> Rainbow's eyes flutter open as sunlight streams through the open window of her room.
> With a hissing inhale and some incoherent grumbling, she raises her head from her pillow to look out the window, her mussed up mane blocking her squinted eyes somewhat.
> "Wha..? What is-!” Her train of thought is cut off as she remembers what she wanted to do today.
> Ask Anon about his herd
>Rainbow hops up out of bed, her usual cocky grin finding itself on her face
>This would be simple
>Unbidden however, old memories come to mind
>Dumbbell and his cronies, making fun of her at every turn, pointing out everything wrong with her
>Dad, neglectful and jealous
>And Thunderhead…  
>They cyan mare shakes her head some, a defiant look crossing her muzzle
>Not all guys can be jerks, Anon has to be different
>Another memory comes to her, one of just a smooth voice filled with sincerity
…’Yeah, by forever…I mean forever’…
>!
>”Stop!” Rainbow shouts outloud, forcing the noise in her head away
>The blue athlete sighs and sits herself down on her plush cloud bed
>Maybe she needed a bit more time to sort this out after all
~~~~~~
>”Aaaannnnoooonnn~! Time to get up” Twilight’s voice calls merrily
>You force your eyes to crack open the barest amount, seeing the blurry forms of Twilight’s bedroom furniture
>Crazy ass unicorn, spending all night up but still able to awake up at the butt crack of dawn
>Sometimes you wonder about her
>Grumbling, you throw the star printed covers off of you as you rise and stretch, wincing at the sensation of your sore muscles being pulled  
>Who knew that the ground was a terrible place to lie for hours on end?
>Slowly shuffling, you practically fall down the steps as you walk to the kitchen where you heard Twilight
>You turn the corner to see Twilight leisurely shuffling through a newspaper with a mug of coffee held in a purple glow and Spike chowing down on a bowl of different gems like he was starved, both of them sitting at the table
>Twilight turns her violet eyes from the newspaper to you, a smile forming on her face “Good morning Anon”
>So cheery     
>This early?
>Had to be magic
“Mornin’” you mumble back, still not fully awake
>A mug of coffee like Twilight’s, bathed in a similar glow finds its way under your nose, just the smell of caffeine waking you some
>You look at the studious unicorn with some surprise before you smirk and take it in your hand, taking a sip of the invigorating drink and feeling full alertness steadily come to you
“Thanks sweetness” 
>You lean down and kiss her gratefully, which she happily returns
>It seems like every day you feel more and more affection coming from Twilight and Applejack just from simple gestures like this
>It both frightened and thrilled you
>Why?
>Because it wouldn’t be long before some choice 4 letter words started to make an appearance
>A gagging sound makes you and your mare break apart to see Spike making an over exaggerated vomiting motion, holding his stomach with his tongue out
>”Spike!”  Twilight admonishes, she takes a breath to talk further only to be stopped by you holding up a hand
>You lower you hand and give Spike a smirk
“You think that was gross?”
>”Duh” he retorts like it was the most obvious thing in the world, his boyish face set in a frown
>Ha
“Well you’ll love this then” you say, the smirk on your face turning into a shit eating grin
>Before he or Twilight can move, you cup Twilight’s cheek in a hand and pull her into another kiss, this time slipping your tongue into her mouth, where you can taste the lingering flavor of overly sweetened coffee
>Twilight’s eyes go wide and her face flushes red, but she doesn’t fight
>Spike had a bit more of an explosive response…
>”EEEWWWW! I’M TRYING TO EAT HERE!” He yells, hopping up and putting his tiny dragon paws over his eyes as he ran from the room “IT BURNS!”
>You pull away from a less-than-amused Twilight, stifling laughter
“AHAHAHAHA!!!!”    
>You can’t help it, you laugh so hard that you have to bend and hold your stomach, a few tears of mirth running down your face
>”Anon, did you really have to scar Spike like that?” Twilight asks accusingly
>You chuckle a few more times and wipe your face before you respond
“Comon Twi, he’s fine”
>She seems to think otherwise “He’s still a baby no matter how mature he acts” She says flatly
>Oh?
>You know how to win this argument
“Well” You start “I know of something…”
>A predatory grin finds its way to your face
>You lean in, taking her steadily reddening face into your hands as you put your own face less than an inch from her ear
“Less than innocent…” Twilight shivers, her eyes wide
“…We could have done” you breathe into her twitching ear
>Twilight bites her bottom lip, stopping her from vocalizing the shudder that raced down her spine
>This is right where you want her
>”W-what do you mean?” she asks unsurely
>Playing coy? Or is she really not sure?
