Despite All Odds

When the girls had finished moving Fluttershy in, Twilight began to explain why she was moving in to Spike while Fluttershy finished setting up her things. “So...she's moving in so she won't be alone when winter rolls around?”

“That's right Spike. I figured that we'd be good friends and let her stay here for the duration of winter,” Twilight said. “That doesn't bother you much does it?”

“Not really. I'm just glad that you found her and that she's making you happy.” Twilight chuckled. He had begun to walk off, but turned when she questioned him. “Yea, I guess that's...wait...what? Twilight, I've been with you my whole life. I think I can recognize when you've found someone special.” With his statement finished, he continued on his way out.

Twilight on the other hoof just sat there dumbfounded. “Wow...guess I should give him more credit than I usually do...” She got off the floor and headed down into the basement to find a book that Spike had left down there one night while she was doing experiments.

Meanwhile, Fluttershy was cleaning up the mess she had made with her suitcases. She had brought a few things of winter clothing, a few pictures, and a small lock box that had been given to her by her mother.

As she was pushing the suitcases into the closet when she heard a loud knock on the door. “I wonder who it could be...” She knew that Twilight said that she was going to be in the basement for awhile, so she cantered down the stairs and opened the door to see Rarity and Pinkie, both with strange looks on their faces that they were trying to hide.

“Hello,” was all she could manage to say. The way they looked at Fluttershy made her think that they were criticizing some flaw that she couldn't see and naturally it made her nervous.

“I'm glad to see you back Fluttershy.” Rarity said before reaching out to hug her. However, she looked back at Pinkie and withdrew herself before Fluttershy could meet her halfway. The pegasus stifled the whimper of hurt before she next spoke.

“W-what brings you here?” She said, trying to be polite. She stepped aside to allow them entrance into the house, but they both just stood on the threshold.

“Well...” Rarity and Pinkie looked at each other, a moment of concern flashing on their faces before looking back at the pegasus. “We heard a rather unsettling rumour and we thought that we would come check it out.”

“Wh-what was t-the rumour?” Fluttershy was stumbling all over her words and while she could see the faint look of pain behind her friend's eyes, the yellow mare could still tell that they were pushing it back to attend to the business at hand.

“You see...we were walking and we bumped into Applejack. She seemed awfully happy so we asked what it was about. At first she dodged our questions but eventually-” Pinkie pushed past Rarity and stood mere inches from Fluttershy, staring down the shy pony and making her withdraw as far as she could from the party pony.

“Are you and Twilight together? Like...IN LOVE together?”

Fluttershy was shaking now, unable to answer the question.

“Then...it's true...” Rarity said. The way she had said those words were like a thousand hooves stomping on her heart. The tone of disappointment and disapproval was clear within them.

“Let's go.” Was all Pinkie said, her hair drooping slightly as her voice adopted a monotone.

As they turned and walked away, Fluttershy could see the faint specks of snow drift down through teary eyes while the door slammed itself shut moments later with help from Rarity's magic. The slam was the last straw and Fluttershy just broke down on the spot, weeping loudly and openly as the words replayed in her head. 'Then...it's true...'

Twilight was humming happily as she began her ascent from the depths of her home, book in tow. She was a good 20 steps away from the door when she heard a loud slam. “Huh...wonder what that could've been...” She pondered as she continued up.

When she opened the door, she heard the sound of crying and she dropped the book and rushed to the front where she was greeted by a sight that nearly split her heart.

“Fluttershy? What's wrong?” She ran over and laid next to her distraught lover and began to comfort her as be as she could. It was at least over an hour before Fluttershy calmed down enough to explain what had happened before slipping back into silently sobbing.

The whole time Fluttershy had told her what went down, Twilight frowned and it only got worse as she became more furious at her friends. 'They may have a right to speak their opinion, but they didn't need to make Fluttershy cry! I thought we were friends and I'm pretty sure friends don't make other friends cry!' The unicorn thought angrily. She sighed, knowing that getting upset wouldn't help Fluttershy at all.

