A Mare to Soar For

A Winter of Roses

You, a perfect mare, find yourself clocking down the, bright, yellow road. It emits a glow that seems to radiate into your eyes, almost blinding you. You can't help but look forward, shaking your head from your filly-stupidity. You glare to your left and right, eyeing the, large, deciduous trees that sprawl high above the ground. Their glistening leaves glisten, brightly, in the sunlight, from last nights rainfall.

You laugh warmly, as you eye a few of the branches that fall onto the ground, as their weak brittleness fills your heart with joy. It seemed sadistic to you, as well, but it made you feel in power over something. Which was one thing you did not have. You just shake your head at the thought of it, and proceed forward.

You make out the sight of a town in the distance, just coming over the hilling horizon and a large town just about one-hundred yards away, labelled "Ponyville". The town of Ponyville was always amazing to you. The wonderful ponies, the nice atmosphere, the joy that filled your heart, and your good friend: Sunny Scriber.

Sunny was a wonderful author, and a heart-warming one at that. He always had a sweet thing to say to you, and always flaunted his prowess of writing in your face. Might be rubbing it in, but, he had accomplished a lot, and you were proud of the stallion for doing so. Might have made you jealous, and made you have a slight crush on him, but; things always change.

In fact, you see Sunny entering your vision at this point. The light blue and bright blue colours of his mane contrasting against his yellow coat. His wings spread a bit from a recent landing (you assume) and his large, thick, body leaning downward to a bushel of bright, crimson, flowers. No ordinary flowers, though. These flowers were ones that always stuck out in your mind.

"Hey!", He turned, facing you, as his hooves pushed on his wings for a moment.

You smile and wrap your forelimbs around his neck, in the loving embrace you two share. Only as friends, though.

"Heya! Good to see you out at this time. How was last night's storm?", You ask as you pull yourself away from the hug.

He smiles, and answers.

"It went well, as you can see. I went to writing the second I finished up!", He grinned brightly, almost ear-to-ear, as his pearly teeth gleamed in the sunlight.

"Always up for writing, huh? Well, why are you out here, then?", You smile as he glares over at the rose bushes.

"Them. I've been growing them for the upcoming Parade of Roses. Celestia and Luna are gathering in Ponyville this year, and I want to submit them a Royal Bouquet, one of the finest bouquets.", A passionate smile emerged on his face, as he put a hoof to his chest and closed his eyes.

He was speaking honestly about it. He was always great at many things, hence why his cutie mark was a feather and a sun. The sun represented his diverse talents, while the feather represented his universal gift at writing. You stare at the rose bush, eyeing the many nettles on the side of its branches. The bushes, dark, green leaves glisten with wetness, and allow the contrasting of the crimson roses within.

You find yourself nearing the roses he has grown, and sniff it slowly. The aroma fills your nostrils and the sensation is beyond anything you've ever felt. The spicy, potent, musky, sweet perfume smell invades your nose and makes a quick swoon of your senses. It's amazing and exciting. You pull away, with a bright smile on your face.

"Wow... Sunny...", You let out a faint gasp, as Sunny smiles over to you.

"Amazing, aren't they? I had my friend, Twilight Sparkle, enhance the fertiliser. She wanted to help me with the Princess' gift, so, she has to take some credit. She's an amazing mare, you should meet her sometime.", Sunny smiles, but a feeling of butterflies swarms to your stomach.

Does he seriously like a mare he probably doesn't know too well? More than you?! Guh! This stallion is such a pig! Sometim--... Calm down... Calm down...

"Oh... That's... Nice.", You slyly smile, trying to hide your true emotions.

Thankfully, Sunny sucked at reading bad poker faces, so, he let it slide, and your mind sighs with relief. A joy fills your heart, as he plucks a rose for you.

"Nwww... Thus... Rwweey... Huwwrts.", He points to the thorns that lightly stick in his mouth, but, you can't help but rip off the flower bud, and eat it delicately.

The sweet taste fills your mouth, like fine cider on a warm afternoon. It feels like silk is being chewed in your mouth, but the juices from the pollen and bud spill into your mouth, and swarm your tastes. You sigh in enjoyment, as you chew slowly. After a moment, you swallow the delicate wonder.

You look to Sunny, seeing that he has dropped the thorny branch and sat on his rump, staring at you intently. You giggle as he starts a chuckle.

"Thanks.", You manage, as the laughter ensues.

He just wipes off a few tears from his eyelids, and then starts to speak.

"Well, I better head off to work. I'll see you later, okay?", He smiled as his wings start to beat.

You wave him off, with your delicate hoof, and smile, staring up at his flank. You enjoyed watching him fly off, as you got a perfect shot of his pleuron and the muscular, bubble-like, look of it. The light sway of it was also enjoyable, and his wings were always perfectly arched when he flew off.

