As the first rays of dawn tickled the forest the birds began their morning songs, the raucous chorus building as the light grew. Fluttershy blinked herself awake at the sound and raised her head to look out the window at the nearest birdhouses. Her jaw dropped in a huge yawn, and as it ended she giggled at herself for sleeping in so late. Her movements made the Stetson slip from her head onto Applejack, who groaned quietly and unconsciously batted it onto the bed with a hoof before falling back asleep with an incoherent mumble.
The dropping hat and Applejack’s groan startled Fluttershy – in her sleepy state she had forgotten she was not alone. She kept from gasping aloud with a visible effort, then looked around furtively as she pondered the no doubt hung over earth pony. With no more surprises apparent, she crept carefully out of the bed, her eyes never leaving Applejack’s face until she was free of their tangle of legs.
Turning to glance at herself in the mirror, Fluttershy grinned at her unkempt mane, blowing a stray lock out of her eyes. She blushed as she remembered the night before, then cringed as she caught a faint scent of cider.
Ever so softly, Fluttershy whispered to herself, “Silly pony.” She shook her head slowly at the pegasus in the mirror, and seeing the worried expression there made her shrink a little further. “She’ll probably realize she was just drunk, and then...” she stopped and shook her mane back over one eye to block the gaze of the mirror-pony as a single tear escaped to splash on the floor.
Applejack had rolled over in bed when the sun splashed across her face. Grumbling sleepily, she reached up to pull her Stetson down over her eyes, but it wasn’t on her head. That woke her up some, and as her eyes slowly opened she could hear birds chirping; the sound hurt her head.
“Shut up ya-ahhhhhhh!” She groaned. Sitting up any time soon was a definite no-no, as was shaking her head, so Applejack just lay still where she was. Blearily she poked her hoof around the bed to try and find her Stetson until the sheets caught her attention. They weren't her sheets; they were far too soft. She blinked and looked around, moving her head slow. Everything was a little blurry, but even hung over she could tell it wasn't her room. She'd woken up enough times in this state to know that much.
Where the hay am ah? she thought, rubbing both of her temples with her hooves to try and work out the pain, which she knew wouldn't work but did anyway out of reflex. Oh horseapples, ah didn't hook up last night did ah? she asked herself again as the shame started to settle in. She didn't do it often, but when it happened she felt horrible for days, or even weeks.
Turning her head to one side to try and keep the sunlight out of her eyes, she saw a figure standing by the bed. He'll prolly be telling me to leave, she thought glumly, as that was how it always was. Her face started to drift into a scowl, but it vanished as her swimming vision cleared to reveal the figure was Fluttershy. The farmer had to blink a few times. Fluttershy? she thought, blinking again. That was Fluttershy alright. And she was crying.
“Fluttershy?” whispered Applejack, groaning again at the sound of her own voice and wincing at the groan. Her throat felt dry as a desert gulch, and she was decidedly hoarse. “Ungh, what did ah do last night?” she asked, licking her lips to try and get a sticky flavor off of them. It wasn't cider, and though it tasted somewhat familiar she couldn't put her hoof- Oh, horsefeathers! she thought as it finally came to her.
Fluttershy jumped as her name was called, spinning around and quickly wiping the tears from her eyes. She felt a surge of compassion as she saw how red Applejack’s eyes were, and she tried to muster a little smile to cheer her up. But when Applejack moaned out her question about what she’d done Fluttershy’s face fell and she seemed to deflate, her wings drooping to the ground.
“I... I’m sorry I disappointed you,” the yellow pegasus whispered, tracing a circle on the floor with one hoof. “I know I’m not very... I mean... um... I’ll just...” With a tiny choked noise, Fluttershy turned away and started toward the stairs, avoiding looking in the mirror. She paused and took a deep breath, then as she let it out added, “...I’ll make some breakfast, if that’s okay”.
“Hold up now, hold on.” Applejack said, waving one hoof and rubbing her head with the other. “Just hold yer horses.” She was glad that Fluttershy was so quiet; normally it was a tad frustrating to hear her friend so timid but right now it was a blessing. She wanted to shake her head to clear her thoughts but just the idea of it made her head throb in pain.
