Rarity's P.O.V.
Did I hear right? Was she really Trixie’s ex? I turned my head to take a look on this girl again. She was pretty. Blue short hair, cyan eyes, wearing an opened jacket and blue jeans. She looked so… ordinary.
I feel like I should at least greet her. I opened my mouth, but Daisy Denim quickly ran towards Trixie and hugged her. Witnessing the scene caused my blood to boil. H-How dares she?!
“It is you, Trixie! I’m so glad to see you again!”
“A-Are you?” Trixie was dumbfounded. She looked at me. I crossed my arms and frowned at her to show her my distaste. My girlfriend quickly changed her expression to anger and pushed her ex away. “Do you really think that’s appropriate?”
“Oh… I-I’m sorry...” Daisy said before releasing Trixie and smiling at me. “I was just happy to see her, that’s all.”
“Don’t worry, Rarity. There’s absolutely no reason for you to be jealous. I highly doubt she wants me back.” Trixie was clearly angry judging by the tone of her voice.
“Oh… you’re still mad…?” Daisy hugged herself.
“Of course I am, you bit-”
“Trixie, language!” I glared at Trixie.
“You have no idea how much I hate her, Rarity! I feel pure rage! Nothing but insults come to my mind”
“Whatever she did, it happened years ago! At least try to be polite!”
“Polite? Oh, I’ll be polite, alright.” Trixie said before grabbing a brick from the floor. I didn’t notice we were by a building in construction. “Excuse me, Daisy Denim, I wish to acquaint your facial features with a fundamental item used in building walls. Repeatedly!” My girlfriend raised the brick, but I grabbed her arm before she did anything else.
“Trixie, are you crazy?! Put that down!” I managed to make Trixie drop the brick. “Now, calm down!” My girlfriend was panting, furious, with her eyes fixed on her ex. Daisy was scared. I don’t know why she didn’t run away yet. Trixie eventually calmed down enough to cross her arms and turn around, giving me and Daisy her back. “I will have a serious talk with you later, missy!” Trixie huffed and said nothing else. I just had a Déjà vu. The last time I saw Trixie like this was back when Sunset first found out about our friendship. But she wasn’t this aggressive to her. Just what did Daisy do to her? With the situation under control, I focused my attention on the terrified girl with blue hair. Maybe I’ll get some answers from her. “I-I apologize for her behavior…”
Daisy Denim didn’t reply right away. She also had to calm down for different reasons. She took a deep breath before speaking. “Y-You don’t need to apologize. I should have known she would have reacted like this. Our break up wasn’t good…”
“You betrayed my trust,” Trixie said, as she slowly turned around. “You ripped my heart from my chest, threw it to the floor and stomped on it!”
“I didn’t mean to! I was confused and made a mistake!” Daisy was on the verge of crying.
“A huge mistake! Do you have any idea how much it took me to recover from what you did?!” Trixie was raising her voice, but she didn’t move from where she was. At least she wasn’t as aggressive as before. I wasn’t sure if I should call out on her attitude again or not.
“Trixie, please…” Daisy spoke again. Her voice was cracking. “I want to say sorry. I know it won’t undo what I did, but…”
“A little too late for apologies, Daisy Denim. I almost gave up completely on love because of you. I almost gave up on friendship because of you. I shut myself from the outside world again because of you! Your words mean nothing to me! I never want to see you again!”
“There has to be something I can do to make things right…!” Daisy was sobbing at this point.
“Yes…” Trixie said before glaring at her ex-girlfriend. “Go away!”
“But, Trixie…”
“Now!” Trixie closed her fists. This scared Daisy. She stepped back, sobbing even more.
“O-Okay… if that’s what you really want… I’ll go… I-I’m still living in the same place… if… if…” Daisy couldn’t hold back anymore. She burst in tears and left running. Silence followed. All I could hear was Trixie panting. My girlfriend calmed down little by little. Then, she dropped her head and closed her eyes.
“I-I’m in trouble, aren’t I…? Did I overdo it?”
“You really did, Trixie.” I said in a serious tone and placing my hands on my hips. “I didn't enjoy any of that, but…” I sighed. “I must understand what happened between you two. I need to know.”
Trixie didn’t move. She stood still, just breathing. I’m sure she was thinking if she wanted to tell me or not. Whatever happened, it really hurt her. I didn’t push her.
“O-Okay…” Trixie finally said after several moments. She slowly turned her head to look at me. “But I don’t want to tell you here, on the streets.”
