[RGRE] Hearts and Hooves: Thirsty Flowers


                                            1.
                                            
                                                >>35122163

                                            2.
                                            
                                                >You are Anon, and it is about 1 PM on Hearts and Hooves.

                                            3.
                                            
                                                >Basically, it's Equestria's version of Valentine's Day.

                                            4.
                                            
                                                >Pink hearts everywhere, romantic meals reserved at restaurants, and lovely-dovey couples (and groups) being sickeningly sweet in public.

                                            5.
                                            
                                                >No public place is safe from adorable ponies nuzzling each other and exchanging chaste kisses as they look furtively around as though afraid of getting caught.

                                            6.
                                            
                                                >And just like Valentine's day, there's heart-shaped boxes of candy and chocolate everywhere.

                                            7.
                                            
                                                >And also just like Valentine's day, there's a bunch of lonely individuals who don't have a date.

                                            8.
                                            
                                                >...which also includes you.

                                            9.
                                            
                                                >To be fair, you've only been here a few months and a good chunk of the town still neighs in surprise when they spot you.

                                            10.
                                            
                                                >Adorable.

                                            11.
                                            
                                                >Anyway, you decided to spend Valentine's day the same way you did back on Earth.

                                            12.
                                            
                                                >Which is to say, you're treating it like any other day.

                                            13.
                                            
                                                >...what, did you think the answer was "getting black-out drunk b/c all alone"?

                                            14.
                                            
                                                >C'mon, give yourself SOME credit.

                                            15.
                                            
                                                >You are currently wandering the streets, not having very much to do.

                                            16.
                                            
                                                >The stores are closed, except for romantic get-aways and places to eat, so it's either going for a walk or spending time inside as you wait to go to bed.

                                            17.
                                            
                                                >You're not really thinking of much, and so your feet have aimlessly end up bringing you in the direction of the Flower Sister's flower shop.

                                            18.
                                            
                                                >Just before you turn the corner, you hear a few feminine voices from up ahead.

                                            19.
                                            
                                                >"I can't believe he stood me up..."

                                            20.
                                            
                                                >Hmmm... you think that one is Roseluck.

                                            21.
                                            
                                                >>"Tell me about it, sister.  I had a nice lunch reservation and everything."

                                            22.
                                            
                                                >And that's Lily - you can tell by the nervous little lilt her voice always seems to have.

                                            23.
                                            
                                                >>>"Pfft!  At least you cunts managed to get dates.  What, did you trick the stallions or something?"

                                            24.
                                            
                                                >Aaaaaand that leaves-

                                            25.
                                            
                                                >"Buck off, Daisy.  If I wanted to listen to a mare whine, I'd go join Sparkle in her yearly 'get black-out drunk b/c all alone' party."

                                            26.
                                            
                                                >-Daisy.  If it weren't for the name, it would be from that husky undertone that only she of the three seems to have.

                                            27.
                                            
                                                >Maybe you should go see what they're up to - they don't normally get afraid of you, unlike SOME ponies.

                                            28.
                                            
                                                >...which is frankly a bit strange, since they're so easily spooked compared to most ponies in Ponyville.

                                            29.
                                            
                                                >Go figure.

                                            30.
                                            
                                                >>>"You didn't answer the question, Roseluck." grouses Daisy.

                                            31.
                                            
                                                >>"Fillies, please!  I know we might not be drowning in dick right now, but at least we have each other." pleads Lily, trying to raise the mood a bit.

                                            32.
                                            
                                                >>>"Lily, I overheard Colgate and Lyra talking about how half the town thinks we're all one part of an incestuous dyke-herd.  Having each other isn't that grand of a thing today."

                                            33.
                                            
                                                >There's a pointed silence, and you stop walking just before you turn the corner.

                                            34.
                                            
                                                >You think this might be a bad time to interrupt, so you'll just wait for a minute or two before you go talk to them.

                                            35.
                                            
                                                >"...okay, I'm going to see if the Red Lamp district is operational this early.  Who wants to join me?" asks Roseluck

                                            36.
                                            
                                                >>>"Me!"

                                            37.
                                            
                                                >>"You two are terrible!  I'm going to go for a walk, and when I get back you had better still be here."

                                            38.
                                            
                                                >Welp, that's your cue; seems like they're about to go their separate ways.

                                            39.
                                            
                                                >You turn the corner, and-

                                            40.
                                            
                                                "Oof!"

                                            41.
                                            
                                                >>"Hey!"

                                            42.
                                            
                                                >You and a pink pony collide and collapse onto the ground.

                                            43.
                                            
                                                >You land on your back, and the mare lays splayed out on your chest.

