Keep Your Friends Close

by Spinner of Tales

Rating: mature
Tags: Rarity, Sex, Coco Pommel, Sassy Saddles, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Other, Romance
Length: 5095

Despondent over her latest breakup and desperate for company, Rarity invites two of her closest friends to a sleepover. Little does she know how much Coco Pommel and Sassy Saddles care for her... or what Coco has planned.

Three different stallions. Three different failures. The Element of Generosity gives and gives, and has only gotten her heart broken every single time. Rarity doubts she'll ever be able to find her special somepony. But she doesn't need to look too far, because sometimes, the ponies who love you are the ponies closest to you...

Commissioned by a user who wishes to remain anonymous. Outline provided by The Abyss.

Contains: Lesbian horses, sexual content, hoofplay, teats, minor butt stuff, threesomes, a little bit of squirting, and a whole lot of love.

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DISCLAIMER: This story is not approved for individuals under the age of 18, and has not been tested by the F.D.A. Side effects may include heightened arousal and/or orgasm, drowsniess, and if you're reading this at work, an uncontrollable desire to lock yourself in a bathroom stall where your boss won't be peeking over your shoulder every five damn seconds to see what you're working on when you're actually reading porn.

For erections lasting more than four hours, please contact your local doctor, Pornhub, or another one of my stories.

Published 2016-01-05 16:00:03 UTC
Last updated 2016-01-05 16:00:03 UTC

... And Your Lovers Closer

~~~ Commission for Anonymous ~~~
~~~ By Spinner of Tales ~~~

It was nighttime in the quiet, idyllic hamlet of Ponyville. The moon sat high in the sky, casting a soft white glow upon the landscape. All of the shops were closed, all of the homes were locked, and all of the ponies were tucked in bed. Well... almost all of the ponies. There were, in fact, three of them still awake, despite the late hour. Near the center of town, just off of Mane Street in a small business just next to City Hall, there was still one light shining out onto the deserted, snow coated street. The sign hanging on the Carousel Boutique's door said that the store was closed, and indeed it was. The door was locked tight, the windows shut, and the bits counted and stowed away. But the mare who owned the store, Rarity, was not asleep. No, even though she was in her bedroom, Rarity was wide awake. She was busy having her first sleepover in quite some time, and she was enjoying it with two of her closest friends, whom she didn't get to see nearly often enough.

"...And then he said 'Oh, I was sure that taco-shaped sequins were in this year!" A sky-blue unicorn mare burst into laughter, interrupted by random hiccups. "Mmph, I'm sorry. Too much wine, it seems."

"Oh, it's okay, Sassy," Another mare reached over and placed a hoof over the unicorn's. "We've all had a bit too much, I think."

"Thank you, Coco," Sassy set her hoof down. She lit her horn, and a large bottle levitated its way over to her glass and filled it up. "Though that doesn't mean we can't have a little bit more."

Rarity loved watching the two. It was amazing how, in just a few short months, Sassy Saddles and Coco Pommel had become the best of friends, despite never having met before. She supposed it was not so different from how quickly she herself had become a close friend of Twilight Sparkle, but getting to watch such a strong bond form so quickly really showed how wonderful and special it was. She couldn't help the small smile that adorned her face. "Thank you, girls," she said. "I'm glad that you two were able to come all the way out to Ponyville on such short notice..."

"Rings and ribbons, Rarity, you know it's our pleasure to!" Sassy reached out a hoof and placed it over Rarity's. "That's what friends are for, yes? You needed somepony to keep you company, and so..." She smiled. "Here we are."

Rarity couldn't help but wince a little at her friend's statement. It wasn't that she wasn't thankful for Sassy and Coco's companionship and friendship, but...

"But it still feel so empty in here..." Her ears drooped. All of the laughter and all of the joy could never hope to replace the feeling of intimacy her last special somepony had brought her. And now... and now he was gone, just like all the rest.

