really does mean a lot to me…”

Managing a smile, Aria kissed her cheek, “You’re welcome. I don’t like admitting I’m wrong, but I was sure wrong about you.”

Adagio smiled as she turned her head and pulled Aria into a kiss, her hands gently stroking down her back. Used to this sort of thing, Aria kissed her back and brought her fingers up into Adagio’s wild afro. She moaned softly, relishing the pleasured tingles coursing through her. Adagio reached down to hold Aria by the rear as she deepened the kiss, gently nibbling Aria’s bottom lip as she cuddled her tightly.

“Oh, man…” Aria purred a little, “I remember when you first stripped in front of me. It was part of my turn-around…”

“Oh yes. Downstairs, right on the bar,” Adagio chuckled.

“Yeah…” Aria blushed.

“Well I just stripped in my own home. You’re the one who buried your face between my legs,” Adagio chuckled.

“I know…” Aria mumbled, “Seeing a beautiful naked woman and egged on to perform oral sex kind of made it hard to refuse…”

“Well, if Ari-baby wants another taste, all she has to do is ask,” Adagio giggled, nibbling Aria’s ear.

“I do… and I’ll ask…” Aria nodded, “I’ll just-”

“M-M-M-!” Came Sonata’s voice from the bedroom, sounding distressed and scared, “M-Mommy!”

In a flash, Adagio was up, setting Aria back in her chair and bounding over to the bedroom door, swinging it open and looking terrified, “What is it?! What’s wrong, sweetheart?”

Sonata was clutching her stomach, coughing violently, “T-Throw up!”

Adagio ducked down and drew out a bucket from underneath her bed that she’d put there once Sonata started feeling nauseous. Coming around and setting it in her lap, she held Sonata upright and pulled her hair back, “Shh, it’s okay, just let it out, you’ll feel better.”

Coughing violently, Sonata let out a choked grunt before she finally expelled vomit. Quite a bit came out, to which she panted a bit after doing so. After a few moments, she heaved and threw up again, coughing harder. It took another couple heaves, but she finally let it all out and relaxed a bit.

“Mmph… okay… I think it’s gone…” Sonata whimpered, panting, “I haven’t thrown up since I last purged… oh god, I remember why it was so horrible…”

“Shhhh,” Adagio whispered softly, stroking Sonata’s hair as she brought a handkerchief up to her mouth to wipe it clean, “Just let the heaves play out.”

Panting and gasping, Sonata dry heaved after a moment, and then relaxed again, “Okay…”

Adagio reached down and gently rubbed small circles over her stomach, “There we go. Feel better?”

“Yes… I do… just tired…” Sonata snuggled against her, breathing heavily.

“I know you are, sweetheart,” Adagio purred, “My poor baby…”

Sonata sniffled, clinging to her, “Thank you for helping me… I didn’t know where the trash can was… and I didn’t want to move… I thought it’d make it worse and I’d get it all over the floor…”

“Of course I helped you. You’re my baby,” Adagio whispered softly, gently patting Sonata’s back.

“And I… appreciate it, Mommy…” Sonata murmured, relaxing some more, “It’s gone… thank goodness… no more throw up… pwease.”

“Don’t worry, no more throw up,” Adagio gently whispered, stroking Sonata’s back as she laid against the headboard, snuggling Sonata as tightly as she could.

Sonata took a few more breaths, closing her eyes, “I feel better… you’re so cozy…”

“That’s good to hear, sweetheart,” Adagio purred, cuddling Sonata tightly in her lap, “Go to sleep now… you need a nice, long nap.”

“I do…” Sonata yawned, “I want to sleep… until I’m all better…”

Adagio gently patted Sonata’s back, “Go ahead then. I’m not going anywhere this time…”

“Okay, Mommy…” Sonata placed her thumb in her mouth, curling up and closing her eyes. “Goodnight…”

Adagio snuggled down on the bed and cuddled Sonata as tightly as she could without hurting her, “Goodnight, sweetheart.”

“Sonata still feeling terrible?” Aria asked.

Adagio nodded, “She’s awake, though. She’s reading. I think the worst is over.”

“That’s good,” Aria said with relief, “Lasted a lot less longer than I expected, so that’s good too.”

Adagio settled down next to Aria and wrapped her arm around her shoulders, “Hits her hard, but she bounces back pretty quickly.”

“Always does,” Aria nodded with agreement, leaning against her a little.

“And we were getting all sweet last night too before she interrupted us,” Adagio giggled, snuggling Aria tightly to her.

“Hey, not her fault,” Aria shrugged, snuggling her, “Besides, now that she’s out of danger, we can… I guess, take more advantage of not being interrupted.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, kissing Aria’s cheek as she pulled her back into her lap, “I can’t wait until she’s her bubbly self again.”

“Neither can I,” Aria nuzzled her cheek and snuggled close, “It’ll sure make the place lively again.”

“Oh yes,” Adagio smiled, cupping Aria’s rear, “I miss her energy already.”

Letting out a little groan of appreciation, Aria nuzzled her cheek and kissed it, “You have no idea…”

Adagio giggled, “Ooh, do you like it when I touch your bum, sweetheart?”

“...Yes…” Aria gave a little nod, “What about it?”

“No reason,” Adagio smirked, patting Aria’s rear in a gentle rhythm.

“Yeah, I do…” Aria murmured, nuzzling her neck, “Feels pretty nice. It’s kinda sensitive.”

Adagio giggled and rubbed Aria’s rear in slow circles, “Oooh, I found a new button on my Ari-baby!”

Aria blushed and pouted, “Yes… yes you did.”

“Aw, someone likes having her bum played with,” Adagio cooed, “That’s just adorable!”

“I guess I’m kind of an ass girl… giving and receiving,” Aria admitted softly.

“Oh that I already knew,” Adagio giggled, “The first time you were chewing Sonata out for being with me, you couldn’t stop checking out my ass.”

“Couldn’t help it… besides, you were practically egging me to do it,” Aria pouted, “The way you leaned over or stood in a certain way so I’d see it.”

“Guilty as charged,” Adagio giggled, sliding her hand down Aria’s jeans to cup her rear.

Squirming a little, Aria moaned slightly, “You were checking me out, too…”

“Oh indeed. I wanted you out of your pants the minute I saw you,” Adagio chuckled, nibbling Aria’s ear.

“I realize that, now…” Aria mumbled, nuzzling her back.

Adagio giggled, unbuttoning Aria’s jeans just as someone outside started pounding fervently on the door. Growling, she got up and swung it open to find a short woman dressed in a pink frock glaring up at her.

“...Yes?” she asked.

“Adagio Dazzle,” the woman said in a very stern tone, “Where is my daughter? I’d like to speak with her.”

Adagio sighed and invited her in, “Aria, your mother’s found you.”

“Oh, no…” Aria moaned, palming her face.

“Aria,” Mrs. Blaze marched over to her, then crossed her arms, “I noticed that you didn’t once return any calls I made to your phone. You also didn’t even tell me or your father where you are. Obviously, you seem to think you can rebel against us.”

Adagio sighed in exasperation as she sat back down next to Aria. She was hoping her days of dealing with hysterical parents was over.

“Mother… How did you even find me?” Aria wanted to know, “Wait, don’t answer that. Well, I know what I did. And I… I just, I was impulsive. I get it. No need to tell me what I already know.”

“Ms Blaze, what Aria has done is of no consequence. She is certainly old enough to make all the reckless, impulsive decisions she wishes,” Adagio said, rolling her eyes.

Mrs. Blaze narrowed her eyes at her, “Really. Well, I’ve heard a lot about you through Sonata’s parents, young lady. To think you actually had the gall to get involved with an emotionally vulnerable fifteen-year-old girl. Then treating her with a motherly complex. Everything about that tells me that there exists a void in your heart. Perhaps a past experience involving a child, either lost to you through some means of-”

“Mother!” Aria cut her off, “See, this is part of why I left! You don’t talk to people like human beings! You just sit there and psychoanalyze them!”

“Oh no, by all means,” Adagio chuckled, “Go head. Psychoanalyze me.”

“Fine,” Mrs. Blaze said calmly, “You have no scruples in using seduction to earn a step in the direction you desire. You especially seem to have a strong grasp of manipulation, something I’m sure you would use quite to your advantage. You could very well cause others to tear themselves and each other apart with a mere suggestion. Everything about your posture seems to elicit absolute arrogance and self-assurance. But reiterating my point from earlier, your unhealthy obsession with being motherly to someone you consider a lover very well seems to be rooted from a past tragedy. Tell me, you must have been a mother once, haven’t you? Either pregnant or have given birth.”

“See, this is why I don’t talk to therapists, they just tell me what I already know for $125 an hour,” Adagio chuckled to Aria before turning back to Mrs Blaze, “Yes. Five years ago. Stillborn,” she said without flinching or losing her composure.

Aria looked at her with shock, while Mrs. Blaze retained her stern stare.

“Since then, you feed on the needs of others, especially those you care for. Being a mother to them, to fill the void in your heart, and doing all you can to make sure they could never leave. Because you indeed fear being left alone. With no one around you, no one to love and to mother. You shower them with gifts any means possible to keep them happy, no matter what the cost,” Mrs. Blaze leaned back a little, crossing her arms, “You play up to this all the time. You even would say you’d let them leave if you could. But you know that isn’t true. You would tie them down and keep them forever were you able to. Deep down, you’re quite passionate, obsessed, even. Nothing will, as I heard, take your babies away.”

“No, Yes, not quite, a little bit, yes money is no object, somewhat, yes and it is true, no I only tied Sona one time and we were both drunk, yes, yes, and you’re damn straight yes,” Adagio said coolly, running through every assumption one after the other.

Mrs. Blaze turned her attention to her daughter, “This is clearly more of your seeking of affection. You gravitated to this woman, to Sonata, all in a desperate search of what they believe is love. You felt jealous, envious, and had wanted a piece of it for yourself. The idea of it all. Though you know full well I am not that kind of mother, you continue to defy it anyway. Now, you choose to throw your life away due to your own hormones actually taking hold. Your emotions and lack of judgement are ruining whatever future you may have once had, Aria. The consequences of this will affect your future.”

“Oh no! A happy life with two girlfriends and a successful family business! The horror!” Adagio gasped in a manner dripping with sarcasm, “Is she always like this?”

Aria groaned, “She doesn’t celebrate our birthdays or Christmas. Presents are always stupid educational crap I didn’t ask for.”

“Please. Celebrations for actual, productive achievements are far more meaningful. Expelling from the birth canal and celebrating a completely bastardized tradition are not any of them,” Mrs. Blaze said sternly.

“I don’t know, surviving another year with your pain in the ass seems like quite the accomplishment,” Adagio scoffed.

Unfazed, Mrs. Blaze sighed, “Honestly, Aria. You’ve completely lost your way. I’ve lectured you of this many a time. Allowing your emotions to control your judgement and disregarding logics and facts only lead to downfall.”

“That’s no way to live, Mother!” Aria protested, “Just because my decision doesn’t make sense to you doesn’t mean it’s wrong.”

“Oh, don’t even try,” Mrs. Blaze narrowed her eyes, “You clearly aren’t seeing the logic of what you’ve done. You’re letting your own lust and desires for idealism cloud your mind.”

Adagio laid her face into her palm, “Mrs Blaze, please do keep your insanity to a more reasonable volume. My Sona is sleeping in the next room.”

“Irrelevant,” Mrs. Blaze said coolly, facing her now, “The only reason you have ever cared for her was her vulnerability. Had she not been in need, you wouldn’t have batted an eyelash. The same wound even go for Aria. You care more about being able to be motherly to them. To be irreplaceable.”

Adagio shrugged, “Believe whatever claptrap you want, it makes no difference to me.”

“Mother… I’ve had enough. You know what? You’re right. I was sick and tired of you not being a mother to me. Maybe I liked it when someone actually cared about me, listened to me, and spoke to me like I’m a person, not some patient!” Aria said, wiping her eyes, “Sonata’s my friend and I wasn’t a good friend to her. You know why? Because of you. I believed you once, in saying that having friends would only hinder my studies. Well, I hated it. I was lonely and had nothing to do. Sonata…. she changed my life, and she did it again. Adagio’s also been a great person to be around. I misjudged her, I was blinded by everything that wasn’t cold-hard fact. And you know what? I was wrong. I love her, Mother. And I love Sonata. I’m not leaving here. I’m not a trophy like my brothers. So… you can just… just take your psychoanalyst work and dish it to someone who cares! Because I don’t!”

Mrs. Blaze stared at her, unfazed and not even flinching.

Adagio frowned, “I believe that was the cue to leave, Mrs Blaze.”

Standing up, Mrs. Blaze fixed her frock, “Fine, then. Have it your way, Aria. If that’s what you think, then I can’t sway you. You can be hard-headed and stubborn all you please. But don’t think I will allow you to crawl back like a desperate hobo. Think about that.”

She then left, closing the door behind her. Adagio looked lividly at the door, standing up and following her. Aria quickly ran to the window that looked out into the club below to see Adagio stride quickly up behind her and grab her by the back of the neck. It was very muffled through the plexiglass, but Aria caught Adagio screaming “Don’t you ever call” and “loathsome little worm” before hauling her mother over the bar and nodding to the bouncers, who promptly threw her from the club.

After a few minutes, Adagio came back through the door and sat down next to her, “Sorry about that, I had a bone to pick with her.”

Aria gave a weak smile, “That’s okay. She had it coming… and all of her cold, uncaring ways for the past eighteen years just killed the part of me that cares.”

“Oh you poor dear,” Adagio said as she pulled Aria back into her lap and cuddling her close, “The both of you deserve a lot more than you’ve gotten…”

Snuggling against her, Aria sighed a little and nuzzled her neck, “For once… I’ll say I did. I seriously feel like Mother never cared about me. My father… you know the term, henpecked husband? He’s that. To a tee. He blindly follows anything she says and does. I tried confiding in him about mother, maybe to try seeing a solution, and anything I said… he just told me never to talk like that about her again. That I should be grateful and show her the respect she deserves. Only Sonata understood me…”

“Oh I understand too,” Adagio whispered, nuzzling her as she rubbed her back, “But all that’s over now. The two of you are both safe, and loved.”

“Thank you,” Aria nuzzled her more, “I’m glad I ran away, I’m glad I did what Sonata did. I’m… glad to be here with you two. I’m not throwing my life away… I’m finally...living it the way I want to.”

Adagio smiled and kissed her cheek, “I love you, Aria.”

“I… love you too,” Aria kissed her cheek, then her lips, briefly, “I really do.”

Adagio mewled happily as she laid back against the sofa, nuzzling her nose into Aria’s hair, “You’ve really come along way since the first time we met, haven’t you, Ari-baby?”

“Yes, Mom,” Aria rolled her eyes. After a few seconds, she’d realized what she’d just done and jerked her head up, expecting to see Adagio smirking at her or about to tease her. Instead, Adagio’s face was soft and looked like she was on the verge of tears.

“...You called me Mom,” she smiled, nuzzling her closer as her heart welled up.

“...Yes?” Aria looked at her with surprise, blinking, “I… guess I did. That was kind of a slip, but… yeah.”

Adagio squeezed her tighter as she buried her face into Aria’s hair, “Aria, I’m touched…”

Exhaling, Aria snuggled against her, “I guess…. It kind of grew on me. And, well, seeing you being all motherly to Sonata while she’s sick was definitely sweet.”

Adagio bit her lip as she held back tears, snuggling her tighter and kissing her cheek, “Really, Aria. That means so much to me… thank you...”

“You’re welcome,” Aria managed, nuzzling her, “It’s, uh… still gonna take a while to get used to, though.”

“Oh I know. It just means so much to me that you said it,” Adagio mewled as she turned onto her side with her back to the sofa, cuddling Aria against her like a teddy bear, “I love you, Ari.”

“Love you too… Ada…” Aria murmured, cuddling against her and closing her eyes.

You Should Write That

Adagio and Aria were awoken by the unmistakable feeling of a tiny ball of energy power diving onto them screaming “Mommy!”

“Oof!” Adagio grunted, turning over and snaking her arms around Sonata’s waist, “I take it somebody’s feeling a little better?”

“Oh yeah! I feel a whole lot better!” Sonata grinned, snuggling against her, “I feel like I could go run a marathon! All that’s wrong is my stuffy nose!”

Adagio smiled and gently rubbed Sonata’s back, “You want Mommy to pick you up some Otrivin when she goes out today?”

“Yes, please,” Sonata nodded and nuzzled her cheek, “Mommy? You’re not getting sick, are you?”

“No sweetheart, Mommy feels fine,” Adagio smiled as she kissed Sonata’s cheek.

“Okay,” Sonata sighed in relief, looking to Aria, “Hey… how are you feeling?”

“I’m fine, why?” Aria chuckled, “I stayed away from you for the last week.”

“Just making sure,” Sonata smiled more.

Aria smiled and leaned in to kiss Sonata’s cheek, “Love you too, Sona.”

“Aww!” Sonata giggled happily, kissing her cheek, “And I love you, too!”

“There we are,” Adagio giggled, snuggling the both of them under each arm, “There’s Mommy’s special girls!”

“Aw, come on… it’s just a new morning…” Aria chuckled.

Adagio stuck her tongue out at her as she cuddled the both of them, their snuggle interrupted by a loud banging on the door. Adagio grumbled and looked toward it.

“Who is it?!” she hollered.

“...Pizza…” came a quiet, timid voice outside.

Adagio smacked herself in the forehead before getting up and opening the door for the Pizza girl, “Sorry, sweetheart. A lot of trouble with in-laws. How much do I owe you?”

“Oh, uh… twenty-two seventy-three!” The pizza girl said, giving a nervous smile as she held out the box to her, topped with a small paper bag.

Adagio reached into her purse and extracted twenty-three bits and handing it to her as she took the pizza. Setting it on a table, she turned back to the door and took her change, sliding a ten-bit note into Sunset’s hand, “That’s for you dear, sorry for yelling.”

“Oh, that’s okay! It happens!” Said Sunset, waving it off.

“Oh, it’s you!” Sonata came into view, grinning, “I saw you sometimes when I went to the pizza joint! I love your hair!”

Wide-eyed, Sunset blushed, “Oh, thank you! I like your hair, too. It’s really nice.”

“Aww, you’re sweet!” Sonata giggled.

Adagio giggled, “Now Sona, I’m sure she has to be getting back to work. You can play with your new friend later.”

“Hey, come on! I’m just being nice!” Sonata pouted.

“No, it’s okay. She’s right, I’d better get going. Nice, uh, seeing all of you! Take care!” Sunset Shimmer took a step back, ending up against the wall from the door. She chuckled nervously, then left as she closed the door behind her.

Adagio chuckled, “And this, girls, is why you always tip the Pizza girl,” she said as she opened the box and set two slices on a plate for Aria and Sonata before grabbing a third and leaning against the counter.

“Believe me, I always do,” Aria stated, “Mother was always so, so stingy. If the pizza guy so much as looked at her the wrong way, she sent him away with nothing. When I went to the pizza joint to pick up a pizza once, all the employees groaned and then had to draw straws to figure out who was going to deal with the ‘Stingy Blazes’.”

“Oh man, I remember that!” Sonata shuddered, “And didn’t your Mother practically reduce tips right in front of the waiters at restaurants? I remember those times I went with you guys… those poor waiters looked ready to burst!”

Aria nodded with a sigh, “Oh, yeah. It was a nightmare. I kept telling her they’d spit in our food if we did that. I managed to sneak over my allowance when she wasn’t looking sometimes.”

“I’m a fan of trickle-down economics,” Adagio chuckled, “That’s why I tip generously.”

“All the more reason why I was proven wrong about you,” Aria gave a chuckle.

“Of course she does!” Sonata beamed, “She’d never be stingy like that!”

Adagio giggled as she looked down through the window to see Sunset still there, on her phone as she paced the bar floor. Adagio pursed her lips as she took note of how Sunset’s was chewing the back of her hand. Whatever it was, it was not going well.

“Excuse me,” she said as she slipped out and descended the stairs, approaching Sunset as she caught her end of the conversation.

“But I don’t… how could Mrs Blaze not have been… what do you mean? Thirty seconds?! She complained about being thirty seconds late?!... no, it’s serious to me too, Mr Aziz, I… no please I need this job! Just give me another… hello? Hello?!”

“Something the matter, dear?” Adagio asked as she approached.

“...I was just fired…” Sunset confessed, her voice cracking. “There was a complaint… about me being thirty seconds late…”

“Oh dear…” Adagio pursed her lips as she looked over to the bar, mostly unmanned whenever she had to be upstairs, “Do you have a bartender’s license, dear?”

Sunset nodded, sniffling a bit, “Yeah. I tended bar in a few clubs.”

“Good, my bar needs someone to work it,” Adagio smiled, “You start tomorrow afternoon.”

“I-what?” Sunset looked at her with shock, “...You’re… You’re giving me a job? Really?”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm, I need this bar up more than two hours a night. The job’s yours.”

“I…. I…” Sunset stood in place, shaking a bit, “Oh, thank you! Thank you so much! Yes! I’ll be here tomorrow afternoon! I’ll be ready! Thank you so much, Miss Dazzle!”

“Please, Adagio,” Adagio smiled as she stepped forward and opened her arms for a hug.

A little surprised and hesitant, Sunset nodded and then hugged her, “Thank you… Adagio. I really need this job, I can’t thank you enough.”

“Of course, sweetie,” Adagio smiled as she hugged her. Pulling back, she looked Sunset up and down, “Hmm… jeans and a black t-shirt. Also non-slip shoes.”

“Got it!” Sunset nodded, “I can wear those!”

“Good. I’ll see you tomorrow afternoon,” Adagio giggled as she turned away, before turning back, “Oh by the way. Some of the customers can be a little grabby. There’s bouncers all over the club, so just signal one if it’s an issue.”

Sunset nodded, wringing her fingers together as she walked toward the door, “Okay! Thanks for that!”

“You’re welcome, sweetie,” Adagio smiled as she returned to her apartment, where Sonata and Aria were waiting for her, “We have a new bartender,” she said with a smile.

“Really?” Sonata asked, “Cool! Who is she?”

“I saw through the window at some point,” Aria said with a chuckle, “It’s the pizza girl, isn’t it?”

“Mmhmm, she got fired from her other job just as she was leaving, so I offered her the job at the bar,” Adagio smiled, “She’s a cutie.”

“Awww… poor girl! That’s no fair!” Sonata pouted, but then smiled, “Still, that’s great! A new girl working at the club! And it’s her! Yay!”

“Wait. How did that happen?” Aria asked, “She just… got fired on the spot? Why? She wasn’t even late delivering the pizza.”

“She was apparently thirty seconds late with another customer,” Adagio sighed, “Your mother.”

Eyes widening, Aria then groaned and shook her head, “Why am I not surprised… she always does that. Anyone who pisses her off, she calls their job and gets them fired!”

“That won’t happen to her this time,” Adagio smiled, “I know troublesome customers when I see them.”

“You got an eye for those things!” Sonata winked.

“I’ll say,” Aria sipped her drink.

Adagio smiled as she watched Sunset leave from the window, “She’s gonna be fun to work with.”

“It’ll be fun!” Sonata took a slice and bit into the crust, having the quirky habit to eat pizza crust-first, “I can even go down and hang out with her while she works so she won’t feel too overwhelmed!”

“Just don’t distract her too much,” Aria advised, “It’s a nice thought, just don’t hinder her.”

“Yes, Other Mommy,” Sonata pouted.

Aria giggled, “Sonata, you’re a few months older than me.”

“She’s only thirteen years younger than me,” Adagio chuckled, “And she still calls me Mommy.”

“Can you imagine, though? We’re in a movie or on TV, and you play my Mom?” Sonata laughed a bit, “Then the thirteen year age difference would be kind of weird in real life!”

Aria laughed a little, “A show about you guys? Now that’d be interesting. Depends what it’d be about, I guess. So long as you can the studio audience or laugh track.”

“A show about us wouldn’t work,” Adagio scoffed, “You’d get puritanicals whining because of tiny, insignificant things like lesbians banging on public TV.”

“No kidding,” Sonata pouted, “Not unless we bumped up the rating.”

“Even that wouldn’t help,” Aria sighed, shaking her head.

“Pfft,” Adagio laughed, flopping back onto the sofa, “If I can’t do TV Porn, then I don’t want to live in this country.”

“Not when they’re allergic to making lesbian love!” Sonata pouted more, “Here’s an idea! Make a series about men and women being buddies, then have same-sex couples!”

“Not that simple, really,” Aria shook her head, sipping her soda.

“As in same sex couples are the only ones?” Adagio raised an eyebrow, “Hmm…”

Sonata shrugged, “Yeah, a bit of a reversal of what we always see! Man and woman? 99 percent of the time, INSTANT ROMANCE! Two girls or two boys? Either best buddies or related! Sometimes the latter in everything but blood.”

“I like it, you should write that!” Adagio grinned.

“I’m on it!” Sonata pumped her fist in the air.

Aria chuckled, finishing her first slice, “Sure, and I’ll edit.”

Adagio grinned as she beckoned both of them to her, wrapping her arms around their shoulders as she cuddled them on either side of her, “Mommy loves you, girls.”

“And we love you too, Mommy!” Sonata kissed her cheek.

“What she said,” Aria nuzzled her.

"Oh look sweetie, she called me Mommy!" Adagio grinned.

"Technically I didn't."

"It counts."

"But I-"

"It counts!"

“Well, you’ve been doing wonderfully for your first week,” Adagio smiled as she sat down at the bar where Sunset was restocking the fridge.

“Really? Thanks!” Sunset said as she stood up straight to gather a few more bottles, “To be honest, this has really been the best time I’ve had as a bartender. It’s the nicest club I’ve ever worked in!”

Adagio smiled as she came up behind her and hugged her, “That’s good to hear. I hear it from the customers all the time, but frankly as long as they have the strippers, they’ll always be happy.”

“I know, but I mean it. It’s… well, thanks in no small part to having a great boss to work for,” Sunset smiled shyly.

“Aw, you’re too much,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling her, “I think you deserve a raise.”

“W-What?” Sunset blushed heavily, “No, no… I don’t deserve a raise. I was only working here for a week!”

“Yes, but you’ve done so well, the customers have never been happier,” Adagio giggled, “Besides, the bar being open four times as long means I make a much bigger profit than I used to.”

Sunset looked at her as best she could, managing to smile, “Well, gosh… thanks a lot.”

“It’s my pleasure,” Adagio giggled as she squeezed her waist before letting go and fishing a beer out of the refrigerator.

“Now I really think I’ll be in it for the long-term,” Sunset smiled a little more.

Adagio snickered as she sipped her beer, “Good. I intend to keep my employees.”

“That’s a good feeling,” Sunset agreed, looking toward the fridge, “Would you mind if I had one?”

“By all means,” Adagio smiled, “Just don’t get too drunk on the job.”

Sunset shook her head, taking a bottle of fruity vodka, “No, no way! I only did that one time… It was at the first club I ever worked at. One of the bartenders made this amazing mixed drink, and I couldn’t stop drinking it! It was so good! Before I knew it, I was drunk off my butt… While on a busy, busy night! Woke up with a hangover, and was fired on the spot.”

Adagio winced, “That’s the worst way to end a hangover… Oh right!”

She ducked under the bar and grabbed a small bottle, a larger bottle of wine, a glass and a pill bottle. Setting them over the bar, she beckoned Sunset closer, “Come here. See this little bottle here? It’s a neutralizer. Two drops in any drink will neutralize any alcohol in it. Use it for the customers who’ve had too much to drink. Also…”

She poured the wine into the glass, and dropped a pill into it. At once, the wine began to turn a foggy green through the glass, even though the liquid remained it’s usual clear and red when viewed from the top.

“Always serve the drinks in bar glasses,” Adagio explained, “They turn any drink green like this if someone drugs it.”

“Oooh, that’s smart!” Sunset smiled brightly and nodded, “I’ll remember that, for sure.”

Adagio patted her back as she poured the wine out and rinsed off the glass, “The sanitizer is to clean out glasses that have been drugged.”

“I see,” Sunset said, observing her, “At least that should prevent date rape incidents.”

“That and a million other things,” Adagio nodded, “If you see a customer about to drink from a green glass, stop them and call a bouncer as soon as possible.”

“Got it,” Sunset nodded, “That’d be great, because now I know what to look for.”

Adagio nodded, “Good girl. That’s all I should have to tell you, so you should be fine for the event tonight.”

“Well, I’m looking forward to it!” Sunset smiled brightly, “I’m going to give it my all.”

“Good girl,” Adagio smiled, wrapping an arm around Sunset’s shoulder as she kissed her cheek.

Eyes going wide, Sunset blushed heavily, “A-Are you sure you should do that?”

“Something wrong?” Adagio asked, raising her eyebrow.

“Nothing, just… Shouldn’t there be a certain code between employer and employee?”

Adagio shrugged, “Not unless the employee wants there to be,” she chuckled.

Sunset blushed more, “I-I guess? I didn’t expect it…”

“You can relax, Sunset,” Adagio chuckled, “I’m not going to fire you for telling me to take my hands off you.”

“No no no! I’m not saying that,” Sunset giggled and shook her head, “It’s just new to me, that’s all. But uh, don’t worry. I didn’t take you for that kind of person, anyway.”

“I run a strip club and have two girlfriends,” Adagio chuckled, “I’m surprised that you didn’t take me for that kind of person.”

“I know, but still…” Sunset giggled a little, “It’s fine, though! Again, I’m just not used to it.”

Adagio chuckled and kissed her cheek again, “Well then, we’ll have to get you used to it.”

Sunset blushed, nodding, “Yeah… we will!”

Adagio reached down and squeezed Sunset’s rear, “Oh you’re going to love it here,” she grinned.

“Ooh! Yeah… I’m already getting that feeling…”

Adagio snickered and wheeled Sunset around, bringing her arms around her waist and pulling her closer, “So, what are you thinking right now?” She asked.

“You mean, about this, or just in general?” Sunset asked, blinking.

“Both.”

“Well, I… I’m very intrigued!” Sunset admitted, taking a breath, “You know, by having this kind of...bond with an employer. Especially you! You know, you’re so… so… Beautiful, smart, and really just this dominating kind of woman! It’s so hard to resist and really… yeah, you can tell I’m a bit of a submissive type.”

“I seem to bring that out in people,” Adagio chuckled, “A couple of months ago, a redhead came in here with her girlfriend and you just practically smell that type on her.”

“Really?” Sunset looked at her curiously, “How so?”

“Diminutive, blushed intensely when she saw how I behaved with my girls, and the fact that I quite literally dragged her out of that particular closet,” Adagio giggled.

“I see,” Sunset giggled, smiling more, “I guess it’s easy to tell sometimes.”

“Indeed,” Adagio smirked, squeezing Sunset’s rear as she pushed her back against the bar.

A little more relaxed, Sunset gazed up at her, shuddering with anticipation, “I feel… kind of nervous, but, this is great…”

“Excellent, that’s the best way to feel,” Adagio giggled as she pushed Sunset onto her back and leaned over her, pulling her new bartender into a heated kiss.

While it took her by a bit of surprise, the initial shock wore off as Sunset relaxed. She kissed back, a bit unsure how to do so, but otherwise made the effort. Her hands went up, grasping Adagio’s arms for leverage. Adagio giggled as she brought her hand up to squeeze Sunset’s hip, gently nibbling her bottom lip as she pushed back harder into the bar.

A little moan escaped Sunset as she melted more into the intimate contact. She shuddered beneath Adagio’s form, surrendering to her ministrations all the more. It was incredible, being dominated by such a woman. Any and all expectations of it ever happening never crossed her mind beyond a simple fantasy. She sighed happily, kissing her with more confidence as the passion grew.

Adagio’s internal grin widened as she brought both her hands to Sunset’s breasts, gently squeezing each as she slid her tongue into the quivering woman’s mouth. Feeling Sunset’s arms wrap around her shoulders, as well as several of her customers looking back over to the bar, she slowly slid Sunset’s shirt up, dancing her fingers over her bare stomach.

“Mmm… oooh…” Sunset shivered beneath her.

Pulling her shirt just over her chest, Adagio ran her hand up her stomach as her other hand snaked around to her rear, “Didn’t expect such an… enjoyable workday, did we?”

“No… That’s putting it mildly,” Sunset giggled, her breathing growing laboured.

Adagio chucked as she returned her lips to Sunset’s while her free hand began to undo the buttons on her jeans. In turn, Sunset was feeling a little bolder and ran her hands down Adagio’s back in a sensual manner. She went lower and lower each time, just about reaching her ample rear. Adagio smirked inwardly as she unzipped Sunset’s jeans and slid her hand inside, gently pulling back as she glanced up at the handful of people who were watching from the floor.

“Do you want to go upstairs, or put on a show right here?” she whispered sultrily.

As much as Sunset wanted more privacy, there was a sense of a rush within herself that wanted to explore. She gave a smile and shuddered a bit, “Let’s put on a show…”

Adagio smirked as she nipped at Sunset’s neck, sliding her jeans down further as her hand dove into her panties.

“Ngh…” Sunset uttered, her grip on Adagio tightening quite a bit, “That’s...ooh! Your hand is a little cold… I like it…”

“My, it doesn’t take much to push your buttons, does it?” Adagio asked as she slid Sunset’s shirt over her head and pulled it off.

“No…” Sunset shook her head, “I’m actually not a virgin…”

“Experienced and a hair trigger? Me likey,” Adagio giggled as she laid Sunset topless over the bar and kissed the crevice between her breasts.

Sunset shuddered happily, giggling, “I like that… Do it again…”

Adagio purred as she lowered her eyelids, kissing between Sunset’s breasts a second time as she peered up at her.

“Mmm…” Sunset cooed happily, squirming, “That feels really good… thanks.”

“Oh sweetie, we haven’t even started yet,” Adagio purred as she pushed Sunset up a little farther and tugged down her panties.

“I know, but still... “ Sunset blushed more, letting out soft gasps, “It’s just nice to… have a partner who’s willing to do little things in the foreplay.”

Adagio purred softly as she gently kissed down Sunset’s toned stomach as her fingers just barely toyed with her nethers. Squirming with pleasure, Sunset could barely make out the faint sounds of some patrons laughing or cat-calling them. It didn’t matter, she was enjoying herself and the rush of the entire experience. She reached down, coursing her fingers into Adagio’s hair. Adagio slid down and parted Sunset’s legs as she slowly dragged her tongue over her nethers, mewling in a predatory manner as the cheering, laughing, and jeering of her patrons hit her ears.

“Looks like someone likes their show,” she whispered.

“Nnngh!” Sunset moaned, bucking her hips lightly, “Y-Yeah…!”

Adagio slid Sunset’s panties off her ankle, leaving her tanned body completely naked in front of the bar patrons before dragging her tongue over her sex a second time, “And it looks like someone likes having an audience,” she purred.

“A-Aahh… I never did this before, but… it’s so exciting…” Sunset murmured, grabbing at her hair tighter.

Adagio snarled with a grin across her face as she finally leaned down and buried her face between Sunset’s legs, quickly overtaking the poor girl as her tongue curled around her nub while her fingers plunged into her sex.

“Nnnghh!!! Oohh my goodness…!” Sunset cried out, overtaken by the waves of pleasure, “Yes… that’s the spot…!”

Adagio chuckled as her tongue slid rapidly from her nub to her lips and back again as her fingers continued to explore within her, “Good girl…” she whispered.

Sunset moaned louder, bucking her hips a little, “Ooohh Adagio… you’re amazing!”

Adagio smiled and lifted Sunset’s leg back, allowing for better leverage as she rolled her nub between her fingers, her tongue taking over exploring how far she could go.

“Aaaahh! Ooooh, yes! Yes!” Sunset cried, fisting her fingers into Adagio’s hair, “Oh, don’t stop! Yes!”

Adagio obliged and lifted Sunset’s other leg, her tongue now doing all the work as she held Sunset’s thighs open as she suckled her nub, ‘She tastes lovely...’

Moaning all the more louder, Sunset bucked her hips as best she could, by now even forgetting there was a crowd. Her entire mind was wracked in ecstasy, determined to reach the end. But not too soon, she still wanted to enjoy as much as possible, for it was unlike her previous relationships. Nothing terrible by comparison, only that they didn’t feel quite like this.

“Adagio…” She moaned, holding her head more against her sex.

“Mmm,” Adagio moaned as she tasted Sunset’s sweet flavor, her tongue diving deep within her.

“Yes.. Yes… oooh… almost… almost!” Was all Sunset could manage as she felt the oncoming waves of climax. Adagio pushed her harder, bringing her fingers back to her nub and giving it a gentle twist. She shuddered hard, and burst into a loud yell as she came, spilling her juices onto Adagio’s face.

Adagio moaned softly as she licked up Sunset’s juices, pulling back and wiping her cheeks and lips with a handkerchief. Patting Sunset’s bare rear, she sat back on the bar and pulled her up into a sitting position, “There we are. I knew you’d taste good.”

“Thank you…” Sunset panted a little, giving a smile, “And I knew you’d be so good at this…”

“I didn’t end up with two girlfriends because of my silver tongue… no wait, it was my silver tongue,” Adagio snickered, patting Sunset’s back.

Sunset laughed heartily, “I can see why,” she gave her a hug, nuzzling her, “This is definitely going to be a great bonus of this job.”

“Oh yes,” Adagio purred as she hugged her back, looking down at her naked form, “My my, you are gorgeous.”

Blushing more, Sunset giggled, “Thank you… I’m not exactly narcissistic, but I’m pretty happy with how I look.”

“Well, by all means. Feel free to work the rest of the day in the nude if you wish,” Adagio smirked, “I’ll certainly enjoy the view.”

Sunset smiled, “I won’t feel demeaned or embarrassed doing it, either. Not like before…”

“Before?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow as she shooed the patrons from the bar.

“One of the clubs I worked at has the employees dress in bikinis, especially if they’re waitresses,” Sunset sighed, “You’d think this would be all fine and dandy, right? Well, it wasn’t. Customers groped us, often against our will, and if we complained to the manager or tried to stop it-we’d get fired. Oh, and bonus points for the manager being a disgusting pervert who only did it so he could jack off in his office and not do his job. No wonder his club got infested and shut down.”

Adagio shuddered, “Infested? Ugh! I prefer my debauchery a little cleaner. I have a rule for the patrons here. Look, but don’t touch unless invited.”

“I know, right?” Sunset agreed with a nod, “That’s definitely why I appreciate that sort of liberty here.”

Adagio purred and nuzzled her cheek, “Just don’t take all the attention away from the dancers. They have a living to make, sweetie.”

“Oh, I won’t! I promise,” Sunset giggled, “I’ll save the nudity for them, overall. I can just switch it up here and there and go a little skimpy but nothing overly eye-grabbing.”

Adagio kissed her cheek and patted her bare back, “Oh, I’m gonna keep you!”

Sunset smiled more, giving her a kiss on the cheek back, “I’d be glad for that!”

“Oh you are definitely staying,” Adagio giggled, swinging around to the other side of the bar, “Now if you’ll excuse me, dear, Mommy has to go tend to her girls.”

“Sure thing,” Sunset smiled, picking up her clothes and proceeding to dress. Only this time, wearing her pants and bra. With a little wave, she went back to work at the bar and proceeded to mix drinks.

Adagio smiled as she ascended the stairs to her apartment, where upon entering Sonata threw herself at full force into her midsection in a tight hug.

“Oof! Did somebody miss me?” she chuckled, patting her hair.

“No, I just saw what happened!” Sonata grinned, “Do you think she’d let me play with her, too?”

“Oh probably,” Adagio snickered, patting Sonata’s head, “But let her do the job I pay her to do, first.”

“Of course!” Sonata nodded, “That’s why I’d wait until her shift was done!”

Adagio giggled and hoisted Sonata into her arms, balancing the smaller girl on her hip, “You’re just precious.”

“What?” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her, “I just want to play with her!”

“And that’s what’s so precious,” Adagio giggled, “Little miss social butterfly, you are.”

Sonata smiled more and nuzzled her shoulder, “Thanks, Mommy. It’s been so much better and easier for me! I feel like I can finally be me!”

“A big kid that wants to bang anything that moves?” Adagio giggled.

“That and the rest of me,” Sonata stuck her tongue out playfully.

Adagio chuckled and carried Sonata into the kitchen, setting her onto the counter as she kissed along her cheek and neck, “Mommy loves you, Sona.”

“Sona loves you too, Mommy!” Sonata cooed, snuggling against her.

Adagio purred as she nuzzled into Sonata’s neck, “Where’s Aria?”

“Helping me with filing the taxes. I was doing most of them so far, but I needed a break, so she said she’d do it for a little while,” Sonata said, pointing toward the spare room designated as the office, “She’s in there right now.”

“Alright, we won’t bother her until she’s done, then,” Adagio purred as she cuddled Sonata against the counter.

Drowning In Rubber

Adagio sat on the sofa, Aria snuggled up to her. While getting through to Aria had been a long and tedious process, it was nice that she was at least willing to cuddle.

“Any word from that bitch of a mother?” Adagio asked.

“Tons of voicemail messages,” Aria sighed, shaking her head, “Deleted all of ‘em.”

“Did you even listen to any of them?” Adagio asked, cocking an eyebrow.

“Just one,” Aria wrinkled her nose, “More psychoanalyst mumbo jumbo. Even worse, she started insulting Sonata and calling her a degenerate influence in my life. Oh, yeah, Mother, that’s going to get me back. Belittle me and then insult the people I love. You’ve got it in the bag!”

Adagio puttered in exasperation, “They never learn. We still get the Dusks trying to drag Sonata home. It never works.”

“Not surprising,” Aria sighed heavily, “I get that family is important and all, but when they treat us like this… Ugh. I’m so done with that! Why am I going to call people who don’t even care about me my family?”

“That’s why I found a new family,” Adagio purred, “My parents disowned me the moment I came out. I was fifteen and they threw me out the door. Eventually, I found Sona. And now you,” she smiled, kissing the top of Aria’s head.

Aria gave a small smile, despite her blush, “I can see why Sonata considers you family, now. I guess… safe to say I consider you two family, also.”

Adagio smiled and kissed Aria’s cheek, gently patting her rear, “You don’t have to worry about that horrible woman ever again. The bouncers will keep her far away from here. All she can do is make her noise.”

“...Thanks for that,” Aria exhaled with relief, snuggling more into her, “I appreciate it a lot.”

“Of course, sweetheart,” Adagio kissed Aria’s hair, gently patting her rear in a steady rhythm.

“Mmm….” Aria relaxed a little more, closing her eyes, “That sure feels good…”

“What does?” Adagio asked, kissing her hair again.

“The way you’re patting my butt, I really do like that. I guess, anyway…”

“Oh?” Adagio smiled, gently rubbing her rear in small circles, “Aria likes to have her bum patted, does she?”

Aria blushed a little, “Don’t read too much into it…”

“What’s there to read? I’m patting your bum and you like it,” Adagio giggled, patting in a steady rhythm.

“...Thanks,” Aria giggled a little, “Exactly that.”

Adagio giggled and nuzzled Aria’s hair as she slid a hand down her jeans, patting her rear without the denim blocking her hand.

“Mm…” Aria hummed in contentment, sighing a bit, “Your hand is really warm.”

“Thank you, sweetie,” Adagio smiled, rubbing in circles as she snuggled Aria closer.

“...Still not calling you Mom…”

Adagio chuckled, “I know. You’re still my sweetheart all the same,” she purred, patting her rear faster as she cuddled closer.

“Okay then,” Aria murmured, cuddling in more as she continued to relax, “I guess I will one day. I don’t know…”

Adagio nuzzled Aria’s hair as she squeezed her rear, “You can take your time, sweetie. There’s no rush.”

Aria nodded, gingerly playing with Adagio’s hair, “Gotcha. So… how do you keep your hair so wild? It must be a bitch to take care of.”

“Hmm? Oh, this?” Adagio reached back and unclipped the spiked collar from around her hair, making her incredibly curly hair spill down over her shoulders and back, “It’s just has a lot of body to it. All I do is tie it back.”

“Wow,” Aria toyed with a few strands, twirling them around her finger, “It’s really nice. I always liked curly hair, actually.”

“Well you just keep getting better and better, don’t you?” Adagio asked, prodding her fingers between Aria’s cheeks.

Aria blushed, “What? It’s just a particular hairstyle I like...”

“I know,” Adagio purred, sliding her fingers down further, “But you’re just one big flatterer, aren’t you? What’s next? You like curvy hips? Purple? Domineering women?”

“...I don’t know?” Aria blinked, her cheeks turning more pink, “I mean, I do like those things, but yeah.”

“Oh, I know… maybe you like…” Adagio trailed off as she gently slid a finger past Aria’s ring and into her rear.

“Gah!” Aria squeaked in surprise, wide-eyed, “Adagio!”

“What?” Adagio asked with a smile as she slowly wriggled her finger in deeper.

“Nnngh… stoooop….” Aria pouted, but made no attempt to move.

“Aw, why?” Adagio smiled as she gently moved her finger back and forth.

“Feels…” Aria moaned a little, shaking, “Never mind, don’t stop!”

Adagio smirked, thrusting faster into Aria’s rear, “Aw, does Aria like having her bum fingered?”

Aria blushed heavily, “...I guess I do… never thought I did.”

Adagio smiled and nuzzled her as her hand worked over her sensitive rear, “Oooh, Sona’s gonna love that,” she smirked.

“L-Love what?”

“I bought her a strapon for her birthday, and she’s been dying to try it out,” Adagio purred, thrusting harder, “She’s gonna love finding out that you like it in the bum.”

“...Yeah, knowing her, she will,” Aria murmured, moaning a little as she trembled with pleasure.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio giggled, thrusting faster as she peppered Aria’s face with kisses.

“Ngh… Adagio…” Aria murmured, leaning against her a little and clutching her arms.

Adagio smiled as she thrusted harder, gently rocking Aria in her lap as she nuzzled her hair, “There we go, sweetheart.”

“Damn, didn’t think it’d feel this good...ngh…” Aria clutched at her more, panting heavily. She brought a hand down her pants, pleasuring herself.

“My my, somebody really likes it,” Adagio teased as she curled her finger to prod at her while she thrusted.

“Aaggh… yes… it’s… pretty good… ngh…” Aria uttered, moaning louder.

“Go on sweetie,” Adagio whispered as she felt her walkie-talkie buzzing on her hip, “Come for me.”

“Ngh! Aahh…!” Aria squirmed and thrust in herself faster as she felt the pleasure intensify. She panted hard, throwing her head back a bit as she came, harder than expected, “Mommy!!”

Adagio smiled brightly as she rode Aria out through her orgasm. After a few moments, when she finally came down from her high, Adagio pulled her in and hugged her as tightly as she could, “Oh Aria…” she mewled, kissing along her cheek.

“Ah…” Aria sighed a bit, snuggling against her, not even realizing what she’d said, “That sure felt good… Thanks, Adagio…”

“Oh I could tell,” Adagio beamed as she tightly squeezed her.

“Mmm…” Aria nuzzled her cheek and kissed it, “You sure are good at this sort of thing… not like I didn’t realize that, though.”

“Oh I knew I was good when you screamed ‘Mommy’,” Adagio purred, patting her rear.

“Well, yeah, I-huh?!” Aria blinked as it then registered in her mind, “Did… I seriously say that?”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm…”

Scrunching up her face, Aria blushed, “...Shut up.”

“Aw, Mommy was very touched by that,” Adagio smiled, kissing her cheek as she nestled Aria closer.

“...That’s good, then,” Aria conceded with a little sigh, nuzzling her neck.

Adagio purred as she pulled Aria up into a kiss, running one hand through her hair as the other patted her bum. Kissing her back, Aria relaxed all the more and brought her arms around Adagio’s shoulders. She couldn’t believe what had just happened, let alone her unintentional Freudian Slip. Then again, maybe it wouldn’t be so hard after all. Maybe she truly could follow Sonata’s example and call Adagio Mommy.

Even if it did still creep her out a little bit.

Adagio looked around for Aria, making sure she wasn’t in earshot, before sitting down close to Sonata and wrapping an arm around her shoulder.

“Guess what, sweetheart?” she purred, “Aria did it.”

“No way!” Sonata’s jaw dropped, her eyes going wide, “She finally said it?! How? How? Details!”

“Well, I very quickly found out that she likes anal,” Adagio chuckled, “And we were playing a little, and she squealed it out just before she came.”

“Ooh, yay!” Sonata clapped happily, “I’m glad she came around! Now we know she’s thinkin’ it!”

“Mmhmm, won’t be too long now,” Adagio purred, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek, “Mommy’ll have her two favorite girls all to herself.”

“Even more so than now?” Sonata grinned widely.

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. Mommy loves her girls,” she cooed as she stroked Sonata’s cheek.

“And we love you, Mommy! Even if one of us won’t say Mommy!” Sonata winked, kissing her cheek.

Adagio pulled Sonata into a tight hug, “Oh, you’re such a bright little ray of sunshine, Sona-baby.”

“I try to be!” Sonata cooed, nuzzling her cheek happily, “Besides, how can I not be? We’re all here together like one little happy family!”

“One, happy, quasi-incestuous family,” Adagio laughed, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she ran her fingers through her hair.

“Yaaaay!” Sonata shook a little in an attempt to dance, “This is the life, Mommy! Wouldn’t want it any other way!”

Adagio snaked her hand around and squeezed Sonata’s rear, “Me neither, sweetheart.”

“Once Aria says Mommy for reals, then the circle will be complete!” Sonata rubbed her back happily.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, picking Sonata off the ground and settling her onto her hip, “I can’t wait for that day to come.”

“It’ll be a glorious day when it does, Mommy!” Sonata agreed, snuggling against her, “Can you pick her up?”

“Mmhmm. Not as easily as I can you, but she fits on my hip when she doesn’t struggle,” Adagio giggled.

Sonata laughed at this, “She’s so cute when she’s all in denial!”

“Oh definitely,” Adagio purred, squeezing Sonata’s rear, “But Mommy loves her for that.”

“Me too!” Sonata kissed her cheek and happily squirmed, “You know what, Mommy? I want to do something really nice for her. Like a cake or something!”

“Oh? I think that’s a lovely idea. Did you want to bake it yourself?” Adagio asked, nuzzling Sonata’s nose.

“I can bake it myself, but I’d really like it if you help me!” Sonata smiled, “You have a magic touch when it comes to cooking or baking!”

“That I do,” Adagio purred, “Oooh, you know what would be really silly?”

“What?” Sonata looked at her with a curious grin.

“If we put a little taste of you into the batter,” Adagio winked.

“How do you mean?” Sonata tilted her head.

Adagio reached down between Sonata’s legs, rubbing at her sex through her jeans, “You know how I mean, Sona-baby.”

Sonata giggled and grinned, “Oooh! I love the way you think, Mommy! Sounds good to me!”

“Oh now I have to have a piece of that when it’s ready,” Adagio purred as she nibbled Sonata’s neck.

“Sure! It’s for everyone!” Sonata nuzzled her happily, “Oh man, I can’t wait to see the look on her face! Ooh! We have to get her a present!”

“Oh? What should we get her?” Adagio asked, not withdrawing her hand from between Sonata’s legs.

“Nnngh… mmm…” Sonata giggled, “Ooh, I don’t knoooow… but it has to be something great! I know what she likes, but I have to think of what it could be!”

“You can take all the time you want, sweetie,” Adagio purred, pressing harder against her sex.

“Mmm… I’ll think of something! I know I will!” Sonata moaned, clutching at her tightly, “Ooh Mommy… you’re making it so hard to think! Hee hee!”

“Do you want Mommy to stop, sweetheart?” Adagio purred, licking down Sonata’s neck.

“Noo!” Sonata squirmed, giggling and panting amidst her moans, “I can do this, Mommy…”

“That’s good,” Adagio purred as she laid Sonata down on the table and began to undo her pants.

“Mmm… Okay… I know she loves rock music… mmm… I can do something with that!” Sonata fell back and spread her legs.

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm, you’re making progress, sweetie,” she smiled as she pulled Sonata’s jeans off and leaned down to lick her thigh, “No panties today, sweetheart?”

“Nope! They’re in the wash,” Sonata giggled, reaching down to play with her hair, “So, where was I? Oh yes! I can probably find her some paraphernalia… Ooh! I know a poster she’s always wanted! That’s one thing….”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio purred as she dragged her tongue over Sonata’s sex.

Moaning a little louder, Sonata fisted her fingers into Adagio’s hair, bucking her hips slightly, “Ooh Mommy… Soooo good! A-Anyway… maybe I can… ooh, I better check for tour dates… I know how much she wanted to see some of her favourite bands in concert…”

“That sounds lovely, Sonata,” Adagio smiled before diving back into Sonata’s nethers.

“I got it!” Sonata moaned, giggling, “I’ll give her a couple of little things, and then lead up to the big thing! Yes!”

“Oooh, such creativity sweetheart,” Adagio cooed, swirling her tongue over Sonata’s nub.

“Mmm… thanks!” Sonata purred, moaning more, “So… cake… some little fun things, and then the big thing! Huzzah!”

Adagio came up and smiled at her, “I’m so proud of you, keeping your head on straight while Mommy’s all up in your business,” she leaned in and kissed her nose.

“I… wanted to get some practice in!” Sonata moaned, “I saw this porno once… the couple was having a conversation during sex, it was funny…”

“My little girl watching porn?” Adagio scoffed in mock offense, “Does Mommy not do it for you anymore?”

“Noooo!” Sonata pouted, poking her nose, “I was curious… My parents never let me watch porn and I wanted to see what it was like. I just didn’t know it was that unrealistic!”

Adagio chuckled, “Yes, it is made for an audience, after all,” she nuzzled her nose.

“I’m serious! I wasn’t even turned on by it! I was laughing!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her nose back, “Sure, I like seeing a naked lady, but still! I couldn’t get into it because of how silly it could get!”

Adagio chuckled, “Oh Sonata,” she laughed, pulling her up and kissing her cheek, “Mommy loves you.”

“Sona loves you too, Mommy!” Sonata snuggled her, “And hey, even when I do like a porno, nothing compares to you!”

Adagio pulled back and leaned against the counter, laying a hand on her hip, “I should hope not.”

“Never,” Sonata pouted, shaking her head.

Adagio smiled as she sauntered over, “Are you sure of that, Sona-baby?”

“Of course I’m sure!” Sonata giggled, licking her lips, “You and Aria are all the lovins I need!”

“There’s Mommy’s girl,” Adagio cupped her face, towering over her with her trademark smirk.

Sonata wiggled happily, “Oooh, Mommy, I love it when you give me that face!”

Adagio’s smirk widened as she brushed her fingers over Sonata’s cheek, pulling her in against her chest, “Oh the horrible things I’m going to do to you…”

“Ooh, have I been a bad girl?” Sonata cooed, giggling.

“Yes you have, watching porn without me,” Adagio said silkily.

“Oooh no!” Sonata laughed, “Yes, that makes me a naughty little Sona-baby!”

“Yes it does,” Adagio smiled, stroking Sonata’s face as she continued to smirk, “Whatever shall Mommy do with you?”

“Oooh… Bet you have a great punishment in mind!” Sonata winked.

“Oh I think this time we can stick to the classics,” Adagio purred as she sat down and pulled Sonata over her knee.

Sonata laughed, wiggling a bit, “A spanking, Mommy?”

Adagio nodded slowly as she ran her hand over Sonata’s backside.

“Ooh, a spanking! It’s been a while… And I’ve been such a bad little Sona-baby, I need to learn my lesson!” Sonata said in a playful whine.

“Yes you do,” Adagio said firmly as she sharply cracked her palm against Sonata’s rear.

“AH! Oooh, Mommy! Do it again!” Sonata squealed.

“You’re not supposed to like your punishment, Sona,” Adagio pursed her lips, but cracked her hand against Sonata’s rear all the same.

“Uh, I mean… ow! I don’t like this! Mommy, stop it...and stuff…” Sonata scrunched up her face.

Adagio giggled, slapping Sonata’s rear again, “That’s more like it.”

“Aaah, ow… that’s...horrible! Oh, man, please stop! I refuse to be subjected to such demeaning torture!” Sonata snickered.

Adagio slapped her rear again and again, and after several minutes Sonata was red and shiny. Adagio set her up and stroked her cheek with a free hand, “Did Sona-baby learn her lesson?”

“Uh… nope! I’m still a bad girl!” Sonata grinned sheepishly.

“What are you two doing?” Came Aria’s voice as she entered, and stopped, “...Seriously?”

“What?” Adagio asked innocently.

“...Spanking?” Aria made a face, “Are you for real?”

“What? It’s fun!” Sonata giggled.

“And Sonata’s been a very bad girl,” Adagio purred, rubbing Sonata’s backside.

“...What did she do that it is now warranting creepy spanking?” Aria wanted to know.

“Watching porn without Mommy,” Adagio smirked.

“And suddenly that’s a crime?” Aria snorted.

Sonata giggled, “I watched it without Mommy, which is a no-no!”

“Yes, Sona knows better than that,” Adagio purred, licking along Sonata’s neck.

“And it’s no wonder I get a spanking!” Sonata grinned.

Aria gave them both an odd look, “But you like it. Punishments are supposed to be something you want to avoid. I get the sex play, but jeez.”

“Oh Aria, stop being contrary and take your pants off,” Adagio stuck her tongue out at her.

“Make me,” Aria turned away, her nose in the air.

Adagio stood up and stepped behind Aria, reach down and gently patting her rear, “Pwease, sweetheart? Take your pants off.”

“You just had to say pwease…” Aria pouted, but otherwise obliged as she pulled her pants and underpants down.

“That’s better,” Adagio smiled as she reached down and circled Aria’s nethers, “Such a good girl we are today.”

“Nnngh….” Aaria squirmed in place a little bit, “God damn it Adagio…”

“Tee hee! This is great!” Sonata giggled, sprawled over the chair as she observed.

Adagio laid Aria back onto the sofa and beckoned Sonata over, “Don’t you want to play with your sissy, sweetheart?”

“Yes!” Sonata skipped over happily, sitting by Aria’s head.

“Great, now she’s my sister?” Aria groaned, “Does everything have to be creepy incest?”

“No, it can be fun incest!” Sonata nuzzled her hair, giggling.

Adagio purred and licked along Aria’s neck, “Don’t you wanna play with your sister, Aria?”

“You’re not gonna let the ‘sister’ thing go, are you?”

“Nope,” Adagio smirked.

Aria rolled her eyes and sighed a bit, “Fiiiine. Yes, I want to play with my not-sister.”

“You’re so funny!” Sonata laughed, nuzzling her forehead upside-down and kissing it, “But I’ll take it!”

“I suppose it’ll have to do,” Adagio giggled, licking along Aria’s neck.

“Wow. And I gave up scholarships to Yale and Harvard for this…” Aria said dryly, but was clearly enjoying the attention.

Sonata giggled, “Oh, but you love it!”

Adagio purred and kissed Aria’s cheek, “Aw, you really gave up Yale for us?” she teased, nuzzling her cheek.

“Well, with where I am now, my GPA’s gonna slip down the slope,” Aria blushed, “Besides, it’s a six-hour drive away from here. Twelve-hour commutes almost five days a week, or not coming home at all until maybe the weekend is not my idea of getting educated.”

“So instead we get you all to ourselves,” Adagio grinned, swinging her leg over the table and straddling Aria’s waist.

“Yay!” Sonata nuzzled Aria’s hair and kissed her face, upside-down, of course, “Sounds good to me, too!”

“I’ll take up a bartending course, that’s about it. Least I can do that right in the next town,” Aria murmured, reaching up and playing with Sonata’s ponytails.

Adagio plucked open the buttons on Aria’s shirt as she watched the two of them kiss Spiderman-style, “Don’t we already have a lovely bartender, Aria?”

“Yeah, doesn’t mean I can’t take it up and maybe do it too. Specially on those busy nights,” Aria shrugged.

“Careful, though! You’ll get a stress test on your first week!” Sonata told her, nuzzling her nose, “I had to watch Sunset Shimmer go through that! It sure looked rough.”

Aria shrugged again, “I don’t care. I’ll even be a server if I have to work my way up. I want to earn my keep, that’s all.”

“Careful, though,” Adagio chuckled, pulling Aria’s shirt off, “The boss is pretty grabby.”

“Got any other things I already know?” Aria chuckled, assisting her.

“The sky’s blue?” Sonata offered, “Aside from white, gray or darker clouds covering it and during sunset or nighttime?”

“Oh if you think I’m grabby now, just wait until you’re on my payroll,” Adagio snickered, “Ask the waitresses.”

“Are you trying to scare me?” Aria rose an eyebrow, “It’s not working.”

“No, that’s just what you’re gonna have to do if you work for her,” Sonata winked, “She’ll be very grabby.”

“Oh I’m not trying to scare you,” Adagio purred, kissing between her breasts, before looking up, “Why? Am I scary?”

“No,” Aria shrugged a little, “It just sounds like you’re all, ‘Ooh, well you’d better watch out and not take the job’ or something.”

“Oh no, having my Ari-baby working for me would be lovely,” Adagio grinned, kissing down her neck.

“Okay, then I’ll do it,” Aria shuddered a bit, letting out a little mewl.

“Yay!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her, “That’s my girl! Hope you’ll like the uniform!”

“Mental note, shorten the wait staff’s skirts,” Adagio muttered as she kissed down between Aria’s breasts.

“Isn’t it already short enough as it is?” Aria mewled in pleasure, arching her back a little bit.

“It can always be shorter,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling in between Aria’s breasts as she rubbed her stomach.

“O-kay then…” Aria murmured, shaking a little from the contact and moaning.

“You’ll look super cute in it!” Sonata rubbed her shoulders, “You are so modeling it for us!”

“Joy,” Aria replied, “I’ll have to, anyway.”

Adagio looked up and smirked as she dragged her fingernails over Aria’s stomach, “Isn’t she just adorable, Sona-baby?”

“Absolutely!” Sonata agreed with a giggle, “She’s super cute adorable lovely!”

“I am not cute,” Aria pouted, scrunching up her face, “Puppies are cute. Babies are cute.”

“And Aria pretending to be all tough and hard is cute,” Adagio purred, nuzzling her breasts as her hand dipped down between her legs.

“Nnnhh… you both suck,” Aria pouted.

“I know, we’re the worst,” Sonata grinned.

Adagio grinned as she kissed down Aria’s stomach, “But you love your Mommy and little sister, don’t you?” she whispered.

“Yes, I love my not-sister and not-mommy,” Aria scrunched up her face some more as she blushed, mewling in pleasure.

“You’re silly,” Sonata kissed her sweetly, “But we love you, too!”

“I guess I have to be knuckle deep in your cute little butt to get you to call me Mommy,” Adagio purred, kissing Aria’s navel.

Aria made a face as a horrifying thought came to her, “Please don’t actually go that far.”

Adagio held up her hand and examined her index finger, “Oh it’s not that far… but fine,” she giggled, “First knuckle it stays.”

“Whew,” Aria sighed with relief, “I’ll probably say mommy eventually. Just… don’t hold your breath.”

“When you do, I gotta hear you say it!” Sonata grinned.

“Oh you should have heard her yesterday,” Adagio giggled, “Screamed it right as she came. It was adorable.”

“Awww, I wish I could’ve seen it!” Sonata pouted.

“Oh, maybe we can get her to do it again,” Adagio giggled as she reached lower and gently lifted Aria’s legs.

“Yay!” Sonata laughed, playing with Aria’s hair, “Let’s do that!”

“Nooo way,” Aria shook her head, “Now that I know you two are waiting for it, I’m going to end up making a conscious effort not to.”

“Oh? Because I think you like this just a little too much to think straight,” Adagio purred as her fingers trailed over Aria’s rear.

“Shut uuuuup…” Aria moaned, squirming a bit.

Adagio chuckled as she slid her fingers in toward Aria’s ring, gently prodding at her opening, “Now is that any way to speak to Mommy?”

“Oh, for crying out loud, really? Aren’t you taking the ‘Mommy’ thing a bit too seriously?” Aria pouted, “What next, you’re gonna put us in diapers?”

“We tried that,” Sonata giggled, “On our first anniversary! ...I didn’t really like it, though. Diapers made me feel weird. But I liked the bonnet and the binkie! I even had a rattle!”

“To answer your question, no I’m not taking it too seriously. And no I’m not going to, I learned my lesson on that,” Adagio chuckled, wriggling her finger in past Aria’s ring.

“Nngh… huh?” Aria blinked, “Really?”

“Really?” Sonata parrotted, oblivious to this.

“Let’s just say putting my fifteen year old girlfriend in diapers was just a little bit too close to home for me,” Adagio snickered.

“...What,” was all Aria could say.

“She wouldn’t tell me,” Sonata whispered to her, “But I think she’s got some secrets.”

“Now, enough poking around, you two,” Adagio smiled as she slid her finger into Aria’s rear, kissing between her breasts.

“Nnngghh! Damn it…” Aria moaned, shuddering.

“Aww,” Adagio cooed as she slid in further, “You make the most adorable noises, sweetie.”

Aria squirmed, moaning as she clutched at the couch cushions, “Nnnghh… Oh man that’s good…”

“Woohoo!” Sonata kissed her face happily.

Adagio giggled as she looked up at Sonata, “Would’ve thought are little Ari-baby loves anal, eh Sona?”

“Never would’ve guessed!” Sonata agreed with a giggle, “She didn’t really talk about stuff like that, anyway.”

Adagio giggled and kissed Aria’s chin as she wriggled her finger in deeper, “Mommy loves you, Ari-baby. Goodness, you’re a tight one, Mommy’s going to have to get you something to wear in here...”

“Uh… what?” Aria looked at her oddly.

“You know. A plug for your cute little bum,” Adagio purred, kissing Aria’s cheek, “So Mommy’s special girl is always in such a lovely mood.”

“A butt plug?!” Aria squeaked, “Uh… can we not? A vibrator’s always nice.”

“Why? What’s wrong with a butt plug?” Sonata asked, “You like anal, don’t you?”

“...I bought one recently. It hurt,” Aria pouted.

“Oh? Where did you buy it from?” Adagio asked, kissing down her neck and she gently thrusted inside of her.

“...Sex shop back home,” Aria mumbled.

“That’s okay! You just probably need a better size that would fit you!” Sonata assured.

Adagio nodded, “Mommy would get one custom made for you. Designed to fit just right,” she purred.

“Really?”

“Really,” Adagio purred, “Mommy buys all her toys custom made.”

“Mm-hmm!” Sonata agreed, “She got me a special vibrator, and some vibrating underwear, exactly as I wanted them!”

“...Well, okay. I guess if I can have a good butt plug, that’d help,” Aria conceded.

“There’s Mommy’s girl,” Adagio cooed, “We’ll take you in to get fitted tomorrow.”

“Okay then… Wait, where is this place?”

“Canterlot,” Adagio purred, kissing down her stomach.

“O-kay…” Aria shuddered a little.

“Ooh, it’ll be fun!” Sonata giggled, “We’ll get you all the sex toys you’re ever gonna need!”

“I can barely contain myself,” Aria said dryly.

“Now now, Sona. No need to drown her in rubber,” Adagio giggled, “A plug, a vibrator, that’ll do.”

“That’d be crazy!” Sonata giggled, “Drowning in rubber…”

“I’d rather not picture that, thanks,” Aria pouted.

“Oh Aria…”

Don't Drink From That

Adagio slowly pushed open the door to the Razzle Dazzle some five hours later, walking gingerly across the club floor to her apartment. She shuddered as she made her way up the stairs and into her home, laying herself down on the sofa as she stared up at the ceiling.

“Ugh,” she winced, her voice echoing in her own head from the silence around her. She wanted to throw up. Wanted to scrub herself clean. Wanted to pass out and never wake up again.

‘Now that I think about it, was it really worth it?’ said the hateful little angel on her shoulder.

‘I swear I’m going to wring you alive if you start now...’ Adagio growled as she picked up the phone.

‘What are you doing?’

“I want a cheeseburger, I’m ordering a cheeseburger,” Adagio growled, “Don’t give me that shit about my figure, one cheeseburger isn’t going to kill me.”

“Mommy?” came Sonata’s voice from her bedroom.

Adagio jerked her head up. She was a wreck, both physically and mentally. She couldn’t let Sonata see her like this, “Stay in bed, sweetie!”

“...Mommy? Are you okay?” Sonata called out worriedly.

“Yes! Mommy’s fine. Just… stay in bed,” Adagio called back.

There were hushed whispers coming from the bedroom now, before the door opened and Aria came out.

“Ada...sorry, Mom?” Aria spoke up, coming toward her, “Everything all right?”

“Yes, you should be in bed too,” Adagio said firmly between making her order on the phone.

“Are you kidding? Sonata’s worried sick about you right now and I’m not even sure what to think,” Aria sighed.

“Well I’m fine,” Adagio said briskly as she hung up the phone, “If you’ll excuse me, I’m going to take a shower, and then puke my guts out,” she said, swiftly stepping around Aria and locking herself in the bathroom.

“...Damn it,” Aria swore. She sighed heavily, going back to the bedroom and closing the door, “Afraid she’s not budging.”

“Didn’t think so,” Sonata murmured, fiddling with her hair a little bit, “I just hope Mommy’s going to be okay.”

“We don’t even know where she went, let alone what she did to put herself in that state,” Aria sighed as she heard the shower start to run.

“I know she doesn’t have to go through us to do things, but…” Sonata sighed, lying back on the bed, “It’s like when she tells us to at least let her know where we’ll be and when we’ll be back.”

Aria nodded, “She must have had a good reason… she sounds like she just went through hell…”

“I know… She must have,” Sonata agreed, “Mommy has her moments, but I never saw her like this before.”

Aria rolled over and wrapped her arms around Sonata’s waists, “Yeah… whatever happened must have fucked her up…”

In the bathroom, Adagio stood in the shower frantically scrubbing herself clean. She was disgusted with herself. As much as she may have had good intentions, all she could see in her mind was Filthy Rich lying over her. Cringing, she covered her loufa in another layer of body wash and scrubbed herself down a third time.

“Ugh, I just want to scream,” she shuddered.

‘Well, way to go. You are now officially a sell-out slut.’

“Tell me something I don’t know,” Adagio gagged.

‘You seriously love your girls THAT much. Admirable, but still. Come on. Let’s be real. Would they even think to do that? Selling their bodies for money?’

“Sona said she once considered running away and doing just that,” Adagio said as she scrubbed between her legs.

‘Yeah, but that was for her to survive on her own. You could’ve lived just fine if you got your girls and employees ten dollar boxes of chocolates each. Not real original or much thought, but it’s not life-threatening.’

“You know what?” Adagio said as she scrubbed harder, “I feel like shit right now. I’m on the verge of throwing up and I want to shoot myself. But once they all open their christmas presents, it’ll all have been worth it.”

‘Okay then, whatever you say.’

Adagio rinsed herself off and stepped out of the shower. Picking up her dress with the handle of her loufa, she gingerly dropped it in the trash before she wrapped a towel around her torso and her hair, stepping out of the bathroom and back into the warmth of her living room, collapsing onto the sofa.

After a little while, uncertain of how much time had passed, a small sound was heard. When she opened her eyes, Aria and Sonata were standing in front of the couch. Both of them looked at her, clearly trying to keep themselves composed, but there was clear worry in their eyes. Sonata then got down onto all fours, crawled to the couch, and opened her arms up in an offering to hug her. Adagio beckoned her in, smiling softly as Sonata eagerly dove in and wrapped her arms tightly around her neck.

Kissing the top of her head, Adagio smiled and nuzzled her hair, “Oh sweetheart… Mommy’s sorry she yelled…”

“It’s okay,” Sonata murmured, nuzzling her and holding tightly to her, “I still love you, Mommy.”

Adagio’s smile widened as she cuddled Sonata tighter, “Mommy missed you tonight…”

“We missed you too, Mommy,” Sonata murmured softly, kissing her cheek.

“Yeah…” Aria agreed, sitting next to them on the couch, “So… need anything else?”

Adagio looked up as she snuggled Sonata close to her chest, “No… Mommy just wants to take her girls to bed. She’s tired.”

“Okay then, Ma,” Aria stretched a bit, “Looks like we’ll go off to bed.”

Adagio yawned as she stood up, hoisting Sonata onto her lap as she carried her back into their bedroom. Laying Sonata down onto the bed, Adagio dropped her towels and climbed into bed, beckoning the other two to cuddle up with her. Within moments, the two girls obliged as they snuggled up on either side of her.

“Feel better, Ma?” Aria asked.

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm… Mommy loves you girls.”

“We love you too, Ma,” Aria yawned a bit and nuzzled her.

“Always!” Sonata cooed, kissing her cheek.

Adagio cooed as she snuggled down between them, holding each under one arm.

“So… word around the club is you porked Filthy Rich last night,” Sunset smirked as Adagio came around the bar.

“Word around the club is wrong,” Adagio said briskly, “And if word continues to go around the club, whoever’s spreading the word will be fired.”

Sunset glanced at her, then nodded, “Well, I didn’t say the source was right. Just that… yeah. I don’t even know who started it.”

“Good,” Adagio said, coming up behind Sunset and patting her between the legs, “Anyway, how’s the bar doing this afternoon?”

“It’s doing fine,” Sunset shuddered slightly, proceeding to mix another drink, “I sold a whole lot of the new mix you came up with. Everyone loves it!”

“That’s good,” Adagio smiled, glancing at one of the customers seated on the other side of the bar, who was about to drink from her glass. Adagio’s eyes shot open as she looked at the customer’s drink. The glass was tinted green.

“Whoa, sweetie!” she exclaimed, reaching forward and grabbing her arm, “Don’t drink from that, someone’s spiked it.”

The woman was surprised, then looked at her drink, seeing the colour, and sighed with relief, “Whew. Thank you! I was so distracted, it’s a good thing you told me.”

Adagio took her glass from her and poured it out, “Sunset will fix you a new one. I’ll go over the security camera and figure out who it was.”

“Thank you again,” the customer smiled gratefully.

“Coming right up!” Sunset immediately went to work on preparing the same drink with expert finesse and flair.

“That’s my girl,” Adagio smiled, giving Sunset’s rear a slap as she turned to the security room, “Night Shade, go over the footage for the last hour and get me an identifiable still of whoever spiked this young lady’s drink.”

The guard in the security room nodded as he started to run back through the footage. Adagio returned to the bar, where the customer had a fresh drink and Sunset was stowing the contaminated glass in the sanitizer, “That was a close one.”

“I’ll say it was,” Sunset agreed, wiping the sweat across her forehead, “Jeez, that’s the… third time this month.”

“Somebody’s getting a little bold,” Adagio said, pursing her lips, “Somebody thinks they can toy with my patrons. Somebody’s about to get a swift wake-up call.”

“I sure hope so. I’m sick of practically throwing money away just because someone thinks roofies are a surefire way of getting laid,” Sunset rolled her eyes.

“Mistress Adagio?” Night Shade said as he approached from behind, “I have that still.”

Adagio took the photo from him to see a black and white still of a patron who already had a bad habit for causing trouble, “Thank you. Call the police and tell them I have a patron who is in possession of illegal drugs.”

“Yes ma’am!”

Sunset glanced at the photo and made a face, “I should’ve known! How did I miss that?”

“We all make mistakes, Sunny,” Adagio sighed, “No harm was done this time.”

“At least,” Sunset nodded, and stretched, “I better get back to work, new customer at the end of the bar,” she gave a grin, then walked over to the other end to take the customer’s order.

Adagio nodded, eyeing Sunset’s backside as she served the new customer and waited for the police to arrive. When they did, the drugging patron had put up quite a resistance. He turned out to be quite the wiry one, as he constantly slipped out of the police officer’s grip as well as the bouncers until Adagio had to step in and subdue him. Once he was gone, Adagio took notice that all of her dancers breathed sighs of relief. Smiling to herself, she returned to the bar and brought her arms around Sunset’s waist.

“That was really awesome,” Sunset grinned, reaching back and patting her arm.

“Thank you,” she smiled, kissing Sunset’s cheek as she nuzzled her, “Did you hear that my club is going to receive an award?”

“An award, huh? Cool! What’s the award?” Sunset asked with a grin.

“Apparently, I am Equestria’s highest rated employer,” Adagio grinned, kissing along Sunset’s neck.

“Awww, that’s fantastic!” Sunset giggled, nuzzling her hair, “Not to mention so true!”

Adagio wheeled Sunset around and grinned as she leaned in and kissed her, her hands rubbing Sunset’s back as she lifted her onto the bar. All too used to this, as well as delighted, Sunset kissed her back and brought her arms about her torso eagerly. A few whoops and giggles sounded from the patrons sitting at the bar, also delighted by this.

Adagio giggled as she pulled back, “Remember when you were nervous about that?”

“How could I forget?” Sunset giggled also, kissing her cheek, “Hard to believe I ever was, though!”

Adagio purred and nibbled down her neck, “And you wouldn’t want to work anywhere else now, would you?”

“Never,” Sunset smiled brightly, stroking her curls, “I’m working here until I retire. This is the best job I’ve ever had.”

“Wonderful,” Adagio purred as she felt her phone buzz in her pocket. Pulling it out, she saw that it was her contact for her little christmas gift for her girls, “Excuse me…”

“Who’s Mommy’s precious girl?” Adagio cooed as she cuddled Sonata in her lap.

“Me!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her cheek and grinning. “I am! Little Sona-baby is Mommy’s precious girl!”

“Yes you are!” Adagio grinned, nuzzling Sonata’s nose, “Little Sona-baby is Mommy’s little girl! And who loves Mommy’s little girl?”

“You, Mommy!” Sonata laughed, playing with her hair.

Adagio grinned and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Yes, Mommy loves her little Sona-baby!”

“You two are disgusting,” Aria gagged.

Adagio stuck her tongue out at Aria in disapproval.

“Maybe we are!” Sonata stuck her tongue out back, “But you love it! You know you do!”

“Uh-huh,” Aria rolled her eyes, “Keep telling yourself that, Sona-baby,” she paused upon saying this, “Oh dammit! Now I'm doing it too!”

Adagio chuckled, “Aw, don’t fight with your sister, Sona-baby,” she teased, kissing Sonata’s cheek.

“Yes, Mommy,” Sonata kissed her cheek back and giggled.

