Taking a sip of some juice, Fluttershy observed her two friends having a silly snowball competition outside. When they were supposed to be shoveling a pathway from the house to the driveway. Nonetheless, she was amused at Applejack and Rainbow’s silly competing ways.

She sat in the living room of the Apple household, drinking some juice, while Apple Bloom lay on the couch with her head in her lap, the two of them chatting occasionally.

“Hey Shy, why does Rainbow walk all funny?” Apple Bloom asked, “She walks like Big Macintosh and Princess Twilight’s brother does.”

Fluttershy cringed slightly, but paused as she realized what Apple Bloom was referring to. She hadn’t realized it before, but it made sense. “I… I don’t know, actually. I suppose it may have to do with her posture and overall stature.”

Apple Bloom frowned, “That’s another thing. I know she’s kind of a tomboy and everythin’ but sometimes I think if ya kicked her between the legs she’d fall over like the guys do,” she chuckled as she remembered the faces Big Mac would make when he got hit there.

“Sweetheart, that’s not funny,” Fluttershy chided gently, “Well, Rainbow is how she is… I suppose some would think of it like that.”

“That’s another thing. Is Rainbow gay? Granny keeps sayin’ that she is,” Apple Bloom asked.

“...It’s not my place to say, you’d have to talk to her about it,” Fluttershy said, shaking her head, “I know the stereotypes point to it, but it shouldn’t be based on them.”

Apple Bloom shifted a bit, “Do you know if she is or not?”

Biting her lip, Fluttershy gave a slow nod, “I do know of her preferences, yes.”

“Well… which is it?” she asked.

“Sweetheart, why do you even want to know?”

Apple Bloom turned over to look at her properly, “It’s just that… I wanted someone to talk to about… well you know how me and Sweetie Belle are girlfriends now?”

“Oh…” Fluttershy realized, giving her a gentle smile, “I see what you’re saying. You’d like to hear a little more perspective from a gay woman, then. Well, you can certainly ask her.”

“Could you tell her I want to talk to her after supper, then?” Apple Bloom asked.

Fluttershy nodded, “Of course. I’ll let her know.”

“Thanks, Fluttershy,” she said, kneeling up and kissing her cheek, “I love you.”

“I love you too, Apple Bloom,” Fluttershy giggled and gave her a kiss on the cheek back.

She fell back down, resting her head in Fluttershy’s lap again and she absently poked at her jeans.

“Are things going well between you and Sweetie Belle?” Fluttershy queried.

“I think so,” Apple Bloom smiled, “I’m not sure what it looks like if it’s goin’ bad, but we’re both havin’ fun!”

Fluttershy smiled and ruffled her hair, “That’s good, I’m glad you two are having fun.”

“Hey, you do a lot of kissin’ right?” Apple Bloom asked.

“Yes…” Fluttershy smiled all the more in a bit of a dreamy way, “I do, actually. I never really thought much of it, aside from the romance tales I’ve read… And nowadays I love a good kiss.”

“Well, is it normal to try and lick someone’s tongue when you kiss them?” Apple Bloom asked, sitting up, “Sweetie tried to do that with me, isn’t that dirty?”

Fluttershy giggled, “Of course it is, sweetheart. It’s called French Kissing. That doesn’t actually mean it’s the style of how the French kiss, though. The term was meant to refer to a spicy kiss. So you could technically call it tongue kissing, that makes a little more sense too. Anyway, it’s perfectly normal when a couple feels comfortable with sharing that kind of kiss.”

Apple Bloom took in what she said, and smiled a little, “But what about germs? Granny always told me not to touch my mouth or anyone else’s mouth.”

“That didn’t stop you kissing her in the first place,” Fluttershy smiled, “And don’t worry, Apple Bloom. The body can fight off a lot of germs on it’s own. Even the air has germs in it, but your body can deal with them so you don’t get sick.”

“Ohhh… okay. Have you French-kissed before?”

Fluttershy blushed a bit. ‘Are you kidding, almost any kiss Rainbow and I share becomes a French Kiss… and it’s awesome!’ “Oh, yes, I have.”

“Does it feel good?” she asked.

“Well… it’s not for everyone. It takes some getting used to and a bit of trial and error to get it right. But if you like how it feels when you get it down well, it can be a very nice and intimate way to share a kiss. Of course, you do have to keep in mind that your breath and your partern’s breath will be a part of the equation, especially the flavours in your mouths. But if you can get past all of that, it’s lovely,” Fluttershy explained.

Apple Bloom smiled as Fluttershy described the feeling, and found another question on her mind, “Hey, there’s somethin’ else I wanted to ask you. Sometimes when I’m with Sweetie Belle, there’s times when I want her to take off her clothes. Is that weird?”

“Oh!” Fluttershy laughed a little bit, shaking her head, “Of course not, Apple Bloom. That’s the signs of puberty. Your hormones are kicking in and your… sexual awareness is becoming a little more prevalent. It’s a bit of a combination of simply liking the idea of another girl naked, and because you seem to be, at some level, sexually attracted to her.”

Apple Bloom’s face went flat, “English please, Shy.”

Although used to hearing those words spoken to Twilight, Fluttershy exhaled and thought of a simpler way to say it. “You’re growing up into more of a woman and becoming more aware of sex.”

“But… how would that work? We’re both girls, we don’t have… the parts for that,” Apple Bloom replied, “They taught us about sex in school, so I know it’s not gonna work with two… ya know.”

“Oh, I can understand that,” Fluttershy mumbled, shaking her head. “Well, there are some ways that women do it together. Oftentimes they’ll use toys to simulate a male, for example. I know it seems confusing, but it can be done.”

“What else is there?” she asked, now curious.

Fluttershy blushed quite a bit, “I suppose the use of hands and your mouths.”

“Mouths? How does that work?”

“Oh, you can ask Rainbow Dash about that… she has a book explaining all about it,” Fluttershy murmured.

“Oh c’mon, I don’t wanna wait that long. Just tell me,” Apple Bloom said, her curiosity only fueled by Fluttershy’s secrecy.

