Life Is Only Real When You Are Near

Rainbow couldn’t hold back her grin as she observed the turns, the swirls, and twirls of her student and best friend. When Derpy performed some of the most complicated and daring stunts of the Wonderbolts programme Rainbow jumped up and down, smiling, fluttering her wings.

“That was really awesome!” Rainbow shouted.

“Now that’s impressive work,” Rainbow commented.

“That’s very good, Dee! Now do the barrel roll again,” Rainbow advised.

Derpy affirmed Rainbow’s suggestion with a nod then performed the trick required by ascending high up into the sky, away from the fields and the nearby trees.

Pride swelled through Rainbow’s chest every time Derpy did a barrel roll then plunged twisting down till she was only one hundred meters above the ground and soared upwards at a sharp angle, rising a cloud of dust by a powerful beat of her wings, a squid like propulsion performed by an equine. Her spine tingled with excitement while her forelegs jittered and her wings fluttered from the desire to lift off from the ground and join Derpy in her flight.

Betraying her novicehood Derpy got caught by a draught of wind, banked too much to the left, and went spinning straight into the Evefreee, into its thick green canopy not admitting a single sliver of light into the space beneath.

In less than a second Rainbow was in the air and flying quick to catch the unfortunate horse. She stopped when Derpy, instead of getting tangled in the upper region of the forest amidst its nest of twisting branches, bulbous and thick, regained control and flew ahead, unwavering, neither descending nor ascending, above the sea of solid green.

When she found herself far away from the green lumps of the Everfree’s canopy Derpy turned around and returned back towards Rainbow, soaring, her wings flapping, in the air. The closer Derpy got to Rainbow the slower her flight became. It reached almost standstill when she found herself in front of her mentor and friend.

Rainbow winked. “I said you’d be Wonderbolt material soon. That last thing – you didn’t even need my help.”

Derpy, blushing, smiled. “Sorry. I got carried away in my excitement – at the feeling that I’m doing it, really doing it – and lost my grip. Just like you always say to me – when flying, be alert.”

“But you regained your balance,” Rainbow said. “That’s the most important thing.”

“Really?

Rainbow nodded. “Uh-uh. Every flier makes mistakes – even the best ones – but the master knows how to get out of them in style. Like you.”

Derpy squeed, then hugged Rainbow tight around her neck. Rainbow oophed, smiled, and hugged Derpy in return, enjoying the silky touch of her mane and the warmth of her coat. Feeling Derpy so close Rainbow strengthened her hug. Nopony was around. She could let herself be.

Derpy unwrapped from Rainbow and looked at her teacher and friend, her eyes wide and sparkling, quivering from joy.

“Thank you, Rainbow,” she said in a high pitched, trembling tone.

“Never say never,” Rainbow said. “I told you had it in you – I have the eye for that kind of stuff, you know? Our training is finished for today and my part is done. Now let’s get moving to my part of the deal. Have you written the next chapter?”

Derpy nodded.

“I remember you stopped at the point when the four detectives sent that mailmare into trance to get answers but they did it without precaution and all kind of stuff spoke through her.” Rainbow, excited, said, talking feverish and quick. “I think the last one to appear was the spirit of the founder of Neighttown who went on a boooring monologue about how he built the city and then seduced and covered his marefiend. I think you stopped there. So what happens next?”

Derpy smugly smiled. “Dawn comes. Miss Dashe is cleared. She and her marefriend chill as dawn approaches and then... suprise.”

“Really?!” Rainbow asked, surprised, eyes wide open, eyebrows lifted. “What surprise? I want to know.”

When Rainbow and Derpy landed on the ground Derpy moved closer to Rainbow and breathed over Rainbow's muzzle and cheeks.

“You forgot one little part of our arrangement,” she said, lightly blushing.

“Which one?”

Derpy smiled softly, lunged forwards, and stroked her head against Rainbow’s neck. Rainbow closed her eyes and enjoyed the mane caressing her skin. That light touch made her feel warm and tingly all over. When Derpy looked back at Rainbow and sent her warm and moist breath over Rainbow’s face Rainbow’s tingling gathered between her hindlegs and pleasant warmth filled her private parts. While observing Derpy, her eyes half lidded, Rainbow did a quick check of the surrounding with her peripheral sight. No single living soul around. Great.

“The one were we do things that special someponies do,” Derpy said. “You on me. Me… on you.”

The more Rainbow inhaled of Derpy’s breath, redolent of baked sweets, the stronger she felt pleasant and moist warmth gather between her legs. Rainbow brought her legs together and rubbed her thighs against each other, feeling her sweltering wetness spurt on her skin, enjoying the shivers, electric, life affirming, run up her spine.

The light wind bristling the field and soughing through the Everfree nearby only made her excitement stronger, more concrete, as its chilly fingers touched her aroused bits. She had been so busy with Derpy the last few days, teaching her difficult maneuvers and high end tricks, that she forgot about their special time dedicated to special games intimate and sweet. Now with the basic training all done, finally relaxed and from worries free, that tension brewing within and demanding release jettisoned all other concerns from the ship of Rainbow’s mind and reigned supreme. The fact they were alone and away from Ponyville, resting amidst forlorn valleys and hills, unknown, unkempt, made the excitement fierce. With nopony around to spy on her Rainbow could let herself go and enjoy her most favourite style of love.

Rainbow breathed over Derpy’s face, sending strands of Derpy’s blonde hair away from her eyes, askew but so innocent and deep.

“My place? Your place?” she asked.

Derpy kissed Rainbow lightly on her lips – what kiss that was, like the touch of feather yet electric as a thunderbolt, making Rainbow tremble and shiver all over – then cocked her head left.

“What do you prefer?”

“Yours,” Rainbow whispered, her voice cracking, hoarse. “It’s feels cozy. Mine’s like Twilight’s palace: all big and kinda empty.”

“Let’s go, then,” Derpy said, turned, and shot up into the sky, leaving a dust cloud behind.

Rainbow backed from the brown cloud that quickly dissipated into the void, then darted into the sky and flew on Derpy’s heels.

True to Rainbow’s advice Derpy cast a quick look back, then focused on sky in front. In time she’ll get used to keeping the high state of concentration and alertness demanded by flight at all times. Right now, however, focusing on one thing only was best for her.

Rainbow, however, had trouble keeping her attention spread across the whole visual field. Derpy’s secret lips, swollen, glistening, of a delicate tinge of pink, captured her stare, hawklike and acute. The sight of the excited bubblegum pink made Rainbow tense from pleasure. Her mouth salivated from the desire to plant her tongue against that rosy goodness, sweetly tasting and smelling sweet. Rainbow knew she could give herself a push and reach Derpy’s home in a flash but she wanted to savour the view and kindle the fire raging in her crotch.

When she saw Derpy’s lips wink and drops of liquid fall, sparkling, from between Derpy’s legs as Derpy banked right or left Rainbow smiled and felt proud that she didn’t allow her impatience got hold of her this time.