Author's Note

Before you read this, I'd like to say a couple things.

First of all, this is my first public story that I've written. I have taken my time to make sure this chapter (and all the other chapters) were squeaky clean and perfect. I put as much effort into this as I possibly could. I had it proof-read by three people. I hope it's okay. I used my knowledge from other fanfictions that I've read and put it into one chapter, and definitely more to come! So, this may not be perfect at all, but I think it's quite decent if you ask me.

Second, any criticisms that you have to tell me are highly, HIGHLY welcomed! I am a sucker for learning how to get better, whether I'm drawing or writing fanfictions, I would like to improve on my writing if I have the chance to. If you have any nitpicks to make, then make them! I just hope you'll be kind towards me with your critiques. After all, this is my first public story.

Finally, requests for any shipping chapters you'd like to see are welcomed! I probably won't get to them until after I finished up the mane 6 + Spike chapters first, but I promise you, I will definitely get there! I plan on adding background characters and major characters into this story as well. Love for everypony.

Now, then, that is all I have to say. I hope you enjoy my story! This took a while for me to write, and then re-type through my computer. I had to proof-read it for any errors, but I might've missed some, so don't be too harsh!

Alright, I'm really done, now. Get on reading!

The Jewelled Butterfly (Rarishy)

Rarity's POV

I pushed Fluttershy's hair out of her face to examine her glorious features. I then sighed with pleasure.

"Oh Fluttershy, dear, you're so beautiful. Every glimpse I get of you is like a little piece of heaven calling my name." I saw Fluttershy's cheeks flush in a light pink color, meaning I had done my job of making her blush with a compliment.

"Oh my... th-thank you, Rarity... you too," I heard Fluttershy quietly say. Practically a whisper, almost. I, myself, knew she wasn't the type of pony for relationships, so I was quite surprised when she said yes to my asking.

Well, I love everything about her. Her smile, her beautiful, bright, teal eyes, the way her glorious, pink mane falls across her body, her beautiful Pegasus wings, and most of all, her whole personality. I have never really been a... 'personality' type of mare, but with Fluttershy... she changes that! Her voice is quiet, which is soothing, and quite relaxing. I would listen to it all day if I must. Her kindness is quite a feature that I am fond of. She is probably the sweetest mare in all of Equestria! Her shyness is like the perfect topping on a cake, and it's amazing. The way she blushes every time I speak nicely of her... I love it all so much.

I've been in love with her for, well, Celestia knows how long. I first met her while on my way to my regularly scheduled spa day. It first started with awkward conversation, and a very quiet and shy Fluttershy. Eventually, we became friends, and started visiting each other daily. It then ended up with us having a spa day twice a week. It was all so perfect. The day I knew I was in love with her was a day while we were at the spa, and in the sauna. She looked so beautiful, so... innocent. I just had to have her! She was perfect! There was just one thing missing, though. Her.

I snapped awake from my daydreaming session. I quickly sat upwards, scanning the room.

"Was it really all a dream?" I said to an empty room. To nopony but myself. I sighed. Unfortunately, it was.

I can't deny the fact that I like Fluttershy. Well, 'like' is an understatement. I, more... love her, if you will. Enough thinking! I decided to arise from my bed, and get myself ready for today, with a groan.

I was already pacing around my workshop after I had finished making myself look beautiful, mumbling to myself about how I would greet her, and tell her. Today would be the day I would tell her. I could feel it coursing through my body that today would be the day!

"Now Fluttershy, my dear, I actually came out to your lovely cottage to ask you quite an important question..." No. No good. Too bland, and it was most certainly not a question. More like a... petty statement.

"My dear Fluttershy, how much I love you so! I wish for you to be forever wrapped in my arms and in my love! I love you, my dear, and I hope you love me, too!" Hmm... too poetic, at least for Fluttershy, and certainly very cheesy. No good, either. I groaned again.

"Ugh, how in EQUESTRIA am I going to do this? Should I just be generic, or should I be more proper? Ooooh, Opal, I just don't know what to do-o-oooo!" I placed my hoof against my forehead and jumped onto my fainting couch. I sat up and looked at my darling little Opalescence.

