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Azure Edge - Leaf Blade



Rarity is a Slayer. Her life is devoted to hunting the bloodthirsty beasts and magical monsters that would threaten the sleepy winter homes of Equestria, but that doesn't mean she can't flirt with the cute librarian during her days off. [Omniship]

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196. All the Love in the World

Rarity slid aside the beautiful velvet curtains to gaze upon the starlit skyline of Canterlot. She felt amazing to be out of her clothes, freshly showered, and in a soft and gorgeous room in the Canterlot castle, and she took a deep breath as she stared out across the city that she had once called home.

And realized that she could no longer consider it as such.

At least, not without Twilight Sparkle. Not without Applejack and Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, and Spike too. Her home was with them, wherever they were, and to think how most of the citizenry of Canterlot, especially her so-called ‘colleagues’ in the Hunter’s Haven, would want her friends put to death merely for existing made Rarity nauseous.

It was a harrowing thought, to imagine that Rarity would need to throw everything she had worked her whole life for away. Her relationships with her colleagues had always been strained at best, and the adoration of the citizenry was pleasant but ultimately fleeting, so those things would be painful to throw away, but not devastatingly so.

It was when Rarity thought about her family, her parents and Sweetie Belle, and her beloved mentor Queen Celestia, that she was really given pause.

And so, she simply elected not to think about them. Not yet, anyway. There would be plenty of time for tragedy and despair and all those things at a later time.

For now, Rarity chose to rejoice in the fact that she was not alone. While Celestia may have been, to put it delicately, a ‘problem’ going forward, having Luna’s support meant the world to Rarity. Having someone wise and influential and strong like Luna on her side, and for Luna to have already been way ahead of Rarity no less, was an enormous weight off Rarity’s mind.

She wondered how Luna and Twilight Sparkle were going to get along; she was certain they were to be fast friends. They had so much in common, from a shared love of knowledge and especially reading, to enjoying the little things in life and these blessed quiet moments, and of course they were both enormous dorks on top of it all.

Of course all this thinking of Twilight and Luna brought Rarity right around to thinking of her beloved Twilight Sparkle.

It was almost odd to think of Twilight in that manner now. Rarity had spent so much time trying to push away her feelings for Twilight, to try and pretend they didn’t exist or some such silly thing. And it really was silly— which was Rarity’s polite way of saying ‘absolutely braindead’.

It felt like it mattered so much at the time, and now it was nothing but an unpleasant memory. Well, not entirely; she still needed to make proper amends with Twilight, to smooth things over or what have you. Though Twilight seemed perfectly content to simply resume their relationship where they left off, Rarity wondered if she could.

She still felt enormously guilty for the way she treated Twilight, her coldness and bitterness toward the woman who had done nothing wrong, and had in fact already been subjected to Rarity’s most awful impulses when Rarity stabbed her in the face.

Rarity had so much to apologize for, so much to beg forgiveness for.

But then Rarity had read the letter that Twilight had promised to send her. It was laying open on her nightstand, the parchment wet with Rarity’s tears. Her eyes were still vaguely red, and if she hadn't showered her makeup would still be running, even two hours later.

Twilight made it clear that she had forgiven Rarity. The letter was full to bursting with elegant, lavish prose describing Twilight’s love for Rarity’s beauty and kindness, with not a bitter note to be found. Frankly, Rarity thought Twilight was a saint for the way she spoke of Rarity, the woman who had so badly hurt her.

But if Twilight had already forgiven Rarity, which she so clearly had, then why did Rarity still feel the need to apologize?

Oh well. Rarity didn’t have answers right now. All she knew for certain was that when she returned to her dearest Twilight Sparkle, she would not apologize. She would declare her love, romantically or otherwise, and that would be that.

Although, that thought led Rarity to another; thinking about romantic love, and with Twilight specifically, made Rarity think about the other women in her life. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy in particular.

Rarity had closed the door of her heart off for how long again? Years? Years and years? Her relationship with Twilight slowly opened it bit by bit, but Twilight wasn’t the only one to walk through.

