It was a few days later after Applejack and Twilight first agreed to give dating a try, with them having agreed on a date to meet on the day after, Twilight once more waiting outside of the front door of the Applejack's home one mid-afternoon after having just knocked after arriving there via her blink spell. A moment later the door was answered by Applejack, with her mouth full of what appeared to be the handle of a wicker basket smelling of food and with a white cloth covering it. After setting it aside for the moment, she quickly wrapped Twilight in a large hug.

"So ya ready t' go, Twi'? Ah was thinkin' of us takin' a li'l' walk an' havin' a picnic. Ah got th' perfect place planned out too, not too far from here." Applejack said after releasing her mare-friend from her embrace, a smile crossing her muzzle as she did. They'd yet to tell anypony about their decision to start dating yet, planning to tell their friends and family once they decided they were wanting to go steady and that this wouldn't just be some one-time thing.

Twilight's expression suddenly changed to one of panic when Applejack announced her plans for the evening. "Oh no....no no no!" Twilight said in a panicked chant, prancing in place, clearly upset about something. Ah nuts, she jus' arrived, and she's already in a tizzy. What did Ah do wrong...? Applejack thought, watching as her friend virtually had a nervous breakdown in front of her.

Applejack quickly moved to get the reigns on the situation; "Twi', what'sa matter?" she asked in a cool, grounded tone, one which quickly snapped Twilight's attention to her, with the once-near-hysterical alicorn now simply looking nervous as she looked at her friend.

"Well, its just that I've been doing a lot of...studying on dating in these past few days since...well, since you basically asked me out. I've read everything I could find on proper dating procedures; how to impress your date, what to wear if anything at all, good conversation starters...but...nowhere in any of the books did it mention...outdoor activities!" Twilight nearly shouted the last part, her wings unfurling from her body and stiffening out to her sides. "I...I haven't studied for having a picnic date! I mean there were so many things to study, from proper napkin placement to what to wear to..." Twilight continued on her tangent, the tone of her voice rising as she started flapping her wings subconsciously in her excitement, starting to rise into the air before she even realized it.

Applejack noticed it however and quickly moved to ground the accidentally-skyward pony, reaching up and giving her back leg a gentle tug, snapping Twilight out of her rant about there always being dinner and salad forks and why it makes no sense to have both. Twilight simply blinked as she then settled back to the ground, folding her wings in as she realized she'd started taking flight in her distress, looking at the ground with a keen interest and pawing at it with a deep blush on her cheeks.

Applejack reached over a hoof to the downward-facing muzzle of her friend and possibly to-be filly-friend, putting it under her chin and lifting it up to slowly meet her muzzle in a soft kiss. Twilight's blush grew, but she found herself leaning into the comforting smooch as she had the first time, letting all of her once-rampant thoughts fade away and be replaced by those gentle tingles going up her back, the sensation of soft lips on her own and the flavor of a rustic farmer mare rolling through her head.

Applejack only held the kiss for a short while, long enough to distract Twilight from her incessant worrying about every little detail of everything she ever did. "Twi', we're jus' goin' fer a picnic. Ain't no reason to go floatin' off in a tizzy jus' cuz y' ain't studied 'bout goin' on an 'outdoor date'. Jus' relax. Take a few breaths." Applejack said, watching as Twilight took her advice, taking a few deep breaths and visibly relaxing some as she did. "This is supposed t' be fun, remember? It ain't like ya can pass or fail an outing with a friend." she finished with a comforting smile, watching Twilight's worried expression morph into a small smile of her own, only to once more fade.

"But Applejack, this isn't just an outing, this is a date, with you; and...and all of those books I read...they were all about mares and stallions getting together and going on dates. I couldn't find a single one where there were two mares, and that made me think that maybe this isn't a good idea, that maybe—mmph?!"

Twilight once more felt her words fade into a startled mumble, before transforming completely into a soft moan of pleasure as she once more felt those cowpony lips on her own, pushing all of the thoughts out of her mind and instead filling her with the sensations of another pony holding her close, and of soft lips on her own. The worry she was once feeling seemed to go by the wayside, her mind pleasantly numbed as she was once more enraptured by how good such a simple interaction could feel, letting herself melt into the hoof embracing her, and the mare's chest to whom it belonged to.

