As they lay down beside each other, panting and basking together in the afterglow; it was right then that Fluttershy immediately cuddled close against Rainbow’s form. Always a cuddle bug, it seemed to awaken even stronger after such intimacy, especially if it was the rough and tumble kind.

Fluttershy nuzzled her cheek and kissed it, “I love you,” she whispered.

“I love you too,” Rainbow grinned, hugging her as tightly as she could.

Sighing happily, Fluttershy raised a hand up to run through the elongated prismatic strands, admiring its softness, “I remember when your hair was shorter… More scruffy. It was cute. But you look amazing with longer hair. I can’t describe it, but it just, it’s a wonderful look for you.”

Rainbow chuckled, running her hands through Fluttershy’s in turn, “Yeah, I change hairstyles every few months. Don’t know why, I just do. Don’t think you could pull off short hair, though.”

“It depends on the cut and layering,” Fluttershy giggled, “You cut it short for me one time when we were kids. I had a lot of gum in my hair, I was crying, and you took some scissors and cut off a lot of my hair. Then you got upset, took the hair you cut off, and tried to tape it back onto my head. I asked why and you said, ‘You’re prettier with short hair. Now it’s gone!’ and you wouldn’t touch gum for a month.”

Rainbow cocked an eyebrow, “I don’t remember any of that. Then again, I don’t remember much,” she laughed, “Maybe that was around the time I started drinking…”

“We were seven,” Fluttershy snickered, “How in the world could you have started drinking?”

“I was growing up with a penis, how could I not have been drinking?” Rainbow chuckled.

“Never mind,” Fluttershy poked her nose playfully, “Then you’ve got me to recount those silly days. You’d be surprised how much I end up remembering.”

Rainbow chuckled and nuzzled her, “Oh, speaking of which, what did the doctor say?”

“Oh, yes. Well, he gave me some medication I could take for my anxiety,” Fluttershy explained, “Good thing, too. I have a feeling it would’ve been worse off for the baby. Um, but aside from that, I… I ended up just… Well, this is going to be difficult for me to tell you, but… it’s kind of hard to talk about.”

“Go ahead,” Rainbow smiled, “You can tell me.”

Taking a deep breath, Fluttershy met her fiancee’s curious, caring eyes, before finding the courage to speak, “I… was actually scared side of to tell my parents about you. About us. Not just because of the fact that our relationship started from cheating. It’s because… I know they won’t accept it. Do you remember that one friend I made when we were kids? The girl from the wrong side of the tracks, as they say? My parents forced me to choose between them. They didn’t accept her. So they made sure I cast her aside. They do this all the time… Whenever I do something they don’t accept, they emotionally blackmail me, threaten to cut me off from the family. And I always went crawling back to them. Even if I knew, I knew it wasn’t what I wanted. Even when I had to give up something precious to me.

“I was scared it would happen all over again. I knew they would never accept me as a lesbian, marrying another woman, having that other woman’s child, that other woman being intersex. I was afraid I would not have the strength to… to just stand up to them. And I knew I couldn’t lose you. You were lucky, they always thought you were a silly, rambunctious kid, and never suspected anything. But now, I… I know they’ll never accept us… Especially after they approved of Mac and I.”

Rainbow thought for a moment, “Wow… kinda like Granny Smith, but at least Granny Smith’s polite about it. Well you know what? Let’s go down there and make them accept it.”

Sniffling, Fluttershy managed a nod, “Yes… Yes. I knew we were going to have to tell them. And we will.”

“All of us will,” Rainbow assured, nuzzling her tightly, “Your family isn’t going to be that cocky in front of ten women, one of which is a goddamn Princess.”

This made her smile as a feeling of hope entered her heart, “You’re right. I think it’ll help to have all of us there. Especially since you girls are like family to me.”

Rainbow smiled, “I’ll start making the calls this afternoon, alright?”

“Wonderful,” Fluttershy kissed her cheek appreciatively, “I’m meeting Twilight to go shopping for clothes for the babies later, so I’ll run it by her then.”

“Good. And I think Sweetie Belle’s coming over later. Something about some school project thing. I’ll ask her to tell the other two. They’re gonna be there for you too.”

“Awww, I’d love for nothing more than for those sweeties to be right there with us,” Fluttershy beamed, “Especially with Scootaloo soon to be their legally adopted granddaughter.”

Rainbow chuckled, “Yeah, that’ll be a shock for ‘em,” she kissed her forehead.

