Rarisis' Bliss

>You are Rarity, and at the moment you are sleeping ever so peacefully.
>That is until the morning sun peeks through the slits of the blinds and begins to fill the room with its light.
>You shift slightly to get your face out of a direct beam which causes your bedfellow to tighten his grip on your waist and bury his face into your fur.
>And before the implications of that cause you to panic, you recall what transpired last night.
>Your little brother Anonymous had asked you to spend the night with him after a bad day and you agreed.
>And why wouldn't you?
>Your fur stands on end briefly when he takes a large breath of air.
>Ohh... You didn't get a chance to bathe last night after such a long day, you must smell awful.
>However, he sighs contentedly in his slumber and you can feel him smile against your back.
>Well he may be fine with it, but you refuse to let anypony else catch wind of you like this.
"Anonymous." You call out a little louder than you meant to.
>He suddenly snorts and jolts awake.
>"Lilac's on the breeze, land ho!"
>The two of you look at each other confused for a moment before he realizes he was dreaming.
>"Sorry, I was dreaming about being out at sea again."
"Was it a good dream?"
>"Yeah, actually. It's the first time I've been able to dream about the ocean without it being scary in a while. Weird that I kept smelling flowers though."
>He looks at you before leaning in and inhaling your scent.
"Oh! Please let me go get a bath in first."
>"You smell fine to me, it's because of your scent that I was able to sleep like that. So thanks for staying with me sis, I appreciate it."
"Flattery will get you everywhere darling, but I simply must go check on Sweetie Belle. The fact that I haven't heard a peep from her yet is disconcerting. Can you handle breakfast by yourself?"
>"It's cereal, not brain surgery. I'll be okay, besides I'm feeling a lot better today."
"That's good to hear, now if you'll excuse me."
>Hopping out of bed, you head towards Sweeite's room while Anonymous makes his way to the kitchen.
>Entering the nursery, you look into her crib and thankfully find her sleeping quietly.
>Good, you should have some time to clean up and eat before a repeat of yesterdays events.
>A shiver runs down your spine at the thought but at least your parents will be home in the morning and you can return the responsibility to them.
>The rumbling in your stomach takes you right past the bathroom and towards the kitchen where Anonymous has already prepared two bowls of cereal and is in the middle of buttering some toast.
>"Butter or jam Rare?"
"Jam, if you please."
>"Coming right up!"
>Expertly spinning the butter knife around his fingers, he dips it into the jar of grape jam before pulling out a healthy blob of the sweet preserve and spreading it out over two slices of toast.
>Plating the toast, he puts down your respective servings before walking back to pull out your chair.
"Oh my! Such a gentleman."
>"The Captain taught me everything I know." He says pushing in your chair effortlessly.
"I'm sure he'd be proud."
>"Yeah, well it was more like the crew taught me but most of it was by the Captain."
"What about your mother?"
>His smile droops a bit at the corners before he answers.
>"I figured you'd ask about her eventually. She disappeared before I was old enough to remember so I only know what my dad and the crew told me."
>You gasp.
"I apologize Anonymous. If it's too personal then-"
>"No it's okay. If what I know is true, I'm probably better off. Apparently my dad and uncle became friends when they were in the Navy together, my dad didn't really have a family to come home to so my uncle Incognito invited him to go back to his hometown after their tour of duty. My dad met my uncle's younger sister and they eventually got married and had me."
"So what happened to her then?"
>"Well it wasn't always love and harmony between them. There were a lot of arguments and Uncle Incognito even said he always knew she'd drive a man crazy one day. So one day she packed up and left without even saying goodbye or taking me with her. It wasn't the first time she'd left like that so they didn't start looking for her until she'd been gone for almost a week, and it was over a month after that when she sent a letter from Canada saying not to look for her. After that my dad took all the money he'd saved from the Navy and working that he was gonna buy a house with and he bought an old fishing boat. Uncle Incognito joined up because he didn't want to leave his friend behind like my mom did and that's why the boat was my whole life."
"That a mother could just leave her child like that is simply inconceivable!"
>"It's fine sis. Kinda hard to miss someone I never knew. Besides, the crew was all the family I needed."
"Tell me about them." Your curiosity has obviously been piqued and you'd like to take the opportunity to get to know Anonymous better.
>"Well we just had a seiner boat, so it was a smaller crew. We did a lot of surface fishing for stuff like sardines, tuna, salmon and the like." He lifts his fingers up to count out. "So the Enigma's crew was made up of The Captain, Engineer Incognito, Purser Riley O'Reilly, Physician Salvador Oscuro, then the Zheng brothers Li and Wei who were mainly deckhands and two halves of a whole cook according to my dad. Oh, and of course yours truly."
"Were you all close?"
>"Definitely, I grew up with them on The Enigma and we all considered each other family. My dad hired Riley to handle the books on shore and he said she'd even have been a great replacement for mom if she didn't eat more carpet than him. Still not sure what that means but she did all kinds of mom stuff for me anyway. Sal was cool even though he was only 'technically' a doctor, but if it was a part of you that you could break, he could fix it. The brothers showed me everything they knew about cooking while Uncle Incognito taught me anything he could about machinery."
