Night had fallen, with Luna's moon high overhead, casting its luminous glows upon the land below. Much like most nights in these parts of Ponyville, it was quiet. Ponies either remained indoors or simply did their nighttime business as inconspicuously as possible.

Within the outskirts of the town, more into the open fields, were two figures walking along. One was tall, bipedal. The other was comparatively smaller, quadrupedal.

Twilight Sparkle gazed up at her companion, Lord Ascentia Kortai of the Val'Kyr. To any pony walking alongside her, it was almost fearsome. To be with a creature much bigger than you are, from another world, was a whole new feeling altogether than it was to encounter something else of this magnitude.

But she had long since gotten used to it. In fact, by now, it was such an every day occurrence, that it didn't even occur to Twilight that there was once a time that this would have been deemed impossible. It felt natural, far more than she could have expected.

Ascentia glanced down at her then, either from sensing her look or just simply addressing her. “Is something on your mind, Twilight? You've been very quiet this evening.”

Giving a shrug, Twilight faced the path ahead of her as they walked. “Nothing in particular. I've got a lot of things on my mind, all the time!”

“Nothing surprising there.” Came Ascentia's dry, good-humoured response.

Twilight rolled her eyes, ignoring her comment. “I guess I'm just trying to work some new things out. Princess Celestia gave me some new material to study, and I'm really excited to get started on it!”

“Oh? And what did she assign?”

“Deeper aspects of interpersonal relationships! Not necessarily to report on the same way I do friendship, but to see how they work. I have some books on the topic, but she says I should see what my friends have to say about it.”

“All right, and what sort of deeper aspects?”

Twilight shrugged lightly. “She didn't say, just that I had to learn relationship aspects beyond just friendship. It's not a rush lesson either, she says lessons like these take time.”

“They would, indeed.” Ascentia agreed with a slow nod. “How are you going to execute learning this?”

“I don't know.” Came the honest response of the unicorn, her gaze now downcast. “There's always been ways I knew I could conduct certain experiments and such. Even if I knew a traditional way of doing it wasn't possible, I always had a backup plan or some kind of way to get around it. But this time, I don't know how I'll be able to.”

“Well, isn't this a lesson that will take time? I'm sure she doesn't expect you to figure out a way to conduct your studies of this subject in the next five minutes. Perhaps you should think it over, see what this kind of study entails before you work out a plan.”

Letting that sink in, Twilight mulled it over. She was always the type who wanted to have a plan in action before tackling the issue, but she could now see that it likely wasn't possible. It was just one of those things, taking on a new kind of subject that required different kinds of methods in achieving answers.

The two were quiet the rest of the way back to the library. Not in an awkward silence, just merely without a lot to say. Twilight continued pondering her plans for the assignment, while wondering yet again just what the Val'Kyr was thinking of.

'Then again, trying to delve into anyone's surface thoughts would be terrifying.' Twilight thought, shuddering at the idea.

Arriving back at the library, Twilight found a note from Spike saying that he had gone to help Pinkie bake for a few hours at Sugarcube Corner, since the Cakes were out of town with their foals for the weekend. With a shrug, Twilight turned on the rest of the lights. Ascentia was sitting against one of the bookshelves, having picked out a book to read. Seeing that to be a great idea, Twilight decided to join her.

“Do you want some tea?”

“Sure.”

Twilight nodded, going into the kitchen to prepare some tea. At least now, she could sit back with a good book and a cup of tea, which just the thing to help her relax and get her thoughts straight. She exhaled happily, already feeling a set of warm fuzzies. There was just something magically wonderful about curling up with a good book. Even with a friend right there, doing the same. This was apparent at times with Rainbow Dash came over to read the new Daring Do book, or when Rarity wanted to read into a new issue about clothing and accessory crafting, for instance.

Right now, this was part of their everyday routine when nothing else was going on.

With the water boiled, Twilight poured it into two teacups with the teabags waiting inside. With her magic, she levitated them back down into the main room. Upon seeing her coming, Ascentia looked up and then took one of the cups and saucers.

“Thank you, Twilight.” She said, blowing on it before taking a slow sip.

“You're welcome.” Twilight sat down next to her, producing a book from the shelf behind her. Opening it to a marked page, the unicorn happily resumed reading.

As she read along, occasionally sipping her tea, the words upon the pages already jumped out at her and immersed her within the world. While Twilight usually preferred reading nonfiction and research material, there were times she was in the mood for a good fictional story. In particular, she really enjoyed mysteries and historical fiction.

Today, she was reading a historical mystery that took place about 732 years ago, which was a theoretical tale about a mystery involving some stolen jewels. It was based on a true story, when some Equestrian jewels were stolen from an old town from the days of yore, just with some creative licensing on the characters and other such things. It was honestly fascinating, to which Twilight felt herself to be quite a detective upon reading these books.

