//------------------------------// // The Big Question // Story: My Lady, My Love, My Life // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// Three months later… “And then, she told me that she would speak good of me to her acquaintances.” Rarity said before taking a sip of her tea. She was at the park with her friends and marefriend. She decided that she needed to breathe some fresh air after working so hard on her last order. “Your boutique is expanding every day, Rarity. Will you be able to to keep up with the demands?” Twilight commented. “Oh, I will, Twilight, don’t worry about me.” “Please, beautiful. At least promise me that you will put yourself limits. Don’t overwork.” Trixie worriedly said. “I promise, Trixie-boo.” The magician pony smiled a bit. “Oh, Rare! Before I forget again, I’m going to visit my family’s rock farm in a week and I wanted to give them a good impression. So I thought, how to make them smile? Then it came to me that I could wear their traditional clothes! Could you make me a dress? Please, please, please, please!” Pinkie Pie said on her usual quick dialect. “Pinkie, you don’t need to beg, I will gladly make you a dress to visit your family. All I need is a reference, darling.” “Okey dokey lokie! I’ll look for a photo back at my place and I’ll go to visit you tomorrow!” The party pony gave Rarity a quick hug before returning to her spot. “Who wants the last cupcake!” Twilight raised a foreleg before Fluttershy could. “I’ll have it!” The librarian magically took the cupcake and was about to eat it before noticing Fluttershy’s look. “Oh, I’m sorry, Shy, do you want it?” “N-No, eat it if you want it...” “We can share it.” Twilight said as she cut the cupcake in half, giving one of the halfs to her significant other. “Thank you, Twi.” Twilight smiled with her eyes closed, causing Fluttershy to blush a little. Rarity watched the scene with a smile before gasping abruptly. “I need to get going. I have to take Sweetie Belle back to our parents!” The fancy Unicorn said as she stood up and hugged her friends. She then stood in front of Trixie, who stood up to get a peck on her lips. “I’ll see you tomorrow for our special date, my darling?” “Absolutely.” Rarity smiled and walked away. Trixie waited for her to be completely gone before laying on the blanket again. “So...” Twilight spoke once they were safe. “Is everything ready for tomorrow?” The showmare nodded. “They were ready ever since last month, but Rarity planned a marvelous anniversary date.” “Ah remember. Fiddlesticks told me that this is the last time she will come.” Applejack said. “I should politely apologize to her when we’re done. I’ll pay for her troubles.” Trixie said. “She won’t accept your bits, sugarcube, she’s doing this because she wants to, not for a payment.” “If I only could pay her train ticket...” “Ah’ll talk to her.” “Thanks, Applejack. Oh, Pinkie, are you ready for tomorrow?” “I surely am! I got everything memorized!” “There is no way that she will...” Rainbow Dash began to say, but Rarity got back so she thought on something fast. ”build a robot out of chocolate!” “A robot out of chocolate?” Rarity was clearly confused. “Yeah!” The rainbow-maned pony said with a nervous smile. “Pinkie says that she can build a robot made of chocolate!” “I didn’t say that!” Pinkie Pie said. “You did.” “I didn’t.” “You did.” “I didn’t” “You didn’t!” Rainbow Dash changed what she was saying without Pinkie Pie noticing. “I did!” “You didn’t!” “I did, and I will show you that I’m right, Dashie. I’ll build a chocolate robot!” The party pony said with confidence, confusing everypony. “Alright...” Rainbow Dash said before looking at Rarity. “Rarity, you forgot something?” The fancy Unicorn shook her head. “Yes. Trixie-boo, you dropped this in my boutique yesterday.” Rarity said as she approached to Trixie, holding a mouthpiece. Trixie’s eyes widened and quickly took it. “Oh, thanks! Sorry, silly me, huh?” Trixie chuckled and smiled weirdly as she scratched the back of her head. Rarity became suspicious. “Very well… I will go now. Goodbye, everypony!” The white pony said as she waved at her friends and marefriend. Trixie held her breath until Rarity was completely gone, again. “Now, let’s revise the proposal fast, shall we?” Everypony nodded and discussed how the proposal was going to be; their places and their tasks. Everything had to be perfect. *** The next day, after having lunch together, Rarity and Fluttershy were at Carousel Boutique. Rarity was sewing while Fluttershy made her company. “When Pinkie said that she would come to give me the references of her traditional dress, I didn’t think she would come at first time in the morning. What am I talking about? I should had seen it coming.” Rarity commented as she worked. “Maybe she wanted to make sure to find you. Aren’t you going out with Trixie today?” “I am, but that’s later tonight.” “Maybe she didn’t know...” “Yes, maybe... From what I could get from her when she spoke to me after giving me the references is that she was waiting for two hours! Sometimes I wonder if she sleeps.” “Of course she does, I think.” Rarity smiled and finished sewing something and put it on one of her various mannequins. “I’m done with this set. I have time to start Pinkie’s dress.” The fancy Unicorn turned to see her best friend. “If we finish it quickly, we’ll have a nice cup of tea, yes, darling?” “That sound nice. Can I help you