Dance in the Midst of Midnight

by Frozen Quill

You scratch my back, I... Well, I'm sure you can guess...

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Sugar Fizz sighs deeply as she opens the door to her dorm room, entering slowly as she rubs her face. Following closely behind her, carrying a silver case is Amore, wearing the clothes she had on in the infirmary. The room is fairly plain with white walls and a powder blue border, on the left side of the room is an oak bunk bed with white sheets on the top and blue on the bottom, at the end of the bunk bed is a wardrobe with another on the opposite side of the room. Next to the wardrobe on the right is a desk with a white swivel chair, on the desk is a computer with a tower just under the desk to the side. Decorating the floor is a large rug with a soda bottle being opened on it while just to the right as you come through the door, is a sizeable mini-ish fridge bearing the same soda bottle relief on the front door. Past the fridge is a door which leads to the bathroom.

“You’re taking the bottom bunk; the top is mine.” Sugar Fizz states as she grabs a nearby towel while sitting down on the swivel chair.

Amore nods and slides her case under the bunk bed before sitting down on her bunk. Sugar fizz walks into the bathroom and begins running the shower before coming back through to tap the wardrobe beside the door.

“This wardrobe has stuff in it from before I came here. I’ve never really gotten around to clearing it out in the year I’ve been enrolled, so see what you like, I guess.” Sugar Fizz offers before closing the bathroom door.

“This is going to be an awkward time here…” Sighing, Amore gets up and opens the wardrobe to begin looking through it.

At first glance, Amore can see there are several hangers of various clothing including a couple of black and red female uniforms along with a few boxes in the base under the clothes. Shifting through the boxes she finds a few pairs of headphones including a nice pair of cherry red headphones like the ones she wore during the duel with Sugar Fizz. Taking the headphones out of the box to put around her neck, she also finds a couple pairs of musically themed pyjamas with a blood red sixteenth note pattern on a black background. Standing up, she inspects them before humming a little, putting them aside to continue looking through the boxes. After looking through most of the wardrobe, Amore lays back on her bunk to plug her new headphones into her Mp3 which survived the fight. Flicking through some songs, Sugar Fizz exits the bathroom in some pyjamas baring soda bottle decals like the floor rug.

“Bathroom is free if you want to freshen up.” Sugar Fizz states grabbing a glass soda bottle from the fridge before climbing up onto her bunk.

“Thanks, I found some pyjamas which look like they’ll fit, so with any luck I can change from this prison looking clothes.” Amore states getting up from her bunk and walking over to the bathroom.

“Sorry about your jacket, the fight had me pretty worked up… It looked pretty cool by the way, I’m sure our local needle whiz can put it back to how it was.” Sugar Fizz states as she rolls over to look away.

Smiling a little, Amore enters the bathroom and strips off the white infirmary clothes she was given before slipping off her blood red underwear. Sighing at the relief she looks around the bathroom which is tiled black on the floor with white tiles, opposite the door is a sink and mirror while beside it is a sizeable bathtub big enough for two. Opposite the bath on the other side of the room is the toilet, to the left of the toilet in an alcove, is the shower with a sliding door.

“For an academy, it has better accommodation than the other two I spent a year at.” Amore notes to herself before stepping into the shower and turning on the hot water.

Cooing and heaving a pleasurable sigh, Amore lets the water wash over her hair and through her coat. The warmth easing out her aches and pain from her duel before, taking a spare flannel, she begins washing with a cherry scented body wash nearby. After thoroughly washing she turns off the water and steps out, using the spare towel on the rack nearby to dry herself. Once dry enough, she tries on the pyjamas to find they fit perfectly, giving a slow twirl in the mirror above the sink. She cleans up the sink before leaving the bathroom, placing the white clothes in a wash basket beside the door. Yawning, she turns off the lights before climbing into her bunk and slipping under the comfy quilt to relax and shut her eyes, hoping tomorrow will be better.


Tossing and turning in her sleep, Amore is sweating a lot as she grips her quilt tightly. Suddenly she feels a presence touch her face making her open her eyes wide and sit up sharply. Looking around in a panic, she can see a partly dressed Sugar Fizz in her skirt and shirt minus the blazer and tights.

"Woah, you okay? You seem a little pale and are sweating rather heavily." Sugar Fizz states while looking in Amore's bunk from standing beside it.

Wiping her head, Amore looks around again but feels a bit calmer knowing Sugar Fizz is still there. Sighing, she flops back down before nodding.

"I'm... I'm fine... Just a stupid fucking dream." Amore rolls her eyes before shifting to sit on the edge of her bunk.

