Rarity's Boutique

We departed from the sugary snack shape of a building and headed to the fashion designer's boutique.

"So how did it go with Applejack?" Pinkie asked.

"It was ah...let's say I had a good run with her," I said.

"That's great," the pink mare said, "...but why would you be running with her, don't you need to kiss her?"

I shook my head and sighed, "That's what I mean Pinkie I did kiss her."

"Oh," Pinkie giggled.

We were just reaching the front door when I stopped Pinkie to thank her, "Thanks again for your help."

"You're welcome, I'll do anything for a friend," Pinkie said giving me a hug. "I have to get back to Twilight to see if she calmed down but I'll see you in a little bit, okay."

I said my goodbye to the little pink mare and turned to the door. I took a deep breath, "I really hope Rarity isn't too bad." I knocked on the door and waited for Ms. Rarity to open the door.

The door opened and there in her most beautiful dress stood Rarity. The unicorn wear a signature rose red silk jersey issa styled dress. The front was plunged while the back was backless showing off the white mare's withers. The dress wrapped around and under her bust showing off her curves as it draped down her body over her tail and down her hindlegs. Rarity had ruby hoof slippers on each hoof and a gold bracelet on her right fore wrist. She had gold pearl like earrings in each ear and a small golden like tiara on her head just behind her horn. Her eyeshadow matched the color of her dress and her mane was not curly but more in the style of having retro waves. Rarity's azure colored eyes met mine. Alright formal time.

I cleared my throat and said in a high classed manner, "My dear lady, you do look exquisite this evening." I bowed and kissed Rarity's hoof.

"Oh my," the fashionista turned her head and blushed covering her cheek with her free hoof, "You are the decorous one." I let go of the munificent mare's hoof. "You look very astonishing yourself," she said leading me in.

There was a table with a delectable meal Pinkie said she had cooked, a wine bottle with two crystal wine glasses on each end of the table. A candle and flower base was in the center of the table between the two silver plates with dome covers over them to keep the contents warm. A table cloth was spread underneath the preparations and a chandelier with more candles was above the table. An old wooden record player was playing a low soft soothing tone by the fire place. The candles made it dim but bright enough to see the food and each other or what not.

I moved Rarity's chair out and helped her up by having her use my arm as a crutch, then gently pushed the chair back in. I sat down on the other side and admire the setting and said, "I have to say Pinkie did a splendid job."

"Why yes, she did a magnificent job," the white unicorn declared, "...I do love the way dear Pinkie Pie can prepare these parties and special occasions into such a lovely evening, like today for instance."

"Yeah, Pinkie is something," I said removing my dome cover, "Let's see what she made for us?"

Rarity used her magic and levitated the round silver dome to the side where a little table was and placed it there. I placed mine there as well. On our plates was; for the main course lasagna, most likely meatless, it had cheese and different vegetables sliced in it with a seasoned tomato sauce spread on top. For the sides, crispy hay straws on top of a cranberry-almond ceaser like salad and a sweet roll. For dessert, because it was Pinkie who made this, a cupcake.

"Smells quite delish," Rarity levitated her fork to the corner of the lasagna getting a piece and tasting it, "And taste quite delish as well."

I partook in the meal sampling everything except the cupcake. The lasagna was delicious, especially when I ate it with the sweet roll and the salad was just as great. Now the hay straws wasn't too bad actually, I may not eat them raw but with the meal it gave it a little crispiness. "Mmm she really out done herself," I said after trying each of the items. I poured me and Rare wine. It was smooth going down with a hint of cherry.

We enjoyed our meal before we started engaging in conversation. After the dessert I asked Rarity, "So Rarity, tell me more about yourself? How you became who you are today?"

Rarity wiped her muzzle with a napkin she had levitated before telling me, "Well I was always passionate about fashion and design. I would say I was born for it and even when I was a filly, designing clothes was who I was meant to be and that's also when I discovered that being a fashionista was my destiny and attained my cutie mark."

I sipped my wine, "Interesting, so further along did you engage more into your passion?" I asked.

"Did I," the white fashion designer said, "I did, so after the school performance show I continued to participate in more of the schools functions that would require a young talented designer, cheer squad, band group, sports team, or even for nightmare night costume contest. As I became older I started my own club, I was the head of the School's Fashion Society or the SFS, I taught other teenaged ponies all I knew about the importance and beauty fashion brings a pony when out in the world. Being a designer was with me my whole life, oh I love it and I love to share my work with others. Sometimes I would make somepony something and give it to them just out of generosity."

