Tuesday, June 14, 2016

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Today's Horoscope (Virgo): Some people just want to watch the world burn.

Morning

During the train trip back to Canterlot, I get a call from my parents. They ask about the beach trip; I tell them I had a pretty good time. They also remind me they'll be coming down to Canterlot on Friday for the Father's Day weekend. Twilight's parents are also coming down for the weekend.

After I get off the phone with my parents, I find a new text notification waiting for me. It's from Zecora. We have a battle tomorrow...

Cadance is having one of those "need the toilet every five minutes" kind of days, to the point where she and Shining Armor relocate to seats nearer the train's facilities. Much to Twilight's consternation, Sunset Shimmer hovers far too close to Shining Armor every time Cadance disappears into the toilet...

"Okay, this is driving me nuts," Twilight grumbles.

I sigh. "I'll talk to her once we're back at the dorm. She might listen to me."

"I doubt it."

"Well, it's better than doing nothing."

Daytime

After stopping for lunch at that one pizza buffet, we head back to the dorm, where the first order of business for all of us is laundry. We decide the only fair thing to do is draw straws to see who's on laundry duty for each floor; I get stuck doing the third floor's laundry, while Sweetie Belle gets stuck doing the second floor's laundry. Fortunately, there's not actually that much to do since we were all only gone four days and packed light. Everyone else is taking care of other business—Rarity, Fluttershy, and Pinkie Pie go out to shop for groceries for the dorm, Cadance is resting, with Shining Armor looking after her, Applejack and Apple Bloom are upstairs talking to Big Macintosh and Granny Smith, and everyone else is cleaning the dorm.

"I really hope I'm not as weird as Rarity and her friends when I get to high school," Sweetie Belle says while she's pouring detergent into the washing machine.

"Oh?"

Sweetie Belle blushes. "They were all just...showing off so much," she says. "Even Fluttershy. And for what? I mean yeah, some of them flirted with a few guys, but..."

I roll my eyes. Sweetie Belle wore a fairly modest two-piece swimsuit to the beach, and seemed embarrassed by Rarity's rather revealing choice in beachwear. "Yeah, well...in a couple of years, you probably won't think it's all that weird."

"And what about that whole crazy mess with the volleyball game and Pinkie Pie and Sunset Shimmer playing topless?" Sweetie counters.

I grimace. "Okay, yeah, that was weird," I admit. "But Pinkie is Pinkie and Sunset's...well...crazy."

Sweetie shrugs. She gives me a thoughtful look. "Umm..." She blushes again. "You uh, you had sex with my sister, right? I heard..."

Gack. "Uhh..." I cough. "Y-yeah," I say. "During Spring Break." I frown. "How'd you know?"

She shrugs. "I didn't know it was any kind of big secret. I mean, you've slept with pretty much most of the dorm except me and Apple Bloom, right?"

Good grief. "I haven't slept with Applejack, but...yeah," I say.

Sweetie Belle plays with her hair. "See, that's what's weird about you guys," she says. "I'm pretty sure a guy with two girlfriends getting away with that kind of thing isn't, well..." She tilts her head. "Actually, a guy getting away with having two girlfriends is pretty weird to begin with."

"It's...complicated," I say.

"What's so complicated about it?" she asks. "It just sounds to me like everyone in this dorm has sex on the brain."

I laugh shakily. "Y-yeah...we're getting better about that, though. We've, uh...mostly got it out of our systems."

Sweetie Belle looks down at her lap. "I wonder...if things hadn't turned out the way they did with Button, would...would I be doing that...with him?" Her cheeks are burning red.

A really weird, completely inappropriate thought pops into my head, and I can't stop myself from busting out laughing. Sweetie Belle looks up at me crossly. "What's so funny?" she demands.

"S-sorry," I say, trying to force myself to stop laughing. I end up coughing spastically. "I just...had this mental image..."

She gives me a confused, pouty frown.

"N-no, it's just, well..." I shake my head. "It has to do with...cheat codes..." I rub the back of my head sheepishly. "That one really old cheat code everyone knows, and...and Button Mash, and..."

