Chomping at the Bit

The sun crested over the Crystal Mountains from the east. The valley surrounding Ponyville was set ablaze by Celestia’s sun. The light reflected from the Canterlot Castle spires and loosely converged to a point on the bedroom window of Fluttershy’s cottage, suspending a second sun in the sky. The branches of the trees outside the window swung gently in the breeze causing the rays of light to dance on the walls, floor, and furniture. The light played on Fluttershy’s face for a couple of minutes until her eyes slowly opened.

Today was the day. She slowly rolled over and looked at the clock; it was eight forty-four. Only six more hours until her and Rarity’s appointment at the Ponyville spa. She wondered if everything was going to go as planned. And even though all the plans had been arranged more than a week ago, she couldn’t help show up at the spa each day for the last three days to make sure everything was perfect. When she considered stopping by one more time, Fluttershy’s pet, Angel, rapped on Fluttershy’s hoof with her foot and motioned to her mouth. It was time for breakfast.

Fluttershy donned her slippers at the foot of the bed as she rose to go downstairs. The slippers were special to her; Rarity had made them for her as a birthday present almost three years ago. They were hoof stitched and the colour had been matched perfectly to be the same as her green eyes. She made sure never to wear them outside to avoid risking them becoming dirtied and damaged.

As she reached the bottom of the stairs, she paused to admire how everything was clean and in its place. She spent the last night cleaning her home in case everything goes according to plan and she has company over later. And even though it occurred to her that she may return by herself this evening, it still felt good to be caught up on all the chores.

Fluttershy brewed her tea and retrieved the newspaper as Angel ate his bowel of lettuce leaf and chopped carrots. After she sat down at the dining table, she wondered how she was going to spend the time before the spa date. She sipped her tea and opened the newspaper; on the front page was a small picture of Rarity included within a brief article describing the highlights of the Ponyville Days festival. Even though she tried to focus on the article, she found her attention returning back to thinking about Rarity and worrying whether or not everything was actually going to be ready at the spa. Fluttershy set the newspaper down and got up to open the door and put Angel outside.

Fluttershy lamented her decision to go back upstairs, but she knew that this was the only way she would be able to take her mind off Rarity until she had to leave. When she reached her room, she shut the door behind her and made sure to lock it. And even though she lived on the outskirts of Ponyville, she drew the blinds to ensure her privacy. As she crawled back into bed, she carefully used her wing to pick up the photo of her and Rarity that was on the nightstand. She rolled onto her back and made herself comfortable, the picture suspended between her two wings.

“I can’t believe I’m doing this again.” Fluttershy sighed and she reached her hoof down towards her crotch. She was not particularly horny, but the thought of obsessing over Rarity for the next six hours was too much to bear. She checked the clock again before she started; hardly thirty minutes had passed since she looked at it when she first woke up. It was going to be a long day.

Her focus shifted to fabricating a fantasy with Rarity so that she would be adequately aroused to clop. To her, physical stimulus had never been the centre of sexuality, but rather she emphasised the mind’s state of being, for both her and her partner. In this case, it was easy for her to imagine a scenario because it was one the one she had been planning to become real for the past several days. She looked towards her closet and thought about all the toys inside. But, she turned her head back to the photo and breathed in a gulp of air as she felt all the vivid details of her imagination becoming her reality. She welcomed the feelings of being teleported to another world as each stroke of her slit made it become more and more real. Her extremities slowly stiffened and joints locked in place as she became more excited. Her mind barely registered the wet feeling of the fur around her hoof as her heart beat faster and faster. Her eyes clenched together and in a single, high-pitched yip she pressed her head back as hard as she could against her pillow and her body spasmed into climax.

The passes of her hoof became slower and slower until they terminated with a single exhalation of relief. As her mind rejoined its body, she lay still for a few moments and enjoyed the satisfaction that each quick breath gave her. She could feel her own heartbeat in her ears as well as in the hoof she was using to pleasure herself. Even though she knew she was fine, Fluttershy lifted her head to look at her front hoof to make sure she didn’t burst a blood vessel or anything. As she was inspecting her leg, she cursed herself when she noticed that she forgot to place a towel on the sheets.

She was too tired to get up right away and so she rested her head back down on the pillow. As she stared at the ceiling, she tried to determine when exactly it was that her breathing slowed down to its regular pace. The room became silent and Fluttershy’s eyelids slowly closed and she fell back asleep.

