//------------------------------// // Chapter 12 // Story: Shinobi of Equestria // by Fan of Fanfics //------------------------------// Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or MLP Naruto's eyes fluttered open, his vision blurry from his night of sleep. His birthday party had gone late into the night, because Pinkie couldn't just NOT go overboard on his birthday party, especially now that he knew the pink mare...liked him. He'd have liked for his fellow shinobi to have stayed longer, but they did have their duties. He perked up though, remembering his new jutsu scrolls. He could actually train in some new Jutsu! As he tried to hop out of bed, he was yanked back and squeezed in the grip of the slumbering Pinkie Pie. "Where does she come from?" Naruto thought, thinking he had locked his door. Well, at least this time the party pony wasn't covered in syrup. The moment Pinkie managed to track down his other smitten friend, she rushed at Applejack, giddy to share her thoughts on sharing the shinobi-turned-stallion. A chill shot down his spine, seeing the two look at him, smiling and giggling. On the one hand, he at least didn't have to worry about the friendships forged among himself and the ponies falling apart. On the other, the idea of being the shared 'special somepony,' as Pinkie had called it, of two mares seemed daunting to him. He wasn't sure he'd be able to handle it. He blushed as he realized the snuggling pony sleeping next to him had leaned in, kissing his cheek in her sleep. Still though, he smiled. He could get used to that. But he was getting hungry, and had to get up to go and eat something. But he wasn't going to get out of bed with the pink mare clinging to him. "Dear Kami," he muttered. "How to properly wake a sleeping Pinkie Pie..." For a moment, he thought about pulling a Sleeping Beauty approach and kissing her awake. Shrugging that off, he went with a different approach. Pinkie's eyes shot open and laughter escaped her throat as her bed-mate began his vicious assault on all her ticklish spots on her body. "Naruto!" she cried, between bouts of giggles, gasping and snorting in laughter. "Ok, Ok, I'm awake!" "I know," replied Naruto. "But now I'm having fun." Pinkie Pie couldn't speak anymore, laughing too hard to form coherent words. She tried to crawl away from the assault, but her opponent just followed. Neither realized in which direction they were moving, until Pinkie Pie managed to roll off the bed, pulling the blonde ninja over with her and landing on top of him. Now it was her turn. And as she smiled devilishly at the blonde, and he realized just what was gonna happen, he paled and shook his head. "Pinkie Pie, don't. You. Da-" he was cut off by his own laughter as now Pinkie Pie began her counter attack. It payed to be the element of Laughter, as she had an innate sense of where to properly jab the stallion with her hooves to achieve the desired response. But maybe later she's have to check out some of Twilight's human scrolls. There might be tickle spots on humans that translated to his pony body. The last scroll she borrowed from Twilight, on 'seduction' had been alright, but it seemed like something she should save for later. She had asked Vinyl about it, and the DJ had given her a book that her roommate Octavia had instantly referred to as 'smut.' Naruto just referred to it as 'Pony Icha-Icha,' when she showed it to him. All Pinkie knew is that she'd definitely need to try some of the things in it. Unlike what Luna theorized, Pinkie Pie was easily mature enough to understand the intimacies of a relationship. She could be serious when the situation required it, though it was serious in her own, bizarre way. But what was fun about being serious? Of course, now that she had somepony to be serious with, it might be a lot more fun. Naruto was wheezing now, unable to speak and it making him unable to properly think. He needed somehow to get this to stop. He was still hungry after all, and besides his stomach growling, his sides were now hurting from laughing too hard. Acting on impulse, he gathered his strength and flipped over, once more climbing atop Pinkie Pie, but rather than the tickles, he touched his lips to hers, a gesture she returned with some force, stopping her struggling against her partner. She grinned as he pulled away, quite pleased with the way the morning was going. "Are you hungry?" Naruto asked the mare. Before she could answer, her own stomach rumbled. "Tummy says yes," she replied with a giggle. Naruto shook his head and stood, helping the pink mare stand as well. The two moved downstairs to the kitchen, seeing Konohamaru groggily making breakfast himself, though keeping an eye on their other house-guest, Scootaloo, who