[Shining’s POV, 6:45 a.m.]

Ugh… Damn you brain for waking me up when the alarm’s not even on. I know you’re used to it, but can’t you learn when I want to sleep in? Still, something seems off about this . Not like it’s a bad thing. Heck, it’s better than yesterday. Let me just try and get a feel for what’s going on... Okay, I think I’m holding onto something, but what?

Once my eyes adjusted to the dark enough, I looked down to see…

Oz… That’s right, I had him come over for dinner last night, and he spent the night here. Wow, I can’t remember the last time I felt so relaxed and warm while holding onto somepony other than Fleur. It feels good, I don’t even mind him resting his head on my boobs while he gropes my ass… wait, what?

Without waking Oz up, I reached to one of my cheeks behind me and felt a hand having a firm grip on me.

Yep, Oz is definitely groping my ass, under my chemise too. Did this happen overnight? Somehow I’m okay with this. Though… I do wonder what it would feel like having my boobs felt up like he did with Fleur the other night. Sure, that may have been an accident due to her sleepwalking, but that still doesn’t change the fact that actually happened. I know it would be awkward for him to feel me up the way we are now, but what does he think of my chest? I mean I’m at least a cup size larger than Fleur, I figured most stallions would prefer big breasts.

Although, he was pretty descriptive of how my butt was when I asked the other morning. He may have rambled on, sure, but I didn’t think there was that much to say about my own posterior. I always worried my butt wasn’t very attractive no matter how much I work on it, but how can I be sure that Oz’s into—

I gasped from the sudden squeezing feeling in my ass as my body tensed up and pulled Oz in tighter, my breasts pressing against him more.

Dear Luna that felt so good. Okay, whether or not Oz’s subconscious intended that gesture, I think it’s safe to assume he’s an ass stallion. Wonder how he’d react if I swayed my tail and hips just right—wait, maybe that’s the key! We can’t approach him right now, but he can approach us if we show him how willing we are to date him! Shining, give yourself a pat on the back, because you just struck gold! I have to tell Fleur about this too, but we can’t be too forward with him. We just need to resort to subtler methods of flirting so he can get the idea slowly and comfortably. Bending over to pick up something we dropped on the floor, physical contact in more sensual areas while we snuggle, more attractive clothing, things like that. If we do this, then it might not take as much time for Oz to warm up to the idea of having a relationship with a mare as what I had anticipated. It’s foolproof!

Alright, so we’ll go with that plan. What time is it?

I glanced back to my alarm clock to see it was 7:05.

Okay, as much I’d rather stay like this for a few more hours, if Oz is an early riser like I am, then he may wake up soon and get concerned about groping my ass again (not that I mind of it now). I should start making breakfast for the day and see where it goes from there… It may also be a good time to tell Oz the truth about my “punishments” too. I may not know how to say it, but getting it out there now would probably be better than letting it explode in my face later. I’ll even keep my chemise on to hopefully lighten the mood a little. He did say he liked it, so why not keep it on longer throughout the morning? And if that doesn’t work, then there’s my secret weapon I prepared for today. I heard humans just love this stuff, and it looked easier to cook than the meatloaf. Surprising how similar it looked from our own rendition.

I carefully lifted Oz’s arm off of my butt before I got off the bed without waking him up. Once I put my glasses on, I gazed back to the sleeping Oz and smiled from how peaceful he looked. I bent over and gave him a peck on the cheek to show my appreciation for the wonderful evening last night (even if he wasn’t aware of it) before I left the room to get breakfast started.

[Ozzy’s POV, 7:40 a.m.]

A sudden familiar smell and sound made me open my eyes from my peaceful slumber. I sat up and stretched before rubbing my eyes and checked my surroundings. Shining’s room was only lit by the sunlight from the window and the lights from outside of the room. I noticed Shining wasn’t in bed with me, and with the sounds coming from downstairs, I could only conclude that she was preparing breakfast for the morning.

