"So, Twilight, what do you think of him?" the white unicorn asked.
"About who, Rarity" Twilight replied. "Oh, you mean Comet?"
"Why of course, Darling! You did share bed." She gave Twilight a small smirk and a wink which Twilight returned with a slight blush.
"It's not what you think! I only shared a bed with him because he would have had to sleep on the floor otherwise!" Her blush only deepened the more she talked. "There's no other reason! Now can we switch subject?"
"Is there something you're hiding, Darling? You know that if there's something you need I'll be there for you. " The last sentence Rarity said with a more serious tone. "Darling, can you go upstairs while I get some things? It will be quick, and you may have some time to calm down a bit from this ordeal."
"I guess..." And with that, she went upstairs. Just a minute later she heard Rarity talk with somepony, probably another costumer. Rarity did have a job to attend to after all, and this seemed like a quick one.
Once done, Rarity headed upstairs where Twilight was. The first thing she noticed on her friend's face. "What's so funny, Rarity?"
"Oh, I think we should be heading back to your castle." She never dropped her grin, in fact, it only grew a bit more. "Now come on, we don't have all day!"
"So tell me Rarity, why is it so important that we headed back to the castle? And why did you have me getting my mane fixed, I just don't get it?" Twilight was a bit confused by Rarity's outburst and she had yet to tell her.
"Darling, if I said what it was it wouldn't be a surprise." Rarity said as she stepped into the throne room followed by Twilight.
That was when she noticed Comet. He just stood there right in front of her with a bouquet of flowers in his magic. Wait, now I get it. This was what Rarity must have meant. And when she asked me to go upstairs it was only an excuse for me not being there when she talked with Comet. Wait, isn't he supposed to say something? He's just standing there... Maybe he's too afraid to ask. "Yes, I'd love to. Pick me up at 7 pm outside the castle. And thanks for the flowers."
And with that, she picked up the flowers in her own magic and went up to her room.
Once in her room, she started going through her things. What to do, what to do! I've never been to a date before! I know, I should read a book about dates! And with that, she just remembered what her friends and Princess Celestia had said before when she had just become a Princess herself. Scratch that, maybe Rarity will know what I should do.
"Darling, you need to look fabulous if you're going out on a date! We'll need a nice dress for you, too!"
"Rarity, I know you want to help, but I'm fine. I don't need to get this tedious about it, right? Right?" Twilight was getting a bit nervous the longer she waited and it didn't help with Rarity constantly saying that the first impression is everything.
"So what kind of dress were you thinking about? I could make anything for your special night." This got Twilight thinking. It is a good point, I do need a dress. Oh, I know!
"How about my gala dress, you know the one I wore to the first gala I went to? The only problem is that I didn't have wings then and it wouldn't fit."
"Darling, that's a splendid idea, and I could make a few alterations to make it fit. You just have to give it to me and I'll get it done in no time!" And with a flash Twilight was gone, only to reappear a few seconds later with the gala dress. "Well, why don't you go over to the spa and let them help you look the best while I get the dress done!"
"Okay, sure! I'll be back in an hour, see you." Twilight was just about to leave, but she was a bit nervous, as to be expected as she'd never been on a date before. This was because when she was younger she would never really spend time with friends, let alone try to find a colt- or marefriend. She had her books and that was enough for her and if she really wanted to spend time with someone there was either her brother, Shining Armor, or her then foalsitter, now sister-in-law, Cadence. When she moved to Ponyville she almost never had much time with the weekly friendship report and disaster. It didn't help that the mare to stallion ratio was well over three to one, where most were already in a relationship. Secondly, she never did find anyone that she really liked. Actually, scratch that, She did meet with a nice stallion named Flash Sentry. There were a few problems though, first, he was a guard in the Crystal Empire and couldn't really move away from less not if he wanted to lose his job there. Twilight could probably ask Cadence for his transfer, but she didn't really think of that. Twilight couldn't either move to him as she had her "kingdom" to take care of, or that was at least what she told herself. In reality she didn't want and probably couldn't even move away even if she wanted to, all her friends lived in Ponyville with the exception of Rainbow Dash as she was unsure if she did or not since..., actually, scratch that too, she said that she lived in Ponyville as they had celebrated her anniversary since she had moved here roughly half a year ago. She also had the Castle that the Tree of Harmony had given her there too.
