Finally!” Sunset Shimmer sighed so loud that it was more of a groan than an exhalation of air.
Twilight laid into the plush seat of the luxury car's backseat next to Sunset. It would be a short drive to their hotel room they were staying overnight. The flight to their honeymoon resort was in the morning. Nervously, the dark blue haired young woman wondered what they would do before going to bed. She had spent so much time planning and scheduling that it only truly hit her now that this would be their wedding night.
Sunset was tired from spending the day in the after-ceremony activities. Dancing, games, meals, snacks, talking, more talking. All the while she only wanted to scoop Twilight into her arms and cement their faces together in a fiery exchange of tongues. The reserved kiss for the vows had hardly been worth mentioning. Now that they were married, Sunset fully intended to capitalize on her acquisition.
Both girls felt the car pull out of the driveway and turn in the general direction of the hotel and airport. The redhead quickly removed her sore-inducing high heels the way Twilight had already done. She had to gather up a portion of her wedding dress so she could shift it in a way that would allow her to lean over to her new wife sitting next to her on the sofa-like backseat.
“About tonight, Sun-”
Twilight's meek and uncertain voice wasn't able to get any further because Sunset went straight for what she had wanted all day. It was cruel that Twilight had been by her side for so long and yet had still been out of reach. No longer. There was tinted glass between them and the driver, who was too busy driving to notice the compromising position.
Sunset half-launched herself over her bride, pinned her down by her shoulders, pressed her down on the seat, and then teasingly played with the tied-up locks of her wife's hair. “Want to guess how long I've waited for this?”
“Mmph!” Twilight's words were too muffled to make sense because Sunset hadn't waited for an answer. If Sunset had showed restraint and calm during their day with their friends and family then all of that was now gone. Their lips mashed together in a feverish kiss.
Only a gentle push against Sunset's chest managed to separate them long enough for a single word.
“Hotel,” Twilight muttered out in a confused babble. Her face was red and her body felt like it had ignited. The two of them had make-outs before, but they had always kept a boundary. An invisible line had been crossed with their marriage vows and both knew the other no longer intended to honor the old boundaries.
Sunset leaned back down, placed her head in the crook of Twilight's neck, and breathed deep. Her special girl had always preferred gentle and subtle body mists to powerful perfumes. The aroma of a clean green meadow was just barely present over the girl's traditional scent of old books. Neither of those things mattered to Sunset because she only cared that the smell was familiar. It was Twilight and for her that meant home.
“What is it?” Twilight asked and looked down. She sensed the change in mood. Sunset was not attempting to remove her dress or restrain her body. Indeed, she was not attempting to do much of anything besides lay on top of her.
The redhead's voice returned with a softer tone. “Can I hold you tonight like we did last Christmas?”
Twilight smiled and giggled once more. This was the woman she loved. Hot and passionate but also soft and sensitive. All it took was Twilight's little push to tell Sunset that they needed to wait to get to the hotel for anything more passionate. Some of Twilight's books mentioned how close lovers could communicate without words. This was proof enough for her.
“You can hold me every night, Sunny,” Twilight answered. She nuzzled her face against the side of Sunset's head. It had seemed odd to her the first time Sunset had nuzzled their faces together, but she later understood why. “As long as you don't let go,” she added.
“No problem, Twily,” Sunset grinned and nuzzled Twilight's neck in return.
“Sunset!”
“What?!” Sunset's eyes shot open and she realized just then that they had been closed. She had fallen asleep. “Sorry,” she apologized quickly but tiredly.
The car had stopped in front of their hotel. They were near the door, but they still needed to put their shoes on and go in. The night was late and the lights of the city and vehicle cabin were bright enough to give one headaches. Due to Sunset's recent slumber, the running lights of the car and the outdoor illumination from the hotel appeared painfully bright.
Both girls got their heels on and exited the vehicle as quickly as was possible while still in their large elaborate wedding dresses. In other words, it took about ten minutes of struggling after the first five that it took to find the shoes hidden beneath their piled dress trains.
There was no need to pay the driver or handle luggage because everything had been paid and prepared for well in advance. It was all a blur to Sunset as they entered the hotel, checked into their room, and finally closed the door behind them. She was tired and, by the look of Twilight's sluggish movement, so was her bride.
“Well,” Twilight exclaimed in her cute frazzled voice. Her exhaustion was obvious. “We're here.”
“Yep,” Sunset agreed as they both lazily fell backwards onto the large bed. It was not shaped like a heart or decorated with frilly sheets. Their room truly was nothing more than an ordinary hotel room designed for those needing a night's rest before an early flight.
