“Trixie, are you okay? Hello?” Rarity waved a hoof in front of Trixie’s face, trying to make her react. The showmare was staring at nowhere for several seconds now, and her look was expressionless.
Why…? Why didn’t I say something sooner? It was so simple! Just, Would you want to go out with me? But no, I had to delay it and now look! idiot, foolish Trixie!
“Trixie!” This time, the white pony shook Trixie’s body as she yelled. The sad Unicorn blinked several times, getting rid of her thoughts.
“Wh-What?” Trixie said, confused. She had lost track of time.
Rarity sighed in relief. “Thank Celestia! What’s gotten into you, darling? You had me worried.” The fancy Unicorn said with concern.
“I’m sorry, I-I just… something came to my mind and… did you just call me darling?”
“Yes. I do it for the ponies I care for, for my friends.” Rarity said, slightly smiling.
“Y-You consider Trixie a friend?”
Rarity nodded. "You have been behaving nicer lately and I like that. You can stay all the time you need, you are welcome in my home.” The fashionista fully smiled.
“I don’t know what to say… thank you R-Rarity, I’ve never had a friend before…” The magician pony faked a smile, she was still destroyed inside. But I want to more than that… Trixie was fighting hard to hold her tears.
“You never had any friends?” Rarity sadly said.
“No… I told you how my childhood was like; I didn’t have anypony to rely on after my brother died… I ran away soon after his death and I never took time to make friends, I didn’t need them.”
“Everypony needs a friend, especially if their childhood was unfortunate, like yours…”
“I couldn’t trust anypony, I did everything to scare them and make them stay away from me. I was fine on my own…”
Rarity couldn’t hold anymore, she stepped closer and hugged Trixie. “And look how you ended, hurt and with anypony to help you… you did the right thing by coming here…” But the depressed pony didn’t return the hug, with her heart broken; all she wanted now was to be alone. She gently broke the hug, looking down.
“Not in public please…” Trixie said before raising her head to look at her crush. “But I appreciate the gesture.” She added, slightly smiling. Rarity stepped back, looking down and sad for her friend. After some moments of silence, Trixie spoke again. “I… I have to go now, there’s something I need to do.” She said before galloping away. She couldn’t hold her tears anymore.
“Where are you going?!” the fashionista yelled but it was late. Trixie was already gone. “There’s something that pony is hiding from me, and I will find out what it is.” Rarity entered her boutique and closed the door behind her, she had dresses to try on for her date that night.
***
I wish I had never developed those feelings on her so I wouldn’t be feeling like this right now and I could leave without looking back! If only there was something I could do… The crying Unicorn thought as she galloped through Ponyville, she needed to find someplace where she could be alone until she stopped crying. But she wasn’t looking to where she was going and crashed into somepony, both falling to the floor. “Ouch!”
“Why don’t you look where you are going…? Trixie?”
“Huh?” Trixie raised her head to find Twilight Sparkle on the floor in front of her with an opened book. “Sparkle?” The depressed pony quickly cleared her tears.
“Trixie, what were you thinking? Be more careful next time!” Twilight said with signs of anger as she stood up and took her book.
“Not now, Sparkle, I’m not in the mood!” Trixie angrily said as she stood up, but Twilight could see a tear running through her cheek. It was the first time she saw her crying.
“What’s wrong, Trixie…?” The lavender Unicorn asked with a worried tone. However, she was only yelled at by Trixie.
“That is none of your business, Twilight Sparkle, leave me alone!” Twilight stepped back, still looking concerned. Trixie was trying to sound angry, but the bookworm pony noticed the sadness in her voice; it sounded shaky and a tear fell to the floor.
“Trixie, I want to help you, please let me.” Twilight didn’t move as she spoke, giving Trixie the space she needed.
“I don’t…” the magician pony spoke again, her sadness was even more noticeable now, but she got interrupted by Twilight.
“Need help?” Twilight finished her phrase. “You do and I’m willing to lend you a hoof. Please, let’s talk…”
The magician pony once again looked at the pony in front of her, she was about to decline again, but after seeing the look of determination on her former rival, she saw no other option but to accept.
“O-Okay, I’ll let you help me… but let’s go somewhere where we can’t be heard…”
Twilight smiled. “I know just place.” The librarian said, before walking next to Trixie, leading her outside Ponyville.
Walking in complete silence, they eventually got to a prairie. It had a few trees and all kind of flowers around. Birds and butterflies, happily singing and flying, making the area beautiful and delicious for the eye. Trixie had never imagined that such an amazing view could possibly exist.
“This place its just… astonishing…” The showmare commented, rubbing her eyes.
“It is! We really don’t know why nopony comes here, but we decided to keep it a secret, and I’ll ask you to do the same. Only my friends and I know about it, and now you do too.”