“Eh, to be fair, sometimes people think Sonata and I are sisters if we go places,” Aria snorted, “I’ve had to start PDA just to make it clear.”

“Yep!” Sonata laughed, clapping, “No complaints here!”

Adagio chuckled, “Oh I would pay to see that,” she teased, gently patting Sonata’s rear.

Aria snorted, giving a shrug, “Knock yourself out. You can follow us with a camera. You’ll just have to make sure you don’t tell us when you’re doing it. Gotta make it candid.”

Adagio chuckled as she kissed down Sonata’s neck, “Oh I will,” she purred.

“Mmmm…” Sonata giggled, angling her head this way and that, “Sounds sooooo fun!”

Adagio lifted up and softly kissed Sonata’s cheek, “...I love you, sweetheart. Mommy loves you so much…”

“I love you too, Mommy,” Sonata cuddled more against her happily, “How many bunches?”

“Enough to fill twelve acres of farmland,” Adagio smiled, stroking Sonata’s ponytail.

“Yay!” Sonata squeed, kissing her face.

“I’ve got one my grandmother used to use,” Aria said, looking over at Sonata.

“Ooh! What is it?”

“A million and one for under your pillow,” Aria sat back in her chair, reading her magazine.

“Aww yeah! I remember now!” Sonata giggled, “Good, now you can give me that one!”

Aria facepalmed, “Riiiight, sure.”

“Oh you two,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek as the two of them cuddled on the sofa, “Whatever is Mommy going to do with you?”

“Same things you do every night, Ma. Lots of lovemaking and being a sexy motherly lady,” Aria replied.

“Oooh, Mommy likes the way you think, Ari-baby,” Adagio smirked as she nuzzled Sonata’s hair.

“Just stating a fact…” Aria blushed and pouted.

“Mm-hmm!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling Adagio’s cheek, “Sounds good to me!”

“Me too,” Adagio purred, “Just not right now. Mommy’s enjoying her snuggles.”

“Me too,” Sonata agreed and played with her curls, “Sona-baby’s enjoying her snuggles, she doesn’t want to move!”

“Aria is wondering why everyone around her is speaking in third-person,” Aria said dryly.

“Because it’s cute,” Adagio stuck her tongue out at Aria.

“Sona-baby once again refers to her previous statement of the fact that you know you love it!” Sonata grinned.

Aria stuck her tongue out back at them, “Bite me, you candy crushers.”

“Oh she loves it alright,” Adagio chuckled, looking down at the way Aria was seated.

“Candy crushers?” Sonata laughed, “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Don’t know,” Aria shrugged, “Gimme a few hours to think about it.”

“You’ll think clearer if you turn your plug off,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she snuggled her closer.

Aria looked up, then rolled her eyes. She reached under herself, cringed, and then pulled something from under her skirt. Taking the plug, she placed it next to her on a readied towel on the table, and went back to her magazine.

Adagio giggled, “I meant turn it off, I didn’t say take it out,” she grinned as Sonata nuzzled her neck.

“I’ve had my fill, you just didn’t hear me,” Aria crossed her legs.

“...What,” Sonata blinked, “Okay, I know you can be quiet, but there’s no way you came in the last five minutes!”

“My my, someone certainly is quiet,” Adagio purred, “So, does it fit nicely?”

“Oh yeah,” Aria nodded, reading her magazine still, “I just have to move every now and then, and I can’t keep it in too long.”

Adagio smiled as she kissed Sonata’s head, “That’s good. When Sonata got her vibrator, she went a little overboard with it. Probably determined to get my money’s worth, the poor widdle thing.”

Sonata pouted a little, “It hurt and chaffed if I left it in there too much… I left it in there for a few hours.”

“Well, the vagina is a mucus membrane, there are limits,” Aria pointed out.

“Yeah… good thing we went to the ER,” Sonata pouted a little more.

Adagio snickered as she nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Aw, poor baby,” she cooed as she ran her finger down the small of Sonata’s back, “That was an embarrassing trip to the doctor, wasn’t it?”

Aria whistled, “Are you kidding me? She didn’t tell the nurse what was going on she was so embarrassed!”

“It’s not easy to tell the doctors that you’re in there ‘cause of sex…” Sonata pouted.

“Yeah, but they’ve heard everything,” Aria pointed out, “They’re not going to judge you. They need to know in order to help you.”

“It was still embarrassing!” Sonata shook her head, “The vibrator was stuck after a while.”

Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek, “Oh yeah? Remember what the nurse told me? “Ms Dazzle, if you could just satisfy your girlfriend, this sort of thing wouldn’t happen.’”

“Noooo! It wasn’t true!” Sonata whimpered, “I just wanted constant stimulation…”

“You being perpetually horny? Now there’s an idea I can get behind,” Adagio purred as she patted Sonata’s rear.

Aria snorted, “Perpetually horny Sonata? Yeah, put her in a mountain of tacos while you’re at it. Why not just get a clitoral piercing?”

Sonata squeaked and her hands dove down to her crotch to cover herself, “No no no no no no no no! I don’t want a piercing anywhere that’s not my ears! ...And maybe my belly button.”

“Hey, I’m the reason she loves tacos in the first place,” Adagio smirked, “And don’t worry, Sona-baby. Nobody’s going to pierce anywhere on your body.”

Sighing with relief, Sonata nuzzled her, “That’s good, I don’t want any more.”

“How’d you get her coo-coo for taco puffs?” Aria asked, looking up from her magazine.

“That’s how we met,” Adagio shrugged, “I offered to buy her lunch since she was under the weather and took her to a Taco Bell. Sweetheart’s been hooked on them ever since.”

“I never had tacos before and they were soooo good!” Sonata squealed, giggling.

“I see…” Aria noted this with a nod, then went back to reading.

Adagio gently patted Sonata’s rear as she snuggled her closer, “Yup. I just love to spoil my babies.”

“If I find a new glitzy car in the driveway with a giant bow on it, I’m taking the bow off and smacking you with it,” Aria quipped, hiding her smile.

“Aw, does that mean I should return the Corvette?” Adagio asked with a pout.

Sonata laughed, as did Aria.

“Oh Mommy, you’re funny!” Sonata giggled.

Adagio giggled and rubbed Sonata’s rear in small circles, “But I do have a little surprise next week,” she grinned.

“Uh-oh,” Aria blinked.

“What Uh-oh?” Adagio pouted.

“I think she gets nervous when you spoil us. She’s not used to it,” Sonata smiled.

“Aw, Mommy’s gonna break through that little wall,” Adagio purred, giving Aria a little smile.

Aria raised an eyebrow, “Gonna break through that little wall?”

“Give it a little while, and you’ll love it when Mommy showers her girls with presents,” Adagio giggled.

“O-kay then, Ma,” Aria shrugged.

“Yay!” Sonata cheered, “Being spoiled is fun. Oooh, and we have something special for you, too, Mommy!”

“We do?” Aria looked up, and caught Sonata’s gestures, “Oh! Oh, yeah! Yeah, we do!”

Adagio looked surprised, “For me? Oh sweethearts, you didn’t have to do that,” she smiled, kissing Sonata’s head.

“Hey, we love you and we want to give you something, too!” Sonata smiled.

“Yeah, definitely,” Aria agreed, “I know we don’t have to, but hey. We definitely want to.”

“Oh my, you two are absolutely lovely,” Adagio smiled brightly, squeezing Sonata’s shoulders tighter, “What did you do?”

“Nothing…” Sonata grinned toothily.

“Oh, am I not going to find out until Christmas?” Adagio asked with a purr.

“Nope, not until Christmas,” Aria shook her head.

“Ah, okay then,” Adagio smiled as she gently nibbled Sonata’s ear, “What do you two want for supper?”

Sonata opened her mouth, but Aria shook her head.

“If you say tacos, this magazine is going for your face,” Aria quipped.

Sonata pouted, “I was going to say I want Mommy’s homemade pizza.”

“Well then Pizza it is,” Adagio purred as she glanced out the window to the bar below, “Hmm… how would you girls feel about Sunset joining us for dinner?”

“Sure,” Aria nodded, “No objections here.”

“That’d be nice!” Sonata agreed.

“Alright. Sona, you go invite her, I’m gonna start cooking,” Adagio smiled as she and Sonata both sat up.

Sonata nodded and headed downstairs to the club, going over to Sunset, “Hey! Sunny Bunny!”

“Hey Sonata,” Sunset smiled, looking up from her work, “How’s it going?”

“Goodie! So listen, we wanted to invite you up for dinner!” Sonata grinned, “Mommy’s making her special homemade pizza!”

Sunset looked surprised for a minute, and then smiled, “Sure! I’d love to. What time?”

“About… forty-five minutes or so? Mommy just started cooking!” Sonata said with a nod, “It’ll be ready by then!”

Sunset nodded, giving Sonata a kiss to her cheek, “Sure, I’ll be up then. I’ll let Vinyl take a bar shift.”

“Okies!” Sonata kissed her cheek back, then went upstairs. She came back into the apartment, seating herself on Aria’s lap, “She said she’d come up!”

“Oof! Great…” Aria winced, bringing her arms around Sonata’s waist.

“Sowwy,” Sonata pouted, bringing her arms around her, “I went down too fast, didn’t I?”

“Just a bit,” Aria smiled weakly, “You have a bony butt.”

“Oh…” Sonata pouted more, snuggling her, “I’ll make it more squishy for you…”

“How on earth do you plan to do that?” Aria asked, cocking an eyebrow.

“...Eat more treats?” Sonata blinked, “Make my bum all squishy from it?”

“So instead of being bony, you’ll just be heavier?” Aria asked, “Talk about sidestepping a pothole only to trip off the curb.”

Sonata pouted a little, “I could be a bit bottom-heavy…”

Aria chuckled and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “I know, I’m just teasing. But seriously, don’t do something like that just because of me.”

“I won’t,” Sonata nuzzled her cheek back, laying her head on her shoulder, “I just don’t want to hurt you.”

“Aw I’ll be fine,” Aria smiled, kissing Sonata’s cheek, “Don’t you worry about me.”

“Okay,” Sonata giggled, smiling more, “Love you, Ari!”

“I love you too, Sona.”

Case of the Gimmies

“...And so then Aria hears the price and starts making that face,” Adagio chuckled as the four of them sat at the table, “That combination of being embarrassed and blushing at the same time.”

“Hey, come on,” Aria made a face, “I wasn’t expecting that, okay?”

Sunset chuckled as she ate, “How much did you spend?”

“Over seven thousand.”

“Holy shit!” Sunset balked, “On one custom plug?”

“Custom toys are expensive,” Adagio chuckled, “Sona’s vibrator cost me about sixty-four hundred.”

“You should’ve seen my face!” Sonata giggled, “Mommy and Trixie were laughing hysterically!”

Sunset laughed, “Was it something like what I did when you made that first pass at me?” Sunset asked.

“Pretty much,” Adagio laughed.

“And I bet you made a little sound,” Aria chuckled, “Like your little squeaks.”

“Maybe,” Sonata grinned.

“She did!” Adagio laughed as she handed Sonata another slice of pizza.

“I did!” Sonata bit into the slice happily.

“Wow,” Sunset giggled, observing the family dynamic they had, “I can imagine what shopping trips must be like for you guys.”

“Sonata begs for everything she can find, and Aria just pouts the whole way through,” Adagio remarked as she handed Sunset another slice.

“I do not! I just don’t like shopping,” Aria pouted.

“There, see? Pouting all the time,” Adagio snickered, reaching over to kiss Aria’s cheek.

Aria blushed, still pouting.

“It’s hilarious!” Sonata laughed, “And I don’t beg! ...I just see a lot of pretty things.”

“You liar! You do so beg!” Adagio teased as she leaned over and kissed Sonata’s nose.

“I don’t…” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her nose.

Aria rolled her eyes with a smile, took out her phone, played a video, and held it out for them to see.

On the screen, Sonata was eyeing a beautiful dress hanging from a high rack, fingering the fabric and admiring it lovingly, “It’s sooooo pretty! Can I get it, Mommy? Please? Pwetty pwease?”

“Sweetheart, you have all kinds of dresses you don’t wear,” Adagio chuckled, looking at the price tag, “Oh, that’s not too bad. Let’s finish our shopping first and then we’ll come back, okay?”

“Yay! Thanks, Mommy!” Sonata giggled, giving her a hug.

Sonata pouted, blushing, “...Okay, maybe I do have a case of the gimmies…”

“That’s my fault,” Adagio nodded, but her smile indicated she had no regret for that, “I spoil my girls.”

“It’s not the gimmies. At least you say please.” Sunset snickered.

“I guess so,” Sonata smiled.

“Still, she does enable her a little,” Aria chuckled a bit, “And Sonata needs to hold back a little.”

“I knooooow,” Sonata pouted, “I’m trying!”

Sunset pondered for a moment, “Were you raised being spoiled, Sonata?”

Nodding, Sonata drank her juice, “Mm-hmm. At least when my parents remembered I was actually there. We were pretty well-off and I’d get maybe…. ten or twenty presents at Christmas or my birthday. So I guess I am a little too used to that…”

“No kidding. I remember spending Christmases with you guys,” Aria muttered, “Mother never got me things, ever. We didn’t celebrate.”

“Well Mommy loves to spoil both her girls,” Adagio purred, nuzzling the two of them, “Mommy also loves to spoil her girls downstairs as well,” she said as she pulled out a bag from under the table and handed it to Sunset.

“No kidding,” Sunset chuckled, “I don’t think I’ve ever had a boss who spoiled their staff.”

Sunset opened the bag and nearly dropped it. Inside was a cheque marked “XMAS BONUS” for 3,400 bits, and a jeweled necklace made from rubies and Yellow-Orange Zircons.

“O-Ohy my gosh!” Sunset uttered, shaking, “N-no way!”

Adagio smiled, “Do you like it, Sunny?”

“I… I love it, it’s just… wow… I… Oh, wow! Thank you!” Sunset grinned widely, “I can’t thank you enough for this!”

“I got something for all the girls, and Night Shade. You’re first because… well, you’re my favorite,” Adagio smirked.

“Aww, gee…” Sunset blushed, then gave her a hug, “Thank you, I appreciate this so much!”

Adagio patted her back and kissed her cheek, “I’m glad. I just hope the others will too!”

“They will, guaranteed,” Sunset beamed.

“Wow, Mommy! This was so nice of you!” Sonata grinned at her, “They’re going to be soooo happy this Christmas!”

Adagio nodded and kissed Sunset’s nose, “While I’m at it, I think you deserve-”

She was cut off when the emergency bell signaled by the door. Something was wrong downstairs. Sighing, Adagio stood up and looked down through the window, seeing a man trying to drag an unconscious woman from the bar.

“Ugh, I need to make those glasses glow and whistle Edelweiss when somebody spikes it,” Adagio groaned as she strode downstairs, leaving the other three alone.

“Oh, no…” Sunset sighed, facepalming, “Not again.”

“Again?” Aria said incredulously, “Okay, I’m convinced there’s something else going on with all that.”

The three of them crowded the window to see Adagio stride up to the man and pry the two apart. The man, looking rather small and jittery, drew a handgun… and then promptly lost it when Adagio slapped his wrist as he moved to point it at her. Smacking his face into the bar, she called for the police and for Night Shade to pull the security tapes for them.

“C’mon dear, sit up,” she sighed as she pulled the unconscious woman into a sitting position and gave her a few taps to the cheek with a wet cloth. After a few minutes, she groggily came to. The three of them saw Adagio speak to her for a minute, before the patron jolted and threw her arms around Adagio’s shoulders, crying.

“Oh, wow… that poor woman,” Sonata pouted sadly, “I hope she’ll be okay.”

“Not the first time she’s had to help a scared man or woman here,” Sunset nodded, “But she does a good job at consoling them.”

“Man, that’s just sad,” Aria sighed, “Poor thing.”

“Over forty attempts at that, and not a single one has been successful,” Sunset whistled, “She watches this place like a hawk. No surprise our only security guard works the cameras.”

“Kinda jumpy, isn’t he?” Aria asked, “Sonata went to show him her stuffed bear and he freaked out.”

“I dunno, his last job was pretty stressful,” Sunset shrugged.

“I can imagine,” Aria shrugged a little.

Adagio sat the woman upright as the paramedics arrived. Kissing her cheek, she helped the paramedics lay her onto a stretcher and watched as she was carted off to the hospital to have her system flushed.

“Poor little thing,” she said as she came back up, “I swear, if this keeps up I’m going to have to have chemical detectors installed.”

“That was still amazing, what you did,” Sunset smiled.

“It sure was, Mommy!” Sonata went and gave her a hug.

Adagio smiled and hugged Sonata, patting her back, “Aw, it’s nothing. I do that all the time.”

“It’s still amazing!” Sonata kissed her cheek.

Adagio cooed softly and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Mommy loves you two, Sona-baby.”

“C’mon, Ma,” Aria came over and patted her back, “We kept your food warm.”

Adagio smiled and sat back down at the table, “And how’d you to that? Leave it between Sunset’s legs?”

“Oh, come on!” Sunset made a face, snickering, “I wouldn’t eat it after that!”

“Me neither,” Aria shook her head.

“That sounds good!” Sonata grinned.

“Well if I’m going to put my mouth down there anyway, there’s no reason to have a double standard about my pizza,” Adagio chuckled as she leaned over and kissed Sunset’s cheek.

“Touche,” Sunset giggled.

Adagio smirked, “Would you like to stay for dessert after supper?”

“Well, sure,” Sunset nodded, “If that’s okay with you two, also.”

“I’m game!” Sonata nodded too, grinning.

“Sure, I guess,” Aria gave a small smile as she glanced at Sunset.

“Lovely,” Adagio purred as she slowly dragged her foot up Sunset’s leg under the table.

Sunset giggled from the touch, “Great! Sounds like fun.”

Adagio bit her lip and winked. It was going to be fun.

“Okay girls,” Adagio smiled as she sat with her staff of eight in the breakroom. There were three waiters, and five dancers. The bouncers had already gone home with their gifts along with night Shade, “To thank you all for such a lovely couple of years, I got you all something nice.”

She pulled out a small bag filled with smaller bags and handed one to each of her girls, “These are for you.”

The girls all opened their gifts to find a 3,000 bit Christmas bonus along with personalized necklaces. All of them were shocked as their jaws dropped and squeals of delight escaped them. Immediately, they crowded around Adagio in an eager group hug, all of them thanking her and giving her kisses on the cheek.

“Aw, I love you too, girls,” she smiled, kissing them back wherever she could, “It’s the least I can do. You girls let me provide for my babies upstairs.”

“Hey, it’s great working for such an awesome boss!” Said one of the dancers.

“Sonata’s adorable, and I get a kick out of Aria’s attitude,” said one of the waitresses, giggling, “We’re glad it makes them happy, too.”

Adagio smiled as she nuzzled one of the dancers and felt one of the waitresses tugging at her pants, “Ooh! Sweet Leaf, are we getting sneaky?”

“Hee!” Sweet Leaf laughed, winking at her, “Couldn’t help it.”

“By all means, carry on,” she giggled as she accepted another hug from one of the dancers.

“Don’t mind if we do!” Another dancer came up behind her and hugged her, “You smell so pretty!”

“Mmm, thank you,” Adagio purred, nuzzling her employee’s cheek, “You all smell like baby oil.”

“Just like you requested,” the dancer nuzzled her cheek back.

“Wearing that scent’s been nice! My husband loves it,” said Sweet Leaf, giggling.

Adagio scoffed in mock surprise, “What would your husband say if he could see you down in front of me right now?”

“He’d beg to watch,” Sweet Leaf grinned.

Adagio smiled as she reached down and gently stroked Sweet Leaf’s cheek, “I’ll bet he would.”

“For sure!” Sweet Leaf laughed, hugging her again.

Adagio patted Sweet Leaf’s back as she pulled the waitress into her lap, nuzzling her close as one of the dancers, a younger girl named Violet Blurr, gently rubbed the back of her neck.

“A little tense back here, Mistress Adagio!” Violet remarked, “But still sooo soft.”

Adagio cooed softly as she leaned back into Violet’s massage, nuzzling Sweet Leaf in her lap, “Thank you, dear. I have been tense. Had to kick too many patrons out of the club…”

“You definitely handle that like a pro, Mistress!” Violet smiled, rubbing her shoulders.

Adagio smiled brightly, leaning her head back to look up at Violet, “Thank you, sweetie.”

“Anytime!”

“You’re the cuddliest boss I’ve ever had,” Sweet Leaf grinned widely, “I think we can all say that!”

The other dancers and servers made murmurs and nods of agreement.

Adagio smiled as she laid a hand over her heart, “Aw, you girls always know just how to cheer me up.”

“And why wouldn’t we?” Violet gave a nuzzle to her hair, “You’re always there for us!”

A server by the name of Nectarine smiled brightly, “Remember when I broke up with my boyfriend a few months ago? You sat down with me and held me while I cried. I knew then that I would do the same for you. Not that I expect you girls to break up! But just… you know, to be there for you!”

Adagio reached over and patted Nectarine’s leg, “Thank you, sweetheart.”

Rose Heart, another dancer, came around and wrapped her arms around Adagio’s shoulders, “When I realized I was going to have to strip to pay my bills, I was terrified. Remember how you gave me shifts on the slow hours to start and got a temp security guard for me?”

Adagio nuzzled her cheek, “Of course. Can’t have my girls too afraid to work, can I?”

“It’s just nice to know we can count on you,” Violet said with a giggle, “I mean, you don’t even have to do all these things. Yet you just do, and… we appreciate it so much. It’s all part of why we just love coming to work every day.”

“Definitely!” Nectarine agreed, “I used to be scared of getting close to a boss or finding them to be awesome. But you really proved me wrong!”

Adagio’s heart fluttered as she listened to them. She’d always known her girls liked her, she wouldn’t consider herself a successful businesswoman if they didn’t, but never realized just how much they adored her. She was loving every second of it. Reaching back, she kissed Violet’s cheek as Sweet Leaf nuzzled into her neck.

“And we love you, Adagio!” Sweet Leaf nuzzled her, “Best boss ever!”

Adagio kissed Sweet Leaf’s forehead, “Oh you girls. I love you too,” she patted Sweet Leaf’s back as two other waitresses came up to nuzzle her hair, “I love you so much.”

They all gathered around her, hugging her any way they could, giggling and smiling.

“We love you, too!” They all chorused.

Adagio stumbled out of the conference room several hours later. After ordering pizza and beer for everyone and closing the club early, she along with Sonata and Aria had spent the evening celebrating the holidays with the waitresses, dancers, and Sunset Shimmer. Sweet Leaf was latched around her waist as they all stumbled drunkenly onto the club floor.

“Sweetie… Sweet Leaf…” Adagio giggled, playfully batting away Sweet Leaf’s hand as it kept diving to her crotch, “You’re reasoned beyond all drunk!”

“I’m drunk not, swear I!” Sweet Leaf giggled, nuzzling her.

“Well… since you way it that put,” Adagio laughed, letting Sweet Leaf grab at her.

“Ding dong! Ding dong ding dong! Wedding bells… on an April day…” Sonata stumbled about, drunkenly singing, “And I set fire to the rain…”

Adagio giggled as she and Sweet Leaf clumsily made their way toward her, “Sona I-OOH! Sweet Leaf, your hand is cold… Sona, you are more assuredly drunk!”

“Mommy…” Sonata giggled, falling to the floor and crawling over, “I drunkie, Mommy…”

“Yes you are,” Adagio giggled as she and Sweet Leaf fell down next to her, Sweet Leaf’s hand digging into her pants, “We’re all drunk…”

“Drunkie… Hee hee! There’s two of you, Mommy…” Sonata giggled happily.

“Sonata! There you are!” Aria squealed in joy, going over and hugging her, “I missed you! I don’t like you being away from me! You’re so cute! I wanna hug and snuggle you! Yes! Who’s a cutie? You are!”

Adagio laughed as she watched the two, “Ooooh, Big sis is protective of little sis. That’s precious!” She beamed, falling back onto Sweet Leaf, “Oops, sorry Sweetly!”

“It is okay!” Sweet Leaf laughed, laying back now, “Woohoo!”

“Mommy!” Aria giggled, snuggling Sonata, “She’s my Sona-baby, too! Wittle baby Sona! Soooo cute! I love you!” She cooed, nuzzling her.

Adagio disentangled herself from Sweet Leaf and stood up to wrap her arms around Aria’s waist, “Mommy loves wittle baby Sona too, Ari-baby.”

“And I love you, Mommy! You’re the bestiest!” Aria cooed, nuzzling her.

“Awwww!” Sweet Leaf giggled drunkenly, “You guys… cute are so!”

Adagio grinned and kissed Aria’s cheek, “Mommy loves you too, Ari!” she grinned, falling back into an armchair and taking both girls with her into her lap.

“Yaaaaay!” Aria cheered, laughing childishly.

“Oh you are just the most precious thing when you’re drunk!” Adagio cooed, kissing Aria’s cheek as she cuddled the both of them.

“What do you mean? I’m just happy!” Aria nuzzled her.

“I know, but you’re just so bubbly!” Adagio giggled, nibbling Aria’s ear.

“Hee! I am!” Aria snuggled against her.

“You sure are, Awi!” Sonata cooed, wiggling happily.

“Awwww!” Adagio’s entire staff cooed as they watched the three of them.

Adagio buried her face into Sonata’s hair and inhaled deeply, “Did you have fun, Sona-baby?”

“I did, Mommy!” Sonata nuzzled her and grinned.

Adagio turned to Aria and nuzzled her hair, “And what about you, Ari? Did you have fun?”

“I always have fun, Mommy!” Aria kissed her face.

“Good girls,” Adagio purred, kissing the both of them as she gingerly stood up, astounding her entire staff as she hitched both of them on each hip like children.

“I’m gonna take them upstairs, you girls have a wonderful holiday and take the next two weeks off,” she grinned as she sauntered over to the stairway.

“Byeeee Adagio!” They all called to her, laughing.

Sniveling Little Neck

“You see? This is what Hearth’s Warming should be,” Adagio smiled as she tenderly kissed Aria while Sonata slept with her head in her lap.

“Mm-hmm…” Aria agreed, nuzzling her.

Adagio smiled before the buzzer cut through her ears. Growling in frustration, she got up and hit the intercom, “Who is it?”

“Miss Dazzle? It’s Concerto.”

“Who?”

“Mrs Blaze.”

Adagio made a gagging sound before hitting the button again, “What the hell do you want?”

“You know very well what.”

“Refresh my memory, I’m very hung over,” Adagio rolled her eyes while Aria giggled.

“My daughter. She and I need to talk,” Mrs. Blaze said curtly.

Adagio rolled her eyes and buzzed her up, much to Aria’s dismay.

“Adagio! What are you doing?!” Aria hissed.

“Tis the season to piledrive Mrs Blaze into the floor,” Adagio smiled as she sat down and pulled Aria into her lap.

“Fine…” Aria frowned skeptically.

“Just get comfortable and be Mommy’s special girl,” Adagio smiled as Mrs Blaze pounded on the door, “It’s open!”

The door opened, with Mrs. Blaze strolling in, looking at the two of them with cold indifference.

Aria curled her lips with disgust, holding tighter to Adagio, “You have a lot of nerve showing your face here.”

Mrs Blaze scoffed as she sat down on the other side of the couch, “Well Aria, it has been months and you’re still… determined to try and shock us with this… woman.”

“Urgh… you seriously think that’s what this is about?” Aria rolled her eyes, narrowing them, “I don’t even care if you throw darts at a picture of her on the wall!”

“Well maybe you don’t, but I wouldn’t waste a perfectly good picture,” Adagio giggled, nuzzling Aria’s hair soothingly as she stroked her back.

“Being rebellious is only going to make it worse for you,” Mrs. Blaze told her.

“Make what worse for me? Seriously, will you just stop speaking in psychoanalyst for one second?! You’re supposed to be my mother, not my therapist!” Aria ranted, glaring at her, “You know, I used to find it creepy when Sonata referred to Adagio as ‘Mommy’. But now I’m beginning to really understand why!”

Mrs Blaze glanced at Sonata, who was still sleeping on the other couch, and wrinkled her nose in disgust, “And why is that?”

“Adagio is more of a mother than you ever have been!” Aria turned herself around a bit to face her, “She’s nurturing, she’s kind, and she listens! When I tell her a problem, she doesn’t belittle me or try to analyze me! She listens! Then maybe she’ll give me advice, maybe she’ll let me sit by myself to think about it! I don’t know! Either way, she’s been more helpful to me than you ever were, Mother!”

Adagio patted Aria’s shoulder and gently kissed her forehead, making soft shushing sounds as she listened to Aria getting increasingly agitated.

“My job is to make sure you grow up healthy and smart,” Mrs Blaze sneered, “Not to stroke your ego and pamper you like an infant.”

“Pfft, that’s no fun,” Adagio scoffed.

“...Are you even listening to yourself?” Aria gaped, “Oh, and look how well that turned out! You never showed me an ounce of love, mother! I’m not asking you to stroke my ego and pamper me like a baby! All I wanted was a mother! Someone who loves me and also still balances making sure I’m healthy and smart! Why not give me a cake without frosting? A burger bun with no meat?”

“You didn’t even get a birthday cake?!” Adagio looked down at her, bewildered, “Not even a birthday cake? What the hell kind of parent are you?!” she exclaimed, looking up at Mrs Blaze.

Mrs. Blaze rolled her eyes, “You expect me to celebrate something like that? What even is a birthday? Celebrating the exit of the birth canal is hardly worth celebrating. Honestly, what good would it do to give her a birthday cake?”

“Well then why the fuck did you even have kids in the first place?!” Adagio exclaimed, losing some of her snark and becoming visibly angry, “What kind of mother could be so cold and heartless?!”

“And now you’re telling me how to raise my children,” Mrs. Blaze rolled her eyes, “Having children isn’t about sunshine and rainbows. Don’t be so naive. Children are meant to contribute to society and live on as such. It is my job as a parent to prepare them for that. You can’t honestly expect me to cater to them in such a sickeningly sweet way. It’s absurd. What have they possibly done to earn that? Being born? I owe them absolutely nothing.”

Aria let out a groan, burying her face in her hands.

“You don’t do it because you owe them, you do it because you love them,” Adagio snapped, “Because it makes them happy. Because that bright-eyed little smile makes it worth doing. For the same reason I gave all my girls downstairs a nice, big Hearth’s Warming bonus and presents. Because just like these two little angels, they’re like family to me. How did a miserable old wretch like you ever manage to have a family while other people don’t even get to consider it?!”

“Honestly. The more you talk, the more you sound like a naive fool who would have children for the sake of fulfilling that little fairy tale. Parenthood isn’t a fairy tale. It isn’t meant to be fun. It’s a lifelong career. You aren’t raising children, you’re raising adults. Aria isn’t going to get any sort of special treatment simply for being my biological offspring,” Mrs. Blaze sighed.

“Do you even love her?!” Adagio snarled.

“Love? Love… How ridiculous. I wouldn’t even know why such a word should exist. It is absolutely illogical and completely impairs on any sort of proper judgement and facts,” Mrs. Blaze said sternly, “Love is nothing more than a mere extension of infatuation and lust. It doesn’t exist. You only tell yourselves that to pamper your egos and justify the hormonal urges. It’s a piece of purple prose at its worst and I shall have no part of it.”

Aria looked livid as she all but punched a couch cushion, “Well, then you just put it into perspective for me, mother! If you don’t love me, then here you go! You have your wish! I don’t love you, either! I don’t even like you!”

Mrs Blaze was about to open her mouth when-

CRACK

Adagio leaned over and belted her across the face, looking like she was about ready to strangle the woman.

“Get out of my house before I break your sniveling little neck,” she whispered, her voice thick with venom, “And if you ever come near my Aria again, they won’t be able to identify your body.”

Although shocked for a moment, Mrs. Blaze glared, and then left without another word. The moment the door closed, Aria went to the door and locked it.

“Fuck you too, bitch!” She shouted after her.

“Aria…” Adagio whispered, standing up and rushing over to her. Wrapping her into a tight hug, she lifted her off her feet as she squeezed as tightly as she could, “Aria, I’m so sorry you had to grow up with… that monster.”

Aria took a few deep breaths, then hugged her back, “It’s… It’s okay. It’s over now… I never want to see that bitch again!”

“And you won’t. She’s never getting near the club again,” Adagio whispered into her ear as she carried her back over to the couch and sat down with Aria in her lap, “How could someone say they don’t even love their children… that’s just horrible!”

“Even after living with that, I still don’t get it,” Aria sniffled, “I wouldn’t be able to raise a child and yet I’d still do a better job than her!”

Adagio stroked her hair as she sniffled as well, “I’m so sorry, sweetheart. You deserve so much more than that. I love you so much, Aria.”

“I love you too, Mom… I seriously meant it, too. You’ve been a way better Mother than she ever has,” Aria murmured, nuzzling her neck.

“Thank you…” Adagio whispered, her voice cracking slightly, “You have no idea how much that means to me. I want you girls to be so happy. You deserve that much after all you two have been through…”

Aria squeezed her tightly, sniffling, “I take back any and all things I ever said about you being a mom to us being creepy. It’s not. It’s just what Sonata and I needed…”

Adagio squeezed tighter and kissed Aria’s forehead, her eyes watering as she gently rocked Aria in her lap, “I needed you girls too… I love you, Aria. Mommy loves you girls more than anything.”

“I love you too,” Aria murmured, wiping her eyes, “After what you went through, guess you really did need us, too. We all needed each other…”

“...Mommy?”

Adagio reached over and took Sonata’s hand, squeezing her fingers tightly, “Yes, sweetheart? Mommy’s here…”

“I had a bad dream,” Sonata sat up a little, “I dreamt that Aria’s mean bitch mother came back…”

“Oh. Wow…” Aria groaned, shaking her head, “That was no dream. It just happened.”

Adagio nodded, “Yes sweetheart. She really was here. But she won’t be coming back ever again.”

“Really?” Sonata smiled, cuddling up to her now, “Awesome… I’m so glad… I never liked her. She was a bitch.”

“Me neither…” Adagio said, wiping her eyes as she cuddled the both of them, her breath shaky as she held them as tightly as she could, “Mommy loves you girls so much…”

“Love you too, Mommy!” Sonata cooed, giggling.

“Love you too… Mommy,” Aria smiled a bit.

Adagio smiled as she buried her tears, holding both her girls as tightly as she could. For the first time in a very long time, she felt like she was at home.

“Mmm…” Adagio mewled in exasperation as she trudged down the stairs to the bar, sitting across from Sunset as she trailed her finger over the bar’s surface, “Give me a beer, Sunny.”

“Are you feeling okay?” Sunset asked, getting a beer from the fridge, uncapping the top and placing it in front of her boss.

“Yeah, it’s just that my babies are out today,” Adagio sighed,  taking a swig of her beer.

“Oh? Where did they go?” Sunset asked, “I think I heard that Sonata wanted to go out of town to see an aunt of hers?”

Adagio nodded, “Aria took her. Sonata just can’t go anywhere on her own anymore, she’s a big kid these days,” she sighed and pouted into her beer.

“Oh, and I guess you’re not too big on being by yourself,” Sunset said sympathetically, reaching over to pat her on the shoulder.

“Nope,” Adagio sighed, “Mommy misses her babies already. And they’ve only been gone for an hour…”

Sunset nodded in understanding, taking a glass and wiping it with a dishcloth, “How long will they be gone?”

“Until tomorrow morning,” Adagio groaned, “Mommy’s got to sleep by herself tonight.”

“And you haven’t slept by yourself for a single night since you brought Sonata home with you,” Sunset surmised.

“Nope,” Adagio pouted, circling her glass with her finger, “Always had that warm little bundle of joy pressed against me.”

Sunset pouted sadly, “That’s such a shame. I know it’s only one night, but that’s still no fun.”

“No. No fun at all,” Adagio sighed as she took another swig of her beer, “I have that big stuffed mermaid that Aria gave me, but it’s not the same as my widdle Sona-baby…”

“No, it’s not the same as a real person,” Sunset agreed with a sad sigh.

Adagio grumbled and downed the rest of her drink, “No it’s not. Especially since Sona does this little kick when she sleeps. Like a little puppy.”

“Really? Aww, that’s adorable!” Sunset giggled at this, “Sleep-kicking is just...d’awww!”

Adagio looked up and giggled, “Mmhmm. Aria does it too, but she nuzzles right into my chest.”

“Aww, that’s sweet,” Sunset giggled, “You really are lucky to have two great girlfriends like that.”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. They just light up my world.”

“It’s just a shame they’re gone,” Sunset leaned against the shelf behind her, stretching a bit, “I can only imagine how much it would suck if they left longer in the future.”

Adagio mewled in discontent, “Mommy doesn’t like that idea!”

“Oh, sorry!” Sunset uttered, realizing what she’d said, “I shouldn’t have said that, I’m sorry.”

Adagio laid her hand over Sunset’s and sighed, “I know, sweetie. I’m just a little on edge. This is the first time Sonata’s left my side since she moved in with me. If you’d seen what Sonata’s life was like before… ugh,” she shuddered, “You’d be on edge too.”

“I can understand you feeling concerned for her,” Sunset patted her hand gently.

Adagio nodded, “I don’t think I’ll ever be comfortable with Sona being out without me…”

“What do you think she would do?”

“It’s not what she would do, it’s what others might do,” Adagio growled, “She was always accosted when she was in school, pretty viciously too.”

Sunset cringed, nodding, “Yeah, you guys mentioned that… Poor girl.”

“Yeah, she never really recovered from that, that’s why she latches onto me,” Adagio nodded, “She used to break down into tears in the car whenever I’d pick her up from school.”

“That’s terrible,” Sunset frowned sadly, “She must have felt so alone until you came along.”

“That’s what she tells me,” Adagio nodded, “Honestly… just between you and me, I met her at a bus station trying to get on a bus to the other side of town. It stopped on this massive suspension bridge on the way there… I think she was going to jump.”

Sunset’s eyes widened, “Oh, goodness…”

“No bag, no extra clothes, she said she was running away,” Adagio sighed, “I didn’t believe her.”

“I guess that would’ve been hard to admit,” Sunset said, shaking her head.

Adagio sighed as she looked into her beer, “...I never did confront her about it. She’s happier now but… do you think I should?”

Sunset pondered that for a few moments, scratching her head, “Wow, I really don’t know. I mean, she may not feel that way now, but I guess it would feel a little weird if someone asked you if you were feeling suicidal in the past.”

Adagio nodded, “I suppose I can always worry about that later. Right now? I just want my baby back home,” she pouted as she slouched over the bar.

Reaching over, Sunset patted her on the shoulder, “Would you be open to some company later on? I can stay with you for a little while if you want.”

Adagio pouted as she looked up, “It’s not the same as my babies, but I guess it’ll be alright.”

“Okay, then,” Sunset smiled, “Whatever helps you out.”

Adagio looked up and smiled as she leaned in and kissed Sunset’s cheek, “Thanks, Sunny.”

“Anytime, Adagio,” Sunset patted her back, “I’ve learned a lot of distraction tools when I’m waiting for something. So together we can do some things to take your mind off all the waiting.”

Adagio chuckled and came around to Sunset’s side of the bar, sitting down next to her and wrapping an arm around her waist, “You’re so sweet. I’m going to promote you to management.”

“Aww, gee,” Sunset giggled happily and hugged her, “You’re too much!”

“No, I’m serious,” Adagio smiled, “When I’m not in the club, you’re in charge and have full authority to kick people from the club, And I’m going to double your salary.”

Sunset blinked a few times, completely taken aback by this. She then grinned and hugged her tighter, “Oh, thank you, Adagio! I’m so honoured! I’ve always wanted to work my way to management! Yes! I’ll do it!”

Adagio smiled brightly and kissed Sunset’s cheek, “Careful, the job might involve sleeping with the boss, you’ll never know,” she giggled.

“Ooh, my!” Sunset laughed, “I’ll be sure to keep that in mind, boss.”

Adagio chuckled and kissed the tip of Sunset’s nose, “Good girl.”

Sunset giggled and nuzzled her nose, “Always am.”

Adagio purred as she nibbled along Sunset’s neck, “Remember your first week here? When you were all adorably nervous at the prospect of being intimate with your boss?”

“Who could forget?” Sunset giggled, nuzzling her hair, “It’s pretty much hilarious to look back on, now.”

“Mmhmm…” Adagio kissed along her jawline, “Especially considering how I… dealt… with that.”

“Mmm, quite the expert way of doing so!” Sunset giggled, playing with her fiery curls.

Adagio lifted her head up and tugged onto Sunset’s chin, pulling her into a tender kiss, “Mmm…”

Kissing back, Sunset encircled her arms around her torso and brought them closer. Her fingers wove through Adagio’s wild curls, relishing their soft feel. Pushing her up onto the bar, Adagio’s fingers twirled into Sunset’s hair. Gently tugging her closer, she pushed her tongue past Sunset’s lips, mewling softly.

“Mmm…” Sunset giggled, opening her mouth and allowing their tongues to dance. Her fingers fisted into her hair a lot more, bringing them closer.

Adagio purred softly as she reached down to Sunset’s leg and hoisting it up onto her hip as she curled her tongue around Sunset’s, “Mmm…”

Bringing her leg along her hip, Sunset rubbed sensually and giggled. Her hands came down to her shoulders, clutching at the fabric of her blouse. She pulled back a bit, nuzzling her nose, “Feeling a bit better?”

“Very…” Adagio grinned as she nibbled Sunset’s bottom lip, her fingers toying with the straps on her shirt.

“Great,” Sunset toyed with her blouse and giggled, “Because that’s just one of the things to do for distractions.”

“Oh I know,” Adagio purred as she gently laid Sunset back on the bar, kissing along her neck.

“Mmm… There we go…” Sunset purred, playing with her hair, “Sleeping with the bartender…”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio giggled as she undid Sunset’s jeans, “And the whole club is watching, sweetie.”

“Bring it on!” Sunset laughed.

Adagio grinned and slid Sunset’s pants off, parting her legs and proceeding to dive in.

Feeling That For Hours

“You know, if you’re not careful, people might think you’re sleeping with the boss just to get ahead,” Adagio chuckled as she pulled Sunset into her lap upstairs in her apartment.

Sunset snickered, winking, “There have been whispers about that. But when they say it to my face, I just show them some papers and they shut right up.”

“Besides, if you were, then your head would have been between my legs,” Adagio giggled.

“Perhaps,” Sunset nuzzled her hair.

“You just taste so good, sweetie,” Adagio nuzzled her cheek, “Especially when I’ve got you laid out in front of the patrons.”

“Don’t know how it changes my taste, but thank you anyway,” Sunset kissed her cheek and winked.

Adagio smiled and kissed her nose, “You know, I always wondered. Do you have a girlfriend, sweetie?”

Sunset blinked, then shook her head, “Actually, I don’t.”

“How could that be? You’re such a lovely girl!” Adagio looked surprised.

“Yeah, but just because I’m attractive doesn’t always mean instant date,” Sunset snorted, “I don’t know. My friends say it’s because I’m trying too hard to look for love.”

“I didn’t just mean you were pretty, sweetie,” Adagio giggled, “It wasn’t that tight ass that made me hire you.”

“Oh…” Sunset blushed a bit, “Well, to be fair, when someone says ‘lovely’, they usually mean visually. Especially when they don’t specify what they think is actually lovely.”

“You are lovely,” Adagio purred, “Every single thing about you.”

“Thank you…” Sunset smiled, hugging her, “It means a lot coming from you.”

“Oh really? Why’s it so special coming from me?” Adagio purred, squeezing her waist.

“Well, you’re such a beautiful woman inside and out,” Sunset blushed and giggled, “You treat your staff with respect and kindness, you’re nice to our patrons, and you have an incredible motherly streak about you. There’s just so much to love about you!”

Adagio cooed softly as she nuzzled Sunset’s cheek, “Aww… you’re just the sweetest thing… you know I remember Sona-baby said something like that when we first met.”

“She did, huh?” Sunset giggled, kissing her cheek.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, “While she was gorging herself silly on tacos for the first time.”

“Aww, that’s cute!” Sunset grinned, “So that explains why she loves tacos so much.”

Adagio nodded, “They always remind her of the day she met her Mommy.”

“So to her, tacos equals delicious, equals Mommy,” Sunset quipped, giggling, “That’s so cute.”

Adagio chuckled, “I’ve been working on a special recipe for her. I’ve been keeping track of what spices and sauces she likes.”

“Oooh, is that so?” Sunset grinned, “Are you trying to send her to euphoric heaven?”

Adagio chuckled, “It’s better if I do it. When she tried to send herself there, she ended up having to have a vibrator extracted by a doctor.”

“Oh yeah, that story!” Sunset shivered at this, “When she told that story, I thought for sure that my own lady bits were closing up!”

“She’s not exactly good at restraining herself,” Adagio chuckled, “My fault, probably. And proud of it.”

“Making sure she’s not good at restraining herself, I hope,” Sunset teased, raising an eyebrow.

“Oh yes, I don’t like having to take my baby to the hospital,” Adagio smirked.

“Of all the reasons to go to the ER, it had to be sex-related,” Sunset giggled.

“Oh I’m sure the doctors are still laughing about it,” Adagio smiled, “Always nice to be the story told around the water cooler.”

“Wouldn’t surprise me,” Sunset giggled, “Poor baby. I can’t imagine getting something stuck like that. Although, I did hear from a friend of mine about her sister having non-stop orgasms for over five hours!”

“Oh my!” Adagio grinned, “Sounds like what she was trying to achieve.”

“It does sound awesome!” Sunset giggled, “...On paper. My friend said it was incredibly painful after a while. So, they demonstrated on me a little… They took a vibrator, taped it to me, and had it going nonstop against my clit! I lasted about fifteen minutes of a non-stop orgasm before I told them to get it off! Imagine feeling that for hours!”

Adagio winced, but her grin never left her face, “Pardon me for objecting, but that sounds lovely.”

“Oh? Well!” Sunset smiled, “Then, how about a challenge?”

“What sort of challenge?”

“Think you can last longer than I did?”

“Oh, I’m certain I can last longer than you did,” Adagio grinned.

“Ready to put your money where your mouth is?” Sunset grinned too, giggling.

Adagio pulled out a dollar and slid it down the front of Sunset’s jeans, “There. What’s next?”

“Get a vibrator, attach it to yourself, keep it on the highest setting, and I’ll time you,” Sunset smirked.

Adagio grunted as she unclipped the vibrator from herself and slid it out of her pants, “Ugh… that hurts… how long was that?”

“Thirty-four minutes and eight seconds!” Sunset turned off the stopwatch, “Wow! You really did last longer than I did!”

Adagio smirked through the pain as she gingerly stood up, “I told you. I never lose a challenge.”

“Oh, you must have lost at least one!” Sunset giggled.

“Only once. And it was a challenge I made with myself,” Adagio snickered.

Sunset looked at her curiously, “What was it?”

“I believe it was ‘I will not fall head over heels for this adorable little muffin’,” Adagio snickered, “I made that challenge four years ago when I met Sonata.”

This made Sunset laugh, “Are you serious?”

Adagio nodded, “She was fifteen at the time, you could probably see why I was trying not to fall for her.”

“Yeah, I can,” Sunset chuckled a bit, leaning back, “How long did it last?”

“My resolve? About eight minutes,” Adagio snickered.

“Eight minutes!” Sunset laughed, slapping her knee, “Oh, wow! So you went from, ‘Oh no, I can’t fall in love with her! She’s a minor!’ all the way to, ‘Too late, I’m in love with this adorable muffin!’ in the span of eight minutes?”

“Eeyup. While she was leaning against me scarfing down tacos like she was dying of starvation,” Adagio laughed.

“That’s so cute,” Sunset giggled at the thought, “I can’t blame you. She’s such a sweet and adorable girl, it’s impossible not to love her.”

“Oh I know! She’s nineteen now, but most of the time it’s like she’s five,” Adagio cooed, “She’s just so sweet and cuddly. Little annoying on some days, but she’s my little ray of sunshine.”

“She lights up the room,” Sunset smiled, “Sometimes she comes down to the club and sits at the bar, talks to customers and just basically makes the atmosphere really inviting.”

“Moreso than the dancers and the sexy bartender? Goodness, she really is captivating, isn’t she?” Adagio grinned with pride.

“Looks like it! We tend to have about a… ten percent increase in profits whenever she was down there,” Sunset said thoughtfully.

“Oh my! I should let her wander around the club more often,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sunset’s cheek, “Nice to know the patrons come here for more than just the T&A.”

Sunset nuzzled her cheek back, “I think she’d like that! Um, don’t tell her I told you this, but she told me that sometimes she feels like she doesn’t contribute. So part of why she came down more often was because she wanted to kind of interact and see what it was all like.”

“Oh? I always thought Sonata was happy with me spoiling her?” Adagio asked, “I know Aria’s been trying to find work, but Sonata’s never looked once.”

“She didn’t go into much detail, but she did say that she wanted to be more useful,” Sunset explained, “She likes all the nice stuff you give her, but she said that sometimes it feels like it’s all take and no give.”

Adagio made a sad-sounding coo, “Aw, the poor dear! There’s all kinds of give. That smile she get’s all the time? I just live for that…”

Sunset giggled, “Oh yes, I love that smile of hers! The way her eyes light up and her cheeks just seem to turn bright pink, it’s so adorable.”

Adagio grinned as she pulled Sunset back into her lap, “Mmhmm. Mommy loves to see her baby so happy.”

“Don’t we all,” Sunset agreed, kissing her cheek, “Maybe you should talk to her about it when she gets home. At least, not without giving away what I told you…”

“Yeah, I suppose I should…” Adagio sighed as she cuddled Sunset closer, “...Will you spend the night here? I need someone to snuggle…”

“Sure, that’s no problem,” Sunset nodded and nuzzled her, “I’d be happy to.”

Adagio smiled and nuzzled her closer, “Thanks. You’re a real sweetheart, Sunny.”

“You’re welcome,” Sunset smiled brightly.

“Mommy!” Sonata squealed in delight as she and Aria burst through the door, zooming over to the couch and leaping into Adagio’s lap, “I missed you!”

“Ooof!” Adagio grunted as she wrapped her arms around Sonata’s waist, “Mommy missed you too, Sona-baby!”

“I’m sorry we left! You must have been so lonely!” Sonata pouted, snuggling her, “I tried telling Aria I could just take a travel bus or the train! But no! She insisted on driving me!”

“Oh that’s okay,” Adagio purred, “At least Mommy has her babies back!”

“Sending her out all by herself was not my idea of comfort,” Aria admitted as she came over to them, “So, how’d you do? You must’ve missed us like crazy.”

“Sunset spent some time up here, but yes I did,” Adagio pouted, kissing Sonata’s cheek, “Mommy missed her babies so much.”

Aria looked at Sonata, then sighed as she handed her a ten bit bill, “You were right.”

“Yay!” Sonata giggled, pocketing the money and kissing Adagio’s cheek, “I’m glad you were okay, Mommy!”

Adagio smiled and ran her fingers through Sonata’s hair, “Yes, Mommy’s okay. But… there is something I wanted to talk to you about, sweetheart.”

“I didn’t do it!” Sonata squeaked, wide-eyed.

Adagio raised an eyebrow, “Didn’t do what?”

“...Nothing?” Sonata looked sheepish, “Uh, what were you going to say?”

Adagio pursed her lips for a moment, but otherwise let it slide, “Sunset was telling me that you feel like… you don’t contribute?”

Sonata pouted now, “Noooo! I said that in confidence!”

“Sonata… sometimes you tell secrets that we just can’t keep,” Aria said, rolling her eyes, “I’m just glad it was nothing life threatening.”

“Is it true?” Adagio asked, “Do you think that… it’s all take and no give?”

Sonata squeaked, and looked down a bit, “...A little. I know you tell me it’s okay, but… I feel like all I do is nothing. Like I don’t earn any of this.”

“Sona, all of this is because of you,” Adagio cooed softly as she nestled Sonata under her chin, “I’d have never gotten the loan I needed if it wasn’t for you.”

“I know,” Sonata nuzzled her neck, “I guess I just want to do more.”

“Like what, sweetie?” Adagio asked, kissing her hair.

“I don’t know,” Sonata exhaled, “I know I do a few things to help, but I guess I’d like to do other useful things. Like sometimes Sunset lets me clean glasses behind the bar.”

“Did you want to work downstairs in the club?” Adagio asked, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“I could… I could be like a janitor or something!”

“Well actually, I’ve been thinking and I had a much better idea,” Adagio smiled, “Sunset told me that sometimes you like to go down and mingle with the customers. And that whenever you do, you brighten up the place and we make more money. I was thinking you could brighten up the customers that might seem… a little down or maybe are only coming to the club to run from their problems.”

Sonata brightened considerably, “Oh, yeah! I love doing that! It’s a lot of fun! Ooooh, I have to tell you about this one time! There was a guy, he was so mean! Sunset even said he never smiled whenever he came to the club. But I talked to him for a while, then he started crying because he was so sad his wife died! Ever since then, I wanted to go down there more and talk to the customers!”

“Well then there’s certainly a good reason to do it,” Adagio smiled as she nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Happy customers are returning customers, and that means we make more money every month. And the girls absolutely love you.”

Sonata blushed and giggled, “Awww, thanks Mommy! Then I’ll do it! I’ll go down there and be a bright sunny day to our patrons!”

“Heh, sounds like your kind of job,” Aria nodded with agreement, chuckling, “This I have to see.”

“Just a fair warning, some of the patrons can be a little grabby,” Adagio purred, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“That’s okay, I’ll manage,” Sonata assured, kissing her cheek.

“Alright. So your first shift is tomorrow,” Adagio smiled, squeezing her tighter as she nuzzled her cheek, “We’ll start you off at fifteen bits an hour.”

“Okay, Mommy! I’ll do my best!” Sonata hugged her tightly, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome,” Adagio smiled as she kissed Sonata’s cheek, “So Ari, how’s your bartending course going?”

“Pretty good, I actually have an exam on Friday,” Aria replied, whistling a bit, “What they’re going to do is have us spend the entire day training, and then in the evening we’re going to a bar up in town. They’re having us do a stress test in order to test our skills and weaknesses.”

Adagio nodded, “Sunset was recently promoted to management, so there’s three nights a week the bar won’t have a bartender. You can have those nights when you pass your exam, okay?”

“Okay, that sounds good,” Aria gave a smile, “Consider it covered.”

“That’s Mommy’s girl,” Adagio purred, kissing Aria’s cheek, “So how’s your auntie, Sona?”

“Terrific!” Sonata grinned, “I told her all about you! And… get this, she really wants to meet you!”

Adagio looked somewhat uneasy, “Oh? Like when Aria’s mother really wanted to meet me?”

“How is it possible to meet yourself?” Aria asked with a snicker.

Adagio looked over and smiled, and Aria likely never knew how much a snide comment actually touched her heart, “Oh you,” she giggled.

“No, I’m serious! She likes you!” Sonata said excitedly, “I showed her pictures, told her about the club and all that! She said, ‘Wow, that is the fieriest beautiful woman I’ve ever seen! She sounds like a gem!’ and stuff!”

Adagio smiled again, relieved that there was finally a relative that didn’t want her head on a pike, “Oh really? Oh you should have brought her back here, then!”

“Well, she’s actually on a business trip down south for the week, but she said that she’ll take the next flight here when she comes home!” Sonata said excitedly, “She’ll stop by and say hello!”

“Lovely!” Adagio grinned as she patted Sonata’s rear, “So what else did my babies get up to while they were out?”

“Not much! We sat around my aunt’s house and talked with her and my uncle, went for nature hikes, toured some attractions around the town… It was nice!” Sonata smiled, “Aria especially enjoyed the natural history museum!”

“Why wouldn’t I? It was amazing,” Aria smiled, “I could wander that place for hours!”

“Oooh, really?” Adagio smiled, “Well maybe this weekend we should take a trip to Canterlot. They have all sorts of museums and monuments up there. Plus, we’re very good friends with one of the Princesses, we could probably get in to see the palace.”

“Oooohhh! That would be so fun! Yes yes yes!” Sonata clapped eagerly, “I’ve been there a few times, but it’ll be nice to go there like this all three of us!”

“Sure, that’d be fun,” Aria agreed, “I always wanted to see all the interesting monuments and museums in Canterlot, anyway.”

Adagio grinned and beckoned Aria closer, “C’mere sweetie. Mommy wants kisses.”

“Okay, Ma,” Aria snuggled up to her side and kissed her on the cheek.

“Kisses!” Sonata kissed her other cheek.

“Mommy loves you girls so much,” Adagio purred softly.

“We love you too, Ma,” Aria nuzzled her.

“With all our hearts!” Sonata cooed.

Mommy Loves You

Adagio stretched as she popped her spine, striding out into the kitchen in the dead of night to fetch herself some water. As she was digging through the fridge, she heard a sniffle and shot upright. Whirling around, she saw Aria sitting on her couch, curled up in a ball and quivering.

“Aria?” she asked softly as she approached, “Something wrong?”

“I’m fine… just,” Aria sat up a bit, sniffling and hugging herself, “I was having this dream, and it was making me think of my birth mother.”

“What happened?” Adagio asked softly as she sat down next to her and wrapped her arms around her.

Snuggling into her, Aria sniffled and let out a little sob, “I dreamt I saw her standing over me like a giant. Telling me all the horrible things she said to me since childhood. And I… I realized… she never loved me. When she first said it that time she was here, I didn’t think much about it. I was even satisfied because then I didn’t have to feel guilty about resenting her. But now, I… I realized… she never loved me. Never!”

Adagio gently squeezed her shoulders and ran her fingers down through her hair, “You poor thing… it’s horrible, I know. You deserved so much better than her. Me and Sona have had bad parents but… that woman is just… horrible.”

Aria wiped her eyes a bit, “I just… I always thought mother never knew how to love, maybe just didn’t know how to express it because it was illogical to her. But now that I see the truth... she doesn’t care about me at all. She treated having kids like… a job. Like raising plant life.”

Adagio made soft shushing sounds in Aria’s ear as she stroked her hair, “I know. I was here when she said it. Oh, that made me so mad. How could anybody treat you that way?”

“Apparently she gets away with it simply for being the woman who expelled me from the birth canal,” Aria muttered.

“Not anymore,” Adagio purred softly, “If she ever comes near you again, she’s going to have to deal with me.”

Looking up at her a little, Aria sniffled and snuggled more into her, “Thanks, Ma… I don’t ever want to see her again! Ever!”

“You won’t. I promise,” Adagio whispered softly, “She can never hurt you again.”

“Sounds good to me,” Aria wiped her eyes again, “Anyway… sorry I got out of bed like that. I didn’t want to end up bothering you with this.”

“Oh sweetie, you can bother me with this any time,” Adagio whispered, kissing Aria’s cheek, “That’s what Mommy’s here for.”

Aria smiled now, kissing her cheek, “You’re right… Next time, I’ll just tell you what’s going on. If I can muster it up, anyway.”

“That’s my girl,” Adagio smiled as she kissed Aria’s cheek, “Do you wanna go back to bed or do you wanna stay out here for a bit?”

“I’m good, we can go back to bed…” Aria yawned a bit, “Poor Sonata must be curled up all cold and lonely.”

Adagio snickered, hoisting Aria into her arms, bridal-style, “Mmhmm, probably. That girl is so skinny she doesn’t hold any heat on her own.”

Aria giggled and nuzzled her, “I could use a little cuddle bug…”

Adagio giggled and kissed her cheek as she carried her back into the bedroom, setting her down next to Sonata, “There we go…”

“Yay,” Aria snuggled Sonata like a teddy bear, giggling, “Aw, she snuggles up in her sleep. That’s adorable.”

“Mmhmm…” Adagio smiled as she snuggled up behind Aria, “Sonata’s like a big kitty most nights.”

“Mmmm… This is the life,” Aria closed her eyes, “Night, Ma….”

“Goodnight, sweetie,” Adagio smiled, kissing the back of her head, “Mommy loves you.”

“Love you too, Ma.”

“...And don’t come back!” Adagio snarled as she tossed a patron out of the club while two waitresses tended to the patron he had attempted to drug.

“Screw you and your little balls, too!” Sonata yelled after him.

Adagio returned to the bar and gave the patron a glass of water, “Here we go, sweetie. Just sit there and breathe deeply.”

“Th…” The woman managed a drink of water, taking a breath or two, “Thank you…”

“Hey, don’t worry! You’re safe here, especially from now on!” Sonata came into view, “I’m sorry that meanie pants was being such a giant douche! But you’ll be okay, now! Because you’ve got us!” She placed a clown nose onto her nose, “See?”

While the patron was a bit surprised by the display, she managed a tiny smile, “Thank you.”

“Don’t worry, sweetheart. Nothing will actually hurt you inside these walls. I watch my patrons like a hawk,” Adagio ensured as she refilled her water.

“Nobody gets past Mommy Radar!” Sonata declared, “Not one Douchey McAsshole ever got away with it!”

“This has… happened before?” the patron asked.

“Thirteen attempts to date,” Adagio explained, “Zero successful. I always catch them.”

Sonata nodded, sitting down next to the patron and gently patting her shoulders, “Oh yes! So rest assured, my dear sweet lady! They may try, but Adagio always catches them! We’ve got a lot of security cameras set up, and a few hidden ones, especially around the bar.”

“This club is a safe place for everybody,” Adagio smiled as she kissed the patron on the top of the head.

The woman blushed a bit, sipping her water, “I… can’t thank you all enough for this. I felt scared, but, I’m glad I can back here. I love it… At least I won’t feel scared anymore.”

“That’s good!” Sonata gave her a hug, “We always want it to be a safe and fun place! So don’t you worry about a thing! It’s all gonna be okay!”

“Now, how about I get you something to eat?” Adagio asked, “On the house!”

“Oh, I-I couldn’t accept that! I’ll pay!” The woman said with surprise.

“Nonsense! It’s my treat. I insist!” Adagio smiled, patting her back.

The woman gave a smile, “Well, okay. If you insist.”

“Yay!” Sonata hugged her again, “Anything else we can do to help, just say the word!”

As Adagio moved behind the bar to fix the patron a plate of fries, Sunset snuck up behind her and whispered into her ear. “This is getting worse. That’s the fourth time this week that somebody’s almost been drugged.”

“I know,” Adagio whispered back, “If this happens again, I’m going to have to make an example of whatever poor sap tries it.”

“That’ll help,” Sunset agreed, giving her a nuzzle, “Anything we can do to heighten security?”

“I suppose I can keep a bouncer by the bar,” Adagio suggested, “Also I’m going to get you a taser.”

“A taser?” Sunset said with surprise, “Really? I’ve never used one before!”

“It’s just like a gun only less blood and murder,” Adagio shrugged as she set the plate in front of the patron, “Here you are, sweetie,” she turned back to Sunset Shimmer, “I swear, the next little twerp that tries this, I’m going to paint the bar with his face.”

“If I had my dad’s pepper ball gun, I’d use that, too!” Sunset giggled.

“Sounds fun,” Adagio smiled cheekily as she wrapped her arms around Sunset’s waist and nuzzled her.

“Mm-hmm,” Sunset nuzzled her back and smiled.

Adagio glanced back to see Sonata entertaining the patron and smiled, turning back to Sunset and kissing her cheek, “I swear I need a vacation. Just take my babies somewhere out of the city for a week or so.”

“Ooh, you definitely should!” Sunset brightened at this, “I think you mentioned that you wanted to take them to Canterlot?”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. We have friends there and there’s all sorts of museums that Aria wants to visit.”

“That might just be your ticket! It’ll be nice for you guys to just go out of town together, like a nice family vacation.”

Adagio smiled and nibbled just under Sunset’s chin, “Think you can handle being in charge for a whole week?”

“Well, as the manager, I believe that I should be able to run the place if you’re gone,” Sunset smiled, “I think I can do it! No, I know I can. I’m ready for it!”

“Wonderful! I’m going to plan a vacation for next week, I’ll leave you in charge and you can stay upstairs while we’re gone,” Adagio grinned, kissing Sunset’s cheek.

“Great, then I’ll house-sit for you and make sure the place is clean when you girls come back!” Sunset hugged her.

Adagio mewled happily, turning back to the bar, “Sona-baby, we’re taking a vacation to Canterlot next week!”

“Yaaaaaay!” Sonata danced, clapping happily.

“Go find Aria and tell her,” Adagio smiled brightly, “Then you can go play with the patrons some more.”

“Yes! I will!” Sonata winked, and hurried upstairs.

“Did you really need to send her upstairs now?” Sunset asked in confusion.

Adagio pursed her lips and pointed toward the front door, where Sonata’s father and birth mother had just walked in.

“...You have got to be kidding me,” Sunset groaned.

“To be fair, we haven’t heard from them in two years,” Adagio shrugged as she waved them over with an exasperated sigh, “Frankly I can’t wait to see the looks on their faces when they hear Sonata call me Mommy.”

“You know what? I have to see this,” Sunset smiled, “I’d love to see them freak out.”

“Sona should be back down in about thirty seconds,” Adagio snickered as Sonata’s parents approached the bar, “Mr and Mrs Dusk,” she greeted.

“Miss Dazzle,” said Mr. Dusk.

“It has been a long time,” Mrs. Dusk murmured.

“About two years to be precise,” Adagio smirked as she heard the pattering of Sonata returning.

“We wanted to talk to our daughter,” Mrs. Dusk stated, “Perhaps the time apart and cooling down will have helped a bit.”

“Mommy! I just told Aria and she’s over the-” Sonata paused upon seeing that her parents were standing right there. Almost immediately, the colour drained from her face and she stood rigid, “What are you two doing here?!”

“Your parents came to visit. Wanted to talk to you,” Adagio said, a smirk directed toward the two of them as she drew Sonata behind the bar and sat her onto her lap.

“No!” Sonata shook her head, “I said what I wanted to and I don’t care!”

“Sonata, please,” her mother pleaded kindly, “Look… we were unfair and judgemental before. But we would like to talk about all of this like adults.”

“Mmph!” Sonata buried her face in Adagio’s neck, shaking her head.

“Why don’t we go upstairs?” Adagio suggested as she hoisted Sonata onto her hip and carried her toward the apartment door.

Both parents exchanged surprised glances as they followed.

“...How in the world are you able to carry her like that?” Mr. Dusk asked, not sure how to take it.

“Plenty of practise,” Adagio smiled, patting her rear, “Also these hips don’t hurt either.”

They reached the apartment, to which Aria looked up and froze from where she was.

“...What’s going on?”

“Sona’s parents are here,” Adagio remarked, “Could we have some privacy, Ari-baby?”

“Sure, I guess,” Aria frowned in skepticism, but otherwise gathered her books and went into the bedroom.

Adagio sat down on the sofa, cradling Sonata in her lap as she invited her parents to sit down, “Please, sit.”

The Dusks sat down, watching them with surprised eyes, and shifting a bit.

“So… how are things?” Mrs. Dusk managed to say.

“They’re alright. My girls are happy, the club is thriving, and I just hired a new manager,” Adagio said politely, “Yourself?”

“Quite well,” said Mr. Dusk.

“And Sonata?”

Sonata pursed her lips and looked away, crossing her arms, “No.”

“Sona, don’t be a cranky-pants,” Adagio cooed as she patted her back, “At least not until they’ve done something to warrant being a cranky-pants.”

“Sonata,” Mr. Dusk spoke up, his tone a bit cracked, “we’re sorry about what happened.”

“We truly are,” Mrs. Dusk chimed in, “We know that the next little while can’t make up for all the years of neglect. But we just want to talk to you. We know in our hearts that we do not want to cut you out of our lives. We love you, sweetheart.”

“I’m just sorry if you forgot that, we both are,” her father murmured with a sad sigh.

Sonata pursed her lips, showing signs of faltering in her resolve, “Well... I… ngh! Now you decide to care?!”

Adagio gently ran her fingers through Sonata’s hair as she held her close, “It’s okay sweetie, they just want to talk. Nothing can hurt you while Mommy’s here,” she whispered softly.

“...I beg your pardon, but, ‘Mommy’?” Mrs. Dusk said with a confused look.

“Yes, Mommy! Adagio is my Mommy!” Sonata clung to her with a pout, “More than you ever were!”

Mrs. Dusk’s eyes widened, but then she took a deep breath, “I see. Well, if you want to call her that, it’s fine.”

Adagio said nothing as she continued to stroke Sonata’s hair,  kissing her cheek. Glancing up at Mrs Dusk, she could see that the woman was fighting to hold back tears. Unlike Aria’s mother, hearing that her daughter saw someone else as a mother clearly hurt.

“Sonata,” her father spoke up then, his voice calm, “we understand that things won’t get better overnight. We don’t expect them to. I think we all, your mother and I especially, have said some things we regret.”

“That’s the nice way of putting it,” Sonata said sourly, “Okay, who’s putting you up to it? What PR director is telling you this? Hmm? What’s going on? What kind of image needs to be saved before-”

“Sonata, please,” Mrs. Dusk cut her off, her voice gentle, “There’s nothing like that. We just want to find a way to work this out with you. I can understand you not believing us…”

Sonata sniffled, looking away, “Whatever… Just… not now!”

“Mr and Mrs Dusk, you may not like it, you may not want to hear it, but what you did to Sonata was child abuse,” Adagio said firmly as she rocked Sonata in her lap, “And that could have ended very badly. When I met her, she was catching a bus over to the bridge to jump-”

Sonata jerked up in surprise, but Adagio patted her head back down to her shoulder.

“-so you can forgive her if she’s not feeling very forgiving right now,” she continued, “That sort of thing doesn’t simply go away. It’s going to be up to her if she wants you in her life or not.”

Both her parents looked stricken, her mother especially, before they then sighed. Standing up, Mr. Dusk gave a light nod as he helped his wife up.

“All right, then. We’ll leave you alone, Sonata,” he said, his voice cracking slightly.

“If you do truly do want to, we’ll… we’ll…” Her mother couldn’t finish and took a breath, “We’ll take this on your own terms.”

With a farewell, the both of them quietly left, closing the door behind them. Adagio hit the button by her couch that sealed the bottom door and stood up, opening the upper door and calling back down.

“Hold on, come back up here, I wasn’t finished,” she said, returning to the sofa, “Sonata, I want you to talk to them.”

Sonata mewled in protest.

“Sonata, I want you to talk to them today,” Adagio said, more firmly, “And when all is said and done they will not bother you again until you decide you’re ready to. Alright?”

“....Fine!” Sonata crossed her arms, “But I want to talk to them myself.”

“You want me to leave?” Adagio asked.

Sonata looked away, “No, but I think I should do it alone. You can… I don’t know, watch from nearby or something.”

“Okay, sweetie,” Adagio said softly as Mr and Mrs Dusk came back through the door. Adagio sat down in Aria’s armchair, just to the side of Sonata but leaving Sonata to sit by herself.

“Okay,” Sonata took a breath, “Mom, Dad, don’t talk, listen.”

Both her parents nodded, looking at her attentively.

“Adagio’s right. I did want to jump. I wanted to run away and be free for a while, but then, I just wanted to jump. So I could make my own choice about my life! Because I was sick of everything! Kids at school being asscracks and you guys ignoring me! And worst of all, I didn’t even know why! What did I ever do to anyone?! I get I can be annoying and a little loud, but who’s perfect? I’m not! And I’m sick of you guys pressuring me to be more ‘useful’! I made my choice and I wanted to be useful on my own terms!” Sonata half-yelled, tears in her eyes, “And now you come back! I thought… I thought I knew for sure that you didn’t care about me! And now here you are! I… just stop confusing me! I don’t know what you want from me!”

“Sonata, we…” Mrs Dusk sniffled as Adagio leaned forward and offered her a tissue. She took it and wiped her eyes, “We love you. You’re… you’re our baby girl. We just… we thought you were fine. That… that it was just normal high school drama and it would pass… but then you vanished… and we were worried sick and we couldn’t find a trace of you.”

She pressed her knuckles to her lips as she shivered and tried to keep from sobbing.

“We’re so sorry, sweetheart. We didn’t want to hurt you. And we didn’t want to lose you either. When Aria told us you were alive, we… we were just so happy we rushed out here as soon as we could…”

Sonata wiped her eyes, shaking a little bit.

“And yet, we behaved poorly,” her father sighed, placing a hand on his wife’s shoulder, “I can’t even believe what we said. Had my parents spoken to me in that manner, I would have cut the apron strings, as well.”

Adagio reached over and handed Sonata her handkerchief, gently patting her leg.

“...Why did you change your mind?” her father asked.

“What?”

“You said you wanted to jump… what changed your mind?”

Sniffling, Sonata looked down as she wiped her eyes with the handkerchief, “That same day, while I was waiting for the bus… that was when I met Adagio. She… She was… there for me, she helped me, listened to me, treated me like a person… And I… yeah, I did get really attached to her since I was vulnerable. But still, I really liked her company so much. It just… helped me a lot, and I felt… like I could make my life better.”

Mrs Dusk sniffled and wiped her eyes as she glanced at Adagio, “I… I suppose we owe you an apology too… you saved our daughter’s life… twice.”

Adagio smiled a little, reaching over and gently patting Sonata’s shoulder.

“Though running away was… reckless, I suppose I can understand a little more as to why you did,” Mr. Dusk murmured, “We sought counseling soon after we returned from our...disastrous encounters. You can say it was very much an eye-opener for both of us.”

Sonata looked at them with shock, “...You really did that? ...You always said you never needed counseling…”

“It turns out, we needed it more than ever,” Mr. Dusk admitted.

Mrs Dusk made a motion toward Sonata, but stopped herself when Adagio looked at her firmly, “Sonata… we almost lost you. We’ll do anything not to go through that again. We love you so much…”

Letting out a sniffle, Sonata shook as she wiped her eyes again, “I… I… I don’t know… what to do or think anymore…”

Adagio quietly leaned over and kissed Sonata’s cheek, briefly nuzzling her before she drew back.

“...Sweetheart, we… we want you back in our life,” her mother said softly, “We want to make up for what we’ve done to you…”

“But like we said,” Mr. Dusk murmured, “we won’t rush you. I can’t even imagine how hard this is for you. We’re sorry, bun.”

Looking downward as she wiped her eyes, Sonata sighed heavily, “... I wanna think about it. Then I’ll call you one day. I remember our home number. Don’t call me. I’ll call you.”

Mr and Mrs Dusk both nodded as they stood up.

“Can… can I have a hug, sweetie?” Mrs Dusk asked quietly.

Sonata looked up at them, shaking. After a moment or two, she remained still. But then she shot up and threw her arms around her mother, sobbing. Mrs Dusk broke down into tears as she wrapped her arms around her daughter, burying her face into Sonata’s shoulder and clinging tightly to her. Both Mr Dusk and Adagio backed away, giving the two of them some space.

For a little while, the two remained this way. Mr. Dusk came over to them, bringing his arms around both of them. Sonata didn’t flinch or recoil, but did sob a little more as she burrowed more into them. Adagio smiled as she watched from a few feet away as the family slowly slunk down to the floor, huddled together in a tight embrace. Mrs Dusk looked up at her, and extended her hand.

Adagio smiled and took it, moving to shake her hand when she was wrenched to the floor and into the group hug.

Aria smiled to herself as she closed the bedroom door very quietly.

Sonata’s sobs lessened after a while, becoming sniffles. She especially felt comforted upon feeling Adagio’s presence (and smelling her perfume) joining in on the moment. Adagio snaked her arms around Sonata’s waist and held tightly to her as she nuzzled into her hair and quietly whispered, “Mommy’s here…”

They soon all parted, no one speaking a word, but were sharing sad smiles. Sonata wiped her eyes, exhaling in a relaxed manner. She looked to Adagio gratefully and snuggled against her. Adagio happily accepted the snuggle and pulled her back onto the sofa and into her lap.

“Now… does everyone feel just a little bit better?” Adagio asked.

“...Yeah…” Sonata admitted.

“Very much so,” Mr. Dusk nodded, wiping a tear from his eye.

Adagio smiled as she kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Alright… it’s time for you two to go.”

Mr. and Mrs. Dusk respectfully nodded, offering farewells as they departed. Sonata waved, weakly, and then relaxed a little more as the door closed.

“That was…” Sonata leaned back a bit, unsure what to say.

Adagio tightened her grip on Sonata’s waist and kissed her cheek, “Unexpected?”

“...Yeah, that works,” Sonata nodded and snuggled against her.

Adagio squeezed her tighter and laid back on the couch, “Are you gonna be okay, sweetie?”

“I think so…” Sonata nodded again, exhaling, “I guess it’s just a lot to take in.”

“...They do love you,” Adagio whispered, kissing her forehead.

Sonata sniffled, “You really think so? I want to believe it, but I almost don’t know if I should.”

“I think they do,” Adagio whispered, “The way your mother was crying? I’ve only seen that once before.”

“You have? Where?”

Adagio was quiet for a minute, “...Me. When you got really sick and thought I was going to leave you, so you started calling me Adagio instead of Mommy… that actually really hurt.”

Looking incredibly sad, Sonata hugged her tighter and sniffled, “I’m still sorry, Mommy! I was being stupid! So stupid! I didn’t mean to make you so sad! Did I make you cry? Noooo! I’m sorry! I won’t make you cry ever again! I love you!”

“I love you too, sweetie,” Adagio smiled, deciding not to tell Sonata about the only other time she’d been brought to tears as she patted her back, “Mommy loves you so much.”

Sonata whimpered and nuzzled into her shoulder, shaking a little bit. Moments later, Aria peeked out of the bedroom.

“Can I come out now?”

“Yes, you can come out,” Adagio smiled, “Sorry about that, Ari-baby.”

Aria came out, closing the door behind her and joining them on the couch, “Eh, don’t be sorry. I eavesdropped on the entire thing.”

Sonata peeked at her, then giggled, “Really?”

“Yeah. You know, I was too curious.”

“That’s fine, we just needed the living room to ourselves,” Adagio smiled, reaching over and patting Aria’s leg.

“You’re really lucky, Sonata,” Aria pet her hair, “Your parents definitely love you. They just… yeah, made some sucky choices. Trust me, I know when a parent doesn’t love their kid.”

Adagio opened her other arm and beckoned Aria into the hug, “C’mere sweetie.”

“Wait, what?” Sonata blinked.