“Mm-hmm,” Fluttershy returned the gesture, “It’ll be nice to look forward to a family gathering for a change.”

“Unless everything goes completely tits up and me, Applejack and Ascentia all have to lay the smackdown on some old people,” Rainbow smirked.

Biting her lip, Fluttershy exhaled, “We’ll see what happens.”

“We won’t beat up your family, Shy,” Rainbow assured her, “I’m just teasing.”

“Okay,” Fluttershy giggled in embarrassment, blushing a bit, “But I won’t hold them back from any verbal elements.”

“Oh, that should be fun,” Rainbow chuckled, snuggling her tighter, “Mmm, oh god you smell so good.”

Laughing with delight, Fluttershy snuggled her tighter as well and rolled on top of her, “So do you! I could smell you all night and all day!”

“Thanks,” Rainbow grinned, “It’s Old Spice.”

“Isn’t that for men?”

“Yeah, but the guy in the commercials really sells it,” Rainbow nodded.

Fluttershy giggled, “True enough. And you wear it very well, it suits you.”

Rainbow kissed her deeply as the two reoriented themselves for another round of the rough and tumble.

“Hello! Knock knock!” Sweetie Belle called into the house as she peered around the open front door, “I’m here!”

“Hey Sweetie,” Rainbow called from the kitchen, “Come on in, I’m making some lunch.”

“Yay! Yummy!” Sweetie Belle ran in, closing the door behind her and coming into the kitchen, “I’m starved!”

Rainbow smiled and set a grilled cheese down on the table for her, “Here ya go,” she smiled, adjusting her shorts which had twisted around, “So what was it you wanted again?”

Noticing this, Sweetie Belle grinned wider as she took a bite of her sandwich, “Mmm! We’re doing these presentations on people outside our own families that we admire! To kind of get a look into their lives and how they live it!”

“Oh, so you wanted to interview me?” Rainbow asked.

“More or less,” Sweetie Belle nodded, “They gave us some things we had to ask and stuff.”

Rainbow smiled and sat down at the table with her, “Okay, so did you wanna start now?”

“Uh-huh!” Sweetie Belle took a piece of paper out of her backpack, along with a notebook, then a pair of fake glasses and a detective’s trilby, placing it on her head, “A-A-A-Ahem! So, tell me, Miss Dash, your name? ...Okay, I know what your name is, but it’s for the thingy!”

“Rainbow Optic Dash,” Rainbow smirked, “That just looks silly.”

“I know,” Sweetie Belle grinned, writing this down on her notepad before glancing at the slip of paper “Your age?”

“Twenty Three,” Rainbow smiled.

“Uh-huh, uh-huh!” Sweetie Belle jotted this down, “All this basic profile stuff, might want to bear with me! Okay, marital status?”

“Engaged,” Rainbow said, sipping her coffee.

Sweetie Belle nodded and giggled, “Awesome, awesome, okay, next question! Your job, how’s it all work and stuff?”

“I do hauling and equipment setup at Ponyville Meteorology Center,” Rainbow replied, “Nothing special, just gruntwork.”

Sweetie Belle whistled, reaching over to pat her forearm, “Builds up a little muscle!”

Rainbow chuckled, “Yup, that it does. Not as much as Applejack’s job does, but I think I could take her.”

“Ha! Apple Bloom and Scootaloo are always having bets and arguments over which of you guys is stronger and can take each other down!” Sweetie Belle snickered, “I’m usually the one just spectating or waving the flag!”

Rainbow chuckled, “Those two… so what’s your next question?”

“Well, the next one asks to describe your hobbies and all that stuff!” Sweetie Belle said, “But with that, they’re also saying that I have to ask all the things you experience and learn with them!”

“Uh… I don’t really have any hobbies aside from watching the Wonderbolt races,” Rainbow said, tapping her fingers to her chin, “And with that, all I ever really learned from it is to never bet against Rarity.”

“Hey, it’s still something!” Sweetie Belle jotted that down, “And what do you mean by that?”

“Rarity has this thing, like she knows who’s going to win every race,” Rainbow groaned, “I swear I’ve lost 500 bits to her altogether.”

Sweetie Belle’s eyes went wide, “Whoa! Even I didn’t know that! Like she has ESP or something!”

Rainbow groaned, “Don’t remind me.”

“At least now you can use that to your advantage! But anyway, so the next one is-” Sweetie Belle looked at the paper again, “you gotta describe a day in the life of you!”

“Uh…” Rainbow thought to a typical day when she wasn’t normally working, “I don’t think a day in my life is entirely school appropriate, Sweetie.”