'Yeah... Detective Sparkle... That sounds pretty cool!'

However, the moments of peace were broken when the library door burst open, and in ran Spike, very out of breath and excited. He also held a rolled up scroll in his claw, which was all Twilight needed to know.

“Twilight! Twilight! Guess what!” Spike panted.

“Slow down, Spike.” Twilight chided, placing her book onto the floor. “You have a letter from the Princess?”

“Nope! It's-” Spike paused to catch his breath. “It's from Cadance!”

“Cadance?” The unicorn looked surprised at this. She levitated the letter over to herself, reading it. Now she looked even more surprised. “Wow!”

Ascentia looked up then, having simply let them to their business, but now looked very curious as to what was going on. “What is it, Twilight? What did she say?”

Twilight read over the letter at least two more times before answering, her eyes still fixated upon the unrolled parchment. “It's...wow...she's pregnant! She just found out today! ...And apparently Shining Armor fainted.”

“Wow!” Spike exclaimed, sitting down on the floor too. “I can't believe it! She's really going to have a baby now! You're gonna be an aunt, Twilight! And let's not for me, good ol' Uncle Spike!”

Giggling, Twilight rolled up the letter and placed it aside with a few other letters from her brother and sister-in-law. “That's amazing... I never imagined my own brother as a father. But I guess...wow! I can't believe they're having a baby! That foal will be one lucky pony, having Cadance for a mom, the best foalsitter in the world! And with the Captain of the Royal Guard as their father, that's the best protection you can ask for!”

“Pinkie can throw her a baby shower, Rarity can make some clothes for the baby, I can teach it how to be a great assistant like any good uncle would...” Spike counted off his fingers, grinning widely at the ideas that were coming to mind.

“This is...interesting news.” Ascentia remarked, a small smile overcoming her face. “I'm curious as to what their child would end up possessing as it grows.”

“Me too! Cadance spreads love, and Shining is great with protection spells, so it's anypony's guess as to what their baby will be like!” Twilight agreed, considering the possibilities of that.

“I'm gonna go tell the others, Twilight!” Spike got up again, heading to the door. “Cadance said I could, anyway!”

He ran out the door. Twilight looked at the clock, counting the seconds. Sure enough, Spike came back in, looking defeated.

“...Oh, wait. Gonna have to wait until tomorrow. Applejack went deliver some apples in Hoofington with Big Mac, Rarity is having the Crusaders for a sleepover, and Rainbow and Fluttershy went out together. Hmmm...I'll go tell Pinkie! I told her I'd be back, anyway!”

Once more, the small dragon ran out and closed the door behind him.

“Wow...I can't believe it! A baby! This is amazing!” Gushed the purple unicorn, giggling and dancing around on the spot. “I'm going to be an aunt! Cadance is having a foal! My BBBFF will be a daddy! Wow! This is too cool!!”

She began bouncing around in circles much like Pinkie Pie would for about a minute or two, until a chuckling Ascentia gently stopped her.

“All right, settle down, you.” She said, letting her go. “I think I get the idea.”

Sheepish, the unicorn sat back down and relaxed, nodding. “Heh...guess I got a little too excited.”

The woman gave her an understanding smile before she settled back against the bookshelf, propping her book onto her upraised knees. “Well, I certainly don't blame you. It can be very exciting when a family member or someone close to you is expecting a child.”

“I've seen foals before and I have had a little bit of experience with unicorn foals. But I haven't even known anypony close to me who had children before. Except for the Cakes, but they're more Pinkie's family than anything. But we did want to support her in it, so we went to see the babies.” Twilight said, sitting back in her original place.

“Oh...” Ascentia's expression became one of recognition. “Yes, I remember. The Cake foals. You were looking after Pumpkin Cake that one time, and I helped you out.”

Twilight grimaced a bit. “It took me hours to clean up that mess.”

A light snicker escaped the scarred woman. “I remember, you were out of your mind.” She giggled again upon Twilight pouting.

“It had me realize how much motherhood can take. I was terrified of hurting poor Pumpkin, or worse, failing as a foalsitter and a parent. I didn't want to let Pinkie, the Cakes or even Pumpkin down. As much as I could keep things organized, I couldn't keep my eye on her at every second, and you saw what she could do if I turned my back even for one second. I was just lucky because you were there to help.”

“That's not true, Twilight. No parent is perfect, and it isn't something you can read about in preparation. Being a parent is something you have to experience first-hand, and it's not something you can get right the first time. Even with practice. And, well, the fact you cared enough about Pumpkin to do all you could to protect her and be a good parental figure to her was certainly admirable. I have seen parents who push their kids around, thinking that just because they gave birth or fathered them, that they should be respected right off the bat.”

