A Taste Of Honey

“I get high when I see you go by, my oh my
When you sigh my-my inside just flies, butterflies
Why am I so shy, when I’m beside you?
It’s only love and that is all
Why should I feel the way I do?
It’s only love and that is all
But it’s so hard, loving you…”

-It’s Only Love

Lennon & McCartney

As she trotted away from the woods, Twilight became vaguely aware of time. It suddenly occurred to her that more time had passed than her current perceptions suggested. The sound of flowing water, as she approached Fluttershy’s cottage, stirred a deep but recent memory . She frowned, unable to recall what she and Rainbow had done for... those few moments? Just how long had they been in there? And what had happened?

Okay Twilight, now what were you doing? Well, I was out here talking to...Rainbow Dash? Yes - it was Rainbow. What were we talking about? Why do I think...sex?… How could I talk about sex with Dash and not remember it? How could ANYpony talk about sex with Rainbow Dash and not remember it? Did we discuss Applejack? Why can’t I remember? I was on my way to visit Fluttershy and Dash landed and startled me...Wait! She was talking about how you would find out how to make your marefriend happy. What was it again? Oh - right - getting your partner to actually show you - right in front of you. Riiiight... Well, that conversation shouldn’t be too awkward... “So Applejack, I’m really new at this whole sex thing, and it’s my intention to make sure you enjoy yourself and, you know… (What was that expression again? Oh - of course) get off. I really want to satisfy you sexually, so if you wouldn’t mind, would you show me how you masturbate? Now don’t rush, Take your time and feel free to make comments as to why you are doing what you’re doing. Feel free to pant and moan. Don’t mind me, I’ll be sitting across from you taking notes. - just pretend I’m not even here…

...well that should go just fine...

Well here we are at Fluttershy’s cottage… Oh there she is out back.

“Hi Fluttershy.”

“Oh, hi Twilight. It really is so nice to see you. Did you bring little Spike my baby dragon?”

“No, he’s at Sweet Apple Acres helping them get ready for the fair.”

“Oh goodness, the fair! I almost forgot - I told Applejack I’d come by to help.” . “I should-”

“Wow!” Twilight interrupted, “look at those birds, are they fighting?” Twilight squinted at them, “Woops - my mistake, they’re having--”

“-Making baby birds!” Fluttershy said quickly, “That’s Lilac and Spruce. They they’re getting ready to start a family,”

“I’d say like they’re past the ‘getting ready’ part.”

“Oh goodness, yes, well I guess they are. All the animals are falling in love and having families.”

“That Spruce certainly is a fast one.”

“Hmm? Oh- I guess so, I hadn’t noticed.”

“Neither did Lilac. She doesn’t exactly look all that thrilled. I’m not sure she even knows he started, and he’s already gone. Well, I suppose come and gone is more like it…” Twilight chided.

“I’m sorry?”

“Come and gone - get it? You know like come...oh never mind. Okay - now that’s interesting - the tortoises. Do you think he’ll ever catch up to her?”

“What makes you think he’s trying to catch up to her? Why would he...oh. Goodness”

“Goodness ain’t got nothin’ to do with it.” smirked Twilight.

“Well as I was saying, it is that time of year.”

“It sure is. Not for all of them It looks like some are just having fun. See? The otters are playing - see they’re wrestle- Oops, wrong there too. Wow, look at him, he’s really...”

“Oh my, that’s Petunia and Lemongrass. They just met a week ago. They’re together now.”

“And not wasting a minute.”

“Yes, uh, well…”

“You know as far as doing what they’re doing, they don’t seem all that happy. In fact they seem kind of annoyed.”

“Oh, well, yes. I think that part of it might be how you’re staring at them…”

“Me? Staring?” Twilight blushed a bright red. “Don’t be silly, I’m not staring! Why would I stare? That’s ridiculous.”

“He just told me to ask you to stop staring.”

“Oh.”

