"Alright y'all, the game's five card draw, aces wild." Applejack said, shuffling the card deck in her hands for the first sleepover game of the night. Around her sat the rest of the group; Twilight Sparkle, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, along with two new members to the event: Starlight Glimmer and Trixie Lulamoon, whom Starlight had convinced the others to invite.
"Woo-hoo!" Pinkie giggled, "I get to try out my new poker face!" Her expression suddenly shifted into a blank stare, still smiling.
"Be ready to lose to the Great and Powerful--"
"Trixie...!" Starlight elbowed her.
"Ok, ok! I'm still gonna win, though." The blue unicorn smirked.
"Hang on. We're missing a couple." Twilight spoke up, looking towards the entry to the kitchen, "Come on, Spike! We're almost ready!"
"I'm coming, gimmie a sec." Came the response. A few moments later, he came out carrying a bowl each of lemon-pepper popcorn, bbq chips, and peppermint bark. The moment he was close, though, the bowls were quickly levitated out his grip, followed by himself getting wrapped up in a familiar purple glow that deposited him right between Twilight and Pinkie, who's poker face quickly broke at the sight of the bark.
"So, ready fer yer first night with the girls, Sugarcube?" Applejack smirked, noticing how he was trying not to stare at the way they were dressed. True to the promise they'd made after being shown just how they were treating their closest male friend, the group was determined not to leave him hanging. And given this was the first big thing to happen in the last few days, they were tartarus-bent on keeping their word.
Of course, the way they were going about in making him feel welcome was, well...
"Are you ok, Spike?" Fluttershy asked, noticing how hard he was staring at the small table they were using.
"Yeah, I-I'm good." He replied, trying not to look at the low-cut sleeveless mesh bodystocking she had on, showing off the supermodel figure she had...as well as the fact she'd forgone any panties under it. Didn't help that all of them had opted for similar attire.
He had to resist biting his cards at what he saw around him.
Rarity and Trixie both were in skintight black fishnet bodysuits, though Trixie's was sleeveless and had a heart-shaped 'boob window' cut into hers.
The fashionista grinned a little when she caught his eye, brief as it was, "As the saying goes, Trixie, don't count your chickens until they've hatched. "
Starlight opted for some lace teddy pajamas, complete with a thong back, "Probably wanna follow your own advice, Rares."
"We'll see, darling. We'll see."
"Don't see why any of you are even trying, 'cause this game is in the bag!" Rainbow Dash cackled as she checked her hand. Even though she and Applejack weren't wearing slinky attire: Rainbow in a red and blue sports bra/thong set, Applejack in basic white cotton bra and panties, he had to admit they looked DAMN good in them.
Even Pinkie and Twilight had gotten in this! Pinkie'd found herself a snug-fitting satin babydoll, and Twilight had ordered the most risque thing from Celestia's Secret; a sheer, long-sleeved sleepshirt that, while it didn't show anything really intimate, gave a pretty good view of her curves.
And from the looks of things, Rainbow and AJ were the only ones who had underwear on.
"Spike, time to ante up." Twilight nudged him.
He blinked rapidly, hoping that he wasn't too obvious in looking at them, "Oh...oh, yeah." he quickly tossed his chips in before grabbing some pretzels to ease his nerves. As he finally turned his attention back to his cards, he did his best not to let any visible signs of distress - or arousal - show. 'When Tempest told the girls she was open to sharing, I really didn't expect this!' he thought to himself.
As if on cue, his marefriend stepped into the room with a bowl of kettlecorn, and wearing nothing but a grin, showing her full figure off to the world. "Deal me in next hand?" she asked pleasantly, slipping into Spike's lap, and deliberately grinding her bare rear against his erection through his pajama pants. "Mmm, someone's happy to see me." She purred softly, wiggling to get comfortable.
Spike almost gave himself a lip piercing as he tried not to groan at the feel of her firm ass, "You're lucky everyone's here, or sleeping'd be the last thing you do tonight after that." He whispered, running his claws along her cutie mark, getting a shudder in return.