“Thank you, Trixie.” I smiled slightly at her. “Piazza is not far. We can go there, if that’s okay to you.”
“After everything that just happened, I need to sit and have a drink. Yes, let’s go.” Trixie smiled and reached out with her hand for mine, but I frowned at her again.
“It’s not a date. I’m still mad at you.”
Trixie lost her smile and dropped her hand. “S-Sorry…” We started to walk to the cafe in silence. Trixie had her hands on her pocket and avoided my gaze at all cost. I’m still not over the shock of seeing her furious and trying to psychically hurt someone, but she at least agreed to tell me her reasons for reacting like she did.
We arrived to the cafe and had already ordered our drinks. Trixie had her fingers intertwined on the table and I stared at her in silence. She was still avoiding my gaze. I’m sure she was gaining courage to speak, so I waited patiently for several moments until she finally spoke.
“I-I met Daisy Denim by accident. I was walking on the sidewalk, with my cellphone out and we crashed into one another. She picked the phone up for me and I fell for her the moment I saw her face. We talked and she offered an ice-cream to say sorry. We quickly became friends. One day, I decided to tell her how I really felt about her. She smiled and kissed me. We were together for a month, u-until I saw her kissing a boy…” I gasped and covered my mouth with a hand. My gosh, poor Trixie… I can’t imagine how she felt when witnessing that.
Our waiter arrived with our order seconds later. “Alright, decaffeinated coffee for you.” He said as he placed a mug in front of Trixie. “And tea for you.” He placed the cup, the teapot and a teabag in front of me.
“Thank you, sir.” I said and he smiled before leaving. I proceeded to put the teabag in the teapot. Then, Trixie spoke again.
“She saw me when I saw her. She ran after me, but I ignored her and went straight to my home. The next day, she came to my apartment. She told me that she was… experimenting with her sexuality and thought that I was doing the same. That’s why she started to date someone else. She didn’t expect me to have real feelings on her… I yelled at her and closed the door on her face. That was the last time I saw her until today…” I could see a single tear escaping from one of her eyes. She sniffed and dropped her head. I slid my hand on the table to place it on her hand.
“Trixie, I’m sorry… that’s why you hate her so much…”
Trixie moved her hand away from mine and looked at me, frowning. She spoke louder but she wasn’t yelling. “Of course! I was just an experiment to her! I trusted her! I allowed her in and she mocked me! Because of her, I gave up on love. I didn’t want to share anything personal to anyone anymore! I couldn’t trust anybody! I spent years shutting myself from everybody until…” Her voice softened and blushed before looking away again. “Until I fell for you…” I blushed too and my girlfriend gazed at me again. “I tried to deny my feelings, to get rid of them, but they kept growing and growing. My brother encouraged me to embrace them. It wasn’t until two months later that I finally accepted them. I gained enough courage to speak with you, and, well, you know the rest…” I was speechless. My heart was racing faster than ever and my entire body was boiling. I had a new perspective on her feelings towards me. I’m the reason she gave love another chance. Oh, Trixie-pixie! I won’t let you down!
I held her hands with mine. Our eyes met. I smiled and spoke. “Trixie… I know how hard it was for you to open up. I’m so glad that you trusted me this. I see you with different eyes now, and my love for you has only increased.”
Trixie’s cheeks became even more red. “R-Really…?”
I nodded and continued. “You had the terrible luck of being cheated on with your first relationship. I think even I would have doubts on love if that ever happened to me.”
“I-I’m ashamed to admit that… I did have some doubts about you during our first weeks…”
“You did?”
My girlfriend nodded. “Y-Yes, but… my doubts were silenced the night I sang for you at the Karaoke… the way you kissed me… it felt real. I could tell you enjoy kissing me as much as I enjoy kissing you. Daisy’s kisses always felt… odd. She never put her heart on them. Since that night, I knew your feelings were 100% real. My doubts have since faded completely.”
“Well, I’m pleased to have proven you that love does exist in this world.” I said as I lifted her hand and placed it on my cheek. She stroked it softly.
“Your face is burning, Rarity.” She said, smiling lovingly.
“You have your way on words.” I kept looking into her eyes while Trixie moved her hand to stroke my hair. Then, she moved her hands to grab the mug and drank her coffee. I poured tea on my cup and spoke one more time before taking a sip. “But I still think you need to talk with Daisy Denim again.”
