"The nerve! She has some nerve!” Fluttershy snarled as she angrily folded some laundry, slapping it onto the basket. “Insincere apologies?! May as well tell me I’m a fat cow and at least mean it! I’m the one screwed up in the head?! ME?! That little-! Urgh! What nerve does she have coming over here and giving insincere apologies?! She told me she was sorry! She told me so! But no, it was all a pretty little lie, wasn’t it?! Well fine! I’m not taking this!” She slapped a pair of her panties onto the pile in the basket.

Rainbow recoiled, stepping out of her line of sight in case things started getting thrown, “I’m angry too, but just answer one question. Are we angry at both of them, or just Ascentia?”

“I don’t even know!” Fluttershy uttered, letting out an annoyed howl, “Forcing apologies isn’t the way to do it, but at least she recognized the need to. Ascentia at least tried to be honest but-urgh! I don’t know! I don’t tolerate insincerity and I don’t tolerate such behaviour! I’ve had enough! Enough!” She slapped a folded towel onto the pile.

Rainbow approached her slowly and laid her hands on Fluttershy’s shoulders, rubbing them gently, “What do you mean?”

Letting out a breath, Fluttershy relaxed a little, “That woman scares me…”

“She scares me too,” Rainbow admitted, rolling her knuckles into Fluttershy’s muscles, “She’s like one of those women in those crappy comic books that the kids at Scoot’s school always read. She’ll do anything to keep her ‘soulmate.’ What’s that really bad book that got made into a movie a few years ago? She’s like the chick in that.”

“...A little too much, but, yeah…” Fluttershy sighed, relaxing more, “What aggravated me most is just… the fact I’m somehow more messed up and thinks that you are the worst person in the room.”

“She’s out of her mind, Fluttershy,” Rainbow said softly, digging the heels of her hands into her back, “She’s delusional. Are you really going to put a lot of merit into the words of a woman who clings to a pet name she got while being raped? That’s insane.”

Taking a few deep breaths and letting out a mewl of pleasure, Fluttershy shook her head, “No… No, I shouldn’t.”

“Good, you see?” Rainbow smiled, rubbing her shoulders, “Feeling better?”

“Mmm-hmm, much better…” Fluttershy cooed, smiling too, “Oh, you’re good at this… thank you…”

“Thanks, I’ve never really tried it before,” Rainbow admitted, pressing harder.

Mewling in pleasure, Fluttershy clutched onto the laundry pile for balance as she bent over a little, “For a first timer, you’re very good… Mmm… that’s it… a little lower…”

Rainbow moved her hands to her upper back, pressing between her shoulderblades with her knuckles, “There?”

“Y-Yes, right there!” Fluttershy moaned happily.

Rainbow pressed one hand between her shoulderblades while digging the other hand into her lower back, rolling the heels of her hands against her tight muscles.

“Mmm… Oooh…” Fluttershy uttered, shaking a bit, “That’s amazing…”

Rainbow laughed a little, “Man, Shy. You look like you’re gonna come from this.”

Giggling, Fluttershy peered at her over her shoulder, “Oh, it happens if it goes long and strong enough, Rainbow.”

Rainbow laughed and dug her hands into her back, unwinding every knot in her muscles as she listened to Fluttershy coo underneath her.

“Ooohhh Rainbow…” Fluttershy cooed, all but falling over on the bed now, flattened, “Don’t stop…”

Rainbow straddled her hips, leaning forward as she rolled her hands into her back, biting her lip as she worked on undoing the knots in her fiancée’s back.

Fluttershy moaned a little louder, clutching at the bed covers as the pleasure ran through her, overtaking her relaxed body, “Yes… right there… oh yes, right there…”

Listening to her, she dug harder into that particular spot, unwinding a particularly nasty knot in her back.

“Dashie… Ooohhh! Dashie!” Fluttershy squealed, clutching the bed covers tighter as she had to resist the urge to play with herself, “Oh, more, Rainbow Dash! More!”

Rainbow chuckled and lowered both hands to her lower back, squeezing her tense back muscles and rolling her knuckles around them.

“Mmm… oooh Rainbow… You are officially my own little masseuse…” She cooed sweetly, trembling with pleasure.

“I’m your masseuse, you’re my slut,” Rainbow laughed, digging her hands into her back, “Sounds like a fair trade to me.”

“Sure…” Fluttershy cooed, peering at her, “A very fair trade…”

Rolling her hands back and forth, she moved up to her shoulders and dug her fingers in, “How’s that?”

“Wonderful…” Fluttershy moaned, turning her head again, “So good…”

Rainbow leaned over her and nipped at her neck as she pressed harder into her shoulders. Fluttershy in turn moaned louder and gently squirmed, falling more limp into the bed.

There was another string of loud bangs on the door from downstairs, causing both of them to grumble.

“Should we get that, or leave it there?” Rainbow asked.

Fluttershy pouted, “Let them ring twice…”

There was another set of banging on the door, along with a familiar voice, “Rainbow Daaaaaaaash! I know you and Flutters are in there! Come see your Auntie Pinkie Pie!”

Smooshing her face into the covers, Fluttershy mumbled, “I’m a year older than her…”

“You say that every time she calls herself Auntie Pinkie Pie,” Rainbow laughed, “You know it is possible to have an Aunt that’s younger than you, right?”

Looking at her with mild confusion, Fluttershy furrowed her brow, “How do you mean?”

“Well, if your grandparents were young enough to have another kid, that kid would be your Aunt or Uncle, right?” Rainbow asked.

“Yes, they would be…” Fluttershy said thoughtfully.

