Another Sappy HiE Fic

by exsnaggerwes


Shower

Rainbow Dash shot me a worried look as we landed at her doorstep. "You shouldn't lock your legs like that when you land, newbie. You could get seriously hurt from that."

I gave it a few seconds to sink in that my landings before hadn't been so soft, and while I usually landed with a gallop, I was faced with a quick and vertical landing so I wouldn't run into her door. I more or less just folded my wings about a meter from the floor and dropped. I grimaced, "Thanks."

Rainbow pushed open one of the grand doors to her cloud mansion to reveal the expansive foyer welcoming us inside. "Have I met you before? I feel like I've seen you somewhere," she stated dryly looking back at me.

"No, I've never been to Ponyville before in my life. Why do you ask?"

"You look a lot like a pony I've seen before. Are you sure you've never been around here before? Do you have a brother that looks exactly like you?"

My heart plummeted. I looked back at myself thinking of all of the ponies who looked like me. Before I could see better, I would have been able to compare myself to Big Macintosh, but I knew that idea was out the window because we weren't even the same height. I could tell without meeting him that I would never stand up to the stallion because I didn't even stand much taller than Rainbow Dash herself, a fact I became acutely aware of promptly after meeting her. It was the same situation with Celestia. There was also the fact that anypony else I could think of were either mares or not pegasi. I knew exactly who Rainbow Dash had seen, and my whole world shattered at the thought.

"Aha! I got it! You look just like that cocky stallion who thought he could beat me in a race! He challenged me non stop for three days straight and didn't beat me once. He owes me like a whole week of forced labor for that! He hasn't paid up in full yet. If you see anypony that looks like you hanging around, make sure you tell him that Rainbow Dash is looking for him," she said, elbowing me in the side. I just stood there wide-eyed at the thought that I clearly wasn't the only one who was terrible at racing Rainbow Dash, and that apparently The Great and Powerful Trixie really could interact with beings from other universes. Either that or it had been a gigantic coincidence.

"Okay," I muttered.

Rainbow led me into the foyer and my eyes didn't even get a break from their widened state. If they could have gotten any wider to take in the view, they would have. Inside there were windows that stood a full two pony lengths high on either side. There didn't appear to be any glass or shielding from the elements, but there wasn't really a reason for that. The mansion was over the weather cloud layer. Framing the doorway were two columns, and to the side stood a life-sized statue of a pegasus with goggles in flight. From the ground, I could only see underneath, so its mane was invisible but its tail was styled like Rainbow's. If I were to venture a guess, I would say that it were modeled after her or someone she admired, but it obviously looked custom built and strangely made of stone.

"How does this house stay so high in the air with all of this in here? Is that really made of stone?"

"Of course not," she giggled, "If it's grey, it's most likely made of clouds. Some of them are just a higher density than others, and some are infused with magic. You really did grow up on the ground, didn't you?" I nodded in response, not wanting to state the obvious. She continued, unfazed, "The furniture in cloud houses have to be enchanted so that non-magical objects can rest on them. Cloud beds, wardrobes, pedestals. Speaking of, how do you like that sculpture?"

"You mean this one?" I gestured to the statue next to the door.

"Yup!"

"It looks great, almost manufactured. It looks a bit like you."

"Thanks! I made it myself."

"You what?"

"Yeah, I made that. I made most of the stuff in here, including the house itself. It took me a few years, but when your job is as easy for you as mine is, you get a lot of free time to enjoy yourself with your hobbies. I used to dabble in a bit of sculpting and architecture when I wasn't practicing my stunts to impress the Wonderbolts. Now that I'm a shoe-in, I don't have to spend nearly as much time making stunts as I do practicing general flight technique. It turns out aerodynamics are useful for more than just flight techniques, too. I learned that the hard way when I couldn't find my house one time when it blew away. That's why I have to have all these giant windows."

Impressed by the fact that Rainbow Dash was obviously a deeper pony intellectually than anyone else made her out to be, I was pleased to continue the conversation. "Doesn't that make it less private?"

"Yeah, in a way it does. If anypony were to really try to get my attention while I were asleep, they would only have to fly into my bedroom window. I don't really care for privacy anyway though, so it's not a problem. Nopony ever seems to venture out here anyway. The windows are more for looking out and down than in."

"That sounds really nice. I wish I had a place like this." We had to fly to get to the next level of her house just outside of the foyer. We landed over a balcony, and just like the outside and entrance, the floors were unrealistically soft. Rainbow Dash opted to hover through the hallways, which were like a smaller version of the castles' halls without stained glass in the windows. The house wasn't much to look at, and looked like it was rarely used.