Trixie almost choked with her coffee. “Wh-What…?!”
“Darling, she was trying to apologize and you tried to psychically hurt her. I know what she did broke your heart, but that was off the line. At least try to listen her apology. She said she still lives on the same place.”
“Are you asking me to go to her house and apologize?” Trixie didn’t seem to be excited.
“Just listen to her without being so hostile. Trixie, everything’s different now. You’re not aggressive anymore and you have friends. Drink calmly, cool off and then we’ll go.”
“You mean now?!”
“Of course. I said didn’t like how you treated her, Trixie. Don’t you think I’m not mad at you anymore just because you told me what I wanted to know.”
Trixie released air from her nose and I took another sip from my tea. She held her mug with both of her hands and once again avoided my gaze. I didn’t say anything else, allowing her to think. “Alright, fine!” She said after a long silence and looked at me. “We’ll go see her. Hopefully she’ll be home.”
“Thank you, Trixie.” I smiled at her but she didn’t return it. She looked away and drank her coffee in silence. Oh, Trixie. You can still be so stubborn sometimes…
As promised, we headed towards Daisy Denim’s house after leaving the café. Trixie and I walked side by side, without holding hands.
“She lives a couple of blocks away, on the other side of the road.” Trixie commented while we walked.
“She lives really far from your apartment, Trixie. I’m not surprised you didn’t see her again until today.”
“My luck ran out, I guess.”
“Trixie…”
“I’ll try to be nicer when we get there. Promise.”
“Just making sure.” We made it to Daisy’s house and stood still in front of the door. Trixie stared at the doorbell. While my girlfriend gained courage, I wondered if Daisy Denim was around. How did I feel towards this girl? She made a mistake, which was still haunting her to this day. I don’t think I dislike her, but I would have talked to Trixie before going after someone else. Like her, I did struggle, but in the end, my feelings were and still are real. I know it wasn’t easy for Daisy, which is why I feel pity for her.
“Okay…” Trixie said once she was ready. She took a deep breath and pressed the doorbell. “Here we go…” I squeezed Trixie’s hand to show her my support before releasing her hand shortly afterwards. Half a minute must have passed before the door opened, with Trixie's ex on the other side. Her eyes were so red.
“Y-You came…?” Daisy Denim was visibly surprised.
“Well… I was talked into it. Umm… c-can we talk…? I’ll be more… civilized.”
“Sure, sure!” Daisy closed the door and walked closer to us, hugging herself. “So… uhh…”
“You tried to apologize and I refused to listen.” Trixie crossed her arms. Her face showed no emotion whatsoever. She was really working hard to stay calm. “I’ll be all ears now, so... what you have to say.”
Daisy Denim’s jaw dropped. She looked at me and I nodded at her. She looked back at Trixie and started to speak. “Okay. T-Trixie… I was a fool. I didn’t want to hurt you. I honestly thought you were just exploring like me. The boy you saw me kiss back then, I was crushing on him for a while, but we broke up shortly after you spotted us. Seeing him reminded me of what I did to you and couldn’t stand the guilt. I could barely sleep for weeks. I wanted to make things right, but you made it clear you didn’t want to see me again. Trixie, from the bottom of my heart, I swear, I regret what I did to you. Please, I hope you can forgive me…”
Trixie remained still. She heard what her ex had to say this time. A long silence followed. I scratched one of my arms as I awkwardly looked around. Then, all of the sudden. Trixie spoke again. “Daisy… I felt betrayed. I have never wanted to punch anyone in the face so hard before… a part of me still wishes to do so. But…” My girlfriend sighed. “I have changed a lot the last months. I have made friends and I found a new love who is responsible for my change.” I blushed when she said the last. “Listen, I’m afraid I can’t forgive you… now. But maybe, one day I will. I’m just learning that you didn’t have bad intentions and it will take me a while to accept your apology. And... I'm s-sorry for yelling at you earlier.”
“Apology accepted!" Daisy grinned before quickly losing it. "So, there’s no chance we can be friends?”
“No.”
“A hug?”
“No.”
“Shake hands?”
Trixie groaned. “Fine.” She said before raising her hand to Daisy. Trixie’s ex shook hands with her.
“I feel so light right now. You just removed a lot of weight from me, Trixie. Thank you… thank you so much!”
