//------------------------------// // Welcome Back Home // Story: My Lady, My Love, My Life // by MysteriousStranger //------------------------------// “How much longer do we have to wait?” Asked an uneasy cyan Pegasus. “I’m sure that she’ll arrive soon. Her train must be delayed. Be patient, Rainbow Dash.” Twilight answered with an impatient tone. It was the third time in ten minutes that she was asked the same question by her flying friend. “Stop asking, Rainbow Dash, it won’t make the train go faster.” Rainbow Dash huffed as she crossed her forehooves in flight. Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, Spike and Trixie were at the train station, waiting for Rarity, who was invited to spend a month in Canterlot by Princess Celestia herself for business matters. During that month, Trixie lived at Carousel Boutique, by Rarity’s request, to look after her business and home at Ponyville. It has been ten months since they started dating, and the blue Unicorn learnt a lot about tailoring. She wasn’t as good as Rarity but she still did a fairly decent job. “Twi...” Fluttershy spoke. “Are you sure that this is the train that Rarity told us she would take?” “I’m absolutely sure, Shy.” “I can’t wait until she tells us everything about her staying at Canterlot.” Spike said. He was on Twilight’s back. “Me neither. Ah’m sure that her designs impressed even more ponies and she will have more customers.” Applejack confidently said. “Of course she had! Her dresses are the best! I recommend her boutique to everypony who asks me where to find good clothes!” The party pony excitedly said. “I wish I could have gone. I've never met Princess Celestia before.” Trixie sadly said. The truth was that she really missed her marefriend the past month. She rarely spent a day without spending time with her since she lived in Ponyville. The lavender Unicorn put a hoof on Trixie’s wither. “You’ll have an opportunity, I’m sure of it.” Trixie smiled at her friend. “Look, here it comes!” Pinkie Pie suddenly exclaimed, jumping on her spot. Everybody turned their heads to the horizon and saw that a train was coming from the distance. “Finally!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed as she landed. The train arrived to the station minutes later. The doors opened and a crowd of ponies walked out from it. Eventually, Rarity appeared from the crowd with a couple of train employees who carried her luggage. They put them on the floor and entered the train once again. The fancy Unicorn looked at her surroundings looking for her friends and marefriend, but they found her first. Before knowing what was going on, Trixie Jumped and glomped on Rarity. “You’re back!” The blue Unicorn happily exclaimed. “Trixie-boo.” Rarity managed to whisper before her friends joined the hug. “Welcome back, Rare!” Pinkie Pie happily exclaimed. “Hello, everybody! I missed you so much!” Rarity said as she hugged them back. “We missed you too.” Fluttershy said. “It’s a shame that we couldn’t visit you.” Twilight added. “Don’t worry about that. I have received your letters.” They broke the hug. “I had an amazing and exhausting month, but I’ll tell you all about it when we get to my boutique.” “Okay! Let us help ya with that.” Applejack said as she took some of her friend’s luggage. “Me too, me too!” Pinkie Pie and everybody else helped to carry the luggage, all but Trixie because there were no bags left. “Rarity, next time bring more so I can also help.” “Don’t worry, my darling, walk close to me. A full month without you was really hard...” Trixie blushed and smiled as she obeyed her marefriend. She didn’t try to kiss her just yet, knowing that Spike was there. They all began their way to Rarity’s boutique. They demanded Rarity to talk about her staying at Canterlot but she kept telling them to wait. “Why?” The rainbow-maned Pegasus confusedly asked. “Because I want to sit and drink tea while I do it. It was a long trip and I need to relax for a moment. Especially after getting delayed.” “Why was it delayed?” Spike asked with curiosity. “Because the conductor fainted just before departing and a doctor had to be called. His replacement was at home so we had to wait for him.” “Oh, poor stallion… I hope that he recovers. Do you know why did he faint?” Twilight spoke. “No, they didn’t tell us.” “That’s a shame.” Fluttershy commented with her usual quiet voice. “I’m sure that he’s fine, don’t worry.” Rarity cheerfuly said. “Did you bring us anything?” Pinkie Pie cheerfully asked. “We go to Canterlot all the time, I don’t need to bring souvenirs.” “Still, what counts is the gesture!” “I did make something for all of you anyway, I got some supplies that only Canterlot offers and...” “I knew it!” The party pony suddenly exclaimed, scaring everypony. “Oopsie, sorry!” When they