I nodded my head, "And you do most of your work here in Ponyville?"

"The majority of the time, yes, but I've done some designs in Canterlot," Rarity answered. "I would do more work there but my father paid for my boutique here in Ponyville. He was going to use the bits for my college but I told him that I'm already doing what I love and so he used the bits for my very own place of business instead."

I poured us some more wine. "That's very nice of your father, besides you're so talented you wouldn't need college anyway. Your cutie mark is your degree in fashion," I complimented.

Rarity blushed a little, "Why thank you," she said before asking me, "So Tommy what are your talents? Do you have a career of your own?"

I thought for a second, "I haven't thought of real talents or had an interesting career. My life's been down the drain ever since Tina's death, I didn't want to ruin the mood with depressing stuff though."

But when Tina was alive I had goals, so I shared that instead, "When I was younger I used to create buildings or houses out of Legos (I saw Rarity's questionable look on her face so I added what Lego's were)...they're building block toys for kids. They usually come in various size sets but people would make it into art, sculpting cities and statues out of Lego's and there's even a themed based park back on Earth. Personally for me, I based my career goal on just the mere fact of me creating these miniature buildings. Being a civil engineer was what I was going to school for...but as of right now I never finished and..."

I finished the rest in my head, "...what was the point in life with the one who truly loved you died because of a careless action you did. I didn't finish because I didn't have the desire for anything except waste away." I broke eye contact with her and my eyes drifted away.

The fashionista looked at me concerned, "Darling, are you okay?"

I fixed my eyes back on the unicorn and said, "Ah...yeah I was...I was just thinking about how I won't be doing that job anytime soon."

Rarity placed a hoof on my hand and pitied, "Don't worry about a thing, you're in Equestria now. I'm sure you can use your special talent here. I bet ponies would love your ideas on designing big fancy buildings."

That made me smile as I thought, "I could see that. Life in Equestria with Fluttershy and having the job I always wanted to do."

"The only thing you need to devote your life to is to be with Tina," that voice in my head said.

The good voice however, "But Fluttershy needs you and your already in love with her, maybe life here wouldn't be such a bad idea."

"Don't you dare try and change what you and Tina had," that voice said, "...you're out of place here anyway and you can be out of here soon."

"Tommy dear," I heard a worried voice say.

I snapped out of my thinking state and said quickly, "Sorry Rarity it's just...do you want to dance?" I went around the table holding out my hand.

"Well um...sure I would love to," she said taking my hand and getting off her chair. I turned the record player up just a little and turned to see Rarity already dancing. I studied her for a minute. Rarity moved slow and casual with her eyes closed. Left hoof forward then back, right hoof forward-back. Side kick left, side kick right, turn around repeat.

I stopped Rarity and said, "Try this, come on, stand on your hindhooves." I held on her forehooves and place her right hoof on my shoulder and her left hoof was in my right hand extended out. I placed my left hand on her lower back above her hips. Standing on her hindlegs, she was about a foot shorter than me.

"I usually don't dance on two," she said.

"Don't worry, I won't let you go, now follow my lead," I said as I took my first step forward with my left foot. Rarity followed my foot and stepped back with her right hoof. I moved my right foot next to my left as Rarity moved back and I moved to the right.

Rarity almost lost her balance, "Ooh," she said.

I pulled her closed to me and told her, "I told ya I got you." Next I moved my right foot back and Rarity mirrored it with her left hoof forward. Then I moved my left foot next to my right and Rarity moved to the left. I stepped to the left bringing my right foot next to my left with Rarity following.

"See and that's it, now we repeat," I smiled and stared into the azure eyes.

"Well I must say I do love your style of dancing, what is it called?" the white unicorn said.

We repeated the dance and I told her, "It's the human version of ballroom dancing and you're doing quite well." The designer closed her eyes and rested her head on my chest as we continued to dance. "Where's Sweetie Belle?" I asked.

Rarity answered, "Pinkie sent her to Applejack's so the girls are going to be spending the night. Do you have siblings back home?"

"Two sisters, Melissa and Caroline," I answered, "Melissa's older than me, she's 29 and Caroline's my little sister, she's 20."