“Jus... just tell me what happened,” Applejack said, already having an idea about it, though a small part of her hoped she was wrong.
“Well,” said Fluttershy as she came to a stop with one hoof on the top step, “um... you followed me home from the party and knocked on my door. When I saw it was you I opened it and... well...” She hesitated, looking back over her shoulder at Applejack, though she couldn’t quite meet her gaze. Taking another breath she continued, “you, um... you...” She almost couldn’t continue as she blushed furiously.
With a tiny hoof stomp, Fluttershy gathered her courage and turned to face the earth pony directly. A scared but determined expression on her face, she finally got it out. “You pushed your way in by kissing me, then telling me you’d... um... rut me like a Windego, or something like that.”
Her blush now a furious pink, the pegasus managed to stammer out, “...then you did. Um... rut me, I mean. Though I don’t know if it compared to what a Windego might do.” Fluttershy dipped her head, her long mane falling forward to hide a small smile.
Applejack's cheeks slowly darkened from orange to red as Fluttershy's explanation of the night's events went on. She couldn't remember any of it. The last thing she remembered was bobbing for apples at Pinkie's party, and she couldn't even remember what the party was for now.
“Aw hay,” Applejack said, looking down and rubbing the back of her neck, her hoof feeling the clumped up mess of her mane where most of her ponytail had come undone. “Fluttershy, ahm real sorry for the way ah acted. Really, Fluttershy.” She frowned at her friend, hoping her devilish antics wouldn't tarnish their friendship. “If there's anythin' ah can do to make up fer what ah did and whatever ah said, just tell me.”
“Oh, Applejack,” said Fluttershy, her eyes widening, “no, no – you didn’t do anything wrong. I just... I thought….” She took a step toward Applejack, bringing one hoof up and almost touching her. “I figured it was just...” the pegasus trailed off into an incomprehensible mumble.
Suddenly Fluttershy jumped forward, emitting an “EEP!” as she almost ran into Applejack. “Um, excuse me?” she said as she looked behind her. Standing there was Angel, wearing an even more ridiculously stern expression than usual.
The rabbit stomped over to stand between the two ponies, then went through a brief but elaborate mime that seemed to include drinking and a lot of dopey expressions. Fluttershy watched, trying to figure it out but growing more confused every moment. Finally Angel threw up his forepaws in disgust and gestured at Applejack.
“Yes, that’s Applejack,” said Fluttershy, “w-what about her?”
Angel frowned mightily, pointed at Fluttershy, and then mimed something coming out of his mouth toward Applejack. When Fluttershy still looked perplexed he stamped the floor, did the gesture once more, then gave up and tromped back down the stairs.
Fluttershy stood thinking, the only sound the birds outside. At last her eyes opened wide and her face lit with a wide smile. “Oh! Angel wants me to talk to... you,” she finished, her smile growing sheepish.
Seeing that the rabbit’s diatribe had lost Applejack as well, Fluttershy squeezed her eyes shut, took a deep breath, and spoke. “Well, I saw you drinking and when you were here you were staggering and I wanted you to kiss me and you did but I was afraid...” Fluttershy’s voice had started to get higher, and she opened her eyes and looked right at the earth pony. She took a careful breath, and as she continued, her voice was only a little higher than normal.
“I was afraid you were only doing it because you were drunk!” she finally managed, then cringed as she added very quietly, “I’m sorry....”
“Fluttershy, don't apologize,” Applejack said, pulling herself out of the bed. She gingerly walked over to the pegasus and put her foreleg gently around her shoulder. “It’s all mah fault. Ah drank far too much last night 'n ahm sorry for forcing myself on you. But,” she turned Fluttershy's face to hers with her other hoof, looking her straight in the eye, “Even when ahm drunk ah ain't no liar. Whatever ah said last night, ah said it honestly.”
She bit her lower lip and swallowed, looking away nervously. “Ah guess ah ought to say it now then. Ah wanted to tell you for a while but ah never knew how. Ah like ya Fluttershy. Ah like ya a lot. As... more than a friend.”