with something?” “Yes, you can! Could you please get the scissors for me while I look for the fabrics I need?” “Sc-Scissors?” “I don’t think you’ll get cut with them if you’re careful, Fluttershy.” The Pegasus grabbed the scissors and gave them to Rarity, who used them to cut black fabrics. “Thank you.” Fluttershy helped Rarity with anything she was asked to do, from bringing whatever her best friend needed, to occasionally sewing in Rarity’s place while she had to go to the bathroom or a customer showed up. A few hours later, they were almost done. Since Rarity needed more materials to finish it, they decided to have a cup of tea. The fashionista would be able to finish it the next day, after buying what she needed. She put a sign on the door that said closed for an hour and went to the kitchen to put a kettle filled with water on the stove. “Thanks, Rarity.” Fluttershy happily said when she got her tea and took a sip. “You’re most welcome. Do you have plans for tonight, Fluttershy?” Rarity said before taking a sip. “No, I don’t. I think that I will just lay on my bed and read an herbology book, which Twilight borrowed me. Some bunnies are sick and I need to look for the right herbs to make a medicine.” “Oh, poor little things. I would help you if I could, but...” “I know, Rarity. Don’t worry, I understand.” Fluttershy interrupted her with a smile. Rarity smiled back and took another sip. After half an hour of tea and chatting, somepony knocked on the door. Rarity gazed at the clock. “It hasn’t passed an hour yet. I wonder who would it be?” Rarity said as she headed to the door, followed by her best friend. She opened the door to find Twilight on the other side. She looked sad. “Twilight? Is there something wrong?” “T-Trixie sent me. She won’t make it tonight.” “What?! Why not?” “She didn’t tell me. I’m sorry, Rarity. I’m here to take you to our secret prairie. Our friends are already there.” Rarity looked down, obviously sad. “I guess we’ll postpone our anniversary and a month date. I don’t think I’m on the mood to be outside now...” Fluttershy walked next to Rarity. “Twilight said that our friends are already there. Will you let them down?” The timid pony asked with sadness. “I suppose that it would be rude of my part.” The fancy Unicorn said, raising her head. “If they bothered enough to go there, I think that the least I can do is to go and fake a smile. They just want to cheer me up.” Both Twilight and Fluttershy smiled. “That's right. Come on, we better don’t make them wait any longer.” Twilight said, receiving a nod from Rarity. The white pony walked ahead, while Twilight and Fluttershy followed her close behind her. In one moment of the walk, Twilight walked to one of Rarity’s sides. “Rarity?” “She wasn’t available most of the week. I could only see her yesterday… I was really looking forward for tonight and she cancels our date! I don’t know what to do, Twilight. She told me to be patient but it’s running out. I love her… but I can’t keep waiting. Tomorrow I’ll go straight to her and demand her to tell me what is she doing. I’ve waited long enough.” “Rarity...” Fluttershy spoke, walking to the other side of her best friend. “I know that it’s hard, but, are you sure you want to do that? It will complicate the situation even more.” “I know that it isn’t right, but I’m tired...” “Rarity, don’t tell me that you’re considering… br-breaking up with her...” Twilight worriedly asked. “What?! No, no, no! I wouldn’t do that. As I said, I love her. All I want to know is what can she be doing that is so important to keep it a secret for so long and to cancel our dates. I need answers.” “And you’ll get them… sooner or later.” Fluttershy said. “I hope that I do.” Rarity sadly said before looking down again. The rest of the walk was silent. When they arrived to the prairie, it was empty. There was a blanket on the grass but no pony nearby. “That’s odd. Where is everypony?” Rarity asked, confused. “I don’t know. Sit on the Blanket, Rarity, we’ll look for them.” Twilight said as she trotted. However, when Rarity wasn’t looking, she hid behind one of the trees and Fluttershy inside a nearby bush. Rarity sighed and laid on the blanket, feeling lonely. Suddenly, the sound of a flute and a violin were heard. Rarity’s ears raised as she rose her head, trying to find the source of the music. The sounds were close, but she couldn’t see from where they were coming from. Suddenly, a wind instrument she never heard before was heard. All three instruments were played in perfect harmony. Moments later, Rarity saw that one of the bushes not far from her had Twilight’s magic aura on it. The bush magically moved to reveal Trixie, sitting and playing her bagpipe with her eyes closed. After a few seconds of playing it, Trixie stood up with her rear legs so Rarity could see her perfectly. The clouds were moved by Rainbow Dash to make the sun hit Trixie in a perfect circle. She was wearing a purple dress which Rarity herself gave her last month as a gift and her hair was combed differently. She looked gorgeous. Rarity’s heart raced faster and faster when Trixie, now on her four legs, walked closer to Rarity and kneeled before her, taking one of her forelegs. “Rarity, you’re a wonderful mare. Every second I spend with you is a bliss. You did the unthinkable to me, you changed me for the best, you help me to fight my sorrow and you supported me when I needed it the most; when