arrived at Carousel Boutique, Rarity opened the door and entered. The fashionista took a deep breath before exhaling; smelling the scent of her home. “Home, sweet home.” “I made sure to keep it clean.” Trixie said as she entered the boutique, followed by everybody else. “You will find the place just like you left it.” “Magnificent. I knew I could trust you, Trixie.” Rarity said as she gazed at the blue Unicorn, making her blush. Then, she saw Spike and remembered that she couldn’t do anything romantic in front of him. "I-I’ll prepare some tea. You can leave everything by the door, I’ll put everything in it’s place later.” “Okay.” Applejack said. Everypony put the luggage on the floor. “That sure was heavy. What do you have in those bags?” Twilight asked. “Clothes and fabrics, of course!” “Of course… what did you expect, egghead?” Rainbow Dash jokingly said. Twilight glared at her friend. “Oh, ja ja.” The librarian sarcastically laughed, receiving a smile from the cyan Pegasus. “Alright, the tea will be ready soon!” Rarity said as she got back with plates and cups, placing them on the table and sitting after that. “Everyone, please, take a seat. I will gladly answer some of your questions while we wait.” Her friends and marefriend sat. Applejack was the first to ask a question. “Did you see somepony you knew? Besides the princesses, of course.” “In a matter of fact, I did. Fancy Pants and his wife were there. They were really glad to see me and asked me to make some clothes for them. I would ask him to come here for a visit but I don’t think he would like Ponyville.” “Did you make a lot of sales?” Trixie asked. “Yes. Ponies kept asking me to move my boutique to Canterlot but I enjoy my life here more than I do in the cities.” “Really? Ever since I met you you talked about how wonderful would it be to live in Canterlot, surrounded by ponies of the high class.” Twilight inquired. “I did. But I had second thoughts after the incident with Prince Blueblood. I still can’t believe I loved him, he was the biggest jerk I have ever met!” Trixie's ears raised when she heard that. “And, besides, I’m happier here with you, guys.” “We love having you around, Rarity.” The farmer pony assured with a smile. “Yeah, I have to admit that it wouldn’t be the same without you.” Rainbow Dash said, also smiling. “You’re very fun to talk to! You say the weirdest things and your designs are the best!” Pinkie Pie added. “Thank you, Pinkie… I guess.” “What we’re trying to say is, that we’re glad that you never moved out from Ponyville. You’re such a good friend.” Fluttershy spoke. “We can always count on you.” “Thank you, Fluttershy, and thank you all for your kind words. I don’t know what would I do without you.” Rarity happily said. Her whole life was in Ponyville. Right now, a life far from that town was impossible for her. A whistle could be heard from the kitchen. “It’s ready, I’ll be right back!” The white pony said as she rushed to the kitchen, coming back moments later to serve tea to her guests. Two hours later, at late afternoon, Rarity said goodbye to her friends. Trixie remained behind to catch up with her marefriend some more. “Goodbye, I’ll see you tomorrow!” The fashionista waved at her friends and closed the door. “Now, Trixie, is just you and me.” Rarity said as she turned, only to find her marefriend staring at the floor with a weird look. “Is there something wrong, my darling?” The magician pony rose her head to meet Rarity’s eyes. “Why didn’t you tell me about your ex-coltfriend, Prince Blueblood?” Rarity’s face showed confusion and giggled a few moments later. “Trixie-boo, don’t tell me that you’re jealous about him.” “Of course I am! He’s a Prince, I’m just a magician whose career went to hay. What if he tries to take you back?” Rarity’s giggled turned into laughter. “Oh, my beloved Trixie, if you knew how he is, you wouldn’t be worried.” The blue Unicorn kept staring at her dumbfounded. “First, we were never official, second, what we had could hardly be considered a date. Why, you might ask? simple, it’s because he was a jerk and egocentric; he cared more about himself than anypony else.” “I was all those things!” “Exactly, you were. Unlike you, he didn’t change, not a bit. You changed a lot, you learnt how to treat a lady. I have no feelings for him, in fact, I dislike him.” Trixie sighed happily and smiled. “You’re right. I don’t know what was I thinking.” Rarity walked closed to give her an Eskimo kiss. “You're so cute when you’re jealous.” “Maybe I should do it more often. Is there any other pony I should worry about?” Trixie jokingly said. “No, but stallions flirt with me often. Don’t look at me like that, they do the flirting, not me! I reject them!” It was Trixie’s turn to giggle. “I’m just messing with you, beautiful. What about