“Um…” Fluttershy leaned downward and whispered into her ear.

Apple Bloom’s eyes widened a little as she pulled away, “...Really?”

“Yes,” Fluttershy nodded.

“Does… does it… do they like doin’ that?”

“Yes, most women do like doing that,” Fluttershy nodded, her blush growing.

Apple Bloom bit her lip, “Should… I try that with Sweetie?”

“Only if you both want to. Sexual foreplay and… performances are there as options, not necessities,” Fluttershy placed a hand on her shoulder. “Just remember that if there’s something you don’t want to do or she doesn’t want to do, say so. If the person you’re consensually having sexual relations with says something against what you’re doing, listen to them.”

“It just… sounds like it’d taste funny,” Apple Bloom said, getting a somewhat disturbed look on her face.

Fluttershy smiled in understanding, “I can understand what you mean about that. All women have unique...flavours to them down there, I hear.”

“Oh!” Apple Bloom perked up, “Princess Twilight and Ascentia are married! I bet they could give me advice on bein’ in a relationship with Sweetie Belle!”

“NO!” Fluttershy said quickly, and perhaps a little too loudly, and Apple Bloom jumped back a bit.

“What?!” she said, breathing heavily.

“I mean… it’s probably not the best idea,” Fluttershy said nervously, shaking her head.

“Why? They seem happy.”

“They are!” Fluttershy squeaked, “It’s just… well, their ways are very unorthodox.”

“What do you mean?” Apple Bloom asked.

Fluttershy hesitated, biting her lip, “...Well, if you ever do talk to them, just… try to keep an open mind and realize you don’t have to do what they do.”

“What do they do?” she asked.

Fluttershy’s eye twitched. Sometimes kids and their constant questions tended to wear on her. She exhaled, taking a few moments to gather her words.

“If you’d like to know, talk to them about it.”

“Well fine, ah will!” she smiled, settling her head back into her lap, “...Thanks, Shy.”

Giving a smile, Fluttershy reached down to play with her hair, “Anytime, sweetheart.”

This was when the front door flew open, with Applejack and Rainbow coming in, both of them laughing.

“Awright, fine! Ya got me!” Applejack chortled, giving her a playful punch in the shoulder, “Ah’ll admit defeat this time, RD. But Ah won’t go easy next time!”

“Oh please, nobody can beat me at snowball fights,” Rainbow laughed, flopping down into a chair, “I am the Queen of Marksmanship.”

“Yer Queen of anythin’ that makes ya sound awesome,” Applejack retorted playfully.

Fluttershy giggled, “I take it you girls had fun?”

“I nailed her right between the eyes,” Rainbow smirked, “She couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn.”

“Very funny,” Apple Bloom laughed.

“No really,” Rainbow chuckled, “I was standing against the barn and she didn’t even hit that.”

“Go ta Hell!” Applejack laughed from the kitchen, where she’d gone to prepare some cocoa.

“So you two just sat there all afternoon?” Rainbow asked the two girls on the couch.

Fluttershy smiled, “Perhaps.”

“So what are ya talkin’ about?” she asked, flicking rubber bands at the coat hooks.

“Oh, not much. Actually, Apple Bloom wants to talk to you about something.”

“Oh? What’s on your mind, kiddo?” Rainbow smiled.

Apple Bloom poked at her fingers a bit, “Could… could I talk to you in private?”

Rainbow nodded and stood up, “Sure thing, let’s go.”

Apple Bloom led Rainbow up to her bedroom and closed the door behind her. Taking a deep breath, she decided to ask the question, “Rainbow Dash… are you gay?”

A little taken aback by the blunt question, Rainbow exhaled, “Maybe I am. What about it, kiddo?”

“I… I need to know for sure before I can tell you,” Apple Bloom said, not looking at her.

“...Yeah, okay,” Rainbow conceded, nodding. “I’m gay.”

“How… how did you find out you were?” she asked.

Chuckling, Rainbow reached over to tousle her hair, “When I was your age, not only was I completely disinterested in guys, but I was staring at women and fantasizing about ‘em. Specifically F-never mind, point is, I just knew.”

“Yeah, but when did you know for sure?” she asked, “When did you look at yourself and say ‘I’m gay’?”

“Can’t say I remember specifically, I just kinda looked at myself in the mirror while I was washing up one morning. Been thinking about it and just kind of thought, yeah, I’m definitely gay.”

Apple Bloom looked down at the floor as she listened, her mind going a mile a minute.

“Why do you want to know these things anyway?” Rainbow asked.

“Because… I…” Apple Bloom wiped her eyes a little, “I think I’m gay…”

Rainbow smiled and ruffled her hair again, “I kind of guessed something like that, kid. Especially since you’re dating Sweetie Belle and all. So, what’s up?”

“At first I was just tryin’ it because… well why not? But then I started gettin’ all these weird feelings, like wanting Sweetie Belle to take her clothes off in front of me, and lookin’ at those weird magazines Big Macintosh keeps under his mattress. And… well I’m scared, Rainbow. You know how Granny is.”

“Oh, she can’t be that bad,” Rainbow smiled, “She’s a nice old lady.”

“I didn’t say she wasn’t nice,” Apple Bloom said, “But she’s always goin’ on about how she wants lots’a grandkids. And when people started telling stories about Applejack hookin’ up with… well, you… she got really upset really fast.”

Rainbow was partially reminded of some older ponies slipping out racist comments around ponies like Zecora. Not so much mean, but holding attitudes that they were probably raised with that were inappropriate all the same.

“Kid, your granny’s a bit of an old soul. Old school, traditional raising kinda thing,” Rainbow waved it off, “I understand you guys want to respect her wishes and all… but that’s a two way street. And not to say any real disrespect to dead people or oldies who are at death’s door, but think about it. She’s gonna be gone sometime, then it won’t even matter. Life’s too short, kid. Don’t turn it around to please someone else when you’re unhappy.”

