Catharsis

Chapter 2

Sugar

"Are you sure... I mean... she hasn't been out for a week, has she?"
Fluttershy's eyes met those of Twilight; the perplexed unicorn sighed.
"I have no idea Fluttershy. At least she reopened her boutique."
An embarrassed silence settled between the two ponies as they walked down the road to the carousel. Twilight eventually spoke again.
"You know how is Pinkie with her parties... after Applejack's defection, Rarity not coming would really upset her."
The purple unicorn turned to Fluttershy.
"Anyway it won't do any harm to Rarity to get her out of her isolation.
— Is Applejack still busy at the farm?
— Pinkie told me Applejack mumbled something about extra work and she didn't insist.
— For Pinkie not to insist... Applejack had to be really grumpy."
Twilight and Fluttershy stopped at the carousel door. The pegasus whispered to her friend's ear.
"Don't you think we came too late? I mean... it's almost night."
The observant unicorn pointed out the open sign on the door.
"Not that late, the boutique isn't closed yet."
Twilight pushed the door and entered the carousel, preceding the timid pegasus. The showroom seemed empty at first sight. Fluttershy rejoined her inside.
"She doesn't seem here. Perhaps... she could be upstairs."
Twilight raised an attentive ear, wearing a look of concentration.
"Shhh... I think I heard something."
The keen hearing unicorn crossed the room, closely followed by her friend. The two ponies now clearly discerned the faint whisper of a quiet respiration. Behind the counter Rarity was dozzing on the floor, her muzzle between her hooves. Fluttershy whispered at Twilight's ear.
"Should we wake her?"
Hopefully the necessity did not arise as Rarity blinked, emerging from her sleep. She stiffled a discreet yawn with her hoof and stretched out. The sleepy unicorn spoke to her friends with a drowsy voice.
"Twilight, Fluttershy... welcome girls. I did not hear you coming."
Rarity stood up, adressing a timid smile to her friends.
"I was planning to sit there and rest for a minute, I guess I just fell asleep."
Fluttershy wore a shocked expression.
"Oh my, Rarity... you look so... tired..."
Rarity readjusted her mane.
"It's nothing Darling, I just had a little trouble sleeping recently. It will pass..."
Twilight had a suspicious look as she pointed out the thick scarf wrapped around her friend's neck. The warm pink and white piece of fabric hardly seems like a necessity in the mild weather of this autumn, especially inside the carousel.
"Did you catch a cold?"
Rarity had an embarrassed cough.
"Yes, something like that."
The uneasy unicorn displayed a forced smile, keen to divert the conversation onto a less delicate topic.
"So girls, what do I owe the pleasure of your visit?"
Twilight put on her annoyed expression, as she often did when she had to provide fastidious explainations. As she spoke, the studious unicorn pontuated her words with movements of the hoof.
"Pinkie wants to us to test her new recipes before she participates to Equestria annual grand baking contest held in a month. She's preparing a party and already started baking the goods. Applejack is stuck at the farm though..."
Twilight paused, worried.
"You know how Pinkie is upset when her friends decline her invitations."
Twilight and Fluttershy looked at each other before turning to Rarity.
"Anyway she would like you to come, and we think it would be good for you to get out more."
Rarity stayed dumbfounded at her friend's concerns.
"Yes, of course, I will be pleased to join you."
Twilight sighed, relieved. She turned to Fluttershy.
"Can you wait me outside Fluttershy? I have to talk to Rarity pony-to-pony."
Fluttershy had a gentle smile and nodded.
"I'll wait you in the porch. Good night Rarity."
Rarity returned her friend her good night. Twilight waited the pegasus' departure to speak again, anxious.
"You opened it, did you?"
Rarity's eyes were wide of surprise.
"Well yes, it was supposed to be a gift!"
Twilight had a consterned expression.
"I knew it the second I saw the scarf. How did you hurt your neck?"
Rarity was thinking to something smart to answer when her friend grabbed her by the shoulders, panicked.
"That's not the most important. Where is it? The collar, I need it back!"
The alabaster unicorn seemed confused.
"I'm... I'm sorry Twilight, it is broken.
— It is what? No no no no no..."
Twilight became livid.
"It wasn't for you, I did a terrible mistake. Princess Celestia will be furious!"
Rarity had an interrogative look.
"You mean... there was another gift?"
Twilight yelled to her too curious friend.
"Do you really think it is the good time to ask me about your gift? You have no idea what kind of troubles I'm in!"
The purple unicorn paced in the room.
"Perhaps I can fix it. But Fluttershy can't know about this, nopony can."
Twilight turned to Rarity with a conspiratorial look.
"I'll come back to get it tonight."
Rarity seemed sincerely affected.
"I'm sorry Twilight, I didn't know...
— Right... it isn't your fault, it was my mistake. I'll find something."
She hugged Rarity.
"The party is tomorrow in Pinkie's room after Sugarcube Corner closing. I'll see you in a couple hours."
Twilight waved goodbye to her friend as she exited the carousel, rejoining Fluttershy.