The sounds of the ducks and chickens woke Fluttershy up. She hadn’t planned on going back to sleep, but she was glad to have burned some extra time before the appointment. She checked the clock again. It was ten sixteen; four and a half hours to go. It was time to feed the animals now. As she got up out of bed, the dried sex juices stiffened the sheets, making it faintly more difficult to move them out of the way. She retrieved a fresh set from the closet and quickly made the bed. On her way downstairs, she brought the soiled sheets with her and placed them in the laundry room.

She opened the door to go outside. Even though the Summer Sun Celebration was just days away, it was pleasantly cool outside. A gentle breeze blew, whisking away any sweat before it had a chance to bead. She hoisted a feed sack onto her back and started towards the animal pens. She smiled as she got closer to the animal pens and was greeted by the occupants. She appreciated how the bag became lighter every time she filled the trays with the combination of wheat, oats, and dried vegetables. As the bag became empty, she returned it to the feed shed to be refilled. Fluttershy returned to the duck pen and enjoyed the company of the animals while simultaneously appreciating that all the chores for today were now done. But even though she always liked to be around the animals, she rose to leave as she continued to feel more and more distant as her longing for a different kind of company became more apparent. She needed another way to distract herself.

She went back inside and reheated the tea that she did not finish earlier. After making sure everything was put away downstairs, she went back upstairs to shower. She tried to think of something else to do around the house to kill some more time, but everything had already been prepared for tonight. She checked the clock again; even though it was a bit early to leave, she decided to head into Ponyville early in the hopes of finding something to amuse her until spa time. After putting on her saddle bag, she left the cottage and started down the path to town.

She walked by Rarity’s place on her way into town and glanced in the window as she passed by. As expected, Rarity was hard at work. The place was disastrously chaotic as all the mannequins were out in full force, textiles were all over the ground and suspended in air, and designs patters covered the remaining surface area of the floor that did not already have something on it. Rarity was facing away from the window and had propped herself up on her hind legs and she was leaning on one of the mannequins; it looked like she was trying to sew something, but Fluttershy couldn’t tell from where she stood. Fluttershy’s eyes had already wandered down to Rarity’s plot, but as soon as she realised what she was down doing, Fluttershy quickly walked away to avoid becoming turned on again. She had always loved to watch Rarity work and would often show up unannounced when there was nothing else to do; she didn’t think that Rarity minded the company either as Rarity always invited her in. But they were going to meet later and she still wasn’t sure exactly what she wanted to tell Rarity when they did, so she decided to keep walking.

The Ponyville clock tower read a quarter after eleven when she reached the centre of town. “You can do this, Fluttershy.”, she assured herself. She stood next to the fountain and nervously looked around for a couple of minutes as she tried to figure out her next move. She heard some commotion on the other side of the buildings next to her and remembered that Ponyville Marketplace was being held this weekend at the town’s fairgrounds. She usually made it a point to go, but she supposed she forgot because of all the other plans she had been making. As she rounded the building and crossed the stream to the fairgrounds, the noise of pony’s talking, deals being hammered out, and wares being moved grew louder.

The stalls were organised into rows, but were in no particular order. She started walking down the row closest to her. Most of vendors in this row were farmers. She had already done her grocery shopping for the week, but she stopped by one of the first ones. After a little bit of small talk with the vendor, she gave him one bit in exchange for a couple of carrots and an apple. She would give the carrots to Angel later, but the apple was for herself. She felt bad for not buying the apple from Applejack, but she figured that losing one bit wouldn’t cause her friend to lose Sweet Apple Acres. She stowed away the carrots and started to eat the apple as she continued shopping. Every stall in this aisle either sold produce or things that did not appeal to Fluttershy. But, she still took her time, looking at every stall for a moment or two before continuing onto the next one.

The next aisle had stalls were much more interesting. Although most of the vendors were selling second-hoof wares, there were some stalls selling either brand-new or otherwise unique products. It took her longer to make her way down this aisle since there were so many things to look at. She recognised one of the vendors from the Rainbow Falls Trader’s Exchange last month, it had been the same one that Rarity got her vintage brooch from, but she wasn’t selling anything too interesting today. Soon after she had finished her apple, Fluttershy arrived at a stall that exclusively sold jewellery. The unicorn who owned the place was selling complete pieces of jewellery, but also had individual gems and other components for sale. As she browsed the showcases, a necklace caught her eye. It was a plain silver necklace without any gemstones. It was similar in shape to the Elements of Harmony, except that it was rigid all the way around to the back of the neck, where it clasped together. The band that made up the necklace was about two inches wide. It also lacked any filigree and the edges follow a straight, uniform line all the way around.

