**Author's Note** This chapter was written just before season eight of the TV show was released and it will deviant from the canon story just a bit. The fact that my story took a complete opposite turn right at this time is just super coincidence.

Also I want to give a warning that there is some sex in this chapter that dips into fetishism a little bit. There is a character who begins to develop symptoms of sex addiction, being cuckcaked, as well as squirting. But don't worry, I don't plan to completely undermine anyone's base character.

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The Heart of Pleasure
By Haunter Rayne
Chapter 18 - Addictive Affections

There was a sudden crackle of magic in the underground tunnels as Rayne appeared right at the cave mouth to Maud’s home. "Hmm, just a bit too far to the left from where I was expecting to end up. I'll have to watch that. But I guess that's what practice is for." Walkin in and stretching with a loud yawn Rayne thought to himself, “Ooohh wow! I'm so tired. It's been one busy day. I bet it's only a few hours until morning.” As he stepped into the lighted space he looked around at the surprising sight in front of him. “Oh...” He noticed there were candles that had been lit and in the middle of the room was a salad dinner laid out for two. Also, there was Maud laying on the ground asleep wearing not her usual sweater but a black negligee instead. “Oh my.”

He didn't mean to speak loudly but he saw the earth pony begin to stir as he approached. “MmNmm… I'm awake…” She mumbled, looking up to see the stallion approaching. “Oh Rayne, you're home.” She stood as she was rubbing her eyes. “I have a surprise for you.”

Rayne smiled kindly to her, the little scene she had laid out having warmed his heart. "I'll say, this certainly is a surprise. And you look beautiful Maud." Rayne stepped over to kiss her and she was happy to accept his affection. Looking down to the meal that she had laid out Rayne smiled but hopped that he hasn't left her waiting for him for too long. "And this really looks great! I don't know which I want to eat first." He flirted, looking from the salad bowl to her bare flank peeking out underneath her seductive garment. He smiled as he saw her give a slight blush.

"I wanted to thank you for leaving me that meal this morning. You didn't have to do that. But, it's little gestures like that which I really appreciate. This was my way to give you a gift to say thank you." As always, Maud had her usual inexpressive tone. But Rayne had learned that she spoke more from the heart than from flattery.

As they sat enjoying the meal which she had made, Rayne smiled knowing he would have a good evening to look forward to with Maud tonight. "Well you don't owe me anything just for being kind to you Maud. But that's not to say that I don't appreciate the gesture." He took his time to appreciate the dinner prepared for him but still spent his time making her feel beautiful by how he eyed her in her lacy garment.

What really took Rayne by surprise though was when Maud shook her head and told him, "I am not the present." Rayne just stopped mid bite and gave her a confused look. "I waited to eat dinner because now that you're living with me it's nice to share things with another pony. Also I am wearing this because I would like to have sex with you again tonight."

She was so matter of fact about it that Rayne couldn't help but to chuckle a bit. Even though he was getting used to how Maud spoke, that last sentence was a bit much to hear plainly even for him. "Oh um, okay." He stammered, not sure what else to say as he had no intention of disagreeing. "So what is my present then?" He asked curiously.

That was when she pointed over his shoulder to a giant gift wrapped box. “How did I miss that when I walked in?” Stepping over to investigate Rayne saw striped wrapping paper stretching nearly nine feet up from the ground and nearly three feet wide with a colorful ribbon tied in the middle.

“Just untie the bow and the wrapping is supposed to come off. Be careful, it's heavy.” Maud said, stepping up beside him. Rayne used his magic to pull the string and watched as sure enough the wrapping fell away. His eyes went wide as he marveled at the beautiful grandfather clock that came into view. It was a dark mahogany wood with a rich stain to the finish. The face of the clock had pearl plating with silver for the arms and numerals. The most striking feature though was was a giant moon at the head of the clock which completed the beautiful look. “This is for you.” Maud said in her usual tone. “I know you can't see the time down here and you start work in just a few days. It has a timer you can set so that you can always be on time. I also had it enchanted so that the water from the stream won't erode it.”

