Author's Note

I want to start off with the fact that I love all three of these characters to bits and this isn't meant to be character assassination for the sake of character assassination. I thought it'd be interesting to write an Applejack who cheats and a Rarity who is manipulative, the former being something much harder to grasp due to her Honesty. Rarity being a drama whore is a lot more believable of course. But I always love to challenge myself with writing different concepts. Anyways, hope y'all enjoy even if this isn't what I normally write!

Before the Club

Applejack slowly opened her eyes, feeling the light of the moon resting on her face as she woke up. She tried to will herself to get up, her still sore muscles glued to the bed as she struggled to hoist herself off her mattress. With a grunt, she gave up, resting back on the bed with her face smashed into the pillows. She had worked all morning and some of the afternoon, bucking apples as usual, before she had bathed and then crashed on her bed for the past few hours. While her new marefriend wasn’t nearly as capable when it came to work as she was, the yellow pegasus she’d been dating was more than happy to give her a different kind of support. She felt her heart racing as she heard the sounds of chirping and growling near her room, followed by the door cracking open. Angel wriggled his way into the room, hopping onto the bed where Applejack gave him a side eye.

“Don’t ya even dare,” Applejack huffed. “Flutters? Don’t use him to get me up this time, ah’m okay to get up. Could…could ya please come in yourself?”

“Sure,” Fluttershy opened the door wider, birds flying into Applejack’s room and raccoons scurrying in and rushing over to the dresser. Applejack felt her blood boiling as she sat up in her bed, knocking Angel off the bed as she glared down at the raccoons.

“Ah swear if you vermin so much as touch one of mah hats,” Applejack threatened, her eye twitching until the raccoons squeaked and ran out the door. “Fluttershy, could ya get them to leave? This is one of those days where ah’d like just you right about now.”

“Oh?” Fluttershy perked up, staring into Applejack’s eyes before looking at the animals around her. “Okay sweet creatures, Jackie needs some special alone time for the rest of the evening. I’ll be back at the cottage in a few hours, alright?”

Angel rolled his eyes before bolting out of the room, the rest of the animals following suit. Applejack looked to the moon high up in the sky out of her window, before turning to look at Fluttershy.

“It’s not too late to go to the club, right?” Applejack asked. “Hate to ruin our plans for the night just because ah slept in a little.”

“It isn’t too late,” Fluttershy climbed onto Applejack’s bed and wrapped her forehooves around the farm mare in a warm embrace. “It’s only 8.”

“Oh, that’s not bad at all,” Applejack nodded, before turning and looking at Fluttershy with a small grin. “Hate to miss out on celebrating our six month anniversary a few days early~”

Applejack shut her eyes, leaning forward and allowing her and Fluttershy to press their heads together. She never grew tired of smelling the soft floral scent intertwined with vanilla on Fluttershy’s body, or the way Fluttershy’s touch felt even softer than the pillows she rested on. It made her wish that Fluttershy was the one she had first tried to date out of the Mane 6. Then their friend group’s dynamics wouldn’t be nearly as complicated as they were now. They couldn’t even hang out as a group anymore, Applejack only getting to hang out with two of her other friends at one time. Anytime Rarity’s name came up, an awkward silence loomed over everypony before Applejack or Fluttershy would make their best effort to bring up something else. The fallout of Applejack’s last relationship was still fresh and not even a year old yet, still stinging her heart and mind on a near daily basis. But alas, honesty was the most important part of her life and relationships. So there was no fixing what Rarity had done.

“Are you alright, Jackie? Your body got all tense,” Fluttershy whispered, releasing Applejack from her embrace. “Were you hoping for a massage before we get ready?”

“A brief one would be nice,” Applejack nodded, flopping back onto her stomach and stretching her limbs out. “Ah always end up having a few knots in there anyway.”

Fluttershy squeaked as she stood up and flew onto Applejack’s back, gently straddling her backside as she placed her hooves onto Applejack’s shoulder blades. Kneading them slowly, Fluttershy savored the long moans that came from her marefriend’s mouth as she moved her hooves down to the middle of her back, and then finally to her flanks. Staring at Applejack’s cutie marks, Fluttershy bit her lip as she caressed both of them with her hooves, losing track of how long she was doing it when Applejack looked over her shoulder and right at Fluttershy.

“Are ya…getting wet while you’re on top of me?” Applejack gawked, wiggling her muscled butt while Fluttershy squeaked and covered the sound with her hooves now over her mouth.

“S-Sorry, y’know I can’t help it,” Fluttershy didn’t even try to change anything about her wings completely unfurled for her marefriend to see. “Any mare would feel so lucky to touch a body like this…so muscular…yet feminine at the same time-”

“Oh great Celestia, you’re in one of your moods again,” Applejack snorted. “Get on your back, Fluttershy. We oughta take care of this now, keep you from humping me at the club.”

“I have s-some self-control,” Fluttershy protested despite following Applejack’s orders, flying off Applejack and resting on the other side of the bed. “I’m not a bitch in heat.”

Applejack stood up on all four hooves, approaching Fluttershy as she reached out and cupped Fluttershy’s hot pussy with one hoof. Fluttershy held back a gasp by biting her lip, not even trying to hold back her movements as her body moved further into Applejack’s touch.

“Hmmph,” Applejack smirked down at her. “Ya sure act like it at times.”

