Pinkie Pie sat on her haunches, waiting patiently as Twilight Sparkle wandered around the library, putting back research materials then finishing her notes. Regardless of their sensual endeavor, there still was data to be recorded. Pinkie mentally went over the occurrences of that evening, trying to remember every last detail. She had wanted to just lie on the floor with her a while longer, but the bookworm insisted there were things to be done.

"Twilight?" The pink pony attempted to seize the librarian's attention.

"Hang on Pinkie, I'm almost done." She replied as she dotted the last punctuation mark to end her notes. "There. Now, what is it?"

"What does this mean…for us?" She questioned, tilting her head.

Twilight released her magical hold on the quill and obtained a blank expression. "Well, this kind of thing is more of a mutual agreement, Pinkie…" She explained. The party pony only tilted her head at a greater angle, indicating her confusion.

"Fine," she settled, "Pinkie Pie, do you want to be my marefriend?"

As usual, the first part of Pinkie to react was her mouth, which almost instantly broke into its signature enormous smile. Even though the unicorn was across the room, the earth pony's hind legs surged her into the air as she tackled Twilight to the ground, showering her face in a barrage of playful kisses.

"I'll take that as a yes…?" The librarian giggled at the relentless pony.

She kissed her forcefully on the mouth before replying, "Of course! A thousand times yes! Ooh! We should throw a party we could invite all of our friends and-"

"Wait, Pinkie, how many of our friends know how you feel about me…?"

The pink pony got significantly quieter. "Oh, um, just…Rainbow Dash. But only because-!"

Twilight interrupted a second time. "Yeah, yeah, I get it…you don't need to say it." Pinkie averted her eyes, sensing awkwardness.

"Well…how many ponies have you told?" She questioned the lavender pony.

"Told what?"

"I don't know…about your sexuality!" She furrowed her brow and chewed her own words. "What exactly is your sexuality, anyway?"

"I'm led to believe I'm bisexual…but I wasn't sure because I had never been with another mare. Now, I guess that can be confirmed…maybe. But, no, I never told anypony because nopony asked." Twilight responded, a light blush gracing her cheeks.

"What do you mean, "maybe"?" The pink pony looked worried.

"I mean. I can't exactly confirm it yet. I'm not sure that's how sexuality works." She attempted to explain, her efforts in vain, "Don't worry about it, Pinkie. I told you I love you. I wasn't lying. Isn't that all that matters?"

"I guess you're right. " Pinkie agreed. "Should we…tell everypony then? About us?"

"I guess I don't see why not…" Twilight reasoned.

The second her tone even suggested approval, Pinkie engaged in another one of her excitement fits. "So we are throwing a party? Can we invite everypony?!"

"I think we should see how the news goes over first." The lavender pony spoke. "This definitely isn't the sort of occasion suitable for a surprise party."

Pinkie calmed down and seemed to agree with Twilight's point. "So, do you wanna do that tomorrow? Tell everypony?"

"Yeah, I suppose we could do that," The unicorn said, smiling, "it could kinda be like a date. We'll go out and see who we run into. Sound good?"

"That sounds great!" The earth pony said, practically bouncing. They were both all smiles until Twilight looked at the clock.

"Oh my goodness, it's really late!" She said. "Maybe you should be getting home…"

"Oh, you're totally right! The Cakes must be worried sick!" Pinkie responded. "But before I go…." And with the, her lips were upon Twilight's, a welcome surprise, as she immediately put her tongue in her mouth for a playful dance.

She pulled away, leaving the lavender pony pleasantly stunned. "Bye Twilight!" The party pony winked on her way out the door. Twilight shook her head and tried retaining her thoughts.

Truthfully, she wasn't the least bit worried what the ponies of Ponyville would think of their relationship. They weren't the first same-gender couple. That didn't concern her in the slightest. All she was really concerned about were the demons from Pinkie's past. She still firmly believed that her father should be brought to justice one way or the other, and she intended to make it happen. She just has to convince Pinkie to let her first, and that's exactly what she planned to work on the next day. She thought about how she might go about doing such a thing as she made her way to her bedroom.

When she entered the room, she noticed Spike was still asleep. It wasn't odd considering baby dragons sleep a lot more than grown ponies, but she still couldn't help but briefly wander if he'd sleep straight through the whole night. She didn't have the attention span at the moment to entertain the thought, seeing as she had more important things to be thinking about.

