Being Twilight's friend was an odd experience. What was most odd was that Rarity couldn't decide if the mortal peril was better or worse than a (for lack of a better term) mundane crisis. "So, you know when you're going to be in heat, and you wish to... experiment?"
Twilight opened her mouth to speak, failed spectacularly, and nodded.
"And you wished to... be with somepony you know," she continued. "somepony you care for and—forgive me if this is too far, but with a mare..."
"Yes!" Twilight finally said. The small body sank back in relief as she nodded. "Wow, you have no idea how good it feels to get that out!"
"Mh," Rarity nodded. "I can only imagine how hard it was to confess." Moving towards the stairs, "Now, shall we take this upstairs?"
"Oh, for extra privacy," Twilight said excitedly. "I didn't think of that."
Rarity's smile deepened into a smirk as her hooves began to climb. "Well, you shouldn't be afraid, deary. I've thought of everything." She added a slight purr to that and tilted her ears back towards Twilight.
Blissfully unaware, "I can't wait for us to decide who I'm going to ask!"
"Beg pardon."
"Who I'm going to ask," the single least aware pony in Equestria continued. "Pinkie might be up for it, but I'm not sure I could keep up... or how exactly keeping up or falling behind would work, exactly? I need somepony gentle."
"Gentle," Rarity tried.
"You know, gentle! Sorta," and Twilight's blush started to make her face match a certain baker's. "somepony who knows what they're doing?"
"Somepony," Rarity carefully said, "loose?"
"No! No, classier than that. Like," Twilight was addressing more of her discussion to the wall on Rarity's right, now. "Somepony older? Somepony who'd," and here was a small sigh, "take care of me..."
"Ah," Rarity said, smiling again. "And no doubt somepony you wouldn't immediately think of, no doubt. Close your eyes."
Her eyes snapped to Rarity's as the older mare began to approach. "Rarity, what—"
"Uh buh buh!" Rarity put her hoof up to Twilight's lips. "Trust in my methods, Twilight. Eyes closed now... Try to think. Somepony you know, but also admire. Somepony strong, as smart as you but perhaps not in the same ways... with a gorgeous mane and eyes that shine across eternity..."
"...That's it," Twilight said softly. "of course that's it."
"Yes darli—"
"I'll ask Luna!"
Twilight's eyes opened as she turned away, and in doing so missed Rarity expression, which resembled a picture of a train wreck. Her mouth tried to work as Twilight bounded out the Boutique with but a quick 'thanks!' tossed over her shoulder.
The closing door echoed throughout the empty store. Slowly, Rarity sat down.
The unicorn took a deep breath.
"CURSES! FOILED AGAIN!"