Love’s Étude For Heartstrings; Opus One

Lyra awoke in Twilight’s forelegs. It was the best she’d ever felt with only two hours sleep. She opened her eyes to see Twilight just looking at her; Twilight was gently stroking her mane. Her heart jumped for joy.

“Don’t you ever sleep?” asked Lyra, the second morning in a row she opened her eyes to find Twilight holding and just looking at her.

“How could I sleep when I have the smartest, most beautiful mare in all Equestria in bed with me?” Asked Twilight with a most tender look on her face.

Tears started to form in Lyra’s eyes. Nopony had ever described her in those terms before. She could tell from the look in Twilight’s eyes it wasn’t some flattery, Twilight was really feeling that way.

“Be careful how you say things like that,” said Lyra snuggling closer to Twilight, “a pony might think you’re in love with me.”

Twilight moved her muzzle to within inches of Lyra’s.

“And they’d be right to think that,” whispered Twilight.

Lyra’s eyes shot open wide, a look of unbelievable joy shown in her face. As Twilight closed the distance and kissed Lyra the greatest kiss of her life. It was also the greatest of Twilight’s life as well.

After they broke the kiss, Lyra looked into Twilight’s eyes.

“Twilight, I’ve never believed in love at first sight or whirlwind romances.”

Twilight got a slight look of hurt in her eyes. Then Lyra continued:

“But I need to rethink all that...

Because, I love you too!”

The two embraced tightly and started crying with all the joy they felt. It was loud enough there was a knock at the door followed by it being opened enough to peek inside.

“Are you two alright?” asked Bonbon.

“Bon!” said Lyra, not even looking in her sister’s direction. She and Twilight were still embracing tightly. “Twilight loves me!”

“And Lyra loves me,” added Twilight.

There was a moment of silence.

“Well, Duh!” said Bonbon with a smirk. She came the rest of the way in the room. “For two smart ponies, you two took long enough to figure that out. Even Melody asked me this morning if you and Twilight were in love.”

There were three mares smiling. Bonbon continued:

“Breakfast will be ready in just a moment, so get up, clean up and come downstairs.

Oh, and Twilight, since this is technically a second day, you and Ly get to clean up after breakfast.”

“Yes ma’am,” said Twilight with a smile.

Bonbon smiled and then walked out, leaving the lovers to get ready for the day.

After breakfast, which was wonderful, Twilight and Lyra cleared the dishes, washed, dried and put them away. Bonbon was a bit jealous; Twilight and Lyra were sitting at the table drinking coffee, holding hooves and talking while their magic did all the work.

Seeing Bonbon enter the kitchen, Twilight said:

“Bonbon, if I eat here more often, I’m going to get fat.”

“Then there’d be more for Ly to love,” said Bonbon snickering.

Twilight had to go to the castle, there were some ponies stopping by for business. Lyra promised to come over there shortly; she had to talk to Bonbon about something.

Twilight had barely been home when Lyra came in the door, she had a full saddlebag.

“Twilight,” said Lyra timidly, she was flashing her big amber eyes at her, “may I stay with you for a few days?”

“You don’t know how happy that’d make me,” said Twilight.

Lyra kissed her deeply.

“As a matter of fact,” said Lyra, “I do know because I feel the same.”

“You know where the bedroom is; for putting your things away,” said Twilight with a smile. “When I’m done with the appointments today, we can have a nice little dinner. Read and talk and then...

Well, we’ll see.

By the way, where’s Melody?”

Lyra smiled and kissed Twilight a good passionate kiss.

“She’s outside with Bon. I didn’t know if you’d mind if she stayed as well. She’s very clingy right now; I’ve been in the field for two months.”

Twilight went to the door. There were Bonbon and Melody out on the lawn.

“Melody,” said Twilight. “Would you like to stay with your mommy and me?”

“In a castle?”

“Yes, Melody,” said Twilight, “it is my home.”