By the time she was situated in bed, she had only conjured up a couple vague ideas of what she might say to convince Pinkie to let her help her.

***

Twilight awoke with a smile on her face, considering the dream she had just finished was one of the best she'd had in a while. She blinked a couple times then brought her hoof up to rub the sleep out of her eyes. There was a certain cyan pegasus right in front of her face.

"Rainbow Dash? How did you even get in here?!" Twilight shouted, scrambling out of her bed, "And how long have you been watching me?!"

"Whoa Twilight, calm down!" The pegasus responded. "Spike let me in. And I just got here."

"Well, what do you want?" She asked, playing off her clumsiness and getting up to brush her hair.

The cyan mare then wore her biggest smile. "I heard about you and Pinks," Twilight stopped the brush mid-stroke, "and I just wanted to say-"

"How could you know already?" The unicorn questioned, eyeing her through the mirror's reflection.

"Oh, Pinkie told me last night. She was walking home and I happened to be out when she ran into me and told me the news." She explained. Twilight was still suspicious, but she figured it didn't matter that much if she already knew. "I am just so happy for you guys, I mean I know how much she liked you before…"

"That's one thing I forgot to ask her last night." She thought aloud. "You wouldn't happen to know long has Pinkie had a crush on me…prior to this?"

"Oh gosh, I don't know." Rainbow said, rolling her eyes. "For as long as I can remember."

For a second, Twilight questioned the pegasus' memory, but shook her head figuring her answer just meant that it had been a considerably long time. Since she just woke up, it took a moment for the thought to register completely. Once it did, her eyes widened. She blinked hard.

"Wait, so through everything…she's liked me? Like that?"

Rainbow looked up as if to search her mind. "Sounds about right. I can remember her talking about you not even a couple days after the party we had to welcome you to Ponyville."

"She wasn't in love yet, though, right?" She questioned. The pegasus furrowed her brow. "Right. Of course not, that's silly."

"That confession wasn't until more recently." The cyan mare stated. Twilight was about to question her again, but her thought process was interrupted.

"Twilight!" Spike's voice bellowed throughout the library, "Pinkie Pie is here!"

"Looks like that's my cue to leave!" Rainbow exclaimed as she quickly flew out the window.

"Wait, I still-" The unicorn turned, but the pegasus was already gone.

Twilight made sure she was looking presentable before she trotted down the stairs to meet her significant other. Standing next to the door was Pinkie, and she appeared to be whispering to Spike. After whatever the pink pony may have whispered to him, she saw his face change from one of indifference to one of bewilderment.

"Oh, hey Twilight!" Pinkie greeted as she promptly hugged the lavender pony. Spike just stood there and said nothing.

"What were you and Spike talking about?" Twilight asked as she pulled back from the earth pony.

"She told me how you two are dating now…" Spike said blatantly.

"And…?" Twilight said, curious as to what his thoughts on the matter were.

"Oh, I'm definitely okay with it, I just…it was a surprise, is all." He explained. There was an awkward silence, which was weird considering Pinkie didn't interrupt it. "I'm going to go find something to eat." He said, looking for an excuse to leave the room. Twilight looked to Pinkie.

"So who have you told already besides Spike and Rainbow Dash?" She questioned, surprised at her ability to inform ponies so quickly.

"I think that's all so far…" Pinkie deliberately made a pose like she was thinking hard.

Twilight chuckled. "Well, how about we go out and increase the number?"

"Okie dokie!" The pink pony agreed.

The two ponies were out on the town, wandering around together with no specific destination at the moment. Twilight's stomach growled and she realized she had yet to eat anything that day.

"You wanna get something to eat?" She suggested.

"Sure! How about that restaurant over there?" Pinkie pointed a hoof in the right direction.

"I've been there a couple of times, sure." The unicorn agreed. They made their way to the restaurant and took a seat at a table outside. A waiter promptly assisted them with menus.

"So, Pinkie…" Twilight began, looking down at her menu, "…thought anymore about…you know…"

"About what, Twilight?" Pinkie looked up from her menu, puzzled.

"You know…your father…and related issues…" She mumbled in response, still pretending to read the menu.
"…what do you mean?" The earth pony questioned with a sudden tinge of gravity in her tone.