“Hey, c'mon. Let's go upstairs okay?” Twilight whispered, lightly nudging her shaking lover. The pegasus nodded and attempted to stand, but fell back down quickly afterwards.

“I-I'm sorry...” Fluttershy said between hiccups and sobs.

“It's alright. Here.” Twilight tenderly kissed Fluttershy's cheek and as carefully as she could, enveloped the timid pony within her magical grasp. She expected Fluttershy to begin to panic or sob even louder.

However, it actually seemed to bring some small comfort to Fluttershy, much to the confusion of Twilight. With a mental shake of her head, Twilight started up the stairs towards their room. As they went, Fluttershy became more and more calm.

Once upstairs, Fluttershy was placed on the bed, the door was closed and Twilight moved in front of her lover. She opened her mouth to speak, but closed it quickly afterward. The unicorn was still getting used to the whole “being in a relationship” thing and even if she wasn't, Twilight was never particularly good about switching from a bad topic to something a bit more uplifting. The only real subject she was familiar with was literature and that sure wouldn't help her now.

“Um...so a stallion and a mare walk into a bar...” She mumbled, her face pointed at the ground. She heard a sniffle, silence, then quiet snickering that quickly evolved into laughter. She looked up and smiled. “Sorry, but it was the only thing I could think of. Cadence used to do that all the time whenever I was upset as a filly, though she used more age appropriate jokes.”

She chuckled as Fluttershy hugged her. “Thank you Twilight. It is kinda sudden and not exactly in the best situation, but what's done is done...we'll have to talk with them, but not now.”

“Agreed. Though I am certainly going to give them a piece of my mind next time I see them.” She couldn't help it as her brow furrowed at the thought of her friends making her lover cry, but she lightened up when she felt a kiss on her forehead.

“And I'm sure they're absolutely dreading the moment's arrival.” Fluttershy moved over and Twilight crawled onto the bed with her. “So...I have to ask this or else it's going to bother me; I thought all pegasi were uncomfortable with magic so how come you didn't freak out? Uh...that sounds kind of rude. You know what, never mind. I never asked that.” Fluttershy smiled and shook her head, rolling her eyes.

“To answer your question...I'm not entirely sure myself. I'm sure I would have if it were any other pony, but when I know it's you...it just sort of...” She paused for a moment, searching for the right words or phrase. “I don't know...I just feel more safe when your magic is around me because it's like you said; a unicorn's magic is like an extension of themselves so it's like you're right there with me like this.” She finished while nuzzling Twilight's neck.

The unicorn felt her cheeks heat up at the sudden (incredible!) feeling that came from the gesture. Twilight felt a shiver rush up and down her spine and then spread to the rest of her.

The next time the pegasus did it, she couldn't stop the light moan that escaped her lips. As soon as it was out, they both looked at each other and each saw the other blushing darker than Big Macintosh's coat. They stayed like this for a moment longer before Fluttershy attacked Twilight, crushing her lips against her lovers and easily taking control of Twilight. Fluttershy could feel every moan that escaped Twilight's lips die against her own and it only served to push her onwards. The pegasus could feel her wings slowly stiffen but she didn't care as her attention was directed elsewhere. When the two broke apart, a small strand of saliva dangled precariously betwixt them as they looked at each other with eyes glazed over with lust.

“Fluttershy...” Before anything else could be said or done, they heard a loud knock and then, “Twilight? Fluttershy? You two in there?”

Twilight let out a surprised “Eep!” before diving under the blanket. Fluttershy jumped, but remained in place.

“Yea Spike, we're in here.” She said, wincing at the slight irritation hidden in her voice.

“Okay, just making sure. I'm going to go ahead and start making dinner.”

Fluttershy sighed as she heard the dragon thump down the wooden stairs. She turned and couldn't help but start to laugh as Twilight removed her head from under the blanket.