She remembered her conversations with Rainbow Dash on the boats to and from Windsoar; if ever there was a time for a romantic moment where one pony swept the other off their hooves, that would have been the perfect moment for it, and yet it didn’t even cross Rarity’s mind at the time.

It wasn’t until later on that the moment played over and over again in Rarity’s mind and she realized the opportunity she had missed. She wondered so many times if she had been foolish to pass up that moment, but she always convinced herself that no, of course Rarity and Rainbow Dash would never work.

But that was the old Rarity, and the old Rainbow Dash for that matter.

The idea of Rarity and Rainbow entering a relationship was not a new one; their chemistry from the moment they met was electrifying, and they were even sometimes teased by their colleagues for not making their relationship quote-unquote ‘official’. Rarity had always passed it off, as she figured that the two of them simply could never be compatible together.

But that was then, and this was—

Wait. Wait, to say that sweeping Rainbow Dash off her hooves hadn't crossed Rarity’s mind during that scene on the boat wasn’t true at all, was it? No, now Rarity was vividly remembering her choking down her feelings— not just for Rainbow Dash, but for Twilight Sparkle as well— and how bitter it made her feel.

Oh, Rarity was in love with Rainbow Dash, wasn’t she?

Well, how could she not be! Rainbow’s charm was undeniable; her confidence was mesmerizing, her enthusiasm was endearing, her laugh was so cute, and she certainly was easy on the eyes. And they’d been through so much, supported each other and been sincere with each other even when it hurt.

Oh, yes. Rarity was very much in love with Rainbow Dash, wasn’t she? How did she miss this?

Well.

Rarity collapsed into her bed and raised a hand to the ceiling, before letting it fall limply at her side.

That was certainly a whole lot to throw onto a girl all at once, wasn’t it?

And those were just Rarity’s feelings; she had no way to know how Rainbow felt about her. She had a hunch that Rainbow may have shared similar feelings, but was she willing to rock the boat on her relationship and potentially humiliate herself over a ‘hunch’?

The answer, of course, was ‘no’. Or at least, ‘not yet’. Rarity was already a barely functioning ball of tension and anxiety just thinking about Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity wanted to make sure she was on solid ground with Twilight first before potentially putting her heart on the line any further.

Though then Rarity started thinking of Fluttershy on top of that.

Dear, sweet Fluttershy…

Rarity couldn’t deny that she was in love with Fluttershy. She wasn’t even going to try… at least, not anymore.

It was odd to think that a woman who Rarity had known for such a comparatively short amount of time could hold such affection in Rarity’s heart, and yet here Rarity was, sighing wistfully as she thought of the beautiful yellow dragon with her flowing mane of strawberry pink hair.

And then Rarity noticed something odd about her fantasizing; Fluttershy was a dragon in Rarity’s thoughts. Of course Fluttershy’s pony form was every bit as beautiful, but when Rarity thought of Fluttershy she thought of the noodly yellow dragon, and Rarity bit her lip as she imagined all the curves and muscle of Fluttershy’s serpentine body.

Hm. Perhaps Rarity needed to take a drink of water if she was going to be this thirsty.

Also it occurred to Rarity that she didn’t get a very good look at Twilight’s dragon form. She was still blinded by her misguided hatred both times that she saw it. Thinking of that, it gave Rarity something to look forward to…

Of course, of course, Rarity would have to wait on dealing with her feelings for Fluttershy as well. All of her various feelings for her various paramours, the hidden feelings she was no doubt harboring just underneath the surface for Applejack and Pinkie Pie as well at the rate things were going, all of those things needed to wait.

She wanted to settle things with Twilight first and foremost.

Rarity wondered if Twilight was having similar thoughts these days. Rarity had purposefully kept her nose out of Twilight’s business; she knew her friends were all getting along with Twilight, but the exact nature of their relationships was a mystery to Rarity.

Rarity couldn’t help but think that it was possible, highly likely even, that one or more of her companions had begun to feel romantic affection for Twilight as well. After all, who wouldn’t fall in love with someone so perfect?

And honestly, Rarity genuinely hoped that was the case. Twilight deserved all the love in the world.

Author's Note:

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