//------------------------------// // Chapter Four: Of Rejections and Projections // Story: That One Time: Two Princesses Enjoyed Their Harem Honeymoon // by TheCrimsonDM //------------------------------// Chapter Four: Of Rejections and Projections Written by TheCrimsonDM Dinner had been a relatively quiet affair, and something they'd all gotten used to at this point. It was nice to share dinner with everypony but Twilight knew that there was at least a little tension down beneath. Celestia had made a mention of more adult fun activities happening after the dinner, and she realized that there was only one Celestia and Luna, and six of them. This meant that some of them were going to be left out unless they wanted to have a much more... awkward adventure. Something that Twilight was not at all comfortable with yet. Still Twilight felt bad that at least a couple of her friends and fellow wives were going to be put out to pasture tonight. Applejack and Rarity could handle each other’s needs most of the time, so it wasn't surprising when those two walked off together, their tails entwined with each other’s in a show of affection. Luna grabbed both Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy in her aura and walked off, carrying them more like a young foal might carry her stuffed animals as she went to bed.  This left Twilight and Rainbow Dash to be chosen. Twilight looked at Rainbow Dash and felt her heart break inside. The sad look in her eyes as she realized she was going to be left alone tonight. Twilight reached out with a hoof and squeezed Rainbow's shoulder. "I'm sorry." Rainbow Dash huffed. "It's whatever. You've been waiting for this for a lot longer than me, so I can deal." Celestia walked around the corner, she had been off doing something or another with Cadance. She looked at them. "Hmm, has Luna not chosen her partners yet?" Twilight was about to speak up and tell the truth, that Rainbow Dash was going to be left alone, but Rainbow Dash cut her off. "Pfft, nah, she invited us, we just wanted to see what you were thinking first." Celestia nodded. "That's good to hear. Alright come with me Rainbow Dash." Twilight started to walk forward and then froze. "Rainbow Dash?" Celestia looked down at her. "Yes, well you've been keeping me company quite often these past few nights. I think it's only fair to spread my love to the others too. I know I haven’t made a schedule for these... nightly activities yet, I will soon, but for now I think Rainbow Dash deserves some of my love, don't you?" "Yes but-" Rainbow Dash spoke up. "-I'm good. I can, you know, figure it out." Celestia looked between the two of them. "No, I think I've made my decision. I'll take Rainbow to bed tonight, Twilight you had an offer from my sister, you can always take up. Or, I can take care of your needs tomorrow." Celestia walked away, her hips swaying with powerful lust. Rainbow Dash looked at Twilight. "I'm sorry, I'll just stay here if you want." Twilight shook her head. "No, go get 'em, champ." Rainbow Dash looked unsure, but she nodded and quickly followed after the princess of the sun. This left Twilight all alone in the hallway. She knew she could just go jump into bed with Luna, Pinkie, and Fluttershy, but honestly that sounded really messy and a bit scary. She'd just go back to her room for tonight. It was pretty obvious that Celestia was not a fan of multiple partners, unlike Luna who couldn’t seem to be satisfied with only one pony. So even if Twilight did interrupt Rainbow Dash and Celestia's fun to join in, even if she was welcomed in, she knew that Celestia wouldn't be able to fully enjoy herself. Then again, Twilight felt the same way. She had been with Celestia and Luna at the same time once, and the experience was enough to make her feel uneasy to try it again. Not that they were bad, but she just couldn't focus on fully enjoying it, too many hooves, too many tongues, too much of Luna and Celestia doing things that should have been considered incest. No, Twilight would go to her room, shut the door behind her and climb into bed all alone. It was a lot colder in here than she was used to. She hadn't slept alone since the night before the wedding, and now that she was here again, all by herself and looking up at the ceiling, she pondered for a moment if this was something she could really do. She looked at the clock. It was only barely 10 pm. Early for Luna, late for everypony else. Twilight laid there, her mind working around the idea of what the challenges of this marriage would hold. Having to share Celestia hurt, she didn't want to admit it, but her heart was in stabbing aching pain every time Celestia chose somepony else besides her, be it for a simple kiss, or for nightly passion. Twilight would never begrudge her friends the chance to be with their lover, but it still stung to be left out... and that was just what it was. It wasn't just sharing Celestia, it was the fact she was entirely left out. Time crawled by as she lay there, rolling over numerous times in an attempt to go to sleep. She feared that if she waited too long to sleep, perhaps Luna would come in here, sensing something was wrong. If that happened then Twilight would have pulled Luna away from her friends and fellow wives. She didn’t want to do that. She looked over, it was 11:45 Pm. nearly midnight.  She couldn’t sleep like this. She rolled over and got out of bed. It wasn't that she couldn't go without sleep. She'd made a practice of not sleeping for days, or even weeks at a time when studying for projects. Yet she wasn't working on a project and she didn't want to stay awake. She knew what she needed. She needed company, to not be cold, alone, and quiet. There was only one real choice here if she wanted to not bother either of her lovely princess wives.  She left her room, walked the distance over to Rarity and Applejack’s room, really it was just Rarity's room but it was the one she saw them go into. She hesitated as she lifted a hoof up to the door. If she did this, she'd be interrupting them, but by now they had to have finished their nightly task. Surely they could simply hold her now right? She knocked on the door. Gentle, almost too quiet. She waited a minute, and then two. Twilight turned to leave, not wanting to dare knocking again, they were probably both asleep after all. The door opened and Applejack had stuck her head out. "Sugarcube?" Twilight looked at her. "H-hey... um... I'm sorry..." Applejack looked around as if expecting somepony else to be here. "Where’s Celestia?" "In bed, probably asleep." "Why aren't you with her?" "She’s with... Rainbow Dash." The words crawled out of her throat like razor blades.  