“Raaaaaaaaainbow Daaaaaaaaaash!” Pinkie called again, “Ten more seconds and I’m coming in! And if you and Flutters are doing the nasty I might just join in!”

Almost immediately, they got off the bed and hurried downstairs.

“Heh heh, sorry, Pinks!” Rainbow said upon opening the door, “What’s up?”

“I want you two to come to Sugarcube Corner!” Pinkie exclaimed, bouncing up and down, “I have some special treats for you guys and I can’t wait for you to visit! So let’s go! Now! NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW!”

“O-Okay! Okay! We’ll come along!” Fluttershy said hastily, “We’re coming!”

Pinkie shoved the two of them into the store, locking the door behind them.

“Pinkie, why is it so dark in here?” Fluttershy asked.

“Oh god, this is like that nightmare I had that one time,” Rainbow shivered.

“Shush!” Pinkie said, turning some lights on, “We’re back!” She called down to the basement.

“Pinkie, there was nothin’ wrong with yer furnace,” came an accented voice as a pair of heavy footsteps mounted the stairs, “Now what in tarnation is goin’ on here? Is anythin-”

Applejack entered the room, coming upon the sight of the three of them in the doorway. Her eyes went wide and she dropped the wrench she was holding in her hand.

“Pinkie… What the hell are you tryin’ ta pull here?” She asked in a hard tone.

“I’m tired of you two sourpusses being all mad at eachother,” Pinkie said flatly and pulled up some chairs, “Now you two are going to sit down, talk, then kiss and make up!”

Three sets of grimaces were sported, but no one said a word.

“...Fine,” Applejack took a seat at one of the chairs, “Then let’s talk.”

Rainbow and Fluttershy both sat nervously in the other chairs, Rainbow crossing her legs as she eyed Applejack’s steel toed boots.

“Now, what’s gotten the three of you all mad as magazine with each other?” Pinkie pouted.

Looking down with shame, Fluttershy spoke up, “It’s my fault. I… I cheated on Mac with Rainbow a couple months ago.”

Applejack pursed her lips, but said nothing.

“I take full responsibility. Especially since I… I justified as simply being friends with benefits,” Fluttershy went on, “I… I never meant to hurt anyone, and I especially feel terrible for what I did. Applejack was angry at me for that, and at Rainbow, too. Especially since she caught us together. I can understand why she was upset… I deserved it.”

“Me too…” Rainbow groaned, “I’m just as responsible. I’m the one who kinda came on to her all this time and stuff, I even encouraged her… kinda. I can’t explain it, I just, she’s not the only one responsible for it. And I got kicked in the balls, fucking hurt! But I guess I deserved it, didn’t I.”

No one spoke a word for a few seconds. At least not until a sigh sounded from Applejack.

“Ah was just angry about what y’all did. Y’all were mah friends and ya went behind our backs, especially Mac’s,” Applejack said, her voice soft, “Ah felt Ah couldn’t trust either o’ you. It hurt ta feel that. Ah’ll admit Ah overreacted an’ Ah am sorry. Ta think ya lied an’ cheated like ya did, Ah just couldn’t believe it. But ah shouldn’t have hurt you like that. Ah’m very sorry about that.”

The three of them were completely silent, a silence that was broken by Pinkie Pie.

“You have balls?” Pinkie asked Rainbow.

Rainbow facepalmed, realizing her little error, “Yes, I do, I’ll explain later, Pinks.”

“Okey dokey lokey!” Pinkie smiled, “Now the three of you, hug!”

Nobody moved. Only shifted in their seats and looked away from each other.

“That doesn’t look like hugging!” Pinkie pouted, “I said hug!”

“Pinkie…” Fluttershy protested.

Rainbow stood up, “Okay, that’s it! I’m done! AJ, I don’t want to fight anymore! You’re one of my best pals, same to Fluttershy! We can’t change what we did and we’re sure as hell not gonna go back on it! We’re sorry, we really are. But it’s been long enough! Can’t we just have our friend back?”

Exhaling, Applejack stood too, “...Ah want mah friends back, too. Ah missed ya both. Ah’m sorry, too. It’s gone long enough, Ah think.”

Grinning, Rainbow leaned over and hugged her tight, “Thanks, AJ! We missed you too.”

“Yay!” Pinkie exclaimed, bouncing up and down while clapping, “C’mon Flutters! Huggy wuggy!”

Before Fluttershy could protest, both of her stronger friends grabbed her and had her join the hug as well. She then smiled, returning it between both of them.

“Yay!” Pinkie squealed, hugging all three of them, “My friends are all friend-y again! That’s three down, one to go!”

“Whaddya mean?” Applejack asked as she released her friends.

“Flutters and Rainbow Dash are having a spat with Twi Twi!” Pinkie grinned, “She was in the store earlier talking about how her kitty was misbehaving.”

“Oh, that,” Rainbow said flatly, “Well maybe if she wasn’t trying to muscle out fake apologies, we wouldn’t be having this mess.”

“Hey! No grumblies in Sugarcube Corner!” Pinkie said with a pout, “Don’t make me go get the kids!”

“Aunt Pinkie Pie, we’re sixteen!” came Pound’s voice from upstairs.

“And they will nuzzle your face off!” Pinkie grinned.

Fluttershy giggled a bit, “I see. Look Pinkie, it’s just that we’re a little at odds with them. It’s more about their own issues coming between us than it is anything else. I just don’t know what to do anymore, neither of us do.”

“All we know is that ‘kitty’ is frigging insane,” Rainbow shook a bit.

Applejack nodded, “Ah hear ya. There was somethin’ about her Ah couldn’t really place. Somethin’ just isn’t right about her.”