“Excuse me, sir?”

“Yes? May I help you?”, the unicorn running the stall turned around abandoning what he was working on. His accent identified him as a Fillydelphia native.

“Well, um… I was wondering about this necklace here.” She pointed to the necklace with her hoof.

“Oh yeah, dat one there. Took me a while to get da curvature just right.”

“Oh. So you made all this?”

“I most certainly did.” His posture stiffened and he puffed his chest out a bit as he said this.

“Well, I was wondering if it would be possible to add a gemstone to it.” Before she finished asking her question, the shop keeper disappeared under the showcases and returned holding a box full of gemstones of every shape, colour, and size.

“Oh, sure, sure. What kind of stone are ya lookin’ for?”

“Oh, wow” Fluttershy marvelled at the stones for a moment, “Do you have any yellow stones in a rhombus cut?”

“Lemme see here…”, the jeweller started rummaging through the box, “I know I had somethin’ like that somewhere… ah! Here it is.” He set the stone on the counter for Fluttershy to look at. “One yellow diamond in a rhombus cut.”

“It’s beautiful!”, Fluttershy held the stone up towards the necklace. “So, you could put this”, she motioned to the stone and then at the necklace, “in that?”

“Sure can.”

“How much would that cost?”

“Well, for somethin’ like this”, he paused and looked at the ceiling to calculate the imaginary numbers, “I’ll do it for four-hundred an’ fifty bits.”

Fluttershy’s bowed her head and felt her heart sink; she already knew that she couldn’t afford it with what she had on her. The jeweller seemed to pick up on this.

“But for you, I can do it for four hundred.”

Fluttershy looked right back at the shop keeper, “Really!? Oh, thank you!” She started to open her saddlebag.

“Don’t worry about payin’ or nuttin’ now, you can pay me once I have it finished. I’ll get on it right. You just wait right there.” The necklace and diamond floated away with the unicorn as he turned around to his workbench.

As she waited for the necklace Fluttershy went back to looking in the showcases. It was strange how ever piece of jewellery seemed so interesting before, but now that she had found what she wanted, they all lost much of their appeal.

“Whatcha doin’ Fluttershy!?” Rainbow Dash was suddenly right next to her.

“Oh, nothing, what are you doing here Rainbow Dash?”

“Nothing? Are you sure about that?”, Rainbow Dash leaned in and quietly asked, “Sure you’re not getting something for your special somepony?” Rainbow lingered on the last two words.

“So what if I am?” Fluttershy faced Rainbow and looked her right in the eyes, “Jealous?”

Rainbow jumped back and flew a few feet into the air and exclaimed, “Pfft. Me? Jealous?” Rainbow Dash laughed, “Like that would ever happen!”. She gently returned to earth. “But really, Fluttershy, what are you doing here?” Rainbow’s tone lightened, but she obviously still had her pride in tact; it was the only part of Rainbow Dash’s personality that ever had any tact.

“I’m just doing a little shopping and trying to kill some time before my appointment at the spa-.”

“Oh yeah, you and Rarity do that thing at the spa every now and then.”, Rainbow interrupted, “I don’t get how some ponies can bear just sitting around in a boring spa all day while letting other ponies touch their hoofs!” Rainbow Dash shivered, she still hadn’t quite gotten over the Gabby Gums incident at the spa a couple years ago.

“Here ya are ma’am”, the jeweller returned to the counter and presented the necklace to Fluttershy for her review. The yellow diamond was set vertically in the centre of the necklace at the point where each band converged.

“A little shopping!?”, Rainbow shouted, “Just check that thing out!” As Rainbow leaned in to have a closer look, she noticed the shape of the gemstone. She gasped as suddenly everything made sense to her. “Rarity!? You like Rarity!?”

Fluttershy was speechless. She didn’t think that Rainbow Dash would run off and tell Rarity before she could, but the thought that Rainbow Dash could do that was enough to bother her. Fluttershy paid the jeweller, placed the necklace in its box, and started to walk away.