"Promises, promises."
"Tempest!" Twilight finally managed to blurt out. "What are you doing??"
"You said to go change into my sleep wear, and I told you I sleep in the nude. So..." Tempest gave a half-shrug. "Besides, nothing Spike hasn't seen before."
"But if you aren't wearing anything, it takes all the fun out of Strip Poker!" Rainbow protested.
Twilight snapped her head towards the pegasus, "WHA-!? Nopony told me it was Strip Poker! I thought we just trying to get him to look at us right now!"
Spike dropped his hand at that, "D-dwaha...??" 'S-strip...? Getting me to look...? They were serious when they asked that!?'
"Tell you what, you win a hand, you get to have me do a dare instead." Tempest offered while she recovered her boyfriend's cards.
"Ah can work with that."
"Ooh, can we do 'Truth or Dare' after this?"
"I guess. Still....Strip Poker!?" Twilight's blush almost outshone the lanterns they were using for light.
They'd all agreed that since they weren't wearing all that much, the two with the worst hands or first to fold would take something off. Unfortunately for Spike, that proved to be him in the first hand when his cards ended up being junk.
"Read it an weep, ladies, three of a kind!" Trixie laughed, fanning her fives out.
"Well, that is a good hand." Twilight admitted, before setting hers down with a grin, a nine through King "Too bad I have a straight."
Fluttershy looked at her hand, "Um..." She blushed as she laid down all four aces.
"Well, looks like we get a show girls." Starlight glanced Spike's folded deal.
"I know." he sighed, leaning back a little to pull his t-shirt off, accompanied by a wolf whistle from Pinkie and Starlight, and catcalls from Rainbow.
"Hell-lo! Anyone have a bit on them?" Trixie asked, eyeing his now bare chest.
"Much better." Tempest leaned against him, snuggling a little.
Applejack was next with a pair of threes. She had hell trying not to blush with Spike there as she took her bra off, baring a pair of farm-grown high C-cups, complete with milk chocolate-colored nipples.
"Wow." He uttered before realizing what he'd said."
"Yeah, they are pretty nice." Tempest smirked a little, "Think they're as squeezable as mine, Spike?"
Not really expecting her to say that, "....meep...!" was all he could respond with, his face turning bright red, Applejack and Fluttershy quickly matching him.
"Really now, Tempest." Rarity chided, "At least wait until we're done playing."
The next hand was a bit kinder to him with a full house. Twilight and Trixie, on the other hand, weren't so lucky.
"Are...are you sure you wanna, Twi...?" he asked, trying not to stare at how much of her was really visible through the shirt.
Cheeks almost incandescent, Twilight just shook her head as she undid the button, "N-no, Spike. We all agreed to do this." Taking a deep breath, she let it fall away, showing herself in her glory. "T-ta-da." she squeaked.
"W-were you always that big?" Spike rasped, his gaze lingering on her D-cup breasts, the dark lavander nipples standing out almost defiantly.
"Woo!" Tempest's eyes widened, "I think he likes what he sees."
Twilight just blushed brighter.
"Really, Sparkle?" Trixie semi-scoffed while she climbed up onto the table, "Here, let me show you how its done." Her horn glowed and an odd tune began to play from somewhere.
Almost every set of eyes widened as she began to gyrate her hips to the beat and twirled, making sure he saw every curve before giving a quick twerk to make her plump ass bounce a little. She then bent over, looking him in the eye with a coy smile as she jiggled her own d-cups.
Rainbow glanced down at her own chest, 'Not fair at all...'
Tempest raised an eye slightly when Trixie, still keeping her gaze locked on Spike, licked her lips and slid out of her nightie, running her hands along her curves as it pooled at her feet. The moment it was off, she dropped to all fours and began a slow, sultry crawl towards him.
Spike gluped slightly when she reached him, giving him bedroom eyes before leaning down down his crotch, puckering her lips slightly to give him a kiss...
