“Alright, Sweetie Belle, listen very very carefully,” said Rarity. “This is a very important evening for me. I need your help getting ready. You must do as I say, word for word. No trying to add any special touches and such. Word for word, do you hear me?”
“Yes,” exclaimed Sweetie Belle. “I understood the first time you told me, sis! I get this is important. It’s been who knows how long since you went out on a date. I’m really surprised you’re going out with Hayseed Turnip Truck of all ponies.”
“I don’t see the big deal,” said Rarity. “He’s a heard working stallion with a good heart. Celestia knows I could use a good stallion in my life for once. I’ve had a good few disappointments in my life.”
“I don’t even recall you ever going out on dates,” commented Sweetie Belle.
“I don’t tell you everything, dear,” said Rarity.
Sweetie Belle spent nearly three hours helping Rarity get ready for her date. And Sweetie Belle did everything Rarity said without trying to add something to it. In the end Rarity chose a beautiful, but not super fancy, purple dress. Sweetie bell went wide eyed when she saw her big sister glammed up.
“Wow, Rarity,” she said. “You look amazing!”
“Thank you, Sweetie Belle,” said Rarity. “I do hope Hayseed likes it.”
“Anypony would be crazy not to,” said Sweetie Belle.
Rarity gave herself another quick look in the mirror and smiled. She did look good.
“Are you meeting him at the restaurant,” said Sweetie Belle. “Or is he picking you up here?”
“Oh dear,” said Rarity. “I don’t think we ever actually talked about that! Oh this is disastrous! If I go to the restaurant now he may end up coming here and missing me or vice versa!”
“Calm down, sis,” said Sweetie Belle. “It’ll be alright.”
Rarity wasn’t sure what she was going to do. Then she suddenly heard a knock at the door. She went to see who it was. And there he was, Hayseed Turnip Truck, with his hair combed, in a nice brown suit jacket.
“Hayseed,” said Rarity. “I didn’t expect you to show up here.”
“Well ah realized we never said if we were gonna meet at the Blue Bridle or if ah was gonna pick you up at yer house,” said Hayseed. “Ah’m a little early but ah didn’t want you thinkin’ ah skipped out on you.”
Rarity was impressed by Hayseed’s early arrival. Not to mention the fact that he had the same thought she had.
“You sure do look pretty,” he commented with a bit of awe in his voice.
“Thank you very much,” she said blushing. “You don’t look too bad yourself.”
And he really didn’t look bad. She had never really seen him in a suit before. He cleaned up quite nicely.
“Thank ya very much,” he said. “You mind leavin’ early?”
“Not at all,” said Rarity. “Sweetie Belle, do you have any plans for the evening?”
“Another sleepover at Sweet Apple Acres,” said Sweetie Belle.
“Splendid,” said Rarity. “Let’s head out, Hayseed.”
Thankfully the Blue Bridal didn’t require a reservation. It was a nice place, sure, but not one of those black tie types where only the cream of the crop went. This was Ponyville after all.
“You enjoying your food,” he asked.
“It’s quite good,” she said.
After a few moments of silence, Rarity decided to break it with some simple conversation.
“So, Hayseed,” she said. “When you’re not working, what do you do for fun?”
“Well, work keeps me pretty busy,” he said. “But ah get in a good book when ah’m able.”
“I know the feeling,” she said. “Certain parts of the year are busier than others.”
“Ah heard you got to make dresses for Sapphire Shores,” he said.
“Oh yes, I did,” she said. “That was quite wonderful! The circumstances making her outfits led to some complications. But overall it turned out well.”
“Good to hear,” he said. “Ah once had a job washin’ her windows for her summer home in Canterlot.”
“Oh really,” she said. “Did you ever get to talk to her yourself?”
“Well she said ah did an ok job on her windows,” he said. “Other than that she never seemed to notice I was there. But she ah’m sure she was busy. She’s gotta lot to do what with her concerts and such.”
“Yes I’m sure she does,” she said.
Rarity could tell despite his cheerful tone, Hayseed had a look in his eyes that he was well aware that Sapphire Shores was snubbing him because of status in life. He could probably tell that with any high society pony. He wasn’t as naïve as she thought.
