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// The proposal 
// Story: Nailah's Books of Speedwrites. 
// by Nailah 
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It was a beautiful day in Ponyville. The birds were chirping and everything felt peaceful. She panted as she galloped to the entrance to Canterlot Boutique. She felt her cheeks flushing a deep dark cherry red, as she fidgeted in place.
“Oh please be home. I don’t know what to do. Oh Celestia, I need Rarity to help me.” she spoke out loud, not realizing she was talking to herself.
Rarity opened the door to see Fluttershy at her doorstep.
“Fluttershy? What on earth, you look rather...panicked. Is everything alright? Does Twilight need us?” asked Rarity as she studied Fluttershy’s body language carefully.
Fluttershy hurried to push Rarity inside and shut the door behind them, she quickly covered Rarity’s mouth as she was about to speak.
“Ssssshhh! Some pony or creature might hear you. Or worse. Rarity...we’re friends right?” asked Fluttershy, fidgeting and playing with her pink locks, nervously she twitched.
“Of course we’re friends. That is a silly question and I cannot help but wonder what on earth has gotten you so riddled up like this. It’s not like you.” began Rarity.
“It’s Discord.” began Fluttershy, her blush getting darker, as she tried to shield her face with her eyes.
“Him again. I should have figured. What has he done this time?” asked Rarity as her cheeks puffed up, holding out her forehooves and pretending to jab at the air. “I swear if that draconequus thinks he can hurt you, he has another thing coming.”
“Rarity...listen. He didn’t hurt me. He didn’t even touch me. It’s...well um…” she hesitated and then just burst out, “He asked me to marry him!”
“Oh…” Rarity blinked, and then chuckled. “Oh Fluttershy, that is just adorable. To think he’d actually ask you. Well…tell me everything.”
“Right. Well when I got up this morning, I went out to check on my animals, and make sure the Sanctuary was doing well, and he was there waiting for me. He had this look on his face. I think he was grinning. Ofh course I approached him, and gave him a hug. I then asked him how he was doing, and well then he said he was doing great, but it would be even better if I was with him. Then I blushed darkly, and he turned my face towards him, he cupped my cheeks and well...he asked me to marry him! Oh Rarity, what should I do?”
“Well, darling the first thing you need to answer is do you love Discord? Can you see yourself with him for the rest of your lives.” began Rarity. “After all, ifall if I was asked for my hoof in marriage, I would want to love the pony or creature that was asking me. Not that I’ve ever been asked! I think most stallions are afraid of me or something. Not that it matters. I’m here to help you after all.” Rarity chuckled, even as she felt a bit of guilt. She felt this unease within herself. To think Fluttershy might be getting married and she had yet to find that perfect stallion of her dreams. Maybe he just didn’t exist. Oh well, it’s not like she needed romance in her life. She was more than happy for Fluttershy, but only if she would truly be happy living her life with someone as chaotic as Discord. Rarity didn’t know what she saw in him, but she wasn’t going to judge Fluttershy for liking him either.
“Well, I do love him, I always have. It’s just I never thought I’d ever get asked this was all. I sort of panicked and came here, hoping you’d have some sort of advice.”
“If you love him, then tell him that. Tell him to sweep you off your hooves and take you over that magical rainbow, they call love. Or at least those silly fairy tales that Sweetie Belle reads.” Rarity chuckled, coughing into her hoof, not wanting to admit she read those fairy tales herself, and would want nothing more than to be the Princess that got rescued by the fair and charming prince, only to be wed to him by the end of the tale. But that was just a fairy tale, and this was well real life, and a real problem at hoof. She had to assure Fluttershy that everything would be okay. 
“Oh...yeah. I probably shouldn’t have ran off like I did. I hope he didn’t take that as a no.” Fluttershy blushed, and hurried back out the door. “Thanks Rarity!”
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Discord kicked at the flowers on the ground, and grumbled to himself. Muttering under his breath.
“Why’d she run off? What did I say wrong? I’ve been practicing this proposal for months! Oh...if she says no what will I do? No, I can’t think like this. Knowing Fluttershy she just got flustered. Yeah, that’s it. She totally didn’t ditch me because she doesn’t want to hurt me…”
“Discord!”