After a few moments more passed Applejack once more broke the kiss, leaving Twilight with once-more unfurled wings, but knowing she'd taken flight in an entirely different way this time. "Geez Twi', is givin' ya a smooch th' only way t' get ya t' stop sweatin' the small stuff?" Applejack asked with a chuckle, giving a smirk to the named as she watched her shift, struggling to get her stiffened wings to fold in again and clearly having some trouble accomplishing that feat.

Before Twilight could respond, Applejack simply reached over and grabbed the basket from the ground, starting to trot down the main path towards the front gate. Twilight went to call out to her, to tell her again how nervous she was about not having planned for a picnic on their first date, but instead gave a defeated sigh as she followed behind the trotting mare who was now leading the way, the thoughts of what could go wrong slowly resurfacing as they made their way to wherever had been planned.

A few minutes later, the two arrived in an unclaimed, wild meadow just outside of the boundaries of Ponyville. Walking through the knee-high grass and wildflowers that grew there, the scents of them, crisp country air, and the green scent of the grass crunching under their hooves, made Twilight enjoy the moment, her worries forgotten for the moment. Applejack nudged against her and nodded her head towards a small hill, a green hump growing taller than the overgrown vegetation, clearly asking Twilight to follow.

Soon after, the two arrived atop the hill after a short, easy climb and as Twilight looked over towards whence they came, a quiet surprised gasp came from her. Twilight sat and looked on at the beautiful vista presented to her, her eyes wide at how breathtaking it was. The hill overlooked the entirety of Sweet Apple Acres and indeed Ponyville, an entire panorama of the farm settlement, and more distant sprawling cottages and homes visible. In the great distance one could just make out Canterlot, and in another direction the entrance to the Everfree Forest if they had the eyes for it.

While Twilight took in the view that Applejack regularly partook in, the farm mare swiftly unpacked the mid-sized basket of its contents, laying them upon the old blanket she'd brought with them and had spread out over the grass. Their meal set up adequately, Applejack came over and joined Twilight in looking over that panoramic view, giving a satisfied sigh as she sat beside her friend. "Ain't it a beauty?" she asked, smiling as she looked over the view, "Mac and Ah found this place when we were explorin' as foals an' it quickly became one of our favorite hang-out spots. The meadow started out bein' a place we'd come an' play, but as we grew older and climbed th' hill the first time, we started usin' it fer when we just...wanted t' get away from the farm, heck the world, fer a while. When we just needed time t' think, or relax. Our little sanctuary."

Applejack felt her smile widen as she felt Twilight suddenly rub the side of her head against her own, reaching a hoof up just in time to prevent her Stetson from falling off from the action. She and Twilight just sat there for a while, sitting together and enjoying the quiet sounds of the wind and birds singing, before a rumble in Twilight's stomach interrupted the quiet sounds of nature with some of her own.

"Heh heh... I guess I should have eaten some of those haycakes Spike made earlier instead of reading 'A Study of Traditional Equine Courting Etiquette'..." Twilight mumbled more to herself than anything, simply getting a chuckle from Applejack as she nudged Twilight with her muzzle before standing herself, walking over to the huge picnic spread she'd brought.

Twilight looked at the massive spread presented to her – from the pile of apple fritters, to the four large apples, to the thickly-packed floral-and-grass sandwiches, to the couple of fair-sized bottle of golden-brown liquid that could only be the famous Apple Family Cider, to the several covered dishes that undoubtedly contained some side dishes – and had no idea how Applejack would expect only the two of them to eat so much! At the moment however, Twi felt like she could eat a whole field of grass and follow it with a few bushels of apples after skipping breakfast, so she was more than eager to lay on the soft old blanket before the huge spread, a moment later being offered to take whatever she wanted.

"Go 'head 'n' eat all ya want. Ah brought plenty." Applejack said, waving a hoof over the whole spread and getting a very grateful smile from Twilight as she levitated one of the hefty sandwiches over to her place setting, Applejack then uncovering the dishes to reveal a container of home-style chunky potato salad and some rhubarb salad, along with coleslaw in the third. There was easily enough here to feed them, plus at least four other ponies! "Heh, Ah think Ah may've over-packed a bit..."

