The Joke

With the beast back in its lair, the two mares were able to beg Lotus and Aloe’s forgiveness for rushing off and managed to escape the spa and make their way to the Boutique with nopony else the wiser about Fluttershy’s problem. Rarity ushered her friend inside, firmly relocking the door after them, and going so far as to close the shades.

“We can use my tub, Darling,” Rarity said, gesturing towards her stairs. “Go on up, I’ll fetch the potion. Make yourself comfortable in my room in the meantime.”

Rarity didn’t wait for a reply, instead going into her storage room and fetching the bottle of Zecora’s curative potion. She eyed it for a long moment, then put it back where she’d gotten it. It was enough to know she had it on hoof for now.

She wouldn’t be needing it for some time yet.

She instead brewed a nice pot of tea, setting up a tea service for two with some lovely biscuits she’d gotten in Canterlot during her last trip there. She found Fluttershy waiting patiently, though she frowned a little as Rarity entered the room.

“Did you not find the cure?” she asked, looking anxious.

Rarity shook her head but gestured towards the bed with a smile. “I’ll find it, have no fear. But first, let’s have a little chat, shall we?”

“Oh...” Fluttershy replied, looking nervous. She sat down on the bed as Rarity directed, taking a cup of tea in both hooves.

Rarity set the tea service down on her nightstand, pouring herself a cup with her magic. “So, darling, that was quite the thing earlier, wasn’t it?”

“It... was...” Fluttershy said quietly.

“You know, I meant what I said. What happened back there was more my fault than yours.” Rarity took a sip of tea, setting a hoof on Fluttershy’s thigh. “Though we might have avoided it being so bothersome if you’d been willing to share the nature of... the joke.”

“Rarity, no!” Fluttershy replied. “That... it wasn’t your—”

Rarity put a hoof up to Fluttershy’s lips, silencing her protests. “Darling, I’m afraid I have a bit of a confession to make. I... I know how you react to... certain things, and... I do them on purpose because I am a horrible, terrible flirt.”

“Oh...” Fluttershy said when Rarity took her hoof away.

Rarity nodded. “I thought it was adorable... and certainly didn’t do either of us any harm... until now.”

“It’s okay,” Fluttershy replied. “Normally I wouldn’t have had this thing—”

“I’m going to have to disagree, Darling. It’s very much not okay to toy with you like that,” Rarity replied, shaking her head. “The fact that I didn’t consider it to be any harm is, if anything, worse. Can you forgive me?”

“Of course!” Flutter replied, looking confused. “You weren’t trying to hurt my feelings, and... I liked it.”

“Yes... that’s the other thing I wanted to talk about...” Rarity said, floating her tea to the nightstand.

Fluttershy looked on quietly and even looked more confused when Rarity grabbed her tea as well, watching it float through the air to rest beside Rarity’s own cup. She was so busy watching the cup she didn’t even notice when Rarity placed a hoof on Fluttershy’s shoulder and pushed backward until Fluttershy fell back on the bed with a pompf.

“Wha-what did we need to talk about?” Fluttershy said nervously, looking up into Rarity’s eyes.

“You,” Rarity said sharply, putting her hoof on Fluttershy’s nose gently. “You haven’t been talking to me about a problem you have.”

“I didn’t want to let anypony else see—”

Rarity shook her head, pressing her hoof against Fluttershy’s lips. “Not about that. That’s new. I mean about your other problem, the reason why you had the new thing pop out and say ‘hello’.”

“Oh, that’s not a problem, really...” Fluttershy said, attempting to get up before firmly being pressed back down to the bed.

“Darling, if you’d told me you were attracted to me before now, while I might not have reciprocated that attraction, I would have been happy to help you,” Rarity said with a hint of gentle reproach. “I have a collection of toys we could have played with together. But you never said anything.”

“I... didn’t want to bother you,” Fluttershy replied, looking away from Rarity. “It’s... just a little crush. It’s not important.”

“Fluttershy,” Rarity said softly. “I would like to kiss you now. Would you like that?”

Fluttershy’s eyes immediately snapped back to Rarity’s own, wide and just a little frightened. “What?”

“I said that I would like to kiss you now,” Rarity repeated patiently.