Frowning at this, Twilight shook her head and looked up at Ascentia before responding, “That doesn't make sense. Shouldn't a parent earn the love of their children?”

“Yes. I'm not a parent, I never have been, but I certainly know that you do have to prove to your children. Part of being a good parent is loving your children, protecting them, helping them, and being there for them. Many people adopt children, and love them as if they were their own.” Ascentia looked away for a moment. “My Master was a father to me, you could say. He taught me so much, and he cared for me as a daughter. I wasn't even his daughter, and yet, it didn't matter. You don't need to be the biological offspring of someone for them to be a real parent to you.”

The room was silent for a moment as Twilight placed a hoof on her leg.

“Well...Princess Celestia was always like a second mother to me. She was always a wonderful teacher, and sometimes...I felt like she was another mother. Don't get me wrong, I love my mom, she's a great mother. I guess I...just felt that I had two mothers. Cadance was the greatest foalsitter in the world, no doubt...” She giggled, smiling fondly at the memories. “My mom, Princess Celestia and Cadance...are very inspiring when it comes to being like mothers. It kind of...made me think... That if I ever had kids of my own, I'd want to be as good mothers as they are. It was part of why I was scared of failing at being a responsible parent. I didn't want to disappoint them. Well, anyway...I think you're right.”

A soft pressure was applied onto her head, to which she realized that Ascentia was now stroking her mane. Twilight let out a little purr of pleasure, especially when the fingers scratched behind one of her ears.

“I suppose it never quite crossed your mind about being a mother, has it?” Came Ascentia's curious question.

Twilight shook her head. “No, not really. I mean, it's not something I ruled out completely. I just never thought about it to any lengthy extent. But then again, my first time coming to Ponyville was when I actually made friends. Before that, I only ever had my parents, Princess Celestia, Spike, Cadance and Shining Armor. They were always my family and something of my friends, I guess. But I truly made friends when I came here. And before that, I never even had a coltfriend. I never met anypony I was interested in, and I didn't even think of it. Hay, when I first came here, I was completely set on making sure the organizing of the Summer Sun Festival were all in place. So I didn't even try to make friends, and I was sure I never would. But, anyway, I never thought much about it. I figured maybe one day I'd get married and have foals of my own, but it wasn't something I even shot for. ...I never even had sex.”

“You haven't?”

“No.”

“I see.” The woman gave a short nod. “Everyone chooses to at different rates, there is no right or wrong time to have sex.”

“...Have you? If you don't mind my asking. If it's too personal, you don't have to tell me.”

Ascentia shook her head. “It's all right, Twilight. Yes, I have had sex. I can't say I recall the details that well, but I know that I have. It was thousands of years ago, though. I haven't since then. Never really had the time or the interest. I can live just fine without it.”

“Yeah, me too.” Twilight agreed. “I mean, I've always been a bit curious and I read about it in some books, but that was also for study of biological anatomy. And....” She blushed for a moment, lowering her voice. “Can I...tell you a secret?”

“Of course. What is it?”

“Up until recently, I never actually even saw real sex outside of diagrams in those books. But one time...I went to Fluttershy's house to bring her some books that she wanted to borrow. I thought nopony was home, but her door was unlocked, so I let myself in to drop off the books and leave her a note. But then I heard sounds upstairs. I even heard Fluttershy, she was moaning and it sounded like she was in pain. I was worried and wanted to make sure she was okay, in case that maybe she got hurt was unable to help herself. So, I went upstairs slowly and was about to call out to see if she was okay...and then...”

The lavender unicorn blushed heavily at this, biting her lip.

“What happened?”

Twilight swallowed before going on with her story. “I walked in on...Rainbow Dash performing oral sex on Fluttershy... Sweet Celestia, it was so surreal!”

Never would she forget that image. Fluttershy half lying and half sitting up on her bed, eyes closed, mouth hanging open and moaning in ecstasy. Rainbow's head bobbing lightly as it was buried between Fluttershy's thighs, sounds of licking and suckling, along with chuckles. At a better angle, Twilight had seen that Rainbow was indeed “eating her out” as some would say. The two pegasi went at it for some time, until Fluttershy let out a surprisingly loud squeal of Rainbow's name. In turn, the cyan pegasus had gleefully swallowed up the lovejuices spewing from her marehood. Then she crawled over Fluttershy, laying on top of her and proceeding to make out with her. Without rinsing her mouth.

Twilight had been so stunned, all she could do was stand there, jaw-dropped, eyes wide. What followed was a little surprise in itself; Rainbow pulled away and was kissing along Fluttershy's jawline and neck, which made the creamy mare giggle and sigh. Along with that, the cyan pegasus even gazed down at her with a tender, loving smile. A look Twilight had honestly never seen on Rainbow's face, and it came to be just as astonishing as witnessing them having sex. This wasn't just sex between them. It was lovemaking.

