- “A what?”
- >Applejack blinks owlishly at you, as if she didn’t believe what you said
- >”Um sug? You know, a herd?”
- >What the hell is a herd?
- “I’m afraid I don’t, care to explain?”
- >Another confused blink
- >”Well.” She starts off awkwardly “A herd is…it’s…”
- >Applejack makes an aggravated noise and furrows her brow, trying to come up with an explanation
- >”It’s a bunch-o mares sharin’ a stallion more or less”
- >Whoa whoa whoa
- >Back the fuck up
- >Did she…?
- >No
- >It’s too good to be true
- >It has to be
- >You shake away the barrage of lewd thoughts for a moment
- “AJ…Is polygamy legal here?”
- >She gives you the weirdest look “Of course…You didn’t think that?”
- >Ho shit…
- “No…No I diden’t…” you say, still a bit shocked
- >Hold up
- >Why would AJ want to share you?
- “AJ, I don’t mean to sound rude, but why?”
- >She looks out to the setting sun
- >”Well, good stallions are in short supply ‘round here Anon, if we took every bit-o good from all the stallions in town an’ put it together? Not even half as good as you”
- >She brings her bottle green eyes to yours
- >”Ah would feel right selfish if Ah just kept ya Anon, there are a lot of mare out there that don’t even have a stallion to share, and it’s been tradition for the an Apple to have a herd for the longest time, but if you don’t want to, Ah won’t force ya”
- >You’re reeling; every man’s dream is a reality here
- >Licking the inside of your mouth, which had gone dry, you think of what to say
- >Well…shit you’ve never been in this situation, you have no idea what to say really
- >”Somethin’ wrong hun?”
- >Wing it Anon
- “No not really…It’s just that humans are monogamous so this is a bit of a shock really”
- >Applejacks eyes go wide “Jus’ one on one?”
- “More or less yeah”
- > Applejack thinks to herself before talking ”Well like Ah said, Ah won’t force ya if it makes you uncomfortable”
- >Nope
- >Not letting this slip between your fingers
- “If that’s the local norm, then I won’t object” you say, hiding the building excitement in your voice
- >Applejack smiles and nuzzles you “Thanks sug’, Ah’m gunna guess you already know of other mares that like ya?”
- “One or two” you reply, thinking of Twilight and Rainbow in particular
- >As you did, you just knew that this is going to get complicated
- >”Talk to em then, if they make you happy, then Ah’m happy”
- >You shake your head, this mare is something else
- “AJ, I’m not going to do this without taking your opinion into consideration” you tell her as you pull her into a hug “This is just as much your decision as it is mine, and don’t try and convince me otherwise”
- >Part of the Lady’s Man Code, females in your life always get a say in important things
- >Applejack stares at you, dumbfounded, before she smiles a smile so bright, you’ll wonder for years how you were not blinded
- >”Ah knew Ah made a good choice with you Anon”
- >She stands on her still somewhat wobbly legs
- >”Ah’ll seeya tomorrow sug, I gotta go git cleaned up…” “She says with a glance back at her rear end, still soaked with her own juices
- >You nod and bid her goodnight, getting up yourself and walking back to the library
- >As usual you get a number of smiles and greetings from the mares in town, but only a handful from stallions
- >A slight growl of your stomach interrupts any further thoughts
- “Guess I was at the orchard longer than I realized”
- >Walking a bit further into town you take a look at the stalls not closing down for the night
- >Spying one manned by a red pegasus stallion you walk on over
- >A bunch of pastries is what he’s selling
- >These p0nies and their sweets man
- >Colgate is going to have a field day with you when all your teeth rot out
- >Oh well
- >A blueberry fritter practically stares you in the eyes
- >Your stomach growls again
- “Hey buddy, how much for a fritter?”
- >”Well normally it’s 2 bits for one…but I can offer you a 2 for 1 deal with something…tastier” he says with a grin and a wink
- >…
- >No
- >Did he just..?
- >Slowly you back away, keeping your eyes on the stallion
- >”Something wrong?” he asks with a tilt of his head
- >You pull a 180 and run as fast as your legs can carry you, reaching a speed the even Rainbow would call bullshit on
- >”Hey! Wait!”
- >You were already gone
- >”What’s his problem? I only tried to get rid of my leftover stock” the stallion mumbles to himself looking at the cherry fritter that he just tried to sell sitting next to the blueberry one
- >”I guess humans just don’t like cherry?”
- ~~~~~~
- >You burst into the library out of breath, holy hell that was close
- >”Anon? Whats up with you?”
- >You look down to see Spike looking at you with a worried expression
- >You just pat him on the head
- “Don’t worry about it little man, just something I wasn’t expecting is all, Any idea where Twilight is?”
- >”Upstairs”
- “Thanks”
- >Walking up the steps you come to Twilights room
- >Said purple unicorn is sitting on her bed with 2 books open, happily reading them
- >With a jump, you flop belly first onto the bed, making Twilight bounce up with a squeal
- “Whatcha doing Twi?”
- >She gives you a halfhearted glare “Well I was reading before you barged in”
- >You flash an amused grin
- “I can see that, but what were you reading?”