“Oh come on, you can leave out all that… you know, sexy stuff!” She said.

“Yeah, but that leaves out most of the day,” Rainbow chuckled, “If I’m not getting frisky with Shy, I’m usually napping.”

“Hmm… I can’t just leave it blank…” Sweetie Belle tapped her pen against the notepad, thinking for a few moments, “I know! Teach said that if it’s not exactly possible to do that, especially if someone does a lot of things like traveling, you can always talk about what makes a good day and stuff like that!”

“Well, ideally have a nice breakfast from Shy, not hurt myself at work, come home, have a nice dinner with shy, watch some TV, go to bed, have a little fun with Shy, and go to sleep,” Rainbow described with a smile, “That sounds… nice.”

“Awww!” Sweetie Belle giggled, writing this down, “That sounds like a nice day to me!”

Rainbow smiled, “Yeah. So what’s next?”

“Next is, let’s see, to describe your goal in life! Oh man, I remember someone in class said, ‘Why do we gotta ask that? Grownups usually do meet their goals!’, but teach said that it wasn’t always true. That sometimes they don’t always make it where they want in life, but even if they did, that doesn’t mean they don’t have other goals!” Sweetie Belle said, “So it’s kinda obvious, but go ahead and tell me anyway!”

Rainbow set her coffee down, “Well, for your project you could say my goal is to raise a family, something I’m in the process of doing. But just between you and me… I hope someday I can get past this problem I have.”

Writing this down, Sweetie Belle smiled, “That’s awesome, Rainbow Dash! I know you can do it!”

“Yeah, I hope so,” Rainbow smiled, “So what’s your next question?”

“Okay, next is where we get the person we’re talking about to take a minute to talk about someone they admire!” Sweetie Belle said, “It can be anyone!”

“Well… normally I’d talk about Fluttershy but…” Rainbow paused for a minute, “I’d have to say someone I really admire is you, Sweetie Belle.”

“...Say what?” Sweetie Belle blinked, wide-eyed and confused, “But… why me?”

“C’mon, Sweetie,” Rainbow smiled, “You know full well about my… problem… and you’re still my friend. You don’t think any less of me for it, you’re not afraid of me like most people would be, and you care about and try to help everyone you think needs it. Most people don’t have the mental fortitude for that, and that’s pretty damn admirable. Plus you’re more adorable than a basket of meowing puppies.”

“Aww, gee!” Sweetie Belle blushed and got off her chair, going over to hug her and snuggle in her lap, “That’s real nice of you to say! Come on, you’re making me blush!”

Trying her best to ignore the rising problem underneath her, Rainbow snuggled her tightly, “I mean it. The girls are lucky to have you, Sweetie.”

“Awww come on….” Sweetie Belle giggled, nuzzling into her neck, “Stop it, having someone so awesome saying these things is too much!”

Rainbow nuzzled her cheek in return, “I’m serious, Sweetie. You asked the question.”

“I know…” Sweetie Belle giggled, snuggling her body closer, “It just means a lot.”

‘Oh gods, she smells so nice...’

“A-alright,” Rainbow said, her face flushed a little, “What was your next question?”

“To describe your life in one word…” Sweetie Belle murmured, taking a sniff of her hair, “Ooh, that smells good!”

“Chaotic,” Rainbow said softly, snuggling her tighter.

“Hee! Nice! Okay, last one! It was…” Sweetie Belle paused a few moments to try remembering it off the paper, “Oh yeah! That silly weird ‘Where do you see yourself in five years?’ thingy!”

“Sending my daughter off to school, probably,” Rainbow chuckled, “Watching her become best friends with Sunrise.”

“Sun-oh yeah! That’s gonna be Twilight’s baby!” Sweetie Belle giggled, “Oh, that’d be adorable! So you think you guys are having a girl?”

“I dunno, I’m just guessing,” Rainbow chuckled, “Maybe it’ll be a boy and the two will be sweethearts their whole lives.”

“Like Pebbles and Bam Bam?” Sweetie Belle grinned at the idea.

“Yeah, like Pebbles and Bam Bam,” Rainbow grinned, “Don’t tell Twilight I’m shipping our unborn children.”

Laughing heartily, Sweetie Belle gave her a kiss on the cheek, “Don’t worry, I won’t!”

Rainbow flushed a little and set her down off her lap, “O-okay… was there anything else you wanted help with, or did you just want to hang out?”