“Yes ma’am,” said the filly.

“Well come on in and help her with your stuff,” said Twilight.

Melody hugged Bonbon and then rushed to the door, her little saddlebag on her back.

“I’ll take good care of both of them,” said Twilight.

“You’d better,” said Bonbon kidding. Then she smiled and waved as she walked back to her shop.

Lyra and Melody went upstairs after Twilight told her to use any dresser and/or closet space she wanted. In addition, there were several unused bedrooms that Melody could use.

Melody rushed ahead, up the stairs. Lyra hung back, as she walked to the stairs; she looked back over her shoulder and flipped her tail to give a peek at her now relaxed marehood.

Both Twilight and Lyra giggled.

Lyra helped Melody put her things away and made sure the filly didn’t have any problem in the room that was much larger than her own room. The bed made hers look like dollhouse furniture. Melody was excited she was able to use such a room.

“Mommy,” said the little filly, “I really get to use this room?”

“Yes Sweetie,” replied the mother, “it’s for you to use as long as we stay here.”

“I really like it, Miss Twilight’s house is so big. Is she rich?”

“No,” said Lyra, “I don’t think so. But she’s the Princess of Friendship, so she lives in the castle.”

“How long are we going to stay here?” asked Melody.

Lyra didn’t have an answer. She knew what she wanted the answer to be, but she didn’t need to say anything to her daughter until things happened.

“We’ll be here at least a few days Honey,” said Lyra.

“I wouldn’t mind if we stayed here forever,” said Melody smiling, “I really like Miss Twilight, she’s such a nice pony.”

“I really like her too,” said Lyra.

“No you don’t,” said Melody.

Lyra was shocked at the statement.

“Why do you say that?” asked Lyra.

“You don’t like Miss Twilight,” answered the daughter, “you love her.”

Lyra smiled.

“Yes Sweetie,” said Lyra, “mommy loves Twilight.”

“I’m so glad,” said Melody. “I think I could love her too.”

Lyra hugged her daughter, so glad she approved of her marefriend.

Lyra showed Melody where to put her stuff and where the bathroom was. Then she told her daughter she had to put her own stuff away. Melody gave her mother a hug and a kiss. Then she and started to play with some of the toys she’d brought with her.

As Lyra was putting her things away, she started to feel tired from not getting a lot of sleep the last two nights and traveling before that.

However, that wasn’t what was on her mind right now. She kept thinking on Melody’s remark of wanting to stay here forever. To tell the truth, it’s exactly what she was thinking herself. After putting a few personal items away, Lyra looked at Twilight’s bed and smiled. She noticed Twilight had removed her bed and the ‘guest bed’. Now there was a slightly larger bed, Twilight had brought it up from the basement storeroom.

“Maybe Twilight is thinking the same,” said Lyra trying to use logic, “one bed for two ponies. Celestia bless you Twilight, I want to be with you just as badly.”

Lyra lay down on Twilight’s bed thinking of the first night there, along with last night. She took one of the pillows and held it, it smelled like Twilight.

She wasn’t exaggerating when she’d said nopony had ever made her feel this way. And she was sure it was more that an infatuation from a long held fantasy coming true. She could feel Twilight really did love her like nopony before. In addition, Lyra felt she loved Twilight the same.

Were they rushing it? Twilight confessed she’d a crush on Lyra at school, as did Lyra for Twilight. It could be argued this relationship was actually years in the making and only now had they admitted it to themselves the depth.

Lyra yawned.

‘I’ll just rest my eyes for a minute’ thought Lyra and closed her eyes, but she was soon asleep.

Melody came to find her mother and found her asleep on a bed in a large bedroom. She went to awaken her mommy to ask a question. But the filly was distracted by a funny old doll on a dresser. She cuddled the funny doll and lay down with her mommy. She really liked this new place.

Twilight realized Lyra and Melody had gone upstairs some time ago. She couldn’t hear anypony moving around.