"May I ask if they do anything special?" the formal mare asked.

I said, "Melissa's a chiropractor and Caroline, well she hasn't decided on what she wants to be, she always had an open mind for stuff so that's probably the come she hasn't picked her career yet."

"Do you see them at all?" the unicorn asked.

"Not really, my older sister lives in Alabama with her husband, Terry. Caroline is still with my parents and they live in another part of Alabama," I said thinking of my family, "We usually get together during Christmas or Thanksgiving."

Rarity looked up at me, "Don't you live in Alabama, too?"

"No I lived in Brooklyn most of my life," I explained, "...once I was able to pay for my own place I was able to stay, even when my family moved away to be in Alabama."

"Why would you choose to stay if your family left?" she asked looking deep into my eyes.

I slowly lost the rhythm of my dancing as I thought of why, "I stayed because of Tina, we were going to live our lifes there get married and have some kids when the time was right." I didn't tell Rarity that.

I said instead, "Work and ah...school." It was half the truth because I did have a decent job and me and Tina were going to college at the time. Having a life with Tina was the true reason that I stayed behind.

"It seems that you are alone...," the white mare said, "...but here in Equestria you have us, your friends, and maybe one day you'll find the mare of your dreams and settle in with her."

I stopped dancing and just stood there holding on to Rarity. I was thinking of Fluttershy, "Shy is the mare of my dreams, I love her and I miss her, I just wanted to run to her and hold her."

I let go of the fashionista and said, "You're a really good dancer."

I walked over to the table and drank the rest of the wine in my cup. I noticed a beautiful looking dress in the making. "Working on another dress?" I asked checking out the dress.

Rarity walked next to me, "Oh this I am working on for a very special pony that is coming in to town and I have to present this dress for her tomorrow night."

"Who's the special pony?" I asked.

Rarity looked up in awe, "Only the most luxurious pony alive, Glamour, she is traveling around Equestria to find a talented designer to design dresses and outfits to be modeled by the most famous mares, such as Miss Canterlot, Miss Manehatten, Miss Cloudsdale and even Miss Ponyville."

"Looks like you're almost done, its coming along very nice," I tell the unicorn.

"Yes and I was meaning to ask Fluttershy if she would model my dress when Glamour arrives tomorrow night," Rarity asked smiling big.

I assured, "I'm sure she'll do it, I will even talk to her for you."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you," Rarity said happily stomping her hooves, "Glamour will be here at 10pm and I'm going to need Fluttershy to be here around 8:30pm."

"No problem I'll have her here by then," I said staring in Rarity's eyes holding her hooves.

We stared into each others eyes for a good minute before Rarity smiled with half closed eyes, "You know Tommy, this has been a lovely evening," she said softly.

I smiled back and inched my face close to hers, "Yeah and with a lovely mare to enjoy it with," I said softly. Rarity slightly blushed and giggled as her muzzled was only a few inches from my lips. I puckered my lips and the unicorn closed her eyes and went for the kiss. Upon contact the mare blinked her eyes a couple times kicking her leg out before squeeing and falling back on her back with the twitching of a leg with a wide smile on her face.

I was taken a back, "Was that all it took, seriously. You know what I'm not going to complain, at least I didn't have to take it any further than that."

I was about to walk out but a tall bottle caught my eye. I grabbed the wine bottle, "Don't want it to go to waste."

"Goodnight, Rarity," I said closing the door behind me. What a sigh of relief.

I was walking home, man it's already dark, 8:23pm on my watch. I hope Shy's alright, I haven't seen her all day. I was approaching a tree when I heard a voice.

"Oh that was boring," it said, "...I thought I was going to die of complete boredom with all that romantic atmosphere eehh."

I stopped and looked around, "Who said that?" A snake hung out of the tree surprising me and causing me to take a step back.

The snake looked like the one that hissed at me back at Twilight's Library, grey body and yellow-red eyes with white eyebrows. I knew who it was instantly.

"Damn it Discord what do you want?" I asked impatiently. I knew he was going to mess with me about something.

The snake slid out of the tree and increased in size as he made it into the air forming into the tall drac that he was. "I'm just saying it would have been much enjoyable if you went to Twilight instead," Discord snickered.

"Yeah right, she was acting weird, too," I said remembering what I saw, "...I'm glad I went to see Rarity."

