Author's Notes:

Characters: Starburst, Dove [click names for character bios]

Tags: Romance, Slice-of-Life

Triggers: Erotic Preening, Horn Blowjob, Plot Grinding, Cunninglingus,

This work was inspired by “Mon Canari” (My Canary) by our illustrious Kilala. and upon request by DarknessRising . Apologies in advance if the French is not accurate, only so much Blck-Dynomite can do with Google Translate.

It had been awhile since Starburst had gone anywhere besides Canterlot, Manehattan, and Ponyville, so it was a welcome and happy surprise when the young pegasus mare received VIP tickets to a magic show in Prance, starring Dove the Extraordinary. Star had caught a few of her magic acts when she was in Las Pegasus, joining her mother, Twilight, in a mother-daughter only trip to the city. Apparently she was to meet one of her oldest friends there, a unicorn by the name of Trixie Lulamoon. According to her mother, the two had a bit of a rivalry when they were younger, more one sided than anything. But the two eventually resolved their differences and have become friends.

Star’s mother thought that it would be fun to have both their daughters meet each other. Star, back then, while not completely despondent to the idea, wasn’t exactly as thrilled as her mother was. But she decided to keep any thoughts about this mare’s daughter in the back of her mind, Star wasn’t one to completely write somepony off as being just like their parents were, which according to Star’s mother, Trixie was a braggart, a showoff, and tended to look down on some ponies, but after a certain incident all that changed.

When Star first met Dove, she came off as a polite mare, bowing graciously to both Star and Twilight. Personally, Star and Twilight disliked the bowing thing, especially when it was just a friendly visit. The first thing Star noticed about the mare when she saw her was her cape, which was made entirely out of feathers. Apparently Dove was enamored with pegasi, their culture and their wings, and that she made the cape out of the fallen feathers from other pegasi.

Despite being a unicorn, Dove didn’t use much unicorn magic. Apparently her magic wasn’t very strong; the most she could do was illumination spells some levitation. But Dove didn’t care, surprising Star and Twilight about her views on unicorn magic, seeing it as dangerous. While Starburst couldn’t exactly weigh in on the subject – not being a unicorn and all – she did however respect her views, which made it all the more amazing that she could pull off the kind of illusion magic she could do onstage without using her actual unicorn magic.

In the end both Star and Dove hit it off pretty well, although she was a little freaked when Dove stared and examined her large wings, her eyes were practically sparkling with glee and fascination at seeing, as she put it “Such marvelous and beautiful wings!”

Star had to admit, that was the first time anypony had ever said that about her wings. She had always tripped over them as a foal, and they were a pain to keep clean, but they had their benefits. But nopony ever said they were “marvelous” or “beautiful” before, impressed and slightly envious looks were the most of what she got from others besides her close friends, but this was the first time somepony had said that about them. And Star had to be honest; she liked how it made her feel inside. The two of them had met many other times after that, Star already knew Prench, learning different languages being one of her hobbies, and was able to converse with Dove on a more personal level.

The whole thing earned Star her pet name “Mon Canari” which meant “My Canary”. It was a little weird being called that, her canary. As if she was saying she wanted Star be hers or something. Star quickly shook her head, fighting off a blush that was starting to form on her face.

Get a grip Star, it’s just a name, it doesn’t mean anything more than that!

And yet her heart raced a little at remembering the tone and feelings Dove put into calling her that. Even as a friendly greeting it held such tender care and love, but Star just attributed that to the language, Prench was considered the “language of love”. Starburst face hoofed herself, there was that word again, love. Star grunted frustratingly as she shut her suitcase, careful not to damage the dress she was going to wear for the occasion.

Why does that keep popping up in my head whenever I think about Dove?! She’s three years older than me, and she’s a mare! A MARE! I can’t feel like this for another mare! Starburst took a few deep breaths to steady herself. Calm down Star, getting worked up over nothing just makes it into something, all I feel is a deep sense of friendship with Dove, that’s it, nothing more and nothing less.

But still, that begged the question: Did Dove feel like that towards her? And if she did, what would happen? What would she do? What would she say? Star could honestly say she’s never been ogled by anypony, at least none that she caught anyway. The pegasus mare went over to the mirror on her dresser and looked herself over. When compared to Anthea, she didn’t have the cute and innocent look that she carried, not to mention her supple body and natural beauty. Nidra had two things working for her, one: She had a svelte body that had curves in all the right places. Adding to her exotic batpony heritage, and the somewhat intimate aura she exuded as a daughter of the Princess of the Night. If anypony could look passed her intimidating gaze she could find quite a few coltfriends.

Pfft, like that’ll happen, until Annie and T get married, she’s going to be on Turquoise like white on rice in glass of milk, on a paper plate, in a snowstorm.

Dove was jittery all over, she didn’t know if it was the nervous buzz she normally got before getting on stage, or if it was because she would be there, in the crowd, watching her dazzle the stage with her magic tricks. Dove had to berate herself from time to time; she found her behavior over Starburst appalling at times, to think of another mare in such ways. Dove was three years Starburst’s senior, a young mare, and so was Dove, though her stage persona and the way she carried herself would have ponies thinking otherwise.

She had always loved romance, the idea and the hope of finding a one true special somepony. Though she loved her career as a stage magician, she still wanted somepony by her side to share it with, somepony who, when all was said and done, when all the adoring fans left the seats vacant and their cheers faded away, would be there to still look at her, love her for herself and not for the mare on the stage. Dove had no qualms when it came to who she loved; she believed romance and love transcended the barriers of gender and species.

Imagine her surprise when she saw those beliefs made real, seeing the half-dragon children Turquoise and Crystal Clarity, the half-draconequus Prince Illusion, and the half-batpony Princess Nidra. If such a thing was true, then so too was her belief that love could thrive for her as well. She wasn’t picky, Dove appreciated and admired the beauty and attraction of both the female and male forms, and if one or the other caught her eye or made an attempt to court her, she was at least going to give it a shot.

Dove had spoken to her mother, Trixie, about the way she felt. Trixie blamed the Prench lifestyle they had been living, but nonetheless, she respected her daughter’s views and only cautioned her that if she was going to love, then it should be with one that made her heart soar and her magic surge from deep within, apparently that was how she knew Dove’s father was her special somepony.

How could she tell her mother that she felt that way when she met Starburst? The young mare was a bit intimidating, but her gorgeous wings made her intense visage akin to that of a falcon. A majestic and fierce bird, that’s what Star looked like to her, beautiful to look at, and at the same time just as dangerous. But underneath that, she was a responsible and kind young mare, a little ridged, but nothing that could be worked on. It was no secret to anypony who knew Dove that she had a “thing” for pegasi and their wings. At first Dove wrote off her feelings of infatuation at first sight because of her attraction to Star’s wings, but over the months and now almost a year and their friendship had been growing since then. And still the feeling was there, every time Star spoke to her in her native language of Prench, every time Star let her get away with letting her snuggle under her large wings, it was always there.

