04-17-2015, 02:26 PM
Another repost of one my personal favorites.
A Good Swim
I watched in both amusement and awe as Nightmare Moon broke horn first through the crystal clear waters of the gigantic pool. Her mane wet, the blue and sparkling locks trailing in the rippling waters as she swam over to me, resting her chin on her hooves.
"I can't believe you're swimming at this time of year," I smirked at her.
"It's never too late for a good swim," she replied matter-of-factly.
"It's winter!"
"And we're indoors. Your point?"
I sighed and relented, we were safely away from the cold, in a big stone room with a utterly massive pool in its center. The water casting an unusual blue glow on some of the lower walls.
"Are you coming in?" She asked in a honeyed voice, her teal eyes half lidded playfully.
"Ha, no. You know why I don't swim," I replied, water, especially deep water had a bad habit of making me uncomfortable. Nearly drowning when I was younger didn't help much either.
"Hmmm, well perhaps it's time you overcame that," she pushed away and into the open water. "I'll get you in one way or another," she finished with a deep inhale of oxygen and plunged beneath the water. I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Real mature Nightmare!" I shouted so she could hear me. sat there in silence for a moment or two, my voice still ringing in my ears as the waters became eerily still.
"Nightmare Moon?" I felt involuntary worry come over me, it tugged at my body and I quickly crawled to the pool's edge.
"Nightmare-,"
I was quickly cut off when she burst from the water with a triumphant "HA!" and wrapped her wet forelegs around me. I yelped briefly and was pulled into the water with her with a great splash. I thrashed about wildly beneath the surface for a few moments, my head lifting upwards as I fought towards the surface faster than I thought possible.
I gasped and spluttered for a few seconds, my eyes probably as wide as dinner plates.
"Don't ever do that again!" I panted, "I could have drowned!"
"Oh don't be so overdramatic, you're doing just fine my dear," she spoke approvingly. I hadn't noticed it but I was easily keeping myself afloat.
"Besides," she swam over to me and pulled me into her loving grasp, "do you honestly think I'd ever let you drown?"
"No."
"Exactly," she tapped my nose gently with a hoof. We kept ourselves afloat, absently moving throughout the water, lost in each other's gaze.
"You know," I said, taking a few stray wet locks into my hand, "you're mane looks really good when its wet."
She raised a brow, trailing a little circle along my chest, giving a disapproving look at the shirt that was plastered to it.
"And I think...you'd look even better without your shirt."
I felt my cheeks grow hot and I couldn't help but look around.
"Here?"
"Not like it isn't anything I've seen before," she giggled as she swam away, encouraging me to chase. My bravery rose up in me and with an almost ceremonial splat the shirt had been discarded to the pool's edge.
Far faster than I would've thought Nightmare Moon swam over to me, her back legs ensnaring my waist and me forelegs around my shoulders and our lips locked in a heated kiss.
She and I were going to have swim more often.
A Good Swim
I watched in both amusement and awe as Nightmare Moon broke horn first through the crystal clear waters of the gigantic pool. Her mane wet, the blue and sparkling locks trailing in the rippling waters as she swam over to me, resting her chin on her hooves.
"I can't believe you're swimming at this time of year," I smirked at her.
"It's never too late for a good swim," she replied matter-of-factly.
"It's winter!"
"And we're indoors. Your point?"
I sighed and relented, we were safely away from the cold, in a big stone room with a utterly massive pool in its center. The water casting an unusual blue glow on some of the lower walls.
"Are you coming in?" She asked in a honeyed voice, her teal eyes half lidded playfully.
"Ha, no. You know why I don't swim," I replied, water, especially deep water had a bad habit of making me uncomfortable. Nearly drowning when I was younger didn't help much either.
"Hmmm, well perhaps it's time you overcame that," she pushed away and into the open water. "I'll get you in one way or another," she finished with a deep inhale of oxygen and plunged beneath the water. I couldn't help but roll my eyes.
"Real mature Nightmare!" I shouted so she could hear me. sat there in silence for a moment or two, my voice still ringing in my ears as the waters became eerily still.
"Nightmare Moon?" I felt involuntary worry come over me, it tugged at my body and I quickly crawled to the pool's edge.
"Nightmare-,"
I was quickly cut off when she burst from the water with a triumphant "HA!" and wrapped her wet forelegs around me. I yelped briefly and was pulled into the water with her with a great splash. I thrashed about wildly beneath the surface for a few moments, my head lifting upwards as I fought towards the surface faster than I thought possible.
I gasped and spluttered for a few seconds, my eyes probably as wide as dinner plates.
"Don't ever do that again!" I panted, "I could have drowned!"
"Oh don't be so overdramatic, you're doing just fine my dear," she spoke approvingly. I hadn't noticed it but I was easily keeping myself afloat.
"Besides," she swam over to me and pulled me into her loving grasp, "do you honestly think I'd ever let you drown?"
"No."
"Exactly," she tapped my nose gently with a hoof. We kept ourselves afloat, absently moving throughout the water, lost in each other's gaze.
"You know," I said, taking a few stray wet locks into my hand, "you're mane looks really good when its wet."
She raised a brow, trailing a little circle along my chest, giving a disapproving look at the shirt that was plastered to it.
"And I think...you'd look even better without your shirt."
I felt my cheeks grow hot and I couldn't help but look around.
"Here?"
"Not like it isn't anything I've seen before," she giggled as she swam away, encouraging me to chase. My bravery rose up in me and with an almost ceremonial splat the shirt had been discarded to the pool's edge.
Far faster than I would've thought Nightmare Moon swam over to me, her back legs ensnaring my waist and me forelegs around my shoulders and our lips locked in a heated kiss.
She and I were going to have swim more often.