Heat

Most of the day had already passed before Celestia woke up. She groaned softly, nuzzling one of her pillows and pulling another one to her chest. It took her a long moment to realize that something disturbed the silence of the day - somepony had been persistently knocking on her door, clearly wanting her attention.

"Come in," she muttered in a raspy voice. Upon glancing at the pillow that she was hugging, she shoved it, but it barely moved.

She groaned and looked up to see that a guard pony without his helmet was patiently waiting for permission to speak.

"What is the matter, Dust Fall?"

"It's… It's Princess Luna…"

In a moment, Celestia was up and alert. "Luna? What happened? Where is she?"

"In the kitchen, Princess. But—"

Before the guard finished his sentence, Celestia had already vanished in a flash of golden light, leaving him alone.

When she manifested herself in the kitchen, Celestia called her sister, "Luna! Lu—" Her mouth fell agape.

"I was just about to call you to dinner, Tia. I was making some pancakes, and…"

Celestia looked at the ceiling. "I can see that. Can you explain how… Never mind. I really don't want to know…"

"And done!" Luna chirped. A plate of pancakes was placed in front of Celestia with a smile. "Dig in!"

With a nod, Celestia lifted a fork and took a piece of a very non-pancake like substance from the platter. Hesitant, she stuck the piece into the mouth and swallowed hard.

"And? How is it?"

"Um… it was… uh… Here, you try it." Celestia cut off a slice and offered it to her sister.

As soon as Luna tried, she cringed and made a plethora of grimaces. After a few more seconds, Luna couldn't stop herself from spitting it out.

"Horrible," Luna muttered. "Why hadn't you told me?"

"I just did," Celestia happily replied.

"Vile," Luna muttered back.

Celestia giggled. "Do you want me to make us some pancakes?"

"No. I still want to make them myself. I wanted to make them for your breakfast, and…"

"And see what happened to the royal kitchen."

Luna snorted. "I was hoping you'd help me. It would be nice to make somepony breakfast now and again. And from…" Luna looked around the disaster that even a few hours ago would be called a kitchen. "I would rather refrain from comment."

Celestia nodded. With a flick of her horn, she levitated over a nearby mop, as well as a few more cleaning utilities, and tossed a sponge to Luna. "You take that part, I'll take this one," she pointed in a direction with her muzzle.

Luna nodded.

As the remnants of Luna's unfortunate attempts of cooking quickly started to disappear, Luna couldn't help herself but take a quick glance towards her sister's backside every now and again.

The firm white flanks were a joy to look at, especially with the colorful tail swishing left and right. Even though Luna was well aware those flanks belonged to her sister, she just realized that she had never registered the subtle outlines of her muscles as she moved her hind leg.

"She's still your sister," Luna reprimanded herself in a barely audible tone. "And yet—"

"Lu-na!" Celestia's Royal Canterlot Voice boomed across the kitchen.

Startled by the loud voice, Luna took a few steps back, almost knocking over a full bucket of water along the way.

"Stop staring at my butt, Luna!" Celestia scolded in a lower, but still stern voice. "We really need to clean this mess!"

"I… I didn't…"

"Then whose muzzle was I watching getting redder by the minute? Mine?" Celestia replied in a soft, teasing tone.

"I didn't even realize…"

Celestia giggled. "Focus, Luna. We are almost done with this, anyways."

With a nod, Luna focused on the task at hand. In a few more minutes, the kitchen was sparkling, and there was no trace of Luna's mishap.

Wrapped in Celestia's magic, a tin bowl was placed on a counter, followed shortly by some flour being dumped in it. Looking silently at Luna, she threw a bunch more in it.

As Celestia added more ingredients and mixed them all together, Luna watched curiously and made mental notes along the way.

"And this is how you make pancakes, Luna," Celestia explained as she poured the last batch of the mixture into a hot pan. "Flour, eggs, a little bit of sugar and salt, and some milk to make it all liquid. Everything else comes in later."

"But I thought…" Luna fell silent.

"Watch this," Celestia asked.

Luna looked up as the contents of the pan flew into the air, flipped around only inches below the ceiling, and landed in the middle of the pan with a loud plop.

"How the hay…"

"Practice, Luna. For a thousand years, I had a lot of spare time, and… well…"

"You learned how to flip pancakes…"

"And more. Oh, I almost forgot - can you make me one with sour cream and jam? I promise I shall return in a minute or so."

"Sour… cream…"

"And jam, yes. It's really good."

"I think I'll take your word for it."

As Celestia turned and left her sister alone, Luna reached for the aforementioned condiments and applied them to one of her sister's pancakes.

