Twilight’s Love Volume One: It Begins

This time Twilight awoke first, it was still early. There was a familiar voice calling from outside.

“Rainbow, Rainbow Dash! Are you home?”

“Honey,” said Twilight gently shaking Rainbow awake, “were you expecting anypony?”

A smile came over Rainbow’s face because of the endearment; no pony ever had a ‘pet name’ for Rainbow. Twilight would call her just ‘Dash’ in the past, it was just a quicker way of addressing her. Other ponies would call her ‘Dashie’, but it was more of a nickname.

“Huh?” replied Rainbow, “No why?”

The voice came again.

“Rainbow Dash! It’s important.”

“That sounds like Derpy,” said Rainbow.

“Her name is Muffins,” said Twilight, as the two ponies were getting out of the bed.

“It is?”

“She gets pretty hurt at that name and ‘Ditzy Do’,” said Twilight.

“How do you know that?” replied Rainbow. By now they were walking toward Rainbow’s front door.

“We have tea and play chess sometimes.”

“Chess?”

“She isn’t the dummy a lot of ponies think she is.” Said Twilight, then she stopped.

“What’s wrong,” asked Rainbow.

“Would you rather nopony see me here yet?”

Rainbow’s reply was a kiss.

“I want the world to know.”

The smile on Twilight’s face would have been visible in the dark.

Rainbow opened the door and there stood the blue-gray Pegasus mare in her mail carrier hat and vest, her mailbag around her neck to keep clear of her wings. It was always hard to tell which direction Muffins was paying attention to but with the smile that crossed her face, it was clear she understood the meaning of Twilight being in Rainbow’s cloud-home, this early in the morning with a foreleg around Rainbow.

“What can I do for you Der... Uh, Muffins,” said Rainbow with a small sideways glance at Twilight. Twilight smiled at the gesture, as did Muffins.

“I am so sorry, Rainbow Dash,” said Muffins, looking sheepish. “I guess the mail sorters missed this on Friday, and it was marked Very Urgent.

I’m glad to see you Twilight, there’s one for you, it saves me a trip.”

They took the notices; they were from Raven, Princess Celestia’s secretary. The summons said they were to attend government supervisor’s mandatory training in Canterlot for a three-week course on a new way to handle paperwork. They looked at Rainbow’s mantel clock; they had just four hours to make it to Canterlot.

“Holy Horseshoes!” exclaimed Rainbow. “I better get moving!”

“We do,” said Twilight, “I got a summons too. But mine says there’ll be one of the princess’ carts to take me. We could ride together, if you don’t mind.”

Rainbow smiled at the silly question. Muffins turned to leave.

“Wait Muffins,” said Twilight, “would you take a note to Rarity for me?”

“You know I will Twilight,” replied Muffins with a smile.

Twilight wrote a short message to the friends they would be gone for three weeks for training for government personal. She apologized for the short notice, but promised some good news on their return. She also got Muffins to promise not to tell anypony Twilight was found with Rainbow, just yet. They wanted to be the ponies to share the good news.

“No problem,” said Muffins who gave Twilight a quick hug and to her surprise, Rainbow received one as well. “I can’t tell you how happy I am for the two of you.”

Then Muffins flew off.

Rainbow gathered a few items and the two lovers went to the library. Sure enough, there was a cart waiting for Twilight. Twilight gathered a few items. Then they dropped Spike off with Pinkie Pie, who loved having the little guy around.

It was about ten minutes later and the two were flying to Canterlot, thanks to Princess Celestia. Usually Rainbow would’ve flown herself, but this gave her time to hold Twilight’s hoof and get a little kissing in.

“Hey Lover-Pony,” whispered Rainbow in Twilight’s ear, “did you bring the negligée?”

“You bet,” said Twilight, “I like the motivation it gave you.”

They kissed again; the light talk and kissing made the time go by quickly. They were approaching Canterlot to land before either of them knew it. The cart took them straight to the castle.

In front was a line of ponies waiting to check in and be given their bedding assignment at the Gifted Unicorn School’s dormitory, it was a school break and so it was empty at this time.