Twilight didn't pay much mind to the quantity so much as the quality, giving a pleased 'mmm' as she sunk her teeth into the sandwich and found it loaded with mayonnaise just the way she liked it, also not noticing just how messy she was being as she got mayo all over her mouth as she ate in a manner certainly not befitting a Princess, and indeed just short of ravenous. Soon after, Applejack joined Twilight in eating, grabbing a sandwich of her own and starting to chow down, before Twilight scooped up some potato salad in her magic and placed it in her own plate.

The two ate quietly for a while, before Applejack looked over to the town they both called home, smiling softly as she did. From up here, everything looked so small, like the ponies were nothing more than multi-colored specks moving around, their individual features nearly indistinguishable. "Hey Twi, y'ever think this is what them dragons'er other big critters see us as? Jus' some little bitty thangs?" Applejack asked, breaking the silence after she swallowed down a bite of the Braeburn apple she was eating.

Twilight stopped chewing as she considered the question of perspective, before giving a shrug and resuming her mastication. "Well, I'd imagine we're like much smaller creatures to them obviously...so maybe to them, we're like rabbits would be in comparison to us ponies, or maybe birds in the case of Pegusi..." Twilight said, before clearing her throat; "Of course, from a power standpoint, they're much more dominate in strength and raw physical power, but..."

Applejack couldn't help but chuckle as Twilight went on in great detail about how she thought ponies looked to dragons based on what she'd read about their psychology and other factors, the prior waiting for her to finish before giving a simple 'eyup' in response. After that, they talked about this and that while they ate and drank their fill, simply enjoying the company of the other as Applejack spoke briefly about her time in the orchard that day, before Twilight went off on a tangent, out of nowhere, about Hoofocrates and how he helped revolutionize the equine medical system thousands of years ago. Applejack thought with a smirk.

After a while more talking, eating, drinking and laughing, Applejack belched loudly as she found herself quite happily stuffed, patting her belly and noticing Twilight had stopping eating at about the same time, apparently full as well. Twilight quickly noticed that there were probably enough leftovers to feed half a regiment of starving soldiers, and swiftly used her magic to start gathering them, wrapping them back up before sorting them neatly back into the basket.

Applejack grabbed the second bottle of cider out of Twilight's telekinetic grip before she put it away however, also grabbing up the two thrice-drained cider mugs off of the blanket as well, quickly getting to work on filling them up a fourth time. Twilight was feeling rather 'loose' after her two alcoholic drinks, somewhat of a lightweight in drinking it would seem, whilst Applejack remained mostly unphased by it. Twilight had the cutest little blush Applejack had ever seen on her face as she swayed back and forth ever-so-slightly, it being clear the hard cider was having some effects on her.

"Twi', want another mug?" Applejack asked, offering the poured mug to her. Twilight initially shook her head 'no', before a moment later took the mug from her compatriot's hoof, chugging down half before giving a loud burp, giggling softly after it.

"Y-y' make really good cider Apple...jack." Twilight said with a hiccup, visibly inebriated now and swaying back and forth a bit more now that the drink had settled in.

"Well, uh, thanks Twi'." Applejack said, not sure what to say as she took a swig from her own mug. When she lowered it again, she saw that Twilight had set aside her own now-empty mug, and had apparently gotten much closer to Applejack now, so close that Twilight accidentally bumped into her with one of her sways.

"T-Thanks fer this Apple...sack." Twilight said, before suddenly bursting out laughing loudly at her own misnomer for her friend. After wiping a tear from her eye as she finally reduced her laughs to giggles a moment later and finding a hoof now wrapped around her crest, Twilight simply nuzzled into the warm body beside her, quickly finding that it was Applejack's neck. "B-But really, t'day was the most...moooost fun I've had in a long time!" Twilight mumbled, her face still buried in the soft, warm spot it had found.

