A Love as Steady as Stone

Chapter 6: Love and Marriage

Marble looked up from her book, something she had found in the small public library of this town, and almost glared at the wall. She was happy for Limestone, really she was, but this wasn’t what she had in mind when she thought she’d be getting a brother.

Thump, thump, thump, thump. “YES! YES! OH CELESTIA YES!!!!”

Thump, thump, thump, thump, “I’M YOUR WHORSE! BUCK ME! OH CELESTIA BUCK MY BRAINS OUT!”

Marble Pie looked toward the large, long, and nearly finished sculpted piece of marble was. Sleep, was obviously not going to come, her sister was currently becoming a mare in the oldest sense, and thus it seemed befitting that she at least do something productive. That productive act came with her walking toward the sheet of marble, lifting it, and carrying it back toward her bed.

She still had the small tools she had found, chisels, rock hammers, but she knew that the precision work that was left needed to be done by hand. As her sister was screaming in delight from what the young… No, after tonight he was her brother. A smile, and a blush, crossed her face. Her brother was rutting her sister. It was funny, lewd, and terribly out of place to even think in that way, but the thought appeared nonetheless. It appeared and she couldn’t help but laugh at the implication. Maybe she was wrong to think it as funny as it seemed, but she did not believe so.

Instead she looked at the long piece of marble. She had began working all of her sisters, her soon to be new brother, her mother and father, and herself into the image she was creating. The general shapes were there, so were their faces, their clothing, but it was the more fleshed out intimate touches which were next.

She could still hear the thuds, the sounds of bed springs squeaking, and there was little doubt in her mind that her parents heard it as well. She knew that her father and mother would be accepting of it. It was fairly obvious that they had given Aaron their blessing already, and the way he and Limestone acted it was just a matter of time until they came together. She looked back at what she was working on, and she began the long processes of making their images appear more realistic.

***** Aaron and Limestone’s Bedroom *****

Limestone lay gasping for air as Aaron held her. His arms made her feel secure, and his scent certainly was driving the more primal parts of her. Earth Pony courting would have been much quicker, but it didn’t matter. They got to the place she had hoped her. She felt his lips on the back of her neck, his right hand moved up her stomach and gently groped her right breast. She didn’t try to stop him. There wasn’t any need to. As far as she was concerned this was it. They were wed as of the moment they took each other.

“Love you.”

She smiled, “I love you too.”

She enjoyed being near him. The morning would come, there would be a need for a bath, luckily they running water, and apparently the boiler for the hotel was working. There was a few things she wanted to discuss with her mother. While she was certainly happy she took this first step there simply was things she wanted to know about when it came to being a wife.

For one, it was simply in her nature to run things. Aaron had proven himself as somepony that needed very little guidance when it came to pretty much anything. And thanks to what had transpired between them she could certainly say that he was quite apt at loving a mare. In a way it felt good to have someone that was able to get straight to work, although part of her certainly wanted to establish that she was there to call the shots.

Sleep began to call to her, and as she answered it a question popped up in her mind. How was Mama and Papa going to take their daughter becoming a mare? Her eyes closed, she found herself falling into a deep sleep, and all of the worries about what her mother and father might would say simply fell by the wayside. There would be no reason to worry about it until the morning.

The sound of the breakfast iron ringing caused Limestone to slowly get up. Both she and Aaron had slept in later than either had really expected. Normally Aaron would be up, helping to get breakfast prepared, but giving all they had done, and how late it was when they actually went to sleep, she wasn’t going to hold it against him. She did however shake his sleeping form.

“Time to get up, and we need a bath.”

He opened his eyes, taking in the view of a very naked, but absolutely beautiful, mare beside him. He stretched, and his mind brought him back to a small place on her side he’d discovered last night. Before she could react his fingers were dancing on her ribs, hitting one of her more ticklish spots, and she began to squeal, giggle, and fall back toward him. The moment she fell into the bed he fell on her.

His mouth found her own, and she didn’t make any effort to push him off. It would have been easy for her to have done so. The both of them knew just how strong she was compared to him, but instead she was willingly surrendering to him. That moment spoke volumes between the two of them. Limestone loved to be the boss, she enjoyed being in charge, but she didn’t want to be with him. The very question she had been asking earlier had been answered.