"If I would have known I would of-" Discord muttered something.

"What was that?" I cut him off.

"Oh nothing just thinking of how close you are to actually pulling this off and eventually leaving. It's not like there's nothing important here for you to stay, right," He said slyly.

When he mentioned leaving I felt like I'd be missing something and yes Fluttershy is important to me. I stared at the ground not wanting to think of it.

Discord saw that he pushed a button and decided to mess with me in that area. "What would Fluttershy do when you leave?" He smiled and slithered around me placing his paw and talon on my shoulders behind me whispering in my ear. I stood quiet. "The mare left and abandoned, forever heart brokened," he continued.

"I don't want to leave Shy I love her," I thought. I hate thinking about her heart being broken.

"And you think she truly loves you heh heh heh" he said. It's like he can read my mind.

"Yes of course she does," I thought to myself.

"Believe what you want, you said it yourself it's just some odd feeling that's making these mares fall for you," he whispered.

I became deep in despair, "He's right Shy doesn't love me at all, I'm just confusing her love with that stupid ass feeling."

Discord chuckled in satisfaction. "This is better than I thought," he said to himself.

"DISCORD!" yelled a pony coming towards us. The draconequus let go of me and I slumped to the ground.

"Why hello there Pinkamena," he said greeting the poofy maned pony.

"You leave him alone you big meanie," Pinkie said jumping in his face.

Discord caressed her chin catching her in mid air, "That's not the Pinkamena I want. Why don't you let her out to play so we can have some real fun?" he asked mischievously. Pinkie broke from his grasp and jumped to ground looking away from him.

I watched the two talk as I downed the rest of the wine before tossing it over my shoulder. That voice spoke, "You see Tina's love for you is real and isn't some fake feelings like that mare you care so much about."

I said to myself, "You have anything to say to that, good voice?" Why should it I'm already accepting the fact that what Discord said is true. His words hissed in my ear like a snake.

Discord was on all fours with Pinkie standing between his arms. He stroke her chin gently having her look up at him and said, "You know you're my favorite element right, the element of laughter. What's wrong? I thought you loved fun."

The pink mare pushed his paw away and told him, "Only when it doesn't evolve making ponies feel sad," she said looking at me.

"Haha and you think fun is defined by one pony forcing another to do something they didn't want to. Now tell me my dear Pinkamena how does that work exactly," the master of chaos brought up the very thing that made Pinkie feel very sad. Her mane and tail depoofed and the drac began to run his talons through her straight hair. "Now that's the Pinkamena I wanted," he said devilishly.

I glared at him. I had enough of his crap. I got to my feet and stood in between him and the pink mare, "Why don't you leave her the fuck alone," I told him off, "...you think its some sort of game missing with someones...or someponies emotions like that."

"Hmm you're the one to talk. You're doing the same thing to poor little Fluttershy," Discord's statement shut me up quick, "Here you are telling her you love her when your planning on leaving her for your Tina girl." I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out. Discord looked from me to Pinkie and grinned, "Looks like I'll leave you two alone. It was fun afterall (yawn) but even this Chaotic Master needs his rest." Discord poofed his pajamas on and was tucked in his bed. Me and Pinkie watched as he poofed away.

We stood for a couple minutes before Pinkie said shaking her head as her mane/tail frizzed back, "I'm not letting that get to me anymore, I have already forgave myself and I think you shouldn't let Discord get to you either." I smiled at the mare that always looks at things positive. "You love Fluttershy and she loves you, weird feeling or no weird feeling, she loves you and if you believe in your heart that Fluttershy's love for you is 100 percent you shouldn't let anypony tell you that it's not."

I brightened up on that thought, Pinkie's right. Something good in me said, "This mare does not have fake love...it is real, now go be with her."

My heart warmed up as I was about to run to the cottage. "Thanks again Pinkie, I always find comfort from you."

I was about to take off when she yelled, "Wait don't you want to hear my plans for Twilight and Rainbow tomorrow?"

I stopped and turned around, "Well actually-" I tried to say before being cut off.

Pinkie said quickly, "Because I talked to Twilight and she is all calmed down now and maybe...-"

I walked up to her, "No no Twilight," I said cutting her off.