"Well yer welcome Sugarcube. It feels nice t' just kick mah boots off an' relax, an' have a few drinks with a friend fer a change mahself." Applejack said, feeling as Twilight nuzzled into her, finding she rather liked that feeling of another pony so close to her. Applejack continued to hold her mare-friend in a close embrace as she continued to nuzzle against her for a moment, before feeling Twilight's lips pucker as she planted a sudden kiss on her neck, sending a tingle down Applejack's back at that sensation.

"Oh, so it's like 'at, is it?" Applejack said, only to get another stream of giggles from Twilight, feeling another couple of soft kisses now along the line of her jaw alongside the slow rumble of the mare's laugh against her. Applejack retaliated by gently nipping at a nearby lavender ear, hearing a quiet yelp of surprise as she did. "Fahr's fahr Twiffite." Applejack tried to say, her speech interrupted by the flap of now-rapidly-twitching skin and fur now in her mouth. A second later, Applejack felt another's barrel collide with hers, finding that Twilight suddenly shoved against her, making her ear slip from her mouth and taking the larger Earth-pony off-guard, making her tumble to her side and being followed by the instigator of it landing on top of her.

Now pinned beneath her, Applejack squirmed, but quickly found a raspberry-red glow forming on Twilight's horn, finding it mirrored on each of her limbs and making it so she couldn't move. She initially squirmed to try and escape the spell, but it was just too strong. "Y'all's cheatin'!" Applejack exclaimed, only to hear a quiet chuckle from Twilight.

"All's fair in love an' war!" exclaimed Twilight, before planting her muzzle onto Applejack's again. The pinned pony tried to rebel further, but quickly found the tingle of pleasure up and down her spine too alluring to resist. The gentle flavor of her friend's mouth invaded her own, alongside the flavor of lunch and apple cider, made her press into Twilight's muzzle more...only for her to pull away.

"Hey, um...A-Applejack? You're...kinda getting the blanket wet." Twilight stated, with Applejack only just noticing with Twilight's help that she'd been getting incredibly aroused, whether from being held down, kissed, or possibly even both, and her body was showing it physically. A deep blush formed on her cheeks as she tried to look away from Twilight, and instead at a nearby flower.

"S-Sorry Twi, Ah don't mean nothin' by it. It's jus' yer such a sexy mare, and yer kissin' me—" Applejack stammered out, trying her darndest to apologize for her involuntary reaction – only to be interrupted by Twilight's hoof pushing against her muzzle gently and making her face her, then lips on her own once more.

Muzzles mashed together gently and hot breath washed over each other as they continued where they'd left off, tingles running down both mare's spines and throughout their bodies before Twilight finally relented, leaving both panting hotly on each other. Both simply looked at each other, then Twilight gave a big smile.

"Well, I can't say anypony's ever gotten...'wet' because of m-me before..." Twilight said, releasing her magic on Applejack and letting her move freely again. The first thing Applejack did was close her hind legs, her tail swishing to hide her aroused marehood now that she was able to. She was just short of mortified, about to apologize again, before Twilight finished her sentence; "...but I...kinda like that feeling of being able to do that to a m-...a ma-...somepony..."

Applejack was dumbstruck. "Wuh-huh?" she stammered, only to get what could only be Twilight's best attempt at bedroom eyes. They certainly seemed to serve their purpose, as Applejack now felt a trickle of wetness roll down her stifle and onto the blanket, joining the small dark-spot she'd already left there. She was indeed quite aroused. "Twi, are...are y'all tryin' t' seduce me?" she asked unsurely,

Twilight's risque expression flashed to nervousness of her own, starting to squirm a bit, her wing fluttering slightly. "I...I don't know? Am I doing a...good job? I didn't study much in sedu-...bein' sexy, so I don' even know what I'm doing!" she stammered out, her voice starting to take a panicked tone again.

"Now Twi, not e'rythin' has t' be jus' so-so when it comes t' courtin'." Applejack said comfortingly, placing a hoof on Twilight, feeling her flinch as she did. "It ain't gotta be in a certain order, where one pony does this an' th' other that. Jus'...jus' do what feels right Twi, an' Ah'll do th' same." Applejack suddenly found Twilight's hoof wrapped around hers.

Then Twilight asked something Applejack wouldn't have expected in a long time. "Applejack, have ya ever, y'know, had sex?"

