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// Part 4 - A Spa Day Out 
// Story: Love at First Charm 
// by Creative Charmer 
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	In Ponyville, Rarity had just arrived at the spa. "Well, here we are!" she turned her head around. "Aren't you glad we came here, Creo?"
Creo was being dragged along the ground by Rarity's magic, while he had his hooves in the ground, still struggling against her. "Yeah...real glad..." he grumbled as he was dragged next to Rarity, whom then released him.
"So, shall we go?"
Creo got back up on his hooves. "Let's see...how about no?? I told you I don't want to do something girly like that! It's embarrassing!"
"Don't you think you could at least try it before you go berating it?"
Creo groaned. "If I try it once, will you stop pestering me about it?"
"Indeed I will. Now come, come! Off we go to have a glorious afternoon of pampering!" she said as she trotted into the spa.
"Yeah, very glorious..." Creo grumbled as he slowly walked into the spa.
Once inside, Rarity told Lotus, the pony at the reception window, ""I will have the usual, and my friend here will have the same," Lotus nodded and rushed off to get things ready.
"So, what is this 'usual'? And how long will I have to endure it?"
"Oh, will you please??" Rarity said, irritably. "You won't know how good it is until you try it, so will you please just try it??"
Creo stayed silent for a moment, then sighed. "Fine...I'll try it once, as long as you don't' force me to come again, okay?"
"Oh, don't worry; I won't have to force you to come again, because you'll love it so much you'll want to come!" Creo sighed and rolled his eyes. The doors to the spa then opened. "Well, it's time! Shall we?"
Creo sighed again. "Sure, why not?" Then he and Rarity walked through the doors.
Just after going through the spa doors, Rarity and Creo entered the sauna together, both wearing robes. They both sat down, and Lotus poured water on the hot rocks, thus creating steam. "Ahhh...aren't you feeling more refreshed already?"
Creo breathed in the steam from the sauna. "Well, I have to admit, I do like how this steam feels."
Rarity smiled in delight.
"...although, I'm not too thrilled about wearing this robe. I just can’t help but feel that it’s girly, too.”
Rarity groaned. “I have just about had it up to here with you talking like that! You might actually enjoy this if you stopped thinking about being humiliated and started thinking about it from my point of view!”
Creo just sat there, looking back at Rarity. The thoughts about what she said kept racing in his head. "...you know, you're right.
"Excuse me?" Rarity said, astounded.
"You're right. I care too much about what other ponies think of me. When I think like that, I can never truly enjoy anything that I should be enjoying. Like right now, I really have been enjoying being here, but I've been forcing myself to say I hate it, just because of the fear of being embarrassed. Well, no more! I say let us make the most of our time here!"
"Now that's the proper way to think!" Rarity said, feeling very delighted. "I told you my way was right! Now let us go on with the beautification!"
"All right!" Creo shouted enthusiastically.
When they were done with the sauna, Creo and Rarity kept on enjoying the rest of the spa treatments: the massaging, horn manicure, hoof soaking, and more.
Later, Creo and Rarity left the spa, both feeling quite refreshed; especially Creo. "Well, I must say that I'm sorry I hadn't tried that sooner! I feel so much better now!"
"I just knew you would love it if you tried it! And now all your stress about writing your stories is gone!"
"It most certainly is gone! And I have you to thank for it, Rarity!"
"Well, thank you, Creo, but I'm sure somepony would have done the same thing eventually."
"I doubt it. It's obvious not everypony cares as much about the spa as you do, Rarity. You're a very special pony, and I feel so lucky for having met you."
Rarity blushed a little. "Oh, my...thank you. It's very sweet of you to say that, Creo. I feel very lucky to have met a pony like you, too."
"Thank you, Rarity. I feel like there is some way I should thank you for this."
"Oh, you don't have to do anything."
"No, no; you deserve it,” He looked around, then saw a flower patch nearby. Using his magic, he pulled several different flowers out of the patch and gave them to Rarity. “Here are some beautiful flowers for a great and beautiful friend.”
Rarity used her magic to take the flowers from Creo. Rarity was blushing more. "Creo...I...I don't know what to say...this is just so sweet and generous of you."
"Well, like I said, you deserve it, Rarity. In fact, I’m going to try and spend the whole day relaxing instead of writing for once. And I have you to thank for showing me the light, Rarity,” Creo then picked up Rarity’s hoof and kissed it. Rarity was so taken aback by this, she couldn't say a word. "I'm sorry I have to leave now, but I want to see what other things this town has to offer; Goodbye, Rarity!" Creo shouted as he trotted off.
"Yeah...bye..." Rarity waved a little back a him. She then looked at her hoof that he kissed. She held her hoof close to her head and sighed happily.