Rayne was stunned. He immediately threw his arms around Maud's neck, hugging her tightly as her ears folded and the corners of her mouth curled just a bit feeling proud of herself. “Thank you Maud.” Rayne whispered into her ear. Rayne he then leaned forward intent on giving her a subtle lingering kiss. Although as soon as their mouths touched he felt Maud press into him hungrily. She reached up putting her hooves around his neck and sucked deeply into his lips. Rayne could feel the tip of Maud’s tongue against his as the earth pony began to grind up against him. Rayne realized that for the second time this evening a mare was throwing herself at him. Maud simply lacked the experience that Zecora had in seduction. But in her own sweet way Maud had Rayne even more enthralled than Zecora ever did.

Just for a moment the stone gray mare pulled back and gave Rayne a very wanting look. But then she tried to cover her intent by saying, “I'm glad you like your present. I looked all through town and it was the only clock that had a moon on it.”

Rayne could tell from the twitch in her hind legs that she seemed to be agonizing over her desire to lay with him. But he simply replied, “It's perfect Maud. And yes, I see what you did there. The moon was a nice touch, I love it.” As he said those words, the tone he had in his voice still made it sound like he was really saying, “I want to fuck you. I want to fuck you right here, right now.” He let his eyes bore into her a bit before suddenly grabbing and lifting her front end over his shoulder. She gave absolutely no resistance as he carried her across the stone floor and laid her back into her bed. The only response she gave was to breathe harder as he spread her thighs apart.

“Wait.” She said, placing a hoof against his shoulder. “You haven't told me anything about what you were doing all day.”

"She wants something..." Rayne thought to himself as he stared down at the lust hungry mare below him. "She's definitely ready for me but there's clearly something else she's needing to complete tbe mood for her before we begin. Wait, does Maud... have a kink?" He wondered while she laid there spread open and vulnerable waiting for him to answer her.

“I had a wonderful day today Maud." Rayne began. "I found a pair of star crossed lovers and helped them to find one another. And I also had a very lovely date this afternoon.” At that he noticed a softening to her features as her legs spread just a bit wider. "I wonder…” He thought to himself, speculating if it was hearing about him being with another mare that she was responding to. "And then after a date with one more, I went to the house of another where I screwed her until she came right on the floor..."

Watching her reaction carefully as he took this bold leap he saw a mix of emotions from Maud as she lay spread eagle below him. Her face seemed to turn away as if hurt by the news, but Rayne could actually see as her moistened opening contracted in desire. Then after her initial reaction passed, she clearly seemed to eye his body up and down before giving him a salacious stare.

She replied in her usual monotone way, even if she was slightly panting while doing so. “I'm glad to hear that you were able to enjoy yourself. Ponyville is better for having you in it.” She reached down to gently stroke him, finding the signs of his recent copulation to be surprisingly fresh.

“And I am better for having you here with me Maud.” Rayne whispered as he saw her hungrily toying with his erection, clearly not being turned off in the least at hearing he had just slept with somepony else.

After he spoke, Maud looked to him with surprise even if it was just a subtle glimmer to her eyes. “But.. no. Rayne, we aren't… together.” She stated as if trying to rationalize.

“But we are together.” He said sounding very adamant. Reaching out her take hold of her hooves, Rayne gave her a deep look as he said, “I have feelings for you Maud.”

He honestly couldn't tell if eyes showed that she was overjoyed or crushed to hear his confession. “You do? But… I'm not who you told me you are in love with.”

Rayne just shrugged and explained, "How could I help but to have you start growing on me? Look at the way you care for me, how you support me, how absolutely beautiful you are to me.” It seemed to Rayne that he had started cracking through that monotonous ego of hers. She blushed giving a modest smile that actually showed on her lips as Rayne went on. “Just look what you did for me, how far you went to do a kindness for me. How deeply… I appreciate that.” Maud quivered as he stared at her seductively. His voice was deep and boldly to her now saying, “Every inch of your body from your hooves, to your legs, your hips, your neck, your lips, and those eyes…. Every single part of you tantalizes me Maud and I do not want ANY other stallion to ever touch you like I touch you.” He said very pointedly.