Of course when he tried to get up she held him in place. She might not want to order him around, to be the boss in the relationship, but she was more than willing to be equals. As he was held in place Aaron considered all that happened. The two of them dated, their dating lead to where they were, and he was fairly certain that the point they were in meant another fantastic round of lovemaking before going down stairs.

At least it would have meant that if the door didn’t open, and a throat didn’t clear itself.

Both of them looked toward the open door and saw Igneous standing there. He didn’t look upset, but instead there was a sort of an unspoken understanding.

“Mayhaps my foals wilt stop their attempts of bringing forth grandfoals, and instead join us in the breaking of the fast.”

“Okay Papa,” Limestone said.

She let Aaron go, and the both of them stood up. They had tested out the pipes, replaced a few bad ones, and they did have a working tub. It was on the second floor, where they were, and that was a blessing.

“You know, we could save time, and conserve water, by showering together.”

She grinned at him, getting his meaning, and they walked toward the bathroom together.

***** Kitchen - half an hour later *****

Cloudy watched as her daughter walked into the kitchen. Limestone had always been headstrong, and while it certainly made her somepony that was more than capable of running the rock farm Cloudy was worried that her daughter would simply never find anypony. She silently thanked Celestia that the young stallion that took them in seemed to be somepony who was able to be the other half her daughter needed so badly.

“Sorry for being late.”

She looked at Aaron and smiled, “T’is fine, although from thy sounds in the night I understand why both of thou art late to the breaking of the fast.”

Aaron wasn’t sure how he felt about the fact that both of Limestone’s parents knew that they were together. It certainly made things easier, but at the same time he was a little worried that they didn’t seem at all angry over the fact that he had deflowered their daughter. Then again the entire time he knew them they seemed to be exceptionally accepting of him. He was almost so lost in thought that he didn’t see Cloudy Quartz until she had him wrapped into a hug.

“We art happy, and blessed, to have thou as our son. Igneous and I feel as though thou shalt make a great son, and that thou shalt make a great father to thine foals.”

“Thank you?”

Limestone grinned, “Thank you Mama.”

She nodded, “By Earth Pony traditions thou art married, but, pray tell, do thou want a ceremony? Say thee yes, please. It has been my fondest wish to see my daughters have weddings.”

Limestone shifted uncomfortably, and Aaron understood what was happening. This was similar to something to how some societies treated their marriages. It happened the night the two slept in the same bed without any sort of precaution. He was thankful for taking that Massive Online Open Course over Anthropology. At the time he almost considered it a waste of time, but at least now he had some insight.

Aaron grinned at her, “I’m okay with it.”

Cloudy looked toward Limestone who was biting her lip, “Mama, promise me that you won’t go overboard, please?”

Cloudy smiled, “Mine daughter, I shalt not do more for thou than what I believe thou should deserve,” she sighed, “I do wish thine sister was here. For she could plan the wedding. Pinkamena hast the natural skill for such things.”

Almost by magic there was a knock on the door. Cloudy walked toward it, knowing that everypony that lived in this small town was already there. Yet when she opened the door there stood a familiar pink pony who had a mane and tail that looked like fresh spun cotton candy. She practically bounced inside and wrapped her mother with a tight hug.

“Yay! It’s soo good to see you! Mama I can’t wait for you to meet Andy, Strawberry, Onyx, and Lemon!”

“P...Pinkamena?!”

Pinkie smiled at her mother’s shocked state, “Yepperoni! I told Andy that it was out this way.”

Pinkie felt herself pulled into another tight hug, “Thou art safe!”

“Mama, who’s that?”

Cloudy looked down at the three little foals standing behind Pinkie. Her smile widened as she realized these were grandfoals. She smiled at her daughter, at the grandfoals she was meeting for the first time, and she welcomed them into the home they shared with their newest son-in-law.

Author's Note

(AN: Wow, it has been a while. So I wanted to update this story, and I plan on updating others in the Vogonverse fairly soon as well. Inspiration just struck me, so I began writing. Sorry it's a bit shorter than normal)