"You sure? Even during the night, you were making weird noises, then when I got up to get changed you got worse. It's pretty much time to get up for class, but we have a little bit before then because I tend to get up pretty early." Sugar Fizz continues getting dressed, sorting out her tie and tights on the swivel chair.

"I'll feel better after a shower, it's fine..." Amore gets up and stretches before quickly leaving to use the bathroom making Sugar Fizz frown.

"She's going to be an interesting one... Hmm?" Sighing she looks up at the door where a knock is heard.

Standing up, Sugar Fizz walks over to the door and opens it to see a light grey mare with a blonde mane and moderate gamboge eyes. She wears a blue with black trim post office worker outfit.

"Morning Sugar~ I have something for you." The mare smiles as Sugar looks at the mare's decently sized trolley cage beside her.

"Morning Derpy, I imagine it'll be for Amore." Sugar Fizz sighs as she signs Derpy's clipboard.

Eagerly, Derpy opens the cage and begins sifting through the packages before pulling out a brown paper package and handing it to Sugar Fizz.

"That should be everything, according to the manifest. Have a nice day~" Derpy sings as she begins to drag the trolley cage away.

"You too, Derpy." Sugar Fizz returns the gesture before closing the door and putting the brown package on her bunk.

After a few minutes, Amore walks out of the bathroom drying her hair with a towel, wearing nothing else.

"Who was that?" Amore asks ruffling her hair before draping the towel across her shoulders.

"Derpy, our resident academy mailmare as it were." Sugar Fizz turns around to continue speaking, but blushes brightly instead. "Amore... Why are you naked..?"

Amore looks at herself shrugging a little.

"I have nothing to change into." Amore states casually.

"I... That's hardly an excuse to not wear a towel! Do you have no decency?" Sugar Fizz asks as she begins looking through the second wardrobe.

"Well... Being roommates, we're bound to see each other naked at some point. I figured I'd speed along the process." Amore states as she double drys herself before putting the towel into the wash basket.

"While I will admit you appear... Fairly defined compared to most... You should still have some decency..." Sugar Fizz throws a pair of bright red panties and a bra to Amore. "Please, put those on. Looking at the sizes, they should fit given what you were wearing before."

"How do you know my clothe sizes?" Amore asks slipping them on to find they also fit perfectly like the pyjamas.

"The President has a tendency to... Tease me greatly about my sexual preference. Hence she sent me your clothing sizes from the recovered clothes she stripped from you to be repaired... She just happened to peek at your bra and panty sizes." Sugar Fizz coughs, making Amore smile a bit.

Sugar Fizz passes the package to Amore who raises an eyebrow but unwraps it anyway on the desk to reveal a box with a bow on it. Opening the box itself, Amore deadpans at the contents.

"I'm not wearing that..." Amore states, glancing at Sugar Fizz who wears a wide smile.


Sugar Fizz chuckles as her and Amore now walk down a corridor on the second floor of the academy main building. Amore walks beside her trying to adjust her skirt constantly. Sugar Fizz wears her regular black and red uniform while Amore was issued one of the aqua blue uniforms with white trim.

"The other academies had more modest skirts..." Amore grumbles making Sugar Fizz giggle slightly.

"I wouldn't know. You should have worn the tights that came with it." Sugar Fizz folds her arms and smiles smugly.

"Tights may look great on you, but they are not something I personally indulge in to wear." Amore states firmly as they approach a door.

Sugar Fizz blushes very slightly before clearing her throat.

"Yes, well... When we get in here try to behave. The class shouldn't have started yet but the teacher is likely already in there." Sugar Fizz explains as she opens the door and leads them inside.

Looking around the room, Amore can see it is set up like a classroom from a Japanese anime with the desks in rows and a teachers desk and chalkboard at the front. Sitting in most of the desks are a wide variety of hairstyles, colours, even a fair few varied races. Sitting calmly at the front teacher's desk is a pale gold mare with a long finely kept pale rose mane with cyan eyes. She wears an intricate black top which hugs her slightly curved figure snugly, it has two gold embroidered curved sections either side of the top. A canopy type section above the corset-like bottom covers her neck, chest, shoulders and half her upper arms with a zipper at the front. Connected to the canopy on the inside of her upper arm, is two sleeves which stop at her wrists with a slot missing halfway down her upper arm to expose some fur. The top of the corset-like top covers her important assets but leaves enough generous cleavage to let the mind wander. On her bottom half, she wears a pair of black trousers which are tucked into a pair of black leather boots.

"Ah, it would seem everypony is here now. Sugar Fizz, if you'd like to take your seat." The mare states before standing up.

