Country road, take me home
Sunset watched, a bit bemused, as her friends sampled AJ's latest crop of cider.
"Ain'tcha gonna try some?" Her freckled friend asked, holding out a glass of the golden liquid.
"I don't really, um, drink. You know?" Sunset fidgeted awkwardly, her hands bunching up in her skirt. She knew how proud AJ was of her family business. A few too many experiences with the frothy drink kept her eyes in her lap and her expression uncomfortable, however.
"Come on, sug'. Just take a sip to try. Ah won't give ya any more even if ya ask, afterwards. Just wanna know how it came out." AJ's gentle tone pulled Sunset's gaze out of her lap and into the understanding smile of her friend.
"Not like Ah want ya to get yer eyeballs floatin', we got plenty of that already..." This pulled a grin out of Sunset, who accepted a small glass of cider as she glanced over at the rest of her friends.
Rainbow had already found her zone, it seemed. She was locked in an almost sadly one-sided arm wrestling contest with AJ's brother, who seemed too distracted by her slurred trash talk to get around to pinning her.
Rarity chuckled into her hand, and Sunset couldn't decide if she was amused by Rainbow's antics or Big Mac's flustered state. Pinkie was in an animated discussion with a happily bouncing Fluttershy, unaware that she was paying more attention to the tune that had caught her fancy than the energetic girls conversation.
Sunset counted it up in her head, and realized she was one short.
"Where's Twilight?" She took an appreciative sip of the delicious cider as AJ grimaced, hitching a thumb over her shoulder.
"That one might wanna take a page oughta your book, Sunny. Ah don't think mah cider agrees with her..." Sunset followed the direction of AJ's prompting, and almost choked on her cider. All she could see of the demure scientist were her feet.
Sunset shoved her drink into AJ's hands, lurching up from her seat and striding over to Twilight. The hay bale that had been serving as her chair seemed to have failed in it's simple task.
Peering down at the oblivious girl, Sunset wondered how Twilight hadn't realized she was flat on her back yet.
"-Observations, intoxication seems to reduce inhibitions by at least 70%... Limited data pool... Results may be skewed..." Sunset tried to hold back her mirth with limited success. Looking down at the supine girl, she couldn't help but chuckle lightly at her sloppy gesticulations.
"Twi... You know you're on your back, right?" The girl blinked, pushing her glasses up the bridge of her nose and peering blearily at Sunset.
"Oh, Well, um, you seem to be correct... Although scientific inquiry isn't dependent on a Y axis orientation, it might prove more comfortable to assume an upright position..." Sunset couldn't contain her giggle as she reached out a hand, grabbing Twilight's proffered one and hauling her up. Twilight smiled shyly as Sunset idly brushed grass off the shoulders of her uniform. Sunset clucked her tongue, gently chiding the girl as she straightened her clothes.
"Seriously, if you're going to insist on wearing these everywhere, you at least need to take care of them." Twilight's cheeks heated up slightly.
"Well, it's not so much that I insist on wearing them... I just, might not have much else to wear..?" Sunset paused, her fingers halfway through plucking stray hay from the girl's sleeve. She had a sinking suspicion she felt she had to be confirmed.
"Twi, do you seriously only have CPA uniforms to wear?" Twilight squirmed slightly under Sunset's incredulous stare, looking off to the side and idly brushing her cheek.
"Well... I suppose so. I don't really shop much, and I never really did much that didn't involve school in some way..." Sunset set her fists on her hips, looking down on Twilight as she rubbed her neck awkwardly. She cast her gaze skyward, calling on some higher power to help her through dealing with this mess of a girl.
"Oh...!" Sunset looked down in time to ineffectually reach out a hand as Twilight overbalanced, tipping over sideways and sprawling face first onto the grass. "O-oh, shoot..." Twilight murmured, trying to collect herself and push up off the ground.
A strong hand on her elbow helped her right herself, the tug orienting her on which way was 'sitting', as opposed to 'hugging the lawn'.
"Twi, are you okay?" Sunset peered into the girl's face as she, mostly by her own power, dragged Twilight back onto the hay bale. The girl slumped, her hands in her lap, refusing to look up.
"I... May be functionally impaired..." Sunset's gaze softened at the morose tone coming from Twilight, and gently gripped her shoulder.
"Twi... It's fine. AJ's cider is strong stuff. It's not surprising you don't know your limits." Twilight jerked slightly as she felt the hand on her shoulder, but slowly brought her chin up, meeting Sunset's eyes. She could clearly read the frustration lurking behind those indigo orbs.
"I tried to be scientific about it..." Twilight muttered dejectedly, her arm reaching over to rub the shoulder Sunset wasn't laying a steadying hand on. "My level of inebriation didn't follow any kind of bell curve. I was fine until I... Wasn't..."
Sunset put on a reassuring smile, ignoring AJ, who had walked up behind the pair. She could practically FEEL AJ rolling her eyes.
"She okay, Sunny?" AJ asked quietly while sidling up next to Sunset. Glancing at her, Sunset toned down her look from 'Queen bitch' to 'unamused' when she heard the tones of legitimate concern in the farm girl's voice.
"I think she's fine. No more drinks for THIS girl, however." Sunset remarked, gently patting Twilight as she scowled ineffectually up at the two girls.
"That's 'bout what Ah expected." AJ murmured, bumping Sunset lightly with her hip as she moved in next to her.
"I'm perfectly *hic* alright..." Twilight said, frowning at her hiccup, her eyes crossing slightly as she pushed out her lips, trying to look at the impertinent mouth that had so betrayed her.