Fluttershy looked into those deep emerald eyes, her gaze moving from one to the other. She quivered in place, her own eyes moist as she searched. Without warning she smiled fiercely and pounced on Applejack, surprise (and muscles sufficient to do chiropractic work on a bear) enabling her to drag the earth pony to the floor.
“I like you too, Applejack,” said Fluttershy in a quiet but firm voice, “and as much more than a friend!” And with that she bent her head and kissed Applejack hard, a single happy tear escaping to dampen the earth pony’s cheek.
Her hangover fading against the happiness she was feeling, Applejack returned the kiss, hugging Fluttershy and feeling her sense of unease and discomfort start to fade away. Just one thing lingered: why couldn't she say the big L word? She didn't know – she felt it, she was sure of that, and holding Fluttershy close like this was enough to cement the idea - she just wasn't ready to say it.
After a couple of minutes she broke the kiss and rolled over to gently deposit Fluttershy on the floor. Standing back up, she rubbed the back of her neck and blushed a little while smiling. “Listen... ah'd really like to stay, but I’d best be getting back home. Family might get worried, you know, and I still got a lot of chores to do. Uh... wanna meet up later though? Ah can come by and we can get some dinner together.”
Fluttershy was a little flustered finding herself rolled onto the floor, but gave Applejack a wide smile. Bringing the tips of her hooves together she looked up at the farmer and made a happy little “squee!” sound. Before long she stood in a single, smooth motion, then moved close to Applejack and leaned against her. She took a long, deep breath, inhaling earthy scents from the orange coat, then nuzzled an ear and whispered, “Yes, please!” into it.
* * *
That evening, Fluttershy was bustling about her home, taking care of the various animals that lived indoors. She hummed as she worked, flipping her mane about and smiling at everything. Even Angel grumpily overturning yet another salad didn’t dull her mood; she simply rolled her eyes and put a new one down a short while later.
Just as dusk began to fall, the yellow pegasus froze in place, a small blush appearing on her cheeks. She frowned for a moment, her ears flicking back and forth as she thought something over, and finally she gave a small but definitive nod.
“Yes,” she declared firmly to the room in general, “that’s what I’ll do when Applejack comes back!”
A short while later a knock sounded at the door. Applejack had returned, having spent the day taking care of the farm. Fortunately, her explanation to Big Mac that she had not, in fact, gotten stupid while drunk and then been shoved off by some stallion had just enough truth in it that she could pull it off. After a hard day of work she had washed up and come right back to her favorite pegasus.
“Fluttershy,” Applejack called, not wanting to open the door uninvited. “It's Applejack!”
As she jumped up from watching a hedgehog devour its dinner, Fluttershy bumped the table and knocked over the salt shaker. She ignored it as she flowed to the door and opened it with a wide smile.
Applejack was glad to see Fluttershy with a smile, but was a little surprising to see her with that much smile. Near as she could remember, Fluttershy never smiled that much. It was amazingly pretty and a lovely distraction after a rough day.
“Hi Applejack!” she said brightly. “Come on in!” Closing the door behind the earth pony, she turned to face her, blue eyes shining. “I’ve been working on something special today, just for you!” Turning her face away slightly to hide her impish grin, she softly added, “...if that’s okay with you.”
As Applejack took a breath to respond, Fluttershy visualized the bear, then leaped and wrapped her hooves around the earth pony’s shoulders, twisting as she fell so that she ended up atop the orange mare, straddling her hips. “What in tarnation?!” Applejack yelled.
“My turn,” said Fluttershy with a little giggle as she leaned down to kiss Applejack even harder than she had the night before.
The orange mare grinned now that the surprise was sprung and the whole situation was clear to her. Fluttershy was returning the favor from last night and going whole-hog on Applejack; an idea that was at once both hilarious and arousing. Melting into the kiss, Applejack bit back any responses and giggles she had, simply enjoying the position she was in.
Fluttershy felt Applejack relax under her hooves and let out a series of happy noises as she kissed her way along the earth pony’s jaw to her ear. She gently lipped along its length, flicking the tip with her tongue, then nibbling her way back down, tugging lightly on it with her teeth as she softly held Applejack down.