Apple Bloom smiled hugged Rainbow around the waist, “I guess… I’m still scared thought…”

“Hey, come on, no need to be scared! You make it sound like she’s that grandmother from that book Fluttershy had me read once, where she locked kids in the attic…” Rainbow chuckled, hugging her back, “If you’re gay and you feel this way about Sweetie Belle, just go for it. If you have to, just be honest with her about how you feel. It’s scary, believe me, I know. Took me well over a decade to even come clean to Fluttershy, and she’s my best friend, I tell her everything. Still, it made me realize that it feels a lot better to be honest about how you feel. If your ol’ grandma’s gonna take it badly, that’s her problem. Just take it and keep your chin up. We can’t help who we want to be with, sleep with, and all that jazz, anyway.”

“I know, but… I’m afraid Granny won’t love me anymore…” she said, her eyes watering a little.

“You’re her Granddaughter, she’s always loved you. If she won’t love you because you’re gay, then she never loved you at all. Kid, it’s gonna be okay,” Rainbow assured her, “Besides, you’ve still got AJ, Big Mac, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, Fluttershy, me, and the rest of us. You’re not gonna be alone, kid. Promise.”

Apple Bloom hugged her tighter, drying her eyes, “I love you guys…”

“Love you too, AB,” Rainbow smiled as she hugged her, then stood up and headed for the door, “C’mon, let’s go get some grub.”

“Hey, Rainbow?”

“What?”

“I… I wanna… sleep with Sweetie Belle,” she blushed.

“Everyone wants to sleep with Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle’s adorable,” Rainbow chuckled.

“I mean… I want to… but I can’t do that here,” she rubbed her arm, “Could we… maybe… do that at your house?”

Rainbow raised an eyebrow, looking at her with amusement, “So, you want to bring Sweetie Belle over to my place, so you girls can go at it? Heh, sure. I don’t see why not.”

Apple Bloom blushed furiously, “...T-thanks…”

Rainbow chuckled as she opened the door and headed downstairs, “Oh those kids kill me sometimes.”

After they’d all had dinner together, Fluttershy helped with the dishes alongside Rainbow, while the rest of the family took care of some last minute chores for the evening. It had gotten quiet, as well as colder, given the strong winds going on outside.

“So, how did your talk with Apple Bloom go?” Fluttershy asked, placing aside a dry plate.

“It went alright,” Rainbow said with a smirk, “She’s gonna bring Sweetie over to my house to screw. She’s terrified of Granny catching her here.”

“O-Oh my…” Fluttershy’s eyes went wide, “Gosh, wow… Well, I guess it did have to happen sometime.”

“This better not be a habit,” Dash said in mock irritation, “Don’t want my house being a haven for teenage lesbians to roll around naked in… actually on reflection I’d be very okay with that.”

Fluttershy giggled, playfully swatting her rear with the drying towel she was using, “You silly.”

“I wouldn’t try anything, I’m not a complete perv,” Rainbow chuckled, “I’d just enjoy the view… and maybe take pictures. No wait, that’s illegal, forget that. I’d just enjoy the view.”

“I bet you’d have hoped for that opportunity when you were her age, wouldn’t you?”

“Are you kidding? Back in high school, the girls were showing off everything! I couldn’t go five seconds without seeing tits or an ass in my face,” Rainbow grinned, “Remember how I used to always snap at the girls who made fun of the guys who got boners in class?”

“Yeah.”

“That’s because I knew how much of a problem it was,” Rainbow said, “Just I was ten times as terrified of getting caught. But yeah, I’d have loved to have a chance to get some back in high school.”

Drying a dish, Fluttershy placed it aside on the pile. She looked to her friend, also lover, and gave a soft smile. She brought an arm around her waist from the side and nuzzled her, careful to make sure no one else was around to see it.

“Better late than never, then,” she whispered sweetly.

“Yeah. And now I get to help AB get some,” Rainbow laughed, “Ugh! What’s wrong with me, why do I think that’s hot?”

“Irrational response you can’t explain, just feel, that’s all,” Fluttershy nudged her ribs slightly, winking.

“C’mon, Shy. They’re 14. They’re not supposed to be sexy… dammit, there I go again!” Rainbow grumbled.

“Don’t worry about it. We all have fantasies and irrational responses we’re not proud of,” Fluttershy assured, rubbing her back.

“...Maybe I should leave the house when they come over,” Rainbow chuckled, clapping Shy on the shoulder.

“That’ll be up to you. But don’t worry,” Fluttershy gave her a hug, “Until the moment you actually start breaking the law, which I know you would never do in that regard, it’s okay.”

“So you’re saying you have no problem with me oogling AJ’s little sister?” Rainbow asked.

Fluttershy smiled, “I said I didn’t want to share you. I didn’t say you couldn’t look. Just don’t make her uncomfortable about it and it’ll be fine.”

Rainbow’s eyes widened, “Damn Shy, you’re darker than I am,” she chuckled, “Next thing I hear, you’re gonna be asking me to describe my twisted fantasies.”

“We can save that for next time,” Fluttershy kissed her nose.

“I don’t know whether to kiss you, call the cops, or both,” Rainbow snickered, “Oh… we’re awful.”

“Oh, stop it!” Fluttershy laughed, swatting the towel against her side, “You’re terrible! I’m taking you home, all night long.”

“I’ll bet you will,” Rainbow snickered.

“Now you two stop that,” came Granny’s voice behind them, a little chuckle behind it, “I know you young’uns like to experiment and all that, but Shy here’s a spoken for woman.”

Fluttershy blushed heavily and turned back to dry some more plates, “Yes, Granny Smith…”

“Nosy little…” Rainbow trailed off under her breath, “If you only knew.”

“Let’s...finish up, shall we?” Fluttershy mumbled.

“Sure… then get home and share our evil fantasies,” Rainbow smirked as she redoubled her efforts on removing stuck on food from a pan.

Unable to resist, Fluttershy whispered, “I’m going to ride you all night long…”

Rainbow bit her lip, and scrubbed harder. Fluttershy giggled innocently, drying another dish as she whistled a little tune.

