Heat (Cadence)

>"--And since the ruby quarter is the least populated I believe that we should begin building the piping system--"
>I listened intentively to Quarry Lace, as did everypony else in attendance
>Though young, the mare was a very good speaker
>Not good enough to make city planning sound exciting, though I doubted that there was anypony on this earth that could do that, but enough to keep our attention
>But something was off with the earth pony as she tapped a ruler against the map of my city that was pinned to the wall
>I could see a stiffness in her body
>She gripped her ruler a little too tight and she couldn't seem to stand still for more than a second
>My gaze traveled up and down the mare, drinking in every tensed muscle
>I could see that her tail hung a little lower than normal, which meant that she was forcibly keeping it down
>I looked away from her for a moment to peer around the room
>There must have been half a hundred mares in the room
>Politicians, clan leaders, merchants; they were the most powerful ponies in the Crystal Empire, ponies who had seen and gone through things that I couldn't imagine and had come out the other end whole when others would have surely broke
>They were the lifeblood of the people; its backbone, each one of them as strong as anypony that I have ever met
>And just like Quarry Lace, every single one of them were fidgeting in their seats like a bunch of fillies that were waiting for the bell to ring on the last day of school
>While the windows to our meeting room were wide open, that did nothing to help the smell in the room
>It was a musky smell, a smell so thick and potent that one was liable to drown in it if they weren't careful
>It was the smell of heat, and from the concentration of it I knew that every single one of them had it bad
>I couldn't help but smile gently, leaning back into my chair
"Quarry Lace?" I called from my throne

>The mare perked up, stopping mid sentence to look up at me
>"Your highness?" she said politely, doing her very best to stay as still as she could, though I could still detect some small movements in her back legs
>Still smiling, I pulled myself from my chair and made way toward the mare
>I could feel fifty sets of eyes on me but I paid them no mind
>I was a princess of Equestria, and an Empress of the Crystal Empire
>Stares did nothing to me
>Quarry Lace bowed as I closed in on her, very nearly touching her muzzle to the floor
>"Your highness, if I have displeased you--"
>Before she could finish I loudly cleared my throat
>The mare jumped slightly at the noise, tearing her gaze from the floor to look up at me
>Still I said nothing, simply beckoning her to rise with a hoof
>The mare did so, albeit with a little more than a little caution
>She had just about drew herself up to her full height when I enacted my devilish plan
>My hoof struck out with unparalleled precision, and before Quarry Lace could react I pressed it to her nose
>The mare's eyes crossed, and it took all that I had not to laugh
"My little pony, I am very familiar with your skills in this matter, and I have every confidence that you will be able to complete it with every requirement met and then some," I said, letting my hoof fall back to the floor
>The mare took a half-step away from me, her muzzle scrunched and her grey coat reddening from my praise
>The assembled mares chuckled good naturedly, and I along with them
"If anypony here does not have confidence in Quarry Lace's abilities we can all stay in this stuffy room for the rest of the day and listen to her explain her methods and experience and plans, but if you all have the same confidence that I have in her I believe that we can cut this meeting a little short."

>Usually, my statement would have been met with a fair amount of resistance, but the mare before us have been the keystone in not only repairing Canterlot after the Changeling invasion, but had done it so far under budget that my aunt had been able to use the leftover funds to build another wing in that school of hers
>The assembled mares looked at each other, and with hardly a murmur amongst them they nodded
>My smile widened
"If any of you do have concerns I am positive that Quarry here would be happy to speak with you personally, but if not then I would conclude this meeting."
>Fifty mares climbed halfway out of their seats in eagerness before they sat themselves down, desperation in their eyes
>My eyes immediately widened in realization
>While the teacher had said that the lesson was over, she still had not yet dismissed the class
>This time I had to bite my lip to keep myself from laughing
"Go to your husbands and lovers, ladies. I'm sure that they need you as much as you need them."
>Fifty chairs screeched as fifty of the Empire's most powerful mares scrambled to their hooves and raced out of the room as quickly as their legs could carry them, their tails flagging and papers flying
>Even Quarry, who had been trying her hardest to seem collected, grabbed her charts and graphs and papers, stuffed them into her saddlebags haphazardly, and dashed through the door in a span of five seconds
>A gentle laugh escaped me as I looked around the now empty, messy room
>My horn glowed, and with a series of spells I collected every fallen paper and pushed in every chair
>Grabbing my own documents, I slowly made my way to the door, making sure to close it behind me after I had passed through it
>It was a beautiful day out
>The sun was shining, the clouds were few and far between, and the sky looked as blue as a sapphire
>Sighing, I closed my eyes and took a few deep breaths