                                            44.
                                            
                                                >Her weight is enough to make you feel cozy, like you're under a weighted blanket, but not so much that it's crushing.

                                            45.
                                            
                                                >Likewise, her body heat feels nice against your skin, and her plush fur reminds you of how your cat used to nap in your lap back on Earth.

                                            46.
                                            
                                                >>"Oh!  Anon?"

                                            47.
                                            
                                                >Lily's eyes are wide with shock, and she wriggles around against your chest.

                                            48.
                                            
                                                >Her hooves flail in an attempt to gain purchase on the ground they cannot reach.

                                            49.
                                            
                                                >>"I'm so sorry!  I wasn't watching where I was going!"

                                            50.
                                            
                                                >Well, it's partially your fault, since you waited so long to approach them to talk.

                                            51.
                                            
                                                "It's fine, Lily - neither was I.  Here, let's get you up."

                                            52.
                                            
                                                >You brace yourself against the ground and sit up, depositing the mare squarely onto your lap.

                                            53.
                                            
                                                >Lily lets out a quiet "oomf!" as her rump makes contact with your folded legs, and she instinctively wraps her hooves around your torso to steady herself.

                                            54.
                                            
                                                >Likewise, you reflexively place a hand against the small of her back to keep her from falling off.

                                            55.
                                            
                                                >And here you are: sitting in the street with a plush pink pony in your p-lap.

                                            56.
                                            
                                                >Lily's staring up into your eyes with embarrassment and slight wonder, seeing as how this is the closest she's ever been to you.

                                            57.
                                            
                                                >Certainly, she's the first pony to have been sat in your lap.

                                            58.
                                            
                                                >She wriggles a bit in place, and you wait for her to scramble to her hooves.

                                            59.
                                            
                                                >Only, that never happens.

                                            60.
                                            
                                                >"Lily?!"

                                            61.
                                            
                                                >>>"Lily, is something wrong?!"

                                            62.
                                            
                                                >Lured in by the sound of their sister shouting, Roseluck and Daisy come galloping around the corner, nearly barreling into you.

                                            63.
                                            
                                                >Roseluck looks embarrassed, but curious.

                                            64.
                                            
                                                >"...Lils?  What in the world are you doing in Anon's lap?"

                                            65.
                                            
                                                >Daisy, on the other hand, is glancing between you and Lily with a rather lecherous grin on her face.

                                            66.
                                            
                                                >>>"You two look comfy." she says with a wriggle of her eyebrows

                                            67.
                                            
                                                >...you mean, she's right.

                                            68.
                                            
                                                >This is actually pretty nice.

                                            69.
                                            
                                                >Lily apparently has gotten her wits back, because she's now blushing and stammering up a storm.

                                            70.
                                            
                                                >Still hasn't let go of you, though.

                                            71.
                                            
                                                >>"Oh my goodness!  A-Anon, I'm so sorry for this!  This is so inappropriate!"

                                            72.
                                            
                                                >She whips her head back and forth, staring at her two sisters.

                                            73.
                                            
                                                >>"I-I-I should make this up to you somehow!"

                                            74.
                                            
                                                >Silly ponies, impromptu cuddling sessions don't need apologies.

                                            75.
                                            
                                                "Seriously, don't worry about it.  It was an accid-"

                                            76.
                                            
                                                >"Actually," interrupts Roseluck, a grin spreading on her face, "Lily's right.  Are you doing anything today, Anon?"

                                            77.
                                            
                                                "Well, not really.  Bu-"

                                            78.
                                            
                                                >"Well then, would you let us take you out to lunch?"

                                            79.
                                            
                                                >...lunch DOES sound nice.

                                            80.
                                            
                                                >"It would make us feel so much better for knocking you over and sitting in your lap."

                                            81.
                                            
                                                >Lily nods frantically, looking relieved that you aren't going to be mad at her.

                                            82.
                                            
                                                >>"Yeah!  Yes, Anon, please let me apologize to you properly, m-m'lord!"

                                            83.
                                            
                                                >Oh, god, Lily's ADORABLE.

                                            84.
                                            
                                                >Daisy stalks around to your side and nuzzles your shoulder.

                                            85.
                                            
                                                >>>"Maybe lunch isn't enough, colt," she purrs, "Maybe dinner should be thrown into the mix."

                                            86.
                                            
                                                >She and Roseluck exchange a l-lewd glance.

                                            87.
                                            
                                                >>>"Maybe we'll have to get creative."

                                            88.
                                            
                                                >A grin slowly grows on your face, and you absent-mindedly begin to scratch behind Lily's ear.

