Undisclosed Desires
by Peppy Cloppingskull
Chapter 01.02

Twilight grimaced as the lingering scent of her arousal flowed past her and out the balcony window, the pungent odor almost strong enough to overwhelm her sense. “Well, at least Rarity and Spike didn’t finish early. That would have been a bit hard to explain to the little guy.” She took a deep breath of the fresh summer air and smiled. “Well, I might as well go and do something! No need to waste such a beautiful day moping about.”

With a flick of her magic, the young librarian pulled the star-speckled drapes back over the balcony window and trotted downstairs and out the front door, locking it on the way past. Without any specific destination in mind, Twilight sauntered down Ponyville’s busy streets, smiling and greeting her fellow ponies in passing, until she stood before the brightly colored confectionary shop and its intimidatingly aromatic aura. She hesitated for a moment, debating on whether or not her lunch had been enough before her stomach protested against her rational mind. “Of course you’d want more food. Well, I guess a cupcake couldn’t hurt... and it definitely smells as delicious as usual.”

With her stomach’s second urging, Twilight strode through the shop’s door, her arrival announced by the tinkling of the door bell. “Oh! Hello, dearie! How are you today?”

Twilight smiled at the plump mare monitoring the counter as she trotted close. “Hi, Mrs. Cake. I’m doing fine. Just a little bit hungry, is all.” Almost on cue, her stomach grumbled setting the mare into a crimson blush. “Eheh.... Maybe I’m more than a little hungry, but it won’t be long till dinner. May I get a double chocolate chip cupcake?”

“Of course! Just give me one moment.”

With that, the pink frosting-maned pony trotted off into the kitchen leaving Twilight to gaze about. The unicorn paused when she noticed a distinct lack of a couple somethings. “Are Pinkie and Mr. Cake gone today? It’s awfully quiet.”

Cupcake poked her head through the kitchen’s door and nodded quickly. “Oh, yes. Carrot is taking the twins to visit family in Manehattan, so I’m having Pinkie make the deliveries for me.” She smiled brightly and trotted back out to the counter with Twilight’s dark confection in tow. “You know. Could I ask you for a favor, Twilight?”

The lavender mare blinked at the sudden request, having been distracted by the mouthwatering treat before her, but quickly nodded her affirmation. “Well, in my rush to get Pinkie out with the orders for this evening, I forgot that Miss Cheerilee was having a late session with some of her students and that she had ordered a large batch of muffins. Could you be a dear and take these over to her? I’ll make that and your next order on the house!”

Twilight chuckled and took up her cupcake and a small, white box of muffins in her magic. “Sure, I’ll take them. You don’t have to worry about paying me back, either. I’m certain this will be,” she took a bite out of the chocolatey cake and fought back a moan. “Oh, that’s definitely payment enough.” She wasted no time in taking another chunk of sugary goodness into her mouth before nodding to the store’s benefactor and turning to leave.

“Thank you, Twilight! Have a nice day, dear, and I’ll be sure to credit you for next time, too!”

She smiled as she stepped back into the afternoon sun, her once dark mood now brightened significantly. Another deep breath filled her lungs, this one filled with the sweetness of baked goods, as she started the short journey to the town’s sole schoolhouse.

She allowed her mind to wander as her hoofsteps mingled with those of the ponies around her and found her thoughts drifting back to the gaggle of foals. The way they laughed, their carefree nature, how their tiny flanks would ripple with the faint bit of childhood chubbiness; everything about them was amazing. But I still can’t be with any of them....

Twilight stopped mid-step and stamped a hoof. No! You’re in too good of a mood to let it go to waste like that! You’re going to march right over to Cheerilee’s schoolhouse, deliver the muffins, and maybe hang around to have some fun! She nodded firmly, tightening her magical grip on the muffins, and resumed her brisk walk. Besides, it’s not like it’s illegal.

The lavender unicorn nearly tripped over a loose stone as the last lingering bit of her thoughts finally registered in her mind, but a quick stumble and skilled use of magic saved herself and the delicate confections she was delivering. It’s.... It’s not illegal, is it? The mare nearly squealed in delight at the sudden revelation, but years of practicing self-control saved her from further embarrassment. Sure, I'll have to research and make sure, but if it's true...!

