The Heart of Pleasure
By Haunter Rayne
Chapter 37 - A Warm Night

All of a sudden there was a snap of magic as somepony teleported to the platform. "TA-DA!" Looking around Starlight saw a guard and whispered, "I made it to the guard station this time, right?" He nodded and she returned to smiling wide as if she were at one of Trixie's magic shows. "Oh come on! Are they not here either? But the other guard had said... oh wait, there they are." However after she was greeted with only silence she looked around and noticed that everypony was crowded in a huddle together over by the railing. "Um, you guys?"

Stepping out from behind Starlight, Rarity and Sunburst also looked over. They saw that all of the ponies crowded together were wearing sad expressions and they had circled around the youngest of the princesses who was collapsed to the floor. "Twilight? Darling? We-were back..." Rarity called out softly.

Twilight lifted her head but could hardly see through the her tears in her eyes. "We-we-welcome back-k." She sobbed. "I'm glad to s-see that you're okay. I'm s-so-o sorry about Spi-ke!" Hey voice hitched in a high pitched whimper as she started coughing, hardly able to form a clear sentance.

But that was when Rarity gave a gentle chuckle. "See me? Darling you can hardly see a thing! Why are you crying so hard? Twilight, I think that you need to clear your eyes. It might do you some good."

That was when Twilight suddenly heard loud gasps from the others who were holding her. It took her a moment but she eventually wiped her tears away. She looked over to her friend but then she noticed something yhst seemed odd. "Rar- ahem, Rarity? When did you get two tails?" Then Twilight shook her head realizing how ridiculous that sounded and she heard a snickering coming from behind the other mare. She watched wide eyed as Spike slowly stepped out from behind. He had a sheepish smile on his face and he waved at her as soon as their eyes connected.

"Sp-... Spike?" Twilight asked in disbelief. Everypony else moved back to give her room as Twilight rubbed her eyes again to make sure she wasn't hallucinating. He raised a claw to try to say hi but he didn't even manage to get a word out before Twilight screamed, "SPIKE!" Soaring from the floor she quickly clutched the little dragon up in her arms. That was when Discord appeared in a baseball uniform. He held up a giant catcher's mitt preventing the two from skidding right into the wall. Twilight didn't even give time to acknowledge this as she just sat up holding the little dragon tightly and yelled, "Spike! You're okay! You're okay right?!" Quickly she began looking him over and moving his arms to check for injuries.

"Hehe, it's okay. It's me. I'm alright Twilight." He said with a smile while finding it sweet how she was fussing over him.

Now she leaned back but still held onto his sides. Her eyes welled up again as the dam to all her emotions broke free. "I... I'M SO HAPPY...TO HAVE YOU HOME!" Her voice sobbed so hard now that it dropped her tone by several octaves from how she usually sounded. Then pulling him into another tight hug she whimpered, "I'm so sorry! I'm sorry that I let them take you! Th-that I didn't protect you! I'm sorry if you were scared! I'm sorry that I couldn't come to save you myself!"

Spike just chuckled and stroked her mane. He was remaining calm and speaking softly as he let her vent her emotions out to him. "It's okay Twilight. There is nothing to be sorry for. None of this was your fault."

Since some time had passed, Shining Armor and then eventually everyone else finally made their way over too. "It's nice to see you safe little brother." Shining said and bumped a hoof to his claw.

Next Discord spoke up saying, "Oooh, maybe your recent adventure would make for great inspiration in Ogres and Oubliettes. What do you think?"

"Excuse me but do you mind?!" Twilight snapped out bitterly. But all the same she waited patiently to let everypony have their turn to greet Spike and show their appreciation for his safe return. Meanwhile Twilight walked over to the other two mares who had rescued him. "Hi Rarity." She said softly and the two gave each other a lingering hug. "How are you doing? You okay?"

Becoming a bit teary eyed herself, Rarity nodded and replied, "Oh yes, now that everything is all over. Spike and I have quite the story to tell everypony."

