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// Chapter 3: Rarity 
// Story: How much do you appreciate Twilight? 
// by Starlight Fan 
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Rarity had to admit, what drew her to Twilight Sparkle was certainly vain. The fact that she was from Canterlot made her immediately interested in her which kind of made her look like a kiss up, she wouldn’t lie. Of course, she always thought Twilight would be a good friend regardless.

She was indeed right about that, Twilight had always been such a great pony to her.

Ever since they became friends, Twilight was always willing to listen to Rarity about her interests for fashion and even modeled for her at times, she knew it could be a tedious process for other creatures and knew it could be a hassle so she really appreciated that Twilight was willing to show an interest in her passion.

Rarity also liked how appreciative Twilight was of the little bits of generosity in life, most Canterlot nobles she came across would normally expect extravagant things handed to them on a silver platter. Twilight wasn’t like that, despite the fact that she grew up in that sort of environment for years. 

The fact she was even a personal student to the Princess of Equestria  could’ve made her snobbish and egotistical, especially since she didn’t have many friends in her life at first. She could have been like how that Sunset Shimmer pony she told Rarity about was like before she eventually reformed, however, she never stopped being polite and respectful altogether which Rarity found very admirable.

There were definitely times where Twilight had helped her when it came to friendship, like the time where she and Rainbow Dash almost ended their friendship over their differences. Twilight had made up a fake crisis to help her and Rainbow Dash rekindle their bond, she was grateful that Twilight did this, she could’ve lost a very good friend that day.

There was also that other time where she had gotten jealous of Spike and Gabby’s friendship and caused them to break up their friendship, though that was more on Gabby’s end than Spike’s. Either way, she helped Rarity learn that she had to not get so jealous over your friend hanging out with someone else.

Speaking of Spike, she could not fathom how Twilight had put up with her constantly taking advantage of her little brother figure so many times. Rarity may not have meant to take advantage of Spike’s feelings for her but she pretty much always took every opportunity she could to let Spike assist her, even when it involved using him as a pin cushion. What the heck was she thinking back then, she will never know.

Twilight eventually confronted her over relying on Spike too much after she realized how it was affecting Spike’s health. Rarity was grateful Twilight had brought this to her attention and that Twilight didn’t cut her off for how she treated him, though Twilight never seemed to have thought about it given the sincere look in her eye. 

In Rarity’s eyes, Twilight was a very generous, noble, and wise pony, and those are qualities that she would always appreciate from her.