"What a strange combination," Luna muttered to herself, folding it before proceeding to prepare one for herself. Even as she applied a thick coat of jam to her own, she kept ogling the strange pancake made for her sister.

"You want to try?" Celestia asked calmly. "You're looking at it so intensely that I'm not sure sure if you want to set it on fire or spend a night with it."

"Uh…" Luna replied with a pink tint on her muzzle. "I think I'll pass on both counts if I can."

With a smirk, Celestia floated the pancake to her mouth and took a bite out of it. "Mmmm. Divine. Oh, and before I forget…" She pulled a dull-looking, unlabeled box from underneath her wing and placed it neatly on the table.

"What is this?"

"As promised, it's something that will keep your heat in check."

"My… oh." As hard as Luna tried to hide her embarrassment, it was easy for Celestia to see through her and draw a faint chuckle out of it. "Thank you. I think."

"Worry not, Luna. It's thoroughly tested, and I think that you'll—"

"Tia!" Luna yelped. "What the hay!"

"What? Oh… Did I say something that I shouldn't have?"

"No! This… belonged to you!"

"So?"

Luna snorted. "What do you mean by 'so'? You used this, and—"

"Luna, the last time I used this," Celestia replied calmly, "was long before your return. I don't need it anymore, therefore—"

"You’re giving it to me."

Celestia nodded. "It may need a little dusting, though."

Luna couldn't help herself but giggle.

"So, are you going to try it or not?"

In a split second, Luna's muzzle grew red like a ripe tomato. "W-what? Now? But there are ponies around! I am not going to stuff—"

"I was talking about the pancake, Luna," Celestia replied calmly. "You were ogling it again."

"Pan…" Luna felt her muzzle grow even redder. "You did that on purpose."

"No, of course not. Why would I do that?"

"Tia…"

"You get flustered so easily, Lu."

Luna groaned and nudged Celestia’s pancake. "Can I?"

"Be my guest, Luna."

Without any further hesitation, Luna stuffed a small amount of pancake into her mouth and cringed. After a good twenty seconds of mulling on that little piece, Luna finally swallowed it down with an audible gulp.

"It's terrible," Luna replied.

"I can tell," Celestia mused. "It's an odd taste, but…" She took another bite. "Once, I made a mistake and ate too many of these. It… didn't end well for my stomach."

Luna laughed. Amused by her sister's confession, Luna picked up the small box from the table and tucked it under her wing. "I will be right back," she said happily.

With a quick glance towards her sister's wing, Celestia remarked in a serious tone, "Hopefully before the pancakes get frozen solid."

Luna giggled nervously.

* * *

Luna found herself biting her pillow as she played with her new toy, just like she had been doing for the past few nights. She closed her eyes in expectation, and after a few more pushes, she reached the ecstasy that she was striving for, satisfyingly releasing her tension and lust. Her body shivered violently and then nothing.

For a brief minute, Luna lay motionless, letting her body cool down and her mind restart. While she had enjoyed the orgasmic bliss, the sensations produced by the toy did not come close to her experiences with another pony. But it was more than enough to keep her heat at bay.

And kept at bay it did. She closed her eyes and tried to imagine what would happen if Celestia hadn't given her the old toy. She was sure that she’d be paying many more visits to her sister's chamber, but even though she had enjoyed their encounters more than she was willing to admit to herself, she somewhat wondered how they would play out.

As more days passed by, she often found herself looking for her sister, but more often than not, Celestia was absent. Luna figured that her sister was spending some quality time with her new lover, but as happy as she was for her, she couldn't help herself but feel a small hint of jealousy for the two. She wasn't entirely sure why she felt that way.

Lost in deep thought, Luna got startled by a knock on her chamber door.

"Wh-I-Yes?" she muttered as she realized that she's still in bed, with a rubbery toy still inside of her. Without sparing a thought, she threw a blanket over her private parts.

"Luna, can I come in?"

"I— If it's urgent…"

Celestia pushed the door open. "It's about the gala."

"Gala?" Luna smirked. "But that's weeks away, Tia. What's there to—"

"Weeks?" Celestia tilted her head in surprise. "Luna, it's tomorrow."

"To— Oh dear. I…"

"Forgot? Luna, how could you forget something like that? The castle has been teeming with ponies these past few days. Have you not noticed that?"

Luna shook her head. "I hadn't paid much attention lately."

"You hadn't—" Celestia stopped herself before she could finish the sentence. She subtly took a whiff of the air, immediately recognising the faint musky scent. "Oh. Have I came at the wrong time? Or did you just finish?"

"Tia…"

Celestia mused. "What? I'm surprised that you're still so shy about it, Luna. It's completely natural. It's not like you hadn't caught me masturbating. At least I'm open about it. Why aren't you?"

"I… W-what?"

