Tenacious Love

CHAPTER SIX

A RELATIONSHIP

   After an entire day of learning new skills of combat from both Bubblecut and Wild Animal, Tenacity was sitting alone at the table thinking about what she had done this morning. She was smiling at the fact because it gave her a large amount of energy from the mare, but she also felt a little regret from the kiss because ever since they left Canterlot, Bubblecut never spoke a word. Not even to Wild.

   Bubblecut was locked in her room, the classical music sounding through the closed door. Tenacity didn't know what she was doing in there, other then the fact that every now and again she would feel energy coming from the mare. The door slowly opened and Bubblecut's mane was visible for a minute before she poked her head out to find the changeling sitting at the table waiting for her. She came out of her room slowly, dragging her hooves along the floor until she got to the table and sat down next to Tenacity.

   "Hey girlfriend." Tenacity chimed with a smile.

   "Shut up for a minute." Bubblecut said calmly. Tenacity only smiled as her response. Bubblecut met the changeling's eyes with a mixed expression. "Look... I've always thought I would find a good stallion to care for me, but..." she trailed off as she looked away.

   "Go on." Tenacity encouraged. Bubblecut looked back at the changeling.

   "No stallion I've met has appealed to me." Bubblecut continued. "When you kissed me..."

   "It felt better then anypony else, right?" Tenacity asked. Bubblecut nodded with pink cheeks. Tenacity only smiled as she anticipated the next question. "I've been with enough relationships to know theses things, hun. I don't need to be a changeling to know you like me."

   "Shut up." Bubblecut said with a shake of her head. Tenacity giggled at this and reached a hoof up to Bubblecut's cheek, causing her blush to deepen.

   "Tenacity, I've never considered being with another mare..." Bubblecut admitted.

   "So?" Tenacity replied.

   "Don't do that." Bubblecut ordered. "I was raised right. Filly fooling is something my parents strongly advised against. I have no doubt they would disown me if I became one."

   "They don't have to know." Tenacity offered.

   "I've never lied to my parents." Bubblecut said. "They even know I'm a member of the Defenders, and that group is a 'secret' organisation."

   "C'mon, Bubbles." Tenacity said. "I'm a changeling and can be who ever you want me to be, and your parents need never know." Bubblecut looked into the changeling's eyes with a pleading look.

   "Tenacity..."

   "Just shut up and admit you love me." Tenacity ordered. Bubblecut blushed and started to look away, but was forced to face the changeling with a hoof on each of her cheeks. "If it helps, I don't think of you as food, or a source of energy." Bubblecut arched a brow. "C'mon. You find me in the forest and ignore the perfect opportunity to kill me. You take me into your home, as a prisoner at first, and accept me as a friend. Feed me in both eatable food and love energy. All of this with the knowledge that I'm a changeling and you still don't think of me as a threat. How can I think of you as food after all that?" Bubblecut couldn't help but smile at this speech.

   "Tenacity, this scares me..." Bubblecut said.

   "How do you think I felt when you took me to your princess earlier?" Tenacity asked. "New things can be frightening, girlfriend." Bubblecut continued to look uncertain about this as Tenacity looked into her eyes. There was a long pause as they stared into each others eyes before Tenacity finally made a move and pulled Bubblecut closer to until there lips met for the second time today. Bubblecut gave no resistance as she let her eyes close and lean in with a hum.

   This was so wrong, and yet it felt so right. Bubblecut was actually enjoying their kiss as she wrapped her forelegs around the changeling. Tenacity was enjoying the kiss, too, as she moved her hooves around the mares waist and pulled her in, receiving the energy from the pony's growing love for her.

   They parted their lips and stared at each other again. Tenacity had a smile on her face while Bubblecut looked as if she was processing what she had just done, then after a minute she leaned in and their lips met again with more passion.

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   Bubblecut woke up the next morning in her bed, facing the window with a smile on her face. She looked down and found a holy, black hoof wrapped around her waist that was attached to a still sleeping Tenacity behind her. She looked back and saw Tenacity with a smile on her face as she slept peacefully.

   She smiled and returned her gase to the window of her bedroom and let out a happy sigh. She knew she would most likely regret what she did in the near future, but she didn't care. She was happy. More happy then she had ever been with any other pony she had ever met, and she loved that fact.

   Soon she felt the hoof around her stir and a hum coming from the changeling behind her. She closed her eyes and layed there as Tenacity woke up with a yawn and soon felt her lean over her and kissed her on the cheek. Bubblecut looked up at the changeling and smiled at her.

   "Good morning, girlfriend." Tenacity said.

   "Good morning, Tenacity." Bubblecut returned.

   Tenacity leaned down and planted a kiss to her new marefirend's lips with a happy hum as Bubblecut placed a hoof on her cheek. When things got a little to exciting, Bubblecut pushed Tenacity away with a shake of her head.

   "What?" Tenacity asked with a giggle. "You loved it last night."

   "And, once in a while is fine, just don't go overboard." Bubblecut said. Tenacity pouted at the white mare, earning a simple kiss from her. Tenacity gave a happy hum at this then turned her focus to the scar over Bubblecut's eye and tenderly kissed it. The two got up from the bed and left the room to begin the day by cooking breakfast and waiting for the inevitable arrival of their crazy friend, Wild Animal.