"Sure ya are, sug'..." AJ said placatingly as she glanced Sunset's way. "Y'all don't seem too keen on the whole drinkin' aspect of this here get-together... You mind taking her home? Ah know you're fine for it, just havin' a sip and all. These birds..." Aj's gaze wandered over the rest of their friends, in various stages of inebriation. "...Just plain ain't up to it."
Sunset sighed quietly.
She wasn't surprised that AJ had seen through her lack of enthusiasm. Being used to it, she was the most likely to still possess the faculties required to read Sunset's lackluster mood.
"If you're alright with us heading out a bit early, I'm fine with making sure she gets home safe." AJ smiled a bit crookedly, her grip firming on Twilight's arm as she pulled the murmuring girl to her feet.
"Ah like mah cider more than the next person, but Ah know it ain't fer everybody, just the same." Turning to Sunset, her grip steady on the slightly swaying Twilight's arm, she gave her a smile. "You see Twi home safe, Ah'll let th' fack y'all skipped out on the fun slide." Her grin never faltering, she gently pushed Twilight toward Sunset.
Sunset rolled her eyes as Twilight softly collided with her chest, throwing an arm around her in support.
"I feel so much better, AJ. See if I come along for any more of these 'tastings'." AJ threw her head back, letting out a guffaw.
"Come on now, sug', y'all know Ah'm just messin' with ya." Turning away from them and back to the rest of their friends, she cast a parting shot over her shoulder. "She's a might out of sorts, so let her off easy if she ain't got the good sense God gave a goose, hmm?"
Sunset gave AJ's back an arched brow.
"The fuck is that supposed to mean...?"
"Ev'rything's gonna be fiiine, Sunny..." Twilight murmured, slumping a little more heavily into her.
"Yeah, you got it, Twi. I think it's about time we found our way back to your bed." Twilight stilled against Sunset for a moment, before looking up to meet her eyes.
"Y-yep! I'm real tired! We should, um, do that thing you said!" Sunset looked down at the nervously smiling girl propped up against her with a bemused smile.
"Okay, then, how about we make our way back to my car?" Sunset led the strangely giddy girl on a wavering path to her old four-door, opening the door for Twilight and helping her into the seat.
"Do I... Know where Twilight lives?" Sunset racked her brain as she made her way around the front of her car, eventually snapping her fingers and grinning. Slipping into the driver's seat, she turned to see Twilight struggling with her seat belt.
"Lemme get that for you, Twi." Sunset reached over, steadying the clip and guiding Twilight's hands. They stilled at her touch, and the seat belt clicked into place. Hearing a muffled sound, Sunset glanced up at Twilight's face to see her lips pressed together, an intense look in her eyes. "...Twi? You okay?"
Sunset blinked as Twilight seemed to shake all over, before her hands retreated into her lap. She turned to Sunset, a somewhat strained smile on her face.
"Oh, yes, I'm fine, Sunset. Jusht a little frustrated with the belt." Sunset tried to keep the amused smile from her lips as Twilight visibly attempted to compose herself.
"It happens. Don't let it bother you, Twi. You live on Swansong Ave., right? That condo?" Sunset watched Twilight's fingers absently play in her lap.
"Yes, flat H, 2134 Swansong Ave., Canterlot, 78829. Very nice. Brother picked it out. Lot's of windows, westward facing balcony. You know, for the su-" Twilight blanched, casting a furtive glance at Sunset. "S-sorry, rambling, I know." Sunset smiled gently at the uncomfortable girl as she turned around in AJ's driveway.
"It's fine, Twi. We've got a good twenty minute drive ahead of us. You can ramble all you want."
"Y-yes, that'sh true." Twilight murmured, blinking slowly, her speech dipping back into a slur. The uncomfortable thought that Twilight might be getting drunker passed through Sunset's mind.
Coming to the end of AJ's long dirt driveway, Sunset pulled out onto the back-country road leading into town. Shifting up to fourth gear, she flew down the winding country road. She'd taken this route to and from AJ's farm so many times, she could drive it in her sleep, and the posted speed limits meant little to her.
Knowing how fast she could go on this road was second nature.
That made it all the more surprising when she suddenly cut the wheel, swerving slightly as she took a familiar turn.
"I-I'm fine, you know. Jusht a little, you know, haven't drank much before..." Sunset wasn't worried. She knew she'd started a bit, but it wasn't from Twilight's intoxicated condition.
Not exactly, anyway.
She doubted Twilight would be stroking her thumb slowly if she was sober. It was also probable she would have noticed sooner if she wasn't zoning out, enjoying the drive. 'Should I say something?' Sunset wondered.
Even in this state, she was surprised at Twilight. Sunset could tell, even focusing on the road, that Twilight's eyes were pointedly looking anywhere but at her. And most definitely not at the hand she was tentatively stroking.
'She's like a little bird... She'll probably die of shock if I bring it up.' Sunset's rueful thoughts couldn't hide the fact that she was finding this awkward little flirtation impossibly charming.
"It's fine, Twilight. We all have our moments of weakness..." Sunset watched out of the corner of her eye as some of the tension seemed to leak out of the rigid girl. She also couldn't keep a small smile from turning up the corner of her mouth.
Twilight's fingers became bolder, tips sliding tentatively over the back or her hand. Sunset tried to keep the shiver the stroking digits was pulling out of her to herself. She was pretty sure Twilight wouldn't notice, fascinated as she was by the dashboard.