>Time to find out
>You ‘hmm’ thoughtfully as you run a thumb slowly over the base of her ear, making her breath hitch as she almost melts in your hands
>Her face is so red that you can feel the heat coming off of her
“Oh I think you know…”   
>You raise your head up to nibble on the tip of the ear you were whispering into
>”I-I…uhh…”
>You pull back to see the mare looking like she’s breaking her brain trying to process what’s going on
“Infact…”
>You start to slide your hands downward on her purple furred body
”If you’re not sure”
>You’re at her neck, where you feel her pulse going crazy
”I think…”
>Her shoulders, trembling in anticipation
”I can clarify…”
>Her sides, rising and falling unevenly with her breath
”Or even better…”
>You move your hands down to her star printed flanks, gently gripping both
>Twilight gasps, her eyes going wide as she squirms at your touch
>You knead the soft flesh in your hands slowly, and Twilight can’t stop her shuddering, pleased sigh  
“I can show you” you say lowly as you brought your face to hers in a heated lip lock
>Twilight’s flutter closed and she presses back, both uncertainty and eagerness rolling off of her in waves
>Her tongue invades your mouth, running itself experimentally over your canines
>This is where you feel most alive
>No, this is where you THRIVE  
>With an eager and loving woman in your arms
>It’s only sweetened with the thrill of her being someone you truly care about  
>You let your hands wander even further, starting to slip under Twilight’s behind…
>KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
>…  
>The hell?
>You and the unicorn freeze, your eyes and hers opening as you both glanced from each other to the front door
>KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!
>Someone is at the door
>Who had this sort of timing!?!
>This is one of the worst cock blocks you’ve ever had
>You pull your lips from Twilight’s and almost jump and wince from the look you see on her
>If looks could kill, then the front door would have been reduced to ash with the almost crazy death glare the brainy unicorn is wearing
>Hell, she’s clinching her teeth to hard that you fear one might crack
>And…is smoke rising from her mane?
>Yes, tiny black wisps of smoke are escaping her mane and tail, lazily floating up and away
>Not a good sign
“Yeah…um, I’ll get that”
>Twilight makes no move to respond and just glares so hard it’s a wonder that she didn’t bust a blood vessel in her eye
>You return to your full height and speedwalk to the door, looking back nervously to a still seething Twilight every few steps
>God help whoever was the next to get on her nerves
>You let out a sigh and open the door
>To your surprise you find Rainbow, looking rather impatient
>”Dude why weren't you at your house?” She asks with a flat look
>You glance back at Twilight, only to find her absent from her spot
>Huh
“Well, I was here with Twi” you say as you turn back to the colorful p0ny
>”Whatever, anyway I want to talk to you about something” She says glancing around
>Could she be?
>You feel a smile rise to your face
“What did you want to talk about?” you ask, even if you know the answer
>Rainbow looks around in an almost paranoid fashion again, as if expecting someone to jump out at her
“It’s…Kinda private, can we go somewhere else to talk?”
>You shrug your shoulders and turn back to the open library door
“Twi! I’m heading out of a bit!” you call back in
>Nothing
>If she’s in there then she obviously does not want to be disturbed
>At least you’ll be out of the line of fire if she decides to blow up over Rainbow’s interruption
>You step out and close the door with a *click* before turning to Rainbow, who is impatiently tapping a hoof on the cobblestone road
>”Ready?”
“Lead the way”
>The blue speedster hops up into the air and flies lazily in the direction of the park, going slow enough that you could follow in a jog
>You idly wish you had a with you jacket, the air is getting colder by the day and the almost bare tree’s are showing it
>The leisurely run takes you to P0nyvilles large park in only a few minutes, where Rainbow flies to the outskirts and landed some ways away, waiting for you
>You walk the rest of the way, must to the pegasus’s ire
“Alright…what is so important that you needed to lead me away from town?” you ask with a raised eyebrow
>Rainbow sighs and looks away, muttering something under her breath as a pink tinge comes to her cheeks
>What? 
“Speak up speedy, I have no idea what you said”
>What a crock of shit, you knew what she said fine, her behavior can only add up to one conclusion
>She ruffles her wings in annoyance before mumbling again, only slightly louder
“Comon speedy, you don’t have a hard time being loud normally”
>She grits her teeth before finally talking loud enough to understand
>“AnonIreallylikeyouintheLIKEsortofwaysoIwaswonderingifIcouldjoinyourherd?”
>…but too fast
>Luckily you still heard her
>”IknowitsreallyrudeforamaretoaskastallionbutIthoughtth-!”
>Jeebus, is she channeling her inner Pinkie?
>Mile-a-minute has just been redefined
>You clasp her flapping jaws in a hand, silencing her and getting her attention all at once
>Her large magenta eyes stare into your own, as if trying to peer into your soul to find the answer she wants
>How do you reply to this?
>Make no mistake, you’re glad she likes you, but this was still a bit more sudden than you were expecting
>Something long and drawn out? Conveying just how important she is to you?
>A poem?
