Author's Note
This story is a Christmas present to my long-time friend who requested it. To anyone who reads I wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Note: This does not mean I am back to writing (I might do more though).
Arrogant Mares
“Ugh, do we really have to go there again?” Rainbow Dash moaned. Around her stood her friends, who shot her a quick glare. “Her family is just so… weird!”
“Yes, we do have to go,” Twilight replied dryly. “She invited us, and we are her friends. Friends do that.” She turned back to face the railroad as she patiently waited for the train to arrive. Dash replied with a quiet sigh and planted her rump on the wooden floor.
It was that time of year again. Hearth's Warming Eve was fast approaching, and snow covered the land of Equestria; something Rainbow Dash had helped along. Colts and fillies were playing in it, building snow ponies and having snowball fights. Mr. and Mrs. Cake’s business was booming during the holiday season, as ponies stopped by for hot chocolate and their Hearth’s Warming treats. Even Rarity was seizing the opportunity by unveiling her new line of scarves and coats. There on the platform she stood wearing one such item, a great big brown coat, which made her look like a ball of fluff.
Rainbow quietly grumbled to herself as she sat there on the cold platform. All her friends were looking forward to the trip, and in a way, she was as well. It would be a nice, even fun, trip if it wasn’t for that one pony. Even thinking about her made her teeth grit and muscles tense. Enduring yet another round of her would be suffering. How one pony could be so arrogant, so unpleasant, so full of herself, Rainbow had no idea. All she knew was that she hated it.
“Hey, get yer wings in gear and get on the train.” Applejack’s voice made Rainbow shake her head gently, as had she broken from a trance. “We ain’t leavin’ without ya.”
The train stood at the platform, humming quietly as ponies boarded it. “Oh, yeah, right.” Rainbow said quickly and got up. Her and Applejack walked rapidly to the open door and slipped inside. To their right they spotted the remaining four friends already sat down and chatting. The wagon was absolutely packed, and it looked like the rest of the train was as well. Lots of happy families sat around, probably looking forward to spending time with more relatives of friends. Seeing their smiles and cheerfulness made Dash grumble.
Once they were sat down, Rainbow opted out of conversation and instead sat and watched the snowy landscape through the window. Seeing the snow covering all the land put a small smile on her face. She fluttered her wings gently and made herself more comfortable in her seat. “Maybe this won’t be so bad after all”, she thought.
“Um, Rainbow?” a meek voice uttered next to her. Dash turned her head to meet Fluttershy’s concerned gaze. “Are you okay?”
“Of course, I’m okay,” she replied. “When am I ever not okay?”
“Well, it’s just, whenever you’re that quiet, there’s usually something bothering you, I think.” Fluttershy smiled gently at her friend.
With a sigh, Dash replied. “It’s just… that Limestone gets on my nerves. I can’t believe her sometimes!” The smiled had completely disappeared from her face, replaced instead with a scrunch.
“I know you two aren’t exactly, um, friends,” Fluttershy replied as she gently patted Rainbow’s back. “But you’ve also been a little tiny bit harsh to her, so she’s not entirely to bl-”
“Harsh?!” Dash exclaimed. Fluttershy cowered a bit in her seat at the sudden loudness. “Me? Harsh? What did I ever do to her? I’ve tried my hardest to be nice to her, but she just wouldn’t let me!”
“Well, you did kind of call her rock farm stupid.” Fluttershy’s voice had gotten far quieter than before, and her eyes darted from Rainbow’s to the floor, to the ceiling, and back again.
“Because it is stupid!” Dash countered. “It’s a farm! Of rocks!”
“Don’t you make fun of our rock farm!” Pinkie Pie interjected from a few seats over. “That rock farm is the greatest, bestest rock farm in all of Equestria, and Limestone is doing a great job maintaining it!” She glared into Rainbow Dash’s wide eyes, waiting for a quip or cheeky remark. None came. “Anyway, as I was saying about the Cakes…”
Turning away from the conversation, Rainbow swallowed dryly and shook her head gently. Next to her, Fluttershy had her hooves over her head, and she was trembling in her seat. The train just bumped away across the snowy fields with a quiet hum. No snow was going to stop its advance to deliver its passengers to their destinations.
After traveling for a while, consisting mostly of looking out the window and being quiet, Rainbow finally spotted familiar terrain. Their stop was coming up, and her stomach churned quickly. She sighed and tried to push away the worries and annoyance that stuck like glue in her mind. Telling herself she would just ignore Limestone and focus on the festivities wasn’t working. It was a big fat lie and she was well aware. Yet she’d give it her best shot for Pinkie’s sake. The train slowed down to a crawl and finally stopped, hooting and tooting to signal its arrival.