“But... I mean... you don’t like m-mares,” Fluttershy replied, blushing furiously.

“Is that a ‘no’, Sweetness?” Rarity said breathily. She held herself above Fluttershy, refusing to look anywhere but into Fluttershy’s eyes.

Fluttershy looked ready to choke as she tried to force words out. “I... I mean, isn’t that too... intimate?”

Rarity laughed lightly. “Darling, not twenty minutes ago you and I did something far more intimate.” She lightly cupped Fluttershy’s cheek with the flat of her hoof. “So, let’s try again. Would you like me to kiss you, Sweetness?”

“Yes?” Fluttershy asked hopefully.

“That’s not an answer, that’s a question, darling,” Rarity said with a wry grin. “All right, I’ll give you this one.”

It was interesting, kissing a mare. She’d imagined hardness to match her softness, the lust of her chosen stallion beau driving him into her. Fluttershy simply matched the passion of Rarity’s kiss with her own. She was assertive enough to not shy from the kiss, but not so much as to seek to deepen it on her own.

Rarity briefly pulled back when she felt something brush her thigh. She looked back and grinned at what she saw. “Well, hello there! Something wants to join us!”

Fluttershy covered her face with her hooves. “I’m sorry!”

Laughing, Rarity turned her gaze back to Fluttershy. “Darling, there’s no need for that. He’s a bold fellow, but he doesn’t mean any harm. You’ve scolded worse into submission, haven’t you?”

Fluttershy looked up at Rarity miserably. “It’s different... I just... I want... I don’t even know... it felt so good when you were... and now I think about...it's a little scary...”

“Oh,” Rarity said solemnly. “Feeling a little beastial yourself, darling?”

Fluttershy blushed bright crimson, covering her face once more.

Rarity considered for a long moment, then the wicked grin returned. She glanced up at her canopy, and with a quick cast converted the silk into four equal lengths of silken rope. Another deft cast found those ropes tying themselves to the four corners of the bed, then her magic snaked the other ends around each of Fluttershy’s four hooves.

Her friend’s eyes opened wide as her hooves were pulled away from her face, then stretched tight to the bed leaving her spread-eagled, the monster standing up tall and proud like a flag pole. “What’s going on?”

“Just setting the scene so I can tame that creature, darling,” Rarity said soothingly. “Normally I’d say you’re the beauty, but right now that beast has you in its thrall. I’ll have to play Beauty instead.” She leaned down and kissed Fluttershy lightly on the cheek.

Fluttershy gasped as Rarity trailed her mouth up and nipped at her ear. “Rarity... what... are we going to... do on the bed?"

Rarity pushed back up with her forelegs, holding herself above Fluttershy. “Why, I don’t know. What would you like to do, hmmm?”

Fluttershy didn’t answer, and Rarity watched her eyes try to look at something off to the side. She wasn’t having any of it, but before Fluttershy could distract herself, Rarity took advantage of her unawareness and pressed her lips against Fluttershy’s.

“Mmmhmm!” Fluttershy murmured into Rarity’s mouth.

Though caught unaware, Fluttershy didn’t hesitate and matched her intensity in the kiss. Both tongues wiggled against each other and Rarity could see Fluttershy’s forelegs straining against the bindings. As Fluttershy shifted, Rarity felt the beast poking at her thigh growing more and more, and breaking her kiss for a moment, she peered back and felt a shiver of anticipation course through her body. That burning sensation she felt in the spa was starting to return, and she couldn’t help herself as her tail twitched rapidly.

Rarity pulled back slowly, kissing at Fluttershy’s slightly gaping lips one last time. “Sorry, darling, but I didn’t catch that. Would you like to try again?”

“P-please...” Fluttershy whispered.

“What’s that?” Rarity asked, tilting an ear forward. “Did you want something? A glass of water, perhaps? A backrub?”

A noticeable flutter of wings became apparent as Rarity’s magic ran up and down the length of the twitching monster.

“Ah! Goddesses!” Fluttershy gasped out in a sharp and deep moan. “Please... Rarity...”

“Please what? Must I guess what you desire? Perhaps you’d like me to allow this huge throbbing erection to penetrate my delicate flower?” Rarity said as she allowed said erection to rub against her hot puffy labia.