“Um, Do you think it would be okay if we just, um, go over here? I hope you don’t mind, I think they might like to be alone.

“Oh, well, okay…”

“Isn’t it wonderful, Twilight? All the animals have found their true loves and are loving them and making little ones. It’s how nature works - like the ducks - every drake finds his true hen, or the swans - every cob finds his special pen. With deer - every buck finds his one true doe. That’s why the harmony of nature is so wonderful. It’s all in balance - for every boy there is a girl. I’m sure there is even a girl dragon out there for Spike. And one day when you’ll find your true love, a handsome, brave stallion, he will make you the happiest pony in Equestria. You will want to be with him all the time .” It’s , isn’t it just wonderful? Every animal has their special love.”

“Yeah, special love… I’m sure there are other kinds of love too.”

“I don’t know. I think I might have a book or two about animals and their mates…”

“YOU DO??!! I mean, oh, isn’t that interesting. Can I maybe see it?”

“Of course. Come on inside, I’ll make some tea and you can look through it.”

“Thank you Fluttershy.”

Fluttershy’s library contained no less than 58 books on how animals make families. Everything from shy little Koala bears who might mate once a year to Bonobo monkeys who never seemed to stop. Twilight stood slack jawed at some of the incredibly explicit pictures. All of them featured males and females in various states of sex. She began to get both aroused and depressed. None of the books contained any information on two females.

Fluttershy walked into the room carrying a little basket with a teapot and two rteacups. Twilight’s back was to her and there were no less than a dozen books lying open on the floor, in front of the young unicorn. Each book was opened to pictures of animals copulating. Twilight was engrossed in a picture of two elephants.

Fluttershy quietly placed the basket on the table and walked up behind her. “Um, Twilight?”

“AHH!” Twilight yelled and using her magic slammed every book shut. She spun around to look at Fluttershy, her face red. “Oh, sorry, you startled me. I just, uh, flipped these books open to random pages and was just, you know, um, reading.”

“Oh, I’m sorry if I startled you.”

“No, it’s just that seeing all the animals outside made me uh...curious. It’s not like I’m some kind of pervert looking at animals having sex or anything.”

“Uh-huh.”

“I’m not you know…”

“No, of course not. I really hope you don’t think I was spying on you. You can read whatever you like, I don’t mind.”

“Well I certainly don’t sit around all day looking at pictures of animals having sex.. .”

“Oh.”

Twilight scowled at her, “You know you certainly have a lot of books about animals having sex.”

“Do I? I hadn’t noticed.”

“Well, you do.”

“I guess so.”

The two ponies looked at each other. “Yes… So anyway…” Twilight started. “I was just doing some reading on, um, animal families. It’s a topic that always fascinated me. Just the scientific part - the future of the species, you know - how a male selects a female or vice versa. How long the females are pregnant, How often they have large or small litters. And of course the genetics of them - it’s about the babies, they’re so cute. I’m very interested in the traits that the babies inherit from the parents.”

“You are?”

“Of course. All about the Mom and the Dad and their families. Not about the sex, just that, about males and females and their babies.”

“That’s nice.”

“I mean that’s the only reason I have these books out here.”

“Oh, okay.” Fluttershy picked up an unopened book from the floor. “I’ll put this one back then…It’s just about female animals who are together.”

Twilight’s eyes flew open wide and suddenly Fluttershy, still hanging on to the book in Twilight’s magical grip, found herself and the book, dragged across the room until the book was in Twilight’s grasp.

“Um, Twilight?”

Twilight held the book in front of her and flipped it open, reading voraciously.

“Twilight?”

“DOLPHINS?? Did you know female dolphins could fall in love with each other?? And Panda’s, and Penguins! And-and dogs and ducks and chickens and- FISH!!” she exclaimed gleefully.

“Um, yes.”

“WHAT?!”

“I knew that…”

“You DID? Why didn’t you tell me?!!”