>I could feel my own heat burning throughout my body
>It sung in my veins, sharpening my senses
>There was an ache beneath my tail; a good ache, a healthy ache
>It was an ache that we mares have felt since the dawn of time and would feel until the sun died
>An ache to be filled, to be bred until we had a new life growing in us
>Taking another deep breath, spreading my wings and giving them a few flaps as I did so, I began to make my way to my chambers
>The hallways were silent, as they always were this time of year, but if one listened carefully they would have heard much
>The whine of lonely maids that sought release
>The wet slapping of a stallion as he tried to relieve himself with a toy
>The grunts and gasps of a mare and stallion as they made love
>As I walked through the halls, my head held high, I could hear it all
>Pleasure, hungry, want, relief, joy, fear; these were the emotions, the drivers of the heat
>They were what made this time of the year both a joy and burden for so many
>I stopped in the middle of the hall for a moment, taking another deep breath, savoring the smell of sweat and sex and love and need in the air
>Underneath my hooves I could feel the crystal heart singing as it absorbed the love that the heat provided
>I closed my eyes, picturing my husband
>No doubt the poor dear was absolutely miserable
>His instincts, his very biology itself, was telling him to breed, to mate, to rut, but his wife was busy with her papers and her bureaucracy
>No doubt he was pacing our bedroom at this very moment, his cock hard and throbbing and bouncing against his belly with each step he took
>A bolt of want raced up my spine at the thought of his stallionhood, black and hard and as thick and long as any mare could ever want
>Eyes snapping open, I began to trot through the halls
>My ears perked up as more lust-filled grunts and moans and whimpers filled my ears
>They seemed louder to me now, hungrier and needier as well

>I couldn't help but smile pleasantly at the symphony
>The Crystal Castle was going to be the host of a hundred different pregnancies over these next few day, and I couldn't help but feel a bit of pride because of it
>I turned the corner
>A pair of guards were in the middle of the hall, their heads held high and their spears pointed to the ceiling
>In between their legs I could see their cocks throbbing, their tips leaking cum onto the ground below
>Just like everypony else they felt that need, that ache, that want
>And what right did I have to tell them to refrain from indulging themselves?
"There's a group of mares in the next hallway that would be happy to entertain you gentlecolts if you so desired," I called, rushing toward them
>They looked at each other just as I passed them
>"Your majest--"
>One of the colts yelped as I slapped his backside with my tail upon my passing
"There is nothing to guard today, my little pony," I called over my shoulder. "Go. Go and enjoy yourselves. GO and find somepony. Go and love."
>I had nearly made it around the corner when my guards had dashed off toward the hall that I had described, nearly impaling themselves as they did so
>Another pearl of laughter escaped my lips, light and airy and happy
>I thought of my husband again, then I thought of my beautiful little daughter
>Flurry would want to be a big sister; to have someone to play with and protect and teach learn from
>I had never had anypony like that when I was young
>My home was empty growing up; lonely and cold

>That would not be the same for my daughter
>There would be the laughter of children in these halls; a lot of it
>Coming upon the door to my chambers, I threw open the door with a little more force than was necessary
>Almost at once I saw Shining; my Shining
>A shiver ran through me as the smell of a horny stallion hit me like a train
>My back legs buckled, and I very nearly crumbled to the floor as the heat in between my legs became an inferno
>I needed him
>More than anything else in this world I needed him
>His touch, his taste, the feeling of his fur against mine, the feeling of his lips as he kissed me, the sound of hips slamming against mine as he made love to me, the feeling of warmth and pleasure as he filled me with his seed
>An eager whine escaped my lips, gaining Shining's attention
>My love's head snapped up, his eyes wild and his face drenched with sweat
>"Cadence?" he murmured, as if he was half asleep
>I could see his cock twitching below his belly, staining our carpet with his cum
>My mouth watered at the sight and my back legs clenched
>The two of us stared at each other for a few moments, both of us panting
>I could see the hungry in his eyes, the primal, unspoken need
>The very same need that I also felt
>I wanted to feel his weight on top of me
>I wanted to feel another child growing inside of my belly
>I wanted to once again face all of the hardships that came pregnancy and birth
>I wanted to hear my just-born child's cried as the doctor handed them to me
>I wanted to be a mother
>I rushed forward just as Shining did, and we crashed together, touching and kissing and caressing
>Beneath us, the Crystal Heart sang even louder