The group of six got out of their seats and made their way to the platform, with Rainbow being dead last. In front of her, she heard Pinkie’s excited voice, but couldn’t make out the words. As she closed in on the exit, she heard the others chime in, all sounding happy. Rainbow took a deep breath and forced a smile onto her face. As she exited the train, she saw Pinkie jumping up and down with a grin as large as ever. Her other friends were stood around, all smiling at the ponies on the platform. Pinkie’s family.
They all wore their usual garb, though with the addition of scarves to hold off the cold. Saying they all seemed chipper would have been a lie. Maud looked as indifferent as she ever had. Marble was stood in the back, avoiding eye contact whenever possible. Finally, there was Limestone. Much like the story of Ebeneighser Scrooge, she looked as unhappy with Hearth’s Warming as any pony could. Rainbow half expected her to mutter “Humbug,” whenever someone expressed happiness.
“It’s goin’ mighty well,” Applejack replied to Igneous Rock Pie. “And how about your farm? I imagine it’s doin’ just as well as ever.”
“As good as ever,” Igneous replied with a smile. “Though Holder’s Boulder keeps getting covered with snow, and Limestone to keep every speck of that stuff off it. It’s taking a lot of effort, to say the least.”
“I wish the pegasi would tone it down a notch,” Limestone added with a low voice, her brows furrowed as she looked towards Rainbow Dash. The pegasus glared back but kept her mouth shut. Instead she greeted the rest of the family in as nice a way as she could. Pinkie was still bouncing up and down, regaling her family with everything that had happened since they last met. Her mouth was moving at a blinding speed, and Dash couldn’t even make out most of what she was saying, yet Pinkie’s mother, Cloudy, seemed to absorb all of it.
“Off we are, then,” Igneous exclaimed and started walking towards the Pie farm. Everyone followed suit in a somewhat random formation. Conversations flared up and died down, and the position of ponies changed accordingly as they walked down the frozen road.
“Are you going to argue with Limestone again?” a monotone voice next to Dash asked. She turned her head and saw Maud walking next to her. Maud wasn’t even looking at Dash as she asked the question, instead eyeing up the small, frozen rocks in the dirt.
“Why would you ask that?” Rainbow replied, a hint of annoyance in her voice.
“Because you always argue,” Maud replied. “And mom always gets upset when you do.”
It felt as if Maud had just stuck a needle in the side of Dash. She winced at the comment and lowered her head a bit. “I’ll try not to,” she said quietly. “But she always starts it by saying something to me. She starts it.”
“You called the rock farm stupid,” Maud said matter-of-factly.
“It i- you know what, never mind.”
Silence fell upon the two as they closed in on the farm in the distance. Brightly colored and shining crystals stuck out of the ground on both sides of the road. It reminded Dash of the landing strips of Cloudsdale, except this one lead to a house instead of the edge of a cloud. It looked nice, Rainbow thought. She was always partial to the skies, but this wasn’t a bad looking place for being on the ground at all. A large wreath with a bright red ribbon was hanging over the front door. Undoubtedly homemade. It truly made the home feel inviting and caring.
“Come on inside,” Igneous said to the crowd, holding the door open himself. Pinkie cheered happily as she bounced inside, followed by all the remaining ponies. Once inside, Rainbow looked with wide eyes all around the house. From top to bottom it had been adorned with beautiful ribbons and wreaths. Lots of candles stood around the tables, lighting up the place dimly, but with a caring warmth. A bowl of shining red apples sat on the table, apples that could rival even the ones from Sweet Apple Acres.
“Woah, nelly…” Applejack said solemnly. “This here’s the nicest Hearth’s Warming decoration I ever saw.” She walked slowly around the house, taking in all there was to see. For there was much to see, and such wonder it conveyed to all the ponies.
“Why, thank you,” Cloudy replied warmly. “Most if it was actually done by our very own Marble here.” She gently shoved Marble out in the open, eliciting red cheeks on the young mare.
“You did all of this?” Twilight asked, clearly impressed. “It looks amazing!”
“Thanks,” Marble said very quietly, though a small smile was visible from behind her fringe.
“Yes, I must say, it looks absolutely gorgeous, darling,” Rarity chimed in in a sing-song voice. “It really captures the spirit of family! And Hearth’s Warming! And look at this ribbon here!” She pointed her hoof towards a large ribbon hanging on the wall and extending all around the sides. “It’s magnificent! You very clearly have talent, young lady. Say, have you ever considered working with -”
“Rarity!” Applejack’s voice wasn’t loud, but filled with that trademark Apple family sternness. The farm pony sent her a look alongside the one word, and it was enough to cause Rarity to close her mouth and simply smile.