"I, um, always liked this drive. It's really pretty, right?" Sunset twitched slightly as her hand was enfolded by Twilight's. Glancing over, she met the other girl's eyes for the first time since they'd gotten in the car.
"Mhmm, pretty..."
Sunset turned her head quickly back to the road, her cheeks flaming. She was pretty sure Twilight hadn't been avoiding her gaze out of embarrassment, now.
There was no way to hide the naked lust in her eyes. Maybe she'd been trying not to scare her?
'I need... I need some time. To think. Yeah...' Sunset thought to herself. She shifted down, the car slowing to a more legal speed. Feeling Twilight's hand flex over hers, her fingers brushed by the other girl's...
Sunset was big enough to admit that having more time to think was almost secondary to the thought of Twilight's hand having that much longer to explore her skin. 'Where did this come from, all of a sudden?' She wondered, eyes on the road, but her attention focused squarely on her right hand.
Thinking back, maybe it wasn't so sudden, after all. 'All those study sessions... We're top of our class already...' She recalled all the times The Girls had gone out together. ‘Yeah, she's with us. Okay, see you in a few, Twi!’ How many times had she heard that, when they'd invited Twilight to join them?
"Every time..."
"Every time, what?" Sunset blinked. 'Did I say that out loud? Shit!'
"Oh, just, um, every time I take this road, I tend to slow down and take in the scenery." That was a lie. Sunset loved this road because she could fly down the narrow lane, windows down and hair streaming behind her.
"It really is pretty. AJ's lucky she lives out this way." Twilight murmured. Sunset grunted in agreement, not trusting her mouth to stay in line.
She was well aware that Twilight had been slowly leaning toward her.
The other girl's head made contact with her shoulder gently, and Sunset thanked whatever divine being had made it warm enough for her to toss her jacket in the back seat.
This was... Nice. Sunset felt the warm pressure against her bare arm, unable to stifle a sigh as Twilight's head nestled against her.
"Mmm, you're warm, Sunny..." Twilight muttered, her other hand taking the former's place as she slid her hand against Sunset's side.
"I-I'm driving, Twi..." Sunset stammered out, her protectiveness of Twilight’s safety warring with… Well, just about everything else she was feeling, honestly.
"You're okay, right?" A detached part of Sunset's mind seemed to analyse the situation. Beautiful girl curled up into her side, pulling some delicious sensations out of her with gentle hands. Possible car accident.
"Your seat belt's still on, right?"
"Mmm, of course. Safety first..." Twilight murmured, sounding slightly scandalized. 'Okay, then. Situation within established parameters of risk/reward scenario.' Sunset nodded firmly to herself. She couldn't control her reaction as Twilight's hand slowly stroked her ribs, though.
"Mmmmhmhmhm..! T-twi, slow down." A gentle back and forth shake of Twilight's head against her arm was her answer.
"Don' wanna... You're so nice, and smart and you smell so good..." Twilight murmured, and the deep inhalation that followed sent shudders up Sunset's spine. 'Celestia, she's really going in, guns blazing.' Sunset thought distractedly. Was she okay with this?
Her brain was doing it's best to catch up with a body that was giving her a pretty clear answer.
"Angh... Twilight..." Her spine straightened, eyes wide, as Twilight's hand brushed against her breast through the thin cloth of her shirt.
"I-is it okay, Sunny? You feel really good..."
'S-shit, is it okay? What do I do? Am I okay with this?' Sunset's mind seemed to be running a mile a minute. Twilight's hand had stilled, but her body was rocking slowly but insistently against Sunset. She'd never acted this way before.
Sunset was slowly coming to terms with the fact that this was definitely okay with her. There was only one niggling problem digging at her conscience. 'Is TWILIGHT okay with this?'
There was no getting around the fact that Twilight was drunk. She might be doing her best to keep the slur from her words, but her movements were clumsy, if still sensual for all that. Plus, she reeked of apples and booze.
'Damn...' Sunset internally cursed her stupid sense of morality, and gently pulled Twilight's hand from her.
"Wuh.. What's wrong?" Twilight stammered, lurching back slightly, her confused eyes meeting Sunset's remorseful ones.
"Twilight, you're drunk."
"I-I'm not th-that drunk... Jusht a little tipshy..." The surprising reaction seemed to have broken Twilight's concentration, and her slur was coming back with a vengeance.
"You're drunk, Twilight. I don't feel right, doing this while you're like this..." Sunset said quietly. She winced internally as Twilight’s face crumpled before her eyes, her face becoming a mask of hurt and confusion.
"B-but, you're supposhed to... Don't you want... D-don't you like me?" Sunset cringed at the lost tone in Twilight's voice.
"I do! Oh course I do!" Sunset's actually a little surprised at her own vehemence. She wished she wasn't driving right now. In fact...
Her eyes darting around, Sunset slammed on the brakes, eliciting a surprised squawk from Twilight as she pulled over into a cutaway off the road. Turning the car off, Sunset flicked her seat belt off and turned to Twilight, wrapping her arms around the confused girl.
"I do like you, Twi. But I don't want you to do something you're going to regret, later..." Sunset felt arms tentatively close around her, and a warm cheek pressed into hers.
"I've been trying to do thish for monthsh..." Twilight murmured hollowly. "I'm jusht a coward." Sunset grimaced, her heart reaching out to the girl.
"You're not a coward, Twilight. We both know that. Let's get you home, Twi. We can talk about this once you're a bit more together." Sunset gently stroked Twilight’s hair as the girl seemed to slump in on herself.
"I... Oh... Okay, Shunny. I think I DO wanna get home. I don't, umm... I wanna lay down." Sunset's grimace returned at the dejected note in Twilight's voice.