Pinkie quickly said the next idea, "Okay then maybe you can hang out with Dash and flatter her on her really awesome tricks and she likes it when ponies praise her that way yo-"

I held her muzzle shut with my hand and she still tried to make words come to light. Mumble mumble mumble was all I heard. "No Dash either. Just Fluttershy," I said removing my hand from her mouth. "I know you want to see Tina alive as quickly as I do but...I really need to spend some time with Fluttershy because I don't want her feeling that I don't care for her."

Pinkie nodded her head, "Okay, I understand you don't want to neglect your love for her."

"Exactly," I said.

"Awe Fluttershy is so lucky to have you. Is there anything I can do at least?" the party mare asked.

I didn't have anything planned just yet and I didn't want to refuse her offer because Pinkie's been a big help so far. I stroke my chin thinking then I asked her, "Can you get me a boat?"

Pinkie beamed, "A boat, yeah I can get you a boat. Are you taking her on vacation? 'Cause if you are you're going to need a really big one, like a ferry or ooh ooh a cruise liner."

I laughed a little, "No Pinkie just a little row boat will do just fine. I want to take her down the stream away from here just me and her, you know," I explained, "I'll figure out what we'll do but I do want to leave in the morning."

"Don't worry, I know a pony who knows a pony that has a sister who has a friend who works for this pony who knows a pony with a cousin that owns a boat that knows me and he'll let me borrow his boat," she said all too fast.

"Okay...be sure to tell that pony thanks for me," I said.

I thanked the mare and said goodbye.

"Don't worry I'll be there as early as I can, good night," Pinkie headed to her home as did I.

Fluttershy's Cottage

It was already 9:13pm. I went up to the front door and slowly opened it.

I said not to loudly, "Fluttershy."

No answer. I looked in the kitchen, nothing. She wasn't downstairs so I went upstairs figuring she must have gone to sleep.

I went up the stairs slowly and was about to go to the room when I realized I was still dressed up. I went in the restroom instead to change and took a quick shower. I really started to hate keeping secrets from her, but I had no choice.

The bathroom door opened and I didn't hear who came in until I heard a voice, "I-I'm sorry for coming in (sniff) but I was-"

I opened the curtain and saw the yellow pegasus hiding behind her mane not wanting to see me in the nude, but I didn't care. "Fluttershy its okay," I said cutting her off.

She ran to me and jumped in the tub hugging me and said with tears in her eyes, "I was so worried about you (sniff) I thought something bad happened to you (sniff) when you didn't come back from work (sniff) I went to Applejack's but Granny Smith said you had left (sniff) I came home but you weren't here and..and (sniff) there was a note I...I didn't mean to read it (sniff) but...but I didn't know where you were so I went looking for you in town (sniff) and you weren't at the bakery and I came home waiting for you (sniff) then it was getting latter and latter and I haven't heard from you (sniff) so I..I thought that you were...you were..," She began to sob.

I had already kneeled down crying with the mare that loved me holding her tight. "I...I'm so sorry Fluttershy, I love you, I love you so much," I cried. I needed to say that and she needed to know that.

Shy cried over my shoulder, "I...I love you, too T, I don't want to ever lose you."

I ended up laying in the tub with Shy held close to me. The warm water poured down on us as we embraced each other. I believe, like Pinkie said, that Shy loves and cares for me. This has to be real.

After what seemed to be a long while, me and Shy were in bed dried and I was in my PJ's. The timid pony was laying on my stomach as I kissed her passionately. I placed my left hand on her flank as I ran my right fingers through her mane on her neck. I enjoyed the warm lips as my tongue tasted the mare I loved dearly. Our tongues tangled as I held her tight not wanting to have to leave this pegasus alone in a state like that again.

I broke the kiss to tell her, "I'll always love you and I would never let anypony ever try and take you from me." I held a long kiss with her.

Fluttershy said with love, "I give you my heart T, I belong to you and nopony else."

Tears rolled down my eyes when I heard that. "My love is yours my angel, my darling little butterfly," I told her as I covered us with the warm blanket.

The shy mare blushed when I called her that and she kissed me tenderly. "Oh T," she said nuzzling me under my neck.

We fell asleep not wanting to let the other go. This was no joke, my Fluttershy did love me and I loved her, she had my heart.

Tomorrow I will be able to give her the attention she needed. My dear sweetheart.

Author's Note

Hope everyone enjoyed it. I'll see you guys next chapter.