I apologized to everypony and when I got jobs. I don’t want to ever lose that bliss, I don’t want to ever lose you. Which is why, I’ll ask you an important question which answer will change our lives forever.” Trixie never lost her romantic gaze and Rarity was silently crying of joy. She knew what was this all about now and she was eager to hear the question. Trixie showed her marefriend a little box and opened it to find a golden bracelet within it. The white Unicorn put one of her hooves on her mouth. “Rarity, would you make me the honor to become my wife?” Rarity got paralyzed for a few moments but she regained control over her body and nodded excitedly. “Yes, yes! Of course yes!” Trixie smiled as she put the bracelet on Rarity’s left foreleg before she was kissed with passion by her now fiancée. Everypony cheered as they revealed themselves from their multiple hiding spots. Rarity broke the kiss and looked her surroundings. “You were all involved?!” “Not from the start.” Rainbow Dash said. “From the start? You mean...” Rarity gazed back at Trixie. “All these months, you were planning this? Was this your big secret?” Trixie nodded. “I told you that it was worth the wait, beautiful.” The fancy Unicorn shook her head slowly as she smiled. “Oh my gosh, I can’t believe you. I love you so much.” “The feeling is mutual, my lady.” Trixie said as she moved Rarity’s indigo hair to fully admire her beauty, leaving her hoof on her cheek while Rarity stroked Trixie’s other foreleg. “Could you play for me some more, please?” “I was hoping you would ask me that.” The blue Unicorn said as she magically brought her bagpipe to her, finishing the piece she wrote for the love of her life. Rarity watched amazed as her fiancée performed with Pinkie Pie and Applejack’s cousin. Once they were done, she put her bagpipe next to her and Rarity wrapped her forelegs on Trixie’s neck and kissed her once again, this time, their horns glowed when they touched, creating beautiful colors. Both Rarity and Trixie looked up. “That was…” But Trixie couldn’t finish her sentence because Rarity pulled Trixie closer and let herself fall backwards with Trixie on her. “Woah! Alrigh’… We’ll give you some privacy now.” Applejack said as she walked away with her friends and family. “Thank you again for coming here, Sticks...” “I’ll throw you girls a party tomorrow if you're available!” Pinkie Pie said and stood still, waiting for an answer. Rainbow Dash took the party pony away when she saw that she wasn’t leaving. “We’ll talk tomorrow!” The cyan Pegasus said as she left with Pinkie Pie. Trixie and Rarity were now alone. They kissed and cuddled until sunset, where Rarity pulled away softly. “How does it feel to kiss your future wife, my darling?” The fashionista whispered, with her eyes half opened. “You tell me, you’re kissing your future wife too.” Rarity fully opened her eyes and smiled. “I am… and it feels so good and… right. Just like our first kiss.” “Our first kiss… I will never forget that day.” “Neither will I. When I fell in love with you, I still wasn’t sure if I wanted to follow my heart.” “No?” Trixie asked, surprised. Rarity shook her head. “I never showed it, but after covering you with your cape that night after you returned, I couldn’t sleep properly. I spent the night thinking about it. I felt happy whenever you were around, but I still wasn’t sure if I would feel comfortable dating a mare. But all those thoughts died when I kissed you. Just like now, it felt right.” “Why didn’t you tell me before?” “I was afraid that you would ask me not to give you a chance. I didn’t want to lose you.” Trixie closed her eyes, opening them again seconds later with a smile, and hugged her. “Thank you, Rarity… thank you so much.” “You don’t need to thank me, Trixie-boo.” Rarity said before looking at her engagement bracelet. “I should be thanking you. I have been dreaming my wedding day since I was a filly, and that dream will soon come true.” Trixie moved her head to see Rarity’s eyes but they were focused on her bracelet, so she put her forelegs on Rarity’s cheeks to make her eyes focus on hers. “Rarity, beautiful, we both have things to be thankful. I still can’t believe that I thought that I didn’t need anypony almost thirteen months ago. I’m glad that you proved me wrong, I’m glad that you were able to stand me while I was rude at you before falling for you.” The fashionista stroked Trixie’s hair. “I won’t lie to you, I almost kicked you out more than once. But I stayed strong. I knew that you needed help, even when you wouldn’t admit it.” “Generosity, that’s all I needed...” They gazed at each other’s eyes for a long time until Rarity yawned. “Trixie-boo, I don’t want to ruin the moment, but...” “Don’t worry, I’ll take you home.” Trixie said as she stood up and helped her soon to-be wife to stand up. Rarity didn’t let her hoof go right away, she looked at her hoof holding Trixie’s, especially the bracelet. “That’s why I bought you a bracelet instead of a ring.” “So I could admire it easier?” “No, so you could show off that you’re marrying the great and powerful Trixie.” The showmare jokingly said, causing Rarity to laugh a bit and later kiss her cheek. “Come on, my darling, take this lady back to her home.” Trixie nodded walked next to Rarity. Trixie let Rarity to rest her head on her neck as they followed the road to Carousel Boutique, with Princess Luna’s moon guiding their way.