It had been a week since Fluttershy told Rarity how she felt and Rarity couldn’t get it off her mind.
She likes me? It’s too good to be true! No, it just makes this worse. I can’t be with a mare! I’m meant to be with a prince! Maybe Fluttershy could be my princess? *sigh*
Rarity redirected her focus to the dresses she’d been working on for the last few days and hoped the customer loved it. It was the oddest request she had ever received.
She hadn’t had much business recently so she was going out for an early morning stroll around town, but when she opened her front door there had been an envelope sitting on her porch. When she looked at it closer, she saw a sticky note on the front saying it should only be opened inside and it needed to be done by Friday. That was on Monday.
Since then she had working tirelessly on the two dress designs that had been inside. Thankfully, the customer even wrote down the color schemes in detail so she was almost done. Only the final touches remained and it was only nine. The pick-up time on the card inside said 2 o’clock. She was ahead of schedule!
Maybe I should ask Flutters if she wants to take another spa day and we can talk about –
Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a knock at the door, but when she yelled ‘Come in!’ no one did. She put the fabric she had been holding in her magic down on the table and walked to the front of the store to see if she had had forgotten to unlock the door by accident.
That’s curious. I wonder who it could be.
When she opened the door though, there was no one there. She started searching around for who it could’ve been and that’s when she noticed the envelope sitting on her doorstep. Again. She picked it up in her magic and closed the door before opening it.
Dear Rarity,
The dress order I gave you on Monday should be almost complete. I need the pick-up time moved up to 11 and I am having someone pick them up for me. She’s a mute so she will only be coming in, paying, and taking the order. Thank you.
She reread the letter three more times and then put it back in the envelope and sighed. I guess another spa day is out of the question now. I need to finish this order quickly since they’ll be here in less than two hours. I wonder who this strange pony could be?
An hour later, she had completely finished both the dresses and sat drinking tea and patiently waiting on her customer. It’s almost time.
Suddenly there was another knock at her door and then a unicorn mare walked in.
“Welcome to Carousel Boutique, where every garment is chic, unique, and magnifique! What can I do for you today?”
The mare simply looked at the two dresses and back at Rarity, then pulled an envelope out of her saddlebags.
“Oh, you’re here to pick up the order? You’re a little early. No matter, they’re all finished and ready for your friend. If you’ll follow me to the counter so we can get them all paid for so you can have them,” she said to the mare with a smile while she turned to walk towards her counter.
The mare paid and then levitated the dresses in her magic as walked right back out of the boutique.
I guess now I’ll take a bath and go see Flutters.
Fluttershy’s Cabin, noon
I think I scared Rare away. I hope she doesn’t hate me.
Fluttershy couldn’t quit worrying and was about to start crying like she had every day since she told her she liked her. All of the sudden she felt a tapping on her leg from Angel.
“I’m okay Angel, I just worry too much.”
Then she heard a knock at her door and opened it to find Pinkie with a garment bag and her ever-present smile.
“Hey Fluttershy! I was wondering if you’d like to go to dinner tonight cause you’ve looked so sad this week and I would love to cheer you up!”
“Sure. So what’s in the bag?” Fluttershy asked with a smile.
“Your dress silly!” She said as she put the garment bag on a hook on the wall. “I had it made especially for you! So I’ll come by to pick you up in a couple of hours, okay? Bye Flutters!”
“Bye Pinkie,” she said with a giggle and closed her door. She started eyeing the bag and decided to look at the dress.
“Oh my gosh, it’s gorgeous!” She squeed. “I guess I should shower so I can get all dressed up for dinner!”
Carousel Boutique, 1:30
Almost ready! Time to pick out the perfect dress to ask her on a date!
As Rarity was searching through her dresses, she spotted the one she had been working on for Princess Luna and had to gasp.
“Ohmygosh! I completely forgot and she’s supposed to pick it up any day now!” The boutique then became a whirlwind of work as fabrics, ribbons, and other needed pieces flew through the air and began assembling themselves onto the dress. Several hours later she plopped onto her feinting couch and caught her breath.
That took less time than expected, but I’m still exhausted. Time for another bath. As she was walking up the stairs she realized she hadn’t gone over to Fluttershy’s cottage to ask her out. It’s too late now. First thing tomorrow I’ll head over there and help her with the animals and take her out to some lunch. She smiled to herself as she turned on the hot water and added lavender scented bubble bath.
Unknown to Rarity, across town Pinkie and Fluttershy were just finishing their date and shared a goodnight kiss outside of Fluttershy’s cottage before Pinkie hopped home, happy she finally built up the courage to ask out the most gorgeous pony she had ever seen and was now happily dating her.
“Time for bed Opal. We have a full day tomorrow and need plenty of rest.” Rarity slipped into bed and spent the night dreaming about going on a date with Fluttershy and kissing her…