“Because you didn’t ask? I thought you were interested in them making babies. I don’t know if you know this but two females can’t make a baby, no matter how much, um, sex they have.”

“Well I’m willing to keep trying if she is…” Twilight muttered with a smirk.

“What?”

“Oh - nothing…”

“Twilight - do you know Lyra Heartstrings and Bon Bon?”

“No, haven’t had the pleasure,” Twilight responded, still giddy from the news.

“Well, they’re two mares who are in love…”

“THEY ARE??!!! And they love, I mean live here in Ponyville??!!” Twilight squealed.

“Yes.”

“Best Town EVER!” Twilight said, holding the book in her magical field and bouncing around in a circle. She stopped and looked at Fluttershy. “Thank you SO much Fluttershy, you’ve made me the happiest pony in Equestria!”

“I have?”

“Yes! It’s okay for one mare to be in love with another mare!!”

“Yes, but...”

“...and if not for you I never would have known it!!”

“So, um you’re happy because it’s okay for one mare to be in love with another mare?”

“Yes!”

“And that’s all because of me?”

“Of course! Without you, Fluttershy, I never would have known!” Twilight said, throwing her arms around her and hugging her tightly. All the color drained from the young Pegasi’s face.

“Oh my…”

“I can’t wait till tonight!”

“TONIGHT??!!” Fluttershy gasped.

“Yes, and I’ll see you at Sweet Apple Acres!”

“Oh goodness…”

“Don’t keep me waiting.”

“Um, okay, I’ll try not to...I guess…”

Twilight bounded out of the door.

“Um, Twilight?” Fluttershy called after her.”

“Yes?”

“You, um, still have my book.”

“Oh, yes. So I do… Would you mind if I borrow it?”

“Well, I guess not…”

“Great!! I’ll get it back to you later.”

“Um, Okay.”

As she walked back to the library, Twilight began to read it. The book was a study on various types of animals and incidents of lesbian behavior. Unfortunately it had to do with the reactions in the various social structures when lesbian relationships occurred, not much about courtship or anything else. Informative but to Twilight it wasn’t Interesting, helpful or useful.

Just as she was resigning herself to the disappointment of not finding anything to help her with Applejack,, Twilight came to the last chapter. “A Discussion of the Observations.”

There she found what she had been looking for- . It was a chapter written by several mares about their experiences with other mares. They were offering their viewpoints on those experiences and how they saw certain parallels not only in the social structure but in the various methods the different animals employed in their lovemaking. It also seemed to be somewhat explicit - these mares held back nothing.

Alright! Here we go!

The first mare described how she had discovered her preference for other mares around the time of her first estrus. There was a picture of her and she was very cute with large brown eyes.

“I had this friend, a mare on the cheerleading squad who I’d known since we were young.” (Twilight’s imagined her as blonde with big green eyes…) “She had blossomed into a very cute and rather voluptuous young mare. She was the captain and easily the best looking pony on the squad. I began to attend all the school’s sporting events, but I wouldn’t admit to myself just why. I took pictures for the school newspaper. After the third hoofball game I realized that half the pictures were of my friend. As I went through them at home, I discovered that a few of them were pretty revealing. The squad had this move in one of their routines where they went down on their forelegs and raised their haunches in the air. They moved their butts around and made their tails swing in a circle. In one of the pictures my friend’s tail was straight up and her rear legs were wide apart. They all wore underwear to keep their private parts, you know, hidden, but her’s had gone into her crease. I found myself looking at that picture and right next to it a picture of her smiling at the camera. I can tell you it took me about a minute of looking at those two pictures to find out that I was VERY turned on by another mare and that I was hopelessly in love.”

“Awwww” Twilight sighed and smiled. She read on...