“Mmmm, you’re being such a good pony,” she breathed onto Applejack’s cheek. She laid her forelegs over the blonde’s, holding them still as she pressed close and moved her kisses to her neck. She caught a bit of skin between her lips and tugged, the scent of earth pony making her nostrils flare.
Fluttershy moaned with pleasure as she bit and suckled at Applejack’s neck, their rear legs stroking along each other, soft coats sliding together. Before long she was lost in what she was doing, and unable to resist how good the earth pony felt and tasted, she bit down just as her shin pressed between Applejack’s legs.
Applejack gasped as the warring sensations of teeth and stroking legs flooded through her. “Woah! Heheheh, easy there sugarcube,” Applejack said, turning her head to gently nuzzle Fluttershy's mouth into a kiss and away from her neck. She slid her hooves from under the other mare’s and lifted them to gently stroke her wings while she waited to let Fluttershy continue in the lead role.
Her face flushing pink, Fluttershy blurted out, “Oh! S... sorry, Applejack! I’ll be more gentle.” Looking into the earth pony’s deep green eyes she saw honest passion and trust shining there. With a happy noise she dove back into kissing Applejack, her tongue darting in to taste and tease. Carefully she started trailing kisses and licks back down the orange coat, her rear leg brushing against the dampness growing between Applejack’s legs.
“Oh mah goodness,” Applejack managed as Fluttershy’s mouth and leg sent warm tingles racing through her. Her hips bucked up against the pegasus of their own accord, and she stroked that lovely pink mane, breathing out “That’s... that’s real nice...”
Fluttershy lifted her head to look down at the lovely blonde mare who was gasping beneath her. Her look had a touch of her usual timidity, but Applejack’s moaning thrilled through her, making her bold in spite of herself. She pressed her shin harder against Applejack’s marehood, smiling wider as she felt the slickness growing there at her touch.
“You’re so beautiful,” the pegasus said before bending down to rain kisses on Applejack’s chest. “Now you stay there while I do... um... whatever I want,” she said, almost giggling as she started licking her way lower.
“Mmmm, yes ma'am,” Applejack said softly, lifting her head to watch Fluttershy's progress. She didn't need to since she could very well feel where the yellow mare’s tongue was, but she wanted to watch. Fluttershy taking charge, albeit a little clumsily, was adorable and Applejack did not want to miss a bit of it.
Fluttershy moaned between kisses as she slid down along Applejack’s body, enjoying the feel of such strength under her hooves. Each little lick brought her closer to the delicate cleft whose scent of arousal now filled her with hunger. Before long she found herself lying on the rug, her head between Applejack’s thighs, and as she looked up she met those lovely green eyes again and gasped at their splendor, her breath hot on the farm pony’s mound.
Moving slowly, Fluttershy brought her hooves up to part Applejack’s legs a little further. She lowered her head and took a long, slow lick of the orange and pink slit, using just the tip of her tongue, her gaze never leaving those entrancing eyes.
Soft gasps escaped Applejack's lips as the tender, hesitant tongue of Fluttershy stroked her marehood. It was a heavenly touch the likes of which she had rarely felt before. Far beyond the physical feeling, though, was the desire she could see in Fluttershy's soft blue eyes. Knowing that she wanted to make Applejack feel as good as she could was enough to get Applejack flowing.
Applejack’s gasps made Fluttershy’s eyes shine with pleasure, and she lapped happily at the flow, her tongue parting the folds. She slid her hooves around to cup the earth pony’s rump, lifting her a little to open her up further. Taking a breath, she dove in, her nose pressed against Applejack’s clit as she drove her tongue deep, moaning as her muzzle was covered in slippery sweetness.
“Nnnnnnnggggggghhhhhh!” Applejack groaned, biting her lower lip, her head falling back as she lost the focus required to keep it up. “Fluttershy... oh my, this is goooooood!”
Fluttershy’s eyes looked worried for a moment when she heard Applejack’s head thump gently against the rug, but the earth pony’s enthusiastic cries banished her concern. She starting humming as she explored Applejack’s cleft, the vibration rolling through her nose and mouth and thus into the nub she was nuzzling. Her hum turned to a moan as her questing tongue was rewarded with another little burst of sweetness to be lapped up.