Much later into the evening, within the walls of Rainbow’s home, the door to the bedroom practically burst open. Interlocked in a passionate embrace, necking like crazy, the two blindly stumbled into the room, not an inch of space between them. Fluttershy fell up against the nearest wall, daringly raising her legs and locking them around Rainbow’s waist.

Rainbow hooked her hands on her waist, holding her up as she bit down on her collarbone, “I wasn’t even in the door yet…”

Fluttershy half giggled and half moaned, holding to her tightly, “You get me so hot with a kiss, it’s no wonder…” She purred.

“This must be what my dolls felt like when I was little and smacking their faces together,” Rainbow panted, biting at Fluttershy’s neck, “Just screaming ‘NOW KISS!’”

“Hee, now you’re just being silly…” Fluttershy cooed, angling her head to accomodate her, “But you could be right…”

“Not that I don’t like the Apple Family or anything,” Rainbow breathed as she suckled her neck, “But I was so glad when they told us we could go.”

“Me too,” Fluttershy panted, fisting her fingers into her hair, “I might’ve had to drag you into the barn…”

“Sex in a barn?” Rainbow asked, “You’re a dirty girl, Shy.”

“Mac and I tried, once… Not comfortable. Which is why we’ll bring a blanket,” Fluttershy moaned, running her hands along her head and neck.

Rainbow chuckled, “Next you’re gonna tell me that kindness isn’t the only way you get all those critters to listen to you.”

“Goodness no,” Fluttershy lowered her legs, then brought themselves closer to the bed, “My only fantasies of fornication beyond my own kind are tentacles.”

Rainbow sputtered a bit, “Tentacles? How cliche.”

“Well, you always said I was so predictable,” Fluttershy licked her jawline.

“Mmm, maybe we should go to the beach next time they issue warnings of octopi,” Rainbow chuckled, kissing between her eyes.

“You silly…” Fluttershy giggled, “All right, your turn.”

“My turn for what?” Rainbow asked.

“I gave you one fantasy, now you give me one,” Fluttershy pushed her onto the bed, crawling on top of her, licking her lips.

Rainbow cleared her throat, blushing a bit, “Well… you know how I sometimes look at younger girls, right?”

“Yes…?”

“Well, there have been times where I’ve… taken care of myself while thinking about having sex with one of the Crusaders,” Rainbow said, shaking a little as her blush deepened.

“I… kind of gathered that…” Fluttershy admitted, nuzzling her cheek, “You don’t have to worry. I mean, it’s not something you should ever say at the dinner table or even to the ones in question, but it’s all right. Just be glad you’re doing that and not molesting them.”

Rainbow covered her eyes with her hands, “It’s embarrassing, though. Alright, your turn again.”

“I understand,” Fluttershy kissed her nose. She rose up a bit, pulling off her sweater and her shirt, “I know you often have fantasies of being able to fly without assistance, or with wings. Sometimes I kind of do, too. It’d be nice if we could walk on clouds, maybe go up into the clouds and have the ultimate privacy… Oh, I know, that’s silly and not at all daring…” She looked away a little.

“Well there is the chance of falling to your death,” Rainbow snickered, “That daring enough for you?”

Fluttershy made a face, but was unable to keep from smiling, “Good point.”

“My turn, I guess?” Rainbow smiled, “...Incest.”

“Really?” Fluttershy asked, “I thought you hated your parents.”

“Not my actual family,” Rainbow scoffed, “Just… what if scenarios. Like what if you and I were sisters? What if I was Cheerilee’s daughter? What if…” her words were covered by a very unconvincing cough, “...was actually my sister instead of just… you get the idea.”

Fluttershy giggled, “I see what you mean. I’m an only child, but… it certainly is something interesting to think about. Oh, but if we were sisters… I think we might’ve done this a long time ago.”

Rainbow blushed, “Oh really? How do you figure?”

“If we were close since we were kids as friends, I can only imagine we’d be closer if we lived under the same roof together,” Fluttershy nuzzled her neck, “Playing doctor… taking baths together, growing up together… learning about our bodies…”

“But we’d be sisters,” Rainbow said flatly, “And not everyone shares my demented kinks.   If they did… oh those poor Crusaders…”

“Would you stop that?” Fluttershy licked her cheek, “Let me have a moment, thank you.”

“Sorry… you were saying about us being sisters?”

“I meant to say, if we were, and we had… those tendencies, it would be possible. I remember a time I considered you like the sister I never had,” Fluttershy admitted, licking down her jawline and suckling the skin, “And now things have changed.”

“Mmmm… what if Mom and Dad caught us?” Rainbow asked as she raked her fingers through her hair.

“Wait, your parents or mine? Let’s pretend they’re mine,” Fluttershy giggled, “Oh, they would be shocked beyond belief. And we would probably be spanked…”

Rainbow giggled, “Then what?”

“We’d be separated, put in different rooms… Oh, but I’d sneak into your room at night, cuddling close to you and feeling so sad. I’d say how much I can’t live without you, my only and wonderful sister, and everything we’ve shared. We’d go behind their backs more than ever, keeping up appearances all we could in front of them…” Fluttershy laughed a bit, little blush on her cheeks.

“And what if they caught us again?” Rainbow asked, feeling herself growing stiff as Fluttershy described their hypothetical incestuous tryst.

“They’d catch us in the throes of passion once more, and have had enough!” Fluttershy went on dramatically a la Rarity, laughing all the while, “Mother would send one of us to go live with a relative… I would stand and tell them to leave you alone, blaming myself for seducing you. But you would come up and try to take the blame. We’d beg them not to separate us. But they made up their minds! One of us gets sent away, far off, and we only see each other once a year at Hearth’s warming…. We send letters, talk on the phone, and miss each other. There might be a rainy day montage… Then we turn eighteen and get our own lives, reuniting at long last. We see Mother and Father again, to which they feel bad for what happened and want to make it up to us. We let them do just that… by paying for a huge and awesome wedding! Oh, but that’s illegal! ...In this world, it isn’t, okay?”