Eventually she hurried out before they could see her.

Shaking her head of the memory, she felt a tightening in her stomach.

“Huh. I knew there was something going on between them.” Ascentia mused, shaking her head. “I caught the looks they gave each other from time to time.”

“Yeah, that's how I found out they were together all this time.” Twilight mumbled, shaking her head again. “And it was...kind of a turn on. I don't know why. I'm not attracted to either of them, and they're together.”

“It's the stimulation, Twilight. You saw a sexual display, and given the nature of sexual feeling, you were turned on by it. It's akin to reading or viewing pornography. Using sexual displays to stimulate you. And in some ways, because homosexuality is still frowned upon in many places, it's not always as prominent as relations or sex between a man and a woman. So it has that kind of an appeal. Many do find sex between two females to be a turn-on. The same with two men.”

“You seem to know a thing or two about it, don't you?”

“I don't claim this from personal experience. It's just the facts. People react to it in different ways at different levels, to be sure, and there are many who have no sex drives for whatever reason.”

Twilight nodded in agreement, digging her hoof into the floor. “True. But anyway, it's really not something I tend to think about unless I come across the topic in my studies or reading. I can't say I'm not curious, because I am, but I just don't know what to think of it sometimes. Admittedly, I've always wanted to see what it felt like, and be able to document on it, you know? ....Maybe that's part of my assignment... It could be part of why it's not a rush assignment!”

“Hmm, you might be on to something there, Twilight.” Ascentia remarked.

“I guess so,” Twilight produced another book from the shelf, levitating it over to herself with her magic. It was a book about sexual biology and reproduction, which was one of the more informative and scientific books on the subject that Twilight had on hoof. “You know, it's funny. I never even kissed anypony before.”

“You haven't?”

“Well, not unless you count kisses on the cheek or forehead with family members...”

Ascentia chuckled. “Well, in a certain way, they do count. But if you mean romantically, then you have not, am I right?”

“No, I haven't,” Twilight shook her head. “I've seen it happen between other ponies before, but I never experienced a full-on kiss first hoof.”

“That's not a big deal. Plenty of ponies your age or older have never kissed another, let alone experienced sexual relations. Not everyone goes at the same rate,” Ascentia said with indifference.

“Have you?”

“...Yes. I have.”

“What does it feel like? To kiss someone, I mean.”

Twilight looked up at the woman as she seemed to be contemplating something. Eventually, her gazed turned back to her, as they met eye-to-eye.

“It's not exactly something one can explain, Twilight. It's actually better to show it, to feel it for yourself.”

“...Good point,” Twilight realized, nodding in agreement. She took her notebook and a pen with her magic, jotting this down. “Okay, then you show me!”

Although not incapable of emoting, it was downright comical to see the woman's blank white eyes go wide and her jaw to drop slightly. Twilight wished she had her camera! She could barely keep her lips from twitching into a smile.

“Um, Twilight... I don't want to assume here, but did I just hear you correctly?”

Twilight smiled more. “Yeah! Why not? We're friends, aren't we?”

“Well, yes, but-”

“And we like each other just fine, right?”

“Yes, but-”

“And nopony's around to see it!”

“I know, but-”

“So what's the problem?”

Ascentia held up her hand then. “If I may get a word in, please?”

“Sorry,” Twilight retracted, “Go ahead.”

“Thank you. Now, Twilight, I see what you're trying to do, and that's natural. But I honestly think you should wait until you're sharing it with someone you do want to kiss.”

“It's just a kiss, Ascentia.”

“I'm aware of that. But I know how much all of this means to you.”

Twilight shook her head. “Look, I know I can overthink things a little bit and-”

“A little?” Ascentia rose a brow, a tiny smile quirking at her lips.

“...Okay, I tend to have a bad habit of over-thinking things too often, but I'm serious here. But if you really don't want to, it's okay. Call it practice!”

Ascentia was silent for a few moments before she responded, “It's not that I don't want to. I just don't want you to regret it later.”

“Why would I? I'd look back and think pretty fondly of it. I'd be fine with having shared it together.” Twilight reasoned. “It's okay.”

For some time, they remained silent. Especially Ascentia, who had a very unreadable expression on her face by then. She then cleared her throat, for what reason, Twilight didn't know, and came around to face her.

“All right, Twilight. If you really don't mind this, I'll show you how it feels. However, should you regret this, I do apologize, but you did ask for it.”

Twilight nodded, feeling her cheeks burn for some reason. “Fair enough.”

Oftentimes in romance novels or films, the buildup to the first kiss was always slow and deliberate. To just build it up and add to the romantic tension. But here, in real life, it was none of those things. Ascentia did lean in slowly, but not to the point of complete dragging out. Twilight gathered her nerve and leaned in as well, meeting her halfway.

