Through that day, Sombra noticed that Twilight was trying to avoid him as much as possible. In part, he understood why she was doing that, as the kiss they shared was unexpected to her, much less sharing it with a villain that she was trying to reform and didn’t trust completely.

However, he couldn’t stop feeling frustrated, as Twilight was now vulnerable and he needed to take that chance before she could get over it. The only thing that was keeping him from going all out was his patience that was telling him to not put everything to lose when he was so close to get what he wanted.

When night fell, Sombra went to the dining room, but he only found Spike.

“Hello, Spike” he greeted.

The young dragon became uncomfortable with Sombra’s presence, but, remembering what Twilight told him about having to be nicer with the dark unicorn, he said, while keeping eating his bowl full of gems:

“Hey…”

“Have you seen Twilight?” Sombra asked. “I was hoping I could talk to her about something.”

“Nope, I haven’t seen her” Spike replied, while eating. “And even if I knew, what makes you think I would tell you. If she didn’t tell you where she would be, then I guess she doesn’t want to be near you, right?”

That observation from Spike really annoyed Sombra. Of course he didn't know what had happened between them, but he couldn't help but still wanting to zap that dragon with his magic. After being able to contain his anger before what Spike, Sombra replied:

“Even so, I need to talk with her. I’ll go see if she is at the library.”

And the tyrant king got out of the dining room. When he did that, Spike said:

“Okay, you can come out now.”

And Twilight appeared, having undone an invisible spell she had casted to avoid Sombra.

“Thank you, Spike” she thanked. “I owe you this one.”

“But can you explain what happened between you and Sombra?” Spike asked. “Don’t tell me he tried something…?”

“Please, Spike, if he had done something bad, I wouldn’t be hiding around” Twilight told.

“Yeah, I guess…” Spike replied. “But why are you running away from him.”

“It’s just…” Twilight started, trying to find an answer to tell Spike. “Well… It’s something very personal, Spike. It is for the best if you don’t know. I think I’ll go to the attic. Maybe he won’t look for me there.”

But before she could teleport, Spike said:

“Come on, Twilight, you know you can tell me everything. We’re friends, right?”

“Of course we are, Spike, but there are things that cannot be shared, even with friends” Twilight said. “You wouldn’t understand and you would start lecturing me.”

“No, I won’t” Spike promised. “I promise. I give my dragon’s word. You can trust me.”

Even though Twilight didn’t want completely talk about what happened between her and Sombra, she had to agree that holding that only to herself wouldn’t be of any help, mainly because she couldn’t talk with Sombra at that moment. Beyond that, Spike had been with her ever since he got out of his egg. If there was any being she could trust the least, it was him.

“Okay, I’ll tell you, but, please, don’t tell the others” Twilight said. “I know they will start to think the worse… mainly Rainbow.”

Spike zipped his lips and replied:

“My lips are sealed.”

Taking a deep breath, Twilight confessed:

“Sombra and I… shared a kiss.”

Listening that, Spike almost chocked with the gems, coughing them and exclaimed:

“YOU TWO DID WHAT?! Twilight, are you crazy?!”

“Wow, Spike, and I was thinking you always followed your dragon’s word” Twilight said, rolling her eyes.

That caused Spike to cough and then say:

“Sorry, it’s just… Well… I’m sorry, Twilight, but I have to say it. You shouldn’t have kissed Sombra!”

“You don’t know what happened, Spike” Twilight told. “We were a little tired and we share a drink… I drank a little too much, then I fell and he caught me… There was a little… climate and we got close to one another… You know what, I’m not going to stay here and talk about that. It’s something very personal and can put my friendship with Sombra at bay.”

“Oh, come on, Twilight!” Spike exclaimed. “Don’t you see that Sombra is trying to make you fall for him so you don’t fight him when he goes all black crystals and evil laughs? It’s like when Discord pretended to be good so Fluttershy wouldn’t use her element on him.”

“Spike, don’t be silly” Twilight said, starting to go to the exit. “It was just one kiss and I wasn’t completely sober when that happened. And even if I do fall for him,and that is a big if, I won’t let that prevent me from stopping Sombra from causing any harm to Equestria. After, I’m one of the alicorn princess and that is a responsibility that I’m not willing to break.”

And she got out, Spike sighed and said:

“I really hope you’re right, Twilight. I really do.”

The night fell and Twilight couldn’t stop walking around in her room. She couldn’t stop thinking about her kiss with Sombra and what Spike had told her. Although she would agree with her number one assistant, initially, now, she couldn’t stop thinking how that could turn the friendship she was trying to forge with Sombra into something awkward. The fact that she avoided him all day was proof of that.

It was then she realized that the only way to get everything straight was to go talk with him. So, getting all the courage she had, Twilight took a deep breath and then got out of her room and head to Sombra’s room. While on the way, she noticed that many of the guards Celestia had sent were close to Sombra’s room, however Twilight thought they were just doing their job. Little she knew it was for another reason.

Arrriving to his room, Twilight knocked the door and waited. A few seconds later, the door opened and the dark unicorn emerged. He had a towel around his shoulder with his black mane ruffled and his coat was still half wet.

“Twilight…” he said. “I’m sorry, I… I just finished taking a shower. If there’s something I like in this modern world is a good warm shower.”

But his words were not being heard by Twilight, as the young alicorn had become mesmerized by Sombra’s half-wet body and ruffled mane that only caused him to be even more handsome and attractive than she found him before. Just like that, the reason that led her to come to his room vanished, being replaced by a desire to kiss Sombra, a desire to touch his strong body, to embrace it... but the one thing she desired the most was for him to do the same to her with the same intensity that he did when they kissed. It was a desire that the young princess complied to by pressing her lips against Sombra’s.