mares?” “Well, not many mares flirted with me but you’re the only mare I love, so, don’t worry about them either. What about you?” The white pony asked with interest. “What do you mean?” “Is there anypony trying to steal my Trixie-boo?” “Are you kidding? My love life was a disaster until I fell in love with you. I was never interested in love.” “Aww, I pity you...” “Don’t worry, it’s in the past.” Rarity wrapped her hooves around Trixie and kissed her before hugging her. “I promise that that will not happen to you again. I’ll give you so much love that your heart will explode.” Trixie smiled and hugged her back. “I love you so much, Rarity.” “I love you too, with all my heart.” Rarity broke the hug minutes later. “Do you mind helping me to put my luggage on its place?” “Sure! oh, while we do that, I have something great to tell you.” “Really?” The fancy Unicorn asked, intrigued. “And what would that be?” “Something that happened one night a couple of weeks ago, while your sister was keeping me company.” Trixie said as she opened one of Rarity’s bags. “You got my full attention.” Two weeks earlier… “Phew! That was the last trace of dust. The kitchen looks good as new!” The showmare thought out loud as she walked out the kitchen and glanced at the clock. “It’s late, I better go to sleep. I bet Sweetie Belle is already sleeping.” Trixie left the broom on its place and headed to Rarity’s bedroom, yawning on the way. She entered the bedroom and got in the bed, turning to one side where she could see one of Rarity’s many pictures. “Good night, my lady.” Trixie slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep, only to be awoken two hours later. “Miss Trixie...” The blue Unicorn opened her eyes to find Sweetie Belle in front of her. “Sweetie Belle?” Trixie said before yawning and sitting up. “Is there something wrong?” She added as she rubbed her eyes. “I had a nightmare, a horrible nightmare… I can’t sleep.” Trixie got off the bed to hug the filly. “It’s okay, it was just a nightmare. You’re safe.” “I… I couldn’t move, nor talk, and everypony I cared for was in danger… my sis, my friends...” “Don’t think about it. Come on, I’ll give you a glass of milk and I’ll take you back to bed.” “But...” “I’ll stay with you until you fall asleep, don’t worry.” Sweetie Belle smiled. “Thank you, Miss Trixie.” “You can just call me ‘Trixie’.” “Okay!” “That’s the cheerful Sweetie Belle I know.” The young crusader giggled and followed Trixie to the kitchen, where she received a glass of milk, which she happily drank. “Thank you.” Sweetie Belle said as she gave the now empty glass to the magician pony. As soon as she did so, she yawned. “Somepony needs a bed.” Sweetie Belle was losing her balance, so Trixie picked the filly up and took her to her room and to her bed, where she covered her with the sheets and sat beside the bed. “Good night, M- I mean, Trixie... The blue Unicorn put one of her forelegs on Sweetie Belle’s forehead. “Good night, Sweetie Belle.” “You can just call me Sweetie, if you want.” “I will.” Sweetie Belle smiled and yawned one more time before surrendering to her dreams, with no nightmares this time. Trixie smiled and stood up, heading to Rarity’s bed. It was time for her to return to her slumber. Present Day “The next day she was cheerful as always. She woke me up in the morning.” Trixie finished her story as she placed the last piece of fabric in its place. “Trixie, you are… wonderful.” Rarity said, approaching to her marefriend. “I did what I had to. I got to love her as a sister, and I’ll protect her as one.” Rarity hugged her marefriend tightly. “I never had doubts about you. You took care of my boutique and my sister with no problems.” “Of course that I’m not as good as you, but your customers enjoyed my tailoring. I must admit though, I don’t see my future as a tailor.” Rarity moved so she could see Trixie’s face. “Don’t worry, my darling, we’ll find you a job that suits your needs. We just need more time.” Trixie nodded and Rarity stroked her hair. “Now, I had a long day and I need somepony to sleep with me.” “I’ll gladly join you, my lady.” Rarity gave her a peck on her lips and slowly walked to her room, touching Trixie’s chin with her tail as she did so. Trixie smiled and followed her. Once in the bedroom, Trixie waited for Rarity to lay on the bed before joining her and embracing her. The showmare gazed at Rarity’s eyes and received a smile in return. Trixie smiled back before kissing her with passion. “What was that for? Not that I’m complaining.” “Do I need a reason to kiss you?” Trixie asked, looking at her with seduction. “I guess not.” They kissed again and again. A full month separated was too much for them. Several minutes later, they fell asleep holding each other. Nothing would remove the smiles from their faces.