“I hope I didn’t upset you that day we met in Canterlot,” she said.
“Whatdya mean?” he asked.
“I wasn’t very polite to you when those socialites unicorns were around,” she said. “I just didn’t want you to think I was snubbing you.”
“Ah never really thought about it,” he said. “Seemed only natural you’d become popular with them fancy ponies. Yer the fanciest pony ah know.”
“You’ve met Sapphire Shores,” she said. “I don’t think it gets any fancier than that.”
“Naw, she’s fancy sure,” he said, which caused Rarity to blush. “But yer twenty times fancier. You remember where you came from and don’t let anypony make you feel ashamed of it. You coulda moved to Canterlot anytime you wanted to, but you wanna be able to help out with yer little sister. Ah thought movin’ to Canterlot would allow me to help mah family out and maybe even get to settle down there. But try as ah might, nopony would have anything to do with me. Ah actually got my teeth fixed thinking that would make a difference. But even with a change on the outside, ah could never change who ah am on the inside.”
Rarity had never seen this side of Hayseed. Thinking about it thought, she’d never really seen this side of any stallion she went out with. He was actually interested in what she had to say and not just constantly talk about himself. This date was going a lot better than she could ever imagine. Once they were done eating, they went for a walk around Ponyville, even making a little stroll around the park. Hayseed then walked Rarity back to the Carousel Boutique.
“I had a lovely time, Hayseed,” said Rarity.
“It was a very nice time,” said Hayseed. “Want to do it again soon?”
“Very much,” said Rarity with great enthusiasm. “I’m not really sure when I’m free.”
“Me neither,” said Hayseed. “But thankfully it’s a small town and we can keep in touch easily. Just stop by the park anytime yer free and we can just sit and talk if ya like.”
“Sounds like a splendid idea,” she said.
Hay seed kissed Rarity on her front hoof, causing her to blush brightly. She’d met few stallions who still kissed so formally.
“Goodnight, Rarity,” he said.
“Goodnight, Hayseed,” she said.
Rarity went into her store and through her window saw Hayseed trot back to the park. She decide to write a letter to Princess Celestia.
Dear Princess Celestia,
I’ve learned that social class will not always factor into how one gets treated. Sometimes, even a pony of a humble background can be as noble as any prince or knight.
Sincerely, Rarity
She decided to give the letter to Spike in the morning. She figured with a day this perfect she should end it with a good night's sleep.
Awwwwww!!!! I honestly can't see why some people are at odds with this pairing. I hope things turn out great with it. Until next chapter
Spike isn't going to be happy if he gets a look at that letter....
1648932Probably cuz in the episode he was in, he was a red neck and she is fabulous. God forbid someone write a fanfiction shipping of a character with more character than he had in his canon appearance.
nice chapter but im wondering if your ganna ship spike with one of the cmc?
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That may be so, but it's wrong to just write him off. I happen to like how different it is compared to all the standard pairs there are. And quite honestly, I'm bored with the standard shippings.
Anyway, just because that one scene shows him as "less than elite" doesn't mean he couldn't be open to change. Every character could be rewritten in any possible way.
Man, Spike's gonna be pissed!
damn, all those feels, right in my gut. so beuatiful. i cant tell you how much reading this actually helps with my days here, fantastic job, will keep reading.
1649432I know that is no valid reason not to ship him with her. The entire episode was about her being proud of where she was from and up until 'Flip' and 'Flop'(Jet Set and his wife) showed up, she was rather nice to the Ponyville colt.
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I have to agree with you on that one. As you can tell I REALLY like Hayseed, due to the fact I just have a big soft spot for hillbilly/redneck characters. Growing up in the south and being around people like that tends to make them funnier and more endearing a lot of the time for me. Anyway, I'm a firm believer in the opposites attract theory.
Would Rarity in canon show interest in somepony like Hayseed? Doubtful though they'd most likely be friends at the least. But that's what fanfics are for!
1671773 Thank you! That's what I've been saying!
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Call me a sucker for unorthodox shippings!