Applejack's eyes widened. "Get yer fanny in here this instant." She opened the door all the way and revealed that the room was not nearly as much of a mess as she expected. In fact, Rarity was sound asleep on the bed, her mane looked ragged, but she was otherwise sleeping peacefully. Twilight walked past Applejack, noticing for the first time that Applejack had let the length of her blond mane down, no ponytail. Twilight lowered her head. "I'm sorry to interrupt. I can go if you don't want me here." Applejack closed the door behind her and locked it. "Not at all. Yer getting in bed with Rares and me." Twilight looked at her. "Is... Is it okay if I just want cuddled?" "That's what Ah thought you wanted, if'n you do want more we can wake up Rares though." Twilight shook her head. "Just cuddles." Applejack gave her a warm smile. "Alright then, let's get you to bed." Applejack allowed Twilight climb into bed first. It was a large bed, easily large enough for all three of them, but it was a little awkward to snuggle up to a sleeping Rarity. Rarity mumbled in her sleep and rolled over so that her back was facing Twilight. Twilight wrapped a leg around Rarity’s barrel and nuzzled into the back of Rarity's neck as she spooned her friend. Twilight would be lying if she didn't admit that Rarity's butt felt really, really nice against her lap. Applejack slipped in behind Twilight, and spooned her, holding her nice and tight. Applejack whispered, "You good? Need anything?" Twilight shook her head. "I'm okay now. Thank you." "Anytime, we're all married now, so you can enjoy us anytime you want. Me and rarity already talked about that." Twilight found herself smiling despite the pain she still felt in her heart. Having friends was good. "You talked about sleeping with all of us?" "That too, but Ah meant, we talked about what to do when Celestia decided to pick another pony for once. We'll be here fer ya, whether you want to cuddle like this, or if'n you want more. Just let us know and we'll be here." "You talked about me being rejected by Celestia?" Rarity's voice spoke up. "Darling, you weren't rejected. She just wants to give us all equal amounts of her love. But we did talk about how to take care of you when she did choose another pony. We want you to be happy and loved in this new life of ours." Twilight grimaced. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you." Rarity replied. "It's quite alright, darling. I woke up when Applejack left my side to go to the bathroom earlier." Twilight smiled even wider. "Thank you, girls. I love you both so much." Applejack whispered. "We love you too." Rarity added. "With all of our heart." She was quiet for a moment. "And apparently all my butt, since you seem so keen to keep rubbing against it." Twilight froze, she didn't realize it but she was rubbing herself against Rarity's rear end. Not to any sexual gratification, it just felt really, really soft. *** Celestia had led the way to her room, allowing her loving Rainbow Dash to follow her in. Once inside the door closed shut, and Celestia looked at Rainbow Dash. It was clear from the tense muscles and nervous eyes that Rainbow Dash still hadn't become comfortable with this. She'd learn to, but it would take time. Especially for her it seemed that relationships were a hard thing to roll with. Celestia was tired but not entirely sleepy yet. She walked over to the liquor cabinet that she kept in her room here for just such an occasion. "Do you want something to drink my love?" Rainbow Dash shuffled a few steps toward her nervously. "I... you’re not um... planning to get drunk are you?" Celestia gasped. "Heavens no, not that it works for me anyway, as an old alicorn my body heals too quickly for alcohol poisoning to really affect me, so getting drunk is so rarely an option. No, I just like the flavor of whiskey." Rainbow Dash nodded. "Okay, well, I'll take a shot I guess." "That's my girl. Now where is my, oh there we go. Two shot glasses." Celestia levitated them down and put in some Jackal Brand Whisky, strong, burning taste, but not strong enough to intoxicate her. Rainbow Dash chugged the shot down in one gulp, whereas Celestia slowly drank hers. The burning bitter flavor was good, she recalled the days where she could get drunk. The very same days that led to the law involving this marriage in the first place. Not a bad result for being hammered, she would say. Rainbow Dash sat down and looked up at her. "Do you think Twilight will hate me?" Celestia looked down at her. "Of course not, why would you say that?" "Because you chose me over her." "Twilight won't hate you for that. She might be a little moody about it for a minute, but she has to learn to share. I have seven wives now and I can't spend all my time with her alone. I love all of you." "I think she wants you to spend all your time with her." "Well too bad, she can grow up and I can be allowed to enjoy all of my lovers." The way Rainbow Dash looked at her made it clear that Celestia had said something surprising. Celestia tried to fix it. "Sorry, she's just been... needy. I love how needy she can be most of the time, but she's taking you away from me and that's not fair to me or you." Rainbow Dash swallowed. "I don't think she meant to do that." "Of course not. That's why I'm not mad. Just... I guess I’m a little moody myself. I apologize. I hope I didn't ruin your night with my comment." Rainbow Dash shook her head. "Of course not. You’re like, my wife now. If you can't be honest with me, why would we be married?" Celestia smiled. "Thank you." Celestia decided to down the rest of her whisky in one burning and delightful go. It was hardly anything but she could already see that Rainbow Dash's cheeks were a little warmer color and her nervousness had melted away. Oh if only alcohol had that effect on Celestia, she'd love that. Alas, when she was stressed out she just had to deal with it. Going over to her bed she climbed up on top of it and nodded for Rainbow Dash to join her.  Rainbow Dash walked over. "So, um, what are we doing?" Celestia let out a playful giggle. "Each other." Rainbow Dash giggled and she climbed closer to Celestia. "Sure... but we can totally like, cuddle after?" Celestia nodded. "I’d have it no other way." Needless to say, the bedroom got quite spicy after that. No need for details, just that Rainbow Dash got more than she bargained for, as did Celestia. Being married certainly had its perks.