Poppy Seed rested her chin on the armrest of her couch. A sigh escaped her lips as she stared through the window at the rainy world outside. Poppy was worried about her little flowers getting pounded in the steadily pouring rain. Though she knew well enough that plants can take a lot of punishment, she she just couldn't help but worry about her flowers. Her delicate, beautiful flowers. She loved them like they were her children.
Young Poppy Seed is a pinkish-red earth pony mare with a poppy red mane and tail and the softest pink eyes. Her cutie mark depicted the head of a poppy flower with a thin green stem extending just underneath the flower's petals. It symbolized her love of flowers.
Poppy rolled over onto her back and stared blankly up at the ceiling. It had started raining just as she woke up that morning. It isn't that she didn't like the rain -in fact she loved the rain; it's much better for plants rather than that revolting tap water- it was that she was looking forward to spending some time with her beloved plants that day.
As she pouted, a knock sounded at the door. Lightly grumbling to herself, adding in a few choice curses, Poppy got off the couch and sauntered to the door. She yanked it open as hard as she could to express her agitation. In the doorway stood a soft orange earth pony mare with a bright yellow mane and tail and turquoise eyes. She was sodden with the freezing rain, her mane dripping as she strolled into the house, shivering and teeth chattering.
Poppy gave the mare a confused look before asking, "Forget your key again, Dandelion?" Dandelion smiled sheepishly and rubbed the back of her neck with a sodden hoof.
"Yeah..." She replied, teeth still chattering. It was rather chilly out there, opposed to the inside of their warm townhouse. Dandelion looked to Poppy and pulled off the cutest smile she could manage. It worked, making Poppy thankful that her coat was the same color as her blush. "Can you get me a towel, please?" Again with the smile. Poppy happily obliged, nodding she headed off to the bathroom. When she returned, she held two towels; one for Dandelion's mane and the other for her body proper.
"There you go, Dandy," Poppy said, taking a seat on the couch once more. She watched in silence as Dandelion completely ignored her presence and began drying herself in the middle of the living room. Dandelion wrapped the first towel around her mane. She then ran the towel under tail and between her inner thighs then the rest of her body. Poppy blushed at the sight, once again thankful that Dandelion was unable to see it. Dandelion wrapped the towel around her midsection and started for her bedroom, closing the door behind her as she walked in.
'That was quite a sight,' Poppy decided, standing up on wobbly legs. Poppy hated to admit it, but she had a bit of a crush on Dandelion. She had asked in the most discreet way possible, without giving any sort of hint as to her sex preference, if she would go out with another mare. Dandelion, while she was sweet and kind, was not at all subtle, saying, "No, if another mare asked me out, I would slowly walk away from them and hide away. Why?" Poppy never did respond, only giving Dandelion a sheepish smile before backing away quietly and heading to her room. That was when they were teenagers, though. So who knows? She might have a chance with her now.
Dandelion and Poppy -if it hasn't already been made clear- lived with each other in a townhouse just near Horseshoe Bay Docks, not as lovers, mind you. Dandelion had been invited to stay with Poppy until she could get back on her hooves. After losing both her parents to cancer and getting fired from her job as a baker in Manehattan, Dandelion was lost. But her best friend was there to help. It had been five years since Dandelion moved in, of course Poppy doesn't mind one bit.
Poppy could feel the heat of her arousal linger. It didn't look like Dandelion was going to take a shower tonight, so Poppy took the advantage to use the hot water for once. Pushing away thoughts of the past, Poppy trotted off to the bathroom. She twisted the knobs and let the water warm up before stepping in and relishing in the warmth.
**
Dandelion picked up a book from the shelf next to her bedroom window and lay down on her bed, flipping it open and started to read. After a few moments, Dandelion could hear soft moaning coming from the bathroom down the hall. The yellow mare rolled her eyes, giggled and went back to reading.
'Have fun in there,' She thought to herself as she flipped the page.
**
Poppy stepped out of the steaming bathroom, towels wrapped around her midsection and mane. She trotted off to her bedroom and closed the door behind her. With a sigh, Poppy let both towels fall to the floor before picking them up and hanging them on a rack on the other side of her door.
She sighed in relief and slipped into her bed wear. She climbed into bed and was just getting comfy when she felt something missing. Tossing to the right, she found the little stuffed bear Dandelion got for her on her birthday a while back. She wrapped her arms around the little bear and inhaled its scent. Even after three months it still smells like her. She knew it was foalish to still be sleeping with a stuffed animal, but something about it just felt... Right...
That, and her inner foal demanded it, and who was she to deny the wishes of her inner foal?
She smiled and cuddled the little bear, closing her eyes, she was soon fast asleep.
I really like this story a lot. Very fluffy, very sweet. Lovely original characters. Will there be more?
Hm, could use work, but seems kind of cute. I like it I guess.
Hmm, just looking at the description, tags, and the explanation for the tags. And what I think is that usually the mature tag would only be used if you were planning on going into detail about the sexual things you said you would be referencing.
I would change the tags to teen and add the actual sex tag to give people a better idea what they're going to be reading, but that's just me. Now, excuse me as I start on the first chapter.
5349283 Absolutely! I'm really glad you liked it!
5349393 Yeah. I'm still practicing. But I'm glad you liked it
5349415 I only added the mature tag for the sexual references. There will be a few every now and again. But I hope you enjoy it none the less
5349431 First thing, yes, I did enjoy it.
Second thing, expanding on this guy's comment>>5349393 your main issue seems to be with the tenses. Most notably, in the first paragraph you start it out in past tense, then switch to present tense in that same paragraph, that particular word being 'can't'.
Third thing, I would actually go and ask a mod what would be appropriate tagging policy for this story if you're keeping it mature out of caution.
5349448 Hm... I did not notice that... And I will add the sex tag. Thanks for the advice and Im glad you enjoyed it
Does this mean she's a super-hetero?
5349484 I did not think anyone would see it like that... Not even I did... Should I change it? Darn. I can't decide...
5349495
I mean, if you actually DID give her superpowers, that'd be totally rad. If she's just gay or something, then yeah, it's a bit odd.
5349507 Well thanks for your input... I guess...
Plot twist: She sexually identifies as mayonnaise and gets a sex change because she's always felt like a dolphin in a mare's body.
5349495
Yes, you should change it. Proper corrective work is always for the better.
Remember the old saying, "If you cannot be 'right', be correct. That way, you win no matter what."
5350367 Eh... Say what now?
5350599 I plan on doing a rewrite of it when I finish. Dont know when that will happen though.
5350599 And I see your point. Thanks for the advice. I hope you at least enjoyed it either way. Also, I changed the description. Hope that fixes it.