(I did put this story at a Mature rating on FIMFiction for a reason, same as I did for here. Hope you enjoy it). XD

Opalescence sat in the dark room atop Rarity's bed, licking the right side of her stomach in soft strokes. Her ears swiveled, taking a moment from her bath to face the door to her owner's provided palace. She could hear what sounded like laughter, yet a squee echoed from this voice. As the pony got closer to her door, Opal rolled her eyes at the recognition of her owner, Rarity.

"Tonight was absolutely the best!" Opal could hear and at least comprehend some of the words, although Rarity's voice was a bit muffled by the door. The doorknob's lock clicked at the sound of a key unlocking the entrance, then Rarity stepped in with a giggle and levitated her keys to a hook. While she secured them, she flicked her hoof against a switch, and the room filled with artificial light from the roof. "Opal, you would not believe how tonight went." Rarity clapped her hooves together as she giggled.

The look Opal gave her felt like she was just holding her enthusiasm. However, Rarity did not notice. "Well, let me recap everything for you, then, Opal." She cleared her throat. "You see, me and my friends had just met before our arrival at the palace's ballroom. Now I was afraid that they might catch on to my secret of attending both Twilight Sparkle's birthday party and Jet Set and Upper Crust's anniversary party." Rarity rolled her eyes at the mention of those two ponies' names. "Anywho, I was trying to sneak back and forth between the two festivities, but they finally caught me."

Rarity lifted off her hat, gently she moved her hoof over the large sun hat and dusted it off. "At first I thought Twilight was going to speak her mind and say something awful, but she didn't." She placed the hat in her closet and looked down at her dress. A magic aura encased the entire ensemble so Rarity took her time to make sure nothing was torn or scratched. "It was as if she really did see that I was just attending the party for my own business venture, but she was still so kind and accepting about it."

She placed the dress on a coat hanger and closed the closet. Rarity sighed. Her smile softened at the thoughts of Twilight. Rarity turned her attention to the paper drawing of the ensemble she had made for her friend. 'Makes me wonder… if this is why I feel this way about Twilight. She's so kind… although she may tend to overwork herself in her studies, sometimes go crazy and protect her books as if they were her own children… her attitude towards us, including me, is nothing but acceptance and gratitude.'

She hummed joyfully to herself walking up through the bathroom's entrance, and she turned on the sink and levitated a wash cloth over to the water. Steam floated up to the mirror. Rarity pressed the warm rag against her muzzle, shivering a little at the warmth that flooded across her muzzle. 'Really, though, I cannot believe that all those nobles were ready to hang me out to dry just because I was friends with a few mares from Ponyville. How absurd could they be?' That moment was one she could have definitely handled better. However, she would just let it float in the void of space for now.

Rarity continued to wash her face for a minute or so. She sighed and brought the rag to a hook to let it dry out. She flicked the bathroom light's lever and the room behind her darkened. She nodded and began to hum quietly with content hum. While she hummed, she went back to her thoughts of earlier that evening. The way Twilight spoke to her today filled her with joy, a soft squee resonated from her. It just confirmed everything that Rarity had feared. But she did not care anymore. Those who did could go get lost in the Everfree Forest for all she cared.

Her cat jumped into her own round bed, circling once until she finally laid down. She purred and closed her eyes. Rarity could not help but smile at the adorable sight before her. "Hmm… alright, Opal." She yawned. "Goodnight, dear." With her magic, she flicked the small lever. The lights turned off, and Rarity slowly made her way to the bed. Pulling the sheets off, she grabbed her eye mask and gently placed it in front of her eyes, the world completely eclipsed by this darkness that surrounded her vision. Rarity pulled the covers over her and laid on her side. She let out a small breath of air before she went quiet.

Minutes passed until what seemed like an hour had gone by. Rarity turned left in her bed, then right again. She let out a quiet groan while this went on. Until she laid completely flat on her back. "What is happening to me? Surely I should have usually fallen asleep by now!"

How or why she could not go to sleep left Rarity all but puzzled. She had always been good at falling asleep: it never took longer than ten to fifteen minutes before she finally lost consciousness. But why now out of all times did she have to go through such a thing?