I got out of bed, put on my glasses, and went downstairs to the kitchen where I saw Shining cooking with a neutral, maybe thoughtful-looking expression. She was still wearing her chemise, making her look just as stunning as she was last night.

I still can’t believe Shining can get so… beautiful, depending on what she wears, and that nightwear takes the cake. Wonder what she’s cooking? It smells… wait, no, it couldn’t be…

“Morning, Shining,” I greeted, somehow causing Shining to jump with a yelp before she jolted towards my direction. She sighed with a hand on her chest.

“Good morning, Oz. You kind of surprised me there,” she said.

“Sorry about that. How’d you sleep last night?”

“Wonderfully. Much better than the night before. How about you?”

“I slept great. I have to say, snuggling just makes sleeping so much more soothing.”

“Right? Anyway, I hope you’ll like what I have going here for breakfast today.”

I stood next to Shining to see what she was cooking, and my eyes widened as I found the source of the familiar smell that woke me up.

“Is that really bacon?” I asked.

“It certainly is,” she answered with a smile.

“How come the bacon in one pan is a different color than the other?”

“The browner set is hay bacon for me. It’s interesting how cooking your pork bacon is similar to ours.”

Hay bacon? Somehow I don’t think I could live with eating that.

“I see you have pancakes and eggs cooking as well,” I said as I watched the pancake dough in one pan started to bubble while the eggs had a fluffy look to them as they cooked. “Definitely a breakfast for champions.”

“Well, go on and have a seat. I’ll have the food out in a bit. Did you want some juice?” Shining asked as she opened the fridge.

“Do you have orange?”

“Let me see...” With the fridge’s door hiding Shining’s upper half of her body as she sifted through items to find the juice, I couldn’t help but stare at her butt that was out in the open. Just as I had hoped from last night, she was indeed wearing panties; silk white bottoms with frills peeked out while her tail swayed from side to side. When I realized what I was doing, I quickly turned away before I was caught and something would pitch in my night pants.

Goddammit Ozzy, get a grip! You know how rude that is, and Shining’s one of your best friends for Pete’s sake!

“Oh, here it is. I certainly do have orange juice,” Shining said before she pulled the carton out of the fridge and two glasses from a cupboard. She poured the yellow-orange liquid in them and handed me one of them with a smile. “Th-thanks,” I said before I went to the dining table with the tableware already set.

A few minutes later, Shining came back out with a stack of pancakes, two plates of bacon (setting the pork-based kind beside me), and a pan of scrambled eggs. She also brought the salt, pepper, ketchup, tabasco sauce, butter, and syrup. I wanted to help her bring some of that stuff in, but she said she was fine.

“Alright, Oz, let’s see if I did better with bacon this time than with the meatloaf last night,” Shining said as we took the appropriate helpings of the food.

I’m kind of curious myself. With how golden brown the bacon is, it certainly looks delicious.

I took a bite out of the first strip, and a sudden shock coursed throughout my entire body. The bacon was crispy and somewhat sweet as I let the warm, fattening grease dance around my taste buds. Alongside pepperoni pizza, I’ve missed this taste for so long, tears were starting to well up in my eyes like last time.

“That good, huh?” Shining asked. I could only nod before I used my napkin to dab the tears away. She sighed with a hand resting on her chest. “I’m so glad I did something right this time.”

“I’ll say,” I said after I swallowed while she started eating her own food. “This was really considerate of you, Shining. I couldn’t ask for better from such a good friend.”

Shining stopped mid-chew before swallowing and looked down at the table with her ears folded.

“Shining?” I asked. “What’s wrong? Was it something I said?”

“Oz…” She sighed before she took off her glasses to clean the lenses. “I don’t think I’m as much of a good friend as you made me out to be.”

“What are you talking about?” I asked. “Yes, we might have had some bumps here and there, but you’re still a great friend to have. It’s no wonder why Fleur thought so highly of you.”

That last comment somehow made Shining flinch before she put the glasses back on and looked up to me. “Do you remember what we promised to each other a few weeks ago?”

