Aquaintances... or friends?
Rarity tutted, shaking her head as Sweetie Belle groaned in great annoyance.
"Scootaloo and Applebloom were meant to be here..." She paused and looked at the time before continuing. "A whole hour ago!"
"Sweetie Belle, darling, if you really want to do something about it then i'll help you find your friends but there is absolutely no need for such distress, goodness me!" Rarity sighed.
"Fine, ugh, i'll let you help me this time..." Sweetie Belle replied however Rarity knew she must be at least a little bit grateful.
The two ponies left Rarity's Boutique and headed for Sweet Apple Acres, even if they couldn't find scootaloo, surely Apple Bloom would be home. Also, i can visit Applejack and see if she has any apples! Rarity thought to herself. Sweetie Belle lifted her head up as they approached Rainbow Dash's favourite cloud. Several laughs could be heard up there.
"I'll see you later, Rarity!" Sweetie Belle said, spotting Apple Bloom resting against a fence.
"Sweetie Belle, darling! Just don't get hurt!" Rarity called after her, whether or not she had actually heard didn't really matter.
Rarity spotted Rainbow Dash with Scootaloo. As per usual, Rainbow Dash was showing off, until she spotted Rarity. Rainbow Dash took Scootaloo in her hooves and dropped her near where Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle were giggling before flying over to Rarity. She laughed as Rarity sighed at her messy mane.
"It's just my mane, Rarity, it looks cool like this, anyway!" Rainbow Dash explained.
"I know, i know! It is just, Rainbow Dash darling, it looks very messy and..." Rarity trailed off.
"And...?" Rainbow asked curiously.
"It looks..." Rarity stopped. It looked beautiful on Rainbow Dash, it wouldn't really suit any pony else though.
"It looks...? Rarity, stop daydreaming!" Rainbow sighed in frustration. She didn't like all this pausing and hesitating.
"A little bit messy." Rarity finished, which was true, only it looked lovely on her.
Where are these thoughts coming from? Rarity asked herself. She shook her head and looked back at Rainbow Dash.
"Do you have a headache? You should probably go back and do some more dressmaking, or whatever you do in your spare time."
"Oh, no, goodness me, dear! Well, i will see you later; i do need to finish this dress i am working on..." Rarity replied in a rush.
Rainbow Dash sighed as Rarity turned to leave. Rarity didn't give it a second thought but she did think about her and Rainbow Dash's friendship for a long time afterwards... She spoke about it to Opal for a long time when she reached the boutique again.
"You see, darling, I don't really know Rainbow Dash all that well. I don't know if there is much more to her than being.. 'cool'.. And becoming a part of the Wonderbolts and being the best flier in Equestria..." Rarity had started. "And since Twilight is here to learn about friendship.. Maybe i should try myself! Rainbow Dash and I.. We’re only friends through our own friends! I've never been on an adventure with her, you know, just the two of us or something. Oh! Darling Opal, i'm too busy to get you anything to eat right now. Anyway, you may be thinking that i have been on lots of adventures with her but those are Twilight's adventures.. Not our own! Are we aquaintances or friends?"
She stopped sewing the seams of a new dress design and began to pace. She thought quite deeply on how she could become better friends with RainbowDash, then, an idea came into her head.
"Opal! Darling! I have a great idea, i'll just bump into her tomorrow and have a chat, then maybe ask her to go somewhere, or something... is that a good idea, darling?" Rarity finished. Opal stalked away, angry that she wasn't being fed. "Oh, darling!"
The Next Day...
Rarity checked herself in her jewel encrusted mirror before leaving the boutique. She was determined to find Rainbow Dash and become a better friend. Although she didn't really know how things would work out, or what would happen, she felt fairly confident with herself. She would accidently bump into Rainbow, apologize sincerely, then have a chat and...
And what? Then what would happen? Rarity thought hard, not completely sure on what it could bring. Her confidence washed away a little but she forced herself to be optimistic. Anyway, why was she over reacting about this? She felt herself become a little hot.
Rainbow Dash... she is just a little hard to please. That is all... It has nothing to do with the fact she is.. beautiful.
"What?" Rarity muttered to herself. Why had she just thought that! Of all things, why that? It wasn't true anyway. She hardly even knew Rainbow Dash to begin with... "Ah, there she is!"
A couple of ponies stared at her with some curiosity in their minds but she walked over to Rainbow Dash quite quickly. Tripping over as she 'bumped' into Rainbow Dash. She felt herself go all hot again as she brushed against Rainbow's soft mane.
" You okay there, Rarity?" Rainbow Dash asked, a little confused.
"Oh, I'm fine, darling! Everything’s fine!" Rarity replied a little too quickly. Rainbow Dash peered down at Rarity, she hadn't made much of a move to get back up.
"You sure?" Rainbow Dash asked again. This time, Rarity scrambled to her feet.
Surprisingly, Rarity didn't need to pretend about being embarrassed. She was actually genuinely embarrassed about tripping over in front of Rainbow Dash... Which was not what she expected at all.
"I'm sure, darling! How are you today, Rainbow Dash?" She asked.
"Oh, I’m great, actually! I was just coming to find you." Rainbow Dash said, surprising Rarity.
"Oh my, really?"
"Ye-es..?"
"Ah, what do you need, my darling?" Rarity asked, genuinely interested now.
"Well, Fluttershy is sick so she can't model one of your dresses, or something." Rainbow Dash explained.
"Oh no! Now what will i do? I need someone to model the outfits, i need a pegasus especially!" Rarity sighed dramatically; this was turning out to be easier than she ever expected it to be.
"Hey... I could help you. Model it, i mean. I haven't ever done it before, i could try. There’s a first for everything, you know..." Rainbow Dash began rambling.
"Oh, that would be perfect, darling! Are you free today?" Rarity asked.
"Yep, i could come right now, if you like."
"Perfect, darling! Let’s go!"
Together, they headed back to Rarity's boutique. Rarity smiled. That had been much easier than she expected... And how come Rainbow Dash suddenly wanted to model the dress? That was not like Rainbow Dash at all! Maybe there was more to her than meets the eye...
Author's Note
So this is my first story, sorry for any grammar mistakes, it has been proofread.. but still.