“I don’t think I would ever have been able to work up the nerve to tell her, but I never had to - because, well, she caught me. After watching the her at cheerleaders practice, I I found that more than my heart was in pain. I went straight into the bathroom, into a stall, took some of my pictures of her out and… Well I had this, you know, lets call it a little toy… okay it was a phallus . Anyway, I was going at it hot and heavy. Just as I was nearing my climax I heard the door to the bathroom open. I didn’t think I was making that much noise, but in any case, I was too far gone to stop. She thought somepony was in trouble and the next thing I know she pushes hard on the stall door open and it pops open. I was right in the middle of an incredible orgasm while holding a picture of her. Seeing her standing in front of me, her face pink from the workout, well I-I didn’t quite stop. I guess part of me figured what the hay, she knows what I’m in here doing and having an orgasm while looking at her live in front of me, I sort of kept going for a few more strokes. I have to say, it was worth it. Both my heart (and my pussy) will never forget it.

She was too shocked to move and just stared at me. I expected her to freak out and slam the door, but she just stood there with a funny look on her face. She looked down at the pictures of herself then up at me. I apologized like mad and told her everything. Then, in a very sweet way she told me she had suspected something when I began to show up at all the games and spent most of my time sneaking glances at her. She said that she had missed me too and had developed certain feelings for me as well, but with little miss straight, she was afraid to approach me.

By the way, I was still sitting there with my legs pressed tight together trying to hide the fact that I had that rubber dick in me. She stopped talking and just looked down between my legs, spread them apart, gently pulled it out of me, and looking into my eyes, licked it clean as though it were the most delicious thing she’d ever tasted. I thought I was dreaming. She gave it back to me and asked if I wanted to stop by her house later, but to be there by 4:30.

I was scared to death but I went over, and after several awkward moments. Mostly on my part, her cheerleader outfit was off and we were making love. We’ve been together ever since and I have never been happier. We had to sneak around for over a year though. Her parents were very strict and my folks would never had understood. We began to hang out but only when our other friends were around. We got really good at not letting on that there was a thing between us. It was incredibly hard acting like we were normal friends, just ignoring each other when our friends were around.. Sometimes we both got so crazy for each other that we ended up taking some very risky chances, but the sex was always amazing. We came close to getting caught a few times, but it was all worth it.”

Twilight stopped. She was now all too familiar with certain feelings that yesterday she wouldn’t have recognized. It was through that familiarity that she knew her body was once again craving the touch of her hoof between her legs in search of pleasure and release, but her heart had begun to demand a say.

Was it thoughts of sex that drove me to masturbate or was it something deeper? Was it my feelings for Applejack? It’s like the chicken and the egg - which came first? I guess it doesn’t matter - I only know I have very strong feelings for both her heart and her body and it looks like I can’t control either one of those feelings. Now here is this story about how two mares came together and it’s totally crazy. But it sure is hot. But right now when I think about Applejack I think about just being with her, just the two of us spending time together. I could be okay with that...I think. But this idea of sex with her is driving me crazy! I mean I’ve never even really thought about sex before, at least as it applies to me having it, but I love it and I only want to share it with her. The more I think about it, the more the two are tied together - my love for her and sex. I’m having so much trouble separating the two things. I love Rainbow Dash and if I’m being honest, the idea of sex with her seems exciting, but compared with the kind of love I feel for Applejack, there’s nothing there. From what I saw, I’m sure Rarity is pretty experienced, and while I love her, it’s as a friend, just like Rainbow. I want to save and share that part of myself for only one pony. So what will happen tonight? Will anything happen? Probably not - we’re all just going over for a party and then heading home. I’m going to have to wait until tomorrow at the fair...

As she trotted home, Twilight began to think about finding the right words and the right situation. So many of them were silly and trite and ended up with them having sex.

Suppose Applejack caught me like the mare in the book? What would she do? I don’t even know if I could sit and do it. Can I? If I were to approach this scientifically. I would need to run an experiment to determine the feasibility of even being able to see if I could do it while sitting on the toilet. I suppose the sooner I determine the answer to that question, the quicker I can proceed to the next phase...or not.