"Yes, I'll bet you do." Twilight said before looking over to Starlight. "You are amazing. I will never be able to repay you for what you've done for me. Thank you, thank you Starlight."

Unfortunately that was when everypony's merriment was cut short as Shining Armor's voice rang out loudly. "Not so fast!" Looking over they all saw Sunburst's head drop as he had clearly been attempting to slip away. "You have some explaining to do!" Quickly the orangish stallion was flanked by a member of the Crystal Guard on each side.

"Ohhh...." Sunburst sighed discouragingly.

"No, you can't!" To Shining's surprise Starlight ran right up to him pleading for Sunburst's defense. "You're not really going to arrest the hero of the day, are you? He was the one who came charging in all brave to save m-ahem, I mean us."

Shining Armor just turned away from her and loudly called out, "Take the prisoner away!" But then he leaned in so that only she could hear. "Don't worry, it's mainly just for appearances. I'll go easy on him." She smiled and nodded thankfully.

- A Few Hours Later -

"H-Hello? Luna? Are you up yet sister?" Celestia called softly as she opened the door to the castle suite that Luna had been staying in. The lights were out and the curtains drawn making the room incredibly dark. Celestia thought about illuminating the room but then decided against it, not wanting to agitate her sister any more than she already had.

Knowing that every guest room in the castle was designed with the same layout definitely made it easier for Celestia to make her way inside. Once the door was closed behind her the only sound left was of somepony breathing softly while they slept the day away. "Oh, what's this?" Celestia asked herself as her hoof came into contact with something soft. She discovered that Luna had pushed the pillow off the bed in her sleep. But rather than using her glowing magic, Celestia reached down to lift the pillow with her hoof and found it to be damp in the middle. Feeling the tear stains in the elaborate threading made Celestia's heart sink even further than it already had. "Oh Luna, my dear little sister. I did not want this. I love you so much... so why do I keep hurting you?" She lamented.

"MmmMmm..." Luna mumbled gently in her sleep and ran her tongue through her mouth noisily a few times before returning to a quiet rest. Celestia sat down on the edge of the bed and ran a hoof gently through her sister's mane. "Luna... I love you. Please don't forget that. I know I don't always make it easy for you. I am prideful, I can be selfish, and when I do think of others I honestly don't know why you are time and again over looked by me. I am doing the best I can. I don't know how to change. Please don't hold a grudge against me for that."

With eyes closed Luna turned over in her sleep. She now lay on her back with her hooves folded neatly by her chest. She looked so pristine, so ladylike. It was as if she were a storybook princess instead of a real individual with all their flaws and mishaps. "Kiss me..." She breathed out softly.

"W-what?" Celestia whispered, thinking that she had misheard her sister mumbling in her dreams, perhaps imagining the dark stallion who resided downstairs with the others.

Luna remained perfectly still but after a moment she breathed out in melodic whisper. "Kiss me... Celestia... and make it right. Touch... your lips to mine and everything will be okay..."

"Luna..." The other alicorn gasped in dismay, knowing she had heard clearly that time but still not being able to believe it.

"Please dear sister... and all will be well." Luna said louder now.

At this point Celestia frowned and then crossed her arms feeling annoyed. "Har, har. That's not very funny."

Luna peaked one eye open and gave a playful smirk before singing out, "Kiss me! Oh kiss me! Darling dearest sisTER! OH KISS ME! FA LAH. OH LLAAA DE DAAH, KISS ME! KI-Ooomfftt!" Luna had begun singing louder and louder until Celestia levitated over another pillow from a nearby couch to smoother her younger sister with.

"Honestly, I can't believe you sometimes! Of all the ridiculous-"

"What?!" Luna chuckled after freeing herself. "You were going on and on and being sooo dramatic! I thought that the sappy mood you were creating could do with a little humor." She said, scooting over to sit properly beside Celestia.

"What?! You heard me? How, how long were you awake for?" Celestia gasped, feeling a bit embarrassed now.