For an instant, her gaze locked with Coco Pommel’s, though her friend quickly blushed and averted her eyes. A small hint of a grin tugged at Rarity's lips. It was almost cute how bashful Coco could be around her sometimes.

And then, once again, she felt the familiar, sharp pain of sadness poke at her heart. If only stallions could be as endearing as Coco was. A sharp sigh broke past her lips before Rarity could contain it, and the two ponies in the room immediately stopped talking and turned their sympathetic gazes to her.

“Are you okay?” Sassy asked.

“What’s on your mind?” Coco smiled that bashful, shy smile of hers.

“Oh, just those dumb stallions,” Rarity muttered. “And this stupid breakup.”

“Do you want to talk about it?” Sassy lit her horn, levitating her wine glass down to the floor. She scooted toward the white unicorn. “Sometimes, it helps.”

“I suppose,” Rarity bit her lip and looked between the two other ponies. “It’s just… it’s difficult for me. It’s still…” She took a deep breath. “It’s still very fresh in my mind.”

“We’re here for you,” Coco Pommel gave her the most tender and caring smile she could muster. “It’s okay.”

Rarity exhaled. It was okay, wasn’t it? These were her friends, after all. And friends helped each other, no matter what. With renewed confidence and vigor, she fluffed up her pillows and sat all the way up, looking straight at the other two ponies in the room. And then she talked.

She talked about the first stallion, who (at first glance) had appeared to be a charmer. He had told her all about his suite in downtown Manehattan, about his house outside Fillydelphia. And Rarity… Rarity had been charmed. She really had. But when the stallion had gotten… frisky with her, she had realized that he was not the gentlecolt he purported to be. He was just trying to add Rarity to his list of conquests, and everything he had said, all of those nice things, had just been means to an end. So she had left him. Of course she had been a little heartbroken, at least for a while. She had trusted that stallion, and had even grown to like him. But it had all been a lie; he had never liked her back.

And then she met the second stallion. He'd seemed nice at first, and they really hit it off. He seemed genuine, something that Rarity's previous coltfriend had never been. But on their second date, the kindness and tenderness had begun to dissipate, and Rarity soon realized what an abrasive nature he had. He was just… unpleasant to be around. Needless to say, there had not been a third date.

That breakup had hit her pretty hard. She had tried. She'd actually tried to make it work. She'd gone to such extremes, even so far as to look past his abrasive manner, if only to have the attentions and affections of a special somepony, at least for a time. But it still ended the same way… she was here. So stressed about the whole ordeal that she had to close her entire shop and ask two of her dear friends to drop everything to come to Ponyville to spend some time with her.

"I just... feel so alone." Rarity hung her head, her ears drooped. "And I don't want to be alone. Not anymore..."

By the time Rarity had finished her story, Coco and Sassy were equally as heartbroken. Tears fell from Coco's eyes, staining her cheeks. And Sassy... while she didn't look as emotionally charged as Coco did, small droplets of water were beginning to blur her vision.

Attempting to soothe and comfort Rarity, Coco Pommel extended a hoof and covered the unicorn's. Unfortunately, the action had the opposite effect. The hoof pulled away, and a sharp sob tore its way from Rarity's throat. “All I want is somepony to hold me close…” she whimpered. “Somepony who just wants me to be happy. Is that so much to ask?” She pulled her forelegs close and weeped into them. “I just want to feel somepony lying beside me when I wake up. Somepony who… w-who loves me. But I never will, will I? I'm going to be alone f-forever!”

For Coco Pommel, hearing Rarity say those words stung her heart. How could Rarity think she was so alone? She wasn't! She had ponies who cared about her. She had somepony right next to her right now! She – she had… she had Coco…

Coco loved her. Coco adored her more than she adored any other pony in the world! But... she had never said anything. She had never been strong enough. Sure, she had come close, once. She had come all the way to Rarity’s front door, a bouquet of roses and a card in hoof. But when she saw the stallion through the window, having a candlelit dinner with Rarity, she lost her nerve. She remembered throwing the flowers in the ditch as soon as she got to Ponyville Station, and ripping the card into a thousand pieces as soon as she had gotten home.