Twilight, having convinced herself that this was not a matter of self gratification but rather a part of a scientific process, walked toward the bathroom without as much shame. Her pace quickly picked up speed and in moments the bathroom door was shut and bolted and she was sitting there touching and caressing..

Oh yeah, I can definitely do this! Okay, so onto my research...

A notebook materialized in front of Twilight along with a pen.

‘Thesis - the potential outcome of getting caught by Applejack while masturbating in the bathroom. First, subject must confirm that she is able to masturbate while sitting in the bathroom.

Check.

Initial observation indicates that manual stimulation of subject’s excited vulva is very pleasurable, Subject proposes the following scenario- Subject is in bathroom masturbating and thinking of her desired lover who is currently just her friend. That friend is over visiting and the two of them are in the house alone. Wow - subject is getting really wet!’

Twilight stopped writing.

Challenge one: how do I get AJ to open the bathroom door? I leave the door open a crack and start whimpering like the mare in the book? She opens the door to check on me and… But the mare in the book had that whole history with her cheerleader friend. She sort of knew she was interested. And her friend sure was. But AJ has no idea how I feel about her - This could put her in a pretty tough situation.

And I have no idea how Applejack feels about me.

“TWILIGHT? YOU HERE?” Spike was home.

All the surface desire instantly fled at the sound of his voice.

“Yes,” she called back, trying to keep from sounding as frustrated as she felt.

“Wait - are you in the-” he called out

“YES!”

“Oh, sorry. Do you have any more of that mane conditioner? The one you got last week?”

“Yes,” she answered, “Why?”

“Do you think it works on cows?”

“COWS?!! It costs 5 bits a bottle and comes all the way from Canterlot!! I’m not letting you use it on a COW!!” Twilight yelled out angrily. Spike didn’t answer, but she could hear him talking. She listened carefully. He was no doubt muttering some kind of wisecrack and in her frustrated state, she was in no mood to hear it. Then she heard something else. Another soft voice.

Applejack.

“Um Spike?” Twilight called, trying to sound as sweet as she could. “Why did you want to borrow it?”

She heard hushed voices speaking rapidly back and forth. Applejack was probably telling him it didn’t matter and not to bother Twilight, while Spike was insisting it would be okay.

“Is it for one of Applejack’s cows? If it’s for one of Applejack’s cows then please take it. You know I’d do anything to help her win at the fair.”

More voices back and forth, Applejack probably insisting that they not take it and Spike telling her it was fine.

“It should be in the closet upstairs next to the bath.”

“Ohhh,” the young dragon groaned at the thought of having to search through all the bottles and sprays Twilight had in there. She heard Applejack, in hushed tones, say she was going to wait outside. Then she heard Spike going up the stairs.

She found herself incredibly happy and excited at the thought that Applejack was just outside. Suddenly she was aware that she was wet between her legs. She reached out for tissues to dry herself. Just as she was about to pat herself, she saw through the opening in the little curtains hanging in the window, Applejack outside, walking around, looking at the little garden outside the library. As Twilight touched herself, the blonde earth pony happened to turn and look back in her general direction. Twilight looked at her face and her eyes and suddenly the touch became something much more as a release of pleasure flooded through her hips. She found she was unable to keep herself from pressing her hoof between her legs again and slowly begin to move it.

Twilight had never known romantic love. She’d never read romance novels, thinking them to be a waste of time. She’d tried a couple of times and they’d started out sweetly enough but before you knew it, the whole sex thing reared its ugly head and she’d stop reading.

None of this was in Twilight’s mind as she gazed out at the face of her friend and slowly touched herself. She wasn’t aware that her horn gave off a soft glow, or that a tiny whimper had escaped her lips, or that every muscle in between her legs had clenched. Every ounce of her being was focused on the love and profound desire she felt for Applejack at that moment. Even though her body was experiencing pleasure from her hoof’s ministrations, seeing the object of her wants only made the pain a little worse.

