I walk into the library, frowning in concern as I run the odd request through my mind once more.

Meet us at the library tonight. Come alone. Signed, the girls.

I shake my head. I had found the note pinned to Peter's hospital door as I was leaving his room. It just doesn't make any sense - why would they want to meet me alone?

"Hello?" I call out, looking around the emtpy lobby. I hear a silent gasp, and I feel a chill travelling down my spine. "Anypony there?"

"We're up here, Rainbow!" I hear Twilight shout. I nod, and with a few flaps of my powerful wings, I'm on the second floor landing, frowning at my friends in confusion.

"Uh, what's up?" I ask, looking between them and how they're seated in some sort of circle. Twilight motions towards a cushion with a hoof.

"Take a seat, Rainbow Dash," she suggests, softly.

I gulp as I do so. This is not going to go well...

"Look, I admit it - I stole a keg of Applejack's cider, alright? Please, don't be too mad at me - I left forty bits in her bookshelf!"

"That was you!?" Applejack demands, standing in frustration. "Ah thought it was Apple Bloom, tryin' to get her Cutie Mark in thievery! Again..." She quickly changes the subject. "Ah had no idea - and, where, exactly, did you leave those forty bits?"

"With your 'special magazines'," I respond, smirking at her as I say that. She flushes red as she begins to stammer.

"How d'you know 'bout those!?"

"We're best friends," I remind her, matter-of-factly. "I know everything about you."

"Okay, while I enjoy the gossip, could we get onto the main point?" Rarity asks, her own cheeks flushed a bit at the topic of "special magazines". I wonder if she has any of her own...

"Yeah! Like how Dashie had alien sex with Peter the Alien!" Pinkie Pie squeals, grinning as she bounces in her seat. "Did he grow tentacles!? Was it slimey and steamy!?"

I blush, and silently thank Celestia as Twilight harshly shushes Pinkie Pie. "Uh, no...none of that happened, Pinkie," I mutter, my blush growing as I begin to feel uncomfortable. Is this really what they brought me here to talk about?

"Well, what did happen?" Rarity asks, her voice peaking a bit. "I'll admit that it's an unsavory topic, but it's one that I'm curious about. It's not every day your friend makes a friend a lover!~"

I blush more, and frown as I look around. "Hey, uh...are you sure Spike should be allowed to hear this?" I ask.

"He's up in Canterlot," Twilight informs me. "Come on, Rainbow - stop avoiding the question. That's completely unlike you."

I gulp, sweat rolling down my forehead as I stare at each one of them in turn. I decide to turn to anger to get them to back off. "Hey, why d'you wanna know, anyway!? LIke you care about what it was like with Peter - you were about to arrest him a few days ago!"

"Rainbow, please calm down," Fluttershy says, softly. I sigh as she continues. "We know it was your...first time. Would you mind explaining to us...what happened? We would really like to know..."

I shudder a bit at the prospect. "Guys, this is making me feel super uncomfortable," I finally announce, shifting my hooves on the pillow in anxiety.

"Why? There's nothin' to be afraid of!" Applejack cries as she wraps a hoof around my shoulder. "None of us have ever made love before! We jus' wanna know what it's like!"

I raise my eyebrows at Applejack. "You've never had sex before?" I ask, unable to believe what I'm hearing.

"Nope!" She cries with a grin. "Ah guess ya' beat me to it, didn't ya'?"

I scowl as I toss her arm off of me, forgetting that I'm surrounded by my friends as I lose myself in my passionate beliefs. "I did not beat you to it, Applejack! Making love isn't a competition - it's an intimate connection between a mare and a stallion, and it's one that's more than just some sort of accomplishment! What I did with Peter wasn't just to lose my virginity first - it was because I wanted to be close to him, and as we were making love, I realized just how much I love him!" Applejack sits back down on her cushion, her mouth hanging open as I shout her down. "And not only that, but you have the nerve to disgrace something like that by making it into a competition!? I like to compeete, but when it comes to this - I've always had firm beliefs about this, Applejack. You migh not know, but I do. I believe that when a mare and a stallion make love, it's not just some sort of act - it's a promise. It makes a bond of emotional connection that should never be broken, ever!"

A hoof on my side brings me back into reality with a jump. I turn, and see that Fluttershy is timidly attempting to calm me down as the rest of the girls stare on in shock. I realize that their necks are craned, and that I'm about three feet in the air. I plop back down on the cushion, my wings snapping shut as I try to shrink into myself, blushing in shame.

"Sorry," I mutter, unable to make eye contact with them as I expertly hide my eyes behind my mane - just like Fluttershy does.