"We can... Stat like this for a bit longer, too..." Sunset said hesitantly. 'So I'm not a saint...' She thought, shivering as Twilight's hands slowly began roaming over her back.
They stayed like that for a few minutes, Sunset's arms clenched around Twilight, biting her lip as she reveled in the sensation of the other girl's touch. She only brought herself to breaking the embrace when Twilight's hands started moving a bit lower than she could handle.
"L-let's get you home, Twi." Sunset looked into Twilight's shadowed face, something warring behind her eyes, but eventually she nodded. She slumped back into her seat, watching quietly as Sunset buckled herself back in.
Sunset, on the other hand, could barely get her hands to obey her. It took her two tries to get the engine started, and she grimaced as she ground gears like a girl on her first driver's test. 'I'm shaking like a leaf! What's gotten into me?' Sunset pondered. She knew, though.
Twilight was waking something up inside her she hadn't felt in a long time. The idea of Twilight, interested in her, touching her, holding her… She'd gotten a taste, and she liked it.
"Oh, boy..." Sunset almost cried out when she felt Twilight's hand slip hesitantly over hers again, but her hands steadied, third gear caught and they were off again.
'What the hell. It's like I'm an addict and she just gave me my fix...' Sunset thought uneasily, sneaking a glance over at Twilight. The other girl's eyes were locked on their hands, as if she meant to fix this sensation in her mind. Sunset gulped. 'I think, I might be in trouble.' She switched her attention to the road ahead as the scenery changed and they plunged into the outskirts of Canterlot.
"How, um, are you doing okay, Twi?" Sunset almost started when Twilight's hand squeezed hers lightly, and she glanced over to see the other girl regarding her.
"I'm... Conflicted. Thish isn't going how I thought it would. Shomewhere between projected worst and best case scenarios..." Twilight murmured quietly, a hand reaching up to rub her cheek. 'There's always shades of gray where people are concerned, Twi...' Sunset thought, still surprised by the girl's naivety, sometimes.
"Well, that's not all bad, right?" Twilight slowly nodded, Sunset's eyes focusing back on the road and downshifting to take a turn.
"I'm not... I'm unshure. Everything's shtill... Nothing feels like it'sh changed." Sunset grimaced as Twilight's struggles to make herself understood clearly frustrated her. Flexing her fingers wide, she waited. Eventually, Twilight's fingers slipped between hers, and she closed hers gently around them.
"Some things are different, now, Twi..."
They drove in silence as they navigated the broad streets of Canterlot, but Sunset could tell some of the tension had bled out of Twilight.
* * *
Sunset reluctantly pulled her fingers out of Twilight's grasp, pulling her keys out of the ignition. She turned to look at the other girl, watching her glance up at the building they'd parked in front of.
"Home, sweet home..." Twilight murmured, her hands slipping into her lap and wringing slowly. Sunset watched the girl hesitate beside her, and decided to move events along. Popping her door open, she hopped out, circling her car and opening the passenger side. Looking down at Twilight, Sunset gave her a warm smile and held out her hand.
"Come on, let's go up. You could use a lie down, I bet." Sunset said, trying to sound ruefully amused and hoping she wasn’t coming off as condescending.
"Yeah..." Twilight sighed out, taking Sunset's hand and lurching out of the car. Steadying her with an arm around her waist, Sunset shut the door. She froze as an arm slowly crept around her own waist, and looked over to see Twilight's hopeful eyes staring into hers. Her unwavering smile was all the answer she gave as her hip nudged Twilight in the direction of her condo.
Leaning against her, Twilight managed the short walk up to the entranceway with only a few stumbles. Sunset bit her lip to keep a chuckle from escaping. 'I think she might be milking this a little...' That didn't keep her hand from gripping the girl's hip a little tighter as Twilight leaned forward to punch her code into the keypad.
"I'm on the third floor. Elevator's that way..." Twilight muttered as she gestured down the hall.
"Hmmm, probably a better idea than the stairs." Twilight giggled softly, pulling Sunset along as she led them further into the building. Sunset wasn't really surprised at how nice it was. The hallway was immaculate, the decor pleasant, and if she wasn't wrong, the doors were reinforced.
"Your brother has good taste in real estate." Twilight nodded absently, turning a corner at the end of the hall and leaning down to carefully poke the elevator button.
"Shiny's a bit security minded..." Twilight said softly, before lightly kicking the elevator door. It didn't budge a millimeter, a muffled thud the only evidence of her assault.
"I, uh, see..." Sunset blinked as the door slid soundlessly open in front of them, letting herself be pulled in by Twilight. Twilight hit the three button on the elevator then turned around, leaning against the back wall. Shrugging, Sunset followed suit, mimicking her posture as the elevator ascended without the slightest hitch or lurch.
She smiled as she felt questing fingers brush against her own, and without looking down twined them in Twilight's. The doors slip open as soundlessly as before, and they stepped out into another hallway. Unlike the ones downstairs, there were only two doors, one on the left and one on the right.
"This is me..." Twilight said hurriedly, leading Sunset to the left and pressing her hand against a plate recessed into the wall next to the door. Sunset blinked as she heard the heavy 'snk!' of deadbolts retreating, and the door popped slightly open.
"A 'bit' security minded, huh?" Twilight shrugged a bit uncomfortably as she snagged the door handle and pulled it the rest of the way open.
"We all have our little obsessions, I guess..." Sunset wore a surprised expression as she was gestured into the dark room. That had sounded like it had more than a few meanings for Twilight.