“Hey,” Dash barged into the conversation. “My stomach is growling, what are we having to eat?” Pinkie Pie burst into laughter and fell to the floor, rolling around with her hooves on her stomach.
“Is food all you ever think about?” a snarky voice said as it passed Rainbow Dash by. Dash gritted her teeth as she saw Limestone walk past. The grey pony didn’t even offer Dash a look as she tossed out her comment.
“Hey, Limestone, be nice,” Pinkie said with a smile. “It’s almost Hearth’s Warming Eve!”
Limestone turned to face her sister, and with a forced smile on her lips, she replied: “Oh, I am being nice, Pinkie. I was simply asking one of our guests a question.” Dash’s nostrils flared, and her brows furrowed, but her mouth remained entirely closed. Limestone’s smile disappeared far quicker than she had been able to create it, and she walked away towards the kitchen.
“What did I ever do to her?” Dash asked with an annoyed snort. “I haven’t spoken a word to her since arriving and she’s treating me like this!”
“Well, darling, you did call her rock farm stupid.”
“They’re rocks!”
In the blink of an eye, Pinkie’s face was inches from Dash’s, and the look on the normally cheerful pony’s face told Dash to close her mouth instantly. “Limestone cares about her rock farm very much, and if you as much as think of calling them stupid in front of her again, you will have to deal with me.” Pinkie’s voice was oddly monotone. There was no sing-song, no up and down intonation, just raw Pinkie.
“O-Okay,” Dash muttered with a gulp.
“Great!” Pinkie was instantly back to her bubbly, bouncy self. “Let’s celebrate earth Hearth’s Warming!” As if her legs were made of springs she jumped around the house, giggling to herself. The other ponies followed her lead and made themselves as merry as could be, truthfully bringing out the Hearth’s Warming spirit. With Pinkie’s warning still lingering in her mind, Dash did her best to join them, mostly by doing her best to annoy Applejack for her own amusement sake.
Night came early in these cold months, and once the sun had set and the fireplace lit, all the ponies had gathered around for dinner. It was a lovely feast which had been labored on by Cloudy and Igneous for most of the day. Cob on the corn, roasted apples, a wonderful homemade salad, crusty pie, and all sorts of other delicious foods stood in trays or bowls on the table. The burning orange light from the fires cast a lovely shade on the scene. Some of the friends felt almost at home in that moment, even if it never had been for them.
“Thank you for coming and spending an early Hearth’s Warming with us here at the farm,” Igneous said warmly. “We really appreciate the gesture.”
“Thank you so much for inviting us,” Twilight said. All her friends added their gestures right after her, causing Cloudy to chuckle.
“Go ahead and get started,” Cloudy said. “Take whatever you like.”
Dash was the first to move. Her eyes had been firmly planted on the pie since she first saw it. With her traditional lightning speed, she was cutting a perfectly triangular slice, and not a small one at that. “Aah, cherry,” she commented after inhaling the incredible smell. All the other ponies chuckled, even Marble, except for Limestone, though this was nothing new. Limestone didn’t chuckle. As Pinkie had once said, it was like Limestone had gotten the wrong hoof out of bed every day of her life. Pinkie loved her all the same, however.
Chatter erupted around the table, with conversations flying back and forth, switching tracks and diverting themselves, sometimes even becoming an entirely different conversation. Food was shared among the many ponies, sometimes in less than ideal ways as Twilight found out, wiping mashed potato off her cheek to the laughter of the table. Rarity was eagerly discussing fabric and fashion at Marble Pie. Not with her, but at her. The poor young mare was far too intimidated to speak back, so she simply did what she knew best: nodding and smiling.
Applejack was discussing farm life and her love of the land with Igneous and Cloudy. They shared stories from the good old times, though the Pie’s good old times were far, far older than Applejack’s. She was very impressed at the story of how Igneous’ father had come up with a solution for moving an incredibly large boulder back in the day. Even with the limited equipment and horsepower, he had found a way. From what she knew, that pony had been a real brainiac when it came to farming. Half the time, however, Maud chimed in to correct her father when it came to the more technical aspects of geology, much to his dismay and Cloudy’s amusement.
With a loud burp, Rainbow Dash leaned back in her chair and sighed contently. She almost felt exhausted from all the eating, and yet she eyed the apples, considering if another bite would hurt. “Thank you so much for the dinner,” she said excitedly. “It was awesome!”
