Through Her Lens
It was a normal day in the quiet town of Ponyville, students were in school, the animals were being cared for, the bakers were preparing their latest mouthwatering deserts, and inside the Carousel Boutique a local dressmaker was working on her latest ensemble.
Rarity scrutinized the piece for any flaws. The latest dress was a beautiful and colorful arrangement, she’d gone all out and woven the material of some the rarest and most dazzling fabric, rainbow silk. After precariously inspecting the dress, she found it to be flawless.
Pleased with her work Rarity sat down and admired the beautiful work of art. After a feeling of satisfaction washed through her she looked over to her front window. She’d never noticed just how much she can see with her view. Her boutique had a fantastic view of many Ponyville homes and apartments; she sat back and embraced the open view for several minutes.
She began to doze off when she suddenly remembered Applejack. She’d gotten her to agree to a day at the spa, after she helped repair the earth pony’s signature Stetson hat. Rarity tempted and enticed the earth pony until she finally agreed on the day spa.
It was almost time for their spa treatment, and with her latest piece now complete she made her way over to Sweet Apple Acres.
“Alright Rarity I’ll just be a bit longer than I expected.” Applejack continued bucking at trees as Rarity looked on in disappointment.
“But Applejack, you promised you’d be finished by now.”
“I said, ‘I might be finished’ around this time.”
“Well hurry up, I keep telling you my hooves are just dying for a hooficure.”
“An’ I keep telling you, stop using them fancy made up words. Why don’t you just sit down and relax, I’ll finish up here in a little bit.”
Rarity huffed as she walked over sat below an apple tree, where she began to doze off again.
Applejack trying to rush herself, bucked trees without being too careful. She never noticed Rarity beneath the tree until she’d already kicked and sent the mare back several feet with a thud and a crack.
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“Rarity, I just wanna tell ya just how sorry I am that this all happened.” Applejack opened the door to her boutique and pushed Rarity into her shop.
“And I just want to tell you that you don’t have to keep apologizing, it was an accident. Accidents do happen after all and you shall not blame yourself.”
“But if I were more focused I wouldn’t have kicked you.”
“Applejack dear, I know you would never do anything to hurt me and you mustn’t think any less of yourself.” Rarity wheeled herself over to the stairs and called up to Sweetie Belle. “Oh Sweetie Belle could you come down here for a moment.”
Sweetie Belle galloped down the stairs and gasped when she saw her sister’s leg in a cast. “Rarity what happened to you?!”
“Oh Sweetie Belle I’m alright, it was just a silly accident” Applejack’s face flushed red from embarrassment.
“What happened to your leg?”
Rarity looked over and saw the panic in Applejack’s eyes, Sweetie Belle was so protective over her older sister that she must’ve worried the filly would never forgive her for hurting her sister. “I fell off a carriage, and my leg got the worst of it.” She saw relief in Applejack’s face and decided why not make her a hero to cheer her up a little. “Luckily Applejack was there and rushed me straight to the emergency room, I don’t know what I would have done without her.”
“Oh my” Sweetie Belle ran over and gave Applejack a big hug. “Thank you for saving my sister.” Applejack’s face rushed red once again but this time out of shame.
‘Why did Rarity have to say that’ she thought. “Oh Sweetie Belle it weren’t nothing, just did what anypony would’ve done.”
“No really I mean it thank you so so so so much!”
Now Rarity turned slightly red, maybe she shouldn’t have poured on the hero element so much. Especially considering her friend is the Element of Honesty. “Now Sweetie Belle I want you stay with Applejack until I get better, I can’t very well take care of you in this condition.”
“What?! No way! Then who is going take care of you while you get better.”
“Applejack was going to stop in a couple times a day to make sure I’m doing alright.”
“You can’t do that to her sis, she just saved your life and now you want her to be your nurse.”
“But Sweetie Belle wait, I”
Sweetie Belle interrupted, “I won’t allow it, No I’ll stay here and take care of you. Besides Applejack is busy with harvest and you need someone there all the time, not just to pop in and make sure your not dead.”
“Sweetie Belle don’t take that tone with me now I want you to stay with Applejack, now you will stay with Applejack.”
“Now hold up Rarity” Applejack spoke up. “I think Sweetie Belles right, you don’t need someone to check in on you, you need someone to take care of you. Maybe it would be best if you let her stay with you.”
“Alright fine you can stay, but it’s going to be a lot of work, Ok Sweetie Belle?”
“Please Rarity after all Applejack’s done for you, the least I can do is take care of you. Besides maybe I’ll get my Cutie Mark in nursing.” Rarity and Applejack rolled their eyes, but they all agreed that Sweetie Belle could stay as long as Applejack came by to check on them.
After several agonizing minutes Rarity, with the help of Applejack, made her way up the stairs and into her room. Applejack wondered what she’d do until her leg healed. “What are you gonna do until yer leg get’s better?”
“What ever do you mean, I’ll keep making dresses of coarse, do you think a silly ol’ fracture will stop me? I’m fine.”
“I don’t see how you could keep making dresses in yer condition.”
Rarity demonstrated how capable she remained by reaching up to grab a pattern of fabric from high up on the shelf, for her effort she was met with immediate regret following a sharp pain from her hip. Luckily Applejack was actually able to save her this time before she got hurt.
“See just like I said, ’fine’ ” She joked as she winced from pain. “Maybe I’ll take a break from dress making, relax for the next few days.” She chuckled. “But what am I going to do with all that other free time?”