“That we should be honest with each other while you try to get along with stallions better?” I asked for clarification.

“That’s right. While I’m grateful for how you’ve been holding up your end of the bargain… I haven’t done as much to balance things out.”

“Is it about something important?”

“Yes, at least to me it is. While I do admit what I said in the past was true, I kept some other things out of your knowledge as I was afraid of how you might react if I told you.” She looked down at her plate. “I should have been straight with you from the get-go, especially before what you went through with Mascara.”

“How does that have to do with what you held out from me?” I asked before I took another bite out of my bacon.

“It’s… well…” She looked to the side while biting her lower lip. There were a few beads of sweat forming on her fur before she turned back to me. “Remember the sensitive places I told you about after that kick?”

“You mean the horn, wings, ears, tail, and inner hooves? I can understand the cultural significance with the ears, but I figured everything else was sensitive enough that could cause more pain than usual.”

“You’re partially right, Oz,” she replied. “But… there’s more to that than what I’ve told you. You see… while it’s true if you enact a lot of force on those areas, it can be very painful, especially for pegasi with their wings, and unicorns if their horns have magic focused inside them… However...”

“However?”

“If the touch is careful, or the force on the tail isn’t very hard,” Shining said before she looked down. “It can be very… erogenous.”

The two of us sat there in silence while I try to drink in what I had just heard.

“Erogenous,” I said.

“Yes.”

“As in… arousing.”

“Yes.”

“So… from all the times I tugged your tail, I’ve somehow made you sexually aroused?”

“Pretty much.”

“So I’ve basically been a walking sex toy for you to relieve some of your cravings you can’t get from stallions?” I asked with the volume of my voice raised slightly.

“No! Ozzy, please, just let me explain myself, and you can do whatever you see fit afterwards, okay?” Shining looked at me with folded ears and watering eyes before a tear rolled down her cheek.

There were feelings of confusion, betrayal, and for some reason a little arousal as I looked back to the times I’ve tugged Shining’s tail. I took in a deep breath through my nose and out my mouth before I took off my glasses and rubbed my eyes to think.

She looks pretty serious about this, and very sorry about it. Thinking back, if Shining were anything like Mascara, I don’t think I would even be here in her home right now, especially after what she showed me last night. Plus, with what went on during dinner and that dance we had, I think it would be pretty difficult to actually fake everything I’ve seen from her.

With another sigh, I put my glasses back on and looked at Shining with my arms on the table. “I can’t help but feel a little betrayed by this, Shining, but I’m willing to listen to what you have to say,” I said.

“That’s all I ask, then you can head straight home afterwards or whatever else you see fit.” She took her napkin to dab her tears away as I ate, waiting for her explanation. “It may be best that I start from the beginning so things would start to come clear as we get closer to the present.”

“Alright.”

She took a deep breath and drank some of her juice. “I’m not proud of myself for saying this, but when I first met you that night, I wanted nothing more than to get rid of you from my life and move on with the way things were before.”

Gee, this is starting off so well for her.

“Though your resume looked impressive,” she said. “I wanted to disregard it and get the interview done so I could kick you out… But then you mentioned how you not only want to be friends with Fleur while on the job, but with me as well, despite how I’ve treated you up to that point. I could tell from the look in Fleur’s eyes that night that she wouldn’t let me hear the end of it until I gave you a chance, so that’s when I came up with the probation period for you to go through the next day.

“All that I had planned was to make the job intolerable enough for you to drop it and leave on your own. I didn’t expect the breakfast you made, and though it was delicious despite the mushrooms, my original goal was still set.”

“But then you changed your mind when your friendship with Fleur was at risk, right?” I asked.

“Actually… I started to feel conflicted when we had lunch,” she answered, making me raise an eyebrow. “That laugh after hearing you were a virgin was pretty cruel thinking back on it now, but when I heard your struggle to even get here… I was at a standstill for what I would do. There I was, trying to get rid of you through unfair means when I thought you weren’t any different than the majority of stallions I’ve met, whether you were a pony or not, and… I felt like a complete ass.