Fluttershy let out a needy whimper before she attempted to push her hips upward.

“Ah, ah!” Rarity said, kissing Fluttershy’s nose even as she rose herself just a little away from the attempted penetration. She kept hold of the head of the beast in her firm magical grasp, holding her wet entrance directly above the head of it, so close that Fluttershy could feel the steady stream of hot moisture dripping onto her unwanted new appendage.

“If you don’t speak up, we’re going to be here all day...” Rarity purred into Fluttershy’s ear. “What do you want, darling?”

Fluttershy managed little more than a nervous squeak, but Rarity knew if Fluttershy was truly uncomfortable with the situation she would have voiced her opinion on it. What Rarity wanted was a proper response from the timid mare, and she was going to make sure she got what she wanted.

"Maybe I'm not trying hard enough," Rarity faux-pouted, leaning her body back, letting the tip of the beast press more firmly against her wet lips.

Fluttershy tensed and her eyes closed. Her lips trembled, yet the beast below twitched and trembled more. She didn't buck her hips forward, no doubt remembering Rarity would have no qualms pulling away, yet she couldn't help grow more excited. Rarity started to let her hips sway back and forth, slowly guiding the beast with her magic in the process, making sure contact between the two didn't break.

"That feels s-so weird," Fluttershy whimpered softly.

"We can make this feel so much better, darling," Rarity whispered into Fluttershy's lips as she came in for another quick kiss. "All you have to do is use your words and tell me your desires."

As much as Rarity wanted it inside of her, she felt some apprehension knowing that this was going to be her first time actually doing so. She’d used toys and spells, of course, but that was a far cry from the beast that threatened to batter down the gates to her inner sanctum.

Fluttershy might not have been the knight in shining armor she always dreamed would deflower her, but sharing her first time with a friend that she held close and dear to her heart was just as special, if not more so. She wanted it, she wanted Fluttershy. Knowing Fluttershy's underlying feelings only made Rarity want this more.

Rarity was a bit of a hopeless romantic at times, she knew this, and could not have helped it even if she had wanted to change.

There was a part of her that firmly believed that in love there were no accidents, only fate pushing things along. And as she stood on the tips of her hind hooves, poised above that beastly and beautiful thing that threatened to rip her in twain, she knew that this was meant to be, this was Fate. All she needed was that last little push from Fluttershy, to acknowledge the desires she felt, to solidify both of their feelings.

"I-I want to…" Fluttershy's voice trailed off as Rarity's rear clenched slightly at the tip of the beast.

Close, but not close enough.

"Hmmm?" Rarity cooed as she found the head nicely snug in place, before she trailed her magic slowly down the shaft, letting it come into contact with those orbs below.

"A-ahhh!" Fluttershy moaned loudly, her timid resolve starting to crumble. "I-I want to put it in you."

Her words were quiet, but Rarity wanted to hear it louder.

"Could you repeat that?" Rarity asked, slowly moving her labia away. "Beauty would love to help her Beast, but she might get discouraged and leave if you don't speak up."

“No, please don't!" Fluttershy spoke louder, much to Rarity's surprise, as she wiggled her hips in an effort to put the tip of the beast back against those soft, wet folds. “I want to put it in you!"

"My, my… you almost sound like an eager stallion when you say it like that. Was that so hard, dear?" Rarity smiled as she began to lower her rear back down.

Fluttershy didn't get a chance to properly reply, and all that came forth was a loud and satisfying groan from both mares. The first inch slipped in with ease (as well it might have, given how very wet Rarity was) and Rarity found that, despite its monstrous size and girth, she was able to fit perfectly around it. It snuggled nicely against her inner walls and though she felt herself stretching out slightly, she wasn't off-put by it in the slightest. It was as if this thing had been molded to fit inside of her specifically.

"Oh, stars above…" Rarity's voice was low as she continued her descent. "So that's what a real one feels like."

"I'm sorry," Fluttershy whimpered softly, her hips wiggling slightly in an effort to push more of it in.

"Don't a-apologize, dearest. Let it all sink in," Rarity mewed seductively into Fluttershy's ear. "Tell me how this feels."