Rarity readjusted her scarf as she left the boutique. In a hurry, she sighed as she closed the door. "Rarity, Rarity, you are so late... it is not suitable of a lady."
Trotting through a floodlit Ponyville, Rarity could only notice the sun went down long ago. Not a pony was in sight in the deserted streets. When she finally arrived at Sugarcube Corner, she was somewhat breathless. Laughs and sounds of joyful conversations reached her from the first floor; pushing the front door she went inside. Hearing the doorbell, Mrs. Cake took a peek out of the kitchen, waving merrily at the visitor.
"Hello Deary! The party already started, hurry, hurry!"
The good-hearted pony motioned to Rarity to join her friends upstairs. This one nodded in approval.
"Thank you Mrs. Cake, have a good evening."
Following her advice the late unicorn promptly went up the stairs. Entering Pinkie's den, the first thing she noticed with amazement was the absurd amount of tables set across the room, covered with delicacies off all sorts. Small cakes, big ones, smooth, creamy, crunchy, strawberry cakes, chocolate cakes, carrot cakes, praline cakes... and pies, pies of all sorts! Delicious smells were floating all around her. Rarity wrinkled her muzzle. "This looks more like a feast than a party... Pinkie really does not know the sense of moderation."
Noticing her arrival, most ponies present waved at her and hailed her cheerfully. Berry Punch had besieged the table of beverages, apparently not so interested by the avalanche of food scattered around her. She seemed to listen with one ear to the chattering of her close friend Romana Menta. Rarity was surprised to see Aloe and Lotus also joined the party, as she did not know the two spa ponies were of Pinkie's acquaintances. They seemed absorbed in a passionate conversation with Rainbow Dash, probably arguing over the necessity for the turbulent pegasus to take better care of her unkempt mane. To their side, Fluttershy silently approved of the two beauticians' comments. Rarity counted a few more ponies she knew only by sight, visibly quite absorbed in savoring Pinkie Pie's audacious confections.
Finally she identified a familiar intonation; the sound of Pinkie Pie's excited voice, wolfing down large mouthfuls of a substantial caramel pie portion between two enthusiastic arguments. She seemed determined to expose to Twilight and Spike all the comparative merits of powdered sugar and chocolate sprinkles. Rarity did not fail to notice her chubby friend's flanks already passably expanded, consequence of her legendary self-indulgence. Pondering her options, Rarity concluded it would be nice to have a chat with the two spa ponies; after all she had not see them for quite a long time. Therefore she decided to join their group.

As the evening went on, conversation flowed between the guests and groups formed and broke. Still busy conversing with the other ponies, Rarity did not have the occasion to talk with Twilight yet. She was hoping this one was not angry after her considering how upset she seemed to be the day before. Realizing the pleasant chatter had made her thirsty, the now merry unicorn parted from her group to head toward a bowl of punch. This one was fiercely guarded by a tipsy pony at the familiar mulberry mane. Her bicolor maned friend patted irately the pony's shoulder.
"Berry, please stop monopolizing the punch, you drank enough! Let Rarity help herself to some refreshments."
The drunken pony turned to Rarity, a boozy smile on her face.
"Oops, excuse me Rarity... here you go..."
Berry Punch stepped aside and Rarity poured herself a glass of the cool drink. The thirsty unicorn sipped with satisfaction before turning to the couple.
"Thanks. Are you enjoying the evening?"
Romana Menta wore a cheerful expression.
"Yes, the food is really delicious. I guess Pinkie worked hard on her new recipes." She looked severely at her tipsy companion. "Although some ponies around here seem more interested by the drinks."
The pony concerned helped herself another glass of punch, an indifferent look on her face.
"Not sure what ya're talking about."
Ignoring Berry Punch's comment, Romana Menta smiled again.
"And you, what do you think of these cakes?"
Rarity smiled back at her.
"I haven't had the chance to try them yet. We were so committed to convince Rainbow Dash to give up on her dated manecut, I did not see the time fly."
The two unicorns gigging together, Rarity resumed.
"I am surprised Bonbon and Lyra did not come at the party."
The bicolor mane unicorn gave a hint of grimace.
"Lyra hurt her back, you know how she always sits in the strangest positions... Bonbon renounced to come to take care of here.
— Oh... poor dear, I hope she will get better soon."
As they were conversing, their discussion was interrupted by an unexpected visitor. Escaping the vigilant watch of Twilight, Spike had rushed the occasion to join them. Rarity rolled her eyes in a suggestive manner. Amused, Romana Menta stifled discreetly a chuckle. The baby dragon turned to Rarity with a dazzled look.
"Are you having a good time Rarity?"
The ivory unicorn held a patient expression.
"Yes Spike, thank you. I have so far."
The baby dragon was about to speak again when Pinkie Pie burst in the group, an empty plate on her hoof and a big smile on her face.
"Spike, Twilight need to discuss with you about her last friendship lesson!"
Baffled, Spike protested feebly.
"But... but... I stayed near her all night... and... and..."
Pinkie Pie pushed him insistently in Twilight's direction.
"Shoo, on your way!"
As a sulky Spike was walking away, Pinkie Pie leaned towards Rarity, whispering in her ear maliciously.