Maud's eyes shrunk to pinpoints. After she turned away from him to think for a moment, she looked back and said, “Okay.”

"Okay?" Rayne questioned. "Just like that? Okay?" He asked, hoping for a bit more from the traditionally vague mare.

"I will not let any other pony touch me in the way that you touch me." She stated. "If you have come to the decision that you have feelings for me, then okay. I will accept those feelings. This doesn't change anything. You will go on and continue to be the stud in town that you are. I will continue to work here in Ponyville studying the various rocks and minerals. But at night, when I lay my head down... it will be with a stallion who cares for me. And I can be happy with that."

Rayne just stared at her feeling a little dumbfounded at how simple she was making this to be. "Then, okay. I guess that's it then."

Maud nodded and leaned forward giving him a gentle kiss. "I'm your girl now." She told him giving an earnest stare as she looked into his eyes. “I was going to go to a rock show tomorrow but since you came home so late why don't we share a quiet morning together, just the two of us? And by a rock show, I mean a show about rocks. It's a showcasing of petrified wood where the sediment has encased the bark turning it into stone.”

Rayne reached to pull her in close to him before running a hoof through her mane. “I have a better idea. Why don't we have a nice quiet morning together just the two of us and then later we can see if we can still catch the end of the show? It could be our first official date together.”

“That sounds perfect. You... make me very happy Rayne.” She reached out to pull them both back down into the bed with her where more kissing quickly commenced.

The couple shared a quiet moment where no words were spoken and the sound of their lips were the only noise around them. Rayne cradled Maid possessively as she allowed herself to be taken into his embrace. "She's different with me." He thought to himself quietly. "It's not so much what she does but how she speaks to me compared to every other pony. Everything she says just seems a half second faster and when she looks at me her voice sounds just a note higher." These subtle differences were cherished by the stallion as he began to readjust their hips.

As she held onto him while he lifted her knees, Rayne couldn't help but notice that she gave a little mumble to herself while kissing him. “Hmm, what was that?” He asked, pulling back to look at her with a curious smile.

She pulled at him seeming like she would rather kiss than talk, but when he persisted she looked him saying, “It seems that you must have had a very good date. I noticed your lips are swollen, I assume from already kissing somepony else before coming back to see me.” Rayne blushed but she didn't let him pull away. “I'm not mad.” She said sincerely. “Even if you want to have feelings for me... you can still act romantically with other ponies, I don't mind.”

Rayne looked her over noticing that her cheeks became heavily flushed. Deciding to build upon the chance he took earlier he added, "Thank you for telling me, I appreciate knowing that. But my lips aren't puffy from my date. I had just finished sleeping with somepony else just moments before coming here.” Rayne kissed Maud's neck as he saw the mare give a shudder. Her knees tightened after hearing this and then she reached out pulling him to her.

“Rayne…” Maud spoke softly into his ear. “No more talking. I'm tired of waiting.” He felt her pull on his hip, tugging his pelvis toward hers.

Rayne grinned now, seeing his opportunity to push Maud farther. “Does that excite you? Thinking about me with another mare? Tasting my puffy lips after kissing somepony else?”

She thought for a moment but then nodded to Rayne that it was true. “Anything that has to do with you excites me." She leaned in licking his lips before spreading their thighs and trying to work him into her. "You're the only pony that I have ever had sex with. So everything I know, I am learning from you.”

“Hmm well in that case… Could I show you something else? There's something new that I'd like to try... but I don't want to ruin a good thing by making you do something dirty that you aren't comfortable with.” Maud though just shook her head and pawed at his chest for him to continue. She looked surprised when he climbed upwards and lifted his erection right to her face. She had never been shy about sucking on him before now but this was the first time that she had hesitated.

She could smell a musky scent of another mare. Stroking his erection had showed him to still even be damp in some places from it. "But that's..."