“I’d be surprised if you came here for any other reason than to eat.” Limestone’s voice was as scathing as ever, and once again she didn’t even offer Rainbow Dash a look as she spoke. “Or maybe your friends forced you to go.”
“Hey!” Dash finally exclaimed. Fluttershy immediately scooted lower down in her chair. “What’s your problem? I haven’t done anything to you since I arrived!”
Finally, Limestone turned her gaze towards Rainbow Dash. She looked entirely unimpressed. She almost looked bored. “You don’t care about anyone but yourself, do you?” Silence fell across the table. Everyone’s eyes went from Limestone to Rainbow Dash and back. “You just show up, eat your food, and then you leave.”
“That’s not true!” Dash had flared her nostrils her mouth was open wide as she spoke. “We’re gonna stay and play games, and have fun, and celebr-”
“Oh, you mean like last time when we did all that and you just napped?” Limestone interrupted nonchalantly. From down the table a suppressed snicker was heard. Dash glared in the direction, but didn’t catch whichever pony it was.
“What is your problem?!” Rainbow roared at the grey mare. She got up from her seat and stood on the floor with her wings spread wide, as if ready to pounce. In response, Limestone slowly got off her seat and took a stance in front of Rainbow. She glared with all the fury she could muster at the rainbow-maned pegasus.
“You are,” she said sternly. “You’re loud, arrogant, full of yourself, and you called my farm stupid.”
“Here we go again…”
Dash ignored the remark from the table. “I am not arrogant or full of my-”
“Oh, please.” Limestone rolled her eyes. “You also went out of your way to drop extra snow right here on our farm.”
In anger, Dash lifted her head and snorted. “I did no such thing!”
“I suppose it was the other pegasus with a rainbow-colored mane, then?” Limestone’s voice was getting louder. She was practically growling at Rainbow Dash.
“I was just doing my job!” Dash retorted.
“Guys?”
“Your job?! I had to spend HOURS getting it all off Holder’s Boulder!”
“Eh, guys?”
“You and your stupid-”
“Don’t you dare call Holder’s Boulder stupid!”
“Guys, look.”
“Well it is, it’s stupid!”
“HOW DARE YOU?!”
“GUUUUUYS!”
Pinkie Pie’s voice cut through the argument like a bolt of lightning. Both Rainbow Dash and Limestone looked up at Pinkie, who was stood on the table next to them and looking down.
“What?!” they both growled at her in unison. Surprisingly, Pinkie wasn’t frowning or mad. In fact, she smiled wider than she normally did.
“It’s time to make up!” she giggled. Dash raised an eyebrow at her. Yet her smile was just as wide, if not wider than before. “Go on then, you silly fillies!”
“What do you mean ‘go on’?” Dash asked in an annoyed tone. Behind Pinkie she could see the others holding back laughter. It was bringing Dash’s blood to a boil. “What?!”
“Mistletoe,” Pinkie said with a grin. She pointed her hoof up above both Dash and Limestone. The eyes of the two arguing ponies widened, and they both directed them towards the ceiling above. Just as Pinkie had said, there was a mistletoe hanging from an unusually long stick, which had been attached to the wall further back the room.
“Th-That wasn’t there before!” Limestone yelled angrily. She tried to push it away with her hoof, but could not reach it.
“Of course it was, silly!” Pinkie giggled. “It has been there every year for Hearth’s Warming!” She started bouncing gently up and down on the table, causing mashed potato to fly off the sides. Even Marble giggled at this.
“I am not kissing your sister, Pinkie!” She glared at Limestone for a second, before looking back at Pinkie. “Do you think I’m some kind of filly fiddler?!”
Pinkie Pie’s smile disappeared in an instant. Both Dash and Limestone were startled by the sudden change in emotion. Slowly but surely, Pinkie’s eyes grew wide and wet. Most worryingly of all, however, was the sound of a balloon losing all its air. What was once a curly, bright pink mane, slowly became a deflated, dark shell of its former self.
“So, so you won’t honor the Hearth’s Warming traditions and bring cheer and happiness to those around you?” Pinkie’s voice felt like daggers to Dash’s heart. Every word stabbed and twisted, then went like a cloth to dry her throat. “But you’re the element of loyalty, and I’m your friend, and this was supposed to be a nice evening and-”
In a split second, Dash went from feeling a hoof on her cheek, to her face being turned, to the feeling of a wet pair of lips meeting her own. A warmth shot from her mouth throughout her body. Her wings stood up straighter than they ever had before, and her hind legs started shaking. She was staring with wide eyes and the face of Limestone Pie, though her eyes were closed tightly shut. It took Dash back to a day long gone. An evening behind the Cloudsdale Academy. She saw that old scene unfold almost in slow motion before her inner eye. She felt the anxiousness, the excitement, and her heart was pounding as hard as it did then. Instinctively, Rainbow parted her lips slightly and didn’t meet any resistance.
