Nearly two months had passed and another Sunday morning arrived, another day after her get together with Moondancer. That morning Twilight was late to rise and this brought about some concern from Spike as she is never late to rise. Spike asked, "Twilight, are you alright? You're never late getting up!"
Twilight replied, "Yeah, I'm fine Spike. I just have some things on my mind that I really need to talk to somepony about."
Spike suggested, "Well you can talk to me about it."
Twilight replied, "Thanks for the offer but I really need to talk to a mare about this." She gave Spike an intense stare and continued, "And no you can't come with me!"
Spike sighed, "You have to talk to Rarity about Moondancer don't you?"
Twilight blushed, "I do not! I just have to Rarity about something."
Talking with Spike about this was making Twilight a bit uncomfortable so she rushed out of her castle and headed straight over to Rarity's. She knew that bothering her so early on a Sunday was likely not the best idea but she really needed some advice from her and had other things she needed to discuss.
When Twilight arrived she knocked on the door louder than normal but much to her surprise, Rarity was quick to answer and was already presentable. She said, "Twilight darling, it's so good to see you."
Twilight asked, "Do you think I could talk to you about something?"
Rarity replied, "Of course, come on in." Twilight headed in and was a bit disappointed to see that Rarity had already finished breakfast but figured that maybe they could go and get a snack after their discussion. Twilight got sat down and Rarity continued, "So Twilight, what do you want to talk about?"
Twilight replied, "Well yesterday I had another da..., I mean get together with Moondancer but it seems like each time we get together, my feelings change more and more."
Rarity got a huge smile on her face but wasn't about to say much of anything yet. She asked, "Oh, how so?"
Twilight replied, "Well at first I agreed to have these weekly get togethers solely so that she wouldn't withdraw from her other friends" Twilight began to blush as she continued, "but now it's something different. I'm really developing feelings for her."
Rarity's eyes grew wide when she heard this. When Twilight first told her about getting together every week with Moondancer deep down she thought this may happen but she never expected her to admit it. She asked, "So what are you going to do now?"
Twilight replied, "Well yesterday after our meal we agreed to have a late lunch at the cafe but now I'm thinking of something different but I'm not sure how she'll react."
Rarity asked, "So what are you thinking about instead?"
Twilight replied, "Well I'm thinking about sending her a letter telling her that I would rather we have supper in the castle instead."
Rarity got a huge smile on her face and asked, "Twilight darling, are you going to do what I think you're going to do?"
Twilight's face turned red as an apple as she replied, "I'm thinking about asking her the 'big question' but I really want everything to be perfect."
Rarity suggested, "And the first way to make this perfect is for you to have an elegant gown!"
Twilight couldn't help but smile, "That is one of the things I was going to ask you about."
Rarity raised her voice, "I told you Twilight! I told you that you'd eventually need a dress but oh no, you said that it would never come to that!"
Twilight sighed, "I know you said that but also I'm wondering what do I say in the letter I plan on sending to her? Do I simply tell her about the change to time and place or what?" She began to become a bit more panicky and continued, "Do I mention that she should wear something nice or do I hope that she will follow suit since it will be in my castle in the evening?"
Rarity put her hoof on Twilight's shoulder and replied, "Calm down Twilight. I'm not sure how her mind works but I'm sure she will know to dress nice."
Twilight became more frantic, "But Rarity, she's even more practical than me! I don't think she even owns any dresses much less any elegant gowns! All she owns are those turtlenecks and I don't think she even wears those anymore!"
Rarity pulled Twilight close to her and ordered, "Twilight, calm down. I know you are worried about how she is going to dress but you can't let it drive you into a panic."
After a couple of minutes of heavy breathing Twilight finally was able to calm down somewhat. Once she got her bearings straight she asked, "But Rarity, what if I'm dressed in an elegant gown and she doesn't even wear anything? I would feel horribly overdressed."
Rarity suggested, "Twilight, I know she is practical but you could always see it as whether or not she has the same feelings for you that you have for her now."
Twilight replied, "That is true but what if she doesn't have the money for an elegant gown? I can't just expect her to come wearing something that she can't even afford!"
Rarity sighed, "You do make a point." Her smile returned as she continued, "Now about that dress, what do you want it to look like?"
Twilight suggested, "Well I was thinking maybe something like I wore for the last gala but with dark pink accents that match the stripe in my mane."
Rarity replied, "Are you sure? That shade of blue would really clash with that dark pink."
Twilight asked, "Well what do you think would look better?"
Rarity replied, "Well I think something a bit darker than your coat with the dark pink accents would look better."
Twilight agreed, "Yeah you're right." She then buried her face in her hooves and continued, "Now what to say in that letter. I don't want to sound too cheesy or I don't want to basically tell her flat out about my intentions in the letter."
Rarity replied, "Like I said darling, just follow your heart and the words will come to you."
Twilight knew what Rarity said would be the best but for her, this was not going to be the easiest thing to do. For most ponies it would simply be a letter but for Twilight, this was going to be her sending a letter pretty much inviting the mare she has fallen for to her castle to ask the biggest question she had ever asked.