"Don't you worry, I'm only making a few minor changes, not a complete dress, so go and get 'em, darling!" That was Twilight's cue to leave so she waved to her friend and left.
It wasn't the first time that Twilight went to the spa. She and her friends had been there a few times, well most times she was with Rarity and or Fluttershy, but never did she go there alone. She didn't know really what to get done there as it was pretty much always Rarity who knew what to get. Thankfully that was a problem she knew how to fix, all she had to do is ask Aloe or Lotus as they should know what would be best for a date. To say that they were excited about the news of a date was an understatement, thankfully they could still do their work professionally, hopefully, there wouldn't be too many rumors, but maybe that was just wishful thinking. They got her mane done, her horn, hooves, and fur, actually pretty much everything, in an hour. While she normally looks good saying that she looked good now would be an understatement, and she didn't even have her dress yet!
After her visit to the spa, it was time for her to get her dress from Rarity as she should have finished by now. Twilight trotted up to the fashionistas boutique and knocked at the door and it sn opened up. "Twilight! Darling, I was just done with the last adjustments, what a perfect time for you to come!"
"Thanks again, Rarity. I don't know what I would have done without you." As Twilight stepped in she noticed the dress still on the, err... whatever the wooden pony looking thing Rarity uses as a template, Twilight never remembered all the fashion expressions. One thing caught her eyes though, did she add more gems to it? Wait, Did it even have gems before? "Rarity, did you add gems to the design?"
"Why yes, Darling. I thought a princess like you should have them. And I do think they match as I kept the original color scheme, mostly." As Twilight looked over the different gems she noticed both sapphire and tanzanite, but also some amethyst and moonstone. It made for a nice contrast between blue, a more blue-green, violet and white. What was even more amazing was that on the dress where an almost perfect copy of her cutie mark in the amethyst and moonstones.
"Wow... Rarity you really didn't have to do so much. It's just beautiful... and how were you able to recreate my cutie mark? It's almost identical to my actual." As she spoke she turned to her friend, "How can I ever thank you for this! It's–it's beautiful!"
"Darling, it was nothing. I just did what I'm good at, nothing more..." Rarity was quite modest about it and tried to dismiss it with a hoof, but Twilight would have none of that.
"Don't be so modest Rarity. This is the most beautiful I've ever seen. How were you even able to create the replica of my cutie mark, I've never seen something as spectacular as it!"
"Thank you, but I can not tell you how I made it, sorry it's a business secret, though I may have asked Spike for help with it though... Now, where is my Spikey-Wikey?" At the call, Spike came downstairs from the second floor.
"Did you want something Rarity? Oh, hi, Twilight." Spike said as he came downstairs.
"Spike? I thought that you were with the Cutie Mark Crusaders, what are you doing here?" Twilight was a bit surprised to see her number one assistant at Rarity's but quickly reminded herself of his crush on Rarity. She also got her question answered when Apple Bloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle came downstairs soon after Spike.
"Aww, still no cutie mark." Scootaloo started.
"Guess we're not supposed to be jewelers..." Apple Bloom continued.
Seeing how the mood of the Crusaders was getting sour Twilight tried to lighten up the mood by complimenting n their work, while it didn't bring it back to full force it did help. "Thanks, Twilight, it's only that we're just having problems coming up with things to try." This time it was Sweetie Belle who spoke up. "But next time we'll get them, I'm sure of it!"
"Yeah!" Both Apple Bloom and Scootaloo yelled in agreement.
It was soon time. Any moment now. Twilight wanted to always be exactly on time, never late. The time was 17:59, less than a minute and she would teleport in front of the castle where she had agreed to meet up.
It was time, she teleported. When everything began to slow down as Comet slowly fell to the ground. She ran up to him as fast as she could but was too slow as he hit the ground hard. "Please, stay with me..." She got no answer.