"It… it feels so warm and… wet," Fluttershy started, her eyes fluttering open as she stared down her body and eyed her throbbing thing. "But it feels… soft and hard. Al-almost like a pillow is trying to squeeze around… it."

"Does it feel good?" Rarity pushed down hard, and the huge member probed further inside of her. She’d managed to take just under half of the beast in before she felt it begin to widen and stretch her just a little more. That all too familiar medial ring was still inches below her entrance, and she wondered what it would feel like to have it pressing against her clitoris.

"It feels… very good, and I really like it…" Fluttershy's voice trailed off, almost like she was too embarrassed to admit it. "It still feels so wrong, though."

"There's nothing wrong about this, Fluttershy." Rarity's words left her mouth in a soft and reassuring tone before she lifted her right hoof and brushed it against Fluttershy's chest fluff in a slow and seductive manner. "We both want… no, scratch that. We both need this."

Fluttershy didn't reply, but Rarity could see a small, genuine smile appear on Fluttershy's face.

"I'm going to put more of it in, okay?" Rarity asked, readying herself to take in as much as she could.

"Okay." Fluttershy's reply was meek, but Rarity could tell Fluttershy was as ready as she was.

Rarity took in a deep breath, mentally preparing herself for the last plunge. She got ready to push herself down, but a different idea came to mind before she could. Instead, she pulled her rear up, letting her quivering lady parts come back up so only the flared tip of the beast was held in place. With it held, Rarity gave Fluttershy one last wry grin before she slammed herself down on it.

"Oh, goddesses!" she exclaimed in a voice that was soft but somehow carried and echoed throughout the room.

Both mares moaned in unison as Rarity managed to take in three-quarters of it in a single, swift motion.

As it quickly entered Rarity's body, she felt something similar to a spark of electricity from the base of her spine quickly travel up her entire being, before it exited her horn in the form of a small magical spark. Down below Fluttershy had a similar reaction as her wings flared open and stood as rigid as the beast below. With it lodged inside of her, Rarity stifled a moan as the beast flexed and tensed inside its new home. Both sets of eyes from the mares went wide, and for a brief moment, both just stared wide-eyed ahead with nothing coming into focus.

"That feels... so good..." Fluttershy spoke first, her voice was meek but carried a hint of excitement in it as her body relaxed against the bed below.

"I-indeed it does," Rarity voiced back, blinking several times before the intense feeling of being stuffed became very apparent. Not even with her largest toy had she ever gone so far. The ring was smashed tight against her labia, and she sincerely doubted that was going to make it in.

For the first time, she wondered just what might happen if Fluttershy unloaded inside of her. Would she possibly get pregnant? It was unthinkable between two mares, wasn’t it?

Poison Joke was a thing of the Everfree, and the Everfree was Wild Magick. She glanced down at the pendulous testes just below where their two bodies joined.

Wouldn’t that be the biggest joke of all? Having her first time with her dear best friend, and bearing her foal as a result?

Pinkie Pie would assuredly find it hilarious, Rainbow as well, though her laughter might have more of a mocking tone to it. Applejack would simply congratulate them both (and ask when the wedding would be), and Twilight would surely insist on studying Rarity for the entire pregnancy.

But how would Fluttershy feel? Would she be happy to be the proud papa?

She lifted herself, feeling the thing leave her innermost depths, and then slammed down on it again, relishing the feeling of it spreading her once more. She imagined what it would feel like to have it erupting hot cum inside of her, filling her beyond full, cramming her very womb with potential life.

The very thought of it made her let out a very unladylike whinny.

Fluttershy had a look of blissed-out haze in her eyes, but the sound seemed to rouse her and glance up at Rarity, worry writ large in her eyes. “Rarity, are you all right?”

Rarity lifted her rump again, developing a rhythm to the repeated movements much as she had the bobbing of her head while in the steam room. “N-never better, sweetness!” she said as she thrust downwards so hard that for a moment even the medial ring slipped inside of her drenched folds, the head of the beast kissing what she supposed was the very entrance of her womb for a brief instant. “Ohhh!”

Fluttershy’s concern only seemed to be getting worse. “Rarity, please don’t hurt yourself...”