"Twilight sent me to your rescue..."
The pink pony pointing at Twilight, this one winked at Rarity's intention. The grateful unicorn nodded in appreciation. Standing up, Pinkie Pie clapped her hooves enthusiastically, exposing her belly bountiful bulge. Manifestly the festive pony had not slowed down on the sweets since Rarity's arrival.
"SOOO... what do you think of my recipes?
— Oh, I'm truly sorry darling, I haven't tried anything yet. I was so absorbed in the discussion I..."
Pinkie Pie frowned at Rarity's attention and threw up her hooves in horror, calling heaven and earth as witnesses.
"You haven't? YOU HAVEN'T?"
Rarity cringed in reaction of her friend's unexpected tantrum, an embarrassed look on her face. She spoke timidly.
"But now I think about it... I would not mind having some... yes?
Pinkie Pie poked at Rarity's chest, speaking severely.
"I prefer that. Nopony is leaving this party without tasting my recipes."
The pink pony swept over her guests.
"You heard me? NOPONY!"
A few chuckles rose of the audience. Getting her smile back, Pinkie Pie grabbed an empty plate.
"Let's start with this strawberry cheesecake, I think I did GREAT on this one."
Serving her friend a generous portion, the pink pony took care to fill her own plate in the same breath. They both savoured the frothy confection, though Pinkie Pie's slice was long gone when Rarity finally finished her own. The confectioner wore an inquisitive look.
"How it was? Tell me EVE-RY-THING!"
Rarity paused, thinking about an appropriate answer.
"Well... the consistency is firm, the whole thing is remarkably light. The strawberries are delicious though you could have add a little more of them. I think the cake itself could use a little more vanilla but the coulis is perfect. You could also add some sponge cake to the recipe."
Pinkie clapped her hooves, excited.
"That's the BEST review E-VER! The other ponies they say..." Pinkie mimiced her guests. "Pinkie your cakes are great! Or Pinkie, I'm betting on you for the contest!" The pink pony gets back to her usual hectic self. "But YOU, you really know something about cakes!"
Flattered, Rarity made a hoof gesture.
"No... you are just exaggerating." She smiled. "You know what Pinkie, I would not mind another slice."
Pinkie nodded of disapproval.
"NO, NO, NO... too many recipes to taste!"
Rarity chuckled at her eccentric friend's enthusiasm.
"Fine... what should we try next?"
Pinkie Pie cut two large slices of a flan she served to her friend and herself. Intrigued, Rarity observed the exotic confection, decorated with shredded coconut and lemon slices.
"These two flavors together... mmh... that's unusual."
Pinkie Pie cheered her.
"Don't be shy; I'm reeeally proud of this one!"
Skeptical, Rarity took a small bite of the curious dessert. Her face brightened.
"You were right Pinkie, lemon and coconut mix really well."
Pinkie had a proud smile.
"I told you silly!"
This time the pink pony did not have to wait her friend much. Her appetite whetted by the pleasant taste, Rarity needed no encouragement to finish her plate. She smiled at Pinkie Pie, delighted.
"The texture was perfect. Not too dense, not too liquid... and so smooth. You found the perfect balance between lemon and coconut. It could have used a smidgeon less sugar perhaps, but it's really a detail.
— I'm glad you liked it!"
Caught up in the play, Rarity waited for her friend's next suggestion with a little smile.
"So, which other of your creations should we review?"
Pinkie Pie took her food critic to another table covered with dishes. Rarity chuckled inwardly at the sight of her voracious friend's belly swaying as they crossed the room. The festive pony seemed not in the least inconvenienced by her dilated stomach, as if she could eat forever without consequence. Pinkie Pie served them a good portion of fruit tart and they both started munching heartily on the delicacy. This time Rarity emptied her plate long before the chubby pony. The pleased unicorn giggled.
"I always had a sweet tooth for fruit tarts."
Rarity paused, reflecting.
"The only thing I'd change, it could use a little more cream. This is a really fine selection you have there; peers, tangerines, strawberries, raspberries... and kiwis, mangos... those are so rare in Ponyville!"
Pinkie Pie closed her eyes and nodded her approval, ravished of her tart success.
"I got them specially delivered from Manehattan."
Rarity looked saucily at her friend.
"Can I have a little more?"
Pinkie did not raise her eyes of her plate.
"Nope."
Rarity implored her friend, pouting.
"Pretty please?"
Pinkie Pie sighed loudly, sullen.
"Fine."
The pink mare served Rarity another copious slice of fruit tart. The irresolute unicorn had a moment of hesitation.
"This is not what I meant by a little more darling..."
Misinterpreting her words, Pinkie Pie rolled her eyes, annoyed.
"All right!"
Without being asked, she dropped off another slice in Rarity's plate. This one stayed dumbfounded. "Oh well, better not argue with Pinkie. She can be quite susceptible..."
Rarity cleaned off her plate eagerly, anxious to keep up with Pinkie Pie as this one was finishing her smaller portion. The satisfied unicorn let out a contented sigh. "Three slices weren't that much after all..."