Celestia started walking slowly towards her sister's bed. "I have to admit… Before you mentioned it, I would have never considered sharing a night with a mare. A lustful, fiery night with a delightful mare…"

"T-Tia? W-what are you…"

But before Luna finished her sentence, Celestia placed her hoof on her mouth. "Shh. We don't want to attract the guard's attention."

There was something in Celestia's voice. She knew full well what was going to happen, and in that moment, she didn't care. It wasn't like they hadn't shared their bed together before, but this was something completely different.

In a feeble attempt to sway her sister from doing what she was about to do, she asked, "T-Tia, do you really want us to do this?"

"Do you want me to say 'no'?" Celestia breathed back and moved her muzzle even closer to her sister.

"N-no."

Celestia's muzzle conjoined with Luna's. A strange warmth arose through every limb and every fiber of her being, a warmth that she didn't want to let go. And yet, as she allowed their kiss to deepen, their tongues touched, and in that very moment, Luna shivered.

The world around her vanished, and she was left alone in her room. It felt as if nothing happened, and a quick scan of the room and a lift of her blanket revealed that it was indeed the case.

She glanced at the rubbery toy that was lying on the dark sheets, just below her waist. "I must have dozed off," she muttered to herself. With a flick of her horn, she lifted the dildo and floated it closer to her head. Odd how things change.

"Luna?" a familiar voice asked quietly with a soft knock. Far from what she heard in her dream. "May I come in?"

In a split second, the toy flew under her covers. "Yes."

Celestia opened the door and quietly closed it behind herself. "Luna, I— oh, I wasn't aware I came at an unfortunate time. Should I return later?"

Luna shook her head. "Is there something wrong? Usually you would tease me to no end for… uh… enjoying myself…"

Celestia shrugged. "I wanted to talk with you before tomorrow…"

"Tomorrow… The Grand Galloping Gala?"

Celesta nodded. "Remember my delight when Twilight and her friends demolished everything?"

"You're implying something like that could be forgotten…"

"If you try really hard…" She paused for a brief moment, waiting for a reply, but Luna said nothing, so she continued, "As much as I would love seeing that again, I would prefer if things were much calmer this year. I…"

"Gave a ticket to Ruby Shine, and I would like not to end the evening with a demolished castle," Luna finished her sister's sentence.

"Am I that predictable?"

"Sometimes," Luna replied with a smirk. "When you do obvious things."

Celestia giggled. "Hopefully there will be a little bit of the castle left after this is all over." She paused for a moment, her tone lowering. "Eh… Luna?"

"Yes?"

"Nothing, never mind. It's not really important, anyways."

"What is it?"

"Forget it, Lu. It's nothing. Besides, I'm certain that you have… hm… More enjoyable things to attend to than listening to your sister, no?" With a tap of her hoof on Luna's blanket, Celestia smiled. "And Luna?"

"Hm?"

"Thank you for understanding." She leaned forward and kissed Luna on her forehead, spun around, and left the room.

Now alone, Luna kicked off her blanket and headed for the bathroom. She tapped the faucet and let the lukewarm water become cold. "Awkward," she muttered to herself. She closed her eyes and let the images from her dreams return to her.

She said yes to her sister, and let Celestia kiss her like a long-time lover. She let herself be pinned down like she wanted all of this to continue, but as they kissed, she was jolted awake. But if she hadn’t, would she allow the dream to continue? Or would she have ended everything after that kiss?

She sighed heavily. There were too many variables to think about, one of them the lingering thought about sharing her bed with her sister. Even though that had already happened a few times as of late, she still pushed those thoughts away as soon as they surfaced.

Absentmindedly, she washed her toy, brushed her teeth, and brushed her hair to be worthy of royalty that she was.

The Grand Galloping Gala was just a moment away, but Luna had no real interest in it. For her, it was just an unnecessary event, mostly for the nobles, and it was a complete opposite to the Nightmare Night celebration in Ponyville. Fortunately for her, it only occurred once per year. She was unsure how she would handle the boredom in any other way, especially since there was also a distinct lack of young, sexy mares that she could spend time with to avert the dreaded dullness of the event.

She groaned at the thought and left the bathroom.

***

Celestia shivered as the first guests started to appear at the door. She nervously looked at Luna, and then at the door, and again back to her sister. "Do I look good? Is my skirt straight? Do you think that I put on too much perfume? Do you think…"

"Tia!" Luna whispered harshly. "You look absolutely gorgeous, but you are acting like a foal. Just relax for a little bit. It's not going to be the end of the world if there's a wrinkle on your dress."

"Wait, wrinkle? Where?"

"Tia…"

Celestia sighed. "I'm sorry. I just want this evening to go perfectly."