Dove knew Star was her soul mate, her very special somepony. Problem was…

Does she feel the same way…? Oh Mon Canari, I wish I could tell you how much you mean to me…it is more than lust or affection…

Even now, twenty minutes from show time, Dove peeked from behind the curtain. Searching the rows of seats, her eyes peering over every face in the audience, although, there was only one face she was looking for. Her eyes finally fell upon the seats she had picked out for Starburst, of course the ponies who owned the theatre just had to make a big deal about Starburst’s arrival to see the show, what with her being a Princess and all.

Oh, that was another thing that Dove loved about her, the fact that she never let her royal status define who she was. For being a royal, Starburst was very down to earth and practical, and after hearing that she wanted to be in the Royal Guard, she knew the young mare wasn’t afraid to get her hooves dirty.

Very naughty thoughts ran through her mind. Thoughts about having such a petite, and yet strong mare force her onto a soft bed. The feeling of Star’s strong, toned frame pressed against hers, pinning her down and as she passionately kissed her and made her scream out the name of her love. If Dove were a pegasus, this was the point where her wings would be sticking up, so lost in her little fantasy that Dove had completely ignored the sound of approaching hoofsteps, and the tapping of her shoulder.

“Ms. Dove…? Ms. Dove? Ms. Dove!”

The blue-gray unicorn snapped out of her naughty fantasy and turned to the voice, wide eyed and blushing to the stage manager.

“Y-Yes?!”

“Pardonnez-moi, but you have a guest Ms. Dove. A very, very, very important guest!” The manager stressed.

Dove inwardly rolled her eyes; the manager had more than once brought some noble or somepony with great influence in Prance to meet her, sometimes they even brought their children for a backstage visit. Dove didn’t mind though, she loved children and their enthusiasm for her shows. But it did get annoying when some of them were of the spoiled and rotten variety, believing that they could hire Dove for their children’s personal entertainment.

Marmots pourris gâtés (Spoiled rotten brats), I do free shows for the little ones that can’t afford to pay and see me, why would I subject myself to being a rich somepony’s simple bouffon (jester).

Dove sighed in reluctance and gestured for the manager to have him bring the pony to see her. Imagine her surprise when the pony who entered from the door was no other than –

“Mon Canari?!” Dove excalimed.

“Hé (Hey) Dove.” Star replied in Prench.

Dove rushed over, her feather cape flapping in the breeze she generated from her swift movements, but stopped just as quickly upon seeing Star. She was wearing a beautiful flowing violet dress which not only matched her eyes, but added a bit of sparkle to them as well. Dove had to remember to breathe; she had never seen Starburst in a dress before, remembering that the young mare disliked wearing them. But she’d be damned if Star didn’t look gorgeous.

“Incroyable…vraiment incroyable…(Amazing…truly amazing…)”

“W-What?”

“Oh pardon, I was just admiring your dress, Star. Il semble vraiment très belle sur vous, non? (It really looks quite lovely on you, no?)”

Starburst couldn’t help but blush at the comment. “No – I mean yes! Dresses aren’t really my thing, but since you went through the trouble of giving me VIP tickets to your show, the least I could do was make an effort to look nice…Do I look weird in this?”

Dove vehemently shook her head. “No, no, no Star! Not at all, vous êtes belle! (you look beautiful!)”

Dove had to bite her tongue, lest she give away her true feelings. Starburst seemed to fidget in place, her eyes darting back and forth between the floor and the taller unicorn mare before her.

“S-So, are you ready to go on?” Star asked, trying to sound more confident than she was feeling.

“Oui, I am!” Dove turned around and took another peek out into the audience, her normal confidence ebbing slightly at how packed the room was. “Such a big crowd tonight, I hope I can dazzle them as I do others,” said Dove.

Star stood beside Dove and gave a light tap on her shoulder. “Hey, I know you can. I may not get all of my Mom’s and little brother’s magic stuff, but yours is a little easier to grasp, and that’s how I know you’ll do great out there Dove.”

Dove looked to her right and smiled happily and boldly at the petite mare beside her. “Oui, I will give you, and them, a fantastic show Mon Canari!”

Starburst smirked with the same confidence as she was. Keeping track of time, Star knew she should leave soon so Dove could mentally prepare.

“See you after the show Dove, casser une jambe! (break a leg!)”

Dove nodded and watched Starburst leave. She was still nervous, but more than that, she didn’t want to let Star down, she was going to give her and the crowd a good show. And later…

Later…maybe.

Dove and Star were walking about the fancier districts of Prance. The magician was still donned in her feather cape and Star was still in her dress, both walking side-by-side as the stars twinkled and the full moon shined down upon the City of Love. But for Dove, there was only one star that shone more brilliantly than them, it may be blasphemy against Princess Luna to say so, but her heart spoke the truth.

Starburst for her part was feeling a little embarrassed walking around in public in her dress. The only times she wore such things was when she attended the Grand Galloping Gala, or had to look prim and proper when foreign dignitaries were visiting. She never understood how the mares of Canterlot could go all day in such frilly things, not to mention the things she saw Mrs. Rarity create on an almost daily basis. Thankfully she was able to convince the older mare to keep it simple, and simple it was, though the fabric did shimmer when it caught the light at the right angle.

Dove had led Starburst to her home, having taken to living on her own when she became a stage magician, but still fairly close to her mother just case of emergencies. The unicorn mare opened the door to her loft and gestured for Starburst to enter. Star had to admit, Dove’s place was impressive, showing just how much her shows gave her. A patio that overlooked the Prance skyline, a roaring fireplace, granite countertops, soft carpeting, and ornate yet functional couches. When they entered, they two mares noticed that Star’s luggage had been brought up, placed near the hall closet.

“I hope it is not an inconvenience for you to stay with me during your week visit. It’s just we don’t get to spend much time together when I go to visit you because of my shows, so in order to spend more time together I thought having you stay with me would be better. If you are uncomfortable with living with me, I can take you to one of Prance’s finest hotels, I’ve no doubt they have suites ready in case of royal visitors.”

Starburst shook her head. “No, this is fine, it’s good idea actually.”

“Tres bien! I have your room ready, it is the one across from mine,” said Dove as she started to make her way to said room.

“Oh wait, Dove! Could you uh…help me with the dress?”

Dove froze mid-step at hearing the request. “P-Pardon moi?”

“It was kind of a pain in the flank to get this on carefully, and I don’t want to ruin it taking it off myself, what with my wings and all. So do you mind…?”

Dove gulped, true ponies went around without clothes ninety-nine percent of the time. But there was something about it, the way it hid that which was always in plain view but never looked at out of respect. She was asked to undress the very mare she had a crush on, to see her in her fully exposed again.

“No I do not, Starburst.”

“Great, there’s a zipper in the back but I can’t reach it. After that, if you could make sure that my wings don’t rip it when I pull them out I’d appreciate it.”