The cart approached the castle’s outer gates and was going to go right through, but the guards motioned for them to stop. They told Twilight that she needed to talk to Raven. Twilight and Rainbow got off the cart and went over to Raven.

“Hello Raven,” said Twilight, walking up and giving her teacher’s secretary a hug.

“Twilight,” said Raven, “it’s good to see you, you don’t have to check in and your tower is always in reserve for you, but Princess Celestia asked if I saw you to tell you to see her as soon as you got here.”

“Thanks Raven,” replied Twilight, “I was wondering if you’d do me a favor and check in Rainbow Dash, head of the Ponyville Weather Team for me? She isn’t going to need a dorm assignment.”

“Sure thing Twilight,” said Raven with a knowing smile and a wink, “I’ll make sure she’s taken care of…

As I’m sure you will too.”

“Thanks Raven,” said Twilight, giving the official pony another hug.

Rainbow and Twilight climbed on the cart and they were whisked to the massive front doors of the castle. Twilight thanked the guard and the two ponies went into the castle.

The way to the throne room was well known to both ponies and they navigated the corridors with ease. They found the throne room doors open and Princess Celestia on her throne looking a little bored, when she saw Twilight she perked up.

“Twilight Sparkle,” said the princess, “so good to see you, thank you for coming to see me.”

“Even if Raven hadn’t told me you were expecting me, I would’ve come anyway.”

“I’m pleased to hear it,” said the princess, then turning to Rainbow, “Ms Rainbow Dash, a pleasure as well.”

“Thank you, Your Highness,” said Rainbow bowing.

“And thank you for coming,” said the princess, “I’m sure this training is going to make your jobs easier. Today is mostly getting settled in, getting the schedule and finding the sleeping arrangements. Tomorrow the real training begins. With your knowledge, Twilight, of Canterlot Castle, today is unnecessary for you. Your tower is always open and you know the castle dining room is at your disposal. You don’t need to eat at the school cafeteria.”

“Thank you Highness,” said Twilight, “and speaking of my tower, you’ve always told me it’s there for my use. But I feel obliged to ask you something before I just take it upon myself.”

“And what’s that child?”

“Remember when I told you of my feelings for Rainbow?” Twilight said, Celestia nodded in acknowledgement and glancing at Rainbow Dash, “we had that talk and to my great joy, Rainbow’s heart is now mine and mine hers! So I was wondering if it’d be alright for Rainbow to share my tower as well.”

“There’s only one bed,” said the princess, raising one eyebrow. Twilight and Rainbow both blushed brightly.

“I see...

Well, I must inform Raven of this change of plans for Rainbow. You know how she gets if one item is out of place. I think you picked that up from being around her so much in the past. So if you don’t mind, Twilight, would you go and ask her to come here?”

“Of course, Your Highness,” said Twilight. She’d already told Raven, but Twilight wasn’t a pony to contradict her teacher, mentor, ruler and friend

Twilight and Rainbow turned to go.

“Rainbow Dash, would you please stay here,” said the princess.

Twilight and Rainbow looked at each other, Twilight gave Rainbow a nod and left. As Twilight turned the hall, there was a golden aura around the throne room doors, which shut tight. Rainbow heard the bolts on the doors click into place.

Celestia came down off the dais and walked up to Rainbow. There were concerned looks on both mares’ faces.

“Rainbow Dash.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

Rainbow somehow felt the absolute difference in body style and mass with the princess looming over her.

“I know you’ve always been a rough-and-tumble personality. Taking risks, being aggressive and being quite forward. And forgive me for saying, a bit loose on the morals side. I don’t mean any insult, it’s who you are.

But Twilight is none of that; she’s always been focused and motivated to meet any goals and demands I’ve placed upon her. She has a destiny, though she doesn’t know what it is yet, but she knows it’s out there.”

Celestia paused to let her words sink in.

“I know it’s been your desire to join the Wonderbolts. You’ve been through most of the application process and I understand from Spitfire you did excellent at the training academy and even proved yourself an outstanding leader.