Observing the fruit tart with envy, she resigned herself. "There is no way Pinkie would let me have another slice..."
Pinkie Pie promptly grabbed her friend's plate, shattering her hopes for good. The pink pony wore a big smile as she served them both a generous portion of apricot tart, topping it generously with whipped cream.
"If you like fruits you gonna LOVE this one!"
Rarity could smell the exhilarating fragrance of the caramelized apricots emanating from the warm dessert. And this whipped cream, this whipped cream! The fruit tart was already forgotten. She nibbled at the mellow pastry, desirous to keep the juicy flavors enchant her delicate palate as long as possible. Pinkie Pie having finished before her friend was waiting patiently, curious of her opinion. This one did not disappoint her.
"Pinkie this is your BEST recipe so far! I wouldn't change anything!"
Craving for more, Rarity was hesitant to ask the talented baker a second helping. Realizing Pinkie Pie had still to let her down, she decided it would be wiser to put her trust in her. Who knows, the confectioner's next delicacy could transport her to horizons undreamed of. As the pink pony served them a copious portion of rhubarb crumble, Rarity's mouth watered at the sight of her plate filled with the crumbs and fruit mix. She looked eagerly at the bowl of whipped cream.
"Could you add a little whipped cream on top of that Darling?"
Smiling at her, Pinkie Pie added four massive spoonfuls of the rich topping to her friend's plate. Rarity eyed the dish greedily, impatient to lay hooves on the promising dessert.
The hungered unicorn grabbed hastily the plate from her friend and started munching on the savory food, only pausing between two mouthfuls to give her impressions.
"The pastry on this one is a little dry... and the rhubarb is a little acid... without the whipped cream it could use some improvements... but with it the balance is perfect!"
Finishing her helping Rarity let out a contented sigh. Feeling somewhat heavy, she patted discreetly her stomach. Perplexed at the noticeable bulge under her hoof, the lean unicorn realized guiltily how much she had gorged upon already. "Rarity, how could you let yourself go like that? If the others notice..."
The sight of her gluttonous friend's bloated belly immediately reassured the worried unicorn. "As long as I stay with her, there is no way the other ponies will notice anything..."
Glancing with appetite at the tables covered with sweet dishes, the gourmand pushed softly her hoof against her unusually padded midriff, indecisive. "It isn't like I feel that full anyway... and I barely ate anything these last few days... I doubt a few sweets could hurt my figure."
Soon enough Pinkie Pie was taking Rarity to a new table, filling their plates with countless exquisite petit fours. The two friends nibbled heartily at the delicacies, and this time Rarity did not wait Pinkie approval to give herself another generous helping. The excited unicorn had a little smile.
"So many flavors, I cannot possibly give you an opinion without a second taste!"
Bolting the miniatures, Rarity was dispensing her judgement with surgical efficiency.
"These chocolate mousses are good but a little too sugary... the babas, too much rum... The éclairs could use more chocolate cream filling... these red fruit Bavarian cream, per-fect!"
Pinkie Pie giggled at her friend's enthusiasm.
"Slow down Rarity, I can't follow!"
Her plate polished off, Rarity gently patted her plump tummy. Feeling deliciously heavy, the contented unicorn closed her eyes for a moment, groaning quietly, all her troubles lost in an ocean of sugar. "Oooh... It had been so long... I forgot how good it felt..."
Pinkie Pie observed her with curiosity.
"Is everything ok?"
Looking at her inquisitive friend, Rarity came to her senses.
"Yes, of course, everything is fine."
Pinkie Pie had a big smile.
"Okey dokey lokey!"
Grabbing her friend's plate, the pink mare served them both a large slice of lemon meringue pie. As Rarity swallowed greedily on the fluffy dessert, she felt with delight the unctuous meringue tickling her tastebuds flows down her throat and at last weighs on her swelling stomach. Surprised to see her friend having feasted upon the sweet treat with such fervor, Pinkie Pie gave her graciously another helping. The confectionner filling Rarity's plate to the brim with the leftovers of the lemon meringue pie, the grateful unicorn took the time to thank her before gorging on the savory sweet dish. Overwhelmed by her own gluttony, Rarity could feel her belly getting heavier, stretching imperceptibly as she wolfed up on the delicious food. Her plate finally cleaned, the voracious unicorn rubbed discreetly her hoof against the taut skin of her midriff. Transported by a heavenly sensation she barely repressed a moan, feeling by touch her sides were almost bulging. "If only I could eat just a little more... it would feel so good... but I can't possibly let the other ponies see me like this..."
Rarity catched a glance of amazement in Pinkie Pie's eyes; the pink pony smiled sassily at her.
"I bet you really liked this one!"
Holding her now rounded stomach with one hoof, the satisfied mare had a contented sigh.
"Yes Pinkie, it was delicious. There is nothing to change in this recipe."
Realizing her muzzle was covered with meringue, Rarity ran a hoof over her face and gulped the sugary topping. The hedonist unicorn seemed somehow downhearted.
"I think I ate too much darling, I... I really feel tired... I should go home now."
Patting her own impressively bloated midriff, Pinkie Pie cheered Rarity.