Before she suddenly found her head lifted back up, and Tempest giving her a mildly unamused look, "I may've said I'm down to share, but until he actually invites you, let's keep it PG."
Trixie started to protest until she remembered that even without a horn this unicorn could beat seven shades of shite out of her if she wanted to, so she just chuckled weakly and scuttled back to her seat.
The group just sat there quietly for a moment before Starlight finally broke the silence, "Showoff..." she said, glancing at the tent in his pants.
Quickly followed by a shout of "Pinkie!" from Rainbow, "You ate all the lemon-pepper popcorn!"
"I can't help it, Dashie! It's good!"
"Here, I'll go make some more." Spike said, climbing to his feet.
"No, Spike. You don't have to." Twilight said, reaching over to stop him.
"It's ok, Twi, I don't mind it like this. Besides, there's a slab of ruby fudge in the fridge that's calling me."
"I'll go with him." Tempest tossed her cards onto the table, "My hand sucks anyway."
The group watched as they both headed to the kitchen. The moment they were out of sight, Applejack shivered, "Never thought Ah'd see the day when Ah liked the way a fella was eyeballin' mah girls."
"At least you weren't as blatant as someone." Rarity shot Trixie a look.
The stagemare was unrepentant, "When you got it, flaunt 'em."
"Ok, ok, girls, just calm down; we're all here to relax and have fun." Twilight glanced back to the kitchen door way. "Speaking of which, is everything set up for the plan?"
Trixie glanced up from her cards, "Plan?"
"Yes, I ordered as many brochures as I could." Fluttershy said.
"I hit up Cloudsdale for what they had." Rainbow added.
"Starlight and I managed to procure several from Canterlot."
"Plan??" Trixie repeated, hoping they'd catch on.
"It's a long story, Trixie...coincides with how Spike and Tempest got together." Starlight answered her.
"Oh-no, long is fine." Trixie shook her head, "You've gotten my attention, so spill; I've been curious about how those two got together anyway!"
In the kitchen, Spike let out a long, shuddered exhale as he set a pot on the stove. "Luna's nipple clamps...!" he had NOT expected them to be doing stuff like that during a sleepover. It was usually board games, pillow fights, and similar the few times he saw.
"Sounds kinky." Tempest commented, leaning against the counter nearby, "Spike, you know they're just have some fun."
"Wasn't quite expecting that kind of fun, though. Hand me the clarified butter over, would you?" He replied, pouring some lemon juice into the pot.
"So," She added, sliding the bottle to him, "How soft do you think AJ's tits are?" She smirked when he almost dropped the bottle.
"T-Tempest!" He yelped, his face reddening again.
"'Cmon, babe. I know you were staring when she let them out." She cupped her own, "Think they're like mine?"
"I..I.."
"Come to think of it, Twilight's looked pretty bouncy." She scooted up to him, her voice taking on an aroused tone, "Maybe you'd like to compare the three of us?"
"Gcck...!" Spike let out a strangled noise from his throat, followed by a thin line of red from his nose that he quickly clamped a paper towel over. As Tempest chuckled, Spike glared at her lightly before remembering something...and found a smirk spreading across his face. "Speaking of 'fun', you sure seemed a wet blanket on Trixie's turn. If it's all in fun..."
This time it was her turn to get red cheeks, then her own smirk returned when she saw the look he was giving, 'Heh, he's learning. Now if only..."
They returned to the others a short while later, bowl of popcorn in tow. On entry, they saw the cards had been taken up and they were all sitting around a bottle.
"Where are the cards?" Spike asked, passing the bowl over to Starlight.
"We found a slight problem with the game. With our current attire, we'd be done in just a few hands." Twilight replied.
"So, we decided on something a bit more fitting." Rarity motioned to the bottle, "Up for a little Truth or Dare?"
"Never played it myself, but I can gave it a go." Tempest took a seat.
Spike gave the bottle a wary look, "Ok."
