Sleepovers

"Are you calm now?" Twilight asked as she watched Fluttershy take another sip of her tea. The timid mare nodded with a small smile, taking yet another sip of tea. "Good. Now we can continue with our night."

"Wait a minute!" Sunny shouted, holding a hoof in the air. "I wanna know how Dash and Flutters kissing happened!" Fluttershy blushed and scooted back into her sleeping bag.

"That's none of your business." Rainbow Dash said, crossing her arms. Sunny smiled deviously and grabbed her shoulders.

"Were you two all lovey dovey? Was it an accident? Or maybe you were experimenting..." Rainbow shuddered and pushed Sunny off of her.

"Geez! Cut it out! That's none of your business!"

"Aw, come on, Dashie...tell us..." Pinkie whined, pouting her lip to pull off flawless puppy dog eyes. Rainbow eyed her carefully before turning away.

"No."

"Come on, girls. You can't make her say anything." Twilight said, just wanting this whole thing to be over already.

"Oh yes I can!" Sunny pounced onto Rainbow and started mercilessly tickling her. The poor cyan pony doubled over in laughter, trying to push Sunny away. "Tell me and I'll stop!"

"N-Never!"

"Girls." Fluttershy stood up from her sleeping bag with a stern expression, but she was too quiet for either of them to hear.

"Sunny, stop!" Rainbow cried out, growing frustrated with Sunny's behavior.

"Not until you spill!" Sunny said, her devious smile turning into a maniacal grin. Fluttershy gritted her teeth.

"Girls." She said, a little louder than last time, but still too quiet. Rainbow tried to escape Sunny's hooves, but failed.

"Sunny, I'm serious, stop!" She said, trying to force her laughter to subside. Sunny continued still, sticking her tongue out in determination.

"Girls!" They froze, turning their heads towards Fluttershy. She had an angry glimmer in her eyes, and Sunny quickly backed off.

"I'm sorry, Dash." She said, turning to Rainbow. "I was just messing around."

"Apology accepted, but I was never going to spill." Rainbow replied, sitting up and crossing her arms defiantly. Fluttershy took a deep breath before speaking.

"It was a spur of the moment thing." She muttered, cheeks red hot. Sunny looked at her in amazement.

"What?"

"I said it was a spur of the moment thing, now can we please just continue and forget this ever happened?" Fluttershy repeated, her words more rushed than before. Rainbow's jaw hung slack before she shook her head and nodded.

"Yes, thank you!" Twilight said, holding a hoof to the heavens. She groaned and turned back to her book, eyeing the next item on the list. Her ears drooped when she realized that she didn't have any marshmallows. "Next is...Truth or Dare." She said with a sigh of dread. Sunny squealed in excitement.

"Eee! Awesome! This is gonna be so fun!" She lifted and lowered her hoof in a Cha Ching motion before jumping into the air and flapping her wings to stay afloat.

"Cool. Now I get to see..." Rainbow cut herself off suddenly before she spilled too much. "I can go first, right?" She asked, pointing her attention to Twilight.

"I suppose..." She said reluctantly.

"Awesome!" Rainbow turned to Sunny with a smirk. "Hey, Sunny. Truth or Dare? Please pick dare because I have the awesomest dare ever."

"Truth." Sunny answered, just to be contrary. Dash snickered before clearing her throat.

"Okay, cool." Her calm and collected smile soon turned into a malicious grin. "Which one of us is prettiest?" Sunny nearly choked on air.

"Rainbow!" Twilight shouted, pouting her lip. "Of all the things you could ask...you choose that!?" Rainbow shrugged with a smirk.

"Hey, I wanna know."

"That does not mean you use a group event, such as this, to get that answer." Rarity said, giving Rainbow an 'I am going to break your legs' look. Dash groaned and rolled her eyes.

"Oh, come on! It's not like she doesn't have an answer! Didn't you guys know she's into mares?" They all looked to Sunny in surprise. She blushed from all of the attention.