Dove watched as Star turned around, moving some of her mane out of the way to reveal the hard to reach zipper. She approached Star from behind and focused her magic on the zipper, slowly pulling it down till it stopped just a few inches before her tail. Dove then gently helped Star move her wings out of the holes cut for them, handling the avian appendages as if they were as delicate as glass. Star admitted she liked how gentle Dove was with her wings, not bothered by how big they were, treating them with such care. Eventually Star was able to get the dress off her body, letting it fall to the floor as she extracted her hind legs from the remaining fabric.

Dove blushed a little, catching a glimpse of Star’s marehood when she unconsciously flicked her tail back and forth. She averted her eyes out of respect, but still, the image was already burned in her mind’s eye.

“Thanks Dove, that feels a whole lot better!”

“Oh, no trouble at all!”

Star started wandering around the living room, admiring Dove’s living space. It was nice, without being extravagant. Star heard Dove retreat to the kitchen, and after a few moments returned with two glasses and a wine bottle.

“What’s the occasion?” Star asked.

“Pardon moi, it’s become a bit of a good luck ritual of mine to have a glass of wine after a successful show. And since I have a guest, it would be rude of me not to offer you a glass.”

“Oh…um, Dove, I’m underage, I can’t have alcohol. I mean don’t let me stop you!” Star insisted.

“That is no problem, while drinking in public is illegal for ponies under the age of eighteen, it is not, however, illegal when in the privacy of one’s own home. So it is perfectly legal and acceptable for you to partake. But you do not have to, as I do not wish to impose.”

Star thought it over for a minute. She wasn’t in Equestria’s mainland, and while in Prance’s territory she was to abide by the laws, and according to Dove, the law said she was able to drink so long as it was in private. Plus, Dove was here, if anything did happen at least she’d have somepony she trusted nearby to help. And honestly, sharing a drink with another pony, especially Dove, sounded good.

“Alright, pour me a glass I guess,” said Star.

“Très bon! (Very good!)”

Dove levitated the wine bottle onto the coffee table, Star and Dove took a seat on the couch with sizable gap between them. Dove levitated the bottle and poured the red liquid into the glasses till they were halfway full. The unicorn mare offered Star her glass, letting the pegasus mare grip the glass in the crook of her right hoof. Once she was sure Star had a good grip on it, she released it from her telekinetic aura and moved hers closer to Star’s.

“To a successful show, and many others to come, and for the company of good friends. Santé! (Cheers!)”

“Santé!” Star repeated.

Dove swirled the wine around in her glass took a small sip of the wine, savoring its taste. Star didn’t know the proper etiquette when it came to drinking wine, so she decided to mimic Dove’s actions, swirling it and cautiously taking a sip. It tasted like grape juice, but just a tad stronger. Star stopped at the one sip and decided to take small sips to lessen any affects the wine might have on her.

“Thank you once again Starburst, I’m glad you can spend a week with me in Prance,” said Dove.

“Well, honestly, I’m happy you asked. A change of scenery is nice, and plus, we don’t really get to see each other that much, and I thought it would be nice to spend some more time with you.”

“I agree. So tell me, how are things back home? Are your friends doing alright?”

Star took another sip of the wine. “Yeah they’re doing alright, Prism’s still lazing about, and Annie and T are still together. Although recently, Annie and T took a break from each other.”

“Oh my, is there trouble in their relationship?” Dove asked.

“Nah, nothing like that. The way Annie explained it, she was trying to help Turquoise find his way. It’s kinda thoughtful and depressing, but she was worried that, because he’s half-dragon, when Annie eventually passed away from old age and he was still around, that Turquoise wouldn’t know what to do with himself.”

“How romantic, thinking of her love’s wellbeing that far into the future. Annie semble être un vrai romantique. (Annie seems to be a true romantic.)

Star chuckled. “Si vous le dites, Dove. (If you say so, Dove.) But something funny did happen to her when she was taking that break.”

Dove sipped at her wine before saying. “Oh ne le dites! (Oh do tell!)”

Star sipped her wine as well before telling. “Well – and this is what I heard from Prism mind you – Annie and Prism were up in Canterlot and just walking around when Amber, one of Annie’s friends from the orphanage, trotted up to her and kissed her in front of Hot Head, Lucky, and Prism!”

Dove nearly spat out her wine, whether from surprise or an urge to laugh was something she was debating in her mind. Hearing that her rival had been kissed by another mare was not something she had ever expected from her. Although she did know of Annie’s risqué sense of humor, often being on the receiving end of said humor and the occasional surprise hug, she was sure she was a mare who favored stallions more than mares as far as romantic partners went.

“Impossible, je ai pensé Annie était plus dans étalons, et était-elle pas simplement prendre une pause de son poulain ami?! (Impossible, I thought Annie was more into stallions, and was she not just taking a break from her colt-friend?!)”

Star couldn’t help but chuckle at Dove’s reaction. “Je comprends, je crois que je fais. Mais ce est la vérité, apparemment, selon Ambre, ce était un ‘baiser platonique’. Elle se révèle un point qu'elle ne pouvait embrasser somepony qu'elle savait sur la bouche et ne pas avoir ce que cela signifie quoi que ce soit romantique. (I understand, believe me I do. But it's the truth, apparently, according to Amber, it was a "platonic kiss". She was proving a point that she could kiss somepony she knew on the mouth and not have it mean anything romantic.)”

Dove had to take that in a moment. Kissing somepony close to you without it meaning anything more than friendship?! Was such a thing possible?!

Then again…if I were to…

“Um, how do you feel about it? What Madame Amber said, do you believe such a thing?”

Starburst stopped mid-sip. “Oh…well I never really gave it any thought. I guess, personally, I don’t follow her way of thinking. If you’re going to kiss somepony, especially if it’s like that and one of your friends, you should mean it. Like if you…love them, I guess. Does that make sense?”

Dove nodded. “Oui, and did you find it…wrong, that Madame Amber and Annie kissed, two mares?”

Star wavered in this. “I guess…I guess not, I mean, who am I to say that two mares can’t kiss? I may be a Princess, but it’s not like I have the royal right to say that relationships between mares are wrong…besides – OUCH!”

Star’s grip on her wine glass loosened letting it fall. Dove quickly enveloped the glass in her aura, catching it before the wine spilt out.

“What is wrong Mon Canari?!”

“It’s nothing, one of my feathers is messing with me. I guess I should’ve done a better job preening myself before coming to see you.”

“You didn’t preen probably? That is so unlike you,” said Dove astonished.

“Well I didn’t want to be late to your show, so I just did a quick touch up and left for the theatre. It’s fine, I’ll take care of it later.”

“No, you shouldn’t neglect your wings, it could become worse if you do not do something about it!” Dove insisted.

Starburst sighed. “Yeah, I know, but my wings take, like, forever. That’s why I take a whole day just to preen them properly. And I don’t want to waste my time with you, just preening my wings.”