She let out another quiet groan, closing her eyes and resting on her right side. Rarity couldn't help but sigh softly. But a thought crossed her mind, and she began to see Twilight, laying on her side with an enticing pose: her right hoof rested against her chest while she brought her left hoof up to the right side of Rarity's muzzle, a gentle smile with a wink. Her back legs were separated, with a clear view of her breasts. It was a pose that could only bring a flush to her cheeks. "Now, now Rarity…" she whispered to herself. "Let us not overwhelm ourselves here. We need to… get our beauty rest, right?"

Rarity let out a tiny squeak as a warmth gently rose up between her back legs. 'No! No, no, no, no. Body, please stop this at once.'Yet even if Rarity was not in the mood for such an activity (nor did she hardly ever act on these impulses), the heat only grew more and more. 'Why now… of all the times?' It did not help her either that, as she laid in that darkness that the eye mask provided, she could still see Twilight there, retaining that very alluring posture.

Rarity let out another soft growl and looked away. There was no reason why she couldn't just avert her gaze from the imagined Twilight. Even so, she could still feel that endless warmth that persisted. The bed around her grew hotter as well, beads of sweat beginning to form around her coat. She let out a tiny moan as the movement of her back legs set off a small stir of blissful nerve feelings. As these little tingling sensations worked their way up her spine, a shiver wrapped Rarity while she cooed quietly.

But then she just let her gaze rest on the mare beside her. Rarity breathed in and looked at her hoof. She gulped, her exhale shuddered. 'I… I suppose… it wouldn't be so bad, would it?' And yet she had a point. There really was no need to fret. This, after all, could help her in the long run. Rarity slowly separated her back legs from each other and moved her hoof down her stomach. She flinched as they passed her breasts and over one of her nipples, which caused her to shake. "It's okay Rarity… they're just your… lady parts. Nothing t-to fear." Rarity rolled onto her back and gasped when she felt herself part to her own hoof.

Yet the touch of her own self was not as comfortable as she wanted. Even if she did dislike this ludicrous act, she desired this release now more than ever. She looked around and saw the sheets above her body, those soft and satiny white bed sheets. 'Oh… but they'll get all dirty.' She could only whimper. She took part of the sheet with her hoof and wound it around until it disappeared underneath the cloth. She brought it back to herself and let out a sharp gasp.

Her nerve endings felt like they were on fire, furiously shooting up pleasurable bolts that ran up her body. The satin sheets proved to do the trick; she moaned as the soft texture of the cloth ran along her folds with ease. The sheet slickened with her own fluids, and so did her appendage, even with the cloth around it. The sensation felt like the touch of an angel, so delicate and gentle. Her hoof gently opened her a bit more, another sharp gasp, another bolt of bliss sent up her body. She quietly moaned, and her cheeks brightened up ever so as the intimate moment transpired. 'M-maybe… i-it's time for another ex-ah! Experiment…' Rarity bit her lip. The slight pain distracted her for a brief moment, but she continued onward. She searched for that ethereal image, her eyes almost painting a picture where this ghostly appendage should have been. As she continued to sketch this hoof in her mind, she let out a tiny squeak. It was not thick and wide like a stallion's, but of a more mulberry color, thinner and more feminine. 'T-Twilight?'

Rarity let out another moan, almost louder than before when she saw it move further into her folds. It was a struggle to keep the noise down, but with the sight of her friend's hoof moving further into her, it was a view almost too much to bear. She lifted it up and slowly circled it around, tiny squeaks exiting her mouth. Yet all the sensitivity she felt before had increased at the sight of this imagined Twilight, her hoof causing the bolts of bliss to shoot up. "O-oh… T-Twilight…" She could not help but whisper her friend's name, and she applied more pressure to her hoof and increased her pace.

Rarity bit her lip while these sensations continued on until a contraction shook her hips. A small pressure began to build up where her that ethereal foreleg was. She could barely believe that she was finally close to her release, but Rarity smiled that her little session finally was coming to a close. She guided her hoof upwards. A quiet yet sharp gasp erupted from her. She gently pressed into a little button that caused this stronger sensation. Another gasp escaped her lips. 'You're almost close now… aren't you?'

She froze, glancing to her right. There sat Twilight, still smiling ever so softly. Rarity's muzzle warmed up, she let out a quiet whimper. "Y-yes… I-I am." Another quiet moan escaped her. "Please… I-I w-want you, Twilight…"

A soft giggle resonated from Twilight. 'Okay…' Rarity circled her hoof around the most sensitive area. Her body shook at the bolts that began to fire up her body once more, now continued without remorse. She bit her lip again and closed her mouth, muffling her moans that began to get louder. 'It's alright, Rarity. Let it all out.'

