Game Night
By: Sam Cole
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Sharp breaths punctuated the air. Why wouldn't they? Everything was on the line here. The reality of everything was on the line. Rainbow Dash's modification of two classic games had turned from fun to terrorizing in a heartbeat.
"So Shy, what have ya got?" The multi colored mare smirked.
"Full house." Fluttershy smirked back, wiping the smile off her friends face. "I win."
"... Just say what you want." Rainbow growled as her other friends laughed. So far, Fluttershy was the big winner of truth or dare poker. Dash, the big loser.
"You have to say 'Fluttershy, you rock. Woohoo.'"
"Shy, you rock. Woohoo..." Rainbow growled, but soon followed through with a laugh.
The next hoof was dealt, and for one white mare, the deal was horrid. She found herself begging and pleading that Applejack was the top pick. Applejack would leave it at something messy. Undesired, but welcome over what could happen.
But despite Rarity's desperate pleas to the heavens, the Apple pony was not the top winner. But twas rather the librarian, Twilight.
"Yay, I won!" She giggled. " And it looks like Rarity lost. So Rarity, truth or Dare?"
Rarity thought for a second of saying truth, but knew better. She knew that request could show too much on her end. "Dare, Twilight dear."
"A dare? Hmmm, what to do?"
Rarity found herself wishing it was attend her friends next lecture. Something-
"I got it!" Twilight beamed. "Rarity, I order you, to give me a great memory, like none of our other friends have before!"
"... My dear, you're being a bit vauge."
"That's the point, silly." Twilight smiled brightly. "Help me experience something I never have before."
"Hmm, alright." Rarity smiled as she reached over and pulled the lavender mare to herself. Twilight was speechless as Rarity's lips neared her own. Rarity, for her part, saw a way to dispel all doubt that really, no pony was having in the first place. "I, Rarity Grace, will give unto you, your first kiss."
"I-I-I... okay..." Twilight muttered as the white mare smiled, all their friends speechless. " Close your eyes?"
Rarity complied, and soon felt something cool press against her lips. Rarity peeked, and let out a chuckle as she found the mare of magic smirking back as she pressed a Hershey Kiss to the white lips. Rarity arched her brow as she opened her mouth and snatched the candy. "You're lucky that was chocolate."
The reaction was priceless as all of their friends began to laugh, until Twilight's on error came to. "I said something I nev-"
Twilight began with a smirk, but froze as she caught herself mid-sentence. But it was too late, all of their friends sat around shocked again.
"You've been kissed?" Rainbow squealed. Try as she might to suppress it, the cyan mare was a sucker for romance stories. Even more so those others did not want to share.
"I-" Twilight blushed , looking away.
"Oh man!" Rainbow laughed. "Oh, I would've never seen that coming!"
"Rainbow dear, stop it." Rarity chided.
"Who was it? Somepony we know?" Pinkie asked, cutting in.
"Y'all know who it was. It had to be that Flash feller, right Twi?"
"No, I- Hey, I'm not the loser, I'm the winner! I don't have to answer the truth questions." Twilight stated, holding her head up high.
"Oh man, That poor sucker!" Rainbow laughed as five pairs of judgmental eyes fell upon the mare. "Imagine it. Kissing Twilight has got to taste all eggy and like old books and binding paste!" For one mare, that comment was one too far.
"You take that back!" Rarity declared, letting her hooves strike the table as she stood up tall. "Twilight's kisses are not eggy or musty in the slightest! Each one of her perfect kisses is like a gift of warm sunlight after a winters cold. Like the soft caress of a warm shower! Expression given form! Her lips are magical, and inspire love and comfort and safety whenever I get the privilege of setting my own upon them!"
Rarity huffed as she looked around to her four stock still friends, all with mouths hanging open as they tried to comprehend what was just said. Twilight made due with letting her head bang into the table with a groan.
"What?!" Rarity asked as no pony moved.
"Rarity." Twilight growled from the table. "Sit down."
"In a minute dear." Rarity chided in response.
"You- and- and Twilight?" Pinkie finally managed, pointing a hoof between the pair.
"Oh my..." Fluttershy managed, her drink slipping from her grasp as the plastic cup clattered to the floor.
"Since when?" Applejack asked, leaning forward.
"Oh, oh my stars..." Rarity gasped. "Twilight darling, I'm so sorry. Rainbow just said those mean things about you and I-"
"It's alright Babe," Twilight sighed. "They were going to find out sooner or later."
"Why didn't you two tell us?" Rainbow finally asked, recovering from her shock not just of the relationship, but Rarity screaming at her too.
"We wanted to just keep it a secret." Twilight grunted from the tables surface.
"Something unique to us darling." Rarity nodded.
"How long has this been going on?" Fluttershy asked at long last.
With a quick glance at each other, Twilight sat up, and pulled the deck of cards in close. "If you want that information," The librarian said with a small amount of sass and flair as the crack of the shuffling cards rang out, "You'll have to beat us first."
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