Rarity smiled brilliantly at Fluttershy, taking one of her hooves from Fluttershy’s chest and placing it on her cheek. “Amazing! I... have never... felt... anything... like... this...” she said between pants, pausing as a deliciously warm haze washed over her, almost losing herself in it.

Unfortunately staying in a proper mindset wasn't going to be easy for her. It felt too good, and the more she got into her rhythm, the more she found herself giving in to her desires. As minutes crawled by, the feeling of the beast inside of her was too great that she had thrown her head back and panted in blissful ecstasy. Her tongue found its way out of her mouth and hung aimlessly with no intent to return back in. All she could muster was soft, yet whorish moans as she clenched as hard as she could around the beast. The clench earned her a moan from Fluttershy and it only amplified Rarity's drive to go faster and harder. Every time it went deep, she felt herself tense up and relax, thanks to it being able to hit every little sweet spot she had. She could feel it flex and tense inside of her and it kept pushing her to a building climax.

“Rarity...” Fluttershy said breathlessly from somewhere a million miles away, “I’m... I can feel it...”

Rarity did her best to calm her heart, looking down at Fluttershy and noting the expression of panic mixed with pleasure. “You’re close, darling?”

“Maybe?” Fluttershy said, still looking somewhat confused. “It feels good, but I don’t know..”

"Would it feel better if I moaned for it like a mare in heat?" Rarity coyly remarked.

Fluttershy didn't reply, her eyes going wide at the crass notion.

"This whole thing was caused by me being vocal in the spa in the first place. Why don't we drop pretenses and really get into it?" Rarity purred, rubbing a hoof into Fluttershy's chest fluff in a slow circular motion.

Following up her words, Rarity slowed herself down, yet moved fast enough to keep a pace working. She gyrated her hips, letting the meaty erection poke, prod, twist, and turn inside of her, almost like a life-sized joystick. She didn't settle for just that; she threw her mane back and brought up her hoof to it, brushing it back as she let off another whorish moan. She didn't hold back, and the softness she had prior with her voice was now obsolete, and in its wake was a loud lust-driven moan of a mate who craved total satisfaction.

Fluttershy's eyes closed and Rarity smiled as the mare beneath her tightened up and jerked her hips forward. Catching her mid-thrust, Rarity stifled a whimper and her own body faltered in its movement briefly, thanks to the beast momentarily hilting inside of her.

"That's the way, darling," Rarity carnally moaned, earning a flex from the beast inside.

With that said Rarity knew Fluttershy wouldn't be able to keep her timid nature in check for much longer. She felt it in the thrust but knew it could be more. Looking back briefly, she magically loosened the bindings at Fluttershy's legs, allowing her friend more movement from her hips. The result was instant, and though Fluttershy was still bound, she had enough leeway to thrust more upward. The beast shifted inside and Rarity failed to silence a whine as the tip of it pressed against a firm spot inside of her. She tried to continue to ride the monster but found Fluttershy eagerly working her own hips faster than Rarity could keep up with.

Instead, she stopped moving completely, holding herself in place as Fluttershy took command. All through her eyes remained closed, Rarity could easily tell she was concentrated fully on the feeling. Wanting to run with that notion, Rarity manipulated her magic and pressed it firmly against her clitoris.

"A-aaaahhh!!" Rarity screamed with pleasure, subsequently causing Fluttershy to grit her own expression and thrust harder. "Just like that, darling! Make every movement go as deep and as hard as you can!!"

Fluttershy stared into her eyes, as if into her very soul, and asked: “Should I... inside?... Can I... please?!”

“You can and you must!” Rarity cried out as a spasm took her, making her knees weak. “Do it, my Darling!”

For all of Fluttershy’s reservedness, it was easy to forget that iron core buried deep inside the softness. There was a strength to her that belied everything you thought you knew about her, and when she called upon it, it was quite shocking.

Rarity, at that moment, had reason to be thankful to Applejack for many a night of drinks with herself and Rainbow, always ending with the riding of that silly mechanical bull. For without that experience, she may have been thrown off by Fluttershy’s desperate and insistent thrusts that made their pelvises crash together deliciously, the entirety of the length of the thing disappearing inside Rarity like some magic trick that would have left even the great Hoofdini mystified as to how it had been done.