The warmth on her lips disappeared in an instant when Limestone retracted her head. On the inside, the warmth was only getting hotter, and a tingling was spreading from her wings to her hooves. Dash’s mouth was still slightly open, and she still held her breath. Although Limestone was glaring at her and scrunching her face, it didn’t truly register for Dash. The world had stopped moving, and so had Rainbow Dash.
“There!” Limestone exclaimed at Pinkie, who now had a large grin on her face and looked just like her usual self. “I hope you’re happy! Ugh, I’m going to get some air!” With that, the mare stormed off and slammed the front door behind her as she went outside in the cold.
Rainbow Dash was still stood in place, staring at the spot Limestone had occupied moments earlier. Everyone at the table was watching her, some with concern, but most with snickers and giggles. Finally, Applejack got out of her seat, and with a grin on her face went to tap her friend on the shoulder.
“Ya’lright there, Dashie girl?” she said with a smirk. “Haven’t seen ya this phased since I told ya we ain’t got no cider.”
Eerily, her eyes didn’t move. They didn’t even flinch. It was as if she had been utterly frozen in place, unable to move. For a few seconds she stood, even after the question had been asked. Then, with the quietest voice they had ever heard Dash speak with, she asked: “What just happened?”
Every pony at the table burst into laughter, even Igneous and Marble Pie. Pinkie was practically rolling on the food she was laughing so hard. Rarity, although a bit flustered, chuckled sensibly to herself alongside Fluttershy. Applejack put her hoof around Rainbow Dash’s neck, giggling like a young filly again.
“Boy, howdy, I didn’t know ya’d like it so much,” she teased. Finally, Rainbow snapped back and became her old self.
“Like it?!” she squeaked. “I didn’t ‘like’ it at all!” She made a spitting sound to make that point absolutely clear.
“Uh huh,” Applejack smirked. “Tell yer wings to calm down then.”
Dash turned her head and saw her wings standing up straight in the air. She immediately felt flustered and started shaking each wing to loosen them up. Helping it along with one hoof, she managed to get them back into a resting position. Sort of. Meanwhile, she heard the others sharing cheeky remarks about what had just transpired. Dash did her best to hide her face from view while she tended to her wings. Her mind was racing back and forth at sonic rainboom speed. Did she like it? Was she just surprised? Why did Limestone even do it? How long did it last? Did Limestone like it?
She shook her head quickly, hoping the thoughts would fly out her ears. Those were silly things to even consider. Limestone was just appeasing her sister, and she had just caught Rainbow Dash off guard. That was it. In fact, Rainbow was angry. How dare she just do something like that? Nobody asked for her permission. It was an intrusion of her privacy. Dash knew that Limestone didn’t like her, but this was taking it too far. Who did she think she was? Just because she runs a rock farm doesn’t give her the right to do that. Now all of her friends are going to think she’s a filly fiddler. It is unacceptable!
Snorting, Rainbow turned her head towards the front door and started walking. Her pace was brisk, and her eyes determined. In her chest her heart was pounding hard as she took strides towards the door.
“Oi, where y’all going?” Applejack called out from behind her.
“To give Limestone a piece of my mind!” Rainbow replied firmly.
“Ya sure ya ain’t gonna be givin’ her something else?” Applejack made kissy sounds at the end of her sentence, making those around her laugh loudly.
“Shut up, Applejack!”
It was cold outside. Very cold. Under the light of Luna’s moon, the air had grown quite still, but it was freezing to the bone. In the far distance, perhaps out by the forest, a timber wolf howled serenely. Rainbow Dash could see her breath in front of her snout. It turned to a little white cloud, then dissipated. Despite being so cold, she didn’t really feel chilly. Normally her feathers would feel frosty, and she would be moving her wings to keep her heat going. Now it just was not the case. It was as if she was still sat inside and simply looking out at the cold.
Even without looking she knew where to go. Down the road to the left and straight ahead. It was a short walk. Very short. Before she even arrived at the field, she saw the giant boulder standing there solemnly in the night. Not a speck of snow was to be found on it, and a neat little circle had been cleared around the base of it as well.