She had left Rarity in the hands of that… that stallion. Sweet Coco knew few disparaging terms, and certainly none dirty enough to describe him properly. That stallion who had used Rarity, had led her along and then revealed that he had never loved her. That she would have been a good lay, but little more. Coco’s eyes narrowed. She had abandoned Rarity when she had needed her most. She wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.

Her eyes darted over to the other mare in the room. Sassy was rubbing Rarity’s hoof, trying to comfort her, much as Coco had done earlier. And Coco knew what she was going to do; what she needed to do. She leaned in and whispered into Sassy’s ear. “She does have ponies who will always love her, you know.” The earth pony summoned all of her courage, willing the last word to come out of her mouth. “Us.”

For a moment, there was no response. Coco swore she could hear the gears turning inside Sassy’s head as she put the pieces together. But eventually, it all fell into place. Sassy’s eyes widened, and she turned her head to face Coco. She regarded her for a moment, before her gaze turned to the white unicorn at the head of the bed, and then back to Coco Pommel. A slow hoof rose, pointed at the earth pony, and then back to its owner, and finally at Rarity. Coco nodded, the corners of her mouth tugging upwards. And then, Sassy bit her bottom lip and nodded, giving Coco all the permission she needed to proceed.

“You know, Rarity,” Coco cleared her throat and scooted toward her longtime crush. “You don’t… have to be alone. Not when we’re here with you.” She gave Rarity a wink and her best seductive smile, hoping she’d take the hint.

She took the hint. In an instant, a crimson blush stained the unicorn's normally snow-colored cheeks. And, as Coco Pommel continued to move toward her friend, and once again placed her hoof upon Rarity's, her blush became redder and more prominent. Coco gave her a reassuring smile.

“You mean so much to me, Rarity,” Coco whispered. Despite her smile, she couldn’t help but sniffle as years of stifled emotion and hidden passion trickled into her voice. “To us.” She looked over at Sassy, who nodded with a smile of her own. “We don't like to see you hurt. And..." Coco swallowed the lump in her throat. The hoof resting on Rarity’s began to stroke her carefully-trimmed fetlock. It rubbed against the fur, leaving small whorls and other disturbances in its wake. Coco’s gaze locked with Rarity’s. She hoped beyond hope that her best friend would accept what she was offering. “We’d be willing to… make you happy… if you want.”

“S – Surely you don’t… you can’t mean…” The unicorn stuttered. However, Rarity never got to finish her sentence, as Sassy took initiative and lunged forward, smashing Rarity’s lips against her own. A small squeak (Coco couldn't tell whose lips it came from) escaped from the kiss. Slowly, Sassy pulled away, tracing against Rarity's bottom lip a she did so. "Yes," Sassy breathed. "We do mean that."

Coco saw Rarity's tail twitch of its own accord. “I… I can’t say I’ve ever… considered being with a mare,” the white unicorn said. "Though... here, now, with you... I admit, the thought is at least a little appealing..."

“Let us show you?” Coco leaned in, putting her head mere inches from her best friend’s. “Please?” Her breath tickled the short hairs on Rarity’s chin.

A few moments passed. And then, Coco felt something wonderful. She felt Rarity’s tense muscles loosen, relaxing underneath her. “O – Okay.” She took a deep breath. “Okay,” she said again, nodding in determination. Coco’s heart threatened to burst from inside her chest. Rarity had said yes!

In an instant, Coco took Rarity’s lips in her own. She tasted sweet, Coco realized, far sweeter than she had been in her dreams! Coco dared to run her tongue against the unicorn’s lips, teasing them, massaging them, and asking her to allow Coco entrance.