“Wow, getting married?” Rainbow chuckled, but feeling herself getting harder anyway, “Alright, so we’re sisters getting married. Happy ending?”

“Yes,” Fluttershy laughed, feeling the hardness against her, “Oooh… you liked it, didn’t you?” Her voice came out in a purr as she reached down to gently fondle the bulge.

Rainbow hissed and arched her back, “Y-yes, I liked that very much… oh god, Shy.”

“Thank you,” Fluttershy kissed her nose, “Do you have anything to share?”

“I did share, the incest one was mine,” Rainbow groaned, “You’re the one who wrote an entire Rom-Com on it.”

“Hee, so you shared it and I took and ran with it.. Okay, give me a second… this is fun…” Fluttershy stroked a little faster, leaning down and nibbling her neck.

Rainbow moaned softly, wrapping her arms around Fluttershy’s neck, “Take your time, babe.”

“Ooh, babe? I like that…” Fluttershy giggled, nodding with approval, “I think I have one. As much as I hated being a model… I would go back for one reason. If you were in shoots with me. Risque photos would be amazing… Then I realize we don’t even that to do it, but I can imagine those magazine covers…”

“You… you wanna do porn with me?” Rainbow asked, a little unnerved and shaking slightly, “Really?”

“I didn’t say porn, silly. I said risque, sensual, tastefully covered,” Fluttershy poked her nose, “There’s a difference.”

“Yeah, but… people would still be able to see… you know… the thought’s just a little scary,” Rainbow said, shivering a bit.

Fluttershy smiled in understanding and kissed her forehead, “I know, it’s okay. Fantasies ever rarely make it to reality. After all, if that actually happened, I think you know what I would do.”

“What?” Rainbow asked, not knowing at all.

“I’d refuse and run off.”

“I… wouldn’t mind dirty pictures of you,” Rainbow blushed, caressing her hips and kissing her neck.

“Oh, now that I would do,” Fluttershy purred, “You can take dirty photos of me anytime.”

“Yeah? Well I'll taking you up on that...”

“Thanks for getting us ice cream!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed happily, taking another lick of her cone, “You really have the best date ideas, Apple Bloom!”

Apple Bloom blushed as she licked her own ice cream, “Thanks, Sweetie Belle,” she said, taking hold of Sweetie’s free hand.

The two of them hadn’t really told anyone they’d been dating, not even Scootaloo. With Apple Bloom still scared of coming out of the closet and Sweetie Belle always being accosted by a few guys after she’d came out, they’d opted to keep it a secret.

“So! What did you want to tell me?” Sweetie Belle asked, looking at her with a cute, curious smile.

“Well… we’ve been doin’ this for a while now, right?” Apple Bloom asked as she and Sweetie Belle sat down at a table.

Grinning widely, Sweetle Belle nodded and licked her ice cream, getting some on her nose, “Yep! It’s been wonderful!”

“Okay… so I was wondering… about… how would you feel if… I suggested we… have… s-s-s…” Apple Bloom’s nervousness made her unable to finish the sentence and she trailed off into a series of mumbles that sounded like they were trying to imply something.

Genuinely confused, Sweetie Belle tilted her head cutely, “S-S-S what? ...Something special? Streamers? Sun tans? Sweets? Sacks?”

“No… D-do you think I’d be this n-nervous over streamers or s-sweets?” Apple Bloom muttered, “I’m trying to ask if we could have s-s-s-s-ARGH!” she smacked her face onto the table and took a few breaths to try and calm herself, “Sweetie… I want to have s-sex.”

Wide-eyed, Sweetie Belle stared at her, all while a bit of her ice cream melted onto her hand. She then grinned widely, blushing, “Really?! You want to do that with me?! I didn’t think you would…”

Apple Bloom nodded her head, still face-down on the table.

“To be honest… ever since we hit puberty… I’ve really wanted to… with you…” Sweetie Belle admitted softly, looking a little embarrassed, “But if you really want to, that’d be great!”

Apple Bloom lifted her head, “Really? We can?”

Nodding, Sweetie Belle licked her ice cream some more, “Definitely! I’ve read a lot of Rarity’s sapphism romance books… I know a thing or two about what to do!”

Apple Bloom smiled a little, as stories around school told her those were Famous Last Words, but blushed deeper all the same, “Well… I was asking for advice from Rainbow Dash and… she said we could go to her house to do it. So… you know… we can have some privacy…”

“Oh… Okay,” Sweetie Belle squirmed a bit, “I don’t know, what if she watches us? ...Sometimes I see her looking at me, or any of us….with that weird look in her eyes… The same looks I see her giving Fluttershy… Are you sure it’s safe?”

“What?!” Apple Bloom was genuinely surprised, “Are you sure? I’ve never noticed that before…”

“I know it sounds weird, but trust me… she does that!” Sweetie Belle nodded, “It’s a little creepy… I mean, she looks at Fluttershy like she wants to eat her alive...okay, wait, bad comparison! Kinda like she wants her bad and like she’s on top of the world. When she looks at us, it’s like… I don’t know, like we’re candy or something. She doesn’t do anything and she doesn’t say anything, but I feel kinda weird… Still, I guess it’s nice she’s letting us use her place!”

“Well… if you don’t feel safe going there, we don’t have to,” Apple Bloom said dejectedly, “But I don’t think it’d be safe doing it at my house… or yours…”

Sweetie Belle shook her head, “No, we can! I’m sorry, I just kinda felt a little weird. I know she’s not a pedophile, anyway. So… when do you want to do this?”

“H-how about t-tomorrow?” Apple Bloom asked, “It’ll be S-saturday.”

Finishing her ice cream, Sweetie Belle nodded and wiped her mouth with the napkin, “Okay! Wow, tomorrow! We’re going to lose our virginity! Yay!”

Apple Bloom felt an odd feeling in her chest. A mix of excitement and terror, her hand shaking on the table as she reached over and put her hand over Sweetie Belle’s. Then an idea hit her. Since she was planning to sleep with her tomorrow… she figured it was the time.