Although surprised by that, Sombra didn’t fight back. Actually, he couldn’t be more glad about that. He had been able to seduce Twilight and now he had her at his mercy. This was the moment he was being waiting for and he would make sure that it was a success. But more than that... He could feel himself purring inside as he was now feeling the softness of Twilight's lips again... and now he would be able to do more than just kissing...

He kissed back with intensity, with the two standing there for a few seconds before Sombra brought Twilight inside his room, closing the door. Throwing the towel to the floor, he conducted Twilight to his bed and the two fell on it, with Sombra positioning himself over her. They continued to kiss, while Sombra passed his hooves through her body. It felt good to hold her like this. Breaking the kiss, Sombra passed to also kiss her neck, causing Twilight to moan in pleasure, a sound that truly arose Sombra even more.

It didn’t take long for the dark unicorn to become hard and then he turned to Twilight, looking to her eyes, seeing nothing but desire, something that was complemented by the look she was giving him, and he could see that she truly wanted that. A smile appeared on his face, while he licked his lips. That was the moment he wanted ever since he formulated his evil plan, the one thing that would be key for its success. And so, with a thrust, Sombra penetrated Twilight, causing her to let out a scream that were not only because of pain, but also because of great satisfaction. He could feel that was her first time and just that thought caused him to get even more excited, since it has been a long time he had a virgin with him and he was determined to enjoy himself the best he could.

The moment Sombra thrusted into her, breaking through her hymen, Twilight came to feel a sensation like no other. She felt herself full, with her walls tightening around Sombra's member. She felt pain, but it was only at the beginning, because soon that pain give place to an immense pleasure, one like she had never experienced before... even more than when they were just kissing. But that pleasure only increased when Sombra, after placing his front hooves beside each side of her head, started thrusting into her... again... and again... with him going faster and harder with each one. She could only moan, as she let herself be guided by the feeling of elation she was experiencing. Only Sombra's grunts and breathing seemed to be the anchors that prevented her from losing herself in all that, but even them were entacing. To get a hold of herself, Twilight went to placed her hooves on Sombra's shoulders. It didn't take long for Twilight to reach her climax and come down for the dark unicorn. But even after that, Sombra just kept going, causing Twilight to start building up for another orgasm.

The two continued their intense and sweaty intercourse. Twilight lost count the amount of times Sombra made her reach her climax. He only came a few times, but still seemed to have energy for more. However, Twilight exausted a lot of hers and, after a while, he let her take a break, with both lying on the bed. Twilight ended up falling asleep with her head over Sombra’s chest, while holding him. He, who had his foreleg around Twilight’s shoulders, couldn’t be happier with the way his plan was taking. It wouldn’t take long for the great climax of his evil scheme. But, despite that had always been his main objective, at that moment, it was not what he was really thinking.

He was looking at Twilight and couldn’t help but notice how beautiful she was while sleeping, mainly with the slight smile that she was showing. Sombra couldn’t hold himself from touching delicately her mane and face, finding them very soft to the touch. All that caused his heart to start bumping faster and faster and made him have a strange feeling in his stomach. Even if had been with many mares during his life, that experience was perhaps the best he ever had. Not just that, but he also felt happy that he brought pleasure to another... and not to just satisfy his own sense of pride. Perhaps the reason for that was because he actually felt a connection with Twilight that was more than just physical or a need for an end. He actually had made an emotional bond with her earlier. All those signs made him realize that he was starting to like Twilight for the mare she was.

His thoughts were interupted when Twilight started to wake up. When she opened her eyes, Sombra said:

“Hi…”

“Hi…” Twilight said, with a smile appearing on her. “You know, I can’t believe this happened.”

“Me neither” Sombra replied, as he carressed her mane. “I have to confess that I didn’t expected you to… I just thought you wanted to talk about our kiss last night.”

“And that was my first intention, but… I don’t know. When I saw you… I can’t explain what I felt.”

There was a silence between them, where the two just looked at each other. Without being able to contain themselves, Sombra and Twilight went on to share another kiss. The desire to dwell themselves in their attraction again was tempting, but they were able to stop and just look at one another.

“What do we do now, then?” Sombra asked. “Does this… changes anything about us? Because, Twilight... I know that you will think I’m just doing this to manipulate you, but… I really like you, in a way I never felt for another mare before.”

There was a pause and Twilight replied:

“I also feel the same for you Sombra.”

“Then I guess it is settled then” the dark unicorn, leaning to kiss Twilight.

But she dodged it, adopting a more serious look, and Sombra asked:

“What’s wrong?”

“Everything, Sombra” Twilight replied, as she sat up. “Independently of what we feel for each other, we can’t deny that a relationship between us that is more than friendship is impossible.”

Sombra sighed and said, while also sitting up:

“You’re talking your friends, right?”

“I’m talking about them, Princess Celestia, Cadance, my brother… Practically everypony in Equestria. Don’t forget that you caused too much pain to the Crystal Empire and, even though you’re not the same Sombra from before, that’s something that cannot be forgotten easily.”

Twilight then found Sombra hold her chin and make her look at him, saying:

“I don’t care what the others may think. I’m not willing to let the feelings I feel for you to be ignored, Twilight. But, for you, I can hide this from the others until we are certain they may accept it, but, please, don’t take one of the best things that ever happened to me… and, I believe, to you.”

Listening those words, while looking to Sombra’s eyes, caused a great impact in Twilight and she found herself be involved by them. She smile and the two of them shared a kiss, followed by a hug. While hugging Twilight, Sombra couldn’t help but thinking about the great conflict that now existed inside him: a battle between power… and love.

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