Rarity granted her wish. Coco was almost surprised when her partner's mouth opened, allowing her to dip her tongue inside. But she soon recovered, running her tongue along the ridges of her partner’s teeth, occasionally dipping further inside to tease the shy tongue within.

Meanwhile, Sassy had begun kissing Rarity’s neck and collarbone. Her kisses were wet, and the suckles she delivered left small patches of damp, raised fur along Rarity’s body, making her shiver with every breath.

Coco pulled back from the kiss with a wet smack. A small string of their mixed saliva hung suspended from their mouths, before it fell on Rarity’s neck and chest. The white unicorn’s tongue lapped up the small bit which remained stuck to her lip.

“Rarity…” Coco whispered longingly. Goddess, she had wanted to say her friend’s name like that for a long time. With so much emotion, so much passion in her voice; she wanted Rarity to know just how much she loved her.

Her hooves took Rarity’s foreleg and brought it up to her muzzle. Coco Pommel nuzzled the leg, before taking planting a small kiss on the underside of the unicorn’s hoof. Rarity let out the tiniest whimper, and Coco's breath caught. She couldn't take it; she needed to hear more.

As Sassy continued to kiss and nip up and down Rarity’s body, sending random shivers of pleasure through Rarity's body, Coco Pommel extended her tongue and pressed it against the tip of her partner's hoof. Her whole mouth soon followed, and soon Rarity moaned as Coco’s mouth enveloped the entire tip. A few hot exhales later, and Coco pulled back, only to begin running her tongue along the edges of Rarity’s hoof, applying random sucks and warm, wet licks as she went.

“Mmm, Coco…” Rarity whispered. “Oh, Coco... Goddess, that feels good.”

Coco blushed at the unexpected praise. She pulled away just long enough to nuzzle the foreleg in her grasp. “I love you, Rarity,” she breathed, kissing up and down the furry appendage. “Oh, my gosh…” She nickered. “Oh, you taste so good, Rarity…” Coco’s wet tongue returned to her lover’s hoof and peppered it tender licks and loving kisses. “So warm.” Another nuzzle. “I love you...” Another suckle. “So much... Oh, my gosh..."

Coco's ministrations drew a quiet moan from the white unciorn, only to be punctuated by a squeak as Sassy bit down on Rarity’s collarbone and sucked, running her tongue over the now-reddened skin underneath Rarity’s coat.

It was at this moment that Coco Pommel felt something moving against her rump. It was silky smooth, feeling almost like… a quick glance down confirmed Coco’s suspicions: Rarity’s tail was twitching against her. And Judging by the look that Sassy gave her, she had felt it, too. It was time.

Giving her partner's delicious, delectable hoof one last little smooch, Coco pulled away, setting Rarity’s foreleg down upon her stomach. And then, she locked eyes with the unicorn. Unspoken volumes of pure love poured from Coco Pommel’s gaze, and were returned by Rarity, though there was no small amount of need and desire mixed in as well.

Closing in, Coco gave Rarity another kiss. This time, Rarity’s mouth opened much sooner, and a much more active tongue met Coco’s, smashing against her own in a willful, passionate kiss. Both ponies moaned into each other's mouths. Coco Pommel squeezed her eyes shut, so that the happy tears welling in her eyes wouldn’t fall. She had wanted this for so long! And now, now her dream was finally going to come true!

The earth pony pulled away, panting for a moment as she caught her breath. Her lover looked up at her with wide, pleading eyes, and nodded. “Please…” she whimpered, and Coco felt Rarity’s tail flicking against her again. “Coco...” She bit her bottom lip. "Make love to me?"

In response, Coco leaned back in and licked the white unicorn's cheek in an affectionate gesture. And then, she started down. Coco her cheek in the spot she had just licked. She kissed Rarity's neck, her collarbone. Each kiss lasted a little longer than the previous one had, and Coco smiled as she felt Rarity squirm under her attentions. Both ponies were in heaven; Rarity from the beautiful, gorgeous mare on top of her, kissing down her chest, and Coco from the sheer pleasure of having her greatest dream fulfilled.