“Well duh,” Pinkie shrugged, “Twilight was being all meany-pants to her for years, and now they’re trying to make things better and people keep trying to get them to break up. Twi Twi showed me a petition going around to have her institutionalized. The youngest Princess in Equestrian history has her relationship issues exposed? Those two are in more public eye now than they ever were. Someone tried to break into their house last night to take pictures of Asy’s scars.”

“Damn…. that’s really fucked up. I know they have issues, but jeez! No need to invade them like that,” Rainbow grumbled, shaking her head.

“They shouldn’t be forced to break up…” Fluttershy said, “I think they should work things out before making such a hasty decision.”

“Well yeah, we know that,” Pinkie smiled, “We’re seeing it and hearing it from the source. But look at this stuff.”

She held up a seedy tabloid newspaper with a bright red headline reading ‘PRINCESS TWILIGHT A COLD WIFE BEATER’

“That stuff’s all over Equestria, and it’s all anyone else is seeing,” Pinkie pouted, “All they get are pictures of Asy with a black eye and some horrible story some guy at a computer made up. They don’t see how those two snuggle up when they’re around us, or all the funny sexy stuff they say to each other. So they’re getting all kinds of headaches over this stuff, people want to force them apart.”

Taking the newspaper, Applejack looked it over, shaking her head, “It’s awful. Crazy as she can be, even she doesn’t deserve that. But Ah think Ah see why Twi was so angry today.”

“Yeah, we noticed,” Rainbow said, shaking her head, “I knew something was pissing her off. And it wasn’t just our own… well, spat earlier.”

“What do you mean?” Pinkie asked brightly.

“She came by earlier this morning. Started talking and all, this and that,” Rainbow waved it off, “I got a little out of line and pretty annoyed with her insane excuses and just kinda lost it. Then she tried to make it out like I was the real bad person in that room and that Fluttershy was fucked up in the head. I was so mad I could slap her! But I just left and went to work. Even though I didn’t have to today… But I did anyway and nobody cared.”

“She stuck around for awhile after,” Fluttershy put in,” She opened up a little more about things and I was doing my best to try to be helpful. As scary as she can be with this, I definitely wasn’t going to just turn my back. She… um, even said some things I didn’t exactly care for. Then earlier, before you came Pinkie, both she and Twilight came by. Forcing her to apologize. I could tell she didn’t mean it in the slightest, so I was not about to let that happen. So I slammed the door in their faces.”

“That doesn’t sound right,” Pinkie frowned, “Twi Twi and Asy were here before they went to your place, and she seemed pretty sorry about the whole thing,” she giggled a little, “she was so embarrassed that Twi Twi was dragging her over there to apologize. She looked like a kid that was caught being bad. It was funny!”

Fluttershy balked, “...Oh. So she was genuinely sorry. She was just embarrassed and on the spot, that’s why it seemed insincere… Oh, dear…”

“Don’t y’all worry yerselves, she just needed a chance ta say she was sorry on her own terms,” Applejack offered.

“Yes, she did tell me to tell you, Rainbow, that she was sorry about what she said…” Fluttershy murmured.

“Oh well now this is all seeming even more silly,” Pinkie giggled, “You all just have a big misunderstanding. I mean, it’s not like you told her that it’d be good if Twilight left her or anything.”

“Well, no. Not directly. Neither of us said ‘You should leave her’. Just that it’s understandable of why it would happen,” Fluttershy shook her head, “But we do understand that they should work things out before doing anything like that. It should be on their own terms above all else.”

Pinkie’s mouth jaw dropped in horror, “You said… it’d be understandable if Twilight left her? How could you do something like that?!”

Squeaking, Fluttershy cowered and said nothing else, hiding behind her hair. Pinkie rounded on Rainbow.

“Well?”

“Don’t look at me! I didn’t say it!” Rainbow held her hands up, “And no one said anything about it being a good idea, either! What, you think we want them to break up? No! Okay, maybe there were wrong choices of words or something, I don’t know.”

“Dashie! The two of them are really a wreck right now!” Pinkie scolded, “The last thing they need is for any of us to be telling them anything that might sound like the stuff coming out of this!” she held up the newspaper, “We’re their friends. They trust us! If they come to us it should be a safe place for them, both of them. Yeah Asy’s a little loopy in the hoopy, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be supportive. Hug them, don’t hit them!”

Fluttershy looked downward in shame, shaking, but said nothing.

“Ah agree,” Applejack said softly, “Ah haven’t said much to ‘em about it at all, but Ah will definitely help ‘em both if they need it. We really should support ‘em, they need us right now.”

“...Yeah, you guys are right,” Rainbow murmured, “I guess we really should.”

“Well they’re coming over in a few minutes, so we can all be one big happy family!” Pinkie giggled, clapping as she bounced up and down.

“Whatever ya say, sugarcube,” Applejack tipped her hat, “Ah’d better get back, Ah got a lot work ta do.”

“Actually AJ, stick around, I think we’re gonna need the neutral element,” Rainbow said, patting her back.

“...Yes, good idea,” Fluttershy mumbled.

The bell on the door chimed as the aforementioned women came inside.

“Hey Pinkie. What was it you wanted?” Twilight asked as she stepped inside with Ascentia, their fingers intertwined, “Oh… you have company…”

“Good timing, Twi-Twi!” Pinkie said, leading them in, “My plan worked! There was a lot of sourpuss sallying going on! Not cool! So I made them settle their stuff, now it’s time for them to settle with you two! Now come in! Come in! Sit down!”