Luna couldn't help herself but chuckle.

"W-what?"

"Tell me if this reminds you of something long ago, but it was me who had been acting like you are right now…"

"Oh, ponyfeathers. How could I forget? What was his name, again? It escapes my mind."

"Night Rider."

Celestia giggled. "Fitting name."

"Well, it may be if something had actually happened," Luna said, sticking her tongue out. "Speaking of…" Her voice trailed off as she took a step back. "I believe that your prince had just arrived," she whispered into her ear.

Just at the bottom of the stairs, Celestia saw her stallion. The smart dress and the well-groomed mane could easily blend among the others, but his dark, wine-red coat could get him picked out of the crowd effortlessly. That, and now a barely visible set of three cut rubies as a cutie mark, belonged to the pony named Ruby Shine.

Celestia took a deep breath, looked at Luna and then back to Ruby, and started to walk down the stairs.

"Great," Luna muttered to herself. "That'll help greatly with my boredom." She stopped her train of thought as she was approached by a noble, an older mare with her pose looking like she had ate the entire broom, not just its stick.

"Princess Luna," the mare greeted in a monotone voice, and bowed to Luna.

Saying nothing, Luna bowed back. Even if she'd try to spark a conversation with a pony, that seemed a little impossible. As soon as she was greeted by one pony, another one followed in line in order to greet her.

Even though she was busy greeting ponies, she couldn't help herself but to watch her sister at the bottom of the stairway out of the corner of her eye.

Celestia leaned forward for a kiss, but the stallion jerked back like he was struck with lightning. She tilted her head. "Is there something wrong, Ruby? You look like you had just kissed a hot plate."

"No, no, it is nothing, Cel. There's just… too many ponies in here. Not my forte."

"I know what you mean," Celestia replied with a giggle. "I usually dread these events as well." She leaned forward, retrying to kiss him.

Again, he stepped back. "Maybe later?"

"Of course." As soon as Ruby bowed and distanced himself from her, she muttered to herself, "Strange…"

"Princess Celestia? I hope that this doesn't seem too awkward, but I had wanted to meet you ever since I was a foal," a mare behind her said, making Celestia swiftly turn around.

"Pardon me, Princess, I didn't mean to startle you. I just…" The mare fell silent and bowed deeply.

"No need for that, Miss…"

"Rose Garden.”

"Miss Rose Garden." Celestia tapped her muzzle. "Odd. I cannot seem to recall sending a ticket to a pony with that name."

Rose Garden giggled. "You hadn't. I had to prod my fiance for a ticket. I swear that it would’ve been easier to break into the palace full of guards than that." She blinked as she just realized what she said. "Uh… no offence, Princess."

Celestia giggled. "None taken. Even my sister makes that analogy sometimes. But I am intrigued, who is your fiance? I would like to know and to give tickets away more easily next time… Especially if the ticket goes to such a lovely pony."

The pony blushed faintly at the compliment. "You just talked to him. You two seemed to be on very friendly terms."

Celestia blinked. "Ruby?"

"Shine, yes. We've been engaged for a year, and just last week, we decided to set a date."

"Congratulations," Celestia said in a raspy voice.

"Princess Celestia? Is there something wrong?"

"N-no. Just…" She cleared her throat. "Dry throat. I should get myself a glass of water, or I may end up talking like an old stallion."

Rose Garden giggled. "Very well. I hope that we could have a longer discussion next time."

"Certainly." After a bow from Rose, Celestia spun around and headed up the stairs.

Luna smiled as she saw her sister approach, but her smile faded away when Celestia passed her without sharing anything more than a quick glance. Sensing trouble, Luna apologised to the next pony that was standing in line to greet the princesses, and followed Celestia to her chamber.

Carefully, she pushed open the heavy door, revealing her sister sitting on the bed, sniffling.

"Tia? What's the matter?"

"I need a few minutes, Luna. I'll be back before ponies realize that I'm not there…"

Luna took a few steps forward, and said in a concerned tone, "That is not what I asked…"

"N-Nothing's the matter, Luna."

"You could’ve fooled me."

Celestia sighed. "I guess that I'm just an old fool, missing all the signs."

"What happened?"

"Ruby Shine," Celestia replied with another sigh. "I just talked to his fiance. Charming young mare, younger than he is." She took a deep breath and continued, "But I should’ve seen this coming."

"How?"

Celestia shrugged. "I guess that I had barely registered that I was the main topic of our conversations. Thinking back now, he hardly talked about himself. In these few months, I barely found out his favorite color."

"Tia…"

"I know, I know. I'm just an old pony that got swayed by the charms of a younger stallion."

"It happens, Tia. Do you want me to leave? Would you like to be alone for a while?"

