Sweet Delights

It pierced through fabric, fur, and skin. It slithered all around her, freezing her blood and numbing her to the bone. Her body shivered to produce any form of heat, but it did little to warm her frostbitten body. Winter had arrived and like always it froze Twilight Sparkle to the core. Even here in Manehatten the skyscrapers did little to block the winter’s wail. Twilight did not cope well with the winter months and any solution to warm up was met with obstacles. She exhausted her magic maintaining a heat spell at the Manehatten’s archive, walking did little to warm her as her boots were soaked by the ankle-deep snow and even wearing one of Rarity’s finest winter outfits the windigo-cursed winds always find a chink in the insular padding and stole away any warmth she may had accumulated within. Manehatten’s winter made Ponyville’s one seem tropical in comparison! She did not want to stay out here a moment longer lest her chattering teeth drill themselves into nothing. Yet the street she was walking on had all closed for the evening; the store owners had more sense than her. She would not even be in this city were it not for the mission Princess Celestia had given her. The rumours of ponies disappearing had caused quite the stir in Canterlot and Celestia had a hunch who it was. Demons. Celestia recommended Manehatten’s archive to find the spells to find and defeat them. What Twilight found instead was how the stages of frostbite felt like. Apparently indoor heating was anathema to that archive; She spent hours researching while using up her magic for a heat spell, yet she could not find anything related to what Celestia spoke of. The whole day wasted and all she had to show for it was how to produce snoticle chopsticks in an efficient manner, how disgustingly insightful. She could try and teleport, but with this cold eating at her-- and aforementioned heat spell --she feared she would end up not in her hotel room, but appear in mid-air atop the outdoor pool. Being cold was bad enough, having hypothermia would not be ideal. A sneeze escaped her; the burst of hot air quickly dissolved in the arctic air. Being sick looked to be her fate anyhow if walking to the hotel was her only option. If only she can find anywhere to warm up for just a minute. A sudden glimmer caught her eye: it was a light from a building across the street. ‘Sweet Delights’ said the sign of the building. Was it a sweet shop or café? No matter what it was, getting out of this cold would be ideal right now.

A bell chimed as she entered the building. She sighed as the warm air hugged her frostbitten self. However, she was surprised to see she was the only soul in this haven. Looks like the place was a café: the espresso machine on the counter and the stacks of ceramic cups told as much. The soft lighting blended well with the art deco walls and seating. Quite the antique lodgings, Twilight thought, yet the lack of anypony worried Twilight that the place was about to close.

“H-hello? Are you s-still open” Twilight asked out loud, the cold made her words come out like Fluttershy when her nerves overwhelmed her.

“We are,” Out popped an earth pony from behind the espresso machine, though Twilight wondered how she missed her given the ample assets she had. There must be an agreement with bakeries and baristas that they must have curvaceous figures as this barista rivaled her friend Pinkie Pie’s busty physique. She had Twilight’s tall height, and her red mane shared her shoulder length. Her vanilla cream soft face and bright green eyes could make any customer feel welcome here if they were not first greeted by her ‘healthy’ sized bosom held between her peach winter jumper and green apron-- not that Twilight paid any attention to.

“Welcome to the Sweet Delights.” She took a glimpse of the shaking Twilight and let out a chuckle, “I take it you would like something hot to drink?”

“Y-yes p-p-please! A-a-anything will do,” she rushed quickly to a table that was closest to a radiator. She took off her winter coat and rubbed her thin arms together to produce some heat. She stretched her wings, trying to warm them up and remove the stiffness of being trapped in the damp winter jacket. She will have to go through all this again, tomorrow. she sneezed again and let out a frustrated groan. Finding and fighting these demons would be more preferable than battling a cold.

“Oh my, you’re an Alicorn!” The barista stood before Twilight in all her curvy glory and, to Twilight’s surprise, holding a hot steaming cup of whatever the barista had made. That was fast, though she would not be amused if it was just hot water. “Forgive my manners, Princess,” She bowed as best she could to avoid spilling the steamy beverage, though her breasts could not help but jiggle by the sudden motion.

Twilight let out a chuckle, “I-it’s fine, Miss..?

“Lilly Sweet, your Majesty,” She answered.

“It’s fine, L-lilly, and you can just call me Twi- Twilight. H-h-how much for the drink?”

“Oh don’t worry about that, the hot chocolate is on the house,” Twilight beamed. Hot chocolate was her favourite, although getting it for free because she was an Alicorn Princess did not feel right.

“Y-you don’t ha-have to, I’m perfectly fine p-p-paying for it.”