Amore watches Sugar Fizz nod at the teacher as she walks over and takes a seat near the back next to the window seat. Clearing her throat gently to get everyone's attention, she brings Amore to the front of the class.

"Now, to make introductions go as smoothly as possible, I am Fluttershy, one of your S.N Etiquette class teachers. Could you please introduce yourself to the class?" Fluttershy asks with a gentle smile.

"Umm, sure," Amore looks out at the class. "My name is Amore and I guess you could say I'm a transfer student? I hope to get along with most of you, but I make no promises~" She smiles awkwardly.

There are many murmurs and whispers among the class, as Amore is directed by Fluttershy to take the window desk beside Sugar Fizz. While walking towards her new desk she makes out several comments from the male populace about her figure and availability while the females seem to make positive comments about her hair and figure. Blushing very lightly, Amore sits down at her desk and takes a light breath. Opening the door as Amore sits down, a white pegasus mare walks into the room holding a couple of books. She has a voluminous pink mane with aqua green streaks, with the same pink for her eyes. She's wearing a pair of jeans, black shoes and a simple pale purple long sleeve.

"Sorry, I'm late. Family problems..." She sighs before turning to the class. "Anyway, my name is Aurora Dawn and I'm your other S.N Etiquette class teacher." She states before taking a seat at the desk and opening one of the books.

"Okay, now that that is out of the way, we can continue from last time where we were discussing the general Vampire methods behind 'drinking' and how it should properly be handled. You might remember last time we talked about how it's very important to get the permission of whomever you might seek to drink from. Trust is a very important part of the process which leads to a more pleasant experience. While in general being drunk by a vampire carries with it an exquisite level of pleasure, it's important that the whole affair is consented to. There are many vampires out in the world who still harbour to the old ways, attacking and draining ponies at their leisure regardless of the consequences. We have evolved past this barbaric uncivil way, which is why we have this class to teach you the important values of our modern Supernatural society. I've been asked countless times by normal students why they have to take this class, and it's simply so that they understand and know how things should be properly handled and their rights when it comes to certain sensitive subjects like this one." Fluttershy explains with chalked diagrams and written points.

Leaning her head on one hand, Amore stares blankly out the window admiring the scenery of the sports track, fence and beyond trees. The one aspect which draws her attention most is the blood red moon which seemingly hangs in the sky despite it being only the late morning. The rest of the lecture took a few hours before the bell snapped Amore back to reality before she yawns, gently. Dismissing the class, Fluttershy begins to clean the chalkboard after a few students finish copying down notes. Amore leans back in her chair before being approached by two mares, one wearing the same uniform as her and the other wearing a forest green uniform.

"Umm, hey, my sister and I, wanted to introduce ourselves, my name is Scarlet Orange." The Unicorn mare in question wears an aqua blue uniform, has a pale orange coat, cherry red mane and reddish-brown eyes.

"Names Aqua Streak. I mainly wanted to inquire about that awesome mane, it's dyed right?" Aqua Streak asks, her being the forest green uniform Pegasus mare. She has an aqua blue coat, navy blue mane with slightly darker blue highlights and purple eyes.

"Nah, I promise it's all my natural colour." Amore smiles back, happy to get positive comments about her mane.

"That's very cool, we have to go to lunch now, but we'll hang soon." Aqua Streak states as her and Scarlet Orange wave before leaving the room.

Chuckling, Sugar Fizz gets up and sits on her desk.

"I'm surprised you made new friends so quickly. Shall we go to lunch?" Sugar Fizz gets off the desk and heads out the room, followed by Amore.

"Hey, what's that supposed to mean? Those three yesterday had it coming when they picked the fight. Also, I have no money for lunch..." Amore admits holding her left arm with her right.

"I can cover it for you, but there is a condition to this. While I've only known your brash, rash behaviour for but two days... I would like to experience something new and figure you'd be the perfect opportunity." Sugar Fizz explains as they enter through some open double doors.

The cafeteria is fairly vast with many bench tables and an extensive food selection laid out in several different sized trays.

"Holy crap... I've never seen such a wide variety and in such quantity..." Amore drools slightly before wiping it up quickly.

The pair joins the line and Amore gets a tray. As they progress down the line, Amore grabs a big bowl of rice topped with a vegetarian curry, a varied salad bowl, a couple fresh baked small thick breadsticks and a bottle of grape flavoured soda. When they reach the counter, Sugar Fizz pays using a card which bears a vampire symbol in the top left corner. Barely able to contain her excitement, Amore hurries off to find a place to sit which gets directed by Sugar Fizz to be a shaded spot in the bottom left corner of the cafeteria.