"Right! I call first go!" Rainbow set the bottle spinning. It twirled briefly before pointing towards Tempest. "Call it."
"Dare."
"I dare you to pull Spike's pants off..." the pegasus leered at him a little, "With your teeth."
Spike looked up, "Huh??"
Tempest, on the other hand, just smiled and shrugged, turning to her boyfriend. 'Ok. Lean back, Babe."
"Discount Romane Tours...nah. The eighty-eighth Chocolotier's Tournament, that might be cool...Competitors only!? That's bull! Trottingham...Grammar Camp? No thanks..."
"Spike?" Tempest looked over his shoulder at all the travel pamphlets scattered on the table, "What are you doing?"
Spike just chuckled, "Well, it would seem the girls are still trying to make up for things. Before they left after the sleepover last night, all of them, except for Trixie and Starlight, presented me with all these. Apparently they've all pooled their bits for a vacation; and guess who they decided gets sole pick of the spot?"
Tempest chuckled a little at that, "Seriously? Damn, they really must be trying." She ran her eyes over a few brochures, "There's what...at least two dozen places to pick from?"
"Yep. Twilight said this is at least something to try and make up for all the trips they went on without me. They said I have sole and final choice of where we go what to do." He picked up one, "Part of me wants to pick the Neighpon Dragon Cuisine Convention; a week-long tasting event of exotic gems and minerals. But given there'll be nothing but stuff dragons can eat, it seems a little cruel."
"Well, how about we use my island?"
"Island?" Spike swiveled around, "How do you have an island??"
"I was still kinda new in the Storm King's army when I found it. Apparently, a griffon couple had bought it and tried to set up an island resort. What they didn't know is the waters around it are really rocky, making travel there more dangerous than it's worth. I figured it'd be a nice place to stay after getting my horn back, and they were eager to wash their hands of the place, so..." she grinned. "The resort building itself kinda needs a little repair after all this time, but there are some bungalows we can stay in. Just have to bring our own food, though there's a few tropical fruit trees there."
"Our own tropical resort...I like the sound of that." He grinned, kissing her.
"Just gotta decide if I should bring a swimsuit." her own smirk appeared when he figured out what she meant.
The others were more than a little surprised about it, but the thought of relaxing on their own private island for a couple of weeks quickly brought them all around. Naturally, it took a couple of days for all of them to prepare; Sweetie agreed to stay at Sweet Apple for the next couple of weeks, the Cakes managed to assure Pinkie that they had everything well in hand for that time, and Zecora volunteered to help look after Fluttershy's animals.
With that, everyone got packed, loaded up on what they figured they'd wanna eat during then, and after saying their good-byes, were on the way.
The operator of the boat they chartered was a bit skeptical himself about going out there, namely due to the risks of actually docking, but after an assurance that he just had to get them with teleportation distance, he went along with it.
"All right, you lasses - and lad - got everything you need on board?" he asked once they were all there. He was quickly answered with several sounds of assent, "All right. Make yourselves comfortable, we'll be there in a couple of hours."
With a slow chug, the boat's motor started up and they were on their way.
"So," he looked over at Spike while the girls were relaxing, "It's just you and the nine of them on a tropical island?"
"Pretty much. It's a long story." Spike chuckled a little.
The boat operator gave out a low whistle, "Lad, I both envy and pity you."
"Say, Tempest? What kind of stuff is on the island?" Starlight asked as Spike sat back with them.
"Like I told Spike, the main resort building needs a little work, but there are some bungalows we can sleep in if need be, but barring any storms, we should be able to sleep out on the beach. It's warm enough this time of year for it."
"Just how big is this place, Tempest?" Rainbow piped up.
Tempest shrugged, "Eh, the island's about two or three square miles, so we got plenty of room to move around. The main beach is near the boat dock, but there's a lagoon on the north side they were planning to a few VIP rooms at before it went belly up." She leaned against Spike a bit, "Don't remember fully what all was there, but there was at least a couple of volleyball courts and a barbecue pit for the carnivorous guests. Saw a few wild birds out there too, I think. And, since it's just gonna be us there, except for food, we get to pack light."