Naruto had invited to stay with them after learning about her parents. Namely, that she didn't have any. From experience, he knew that living without your parents, whether it be in an orphanage or on your own, sucked. And it wasn't like he and Konohamaru needed that much room. As Naruto began to prepare some of his instant ramen, "Thank you Guy and Lee!" and Pinkie Pie pulled leftover Birthday cake from his refrigerator, Konohamaru stared at the two with a smirk. "So that's why I heard all that noise upstairs...did you two...get it on?" Naruto nearly tripped, and Scootaloo raised her brow. Pinkie Pie, being Pinkie Pie, didn't seem at all bothered by the question. "I heard a lot of noise too," the Pegasus filly said. "What do you mean by get it on?" "I'll show you the scroll later," Pinkie replied, her mouth full of cake. Naruto's eye twitched and he began to shake his head frantically. "No, No, No!" he shouted. "I swear, Pinkie Pie, you will not show her that scroll! She's way too young and impressionable!" When she began to open her mouth again, he cut her off "-and you may not show her Vinyl's book either!" "Awwwww..." came the disappointed reply from both females, but Naruto wasn't relenting. "Besides, when she's ready for 'the talk,' I'm gonna make Rainbow Dash give it to her," he did whisper in Pinkie's ear, causing her to begin choking on her cake in laughter. Naruto didn't want to for a number of reasons, most of which anypony else would share, but the biggest was because his own 'talk' was disastrous. A by-product of being given it by Jiraiya of all people. The Pervy-sage himself. The fact that the blonde was technically a virgin made him even less qualified. By that measure, so was Rainbow, but hey, he had to pass it off to somepony. Pinkie was out because...well, because she was Pinkie. AJ and Rarity had their own sisters that were gonna eventually be in the same boat. Fluttershy would like feint at the very thought of sex, and Twilight would likely get too technical. Thus, Rainbow was getting this thrown at her by default. Naruto scarfed his ramen like he hadn't eaten it in forever, finishing it even before Pinkie Pie finished her cake. Normally an impressive feat, but then again, it was her marshmallow cake, so it took some time to chew and swallow. "Well ponies, I've gotta get to work," Pinkie Pie announced. "It's baking time!" "And I gotta get over to Sweet Apple Acres," Naruto said. "What's on your agenda for today?" Konohamaru blanched. "Ugh, helping Rarity and Spike hunt and dig for gems...Why do I get all crappy jobs. I'm your assistant, can't I just 'assist' you for once," he groaned. Naruto shook his head. "Hey, there really isn't that much use for us these days. We're ambassadors, we need to spread some good-will. It may be boring, but this is an important mission. Besides, I figure if we wanna be Hokages one day, learning politics can't be a bad start." The begrudging way he said it told the three others that perhaps Naruto wasn't being too sincere, but once he and Konohamaru had a proper place to train, hopefully the two would be able to relieve some of their pent up energy. Perking up, Scootaloo moved closer to the younger of the two ninja. "Ya know, if you're looking for something else to do, you could...walk me to school..." Konohamaru paled, looking toward the filly, her smile bright, and her eyes hopeful. His eye twitched a few times, before he sighed. "Come on, we better get going," he relented, cringing at the cheer from his adoring housemate, and knew he'd likely be walking her and her friends to school for a long time. Damn them and their adorable, innocent cuteness...It was starting to grow on him. And so, parting ways, Naruto receiving a peck on the cheek from his Pink mare-friend, the four were off to their respective tasks. Despite the confusion and embarrassment from the morning, Naruto trotted with a little extra spring in his step. Regardless of how strange it felt, Naruto was very appreciative of the affection. And Pinkie and AJ were way better kissers than his first kiss. He shuddered as he entered the Orchard. Making his way to the barn, he opened the door and took a step in side, immediately running into the farm mare, knocking the Stetson hat from her head, both blushing. Naruto picked the hat up off the ground, and after a quick dusting, placed it back on Applejack's head. "Hey, Naru-" Applejack was unable to say more, turning beet red as her fellow blonde lightly kissed her cheek. "-to." "Morning," Naruto replied, pulling back to see the gentle smile adorning the mare's blushing face. "Well shoot, what's got you in such a good mood," she asked, after a moment. Naruto just shrugged. "I had an interesting