Twilight moved forward but Ascentia stayed where she was, looking away from them. Twilight turned back and tugged her hand a little.

“C’mon Kitten. It’ll be okay…” she whispered softly.

Ascentia took a shaky breath and nodded, following her and sitting down next to her.

“Goodie! Now Dashie, Flutter-butter, don’t you have some things you want to say?” Pinkie grinned.

“Yeah…” Rainbow spoke up, patting Fluttershy’s shoulder, “Look, we’re sorry we were… well, kinda jerky earlier. Especially slamming the door in your faces like we did. That was pretty... yeah, stupid.”

Twilight interjected, “No, it’s okay, Rainbow. I can see why it looked like it was insincere. It was wrong of me to put her on the spot like that. I was just so stressed and angry with the tabloids and it was getting the better of me.”

Fluttershy sniffled, “I’m sorry, too… Really sorry.”

“So am I,” Ascentia whispered, “I shouldn’t have… said those things to you two…”

“It’s okay, we forgive you,” Rainbow nudged Fluttershy and gave an understanding smile.

“Yes, we do. I guess we were a little bit on edge, ourselves. With worrying about everything and all the adjustments we have to make,” Fluttershy said, “But um… I’m also sorry if it seemed like we weren’t supportive. We do want you to know we’ll be there for you both. We want to help you overcome everything and work your marriage out.”

Ascentia smiled and nodded, “Thanks you guys. It means a l-lot to us.”

Twilight wrapped Ascentia in her arms and stroked her hair, “It really does, you guys. All things considered…”

Clearing her throat, Applejack interjected, “Ah have nothin’ ta do with this…. Ta be honest Ah’m not even sure Ah can add anythin’ ta this… But Ah will say y’all can always come by anythime ya need to. Sometimes a little walk in the orchard could help, Ah guess.”

“Good idea,” Twilight agreed, “I like the smell of apple trees while walking around it.”

Ascentia nodded in agreement, but said nothing else while Twilight cradled her.

“Goodie! We’re all friends again and one big happy family!” Pinkie cheered, clapping excitedly, “Good work, ladies! I shall now bring out some treats!” She happily skipped to the kitchen.

“Are you okay?” Fluttershy asked Ascentia, “You look like you’re going to cry again.”

“She was mobbed by a bunch of people on the way here,” Twilight explained, “Trying to get her shirt off so they could get photos of her scars. She’s strong, but she can’t hold off a dozen people. The guards had to be called.”

“Sheesh, that’s terrible,” Rainbow grimaced, “You guys seriously should get out of town and go into hiding until it all blows over.”

Twilight managed a smile, “I wish it were easy. I was thinking we go to some place no one knows us and change our names to Elsa and Anna.”

Fluttershy, Applejack and Rainbow Dash all exchanged glances, “Aren’t they from that movie that Apple Bloom won’t shut up about?”

“Yes,” Twilight giggled, “It was a cute idea.”

Ascentia didn’t say anything, just wrapped her arms around Twilight’s midsection and snuggled her. Twilight smiled and kissed her forehead.

“I love you, Kitten,” she smiled.

“Hey Twi Twi!” Pinkie piped up, coming back with a tray laden with cupcakes, “Always wondered, where’d you get ‘Kitten’ from?”

Twilight frowned in thought, “Uh... I don’t know, actually. It’s a nickname that stuck. I think maybe it started a couple years ago, soon after we were married? I have no idea.”

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy exchanged nervous looks, but remained silent.

“Oh come on, Twi Twi, everyone remembers how they came up with nicknames!” Pinkie giggled.

“No, I really don’t remember,” Twilight shrugged, shaking her head, “It doesn’t matter, anyway. It’s a cute little nickname and I like calling her it.”

Applejack, completely unaware, giggled, “Ah’ve always liked it. It’s mighty cute.”

“I know, it is,” Twilight giggled, “And I just like the idea of such a tall, imposing woman having an adorable nickname. Sometimes other little names come out! Like, uh… snicker doodle, cutie pie, that kind of thing.”

“I like Kitten the most,” Ascentia smiled, kissing Twilight’s cheek, “It’s special to me.”

“You know what, I’m going to go help Pinkie,” Fluttershy got up from her seat.

“Yeah, me too! Wait for me!” Rainbow agreed, getting up too.

The other three watched them go, confused.

“...Attached at the hip much?” Twilight remarked.

“Ah don’t wanna assume here, but Ah couldn’t help but notice that ring on Fluttershy’s finger. She hardly ever wears a ring, let alone there,” Applejack said.

“They got engaged,” Ascentia remarked from under Twilight’s arm, “This morning actually.”

“How did you know that?” Twilight asked.

Applejack’s jaw dropped, but she said nothing further.

“I was there this morning,” Ascentia said, lifting her head a bit, “They were cuddled up together, she had a ring on her left hand emblazoned with her birthstone, it’s not that hard to deduce.”

“Wow….” Twilight murmured, “I knew they were hasty, but wow. Now they’re getting married? Gosh, wow…”

“Left mah brother an’ got engaged so soon after,” Applejack sighed, shaking her head, “Oh well. Ah guess it definitely ain’t tha worst that could happen. But Ah have ta admit, Ah worry a little. Relationships born from cheatin’ can be messy.”

“I know,” Twilight said, biting her lip, “I thought about that sometimes. I think they’re doing okay, from what I’ve seen so far. I just hope they still can. They’re obviously still in the honeymoon phase, where everything is wonderful and bright and shiny.”

“Yeah, that’ll be a plane crash that’s fun to watch,” Ascentia snickered, “Think they’ll do the same thing you did? Become all moody and distant until someone teaches you that fire fades?”