"Speak for yourself, darling." Rarity patted her makeup case. "I always like to look my best regardless of numbers."
"Heh, knowing you, you probably just brought your armor and a bikini." Spike whispered, nudging her a little.
"What bikini?" she whispered back.
A slightly goofy grin settled on his face at that. And given the bright blush Fluttershy took on, she seemed to have heard as well.
Tempest's smile widened ever so slightly, 'And once we get there, Babe, you aren't the only one in for a surprise.'
Author's Note
Short, I know, but this is more to show the transition.
Pre-Arrival Preparations and Regrets.
"Water's getting a lil choppy, everyone. So, the going's gonna be a bit slower than planned." The boat operator called back, adjusting the boat's speed as he did. "Looks like you'll be having a rainy arrival too, if those clouds mean anything."
"So much for sunbathing today." Rarity pouted some.
"Hoping to catch a few rays beside a certain dragon?" Tempest smirked, glancing over at Spike, who'd nodded off.
Rarity blushed a little. "P-perhaps. If anything, I can at least do what I can to make up for...well, being less than honest about how I felt." Her head hung a little as she continued. "To be blunt, after a while, when he started growing up, I honestly did find myself getting attracted to him. Except I was too bull-headed to let myself admit it, so I convinced myself to just be happy that he was eager to help. That and I was more concerned about how my peers and 'high society' would react to the idea of me dating a dragon." She let out an unladylike snort. "Some 'Element of Generosity' bearer I am."
"If it helps...we're kind of in the same boat, Rarity, so to speak." Fluttershy piped up next. "I-I'm not proud of it, but even though I was starting to like him myself, and I thought I'd gotten over my fear of dragons, it was still there in the background. After what happened that time on his birthday, it came back and...I found myself worrying that he'd become like Garble and the others." She rubbed an eye, sniffling some. "I let myself paint him with the same brush...I was even relieved a few times when he was chased off during our sleepovers."
"Ain't much worse then the rest of us, Shy." Applejack replied. "Heck, back when Ah was a filly, me an' Coloratura had our own sleepovers on occasion. We knew Big Mac'd come to tease us some 'bout it, so we took to banin' him from the area. After seein' Spike as an 'Honorary Apple', Ah started treatin' him the exact same way with even thinkin' 'bout it. Now that Ah am, assumin' he'd act the same was really...what's the word Ah'm lookin' for?"
"Presumptuous?" Twilight offered.
"Yeah, that." She found the floor of the boat rather fascinating right then.
Rainbow adjusted her wings a bit. "Same here. You guys know I'm not the kinda mare who's into all that mushy 'I love you' stuff, but...I'm just gonna come out and say it. When he started getting older, even I started thinking of him as 'new cute guy in town' instead of 'Twi's little sorta-brother' and..."
"You figured you'd attempt to flirt by way of pranks and poking fun at him, right?" Trixie asked.
"Bingo. Looking back, that wasn't one of my brighter ideas." Rainbow winced a tad. "Guess I wasn't imagining those couple times where he looked like he wanted to slug me."
"Think I'm in the same boat as Dashie, figuratively speaking." Pinkie joined in. "At least with the pranks. I guess my biggest mistake is, when me and my sisters were still little, our parents told us that 'good fillies don't go to sleepovers or 'special parties' with guys their own age and good colts don't try to set them up or crash them'. So, I thought not involving him..." She trailed off, her hair rapidly loosing its poofiness. " Except I never thought about actually talking to Spike about it...I just assumed like AJ, and forgot what happens when you do that. I goofed, big time."
"All six of us did, Pinkie." Twilight sighed. "When Spike and I were little, he was fine with going to do something else while I was spending time with other girls. Just didn't realize how much that changed the older we got."
