//------------------------------// // An Afternoon with Friends and Love // Story: She Knows How To Treat A Lady // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// The following morning, when Rarity was having breakfast, somepony knocked on her front door. The fancy Unicorn opened it to find Twilight on the other side. “Twilight, Darling! What brings you to my boutique this morning?” “Good morning, Rarity. Fluttershy told me that Trixie came here to make up with you a couple of days ago and that everything’s fine between you two.” “Oh, it’s better than fine, Twilight. Nothing will separate us now! When she came… we did what ponies who are truly in love do!” “You mean…” “Yes! Twilight, these past days I realized how deep my feelings towards her are. Have you and Fluttershy got that far yet?” “R-Rarity! Y-You know that both of us are too shy to… to do that.” Twilight said as she blushed hard. “But it will make your bonds stronger.” “I know, but…” “Say no more, Twilight. I won’t push you. When the time comes, you’ll know what to do. Is there anything else you wished to tell me, darling?” “Umm, oh, yes! The girls and I are planning to go to our secret praire this afternoon. Do you want to join?” “Sure! “Great! Join us when you close.” “I will. Thanks for the invitation!” “Anytime! I'll see you later!” The fashionista closed the door after her friend left, she finished her breakfast before opening her boutique and started to work on her big order. That day, she made many sales, enough to make up the bits she lost while she was closed and enough to buy the pot for Trixie, should she want it. When afternoon arrived, she closed her shop as she hummed and headed to the praire. She had something important to do, but, she was going to try to smile until she had the chance to talk to Trixie. “Rarity, wait for me!” The white pony stopped before turning to find Trixie trotting towards her. She was wearing her hat. “Trixie? I thought you were going to meet me at the praire with the rest of our friends.” “I had something to do so I asked Fluttershy to go on without me and that I would go when finished.” By the time she Trixie finished talking, she was in front of Rarity and gave her a peck on her lips. “Oh. And, what were you doing?” “It’s a secret, beautiful.” The showmare said as she blushed. I can’t tell her that I was checking my savings to get her a gift. They intertwined tails and began their way to the praire. Rarity saw her chance to ask that dreading question. “Trixie. I have something important to ask you.” Rarity stopped walking before saying that. “What is it, Rarity?" “It is… I’ll go straight to the point, would you like to have your brother back?” Rarity suddenly asked, making Trixie’s eyebrows to rise. “Wh-What? Rarity, Why the sudden question?” “Just, answer me, please...” Rarity sounded half serious and half sad; dreading the answer. “Well, if you really want to know… yes. I would like to have him back.” Rarity’s heart shattered; that was the answer she didn’t want to hear, but, if her love wanted him back, then, she should make a sacrifice. She began to speak weird. “What if I tell you… that there is a way. Don’t look me like that, not like an undead!” “But, is there really another way besides that one?” “Yes. By using a pot with mystical powers.” “What? Oh, no, no. You don’t want to use those, Rarity. They always have unpleasant consequences. Like the Alicorn’s Amulet. It incremented my magical abilities greatly, but, it started to corrupt me if it weren’t for you and our friends, I…!” “I know, but, this one doesn’t have consequences for you. Just for the ponies around you.” “What?!” “This is how it works. You write your wish in a piece of paper and you put it inside the pot. You will then be transported to that wish you made with all your memories gone, but not of the ponies who knew you. You will have a happy life with no guilt!” “And, you? I won’t leave like that! I would never do that!” “You won’t remember…” “I don’t care! Rarity, if I were to do that, it would show you that I don’t care for any of you. But I do. I like my new friends and I love you, I really do.” “But…” By this time, Trixie was in front of Rarity and prevented her from talking with her hoof. “No, I will not do it. Rarity, I appreciate what you’re trying to do; you want to make me