She knew she couldn’t stop, even though, as she watched her friend stroll innocently around the garden, she became acutely aware of the gulf that lay between them. She looked at the sunlight on the blonde mane, looked at the beautiful coat her firm, toned body, the adorable pony tail, and those green eyes. Then the earth pony turned around and was looking up at the bees nest hanging from the branch. She sat down and Twilight was able to see her face as the sun warmed it. Twilight was only vaguely aware of what her hoof was busy at, as it manipulated and teased. Again and again Twilight found herself trembling at the very edge of and only to stop, prolonging these moments as long as she could.

Applejack closed her eyes partly and took a large breath, smelling the fragrance of the garden. The dreamy expression in her green eyes and sensuous expression on her face caught Twilight off guard and in that moment she knew she was too far gone. She struggled to check a whimper as the most powerful sensation she had ever known pulsed through her in the first of many intense spasms. She felt a flood of thick warm wetness expelled into her cupped underhoof as a deep groan escaped her. Her hoof continued, stroking and playing but no longer teasing as she stared at the beautiful face of her friend. She gazed between those the legs, not sure what she could see, but imagining, nonetheless. Over the night and earlier in the day her hoof had begun to learn its way around and now it worked it’s magic bringing climax after climax to her trembling body. As more waves of pleasure built and exploded through her, she whimpered rapidly between rapid shallow breaths. She whispered “I love you Applejack, I love you, I love you, I love...Uhhhhhhh Oh sweet Celestia, I am so in love. I want you so badly Applejack…” she panted as wave after wave of intense pleasure passed through her.. Soon she found had grown too sensitive to touch and had to stop. Sitting back, chest heaving as she panted, her heart still pounding, she stared at Applejack through the curtain. She felt lightheaded, her body sated and happy. But her heart ached. She wanted to hold her and be near her. It was Then she heard Spike bounding down the stairs.

Well his timing was right...

Twilight looked down at herself. Her hoof was soaked as was her pubic cleft. She stood, got a washcloth and soap and cleaned herself up. She could hear Applejack protesting that the shampoo was too good to use on Alma, her cow. Twilight finished cleaning, herself, ran a brush through her mane then over her coat, grabbed a toothbrush and gave a quick brush to her teeth, checked her breath, grabbed the toothpaste and quickly brushed her teeth again, dabbed a tiny bit of perfume behind her ears, checked and fixed her hair a tiny bit more, then, as nonchalantly as she could, trotted outside.

“Applejack! Spike, why didn’t you tell me Applejack was here?” Twilight went over on still slightly wobbly legs and gave her a kiss on the cheek and a hug. She pulled her head back for a moment and looked at her friend’s face, “How’s my first best friend?” Twilight asked playfully, then hugged her again. Still in the afterglow, Twilight luxuriated, feeling wonderful in Applejack’s warm embrace. The farm pony had been working in the hot sun at the farm and the scents from her body were strong. Since her feelings of love for Applejack had broken through, Twilight’s senses had come to associate everything about her blonde friend with the strong affection and attraction she felt for her. Inhaling what two days ago would have just been the not unpleasant mix of smells of a hardworking AJ, now touched something deep within her that rang pure and true. Today, being in Applejack’s embrace and taking in her wonderful scents while still in a state of post orgasmic bliss , Twilight found herself in a place of such utter joy that she thought she might start to cry. For a moment, Twilight lay her head against Applejack’s.

“Aww, I love you too Twi” AJ said, patting her friend on the back.

Twilight looked up quickly, a big smile on her face. “You DO?!”

“Well of course sugarcube, how could I not love my best friend!” Applejack gave Twilight another squeeze. The young unicorn accepted it but felt her heart sink a little at the pat on the back. Twilight sensed it had “friend” written all over it. As they separated, Applejack asked,

“So what you been doing, sugarcube?”