"Make that seven, Twi." Starlight spoke up. "Only defense - if you can even call it that - is I figured that that was standard with you guys and didn't think it was my business to say anything..."
"Thankfully, Trixie...I-I mean, I can say I don't have a hand in that mess, thankfully. I'm mainly coming along to try and curb my 'me,myself, and I' attitude." Trixie added. "Though, that brings up something: if all this is about you not thinking about his reaction, then why didn't he say anything?"
"I tried; more than once." Spike said, startling all of them. "But after being ignored every time, I gave up trying." He gave them all a glance before gong back to sleep.
The girls all looked at each other. Despite how things were going, they could tell he still felt a little sore about the whole thing. Plans were promptly reinforced.
Meanwhile, Tempest considered what they'd all admitted. She had hand it to them; at least they were willing to admit where and how they goofed. But, it was gonna take a lot more than just admitting, as far as she was concerned. 'You lot may've patched things up a little, but you still gotta show you mean it.'
A little smirk appeared on her face. She could tell that their guilt wasn't the only thing that was making them wanna do this. The way that they'd all dressed for that game of poker was proof enough. 'Heh, I'm gonna be sure that you all get your chance to prove it. Every. Little. Bit.'
"All right, you lot!" The boat operator called out. "Here she be. Gimmie a few minutes and you'll all be in teleporting distance.
"Whoa, look at that!" Rainbow called out. The main resort building was visible from where they were, along with a good-sized beach and dock off to the side. Everything beyond was thick forest. A few birds could be seen fluttering in and out of the thick foliage.
"Kinda wish Ah'd brought my camera now." Applejack said.
After a moment, the boat came to a stop a couple hundred yards from the shore. " Here we go. I'll be back to pick you up in a couple of weeks."
"All right, everyone, get your things and group up tight!" Twilight called out. "These group teleportations can be tricky when your spread out."
"Oh, this looks positively marvelous!" Rarity squealed, quickly gathering up her bags.
Pinkie was right behind her. "It may just be us, but I got a feeling way down in my cutie mark that we're gonna have a lotta fun while we're here!"
As Twilight's horn lit up to transfer them to the island, Tempest fought the urge to laugh. "Pinkie, you have no idea."
Author's Note
Well, my muse hasn't exactly been friendly to me in regards to this one, but I finally got something. Hopefully now I got a start on it, I can keep things going.
Soon as they appeared on the beach, the group gave the area a look. The beach itself proved to be a sort of semicircle, with a partially submerged sandbar helping to form a decently-sized lagoon, sparsely dotted with palm trees. The main building, that doubled as a small hotel, was visible about a couple hundred yards off, just before the treeline. An intact, if slightly battered-looking, volleyball court could be seen nearby, and one of the bungalows wasn't far off.
"A pity this place is abandoned." Rarity sighed. "It must've been a sight in its heyday."
"Eh, it's a little run-down, but I think they didn't even bother packing when they left it, so there should still be some usable stuff here." Tempest replied, getting her bags up. "All right, everyone grab your stuff and either pick a bungalow, or find one of the hotel rooms. C'mon, babe." She bumped her hip against Spike. "Let go get one with a view."
"Oh, Spikey, darling, could you..." Rarity stopped. 'No! No! What are you THINKING, Rarity!?' She yelled at herself mentally, knowing full well the next worlds out of her mouth were going to be asking him to 'help with her bags'. AKA, talk him into carrying them for her. 'It's antics like that that started this whole thing! You only brought a couple, and you're strong enough to carry them your own bucking self, so do it!' "Um, c-could you let me know if you see my other bag over there?"
"Oh, ok." Spike replied, taking a quick look while he grabbed up his duffel bag.
Rarity breathed a sigh of relief, but not before Tempest gave her a sidelong glance and mouthed 'Smart move' to her. The fashionista felt like kicking herself for her near slip-up. 'Celestia...I have a looot of bad habits to break...'.