1672054 One guy actually stopped reading this because of this shipping idea. Saying that Rarity would never go for it because Hayseed represents a part of her life she despises. And I thought despised was a harsh word. Plus, in that same episode she learned to be proud of where she's from. And there's the fact that Hayseed is a hard worker and so is she, in a different way but still hard working. I mean I would think that after a while Rarity would learn that looks aren't everything. Grant it I did have the little mention that Hayseed had some dental work done, but other than that I don't really feel I changed much. Then again, he was only in one episode so really he was very much open to interpretation. But my impression of him was he was a nice guy who did what he could to keep a positive attitude. And while opposites in many ways, I like to think the hard working factor comes into play with them having attraction. Like Twilight and Big Macintosh like books, Fluttershy and Snowflake liking animals, Rainbow Dash and Bookworm also liking books and the fact that Bookworm is treating Rainbow Dash like a lady and calling her beautiful which I imagine she doesn't hear a lot of.
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Well I can't speak for everyone since I'll admit there ARE pairings I don't care for, but if the story has a good plot or concept and is well written then I'm more than willing to ignore that and keep reading. A lot of that comes from also being an anime fan where a lot relationships sometimes go the OPPOSITE of how I'd want them to, but I still enjoy the series greatly.
As for Hayseed and Rarity, I can see them being together for a lot of other reasons in addition to what you mentioned. Hayseed is obviously a very friendly and caring pony, even shown when in his brief appearance, something I think Rarity would naturally go for. I also think Rarity would look at him as something of a project by way of teaching him proper etiquette, table manners, etc and might even WANT to go out with him as a means to do so even if she didn't see anything in him right away, thus slowly falling for his simple nature and rural charm. Trust me I've been forced to sit through DOZENS of cheesey romantic comedies with my girlfriend, my sister, and one time my girlfriend AND my sister, so I speak from unwanted experience
1672150 I've seen me some romcoms in my days too. Some I do enjoy, When Harry Met Sally is a classic. I'm open to the idea of certain shippings if it's written well and is convincing. I've read a couple that involve Luna and Big Macintosh that have interested me, and recently the most interesting shipping I came across was Pinkie Pie and Braeburn.
I'm talking Matthew Machonohey level bad movies here where the "comedy" is just cringe worthy yet for some reason my girlfriend and sister think they're the most hilarious things ever, though whether if it's because they're so bad they're laughable I've yet to determine.
Hmm, Luna and Big Mac eh? Can't say I've seen that one. Also Pinkie and Braeburn? I can see that working.
Mainly MY biggest favorite ships are Rainbow Dash and Soarin', Applejack and Caramel(Don't see this one much), Derpy and Braeburn(REALLY obscure I know, but I've seen a couple around on other sites before), Derpy and Hayseed(Nonexistent, but I plan to fix that soon), Twilight and a WELL written OC, and Twilight and Trixie. Yes I think Twilight and Trixie could work, within the confines of fanfics of course.
1672235 Pinkie and Braeburn work pretty well. Both are fans of greeting new ponies, both love having fun. The ones I've read involving them are well done. One friend told me Applejack and Caramel are pretty common, maybe not on this site as much. And i know what you mean by those kinds of movies. I can't stand Kate Hudson personally, the only movie I ever liked her in was Almost Famous.
Yeah I could see that working, though Pinkie might be run out of Appleoosa if she ever decided to pull her musical stunts there.
I've seen a LOT more AJ and Caramel fan art than actual stories, and the stories I DO find are either too short for me to REALLY get into or just aren't my cup of tea so to speak.
good story.
cant wait for next chapter
ok this is taking too long.
please make more!!
PLEASE!!!
1705884 Sorry, got distracted with another fic. I'll start working on this one again too. I promise!
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thanks!
I noticed you made this mistake last chapter as well. While you had the right idea it wasn't quite right. When someone asks a question, followed by something like "he said," you use the appropriate punctuation such as, in this case, a question mark. It also applies to exclamation points. You only ever replace the period in this instance. DAMN ENGLISH GRAMMAR. BEING CONFUSING AS S***.
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Letter to Celestia?
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