"Oh please, I was awake as soon as you walked through the door. You may have poise dear sister but you have a lot to learn about grace. You still clatter your hooves like a wildebeest whenever you ever a room."

"I do not!" Celestia protested. But then she felt bashful when Luna simply began to giggle.

"No, you dont. Not really. But it was fun to get you back for how you embarrassed me earlier." The princess of the night said slyly.

She knew Luna had only meant to be playful but now Celestia returned to just feeling guilty. "Well yes, I suppose I deserve at least that. But it hardly seems to compare to what I did to you."

Luna thought for a moment but then just offered a smile before placing a hoof over Celestia's. "No, you're right that it doesn't. But I can still be satisfied with that. Listen to me. I was obviously upset... what you shared to all of our friends about me was horrible. But that doesn't mean I didn't immediately see the regret in your eyes after you said it. I know that it was an accident only said in the heat of the moment. You have always had a real problem with putting your hoof in your mouth when you lose your temper." But then Luna softened her tone as she explained, "And I find it far more satisfying to hold that over your head to tease you about than to hold onto resentment for you any longer."

Celestia just chuckled nervously. "Well thank you, I think."

Luna just draped her other hoof over Celestia's as well and said, "This I think is just how we operate together. You are inevitably going to say something that is going to hurt me... and I, am going to get back at you but I will do it in little ways. Snide sarcasm, underhoofed remarks, maybe the occasional prank." Looking up she saw how nervous Celestia was seeming but then Luna raised a hoof to stroke her sister's mane reassuringly. "But I will never again need anything more than that. Because no matter how we fight I love you too and desire no more for there to be grudges held between us."

"Well that is certainly something I can agree on." Celestia said before the two leaned in to hug one another tightly.

Once they pulled back Luna had more of a serious tone as she looked to Celestia and declared, "What happened in the past can stay there. I have no desire to talk about what has already been forgiven." Her sister nodded and listened as Luna continued. "But moving on to other matters, I assume that events took place regarding our friends that I need be caught up on?"

Celestia slowly rose back up off the bed. "Yes, indeed. But I am happy to say that it is good news that I have to share with you. Spike, Rarity and Starlight all returned safely from the Dragon Lands. There will be no war, however some negotiations may still be needed in the near future. It is true that Spike and Rarity are very much romantically involved with one another. There have been no answers yet as to why I had that vision, why Twilight failed in her friendship mission, or any evidence which may suggest that the two events were related. But there have been no other signs of a return for Sombra or any other danger while you slept. So I assume it is safe to say a villainous uprising is not immanent."

Luna nodded feeling pleased to hear it. "And as for our guest? Does that dark stallion continue to sleep down in the conference room?" Luna asked simply but her tone made it clear she was moving to an uncomfortable subject for her.

"Well no, he is very much awake. I would say that he rose not more than an hour or so after you had... left." Celestia replied, trying to remain tactful about the subject.

"I see." Luna also stepped up from the bed and peered out from behind one of the curtains, filling the room with light as she did so. It would soon be time for her to raise the moon but it was still a bit too early for that. "So I assume, that you and him, already... No judgements!" Luna added after seeing the frown on Celestia's face.

"No actually. We have not. In fact, I have not even had the opportunity to speak to him much. Shortly after he awoke is when our friends were returned. After which he was taken to the medical center to be looked over properly. Furthermore, it would seem that our friends Applejack and Rainbow Dash have beaten us both to his affections. Or at least they clearly intend to. Twilight had quite the time corralling them away from his side."

"Oh, I see. Well that would explain the dreams. Well, theirs anyway." Luna mumbled. But Celestia picked up on the bitter tone that was suddenly taken.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Well... not exactly." Luna turned from the window and began to pace slowly through the room. "The issue is that I have begun seeing that stallion occupy the minds of several ponies during their slumber and this has been for nearly the last week. But try as I might I can never find HIS dreams to see where this thoughts and feelings truly lie."