“Ohhh, right,” Aria snuggled up against Adagio, “I didn’t exactly tell you, did I?”

“Aria’s mother was here a few weeks ago and flat out said that she didn’t love her daughter,” Adagio said, her voice tainted with venom.

“What?!” Sonata shot up, “Oh HELL no! Where is she?! Does she still live in that boring house?! Lemme at her! I’ll go over there and slap her silly with her own medical magazine!”

“Sonata, calm down!” Adagio said firmly, “I already did all of that. She left this club with a broken nose.”

“Oh yeah?! Yay!” Sonata cheered, sitting back down.

“Thanks for the offer, though,” Aria nuzzled her, “Don’t worry. I’ll get over it. Besides, I got you guys. What more do I need?”

“There we go,” Adagio smiled, kissing Aria’s hair as her hand reached down to pat her rear.

“Oh yes! With us, you get all the love!” Sonata rhythmically patted her palms against Aria’s rear like bongos.

Adagio giggled and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “You’re adorable, sweetie.”

“And apparently my ass is drums,” Aria said dryly.

“You love it,” Adagio giggled, kissing Aria’s nose.

Aria snickered. Sonata giggled and lay over her, nuzzling her hair.

“Maybe,” Aria said with a smile.

“Mommy’ll have to take care of you later,” Adagio giggled as she squeezed Aria’s rear.

“And how, pray tell, are you going to do that, Ma?”

Adagio wriggled her fingers and smirked, “It’s been a while since I poked around in that cute little bum of yours.”

“Oh, is that so?” Aria quirked an eyebrow.

“Oooh, it has been a while!” Sonata grinned, “Might want to fix that!”

Adagio giggled as she squeezed Aria’s rear tighter and tugged her closer, kissing along the bridge of her nose, “I do.”

“Then let’s go!” Sonata immediately shot up and grinned widely.

Adagio grinned as she stood up, tugging Aria into the bedroom by her shirt collar, “Come on, sweetie. Mommy wants to play…”

Dysfunctional But Still Close Knit Family

Adagio lifted her head up from between Sonata’s legs, crawling up her stomach and kissing her nose, “There we go. Do Mommy’s girls feel better?”

“Like you need to ask,” Aria snickered, stretching herself out.

“Mmm-hmm!” Sonata nodded enthusiastically, “Sexy Sexy Fun Time makes everything better! That and lots of snuggles!”

Adagio reached over and patted Aria’s rear, rolling off of Sonata to lie in between them as she pulled the sheets over them, “Goodness, it has been a while since Mommy’s had you girls. I’d forgotten how good you taste, Sona-baby.”

“Hee! Me too!” Sonata giggled, snuggling against her.

“Sure feels nice to get some ass action… without a butt plug,” Aria quipped, snuggling in on Adagio’s other side.

“That’s just adorable,” Adagio purred, kissing Aria’s cheek, “I never would have pegged you for an ass girl.”

“...Pun intended?” Sonata asked.

“Yup.”

Aria rolled her eyes playfully, “You guys just piling on the cheese.”

“I’m serious, it’s adorable,” Adagio grinned as she nuzzled Aria’s cheek.

Nuzzling her back, Aria stuck her tongue out playfully, “Tell me something I don’t know.”

“There’s a theory that lefties were once part of twins,” Sonata quipped, giggling.

Adagio snickered and turned over to kiss Sonata’s cheek, “Oh you.”

“Oh, me!” Sonata winked.

“You guys… it’s like being beaten over the head with a big, heart-shaped box of Valentine chocolates,” Aria snickered, “Every day… But boy I’d be crazy if I didn’t love it.”

Adagio smiled as she pulled herself out from between them, “I’m a little famished, do Mommy’s girls want something to eat?”

“Me!” Sonata raised her hand up.

“Sure, I’m pretty hungry,” Aria agreed.

“Alright, pancakes sound good?” Adagio asked as she sat up.

“Pancakes! Yes yes yes!” Sonata sat up as well, doing a little happy dance with her arms.

Aria nodded, stretching and sitting up, “Works for me.”

“Alright, some of Mommy’s special pancakes coming right up,” Adagio giggled as she stood up and sauntered out of the room completely nude, Aria and Sonata’s eyes drawn to her shapely rear.

Once the door closed, Aria turned to Sonata, “Did you notice that she never actually got off?”

“Hmm… you know, now that I think of it, she didn’t!” Sonata realized.

“Yeah… she ate you out, did me with your strapon, ate me out, ate you out again… we never so much as touched her,” Aria frowned.

“I know she likes to give, but she can always tell or ask us to do something!” Sonata pouted, “Still, we should do something to get her off!”

Aria’s ears perked as she heard the stove turning on and the sizzle of a frying pan, “Seems like it’s a little late for that now.”

“Yeah, but while we eat… That’s a whole new playground,” Sonata smirked.

“Oh, what are you planning?” Aria asked with a smirk.

“I’ll ‘drop’ my fork, go down and pick it up… then, you know the rest,” Sonata nuzzled her cheek.

“Oh you’re evil,” Aria snickered.

“It’s ready girls!” Adagio called out from the kitchen, “Come get supper!”

“Ah, breakfast for supper! That’s always terrific!” Sonata giggled as she got out of bed, also remaining stark nude.

Aria followed, but opted to put her bra and panties back on before joining them at the table, where Adagio had already set three plates with four pancakes each.

“Are my babies hungry?” she smiled.

“Very!” Sonata sat down eagerly, clapping, “And they smell so yummy!”

Adagio sat down and patted Sonata’s hand, “Good. You’re still so skinny, sweetheart.”

“Must be my fast metabolism,” Sonata patted her stomach with a giggle.

Adagio giggled as she dug into her pancakes, running a hand down to her rear, “I need that kind of metabolism,” she said with a snicker.

“I’ll give some to you!” Sonata made a sucking sound from her stomach and poked her finger into Adagio’s arm like a needle, “Ta-da!”

“Now you’re just being a silly pants,” Adagio snickered.

“Don’t lose weight, I like your ass,” Aria remarked.

Adagio smiled, “Thank you, sweetie.”

“Me too!” Sonata nodded, “And your hips! Love the way you wiggle those hips!”

Adagio leaned over and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “You two are just too much,” she cooed.

“Sure we are,” Aria leaned back in her chair casually.

Sonata giggled, then ‘accidentally’ dropped her fork, “Oops! Clumsy me! I better pick that up!” She got down to the floor and crawled under the table.

Adagio pushed her chair out and tutted softly, “Sona, don’t use that, it’s been on the floor!”

“I won’t, Mommy! I just have to pick it up! Oh, no! I can’t find it! Hee!” Sonata giggled, patting around the floor in a blind fashion.

Adagio sighed and slid back in toward the table, “Just don’t spend too long on the floor, Mommy hasn’t swept in a while.”

“Careful,” Aria teased.

“Bingo!” Sonata crawled toward Adagio, proceeding to get to work…

Aria yawned and leaned back in her chair, “So, Ma, what’s up?”

Adagio chuckled, “What do you mean what’s up? We’ve all been together the last four-YIPE!” she jolted in her seat when she felt something warm and wet latch between her legs.

“Yipe?” Aria smiled, tilting her head, “What do you mean by that?”

Adagio shuddered as she gripped the edge of the table, “B-Bad girl, Sona!”

“Hee hee!” Sonata grinned up at her, then continued her ministrations.

“Bad girl? Why? I think this is a good thing,” Aria chuckled.

“You don’t… sneak up on… oh god… Mommy like that!” Adagio shivered.

“Why not? You sneak up on us from time to time,” Aria gave a playful smirk.

“You’re not… the Mommy,” Adagio shuddered.

Aria snorted, “And what’s that supposed to mean?”

“It means… I’m allowed to… sneak up on you,” Adagio growled.

“And why can’t we? ‘Cause we’re little?”

“Yes, that’s why!” Adagio shuddered, leaning back in her chair and biting her lip.

Aria playfully rolled her eyes and then sucked her thumb, “Mommy, I wanna diapee!”

“Don’t push it,” Adagio groaned.

“Or what? You’re gonna ground me?” Aria winked, “Yeah, Ma, I’m totally buying that you sooo don’t like this.”

Adagio tried to speak, but her words only came out in a series of strangled gasps, “I do… I just don’t like… being… AH! Being… snuck up on…”

“Hey, first time for everything. And try saying that to her puppy dog face when she’s done,” Aria checked her nails out in a mock vain fashion.

Adagio shuddered and seized up as she finally came, releasing into Sonata’s waiting mouth as she leaned forward over the table, “Unf!”

“Priceless,” Aria smirked.

Sonata came up moments later, wiping her mouth and picking up her dropped fork, “I got it!”

“Sonata, that was not funny,” Adagio breathed, wiping her forehead.

Sonata pouted, her eyes watering, “But… you didn’t get to feel good… It was our turn… and I wanted to… surprise you… I sowwy…”

Adagio instantly regretted barking at her and pulled her into a hug, “Oh I’m sorry for snapping, sweetie. Mommy just doesn’t like being startled.”

“It’s okay,” Sonata snuggled her back, “I forgot you didn’t like that…”

Adagio kissed her cheek, “But either way, that was very nice. Thank you.”

“Next time, we’ll ask,” Aria put in, leaning back in her chair.

“Thank you,” Adagio sighed as she came down from the high, “Now, eat your breakfast, Sona-baby.”

“Yes, Mommy,” Sonata retrieved a new fork and then sat down at the table, eating her food, “...You don’t seriously want diapers, do you, Aria?”

Aria snorted, “God, no. I haven’t needed ‘em since I was se-er, two.”

“What was that?” Adagio remarked, perking up.

“What? What was what?” Aria’s eyes shifted.

“You stumbled. What were you about to say?” Adagio asked with a smirk.

Aria shifted in her seat, then pointed ahead, “Look! A distraction!”

Both Sonata and Adagio just stared at her.

“Aria, what were you going to say?” Adagio asked, a little firmer.

“...I was a bed-wetter, okay?!” Aria blushed, looking away.

Sonata’s eyes went wide, “No wonder you didn’t have sleepovers with me until we were eight!”

“Oh, is that it?” Adagio chuckled, “I thought it was something worrysome.”

“No, it’s just really embarrassing,” Aria mumbled, “And it really sucked. Especially when I was so sure it was finally over. I finally went to bed without a pull-up or some kind of protective stuff on my sheets. Next morning, turns out it came riiight back with a vengeance.”

“Oh don’t feel bad,” Adagio chuckled, “I was a bed wetter until I was thirteen.”

Both of them now looked at her with surprise.

“Until you were thirteen?! Oh my gosh, that must’ve been horrible!” Sonata gaped.

“Not really. I knew how to do my laundry so it was just a minor annoyance,” Adagio shrugged, “Though I could do without the chafing.”

“That’s still annoying,” Sonata pouted.

“Wow, I have no words,” Aria admitted.

Adagio shrugged, “I’m fourty-three, girls. I’ve long since gotten over it.”

“If you didn’t, I’d swear you would need serious help,” Aria said dryly.

Adagio smiled and patted Aria’s leg, “Oh I do, but not for that.”

“Riiiight,” Aria poked her nose.

Adagio smiled and leaned over to kiss Aria’s cheek, “Eat up. We’re going to Canterlot in two days.”

“Woohoo!” Sonata cheered, finishing up her plate, “Done!”

“Sounds great,” Aria smiled at this, taking another bite of her food, “It’ll be nice.”

“A family vacation! Woohoo! Road triiiiip! Oh, Mommy, you remember that one road trip we took? When we just went anywhere and didn’t even use a map?” Sonata bounced excitedly in her seat.

“Oh really?” Aria perked with curious interest, “This I gotta hear, must’ve been before I came in.”

“It was for our first anniversary,” Adagio explained with a giggle, “We got in the car and we drove. For two weeks straight. I left one of the girls in charge of the club with extra security, and we went halfway across Equestria.Just going whatever direction we decided to go. Eventually we had to use a map to get back home, but we saw towns that weren’t even marked on most maps.”

“It was sooooo cool! We even got a picture with a live bear!” Sonata grinned.

Aria grimaced, “...What?”

Adagio pulled a picture from out of her wallet and slid it over, “Here.”

When looking over the photo, it was of Adagio and Sonata standing in front of a large bear, both of them making mock screaming faces. Given that the background looked more like a painting, Aria realized what Sonata meant by live bear.

“Ohhh, the wonders of taxidermy,” she said dryly, sliding the photo back to her.

Adagio nodded and slid the photo back into her wallet, “Mmhmm. Sona loved that trip so much, even though she was exhausted by the time we got home.”

“Oh yeah, it was super tiring!” Sonata panted with her tongue hanging out, “I told Mommy that next time, we are so getting an RV for that!”

“I actually bought one, it’s sitting in a public garage,” Adagio chuckled.

“Buh? And you didn’t tell me?!” Sonata’s jaw dropped.

“Wow, this I gotta see,” Aria snickered.

Adagio stood up and, feeling the girls’ eyes drawn to her rear, sauntered over to the cupboard and opened the top drawer. Pulling out a few photos of the RV she’d bought a few years ago, she slid it back down onto the table, “Here you go, sweetie.”

“Oooohhh my gosh!” Sonata squealed as she looked over the photo, “That’s such a nice one!”

“Wow,” Aria whistled, “And pretty big.”

“Mmhmm. I bought it for my widdle Sona,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“Awwww! Mommy, you’re too much!” Sonata practically tackled her in a hug, “Thank you!”

“You’re welcome, sweetie,” Adagio smiled as she patted Sonata’s back, “Mommy loves her little Sona-baby.”

“And I love you too, Mommy!” Sonata kissed her cheek.

“And what am I? Chopped liver?” Aria teased, snickering.

“Mommy loves you too, Ari,” Adagio grinned, reaching another arm out to her.

“I know, and I love you guys, too,” Aria chuckled, joining the hug.

“And I love you too, Ari!” Sonata cooed, kissing her cheek, “Now you can come on a road trip with us! Oh boy, it’ll be tons of funsies! And we’re going in an RV! Can you believe it? It’ll be awesome!”

Adagio cooed softly as she cuddled her girls against her. Seeing them this happy always brought such a bright smile to her face, “So, did you girls want to do anything today, or just lounge around the house naked?”

“Uh…” Sonata looked at Aria questioningly.

“Not that I can think of… So why don’t we lounge around the house naked until we think of something to do?” Aria suggested.

“Always the opportunist,” Adagio snickered, patting her rear.

Aria stuck her tongue out at her, “Bite me.”

“Okay!” Sonata grabbed her arm and bit down on it, but not hard to hurt her.

Snickering, Aria gently pried her arm away, “Don’t be so literal.”

Adagio chuckled as she extracted herself from the two of them to fetch her newspaper. Grabbing it from the mail slot she returned to the table as she glanced at the front page and nearly dropping it, “Holy shit!”

She laid the paper down on the table, “Look at this!”

The headline read ‘CANTERLOT NOBLE MURDERED IN CAR WRECK.’

“Oh my gosh!” Sonata gaped, “That’s scary!”

“Well, holy shit,” Aria shook a bit, “Who was it?”

Adagio flipped open to the page with the story on it and read aloud, “Yesterday afternoon, the wreckage of a Mercedes was discovered off the highway just outside of Canterlot. High Society member Twilight Velvet was found dead outside the wreckage with a gunshot wound to the leg, shoulder, and head. Preliminary reports indicate that Velvet’s car was run off the road, and that Velvet was dragged out of her car before the killer shot her execution style. There are currently no prime suspects in the murder. Princess Twilight Sparkle was released from Canterlot Psychiatric Hospital that same afternoon by her wife, Ascentia Sparkle, and taken back to Ponyville.”

“Twilight’s mom?!” Sonata gasped, “Oh, wow.”

“I can’t imagine how that must’ve been,” Aria murmured, shaking her head.

Adagio flipped to another page, detailing a report that Twilight had refused to comment. Actually, that was only partially true, “Equestrian News Network attempted to reach Princess Twilight for comment, but were chased off the property by Mrs Sparkle and one Fluttershy Dash, both armed and threatening to shoot.”

“Holy crap! Brandishing guns and chasing them off the property? Whoa! That’s hardcore!” Sonata whistled.

“You dang kids, get the hell of mah lawn!” Aria mocked in a southern accent as well as sounding like an old woman.

Adagio stifled a sputter, though not very well, “Ascentia’s a big gun owner. I think she mentioned that she owns about twelve.”

“Right, that does make sense,” Aria nodded, “And last we heard, she was living over with their friends.”

“Must be nice!” Sonata smiled, “A big house of a dysfunctional but still close-knit family!”

Adagio smiled, “And it looks like Twilight’s back home with them. That must be nice. Still not sure why she went to the hospital in the first place.”

“Must’ve been serious,” Sonata frowned in confusion.

“With her mother being killed, they’re going to be on the news quite a bit,” Adagio whistled.

Hissing a bit, Aria glanced down at the newspaper again, “Damn. I bet the last thing she wants is to be in the spotlight after all that. I know I sure as hell would be egging the paps if that were happening to us.”

“Well it looks like she’s got her Missus protecting her,” Adagio smiled.

“Knowing Asy, no kidding,” Aria chuckled.

“It’s so sweet! Now she can rest at home with her wifey and her friends!” Sonata clapped.

Adagio smiled and nuzzled Sonata, “I can’t even think about what it must have been like in that hospital. I’ve heard very bad things about that place.”

“No kidding,” Aria shook, “Mental hospitals creep me out. If I ever go crazy, can you just shoot me instead? Pretend I’m a zombie or something.”

“Noooo!” Sonata whined, and grabbed her in a hug, “Don’t leave us!”

“If you go zombie, we’re keeping you in a cage in the corner,” Adagio said in a very final tone.

Aria blinked, weirded out, “Wait… So if I go zombie, you’re going to hold me up in a cage...why?”

“Because I just don’t have it within me to shoot my baby,” Adagio pouted.

“I’ll do it…” Sonata put her hand up.

“Oh please, you can’t even kill a spider,” Aria snorted.

“Not because I don’t want to!” Sonata pouted, “I’m just afraid I’ll miss and it’ll end up on me.”

“Riiight,” Aria poked her nose, “Great, so I become a zombie and no one puts me out of my misery. Fine, okay, but if you get bit by me, you’re toast.”

“It’s okay, we’ll secure the cage and won’t go near it,” Sonata giggled.

Adagio leaned over and kissed Aria’s cheek, “If there’s a zombie apocalypse, nothing’s getting at the two of you. Mommy will make sure of it.”

“Really? How?” Sonata nuzzled her.

“Never underestimate the power of a mother who’s babies are threatened,” Adagio said, smirking widely.

“Can’t argue with that,” Aria gave a shrug, “We’re all holed up in here, barricading the doors, hearing all the groans and scratching from outside… While Ma’s over by the door with a shotgun. In each hand.”

Adagio smiled as she wrapped her arms around Aria’s shoulders, “Yes she is, sweetie. Mommy’s very protective.”

“I don’t doubt it, either!” Sonata joined the hug, “And I’ll use a baseball bat! The hardest, toughest one I can find!”

“There’s Mommy’s girl!” Adagio kissed Sonata’s cheek as she cuddled the both of them close together, “Oooh! I know! Let’s go out today. Mommy wants to treat her babies!”

“So… the usual, then,” Aria chuckled, “All right, where we going?”

“Hmm… what did we do the last time we went out?”

“Got me a butt plug,” Aria said dryly.

“Well why don’t you go put it in and get dressed, and we’ll go get you both something pretty and go see a movie, okay?” Adagio cooed, kissing Aria’s cheek.

“Yaaaay!” Sonata happily danced about, “Sounds good, Mommy!”

“How can I refuse?” Aria rolled her eyes playfully.

Rioting Over There

“And then the slavering mutant dives into the helpless pedestrians like RAWR RAAAAR RAWR!” Sonata giggled with glee as they were driving home, Aria sat in the back with her knees to her chest and quivering.

“Well I’m glad you enjoyed it, sweetie,” Adagio cooed, glancing back, “Next time we’ll let Aria pick.”

“Happy place… Happy place… Happy place…” Aria mumbled.

“Aria, if you were that sensitive to slasher movies, you should have told me,” Adagio cooed softly, reaching back and patting her leg.

“I thought I’d be over it by now…” Aria groaned, “I watched Night of the Living Dead in order to get myself tougher for films like these.”

“Ari! You’re supposed to say so!” Sonata pouted, turning back to look at her, “I would’ve said we could see something else if you didn’t want to!”

Adagio pulled into the parking lot behind the club and pulled out her keys to the back door, “C’mon, let’s get you upstairs and get you some tea.”

The moment Aria got out of the car, Sonata latched onto her and nuzzled her cheek.

“I’m sorry…” Sonata pouted.

“It’s okay… I’ll live,” Aria patted her head, “If I go clean the stockroom and start swinging the broom wildly at everything, please stop me.”

“Sure,” Adagio smiled, kissing Aria’s cheek as she led them upstairs, “You want Chai or Earl Grey?”

“Good ol’ Earl Grey,” Aria yawned.

“Chai for me!” Sonata waved her hand wildly as she followed.

Adagio retreated to the kitchen to fix their tea as Aria and Sonata laid back onto the couch, Sonata laying over Aria and snuggling into her neck.

“...What, Mommy’s busy so you come to me?” Aria chuckled.

“Maybe!” Sonata quipped, giving her neck a kiss and snuggling closer.

Aria smiled a little and wrapped her arms around Sonata’s waist, “...Alright…”

Adagio came back in with their tea, cooing at the sight of Aria and Sonata snuggled up together, as she turned the TV onto the News.

“...The house was damaged beyond reasonable repair in the riot, and the two families were forced to hold up in a single bedroom until Princess Celestia arrived on the scene with the Canterlot Guard.”

“What the fuck?” Adagio exclaimed, glancing down at the ticker to see if there was any context to be given.

“What’s going on?” Sonata looked at the screen with astonishment.

“Why the hell would they be rioting over there like that?” Aria frowned.

Adagio waved them both down as she saw the newscaster getting ready to repeat the report.

“For those of you just joining us, there has been a mass riot in Ponyville over the prevalence of sexual predators in Equestria. Just yesterday, Equestrian News Network provided a report on the recently deceased Twilight Velvet. Our sources revealed that Ms Velvet was a rampant predator of little girls and boys, including her daughter Princess Twilight Sparkle. After the report went live, a gathering of over fifty people were seen outside the house of one Rainbow Dash, who was recently released from Canterlot Psychiatric Hospital after spending six years under care for pedophilia. The gathering quickly turned violent as the mob began assaulting the house and the two families living inside. Over twenty of the rioters were killed in the attack. Both the Dash and Sparkle families suffered no deaths at this point, however one Ascentia Sparkle has been airlifted to Fillydelphia Triage Center in critical condition after fighting off half the mob in a single bedroom. We will have more at six.”

“Oh my goodness!” Sonata gasped, her eyes going wide, “That’s so terrible! First her mom dies, turns out she’s a pedo, and then their home gets rioted on! Whoa… I know Twilight said her friend Rainbow Dash had a high sex drive, but whoa!”

“Damn, this is heavy… Now Ascentia’s over in Filly,” Aria shuddered, “Poor girl. I can’t even think of what she’d gone through to help her friends and family.”

Adagio was silent as the grave for a few minutes, before she frantically dug her phone out of her pocket, hurriedly dialing Twilight’s number, “C’mon, pick up… pick up, Twilight…”

“Yeah…” Came Twilight’s voice moments later, sounding drained and cracked.

“Twilight! I just saw the news... “ Adagio exclaimed, “...I just… is she going to be okay?!”

Twilight sniffled, letting out a sigh, “Her condition’s stable, but she’s still unconscious… They don’t know yet. At worst, she’ll end up in a coma for a while.”

“Oh my god…” Adagio whispered, “How… how bad was it?”

“She… She was…” Twilight sobbed a little bit, “Shot… seven times in the chest… and just had one of her lungs and heart replaced… Surgery went fine, it’s just… who knows if she’ll wake up or not…”

Adagio pressed her palm to her mouth, “I’m coming up to see you two right away, oh you poor thing…”

“W-What? Oh, Adagio, no… Don’t do that, it’s okay,” Twilight said tiredly, “I couldn’t ask you to do that, but thank you anyway.”

“No no! I’m coming out there ASAP!” Adagio insisted.

“But I-”

“No!”

“I was-”

“No!”

“...Okay,” Twilight conceded.

“I’ll see you in a couple of hours,” Adagio said softly as she hung up, “...Girls, you don’t mind if we postpone the trip to Canterlot, do you?”

“No way! You have to go see Twilight!” Sonata insisted, shaking her head, “She needs you, Mommy!”

“Don’t even worry about it,” Aria waved it off, “We can go out there anytime. I think Twilight’s gonna need some more help than we do.”

“Thank you, girls,” Adagio kissed the top of Sonata’s head and Aria’s cheek, “Aria, don’t let Sona eat all the chocolate while I’m gone, okay?”

“Yeah, sure.”

“Hey!”

“Twilight!” Adagio exclaimed as she rushed up, seeing Twilight with her face pressed against the door to Ascentia’s room and hugging her, “Oh you poor thing… how are you feeling?”

“I don’t even know anymore…” Twilight moaned, clutching her.

Adagio hugged her tightly and ran her fingers through Twilight’s hair, “Oh, it’s okay, sweetheart…” she whispered.

Sniffling loudly, Twilight shook a little as she sobbed, “I can’t lose her, Adagio… not after all this time… not when we’re finally working this out… Sunny can’t lose her Mama… And I don’t want to lose my Kitten…”

Adagio whispered soft shushing sounds as she glanced up at the door and winced. Ascentia was lying asleep, hooked up to a respirator and a half a dozen other machines, “How did it happen? I heard the news report but… why’d they shoot her?”

“She was trying to… to save us… To protect us… She went into the line of fire…”

“Oh my god…” Adagio whispered softly, pulling them back to the chairs and sitting Twilight down as she held her, rubbing her back, “Where’s Sunny?”

“With my father and brother,” Twilight replied, nuzzling into her neck, “I didn’t want her to see her Mama like this.”

“And have you been here all alone this whole time?” Adagio asked in disbelief, kissing the top of her head.

Twilight nodded, “Yes. I want to be here when Kitten wakes up.”

“...Do you have any idea when that will be?” Adagio asked, gently nuzzling Twilight’s hair.

“No…” Twilight whimpered, “Like I said, the doctors don’t even know… But if she does, I have to be here…”

Adagio’s heart broke hearing all of this as she gently cuddled Twilight to her, “Oh you poor thing. It just doesn’t stop with you, does it?”

“No…” Twilight sniffled loudly, “I deserve to suffer… But not Kitten! Not my Kitten… I don’t want her to have to pay for my mistakes anymore… I can’t let that happen!”

Adagio was tempted to ask what she meant by that, but didn’t press the question, “No, you don’t deserve to suffer, sweetheart. Nobody deserves this…”

“After what I did, I do…” Twilight sniffled, “I just want Kitten to wake up…”

“Twilight, I’m sure she’ll-”

Adagio was drowned out when the alarm over Ascentia’s door went off and two orderlies rushed in from down the hall. Adagio and Twilight sprang out of their seats and pressed their noses to the glass as they watched the orderlies run the defibrillator against Ascentia’s chest a total of four times before the heart monitor stopped throwing a shit-fit and the orderlies set her back against the bed and left. Adagio reached out and grabbed one by the arm.

“What the hell was that?!” she demanded.

“Mrs Sparkle’s new heart,” the orderly explained, “While the arteries are still healing, there’s a constant risk of it stopping.”

“Is that why the doctors are saying they’re unsure if she’ll make it?” Adagio asked.

The orderly nodded as Adagio let him go, returning to Twilight’s side and wrapping her back in her embrace.

“Her new heart does give her problems…” Twilight sniffled, “They’re not even sure if they can replace it if they have to…”

Adagio nuzzled her hair, “Are you allowed to go inside?”

“Not yet… But maybe later,” Twilight nuzzled her neck.

“How long have you been out here, anyway?” Adagio asked, wondering if Twilight had eaten or slept at all.

“I don’t even know, now…” Twilight sighed, blinking tiredly, “Two or three days… Maybe more.”

“Oh my goodness, Twilight you need to get something to eat and have a nap, sweetie!” Adagio exclaimed.

“I’m fine…” Twilight pouted, “I ate. ...Yesterday… I think.”

“C’mon, I’m going to take you to get some lunch,” Adagio whispered as she grabbed another orderly, “Be a dear and put another bed in Ascentia’s room so her wife can sleep without having to leave.”

“Ma’am, that’s against protocol and-”

“I’m sorry, did I prefix that with ‘If it pleases your highness’?” Adagio asked, cocking an eyebrow and giving the orderly a glare that seemed to make him shrink down.

“Yes Ma’am!” the orderly said hurriedly as she rushed off to find another bed.

“C’mon, we’ll get something in your belly and then you can take a nap next to your… Kitten was it?” Adagio asked.

“Yes, my Kitten…” Twilight nodded, wiping her eyes.

“That’s cute…” Adagio smiled as she guided Twilight away, “C’mon. You like burgers?”

“I love burgers…” Twilight managed a tiny smile, “Haven’t had one in forever.”

“Atta girl.”

“...My goodness, she did all that alone?” Adagio whistled in amazement, “That girl’s a trooper! Why has she been a housewife all these years? She’d make an excellent cop or guard.”

“That’s what I told her,” Twilight gave a little smile as she finished another burger, “She’s had a lot of various sorts of training in combat and defense from her father growing up, so it’s no wonder.”

“So why’s she never done anything?” Adagio asked, “You guys were married for… what, seven years before you had little Sunny.”

“She just about… kind of refused to do things like that,” Twilight frowned slightly, “It was only recently that I had the idea of her working for me once I eventually get back into the swing of things.”

“And how did she take that?” Adagio asked, biting into her burger and tearing off another chunk.

“She seemed nervous at first, but I think once I put her to work, she’ll do just fine. She knows me so well and how I operate with my work organization skills. Plus, she knows how to deal with folks who can be rough and rude,” Twilight smiled.

Adagio nodded, “Yeah, Asy loves you more than anything else. She’s like my little Sona that way. But still, nervous? What is it about working that puts her off so much?”

“I’m not even sure,” Twilight admitted, “I’ve tried talking to her about it, but she didn’t seem ready to do that yet.”

Adagio hummed softly in contemplation, “Has that ever bothered you?”

“A little,” Twilight nodded, “But I told her that we could talk about it when she’s ready.”

Adagio nodded, “What about Sunny? How is she with her?”

“Wonderful! She’s an amazing mother. I mean, I’m not surprised, she’s always been so doting and nurturing with her. I knew that Sunny was in perfectly safe hands,” Twilight smiled at this.

“Aww!” Adagio cooed, grinning widely, “Nothing’s better than having two wonderful Mommies!”

Twilight’s face fell slightly.

“...What’sa matter? What did I say?” Adagio asked, tilting her head.

“I… never mind,” Twilight waved it off.

“No no, don’t do that. What did I do?” Adagio asked, a little firmer this time.

Looking at her, Twilight exhaled, then averted her gaze, “I haven’t… been a good mother or a good wife at all.”

Adagio reached over and laid her hand over Twilight’s, “...What happened?”

“I… I was… I was an abuser. Physically, especially. I abused Kitten… Soon after we got married…” Twilight took a few deep breaths, “I hit her, scratched her, broke some bones, shoved her, you name it.”

Adagio resisted the urge to withdraw her hand and instead squeezed Twilight’s fingers, “...Do you know why?”

“For a long time, I didn’t. Something triggered, and when I got angry, I got really angry. I let it all out on her, all my rage, and everything,” Twilight explained, her voice cracking, “I justified it because she said she liked the abuse. Of course, I know now that she only said that to keep the peace, so to speak. I felt powerful. Like I could get her to submit, like I had power of her. When we dated, it was the opposite. Her wearing the pants, I mean! Not abusing me! No, she never lay a finger on me in anger. But looking back, I realize what triggered it. It was what my mother put me through in my childhood. I tried repressing it for a long time.”

“They mentioned that briefly on the news,” Adagio squeezed her fingers tighter as she came around the booth to sit next to her, “What was that about?”

Twilight took a few deep breaths, closing her eyes, “My mother molested me when I was little. In secret… She made me swear not to tell. ‘It’ll be our little secret, sweetheart’ and all that. It was imbedded into my head that it was normal. That mothers and daughters did this all the time. So while it made me feel weird back then, I didn’t question it. I didn’t take into account that I was scared. Then… when I was in high school, we were watching a program in health class. It was about catching child predators, and… when I saw all that, I realized the truth.”

Adagio put a hand to her mouth and wrapped the other around Twilight’s shoulders, squeezing her tightly, “Oh my god, Twilight… oh you poor thing,” she wrapped both arms around her and pulled her into a warm hug, gently stroking her hair.

“I guess all the anger, fear, and resentment built up since then,” Twilight murmured, “And eventually… translated into the abuse I struck on my poor Kitten… It doesn’t excuse what I did, it doesn’t make it right. I still made the choices… I still lay my hands on her in anger. There’s no going back from that.”

“Did Ascentia… know about what your mother had done to you?” Adagio asked softly, kissing the top of Twilight’s head.

“Well, when I truly found out, she was with me at the time…” Twilight wiped her eyes, “So, yeah. She did…”

“Alright class, quiet down,” Cheerilee sighed as she wheeled the television in, “I’m supposed to show you this special on child predators and-”

“AW!” the glass all groaned in exasperation.

“Quiet!” Cheerilee barked as she fiddled with the buttons and dimmed the lights, “Now behave yourselves and we can all get this done as quickly as possible.”

Twilight leaned over to Ascentia, “A special on what?”

“Child predators,” Ascentia whispered back, “You’ve never heard of them before?”

“Vaguely,” Twilight sweat dropped, “I mean, I know they’re out there, I just haven’t focused a lot of attention on them.”

“Pfft, sheltered Canterlot girl,” Ascentia snickered as the TV finally lit up properly.

The special was, like the class had anticipated, incredibly boring. There was always a talent for TV documentaries to make any topic, no matter how dark or interesting, as dull as watering rocks. Ascentia herself had shifted her desk closer to Twilight’s so they could cuddle in the safety of the dark. Twilight, however, was paying attention with her eyes peeled.

‘...despite popular belief, the abusers of a child are very rarely strangers. Recent statistics have shown that those who do abuse are often very close to their victims. A friend, neighbour, or even a child’s parents have been the most common reports and convictions.’

A loud noise interrupted the class, to which everyone snapped their surprised gazes to the source. Twilight had stood up swiftly from her desk, shaking and letting out choked gasps. Before anyone could speak, or even move, she darted toward the door and hurried out into the hall. All while screaming in agony.

Everyone stared at the door, including Cheerilee, for a solid ten seconds before Ascentia jumped up and ran for the door as well.

“Miss Kortai! Sit back down!” Cheerilee barked.

Ascentia looked at her for a single second before uttering, “Fuck you,” and running out into the hall.

Turning in every direction to see where Twilight had gone, she caught a glimpse of her turning the corner to the stairwell. Realizing that this was probably only going to exacerbate the situation, she tore after her in a full sprint, hurtling down the stairs like a freerunner. Following Twilight down to the basement floor, she finally caught up with her and grabbed her by the arm, pulling to slow her down.

“Twilight! Twilight, what’s wrong? Why are you screaming?” she exclaimed over Twilight’s screeching and crying.

“No! NO! NO!” Twilight squealed, “No! Let go! Don’t touch me!”

Knowing Twilight was just going to run off again, Ascentia pulled her to a stop, “Twilight, calm down!” she said firmly, placing her hands on Twilight’s shoulders, “It’s me, Ascentia. What’s wrong?”

Sinking to her knees, Twilight began to sob, shaking hard, “Make it stop… oh god, make it stop! Make it stop!”

Ascentia dropped to her knees as well, looking increasingly worried as she watched her girlfriend having a complete breakdown in the hall, “Make what stop? Twilight, what happened in there?” she asked, her eyes darting all over her to try and deduce what was wrong as she gently squeezed her.

“Don’t make me go home! Don’t make me go home!” Twilight wailed, clutching at her, “She’s evil! Evil!”

“Who? Who’s evil, Twiley?” Ascentia asked as she pulled her closer and stroked her back, “Twilight, you’re scaring me!”

“Mother!” Twilight screeched, sobbing harder.

“You’re mother? What on earth did she…” Ascentia trailed off as she mentally put the pieces together, “...Oh Twilight, no…”

Twilight cuddled against her, sobbing loudly and sniffling, “Don’t make me go…”

“Shh…” Ascentia said softly, “You won’t. C’mon, you’re gonna come stay with me for a few days.”

“Th-...Thank you, Ascentia…” Twilight whimpered, “I don’t want to be alone…”

“You won’t, don’t worry,” Ascentia whispered as she helped Twilight to her feet, “Your big, strong girl’s gonna protect you.”

“Kitten let me stay with her for over two weeks before my parents started demanding I come home,” Twilight explained softly.

Adagio smiled a little, “Ascentia’s always had your back in case you fell, didn’t she?”

Twilight nodded, giving a little smile, “She did. She always did. Even when… she really shouldn’t have.”

Adagio was quiet for a minute before she spoke again, “...She killed your mother, didn’t she?”

“...You figured that out, huh?” Twilight sighed a bit.

Adagio nodded, “How… do you feel about that?”

“.... I don’t know,” Twilight admitted, wiping her eyes again, “It’s hard to pinpoint how I feel about it.”

“What do you mean?” Adagio asked softly, hugging Twilight tightly.

“Like… you know, I want to be thrilled and glad the monster in my life is gone. Yet, I just don’t know. Like something is holding me back from being happy. Like I shouldn’t be happy about it. That’s the best I could describe it,” Twilight snuggled against her.

“I can only imagine-”

“Ma’am?” the waitress asked as she approached their table, “I’m sorry to interrupt, but… Fillydelphia Triage Center called for you. They said… she’s stirring, if that means anything?”

Adagio nodded, “Thank you, miss,” she said as she paid the bill and left a thirty-bit tip, “C’mon Twilight. Ascentia’s stirring.”

“Really? Oh… thank goodness…” Twilight smiled even brighter, now, “We should go! I want to be there when she wakes up!”

How Much She Misses Mommy

Adagio groaned as she slunk back into her apartment, falling face first onto the couch and into Aria’s lap.

“...Well hello to you too,” Aria said flatly as she poked the back of Adagio’s head.

“Mommy’s very tired… no sleep at all on that trip,” Adagio groaned.

“And yet you scold us if we so much as wake up in seven hours and fifty-nine minutes,” Aria said dryly, poking her head again.

“When you have to get up really early to rush to a friend’s deathbed, then I’ll ease up on you,” Adagio grumbled, her face pressed firmly into Aria’s thighs.

Aria blew a little raspberry, “Well, anyway… Sonata went to the store to get some food. She’ll be back soon.”

“Good…” Adagio rolled over and looked up at her, “...You know, I never noticed before, but you have lovely eyes, Ari-baby.”

Chuckling, Aria ruffled her curls, “Thanks. I like your eyes, too.”

Adagio ran a hand over Aria’s cheek and smiled, “You know, if it was legal I’d ask the two of you to marry me…”

“Can’t say that surprises me,” Aria chuckled, “Looking back, I’m surprised you guys didn’t elope yet.”

“Sona was too young. Then you came into the picture, and how could Mommy possibly choose?” Adagio pouted, playfully batting Aria’s nose with her finger.

“Makes sense now,” Aria poked her back, chuckling, “One of these days, it’ll be legal, then we’ll jump the… the uh, well, whatever you have to jump to get married.”

Adagio chuckled and sat up, kissing Aria’s cheek, “I love you.”

“Love you too, Ma,” Aria nuzzled her.

Adagio wrapped her arms around Aria’s shoulders and pulled her back against her, stroking her hair as she snuggled her under her chin, “So when did Sona say she was coming back?”

Aria paused for a moment, her ears perking up. She counted off a few fingers, then smiled as she heard Sonata’s singing approaching the door, “Right about now.”

Sure enough, the door opened, to which Sonata entered, carrying a few paper bags in her arms, singing to herself, “You didn’t know that you fell… Oh-whoa-oh, oh-whoa-oh, now you’ve fallen under our spell…” She looked to see the two of them there and squeaked, “Ah! Um, hey, guys! Just uh, I’m home! Heeeyy!”

Adagio smiled up at her and waved, “Hello sweetie! Mommy’s home!”

Sonata heaved in relief, laughing as she set the bags down and waved at her, “Hey, Mommy! Glad you’re back! It’s sure lonely when you’re gone!”

“Are you kidding? We had the time of our lives,” Aria quipped, “Had some parties, danced around a little.”

Adagio chuckled, “You mean you went downstairs for a few hours?” she smirked as Sonata snuggled up next to her.

“Nah, not really. Well, yeah, we did when we were working,” Aria shrugged a little, “But beyond that, eh, just kinda let them do their thing.”

“Sunset came to visit with us!” Sonata grinned, “We played video games all night!”

“Oh boy…” Adagio snickered, “What did you three end up playing?”

“Sunset brought tons of her games, so we were playing some of those,” Aria said, thinking for a moment, “Some racing games, Skyrim, couple beat ‘em ups, then we got to some awesome RPG’s.”

“Oh yes, the power went out across half of Equestria. Almost lost Asy-baby when her respirator shut off in the blackout,” Adagio whistled.

“Oh, no!” Sonata gasped, “That’s horrible!”

Adagio nodded, “Twilight was a wreck during those twenty minutes when they were trying to get the backup generator online.”

“I can imagine. I sure would be,” Aria shuddered at the thought.

“Oh she was a right nervous wreck the whole time as it is,” Adagio whistled, “I’ve never seen her that on edge before. It was a little scary.”

“Poor thing!” Sonata pouted, “Is Asy okay, now?”

“She was stable when I left, and she briefly woke up once,” Adagio shrugged, “But it’s still iffy whether or not she’ll even survive. Also, you remember from the news? Twilight’s mother? Her heart and lung were put into Asy. Twilight… didn’t take that very well.”

“...Wow,” Aria shook her head, “I’d probably feel that way too if my mother’s organs were given to Sonata or you.”

Adagio nodded, “Those two have been through a lot. If I turn on the news tomorrow and see that Asy’s passed away… oh I don’t even want to think about it…”

“Me neither! That’d be so sad!” Sonata snuggled against her, sniffling.

Aria nodded in agreement, “Definitely sad… So hey, let’s not think about it. At least not like that.”

Adagio nodded and cuddled the two of them closer, yawning as she kissed the top of Sonata’s head, “Mommy missed you two so much…”

“Sonata was pretty much fine during the day. But at night, she’d get all sad and start whimpering about how much she misses Mommy,” Aria teased, laughing a bit.

“Hey! I’m right here!” Sonata pouted, her blushy cheeks puffing up like a chipmunk.

“Aw, did my baby miss me?” Adagio teased, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she squeezed her waist.

“Of course I missed you, Mommy!” Sonata snuggled against her, nuzzling her neck, “It’s no fun when you’re not here!”

“Oh, so what am I, chopped liver?” Aria said in mock offense, laughing.

“Oh come on, you know I love you!” Sonata stuck her tongue out at her, giggling.

Adagio squeezed the both of them, “Now now, don’t fight, sweethearts,” she giggled as she nuzzled Aria’s hair.

“As if,” Aria snickered, “Have you looked at her? She’s adorable! No one would pick a fight with our Sona-baby!”

Sonata grinned, making a circular shape around her head, indicating a halo.

Adagio kissed Sonata’s nose, “You’re right. Nobody would.”

“Hey Sona!” Sunset grinned as Sonata sat down at the bar, “What’s up?”

“Nothing, just taking a little break! My feet are killing me!” Sonata giggled, stretching a bit, “But hey, today’s been a great day! How are you doing back there?”

“Alright,” Sunset smiled as she handed a drink to a customer sat at the bar, “Business has been slow ever since Twilight Velvet was murdered. People are afraid to go out onto the highway.”

“Oh…. that’s so sucky,” Sonata pouted, “Poor things! But poor Mommy, I don’t want to see the club going down because of it!”

“It’ll calm down soon,” Sunset remarked as she turned her barside television around to Sonata’s view. The volume was too low to hear properly, but Sonata could clearly see a press conference from Princess Twilight with picketers out in the crowd calling for her imprisonment.

The kicker, however, was that Twilight was standing off to the side while Ascentia was angrily berating the audience.

“She got back on her feet pretty quickly,” Sunset chuckled.

“Oh, wow!” Sonata whistled, “Go Asy, go! Don’t let those losers talk trash of your lady love!”

“Yeah, turns out that it was Mrs Sparkle who killed Velvet, so soon the fear factor’s gonna dissipate,” Sunset smiled.

“Woohoo!” Sonata danced a little bit, giggling, “I mean, uh, about the fact the fear’s gonna go down! Not the… you know, the other thing.”

“Ugh,” the customer scoffed as he drank his beer, “They should lock that sociopath up in the darkest possible dungeon.”

“But… why? She did her time, didn’t she?” Sonata blinked.

“She spent a few years in a hospital,” the patron scoffed, “Anyone else who pulled her shit would have been in prison for thirty at least.”

“Well, isn’t that a good thing?” Sonata reasoned, “I mean, most prisoners just go and… sit there in prison and don’t get any help. At least Princess Twilight had help.”

The patron laughed and rolled his eyes, “Yeah right. Once a wife beater, always a wife beater.”

“You don’t know that,” Sonata shook her head, “Things could be different behind closed doors!”

The patron snorted, “Yeah right. You saw the way that woman was walking. She’s still at it.”

“Look, mister, I’m not comfortable talking about my friends like that,” Sonata sighed, “Please go take it somewhere else.”

The patron scoffed a third time, “Why don’t ya make me, bitch?”

Sunset’s eyes widened as she glanced over to a nearby table to see both Adagio and Aria slowly turn their heads toward the bar, “Oooooh boy!” she exclaimed as she ducked under the bar.

Sonata felt a tinge of nervousness, but otherwise kept her composure, “Mister, I’m just asking you to stop talking about it.”

“Pfft, it’s a free country. If you don’t like it, you should leave,” the patron snapped, giving Sonata a shove.

All at once it was like someone had dropped human blood into a tank of sharks. Both Sonata and Sunset could hear the slow, creeping sound of Adagio’s boots as her and Aria approached the bar.

“Sorry mister, I tried to be nice, but it looks like you’re going to have to deal with Mommy,” Sonata said coolly.

“Deal with who?” the patron asked before he felt a very firm grip on the back of his neck as he was lifted off his seat.

“Is there a problem here, Sunset?” Adagio asked venomously.

Sunset came back into view, nodding, “Yes there is. This guy was being an ass, but was progressively getting aggressive with Sonata. Unprovoked, of course.”

Adagio’s glare sharpened as she slammed the patron onto the bar, holding him down with one hand as she leaned over to look him in the eye, “Oh, is that so?” she asked.

“H-Hey… I wasn’t tryin’ to pick a fight… just uh, tryin’ to tell her to mind her own business!” He protested weakly.

“Not true! I asked him to stop talking about Twilight like he was, and he was being all mean about it!” Sonata shook her head.

“Oh… so not only are you getting snippy with my baby, you’re getting snippy about my friends?” Adagio raised an eyebrow, seeming to glare without having to actually glare.

“Hey! That sociopath has it comin’! She really is a wife-beating psycho!” He protested.

“I don’t care,” Adagio said with an air of finality as she smacked him against the bar and motioned to Aria. Aria grabbed him by the feet as the two of them hauled him out of the bar and into the road outside.

“Bye-bye, fart face!” Sonata called after him, blowing a raspberry.

“Are you alright, sweetie?” Adagio asked softly as she returned to the bar and brought Sonata into a hug.

“I’m okay,” Sonata snuggled her, “It’s a good thing you came when you did. I think that fart face had too much to drink.”

“But that’s weird. I only gave him two drinks, and it was light beer,” Sunset frowned slightly, “...Ohh. That explains why that other patron was ordering so many light beers. That’s where he got them.”

Adagio rolled her eyes, “How many times have I told you, Sunset? Limit of four drinks per patron.”

“He said it was for rounds… Damn it,” Sunset slapped her forehead, “I am so sorry. This is all my fault.”

Adagio sighed, “Don’t worry about it. No harm done,” she said as she pulled Sonata into her lap, “Be a dear and get me a martini. And also take your shirt off,” she chuckled.

Sunset smiled, obliging as she effortlessly prepared a martini, and tossed off her shirt. At the same time. “Anything else?”

“No, that’ll do for now,” Adagio snickered as she sipped her martini, “It’s good to be the queen.”

“The best ever!” Sonata cooed, nuzzling her.

Adagio nuzzled Sonata’s hair as she glanced down Sunset’s bra, “Hmm… going with smaller sizes these days, Sunny?”

“Huh? Oh, yeah! I figured they’d add a certain effect. Especially with cleavage,” Sunset chuckled.

“Oh? Is that for the patrons or for me?” Adagio giggled.

“Bit of both,” Sunset leaned over slightly.

“Oh, but the patrons only get to look,” Adagio snickered, reaching over and giving Sunset’s breast a squeeze.

“True that,” Sunset winked at her.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio purred as she pulled Sunset into a kiss.

Sunset returned the kiss and toyed gently with her hair. A few giggles and cheers sounded from a few nearby patrons, and also Sonata.

“Woohoo!” Sonata giggled.

Bracing Sunset’s back, Adagio hoisted her up onto her hip as she deepened the kiss, leaning back against the bar as she felt up her bartender, much to the club’s delight.

“Go Mommy, go!” Sonata urged them on, clapping and laughing.

As best she could, Sunset returned the gesture and brought her hands down to Adagio’s shoulders. She shuddered in pleasure, her legs clenching against her hips. Adagio giggled to herself and trailed a hand down to Sunset’s rear, holding her steady as she nibbled her lip.

“Mmm… keep this up and I may just make you my third special girl,” Adagio giggled.

“Oh, come on… you don’t have to do that,” Sunset giggled, blushing heavily.

“But you’re just so tempting,” Adagio purred as she nibbled Sunset’s neck.

“I try to be, but you know…” Sunset moaned, nuzzling her hair.

Adagio giggled and pulled Sunset back into the kiss, reaching up to unclip her bra as she held her steady on her hip.

“Mmm…” Sunset moaned, bringing her hands up beneath Adagio’s shirt. She clutched at her skin, then reached up toward her bra.

Adagio purred as she slipped her tongue past Sunset’s lips, trailed her fingers over her smooth back as more patrons started to watch, Aria and Sonata watching with varying degrees of interest.

“Oooh yeah!” Sonata giggled, nudging Aria, “Isn’t this great? It’s fun watching them go at it like this!”

Aria nodded, biting her lip as she trailed a hand down to Sonata’s rear.

“Ooh!” Sonata squeaked, then giggled, “Ooh, Ari! Getting frisky already?”

“Maybe,” Aria pouted, looking away.

Adagio, hearing the two of them, snickered as she laid Sunset down into the par and leaned over her, kissing her neck, “...You know… it actually doesn’t sound like a bad idea…”

“What doesn’t…?” Sunset asked, shuddering slightly.

Adagio briefly kissed her before lifting herself up and stroking her cheek, “You… being one of my babies…”

“You’d… really want me to?” Sunset looked at her with surprise.

“Mmhmm…” Adagio nodded, nuzzling Sunset’s nose, “What about you girls?”

“I say sure!” Sonata waved her hand.

Adagio grinned and nibbled Sunset’s bottom lip, “What do you say? You want to come live with us? Be one of Mommy’s special girls?”

“...Yes, I will,” Sunset gave a bright smile and nodded, “I’d love to.”

“Wonderful,” Adagio cooed as she pulled Sunset upright and brought her hands around her hips, “You can have the week off to pack and move, sweetheart.”

“Yay!” Sunset laughed, hugging her tight, “Thank you, Adagio! This would be wonderful!”

“Yaaaaaay! Sunny’s joining the family!” Sonata danced around in glee, “Go Sunny! Go Sunny! It’s your birthday! It’s your birthday!”

Sunset laughed heartily, shaking her head, “You’re so silly, Sonata. But thank you.”

Aria came around and gave Sunset a hug, “It’ll be nice to have you here. These two don’t make for very good conversation.”

“Hey!” Sonata pouted, “We can hear you, ya know.”

“Yeah, I know you can,” Aria snickered, “It’ll be nice to have someone my own age to talk to.”

Sunset chuckled, kissing her cheek, “I’d be happy to provide stimulating conversation, then.”

“Just so long as you continue to provide the regular stimulating as well,” Adagio giggled as she nibbled Sunset’s neck.

“Why would it be otherwise?” Sunset teased, nuzzling her hair.

“Good girl,” Adagio purred, “Now. How much work am I going to have to put in to get you to cal me Mommy?”

“....Probably about a week, give or take,” Sunset giggled, winking at her.

Sonata popped in, “How good is your relationship with your actual mom?”

Sunset shrugged, “Well, I haven’t seen her in a couple years, but we’re in a good relationship. But still, I can get used to this idea.”

“Ooh, that’s new. Everyone else seems to have evil mothers spawned from Satan herself,” Adagio snickered.

“Or rather, her Mom’s trying not to be and my Mom’s… pretty much the definition of someone with a stone cold heart,” Aria muttered, “Whatever. Not like I even care anymore.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, though,” Sunset said sympathetically, patting her arm.

“Seems you and Asy are the only ones who don’t have evil parents,” Adagio snickered.

“Looks like it,” Sunset laughed a bit.

“I actually met Ascentia’s mother. She was in the club a few months ago asking for directions,” Adagio smiled, “Lovely woman. Sweet as a grandma.”

“Oooh, Megan Ryder?! I love that woman, she’s so nice!” Sonata piped up eagerly, “She called me sweetie pie!”

“Oh yeah, I remember her, too,” Aria nodded, “She was really nice. We had an interesting conversation about weather patterns that actually didn’t put me to sleep.”

“Oh yes, everyone loved her. Her husband’s a right foul piece of work, but she’s like Edith, she’s so sweet!” Adagio cooed.

“Yes! Edith! That’s who I’m thinking of!” Sonata laughed, “Mommy, didn’t you have her do an Edith impression?”

“Yeah, she couldn’t get high enough, though. I think she’s too young for it,” Adagio snickered.

“At least she tried,” Aria chuckled at the memory, “She did get the accent down, though.”

“To be fair, a middle-italian accent is pretty easy to get,” Adagio chuckled, “I wonder if she ever intends to stop by again…”

They pondered this for a few moments.

“Maybe not,” Aria shrugged, “But who knows, I guess.”

The door to the Razzle Dazzle opened with it’s familiar signal tone and they all turned around to see a familiar face walking up to the bar. It wasn’t Megan, but instead her daughter, limping up to the bar and sitting down next to Sonata.

“Hey Adagio,” Ascentia smiled weakly, “Can I get a beer?”

“Asy!” Sonata gaped, “Are you okay?”

Adagio tentatively handed her a beer, “It’s been less than a week since I was up to see you, and you were practically on your deathbed!”

Ascentia smiled and smacked her fist against her chest, “I’m a tough girl, I’ve been through a lot worse than that… oh I shouldn’t have hit myself in the chest like that…” she coughed.

“Asy! No no no! You should be relaxing!” Sonata came behind her, rubbing her shoulders, “Don’t hurt yourself more, Asy-baby!”

“So, what brings you out here, anyway?” Aria asked.

“Couple hours ago there was a press conference in Canterlot,” Ascentia remarked, “Me and Twilight took separate cars home, and I wanted something to eat. So I stopped here.”

“We were sooooo worried!” Sonata hugged her from behind, nuzzling her hair.

“Aw, thanks Sonata,” Ascentia smiled, nuzzling back against Sonata’s cheek.

“Yeah, we’re just glad you’re all right,” Aria rubbed her back gently.

Ascentia leaned back and hugged Aria’s shoulders, “Thanks. Got out of the hospital just before my parents could get there and obsess over me. The second I could stand, I was like ‘I’m out! Peace!’”

“You’re soooo crazy,” Sonata giggled, kissing her hair.

“Very brave, admittedly,” Sunset chuckled, “At least you made it here safely.”

Ascentia nodded, “Mmhmm. I was on the news on the drive back, my losing it on that press conference,” she chuckled as Sonata started nomming her ear, “Twilight was a wreck. Cadance is driving her home.”

“Is she going to be okay?” Sonata pouted, “Some asshat was bad-mouthing her earlier. I tried telling him to stop, but he wouldn’t, and then Mommy tossed him out on his ass.”

“She’ll be fine. We’ll get home, and Kitten will snuggle up in her lap and she’ll be a-okay,” Ascentia smiled as she took a sip of her beer.

“Awww, that’s cute! Calling you that is so sweet!” Sonata cooed.

Ascentia nodded, “I love it. Nobody but her calls me that. I don’t even like it when she calls me by my name anymore. If it’s not Kitten, I think she’s mad at me.”

Adagio giggled, “I’m the same way when Ari and Sona call me by my name.”

“What’s your name again?” Sonata teased, grinning, “Uh… Maria? Jennifer? Angel?”

Adagio giggled, “Oooh, you have exotic tastes in names, Sona. I wonder what you’ll think of if we end up with little munchkins of our own.”

“Now that, I have to see,” Aria snickered.

“Making plans to multiply, are we?” Ascentia asked with a giggle.

“Not yet!” Sonata giggled, “I don’t know! I love babies, but… sharing Mommy with a baby? Not yet! Noo! Our Mommy!” She clung to Adagio, giggling.

Ascentia laid a hand over her chest and cooed, “Aw, she’s as adorable as ever, Ada.”

Adagio snickered and patted Sonata’s head, “Mmhmm.”

“Oh, I get it, that whole, ‘Yeah, I love kids, but I don’t wanna share’ sort of thing,” Aria nuzzled Sonata, “Yeah, I hear you.”

“Our Mommy!” Sonata kissed Adagio’s cheek, “But yeah, going back to names… it does feel weird saying her name! ...Adagio! ...I love the name, but it feels weird saying it! I’ve been saying Mommy for who-knows-how-long, now!”

“I just recently started, and it does feel weird. I only say her name when I’m referring to her somehow,” Aria shrugged.

Adagio nodded, “Sona does it too, but you can hear the way she strains to say it. She’d just rather call me Mommy,” she kissed Sonata’s cheek.

“Honestly, if Twilight were to stop calling me Kitten, I’d probably go into a depression,” Ascentia snickered.

“That’d be sooooo sad!” Sonata pouted, poking her arm, “How long has she called you Kitten?”

“Uh…” Ascentia mentally counted back, “...About… twelve years now.”

“No wonder,” Aria whistled, “That’s a long time to go by another name.”

Ascentia nodded, “Mmhmm. It didn’t come from the… best of places. But I love it. It’s like a snuggle wrapped in a single word.”

“And it’s ironic, in terms of appearances,” Aria snickered, “But it does sound cute.”

Ascentia nodded, “There’s nothing better than when she’s holding me and she whispers it in my ear…” she smiled as she closed her eyes.

“Awwww!” Sonata cooed, giggling at the thought, “That’s just soooo cute!”

Ascentia nodded, “Yeah, everyone says that all the time. Even Sunrise.”

“Ohhh yeah! Little Sunny! Other Sunny!” Sonata laughed, “She’s so cute!”

“Yeah, we saw the pictures you guys sent us,” Aria chuckled, “She’s such a cutie.”

“I know! And she’s so snuggly!” Ascentia cooed, “She’s always wanting to sit in my lap and cuddle!”

“That’s just adorable,” Sunset giggled, “I saw them too, she is so precious. Looks just like her mother.”

“Oh, with the hair and everything! Like a little mini clone! Except she has green eyes!” Sonata cooed, puffing her cheeks, “Soooo precious!”

Ascentia nodded, “She’s my precious baby snooks,” she grinned.

“Baby snooks! Oh my gosh, I love it! That’s so cute! Baby snooks! Eeee!” Sonata squealed.

Aria snorted, but laughed a bit, “Wow, only you would get that excited over something like that.”

“Pinkie thought of it,” Ascentia laughed as she hugged Sonata, “Kinda stuck with me when I had to move in with Rainbow.”

“Aww, it’s cute! Thank Pinkie for me!” Sonata nuzzled her hair happily.

“I will,” Ascentia smiled as she took another sip of her beer, wincing as she clutched her chest, “Ah… this fucking thing… I swear this new heart hates my guts…”

“...I’d make a joke about the fact of its origins, but that’s too much,” Aria said, shaking her head.

“Huh?” Ascentia asked.

“Don’t you have to take meds for this sort of thing?” Sonata asked curiously, “Like anti-rejection meds?”

“Oh… yeah…” Ascentia shrugged, “I haven’t touched that bottle since I got out of the hospital.”

“Why?” Aria asked with a light confused frown.

Ascentia shrugged, “I dunno. Don’t want to?”

“Asy! You can’t just not take them! Otherwise your body is going to reject your new organs and then you can get sicky! Or die!” Sonata clung to her, pouting.

“Ah! Don’t squeeze! I still have stiches!” Ascentia winced, “They’re in the car, I’ll take them on the way home… wait, you put that neutralizing thing in my beer, right?”

“Uh… no?” Sunset winced.

“Goddammit,” Ascentia groaned as she pulled out her phone, tapping a few buttons and lifting it to her ear, “...Mommy? Can you come pick me up? Yeah I stopped at Adagio’s bar to get a drink… no, she didn’t… yeah I can’t drive… thank you!”

“Mommy? As in your mommy? Mrs. Ryder? Yay!” Sonata giggled, giving her a gentler hug this time, “Your Mommy is the best!”

“Huh? What?” Ascentia looked up, “You guys have met my mother?”

“Oh yeah, we have,” Aria nodded, “She came in once when she was asking for directions and we chatted with her.”

“Oh! Okay,” Ascentia nodded, “She should be here in about an hour…”

“Okay then, Asy! We’ll keep you company!” Sonata assured.

“Thanks,” Ascentia smiled, kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “We really should have you three over sometime.”

“Awww! We’d love to come visit you guys! We’ve heard a lot of your living situation and seen all the piccies of the babies!” Sonata cooed, “We wanna see it all!”

“Hey, whenever Ma can get us some time off, we’ll come down to Ponyville,” Aria said, leaning back against the bar, “We’ve got an RV, so travel won’t be an issue.”

“Great! I’ll look forward to it,” Ascentia smiled, hugging Sonata tighter, “You know, Ada, I could hear you talking to Twilight and Fluttershy about my sex life.”

Adagio snickered, “Oh yes, that was informative.”

“Bow chika wow wow!” Sonata giggled.

“Seriously? That’s still a thing?” Aria snorted, “Thought that died ages ago.”

“Forgive Aria, she can be a real stick in the mud,” Adagio chuckled.

“Oh I know sticks in the mud,” Ascentia giggled, brushing her hair back.

Aria rolled her eyes and stuck her tongue out, “Just because I don’t go about shouting details of my sex life at every second doesn’t make me a stick in the mud.”

“Oh don’t be such a killjoy,” Ascentia chuckled, reaching back and giving Aria’s rear a slap.

“Eep!” Aria blushed, sitting upright and looking away.

“What did I do?”

“Aria’s a little sensitive with her bum,” Adagio giggled, “She’s got a real fixation back there.”

Ascentia laughed, “Small world, me too!”

“Hee! It’s hilarious!” Sonata slapped Aria’s rear again.

“Eeep!” Aria bounced away, “No! No! Bad! No slap!”

Sonata pouted, crossing her arms, “Make me.”

“Now Sonata, what did I tell you about picking on Aria?” Adagio asked with a stern look did anything but look stern.

“Don’t pick on Ari-baby because she doesn’t like that,” Sonata mumbled.

“Good girl,” Adagio grinned, kissing Sonata’s nose.

Go Back To Sleep Sonata

Adagio, Aria and Sunset were wiping down the bar after closing the club for the night. Sonata had long since gone upstairs, tired and needing a nap, leaving the other three to finish closing up. Unfortunately, closing up had taken three times as long due to Adagio being unable to keep her hands off either Aria or Sunset.

“I swear, if you start needing fifteen orgasms a day just to keep your head clear…” Sunset snickered.

“She doesn’t get them that often,” Aria remarked, “She’s a giver, not a receiver.”

“Guilty as charged,” Adagio smirked.

“Eh, still,” Aria snickered, rolling her eyes playfully, “I count myself lucky she wasn’t there during my first stress test.”

“Stress test?” Sunset asked, looking up from the bar as she reapplied the polish to her rag.

“In some studies to become a bartender, you have to take a stress test. What they do is bring you and the trainees to a bar, pack it with to the brim with customers, and see how you perform on really busy nights. You know, to test your weaknesses and your strengths under pressure,” Aria explained, “If Ma were there, she’d be all over me and I wouldn’t be able to focus.”

“I don’t think being sexually harassed by your employer would count against your score,” Adagio snickered.

Aria blew a raspberry, “Oh, kiss my ass and eat my shorts, Ma. Not in that order, mind you.”

Adagio pushed Aria over the bar and bent down, planting a kiss on Aria’s rear before letting her go.

“Gee, thanks,” Aria said dryly, but was grinning.

“When we’re all done here, I’ll give you a lovely little treat,” Adagio purred in her ear as someone outside was pounding on the door. She sighed and buzzed it open, only to roll her eyes as Mrs Dusk walked into the club, “Sonata’s asleep, and you know the rules.”

“Oh,” Mrs. Dusk sighed a little bit, disappointed, “I did want to talk to her, but I also wanted to ask you something, Miss Dazzle.”

“Me?” Adagio raised an eyebrow as she sat down, “Why?”

“There’s something I’ve been very curious about,” Mrs. Dusk explained, “It’s about how Sonata seems to have latched onto you like a mother figure. I can see you’re very motherly, but I’m curious about how it was brought on.”

Adagio shrugged, “She says it was because I was a better mother than her actual mother,” she smirked ever so slightly at this, “What can I say? I take care of my girls.”

“You really do have a motherly disposition,” Mrs. Dusk remarked, “Why is it that you don’t have children of your own? You seem to be a very nurturing and giving woman.”

Adagio’s eye twitched momentarily as Sunset looked on in curiosity and Aria’s eyes widened, “...It just never happened, I guess. I’m gay, so…” she said, her tone far stiffer than usual.

“But there are other options available for having a child,” Mrs. Dusk reasoned, “You have a good home and very successful business. You might want to end up passing it down someday.”

Adagio took a deep, steadying breath, “Mrs Dusk, I really don’t feel like talking about this with you.”

“How come?” She asked with surprise, “I’m just curious, and even a little surprised that such a motherly woman like you isn’t taking the opportunities to raise children.”

Adagio’s nails dug into the wood of the bar as she stood up, “Excuse me,” she said, her voice cracking ever so slightly as she turned around and slowly made her way toward the door to their apartment. Despite how quiet and slow she was, she slammed the door shut behind her so hard that it shook the bottles on the bar shelves.

Letting out a sigh, Aria stood up from her seat and turned to Mrs. Dusk, “What the hell was that about? She clearly told you she didn’t want to talk about it! Yet you badgered her anyway and then wondered why she was so upset.”

“I don’t get it, what’s wrong?” Sunset asked, looking between Mrs Dusk and Aria as she set a broken wine bottle into the glass can.

Aria’s lips set into a firm line, “Mrs. Dusk, please leave. I’ll tell Sonata you were here later. But right now, I think it’s time you went home.”

Mrs Dusk looked bewildered, but stood up and backed away from the two of them before retreating out the door. Once it was shut and locked, Sunset turned to Aria, still looking confused.

“What happened?” she asked.

Turning to her, Aria rubbed the bridge of her nose, “Adagio had a stillbirth a long time ago. The kicker? It turns out that she can’t have children to full term. Her son died before he was even born… She just…. never tried since then.”

Sunset’s eyes widened as she pressed her hand to her mouth. Sterility was one thing, but that was flat out horrific, “Oh my god! Is… is she going to be okay?” she asked, glancing up at the apartment windows.

“Yeah, you know her. She’ll bounce back. But it really is a tough issue for her,” Aria sighed sadly, “Sonata doesn’t know about it. So just, you know… try to keep quiet about it. Especially around her.”

“Oh yeah… of course,” Sunset nodded, glancing back up at the apartment, “Just… go make sure she’s alright, please?”

Aria nodded, “Sure thing. I’ll be back later.”

She left the bar, going upstairs to the apartment. Aria entered, but couldn’t see Adagio anywhere.

“Ma? Hey, Ma? Where are you?”

“I’m in here,” came Adagio’s voice from the solitary room that was always locked.

Aria hesitated, then approached the door, “Are you going to be okay? She’s gone now, I told her to leave.”

“I’ll… be fine,” Adagio said quietly, “The door’s open, Ari-baby. You can come in…”

Slowly opening the door, Aria entered the room quietly, “I’m sorry, Ma… I know this subject’s real tough. And I did just tell Sunset about it. She was confused and pretty concerned. I’m sorry she had to hear it from me, but I know you weren’t up to talking about it.”

Aria took a minute to look around, as she’d never been in here before. The room was small, but warm and looked very comfortable. Two bookcases absolutely loaded to the brim with books, a few chairs, a lamp, and a couch that Adagio was sat on, her knees pulled up to her chest. Glancing around, she saw what Adagio was focused on. Another bookcase, only this one filled with photos of her and Sonata, all of Sonata’s childish little crafts over the years, and the few gifts that they’d gotten her. Set right in the middle, between a photo of her and Sonata, and a photo of all three of them together, was a small ceramic urn.

She glanced back to Adagio to see that she’d been crying.

“Yeah… I understand sweetie,” Adagio whispered, wiping her eyes as she curled in tighter.

Aria approached her slowly, feeling the heartbreak at seeing her normally calm, composed and very charismatic girlfriend so… downtrodden. She sat next to her, bringing her arms around her in a hug.

“I love you, Mommy. I’m here for you,” Aria murmured.

Adagio leaned against her, and the dam burst as she broke down and started sobbing into Aria’s neck, wrapping her arms tightly around her shoulders as she shook. Holding her close, Aria held her tightly and nuzzled her hair. From the first time she’d heard this story, it was heartbreaking. Now, she could see the further gravity of how much it affected Adagio even today. She exhaled, keeping herself strong for the saddened woman.

There was a soft knocking on the door, “...Mommy? Are you okay?” came Sonata’s voice from outside.

Adagio’s head jerked up, “Go back to sleep, Sonata!”

A squeak sounded, then followed by a saddened whimper before Sonata’s footsteps faded away. Aria felt words die in her throat, finding the urge to retract that, but decided against it for now.

Adagio sniffled and whispered, “I’m sorry, Sona…” as she squeezed Aria tighter.

“I know you are, but I’m not the one you should be telling that to,” Aria exhaled, stroking her hair.

“I know…” Adagio whispered, squeezing tighter as she cried into Aria’s shoulder.

Aria held her tighter, yet again feeling conflicted. She didn’t like keeping Sonata in the dark about something so important, but wasn’t about to against Adagio’s understandable request. Nonetheless, she let it slide for now. Stroking her hair, Aria kissed her forehead.

“It’s gonna be okay, Ma,” she murmured.

“Sona…” Adagio whispered as she sat down next to her the next morning, wincing as she felt Sonata recoil away from her, “Sona-baby, Mommy’s so sorry she yelled at you last night…”

“...What did I do, Mommy? Why did you yell at me?” Sonata asked in a small voice.

“You didn’t do anything, sweetie,” Adagio said, her voice cracking, “Mommy shouldn’t have yelled at you like that. You didn’t deserve it.”

Sonata sniffled, not quite looking at her, “...Why are you keeping secrets from me? Why don’t you trust me?”

“Mommy does trust you, it’s just…” Adagio bit her lip, trying to recall why she was keeping this from Sonata, “It’s not something you need to worry about. Mommy has… her own baggage. And Mommy doesn’t want you to worry…”

Sonata looked at her, hurt. She sniffled, wiping her eyes again, “You know, Adagio… I told you everything about myself. Even things I never told anyone else. Yet you don’t even seem to tell me anything. I feel like I know nothing about you sometimes! When I ask, you just laugh, pat my head and tell me not to worry. Well, maybe I want to know! I get it, I’m young and a little naive, but I’m not stupid! I can take it more than you think I can! I don’t want to just be a cute little baby for you. I want to be your partner. Someone you can trust and confide in… Is that too much to ask?”

Adagio was quiet for a minute, before she slowly stood up and backed away, retreating behind the hallway wall to the door that was always locked. Sonata sighed and looked back down to the floor as she listened to the sound of a key rattling in a lock, clearly being held by shaking hands.

“...Come here, sweetie…” came Adagio’s voice.

Wide-eyed, Sonata looked back up, seeing Adagio slowly opening the door. Heart beating wildly, she stood up, slowly following her to the room. Adagio led her inside and waited as Sonata started cooing excitedly over all her books and the shelf full of pictures and gifts. When she’d finally calmed down, Adagio gingerly lifted the urn off it’s shelf and brought it and Sonata over to the sofa.

“Hey! I remember this! It was in the boxes you were unpacking when I got here,” Sonata smiled, “Are you gonna finally tell me what it is?”

Adagio took a deep, shaking breath as she turned the engraving over to her. It read ‘TIMBRE DAZZLE, BORN OCTOBER 9th 1996, DIED OCTOBER 2nd 1996.’

“...This is my son.”

“...Oh… Mommy…” Sonata gave her an embrace from behind, nuzzling her back, “I’m so… so sorry. Was he a stillborn…?”

Adagio nodded.

“Oh... I’m sorry,” Sonata hugged her tighter, “That’s… a really nice name you gave him.”

“Thank you…” Adagio said quietly, “...Anyway… Mommy can’t have kids of her own. It’s not that Mommy’s sterile… it’s that there’s a very high chance that it’ll die before I go into labour.”

Sonata came around, giving her a hug and kissing her cheek, “Oh Mommy, I'm so sorry… but… thank you for telling me, Mommy. I appreciate it so much. I’m just sorry it makes you so sad… But, you can tell me… I’ll be here for you. Just like you were for me.”

Adagio wrapped her arms around Sonata as she set the urn down on the table, “Mommy loves you, Sona,” she whispered, nuzzling Sonata’s hair as she clung tightly to her, “And Mommy doesn’t want to lose you too…”

“I love you, Mommy! I’ll never leave you, ever!” Sonata promised, holding tightly to her.

“Thank you, sweetheart…” Adagio whispered as she squeezed tightly to her.

“Hey, you feeling better?” Sunset asked as Adagio sat down next to her behind the bar.

Adagio nodded with a smile, “The girls have been absolutely doting on me the last few days. I’m okay. I’m over it. These hurdles come and go, and I’m sure it’s going to be back in a few months…”

“Hey, at least they want to help you feel better about it, and not face it alone,” Sunset smiled, giggling.

Adagio smiled as she kissed Sunset’s cheek, “Mmhmm. I love my girls so much,” she wrapped her arms around Sunset’s midsection and gently squeezed.

“And we love you, too,” Sunset kissed her cheek back and hugged her. “You do so much for us, so of course we want to be there for you, too.”

Adagio cooed happily as she reached down Sunset’s jeans and squeezed her rear, “I’m so lucky to have… three now… three wonderful girls like you.”

“Awww… come on,” Sunset giggled, nuzzling her cheek, “We’re the real lucky ones.”

“Nope, I am,” Adagio giggled, pulling Sunset closer and squeezing harder.

“No, we are,” Sunset giggled, nuzzling her hair.

“If you say so, sweetie,” Adagio purred as she hoisted Sunset back onto her hip and kissed her collarbone.

“Let’s just say we’re all lucky to have each other,” Sunset nuzzled her hair happily.

“If you say so,” Adagio giggled, holding Sunset up by her rear, “Mmm… you have the tightest little bum, Sunny.”

“Do I?” Sunset wiggled it a little.

Adagio giggled, “Yup. So tight and tiny and round. I love it,” she purred, nuzzling her neck.

“Thanks…” Sunset kissed her cheek.

Adagio grinned and bounced Sunset on her hip as her hands squeezed her rear, “You’re welcome, sweetie,” she purred as she leaned her head down to kiss Sunset’s toned stomach.

“Oooh!” Sunset giggled from the touch, “That tickles…”

Adagio trailed her tongue over Sunset’s navel as she set her onto the bar, “You’re so gorgeous, Sunny,” she cooed as she pulled up Sunset’s shirt to just below her breasts.

“So are you… You’re definitely one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen in my life,” Sunset purred.

Adagio looked up and grinned as she kissed under Sunset’s chin, “Oh sweetie, flattery will get you everywhere.”

“Especially with you,” Sunset toyed with her blouse, giggling.

Adagio winked and kissed between Sunset’s breasts, through her shirt, as she ran her hands over her stomach, feeling every muscle and curve that she had. Sunset shuddered pleasurably, inching her hands up Adagio’s blouse. She went up to her bra, toying with the hooks. Adagio cooed softly as she ran her fingers along the line of Sunset’s jeans.

“Mmm…” she whispered, “You know, we have a really bad habit of getting steamy right here on the bar, don’t we?”

“Yes, we do,” Sunset giggled, “You say that like it’s a bad thing.”

“Nope,” Adagio purred as she unclipped the button on Sunset’s jeans, kissing along her stomach.

“Oooohhh…” Sunset trembled, giggling as she toyed with Adagio’s skirt, stroking her leg.

“Mmm… just imagine if your mother were to walk in here,” Adagio purred as she laid Sunset back onto the bar, “And see you getting so steamy with your boss right in front of the whole club?”

“She’d be shocked…” Sunset giggled, “But then would just hope we’re using protection.”

“The shock is the fun part,” Adagio purred, nibbling on the hem of Sunset’s jeans.

Sunset moaned a little, lifting the hem of her skirt and coming around to caress her rear, “You’re right, it is…”

“If I didn’t already love how sexy you look in these jeans, I’d have you just come to work naked,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sunset’s thigh as she raked her fingers over her stomach.

“Naughty,” Sunset purred, fisting her fingers into her hair as she moved up.

“Indeed,” Adagio whispered, sliding up and kissing between her breasts again, “But then I’d never take my head out from between your legs, you’d just be too inviting.”

Sunset laughed, “As much as I love it, I’d have to get work done sometime.”