Twilight snorted, “Well, to be fair, every relationship is different. It’s hard to say how they’re going to handle everything. They’ve been friends for a long time, so there’s a little foothold in there. But I just wonder if it’ll be enough.”

“Y’all were married fer three years, an’ were together since ya were seventeen. Aside from that breakup,” Applejack said, “It had ta kick in sometime, didn’t it?”

“Oh, it did. We had a rut of our own,” Twilight recalled.

“It was a little while before we were married,” Ascentia explained, “We just lost a lot of that passion we’d had for one another, and started to get more and more distant. My parents were the ones who explained it to me, and then I explained it to her.”

“How’d y’all deal with it?” Applejack asked.

“Twilight proposed,” Ascentia smirked, “Right there out of the blue.”

Twilight grinned, “Yep, I sure did! And it worked.”

“Ah see…” Applejack said thoughtfully, “That’s interestin’.”

“Don’t think it’d work for them, though,” Ascentia shrugged, “They’re already engaged.”

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Fluttershy and Rainbow were having a heated discussion behind Pinkie’s back.

“Rainbow, we have to tell Twilight,” Fluttershy said quietly.

“Are you sure?” Rainbow asked.

“Well, it’s the best we can do,” Fluttershy murmured, sighing bit, “We have to be honest.”

“But… I know it’s important that Twilight make as much progress as she can, but do we really have to rip away Ascentia’s pet name like that?” Rainbow asked, looking guilty, “She loves it.”

Fluttershy sniffled a bit, “She needs to know the truth of things if she wants to move on. But I think she also needs to know that it doesn’t define the nickname. She uses it now as a term of endearment and Ascentia recognizes it that way. The memory is there and always will be… but it’ll give Twilight the chance to truly acknowledge it, but not let it be what it is. It doesn’t matter how it started. What matters is now, how she uses it now.”

Rainbow sighed, “Alright… but if Twilight stops calling her that and Ascentia loses it on us, I think she’ll be justified in it this time.”

She moved to the door and opened it, “Twilight, can we talk to you for a second? Alone?”

“Huh?” Twilight looked up with mild confusion, “Well, of course. I’ll be right there.” To the other two, she whispered, “Oh, I see where this is going!”

Rainbow led her into the kitchen, “Okay… Fluttershy needs to tell you something.”

“Oh, that’s okay!” Twilight laughed, “I know exactly what you’re getting at!”

Fluttershy’s eyes widened, “You do?”

“Of course! I guess I should’ve guessed it from your ring, but really, congratulations! Now, I know this might be a little hard to hear, but you will have to keep an eye out. The passion will die out eventually, but that’s okay. You two just have to work it out as best as you can,” Twilight assured, completely oblivious to their intentions, “But you can do it. I know you can. You just have to realize it’s coming. I can’t say when or how, but you’ll see.”

Fluttershy’s face fell, while Rainbow stepped forward, “Actually Twilight, that’s not what we wanted to talk to you about… you see, when Ascentia came over earlier… she told us where her nickname came from.”

“Oh… okay?” Twilight frowned, confused, “Then…. what’s with all the secret privacy? Just to tell me that? Is this a game or something? What’s going on here?”

Rainbow motioned for Fluttershy to continue, “Go on, this was your idea.”

“She… She told us… where the Kitten nickname came from. It’s… not a pretty story. She was afraid to tell you about it… And you seemed to have blocked the memory…” Fluttershy said sadly, “She told us that… you called her that… when you… raped her one time. Calling her a disobedient kitten.”

Twilight’s jaw dropped and her eyes widened, “...What? That… that’s where such a cute nickname came from? I… I just… WHY WOULD YOU TELL ME THAT?!” She screamed, her eyes reddening, “WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH THE TWO OF YOU?!”

“H-Hey, calm down!” Rainbow said, stepping in front of Fluttershy in a protective manner, “It’s just the truth! Doesn’t matter how it started!”

“I COULD HAVE GONE MY WHOLE LIFE NEVER KNOWING THAT?!” Twilight screamed, her eyes starting to tear up, “WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?! WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS TO ME?!”

She didn’t wait for a reply and stormed out of the kitchen and into the room with Applejack and Ascentia, who were looking wide-eyed at her.

“Sweetheart, what’s the matter?” Ascentia said, getting up and rushing over to her, “What are you shouting for?”

“Our so-called FRIENDS just HAD to tell me the truth of where I got my nickname for you! Why?! Why did you tell them?! Why did you tell them if it was a bad memory?! ...Why? I was perfectly content not knowing!” Twilight pulled away from her, shaking, “How could you? How could you tell them, knowing they would tell me?”

Ascentia’s jaw was agape, but she tried to gather herself, resisting the urge to go into the kitchen and murder the two who had done this, “Twilight… sit down and I’ll tell you why, okay?”

For a moment, Twilight wanted to screw that idea. She wanted to yell, get angry, and start throwing punches. But whatever powers that be, whatever was stopping her, managed to do it it. With a heavy sigh, a sniffle, she nodded.

“Okay,” she managed.

Ascentia sat her down and took a deep breath, with Applejack, Rainbow and Fluttershy sitting on edge and waiting to hear.

“Alright… so Rainbow and Fluttershy were asking why I’d never left you after… all of that,” Ascentia explained, “So I told them about when you first called me Kitten. I told them about how after… that, I heard you whispering apologies to me from your bed. And I decided to forgive you for all of it. It wasn’t until a few months later you started calling me Kitten, and it was… affectionate. It made me feel warm inside and… every time you call me Kitten, it feels like it did the first time. You apologizing for everything and… me forgiving you. I love it when you call me Kitten, Twilight. I don’t know how I ever lived without it.”

