> Tender
>  by Crimson Enjoyer
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> All Warm Inside
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Applejack flung open the barn doors, a hobbling Twilight following after. She led Twilight to a small bundle of hay and had her lay down gently on it.

“Now, just hold on tight, Sugarcube,” said Applejack in calm, reassuring tone. “Ah’ll be right back.”

The Unicorn nodded slowly, and Applejack trotted towards a ladder. Twilight glanced down at her left hindleg, and saw the worryingly large scar cut into her skin. She winced, both from the sight and from a small jolt of pain coming from the area. 

She tried not to panic, and did so by mentally cursing herself. This was just supposed to be a nice day, with her and her girlfriend strolling through Sweet Apple Acres, but then she just had to go and trip, and get her leg cut by a thorny branch.

Stupid clumsy Twilight. 

After a short while, Applejack came back down with a bag of some sorts held in her teeth. She put it down next to Twilight, and sat down on her haunches next to the injured leg. Twilight peered inside the bag and peeked its contents; an assortment of bandages, medicines, oils, and other similar things.

“You keep your medical supplies in the barn?” 

“These are just for emergencies,” explained Applejack, as she pulled out a piece of white cotton, and a small bottle containing some kind of orange liquid. “We got more in the house.” She then gingerly dripped some of the liquid onto the cotton, and looked Twilight in the eyes.

“Now, this might sting a touch, Sugar, but we gotta get that cleaned up before we wrap it up,” she gestured to Twilight’s scar. “Alright… here we go.”

She hadn’t been wrong, it did sting. Twilight grit her teeth and breathed in tightly as soon as she felt the cotton press against her wound. The Earth Pony was ever so gentle, lightly dapping across the full length of the scar, never applying too much pressure.

Once she was finished cleaning, Applejack quickly pulled out a tourniquet and wrapped it around Twilight’s leg, covering the wound completely. 

“That should do it,” Applejack admired her handy work for a second, and put a hoof to Twilight’s shoulder with a comforting look in her eyes. “You feelin’ alright?”

“Yeah,” Twilight said with a warm, appreciative smile. The wound still burnt somewhat from the cleaning, but she could bare through it, and the tourniquet certainly helped. She got up as Applejack began packing up the supplies. “Thanks.”

“Anytime, Twi.”

While her girlfriend put the bag back in its original spot, Twilight sat down on the hay bale, and gave another look to the cloth tied around the area between hindquarters and her knee. She imagined Spike’s reaction when she came home with her leg like this. 

Her focus was drawn back to the present when she heard Applejack climbing down the ladder, and she couldn’t help but let her eyes wander over the Earth Pony’s flanks. They inspired some risqué thoughts that made the Unicorn blush.

But when Applejack came down and turned to face her, Twilight felt a different kind of warmth as she gazed at her special somepony. Her strong, yet shapely build. Her fluffy chest. Her pretty blonde mane. Her cute little freckles. Her gorgeous green eyes. Her awesome hat, that wasn't a part of her body, but was definitely part of her.

"Everythin' alright, sugarcube?"

And, of course, her voice. It was deep, as far as mare voices went at least, and her charming southern accent made it music to Twilight's ears.  Everything about Applejack made her feel all warm inside.

"Yeah, everything's alright."

Applejack smiled, and came up to nuzzle her. She sat down next to her and threw a foreleg around her back, pulling her into an embrace. Twilight in response gracefully nuzzled Applejack's neck. 

"So, uh.." Applejack began awkwardly. "Y'all want to head inside? In the house, ah mean." Twilight frowned a bit, and looked up at her girlfriend.

"...Actually, can we stay here, like this, for just a little longer? You don't have any more chores for the day, do you?"

"Naw, ah'm all set for today..." she looked at Twilight. She couldn't possibly say no to that face. 

"Alright, Sugarcube."

Twilight smiled brightly, and snuggled into Applejack, who promptly wrapped both her forelegs around her girlfriend.  She rested her head on Applejack's chest, and relished the feeling of being held in her strong legs. As comforting as it all was though, Twilight couldn't stop her brain from drifting back to those more... "dirty" thoughts. Without even really thinking, she began to rub Applejack's haunches in a sensual manner.

Raising an eyebrow, Applejack grinned at the mare in her embrace. Twilight opened her eyes, a steamy expression strewn across her face as she peered up at Applejack, who lightly chuckled.

"Feelin' a little frisky, aren't we darlin'?"

Rather than reply, Twilight cupped Applejack's cheek, and pulled her in for kiss. Soft moans of delight coming her throat, Twilight slipped her tongue past her lips and unto Applejack's. She always had a taste of apples, sometimes strong, sometimes faint, but always there. She opened her mouth as an invitation, and Applejack followed suite.

Their tongues brushed against each other, and soon became locked in a slow dance in the dark that was their mouths. With the passion growing, Applejack let her hoof slide down Twilight's stomach, giving it a little rub that made the Unicorn giggle into her mouth. She slide it down further until it just barely hovered above Twilight's nipples.

Before going any further, Applejack opened her eyes, and noticed the barn door was still open. Twilight must have noticed too, because a purple aura enveloped the thing and it slammed shut. Looking down at her lover, she saw a playful smirk on her face. She responded by continuing the make-out session.

Twilight's horn flared again, and the barn doors were locked.

Now without any worry of being walked in on, Applejack let her hoof roam over her lover's teats, eliciting a small shudder. She traveled further down until at last, she reached Twilight's lower lips.

Twilight groaned in pleasure as Applejack's hoof worked its magic, slowly rubbing circles into her slit, with just the right amount of pressure. Their lips parted, and Applejack brought her muzzle down to Twilight's neck. She bit her lip and breathed in through her teeth.

"Applejack..." she said in a breathy whisper, as the Earth Pony's lips suckled on her neck, and her hoof massaged her vagina. Her girlfriend took that as a plea, and started going a teensy bit faster. She was never rough or extreme with her love-making. She was always slow, but effective. Gentle. Purposeful.

Tender.

Twilight's soft moans filled her eardrums. Her lithe body beginning to convulse as the fire in her groin grew. Applejack clung on tightly as a jolt of immense pleasure shot through Twilight, causing her to arch her back. But that was just the first part. Now, it was time for the big guns.

Slowly, Applejack inserted the tip of her hoof into Twilight's opening. Twilight squeezed her legs shut around the hoof, panting and moaning louder than before. Her voice was getting real high.

Applejack's hoof went in deeper, she rubbed the inner caverns of Twilight's vagina. The Unicorn could feel herself about to burst at any moment. Her horn began to faintly glow. Applejack peppered kisses around her cheek. She once again lightly upped the pace of her strokes.

"A-Applejack...I...I.."

With one last thrust into the slit, Twilight came, and came hard.

"APPLEJACK!"

Her horn flared, and tiny firework like particles shot out as juices erupted out of her lower area, coating her girlfriend's hoof in her ecstacy. Applejack slowly pulled out, and brought her hoof to her, licking it clean. She embraced Twilight as she rode out her orgasm, strained breaths coming from her throat. 

As she starting coming back to herself, Twilight rolled over, and rested her head sideways on Applejack's chest as if she were a pillow. A very warm, fluffy, sexy pillow, with a cowboy hat. Applejack smiled warmly.

"How ya feelin' now, sugarcube?" Her voice was as buttery smooth as ever.

Truth be told, Twilight had completely forgotten about her leg. She had thought the day was ruined when it happened, and instead, she got a hoofjob from her girlfriend, so all in all, it was a pretty damn good day.

"Never better." She nuzzled into Applejack's chest.