"Barb, lights." Twilight said as she stepped inside behind Sunset. A jangling chime sounded, and lights slowly came up across the large room. Sunset whistled softly as she looked around the nicely appointed living room.
"Leather couches, huge flatscreen, oak furniture... Are you loaded, Twi?" She grimaced as Twilight flinched, turning away from her.
"My family... Has some money. Come on, let's go to my room, I'm barely ever out here." Sunset glanced into a well appointed kitchen as she was pulled along through the living room toward the back of the condo.
"Finally..." Twilight murmured as she pulled open a door down a hall out of the living room. She stumbled inside, and Sunset slowly followed, blinking as more lights came up in the room. She looked around the sprawling space, eyes traveling from the towering bookshelves to the monstrous computer station set up in the corner.
What looked like a miniaturized lab took up another corner, and a set of bay doors dominated one wall, leading out to a cozy looking balcony. The only other thing to draw the eye was an enormous bed, and Sunset couldn't hold back a giggle as she glanced at it. Twilight was sprawled out face-down on it, arms spread wide as she groaned into the mattress.
"Hello, bed. I missed you..." Sunset heard Twilight mutter, watching the girl's arm slowly stroke the comforter laid out over it. Sunset stood awkwardly in the middle of the room, unsure what to do with herself. She felt a bit awkward, like she was a voyeur intruding on a private moment.
"Umm, well, here we are. You going to be okay now, Twi?" Twilight jerked against the bed, frozen for a moment before propping herself up on an elbow and looking over to Sunset.
"You're leaving?" Sunset flinched back unconsciously. The worried frown on Twilight's face and the slightly confused, slightly hurt tone in her voice drove a dagger into her heart.
"Um, well, got you home. Mission successful, right?" Twilight opened her mouth, but hesitated, eventually nodding morosely.
"Yes. Thank you for getting me home, Sunset..." Twilight said woodenly, her expression flattening and becoming unreadable. Sunset fidgeted, shifting her weight from one foot to the other as she tried to decipher Twilight's gaze. 'I should go. Staying is all kinds of bad ideas rolled into a ball of stupid.' Sunset's mind was firm on this point, but her mouth went AWOL.
"Well, I guess I could stick around for a bit if you want."
'What? No! Bad mouth!' No matter what her thoughts, the smile that broke out on Twilight's face was worth it.
"O-oh! Yes! Um, I want you. TO STAY! I want that. Yes." Twilight blushed slightly at her outburst, trying to fight down the grin that was taking over her face.
"You seem like you're a lot better." Sunset rubbed her wrist nervously, glancing around the room. The only chairs in the room where at the computer desk, along with a stool in from of the lab. Sunset wasn't too keen on either of those options, but that left her standing awkwardly in her friend's bedroom. Twilight seemed to have a solution on her mind though, as she firmly patted the bed next to her.
"Come on, sit down. Plenty of room here, this thing's h-huge." Twilight's composure cracked a little bit at the end of her sentence, but her warm smile stayed strong. Sunset was halfway across the room before it occurred to her it might not be the best idea, but at this point the little angel on her shoulder was hailing a cab.
Twilight rolled away from the edge, giving Sunset room to hesitantly slide onto the bed. Back straight and arms clamped to her sides, Sunset sat stiffly on the bed. She might be more than happy with the circumstances, but it was still awkward as hell.
Twilight regarded her for a few seconds before bursting into giggles. She rolled onto her back, hands clutching her stomach as she laughed, every glance in Sunset's direction causing a new fit.
"What?" Sunset bristled, her cheeks flaming.
"I-if you were British, I'd say you were running 'For Queen and Country' through your head right now. You're sitting there like a flagp-pole!" Sunset scowled as Twilight dissolved into more giggles, rolling slowly from side to side.
"We have a Princess... Or, Princesses, I guess..." Sunset grumbled the words quietly before reaching out and shoving Twilight lightly. Of course, the gods of comedy saw fit to have Twilight rolling away from Sunset at the time, and the added impetus was enough to roll her right off the bed. Limbs flailing, Twilight tumbled out of sight with an squawk of surprise.
Sunset stared at the space Twilight had just occupied, then winced at the thud when Twilight hit the floor. Diving across the bed, Sunset looked down to see Twilight awkwardly sprawled on the floor.
"Ow..." Twilight murmured, looking flatly up into Sunset's sheepish face.
"Um, whoops..?" Twilight straightened up slowly, rubbing her much-abused tush.
"Whoops, huh? Help me back up there." She said, quirking an eyebrow. Sunset laughed awkwardly, rubbing the back of her head before extending a hand out. Twilight's grin set off alarm bells in Sunset's head, but before she could do anything, the girl grasped her outstretched hand in both of hers and YANKED.
"Ha, that's what you g- OOF..." Twilight crowed triumphantly before Sunset landed bodily on top of her. Sunset grimaced, pushing herself up with her arms.
"Nice going, brainiac. We'll chalk that one up to... The... Drink...?" Her face was inches from Twilight's, the other girl's shocked expression tinged pink from the heavy blush suffusing her cheeks. Gulping loudly, Sunset glanced down to see that she was pinning Twilight to the floor.
Twilight's legs were practically wrapped around her waist, and the arms pushing Sunset upright were holding Twilight's to the floor. A hot breath on her forehead brought her gaze back up just as Twilight's legs DID wrap around her waist.
"T-Twi...?" She looked into Twilight's face to find it transformed from a look of surprised mortification to one of heavy lust. Before she could get out another word, Twilight darted forward, pressing her lips firmly against Sunset's. 'Oh hell...'
