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Chapter 1: A Generous Soul

A Generous Soul.

Author: Remembrand

Translator and Proofreader: By123445

Pinkie Pie had just came back from the library. She looked pale and lost in her thoughts. Mr. and Mrs. Cake were worried. There were no jumping, no laughing, everything was too quiet. Pinkie only went up the stairs to her room and closed the door behind her, re-opening it immediately, wearing a little apron. She went to the counter silently, without even noticing Mrs. Cake, who was behind her.

“Pinkie, are you okay?” - Asked Mrs. Cake, without receiving an answer. “Pinkie?... PINKIE!”

“Oh! Hi Mrs. Cake!” - Answered Pinkie with her usual smile.

Even though Mrs. Cake felt a little better after seeing that Pinkie was smiling again, she wasn’t sure about her physical condition, so she decided to take preventive measures.

“Pinkie, you seem tired. Have the day off.”

“Thank you Mrs. Cake, but I’m fine!” - Replied Pinkie.

“No, you are taking the day off.” - And without warning, Mrs. Cake stripped Pinkie from her apron.

Without having to work at Sugarcube Corner, Pinkie didn’t have much to do. She wanted to come back to the library, and listen to Twilight, just that... but she had to go to Canterlot to see the Princess.

Pinkie was confused, and while she was rolling on the floor, thinking about this situation, Gummy appeared before her eyes.

“Gummy!!” - Shouted Pinkie - “Something really strange happened yesterday! I was at Twilight’s, trying to entertain her so she doesn’t get bored because she couldn’t go to the party because she catched a cold, so I said her, ‘Twiligth, would you like to read me something?’, and then she got very very happy, oh, Gummy, you should have seen her face" Said Pinkie, laughing very excited... but she halted herself, frowned, and took a concentrated form, resting her chin on her hoof. "But then, I wanted to come back to the party, and started trembling... so I decided to cuddle under Twilight’s blanket, so it looked like I was cold..." In that moment, Pinkie’s gaze was lost in the infinite. She didn’t know how to put into words all the emotions that flowed through her body, but she tried to explain it the best she could. "Well...when I was under the blanket, Twilight got close to me and I could feel her, and feel her heartbeats, and feel the echo her voice produced in my body, it was strange...very relaxing. I wanted to hug her, and... and... "She suddenly stopped. She felt something very powerful and heavy in her chest, it wasn’t painful, but left her restless. Tears began forming in her eyes, she was desperate, but she didn’t know why. She knew Gummy couldn’t give her an answer, Gummy wasn't the talkative type, so she went to the only one pony that could give her an answer, a pony who is very thoughtful and generous to others, she went to Rarity.

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Rarity was in the Spa, with Fluttershy, waiting for their turn, talking, as it was usual.

“Gosh, yesterday was an exhausting day, I had to redecorate the whole town hall! Since that night when Nightmare Moon appeared, we haven’t done any more events there, so it was all a mess.”

“But you did an amazing work” - Said Fluttershy - “Everything looked lovely”

“Thanks darling, you may be the only one who paid attention to my work.”

“I’m not sure... Everyone looked so happy. It’s a shame that Twilight couldn’t come. She would have shared my opinion.”

Rarity’s brain made a full stop while it rewinded itself to witness again the events of this morning, when she found Twilight and Pinkie Pie, cuddled next to each other. When she first saw them, she thought that she was looking at two lovers, but after thinking again, she decided that it just may be two friends having a sleepover... She had to tell it to somepony, but who? She got a very reliable pony at her side.

“Darling... About Twilight...”

Fluttershy became worried instantly, after seeing the nervous look on Rarity’s face.

“What’s happened to Twilight?! Is she okay? Don’t tell me that...” - She asked desperately, watery crystals began forming in her eyes.

“No! She’s okay!” - Said Rarity to calm her friend - “She’s fine... Maybe a little bit too much fine.”

While they both shared their Spa session, Rarity told Fluttershy everything she saw. To her surprise Fluttershy wasn’t surprised. Instead, she said:

“Oh, how wonderful! I’m so happy to hear that!”

“Really?... I mean, isn’t it a little bit strange. You know, two mares... But I’m not saying that it’s a bad thing, but... Isn’t it strange?

“Not at all.” - Said Flutteshy - “There is nothing wrong in loving another pony”

“Hmm... I think you are right.”