Dove couldn’t let Star just neglect her wings, and she could see how much the rogue feather hurt her. Star had a point, it would be a shame just to spend the whole day doing that, but what if…

“What if I were to help you?!”

“Wh-Wh-What?!”

“It should not take as long with another pony! And I would love to do it, to care for your beautiful wings! Please Star, please?!” Dove pleaded with sparkling eyes.

Star was hesitant, but the look in Dove’s eyes was so eager and admittedly cute that she found it hard to say no, plus, having another pony tend to her wings could be good, right?

“O-Okay…”

Starburst had always been the one to preen her wings; usually setting aside a day to properly align her feathers and remove loose ones. Once or twice she had somepony help her in the process. It was awkward when her mother and father tried to help, despite their best efforts, whenever somepony else started to preen her wings, Star felt herself grow…aroused. She was assured by both parents that it was a natural physical reaction and there was nothing to be ashamed of, but from then on she resolved to doing it herself. Pegasi wings were sensitive to certain types of stimuli, when a pegasus preens themselves it doesn’t really cause the same reaction, but when another does it it’s a whole different story.

For Star, because she had such large wings, they were very sensitive. Especially the cluster of nerves and muscles around her joints on her back, being able to control such large things needed a little more than normal pegasi. Which was why she couldn’t believe she was going to let Dove of all ponies preen her. She kept telling herself it was just a friendly gesture, Dove always had a thing for pegasus wings, and hers more than others always caught her attention. Still, that didn’t make Star any less nervous. She hadn’t had anypony preen her, and now she was about to have it done by a pony who wasn’t a pegasus.

What if she accidentally pulled a primary? The last time that happened to Star she bled and cried out in pain, it was the worst pain she had ever felt in her life. Of course she got better at it, learning from watching her parents and sometimes allowing them to lend her a hoof in the process.

Star took deep breaths as she lied there on her stomach at the center of the bed, a pillow beneath her head for comfort as she awaited Dove. Soon the door opened and Dove entered, smiling a strange smile as she did so. Star gulped, with every step Dove took her heart raced faster. Because there was another potential reality, what if Dove was actually good at preening? And if she was, with her level of sensitivity, it would be nothing short of arousing. Star felt a shift in weight on the bed as Dove moved closer to her.

Dove was now sitting next to her, staring and smiling at Star as she shifted about nervously. The blue-gray unicorn gently placed a hoof on the pegasus mare’s shoulder making Starburst flinch a little from the sudden contact.

“Are you alright?” Dove asked with concern.

“Y-Yeah, just a little nervous, I guess…”

“Do not fret, I promise to make this enjoyable, so long as it is me, you will know no pain. Only comfort.”

Star felt more at ease from Dove’s words. She then took a deep breath and laid down on the bed, resting her head on a pillow that Dove had provided for her. Star flexed out wings and laid them across, nearly encompassing the queen sized bed.

Dove felt a stirring within her, seeing the young mare before her, wings spread out, hind legs sticking out as Star’s short tail covered her precious flower. The unicorn mare had to control herself, she was just showing her friend a good time, and helping her out with the proper care of her beautiful wings. Dove carefully made her way behind Star, rising up just a tad so that her rear hovered just above Star’s hips. She then lowered her herself, straddling Star’s hips on either side.

Starburst let out an audible gulp, getting the back of her wings was always a pain in the flank, so she sometimes she tucked them in and used a special grooming comb, so she was grateful for Dove starting there. But the way she was setting on her hips, practically straddling her, it was…odd. Despite her size, Dove was surprisingly light, which wasn’t surprising given her curvaceous and slender form. Star could feel Dove’s long tail drape over hers, as well as the vague sensation of feeling her –

Don’t think about Star! We both have marehoods, it’s not like it’s any big deal!

Still, it was a little awkward feeling it, however vague it was. But Star had to repeatedly tell herself to calm down; it didn’t mean anything, despite her earlier notions. She was attracted to stallions…at least, she thought she was. Star had always found Prism’s eyes to be attractive, if only for their unique color and intensity. Del was older than her, but he was a hard worker and valued family, and had big dreams just like Star. Fletcher, he was also a grand specimen, but Star was sure he wouldn’t consider anything more than friendship with her, since he was training to be a Royal Guard, fraternizing romantically with a royal wasn’t exactly favored. But another mare…the idea never really crossed her mind, not until she met Dove.

The unicorn mare shifted her weight around to make sure she wasn’t putting too much pressure on Star as she sat. She could already tell that Star was thinking hard on something, probably the way she was sitting on her instead of just on either side of her wings. But realistically, it wouldn’t be as good for Star if Dove simply started just at wings.

“I’m starting now, Star.”

“O-Okay.”

Dove raised her right hoof and placed it gently at the spot between the wing joints. She gave an experimental press onto that spot and the results were immediate.

“Aaaaah~” Star cried.

“Oh my, I am sorry! Did that hurt?! I read that that was a good place for pegasi to be massaged!”

“No, no, you’re fine!” Star said quickly. “I just…I’ve never had anypony touch me there…”

Dove’s face went red, as innocent as that was, she couldn’t help her mind reading it as something naughty. Shaking her head, Dove regained her composure.

“Well, if you do not mind, Star, I would like to keep going around there. Your body is very tense and I would like to help you relax, if that is alright?”

“S-Sure…I don’t mind, just-just be gentle alright?”

“Oui.” Dove replied.

Dove went back to work, gently pressing down on the bundle of muscles and nerves, causing Star to release another moan of delight. Dove watched as Star buried her face in the pillow in an attempt to muffle her embarrassing noises. She only smiled, seeing the reactions just one hoof was giving the canary. She slowly moved her right hoof to the left wing joint, massaging around it, and causing Star’s wing to stiffen reflexively. Dove knew what this meant but decided to keep it to herself, Starburst must’ve been embarrassed enough, reacting to her sudden wingboner wasn’t going to make it any better.

Dove leaned down and began her intimate work, nuzzling the downy feathers of Star’s wings. The aroma wasn’t what she was expecting, it was better. The scent of a watermelon shampoo wafted into her nostrils, it was sweet and very subtle. Dove just continued to nuzzle the rows of feathers, enjoying their softness in a more intimate fashion than previous times. She moved her hoof from the base of the wing, lightly tracing her hoof halfway along the edge before stroking back towards the base.

Meanwhile, Starburst was losing a battle to keep her voice from coming out, biting into the pillow to stop anymore of her embarrassing sounds from being heard. At one point Star thought she was going to die of embarrassment from getting a wingboner earlier, and right in front of Dove! Star knew she couldn’t help it, Dove’s hoof was like magic, all the tension in her body was starting to ebb away; she didn’t even realize just how tense she was. But soon her wing complied and relaxed again. Now Dove was nuzzling along the rows of her feathers, and Star could feel everything. The sensations from Dove’s cheek brushing up against each feather, combined with her stroking of her wing’s edge back and forth made her hind legs turn to jelly.