Rainbow Dash tagged along as Fluttershy kept walking. Rainbow noticed that Fluttershy was starting to shut down. “Hey, Fluttershy, you don’t have to worry or anything, I’ve gotcha’ covered. My lips are sealed. Promise.” Fluttershy was not convinced. “Hey”, Rainbow Dash offered, “if it makes you feel any better, we’re all pretty sure that Rarity likes you, too.”

“…really?” Fluttershy looked at Rainbow Dash.

“Are you kidding!? It’d be a surprise if she didn’t like you!” Rainbow Dash gently nudged Fluttershy, trying to make her feel better. “I mean, the signs are all there.”

As Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash left the market and crossed the stream back into town square, Fluttershy stole a look at the clock tower. About an hour and a half to go. She was in the final stretch.

“Hey, why don’t you let me take ya out to lunch? My treat. Maybe I get help get your mind off things for a while.” Rainbow offered, “I tell you what, I’ll even tell you about how Twi and I got started.” Fluttershy knew that Twilight and Rainbow Dash had something of a fling going on, but didn’t really know any of the details as they were never too public about it.

Fluttershy thought about it for a second and reluctantly agreed. It wasn’t that Fluttershy didn’t like Rainbow Dash, but she wasn’t sure what else she could do as she waited for two forty-five to come around. They started walking to the café on the other side of town square. When they arrived, they were seated at one of the outdoor tables for two.

“I’m sorry Fluttershy, I wasn’t wasn’t tryin’ to put too much pressure on ya or anything earlier. We’ve all just been sort of wondering when this was gonna happen.”

“It’s okay, honest. So what’s the deal with you and Twilight?”

Rainbow Dash looked down and quietly laughed to herself. She drew in a breath and proceeded to tell Fluttershy everything about the day they met each other to play volleyball. And Rainbow Dash, being the loud mouth that she is, spared no details. But she didn’t have to hold herself back on any of the particulars around Fluttershy, she had even pegged Fluttershy as being kind of kinky herself. Rainbow continued her story, pausing only for a moment as their hay burgers were delivered. Fluttershy kept listening as Rainbow kept talking. Eventually, Rainbow Dash finished her story and paused for a moment before asking, “Hey, so if that necklace you got is what I think it is, do ya think I could see it?”

Although Fluttershy still felt vulnerable, she was happy that Rainbow Dash had shared her story and she pulled it out of her saddlebag for Rainbow Dash to see. Rainbow silently examined it for a few moments and Fluttershy asked, “Well? Do you think she’ll like it?”.

Rainbow Dash’s silence persisted as she continued to examine it. When she finally raised her head, Rainbow said, “I think she’ll love it.”. Rainbow Dash looked passed Fluttershy at the clock tower and said, “Hey, uh, don’t you have to get going?”. She pointed to the clock, it was two forty.

Fluttershy had been so distracted by Rainbow Dash’s story that she completely forgot to keep an track of time. As she put the necklace away and got up, she realised that they still hadn’t paid yet. She started reaching into her saddlebag for her bit purse as Rainbow Dash reminded her, “Hey! I’ve got lunch this time, remember? You go and get to the spa!”. Rainbow Dash was grinning ear to ear. Fluttershy thanked Rainbow Dash for lunch and the distraction and started running off towards the spa.

The spa was on the other side of town square right next to the joke shop. Fluttershy stopped short of the door. She was cutting it a little too close for comfort; she did not even know if Rarity was in there or not. As she stood there, she remembered what Rainbow Dash told her and repeated it to herself, “She likes you, Fluttershy, you got this.” As she drew in a breath of confidence, she opened the door, expecting to see her friend. Rarity was not in there. She walked up to the reception desk and checked in; she also asked if Rarity had shown up yet. The spa ponies told her that she was the first one and that she was welcome to wait in the lobby for her friend. She checked her saddlebag in at the front desk and took a seat. Two fifty-two and Rarity still wasn’t here. “It’s okay, Fluttershy, she’s been late before, you got this.”, she tried to reassure herself. In an effort to not look at the clock again, Fluttershy picked up one of the magazines on the table, but no matter how hard she tried, none of the articles were interesting. She would read the first few lines of each story before growing bored and would then move on to the next one. As the magazine’s usefulness was depleted she set it back down on the table. She looked at the clock again. Three fifteen. She decided that she would wait another fifteen minutes before going to go check on Rarity. She worried that maybe her friend had forgot about the appointment, but she dismissed the idea because it had never happened before. As she reached for another magazine, the door slammed open. Rarity had arrived.