Lilly waved her free hand, “Nonsense!” She placed the cup onto the table, “besides there are other ways to pay me back, like a good word or...” She trailed off and headed back to the counter; her wide hips and substantial rear swaying left and right. Too intentional to be natural. Twilight groaned inward, she knew the ‘hints’ when she saw them. Being an Alicorn has its perks, being a love interest was not one of them. She shook away the thought. Then again, she could just be overthinking it and the barista could just be teasing. She looked at the contents in her cup: for just being simple hot chocolate the dark coloured liquid looked absolutely divine in her eyes. She brought the cup to her lips and took a sip. Just as the warm liquid touched her lips the sip became desperate gulps as if she went days without water. The taste! To describe the impossible amounts of flavour and texture was folly, but the feeling as the warm liquid went down her gullet felt like she was wrapped in a marshmallow cloud that massaged every part of her body. It took less than a half a second to finish the intoxicating beverage, panting at the exhilaration. Her cheeks grew warm from the experience. What was that ambrosia of a drink?!

“Enjoyed it, didn’t you?” Twilight yelped at the sudden voice of the barista and almost fell off her seat at the sight of her sitting right across the table holding another cup of that delicious drink.

Twilight wanted to say it was the best thing she ever had; how the flavour was amazing and sent her heart a fluttering. What she actually said was, “MORE!” she snatched the cup and with a few big gulps she had it down her gullet, mewing as the warmth spread out over her body again. The giggling from the barista broke Twilight out of her trance, her cheeks grew red again and this time it was not from the drink.

“Sorry, I-I don’t know what came over me.”

Lilly Sweet flicked her hand at the apology, “Oh worry not, Princess. It's actually quite an honour to see you enjoying it so much, and you aren’t the first. There was this one time a customer ordered a dozen just for herself.” Lilly winked at Twilight and she hooked onto the obvious suggestion.

“M-may I?” Twilight tried to hide her begging, her behavior should have worried her, yet the idea of drinking more of that hot chocolate was enough to dissuade her of any concerns.

Lilly nodded and headed for the counter, “But of course, Twilight.” She swooned her body again, tail swinging back and forth. Twilight did not ignore it this time, her face blushing as private thoughts creeped their way in. Lilly does look… nice. Twilight bashed the thought away. Have your drinks, Twi, and leave; you’ve no time for distractions, no matter how sweet that behind loo— NO! Twilight, thankfully, was not distracted with her thoughts for long. Within moments, the earth pony had a batch of that sweet drink ready and on a serving-tray. Twilight gulped in anticipation; an action that should, again, concern her, but delicious drinks were an exception, right? When Lilly placed the tray on the table, Twilight was ready to pounce, but Lilly halted her with a question.

“Before you drink, mind telling me why you are in Manehattan?”

“Research, really.” Twilight answered, mesmerized at the swirling chocolate that begged to be in her belly.

“What kind of research?” Lilly pried.

“I… was looking up Demons.” she said. Wait. why did she say that-

Lilly’s welcoming face faltered into one of seriousness, “What for?”

“There’s… been stories about ponies having been abducted by something. Celestia thinks it is the work of demons… S-sorry, I really shouldn’t be saying this-

“Take another drink, Twilight.” Upon hearing the command she emptied a cup and felt the warmth return to her, melting away any worries she had.

“There. All better now?” Twilight nodded, it was getting hard to think straight, “How long are you planning to be in Manehatten, Twilight?” Twilight gulped, something told her that she should not answer that question, that she should leave and head back to the hotel. Yet the alluring smell of rich chocolate was too much for her to refuse the barista’s question. “A-a… A week” she finally answered.

“Good to know,” Lilly Sweet's eyes leered like that of a predator ready to pounce her prey, “You can drink now.”

Upon saying those words, Twilight went into a freezy: grabbling cup after cup, draining it dry of that thick liquid. With every gulp the warmth rose in Twilight. However, heat was not the only thing growing in the purple Alicorn. Slowly, her modest bosom inflated outward. Her butt and thighs caught up to the expansion as both stretched the fabric of her trousers. Her hips widened and her gut pushed out; bloated with chocolatey goodness and warming fat. Lilly’s smile grew more wicked as she watched the changes happen to the princess who was too lost in gorging herself with liquid chocolate to even be aware of the changes. The start was always fun to witness, but the next part— Oh, the thought of it already made Lilly’s mouth water in anticipation.

When the last cup dropped, Twilight was a panting wreck. Her hair somehow became wild and unruly, her face bright red with arousal and she winced at the tightness of her trousers, her chest area felt snugged also. She let out a sad whine. she wanted more, she needed more.

“Still not satisfied?” Lilly suddenly spoke again only this time she was behind Twilight, her mouth dangerously close to her ear. “How about we go somewhere more… private and sort that out?” she nipped Twilight’s ear, the playfulness was clear to even the haze-minded mare to what Lilly had in mind— little did she know it was far more than that. Twilight whined again, the voice inside her subconscious rang alarm bells at the danger she was in; that she had been ensnared in a trap the moment she took a sip of that hot chocolate! But the warnings were drowned in a sea of need: a need to drink more of that sweet chocolate… as well as something more primal. Twilight merely nodded yes to the barista. Lilly’s eyes turned red as a magical circle appeared on the floor below them. In a flash of bright red the two vanished with only the circle remaining. Then it started fading away in the beats like that of a heartbeat.