"You remember what I suggested last night before…well, you know…" She spoke, actually looking to Pinkie's eyes this time.

"Twilight…I'm just not sure, okay? You know how much the situation affects me emotionally…" She spoke, looking away. "B-but if it helps, if I ever do decide to do something about it, I'd like you to be there with me." She smiled warmly.

Twilight smiled back. "Okay, Pinkie." She would settle for that for now; it seemed she didn't want to talk about it in public, if at all soon. The waiter came back.

"What can I get for you ladies?" He asked politely.

Twilight, having not actually looked over the menu, ordered her usual. "I'll have the daisy and daffodil sandwich and a glass of tea, unsweetened." The waiter nodded then looked in Pinkie's direction.

"Oh, um, I'll have what she's having." She smiled gently. He collected their menus and went on his way. They sat in silence until their food came.

Twilight was about to take a bite of her sandwich when she noticed that Pinkie was just staring blankly at hers. She dropped her food.

"Pinkie, look, I'm sorry I brought it up. Can you just forget about it?" She tried to keep her tone the furthest thing from harsh.

"No, Twilight…you're right." Pinkie replied solemnly.

"I'm just saying, you don't have to –wait, what?"

"You're right. We should fix this." She smiled sadly at the unicorn. "That is, if one of my other siblings hasn't already done something about it." Her expression changed instantly to one of thoughtfulness.

"What? You're serious? You really wanna bring your father to justice?" Twilight asked, puzzled.

She nodded. "I think it should be done. I want these burdens gone. I don't want to leave things unresolved…and I know you're perfectly capable of helping me, or at least comforting me while I try." She smiled.

"Oh, I am determined to help you. You can count on me. I could never leave somepony I love unhappy." She responded, smiling back.

"Aw, Twilight!" She squealed. "Thank you."

The two mares had finished their meals and were now satisfied. They had paid the waiter, plus a handsome tip, and left the establishment.

"So what do you want to do now?" Pinkie asked, her cheery attitude replenished, "We can actually make an effort to tell people, or we could go do whatever we can do to bring my father to justice."

"How about we go out of our way to tell people first? That way it will be off of my conscience." Twilight suggested.

"Okay, sounds fun!" The earth pony replied.

Together, they systematically told Fluttershy, Applejack, and Rarity about their newly blossoming relationship. First, they made the short trip to Fluttershy's house.

"Fluttershy?" Twilight tapped on the wooden door with her hoof, "Are you home?"

"Um, just a minute!" Fluttershy's high voice, accompanied by what sounded like a bunch of rambunctious animals, echoed outside her house. "Yes?" She said, cracking open the door ever so slightly.

"Um-" Twilight vocalized, trying to look behind the yellow pony.

"What is going on in there?" Pinkie questioned.

"Oh, um, nothing…the animals just…never mind that. What brings you guys here?" The disheveled pegasus finally asked.

"Oh! We just came to tell you that…that…" Twilight began, losing her words.

"We came to tell you that we're dating!" Pinkie finished for her, swinging her foreleg over the unicorn's shoulders.

Fluttershy blinked a couple of times. "Oh, well, um…that's nice." She spoke, not really sure of what to say. "I'm very happy for you guys, but if you don't mind, I have some animals to tend to-" *CRASH*

The pegasus quickly slammed the door, retreating into her house. She audibly yelled, "No, Angel, don't break that! Be careful!" Despite the ruckus, Pinkie still maintained her smile.

"She took that…well?" Twilight spoke.

"Oh well! At least she knows." The pink pony said.

"So… Applejack next?"

"Okay!"

With that, they ventured even further to Apple Acres, where they hoped to find Applejack. Based upon the other pony's reactions, Twilight was no longer nervous about letting anypony know, really. Initially, she had been worried one of her friends might get upset or something and it would throw off the balance of the group. So far, it wasn't looking as though it would turn out that way, thankfully.

Before they knew it, they reached the farm. Pinkie started walking in front of Twilight up the path, eager to reach their goal. The view caught the lavender pony's eye and before she knew it, she was almost mesmerized, her eyes shamelessly glued to the swaying of the pink pony's posterior.

"Should we check the barn first?" Pinkie questioned, turning her head back to look at Twilight.

"Oh, um, yeah." Twilight responded, blushing. Pinkie caught on quickly and giggled.