“The reason why I didn’t talk to you about it right afterwards was because I didn’t know how I’d come up and apologize after everything I’ve done. Then Fleur came in to emphasize how serious my problem with stallions was, and to comfort you after that… After all of those years, I didn’t think she ever felt that way towards me, and I was more at a loss for what I was going to do from there except how I would apologize to you. It was when you helped me try to mend things with Fleur that my view of you changed completely. I thought you only wanted to talk to me to expect an apology, which I was willing to give, but offering advice on how to fix things with Fleur, even after everything I’ve done to you at that point, it was completely out of left field for me. It was at that point I saw that you were an okay guy.”

“An okay guy?” I asked with a raised eyebrow.

“I didn’t want to rush things too quickly and get badly hurt sometime afterwards,” she replied. “It was why I had to get myself drunk enough to ignore whatever what was going on with me after that dance we had the first time, and how I jumped the gun when you gave me that awful hangover cure the next morning. The bout afterwards aside, you were starting to grow on me from there.

“Fast-forward to the night out at the jazz club later, more specifically when that stallion knocked you out… I just snapped and gave him a beating like no tomorrow. I didn’t know what came over me back then, or the crying after we took you to the hospital.”

Wait, Shining was crying for me back then? That’s definitely a shocker.

“From then on as I got to know you, you became more comfortable for me to talk to, the first time for a guy since a long time ago,” she continued. “I really did want to treat stallions better, and from how badly I treated you when we first met… I wanted to find a solution that could not only help me improve myself with stallions, but to make up for what I’d done to you as well.”

“That was when you came up with the tail tug thing, right?” I asked. “How was that supposed to help fulfill all of those things?”

She sighed as she rubbed her eyes. “I didn’t know what I was thinking back then either. It was the first thing that came to mind when I talked to you about it on the train, and I probably had the tugs in public coming when I wasn’t clear about how I wanted the punishments to go. I had a weird mixture of emotions during those first few times, I’ll say that much.

“At first, I thought it might be better if I changed it to something else, but then I thought, ‘getting aroused so much, but stopping just near the climax, and going through humiliation, exhaustion, and frustration afterwards?’ Somehow that random idea turned out to have more uses than I thought.”

“Wait, hold on,” I said. “So you’re basically torturing yourself by not climaxing at that point, just to make up for not only your mistreatment toward the stallions you’ve come across, but to me when we first met too?”

“That’s the gist of it,” she answered. “But then there was the agreement we had a while back, about being honest with each other as we get along, and though what I was doing with myself repented for what I’ve done to you, that still doesn’t make up for the fact that I was basically lying to you, even if I was telling part of the truth.” She closed her eyes and took one more deep breath. “So that’s basically the story. I’m sorry for going back from our agreement, I’m sorry I made you feel like a source of sexual pleasure for me, and I’m sorry for every other negative thing I’ve done to you since day one. I would ask for your forgiveness, but I’m not even sure if that’s worth it at this point. I understand if you probably don’t want to see me for a while after hearing this, maybe take some time to think things through, but if there’s one thing that I truly wish right now, it’s that you allow me to still be your friend, Ozzy. That’s all that really matters to me now.”

The two of us sat there in complete silence. I watched her intently to see if she would open one of her eyes to peek, but it felt like minutes had passed by as she didn’t even budge a single muscle. The atmosphere was just driving me nuts, and I only had one thing to say to summarize my feelings for her explanation:

“Shining Star, I honestly think you’re pretty dumb to think you deserved to be punished for everything.”

Shining jolted her eyes open wide before she blinked a few times. “W-what?”

“I think it’s stupid that you’re torturing yourself like this,” I said. “It’s… cruel and unusual, and I actually feel insulted that you thought I wanted to get even for you mistreating me. It… just reminds me of how I felt for my brother Robert.