“Nopony else knows about this place?”
Twilight shook her head, smiling. “Just the seven of us and Spike. Please sit and let’s talk.” Trixie’s expression quickly changed from intrigue to sadness for the sudden change of subject, but that was the reason to going there in the first place after all, so, Trixie looked for a spot and sat, removing her hood soon afterwards. Twilight sat next to her, much to Trixie’s dislike, but she decided to forgive her, this time.
The sad Unicorn remained silent for a while, looking at the butterflies to distract herself, but Twilight, seeing that Trixie wouldn’t say anything, spoke. “So… What’s bothering you?” Trixie didn’t say anything, she looked down. Holding her tears wasn’t an easy job. “Is it about Rarity? Did she reject you?” Trixie’s ears raised and fell when she heard Rarity’s name, her hooves began to twitch. Her body would soon give up and let the tears flow.
The magician slowly turned her head and looked at Twilight. She shook her head. “N-Not exactly… When I got to her boutique, I… I saw her with somepony else, a stallion. He… he asked her out tonight and she happily accepted…” Her eyes became wet as she spoke, tears running through her cheeks when she finished talking. She sobbed before speaking again. “I-I was so stupid! I should have done something before! Maybe… maybe she could have accepted!” Trixie tried to say something else, but what she said became unintelligible, her eyes looked like small waterfalls and her sobs became more frequent and louder.
Twilight quickly hugged her without hesitation. “I’m so sorry to hear that Trixie… I wish there was something I could do…” The bookworm pony tried to comfort the crying Unicorn by patting her back. At first, Trixie thought on breaking the hug, but when she felt that it helped her a little, she wrapped her hooves around Twilight, crying on her whiter. Twilight held her tighter, letting Trixie to unburden her pain. Several minutes later, Trixie’s sobs started to slow down. Twilight moved the crying Unicorn so she could take a look at her. Trixie’s eyes were red.
She was devastated.
“Listen, Trixie, you can’t do anything right now. You should wait until she comes back from her date. Who knows? This stallion might not be special.” Trixie nodded and cleared her tears with her forelegs. “Wait for her and ask her. There’s still hope, alright?” Trixie once again nodded, trying to smile. “Will you be okay?” Twilight asked, concerned.
“I don’t know…” The devastated pony said before standing up. She was no longer crying but she felt her eyes burning. “I need a bath…”
Twilight stood up after her. “I’ll walk you to Ponyville.” The lavender Unicorn said.
Trixie looked at her and smiled a bit. “Th-Thank you…” She said, before putting her hood on and walking back to Ponyville, accompanied with the pony she once despised, but she was now starting to appreciate her.
***
Rarity was putting on her makeup. She was supposed to be halfway to the restaurant by now but she got delayed. Trixie was on the couch, her belly on the seat and her neck on the arm top. She was only wearing her brother’s hat. When she arrived the boutique, she went straight to the bathroom, ignoring Rarity calling her. She took the bath she needed and headed downstairs, sitting on the dining room. She didn’t talk to Rarity much; the fancy Unicorn asked her if she was alright but Trixie simply said that she was fine, with her chin on the table and refusing to look at her. The white pony soon gave up because she had a date to attend. She spent the rest of the day preparing her dress and, before she knew it, she was late.
After Rarity was done with her makeup, she rushed to the door.
“Trixie, I might be back late, remember that I left your dinner in the kitchen.” Rarity said before opening the door.
“Yeah, fine…” The magician pony spoke with no emotion and still not looking at Rarity. She stared at her own foreleg, hanging from the arm top.
The fancy Unicorn sighed. "Listen, I want to talk with you when I get back, you’re worrying me, darling…” The fashionista said with concern. Trixie turned, giving her back to the Unicorn she liked. “You know where to find me if you need anything…” Rarity added after sighing before stepping outside and closing the door behind her, walking as fast as she could to the restaurant.
Trixie was alone with her thoughts now, the mare she had feelings for was going on a date with some stallion. She heard Twilight inside her head. Trixie, you can’t do anything right now. You should wait until she comes back from her date, who knows? This stallion might not be special. But what if she really liked him? What would she do? Wait for her, ask her. There’s still hope, alright? With all her heart she wished the stallion not to meet Rarity’s expectations, but waiting was only making her feel worse. She glanced to the clock and saw that only ten minutes passed since Rarity left.
“Only ten minutes?! I won’t hold for much longer, I have to do something!” In that moment, an idea came to her mind. “I CAN do something! I’ll make sure she doesn’t like him, I’ll fight for my mare!” the decided Unicorn stood up and headed to the door, opening it. “Rarity, get ready for the worst date of your life!” She stepped outside and closed the door before galloping to the restaurant where Rarity and her date were.