Dove could feel it, Star had relaxed a little more, most likely deciding to give into the pleasuring sensations. However, Dove knew that Starburst restraining her voice wasn’t going to help her relax if she continued.

“Starburst…”

“Mmmuph?” Star spoke through the pillow.

“It is alright for you to be vocal, I want to know if what I’m doing is correct and I cannot tell if I can’t here you. It’s just us here, you do not have to hold back.”

Star considered this, true, she was in Prance, hundreds of miles away from her home. The only other pony who knew her here was Dove, and she knew the older mare would keep a secret if she asked her to. Star nodded her head and raised it out of the pillow, laying her chin on it and breathing steadily as she awaited Dove’s next move.

Dove began her preening, scanning her wings for any loose feathers. She found one and opened her mouth, gently she bit down on the feather, giving it a few tentative turns and tucks before it finally came free of the whole. Star felt the removal of the feather, releasing a sigh of pleasure and relief from having the rogue feather removed with ease. Dove released the feather, using her magic to levitate it over to her dresser. Star had promised Dove could keep her fallen feathers, and given how long and big they were, Dove could make a cape easily from just a small amount of them.

The blue-gray unicorn continued her work, sticking out her tongue and licking along the feathers, aligning them neatly with the others, and freeing them of debris. The whole time this was happening, Star continued to moan in pleasure. Feeling Dove’s tongue along her wing sent shivers of delight up her spine, and with the added bonus of her massaging, it created jolts of bliss that shot through her with every motion.

Whether out of conscious or subconscious reaction, Star’s tail began to raise itself, exposing her pussy to the open air. Dove suddenly felt something brush underneath her plot, making her own tail move just a bit. She dared not stop to react to it, lest Star insist on stopping this preening session, and Dove didn’t want that. Star was practically putty in her hooves, releasing more and more of her squeaks and moans with each lick, and each press of her hoof. She couldn’t react, because, it was also turning her on.

Star’s mind was in a haze, the only thing she was aware of was Dove’s body weight and her ministrations. She was also becoming aware of an itch in her lower region, it wasn’t annoying, but it burned slightly, not painfully though.

After a few more seconds of attending to her left wing, Dove switched over to her right wing, repeating the same motions. Dove was becoming increasingly horny as Star kept moaning and cooing, but when Star gave an instinctive buck of her hips and made Dove bounce a bit, she knew she couldn’t take it anymore. She wanted Star; she wanted to love her – to make love to her. But did she dare do such a thing? If she did, there was no going back, Star would either react poorly or hopefully be receptive.

Dove lifted her rear, making sure she got over Star’s raised tail. She even lowered her upper body till it lightly rested on Star’s back. She then lowered her rear till her slowly moistening nether lips pressed against Star’s plot, making Dove shudder at the contact of her most private place. Slowly she began to rock her hips up and down, briefly grazing against Star’s marehood with each movement.

Star’s reaction was immediate, her eyes bulging out of her skull at the feeling of Dove’s actions.

“D-D-Dove, what the hay are you –?!”

“Shhhh, Mon Canari, it is alright.”

“‘Alright’?! ‘Alright’?! You’re grinding yourself on my –Aaaaaahhhh~”

Dove moved her mouth to the right wing joint, lightly nibbling on it and caressing it with her tongue. Star’s back arched as she threw her head back, releasing the most sensual and sexy moan Dove had ever heard. She didn’t orgasm, but she knew Star probably felt close to it with that.

Star could barely form a full thought; her mind was clouded in a fog of sexual bliss the likes of which she had never felt before! Star’s body was completely relaxed, her muscles having all been loosened from Dove’s earlier work, making it hard for her to flex and tense them to put up any kind of resistance. She wasn’t even sure if she wanted to resist or get away from this ecstasy. She could feel Dove grinding herself against her plot, her fur getting slicker and wetter from each pass of Dove’s increasingly moist pussy.

Dove could feel her climax nearing, with Star’s sexually excited moans and screams, and increasing ease of grinding against her plot. She wanted to make sure Starburst was enjoying this just as much and decided to make Star reach orgasm with her. Dove began assaulting the bundle of nerves and muscles between Star’s shoulders, nuzzling and licking them with wanton desire, at the same time, Dove raised her marehood up further till her clit grazed against Star’s tail dock, making her pussy spasm and dribble more of her juices onto the mare below her.

“YES, YES!!! DOVE, RIGHT THERE, MORE, MORE!!!” Star cried out uncontrollably.

Dove’s nuzzling and licks sent jolts up her spine and into the base of her skull, before making another trip right down to her pussy, making it release short spurts of her marecum onto the bed. She shouldn’t be liking this, she was being raped wasn’t she? So why was she enjoying this? But rational thought was all but gone in her mind right now, now there was only what she was feeling right now, and what she wanted. And what Star wanted was to cum!

The unicorn mare gave a few more humps to Star’s dock, grinding her love button right against it to send her over the edge, her pussy erupted, splattering her slick clear fluid all over and down Star’s plot and tail dock, coating it in her love. Dove bit down on the cluster of nerves, sending a muffled scream of ecstasy into the nerves and increasing the sensation even further. Starburst screamed out her orgasm as her wings flared out and her marehood released a deluge of her love juices, combining with those of Star’s and creating a large wet spot beneath them.

Both mares’ bodies went lax, panting hard from the intensity of their orgasms, bathing in the afterglow. Star had passed out for a moment, despite the times she had diddled herself into orgasm, those other times paled in comparison to now. The fog that had enveloped her mind was starting to clear as the situation started to dawn on her. With some strain, Starburst shifted herself about, folding her right wing, she was able to gently roll Dove off her back and onto the bed. Star tucked her other wing in and rolled onto her back, still panting as her mind worked to understand what had just transpired.

Star could still feel the wetness around her rear and marehood, along with the near numbness of her hind legs from her orgasm. She looked over to Dove and saw that the mare was in the same boat, her pussy still winking. Star couldn’t help but stare at Dove, for some reason appearing more beautiful and seductive post climax. But that still begged the question.

“Why…?”

Dove’s ears flicked in Star’s direction as she lazily turned her head to the young mare, looking at her dreamily as if awakening from a happy dream.

“Oui, Mon Canari?”

“Why did you do that…?” Star asked, her voice trembling, not sure if she should be upset that she was just taken advantage of, or feeling hurt and betrayed.

Dove seemed to catch onto the tone, she then looked down at herself, and then to the wet spot where they once were. It all clicked into Dove’s mind and her eyes widened with horror and regret.

“Starburst, I am so sorry! I did not mean…I…I was…”

“Dove, you have about ten seconds before I drag you out of this room by the horn and throw you off the patio! So explain to me why you just…just…raped me!”

Dove’s pupils became near nonexistent at hearing that word. “NO! I did not, that’s not what it was!”