                                            89.
                                            
                                                >[spoiler]She squeaks, and her back leg starts kicking.[/spoiler]

                                            90.
                                            
                                                >"Uh-huh.  What sort of mare just knocks over a nice colt like Anon and doesn't at LEAST take him out for lunch to make up for it?  I'd like to think our mothers raised us better than that."

                                            91.
                                            
                                                >Daisy nods.

                                            92.
                                            
                                                >>>"That's right.  It's just plain disrespectful.  And papa always said that we should respect stallions."

                                            93.
                                            
                                                >You know what?

                                            94.
                                            
                                                >You have nothing going on the rest of the day.

                                            95.
                                            
                                                >Maybe getting lucky on Equestrian Valentine's Day is on the menu for you.

                                            96.
                                            
                                                "That sounds great to me, you three."

                                            97.
                                            
                                                ---

                                            98.
                                            
                                                >You are Anon.

                                            99.
                                            
                                                >It is several hours later.

                                            100.
                                            
                                                >Lunch was had at the place Lily had a reservation at (conveniently, restaurants assume that ponies in relationships belong to a herd, and tables by default have 4+ chairs), and then the four of you went back to their place.

                                            101.
                                            
                                                >It... did not end the way you were expecting it to.

                                            102.
                                            
                                                >>"I got the blankets, Anon!"

                                            103.
                                            
                                                >Lily picks the blankets back up into her mouth and starts walking backwards, dragging it behind her like a dog with a too-big toy.

                                            104.
                                            
                                                >"Ah hi'got t'h 'illowsh!"

                                            105.
                                            
                                                >Roseluck gallops into the room with a big, plushy pillow in her mouth.

                                            106.
                                            
                                                >As soon as she spits it onto the ground, she bounds out of the room and grabs another one.

                                            107.
                                            
                                                >>>"Sh'acks!"

                                            108.
                                            
                                                >Daisy makes her appearance, holding a big bag of pretzels in her mouth, looking excited.

                                            109.
                                            
                                                >Within minutes, a blanket/pillow pile is set up in the middle of their living-room.

                                            110.
                                            
                                                >Going along with their insistence, you lay down in the center of the pile.

                                            111.
                                            
                                                >The lights are turned off, the curtains are shut, the horse-TV is turned on to a movie channel, and the three of them all pile on top of you.

                                            112.
                                            
                                                >Honestly?

                                            113.
                                            
                                                >Not the route you thought this evening was going to take.

                                            114.
                                            
                                                >But you're actually okay with this.

                                            115.
                                            
                                                >It's nice cuddling with ponies, and you're rapidly on the way to calling them your friends.

                                            116.
                                            
                                                >Overall, you can't complain.

                                            117.
                                            
                                                >You thought you were going to get laid, sure, but this is just as nice in its own way.

                                            118.
                                            
                                                >[spoiler]Oh god, you're going to die a horse-virgin, aren't you?[/spoiler]

                                            119.
                                            
                                                >Lily has taken your lap (or rather, your groin area), and Roseluck and Daisy are draped across your chest from your left and right side.

                                            120.
                                            
                                                >Roseluck excitedly drums her hooves against your chest, and Daisy nuzzles the side of your face.

                                            121.
                                            
                                                >"I hope you're ready for cuddle night, Anon!" chirps Roseluck happily.

                                            122.
                                            
                                                >>"This is my favourite movie!" exclaims Lily, wriggling mirthfully in your lap.

                                            123.
                                            
                                                >>>"This isn't just a snuggle fort," whispers Daisy as she nuzzles the other side of your face, "It's also gonna be a fuggle fort."

                                            124.
                                            
                                                >Daisy drags her tongue across your cheek, making you shiver.

                                            125.
                                            
                                                >>>"Get comfy on that pillow, Anon, 'cuz you're gonna be moaning our names into it by the end of the evening."

                                            126.
                                            
                                                >And then Daisy settles down to watch the film, head tucked under your chin.

                                            127.
                                            
                                                >You absent-mindedly start stroking Roseluck and Daisy's fur, and hope that Lily won't notice the way you're starting to poke her with your p-

                                            128.
                                            
                                                >>"Oh!"

                                            129.
                                            
                                                >Lily throws a surprised look at you over her shoulder.

                                            130.
                                            
                                                >>"What is... o-oh..."

                                            131.
                                            
                                                >Lily giggles headily and wriggles a bit more, a nervous smile forms on her face.

                                            132.
                                            
                                                >>"I m-mean, if you really want to, m'lord..."

                                            133.
                                            
                                                >Roseluck giggles and kisses your chin.

                                            134.
                                            
                                                >[spoiler]...then again, maybe your horse-virginity isn't as well-protected as you thought it was.[/spoiler]