"Um...I'd rather not say anything right now..." She said, hiding herself behind Rainbow.

"You don't have to." Rarity said with a comforting smile. Sunny returned the smile gratefully.

"Thanks Rarity." She managed to say, though it was quiet and somewhat forced. Rarity nodded before looking back at Rainbow Dash.

"She doesn't have to answer, Dash. Choose something else." Rainbow groaned and reluctantly changed to a dare, without Sunny's request.

"Fine. I dare you..." She looked around before grinning. "To kiss Rarity." Rarity's face went red before she gave Rainbow a hard glare. Sunny, however, did not look at all thrilled by the idea.

"Rarity? Seriously?" Sunny asked, grabbing Rainbow's shoulder. "You couldn't choose, oh, I don't know, Twilight? Pinkie Pie? Rarity? It had to be Rarity?"

"Come on, if you don't want to kiss her, you can just forfeit." Dash said with a smug grin. Rarity scoffed before standing up.

"She will not be kissing anypony! That dare is ridiculous, and I will not stand for it!"

"Girls, maybe we should just move on to the-" Twilight was cut off by the door creaking quite loudly. They all turned to see Applejack, frozen in fear, standing next to the open door.

"Uh..." She didn't have a chance to speak before Sunny shot up and stormed over to the couch. She dropped herself onto it and laid down, grabbing a blanket hanging on the back.

"I'm going to sleep, feel free to continue without me." The mares were silent, watching her as she just lay there, eyes closed in a futile attempt to fall asleep.

"Sunny?" Twilight stepped forward, eyes filled with concern. "You don't have to go to sleep now, we still have stuff to do. I mean, we can skip Truth or Dare." Sunny didn't respond.

"I'm sorry I put you on the spot with that stupid question." Rainbow said, shuffling her hooves nervously. "And that stupid dare." Sunny opened her eyes, but only to glare at Dash.

"We still have lots to do." Applejack spoke up, stepping forward. "Like sharing stories, and playing games. No point in going to sleep now." Sunny looked towards AJ before sitting up.

"Fine." She said, getting up and sitting next to Rarity. "But we should skip Rainbow's turn for Truth or Dare. No point in skipping the whole thing just because of Rainbow." Dash looked off to the side, looking slightly ashamed.

"Glad to hear it." Applejack said, slapping her on the back and sitting on her other side. Sunny's voice caught in her throat, and she scooted a little closer to Rarity.

"It's my turn, right Twilight?" Pinkie asked with a big grin, bouncing slightly in her seat. Twilight rolled her eyes with a smile and nodded. "Yes! Dashie! Truth or Dare?"

"Dare, of course."

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"Bring out the alcohol!" Sunny shouted, suddenly jumping from Applejack's side. They all watched her as she trotted over to the basement door. She paused before turning to Twilight. "You have cider in the basement, right?"

"Um...yes?" She replied, watching as Sunny happily opened the basement door.

"Awesome! Cider's just the thing that'll calm my nerves." She trotted down the stairs and about a minute later came back with a box of cider on her back. Applejack eyed her carefully as she set the box down.

"Don't you have work tomorrow?" She asked, a scolding tone creeping into her voice. Sunny rolled her eyes with a casual smile.

"Come on, AJ! You can let me off tonight, can't you? It's not like I'm bucking the trees anyway..." She muttered. Applejack pondered it for a moment before smiling.

"Alright. Heck, I'll give ya the morning off!" She shouted with a grin as she grabbed one of the mugs. She held it under the spout and filled it with cider.

"Um...Applejack? That's hard cider." Twilight said, holding up a hoof. Sunny smiled as Applejack chugged it anyway. She pulled the mug away from her mouth and licked her lips.

"That ain't mine." She said, turning to Twilight with a raised eyebrow. "Twilight? Yer drinking cider that ain't apple family cider? How dare you." She said with a laugh. She refilled her mug before sitting back down.