“I really enjoyed it when you took me into your mouth last time." Rayne told her, overlaying her doubt with his boldness. "You were confident and assertive, both of which are attributes that I find very attractive. But would you still be willing to do that for me now?” Looking back down to his swollen appendage Maud contemplated this. She could feel the slick coat from the previous female as it spread from his erection to her hoof.

Outstretching her tongue, she gave a single lick along his shaft tasting how the texture and the flavor were different now from the last time she had run her tongue across him. Rayne just watched as she proceeded from the first lick to the second, before now sucking along the side of his shaft tightly. Closing her eyes, Maud began sucking all of the juices off from Rayne's cock and used her tongue as if to scrub him clean with. He watched as her shoulders loosened, giving herself into the task she set for herself. It looked as if she relaxed and even eagerly proceeded as she took down into her throat.

Maud took her time adjusting to a steady pace of bobbing her head up and down. Her tongue swirled across his taught member as if she were savoring the experience. This quickly became more than a simple act of fallatio as Rayne felt like she was using her mouth to polish him along every inch that she could reach. He watched as she stretched one of her hooves under her, pleasuring herself as she used her mouth to bathe Rayne clean from the fluids of another mare. He grinned as the spasmed, giving herself a small climax from the naughty act that she was doing. This in turn made her mouth squeeze that much tighter which made Rayne want to roll his head back in delight. But he knew enough to recognize that now was the time to reward such a response from her.

“That's a good girl.” He said assertively to be sure she would hear it even over her mind being clouded with pleasure. He waited for her to look up into his eyes and then repeated himself, stroking her mane with his hoof this time. Removing himself from her mouth now he slid down to be side by side with her and held her in his arms. “That felt wonderful Maud. I really enjoyed that.” He whispered before trailing his lips gently along her ear. "Were you okay with me having you do that?" She nodded without hesitating and then looked up at him as if there were nothing that she wouldn't do for him.

Rayne watched the expression in her eyes as she realized she was finally going to get what she had been waiting for. As soon as his tip touched her slit she gasped over his shoulder. But Rayne quickly silenced her by covering her mouth with his own. He pushed his tongue passed her lips right in time with him pushing into her with his hips. Maud quivered, gripping his shoulders surprisingly tight as she was now feeling hypersensitive between her legs. After only a few strokes she nearly bit him as they kissed while he started rocking her faster and faster.

“Uuuhh yeah, that a girl!” Rayne encouraged as he could feel her walls contracting around him. She was rocking her hips in time with his, using his shoulders as a brace to hold onto. Leaning down right to her ear he whispered, “I love it when you cum for me.” Rayne gave a lick across the back of her ear that sent a thrilling chill down her spine. “Let's see if we can keep that going." He growled as he started to thrust into her harder.

The earth pony gasped as if she could hardly form words. What squeaked out from her mouth was barely more than a whimper as she answered, “I.. am!”

Hearing this Rayne grinned as he eagerly sought took advantage of that fact. Lowering the position of his hips, Rayne thrust with his tip toward her g-spot while reaction down to pinch her hips with his hooves. Maud kicked as her loins started to burn. "It's so... sensitive!" The inexperienced mare shrieked as Rayne did not relent. The stallion held her hips still and bucked in harder than he had previously. "Rayne! It's.. it's too much!" She whimpered, quaking heavily in his arms now.

"Oooh this feels amazing. Either she’s going to adapt or her mind will snap. But either way, she’s going to break after this.” He thought to himself as his horn began to glow. Maud then felt a pressure digging into the upper wall inside her vagina in addition to Rayne's thrusting. He watched as her back arched while her entire body went rigid. She twitched and jerked as if she were being electrocuted. Her eyes lulled back into her head as her hips beat upwards and downwards spastically. Then he felt a wet splashing on his pelvis as Maud was made to squirt with her first ever g-spot orgasm.