Her hair was messed up and sticking out every which way and her blush had yet to fade. “We almost...I mean...Spike nearly...” She was utterly at a loss for words, causing the pegasus to fall onto her back, her laughs getting louder. “S-shut up!” Twilight stuttered, a smile beginning to form on her face as well.

“I-I'm sorry, you just look silly.” Fluttershy managed to say, wiping a tear from her eye. Once they had finished laughing (and Twilight brushed her mane), the pair headed downstairs to find Spike whistling a tune while making some kind of soup.

“I'm not going to find gems in mine this time, am I?”

Spike jumped, nearly falling off the chair he was on and spun to see the two giggling. “Ha ha ha, very funny. And it was just that ONE time!” The dragon said in defense, a small flare coming from his nostrils.

The two ponies took the seats that were next to each other (most likely due to Spike) and eagerly awaited. “That smells delicious Spike!” Twilight said somewhat loudly to hide the growling emanating from her belly.

“Thanks Twi. It's a new recipe I'm trying.”

As they continued their banter, Fluttershy put her hoof on Twilight's and got a smile from the unicorn as well as a peck on the cheek (when Spike wasn't looking of course) as she just continued to listen or speak up occasionally.

When he finished, the purple dragon set a bowl in front of each pony and eagerly awaited a reaction.

Twilight spoke first. “Spike...” She looked up and directly into his eyes. “This soup...is fantastic!” As soon as the words left her mouth, soup went into it.

Spike beamed as Fluttershy gave her approval as well. “I have to agree with Twilight. This soup is simply marvelous.” As soon as the word left her mouth, Fluttershy had to resist the tears that she could feel wanting to form.

“Is something wrong Fluttershy?”

“N-no. My eye's just a little itchy is all.” Twilight knew that it was a lie, but said nothing. She knew just as well as Fluttershy that if what had happened was told to Spike, he would be crushed much like Fluttershy when she ran off to Canterlot.

“Oh, alrighty then.” He continued to smile and proceeded to place crushed up gemstones into his own soup and stirring it all together.

Dinner continued with little noise other than the occasional sound of a spoon hitting the bowl or a chair shuffling to allow it's occupant to get more soup. Finally, when they all finished eating and cleaning their dishes, Spike went over to the fireplace to read a book he had found a few nights ago while the mares headed up to Twilight's room.

As soon as the door shut, Twilight asked, “I know the answer already, but I figured I should ask...are you okay?”

Fluttershy sighed as she plopped onto the bed. “No...but I will be as long as you're here with me. I know this isn't hurting you as bad since you haven't known them as long but it must still hurt nonetheless.”

Twilight nodded and curled up by Fluttershy who immediately covered the unicorn with her wing. Twilight snuggled as close as she could and closed her eyes.

“I'm sure we'll figure something out...I love you Fluttershy.”

“I love you too Twilight. Good night.” She kissed Twilight's head and in seconds the lavender pony was drifting into the Night Princess's domain of sleep. Fluttershy on the other hoof knew she wouldn't be getting any sleep anytime soon.

'Granted, that was a sort of curve ball earlier, but still...I'm not doing a very good job at the whole “being strong for Twilight” thing. It seems like it's the other way around the more I think about it. That has to change...I mean, I like her being there for me, but I have to be there for her as well and that's not going to happen with me crying all the time.'

She ruffled the wing over Twilight before setting it back down and closing her eyes. As she laid there in the darkness with only the sound of light breathing coming from both of them and the feeling of their synchronized heartbeats, Fluttershy contemplated on what to do next.

'I need to tell Rainbow about myself and Twilight, but I probably shouldn't tell her about what happened today. She's probably fly off the handle as usual and attempt to force the others to apologize. We'll also need to find Applejack and tell her that it's alright. She's probably beating herself up right now...I just hope Spitfire can help her until we can talk with her.'

As her thoughts continued to go through her mind, she slowly entered the bliss of sleep just as Celestia's sun was rising above the horizon.

When Twilight opened her eyes, the familiar sight of the sun against the wooden walls of her room filled her vision.