“Mmhmm, you’re a bartender, not a barslut,” Adagio giggled.

“That’s true too,” Sunset nuzzled her hair.

“Although, if you were a barslut, that would be lovely,” Adagio smirked as she licked between Sunset’s breasts, pulling her shirt up to her neck.

“Oh, Adagio… You’re too much,” Sunset placed her shirt aside, giggling.

“What can I say? I love stripping you down,” Adagio whispered as she nibbled at Sunset’s bra.

“And I love it when you do that,” Sunset purred.

Adagio giggled as she ran her hands over Sunset’s legs when a soft tapping sounded from above them. Looking up, there was a particularly angry-looking woman dressed in a well pressed suit glaring down at her.

“Yes?”

“Are you Adagio Dazzle?” the woman asked.

“Yes, who are you?”

“I’m Canni Soda,” the woman said with a roll of her eyes as she handed her an envelope, “You’ve been served.”

“What?!” Adagio sprung up off of Sunset as she ripped open the envelope while Canni strode away, “...No way…”

“What is it?” Sunset asked in surprise and concern as she pulled her shirt back down.

“...I’m being sued,” Adagio whispered, “You remember that waitress who quit last week?”

“You mean Hazel?” Sunset’s jaw dropped, “I knew she always had a chip on her shoulder, but now she’s suing you? On what grounds?”

“Sexual harassment,” Adagio whispered, showing her the letter, “She’s written here that I’d been making ‘unwanted advances’ toward her, Sweet Leaf, and you.”

“What?!” Sunset uttered in a loud whisper, “This is mutiny! I… I can’t believe she’s saying that pack of lies!”

“Well, we can deal with Sweet leaf and you easily. But she may still have a case with herself,” Adagio groaned, sitting back down at the bar, “I told everyone who started here, if they didn’t like it, just say so and I’d stop…”

“Did she ever tell you to stop?”

Adagio shook her head, “Never made any indication whatsoever.”

“Then what the hell is she doing?!” Sunset whispered loudly, grabbing at her hair, “This is stupid.”

“I have no idea,” Adagio sighed, sitting back down and running her fingers through her hair, “This is the last thing I needed right now…”

“Well, don’t worry,” Sunset hugged her, “We’ll prove her wrong and that the courts are going to think twice before taking this case further.”

“I suppose…” Adagio sighed as she hugged her back, “Great… now I need a lawyer…”

“You don’t have one?”

“Nope,” Adagio laid the paper down, “Until now I’ve never needed one… hmm…”

She stood up and shouted across the club, “Who in here is a lawyer?”

There was a surprised silence, before three hands went up in the crowd.

“One of you be here tomorrow morning, first thing,” she shouted back as she sat down at the bar, “There’s that covered.”

Sunset smiled, patting her shoulder, “Well played.”

Adagio sat back and downed the last of her previously forgotten beer, “Well, that certainly killed the mood.”

“No kidding,” Sunset nuzzled her comfortingly.

Adagio sighed and nuzzled against Sunset, breathing in the scent of her hair, “Mmm… you smell lovely, Sunny-baby.”

“Thank you,” Sunset kissed her cheek, “You smell wonderful, too. Like daisies...”

“Daisies? Ohh, that’s new,” Adagio purred, kissing the tip of Sunset’s nose.

“I try,” Sunset winked.

“Yes you do,” Adagio purred as she licked along Sunset’s chin, pulling her into her lap.

Sunset giggled and nuzzled her happily, “And you’re sweet as sugar… Mommy.”

Adagio cooed softly and hugged her tighter, “Oh, thank you sweetheart!” she giggled.

“You’re welcome,” Sunset kissed her cheek, “I’ll do my best with that.”

“Mommy loves you,” Adagio purred softly, wrapping her tightly in her embrace and kissing her cheek.

“And I love you too,” Sunset nuzzled her, snuggling against her.

Adagio smiled brightly, nuzzling Sunset’s sweet smelling hair, “When are you going to be ready to move in?”

“I have everything packed, and the movers will be coming tomorrow,” Sunset grinned, “I’ll have everything here by then.”

“Wonderful,” Adagio purred as she patted Sunset’s back, “I can’t wait to have you in the house with us. Sona loves you so much.”

“Awww, and I love that adorable cutie pie,” Sunset nuzzled her, “It’ll be great living with you girls.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio purred softly, “They can’t wait for you to get here. Sona’s always asking ‘When’s Sunny coming!’”

Sunset laughed, kissing her cheek, “Well, you can tell her that Sunny will be there by tomorrow…”

“Ooh, she’s going to be over the moon!” Adagio giggled.

“Aww, now that would be so cute!” Sunset cooed, laughing more.

Adagio nodded, “She’s gonna be in your lap all day!”

“Really now?” Sunset snickered, “Well, she is quite the lap puppy! I can’t imagine that being a bad thing…” She winked.

“Nope,” Adagio laughed, “I love having her in my lap. She’s the cutest thing!”

“She really is,” Sunset cooed, “Spending every day snuggling with her? Must be heaven on earth!”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio giggled, “And she’s tasty too,” she winked.

“Ooh… You think she’d let me?” Sunset smiled.

“Why wouldn’t she?” Adagio giggled.

“Good point. Well, then I intend on making good on that…”

“Goodie.”

The Smell Of Cinnamon

“Sonata!” Adagio called from the doorway, “Get over here and help Sunny bring her things in!”

“YAY!” Sonata immediately came running over, jogging on the spot, “I’m ready! I’ll help Sunny bring in her stuff!”

“She’s downstairs,” Adagio giggled as she stepped past her into the apartment, smiling as Sonata rushed down the stairs so quickly she left a cloud of dust.

“You want me to help too?” Aria asked.

“Nope,” Adagio smiled, advancing on her, “You and I are going to have a little alone time.”

“We are?” Aria blinked, “Um… okay, then.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio grinned, tugging Aria back into the bedroom by her shirt collar.

“Well, all righty,” Aria chuckled and nuzzled her, “What do you have in mind? Aside from the obvious answer.”

Adagio reached around and clapped her hand against Aria’s rear, “You know exactly what I have in mind,” she smirked.

“Dur,” Aria rolled her eyes playfully, chuckling, “I was talking about the specifics.”

“Hmm…” Adagio pondered as she pushed Aria onto the bed, “When was the last time you cleaned back there?”

“This morning,” Aria shrugged, “Why?”

Adagio grinned, “Turn over. Let’s see how you taste,” she purred.

Aria shrugged and did so, raising her lower half up, “Knock yourself out.”

Adagio snickered as she reached around and unclipped Aria’s belt, sliding her jeans down off her legs as her fingers trailed over her thigh. Sliding her panties down to her knees, she leaned down and gently kissed Aria’s rear, “You know, you can play all nonchalant with me, but I know once you get going, you’re a quivering little mess.”

“Uh-huh,” Aria chuckled, “You just looove seeing me squirm and how long it’ll take to break me.”

“Mmhmm…” Adagio purred as she gently pushed Aria’s rear apart and dragged her tongue over her ring.

“Mmm…” Aria giggled, tapping her hands along the comforter, “Not quite there yet, Ma…”

“Very funny, sweetheart,” Adagio giggled as she circled her ring with her tongue, briefly trailing her fingers over Aria’s sex.

“Oh lovely, I could be playing Tetris on my phone right now…” Aria giggled, moaning a little as she felt the pleasure rising.

“Oooh, getting lippy are we?” Adagio snickered as she pushed her tongue past Aria’s ring and felt it squeeze down as she slowly slid inside.

“You know you...ngh… like it,” Aria moaned softly, clutching the covers.

“Mmhmm…” Adagio hummed, sliding her tongue in deeper as she gently tapped her palms against Aria’s rear.

Aria moaned louder, trembling, “Ooohh Ma… sooo good…”

Adagio purred softly, wriggling her tongue as her hand trailed back down to Aria’s sex, circling her nub as she glanced up at her.

“Aaahh… that’s it… Nghh… ooohh…” Aria groaned, just about collapsing at this point.

Adagio pulled back and snickered, “There we go, there’s the Aria I know and love,” she purred before returning her mouth to Aria’s rear.

“Nngh…” Aria shook a little, “Don’t stop… oh god…”

Adagio hummed softly and slid her tongue back in, sliding two fingers into Aria’s sex at the same time.

Moaning louder, Aria collapsed on the bed, “Yes…! That’s it! Right there!”

Gently stroking the walls of Aria’s sex, Adagio curled her tongue up against her rectum, humming harder as she watched her baby squirm.

“Ahhh… aaaaahh! Ahh!” Aria squealed, pulsating, “Ma…! Ma! I’m close! Ngh! Harder! Please!”

Adagio obliged and moved both her fingers and tongue faster and with more ferocity, grinning to herself as she rocked Aria harder against the bed.

“Yes! Yes! ...Yes! AH!” Aria moaned loudly. She squirmed all the more, trembling madly, and could feel the rush of her climax. “YES! Aaaahhh!”

Adagio grinned as she felt Aria clench down hard on her fingers and tongue, and the familiar warm rush of her climax hitting her arm. Riding Aria through her orgasm, she gently pulled back once she’d slumped onto the bed, “There we go. There’s Mommy’s girl…”

“Oh, screw yoooouuu…” Aria panted, laying flat on her stomach.

Adagio slid over her and laid down on top of her, “Aw, is Mommy’s girl feeling all disgruntled?”

“...No, not at all,” Aria shook her head, “I feel way too good…”

Adagio grinned and trailed her finger down the back of Aria’s neck, “Good. Mommy loves it when her baby feels better…”

“I always feel better with you girls…” Aria blushed.

Adagio nuzzled the back of her head and kissed her hair, “Aw, we love you too, sweetie.”

“I love you too, Ma,” Aria rolled onto her back, panting still, “Thanks for that…”

“Anytime,” Adagio purred, “You taste good…”

“So do you,” Aria reached over, absently toying with her curls.

Adagio kissed Aria’s neck, running her fingers down to her hips, “So how long do you think it’ll be before they realize we aren’t helping?”

“Right about-” Aria began.

“Mommy?” Sonata’s voice sounded from the other side of the door, followed by knocking, “Mommy, are you in there? Are you okay? Where’s Aria?”

“...now,” Aria finished, snickering.

“Yes, Mommy’s in here,” Adagio snickered, “And Aria’s here as well.”

“What are you guys doing?” Sonata sounded like she was pouting, “Wait, don’t answer that, I know what.”

“And what are you going to do about it?” Aria chuckled.

“And what was it we were doing, Sona?” Adagio giggled as she ran a hand over Aria’s rear.

“Sexing it up while we’re slaving away! How rude!” Sonata now opened the door, giving them both a playful disapproving look, “Get up and help us!”

“Aw, but sweetie,” Adagio playfully whined, “Ari-baby’s cute little bum tastes sooooo good!”

“No! Get out of bed right now and help! That’s an order!” Sonata pouted.

“Okay, Other Mama,” Aria snickered, getting off the bed.

“Alright,” Adagio smirked as she slid off of Aria and gave Sonata’s rear a squeeze, “But later we’re going to see what yours tastes like, sweetie.”

“My what?” Sonata blinked, tilting her head.

“Your cute little bum,” Adagio smirked as she ushered Sonata out of the bedroom.

“In that case, save some for me when you do,” Aria followed them out.

“Oh boy,” Adagio grinned as she wrapped her arms around Sonata’s waist, hoisting her up onto her hip as she carried her down the stairs.

“Aww, you’re such a little baby,” Aria snickered, grinning.

“I am not a baby,” Sonata pouted.

“No, but you’re my baby,” Adagio purred as she nibbled Sonata’s chin.

“Hee… Yes Mommy, I’m your baby,” Sonata giggled.

“Yikes,” came Sunset’s voice as they came out to the moving van, “She can just perch on one hip like that? Damn, you’re strong!”

Adagio giggled, “Also helps that my hips are particularly wide.”

“Yep! I can! Look, no hands!” Sonata grinned.

“Careful, Sonata, you don’t want to fall,” Aria cautioned.

“Oh she won’t fall,” Adagio snickered, “So how are we doing, Sunny?”

“Pretty good, we’re about halfway done,” Sunset said, wiping sweat from her forehead, “It’s just a matter of getting some furniture pieces up.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it,” Adagio smiled, signalling two of the bouncers to come and help, “They’ll get your furniture upstairs, you come up and get comfy.”

“Oh, thanks,” Sunset smiled in relief, “I’ll just take this last box up, then.”

Sunset picked up the box while Adagio carried Sonata back up the stairs, letting the bouncers get to work unloading and bringing in Sunset’s bedroom furniture. Once they were inside, Sunset set the box down in her room and the four of them sat down on the sofa.

“So… welcome home, Sunny,” Adagio grinned, leaning over and kissing Sunset’s cheek while Sonata snuggled up in her lap.

“Wow… I can hardly believe it,” Sunset murmured, smiling brightly, “I never would’ve thought I’d be here like this, with all of you.”

“Neither did either of them,” Adagio grinned, indicating Aria and Sonata, “In fact, Aria spent the majority of her time before moving in here calling me all manner of nasty things.”

“Oh, come on…” Aria grabbed a cushion and buried her face into it, “Do you seriously have to bring that up?”

“I remember that,” Sonata pouted slightly, “I didn’t like Mommy being called nasty names… Much less by someone I thought was my friend.”

“Oh but it’s funny!” Adagio cooed at Aria.

“Wow, what changed?” Sunset asked.

“Oh, the funniest thing,” Adagio snickered, “Aria was downstairs, trying to convince Sona to leave me. And so I got up onto the bar, sat in front of her, and said ‘Oh shut up and lick my pussy.’”

“Wait, what!” Sunset began laughing hysterically, “Are you serious?!”

“Sadly, yes,” Aria muttered, “Easily willed by a beautiful woman and her naked body.”

“Mmm… hateful, ‘why must you turn me on’ sex is some of the best sex out there,” Adagio purred, “She left in quite a hurry, and the next time she came here she’d ran away and needed somewhere to live. We invited her in without hesitation.”

“And now here she is!” Sonata crawled over to snuggle in Aria’s lap, giggling, “Right here with us, where she belongs!”

Aria pouted, but otherwise snuggled Sonata tightly, “You guys are making me blush…”

“That’s just adorable,” Sunset giggled behind her hand.

“And Sona just loves her so much,” Adagio cooed, pulling Sunset into a cuddle.

“I can tell,” Sunset grinned, observing the two of them, “And Aria clearly loves her too. That’s so cute.”

“You guys…” Aria mumbled, burying her face in Sonata’s hair.

“And still playing the tough girl, that’s just priceless,” Sunset snickered.

“Oh it’s almost a game we play now,” Adagio giggled, “How quickly can we make Ari-baby blush.”

“It’s fun!” Sonata grinned, “Making her squirm and get all blushy is sooooo cute!”

“I bet it is,” Sunset smiled.

“Mmmph… I hate you all.”

“Love you too!” Sonata kissed her cheek.

“Mommy loves the both of you,” Adagio leaned over, kissing both of their noses as she pulled Sunset into her lap, “And Mommy loves you too, Sunny…”

“I love you too, Mama,” Sunset kissed her cheek.

Adagio purred and nuzzled into Sunset’s hair, “Mmm… you smell lovely…”

“Thanks,” Sunset chuckled, “It’s my shampoo.”

Adagio buried her nose into Sunset’s hair and took a deep whiff, “Mmm… you smell like cinnamon…”

“Thanks, I love the smell of cinnamon,” Sunset grinned, “I have a lot of cinnamon stuff.”

“Mmm… this house is going to smell so good with you in here,” Adagio purred, burying her face into Sunset’s neck and nibbling her intimately.

“Mm, thanks,” Sunset chuckled, angling her head.

Adagio’s arms wrapped tighter around Sunset’s waist as she kissed along her neck, “Mmm… you’re so soft…”

Sunset giggled as she nuzzled her, “I sure am, thank you…”

Sonata giggled, “Oh Sunny! Mommy’s had the biggest crush on you since we all first met!”

“Really? Well, gosh…” Sunset blushed heavily, “That’s really sweet…”

“You couldn’t tell?” Aria asked with a chuckle, “She offered you a job right on the spot, and you’ve had nothing but promotions and raises ever since you started.”

Sunset blushed, “Maybe, but I still knew she didn’t let personal feelings get in the way that much.”

“No, but if she saw a reason to reward you, she jumped onto it,” Aria snickered.

“No kidding…” Sunset sweat dropped, chuckling.

“And now look. She’s added you to her collection,” Aria laughed as Adagio kissed Sunset’s cheek.

“And now you make it sound like we’re collectibles,” Sunset laughed, nuzzling Adagio’s cheek.

“Knowing Ma? Probably,” Aria chuckled, “But hey, she sees something she wants and she’s gonna get it.”

“Oh yes!” Sonata agreed, “Like all of us!”

“And the club,” Adagio grinned, “I get everything I want…”

She pulled back for a second, and her face slowly fell.

“Well… almost everything…”

They all looked at her knowingly, before hugging her in an impromptu group hug. Sonata nuzzled her face, Aria stroked her hair, and Sunset kissed her cheek.

“I sowwy…” Sonata said softly, “We still love you…”

Adagio’s heart fluttered as she relished in the affection from her girls, “Mommy loves you too. Mommy loves all of you so much.”

“We definitely love you,” Aria murmured.

“And we always will. I know life doesn’t always work out the way we want sometimes, but… hey. Doesn’t always mean it’s a bad thing,” Sunset smiled.

Adagio nuzzled against Sunset’s cheek and smiled, “I know that… hey, let’s all go out for dinner, shall we?”

“Sounds like funsies!” Sonata squealed.

“I’m in,” Aria nodded.

“Wherever you want to go, Mama,” Sunset smiled more.

Adagio cooed at Sunset calling her Mama and lifted up a newspaper, “Hmm… Baltimare is only twenty minutes away. How about we go to Medivel Times? I’m in the mood to pig out!”

Sonata did a little happy dance, “Yes yes yes yes! We totally have to go there, Mommy! It’s been a while!”

Aria rubbed her chin thoughtfully, “Think we all went there once or twice… I think I remember it being so good. I’m in!”

“I love that place!” Sunset marveled, “Count me in, tenfold!”

“Alright, everyone get in the car!” Adagio grinned, patting Aria and Sonata’s rears in an indication to hop up.

“...And when you got up and volunteered for the arena, the look on that knight’s face!” Aria laughed as they stumbled back into the car, “He’s like ‘I can’t fight a maiden!’”

“And then she wiped the floor with him!” Sunset laughed, “Didn’t even bother picking up the armor, just floored the guy!”

Adagio smiled, “When push comes to shove, Mommy can fight dirty.”

“And how!” Sonata giggled, “Wicked awesometacular, Mommy!”

“Thank you, Sona-baby,” Adagio purred as they got back into the car, “I don’t know about any of you, but I couldn’t eat another bite if my life depended on it.”

“Urgh…” Aria clutched at her stomach, her tongue sticking out, “If anyone mentions food, I’m going to puke.”

Sunset giggled, “I’m still famished! Then again, I’ve been ravenous for the past few days, so I’m not too surprised.”

Sonata blinked, “How can you still be hungry?! You had nachos, burgers, another burger, and you even finished off my noodles!”

“I don’t know,” Sunset laughed, “I just am.”

“How much do you usually eat?” Adagio asked as everyone strapped in.

“A lot,” Sunset admitted, “I binge sometimes, and tend to have five small meals a day.”

Adagio raised an eyebrow and lifted Sunset’s shirt, seeing her toned stomach underneath, “Damn, what’s your secret?”

“I have a fast metabolism,” Sunset sweatdropped.

“Lucky you! I’ve got a belly now!” Sonata lifted her shirt and patted her rounded belly, “See?”

“Aww, but it’s adorable!” Aria giggled, patting it too, “I always liked girls with some tummy pudge.”

Adagio giggled, “That’s because I kept feeding her. When we met, she mentioned that she had an eating disorder. Not anymore she doesn’t,” she snickered.

Sonata shook her head, “No, I feel better from it! Plus Mommy burned all the trashy magazines I used to read! No more of that ‘Look Like This And You’ll Matter’ nonsense!”

“Blegh,” Aria made a face, but laughed a bit, “I don’t do book burning, I just rip out the pages and toss them in the recycle bin.”

“Have you ever put magazine ashes in soil? Feeds the plants like you wouldn’t believe,” Adagio giggled.

“Are you serious?” Sunset looked at her with surprise, “I had no idea!”

“Why do you think those flowers on the shelves are so big and beautiful? I put her magazines in their pots,” Adagio explained, “Ironic, actually.”

“It’s amazing!” Sonata beamed, “We made a game out of it. I went and bought trashy magazines, we’d laugh at the stupid stories, and then we’d burn them for the plants!”

“And I demand to be in on it because that sounds fun,” Aria chuckled.

“This, I have to see,” Sunset grinned.

Adagio giggled as she flicked on the car stereo.

‘Because you know I'm all about that bass, 'Bout that bass, no treble! I'm all 'bout that bass, 'bout that ba-’

“Ugh, I hate this song,” Adagio scoffed as she fiddled with the dials, “But yeah, Sonata’s favorite, the white rose, is almost two and a half feet tall now.”

“She grew that for me shortly after I moved in,” Sonata smiled brightly, “And she used the magazine ashes to make it grow. When she showed it to me a few days after planting it, it was already pretty. I think I started crying, it was so beautiful, just all of it!”

“Awwww…” Sunset cooed, giggling, “That’s really sweet. Poetic irony and with something so nice! What better way to stick it to unrealistic beauty standards?”

“Oh I didn’t grow it for that,” Adagio snickered, “I grew it because I thought it was pretty, and Sona was pretty, so I grew it for Sona. Trust me, if I’d deliberately tried to do that, it wouldn’t have turned out that well.”

“I can imagine,” Sunset shuddered.

“That is so sappy,” Aria said dryly, but giggled, “I swear I’ve got diabetes and cavities because of you two.”

Adagio turned back to Aria and grinned widely, “Brush your teeth when we get home, then.”

Aria pouted, crossing her arms, “Yes, Ma...”

“Good girl,” Adagio purred, leaning over and nuzzling Sonata in the passenger seat.

Sonata giggled, “Speaking of brushing teeth, I went and made a dentist appointment for next week! I’m due for a cleaning.”

“That’s good,” Adagio smiled as she pulled off into the highway, “Also make an appointment for a physical when we get home,” she added, poking Sonata’s stomach, “Want to make sure that all you’re getting is pudge, sweetie.”

“Okay, Mommy,” Sonata smiled, “Ari? When did you last go to the doctor?”

“Uh… a few months ago!” Aria said, her eyes shifting slightly, “Clean bill of health, he said.”

“Aria?” Adagio said sternly, looking at her through the rearview mirror.

Aria sunk back in the seating, shuddering, “...Last year.”

“And why didn’t you just say so?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow.

“I didn’t want to, okay? I get nervous going to the doctor,” Aria groaned, “It’s not that I don’t like it, I just don’t want to get told bad news.”

“Sweetheart, I know how nervous it can be expecting bad news from the doctor,” Adagio said softly, “But just because you don’t hear it doesn’t mean it’s not there. If something’s wrong, wouldn’t you want to know?”

“...I guess so,” Aria sighed.

“We can go with you!” Sonata offered, turning to look toward the back.

“Yeah, one or all of us can come with you to alleviate your fear,” Sunset nodded.

“There, see? We’ll make an appointment for-” Adagio was cut off when the car jerked forward and skidded to the side as a car rear-ended them. Pulling out of the skid, Adagio pulled the car to a stop before it veered into a ditch. Hissing, Adagio clutched her shoulder as the car that hit them gunned its engine and took off down the road.

“Mommy!” Sonata cried, unbuckling herself and clutching at her, “Mommy, are you okay?!”

“That dirtbag!” Aria snarled, looking out the window, “He just hit and ran!”

“Never mind, is everyone okay?” Sunset asked, a bit shaken.

Adagio struggled to unclip her seatbelt and opened the door. As soon as her foot hit the pavement, a sharp pain shot up her leg and she nearly fell over. Bracing herself on her good leg, she pulled herself back into her seat, “No… I think I broke something…”

“Mommy!” Sonata uttered in despair, snuggling her, “Someone call 911! We have to get Mommy to the hospital!”

“I’m on it!” Sunset whipped out her phone and dialed.

“I’d better call a tow truck,” Aria pulled out her phone as well, getting out of the car to inspect the damage.

Adagio leaned back in her chair and pulled her arm against her chest, running her fingers painfully over her shoulder, “Yeah… my arm and leg are either fractured or broken…”

“Which ones?” Sonata asked, her lip quivering.

“Right arm… left leg…” Adagio hissed, “Sona… grab the splint out of the glove compartment…”

“On it!” Sonata did so, pulling a splint out of the glove compartment and taking off the plastic wrapping, “I got it… what next?”

“Give it here…” Adagio said weakly, taking it from her and wrapping her arm tightly against her chest. Taking the second splint, she painfully set her leg into place and wrapped it tightly, “There we go… fuck, that hurts…”

“Mommy…” Sonata whimpered in worry. She reached into her purse, pulling out a spare bottle of painkillers, “Here, do you want one?”

“Oh no! Mommy can’t take medicine she isn’t prescribed,” Adagio hissed, “Thank you, though.”

“The ambulance should be here in a few minutes,” Sunset said as she got out, “I’m going to go on the road to flag them down. Sonata, stay here with Mama.”

Sonata nodded, “I will!”

Adagio leaned back against Sonata and sighed, “Mommy will be fine, Sona. She’s just a little banged up.”

“I-I know… I just…” Sonata gently snuggled her, careful not to apply pressure on her bad arm, “I hate seeing you hurt… It scares me.”

Adagio turned her head and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “It’s okay, sweetie. Remember what the Knight said when I clobbered him with his own mace? ‘Tis but a scratch.”

“B-But, your arm could be broken. That’s not a scratch…” Sonata nuzzled her, kissing her cheek.

“It’ll be okay. I’ll get to the hospital and they’ll fix me up no problem,” Adagio smiled.

Sonata nodded, cuddling her some more, “We’ll take care of you, Mommy…”

There was a sharp sound of a siren as the Ambulance pulled up beside the car. Two paramedics emerged from the back carrying a stretcher. Adagio waved them off.

“I don’t need a stretcher,” she grunted, “Just a little help getting in.”

The paramedics put the stretcher back and helped Agaio up, holding her under the arms. Adagio thanked them as she climbed into the back and sat down.

“Miss Dazzle?” one of the paramedics remarked, “I haven’t seen you since that incident at Canterlot Noble Inn.”

Adagio’s eyes widened as she made cutting motions across her throat, too late to stop Aria and Sonata from hearing.

“Incident? What incident?” Aria asked, frowning in confusion.

“Canterlot Noble Inn? What were you doing there?” Sonata blinked.

“Nothing, it was… on business,” Adagio said coolly as the Paramedics cut into her shoulder, “Ah!”

“Mommy!” Sonata reached out for her.

One of the Paramedics looked from Sonata to Adagio, confused, “...Aren’t you a little too old to be her daughter?”

“She’s my girlfriend,” Adagio hissed as the paramedic set the pieces of her shoulder into place, “She calls me Mommy.”

The other paramedic chuckled, “That’s cute.”

Sunset came over to them worriedly, turning to Aria, “So, what do we do? Someone can go ride with her in the ambulance, but we’ll have to make our own way there.”

“The tow truck should be here soon, we’ll ride with him,” Aria nodded.

The paramedic nodded as they closed the doors of the ambulance as Sonata sat down next to Adagio and cuddled her. Setting a proper splint into place on her leg, the paramedic looked back up.

“So Miss Dazzle, if you don’t mind me asking, what business was it you were doing with the Rich family?”

“Nothing!” Adagio snapped, “And you’d do well to mind your own business.”

Sonata bit her lip, getting increasingly worried about that situation. She nuzzled Adagio, cuddling closer to her, ‘What did Mommy do? Was she okay? Why was she with them? Why won’t she tell us?’

“Well Miss Dazzle, everything looks okay, just a broken leg and a double break in your upper arm,” the paramedic remarked, “You’ll get fitted for braces at the hospital. You should still be mobile when you get home, but you’ll be in a lot of discomfort.”

“Thank you,” Adagio said stiffly as the paramedic returned to the front of the ambulance, leaving Adagio and Sonata alone as it took off toward the hospital.

While it had been just as Sonata feared, she was relieved that Adagio would be okay overall. She kissed her cheek, nuzzling into her good shoulder. Adagio purred softly and nuzzled Sonata’s hair, “Aw, Mommy loves you.”

“I love you too, Mommy,” Sonata murmured, “I’m just glad you’re okay…”

“You don’t sound glad, what’s wrong?” Adagio asked, bringing her good arm around Sonata’s shoulder.

“I… it’s nothing, Mommy,” Sonata shook her head.

“No no, what’s wrong?” Adagio asked, gently rocking Sonata against her.

“I just… When the thingy about your business with that Filthy Rich guy… I was worried,” Sonata murmured, “You don’t get secretive about things unless it’s really important… Is… everything okay? Did something happen?”

“I…” Adagio paused for a minute, remembering what Sonata had said when she’d shown her Timbre’s urn, “...do you remember when I got you and the girls all these really lovely Christmas gifts last year?”

Sonata nodded, “Yes… I remember. What about it?”

“Well… it cost so much that I couldn’t take the money out of the club’s profits, that would have been incredibly irresponsible of me,” Adagio sighed, “So… I made a deal with Filthy Rich.”

“Oh, well okay,” Sonata felt a wave of relief, but then paused. No, something wasn’t right. There was no way Adagio would have kept it secret if it were that simple, “What… was the deal?”

“I… sold my body to him for a night,” Adagio said, looking away from her.

Sonata’s eyes went wide. For as long as she’d known Adagio, she was gay. Repulsed at the idea of sleeping with another man. It was even hard to look at it as cheating, despite that in some technical way, it was. She’d slept with someone else and didn’t tell any of them about it. Nonetheless, she could get past that, and was more shocked at the fact it was a man.

So many questions ran through her mind, even with the obvious answer as to why. Sonata bit her lip, unsure of what to say about it. Then again, what could be said? It was all said and done. She shifted a bit in her seat, trying to pinpoint how she felt. Mad? No, she didn’t feel mad at all. Sad? That wasn’t it, either. Confused? Probably. But overall, as she looked upon Adagio’s body, getting a sense of shame from her, Sonata reached over and touched her hand.

“You really… did that? Just… Just to get us all a nice Christmas present?”

Adagio nodded, turning her head back to look at Sonata, “Mmhmm. I wanted to do something nice for all my girls…”

“Mommy… I can’t believe you… actually slept with a guy just to… get some extra money,” Sonata murmured, leaning toward her a bit, amazed, “I… I don’t even know if I could’ve done that! But you… you just… Mommy… I… we…” She looked down a bit, her shoulders shaking, “I can’t believe it, you’re just… you’re so amazing. You do so much for us… You always have… and… oh, Mommy… I don’t deserve you…”

Adagio wrapped her good arm around Sonata’s shoulder and pulled her in tightly, “Oh Sona, don’t say that…”

“But you do so much, and you’re amazing,” Sonata gently cuddled in to her, “I don’t know what I’d done to deserve that… But I won’t ever let you go! Why didn’t you tell us? We would’ve understood…”

“I just didn’t want to think about it,” Adagio sighed, cuddling Sonata under her arm, “This isn’t like with my… you know. I wasn’t trying to protect anyone, I just wanted to forget it ever happened.”

“Oh…” Sonata kissed her cheek sweetly, “I’m sorry, Mommy. I know what you mean.”

“It’s okay,” Adagio whispered, kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “Mommy loves you.”

“Sona-baby loves you too,” Sonata nuzzled her.

I Like It On My Belly

“How’s everything down here, Sunny?” Adagio asked as she limped up to the bar, the braces against her leg clinking with every step.

“Pretty good,” Sunset nodded, then indicated to a box of some flowers, cards, and other little gifts, “A lot of our customers have been leaving you some get-well stuff ever since the accident. Since there was quite a lot, I decided to put them in a box here.”

“Aw, how sweet of them,” Adagio smiled, leaning in to smell some of the flowers.

“I know,” Sunset smiled brightly, “The girls all have something for you… but I’m not supposed to tell you that,” she winked.

“Oh no, what did they do?” Adagio asked with a mixture of worry and a laugh.

“Nothing… Just uh… a little set of… somethings…” Sunset smiled brightly, shifting her weight from one foot to the other.

“I’m not going to walk into the breakroom and have all my clothes yanked off, am I?” Adagio smirked.

“No, not this time,” Sunset laughed, “They wanted to give you a set of...things you were eyeing at the store.”

“Well alright then,” Adagio smiled, sitting back against the bar and nuzzling Sunset’s cheek.

Sunset kissed her cheek, grinning, “Watch out though, Sonata’s on a roll today. She gives hugs to anyone who gives you a card and whatnot.”

Adagio adjusted her sling and chuckled, “Aw, she’s such a sweetheart. Say… she didn’t mention anything else, did she?”

“Anything else?” Sunset’s brow furrowed for a moment, “Hmm… nope, nothing out of the ordinary. For her, anyway.”

Adagio smiled and kissed Sunset’s cheek, “Alright,” she said, ‘Thank you, Sona.’

“Although, she was trying to talk Aria into going with her for Karaoke Night at this bar downtown,” Sunset mentioned.

Adagio scoffed, “We’ve both been trying to do that, but it’s always a flat no with her,” she took a swig of her drink, “You just can’t get Aria to sing in front of people.”

“I know, right?” Sunset giggled, “Sonata’s all like, ‘Come on, Ari! If I can learn to do it, you can do it, too!’, and Aria’s of course her usual tough girl self. I don’t know, though. It took Sonata a few months to muster up the courage, but I don’t know about Aria. She just won’t budge. What a shame, I’d love to see them play up some duets.”

“Me too. I always hear her when she’s taking a shower and she sounds lovely,” Adagio purred, “But when anybody’s in the room, she just tightens up and won’t make a sound.”

“Poor thing,” Sunset frowned sympathetically, “It’s not fun when you want to do something but fear keeps holding you back.”

Adagio nodded, “There’s a nice girl down in Ponyville I should probably take her to go see. Had the same problem for a while. Then again… Mrs Dash’s remedy for anxiety might not benefit Aria all that much…”

“Lots and lots of sex?” Sunset giggled, “But yeah, considering Aria’s upbringing, I think that might be a part of why she holds herself back a little.”

“Her heartless, evil shrew of a mother?” Adagio asked, cocking an eyebrow.

“Mm-hmm. I mean, this is just speculation based on what she told me, mind you. But she used to say that her mother pretty much banned music from their house unless it was classical. Now I love me some Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven from time to time, but that was just ridiculous. She felt like she couldn’t express her fun of singing.”

“Oh that poor sweetheart,” Adagio pouted, “Ugh, how could that evil woman just be such a… foul, evil, twisted old gargoyle!”

Sunset nodded in agreement, “I know, that old hag pretty much ruined it for her. I’m just hoping Aria will be able to break herself free.”

Adagio leaned back and nuzzled Sunset a second time, “Poor Aria… that vulture just took everything from her, didn’t she?”

“I’ve heard of Tiger Moms, but she takes the cake,” Sunset nuzzled her cheek and gave her a hug.

“Somewhere, there’s a Chinese woman reading her books going ‘You psycho bitch!’” Adagio huffed.

Sunset couldn’t help giggling, “Good one.”

“Thank you,” Adagio smirked, “You weren’t here when it happened, but her mother was here once and flat out admitted that she didn’t love Aria. I lost it on her.”

“Oh yeah, I heard a bit about it,” Sunset rubbed her back, “Aria was so grateful to you for driving her away. I just can’t imagine how that feels, knowing your own mother never loved you.”

Adagio nodded, “You’re the only one who has a good relationship with their parents.”

“I’m sorry…” Sunset pouted, nuzzling her.

“What are you sorry for? You didn’t do anything,” Adagio nuzzled back, kissing her nose.

“I know, I just feel bad sometimes when people have it less fortunate than me,” Sunset kissed her nose back, “Back in college, I was talking to this girl I knew. I’d told her about how my mother and I managed to find me a prom dress at a good price in this pretty nice dress shop. The girl just gave me a dirty look and said, ‘Yeah? Well my mother slapped a pattern down in front of me and told me to make my own damn dress’ and ranted about it for ten minutes. Like somehow I was evil for even daring have a better experience.”

Adagio hissed, “Ooh, that must have been harsh. Even Sona had a relatively okay upbringing compared to most others. She even belittled herself when she was telling me why she was so upset.”

“Awww… poor baby,” Sunset frowned, “I get where she’s coming from. You feel like you can’t complain or be happy.”

Adagio nodded slowly as she sipped her drink.

“...What about you?”

Adagio perked up, “Hmm?”

“What were your parents like?” Sunset clarified, biting her lip nervously, “That is, if you want to talk about it.”

Adagio huffed, “As much as I don’t like to bring it up… I had it worse than both Sonata and Aria…”

“Oh… I’m so sorry,” Sunset gave her a hug, “Hey, if you don’t want to talk about it, you don’t have to.”

“No it’s fine,” Adagio nodded, “I don’t think I’ve told Ari and Sona, since they just never asked, but… Okay. I grew up in South Hoofington-”

“Oh, I can see where this is going…”

“For the most part growing up was fine. I lived in a very traditional house. Everyone was well behaved, we had a big homemade breakfast every Saturday, went to church every Sunday. Then when I was fourteen… I came out to my parents. They screamed at me for what felt like hours, declared that I wasn’t their daughter anymore, and told me to get out of their house. I haven’t spoken to them since.”

“Urrgh!” Sunset palmed her forehead, “Can I just… can I just… go kick their asses or something?”

“Sunny, it’s been twenty-seven years,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling against her.

“I know, but still,” Sunset nuzzled her back, “I just can’t stand parents who do that.”

“Me neither,” Adagio nodded, “It’s horrible. It’s absolutely vile. But I’m okay. Don’t rush off to my defense, just keep your eye out for the next kid who’s in that kind of trouble. Speaking of which, if you ever find someone in that trouble, and they have nowhere to go, bring them here. I’ll have work for them and a place for them to sleep while they rebuild their lives.”

Sunset gave a smile and nodded, “That sounds like a great plan to me. I’d always wanted to help kids like that.”

“Me too,” Adagio smiled, “I’ve always wanted to give kids the help I never had when I was in that position…”

“And so we will!” Sunset kissed her cheek, “I think it goes without saying that Aria and Sonata will be on board with that, too.”

“Absolutely,” Adagio grinned, kissing Sunset’s cheek.

“So what happened after you were kicked out?”

“Well, I was homeless for a while,” Adagio sighed, nuzzling Sunset’s nose, “Did some pretty… unsavory things to keep myself fed. When I was old enough, I got onto income assistance and went back to school. But that was a good five years I spent living on the street…”

“I’m sorry,” Sunset frowned sympathetically, nuzzling her cheek. She then smiled, “But hey, look at you now. You have a successful business and three awesome girlfriends.”

Adagio smiled, “Mmhmm. Oh can you imagine if my parents walked in here right now? My mother would probably have an aneurysm at the debauchery.”

“Oooh, that’d be pretty sweet,” Sunset grinned, “How about your dad?”

“He’d probably roar and scream until he broke a blood vessel,” Adagio snickered, “I remember when my older brother went to a strip club for his bachelor party and my father grilled him for two hours about the sanctity of marriage.”

Sunset snorted, “Jeez, that’s brutal!”

Adagio nodded, “Yeah, he had quite the temper. He screamed so loudly at me when I came out that he made my sister quiver in fear. And she’s in the Canterlot Guard.”

“Even against nerves of steel! Aye-yai, that’s crazy!” Sunset whistled.

Adagio nodded and drained the last of her drink, “Yeah. And this is something the girls don’t need to know about. This all happened before they were even born, and I’ve long since gotten over it.”

“Don’t worry, I won’t say a word,” Sunset winked, “It’ll be our secret.”

“Good girl,” Adagio purred, kissing Sunset’s cheek.

“What were we talking about?” Sunset giggled, nudging her playfully.

“The implications of polystyrene nuggets on the economic flow of Candyland,” Adagio said without hesitation.

“Riiiight, that,” Sunset laughed, “Well, I better get back to work. I’ve got a soccer team to serve!”

Adagio glanced out to the club floor, where Equestria’s champion soccer team was making its way toward the bar. Chuckling, she gingerly lifted herself to her feet and limped back up toward her apartment.

“Hey, there you are,” Aria greeted her at the door, holding a trash bag in her hand, “What timing, I was just taking out the trash.”

Adagio smiled and leaned in, kissing Aria’s cheek, “Alright. Where’s Sona?”

“She’s in the living room, watching a movie,” Aria nuzzled her, “Some kind of a high school… rock band.. musical battle of the bands...thing.”

“Oh Sona,” Adagio giggled as she ascended the stairs, “You love the most adorably stupid movies…”

“Hey, she said she likes this one because the Alpha Bitch reminds her of an evil version of you,” Aria quipped with a laugh as she went down.

“Aw!” Adagio cooed, pushing open the door and limping into the apartment.

“Hi, Mommy!” Sonata waved at her from where she was dancing in front of the TV.

“Hello Sona,” Adagio limped over to her and kissed her cheek, “Having fun?”

“Yes!” Sonata kissed her cheek and nuzzled her, “How are you doing?”

“I’m okay,” Adagio smiled, inching over to the sofa and sitting down with a hiss, “Still sore, though.”

“Awww,” Sonata sat next to her, snuggling her, “My poor Mommy!”

“Oh you don’t have to stop playing on my account,” Adagio cooed, but otherwise snuggled her.

“I will… once the next song comes in,” Sonata smiled, “Honey Bee has an awesome singing voice but boy you can just see how deliciously evil she is!”

“Is this the one that Aria said reminds you of me?” Adagio asked with a giggle.

“Yes…” Sonata smiled brightly, “I don’t know why they go with honeybee, considering that honey bees aren’t exactly that evil…”

Adagio shrugged and wrapped her good arm around Sonata, “Me neither. Maybe it’s a play on the meaning. Honey is sweet. Bees sting. Honey bee seems sweet, but stings horribly.”

“Hmmm…” Sonata thought about that for a moment, then grinned, “Yeah, you’re right! That makes perfect sense, Mommy!”

Adagio smiled and kissing Sonata’s cheek, “There we go. Mystery solved.”

“Yaaaay!” Sonata kissed her face, looking back at the screen, “Ooh ooh! There they are! This song is great, but oh boy, just look at the way they’re touching everyone! It’s pretty creepy!”

“Oh my,” Adagio smirked, “And this is a movie for children?”

“It is!” Sonata laughed, “If you can believe it! Oh, showing this to your six-year-old won’t be awkward! ‘Mommy, why is those girls touching everyone’?”

“Because those girls very clearly get around, sweetie,” Adagio snickered as she squeezed Sonata’s rear, “My my my.”

“Ooh!” Sonata giggled, squirming happily in her seat, “Yes, they do!”

Adagio smirked as she watched Honey Bee swinging her hips, “Oh, now I’m certain this isn’t for children!” she giggled.

“Nope!” Sonata shook her head, “Just look at ‘em! Swinging their hips and pretty much seducing you with their voices. You know, for kids!”

Adagio watched as Honey Bee and her two underlings swung their hips around before striking a sexy pose, “I have the weirdest lady boner right now…”

“I know, right? I get that feeling too,” Sonata giggled, “Honey Bee reminds me of you, even though she’s pure evil! But I guess it’s the voice too, you two sound so alike. Plus her hair… Even if it’s black and yellow! I guess it’s the sex appeal, too...”

“You see me as a sultry, seductive siren, do you?” Adagio smirked as she pulled Sonata closer to her, “I suppose I did have you… under my spell…”

“Oooh, no you did not just do that!” Sonata snuggled against her, “Oh, yes! You really are so sultry, seductive… and you have a beautiful singing voice… so… yes! You are a siren! You had me under your spell…”

“Good,” Adagio whispered into her ear, stroking Sonata’s hair as she leaned back against the couch, “Mommy loves you so much.”

“And I love you so much, too!” Sonata cooed, nuzzling her happily, “You’ll always be my siren, Mommy.”

“Hey, lovebirds,” Aria came up behind the couch, giving a little smirk, “Either of you ever notice that one of Honey Bee’s underlings is just like you, Sonata?”

“Huh?” Sonata blinked, “Really?”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio pointed her out, one of the other villain who was significantly less malicious than the other two and was seemingly being played for comic relief, “That one right there.”

“Oh, jeez…” Sonata giggled, hiding her face in her hands, “I guess Grape Vine really is quite like me…”

“Told ya,” Aria smirked, joining them on the couch, “A ditz, comic relief, and pretty cute.”

“I’m convinced that Honey Bee is sleeping with her,” Adagio smirked.

“Me too,” Aria nudged her gently, “And the way… what’s her name again, oh yes, Short Cake argues with her, there’s some unresolved sexual tension. Hey, maybe they’re all doing it.”

Sonata giggled, “Ooh, I bet! You know, Short Cake makes me think of you, Aria! All tough and pretty mean, pretty much the smart one, aside from Honey Bee.”

Aria sweatdropped, “I was afraid you’d catch that…”

“Well, after all that moving and gyrating, I’d bet they’d be all worked up,” Adagio smirked, “Makes sense that they’d have to meet up in private later and bang like rabbits.”

“Ooooh my!” Sonata beamed at this, “I am so writing that down later.”

Adagio giggled and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Gonna write some erotic fanfiction, are we?”

“Maybe…” Sonata nuzzled her, giggling happily.

“Oh yeah, she does it all the time,” Aria chuckled.

“Oh my, do tell!” Adagio giggled.

Sonata blushed heavily, “M-Maybe… but they’re not very good! A-At all! It’s just self-indulgent fantasy stuff nobody reads! Well, except Aria, but that’s only because she was curious and caught me.”

“Oh come on, they’re not that bad at all,” Aria chuckled, smiling a bit, “But I think they’re entertaining and really sweet.”

“C’mon, tell me what one of them was about,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s hair.

Blushing more, Sonata buried her face in her shoulder, “I wrote one of them about… us. What could’ve happened if we met when I wasn’t a complete wreck.”

“And?” Adagio asked with a smile on her face, “C’mon! That sounds cool! Tell me.”

Aria giggled, leaning back, “Oh, you’re gonna love it.”

“Well… in the story, you actually took a job as a teacher at our school,” Sonata blushed, “I wasn’t a wreck, but still all sad. You were a nice teacher, but very strict. All the guys loved you and the girls wanted to be you, yadda yadda yadda. Then one time I was crying in class, even when everyone else left. You came and talked to me… It was kind of similar, but with a different sort of spin.”

“Aw! I like it!” Adagio purred, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she cuddled her tighter, “It’s adorable! Go on, tell me more, sweetie!”

“Oh, it gets pretty silly,” Aria snickered, “Go on, Sonata, tell her.”

Sonata blushed more, but managed to smile. It was, after all, in good fun, “Well… then after a while we formed a bond. We start hanging out outside of school, and even though you’re a teacher and have a professional code, you just toss it all aside. Eventually, we get way closer, and next thing we know, we’re making out after class and school is out!”

Adagio smirked and gently nibbled Sonata’s ear, “Oh my. Getting frisky with a student? An oldie, but a goodie.” She nuzzled her tighter and suckled her earlobe.

“Yeah, it’s very typical… But it was fun to do,” Sonata giggled, squirming happily, “And we’re keeping it secret, doing all we can to hide it! Oh, but it’s so hard! Everyone’s on our tails! And Sunset’s there, she’s all cool and fun, Aria’s there, too!”

“Yup,” Aria rolled her eyes playfully, “I think she was making fun of the way I talk. Everything I say practically breathes Seven of Nine.”

“Seven of… right, her,” Adagio nodded with a giggle, “Anything particularly juicy happen when everyone’s on our tail, sweetie?”

“Sunset walks in on us! Gasp!” Sonata cried dramatically, then laughed, “I beg her not to tell, you’re all too cool for school, and Sunset’s just confused! Oh no! What to do!”

“Did I hear my name?” Sunset came into view, looking at all of them in curiosity and amusement.

“Sonata’s telling us about her sizzingly erotic fanfiction,” Adagio chuckled, kissing the top of Sonata’s head, “She wrote a story where I’m her teacher and we start a scandalous tryst together.”

“Oh, really?” Sunset chuckled, joining them on the couch, “This sounds pretty fun. What’s happening now?”

“She just got to the part where you walk in,” Aria put in, “You’re confused about whether or not to do the right thing, or to protect your friend.”

“Am I? Yeah, I can see that happening,” Sunset chuckled, “Go on.”

“Well, then the principal is all hard on you, suspecting something’s up! You’re all like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about,’ and he’s like, ‘I never liked you from the moment you walked in the door, I shall find out what is going on and ruin you!’” Sonata declared.

“Yeah, she made him a cartoon villain. It’s freaking hilarious,” Aria snickered.

Adagio giggled and cuddled Sonata tighter, “Goodness, you’ve really put some work into this, haven’t you sweetheart?”

“Oh, sure!” Sonata laughed, nuzzling her neck, “And the best part is, we totally elope! Oh yeah, we drive off into the night and go elope out of town during a long weekend! Eastbound and down, baby!”

“Oh my goodness,” Adagio giggled, “How old are you in this story? Fifteen like when we met?”

Sonata blushed and curled her head into Adagio’s shoulder.

“Oh c’mon. Tell me,” Adagio chuckled.

“Sixteen this time,” Sonata giggled, “I was fifteen at the start, but after my sixteenth, we decided to make it official.”

“And by make it official you mean…?” Adagio smirked as she nuzzled her cheek.

“Like I said, we totally eloped!” Sonata grinned, “We were on a date, then you presented a ring to me and said, ‘Marry me, Sona-baby!’, and I said yes!”

“Aww, that’s cute,” Sunset giggled.

“It was way more detailed than that, but that’s the gist of it,” Aria smirked.

“Aw, you should let me read it sometime,” Adagio cooed, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“....Okay, Mommy, you can read it,” Sonata blushed more, burying her head in her shoulder, “Especially when Sunset and Aria join us to become a foursome! Kinda like here, except with way different circumstances.”

“Oh? Do tell!” Adagio grinned, nipping Sonata’s ear.

“Well, obviously I can’t tell anyone that I’m married to my History teacher!” Sonata giggled, “Sometime after, Aria comes and asks me out! She confesses she’s liked me for a long time and wants to go out sometime. I’m all freaked and tell her I can’t! Then I come home, and I tell you what happened. You’re all like, ‘If you want to date her, you can’, and stuff. I wasn’t sure, but then I wondered if it would help me hide my secret!”

“Oh, that scene…” Aria snickered, “She turned me into such a ham. I was reading those parts and I kept having to stop because I was laughing so hard.”

“Oh my goodness, that alone could carry a whole TV Series,” Adagio laughed, “I’m Secretly Married To My History Teacher, Starring Sonata Dusk.”

“Sonata Dazzle,” Sonata corrected, much to everyone’s surprise.

“Pardon?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow.

Sonata’s cheeks went pink, “Yeah… I couldn’t help it.”

“Couldn’t help what?” Adagio asked, her voice softening.

“Well, we’re… married in the story! And I guess we… we might as well be married, right? I definitely see this lasting forever…” Sonata rubbed her arm nervously, blushing more.

“You mean… you want to… have my last name?” Adagio asked slowly.

“...Maybe?” Sonata squeaked.

“Aww… that’s really sweet,” Aria smiled, “I can’t say I blame you. I’d sure be glad to toss Blaze aside.”

Sunset giggled, “I don’t mind either way. But there’s nothing to be embarrassed about, Sonata. That’s cute. Some girls do want to take their partner’s name.”

Adagio was silent as she held Sonata in her lap, her eyes shining as she struggled to keep her lip from quivering. She took a shaky breath and squeezed Sonata tighter and intimately nuzzled her hair.

Taken aback a little bit, Sonata snuggled into her and laid a little kiss on her cheek. “Mommy? Are you okay?”

“Yeah…” Adagio whispered, reaching up and wiping her eyes, “I just… that… meant a lot to me, Sona…”

Sonata blinked at this, having not expected this reaction. She smiled brightly, hugging her tighter, “Awww, I’m glad it made you so happy! I thought maybe you already would’ve known I felt like that, but it’s okay! Now you know!”

“Sonata Dazzle…” Adagio whispered, sniffling and squeezing Sonata tighter to her, “I love it, it’s so pretty…”

“I like it, too,” Sonata giggled.

“I’m just surprised you didn’t fill your notebooks with ‘Mrs. Sonata Dazzle’ or whatever at school,” Aria chuckled.

Sonata blushed and looked away, “Um…”

Adagio looked up from her hair, “Oh my god, you didn’t!”

Aria’s jaw dropped, “I wasn’t being serious! ...You actually did?”

Sonata nodded slowly, “Yeah… I did. Even before we got together. I… couldn’t help it, okay? I even thought, ‘Oh, at least it’d be with someone who cares about me’.”

“Oh, do you still have them? I have to see this!” Adagio cooed, nuzzling Sonata’s hair.

Sonata giggled and nodded, getting up to fetch her notebooks out of her trunk. As she dug through her belongings, she thought back to when she’d done that… it seemed like so long ago…

“Hey Slutnata!” one of Sonata’s classmates hissed, “Thought you were gonna hurl yourself off the bridge yesterday?”

Sonata clutched her books to her chest, and walked away faster. How either of them knew of her intentions, she wasn’t sure. It took all of her strength not to bite back, keeping her thoughts as positive as possible.

Adagio Dazzle…

As the name, face and everything ran through her mind, Sonata felt calmer. She even smiled, her heart skipping a beat. Never would she have expected a woman like her to actually reach out and try to make her feel better. To treat her like a person. Like her problems mattered and wanted to help. She grinned wider as memories of the older woman’s soothing voice filled her ears.

“Oh man, Adagio… Hope I’ll see you again sometime,” she murmured.

Sonata was snapped out of her thoughts when she collided with something tall and firm. Falling back onto her rear, she rubbed her forehead and looked up.

“Hey Sonata,” Ascentia stooped down to help her up, “You okay?”

“Oh, hey, Ascentia…” Sonata managed a relieved smile, “Yeah, I’m okay. Sorry I bumped into you there.”

“Don’t worry about it,” Ascentia smiled, picking up her notebook and glancing at it, “...Who’s Adagio?”

“Huh? Well she’s-HEY!” Sonata squealed and snatched it back, blushing heavily, “N-Nobody! Just a friend!”

Ascentia smirked, “Replaced me already, did ya?”

“Asy!” Sonata squeaked, shaking her head rapidly, “It’s not like that. She’s… well, she’s way older than me. I know she cares about me, but she can have anyone she wants. Especially her own age. No way she could ever like me.”

“I dunno, I liked you,” Ascentia chuckled, patting Sonata’s shoulder, “Good luck. Cya later.”

“Sure… see you later,” Sonata bit her lip, going in the opposite direction, ‘Maybe she did, but still… it’s not the same thing. Adagio’s way older, way cooler and just… in a whole different world and league than me. Sure, she likes me, but… come on, no way she’d ever see me as girlfriend material. There’s just no way.’

Sonata’s phone buzzed in her pocket. Pulling it out, she saw a text from…

“Adagio!”

‘HEY KID, WANNA HAVE LUNCH THIS AFTERNOON?’

“...What the hell?” Sonata blinked, staring at her phone. She managed to type out a reply back.

‘O-kay, but, what’s with the yelling?’

‘SHIFT KEY ON PHONE IS BROKEN, LOWER CASES ARE FOR PEOPLE WITH APPLE FAMILY PHONES.’

Sonata wasn’t quite sure what that meant, but brushed it off as she responded. ‘Okay then. But yeah, I’d like to have lunch with you. That sounds good.’

‘GREAT, PICK YOU UP IN AN HOUR.’

Giggling happily, Sonata couldn’t help doing a little happy dance as she pocketed her phone. To think Adagio was thinking of her this way! Already her mood lifted as she continued down the hallway, having to resist jumping up and down for joy.

“Yay!” She giggled to herself.

Students passing by gave her strange looks and some openly laughed at her, but Sonata didn’t care. She was practically jittering on the spot in excitement.

‘Oh yeah, oh yeah, time to have some fun with Adagio! I bet she has some great stories to tell!’ Sonata thought, giggling to herself.

“Oh my goodness,” Adagio chuckled as she flipped through Sonata’s notebook, much to Sonata’s giggling embarrassment. Inside were all sorts of aged scrawls about ‘Sonata Dazzle’ and cute little fifteen year old poems about her, “You really had it bad for me from the moment we met, didn’t you?”

“...Maybe…” Sonata blushed more, giggling, “I couldn’t help it. You just left a huge impression on me.”

“Okay, be honest,” Adagio giggled, closing the notebook, “How long did it take before you started touching yourself thinking about me?”

“...I think it was… um… the first time you saved me at school, a little bit before that,” Sonata murmured, “That was why I ended up saying I liked the idea of being dominated. I fantasized about you doing that.”

“Totally called it,” Aria snickered.

“Go on, tell me all about what happened,” Adagio giggled, dragging her tongue up Sonata’s neck.

Sonata squirmed and mewled in embarrassment, “Okaaay… When you showed me your new bathing suit that one time you took me shopping for clothes… I… well, I got all aroused. When I got home, I just went right to my room and indulged in fantasizing about you… Being all sexy and dominating.”

“And what was I doing in this fantasy?” Adagio purred softly.

“Wearing your bathing suit…” Sonata blushed, looking away and giggling, “You stood over me, gave me some commands and stripped me slowly. I was all powerless and did nothing to stop you!”

“Oh my, you were such a dirty little girl, weren’t you?” Adagio chuckled, circling her finger around her own shirt collar.

“I was having a sexual awakening!” Sonata pouted, “Or rather, just getting more in touch with it.”

Adagio smirked and slowly beckoned Sonata over to her. Sonata blushed and stood up, approaching her. Once she was close enough, Adagio’s smirk turned into an evil grin as she wrenched Sonata off her feet and onto the couch, pulling up her shirt and blowing hard into her stomach.

“Nooooooooo!” Sonata squealed, laughing and wiggling beneath her, “Mommy nooooooooo!”

“Mommy’s got your belly!” Adagio cooed as she continued to blow into Sonata’s stomach, “Mommy’s got your skinny little belly!”

“Noooooo!” Sonata squealed louder, trying to squirm away.

“Oh goodness…” Sunset giggled behind her hand, “That is just adorable!”

“Oh yeah, they do this all the time. I used to think it was creepy,” Aria admitted, chuckling a little, “Don’t know what I was smoking.”

“Mommy’s got your belly and she’s not letting go!” Adagio giggled as she continued to blow into Sonata’s stomach, “Mommy loves her baby girl’s little belly!”

“Mommyyyyyy!” Sonata laughed, grabbing at her hair, “Stooooooop! Nooooooo!”

Adagio pulled back for a moment and giggled, “No! Your little belly is mine!”

Giggling, Sonata tried to wiggle away, but Adagio was way too strong for her, “Hee hee… Mommy!”

“Yes?” Adagio grinned cheekily.

“...Trying to point out a distraction isn’t going to make you look away or let go, is it?”

“Nope,” Adagio grinned, burying her face in Sonata’s belly and blowing hard.

“Nooooooo!” Sonata squirmed and laughed, snorting.

“Well it’s either your belly or your bum,” Adagio giggled, peering up at her.

“I like it on my belly… even if it makes my sides hurt,” Sonata giggled.

Adagio growled and continued blowing into Sonata’s stomach, eliciting more giggling from her and the other two girls as she pulled Sonata closer.

“Okay okay Mommyyyyy! I surrender!” Sonata squealed, wiggling against her.

“There are no brakes on the Mommy train!” Adagio grinned, blowing harder as she tickled Sonata’s back.

“Nooooo! Help meeeee!” Sonata laughed, wiggling harder beneath her.

“Are you kidding me? This is hilarious,” Aria snickered, “Sorry baby cakes, you’re on your own.”

Adagio grinned a predatory grin and pulled Sonata’s shirt up higher, blowing in between Sonata’s ribs as her fingers tickled along her belly.

“Mommyyyyyy! Nuuuuuuu!” Sonata flailed her arms about before grabbing at Adagio’s back.

“Mommy yes!” Adagio grinned as she blew hard into Sonata’s stomach.

“Nuuuuuuu!” Sonata playfully batted at her, “Stooooop! I hurt!”

Adagio blew harder as she tickled along Sonata’s back, “Never!”

Sonata laughed still, wiggling and squealing, before she let out a gasp. “Um… M-Mommy! I think I just peed or I came… I don’t know!”

Adagio pulled back with a smirk, “Do you want Mommy to check, sweetie?”

“Yes, please…”

Adagio giggled and slid her hand up Sonata’s skirt, brushing her fingers against her sex and feeling a thin, almost slimy wetness, “Oh, don’t worry sweetie. It’s not pee,” she giggled, “Goodness, you get off on the silliest things.”

“Maybe, but that’s also what happens when I laugh too hard!” Sonata puffed her cheeks, “You’re so silly, Mommy… I still love it when you tickle or raspberry me!”

“Mommy loves to tickle you!” Adagio cooed, rocking her hand against Sonata’s sex as she cuddled her close.

“Nuuuu!” Sonata squealed, moaning a little.

Sunset laughed at the display, having been stifling her giggles behind her hand and nudging Aria, “Oh, they are so silly. It’s so ridiculously cute. How do you do it without bursting from the adorable heart attack?”

“Practice,” Adagio giggled as she rocked Sonata against her hand, giggling as she watched her blush, “Many years of practice.”

“Pretty much that,” Aria rolled her eyes playfully, “Like I once said, it’s like being beaten with a Valentine over and over.”

Adagio giggled and stuck her tongue out at Aria, “Oh hush, you,” she teased.

“Yeah, no,” Aria stuck her tongue out right back.

“The way you give her lip is funny,” Sunset giggled.

“It’s hilarious!” Sonata giggled from the floor, “Mommy’s all like, ‘Aria, come suck Mummy’s bosoms’, and Aria’s all like, ‘No! I shall not do that.’ and it just goes from there!”

“Okay, why do you keep making me sound like a robot and giving Ma a British accent?” Aria snickered, “You’re silly.”

“It’s fun!” Sonata smiled.

“You can see why I’m the Mommy, Sunny,” Adagio giggled, “If it weren’t for me, these two would tear each other apart.”

“It’s a very nice dynamic,” Sunset chuckled, “So… what am I? Sonata’s the baby, Aria’s the disgruntled but softie older sister, and you’re the Mommy.”

“Well, Sona’s the youngest and Aria’s older than her… how old are you, Sunny?” Adagio asked.

“Nineteen,” Sunset shrugged.

“...I stand corrected, you’re the youngest,” Adagio giggled, “Goodness, I’m robbing the cradle younger and younger.”

“I was fifteen at the time Mommy came along!” Sonata said.

“I was already twenty-ish,” Aria shrugged.

“Yes, but now you’re twenty-two, Sona,” Adagio giggled, “Sunny would have been twelve when you and I met.”

“Oh, god,” Sunset snickered, palming her face and shaking her head, “I was going through a punk phase at the time. Dressing like one, swearing like a trucker, and just… I was trying to be an adult without even knowing what it meant. So it’s good thing you guys never knew me back then.”

“Aw! I bet you were cute,” Adagio giggled, “Twilight first showed up on my doorstep looking exactly like that and I thought she was just adorable.”

Sunset perked at this, giving a big smile, “Oh, really? Go on…”

“Tank top stopping just under her boobs, mini-skirt, fishnet stockings, hair lopped off to just above her ears, knee-high boots. I must say she did go all out with it,” Adagio giggled, “How poor Asy put up with that is beyond me. Oh right! According to Asy, she sucked off the guy who called them a tow truck.”

Sunset squirmed in her seat, squeezing her thighs together, “Uh-huh… wow… that’s pretty… interesting to hear. Uh, you don’t have any… photos, do you? It’s okay if you don’t! I’m just wondering…”

Adagio nodded and pulled out her photo album, flipping over a few pages to find the photos that Sonata had taken of them, “Here we are,” she said, handing the album over to Sunset to show her a whole slew of photos of Twilight’s punk-rock hooker phase.

“Yay!” Sunset cheered, looking them over. She blushed a bit, perusing them slowly, “Wow… she’s cute, and yet, really hot.”

“Oh, isn’t she?” Sonata grinned, coming up beside her, “We couldn’t believe it! But it was soooo cool! And pretty funny!”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm. She tried to play up how tough and street smart she was, but she couldn’t fool us. Very much the same thing as you, really. Trying to seem more adult than she actually was. The look was hot, though. I think that’s why Asy put up with her.”

“Yup, it was clear as day she had no clue what she was doing,” Aria recalled with a nod, “That’s pretty much why Sonata and I didn’t say much that day. We knew we were gonna call it. We had to stifle ourselves.”

“It was hard! I don’t know how I kept that quiet!” Sonata whistled.

“Once they got to talking though, Sona was her usual chipper self,” Adagio giggled, “Oh, you see that one photo with Twilight lounging on the sofa?”

Finding the photo in question, Sunset blushed, “...I did, now…”

“Reach behind it. There’s another photo in that sleeve,” Adagio smirked.

“Hee! Do it!” Sonata grinned.

Sunset looked at them oddly, then reached into the album sleeve, pulling out a concealed photo. Her eyes went wide, her cheeks as red as her hair, “...Uh…”

The photo in her hand was of Twilight spread out tastefully on the same sofa, only this time she was completely naked.

“You like?” Sonata smiled.

“As if you need to ask,” Aria chuckled, “It’s her crush, naked on a couch.”

Sunset smiled brightly and giggled, “It’s a beautiful photo and she looks amazing…”

“Keep checking, there’s more lurid photos of her hidden behind others,” Adagio winked.

“Really?” Sunset grinned, “Wow, if this one’s lovely, I can’t imagine how they others are…”

“If you’re in the mood for lovely, sultry, or slutty, they’re all in there,” Adagio giggled.

Giving an excited squeal, Sunset giggled and kissed her cheek, “Thank you for showing me this…”

“No problem,” Adagio purred, nuzzling Sunset’s hair, “Mommy always treats her girls.”

“I know…” Sunset giggled, now exploring through the album for the hidden lurid photos.

“Looks like she’s got some new masturbatory material,” Aria chuckled.

Adagio giggled, “It’s just so cute seeing her fawning over Twilight.”

“Soooo cute!” Sonata cooed, grinning widely, “It’s so sweet!”

“Careful Sunny, you look like you’re about to set your clothes on fire,” Adagio chuckled as Sunset pulled out a few more photos.

“I can’t help it, I just… wow…” Sunset murmured, admiring one of the photos.

“What’s that one you’re looking at?” Adagio asked with a soft smile.

Sunset showed her, turning out to be a photo of Twilight in a schoolgirl uniform, and sitting up against the wall. She had the cutest expression of pleading, in spite of the descriptions from before.

“This one is just adorable…” Sunset smiled.

“Oh, I remember that one,” Adagio giggled, “Twilight made such a fun model.”

“How did you get her to pose for you?” Sunset asked.

“Twilight was on a pretty slutty kick, remember?” Adagio snickered, “I pretty much just suggested we do some amateur porn and she was all in. There’s video too. Hoo boy, if Canterlot tabloids got ahold of this stuff, they’d have a field day.”

“Can… Can I see it?” Sunset asked hopefully.

“Of course,” Adagio giggled, “Sona, go pop in the one with her stripping and dancing for the camera!”

“You got it!” Sonata got up and headed into the office. She came back with a laptop, attaching a thumb drive into one of the ports. Placing it onto Sunset’s lap, she started the video, “Here you go!”

Sunset set the laptop onto the coffee table and sat back on the sofa while the video loaded. After a few seconds, they were greeted by the sight of Twilight on the stage downstairs. From the looks of it, the club had long since closed. Some sultry music started playing and Twilight began gyrating her hips as she leaned back against one of the poles and slid down to the stage floor before sliding back up again.

“Oh my gosh…” Sunset shook in her seat, clutching at her knees, “Where did she learn to do that…”

“I have no idea, but boy was it something,” Adagio purred.

On the screen, Twilight rotated her hips as she began to peel her shirt off, pulling it up and over her head and letting it fall out of frame, holding her hands over her head to show off her bra as she circled and rocked on the spot.

“Isn’t she terrific?” Sonata grinned.

“Absolutely…” Sunset murmured dreamily, gazing at Twilight’s dancing figure, “You girls are so lucky…”

“Why are we so lucky?” Adagio giggled.

“Seeing Princess Twilight like this,” Sunset giggled, “Even getting to participate with her.”

“Oh, well in that case, yes we are,” Adagio purred as Twilight slid her shorts off and tugged at her panties.

“I’d say we were,” Aria agreed, looking to the video, “Too bad you would’ve been too young at the time if you were there, though.”

Sunset pouted slightly, but otherwise kept her eyes glued to the video, “I don’t know what it is, but… she’s just so… amazing. I know she did some… terrible things, but… I just… I just can’t hate her for it. All I want to do is hug her and let her know it’s okay…”

Sonata nuzzled her, “I felt the same way, too.”

“Me too,” Adagio nodded, “I remember I spoke to Ascentia about all of that and… well, if Asy forgives her and wants to move on from it, that’s really the end of the discussion. I’m not about to argue with someone who took down an entire rioting party while bleeding from seven bullet wounds and lived.”

“Same,” Aria put in with a nod, “Don’t get me wrong, I’m not gonna pretend I condone what Twilight did, or even say it was no big deal. It was. But… yeah, I’m not gonna hold it against her like a death sentence. She’s… kinda like family to us, in a weird way, and we love her.”

Sunset smiled, looking back at the video, “That’s a good way of putting it…”

“It is!” Sonata agreed, “So enough about that, let’s watch our sexy Princess dance it off!”

On the screen, Twilight had long since shed her bra and was gyrating to the floor and back up, sensually rubbing her breasts as she flashed ‘come-hither’ looks to the camera, the music continuing to play.

“She’s a goddess…” Sunset murmured dreamily, giving a little sigh and squeezing her thighs a little tighter.

“Indeed. She’s a gorgeous woman,” Adagio purred.

Twilight bit her lip and inched her panties down her legs, kicking them off as she continued to gyrate, baring her nethers to the camera as she stood with her legs spread, her hips continuing to swivel.

“Even now, she’s still as hot and pretty as ever!” Sonata giggled, “Even after having a baby!”

“No kidding,” Sunset chuckled, “She’s still a beautiful lady.”

As the music slowed down, Twilight bent one arm back behind her head as the other stopped just shy of her sex, pouting to the camera as the video faded out to black. Sunset gave a tiny whine if disappointment as the video cut back to the folder.

“I sowwy!” Sonata pouted, hugging her, “The feed cut out…”

“That was where it ended, sweetie,” Adagio giggled, “But don’t worry, there’s more. You want to see her touching herself?”

“Yes…” Sunset nodded.

Adagio giggled and clicked the other video and the girls watched as Twilight lay against a recliner, her fingers toying with her nethers.

“I have so much porn of this girl,” she giggled, “It was a good weekend.”

Come Closer You Little Cutie

“Hey Sunny!” Sonata squeed as she ran into the living room and up to Sunset, “I had the best idea!”

“What is it, Sonata?” Sunset looked up from the book she was reading.

Sonata held up a blindfold and giggled, “Put this on! We’re gonna have sex!”

“N-Now?” Sunset said with surprise, taking the blindfold, “Well, all right…. I guess we can. You want me to be blindfolded?”

“Yeah! I think it’d be fun!” Sonata giggled, sitting back and waiting for her to put it on.

Sunset shrugged, tying the blindfold around her head and making sure she couldn’t see through any cracks, “All right, it’s on. What would you like to do?”

“Just give me a second,” Sonata giggled. There was the sound of her pacing, and the rustling of some clothes before Sunset felt Sonata straddle her lap, naked and smelling vaguely like lavender.

Making herself comfortable, Sunset reached out and gently stroked her hips. “You sure smell nice, Sonata… Is that new perfume?”

“Mmhmm!” Sonata giggled as Sunset felt her rock her hips in her lap, pulling her closer and pressing her face into her chest.

Strangely enough, Sonata’s breasts felt a little more endowed than usual. Sunset brushed it off, figuring that it was due to not being used to blindfolded sex, “All right, then… Mmmm… you feel so good, Sonata… It’s really nice to do this just the two of us… We don’t do that often…” She ran her hands along her back and down to her rear.

“You’re righty!” Sonata giggled, almost childishly as she circled her hips in Sunset’s lap, “I thought I’d give you a little blind lap dance!”

“Oh, is that so?” Sunset giggled, stroking her back, “Well, I’ve seen you practice all this time, so I’m eager to get a little Sonata Treatment. Proceed.”

Sonata giggled as Sunset felt her gyrating her hips in her lap, arching her back as she slowly lifted herself up onto her knees. Sunset felt her nose brush against Sonata’s stomach, her perfume filling her nostrils as she felt a particular heat grow ever closer.

“Wow, you’re eager, I can smell it,” Sunset chuckled, running her hands along her legs, “Oh, Sonata… your skin is so soft… No wonder Adagio loves cuddling you so much!”

“Hee hee!” Sonata giggled as she slowly climbed higher, “Do you wanna taste-y?”

“I’d be happy to,” Sunset smiled, nuzzling her stomach with her nose, “Come closer, you little cutie.”

Sunset felt her head gently pushed back against the head rest of the sofa and a pair of arms gently wrap around her head and stroking her hair. She felt Sonata lift herself up and gently bring her warm, aroused sex down to her lips. Sunset shivered as she felt Sonata slowly circle her nethers around her lips.

“Mmm….” Sunset murmured, giving some experimental licks. Something was odd and felt different. She’d gone down on Sonata couple of times, but there was something different about this. Nonetheless, she attributed it to simply not being overly used to it. Nuzzling her sex, she leaned in closer and proceeded to lick and suckle anywhere she could.

“Mmm,” Sonata purred as she gently gyrated her sex against Sunset’s mouth, “Do I taste good, Sunny bunny? Do you like my sweet little pussy in your mouth?”

“I asked you not to call her that,” came the smallest, barely audible whisper from above her.

Sunset paused, “What was that?”

The arms around her head gently pulled her back in, pressing her warm sex against Sunset’s mouth, “Take off the blindfold,” came Sonata’s giggling voice.

Puzzled, Sunset did as she was asked, slowly untying it, and pulling back slightly, “Well, okay. So I just-wait, how are you over there?”

There was no response. All she knew was that it sounded like Sonata’s voice was coming further to her right. Close enough to be heard, but definitely not in front of her. Sunset frowned, pulling off the blindfold and placing it aside. She was greeted by the sight of a woman’s nethers as she felt her hands sensually stroking her hair. She looked up and nearly choked on her own tongue.

It was Twilight. Twilight was straddling her shoulders against the soda. Twilight was stroking her hair. Twilight was naked. Twilight was smiling down at her. Twilight was pulling her head back in toward her nethers.

“Mmfess Fwmmi-ight!” Sunset gasped against her nethers, her voice muffled. She managed to continue her ministrations, despite her continued shock.

“Surprise!” Sonata giggled, sitting on the couch next to them.

“Ada told me you really liked my videos,” Twilight purred as she stroked Sunset’s hair, gently rocking against her mouth.

“Mmmm…” Sunset squirmed slightly, licking along her entrance as her tongue slipped in.

“They thought it would be nice if I came over and gave you a taste of the real thing,” she whispered softly as she curled her finger around Sunset’s ear.

“Yep!” Sonata smiled brightly, nodding, “We told her all about it and she wanted us to help surprise you!”

Sunset sighed dreamily, continuing to eat her crush out. She couldn’t believe what was happening, let alone that his was real. Twilight Sparkle was right in front of her, in the flesh, and she was pleasuring her. Sunset gripped her hips, working as efficiently as she could. Twilight sighed softly, continuing to lovingly stroke her hair as she rocked her hips a little harder.

“That’s it, Sunset… right there…” she whispered, “Oh my goodness, you’re shaking.”

“Sunn-er… Sunmeister? You okay?” Sonata gently poked her arm.

“Mm-hmm…” Sunset hummed dreamily, nosing Twilight’s nub as her tongue explored her entrance. As she’d fantasized, Twilight tasted delicious, and so sweet.

“I think she’s just excited,” Twilight cooed softly, arching her back as Sunset hit her sweet spots, “From what you told me, this is like Kitten with anal.”

“You just had to bring me into this did’ya?” came Ascentia’s voice from the kitchen.

“Of course we did, Asy!” Sonata giggled.

Twilight giggled and gyrated her hips against Sunset’s mouth, “Oooh… I’m almost there, sweetie…”

“Mmmm…” Sunset cooed, happily working faster and harder. Anything to make sure Twilight would enjoy herself. This time she dared look up, surprised to finding the woman in question looking back down at her.

“You have beautiful eyes, Sunset,” Twilight purred softly, stroking her cheek.

Sunset squirmed, but managed to keep her ministrations going. Even despite her blush rising and her entire body about to burst. She clutched Twilight’s hips tightly, eagerly licking and nibbling all over her sex. Twilight groaned softly, shivering as she reached a modest climax which she happily embellished. Gyrating her hips and throwing her head back, she moaned and squeezed her breast as she released into Sunset’s mouth.

“Mmm!” Sunset uttered, pulling back as she finished lapping every bit that she could. She blushed heavily and giggled, “You… have beautiful eyes too, Princess Twilight…”

“Thank you,” she purred. Normally she would have corrected her and said it was just Twilight, but Sunset Shimmer seemed to enjoy calling her Princess, so she let it slide, “Was it everything you imagined?”

“No… It’s…” Sunset blushed heavily, “...It’s even better than I imagined.”

“Oh really?” Twilight smiled as she kissed Sonata’s forehead.

“Mm-hmm,” Sunset took a breath, her hands shaking as she felt unsure where to even put them, “I just… can’t even believe you would have wanted to do this…”

“Oh, and why wouldn’t I? It was just so adorable hearing about how you loved seeing my pictures,” Twilight purred, twirling her fingers in Sunset’s hair.

“We knew Twilight, Sun-bun!” Sonata threw in, grinning, “All you had to do was ask!”

