Equestria Handyman

Six months after starting serving the crown at night

“Here is all your paperwork you wanted me to classify Princess.” Mark tells Celestia with neutrality as he left the mountain of papers on her desk as she was currently reading some document.

“Huh?” She looked up slightly startled to see all the papers in order. “Oh I see, thank you young Mark.”

“I also brought your dry cleaning, finished polishing your jewelry, and the castle armors, organised your schedule and got the present you ask me to get for Luna’s upcoming birthday.”

“Very good, thanks for assisting young Mark.” She replied with a calm smile nodded once before she returned to reading the documents. “That will be all, you are dismissed.”

“Good” He slammed his palms against the desk, frightened her slightly at the action and made her look at him with his glaring eyes “ Because we need to talk, and I’m not leaving or letting you push another ridiculous task to avoid the subject Celestia. Now is my turn to talk.”

She remained emotionless at his defiance before she sighed and put the papers away. “And I thought by now you had already learned your lesson.” She shook her head in disappointment.

“Bullshit!” He yelled at her, surprising the princess at his foul mouth as he pointed an accusing finger at her. “If anyone needs to learn a lesson here is you, you overgrown brat!”

That got a reaction as she slowly glared back at him “I’m gonna pretend that you only said that because of the stress and will give you the chance to apologize once you are done venting. You wanna talk? Ok, let's talk, what is getting you all riled up Mark?”

“You and your hypocrisy! That is what is making me so mad right now” He replied without missing a beat.

“Excuse me?” She asked/warned him as she stood up and extended her wings in an imposing and intimidating manner, yet Mark remained firm and just kept glaring at her.

“You heard me, Celestia” He went and approached her balcony pointing at the city below. “When we first talked about Twilight you said you were basically tired of being a ruler, that you couldn’t wait to pass the crown and live a simple life, dragging your sister along wherever she wanted to or not, but you know what I haven’t seen once ever since you made your chore boy? A tired princess! Every day, every moment you have been the princess I have seen you work with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. So don’t go and tell me you want to stop being a princess because that's just a straight off lie!”

“That is called putting on a facade.” She defended herself.

“Oh please Celestia you couldn’t act to save your life, I know what I saw, if you truly wanted to stop being the princess you at the very least would have the decency to talk it over with your sister which you never once did. So cut the crap and tell me already! What was it? What is the real reason why you didn’t want to be a princess anymore?”

He could see her horn glow as her anger kept boiling. “Oh here we go, resorting to your magic because you know I’m right and you don’t want to tell me what is the real problem, you know what? Do it! Send me to the moon! Smite me, but know that in doing so you will only be proving that I was and will always be right and that will be burned into your conscience!”

Her horn started glowing as she made her hands into fist and started to shake them for how angry she is now. “What right do you have to judge my decisions?! You are not my subject! You are not even part of Equestria, you are only an alien from another universe stuck here! Who isn’t spending the rest of his miserable life in a dungeon thanks only because of the kindness of my heart!” She yells getting closer to him. “A full grown up human with the personality of a teenager wanting to rebel against any authority figure!”

“And you are just a stubborn spoiled preteen trapped in the body of an ancient Greek goddess throwing a sissy fit whenever someone tells her no! Refusing to listen to others' ideas simply because she didn’t think about them before!” Mark replied in kind as he advanced toward her, both throwing daggers at each other with their eyes, as they kept advancing until they were practically in front of the other, as their faces kept getting closer, until out of the blue both their eyes went wide in complete and utter shock when they realized how their lips were now connected. Not only that but neither of them was completely sure when or how long were they like that.

Breaking apart and turning around both keep their faces down still processing what just transpired, as the silence in the room suddenly became really awkward. “I’m sorry.” It was Mark who finally broke the silence “I don’t know what just came over me.”

“It's ok! I mean it’s probably that we were just simply tired.”

“Yeah extremely tired, that was probably it. Sorry for calling you a brat, that was mostly the heat of the moment.”

“I understand, I didn’t actually mean it when I said you would be living in a dungeon. I would never do such a horrible thing not even to criminals so even less someone that didn’t do anything wrong.” She confessed in guilt.

“I know you wouldn’t, you are not a tyrant and you will always see the good in everyone.”

“Thanks also sorry for calling you a teenager”

“Not that you weren’t that far off, it's something I have always struggled with since I was thirteen, especially when it comes to romance…” He stopped himself and looked back at her doing pretty much the same, until their eyes met and they looked away once more with blushes in their faces.

“Anyway, Ce…Princess Celestia, I really think you should consider what I’m saying, you are an extraordinary princess and it is clear how much you love your job, why retire? And why give the country to someone else other than your sister?”

“Mark, it’s not that simple.” Celestia finally replied in melancholy.

“Then let's talk about it ok? And if not with me, at least with Luna, you still owe her an explanation and an opinion. I have talked with her and nothing would make her happy than to get more involved with the country.” Mark tried to reason with her, causing her to sigh and nod.

“I can do that.” She finally relented and nodded making him smile. “Thank you Celestia, that is all I ask you to do.” They both turned to look at one another and smiled for a moment before getting nervous again and walked away. “A…anyway goodnight princess.”

“Goodnight young Mark” They wave at each other and nearly trip over objects behind them until Mark leaves and the princess sat on her bed letting go of a breath she didn’t know she was holding.

How did that even happen? How long did it last? I…I even enjoyed it. A lot, but why? I mean seriously what just happened?

She kept pondering the action wondering how that kiss happened in the first place as she touched her lips, as well as to why all the anger she had toward Mark was evaporating and turning into something else.

Back at the present

Opening the door of his house Mark was mildly surprised when he saw Milky Way wearing a brown trenchcoat, some sunglasses and a big blue hat to hide her identity as much as possible.