“Everything is as it should be.” She said.

Twilight began to move when she felt a small breeze replace the warmth on her back. She turned her head and saw Fluttershy snoozing, giving a light snore every now and then. 'Scratch that...everything is better.' The lavender pony thought with a smile. She slowly removed herself from under the pegasi's wing and watched as it retracted against the sleeping pony's side.

'Hmm...Now that I think about it, I never got around to that study of Pegasine anatomy...Especially the wings.'

She felt herself darken at the thought of gaining in depth knowledge of her lover's other sensitive areas. As she levitated her brush towards her mane, a thought occurred to her. 'Her wings are only ONE of her sensitive areas...the other...'

If it were possible for Twilight to become any darker, it had definitely happened as she turned and looked at Fluttershy in...THAT way. As her eyes wandered over the body of her marefriend, she could practically feel the hormones rush through her bodies as thought after inappropriate thought lingered in her mind of what she and Fluttershy could do with a few hours of privacy.

Twilight closed her eyes to allow the thoughts more clarity and without thinking began to gently brush her hoof across her foreleg and slowly moving across her chest and down a little more. She allowed herself to mewl quietly as she felt the natural magic that all ponies shared begin to dissipate and start to show her more...vulnerable parts of her body.

When she passed over her special area, she squirmed in pleasure. She had only done this once before when she had become a mare and had been too embarrassed to do it ever again. Twilight continued the light ministrations to herself and couldn't help but think what she would do if Fluttershy were to wake up and see her doing this.

'She...she would saunter over here...and she would...say that I'm a naughty mare...and...and...' Her thoughts were interrupted as a white flash of rapture flooded her mind and consumed her vision. Her whole body shook as she shuddered and her knees buckled sending her withering to the floor as she rode the aftershocks of her bliss.

After some semblance of sense returned to her, she looked around and then looked down at the slight mess on the floor as well as the sticky clumps of fur near her nether region. The haze slowly left her mind as her action finally reached her rational thinking.

“Eep! I can't believe I just did that!” Twilight whispered loudly.

She quickly wiped the liquid off the floor with her clean hoof then teleported into the bathroom where she turned the knob for her sink and tub simultaneously with her magic and began to furiously scrub her hooves before jumping into the bathtub to begin washing off her body.

She slowed a bit as she began to wash her lower areas (which were still quite sensitive and sending small signals of pleasure each time she brought the washcloth over it) and as soon as she was finished, washed another two times before she was satisfied that she was clean and drained the water. Twilight sighed and watched the water swirl around the drain before disappearing into the pipe system.

“Okay...let's try this again...” The unicorn mumbled as she walked out of the bathroom and down into the main library.

She began to prep for the day ahead as she organized the front desk before she opened the library. She placed her personal copy of Advanced Magical Theory and Use (8th edition!) on the desk and a copy of Understanding Everything About Pegasi Anatomy (9th edition!) in the underlying shelf under the top of the desk. The last thing Twilight did was to put the “Open” sign on the front door of the library. Before she closed the door, the unicorn couldn’t help but look at the scenery; a thin blanket of snow was already beginning to coat Ponyville and it would only get thicker as the winter came in full force. With a small smile, Twilight turned and shut the door, and then walked over to the desk, sat down and began to wait for any ponies that would come through the door to lose themselves within a literary adventure or to broaden their knowledge. She waited patiently for at least 10 minutes before slyly taking the pegasus anatomy book out from under the desk and begin to delve into it.

She stopped every three chapters to make sure that nopony was standing in front of the desk or browsing the various books the library offered. However, after two hours of nopony coming in she tied her hair up into a bun and donned her glasses (she really didn't need them but she just loved to wear them from time to time) and continued to read the anatomy book.

Meanwhile, when Fluttershy's eyes finally decided to open, she noticed the shadows stretching up onto the wall, immediately telling her that the night was gone and day had taken its place. The next thing she noticed was the faint itching she felt where her scar was forming.