Closing her eyes as she concentrated, Fluttershy brought one hoof out from under Applejack. She stroked along the inside of one orange thigh, then slid the tip softly along the moist nether lips she was parting with her tongue. The pegasus started humming again as her mouth drifted up to envelop Applejack’s clit, her tongue flicking over it as she stroked the opening just below with her hoof.
Applejack’s moaning got louder as the pegasus stroked her, and unconsciously her hips started pressing up to match Fluttershy’s movements. She gasped as a yellow hoof pressed against her opening just as her gyrations ground her against it, making it slip inside her.
With a happy little “ooh!” at the feel of her hoof being pulled inside, Fluttershy smiled and suckled at Applejack’s mound, her tongue making long wet circles that trailed over her lips and clit. She could feel the earth pony tensing as she neared climax, and with an impish grin she slowed her ministrations.
“Oh sweet heaven ah’m so… close…” Applejack growled out as she tried to move herself against Fluttershy’s mouth and hoof. She started to raise her head but let it drift back down as that wonderful tongue swirled over her again. She managed to get one hoof up to stroke Fluttershy’s mane, the soft pink sliding over her coat just adding to her excitement.
Fluttershy slowed her pace, licking languidly and turning her hoof a bit to stroke the earth pony’s g-spot. She watched Applejack writhe at her touch and realized just how aroused she was becoming while teasing the blonde.
Her face flushed red, Fluttershy breathed out, “All you have to do is ask,” just before flicking at Applejack’s clit with her tongue.
A tiny corner of Applejack’s mind could hardly believe Fluttershy, of all ponies, would tease her like that. Did that silly filly think it was easy to make an Apple beg? The rest of her, though, honestly wanted to give Fluttershy whatever she asked for just so long as she didn’t stop.
Giving up on the struggle, her hips still twitching up to press against the pegasus, Applejack finally managed to gasp out, “Yes... oh mah yes, Fluttershy... please!”
With a joyful smile Fluttershy quickened her pace, licking and sucking as she thrust her hoof inside the mare. She managed to work her other hoof down between her legs and gasped as she stroked her own wetness. She could feel Applejack pulling her hoof deeper inside as the earth pony started to crest with a long, low, deep moan.
Adrift in a torrent of bliss, Applejack lost all capacity for words as she finally burst, her marehood pulsing around Fluttershy’s hoof. Her back lifted off the floor as she came, even spurting a bit with the intensity as she pressed herself against her lover. The orgasm seemed to last an hour as she shook and cried out, eyes closed and head thrashing.
Fluttershy kept her mouth and tongue moving in time with the hoof between her own legs; she couldn’t even move the one inside Applejack as the earth pony’s muscles clamped down. Applejack’s surrender to pleasure carried Fluttershy over the edge as well, and she groaned into her lover as thrilling jolts ran through her.
All at once the two ponies collapsed against each other, gasping. As they basked in the afterglow they gradually took longer, deeper breaths. Fluttershy managed to open her eyes first, lifting her head to look lovingly up at the panting pony whose legs still twitched alongside her head.
Fluttershy carefully crawled up Applejack’s length to nestle against her, wrapping her hooves around her and letting out a long, exhausted breath.
A few moments later Applejack’s eyes opened, and she smiled as she snuggled the pegasus. “Woah,” she managed in a tired voice, “Ah ain’t never felt nothing like that!” She chuckled softly and nudged Fluttershy with her nose as she added, “You’ve got a lotta nerve making me beg like that!”
Fluttershy lifted her head, a nervous expression on her face. “Oh, my. I hope... I mean... was that okay with you?”
Applejack reached up to kiss the pegasus, her smile driving away Fluttershy’s fear. “Heh... can’t say ah ever thought I’d say so, but for you, puddin’ pie? Whatever makes you happy.”
Tucking her head back into the crook of Applejack’s neck, Fluttershy pressed closer.
“You make me happy,” she said with another long and contented sigh.