Ascentia leaned in and hugged her, wrapping both arms around her shoulders and burying her face in her neck.

“I’m sorry, I should never have told them,” Ascentia pleaded, “I’ll never make that mistake again, I promise.”

There was silence for a few moments. Most especially with Twilight not even moving. But eventually, she returned the hug and nuzzled her.

“Actually… I’m glad you did. You’d have never told me, would you? I guess… I had to find out somehow… But if it means that much to you…” Twilight sniffled a bit, “I’m sorry I ever used it like… like that. Kitten is a cute word, kittens are cute… And you’re my Kitten.”

Ascentia smiled and sniffled as well, “Thank you, Twilight. I love you so much!”

“I love you too, Kitten,” Twilight nuzzled her hair, “Oh, I need to see Doctor Firebrand first thing tomorrow… And I have some apologies to make…”

“Why do you have to see him?” Ascentia asked.

“I’ve just got a lot to talk about with him, now…”

“Let’s go home,” Ascentia said, standing up, “I’ll make you something nice for supper.”

Nodding, Twilight stood up, “Girls? Before I go, I’m sorry. I was being-”

“No. It wasn’t our secret to tell,” Fluttershy interjected, “I’m sorry. If you’re going to blame anyone, blame me. I was the one who goaded her into telling… I’m sorry…”

Twilight smiled and nodded, “Alright… I forgive you. C’mon Kitten, let’s go have dinner.”

Ascentia followed her, turning to give Fluttershy a death glare before turning around and shutting the door behind her. Crumpling, Fluttershy fell to her knees and sobbed into her hands. Rainbow kneeled down and wrapped her arms around her.

“Shhh, it’s alright,” Rainbow said soothingly, “I’m sure she was just angry, she’d never do anything to you.”

“I-I know… I just… I betrayed her and… and for what?” Fluttershy sobbed, sniffling, “All I ever do is make things worse…”

“No you don’t,” Rainbow cooed.

“Actually I think she’s right,” Applejack said bluntly.

Fluttershy shuddered, sniffling, “I’m sorry, everyone… I need to go… I need to stop before I screw everything else up…”

Applejack groaned, “Alright, I’ve had about enough. Fluttershy, sit down.”

Fluttershy squeaked and sat down, looking scared as Applejack sat in front of her.

“Now Shy, I know your heart’s in the right place when you do stuff like this,” Applejack explained, “But you aren’t thinkin’ about what might happen. You plan out in your head how it’s going to work out thinkin’ everyone will be right as rain, but that never happens. It’s like you think your life is some romance novel made by some starry-eyed young lass, but there’s some jaded asshole scribbling over her ideas. And when you do fuck up, you just run and hide, thinkin’ you’re some danger to people when you’re not. I love you, Shy, but you’re not a bad person you’re just dumb as a bag of hammers.”

Tearing up all over again, the woman in question just looked down at her lap in shame.

“Don’t look at the floor, look at me,” Applejack said sternly, pulling her face up, “You need to stop this. Stop retreatin’ into your shell every time things aren’t all perfect and sunshine and rainbows. All that’s gonna do is drag out that bad stuff longer than you need to. What happened there was fixed and it’s all over and done with. Yeah, Ascentia’s still mad at ya, but Ascentia took years of domestic abuse with a smile and askin’ fer more. I wouldn’t take her opinion to heart.”

Sniffling, Fluttershy wiped her eyes, “You’re right… I’m really that dumb… When things aren’t right, I get scared and run away because I don’t know what to do. I feel that if I face it head on, I’ll only make it worse because of that. I don’t know what to do…”

“Hey, you think we have the answers? You think I know exactly what to do? Newsflash, we’re all making it up as we go along,” Rainbow interjected.

“None of us know what to do, but y’all are pretendin’ as if ya do,” Applejack said, “You’re lettin’ your hearts tell ya what to do. That thing pumps blood, it ain’t qualified for any decision’ makin’.”

Pinkie then popped into the room, shaking her head, “Nopey-dopey-lopey! You’re wrong! Heart knows you better than you know yourself! But it’s true that it doesn't always give you what you need! You can’t listen to just your mind and your ignore your heart, or vice versa! No no no no! Flutter-butter, she’s right, though. You gotta know to listen to your mind sometimes! Especially if the end result isn’t always sunshine… sunniness! Balance it, Flutter-butter!”

“I… I…” Fluttershy bit her lip, not even sure how to respond to that.

“Anyway, the thing I’m most sure about, is stop pokin’ your nose in Twilight’s marriage,” Applejack said, accentuating ever syllable with a soft prod to Fluttershy’s forehead, “She’s gettin’ the help she needs, so now we have to back off.”

Sniffing loudly, Fluttershy nodded, “You’re right. I won’t do anything like that ever again. I’ll give them my support, nothing more.”

Applejack hugged her, “There we go. Now the two of you get home and… enjoy yourselves. I gotta get goin’ too.”

Hugging back, Fluttershy nodded, “All right… Thank you for being honest with me, Applejack. I needed to hear that…”

“Yeah, you guys always do,” Applejack chuckled, heading for the door, “Thanks for everythin’, Pinkie.”

Pinkie grinned and saluted, “Anytime, Applejackie!”

“There you are!” Scootaloo exclaimed as her two mothers came into the house, “I came back and you were gone! What happened? You didn’t even leave me a note!”

“Oh… Sorry, Scootaloo…” Fluttershy said apologetically, going over to her, “Are you all right?”