She sat up, yawning and stretching her legs and wings before unwrapping the medical tape from her leg. When she pulled it away, she inspected the wound. It had healed quite nicely thanks to Octavia's timely intervention, but the fur would never grow over it so if anypony looked, they would see the scar easily unless she deliberately hid it.

She very tenderly ran her free hoof over it and the pain throbbed a bit harder, but nothing too major. She sighed and placed all her hooves on the floor. She put normal weight on her injured leg and winced slightly. She had been avoiding putting too much pressure on the leg for this reason but Fluttershy knew that it was necessary to help the leg heal.

Fluttershy started to walk forward when she slipped slightly. She looked down and saw nothing that would've made her slip. However, she shifted slightly and thanks to the light, she saw a liquid gleaming on the ground.

She brought her hoof up and inspected the small amount that had clung to her hoof. She turned her hoof this way and that to try and determine what it was before lightly sniffing it. “Is this...?” She blushed as her answer ran through her head. “I-it couldn't be...She doesn't seem the t-type to...”

Fluttershy could feel her wings begin to leave her sides much to her embarrassment (despite there being nopony in the room with her) as she headed down the stairs and into the bathroom. Once inside, the yellow mare saw the small remainder of water in the tub glistening from the light. “She...she took a bath...”

Fluttershy nearly passed out as more and more blood rushed to her face. She steadied herself by gripping the sink and turning on the water to wash her hoof. The pegasus risked looking in the mirror and laughed at what she saw. She was blushing so darkly that her fur seemed almost a whole new colour of yellow.

After she had washed the sticky liquid off her hoof and waited for her wings to calm down, she hovered downstairs and saw Twilight behind the desk, reading a book. However, she had her hair back into a bun as well as a pair of glasses on her face. 'She looks...really...really...cute.' Fluttershy thought with a grin.

She flew over and hovered just behind Twilight, reading over her shoulder. “You know, you look adorable with your hair back and with those glasses.”

Twilight shouted in surprise and in an instant was over the desk and spinning to see who had spoke. Fluttershy giggled loudly into her hoof while Twilight put her foreleg over her chest to calm her hammering heart.

“F-Fluttershy?! Don't do that!” The unicorn cried with a smile.

“Sorry, but I was only speaking the truth.” Twilight blushed and got rid of the glasses and took her mane down quickly. “You should've left it on. You look really good with your mane up.” Twilight shook her head.

“It's only when I'm alone and I'm really wrapped up in a book.” She said, smiling at the pegasus before she spoke again. “So what should we do today? I'm thinking that we should go try and find Rainbow and let her know you're back first or go talk to Lyra and Bon Bon?”

“Probably stop by the candy shop first. Rainbow could be anywhere right now and she's most likely still sleeping. It IS only 10 in the morning.” They laughed together and after Twilight had put her book away (and making sure to tuck the anatomy book as far back as she could into the desk) they headed out and to the right towards the sweet shop.

The pony paced back and forth in the darkness, muttering under her breath the whole time.

“It isn't right...It's wrong. Mares cannot love each other. It's downright disgusting.” The mare's words became more and more angry the more she spoke until she got to the point where the words were straining to escape her grating teeth. She stopped and stomped her front hooves in frustration for a moment before taking deep breaths and calming herself down.

“No...you are a calm wind, not an angry torrent...Being angry and upset will get me nowhere.” She looked up and grinned as a plan rushed into her mind and like scattered puzzle pieces, clicked together. She began to chuckle before heading up the stairs and out into the open; There was much to be done.

(Author's Note: Chapter 6, woo! Not much else to say other than the usual; leave feedback about what you like or don't like and if you wanna criticize, do so CONSTRUCTIVELY, mkay? As for the bit with Twilight, that's my first attempt at anything steamy that's pony related. I've written plenty of steamy bits in other stories I've written, but they were with actual people so...I apologize if it was lame or whatever. If people liked it, I'll add more bits like that but if not, then no more. So YOU decide what you want, ja? And with that, I'm off!)