Sunset's eyes slammed shut, and her world focused down to the single sensation of those gentle lips rasping lightly against hers. She couldn't stop herself from parting her own lips slightly, and Twilight apparently took this as an invitation. Hands flexing at her sides, she pressed upward into Sunset, arching her back as the kiss deepened.
Sunset shivered as she felt Twilight's chest press against hers, a shocked squeak escaping their locked lips. Her eyes snapped open as she felt Twilight slowly break off the kiss. She looked down, wide eyed, into a face suffused with heat and heady triumph.
It was intoxicating. Sunset felt her blood heat up as she saw that expression fall on her. 'I made her feel that way... She feels that because of me... Oh, Celestia help me...' Sunset grimaced, turning away suddenly.
"Twilight, stop. You're still drunk. We can't do this." She flinched as she felt a hot breath bathe her ear.
"Sorry to burst your bubble, Sunny, but I sobered up about ten minutes ago..." Twilight whispered huskily. Sunset blinked, slowly turning back to face the girl. A smirk played across Twilight's face as she looked up into Sunset's.
"Since it's out in the open now, I don't mind telling you how much I want this. Your little paper shield just went up in flames..." Leaning up, Twilight nipped the point of Sunset's chin playfully. Sunset shifted her weight slowly, freeing Twilight's wrists as she set her hands on the floor to either side of the girl's head. Those hands now reached up slowly to cup Sunset's cheeks, stroking the soft skin as Twilight looked up into her eyes.
"Come on, Sunny, I need you to talk to me..." Twilight murmured, a touch of worry tinging her tone. Sunset blinked again, then slowly sat back.
"Are you really sober?" Twilight barely heard the question, and levered herself up, backing up until she hit the bed.
"Look at me, Sunset. I'm sober as a judge. I guess I just needed a little help putting myself out there..." Twilight grunted as she was suddenly pushed back hard against the bed frame.
"I believe you, Twi..." Twilight swallowed a lump in her throat. Sunset leaned over her, hands pressed against her shoulders, her eyes lowered but her face inches from Twilight's.
"S-sunny?" Twilight murmured quietly, hands caught between pressing into the bed behind her and reaching out to the other girl's body.
"I haven't had a whole lot of time to get used to the idea, I'll admit that." Twilight gave Sunset a quizzical look as the girl's eyes raised to meet hers. "But you know? It's really starting to grow on me..." Twilight whimpered, her limbs feeling like jelly as Sunset's intense eyes settled on hers. She could swear she saw hints of flame snapping hungrily behind the girl's aqua orbs.
"B-barb, music..." Twilight whispered, feeling like she was falling into the depths of the ocean as she stared.
"Resuming previous playlist, Twilight." A rough, feminine voice spoke out, accompanied by a familiar chime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uXGV9L7Ktk
"Mmmm, I like this song..." Twilight shivered as Sunset leaned in, nuzzling her neck gently. Her eyes widened and she squeaked quietly when Sunset nipped her earlobe.
"Come on, let's get up off the floor, Sparkle. That bed looks much more comfy." Twilight nodded shakily, fumbling behind herself before she found the edge of the bed and pulling herself up. 'How did this happen? Wasn't I supposed to be seducing HER?' Scattered thoughts rushed through Twilight's brain as Sunset helped her up onto the bed, following her closely, those hungry eyes never breaking from hers.
"You said you've been feeling like this for months, hmm Sparkle?" Twilight's eyes widened as she remembered her sullen admission on the ride over. Words caught in her throat, and she slowly nodded, incapable of anything else. Twilight gasped as Sunset's hand slowly ran up her stockinged thigh, slipping under her skirt and coming to rest on her hip. "Must have imagined something like this in all that time... Is it living up to your expectations?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwuCAUlV69s
Twilight bit her lip lightly, guilt written on her face.
"Y-yes. Yes, it's..." Twilight trailed off, her hand reaching up of it's own accord and trailing shaking fingers up Sunset's side.
"That's more like it..." Sunset grinned down at Twilight, straightening up and shrugging out of her jacket, tossing it to the side casually. She slipped up on the bed, straddling the supine girl as her hands lifted up to flip her hair back over her shoulders. Twilight gulped as the motion bounced Sunset's perky breasts, her raised arms and thrown back shoulders proudly showing off the objects of Twilight's endless fascination. Sunset followed the line of her gaze, and chuckled sensually.
"Come on, Sparkle. You weren't shy before. Don't tell me liquid courage is all you've got..." Twilight's hands, caught in the act of hesitantly reaching out for her prize, recoiled slightly. After a moment, though, her eyes grew resolved, and her hands slipped up Sunset's sides before cupping her breasts gently. Sunset murmured appreciatively as she felt the other girl's fingers stroke her through her shirt.
"Well, when in Rome..." Her own hands reached down, slowly and teasingly working on the buttons of Twilight's vest. Every popped button pulled another mewl of anticipation out of the girl, and Sunset grinned as she finally pulled open the garment, Twilight's heaving chest exposed through her sheer undershirt.
"Mmm, that's a daring choice, not that I'm complaining..." Sunset gently pulled the knot on Twilight's tie as her other hand gently teased a nipple through the thin chemise she'd been surprised to find. Twilight's mouth formed an 'O' of surprise as her hands grip on Sunset's breasts reflexively clamped down.
"Ohh~... Not so rough, Sparkle." The tone of Sunset's voice was anything but admonitory, though, as Sunset bit her lip in appreciation of Twilight's firm fingers digging into her sensitive flesh.
