Chapter One:

Heart

They were sitting in a small clearing at the park among some wildflowers, giggling softly as they caught up. It had been a month since everything happened with the sirens and Twilight had some free time from her Princess Duties.

It was Spring Break and the girls thought it would be a perfect day for a Field Day. Applejack and Rainbow Dash were setting up the soccer goals, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie were prepping food on the picnic tables, and Rarity and Spike were checking over the cameras. There were a few others milling around, having the same idea, but plenty of room to spare.

"So . . . what's next for Princess Twilight Sparkle? Got any more nations to make treaties with? Any impending doom needing it's ass kicked?"

Twilight's eyes sparkled mischievously as she tucked her long locks behind her ear, "Nah . . . just some quality time with my best student. Can't afford to be neglectful." She slowly slipped her bare feet into the redhead's lap, earning a smirk from her.

"Best student huh?" Nimble hands snaked their way up the dainty feet to equally delicate ankles, "Do I get an A Miss Sparkle?"

Twilight smothered an indignant squeak, hiding her burning cheeks with her hands. Sunset knew her strange sensitive spots. But she would be a liar if she said she didn't purposely provoke her.

"It depends," Warm tingles ran up her thighs and shot up to her spine, " . . . on your oral report."

She was blushing to her roots exercising her newfound boldness, but it had the desired effect. Sunset glanced at her with that smoldering stare she was so good at; half-lidded with a wicked glint to them. Rarity called them "Screw me" eyes. She would have called them something else if Applejack didn't slap a hand over her mouth.

"Don't start things you aren't ready to finish Miss Sparkle," Her voice was low and husky, "Don't try me. I'll take you right here."

Twilight sputtered alongside Fluttershy, whom was just passing along with a cup of lemonade. Cackling merrily, Sunset rose to help her while Twi was wishing the ground could swallow her.

Everytime. Every time they got together, it seemed as though nothing else mattered or even existed. It consumed her to the point of obsession. Maybe absence really did make the heart grow fonder.

"Get a room you two!" Rainbow catcalled, "You're fogging up my sunglasses from here!"

The rest of the girls laughed good-naturedly, knowing just how stong the honeymoon phase could be. Almost all of them at one point have gone through it. Most of them were still experiencing it.

"Blame Twi for baiting me," Sunset pulled her up and pecked her on the cheek, "She should know by now that when I go for it, I go big."

"Sunny stop!" Twilight was sure her cheeks were permanently stained violet.

"Oh, well I have nothing to say on the matter. AJ and I have our moments as well." Rarity winked at her girlfriend, who only tipped her hat back back at her.

"Moments? Try whole scenes." Pinkie Pie skipped over with a camera, "It's a good thing you're girls, or there would be a lot of - "

"And on that note, picture time!" Fluttershy took the camera, a light pink dusting her own cheeks, "Sunset and Twilight can go first! Smile girls!"

The pair laughed as they gave her some good poses, eventually devolving into various shenanigans that ended with a generic heart hands pose.

When it was time to leave for the day, that was the one picture Twilight made sure she had a copy of. It sat on her special mirror in her room among other precious people in her life. Every time she woke up, she would look in the mirror and see the many faces that dwelled within her heart and the special somepony that owned it completely.

So I'm back after a long, long, long hiatus. It got to the point where I had to shake myself and really get real with my muse. Not everyone is going to like my stories and I'm not always going to be in the mood to write. But I am going to make an effort frequently to exercise that muscle so I don't go on this long absence again. I'm so happy to finally be back.