I don’t know if you know this or not but no matter how good a pony does in the process, I have the last say in who makes it and who doesn’t.”

Rainbow was starting to be concerned; she’d never heard the princess talk this seriously.

“Twilight is the greatest student I’ve ever had the honor of teaching. She’s like a daughter to me. And I take it extremely seriously.”

Rainbow was becoming uncomfortable. As the princess was talking, Celestia was inching forward. She was now standing over Rainbow, looking down on her.

“So I’m going to make this easy for you, Rainbow Dash. When Raven gets here, I’m going to draft a letter of acceptance for you to the Wonderbolts.”

Rainbow couldn’t believe her ears; she’d made it!

“I can’t wait to tell Twi, she’ll be so happy.”

“No Rainbow,” said Celestia with a bit of threat in her voice, “you’ll leave now. You’ll go directly to the Wonderbolt Headquarters for induction, before they get back here. I’ll have the letter sent directly.”

Celestia’s magic opened a window, apparently a suggested exit for Rainbow.

“I don’t get to tell Twilight goodbye?”

“No! Twilight will be told you were given the opportunity to become a Wonderbolt and you accepted without concern for her, your friends or for Ponyville.

It's what you’ve wanted. Had you never considered once a Wonderbolt, you’d not be around your Ponyville friends that often...

Or ever?”

Rainbow was taken aback, Celestia was right. She’d never thought about it. The glamour, prestige and the adulation were the only things she’d ever considered.

Rainbow was ashamed. Celestia noticed the confirmation on Rainbow’s face.

“That alone shows me your wants and wishes were always only for yourself!” the princess continued, almost disgusted, “why the Elements of Harmony chose you as the Spirit of Loyalty is beyond even me.

Therefore, you’ll leave here now and never threaten her stability again. I’ll make sure she’ll get over you quickly enough. I don’t want Twilight to be hurt by being the trophy of some conquest of yours.

It’s bad enough you’ve seduced and deflowered a loving and trusting pony who believed you could possibly have feelings for somepony other than yourself.

Your very presence here is starting to make me ill.”

Rainbow couldn’t believe her ears; she was being offered her heart’s desire only to keep her from the love she’d just discovered. And was being accused of being insincere in her feelings and love for Twilight. Each accusation stung as if it were being delivered on the tip of a dagger.

She never thought the wise and gentle Princess Celestia could be so cruel. Perhaps Luna had been justified when she rebelled as Nightmare Moon.

Rainbow no longer cared about appearing cool; the tears were streaming down her face. Her new perfect and loving world was falling apart right before her eyes.

All she could think of was Twilight would think she’d given up the love she’d confessed for something to meet her own selfish wants. Or worse, Rainbow had lied just to seduce Twilight and get what she wanted from her. That Rainbow hadn’t been worthy to receive Twilight's trust and virginity.

Twilight’s words came back to her:

‘I promised myself nopony could ever touch me there, or make love to me unless they’re a pony who loves me completely. Less chance of getting hurt or abused.

Even though I know you could never do that to me.’

‘Oh sweet Mother of Faust,’ thought Rainbow, ‘Twilight will hate me forever!’

Rainbow could see in her mind’s eye Twilight’s adorable face contorted by pain and betrayal. She was sure Twilight would be crushed, and perhaps never trust another pony ever.

Rainbow was feeling sick herself.

“If you don’t leave now,” said Celestia, her voice becoming more threatening and louder, “I’ll have no choice but to make you immortal and banish you to the moon for ten thousand years! Century after century of dust, dust and more dust. The earth hanging in the sky to remind you what your selfish wants caused you to give up!

Shall I summon my sister so she could tell you just how much fun that’ll be? And she was only there for one thousand!

Rainbow tried to think, but it was hard because all she could think of was ten thousand years of crying over the loss of her only chance at real love. And Twilight thinking Rainbow had lied, used and abandoned her.

“If you’re going to send me to the moon, then please…

Please!