"L-let's get a bit more comfortable..." Twilight looked a little confused as Sunset's hands retreated from her chest. Her eyes widened when Sunset gently moved Twilight's hands off her breasts, reaching down and pulling her shirt up over her head in one smooth motion. With a casual toss, her shirt joined her jacket on the floor, and she set her hands on her hips, grinning down confidently at Twilight.
'Oh my god, her breasts are fantastic...' Twilight absently thought, her hands having told her that Sunset wasn't wearing a bra, but the reality staring her in the face being something else entirely.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INGC8gfP_iw
Sunset arched an eyebrow as Twilight continued to stare, and the girl started guiltily.
"Oh, y-yes, my turn..." Twilight murmured absently, leaning up and slipping out of her vest before roughly dragging her sheer shirt over her head. Twilight let her clothes fall off the side of the bed, laying back against the mattress with a sigh. She froze however as she looked up into Sunset's smoky gaze. 'I'm half naked on my bed with Sunset straddling me...' Twilight thought, elation and utter terror battling for dominance behind her eyes.
"Damn, Sparkle, you've got a smoking body... You should show it off more." Twilight's cheeks exploded with heat as her crush's compliments sunk in, and she forced a sickly smile as her embarrassment threatened to throttle her. Sunset's hands came down, her fingers tracing abstract designs in the taut flesh of Twilight's belly, marveling at the feel of the smooth skin. Twilight squirmed as the gentle touches set fire to her brain, and certain other places.
"Oh my god, Sunset... T-touch me... It feels amazing." Sunset grinned, kind of amazed at how worked up Twilight was getting. 'I haven't even really done anything...' Sunset couldn't deny the practically writhing Twilight underneath her wasn't affecting her as well, though. A pass over her chest with a hand confirmed that her nipples were hard as rocks, and Sunset groaned appreciatively at the stimulation.
Sunset leaned down suddenly, catching Twilight by surprise as Sunset’s lips hungrily sought hers out. Murmurs of pleasure escaped both girls as their tongues twined passionately. Sunset eventually broke off the kiss, panting as she leaned back slightly.
Her face bloomed with heat when Twilight brushed a thumb over her lower lip, Twilight's eyes dusky as she stuck the saliva coated digit in her mouth.
"You run so hot, Sunset..." Twilight murmured, a dreamy smile crossing her lips. 'Holy Celestia's nether inferno, that is fucking hot...' Twilight's hands slipped lightly up Sunset's sides, the bottoms of her palms brushing the sides of Sunset's breasts.
"Oh, stop teasing me Sparkle..." Ready to take this up a notch, Sunset leaned down again, nipping Twilight's neck. She groaned loudly as Sunset's nips moved ever southward, gnawing playfully on her collarbone before her tongue slipped out to trail around the curve of Twilight's right breast.
"O-oh, oh, that feels..." Twilight choked out, her hands finally slipping back over Sunset's breasts and squeezing gently. She growled appreciatively into the girl’s soft flesh, immediately seeking out a nipple and latching on. Twilight's puffy areola filled her mouth, the hot supple flesh sliding over her tongue as she swirled around it.
"Ahhnnn~..." Twilight's voice cracked slightly, her fingers digging into Sunset's globes as her body heated up under the other girl's ministrations. Grinning around the tasty morsel in her mouth, Sunset couldn't help slipping a hand down into her skirt. Slipping under the band of her panties, she confirmed her suspicions.
'Oh, she's got me gushing...' Sunset shuddered as she rubbed her fingers together, feeling the slick fluid coating them.
"Sparkle... Look what you did to me..." Sunset brought her hand up in front of Twilight's face. She gasped in surprise and more than a little bit of pleasure as Twilight immediately sucked the digits into her mouth. Twilight's tongue swirled around Sunset's fingers as she moaned. Her head falling back, Twilight let them slip out of her mouth, panting slightly as she looked up to the ceiling.
"You taste really good..." Twilight muttered, her cheeks flaming and her eyes unable to meet Sunset's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZV_MjqdDOs
Sunset looked down at the girl, eyes blank and staring.
"Sparkle... No, Twi... Can I, can I taste you?" Twilight gulped, still unable to look Sunset in the eyes, but her head nodded ever so slightly. Sunset leaned back, shivering as Twilight's hand stroked her breast softly. Her hands went to Twilight's waist, finding the back zip and slowly pulling it down.
Tipping over onto her side, she immediately yanked the skirt down, gasping as she saw the pale lilac panties underneath. Or, more to the point, the spreading darkening of the fabric. Twilight wrapped one hand over her tummy while the other covered her mouth in embarrassment. She could feel Sunset's hot breath bathing her crotch. As fingers slipped into the band of her panties and slowly slid them down, she turned her head to the side, biting the palm of her hand to stifle her moans. Sunset pulled Twilight's panties all the way off, her eyes following them as she tossed them aside, slowly turning back to see her prize.
"Beautiful..." Mewls of embarrassment spilled out of Twilight as Sunset stared at her glistening folds.
"St-stop..." Twilight gasped out, her words becoming incoherent when Sunset leaned in, giving her a tentative lick. "Mnnnngh...!" Twilight's muffled exclamations weren't quite silenced by her hand as she writhed on the bed. Sunset couldn't help grinning as her tongue slithered over Twilight's opening. She wrapped an arm around Twilight's thigh tenderly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhhEYe5Hczo
Twilight's gyrations stilled somewhat, but Sunset could feel her hips shaking against her. Long slow laps of her tongue were making Twilight's attempts to silence her needy cries futile, and soon enough a hand settled on the crown of Sunset's head. Fingers ran roughly through her hair as Sunset picked up her pace, savoring the steady trickle she was teasing out of Twilight.