"Meow," I heard her meow in the cutest little sound ever.

"You're saying I should just be... myself? But, what if she doesn't find the appeal in myself? Wait! She's my best friend, she wouldn't hate me for being myself, would she?" I sighed and laid lazily against my fainting couch.

"I guess I'll just be... generic. Myself. I can do this. You can do this, Rarity! I just have to go pack my things and the flowers I bought her, then I shall be on my way!" I placed my hoof onto my chest and breathed in, then extended my hoof out and breathed out. I packed up my saddlebags, trying my best to keep the flowers from getting crushed, and then headed out to Fluttershy's cozy little cottage.

Fluttershy's POV

"Oh my! Angel, please eat your food! I made it special. Just for you!" I tried to give a convincing smile to Angel, my pet bunny, but he crossed his arms and shook his head at me.

"Pretty please, Angel? I worked really hard to make this for you!" I frowned to my little Angel bunny, but he refused to eat his food that I made for him. He stuck his tongue out at me and spilled his food all over the ground, then hopped away.

I sighed, getting on the floor to clean up his mess. He was always very picky with his food choices, and I didn't mind that. I sometimes wish he would eat his food, though.

"I'm sorry, Angel. Next time, I'll make your food more accurate," I said with a sigh, then flew up to throw away the mess.

I decided to make some food for myself, so I flew into my kitchen, looking for something for me to eat.

"Hmm... I guess I'll just have wheat grass. It's quite delicious, anyways." I smiled and nodded to myself, then I took out the wheat grass from my fridge and placed it on a plate. I placed the plate into my microwave and set the time to cook for three minutes.

"Mmmm... I can already taste it! I wonder if Rarity like wheat grass-" I stopped myself. Rarity? Again? I... I just can't stop thinking about her for some reason. Maybe I... like her? I started thinking about it. Maybe I do 'like' her... I mean, I think she's very beautiful, and I really like her voice... and her eyes... and her everything. I started drifting off, thinking about Rarity. I blushed at the thought of Rarity holding me in her arms.

"My, darling! You are quite small compared to me. For somepony who is older than I am, too! I, for one, think that it's quite cute," I heard Rarity say with a giggle. I blushed, snuggling into Rarity's grip.

"Thank you... but you're so warm, Rarity... you're just like the sauna." I smiled up to Rarity, who chuckled. I like hearing her laugh. It's so... umm... pretty...

"Thank you, my dear! But, I think you're quite warm, myself. It's very comforting." I felt Rarity press against me while I heard her speak those words. It felt nice. I closed my eyes gently, sitting comfortably into Rarity's grip around me. I smiled, knowing that the mare that I... erm... 'liked...' was holding me. I then heard some dinging noises.

I quickly woke up from daydreaming about Rarity with a gasp and a spread of my wings. My microwave had gone off.

"Oh my, that startled me!" I got up from my couch and went to go get my food. I opened my microwave, thanking Celestia that I was a soft sleeper.

Once I had finished my food and cleaned my dishes, I heard a knock at the door. It was surprising, because I wasn't expecting anypony to come over today.

"I wonder who that could be," I whispered to myself. I made my way to my door, slowly opening the door, just in case it was a stranger at my door. I... don't like talking to strangers.

Rarity's POV

I held my breath as I watched Fluttershy's door open. This was surely going to be quite the challenge for me...

Fluttershy finally opened the door.

"Oh, hello, Rarity! Please come in." She motioned me inside, then I made my way to the couch and sat on it. I saw her shut the door, then give me a confused look.

"I wasn't expecting you to come over today, Rarity. Is there something happening that I should know about? Oh, is it bad?!" Her face changed from confused to concerned, and I heard her start to panic, but I raised a hoof up to assure her that it was okay.

"Darling, there's nothing happening today," I quickly assured her.

"I just wanted to come over to your lovely cottage today. Have a chat, and possibly some tea!" I felt like I was going against Applejack's element, but really, I wasn't. Some tea sounded very nice right about now. I lowered my hoof and stared at the beautiful figure in front of me, otherwise known as Fluttershy.

