//------------------------------// // The Seamstress // Story: The Heart Wants What it Wants // by jl7895 //------------------------------// Today was the day. Adam Noel was finally going to tell her how he feels. He was going to bare his heart to Rarity and she was going to love him for it. He was dreaming about this since the day they first met. Adam always has a fashion sense that he couldn’t explain. He could easily look at fabrics and different accessories and put something together that should be on the cover of GQ. Unfortunately, he couldn’t always stop himself from judging what other people would wear. This would of course cause him to be the victim of bullying. A day didn’t go by without him hearing the word “queer” or “fag”. He was straight and he knew it as his friend described how he knew he was gay. “You just know. It’s the same feeling you get when you look at a girl, but with men.” When high school ended, Adam tried starting to get into the fashion world. He was unsuccessful at first. It started as a finical problem. He didn’t have the money he needed to buy a sewing machine, let alone the materials he needed to start making clothes. He tried selling his designs to local boutiques, but they either decided to go with another designer or didn’t have the money to buy his design. It seemed like there was no real point in perusing dream. Every time he thought he got his foot in the door, he would get kicked out. He was about to give up, until they turned on the Hadron Collider. At first he didn’t think much of it. This “Equestria” thing was just another place to shut him down. He wasn’t interested in it until he was told they didn’t care who you are. After some debate, Adam decided to go to Equestria and try to make a living for himself. From what he gathered, Manehatten was the fashion capital of that world. If it was anything like New York in his world, then the city would chew him up and spit him out. Adam started asking around and he to apparently try The Carrousel Boutique in a place called Ponyville. He quickly found an apartment in Ponyville and tried to find the boutique. Adam found the building easily, but it was one of the more unique buildings in the city. Something felt right about this one. Maybe it was how bright everything was or his optimism, but he knew this was the one. “Welcome to The Carrousel Boutique,” the white unicorn said with her eyes closed, “where everything is chic, unique, and magnifique.” There was something about her that made Adam shiver. At first it was just her voice. He found it warm and inviting. Then he saw her. He found her beautiful, which is a world he didn’t throw around. To him, beautiful was something reserved for someone that he loved. But that wasn’t right. He was attracted to human females. She probably just reminded him of a girl he had a crush on in high school. “Oh, I’m sorry,” the mare said when she opened her eyes, “I don’t have anything for human yet. Give me a month or two. If you need something now, I can give you the address for another boutique. I’m sure she can something together in about a week.” “It’s not that,” Adam said, “I was hoping I could sell you some designs.” He pulled out his sketch book. The mare took the book with her magic and put on a pair of red glasses, which made her even more beautiful. She started to intensely study the book, making sure to look over every detail of every design. Adam started to get nervous the more she looked over the book. Maybe this wasn’t going to be as easy as he thought. “These designs…” she said as she gave Adam’s book back to him, “are amazing. Unfortunately, I don’t have time to make them. I just got a big order from Canterlot. I don’t even know if I can even fill the order.” “Do you need any help?” Adam said. “You sow?” “I made this.” Adam started to show off the clothes he was wearing. The mare started to study him. “My word, darling,” she said, “You’re a gift from Celestia.” She walked over to a book behind a counter and started mumbling to herself. “Perfect! How would you like to work here? You’ll have full access to all of my machines and fabrics.” “I would love to.” “Perfect, when can you start?” “Right now, if you really need me to.” “You are a life saver, darling. Now, if we’re going to work together, introductions are in order. My name is Rarity.” “Adam,” he said as he stuck out his hand for a handshake. “Adam Noel.” “Um…” Rarity said. Just then, Adam realized that she didn’t have any hands. “Sorry, still new here,” Adam retracted his hand and started to blush a bit. Rarity giggled when she noticed the blush, which made her even more beautiful. The two of them worked together for the next few years. With Adam’s help, Rarity was able to fill the order in about a week. With the spare time, the two of them worked on a few of Adam’s designs. The two of them seemed to work perfectly together and they were able to be the first place to sell human clothing. The more the two worked together, the more they got to know each other. Adam told her about his past and what it was like to live on Earth. He told her about how he always had an eye for fashion and how he always made his own clothes. He even showed her his prom pictures, mainly to show off the clothes he made for him and his date. In return, Rarity informed him about life in Equestria and all about her. She told him her cutie make story and how to properly act in this world. Something strange started to happen with Adam. The more the more they talked, the more beautiful he found her. But that was impossible. He was attracted to female humans. Then he remembered what his friend told him. “You just know.” Those three words were all he needed to know. He had that feeling in his gut that said he was in love. Adam wasn’t one to hide his feelings. He was going to tell Rarity ASAP. That morning, he bought flowers on his way to work. Roses and a few Lavenders, her favorites. He had practiced what he was going to say the night before, but he knew that he was more than likely going to wing it. Adam walked through the front door of the boutique with a smile on his face. That smile faded when he saw Rarity tend to another set of flowers in a vase. “Aren’t they lovely, Adam?” She said without turning her head. Adam had realized that she wouldn’t take her eyes off of whatever was working on. He took advantage of this usually to set up a surprise for her. This time, however, he took this time to hide his flowers. “Where did you get them?” “Spike dropped them off this morning.” “Do you have a thing for him?” “No,” Rarity said with a sigh, “It would like having feelings for a friend’s little brother. I have to tell sometime, but I’m afraid that he’s just too young.” Rarity turned to Adam and noticed he had something behind his back. That was another thing Adam learned about her. She has an unmatched eye for detail. “What do you have behind your back?” she asked. Adam decided it was now or never and showed Rarity the flowers. She was a little shocked when she saw them. “Rarity, we’ve spent the past few years together and I’ve loved every moment of it. The more time I’ve spent with you, the more beautiful I’ve found you, and I only say that when I’m…I’m…in love. Rarity, I love you.” Rarity looked shocked and at a loss of words. There was a silence between them and Adam was starting to get nervous. “Adam,” Rarity said breaking the short lived silence, “I would be lying if I said that I didn’t feel the same about you. We see eye-to-eye on everything and we work so well together. I have thought about us before, but you’re a human and I’m a pony. What will everyone think of us? It’s defiantly not the normal, at least not yet.” “I’m going to tell you something that a friend told me,” Adam got down on his knees in front of him, putting the flowers next to the vase. “‘You just know’. There are times in your life where you just know something is right. I know, deep in my heart, that we belong together. Please, tell me that you at least feel something close to what I feel.” “I…I…” Rarity was at a loss for words again. She didn’t know what to say, but she did know what she wanted to do. She quickly pushed her lips against Adam’s. He didn’t pull away and they stayed like that for a little while. “I’m sorry, that wasn’t ladylike of me.” “No, it was perfect.”