Their lips fell smack up to each other, just pressing together as if they were upon a flat surface. Neither of them moved, they only stared at each other.

Ascentia pulled back slightly to speak, “You have to tilt your head a bit, Twilight. And actually move your mouth, slowly. Not as if you're trying to eat me, just moving your lips.”

“Okay...” Twilight nodded. “Let's try it, then.”

The two leaned in, their lips meeting in the middle once more. This time they closed around each other, especially as Twilight tilted her head just so, and felt Ascentia's lips gently add pressure over her own. She responded as such, trying to match her movements as best as she could.

It lasted a few moments, before pulling away.

A little girlish giggle escaped the unicorn as she looked away, blushing a bit. “You know...that was pretty nice.”

“...Yes, it was.”

Twilight beamed, feeling as if her body were tingling and on fire at the same time. The strange feeling of lips upon her own actually felt strange, yet in a good way. Something over your lips did sometimes feel uncomfortable or prohibiting, but two lips meeting each other in a kiss surprisingly felt as if it were a nice pairing. Like peanut butter and jelly.

She liked it.

She really liked it.

Turning to the Val'Kyr, who seemed to be deep in thought, she cleared her throat.

“Ascentia...can I...can we do that again?”

A small smile traced Ascentia's lips. “Of course.”

If anypony asked Twilight what just happened, there would only be one simple answer.

“I have no idea.”

And she didn't.

Because right now, she was laying atop of Ascentia, on her bed, and they were kissing. More like making out, as most referred to it as. She wasn't even sure how many times they'd kissed, how long they were going at it right now.

But as it were, they eventually found themselves in her room, on her bed, making out like wild animals.

Was it getting hot in there? Twilight felt a lot warmer than earlier.

Ascentia's hands were running along her body, even going as low as her flank, and Twilight enjoyed the feeling. Tingles and shivers ran through her body, pooling in her stomach with intense heat. She in turn coursed her hooves along the under robes that Ascentia was currently wearing. Ascentia flinched every now and then, stiffening, as if uncomfortable.

The need to breathe was getting the better of them, to which Twilight pulled away, crawling further onto her and laying their foreheads together.

“...I like it,” the unicorn admitted, her voice soft as she panted. “I really do.”

“Then...I was worried for nothing,” Ascentia said, running a hand through her mane.

Twilight rose an eyebrow as she looked into her blank eyes. “You were worried?”

“Weren't we experimenting, because of your assignment?” Came her response, tease laced in her tone.

That much was true, but she just couldn't find herself formulating an appropriate reply to that. If anything, she just didn't care anymore. All that she knew was the feeling, the immensely strange but awesome feeling.

“It doesn't matter, I like how it feels.”

“I can show you more. If you'd like.”

Twilight responded by kissing her again, deeply this time. Ascentia's tongue ran along her lips, to which the pony opened her mouth to receive it. Their tongues engaged in a battle of dominance, exploring each other's mouths. Low moans escaped Twilight's throat, vibrating in between.

Once more, the woman's hands ran along her body and sides, gripping her flank gently. Trembling a bit with pleasure, Twilight's body responded to her touch any which way. The kissing combined with the intimate touching pooled the heat in her stomach all the more, practically lost within it all by now.

The feeling escalated, the movements escalated. Especially upon the feeling of Ascentia's hand trailing beneath her, along her thighs.

“Ooohh!” Twilight squealed, breaking away and giggling. “That tickles.”

“...Really now?” Ascentia's voice was clear with her intention.

Twilight's eyes went wide. Her brain uttered two words.

Uh-oh.

Before anything else could be said or done, Twilight was flipped onto her back, and was tickled. Ascentia just attacked, running her fingers along Twilight's stomach and sides, all of her sensitive, ticklish spots. It sent the unicorn into hysterics as she thrashed beneath her, squealing and laughing.

“S-S-Stop it!!!”

But Ascentia didn't relent. She chuckled, continuing to tickle her for a few moments, and then let her go.

“No fair....you have fingers....” Twilight pouted, panting a bit from all the laughing she'd been doing.

The woman shrugged a bit. “Oh, well.”

Twilight stuck her tongue out childishly, only for Ascentia's hand to stroke along her thigh. She groaned a bit, trembling from the touch. The fingers strayed very close toward her marehood, but avoided that area for a moment. Instead, they went a bit higher, toward her mammary glands.

“I'm not an expert in equine anatomy,” Ascentia admitted, her fingers exploring that particular area. “so forgive me if I'm not quite supposed to be doing that.”

“It's....it's-oooh, okay...” Twilight uttered, trembling a bit more. “They're not very sensitive, anyway.”