“I’m fine! I was just confused,” Scootaloo said.

“We had to go mend some fences,” Rainbow said, rubbing the back of her neck, “Mostly with Twilight and Ascentia, but with Applejack as well.”

Scootaloo looked puzzled, “You went to go fix their fences?”

“It’s a figure of speech, sweetheart,” Fluttershy smiled, “Now, why don’t you go pick out something for dinner? I’ll come help you make it.”

“Okay!” Scootaloo brightened, hurrying to the kitchen.

“You guys want my help?” Rainbow asked after them.

Fluttershy nodded and came back, kissing her cheek, “Of course, love. Why don’t you go upstairs and get freshened up, relax a bit.”

“Relax without you?” Rainbow asked with a pout, “How am I supposed to do that?”

“Oh?” Fluttershy smiled suggestively, running a hand along her arm, “You’d like me to join you?”

Rainbow smiled and ran a hand along her cheek, “Mmmhmm.”

“Well, Dashie, go upstairs and I’ll be right up,” Fluttershy purred as she reached down and smacked her rump, winking.

Rainbow smiled and turned to the stairs, giving Fluttershy bedroom eyes as she climbed them and threw open the door to her bedroom, laying down on the bed and relaxing.

After a few moments, along with a hilarious “Ewww!” (which didn’t even sound convincing) sounding from Scootaloo, Fluttershy entered the bedroom. She closed the door behind her, clicking the lock.

“You know, after all those interruptions… it’ll be nice to finish what we start,” Fluttershy smiled, taking off her sweater as she approached the bed.

“I know, right?” Rainbow asked, “Seems like every time we try to relax, someone barges in.”

Nodding, Fluttershy placed her sweater aside and crawled over her fiancee’s form, smiling brightly, “Well, the door’s locked, and Scootaloo said she’d wait a bit… Right now, you’re all mine, Dashie…”

Running a hand over her thigh, Rainbow moaned softly, “Good. This’ll actually be the first time we’ve been intimate properly since we got engaged…”

“That’s true, isn’t it,” Fluttershy realized and planted kisses along her face, “Well, all the more reason to take a few minutes to commemorate that.”

Rainbow curled her fingers around the back of her neck and pulled her down, bringing her lips to her’s as she ran her tongue between them. Automatically Fluttershy parted her lips and joined her own tongue in on the action. Her hands ran down her hips and to Rainbow’s shorts, toying with them a little bit. Rainbow’s breath hitched and she curled a leg up and over Fluttershy’s calf, curling her tongue around the pinkette’s.

Giggling amidst their tongue-dancing, Fluttershy pushed them down further along the bed, laying on top of her as the passion overtook them. Fisting her fingers into Fluttershy’s hair, Rainbow moaned softly and rocked beneath her, her legs curling around Fluttershy’s waist.

Pulling away a little, Fluttershy smiled and licked her tongue across Rainbow’s lips, “Anything you want in particular, love?”

“Just you,” Rainbow smiled, pulling her back down the rest of the way and locking lips with her again.

Giggling, Fluttershy returned it fervently and wove her hands up her shirt, kneading along the soft skin of stomach and chest. Rainbow arched her back as her fingers dug deeper into Fluttershy’s soft and silky hair.

“Mmmm, that’s so good…”

“There’s more where it came from,” Fluttershy purred, pulling her shirt up, caressing her chest, “Well hello… someone didn’t put a bra on today…”

“I like to hang free,” Rainbow chuckled as Fluttershy’s fingers ran over her breasts, “Oh yeah…”

Fluttershy licked her cheek then kissed her forehead, “Me too…” She purred, kneading the smaller mounds gently.

Rainbow fell back, moaning softly from Fluttershy’s ministrations, “I don’t even wear underwear since my shorts are so tight…”

“I certainly appreciate that,” Fluttershy winked, nuzzling her nose, even gently grinding their hips as a showcasing of that.

Rainbow snickered through her blush, “You like seeing that bulge in my pants, eh?”

Laughing a bit, Fluttershy nodded as she brought one hand down to caress the growing bulge, “It’s nice to know I turn you on and make you feel this way, Rainbow.”

“Yeah…” Rainbow moaned as Fluttershy rubbed her growing erection, “You have ever since school…”

Fluttershy giggled, “Is that why you sometimes held books over your crotch whenever I wore a nice outfit? I remember during prom, you disappeared to the bathroom for five minutes when you came to pick me up.”

Rainbow blushed, “Y-yeah… last thing I needed was two secrets to get out so… I had to go take care of myself…”

“You poor thing…” Fluttershy kissed her cheek, laughing still, “You’re adorable. I can’t believe I was so blind back then.”

“Y-Yeah. Constantly horny, ya know?” Rainbow said sheepishly.

Grinning widely, Fluttershy yanked down her shorts in a swift motion, then threw her shirt aside. She stood up, undressing herself completely as well, stepping out of her jeans and panties.

“Like right now?” She said enticingly, stretching in an exaggerated manner.

Rainbow’s eyes widened and her length twitched, “Y-Y-Yes!” She squeaked.

“Wonderful, but first… I need you to do something for me,” Fluttershy swayed back onto the bed, crawling over her form.

“What’s that?” Rainbow asked, bringing her hands to her hips.

With a seductive smirk, Fluttershy licked her lips and then scooted closer to sit herself on her face, “I’m a little wet right now… Need a little help drying off.”

Rainbow felt her length twitch again at Fluttershy’s sudden display of dominance, and grabbed her thighs, diving her tongue into her folds and licking up as much of her juices as she could get.