“Stupid rock,” she muttered under her breath. Next to that stupid rock was what she was really looking for, however. Limestone. Strangely enough, Limestone was not looking at Holder’s Boulder. Instead, she was looking up above to the moon shining brightly in the sky. Rainbow walked as quietly as she could through the snow. She attempted her best to avoid making the wonderful crunching noise of stepping in snow as she headed towards the grey mare. It seemed to work, for Pinkie’s sister did not as much as flinch as Dash approached her.
“Hey!” Rainbow exclaimed once she was quite near. “What in Equestria was all that about?!” She stopped in front of Limestone, her body inches from Holder’s Boulder on her left.
Limestone furrowed her brows, but didn’t look back. “I did it, so Pinkie wouldn’t go ballistic. That’s it. Now go away, and don’t you dare touch Holder’s Bou-”
“I don’t care! About your stupid! Rock!” With those words, Rainbow had the full attention of Limestone Pie. She turned her grey face agonizingly slowly towards Rainbow Dash. In her eyes was a fire so fueled by hate it could burn down all of Equestria. Rainbow had never in her life seen a look so full of contempt, but she didn’t back down and she didn’t avert her gaze.
“IT IS NOT A STUPID ROCK!” Limestone screamed. “IT IS HOLDER’S BOULDER!” She took a step forward, and Rainbow matched her.
“And I don’t care about it!” Rainbow retorted. “What was that about before?!”
“I already told you!” Limestone snorted in Rainbow’s face. “Why do you care anyway?! Don’t tell me you liked it!”
“Liked it?!” Almost as if offended, Rainbow reared back and then stuck her head even further forward. “You WISH someone as awesome as me would like to get kissed by you!”
Limestone was still seething, yet she stayed quiet. She eyed Rainbow Dash very carefully. As she did so, she slowly walked around the pegasus until she had her pinned between Holder’s Boulder and herself. A smile crept onto her lips, though it did nothing to extinguish the fire burning deep within her.
“You liked it,” Limestone said bluntly followed by an airy laugh. “You actually liked it.”
“I did NOT like it!” Dash cemented her position both verbally and physically.
“Don’t lie.” With the smile growing more condescending, so did Limestone’s voice. “You didn’t just like it; you loved it.”
Rainbow Dash’s jaw dropped. Her mind was completely devoid of any responses. There were a million things she would like to say, yet none of them came out. At this point her heart was going faster than it ever had before. With each passing second of looking at that smile her anger grew.
“Has it been that long, has it?” Limestone took a step forward. “Was it a mare the last time as well?” Her voice was sickly sweet. “Was it someone from the Academy? From Cloudsdale? Or was it maybe the wonderful Spitfire herself?”
“Shut up!” Rainbow finally snapped. “I’ve never kissed a mare, and I didn’t like it!” She suddenly felt her rump planted firmly against Holder’s Boulder. She didn’t even realize she had been walking backwards and Limestone forwards. There was no more room to move back for her, yet Limestone kept advancing.
“So, you didn’t like it when I did this?” Before Rainbow Dash could even process what was just said, Limestone firmly, harshly kissed her. Just like moments before in the house, Dash was taken entirely by surprise. Jolts shot through her body, causing her to flick her tail and spread her wings. Yet this time, her anger brought her back to her mind straight away, and she pulled away from the kiss.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” Rainbow squeaked. Limestone was still right in front of her. In fact, Limestone didn’t even reply, she simply went back in for another kiss. She caught Rainbow with her mouth open and took advantage. Dash moaned quietly as she felt the other mare’s tongue enter her own mouth. Her mind was screaming to resist, and yet she felt her own tongue wriggle upwards as if of its own accord. Her eyes were wide open, but Limestone’s were not. Once she saw this, it was as if a reflex caused her to close her own eyes. With nothing to look at, Dash focused entirely of the sensation in her mouth. Their tongues danced around each other at first, but Dash pushed back. With a surprise attack, she managed to push their tongues into Limestone’s mouth. The grey mare suppressed a moan and went back on the offensive. Their tongues were jolting around intent on overpowering the other.
Suddenly Limestone pulled away, leaving a panting Rainbow Dash feeling empty all of a sudden. “You love it, you dirty, stupid pegasus,” she grinned maliciously.
“S-So what if I do?” Dash snarled. “You’re even more into it. I bet you’ve dreamed of this ever since you first saw me!”
Limestone shot forwards until her mouth was but an inch from Rainbow’s. “Please,” she whispered coldly. “You think I want you? I despise you. You’re an arrogant, loud, annoying pony!”
Finally feeling like she had finally gained the high ground, Rainbow Dash gave Limestone a quick peck on the lips and chuckled. “Yeah, and you still want me.”
