The Life and Times of Sunrise Shadow: Seeking a Princess

It had been 2 weeks since Sunrise Shadow admitted her feelings for Princess Twilight Sparkle. The two were inseparable in the castle but at Sunrise's asking, nobody aside from Starlight Glimmer and Spike knew about the relationship.

The day had come where they would tell their friends. Sunrise was predictably scared but Twilight assured her that they would be happy. They arrived at Sugarcube Corner where 5 other ponies awaited their arrival. Applejack, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie.

Twilight spoke "so i wanted everypony here because I have an announcement."

Her friends gasped and stared in wonder as to what Twilight could have to tell them.

"A couple of weeks ago, I met a very special pony. Unique in her own way but afraid to face the world. I took her under my wing quite literally and found out she had feelings for me. I think you all know her too. Meet my marefriend, Sunrise Shadow."

Sunrise meekly hid herself behind her hair but stepped out enough for everyone to see her. At first there was a little confusion but then they each remembered their own respective encounters with her that fateful day and congratulated the two of them.

"Well shoot Twilight, I'm glad you found yourself somepony." Spoke Applejack

Rarity was next to offer her opinion "If you ask me I'm surprised it took this long for a princess to find a worthy suitor, yet here we stand today and it's crystal clear our dear Twilight has finally found the one for her."

Rainbow dash brushed it off predictably "yeah but it's just a bunch of mushy hooey, not like anyone really cares about that stuff."

Pinkie then spoke up "so you're saying you don't kiss a picture of Spitfire goodnight before bed Dashie? Because i could've sworn i saw you do it. More than once too."

"S-shut up ya goof, I was uhh, admiring the photo's quality, yeah that's it." Rainbow Dash blushed slightly.

A quiet giggle followed from Fluttershy "well I'm very happy for you Twilight, you too Sunrise. I'm sure you'll both be very happy together."

The six friends, now seven. Enjoyed the afternoon together before Sunrise excused herself from the group saying she had something to do.

"Alright Sunny, this is it. Your one chance at a first date, make it a good one." She proceeded to reserve a table at Ponyville's best restaurant as well as pick up a small bouquet of Purple Pansies and pick up a dress from Rarity she ordered a week ago. "Gotta remember to thank Rarity for keeping quiet about the dress, maybe I can do something for her another day."

An internal monologue was the only thing Sunrise could hear right now, her mind was focused on the task at hand.
"Alright now I just need to...actually ask her out." Sunrise forgot the one crucial step to her plan, she had to pluck up the courage to ask Twilight to dinner.

"C'mon Sunny you've slept in the same bed as her for weeks now, and you can't even muster the courage to ask her to dinner? You need to pony up girl." She thought to herself as she hid the dress away in her room before approaching Twilight in her study.

"Hey uhh Twilight. These are for you." She presented the Pansies to Twilight who smiled and kissed her on the forehead before calling Spike to put them in some water. "One more thing. Would you like to...go to dinner with me this evening?"

Twilight smiled and took Sunrise's hoof in her own "I thought you'd never ask." A quick peck later and the two went off to get ready. Sunrise told Twilight they were eating at the fanciest restaurant in town so Twilight knew she needed something a little flashier than usual. She decided a nice gown Rarity had made her awhile ago would fit well along with her crown. Normally she wouldn't flash the princess card in public but this was a special occasion and she felt with some gold earrings it helped complete the look. The gown in question being a striking midnight blue with purple and black accents and twinkling white stars.

Meanwhile Sunrise was comparatively meeker in the fashion department. Her dress was a bright orange with purple and blue streaks custom made for her at Rarity's own design no less and for free. She was expecting a custom dress to cost a small fortune. "Guess it pays to have a friend in the business eheh...I really have to stop talking to myself."

"Really? Because I'm sure Twilight would find it endearing." spoke a snarky voice in the door frame. Starlight walked in "I thought you might want a little help getting ready since this is your first date after all."

Starlight helped her into her dress and gave her a pair of amethyst earrings and a gold neck band. "There, I'm no fashion expert but I'd say you look pretty good."

"Thanks Starlight." She hugged Starlight and for the first time, close proximity to another mare didn't trigger any blushing fits. She had one special mare just for her now.

"Have fun Sunrise. Don't have her out too late, I want her back by midnight." Starlight couldn't help but burst out laughing at her own joke.

The two mares met in the castle foyer and both were amazed at the beauty of one-another.

"Wow Sunrise, I never noticed just how beautiful you were."

"I always admired your beauty Twilight." It was clear Sunrise was in shy mode for the moment and likely the foreseeable future. Not a bad thing Twilight thought to herself, It might make the date more relaxing.

The two reached the Restaurant and were shown their table. After deciding on their food they stared into each other's eyes until the food came, neither of them needing to say a word. The meal was simple yet luxurious and when the dessert menu came they decided to split a large slice of red velvet cake. Unfortunately this led to Twilight getting some on her nose leading to a much more forward Sunrise licking it off causing her to blush profusely.

"Hey, save that for home Sunny, the last thing the press needs is seeing me get licked on the nose."

Sunrise giggled "oh come on Twilight lighten up, I'm your marefriend now, I'm supposed to do things like this."

They took a walk together in the park sitting on a bench while Sunrise rested her head on Twilight who in turn wrapped a wing around her marefriend. They didn't want the night to end. And if Sunrise got her way tonight it wouldnt end there.

After an evening together Twilight assumed Sunrise would want to retire to her own room for a night. But instead found herself being followed back to her room. Something Starlight hadn't seen earlier much to the relief of Sunrise was the special underwear she had on underneath her dress.

The two mares removed their dresses but Sunrise was still left clothed, wearing a lacy black pair of underwear that left little to the imagination and showed off her flank in full view. She swayed with a Sultry step towards the bed and patted beside her. Twilight was at first shocked but then realized this was confident Sunrise and smirked.

Sunrise kissed her marefriend and then spoke softly "y'know Twi, tonight was great but we've been spending so much time together I feel like, I want something more you know? Only if you're comfortable with it though."

Twilight spoke "I think i know what you mean Sunny and if it would make you happy I'll be more than happy to oblige."

The last thing to happen was the removal of the underwear and the two ponies under the covers kissing each other more passionate than ever before, sealing the deal in that special way only lovers truly can.