morning. Pinkie Pie slept over...without telling me." AJ's smile faltered a bit and she quirked an eyebrow. "You and she didn't...you know...go all the way, did you?" Naruto's eyes widened and he shook his head defensively. "Whoa, no, no, no, it was just cuddling and tickling." That made Applejack feel a bit easier. She might not have trouble sharing a stallion, but the idea of losing out to Pinkie...there...wasn't an idea that sat well with the farm mare. "What does 'all the way' mean?" Both blondes turned to see Apple Bloom, staring up at them with those big eyes of hers. "Uh, uh...Tarnation, Apple Bloom!" AJ said, recovering quickly. "You need to get on off to school. You'll be late!" "Besides, Konohamaru is walking Scootaloo to school. If you hurry, you might catch them," continued Naruto, causing the little filly to gasp, yelling her thanks as she darted away in the direction of the schoolhouse. Naruto and Applejack just shared a look, before snickering, and then finally, bursting out laughing. Those fillies were hilarious, and sicking them on the younger ninja was cruel and unusual and equally hilarious. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x After a morning of work, Applejack headed into town, to Rarity's shop. She groaned, really not wanting to do this, but in matters such as this, she couldn't deny Rarity was the expert. Stepping into Carousel Boutique, the bell rang, and she heard her friend from out in back. "Be with you in just a moment, Darling!" she called, and Applejack could hear the sounds of shuffling from Rarity's work room. Before long, the unicorn herself came out, raising a brow as she telekinetically removed her sewing glasses. "Applejack? What brings you here, dear?" she asked, generally confused, and for good reason. Normally, AJ wouldn't set hoof in her store unless she really needed something. It was no secret that the farm pony had a severe aversion to anything she deemed too frilly or froufrou. Applejack just blushed. She hadn't told anypony but Pinkie Pie about Naruto. Seeing her blushing, something clicked and Rarity gave her friend a small smile. "Seems like somepony is having thoughts of the 'male' variety, isn't she." Applejack gasped and sputtered. "Now how in tarnation did you- I didn't even- Did Pinkie Pie tell you?" she demanded, getting even redder as the dressmaker giggled at Applejack's verbal distress. "Your face did, Darling. You don't spend your life making dresses without seeing many a young mare, thoughts of love written across their face," she explained. "Tell me, though. Who is the stallion lucky enough that he's captivated you so?" "It's Naruto..." Applejack muttered. Silence permeated the boutique. You could have heard a pin drop. Looking to the fashionista, Applejack quirked a brow seeing the strange look upon Rarity's face. "...So that's what Pinkie meant by 'Apple Pie," she said after nearly a minute. "I didn't understand at first, but now it makes perfect sense! So you and Pinkie both with Naruto? Oh, this is so exciting!" "Excitin'?" Applejack question, getting a furious nod from Rarity, who already had begun taking the farm mare's measurements...which seemed to happen every time she went into the shop. One of the numerous reasons she hated going there. "What the hay are you talkin' about?" "Young Love, Applejack. Oh, the three of you will look so adorable together!" "Ok...? Why are ya takin' my measurements...again?" "I'll need to update my files on yourself and Pinkie Pie." Despite not wanting to know the answer, she couldn't help but to ask. And she was right, she didn't want the answer. "Why, for your wedding dresses, of course." "Whoa!" AJ shouted, leaping away from the measuring tape. "Whoa Nellie! We are NOT gettin' married! We just asked him out for a date, that's all!" Rarity just shook her head incredulously. "I'm well aware, Darling," she began. "But that is generally how marriages begin. And if this relationship does reach that point, I need to be ready. After all, if you both do marry him in the future, you'll both need dresses that not only complement yourselves, but dresses that complement each other. A multi-partner wedding is an important affair, you know." Applejack's jaw was literally agape. She wasn't aware what serious business this was. "Don't worry though, Dear. As I said, I just want to be prepared. Naruto is such a sweet stallion, and you, he, and Pinkie Pie fit so well together. You can't tell me you aren't hoping for long term..." Applejack blushed. Of course she had thought about it. She'd done nothing but think about the stallion for weeks now. In both innocent and...erotic ways. Naruto was strong willed, great on the farm, sweet, considerate. He could be stubborn at times, but