Rarity noticed three tings when she woke up. First was the sunlight on her face helping bring her out of slumber. Secondly was the presence of another body pressed up against her own. The last thing was that she could feel her skin touching the other girl's.
Opening her eyes brought the vision of Sunset's sleeping face. The mussed up red hair framing a peaceful face, with the slightly open mouth and trace of drool added a cute factor to it.
Carefully extracting herself from the bed so not to wake the still slumbering woman, Rarity made her way to the bathroom. On her way she picked up the lingerie that had spent the night on the floor and after folding them, placed it next to her bag.
Stretching in front of the mirror she admired her own form, but also noticed a couple additions. Rarity lightly touched the hickey Sunset had left on her shoulder and figured any number of shirts would be able to cover it. The teen then frowned at how messed up her make-up had gotten, then gasped at how much of it had to have rubbed off onto Sunset's pillowcase.
Rarity was finishing up brushing her teeth when Sunset arrived to handle her own morning abulations. She planted a kiss on the porcelain teen before taking a sidelong glance at the shower.
"Easily enough room for two in there, and we could both probably use a good cleaning." She offered to Rarity.
"Don't know how much cleaning would happen. Let me go get the teakettle going first." The other girl replied, leaving the bathroom and giving Sunset a few minutes of privacy.
Once the kettle was heating up on the stove, Rarity stepped into the bedroom and laid out a couple outfits for them. She finished up as the kettle whistled. Moving back to the kitchen to take it off the stove, she heard the shower get started.
On her way to the bathroom, she caught Sunset stepping out into the hallway to fetch her, a toothbrush still in her mouth. Laughing a little at her girlfriend, Rarity checked the temperature of the water before stepping in.
A moment later Sunset joined her, wrapping an arm around the other girl and kissing her on the lips. When they separated, Rarity bopped her on the nose.
"We can have our fun cleaning each other, you don't want your tea to get cold." She said smiling.
The pair let the water run over themselves first before shampooing each other's hair. Once they had rinsed it out they applied the conditioner and turned the water off to let it soak in. They used that time to soap up one another.
After Sunset had gotten Rarity's back, the purple haired teen turned them both around to soap up the older girl. Shifting the mass of conditioned red hair out of the way she noticed several lines on the girl's back.
"Oh, did I scratch you during?" She asked, blushing at the memory of the previous night.
"A little, nothing to bad though. Just the throes of passion." Sunset replied.
As ivory fingers traced the amber skinned back, feeling the taut muscles just underneath, she became aware of two pale lines running down the upper back that crossed the lines the finger's had made. Rarity gently followed their path down the shoulder blades and felt Sunset shiver.
"Sunset, these seem old." She said in a concerned voice, posing a question without asking.
"Yeah. Transforming into a demon isn't exactly a pleasant experience." Sunset answered in a quiet voice, leaning back into the hands for comfort.
"They've healed nicely at least." Rarity stated, trying to think of something right to say. She slid her arms around her girlfriend to offer more comfort.
"Not at first. They never bled or anything, but they weren't exactly sealed. Those first couple weeks were almost as painful as the transformation. After a month the pain was mostly gone, unless I slept wrong or didn't stretch out properly. In fact it wasn't until I became, what did the boys call me, Daydream Shimmer? That was when they scars went away, for the most part." The red haired girl explained, snuggling back into Rarity's arms.
"I'm glad that they've healed. Wait, does Twilight have the same scars?" The fashionista asked, worried for both girls.
"No, I asked. Her transformation was different than mine. I tried to force someone else's power to my whim while she was corrupted by raw magic." Sunset said, allaying some of Rarity's worry.
The shower was finished up quickly after that, the mood having been dampened by the conversation. Once dried up they cuddled on the couch with tea, finding comfort in each other.
A few days later at school, Rarity met up with Fluttershy on the way to band practice. Once they had greeted one another, Rarity's curiosity got the better of her.
"So Fluttershy, how did your little plan work out?" She asked.
"What, oh that plan." The timid teen stated before looking around checking their vicinity for possible eavesdroppers. "Rainbow really liked the outfit." She managed to say before blushing and hiding in her hair.
"Well it's good to know that the two of you are doing well." Rarity remarked.
A few minutes later, when she had found her voice again, Fluttershy asked "Are you and Sunset not doing well?"
Rarity stumbled. Once she recovered, and made sure no one had saw her misstep, she looked her shy friend over.
"Weren't aware we were that transparent in our relationship. We're doing just fine, as well as you and Rainbow if I'm not off my mark. I take it all of you know then?" She answered, a light blush on her cheeks.
"Yeah, though I had to tell Rainbow. Applejack took a while to figure it out, though I'm not sure if Twilight knows." Fluttershy responded.
The two smiled as they entered the band room. Ignoring Rainbow Dash's complaints about taking forever and her posturing, Rarity stepped over to Sunset and planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Thought we were trying to see how long we could fool the others?" The red haired girl questioned, putting an arm around her girlfriend.
"For the most part, they all know." The teen remarked before going to get her keytar setup.
Utilizing the brazenness of their friends, Fluttershy took the opportunity to plant a kiss on Rainbow. This surprised everyone, though less for the action itself than who took said action. Rainbow Dash, of course, was the most surprised, but wrapped the shy girl up in her arms and really kissing her.
A minute passed by before a loud cough drew the pair back to the world.
"I guess the cat's out of the bag now." Rainbow stated.
"It's about time the two of you were open about your relationship. Pinkie, you owe me 10 bucks." Applejack said, holding a hand out to the other teen for her winnings.
"You all already knew?" Fluttershy asked.
"More of a guess, really."
"It was obvious, darling."
"Yuparooni."
"Looking over the facts, it was clear."
"Of course."
"Pinkie Pie, if you knew we were together, why didn't we get a party like Sunset and Rarity did?" Rainbow questioned.
"Don't be silly, I threw that party ages ago. See." Pinkie replied, pulling her phone out to show off the pictures of the party.
"Wait, this was back during freshman year. We only started dating after the Fall Formal." The athlete remarked.
"I knew that you two would be together eventually. It was just so obvious that I couldn't wait to throw the party." Pinkie explained.
The other girls just shook their heads as they finished tuning their instruments for practice.