Another mug was removed from the box by an aura of blue magic. Everypony turned to Rarity, who was licking her lips in anticipation. Her magic pulled on the spout and filled her mug before carrying it to her lips. When she pulled it away she noticed everypony staring.

"What? If it's not Apple family cider, and Applejack likes it, then it must be good." She looked down at the cider with a smile. "And it is." She said, taking another drink. Sunny watched as everypony started getting mugs. Soon everypony was drinking cider.

"You're welcome for suggesting it." She said, getting her own mug. Rainbow was already down to her second mug, much to Sunny's surprise. She had to admit she was impressed.

"Let's play a drinking game!" Pinkie shouted out of nowhere, jumping into the air, and, impossibly, not spilling her cider. Sunny smiled as she thought something to herself.

"Ya got something, Sunny?" AJ asked, looking over to her. Sunny jumped, blushing at Applejack's sudden appearance.

"What? No! I wasn't thinking anything!" She said, nervously twitching her ear. Applejack raised an eyebrow, but continued. Sunny sighed in relief.

"We should take a swig every time Rainbow makes an ass out of herself." Applejack said with a laugh, smacking Dash's back good-naturedly. She coughed and sputtered, having choked on her cider.

"Geez, AJ, no need to be so harsh." She said, pulling her shoulder away from her friend's hoof. Applejack laughed again before adding onto her original joke.

"Come on, Dash, we'd be hammered within an hour!" Sunny snickered under her breath, and Rainbow Dash noticed.

"Glad to see somepony thinks it's funny." She said with a huff, pushing AJ away from her. Applejack stumbled away and sat back down next to Sunny.

"Aw, come on, Dash, it...was...a...joke." She said, speaking every word with great care. Sunny looked up at Applejack and smiled, briefly wondering what was going on in the other pony's head.

"Alright, alright, how about this," Rarity spoke up, coming up with another idea. "How about we play Truth or Dare, but every time you refuse, you have to take a drink?"

"We already did Truth or Dare." Sunny stated, remembering Pinkie chugging an entire bottle of pop upside down. She still couldn't figure out how that was possible.

"Ah, yes, but how about a more extreme version?" Rarity proposed. "We ask personal questions and if the mare refuses, she takes a...swig." She explained, clearly finding her last word improper.

"I guess we could..." She said, staring at her hooves. She glanced up and noticed that Fluttershy was asleep. She looked up at the clock and realized just how late it was. "Actually, maybe we should go to sleep. It's getting late, and I don't know about you girls, but I know that me and AJ have to get up early."

"Relax, Sunny!" Applejack said, leaning back against the couch with a casual grin. "Ah'd like to ask mah friends some personal questions! We can go to sleep after."

"Yeah, this oughta be fun!" Rainbow Dash said with an excited smile. Twilight sat down next to the sleeping Fluttershy and turned to Applejack.

"Applejack, since you seem so eager, why don't you go first?" She asked with a smile. AJ shrugged and nudged Sunny.

"Hey, Sunny, Ah know ya didn't wanna answer and all..." Sunny felt her heart fill with dread as she slumped and awaited AJ's question. "...but ah kind of wanna know mahself. Which one of us is the most attractive?"

"Well, it's a good thing Fluttershy isn't awake to hear this..." Sunny said with a kidding smile. Everypony looked surprised.

"Fluttershy?" AJ managed to say before Sunny started laughing. She waved a hoof to show that she was joking.

"I kid, I kid." She suddenly remembered her answer and looked away. She carefully scooted away from Applejack as she got ready to answer. "Um..." Her eyes swept over her mug of cider, and she quickly snatched it up and chugged the rest. "I forfeit." She said, slamming the mug down on the floor.

"Aw...Ah was hoping you'd answer." Applejack mused with a slightly disappointed frown. Sunny noticed this and felt herself start to reconsider.

"Um...well..." She cleared her throat before quickly bursting it out. "It's you." It may have been quickened by Sunny's nervousness, but Applejack seemed to understand.

"What?"