"That was the best carrot dog I've had... Actually that's the first carrot dog I've had." Starlight commented, as she and Sunburst stepped out of the Crystal Gardens restaurant. Each of them had tried the slow-boiled carrot in a split-top bun, topped with diced cucumbers and celery that had been boiled in the same seasoned liquid over six hours. It was melt-in-your-mouth goodness.

It had taken them fifteen minutes to get the box with the pair of kites through the castle up to Sunburst's room and through Starlight's transportation rune. After that, they went to the market to shop for breakfast ingredients tomorrow. Then, magically carrying six baskets of groceries, they stopped into the Crystal Gardens to try something new. A couple weeks ago Starlight was focused on not just sticking with favorite foods, but branching out to try new ones. So far, it hadn't disappointed.

Sunburst looked over to the setting sun, and then back to his marefriend.

"Well, it's getting late. Do you want to head back?" He asked her.

"Mm," she affirmed, nodding. "And... If you don't want to wait until tomorrow night, I'm ready if you are."

Sunburst's cheeks tinted red. They really hadn't discussed it after he got back from Cadance, and the vial with the pair of pearls was still in the inside pocket of his cloak. There wasn't really any reason to wait until tomorrow night, other than attempting to save the best for last. Seeing how this was going to be the first time for both of them, "best" wasn't a guarantee. But they were going to have to start somewhere.

Together, with the rays of the setting sun casting all sorts of colors across the skies of the Empire, they trotted back to the castle with their baskets of food in tow. They wouldn't have gotten so many, but they wanted to cook for Cadance, Shining Armor, and Flurry tomorrow morning. Carrying twenty pounds worth of ingredients meant going over to the side entrance, almost next to the rear stadium doors, with a flight of stairs right up to the kitchen on the second floor, where food deliveries were made.

"Alright, no sense in beating around the bush," Sunburst began as they set their baskets on the center prep table. "I'm ready. I trust you have a spell to ensure that, well... You know, we don't accidentally...?" He trailed off. Starlight nodded.

"In my bags in your room." She replied.

"Well, you go do whatever you need to, and I'll put everything away here and be there in a jiffy." Sunburst told her. She nodded with a smile, and departed out into the dining hall.

As the Royal Crystaller went about putting away their fresh ingredients, he also began brewing a pot of chamomile tea, preparing a silver platter, two ceramic cups, and of course the teapot. A few minutes later, he had a steaming teapot and was heading down the hall towards his room. He had to concentrate to keep his magical hold firm on the platter, because he was currently anticipating what would happen once they were finished drinking the tea.

He rounded the corner and walked up to his closed bedroom door, and took a deep breath.

Starlight was currently trying to keep calm as she began to truly wonder what she had gotten herself into. She was flipping through the 'A' section of 'Aphrodisiacs, Contraceptives, and 148 Other Spectacularly Spicy Spells', and at the end of every single one was the fine print 'Your results may vary'. No, she wasn't going to take the chance of ruining being this close to somepony for the first time tonight. Experimenting could come later, when she was on fewer pins and needles. She flipped to the 'C' section, to a page she had all but memorized.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and mentally recited the incantation, "et oblinito cuniculum". Her horn glowed briefly, and instead of a spell shooting out, it went back, travelling down her horn, across the top of her head, down her mane, through her spine, and down past her tail to her nether regions, where it settled, and she felt a brief tingling sensation. It faded after a few moments, and she mentally checked to confirm it was still there. She had read many times that she wouldn't feel any different past that initial tingle, and she would be 'protected' for twelve hours. Her task complete, she got onto the bed, and waited for the door to open, half-wondering if she should adopt some kind of sultry pose.

Sunburst was nearly shaking.

As he balanced the steaming hot teacups on the silver platter with one hoof, he magically reached into his cloak's inner pocket, and retrieved the vial he had received from Cadance. He uncorked it, took the two red glowing pearls out, levitated them centimeters above the teacups...

...And hesitated.

Was he sure he wanted to do it this way? Suddenly, he wasn't sure if their first time being enhanced with spells and potions was the best idea. What would that make the second time, third time, and onward? Would they always need things like that? They were quivering, they were beyond nervous... But they were themselves. He looked to the closed door to his personal quarters. She was in there, waiting for him. He had to decide quickly.

