Dreams that Bind

Rarity's POV

With her royal dogness out of the picture for now. I started to go back to work, or least I tried. I had spent the day before the whole incident finishing up orders and shipping them out. So now I was alone trying to think of new designs, but was coming up with nothing.

"Meow!"

I look over at Opalescence. The Persian cat had her food bowl in front of her.

"Of course mommy will feed you, Opal darling." I said, and picked up the bowl and went into the kitchen for some cat food. I watched as Opal wolf it down in a very unladylike manner.

"Please Opal, with class."

The cat look up at me with an unamused look on her face, as if to say "Really?".

"Yes, really."

Opal looked down at her food bowl, which still had some food in it, and flicked it with her paw. Cat food went on the floor.

"Opalescence!"

My cat jump into the food ans rolled around it.

"You want to take a bath?"

Opal shook some of the food off. It got on my hooves, but she only smiled at me.

"Fine." I said, picking her up with my magic.

I really have to wonder what's gotten into my little Opal, it's not like her to purposely get dirty or even act so foalish. I went into the bathroom and filled the tub a quarter of the way up. Then I removed Opal's collar and bow and lowered her into the tub. Usually, she'd tried to fight it, but today Opal simply let it be. I squeezed some soup on my hoof and began lathering Opal's fur, washing my hooves in the process. Once I had gotten all the cat food off, I rinsed my cat off, and that's when she splashed me.

"Ugh! Opal! You almost got my mane wet."

"Meow." Opal replied in a "what are you going to do about it?" tone.

I considered my next move. I could either be mature and just take it or...

Splash

IT. WAS. ON!

I splashed my feline companion, to which of course she splashed back. We went back and forth until we had gotten each other wet and spilled water everywhere, laughing the whole time. Even though it was foalish, we had fun.

"Okay Opal, that's enough, let's dry you off." I said, levitating a pink towel over to me.

I dried Opal off and brushed her fur. She purred at this. Then I replace her bow and collar and reapplied her purple eye shadow. Then it hit me.

"You did it on purpose, didn't you?" I asked the Persian cat.

Opal looked innocent at me.

"It's okay, I needed it. With everything that happened, I could use some cheering up. I can't even come up with a new design."

Opal looked at her towel, then pounced on it and rolled around, wrapping the towel around her body.

"Opal, what are you doing?"

She got up on her paws and walked around, making poses as she did.

"That's cute Opal dear, but..."

Then it dawned on me.

"IIIIIIIIIIIIIDDDDDDDDDDDDDEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I ran over to my sketch book and drew out the dress that had formed in my head.

"Oh, this is perfect, all I need would be some...."

"Meow."

I looked over at the feline, who had gotten out of the towel and was holding her mouse toy in her mouth, then glanced down at the sketch book and tossed it aside.

"Alright." I said, took the toy and dangled it in front of Opal. She playfully swiped at it as I ran around the boutique.  This went on for an hour or so until we both got exhausted.

"Okay Opal, mommy needs to take a break." I panted.

I laid down on my couch when

"Surprise!" a new voice cheered.

"Gah!" I cried and leapt off the couch. Now I could see where the voice came from. "Pinkie!"

Sure enough, Pinkie Pie had gotten into my house without me knowing.

"Were you surprised, were you?" Pinkie asked.

"Yes, what are you doing here."

"I put Opal up to it because I know it must of have been really depressing to have been Nightmare Rarity, and I could never stand to see any of my friends depressed, but I had to work, so I visited Opal and got her to play along and believe me it wasn't easy, she was almost as demanding as you would be, I think she picked that up from you, anyway I got her to do some fun stuff with you to cheer you up because you really really really needed it." *insert Pinkie smile and "Squee" noise here*

"Wow Pinkie, I was actually able to follow along with that."

"I had to make it short, otherwise the author of this fanfic probably would have given up on it right here trying to follow along with me, and he's got something special planned for you later on."

I stared. What author? What fanfiction? What does he have planned for me? "Pinkie, did you really go through all that trouble just to cheer me up?"

"Yes, and to teach you something important."

What, prey tell, would that be?"

"You tell me." Pinkie said in a sly tone.

I considered everything that had happened today. I thought about the fun I had with Opal and how I had forgotten what I had gone through. "Life goes on, despite what happened in the past. We as living things should too."

"Well then, my work here is done, see ya." Pinkie replied and showed herself out. When she opened the door, I could see the sun starting to set.

"Oh my, I've got to pack us Opal, mom and dad will be expecting us soon."