>Ah, you know what to do
>You give the p0ny a warm smile, making her tilt her head to the side, eyes glistening in hope
“Yes”
>Short, sweet, and to the point
>She blinks and pulls back from your hand, scrutinizing you for any sign of deception
>”You mean it?” Rainbow asks quietly, as if she still didn’t believe you
“A hundred…”
>You smirk
“…and twenty percent sure”  
>She lets a small grin come to her face from the jab before she bounds into your arms with a wing assisted jump
>You catch the light p0ny and hold her tight as she peppers your face with light pecks, proving to you her more tender hearted side
>No wonder she wanted you all the way out here
>Her ‘tough p0ny’ personality would have been so out of place in town
>She pulls back and rests her head on your chest with you still holding her
>You lean back into a tree and let your head come down to rest on hers, the smell of fresh rain emanating from her mane less than an inch away from your nose
>It fits her well
>For a while you both just stand there in the secluded part of the park, embraced and simply happy to be together
>This…this is something else, everything is
>Was earth really so dull that you can hardly even think of what returning would be like?
>You look at the content p0ny snuggled into your arms, Applejack and Twilight coming to mind too
>Never before had you been so happy
>Happy to be here
>Happy to know these mares
>Happy to just be alive
>If heaven existed, then you were already there
>Rainbow wiggles out of your grasp and lands on her hooves with a muted *thump*, looking up at you
>”Tell anyp0ny that I acted like that and you’ll get one of these” Rainbow says jokingly, rearing up and jabbing the air like a boxer with her forelegs
>You chuckle and drag your finger and your thumb across from your mouth, the sign for ‘My lips are sealed’
>The colorful mare smiles, before it turns into a mischievous grin
>“Hey Anon…”
>What’s she up to?
“Yeah…?” you answer, wondering if you should be worried
>“Race ya back to town!” She calls out
>With a flourish of her wings, Rainbow takes off in a dead sprint to town, putting a good 30 feet between you and her in hardly a second
“Wait what!?!”     
>Rainbow looks back and blows a raspberry at you, still sprinting
“You cheater!” you yell as you run at her as fast as your legs would go
>She laughs, a clear and almost melodic sound despite her scratchy voice as she just keeps going
>You run like hell is on your heels, determined to not lose horribly
“Sorry!” you call as you jump over a startled unicorn p0ny in the way
>You look forward and curse when you find Rainbow is already out of sight
~~~~~~~~
>You, Applejack, and Rainbow walk into the library just a bit after noon
>Rainbow had apparently ran all the way to the orchard to inform Applejack of what had gone on
>”Saw this commin from a mile ‘way” Applejack says with a grin as she shook her head
>Rainbow seems confused
>”Wha? You did?”
>AJ just gives Rainbow an ‘Are you for real’ look
>”Sugercube, you was alllllll over him long before anyp0ny else, Ah’m surprised you weren’t the first to ask Anon here”
“Comon now, no need to get into it here, we just need to tell Twilight” you say, cutting off Rainbow’s retort
>Where could she be?
“Hey Twilight! Can you come here?” you call onto the large treehouse
>The sound of hooves on wood echos about as the magic mare makes her way down the steps, looking mellowed out with a hairbrush held in a magic field next to her
>Wait  
>Is the handle of the brush…glistening?
>You smirk at Twilight knowingly, making her eyes widen
>With a burst of magic, she sends the abused brush flying away before she looks at your group, her eyes landing on Rainbow last
“So Rainbow finally fessed up?” Twilight asks curiously
>Rainbow sputters at the point-out to her transparency while AJ answers with her brother’s favorite phrase
>“Eeyep”
>”Well then, girls, Anon, this complicates things seeing as some…unpleasant laws apply to herds with more than 3 members, and theres the issue of telling the others seeing as how we’ve been sor of neglecting that“ Twilight says, with a downtrodden expression as she pulls a thick lawbook book from a shelf with telekinesis
>Of fucking course
~~~~~~
>A pegasus mare admires herself in the mirror
>Ivory white coat, shimmering light blue mane and tail, in perfect shape  
>Oh yes, Stratosphere is a mare that turns heads
>She strikes a sexy pose, her reflection mimicking her
>Another, her perfectly preened wings held out for all to see
>She grins into her mirror, this is just how she wanted it to be
>That is, until something catches her eye
>Right in the corner of her muzzle is a tiny crack, like a crack that could be seen on damaged glass
>To her horror, it grows, light seeping from the cracks now
>The crack steadily spiderwebs across her beautiful face, more light shining though
>With the sound of shattering glass and a blinding flash of white light, Stratosphere explodes…
>When the light clears, there is no gore, but rather a tall alicorn in Stratosphere’s place
>Princess Celestia
>”Drat!” cries the sun goddess as she levitates a book called “101 useful Illusions and Disguises” to her face, wondering where she went wrong
>With a sigh she tosses the book behind her, where it lands on the bedroom floor with a *thump*
>”This whole disguise thing seems hopeless” she mutters to herself
>She NEEDED to get to P0nyville undetected somehow and join the herd of Anon        
>Celestia narrows her eyes; he has been the only male bold enough to touch her in hundreds of years
>She may not be tyrant enough to just force him to her, but as Equestria’s Sun Goddess, she will have what she wants
>And she wants the only human in her lands
>Picking up another illusion book, the princess gets back to her studying, determined to have a find a way into Anon’s life