Daisy slowed down as she approached the market place. The sights and sounds of ponies bargaining filled her senses, but she drowned them out as she searched for her prize. It didn't take her long to spot Twilight walking away from her friend's applecart. It looked as though she had just finished her shopping, her saddlebags filled to the brim with apples and carrots. Daisy walked forward, preparing to call out her name.
Before she could, however, her friend Lily popped up in front of her, blocking her path. She greeted Daisy cheerfully with a large smile. “Hi, Daisy! Watchya doin'?”
“Oh, hey Lily,” Daisy replied distractedly. “Can't talk right now, I'm kinda in the middle of something.”
“The middle of what?” she asked with a tilt of her head.
“I'm trying to tell this mare I love her--”
“What?!” Lily gasped. “I'm so happy for you! Sooooo~, when's the wedding?” she asked in a sing-song voice.
“I don't know, I have to confess first--”
“Wait, you're going to confess your love looking like that?!”
Daisy looked herself over but everything seemed to be fine. She actually thought she looked quite well. “What do you mean?”
“Oh, Daisy, you're so lucky you bumped into me first. Come on!” Lily said as she began pushing Daisy away from the market. “We have to make sure you look your best. You only confess your love once you know!”
"What? No! I have to confess! LET ME CONFESS MY LOVE! NOOOOOOOOO!"
For the second time that day, Daisy was dragged away against her will, Twilight shaking her head all the while.
~ ~ ~
Daisy brooded in the mineral bath, submerged up to her mouth in the revitalizing liquid as she glared daggers at the "friend" who had forced her into going to the spa.
"Come on, Daisy," she said when Daisy's glare began to unnerve her. "When will you stop acting so melodramatic? I promise, your going to thank me when your super-special-somepony sees you."
Daisy merely blew some bubbles in response.
"So who is this super special somepony, anyway?" Lily continued, ignoring Daisy's childish behavior. "Is it somepony I know?"
Daisy's anger towards Lily was completely forgotten as she started thinking about the mare of her dreams. Her cheeks took on a rosy tinge and her eyes became dreamy and unfocused. "She's the new librarian in town, the one who saved all of Equestria. She's beautiful, and smart, and funny... well, I mean, I haven't actually talked to her yet... but I'm sure she's just as perfect up close! And then after I tell her how much I love her, we'll get married and adopt little foals to run around the library and have adventures and three honeymoons and--"
"Uh, Daisy?" Lily interrupted.
Daisy came back down to earth long enough to look at her friend. "Hm?"
"Shouldn't you... I don't know, maybe... talk to her, first? Before just deciding that you're in love?"
"Well why wouldn't I love her? She's perfect."
"But how do you know that?" Lily persisted. "What if you finally talk to her and it turns out she's a jerk--"
"Are you calling the mare of my dreams a jerk!?" Daisy shouted in outrage.
"What!? No! I'm just saying it's possible that she isn't perfect--"
Daisy didn't allow Lily to finish her sentence as she pounced on her. "Gah!" Lily screamed as she tried to move away from the angry mare. They both tumbled out of the tub, splashing water in every direction. They continued to roll around the spa, knocking over massage tables and lounge chairs, spilling bottles of expensive oil over the floor, even managing to roll through the mud bathes, covering walls, ceiling and floor with every liquid imaginable.
Aloe and Lotus burst through the doors to see what all the commotion was. The two of them were still rolling around, Daisy trying to claw Lily's eyes out and Lily trying to keep her eyes. With the help of some orderlies, Aloe and Lotus were able to tear the two mares apart long enough to drag them out of the spa. Both of them lied limp in the road, all of their energy spent.
"And don't come back!" Aloe shouted angrily before slamming the door in their faces.
The two of them just sat there in front of the spa for a minute, each trying to process what had just happened.
As Daisy's head began to cool, she looked at Lily beside her, trying to gauge her friend's feelings right then. Her mane was a wet mess that clung to the side of her head like a drowned rat, hiding her face from view. She was sure her mane wasn't in any better state. Daisy debated whether or not she should try talking to her. She decided she didn't have anything to lose.
"Li--"
"I hope you two are happy together," Lily said softly without turning her head.
Daisy fell quiet at that. She didn't know why, but Lily's words made her sad.
"You really do love her, don't you?" Lily continued. "You'd have to... to fight for her like that."
When Daisy didn't reply, Lily stood and sighed before turning and walking away. She watched her go in silence, neither of them offering so much as a goodbye to the other. Daisy felt something in her heart as she watched her best friend limp away, but it definitely wasn't love.