"Yes. No." Celestia paused for a moment and looked at Luna. "I'm just happy that you are here with me now, Lu."

Luna smiled back and sat on the bed beside her sister. "So, you mentioned something about your ex having a mare?" she asked with a mischievous smile on her muzzle. "Is she cute?"

"Luna, no," Celestia said with a stern voice.

"But you need to do something about it, Tia, and if she's about to become single…" Luna wiggled her eyebrows.

"I don't want to do anything about it right now. I don't want to do something irrational. I… we both know well how that turns out."

"You are no fun," Luna groaned.

Celestia smiled bitterly. "I know."

She closed her eyes and leaned on Luna's shoulder, murmuring as her sister's hooves caressed her hips. "Mmm."

She could feel the warmth of Luna's hoof and her heat seeping through her body. The scent of Luna's newly washed hair and body had quickly become overwhelming, and Celestia smirked at Luna's old remark of smelling like tree sap. But this time, she wasn't. A sweet mixture of tropical fruits that she couldn't determine at that very moment permeated her nostrils.

"Luna…"

"Hm?"

"If you continue, there may be a little bit of an accident."

"You need to pee?"

"Other kind of accident, Luna."

Luna blinked. "But I'm just—"

"It seems to be more than enough," Celestia replied with a smile.

"Good." Luna glided the tip of her hoof from her sister's hip past her cutie mark, to her thigh and up again. She felt Celestia's body tremble as she approached her belly, and from there, her hoof continued to between Celestia's legs. Luna was a little surprised when her hoof passed the snow-white groin and found her sister's clit to be fully erect and her slit surprisingly slippery.

"Luna, what are you up to?"

"You are really tense…"

Celestia nodded in response.

"Then close your eyes and enjoy, Tia. You would do this for me too. Or rather, you did so."

Her hoof started to caress Celestia's clit with swift, well-rehearsed movements to quickly achieve her goal. It didn't take long for Celestia's breathing to deepen and her body becoming stiffer, a state Luna knew quite well. She couldn't help herself but nuzzle the exposed snow-white throat.

In that moment, Celestia's body spasmed and shivered as what felt like a jolt of electricity rushed through her, and Luna felt her sister's juices run down her hoof into the bedsheets.

After a moment of silence, Celestia opened her eyes. "Thank you, Luna," she breathed. "You don't know how much I needed this."

"I… Uh…" Luna looked at the damp hoof. "I'll wait for you downstairs. Ponies are surely missing us…"

Before Celestia could ask about Luna's odd tone, Luna had already disappeared in a flash of blue light. "That was odd," she muttered to herself, but after realizing what kind of mess she had created, she quickly forgot about it. Luna was right; ponies were likely looking for her, and without much hesitation, she took off the damp dress and headed for a quick shower.

* * *

Late in the evening, Celestia absentmindedly watched a bunch of older ponies talking to each other or trying to dance to the tune of a really slow song. As much as she would like to catch Ruby Shine, she had a feeling he'd been avoiding her almost the entire time. And yet, as she watched Luna having a deep conversation with Rose Garden, she felt a hoof caress her cutie mark. She quickly turned to face the offender, and aside of her stood her stallion.

"Celestia," he said with an alluring tone.

"Ruby," Celestia answered, turning her head back to her sister.

"I see that your sister found mine."

"You never did tell me you had a sister…"

Ruby shrugged. "I guess that it slipped my mind. No harm, no foul, I guess."

"Mhm."

"So, would my beautiful mare like to have a dance?"

"Maybe later. But for now, I wonder, though, is there anything else that you would like to share?"

"Me? No, not at all."

"I believe your fiance may be of different opinion… the pony talking to my sister is your fiance, isn't it?"

"I… uh. D-did I say she's my sister? It must be a slip of my tongue. I m-meant to say my fiance, and she doesn't mind that I take a mare on a date now and again. Many ponies do it."

"I see. Shall we go ask?"

"What? No! Do you not believe me, Cel?"

Celestia smiled. "Of course I do." She looked around. The darkness had already fallen over the windowsills, and the full moon was rising from the horizon. "Let's take a moment on the balcony, shall we?"

With a nod from Ruby, the pair left the warm room, and shortly after, they were embraced by a cold gust of air.

Feeling calmer, Ruby got closer to Celestia. "Feels like the first time, doesn't it?"

Celestia smirked. "It's a beautiful moon, isn't it?" She paused for a moment before continuing, "A thousand years ago, I was left with no choice but to banish my sister to the moon. It was the worst day of my life."

"The mare on the moon, I know. Every filly knows that story."

"Back then, I promised myself that I will never do that again, but alas, it seems tonight that I'll have to break that promise."