"Don't be silly, I ate much more than you and I can still go on! You can't leave without tasting my caramel pie!"
Torn between her reason and her sweet tooth, Rarity considered her offer. "Surely eating more is not the most reasonable thing to do... but I cannot let Pinkie down after insisting so much on that fruit tart... perhaps just another dessert... just one slice..."
The unicorn's face lighted up at the thought of the thick caramel.
"Fine... but just one slice."
As the two ponies crossed the room, half amused half embarassed Rarity realized Pinkie Pie was not anymore the only one to sway as she walked. Having both arrived at the enticing caramel pie, Pinkie Pie giggled as she served a huge slice to her friend, almost filling her plate to the brim once again. Somewhat annoyed, Rarity could not help herself protesting.
"Pinkie, is it what you call one slice?"
Serving herself a massive portion, Pinkie Pie looked innocent.
"But it IS just one slice..."
Rarity calmed down, her mouth watering at the sight of the creamy dessert. The insatiable unicorn could feel her stomach imperious craving for sugary treats awaken again.
"You won't be angry if I leave some, right?"
Munching on her copious serving Pinkie Pie smiled, seeming completely impervious at the spectacular size of her own bloated belly.
"No biggie, I'll finish your part! This one is my favorite, I could eat the whole thing all by myself!"
Rarity put timidly a spoonful of the delicacy in her mouth, and an explosion of flavors flooded her palate as the creamy pie litteraly melted on her tongue. The gourmet unicorn shivered as the rich butter caramel slid voluptuously down her throat. All her scruples vanished Rarity gobbled greedily the succulent confection, ignoring the tension building in her expanding stomach. Catching up on her chubby friend, she even managed to empty her plate a few seconds before her. Forgetting her good resolutions and her increasing fullness, Rarity could not help urging Pinkie Pie for more.
"Oooh... this pie... can I have another slice? Please?"
Pinkie Pie giggled and filled abundantly their plates with the pie leftovers.
"I knew you'd want seconds, everypony wants seconds!"
The two friends wolfed down their considerable portion faster than ever, as if they were engaged in a tacit competition. Rarity could barely believe her eyes at how fast Pinkie Pie could clean her plate despite the festive pony's prodigiously expanded flanks. The unicorn could feel herself getting slightly uncomfortable as her fullness was reaching levels unknown of her so far; nevertheless she managed to keep a fast pace, only giving up on Pinkie a few seconds. Finally Rarity sighed, sated, and put her polished plate on the table, staring at the empty pie plate with a hint of regret. Absent-mindedly rubbing her painfully gorged belly, she realized her sides were now bulging for good. "Oh well, it is probably for the best... I would have eaten of that pie until I look like a cow..."
A pert expression on her face, Pinkie discreetly poked at Rarity's taut midriff.
"Sooo... have you regained your appetite? I have this new recipe of chocolate fudge and..."
Embarrassed, Rarity kindly but firmly pushed aside her friend's hoof.
"No Pinkie, thanks but I really have to go now."
Despite her oversized gut, Pinkie Pie was managing to bounce with an impressive energy.
"But it is SO GOOD you won't believe it! You should TRY IT TRY IT TRY IT TRY IT!
Rarity remained inflexible, conscious she could hardly count on her friend to listen to reason.
"Pinkie, I spent a wonderful evening, and I thank you for all these fabulous sweets... but I cannot possibly eat more."
Pinkie Pie sulked.
"Can I walk you back home at least?"
Rarity rolled her eyes suggestively.
"Of course you can Darling."
Pinkie Pie's face lighted up and she smiled elfishly. Raising her voice, the host spoke to her guests.
"I'll be back in a quarter hour, don't leave the party without me!"
The audience answered her with cheers and consents as the bouncing pony quickly left the room. Rarity said goodbye to her friends, relieved none of them has the indelicacy to mention her belly swaying provocatively as she was plodding across the room. Finally leaving Sugarcube Corner, the tired unicorn joined Pinkie Pie outside. Having had it, Rarity sat on the street and let out a timid groan as she rubbed of a hoof her ample, painfully stretched stomach. The oppressed unicorn was breathing with difficulty, looking with incredulity at her chubby friend visibly unaffected by her own much more bloated gut.
"Pinkie how... how can you eat so much? I feel ready to burst..."
Pinkie Pie sat in front of her with a smile and shrugged.
"I got used to it... need a helping hoof?"
Seized by a throbbing pain, Rarity let out another dolorous groan.
"Thanks... at this point I could use any help."
Pinkie smiled saucily as she put her cold hooves on Rarity's distended belly, massaging expertly her taut skin. After a couple of minutes of the pony's delicious strokes the relieved unicorn let out a pleased sigh, looking at Pinkie with gratitude.
"Thanks, I feel sooo much better now... perhaps we should go?"
Pinkie nodded in agreement and helped her friend to get up again. As they were ready to leave, Rarity noticed the chubby pony had a sizable cake box at her side.
"Pinkie... don't tell me you brought more cake?"
Pinkie Pie smiled innocently.
"It's just a little chocolate fudge... you REALLY have to try it."