A couple of minutes later, and the group scattered somewhat to pick their rooms. Rainbow picked out one on the hotel's top floor since it was up high, though the slight musty smell made her find one missing a window. Fluttershy picked a bungalow near the jungle, with AJ next door since both mares felt more at home there. Starlight and Trixie took the pair just across from their's.
Rarity took one of the beach, for easy sunning. And Pinkie, for reasons that made sense to her, moved into a cabana that looked like it had been intended to be a snack stand at first. Spike and Tempest took a top floor room too, picking one that gave a view of the jungle and mountain on the other side of the island.
Twilight, doing her best to act like she'd just picked at random, had moved into a near Spike's, hoping this would help with her plans. "Celestia, please let this work..." She said to herself while unpacking. She wasn't sure what she was feeling more, anxious about whether of not she could fix things between her and Spike, or mad at herself for not realizing until now how how stupid she'd been acting. Now she just had to think of where to begin.
Taking a deep breath of the incoming sea breeze, Rainbow started looking through her stuff for her bikini - may as well dress for the occasion. When she looked for it, she started thinking about what do. "Think, Dash! There's gotta be something..." She frowned before taking on a contemplative look. "Huh, maybe some fun'd work for a start...just no pranks. No pranks." Looking out over the beach, an idea hit her when she remembered the volleyball court. "Oh yeah, hehehe. Hope the balls are still good, though.
Fluttershy had yet to unpack. Instead she was curled up on the bed, looking morose. 'You really have been a bad friend to him, haven't you Fluttershy...' She told herself, almost scathingly. 'Even after the Power Ponies comic, after you promised...' She sniffled, knowing she had to try and make it up to him somehow. "Maybe...maybe starting simple'd help..." She wondered. After all was her tarring him with the same brush, and keeping her distance, that had started her own part in this mess.
"Well, looks like the others have quite the problem to sort out." Trixie said, stepping outside for a moment and meeting Starlight.
"Looks like it." Starlight sighed, thinking about the argument that day. "Like I said, I don't really know much about what's going on. But, I should probably, at the very least, let Spike know I have his back in this."
"Well, I don't really have a stake in this; however, knowing he's got at least two out there for him should help."
"So...this from a sense of altruism, or you hoping Tempest'll let you have some vitamin D?"
"Yes."
Applejack finished emptying her bags, but her mind was somewhere else.
Mainly the same problem five of her friends were experiencing. She felt like dope slapping herself. Rule No.1 of the Apples was 'Family'. It didn't matter if they were by blood or not. And she'd come to see all six of them in that respect...except she sure as hell didn't treat Spike like it. A small part of her was glad Granny and her siblings didn't find out. 'Bloom an' Mac never would let me hear the end of it. Granny...' Applejack shivered a bit. 'Probably be lucky if she just tanned mah hide for breaking Rule One.' She racked her head for a solution. "Maybe jus' showin' him he matters'll work as a start to it at least...jus' hangin out, or similar."
"Spikey, I'm really REALLY about those pranks! No, that doesn't sound sincere at all!" Pinkie paced around her cabana anxiously. "I am SO SO sorry! I didn't mean to make any of my friends feel like that." She shook her head. "Maybe, but it don't cover everything! Think, Pinkemena, think!" She rapped herself in the noggin. "I gotta show Spike I'm really, absolutely, one hundred and eighty-three percent sorry about what I did!"
"So, now it starts." Spike said, enjoying the view out the window.
"Yep, this whole island is our playground." Tempest slipped her arms around him from behind. "And our bedroom."
"Intriguing." He smirked, turning to face her, only to see she didn't have anything on. "Ok, I take it back." He scooped her up. "THIS view is much better."
Tempest laughed and wrapped her legs around him. "Well, this is MY island. I don't have to wear anything if I don't want." She gave him bedroom eyes before kissing him. "And the same goes for a certain dragon."
"You, Miss Berrytwist, make a very convincing argument."
"Oh? Then how come your pants are still on?"
Author's Note
I'll try and make the following chapters a bit longer.