Down and down, Coco kissed. Occasionally, she’d find a spot previously attended to by Sassy. When she did, she’d suckle a little on the wet fur, finding the embers first kindled by the other unicorn and relighting the fire. But, as Coco delved further toward Rarity’s most private of places, those markings became less and less common; even Sassy hadn’t gone this far down yet. The thought made Coco’s heart beat just a little bit faster: Sassy had waited for her so they could share!

Finally, Coco reached Rarity’s belly button. She ran her tongue along the little indentation smiling as Rarity squirmed and let out a ticklish giggle. So she was sensitive here! Coco filed that information away for future… use. A few licks later, and she was ready to continue. However, there wasn’t much farther to go.

Just below Rarity’s belly sat two small mounds. Normally covered by fur, Rarity's heightened arousal had caused her two nipples to peek out from under her coat, exposing them to the cold air of the bedroom. Coco’s mouth hung open. These were Rarity’s teats. She couldn’t believe it! She was actually staring at Rarity’s teats! And... they were cold. They needed to be suckled. And Coco... Goddess, Coco wanted to suckle them.

In that instant, Coco felt a presence beside her. Looking over, she found Sassy, staring at one of the tears. She saw a similar desire to hers in her eyes; the need to suckle. “Well, there’s enough to share,” she thought, before both ponies leaned in and pinched one of the nipples between her teeth and flicked the nub with her tongue. From what she could tell, Sassy was doing the same thing. Looking up, Coco saw Rarity staring with lust-filled excitement back down at them, watching them suckling on her teats like newborn foals.

Coco’s heart fluttered at the idea. Part of her wanted to be Rarity’s little foal. Part of her wanted to nurse from Rarity, to suckle and taste her warm milk and cuddle into her side and just be taken care of.

Maybe she’d bring that up later?

Rarity thrusted her hips, and her tail continued to thrash against the bedsheets. “Later,” Coco affirmed to herself, letting go of the teat with a small pop. Sassy did the same, and the two took a moment to look at each other. Sassy's breath was ragged, and she looked at Coco with clouded, lust-filled eyes. It was clear that Sassy was as horny as Coco was, if not more so.

At that moment, no words were necessary. They knew what they had to do.

Both Coco and Sassy moved down at the same time, stopping at the puffy, wet folds of Rarity's marehood. It winked for them, and Rarity’s clit jumped out of its hidden chamber, twitching for a moment before retreating back to the hot insides of the unicorn's...

“…Pussy,” Coco breathed. Oh, it looked so hot. Before Coco knew what she was doing, she had leaned in and traced her tongue along the outside of her lover’s labia, all the way around, and ducking low for a moment to tease Rarity's puckered tailhole before moving back u[. She put her lips right where Rarity’s clit would appear, and, as her lover's marehood winked again, she took the small, honey-coated nub between her lips and sucked. Her tongue flicked out at random intervals, sending spasms of pleasure all throughout Rarity's body.

The unicorn's legs clenched, pressing Sassy and Coco's faces closer together. Rarity cried out into the room, and her hips bucked against the muzzles of the two ponies attending to her, trying to shove the pair of tongues deeper inside of her of her. Her tail thrashed wildly against the bed, spreading a pool of her thick, musky juices around the sheets.

Sassy's tongue collided with Coco's on more than few occassions. It wasn't unexpected; Rarity's marehood wasn't big enough for both of them to have space inside of her. Still, though, the wet muscle grinding against her own was more than enough to send Coco into her own state of ecstasy. She'd never kissed Sassy before, though she was quickly becoming accustomed to her taste as the blue unicorn's saliva became mixed with her own inside Rarity's own sopping marehood.

Rarity was beginning to go crazy. Having two tongues working her at once... having two mares making love to her, when all she had ever had were primitive, brutish stallions... Coco could only imagine how good it felt for her.

