It had been a few weeks from the afternoon Sunset came home numb. All her friends were hanging out in her apartment for once. It was a rare treat for her. Though it might become more common now that Fluttershy and Rarity both got their licenses.
They were all gathered on her couch and floor in the living room. They had been talking about various life things: hobbies, grades, teachers, parents. Eventually they landed on boys. Rarity, as always, had someone to gush about. Though she never made any moves. She insisted that the boy approach her for anything. Sunset just always assumed Rarity just wasn’t that interested. Rarity wasn’t one to let something she actually wanted pass her by.
Applejack always had the same thing to say; she was too busy on her farm to be interested in anyone. Fluttershy...never said anything. She would always just hide behind her hair until the topic passed. Sunset would have to give her a little nudge some time so that the whole group would know about her.
Rainbow Dash mentioned something about having to spend nearly all her time either practicing or having to meet with her tutor. Sunset thought she saw the slightest hint of a blush appear before she got up and went to the bathroom. She wasn’t going to push her on it. Rainbow, being a slight hothead, might just blow up at it being mentioned. Sunset couldn’t help but smile to herself.
Pinkie Pie wouldn’t stop staring at Sunset the entire time. Sunset had noticed it nearly right away, but chose not to acknowledge it. At least not until she had to. When prompted, Pinkie nearly burst, “I’ve been waiting for Sunset to be ready to go on a date with my sister!”
All the girls just stared at Pinkie for a few seconds. Just long enough for Pinkie to start blushing. Finally, Sunset spoke up, “Alright, Pinkie Pie. I think I’m ready. I’ll go on a date with your sister,” she pointed a stern finger at Pinkie, “But no being weird if it doesn’t work out.”
“OHMIGOSHOHMIGOSHOHMIGOSH!” Pinkie couldn’t stop jumping up and down.
“Um, Pinkie,” Rainbow Dash had returned, “Isn’t Maud in college? As in, a little too old?”
Sunset shrugged, “She’s only about a year older. That’s not too bad.”
Pinkie Pie started giggling. And she continued giggling. The girls all looked at each other a little confused.
“What’s so funny, Pinkie Pie?” Applejack didn’t sound amused at all.
Pinkie wiped a tear from her eye, “Maud is great, but she has a boyfriend. BUU~UT my sister Limestone is amazing too! You two will have a great time together.”
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“You're late.”
Sunset blinked. She checked her phone. She was late. By one minute.
Sunset gave her a sheepish grin. “Sorry.”
“I'm here for three reasons: one, I love my sister. Two, she covered my shifts at the Rock Farm all week. Three, she set this whole thing up,” Limestone gestured around the lavish restaurant, “She's even paying for our bill.”
“It was awfully nice of Pinkie Pie to do this for us.” Sunset looked around.
It was the nicest restaurant in town. It had at least four giant chandeliers. Clear crystals filled with white light. Pure white tablecloths stood in stark contrast to the black velvet chairs. Bright silverware glistened in the light. Then a thought occurred to Sunset.
“Wait, what's a rock farm?”
Limestone stared at her for a moment. She looked as if she was about to get up and leave the table.
Finally, Limestone let out a long sigh. “The Rock Farm is our family business. We grow and sell custom crystals.”
Sunset couldn't hide her look of confusion. “Is that a thing? I haven't heard of that before.”
“It's a proprietary technology developed by our sister, Maud.” Limestone cracked a smile. “We've only been in business a couple years and already all of our college educations are paid for.”
“Wow.” Sunset was a little too shocked to think of much else to say. Thankfully the waiter showed up to take their orders. Why did they always show up right when she needed them to?
“So,” Limestone started after handing her menu to the waiter “Pinkie told me you've been going on dates with a bunch of different people over the past couple months. One of them was even a little serious. Why the sudden urge to go out with me?”
Again, Sunset was at a loss. Clearly, Pinkie had told Limestone about Her. This stirred up no small amount of emotion in Sunset's chest. Why would Pinkie share all of that with a person she was setting Sunset up with?
“Don't be mad at Pinkie Pie.” This caused Sunset to pause and meet Limestone’s eyes. “Pinkie Pie has a LONG history of oversharing information. But oddly, it all works out in the end. Personally, I think it makes you interesting. Going on a bunch of random dates to figure yourself out is a little weird to me, but hey, at least you're trying.”
Limestone lifted her water glass. “Here's to trying to figure this stuff out.”
“To figuring it out.” Sunset let out a small giggle and clinked her glass with Limestone's.
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After a relaxed meal full of friendly conversation, Sunset and Limestone walked out to see a limousine waiting for them. At least they assumed. The driver was standing there with a sign that said “Limeset Sunstone”.