"Like whatcha see?" The earth pony teased, deliberately swaying her hips a wider range.

"Pinkie, please." The unicorn couldn't help but chuckle, despite her attempts at austerity. Pretty soon, they were both laughing.

"Okay, okay." She spoke once the laughter started dying down. "Let's check the barn first."

By luck, when they entered the barn, they found Applejack disconnecting the apple carriers from her back. She had just finished the morning round of apple bucking; precisely at noon, which happened to be in time for her lunch break. They had caught her just in time.

"APPLEJACK!" Pinkie shouted at an unnecessary volume.

"Aah!" The orange pony jumped. "Y'all scared me." She said, holding a hoof to her chest, regulating her breathing.

"Sorry about that…" Twilight apologized on the pink pony's behalf.

"It ain't a big deal, it is Pinkie, after all." She said. "So, what can ah be helpin' y'all with?"

Pinkie stared at Twilight, expecting her to talk this time. "Um, Pinkie and I are…well, in a relationship." She stated.

"Oh, y'all're courtin', ya mean?" Applejack said, looking towards her. Both ponies turned their heads, obviously befuddled. The orange pony rolled her eyes.

"So y'all're dating?" She clarified.

"Oh, yes!" Pinkie said, once again flinging her foreleg over Twilight's shoulders. The lavender pony responded by grinning nervously.

"Well that's great!" Applejack stated. "I'm glad y'all could find that sorta happiness in each other." She smiled.

"So you're okay with it?" Twilight asked, Pinkie still draped on her.

"Why wouldn't ah be?"

"I don't know, just happy you are." She grinned sincerely.

"Well, we better be going! We still have to tell Rarity!" Pinkie exclaimed excitedly.

"Glad y'all stopped by! See ya later!" Applejack replied, raising a hoof to wave them off.

The two ponies turned around and began trotting back towards Ponyville. With the luck they've been having, they were actually substantially excited to tell Rarity, as they could not stop smiling. Twilight had a funny thought and audibly chuckled.

"What's funny, Twilight? I love a good joke!" Pinkie said.

"It's not much of a joke," Twilight spoke, her voice still suggesting light laughter, "I just thought it was kinda funny how Rarity, the pony who just eats gossip up, is the last to know about something as major as this."

Pinkie laughed with more extent than perhaps was necessary. "That's rich!" She said. Twilight smiled at her easily-amused antics.

Quickly, they made it to the center of the town then began weaving their way through various ponies until they reached Carousel Boutique. If Rarity wasn't there, they would have no idea where to go next. This time, Pinkie swooshed in front of Twilight and knocked on the door before she could. The lavender pony was taken aback but didn't say anything.

There was a pause; a second in time where they both felt doubt. Was Rarity home? They waited a few more seconds and this time Twilight knocked.

"Just a minute!" And unmistakable voice spoke from beyond the door. There was more waiting. Finally, the door opened a crack and Rarity's face poked out, assessing whomever had visited her abode.

"Oh, Twilight! Pinkie, my dear, come in, come in!" She said, waving in her two friends. The two ponies grinned politely then walked past her.

In the usually pristine boutique, various scarps of cloth in all different colors and textures lied upon table tops and the ground, strips of measuring tapes had been draped over various items, and a couple different types of fabric scissors lay haphazardly on the floor near the mannequins upon which she had been working.

"Wow, Rarity, your place is…is really…"

"Really messy!" Pinkie chimed. "You musta been working really hard on something!"

"Yes, actually, I have a client at four, and I do apologize for the appearance of the shop. Just try to make yourselves at home." She spoke. The two ponies acknowledged her words by taking a seat on the nearby sofa.

" Could I get you some tea, perhaps?" The pristine pony questioned.

"Sure, if it's not of too much trouble." Twilight responded.

"Not at all, dear, I was just about to make myself some." She smiled affably. With that, she trotted off towards her kitchen. They were left in the lull of communication until Pinkie piped up.

"Doesn't the water for tea usually take a while to boil?" She mentioned.

"I suppose it does…" Twilight responded thoughtfully, "Why?"

"Oh, I dunno…" Pinkie said, scooting closer to the unicorn. More silence.

"Pinkie…" Twilight spoke.

"Yes?" The pink pony said, staring at her face with such obviousness that is caused her to turn her head to look at her. When she did, she found the earth pony gazing into her eyes with a hint of suggestion.