At least let me tell Twilight goodbye and kiss her one last time,” pleaded Rainbow bowing low before the princess in supplication.

“You’d do that? You’d give up your dreams,” said the princess, “face ten thousand years of banishment to the moon...

And all for Twilight?”

“Yes Your Highness,” said Rainbow, still crying, “I know she and I’ve only been together a very short time but she’s all the world to me now.

You might as well get it over with and kill me outright; it wouldn’t matter if you made me immortal. If I could never be with my Lover-Pony again, I’d die the first day.”

Forget decorum and proper etiquette before a monarch, Rainbow collapsed to the floor and cried harder than Celestia could ever remember a pony doing before her.

What happened next, Rainbow wasn’t expecting. A golden aura encased her and she was lifted to Celestia who embraced her, Celestia was crying just as hard. The window exit closed as well.

“Please forgive me Rainbow Dash. As I said, I think of Twilight like a daughter and I love her as well as any mother would.

But I see you love her more than I do.

To think only of her is the mark of true love. Please forgive my testing you so brutally.”

A purple and red aura surrounded the doors, the bolts unlocked and the doors opened. Raven and Twilight entered to see Celestia embracing Rainbow and the both crying.

“Highness?” said Twilight, a bit confused.

Celestia let Rainbow down and she smiled at Twilight.

“I’m sorry, but out of concern for you, my beloved student,” said Celestia, wiping away the tears in her eyes, “I’m afraid I tested Rainbow quite harshly.

But I was the pony put to shame.

I assumed Rainbow didn’t have your best interests at heart. I know now Rainbow really does love you and is the best pony you could ever love.”

Then with a small mischievous twinkle in her eye and smile forming on her lips.

“As far as your request for Rainbow to share your tower, just remember there’ll be respectable ponies around there that’ll be trying to get some sleep. So keep the noise down.”

Rainbow rushed to Twilight and embraced her tightly; Celestia smiled warmly at the affection Rainbow was showing Twilight.

“Are you okay, My Love,” asked Twilight.

“I will be, Lover-Pony,” said Rainbow getting her crying under control.

They tightened their embrace. Celestia smiled at the endearments.

“Now go put your things away,” said Celestia, “I expect you both to have dinner with me this evening.”

Celestia and Raven watched as Rainbow and Twilight left, walking so close they were touching. After the lovers left, Celestia materialized an old manuscript, it was levitated to Raven.

“Highness, aren’t you going to give this to Twilight?” asked Raven.

“No Raven,” said Celestia with a smile, “I’ve changed my mind.”

“You’re not going to test Twilight then?” asked the secretary.

“Yes, but I’ve had a better idea,” said the princess.

“As you wish, Highness. I’ll return this to the secure archives,” said Raven as she took the manuscript with her aura and left out a private entrance as Princess Luna entered.

Luna had heard everything from the adjoining room. She looked questioningly at her sister. Celestia closed all the doors with her magic.

“You can be such the hard flanks,” said Luna, “would you’ve really have sent Rainbow to the moon for ten thousand years?”

Celestia looked at her sister with a smirk.

“I know that look Tia,” said Luna.

“I think this might be more fun than what we’d planned,” answered Celestia.

Both princesses looked at each other and smiled.

“Who’d have thought it Lu,” said Celestia looking back at where Twilight and Rainbow had exited. “Twilight Sparkle in a romantic relationship.”

“I thought it,” said Luna smiling, “and that’s two bits you owe me Tia.”

“You never let me get away with anything Lu.” said Celestia chuckling.

“You’d act the same if I had of sent you to the moon for a thousand years.”

“You still gnawing at that bone?” said Celestia chuckling and levitating two bits to her sister. “And you did send me to the moon.”

“For not even one day,” said Luna, “but thanks to Twilight we both were freed.”

Both sisters laughed.

A little later, Twilight and Rainbow were putting things away in Twilight’s tower. Rainbow had never been here. The large glass dome for observation, rows and rows of books and scientific instruments, many of which Rainbow had no idea of their use, Rainbow was in awe. Up on a platform, with the sky above, was the sleeping quarters. The beautiful bed was larger than even her own cloud bed.

