Love’s Étude For Heartstrings; Opus One

Lyra and Twilight enlisted Pinkie Pie to plan a big party for their six-month anniversary.

Twilight had big plans for this celebration, but she wasn’t sure how Lyra would receive it. Anytime Twilight got pensive about her plan, Lyra would notice and ask ‘what’s wrong?’ But Twilight would reply that it was just a passing thing and Lyra had no reason to worry. Then Twilight would kiss her lover with all her soul, Twilight was thinking how great it’d be if Lyra received the surprise positively.

However, Twilight noticed times when Lyra was quiet and to herself, but Twilight knew that when a pony is reflective then it’s best to give them space.

Finally the day arrived, the party wasn’t too wild because Melody, the CMC and several of the children of their friends were there like Muffins’ daughter Dinky, another good friend of Melody.

It was let known beforehoof that presents weren’t necessary, never the less, there were some, especially from their closest friends.

Some were simply good wishes items like a gift certificate to the Chez Pony and a promise of foal sitting from Bonbon.

There were other more practical gifts such as a set of bath towels marked Mare’s, Mare’s and Filly’s from Applejack.

Then there were some slightly naughty gifts such as lacy negligees for the couple, but Rarity feigned embarrassment when it was noticed that there were only the tops!

“Oh dear!” said the white Unicorn, “now however did that happen?”

Plenty of laughs followed that.

There were even some gifts for Melody, including a Cutie Mark Crusader cape and a hoof written certificate for her membership.

Twilight and Lyra thanked everypony for their good wishes and their friendship.

Then Twilight spoke up.

“Everypony! If it’s okay with all of you, I’ve one last gift for the mare I now couldn’t live without!”

“So do I,” said Lyra with a smile.

“Go ahead, My Love,” said Twilight.

“No, you go,” said Lyra.

This went back and forth for a minute or two until finally Rainbow shouted;

“Oh for pony sake! Do it at the same time, we ain’t got all night!”

Everypony laughed.

Twilight and Lyra nodded. Then they took a deep breath, their horns glowed, and there in front of both mares, surrounded by the other’s aura were diamond rings.

“Will you marry me,” the two said in unison.

Neither had had any idea what the other had been planning.

Dead silence from all gathered.

Twilight and Lyra looked at the ring in front of themselves and then at each other. It was a tie which pony was smiling harder.

“Yes!” they shouted together, the rings vanished and appeared on Lyra’s horn and Twilight’s left wing.

They hugged and kissed perhaps deeper than they’d ever kissed in public.

The cheers were deafening. The loudest were from Shining, Cadence and Bonbon!

“What does that mean?” asked Melody to Sweetie Belle who was starting to cry (she was as much a romantic as her sister).

“It means that you’re going to have a new mom,” said Sweetie Belle.

“My mommy isn’t going to be my mommy anymore?” asked Melody suddenly afraid. Tears were starting to form.

“No silly,” said Apple Bloom, “Twilight is gonna be yer second mom.”

Melody’s face lit up and she ran up to her mother and Twilight.

“Miss Twilight,” said the filly, “are you going to be my mommy too?”

“Only if you want me to be,” said Twilight.

“I’m gonna to have two moms!’ shouted the little blue filly.

The three hugged in front of the gather friends, the cheer was almost deafening, but all the three could hear was their hearts beating like base drums. They were really going to be a family!

The rest of the party was to die for, so much joy being expressed.

All their friends were already making wedding plans, but Twilight asked them to hold off on planning until she and Lyra could talk it over.

That night after Spike and melody had went to bed. Both Twilight and Lyra were worn out from the party and decided that with them getting married, there’d be plenty of time for sex later. They kissed and held each other as they drifted off to sleep.

Several hours later, Twilight thought she heard crying. She thought perhaps Melody was having a bad dream. As she opened her eyes, she noticed Lyra was on the far side of the bed with her back to Twilight. Twilight realized the crying was coming from Lyra.

Twilight turned and placed a hoof on her fiancée’s shoulder, Lyra jumped from the surprise but didn’t pull away.

“What’s wrong My Love,” said Twilight.

Lyra cried harder.

“What’s the matter Honey?” asked Twilight, “are you having second thoughts about us getting married?”

“No,” sobbed Lyra, “but you will and it frightens me!”

“What makes you say that?”

“I may’ve given Melody’s father reason to think I might’ve wanted him to have sex with me,” said Lyra. “You’re going to think I’m a liar and therefore you could never trust me!”

“Why do you say that?” asked Twilight.

