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// Hog Tied  
// Story: Moon Light 
// by theomegabrony 
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Chapter 4
Morning came early with Celestia’s sun shining brightly and birds singing their praises for the warm morning. Princess Twilight’s head was pounding as she made her way to the kitchen in search of coffee and aspirin.  But the unmistakable and heavenly aroma of that delicious brew met Twilight as she approached, as did the sound of sizzling, stirring, and pans baniging. Twilight nosed into the kitchen to find Spike munching on a stack of sapphire pancakes and Trixie at the stove cooking more pancakes. She was displaying a fantastic amount of magical dexterity. She had the bowl of batter floating while mixing it. She was also flipping a pancake while pouring another on the pan and stacking a third on a plate.
        “Morning.” Said Twilight, yawning and trying to shake off the last remaining vestiges of sleep. 
        “Morning.” Came a cheery response as Trixie floated a cup of coffee to Twilight, never losing her focus on her cooking. Twilight took the offered cup in her own magic, feeling a small warm tingle as the two mares magic intermingled. She blushed a touch thinking about her forwardness the night before and took a sip of her coffee.  
        “MUmmff.” Mumbled the small purple dragon around a mouth full of pancake. 
“I hope the coffee is ok. i've never used a Prence press, but Spike showed me how it worked.” Trixie said, as she was putting the last of the pancakes on a plate and floating two plates over to the table, setting one in front of Twilight and one in front of herself.  She also set a small plate with two small white pills on it and a glass of purple liquid in front Twilight. 
“Oh thank you Trixie it smells wonderful, what's that purple stuff?” 
“That's an old cure for too much tea. It’s got some electrolytes and vitamins and such. I flavored it with lavender that’s why it’s purple.” 
“Oh lavender is my favorite.” Twilight said taking an experimental sip of the purple drink.
“Yes, so you’ve said.” Trixie grinned slyly, causing Twilight to choking on her lavender drink. 
“*Cough* *cough* I thought that was a dream. I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean anything by it. I- uh-” Twilight flattened her ears as Trixie cut her off.  
“Yes, you did. Drunken words are often sober thoughts.” 
“But- but-” Twilight stuttered. 
“It’s fine Twilight, it really is. Actually, I’m quite flattered that somepony would even be interested in me. But sadly, I can’t take you up on your offer. You deserve somepony better than me, I’m so messed up right now…. I just…I’m damaged goods and you, you're perfect. It wouldn't be fair to you to expect you to put up with me.” And with that a teary-eyed Trixie ran from the kitchen. 
“I’m not exactly sure what’s going on...Chomp… but you should...munch munch… probably go talk to her. I’ll take care of the pancakes.” Spike said, never slowing in his pancake consumption.
Stopping before exiting the kitchen, Twilight turned to Spike “I almost forgot, tell Big Mac we need another two bottles of his special reserve and you’re making nachos for Nightmare Night. Thanks bye.” And with that, Twilight trotted off to find Trixie, leaving Spike to grumble at his pancakes.   
The massive doors to the Castle of Friendship swung open at the behest of the pink magic enveloping them. As Trixie was galloping out the front door crying, she ran smack into a solid wall of orange farm pony and bounced off landing on her back. 
“I’m so sorry.” The blue mare immediately said trying to get to her hooves.
“Trixie? Whats going on here?” Applejack demanded.
“TRIXIE !!!”  Twilight called from inside the castle. Trixie looked panicked and turned to run away again but Applejack stopped her. 
“Oh no you don’t! Ah` ain't sure why Twilight is after ya but y’all ain’t going nowhere.” Applejack promptly tackled and hogtied the fleeing mare. As Applejack stood up dusting herself off, she noticed Trixie’s magic pulling at the rope. 
“Oh, that ain’t gonna work sugarcube. Ah` had Zecora magic proof ma lasso after our last run-in.” 
“TRIXIEEEE!” Twilight called again.
“She’s out here, Twilight!” Applejack called in response. 
“You have to let me go! I’m not a good pony, I’ll only disappoint her.” Trixie pleaded. 
“Disappoint who? Twilight? Ha not likely, friends take care of friends even when they are at their worst. And she’s the Princess of Friendship, hell she’s kin ta the princesses. Well, the Princess of Love anyway.“ Applejack chided “You won’t dissapoint her lessen you give up, which is what I suspect yer doing right now. Now, I’m gonna untie you. And you need to give Twilight a chance, ‘cause she’s giving you one, ya’ hear.”
Trixie just nodded and once free of the lasso, stood back up, thinking on the words from the sagely farm pony. She was right, the only thing that Twilight had asked of her was the opportunity to help her. She was still lost in thought when the lavender alicorn stepped out of the door, and on to the steps. 
“Oh hey Applejack, when did you get here?” Twilight asked her farm pony friend. 
“Just now. I run in ta Trixie on the stoop, any way you said you needed to ask me something.” The orange mare replied.
“Oh yes. Trixie is having a hard time with ponies after her last incident and I was hoping that some community service might help convince them that she’s trying to be a better pony.  Think you could use an extra hoof around the farm?” The orange farm mare looked at Twilight for a few moments trying to figure out the reason behind the somewhat odd request. Reading her friend's face that it might be best to address the details later she acquiesced.   
“Hmm...I see. Yeah, we can always use an extra hoof, especially with harvest time in a few weeks.”
“What do you think Trixie? Can you handle some farmwork?” The lavender mare asked, as smiled at Trixie.
Trixie just stared at Twilight. The alicorn’s smile melting Trixie’s heart. Applejack was right even after I had runaway from her, all she wants to do is help me. This beautiful alicorn smiling at me and last night she had offered to share her bed.
“Umm hello, Trixie?” Twilight asked questioning the blue mare who had just stared at her in response to her last question.