“Every time we had those fights, or he’d insult me, I wanted nothing more than to make him pay for what he did to me. However it may have happened, I didn’t care. I thought I’d feel good that he’d get his just desserts when karma finally got to him… but then there was that very last fight we had. I definitely got what I wished for, but I didn’t feel as good about it as I had hoped; I actually felt worse. I didn’t think it would get that out of hand when I called the cops on him. I just wanted him sent to prison; I didn’t want to go so far as almost killing him to do it.

“From that point, whenever someone gives me a hard time, I just try to brush it off and move on. It’s not worth holding onto such grudges; I just want the problem to be over and done with. When I couldn’t handle someone’s treatment anymore, like with one or two of my managers from my previous jobs, I went to a new place to work. If I still had the mindset from before my fight with Robert, I’d probably have left here a long time ago, not caring that I’d lose my potential friendship with Fleur, and you’d have gotten what you wanted from the very beginning.”

“I… never really thought of that before,” Shining said as she looked to the side.

“So Shining, please don’t think you should make up for every little mistake you made by torturing yourself,” I said. “You don’t deserve that, especially with everything you’ve been through. Alright?”

“So… you’re not mad about me lying to you?” Shining asked.

“I was honestly more frustrated about you thinking you deserve to torture yourself like that,” I answered. “You’re still trying to get along with stallions, right?”

“Yes.”

“Alright, so we’ll definitely need to find a better method for what happens when you mistreat a stallion, something that uh… isn’t so cruel and unusual. As for the lying part, while I do appreciate that you came straight with me today rather than having me figure it out on my own, I really do hope that we can actually start being more honest with each other from this point on.”

“Of course.” Shining nodded. “Ask me anything, and I’ll tell you everything I know about it.”

“Can I ask a few things now?”

“Absolutely.”

“Alright. First, is there anything else about the tail tugs or other… sensitive areas you haven’t told me?”

“While it can be arousing, I’ve been told putting great force on those areas can leave ponies not only in pain, but also immobile for a little bit. Some ponies who’ve been cornered by assailants in the past have used this tactic to run away when they aren’t strong enough to defend themselves.”

Really? That’s actually really good to know, especially for us humans to defend ourselves. I’ll have to keep that in mind.

“Okay, second question,” I continued. “Are the inner hooves the most sensitive part of a pony’s body? You reacted quite strongly when I just touched it by accident back in Manehattan.”

Shining blushed a little as she looked to the side. “Um… It is for me, personally. I was afraid of how a stallion might take advantage of me if they knew that, and so I had to train myself to react accordingly when that happens before it escalates. That time you did it came out of nowhere, and I just reacted out of instinct. Sorry again about that by the way.”

“It’s no problem, I understand,” I replied. “Last question for now… when I tugged your tail during those times, and explain it to me the best you can, but… do you really feel humiliated, or is there other stuff going on?”

Shining reddened even more after I asked, and looked down at her finished plate. “Uh… Oh gosh, how do I describe it? Speaking as somepony who doesn’t have a lot of time to uh… relieve tensions, there’s a rising warmth surging inside with each tug, and the more I feel like I was melting inside, the harder it was for me to stand until it all… comes out, I guess. The last time you tugged my tail in Manehattan, I’ll admit, it felt kind of good for a moment, I was on the edge of losing it, and I thought I'd break by accident after you put me in bed. I didn’t know what I’d do if you saw me climax right there. I felt ashamed that I was somewhat enjoying it, scared for how you’d react if you saw me in such a state, and very embarrassed I got myself into that mess. It was why I had to hold it in until you were done. I was going to tell you the truth before you spent time with Fleur afterwards, but I was just mixed up from all of the emotions to really come out with it. That’s all I really have to say for that, and all of it is the truth.”

I didn’t think Shining was scared during that time. I mean the way she had put it, it certainly made sense, especially from how her face looked when we were done now that I think about it. Then again, with an expression like that, who knows what was going on in her head? What’s most important though, is that no matter how much Shining wanted to let it go during that time, she had to bear with it for our friendship’s sake. Thinking back, I wasn’t sure if she valued our friendship that much, but after hearing the whole story from her...

