//------------------------------// // CHAPTER 3 // Story: Equestria: A Magical Drama // by CoryBrandstetter //------------------------------// "Oh wow Rarity that is so pretty." Pinkie Pie said with glee. The pink party pony was looking at the white jewel encrusted saddle bag. "My, my Pinkie Pie! I never knew you had an eye for fashion." Rarity said with a gleem in her eye. "Yes my friends, this jewel encrusted wonder is all the rage this season. Everypony has one." Apple Jack grunted in frustration; when it came to fashion, she had a hard time keeping up with everypony. "Now Rarity, ah was in the middle of fixin my families farm on acount of the magical storm, when ya'all showed up on my doorstep and told me to come and meet everypony at Fluttershy's, just so ya could show this here strange creature that apeared after said storm. Then ya go off runnin on account of a fashion emergency, and come back with this. Now ah apreciate ya'all askin me to help out with this here newcomer, but family comes first." After the lecture, Apple jack quickly left to help out her family. "Oh my, what has gotten into her." Rarity said with dignity. "Now I remember why I brought this here. Fluttershy do you mind if I use your cottage as a temporary studio, I also hope you will allow me to use your sewing machine if you don't mind?" "Oh....uh...I don't know...." Fluttershy began. "Wait a minute Rarity don't you have your own studio?" Twighlight Sparkle asked Rarity "I know I have my own studio darling, It is just that I don't think it would be in our friends best interest if he ran into other pony folk. They might panick and well I don't want to think about what my happen next." Rarity answered. "He's not my friend!" Rainbow Dash snapped. "That actually makes a little sense Rarity, there is no telling what may happen to him if everypony in Equestria found out about him." Twighlight Sparkle answered her friend. "Well if you put it that way....then yes you can use my cottage if you really want to....that is." Fluttershy said. The yellow pegasus wasn't use to so much happening at once, so she decided to go out for a walk to calm her nerves. "Well I gotta jet." Rainbow Dash said. " But if you think of laying a hoof on Rarity then you will have to answere to me." Rainbow Dash glared at the creature. The cyan pegasus then left so she could practice some more. "Well then I don't want to interupt you so I'll just go and see if I can find anything at the library pertaining to our friend here." Twighlight Sparkle said as she left the cottage. "I'll go and prepare a party for him." Pinkie Pie quickly ran off, eager to get the party started. Now only Rarity and the creature remained Kuro stared at the white unicorn, sweat dripping from his forehead. "What is going to happen to me?" He thought as he stared at the saddle bags with fear in his eyes. "Now let's get started then." Rarity said as she pulled out some measuring tape. Kuro flinched as she pulled it out. Rarity saw that Kuro was indeed very afraid. Oh how she wished Fluttershy were here to help her calm him down. She would know what to do in a situation like this. "No Rarity you are strong you can do this." she thought to herself. She might as well just wing it. "There, there darling..." Rarity spoke in the sweetest voice she could muster. " I'm just trying to measure you for some clothing." That seemed to do the trick, for the creature was calming down. "Why don't I introduce myself first..." Rarity begane. " My name is Rarity what is yours?" A smile was on the white unicorns face. "Kuro." The creature said softly. "Err...What was that darling?" A nervous smile on Rarity's face. Now she knew how Twighlight Sparkle felt when she first met Fluttershy. "My name is...Kuro" Kuro said a little louder. "What an adorable name for such an adorable voice." Rarity said sweetly. " Now Kuro darling I need you to be a dear and stand up while I make some measurments." "...Ok..." Kuro slowly stood up and held still as Rarity made her measurements. After she had finished that, Rarity took out a quill and paper and wrote down some numbers. She then pulled out some coloured cloths. Rarity looked at the different coloured cloths for a few minutes, when she finally decided upon using a green cloth for a hoodie, and a thick blue cloth for some jeans. While Rarity was busy drawing up some plans for the clothing, Kuro decided to talk to her. "The cyan one...She's scary." He said quitly. "The cyan one? Oh you mean Rainbow Dash. Don't you worry you're little head about her, she'll warm up to you eventually." "But she threatened to hurt me." "Thats just Rainbow Dash being Rainbow Dash." Rarity started her work on the hoodie. "The purple one...Will she really be able to find out what I am?" Kuro asked quitly. "Don't tell me that that nasty bump on you're head gave you amnesia!" Rarity was shocked. Kuro didn't like to see her like this, he felt ashamed. Rarity seeing what her actions have brought said. "Don't you fret about that either darling. I'm very positive that Twighlight will find out the answeres soon enouph." Rarity finished up the hoodie, and stared at her handy work. She then smiled and handed it over to Kuro. "Darling I need you to try this on to see if it really fits." Kuro quickly put on the hoodie. It felt wonderfully warm and soft on his skin. "My my that really does make you look handsome now does it darling." Rarity chuckled. She then started to work on the jeans. "The orange one, does she really own a farm?" Kuro was starting to warm up to his new found friend. "Yes Apple Jack does own a farm, in fact darling it has been in her family for generations." "The pink one, will she really throw me a party?" "Honey knowing Pinkie Pie, she will most definatly throw you one." Kuro smiled. Rarity smiled back, glad that he was warming up to her. "I really like the yellow one...what was her name again?" "Fluttershy, she will be very glad to hear that. If it wasn't for her well I wouldn't be her with an adorable boy now would I." Kuro blushed at the compliment. "Thank you Rarity....I really like you to." This time Rarity blushed. "My what a gentlecolt." She said as she handed over the now finished jeans. Kuro promptly put them on. "Now you look like a gentlecolt. In fact you look absolutly adorable in those." Rarity started to pack her tools away, when she heard sobbing coming from Kuro. "Now now dear you don't have to cry." Rarity begane to comfort Kuro. "I'm sorry.... it is just that I am such a burdan on you all, you were so nice to me, you clothed me, and kept me safe while I was unconcious. I don't even know how to repay you for you kindness and generosity." he sobbed. Rarity hugged Kuro "You don't have to repay anything darling. Anypony would have done the same if they found you like the way we did." Kuro hugged Rarity as he cried. They stayed like this till Kuro calmed down. "Now darling you stay here and wait for Fluttershy to get back. I have to go home so maybe we will see each other again the next day." Rarity said as she walked outside. She noticed that the sun was starting to set, she really had to get home for she had a busy day tomorrow. Helping Kuro get some clothing helped inspire her newest set of clothing and she couldn't wait to get it done.