"W-We're at Rarity's…she could walk back in at any moment…" Twilight stuttered, the pink pony moving even closer.

"That makes it more exciting…and she has tea to make, doesn't she?" Pinkie said, now staring at the unicorn's lips.

"I-I guess…" She muttered as the pink pony gently pressed her lips against Twilight's. She exhaled any excited gasp she may have taken through her nostrils. Her soft lips kneaded against the lavender pony's gingerly. This time, their tongues met in the middle when they were both ready to go further. The light massaging Pinkie was doing to Twilight's tongue caused her mind to almost completely pardon their location. She moaned quietly into the pink pony's mouth, indicating her approval of her actions. Both of them were getting hot under the possible consequences of getting caught.

Pinkie placed a cautious hoof on Twilight's lower tummy, causing her to twitch a little, though she didn't stop her. Gradually, she moved it lower and lower until it was just above her slit. Slowly, she brought her hoof into her folds, causing her to moan again. She spread her legs further and became completely submissive. Pinkie slowly and deliberately ran the hoof up and down, applying light pressure and ultimately driving the unicorn into a state of desperateness; she began grinding her hips to obtain the amount of attention she needed.

Suddenly from the other room, the sound of a kettle whistling loudly carried through the building. Pinkie quickly pulled away, leaving Twilight utterly unsatisfied.

"I'm sorry…" She quickly apologized, "I just couldn't go all day without having some of you…"

Though now Twilight was left hot and bothered, she couldn't help but be moved by not only her adorable demeanor, but the words behind her apology. "It's okay, Pinkie." She smiled. "I enjoyed myself."

"Tea is ready!" Rarity's voice came bellowing into the room as she stepped in, a tray of tea cups and snack foods encased in a magical aura. She carefully walked through the room and set it onto the table near where they were sitting.

"So…what brings you two over?" She questioned, casually sipping tea from her chichi cup.

Twilight stared into the contents of her cup. "Well actually, we have something to tell you."

"What is it, darling?"

"Pinkie and I…are dating." She spoke. Pinkie was enthralled in the taste of her tea, but she did look up and joyfully nod.

Rarity stared at them blankly for an agonizing moment then chuckled. "Dear, I knew that already!"

Pinkie did a spit-take. "Wait, what? How?" Twilight asked. The fustian pony was momentarily distracted by the mixture of tea and Pinkie's saliva now on the floor.

"Oh please, darling, if Rainbow Dash hadn't already told me I would have already noticed based off of Twilight's appearance since I came back into the room." She sipped her tea.

"Twilight's appearance?" Pinkie questioned. Rarity seemed to pull a hand-held mirror out of nowhere. She pointed the mirror to Twilight, causing her to blush; her hair was more disheveled than she had expected.

"Oh…well, you say Rainbow Dash told you?" Twilight questioned, an attempt saving face by changing the subject.

"Oh, yes. She came by a couple hours ago and told me everything. I hadn't even prompted her with a question; I think she was just looking for somepony to tell." She explained. "You aren't angry, are you?"

"No, no! Just surprised, is all." The lavender pony spoke. Rarity looked to Pinkie, asking her the same question simply through her expression.

"Hm-mm!" Pinkie hummed in response, shoving a crumpet into her face, assuring her that she was not upset.

"Well what do you think of us? You know, together?" Twilight asked.

"Oh, I'm sorry! I neglected to mention my opinion." Rarity laughed nervously. "I think it's delightful; a new romance blossoming in Ponyville, and between two of my closest friends! It's adorable, really."

Upon hearing that, both of the ponies sitting on the couch wore the same touched smile.

"This was super fun Rarity, but Twi here and I really need to be going now." Pinkie said. Twilight cast an expression towards her displaying confusion, to which the pink pony responded with an expression urging her to remember why. She still didn't understand. Pinkie spoke again, "We have some things to clear up." A comment after which Twilight nodded knowingly.

"Well, goodbye then. Very happy to hear about your…well, happiness." Rarity said, smiling politely.

The two ponies left the boutique together with their goal now fresh in their minds.

"Oh, and Rarity?" Twilight spoke, stopping as she was walking out the door.

"Yes, dear?"

"Do you think you could stop by the library sometime in the near future? I have some research I'm doing and I could use your help." She explained.

"You just name the time, darling."