Applejack squirmed slightly at that question, her upbringing being very sparse in regards to 'breeding', and with no mention ever made to two mares in that regard. "W-well, Ah can't say Ah have." Applejack said simply, and more willingly than she thought she would. "Ah ain't never found a stallion'er mare Ah liked enough t' let 'im...get that far wit' me. Past that, Ah've only...well, Ah've used my hooves durin'... th' breedin' seasons..."

"I see..." Twilight said, before suddenly getting closer to Applejack, her hoof gripping a bit tighter as she put her muzzle right next to her friend's ear, "What wou' ya think 'bout havin' sex with a...a mare?"

The sudden question and the implications that came with it threw Applejack for a loop. "Are y' suggestin'..." Applejack started, only to get a nod from Twilight.

"Applejack, I'm just goin' ta ask. I don't know if this is jus' the cider talking but...all of that readin' got me...real curious about what real sex feels like between two mares. Wou'...wou' you like m-...me to be your first?" Twilight asked, squirming herself in both nervousness and arousal, her still-open wings showing such. "I mean, I don' really have much 'experienceness' past using a...'toy' or my hooves in my est—ester...heat, but..."

Applejack grew silent, deep in thought. One of her closest friends, who also just so happened to be an Alicorn Princess and one of the most powerful beings in Equestria, plus drunk off her flank, had just offered to take her virginity and give her her own in exchange – and in no uncertain terms either. She loved Twilight, both as a friend and quite possibly more, but was she really willing to take this major step with her, and when she was completely plastered?

"Twi... Ah don't know about this. Ah mean, this is only our first date, and....Ah...Ah don't think we should be 'intimate' just yet. Besides, yer not totally yerself, on accounta tha cider. Probably shouldn't've brought it, on second thought..." Applejack explained after some thought, knowing she wasn't quite ready for this so soon in their relationship, and as such trying to let her down gently. She wanted to get to know Twilight more first on a deeper level before taking such a major step with her, despite what her own body said.

Twilight sighed but nodded. "Y-you're right Apple...jack. I don't drink that often, an' it seems...well, I'm kind of sus-ceeeeeptible to intox-toxication." she said, giving a woozy smile as she continued to sway softly.

"It's alright honeycrisp." Applejack said, giving her a smile, "Ah ain't mad at ya 'r nothin'. Matter a fact...c'mere." At that, Applejack held her hooves open, to her, inviting her for a hug. Twilight happily accepted, hugging her friend a bit tighter than normal.

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As the sun started to set quite some hours of talking and laughing later, Twilight and Applejack watched it fall below the horizon's crest, then eventually climbed back down the hill before it got too dark. As they approached the main barn Twilight was pretty much herself again, the alcohol mostly having run its course and only leaving her a bit dehydrated in its wake.

"Today was fun Applejack. Thank you for this." Twilight said, giving her mare-friend another hug and Applejack reciprocating.

"Ah, weren't nothin'. Ah had fun too."

"Hey Applejack, is alright if we...kiss again?" Twilight asked, a bit shyly.

"Hay yeah we can, ya beautiful mare." Applejack said and moved forward, meeting her lips with Twilight again. The kiss was cut off, however, as Twilight pulled away and yawned some time later, followed by Applejack giving a reciprocating yawn of her own. "Boy howdy do fun days take it outta ya..."

"Yeah, today was great. Anyways, I guess I should get going. Spike will probably still be waiting up for me, and it's already past his bedtime as it is." Twilight explained, before leaning over for another brief kiss. "We'll definitely have to do something like this again later.

"Ah agree on that Sugar. But fer now, Ah'll see ya later. Tell Spike Ah said 'howdy'."

"Will do," Twilight said as she took to a trot, spread her wings, and took off, soaring through the sky easily now that she had some training from Rainbow Dash and experience. As she flew away, Applejack turned to the front door of her domicile, smiling softly as she still felt the warmth of Twilight's lips on her own.

"Yep, we're definitely gonna have t' do this again." she whispered to herself, before opening the door and heading inside.

Author's Note

Yep, Twilight's a lightweight when it comes to drinking, and apparently gets kind of lewd...