Groaning into Twilight's delicate folds, Sunset slipped a hand down her body, sliding it under her skirt. She was in no mood for subtleties, and two fingers wormed their way into her needy orifice.
"Oh, oh god, I can't... It feels so good. I c-can't believe it..." Twilight groaned, her hand leaving her stomach to clutch at her breast. Sunset smirked into her lover's snatch, slipping down slightly and thrusting her tongue roughly inside. Her fingers thrusting in time with her tongue, she felt herself building toward something wonderful as Twilight thrashed above her. 'I guess she likes that...'
Sunset came up for air after a time, rubbing against Twilight's slit as she gasped, filling her lungs again.
"T-Twi, can you do something for -nngh- me?"
"Anything... Anything, Sunny..." Sunset blushed hotly, a fresh gush of fluid bathing her fingers as the enraptured tone in Twilight's voice melted her insides.
"P-pull my hair..." Twilight flinched, partially from the odd request and partially from Sunset's renewed assault on her tunnel. Tentatively wrapping her fingers in Sunset's hair, she gave it a gentle tug, eliciting a grunt from her lover.
"N-not like that! S-sorry, not like that. The nape of my neck..." Twilight groaned as Sunset's lips wrapped around her clit, the new sensation almost pitching her off a cliff into a sea of pleasure. Wrapping sunset's hair up in a rough ponytail, she tugged.
Sunset BUCKED between her legs.
"Ahhhnnnnnn~! Oh, like that, yeeeeessss~..." Sunset redoubled her attentions on Twilight's clit as her fingers pistoned in and out of herself. Her orgasm was so close she could taste it… Or, maybe that was Twilight's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxE4ngu78Ro
Sunset's teeth nipped gently at the other girl's exposed bud, and then she definitely tasted it.
"Oh gaaaawd~...!" Twilight screeched out, hips rolling as Sunset's chin was bathed in what seemed like a river of liquid. She dipped down to catch the last of it on her tongue, groaning as Twilight's heady flavor filled her mouth, her taste buds tingling. Driving her fingers as deep inside her as she could get them, her thumb mashed her own clit. She was so close, she just needed...
Apparently Twilight wasn't completely lost in her orgasm, because the hand still wrapped in Sunset's hair gave a sharp tug. Stars exploded behind Sunset's eyes, and her shrieks were lost in Twilight's muff as she humped the mattress.
"Celestia damn it, that's the good stuff..." Sunset muzzily nuzzled into Twilight's crotch as waves of pleasure reverberated through the core of her being. Absently kissing those pouty lips, Sunset rolled over onto her back, stroking her twitching stomach as her orgasm slowly subsided.
"Sunset..." Twilight blearily murmured, "I can't believe that just happened..." Rolling her eyes, Sunset dragged herself up the mattress until she was even with the other girl. Her lips clumsily covered Twilight's in a sloppy kiss, the other girl freezing, then slowly reciprocating.
"Believe it, Twilight. We did that, and it was incredible..." Sunset threw an arm over Twilight and half collapsed onto her, still trying to recover.
"Annnddd... Now I know what I taste like..." Sunset stilled for a second, then started twitching against Twilight. Concerned, the other girl tilted Sunset's chin up to find her smothering a fit of giggles.
"Laugh it up..." Twilight murmured, unable to keep a tired smile from tilting up her lips. She seemed to melt into her bed as she rode on the heady afterglow of something she’d been waiting for for far too long. Her eyes sought out her bay window as Sunset snuggled into her side, prompting a heady sigh from the girl.
They didn’t say anything. They didn’t need to. As the minutes slipped by Sunset came to the conclusion that she wanted as many moments like this as she could manage. For all the feelings Twilight was stirring in her, the hot, roiling passions she felt welling up in her gut, this moment was just as good. Different, but exactly what she needed after feeling so overwhelmed such a short time ago.
Sunset blinked as she felt Twilight stir gently against her, looking up muzzily into the girls softly smiling face. Without a word, Twilight slid out of their embrace to the edge of the bed and stood. Turning back to Sunset, she reached out a hand.
Still a bit confused, and missing the feeling of Twilight’s warmth pressed against her, Sunset took the proffered hand and let herself be pulled up and off the bed. She was led across the room to the window, Twilight flipping the latch and sliding it open. She stepped out on the balcony, pulling Sunset along behind her.
“This is my favorite place in the apartment. I asked Shiny to find one like this, and the second I saw it I fell in love… Twilight said quietly, stepping up to the rail of the balcony and looking out. Sunset moved in beside her, a small gasp escaping her lips.
Canterlot spread out before her, bathed in the warm light of her namesake. Soft pinks and vibrant oranges cast the already beautiful city in a pastel haze. Sunset felt a slight spark of envy as she imagined Twilight having this amazing view to enjoy every day. It was quickly squashed as Twilight pressed gently into her side with a sigh.
“I always liked this time of day,” Twilight ventured as the sun sank below the horizon. “Nature finding a way to make our lives more beautiful.” Sunset nodded, transfixed by the sight as the colors slowly bled from the sky. She was brought out of her revery by a gentle hand cupping her cheek.
She turned to look into the girl beside her’s smiling face, not needing any prompting as she leaned in, their lips meeting as Sunset moved into Twilight.