She gives me a half-lidded stare.

I should really stop talking... "You know, it was up up, down down, left right, left right..." I trail off weakly.

Sweetie Belle's very Rarity-like glare cracks and, with a sputtering snort, she starts snickering. Then she doubles over laughing, nearly spilling detergent all over the floor. "Oh my GOSH! That...that is so WRONG!" Then, suddenly, her cheeks heat up. "Oh my gosh, I just pictured that..."

I'm trying NOT to picture it. Really, really hard. I clear my throat. "So, how's Button doing?" I ask.

She shrugs. "About the same." She sighs. "I'm gonna visit his mom tomorrow, but I think...I think I'm not going to be seeing Button at the hospital anymore. I just don't know." She puts the detergent away and starts the washing machine. "I really do still care about him. I just..."

"Yeah, I know."

"It's just that thinking about him hurts, but...thinking about never thinking about him again...that hurts more." With a sigh, she pads out of the laundry room.

I finish up and set the timer on the other washer, then head upstairs to help with the cleaning.

Evening

After the laundry finishes drying, I fold everything and take it upstairs. I give Sonata and Twilight their clothes first, then put my own away.

That just leaves Sunset's stuff...

I decide to leave it outside her door. When I take it out into the hall, however, I discover that her door is slightly open. Sounds—erotic sounds—are coming from inside.

My heart jumps up into my chest. Surely she isn't—

Against my better judgment, I decide to check to make sure.

Sunset is lying naked on her bed, pleasuring herself. Her back is arched and she's moaning.

Her eyes open and meet mine. She smiles silkily. "See anything you like?"

"Yeah, I see an amazingly sexy body. Shame about the diseased mind living inside it. Here's your stuff." I throw her clothes into the room, close the door, and return to my room. Despite myself, I have a raging boner...

I must've forgotten to lock my door, because a few minutes later, Sunset walks in wearing a short, flimsy robe which is wide open. She isn't wearing anything underneath. I glare at her. "Get out."

"Oh, don't be like that," she says with a pout. "I just want to talk."

"Then put some clothes on and go down to the lounge," I say. "We can talk there."

Sunset rolls her eyes, but returns to her room. I sigh, get up, and head downstairs. A few minutes later, Sunset shows up in the lounge wearing jeans and a tank top. "You know, most guys wouldn't react like this to a girl like me walking into their room half-naked," she says teasingly.

I glare at her. "Most guys don't know what a poisonous viper you are."

She shrugs. "This is true." She stretches languidly. "Still, it does kinda hurt that you'll screw anything with tits and I can't even get a rise out of you."

"I'm outta here," I say, standing up.

"Wait," Sunset says pleadingly, touching my arm. She looks up at me, her eyes serious. "Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm just trying to tease you. I'm not...I'm not trying to start anything."

I sit back down with a frown.

Sunset sighs, picking at her shirt. "I just...I enjoy getting a reaction from people," she says. "I guess maybe I go too far sometimes, but I enjoy knowing that things I say or do or...or even just looking at my body provokes some kind of reaction." She smiles. "That's why I kept playing volleyball after I lost my top yesterday. All those people staring at my tits, reacting to seeing me topless..." She shrugs. "I like having that power over people."

"In other words, you're a troll."

She smirks. "Kinda, yeah." She raises her arms above her head and stretches. "Shining Armor...he's cute."

"Sunset, don't."

"Why not?" She tilts her head. "Cadance certainly doesn't seem to have a problem sleeping around behind his back, and now that she's pregnant, he could use a little...release." She giggles. "Besides, I know he wants me. He's trying to act like he doesn't, but I can see it."

"Seriously," I say, glaring at her. "You've done enough damage. Don't try to tear apart Twilight's family."

Sunset snorts. "I don't care about trying to tear apart Twilight's family," she says. "I just want to have a little fun. If I can't have it with you, then I'll go after the next best thing." She stands up, waves cheerfully, and leaves.

What the hell is she really up to...?

Whatever it is, it'll have to wait. We've got another battle in the Velvet Room tomorrow, and I need to be rested up and ready...