“So… is everything okay between us, Ozzy?” Shining asked as she looked back up to me with folded ears. “Are we still friends?”

I took a moment to really think about it. I looked back at the brief moments between us that developed our friendship up to now. Seeing how far Shining had come up to now, it was almost obvious what my answer was.

“Yeah, we’re okay. I forgive you for that partial truth thing, and we’re still friends. Just promise me that you’ll be more honest after this.”

“Of course… can we hug it out?”

Normally I wouldn’t mind, but for some reason I couldn’t help but felt a little awkward. I tried not to let it show as I brushed off those tensions. “S-sure, Shining.” We stood up from the table, and embraced each other. The warm, comforting feeling returned, melting my tensions and frustrations from earlier away. I cursed myself for seeing how cute she looked when she wagged her tail like a happy puppy, especially when she had such a nice butt. With gestures like that, there was just no way I could stay mad at her forever.

Suddenly a ringtone rang in the room, making the both of us release the embrace to see where it came from. Turned out it was Shining’s phone as she picked it up and checked her message. “Says here Fleur’s going to come here around noon later,” she said. “She wants to spend the day with you today like what we just did last night. Is that alright with you?”

“Sure. What time is it now?” I asked.

“Twenty ‘til nine.”

“Alright, so you don’t mind if I just hang around until she gets here?”

“Of course. You’re welcome here at any time. Also, I know you said I shouldn’t take it too hard, but I do feel bad that I lied to you. Is there something I could do for you to make up for it?”

I was about to say no before a thought came to mind. I knew she said this was usually done under special circumstances, but I thought as long as the both of us know it won’t go anywhere, it would be okay if I asked, especially since I was from another culture.

“You mentioned touching the ears was kind of significant for ponies in their relationships right?” I asked. “Are they arousing from the touch too?”

“Sometimes, but in general, yes, that’s usually the sign in our society,” she answered.

“I don’t want it to lead to any misinterpretations, but could I touch your ear just out of curiosity?”

Shining’s eyes widened before she glanced side to side and looked down with a thoughtful frown. After a moment, she looked back up to me. “Just out of curiosity, right?”

“Yes.”

“Nothing too deep behind it, just to see what it feels like, right?”

“Yes.”

“I suppose I owe you that much. Alright, just one touch though.”

“That’s all I ask. You okay with me doing it now?”

“Whenever you’re ready.” She closed her eyes as she stood there, waiting patiently for me to make the move.

I walked over and reached my right hand over to her left ear that flicked a little before I gently grabbed it. She tensed up for a moment before sighing as I rubbed my thumb and forefinger on it. Both the inside and outside of the ear had a nice, velvet-like texture to it, very different compared to how I thought they’d feel. Unexpectedly, Shining moved her head to nuzzle against my arm, confirming my suspicion that ponies have some pet-like instincts that makes their signs of affection all the more adorable.

“Hey, Shining?” I asked.

“Hmm?” she hummed with a smile.

“You can stop nuzzling my arm now.”

Shining jolted her eyes open, and changed glances between me and my arm before she pulled herself away with flushed cheeks. “Um… Sorry about that.”

“It’s no problem. You wanna just hang out until Fleur gets here?”

“Sure. Let me just clean things up here and change.”

“I can clean things up here if you want.”

“Oh, Ozzy, no, I wouldn’t—“

“I insist,” I said as I gently pushed Shining out of the dining room towards the stairs. “You just get comfortable and I’ll change when I get done down here, alright?”

“Very well then. I’ll be right back.” She made her way upstairs as I walked back to the dining room.

I sighed as I sifted through my hair before I got to clearing the table. “What the hell’s wrong with you, Ozzy?” I asked myself. “How are you getting like this? Next thing you know you’ll start to have something for Fleur too if you don’t snap yourself out of it.”

[Shining’s POV, 9:00 a.m.]

I stared at myself in the bathroom mirror for what felt like hours, still in my chemise with my change of clothes laying on the counter. I recalled everything that happened over breakfast, up until Ozzy rubbed my ear. I moved my hand to the one he touched, and I saw my reflection smiling with a blush.