"I didn't think you'd order that much... Granted you didn't eat since being unconscious yesterday." Sugar Fizz sits down beside Amore, getting comfortable.

"Thanks for buying lunch, despite how our duel went yesterday. I'm curious where your food is?" Amore asks as she begins eating the curry rice bowl.

"Your welcome and it was an official duel held with the proper etiquette, we can move on from it. Funny you should ask, I was hoping you wouldn't mind fulfilling that position." Sugar Fizz leans on her hand, her elbow on the table.

Amore chokes slightly and slowly looks at Sugar Fizz with a shocked expression.

"Are you being serious? Why in Equestria would you request something like that from me?" Amore asks opening her soda to help wash down her food.

"I've not drunk from a normal pony before, you noticed the sodas in my fridge, I imagine. Several are marked with a bat symbol which means they are intended for Vampires. However, their effects are minimal on normal ponies who can drink them without any effects; for Vampires, it's a supplement for drinking normal blood. Being roommates and seeing as we've already had a proper duel, I feel more inclined to trust you with this request." Sugar Fizz asks looking slightly hopeful.

"I can't really see a reason to refuse, but I've never been bitten by a vampire before... I heard a bit of what Fluttershy explained this morning, but I zoned out a little after that. Why me, though?" Amore asks taking a few more mouthfuls of curry rice.

Sugar Fizz leans in a little and takes a deep intake of air before sighing gently.

"Would you be offended if I said you smell nice and sweet? Like cherry flavoured glaze with a potent aroma and promising taste." Sugar Fizz tries to explain.

"Oh, I see... You did buy me lunch and I guess I wouldn't mind if you wanted to... I feel it's only right I 'pay' for your lunch too, right?" Amore smiles slightly, but feels very nervous.

"Then, would you kindly let me drink your blood, Miss Amore?" Sugar Fizz asks politely.

"Sure, please be gentle." Amore asks as she begins to adjust her uniform but is stopped by Sugar Fizz.

"It's adorable when you watch those who have never been drunk by a vampire. The neck is for a more intimate experience, I'll just need your wrist." Sugar Fizz giggles lightly, making Amore blush as she puts her uniform right again.

Giving Sugar Fizz her arm, the mare uncovers Amore's wrist and nips the underside slightly before revealing her prominent fangs and biting down to begin feeding off Amore. The fed on mare in question felt her entire mind go blank, only focusing on the initial pain and Sugar Fizz. Once the sharp pain quickly passed, it paved the way for an intense pleasure which filled Amore's body, forcing her to cover her mouth as she barely contained the cute noises and stifled moans she seemed to emit as a result. Sugar Fizz held Amore's arm gently, but firmly just in case she moved unexpectedly, drinking her sweet tasting blood eagerly, but not quickly as to draw out the experience for them both. Amore's blood itself tasted almost exactly how Sugar Fizz envisioned it would from her aroma, bearing a sweet yet not overpowering cherry flavour atop a subtle glaze base like she described. Finishing up, she licked the wound clean before making sure to cover it with her handkerchief. Waiting several minutes, she watched Amore in her mindless bliss as she held a hand behind Amore's back to stop her falling off the bench. Once she blinked several times, the mare wiped her mouth and looked around.

"Welcome back, Amore. How was it?" Sugar Fizz asks, letting go of Amore who restored her balance.

"I don't think I could put it into words... But it was very much like what Fluttershy described it to be. Umm... How did I taste? Which is a very weird thing for me to be asking somepony." Amore blushes before taking a generous mouthful of her soda.

"Almost exactly like I described with the cherry flavoured glaze, only much sweeter and something I could have only dreamed of. I am very thankful you let me feed on you, Amore." Sugar Fizz rests her head on her arms as she lays them, folded on the table.

"Will that be a regular thing with us now?" Amore asks seemingly innocently.

Sugar Fizz blushes, but laughs lightly and sighs before staring at Amore.

"Is that an offer? If so, I wouldn't mind." Sugar Fizz smiles.

Amore nods several times trying not to seem needy.

"It is. You can keep buying me lunch if you want, but it's not required to let you feed on me. I wasn't sure if I'd like it here, but in comparison to the other two academies... I think I'll enjoy it here." Amore smiles before going back to eating her lunch, Sugar Fizz watching her with a slight smile.


Author's Note

The second chapter is done a little over when I'd like, but it should be all good and the new direction well on its way. New chapters should get released every weekend unless delays come up. For those who are following over from the original, I hope you enjoy the rewrite and give this new direction your support as I'm hoping it'll work better than before. See you guys next time. :moustache:

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