“Did I say you could do that to me?! Did I say you could…could rub yourself against me like that and…UGH! Just tell me why Dove because…” Starburst looked down, her bangs covering her eyes. Droplets of tears fell, hitting the bed with soft patters. “Because I’m really confused right now…I liked it…I liked how I felt, how you made me feel! So just tell me…did you do that just because you wanted to get some flank or because you…”

Dove hated herself, seeing the mare she loved in pain from trying to understand what had just happened, and really, Dove was struggling to understand it herself. She had lost control, she let herself be overcome with her desire and love for Star that Dove couldn’t hold it in anymore. She wanted to show Starburst just how much she cared about her, and loved her. But Star didn’t know that, how could she know? When Dove was doing all she could to keep Star from knowing, afraid of this very reaction. There was no getting around it now, the cat was out of the bag. The only thing, the honorable thing, for Dove to do, was tell Starburst how she felt, and suffer whatever consequences were to come.

Carefully, Dove reached out a hoof and lightly touched Starburst’s hoof. The young mare flinched like before, but she didn’t take her hoof away. That was a good sign at least, maybe she didn’t completely want to murder her, yet.

“Starburst…mon amour (my love)…I was weak…I…I…I love you.”

Star looked at Dove shocked. “You…you what…?”

“I was I…*sigh*…Je ne pouvais pas vous dire comment je me sentais, de peur de la façon dont vous voulez me voir. Mais au moment où nous avons rencontré était le jour où mon cœur a bondi! A partir de là ce était de la même façon à chaque fois et que mon cœur ne se envoler quand je étais autour de vous! (I could not tell you how I felt, for fear of how you would see me. But the moment we met was the day my heart soared! From then onward it was the same way every time and only did my heart soar when I was around you!)”

Star listened to Dove’s words as she spoke in her native tongue of Prench; it was as if Dove was doing this to convey just how she truly felt. The whole time, Dove looked directly into Star’s eyes, they sparkled a bit as the corners glistened with tears.

“Je ne voudrais pas vous blâmer pour me haïr! Ce que je ai faite a été ... odieux et ignoble! Je ne pensais qu'à l'octroi de vous et moi plaisir et d'amour, sans même y penser comment vous vous sentiez vers moi ou si vous aviez encore des sentiments envers les autres juments ... Starburst, il suffit de savoir que ce ne était pas mon intention de vous demander ici pour cette ... dans la vérité , je avais espéré pour vous dire comment je me sentais plus romantique que cela ... Mais qui suis-je plaisante ... mon amour ne peut pas être récompensé ...(I would not blame you for hating me! What I did was…heinous and vile! I only thought about granting you and myself pleasure and love, without even thinking about how you felt towards me or if you even had feelings towards other mares…Starburst, just know that it was not my intention to ask you here for this…in truth, I had hoped to tell you how I felt more romantically than this…But who am I kidding…my love cannot be requited…)”

Star watched as Dove’s eyes shut tight, tears streaming down her face. The young mare didn’t know what to say. Nopony had ever professed their love for her like that, or ever, let alone a mare! But…was that a bad thing? Was Dove so bad to love? Okay, she got carried away during the preening, but it wasn’t a bad experience, in fact, it was quite possibly the greatest experience of her young life. But there in lied part of the problem, Starburst did feel the same way, and after what just happened, it only confirmed her feelings. Unfortunately, there was a problem.

Star looked away for a moment. “You realize I’m younger than you…even if I did feel the same way, we couldn’t be together. And if we did, if anypony found out, it would only end badly for you Dove!”

Dove’s heart sank a bit from hearing that. “I know…I know that Mon Canari. I know that and yet…I still feel the same way…”

“You’re not just saying all this because you’re attracted to me because I’m a pegasus, or because I’m younger than you, right?”

Dove’s eyes shot open. “NON! Jamais, je ne ai pas tomber en amour avec vous pour votre âge ou de la tribu; Je suis tombé en amour avec vous! Je le jure est la vérité mon amour, ma chère canari! (NO! Never, I didn’t fall in love with you for your age or tribe; I fell in love with you! This I swear is the truth my love, my dearest canary!)”

Starburst could hear the sincerity in Dove’s voice, and the disgust from the insinuation that she was some kind of foalaphile. Starburst decided she was going to take a chance, damn the age difference, damn the fact that Dove was a mare, this was somepony that was on her mind even when far away, the pony who looked at her as more than just a short mare, somepony who took her seriously and would treat her like the strong and mature mare she was on the inside. So, with caution thrown to the wind, Star leaned forward, moving some of Dove’s bangs away from her forehead, and kissed the spot right underneath her horn.

Dove looked to Starburst surprised. “Starburst…?”

Star gave a small smile and blushed. “Dove, je te aime ... au moins ... Je pense que je fais. Je suis encore un peu confus moi, oui, pourriez-vous supporter avec moi? Je sais que je peux être sérieux beaucoup de temps, et un rabat-joie générale que mes amis voudrais vous dire, mais ... Je veux te aimer, alors ... pourrions-nous essayer à nouveau? Ce que vous avez fait plus tôt, mais ... ainsi je veux dire? (Dove, I love you…at least…I think I do. I’m still a little confused myself, so, could you bear with me? I know I can be serious a lot of the time, and a general buzzkill as my friends would tell you, but…I want to love you, so…could we try again? What you did earlier, but…together I mean?)”

Dove smiled joyfully as tears still fell from her eyes. “Oui, I would love to!”

Star extended her right wing and gently wiped away the tears on Dove’s eyes. Once she was done, Star moved closer to Dove, and Dove opened her forelegs to let come closer. Both mares held each other, growing accustomed to each other’s presence and body. Starburst leaned forward and kissed the older mare on the lips. It was a soft kiss, loving in its nature. Dove decided that she was going to let Starburst take the lead, seeing as how she didn’t exactly give Star a chance or choice last time. Soon the kiss turned passionate with Star opening her mouth and letting her tongue stick out, Dove eagerly opened her mouth and invited Star’s wet appendage into her mouth. Both their tongues danced in each other’s mouths as soft moans started to fill the room.

Star was growing excited from the taste of Dove’s mouth, sharing her first kiss with a mare was making her head spin, or maybe that was because both of them were more or less sucking the air out of each other, either way, Star was loving this. Both mares separated themselves from the kiss, a strand of saliva connecting them. Dove looked into Star’s eyes, and Star into Dove’s. Dove was beautiful; she had always thought that, especially when she was on stage, but right now, she was glowing differently than before. For Dove it was the same thing, Star was radiating with a sexual brilliance that she had never seen, in fact she was completely open to the idea of letting this young mare have her way with her, and offering no resistance whatsoever.

The pegasus mare wanted to make this better for Dove, but she had little experience when it came to sex, mare or stallion, but there was one thing that she remembered about unicorns, particularly, their horns. Starburst slowly moved up to Dove’s horn, she stuck out her tongue and gave it a tentative lick. The reaction was instant as Star felt Dove’s body stiffen and release a surprised gasp. Star pulled back and looked down at Dove with concern.

