"Darling, I simply don't see why we need to sit in the cheap seats. We deserve better than this," Rarity said, shuffling around uncomfortably. It wasn't that the cheap seats were badly made, but the idea of sitting in them was putting her off and she just could not settle down.
Twilight giggled. "Rarity! Don't be so uptight! These are just as good, and they're cheaper. Besides, it's good to show that we're ordinary ponies. It sets a good example."
Rarity sniffed. "I suppose so."
Twilight laughed again, knowing that Rarity hated admitting that she had been snobbish. She tried her best to be above such notions, but her old side shined through sometimes.
"Do you want a jelly filly?" she asked.
"Excuse me?"
Twilight held out a striped paper bag that she was levitating. Inside were several sweets dusted with icing sugar in a variety of rainbow colours. Twilight took a red one and munched on it happily. "They're very nice."
Rarity gingerly took one and placed it in her mouth. Twilight watched, grinning, as Rarity pulled a face.
"Lime," she said, the only explanation she was offering. Twilight smiled, and the lights started to dim.
"What are we seeing tonight?" Rarity whispered to her.
"To be honest, I'm not completely sure. I've never heard of it, but it appears to be good. It's called Wicked and it's about - " Twilight began to explain.
"Dear, you should have mentioned! Wicked is simply marvelous!" Rarity exclaimed, trying desperately to keep her voice down when inside she was exploding in the best possible way.
Twilight's face fell. "You've seen it before? I was hoping we'd both be surprised."
Rarity hated seeing Twilight downtrodden, and she pecked her marefriend on the cheek. "I'll gladly see it over and over again for the rest of my life," she reassured her, "and to watch the mare I love experience it for the first time is worth every second."
Twilight smiled and gave Rarity a long kiss, pulling away as the music started. "Thanks, Rarity," she said simply, and rarity smiled warmly, knowing that for Twilight, that was the sincerest form of gratitude.
Maybe the cheap seats aren't so bad after all, she thinks to herself.