Love Licks

I sit in my study reading a book entitled, 'The Construction of Languages'.

I notice somepony opening the door, but as the words fly by, I forget to look. I can feel a presence beside me, I glance at them for a second before I finish the paragraph I am on.

I see Pinkie staring at the book I'm reading, a quizzical look on her face. I stop reading to look at her, she has already turned to me and is leaning closer to me.

Lick.

I sit stunned for a second, as I process what Pinkie just did, she licked my face.

What?

I open my mouth to ask why she had done so, when she closes my mouth with her hoof, instead pointing to the book. I look at the book as she closes it and motions over the title with her hoof, 'The Construction of Languages'.

She leans close again and licks me once more as I try to connect the two instances.

Language? Lick? What is she doing? How are they connected?

Language? Lick? Language? Lick?

Language lick? Language lick?

Lick language? Lick language?

Aha!

She's trying to make a language out of licks… what?

She looks at me with pleading eyes, as if she knows I realize what she is trying to do.

Am I really about to do this?

Lick.

Yes, yes I am.

Pinkie looks at me a little surprised with a big smile on her face. I look back, shocked that I am actually doing this. She hugs me.

I start to think, what should the first word be in this language? Probably a greeting, how about, 'Hello'.

I turn to Pinkie.

How do I convey what I want to make a word for to Pinkie if I can't talk? Hmm.

Charades, yes, we will act out the word until the other one gets it, then assign it a lick onto the other pony.

I put my hoof on Pinkie's back and lead her to the door, stepping out the door, she gives me a confused look. I look at her with a smile and node. I knock on the door then point to her, after a few seconds she gets it, nodding back. I close the door and wait for her to knock.

Knock, knock, knock.

I open the door with a smile and instead of saying, 'Hello', I lean close to her and lick upward an inch from her nose.

I lean back from the encounter, and she smiles at me, letting me know she understands.

I lead her back inside and go over to a chalkboard. I write down, 'Hello: A vertical lick upward one inch to the left or right of the nose.'

I point to Pinkie, indicating it's her turn.

Pinkie thinks for a second before coming over to me. She licks downward one inch from my nose, then waves at me and walks away.

Goodbye.

I write it down on the chalkboard. Pinkie nods, confirming I got it right.

Aha, that's our next word.

I nod at Pinkie before licking her upward on her chin.

She nods before licking my chin from side to side, shaking her head afterward.

Yes and no.

I lick her chin upward, confirming my understanding, before I write them both down.

'I,' should be next.

I point at my eye with a hoof before I lick horizontally under her right eye.

Pinkie gets it immediately. She points at me before licking horizontally under my left eye.

I and you.

I write them down and start to think of the next word.

How should we handle names?

Aha!

I go to Pinkie and point to her twice, trying to emphasize that it's her. I lick on her left cheek a 'P', for Pinkie and on her right cheek a 'P', for Pie.

She licks upward on my chin before licking my initials onto my cheeks.

We make a great team!

I write down, 'Names: Write initials on cheeks.'

I point at Pinkie, letting her know it's her turn.

She thinks for a second before pointing at herself a bunch before she pokes my right cheek twice.

It's not I, or you, or her name…

Me!

I write it down and wait for her confirmation to start on the next word.

Hmm.

Maybe a nicety?

Please.

I do my best pleading face, hoping she gets it. I lick the left side of her neck.

She licks, 'Yes.'

I write it down and double check with her, making sure she got it.

She stares at the chalkboard for a few seconds before her face changes to, I have an idea mode.

She comes over to me and licks, 'Please,' before drawing an ampersand on my cheek, then she licks my right side of my neck before licking, 'you.'

Please and thank you.

She just did two words at once, amazing!

I write them down and Pinkie nods with a smile.

As I think of the next word, an idea comes to me.

Maybe we can include physical touch in general and not just licks.

I hug her then lick, 'me.'

Pinkie looks at me confused, so I repeat the process.

Pinkie hugs me, letting me know she understands.

I write down, 'Hug: A hug.'

Pinkie looks back and forth from me to the board, thinking.

Pinkie leads me to the door, she opens it and points outside.

Outside, yes.

She leans close and licks a long line from the edge of my mouth on the right side to the side of my head.

I nod and write it down.

Pinkie shakes her head at the board, then erases 'side' from outside.

Oh.

I think about what should be next.

Let's do 'a', but how? Maybe a common phrase?

What phrase has 'a' and words we've used?

