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// Shattered 
// Story: Past Hearts 
// by MusaMae Harmona 
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	The sound of knocking on her front door woke Rarity the next day. Whoever could it be? She wondered as she got up and made herself the beautiful fashionista she was every day and headed downstairs. Halfway down the stairs she heard knocking again.
“I’m coming, darling! Just give me a moment please!”
She unlocked and opened her door to find Princess Luna and her escort outside waiting.
“Oh! Princess…” she said with a curtsy. “I’m so sorry to keep you waiting! May I ask the occasion for this lovely visit?”
“Dear Rarity, must thou be so formal? I was simply wanting to see how much progress thou has made on my gown and to have some morning tea,” Luna said with a chuckle.
Embarrassed, Rarity quickly stood up from her curtsy, “Of course Princess! I actually finished your dress just yesterday and was hoping you would approve!” Rarity gushed as she showed Luna to the back room where she was keeping her dress, “I made it midnight blue to match your royal slippers and crown and I placed some stars to match your beautiful night sky. The train reaches just above the ground with the lace according to the measurements I got for you. I also added a few little extra pieces that are close to how the style was when you ruled 1000 years ago that I thought you might like.”
As she was finishing her description, the dress came into view and Luna gasped, “Oh, Rarity! It is simply divine! You even put thy royal emblem as the catch in the front! The stars are exactly as thy night sky looks in mid-summer! The corset is a wonderful addition I have so missed! It is perfection!” She hugged Rarity tightly with a very undignified squee, “Time for tea so we can discuss how our lives have changed since my last visit?”
“Of course!” Rarity laughed as she untangled herself from the Princess and headed to the kitchen to make their tea, “Chamomile sound good today?”
“It sounds lovely, Rarity!”
As the water was heating up, Rarity glanced around the corner only to see that Luna hadn’t taken her eyes off the dress. She chuckled to herself and went back into the kitchen to finish preparing everything for their tea.
About an hour later, they’re sitting in Rarity’s lounge drinking tea and talking like best friends about their lives.
“So any new love interests, Princess?”
“Me? No, most stallions seem too intimidated by me to ever think to ask me out for a simple drink, let alone a date,” she said with a frown. “How about you? You must have stallions lined up waiting!”
“Well yeah,” she looked away with a blush. “Except I’m not interested in any of them… There’s this mare…”
“A mare! I thought you wanted to marry a royal stallion someday!” Luna gasped, surprise etched across every feature.
“I’m just as surprised as you dear! I tried to tell myself it was nothing, but when Fluttershy told me she…”
“Fluttershy!?!”
“…told me she likes me… I can’t deny it anymore!”
Luna composed herself and asked, “Well, have thou told her yet?”
“I was going to tell her yesterday, but then I got caught up in finishing your beautiful dress, but I plan to go by and tell her today,” Rarity said, and Luna could see how determined and hopeful she was.
Suddenly, Luna remembered a dream she had seen in passing the night before and wondered if she should tell Rarity. If that dream is any indication, Rarity isn’t Fluttershy’s only suitor. But if I tell her and the other mare hasn’t acted on her dreams, then I’m telling her secrets without reason. I must wait and see and hope everything turns out alright.
“Well I wish you luck, Rarity. I must be going to sleep now so that I can watch over the night as is my job. I always enjoy your company and hopefully we can do this again sometime soon,” She said as she leaned down and nuzzled the fashionista.
“Of course, Prin- I mean Luna. I will have Spike send you a letter the next time I am available.”
Rarity watched Luna leave and then rushed upstairs to make herself gorgeous for Fluttershy.
Fluttershy’s Cottage, Two hours later
Rarity raised her hoof to knock on the door as she pulled the roses she had picked up on her way out of her saddlebags, but paused as she heard laughter from inside. She was so nervous she put her hoof down. Perhaps I should come later when she doesn’t have company. Instead, her curiosity got the better of her and she placed her ear to the door.
“-love the dress you got me! It was gorgeous! And then dinner was of course delicious! Nothing less from the best restaurant in Ponyville. And then surprising me by coming over this morning and making breakfast! I feel like you’re spoiling me!” she heard Fluttershy saying.
I wonder who that could be. Maybe a sister or her mother?
“What kind of a marefriend would I be if I didn’t silly?” Rarity’s heart shattered as she heard Pinkie say the worst thing she could imagine hearing.
She couldn’t bear to hear any more and letting go of her magic, she took off back to her boutique with tears streaming down her face.
“What was that?” Fluttershy asked, looking at the door curiously.
“Probably just some bunny hopping by,” Pinkie said without breaking her smile.
“Let me make sure it isn’t some poor hurt animal needing help,” Fluttershy said as she trotted to the door. “Oh!”
“What is it Flutters?”
“Roses…” she whispered as she picked them up while looking around for who could have left them.