Who Is That?

I rolled onto my stomach and sighed contently pulling the blankets around me. Applejack may call it lazy, but I always stay in bed on the weekends until twelve or so. I love my bed and that means here too in Equestria. Nothing compares to soft sheets and blankets, especially when they’re warm and the magic I’ve used on them kept them warm all night. Damn near felt like a burrito almost.

“Are you awake?” Twilight asked outside the door and I groaned. “What?”

“Unfortunately. I’ve been up since ten,” I grumbled and rolled onto my back and covered my eyes with a hoof followed by a wince. I yanked the curtains closed with my magic and took a sip of my water I had on the nightstand. “Don’t ask what I’ve been doing.”

“Now I feel like I should ask,” Twilight mused and I snorted a laugh. “Do I need to wash the sheets or something?”

“Twilight!” I snapped and sat up. I had expected her to be last of all ponies to imply I was doing that of all things. I expected that from Pinkie or honestly, Fluttershy. She acts shy but she’s the most dirty minded of us all. I remember the time we played cards against humanity and Jesus, I learned things that night I never expected to. “No, you don’t. I wasn’t doing anything crazy. Lordy, I never expected that to come from your mouth.”

“Don’t underestimate me,” Twilight teased and I imagined her sticking her tongue out at me. “Anyway, Rarity and Fluttershy are both here. They asked if you wanted to come to the spa with them. I left you a bag of bits in your saddlebags on the table. Go explore the town. Or you can help me restock the library. It’s gonna be so much fun Sunset, you’d love it.”

My eyes widened at the implication. That sounded the opposite of my idea of a good time. Well, guess my choice was already made.

I bit into my foreleg to stifle a moan as I felt Aloe or Lotus continue working out the tension of my lower back. I didn’t really know who was who, they been seemed really similar and I only saw them briefly before I was laying on my stomach.

“You are very tense miss,” Spa One said. I didn’t really remember who was so I’m just gonna call them Spa One and Spa Two for now.

“I guess I am. Life is stressful at times, Aloe,” I admitted and sighed again as she let out a faint laughing sound.

“I’m Lotus. Easy mistake to make. We do sound fairly similar. We are twins after all. We do everything together,” Lotus explained and pressed her hoof higher up my back. “My sister is with Miss Rarity and Miss Fluttershy. Do you want me to file you horn Miss Sunset?”

“Sunset is fine. Don’t gotta keep calling me miss- oh that feels really good- and sure, why not?” I shrugged to the best of ability. I was more grateful it was her and not Bulk Biceps giving me a massage. He seems like he’d easily break my spine in two and then I’d be dead. I personally prefer my spine being in one piece, not a million small ones. “So where are you from? That accent isn’t one like I heard around here.”

“Stalliongrad. My sister and I moved to Ponyville to pursue our dreams of opening a spa. Our grandma had a spa here and she got too old to keep it up so we scraped the bits together to get Aloe here first and then she worked a few odds till we could afford to send me over here,” Lotus explained as I nodded. “You may sit up now.”

I sat up and stretched slowly as she bit onto the handle of a horn filer and slowly rubbed it against my horn as I bit my lip after a moan escaped my throat.

“Sorry,” I mumbled and she smirked slightly. “Horns are sensitive.”

“I know. Most unicorns that come in here make various sorts of noises once I get to their horns. Sea Swirl is one of the loudest. At least you aren’t a stallion. The last one well, finished to me filing his horn,” Lotus answered with a blush and I snickered.

“Ah. Musta been unexpected. What’s the cleanup fee?” I asked with a smirk.

“I had to shower.”

I paused and stared with wide eyes as her cheeks turned a brighter red as I gave a low laugh.

“Oh, I see. You have my sincere apologies,” I teased and patted her shoulder before she turned to put the filer away. “Thanks for this. I didn’t even realize how much I needed this.”

“Anytime. I believe Miss Rarity and Miss Fluttershy are done with their normal treatments. Right this way Miss- er Sunset.”

I took a shaky step as she caught me in her hooves. She was surprisingly stronger than she looked but I guess that’s to be expected. I assume she had to occasionally lift heavy items here.

I followed her out the small room once I was able to walk straight where Rarity and Fluttershy were laying on their backs with mud or something on their faces. I don’t really go out to spas often, if at all. It’s not really my thing but I’d come back if Lotus was here.

“Hello darling,” Rarity said as she levitated some cucumbers off her eyes. I’ve never really understood that whole cucumbers over your eyes things. “Done already?”

“Yeah. Why do you two have cucumbers on your eyes exactly? Doesn’t that feel uncomfortable or something?”

“Because cucumbers have many benefits for your skin. Cucumbers are high in water content and contain acids that hydrate the skin. Cucumbers can also reduce swelling and puffiness while stimulating blood flow to the skin and are rich in vitamin C and folic acid, which can stimulate new cell growth and help your skin fight off environmental toxins,” Aloe explained with a smile as she continued giving Fluttershy a hooficure. “Cucumbers contain minerals like silica, potassium, and magnesium as well.”

“We chill them in our fridge and cut them ourselves. We throw them in the compost bin every night out back,” Lotus chimed in. “We originally debated cleaning them and donating them to less fortunate ponies but that’d be disgusting.”

“Spikey eats them often,” Rarity said with a grimace as Aloe and Lotus wiped the mud off the other twos faces.

“Oh.”

I shifted on my hooves as I watched Rarity follow Aloe to a counter and levitated some bits onto the counter with a small smile.

“This way,” Fluttershy gestured to the front door and I nodded with a flat expression.

“Uh huh- oh sweet Celestia,” I covered my eyes with a wince at the sun. “Bright out today.”

“Mhm.”

I watched Rarity stretch out slightly before trotting alongside us.

“So darling, anywhere else you wish to go?” Rarity asked with a smile as I continued looking around curiously. It was a pretty nice town, I’d been out for about thirty minutes before they had taken me to the spa.

“This is gonna sounds childish but ice cream,” I admitted and crossed my forelegs. “I love me some mint ice cream.”

“I could for some ice cream,” Fluttershy agreed with a faint smile. “I like vanilla.”

I sat at a table with Rarity and Fluttershy as I levitated a spoon into my mouth. They may have not had any mint in stock but Trotverse cherry fudge is just as good. And naturally, Pinkie somehow knew I’d ask for it.

“Sunset?”

“Yes Fluttershy?” My spoon hovered halfway to my mouth as Fluttershy and Rarity both giggled.

“You have something on your muzzle dear,” Rarity levitated a mirror from the counter up to my face and I stared at my mirror. I had ice cream all over my muzzle. “Here, have a wash cloth. The Cakes keep them at all the tables after the Sweetie Belle and Button Mash ice cream incident.”

I decided not to question that as I started wiping my muzzle off with a blush.

“Hey Sunset,” Cloudchaser snickered as she and Flitter trotted past. “You uh, got some ice cream on your muzzle still.”

I slammed my head into the table in response as Rarity chuckled.