Rarity simply stared at her phone, palms sweating.
Can you meet me at the mall on Monday? I need to talk to you in person.- Sent by Rarity
Sure. It'll probably be kinda late in the afternoon though. I have a busy morning.- Sent by Lemon Zest
Rarity sighed deeply. Well, it's not like she has an inkling as to what I need to talk to her about and why.
"I don't think I can wait for much longer!" Rarity said as she burst into tears and fell onto her fainting couch. She opened up her eyes to see Opal staring at her, then leaving.
"Oh, you're no fun." Rarity pouted, snapping out of her Drama Mode. At least her friends humored her.
Perhaps I should look over those dress designs I made for the Shadowbolts' Spring Dance. Rarity shook her head. What am I talking about? I've done that several times over already! I should just get to work on them already, even if spring is months away! She put the palm of her hand to her face. But then I'll probably think about Lemon Zest, then I'll get distracted and the dress designs would be ruined. I'd have to start from scratch!
"There you go again, Rarity. You shouldn't worry yourself so much." she said to herself. She made a sputtering noise and stared out the window. "I wonder what everyone else is doing..." Rarity thought aloud as she made a mental checklist.
Let's see now...Sunset Shimmer is in Equestria on some sort of a journey that I and the others know little about. Twilight is spending time with Spike because she promised him. Fluttershy is likely at the animal shelter again. Pinkie Pie is getting to know Golden Crossbow better since he's new around here. Rainbow Dash is either napping or playing guitar or something, and Applejack is doing chores. No big surprise there. Rarity counted using her fingers for each of her friends. She sighed.
"If there are any gods anywhere, please let something happen!" Rarity yelled.
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Meanwhile, in an alternate world that Rarity was vaguely aware of, five regal and winged unicorns sneezed simultaneously. They blinked, then went about their day.
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Rarity heard a knock on her door. "Yes?"
"Rarity!" called her younger sister. "Rainbow Dash is here!"
Rarity blinked. Whatever could she want from me? she thought, then walked downstairs.
"Hello, Rainbow. Sweetie said you wanted to see me?" said Rarity.
"Yeah." said Rainbow. "I've been having...weird dreams. I figured since you use them as inspiration for your designs and stuff you might be able to help me."
"I do use them for inspiration and I know a thing or two about dreams, but I can't guarantee I'll be able to help you." said Rarity as she frowned.
"That's okay, Rares. I'll take any help I can get." said Rainbow.
"Very well." said Rarity. "Let's go up to my room then."
Rainbow walked into Rarity's house but then was stopped by Rarity. "Stop!"
Rainbow blinked.
"I need to make tea first! Do you want some?" Rarity asked.
Rainbow smiled and rolled her eyes. "No, I'm good."
"Suit yourself." Rarity said, and walked into the kitchen.
A few minutes later, Rarity returned with a cup of tea. "Okay. Now let's get up to my room."
They walked up the stairs and entered Rarity's room, sitting down.
"So, what seems to be the problem, Rainbow Dash?" said Rarity as she took a sip of tea.
"Well..." said Rainbow, blushing slightly. "I just realized that I've been having dreams about a crush I have."
Rarity nearly spat out her tea.
"Whoa! Are you okay, Rarity?" said Rainbow, startled.
Rarity waved a hand signaling she was as she entered a coughing fit. "I'm fine, darling." she said hoarsely. "Wrong pipe."
"Need some water?" asked Rainbow.
"Yes, that would be nice. Thank you." Rarity said between coughs.
Rainbow sped off and returned with a cup of water. Rarity quickly drank it down and took a deep breath, then exhaled.
"Sorry about that." said Rarity as she blushed out of embarrassment. "So who is this crush of yours?" she asked.
Rainbow blushed and put her hand behind her head. "I'm...not comfortable saying who it is right now." she said.
Rarity nodded. "Fair enough. So how do you know you have a crush on this person?"
"Well...my apparent crush just showed up in my dream. I was confused at first, then she told me she thought she knew why she was in my dream. So I said to her 'Iknowwhy you're in my dream. I have a crush on you!' Then I bolted awake."
Rarity stroked her chin thoughtfully. "Hmm." she mused. "And prior to that dream, you had no romantic feelings for this girl?"
Rainbow nodded. "It just came out of nowhere! Hell, I'm still trying to process it..."
"I know how that feels..." Rarity said under her breath.
"What'd you say, Rarity?" asked Rainbow.
"Nothing!" said Rarity.
Rainbow looked at Rarity for a moment, then shrugged.
"I hate to say it, Rainbow Dash, but you didn't really need my help. That was a clear-cut dream, plain and simple." said Rarity.
"That's okay, Rarity. I guess I just needed to talk to someone about it, is all." she gave Rarity a hug. "Thank you."
Rarity smiled and returned the hug. "You're quite welcome, darling. Any time you need to talk, I'll be here."
Rainbow broke the hug. "I know." she said, smiling. She sped off back to her home, not noticing Rarity wipe sweat off her brow and breathing a sigh of relief.
Goodness! Talk about your coincidences! Rarity thought, the shock of Rainbow's dreams still fresh in her mind. I almost told her about Lemon Zest! Well, maybe not close, but still! Rarity sighed.
"WHAAAAAT?!" The sudden scream jolted Rarity out of her thoughts. Goodness! I recognize that scream. Rarity grabbed her phone and texted as fast as she could, which was alarmingly fast. Honed from hours upon hours of constant texting between her friends and others, she typed and sent her text all in the course of three seconds.
Pinkie Pie! Is everything okay? - Sent by Rarity
She had to wait for a response.