as she had been told...repeatedly...she was no stranger to stubbornness herself. He was also kinda...okay, very handsome. "Ok, so I was hopin' that maybe, things might get serious..." "There, you see?" Rarity said. "Darling, it's obvious you like him. Even if you're not interested in marriage right now, whose to say you won't be later? Now then, I've got your current measurements. I assume you came her for more than to just share the good news. What is it you need of Moi?" Applejack tapped her hooves nervously, red in the face from nervousness an embarrassment. "I was wonderin' if maybe you could..." If maybe I could...what?" Rarity asked, now thoroughly intrigued. If Applejack of all ponies was this frazzled, it had to be good. "If maybe you could...help me look pretty for my date tonight..." Rarity just smiled brightly, though to the farm mare, it seemed like the smirk of a psycho. "I'd be happy to help," the fashionista replied, fully sincere. "What time are the two of you meeting tonight?" "He'll be comin' over to the farm at eight." "What are your plans? Formal, casual...?" "Well, he's gonna take me out to eat, but nothin' real fancy." Rarity looked deep in thought, before moving behind AJ and beginning to push her into the back. Despite having asked for help, Applejack couldn't help but make it difficult, protesting all the way. "Well, it's going to have to do. I can definitely get you presentable by then, Darling, but if you want a dress to wear, it will have to be a rush job, I apologize." The two disappeared into the back room for a moment, before Applejack burst out, now regretting her decision in asking for help. Unfortunately, the mare she was running from had her by the tail, and despite AJ's greater physical strength, she was actually losing ground, being slowly dragged back into Rarity's inner sanctum. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Walking up, Naruto rapped his hoof on the door of the farm-house a few times, hoping beyond hope that it would be Applejack who opened the door, and not Apple Bloom or Granny Smith. He really didn't want to deal with the family...Big Mac was ok. He was pretty laid back, and actually seemed to like the blonde. Hopefully he wouldn't go 'big brother' mode now that his little sister was dating. Apple Bloom and Granny Smith...he felt as though there would be lots and lots of teasing to come. Perhaps it was karma for all the crap he'd been pulling with Konohamaru, but it didn't mean he couldn't hope to avoid it. What he was not expecting was for Rarity to open the door to the Apple Family residence. He raised an eyebrow, and so did Rarity. "Naruto, you're here." Peaking inside, she took note of the clock on the wall. The time showed 7:54 pm. "And you're early." "Um, yeah...by like, five minutes," he replied. "Six, Darling. And it's very rude for a Stallion caller to arrive early. What if Applejack wasn't ready yet?" she announced, receiving a deadpan stare in return. "Is Applejack not ready?" he asked. "As it happens, she is." "Then what's the problem?" As he said this, Rarity just sighed, but stepped to the side. "Stallions these days. Remind me to inform you about proper, civil etiquette, you're an ambassador, Darling, you need to know these things." Naruto just shook his head, but continued inside. For all of five seconds. That was when he caught sight of his date. This made him stop dead and stare, and made Rarity giggle. While she hadn't managed to convince Applejack to put on a dress, but she still managed to make the farm mare look absolutely stunning. Rather than the Pony tail in which she usually bound her mane, it had been braided instead, and so was her tail. Her hooves had been manicured (it was far beyond time for it, in Rarity's view), and some simple application of blush and eye-shadow adorned her face. Outside the makeup, her coat had a bit more sheen to it than usual, indicating it had been thoroughly washed and brushed. She had her head down, draping her face beneath her bangs in a fashion reminiscent of Fluttershy, luckily hiding her natural blush, which threatened to outshine the makeup. Naruto was absolutely speechless, but peaking up, Applejack saw the blush on his face, his mouth agape, and hoped that it was a good thing. "Wow..." the shinobi-stallion. "Just...wow...You look amazing, AJ." The farm-mare blushed even more. Yep, definitely a good thing. Moving along-side her, Naruto smiled, motioning for the door. "Shall we?" Naruto blushed now as Applejack smiled, wrapping her tail in his. "Yeah," was her simple reply. "Let's get out of here before Rarity starts taking your measurements." Naruto looked to the other mare in the room, who was watching the scene, a knowing, and satisfied smile on her face. "My measurements? For what?" he asked as he and his date trotted out the door. "Trust me, partner. You don't wanna know," she replied, laughing. "So, what's the plan? Just dinner out?" Naruto smiled slightly, hearing the tone in her voice. Hopeful that perhaps their date would involve more than just eating. "Well," Naruto said. "I was actually hoping that maybe we could head back to my place..." "And do what?" Applejack asked, though fairly sure she knew what he was referring to. Naruto just smiled. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x "Ooooooh, Dear Sweet Celestia," moaned Applejack. It was all she could think to say, her whole body being assaulted by waves of pleasure. "Jeez, you're really tight, you know that?" Naruto replied with a grunt, earning just another moan of pleasure from the farm-mare. Hearing this, the colt outside the door stopped. Konohamaru snickered, placing his ear to the door. Listening to what was going on inside. A pained gasp from Applejack made Konohamaru blush, doubly so at what she said next. "Whoa nellie, you definitely popped it, Naruto!" "You want me to keep going?" the shinobi asked. "Don't you dare stop," demanded the mare. "I've seen you work the fields, you can definitely go harder." Konohamaru's blush was nearly luminescent at this point. From inside his boss's room, he heard a loud crunch, as well as a very loud moan from Applejack. That was the straw that broke the ponies back. The colt was sent rocketing down the stairs, propelled by the massive nose-bleed, fueled by the sounds from within and his own imagination. Hearing the crashing, Naruto and Applejack's ears twitched, and they turned toward the door. "The hell was that?" Naruto asked. "No clue," Applejack replied, before laying back down. "An' I don't really care. This has got to be the best massage I've ever had." It was true. Of course, she really didn't get massages to begin with. She had one once, having been roped into going to the spa with the girls, and it was great, but nothing like this. Naruto smiled and raised his fore-hooves. "It's the chakra," he said. "It lets me get the deep muscles. One of the few worthwhile things the pervy-sage taught me on our trip." It was true. Jiraiya had taught it to Naruto as a way to soothe his own overworked muscles, but Naruto knew for a fact that the old pervert had another purpose for that Jutsu. And AJ's reactions to his touch were definitely proving his theory right. He shook his head. "Why do I always end up being taught by perverts?" he thought. "Iruka-sensei is totally susceptible to the Sexy Jutsu. Ebisu is such a closet perv. Kakashi-sensei reads smut non-stop, and the Pervy-sage...well, it's self explanatory." Still in his thoughts, he placed his hooves on her back, letting his chakra and its warmth flow into her spine. Pressing down, her back popped a few more times, earning another gasp, which morphed into yet another moan of pleasure. x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x Strolling through the castle, Luna prepared to retire to her room, as it was nearing time for Celestia to raise the sun, and thus, time for Luna to sleep for another day. As she moved through the halls, she began to notice that they were very...empty. In an eerie sort of way. The halls of the castle were usually fairly empty during the night reign, but there were always at least one or two members of the Night Guard walking the passages. But now, they were completely empty. Narrowing her eyes, Luna continued walking, feeling uneasy. Something was amiss. Hearing something behind her, she whipped around to find...nothing. Hesitantly turning back to her path, she began to walk once more. But she knew she needed to be wary. Something was not right. Hearing more sounds behind her, she ignored them as she began to move faster. If there was going to be some sort of confrontation, it would not take place in a confined space like an interior hallway. The sound just grew louder and louder, and sounded...familiar. She had nearly reached her room when something grabbed her rear legs, tripping her and forcing her to the ground. Turning, her eyes widened, seeing the trail of sand inching its way toward her. Using her magic to force it back, she hesitantly stood. This made no sense. Why would he... "Gaara?" she asked. "Not exactly." Luna froze. The voice was not Gaara. In fact, it sounded as two voices, neither of which belonged to the Kazekage, were speaking as one...and one of the voices was familiar and made her blood run cold as ice. Slowly turning, she saw a being who looked like somewhat like Gaara...but was decidedly not. "You..." Luna whispered, eyes narrowed, as waves of sand crashed into her. Chapter end