“Honey?” Twilight called the woman lying next to her.
“You're going to start calling me that?” Sunset rolled her head over in Twilight's direction. She attempted a smirk, but her exhaustion caused it to come out as a dopey grin.
The bookworm's eyes just stared blankly for a moment. The silence in the room was only countered by their breathing and the faint hum of the room's air conditioning. Sunset reached over to the nightstand and adjusted the light knob located on the wall near it. The room's lights dimmed.
“Wha-?” Twilight slowly blinked her eyes to adjust them. “What are we doing?”
“Sleeping in our wedding dresses, honey,” Sunset replied. She loosened the tightest parts of the dress and then proceeded to do the same with her bride's.
“Wait,” Twilight tried to protest. Her body was too tired for it, though. “I'm not-”
“Ready to do it?” Sunset finished. “Yeah, thanks for stating the obvious.”
The slightly smaller girl started to look hurt, so Sunset backtracked with a finesse she had acquired over their long relationship.
“Twilight,” she leaned into her bride's ear and finished loosening the dress, “look at me.”
The blue-haired beauty did as she was told. Not that she hadn't already looked over her new wife's tempting body many times throughout the day.
“Do I look any more ready than you?” Sunset traded her grin for a wane smile. She wanted her girl to know she wasn't disappointed, but rather they were on the same page. Too tired.
“I guess not,” Twilight relented, her own smile coming out from her exhaustion. “It would be better at the resort anyway. Nicer room and all. We got the King's-”
“Wait,” Sunset's brows furrowed and her tired arms nearly gave out so that she would fall atop her bride. “What are we talking about? What are we not ready for?”
Twilight paused and then titled her head. “I thought we were talking about consummation.”
Sunset squinted. “I was talking about doing you.”
“That's consummation, honey,” Twilight managed a giggle that trailed into a sigh.
Another moment passed between them. This time it was Sunset's eyes that glazed over with a white haze.
“I can't think straight. I think...sleep,” she concluded.
“Sounds good,” Twilight concurred with a yawn. She kicked off her heels and shuffled around to pull the covers out from where they were tucked.
Sunset followed suit. The dress was actually not too uncomfortable once the stress points were relieved of tension. It bunched and piled everywhere as she settled under the sheets with Twilight, but she didn't care. Getting out of the thing would have taken far more time than simply leaving it on. A sloppy reach towards the light knob turned the lighting out entirely.
As testament to how little energy they had remaining for the night, both of them fell asleep less than two minutes after the room was dark. The swiftness of their slumber was aided by the fact that both girls had their arms wrapped tightly around each other.
“Who's idea was this?” Twilight was wide-eyed. She wasn't sure whether she should be in awe or stricken with fear.
“Ours. We make decisions together now, remember?” Sunset Shimmer puffed out her bikini-clad chest in pride.
Both of the young women were standing just inside the gated entrance to the Hello Tropics paradise resort. It was a bright tropical wonderland with beaches and water parks and shopping plazas galore. If there was something fun to do then it could be done here. Reservations were typically expensive and the best lodgings couldn't even be bought. One simply had to be famous or know the right people.
“Couldn't we have just stayed in a hotel somewhere and read books together?” Twilight squinted at the sprawling pathways and beach that laid before them. A sudden snap at her hips made her look down quickly. Sunset's finger hooked her bikini bottom to once more pull the elastic band just enough to make it snap back against her skin. “Don't-”
Snap!
“You really need to lighten up, Twily,” Sunset leaned in with half-lidded eyes and then backed off and became serious again. “It was hard enough just to get you into a moderately revealing bikini. I can't believe you wanted to bring that one piece of yours.”
“And what are you in?!” Twilight's cheeks puffed with annoyance.
Sunset couldn't hide the comedic grin from forming on her face. It was hard not to laugh when Twilight got all upset. She only succeeded in looking adorable rather than angry. The other resort visitors that were passing them by were just as ready for the beach, but a few stole glances at Sunset as they headed to their destinations.
“I have to get you interested,” Sunset replied nonchalant. “We haven't really had our wedding night, after all.”
Twilight's mouth curved downwards into a full frown. Sunset knew she didn't need to entice her. No, what the slightly taller redhead chose to wear was just barely in the realm of appropriate. It was a bikini, but the coverage was skimpy and the bottom piece was side-tied. The red and orange fire pattern was fitting in more ways than one.