Limestone was fuming. She exhaled sharply with each breath. The fire within her was raging. She wanted to move, she wanted to spend all the energy that had built up inside her. With a frustrated groan, she forced herself back onto Rainbow’s mouth. This time, she didn’t stop there, however. She reached forward with her left hoof and planted it on the base of Rainbow’s wing. A shiver ran through Dash’s body, and she instantly lost control of the tongue in her mouth. Limestone’s hoof was roughly massaging the base of her wing, running circles around it and pressing into it with force. It sent spasms through her right wing but left the other feeling strangely unoccupied.
Dash reached forward and grabbed Limestone’s other hoof and pulled it forward. Without breaking the kiss, she placed the hoof at the base of her left wing. Pinkie’s sister immediately began mirroring the rough massage. This caused Rainbow Dash to moan loudly into her mouth. The vibrations went all throughout Limestone’s body, all the way down between her hind legs. A drop fell from her nethers into the snow beneath her. Her hind legs shivered, and she flicked her tail in anticipation. With renewed vigor she became more aggressive with her massage and kiss. Rainbow squirmed underneath her, a slave to the pleasure Limestone granted. A surge, a rush overcame Limestone. It was not lust, it was not anger, it was the joy of power. She rushed her left hoof up the side of Rainbow’s wing, causing the pegasus to erupt in a series of moans muffled by the rough kiss. She then did the same with her right hoof, but this time the result was different.
The sensations were too much to handle, and Rainbow’s hind legs gave out. From the force of the kiss she was pushed against Holder’s Boulder, sat upright with her hind legs sticking out beneath her. Limestone planted her hooves on the boulder to avoid falling down into the snow. Feeling more powerful than ever, she shoved herself further onto Dash. She pulled slightly away from the kiss and grabbed the mare’s lower lip with her teeth. A sharp moan came from Rainbow, then another when Limestone bit down. The force was just enough to tear the skin, and a drop of blood appeared on the pegasus’ lip.
“Pathetic,” Limestone snarled. “I thought you had more backbone. This is easy.”
“Screw you.” Rainbow gritted her teeth. “You don’t know me.”
“Screw me?” she chuckled condescendingly. “Screw you!” With those words she moved her right hoof from the boulder and down near the snow. Without hesitation she planted it firmly between Rainbow’s legs, immediately feeling the hot dampness between them. The pegasus’ mouth shot open, but she made no sound. Limestone moved her hoof up and down the slit very slowly at first, but she quickly increased her pace. She didn’t bother with foreplay or pacing. Rainbow Dash didn’t deserve that. Finally Dash exhaled sharply and her following breaths were quick, short in- and exhales. Her eyes shot into the back of her head and her wings were fully flared out to her sides.
Limestone forced her muzzle underneath Rainbow’s face and put it right up against her neck. She inhaled sharply, taking in the smell of the mare’s burning nethers mixed with the sweat on her body. It made the grey mare shiver with excitement and she bit down on Dash’s neck. For the first time, Rainbow Dash let out a loud, long moan. She didn’t even attempt to suppress it. It pierced the night and all she could hope was that her friends didn’t hear it. Every ounce of her body was shaking. Her mind kept getting disconnected from her body, and it felt as if she was slipping in and out of existence. Rainbow’s marehood was being so forcefully rubbed, setting her whole body on fire with pleasure. Every breath became a moan, and every moan got louder and louder.
“Y-Yes!” Rainbow stammered through her panting. She threw her right hoof around Limestone’s neck, forcing the mare further into her neck. Limestone accepted the gesture and refocused her efforts of biting the blue pegasus. Every time her teeth found a spot, a sharp pain followed by sweet release shot through Rainbow Dash. It was a stark contrast to the constant barrage of pleasure rushing from between her legs to the tips of her feathers. “Yes, please, please, please!” She felt the rush approaching, she was almost there. Her breaths became little more than spasms, her tongue rolled out the side of her mouth, and every muscle in her body clenched.
Then nothing. She stayed like that, waiting for the orgasm to wash over her, but it didn’t. Limestone laughed at her as she pulled away, leaving Rainbow with neither hoof on her nethers or teeth on her neck. The pleasure quickly died down in Rainbow’s body, giving rise to frustration of a level she had never experienced.
“W-What?!” she exclaimed. “Why did you stop?!”
“Because you don’t deserve it.” Limestone almost spat out the words. “Arrogant prick.”