“It may not have meant anything to him, but I don’t think I could be any happier right now,” I said to myself. “I really am a beautiful mare, aren’t I?”

“Duh! That’s what I’ve been trying to tell you the whole time ya big worrywart!” my reflection said. “We’re just one step closer to winning his heart!”

“Too bad we’ll be stopping those tail tugs,” I said as I held up my tail. “I was growing accustomed to like them.”

“They may not be gone for too long though,” my other self said as I stripped down. “Just remember that you gotta let him come to you, and the best way to do that is to flaunt that sexy butt of yours.”

I moved my arms down my form until they reached my hips. I turned to the side while moving my hands to my butt and grasped my firm cheeks. I then turned my back towards the mirror while looking over my shoulder with hands at my sides. I rocked my hips from side to side as I watched my reflection before I gave a little shimmy and faced forward once more.

“I’m not sure how well I did with the orange juice thing earlier,” I said to myself. “It’s been a while since I actually flirted with a stallion. You think Fleur might teach me how to do that?”

“Couldn’t hurt to ask,” my reflection said as I dressed myself. “You’ll have to let Fleur in on the plan too when she gets here.”

“Right, I’ll be sure to do that. I still can’t believe this is happening.”

“That you’re wanting to date a stallion again after five years?”

“Well that, and I’m still talking to myself. I thought I’d be going crazy by now when this is actually helping me in the long run.”

“Eh, as long as it works, why change it?”

“Good point.” After brushing my teeth, mane and tail, I gave myself one more once over in the mirror, and I pointed to my reflection. “Shining Star, you’re a beautiful mare.”

“You bet your damn sweet ass you are. Now get out there and take on the world,” my reflection said before I nodded and left the bathroom.

[11:55 a.m.]

For the rest of the morning Ozzy and I just relaxed and watched some shows while I leaned my head on his shoulders. It’s been a while since I last had a do-nothing day, or at least a do-nothing morning as I’d need to do the laundry while Ozzy and Fleur are out on their date (that he doesn’t know about of course). Besides that, I savored and enjoyed every minute I had with Ozzy at my side. It might have been an intense breakfast when I confessed about the tail tugs, but I was very glad he forgave me. I made a mental note that he loved the bacon I cooked for him on my mental list of meat-based food he likes, which so far was only bacon and pepperoni pizza, but I was sure I could cook more things he may like if I looked around hard enough (especially finding cheaper meats. That ground beef for the meat loaf wasn’t cheap).

My phone suddenly rang before I took it out and opened another text from Fleur.

On my way ovr now. Will take Ozzy out 2 lunch aftr u giv me dets 2 d8 last nite. C u soon.

I rolled my eyes from the lingo before texting back.

Copy that, and please use proper spelling in your texts. You’ll grow illiterate if you keep it up.

My phone rang again with her response.

Shut ^. I do wat I want. XP

Real mature, Fleur.

“Was that Fleur?” Ozzy asked.

“Yep. She’s on her way over, and she’s going to take you out for lunch first,” I answered.

“Sweet.” Ozzy and I sat up from the couch after I turned off the T.V. “Well, it was nice being here with you, Shining. We’ll have to do this again soon.”

“Of course. I’ll show you some of my photo albums the next time you’re over.” Without warning I gave Ozzy one more good hug with a smile. “And thank you, Ozzy, for everything.”

“It’s no problem, Shining,” he replied as he rubbed my back. “I had a good time.”

“Me too.”

“Awww~ now isn’t this a precious sight?”

Ozzy and I jolted in the direction of the voice where Fleur was walking inside with a smirk on her face. The two of us pulled away quickly before things got too awkward.

“H-hey, Fleur. How was your stay at Fancy’s?” Ozzy asked.

“It was lovely, thank you,” Fleur said. “Silver Wheel’s waiting up front. You go on ahead Ozzy, I’ll be right there in a couple minutes.”

