Rarity's Dresses

"Oh, Rose, darling, I'm sure you will simply ADORE this new dress I made for you!" Rarity was beaming and her eyes were shining.

Rose laughed. "Oh, I'm sure, Rarity. You're such an amazing designer! May I see the dress?"

"Oh, of course! I should have brought it out already; what was I thinking? Excuse me one moment!" Rarity galloped to the back of the boutique and came back with a mannequin modeling the dress. It was long and made of a dark red silk, with green ribbons lining the edges. Small roses made of fabric, in all different colors, lined the neck of the dress. The work was beautiful and very intricate.

Rarity beamed wider. "So, darling, what do you think?"

Rose stared at it, her eyes wide and mouth agape as if in a trance. Finally she snapped out of it. "I LOVE it! Oh, Rarity, you ALWAYS manage to surprise me with how beautiful your dresses are! I have GOT to get something like this for Lily and Daisy! Oh, could you wait here a moment? I'll go find them right now!" Before Rarity could say anything, Rose galloped out of the boutique, too excited to wait another second.

Rarity sighed and sat down. Rose's dress had taken a few hours to make, and Daisy and Lily would surely be expecting something just as good. Ideas began to run through her head. "Well, since the main theme of Rose's dress is red, and Rose's mane is red, perhaps Lilly's dress could be cream and Daisy's could be green... oh, those stitches will take such a long time to do again, I had to do them by hoof... ugh, this will simply be a disaster if I push myself too hard!"

Just as she finished her finished her conversation with herself, Daisy, Lilly, and Rose burst in through the door. All three mares were giggling like crazy. "Oh, Rose that dress IS beautiful!" Daisy was mesmerized by the dress.

"I want my dress next!" Lilly galloped over to Rarity.

"But I want it next!" Daisy pushed Lilly out of her way. The mares began fighting.

"Oh, oh dear, this won't bode well... girls. Girls. GIRLS! Let's be a bit more.... GIRLS!" At Rarity's yell, the mares stopped fighting and looked at her expectantly. Rarity laughed a bit nervously. "Now, I don't want to play favorites here, but I think I will do... Lilly's dress first, all right? And then I will make the dress for Daisy!"

Lilly stuck her tongue out at Daisy. Daisy just rolled her eyes and examined Rose's dress more closely. Rose smiled. "Okay. Well, Daisy, let's go get some lunch, I'm just starving!" Rose and Daisy trotted out of the boutique.

Rarity beckoned to Lilly. "Come, darling, let's start on your dress! How do you want it? I think I have an idea already, would you like to see it?"

Lilly beamed. "Well, of course!" They trotted to the sewing room.

Rarity took out a piece of paper and drew out a design on it, then added some color. She then showed it to Lilly. "What do you think?" The dress was a lighter cream color, with ruffled sleeves and edges, and a long train of fabric lilies, some were lavender, some where pure white, and some were pink. Even though it was just a mere drawing, it looked exquisite.

Lilly gasped. "Rarity, I... I... IT'S GORGEOUS!" She beamed wider than most ponies had in their lifetime, her eyes sparkling.

Rarity grinned. "You think so? Now, this dress could work with silk, cotton, or velvet, but I personally suggest silk. It just feels so nice and adds a lovely sheen..." Rarity rubbed her eyes. "Oh, dear, I'm feeling a bit lightheaded..."

Lilly looked a bit confused. "Rarity, are you feeling okay? Are you going to?..."

"Oh, oh, dear... my head, it's simply aching..." Rarity fell to the ground with an audible thump, unconscious.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A few hours later...~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rarity got up, rubbing her eyes. She shook her head to clear it and looked around. Lilly was nowhere to be seen. "Lilly? Lilly, darling? Are you still here?" She trotted around, shaking her head to clear it every now and then. She was still a bit drowsy. "Oh, my, what's this?" On one of the mannequins, a gorgeous light magenta dress was modeled. It had undertones of cream and yellow, and there was a large lily at the neck.

"I don't remember making this... oh, silly me. I'm so forgetful! I must've made it at night... this would be perfect for Lilly! Oh, wait, it doesn't quite fit the theme I had in mind... oh well. I'll just put it up for sale!" Rarity observed the dress carefully.

Sweetie Belle trotted in, balancing a glass of raspberry juice on her head. "Hey, Rarity! Look what I can do! I've been practicing!"

Rarity gasped in horror and took the glass off Sweetie's head with her magic. "Oh, Sweetie Belle, that is just too dangerous! You could spill something!"

"Okay, Rarity. I won't do it again." Sweetie Belle trotted off, disappointed.

Rarity went back to examining the dress. Suddenly she screamed. "Sweetie BELLE! You get over here right this instant!"

Sweetie Belle galloped over to Rarity. "What's wrong?"

On the bottom of the magenta dress, there was a large red stain. "Did you spill juice on this dress?!"

"Oops... sorry, Rarity. I-I didn't mean to! I don't think I've even seen that one before..." Sweetie Belle looked over the dress curiously.

Rarity pushed her away from the dress. "Sweetie, why don't you go outside and play? I have some work to be doing."

"Yes, Rarity..." Sweetie Belle trotted out of the boutique.

Rarity went back to Lilly's dress design and got to work, hoping she would show up soon. But by nine o' clock at night, she still hadn't come back to the boutique.

Rarity had finished the dress by then. "Well, maybe she'll come back tomorrow..." without giving Lilly's disappearance another thought, Rarity went into her room, brushed her mane out about twenty times to make sure no tangles were left, and went to bed.