- >She goes red in the face and levitates the books away onto a shelf
- >You didn’t catch the title of the first one but the other said “The Big Book of Love and Intimacy”
- >You smile inwardly, she so adorkable that it’s almost unbearable at times
- >”Nothing important…”
- “I’ll take your word for it” even if you said that your tone said otherwise
- >”Any reason that you’re up here?” Twi asks with a tilt of her head
- “Other than to see you? Not really”
- >She looks at you suspiciously “Isn’t this a bit inappropriate when you are in a relationship with Applejack?” She says, her voice wavering some at the word relationship
- “Ok you caught me…I wanted to talk to you about that”
- >You look her in the eye
- “There’s not a whole lot that escapes me Twi, but I want to be sure, Do you like me?” you ask gently
- >She averts her eyes “Of course I do, you’re my friend after all”
- “You know what I mean Twilight”
- >She bites her lip, red dusting her cheeks as her eyes grew misty
- “Twi-“
- >”Yes! Yes I do! Now stop it! Stop playing with me and giving me hope for this!...”
- >Before she can start the waterworks, you pull her into a one armed hug, still lying down next to her
- “Twilight…I’m not here to hurt you, the opposite really”
- >You bring a hand to her face and wipe away a stray tear
- “I talked to Applejack, and well…”
- >Just as you thought, this felt so awkward seeing as you had never done it
- >First time for everything though
- “What do you think about sharing?”
- >The purple p0ny’s eyes go wide “You…you mean a herd? But I thought-”
- “That humans are monogamous? I know that’s what I said but its more society than biology”
- >Twilight’s face lights up in an expression of fragile hope
- >”Then…d-does that mean..?”
- “I told Applejack I would go over it with her first but I doubt she will be hard to convince”
- >You pull her close and smile
- “So how would you like to join?”
- >Twilight sits frozen for a moment, her expression, body, and all
- >After a full minute you start to feel worried
- “You alright Twi?”
- >She blinks a few times, coming to
- >”O-oh! Yes just fine…Um Anon? Could I have a few moments to myself to think about it?”
- “Sleep on it Twi, you don’t have to decide right away”
- >You stand and stretch
- “Infact”
- >You glance out the window, noticing the now dark outside
- “I think I’m going to bed myself, let me know whenever you get done thinking alright?”
- >”Of course!”
- “Night Twi” you say as you walk your way to your room, where you proceed to pass out on the guest bed
- >Unknown to you, just as you left her room Twilight let out a squee of delight
- ~~~~~~
- >You are Twilight Sparkle
- >And your dream just came true
- >Anonymous, the kind, exotic human wants you to be in his herd!
- >Oh Celestia!
- >When he first showed up after the summoning spell you thought there had been some mistake
- >You will take to the grave the fact that you modified the spell to find “Your true love”
- >The embarrassment you felt over that will be with you until the end of time
- >But now, it seems to be working out
- >Kind
- >Cultured
- >Intelligent
- >And so many other positive attributes Anon has that other males lack
- >The biggest reason you think so is simply due to who he is
- >Nop0ny knows, not your family, friends, or even the princess
- >That you, Twilight Sparkle, are a xenophile
- >You have no idea why, but stallions just seem to be so boring in your eyes
- >You had a few coltfriends before coming to P0nyville, each stint lasting a few awkward days
- >Infact you were even part of a herd once, but left shortly after even thought the stallion of said herd had a reputation as one of the most kind and desirable around
- >Then you met your first griffin
- >Sten was his name, tall, strong, suave and plenty good looking
- >He was amazing
- >But despite how close you tried to get to him, he would push you away with the usual griffin racism
- >He almost became an obsession, but you managed to stop yourself before that point
- >It was right after you knew that a stallion would not cut it
- >Depressed, you threw yourself into your studies, determined to do something constructive with your time over fawning for something you can’t have
- >Studying eventually became one of your favorite hobbies, next to recreational reading of course
- >You sigh to yourself, what a fate to be a mare not attracted to stallions but be straight
- >But if what Anon said is true and he’s not messing with you, then that is about to be solved
- >You smile, Anon, just looking at him makes your heart race
- >Totally unique, in both mind and body
- >To you, he is the ultimate specimen of a male
- >You grin so wide it almost hurts, things are looking up
- ~~~~~
- >You are Anonymous
- >And the sun is beaming you in the eye
- >For real Celly?
- >Just as you think that the sun seems to shine even brighter
- “Fine I’m up, I’m up…”
- >Rolling out of the guest bed you stand and stretch the stiffness from your limbs
- >With a start you remember what you talked with Twilight about last night
- >You like Twilight, you really do
- >And you hope she says yes, or you might have to use some…physical coercion, not bad, but you still see it as cheating some
- >Walking down the steps you find Twilight seeing off Spike, who was heading out to see some friends
- >Twilight turns back from the door and almost jumps when she sees you
- >”Anon! don’t do that! I almost had a heart attack”
- “My bad Twilight, so, did you give it any thought?”
- >She looks at the floor, tracing a circle into it with a hoof
- >”I did…And if you will have me…”
- >Twilight looks at you with a soft smile “I would love to be in your herd Anon…”
- >Yes
- >You smile and walk up to her right before you scoop her up into your arms
- >Slowly, you lean closer, you face inches from hers
- >To your immense surprise, she’s the one who closes the gap, mashing her lips to yours in a sloppy, but very enthusiastic kiss
- >You stand there, kissing the p0ny in your arms, filling the air with quiet smacking sounds while you think to yourself
- ‘This is the life’
- ~~~~~~~~
- >Celestia settles herself down on her favorite pillow infront of her fireplace, a letter in her telekinetic grip
- >Opening it, she sees it’s a casual letter from her student
- >Letting her eyes scan the paper she comes across a tidbit of info the startles her
- >”Anon has started a herd? And Twilight is a part of it?”
- >Celestia sets the letter down and thinks, this meant many things
- >But all she could think of is
- >’How do I get in on this?’