“Hang out a bit!” Sweetie Belle grinned, clapping her hands excitedly.

Rainbow chuckled, “Alright, what do you wanna do, kiddo?”

“Oh, I don’t know!” Sweetie Belle twirled, her dress waving, “Anything!”

Rainbow looked away from her waving dress, “O-Okay, you wanna watch TV or something?”

“Sure!” Sweetie Belle leaned over to put her materials into her bag, giving a deliberate view of her rear.

“Sweetie Belle!” Rainbow exclaimed, looking away from her.

“Yeah?” She turned around, acting oblivious.

“You’re doing it again,” Rainbow muttered.

“I know, I know,” Sweetie Belle went to hug her, “It’s fun!”

“How is it fun?” Rainbow asked with a frown.

“Being all flirty is just, kinda, I don’t know, like freedom!” Sweetie Belle giggled, letting go and dancing around the floor like a ballerina.

‘Just tell her it’s making you uncomfortable. Tell her it’s not something she should be doing in front of an adult. She’ll understand, she’s a nice girl.’

“A-Alright, if it makes you feel so free,” Rainbow said nervously.

‘You just don’t fucking listen to me, do you? I’m just echoing in a big empty skull, am I? Hello? You told her this before. Tell her again!’

“Whoo!” Sweetie Belle cheered and did another twirl, “Besides, I didn’t forget how you think I’m that attractive, you know? It’s kind of nice having someone like you… like me like that! Hee hee!”

‘What the fuck?’

“I… I’m glad you think so,” Rainbow smiled, flushing, “Just… don’t overdo it, alright?”

“Relax, you can look!” Sweetie Belle gave a rockette kick, exposing her panties.

Rainbow swallowed hard as she felt her shorts tightening. Getting up, she opened the top cabinet and pulled out a pill bottle. Taking two out and popping them into her mouth, she sat back down waiting for them to take effect, “They’re… they’re very nice, Sweetie Belle.”

Giggling, Sweetie Belle rushed over and climbed onto her lap, “Still like the ones I gave you? Do you think about me? Fantasize over and over? You use them? Wear them? Smell them?”

“Y-Yes, yes, yes, yes, no and yes,” Rainbow blushed furiously, wondering how long her meds would take to kick in.

“Yay!” Sweetie Belle straddled her, coming closer, “I think about it too, you know. I mean, it’d be kinda awesome…”

“What would be?” Rainbow asked, shaking a little.

“Having some kind of secret like that,” Sweetie Belle giggled, “No one would have to know!”

“W-What do you mean?” Rainbow asked, ‘Please don’t be saying what I think you’re saying...’

Giggling more, Sweetie Belle snuggled closer, bringing her hands around her back, “I think you know.”

“I-I really don’t,” Rainbow stammered, ‘Dammit, how long does this take?’

“Sure you do! It’s not exactly too illegal,” Sweetie Belle whispered, “Fluttershy doesn’t need to know.”

Rainbow felt something damp pressing against her lap, and her heart began racing, “Sweetie… are you… are you hitting on me?”

“A little!” Sweetie Belle snuggled closer, “I think about it sometimes, you know?”

“What, exactly?” Rainbow asked, shivering.

“Just what it’s like… Sometimes I can’t help but think of how lucky Fluttershy is… Being able to do all that stuff with you,” Sweetie Belle shrugged.

Rainbow swallowed hard and shivered as she felt Sweetie Belle’s small frame in her arms. She should get Sweetie to get her off… GET OFF OF HER! That's what I meant to say... this story isn't healthy. Rainbow shook her head as her thoughts started to get scattered. Yet, for some reason (and Rainbow had a very good idea what that reason was) all she did was egg her on.

“So… you want to do that stuff with me?” she asked.

“It’d be neat!” Sweetie Belle giggled, nuzzling her cheek, “I can’t help it, you’re just so awesome!”

Rainbow exhaled and tried to calm her pounding heart. This was all terrifying and at the same time thrilling. Her hands found their way to Sweetie’s hips, and she felt the girl shift slightly in her lap, “I-I’m flattered you think so…”

“Hee hee, like I said, it’d be like one big secret affair!” Sweetie Belle flourished, bringing her hands to her shoulders.

‘Okay, you need to put a stop to this. This is going to far.’

‘Hell no! She totally wants it! Grab hold of that sweet little thing and take her for a ride!’

Rainbow just hugged her and nodded, feeling her shorts tighten, “Yeah… I guess it would be.”