"So, are you saying he doesn't dream? Could it maybe be related to him being a pleas-" Celestia began but was quickly cut off.

"Everypony dreams. Even pleasure ponies. Trust me, I had to avoid Hot Streak's for it was only ever of you that he dreamt of." Celestia blushed at the thought. "Something must be blocking my powers when it comes to him but I cannot imagine what it could be. I looked him over when he was found outside. He wears no amulets and I detected no curses or powerful spells residing in his aura. He definitely felt powerful in his own right but then again I suppose that a pleasure pony would, right?"

To this Celestia just shrugged. "As much as I would love to help, dreams are your domain dear sister."

"Yes, and being a horrible pain in the flank is your domain dear sister." Luna jested as she walked up closer to her.

"Hey! Watch your-" But Celestia was stricken dumbfounded when Luna suddenly stole a quick peck right from her lips.

Laughing heartily Luna called out, "Oh No! Guards, guards! Help!" She yelled while falling over in laughter from the silly face her sister was left with. Quickly two crystal ponies burst into the room and looked around for trouble. Pointing to Celestia Luna yelled, "Help! She violated me! She's a fiend! For pony's sake please arrest her! Ha ha!" Then Luna ran out of the room still laughing as she left the guards looking confused and Celestia feeling perturbed.

- - -

Later on as the sun was lowered and the moon was raised, the pale glow of the night sky shined down through an open window. Residing within were two who lay in bed together and were fiercely within each other's embrace. Upon a cushioned bed amongst tossled sheets was a mare with a pale coat and purple mane who moaned softly into the room. The sounds of wet passionate kissing echoed off the walls as Rarity and Spike fervently gliding their tongues along each others. Hooves and claws held tightly as they rolled back and forth as if neither of them could get enough of the other. "MMmmmMm Spike! Mmm yes darling, oohh I am so happy to have you safe in my armmMmMm..."

Spike was eagerly allowing his claws to roam all over his girlfriend from her mane, to along her sides, and down her back. "MMmMm Rarity, you are so beautiful! You mean, mmMmmm, so much to me!"

Rarity chuckled and pulled him atop of her as they had been rolling around back and forth together. "Mmm hehe. Do it again Spike. I know I choke a little but trust me when I say I liked it." She looked positively giddy as he smiled down to her and nodded. Wrapping her hooves around his neck as romantically as she could, she parted her lips as his kiss met with hers. Rarity gasped as she felt his tongue slide forward. She jumped in his arms a little as his forked tip reached the back of her throat. She gave him a pleasured groan and stroked his frills, even as she started to cough a bit from Spike tickling her gag reflex.

Minutes turned into hours while the two fawned over one another. Each time Spike ran his claws through her fur she would groan in delight and Spike quickly began to enjoy how loud he could get her to become. For Rarity's part she surprised herself with how submissive she was allowing herself to be. As Spike's tongue made her melt, his claws tantalized her body in his embrace. Spike even blushed when, after a particularly lengthy throat tickling, Rarity pushed one of his arms down allowing his little clawed hand to feel the softness of her flank.

But despite what went on between them or for how long they embraced one another for, their affections remained clean and heartfelt. They repeated a pattern of basking in each other's company to passionately locking lips and then basking again. But neither made a move to proceed their touching further than that, even though the thought did spring to Rarity's mind quite a number of times from Spike's long tongued kissing.

"Ahem. And just what in the hay do you think yer doin?" Out in the hallway outside Spike and Rarity's room, a dark stallion straightened up nervously while looking in on the new lovers celebrating their appreciation for one another.

Closing the door quietly Rayne turned around to see Applejack giving him an inquisitive stare and clearly waiting on an answer from him. "I was, uh, look this isn't what it looks like."

"Uh huh." Applejack said, walking straight up to him and tapping him on the chest. "It looked to me like you were peeping in on our friends there. I certainly hope that you weren't watching them, you know, being intim-"

"No, no! They weren't doing that! I mean, that's not what I, I mean... errr! Why do I always have to get so nervous around you Applejack?" Rayne chuckled as he rubbed the back of his neck bashfully.