Rarity looked exceeded.
"Pinkie..."
Pinkie Pie pouted.
"All right, all right... let's go..."
On the way to the carousel, the naturally cheerful pony quickly got her good humor back. The pink mare was bouncing vivaciously, talking endlessly about sweets and recipes and cooking and contests and parties...
Although she felt much better now, Rarity floundered to follow her loquacious friend's incessant chattering. The sheer amount of food she had consumed had let her mind somewhat sluggish. As she was walking slowly on the way to her home, the dazed unicorn could only concentrate on the overwhelming heaviness of her prominent belly, swaying with each of her movement. Finally arrived in the carousel porch, Pinkie Pie hold the cake box to Rarity, a big smile on her face.
"Take it, you will love EVERY bit!"
Embarrassed, Rarity protested faintly.
"Pinkie, that wouldn't be reasonable..."
Pinkie Pie poked gently at her friend's ribs.
"Don't be silly! You're all bony, a little cake can't harm you!"
Sighing, Rarity gave up to Pinkie Pie's insistence.
"A little cake for my beakfast couldn't hurt... I guess.
— You won't regret it!"
The pink pony took an excited tone.
"It was GREAT to have you taste my recipes! You're a so good critic! I could reeeally use your help, I have so many other ideas!"
Pinkie Pie bounced frenetically.
"Can we do that again soon? In a few days? Pleeease!
— I don't know if I can Pinkie, I..."
Pinkie Pie put down the cake box, throwing herself into Rarity's forelegs. The pink pony's soft and bloated gut inevitably pressed against her unicorn friend's firm, swollen belly. At Rarity's surprise, Pinkie Pie's silky pelt in contact of her own awakens in her an agreeable warmth, quickly spreading from her midriff to between her thighs. Her cottony mane rubbing against the unicorn's gracious neck, Pinkie Pie spoke entreatingly to her friend.
"Please? Please?"
Pinkie Pie's sugary smell was floating all around the charmed unicorn, intoxicating her. Slightly embarrassed, Rarity could not help the excitement rising in her. She realized that prejudiced by her friend's curves, she had never considered how cute this one could really be. The aroused unicorn stared at the pink pony's parted lips... so close... so alluring... consumed by an irresistible desire Rarity kissed tenderly Pinkie Pie, enjoying the sugary taste of her soft lips. The plump pony's eyes filled with amazement and she moved timidly away of Rarity's muzzle. The regretful unicorn had a heavy heart as her friend looked at her with incomprehension. After a moment of an uncomfortable silence, Rarity's heart missed a beat as Pinkie Pie's muzzle brushed against her own, finally returning her her kiss. The pink pony shyly sticked her tongue between the unicorn's parted lips and they became one in a passionate embrace. The couple savored this precious moment for long seconds before Pinkie Pie moved away of Rarity's muzzle, affectionately rubbing her neck against her friend's one. The unicorn, touched, gently stroked the cottony mane of the pink pony.
"Do you want to come in darling?"
Pinkie spoke in a soft, regretful voice.
"I'm sorry Rarity... the party..."
Rarity looked into space, melancholic.
"It's ok darling, I understand..."
Pinkie spoke cheerfully.
"I'll come see you preeetty soon, right? And you can come see me too!"
Rarity smiled.
"It is settled then. I'll come visit you the day after tomorrow, if it is fine with you... after work?"
Pinkie smiled back to her friend.
"Okey dokey!"
The two ponies kissed tenderly a last time before they part, Pinkie bouncing away in Sugarcube Corner direction.

Rarity closed the carousel door, plodding accross the room, the cake box levitating at her side. She let drop the package on a coffee table and collapsed on a couch, vexed of her evening denouement. The disheartened pony took a dramatic pause. "Two days before I see Pinkie again... what if she acts as if nothing had happened?"
Brooding over these dark thoughts, Rarity absent-mindedly petted her bulging midriff. As she poked gently at it, she was surprised to notice her hoof could push slightly in her taut skin without causing her any pain; yet she still felt as deliciously heavy as she was on leaving Sugarcube Corner. Rarity sighed. "Pinkie's hooves really worked wonders."
As Rarity rubbed with pleasure her ephemeral roundness, her eyes lingered with curiosity on the cake box. "Pinkie seemed thrilled about this chocolate fudge... I could take a peek at it."
The package levitated through the room to land on Rarity's stuffed belly. She could not help noticing that the box was weighting much more than what could suggest its aspect. Opening it carefully, Rarity gazed at its contents with gluttony. The dense chocolate cake cut in four huge slices was almost entirely filling the large box. Its thick chocolate icing was shining before her eyes, promising of deep flavors. "Mmmm... I wonder how it tastes..."
Succombing to her curiosity, Rarity raised a slice to her muzzle and took a small bite of the enticing sweet. As the chocolate icing crunched in her tooth, a mix of onctuous mousse and rich melted chocolate flowed in her mouth. Her eyes opened wide as the tasty cake drowned her taste buds in exquisite savors. Rarity swallowed languidly the sugary treat, still in shock after the intensity of her culinary experience. She looked at the chocolate fudge in amazement. "Pinkie was right, this cake is even better than her caramel pie..."