“Alright, see ya, Shining,” Ozzy bid before he grabbed his sack.

“See ya, Ozzy,” I returned with a smile before he left. Fleur and I were the only ones in the room then while she kept smirking at me with half-lidded eyes.

“So you started calling him Ozzy now, huh?” Fleur asked.

“It just kind of slipped in at some point, but it looked like he didn’t mind,” I replied while I looked to the side with heated cheeks.

“Soooo? Give me the dets, Shiny! How did it go?”

“Some bumpy roads aside? It was amazing. I showed him the room, he liked my cooking, both dinner and breakfast this morning, he liked the white chemise I wore to bed—“

“Wait, you mean the one your mom gave you?!”

“The very same.”

“See? I told you that would come in handy one day!”

“Yes you did, yes you did. There are a few things I need to tell you, however.”

“What’s that?”

I took a deep breath to prepare myself. “Since the first day we got to Manehattan, I asked Ozzy to help me treat stallions better by tugging my tail if I did the opposite. The idea just came out of nowhere, and I regretted coming up with it at first until they were getting kind of hot. Ozzy didn’t know that that was a turn on for ponies, and so I had to tell him the truth over breakfast. Tensions aside, he was able to forgive me, and we’re going to try and find another way for me to treat stallions better that isn’t ‘cruel and unusual’ in his perspective.” I took another breath to get some air back after I finished my explanation.

Fleur stood there with widened, blinking eyes. “Well… I have to say, Shiny, it must have been one heck of a time, and kind of kinky at that.”

“Are you mad?” I asked with folded ears.

“Jealous, actually,” she responded. “Out of the both of us, you’re the one who’s been intimate with him the most, and it’s been less than a month that you started getting along with stallions since Ozzy came around. You’ve come a long way in a short time, and I’m proud of you.” Fleur gave me a hug as I drank in what she told me.

I didn’t really think about it like that. If it’s that noticeable, then I may actually be doing something right for once.

“Thanks, Fleur,” I said before we pulled back. “While I had spent time with him, I may have come up with a way for him to get into the idea of dating us earlier than expected.”

“Do tell.”

“If we want to be serious in dating him, then we’ll have to get him come to us. How we do that, while we spend some time with him, whether it’s one or both of us, we’ll give him subtle hints to not only show that we’re interested, but also show what he’s in for from dating us.”

“So basically more physical contact in his range of comfort than usual and show off our goods in a non-forward manner?”

“Exactly.”

“I like the sound of that. Alright, I’ll give it a try and let you know how things turn out. If you somehow can’t sleep tonight without Ozzy, I’m okay with you coming over to sleep with us, but just make sure you call him ahead of time first.”

“I’ll keep it in mind. And uh… you think you could teach me how to flirt? It’s been a while since I’ve done it.”

“But of course! I’ll help you in any way I can. Now if you’ll excuse me, I have a date to get to.” Fleur gives me one last hug. “Wish me luck.”

“Break a leg out there, and I’ll see you later,” I replied before Fleur pulled back, and left the house.

I was by myself in my house then. The room was quiet before grumbling from my stomach filled the air.

“Guess it’s about time for me to have my own lunch,” I said to myself. “I’ll worry about doing laundry afterwards.” I thought back to when I woke up earlier with Ozzy at my side, and how good it felt when he groped my ass. Suddenly, my fantasy escalated to what else he might have done to me, and the possibilities already had me feeling something warm and damp between my legs. “I think this may also be a good time to wash the sheets as well. I’m pretty sure they’ll need it soon enough.”

Author's Notes:

Good to see Ozzy and Shining's friendship is growing stronger. Whether it will go any further than that, that's for Ozzy to decide. Up next is Ozzy's date with Fleur. How will things go for them, and what does our favorite model have in store for him? Wait for the next update to find out.

In the mean time, it will probably take me some time to get the next chapter up as I'm getting into midterms for college. I'll see if I can get it in under a week. Until next time,

This is Dudeler, signing off.