Coco decided to let Sassy have her lover’s marehood for a minute. She wanted to see if she could make Rarity feel even better. Her eyes drifted down, settling on her lover’s tight tailhole. A thought crossed her mind… Rarity was such a lady. She’d never want anypony to…

Or would she? The earth pony bit her bottom lip. There was only one way to find out, wasn’t there? Carefully, she extended her tongue. She settled for a few circles around the hole, a grin forming as Rarity squirmed and moaned at the attention. Feeling a little bit braver, she pushed her tongue inside.

“Coco!” Rarity shrieked. The earth pony pulled back in alarm, staring at Rarity with wide eyes. Had that been too far? She could feel hot tears beginning to form in the corners of her eyes. She was sorry! She wouldn’t do it again! She never meant to –

Her train of thought was interrupted as Rarity’s magic surrounded Coco’s head, and shoved her tongue back inside of her ass. “Ah!” Rarity cried, her tailhole convulsing around Coco’s tongue, and her marehood around Sassy’s. “Oh, yes! Coco, yes! Mmph!” She brought one of her hooves up to her mouth and bit down to stifle her screams, only to pull it away a moment later. “Ah! Coco! Sassy! Oh, Goddess, don’t stop! Please, don’t staaahp!” Rarity’s voice devolved into a wanton moan as Coco thrusted, driving the earth pony to double her efforts.

A few licks here, a few licks there, a thrust in and out… Coco tried to vary her routine. She wanted to keep Rarity guessing. Would she lick around the edges of her ass? Would she delve inside with her hot, flat tongue? Being random meant that whatever she did, she would get another one of those surprised, eager cries that she’d grown to love so much. She wanted to hear those cries. She wanted to hear Rarity scream her name in the throes of…

Wait… Coco’s thrusts began to slow. “What is that?”

Rarity moaned as Coco’s tongue slid out of her tailhole. “Mmm, Coco, don’t stop…” She whined as her hips thrusted forward, trying to reconnect with her lover's wet muscle.

“Is that…” Coco brought one of her hooves down to her lover’s dock and prodded at a small metal stud in the shape of a diamond. The other pinned her tail to the bed to stop its flicking and keep it out of the way. “You got your dock pierced?”

Rarity brought her forelegs to her chest and tried to push her head back into her pillow. “I… I thought it would be sexy…” She whispered, her prominent blush becoming even redder. "Do you... do you like it?"

"Yes," Coco whispered, a smile on the edge of her face. “I love it, you naughty mare...” Before Rarity could respond, Coco’s tongue darted out, licking around the edge of the small metallic nub, forcing a pleasured squeal from the unicorn. Her smile growing wider, she nibbled on her lover’s dock, reveling in each small kick and every whinny Rarity made. Her lover’s noises were like a concert, and Coco never wanted such a concert to end. Each nibble made Rarity’s gasps a little louder, and every suck rose the pitch of her squeaks.

Rarity's marehood was beginning to drip. A combined mix of Rarity's arousal and Coco and Sassy's saliva was now falling freely from the unicorn's swollen folds. Rarity was almost there, that much was clear. Giving her dock one last nibble and her tailhole one last lick and kiss, Coco’s mouth rose and once again joined Sassy's as they attacked Rarity’s sopping, dripping pussy together. Their tongues mashed together, sloppily trading a collection of three mares’ collective juices as they competed to drive the object of their affection to her much-needed orgasm.

It wouldn’t take much longer. Looking up past Rarity’s teats, Coco could see her lover’s eyes squeezed shut, her ears flicking in every direction, and her tongue hanging out of her mouth, drooling onto the bedsheets in a most unladylike fashion. By the Goddess, it was hot. But she didn’t have time to dwell on that. The erratic bucks of Rarity’s hips told the young earth pony one thing; she couldn't take much more. And with every lick from Coco or Sassy’s tongue, that became clearer and clearer. As Rarity's inner walls contracted around the two ponies' tongues, Coco knew it wouldn't be long now. Any stimulation could send the white unicorn over the edge.