The woman continued her ministrations along the small, pert nipples, squeezing them gently. Ascentia leaned down, nuzzling and kissing along Twilight's neck, to which the unicorn giggled and sighed.

“I'll keep going if you want me to.”

Twilight nodded, “I-I do... I feel aroused...”

Going lower, Ascentia's hand trailed along Twilight's genitalia, massaging along it and applying pressure. Twilight moaned in pleasure, bucking her hips lightly. The sexual pleasure coursed through her like a tingling wave, taking her along for the ride.

“Does it feel all right?”

“Y-Yes!”

The lavender mare trembled, spreading her hind legs further apart, her head sinking further into her pillow. When a finger gave some attention to her nub, it was enough to send her into quaking pleasure. Moans escaped her lips, growing louder as a finger gently penetrated her entrance.

“Agh!” Twilight grunted from the intrusion, squirming a little bit.

Looking mildly alarmed, Ascentia removed her hand, using her free one to run through Twilight's mane. “I'm sorry. Was that too much? Are you all right?”

“It just...felt weird. I never...well, inserted anything in there,” Twilight admitted, looking away a bit.

“That's understandable. Insertion within vaginal walls can feel odd at first. Would you like to stop?”

“No...keep going...”

Nodding, Ascentia carefully returned her hand and finger within the inner walls of Twilight's marehood. While the insertion still felt strange, Twilight took a few breaths and managed to get herself used to the feeling, especially as Ascentia carefully inserted and withdrew the digit, mimicking what that of a stallion would do.

“A-As...centia...” Twilight uttered in a breathy moan, bucking her hips lightly in response. “Y-You can keep going...”

“For you, Twilight...I will.” Came Ascentia's soft response.

The ministrations along her marehood continued as the pleasure built up within. Twilight moaned louder, both in strangled versions of Ascentia's name and even just wordless squeaks. Like an erupting volcano, the ecstasy grew stronger, Twilight could feel herself getting close.

All at once, her climax came. It was a lot less than the mind-blowing spectacle she often read about, but it still felt good none the less. The very pleasurable feeling Twilight hadn't felt before was now slowly fading as her muscles relaxed. Sure enough, the books had described it as something of an explosive feeling, followed by the releasing leakage of her cervical liquids.

“Mm, that didn't take too long...” Ascentia observed, a small smile on her face.

Twilight panted a bit as she managed to regain control of her breathing, her body relaxing all the more. “I've never...orgasmed before.... It felt...not how I expected it. But...yeah, I really liked it...it felt great.”

Nodding briefly, the Val'Kyr leaned down and kissed her on the forehead, beside her horn. “That's well and good that you enjoyed it, Twilight.”

The two lay silent for a while, reflecting upon what had happened just then. Twilight wondered then, what was this going to mean now? Essentially, she had lost her virginity. What was this going to mean? She liked the feeling, and it seemed that Ascentia didn't mind offering it. Would that mean their relationship could continue that way? Would sexual play be a part of it?

Or did it mean something more?

Twilight wasn't sure. But she pushed those thoughts out of her mind for the time being, managing to sit up a little.

“Ascentia, I...do you want it, too? I mean...I don't feel right doing all the taking and not giving something back.”

This made Ascentia's eyes go wide for a moment, before she averted her gaze. “...Twilight, I understand the sentiment and I appreciate it. But you really don't have to.”

“Why not?” Twilight sat up completely now, looking to her with confused concern.

Gaze averted, Ascentia didn't respond for a few moments. All she did was wring her fingers, angle her head slightly to look at anything else but at her, and utter little breaths and sighs. Obviously, there was something wrong with the situation, and Twilight could feel herself growing more and more worried by the second.

“It's not...that I don't want you, Twilight. It has nothing to do with that. I'm just not a sexual person. I'm fine with giving...but receiving, I really am not comfortable with that. You...have seen what an abomination my body is, the scars aren't even scratching the surface-” she paused, realizing the pun she'd made, “...All right, bad figure of speech. The point is though, I'm really not comfortable with receiving it. It's nothing personal by any means.”

“...Oh...” Twilight murmured with disappointment. Not even just at the fact that she couldn't experience pleasuring someone else, but especially a friend like Ascentia. Who had agreed to kiss her, then agreed to get her off. Now she couldn't even return the favour. “...Well, I don't even have fingers, so I don't know how far we'd get.”

For a few moments, Ascentia looked at her, before she chuckled, hiding a smile behind her hand. “After all of that, and you lament about not having any fingers?”

“Hey! I'm being serious here! Stop laughing!” Twilight pouted, her cheeks puffing up.

“Oh, Twilight,” Ascentia reached over, poking one of her cheeks to deflate them. “why would I? You're so amusing.”