Sunset blushed and shook her head, “Oh, no. I didn’t feel right about doing that.”

“And why’s that?” Twilight whispered softly, grinning from ear to ear as she gyrated her hips in Sunset’s lap.

“I… well, the thought crossed my mind, but….” Sunset trembled from the sensations of pleasure. She barely looked Twilight in the eye, feeling all the more awkward, “Just because my friends knew someone famous, let alone someone I… admire so much… Doesn’t mean I’m going to try coercing them into sharing the connection. I just don’t feel right about doing that… Like I’m using their connections for my own gain.”

Twilight giggled, “You’re not getting land or money out of me, all you wanted was to roll around in bed.”

“That doesn’t exactly make it sound better…” Sunset pouted.

“Well I could help you tax evade if it’ll make you feel better,” Twilight giggled.

Sunset blushed harder and squeezed, “I’m sorry, Princess Twilight… I’m a mess right now, aren’t I?”

Twilight nodded and leaned back, “This is what I looked like back in High School, wasn’t it Kitten?”

“Mmhmm!” Ascentia nodded with a grin as Sonata sat in her lap.

“You were right, this is adorable,” Twilight cooed, nuzzling Sunset’s nose.

“...Thank you,” Sunset gave an appreciative smile, “That really means a lot, coming from you.”

“Aw, you’re welcome sweetie,” Twilight nuzzled her as she kissed along her neck.

Blushing harder, Sunset gingerly ran her hands along Twilight’s back and sides. Anything to show her admiration and appreciation. It was still sinking in that this was a chance to be close and personal with Twilight Sparkle of all people. She’d fantasized of moments like this many times, but had long since accepted it would likely never happen. Even in her moments of disappointment from this factor. Yet now, here they were. She definitely had to find some way to thank Adagio and the girls for this…

“Mmm…” Sunset murmured, gently nuzzling her hair, “You smell really nice…”

“Thank you,” Twilight purred, taking a deep whiff of Sunset’s hair, “Mmm… is that cinnamon?”

“It is…” Sunset gave a little smile, “Do you like it?”

Twilight breathed in Sunset’s scent deeply, “Mmm… I love it.”

Beaming, Sunset leaned in and gave her a kiss on the cheek, “Thank you, Twilight…”

“You’re welcome,” Twilight purred, angling Sunset’s head up and bringing their lips together.

It didn’t take long for Sunset to melt, completely surrendering to the kiss. She held closer to Twilight, relishing her soft skin and warmth. The touch of her warm, sweet-tasting lips against her own was heavenly. Sunset moaned softly, applying pressure against Twilight’s lips. Twilight moaned happily against her, reaching her hands down to the back of Sunset’s neck and cradling her intimately. Leaning forward, she bit down onto Sunset’s bottom lip, just hard enough to tug on it as she traced it with her tongue.

“Mmm…” Sunset giggled, feeling a lot more comfortable with all this. She brought her hands down toward Twilight’s supple rear, experimentally squeezing.

“Oooh!” Twilight squeaked with a smirk as she deepened the kiss, her fingernails gently scraping the back of Sunset’s neck.

Meeting Twilight’s tongue, Sunset squeezed harder, engaging in the older woman’s heated dueling. She felt all the more aroused and excited, anticipating whatever else Twilight seemed to have in store. Twilight gently slid her tongue along Sunset’s and back out of her mouth, pulling away and smirking as she sidled back on her lap and slowly lowered herself to the floor.

“W-Where are you going…?” Sunset uttered, looking at her in a daze.

“You know where I’m going,” Twilight whispered as she kissed along Sunset’s stomach.

Sunset shuddered, slowly realizing just where this was leading to, “Yeah… I think I do…”

Twilight unbuttoned Sunset’s jeans and slowly slid them down her thighs, kissing along her abdomen and down to her panty line as she tugged her pants down to Sunset’s ankles. As best she could, Sunset kicked off her pants, and then slid her panties off. It was especially nerve-wracking, but exciting, as she could see Twilight’s eyes on her the entire time.

“There we go,” Twilight purred as she settled herself between Sunset’s legs and nuzzled just above her sex, brushing her lips ever so slightly against her nub.

“Ngh…” Sunset squeaked, her legs spreading a little further, “Twilight…”

“Yes?” Twilight asked, her voice just barely a sultry whisper.

Squeaking, Sunset blushed more and looked away, “Nothing… I just… this is wonderful…”

“Look at me, Sunset,” Twilight whispered as she lowered her face to Sunset’s nethers.

Swallowing, Sunset turned her head and looked down at her, “Sorry…”

“That’s better,” Twilight smiled before leaning in and dragging her tongue over Sunset’s damp sex before closing her lips over her mound.

“Mmm…” Sunset moaned, leaning back all the more and squirming, “Nghhh….”

Twilight gently pushed her tongue into Sunset as she lifted her legs up higher for easier access. Peering up at her, she winked playfully as she darted her tongue around inside of her.

It was ethereal to see Twilight’s sensuous violet eyes peering back at her like this. Sunset would never have imagined it, yet here she was, right between her thighs. She reached down, clutching at her hair and moaning loudly.

“Twilight…!”

“Mmm…” Twilight moaned softly as she angled her head up to push in deeper, searching non-stop for that one sensitive spot that would make Sunset sing.

“A-Aah!” Sunset moaned, clutching her hair harder, “Twilight… so…. ah! Yes!”

Twilight purred as she tilted her head forward, raking Sunset’s clit with her teeth as she continued her search for her sweet spot, “Mmm…”

“Oh Twilight… you goddess!” Sunset squealed, panting and moaning, “Yes! Yes! Ohhh… my gosh…”

“Mmm… are you having fun?” Twilight teased as she briefly pulled away, curling her tongue around Sunset’s nub.

“Yes… I am… thank you…” Sunset moaned, nodding.

“You’re welcome,” Twilight purred as she lowered her head and slid her tongue back into her nethers.

“Aaaahh! T-Twilight… Ah!” Sunset moaned louder, throwing her head back. The tingles of pleasure shot through her, leaving her entire body helpless to it. Any sort of means to escape from the intensity were futile, “That’s… yes! Right there!”

Twilight pushed harder, finding that spot that made Sunset squeal and hitting it repeatedly, lifting her legs higher as she locked eyes with her and groaned softly in the back of her throat. Indeed it sent Sunset into loud and excited squeals of pleasure. She clutched at Twilight’s head all the more, holding her closer to her sex. This was pure heaven.

“YES! Twilight…! Aaahh! Almost! Almost!”

Twilight pushed harder, cupping Sunset’s rear as she relentlessly ran her tongue over her g-spot, smirking with her eyes, “C’mon... “ she whispered.

Keeping her eyes on Twilight the entire time, it was all it took for Sunset to lose it. She clenched her legs against Twilight’s head, her fingers fisted into her hair, and her body burst. A loud cry of her name escaped, her climax shot over her rapidly, and filled her with euphoria. Sunset shuddered, going limp and laying back as she rode it out.

“Mmm… there we go,” Twilight pulled back, wiping her mouth, “Adagio’s really built some stamina in you, hasn’t she?”

“Mmm…. yeah… she has…” Sunset murmured, gazing at her dreamily.

Twilight giggled, crawling up and kissing Sunset’s chin as she twirled a finger over her chest, “What’cha thinkin’ about?”

“You…” Sunset blushed more, “I’ve admired you for so long, and now here you are…. I just… I’m honoured…”

Twilight giggled and pulled Sunset into a hug, reversing their positions as she settled the younger woman in her lap, “You’re just the cutest thing!”

“Oh… gee…” Sunset blushed and giggled. She snuggled against Twilight and closed her eyes, “You’re so sweet.”

“Looks like Twiley’s in the market for a new girlfriend,” Ascentia joked as she bounced Sonata in her lap, “Probably since the old one’s fallen out of warranty.”

“It’s adorable!” Sonata giggled, bouncing happily, “Wait till Mommy sees this!”

“Oh she’s gonna have kittens,” Ascentia laughed as she hugged Sonata around the waist, “I missed you, Sona. You’re a bundle of joy!”

“Awww! I missed you too, Asy!” Sonata hugged her back and kissed her cheek, “Plus you’re the only other person who can carry me like Mommy can!”

Ascentia stood up, perching Sonata on her hip, “Like this?” she asked with a giggle.

Sonata giggled and nodded, “Yep! Just like that!”

Ascentia chuckled and bounced Sonata on her hip, “God you’re such a cutie, Sona! We should come over more often!”

“Yes! Definitely!” Sonata nodded rapidly, “You know we all love having you guys! And hey, it’d make Sunset happy, too!”

“Oh it’d really make Sunset happy,” Ascentia teased as she watched Twilight and Sunset snuggling together on the sofa, “Watch it, kiddo, she’s still my wife.”

“Oh, don’t worry. She understands!” Sonata nuzzled her cheek. Looking past her, she could see the door opening, “Mommy’s home!”

“Yes sweetie, Mommy’s-” Adagio stopped suddenly as she took note of the display on her sofa, “Oh you’re here already? And I missed it?”

Twilight waved at her, “Hi! Yeah, a little. That was because there was a storm back in Ponyville, so we had to leave early in order to avoid it.”

“Well, just remember Princess,” Adagio smirked as she sauntered over, “That up here, I’m Queen.”

“You’re the boss,” Twilight giggled, giving her the a-okay symbol, “Gosh, I wish you had told me about her sooner! She’s so adorable!”

“Oh she is,” Adagio cooed, sitting down next to them, “And she’s been absolutely smitten with you.”

Sunset blushed and buried her face against Twilight’s shoulder.

“I’ve noticed,” Twilight stroked Sunset’s hair, “According to Kitten, she’s a lot like I was back when I was in school.”

Adagio nodded, “Aww, I think somebody’s getting embarrassed!”

“Awww!” Twilight nuzzled Sunset and giggled, “If she weren’t already with you, I’d take her home with me!”

“You’re just saying that…” Sunset mumbled bashfully.

“Looks like somebody was just a tad too slow,” Adagio giggled, leaning in and nuzzling Sunset’s hair, “Mommy loves her Sunny bunny.”

“I can tell,” Twilight smiled, kissing Sunset’s forehead, “It’s okay, we’ll just come see you guys more often. And you know you can always come and visit us, too.”

“Oh we intend to,” Adagio smiled as she kissed Sunset’s cheek, “We’re coming down to see you in two weeks actually, A surprise for Sunset’s birthday.”

“Well, fantastic!” Twilight grinned, “We’d love to have you girls.”

Adagio smiled and ran her fingers through Sunset’s hair, “Did you have fun with Princess Twilight, Sunny?”

Sunset nodded, giving a bright smile, “I really did… Thanks, Mama… I can’t thank you enough for this.”

“Like I said, Mommy always takes care of her girls,” Adagio purred, kissing Sunset’s cheek.

“It’s really sweet,” Twilight grinned.

Sunset blushed heavily from the attention, giggling, “I said the same thing… I still do.”

Adagio smiled as she pulled back from Sunset and sat on the other side of the couch, taking in the sight of the two snoodled up together, “You two look comfy.”

“Very comfy,” Twilight nuzzled Sunset’s cheek, “You weren’t kidding when you said she was so soft and snuggly.”

Adagio giggled and nodded, “Oh yes, she’s just as snuggly as Ari and Sona. There was one night she wasn’t feeling very well and she crawled into bed with me like a toddler.”

“Really?” Twilight smiled brightly at this, “That’s so adorable!”

Adagio nodded, looking down at Sunset with a chuckle, “Sunny? How would you like to sleep snuggled up between Twiley and Asy tonight?”

“You’d let me?” Sunset looked at her with surprise.

“Of course I’d let you, I didn’t say you couldn’t have girls in your room,” Adagio giggled.

“And we’d be happy to let you snuggle with us,” Twilight kissed her cheek.

Sunset smiled brightly, tears in her eyes, “I… I don’t know what to say… this is just… wow…”

Ascentia came up and sat down on the other side of Sunset Shimmer, bringing her arms around the both of them and pulling them tightly against her, “You could say ‘That sounds like heaven.’”

“I couldn’t agree more, Kitten,” Twilight giggled.

“See?” Ascentia smirked, kissing the back of Sunset’s neck.

“This is all so wonderful…” Sunset brightened all the more, nuzzling her too, “Thank you all so much…!”

“Of course,” Twilight purred, nuzzling Sunset’s cheek as she felt Ascentia’s arms wrapped comfortably around her, “You’re just a sweet little button!”

“Thank you, Twilight…” Sunset nuzzled her back, “You’re amazing.”

“Oh you’re too much,” Twilight giggled as Ascentia pulled the both of them up and onto each hip, “Eep! Taking us to bed already, Kitten?”

“Mmhmm, you look tired, Sunny,” Ascentia giggled.

“I am a little tired, but I’m all right,” Sunset blushed, “But I’d love to snuggle up…”

“Well alright,” Ascentia purred as she carried them into Sunset’s bedroom and laid them both down on the bed. As Twilight and Sunset snuggled back together, Ascentia pulled the blankets over them before undressing and climbing in behind Sunset and wrapping her arms around her.

“This is great!” Twilight giggled, “Are you comfy, Sunset?”

“I am… I feel great,” Sunset murmured, closing her eyes.

“She’s such a cutie!” Ascentia cooed, nuzzling Sunset’s hair as she and Twilight moved in closer, closing in on Sunset like a cocoon of snuggles.

“Isn’t she?” Twilight cooed, kissing Sunset’s forehead, “She’s so precious!”

“Can we take her home with us, Twilight?” Ascentia pleaded.

“Believe me, I want to,” Twilight smiled, “But no, we can’t. But we’ll see her again, for sure. Adagio will be bringing her and the girls over soon, anyway.”

“Aw! But I wanna keep her!” Ascentia pouted.

Twilight laughed heartily, “I do too, Kitten. But Adagio would be heartbroken! Tell you what, we’ll visit with her for a little while more. I think the girls will understand…”

Ascentia squeed softly and nuzzled Sunset’s hair, kissing the back of her neck, “Yay! Kitten loves you, Sunny!”

“...I… love you, too?” Sunset blinked, unsure how to respond.

Ascentia grinned and kissed Sunset’s cheek as she and Twilight tightened their wrap around her.

“Kitten, you’re so silly. But I agree!” Twilight nuzzled Sunset happily, “And I love you too, sweetheart.”

“....Wow…” Sunset blushed, smiling, “I… love you, too.”

Ascentia and Twilight both kissed her cheeks and cuddled her close as they all felt their drowsiness creeping up on them.

Back in the other room, Aria entered the apartment, and stood still. She looked from Sonata to Adagio, then pouted.

“I missed it all, didn’t I.”

“There’s still us!” Sonata grinned as she slid off her skirt.

“Believe me, I’d be shocked if there wasn’t,” Aria said dryly.

Sonata pouted and laid back on Adagio’s lap, “Those two got me all worked up, Mommy… No fair...”

“Oh boy, and we know what horny Sonata does,” Aria giggled, joining them on the couch.

“Ari! That was ONE time! And it didn’t help,” Sonata pouted.

“That’s what the paramedics told you, anyway,” Adagio giggled as she reached down and gently rubbed between Sonata’s legs.

“Ooh! Yay!” Sonata squirmed happily, giggling, “Thanks, Mommy!”

Adagio kissed Sonata’s cheek as she continued to rub Sonata’s sex, giggling as she nibbled her ear, “So did you have fun with Sunny?”

“Yeah, I sure would like to know the details,” Aria smirked, leaning back and observing them.

“Weell… I totally surprised Sunny! I was worried because you weren’t home yet, Mommy! I knew you wanted to surprise her! So when Twilight and Asy showed up-ooooh!-I knew I had to do something! Luckily, they came in through the bar first and I was taking Sunny’s place while she took a break!” Sonata explained amidst Adagio’s touches, “So they come in, and I tell Twilight to wait! Then I come upstairs and make Sunny believe I want to have blindfold sexy time! Once she put it on, I gave Twilight the signal, and she came in, all quiet and discreet!”

Adagio grinned widely, “And she thought it was you, when it was really Twilight?” she asked as she gently tickled Sonata between the legs.

“Uh-huh!” Sonata nodded, giggling and moaning happily, “Sunny had no idea! Even though Twilight and I have different bodies!”

Adagio laughed as she circled her fingers around Sonata’s nub, “Oh boy! So eventually she had to take the blindfold off. What happened?”

“Let me guess, she was totally shocked and rendered speechless,” Aria chuckled.

Sonata moaned cutely and nodded, “Mm-hmm! She was! You should’ve seen the look on her face! Then Sunny was munching on Twilight’s vaj, she was being all cute and blushy! Twilight was even saying that it’s a lot like how she acted when she was younger! It was cute!”

“Oh my god, that’s just precious!” Adagio giggled as she rubbed a little faster, “Twilight returned the favor, right?”

“Oh yes! It was glorious! Sunny was practically in heaven!” Sonata murmured, giggling.

Adagio giggled, nuzzling the back of Sonata’s head, “Aww! And I can’t believe I missed it!”

“Don’t worry! Asy was here the whole time and she was getting it on her phone!” Sonata winked.

“Oh good, that little muffin better give me a copy,” Adagio smirked as she rubbed harder, “And what about you? Did you play with Asy?”

“I sat and snuggled with her for a bit!” Sonata giggled, “Oh, but I am so playing with her a bit later!”

“It’s a good thing Asy likes to be treated like a toy,” Adagio giggled, rubbing Sonata harder, “Do you want me to finish you, or do you wanna wait for Asy to come back?”

“Finish me… they’ll be in there a while,” Sonata winked.

Adagio kissed her cheek and slid two fingers into Sonata’s sex, rocking her in her lap as she went right for her sweet spot. Aria watched with interest, even reaching her hand down her pants and rubbing while doing so. Sonata leaned against Adagio and moaned pleasurably, trembling.

“Nnngh… ohhh Mommy…” Sonata cooed as she came moments later, letting out a soft squeal, “Aaaah…! Just what I needed!”

“There we are,” Adagio purred as she nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Feel better, sweetheart?”

“Mm-hmm!” Sonata kissed her cheek, “You’re the best, Mommy!”

Adagio purred and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Mommy loves you too, Sona-baby.”

Putting The Sub Back In Subordinate

“Good morning, your Highness,” Adagio teased as Twilight yawned and sat down in the char in the living room, “How did we sleep last night?”

“I slept great, but what about you?” Twilight quipped with a giggle.

“Like you, I had pretty girls on each side of me,” Adagio giggled, handing her a cup of coffee, “So I slept like a baby.”

Twilight smiled brightly, taking the coffee and sipping it, “Mmmm… When I’m snuggled up to my Kitten, and even one or two more… It’s like sleeping paradise.”

Adagio smiled and sipped her tea, “Girls like you and me need our babies with us.”

“I agree. It’s no wonder I slept terribly and had nightmares when I was in the mental hospital,” Twilight admitted, sipping more of her coffee, “Not to say I didn’t deserve that, though.”

“Shh, no talk of that in my house,” Adagio said as she sat back and glanced out toward the club, where the morning shift was just starting to serve breakfast to the early patrons. In the mornings, the club was treated like a usual bar with a family restaurant, the dancers poles repurposed to hold up a wall that kept most of the less savory aspects of the stage hidden. Parents were well aware what happened during the evenings, but the morning to afternoon shifts were still very popular. Especially as a stopping point for long trips.

Twilight smiled, nodding, “Yeah, you’re right. This is supposed to be a nice visit between friends!”

“That’s better,” Adagio purred, “It’s nice to see that you and Sunset get along so well.”

“Oh, she’s adorable!” Twilight cooed, giggling, “She’s so sweet! And her flustered reactions were just… oh, I wanted to take her home with me! I know Kitten did, too! But we wouldn’t do that to you. It’d break your heart!”

“You’re right, it would,” Adagio snickered, “But you’re welcome to play with her any time you like, sweetie.”

“I’ll take you up on that,” Twilight winked, sipping more of her coffee, “And, well, I don’t tend to toot my own horn the same way a certain friend of mine does… But I just liked knowing that someone admired me and cared about me so genuinely like she does. It’s nice to know there’s still faith in me.”

“Aww,” Adagio purred, laying a hand over her chest as she smiled, “I’m almost tempted to let you take her.”

Twilight giggled, placing her mug down after finishing her drink, “Great! Hand her over!” She held her hand out playfully, grinning.

“Alright, take her, she’s yours,” Adagio giggled, setting her still full cup down.

“Yay!” Twilight laughed, slapping her knee, “She is now within the Twilight Sparkle Harem of Lovins!”

“Look at us, bartering our women around,” Adagio chuckled, “Then again, they love that.”

Nodding, Twilight stretched and shifted in her seat, “Oh, they do!”

“Sona and Aria not so much, but Sunny just loves it,” Adagio giggled, “Probably from all those years of ordering her clothes off while she worked.”

“Oooh my,” Twilight winked, snickering, “You can say I do the same with Kitten, now that she works for me…”

“Oh really? Princess Twiley likes a little naked secretary, does she?” Adagio teased.

Twilight winked at her, “Perhaps…”

“Oooh, do tell,” Adagio winked as she looked up and noticed Sunset Shimmer stumbling out of her bedroom, brushing sleep out of her eyes, “Sunny, before you get breakfast, be a dear and take care of Twilight while she tells me a story?”

“Huhn?” Sunset blinked, not quite registering, “Is she… is she sick?”

Adagio chuckled, “I meant go down on her, sweetie.”

“Aww, thank you,” Twilight giggled, “You can start when you’re ready, Sunset.”

Adagio snickered as she watched Sunset being overcome with blushes again, “Oh my god, that never gets old. Anyway, you were saying?” she asked as Sunset timidly made her way over to them.

“Oh, right! Well, Kitten is amazing at her job… And when there’s a little slow downtime, I make sure to really show her just how… appreciative I am,” Twilight giggled behind her hand.

“Oh? And how do we go about that?” Adagio asked as Sunset knelt down in front of Twilight, nuzzling her knee.

“I don’t know how you do it, but I’ll tell you how I do it,” Twilight chuckled, grinning at her teasingly. “I come into her little office, go over behind her chair, and just start rubbing her shoulders…”

“You’re right, that is not how I do it,” Adagio giggled, “But go on.”

“Well, I start it slow, but I get more and more dominating…” Twilight leaned back in her chair and spread her legs for Sunset, “Eventually, I’m ordering her to stand up and turn around…”

Sunset hesitantly leaned in and slid Twilight’s panties down her legs, blushing furiously as Adagio kept a keen eye on the both of them.

“Mmhmm?” Adagio nodded, motioning for her to continue.

Reaching down, Twilight gently ran her fingers along Sunset’s hair, “Then I push her down onto the desk, I straddle her, and just… you can guess the rest. I have my way with her any way I see fit!”

“Oh my,” Adagio giggled, “Putting the sub back in subordinate, is she?”

“You know Kitten, she loves to be the sub,” Twilight winked.

“Oh I do know,” Adagio purred, “Just like little Sunset, here.”

Sunset blushed deeper as she leaned in and latched her mouth onto Twilight’s mound, mewling softly as she tasted Twilight’s sweet flavor.

“Mmmm…” Twilight moaned happily, giggling, “I could tell…”

“You make such a beautiful dom, Twilight,” Adagio smiled as she sat back and observed with approval as Sunset angled her head and swirled her tongue around Twilight’s sex.

“Thank you,” Twilight blushed immensely, “You definitely make a beautiful dom, too.”

“Thank you,” Adagio smiled, “Just like the girls, you’re adorable when you’re blushing.”

“Awww, gee…” Twilight blushed and giggled, still stroking Sunset’s hair.

Adagio giggled as Sunset dove her tongue into Twilight’s sex. Sitting back, she looked up to see Ascentia coming out of the bedroom as well, having been the last to wake up, “Speak of the devil, she’s awake.”

“Good morning, Kitten,” Twilight waved to her over her shoulder and smiling, “How did but you sleep?”

“I slept wonderfully,” Ascentia murmured as she rubbed her eyes, “Sunset’s really cuddly…”

“Mm-hmm, she’s very cuddly,” Twilight gazed down at Sunset, moaning softly, “And so good with her mouth…”

Ascentia wandered over curiously and looked over the back of the chair, giggling, “Getting right back to it, eh Sunny?”

“Mmmm…” Sunset mumbled, clutching at Twilight’s thighs as she worked.

“Been giving her a lot of practice, eh Ada?” Ascentia asked.

“Actually, Sunset has never pleasured me for as long as we’ve known each other,” Adagio said matter-of-factly.

“No?” Twilight tilted her head.

“Nope. I’m always the one who goes down on her,” Adagio smiled, “I like eating girls out.”

“Don’t they do it back?” Twilight asked curiously.

“Sometimes, but Sunset never has,” Adagio giggled.

“Does she not want to?”

“That’s not it, I just never gave her the opportunity,” Adagio chuckled, “Even Sonata and Aria don’t get to pleasure me as often as I do them.”

“So… you give a lot, but you don’t tend to receive very much?” Twilight confirmed, “I take it you just kind of prefer that?”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio nodded, “Don’t get me wrong, I like to get off, I just don’t need to every time. The taste and the sounds my babies make… mmm…” she closed her eyes and purred, “That does it for me most of the time.”

Twilight gave a smile, continuing to play with Sunset’s hair, “That’s really sweet. I can see what you mean… Sometimes just giving to your partner is enough. Sometimes I just pleasure Kitten and leave it at that.”

“Oooh, she must love that,” Adagio giggled with a glance up at Ascentia, who blushed and nodded.

“She sure does,” Twilight winked, “I make sure to deliver and make my Kitten super-duper fulfilled… oh, goodness, Pinkie is rubbing off on me again!”

Ascentia blushed deeper and leaned in to nuzzle Twilight’s hair, mewling softly while Sunset worked faster between Twilight’s legs.

Twilight moaned softly, clutching at Sunset’s hair as she came to a modest but still enjoyable climax. She moaned a little louder, lacing Sunset’s name into it as well, “Mmmm… oooh… thank you, sweetheart. I appreciate it….”

Sunset mewled affectionately as she pulled her lips away, licking Twilight’s juices off her lips as she buried her face in her lap.

“Awww, you’re so cute!” Twilight nuzzled her hair, “Adagio, you’re such a lucky lady, you know that?”

“Oh I do, but go on and tell me anyway,” Adagio grinned as she sipped her tea.

Twilight laughed, ruffling Sunset’s hair, “Where do I begin? You have a successful business, your employees adore you, you have three wonderful girlfriends, and you’re exceptionally beautiful.”

“Oh thank you, sweetie,” Adagio smiled, laying a hand over her chest, “You’re quite the looker yourself, you know.”

Twilight blushed and giggled, “Thank you, Adagio… But really, you are just so lucky. I didn’t even scratch the surface. You’re not just beautiful, you’re very smart, cunning, and you take care of people. It’s admirable trait. It’s no wonder just about everyone you meet adores you. You can be such a femme fatale, but then such a sweet motherly figure the next.”

Adagio blushed softly and smiled, “Thank you, sweetie. That’s so nice of you to say.” She sat back a little in her chair and watched as both Ascentia and Sunset nuzzled Twilight.

“You’re welcome,” Twilight smiled, nuzzling both women.

“Hellooooooo!” Sonata came into view from the bedroom, grinning, “Oh, you’re all up! Yay!”

“Mmhmm, all except Aria,” Adagio nodded, “How’d you sleep, sweetheart?”

“Gooood!” Sonata sat herself on Adagio’s lap, nuzzling her, “Aria’s super tired… I wanted to wait with her, but she told me to go and chat with you guys… then fell back asleep!”

Adagio brought her arms around Sonata and kissed her cheek, “Aria’s always sleeping in. Remind me never to give her an early shift when she starts working downstairs.”

“Agreed!” Sonata nodded, “It’s also ‘cause her mother kept making her get up at like, five in the morning! Even on weekends!”

Twilight’s eyes went wide, “What? Oh, that’s just terrible!”

“Oh that doesn’t even scratch the surface of terrible with that vile harpy,” Adagio glowered, “Only parent I can think of that’s worse than Mrs Blaze is Twilight Velvet.”

“I can vouch for that…” Twilight made a face, scrunching up her nose.

“I sowwy…” Sonata pouted sadly, “I put a dartboard up with her picture on it…”

“Oh, really?” Twilight looked up at this and chuckled, “Well, they say you just can’t beat the classics.”

“Nope,” Adagio smiled, “It was horrible. Mrs Blaze was in here, and right in front of Aria said that she never loved her daughter.”

This made Twilight’s jaw drop, “...You can’t be serious.”

“I’m serious,” Adagio nodded, “Like she was recounting the weather too. What a horrible, evil woman.”

“Soooo mean and horrible!” Sonata pouted, “She’s a meanie pants douchebag bitch face snapping turtle!”

Twilight couldn’t help giggling at this, “Okay, colourful swearing insults aside… That’s just terrible. Who in the world would have children if they clearly didn’t love them?”

“I have absolutely no idea,” Adagio growled bitterly as she kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Isn’t fucking fair if you ask me…”

“I can’t even imagine saying something like that about Sunny,” Twilight frowned, shaking her head, “Ever since the moment I held her in my arms for the first time… I just fell in love with her. It’s just… it’s unimaginable.”

“It’s okay Twilight, we know you’re not an evil unloving bitchface like her Mom!” Sonata assured with a smile, “But yeah, if I had a baby, I’d never feel like that! I’d love my baby!”

“I love my little Sunny,” Ascentia smiled happily, “What a foul bitch Aria’s mother sounds like. But she has you three now, doesn’t she?”

“Of course!” Sonata smiled, “We love Aria more than her bitchface mother ever did! Mommy’s been a real mother to both of us, and to Sunny-er, sorry, Sunset too! Even if her mother isn’t evil, but still!”

“Still, it’s a nice sentiment,” Ascentia leaned down and kissed the top of Sunset’s head, “You know, we should do wife-swapping more often. This has been fun.”

Twilight giggled, “That’d be a fun experiment!”

Ascentia came around and sat at Twilight’s feet while Sunset climbed up into her lap and nuzzled under her chin. Twilight brought her arms around Sunset as Adagio cooed in delight.

“Aw, you two were just made for eachother,” Adagio grinned.

“She’s so snuggly,” Twilight nuzzled her happily, “Thank you, Sunset.”

“You’re welcome,” Sunset muttered quietly as she nuzzled into Twilight’s neck, “I love you, Twilight…”

“Awww, and I love you too,” Twilight kissed her hair, giggling.

“Aw, did Sunset get her dream come true this weekend?” Adagio teased as she rocked Sonata in her lap.

“Dream come true?” Twilight looked at Sunset, giving a smile.

Sunset mewled as she hid her face, “...Maybe…”

“Aww! You make the cutest noises!” Twilight giggled, holding her tighter, “Kitten makes mewls a bit like that, too!”

“Come to think of it, the two of you are an awful lot alike,” Adagio giggled, “Same kinks, same cute noises, same adorably intense attachment to Twilight.”

“Huh… I never thought of that…” Twilight said thoughtfully, “Then I guess you’re Kitten 2.0! I’m kidding, I won’t call you that…. But same principle.”

Sunset blushed deeper and murmured something unintelligible as she cuddled closer. Adagio giggled at the sight as Ascentia laid her head in Twilight’s lap, “Look Sona. Twiley has her own babies now!”

“Awwww! So cute!” Sonata grinned, “I think Sunmeister’s in heaven, now!”

“I think she wants to go down on her again,” Adagio giggled, “I recognize the way she’s licking her lips.”

“Oooh!” Sonata grinned, “She did it earlier? But now, I wanna see!”

“Mmhmm, first thing she did when she got up,” Adagio giggled, “Well Sunny? Do you wanna go down on Twiley again?”

“...Yes…” Sunset confessed, nodding.

“Well Twilight? It’s your call,” Adagio grinned as she kissed Sonata’s cheek.

Twilight giggled, nodding, “Of course you can, Sunset. Go right ahead.”

Sunset slid down tentatively from Twilight’s lap and poked her nose around Twilight’s legs as Ascentia moved out of the way, giggling. Smiling more, Twilight opened her legs to grant her better access.

“Twilight? Do you have some new pictures of baby Sunny?” Sonata asked hopefully.

Twilight grinned, “I sure do! I brought our thumb drive, so we have plenty, and some videos too!”

Adagio smiled and chuckled as Sunset moved in and latched her mouth onto Twilight’s sex, “Oh that sounds lovely. Has she grown a lot since you last showed us pictures of her?”

“Mm-hmm, she has!” Twilight smiled brightly, giggling, “And she talks, too. But then again, all she says is ‘No!’, it’s adorable.”

Sonata laughed at this, “Oh my gosh, the answer to every question being ‘No’ for her! That must get confusing!”

Ascentia chuckled, “Not really, I know when she really means no and when she doesn’t. What IS funny is Twilight calling for me to find out what the hell she actually wants.”

“Oh don’t remind me…” Twilight pouted playfully, “But it’s true,” she pantomimed holding a phone to her ear, “‘Hey, Kitten? Did she mean her ‘Yes’ no or her ‘No’ no?’”

Adagio chuckled, “Asy’s really in tune with little Sunny, is she?”

Twilight nodded at this, “Oh, absolutely. She spent a lot more time with her while I was… gone, and it has really payed off.”

“Aww!” Adagio cooed, looking directly at her, “I bet you’re the best mother.”

Ascentia blushed and pushed her hair back, “Thanks…”

“I wanna meet baby Sunny!” Sonata bounced a little bit, “Can we see her sometime? Pweeeease?”

“I don’t see why not,” Twilight pet Sunset’s hair affectionately as she cooed in response, “As long as Adagio is all right with it.”

“Of course I am,” Adagio giggled as Sunset licked faster, “Why would I ever say no? Sona’s really careful with the little ones.”

“Yep!” Sonata nodded, “I did a lot of babysitting before I ...well, went all haywire. And whenever I see little tykes and babies, I do what I can to take care of them!”

“That’s terrific,” Twilight smiled brightly, moaning a little, “She loves meeting new people, so she’d be happy.”

Ascentia came over and kissed the top of Sonata’s head, “I’m sure Sunny will love you. She loves all of Mama’s friends.”

“Yaaaaay!” Sonata giggled happily, clapping her hands excitedly, “And I can see little Speccy too, right? I’ve seen him in some of the pictures, he’s so cute!”

“Of course,” Twilight nodded, holding Sunset’s head a little tighter, “He’s very shy, but he’ll warm up to you pretty quick.”

“Oh and don’t call him Speccy, Sunny will get upset,” Ascentia giggled.

“Why?” Sonata looked at her curiously, tilting her head.

“It’s her special nickname,” Ascentia chuckled, “Not even his own mother is allowed to call him that.”

“Duly noted!” Sonata saluted, giggling, “I understand. Aria doesn’t like it if someone else calls her Ari-baby, only Mommy can do it!”

“Aww!” Ascentia giggled, “Aria just sounds like the cutest little thing!”

“You rang?” Came Aria’s tired, dry voice from nearby.

“Good morning!” Sonata grinned widely, “Glad you could join us!”

“Morning Aria,” Ascentia waved, “Oh you should hear that boy at home. He can’t pronounce my name properly, so he calls me ‘Auntie Senta.’”

“Oh my gosh, that’s adorable!” Sonata cooed, giggling.

“I know, it really is,” Twilight moaned a little louder, gently pushing Sunset’s head against her, “When he said it for the first time, Kitten got all teary-eyed and just hugged him as she laughed with joy.”

Ascentia blushed and nodded, “I love that boy, he’s such a sweetheart. When his Mommy isn’t home, he crawls into my lap to cuddle.”

“Awwwww!” Sonata squealed, “Man, the more you talk about these babies, the more I just want to snuggle them, too! You girls are so lucky!”

“Babies? Snuggles? ...Yeah, I missed a lot here, didn’t I…” Aria tiredly went to sit down, blinking slowly.

Ascentia giggled and sat down next to her, “We’re talking about my daughter and my nephew. The two of them just love me to bits.”

“They sure do,” Twilight giggled.

“Oh, right… yeah, the babies at home,” Aria yawned a bit, “Anyone got some coffee? Till I can make more?”

“There’s a pot already on,” Ascentia smiled, “Twiley knows I love my coffee in the morning.”

“You can finish mine,” Twilight slid her mug over.

“Thanks…” Aria took it, drinking from it and going over to the coffeemaker.

“Sorry about Ari, she’s very… not-talkative in the morning!” Sonata said, “But don’t worry, she’ll be fine.”

“I’m right here,” Aria pouted.

“And you’re adorable!” Ascentia grinned, “I know the feeling. I get like her if I wake up alone in bed.”

“...To be fair, I did say she could go and mingle, but I think I should’ve hogged her to myself,” Aria admitted.

“Love you, too!” Sonata blew her a kiss, “I’ll remember that next time!”

“Doing okay, Sunset?” Acentia asked with a giggle.

Sunset moaned from between Twilight’s legs and gave a thumbs up.

“You’re doing wonderfully,” Twilight said to her sweetly, squirming slightly, “I’m almost there…”

“Goodness, watching her go to town like that is making me warm,” Adagio giggled, winking at Twilight.

“...But she’s right there,” Aria said, frowning in confusion, “She’s not going to town…”

Sonata giggled, “It’s an innuendo, for oral sex!”

“...I liked it better when basic terms and words weren’t double entendres,” Aria rolled her eyes, “When I could say something about balls and not get several giggles from juvenile ingrates.”

Ascentia giggled, “Heh heh… balls…”

“Urgh… it’s too early for that nonsense…”

“You’ll have to forgive Aria, she can be a real stick in the mud,” Adagio chuckled.

“Ma, you’re gonna lose mom-calling privileges…” Aria muttered, going to drink some more coffee.

“I’m sorry, sweetie,” Adagio said softly, kissing Aria’s cheek.

“What are mom-calling privileges?” Ascentia asked.

Sonata giggled, “Mommy doesn’t like it when we use her name unless we have to. It took her forever to get Aria to call her ‘Ma’. Every now and then, if Aria gets annoyed enough, she threatens to go back to calling her Adagio.”

Ascentia giggled, “Oh that’s cruel, Aria,” she playfully batted her arm.

Aria stuck her tongue out playfully, “Bite me.”

“Is that an invitation?” Ascentia asked with a wink.

“...Okay, I walked right into that one,” Aria admitted, sitting back down at the table.

“Yes you did!” Ascentia laughed as she laid down on the sofa.

“Mmm-yes!” Twilight moaned as she came, leaning back in the chair and sighing heavily, “Aaah… thank you, Sunset…”

Sunset moaned softly as she licked Twilight clean, “Mmm… thank you… you’re so good…”

“You’re welcome too,” Twilight giggled, ruffling her hair.

Adagio giggled, “Twilight, your snatch is gonna be sore by end of this weekend.”

“Oh, it’s fine. I’ve been there before,” Twilight giggled, winking at her.

“Oh really? When?” Adagio asked with a chuckle.

“Just about any given weekend or whenever we get daring,” Twilight snickered, “When we have time, that is.”

“You and Asy-baby are a tad insatiable, are you?” Adagio smirked.

Twilight nodded, stretching her arms and her legs briefly, “Oh, yeah. You can say that…”

“I bet you two are the cutest little things when you get like that,” Adagio purred.

“I know Kitten definitely gets super cute,” Twilight winked toward her wife, reaching over to touch her hand.

Ascentia wrapped her hand around Twilight’s fingers and smiled, “Kitten loves you, Twiley…”

“And Twiley loves you too, Kitten,” Twilight giggled, wiggling her fingers.

“Awwww!” Sonata cooed, “You two are so precious!”

Adagio nodded in agreement, “I think I’m getting a cavity.”

“I’m getting diabetes,” Aria said dryly, but was hiding a smile against her mug.

Ascentia had forgotten about the other three as she leaned in toward Twilight and nuzzled her cheek, mewling softly.

“Oh, Kitten, you’re too much,” Twilight giggled, nuzzling her back.

Ascentia smiled and kissed Twilight’s cheek, “I’m not enough…”

“Don’t you start that!” Twilight playfully poked her nose, “You know how I feel when you say things like that.”

“Aw, she just wants to make her Twiley happy!” Sonata cooed.

Twilight giggled, poking Ascentia’s nose again, “Exactly why you’re too much, Kitten. Are you a good Kitty?”

Ascentia giggled and nuzzled her cheek, “Yeeeeees!”

“Good Kitty!” Twilight snuggled her and nuzzled her hair, giggling.

Sunset blushed as she looked up at them, “You two are so adorable…”

“Thank you,” Twilight smiled and ruffled her hair, “You guys are all adorable, too.”

Sunset cooed affectionately and nuzzled Twilight’s leg, eliciting a giggle from Ascentia.

“Twiley, I wanna keep her!” she pouted.

“Kitten, what did I tell you?” Twilight chided gently.

Ascentia mewled in disappointment as Adagio giggled at the two of them, “Oh my goodness, you two are like me and Sona.”

“Huh. I never thought of it that way, but now that I look at ‘em…” Aria squinted at the two, “...Yeah, I see it too.”

Twilight laughed a bit, “Oh goodness, you’re right!”

Ascentia bounded over the chair and settled in Twilight’s lap, nuzzling up under her chin, “Kitten loves you!”

Sonata giggled, “She was a lot tougher when we first met her. What changed?”

All at once, Twilight’s face fell into a look of shame as she averted her gaze. She trembled slightly, breathing shakily. Ascentia, who hadn’t yet noticed what was happening, cooed and nuzzled into her cheek.

“Twilight? Are you okay?” Sunset asked, looking concerned.

“I-I… I’m okay… I just… Can I use your bathroom, please?” Twilight whimpered.

“Of course, it’s right down the hall,” Adagio said soothingly, “The door that’s unlocked.”

Nodding, Twilight gingerly disentangled herself before getting up and going to the bathroom. The door closed behind her as they all looked after her, a mix of concerned and curious.

Sonata pouted, beginning to catch on, “...I shouldn’t have said that…”

Ascentia stood up and strode toward the bathroom door, gently rattling her knuckles against the wood, “Twilight? Are you okay in there?”

There was a loud sniffling before Twilight responded, “I’m fine. I just need a few minutes, Kitten.”

“Are you sure?” Ascentia asked, gently laying her hand against the door.

“Kitten… I’m not in a good place right now and I need to calm down. Please. Just go sit down with the others and I’ll be out when I’m ready,” Twilight responded, sounding tearful.

Ascentia glanced back over to the girls, where Adagio was looking right at her and shaking her head, lifting her pyjamas to show Ascentia her bare leg. Ascentia put two and two together and turned back toward the door, “Twilight, I’m not leaving you alone in there. Please come out.”

There was silence for a few moments, save for a couple of whimpers and sniffles, “I’ll be out in a bit. I’m fine… r-really, I’m fine…”

Ascentia grabbed the doorknob and turned it, finding it unlocked as she swung the door open to find Twilight sitting in the bathtub, curled up with her knees to her chest. She knelt down next to the tub and laid a hand over her knee, “Hey, c’mon. Talk to me.”

Sniffling, Twilight shook a bit, trying to look at her. When she did, she then raised her hands, shaking a lot more. In one hand, she held a small Swiss Army knife. Along her other wrist, a couple of small cuts bled out.

“What the…” In a movement that even someone not blurred by tears would have missed, Ascentia extracted the knife from Twilight’s hand and threw it out the doorway before clapping her hands over Twilight’s cuts, “Twilight! What the hell?!”

Twilight sniffled a bit, shaking her head, “...I-I couldn’t handle it. I need to... feel pain.”

“Oh you are not giving me that shit!” Ascentia said, her voice raising as she rolled Twilight’s sleeves up and finding dozens of little white marks over her skin, “How long have you been hiding this from me?!”

Managing to sit up, Twilight looked down at her arms, then back at her as she wiped her eyes with her free hand, “A few months or so… Ever since I got out of the hospital. When you saw those cuts on my legs, I told you I had some accidents or accidentally scratched myself. I was lying. They were because I...”

Ascentia had known she was lying about her legs. Ascentia not only had a working knowledge of first aid and how to determine the cause of an injury, she had a working encyclopedia carved all over her body. But she had never assumed that Twilight had been cutting herself. Ascentia gingerly lifted her out of the tub and sat her on the toilet. Standing up, she took a roll of bandages, disinfectant, and painkiller out of Adagio’s medicine cabinet and knelt down in front of her. Twilight winced and held her arm tightly to her chest.

“Twilight, give me your arm,” Ascentia said softly.

Hesitating, Twilight sniffled and reached her arm out to her, “I’m sorry, Kitten… Whenever I have a panic attack or some kind of terrible flashback, I just…” Her voice trailed off as she looked away.

“Shh,” Ascentia said as she gently disinfected Twilight’s cuts. When she reached for the painkiller, Twilight wrenched her arm out of her grip, “Hey, what are you doing?”

“I don’t like that stuff, it stings…”

“It’s painkiller,” Ascentia said sternly, “It dulls the stinging.”

Twilight let out a small sound, but otherwise obliged as she held her arm back out.

Ascentia dabbed the painkiller over Twilight’s cuts and then wrapped them up in the roll of bandages. Making sure they were fastened properly, she leaned in her kissed Twilight’s cheek.

“Twilight, listen to me. Don’t you ever do something like this again. Dr Wolf gave you medicine for when this happens,” she said softly yet sternly at the same time, “You’re supposed to take it.”

“I-I do take it… I do every day,” Twilight sniffled, wiping her eyes again, “S-Sometimes I just have… bad days.”

“This is NOT how you deal with a bad day,” Ascentia said more sternly, forcing Twilight to look her in the eye.

“I-I know! It’s just… yeah, I have no excuse,” Twilight sighed, managing to meet her eyes, “I guess I just feel like the only way I can deal with it is to hurt myself instead of you or anyone else.”

“You’re not supposed to hurt anybody!” Ascentia said, stroking Twilight’s hair.

Lip quivering a little, Twilight sniffled and had fresh tears fall down her face, “I’m sorry…”

Ascentia leaned in and kissed her cheek, “Don’t hurt yourself, sweetheart. That’s not how you’re gonna get better.”

Twilight sniffled, nuzzling her, “You’re right, Kitten… I really shouldn’t be cutting myself.”

Ascentia pulled back and smiled, Twilight smiled a little, but that smile fell as her eyes trailed over Ascentia’s face and the small part of her chest she could see in the opening of her shirt. Shaking a little, she looked away, letting out a little choked breath.

“Hey! Hey hey hey! What’s wrong now?” Ascentia asked, as she gently cupped Twilight’s cheek in her hand.

“Your…. Your….” Twilight could barely finish her sentence as she pointed at Ascentia’s chest with her finger.

“What? What is it?” Ascentia asked as she looked down at herself, utterly confused.

“...Scars…”

Ascentia let out a small sigh and buttoned up her shirt, gently stroking Twilight’s cheek, “It’s okay, sweetheart.”

“I… I’m sorry,” Twilight mumbled, clutching at her shoulders, “We can go back out in a minute.”

Ascentia smiled and nuzzled Twilight’s cheek, “Are you sure you’re gonna be okay?”

“Yeah… I just need some tea and to take my mind off all this,” Twilight took a few deep breaths, “Then I’ll be okay.”

Twilight was curled up in Ascentia’s lap with a cup of tea as everyone was seated around the living room. Adagio had Aria and Sonata curled up on either side of her, Aria sporting a bandage around her shin from where the Swiss Army Knife came shooting out of the bathroom and lodged itself right into her leg. It had taken both Adagio and Ascentia to hold her down while they pulled it out and treated her wound.

“Again, I’m really sorry,” Ascentia hissed.

“You’re damn right you’re sorry…” Aria grumbled.

“Hey Asy! Your skin is really pwetty!” Sonata cooed, “How’d you get it like that?”

Now Aria turned her attention back to her, still cringing in pain, “...You’ve got to be kidding me.”

Twilight sniffled, but calmed herself down a little more as she drank some more tea.

Ascentia sighed, as she gently rocked Twilight in her lap, looking at Sonata, “...Really Sonata? Were you not paying attention the last time you asked a question about me?”

“...I’m sorry,” Sonata looked down shamefully, “I was so curious I couldn’t help myself…”

Ascentia sighed as she pondered the question for a moment, “Alright, I’ll tell you, but it’s pretty grisly.”

“Kitten, you really don’t have to if you don’t want to,” Twilight murmured.

“Do you not want me to?” Ascentia asked, nuzzling her cheek.

Looking at her with uncertainty, Twilight exhaled and nuzzled into her shoulder, “...You can tell them. No need to keep secrets from our friends…”

“If it’s too much, just say so,” Ascentia whispered softly, “Okay Sonata… you guys know that Twilight used to be very… abusive toward me, right?”

Everybody nodded.

“That’s where the scars come from.”

“But most of them are thin and scratchy!” Sonata piped up.

“I know, I was getting to that,” Ascentia nodded, “Twilight didn’t just beat me. She used to scratch me, cut me, and sometimes she’d burn me. I used to have a tattoo of her insignia on my arm, but…” she held up her arm and rolled up her sleeve. There was a patch of skin that was significantly lighter in shade than the rest of her, “She burned it off with an iron and I had to get skin grafts.”

“Ohhhhh….” Sonata felt sick to her stomach as she held her sides.

“Jesus…” Aria hissed, shaking her head.

Adagio seemed to be unaffected as she gave Ascentia her full attention. Ascentia lowered her arm and continued.

“That isn’t the half of it,” Ascentia explained, “There’s a mark on my back that looks almost like a spiderweb. Twilight was… how to put this gently…”

“Raping her…” Twilight whispered quietly.

“Alright, we’ll go with that,” Ascentia shrugged, “Anyway she was doing… that… and… well I’m six-foot four. How do you think she kept me from kicking her ass all the way to France whenever she tried that?”

Adagio nodded, “She cut up your back?”

Ascentia nodded, “I’ve had broken bones, fractures, a concussion, and tendon ruptures on more than one occasion. And despite my best efforts to put all of that behind us, I can’t really erase all of this…” she indicated her scarred body.

Sniffling, Twilight buried her face in her hands, beginning to silently cry. She shook a little bit, but managed to remain in place and fought off the urge to hide herself away for more self-harm. Ascentia held her close and stroked her back comfortingly.

“Me and Twilight don’t like to talk about it,” Ascentia explained, “It sets Twilight off like this and… I’m really tired of having to explain to people why we’re still together.”

“What about you?” Adagio asked, “I can see how upset she is but… she did all this to you and you can tell us with so much… composure.”

Ascentia shrugged, “Don’t know, really. I guess I’m just… over it. I’ve told Twilight that I forgive her enough times that I’ve lost count… it was never enough for our friends, though. Twilight’s still walking on eggshells around them.”

Adagio sat forward and eyed Ascentia carefully, “You really forgave her for… all of that?”

Ascentia nodded.

“Goodness…” she whispered, “...I don’t know what to say, that’s… it’s sweet, but at the same time I’m really worried about you, sweetie.”

“That’s what everyone says…” Twilight chimed in, sniffling as she lowered her hands, “I even feel it, myself.”

“I promise you, Adagio,” Ascentia said, kissing Twilight’s forehead, “If I’m not okay, you’ll be the first one to know.”

Adagio smiled, “Then in that case, I trust you, sweetie,” she came over and kissed the top of Ascentia’s head, along with Twilight’s.

“Thank you,” Twilight gave a smile, “Long as Kitten will be safe, no matter what happens.”

“You’re so worried about her being safe, but it looks like she’s the one protecting you,” Adagio cooed as she observed how Ascentia was cradling Twilight in her lap.

Twilight gave a little giggle, “Yeah… looks like it.”

Adagio smiled and sat back down between Aria and Sonata, “Asy, I can understand not wanting to bring up something like that. You have my word that we’ll never ask you about it again.”

Ascentia looked up, her eyes shining, “...Thank you. That means so much to me…”

“I’m sorry…” Sonata sniffled, looking deeply ashamed, “This is all my fault… I should’ve kept my stupid mouth shut.”

“It’s okay, don’t worry about it,” Ascentia smiled, “Twiley will be alright. Kitten will make sure of that.”

“Don’t blame yourself,” Twilight wiped her eyes once more, “You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Aria stretched her arms a bit, leaning back in her seat, “Still, anything else we can do to, I don’t know, take our minds off all this?”

“Hmm…” Ascentia pondered, “...an orgy?”

“Kitten!” Twilight balked incredulously.

“What?” Ascentia chuckled.

Twilight rolled her eyes good-naturedly, “One. Track. Mind.”

“Uh, pardon? Who was getting me all worked up with Sunset over here?” Ascentia asked, popping Twilight on the nose.

“Oh hush, you,” Twilight popped her back on the nose.

“Well excuse me if I wanted to get some action while we’re on vacation!” Ascentia stuck her tongue out.

Twilight giggled and poked her tongue with her own, “Well, go ahead. Take your pick.”

Ascentia’s eyes trailed over to the three women sat on the sofa, and she bit her lip as her eyes scanned over Aria, “I want to take her home too…”

“Me?” Aria pointed to herself, raising an eyebrow.

“Mmhmm,” Ascentia nodded, trailing her eyes down Aria’s legs, “You’re gorgeous…”

Aria blushed a little, “Nah… I’m a little above average at best, but I’m not that hot.”

“Ari! You’re selling yourself short again!” Sonata pouted, “You’re beautiful!”

Ascentia gently settled Twilight into her chair and stood up, sauntering over and straddling Aria’s lap as she breathed in her scent, “Your hair and… your clothes. They’re purple and… you smell like lavender…” she shuddered as she buried her nose into Aria’s neck and kissing along her collarbone.

“Oh, I get it. It’s all the purple stuff,” Aria scrunched up her lips, blushing more.

“C’mon, haven’t you ever liked a girl because she smelled nice?” Ascentia whispered as she suckled Aria’s neck.

“...Maybe,” Aria murmured, petting her hair a little bit.

“Mmm…” Ascentia purred as she wrapped her arms around Aria’s shoulders, “You smell so good… can I find out what you taste like?”

“Actually…” Aria trailed off.

“What?” Ascentia smiled, pulling back a bit.

“...Play with my ass, turns me on a lot more,” Aria murmured, “I’ll cum harder, and you’ll taste me better.”

Ascentia leaned into her ear and gently whispered, “Me too…” before reaching down her back and squeezing her rear.

“Wait. Are you serious?” Aria looked at her with surprise, “You like anal, too?”

“Mmhmm,” Ascentia grinned, sitting back and sliding her hands into Aria’s jeans, “Tell her, Twiley.”

“Yes, it’s true,” Twilight chuckled, “Kitten loves anal play. She especially hit the jackpot since Rainbow has a penis.”

Ascentia giggled and nuzzled Aria’s nose, “See?”

“Much as I’m not into dicks, I gotta say that’s still cool,” Aria nodded.

“I’m not much into them either, but Rainbow’s always eager enough to make up for it,” Ascentia giggled, kissing along Aria’s neck as she squeezed her rear.

Aria let out a little moan, reaching up and clutching her shoulders, “Sounds pretty cool. So, how are you gonna do it?”

“I can really do it any way I like,” Ascentia purred, kissing along Aria’s collarbone and down her chest, “Why don’t you tell me what you want?”

“I’ve got a butt plug,” Aria said, pointing toward the bedroom with her head.

“Well then…” Ascentia stood up, pulling Aria up by the collar as she took her by the hand and led her into their bedroom. Adagio and Sonata watched curiously as the two of them disappeared behind the door.

“...Damn, that girl’s got a talent,” Adagio nodded appreciatively, “Took me months to make Aria shudder like that.”

Twilight giggled, “Wow, now that’s something.”

“I’ll say it is!” Sonata agreed, whistling, “Hey, Sun-bun? You okay? You’ve been very quiet.”

Sunset, who was lost in daydream, suddenly snapped out of it and woke up, “Wah-huh?!”

Sonata blinked, “Whoa! You okay?”

Twilight giggled, giving her a kiss on the cheek, “Were you daydreaming?”

“Um… yeah…” Sunset blushed, looking away from her.

“Oh? What about?” Twilight giggled, kissing her cheek again and nuzzling her. She pulled her closer, snuggling her.

“Um… you…” Sunset blushed as she climbed up into Twilight’s lap.

Twilight smiled more and stroked her hair, “Would you like to share it with the class?”

Sunset blushed and buried her face into Twilight’s neck, shaking her head no.

“Oh, come on! I’ve heard a lot of crazy fantasies and I watch my friends having sex just about every day in the weirdest of positions at times,” Twilight chuckled, “There’s nothing you could tell me that would surprise or offend me.”

Sunset shifted uncomfortably on Twilight’s lap.

“Sunny, does the word ‘spiderweb’ matter at all to your little daydream?” Adagio asked.

Sunset nodded.

“Yeah, don’t tell us,” Adagio said as she sat back on the sofa.

Twilight looked at them oddly, but then shrugged, “Well, okay, then. If you say so.”

“Awww, I wanted to know, too,” Sonata pouted.

“No girls, Sunny didn’t want to tell us, so she’s not going to,” Adagio said sternly as she came over and perched herself on the arm of the chair, stroking Sunset’s hair.

“You’re right,” Twilight nuzzled her, “I’m sorry, Sunset. I got a little too curious and carried away. You don’t have to tell me.”

Sunset mewled and kissed Twilight’s cheek, “S’ok…”

Giggling, Twilight kissed her cheek back, “You’re a good girl, Sunset.”

“Thanks…” Sunset whimpered, kissing Twilight’s cheek.

“You’re welcome,” Twilight rocked her in her lap, “Mm… do you have any other fantasies you’d like to share?”

“Um… one…” Sunset whimpered quietly, “It’s where I’m… your royal… concubine…”

Twilight giggled, kissing her forehead, “Ooh, a concubine! That’s an interesting angle. Go on…”

“You keep me in a special bedroom in the castle, I’m… always in a skimpy red bikini and a pink collar…” Sunset blushed, “And I’m called on to… please the Princess whenever she wishes…”

“Oooh! How exciting,” Twilight kissed her face, “My own little concubine, right at my beck and call when I need a release after a long day. How sweet of you.”

“Yeah… but you already have one, don’t you?” Sunset giggled quietly.

“That doesn’t matter, it’s still a nice thought,” Twilight nuzzled her, “Who says I can’t have more than one?”

“Not me, I have three,” Adagio giggled, “I’d be the biggest hypocrite ever.”

“True that!” Sonata agreed, nuzzling her cheek, “You can have more than one, Twilight!”

“Of course,” Twilight chuckled, winking at them.

“Aw, does that mean you’re taking my Sunny from me?” Adagio pouted.

Twilight laughed, shaking her head, “Of course not. I’d never do that to you or anyone. But I do decree as Princess that she may visit from time to time, same to all of you.”

“Should we always bring Sunny in a skimpy, red satin bikini and on a leash?” Adagio giggled.

“That’d be adorable!” Sonata cooed.

“Optional,” Twilight winked at them, nuzzling Sunset.

“Oh we’re so doing that,” Adagio giggled, “She can lay at your feet like a good little pet.”

Sunset blushed deeply and buried her face into Twilight’s neck. Giggling, Twilight cuddled her closer and nuzzled her hair.

“You’re so cute, Sunset,” she cooed.

“Thanks…” Sunset whimpered, kissing Twilight’s cheek, “I’m so happy we could do this..."

“Me too,” Twilight nuzzled her happily, “It’s been a lot of fun.”

“Indeed,” Adagio smiled, cuddling Sonata closer to her.

“So hey, don’t worry. We’ll make the best of our visit, and then in a few weeks time, it’ll be your turn to come see us,” Twilight assured, kissing her cheek.

Sunset cooed softly and nuzzled Twilight’s neck, “...Should I wear the bikini?”

Laughing, Twilight stroked her hair and smiled, “You can wear it if you’d like to. I’m definitely not picky about that sort of thing.”

Sunset cooed as she  wrapped her arms tighter around Twilight, much to the adoring grins of Adagio and Sonata.

That Cinnamon Perfume

“Sonata, what the hell are you doing?” Aria asked as she saw Sonata vanish behind the hallway.

“Nothing!” Sonata called back to her, “I’m just… I’m just doing something, okay?”

“What are you doing?” Aria asked as she stood up and closed her book, approaching the hallway bend.

“Nothing! Really, nothing! Just… go back to what you’re doing!” Sonata said hurriedly, reaching the door leading to Adagio’s private room.

“Whoa whoa!” Aria exclaimed, grabbing her wrist, “What are you doing? You know you’re not allowed in there!”

“Mommy told me all about it,” Sonata pouted, pulling her wrist away, “And I just… I want to see my brother. I want to talk to him.”

“Talk to him? It’s an urn filled with ashes!” Aria scoffed, “Don’t go touching anything in there, that shit means a lot to her!”

“I know it does! And I know he’s ashes, but… I don’t know, it just makes me feel better,” Sonata sighed, looking away, “It’ll be fine.”

“Sonata, you really shouldn’t do this!” Aria said firmly.

“I’m not going to break anything,” Sonata pouted.

Aria groaned as Sonata pushed open the door and strolled inside. She felt like a little kid being told not to go into her mother’s bedroom again as she watching Sonata poking around Adagio’s den.

Eventually, she came over to the urn, and stared at it. Gingerly, she reached up and touched it, as if stroking a head.

“Hey, buddy…” She said softly, giving a sad smile, “It’s me, Sonata… Your sister. Or… stepmother, whatever… It’s too bad you’re not here. I’d have loved to meet you, hold you, play with you… If you were that small, I guess. Hmm… I bet you would’ve been gorgeous, just like Mommy. You’d probably be really sweet and fun, all full of life… She’d have been a great Mommy to you… You would’ve been so lucky to have her as your Mommy.”

Hesitating, she then carefully picked up the urn, finding it a little less heavy than expected. Sonata sighed, then cradled it against her chest, like holding an actual baby.

“Sonata! Put that down!” Aria hissed from the doorway, “If you break anything in here, both our asses are gonna be burned for this!”

“Relax, Aria!” Sonata said crossly, breaking out of her reverie, “Mommy’s not here! She’s not even going to be home for a few hours! She won’t know I was in here, okay?”

“She will if you break her son!” Aria hissed.

“I’m not going to break anything!” Sonata cried.

“Girls? Girls, what’s going on?” Sunset’s voice filtered through the doorway as she came up beside Aria. Her eyes went wide upon seeing Sonata holding the urn, “Sonata, what are you doing?”

“Nothing! I’m just… holding him, okay?” Sonata said defensively, taking a step back.

“Sonata watch out!” Aria exclaimed as Sonata back against the coffee table.

“Watch out for wha-AIE!”

Sonata tripped, falling back against the coffee table and losing her balance. Almost immediately, the urn was dropped from her hands, to which she attempted to catch it. Unfortunately, her fingers barely brushed its surface before it went crashing to the floor. A loud noise erupted as the urn smashed into pieces, spreading ashes all over the floor, and right into a heat vent near the corner. Letting out a squealed cry, Sonata dove to the floor, trying to gather the urn pieces, and what miniscule ashes didn’t end up in the vent.

“N-No… No… NO!” Sonata wailed, trembling as tears gathered in her eyes, “Timbre… I’m sorry… I’m sorry! No! No! Quick! Open the vent! We have to save him! We have to get them out! Now! Hurry! Open it!”

Aria and Sunset both rushed in and tried to pry the vent off the heat duct, but by the time they’d gotten it open, Timbre’s ashes had already been blown through the ventilation system and out the air duct outside. The two of them looked wide-eyed at each other for a moment.

And then Aria burst.

“Goddammit Sonata!” she yelled, “I told you not to go in here! I told you not to touch that damn urn!”

Sunset looked from Sonata to Aria, then back again, and sighed, “She’s right, Sonata. You really shouldn’t have been tampering with it. I know you didn’t mean to break it, but you shouldn’t have touched it.”

Sonata knelt on the floor, not even looking at them, just holding two pieces of the urn in her hands. Trembling, she stared dazedly at the floor, tears falling from her eyes and onto the pieces of the urn and floor. At this moment, all she felt was numb, and terrified. Her heart went shattering along with the urn, dropping into her stomach. How could she have not listened to Aria? How could she have violated Adagio’s personal memories? The only piece of her son that she had?

Whimpering, Sonata let the pieces fall, crying harder. It felt as if it were only yesterday that Adagio finally entrusted her with this secret. With this big piece of her. Now she had gone and destroyed it. Like a child. A careless child.

Getting up, Sonata sobbed as she ran to the bathroom, slamming the door behind her and locking it.

Aria and Sunset ignored her for a moment as they both turned to the broken pieces of Timbre’s urn.

“Oh no no no no no no no,” Aria muttered as she picked up each piece, “Adagio’s gonna kill all three of us when she finds out about this!”

“I know… but what are we going to do?!” Sunset uttered in panic, looking all around the room, “We’d have to glue it back together but what do we fill it with?!”

“Oh that won’t work,” Aria grimaced, “She’ll know it’s been broken. Nothing slips by that woman… go make sure Sonata isn’t slicing her arms open while I think about what the hell I’m gonna tell her…”

“Don’t worry, I took any and all sharp objects out of the bathroom after what happened with Twilight…” Sunset assured, standing up, “I’ll go make sure she’s okay.”

Leaving the room, Sunset went to the bathroom, knocking on the door, “Sonata? Sonata, it’s me. Are you okay?”

“Go away!” Sonata yelled, sobbing, “Just… Just go away!”

“C’mon Sona, open the door,” Sunset sighed, “You can’t stay in there forever.”

“Leave me alone!” Sonata wailed, “I’ll come out when I’m ready! Just leave me alone!”

Sunset back away and retreated back to Adagio’s den, “She’s not coming out anytime soon. I think she really-”

“Mommy’s home!” came the last voice either of them wanted to hear from the apartment door, “Where’s my girls? I brought pizza!”

Both Aria and Sunset froze, staring at either with wide, frightened eyes. Under different circumstances, this would have been considered comedic.

“Oh, crap…” Sunset whispered, “What are we going to do? How do we tell her?”

“I don’t know…” Aria whispered, glancing back to the bathroom door, “One of us has to, and whoever that is probably isn’t going to live to see the end of the day…”

“...I’ll tell her,” Sunset volunteered, whispering lower, “Let’s leave Sonata alone for a while. We may have to calm Adagio down, first.”

Aria winced as she gave Sunset a gently push toward the doorway, following her outside as she closed the door behind her.

“There you two are,” Adagio grinned before her smile fell, “...Wait, what were you two doing in my den?”

“Uh…” Sunset gave a sheepish smile, “Well, uh… you see… there was… well, there was an accident…”

“What kind of accident?” Adagio asked, looking worried, “Is everyone alright?”

“We’re fine! We’re fine… It’s just… can you… we need you to sit down,” Sunset gently ushered Adagio toward the kitchen table.

“We may as well tell you,” Aria groaned, shaking her head, “Sonata did it! I tried to tell her not to go into your den, but she didn’t listen! Oh, no! Can’t listen to big sister Aria, because I’m a nagging bitch, apparently! But no, she went in there, tampered with Timbre’s urn, and it fell to the floor!”

Adagio’s heart nearly stopped cold as she fell back into the chair, “...W-What?”

“It’s true…” Sunset said sadly, “Like I said, it was an accident. The urn broke all over the floor, and… and most of the ashes ended up in the vent. We tried opening it up to salvage them, but it was too late. We’re so sorry about what happened, Adagio…”

Aria let out a frustrated groan, then sighed sadly, “I’m so sorry, Ma… I tried to stop her, I tried so hard to warn her… she didn’t listen to me.”

Adagio was silent for a moment, before she jumped up and tore down the hall into her den. She stopped cold when she saw the fragments of her son’s urn on the floor, empty. She clapped a hand to her mouth and slowly lowered to the floor, picking up one of the shards as she stifled a whimper behind her hands. Aria and Sunset stood in the doorway, watching her hunched over her son’s broken urn. Adagio lowered her hand from her mouth, a tiny cry escaping from her mouth as she picked up another shard, tears streaming down her face. Her eyes followed the dustings of ashes to the open vent, which was active and blowing air through the ducts outside.

Quiet, and barely giving off whimpering sobs for a moment, she finally put the pieces together in her mind and gathered up the rest of the shards, her whimpers turning into a chilling scream as she broke down and held the pieces to her chest.

Sunset began to cry as well, silently, while Aria brought an arm around her for comfort. They both looked on helplessly, feeling their hearts breaking. Adagio had always been the rock, the caregiver, and the one holding the family together. Seeing her breaking down like this was beyond devastating. Something they’d hoped never to witness, given how she held herself together even in tougher moments. It was true what they said, how much it was a shock and heartbreak when the mother would be the one breaking down in tears for whatever reason.

“....Would you like to be left alone for a bit?” Sunset asked, her voice cracked.

Adagio didn’t respond. She couldn’t through her sobbing as she scooted back against the wall, cradling what was left of her son’s remains as her crying only got louder. Looking at one another, Sunset and Aria left the room to let her cry and grieve in peace. Not speaking, they went to the living room, sitting down and trying to absorb all of this.

“...That’s gonna be in my freaking nightmares…” Aria whispered as she pulled her knees up to her chest.

“Me too…” Sunset agreed, wiping her eyes and sniffling.

“Can you go check on Sonata? She’s right across from Ma, and that can’t be good…” Aria whispered.

How long had it even been? Sunset wasn’t even sure. Nonetheless, she nodded, “Yeah… I’ll go make sure she’s okay.”

Going to the bathroom door, Sunset knocked. No response. She sighed, knocking once again. Still no response. Pressing her ear to the door, she listened hard, but could hear no sound. No whimpers, no sobs, no signs of movement. That was odd. Yet, at the same time, panic rose within her.

“Sonata?” Sunset whispered, “Sonata, it’s me. Are you okay in there?”

Still no answer. Not even a sign of movement or anything. Sunset frowned, a stab of dread rising. Reaching into her hair, she took out a bobby pin, and proceeded to pick the lock. It took a few tries, but she managed to succeed in unlocking the door. In doing so, she opened it fast.

To her horror, Sonata was gone. There was no sign of her anywhere, let alone having even been in there. Sunset looked to see that the window was wide open, obviously enough for her to have slipped through.

Sunset let out a pained grunt, but then closed the door, and hurried back to the couch. She grabbed Aria, whispering to her, “Sonata’s gone!”

“WHAT?!” Aria jumped up before clapping a hand over her mouth, “...what?”

“She’s gone!” Sunset whispered, trembling, “I-I opened the door and she was gone… The window was open… I think she climbed out onto the fire escape!”

“Oh noooooo…” Aria groaned, “I’m going to go look for her, you stay here with Ma!”

Sunset nodded, “Got it! Hopefully she didn’t get too far…”

Aria pulled her boots on and took off out the front door to the car, leaving Sunset alone in the apartment.

Gathering herself, Sunset returned to the den, finding Adagio still in the same spot, crying softly.

“Mommy…?” She said softly, taking a step into the room, “Are… Are you going to be okay? ...Is there anything I can do?”

Adagio let out a shivering whimper as she reached an arm out to Sunset. Going over to her, Sunset knelt down in front of her and gave her a hug, nuzzling her hair. Adagio cried softly into Sunset’s shoulder as she continued to clutch her son’s urn fragments to her chest. Holding her closely, Sunset sniffled and held back her own tears, if for nothing else than to keep herself strong for Adagio’s sake. She stroked her hair, rubbed her back, anything she could to calm Adagio down further. Adagio whimpered softly as she clung to Sunset.

“Why…” she whispered as she buried her face into Sunset’s neck.

“W-Why what?” Sunset asked.

“Why?” Adagio whispered, “...Why did I have to lose all I had left of my baby?”

Sunset sniffled, holding her closer, “I’m so sorry…”

Adagio broke down into louder sobs as she clung tightly to Sunset, so hard that Sunset could feel a small ache in her shoulder.

“Sonata!” Aria yelled as she wheeled the car around and got out, running up to Sonata on the side of the highway, “Where the hell do you think you’re going?!”

Sonata didn’t answer her. She kept walking, staring dazedly at the ground as she did, sniffling.

“Sonata!” Aria grabbed her by the arm, “I’m talking to you!”

“Let go of me!” Sonata attempted pulling her arm away, “Why are you even out here?! I’m leaving!”

“Leaving? And where the fuck are you gonna go?” Aria growled.

“I don’t know! Anywhere!” Sonata whimpered, pulling her arm away, “I can’t face Adagio like this! Not after what I did! This wasn’t just breaking her favourite vase! It was her son! She must hate me, now! I should’ve listened to you, and I’m sorry! I… I can’t do this to her! It would be better if I just left.”

“Sonata, you haven’t go anywhere to go!” Aria scolded, seizing her by the arm, “And besides, even if Adagio wanted you to leave, which I doubt, are you really gonna deprive her the pleasure of throwing you out?”

“The pleasure?! She’s probably glad she doesn’t have to do it!” Sonata tried to pull away, “Just let me go. I can’t do this to her!”

“Oh you can and you fucking well will,” Aria pulled her back toward the car, “You’re gonna go back there and you’re going to apologize to her! You’re not running away from your problems again.”

“I did not run away from my problems! I ran to a solution!” Sonata yelled indignantly, “Fine! I’ll go home, apologize, let her throw me out, and then I’m gone!”

“Get in the car,” Aria growled.

“I can get in myself!” Sonata pulled her arm away, pulling open the passenger door and getting into the the seat.

“Sunset! I found her!” Aria exclaimed as she came back into the apartment with Sonata, “Where’s Adagio?”

Sunset got up from the couch, “She’s in her den, resting. Oh, Sonata! Don’t you dare scare us like that again!” She threw her arms around the smaller girl, shaking, “Are you okay?”

“I… I...I’m fine… I just…” Sonata clung to her, weeping, “I’m sorry! I was scared Adagio would be so mad and I felt horrible for what I did! This is all my fault! I’m sorry! I didn’t know what to do and just… I tried to go!”

“She’s in her den,” Sunset said, pointing toward the hall, “And don’t you dare use her first name while she’s like this…”

Sonata shook, shivering, “I… I can’t face her now… She doesn’t want to see me…”

“Sonata, you go in there and apologize to her, now,” Sunset said sternly.

Whimpering, Sonata obliged. She went to the den, seeing that the door was open. Letting out a sniffle, she went to the doorway, peeking in cautiously. Adagio was laying on the sofa, her eyes red and bloodshot as she stared at the shards of the urn laying on the coffee table.

“...M-....Mo….Mommy…?” Sonata whimpered in a tiny voice.

Adagio briefly glanced up at her, before turning her eyes back to the broken urn.

Sonata sniffled, not moving from her spot, “...Mommy… I’m sorry… I didn’t mean to… b-break the urn… I… I just… wanted to talk to him. I backed up, and I tripped… it all fell… I… I’m so sorry… I’m an idiot and a klutz. Aria tried to stop me… I didn’t listen. She didn’t have anything to do with it, or Sunny. It’s all my fault. Me. And I’m sorry, Mommy… I’ll… I’ll leave if you want me to…”

Adagio’s ears twitched at Sonata’s last few words as she gingerly sat up, turning her bloodshot eyes to her, “...Don’t go…”

“...W-What…?” Sonata blinked.

“...Don’t leave me, Sona…” she said quietly.

Sonata sniffled, entering the room gingerly, “But… But I broke him…”

Adagio sniffled as her eyes welled up in tears, reaching out toward her. Although surprised at this, and even slightly scared, Sonata approached. When upon reaching the couch, she gingerly brought her arms around Adagio in a small hug. Adagio wrapped her arms tightly around Sonata’s waist and cried into her shoulder, clinging tightly as she shivered against her.

“I’m sorry, Mommy! I’m sorry! I’m an idiot and I’m bad… bad...I’m sorry!” Sonata wailed, holding her tightly. Along with the guilt, it was destroying to see Adagio this broken down. How could she have even tried to run away when Adagio needed her the most? She made a mental note to thank Aria for bringing her back when things settled. Sniffling, Sonata held her closer and whimpered, “I’m sorry, Mommy… I won’t run away again, I promise…”

Adagio cried into Sonata’s shoulder, squeezing her tightly as the two of them laid down on the sofa. Sonata snuggled her close, stroking her hair and nuzzling her. It felt surreal, to be a mother for her girlfriend/mother figure, and yet, an honour. Even if she had been the cause of her sadness.

Adagio’s crying could be heard out in the living room, where Sunset and Aria were cuddled up on the sofa.

“How long do you think she’s gonna be like this?” Sunset asked quietly.

“It’s hard to say,” Aria sighed, shaking her head, “Ma’s always one to bounce back, but damn… This is serious. It’s gonna probably be a while. I mean, it’s like she lost her kid all over again.”

Sunset shuddered, “I can’t even imagine what it must have been like all those years ago…”

“Me neither. I’ve heard a lot about it, read it in stories, even seen it in movies. But damn, I can’t even imagine,” Aria absently stroked her hair, “Worst part is, even though she can get pregnant, it’s like her body says ‘Fuck you’ just before it ends.”

Sunset cuddled closer to Aria and sighed, “And Ada wanted to be a mother so badly…”

“It’s not fair!” Aria groaned, snuggling her, “It should be outlawed! No woman should have to go through this!”

“I agree,” Sunset nodded, squeezing tighter, “To think, she not only lost her son’s ashes, she almost lost Sonata too…”

Aria nuzzled her cheek, “I sure was angry, but damn, I was worried she’d get herself in trouble. But you’re right, I can’t even imagine. Sonata’s the closest thing she has to a baby and the first of her little harem. I’ve lived through losing Sonata before, and it’s painful. I didn’t want Ma to go through that. Especially not after this.”

Sunset kissed Aria’s cheek and nuzzled her, “You know, she used to tell me about all the horrible things you used to say about her. It’s nice to know how much you care about the both of them, Aria…”

Aria gave a little smile, “Yeah, I know, right? I can’t believe how crazy I was at the time. I could not have been more wrong, and I’m sure glad I was. There I was, worried as hell, having thought I lost Sonata forever, only to find that she’s here, since fifteen… with an older woman, and had been alive all this time. Plus she was acting a little crazy with the whole ‘Don’t take her away from me!’ thing. It was hard not to see it as a cautionary tale, y’know?”