“Mmmm that's a very good girl Maud.” He whispered into her ear again. He held her tight as her body thrashed, feeling muscles she didn't even know she had contract in her pelvis. Wave after wave of juices erupted from within while her mouth hung open as if she were screaming. Dragging the experience out as long as he could last without cumming himself, he watched as her limbs suddenly fell limp blacking out from sheer sensory overload.

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As the events of a very active day were now at an end, most of Ponyville had long since laid down to rest. A new interracial couple lay entwined together as they shared in dreams of one another. Nearby a sleeping princess was filled with anxiety but also recent excitement. A close friend dreamed of a handsome unicorn and a date filled with sweet intoxications. Elsewhere in Ponyville, dreams of erotic fantasy stretched from Sweet Apple Acres all the way to the workers of the Ponyville Day Spa. In another part of town a married couple slept in post-coital bliss having been inspired by young love earlier that day. High up in Cloudsdale, two pegasi slept in cots on opposite ends of the room. Both of which were dreaming away with contented smiles on their faces. Even deep below ground two ponies lay cuddled together in intimate embrace. A dark unicorn cuddled a gray earth pony after having pulled a blanket over to make sure that she would stay warm. Rayne took a large sip of the elixir that was made for him by Zecora and Applebloom before laying down to rest with the mare beside him.

But not all in Equestria were surrendered to slumber. One such individual traveled these dreams through a realm that was all her own. “Oh my, how amorous the dreams of Ponyville are this evening.” Luna commented to herself as she sought for nightmares to help the restless with. However in this small town not far from the edge of Canterlot, the dreams she found were beyond pleasant. She found them to be almost distracting. “Oh my, Applejack and Pinkie Pie certainly have some inventive ideas on how to spend time with a fantasy boyfriend... Though sadly it seems that Twilight is not sleeping as restfully. But for now she has clat least calmed… Oh my, Starlight's mind seems to be in such a joyful place… And what's this? Rarity and Spike are having almost the exact same dream as one another... and about each other? Could this be new love between them?”

The princess of the night could not help but to feel excited at seeing such positive energy coming from everypony. However despite this, she did still sense something troubling. “Hmm. Curious that so many mares in one area would be fantasizing about a similar black unicorn. But, it seems that I can find no such pony in the area to inspire these thoughts.” She paused for a moment contemplating what it could mean. "Why... why can I not find his dreams?"

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Back in the physical world, a wave of unusual magic was spanning it's way across Equestria which had several ponis feeling concerned . “Huh?! What was that?!” Shouted a regal white mare as she sat up in bed, pushing her four toned mane away from her face. “Guards, what is going on?! What just happened?!”

Suddenly two armored unicorns rushed into the royal bedroom. “Princess Celestia, are you okay?” They shouted as they looked around the room. The alicorn nodded and then they stood at attention to give their report. “We don't know for certain. A wave of purple magic just rushed passed Canterlot. It doesn't seem to have disturbed anything though and witnesses say that it originated from near Ponyville where the Castle of Friendship is located.”

“From Twilight's tower?!” Celestia shouted, half crawling out of bed at this news. But then she stopped herself and looked outside her window at the night. “Ahem, it is very late and I trust Twilight to be able to handle whatever has happened. Please return to your posts and I shall write to her in the morning.” She then began to crawl back into bed but stopped just before the guards had left. “Oh, just one more thing. Maybe do send just two of the night guard to Twilight's castle just to check up on things. They are not to disturb the princess or her guests if they are sleeping. Merely see if any help is required. If no pony is seen awake in the castle by dawn then the guard may return to Canterlot with their duties concidered complete for the evening. The two guards nodded and left the royal chambers while closing the door behind them.

That was not the only disturbance however. Far across the Celestial Sea in the dragon lands to the east, all eyes stared up in wonder as a purple wave of magic spread across the sky. The dragons mumbled to themselves curiously having never seen anything like it before. However, one of them in particular was put more into a state of unrest as her scepter began to illuminate. “The Bloodstone Scepter, it's... glowing?” Ember asked curiously as she began looking it over. But then her brow furrowed as she screamed to the sky, “What is the meaning of this!?”