"W-what?"

"I may be naive, dear Ruby Shine, maybe even to a fault."

Ruby Shine blinked. "Is… is this going somewhere?"

"But I will not allow myself to be taken for a fool," Celestia added calmly. "'Oops, I forgot to mention my fiance. I was too busy having sex with a princess!'"

"Uhhh… And what sex it was! I wanted to tell you—"

"That you set a marriage date with Rose a week ago, and you wanted to tell her everything that happened between the two of us." She finally looked at the stallion who was now smaller than a foal. "Do you maybe have somewhere else to be?"

"Cel… I wanted to—"

"Say, 'yes, Princess Celestia'," Celestia said coldly.

"Y-yes, Princess Celestia."

"Then don't let me stop you." Celestia let out a long sigh and gazed at the moon again.

She stood like that for a few minutes before her ears perked up. She didn't need to turn to see who approached her.

"They left?" Celestia asked calmly.

"In a hurry. Well, more he than she. What happened?"

"Oh, you know, the usual… Tell somepony they'll be banished to the moon, and they just run away for no reason whatsoever…"

"You didn't—" Luna giggled. "Does that mean a certain mare will be free now?"

Celestia shrugged. "Maybe. Or maybe not."

"No fun," Luna groaned.

Celestia looked through the window. "You know how I wanted this to be the perfect night?"

"Yes?"

"Now I really want for Twilight and her friends here to… liven up the night."

"Leaving nobles angry again…"

Celestia smirked. "It's been years since that happened… It would be nice to see it again. Unfortunately…"

Luna turned her head. "The ball room seems quite vacant. Maybe you could…"

"After what happened… I'm not too keen for a dance, Luna."

"Not even if I were the one asking?"

"Sorry, Luna."

Luna groaned. "We should be heading back, then. We had been absent for some time now…"

In response, Celestia sighed. "Yes. Even though… I would rather for this evening to come to an end…" She sighed again, turned around, and headed back to the crowd.

* * *

As soon as the last guest had left, Celestia took a deep breath and reflected on the day that had just passed. She sighed as she made yet another mental notch in what seemed to be nothing but a shallow pool of underwhelming relationships. Just like before, she knew that she would only need time to mend her proverbial hole in her heart. The gala went just as expected, too. Just like any other year, nothing really exciting happened. No animal stampede, nopony stepping up to liven up the music, no nothing.

"At least it's finally over," Celestia muttered to herself before she flopped into bed. She closed her eyes and let her head sink into the cold, soft pillow.

But her idyl was interrupted only a few minutes later by a knock on her door.

"Your delivery, Princess Celestia," a raspy voice said from behind the door.

"But I hadn't ordered anything…"

"I know," Luna said in her normal voice. "Can I come in?"

As soon as Luna asked the question, the door clicked open.

"I'm sorry, Luna. I was just about to get some shut-eye…"

"What? But it's not midnight yet!"

"Luna…"

Luna groaned. "Thou art no fun… Here," she said, floating a bottle of rum from underneath her wing. "I swiped this from the kitchen."

"Um, Luna…"

"No 'um's, Tia. You're having some."

"I don't have much say in this, do I?"

Luna happily shook her head and floated a full shot-glass to her sister. "Bottom's up!"

Celestia threw the contents of the glass down her throat and cringed. "This is horrible!"

Luna nodded, filled up the glass, and gulped down the contents herself. "I… agree," she replied in a raspy voice. "It tastes like rum... Do you want another one?"

"No… Well, maybe if you join me…"

Without hesitation, Luna sat beside her sister and poured another glass. "Gladly."

As Celestia gulped down another glass of the liquid, she turned to Luna. "This reminds me of us sneaking into the Everfree Forest in the middle of the night when we were foals."

"And later be caught by our parents."

Another drink.

Celestia giggled. "A few more, and this will actually taste good. Or at least decent." She paused for a second and looked at Luna. "Is it just me or did it get warmer in this room?"

"It's just you, Tia."

"'Tis not," Celestia replied with a giggle. "You're leaning on me…"

"Sorry."

"Don't be sorry, silly." Celestia sighed. "I'm glad to have you here with me. After what happened tonight… I don't think there's anypony else I'd rather be with…"

In response, Luna caressed her sister's thigh, making Celestia moan softly.

"Sorry," Luna apologized in a faint voice. "Too much rum…"

Celestia giggled and the pair downed another round of the liquor. "Lu?"

"Hm?"

"I know that I had never asked before… Honestly, I had never been curious before, but… Relationship with a mare… How is it? I mean, how is it different? I mean—"

Luna giggled. "After all this time, are you mayhaps getting interested in mares?"

"Maree—ybe."