“Oh yeah, I know,” Sunset nodded, “If I’d had known how they got together when I first met them, I’d have thought the same thing too…”

Aria nodded too, leaning back a bit as she rubbed her shoulder, “Yep, then I… well, Sonata kinda gave me an ultimatum. I had a feeling she was bluffing, but at the same time, some part of me thought that she could be telling the truth. It also helps that Ma stripped right in front of me, all but distracting me, and getting me to go down on her. I felt creeped out, but boy it was awesome. After that, my grades slipped, my mind was elsewhere, and I ran away, too. Best decision I ever made. I could see why Sonata did it, and I could see Ma truly did love Sonata so much. Been here ever since.”

“Wow!” Sunset giggled, “You hated her guts, thought she was the creepiest fucker on the planet. and you still went down on her?”

“It was hard to resist a gorgeous woman like her,” Aria snickered at the memory, “Plus some part of me was just pretty much trying to push my denial aside and face reality.”

“Still sounds funny when you think about it,” Sunset chuckled, “I hate you! You’re a creep! Eat me out. Okay!”

This made Aria laugh, covering her mouth, “Yeah, when you put it like that, it’s pretty hilarious.”

Sunset sat up on Aria’s lap and smiled down at her, “Those two needed you, you know.”

“Guess they really did… I needed them, too,” Aria gave more of a smile, “It’s been a roller coaster and I don’t say it as much as I should, but I love them. They mean the world to me. I wouldn’t be who I am today without ‘em.”

Sunset smiled and kissed Aria’s cheek, “I love you too, Aria…”

“I love you too, Sunny,” Aria nuzzled her cheek and kissed her nose.

Sunset leaned in and brought Aria into a tender kiss as she laid back down against her, wrapping her arms underneath her waist. Kissing her back, Aria held her closer as she leaned back, partly laying down as she stroked her back. Sunset moaned softly, arching her back against her as she stretched out, the feeling of Aria holding her making her feel very comfortable.

It wasn’t often the two indulged like this, but anytime they did so was very nice. Aria toyed with Sunset’s hair, running her other hand along her jacket. She held Sunset closer, bringing her hands down to gently explore her body. Sunset cooed softly into the kiss as she squeezed Aria’s waist, cuddling closer as she felt Aria’s fingers glide over her back.

“You smell nice,” Aria remarked with a chuckle as she reached Sunset’s rear and squeezed.

Sunset whimpered quietly and kissed Aria’s neck, arching her back further, “Thanks… it’s that cinnamon perfume you guys love so much…”

“Mm, you’re right about that,” Aria nuzzled her head, “Makes me think of cinnamon buns. Now there’s a dessert I never refuse.”

Sunset smiled and nuzzled Aria’s neck, kissing just under her chin, “Me neither… Mom makes the best cinnamon buns ever…”

“And now I want some,” Aria laughed, kissing her hair, “Maybe I’ll go get some later.”

“Why don’t we make some for the two of them?” Sunset suggested, nuzzling her cheek.

“That’s a great idea,” Aria smiled, “I’m sure they’d love that. Heck, let’s warm up that pizza while we’re at it.”

“Sure, Pizza and Cinnamon Buns,” Sunset smiled, sitting up.

“I’d like to get your Cinnamon Buns while we’re at it,” Aria chuckled.

“After supper,” Sunset winked.

Aria chuckled and kissed her cheek, “Well, let’s get baking, shall we?”

“Absolutely!”

No Names, Just Moaning

“Mom?” Sunset asked tentatively as she pushed open the door to her den, “Mom? Sonata? You guys okay in here?”

Sonata looked up, squinting from the light. She was awake, while Adagio was napping against her, “Yes… Mommy just fell asleep a while ago.”

“Okay… we heated up the pizza she brought and made some cinnamon buns,” Sunset whispered, “Is she okay?”

“I don’t know… She hasn’t said anything for… a while,” Sonata murmured, stroking Adagio’s hair, “She stopped crying before going to sleep…”

Sunset looked down sadly at Adagio, sighing as she came in and knelt down beside them, stroking Adagio’s hair along with her, “The poor thing…”

“I’m glad I could be there for Mommy… But I feel so terrible… she should be yelling at me and grounding me, kinda. Not… not like this…” Sonata whimpered.

“I’m sure she will once she’s recovered,” Sunset said, stroking Adagio’s cheek, “You really hit her where it hurts. Like when Twilight killed Ascentia’s spider.”

“I-I know…” Sonata whimpered, stroking Adagio’s hair gently, “I just hope she doesn’t spank me… That won’t work because I’ll enjoy it. But I won’t say anything if she slaps me… I deserve whatever punishment she gives me.”

“...I don’t think she’ll be that hard on you,” Sunset sighed, “She still loves you, Sonata.”

“I know… I’d feel the same way if it were reversed,” Sonata murmured.

Sunset reached over and stroked Sonata’s hair, “...I’m not going to pretend that what you did wasn’t… horrible. But… like Adagio said about Ascentia. Let her punish you.”

“I-I will…” Sonata nodded, “I’ll take whatever she punishes me with.”

“Alright… wake her up, we have supper ready,” Sunset smiled as she stood back up.

Sonata nodded, “Okay,” she leaned down, kissing Adagio’s forehead, gently gripping her shoulder, “Mommy? Mommy, wake up… supper’s ready if you’re hungry…”

Adagio weakly opened her eyes, still reddened from her crying, and gingerly lifted herself up, “Sona? What… what happened?”

“You fell asleep,” Sonata murmured, getting up from the couch, “Sunny wanted me to tell you supper was ready.”

“Oh… right I… brought Pizza…” Adagio sniffled as new tears started to well up in her eyes.

“Yeah, they warmed it up. ...Are you hungry? Do you want to go eat?” Sonata asked, reaching a hand toward her.

Adagio was about to refuse, when her stomach roared out in protest, “...Yeah… Mommy’s hungry…” she said quietly as she took Sonata’s hand and pulled herself up.

Squeezing her hand, Sonata led her out of the room and to the kitchen table, where Aria and Sunset were setting it up. The two looked up, giving relieved smiles at the two.

“Hey, Ma. Come have a seat,” Aria pulled out Adagio’s usual chair for her.

“Thanks…” Adagio said quietly, sniffling as she sat down in the chair.

Sunset placed a slice of pizza on a plate in front of her, along with a glass of water, “Here you go. Enjoy it, Mom. Let us know if you need anything else, okay?”

“Thank you, Sunny,” Adagio said quietly as she propped herself up on her elbow and slowly munched on her pizza.

The four of them all sat around in silence as they ate, aside from the occasional “Pass the salt” or whatever. Aria and Sunset exchanged worried gazes, Adagio didn’t really look at anyone, and Sonata had her head hanging miserably. It wasn’t uncommon for family dinners to be quiet, as they happened every so often. But tonight, it was a whole new level of awkward.

“Ari… could… could you help me… clean up the… pieces later?” Adagio asked quietly, not looking at her.

“Sure, Ma, I’ll help you out,” Aria nodded.

“Thank you…”  Adagio said, taking another bite of her Pizza, “...Sunny… can you manage the club for a few days?”

Sunset smiled in understanding and nodded, “Of course I can. I’ll take care of everything as long as you need me to.”

“Thank you,” Adagio whispered, taking another bite.

Aria looked over toward Sonata, who was still eating her pizza without looking up, “Sonata, can you do the dishes once we’re done and clean up?”

Sonata nodded, but didn’t respond.

Sunset winced at the discomfort around the table, but continued eating. Shifting a little closer to Aria just so she didn’t feel like she was stood out in the wind, she reached under the table and took ahold of her fingers, squeezing them gently.

“So, uh…” Sunset spoke up, hoping to make conversation, “I uh… have a funny story to tell about what happened in the club earlier today… if anyone wants to hear.”

Sonata was the first to look up, “What happened…?”

“One of the patrons was kind of tipsy, and she got onto the stage with the strippers. Everyone was staring at her, and our dancers were wondering what was going on. Just as I was going to get security to get her off the stage… she grabs the microphone, and starts reciting some jokes from classic comedians!” Sunset explained, giggling slightly.

Aria glanced over, “She just broke out into stand up comedy right on the stage?”

“Oh yeah, it took everyone by surprise,” Sunset nodded, “It was especially funny how she did it just so casually. Like it was an everyday thing. No build up, no questions, she just took the mic and said, ‘So what’s the deal with airline food?’ and just goes from there. Everyone was laughing after a little bit, though. I don’t know if it was because of the jokes, her delivery of them, or just the absurdity of what happened.”

Aria stifled a chuckle behind her fist and squeezed Sunset’s fingers more tightly, “Oh my god… did you get her name?”

“I’m trying to remember… I’ll let you know if I do,” Sunset said thoughtfully.

Sonata gave a little giggle, “That’s funny. Wish I could’ve seen that…”

“Me too…” Adagio said quietly, her eyes to the table.

“I bet some of the patrons had video of it,” Sunset said, “I’ll look around YouTube and see if it’s up there.”

“Thanks…” Adagio looked up, giving Sunset a weak smile.

“No problem,” Sunset smiled too, “She was cute, too.”

“Aww…” Adagio whispered, looking back down to her plate and taking another bite of her pizza.

“How about you, Aria? Anything to share?” Sunset asked.

Aria paused, then shrugged, “Well, I was on a campaign in World of Warcraft with Twilight… It wasn’t for long, but we did get up about… I don’t know, three or four levels.”

Sunset chuckled, “I still don’t know why you play that game.”

“I’ve played it for years, it’s fun,” Aria shrugged, “Well, when my mother wasn’t home, rather.”

“Wouldn’t even let you play video games?” Sunset asked.

“Unfortunately,” Aria pouted, “She said they were a waste of time and rotted your brain out. The only way I could play was when I’d either go to Sonata’s house, or I’d save up my allowance money to get one of those crappy handheld games and hid them.”

“Ugh, Tiger electronic games? Those things were awful…” Sunset winced, “All that beeping, couldn’t hide those worth shit.”

“I had a couple of those, too. They were sucky…” Sonata chimed in, wincing too.

“Urgh, no kidding,” Aria made a face, “They were better than nothing, but boy I couldn’t stand them.”

“Forget 8-bit or 16-bit. These were quarter-bit,” Sunset groaned.

Aria gagged, “My cousins had the wristwatch games, and another cousin had that console Tiger made.”

“Ugh, how were they allowed to stay in business?!” Sunset gagged.

“I’d rather play with the old Mac paint program than those…” Sonata agreed, shaking her head.

“At least with that I could draw boobs on everything,” Sunset scoffed.

This made Aria gape, while Sonata softly giggled.

“You perv,” Aria teased.

“I tried that once with Etch A Sketch…” Sonata confessed, “They always came out square.”

“I swear, those people who could draw perfect breasts on an Etch-A-Sketch…” Sunset sighed.

Aria whistled, “I kept trying to draw a gun on it, never worked out.”

“Prude,” Sunset and Sonata both said at the same time.

This made Aria pout and then stick her tongue out at them, “Well excuse me. When you lived in a house where sex was required like going to school had been; where you had to lie back and make out your grocery list, you don’t exactly have that much inspiration.”

“...Are we talking about sex being an obligation, or so common it becomes mundane?” Sunset asked, “...Because I could get into the second one.”

“Sadly, the former,” Aria rolled her eyes, “You know how there were times when women enjoying sex were considered whores? Mother had that mentality. She saw it as only a purpose for reproduction and anyone who did it for pleasure were idiots.”

“Yeah… I’d prefer the latter,” Sunset giggled.

“Me too,” Aria agreed, “One time, I called Mother, and recorded all of us having sex on the answering machine. No names, just moaning. She left an angry message on my voicemail… So worth it.”

“Oh my god, what did it say?” Sunset laughed as she almost spat out her drink.

“I still have it on my phone, here, I’ll play it,” Aria pulled out her phone, accessed her voicemail, and turned up the volume.

“You wretched girl! How dare you leave such a horrible message! You should know better than to engage in frivolous sex! It is no wonder I have disowned you! Should you ever do this again, there will be consequences! You’re an absolute shame to this family! Screw all of you!”

Aria rolled her eyes and pocketed her phone, “Gotta say, first time in years she spoke out of the monotone.”

“Dayum… did you ever find out what those consequences were?” Sunset asked.

“Calling her lawyer and whining to him,” Aria snorted.

“Oh no! The horror!” Sunset laughed.

“I… I remember one time… I was at Aria’s house, and her mother was talking to her lawyer on the phone. She was complaining about a kid who left his banana peel on her front lawn. She wanted to sue the kid’s parents…” Sonata said.

“Jesus christ,” Sunset scoffed as the phone started to ring, “Let the machine get it.”

“Sounds good to me, not in the mood to answer,” Aria agreed, drinking down her water.

The four of them all ate as the machine clicked in, and the last voice they could ever want to hear came through the answering machine’s speaker.

“Aria, this your mother speaking…” The message began.

“Aw, fuck…” Aria groaned.

“We were having a good supper, why’s she gotta ruin it?” Sunset asked.

“I know you must be there, Aria. You pick up the phone at once. But of course you won’t, will you? You’re still fornicating with that foolish degenerate of a friend and your pedophile girlfriend. What she has done to you is warrant for serious punishment. Then again, it is only fitting that she remain barren and childless. It is no less than she deserves. Cradle robbers such as herself are absolute unfit parents and deserve every miscarriage and stillbirth coming to them. Especially her.”

The was a click afterward. All four of them stared at the answering machine for a solid ten seconds.

“...Did she just say…” Aria said quietly.

“...I think she did…” Sunset said, her jaw agape.

“That…. FUCKING BITCH!!!” Sonata screeched, shooting up from the table, clutching at the edge tightly, “How DARE SHE! She can go sit on a cactus, swallow a tire iron, and go jump off a fucking cliff! Or better yet, yank out her uterus, stomp on it, and make her EAT IT!”

“My god! What a foul excuse for a human being,” Sunset said, looking at the answering machine in disgust.

“She can say whatever the hell she wants about me, I don’t care anymore! But she does not have ANY RIGHT to speak about my girlfriends like that! Especially about Ma’s condition!” Aria snarled, “That is it! I’m issuing a restraining order on that woman and cutting the apron strings!”

“Can’t we just take a leaf out of Asy’s book?” Sunset suggested with a snarl.

“As awesome as that would be, we can’t just-”

“I am knifing that BITCH!” Sonata went and retrieved a kitchen knife. A large one.

“Sonata, put the knife down,” Aria scoffed.

“Oh, I’ll put it down. IN HER CHEST!” Sonata said, squeezing the handle.

“Sonata, if you’re trying to be threatening, it’s not working. You just look silly,” Sunset said dryly with a sigh, “And I was just kidding.”

Shaking, Sonata dropped the knife, then collapsed to her knees, beginning to cry, “I just… want it to stop… Mommy didn’t do anything wrong… She doesn’t deserve this bullshit…”

“No, she doesn’t,” Aria said softly, “But freaking out like this isn’t going to help anyone.”

“Let’s go with your idea, then. We’ll issue a restraining order and prevent her from ever calling again,” Sunset said.

“Absolutely,” Aria nodded, picking up her phone and looking for the number for her lawyer, “If she contacts us again, she can rot in prison… lousy bitch.”

“Oh, how dare you make me rot in prison, Aria. Only scumbag daughters do that. You are absolutely stupid and insolent…” Sunset said in a stiff monotone voice, “If you’ll excuse me, I have to go sit on that cactus over there. I have to maintain my uptight persona, after all.”

“Maybe letting Sonata shank her isn’t such a bad idea…” Aria muttered.

Sonata crawled back over toward the table, getting back into her chair, “Like I’d be able to…”

“The both of you, stop talking like that…” came Adagio’s voice from where she sat.

Sunset looked at her in surprise, “Huh?”

“You heard me. Don’t talk like that,” Adagio said, her voice hoarse and shallow, but nonetheless firm.

“Sorry, Ma…”

“Sorry, Mommy…”

“Sorry, Mom…”

“Thank you…” Adagio said, looking back down at her empty plate, “Aria… could Mommy have more pizza?”

Aria placed the phone down, nodding as she went to the kitchen counter with her plate. She placed another slice of pizza onto it, replacing it at Adagio’s spot, “Here you go, Ma.”

“Thank you, sweetheart…” Adagio smiled weakly as she took another bite.

“It really is great pizza…” Aria remarked, sitting back down in her seat, “Don’t think we’ve tried this one before.”

“Mm-hmm, it’s better than the place I used to work at,” Sunset said.

“It’s a small place out on the highway,” Adagio muttered, “Doesn’t see a lot of business…”

“Awww… it’s so good,” Sunset pouted a little.

“Thanks…” Adagio said quietly.

“They just got more business from us, at least,” Aria finished her latest slice, “Mmm… I’m done.”

“Me too,” Sunset nibbled on the crust of her piece.

Sonata pushed her half-eaten slice away from herself on the plate, shaking her head.

“I’m glad you girls liked it,” Adagio said quietly.

“One of us sure doesn’t seem to,” Aria said dryly, “Sonata, eat your food.”

“I lost my appetite,” Sonata muttered, “It’s good, I just don’t want it now.”

“Why not?” Sunset rolled her eyes.

“I’m not hungry.”

“Sonata, what’s wrong?” Aria asked, looking down at her.

“Everything…” Sonata whimpered, choking up.

“Sona?” Adagio said, looking up, “...C’mon, talk to us.”

This made Sonata wince, to which she sniffled and squirmed, “I hate seeing you so sad, Mommy… It hurts… And it’s even worse because it’s my fault… And there’s nothing I can do to fix it…” She whimpered, tears running down her face.

Adagio looked at Sonata, then to Aria and Sunset. Pushing her chair back, she stood up and slowly made her way to her bedroom, closing the door behind her. This made Sonata begin to cry, burying her face in her hands. She then stood up, walking aimlessly around the room. Sunset and Aria tensed, making sure she wasn’t going to the bathroom. Instead, Sonata went to the corner of the living room, curled up in the fetal position, and cried into her knees.

Sunset looked to Aria, “...Which one do you want?”

“I’ll go talk to Sonata, you talk to Ma,” Aria said, getting up.

Sunset got up and went to Adagio’s bedroom, pushing the door open, “...Mom? Are you okay in here?”

“...Come in, Sunny…” Adagio whispered from her bed.

Sunset did so, closing the door behind her, “Are… Are you okay?”

Adagio sniffled and shook her head, “...No… I’m not…”

Going over and sitting on the bed, Sunset gently touched her shoulder, “Did… what she say upset you?”

“It isn’t what she said…” Adagio whimpered, “It’s what she did…”

“What do you mean?” Sunset blinked.

“I told her not to go in there…” Adagio whispered, on the verge of crying again, “...Why didn’t she listen to me?”

Sunset sighed softly, squeezing her shoulder, “According to Aria, she said she wanted to… talk to her brother. I do that sometimes with my father, after he died. Sure, I know he doesn’t answer back, but… it makes me feel better. I guess she was trying to do that… Still, she shouldn’t have gone in there, much less touched the urn. I’m so sorry…”

“Those ashes were all I had left of my son…” Adagio cried softly, “...And now they’re gone…”

“I know…” Sunset sniffled, stroking her hair, “I can’t even imagine what you’re going through…”

Adagio’s crying broke down into the same shivering sobs she’d had when she first discovered what had happened to Timbre’s urn. Sunset sniffled, laying down behind her and spooning her, nuzzling her hair in comfort.

Back in the living room, Aria knelt down next to Sonata’s quivering form. She wasn’t sure what to say or where to begin, all she could do was place her hand on her shoulder.

“G-Go… Go ahead… yell at me… call me a moron… and an irresponsible bint…” Sonata  whimpered amidst her sobs, “I’m a despicable human being…”

“Well I can’t now, you just did it for me,” Aria frowned. While she knew she should probably be comforting Sonata, she quite frankly didn’t want to. She’d warned her not to go into Adagio’s den in the first place, and now it was taking all of her self control not to shout ‘I told you so!’

“I know, you told me so,” was all Sonata could say, sniffling, “I shouldn’t have gone in there. I shouldn’t touched his urn. I shouldn’t have tried running away. I’m an idiot who doesn’t listen to anyone, I don’t have any consideration for other property, and I’m scum. Pure scum. I made Mommy lose her baby all over again,” she sighed, then squirmed away from her touch, “Now go see Mommy. She needs you more than I do. Just go…”

“Well I drew the short straw so it looks like I’m stuck with you,” Aria frowned, sitting down on the sofa.

Looking hurt, Sonata looked away, “You don’t have to be here. I know you don’t want to. I’m not going anywhere. I’m staying right here.”

“And so am I. Last time I left you alone you took off,” Aria frowned.

“Fine, but I’m not talking to you,” Sonata sniffled, looking away, “I have nothing else to say.”

“Good, just behave yourself,” Aria said, quietly adding “for once.”

Sonata heard it, but said nothing about it. She continued staring blankly at the nearest wall, feeling numb all over again. As hurt as she felt, she knew she deserved every bit of it. She sighed, wiping her eyes and squeezing her knees tighter. All she wanted to do was crawl into a hole and die. Burden. All she could think of was how much of a burden she now became.

‘Burden… You’re just a little burden,’ Sonata thought, shaking a bit and sniffling.

Aria shifted in her seat and glanced toward the door, where she could hear Adagio sobbing from inside, wincing as she looked away and tried to focus on anything else.

‘I moved here to be taken care of, not take care of people,’ she thought to herself.

Hearing Adagio’s sobbing, Sonata whimpered and began to cry all over again.

‘I wanted to make Mommy happy after what she’s done for me… and all I’m doing is making her miserable...’

Aria stood up and made her way to the kitchen to fix herself some coffee, sighing as she tried to block out the sound of Adagio’s sobbing. For a few moments, Sonata remained where she was, nearly falling onto her side. Feeling a sense of thirst, surprisingly, she stood up. Slowly she went to the kitchen, opening the fridge and pulling out a juice box. She stared at it, remembering how Adagio bought them special for her. How they’d reminded her of her elementary school days, with her favourite juice boxes during lunchtime. She whimpered, putting the box back in the fridge and instead taking a water bottle.

Returning to her spot, she drank some down, leaning against the wall as the sounds of Adagio’s crying hit her ears. She wanted to block out the sounds, as they were the most painful sounds she’d ever heard. Yet, she wouldn’t do it. She had to listen. She had to.

Inside, Adagio had turned over and had buried her face into Sunset’s neck, sobbing uncontrollably as she shook in Sunset’s arms. Holding her tightly, Sunset stroked her hair, occasionally whispering to her soothingly. All while trying not to cry herself.

“I’m sorry, Mom…” Sunset whispered, sniffling, “I’m sorry…”

Adagio only sobbed harder, squeezing tightly to Sunset’s shoulders as her eyes were blurred with tears. It became too much as Sunset began to cry as well, only quietly so that Adagio wouldn’t know. She couldn’t let her know it, not when she needed strength and comfort. Sunset shook with despair, both for Adagio’s sorrow and especially in how things had become damaged between them all. At least in some regard.

Sunset took a deep breath, nuzzling her hair. She would not let that happen any further.

“We’ll get you through this, Mom… We’ll do everything we can,” Sunset whispered, “We’ll get you through this…”

Adagio shivered and clung tighter, “No we won’t…”

“...What?” Sunset uttered, “Mom, what do you mean?”

“Sona wants to leave… Aria’s so angry… we’re falling apart…” Adagio sobbed, clinging tighter to Sunset’s shoulders.

Sunset sniffled, and squeezed her, “I know… I know we’re all really down about what happened. But it’s going to be okay. We’re not falling apart. We’re just having a tough time due to unfortunate circumstances. I’ll make sure Sonata doesn’t leave anyone’s sight and I’ll calm Aria down. I don’t care what I have to do, but I am not letting this family fall apart. We came this far… I’m not letting this tear us apart.”

“...Do you promise?” Adagio asked, shivering softly.

“I do promise,” Sunset nuzzled her, “We are not letting one accident, no matter how emotionally devastating, tear us apart. We’re going to get through this. Of course it won’t happen overnight, but we will.”

“...Thank you…”

Tried, Tested, And True Goodness

Two months had passed and Adagio had mostly returned to her old self. She’d locked the den since her son’s urn was destroyed and hadn’t let anyone into it since, not even herself. She’d even thrown away the key to her den, though unbeknownst to her, Aria had retrieved it.

Adagio sighed as she poured over the financial records at the bar, taking a deep swig of her liquor while Sunset supervised.

“How’s it looking?” Sunset asked, wiping a glass with a towel.

“Profits are up,” she sighed as she took another swig, “Seems that more and more people are ordering drinks, and less are tipping the dancers. Remind me to raise their salary to compensate.”

“I’ve noticed that,” Sunset said as she bit her lip, “I don’t even know why. I know one of them quit last month, but it wasn’t a debacle.”

“It’s the girls,” Adagio concluded, “When you see the same girl getting naked every day, you feel less compelled to tip them.”

“Good point,” Sunset placed the glass back onto the shelf behind her, “Especially since we don’t always get newcomers very often.”

Adagio shook her head, “They still enjoy them, but… fewer and fewer bits are being stuffed down their thongs. Only ones who suffer are them.”

“Which is a shame,” Sunset sighed, looking toward the stage.

“Like I said, remind me to raise their salaries at the start of the month,” Adagio said as she took another swig.

Sunset nodded, taking out her little notebook and jotting something down, “Duly noted. Anything else?”

Adagio looked up at Sunset for a moment, “...Nah, that’s about it,” she said before she looked back down and closed her book.

Leaning over the bar, Sunset nuzzled her, “How do you feel?”

“I’m okay, just tired,” Adagio nuzzled her back, “Thank you, by the way, for keeping everything going the last few months.”

“You’re welcome,” Sunset smiled, “Even the matriarch of our family needs some help.”

Adagio kissed Sunset’s cheek, “...Sonata still upset?”

This made Sunset’s smile drop, forming into a sad pout, “She’s… better, but she’s not her usual, sunny self. I did tell her to try focusing her energy on helping you, and I can tell she has. But I don’t think she’s going to be the same for a while. Aria’s not helping matters…”

Adagio rolled her eyes, “That reminds me, I haven’t been keeping an eye on Aria, what’s she been doing?”

“Burying herself in video games, surprisingly,” Sunset said, “Otherwise, she just kind of keeps to herself and reads her mystery dramas.”

Adagio sighed. She hadn’t made it a secret that she was furious with Sonata for destroying her son’s urn, and both her and Aria had picked up on it differently. While Adagio was somewhat short-tempered with her these days, Aria was outright foul to Sonata. At times it felt like she didn’t love her anymore.

“Aria’ll get over it eventually,” she resigned, coming around the bar and sitting next to Sunset, “...And so will I…”

“I know you will,” Sunset brought an arm around her, “We all will. But listen, there is something I think you should know. She didn’t outright say it, but I think Sonata’s afraid of you guys. That’s why she’s so quiet lately. She thinks anything she says will set you off.”

“Right now, I think that’s for the best,” Adagio said, wrapping an arm around Sunset’s shoulder.

“I don’t think it’s the best course of action,” Sunset admitted, “But I completely understand why. So… it’s going to be a tough process, but we just have to keep going. And you know I’ll help you with anything you need, Mom.”

“Thanks…” Adagio sighed as she hugged Sunset tighter, “...Where are they right now?”

Sunset sighed a little, snuggling her, “Aria was playing some games on her laptop, and Sonata’s in the bedroom on the floor, I think she was doing a puzzle. She doesn’t even go in the same room as Aria anymore.”

“Probably for the best. Aria might tear her throat out if I’m not there to supervise,” Adagio said as she kissed Sunset’s cheek.

“I actually considered sending Sonata to stay with her aunt for a bit. Just so she could get away for a little while and not feel like everyone’s against her. But I knew that it would send a message that she’s unwanted, and I don’t want to do that,” Sunset sighed.

“As long as she behaves, she’s fine to stay,” Adagio said quietly, “If Aria’s going to continue provoking a fight, she can be the one to go stay with family.”

“I wouldn’t want to do that, but I see why,” Sunset kissed her forehead, “I’m going to go back up and check on them. Do you want to come?”

“Sure,” Adagio said, setting the closed sign onto the bar as she stood up.

Sunset took her hand, then led the way up to the apartment. She opened the door, finding a single light on in the living room. Aria was on the couch, laptop on her lap (supported by a cooling pad), playing what seemed to be an action-packed video game. The bedroom doorway was partly closed, but Sunset spied Sonata through the crack, doing a puzzle on the floor.

“Looks like everything’s okay,” Sunset remarked.

“That’s good, I suppose,” Adagio nodded as the two of them returned to the club floor, “Thank you, Sunset.”

“Hey, no need to thank me,” Sunset nuzzled her, “I love my family and I’ll do anything I can to help keep us going.”

“I know, but still,” Adagio sat back down behind the bar and kissed her cheek, “You’ve held everything together. The club, the girls… and me.”

Sunset kissed her cheek as well, hugging her, “Well, I just want to have a level head about all this. I think someone needs to be able to help even when the matriarch is in need. And I’m more than happy to help you like that.”

Adagio smiled and nuzzled her, “I hope that doesn’t mean you’re starting to grow a dominant streak, Sunny,” she giggled.

“As if!” Sunset laughed, giving her a playful poke to the cheek, “Nah, just call me the… peacemaker, if you will.”

Adagio perked up and kissed Sunset’s forehead, “That’s good… Mommy likes her cuddly girl.”

“And cuddly girl I shall be,” Sunset giggled, “Besides, I know Twilight would be so sad if I was no longer a cuddly little mouse, either.”

“Oh yeah, Twilight loves her girls to be small and snuggly,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sunset’s neck.

Sunset kissed her head, nuzzling her hair, “So don’t you worry. My submissive tendencies in the bedroom are still around.”

Adagio smiled and nuzzled her as her hands came around to slip underneath Sunset’s shirt, “That’s good to hear…”

“Mm-hmm,” Sunset gently stroked her hair and squeezed her shoulder.

Adagio pulled back and smiled, “Take your shirt off, sweetie.”

“All right,” Sunset did so, taking off her shirt and placing it aside.

Adagio smiled as she brought her hands up to cup Sunset’s bra, “My my, even smaller than last time, sweetie?”

“Maybe,” Sunset smiled coyly, arching her back slightly.

“Just love pushing up that cleavage, don’t we?” Adagio giggled.

Wiggling her chest, Sunset giggled and nodded, “You bet. I also recently bought a push-up bra.”

“Oh my,” Adagio smiled, “You just love showing off this wonderful chest, don’t you?”

“When you love boobs like this, you can’t help but show them off somehow,” Sunset giggled, winking at her.

“Indeed,” Adagio grinned as she kissed down Sunset’s neck, “Mmm… goodness you have such a lovely figure, sweetie.”

“You just noticed?” Sunset teased, running her hands along her sides.

“I noticed a while ago, I just never said anything,” Adagio giggled, squeezing Sunset’s rear.

“Oh, right, suuuure you didn’t,” Sunset nuzzled her and laughed.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio kissed her cheek, pulling back, “Now, take your pants off, sweetie.”

Sunset nodded, pulling down her pants and then stepping out of them, “How’s this?”

“Lovely,” Adagio said, pulling her closer and running her hand over Sunset’s thigh. Sunset was the youngest out of the four, only being nineteen while Sonata and Aria were twenty five and twenty six respectively. For Adagio, that was just perfect, “Goodness, you’re so smooth.”

“Mmmm… Thanks… I use body lotion all the time,” Sunset cooed.

Adagio purred and picked Sunset up, setting her onto the bar and stroking her thigh as she kissed her neck, “Still smells like cinnamon…”

“Tried, tested and true goodness,” Sunset purred, toying with her hair and giggling.

Adagio smiled and kissed down her neck, stopping between her breasts and kissing slowly and softly. Moaning a little from her touch, Sunset leaned back a bit and rubbed at Adagio’s shoulders sensually. Adagio’s hands came down to cup Sunset’s rear, her thumb hooking into her panties and gently tugging them down as she continued to kiss Sunset’s sweet spot.

“Oh, Mom…” Sunset nuzzled her hair and sighed softly, “You never lost your touch…”

Adagio giggled and slid Sunset’s panties off her legs, gently prying her thighs apart as she lowered herself to her knees, kissing Sunset’s stomach, “Thank you, I was afraid I’d gotten rusty.”

“Nah, far from it,” Sunset assured with a giggle, “Feels like you haven’t missed a beat.”

“Thank you…” Adagio smiled as she kissed Sunset’s stomach.

Unseen to Adagio, Sunset’s countenance took one of being slightly sad. Over the past two months, any and all sex between any of them were non-existent. She and Adagio occasionally engaged, but beyond that, not much else was done. Now there was sex play to be done, which she did like in itself. It sounded like great fun. Yet, having to exclude the rest of the family seemed so wrong to her. There were good reasons why, but Sunset still didn’t like this dynamic at all.

Nonetheless, she managed to smile and nuzzled her hair, “Sure thing, Mom. That sounds like fun.”

“Good…” Adagio purred, peering up at her, “And Ari and Sona can play with you too… assuming they can get along.”

Sunset smiled sadly, “I can go to them separately to start, maybe slowly integrate them a little. Maybe it’ll help a bit…”

Adagio stopped for a moment, looked up at Sunset and then stood up, “Get dressed, we’re going upstairs.”

Nodding, Sunset pulled her clothes back on, and adjusted her boots, “All right, let’s go.”

“Sonata?” Adagio said firmly as she opened the bedroom door.

Looking up from her puzzle, Sonata looked at her with a mix of curiosity and something akin to a child awaiting a scolding, “Yes?”

Adagio looked down at her and her face softened somewhat, “...Mommy thinks she’s punished you enough.”

Sonata looked at her, now a little confused, like she wanted to ask further questions. No real “punishment” had been issued like a mother would do, yet what was going on felt like one. Nonetheless, she nodded slightly and barely moved, “...Okay.”

Adagio stepped further into the bedroom as Sunset took a seat in the chair by her dresser, “Stand up, come over here.”

Nodding, Sonata stood up, taking a few careful steps toward her. Her hands wrung together nervously, her eyes shifted slightly, but then remained back to Adagio’s form. She swallowed, but otherwise reached the spot she’d been told to come to. Adagio reached out and took Sonata by the shoulders, pulling her into a tight hug as she kissed the top of Sonata’s head.

For a moment, Sonata stiffened, her arms having gone limp as if she didn’t know what to do with them. She then shook a little as she returned the hug, burying her face into Adagio’s shoulder and sniffling softly.

“No crying,” Adagio said softly, stroking her hair, “Mommy still loves you, you know.”

This made Sonata look up, revealing her eyes to be teary, her lip quivering. She shook slightly, squeezing Adagio’s blouse as she clutched it with her fingers. “I… I love you too, Mommy… I just… don’t know what to feel anymore…”

Adagio kissed Sonata’s forehead and gently stroked her back, “I know… you’re not leaving are you?”

“No… I won’t leave unless you want me to,” Sonata murmured, “I promised you I wouldn’t leave, Mommy. And I won’t…”

“Mommy doesn’t want you to go,” Adagio whispered, “Mommy loves you too much…”

“I don’t want to go, either. I love you too much, too,” Sonata sniffled, nuzzling her, “I’m… I’m sorry… I just want to make things right again, but I don’t know how…”

“Well… I know where you can start,” Adagio said softly.

“Really?” Sonata looked at her hopefully, “W-Where?”

Adagio pushed hard on Sonata’s shoulders, pushing her down to her knees, “Here.”

“...Huh?” Sonata looked up with confusion.

“I said you can start here,” Adagio said, softly stroking Sonata’s hair, “Mommy’s feeling deprived, sweetie.”

For the first time in what felt like an eternity, Sonata smiled brightly at her. It made Sunset’s smile return as she observed the two, leaning back a little bit. Sonata nodded eagerly, carefully pulling down Adagio’s skirt, then her panties. Her hands clutched at her thighs, eagerly running her hands along the smooth, warm skin. She planted little kisses along her thighs, going upward.

“That’s a good girl…” Adagio purred, stroking her hair and leaning back against the wall, “Mommy missed you…”

“Mmm…. I missed you too…” Sonata cooed sweetly, eventually reaching her destination. She nuzzled Adagio’s sex happily, before proceeding to lick and suckle along the surface.

Adagio shivered and threw her head back. It was very rare that she was on the receiving end when she and her girls had sex, but right now it was positively heavenly, “Oh… there we go… Mmm, Mommy might just do this more often…”

Sonata giggled and hummed against her sex, pating the folds and licking at her labia. It definitely felt nice to be on the giving end for a change, to see what she could do in order to make Adagio pleasured. Right now seemed like a more than perfect time to do it.

“Ahh!” Adagio gasped, her legs quivering as she glanced down at Sonata, “Ooooh… that’s Mommy’s special girl,” she cooed as she circled her finger around Sonata’s ear.

“Mmm…” Sonata hummed happily, nuzzling her mound. She eventually brought her tongue to her entrance, plunging the muscle inside. Already she could taste the precum leaking, which Sonata savoured.

“Mm… such a good girl,” Adagio smiled, glancing up to Sunset, who had her hand down her jeans as she watched the both of them, “Enjoying yourself, Sunny?”

“You bet,” Sunset smiled as she pleasured herself, “But I’m also glad to see you two getting cuddly again. I had to watch fluffy bunny videos,” she quipped.

“You always did have the weirdest taste in porn,” Adagio giggled as she gently squeezed Sonata’s ponytail, “Oooh! That’s it, sweetie!”

While her tongue explored her entrance, Sonata used her fingers to tug and toy with her nub. She looked up toward Adagio, meeting her gaze and humming to emit vibrations. Adagio moaned sharply, throwing her head back and squeezing Sonata’s head against her sex.

“AH! Yes, that’s it! Mommy’s almost there, sweetie!” she moaned.

Eager, Sonata worked her harder, faster! She did all she could, licking and suckling along her sweet spot. Soon enough, Adagio clutched tightly to her head as she let out a shrill scream and climaxed, her juices flowing freely out over Sonata’s mouth as she rocked her hips and rode out her orgasm.

Pulling her mouth back, Sonata lapped up every bit of her juices that she could. She cooed in contentment, tasting the sweetness of Adagio’s juices, “Oh Mommy… you’re still so delicious…”

Adagio smiled as she hooked her hands underneath Sonata’s arms and hurled her back onto her bed. Climbing over her and straddling her, she grinned and began to undo Sonata’s jacket, “Thank you, sweetheart.”

“You’re welcome, Mommy…” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her.

Adagio smiled and kissed her forehead as she pulled Sonata’s jacket off, “Mommy’s not done with you yet, though…”

Adagio and Sunset both lay on either side of Sonata, cuddling her close between them as they basked in the afterglow of their threesome.

“Mommy missed this so much…” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“Me too…” Sonata cooed, giggling happily.

“I did, too…” Sunset sighed happily, kissing Adagio’s shoulder, “Nothing beats Make Up Sex…”

“Nope,” Adagio grinned as she cuddled the two of them closer, “Nothing. It’s always the best.”

“Yay, Make Up Sex!” Sonata giggled happily, “Never really had it before… Not like this, anyway.”

Adagio kissed her cheek and nuzzled Sonata’s hair, “Now, you’re not done making up yet, sweetie. For two weeks, you’re not allowed to wear clothes in the apartment. And Mommy gets to touch you as much as she likes,” she giggled, nuzzling her hair.

“Oooh!” Sonata giggled, grinning, “I-I mean, uh… awww, but Mommy, that’s sooo unfair!” She said this while giggling.

“Too bad, Sonata,” Sunset snickered, “You have to make up for it and that’s what your sentence is.”

Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek, “Good, I hope Mommy’s girl is going to take her punishment like a big girl.”

“I will, Mommy,” Sonata kissed her cheek back and smiled, “I promise.”

“Good girl,” Adagio purred, kissing her cheek, “And in the meantime, I’m going to think of more creative punishments for you,” she whispered into her ear.

“Ooh… Sounds good to me,” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her, “I’ll do anything.”

“Oh? Anything?” Adagio raised an eyebrow.

Sonata nodded, smiling more, “Of course, Mommy.”

“So if I decided you were going to work naked at the bar with Sunny?” Adagio suggested.

“I’d do it,” Sonata nodded with a grin.

“And if I decided you were going to provide a new… service to the patrons?” Adagio suggested with a smirk.

“What’s that?” Sonata asked, tilting her head.

“Yeah, I’m curious, too. Especially if I’m overseeing all that,” Sunset chuckled.

“I’m kidding of course, I’d never make you do that, but I was talking about prostitution,” Adagio giggled.

“Oh! Oh…” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her, “Yeah, even I’d have to draw the line. But that whole naked at the bar thing, I can do it!”

“Good girl,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek, “I’ll think of some more later.”

“Okay, Mommy,” Sonata nuzzled her hair happily, giggling.

“One down, one to go…” Sunset murmured.

“Aria needs more time to cool off,” Adagio asserted, patting Sunset’s thigh.

“I know,” Sunset nuzzled her, “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it.”

“I hope so,” Sonata murmured with a sigh, “I miss her…”

“Me too…” Adagio nuzzled Sonata’s cheek as she sat up, “Okay, who wants supper?”

Sonata raised her hand, “Me!”

“I sure do,” Sunset nodded.

“Alright, lets get something in your bellies,” Adagio smiled, “Sona, you’re still so skinny!”

Sonata blushed and giggled, nuzzling noses with her, “Might need to fatten me up a bit, Mommy!”

“Oh yes I do!” Adagio giggled, “You must be so hungry!”

“I am… and I haven’t touched tacos in weeks!” Sonata pouted, “I’m soooo deprived!”

“Then that’s what we’re gonna have for supper, sweetheart,” Adagio purred, kissing the top of her head.

“Really? Yaaaaay! Thank you, Mommy!” Sonata beamed, hugging her tightly.

“Awesome, tacos sound good,” Sunset grinned.

“Alright, let Mommy just put her pants back on,” Adagio giggled as she pulled her jeans on, “Oooh, I think Mommy needs to lose some weight.”

Sonata sat up, tilting her head, “Oh dear! I noticed you gained a little weight around the bum, but I didn’t want to say anything…”

Adagio reached down and squeezed her own rear, “Hmm… yeah, I think Mommy needs to buy a treadmill.”

“Good idea,” Sunset got up, proceeding to dress as well, “I used to have a stationary bike at my old place.”

“What happened to it?” Sonata asked, getting up to dress too.

Sunset pouted, “The movers accidentally broke it when they were lugging it out of my apartment.”

“Bike wouldn’t do enough. Need to be up and moving,” Adagio shrugged, “Mommy’ll pick one up when she goes into Canterlot tomorrow.”

“Ooh! Are you going to put on a jogging suit and strap on your music player to your arm while you run?” Sonata proceeded to jog on the spot, which made Sunset giggle.

Adagio chuckled, “I think I can just turn on the stereo,” she smiled as she buttoned up her jeans.

“Then we’ll go jogging!” Sonata said eagerly, bouncing now.

“Well, if you’re going to go jogging, you can count me in,” Sunset grinned, “It’s been a while since I’ve been.”

“That sounds wonderful,” Adagio smiled, patting them both on the rear as they exited the bedroom.

Sunset cast her gaze to the couch as they came out, seeing that Aria was napping there. She then stirred, sitting up and rubbing her eyes, mumbling to herself.

“Hey,” Sunset went over to her, peering over the couch, “How are you feeling?”

“Tired, thanks for waking me up,” Aria grumbled as she yawned.

Sunset rolled her eyes good-naturedly, “Sure thing, Sleeping Beauty. We’re making tacos for dinner, you hungry?”

“Yeah, sure…” Aria grumbled.

“Hey… cheer up, you little sour puss,” Sunset chuckled, ruffling her hair, “Come on, come help me set the table.”

Aria grumbled and stood up, “Fine…”

Sunset led the way to the table, to which they proceeded to set it up for dinner. On a normal night, it was down to the necessary basics. Special occasions had them bringing out nicer dishes and fancy napkins, and even using wine glasses. As much as Sunset was tempted, she figured that they wait until a better night. But for now, she replaced the usual glasses with wine glasses, as some kind of token of things moving forward.

“How’re you feeling, Ari?” Adagio asked as she set the pan onto the stove.

“...Kinda meh,” Aria admitted, giving a small yawn.

“Would some dinner in your belly make you feel better?” she asked with a smile.

Aria looked toward her, losing some of her frown, and even relaxing her shoulders. “...Yeah. Haven’t had tacos in ages, either.”

“Then I guess you’ll be in for a treat, too,” Sunset gave a relieved smile.

“Good, sit down, it’ll be ready in a bit,” Adagio smiled brightly.

Aria gave a small nod, sitting herself down in her usual place. As Sunset set down the last utensil, she sat down as well. She could see at least a small change in Aria’s countenance, to which she looked a little less bitter and even less angry. It wasn’t a huge turn, but it was a start.

“Hope you guys are going to save room for dessert. I picked up some cupcakes from that new bakery in town,” Sunset announced, “I even tried one of them. They’re amazing!”

“Oh, you did?” Adagio asked, turning back, “I wish you’d told me, I got a cake from that paraphernalia shop out in Canterlot.”

“I was going to, it slipped my mind, and then we were busy,” Sunset chuckled, “Sounds delicious, though.”

“It’s alright, I can put it in the fridge,” Adagio smiled, “Store owner was yummy, though.”

“Oh! I know what shop you mean, I’ve been there a couple times,” Sunset said thoughtfully.

“Mmhmm!” Adagio giggled, setting the taco ingredients into separate bowls, “Lovely lady at the counter.”

“She really was a lovely lady,” Sunset agreed with a giggle, “I heard almost anyone who meets her gets a crush on her.”

“I’ll bet,” Adagio chuckled, “I know I sure wanted to take her out back and strip her down.”

“I bet she would’ve let you,” Sunset winked.

“Oh I’ll bet,” Adagio giggled, setting the bowls on the table as she sat back down.

Sonata joined them at the table, suddenly growing quiet again as she sat down. She’d been assisting in the kitchen while Adagio cooked, anything to avoid making direct contact with Aria for the moment. Now as she sat down, she dared take a peek, seeing that the girl in question wasn’t even looking at anyone, instead fiddling with her fork along the table.

Looking among the table as they all served themselves, Sunset looked at Aria for a brief moment, considering. She then decided against it, at least for now.

“So,” Sunset spoke up, “I was given this new vodka today, by this connoisseur from Canterlot.”

“Oh?” Adagio asked with a smile, “Looking to make some new business is he?”

Sunset nodded, “Yeah, he was. So he gave me a sample to try, to see if we would want to sell some here. I wanted to run it by you first, before making a decision about that.”

“Well let me take a look at it later,” Adagio smiled, “More liquor for the patrons is always a plus.”

“Of course, he gave me a small bottle, but there’d be enough for all of us to try,” Sunset smiled.

“Okay… I can try a small sip,” Sonata said softly.

“Meh. I don’t even like vodka much, but I’ll try it,” Aria said with an indifferent shrug.

“Well that’s all four tastebuds,” Adagio chuckled, “As long as it doesn’t taste like shit, I don’t see any reason not to stock it.”

“I didn’t try it, but I did smell it. It smells very… sweet and tangy,” Sunset recalled, “He said they’re great for margaritas.”

“Oooh, there’s an idea,” Adagio smiled as she leaned over and kissed Sunset’s cheek, “Mommy does love her margaritas.”

“Me too… It was my first drink, actually,” Sonata smiled.

“What about you, Sunny? What was your first drink?” Adagio asked with a giggle.

Sunset thought for a few moments, tapping her chin, “I think it was… an Appletini Starburst Swirl.”

“Goodness, who on earth fed you that?” Adagio giggled.

“A mixologist working in the nightclub I was working in at the time,” Sunset giggled, “It was a mix of an Appletini with a Melon Starburst. The swirl comes from the dollop of whipped cream at the top.”

“This wouldn’t happen to be that same nightclub with the vile manager, would it?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow.

“Sadly, yes,” Sunset pouted, “The staff was great, but the manager was an asscrack.”

“Aw,” Adagio pouted, leaning in and kissing her cheek, “He never did anything to you, did he?”

“No, but he tried,” Sunset shook her head, “Grabbing or slapping my ass, making catcalls, all that stupid nonsense. Didn’t go beyond that, thankfully.”

Adagio wrapped an arm around her shoulders and nuzzled her, “Poor Sunny. Nobody grabs your ass but me… and Twilight.”

“You got it,” Sunset nuzzled her, giggling.

Adagio kissed Sunset’s cheek as she pulled away and started on her dinner, “What about you, Ari? What have you done all day?”

“I built some working traps and doodads with Redstone, leveled my warrior, acquired a new lightsaber, and I rescued Zelda,” Aria said dryly with a shrug.

“So you’ve been playing video games all day,” Adagio frowned.

“Yeah. Kinda lost track of the time,” Aria replied.

“Alright, just so long as you don’t make a habit out of it,” Adagio nodded, leaning over and kissing her cheek.

“I’m trying not to, Ma. But I don’t know, guess it’s all I feel like doing,” Aria sighed, poking at her taco with her fork.

“Aria, I know playing video games is fun, but… I couldn’t help but notice that you don’t do much else unless we ask you,” Sunset said softly.

“Sunset, don’t,” Adagio said softly, “She said she was going to cut back on it and I trust her.”

“Nah, it’s okay, Ma,” Aria waved it off, “She’s kinda right, anyway.”

“Still, I’m sorry,” Sunset murmured, shaking her head.

Adagio kissed the both of them on the cheek and returned to her dinner, “It’s alright.”

Sunset nodded, turning to Sonata, “And how was your day?”

“...Fine,” Sonata said softly, “I ran the errands Mommy asked me to do and I worked on my puzzle.”

“And then we made up,” Adagio smiled, leaning over and kissing her cheek.

This made Aria look up with surprise, “Wait, what?”

“...You didn’t hear anything?” Sunset looked at her with a tilted head.

“...No, I was… I think was sleeping,” Aria said, “But seriously, really?”

Adagio nodded, “Yes, me and Sona made up. And then me, Sona and Sunny had a threeway.”

“...And I’m apparently chopped liver,” Aria looked downward with a frown.

“Aw, I’m sorry, Ari,” Adagio leaned in and kissed her cheek, “You want Mommy to play with your bum later?”

“...Yes,” Aria admitted, her voice softer, “I’ve missed all that.”

“After supper then, okay?” Adagio wrapped an arm around her and pulled her closer.

Aria gave a nod, snuggling against her, “Sure…”

“There’s my girl,” Adagio hugged Aria tightly to her as she continued eating, “...Mommy missed all of you.”

“Me too,” Sunset smiled with relief.

“Wait,” Aria pulled back slightly, “There’s something else. Look, I … haven’t really been all that nice lately. And I’m sorry. Especially since I… took it out on Sonata. Sure, she kinda deserved it and all, what with everything she-”

“Aria, don’t,” Sunset cut her off, “Enough of that.”

“...Right, sorry,” Aria sighed heavily, “Maybe at first, but I just got really mean. And I don’t even really know what I’m mad about anymore. I’m… I’m sorry, Sonata. You know I love you, right?”

Sonata, who had shrunk down in her seat, nodded slowly.

“And I said some nasty things, and I’m really sorry. I guess… it was also because I didn’t want to lose you again. When you threatened to run away, I was… I was scared. I didn’t…” She sniffled slightly, “...Want to end up reading ‘Sonata Dusk’s Body Found Dead In Ditch’...”

Sonata quivered and lifted her head, “...Does this mean I can have a hug?”

Aria sniffled, wiping her eyes. She looked at Sonata, before all but getting out of her chair and holding out her arms, “Oh, get over here, you!”

Sonata got up and rushed over to her, burying her face into Aria’s neck as she threw her arms around her, sniffling and shaking in her arms. Aria held her tightly, beginning to sniffle and sob herself. They eventually sank to the floor, clutching at each other tightly.

Bringing a hand over her mouth, Sunset resisted the urge to burst into giggles and squees. She instead opted to reach over and squeeze Adagio’s hand. Adagio squeezed back and looked up at her, smiling as she sidled closer and kissed Sunset’s forehead.

“I’m glad they made up…” Sunset whispered quietly, kissing her cheek.

“Me too,” Adagio whispered back, “I hate it when our babies are fighting.”

“It’s no fun… I knew they’d make up eventually, I was just hoping it’d be soon,” Sunset murmured, glancing back at the two. Her eyes went wide slightly as she saw they’d taken up to kissing, “Ooh… a little make up kissing, that’s cute.”

Adagio smiled brightly and cuddled Sunset under her arm, “It is,” she nuzzled Sunset’s hair and squeezed tightly, “I love you, Sunset.”

“I love you too, Mom,” Sunset smiled brightly, nuzzling her back.

“Goodness, if we ever have actual children, that’s going to be confusing for them,” Adagio giggled.

Sunset snickered, trying not to laugh too loud, “Oh my god… Can you even imagine? This would be the craziest family.”

“It’s already crazy,” Adagio giggled, kissing along Sunset’s jawline.

“And would just get crazier,” Sunset giggled, nuzzling her hair.

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled as they watched Sonata and Aria, who had laid out on the floor and were tenderly kissing.

“Awww…” Sunset whispered, “They’re so sweet.”

“They are,” Adagio nodded, “Why don’t you give them your room tonight and you’ll come share with me.”

“Sure, I can do that,” Sunset winked, “They need a little alone time, anyway.”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio nodded as they cuddled together, watching Aria and Sonata kissing on the floor.

Tell That To Entropy

Adagio flicked on the light over the stove, sighing as she poured herself some tea. While she had been feeling better, the memory of what Sonata had done was still lingering in the back of her mind.

“Mom…?” Sunset’s voice floated out from behind her, “What are you doing up?”

“I just wanted some tea,” Adagio said, turning around to see Sunset standing in the doorway in her underwear.

“Oh… okay,” Sunset yawned, coming out over to her, “I was coming out of the bathroom and I saw the light on.”

Adagio sat down with her tea and eyed Sunset’s body, “I guess the both of us couldn’t sleep.”

“Guess not,” Sunset yawned, “Plus my ADH levels get out of whack.”

“ADH?” Adagio asked, looking up.

“Antidiuretic hormone,” Sunset replied, “I’m exaggerating slightly, though. But usually I just end up having to go to the bathroom a couple times a night and not just in the morning when I first wake up.”

“Okay,” Adagio nodded, bringing an arm around her and nuzzling close, “Mmm… you’re warm, sweetie.”

“So are you,” Sunset smiled, hugging her, “You’re warmer than the heaters.”

“Thank you,” Adagio smiled, bringing her other arm around Sunset’s waist and hugging her tightly.

Sunset nuzzled her cheek, running her hands along her back, “Come on… when you’re done your tea, let’s get back to bed…”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio smiled, breathing in Sunset’s spicy scent, “Mmm… your skin is so smooth…”

“Oh, mine’s okay. Yours is amazing,” Sunset purred, slipping her hands beneath her nightgown.

“I’m in my forties, you’re not even twenty yet,” Adagio giggled.

“Hey, your skin is amazing for someone your age,” Sunset kissed her cheek, “Then again, age is just a number.”

“Tell that to entropy,” Adagio giggled as she ran her hands down Sunset’s back, kissing her neck.

“Whatever you say, Mom,” Sunset kissed her cheek, giggling.

Adagio pulled back from her and trailed a finger down her front, “You’re so beautiful, Sunny.”

“Aww… thank you,” Sunset blushed, giggling, “And you’re drop-dead gorgeous.”

“You know, every time I pay someone a compliment, they immediately return it,” Adagio giggled.

“Can’t help it…” Sunset blushed a little more.

“I know you can’t,” Adagio smiled, kissing down Sunset’s chest before pulling back up and cupping her cheeks, “You know, you’ve been way too good to us.”

“Hey… I just love you guys and you’ve all done so much for me. I really wanted to give something back,” Sunset smiled brightly.

Adagio wrapped her arms around Sunset’s shoulders and pulled her into an intimate hug, squeezing her tightly as she mewled softly against her sweet-smelling hair. Nuzzling Adagio’s hair, Sunset giggled and snuggled against her happily. Moaning softly as the warmth coming off Sunset’s body and how wonderfully smooth she was, Adagio buried her nose into Sunset’s hair and breathed deeply.

“I love you so much, Sunny,” she whispered.

“I love you too, Mom,” Sunset brought her hands down to her rear, “And I want you… right now.”

Adagio moaned as Sunset’s hands squeezed her rear, “Oh you do, do you?”

“Yes… I do,” Sunset nuzzled her cheek, “Can we go back to the bedroom… please?”

Adagio nodded, pulling back from Sunset, “Lead the way, sweetie…” she smiled, clutching Sunset’s fingers.

With a giggle, Sunset took her by the hand and led the way back to the bedroom. Upon getting back in, with the door shut, Sunset undressed herself. It didn’t take much, given she only had her underwear on. She then lay herself back on the bed, gazing up at Adagio with pleading eyes. Adagio shed her nightgown and crawled over her, pinning Sunset to the bed as she straddled her waist and leaned down to nibble her neck.

“You want to turn on the camera?” she whispered, “Have something to send to Twiley?”

“You read my mind,” Sunset grinned, “I think I can reach it from here…”

Adagio sat back in her chair, looking as displeased as displeased could get. She was sitting in her lawyer’s office, with Sweet Leaf and Sunset Shimmer, as her court date was getting closer and she couldn’t put off this meaning any more.

“So… Ms Dazzle…” her lawyer, Ink Rose said as she flipped through her paperwork, “Hazel’s charges include workplace sexual harassment, and she says that you threatened her employment if she wouldn’t comply with your advances?”

“Oh, please. I wasn’t even there and I can tell you that’s a bold-faced lie,” Sweet Leaf spoke up, “Adagio’s never done such a thing, not to any of us.”

“I can vouch for that, as well,” Sunset said.

“But the three of you all admit that she is very… hands on with her staff?” Ink asked, looking up.

“She is,” Sunset gave a nod as she reached over to squeeze Adagio’s hand for support, “But that’s only when we consent.”

“I’ve worked there for quite a while now, and yeah, she’s very grabby. But she’ll back off if we say no,” Sweet Leaf sighed a little bit, “I don’t know what Hazel’s beef is, but she’s just telling a bunch of lies to make her look bad.”

“The question remains, though, why?” Ink asked, putting her fingers together, “Why would Hazel want to lie about you?”

Both Sunset and Sweet Leaf looked at Adagio expectantly, but with worry.

Adagio thought for a moment, “Well… Hazel had been working at the club since I’d opened it. Now her and I would butt heads sometimes, but nothing particularly bad had ever happened for the longest time. And… then I hired Sunset. Hazel was not happy that someone I’d only hired recently had been given three raises and a promotion within a year, and she always accused me of playing favorites toward her. She said it was unfair that someone so young was being made a manager.”

“She made subtle hints of her feelings about that to me,” Sunset sighed, “Before eventually accusing me of having ‘slept with the boss’ in order to get ahead. I didn’t tell anyone about it because I knew it was nonsense and figured it was no big deal.”

Ink glanced down at her papers again, “Ms Dazzle, this behavior you exhibit with your employees, has there ever been anyone who has objected to it?”

Adagio nodded, “Tourmaline is married, and asked me to stop. Pommel asked me to as well. And one of the dancers was attacked by her girlfriend, and doesn’t like to be touched. Scared the bejeezus out of her when it first happened and I felt so bad I gave her a paid week off.”

“Yeah, so there are a few around who don’t particularly care for it,” Sunset said, “Sometimes we get expressed concern about it from other sources, but that’s about it.”

“In that case, I’d like to, if possible, get some of them to testify,” Ink explained, “Hazel is charging you with sexual harassment, and having employees who can say that, yes when asked to stop you will indeed stop, will help your case very much.”

“That shouldn’t be a problem,” said Sweet Leaf, “The girls all love Adagio very much, even if they asked her to stop. I think they’d be begging to testify when they hear about it.”

“I agree,” Sunset gave a little chuckle, “But it’s true, though. That won’t be an issue.”

Adagio smiled and leaned over to nuzzle Sunset, “Thank you, girls…”

“In that case, get back to me with a list of people willing to testify so I can get in contact with them,” Ink nodded, closing her folder and reaching out to shake Adagio’s hand, “It was nice to meet you, get back to me as soon as you can.”

“It was nice to meet you too,” Adagio smiled as she shook her hand.

Sweet Leaf and Sunset chuckled. They’d seen that sort of smile before. However, so had Ink.

“Don’t get any ideas, I’m married,” she said.

“What ideas? No ideas here.” Adagio said innocently.

Sunset snickered behind her hand, “All right, I guess we’ll get going.”

“Yeah,” Sweet Leaf said as she and Sunset seized Adagio by the upper arms, “C’mon you.” they said a they dragged her out.

“Aw, but she’s cute!” Adagio whined.

“No fraternizing with your lawyer!” Sweet Leaf giggled.

“Sonata, what are you doing now?” Aria frowned as she sat down next to Sonata, who was hurriedly writing in her notebook.

Slamming it shut, Sonata placed her hands over it, “Nothing to see here! You see nothing!”

“Oh c’mon, it can’t be any worse than your little Twilight-esque story about Ma being your history teacher,” Aria snickered.

Sonata blushed, “If it were for a story, I’d type out notes for it. But no, it’s not that, either.”

“C’mon, what are ya doin’?” Aria asked, nudging her shoulder.

Giving a pout, Sonata clutched her notebook, “It’s just… something for Mommy.”

“What is it?” Aria asked again, nudging her a second time.

“...Here,” Sonata slid her notebook over.

Aria took the notebook and popped it open. Inside, Sonata hadn’t been writing. She’d instead been sketching what looked like a chest. Simple in design with Adagio’s insignia inscribed on the lid.

“What’s this?” she asked curiously.

“It’s a box… I wanted to get one made for Timbre, with what little ashes Mommy saved,” Sonata murmured, “It’d be unbreakable, maybe I’ll get a lock for it, too. I know it can’t… fix what I did, but… I wanted to try something.”

“Sonata, this is… this is really sweet,” Aria smiled, leaning in and kissing Sonata’s cheek, “I’m sure she’s gonna love it…”

“I hope so,” Sonata smiled and nuzzled her cheek.

Aria set the notebook down and pulled Sonata into her lap, hugging her tightly, “I love you, Sonata…”

“I love you too, Aria!” Sonata snuggled against her and kissed her face, playing with her hair.

The front door opened, and Adagio came in with Sunset, the latter perched on the former’s hip as they were locked in a fiery kiss, Adagio blindly making her way into the living room. Both Aria and Sonata looked toward them, trying not to laugh at the display.

“Looks like Mommy and Sunny are home… and how,” Sonata whispered, stifling a giggle.

Sunset and Adagio fell back onto the sofa, Sunset moving to straddle Adagio’s waist as the two never broke their kiss once. Adagio reached a hand over to ruffle Sonata’s hair before returning them to Sunset’s waist.

“Soooo….” Aria closed the notebook and discreetly placed it out of sight of Adagio, “I don’t even think I need to ask if it went well.”

Adagio reluctantly pulled back from Sunset, “Yes, we met with the lawyer, gave her number to some of the girls to testify for me, and everything’s going to be just fine. Also my lawyer has a cute butt.”

“No surprise on that last one,” Sunset chuckled.

Aria snickered, “Ma, don’t bang the lawyer.”

“I can’t, she’s married,” Adagio pouted.

“It’s okay, Mommy! You still got three cute butts right here!” Sonata giggled.

“You’re right, I do!” Adagio grinned as she reached over and slapped Sonata’s rear.

“Eee!” Sonata giggled, “Exactly!”

Giggling, Adagio returned to her heated makeout session with Sunset, squeezing her rear as the two laid down on the sofa. Aria and Sonata continued to observe while snuggling, feeling relieved that there was good luck on their side for this trial.

Sunset meanwhile toyed with Adagio’s blouse, before undoing the buttons completely. Adagio giggled as she reached one hand up and curled them into Sunset’s hair, mewling at how soft she felt. Giggling between kisses, Sunset returned the gesture by playing with Adagio’s fiery curls. She reached her free hand around, squeezing her supple rear.

Adagio giggled and pressed Sunset close to her, “Mmm… Mommy’s girl is getting frisky, isn’t she?”

“You started it,” Sunset poked her nose with a giggle, “I was perfectly content until you decided to be grabby. What else was I supposed to do?”

“Oh don’t you turn this around on me,” Adagio giggled, nibbling Sunset’s neck.

“I can and I will, you sexy woman,” Sunset giggled.

Adagio grinned and squeezed Sunset’s rear again, biting down on her collarbone. Giggling, Sunset nuzzled her and reached up Adagio’s skirt, pulling down her panties slowly. Adagio chuckled and slid her hand down Sonata’s pants, squeezing her rear harder.

“Just getting right to it, Sunny-bunny?” Adagio smirked.

“What tipped you off?” Sunset nuzzled her with a giggle, stroking her thighs.

Adagio giggled, leaning back and looking at Aria and Sonata, upside down, “You two are just gonna watch, eh?”

“Duh,” Aria rolled her eyes, snuggling Sonata more closer, “No way we’re missing this. Besides, gives me Sonata all to myself in my lap for a change.”

“Hee hee!” Sonata giggled, waving at her, “It’s fun to watch, Mommy!”

“Fuckin’ voyeurs,” Adagio chuckled, pulling Sunset back into a kiss as she reached her hand around the front of her pants.

“Gee, thanks. Love you, too,” Aria stuck her tongue out at her.

“Put that away,” Adagio snickered as she reached down the front of Sunset’s pants and toyed with her panties.

Sunset giggled, assisting with removing her pants, “And just how are you going to make her do that? She’s over there and you’re right here.”

“There’s always later,” Adagio giggled as she tugged Sunset’s panties down her legs.

“Mmm-hmm,” Sunset tossed off her shirt, then lowered the straps of her bra.

Adagio purred happily as she ran her fingers over Sunset’s shoulders, “So soft…”

Taking off her bra and placing it aside, Sunset leaned over and nuzzled her neck, “You’re way softer… and you smell so pretty…”

Adagio giggled and buried her nose into Sunset’s hair, “Oh I beg to differ. Girls, who smells better? Me or Sunny?”

“You!” Sonata said.

“Sunny,” Aria replied with a shrug.

“Well, looks like we have a tie,” Adagio grinned, kissing Sunset’s neck.

“You think I smell better, then I think you smell better… yep, tie,” Sunset chuckled, “We’ll need a fifth person to make a winner.”

“How about we give Twilight a call?” Adagio smirked as she reached for her phone.

Sunset grinned widely, “Sure!”

Adagio snickered as she dialed the number and put the phone to her ear, “...Hey Twilight, I-whoa whoa whoa, are you crying? Are you on the road right now… never mind, it was something stupid, what’s wrong?... No sweetheart, I can’t hear you when… how close are you? Good, come on down, you really shouldn’t be driving like this… okay, I’ll see you in a few hours… bye bye…”

Adagio set the phone down and looked at it for a minute, “...Twilight’s coming over.”

“What happened? Is she okay?” Sunset asked with concern.

“I’m not sure, just that she was crying really hard,” Adagio shook her head, “Muttering something about… feeling guilty? I’m not sure. I told her to come over and get herself off the road.”

“Poor Twiley…” Sonata said with a sad pout, “But that’s what we’re here for, we’ll make her feel better.”

Adagio nodded, sitting back up and patting Sunset’s back, “Poor widdle thing…”

“I hope she’ll be all right,” Sunset murmured, nuzzling her, “I can’t imagine what she’s going through.”

“I’m sure she’ll be okay eventually,” Adagio smiled, “She always bounces back.”

What's Left Of Timbre

“Aw, miss her already?” Adagio asked as Sunset lay with her head in her lap.

“Of course. It’s fun having her around,” Sunset giggled a little.

Adagio smiled and ran a hand along Sunset’s cheek. A very relieved looking Ascentia had come to pick Twilight up an hour ago, and it had taken twenty minutes for them to head out due to Ascentia wrapping Twilight into a hug and flat out refusing to let go. Even as they’d been heading out to the car, Adagio could hear Ascentia giving Twilight a ‘Don’t you ever scare me like that again!’ lecture.

“It is. We’ll have to go see her soon,” Adagio smiled, running her fingers through Sunset’s hair.

“That’d be fun, I’d especially like to see their kids,” Sunset smiled.

“Oh yes! Did you hear? Little Sunny’s starting school soon,” Adagio giggled.

“Awww, is she? That’s amazing!” Sunrise giggled, “I bet she’s going to look so adorable with her little outfit and her lunchbox!”

Adagio giggled, “Mmhmm. Twilight promised she’d take pictures for us.”

“Yay! Oh, that’d be wonderful,” Sunset smiled more.

Adagio nodded and looked out the window to the club below. Aria was working the bar while Sonata was getting very chatty with three large men at one of the tables. Adagio smiled and turned back to Sunset, “And see? The bar’s just fine without you.”

“Well gee, thanks,” Sunset said sarcastically, smirking playfully and laughing.

Adagio chuckled, but was cut off as a commotion was heard downstairs. Springing out of her seat, she tore down the stairs and out onto the club floor to see the three men Sonata was sitting with standing in a human shield in front of her while two other patrons helped a rather bulky woman to her feet, her nose pouring blood.

“Aria, what happened?” Adagio asked, looking around suspiciously.

“That lady over there came over and started groping Sonata,” Aria explained, “She didn’t care for it. Neither did her new friends.”

“I’m okay, Mommy!” Sonata called to her from behind the men, though she looked a bit nervous. “They managed to stop her before it got way too out of hand…”

Adagio came around and pulled Sonata into a hug, looking up at her new friends, “Thank you, gentlemen. Have some drinks on me,” she smiled, guiding Sonata over to the bar.

“No problem, Miss Dazzle!” Said one of the guys, smiling at her, “We just wanted to keep her safe.”

“Thanks, you guys!” Sonata called over to them as she sat down at the bar.

“Aw, the patrons love Sona,” Adagio cooed as she nuzzled Sonata’s cheek and straightened her clothes.

“Of course they do. She’s a sweet, cheerful greeter girl,” Aria chuckled.

Sonata blushed and giggled, “Hey, come on… I just do what I do…”

“And you’re very good at what you do,” Adagio smiled, pressing her finger to Sonata’s nose as she sauntered around the bar as the police came in to take away the woman who’d groped Sonata.

Sunset came into the club, going toward the bar, “Wow, it’s a good thing Mom caught on when she did, wasn’t it?”

“Oh yes, but I did have help from the guys,” Sonata smiled, “Still, it’s amazing to see Mommy just tear right into the place like a speedster when there’s trouble.”

“She’s like a hawk,” Aria remarked, “Always keeping one eye down here.”

“She sure is,” Sunset agreed, looking toward where Adagio was speaking to one of the police officers.

“She’s like a superhero,” Sonata giggled.

“Yeah, that Mom from The Incredibles,” Aria smirked, “The one with the wicked ass.”

“Oh yes, Helen, or Elastigirl!” Sunset grinned, “I do love her design.”

“Me too,” Sonata giggled, “Aside from Mommy, I’d sure love to have been one of her kids.”

“I swear, some people at Pixar are freaking pervs,” Aria snickered as she poured the two of them a drink.

Sunset took her drink, sipping it, “Oh, maybe some of them are just… flexible.”

Aria looked up with a frown, “Oh you are just the worst type of person.”

“Bite me,” Sunset stuck her tongue out.

“Sorry about that,” Adagio came back around the bar and sat down, “What are we talking about?”

“Who’s hotter, you or Elastigirl,” Aria remarked with a smirk.

“Oh Elastigirl, easily,” Adagio grinned, “Just imagine the naughty things you could do with that stretching of hers…”

“She is beautiful, but I’d want to be her little baby,” Sonata giggled, “No offense, Mommy! You’re still my first choice.”

Adagio smirked, “You bet your cute little ass I am,” she reached over and slapped Sonata’s rear.

“Eee!” Sonata giggled, and gave her a kiss on the cheek, “Of course!”

Adagio smiled and hoisted Sonata up onto the bar, pulling her shirt up and blowing hard into her stomach.

“Noooo!” Sonata squealed, laughing and clutching at her hair.

“No? Oh come on, it’s fun! The customers sure are finding it cute!” Aria laughed.

Adagio blew harder and ran her hands to Sonata’s back, holding her steady as she continued to tickle her stomach, the patron laughing and a few of them cheering.

“M-Mommy! Nooooo! It tickles! Nooooo!” Sonata laughed and squealed, squirming a little on the bar.

“Mommy’s got your belly!” Adagio grinned, blowing harder as Sunset came around the bar and started tickling Sonata’s neck.

“And I’ve got your neck!” Sunset grinned.

“Eeeee! Nooooooo!” Sonata giggled and squirmed, “You guys! Hee hee hee! Noooooo!”

Aria came around and started tickling her legs, smirking as the patrons started to laugh louder. Adagio blew harder and Sonata and Aria held her steady while they tickled her.

“Nooooooo!” Sonata clung to Adagio’s hair, squealing louder. She then snorted a couple times, squirming a bit against their hold.

Adagio peered up at her and giggled as she brought her hands down to Sonata’s rear and squeezed as she blew harder. Sonata laughed harder, now begging them to stop as it hurt her sides a bit. As she giggled, she then gasped as her muscles spasmed and then relaxed. Shuddering, she leaned against Adagio’s hair and panted amidst her giggles.

“M-Mommy… I just…”

“Aw, did Mommy’s special girl come?” Adagio purred as she pulled her mouth back from Sonata’s stomach and kissed her cheek.

“Yes, I did…” Sonata giggled.

“Aww! Yay! We did it!” Sunset laughed, kissing the back of her neck and rubbed her shoulders.

“Do you wanna go back upstairs, sweetie?” Adagio purred as she rubbed Sonata’s rear in small circles.

“A-Are you sure?” Sonata blinked.

Sunset kissed her cheek, patting her head, “Go ahead, you two. We’ll manage the bar.”

Adagio grinned and hoisted Sonata up onto her hip, carrying her toward the door as she waved goodbye to the patrons, who all cheered and catcalled as the door closed behind them.

Adagio rolled off Sonata and smirked as she hovered over her, “Mmm… it’s been a while since it was just us,” she purred.

“I know…” Sonata giggled, reaching up to touch her face, “I love our family so much. But every now and then I think back to when it was just us… when we first came to this place and all.”

Adagio kissed her cheek and settled down beside her, pulling her into a close cuddle, “Mmhmm. When the club was new, and you were just a little girl on the run.”

“And you were the beautiful angel who gave me a second chance at life,” Sonata cooed, kissing her cheek and snuggling close.

Adagio cooed and held tightly to her, “And you were the angel who gave me a chance at my dreams.”

“Aww… I love being your something-angel too, Mommy,” Sonata kissed her nose, grinning, “And I’m glad it got the Razzle Dazzle here! Yay…”

“Me too,” Adagio purred, squeezing tightly to her, “You know, we had a solid three years together before Aria and Sunny joined the party.”

“We did, didn’t we?” Sonata beamed, kissing her face, “Three wonderful years… Mmm… just the start of our dream life together! And then they just got better…”

Adagio smiled and returned the kisses, “Yes we did. Honestly, I wish the four of us could get married…”

“That’d be so awesome, Mommy…” Sonata beamed, “I’ve wanted to marry you for a long time… And for all of us to be married, that’d be beyond awesome.”

Adagio smiled sadly and cuddled her closer, “It’s just a shame it isn’t legal…”

“I know… I’m so sad,” Sonata pouted, nuzzling her neck, “I know we don’t need all that to prove our love, but… It’d be nice if we could make it official. I’ve always wanted a nice wedding…”

Adagio nodded and kissed Sonata’s hair, “Me too…”

“Mmm…” Sonata murmured, kissing her neck, “You’d be such a gorgeous bride, Mommy… I can just see you standing there, looking so radiant and happier than ever…”

Adagio smiled brightly and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek, “Oh I can already see you being walked down the aisle. Who’s giving you away, sweetie?”

“I… um…” Sonata blinked, “I… don’t know… I mean, maybe my actual Dad, if I feel up to it.”

Adagio nuzzled her cheek and held her closer to her chest, “Do you want your dad to give you away, sweetie?”

“I think so… I don’t really see why not,” Sonata murmured, nuzzling her neck, “For the longest time, I was determined to give myself away at my wedding if my Dad wasn’t there for me.”

“Well then, I guess it’ll be time to reach out to them soon,” Adagio purred, kissing Sonata’s cheek.

“I think you’re right,” Sonata gave a little nod, “All I’m really doing is punishing them for no reason anymore. I should… give them more of a chance.”

“There we go,” Adagio purred, “They didn’t mean to hurt you, sweetie. They love you. And as much as it may have hurt back then, you can at least take comfort in knowing that at least they weren’t Twilight Velvet.”

Sniffling, Sonata nodded, “Yeah, you’re right… I know they never meant to hurt me. I really should give them a chance. I’ll… I’ll call them tomorrow.”

“There we go,” Adagio smiled brightly, kissing Sonata’s cheek as she slipped out of bed and pulled a loose sweater over herself, rummaging through the end table drawer, “Mommy doesn’t want her special girl to isolate herself from her family. She-”

Adagio stopped as she pulled a small, ornate box out of the drawer, a box that had her insignia carved into the top, “...What’s this? I don’t remember buying this.”

“AH!” Sonata squealed, jumping up in bed, wide-eyed. She came off the bed, going toward her, “Nooooo! You’re not supposed to find that yet! It’s for…” She pouted a bit, “I knew I should’ve put it in a better spot… Oh, never mind. It’s… it’s for you. Aria and I had it made for you. We made it so you could put the rest of Timbre’s ashes in it… It has a special lock on it and it will never break.”

Adagio looked at her, quiet for a moment as her gaze turned back to the box, carved from Oak and elegantly decorated. She didn’t say anything. She was completely silent as she stared at the box. After a few moments, she pressed her fingers to her mouth as her eyes welled up in tears.

Slowly pulling on a sweater, Sonata looked at her for a moment, trying to gauge her reaction. It was hard to tell, but she slowly felt the dread and fear from before. Taking a deep breath, she took a single step forward, “...Mommy?”

Adagio wheeled around and threw her arms around Sonata’s shoulders, crying softly as she peppered Sonata’s face with kisses, “Oh Sona…”

Holding to her tightly, Sonata began to cry as well, managing a little smile, “You like it…?”