Finally, the griffon’s back had been broken. With a short roar Rainbow Dash pushed forward and planted her hooves on Limestone’s shoulders. The grey mare tumbled backwards into the snow beneath her, and Dash kept her pinned there. As much as she squirmed and pushed, the pegasus didn’t give her an inch. She groaned loudly and flared her nostrils at Rainbow. In response, Dash rushed her head downwards and forced Limestone into yet another kiss. She broke it off quickly, however, and instead bit down on the grey mare’s lower lip. As opposed to Limestone, she bit much harder but judging from the sounds coming out of Limestone’s throat, it wasn’t unwanted.
“We’re just getting started,” Rainbow said with a malicious grin as she let go of Limestone’s lip. “But I’m not letting you have all the fun.” She removed her hooves from Limestone’s shoulders. Expecting a counter-attack, she was ready to shove the mare back into the snow, but no counter ever came. Pinkie’s sister just laid there panting in the snow. This was the go sign Rainbow needed. She quickly shifted around and got into the snow herself. Though it was cold, the burning desire in her counteracted it. With her agility and flexibility, Rainbow scooted her lower body half underneath Limestone and half above it. When she pushed herself towards Limestone, this caused their slits to rub against each other. Both mares moaned together. Finally, the spark of pleasure Rainbow had been denied was reignited, and her body started quivering.
Rainbow immediately started grinding against Limestone in a rough fashion. She picked up right where the hoof had left off. Holding on to one of the grey mare’s hind legs for leverage, she forced her groin onto the other. While moving back and forth, their lips would sometimes get caught on one another, causing both their slits to open up for a brief second. Waves of ecstasy washed over both the mares whenever this happened. Limestone bit her lower lip sharply while Rainbow grinded away. All the muscles in her body were tense and with each passing second, she found it more difficult to breathe. Their slits parted once more, and Limestone arched her back upwards accompanied by a sultry moan. She couldn’t take the passivity any longer and started grinding back against Rainbow Dash.
Just as their tongues had competed, so did their bodies then. When each mare felt the other grind harder, they attempted to out-do it. More and more often their slits would part and the direct flesh on flesh almost stopped them both from grinding their groins. Their dripping wetness was smeared onto each other, causing the motions to become more smooth and slippery. Quick, quiet moans filled the air. They focused entirely on the pleasure shooting through their bodies.
“Oh… Oh, yes!” The coldness of the snow on Rainbow’s wings coupled with the intense heat from her nethers was sending her over the edge. “Yes!”
“Harder,” Limestone whimpered. “Harder! Faster!”
The pegasus obliged happily, putting all her strength into her lower body. The circular motions became smaller and smaller as their bodies were overtaken by the rush. They both slowly lifted their groins upward as dictated by their ecstasy-ridden bodies. Rainbow’s eyes once again rolled into the back of her head, and she saw nothing but blinding white. Her body felt almost unreal, as were she being electrocuted and set on fire and massaged all at the same time. No longer was she in control of her actions, her body was moving on pure instinct. For one last time, the slits of the two mares got caught in each other, and when it spread their lips wide apart, they both jerked their groins upwards as far as they could and moaned louder than ever before that night.
Rainbow Dash fell back into the snow with a quiet thud. Trembles moved throughout her body; even her teeth were chattering. Slowly her eyes rolled back into their normal position and above she saw the night sky spinning around. The ground, too, felt as if it was shifting and turning. It was draining all her energy and she just laid there panting as it happened. A strand of their combined juices was stuck on either mare. The stickiness still caused small jabs of pleasure to each of them. Their hooves or neck would spasm slightly when it happened.
There they laid for a while, neither one uttering a word. Exhaustion had overcome Rainbow Dash, and she had no intention of getting up. She heard rustling in front of her and tilted her head slightly to look. Limestone had gotten up and was fiddling with her messy mane. She quickly gave up on making it look normal and started walking back towards the house. When she passed by Rainbow Dash, she looked down at the blue, rainbow-maned pegasus. Their eyes locked for a few seconds. What Dash saw was the same piercing eyes she had seen when she first arrived. They were just as they had always been.
Limestone snorted and turned her head just as quickly as she had turned to look at Dash. Without a word she left the pegasus in the snow and walked back to the house.
In the distance was the sound of the front door being opened and promptly closed. What her friends might say wasn’t even a concern of Rainbow Dash anymore. She snorted triumphantly into the cold air. Although there had been no competition, Dash felt as if she had just won. It was the same feeling she had after a race, but this time mixed with a hint of anger. A quiet smirk snuck onto her lips and she finally got up from the snow. She shook her body and wings, trying to get rid of the snow to the best of her ability. This also caused the juices stuck to her fur to move around, and she giggled quietly to herself. With a final flap of each wing, she set her eyes on the house and walked towards it.
