//------------------------------// // Rarity's So Cute! I Mean Animals.. yeah... Animals // Story: Diamonds and Butterflies // by Princess Glitzy //------------------------------// Fluttershy cleaned up her cottage while humming. Rarity was coming over and she couldn't help, but feel happy. It had been an... eventful morning, but Rarity seemed to make everything better in Fluttershy's eyes. "How are you, Angel?" Angel pointed to his stomach. "Are you hungry?" The little bunny motioned as if it was obvious. Fluttershy started preparing the salad, but her mind wouldn't stay on her bunny, no matter how adorable he was. Rarity dropped everything to make me feel better and she did. She wants to help me! She's so kind. Rarity is my best friend. Rarity is my best friend? Usually Fluttershy calls Rarity her best friend, but she has a problem with that today. It doesn't seem strong enough. She's more than a best friend. A sister! That seemed like the right word, but it was still stronger. Though she wouldn't let her mind drift any farther on this topic because she was so busy that she cut up the carrots with the plastic wrap still on them. "I don't think Angel bunny will like plastic in his salad." She fixed it and gave him the salad. Fluttershy went back to cleaning. Rarity had come over many times, but this time it seemed different. It needed to be perfect. Why do I feel so different about Rarity now? Thinking about Rarity gives me... She looked at her flank. Butterflies! Looking at her gives me butterflies in my stomach. She then recalled reading a book about love that mentioned butterflies in the stomach. Fluttershy blushed and then tried to focus on preparing the little cottage. Once, Fluttershy was done she had to go to the bathroom. She walked in and while she was walking she saw herself in the mirror. She forgot about having to pee and ran to look at herself in the mirror. "I look terrible! What will Rarity think?!" She caught herself again thinking about Rarity. Stupid brain. Fluttershy decided to take a quick shower. She brushed her mane, cleaned her coat and made sure that she didn't smell. When she got out she found that she really cared about her appearance today. "What's happening to me?! First, Rainbow is weird, then I'm weird!" Fluttershy then hears knocking at the door. Rarity? Rarity! She ran to the door and opened it. "Hi, Rarity! I mean um... hello, Rarity." "Hello, darling, today has been terrible, but being with you will make the day better." Is it just me or did Rarity put emphasis on 'darling'? "Being with you makes everything better..." Rarity smiled at her. "Do you still want to take care of the animals together?" Fluttershy nodded. "I was thinking that we could take care of the otters and some of the birds because they always need a lot of work. We could also take care of the squirrels or the bunnies. Um... whatever you want." "How about we try taking care of the otters and the birds. We could also work with the squirrels for a little bit because they are just so cute!" "That sound great! Yay!" They walked inside to grab some food. "We will need animal trail mix, nuts, leaves and various berries." They each carried as much as they could hold. "First, we should put out some food and water. Rarity, you can put out the food near each of their areas and I will go fetch some water from the nearby pond." Rarity then walked around trying to find the animals. "Otters, squirrels, birds~?!" They all slowly came out of the shadows. That's super adorable, yet really creepy. She wasn't sure what to give them so she just dumped out all of the food in front of them. Yet, instead of about one dozen animals, just about every animal came and began eating. They were all fighting for food. "Do stop fighting! It's not proper manners or proper etiquette!" Nopony could understand the word etiquette so why did she think the animals would? "FLUTTERSHY!" Fluttershy heard Rarity scream and she galloped as fast as she could towards her. She didn't stop for trees, animals or pain. Fluttershy didn't even look. This was Rarity and she meant everything to Fluttershy. When she saw Rarity quivering in fear Fluttershy ran even harder. She ran so fast that she toppled Rarity to the ground. They looked each other in the eyes. Their mouths were so close to touching. "Um... Rarity are you okay?" Rarity pointed a dainty hoof towards the pack of animals fighting for food. Fluttershy's eyes grew wide. This scene would be forever etched into her memory. It was too gruesome for her to fathom. Animals clawing animals for food. Shoving each other for just one bite. She stood up shakily. She tried to do the stare, but she didn't want to focus her eyes on this. She needed it to stop. She took all of her troubles, Rainbow Dash, bad feelings, hangover, villains into one yell louder than anypony. Louder than Luna's royal voice. "STOP!!!" It rang out through the trees and, most likely, everypony in Equestria heard it. Rarity could only think of one word to describe what just happened... Epic!. Every single animal stopped short, sat down and hugged each other. Fluttershy stood in misbelief. Did I just do that? It feels good, expressing my feelings. She looked at Rarity. "Let's try to work some more with the animals. You'll get the hang of it." The two of them fed the animals the right way and then gave them some water. "You know, when they aren't fighting like wild beasts, they are really cute." Fluttershy smiled. "I knew that you'd start to like animals. You like Opal... at least I think you do." "Opal is... pretty?" "You certainly are." "What?" "Nothing, um... we should clean the chicken coop after this." "Clean... A CHICKEN COOP?!" Fluttershy shrank down. "...yes." Fluttershy squeaked out. If you weren't so freakin' adorable, you would be in trouble for even suggesting such things! "I would be willing to stoop as low as to clean a chicken coop." Fluttershy hugged her and suddenly Rarity felt very hot. "I'll go get the cleaning supplies Rarity. Um... try to not have anything like what happened last time I left. Sorry if I offended you, it's just... that was horrifying, not to mention painful." She felt the shoulder she hit while running to Rarity's aid. Rarity pet the little bunnies and hummed songs for the birds to repeat. Hanging out with Fluttershy has been amazing, despite all the bad things that happened. "I'm back Rarity." Fluttershy handed Rarity a mop, a sponge and a broom. At least I can use magic instead of touching. Right as they were about to begin Rarity had a good idea. "Fluttershy, watch this!" She used magic to clean the whole chicken coop in a matter of seconds. "That's... um... really cool Rarity." She hugged her. The two of them walked inside to get a snack before Rarity went home. "What would you like, Rarity?" "Actually, I'm a wiz at cooking, so I was going to make a special meal for the two of us." Is this a date? If it is then I'm doing well because I'm not freaking out! Don't assume things and don't hyperventilate! "What are you making?" "It's a surprise." Rarity started cooking pasta and a salad. She also made some bread and an apple pie. She laid it out in front of Fluttershy on the table. "Wow Rarity! This looks delicious! YAY!" The two of them ate while chit chatting about this and that. "Fluttershy, would you like to come over to my boutique tomorrow? I could make you a dress!" Fluttershy nodded. The two of them had finished their meals, so Rarity walked over to say goodbye to Fluttershy. "Goodbye, Fluttershy, see you tomorrow." She hugged her and then left. Rarity is so cool. I can't wait to see her tomorrow. She cleaned up the table while thinking of Rarity. A couple things had been terrible, horrible and devastating, but because she was with Rarity, the day was deemed officially "nice."