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// Rarishy: The Stylist and The Introvert 
// Story: The Shipping Collection 
// by Saatchi 
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Fluttershy sat outside her hut, the sun shining down on her. She relished in glorious days like this, there was just something about that made her feel so fantastic. She surveyed the landscape; all of her little animal friends seemed to be enjoying it as much as she was. Bunnies chased each other through the various floras, while birds soared overhead. She wished that everyday could be like this, although if that happened there might be serious repercussions for the environment. Starting to lose herself in the tranquility of the meadow, Fluttershy snapped back to her senses, only to realise she was supposed to meet Rarity at her boutique. In one swift movement, she shattered the peaceful atmosphere by charging towards her destination. Fluttershy wanted to turn back and apologise to her friends but that would make her late for her appointment, and she'd hate to disappoint Rarity as well. Onward she went, not stopping for any reason, until she reached Rarity's place of work. 

Once there she knocked on the door. Of course with this being Fluttershy, a mouse could've knocked louder than she did. Fluttershy knocked again, this time a little bit louder. Fluttershy was sure she could hear some approaching from the other side of the door. Fluttershy waited with baited breath, just in case it wasn't Rarity who answered. The door opened to reveal a white unicorn, with an incredibly stylish mane and tail.
"Fluttershy my dear! You made it!" exclaimed Rarity.
Fluttershy winced from the loud noise her friend made.
"Hi Rarity…" said Fluttershy meekly.
"Well don't just stand there, come on in!" Rarity moved aside, beckoning Fluttershy inside with her hoof.
The yellow Pegasus entered the boutique, walking straight to the centre of the room.
"Rarity? What did you want to see me for?"
"Well, I was commissioned to make a dress, one that has strong ties to nature. Basically like the one I made you for the gala." Rarity busied herself with some materials.
"So why not just recreate mine?"
Rarity gasped loudly.
"Fluttershy! This has to be an original! I can't just recycle something that I made before!"
Fluttershy scraped the floor with her hoof, a little bit embarrassed.
"Oh….ok…"

Rarity ushered Fluttershy over to a piece of paper she had tacked to the wall. Printed on the paper was an outline of a pony, no clothes, just a naked pony. Rarity called upon her magic to start sketching ideas onto the outline.
"You see Fluttershy, making the dress isn't a problem. Making sure it would suit the wearer is the hard part. So that's why I called you here, so you could model them for me."
Fluttershy remembered the last time she had modeled for her, and that wasn't something she wanted to do again.
"Oh no, I couldn't possibly…" squeaked Fluttershy.
Rarity turned to face her friend, giving her quite the glare.
"But you must! You simply must!" insisted Rarity.
"I'm not sure if I…" protested Fluttershy.
"Pleeeaaaaassse!" pleaded Rarity, her face now pressed right up against Fluttershy's.
The yellow Pegasus backed up and looked to the ground.
"…ok, I'll do it…"

Rarity leapt into the air, then composed herself again with a simple 'ahem' and a flick of her mane. She then set about her work, starting with the concept designs. Fluttershy on the other hand remained still, something was troubling her. Specifically it was when her face had touched Rarity's. Normally she would've felt extremely awkward after something like that, yet she didn't, she felt right. She didn't understand why she was feeling this way; did she have some sort of attraction to Rarity? Fluttershy watched the unicorn as she constructed her dress. As she watched she started to feel an odd sensation in her stomach. She felt like her stomach was doing back flips, the feeling made her feel a small bit nervous. Although it seemed that no matter how nervous she got, she just couldn't take her eyes off Rarity. 

What seemed like an age passed the two ponies by, but eventually Rarity had finished her dress. She helped Fluttershy into it and ran off to find a mirror, leaving Fluttershy alone with her thoughts, if only for a brief while. When Rarity returned with the mirror, Fluttershy was able to see the amount of detail that she had put into the dress. The dress was of course green, an obvious nature colour. Along the hem Fluttershy could see a floral pattern that snaked all the way around the base of the dress. The same pattern could be seen around the neck, except that coloured thread had been used, giving it more of a floral feel.
"Oh Rarity, it's beautiful" enthused Fluttershy.
Fluttershy heard a voice inside her head as she spoke.
'Is it as beautiful as someone else you know?'
Fluttershy spun her head around, and in the process accidentally knocked her muzzle against Rarity's. Fluttershy felt her lips brush against Rarity's for the briefest of seconds. The two ponies blushed, but neither of them spoke of that moment. Rarity took the dress and proceeded to hang it up. 

She had just finished when she heard a voice from the other side of the room.
"Rarity, how do you know if you're in love?"
Rarity looked slightly shocked, but her expression soon turned into a calmer one.
"Have you got your eyes set on somepony?" cooed Rarity.
Fluttershy nodded, her eyes fixated on Rarity.
"Well, usually you might get nervous around them, stare at them for long periods of time, or feel new feelings that you haven't experienced before."
Fluttershy realised that she had experienced all those things in a few hours with Rarity. All the signs pointed to her having feelings of love for Rarity, all that was left was to confess them.
Rarity….I…love you…muttered Fluttershy, her words trailing off towards the end.
"What was that dear? I didn't quite catch it."
Fluttershy summed up all her will and increased the volume.
"Rarity, I love you…"
Rarity's features lit up with pure surprise, this was not something that she expected from Fluttershy. Fluttershy saw Rarity's surprised face and took it as a bad thing; she had done wrong by confessing. She didn't want to be here anymore; she made a hasty exit, and didn't stop as Rarity called out to her.
"Fluttershy! Wait!" yelled Rarity.

Fluttershy ran away, back to the meadow, where she could find comfort in nature's solitude. She stopped at the bridge outside her home, taking a moment to peer into the river. Her delicate reflection was disrupted by the tears that dripped from her face. Each tear splashed into the water, distorting the image until Fluttershy was barely recogniseable. She had messed up, she should have known that Rarity didn't go that way, it was so obvious. She heard a soft voice in her ear, the tone almost apologetic.
"Fluttershy…"
Fluttershy knew exactly who the voice belonged to.
"Rarity…I'm sorry, I shouldn't have said anything…"
Fluttershy's response was met with an action, rather than words. She felt Rarity nuzzle up against her, causing her to blush.
"It's ok Fluttershy, I want to be with you…" cooed Rarity softly.
Now it was Fluttershy's turn to be surprised.
"A-are y-you serious?" said Fluttershy, her voice quivering with emotion.

Rarity continued to nuzzle against Fluttershy, putting her hooves around her and giving her a gentle peck on the cheek.
"Of course I am sweetie."
Fluttershy shifted her position around to give Rarity a hug.
"Thank you Rarity…" gushed Fluttershy.
The two ponies sat there, embracing each other, a streak of red blush plastered across their faces. The tranquility that Fluttershy had experienced earlier had returned, and now she had someone to share it with…