Vinyl's eyes stretched wide, and she pushed out her front hooves, resisting Octavia and pulling away from her. The gray mare stared at her, mouth gaping, the tiniest tendril of saliva bridging between their lips. The emotions in her eyes were enough to make Vinyl want to crumble into ashes.
"Please, Tavi. I don't want you to do something you will regret." She breathed.
She swallowed and turned away from Vinyl Scratch, sniffling gently. "I've ruined it all haven't I... our friendship."
"No!" She burst out, red eyes wide. "Octavia, I've been battling with my feelings ever since we met. I know that seeing that you want this as badly as I do should make me feel good, but we're letting our hormones do the talking rather than what we see is right. We need to take this slower, when our minds aren't just trying to find the easy way out of our discomfort."
Octavia smiled at her, eyes sparkling with respect. A warmth flared inside of both mares, and they pressed their heads together, enjoying the closeness and shared warmth. Then Vinyl leaned away, stretching gently.
"How 'bout we go to the Canterlot Spa? We can cool down in the water there." Tavi suggested, blinking softly.
Vinyl nodded, imagining the cool lapping water around her aching thighs. It would be good to remove some of the heat winding up in her body. She followed Tavi out onto the street, her stomach mumbling as it digested her breakfast. She skipped cheerfully after Octavia, ignoring the looks of distaste she received from the posh Canterlot citizens.
Octavia seemed to be a little nervous, as if she didn't want to be seen by her upper class friends if she was hanging out with Vinyl. The thought pricked the white unicorn, and she ground her teeth a little and slowed her cheerful pace, mocking the ponies around her by strutting after Tavi with her head held high, only looking at ponies down her nose.
The spa was rather regal. The marble walls stretched high on each side, and delicate carved sculptures dotted every corner and table. A large fountain rose from the ground in the entrance, spouting water quietly. Vinyl had never been somewhere so hoity toity. She bent her head to drink from the fountain, but Octavia poked her painfully in the ribs.
"It's not for drinking." She hissed under her breath, looking desperate, almost regretful.
Embarrassment flooded Vinyl, but she didn't see much point in having a fountain of fresh sparkling water if she wasn't allowed to sip from it. They talked politely to the spa ponies, who had their manes in delicate styles. A blue mare with a feather behind her ear led them to the private bathing area, pushing open the stable-like doors.
Vinyl slipped in beside Octavia, listening to the doors shutter closed behind them. "If you didn't want to be seen with me, you could of just told me." She said sourly.
Octavia winced and looked away. "It's not like that! These ponies just expect a lot of great things from me. They expect me to be posh, and delicate, and well-mannered. There had always been a part of me that is that. But I was born on a farm, and there is also a part that wont be replaced. The care-free side."
Mouth half parted to speak, but the words lodged in her throat, Vinyl watched Octavia step away, towards the large open bath in the ground that resembled more of a pool. Steam rose from the water, and she wasn't sure that she was in the mood for more heat, but Octavia slipped into the hot water, beginning to draw her wet hooves through her mane.
Vinyl found it hard to tear her eyes away as she watched Octavia wade around in the water, slowly drenching her mane so it hung heavily over her shoulders. Summoning all of the courage she could muster, Vinyl tested the water with a hoof, then let herself slide into it. It was strangely pleasant, the feeling of the jets somewhere underwater gently shooting more warmth in her direction.
Tavi was leaning against the edge, smoothing tangles out of her tail. Vinyl swum towards her, legs gently moving against the water. She rolled onto her back and kicked around a bit, then used her magic to grab a bottle of soap from the side and pull it over. She unscrewed the lid, then began to dump the thick liquid soap into the water.
"What are you doing?" Octavia exclaimed as Vinyl used her unicorn magic to get the last drops of soap from the bottle.
Discarding the plastic, she began to kick and thrash around, laughing as Octavia looked more and more dumbfounded. Bubbles and foam began to churn into the water, rising to the surface until Vinyl had created a massive bubble bath. She scooped up a pile of the downy, crackling foam in her hoofs, then chucked it at Octavia. Most of it just floated into the air, but a splash of soapy water hit the gray brown Earth pony.
"Hey!" She giggled, turning around and bucking the water in Vinyl's directions.
Soon the whole room was filled with floating bubbles and cheerful laughter, the tiles were soaked from the splashing water, and both ponies were drenched, their manes messy and their fur brushed in all directions. They splashed around in the warm water, smearing soap into each others pelts.
Octavia pinned Vinyl down in the shallow end, bubbles dancing around her. The water lapped around the white unicorn as she stared up at the Earth pony. The sound of the crackling foam around them was the only sound above their breathing. Octavia leaned down and kissed the fellow mare, and that time she was returned the favor.
They locked in an embrace, their lips rolling together in harmony. Vinyl found her hooves sliding up and down Octavia's slippery coat, still keeping contact with her warm lips. Tavi's tongue pressed into her mouth, sliding against her own tongue and exploring the base of her throat.
There was a sweet pop as they broke their kiss, eyes locked. Red and violet eyes connected, and they held each other, steam rising around them. Water dripped from Tavi's mane onto Vinyl's forehead. Vinyl suddenly reared up, changing their positions drastically, pushing Octavia down into the water with a sloshing sound. The water rose up just to her jaw, and she giggled like a filly as Vinyl began to kiss her all over.
The unicorn's lips planted kisses down Tavi's neck and shoulders, along her collar bone and her chest. She ground softly against the other mare, a squelching sound coming from their wet fur rubbing together. Octavia let out an aroused giggled, leaning her head right back until the tendons in her neck tightened. Vinyl licked along it gently, eyes sparkling.
Vinyl wrapped her hooves around Octavia, then pulled her towards the corner that all the froth had receded to. They kissed each other again, then they both sank into the soapy bliss.