She wrapped the loose ropes around her own hooves in a desperate bid to hold on while mewling helplessly as the monster pistoned inside of her, barely giving her time to catch a breath before it reentered and drove the air from her.

And still, Fluttershy held her gaze, a look of pure determination and a dazzling smile on her face. the likes she normally reserved those rare moments when she had forgotten all that normally bothered her for just a moment and allowed herself some true joy.

Rarity smiled back, briefly matching Fluttershy's smile, but the feeling was short-lived. The constant torrent below was pushing her to a familiar point that she long craved. She was close, stuck on the razor's edge of hitting that satisfying orgasm. She wanted to hit it badly; the desperation and urgency in Fluttershy's thrusts told Rarity that Fluttershy was as close as she was.

"I'm almost there, darling! I'm… I'm almost there!” Rarity moaned, that climax ready to go off at a moment's notice.

Fluttershy just moaned innocently in return and Rarity felt the piston motion increase further. Her magic increased with intensity as well, her mind racing as the sweet sensation of vigorously rubbing her clitoris fought for her center of attention. So many different feelings played out at once and it was all too much as she got pushed over the edge. She felt her climax building up quickly inside of her, like a bottle of champagne ready to be opened for the first time ever, and with a pop of the figurative cork, Rarity felt the release she desired.

She moaned loudly, and it quickly turned into a scream of pleasure as everything in her body tightened up. She tried to hold the sensation in, pushing her to a point where it felt like she was going to boil over, yet Fluttershy's movements made it impossible. Nonetheless, she clenched as hard as she could around the beast, coaxing and drawing forth as much pleasure as her body and mind would allow. The orgasmic sensation came in waves of pleasure, and even with her remaining still, she felt her body tremble and quake from the intense feeling.

"R-Rarity I-I'm about to…" Fluttershy stammered out.

Rarity wanted to respond, would have loved to, in fact. So much so that she’d likely later kick herself for having missed the opportunity, but Rarity was a little busy letting out the mother of all screams into what she supposed to be the cosmos eternal because of the way her insides were desperately clenching on that throbbing beast inside of her.

Seemingly taking that as a response, Fluttershy drove herself upwards with all of her not inconsiderable strength, and opened her mouth (Rarity would later learn that all of the dogs within a mile or so had started barking at around the same time this happened), only for nothing to come out of it.

The head of the monster flared open inside of her, and the next few moments of Rarity’s life were nothing but heat, followed by a tremendous pressure as torrents of ejaculate filled up every nook and cranny with what felt like gallons of pure liquid ecstasy.

As she felt herself filling up, she also felt Fluttershy slow herself down considerably. Though Rarity herself could barely move, she felt a periodic shallow thrust from below. It mattered not as Rarity's body quaked and trembled not of her own accord. She felt her lower body constantly tighten and spasm beyond her control, either a jerk of her legs or her insides squeezing tightly around the still hard beast inside of her. She rode on the sensation for as long as she could, throwing herself into the mind-numbing thralls of pleasure, until both her body and mind started to calm down.

As the trembling and spasming had ceased, she felt her mind racing and her breathing coming out in soft but fevered pants. She stared down at Fluttershy, her breathing much on par with Rarity's, and both just stared wide-eyed at each other without any words being spoken. Even as only their labored pants filled the air, both mares smiled softly at each other, and eye contact was finally broken as Rarity's fatigued body started to be overtaken by her afterglow.

With a deep sigh, Rarity closed her eyes, feeling of the tamed beast starting to soften and withdraw from its assault on her inner sanctum. As it grew smaller and smaller, both mares stifled a groan as the tip of it briefly got stuck at the entrance, before Rarity raised her hips slightly, letting a wet pop resound loud enough so both could hear it exit. Now void of anything, Rarity clenched her tired rear end over and over, subconsciously yearning for more as the flood from within started to seep out.

Slowly opening her eyes back up, Rarity looked down at Fluttershy, almost expecting her to be staring back up. Instead, she found Fluttershy staring downward at the area where they were once interlocked, wide-eyed, her face shining that familiar crimson red. Wonderingly, Rarity lifted her body enough so she could stare back as well and she too couldn't help but blush.