"Ahh...", You sigh, as your mind rushes with a light sense of ecstasy.

You proceed yourself to the livid town of Ponyville. Bustling ponies scatter everywhere, obtaining fair goods from stalls -- varying from apples, carrots, zucchini, furnishing items from accessory stalls, et cetera -- and travelling back and forth from multiple points within the town.

You sigh, smile, and shake your head as you proceed yourself forward. You hear many ponies talking around you, thankfully not about you, and mention a few things that intrigues you.

"Did ya hear? New pony in town.", A western-like accent spoke, fluently and exquisitely, to another voice across from his.

"Eeyup.", A deeper voice spoke, more from the likes of the same area, but a bit more southern-ess to it. You merely just shrug it off, to be rumours, or something.

Instead, you head to where you always do on a fine day like this: The Lake. You direct yourself towards The Lake, which only lays about one-hundred hoofsteps outside of town, just past the town hall. It seemed like minutes as you found yourself closer to the lake, almost seemingly following a, dark, green patch of grass that rolled over to the shimmering blue lake.

Seems cheeky to do this almost everyday, but, you find the water refreshing, and having it flow into your coat and mane made your body feel more... Exhilarated and, oddly enough, aroused. Every day you would spend hours at the lake, swimming thoroughly within its glistening aquatic base, to just leave, go home, and pleasure yourself.

The freshness of being wet, combining with the euphoria of your hoof grinding against your mare-parts, and the thought of your best friend Sunny Scriber pleasuring you... It was always a rush. But, today was different, as you weren't in the mood for it. Not after what Sunny told you today.

No, in fact, as you clockwork yourself towards The Lake, you wonder who exactly 'Twilight Sparkle' is, and why she has interest in your best friend! In fact, why was this stupid bitch interfering with what you've been achieving since you were a little filly! Uhg! The nerve!

"Uhg!", You hear the rush of wind pass you, as you near The Lake, and a body whips down in front of you.

It was a cyan pegasus, with a brightly coloured mane of six different colours -- rainbow to be less precise -- and bright, magenta eyes. Her flank was lit up with a cloud of a rainbow-lightning bolt cutie mark. This was another friend of yours: Rainbow Dash.

"Hey, hey! What's up, silly filly?", Rainbow Dash excitedly spoke as she neared you. You could nearly feel her breath on your mussel, as she nears you.

"Not much... Just... Stuff...", You sigh, walking around the mare, and closer to the lake, laying down on the, soft, plain of glass.

"Hey, what's wrong?", Rainbow Dash's body laid next to yours, as her head turned to you and her eyes glared into yours.

"It's... Sunny.", You say, softly.

"Sunny? What 'bout him?", She perks her ears up a bit, waiting for a response.

You sigh once more, thinking it over. Should you tell her about how much you feel for him? Nopony else knew, and Sunny was really your only good friend. So, would it really be much to let it out a bit? Guess you'll find out.

"Well... He likes somepony else... And I've had feelings for him since I was a little filly. He's such a great stallion, and he's in love with some mare named Twilight Sparkle... It pisses me off!", You thump your hoof into the ground, not caring about your hooficure from last night.

"Twilight Sparkle? She's my friend, and I've never heard her mention him before.", Rainbow Dash lets out a chuckle.

"You know her? Why haven't you told me about her?", You exclaim, in anger. Your frustration only picking up.

"I-It must've slipped my mind, honest! All those nights we had a little bit of partying at the cider bars might've been much.", She gives a blushing smile to you, and you relax a little, letting out yet another sigh.

"It's just... Uhg... I don't know what to do...", You place your hooves on your eyes, wanting to just burst out in an emotional wreck.

"Hey, hey, don't worry. I'll talk to Twilight for ya! If that doesn't work, why don't I introduce you to a stallion friend of mine who wouldn't mind you. He's nice and sweet and fun to hang around!", You heard the giddiness in Rainbow Dash's voice. You can't help but think that she is a little right. A little bit of foolery with some other stallions won't kill you.

"I... I-I guess you're right... A little bit of fun won't harm much...", You let out a giggle, as you remove your hooves from your eyes, and sit yourself up, looking to Dash.

"There ya go, Sis!", She gently nudges your side, and giggles.

"Now then, I'll talk to Twilight, and you do whatever it was you planned on doing here! See ya!", As immediately as she came, she bolted off, into the sky and towards the town of Ponyville once more.

You stare over at the lake, and smile, letting your thoughts of ecstasy fill once more. Maybe you would get off a bit tonight. Who knew? You sure as hell didn't.