“Well then,” Twilight huffed in irritation. She roughly grabbed her wife's wrist and started dragging her down the path to the resort's water park. “You better not complain when the groping starts.”
“Mine or yours?” Sunset countered with a smugness.
Steam began to vent from the bookworm's ears. If Sunset didn't deescalate the teasing then their first day of honeymooning would be cut short indeed.
“You know which room we got?” Sunset tried for neutral conversation so her spouse wouldn't blow a fuse.
She honestly hadn't seen the tickets with their reservation information because Cadance had given them to Twilight directly. They hadn't been to their resort room yet because their lodging and luggage had been handled by staff in advance. After getting off the plane, they merely went straight to the resort and changed into their swimsuits after arriving. The changing rooms at the entrance had been more than adequate and their breakfast on the plane had been first class.
“We got King's Land,” Twilight huffed again, still pulling Sunset down the cobblestone path. Their thin sandals flopped against the stone as it continued to warm by the rising morning sun.
It was summertime, so the day was sure to get hot. The tropical climate made for a bit of humidity mixed with the tang of salty ocean air. There was the general buzz of background noise from distant wildlife and the closer masses of resort-goers already having a good time at the beach. Their destination, however, was the water park. The massive water slides were structured not too far from the beachline and, though it was gated separately, the park had the same hustle and bustle of human activity that the beach had.
“What's King's Land?” Sunset asked patiently and finally managed to catch Twilight's pace so she wasn't being dragged along.
“My brother's island,” Twilight promptly replied with a hint of irritation remaining.
Sunset resisted the urge to stop in her tracks. Her mouth gaped, however. “You didn't tell me your brother had an island.”
“Well, technically it belongs to Cadance,” Twilight corrected herself. “They have a villa there that they use during the summer. They wanted us to have it for our honeymoon. They own the place as part of some VIP deal with the resort's CEO.”
Sunset gulped. Cadance's reach with money and power never ceased to frighten her. For all Sunset knew, her sister-in-law might actually be a real princess after all. “And she married your brother because...?”
They both abruptly stopped. Partially it was because they reached the gate to the water park and also because Twilight spun on her wife. “What is it with you and Shining?”
“He had the protective sibling thing going on for months after he found out we were dating,” Sunset crossed her arms beneath her breasts. “Do you know how annoying that was from my perspective? I had to assure him every time I took you out or brought you back that I wouldn't or hadn't raped you.”
“He's my BBBFF,” Twilight stated, as if it was the end-all answer to everything.
“I bet you had to explain that to Shining too. He doesn't exactly have a whole lot upstairs, if you know what I mean.”
Sunset's incredibly intellectual and entirely attractive wife gave her the dreaded stare. She had apparently been practicing with Fluttershy.
“Ahem,” a man's voice interrupted them. It sounded firm but patient.
“Sorry,” Twilight quickly apologized as her face lost its intensity and turned beat red.
After the newly weds stood aside for the other people to get to the water park, they entered the gateway and went to the locker area where they could store a few supplies they had in their small handbags. The sunscreen bottle was the last in the locker because Twilight insisted they apply a second coat of it. Their weddings rings had already carefully been removed and stores to prevent loss.
“You like saying those kind of things about my brother,” Twilight continued, “but I know what's really going on.”
“I bet,” Sunset frowned in sarcasm as she rubbed the last bit of sunscreen onto Twilight's back.
“You only pick on him because you know it gets to me,” the blue-haired girl lectured. “You're so obsessed with getting my attention that you deliberately provoke reactions out of me so I'll acknowledge your presence.”
“You sound like the psychology professor I had at Canterlot High,” Sunset shivered.
Twilight turned to face her spouse now that the last of the sunscreen had been rubbed onto her back. “The question is: why are you so insecure?”
“You know what your problem is, Twily?” Sunset grouched. “You don't know when to stop thinking and just have a fun day at the beach.”
“Water park,” Twilight corrected.
Sunset glanced around. Indeed, beyond the locker area they were standing in, only the slides, pools, and towel-covered plastic recliners were visible. That was, of course, besides the mass of live human bodies that filled the area.
“And you don't feel very confident about our relationship even though we just got married,” Twilight added with a tick of her brow.
Something inside Sunset's heart flinched to hear those words. She didn't want to deal with it now, though. They were supposed to be having fun, not having a serious moment about hidden emotions.
“Let's get in the pool already!” Sunset forcefully ignored Twilight's insistence and took her turn in pulling her spouse towards their destination.