Too Generous?

Rarity paced around the main lounge of her boutique, her mane apparently starting to get frazzled. “Oh dear, oh dear, how should I go about this? Oh, if I tell them all at once, they won’t take me seriously. Sure, that would mean things would be easier on me, but that doesn’t much help the situation in the end, now does it? No, no I think I’ll have to try something else. Ooh! What can I do? Oh, this must be the absolute--”

“Sis, before you get all dramatic, I’m gonna stop you right there.”

Rarity nearly leapt out of her coat at the interruption. She quickly scanned the room until her eyes landed on her little sister and she let out a sigh of relief. “Dear Belle, when did you get here?”

“I’ve been here for two hours while you were pacing and talking to yourself. I was supposed to have you walk me to Mom’s almost a half hour ago. I even had to take off my bags.”

Rarity blinked. She paused for a moment before shaking her head. Without a word, her horn lit up and she hurriedly put Sweetie Belle’s saddlebag on her before levitating her little sister and rushing off to their parents’ house, despite Sweetie Belle’s adamant complaints.

Upon finally returning to the boutique, Rarity took a deep breath and walked to her kitchen. Her horn went to work getting her usual tea set. Within a few minutes, she had a cup of chamomile in her magic grasp as she lay on her divan.

“Okay, now then, alone, everything is taken care of, and I have my tea. Let’s think. So, if telling them all at once won’t work, then I suppose I’ll just have to tell them each one at a time. Then they won’t feel pressured to keep up appearances. Sure, I may have to tell a little white lie here and there, but if this works, then I can finally get this all off my chest.”

Rarity took a sip of her tea as she thought her plan over and gave a nod to herself. She then went about thinking how she would manage this as she finished her tea. Once the last sip was gone, she smiled to herself and hopped down to put her cup away.

Rarity spent the rest of the day going over the details more clearly and winding down before finally getting into her bed and settling in for the night. “Oh, Rarity, you truly know how to handle things. This will all be a piece of cake. Why, come week’s end, you’ll have your conscience cleared and your friends happier.” With one more nod, she blew out her candle and went off to sleep.