“...I love you, Sweetie Belle,” she said softly.

“Awww…” Sweetie Belle blushed immensely and giggled, clearly moved by the tender words. “And I love you too, Apple Bloom!”

Forgetting the two of them were out in the open, Apple Bloom leaned over the table and quietly kissed her, curling their fingers together as she relaxed. Sweetie Belle eagerly kissed her back, their eyes closing as they both breathed softly…

“Oh… my… god… Silvy, look over there!”

Apple Bloom’s heart stopped as she heard a familiar voice and prayed that Diamond Tiara was seeing something else.

“Is that Apple Bloom? And Sweetie Belle?!” came Silver Spoon’s voice.

Apple Bloom quickly pulled back from Sweetie Belle and leaned back in her chair, trying to look casual.

“Well!” A sneering Diamond Tiara came sauntering over, Silver Spoon at her side. “Looks like the rumours are true! You two are having gay sex together!”

Sweetie Belle gave them both a look, raising an eyebrow, “Oh, and you two aren’t? Seriously, Diamond Tiara, you go through at least six guys a month, always go running back to Silver Spoon, and never really hang out with anyone else. I sure don’t remember Silver Spoon ever having a boyfriend long enough, since they’re always sent running for the hills after she tells you!”

Silver Spoon blushed, while Diamond Tiara looked as if she’d grown a second head.

“Ugh, even if that were true, you wouldn’t be able to prove it,” Diamond sneered, “We SAW you two sucking face!”

Looking bored, Sweetie Belle yawned, “Yeah? And? Do you want to tell us more things we already know? Like the fact it’s the hour of twilight, this is a table, that’s a tree, there’s a bench, this place is the park? Oh! And look! There’s Rainbow Dash over there, she’s with Fluttershy and getting her ice cream! Oh oh! Want to go on? Like my hair being curly? Yes! I know all of that! Wonderful! I could do this all day! Got anything else? Or are you just going to keep telling me things I know? Because if that’s true, I’ve got another one. I know you’re a Class-A BITCH!”

Diamond sneered at Sweetie’s bravado, “Oh yeah? I bet Granny Smith would love to know about you two. I remember how much she adored seeing Princess Twilight and her… wife? Concubine? Speed bag with a face drawn on it? Anyway, whatever that broken horse is to her.”

Apple Bloom’s heart stopped dead in it’s tracks. Even if she didn’t know Granny Smith personally, everyone knew about once incident where she’d told Twilight that, as a Princess, she ought to set a better example for young girls. To say that Twilight was livid would have been an understatement. Apple Bloom swore she saw the woman’s hair turn into fire for a brief minute. Either way, the threat of telling Granny Smith terrified her.

“Ooooh, I’m scared!” Sweetie Belle mocked, trembling like she was afraid, “Yeah, good luck with that! What are you going to do? Go to Sweet Apple Acres and tell her? Yeah, she’ll believe you! The school bully who picked on the three of us all our lives? She’s going to think you’re just trying to get to us and would ask you to leave! Oh, but wait, you must have evidence, right? Hard core evidence? Wait, no, dont’ tell me, you have a photo with a digital camera? Ha! In case you forgot, digital photos can be easily altered. It’s when you show negative film that’ll make others change their tune!”

Diamond Tiara held up a polaroid that had just finished developing with an evil smirk on her face, “This real enough for you?”

For a moment, Sweetie Belle faltered, but then grabbed the photo, “Ha! Seriously, who walks around with a camera like that? And who in their bright mind SHOWS their victims that they have it? If you’d had just said you didn’t have one and kept it hidden, we never would’ve known until you showed it to Granny Smith or anyone else! Nice going, but this isn’t going to work!”

Silver Spoon held up about seven more, stepping out of Sweetie Belle’s reach, “We took more than one, dumbass.”

“...Oh…” Sweetie Belle sat down, biting her lip, “Well, then what are you doing?! What does this matter to you?! Does seeing me, Apple Bloom and even Scootaloo happy somehow offend you?! You think that because you have a miserable life with your father married to his work and your mother being a flake that you think you’re so special and can go make everyone else feel as bad as you do?! So you’re just going to come and ruin things for us, so you can laugh and feel sooooo evil? Well, then you’re going to look in the mirror and think of all the terrible things you’re doing.. But then you think you’re justified because somehow you’re SO SPECIAL! Well, you know what you’re doing? You’re harassing us! There’s no two ways about it! You’re harassing us and that’s just mean! It’s blackmail! Pure blackmail! Why don’t you just do us all a favour and grow up?! It’s not our fault that Daddy doesn’t pay attention to you or that Mommy doesn’t remember what day it is! Go away and maybe one day when you come to your senses, we’ll talk! So, if you’ll excuse me, we have some explaining to do over with Granny Smith. Since we now have nothing to hide, we’ll just take care of it!”

“Sweetie Belle, stop it!” Apple Bloom said, shaking in her seat, “Please you two, don’t tell Granny Smith… I’m beggin’ you both!”

Diamond Tiara smirked, “Oh? And how do you plan to convince me not to tell anyone? What’s in it for me?”

“Apple Bloom, don’t you dare! She will own you for the rest of your life!” Sweetie Belle hollered, “Just buzz off already! You’re like a bug that won’t go away! I already said we’ll take care of it for you! In fact, come with us, you can show her the photos and we’ll say ‘Yeah, it’s true!’ and there we go!”

“Sweetie Belle! Knock it off!” Apple Bloom said harshly, “I know Granny’s a sweet lady, but she’d never look at me the same if she knew… please you two, I’ll do anything you want. Just don’t tell her.”

“Nope! We’re getting an adult!” Sweetie Belle stood on the table, cupping her hands around her mouth, “HEY! RAINBOW DASH! FLUTTERSHY! WE’RE BEING HARASSED AND BLACKMAILED HERE! HELP US!”

Rainbow and Fluttershy whipped their heads around, along with the other two women they were out with and they hurried over.