“You did it before, now look where it got you! Imagine doing it again!” Sweetie Belle hugged back.

Rainbow shuddered, “Oh I can certainly imagine,” and in fact her imagination was running vividly like that one Nicholas Cage movie as she imagined every possible direction this very moment could go.

Giggling happily, Sweetie Belle nuzzled close, “I sure love Apple Bloom and Scoots, they’re always going to be my number ones! But it’s not often you get an awesome older woman with a lot of unique appeal!”

‘My goodness, this girl is after your little pervert heart, Dashie!’

‘Oh no, not her… not now...’ Rainbow thought as she nuzzled Sweetie Belle, “So… you really are okay with me fantasizing about you… never would have thought you’d like it this much…”

“Anyone fantasizing about me and being honest about it flatters me! I know everyone thinks I’m adorable, but it’s nice that I get to be seen like a sexually appealing woman,” Sweetie Belle admitted.

Rainbow’s hands had found their way to Sweetie’s thighs as she trailed her fingers over them, “Okay… I think I get it now…”

‘Oh you more than get it. You want it. Wanna make that little nymph feel like a woman, Dashie?’

“Yeah!” Sweetie Belle squirmed a little from, her touch, “I feel less like a teen and more like a woman now.”

‘C’mon! Push it Dashie! You could totally get away with it!’

“Do you… do you want to feel more like a woman?” Rainbow asked, her heart pounding in her throat as she felt the small inklings of something cool running down her back. Somewhat soothing, but her brain still hazed with desire.

“Yeah… I do! Forget everything else, you can do me! No one’s gonna know! I broke my hymen while riding my bike and Rarity put me on birth control just to be safe! Don’t worry about Fluttershy, she won’t be mad if she does find out!” Sweetie Belle squirmed and reached for her dress, lifting it.

Once her dress had come off, Rainbow pushed her forward and kissed her, laying her on the table as her hands reached for her panties and…

It was as if a bright light had cut through a heavy fog, like the clarity one feels right after having sex. She realized exactly what she was doing and what would happen if she was caught. Well… on reflection since Sweetie Belle was technically at the legal age, nothing criminal would happen. But her friends would never forgive her. And Fluttershy most definitely wouldn’t.

Pulling her lips away from the girl’s she back away a little bit.

“Holy shit… I… I was about to…” she shook a little, but the numbing effects of her medication prevented her from outright going into shock.

“Why’d you stop?” Sweetie Belle sat up, looking disappointed.

Rainbow was breathing heavily as Sweetie Belle’s words hit her ears. She wanted it from her. She actually wanted her. Rainbow had always been afraid she’d hurt someone, and yet here was a girl she found extremely attractive wanting her. In her clearer thoughts she was able to think carefully, and was actually weighing the positives and the negatives.

‘I could get caught and then everything would be over. I mean, she’s over the age, and consenting, but Rarity would absolutely hate me. Fluttershy would too… wait, who’s Fluttershy to get on anyone’s case for this? No… no… I think she’d be hurt even more. She’s seen how much being cheated on hurt Big Mac and the Apples… if I did that to her she’d not only be heartbroken, she’d start thinking she deserved it… but she’s sooooo hot.’

Rainbow’s breathing slowed down and she tried to calm herself, “I’m sorry Sweetie, I’m just… you kinda brought this on pretty quickly…”

“I… I kind of did, didn’t I?” Sweetie Belle murmured, her eyes going wide, “Oh good gravy, what am I doing?! I can’t believe I just-what was I thinking?! You kept telling me to stop, you told me you were getting help for this, and… Oh man, I’m sorry! Getting caught would not have been worth it at all!”

“It’s alright Sweetie, we were both getting caught up in… well, sex,” Rainbow looked away, “I’ll be honest with you Sweetie. I want you. I want you so badly. I wish I could just forget everything and take you upstairs. I know that sounds creepy, but I really can’t help it. I don’t think I’ll ever get rid of it, I just want to be able to not have to worry about it. And… you’ve really been a big help, barring a few things. When I told you about this before, you didn’t run away from me, you didn’t call me some nasty names, you weren’t afraid of me. You… you wanted to help me. I appreciate that.”

“Stop saying that!” Sweetie Belle waved her hands, “I mean, I’m glad I could help you and all, really! That’s awesome! You’re still my friend and I know you’d never hurt me! But we can’t say things like this, we can’t get all tempted! I don’t know how you stopped yourself, but good thing you did!”