Luna smirked. The sole thought of her sister going out with a mare amused her to no end. Instead of pouring herself more rum into a tiny glass, she took a short swig from the bottle. She coughed as the overwhelming taste was still a little too strong for her, but regardless, she started, "Don't know what to say… It's different, but it's not really. It's like—" She moaned as she felt a hoof pass her stomach and lower to her cutie mark, and continued to circle around there.

As Celestia's hoof slipped between Luna's hind legs, Luna embraced her sister and gave her a kiss. It was far from the friendly kiss of a sister, but one of a lover.

After a couple of long seconds, Luna broke the kiss and looked deeply into the eyes of her sister.

"What's wrong, Lu?"

"I know we… shouldn't be doing this," Luna breathed. Regardless, her lust, fueled by alcohol, got the best of her. She closed her eyes, and pulled her sister towards her. Without any further hesitation, she locked lips with Celestia and let her hoof snake between her legs as well. As she pushed her muzzle even further, both of them lost balance, and found themselves on the floor with Luna on top, pinning Celestia to the ground.

Celestia giggled. "Shall we continue this on the bed?"

Luna nodded and moved herself away just enough for Celestia to have a clear path to the bed. With a smirk on her face, she flared her horn and lifted her sister and laid her on the end of the queen-sized bed.

Celestia's bed was perfect. It was raised just enough that Luna only needed to lean forward just a little bit to reach her sister's juicy spot.

Luna took a step forward and placed her forehooves between her sister's hind ones, spreading them open and tilting them upwards slightly. She leaned in and stuck out her tongue, making it slide between two tiny mounds, and a brief moment later, slipping into the hot, moist core.

In response, Celestia bucked up, but Luna barely even flinched. Instead of startling her, she smiled in delight as her sister's reaction made her job even easier. She closed her eyes and twirled her tongue inside of the hot crevice, and expertly led it along the rims of the juicy petals before it dipped again into the hole and repeated everything.

"Oh, Luna…"

Delighted to be called by name, Luna nipped the little fleshy button that presented itself to her. The gesture was more than enough to make Celestia squirm from excitement, but Luna was just starting.

She gently circled the extruded organ that was there seemingly only for her. A little bit of pressure on it, and it would slip back in between the slippery folds; release it, and it would pop out again almost instantly. Luna knew full well how to play with a mare's most sensitive organ and where to press it to cause a flood of pleasure, but to give a proper climax to her partner, she had to take her time.

At least most of the time.

But for her sister, she had a slightly different plan.

With a smile on her lips, she looked up to see a white body writhing in delight that she, or rather her ministrations, provided. Pleased in her accomplishments, Luna closed her eyes and allowed her lips to engulf the fleshy button. She dragged the entirety of her tongue across it, making Celestia squirm and gasp again.

But instead of continuing slowly, making her sister, like other lovers, beg for release, she rapidly started to flick the tip of her tongue across the well-lubricated surface. As she felt Celestia's body stiffen, she increased her tempo, and in a few moments, Celestia was giving in.

"Lu… Luna… f… nhah…"

With a few more flicks of her clit, Celestia's body convulsed as her sister drove her over the edge. And with that, Luna calmed down as well. Instead of focusing on something specific, she placed a few kisses on Celestia's inner thighs and one on her belly.

Luna finally looked up and smiled as her sister, flush in her face, was still catching her breath.

"Whoa," Celestia said between her breaths.

"I had a feeling that you'd like it. Did you have enough?"

Celestia shook her head. "No. Come closer…"

With a smile, Luna leaned forward and pressed her muzzle on Celestia's, closing her eyes as her heart skipped a beat.

Just a mare, she thought to herself when a pair of white hooves snuck under her wings and pulled her closer. For a brief moment, she felt like she was in heaven, but the voice of her sister snapped her back to earth.

"Turn around," Celestia said softly.

Even without any further hints of what would follow, Luna did what was asked of her. A few seconds later, her butt was hovering above Celestia's face whilst Luna was looking at her sister's glistening crotch.

Luna giggled. "Like what you see?"

"It's too far," Celestia mused.

"How about now?" Luna asked as she squatted down, moving her butt and the accompanying parts much closer to her sister's white muzzle. By doing so, her slit spread open, exposing the lush pink petals and the dark interior to Celestia.

For a brief moment, like a wondrous foal, Celestia stared into her sister's flower, breathing in the intoxicating scent of arousal.

"What abou—" Luna's question turned into a slight whimper of delight as she felt warm lips clamping onto her marehood. She closed her eyes as she let the mare underneath tend to her.

