The Fruits and Flowers We Share

by Prince Furo

Chapter 1

“Awww, come on Miss Cheerilee. Just give him ooooone more chance. Pleasepleasepleaseplease--”

“No means no, Sweetie Belle. Besides, I don't like him in that kind of way. Only as a friend. And I know that he feels the exact same way, too.”

The young unicorn hung her head in defeat as she walked back to her friends. Even from her desk, Cheerilee could hear whispers coming from the three young fillies.

“We just can't give up! Miss Cheerilee deserves to be happy!” said Sweetie Belle.

“Ah think that if she jus' gave him one more chance, it'll work out for sure!”

“I dunno, Applebloom. Maybe we should just let her be? She really doesn't seem interested in him,” offered Scootaloo.

The magenta-colored mare put her head down on her desk, waiting for the school day to be over. She had decided to wrap up class early, leaving the kids with 5 or so free minutes to talk amongst themselves.

“I heard that Miss Cheerilee is one of those disgusting filly-foolers. That's what my daddy told me,” a cocky voice said. It belonged to Diamond Tiara.

Cheerilee's heart stopped for a second. Suddenly the daisy sandwich she had eaten for lunch didn't feel quite right in her stomach.

Laughter was heard, undoubtedly from Silver Spoon. “Yeah! That's why she won't date your brother, Applebloom!”

The mare didn't dare to lift her head from her desk. At least, not yet.

“Buck off! There's no way our Miss Cheerilee is like that! You're just making dumb stuff up, Diamond Tiara,” Scootaloo retorted angrily. The duo just laughed some more in response.

“My daddy doesn't lie. He said he always sees Miss Cheerilee hanging around mares, and never around stallions. It has to be true!”

Cheerilee couldn't help but let her eyes become watery. Finally, she lifted her head from the desk.

“Girls, that's enough. We do not discuss the private lives of others in this schoolhouse,” she said coldly: mainly to Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon.

Thank Celestia, at that moment, the shrill ring of the school bell sounded, signaling for everypony to go home. All the students raced out the door as soon as they could, pushing and shoving each other in the process.

The only ponies that took their time were Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, and Scootaloo. They were muttering amongst themselves quietly; out of Cheerilee's earshot.

Hesitantly, as if she were unsure about something, Applebloom called out, “Ahm... Have a nice evenin', Miss Cheerilee,” on her way out the door.

“Bye, girls,” she responded quietly. The small fake smile she wore when saying goodbye to her students still lingered on her lips a few seconds longer until she couldn't take it anymore, bursting into tears.

~

“Welcome home!” An extra-cheerful Berry Punch offered her best smile to the mare as she walked through the door. Cheerilee wiped any excess moisture out of her eyes and returned the smile to her lover.

“Who are you and what have you done with Berry Punch?” Cheerilee joked, her tone somewhat serious. The mare has come to know very well the two sides of her lover: the sweet and caring sober Berry Punch, and the perverted and lazy drunken Berry Punch.

“Awww, come on, Ri! Besides, do you know what today is?”

“...I don't, actually.”

The mare frowned. “It's been exactly two weeks since I've stopped drinking! Aren't you proud of me, Ri?”

Cheerilee grinned; she was proud of Berry Punch. Extremely proud, actually. For the first time in quite a while, the magenta-colored mare gave her lover a kiss on the lips. She wrapped her forelegs around the (for once) sober mare, pulling her closer. The kiss deepened as both mares melted into it. All too soon, Cheerilee pulled away. A true, sincere smile widened by the second.

“I'm proud of you, Berry. Great job.”

“So... remember a few weeks back when I tried to seduce you while I was drunk?” the mare suddenly brought up.

“Mmm... Yes, I remember,” Cheerilee said, knowing exactly what Berry was going to ask soon.

“And then remember how you told me to try again once I'm sober?”

“Mhmmmm.”

“Well how about now?” Berry Punch planted a sweet kiss on her partner's cheek. She then began to do the same to the mare's neck.

Cheerilee giggled. She couldn't remember the last time Berry had been this sweet to her. “I guess good girls should get a reward once in a while, hmmm~?” The mare had completely forgotten the events that happened earlier in the day, now solely focusing on her love.

Berry Punch nodded eagerly. “Please, Ri?”

The magenta earth pony freed herself from the grasp of Berry Punch and began her way up the stairs. “Well, then what are you waiting for~?” she teased.

Once the two mares were in bed together, Cheerilee said, again, “I really am proud of you, Berry.”

Another kiss was shared between the two.

“I promised, didn't I? No more, at all. I'm here for you, Ri. I love you.”

“I love you too.”

~

Comments

[Prince Furo]

A/N time!

I'm super excited for this story. It's my first time trying a multi-chaptered fic. Sorry for the short chapters. I'll try to make them longer in the future, if I can. If you spot any grammar mistakes or typos please let me know!

(Also, the cover image was found on Google Image.)

[redactedandredacted]

Gahh, too much pink!

[redactedandredacted]

Just talking about the cover pic. I guess I'll read this, never heard of a Cheerilee/Berry Punch fic.

[SergeantShenanigans]

I thought that those two were sisters...

[Kishin]

Kinda surprised that Berry Punch hasn't died yet from alcohol withdrawal by now. Oh well

[Prince Furo]

1190927

Nope... Maybe in an older generation or something, but not in FIM. -shrugs-

1190919

Haha, yeah. All we need in the pic is Pinkie Pie to add to it. Awesome! Tell me what you think, then.

1190941

Thank you!

[AlicornPriest]

Hmm... interesting. Let's see where this goes.

[redactedandredacted]

Cool! Well written, pleasant... In fact, it's pretty much flawless. Not the most interesting thing I've ever read, but completely free of issues. I'm going to track this JUST for that. So good on ya!

[Prince Furo]

1190982

1191246

Thanks! I do hope I'm able to make it more interesting as it goes on.

[OneLonelyPickle]

Awesome. From the description I already know the conflict, who's involved, the setting... everything is set up perfectly so I can jump right into the story. Unfortunately, I'll have to read it later, as I'm busy right now, but it sounds like it'll be an entertaining read with a nice group of morals and values to share.

[nothing to see here]

A bit short, but a good start

[secondaryspine]

I have a deep seated fear that you're going to hurt me. But ill favorite anyway. :/

[Honeytongue]

1191382
Honestly, I've been wanting to do a crossover of MLP:FiM and the 'Double X Chromosome' Manga. I mean, Equestria is kinda like the (lack for a better word) 'Twilight zone' between a world with a balanced gender population (like ours), and one that is inhabited by only one gender but with split roles (the 'XX Gene'-universe).

Well enough of that. Time to read. Oh, are Berry and Cheerilee sisters in this fic? Seems to have become a popular head cannon.

[Honeytongue]

Is this story dead?
Must see where this goes.