“Oh. Sorry, yes, I was just thinking. Yes, I'd be happy help on the farm. I don’t know anything about it but I will do whatever I can.” Trixie responded putting on a small smile of her own. 
“Well alright then let’s go. I left Big Mac fixing the plow and Celestia only knows what Applebloom and those fillies are getting inta now.”
“Thank you Applejack.” Twilight said nodding to her friend. 
“No problem Twi. Happy ta help.” The farm pony responded tipping her hat.
Trixie smiled and nodded to Twilight and quietly followed the orange mare toward the farm.
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The sun was again settling in the sky when an exhausted and dirty Trixie approached the Castle of Friendship. She opened the massive ornate doors and headed to her suite where she immediately turned on the shower and let the hot water run over her coat. She lowered her head allowing the hot water to rinse her mane, sighing as the soothing water helped to loosen the tight muscles in her back and neck. She had never worked so hard in her life and had a new respect for earth ponies. Big Macintosh, stoic as an ancient oak, was an unstoppable machine, as he plowed acre after acre of field without pause. While Applejack bucked tree after tree and Trixie picked up apples with Apple Bloom. Trixie floated the lavender soap over and washed her coat and mane clean and turned off the shower with plans of heading to bed. Morning comes early on a farm after all. She stepped out of the bathroom drying herself off with a fluffy white towel. She started with a surprise when she saw Twilight sitting in a chair in the seating area of her room.
“Sorry to startle you. I brought you some dinner, I know how hard the farm work can be since I've helped the Apples a few times.” Twilight said indicating a large bowl of a delicious smelling stew and some fresh bread on the coffee table.
“Thank you very much, it smells wonderful.” Trixie said as she sat down across from Twilight and started to eat the meal she had offered her. 
The two mares enjoyed each other’s company as Trixie ate her dinner they traded small talk about the Apples and about working on the farm.
“Well, Twilight. This has been lovely but I have to be back to the farm at “sun up” so I need to go to bed.” 
“Oh, okay. Well I’ll let you get to bed then.” There was a timber of disappointment in Twilight’s voice as she stood to leave. 
“Thank you again for the stew, it was wonderful.” As Trixie stood she hissed in pain as one of her overworked muscles seized and cramped. 
“What’s wrong Trixie?” Twilight asked as she came to the aid of the blue mare.
“Cramp.” Hissed Trixie as she tried to stretch the constricting muscle in her back.
“What? Oh here, let me see what I can do.” Twilight ran her hooves down Trixie’s back finding the offending muscle, and an expert amount of pressure, rubbed it with her hooves stopping the cramping and causing Trixie to groan just a bit.
“Oh my, you’re muscles are so tight. Here lay down and let me get some of this tension out or it will just cramp up again.”
Trixie laid down on a pillow on the floor to give Twilight access to her back. Trixie was hesitant at first but her back did hurt a lot. Twilight floated some lavender scented oil out of the bathroom, and giggled as Trixie hissed as the cold oil was drizzled onto her back. Twilight started her message in the middle of Trixie’s back and slowly worked her way up. She had no formal training but the hours upon hours that she had spent with Rarity paid off. Eliciting an occasional moan of pleasure from the prone mare below her, Twilight worked her way down Trixie’s right shoulder and leg. Rubbing the tension out of each and every muscle with gentle pressure.
“You know Trixie, my little invitation last night wasn’t out of the blue.” Twilight confessed  blushing and flattening her ears. “When we first met, I was attracted to your confidence, but your arrogance kept me away.” Trixie was blushing deeply by this point and Twilight was working her way down left fore leg. “And I've always thought you were cute.” Twilight giggled as the azure mare blushed crimson.
        “Thank you Twili…..ohhhh.” Twilight started rubbing her way up Trixie’s neck eliciting a bit of drool from the blue mare. 
        Twilight was at war internally, her shy side said run away and her own desires said push forward. It was all Twilight could do to keep the tremble out of her hooves. And with a final push, desire beat her timidness, tied it up, threw it in an imaginary closet at the back of her mind, and barricaded the door. With the campaign against timidness over Twilight leaned in nipping the blue mare’s ear. Trixie stiffened for a moment then melted into letting letting a small moan escape her muzzle. That was all the permission that Twilight needed.  The  lavender librarian nipped and nibbled down Trixie’s neck and worked her way back up to Trixie’s ear she nuzzled and ran her hoof through her luxurious silver mane. 
“Trixie… I have wanted this for a long time I just-just-”
Trixie silenced the stumbling lavender alicorn her with a kiss, and before Twilight could react, or more precisely overreact, Trixie rolled over on to her back so that she was staring up at the cute lavender mare and kissed her again, deeply this time. Twilight melted into the kiss closing her eyes and just enjoyed the moment. Twilight’s heart was racing, then Trixie’s tongue breached her lips and she was in heaven. The two mares explored each other’s mouth timidly at first but with each passing moment their hunger grew. When they broke the kiss, Trixie looked up with tears in her eyes and ran her hoof through Twilight’s mane. 
“Twilight...I...thank you.” And Trixie craned her neck up and kissed Twilight again. 
“For what?” Twilight asked when they both came up for air.
“For caring about me.” Trixie brushed Twilight’s blue and pink striped mane behind her ear kissed her again gently and pulled Twilight in close for a tight hug. Trixie was crying softly. Twilight unsure what to do just held her as she lay there. Slowly Trixie’s crying ebbed and her breathing became more regular.
“Trixie, I-” Twilight stopped as a small snore emanated from the azure unicorn. ‘Ha, well morning comes early on a farm’ Twilight thought as she snuggled in next to the blue mare and rested nuzzling her nose into her neck breathing the scent of Trixie’s silver mane in before drifting off to sleep as well.