“I didn’t. I have really strong drugs that do that for me,” Rainbow admitted, “I have to say things like that, Sweetie. Something my doctor said about being able to admit it, so I stop hating myself for it. He said that only makes it worse.”

“Oh… I guess that makes sense,” Sweetie Belle nodded, hopping off the table.

Rainbow smiled and handed her dress to her, “You… uh… you look good…”

Sweetie Belle managed a smile and put the dress back on, “Thanks…”

“I’m sorry about that,” Rainbow said sheepishly as she stood up, “Kissing you, I mean.”

Wiping her lips, Sweetie Belle shook her head, “It’s okay. It… wasn’t that bad… Nothing like I thought…”

“You know I have to tell Fluttershy about this, right?” Rainbow asked, leading her into the living room.

“What?! No! She’s gonna be really sad! And probably angry! No, you don’t want to make her angry! I saw it with my own eyes!” Sweetie Belle grabbed her arm, looking up at her desperately, “Please don’t tell her! She’ll hate me!”

“Sweetie Belle, I can’t lie to her,” Rainbow said, a nervous look on her face as she sat down with Sweetie Belle.

“That’s not lying! That’s hiding!” Sweetie Belle said.

“But she’ll be more upset if she finds out and knows I kept it from her,” Rainbow said.

Opening her mouth to respond, Sweetie Belle closed it as she retracted, “...You’re right. It’s all my fault… I egged you on, even though I knew better. I’m sorry…”

“No, I’m the adult here, I should know better,” Rainbow admitted, pulling her into a comforting hug.

“I still shouldn’t have egged you on like that…” Sweetie Belle hugged her back, sniffling, “You know all those dumb things where they say a woman is asking for it? ...I kinda asked for it… You were right… This kind of thing could get me in trouble. What if it wasn’t you? What if I were doing this with some stranger? I gotta be more careful…”

“Maybe someday,” Rainbow chuckled a little, “When you’re older or something.”

“Eh…” Sweetie Belle smiled a bit, pulling away, “I’d better go. I told the girls I’d wait for them at the clubhouse when I was done here.”

Rainbow was going to wave goodbye to her and see her to the door, when perhaps the most suicidal idea crossed her mind. And she vocalized it.

“I think you should tell them.”

“What?!” Sweetie Belle turned around, wide-eyed, “I-I-I can’t! No!”

“I think it’s best if you do,” Rainbow said firmly, “Let them know it was an accident and it won’t happen again.”

“...Okay,” Sweetie Belle conceded, throwing her backpack over her shoulder and heading down the walkway.

Rainbow sighed and leaned back against the sofa as Sweetie Belle left without a word. Rubbing her length a bit, she contemplated what had just happened. Smiling at being able to control herself by making the conscious choice to take her meds.

The front door opened some time later, with Fluttershy walking in carrying some bags, followed by Twilight.

“Hello!” Fluttershy called into the house cheerfully, “We’re back!”

Rainbow lifted her head up from the sofa, having fallen asleep, “Oh… hey Flutters. Hey Twi…”

“Hey, sleepyhead!” Twilight teased with a chuckle, “You okay over there?”

“Yeah, just tired,” Rainbow murmured, “Had a bit of a rough afternoon.”

“I can see that,” Fluttershy giggled, “You two look so adorable.”

Rainbow’s eyes snapped open, “Two?!”

“You’ve got morning wood,” Twilight giggled.

Rainbow breath a sigh of relief, though her heart was pounding furiously in her chest.

“Should I leave you two alone for that?” Twilight raised a brow, smirking knowingly.

Fluttershy shook her head, “Nah, she can wait for a bit. She’ll just be horny again in an hour anyway.”

“Ascentia came by earlier,” Rainbow said from the sofa, “Said she wanted to talk to you, Twi.”

“She did? Oh, okay! That’s kind of odd, she usually calls me for that,” Twilight said, a little puzzled as she pulled out her phone.

“Something about a new ink,” Rainbow mumbled, rolling over, “Told me not to spoil the surprise. Bite me, I said.”

“Oh boy,” Twilight shook her head, pocketing her phone, “I guess I’d better go see what’s up with her, then! See you guys later!”

“Bye Twilight, thank you for coming shopping with me,” Fluttershy gave her a grateful hug.

“Anytime!” Twilight smiled, giving them a wave before she headed out.

“She showed it to me,” Rainbow mumbled, “It’s Twilight’s star thingy, all across her back.”

“Ooh, my!” Fluttershy giggled, sitting down on the couch next to her.

