Author's Note

The poem below is an original.

The Letters

When she went to bed that evening, she was thrilled to know that this was no dream.

The next day, she invited her friends over to lunch to tell them all about her date. She could hardly contain her excitement.

"I'm so happy that you all could make it!" She squealed.

"Of course we'd come, sugarcube." Applejack said, smiling.

"So tell us, what happened?" Asked Fluttershy.

"He was perfect." She said, grinning. "He's a scribe for the princesses and is working on a collection of his own poetry. He walked me home after dinner and kissed me! It was everything I could have imagined and more!"

"That's wonderful, Rarity!" Twilight commented.

"I'm SO happy for you!" Squeaked Pinkie, hugging her.

"I'm glad you found someone awesome." Said Rainbow. They all hugged, then sat down for lunch.

Rarity was on cloud nine. She had amazing friends, a good family, and now a great love.

It wasn't until late that evening that her high left her. A thought popped into her head and it sobered her right up.

What would she do when he was gone?

She didn't know, but made a point not to stress over it too much. She would cross that bridge when she came to it.

They went out every night that next week, spending every moment together that they could salvage, and when the time came to say goodbye, he asked her a very important question.

"Rarity, I want you to know that I will never forget what happened to me here. You are the most amazing mare I have ever met, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to go steady with me?"

"I'd love to!" She said quickly. They shared in one last loving and lustful kiss before he left.

The next morning, she didn't come out of her shop. She stayed in her bathrobe and pajamas and spent her time laying in bed, eating vanilla oat swirl ice cream. She only went out to Check her mail. When she did, she was surprised to see a letter with Laureate's return address. She ripped it open and scanned the page. It was a poem, handwritten for her. It read:

All the night I waste in sighs
Dreaming of your bright blue eyes
With hair of violet and a personality with zeal
Sometimes I wonder if you're real
Your perfect smile and sweet caress
Remind me often that I'm so blessed
To know that you will always be mine
In my darkest world, you always shine
No matter the distance I want you to know
You're the love of my life and I can't let you go.

She smiled. It reassured her that everything was going to be alright. She only stayed in that first day. She knew he wouldn't want her to isolate herself in that way. The next day she wrote to him of all the happenings in her life.

They wrote letters back and forth for eight months. She kept them in a binder she hid under her bed with her diary. Whenever she felt lonely, she would read the letters and poems he wrote her and it made her feel a little bit better.

The unspoken question between them remained: when would they meet again? The answer came in the form of Sapphire Shores' new summer concert, which Rarity made the costumes for. She would be in Canterlot for three days. When she wrote to him of her visit, he was thrilled. Immediately, he began planning their date while Rarity began packing for her trip.