“I’m sorry! I just thought you’d like it if I did that to your horn! I mean, with my wings and all, I figured it was the same for unicorns!”

Dove took a moment to catch her breath before answering. “No it felt very good! It surprised me, but I am alright. You can keep doing that if you want to…”

Star could hear the pleading tone in Dove’s voice. Obliging her, Star went back and licked it again, feeling Dove shiver in excitement again. Star licked from the base of the horn to the tip, she moved her body up so that she could get to more of it. Her tongue began swirling around it, following the spiral groves. Star then opened her mouth wider and brought the horn into her mouth.

“Oh oui! Se il vous plaît plus! (Oh yes! Please more!)”

Star began sucking on Dove’s horn, the magical appendage was growing warmer in her mouth, not dangerously warm, but it was more of pleasing than anything. Soon Star felt little tingling jolts of electricity, Star opened her eyes to see that Dove’s horn was glowing, she probably should’ve been concerned, but the sounds Dove was letting out indicated that she was really enjoying this. So Star ignored it and continued sucking off Dove’s horn.

Dove herself was losing all rational thought. It felt like her brain was getting direct sexual stimulus shot right into it, clouding her mind and focusing all her senses on this feeling. The sensation traveled down her spine and into her marehood, making her clitoris wink furiously and her pussy convulse, becoming sopping wet.

Star continued to lick and suck on Dove’s horn, tasting something sweet coming off of it. At that moment, Dove’s eyes rolled into the back of her head as she let out a loud blissful cry! Her horn glowed brighter in Star’s mouth, and Star went wide eyed as she felt something thick being released from Dove’s horn. Dove held onto Star tight, afraid that this euphoric feeling would take her spirit away to Elysium if she didn’t grab onto something. Her back arched as another orgasm rocked her body, making her pussy shoot out a stream of marecum as her tongue lolled out of her mouth.

Star could feel something thick and globby filling her mouth, it tasted sweet, but made her mouth tingle with electricity. Her mouth was quickly filling up, and so, with little recourse, Starburst swallowed the unknown substance. As it traveled down her throat, the substance made her entire body tingle with pleasure as it settled in her stomach, it spread throughout her tiny body, the majority of it stimulating her marehood from the inside out. Star was loving this feeling and continued to suck from Dove’s horn, coaxing more of the substance out and down her throat.

Dove felt like Star was trying to suck her brain out through her horn, it was agonizingly good, and Dove didn’t care one bit if she was reduced to a drooling vegetable because of it! Eventually the thick magical substance subsided as Dove’s orgasm ended. Starburst released the horn with a wet pop, falling onto her back as she let the feeling of the electrifying gooey substance in her stomach continue to stimulate every pleasure sensing nerve in her body.

Dove had to blink a few times, trying to regain her senses, every time she tried to speak it came out as gibberish till she finally gave up and decided to just let the afterglow set in for the second time that night.

“Dove…what…what the hay was that that I just swallowed, should I…should I be worried…? ‘Cause it feels really good inside me…” Star asked.

After a few more seconds, Dove was finally able to find her voice again. “No Starburst, it-it was my magic given physical form…It is…ahem…something similar to how stallions ejaculate from their members, only instead of semen my horn produces concentrated essence of my magic as a reaction to great sexual stimulus. In this case, when the pony who administers the pleasuring swallows it, it gives them a tingly feeling all over, especially in key areas about their bodies.”

“That explains why my marehood won’t stop feeling like it’s getting shocked, or my breasts, or my wings!” Starburst lazily gazed at Dove. “Can you…um…keep going? I kinda need a little more down there.”

“Oui Mon Canari, I have just enough for one last round,” said Dove in a seductive tone. “Cela vous dérangerait de répartir vos jambes, se il vous plaît?(Would you mind spreading your legs, please?)”

Starburst complied with Dove’s request, opening her hind legs wide to allow the older mare easier access. By this time any embarrassment about having another mare see that part of her was out the window, she was feeling too good to care and really wanted Dove to push her over the edge for the second time.

Dove, with some effort, crawled around and positioned herself between Star’s hind legs. She took a moment to gaze at her treasured prize, the soft, untouched, sopping wet nether lips, the cute winking clit that peeked out from its hiding place and just as quickly retreated back inside. Just above that spot were Star’s teats, both small but were plump enough to show that she wasn’t a foal. Dove thought about teasing them, gobbling up this cute little lumps of flesh and playing with them in her mouth. But when she looked up at Star she saw the almost pleading look in her eyes, and she knew she couldn’t keep her love waiting any longer.

With a sensual smile, Dove moved closer to Star’s pussy, blowing on it lightly and causing Star to moan and twitch from the sudden feeling of cold. Dove took one more moment to enjoy the musky smell of Star’s most private place, and with that set to work. Dove planted a few butterfly kisses along Star’s inner thigh, slowly making her way towards her vagina, before skipping over it and moving to the other side. Once she was done, she stuck out her tongue and began tracing Star’s vulva, making teasing circles around the opening.

“Oh…Dove…!”

The unicorn mare brought her hooves in and gently parted Star’s pussy lips, allowing her a full view to the deepest parts of her love. Star had to look away, it may not have been embarrassing earlier, but now having somepony look directly into her was starting to make her blush and somewhat self-conscious. Dove loved seeing Starburst act so cutely, in fact, she thought, she was probably the only pony to see Starburst act like this, and it was rather cute.

Dove licked around Star’s labia, parting them enough for her tongue to slip in. She wiggled the tip just at the entrance, testing the waters and alerting Starburst to her intentions. Dove then plunged her tongue into Star’s vagina, going deeper and deeper into her love canal until whole mouth covered the spot. Starburst shot up and let out a blissful cry, her hips giving an instinctual buck to the mare between her legs. She grit her teeth and held her breath, trying to stop herself from cumming right then and there. Thankfully she was able to edge herself away from climax, Dove must’ve sensed it too, since she didn’t move until Star laid back.

Seeing that Star had calmed down, Dove began licking Star’s inner walls, savoring the salty, and yet sweet tang of the young mare’s juices. She swirled her tongue within Star’s honey pot, stimulating every inch her tongue could reach. Dove moved from her earlier motions and began thrusting her tongue in and out of Starburst’s pussy. The young mare let out cry after cry of ecstasy as her vagina was being thrust into my Dove’s wet and wiggly appendage. Dove could feel Star’s inner walls contract and release, trying to push her out and yet contrarily draw her in further. Dove began having a make out session with Star’s pussy, eating her out fervently.

Star was lost once again in the fog of lust, loving every second of Dove’s actions, she looked down at herself, becoming turned on even more from watching herself being eaten out. Her forelegs moved forward, wanting to push Dove’s head further into her. But she hesitated, Dove was already doing so much, and she didn’t want to offend her by just shoving her head into her crouch. That’s when Dove’s eyes looked up in a half-lidded stare, she looked to either side, seeing Star’s hooves hovering with equal parts hesitation and anticipation. The magician gave her a wink of approval. Star gently placed her forehooves on Dove’s head and pushed the mare’s face further into her marehood, relishing the sensation from holding her there, making her climax get closer.