Sister or not, Luna paid no heed to who the pony that was now lovingly nibbling the rims of her vulva. As much as she learned to like her new toy that was gifted to her by her own sister, the sensations that it created paled before what a pony, or more specifically a mare, could provide. The way the tongue would spread her lips, or the way she would play with her clit… The passing thought made her shiver, but it also made Celestia stop briefly and curiously look at her sister.

In response, Luna smiled, lowering herself just a little bit further, and kissed and licked her sister's inner thigh, but stopped as she found the edge of the slippery, slightly-pink lips. She stuck out her tongue and let its tip slide along the damp crevice and back again.

Alcohol and an even stronger scent of Luna's arousal, combined with Luna going back to caressing her marehood, made Celestia close her eyes and bite into the forbidden fruit in front of her again. As she spread Luna's petals, she caught a droplet that escaped it, and without a second thought, she wolfed it down. Eager for more, she pushed her tongue into the warm and slippery slit and twirled it around.

Not to be outdone by Celestia's ministrations, Luna focused on the small fleshy button, expertly twirling and flicking it around like she did before. As she continued, she felt the playful assault on her marehood subside, and her sister's breathing became deeper again.

At least briefly.

Without the feeling of urgency or competition, there was no need for words or gestures; both ponies knew what they wanted.

If one pony had gone too far, they stopped and patiently waited for the other to catch up. They both enjoyed exploring each other's slippery holes, probing their depths and playing with the little pink buttons by the entrances.

As they continued, Celestia suddenly pulled her sister closer and dug her tongue deeper inside of Luna. Realizing Celestia was, just like her, on the verge of cumming, Luna dug into her sister's slit. As the pressure built inside of her, she pressed the tip of her tongue hard against her clit and flicked it around. Celestia flinched, and her lower body stiffened as Luna engulfed the rims of her sister's vulva while she was still busy with the engorged pink button.

Just a few seconds later, Celestia's leg shot into the air. Her body trembled violently, and to Luna's surprise and delight, she felt a thin stream of warm, clear liquid shoot down her throat. A short moment later, the white body convulsed again, but this time, Luna barely managed to catch a few more droplets from the divine fountain.

In that moment, Luna's body gave under her sister's ministrations too. With one more lick of her clit, she came as well. Her wings shot up, and her body shivered as the immense pleasure coursed through her body, seemingly setting every bit of her being on fire. When her body eventually calmed down, she collapsed onto her sister.

Exhausted from their ordeal, Luna dismounted from her position and turned around, facing her sister again and pressing her muzzle to Celestia's. She gently pressed her tongue, still soaked in her sister's juices, against the warm lips, prodding Celestia to open them.

Celestia obliged. Not just that; she pulled her sister closer, and the gesture dissolved into a long, wet kiss.

After what felt like an eternity, Luna finally broke it, and lay on the bed beside her sister, giggling.

"That was… fun," Luna said meekly, trying not to disrupt the silence that fell in that room.

"Immensely so," Celestia cooed back.

Luna smirked. "I must admit, that for a pony that never spent a night with a mare, what you did was great."

"Mhmmmm."

A moment of awkward silence fell between the pair. It was long enough both ponies heard the chime of a clock tower announcing the full hour. Luna looked at her sister in dread.

"Luna? What is the matter?"

"My duties for the night! I forgot!" Luna scrambled back onto her hooves, but unfortunately, her efforts were in vain as she almost immediately flopped onto the bed.

"I hadn't realized I had that much to drink… I only had… uh…"

"Yes, that much," Celestia replied with a giggle. Regardless of not being in much better state than her sister, she lit her horn and lifted Luna back onto her legs. "There."

After a moment of uncertainty, Luna made a step on the soft mattress, followed by another. And another. Unfortunately, with the next step, she found the edge of the bed. Needles to say, a moment later, she landed nose-down, greeting the hard floor.

Luna groaned. "Ow."

Giggling, Celestia lit her horn again and helped her sister up on her legs. When her giggling subsided, she carefully approached her sister.

She looked her deeply in the eyes. "Lu, that may not be the wisest idea…"

There was no response. Luna was still staring into her eyes, just like she was staring at Luna's. The more time passed, the more she was certain the air between them was warming up. Just a little spark, and everything would combust again.

A few long seconds later, Celestia couldn't resist her temptations anymore. She closed her eyes and pressed her muzzle hard against her sister's, but was surprised when Luna backed off almost immediately.

"Luna?"

"Duties. I must leave," Luna said as she turned around and headed towards the door in a not particularly straight line. "Until morning."

"Morning," Celestia replied, still confused about what had just transpired here. Feeling her legs were too weak to carry her back to the bed, she sat down, and eventually lied down as well. She reprimanded herself for forgetting why she was not that keen on consuming that much hard liquor.

This won't be a night she'd enjoy.