She just rolled her eyes but did have just the tiny bit of a smile on her face. "Alright so let's hear it."

"Whaaat?" Rayne laughed innocently.

"You know. Com' on now. You got yerself an excuse for everything. So let's hear your side of what you were doing looking in on that room there." She was smirking as she had clearly backed him into a wall with her words.

Rayne just sighed and raised his shoulders while smiling. "Well actually, no you were right. Peeping in on them was exactly what I was doing. I'll be honest." He had to resist laughing as her jaw dropped not having expected a confession. "But before you get mad at me for it, let me say that I wasn't meaning anything by it. I wasn't standing here trying to be lewd or anything. You see, as you might have heard I had a hoof involved with getting those two together."

"Oh I heard." She said flatly.

"Well, the notion to give those two a nudge isn't exactly a new idea for me. Let's just say that seeing them together... they make an even cuter couple than I thought they would. It felt nice seeing that I was right about them. But I suppose I've done my part now and I'll just have to leave them to their privacy. I'm sorry if seeing me like this made you think less of me. You won't catch me doing this sort of thing again, I promise."

She raised an eyebrow for a moment but then nodded. "Well alright. You acknowledged that you done wrong and you didn't do nopony harm by it anyways. Just as long as you don't do it again." But then she turned away from him. Giving a rather peculiar stare she motioned for him to follow her as she walked off towards the main balcony in the Crystal Palace.

"Ooh!" He said excitedly, looking left and then looking right to notice that there was nopony else around.

"Hey there, don't embarrass me now." Applejack said. Rayne noticed that her ears had flattened as they walked out onto the balcony together. But despite her clear nervousness, the smile she had on her lips didn't fade. "Don't tell me that the gentlepony in you isn't around all of a sudden." She jested at him playfully.

To this Rayne gave a snort through the cool night air and it took her by surprise to see how serious the expression on his face had become. Her eyes went wide and her breathing nearly stopped as he slowly walked up to her with a steeled gaze in a no nonsense kind of way. Looking down into Applejack's eyes, his figure blocked out the moonlight from her face. He spoke smoothly but seriously as he whispered out to say, "I'll admit... Seeing you out here in the moonlight... I'm not feeling like much of a gentlepony at the moment."

There was a silence between them where seconds felt like minutes. Applejack could not turn away from the look in his eyes as she simply whispered back, "Well okay then." Not more than a second later the two were upon each other like wild cats in a fight. She scratched her hooves along his back while kissing him madly as he collided his lips with hers. It didn't take long until she pulled him back into the corner of the balcony, too far back for anyone below to see but too far beside the archway for anyone inside the castle to see. Rayne slammed Applejack's back up against the crystal wall which caused her to grunt seductively before she immediately tried spreading her legs and climbing up his torso.

"Oh App-" Rayne gasped after pulling his lips back and looking at her. He wanted to tell her how hot she was being but she covered his mouth with a hoof.

After shaking her head she leaned forward and growled seductively into his ear. "Shhh... don't speak." This sent a chill up his spine as he quickly began kissing along her shoulder. "Put your hooves on me Rayne. I'm not afraid anymore..." Quickly he looked back at her and she nodded before reaching down between their legs to brazenly stroke his stallionhood. Rayne didn't waste the opportunity as he dropped a hoof right between her spread legs and listened to her gasp as he caressed her moistening space between her thighs.

Rayne snickered in delight as she humped against his hoof and quickly began stroking him faster and faster. He loved how her loins radiated with heat as her dripping arousal showed she had already been hot for him before even leading the way out to the balcony. She bit onto his shoulder as he moved his hips forward and she finally felt his tip touch her tender area for the first time. He felt one of her hooves go around his neck while the other reached down squeezing on his flank as if feeling desperate to pull him into her. "You're beautiful..." He whispered as if he were picking right up from where they left off in her orchard. He was pleased to see how quickly this made her blush, just in time for her to gasp from him sinking himself inside.