“Wow!” said Rainbow, she was looking at the sleeping quarters, “this is your tower?”

“Yes,” said Twilight, “I was given this when I graduated from school and started my advanced studies. I’ve done a lot of study and research here but I’m eager to do some different research!”

Twilight nudged Rainbow in the direction of the stairs to the bed. Rainbow well understood and wasn’t about to disappoint Twilight.

“If this is ‘study and research’,” said Rainbow to Twilight, “I regret dodging so much of it when I was in school.”

“I think we can remedy that,” said Twilight.

Twilight was in front Rainbow going up the stair. Suddenly Twilight felt Rainbow’s tongue at her marehood.

“We can stop here and ‘do it’ on the stair,” said Twilight with a chuckle, “but the bed is more comfortable.”

“Then hurry up, “ said Rainbow. “After what the princess put me through, I want you so badly right now.”

There was a purple aura and a flash. The next thing Rainbow knew was they were now on Twilight’s bed. The second thing was Twilight’s tongue deep in Rainbow’s marehood.

“Why did we wait this long,” said Rainbow as her own tongue found Twilight’s clitoris.

That evening a guard came by to announce dinner would be ready in about a half-hour. Rainbow and Twilight showered and went to join the princess for dinner.

As they entered the formal dining room, the two lovers saw not only Princesses Celestia and Luna, but also Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. Cadence got up and rushed to hug her sister-in-law, Shining came over too.

“You all remember Rainbow Dash?” said Twilight. The two nodded to Rainbow in greeting and to say they did remember.

“You did that marvelous Sonic Rainboom at our wedding. I never got to thank you for that,” said Shining.

Rainbow smiled at the praise.

“Aunt Celestia said you had an announcement,” said Cadence to Twilight.

“Something important,” said Shining.

“Come sit down first,” called out Celestia.

They all took their seats, Twilight was about to tell the good news but Celestia spoke first.

“Let’s eat first,” said the princess, “we don’t want this marvelous meal to get cold.”

It was understood by Twilight and Rainbow the princess wanted to hold off the announcement until after the meal was done. Small talk was allowed and it was discovered Cadence and Shining were there for the same reason Twilight and Rainbow were.

Cadence told how the Crystal Ponies were all settled into the present and getting used to many of the modern conveniences the present ponies have taken for granted. Cadence also let Twilight know Amethyst Maresbury, the librarian at the Crystal Empire Library, was there and wanted to say hello if Twilight had the time.

The meal finished with a delicious apple pie and ice cream. Just as they’d finished, Twilight realized why the princess wanted to wait on the announcement. The doors to the dining room opened and in walked Night Light and Twilight Velvet, Twilight and Shining’s parents. Celestia asked them to join them and had the wine-steward pour everypony a glass of the best wine from Celestia’s private stock.

“Sweetie, Princess Celestia said you’ve something important to tell us,” said Twilight Velvet.

The princess nodded to say it was okay to make her announcement now.

Twilight looked around, all eyes were on her, she was about to become nervous but Rainbow patted her leg below the table to assure her it was okay and she was there for her.

“Mom, Dad, everypony,” said Twilight trying to start, “many of you know there was a pony I fell in love with when I went to Ponyville. It finally took Rainbow to convince me to share my feelings with that pony. What she didn’t realize at the time was, she was that pony.”

Rainbow blushed; Twilight took Rainbow’s hoof and held it on the table.

“When I did tell her, it was a shock to her. But through some...

Exploration of our feelings,” Twilight and Rainbow blushed. It was enough everypony understood what was not being said, “I’ve found the pony I want to live the rest of my life with.”

“How do you feel about this, Rainbow,” asked Twilight Velvet.

It was almost creepy the way Twilight (her love) resembled Twilight (the mother). Because of her newfound feelings for Twilight the younger, she was finding the elder Twilight oddly attractive.

