A Princess's Passion

by Mirkwood-Mare

Rating: mature
Tags: Romance, Slice of Life, Drama
Length: 537

Twilight Sparkle + Applejack Story.

Twilight Sparkle never thought she'd ever fall in love with anypony. None of the stallions in Ponyville were attractive, and her one-night-stand with Big Macintosh wasn't what she'd expected at all. She'd heard rumors about her friends having affairs with each other, but Spike was a big gossip and the young princess didn't believe him when he blabbered on about it. One fateful day, she stumbles across Applejack's well hidden diary and, despite herself, she reads it. She discovers her friend's burning desire for her, and she feels something inside she's never felt before.
On the night of the Mane Six's fourth Grand Galloping Gala, Twilight pretties herself up even more than usual in an effort to catch her friend's attention, and soon notices that Applejack can't seem to keep her eyes off of her.
The princess manages to slip away from Celestia and conveniently locate herself in the empty, dark spare ballroom used mainly as a storage unit for unused palace equipment, making sure Applejack saw her as she went.
Things happen, confessions are made, and Twilight is finally able to say, "I have a very special somepony."

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2016-06-11 15:55:39 UTC

Chapter One

"Where HAVE you been?" Spike grumped from the couch as Twilight wobbled into the living room.

"Oh, Spike....you...you don't need to know...." She huffed, her tail dragging on the floor. Spike watched her with concern as she hoisted her shaky rump onto the couch, then all of herself, before flopping down onto the cushions with a groan. Spike crawled over, smoothing her glossy mane.

"You've been drinking, haven't you..." He murmured exasperatedly. "No...." She lied, adjusting her forelegs. Spike arched a brow, and she sighed. "Oh, okay, maybe a little bit." She sighed, her hind legs quivering. Spike narrowed his eyes.

"Yeah? What else happened at that party?" He demanded, and she managed to push him away.

"N-Nothing, Spike! I-I need to go take a shower. You should probably get to bed now." She slid off the couch, found her footing, and tentatively putting one hoof in front of the other, made it across the living room. Spike watched her go.

"Oh boy." He muttered, before pulling out his comic book, opening it, and beginning to read. Yeah, he'd go to bed. Later.

  The next morning, Twilight rolled over in her bed with a groan.

"Oh boy...." She thought, pressing the pillow over face and sighing into the silky pillowcase. She had hoped that she'd wake up, without a hangover, and with the whole party, Big Mac and all, would've been a really obnoxious dream. But, nope. She could still remember the feeling of her brain and body not working together, hazily following Big Mac upstairs, and- no. No no no. She did NOT want to think about that first thing in the morning. Lifting the blankets off of herself, she hopped out of bed, took a little bit of Advil, and winced at the throbbing in her temples. "Damn it....." She sighed, stamping a hoof. "Never am I going to another Apple Family party again. Ever!" She knew that wasn't true, but she was mildly traumatized from the events of the previous night. She looked down at the glossy floor. "I need a pick-me-up." She murmured. And she knew right where to get one: Sugar Cube Corners.

"Heyyy, sleepy-head!" Laughed Pinkie Pie, her ears perked and her hooves clicking slightly as she bounced a little in place. "I never knew you could sleep in so late!" It was then she noticed that Twilight did not look happy, and she tilted her head to the side. "What's with the long face?" She asked in a softer tone, cantering around the table and resting a hoof comfortingly on Twilight's slender shoulder.

"I just...it's a long story, Pinkie. Do you happen to have anything I could have that would cheer me up?" Her long tail swished and she met Pinkie's eyes.

"DO I!" She squealed, bouncing away and behind the counter, into the back room. In a mere second, she'd bounced back with a plate of cupcakes. Clinking it down in front of the light purple unicorn, she grinned. "You'll be the first pony to taste 'em...a brand new flavor of cupcake! You'll have to guess what it is!"

Twilight smiled, sniffing one before lifting it with her magic. Pinkie never failed to cheer her up.