The next morning, Cheerilee woke up shortly before Rarity had, already heading downstairs, getting ready for her altered path to the Ponyville Schoolhouse and to drop by her house for a quick cup of coffee. As she hit the last step of the staircase, Sweetie Belle, who of course was also about to go to school, had spotted her after Sweetie had packed her schoolbooks and was moving towards the entrance of the shop and home. She couldn’t believe her eyes, thinking she had to be imagining things. She rubbed her eyes quickly, but the mare before her persisted in reality. “Am I actually awake?” Sweetie whispered to herself, shaking her head, questioning her sanity.
Cheerilee saw Sweetie too and, finding the situation a bit humorous, had to giggle as she heard her student mumbling to herself and looking like she’d seen a ghost. “Yes, you really are awake, and I really am here.” Sweetie Belle froze in place as she heard what she had thought was a figment of her imagination actually talk.
Quickly following Cheerilee, Rarity came downstairs too. “Oh, good morning Sweetie Belle!” Rarity greeted her sister rather happily, feeling so invigorated from a night of cuddling, and finally having gotten her subconscious desires satiated. “You two should leave soon, or you shall be late!” Rarity said, before catching herself and giggling as she looked over to Cheerilee, “Though, it is not as if you can really be late to class without the teacher there.”
Cheerilee clearly agreed, moving to the door with Sweetie Belle, who was feeling nervous and uncomfortable. The doorbell rang, interrupting their conversation. Rarity headed through to open the door, and, as expected, she saw the two other fillies who were there every day to walk with their friend to school. Scootaloo and Apple Bloom stood there, looking at the odd situation before them, and Sweetie Belle took the opportunity to quickly get away from the awkwardness, dashing out to greet her two best friends.
At the sight and sound of Cheerilee’s voice, the other fillies froze, just as much in shock as Sweetie Belle had been when she’d encountered her teacher, at her home in the morning of all places.
Cheerilee slowly left the Boutique, feeling reluctant to leave, before turning to face Rarity. “Well, I think it’s best we go now. Wouldn’t want to keep the other foals waiting, after all. I trust we’ll meet again soon, though, right?” she asked, giving a little wink, and noticing Rarity’s cheeks flushed as she looked away bashfully, though indeed nodding.
“Perhaps…we should go to the spa again soon? That was most delightful! Or…perhaps we could go to this lovely little place…” Rarity started, before being interrupted as Cheerilee gave her a soft peck on the lips, her cheeks growing rosy once more.
“Wherever we go, if it’s with you, I’m sure it will be a time worth remembering. I’ll see you after school lets out, OK?” Cheerilee asked, getting a soft nod from Rarity, before turning to her students. “Come along little fillies, we’ve got to get to the schoolhouse. None of us want to be late, right? Especially not me. That would be embarrassing!”
As they were addressed, the fillies snapped out of their stunned state, looking at each other with confusion, then Cheerilee and Rarity, and a very questioning expression being thrown towards Sweetie Belle, who shrugged in response. “Don’t ask me, I don't know myself. I’m as baffled as you guys are as to why she’s here!” Sweetie said bluntly.
As she headed off with the fillies towards the school, Cheerilee suddenly paused and turned to Rarity. “But, before I leave…” Cheerilee said, giving a little grin, before planting another gentle kiss on Rarity’s lips, “...perhaps that will hold you over until this afternoon.” Rarity blushed heavily as she was kissed in front of the three fillies, who seemed to actually be paying attention this time. Even still, she couldn’t help but enjoy the passion of the kiss, and pressed back into it. Of course, as she feared, this kiss didn’t go unnoticed for the three friends, with them letting out a conjoined “EEWWW!” at the sight. Sweetie Belle even felt a little sick, considering that this was her sister and her teacher she’d just witnessed being intimate.
The three fillies left at a trot, wanting to rather quickly get away from the situation, Sweetie at the front of the retreat. Still, Rarity and Cheerilee could hear them whispering back and forth, undoubtedly about them. “See you after school, my special somepony!” Cheerilee said, getting a bashful look from Rarity.
“I shall indeed see you this afternoon, my…special somepony…” Rarity said, before heading back into her boutique. After she closed the door, Rarity let out a joyous squeal as the realization dawned on her fully: she had a special somepony, she thought, again and again. A special somepony all her own.
Scootaloo looked at Sweetie Belle as they walked well ahead of the meandering Cheerilee, who looked like she had quite something on her mind. “Did you know that they were…?” she asked Sweetie, getting a curt shake of the head that made her pink and purple curls shake.
“Ah think Ah feel a li’l bit sick after seein’ that...” Apple Bloom added.
“Well no, I didn’t know that they were…together! How do you think it makes me feel, finding out by seeing Cheerilee coming down the stairs this morning, then them being all…smoochy?” Sweetie Belle cringed, then let out a whining sigh, “I don’t even wanna imagine how Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon are going to treat me if they find out!” Sweetie Belle answered Scootaloo's question in quite a rapid tone, speaking just as fast as she was nervous at the thought of the two bullies.
Apple Bloom sighed. “Let’s just hope they don’t!”