“I admit I’ve had, how should I say, a very active ‘love life’ in the past. Although I know now it had nothing to do with love. I’ve been with several stallions in the past. I’d no inclination to be in a serious relationship with anypony, especially with a mare.

But Twilight has taught me what love truly is and the only thing important about loving a pony is to love a pony.”

Rainbow paused; she saw the smiles from all the ponies at the table.

“Because of the love Twilight has shown and shared with me, I now know love isn’t what I’ve experienced in the past...

Nothing like it.

Twilight shares love with me without reserve or condition. How could I not love her?

I’ve let her know I’ve now dedicated my life to make her happy. I want her in my life forever.”

With that, the two kissed in public for the first time.

“I love you Twilight,” said Rainbow without any concern to who was watching or listening. It was easier than she thought it’d be.

“And I love you too Rainbow.”

The two kissed again, this time deeper.

“Okay you two,” said Twilight Velvet smiling, “I expect you two to visit in the evening when the daily training is over.”

“Yes,” said Night Light, “we need to get to know this mare you love.”

“Mom, Dad,” said Twilight, with a smile, “I really want you to get to know Rainbow. I think, I hope, she and I are going to be together for a very long time.”

“I think it’s great,” said Cadence, “perhaps we all can get together the first weekend and have a family day.”

“Well,” said Celestia, “it’s getting late and everypony needs to get some rest. They have a lot of information coming in the morning and they’ll need to be able to pay attention to it all.”

Everypony said goodnight to Princess Celestia and Luna. Then Shining, Cadence, Twilight Velvet and Night Light hugged Twilight and Rainbow and said their goodnights.

Later in Twilight’s tower, the two were settling in for the night. The bed was comfortable and warm as the two lovers basked in their afterglow. Rainbow and Twilight were lightly embracing, just looking at the other.

“Lover-Pony,” said Rainbow, “do you think your family will like me?”

“My family loves me, they trust me,” said Twilight, “and if I say you’re the best pony for me, then they’ll believe me unless you do something to prove me wrong.

Which I don’t believe you could ever do.”

Rainbow shuddered a bit remember the testing Celestia had done and how she feared that Twilight would have seen it had Rainbow failed.

Twilight saw the look in her love’s eyes and gave Rainbow a small kiss, Rainbow relaxed.

“That’s all well and good,” said Rainbow with a smirk, “but do you think they’ll like me?

After all, I’ve come in the picture; I steal away their precious daughter and deflowered their darling baby girl?”

Twilight giggled.

“Is that what you call it? I thought you were getting me back after I showed you what a mare’s tongue was really for.”

Twilight gave Rainbow an extra-large kiss. They broke the kiss and looked into each other’s eyes.

“And anyway, I wouldn’t worry about it.

After all, my possessive, large and extremely strong big brother who still commands all the royal guard would only reduce you to a twitching pile of flesh if he thought you ever hurt me.”

“Lover-Pony!” exclaimed Rainbow; “you’re scaring me!”

“Rainbow Dash? Scared?” laughed Twilight, “I thought Rainbow Dash wasn’t afraid of anything.”

“Creepy Castles, Changeling Queens, Ancient Evil Kings, Spirits of Chaos are one thing! But angry BIG brothers with thousands of troops at his command? That’s another thing!”

Twilight grabbed Rainbow and kissed her deeply then broke the kiss and laughed, Rainbow joined the mirth.

“My family will love you.” said Twilight, “but what of yours? Will they have a problem with you being with an ‘egg-head’ mare?”

Rainbow got quiet.

“What’s wrong Honey?” asked Twilight.

“I don’t have much of a family,” said Rainbow, looking sad, “not anymore. All I have left, after an accident where my mom and pop worked is an older sister.

And she and I haven’t spoken in years.”

“Oh Darling,” said Twilight, holding Rainbow close as Rainbow fought (unsuccessfully) her tears. “You’ve a family now, even if it’s only me.”

“Lover-Pony,” said Rainbow, looking in Twilight’s eyes, “you’re all the family I need.”

Twilight and Rainbow kissed deeply for a while and then just held each other as they drifted off to sleep.