Titillated by the somptuous dessert, Rarity gave up to her sweet tooth once again. She dug heartily into the huge slice, each mouthful incomprehensibly whetting further her craving for the succulent confection. Licking her lips covered in chocolate, the greedy unicorn enjoyed the last crumbles with delight. Looking at the three slices remaining in the cake box, she was perplexed to realize her appetite was back, more pressing than ever. Yet as her hooves patted her bulging sides, feeling the tauntness of her soft skin Rarity had no doubt that she had never been so full of her entire life. And there was no pain, only this delicious heaviness and warmth radiating in her bloated midriff. Her stretched stomach growled quietly, as if it was growing impatient for more. Rarity stayed dumbfounded. "Do I really want more?"
She remembered Pinkie's words. "Take it, you will love EVERY bit!"
At the thought of her friend partying with the other ponies while she was standing here, alone in the silence of the carousel, Rarity was seized by exasperation. "How can I be so underappreciated, don't they know their luck to have me? I should leave this country of boors, move to a place where I would be recognized for what I really worth!"
Determined to bury her frustration under a mountain of sugar, Rarity started eating voraciously another slice of the luscious chocolate fudge. The pressure irresistibly building in her, the sensuous unicorn felt the agreeable warmth spreads from her midriff to between her thighs once again. Finishing her second slice, she only paused long enough to let out a contented moan before poucing on a third helping of the rich confection. As she was devouring avidly the sweet dish, Rarity realized her expanding stomach was getting closer to feel uncomfortable once again. Swallowing the last crumbles of her third slice, finally satiated, the gorged pony rubbed affectionately her now massive belly. She gazed at the prominent bulge with mixed feelings of shock and admiration. "I cannot believe I ate so much... I look like I am expecting a foal..."
As the contact of her cold hooves on her taut skin filled her with delightful sensations, the sated unicorn could not help thinking about the delicious chocolate fudge. The lingering smell of the deep dark chocolate tormented her, the last slice of the divine cake daring her to carry on her feast. Although her appetite was now gone for good, Rarity gave in to her guilty craving for sweets once again. Anxious to avoid the throbbing pain she experienced earlier, she savored slowly the leftovers of the irresistible dessert. At the same time the overindulging unicorn took great care to massage her impressively swollen belly, her caresses relaxing her gorged stomach. As she licked a last time her lips covered in chocolate, the ravished unicorn let out a long contented sigh. "This time Rarity, you are going to burst for good..."
Rarity was feeling agreeably drowsy now and so incredibly heavy, so full... more than she has ever been. Patting her weighty belly with appreciation, she considered its impressive bulk with a smile. "I wonder what Pinkie would think seeing me like that... Pinkie would probably eat much more though..."
A comfortable torpor swept over her, yet the warmth in her womb was giving her no rest. Rarity thinked again about Pinkie Pie, her sides bulging so much she looked almost round. Her friend's bloated gut, so soft, so large against her own... the contact of her silky pelt... her cottonous mane rubbing against her neck... her sugary lips, muzzle against muzzle...
Rarity's warmth in her pussy rose to an unbearable level, burning in her like a flame; the tickling sensation turned into an irresistible itch. Consumed by desire, the aroused unicorn slipped a hoof between her thighs and a delicious coolness passed on her blood gorged muff. Rarity gently caressed herself, her hoof rubbing slowly to and fro between her love lips. The taste of the decadent chocolate fudge still persistent in her, the greedy unicorn let herself go to debauched thoughts. "Mmmm... I wonder how it would feel..."

"Pinkie, you came back!"
Rarity smiled at Pinkie Pie, entranced of her return. The pink pony cuddled her tenderly.
"Of course silly! I wouldn't let you alone in this big, sad, cold house!"
Pinkie Pie smile broadened as she poked at Rarity's ample belly.
"You ate my chocolate fudge after all!"
Rarity laughed with a hint of embarrassment.
"Yes, it was fabulous darling.
— I told you! I brought you more cake, in case you would still be hungry!"
Rarity stiffled a giggle with her hoof.
"Thank you Pinkie but I don't think I could eat the smallest crumb. Look at me Darling, I look with foal!"
Pinkie Pie kissed her friend, muzzle against muzzle, smiling pertly at her.
"I bet one of my massages would help!"
Rarity felt blood rush to her cheeks. She smiled hesitantly.
"I... I guess it would..."
Pinkie Pie jumped up and clapped her hooves, bouncing merrily to the kitchen. She returned a colossal cream cake topped with big peach chunks on her back. Rarity stared goggle-eyed at the four layers sugary monstruosity.
"Pinkie, it is so big! I... I can't..."
Pinkie Pie put down the creamy mountain on the coffee table. Grabbing a serving knife, she cut a large slice of the top layer, smiling impertinently at Rarity.
"Don't be silly... I know you want it!"
Holding out the cake slice to her, Pinkie petted saucily Rarity's gorged stomach. Coaxed by her friend's insistent caresses the pampered unicorn sighed, won over.