“Ooooh, dear Celestia, I’m not going to last long,” Fluttershy gasped. “Applejack, p-please could you-”

“Say no more, sugarcube,” Applejack released her wet hoof from Fluttershy’s pussy, straddling Fluttershy as she spread her legs further apart, the two mares settling into a familiar position. Applejack had long lost count of how many times they settled into the same position with her taking charge, with her being on top. But, Applejack felt her heart drop a little at the thought, the outcome would always be the same. She lined up her pussy with Fluttershy’s, the yellow pegasus all too wet to even notice that Applejack wasn’t as half as wet as her, and thrusted. Fluttershy felt her eyes roll to the back of her head as her wings twitched.

“More, Applejack!” Flutteshy begged as loudly as she could without alerting everypony else in the barn. Applejack sighed, bracing herself with a deep breath before jackhammering Fluttershy with a rhythm that she had mastered over the past few months. The farm mare reminded herself to space out and lose herself to the motions, and not let a single image come up in her mind. It was far too risky, she reminded herself, and crying out the wrong word could easily undo everything they had created together. She moved like a well-oiled machine, not allowing Fluttershy a moment to recover before the next thrust. Fluttershy bit her lip, stifling her squeaks and moans as she grabbed Applejack with her forehooves and pulled her closer, her legs thrashing as Applejack watched the movements of her orgasm. Since the shy mare had said she wasn’t a squirter, Applejack relied on her frantic movements to know when she could drop the act and go back to normal. Sighing with relief, she lifted herself off Fluttershy’s body when the pegasus looked at Applejack once more.

“Jackie? Don’t you want me to return the favor?” Fluttershy gave her the biggest puppy dog eyes she could make, and Applejack managed to smile at her as she jumped off the bed and trotted towards her dresser.

“Silly Flutters, there’s nothing to worry about. I got all the satisfaction I expected from you,” Applejack stated, carefully placing her words so there would be no lie. Fluttershy’s ears perked up as she smiled.

“Oh, you came! Sorry, it’s much harder to tell on your end,” Fluttershy giggled. “It’s just…you don’t tense up, or moan, or even-”

“Now now, Fluttershy,” Applejack bored her eyes into her dresser as she opened it, staring at her hats as she felt her body getting cold to the touch. “Not everypony is the same when it comes to havin’ sex.”

“I know,” Fluttershy relented, taking a few deep breaths to recover before she jumped off the bed and flew to the door. “I’m going to get in my dress now, okay? There’s a tux right outside your door too. Could you believe it? After all this time, Rarity is finally willing to make outfits for us!”

Applejack’s ears flattened to her head before she froze, her ear twitching the only sign of movement on the farm mare. Slowly, she turned around and stared at Fluttershy as if she saw a ghost.

“W-What did ya say?” Applejack stammered.

“I asked Rarity to make our outfits for us!” Fluttershy beamed without skipping a beat. “Granted, I brought Pinkie Pie with me to make it easier. And she was so nice, it’s almost like nothing happened between the three of us! She just needed time, Applejack. She made such a lovely tuxedo for you, maybe you could thank her tomorrow and extend the olive branch!”

“S-Sure thing, Fluttershy,” Applejack gulped. “You g-go get your sexy flanks in that dress, alright? Ah ought to make sure that tux fits since she didn’t take mah measurements recently.”

Fluttershy nodded, opening the door all the way and shutting it behind her, Applejack trembling despite listening to her marefriend’s humming down the hallway. Applejack didn’t snap out of her state until long after Fluttershy was no longer within earshot. Walking towards the door and opening it, Applejack turned around and felt her heart clenching as she saw the tuxedo attached to the coathanger on her doorknob.

Dark purple and white with a black tie, those details didn’t even jab Applejack where it hurt in comparison to the biggest detail of the outfit. It was adorned with many tiny blue diamonds, which could’ve only costed a fortune. Applejack knew the truth, always could come to it given her very convictions. But did Fluttershy even think twice when Rarity gave her this? Was this a test of sorts?

Applejack groaned, removing the tuxedo from the coathanger and slipping her forelegs through the leg holes. While the bottom half of her body was still naked, Applejack wore the tux as she walked down the stairs and into the bathroom. Staring into her reflection in the mirror, Applejack felt a whirlwind of emotions fighting to the surface. There was an overwhelming fire in her heart, a gut feeling of just how right it felt to be wearing this very tuxedo, and she hated the feeling with every fiber of her being. She gritted her teeth, not sure if she was going to cry first or scream, as she closed her eyes.

“Hey Applejack!”

“GREAT CELESTIA!” Applejack snapped, stomping her hoof before whirling around. “Could ah just have one-oh. Um…”

Applejack shut her mouth, feeling warmth spreading to her cheeks as she took in Fluttershy in her emerald dress and green flower in her mane. Fluttershy’s bright smile faded away and was replaced with a scowl as she took two steps back from Applejack.

“Is everything alright?” Fluttershy whispered. “How did…I don’t even know what I did.”

“Oh no no no,” Applejack rushed over and embraced Fluttershy. “Please, sweetheart. Ya did nothing wrong, trust me. Ah’m more nervous than a colt asking a filly to prom, please don’t take it personal.”

“Okay? If you say so,” Fluttershy sighed, kissing Applejack’s cheek. “But please don’t worry, nothing will go wrong.”

Applejack wanted to swear, why would she say something like that? Applejack just patted Fluttershy’s shoulder before stepping back and forcing a smile.

“Thank you, love,” Applejack walked past Fluttershy and towards the front door, opening it and revealing the night sky. Fluttershy pressed against her side as the two galloped side by side out of Sweet Apple Acres and into Ponyville. Fluttershy chatted about her animals, her eyes bright as she talked about each and every one. Applejack stared up at the sky, feeling like her heart was a rock sinking into the bottom of her chest. There were so many stars surrounding the full moon…

…and they sparkled bright as diamonds.