That's it.

I lick above her nose, a vertical line upward between her eyes, then hug her, then I lick, 'and,' then I repeat the lick for 'a.' After I finish by kissing her cheek.

A hug and a kiss.

I can do two at once, too.

Pinkie blushes as she stares at me for a moment, before nodding.

I write it down before turning back to Pinkie.

She looks cute when she's blushing.

Pinkie looks at me, then the board. She licks, 'I,' then licks her leg, then licks, 'you.'

I lick you?

Pinkie repeats the motions, but this time for the middle one she licks upwards on my lips.

Now, it's my turn to blush.

I wonder if Pinkie thinks my blush is cute.

I write it down and Pinkie nods. I notice her blush is still present.

Hmm, what about numbers, those are important?

I think on it for a second before booping Pinkie.

She looks at me confused.

I hold up one hoof, then boop her once, then I hold up two and boop her twice. I repeat it a third time for three.

Pinkie nods and I write it down.

Pinkie boops me three times, then twice, then once, then starts zooming around the room at high speeds.

Three, two, one, go!

I write it down and Pinkie licks, 'Yes.'

I can use go in clue for the next word, probably.

Aha.

Go together.

I lick, 'go,' before I pull us together, holding us and walking around the room.

Pinkie smiles at me before I lick, 'go,' again, then lick a loop de loop on her left cheek.

Pinkie licks it back on me before she grabs me and walks us around some, nuzzling my cheek.

I blush.

That feels nice.

After we finish walking, I write it down and Pinkie nods.

I look at Pinkie for the next word.

Pinkie starts walking on her hind legs, striking familiar looking poses and kissing her muscles.

She acts very muscular.

Hmm.

Pinkie comes back down on four legs and boops me twice before licking a V under my right eye, then licking, 'you.'

Iron Will.

Will you?

That's it, will.

I write it down on the board and Pinkie nods.

Pinkie's depiction of Iron Will inspires me. I decide to imitate Photo Finish.

We.

I try to convey, we go.

I flip my mane, before mock pushing Pinkie in front of me.

I lick ,'go.'

Pinkie seems confused.

Maybe she wasn't there, hmm.

I lick three vertical lines on her right cheek, before licking, 'go together.'

Pinkie's face lights up.

Nice.

I was about to go write it down when Pinkie kisses my cheek again.

I blush and don't know what to do, so I kiss her cheek back before writing the lick for 'we' down.

I liked that… a lot.

I look back at Pinkie, noticing her blush.

Pinkie licks, 'go,' before licking a V under my left eye, then licking, 'me.'

Go with me?

With.

I write it down and Pinkie nods.

We are on a roll.

Should I do something similar to Pinkie?

How about us?

I lick to Pinkie, 'You and me,' hoping she got it.

She points her hoof back and forth between us, nodding.

I lick a U on her right cheek.

Pinkie licks it back to me, before licking, 'Yes.'

I write it down and look back at Pinkie.

Pinkie looks at me as a blush forms on her face.

What's she thinking?

Pinkie licks, 'I,' before drawing a heart in front of her, then she licks, 'you.'

I love you.

I write down love and she nods.

Pinkie repeats it, this time replacing the heart with a kiss on the lips.

So, that's why she was blushing.

Does Pinkie like me?

I write it down and she nods.

I kind of want to kiss her again…

Do I like Pinkie?

Aha!

I lean in and lick, 'I love you,' before holding up two hooves.

I love you, too.

She nods, and I lick, 'I love you,' again before licking a U onto her left cheek.

Totally wasn't an excuse to kiss her two more times.

I write it down and Pinkie nods again.

Pinkie looks at me, and wraps her hooves around me. She licks, 'I love you.'

I'm confused by her not adding a word, so I just lick back, 'I love you, too.'

Pinkie licks, 'no,' before shaking her head. She licks, 'I love you,' tilting her head when she kisses me.

Oh.

Pinkie leans close and licks, 'Twilight Sparkle, will you go out with me?'

I blush fiercely as I think of what to do.

I did really like kissing her, does that mean I like her?

I make my decision, licking, 'yes, kiss me.'

Pinkie kisses me passionately, I reciprocate with my own newfound passion.

I made a good decision.

We break the kiss and I can only think of one word to lick to Pinkie.

'Love, love, loooooooove, love, love, love, love, love, loooooove, love, love.'

Pinkie looks at me as we both stare at each other, blushing madly.

She licks one word to me.

'You.'