Rarity came back to her house after the Spa session, she was feeling very nice, and some orders from Canterlot had just arrived, and she was eager to start working. Thanks to Fluttershy, she could get a heavy weight out of her mind.

*Knock-knock-knock*

Somepony was knocking on the door, and Rarity though it may be a customer.

“I’m sorry, but today...”

*SLAM*

Before she could finish her sentence the door was slammed open.

“RARITY! I need to talk to you!” - Pinkie shouted while she entered the boutique.

“Alright! What’s gotten into you?” - She asked while the pink pony rested her hooves on Rarity’s shoulders.

“I don’t know... I’ve been feeling weird since yesterday...”

Rarity invited Pinkie to come inside and have a cup of tea. Pinkie was looking odd... like that time when they tried to make a surprise birthday party for her, Pinkie’s mane lost all her puffiness, and an empty expression covered her face.

“What’s wrong Pinkie? What do you want to talk about?” - Rarity asked while boiling some water, getting ready for a long conversation.

“I’ve been feeling weird since yesterday... Today I started feeling something strange in the chest, it was heavy, but it didn’t hurt... I really wanted to see her again, but I don’t know what got onto me. Suddenly, I started crying and feel like... I’m so confused! i don’t know what’s happening to me!”

Rarity looked at her with eyes full of disbelief. “Is this the same innocent pony?” Rarity though to herself.

“Ejem... Darling, who was it that you wanted to see again?” - She said still shocked.

“I...wanted to... see... Twilight...” - Pinkie didn’t understood why she couldn’t said her name aloud.

“Oh... And, why did you want to see her?” - Rarity asked, just to satisfy her curiosity.

“Erm... I just wanted her to finish reading to me one of her books...” - Other thoughts completely different to this one crossed Pinkie’s mind. She needed to see her eyes back, to nuzzle her, hug her, and simply, being at her side.

Rarity levitated the teapot with her magic and prepared some tea, she sat in front of Pinkie’s in the kitchen’s table, and offered a cup of tea to the saddened pony. She took some air, and asked:

“Pinkie, have you ever been in love?” - Just to calm her friend, and lead her to the solution of her problem.

Pinkie shook her head from side to side as answer.

“Listen, would you rather be with Twilight now?”

“Yes...”

“Do you want to do thing with her... That you would not do with any other pony?”

“Yes... I think.”

“Like kissing... Twilight’s lips?”

Pinkie’s cheeks turned red, but she answered.

“Y...Yes.”

A grin appeared on Rarity’s face. It was a “SUCCESS!” grin, that grin you have before you are about to win an argument with a friend. And looking into Pinkie’s eyes, with the grin still in her face, she said.

“Darling! You are in love with Twilight Sparkle!”

Pinkie didn’t replied with another solution, she didn’t even bothered searching for one. She stood still.

She was frozen, absolutely paralyzed. Rarity stomped the table, to check her friend’s reflexes, but she didn’t got a reaction.

“Pinkie? Are you okay? I didn’t offend you, did I?”

The pink pony’s mane was slowly returning to her “normal” puffy state, but her face still had that different expression. A desperate expression. Her eyes were slowly changing her colour. They were turning grey, looking into a non-existent fog, searching something.

“Oh. So. It was just that.” - Said Pinkie with a serious, calmed expression. Too calmed.

Rarity had never seen this part of Pinkie’s personality before, her instinct said to her “Run, or she’ll get you”. But it was too late. Pinkie was at Rarity’s side, she didn’t even had time to get up from her chair. Pinkie rested her hooves in the mare’s legs to give her a bit of impulse, Rarity’s pupils shrank, and a cold shiver ran down her spine, she closed her eyes, and clenched her teeth, wainting for the worst to happen... but instead, she found herself being hugged very tenderly. It wasn’t Pinkie’s usual hug, her legs went over Rarity’s shoulders, wrapping her like a scarf.

“Rares... How can I tell her?” - The pink pony whispered in her friends ear. - “We haven’t been together as much for her to accept me, or understand my feelings.”

Rarity understood everything now. Her friend’s earlier silence wasn’t confusion, or anger. It was her own thoughts working. Again, this was a side never shown of Pinkie. She wasn’t a child. What Rarity had in front of her was a grown mare, that had full knowledge of her feelings, and specially, those towards the pony she appreciated.

Rarity grabbed her friend from the shoulders, and with the most serious expression, but letting her lower lip stick put a little, she said.

“Do not worry my friend! I will help you court that egghead pony!”

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