“Oh sweetie… I love it, thank you so much,” Adagio whimpered, squeezing tightly to her and burying her face into Sonata’s neck.

“You’re welcome, Mommy…” Sonata sniffled, nuzzling her hair, “I know it can’t erase what I did, but… I wanted to make it up to you somehow.”

Adagio laid the box down on the end-table and pulled Sonata into a passionate kiss, falling back onto the bed as Sonata landed on top of her. Running her fingers along her hair, Sonata kissed her back sweetly, making herself comfortable atop Adagio’s form. Amidst the passion, she felt her heart swell. It had been a tough decision to go through with it, no matter how sure she was about the idea. But Aria and Sunset continuously told her to go through with it. She noted to herself to give them big thank-yous later…

“Mommy…” She cooed between kisses, fisting her fingers into her hair.

“Mommy loves you so much,” Adagio murmured between kisses, squeezing tightly to her torso she whimpered softly.

“I love you too, Mommy…” Sonata whispered, bringing her hands down to her shoulders and squeezing gently.

Adagio pulled back from Sonata’s lips and looked up at her, her eyes shining with tears as she pulled Sonata into the tightest hug the poor girl had ever felt in her life. Despite the crushing feeling, Sonata didn’t struggle nor protest. She returned it fully, nuzzling Adagio’s soft hair.

After a few moments, Adagio pulled back and let go of her.

“Let’s… let’s go… put what’s left of Timbre in there, then…” she said hesitantly.

“Okay, Mommy… But um, I think you should go in there. I… I can’t,” Sonata shook her head, “But, I’ll bring the box for you.”

Adagio nodded and stood up, digging through the drawer for her keys. She pulled them out and found the key to her den and looked at it quietly. It had been over four months since she’d last been in there, and she was apprehensive about unlocking it. Taking a deep breath, she stood up and took Sonata’s hand, leading her out to the door.

“Alright…” she said, her hand quivering as she fit the key into the lock and opened the door.

Sonata placed a hand on her shoulder, clutching the box securely against herself, “You can do it, Mommy. Take your time…”

Adagio’s eyes were locked on the shelf, where the pieces of Timbre’s urn were sitting, the last of his ashes sitting in the bottom of the only intact piece. Looking at it brought back all the memories from only a few months ago. She felt heartbroken that it was destroyed, she felt furious with Sonata for breaking it, she felt scared to go near it. She pressed her fingers to her lips as she took a step forward into the den. She stopped when she felt Sonata’s hand slip off her shoulder, and turned around, looking at her.

Sonata remained in the doorway, holding the box and looking at her with a mix of emotions. She bit her lip, looked down at her feet, then back at her, “I’ll wait right here, Mommy.”

Adagio quietly shook her head and held her hand out to her.

Eyes going wide, Sonata took another step back. She was practically terrified of even stepping into the room. It practically haunted her. Breathing heavily, she looked in Adagio’s eyes, finding herself entranced. No. She couldn’t back out now. Not like this.

Taking a step forward, Sonata felt her resolve break away. Adagio needed her. Wanted her. It was all the reason she needed. Breathing softer, Sonata took a few more steps forward, then placed her hand into Adagio’s waiting one. The two of them approached the shelf, where Sonata placed the box and opened it. Apprehensively, Adagio lifted the shards and what was left of the ashes and placed them inside, where Sonata closed the box and latched the lock closed. There was no key, it couldn’t be opened.

Adagio leaned down and placed a soft kiss on the lid, “Mommy loves you, Timbre…”

Sniffling, Sonata gave a gentle pat to the lid, “Sona loves you too, Timbre… I’m so sorry…”

Adagio brought her arms around Sonata’s waist and hugged her, laying her head on her shoulder as she wiped her eyes. Giving her a sweet nuzzle, Sonata then very gently placed the box onto the shelf where the urn had once been. Lowering her hands, she hugged Adagio back tightly, sniffling.

“Sona,” Adagio whispered, nuzzling her cheek, “Please… don’t ever leave me.”

Holding her tighter, Sonata kissed her cheek and nuzzled her, “I’ll never leave you, Mommy. Never… Not unless you want me to. I… I’m here with you to the end.”

Adagio wrapped her arms around Sonata and hugged tighter. From the moment she met her, Sonata had stolen her heart and brought a newfound joy into her life. She’d been with her as she set up her business, and helped her through the toughest moments in those first few years…

“...And I couldn’t have asked for anything else,” Adagio smiled, her eyes bright as she held tightly to Sonata’s hands, looking from her to Aria and Sunset, “All of you. Mommy loves you all so much.”

There was a few minutes of quiet, before Twilight spoke up, barely able to contain her squeeing.

“By the powers vested in me, I now pronounce you wife, and wife… and wife and wife,” she grinned, “You may now kiss the… brides.”

All four brides looked at one another, barely containing their own squees. But where to start? They all glanced about, eyes falling on Adagio, then one another again, and back to her. It was then that Sonata made the first move, throwing her arms around Adagio’s shoulders and kissing her deeply. There was applause from the guests as Adagio lifted Sonata off the ground and twirled her as they kissed, Aria and Sunset hugging Adagio from either side and kissing her and Sonata’s cheeks. The two broke apart briefly so that Aria and Sunset could kiss them properly before diving back in. More cheers and applause erupted from the guests, while Twilight just about let go of her regal Princess persona and squealed like an excited child.

It was official. The quartet, affectionately nicknamed The Dazzlings, were now married. As expected, Sonata had more than happily taken Adagio’s name. Aria did as well, all in part of shedding her previous family ties. Sunset meanwhile hyphenated legally, but would go with either one outside of that.

Adagio did her best to hug all three of them at once as everyone applauded. The gathering was small, mostly their closest friends and family. There had been a brief moment during the vows when Mrs Blaze had burst in, objecting to the wedding. However, as she was storming toward them, Ascentia shot her in the leg and Princess Celestia hauled her out to a waiting ambulance by her hair. It turned out that she’d be going to prison for violating the restraining order. It took all of Aria’s self control not to make childish faces at her from the window during Adagio’s vows.

Sonata’s parents, who had long since gotten onto better terms with their daughter, were smiling. Her mother was wiping tears from her eyes. Happy tears, she had asserted when Ascentia eyed her and tapped her gun to her cheek, whereupon Princess Luna had confiscated her firearms for the remainder of the ceremony.

Sunset’s parents were surprised when they received their invitation, this being the first they’d heard about their daughter’s relationship. They’d happily agreed to attend the wedding, but they still looked somewhat confused, as if they were still absorbing this new information.

Seated in the front row were their friends. Ascentia, with Sunrise bouncing in her lap. Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, their son Spectrum squirming impatiently and eyeing the banana that Princess Celestia was eating. Pinkie Pie and her husband, Discord, were both grinning up at them. Rarity and Applejack were grinning as well, Rarity’s pregnant belly making it difficult for her to stand with the crowd.

On the other side were the girls from Adagio’s club, who dropped everything to attend the wedding, as well as her lawyer Ink Rose and her husband, Doctor Firebrand. It seemed appropriate, as Adagio’s court case had been won only two days ago.

As the brides pulled away, facing the crowd, they gave waves to their guests before making their way down the aisle. Sonata, in her excitement, nearly tossed her bouquet. But Aria gently held her arm and shook her head, which stopped her.

“That’s for the reception, silly,” Aria chuckled.

“I know…” Sonata giggled, “That will be cool, there’s four bouquets and four garters! Who’d have thought?”

“Oh great, there’s gonna be an orgy at the reception with those kind of numbers,” Adagio chuckled as she hooked her arms around Sonata, Aria and Sunset.

“Oh, jeez…” Sunset chuckled, shaking her head, “As long as the cake doesn’t get ruined.”

“It’s a good thing we have two receptions,” Adagio smirked, “Can’t have little Sunrise and Spectrum seeing that sort of thing.”

“Nope! We must think of the children!” Sonata said dutifully, grinning, “Speaking of, they look so cute! I love Spectrum’s little suit and the rainbow tie! That’s adorable!”

“I had to stop myself from just going over there and picking up Sunny to hug her during the ceremony,” Sunset giggled.

Adagio nodded and squeezed them tighter, “Mmhmm. She’s such a cutie.”

As the four of them strolled out to the limo waiting outside, they piled in and gigged as it tore off toward the reception hall. The driver would have quite a story to tell as the four brides started hungrily making out in the back seat, the short drive likely being the only thing that kept them from tearing each other’s dresses off.

Calls Your Mama 'Kitten'

“How’s the bar doing, Mrs Dazzle,” Adagio chuckled as she sat down at the bar, watching Sunset wiping the whole thing down.

Sunset giggled at that, giving a smile, “Very well! Our patrons have been so supportive in our marriage, it’s even bringing in some newcomers.”

Adagio grinned widely and reached over the pat her hand, “Oh I’ve got to do something nice for Twilight for making this legal.”

“Anything in mind?” Sunset grinned, “I know I definitely want to thank her for this…”

“I’m not entirely sure yet,” Adagio said as she pondered the thought, “But I’m sure I’ll think of something. Hopefully I won’t have to whore myself out this time to do it.” She chuckled.

“I think we can all agree to that,” Sunset kissed her cheek, “How are the girls? I haven’t seen them since Sonata finished her shift.”

“Upstairs, rutting like a couple of bunnies in heat,” Adagio giggled, “It’s like the honeymoon never ended for them. They’ve been at it constantly.”

Sunset laughed, finishing her wiping of the bar and then placed a few bottles into the fridge, “Oh, goodness! I guess they can’t help letting it all out, can they? I can imagine the feeling of being married to your longtime best friend…”

“Oh yeah,” Adagio giggled, “They just can’t keep their hands off each other. You remember last night when Sonata couldn’t keep ahold of her fork at the table?”

“How could I forget?” Sunset giggled, shaking her head a little.

“It’s like they think we’re oblivious,” Adagio snickered, “I wanted to say ‘Sona, if you’re that hungry for pussy, just say so.’”

“It’s like they were trying to play ‘Secrets’ like children, except they did it badly,” Sunset remarked.

“I’m gonna have to give them my card to go out if they’re not done by the time the little ones get here,” Adagio scoffed.

“Oh, that’s right! Babysitting the little munchkins for a few days!” Sunset laughed, taking a wet glass and drying it, “That’s going to be so much fun. I can’t wait to see them!”

“Me too,” Adagio grinned, probably the biggest grin Sunset had ever seen, “I love those tots so much. They’re such sweethearts.”

“They really are,” Sunset giggled, “And they just love you.”

Adagio grinned even wider, if that was possible, “Oh they do, don’t they?” she cooed, giggling excitedly like a child.

“Yes they do!” Sunset laughed, “The way you’ve interacted with them every time we visited, it was clear. You’re like their favourite, fun-loving aunt or something like that.”

Adagio clapped her hands and giggled in her seat, “Oh I just wish they’d hurry up and get here already!”

Before Sunset could answer, the apartment door opened, and Sonata came running down the stairs. She went toward them, grinning widely and panting a little.

“Mommy! Mommy! Twilight just called! She said they’re ten minutes away! They’re gonna be here soon!” Sonata said excitedly, bouncing up and down.

“Oh yay!” Adagio grinned, grabbing Sonata by the waist and twirling her around, “I’m so excited!”

“Me too!” Sonata laughed, holding to her, “I already brought out the toys we got for them!”

Adagio settled Sonata onto her hip and twirled around the bar floor, “Oh I feel like a little girl at christmas again!”

“Aww, I’m so happy for you, Mommy!” Sonata kissed her face, “Spending a few days with those little cuties and playing Mommy for them is going to be so awesome!”

Adagio giggled and sat back down, settling Sonata in her lap, “Oh it is. I don’t get to spend nearly enough time with those little munchkins.”

“I can second that,” Sunset agreed, “It’d be wonderful to see them more often.”

“I know! They’re so sweet and fun, we just can’t get enough of them!” Sonata agreed with a pout.

Adagio kissed Sonata’s cheek as she ordered a drink. The next few days were going to be so much fun.

“AUNTIE DAGI!” Sunrise and Spectrum shouted as she charged into the apartment and jumped into Adagio’s lap.

“Oof!” Adagio grunted, eagerly wrapping the two of them into a tight hug, “There are my favorite little tots!”

“Auntie Dagi! You’we so pwetty!” Sunrise giggled, nuzzling her cheek.

Spectrum giggled shyly, nuzzling his face into her neck.

“Aw, thank you, sweetie,” Adagio purred, kissing Sunrise’s cheek, “You’re a little cutie pie yourself!”

Sunset giggled, then kissed her cheek as well, hugging her tighter.

Looking up, Spectrum gave her pleading eyes, “....Kissy fow me?”

“Of course kissy for you!” Adagio grinned, peppering Spectrum’s face with kisses.

“Yaaaay! Kissy!” Sunrise squealed, clapping delightedly.

Adagio giggled and cuddled the two of them close to her, “So what do Auntie Dagi’s favorite little munchkins want to do?”

“Um…” Spectrum looked at Sunrise helplessly.

“Hide n’ Seek!” Sunrise giggled, reaching for Adagio’s nose.

“Alright, you guys hide and Auntie Dagi will count to ten,” Adagio giggled.

Once the two were set to the floor, they ran off and disappeared around a corner. Sunset observed from where she was standing, stifling her laughter and shaking her head with amusement.

“One… Two… Three… Four… Five… Six… Seven… Eight… Nine… TEN!” Adagio jumped up and took off after them, “Ready or not, here I come!”

Little sounds were heard, especially right behind one of the window curtains.

“Oh now where did those two go?” Adagio giggled as she glanced at the curtains, before pulling open one of the bedrooms, “Are they in here? ...No? Well how about… here!” She pulled open the closet, “No? Hmm… where did my little tots get to?”

The curtains ruffled, followed by miniscule sounds of giggling.

Adagio turned around and smirked, before pulling open the curtains, “Gotcha!”

“Nooooo!” Sunrise laughed, trying to run away.

Adagio scooped the both of them up and blew hard into Sunrise’s cheek, “Auntie Dagi’s got you!”

Sunrise squirmed and wiggled, laughing, “Nooo! Lemme gooo!”

“No!” Adagio giggled, swinging the two around as she danced in a circle.

“Wheee!” Spectrum giggled, clinging to her and nuzzling her neck.

“No!” Sunrise repeated, laughing and wiggling.

“Yes!” Adagio grinned, twirling them into the kitchen where Sonata was cooking up some grilled cheese sandwiches.

“Hey, there you are, you monkeys!” Sonata grinned as she looked at them over her shoulder.

“Auntie Sona!” Sunrise grinned, reaching out toward her and inching closer, “Closer Auntie Dagi! Wanna hug Auntie Sona!”

“Awww!” Sonata giggled, flipping the last grilled cheese sandwich onto a plate and turning around, “Come here, sweetie pie!”

Adagio handed Sunrise to Sonata and sat down with Spectrum, nuzzling his cheek as Sunset started to set the table, “You have such soft cheeks, Spectrum!”

“Scoots helps me cwean up,” Spectrum giggled, “She puts ‘dis cream on my face and hands.”

“Ooh, I think little Sunny over here gets the same treatment!” Sonata cooed, kissing Sunrise’s face and nuzzling her cheek, “You are so soft, cutie!”

Sunrise giggled, as did Spectrum, before reaching for the grilled cheese sandwiches that were placed in front of them, “Yay! Gwilled Cheese!”

“That’s right! Special for you!” Sonata kissed her head and placed her onto a chair.

“Yaay!” Sunrise squealed, taking a massive bite of her sandwich while Spectrum ate in small, careful bites.

Adagio ran her fingers through Spectrum’s hair, giggled as she kissed the top of his head, “You’re so precious, sweetie.”

“Thank you…” Spectrum said bashfully, his cheeks pink.

Sunrise looked around the kitchen, pouting slightly, “Where’s Pwetty Sunny?”

“Pwetty Sunny had to go back to work,” Sonata said, petting her head, “But she’ll be up here later!”

“Okie…” Sunrise pouted, nuzzling under Sonata’s chin and clinging tightly to her neck, “Wuv you, Auntie Sona!”

“And I wuv you too, Wittle Sunny!” Sonata cooed, snuggling her and nuzzling her hair.

Adagio gently bounced Spectrum in her lap as she nuzzled his hair, “Aw… I want one!”

“One what?” Spectrum blinked, happily bouncing and giggling.

“I want a baby,” Adagio pouted, snuggling Spectrum close to her chest.

“Baby!” Spectrum snuggled into her, taking a strand of her hair and playing with it.

Adagio giggled and pulled her head back, making her hair dance, “See? I want one!”

“If I could bear your babies, Mommy, I totally would!” Sonata said with a pout.

Adagio whimpered and leaned against Sonata, kissing her cheek, “You’re so sweet… I bet you’d look so pretty with a big belly.”

“You think so?” Sonata blushed a bit, “Yeah, I know it’d make me balloon up, but… I’d do that for you, Mommy.”

Adagio reached one arm around Sonata and cuddled her close as Spectrum started to chew on her hair, “Ah! Spectrum, don’t chew on Auntie Dagi’s hair!” She giggled.

“Sowwy…” Spectrum let her hair go, cuddling against her and sucking his thumb.

Adagio wrapped her arms around him and rocked him, “Oh your mother is going to spoil you, I can tell,” she grinned, kissing his forehead.

The little boy giggled and lay against her, still suckling his thumb. Sunrise watched from where she was, happily snuggling against Sonata.

“Auntie Sona? Why do you call Auntie Dagi Mommy? ...Is she youw Mommy?” Sunrise asked.

“Um… no, she’s actually my girlfriend, sweetie,” Sonata said, nuzzling Sunrise’s cheek.

“Why do you call her Mommy?” Sunrise sucked her thumb.

“Well… because she takes care of me like a Mommy would. And I just started calling her that, it’s my favorite nickname,” Sonata explained, “Like how your Mommy calls your Mama ‘Kitten’ or you call Spectrum ‘Speccy’.”

“Speccy!” Sunrise giggled, nuzzling into her neck. “Okay, Auntie Sona…”

“See? There we go,” Sonata smiled, patting Sunrise’s back, “You want a cookie, sweetie?”

“Mm-mm! Cookie!” Sunrise bounced a bit, grinning.

“Cookie?” Spectrum looked up.

“Yup! Cookies!” Sonata giggled, standing up and reaching for the cookie jar, “Pwetty Sunny made them earlier! Double chocolate!”

“Yaaaaaaay!” Sunrise cheered, reaching for them.

Sonata pulled the cookie jar onto the table and handed two cookies to each of them, sitting back with one of her own and handing another to Adagio, “Here, Mommy.

“Thank you, sweetie,” Adagio giggled, taking the cookie and biting off a piece.

“You’re welcome!” Sonata munched on her own cookie.

“Aw, they fell asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow,” Adagio cooed as she came out to the living room and sat down next to Sunset.

“That’s so cute,” Sunset giggled, smiling brightly, “They must’ve been tuckered out.”

“Oh they were,” Adagio grinned, wrapping an arm around Sunset’s shoulder, “Sunrise snuggled right up to Spectrum like he was a big teddy bear!”

“Awww!” Sunset snuggled against her and kissed her cheek, “No wonder, they’re so close.”

“I know,” Adagio grinned widely, leaning against Sunset’s hair and kissing the top of her head, “I want one!” she mewled.

“Oh, I know…” Sunset pouted, nuzzling her and kissing her cheek again.

Adagio patted Sunset’s back as she pulled her in closer and kissed her forehead, “It’s not fair…”

Sunset shook her head, stroking her hair, “It really isn’t fair at all. All we have available is surrogacy and artificial insemination. And I don’t know how comfortable you are with either of us getting pregnant.”

Adagio whimpered and pulled Sunset closer, nuzzling her cheek, “It’s not the same…”

“Not the same in what way?” Sunset asked, holding her closer.

“The… other parts come from outside,” Adagio sighed, cuddling Sunset closer, “I want our babies to be ours.”

“Me too, Mom. It would be wonderful if we could have three kids. One from me, one from Aria, and one from Sonata,” Sunset murmured, “It’d be nice if they shared our DNA’s.”

Adagio sighed and cuddled Sunset closer, “And Mommy’s babies would have babies of their own…” she smiled a little.

“Yes, we would,” Sunset smiled.

Adagio kissed Sunset’s cheek and looked around, “Where are the girls?”

“Aria’s tending the bar and Sonata’s working her shift,” Sunset kissed her cheek, “Aria said she’d close up for you.”

“Alright,” Adagio smiled, reaching a hand down and stroking Sunset’s rear as she nuzzled her hair.

“Mmm…” Sunset nuzzled her hair, giggling, “You must have had so much fun today.”

“Mmhmm, I did,” Adagio cooed, gently squeezing Sunset’s rear, “Those two are like super-concentrated happiness given human form.”

“They’re so sweet,” Sunset snuggled her closer, kissing her cheek, “Makes me wish we could just keep them. Oh, but then their Moms would be so heartbroken!”

“Mmhmm,” Adagio pouted, patting Sunset’s bum as she leaned back on the sofa, “Shame I wasn’t built like Rainbow Dash.”

Sunset laughed, “Or better yet, if you could summon a penis on command. But even so, it is too bad. I’m sure the girls would still love you if you had one, and I would too.”

Adagio was briefly granted the mental image of Sonata knelt down in front of her, sensually suckling her, and smirked as she slowly nodded.

“Stupid nature,” she pouted, reaching down and rubbing her abdomen, “Oh well… Mommy still has her babies.”

“And you’ll always have us,” Sunset smiled, nuzzling her, “But the offer’s still there, if you ever wanted to consider it. I know the baby won’t be yours, or any of ours depending who’s carrying it. But a baby to our family, blood or not, will be loved.”

“I know,” Adagio murmured, kissing the top of Sunset’s head, “I still want it to be ours… that’s… really important to me.”

“I understand,” Sunset nuzzled her sweetly, “I’m so sorry.”

“It’s not your fault,” Adagio sighed, shaking her head, “But enough about that. I don’t want things to get sad while I’m squeezing your cute little butt.”

Sunset giggled, kissing her nose, “Of course, Mom. I think Aria would agree!”

Adagio nodded and squeezed Sunset tighter, the two cuddling up as they waited for the girls to come back from closing up the club.

Get Me Some Ass-Ssa-Sssa

Adagio giggled as she withdrew her lips from between Sunset’s legs, letting the poor girl fall limp against the bar as the few patrons who were watching cheered excitedly.

“I don’t think I’m ever going to get tired of this,” she purred as she stroked Sunset’s bare rear.

“I’m certain I won’t,” Sunset agreed, giggling.

Adagio giggled, flipping Sunset over and kissing her stomach. Undressing her and taking her in front of the patrons was the first, and continued to be their favorite, time they’d been intimate. Something that had happened on her first week working for her and still regularly even now that they were married.

“You know, Hazel was right about one thing,” she purred, “You were my favorite, right from the word go.”

“I guess I was…” Sunset kissed her cheek, giggling.

Adagio’s hands came up to cup Sunset’s breasts as she propped herself up higher, “You’re so gorgeous, sweetheart,” she purred.

“Thanks, Mom…” Sunset murmured, nuzzling her, “I’m just… glad it all worked out so well.”

“Worked out well is putting it lightly,” Adagio giggled, tapping Sunset’s rear, “It’s not every day you get a bartender this… daring.”

Sunset leaned against her a little, nuzzling into her neck, “If I hadn’t been delivering a pizza to you that one night, I don’t think I would’ve met you. After… what happened at the last club I worked at, I was about done with the business.”

“You mentioned that when I met you,” Adagio remembered, pulling her up and handing her shirt back to her, “What happened at that place?”

Pulling her shirt on, Sunset sighed a bit and hopped off the bar, “It’s… a long story.”

“I’ve got time,” Adagio smiled as she put a sign on the bar saying ‘Back in 30’.

“All right, then…” Sunset rubbed her arm a little bit, “I never really talked about it much, except with my mother.”

Adagio pulled up two stools as she closed the gating over the bar to give them some privacy, sensing that it was difficult for Sunset to talk about, “It’s alright. You can take your time. Mommy’s here for you,” she said, scooting over and patting her leg.

Nodding, Sunset leaned back a little bit to gather herself. She took a few deep breaths, trying not to dwell on the unpleasant memories or visions of those times. Wringing her fingers, she clasped them into her lap, trying to figure where to start.

“Well… you know about the manager being a perverted jackass. The man who ran it before was actually really nice. He was a good boss, ran the place well, and was just an overall good manager. We did have to wear sexy uniforms, but they were classy, meant to entice and not sleazy. Then he quit because he wanted to open his own bar out in Manehatten. The new guy came in, and I don’t even think two-faced begins to describe him. In front of the owner, he was a charmer and a lady killer. But when the owner wasn’t around, his ugly side came out. We tried complaining, it never worked. The asshole played the victim way too well.”

“What did he do?” Adagio asked, wrapping an arm around Sunset and gently rubbing her shoulders.

“He made us dress skimpily. We may as well have been naked. And the crowd he drew in were perverted, sleazy jackasses. Plus people from a nearby bad neighbourhood, which didn’t help at all,” Sunset sighed, shaking her head, “Unfortunately for me, I was his favourite.”

Adagio made a noise of uneasiness as she rubbed Sunset’s shoulders, leaning in and kissing her cheek, “Just like… you were my favorite…” she said hesitantly.

“Yeah, but at least you still treat the rest of your staff properly and don’t make them feel like second best. Not to mention they never treated me badly for it,” Sunset sighed, leaning back a bit against her, “He pretty much made me out to be the prettiest one, the most talented, and the one who deserved everything. I hated that. I didn’t want to be in that position. Especially not to him. He grabbed my ass, my breasts, and had even attempted to screw me. Not physically, he just tried talking me into it.”

“Oh my poor baby!” Adagio whimpered as she cuddled Sunset closer to her, kissing the top of her head as she gently rocked her, “How bad did it get?”

Sunset snuggled into her, nuzzling her shoulder, “He threatened to fire me. I went and begged the owner to have me be a bartender again. He relented, but the manager wasn’t happy. But he couldn’t do anything about it, thankfully. After that… it went downhill. The place got dirtier and dirtier. The girls and I tried so hard keeping it clean. But the manager always had his friends come in for unauthorized private parties and made a mess of the place. It got so bad, we not only had rodents, but cockroaches.”

Adagio gagged and had to turn her head away for a minute. Bugs creeped her out so badly that both the club and the apartment were practically spotless and had insect traps in every crevice, “Oh god… that’s just disgusting!”

“I know…” Sunset cringed and shivered, “It was horrible. I did my best to inspect every glass I poured, but I could only do so much. Eventually, it got shut down by the state health department, thank God. The owner finally saw how much of an idiot the manager was and got him arrested when he tried to seduce his daughter. Underaged daughter, I might add.”

“Oh my god,” Adagio giggled as she recovered from her dry heaves, “Who was the owner, anyway?”

“Some loan-firm out in South Ashfield,” Sunset shrugged.

Adagio was quiet for a second, “...Oh my god,” she laughed as she laid her face into her palm as everything started to piece itself together.

Blinking a couple times, Sunset looked at her with curiosity, “What’s so funny? ...Was it something I said?”

“Sunny… that firm belongs to Sonata’s father,” Adagio giggled, “And that club you used to work at? Used to be this one.”

Sunset’s eyes went wide before she nearly fell off her stool, “O-Oh my goodness…! No wonder this placed seemed familiar when I first came here! It was just renovated so much I didn’t recognize it. Wow… that’s… oh my gosh!”

Adagio pulled out an album from under the bar and flipped through it, laying it open as she flicked a light on to show the club before she’d had it renovated. It was a run-down, dilapidated looking structure and Adagio was standing in front of it looking disgusted as she was working on a clipboard.

“I took this place because it was so inexpensive,” Adagio remarked, “The realtor mentioned that the previous owners had been shut down by the government. When I bought it, a full week was spent cleaning out the whole place before we could start renovating.”

“Wow… it looked even worse than when I left,” Sunset murmured, wide-eyed, “Well, hey. You did an amazing job with the place. Even when it was in good condition, it didn’t look this nice.”

Adagio turned around and wrapped her arms around Sunset’s bare waist, “Thank you, sweetie. I’m glad I’m such an improvement over the last boss.”

Sunset smiled a little more, then hugged her, “You really are. Even if we weren’t together like this, I would still be here working for you.”

Adagio kissed her hair and stroked her back, “So when you said he threatened to fire you… was that because you wouldn’t have sex with him?”

“Yeah,” Sunset nodded, sighing a bit, “He kept saying a good employee would obey every command given and that he’d continue to promote me if I did. I told him he was wrong and that no employee should be promoted in that way. We argued so many times. Looking back, I should have just called the police or something. But.. I was pretty scared.”

Adagio kissed Sunset’s cheek and held her tighter, “I suppose when I first came onto you, you must have been afraid you were about to go through the same shit, huh?”

“A little. I could tell you were actually nice, but I guess I felt a little nervous anyway,” Sunset admitted, “It almost felt too close to home. Yet at the same time, I kept telling myself it was different. That you wouldn’t do what he did.”

“I guess it helped when I said I wasn’t going to fire you for telling me to back off,” Adagio smiled, kissing her cheek.

Sunset nodded, kissing her cheek back, “It really did, actually. It was all I needed to hear.”

Adagio lifted her up and settled her onto her hip, nuzzling her nose as she took ahold of her hand, “And now here we are… married.”

“And there’s nowhere else I’d rather be,” Sunset giggled.

“Well, I suppose in Twilight’s lap would be one,” Adagio snickered as she kissed Sunset’s cheek.

“...True,” Sunset admitted, laughing.

Adagio opened the gate and sat up on the bar, taking Sunset with her and nuzzling her cheek, “Tomorrow, topless bartender.”

“Okay, Mom,” Sunset giggled, kissing her nose.

“Ooh, and those really snug, black jeans you have,” Adagio giggled, cuddling her on the bar, “My girl’s a cutie with a booty.”

“I’ll definitely wear those, then,” Sunset nuzzled her hair.

“Oh goodie!” Adagio giggled, kissing her cheek, “I’ll look forward to it!”

The next afternoon, Sunset was tending the bar topless and in her favorite jeans, as she served four patrons who were all getting very excitable as the conversation got more lurid and the alcohol started building up.

“Sorry, boys. You’ve reached your limit,” Sunset chuckled, putting the bottles away and filling their glasses with root beer.

One of them stepped forward, smirking widely, “Hey, come on… We’re the paying customers here… let our wallets be the judge of that, gorgeous… Yeah… nice tits… I could get used to this…”

“Well your wallets don’t take into account that you all have to get home without stumbling out into the streets,” Sunset smirked, “And thank you, but don’t get used to it. It’s a once in a while treat as determined by the Mistress.”

“Does your ‘Mistress’ also say you can go ahead into some back room? ‘Cause all this beer’s giving me a boner, and those tits are helping,” the man licked his lips, leering at her, “A gorgeous babe like you fits the bill…”

Sunset chuckled and pointed to the room that the girls would often retreat to if they felt like fooling around. The door clearly read ‘EMPLOYEES ONLY’.

“Eh, whatever. My car’ll do just fine,” the man reached for her wrist, “Whaddaya say, toots? I’ll take you to my car and bang your fucking brains out…”

“Hey, c’mon dude, don’t be like that,” the others at the bar scoffed as Sunset pulled her wrist back.

“I don’t think so,” Sunset remarked, “I’m married and gay.”

“You think that’s gonna stop me?” The man scoffed, rolling his eyes, “Besides, tons of gay women still want the D.”

“Yeah, there’s a different term for that,” Sunset scoffed as she returned to serving the other guys their soda.

“C’mon man, don’t ruin a good thing,” his friends said in exasperation.

“Shut up, you brown nosers,” the man said with a sigh, getting up from his seat, “No one asked what you think,” he proceeded to try climbing over the bar, “C’mon, you hot little bitch, don’t give me the cold shoulder… I know you want some of this…”

Sunset turned around to see him coming over the bar and started, “Whoa!” she exclaimed, ducking back and reaching for the tazer under the bar… only to find it was actually on the other side of the bar shelves, “Ah shit…”

One of the man’s friends made a signal to someone out on the bar floor, “Hey, we got trouble over here!”

“Shut up, you asses… Trying to get me some ass-ssa-sssa-ssa-ssa-ssa-ssa-a-a-a-aaaz!” The man sputtered and froze in place as electrical buzzes were heard from behind him. He twitched spastically, even after it stopped.

Sunset breathed a sigh of relief, “Thanks Mom, I-” she looked up and stopped. It wasn’t Adagio who’d tasered him. It was Sonata. And she looked livid, “...Sona?”

“You jerk, how dare you do that to my wife!” Sonata snarled, then spoke into her cell phone, “Yes, hi, I’d like to report a man committing sexual harassment against an employee. The Razzle Dazzle on Route sixty-nine; the man is tall, short dark hair, gray eyes. Yes, our bouncer will escort the officer. Thank you! Have a great day, Chief!” She turned her phone off and then smiled, “Sorry that took so long, Sunny.”

“Yeah, no worries,” Sunset put a hand on her chest and breathed deeply, looking down at the man as he was twitching, “...Wait a minute… holy shit!”

“What?” the four other patrons asked.

“I used to work for this guy,” Sunset said, as she retreated back to Sonata’s side, “He ran that sleazy club that was shut down…”

Sonata’s eyes went wide before she hugged Sunset and kissed her cheek, “Oh, I’m sorry, Sunny! Don’t you worry, that asshole is going to really get it this time.”

“Thanks,” Sunset kissed Sonata’s cheek as she sat down on the stool.

“Are you alright?” one of the patrons asked.

Sunset nodded, “Yeah, I’m fine. Just a little shaken up.”

“...Do you want a shirt?”

Sunset shook her head, “Nah, I just want this creep off my floor.”

Sunset could hear it. The tiny ‘Yes’ from the patron. She smirked against Sonata’s shoulder, letting out a chuckle.

After a little while, the police arrived, with two officers coming in. Sonata flagged them down, pointing out the man still on the floor. When they lifted him up and got a good look at him, the male officer sighed heavily, clearly recognizing him.

“You again, huh?” He groaned, cuffing his wrists behind his back, “Thought your probation was no bars.”

The man groaned, his tongue still fuzzy from the electricity.

“Thank you, officer,” Sunset smiled, pouring up more soda for the other patrons.

“No problem, ladies,” the male officer smiled and gave a wink, clearly appreciating the view.

“Come on, Hector, you can enjoy the peep show off the clock,” said the female officer, but she was giggling, “Let’s get this guy back in jail.”

As the officers left, the patrons turned back to Sunset and Sonata, “So pardon my asking, but has there ever been any getting freaky with the customers?”

Sonata shook her head, “No, it’s very very very very rare. And even then, it would be after the club closed. Mommy is very strict about that sort of policy.”

“Yeah, it’s a strip club, not a brothel,” Sunset remarked with a smirk, “Only ones allowed to have sex with the bartender is her wives.”

The patron gave a shrug, “Oh well. At least the view is great,” he raised his glass as if he was giving a toast.

Giggling, Sonata leaned in and gave each of Sunset’s breasts a kiss and a nuzzle, “Mm-hmm…”

Sunset giggled and patted Sonata’s head, “You’re all too much,” she smiled.

“Love you too, Sunny!” Sonata hugged her and kissed her cheeks, “Wait till we tell Mommy about this one!”

“Oh my god, she’s gonna blow a gasket,” Sunset snickered.

“I take it your wife doesn’t exactly take this kind of thing lying down?” Said one of the patrons, chuckling.

“That’s the nice way of putting it,” Sonata said, nodding.

Adagio sat at the table, pouring over her personnel files as she absently wrote on a notepad. At first she’d wanted to can the idea of topless bartenders completely after she’d heard about what had happened with Sunset. But both Sunset and Sonata had convinced her otherwise… after a very long, hot, soapy shower.

“Those two fight dirty,” she chuckled as she made a note on her pad.

Footsteps were heard, before Aria came into the room, carrying a few boxes of bottles, no doubt a new shipment for the bar. She set them on the floor near the table, then sat on a chair to open and inspect them.

“Hey, Ma,” she greeted, “What’cha doin’?”

“Well, despite the little incident last night, having the bartenders go shirtless is very popular,” Adagio said, looking up tiredly, “Been going through the personnel trying to find more girls willing to do it.”

She glanced down at her pad, where she’d been making a few notes on her current bartenders.

SHIMMER, SUNSET - Accepted

LEAF, SWEET - Declined

DAZZLE, ARIA - Declined

POMMEL, COCO - Declined

SCRATCH, VINYL - Accepted

“No dice?” Aria guessed, taking out one of the bottles and looking it over carefully. She frowned, squinted, and then took out some reader glasses to inspect closer. “Clean…” She placed it aside, and pulled out another bottle.

“Small dice,” Adagio corrected, “I only have five regular bartenders, and the only ones willing to do it are Sunny and Vinyl.”

“Can’t say I’m surprised,” Aria chuckled, “Vinyl definitely has no shame.”

Adagio chuckled, “I swear, if I actually listen to some of these patrons and get a brothel license, Vinyl’s going to be the first one asking to change positions.”

Aria gave a laugh, “Now that’d be really cool to see what she’d do. Still, I have to say, for Sunny to still pull through even with what happened is pretty admirable.”

“Sunny’s a trooper,” Adagio smiled admirably, “But with so few, I can’t really go through with it. Customers are a fickle bunch, and if they get a bartender who’s willing to take her top off, they’re going to start getting pissy when they start getting the ones who aren’t.”

“Yeah, sure is gonna be tough,” Aria agreed, placing two more bottles aside. She pulled out another, frowned, and then set it on the other side of the box, “Crack. So yeah, I don’t know. What do you think should be done overall?”

Adagio flipped over another file and glanced at the bartending schedule. Sunset had the evening shifts five days a week, while Vinyl worked the weekend evening shifts. Coco, Aria, and Sweet Leaf were spread out part-time throughout the week’s afternoon shifts. As Coco was a dancer and Sweet Leaf was a waitress, this was to be expected.

“Well I am a little lucky. Sunny’s the regular bartender, and the customers love her. Vinyl only works on weekends, so at least it’s a predictable schedule,” Adagio remarked, “I’m thinking Fridays and Saturdays. Drop enough money in the girls’ tip jar, and either Sunny or Vinyl will take their top off.”

“Seems like a good compromise,” Aria surmised, glancing toward her, “Gives the folks what they want sparingly and good for damage control.”

Adagio nodded, glancing back down at her notepad, “Hey, you never did say why you didn’t want to be a part of this, anyway…”

“No real reason. I’m just not comfortable with strangers ogling my goodies on full display,” Aria shrugged a bit.

Adagio nodded and put her files back in the cabinet as she looked over one more file, “Great, that means they’re just for me,” she giggled.

“Of course. I only want you, Sonata and Sunny seeing them. And sometimes with the occasional buddy we bring into it,” Aria said with a nod.

Adagio looked down at the pink slip on the table, before shrugging and setting it back in the cabinet, “And they’re just as pretty as you are,” she smiled, coming up behind Aria and wrapping her arms around her waist.

Aria chuckled and leaned back against her a little, “Not to toot my own horn, but oh yeah. I sure like how they turned out.”

Adagio’s hands came up to cup Aria’s breasts, “Mmhmm,” she purred, kissing her cheek.

Placing her hands over hers, Aria leaned back to nuzzle her, “What about you, Ma? Not that I’m saying you should, but I’m wondering if you ever thought about doing that. Walking around the club topless, I mean.”

“I have, but as the club’s Mistress I have to be a little more conservative,” Adagio giggled, “It’s hard to give that impression of being ‘The Boss’ when you’re just as dressed down as the dancers.”

“Yeah, true,” Aria chuckled, “Even bosses have to set their own limits to set a good example.”

Adagio nodded and cuddled Aria closer, squeezing her breasts as she nuzzled her hair, “Yup. Oh I’ve gotten requests for it, though. Everyone downstairs thinks I’m a Milf.”

“I’d probably think it too,” Aria winked.

“Of course you would,” Adagio giggled, “You went down on me when I was still a stranger to you.”

Aria blushed a little, “Aw come on… When you’re acting irrationally and about to lose your only friend for the third time, almost any option looks good.”

“Yeah, that’s why you did it,” Adagio smirked, kissing Aria’s neck.

“Well, that and you’re incredibly beautiful, it was hard to pass the chance,” Aria blew a raspberry.

“That’s more like it,” Adagio giggled, lifting Aria up onto her hip.

“Okay, seriously, how can you still carry me?” Aria pouted, “I’m a bit heavier than Sonata.”

“Not that much heavier,” Adagio giggled as she twirled around, “You, Sona and Sunny are still so skinny. I’m not feeding you enough.”

“Okay, so we’ll have cake for every meal,” Aria said dryly, “That’ll fatten us up.”

“Yeah, but it’d rot your teeth out,” Adagio chuckled, kissing Aria’s cheek.

Aria nuzzled her, “Jeez, if the three of us ballooned up… you wouldn’t even be able to lift us off the floor!”

“I wasn’t planning on renting out the motor scooters,” Adagio chuckled, squeezing Aria’s hips, “What I’m saying is I can still feel your pelvis.”

“Seriously?” Aria felt along her hips and then drew her hands back as if she’d been burnt, “Jeez! I need to put on a few pounds.”

“Told ya so,” Adagio snickered, twirling around the living room.

“You’ve made your point, Ma,” Aria rolled her eyes playfully.

Adagio smiled and plopped down into the sofa, pulling Aria with her, “Mommy loves you, Ari.”

“I love you too, Ma,” Aria hugged her close and nuzzled her neck.

Adagio tapped her fingers against the bar, looking both exhausted and angry as she glanced up at Sugar Belle, “...This is not a brothel, Sugar Belle. This is a club. What you pulled with those two patrons not only violated the contract you signed when you started here, you broke Celestia-knows how many laws in the process. I could get in a lot of trouble because of you.”

The woman in question looked down with shame, nodding slowly, “I know, and I’m very sorry. The fact I was a little drunk is no excuse.”

Adagio rolled her eyes. Sugar Belle had unsubtly mentioned the fact that she was drunk about nine times by this point. Reaching under the bar, Adagio poured herself a drink and downed it as quickly as she’d fixed it. She’d never had to do this before.

“I can’t have someone who is that much of a liability on my payroll,” she said, pointing to the door, “You’re fired.”

Nodding sadly, Sugar Belle turned away, “I understand… I’m sorry I let you down, Adagio,” was all she said before leaving, closing the door behind her.

Adagio sighed as she sat down, flipping open Sugar Belle’s file. She’d been an unusual case. Twilight had brought her here as part of Equestria’s Re-Integration program. Sugar Belle had spent ten years in an isolated cult-town off the borders of the country. Twilight had forcibly broken the whole thing up and brought the able-bodied people to be given job placements. Adagio flipped through, looking for the contact number for her caseworker as she took another drink. She’d never had to fire anyone before. She was too close to her girls to do that. The idea of firing anybody had, for a very long time, seemed completely ridiculous to her.

Taking a deep breath, she wrote down the number and closed the file, hearing the soft patter of footsteps coming down the stairs.

“...Mommy?” Came Sonata’s voice.

“I’m over here, sweetie,” Adagio sighed as she took another drink, starting to feel the familiar tingles.

“I… I just saw Sugar Belle leaving in tears…” Sonata said sadly, coming into view, “...You fired her, didn’t you…?”

Adagio nodded, leaning forward onto the bar, “Mmhmm…”

Exhaling, Sonata nodded and sat down next to her, bringing her arms around her, “I’m sorry, Mommy.”

Adagio reached up and squeezed Sonata’s arms, “Ugh… I never want to see a face like that again…”

“A face like what?” Sonata murmured, nuzzling her cheek.

“Sugar Belle’s… crying,” Adagio whimpered, nuzzling into Sonata’s neck.

Sonata sniffled, holding her close, “I-I know, Mommy… But you did what you had to do as her boss. I-I don’t want her to go, but it’s necessary… I feel bad, too… I wish we could’ve helped her.”

Adagio wrapped her arms around Sonata’s shoulders and snuggled closer, “There’s times I hate being the boss…”

“Oh, Mommy…” Sonata held her tighter, nuzzling her hair, “You do have to make tough decisions sometimes… And she must know that. We all do…”

“It still sucks, though,” Adagio said quietly, squeezing tightly to Sonata’s shoulders.

“I know… I’m sad, too…” Sonata murmured, “I liked her, Mommy… She was really nice and made delicious treats. But it’s okay… it’s all going to be fine.”

Adagio sighed and clung tighter to Sonata, nuzzling into her neck, “I guess this means I need to fill her position…”

“One step at a time, Mommy,” Sonata said softly, kissing her head, “First, you need to relax.”

Adagio snuggled closer and peered up at her, “Look at you… being a Mommy for Mommy…”

Giggling a little, Sonata gave her a sweet kiss, then nuzzled her nose, “Of course, Mommy. You’ve done so much for all of us. And I sure love to be a Mommy for Mommy! Like when you get sick.”

Adagio smiled and snuggled closer, remembering the time she’d come down with a really nasty flu and Sonata had waited on her hand and foot for an entire week. She snuggled closer and kissed her neck, “Mommy loves you, Sona-baby.”

“And I love you too, Mommy,” Sonata cuddled her close.

“You’re there for Sunny, now you’re there for me,” Adagio smiled, “My little Sona’s growing up.”

Giggling, Sonata nuzzled her, “Awww, hey, I try!”

Adagio pulled herself up and kissed Sonata’s cheek, “Actually… there’s something I wanted to talk to you about, sweetie.”

“Mm? What is it, Mommy?” Sonata looked at her with curiosity.

Adagio pulled back from her and reached under the bar to pull out a lockbox. Opening it up, she extracted a folded set of papers and handed it to her, “This…”

Sonata took it and opened it up, reading the heading, ‘THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ADAGIO MARJORIE DAZZLE.’

“Ooh, your Will?” Sonata said with surprise, then looked at her, “Good idea, Mommy. Getting this all out in writing ahead of time is good thinking.”

“Read it,” Adagio said, nodding.

Sonata read through, her expression growing from innocent curiosity to confusion. Adagio was leaving everything, the club, the apartments, the other property she owned, all of her wealth, everything… to her.

“Mommy…? You’re… leaving everything to me?” Sonata scanned it once more, seeing once more than it was all to her. “...Just me?”

Adagio nodded, “If it wasn’t for you… I wouldn’t have any of this.”

“B-But… Mommy… It’s too much! I can’t accept this!” Sonata looked at her with worry, “I-I know I helped a bit, but, all of your success was your own doing.”

Adagio laid a hand over Sonata’s and smiled, “Sweetie… It wasn’t just getting me the loan. Getting this whole place set up, building my life out here, powering through those first two years of barely making ends meet… I couldn’t have done that without you.”

“...Really?” Sonata looked at her with a blushy, amazed expression, “I-I mean… I’m glad I could be there for you and all! I just never knew you felt this strongly.”

“I do,” Adagio said, fiddling with her wedding ring, “Mommy wouldn’t be where she is without her Sona-baby…”

Sonata’s hands shook, but she looked down at her own wedding ring, then at Adagio’s. She hugged her tightly, nuzzling her cheek, “Oh, Mommy… You have no idea how much that means to me. I love you sooo much and I’ve wanted to do as much as you have for me. Because you deserve all of it!”

Adagio squeezed tightly to Sonata’s torso and nuzzled her cheek, “I love you so much… you were my little angel, right when I needed you.”

“Aww, you were always my angel, Mommy… I’m glad I could be your angel, too,” Sonata kissed her cheek, “Hee… looks like we were both angels to each other in different ways.”

Adagio nodded as she pulled back, looking at Sonata for a few seconds before she closed the distance again and softly kissed her. Holding to her tightly, Sonata kissed back sweetly, bringing a hand up to play with her hair. Lifting Sonata up off her feet, Adagio carried her over to one of the many sofas spread out around the dancer’s stage and settled down onto it, laying Sonata down onto her chest as she deepened the kiss. Giggling, Sonata settled down on top of her and tousled her hair, kissing her deeply. She could feel Adagio’s heart beating against her, which was further enhancing the moment.

Entwining her fingers around Sonata’s ponytail, Adagio gently untied it and let her hair fall loose over her back and shoulders, mewling softly as she buried her hands into the soft strands. Sonata cooed in response, bringing her arms around her shoulders as she toyed with the soft, curly strands. It was heavenly, to just be here like this, taking in her scent and just how warm Adagio felt. It almost made her feel fifteen again, growing closer and closer to the lovely woman who had reached out to her.

“Mmm... “ Adagio moaned, running her fingers down Sonata’s back, “Sona… I’m so glad you were at that bus station all those years ago…”

Sonata nuzzled her and stroked her cheek, “I’m glad I was, too… I hated how I felt, but… going there still brought me to you.”

Adagio kissed Sonata’s forehead as the two relaxed against the sofa, “I love you… I can’t imagine my life without you.”

“Me neither… And I don’t wanna,” Sonata kissed her cheek, “A life without you in it would be so… I don’t know, it’d be sucky.”

Adagio kissed her cheek and rolled over so she could spoon Sonata properly, “It would be sucky…” she whispered.

Mommyyyyyyyyyyyy!

“Girls!” Twilight exclaimed as Sonata, Aria, and Sunset came through the door with Ascentia, “I wasn’t expecting you all until this evening!”

“Surprise!” Sonata grinned widely, opening her arms with flourish. “Asy picked us up!”

Cielle looked up at them, “...Oh my god, you girls were right. She’s like cotton candy given human form.”

“Hey! I thought I was cotton candy given human form!” Pinkie Pie pouted as she folded her arms.

“There are many different flavors of cotton candy, Pinkie Pie,” Cielle said haughtily.

Pinkie blew a raspberry, but smiled nonetheless, “But hey! Good to see you girls! Where’s Adagio?”

“Mommy’s delayed…” Sonata pouted, “Hasn’t called yet, though. Asy just got a message from her telling her to pick us up.”

“Yeah, something about having to interview another waitress,” Ascentia shrugged, “She’ll be by later on when she can close down the club.”

“Aww, that’s okay!” Pinkie went over and gave them all hugs, “Still glad you could make it! Look at you, you girls must be tired!”

“Nah, we’re okay,” Sunset waved it off with a smile.

“Does that mean you don’t wanna come snuggle with me?” Twilight asked, patting the cushion next to her as she gave a wink.

Sunset grinned, all but scurrying over to the couch and sitting next to her, “I never said that!”

Rainbow smirked over to Ascentia, “I think she trumps you on unabashed cuteness.”

Ascentia looked over and pouted, giving Rainbow her biggest, roundest eyes as she whimpered quietly.

“...I stand corrected, come here you big koala,” Rainbow chuckled, wrapping her arms around Ascentia’s shoulders, “So Sunny, we haven’t seen you since the wedding-”

“We haven’t seen her since the reception,” Fluttershy corrected.

“We haven’t seen her since the court hearing when Blaze went to prison,” Ascentia double-corrected.

“Anyway!” Rainbow cut across, “How are you girls?”

“We’re doing very well,” Sunset smiled, “We had a couple of messes to clean up, but it’s going over good.”

“Uh-huh,” Aria stretched and sat down on a chair, “Nothing too much to report, it’s the same old shit. Still, married life is pretty great.”

“It is!” Sonata giggled, then she paused. She frowned, holding her stomach and leaning back against the wall, “Urgh.”

“Something wrong?” Rainbow asked, glancing around.

“I don’t feel good for some reason,” Sonata said, “Like, it’s not stomach pain or cramps, I just… feel a bit icky.”

“Aw, poor baby,” Fluttershy pouted, coming over and stroking Sonata’s hair, “You want some soup?”

Sonata smiled a bit, “Sure. I’d love some soup.”

“All right, then,” Fluttershy smiled, patting her shoulder, “Do any of you want some soup, too? There’s plenty.”

“Sure, that’d be great,” Sunset smiled.

“Alright, sweetie,” Fluttershy smiled as she retreated to the kitchen to fix Sonata some soup.

“Great, you got her into Mom Mode,” Rainbow snickered as Spectrum crawled up onto her lap.

“And that’s a bad thing why?” Twilight teased, snickering.

“Mama!” Spectrum nuzzled her stomach and sucked his thumb, “...Whewe Auntie Dagi?”

“Auntie Dagi’s running late, kiddo,” Rainbow smirked as she ruffled his hair, “She’ll be here for supper.”

“Okay,” Spectrum smiled.

“Dont worry, little Spectrum! Mommy will be right here to scoop you up and give you all kinds of hugs and kisses!” Sonata giggled.

Spectrum smiled brightly and nestled against Rainbow’s stomach, drifting off into a nap.

“Oh Kitten…” came Twilight’s purring voice.

Ascentia looked up to Twilight, who was stroking Sunset’s hair and smirking at her.

“Come help me bring Sunset upstairs, would you?” she purred softly.

Ascentia gave a comical frown and saluted, before jumping up and helping Twilight lift Sunset into the air and hoist her toward the stairs.

“....Whoa,” Aria whistled, wide-eyed. “That was pretty cool.”

“Yeah, Asy’s pretty strong,” Rainbow snickered, cuddling Spectrum against her chest, “There was that one time she had a three-hour arm wrestle with AJ.”

“Three hours?! Whoa!” Sonata gaped, “Who won?”

“AJ did,” Rainbow shrugged, “Asy’s forearm gave out and snapped. Should have seen the look on AJ’s face, she was like ‘Dear god, what have I done?’.”

“Awww… wow, that’s so sad…” Sonata pouted.

“It was!” Pinkie agreed, shaking her head, “But it’s all okay! Asy was just fine after a few weeks of recovery!”

“That woman’s like Wolverine, she regenerates so fast,” Rainbow snickered.

Applejack frowned at Rainbow, “It’s still not funny!”

“Hey, Asy found it funny, so there!” Rainbow stuck her tongue out.

“Asy thinks her own scars are funny,” Applejack frowned.

There was the sound of Twilight shouting from upstairs, “Dammit, Kitten! Don’t make them talk, what is wrong with you?!”

Sonata cringed, whistling, “Um, so… how about those kiwis?”

“Kiwis?” Aria snickered, “The fruit or the bird?”

“Both?” Sonata smiled.

“I love kiwis! They’re soooo yummy!” Pinkie patted her stomach, “And I sure like those birdies! Their beaks look like spoons!”

“You should have the cutlery at your wedding made to look like them, then,” Cielle said with a smirk.

Pinkie gasped, wide-eyed. “Brilliant! Kiwi beak-shaped spoons!”

“You’re getting married?” Aria raised an eyebrow as she sat down next to Pinkie.

“Oop! I’m sorry, I just didn’t say anything yet because I’ve been a bit busy! But yep!” Pinkie grinned, ruffling her hair, “Discord and I are tying the knot this fall!”

“Whoa! Nice!” Aria gave a thumbs up, “What brought that on? Last time I saw you, you were talking about how you were never getting married?”

“Yeeaah… I was!” Pinkie giggled, winking, “For a long time, I felt that way! Like I could never want to get married, settle down and even have a family of my own. It just didn’t appeal to me!”

“Wow,” Sonata whistled, grinning, “That’s amazing! What made you guys change your mind?”

“Kind of a long story, buuut… For a long time, Discord was like my Sugar Daddy, if not moreso than that. We didn’t even really know, but it worked for us. As some time went by, I realized just how much I wanted him in my life. I couldn’t imagine him not being there, you know? And I just… I wanted to make it official. I didn’t want us to be some unidentifiable thing, you know? I knew then that I loved him. More than I think I’ve ever loved anybody… And so, one day I confessed how I felt…” Pinkie then smiled brightly, showing them her ring, “Turns out, he felt the same way! He proposed right on the spot!”

“Wow… that should be a book,” Aria smiled, leaning against Pinkie and wrapping her arms around her shoulders, “Certainly better than Flashlight or Fifty Spades of Soil.”

“Awwww, you’re sweet!” Pinkie nuzzled her and hugged her, “Thanks, Aria!”

“I agree, that’s soooo cute!” Sonata cooed, clapping her hands, “You guys make the older guy, younger girl trope so cute, too!”

“Right back at you, except an older woman!” Pinkie winked.

“Huh… I’m the only one who didn’t get away with it,” Rainbow remarked as she pondered the girls for a moment.

“...So then Sunny comes in holding a big, freaking spider, I swear it was a camel spider,” Twilight shuddered as the girls all sat around the dinner table, “And says ‘Mommy, can I keep him?’.”

“Whoa!” Sonata’s jaw dropped, her eyes going wide, “That’s… wow! She’s a plucky girl!”

“I’ll say…” Aria shuddered as well, “I freak at even the smallest spider.”

Ascentia leaned over and nuzzled Sunrise’s head, “That’s Mama’s baby girl!” she cooed.

Sunrise giggled and kissed Ascentia’s cheek, “Hee hee!”

“Wow,” Sunset sipped her drink, “Then what happened?”

Ascentia pointed behind her at the fish tank that was housing a big, yellow-brown spider that was watching them and seemingly whimpering.

“There’s too many bloody spiders in my house,” Rainbow frowned.

“Aww, come on, Dashie… they’re friendly and very sweet,” Fluttershy pouted.

Aria glanced warily at the tank, shuddering, “...Is… Is it… whimpering? It sure sounds like it.”

“Spiders are just big, eight-legged puppies,” Ascentia grinned as she nuzzled Sunrise’s cheek.

“Ma would like that one,” Aria said, shaking her head, “She’s the spider catcher at our house.”

“Does she… kill them?” Fluttershy asked with a sad pout.

“Nope!” Sonata shook her head, “She just grabs them with a glass and paper, then lets them go outside. The only times she ever killed them was by accident.”

“Mom hates bugs. Hates them like you wouldn’t believe,” Sunset snickered, “She doesn’t hurt spiders because, and I quote, why would Mommy hate something that savagely murders every cockroach it comes across?”

Fluttershy shuddered, making a face, “Eww… Even I draw the line at roaches…”

“Except Hal from WALL-E, that one was adorable!” Sonata giggled.

“Pixar can make a middle-aged man going through his mid life crisis look adorable,” Aria scoffed.

“I can agree to that,” Twilight chuckled.

Ascentia pulled Sunrise closer and cuddled her, “Me and my girl love our spiders.”

“Yay!” Sunrise giggled, kissing Ascentia’s cheek.

“Aw, that’s just sweet!” Sonata grinned as she felt her phone buzzing in her pocket, “Hang on, I gotta take this,” she smiled, pulling out her phone and retreating into the living room.

“So what freaky shit did you three get up to, anyway?” Rainbow asked, smirking at Twilight.

“I’d tell you, but the kids are here,” Twilight winked, “I’ll tell you after they’re put to bed.”

In the living room, Sonata sat down on the couch and answered her phone, “Hello?”

“Hello, this is Doctor Hartman from Canterlot Emergency Triage Center,” came the voice on the other side of the phone, “Am I speaking with a… uh what’s this say… Sonata Dazzle?”

“Yeah, speaking!” Sonata said, feeling her mood drop slightly, “Is… everything okay?”

“There was an accident out on Highway 42, involving Adagio Dazzle, do you know her?” Hartman asked.

All at once, Sonata felt a sense of dread in her gut, “Y-Yes! I do! She’s my wife! Oh, is she okay?!”

“Unfortunately, she didn’t make it,” Hartman said, “She succumed to her injuries a few hours after making it to the hospital.”

The phone fell from her hand.

Sonata felt numb. Her entire body was weakened, she could barely even move, let alone feel. All she heard were the doctor’s words replaying in her head. Over and over as if on loop. It was so final. No two ways about it. Everything around her seemed to cease existing, as she stared at nothing, feeling like she couldn’t see past the end of her nose. Even when her body began to tremble, even when tears streamed down her face, she couldn’t feel it. She let out a tiny whimper, having no strength to speak.

The last memory with Adagio was saying she’d see her later as they left. Their last conversation had been a casual parting of the ways.

Now she was gone. She wasn’t coming here later. She never would again. When they would make it home, they would be there alone. Without her. The woman she loved more than anything was gone. After all they’d been through together, after everything they’d built since making it to Baltimare, everything.

Letting out a pained wail, Sonata fell over and sobbed brokenheartedly, her entire body bursting with pain. “Mommyyyyyyyyyyyy!”

In the dining room, Ascentia jerked her head up in surprise, “What the fuck was…”

She looked over to Aria and Sunset, who both looked up at the door Sonata had left through, before jumping up and racing into the living room, finding Sonata sobbing on the couch. Aria and Sunset rushed in the help her up and hold her, trying to decipher what was wrong. Ascentia stooped down to pick up Sonata’s phone as the others poured into the living room.

“Hello? No, she dropped the phone. I’m a family friend, what’s…” Ascentia’s face grew white as she pressed a hand to her mouth, “Oh no… Thank you Doctor…”

She turned the phone off and set it down as Aria and Sunset looked up at her, “What is it? What’s wrong?”

“What’s going on?” Twilight asked as she, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Cielle and Pinkie all sat down.

“That was the hospital,” Ascentia said softly, sitting down with the girls and laying a hand on Sonata’s knee, “Adagio got into an accident and she didn’t make it.”

A hush fell over everyone as the news sank in, heavily. The shock, the despair, it felt so thick you could cut it with a knife. Everyone looked at each other, their own moods dropping as they silently mourned. Pinkie’s mouth quivered as tears rolled down her face, Rarity sniffled before hiding her face into Applejack’s shirt, Rainbow looked grim and held Fluttershy as the latter of the two cried, and Twilight shuddered with despair. She reached over and placed her hand onto Sunset’s shoulder, squeezing it gently.

No one spoke a single word, barely even uttering a sound. All that was heard was Sonata’s sobbing. Sunset held her tightly, despite crying herself. Aria was hiding her face against Sonata’s hair, but it was clear that she was crying, too.

Ascentia took a deep breath and stood up, returning to the kitchen and setting the kettle to boil, dropping teabags in twelve mugs. She rejoined the group, sitting down next to Twilight and wrapping her arms around her shoulders.

“Mama?” Sunrise asked, coming out of the dining room, “You said Auntie Dagi was gonna be here for supper…”

Spectrum came in as well, looking confused and concerned. But the moment he saw his mother crying, he whimpered, “W-What’s… What’s happening?”

“Come here, Sunny,” Ascentia said, pulling Sunrise and Spectrum into her lap, “Do you… remember when you had that puppy? And he got out into the street and he got hit by a car?”

Sunrise nodded, whimpering sadly, “Y-Yes… You said… he went to sleep… and won’t wake up again…”

“I’m sorry sweetie but… that just happened to Auntie Dagi…” Ascentia said quietly, stroking Sunrise’s hair.

At that, Sunrise began to cry, as did Spectrum. The two of them huddled against each other, crying softly.

“Girls, I am so sorry…” Twilight took Sunset’s hand, squeezing it.

“We’ll… be okay… in time…” Sunset sniffled, wiping her eyes.

All of them turned to Sonata, who had her face buried in Aria’s neck. Her sobbing had devolved into practically screaming at this point, gripping Aria so hard that her knuckles had turned white. Ascentia and Twilight both started to tear up as they held their daughter and nephew. Fluttershy had crawled into Rainbow’s lap and squeezed both her and Cielle. Applejack was stroking Rarity’s hair, but from the looks of it, she was on the verge of tears as well. The only odd one out was Pinkie, who was sat in a chair watching everyone, before her phone blinked on the table.

‘I heard what happened. Do you need a hug?’

Pinkie typed back, ‘Yes...’

Epilogue - To Adagio Dazzle

“Okay, thanks Sunset… okay, bye,” Twilight sighed as she put the phone down, “...They booked a flight. And they’re headed to the airport now.”

“How are they holding up?” Rarity asked softly as she sat back down with a cup of tea.

“Aria and Sunset are hanging in there… but Sonata’s a complete wreck,” Twilight sighed as she sat back down in Ascentia’s lap.

“Never saw anyone cry like that before…” Cielle admitted, wiping her eyes.

“The poor dear, I can’t imagine how she feels. She was destroyed,” Rarity murmured sadly.

“No kidding. Considering her bond with her…” Rainbow said sadly, but then managed a small smile, “Adagio sure was quite a woman… Heh… she always caught us when we got frisky in her club. Like we were kids with our hands caught in the cookie jar.”

Fluttershy giggled and leaned against Rainbow, patting her leg, “Whenever I saw her, she’d… always say I was too skinny and try to feed me.”

“She did that to me, too,” Cielle snickered.

“And me,” Ascentia nodded.

“And me,” Pinkie smiled.

Everyone turned toward her.

“...What?”

“I haven’t known her long, but she was quite a woman. I always admired her fashion sense. But moreso, just the way she held herself,” Rarity said with a warm smile, “It was quite amazing.”

Twilight nodded, “Adagio had this way of just… walking into any room like she owned it. If she was there, all eyes were going to be on her. She was so… mesmerizing.”

“Ah can second that,” Applejack murmured, sipping some tea as well, “Not to mention, her voice is like the best back rub you’d ever get, then some.”

“She was amazing with the kids,” Fluttershy wiped her eyes, smiling more, “I loved the way they would light up when they saw her. And the way she would just beam the minute she saw them, too. She played with them, loved them, and just treated them like her own. I don’t think we could’ve asked for better… Her motherly demeanour was inspired.”

“Oh yeah… Ada loved kids so much,” Twilight nodded, nestling under Ascentia’s chin as her wife cuddled her, “It was like taking care of the kids was her way of getting what… she couldn’t actually have…”

“Ah once had ta stop into that little town to fix mah truck,” Applejack smiled as she sipped her drink, “Didn’t have the bits to afford the only mechanic there, so she came out and helped me fix it herself. Spent a good four hours at that, and some of the funniest grease-talk Ah’ve ever had.”

“I remember that tale, when you told me over the phone,” Rarity giggled, “That was amazing of her to help you.”

Ascentia stroked Twilight’s hair as she wiped the tears from her eyes.

“Adagio's house was always... it was a safe place for me. At first, it was a safe place from Twilight, and then it became a safe place with Twilight. She never questioned why I stood by my wife, and she always knew that if I needed help, I could and would come to her,” Ascentia smiled, looking down at her drink with a sad sigh, “When I said I was fine, she trusted me. She didn't just make sure that Twilight was never violent in her home, she also made sure that nobody would ever hurt her. When we were there... it was like nothing had ever happened. Me and Twilight were always just a happily married couple hanging out with our friends.”

Ascentia wiped her eyes, which had grown red and shiny, “She was... the only person who ever understood me. Who ever trusted me to take care of myself... and I'm gonna miss her…”

They all made murmurs of agreement, looking downward for a few moments. In small and big ways, Adagio even touched their hearts, as well. Moreso than they could’ve imagined. They all then looked at each other and smiled, before raising their tea mugs.

“To Adagio Dazzle,” Twilight said softly, “A loving mother…”

She looked around at everyone else, sporting red, teary eyes as she lowered her glass ever so slightly.

“...To all of us,” she finished, taking a sip of her tea, “We’ll miss you.”

The End

Posthumous - Just A Few More Minutes

Sunset sighed as she wiped down the bar table. It had been only a week since Adagio’s funeral and the girls were still suffering hard as a result. Sonata and Aria had to be convinced by her to attend the reading of Adagio’s will, both of them hating how her possessions were being handed out so soon.

That had turned out not to be the case anyway, as Adagio had left everything to Sonata. The club, the apartments, all the property and wealth she had accumulated, all of her personal possessions, absolutely everything Adagio owned now belonged to Sonata and only Sonata. Her will had explained that without her, Adagio would have had nothing. Either way, Sunset was now running the club. She was the only one who knew how. Sonata had absolutely no objections to that.

Looking over at Aria, who had laid her head on the bar, she reached over and ran a hand through her hair as she heard the doorbell ring.

“You want me to get that?” Aria sighed a bit.

“I’ll just buzz them in,” Sunset said, pressing the intercom, “We’re closed for the night.”

“That is not relevant,” came an all-too familiar voice.

Aria shot up, then let out a groan as she lay back down again, “Fuck my life…”

“Mrs Blaze, you’re not allowed to be here,” Sunset sighed exhaustedly, “The restraining order still stands.”

“It has not. It expired yesterday.”

“Great, now she’s a liar…” Sonata uttered, her voice hoarse.

Sunset sighed, “What do you want, Mrs Blaze?”

“I had heard of that woman’s passing,” Mrs Blaze said coolly, “Maybe now Aria will come to her senses.”

Laying her head on her arms, Aria let out a grunt and didn’t otherwise move or respond. She just didn’t care anymore, nor did she have the strength to fight back. All she wanted to do was curl up in bed with the girls and sleep off the misery.

“I’m not letting you in, Mrs Blaze,” Sunset said as resolutely as she could.

“You are and you will. I demand to see my daughter.”

Sunset took a deep breath. If Adagio was still here, she would have let Mrs Blaze in just so she could see her leave in a humiliated furor. However, Sunset wasn’t sure she could match her late wife in that regard, “You’re not coming in.”

Mrs Blaze scoffed, “You’re clearly enjoying this, aren’t you? Taking the full power that wretched woman once had. Thinking you could take her place. She may have overtook me, but I will not let you do the same. You couldn’t even if you tried.”

Sunset pursed her lips, “You are not coming into my club, Mrs Blaze. And you are not going to torment my wives anymore!”

“Call the cops…” Aria groaned, barely lifting her head.

“I heard that, Aria. How dare you say such a thing about your own mother. I raised you better than this.”

“You’re not getting through that door, Mrs Blaze,” Sunset sighed as she briefly turned back to the Night Guard’s office and pushed open the door, “Hey, can you-”

“YIPE!” the guard jumped out of his chair and fell onto the floor, his eyes still darting rapidly through each camera.

“...Mark, you really need to see a doctor,” Sunset sighed, “If Mrs Blaze isn’t gone in the next thirty minutes, call the police, would you?”

“S-Sure!” the guard said, keeping an eye on the cameras.

Sunset closed the door, muttering to herself as she returned to the intercom, “Haven’t seen him that jumpy since Sonata left her teddy bear in his office.”

There was now very loud knocking at the door, bordering on banging. Aria groaned, holding her head in her hands. Sonata whimpered and held her hands to her ears, trying to block it out. Sunset laid a hand onto Aria’s shoulder and pressed the button again.

“Mrs Blaze, you have a half an hour to make yourself scarce or the police are going to be called,” she said, more firmly.

“You and your bluffs don’t scare me. A young, naive woman like yourself can’t possibly carry this sort of life. You may think you can, but you’re in over your head.”

Sunset growled slightly, “I ran this club just fine when Adagio couldn’t, I can certainly do it now.”

“And what makes you think you can? You probably couldn’t run your way out of a paper bag.”

Sunset sighed and took her finger off the intercom, coming closer to Aria and draping an arm around her shoulder as she kissed her hair and nuzzled her, “I’m so sorry, Aria…”

Aria sighed, nuzzling her back, “It’s okay, Sunny. You’re doing great, really.”

Sunset kissed Aria’s cheek and gently rocked her, feeling somewhat nervous at the prospect of being the emotional rock for someone ten years older than her. Sonata came over, joining the hug and kissing Aria’s cheek. The banging on the door continued, but they ignored it as best they could.

“Sorry we’re such messes…” Aria sighed, wiping her eyes, “It’s just... it’s hard.”

“I know,” Sunset whispered softly, stroking her back, “It’s hard for all of us, Ari-baby.”

Sunset bit her lip, having not intended to use one of Adagio’s many nicknames. It had slipped out from Celestia knows where. This made Aria look up, tears filling her eyes. She sniffled, then clung to Sunset a little tighter as she began to cry. Sonata sniffled, stroking her hair and holding her tightly to attempt at comforting.

Sunset held Aria, rubbing her back in small circles as she tried to drown out the banging on the door outside, and Mrs Blaze’s shouting. It was difficult, however. The banging was getting harder and sharper as she moved from slamming her hand on the metal, to slamming her hand on the glass, which rattled in place.

“D-Don’t… worry, Ari…” Sonata murmured amidst her soft crying, “M-Mommy…. made sure… the building was safe… so no one could… b-break in…”

“Glass can’t stop a rock…” Aria muttered quietly as she buried her face into Sunset’s neck.

“Even if she does get in, she can’t hurt you,” Sunset whispered, stroking her hair.

“Okay…” Aria sniffled.

Sunset gently rubbed Aria’s back as she listened to Mrs Blaze slamming her fist against the door. There was another twenty-five minutes before the watchman was supposed to call the police. And the last thing she wanted to deal with was a broken window.

“...Should I just let her in and see if she tuckers herself out?” Sunset asked nervously.

Sonata sniffled, but nodded as she helped Aria stand up, “I’ll take Ari upstairs…”

“Thanks, Sona,” Sunset whispered as she reached over and pressed the buzzer to unlock the door.

Within moments of Aria and Sonata’s departure, Mrs Blaze came storming in. If not for the serious situation at hand, Sunset would’ve found this hilarious. Mrs Blaze looked terrible, with all of her hair standing on end, her clothing rumpled and disheveled, and one of her lenses broken from her glasses.

“You… You tawdry little harlot…” Mrs Blaze pointed a shaking finger at her, “Just who do you think you are…”

“Mrs Blaze, are you drunk?” Sunset asked, raising an eyebrow.

Mrs Blaze stumbled slightly, but glared, “What does it matter to you? Now that that wench has passed… It will give Aria a much needed dose of reality… I knew this day would come… I knew this would never work… She will know how pointless and illogical depending on someone for love truly is…”

“She still has Sonata, and she still has me,” Sunset said firmly, feeling a lot more confident now that she knew that Mrs Blaze was intoxicated.

“A degenerate, regressive woman child, and a naive, passive tart? Hardly. You three have all been nothing but poison to her… She could have achieved wondrous things… Attended a prestigious college, earned a degree, and made a valuable mark in society. But thanks to that heartless wench, she has tossed it all away… I would say it is only sweet justice that she is now dead, ridden from this world… And can no longer ruin her life, nor anyone she comes across!” Mrs Blaze slurred.

“Funny you should say that, because now Aria is the co-owner of a highly successful business, she’s just as famous as Adagio herself was, and has more wealth to her name than you have ever managed to scrape together with your entire, fraudulent excuse for a medical practice,” Sunset narrowed her eyes, catching sight of Aria and Sonata listening from the intercom upstairs, “She had a wife who loved her very much, and supported her a hell of a lot more than you can. Don’t you fucking dare come into my house and spit on her grave.”

“Pretty high and mighty coming from you. You’re nothing but a gold-digger, doing all she could to seduce such a wench of a woman. So you could get ahead, so you could end up where you are now, managing this pigsty of a place. Convenient that she so happened to die and leave it all to you…” Mrs Blaze slurred nastily.

“She didn’t,” Sunset glared, “She left it to Sonata.”

Stumbling back slightly, Mrs Blaze chuckled darkly, “Amazing. Leaving it to the most irresponsible, degenerative, regressive, irritating, and absolute waste of a woman child I have ever known… Perhaps that wench truly did think more with her hormones than proper judgement. She truly did the moment she crossed the line and left with a fifteen-year-old harlot.”

Sunset exhaled deeply as she felt underneath the bar, her hand grazing over something heavy and metal, “Mrs Blaze… this has gone on long enough. Aria has said over and over again that she doesn’t want you coming anywhere near her. You do nothing but insult her family, you’ve said constantly that you don’t even love her,  you made a scene at our wedding, and you’ve been nothing but a nuisance for years.”

“Be quiet, you tart. I will find Aria and drag her back home if I have to…”

Sunset sighed, “Mrs Blaze… did you know Twilight Velvet?”

“...What in the world does that have to do with anything?” Mrs Blaze glared, “And no, I did not. If there is one redeeming factor about your wife, it would be that she never stooped as low as to molest young children.”

“Well, Twilight Velvet learned a very important lesson the hard way,” Sunset said, wrapping her fingers around the handgun under the bar.

“Get to your point already, you tart…”

Sunset pulled the gun out and pointed it directly at Mrs Blaze’s forehead, “Don’t cross your red-head daughter in-law. It’ll end badly for you.”

For the first time, Mrs Blaze faltered and let out a cry of surprise, even stepping back. “...Urk....” She fell to her knees, shaking.

Sunset kept the gun trained on her forehead, “You’re in my home, and I’ve expressed over and over again that I don’t want you here. I can kill you legally.”

Eyes trained on the gun, at least for a second, Mrs Blaze’s eyes glazed over. Before they rolled into her head and she fell back to the floor, fainting. Sunset kept the gun focused on her, breathing heavily as she debated whether or not she should pull the trigger anyway.

Moments later, despite being in a bit of a daze, Aria entered the bar, examining the scene. She went over to her biological mother, and kicked her side lightly. Mrs Blaze didn’t even stir. Letting out an angered grunt, she kicked her again, but harder this time.

“Fuck. You. Bitch!” Aria growled with each kick, “Why do you even care?! You disowned me! But that’s not enough, oh no! You had to make me suffer! For daring ever crossed you! Fuck you to Hell!”

She then came to the bar, fished out Sunset’s pencil case, and rifled through it. Producing a black Sharpie, she went back to her mother, and proceeded to draw on her face.

“Uh… what are you… what are you drawing?” Sunset asked quietly.

“Whatever comes to mind,” Aria muttered, “Hey, break her legs, will you? We’ll cripple her for life.”

“Uh… are you sure about that?” Sunset asked, lowering the gun.

Aria exhaled, drawing phallic symbols along her mother’s face, “I don’t know… but I don’t care either way.”

Sunset hesitated. If she was being completely honest with herself, she’d been bluffing about killing Mrs Blaze. The idea of crippling the woman… she was more conflicted about that. She hadn’t seen a lot of what Mrs Blaze had done to them, only heard about it from Adagio.

After a little while, Aria finished her handiwork, and giggled, “Hey… Sunny… come see what I drew on her face. Oh, it’s going to take forever for her to wash that off… Hee hee… Come see…”

Sunset came over to see that Aria had drawn a series of penises over her biological mother’s face, all aiming toward her mouth, and had written the words ‘DOG DIDDLER’ on her forehead in big, capital letters. Sunset giggled a little, Aria’s juvenile retribution feeling refreshingly welcome.