Sunset turned to Limestone with a giggle. “Come on, Limeset.”
Limestone gave her a glare. “No. We are NOT doing that.” She walked up to the driver, snatched the sign away, and ripped it up. “I don't do cute like that. Its...UGH.”
Limestone climbed into the limo. Sunset apologized to the driver and climbed in behind her. They sat in tense silence as the driver started driving off.
After a few minutes, Sunset spoke up. “So, no cute stuff. Check. What else she we avoid for the rest of the evening?”
Limestone sighed. “It's not that I don't like cute things. I just don't like THOSE kind of cute things. The...lovey dovey cute things.”
“I usually think they're kind of funny, but alright. No more cutesy lovey dovey stuff. I'm sure Pinkie Pie just added that because she was so excited.”
“That's true. My baby sister. You can't help but love her. And her annoying enthusiasm.” Limestone smiled when she said that. It wasn't a snarky smile and it wasn't forced smile. It was genuine. And seeing it pulled Sunset’s entire being into that moment.
Unfortunately, the moment was ruined by the driver making an announcement on the intercom. The limo ride came with a bottle of chilled wine.
“Nice.” Limestone quickly found the bottle and the glasses. After inspecting the bottle, Sunset barely heard her mutter, “hmm, Pinkie really did her research.”
“Um...are you sure we should drink?” Sunset's hesitation only earned a glare from Limestone. After a second, her expression softened.
“Look. It's one bottle that we're gonna share. It's really not a lot at all. Sure we'll get a little tipsy, but that's kind of the point. To chill out and relax.”
Limestone opened the bottle and poured two glasses. As she handed one to Sunset, Sunset said, “I've never had wine before.”
“Well, this is a good first wine to try. It's a nice red blend that's just a hint of sweet. It’s from my favorite vineyard. And it's the perfect wine for just sitting and relaxing. Which is exactly what We're doing. What should we drink to?”
“Um...to Pinkie Pie. For setting up this amazing night.”
“Eh. Sure. To Pinkie Pie.”
They clinked their glasses and took a sip. The flavors danced across Sunsets tongue and twirled down her throat. “Oh wow. This is good.”
Limestone smirked. “Told ya. It's a really good wine.”
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The driver announced that their time was almost up and that they needed to decide on a destination. Their time in the limo had been spent talking and drinking. They'd actually found a second bottle of wine and were almost done with it. Well, Limestone was almost done with it. Sunset had to be cut off after her third glass.
Limestone pressed the intercom button and told the driver to just go to her house. After giving him the address, she turned to Sunset and smiled. “Hey lightweight. We're headed to my place. Try not to barf on my rug.”
Sunset tried to focus on Limestone's eyes. It was really hard with everything moving around so much, so she settled with looking in her general direction. “I'm not gonna be sick. I feel totally fine.”
“Really? You can't even sit straight.” Limestone gestured towards Sunset's rather slumped posture.
Sunset responded by sitting up straight in her seat and folding her hands in her lap. “See? I'm not too drunk.”
As soon as the words left her lips, the limo took a long, wide turn causing her to lose her balance and topple over, landing face first into Limestone's chest. Sunset popped her head up right away. “Oops. Sorry about that.”
Limestone's face was beet red. A vast difference from her usual grey. Oddly, Limestone didn't seem upset by the incident. But before the topic could be discussed, the limo stopped in front of the house.
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Sunset's head was pretty clear now. She had taken a shower in Limestone's apartment and gotten a chance to sit and collect herself while Limestone took her own shower.
As Limestone came out of the bathroom, Sunset couldn't help but admire her body. Even though it was covered by her robe, Sunset could still see her strong legs and sense her toned torso.
“What're you staring at?” Limestone's question tore Sunset out of her thoughts.
“Oh I'm just thinking about our night that we just had. And how amazing it was.”
Sunset got up and wrapped her arms around Limestone's neck, causing her to freeze in the middle of drying her hair. “It doesn't have to end here, you know.”
Sunset gave Limestone a small peck on her neck, causing a small twitch through the girl’s body. Limestone pushed Sunset back.
“Why did you agree to go on a date with me? You never answered me at the restaurant.”
Sunset was shocked. She thought they had been having a good time. She turned and say back down on the bed.
“I was actually thinking about that while you were in the shower. I started these dates as a way to find myself, so to speak. But now, I figure I'll just have fun with them and see what happens. I like you, Limestone. I had a lot of fun tonight and, honestly, I'd like the fun to continue. And then, we'll see how we feel in the morning.”
Limestone closed the gap between them and kissed Sunset. And she found out just how toned Limestone's torso was.