“Oh, uh me? What was I doing? Just now? Oh, uh, you know, just nothing…” Twilight’s cheeks flushed pink. “Well other than hugging you.” Twilight said with a smile. “Oh, I did go to see Rarity and Fluttershy. I saw Dash and Pinkie too. I think Fluttershy was going to head to the farm pretty soon to lend a hoof. Are you all set for the fair tomorrow?”

“I think we’re almost there,” Spike said, “And with a nice shampoo and conditioner for Alma, I think she’s bound for a blue ribbon!”

“Great! Well you take that bottle with you then!” the unicorn insisted.

“Aw shucks Twilight, I don’t want you to waste that on my Alma.”

“Don’t be silly - I mean I can’t promise it will work magic, I’ve tried it on my mane but, well, I don’t know....”

Applejack looked at her and half smiled and half smirked.

“What?” asked Twilight with a giggle.

“Oh nothin', I was just wonderin’ what kind of pole you use when you go fishin' for compliments, that’s all.” then she smiled sweetly.

Twilight blushed and looked away as Spike laughed.

“Askin' if your mane is gorgeous is like askin' if Big Mac is red or Granny Smith is old! Twi, don’t you go tellin’ Rarity, but everypony knows you’ve got the prettiest mane in Equestria. It shines and shimmers like a waterfall.”

Twilight bit her lower lip and blushed again, “That’s very sweet of you,, Applejack, but it doesn’t begin to match that beautiful blonde mane of yours. Anyway, far be it from me to keep Alma from winning first place. I can always get more shampoo.”

“That’s mighty kind of you Twi. Say, why don’t you come back with us? We’re going to get tonight’s party going in about an hour and a half. Why not come now?”

Oh AJ, just give me a kiss and I’m pretty sure I will…

“Okay, I’d love to.”

“Oh right - And bring your toothbrush - we’re having a sleepover.”

“Really?! My first slumber party!!” Twilight squealed “What should I bring to sleep in?”

“Well actually this is a sleepover - a slumber party is where you actually sleep. At a sleepover, nopony usually sleeps.”

“Oh, well one day I’ll have to host a slumber party, but a sleepover sounds like fun. What do we wear?”

“Well let’s see - Rarity goes for elegance - she always wears something real fancy, Fluttershy goes for cute, so she wears a nightshirt, Pinkie goes for, well, kiddie cute and wears bunny pajamas, And Dash goes for jock and wears her wonderbolt pajamas. Pretty much the same every time.”

“What do you wear?” Twilight asked.

“Whatever I’ve got on.” Applejack laughed. "Usually something practical and plain, nothin too excitin’”

“It sounds like everypony has something stylish to wear to bed - cute, fancy, kiddie, jock, plain and practical… What is left for me to wear?”

“Why not surprise us?” Applejack said

“I guess… I don’t even know where to shop - “

“There’s the Ponyville Emporium,” AJ suggested

“Of course you could always go to the hardware store - they’re having a sale on overalls…” Spike said and burst out laughing.

“Very funny Spike- you’re just a laugh and a half,” Twilight said

“Well why don’t you go ahead and put some things together and see what they have downtown. Then you can meet us back at the farm then? Now are you sure it’s okay for me to use some of this on Alma?”

“Of course, and feel free to try it yourself if you’d like, though I’m not sure I’d mess with perfection…”

“If I didn’t know any better Twilight Sparkle, I’d say you were flirtin’ with me…” Applejack said with a cocked eyebrow then a hearty laugh.

“Heh, oh, yeah, well, let’s not get carried away,” Twilight offered with a half-hearted laugh.

Okay, let’s see my checklist - I’ve got my bathroom stuff, a couple of books, my slippers, bathrobe, and. a box of my favorite cookies to share.with everypony. Now all I have to do is get to the emporium, find something to wear and trot on up to the farm.

The selection of sleepwear at the Ponyville Emporium left a lot to be desired. It was either for colts and fillies or middle aged mares.

“May I help you?”