After a few more tense moments of internal debate, he returned the pearls to the vial, corked it, and carefully put it back inside his cloak. This was going to be their first time, he wanted her, and only her, not some uninhibited version that the pearl would create. If they decided to up the ante later, they'd talk about it then, but for now, he wanted this new experience to be pure.

He continued his steps down to his door, and opened it. Finding Starlight on the bed as he walked into his room.

"Smells delicious." Starlight commented as Sunburst came in and shut the door. Starlight's horn glowed, and another spell was fired off; this one made the surrounding walls and door glow momentarily.

"Soundproofing?" Sunburst asked. Starlight nodded.

"Can never be too careful." She mused.

Sunburst carefully set the platter on the nightstand, poured two cups of tea, put a couple sugar cubes next to the cups, and levitated one over to Starlight, who dropped the cube into the steaming liquid, and began to sip from it as he sat down next to her on the bed.

"Mmm. It's perfect." She complimented as the hot liquid warmed her throat and stomach, and seemed to calm her nerves just a bit.

There were no topics of conversation as the pair of ponies drank their tea. The nervous tension hung like moss between them. His cheeks burning red, Sunburst set his teacup down on the nightstand, brought a hoof to his brooch, and unfastened his cloak, grabbing it with his magic and carefully draping it over the chair at his desk. To Starlight, and residents of towns like Ponyville, where clothing wasn't prevalent, and saved for mostly formal occasions, being bare wasn't a big deal, but Sunburst had long been accustomed to having his cloak on among other ponies, so being undressed in front of his marefriend felt more significant to him.

"So... Um... Uh... Where to start...? He nervously asked her, swallowing a lump in his throat.

"Look, I know how nervous we both are... So..." Starlight trailed off, bring her front hooves up, and gently pushing Sunburst back onto the bed. "One of us has to make the first move."

She climbed up on top of him, and kissed him. As their lips connected, she felt his stallionhood grow longer, hotter, and harder underneath her, pressing against her lower abdomen. This feeling caused her to notice a wet heat under her tail. She broke the kiss, looked into his eyes, and started to make her way down, his goatee tickling her chin as she leaned down to kiss his neck. Sunburst's breath's came slower and deeper to the stallion as he let the mare take control.

Starlight made her way down his chest, kissing and sucking tufts of his fur, and before she knew it, the head of Sunburst's member bumped her chin, and the smell made her marehood even slicker. She went down further, stuck her tongue out, and gave it a long, slow lick from base to tip, and Sunburst shuddered in response, his phallus twitching. She came back up over him, and looked back, trying her best to line herself up. Feeling his tip poke at her folds, she pressed back gently, and he slid in. They both took a shuddering gasp at this new sensation.

"Starlight..." Sunburst whispered.

Starlight responded by taking another inch inside. Then another, and another. Before she knew it, three-quarters of his length had disappeared inside her by the time she felt full to the brim. She started to push up with her back legs, then back down. Her second push up accidentally went too far, and Sunburst exited completely, strands of her arousal briefly connecting the two organs. She magically took hold of it with her magic and line it back up with her entrance, and slid it back in. For Sunburst, the tingling sensation of magic surrounding his stallionhood was nearly too much to take as he started to flare. Starlight judged the length better, and her pace started to increase.

"Ssssstarlight... Starlight!" Sunburst hissed, and he gave a short buck up.

Starlight fought through the fog of arousal that surrounded her and felt something hot and gooey erupt inside her from Sunburst's tip. The feeling of the globs spattering her insides nearly sent her over the edge herself, but it wasn't enough. It didn't last as long as she thought it would, and as Sunburst began to soften, and she lifted off of him, she looked over at the antique clock on his night stand.

It had barely been a minute.

"Sorry, Starlight..." Sunburst whispered, catching his breath, his chest heaving.

"It's... It's alright. We can try again, right?" She replied, laying down next to him. He smiled at her.

"Yeah... Yeah. Let's just catch our breath for a few minutes." Sunburst told her, snuggling into her and wrapping his legs around her.

"Sounds like a plan..." She said, as the tea began to make her feel drowsy.

She shut her eyes, deciding to rest for just a few minutes. The night was young, and there were plenty of hours left, after all...

Author's Note

I hate my brain sometimes.

This would have been finished early last night when I decided to hammer this chapter out, but no, my brain was all like "yeah, we could do that, or... Here's 1000+ words of a future chapter. You gonna let that just slip away?"

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