“Dove ... Je suis ... Je suis presque là! (Dove…I’m…I’m almost there!)”

Hearing that, Dove went for the finisher. Keeping the lips parted, Dove released her tongue from its soft prison and clamped her mouth around Star’s love button, sucking on it furiously and licking it with abandon.

Starburst couldn’t hold it any longer as her dam broke. Dove quickly let go of Star’s clitoris and placed her mouth over Star’s pussy, letting the deluge of fluids stream out of her and down Dove’s throat. Star was pushing Dove’s head so tightly against her quaking pussy, you’d she was trying to shove her head inside! Dove was loving this, growing drunk on the seemingly never ending tidal wave of love juices flowing into her mouth, down her throat, and settling into her stomach. Knowing that she was the one to cause this reaction in her love, just made the whole experience that much more enjoyable.

Starburst was crying out, her voice threatening to go hoarse from her screaming. Star’s eyes rolled back, her tongue lolled out of her head, and her hips continually bucked against Dove’s face, riding her orgasm all the way.

Soon her body gave out, slumping back to the bed and lying down gasping and panting for air. Dove extracted herself from Star’s nether region, her face thoroughly coated in Star’s juices. She said nothing as she stared at the pegasus mare, seeing the rapid rise and fall of her chest, her sweat coated fur and brow, and her messy mane. Star weakly turned her head towards Dove, smiling at her.

“That was…that was great!” Star exclaimed.

Dove moved closer to Star, crawling up till she lay on top of Star.

“Dove what’s u – oomph!”

The unicorn mare quickly lip locked with Starburst. The pegasus mare suddenly felt something flowing into her mouth as Dove passionately kissed her, the smell and taste was so intoxicating that Starburst just went with the kiss, drinking down the fluid that was inside Dove’s mouth till all remnants of it was gone. Dove slowly ended their kiss and looked down at Star seductively.

“Do you like the way you taste?”

“Did you just make me – That was – it was my stuff?!”

“Oui.”

“Oh Dove that’s gross!” Star exclaimed, wiping her mouth with her left hoof.

“But you greedily swallowed my magic earlier, what is so different about now?” Dove asked with a knowing tone.

“Because that was…that was you, it came from you! That – the other stuff came from me!”

“Hmm, well in truth, I sometimes taste myself during and after. But I understand if it is not to your liking. That aside, did you like the way you tasted?”

Star looked away pouting. “I…I did…like it I mean…DON’T YOU DARE TELL ANYPONY I SAID THAT!”

Dove nuzzled Star lovingly as she chuckled. “Ne vous inquiétez pas, le coffre-fort avec moi votre secret Mon Canari. (Do not worry, your secret’s safe with me my canary.)

“Merci. (Thank you.)” Star replied.

Dove got off of Star and repositioned herself back towards the headboard, lying down on a pillow. She motioned for Star to come over, and the young mare obliged. Both mares were satisfied and tired, and both agreed that sleep was best for now. Starburst nestled herself between Dove’s forelegs, wrapping her own around the older mare’s barrel, while Dove brought hers around Star’s neck, lightly draping them over her shoulders. Starburst then nuzzled Dove underneath the crook of her neck and Dove nuzzled the top of Star’s head. The unicorn and the pegasus then fell asleep, quite content and happy.

The morning light entered Dove’s room. The mare’s had shifted around during the night, and Star was now looking directly towards the window, wide awake. While Dove cuddled close to Star’s back, one foreleg draped over her barrel. Star brought her right hoof up and gently stroked Dove’s foreleg. Her mind going over the events of last night.

It was official, she loved Dove, and Dove loved her. And yet…she knew that her family might not even accept this relationship. Never mind that both of them were mares, but the age difference would land Dove in jail or worse, and it’d be all Star’s fault. The thought of that happening stabbed at her heart with fear, here she was in the forelegs of the pony who loved her for her, somepony who was truly willing to risk such things to continue to love her, and yet, it could all be ripped away. Her first love, and it was a forbidden one, life was funny and yet cruel at the same time.

“Mon amour, êtes-vous d'accord? (My love, are you alright?)” Dove asked.

Star was a tad bit startled to find out her lover was already awake.

“Oh…um yeah! Just great! Why wouldn’t I be?!”

Dove sighed. “You are a terrible liar Mon Canari, please, tell what is on your mind?”

Starburst let out her own sigh, albeit heavier than Dove’s. “I don’t want to lose you Dove…!”

“Ne sois pas stupide (Don’t be silly), you won’t lose me.”

“Dove we can’t…not with what we’re doing. You with your stage career, and me with wanting to be a Royal Guard, it just…”

“Shhh, it is alright. I knew these were the things that would plague your mind,” said Dove, removing her left foreleg and gently stroking Star’s mane. “I would not want stop you from achieving your dream, I have no such intention.”

“Then what are we going to do, I don’t want to get you in trouble, but I…I love you Dove,” said Star with trembling voice.

“Oui, as do I. And because I love you so, I will wait for you.”

Starburst turned her head, not believing what she heard Dove say, but the sincere smile on her face was enough indication that she was telling the truth.

“Until the day you achieve your dream, until the day you are old enough, I will wait for you Mon Canari. And if you should find another who loves you as much as I do or if you have doubts –”

“I wouldn’t, I couldn’t!” Star interrupted.

“Do not say that, I know the heart can change with time. And I would love to have you be happy, truthfully I’d like you to be happy with me, but ce est la vie (that’s life).”

Starburst curled in on herself. “Would you really wait for me…? Wait until I become a Royal Guard, till I’m old enough to…be with you?”

Dove nuzzled closer to Star. “Bien sûr (Of course), I would wait, for the one I love, I would gladly do this.”

Star turned around and faced Dove, kissing her on the lips. It wasn’t a passionate kiss, but one that conveyed her love. Dove leaned into the kiss as well, gently pressing her lips against Star’s. Star broke the kiss and stared into Dove’s eyes, blushing the entire time.

“Then I’ll wait too! Je promets! (I promise!)” Star swore.

The unicorn mare nodded tearfully and held the young mare closer to her.

“Though our time together here is short, we shall always have Prance, oui?”

“Oui, we will always have Prance. Ugh, I can’t believe I said something so mushy…”

Dove chuckled. “So, it makes you all the cuter Mon Canari.”

Star hummed thoughtfully. “Hmm, now that I think about it, I don’t have a name for you.”

“Oh, and what would you like to call me?”

Star blushed harder as the exact name came to mind.

“Um…is it okay if I called you Mon Tourterelle (My Turtledove)?”

Dove felt her heart soar even higher. And so the secret romance between the canary and the turtledove had begun.