“Oh, hi m’am - well I’m looking for sleepwear, but I don’t see anything here that fits what I’m looking for.”

“Yes, our selection is pretty limited I’m afraid. What sort of sleepwear were you looking for, anyway?”

“Oh, I don’t know, something cute and fun. I’m sure we’ll be fooling around a lot - I want to look good - after all, it’s my first time - I can’t tell you how excited I am!”

At first the salesmare just stared slack-jawed, her face going bright red. As she looked at Twilight’s beaming face, she couldn’t help but start to smile herself. “You know what? Follow me - I work part time at the Carousel Boutique. I believe Rarity may have closed early, but I have my set of keys. Let’s see what we can find there, shall we?”

“Oh could we?!! Rarity is a close friend of mine - this will be great!”

The two of them walked down the street, unlocked the door and entered the shop. “Rarity!, Are you here dear?” the salesmare called out, but there was no answer. “I didn’t think so, well let’s see what we have. There are some darling negligees she keeps here in the back showroom, here let me show you.”

“Oh, yes, uh, negligees…”

What they hay could that be?

The salesmare nodded toward a couple of dressmaker’s forms. Each had sleepwear draped on it. One was a white silky nightshirt with sheer sleeves and a sheer plunging neckline. The other was all sheer, very sexy and had some lace on it. She opened a red shiny box. Inside, folded, was a sheer white lacy negligee. Twilight looked over at the silky nightshirt then back in the box.

“Does it come in any other colors?”

“Excuse me? I’m sorry, I thought you said it was your first time. Traditionally you would wear white,” the salesmare said somewhat firmly.

“Oh, I’m sorry, I didn’t know…” Twilight said, a little embarrassed.

“You know you are just the most adorable little thing! I’ll tell you what, just to spice things up a little, why don’t we get a white one with a little red lace?”

“Oh, I like the sound of that!” Twilight said cheerfully.

“Here, here it is…” the mare said, opening another box, “what do you think?”

“It looks beautiful! I’ll take it!” Twilight said excitedly, but wondered where the satin part was. It must be behind this sheer neckline part...

“Oh, I’m so glad. You know since it’s going to be your special night, please let me buy this for you. It’s not often I get to do this. Would you mind?”

“Oh my gosh! That is SO nice of you, thank you so much!”

“It’s my pleasure!” the mare said as the left the shop. “I’m sure it will be somepony else’s pleasure too!”

“I’m sure they’ll all just love it!”

The sales mare froze, her expression one of utter disbelief.

“Are you okay ma’m?”

“Did - did you just say ALL of them??” her eyes wide in shock, “I-I thought…”

“Oh, at least five…”

“Well!” she said in horror.

“They’ll be Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, of course Rarity and our wonderful sweet hostess, Applejack. I can’t wait - my very first sleepover!!”

The salesmare let out a huge sigh and sat down hard. Then she began to laugh. In moments there were tears streaming down her face as she found it hard to breathe from the release of shock.

“Did I say something funny?” Twilight asked innocently.

“Oh, no, sweetheart, it’s just when you said it was your first time I thought…”

Twilight cocked her head in puzzlement, then suddenly her eyes went wide and her mouth fell open. Her face turned a bright red. The sight of this brought fresh peals of laughter from the older mare. “I’m sorry dear, it’s just that… well one day it will be your first time and whoever he is, he will be a very lucky stallion.”

Twilight offered a very embarrassed smile but didn’t say anything.

“You go along now and have a good first sleepover. And say hello to Rarity for me.”

“Uh, sure, okay. And thank you.”

“Okay, you-you’re welcome.” she laughed as Twilight, still blushing, trotted quickly in the direction of Sweet Apple Acres.

Several moments later, as she was walking back to the Emporium, the salesmare stopped and looked concerned. “Oh my goodness. What will her friends think when she comes out dressed in that sexy little negligee?!” Then she smiled, “I can’t WAIT to find out from Rarity tomorrow!!”