“Alright, that’s enough.” Trixie released Daisy Denim’s hand and looked at me. “Rarity and I have things to do, places to go. Umm… I’ll see you around, Daisy.” Trixie started to walk away. I followed behind her.
“Goodbye! And congratulations on your girlfriend! She seems nice!”
“Yeah, yeah…” Trixie didn’t look back, but waved her hand at her ex. I did look back and saw that Daisy Denim was smiling before running into her house. I gazed at Trixie. Her eyes were closed. I took her hand to catch her attention. She opened her eyes and looked at our hands before looking at me. She was surprised. I smiled at her. She blushed and squeezed my hand. No words needed to be spoken. She understood I was no longer mad at her.
When we were arriving to my home, Trixie’s phone started to ring with a strange and loud ringtone. It caught me by surprise. “Darling, what is that? It scared me!”
“It’s a pager ringtone. It’s a good melody and is loud, so I don’t miss any call.” Trixie said with a smile before answering the call. “Hello, Clem… already…? They agreed?! That’s great! Meet with Principal Celestia to discuss where will the music festival take place, among other things. Also, send me a list of all the bands who wish to show for the leaflet. Thank you, big brother, you’re the best!” She hang up and looked at me with a grin. “We’re halfway there! All we need to do is to decorate the stage my brother and the Principals choose.”
“That’s great, dear, but how are we going to afford the decorations? Pinkie will help, but I don’t know if that will be enough.”
“W-Well find a way, don’t worry.” Trixie sounded nervous. I hated to break the optimism, but we had to be realistic. We barely have enough time to pull this through.
When we reached my house, I looked for my keys to open the door. I put the key on the keyhole and the door opened with a single turn. It was already opened. “Sweetie Belle? You forgot to close the door!” I said as I walked in, followed by Trixie.
“She didn’t!”
“Gah!” I gasped and stepped back. I would have fallen to the floor if Trixie wasn’t behind to catch me. When I recovered from the initial shock, I took a good look to the person who scared me. It was none other than my energetic friend, Pinkie Pie. “Pinkie, don’t do that!” I stood up properly and glared at my friend again. “Did you just sneak in into my house?”
Pinkie Pie shook her head, smiling still. “Nopey dopey! Sweetie Belle allowed us in!”
“Us?” Trixie inquired.
“Hello, sugarcube.” Applejack greeted as she and Fluttershy walked into the entrance. “Ah’m sorry for intrudin’ while you weren’t here, but we wanted ta share the news with you as soon as possible.”
“What news?” After I asked the last, Fluttershy stepped closer to me and gave me a piece of paper.
“That’s how the leaflet is going to look like… is it okay…?”
I focused on the piece of paper while Trixie looked from my shoulder. “I like the design. The flowers and butterflies never fail as a spring themed event. It’s simple and complex at the same time.”
“Check the bottom, check the bottom!” Pinkie Pie excitedly said, like a kid who was about to get a birthday gift. Before I could take a look myself, Trixie gasped and pointed at the text written with a special big font. With Countess Coloratura as a special guest. My jaw dropped in awe. That Countess Coloratura? Could it be?
“She and ah go way back.” Applejack spoke after seeing my expression. Trixie and I looked at her. “Ah met her in a girls scout camp when we were kids and became good friends. We kept in touch and she agreed to help. She will even help to put up the stage.”
“No… way… Applejack!” I threw the piece of paper I was holding into the air and grabbed Applejack from her jacket with both of my hands. Fluttershy caught the paper. “You knew Countess Coloratura and you never told us?! I found her music a couple of months ago. I’m a huge fan! You… you ruffian!”
“You never told me you were a fan. Neither of you told me you were.” My friend defended herself.
“Who has a celebrity as a friend and doesn’t mention it?!” Trixie was the one to speak this time.
“You know ah’m modest! She’s a human being, like you and me. Ah see her more as a friend than a celebrity. Ah don’t like braggin’ about the friends ah have.
I was about to keep scolding Applejack, but Trixie spoke first. “Rarity…” I looked at my girlfriend. “You know what this means? With Countess Coloratura, our music festival will be a success without any doubt. We’ll definitely raise the money we need to hold the Friendship Games!”
My jaw dropped again in surprise. For a moment, we forgot the reason we were doing this. I squealed and pushed Applejack away to hug Trixie. My girlfriend hugged me back. “Yes, yes! We will!” I moved my head to look at my friends and raised a fist with determination. “And this time, we won’t lose! We’ll break the curse at last!”