//------------------------------// // The Necklace // Story: A Bell's Sonata Magic of Love Part 2 // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// “I don’t know, sugarcube... Ah’ don’t think she would do that to you, Ah’ know that she really loves you; you must be overthinking things!” The farmer pony tried to comfort her sobbing friend. “Listen to Applejack, Fluttershy! Don’t jump into conclusions. She’s surely telling you the truth.” The cyan Pegasus said while putting a hoof on Fluttershy’s back. But, But… I saw her face when she was saying it... She’s hiding something… I just know it!" “Well… Maybe, but she will tell you if she’s doing somethin'. She wouldn’t hide anythin' from you.” Fluttershy used a hoof to wipe her tears away. “You’re probably right, but she’s acting strange… I’ll give her some time and try to act as if nothing happened… Thank you, girls…” The Pegasus trotted away after hugging her friends. When she was gone, Rainbow Dash flew next to Applejack. “Do you think that Twilight is cheatin’ on Fluttershy with Rarity, sugarcube?” Applejack gave her marefriend a questioning look. “Nah, Twilight wouldn’t do that. Besides, I’m pretty sure that Rarity likes stallions.” “You’re right… Fluttershy is just worryin' too much. Ah’ just hope she doesn't do anythin’ stupid...” ____________________________________________________________________________________________ It was nighttime when Fluttershy finally arrived at her cottage. She ignored her growling stomach and the impatient bunny. She headed straight to her bed. She tried to convince herself that she was thinking too much, but her dreams prevented her from a good sleep. In most of them, Twilight would say that she didn’t love her anymore and would leave with Rarity, both laughing happily. In a particularly bad dream, Twilight was kissing Rarity and she couldn’t move. The rest of the dreams were similar. Finally, she woke up to the singing of the birds. She was pale. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Twilight woke up the next morning still feeling tired. She'd stayed up late trying to figure out why Fluttershy was acting weird, but she gave up when she knew that her brain needed to rest. She headed downstairs to make breakfast. Spike woke up just when she started to make the waffles; he walked into the kitchen, yawning. “Good morning, Twilight… You went to bed pretty late last night…” “Yeah, I had some things to solve before going to bed… You want your waffles with gems like always?” “Yes, please, I’m starving!” Twilight brought the waffles to the table, shaking while she did so. She almost dropped them. “Are you okay, Twilight? You look… Strange this morning…” “What? Oh, it’s nothing… I’m just a little tired…” “Alright…” But the dragon wasn't convinced. He could tell from her expression that something was worrying her, but she didn’t noticed the way he was looking at her. After breakfast, Twilight headed to the basement where she was keeping the necklace. She pulled the box out from its hiding spot behind her desk and opened it. Inside, there was another box, but this one was made of gold. Within it, there was a beautiful necklace that was also made of gold and had a ruby in the center. She used to cry of joy from looking at it, but now she wasn’t sure how to feel. Fluttershy was acting weird and she didn’t know why. Maybe if she talked with Rarity she would know what to do. So, she put the necklace away, placed the box inside her saddlebag, and left. The Unicorn told Spike that she was going to see Rarity and that she would be back soon. ____________________________________________________________________________________________ “Dear Celestia, this is beautiful! You have a good eye for jewels, darling. Fluttershy will definitely love it!” Rarity couldn’t stop looking at the necklace. She was examining it carefully, using her magic to levitate it. “I sure hope so…” “What's wrong, Twilight? You don’t look very excited…” Rarity looked at her friend for the first time since she'd shown her the necklace. “Fluttershy came to my library yesterday… She was acting weird and wanted to know what I was doing here…” “Oh, she came here right after you left! She was interested in knowing what you were doing here; I of course didn’t tell her the truth and told her that you were helping me with trying on my dresses…” "You told her that? I said the same thing!“ Said the lavender Unicorn, almost shouting. “Wow, imagine what would have happened if we told her different things!” The fancy Unicorn laughed, but when her friend didn’t join her. She was worried. “Twilight?” “She… She came here asking you what I was doing here, then came to my place asking me the same thing… I think that… She thinks that I’m cheating on her with you…!” Twilight's eyes widened and she looked at Rarity, who began to laugh again. “Darling, don’t be ridiculous! There’s no way she thinks that. You're not capable of doing such things, and she knows I like stalions! Besides, I wouldn’t do something like that to a friend!” “I’m telling you, she probably thinks that. What other explanation is there?” Rarity now had a serious look. She didn’t say anything for a few moments. “Maybe you’re right… What are we going to do?” “Well… She can’t see us together, and we’ll have to explain to her that we aren’t doing anything… I just hope she believes us; she looked very upset yesterday…” “That’s sounds like a plan. If she starts acting weird and is asking strange questions about you, I’ll tell her.” “Thanks, Rarity. Now I have to go back and put this in the basement again. I’ll see you later!” She said goodbye to her friend with a hug and left. Twilight wasn’t as worried as before; the fact that Fluttershy was thinking about something like that made her smile. It wasn’t all that bad, just a misunderstanding. She just needed to find her and make her stop worrying. “Hey, Twilight, wait!” The Unicorn stopped and looked up to see a cyan Pegasus with a multi-colored mane approach her from a cloud. Rainbow Dash stood in front of her. “Oh, hello, Rainbow Dash. I see you woke up early this morning.” “Yeah, well… What’s up?” The Pegasus yawed. She clearly didn’t want to be awake this early, but for some reason she was. Twilight didn’t say anything about it. “Well, I decided to go for a walk before opening the library to clear my mind… What about you?” “Me? Nothing special. I was just laying on a cloud when I saw you. What’s in that bag?” Twilight thought on something quickly. She didn’t want to lie to another friend, so she decided to say half of the truth. “Here? Just something I bought for Fluttershy to give her on our anniversary. Please don’t tell her, it would ruin the surprise.” “Can I…?” “No!” She didn’t realize that she'd shouted until it was too late. “Oh, sorry, Rainbow, but I really want it to be a surprise for everypony…” Okay… Well, see you later, egghead!“ Rainbow Dash flew away before Twilight could say anything else. “That was… Strange…” She continued on her way to the library, still confused about what had just happened.