Rainbow pulled her groggy self up and shook her head clear, “That reminds me, I have to tell you something.”

“What is it?” Fluttershy asked, regarding her curiously.

“Okay, first of all I want to make it clear that nothing happened. I was able to control myself,” Rainbow assured her, “But Sweetie Belle got really flirty when she was over and… something almost happened.”

This had the colour drain from Fluttershy’s face, “...What? You two… nearly…?”

Rainbow nodded, “She got really heated and… tried to get me to have sex with her.”

Letting out a throaty squeak, Fluttershy’s gaze became unreadable before she looked away, squeezing her hands over her knees. Rainbow caught this and grabbed her hands in her’s.

“Fluttershy, I promise you nothing actually happened,” Rainbow said softly, “I got control of the situation and put a stop to it. I just… thought you should know.”

Fluttershy didn’t respond for a few moments. She just looked straight ahead, her eyes hazed, and her breathing coming out slowly.

“...I’d like to be alone, right now,” was all she said before getting up and leaving the room.

Rainbow’s eyes followed her, but she otherwise remained where she was.

“It’s okay Dash,” she said to herself, “You did the right thing telling her. Yeah… keep telling yourself that, Dash.”

She smacked herself in the forehead over and over again with her hand.

“Stupid stupid stupid!” she muttered, “Fifty bits says you just wrecked your engagement.”

Meanwhile, upstairs, Fluttershy lay by herself on the bed, curled up in the fetal position. She stared at nothing, could barely feel or hear anything. All that she knew were the rampant, conflicted thoughts in her head. What to feel, what to do, where to go, she had no answers. Only the dread and sorrow within herself alongside the stabbing pain in her gut made themselves known.

‘At least she told me the truth...’

‘But now look! It looks like it was true! I am too old for her. She’s losing interest in me and now she wants the excitement of being with Sweetie Belle… She let it happen! If she didn’t stop somehow, she would have! Completely!’

‘I know, I’m not at all happy about that.’

‘But what now? What if it happens again? What if she truly does cheat? What if she and Sweetie Belle will see each other behind your back? Or worse off, something did happen and she’s lying to you so you won’t suspect and catch them!’

‘No, no… She wouldn’t lie to me.’

‘You deserved this, didn’t you? You cheated, now it’s your turn to know how it feels. Yeah, someone you love and are devoted to just strayed without a second thought. Oh no, didn’t care a bit about what you wanted. All they wanted was their own satisfaction. Now look. She’s not satisfied anymore. She wants a younger, prettier girl, doesn't she?’

Fluttershy couldn’t think anymore. It was then that she began to sob, loudly.

There was a soft knocking on the door, “Fluttershy? Can I come in?”

Fluttershy sniffled, not even caring that someone was going to hear or see her crying, “Whatever…” She mumbled, closing her eyes and crying into a cushion.

Rainbow pushed the door open and sat down on the edge of the bed, “Shy… I didn’t want to upset you. I… I thought I was supposed to be honest with you…”

Sniffling louder, Fluttershy didn’t respond.

‘Well, nice going, you idiot. Was it worth it? Was getting a little something with a cute little teen totally worth it? Would it have been worth it? Because this is what happens!’

“I deserved it, didn’t I…” Fluttershy whimpered, still not looking at her.

“No! No!” Rainbow said, quickly leaning over her, “No of course not! I almost did a stupid stupid thing because I’m a stupid, sick woman! It’s completely my fault, you didn’t deserve anything! I promise you, nothing happened!”

Wiping her eyes, Fluttershy sniffled and took a breath, “I don’t want to be angry or sad… I know nothing happened… I know you would never hurt me… Or her…”

“Are… are you going to… leave?” Rainbow asked, her tone worrying her.

The question dug like a dagger into her body, right into her heart. Fluttershy sniffled, having hoped it wouldn’t come out like this. Yet it was unavoidable. This moment was creating doubt and fear of such a thing. She relaxed a little, sniffling loudly, wiping her eyes.

‘Leave her. Leave her! She’s going to do it again and she’ll cheat if you let her get away with it!’

‘Are you out of your mind? What’s leaving her going to solve? Don’t make such a hasty decision because you’re upset!’

‘Come on, she practically just admitted she was going to cheat on you if given the chance! She said she’d fuck Sweetie if she could get away with it!’

‘That doesn’t mean she would do it out of any kind of spite. She just had a moment of weakness. She deserves to be forgiven. Look at her. She’s not sorry she had to admit it, she’s sorry she hurt you.’