“Milky?” Mark looks at her confused and with a raised eyebrow at her cloth choices.

“Hi Mark, could I come in?” She asked nervously as she looked around like she was fearing that someone was following her.

“Ah sure, come in.” He steps aside and lets her walk inside before closing the door behind her.

“So sorry for this I bet you are wondering why I’m wearing all of this?” She asked him as she took off the sunglasses, hat and trenchcoat and put them on a nearby sofa, revealing a simple semi formal button shirt with short sleeves and a long green skirt.

“It came to mind, yeah, what happened? Is someone following you?” Mark asks in worry, as she nods.

“Kind of, but don’t worry it is nothing very serious. I just wanted to avoid my cousin and her relentless questions on how my date went and when will be the next one.” She clarified in exasperation.

“Your cousin?…Rarity?” He guessed.

“Bon Bon actually, she found out about our date and now she and her wife have been pestering me about it, and I’m not exactly in the mood to give them more material to work with, so that is why I snuck in so we could talk.” Milky explains as she sat next to her trench coat.

“Ah ok that explains, the trench coat I mean, I had no idea Bon Bon was your cousin though.” Mark replied as he sat on the sofa chair in front of her. “And sure, what would you like to talk about?”

“Well mostly, I wanted to talk about that kiss from last night and ask, exactly what was that?”

“What do you mean?”

“Mark, when I gave you that kiss I intended to be a quick peck and then be done with it, how exactly did you manage to turn that into a full blown make out session?” She asks with a raised eyebrow.

He sighs and looks down. “I was really counting that it was just a coincidence, but it just keeps happening.” He looks up to see her raising an eyebrow at the comment. “Don’t worry, it’s nothing bad I promise, just something that happen with me and some special friends of mine.”

“I see so you are not that clueless about our world as I originally thought eh?” She ask while crossing her arms.

“Please don’t misunderstand, yes I have a friend with benefits relationship with a couple of friends…friend I think” He looks up deep in thought. “One was more like a sort of gift, the other it was more like helping them out and the other…no that one is a clear example.”

“Mark, you are going off topic here.” Milky warns him starting to get irked by the sudden side track.

“Right, sorry, sorry. Anyway what happened back there is like a sort of power of mine one I do subconsciously, according to all the friends I have been intimate with, I have this sort of six sense of knowing how to really please a mare, if you know what I mean. I swear it is not on purpose it just simply happens, and like I said. I was really hoping that my friends were just exaggerating or just wanted to boost my confidence when they told me about it.”

He looks down in shame. “If that makes you uncomfortable in any way, I’m deeply sorry, trust me when I say that the last thing I wanted is to put you in that kind of position.”

She sighs and looks down. “It will take some time getting used to.”

The reply takes him completely off guard as he looks at her in surprise, as she smiles at him. “Mark, I told you all I ever wanted, what my friends and I were looking for, was a nice stallion that treated us right, and didn’t view us just as a piece of meat. And that is exactly what you just proved to me. Back at the hotel after you kissed me, all you needed to do was ask me to take you to my room and I would have complied. Heck! You could have taken all three of us if you so wanted and yet you restrained yourself, you respect my wishes to the very end! You truly are the stallion I have been looking for.”

He gets a bit flustered at the compliment as she grabs his hand. “Now I really want to have that second date with you. That is of course if you are still interested.”

“Of course! Nothing would make me happier.” He exclaimed with a little bit more enthusiasm that he would have liked surprising her slightly as he sighs in embarrassment “Right off the bat I should also warn you, I have a very juvenile way of thinking, it's something I have been struggling with since I hit 13. I swear I’m trying to change that, but you will need to be patient with me.”

“Mark, did you really meet Surprise a couple of days ago?” She asks him with a deadpan look. “If I can handle her I can handle that teenager brain of yours.”

“Ok point taken.” He replies with a chuckle. “Now I understand better why we get along so easily.”

“Oh Ihave an idea, and hey now that I know this.” She grabs his hand. “It means that when we are ready to take that step, it will feel way better than we could only imagine.”

“Milky?” He looks at her in surprise as she goes and kisses his cheek.

“Not now, it would be way too soon, and I would like us to work on our relationship more before that, but it won’t take too long and when the time comes…oh it will be so glorious.” She physically shivers at the mental image.

“S…sure of course, I can picture that! Plus doing so would be the logical thing to do, and I will stop sleeping with my special friends too”

“What? Why would you do something so cruel?” Milky asks him mortified at that comment, taking him completely off guard.

“Ah what?”

“Oh right, another human thing right?” She asks once she manages to calm down as he merely nods. “Mark, just because we start a relationship doesn’t mean you have to end your friendship either. I mean do you want me to break mine with Umbral and Surprise?”

“Well of course not, that would only be mean, and you have the right to be with them.” He immediately tells and moments later it lands on him what she really meant.

“Wait, you three are…?!” She chuckles and silences him with a quick peck on the lips “We are really close friends, I more than understand what you are doing with yours, so no more talk about ending those friendships ok?”

“Ok,” Mark replied, still processing how Milky was basically telling him to continue sleeping with Celestia. “Wait, does that mean I’m technically dating them as well now?”

“Well like Umbral said, play your cards right and you might be, but for now I should be going before Bon Bon finds me.” She mentions putting on her disguise back on. “Talk to you later?”

“Sure I will call in the evening, take care, Milky, and thanks for giving us a chance.” He replies finally managing to calm down although internally he was still processing all that new information.

“Well what can I say? You really knew how to sell the idea.” She jokes before leaving as Mark closes the door and exhales in relief and slightly proud.

I did it, I’m not 100% sure but I think I got myself a marefriend! I need to tell Celly!