"UAHH!" Grunting loudly she quickly reached out for her his hooves to pulled them up over her snout. They froze as they thought they heard someone walk by. But after a moment Applejack nodded and pulled on his ass wanting him to continue. He held her tight and covered her mouth with his hooves as he savored the feeling of sliding into Applejack. Rayne held the orange mare in his arms finding it beautiful how her breathing changed. Her eyes rolled back as she grunted, already rocking her hips as she felt her depths being pulled open. Rayne was surprised when he felt just a bare flicker of pressure before her body seemed to swallow his length whole.

Supporting her tenderly he stopped to stroke her mane away from where it had fallen upon her face. "You doing okay?" He asked as he felt a bead of warmth trail down his scrotum from her broken virginity.

Applejack huffed and her eyes looked glossy as she held on tight to his shoulders. "Ain't nothing but a bee sting. I'm alright. Now don't you dare quit on m- GOOD GRACIOUS!" She screamed as Rayne bucked into her. He held her mouth as she held his hooves and he quickly began ramming her back up against the castle wall. She screamed into his hooves with a euphoric expression on her face. Meanwhile Rayne growled silently into her ear.

"Huuuh! Uuhh! You, are, so, damn, beauti-ful! Uuuhh!" He grunted heavily on her neck, careful not to make too much noise. As he sank himself in and out of her he kept her pelvis pinned in place leaving nowhere for her hips to go. Meanwhile Applejack was losing all her senses as she aggressively humped back with her hips in time with his thrusts. Her face bounced in his hooves still groaning and screaming from every stabbing invasion to her gut. "It's Applejack..." Rayne thought to himself, "...she can take it." Then he stopped for a moment and reached down to take a more steady hold around the back of her.

Using her hip bones like a pair of handlebars he gave a single solid thrust which almost knocked the wind from her lungs. Her eyes went wide as her mouth fell open but she didn't make a sound as she hung in his grasp. Looking up at him with an excited expression she nodded repeatedly and Rayne grinned in response. Lifting her a bit higher against the wall Rayne rammed into her again and again with the strength that he was sure might hurt a smaller mare. Holding her tight he skewered her harder until the tough country mare quivered from the feeling of his cock almost driving into her stomach.

"MMMMHMMM! MMMHMMMHMMM!!" She screamed but nodded wildly while holding a death grip around him with her legs.

"Oh yeah, that'a girl." Rayne snarled to her in pleasure, bucking into her wildly and savoring how she still flexed her own hips in time with him. It felt like her depths were sucking upon him, swallowing to keep his length within her as deeply as it could. He could feel that at the pace he was going he wasn't going to be able to last much longer so using the crystal wall as a brace did all he could to make the experience worth it.

What came as a surprise to him though was when she began rapidly tapping him upon shoulder. "Mmwa-mwait- wait! It's too much! I can't! Lemme down! Please!" She whimpered out before he could even react. Moving gently now he eased her from the wall and then slid himself out. Applejack just dropped herself straight to the ground. She clutched between her thighs with her hooves and shuddered a bit as she lay before him. Looking down Rayne realized she must have cum several times already because she was literally drenched through the fur down the thighs on both legs.

"Heh, hey there... are you alright?" He asked as he just sat down to his side along beside her.

Applejack looked like she she couldn't talk for a moment as she glanced up to him and shook her head. But then after catching her breath she felt no shame in gasping out, "So! Good! That was, I didn' know, it was gunna, be like that!" The smile that she had looked as if it had been plastered sloppily across her face as haphazardly as it could be.

Rayne laughed and admitted to her, "Well normally I would never be that rough. But I figured you could take it. Usually making love is a lot more gentle than that." Silently he scowled himself because it was obvious even to him that he was back peddling now. He could tell that he had hurt her which he genuinely felt sorry for and yet at the same time he knew there wasn't an ounce of regret in Applejacks eyes. The satisfaction and joy on her face looked so serene that he didn't even care that he hadn't climaxed himself yet. He just had sex with one of the most attractive mares in Equestria, it had felt amazing, and she couldn't have looked any happier for it.