"You could have a place like this if you had the skills to make one. I could teach you if you like," she offered.

"That would be awesome!"

"No problem. Here we are," she said when we reached the end of the hallway. Not a single empty room of hers had a door, including her bathroom. The room wasn't littered with hair care products, makeup, a larger than necessary collection of soaps, or anything else for that matter. Her sink stood upright instead of on the floor like the one in Canterlot and Twilight's crystal castle, and there was a towel hanging to the side of it. It resembled an Earth bathroom in that aspect, but that was where the similarities ended. The room itself was about the size of an average living room. The toilet was the familiar floor model, and the rest of the room was mostly open space. There was a subtle divide after the toilet and sink, and I assumed it was a makeshift shower of some sort, which I had yet to see anywhere in my stay.

"Since you're new and all, I guess you don't know how to use a shower like this. Most ponies just use tubs, but I can't stand soaking, or sitting still. Here's what you have to do," she pulled me further into the room, crossing over the shower divide, landed on her front hooves and bucked the wall, forcing out a flash and crack of thunder which made me flinch. Suddenly, room-temperature water came raining down from the entire ceiling. Rainbow Dash stood with her eyes closed, enjoying the water and eventually addressing me once more, "It will only go on like this for so long, and the water doesn't get very hot, so you have to keep starting it if you want to stay in here for longer. I usually don't take very long-"

Her words dulled while I stared into her stunning magenta eyes. I didn't want to look away, but my damn eyes wandered anyway. They ventured further back her head to her soaking mane, and then down to her body, and finally to her toned flanks. Her coat was only as trimmed as mine was, and as the rain kept coming, it continued to drip down from her fur, which hung down from the weight. I fantasized about licking her clean from mane to tail. I wasn't sure why, but I just did. My wings were starting to extend and I could feel heat in my face and neck. Luckily, the water had cooled me down by some amount. I was suddenly acutely aware that I was naked.

In a shower.

With another pony.

Of the opposite sex.

And it was hot.

With all shame thrown to the wind, my wings shot out to full length on perfect display for the mare to see.

I was ripped from my daydreaming by wing slapping my side. "Can you hear me newbie? Or did you already get water in your ears?" She didn't seem to notice my embarrassment. I thanked my red coloring for not making my arousal clear in my face, and hoped to all that was holy that my wings were the only thing erect. A quick stock of my body could tell me, to my everlasting relief, that they were. I quickly settled down enough to reflexively shake some moisture from my feathers and return them to place.

"No, sorry. What's that?" I asked, feigning a headshake to 'clear the water from my ears'.

"I said the soap is right behind you. Do you need any help?"

"Oh," I looked to confirm the soap's location, "thanks. And no thanks, I think I can handle it."

"Whatever you say, just pass it to me when you're done." She fell to her haunches and patiently observed my fumbling with the soap. I only tried holding it and managed to drop it a record number of times before she finally whipped past me and grabbed it herself. She managed somehow to hold it in only one hoof, and gave a snort before starting to rub me with it. I jumped from the sudden contact without warning, and she just raised a curious eyebrow. I didn't expect her to be so forward. Tartarus, I was simply shocked she was in the shower with me and watching me try to clean myself. It was an experience completely alien to my virgin body, and I didn't know how to feel about my first time showering with someone when they were a pony. The awkwardness was finally reaching the front of my mind, but she didn't seem to notice anything wrong at all.

"What's wrong? Are you hurt? I didn't mean to hit a sensitive spot."

"No, it's just," I trailed off.

Don't you dare fucking ruin this, you scrub. You're in the shower with a mare, now you better make the best of it. Don't be a lilly livered little chicken shit!

"It's nothing, sorry. Go ahead."

She hovered over to me and continued slowly. After a while, I managed to utter out, "Thank you." I wished there was something else I could do to thank her for helping me out the way she did. I didn't even necessarily need a shower, and she just took me into her house anyway without a second thought. Come to think of it, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight all treated me with the same hospitality. Even Applejack gave me a chance to work for a few bits without me having any prior work experience. If I could remember correctly, which was much easier since coming to Equestria as a compliment to my other improvements, not a single door had a lock on it. Everything was open to the world, and even Rainbow Dash's mansion, which was presumably filled with her sculptures and other artistic and architectural achievements, was open to vandalism, or unauthorized entry. The ponies seemed incredibly trusting and secure with their belongings. Kindness like that was something I could have only ever dreamed of back on Earth.