Childishly, the unicorn stuck her tongue out. Not missing a beat, the woman did so right back. This time, Twilight couldn't hold back from laughing. They shared a laugh together, managing to break the nervous tension within the room. Once they relaxed, Ascentia drew Twilight into a hug, ruffling her mane. Twilight returned it, snuggling into the Val'Kyr fondly.

“Listen, Ascentia, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to pressure you.”

“You didn't pressure me in the slightest, Twilight. There's no need to be sorry. You didn't know I was uncomfortable with this, you couldn't have. Perhaps, yes, I should have been specific beforehand...but even I would not have imagined this to happen. However, it's as I said, I appreciate the sentiment. I see why you would want to return the favour, and I do not penalize you for it.”

“...Can I at least kiss you again?” Twilight asked, pulling back a bit to look at her.

A small smile crossed Ascentia's lips, to which she nodded. “I'll be honest. I'd like that.”

The unicorn leaned up and kissed her tenderly, which the woman returned almost immediately. In doing so, Twilight felt her body being gently lowered back down onto the bed, to which she responded by encircling her forelegs around the Val'Kyr's shoulders. Much like earlier on, before they'd fallen into making out, their kiss was slower and more tender, taking its time to grow into its meaningful message.

Twilight was completely unsure as to what their relationship was, or was going to be. But there was one thing for sure. They did care for one another, they were friends. That was all Twilight knew, and needed to know right now.

Intense.

Things had gone a step further by now.

Twilight was collapsed over Ascentia's body, with her hips having been pulled down. Along with that, the hot lips and tongue were running along her marehood at a brisk pace. Yet still at a level of pacing that allowed her to absorb the moment and feeling. The unicorn moaned loudly, angling her flank along to grant better access.

It was intense, it was amazing. She couldn't help but thoroughly enjoy the strange but amazing feeling of Ascentia's mouth along her privates. Twilight mused about how this must have been how Fluttershy felt back upon witnessing the shy pony being given oral sex...

Licks, sucking, hums, and nibbles all combined for immense waves of white-hot pleasure ripping through the studious unicorn. The way Ascentia's hands gripped and sometimes caressed along her hips and hind legs, gave way for sensual tingles to course through her skin.

“Y-Yeah....! Ohhhh....! Ascentia....yes!! Keep going!” Twilight cried, her voice breaking into pleasured squeaks.

Chuckles sounded from beneath her, which emitted vibrations within her pleasured marehood. The woman's mouth then opted to give attention to her clitoris, amping up the pleasured jolts.

Moaning louder, Twilight struggled hard to keep herself upraised, but her forelegs collapsed as her upper body fell over. Her flank was upraised ever slightly so as not to suffocate Ascentia, but the angle was still a little bit uncomfortable for her. Nonetheless, she endured it, willing to ride this out, to see it through. The pleasure was more intense than being fingered, which in itself was still wonderful, and Twilight couldn't stop now if she tried.

However, Ascentia did stop, withdrawing her mouth. This made the pony whimper in protest, especially since she was drawing close.

Without a word, the Val'Kyr flipped them over once more, laying Twilight on her back. Before she could question this, Ascentia silenced her with a kiss. She was powerless against her now.

Pulling away, she then lowered herself down the equine's body, holding down her hips. Twilight looked amazed when Ascentia then dipped her head and returned her mouth to her marehood, resuming her actions from before. This time, their eyes met, remaining locked.

Twilight came almost instantly. It was all it took.

But it didn't stop there.

Ascentia continued this, even after Twilight had ridden out her climax, and inserted two fingers within her entrance. The added stimulation sent Twilight into squirms and twitches, her hips bucking every now and again.

“Ascentia...”

More hums were emitted into her vaginal walls, the fingers continued thrusting in and out, with her nub being ceaselessly attacked. Twilight was lost in an oblivion of the white-hot pleasure she was receiving, too powerless to fight against it, no matter how intense it was getting.

As it went, Twilight came twice more, each orgasm stronger than the previous, which was saying quite a lot. By then, her body was spent and she just wanted to rest. Whether or not Ascentia knew this was a mystery, but she pulled her fingers out and her mouth away, releasing her. Twilight gripped her hand with her hooves, bringing it to her mouth and licking them sensually. The taste of herself was so erotic and strange, she couldn't help but partake. It was especially a bonus to lick Ascentia's fingers, on top of that.

“You really make the cutest noises, Twilight. Especially when you come,” Ascentia remarked, licking her other hand of the lovejuices Twilight's marehood had leaked.

Panting, Twilight met her gaze again as she licked her fingers. “Natural reaction, I guess... Th-Thank you, for this... I feel pretty amazing...”

Smiling a little bit, Ascentia leaned down and kissed her nose. “You're welcome, Twilight. I'm glad you enjoyed it.”

“Will....we...do this again?”

