//------------------------------// // Decisions by Anonymule // Story: RariTwi Group Collab // by Anonymule //------------------------------// Decisions By: Anonymule ~~~~~<>~~~~~ A bead of sweat raced down the concerned mare’s face. Bloodshot azure eyes scanned the glass case in front of her. Within the case contained various gems and precious stones each of them uniquely cut. Her eyes met an exquisite purple diamond; the deep mauve color sparkled brightly in the sun coming through the storefront. A white hoof tapped softly on the glass, prompting the jeweler to come over from across the room. “How may I help you, Miss?” The elderly stallion said sweetly, smiling softly. “Yes, I would like to see that beautiful mauve diamond please.” Rarity motioned towards it with a hoof. Nodding, the jeweler reached carefully into the case, retrieving the precious stone for the customer in front of him. Surrounding the diamond in her magical aura, Rarity brought it close to her, inspecting the stone before her while rubbing her chin with a hoof. “Excuse me,” The jeweler took his loupe in his own aura, passing it to the mare. “Use my loupe; it will make it easier to see the quality of the stone.” “Thank You,” Rarity put the loupe in front of her right eye, inspecting the quality of the cut. Her eyes traced over the surface of the gem. Rotating the gemstone, she looked at it very closely. Biting her lip, she looked over the fine stone one last time. Placing the diamond as well as the loupe down carefully on the case, she nodded to the jeweler. Smiling gently as he took the diamond and loupe off the case, “very fine is it, no?” “Quite,” She gulped, looking at the diamond again, “I would like to purchase it.” “Good choice,” he began to polish the diamond with a specialized cloth. “What type of ring do you want it to be set on?” ‘Gold? No, gold is used much too commonly.’ Ideas ran through Rarity’s head as she contemplated what type of ring would complement the diamond just so. “What do you have in platinum?” She asked. The jeweler nodded again, handing Rarity a pamphlet containing the choices of ring designs that were available to her. ~~~~~<>~~~~~ An irritating ringing filled the royal suite. One of the forms on the princess sized bed started to move. A purple hoof came from under the covers, swatting at the pesky alarm clock. The hoof retreated back under the covers as its owner groaned. Sitting up in bed, Princess Twilight Sparkle groaned again, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. Smacking her lips, she yawned rubbing her stomach. White hooves hooked around her midsection as she was pulled into a hug from behind. The hooves soon found their way to her shoulder, massaging the tired flesh and muscle. “Good morning, darling.” Rarity’s hot breath entered Twilight’s ear. “Mhm, good morning to you too,” Twilight cooed, relaxing at her partner’s ministrations. “I wish we could just lie in bed together all day.” The white mare pushed harder into the shoulders of her lover. “I do too,” Twilight’s horn sparked to life, bringing over her crown from the dresser. “But, alas you must attend your royal duties as I attend to my own responsibilities.” Rarity’s hoof covered her brow while she bawled. Twilight shrugged, getting out of bed, she headed into the bathroom. Washing her face with cool water, she dried her face off with a towel. Collecting her toothbrush from the sink side cup, she began to brush her teeth clean. After inspecting her pearly whites, she brushed her mane, and headed for the door. “Well, I’ll be leaving now,” Twilight looked over to see Rarity sitting up in bed looking at her. “Are you still bringing your business proposal for me to go over?” “Yes, I’ll see you at noon court.” “Ok, goodbye,” Twilight said, closing the door with a soft click. ~~~~~<>~~~~~ Rarity was giddy with excitement; she had just picked up the engagement ring from the jeweler, making her way to the castle. The sun was high in the sky above the capital city when Rarity reached the castle gates. Nodding to the royal guard as he let her in, she headed towards the courthouse just left of the castle itself. She got in line behind a mare in an extravagant formal gown, tucking the little black box away; she waited her turn in line. Today’s court had been just like all her other days in court. Rarely did she decide on anything useful, usually she just had to settle pointless disagreements by pompous nobles. She listened on to the ranting and raving noble in front of her. She shook her head at the ludicrous demands made by the blue-blooded mare. Apparently, this mare felt she shouldn’t provide healthcare to her servants as mandated by a recent law The Royal Parliament passed, she argued she should be exempt from said law. After listening to the mare talk up the better part of an hour, Twilight made her decision calmly, and with respect. The mare grumbled and bowed, cursing the princess under breath, thinking Twilight didn’t hear her. Twilight rolled her eyes, and met those of her marefriend of two years dressed in formal attire for the noonday court. Rarity cleared her throat, “I have come here today, in the hopes my business license be approved by her Majesty Twilight Sparkle.” Twilight nodded, taking the papers brought by Rarity in her magical aura. The princess looked over the papers, and saw that everything was in order. Twilight took her eyes off the papers in front of her. “Your business license has been—” “Excuse me, your highness!” “Yes, Lady Rarity?” “I just remembered, I have one more document to add.” “Let me see it please,” The royal mare commanded. “Of course,” Rarity said, giving Twilight the folded piece of paper that she hastily pulled from a pocket in her dress. Princess Twilight took the paper in her aura, and started to read it aloud. At first, the document seemed to be in order. However, as she read on, the demands that Rarity made were beginning to get more and more ridiculous. One of the demands that Rarity made, was the legal right to burn down all the competing boutiques within a five-mile radius of her own. Another, more disturbing demand, gave Rarity the right to kill any rival designers on site. Twilight shook her head. “Rarity, you know I cannot allow this.” “What a pity, but please read on dear.” The fashionista sighed, motioning towards Twilight with a hoof. The regal mare snorted. Twilight read through two more paragraphs of the over demanding legal paper. She paused when Rarity demanded in the paper that her expenses be paid by the royal treasury. Twilight reached the final line of the document. “If these demands cannot be met, then I, her Majesty Twilight Sparkle should compensate Lady Rarity by—” The purple princess swallowed hard. “—By taking her hoof in marriage!” The stunned mare looked away from the parchment, looking at Rarity, tears brimming in her eyes. Rarity met her gaze with tears of her own as she presented a little black box. Within the box sat an immaculate mauve diamond set in a platinum wedding band, where two hearts were connected together holding the valuable stone in between them. “Well?” Rarity asked. Twilight began to shake a little before jumping from the throne, into the hooves of the pony who proposed to her. “YES! YES! YES, I will marry you Rarity!” The excited alicorn started to jump around her new fiancée, shouting her answer again repeatedly. Ponies in the courtroom began to stomp their hooves and applaud the pair, and unbeknownst to Twilight, their family, friends, and the princesses, were in the corner with happy tears of their own in their eyes. ~~~~~<>~~~~~