Showered With Affection

A rather uncomfortable throbbing in Starlight Glimmer’s head woke her from her slumber. She groaned and opened her eyes for a split second, allowing nothing to come into focus before she clenched them shut as a constant throb played out, her head felt heavy and swollen. She feared opening her eyes again, scared that it was late in the morning and the sun was already shining through the curtains at her back. Though blocked, the sun still shone through and bathed the room in a dull golden light. She curled her body up and weakly pulled the covers over her face to drown out any possible light. She knew the pain in her head was a result of her drinking last night, and considering how much her head hurt, she must have drank her fair share.

Starlight tried to remember what she drank, or what she did to warrant such a bad hangover. She had no luck, failing to recall anything. Continuing to try to remember some events, she felt her stomach shift and a bit of air started to build up in her throat. For a second she worried she would have to move her body to lean over the edge of the bed, but thankfully it only came up as a weak belch. As it left her mouth, she instantly knew why she had no recollection. Tequila and Whiskey, with a dash of Tabasco sauce. A personal favorite of hers that usually was a result of challenging someone to a drinking contest.

She cursed under her breath and brought a hoof up to her mouth as another burp started to build up. She kept it down and at the same time some of the events from the previous night started to come back to her. Her fellow teachers all sitting around her in the bar, cheering her name and someone else’s name as they squared off against each other with a mound of shot glasses. Her cloudy memory cleared up more, and she recalled a white mare with a wavy mane, before she instantly realized her opponent was the former ruler of Equestria itself. She tensed up and her addled mind filled with worry, until she remembered that after Celestia retired from the throne, she found she had too much time on her hooves. Wanting to help Starlight with the school, Celestia became a substitute teacher and was currently teaching a class since one of the other teachers was on maternity leave. Yet knowing that she drank with Celestia, much less even partaking in a drinking game with her and not remembering it, made Starlight realize how much she consumed.

She groaned again but felt a bit of serenity in her troubled mind as her hoof came back down and rested against the broad chest of a pony beside her. She stopped, but a snore came from the stallion, quickly telling her it was Sunburst. She could tell it was his snore, thanks to all the years sharing the bed with him. Snuggling close to him, she smiled and got ready to open her eyes. Though her eyelids felt heavy, she ignored it, and opened them up, she was greeted by a vision of a light orange coat along with a darker orange mane and beard. It was her stallion just as she thought, though at the corner of her vision she saw a white hoof resting across his midsection. Unable to make out the third pony from her laid down position, she pulled her head up to stare at the other side of the bed.

She instantly regretted it.

She gasped and lost her breath for a second. Her eyes went wide and the pain in her head spiked. For a moment that pain didn't register as the image of a white mare greeted her, the same one from her previous night. Sharing the bed with her was Celestia, and as the pain in her head worsened, she clenched her eyes shut and slammed her head back against the pillow.

She tried to recall more of her night and how it led to sharing the bed with the former ruler, yet it proved fruitless as the abundance of alcohol she consumed erased any memories she had. Moving her body slightly to get more comfortable, her frazzled mind went blank as she felt a warm, sticky sensation between her legs along with a very sore feeling in her ass. Normally that wouldn’t have surprised her, considering she and Sunburst had a very active sex life, but adding in the fact that Celestia was in the same bed as them made Starlight quickly figure out she was sexually sandwiched between two ponies last night.

Her body tensed and her legs squeezed together. The sore feeling in her ass became more noticeable, and the pain in her head continued to worsen. Her mind ceased to stop thoughts of how Celestia ended up in the same bed as her, instead she stopped focusing on Celestia and more on her own hangover. If both ponies sharing the bed with her drank as much as Starlight did, then waking them up would be a mistake she didn't want to deal with.

Looking up to the crystallized ceiling, she stretched her body out as bones and joints popped. With everything coming back to life, a loud yawn started to come out and she felt a coarse dryness in her throat as it did. Once the yawn was out, she smacked her lips together, noting they were just as dry as her throat was and she began to crave water. Turning her eyes to the nearby bathroom, she knew she would find the cure to all her problems in the shower.

Her thoughts were interrupted as she felt something near her back hooves. Whatever it was she noted that it was on top of the blanket, stopping her from getting a proper feel for it. Wanting to see what it was, she pulled her upper body up and stared. Her expression dropped but thankfully it wasn't as bad as before. At the foot of the bed, sprawled out sideways, was Trixie, her closest and best friend. She wasn't surprised with her being in the same bed as her, thanks to how close they were. Even with Starlight being married to Sunburst, she always regarded Trixie to be her marefriend and always did her best to keep both husband and mare content and happy. Even with those thoughts, she now realized that what she thought was a threesome, had turned into a four-way the previous night.

She laid in place for a few more minutes, letting her strength muster up. While she couldn't ignore the fact that Celestia was one of them, she wasn’t going to fret about it. She’d deal with it when her hangover was gone and everyone else was up. She kept her mind as blank as possible, knowing any thoughts would make her head hurt more and when she had enough strength, she pushed the blankets off her body and pulled herself upwards.

There was a brief head rush, yet she ignored it and quickly turned her body and put both of her back hooves against the cold floor. When both were firmly planted, she threw her upper body forward and planted her other hooves against the floor as well. A loud clop rang throughout the bedroom and she winced, fearing the sound would cause any of her bedmates to get roused from their slumber. There was a loud groan from Trixie and she heard the bed shift behind her. She stood on the spot, praying that none of them were about to awaken. Thankfully her prayers were answered and as the snores continued to play out, she took a deep breath and began to slowly walk to the bathroom door.

Once in the bathroom, Starlight sighed and turned on the light, before she closed the door behind her, making sure to not accidentally lock it in case someone woke up and needed to come in. Now by herself, she relaxed her body and turned to the sink and mirror beside her slightly above her current vantage point. For a second she thought about looking at her reflection, in order to see what she looked like, yet she went against the thought, fearing the horrid image that would greet her. She already felt like shit; she didn’t need her reflection to add further salt to her wounds. Instead she focused on a bottle of mouthwash near the tap. Flaring her horn up again, she grabbed the bottle with her magic, took the cap off, and put a nice mouthful of it in her mouth. It wasn’t instant, but as she started to swish the liquid about, she winced as the burning sensation took effect. She ignored it for a full minute, doing her best to wash the ill aftertaste out of her mouth, before she got ready to spit it out.

While she could have easily spat it out in the sink, she still wasn’t too keen on seeing her reflection. Instead she put the cap back on the bottle and returned it to its previous spot, before she focused her attention on the nearby shower. A dark brown curtain obscured the interior of it, and quickly walking up to it, she pulled the edge of it open, allowing her to focus on the tap. Turning it on quickly, she adjusted the dials so it would match her usual showering temperature. She took a few seconds and waited for it to heat up, and once it was the perfect heat, she stepped in and let the hot water beat against her.

“Mhmmm,” she moaned softly as she spat out the liquid. “That’s what I needed.”

Her mouth burned for a second, but the feeling of the warm water soaking into her aching body erased it. Turning her head up, she opened her mouth and took a mouthful of water in. She didn’t swallow, instead she rinsed her mouth out, getting both the mouthwash and any lingering taste of alcohol out of her. She spat it out before taking another mouthful of water, this time swallowing it in order to sate her thirst. Her hangover still lingered but not as much as before. She closed her eyes and sat her haunches in the tub, allowing the feeling of it all to sink more and more into her being.

A sudden knock came from the door, before two quick knocks followed.