“I can't say for sure, in all honesty. It would depend. But I can't say I'm opposed to it, should you decide you want it again. Twilight, all I advise is that you not get too attached. If only because...you deserve far better. You deserve someone-somepony, sorry-who will give you their all. While love and I may not get along, that doesn't mean you and it can't get along. I don't want you to feel obligated to stay attached to me, if you do meet somepony you are attracted to and want to be with. You're free to do as you please. I say this with all my heart; I want you to be happy. With whatever you choose.”

Twilight could see her point, and knew that it was meant for the good of her own feelings. At the same time, for now, she almost couldn't imagine sharing this with somepony else, mare or stallion. At the same time, she knew that if the chance came and she wanted it, she would take it. Would it be hard? Probbably. Was it ever going to happen? It might. Just because something didn't happen now didn't mean it wouldn't occur at a later point in time.

But for now, maybe it was time to let nature take its course. That was pretty much the best option she could think of on the fly. Who knew what she would think of further on up the road.

“Well, Ascentia...I think this changes things a little,” Twilight admitted.

“A little?” Ascentia teased lightly.

“Oh, stop it. You know what I mean. Well, I don't know how I'm going to feel in the future, let alone tomorrow morning. But for now, well, if you're up to that...” Twilight leaned up to nuzzle their noses affectionately. “I really like sharing this with you, Ascentia... I really do. It can our little secret, for lack of a better term.”

A soft chuckle escaped the woman as she ran a hand through her mane. “You're adorable, Twilight. I suppose we can manage that for now. We'll talk more about it later, when you're ready.”

“Sure thing. Now, let's go to sleep.”

The two lay side by side, with Twilight making a mental note to herself to wash the sheets later. She turned to lie on her side, curling her legs in as she yawned, settling beneath the covers as she used her magic to pull the blanket over them. Ascentia scooted a bit closer, bringing an arm around her midsection, spooning her. Twilight stiffened slightly from surprise, but otherwise welcomed the contact.

“Ascentia?”

“Mm-hmm?”

“You know what I just realized the books never touched on about sexual relations between two ponies?”

“Mm, and what's that?”

“The emotional gravity it all comes with.”

There was silence on Ascentia's end, before she chuckled lightly, “That's very true. In almost any book on the matter I have read, it never quite does address the emotional aspects of it. That's mostly because the physical aspects are fairly more important. When it comes to the emotions, that usually comes from sentient beings, and there is no size that fits all. Whatever one feels is up to them when it happens.”

“...Yeah, I guess you're right,” Twilight murmured, yawning a bit. “Oh well...there's always tomorrow. Goodnight, Ascentia.”

“Goodnight, Twilight.”

“What, no bedtime story?”

Ascentia pinched her playfully, chuckling, “Once upon a time, there existed a land without magic.”

“A land without magic?”

There was laughter between the two as they playfully quipped a little more before settling down to sleep. What tomorrow, or the rest of the week, and the future itself would hold was very uncertain. Yet, intriguing all the same.

Dear Princess Celestia,

This isn't my full report, because I realized something. It doesn't have an end. Not quite in the same way any other lesson is learned, where you know it and can take it to heart. Here, I have a lot more to learn. But what I have come to learn is this.

Sometimes, someone you care about will do something wonderful for you. And when you try to give something back, sometimes they don't want it. That doesn't mean that they don't appreciate the gesture, it's just that they don't need it. Sometimes, what they give and seeing your reaction to it is all they need. Because they made someone they care about happy.

I learned this through a very wonderful experience I had with my friend Ascentia. I can't go into details about it, but it is drawing me closer along with my new assignment. And as well as that, learning a new lesson in friendship.

Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle

Author's Notes:

All right, to any of my readers who are now saying "NG, what the HELL did you just write?!", allow me to explain. This was written as a request to a friend of mine. It was NOT my idea. As well as that, it became a bit of an experiment for me, and I did still want to take it seriously.

I am not, by ANY means, asking you guys to read this. If you did want to, fine! Go ahead! If you didn't, that's okay too! I won't be offended if you don't. Frankly, I posted this, as she requested...and to see what would happen. XD We'll be back to our normally schedule programming soon.

I left the ending open because not only did the natural progression of the story lead up to it that way, but because I felt that concluding it felt way too soon. Plus, I was on a bit of a deadline at the time of writing it, so I didn't want it to drag any longer than it had to. To be honest, I'm very satisfied with how it ended and turned out as a whole.

Whether or not I will make further follow-ups to this is entirely uncertain at this point. I won't rule it out completely, but I am NOT making any promises right now.

Lastly, as you saw, this IS connected to Doomsday Ascending, as it is linked in the description. I do advise you to read the story first, so that you can get a better understanding of what's going on. But it's not hugely necessary, either.