"No problem, newbie. You're still going to have to do this yourself eventually, but I don't mind helping out a fellow pegasus in need. Just so long as you don't mind scratching my back too." At that moment she made her way from the lower region of my barrel, cutting away from my private area altogether, and migrated to my withers and wing joints. I shuddered at the feeling as she came to my wings, and instantly they flew outward. If I didn't know better, I would have thought she did that on purpose to punctuate her request.

Wait. I don't know better.

"What do you mean exactly?"

"Oh you know, nothing special. A wing massage or two, maybe a roll in the-"

"Hey!" I cut her off, knowing where she was going with that.

"Exactly!"

*facehoof* "I didn't mean it like that, I only just met you. What are you talking about?" My sudden movement away pushed the bar out of her hoof and she just lowered her hoof to the floor, narrowing her eyes.

"I have needs too, Wes. Don't think I didn't notice you staring earlier," she winked.

Ohmygoshohmygoshohmygoshomygosh. My face grew cold and my heart raced. Was I about to get lucky without even trying?

Sadly for me, I wasn't. The second she saw my reaction she fell over guffawing at my reaction. "You should see yourself right now! You really thought I was coming on to you! In the shower, no less?"

I blushed, embarrassed. The water stopped, but my coat was still covered with suds, so I just bucked the wall in frustration to get the water to start again.

"Oh, come on newbie. It wasn't that bad, was it? I was just playing around," she let out a seemingly genuine apology. I rolled my eyes, wings still erect, and once again praying to Celestia that nothing else was.

"Sorry, I'm not used to flirting," I grumbled, "How am I supposed to know if you were serious or not?" Then, low enough for her to not hear I added, "Stupid sexy Dashie."

"Hm? What's that?" She asked, more out of amusement than real curiosity.

"Nothing," I responded sharply.

"I'm pretty sure I heard my name somewhere in there. Would you mind repeating it?"

"I said nothing!"

"No, I'm pretty sure I heard you call me sexy too," she teased.

I tried to growl, but only managed a nicker. I was shocked by the sound I made, but still no more than I was to her response.

"Cheer up, newbie," she nuzzled me. "Sorry for being so forward. You are cute, you know."

My ears perked up, completely disobeying a direct command from my brain.

She picked up the soap and started towards me saying, "Here, let's finish this and get out of here, okay? I don't want to get all pruned before showing you around the sky."

"Sorry."

"For what?"

"Sorry for over reacting. I just," Don't say it bucker! "I'm not used to being a pony yet, and I don't normally shower with others." Good boy.

"That's cool, I don't do that much either, but you said you were new to your body, so I figured you would need some help," she said from behind me. She was being much gentler on my wings than before, and she even seemed to be massaging them and... preening them. Wow, she really did go the extra mile with me. "Plus, you are kind of cute. All joking aside, I really wouldn't mind sharing my bed with you if you want to give it a shot," she stated matter-of-factly.

"Please don't mess with me."

"Wes, I'm serious. You're welcome whenever you like, just so long as you treat me right. Now do you mind?" She trotted around me and faced the opposite wall with her wings spread and facing me. "I need a hoof with this." She didn't hand me soap or anything, so I assumed she just needed a rub or something.

"Do you want me to massage your wings?"

"Yes, that would be great, if you don't mind."

I didn't really know what to do, so I just started the way she had done with me. I rubbed small circles just under her wing joints and worked my way outward. I got to the middle of her right wing and began noticing a few feathers come loose and I plucked them out with my teeth. I felt confident with myself already, but the feeling intensified when she lowered herself to lie down. "That's enough on that side," she pulled her right wing in and waved her left. I repeated my actions on that one, making her sigh and groan in relief. The water had rinsed out all of the soap from my fur and feathers and stopped for a second time. Rainbow Dash made no attempts to move, so I assumed we were done. I stepped out, finding a cabinet built into the wall and opened it to reveal towels inside. I grabbed two with my mouth and trotted back over to the blue pegasus to throw her a towel. I began to dry myself off when I heard her groan, "Dry me too, please."

I didn't protest at all as I finished myself then trotted over to her spot to begin with her. She rolled over and looked at me with bedroom eyes. I nervously looked away trying to prevent my body from reacting.

"Do you wanna just chill here for a little bit?"

"Uhh"

"Good. I'm going to take a nap. You're welcome to join me." Again, she didn't move. The floor below us was oddly dry for both being a shower floor and a cloud, so it made as good a bed as any. It was still a cloud, after all. Thanking the high heavens that I had the opportunity of a lifetime, I settled down next to Dash, who without hesitation, put a wing over me and pulled me tightly next to her.