- Twilight and Dash look down and away from each other. They glance at each other, first one, then the other, causing the first to look away, in their head worriedly wondering what their friend is thinking of them. As both look away again, they catch sight of the 'literature' Twilight had been 'browsing' before being caught, failed to have been properly put away, Twilight's panic and nervousness causing her magic to falter.

- Twilight's face heated up in greater embarrassment seeing what she had been caught with still there in the open. A quick glance at Dash confirmed her fears and deepened her embarrassment. Dash had seen it still there on the floor. Suppressing a groan to express her humiliation, Twilight picked up the 'graphic novel' physically, not trusting her magic at the moment given her frayed nerves, and put it back on the shelf before moving to leave the store, doubting she would ever return to this place again. She suddenly wished she had just done the chores herself instead of asking Spike to do them and agreeing to pick up the latest issue of one of his non-embarrassing comics on the way home. At least he wouldn't be there when she got back to ask why her face was bright red or she was screaming into a pillow locked inside her room.

- Meanwhile, Dash felt her face heat up and her heart quicken when her eyes glanced across the cover of what she had caught Twilight 'reading'. "Wild Mare Escapades: Heated Studies." She could understand why Twilight might have picked it up. Semi-Covered by the books in front of it, all she'd see was a pony sitting on a ladder in a library, looking down at something below and smiling. She wouldn't have seen the second mare on the floor sitting on a pillow by a table, a propped-up book with a picture of two mares kissing on the cover, and a third mare kissed the inner thighs of the second's open hind legs.

- Dash knew the pictures on the inside were even more...intense. It was one of her favorite issues.

- Dash quickly glanced further away when she saw Twilight's head move into view, her face flushing with even more heat. It shouldn't have surprised her when Twilight's face and figure were the first ones that came to mind when she first fantasized herself into the issue. Twilight would have fit near-perfectly into the role of...

- Now fate was just being a cruel tease. Dash practically had to bite the inside of her cheek when Twilight picked up the comic in her teeth and turned around, stretching and reaching up to put the comic back on its self, unintentionally giving Dash a perfect view of Twilight's flank. Move her tail just a tiny bit more to the side and it would mirror a scene from that issue perfectly. A part of Dash felt guilty for the sudden rush of thoughts that invaded her mind about her friend, a chill against the heat that swelled within her body, but she couldn't help it. There was a lot Dash found very, very attractive about Twilight, many of which surrounding how different they were; an athlete and an academic. But those were things that made Twilight so very attractive to her.

- That and the wonderful way she smelled when she started getting tired or 'bothered' and had to take a minute to 'cool down'.

- Again, Dash debated with herself, her wariness about matters of the heart fighting against her natural assertiveness telling her to just jump on the mare in front of her, press their lips together, and tell Twilight how she felt. The fear of being rejected, of the idea of Twilight not feeling the same way, made her pause yet again, until she looked back at Twilight and saw her walking towards the shop's door. *Go on!* Dash yelled at herself inside her head. *Go! Go after her! Tell her! There's no one around! You'll never get a better chance than this! Don't let her get away!!* Dash growled and grit her teeth as she fought the hurricane spinning up her heart and head.

- "Buck it!" Dash shouted a moment later, right before she raced for the door which Twilight had just passed through. "Twilight! Wait!"

- Pausing, Twilight looked back at Dash as the cyan pegasus sped out the door of the shop towards her. She just wanted this to end. This entire encounter had already been embarrassing enough. If they started talking about what happened and she let slip that she had imagined herself and Dash on that page, she would never be able to look her friend in the eye again. "Dash, please," Twilight started.

- Only to be immediately cut off of whatever words she was about to say as Dash pressed her lips against Twilight's own.

- For a second, Twilight panicked, believing this had to be a mistake. Dash had simply panicked in running after her and hadn't been able to slow down in time. Twilight had feinted from the shock at being discovered or the embarrassment. Or her hoof had slipped and she'd hit her head on the shelf and was now unconscious and dreaming.

- *Oh, but sweet Celestia,* Twilight moaned in her head as she returned the kiss. This felt far too good and far too real to be a dream. The Dash in her fantasies never put such pressure on her lips. The Dash from her fantasies never felt this warm. Twilight breathed in and she could smell hints of arousal that was not purely her own.

- After...some amount of time?...Dash pulled back, and it took both of them a moment to regain their composure. Blinking her eyes open, not remembering when she closed them, Twilight looked up and over at Rainbow Dash, fully believing this was a dream, but silently hoping it wasn't and this would mean what she thought it means. "Dashie?" Twilight called softly, warily; longingly.

- Hearing Twilight say her name in that way sent a fresh wave of warmth through Dash's system as she felt her hopes were reaffirmed, her wishes granted, and a crowd of Pinkie Pies cheered victoriously inside her head. Smiling, Dash stepped forward and nuzzled her cheek against Twilight's, widening when she felt the other mare return the gesture with a pleased hum.

- Feeling daring, Dash lowered her voice to a Fluttershy whisper and put her lips to Twilight's ear. "Wanna head back to my place and...reenact a couple scenes?" Giving Twilight's ear a quick yet gentle nip, she added, "I could really use some help...studying."

- Twilight struggled to hold back a moan from Rainbow Dash nipping her ear and hearing her say one of the few lines she'd read inside that dirty graphic novel. Did Dash have a copy of that comic? Twilight couldn't tell if that made her more or less excited, but it significantly raised her anticipation. "I..." Twilight started, then paused and ran her tongue along the inside of her mouth. When had her throat gotten so dry all of a sudden? "I think my place might serve as more...appropriate scenery."

- Again, a crowd of Pinkie Pies cheered in Dash's head, as fresh waves of heat pulsed throughout her body. "Lead the way, Princess" Dash conceded, and followed as Twilight began leading them to her castle, both mares trying to make sure they kept themselves at a casual pace even though she was pretty sure both of them wanted to sprint at full speed.

- In the back of her mind, Dash made a mental note to get Spike a gift as a sign of thanks later. Not that he'd have any idea what it was for, naturally. All he'd done was tell her the comic shop had gotten in a shipment of new comics and was just passing along the word like a good friend. But she felt he deserved a big reward for getting her and Twilight together.

- Even if it was a total coincidence.