She quickly recovered her pace and even began to gain speed as the bright red school building popped into view when she turned the corner. Even from this distance, she could hear the cheerful laughter of the schoolfoals as they played about the schoolyard and it only served to improve her mood. With her destination in sight and the chance to talk with the gathering of fillies and their teacher, Twilight quickly closed the distance to the front door.

Before she even had the chance to knock, the school's door was flung open and from the threshold raced a trio of fillies who promptly tackled her to the ground. “Hi, Twilight!”

The unicorn’s ears rang from the excessive exclamation, but Twilight couldn’t bring herself to scold the band of friends. “Hey, girls. I’m guessing you’re here for Cheerilee’s extra lessons?” She was met with fervent nodding from the three crusaders currently crushing her stomach. “How did you know I was coming, though?”

“We saw you from the window!” Scootaloo pointed to a window just beside the doorway, then looked up at the floating box as expectantly as her friends. “So, are those for us? Cheerilee said she ordered muffins, so those have to be them!”

“Oh, can we please have one now? We promise we won’t tell anypony!”

“Yeah! We ain’t gonna tell nopony!”

Twilight almost caved as the trio of large watery eyes assaulted her senses, but a soft cough drew all four ponies’ attention back towards the mulberry mare standing in the doorway. “Now girls, you know better than to be greedy like that. You’ll all get some muffins when everypony has the chance together.” A collective moan of dismay echoed from each of the crusaders as they climbed off of their escaped prey. “Why don’t you go collect the other fillies so we can get started, hmm?”

“Yes, Miss Cheerilee.”

The librarian sighed in relief as the treacherous trio raced off, screaming about pony wrangling cutie marks, and, with a little help from the flower-flanked teacher, she was back on her hooves. “Thanks for the save there, Cheerilee. You would have been down three treats if you hadn’t stepped in when you did.”

“Oh, it’s my pleasure, Twilight. Those three can really be such a hoofful, but they’re good fillies at heart. I really hope you aren’t upset with them for ambushing you like that.”

The schoolteacher glanced worried at the unicorn, but Twilight brushed off her concern with a smile. “No, I’m fine. I love fillies, after all.” She froze as the last words escaped her lips, mentally smashing her skull into a wall for letting something slip so casually due to her wonderful mood, but her fears were soon proven to be baseless as Cheerilee just laughed.

“They’re wonderful, aren’t they? I love all of the foals, after all. There’s just something magical about being such an important figure in the lives of ponies and helping them become the mares and stallions they aspire to be.” She chuckled again and motioned to the floating goodie box. “Mrs. Cake forgot to send my order with Pinkie, didn’t she?”

“Oh, yeah. She asked me to bring it in return for a free cupcake and who am I to refuse such a great offer?” Twilight grinned and set the box on the teacher’s desk before taking a chance to look around and relive the wonderful moments of her times in school barring magical kindergarten. “What are you going to be teaching today?”

“Oh, just sex ed. It’s getting to be that time of year, after all and we have to make sure the fillies and colts that are coming into that age are prepared for it.” She sighed softly and turned to Twilight, but paused at the stricken look on the mare’s face. “Twilight? Are you okay? You aren’t hurt from the fall are you?”

The librarian shook her head, snapping herself out of the stupor she was in. “Fine! I’m fine! Sorry, just got a little distracted is all.” She chuckled nervously as she scratched her head and glanced through the window to the incoming foals. Oh, horseapples! I don’t know if I can do this! There’s just too much to risk and I haven’t even confirmed if it was-

“Oh, I know! Why don’t you stay and help? I’m sure the fillies could benefit from your knowledge and it always helps to have another set of hooves on the job.”

Cheerilee beamed happily as Twilight’s eyes darted around the room, hoping for a chance to escape until the room was flooded with the rapping of dozens of tiny hooves on wood floor and sealing her fate. “S-sure.... I’d love to help.” Her grin stretched as widely as it could, carefully masking the panic that was currently racing through her bloodstream.

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Author's Note

Author's Notes: Another one out with the swiftness. It's only short 'cause it is supposed to be (plus I wanted to get it out today since it would improve on the already minimal first chapter). Hope you enjoy the awkward set-up that is going to be brought about shortly. Anyhoof, let's see if you can guess who the first fillies are gonna be. Leave a guess down below.