happy, even if that means making you unhappy. But, you know what? I’m already happy, with you. It is true that I miss Clementine, but I will never forget him.” Trixie began to cry and Rarity didn’t hesitate on hugging her marefriend. “Don’t you dare to do this… please, don’t. I won’t be responsible of making you cry again…” Rarity smiled; she felt a great relief within her. “I won’t. I knew that you were happy with me but not that happy! I love you, Trixie-bu.” “I love you too, my lady.” They shared a long, passionate kiss before remembering that their groups of friends were waiting for them at the praire. They trotted fast, but close to each other. “Rarity! Trixie! You’re here!” Twilight called once the couple arrived. She was sitting next to Fluttershy and their tails intertwined. “Sorry we’re late!” Rarity apologized as she went to greet her friends with Trixie. “No worries, Rare! We were waiting for you! Does anypony want a cupcake?” “I’ll have one, Pinkie!” Trixie went to were Pinkie Pie was and took a cupcake. “Delicious!” “Thanks! There’s enough for everypony so, don’t be afraid of repeating!” “Okay. I may repeat then!” However, when Trixie was about to have another one, somepony buried her hat on her head but was careful enough to not rip it with her horn. “Rainbow Dash!” Rarity angrily yelled at her friend. The cyan Pegasus was laughing out loud. “See, AJ? I told you I would do it!” The showmare removed her hat with her magic and smirked at the pony responsible of that. “Oh, it is on!” Trixie said before turning to her marefriend. She levitated her hat to Rarity’s head. “Hold this for me, beautiful. I have some business to take care of.” Trixie, then, walked to where Rainbow Dash was. The cyan Pegasus gulped when she saw Trixie approaching. “You have been messing with the bull, here comes the horns!” The magician pony spoke in a teasingly tone. She wasn’t going to do something like she did long ago on stage, this time, it was going to be for fun. Trixie magically grabbed the flying Pegasus by her tail and moved her to the branch of a tree. She then slowly moved her left and right as she made sounds imitating a Grandpa Clock. Everypony but Trixie and Rainbow Dash began to laugh. “Ha, ha. Very funny…” The rainbow-maned pony sarcastically said as she crossed her forelegs. Twilight, when her laugh died, turned to see Rarity. “I have to admit it, Rarity, I never thought that Trixie would change. But, then again, I never thought that Discord would change. You have done wonders with her.” Rarity smiled proudly at her friend. “Thank you, Twilight. But there’s something I didn’t do. That something made me fall for her.” “What’s that?” The fancy Unicorn once again glanced at the scene with Trixie and Rainbow Dash. The blue Unicorn released Rainbow Dash, who was still with her forelegs crossed and making a pout but was now with her head pointing the sky. Trixie had a proud smile on her face. Rarity looked back at Twilight. “She knows how to treat a lady. I didn’t teach her that. I just asked her to be polite, but I never taught her the skills.” The fashionista headed to where her marefriend was and stood in front of her. Trixie gazed at her while Rarity levitated the hat she was wearing and put it on Trixie’s head. “It suits you more.” She said and got closer to her love. Trixie blushed hard and smiled awkwardly. She just had a Déjà vu. Rarity closed her eyes and kissed Trixie on the lips. Trixie closed her eyes as she kissed her back. Everypony was watching them with a smile on their faces. Except for Rainbow Dash who was trying not to throw up. Rarity later pulled away and hugged Trixie. “Let’s get back to the picnic, shall we?” “As you wish.” they both smiled at each other and returned to where their friends were. *** Meanwhile, Spike was staying back at the library. He was sitting on his bed and holding his locket of Rarity. “Why? Why can’t I stop loving you? Why can’t I be happy with you? I no longer cry but, I’m still sad. Very sad… I guess, I really thought we would end up together… There’s always a strange sensation when we’re in the same room now, not to mention when we’re alone… what do I have to do to finally get over you, what?!” The baby dragon hugged the locket. A part of him wanted to be happy for Rarity, but another part wanted her to break up with Trixie...