"It's so big!"
Trixie couldn't help but snort, though she never took her eyes off the bag. The trough had been filled, its contents now enclosed in a rather large burlap sack. Ignoring Twilight's poor wording, she too commented, "I never, in my wildest dreams, expected to recieve this amount in a single show!" She was incredulous, "This is more than I used to make in a year!" The two mares were the only ponies left at city hall. Everyone else had gone home. The money bag wasn't really consuming their thoughts, however. Twilight had stayed behind to talk to Trixie about their revelations, but both mares found themselves stalling, finding every excuse to prolong the increasingly awkward moment. Daring not to look at her, Trixie was the first to talk. "Twilight, I meant what I said!" She shouted out abruptly. A blush crept onto her less-than-concealing azure coat.
Twilight blushed too, gazing at Trixie with a surprised and loving expression. She reached out a hoof to turn Trixie's face. Their matching, lavender eyes met. "I meant it too," Twilight responded quietly, nearly whispering. She leaned in and placed a firm kiss upon Trixie's blue lips. Trixie's eyes snapped open wide in shock, but soon after closed as she leaned into the kiss. She reveled in the taste of lavendar and maple as her tongue darted across Twilight's parting lips. Their tongues met within the Alicorn's mouth and wrestled with each other. It felt like hours, and the world around them slowly melted away.
As a result, they didn't hear Princess Luna walk up on them until she cleared her throat for a third time, louder than the rest. The mares jumped away from each other. Their faces flushed and they were both panting heavily as they took in their first full breaths in minutes. Luna covered a small giggle with her hoof. "I apologize for interrupting thine kiss; however, if thou art finished, I would like a minute of your time, Miss Lulamoon." The night princess gave a small smile in a bowing Trixie's direction before regarding Twilight. "Doth thou mind, Princess Twilight?"
Twilight shook her head and smiled. "By all means," she responded just before departing to intently study the leaves of a nearby tree in an attempt not to eavesdrop. It failed.
"Thou art very talented, Beatrix Lulamoon. We are thoroughly impressed." Luna began, "However, we would like to ensure your skill increases as it should."
Trixie had to bite back old habits to bark at anypony using her full name or suggesting that she was not already perfect. "Thank you Princess, but what do you mean?" She cringed at her wording, feeling she had not spoken formally enough for one of the royal sisters' presence. She let out a gasp as Luna put a hoof on her shoulder, her leg brushing against her silver mane.
"You can relax around us, Mi- Trixie." Luna caught her own formality. "We would like to take you under our wing as a student." Twilight's eyes went wide in surprise, along with Trixie's, no longer caring if the pair knew she was listening in or not. "We have been searching for a student since we were restored to full power; however, unlike our sister, we wish not to start from scratch with a filly." She gave a furtive glance in Twilight's direction with a grin. "Not to say that the filly did not produce fruitful results. After a millennium on the moon, we find ourselves not to be quite as patient as our sister any longer. Regardless, we find thou art perfect for the position. Doth thou accept?"
Trixie hesitated. She looked longingly at Twilight. She made up her mind and put on a brave face. "No." She surprised even herself. "Trixie has finally found a place in which she belongs and cannot leave her friends to move to Canterlot. Besides," She added, "Trixie specializes in illusion magic." She huffed and looked away defiantly, trying not to cry. As much as she loved Twilight and her new home, she had a serious passion for magic. She disgusted herself with the rejection.
Luna gave a hearty laugh in response. "Our sister managed to teach Twilight from afar, and surely we could do the same. Regardless, as an alicorn, we are powerful with Arcana. Forsooth, as a mage, we are an illusionist. She winked at Trixie's surprised expression. She wasn't taking no for an answer, that much was clear. "Thine first lesson will begin shortly. For now, farewell Trixie." With that, Luna climbed upon her awaiting chariot and was whisked away by two bat ponies in silver armor, leaving Twilight and Trixie to stare up at the night sky in awe until the chariot was swallowed whole by the clouds.
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The library door was slammed open with magic as the -still- making out mares stumbled in. As they passed the threshold, it promptly slammed shut again. A magically held bag of bits dropped to the ground with a resounding THUMP! They continued to move. Trixie backed Twilight into a book shelf and pinned her against it. Their tongues fought for dominance. Twilight was taking Trixie's lead. She had more experience with that sort of thing, as it were, and somewhere in the back of her mind Twilight was relishing in the oppurtunity to learn something. Closer to the front of her mind, however, she was enjoying Trixie's perfect curves as she moved her hooves across them, the feeling of the silk dress against her smooth fur as their bodies pressed against each other, and most of all, the feeling of Trixies hooves as they moved down to grope and caress her firm flank. She moaned into Trixie's mouth and her hooves found a flank of their own. She gave Trixie a light spank, having read about such things before, and was rewarded with a light giggle and a nibble upon her bottom lip. Trixie broke the kiss and looked with fiery determination into Twilight's purple orbs.
"Bed. Now."