Lyra turned and faced Twilight, she still didn’t move any closer to her lover, and she still had tears falling. Even in the low light, Twilight could see fear on her lover’s beautiful face.

“It was a couple of days before he raped me,” explained Lyra.

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Eight years earlier:

Lyra was taking a rare break at the chow tent, she was sipping some strong coffee and eating some crackers and cheese. She was thinking about a particularly interesting formation that looked promising.

Unfortunately, an unwelcome pony sat across from her and interrupted her thoughts.

“What’s wrong with you?” asked the Unicorn stallion.

“What’re you talking about?” Lyra asked. “Not that I’m any concern of yours!”

The Stallion looked her over with unwanted interest.

“Here I am, strong, healthy and if you don’t mind me saying, a very good looking stallion.” Said the intruder, “I’m ready to make your most intimate dreams come true. And yet you keep saying no, when I know your body is saying yes.”

Lyra was disgusted by the way the stallion was looking at her. He reached out a hoof and rested it on a hoof Lyra had on the table. Lyra violently jerked her hoof away. He only smirked and chuckled at her distress.

“My body is no concern of yours and it only says yes to mares,” said Lyra with a voice that dripped disdain. “I don’t think you qualify.”

The stallion leaned forward to close for Lyra’s comfort. He rested his chin on his hoof. The look in his eyes sickened and frightened her.

“You’ve just never had the right stallion,” he bragged. “I’m sure I can change your mind, You’ll be begging for more.”

‘Why is it some stallions think that all a mare-lover needs is the right penis to change their sexual orientation?’ thought Lyra with loathing.

Lyra laughed in his face because she didn’t want to show that she just got a very bad feeling about this.

“The only way you’d have any chance is if you and I were the only two ponies left on earth,” said Lyra getting up and starting to walk off. “And only a very small chance then.”

“As far as we are from the rest of civilization,” he replied smugly, “we might as well be the only ponies left on earth.”

“You just keep telling yourself that,” Lyra told him as she kept walking away.

She didn’t hear the stallion reply.

“Oh I will change your mind,” he said watching her flanks, “and I think soon.”

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The Present:

After he raped me, while I was in the clinic, I thought about what I’d said and I kept thinking it could’ve been taken as if I might’ve been interested.”

Twilight lay there looking at Lyra, then she pulled Lyra to her. Twilight knew that a lot of sexual assault victims will think they may have precipitated the attack. Or worse, that they deserved it. Twilight had thought that she’d helped her now fiancée through this already. But she understood the mental trauma that could be attached to such an attack. Twilight knew she had to be understanding and loving to her fiancée perhaps for years to come.

“That’s it?” asked Twilight.

Lyra nodded her head.

“See,” said Lyra, “you now know that I can’t be trusted. I’m just a big liar.”

“I might think that if you would’ve told him;

‘Here I am big boy, take me, show me what I’m missing with mares’,” Twilight paused, “Did you say anything like that?”

“No.”

“And even if you did, the first time you said ‘No!’ or ‘Stop!’But he continued, at that moment any consent is off.” Twilight explained, “the laws of Equestria are quite explicit;

Royal Equestria Legal Code, Section Five, Sub Section Two, Paragraph One states;

If during the act of sexual intercourse, a pony is told that they want to stop but the partner refuses to stop, then at that point it has become rape.

Besides, the only thing lyre about you is your cutie mark. And I’m just liable to start kissing your gorgeous flanks until I have an orgasm.”

“I’m sorry to have doubted you,” said Lyra giving Twilight a kiss, “you truly are the best pony in Equestria.”

“Sorry to contradict you, My Love,” said Twilight with a smile. “But according to my research, the best pony in Equestria is a mint green Unicorn mare. She has a blue-green and white mane and tail, a lyre cutie mark and the most beautiful amber eyes. It goes on to say that, she’s engaged to the luckiest mare in the world. It also says that she makes love better than anypony ever!”

“Where did you see that?” asked Lyra, finally smiling.

“I’m sure I wrote it down somewhere!” said Twilight with a giggle. “If not, I’ll write it in the morning.”

“Well then,” said Lyra, “let’s see how serious you were about you kissing my flanks intensely.”

Twilight plunged her head under the covers. To Lyra’s thrill and delight, Twilight didn’t start kissing her flanks. Instead, Twilight’s tongue was deep in Lyra’s marehood.

“That’s not my flanks,” moaned Lyra, “and I’m going to give you exactly two hours to stop that!”

“Are you going to talk, or are you going to make love?” came a muffled response from Twilight.

Lyra’s answer was her own tongue deep in Twilight’s love organ.