Rarity continued to fidget in place, her volume kept getting higher. 'I… can't t-take it…' She tried her best to keep her scream under control, glad that it did not get any louder. Her body contracted against this release. The warmth that stayed within her body flooded over her hoof, dripping across a small portion of her foreleg and completely staining the cloth surrounding her hoof.

Rarity's chest rose up and down, the sound of her ragged breathing echoed in her room. She did her best to slow down her erratic breathing. She lifted her unstained hoof and removed the eye mask from her face. The dark room showed itself to her once more. 'So…'

Rarity jumped at the voice, letting out a quiet gasp. She looked to her left, only to blush and turn away, pressing the side of her head into the pillow. A coo escaped her, the scent of her friend wafted in the air. 'Was my performance adequate?' Rarity glanced to the side and flinched as she felt Twilight move her own hoof up and down. That same gentle smile from before was on Twilight's lips, a smile that completely melted her heart.

She stood still for a moment, her mouth agape, yet no words would dare form. Rarity took a breath in. "W-why, yes… it was quite wonderful… Twilight…"

Another giggle came from Twilight. 'Then until next time, my love.' The image of Twilight faded away, and so did this daydream, this illusion she saw that took the form of her friend.

Yet her heart began to ache, as if it desired to see Twilight again. With this notion in hoof, Rarity let out a sigh of relief. 'Oh… why must you continue to play with me, love? Isn't it enough that I already… "played" with myself?' Certainly she could have gotten a break, Rarity thought. Yet her heart continued to pluck those strings of heartache. 'Love… you're such a cruel mistress.'

She unwrapped her hoof from the cloth and lifted her clear-fluid-stained appendage. The warmth from her own body still resonated on her appendage. It felt like it might have been best to go wash her hoof, but she felt her body was wasted on this sensual moment. She kept her gaze focused on the wet hoof, her eyes never wavered from it. She frowned and shuddered when she thought of an easier way to get rid of those fluids. 'That is simply undignified, Rarity. A lady would never stoop so low…'

Yet she brought her hoof to her muzzle, licking the warm juices from her appendage. She cooed at the taste, yet she felt disgusted. 'How dare you lick your own juices! That is so foul!' But at the same time, Rarity could have cared less about what she put on her tongue. 'But… it's not that bad, I suppose. Besides… I… guess I could admit that my own… no that's not an appropriate word. My… I guess I can say that my… 'cum' did not actually taste that bad.' It was something Rarity would never admit to anypony, even to herself. But it was not as bad as she expected. The fluids had a sweet taste to it, more like a delicious cake frosting or even a sugary piece of chocolate.

After what Rarity had done and the images she had seen of her friend, she was assured that Twilight truly was the mare for her. 'Then until next time, my love.'

Something in those words drove a smile to form on Rarity's lips. 'This could be it… this may be the premonition I need. I do love Twilight. I really do.', This was simply a sign, one she could not ignore.

Rarity shivered again, pulling her tongue away from her hoof. She sighed and slowly got up while removing the bed covers from her body. She walked into the bathroom and brought her hoof into the sink. Turning it on she washed her hoof for a brief moment until she walked back to the bed.

Rarity lowered herself back down on her mattress and returned to her side and laid down again. She yawned quietly. The work of pleasing herself had finally been what she sought to do. With her body tired now, she could finally sleep. 'Well… you may have not wanted that in the first place, but what's done is done. Besides. It was rather… fun. Something I should try a little more often.' The perk that did come from this was that she at least found something to help ease the roughness of her own hoof, even if that poor bed sheet was covered in her own fluids.

Rarity brought her eye mask up to her face. The world once again became shrouded in darkness and she too felt the world collapse. The peaceful slumber of rest finally graced her in its arms. That same warmth from Twilight came back, almost like her friend had wrapped herself around Rarity's body. Rarity shifted her body, and the positioning became more comfortable. But there was one thing that Rarity did need to plan, and that was her desire to court Twilight. Yet she would need to tread carefully, unless she wanted her friend to freak out. However the outcome, she just hoped Twilight would accept her.