“What is it?” Fluttershy asked in a cooing voice, “What’s wrong?”

“Them! They took a picture of us kissing, with a Polaroid, and are planning to show it to Granny Smith!” Sweetie Belle exclaimed, “It’s harassment and blackmail!”

“Why you snotty little-wait, Polaroid? Who the hell carries a Polaroid camera in 2014?” Rainbow asked.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon turned to run, but were stopped when they smacked face-first into Twilight and Ascentia.

“You’re not going anywhere,” Twilight growled, “You young ladies have a lot to answer for.”

“Oooh! Are we gonna ‘Interrogate’ them?” Ascentia asked delightedly.

“They’re 14, Ascentia,” Twilight said with a scowl.

“...Killjoy.”

“I cannot believe you two would sink so low,” Fluttershy said in a stern tone, hands on her hips, “What do you have to say for yourselves? Tell the truth. Right now.”

“Ugh, spare me the lecture,” Diamond Tiara sneered, though her shaking knees implied she was full of it, “These two Blank Flanks are getting it!”

“I keep hearing them call those three Blank Flanks,” Ascentia remarked, “What the hell does that even mean?”

“Honey bunch, even I don’t know,” Twilight said, turning back to the two teens, “Girls, enough. Fluttershy asked you a question and you still didn’t answer it. I for one can see absolutely no justification for what you’re doing. Oh, wait a second. I think I know. Your father is Filthy Rich, isn’t he? I happen to know he works long hours… and your mother, well, bless her heart, but she’s a moron. This is all some kind of an elaborate way to cope with the pain at home. Yeah, they have psychological help for this sort of thing, young lady. Bullying others is not a coping mechanism. All you’re doing is hurting others, and essentially, yourself. Am I right? Well, maybe I am, maybe I’m not. But I do know that you have no reason to go out of your way to humiliate Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle. Tell me, would you like it if they or anyone else did the same to you? Would you? Of course you wouldn’t. Because that’s harrassment. And unless you want me to call your parents and tell them what’s going on, you’re going to stop this idiocy and apologize. Right now.”

Diamond Tiara rolled her eyes and stood there with her arms folded.

“Twilight, I love you, but you gotta hit the kid where it hurts. Allow me,” Ascentia smiled, “Your Dad makes a lot of money off selling Apple Family products, right?”

“Ugh, yeah,” Diamond Tiara sneered, clearly bored.

“And I’m sure the last thing he’d want is to learn that his daughter created unrest in the Apple Family, right?”

“Why’s that?” she laughed.

“Think about it. You tell Granny Smith, this could break her heart and crush her soul. Things would never be the same in that house again. Apple Bloom might end up running away, or killing herself.”

Diamond Tiara quietly chuckled, and Ascentia held up a hand to stop the livid Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Sweetie Belle.

“But if that happened, the Apple Family would lose a valuable hand, and they don’t hire outside the family. Applejack and Big Macintosh need Apple Bloom’s help to get all that work done. Without her, the farm’s productivity would drop, debt would pile up, they wouldn’t be able to keep demand. Your father’s stock would suffer, as would his profits.”

She leaned down, putting on a performance in front of the girl.

“Then, without a good chunk of his business, he wouldn’t be able to hold the extravagant lifestyle you have. And his company stock would plummet, all his net worth going right down the shitter! Before you know it, your house is foreclosed and you’re all worth nothing! Living in some run down apartment and forced to wear poor people’s clothing and having to do chores for the first time in your life!”

Diamond Tiara shrieked and grabbed the photos from Silver Spoon, tearing them up into indistinguishable pieces as her breathing raced in pure abject terror. Ascentia stood up with a smile.

“...Jesus, Ascentia,” Rainbow said with her eyes wide, “That wasn’t just a lecture, that was Count of Monte Cristo style vengance.”

Twilight smiled with pride, nodding with approval, “Brilliant. As well as giving me an idea. Silver Spoon, I have a few questions for you. Tell me, your father is Brass Knob, isn’t he?”

Silver Spoon nodded shakily.

“He doesn’t actually know what’s going on, does he?”

Silver Spoon shook her head, “He… tells me to stop… but I never do.”

“Really, now? Well, I know your father, he’s quite an attorney. But that’s not quite the point I’m trying to make, either. Tell me, does he… know about what you get up to with Diamond Tiara? In all that you two get into?”

Wide-eyed, Silver Spoon said nothing, but her face said everything.

“I knew it. So he does. He tells you that Diamond Tiara is toxic to you, always telling you not to associate with her. But your father is overbearing to you, he’s always telling you what to do, always trying to make sure you’re the ever proper daughter he wants. So you disobey him, you rebel against him, you do what you know he hates. And you can’t stop. You can’t stop if you tried. You know if he knew what happened tonight, you’d never see her again. Ever.”

Looking terrified, Silver Spoon whimpered and looked down with shame. “I-I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please don’t tell my dad!”

“Oh? And why shouldn’t I? Sounds like it would be good for you,” Twilight said haughtily.

“No!” Silver Spoon cried, shaking her head.

“Oh… I think I understand,” Fluttershy chimed in, “You latch onto Diamond Tiara because she allows you to be a rebel without a cause. To be able to unleash your pent-up resentment for your father. So she feeds on that, allowing you to be whatever you want to be with no consequence.”

“I...I…” Silver Spoon twiddled her fingers shamefully.

“Or is there something else?” Twilight asked, looking down at her, “You could do the same thing with damn near anyone in your class, and I’d think pissing off your father would work best if he did know.”

“Does this count as bullying kids?” Ascentia asked.

“Who the fuck cares,” Rainbow snarled.

“Silver Spoon, we know you’re not a bad girl. You’re just unable to cope with the resentment of your father and having a bad influence isn’t helping,” Fluttershy coaxed.

“...I’m sorry…” Silver Spoon turned away shamefully, “I just… I don’t know anymore.”

“See a doctor,” Ascentia said softly, “Or just get some advice from someone who isn’t a walking mutation of evil. Here you are, face to face with yourself.”

“That’s funny,” Twilight grinned.

