Pulling the wet bedding from the washer into the dryer and turned it on. She would not need them tonight, but they would be ready to use in the morning as soon as they got up.

Tonight was a big night for her and Gilda. Tonight, they were going to be sexually intimate with each other for the first time. In fact, it was going to be Twilight's first time having sex at all. It made her quite excited.

And quite nervous.

Originally, Twilight had tried to do the same thing with anything that made her nervous: study the matter to understand it better. Unfortunately, that did not really help in this case. Most of her searches ended up leading her to pornographic video sites. Some of it was kind of interesting to watch, but had not been of much use from a practical stand point. She was all the more skeptical after one of the videos she watched directly went against what she had been told about it. Other searches led her to "erotic stories," which were not much better.

In theory, she could have gone and bought some physical books on the matter. In practice, that would require her to go to a store, enter their "relationship" section, pick up a book about sex, take it to the register, and have the cashier -- and who knows who else -- see her with it. She would also have to risk her parents finding it and asking questions, and while she loved her parents, this was not a conversation she was comfortable with the idea of having.

So it was that she was going into this with far less knowledge than she would like.

At least everything else was looking well for tonight: both Twilight and Gilda had been tested for sexually transmitted infections, and both had been negative; Twilight's parents were out of town for the weekend, leaving her to look after the place on her own; and Spike was staying the night over at Fluttershy's, so he was not going to hear anything or ask questions about it.

Twilight herself had to get ready. Her nails were trimmed and filed, but she still needed to take a shower, and shave her legs and armpits. For a moment, she considered shaving other areas of her body, but decided against it. She did not want to risk ruining her first time by having razor cuts, and she certainly did not want to deal with the itching when the hair started growing back.

Freshly washed and shaved, Twilight went to get dressed. Not in any of her typical clothes though. It was clothes especially for tonight, that Rarity had helped with after being sworn to secrecy (under penalty of wearing neon plaid mixed with polka dots every day for a month). The main outfit was the kitty lingerie: a frilled keyhole bra, with the hole in the shape of a cat's head; a pair of string bikini style panties, with little cat ears poking up from the hips; and ears and a tail, although she would not be wearing those this time. They were a light, creamy color, supposedly to give a high contrast with her skin. She had also gotten a pair similar colored socks, with little cat paw patterns on the balls and toes.

Then came the shirt. Twilight had gotten a hold of the wine red dress-shirt that Gilda had worn the night she met her parents. Now Twilight was going to wear it, meeting Gilda at the door in it, and having only two buttons buttoned in order to hide the bra.

She gave the sleeve a quick sniff, taking in the still lingering scent of her girlfriend.

Twilight looked at herself in the mirror, giving herself a quick once over. She gave herself a smile, standing as straight as possible. She could not wait for Gilda to get here.

The doorbell rang.

Twilight let out a yelp, hunching over and wrapping her arms around herself, trying to cover herself up further. Gilda was here! Gilda was here already! What would she think? What would she say? What would she do?

Closing her eyes, Twilight Sparkle took a deep breath, and slowly let it out. She had been expecting this. She was ready for this.

Everything's fine, she told herself as she made her way through the house. Everything's fine. Everything's fine. Everything's fine.

Reaching the door, she peeked through the peephole. There, she saw Gilda waiting. The sight of the taller, tougher, more muscular girl sent a thrill of excitement through Twilight. Not all of her anxiety vanished, but it had gotten smaller and more manageable.

She was ready for this.

She wanted this.

She opened the door.

Gilda stepped inside. Her amber eyes looked at Twilight, studying every inch of her from head to toe.

After shutting the door, Twilight moved to strike a pose.

"You like it?" she asked, her voice cracking a little.

"That my shirt?" Gilda asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah," Twilight answered, feeling her face heat up.

Gilda moved closer, pressing her body against Twilight, and leaned until their faces were almost touch.

"Good," Gilda replied, her voice sending a thrill along Twilight's spine. "That means no one will get mad when I rip it off your sexy little body."

She then grabbed Twilight and threw her over her shoulder, carrying her upstairs.

Twilight let out a yelp of surprise, but found herself all the more excited at being treated in such a way. Plus, it let her look at Gilda's butt and toned back.

She could not wait for whatever was going to happen tonight.