Coco saw her chance. Her lips wrapped around the hard, wet, glazed nub at the top of her lover’s pussy, and she sucked. Rarity cried out in utter bliss as her hips humped the air, driving her clit further into Coco’s mouth and Sassy’s tongue further into her pussy.

“COCO!” Rarity screamed into the room. “Sassy! Oh, yes! YES!”

Coco felt a thick squirt of liquid hit her chin. Most went straight into Sassy’s mouth, and she smiled as she swallowed all of it. Coco’s nostrils flared as she was totally overpowered by the musky scent of her lover’s orgasm mixed in with her regular arousal. She would wear the scent of Rarity's cum like perfume if she could.

Throughout the unicorn’s orgasm, Sassy kept licking, and Coco never stopped sucking. Rarity’s hips continued to hump the air, and her legs continued kicking, and Rarity kept moaning again and again as she was wracked with pleasure as her two new lovers kept pouring more and more love into her.

Eventually, of course, Rarity came down from her high. Her twitching legs began to slow down, and the bucking of her hips ceased. Her breathing, slow and heavy, began to level out. Sassy was the first to pull out, her tongue coated in her lover’s cum as she did so. She gave one final lick around Rarity’s folds, taking any excess marecum into her maw and cleaning it up before crawling up to snuggle into Rarity’s side. Coco, meanwhile, abandoned the unicorn’s clit, nuzzling each of Rarity’s teats before settling into Rarity’s other side.

Rarity let out something that sounded like a tired sigh mixed in with a euphoric giggle. “Girls,” she breathed. “Coco… S-Sassy, I…”

“Shh,” Sassy whispered, putting her hoof over the other unicorn’s mouth. “It’s okay.”

Rarity shook her head. “No… it’s not. I want to…” She took a deep breath. “Return the favor…”

Sassy’s lips tugged upwards into a smile, and she looked over at Coco. The earth pony gave her a sympathetic shake of her head. No words between them needed to be spoken. “Pinafores and pearls, dear! There will be time for that later…” Sassy nuzzled into the crook of her lover’s neck. “You need rest.”

Rarity opened her mouth to protest, but, after a moment, snapped it back shut. Her eyes drifted shut, and she let out a small yawn. “Okay…” she whispered.

Coco could only smile as she watched her friend, no, her marefriend, fall asleep. One of her hooves began to stroke at the white fur on Rarity’s stomach.

“Rarity?” She pushed a little harder on her lover’s stomach.

“Hm,” Rarity grunted.

Coco gulped. Even after all that had just transpired, she was still a little nervous to say the words she knew she needed to say. But after all that had happened, the chance of Rarity responding favorably was much higher than it would have been a few hours prior.

“I – I really, really love you...” she whispered. "So much..."

The unicorn’s eyes opened, and her head turned to face Coco’s. A weak smile caressed her muzzle. “I love you,” the smile widened, “my sweet, little Coco… and I love you, my Sassy…” Rarity’s eyes fluttered closed once more.

Coco looked over at Sassy. Rarity loved her too? Perhaps, a few days or a few weeks ago, Coco would have had a problem with that. She wouldn’t have wanted to share her love. She’d never had a problem with herding, of course. After all, the Princess of the Sun herself had taken both her sister Luna and the new princess of friendship as her wives, so who could question the practice? And Princess Cadance had always defended herding as just another form of love! But Coco had always ever seen herself, at least, as a one-mare kind of pony.

And yet... As Sassy gave Coco a warm, tender smile, she found herself not minding all that much. She may not love Sassy to the same degree as she loved Rarity; she had, after all, been head-over-hooves for the white unicorn since before she had even met the blue one, but… there wasn’t anything wrong with trying, was there?

“No” Coco Pommel thought with a small grin, and gave her new fellow member of Rarity’s herd a peck on the cheek. “There really isn't anything wrong with that at all.”

Author's Note

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