“Thank you,” Ascentia smiled, “You don’t really want to hurt these two, do you?”

“Of course not,” Silver Spoon shook her head.

“Then why are you doing this?” Ascentia asked, being more gentle with Silver Spoon than with Diamond Tiara, “This isn’t just some schoolyard teasing, this could really affect them. They never hurt you, so why would you try and hurt them. I can’t believe you’d ever do anything that mean.”

“I… I… I… I don’t know… I just hear her ideas and go with them… I don’t want her to think I’m lame…” Silver Spoon confessed.

“Why do you care so much about what Diamond Tiara thinks?” Ascentia asked, “If she really was your friend, she wouldn’t make fun of you for anything.”

“...She’s not lame!” Diamond Tiara cut in, “Silver Spoon’s the only friend I have, okay?! Everyone else just likes me because I have rich parents or because they’re scared of me! Silver Spoon always stuck by me and was the only friend I could count on.”

Everyone faced her then, surprised at this reveal.

“Then, why don’t you ever tell her that?” Sweetie Belle wanted to know, “If she means a lot to you, you should tell her how you feel. Scootaloo, Apple Bloom and I always do that! Because we’re friends and our bond means a ton to us. Silver Spoon seems to really like you, that’s why she’s with you. If you’re going to keep giving her reasons to hate you, eventually she will.”

“I know, I know! I get that… I just can’t do it! I don’t even know how!” Diamond Tiara protested, “Daddy never tells me how and Mother doesn’t even remember my name half the time! How should I know how to say sappy stuff?!”

“Your friends will help,” Fluttershy put in, “Any good friend can help you see the best you can be. You just have to let yourself express that side of you.”

“We could’ve been friends,” Sweetie Belle went on, “If you guys were nice to us, we’d have been real glad to be friends! We don’t want to fight with anyone. We don’t go looking for fights, we try to stop them! If you want help with this, then we can do that!”

Both Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara stared at them with wide eyes, stunned.

“Yeah,  that’s right. You think we’re heartless? Well, if you want to get your act together, do it,” Sweetie Belle poked both of them on the nose, “We’ll be your friends. We’ll show you what it means to be friends!”

“You’d really do that?” A hopeful gleam entered Silver Spoon’s eyes, “I mean… it’s not like we deserve it.”

“If ya want mah opinion,” Apple Bloom chimed in, “I’m perfectly fine with that. We’ll be yer friends. Everyone deserves a second chance.”

“Or in your case a ninety-sixth,” Ascentia commented, to which Twilight smacked her in the back of the head, “AH! I have a concussion, remember?!”

Twilight winced, “I’m sorry…”

“I… I’m sorry, you two,” Diamond Tiara said quietly, “For… for everything.”

“Me too, I’m sorry…” Silver Spoon murmured.

Bright smiles adorned two of the Crusaders.

“We forgive you girls!” Sweetie Belle said happily, “Now, first things first, you two need to do a lot of stuff over the weekend! I know, I know, not fun, but it’ll help. On Monday, first thing after school, we’ll take you to our club house and show you the ropes!”

“What do we have to do?” Diamond Tiara asked.

“For one thing, talk to a doctor, you girls have a lot of that pent up stuff to get out,” Sweetie Belle said. “Diamond Tiara, I want you to also write a list of everything you like about Silver Spoon. Then on Monday, you’ll read it out to her. Be honest and don’t leave anything out!”

“Am I doing that too?” Silver Spoon asked.

“Ya know what, Ah think ya should,” Apple Bloom nodded, “Then you both can try that out together.”

“O-okay,” Diamond Tiara shifted a little as the six other women watched them, “What else?”

“I think,” Fluttershy stepped in, “You should talk to your father. Just let him know how you feel. And I don’t mean being accusatory about it, either. Just talk to him about how you feel. It will take time, change doesn’t happen overnight. But you can let him know you’d like to spend more time with him. Believe me, sweetheart, I was in the same position. My father always had so much time for his work, but never any for me. When I was about your age, I finally talked to him about how I felt. It helped our relationship so much, but it did take a while to get to.”

Diamond Tiara shrank down, nodding, “A-alright… can we go now?”

“Run along, girls,” Twilight said, making a wave motion, “Have a good weekend.”

“Sleep tight, don’t let the ever looming threat of Bankruptcy bite,” Ascentia called out as they left.

“Wow… That was amazing!” Sweetie Belle squeed, “I can’t believe it, we did it! We did it!”

“All we had to do was call for help from people who weren’t teachers,” Apple Bloom said with a grin, “Who would have thought?”

Fluttershy ruffled their heads, “Either way, you girls did the right thing in asking for help.”

“Thanks, you guys,” Sweetie Belle smiled, “Really. They could have done some real damage this time.”

“And Ah’m glad Ah don’t have to explain myself to Granny Smith just yet,” Apple Bloom said with relief.

“You’re welcome,” Rainbow smiled, “Alright girls, let’s leave them alone. They probably wanna go back to making out.”

“You talking about us, them, or yourself?” Twilight teased as she and Ascentia went one way, winking at them.

Sweetie Belle blinked, “...What was that about?”

“Nothing!” Fluttershy spoke up quickly, “Um, Rainbow, we should get going. You know, we have that movie we’re catching, remember?”

“We never made plans to see a mov-WAH!” Rainbow was cut off as Fluttershy dragged her away by her shirt.

Apple Bloom looked back to Sweetie Belle, “Ahem… so… tomorrow then?”

“You bet!” Sweetie Belle clapped her hands with delight, grinning. “Call me crazy but I think we’ve got even more reason to celebrate!”

“Still worried Rainbow might be watchin’ us?” she asked.

“Nah, I’m not scared!” Sweetie Belle waved it off, “She’s known us since we were a lot younger and she’s always been awesome to us. I don’t think we have anything to worry about! First thing tomorrow, it’s going to be just you and me, for our big day!” Next Chapter: Dateless When We Turn 16 Estimated time remaining: 9 Hours, 8 Minutes