“Atta girl…” Fluttershy cooed, moaning softly as she reached down to hold her hair, “That’s it, work that dirty, dirty mouth of yours you filthy little slut. You everlasting pussy slut…”

Rainbow moaned, her face flushing as she eagerly worked her tongue into her, moving her lips around her folds in a sort of sloppy kissing.

Moaning loudly, Fluttershy fisted her fingers into her hair a lot harder, shuddering, “Ooohh, good girl… That’s it…!”

Rainbow tilted her head, pushing her tongue deeper into her, and wrapped her hands around her to grope her backside, licking her clit as quickly as she could.

“Ngh!” Fluttershy grabbed her head tighter, holding it up closer against her sex, humping her a little. Rainbow dove her tongue back into her as Fluttershy roughly ground herself against her face, nibbling her lips and rubbing her lower back.

With her moans growing into squeals, Fluttershy gripped together, the pleasure rising within her, “Don’t you dare let go until I let you, you little slut, you’re amazing…!”

Rainbow moaned softly and sped up, plunging her tongue as deep into her as she could go, wrapped her lips around her mound completely as Fluttershy’s juices coated her face.

“Woohoo…” Fluttershy moaned, relaxing her grip as she rode out her climactic wave. She kissed her hair then got off, crawling back, “Thank you, Dashie.”

“My god, Shy… that was so hot!” Rainbow breathed heavily, licking her lips, “I didn’t know you had a dominant streak…”

Smiling brightly, Fluttershy giggled, “Well, you can say that sometimes it takes the right kind of person to bring out certain parts of you. It’s quite fun to be dominating like that! Besides, I know you like it, so I’m happy to play around with it.”

“I could get used to that,” Rainbow smiled, pulling Fluttershy down to kiss her.

Kissing back, Fluttershy lay over her once more and wove her fingers into her hair. She cooed between their mouths, aligning their bare bodies to near perfection. Rainbow hugged her close to her and nibbled her lip, giving Fluttershy a thorough taste of herself.

Tasting herself had always been interesting, in some kind of strange way. Fluttershy savoured the combined flavours of her lover’s mouth and her own juices. She pulled away, nuzzling their noses.

“Now it’s your turn, sweetheart, what do you want?” She whispered.

“I want my Fluttershy to show me just how much of a horny, filthy slut she is,” Rainbow breathed into her ear, biting the lobe gently.

A little moan escaped Fluttershy as she took hold of her shoulders, “You’re right, I am a horny little slut. I need you to fulfill me, Rainbow Dash, you and your amazing body! Please fuck me… I need you… I need all of it! Fuck me, like the little naughty slut I am!”

Rainbow smiled and flipped them over, turning Fluttershy onto her stomach and lifting her hips in the air. Moving behind her, she ran a hand over her backside, “Beg for it. Beg for my cock, Sluttershy!”

“Nngh! Fuck me, Dashie… I want you inside me! I want your cock inside me now! I need it! I want your cock and I need it! I’m a filthy little Sluttershy and I need to be fucked!” Fluttershy moaned.

Rainbow lined herself up and pushed herself forward, sliding into her easily to the base, moaning as Fluttershy’s wonderful tightness squeezed down on her as she ran her hand over her ass.

“YES!” Fluttershy squealed, moaning loudly, “Rainbow you wonder woman! Harder, faster!”

Rainbow obliged, pounding into her as hard as she could almost immediately, “Like this, Flutterslut?”

“Fuck yes… rut me harder! Harder! My pussy isn’t fulfilled without your cock!” Fluttershy cried in pleasure.

Rainbow pulled her hips higher, pressing Fluttershy’s head to the bed and pounded harder, giving her ass a few sharp slaps, “That’s right, scream Shy. Scream about how much you love being fucked!”

Loud moans and squeals ripping her throat, her body on fire and her inner walls clamping on the intrusion; Fluttershy nearly fell over but held herself up, “YES! I love being fucked! I love being a slut! A naughty little cock-loving slut! Sluttershy demands a good fuck!”

Rainbow moaned loudly and pumped harder into her, holding her by the rear, “Good girl. Is Sluttershy going to cum like a good girl? If you cum quickly, maybe I’ll feed you.”

“Yes… feed me!” Fluttershy moaned, “I’ll cum… like a good girl! I’m going t-to any second!”

Rainbow pounded her harder, rocking her hips back and forth along her cock, “Cum for me, sweetie.”

This time knowing better that she didn’t mean it that way, Fluttershy relaxed and came hard, shuddering visibly, “YES! Ohhh Rainbow Dash…!”

Giving her ass a quick slap, Rainbow pulled out of her and stood up from the bed, “Was that good, sweetheart?”

“Always…” Fluttershy fell over onto her stomach, eyes hazed with lust and smiling brightly.

Rainbow smiled, “That’s good. Does Sluttershy want to be fed?”

“Yes, please… feed me…” Fluttershy cooed, reaching for her.

Rainbow stepped over and took Fluttershy’s chin, bringing it over and pushing the very tip of her cock past her lips. Giving it a few rough strokes, she quickly released her pent up load into Fluttershy’s mouth.

“Mmm…” Fluttershy took in what she could, licking any excess off the tip a she pulled back, “I may as well enjoy it while I can, of course. Soon I’ll have to be a little more careful of my food and liquid intake.”

Rainbow kissed the top of her head, “Well until then, anytime you want a drink just let me know.”

“I will,” Fluttershy rose up and nuzzled her. Next Chapter: Scootaloo Isn't Coming Back Estimated time remaining: 2 Hours, 40 Minutes