‘That’s baloney. She’s clearly mad she couldn’t do it! She’s just saving face to keep you around for convenient fucking!’

‘Not true, you idiot. She told you the truth because she loves you, she didn’t want you finding out another way or when it was too late. Look at that. Is that the face of a woman who doesn’t care? Turn around and look at her, Fluttershy.’

Fluttershy did so, managing to meet Rainbow’s gaze. The scared, teary, cerise eyes looking back at her said everything, combined with her lips quivering ever slightly.

“...No. I don’t want to leave you…” Fluttershy managed.

“Why did you hesitate for so long?” Rainbow asked, her voice cracking.

‘Uh-oh… this is going somewhere bad very fast.’

“I’m sorry, I just…” Fluttershy wiped her eyes, “I’m so sorry… I know you didn’t do it on purpose or to hurt anybody. I know you love me and you don’t want to cheat on me. I-I just… I feel so…” She began to cry again, “scared! I love you and I don’t want to lose you…”

“You’re scared?!” Rainbow gaped, her breath quickening as her rationality began to chip away, “You’re scared?! Oh sure Shy, because you have so much to be scared about! This is… what, the seventeenth time this week you’ve gone into a wangst-fest over someone else’s issue? How the fuck do you think I feel? You’re worried about being cheated on? I’m terrified I might leave some irreparable damage on some poor kid because I can’t fucking well control myself!”

Normally not one to get confrontational when cornered, all of that snapped like a potato chip as Fluttershy rose up, wide-eyed and growing angered, “How could you say such a thing?! Do you think I like feeling this way?! Do you think I like knowing better but still getting upset?! What you did still hurt me! But that doesn’t matter since I’m not her, is it? What you did to her or nearly did could have been damaging, I get that! But it isn’t just about her. It’s about us too!”

Rainbow’s mind fixated on one thing Fluttershy had said, “What do you mean ‘that doesn’t matter since you’re not her?’” she asked, seething.

“You heard what I said! All of a sudden you’re shutting me down because Sweetie Belle could have suffered more? Because you could have? Of course you both would have! But calling this a wangst-fest? Thanks a lot. It’s not like I don’t already have enough issues with myself. I get it, I’m not assertive and have confidence issues! You tell me that all the time! And now I suddenly have no right to be upset?! Why would you say that… Oh, I get it now, you’re tired of me complaining and whining, is that it? You’re tired of my getting worried. The truth comes out, doesn’t it?” Fluttershy now had angry tears running down her face as she got up, “Go on, say it!”

“Say what?” Rainbow glared, a glare that seemed to say ‘pick your words carefully.’

“How you really feel,” was all she said, her own anger faltering for a second.

All of a sudden it came to her. What Fluttershy was insinuating, and what she’d been crying about this whole damn time. Every since Rainbow’s darker of her two secrets had come to light. She thought Rainbow thought of her as just free pussy, wanted the girls more than she wanted her. On some level, maybe thought she was making the biggest mistake of her life.

As all this dawned onto her, only one thing she could possibly say came to her mind.

“Get out.”

For a moment, Fluttershy wanted to take it all back. In that moment, she regretted every single thing she’d just said. She wanted to beg for forgiveness, to try to fix this. But nothing came to mind.

Instead, she nodded, “I will.”

Without a word, she left the room, closing the door behind her. Rainbow waited, hearing her footsteps trail down the stairs and out the front door. Ripping the door open, she bounded down the stairs, over to the front door, and clicked the deadbolt shut. And it all came crashing down on her.

Driving her fist through the drywall, she angrily shouted as tears were pouring down her face. She pulled her hand out of the wall and staggered over to the sofa, sitting down and burying her face in her hands.

She didn’t know how long had passed, an hour, maybe two, when Scootaloo came through the door, stowing her key in her pocket.

“Mom? You’re home? Why was the door locked?”

“Don’t worry about it, Scoots.”

Scootaloo shrugged, “I’ll be in my room.”

“Alright, sweetheart.”

As Scootaloo vanished up the stairs, Rainbow lifted her head from her hands. Glaring at the door, she strode over to it and locked it again. Her fiance… ex fiance thought she was an uncontrollable pervert. Probably her friends thought that about her too. Maybe even Twilight and Ascentia, who were so far off the deep end they wouldn’t know sanity if it bit them in Ascentia’s many scars.

Glaring at the closed door, the last bit of rational thought in her head shattered like glass in a hurricane. If it was good enough for her “friends”, it was good enough for her.

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