However as Rayne leaned back with a delighted smile on his face Applejack couldn't help but notice that Rayne's erection was still very, very firm. It surprised him when she suddenly crawled over his lap and whispered, "Is that what you want? Do you want to make love to me Rayne?" The stallion stared up at her wide eyed in surprise. She leaned down and kissed him, slowly running her lips across his, soft and gentle like. Then she reached down and guided his firm tip back to her entrance. "I want you to tell me..."

Not wanting to leave her waiting Rayne whispered, "I want to make love to you Applejack."

She smirked and bit his bottom lip once more but she did it slower now. No longer were they two wildcats in a death scrap together. She was his enchantress ensaring him with careful and precise movements. Every touch and every kiss was delicate and purposeful. But now she waited, still not pushing him within her yet. "I want you to tell me that I'm your girl." She said to him with an adamant look like she didn't want to take no for an answer.

"Applejack, I-"

"Uh uh! No sir. Now you listen here. I ain't stupid. I had yer whole pleasure pony thing explained to me. I know your gonna go around making all kinds'a mares happy and maybe I might not end up being the only girl you got. But I've had more stallion's than I could shake a stick at trying to get with me and I ain't never felt like givin' myself to any of em until you. I already let you have me Rayne, don' go breaking my heart here now. If you was just wanting to have some fun then you and me can still have a real good time here tonight. And then that'll be quits. But if you're thinkin' of ever being like this with me again then you show me that I'm worth more to you than just a good time. You tell me if I'm special to you and by golly you damn sure had better mean it!"

Rayne looked into her eyes as she watched his every move. She didn't even blink but she was huffing from how seriously she was speaking to him. Applejack wasn't angry and she wasn't sad. She was just being honest, putting her heart out on the line and wanting to know how he felt. She had made it clear that this wasn't about them being exclusive. It was about them being real with each other. She wanted to know if she was special or if he was just killing time. And Rayne didn't even have to think about it to know his answer for her. "Of course Jackie, you're my girl."

She lifted her head back as she rose an eyebrow toward him. He had taken a chance in calling her a name that no one else in the show had ever said to her. He didn't know if she was going to like it or not and he couldn't read the face she was making as she thought it over. But that was when she slowly slid her hips down impaling herself on his erection gently. "I like it... but you keep that private, you got me?" Rayne nodded as she kissed him sweetly. "Don't hurt me Rayne. The tougher the girl the softer the heart." Again he nodded as their arms wrapped around each other. Then Applejack rode him, basking in the pleasures of gentle love making. She held on tight, looking at him endearing until she could bring him to the kind of release that he had given her.

Author's Notes:

Okay so this chapter was meant to start off with a joke that I hope was clear. Starlight had teleported herself, Rarity, Spike and Sunburst up to where she thought everypony would be waiting. And she had to do so a couple of times before she finally was directed to the right place. I hope this caused a laugh for some of you.

So how was the emotion from Twilight when she saw Spike again? And did you like the resolution between Luna and Celestia? Celestia was being genuine and pooring her heart out. But deep down the sisters are nothing if not playful. Especially Luna who has a bit more of a sarcastic witt than her sister. She has a practical side to her that Celestia lacks. Also in case it wasn't clear, the kiss was just for laughs. Not for shipping hints.

As far as what IS for romantic content though, I hope AJ and Rayne's night went over well for you. I felt that they had enough build up before that now they would mutually feel like ticking time bombs of lust for each other. But Rayne is finding out that sleeping with a country girl is different from a regular mare. There is no beating-around-the-bush with them. They want you to tell them straight about what your intentions are. Nopony here is saying that they are in love, but Rayne is definitely happy to have a deeper connection with AJ now that she is offering one.