Heavy foot falls came from behind as her father Torch stepped over to observe. “The Bloodstone Scepter responds only to dragons just as all dragons must heed the call of the scepter. If it is responding this way, then that can only mean that dragon magic is responsible.”

Both Ember and her father looked off in the direction that the purple wave had come from. “But, nothing else lies in that direction but the sea and beyond that is Equestria.” Ember said doubtfully. The two looked at each other for a moment before Ember suddenly shouted. “... Spike! What did you do?!”

No matter how perturbed the current Dragon Lord may have been though, it did not match the anxiety that was quickly sweeping through the Crystal Empire. Several ponies were startled as a purple wave of magic spread across the starry night sky. The citizens of the empire muttered curiously as the evening guards whispered suspiciously. Even Princess Cadence shot up in bed, being able to feel the aura from her cutie mark. “Ooohh my! Such… potent love magic! What, was that?!” As soon as the wave had passed, the Crystal Heart began to glow and spin. The swirling created a loud hum and the light shined brightly, even waking some ponies from their sleep.

Similar to what happened in Canterlot, there was a loud knocking on Cadence’s door before several guard ponies rushed in. Sitting upwards in her bed, a fully alert alicorn stared towards them awaiting to hear their news. Beside her a much more groggy stallion with a blue mane was pulling himself from sleep. “Wha-what is it? It's the middle of the night. State your business for disturbing the Princess and I.”

“Our apologizes Shining Armor, Your Highness. There has been a large wave of magic that traveled across the entire empire. Its nature and origin remain unknown. It spread over the horizon coming from somewhere beyond our lands. According to a few eyewitnesses it finally seemed to dissipate just before disappearing from view at the base of the mountains. Several of the townsponies have been frightened but the guards are working on maintaining order.”

Cadence looked to her partner and then back to the guards. “Very good, thank you for bringing us this news. I do not know what has happened but please tell our people that I do not believe there to be anything malicious from the occurrence they saw.”

The guards seemed a bit surprised to hear the princess speak with such confidence on the matter. Shining Armor placed a hoof on her knee asking, “Darling, are you sure about this? We have both been in bed, how could you know what is happening? Maybe I had better get up and go check things over with the guards just to make sure?”

But the princess placed a hoof over his to steady him and then shook her head. “Fear not my dearest, I recognize the aura of this magic because it is very similar to my own. It was love magic that raced across the sky. It felt much like the spell that I cast in order to keep King Sombra at bay when the empire first re-appeared." Her voice was full of wonder and excitement which had indeed helped to calm Shining Armor’s nerves. "Somewhere out there something amazing must have happened to create such an miraculous effect. I do not believe that an explosion of such potent love could occur if it were meant for ill intent.”

“Ahem, I am relieved to hear that you are so certain our home is not under any immediate threat." One of the guard ponies said. But then he cleared his throat before adding, "However if you will forgive me Your Highness, something has happened to the Crystal Heart that I think the both of you need to see.” After hearing this Cadence now shared the same worried expression that her husband had before.

Author's Notes:

So with Rayne's third day behind us, the next morning definitely has a lot setup in store for everypony. Rayne certainly hasn't done bad for making a name for himself so far. Three days in and he's causing changes to happen all over the place, some he isn't even aware of.

But what do you think so far? That blast of Spike and Rarity reached from the Dragon Lands to the Crystal Empire. What could it mean? These two places will definitely be coming into play soon as a result. Also Rayne said before that he needs to step up his plans. Could that be coming soon?

So about Maud... She started with just a simple attraction for Rayne that she was open to exploring physically. But I don't see her being knowledgeable in the psychological aspects that can come from sex. As such, she has gotten a bit addicted and is now developing a bit of a cuckcake kink. She is actually turned on by Rayne sleeping with other mares first and then coming back to sleep with her. While her personality and character are not things I intend to change, she will become a bit more adventurous with Rayne later in the story.

Thank you for reading!
(P.s. Here's looking forward to the release of season 9 in just the next couple of hours from when this is being posted! ^_^)