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// Wreath - Hydra 
// Story: Let It Snow: a Hearth's Warming Collab 
// by The Princess Rarity 
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Watching the snowfall through the window, Shining Armor's breath frosted the glass as he sighed.  Stretching out on the couch he hummed contently while rolling over, only to be greeted by two wide violet eyes.  Pretending he didn't notice, he closed his eyes intentionally slow, smirking when he saw her eyebrows knit together.

"Shiny,"  his little sister Twilight whined, before going silent for a few seconds.  Feeling her hoof prodding his muzzle, she started bopping him repeatedly in an effort to get his attention.  "Shiny...  Wake-up...  You were going to help us with decorating for Hearths Warming..."

Finally feeling her teeth start to gently tug on his ear, vainly trying to pull him from the coach, he jolted upright to her surprise.  With a quick roll, and the surprised squeal of the filly, he scooped her into his arms and tackled her in a hug.

"Nopony bops Captain Shiny's nose," he said jokingly as he carefully pinned Twilight, using just enough strength so she couldn't break free.  Her squeal turned to a giggle fit as his horn glowed, her squirming intensifying as his hooves tickled her and his muzzle gave her tummy a quick raspberry.  "The punishment is death... by tickle attack!"

"Noo!" Twilight squealed with delight, managing to break free as she tried to run, only for a glowing wreath of pine branches to lasso her.  She squealed and bucked playfully as she tried to get away, Shining dragging her back into his tickling embrace.  "Help me Caddy!"  she managed to shout between giggle fits.

Seeing a shadow loom over his shoulder, Shining was too late to dodge.  With a flap of pink wings, and a, "yay Caddy!" from Twilight, the alicorn tackled him to the floor.  Disoriented, and knowing what was to come, he waited for the world to stop spinning while he felt his legs get tangled in a series of wreathes and a filly sized weight climbed onto his chest.  When the world finally stopped spinning, he looked up to see the two mares staring down at him smugly.

"What do you think, Twi,"  Cadence said coyly, "no mercy?"

"No mercy!"  Twilight cried before tickling Shining.  His eyes quickly teared up as he tried to not laugh, before seeing Cadence's muzzle descend toward his own.


-xoxo-


Stellar Sparkle watched them roughhouse in the christmas decorations from the kitchen, sighing as she felt her mate leaning against her.  "They look so nice together, don't they."

"They're practically sisters already," Strong Armor whispered into her ear as he rubbed her shoulder.  She hummed contently while he massaged her shoulder, making him chuckle.

"Maybe we should let him reap what he sowed..." Stellar said coyly pushing him off, watching Cadence steal a kiss from her young colt.  "...at least for a few more minutes."