"I guess I could give it a try..."
Rarity took a bite of the creamy confection, and for a second her mind went blank, drowned in bliss. Yet the cake melted in her mouth in an instant, the onctuous liquid flowing down her throat, taking with it the inexprimable felicity. The only remnant of the experience was a mild taste of vanilla and peach on her palate and the memory of this perfect moment. Rarity realized she wanted it back, and she wanted it to last forever. The voracious unicorn wolfed down on her slice, euphoric, the bliss possessing her once again. Yet her portion was gone, and Rarity looked at Pinkie Pie with imploring eyes, languid. This one smiled fondly at her.
"You want more?
— Yes, please..."
Pinkie Pie held out another slice to Rarity, devoured promptly... and another... and another... before long the cake first layer was gone. As soon as her bliss ebbed, Rarity felt an agonizing pain rush through her distended stomach, a pain Pinkie Pie's expert caresses could not appease. Staring at her swollen belly, she was shocked to realize she was looking like she was long overdue by now. And the withdrawal was coming back slowly, stronger than ever. Rarity shivered, looking at Pinkie Pie with anxious eyes.
"Pinkie... what... what happens to me?"
Brushing gently Rarity's mane, Pinkie Pie smiled at her.
"Don't worry silly, I'm here to take care of you."
Pinkie Pie pointed at the cake, the three largest layers still remaining.
"See? There is still much more for you."
Starting the second layer, much larger than the first, Pinkie Pie cut another slice she held out to Rarity.
"All you have to do is eat."
And Rarity ate... and ate... gorging on the cake with abandon. As long as she was eating there was no pain, and all her troubles were gone; only remained this intolerable bliss leaving her mind blank. As the food flowed down her throat in a never-ending stream of sugary cream, the insatiable unicorn could feel her stomach stretching further, to the point she could barely join her hooves over her now prodigiously swollen belly. She did not care though, as all her thoughts were occupied by her unrestrained binge. And soon, the second layer gone, Rarity turned to Pinkie Pie with imploring eyes.
"You won't abandon me, isn't it? I feel so tired..."
Pinkie Pie kissed gently Rarity's lips and fondled her soft ivory ears.
"Of course silly, I'll always be there for you!"
Rarity sighed, staring at the creamy cake with envy. Understanding her friend needed more once again, Pinkie Pie cut a slice in the cake huge third layer, smiling.
"Let me help you!"
Looking at her friend gratefully, Rarity parted her lips and let Pinkie Pie feed her slice after slice of the enslaving treat. The bloated unicorn's hooves joined over her belly parted away slowly as she swelled... and swelled... the third layer was so big... an instant she doubted she will be able to finish it. Yet Pinkie Pie kept feeding Rarity, cuddling her, encouraging her to eat more and more. And this one complied, in spite of the nagging pain in her taut skin so stretched it was diaphanous. The third layer finally gone Rarity caressed her massively bulging sides, certain she now looked like she was due for twins. Although she was intimately convinced persevering in her binge could be fatal to her, the memory of the withdrawal and the agonizing pain was petrifying her. Looking at the cake gigantic fourth layer, Rarity spoke with a thick voice, her mind clouded by a stuffed stupor.
"Pinkie... please... I can eat more... much more... I promise..."
Pinkie Pie poked at Rarity's shockingly full belly, her hoof not pushing in the slightest.
"No you can't silly! You had enough cake for today!"
Rarity stared anguished at Pinkie.
"But Pinkie, I..."
Pinkie Pie pressed delicately her muzzle against Rarity's one and their tongues met in a sensual kiss, before their lips finally parted away. The pink pony stroked lightly her friend's mane and whispered tenderly at her ear.
"Shhh... everything will be alright now... I'm taking care of you..."
And indeed everything was alright, as the dreaded pain did not come back. Appeased, Rarity fell asleep in Pinkie Pie's caring forelegs, finally at peace...

As Rarity let herself go to her deliciously depraved fantasy, the flame in her grew slowly, her caresses only kindling the irresistible itch in her burning pussy. Ardent sensations rose in her as her wet hoof moved around her blood gorged muff, rubbing it in swift circular motions. As she went on, her breathing becomes more and more panting by the combined action of her unprecedented fullness and her overwhelming excitement. Exhausted by her night of debauchery, the sensual unicorn resolved with regret to put an end to her lustful exaltation. Closing her eyes, Rarity slipped her hoof between her love lips and concentrated her caresses on her button, rubbing it faster and faster as the pleasure was climbing in her. As her movements reached their paroxysm her womb contracted mightily; an unsually kind yet delightful orgasm possessed her, bathing her in a comfortable peace of mind. Entranced by the soothing experience, Rarity kept massaging her sweet spot between two convulsions, prolonging her rapture over and over again. As she went on her love juices flowed between her thighs, soaking profusely her silky ivory pelt and the sumptuous velvet of her couch. After a never-ending minute of ardent exhilaration, Rarity let out a contented sigh, finally satisfied. Too tired to get to her room, the lascivious unicorn let herself roll on her side and got to sleep at last, her dreams populated by somptuous dishes and nurturing friends.