"It seems my family has a lot to live up to."
>"It's not like that, I'm happy your dad decided to bring me in and it's a lot of fun being your little brother. I know I said it already last night, but thanks again for everything. Although I'd kill for hamburger."
"..."
>"..."
>"It's a figure of speech."
"Rrright... Well think nothing of it dear. Now I do believe your cereal is getting soggy."
>"Crap. Well just let me know if you need any help with Sweetie."
"Oh believe me I will."
>Finishing breakfast, you ask Anonymous to keep an eye on Sweetie while you bathe.

>Sinking into the warm water, you let the heat soothe away all of the fatigue from yesterday that sleep couldn't.
>Despite it taking a little longer to fall asleep than usual, you actually slept quite comfortably once Anonymous wrapped himself around your waist.
>Your forehooves sink into the water and rest on your belly where his arms were.
>The boy has quite the grip, although it didn't feel very big sisterly to be the one held like that.
"Then again neither did that kiss."
>Now you've done it.
>You try to remind yourself that it was purely accidental.
"True, but..." Your hoof reaches up to touch your lips again.
>It doesn't count as an accident if you TRY to make it happen.
"Oh pooh, accursed logic. I just wish it didn't happen so fast."
>Then again, you told him it's okay since your his sister.
>Your eyes widen at the realization and you bite your lower lip with a little more than a hint of excitement.
"Too true. After all, a girl's first kiss is precious and to lose it in such a manner is just tragic. A do-over is all I ask."
>Besides, one little kiss is all you need.
>But the consequences are another matter entirely.
>Finally clean and having come to terms with yourself, you decide to continue the day as per usual and make your move tonight.
>Returning to your duties, you find Anonymous laying on the couch with a book while using his foot to rock Sweetie Belle's basket as she contentedly nurses on a bottle.
>Your sister giggles happily when she see's you causing Anonymous to put his book down.
>"Hey Sis. I already took care of changing and feeding her."
"Really? How ever were you able to stand the smell?"
>"I lived on the sea and have been gutting my own fish since I was like three, so changing that diaper was only smelled slightly worse."
>The boy never ceases to amaze you.
"So what can I do?"
>"Relax, I guess. I'm sure you had your hands full with her yesterday so I'll help you out until your folks come back."
>Well, there's some welcome consideration if you've ever seen any.
>Grabbing one of Sweetie's toys, you lay in front of her rocker to play with her while Anonymous continues with his book and the day continues on in this fashion with Anonymous lending a helping hand whenever you need it.
>Day turns to night and once the two of you are sure that the baby is out for the night, you both decide to follow suit.
>"Night sis."
"Goodnight dear."
>What happened to the plan?
"Will you be alright by yourself tonight?"
>"I think so yeah." Although he does say it with a bit of hesitation.
>Come on now, think of something.
"Well how about I tuck you in?"
>He chuckles and shakes his head.
>"If you insist."
>Excellent.
>Stretching his arms up in the air, you hear his back pop and he lets out a sigh of relief as he walks towards his bed before crawling in under the covers with you following in right after.
>"I thought you were gonna tuck me in?"
"Of course I meant 'us' darling."
>"Sure you did. Oh well, I like how soft your fur is anyway."
>This boy is going to be quite the heart breaker one day.
>Unless some kind mare decides to take his heart first.
>Let's just focus on a the task at hand, overwriting that kiss.
>Tightening up the sheets and blankets, you happily face Anonymous.
>"Is everything okay Rarity? You're acting kinda weird."
>Drat, he's on to you.
"Oh it's nothing dear, just hoping mother and father bring back some good news tomorrow."
>"Right, the citizenship thing. It was hard to pay attention while I was sick, but I guess this means once summer's over I'll be going to school?"
"Indeed."
>"Cool. I've never been to school before."
"You haven't?"
>"No, everything I learned the crew taught me, or I read out of a book." He points to the shelves full of technical manuals and reference books that he's been keeping himself entertained with.
"I see. Well you're a bright young lad so I'm sure that it won't be any trouble for you."
>"Thanks sis."
"Now then let's be off to sleep, but first-"
>You lean over Anonymous who just looks at you expectantly.
>Taking the plunge, you close the gap and kiss him on the lips once again. This time taking care to savor the feeling.
"There. Much better."
>Satisfied, you take hold of his arm and lay your head upon the pillow while he traces his lips with a finger.
>"Was that another goodnight kiss?"
"Of course. Was it not to your liking?"
>"No, I mean um. I don't know. It was soft?"
>Now to cover your tracks.
"Would you like another one?"
>"Sure, if that's okay with you."
"Then you'll have to promise to keep this a secret. Just something fun between you and me. Deal?"
>"I promise."
"Good boy."
>The two of you share another sweet kiss that's not nearly as melodramatic as those romance novels make it to be, but that may be due to Anonymous' innocence, which you obviously have not stolen from him and shame on anypony that would think otherwise.
>You bet your friends back at school will be quite jealous.
>Although you won't be able to tell them the whole truth, you can honestly say you had your first kiss.
>Tonight was even better than last night in Equestria.