“Oh, wait, forgot the moustache…” Aria drew on a crude moustache and a van dyke, “Ha ha… Take that, you bitch.”

Sunset laid a head against Aria’s shoulder and wrapped an arm around her waist, “...Do you still want to cripple her?”

“...No,” Aria sighed, leaning against her a little, “Much as that’d be nice, I’m not gonna. Wouldn’t solve anything. Besides, she’s already lost everything the moment she ruined our wedding. Dad left her, my brother cut off all ties with her, and pretty much the entire family now think she’s crazy and don’t allow her near them. She’s pathetic. I figure humiliating her a little more will be fine.”

“Alright,” Sunset set the gun down on the counter and held tightly to her, instinctively pulling the older woman into her lap as she sat in one of the big, comfortable armchairs.

Sniffling, Aria relaxed against her, nuzzling her neck, “Thanks for what you did… You were terrific. I think… Ma would’ve been really proud. Wherever she is right now, I bet she’s laughing and wishing she could hug you.”

“Thanks,” Sunset smiled, stroking Aria’s back, “...I miss her so much.”

“Me too…” Aria murmured, sighing, “I don’t think I’ll ever get over her being gone…”

Sunset held tighter to her, “I don’t think anyone could get over that…”

Sniffling, Aria clung to her more as well, “Can we… go upstairs? I want to go to bed…”

“Sure, let’s just heave this bitch out onto the curb,” Sunset sighed, setting Aria in the seat as she hefted Mrs Blaze outside and dropping her face-first onto the pavement. She smirked as she heard a ‘crick’ that told her she’d broken the woman’s nose.

She came back inside and gently lifted Aria to her feet, realizing that, despite the age difference, they were about the same size, “...Do you… want me to carry you?”

“...You sure you can?” Aria blinked, wiping her eyes, “You can try, but I don’t want you to get hurt.”

Sunset smiled and hoisted Aria up onto her hip, smiling at how light Aria actually was as she carried her toward the stairs, “There we go… just like Mom always did…”

“Wow,” Aria murmured, snuggling against her, “You really can. That’s pretty cool.”

Sunset smiled as she ascended the stairs and entered their apartment, finding Sonata laid back on the couch, staring at the bookshelf.

“Hey Sona…” Sunset smiled, patting her head, “We’re going to bed… you coming?”

Sonata yawned a bit, “Mmm-hmm… you two go ahead, I’ll be there in a minute. I just… want to sing Mommy my favourite lullaby…”

Sunset glanced back at the bookshelf. Sitting there on the middle-shelf, the focal point of the room, was a carved, wooden box with a lock on it. Inside was a ceramic urn, containing Adagio’s ashes. The carving was elegant and careful, a testament to how much Sonata wanted it to be special, considering how much she’d been crying while she was working on it.

“Alright,” Sunset smiled, kissing Sonata’s head as she carried Aria into the bedroom.

“Night, Sonata…” Aria waved to her.

“Night, Ari, Sunny,” Sonata waved back at her.

Sonata was left alone in the living room once again as she stared at her wife’s final resting place, sniffling softly as that haunting phone call still played in her head over and over and over again. Hugging herself a little, tears streamed down her face, as she gazed upon the urn, and a framed photo sitting near it. The photo was of Adagio standing in front of the club, on the very day it had opened. It had been one of their unanimously favourite photos of her ever produced, considering how absolutely joyful Adagio looked. A sweet memory of better times.

Trying to force away the tearful memory, Sonata approached the bookshelf, but stood a couple feet away. Afraid of breaking anything. She closed her eyes, doing all she could to remember better times. A nice send-off for bedtime.

“Mommy… Mommy, can you… sing to me? Please?”

“What shall I sing, Sona-baby? Tell me.”

“...Lavender’s Blue… My… mother used to sing me that when I was little. Can you… sing it for me, please?”

Her eyes shot open as she looked around. No… She wasn’t there. Sonata whimpered, sitting back down again, hugging herself tighter. The apartment was quiet, save for the groaning and creaking of the plumbing and electrical systems that ran all through the night.

Despite the club still being open, the patrons who came only ordered drinks and sat in complete silence. The dancers hadn’t even performed since the funeral, they’d only sat, fully dressed, with the patrons and engaged in very quiet conversation. Adagio had been the life of the club, and everybody was feeling her loss. Sonata hadn’t been downstairs while patrons were still there since the funeral. She couldn’t.

There was a small ‘clink’ as the photo frame that was set against Adagio’s remains fell over and clattered onto the bookshelf.

“No!” Sonata cried. She went over to the bookshelf, picking up the broken frame. While the photo itself wasn’t damaged, the frame was completely broken. Giving a sad sigh, she gathered the pieces to dispose of them, placing the photo against one of the books.

As she bagged the broken bits, she could have sworn she saw something at the corner of her eye. No. Someone. The head of fiery hair, tall stature, and piercing eyes that-

Sonata whirled around. Nothing was there. She sighed sadly, kicking herself, “Seeing things again… Mommy’s gone...”

Sonata finished bagging up the glass and laid back down on the sofa, closing her eyes for a minute as she felt tears brimming, no sound save for the soft hum of the ventilation system. Taking a few deep breaths, she cupped her face in her hands, crying softly.

“Mommy… Why did you leave us… Why…” Sonata whimpered, “I didn’t even get to say goodbye… I’m sorry, Mommy…”

Sonata felt something warm, a blanket, drape over her as a soft, comforting hand stroked her hair. She didn’t look up, continuing to cry into her hands. Nonetheless, the warm sense of comfort was at least welcoming. She shook slightly, sobbing quietly, yet again stricken with the heartbreak. The very fact that Adagio was gone. Forever.

“Mommy…” She whimpered, leaning back against the couch a bit as she tried to lay down.

The stroking against her head was soothing… very soothing. Sonata’s tears slowly subsided as she felt tired. Exhausted. She hadn’t slept properly in a week, but now she felt… relaxed. She could faintly hear a soft, warm humming sound, almost like a lullaby as she felt her eyelids growing heavy.

“I love you, Mommy…” Sonata whispered before she finally drifted off to sleep.

“Mommy loves you too, Sona-baby,” Adagio whispered softly, wiping a tear from her eyes as she gently stroked Sonata’s hair.

“It’s time to go,” came a soft, nurturing voice behind her.

“Just a few more minutes…” Adagio sniffled.

“Of course,” said the woman clad in a green cloak behind her, laying a hand briefly on her shoulder, “I understand.”

Adagio nodded, giving a quiet, “Thank you…” as she leaned down and kissed Sonata’s cheek, rocking her baby to sleep one last time.

Although oblivious, Sonata snuggled against her and the blanket. It was clear by her countenance that she was relaxed, soothed, and likely having a nice dream. Though her cheeks were stained with tears, a small smile was at her lips. Adagio kissed Sonata’s hair and tucked her in, making sure she was as comfortable as she could possibly be.

“Mommy loves you so much, sweetie…” she said, her eyes brimming with tears, “She’s so sorry she hurt you like this…”

Sonata curled up, breathing softly, as she then spoke in her sleep, “Mommy…”

Adagio couldn’t help herself. She dropped to her knees beside the couch and wrapped her arms around Sonata’s shoulders, hugging her tightly as she gave in and began crying softly against her. For some time, she remained this way, as Sonata slept, mumbling occasionally, but that being the only other sound.

Right then, Sonata stirred slightly, then snuggled against her a little more. Adagio wrapped her arms around her precious girl and clung tightly to her, stroking her hair as she kissed her cheek.

“...Mommy?” Sonata blinked her eyes open. She felt… strange, yet, so warm, so cozy. Was this a dream? It had to be. It felt like one. She could feel someone holding her, stroking her hair and kissing her cheek. She even heard crying. “...Mommy?” All at once she could see a head of familiar hair, and her heart skipped. It was unlike other dreams she’d had over the past week. “M-M-Mommy…?”

Sonata jolted upright and… nothing. There was nothing. Nobody in the room with her.

‘CREAK’

Sonata whipped her head around to see Sunset creeping back toward the bedroom, and turned around when she’d realized the noise she made.

“Sorry…” Sunset winced, “I just… I came out to see if you were coming to bed, but… you were already asleep. Just wanted to give you a blanket… and a kiss goodnight.”

“O-Oh… I must have fallen asleep,” Sonata blinked blearily, rubbing her head. She then smiled sadly, nodding, “Thanks for the blanket, Sunny… I think I was dreaming… I… I feel warm… It was like… I don’t know, like Mommy was here beside me. I feel okay…”

Sunset smiled, her eyes shining with tears, “...My mother used to say that when she died she’d be sure to tuck me into bed one last time… I used to laugh at it when I was little, but… that actually sounds really nice… Do you wanna come to bed with us, sweetie?”

“...Yeah, yeah, I’ll come to bed with you guys…” Sonata wiped her eyes, keeping the blanket wrapped around her as she stood up. “Um… I like that, though… It sounds… like a really nice thought.”

Sunset held a hand out to her and led Sonata to their bedroom. She was still getting used to sleeping in Adagio’s bed. She’d always had her own bedroom due to the Master Bedroom having limited space. Now she slept in there with Aria and Sonata. Sunset undressed and climbed into bed, beckoning Sonata to join her and Aria, who was already asleep.

Nodding a little, Sonata gingerly climbed onto the bed, keeping the blanket with her. She sniffed it, realizing then that it smelled like Adagio’s favourite perfume. Settling in next to Sunset, Sonata made herself comfortable and hugged the blanket against herself.

“Nice idea… putting Mommy’s perfume on it…” Sonata whispered, “It smells like her…”

“I didn’t,” Sunset said tiredly as she wrapped her arms around Sonata, kissing her cheek.

“No? Oh… maybe Aria did it… or I did and forgot…” Sonata murmured, nuzzling her.

Sunset smiled, “Maybe Mom came to tuck you in after all…” she kissed Sonata’s cheek as she hugged tightly to her.

“You really think so?” Sonata murmured softly, hugging tightly back, “I was dreaming about that, I think… I felt so warm, so… comforted, and… I swear I heard Mommy’s voice… Whatever I was dreaming, I didn’t want it to stop.”

“That sounds nice…” Sunset murmured as she gently kissed Sonata’s cheek.

Sonata kissed her cheek back, closing her eyes. She paused, hearing a sound. Humming. Opening her eyes, she looked at Sunset, “Sunny? Do you hear that?”

“Hmm?” Sunset looked up, “...I don’t hear anything, sweetie…”

“No? Oh… I guess I’m just hearing things,” Sonata giggled a little, nuzzling her.

“Okay…” Sunset looked confused and just shrugged, hugging Sonata tighter as she felt Aria wrap her arms around her waist. She smiled, settling herself in between them, ‘You left some pretty big shoes to fill, Mom… I hope I can do it...’

“Goodnight, Sunny…” Sonata murmured, closing her eyes, “I love you… I know Mommy would be so proud of you…”

“Goodnight… I love you too.”

Prologue

Warning! This story deals with a highly unconventional relationship that some readers may find unsettling. Reader discretion is advised.

Adagio was awoken by the sudden jolt of Sonata jumping onto her and straddling her waist.

“Unf!” she grunted, looking up at her bubbly girl.

“Hi!” Sonata giggled, then released her, “Sorry about that, I wanted to surprise you!”

“By canon balling right onto my stomach?” Adagio asked with a pained smile as she reached up to stroke Sonata’s cheek.

“Was that too much?” Sonata pouted, “Aw, man! I knew it was a bit too much but I did it anyway!”

“Oh hush,” Adagio smirked, taking her hand and pulling her down to lie on her chest, patting her hair.

Sonata nuzzled into her collarbone happily, closing her eyes, “So how are you? You sure looked happy in your sleep!”

“Oh I’m good,” Adagio smiled brightly, nuzzling Sonata’s head, “Sprung a little surprise on Ari-baby last night.”

“Oooh! Surprises are fun!” Sonata grinned widely at this, “What’d you surprise her with?”

“Oh you’ll find out…” Adagio trailed off as she pondered what she was about to say, “Actually, you’ll find out right now. Close your eyes, sweetheart.”

“Okay!” Sonata said agreeably, closing her eyes.

Adagio reached into her bedside table and withdrew another ring box. Smiling, she leaned forward and kissed Sonata’s eyelids, “Okay, open them,” she said, holding the box open in front of her.

Sonata did so, and gasped upon seeing the box. Her smile grew (if it were possible) as her eyes lit up, “Oooohh!” She brought her hands to her mouth, stifling any louder squeals.

Adagio grinned and kissed Sonata’s forehead, “Sona-baby, some laws have changed and that works out very well for us. I already asked Aria, and now I’m asking you. Will you marry me?”

Nodding rapidly, Sonata shook happily and grinned, “...Yes!” Was all she could say in her excitement.

Adagio giggled as she tugged on Sonata’s hand and slid the ring onto her finger. Entwining their fingers, she pulled Sonata down and softly kissed her. Giggling, Sonata kissed her back and used her free hand to gently toy with Adagio’s hair. Moaning softly in contentment, Adagio gently pulled away and nuzzled Sonata’s cheek.

“That makes the both of you,” she whispered with a grin.

“So we can all get married… that’s so freaking awesome!” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her cheek, “Awww… I’m so happy! Now it’s you, me, and Aria all together! Woohoo! I love you, Mommy!”

“I love you too, sweetheart,” Adagio smiled, “You’re such a bright little ray of sunshine.”

“And you’re…” Sonata paused to think of something similar, “Well, you’re like the ultimate composer of beautiful music! ...Oh, I’m not that poetic, I tried! I can do better, I swear!”

Adagio giggled and stroked Sonata’s cheek, “Oh don’t you worry about that,” she said, rolling Sonata over onto her side and snuggling her close against her, “Mmm, you are so soft.”

“So are you!” Sonata cooed, snuggling against her happily, “And you smell pretty! Like a pretty flower!”

“Mmm, you’re such a cutie,” Adagio giggled, reaching down and gently stroking her rear.

Sonata shuddered and cooed, “You’re so nummy nummy, I could eat you up!”

Adagio winked, “You’re more than welcome to, sweetie.”

“I will!” Sonata giggled, licking and suckling along her neck.

Adagio giggled as Sonata’s tongue darted around her neck, “Heh heh heh, careful Sona, that tickles!”

“Tickle tickle!” Sonata cooed, giggling with glee, “Oh, you are ticklish here! It’s funny!”

Adagio laughed as she squirmed away from her, “Sonata!” she shrieked in a fit of giggles, “That tickles!”

“Sorry!” Sonata grinned, completely betraying her words, “Okay, I won’t do that anymore!” She nuzzled her neck, opting now to give attention to her collarbone.

Adagio giggled and groaned softly, patting Sonata’s head, “You’re just a nibbling nibbler who nibbles.”

“Me?” Sonata looked up at her with sweet innocence, batting her eyelashes.

“Yes you,” Adagio grinned, clapping her hand against Sonata’s rear and tightly squeezing it.

“Tee hee! Guilty!” Sonata cooed, gently toying with her top, “My mother used to say I chewed on everything the minute I got teeth…”

“You still chew on everything,” Adagio scoffed, bringing her other hand to rub Sonata’s back, “Aria’s still complaining about you biting her clit.”

Sonata pouted, “I said I was sorry… I got carried away…”

Adagio smiled and kissed her cheek, “Oh don’t worry. I know you mean well,” she giggled, patting her bum as she nuzzled her.

“Okay,” Sonata smiled, giggling as she continued her ministrations. Her hands went lower, caressing Adagio’s sides down to her hips.

Adagio nuzzled her hair and kissed along Sonata’s forehead, “Who’s Mama’s special girl?”

“Me…” Sonata purred sweetly.

Adagio chuckled as she nuzzled Sonata’s ponytail, “Yes you are…” she whispered softly.

“I love being Adagio-Mommy’s special girl…” Sonata giggled happily.

“Oh I’ll bet you do,” Adagio giggled, relaxing against the pillows as Sonata nuzzled and kissed her breasts, “Mommy loves you too, sweetie…”

“Mmm…” Sonata cooed, licking and kissing the generous mounds, “I've loved you more than I've loved anybody!”

“Oh?” Adagio asked with a smirk, “Do tell…”

“Weeeelll…. I had a few girlfriends in high school! Two of them turned out to be bitches, and the last one, oooh, don’t get me started!” Sonata pouted, scrunching up her face, “Using me to get her old BOYFRIEND freaking jealous! And I liked her so much! Then you come along, and…” She giggled, smiling now, “I was under your spell!”

Adagio chuckled. Sonata was still in high school when she had come along and was on the cusp of a bad breakup. Now she knew what that bad breakup had been, “Aw, poor Sona-baby. How could anyone be so mean to such a sweet little girl?”

“According to Aria, because I was so naive and too sweet,” Sonata pouted, “My first girlfriend was also a popular chick, the head cheerleader! Then dropped me like a hot potato! Second girlfriend, she was a track runner! Also dropped me like a hot potato! Oooh, then Miss Jealous Not Lesbian! I tried to talk to her, but she was all, ‘Did you really think I was a lesbian? And that I’d even like YOU?’ and all that meanie stuff!”

Adagio cooed in sympathy, pulling Sonata up to nestle her under her chin, patting her back and gently nuzzling her. She could still remember when they’d first met…

Let's Try That Again, Shall We?

“So, Ms Dazzle… you wanted to talk to me about Sonata?” the principal asked.

“Yes, Ms Thire,” Adagio smiled, sitting down in the chair in front of the principal’s desk, “Sonata has been rather troubled by a lot of bullying here. From both the students and the teachers.”

“I see,” said the principal, sighing, “She’s come to me a few times, actually. However, lately, she hasn’t come to report anything.”

“She thinks that the staff here don’t care about her,” Adagio said softly, “And that nothing has been done about the harassment.”

“We do try everything we can,” said Ms. Thire, placing her pen down, “We give troublemakers detention, suspensions, and everyone has their hands full as it is. I’m not saying it’s right, but unfortunately there isn’t always a lot we can do.”

Adagio wasn’t satisfied, “How are the students encouraged to deal with this kind of bullying?”

“Usually, they’re told to ignore the bullies.”

“Now, I know for a fact that that never works,” Adagio said, her eyes narrowing, “Does the school at least have some place where bullied students can go to be safe?”

“Yes,” Principal Thire nodded, “Adjacent to the guidance counselor’s office, there’s a room we call the Safety Retreat. Every day after school or during lunch hour, students who are subject to bullying of some sort tend to go there to talk with one another. It’s kind of like an AA meeting of sorts. The guidance counselor runs it.”

Adagio, while unsatisfied by the bandaid solution, understood that there was in fact very little a school could actually do without angry parents threatening to sue. Sighing, she stood up.

“I would hope to see something done to help Sonata specifically. She’s been talking about-” Adagio was cut off when she heard the sound of metal slamming and turned her head to the door, “...Excuse me.”

She strode out of the principal’s office and down the hall toward the sound, turning left to find two girls grinning as they held Sonata against a locker.

“What’s wrong, Sonata? We thought you liked this kind of thing,” one of the girls sneered.

Sonata struggled, looking very much afraid, “N-No! Please! Let me go!”

Adagio pursed her lips and strode down the hall, stepping lightly so her footsteps were not heard. Positioning herself behind the girls, she loudly cleared her throat.

Both girls whirled around, wide-eyed. Given the looks on their faces, they were clearly a little intimidated. Sonata meanwhile breathed heavily, before getting out of the line of fire and standing a few feet away. The girls made a motion to run, but Adagio’s hand whipped out and grabbed them both by the shirts, pushing them both against the locker.

“What’s going on here?” she asked softly, her eyes narrowed as she lifted them off the floor.

“W-We were just… just…” One of the girls stammered, shaking.

“Be honest with me,” Adagio said firmly, “Or I’ll hurt you.”

“We just wanted to have fun with her!” The other girl cried, “She’s a lesbian and likes that kind of thing!”

Adagio cocked an eyebrow and lifted them a little higher, “And by fun you mean…?” she asked, less of a question and more of a leading statement.

“Y-You know… sex stuff…” One of the girls gulped.

Adagio looked over to Sonata and took note of how Sonata was on the verge of tears, “She doesn’t look all too happy about that, does she?”

“...No?” Said the other girl, shaking a bit more.

“We thought she did… That she was playing hard to get…” The first girl gulped again.

“Bullshit,” Adagio glared, giving the first girl a shake and smacking her back against the locker, “Let’s try that again, shall we?”

“L-Let us go… please! We promise we won’t touch her again!” The first girl cried, cringing in pain.

“You see, I don’t believe you,” Adagio glared, “I think that the minute I leave, you’re going to go right back to it. Aren’t I right?”

“No!” Said the other girl, shaking her head wildly.

“Sona, what were they doing?” Adagio asked, looking to Sonata with a smile on her face.

Sonata shook a bit, but managed to speak, “They were… trying to molest me. They thought since I was a lesbian, I’d find that hot… b-but, I didn’t like it!”

Adagio glared back at the girls and lowered them to the floor. The girls breathed a sigh of relief before Adagio’s hands shot down, grabbed their skirts and ripped them clean off their waists.

“Go back to class, the both of you,” she said in a hiss.

Not at all protesting, the two girls ran away down the hall. Once they were gone, Sonata immediately rushed to Adagio and threw her arms around her tightly, beginning to sob. Adagio whispered soft shushing sounds into her ear as she rubbed her back.

“It’s okay, Sona-baby,” she said softly, “I’m here, they’re not gonna hurt you any more.”

“I’m scared…” Sonata whimpered, clinging to her, “I… I… I like the idea of being dominated, but not like that! Th-They were going to rape me!”

Adagio raised an eyebrow, curious as to why Sonata felt the need to tell her she liked being dominated, and gently rubbed circles onto her back, “I know, sweetie. C’mon, I’m taking you home. You’re not staying here the rest of the day.”

“Thank you,” Sonata sniffled, managing to pull back, “You’ll stay with me, right…?”

“Are your parents still gone for the week?” Adagio asked softly, running her hand through her hair.

Sonata nodded slowly, “Yes…”

“Then you’re coming to my apartment,” she said softly, guiding her out to the main foyer, “I’m going to make you some lunch and you’re going to be perfectly safe.”

Sniffling, Sonata gave a small, sad smile, “Thank you… I really-”

“Wait a second,” came a voice from behind them.

They turned, finding a girl standing a few feet away. She looked at them in a seemingly bored manner, holding out a backpack. The moment Sonata saw her, her eyes went wide as she took a step back. She wasn't necessarily scared, just a bit put off.

“Before you go, you should take your backpack. I saw you drop it earlier,” the girl said.

Sonata shook, but then accepted the bag, “...Thanks, Aria….”

Adagio smiled and guided Sonata outside to her car, looking back and smiling at the girl in thanks, “C’mon sweetheart. You’re going to be alright.”

Adagio sat down next to Sonata, who had just finished her spaghetti, “Feeling better, Sona-baby?”

“Yeah, I do feel a bit better,” Sonata nodded, “Thank you… for helping me there. I-I was sure I was a goner.”

Adagio wrapped her arm around Sonata and pulled her close, kissing the top of her head, “It’s okay, I won’t let anybody hurt you, sweetie.”

Letting out a sniffle, Sonata cuddled against her and buried her face in her neck, “I don’t want to go back there! I hate school! Sure I get good grades, but I hate it!”

“Shhhh,” Adagio said softly, patting her back as she cuddled her, “You’re gonna be okay. School’s going to end soon.”

Whimpering, Sonata sighed and sniffled, “I don’t want to go because it also means I can’t see you… I like being with you more than going to school…”

“Aw, that’s sweet,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her head as she leaned back, pulling Sonata on top of her to snuggle her like a teddy bear.

“I do,” Sonata nuzzled her neck, “I haven’t had this much fun with someone in a long time…”

“Me too,” Adagio whispered softly, kissing her cheek as her hand drifted down and gently patted her rear before swiftly returning to her back.

“No way… you must have a lot of fun with people all the time…” Sonata shook her head.

“Actually no. I kept to myself in school and live alone,” Adagio said softly, nuzzling Sonata’s hair, “I just keep to myself. I’ve been trying to get my own business off the ground. No time for socializing.”

“Oh, come on…” Sonata pouted, “...What kind of business?”

Adagio giggled, “To be honest? I want to open my own strip club.”

“Strip club?” Sonata blinked, surprised at this, “Um, how come? Not that I’m saying it’s bad! Just wondering why, that’s all!”

Adagio giggled, “Good chance at success, lively atmosphere, and lots of pretty girls to look at.”

“O-Oh… okay,” Sonata blushed at the thought, “I wouldn’t mind going to it when you get it opened… when I’m eighteen, though.”

“If I can get it open at all,” Adagio smirked, “And don’t worry. I won’t card for ID.”

Sonata giggled, then snuggled against her, “I’d help you get it open if I could, Adagio… you’ve done so much for me already…”

“How could you help me?” Adagio asked, raising an eyebrow and looking down at her.

“Well… I could get my Dad to give you a loan…” Sonata suggested.

Adagio’s eyes widened, “...Oh my god… you could really do that?”

“I could try,” Sonata nodded a bit, “It’s a long-shot, but… I think I can work something out. I can ask my dad, or you can meet him…”

“...Oh my god!” Adagio grinned, squeezing her tightly. “Oh Sonata! I could kiss you!”

Sonata blinked, then smiled brightly, “Hee! Really?! I-I mean, um… yeah! S-So, we’ll try doing that! Um, getting you help, I mean! Not that the kiss doesn’t sound nice! I uh… well, um…”

Adagio just didn’t care anymore. She pulled Sonata up and kissed her fiercely, wrapping both arms around her shoulders and squeezing her. Taken aback by the kiss, Sonata was frozen in surprise. At least until the passion kicked in and she kissed her back. She wrung her fingers through Adagio’s fiery curly hair, eager for more contact.

Adagio pulled her in closer as she felt Sonata reciprocate, her hand snaking down to cup her rear as her tongue brushed against Sonata’s lips. Breathing heavily through her nose, she suckled onto Sonata’s bottom lip as she felt the girl heat up against her.

Moaning against her lips, Sonata shook, this time in pleasure, as she took in the kiss. She held closer, adjusting herself to be more comfortable, running her fingers along Adagio’s hair. Adagio shuddered as she felt Sonata squirm against her. After a while, she had to pull away.

“...Wow,” she smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s nose, “You’re a surprisingly good kisser…”

“Y-You really think so?” Sonata blushed heavily, wide-eyed.

Adagio nodded, trailing the hand not currently gripping her rear over her cheek, “Mmhmm…”

“I…” Sonata blushed heavily, “I want to do it again…”

Adagio smiled and nuzzled her nose, before tilting Sonata’s head back and kissing her again, trailing her tongue over the younger girl’s lips.

“Mmm…” Eagerly, Sonata opened her mouth to welcome Adagio’s tongue.

Adagio chuckled to herself and slid her tongue into Sonata’s mouth, curling around her’s in a playful embrace as she squeezed her rear tighter.

Sonata’s tongue returned the gesture curiously and eagerly. She ran her hands down to Adagio’s back, clutching at her tightly. Whatever overtook her, Sonata ground her hips lightly, coming in closer contact with Adagio’s thighs. Adagio snickered as she pulled Sonata closer against her, her leg curling around hers as her tongue explored deeper. She groaned softly as the scent of Sonata’s hair filled her nose, driving her to grind back against her.

“Mmm...mm...mmmm…” Sonata squirmed in pleasure, kissing her deeper in return. She clutched Adagio’s shirt in her fingers, rumpling the fabric.

Adagio giggled as she held Sonata as tightly as she could, slinking down on the sofa as she grinded her hips against her, slipping her thigh between Sonata’s legs and squeezing her rear through her skirt.

“Nngh!” Sonata squeaked in a pleasured moan, panting. “Adagio…”

“Yes?” She smiled, pulling away ever so slightly.

“I just… this is…” Sonata blushed heavily, “I don’t know how I feel… I just… I like this… a-a lot!”

Adagio kissed her neck, “Do you want to go farther, sweetheart?”

“I… I do… just… wait,” Sonata pulled back a little, “I want to! I just… not like this…”

“What do you mean?” Adagio asked, her eyes soft and her smile warm.

Sonata blushed even more, looking downward a bit, “I don’t want to do it while I’m feeling scared and sad. I wanna be… all passionate and stuff.”

“Okay,” Adagio smiled. Sonata was giving her a chance to get her business off the ground, she could wait a little bit to get this adorable little muffin out of her clothes. She nuzzled her nose and hugged her, “You come to me when you’re ready. Alright?”

“Really?” Sonata looked at her with surprise, then smiled, “Thank you, Adagio…! You’re… oh come on, you’re making me all tingly happy!”

“That’s a good thing,” Adagio grinned, nuzzling her cheek, “You’re supposed to be all happy.”

“I’m happy with you around…” Sonata giggled happily, kissing her cheek, “Um… so, what does this mean we are, now?”

“It doesn’t have to mean anything if you don’t want it to be,” Adagio said, nuzzling her, “But if you do, nobody else can know.”

“...I do, I just… I hope it can be more than just a fling…” Sonata murmured.

“We’ll see how it goes. I don’t like to make promises,” Adagio said, nuzzling her cheek, “But I think we’ll be fine.”

Sonata nodded, sniffling, “Okay… we can do that…” She snuggled close, nuzzling into her neck.

Adagio smiled and cuddled her close, “Do you want to sleep here tonight?”

“You wouldn’t mind?” Sonata looked at her curiously.

“Of course not,” Adagio smiled, kissing her cheek, “There’s another bedroom just down the hall. You can sleep there if you want.”

“Thank you…” Sonata wiped her eyes and smiled, “I’d be glad to…”

Adagio smiled and kissed her cheek, “Of course, you also welcome to sleep in my bed if you feel up to it,” she snickered.

Giggling happily, Sonata nodded, “I’ll remember that! I love to snuggle while I sleep…”

“And I’d love to have your cute little bum in my lap,” Adagio winked, kissing her nose.

“Eee!” Sonata giggled, blushing heavily and holding her cheeks, “Adagio, come on! I can’t take it! I’m going to burst if you keep that up!”

Adagio giggled, “I’ll stop if you show me your cute little tush,” she teased, nuzzling her.

Sonata looked confused, before she stood up and turned around, “...Like this?”

“Well I can’t see it very well with that skirt in the way,” Adagio winked, “If you were wearing jeans, that’d be different.”

“True…” Sonata giggled, “Um, okay!” She lifted her skirt a bit, bending over, “Like this?”

Adagio sat forward at the sight of Sonata’s rear being squeezed by her panties and nodded in approval, “I knew you were tight, tiny and adorable,” she purred, standing up and moving behind her, squeezing her rear as she kissed the back of her neck.

“Oooh!” Sonata squeaked, giggling, “That really… it feels good and it tickles!”

“Ooh, someone likes having her bum squeezed?” Adagio purred in her ear, bringing her other arm around her waist.

“Yes…” Sonata giggled, leaning back against her a bit.

“Oh you and I are going to get along just fine,” Adagio giggled, kissing Sonata’s cheek.

Sonata beamed, “I think we are…”

Far Enough Out Of The Way

“So Miss… Dazzle was it? I had completely forgotten about your appointment to see me,” Mr Dusk said.

“That’s certainly alright,” Adagio smiled. Sonata had snuck the appointment into his calendar and had scored Adagio a chance to pitch her business to him.

Mr. Dusk scratched his head, then shrugged, “I guess it just slipped my mind, what with everything I have to keep up with! So, what can I do for you?”

“I was looking to discuss a… business interest,” Adagio smiled, her words carefully planned and prepared, “I need a startup loan to open a new club out in a small town set between Baltimare, Canterlot and Fillydelphia.”

“A club, you say?” Mr. Dusk looked at her curiously over his glasses, “Well, they do seem to be all the rage these days with the young folks. But in a small town? Tell me, how would you work with that?”

“The town is set between three very large cities. Which means the location is close enough to be convenient, but far enough out of the way to be discreet for anyone who might not want to be recognized,” Adagio smiled, sitting forward slightly.

Mr. Dusk mulled that for a few moments, then stood up to head over to one of his cabinets. He pulled out a road map, unrolled it across his desk, and indicated it to her, “It seems like a good plan. It would be about… here?” He pointed to a location on the map.

“Precisely,” Adagio said smoothly, glancing down at the map, “I’ve had the premises and the plans on hold for quite some time, all I need is the funds to get everything up and running.”

“I see. You’ve even taken the median income and age range accordingly?” He asked, to which she nodded, “All right, then. You have your business plan handy?”

Adagio nodded, “Mmhmm,” she said, taking a folder out of her purse and laying it on the table, which held floor plans, structural designs, bar menus, and ‘services’ offered by the dancers, along with a list of prospective employees already applied for the positions throughout the club.

“Hmm…” Mr. Dusk perused over the paperwork, nodding occasionally, “You have a very solid plan in mind, Miss Dazzle. I admire that, honestly. Too many prospective entrepreneurs walk into my office with nothing but what’s in their heads.”

“I’ve had plenty of time to put all of this together,” Adagio smiled, “Four years in business school gives ample opportunity to draw out your plans.”

Mr. Dusk nodded, sitting back down in his chair, “Okay, so what amount are you currently looking at?”

“Two hundred and thirty thousand,” Adagio said without hesitation.

Adjusting his glasses, Mr. Dusk pondered for a few moments, then chuckled. It wasn’t a mocking chuckle, it was more amused than anything.

“You did the math, I see,” Mr. Dusk smiled, “Usually I have clients asking for more than they need.”

Adagio giggled, “I don’t like to waste people’s time, Mr Dusk. Besides, I’d also like to get my startup loans paid off as soon as possible.”

“That’s a good plan,” Mr. Dusk nodded with approval, “I had to convince my wife of the same thing back when we had to get a loan for our first house!” He chuckled at this, then reached into his desk to pull out some papers, “All right, so if you’ll read this over and sign it, I’ll finalize the details.”

Adagio took the papers and scanned over them. It was a typical loan agreement, with a caveat of a 15% interest rate. Adagio quickly did the math in her head and came to the conclusion that if her revenue met her expectations, she would have the loan paid off in a year. The contract also stated that Mr Dusk was permitted to inspect the premises as long as she was still in debt. Taking her pen out of her jacket, she quickly signed the form and slid it back over to him.

Mr. Dusk took the paper, perused it for a moment, and then went to his computer. After he typed a few things, the printer activated and printed out a few other sheets. He stapled them together in two sets, handing one to Adagio.

“This is your copy,” he said, sitting back down, “I’ll get the last of the papers done, and I’ll call you within the next day or two. Does that suffice?”

“Of course,” Adagio smiled, reaching over and shaking his hand, “It’s a pleasure doing business with you, Mr Dusk.”

“Pleasure’s all mine, Miss Dazzle,” Mr. Dusk smiled, “If there’s anything, you have my card. Take care of yourself.”

Adagio smiled wider as she stood up and strode out of Mr Dusk’s office, descending the stairs to see Sonata hiding behind one of the hallway alcoves. As she strode past her, she cast her a quick grin and nodded excitedly.

“Yay!” Sonata whispered loudly, doing a little happy dance.

Adagio smiled as she continued, flashing three fingers behind her back at Sonata, which she took to mean “My place, three hours.”

Sonata nodded eagerly, doing a little more of a silly dance.

Adagio giggled as she quickly departed and got into her car, pulling out with a screech and driving away, finally allowing herself to succumb to a fit of squeals and giggles.

As soon as Sonata came through the door of her apartment, Adagio swept her up off her feet and into her arms, squeezing her tightly and peppering her face with kisses.

“Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!” Adagio squealed, spinning around with Sonata in her arms as she tried in vain to contain her squeals.

“You’re welcome!” Sonata beamed happily, nuzzling her, “After all you’d done for me, I’m so glad I could help you!”

As Sonata hooked her legs around Adagio’s waist, Adagio grinned at her and pulled her in for a fiery kiss, one hand holding her rear while the other was wrapped around her waist. Moaning eagerly, Sonata returned the fervent kiss while holding to her tightly. They fell up against the wall, further securing her position as her legs tightened.

“Mmm,” Adagio moaned as she pushed her tongue past Sonata’s lips, grinding against her as she held Sonata’s back to the wall.

With her moans escalating, Sonata opened her mouth and met Adagio’s tongue. They dueled heatedly, while her hands fisted into the fiery curls. Hiking Sonata up higher, her hands snaked under her skirt to squeeze her rear, her other hand reaching up to grasp the back of her neck as she nibbled Sonata’s bottom lip.

“Nnngh…” Sonata moaned, shuddering against her as her hands coursed back down to her shoulders.

“Mmm, that’s my special girl…” Adagio whispered, pulling back from the wall and leaning against the countertop, settling Sonata against her as her tongue entwined with her’s.

“You’re amazing…” Sonata cooed, nuzzling her as their tongues danced.

“You’re more amazing,” Adagio whispered, flicking her tongue over the roof of Sonata’s mouth.

“Mmm… come on… I’m just me,” Sonata giggled happily.

“You sell yourself too short,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling her cheek, “You’re adorable, you’ve been so helpful, and the way you blush like that just makes me melt…”

“Aww… gee…” Sonata giggled, kissing her cheek, “I can’t help it… You’re just awesome to be with…”

Adagio drifted both hands to Sonata’s rear and squeezed, pulling her in and kissing along her neck, “I love you, Sona…”

“R-Really?” Sonata shook a bit, squeezing her shoulders, “You mean that…?”

Adagio stopped for a moment and considered what she’d just said. Then, after only a few seconds, she smiled and kissed her cheek, “Yes… I mean it.”

“I… I…” Sonata nuzzled into her neck, shaking a bit, sniffling, “I think I love you, too….! It just… feels so overwhelming to have someone mean it!”

Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s neck, “You’re so adorable,” she whispered, holding Sonata close to her and tightly hugging her, “I could just eat you up…”

Sonata giggled, “You’re really sweet…”

“You’re sweeter,” Adagio smiled, carrying Sonata over to the couch and sitting down, cradling the girl in her lap, “Now I’m the one who doesn’t want you to go.”

“Well, I won’t if you don’t want me to,” Sonata giggled, nuzzling her cheek.

Adagio patted Sonata’s bum in a smooth rhythm as she held the girl under her chin, “Good. I love you, sweetheart…”

“I love you, too,” Sonata cooed as she snuggled under her chin, “I wanna stay like this forever…”

“Me too…” Adagio smiled, “...How about I pick you up from school tomorrow?”

“Sure… that’d be great,” Sonata smiled.

“Good,” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

“Hey, Slutnata!” a girl jeered as she walked past her locker, “I don’t see your pedo bodyguard anywhere, do I?”

‘Act like Adagio… be all cool and confident… come on, she makes it so easy! I can do it!’ Sonata thought. She shuddered, then turned around, “I don’t know who Slutnata is, but she’s not here.” ‘Ha! That was great! I can keep this up!’

The girl stopped in front of her and pushed her back against her locker, smirking, “Ooh, Slutnata got a mouth on her now? Been putting it to work have we?”

“Ngh, would you just… go away!” Sonata struggled, “You’re not funny! In fact, you’re lame! If there was a ruler for lame, you’d be the Queen!”

The girl shook her, smacking her back against her locker and frowning, “You know, Lacey and Gem were pretty humiliated when your thug took their skirts and made them sit in class in their panties. I think it’s time we taught you a lesson,” she smirked.

“H-Hey! That’s not fair! They were trying to rape ME!” Sonata managed to push her away, “Just because… you guys suck doesn’t mean I have to suck! What’s your deal?! What did I ever do to you guys?!”

“You’re always sookin’ you prissy little rich bitch,” she growled, holding her in place as her hand trailed up Sonata’s leg.

“Get off me!” Sonata struggled, “Prissy little rich bitch? ...Really? Are you that unoriginal? Yeah, tell me something I haven’t heard before! Now go away! I’m busy! You smell like fish ass and I don’t like your face!” ‘Okay, that was lame...’

The girl slapped her as hiked Sonata’s skirt up, roughly dragging her fingers between her legs, “Keep digging your hole deeper, Slutnata. Nobody’s coming this time.”

“Now wait a second!” Sonata struggled, now reaching downward to grab her arm, “If you wanted me, all you had to do was ask and take me to dinner, first! I mean, seriously, what’s with you? Ever heard of asking someone before you sex them up?”

The girl slapped her again, pushing her back harder against the locker as her hand slipped into her panties, “No, really. I haven’t,” she sneered as a quiet set of footsteps sounded in the distance.

Sonata heard them, then struggled some more, “Wow, you’re not only stupid, but you’re rude! Good luck keeping a boyfriend!”

“Oh shut up,” the girl sneered as she drove her fingers into her as the footsteps got closer.

“Do you two mind? You’re blocking my locker,” came an irritated voice behind them.

“Why the fuck should I care?” the girl scoffed as she started to move her hand.

A pair of hands grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her back and both of them were staring at the single most intimidating woman they had ever seen. Her size even dwarfed Adagio as she effortlessly hoisted the girl off her feet and threw her aside.

“Because I said so,” she scoffed, grabbing Sonata by the shoulder and moving her out of the way as well, albeit far gentler, “Sonata, why does every girl in this school want to get in your panties anyway?”

The girl got up and lunged at her, but the taller woman reached out and slammed the heel of her hand into her face. There was a dull ‘snap’ and the girl fell back, screaming and clutching her nose.

“I…. I don’t know,” Sonata said, shaking a little, “Th-Thank you for helping me…”

“No problem,” she said, pulling her bag out of her locker and throwing it over her shoulder.

‘ASCENTIA KORTAI TO THE MAIN OFFICE NOW!’

“Oh fuck, you didn’t see me,” Ascentia said as she ducked out around the corner, “Bye Sonata!”

“Bye…?” Sonata waved after her, a little disappointed. Nonetheless, she sighed with relief and retrieved her backpack. ‘At least someone’s willing to help me...’

As Sonata made her way out to the front, where Adagio was waiting in her car, the gravity of what had just happened back in the hallway started to creep up on her. By the time she had sat down in the passenger seat, she was quivering.

“What’s wrong, Sona-baby?” Adagio asked as she pulled out onto the highway.

“Some girl… she tried to… tried to rape me again… as payback for what happened the other day. B-But, I tried holding my own! Honest! And then this one girl actually helped me…” Sonata murmured, shaking a bit.

“Oh my god!” Adagio reached over and draped an arm around her, “How far did she get?”

“She got… her hand down my panties!” Sonata began to cry a little, shaking more, “Oh god…!”

Adagio pulled off the road and onto a dirt detour, pulling her car to a stop and parking it as she pulled Sonata into her chest and holding her tightly, “Shhh, it’s gonna be okay, sweetheart…”

“Adagio, I’m scared!” Sonata whimpered, “Don’t make me go back there! One of these days, someone won’t be there to help me!”

“You won’t go back there,” Adagio whispered softly, “You’re going to come to Stalliongrad with me.”

Wide-eyed, Sonata looked at her, “W-What?”

“You heard me. When my club is up and running, you’re going to live in the apartment above it with me,” Adagio said firmly, running her fingers through her hair.

Wiping her eyes, Sonata looked at her hopefully, “You’d really… do that? I… Adagio, that’s… what would my parents say?”

“You father is my investor, and you’re ten years younger than me…” Adagio sighed, “...They wouldn’t be allowed to know.”

“...But what do I tell them?”

“If you’re going to come live with me…” Adagio bit her lip and looked nervous, “It would have to look like you ran away.”

Sonata hesitated, biting her lip, “...Okay. I’ll do it.”

“Really? You will?” Adagio looked surprised, expecting Sonata to say this was taking things too far, “I… Sona, that… that makes me so happy,” she smiled, nuzzling her cheek.

“Really?” Sonata managed to smile, “It’d make me really happy, too…”

“Alright, so… that settles it,” Adagio smiled, “You’re going to run away with me…”

“Wow… running away together! How exciting!” Sonata giggled, “When do we leave?”

“Two weeks from now,” Adagio said softly, “My club is going to be open next week, but you’ll have to delay a week so as not to raise suspicion.”

Sonata nodded, “Right… I can do that!”

Adagio did the math and realized that Christmas Break was starting tomorrow, so Sonata wouldn’t have to return to school before running away with her, “Alright… I love you, Sona baby…”

“I love you too, Adagio…” Sonata cooed, nuzzling her cheek, “You really are my guardian angel…”

“Yeah… I guess I am…” Adagio smiled, nuzzling Sonata’s cheek.

‘Or a cradle robber.’

‘You shut up.’

Really Isn't Some Creepy Fetish

“Alright…” Trixie said as she slid the mold out of Aria’s rear, “You can pull your pants back up, we’re done.”

Aria pulled her jeans back up, her face a bright red as she sat down next to Adagio.

“Alright, did you just want a rubber plug, or did you want it to be metal?” Trixie asked, looking up at the two of them.

“Rubber’s good,” Aria said, shaking her head, “The one I had before was metal.”

“Alright. And do you want it to be able to vibrate or not?” Trixie asked.

Aria couldn’t even believe she was going through this kind of a process. She exhaled, keeping her composure, “Yeah, I’d like it to vibrate.”

Trixie wrote the measurements on a sheet of paper and stood up straight, “Alright. It’ll be about twenty minutes. I’ll be back. You two waiting here?”

“Yes we are, Trixie,” Adagio smiled.

Trixie nodded and retreated into the back room, leaving Aria and Adagio alone.

Relaxing a little, Aria leaned back in her chair, wringing her fingers against her stomach. She glanced around, looking toward the small table of magazines. Naturally, they were outdated by a few months. She rolled her eyes, then picked one up and flipped through it.

“Trixie’s a nice girl,” Adagio smiled, crossing her legs and sitting back, “Very discreet.”

“I guess with this kind of business, you’d have to be,” Aria remarked.

“I don’t just mean with others,” Adagio chuckled, “It takes quite the self control to be so collected when you’re prodding at pretty girls all day.”

“Maybe she’s desensitized to it by now?” Aria guessed with a little shrug.

Adagio shrugged, “Probably. Has more resolve than I ever would,” she chuckled.

“Please, you get grabby with your wait staff. Normally that’s frowned upon in business,” Aria snorted.

“You can get away with anything when your employees love you,” Adagio snickered, “It’s not sexual harassment unless they object.”

“...Good point,” Aria nodded, “But I mostly meant by principle. But I guess that’s as good a reason as any.”

Adagio smirked, “Oh no. Mistress Adagio loves playing grabby with her girls.”

“What if you get an employee who doesn’t want that?”

Adagio shrugged, “I said it to Sunset Shimmer, I’ll say it to them. I’m not going to fire you for telling me to keep my hands to myself.”

“Figured,” Aria tossed the magazine back onto the table, “Stupid tabloids. And now I’m bored.”

“Aw,” Adagio pulled Aria closer to her, “Poor baby.”

“Baby… You know, speaking of baby,” Aria looked at her curiously, “Why does it mean so much to you when Sonata and I call you Mommy? I know it’s a fun game you like, but it just… What’s all that about?”

“I didn’t really think much of it at first,” Adagio said as she cuddled Aria closer, “After a while, Sonata slowly got into the habit of cuddling up and calling me Mommy. Even during sex. I thought it was adorable. Then… hmm… there was one time Sonata got really really sick. She was exploding out of both ends and turning the apartment into a noxious gas chamber. She was actually afraid that I was going to kick her out. Afraid that I didn’t find her attractive anymore and so I was going to toss her aside…”

“Like… I thought you were going to?”

Adagio nodded, “Anyway, she didn’t tell me this until later, but while I was making her some soup, I told her I loved her. Like I always do. She said ‘I love you too, Adagio.’”

Adagio paused for a minute, her lips pursed.

“...That hurt. And I didn’t expect it to hurt. She’d been calling me Mommy for months, and then she just called me by my name. It’s like if someone uses your full name. You just get the feeling that something is wrong. I asked her why she’d done that, and after a while she told me what she was afraid of. I eventually convinced her that she wasn’t going anywhere, and she hasn’t called me Adagio since,” Adagio explained, “...I love it. She’s like my little girl... and you are too. I can’t really explain why, I just… like being Mommy.”

Adagio took a breath as she wiped her eye and gently squeezed Aria’s shoulder.

“...Is there more to it than that?” Aria managed to ask, bringing her arms around her, “I mean, I know you love it and all, it makes sense. You’re a real motherly kind of woman, so I can see it. Just, you know… seems like it’s more than that.”

Adagio brought her arms around Aria’s shoulders and kissed the top of her head, “Well… I suppose… are you sure you want to hear this? It’s not exactly conversation for a sex shop.”

“...You can tell me when we get back,” Aria gave a little nod, “It’d be easier.”

Adagio shook her head, “No. Sona will be there, and she shouldn’t hear this,” she conceded, pulling Aria closer, “I always thought that, no matter what I ended up doing with my life, that… I’d be a mother. In fact, as much as I focused on school growing up, I was always daydreaming about what my own little girl would look like. One day, it actually happened. Before I came out of the closet, I lost my virginity to a boy from school-”

“How old were you?”

“Sixteen,” Adagio explained, “And I got pregnant.”

“...Is… this the one you mentioned to my mother?”

Adagio nodded, “I’m fertile, but… I can’t carry children. I learned that the hard way. The very, very hard way. I gave birth and… he didn’t cry. He didn’t move. He didn’t even breathe,” Adagio took a shaky breath as she hugged Aria tighter, “My son had died before I’d even gone into contractions.”

“...That’s horrible,” Aria murmured with shock, reaching over to hold her hand, “I’m so sorry. I can’t even imagine how you feel.”

Adagio squeezed Aria’s fingers as she held back tears, and nodded, “Afterward, they did some testing and… I can’t carry a child to term. There’s a 96 percent chance that it’ll die in the womb.”

“Wow… even after all that, you can’t even have your own child,” Aria murmured, nuzzling her comfortingly, “I mean, I know it’s not the end of the world, but… that’s not fair. Women should have the option, even if they don’t want it.”

Adagio squeezed her shoulders and kissed Aria’s hair, nodding, “But it’s okay… I have you girls, and you two just light up my day…”

“...That’s good to hear,” Aria sighed a bit, snuggling her, “So listen, if it means that much to you… I can go ahead and call you Mom. I guess… it’s nice that it really isn’t some creepy fetish.”

Adagio pulled back and looked down at her, “...Really? Are you sure?” she asked, her voice soft and cracking ever so slightly.

“I’ll interchange, but I’ll call you Mom in addition to your name,” Aria nodded.

Adagio pressed her fingers to her lips, and Aria actually saw a tear slide down the side of her face as she leaned in and kissed Aria’s forehead, “...Thank you, Aria.”

“Sure thing,” Aria blushed a bit, “And hey, don’t worry, I won’t tell Sonata about it. I know exactly what’s gonna happen if she knew about it. She’d be beyond devastated.”

Adagio nodded, nuzzling Aria under her chin, “Mmhmm… that’s something she doesn’t need to know. I love you, sweetie.”

“I love you too,” Aria nuzzled her, “...Mom.”

Aria felt Adagio’s heart racing in her chest as Adagio squeezed her tighter. Their moment was broken, however, when Trixie cleared her throat.

“Oh, sorry Trixie,” Adagio let go and approached the counter.

“Is that everything?” Trixie asked as she held out a bag with several items in it.

Adagio nodded, “What’s our total?”

“Let’s see…” Trixie ran through the register as she run up each item, “Two pairs of vibrating panties, that’s forty bits. A standard dildo, that’s twenty-five bits. And one custom fitted anal plug with vibrator built in… that’s a total of seventy-four hundred bits.”

Adagio nodded as she swiped her debit card through the machine, “Lovely.”

“Uh, you know, it’s okay,” Aria spoke up, “I can just take the dildo and panties. No need for the butt plug.”

Adagio ignored her as she keyed in her PIN. After a few seconds, Trixie stuck the receipt in the bag and handed it to her. Adagio turned and laid the bag into Aria’s hands, “Shall we?”

“Yes, but…” Aria didn’t get a chance to answer as Adagio was making her way out. Disgruntled, Aria followed her, “Adagio! Adagio, wait up! ...Mom!”

“What’s wrong?” Adagio asked, turning around.

“Nothing, it’s just… Over seven-thousand dollars on sex toys? Just for me?” Aria said, looking at the bag, “It’s not that I don’t appreciate it, but I just… it’s too much!”

Adagio took hold of Aria’s hips and lifted her up to set her on her waist, pulling her in and kissing her fiercely. Aria melted into the kiss and wrapped her legs around Adagio’s waist. After a few minutes, Adagio pulled back and nuzzled Aria’s nose.

“There’s no such thing as too much for my babies,” Adagio purred.

“...Okay,” Aria conceded, nuzzling her, “Fine, I won’t say anything. But don’t expect me to keep my mouth shut if you’re on the verge of debtors prison.”

“It’s a deal,” Adagio smirked, carrying her over to the car.

Adagio sighed as she poured over her papers. The club was empty save for one or two patrons who had paid for personal dances late into the night. Adagio sat at the bar as she continued to work out her math.

She’d planned to get Aria and Sonata very nice gifts for Christmas, but also both a gift and a bonus for all of her employees. The only problem she was having was the total. The whole plan was going to cost her upwards of twenty thousand bits. And she couldn’t withdraw that much from her business account. She was going to have to find a way outside of the club to come up with the majority of the money.

“Hmm…” she said to herself as she jotted down additional business prospects.

A contact came to mind, someone from Ponyville. A businessman, known as Filthy Rich. He owned a lot of land in the town, as well as investing within many growing stocks, and following in his grandfather’s footsteps. Making a deal with him wouldn’t be too much of a problem, to be sure. Her eyes scanned the room and, sure enough, Filthy Rich was sitting in one of the chairs. He didn’t have a dancer tending to him. He never did. Filthy Rich would come in, drink, and observe the stage dancers, but he never paid for a private dance.

Adagio narrowed her eyes as she signalled to one of the remaining waitresses, pointing to Filthy Rich and making a “come here” motion. The waitress nodded as she made her way over to Filthy Rich while Adagio returned to her paperwork.

Not two minutes later, Filthy Rich stood up, going over to where Adagio was, smoothing out his business suit and offering a smile.

“Good day to you, Miss Dazzle,” he said, nodding to her, “What can I do for you?”

Adagio smiled and shook his hand, “Mr Rich, I’m in a bit of a jam. I’ve been planning to give all my employees a bonus and a nice gift for christmas, but I just can’t round up enough spare bits to pull it off. I was wondering if you wanted to buy some shares of my club. My stock does very well.”

“Hmmm… interesting,” Filthy Rich said thoughtfully, “I’ve done little studies of your club’s stocks and they do look very promising. But as a businessman, I do want to make sure I get my money’s worth. You understand, right?”

“Oh of course,” Adagio smiled, “What else did you want to know?”

“Well, I do invest in a number of night clubs and bars, but one thing I always look for is this. How do they stand out? What can they offer that others won’t?” Filthy Rich gave a warm chuckle, “You have a very unique club, a nice location, and it has a very warm and inviting feel to it with a lot of class. I do appreciate that. Tell me, though, would you be willing to offer a certain kind of… service, were I to buy shares of your club, and even throw in a nice bonus?”

Something clicked in the back of Adagio’s mind as she watched Filthy Rich for a minute before, leaning forward, “And what sort of service are we talking about?”

“I will be frank, Miss Dazzle,” he said, taking a seat, “You are an absolutely stunningly beautiful woman. I have not seen such a woman with a raw sex appeal as you in a long time. Not to get personal, but my wife and I have just gone through a messy divorce. I seek companionship at times, if you know what I’m getting at.”

Adagio’s eyes narrowed as she glanced up toward the observation window, seeing the shape of Sonata watching from above. This wasn’t the first time she’d been propositioned by a patron, and usually it was swiftly made clear that she was untouchable. However, now Filthy Rich had caught her between a rock and a hard place. If there was one weakness Adagio had, it was her girls.

Turning her gaze back to Filthy Rich, she sat up straight, “Why don’t you spell it out for me?” she said with the slightest hint of venom in her voice.

Not the least bit fazed, he gave a kind smile, “If you allow me to take you to bed and have sex, then I would be more than happy to buy some shares for your club. As well as a very handsome bonus.”

“You do know that I’m gay, don’t you?” Adagio cocked an eyebrow.

“I’m aware of that,” he nodded, “But that’s my offer. You’re free to take it or leave it, Miss Dazzle.”

“Give me a moment,” Adagio said, standing up and retreating to the storeroom, closing the door behind her.

‘Ugh, that lousy, skeeving little… I  must say, he saw an opportunity and he took it...’

Then up popped the hateful little angel on her shoulder that always talked her out of buying a cheeseburger when she wanted one, ‘You can’t go through with this! Who knows what he might do to you? And if word get’s out that you’re willing to sell your body, you’re going to be flooded with this kind of thing. Any time you need a loan, you’re gonna be extorted for sex!’

As if on cue, the hateful little devil popped up on her other shoulder, ‘Oh please! This is bigger than that. You wanna do something special for your babies, right? And all the girls that put up with grabby customers on a daily basis?’

“I’m somewhat surprised that the little devil is saying that,” Adagio remarked.

‘Okay, think about this? What if he gets you pregnant? Are you really willing to deal with that again?’

Adagio shuddered, “That’s below the belt.”

‘I know.’

‘Look, haggle. You need twenty-eight thousand bits to make all this happen, see what you’re going to have to do to get it.’

Adagio nodded and returned to the bar, “Alright, Rich,” she said, dropping the formality, “I need twenty-eight thousand to make this work for my girls. Why don’t you walk me through what I’m going to have to do to get it from you?”

“All right, then,” Rich said, wringing his fingers along the countertop, “Tomorrow evening, I’ll take you to dinner. That’s how I prefer to treat my ladies, you understand. I tend to bring them to hotels, this being due to the fact that my daughter often spends her time at home when she isn’t at her mother’s. I don’t engage in degrading fetishes, but I do enjoy certain kinds of… play with my ladies. Should you satisfy me, I will compensate you as fully stated. No fine prints.”

“So, act like a date, and get you off, that’s it?” Adagio asked, cocking an eyebrow, “And how do you propose I do that?”

“Precisely. Dress in a lovely, formal outfit, especially if it offers a sexy perspective,” Rich looked her over for a brief moment and nodded, “Be yourself, but it won’t hurt to see your lovely smile, either.”

“And what about when we retire for the night?” Adagio asked.

“Once all is said and done, I’ll take you home. It will be very discreet. If you would rather leave the next morning, that’s no problem,” Rich said with a light wave of his hand.

“Don’t play coy with me, Rich,” Adagio snorted, “I meant specifically. What am I going to be expected to do?”

“I’m sure you’re familiar with roleplaying? Perhaps the use of toys?” He said, leaning back a bit.

Adagio nodded, folding her fingers in front of her face as she eyed him, her gaze saying ‘tread lightly.’

“However, I don’t engage in the latter all too often,” he went on, crossing one leg over the other, “I expect my ladies to dance, to strip, and adhere to whatever I may ask them to do. If there is more than one woman, you can expect I would have them engage with one another as I watch them.”

Adagio briefly glanced down at his lap and then back up to his face, “...Alright Rich, you’ve got yourself a deal. One thing, though. It’s not going in my ass, and you’re going to wear a condom.”

Rich chuckled, nodding, “I’m not unreasonable, Miss Dazzle. But that’s fine, I don’t tend to prefer anal play, and I always use a condom. I cannot risk getting my ladies pregnant or anything of that sort. I also have no STD’s, I continuously get tested and use protection.”

“Alright then,” she extended a hand to him, “I’ll see you tomorrow evening then.”

Rich shook it, giving her a charming smile, “Absolutely. Have a good day, Miss Dazzle. I’ll pick you up at seven-thirty.”

“And shower extensively,” Adagio added, “If I’ve got to put that thing in my mouth, I don’t want to be tasting sweat.”

“Why won’tcha tell us where you’re going?!” Sonata whined.

“Because Mommy has business to attend to,” Adagio replied briskly as she carefully touched up her makeup, “Be a dear and zip up Mommy’s dress?”

Aria exhaled, coming behind her and zipping up her dress, “You sure are looking...glamorous.”

“Pwease, Mommy?” Sonata pouted, kneeling beside her on the floor and looking up at her with puppy dog eyes, “I wanna know…”

Adagio made a point to not look directly at Sonata’s face, “I’m sorry, Sona-baby. Mommy can’t tell you everything.”

Sonata whimpered like a puppy, placing her hand on her thigh. Aria snickered, in spite of her own curiosity.

“Sonata, you are such a puppy,” she teased.

“Sonata, that’s final,” Adagio said firmly, but reached down to pet her hair all the same.

“...Okay…” Sonata sighed, looking downward, “Fine.”

“Hey,” Aria gently pulled her up, “Don’t give attitude, now. I’m sure she’s got her reasons, you know better than that.”

Sonata exhaled and then hugged Adagio around the shoulders, “I’m sorry, Mommy. I didn’t mean to be such a brat.”

Adagio smiled and patted her head, “That’s alright, sweetie. Give me a kiss.”

Nodding, Sonata gave her a little kiss, and getting a bit of lipstick on her lips. She noticed this in the mirror and giggled, “Oopsie!”

Adagio giggled and kissed her cheek, leaving an imprint, “Oh you’re just precious.”

“Hee!” Sonata gave her a hug, kissing her cheek back, “I love you, Mommy.”

“Mommy loves you too,” Adagio grinned, nuzzling Sonata’s hair, “Mommy loves you so much…”

“Me too!” Sonata nuzzled her hair back.

“And what am I? Chopped liver?” Aria quipped with a laugh, coming over and joining the hug.

“No,” Adagio giggled, bringing an arm around Aria’s shoulders, “Mommy loves you too, Aria.”

“Love ya, Ma,” Aria nuzzled her and gave her a hug too.

“Mistress Adagio,” came the bouncer on the intercom, “Filthy Rich is here.”

Adagio sighed as she pulled away from her girls, “Let’s get this over with, I guess…”

Ms Rose Just Came Out With It

The girls had gone to bed a while ago, while Adagio stayed up, waiting for Twilight. It was well past the time that she was supposed to have arrived, but Adagio would stay up all night if she had to.

As she got up to make herself some more coffee, the buzzer out back sounded. Pressing the intercom, she sighed, “Hello?”

“It’s… It’s… me…” Twilight’s cracked voice sounded from the feed.

“Oh! Come in, sweetheart,” Adagio pressed the buzzer and listened for the door opening downstairs.

It took nearly a minute or so, but the slow footsteps approached the door. There was a pause, then the apartment door opened to reveal Twilight. Her dress shirt and pencil skirt were a bit rumbled, her hair was disheveled, and her face was stained with tears. She stumbled in, as if drunk, and sniffled. Looking up at Adagio, she lifted a hand weakly to wave at her.

“Hi…”

“Hi sweetie,” Adagio came over and brought her into a hug, gently bringing her over to the sofa and sitting her down, “Now c’mon, tell Mommy what happened.”

“I… I went to Canterlot to get some papers, maybe do some extra work… And I found this tape from years ago…. it was security footage,” Twilight sniffled, leaning against her.

“And you watched it?” Adagio asked, gently stroking her hair as she held her.

“My curiosity got the better of me, so I did… And it was… it was footage of me… b-beating on… Kitten…” Twilight whimpered, beginning to cry again.

Adagio gently ran her hand in small circles over Twilight’s back, “Oh no…”

“Yes…” Twilight sniffled, “It was… It was horrible to see! I’m a monster, Adagio… I’m a monster!”

Adagio rubbed Twilight’s back as she gently rocked her, “Shhhhh, you know Asy wouldn’t want to hear you say that,” she whispered softly.

“I-I know… I know…” Twilight whimpered, nuzzling into her neck, “I’m trying, Adagio… I really am. I just… I hope it’s enough… But I don’t know sometimes. I have nightmares, sometimes I can’t sleep, I can’t eat… I just… collapse.”

Adagio patted Twilight’s back, “What kind of nightmares, sweetheart?”

“Nightmares about what I’d done to her… What my mother did to me… And all these voices in how I deserved every bit of it…” Twilight sniffled, “Sometimes I see all my friends, beaten and bruised, asking me why I hit them…”

Despite the gravity of Twilight breaking down in her arms, Adagio had to work really hard to stifle a giggle at the idea that Twilight would ever in a million years be able to overpower Rainbow Dash or Applejack. Stroking her back in circles, she pulled Twilight into her lap and kissed the top of her head.

“Shh, you’re okay. Mommy’s got you,” she whispered, stroking her hair, “It was just a dream, Twilight. Your friends love you, your wife loves you, and your mother can’t hurt you anymore.”

Sniffling, Twilight snuggled into her more, managing to relax, “I’m sorry about all this… I’m a mess… I wish I could’ve come to see you under better circumstances.”

“No no no, you don’t have anything to be sorry for,” Adagio whispered, rocking her in her lap, “That’s what Mommy’s here for, sweetie.”

Closing her eyes, Twilight could feel a sense of warmth and comfort. Something she’d only felt long ago, when she was younger and looked to Celestia for comfort. When all she wanted was someone to hold her like a mother would. It was amazing that this would be doubled now. She sniffled, taking a few deep breaths.

“I love you, Mommy…” Twilight murmured in a small voice.

“I love you too,” Adagio whispered, stroking her hair and her back, “Does Ascentia know that you came here?”

“...I didn’t get a chance to tell her yet,” Twilight shook her head, “I-I couldn’t talk to her just yet. I didn’t want to worry her… And she tells me never to speak of any of it again. So I knew I had to wait until I wasn’t… well, a mess.”

Adagio stroked her back as she reached for her cell phone, dialing Ascentia’s number. After a few seconds, there was the sound of scraping on the other side.

“Hello?!” came Ascentia’s frantic voice on the other end, “Twilight?! Is that you?”

“Asy, it’s Adagio,” Adagio said softly, “Twilight’s here with me. She had an episode and I told her to come here since it was closer.”

Adagio could hear Ascentia breath a quivering sigh of relief, “Oh thank god, I’ve been up all night worried… what happened?”

“She saw some old security footage and it set her off,” Adagio said, “It’s really bad this time.”

“Okay… just please make sure she gets home to me safely,” Ascentia whimpered.

“I will, I promise,” Adagio smiled as she hung the phone up, wrapping her arms around Twilight as she reclined back on the sofa, stroking her hair, “Do you wanna stay here tonight, sweetie?”

“If that’s okay. I won’t take up much of your time, I’ll go home first thing in the morning,” Twilight murmured with a nod.

“You can take your time, you’re not imposing at all, sweetie,” Adagio whispered, kissing the top of her head, “We’ll make you breakfast and get you some tea, alright?”

“Sure… thank you, Adagio…” Twilight managed a small smile, “I… I feel a little better, now.”

Adagio smiled, though felt a little disappointed that she’d dropped calling her ‘Mommy’, “You want to sleep in my bed with me, or with Sunny?”

“Uh…” Twilight blinked, uncertain, “...I don’t know…”

“Take your time, then,” Adagio kissed her cheek, “Mommy’s not going to bed for a while.”

“Okay,” Twilight nodded, wiping her eyes, “Can I… ask you for a really weird favour? You don’t have to do it, it’s just… um… something I always liked whenever I had a bad day.”

“Of course, what is it?” Adagio asked, patting her head.

“Well… whenever I was really sad or just had a bad day, Cadance used to play board games with me. It didn’t matter which one, but it always helped me,” Twilight giggled a little.

“Oh well that’s not weird at all,” Adagio giggled, “What do you wanna play, sweetie?”

“Um, well, what games do you have?” Twilight straightened a little.

Adagio stood up, perching Twilight on her hip as she strolled over to the shelf of Sonata’s board games, “Hmm… Monopoly, I’ve Never, Mouse Trap, not sure why she still has that with half the pieces missing, Uno, Skip-Bo, Clue but we need more people for that, and this sexy version of Monopoly that Sunset bought.”

“There’s a sexy version of Monopoly?” Twilight asked with surprise, “I know there are the novelty editions of the game, but sexually, too?”

“Mmhmm, Intersexion,” Adagio giggled, “Buy properties, chance cards are now challenge cards, it’s all very silly. We haven’t played it yet, been waiting for a special occasion.”

“I hope to be there when you do,” Twilight winked, “Um… do you have a deck of cards? We could play poker.”

“Sure,” Adagio picked a deck off the highest shelf and carried Twilight back over to the sofa, setting her down onto one side and putting a board on the middle cushion, dealing out a hand to her, “There we go.”

“All right then,” Twilight took her cards, looking them over, “I have to warn you, I’m not good at poker face.”

“That right there is the battlecry of the hustler,” Adagio smirked, peering at her cards before laying them facedown, “So how do we bet if we don’t use money?”

“Um… beans? Peanuts? Walnuts? Pistachios?” Twilight tilted her head cutely.

“Let’s just say we’ll owe somebody one,” Adagio winked as she turned over her cards, “Three of a kind.”

“Darn… Two pairs,” Twilight pouted, turning hers over.

“That’s one for me,” Adagio giggled as she dealt another hand, returning two cards and drawing another two, “Full House.”

Twilight traded two cards as well, and gaped, “...Full house, too. But you have three Queens.”

“Oh look, my three identical sisters,” Adagio snickered, “Looks like I win again.”

Sunset yawned as she sat down at the table, the smell of bacon and sausage making her mouth water. She was still partially asleep and leaned against her hand as another smell wafted through the air. It was flowery, and smelled wonderful. Sunset smiled as she tilted her head to the side and connected with a shoulder. Looking up and prying her eyes open, she was met with an eyeful of Twilight, wearing a set of Adagio’s pyjamas.

She jolted back and rubbed her eyes, “Whoa! Twilight, sorry!”

Twilight smiled brightly, giving her a hug, “It’s okay, Sunset. I could tell you were half asleep, so I didn’t want to startle you.”

“Twilight slept in my bed last night,” Adagio chuckled, “Sorry Sunny, she wanted Mommy to cuddle her.”

“It’s okay! It’s okay,” Sunset blushed, shaking her head.

Adagio giggled as she turned back to the stove, “You’re adorable when you’re all blushy, sweetheart.”

“I concur,” Twilight gave Sunset a kiss on the cheek.

“There we go,” Adagio giggled, setting a towering plate of breakfast in front of each of them, before sitting down with her own, “There’s my girls.”

“So… how are you, Twilight?” Sunset asked nervously, “I mean, is everything okay? We were in the room when Mom was on the phone with you yesterday.”

Twilight hesitated, looking away as Adagio handed her a cup of coffee.

“Twilight’s feeling better,” she said, leaning over and kissing Sunset’s cheek, “She just needed Mommy to hold her for a little bit.”

“Oh, okay,” Sunset said with relief, “Still, I’m glad you made it here. It’s been a while…” She blushed a little, “I was hoping to see you before you left…”

Adagio smirked as she looked between the two of them, quietly eating her breakfast as she kept one eye on the both of them.

“Don’t worry, I wasn’t going to leave without seeing you girls,” Twilight assured her with a sweet smile, “But enough about me. How are you doing?”

“We’re doing alright. Got a lawyer for Mom and everyone working downstairs is willing to testify in her court case,” Sunset smiled, leaning over and kissing Twilight’s cheek.

“Oh, right! She e-mailed me about it,” Twilight hissed, “But that’s good, at least it’s moving along.”

Sunset nodded, “We had to drag Mom out of the lawyer’s office, though. She thinks with her clit.”

“Hey!” Adagio pouted.

“Even Ms Rose knew you were about to hit on her!” Sunset stuck her tongue out at her.

Twilight giggled at this, “Are you serious?”

Sunset nodded, “She had that look in her eye. Ms Rose just came out with it and said that she was married. But that look she gave Mom said ‘Not in a million years.’”

“Oh, goodness…” Twilight stifled a giggle, shaking her head. “Pinkie does that too, I’m not surprised.”

“Give that look, or hit on everything that moves?” Sunset asked with a chuckle.

“The latter, all the time,” Twilight giggled, winking at her.

“Doesn’t she have a husband?” Sunset asked, tilting her head.

“Yep, and she’s expecting,” Twilight nodded, “It’s a pretty long story. But let’s just say they have an understanding and a bit of an open relationship sort of thing.”

“Ah, I see,” Sunset chuckled, “I saw the photos of her, she’s got a gorgeous bod.”

Twilight giggled, “She does. When you come to visit, you definitely have to meet her.”

Sunset blushed, “Is she… bi?”

“Oh, yes. She does go both ways, obviously, but she does lean a bit towards women sometimes,” Twilight nodded and patted her back.

“Oh really?” Sunset smiled, leaning against her.

Bringing an arm around her shoulders, Twilight nuzzled her hair, “Absolutely. I think she’s going to love you.”

“So… what’s she like?” Sunset asked curiously.

“Oh, she’s very energetic. Always bubbly and very bouncy, smiling all the time, and she just loves to entertain. Calling her hammy wouldn’t do any justice,” Twilight laughed a bit, stroking her hair, “But most of all, she’s going to make you laugh a lot. So be prepared for that. Especially if her friend Cheese Sandwich comes to town, then they’ll engage in a Goof Off.”

“Oh my god,” Sunset laughed, “She sounds wonderful. So how is she… you know… in bed?”

“Incredible,” Twilight winked, “She’ll do anything you ask.”

“Wow really?” Sunset blushed deeply, “Anything?”

Nodding, Twilight kissed her forehead, “Yep. Of course, sans gross things like scat or golden showers… eww… Even she draws the line there.”

Sunset gagged, “Ugh, don’t ruin the mood by mentioning those. So… what kind of things do you guys do with her?”

“Sorry,” Twilight rubbed her back apologetically, “Anyway, nothing too special. Just a couple of toys and experimenting with whips.”

“Wow, whips?” Sunset looked surprised.

Twilight nodded, making a face, “Yeah… I didn’t particularly care for them. Kitten did, though. The last time we went to the sex shop, she pointed at some whips and gave me puppy dog eyes… So now we have a whip.”

Sunset stifled a laugh, “Oh my god, I can’t even imagine what that must have looked like. Do you ever whip her?”

“Er….” Twilight looked away, “I tried it once, but I accidentally whipped it too hard. She ended up bleeding, and I didn’t touch it since. So I let the girls use it on her.”

Sunset hissed, “Oh, I can see that… how do they do with it?”

“Just fine, as far as I know,” Twilight nodded.

“Okay,” Sunset smiled, “So does Pinkie use it on her a lot?”

“Mm-hmm, she does,” Twilight replied and mussed her hair a little.

“Does that… how does that sit with you?” Sunset asked tentatively.

Twilight pondered it for a few moments, then gave a little shrug, “Well, if anything, it’s kind of relieving. She does enjoy that kind of sex play, and I know that. But she can’t always get it from me, so it helps that the girls can kind of give her what I can’t. I wish I could do it myself, but I don’t trust myself to lay my hands on her like that.”

Sunset leaned in and nuzzled her, “You know, Twi… I’ve never heard of someone like you before.”

“How so?” Twilight asked curiously, kissing her cheek.

“You know, an…” Sunset hesitated, and hugged her, “An abuser that… that’s putting so much effort into trying to get better…”

“Oh! I see,” Twilight hugged her back, kissing her forehead, “Well, thank you, Sunset. I’ve tried in the past, but I kept going about it the wrong way. Even now, I still have a long way to go. It’ll never truly be gone, but, I do try. I just still have panic attacks and I can end up lashing out. The medication has helped tremendously, and I’m still seeing my doctor, so it helps.”

Sunset had to admit, when she first heard the stories about how Twilight had abused her wife, she was terrified of her for quite some time. Like most of Twilight’s friends, she’d even become very suspicious of her. It wasn’t until Ascentia sat her down and explained everything in more detail, including Twilight’s history and the fact that she was making an effort to get better, that her anxiety was put to rest. Ascentia seemed to shrug off what Twilight had done to her, and she found that both frightening and impressive.

“That’s good to hear,” Sunset smiled, kissing Twilight’s cheek and squeezing tighter, “I’m… I’m sorry about what you had to grow up with…”

Holding her closer, Twilight closed her eyes and nuzzled Sunset’s hair, “Thank you, Sunset. I appreciate it. It doesn’t excuse what I did, though.”

“I know,” Sunset snuggled tighter and kissed Twilight’s cheek again.

“Now you two, don’t get be getting too frisky before you’ve had something in your bellies,” Adagio giggled.

“Yes, Mom,” Twilight said teasingly, laughing a little.

Adagio chuckled and set a plate down in front of each of them as she heard the unmistakable sounds of Sonata stumbling out of the bedroom, “Oh sweetie, there you are! Breakfast is ready.”

“Mmph? Is it…?” Sonata rubbed her eyes, blinking blearily, “Where… Where am I?”

Adagio smiled and came around the table to drape an arm over Sonata’s shoulder and guide her to the table. Sonata was a slow waker and had a habit of stumbling around for upwards of twenty minutes in the morning, still unsure of what was going on around her. Kissing her hair, she gently sat Sonata down and set a plate in front of her.

“Here you go, sweetie,” she cooed softly.

“...Thanks, Mommy…” Sonata yawned, reaching for a fork and smiling.

“Awww,” Twilight giggled at the sweet display between them, “I just love watching you take care of them like this. It’s so sweet.”

“Thank you, Twilight,” Adagio giggled, tidying Sonata’s hair and tying it back in a ponytail so she wouldn’t be dragging it through her food, “Mommy always takes care of her babies.”

“They’re really lucky to have you,” Twilight murmured, nuzzling Sunset’s hair.

“Thank you, sweetie,” Adagio smiled warmly as she sat down next to Sonata and looked back up at her, “You know, last night you called me Mommy.”

“I did? Oh! Right, I did,” Twilight giggled, “Well, I can call you Mommy, then. I know how much you enjoy that.”

“Lord knows you need one,” Adagio said softly, coming around the table and hugging Twilight’s shoulders.

Giggling, Twilight leaned back against her, “Thank you, Mommy.”

Adagio kissed the top of Twilight’s head and returned to her seat, “This afternoon, Ascentia’s going to come and pick you up, alright?”

Twilight nodded, taking a grape and running it along Sunset’s lips, “That sounds good.”

“Alright then,” Adagio smiled, “When you two are finished your breakfast, you can go to Sunset’s room and… play.”

“Oooh, I like the sound of that, too,” Twilight winked.

Adagio winked right back and dug into her own breakfast, “Alright, you girls have fun.”