I look up in surprise as I hear clapping. Rarity is slapping her hooves together in a slow manner, and is slowly picking up the pace, her eyes tearing up as she does so. When she realizes that nopony is joining in, she stops clapping, letting the atmosphere settle back to an awkward silence.

"Sugarcube," Applejack finally begins, "Ah...Ah didn't know," she says softly. "Ah...if Ah knew ya' felt that way about makin' love..." She shakes her head, and gives me a small smile. "Shoot, Ah can't help but have a boatload o' respect fer' ya' after that. Hearin' that ya' value relationships like that is, well...reassurin', to say th' least. Just t' know that yer' not some slutty jock..."

"You thought I was a slut!?" I demand, my humility forgotten as I spin around to face her, my teeth bared in a growl. Applejack laughs awkwardly as she holds up her hooves in surrender.

"Uh...maybe?" She mutters, grinning at me in an attempt to appease my rage. I prepare to slap her when I hear Rarity clearing her throat.

"To be fair, darling...we all did," she announces. "At least...to a certain degree...seeing as how you're so physically active, and, well...your body is rather slim...but in any case, with your personality, I believed that you would act rather promiscuous - in search of something 'awesome'."

I shake my head in dissapointment. "Never!" I respond, vehemently. "I know that once you make love with a pony, you become super emotionally attached - I've seen it in the poor guys Gilda bucked." Rarity gasps at the fowl language, but I keep on going. "When I saw how devestated they were that she wanted nothing to do with them, I realized that, if I ever had sex with a guy, I'd have to be sure that I loved him first, and that I was willing to spend...well, a good amount of time with him."

Rarity smiles, and surprises me by tackling me in a hug. "Oh, Rainbow, you're nothing but a true mare! Any gentlecoalt would be lucky to have somepony as respectful as you!"

I blsuh a bit as I push her off of me. "Easy there, Rares..." I mutter.

"So, did he use his fingers!?" Pinkie Pie shouts, seemingly oblivious to the "drama" going on. We all stare at her, and I frown as I shake my head.

"No, Pinkie - he didn't use his fingers."

"Oh, bummer! I bet he'd be able to make you have so many orgasms like that!"

I frown as I stare at her. "Pinkie...have you ever had sex before?" I ask, alarmed and cautious.

"What!? No!" Pinkie Pie declares, blushing furiously. "Ewwy, I couldn't imagine having an icky penis up my V-hole!" I cringe at the phrasing. "No, I just use a bunch of toys!"

I feel my stomach churning, and take it as a warning. "Well, while this is, like, super interesting Pinky...I think we should stop talking about this." I stand, smiling at the girls sheepishly. "Anyway, I should...probably get home," I announce with a fake yawn. "It's getting pretty late..."

"Why don't you stay here, Rainbow?" Twilight suggests. "I know for a fact that your house gets colder than most Pegasus houses, and that you nearly got hypothermia last Winter. Why don't you stay where it's warm?"

I'm about to protest, but I just sigh at the harsh reality: I really should stay here. "Alright, fine," I grumble. "Just...can we stop talking about Peter and I? At least about having sex, it's really weird, and it crosses a line with you girls that I really never wanted to cross..."

The girls nod, and let the topic fall away as Rarity brings up a new dress line she's been designing. I happily listen to what she has to say, as it's much better than telling my friends what it felt like to have sex for the first time...

"So, Rainbow Dash, would you like to try on one of the outfits?"

I shrug. "I guess," I respond. "So long as it doesn't make me look like some sort of frilly girly girl..."

"Oh, it won't," Rarity promises me with a smirk. "Weren't you listening to what I said?"

"That it's made out of the same material as Peter's clothing," I respond with a raised eyebrow.

"Exactly! It's jeans and a hoody adapted for a pony," Rarity informs me. "You could come by tomorrow to try it on."

I smile at the idea. "Alright, that sounds cool! I mean, Peter looks awesome in that stuff, so I have no doubt that I will!"

Rarity nods. "Exactly. Now, then, you could come by tomorrow to try it on! But I must get going, darlings - I'm sure you understand..."

I nod, and Rarity departs, taking her warm winter attire with her.

"Ah'd better get back, too..." Applejack announces. "Ah don't wanna leave Apple Bloom alone fer' too long..."

I nod, and slowly, each of the ponies explain why they've got to leave. I just shrug them off, as it makes no difference to me either way why they've got to leave.

Eventually, it's just Twilight and I, and the lavender unicorn gives me a sheepish smile as she begins to magically put away the cushions.

"So...you should get some sleep, Rainbow," she announces. "I'm sorry for prying like that, but we we all very curious..."

I nod in understanding, and flop onto the bed with a sigh. Within a few moments, I've gratefully fallen into the soft embrace of sleep.

Author's Note

Dasfshafudfhsdaopfjhreofreqf filler.