White fluid was still flowing out of her at a snail's pace, but she was more intrigued by how much her belly was bulging out, vaguely reminding her of how a mare a few months into pregnancy would look. Smiling at the prospect of it, she was taken back briefly to her previous thoughts, and turning her attention back to Fluttershy's shocked expression, she wondered if the same idea was starting to resonate with her.

“That... was quite something, wasn’t it?” Rarity asked, as if making polite conversation over tea instead of gushing out a mixture of her own love juices and Fluttershy’s.

“Oh my gosh...” Fluttershy said, still staring down towards where the beast lay, gravely exhausted and retreating to its lair.

“Darling, I hope you’ll forgive my forwardness—”

“Rarity,” Fluttershy said suddenly. “Would... would it be okay if you untied me now?”

“Untied?” Rarity repeated before glancing up at Fluttershy’s still-bound forehooves. “Oh my goodness of course, Darling!” she exclaimed, a flash of magic animating the silken ropes and making them untie themselves. She made a mental note to make herself a new canopy for her bed, and another to save the ropes for other occasions as they arose.

Fluttershy breathed a sigh of relief, reaching up with a single forehoof to touch Rarity’s face. “I didn’t... hurt you, did I?”

Rarity stared down into Fluttershy’s eyes for a long moment, then smiled gently. “Of course not, Sweetness. I... I may be walking a bit gingerly for a day or two, but it will mend, have no fear. What about you?”

“I’m not hurt,” Fluttershy said promptly.

Rarity shook her head, cupping Fluttershy’s hoof with her own. “Darling, I know you’re not hurt. I meant are you all right? I know that must have been... very odd.”

Fluttershy visibly hesitated to answer, finally saying: “It... was. But it was nice. I’m... glad we could do that together.”

Rarity eased herself down, laying on Fluttershy’s chest and sighing contentedly. “Oh, Sweetness, I am too. That was much more perfect than I ever actually expected it could be.”

“What do you mean?” Fluttershy asked, her hooves and wings wrapping around Rarity protectively, swaddling her in an embrace Rarity found both comforting and incredibly endearing.

“Oh... I just mean that this was... well, you know... you were my...” Rarity trailed off, blushing furiously, then tried again. “All right... you’ll recall I mentioned I hadn’t actually gotten up to much beyond reading about these things...”

“Oh,” came Fluttershy’s soft reply. “Was... that the first—”

“Yes,” Rarity replied quickly. “You, Fluttershy, were my very first stallion. And you were wonderful, darling.”

“Oh,” Fluttershy repeated softly, and the hug around Rarity tightened a bit. “Rarity... is that okay?”

Rarity lifted her head to gaze lovingly into Fluttershy’s eyes. “Darling, it’s more than okay. It was perfect.” she scooted upwards on Fluttershy’s chest as she said this to kiss Fluttershy fondly. “I can say with an honest heart that I don’t think a proper stallion could have done it any better than you.”

“Oh... okay,” Fluttershy replied, the slight look of worry in her eyes replaced with a look of pure adoration. “Thank you.”

They lay embraced together for what seemed a timeless eternity, Rarity making a pillow of Fluttershy’s chest fluff, Fluttershy nuzzling into Rarity’s mane, before Rarity spoke again. “Well, thank you for indulging me, but I suppose we’ll need to get you into a nice bath. And perhaps a shower for me...” she added, feeling the once slimy spunk starting to stick to her coat.

“Mmmm...” Fluttershy murmured noncommittally into Rarity’s forelock. “Rarity… I don’t think I can…”

“Come now, Darling...” Rarity said, wriggling around in Fluttershy’s embrace. “Surely you’re ready to bid adieu to it—” she paused as her leg brushed up against something very hot and stiff.

“Rarity...” Fluttershy replied. “I’m sorry...”

Rarity laughed after a long moment. “Oh, dear. It’s back, is it?”

Fluttershy said nothing, though she used a wingtip to caress up Rarity’s flank in a surprisingly affectionate manner.

Rarity sighed, laying back down on Fluttershy’s chest. “Very well...” she said with another little chuckle. “I suppose it won’t hurt to keep this ‘joke’ running a little longer... But my legs are like wet noodles, Darling. Would you like to try being on top this time?”