"Okay, Rarity! I can make us some tea, if that's okay with you," I heard Fluttershy quietly say. I nodded, then watched her walk into her kitchen. I decided to follow her into the kitchen and sit down at her dining table.

Fluttershy's POV

"You came at a fairly convenient time, Rarity," I chuckled. I started placing tea bags into a kettle filled with water, letting it cook on my stove. I grabbed us some plates and tea cups, then I flew to the dining table and sat across from Rarity, placing down the china.

"I just finished eating some wheat grass." I licked my lips, remembering the taste of the delicious wheat grass. Hopefully she didn't find that... weird.

"Wheat grass, darling? Why, that sounds lovely! I like to have some wheat grass once in a while, although I prefer to go for more... 'classy' foods." Rarity used her hoof to bounce her curls in her mane, and I giggled at how silly she was.

"Oh Rarity, you're so funny!" I complimented her, hoping she wouldn't take offense to what I said or think that I was acting strange, or being weird.

"Of course, darling. A lady always has to have a sense of humor!" Rarity proudly lifted her head, closing her eyes and grinning. I giggled some more.

Spending time with Rarity was always nice. Actually, it was more than nice. It was... pleasant. Great. Amazing! Maybe today would be the day where I would confess my feelings to her... maybe. I gulped. This was going to be hard for me...

Rarity's POV

A ding throughout the cottage was heard. I glanced over to the oven where a now-boiling kettle was sitting. It was making a whistling noise, meaning that the tea was ready.

"Tea's ready!" Fluttershy said, excitedly, and surprisingly, loudly. She hopped out of her chair and made her way towards the oven. She placed her hoof on the kettle, then quickly drew it away, wincing in pain.

"Ouch..." she whispered. I quickly jolted upwards, slamming my front hooves onto the table, with determination on my face.

"Darling, let me get that for you!" I calmly let my magic take control of the kettle. I levitated the kettle off of the stove, bringing it over to the table, and pouring some tea into both of our cups. I placed the kettle down on the middle of the table and motioned Fluttershy to come sit back down.

Fluttershy flew back over to the table and sat down again.

"Ummm... Rarity, you know I have oven mitts, right? I just forgot for a second." Fluttershy gave me a confused look once more, and I shrugged.

"It's much more convenient if I do it for you, my dear. It's also much easier!" I placed my hooves together and tried my best to give her a convincing smile. I was just doing it to be kind to her, after all.

"Umm, okay, Rarity. Thank you, anyways." Fluttershy smiled at me, and I gladly smiled back. Seeing her smile was quite a gift from Celestia herself! I placed some sugar cubes into my tea, then levitated my cup to sip out of it.

Fluttershy's POV

After tea, we decided to sit on my couch and talk about recent events that had happened in our lives. Of course, I didn't have much to say, so I let Rarity talk about her time in Canterlot. Not that I minded, of course. I loved listening to Rarity talk.

"I bought the cutest looking dress from Canterlot a few days ago! I actually brought it here today to show you just exactly what it looks like! So beautiful!" Rarity calmly levitated a dress out of a shopping bag and held it out in front of us.

"Oh my, Rarity! It looks lovely!" I examined her dress. Her dress was a dark shade of purple, trimmed with gold on the edges. The neck of the dress was decorated with a pink, fluffy boa. The ends of the dress were ruffled, and the dress was also sparkling. It had as much beauty as Rarity did, and that is saying a lot.

"I even have matching heels and a matching hat to go with it!" Rarity levitated out a hat and some high-heels out of her bag. The heels were a dark shade of purple, just like her dress. Her hat was also a dark shade of purple, which matched the dress and heels, like she said it did. The type of hat she had was a floppy hat, almost like Applejack's hat, except bigger, and much more fancier. The hat had a pink feather coming out of the top through a black strap wrapped around the top of the hat. The hat's edges were also trimmed with gold.

"They look wonderful, Rarity! Oh, it must of been so expensive..." I gave Rarity a concerned look, but she shook her head.

"It was a bit expensive, I'll admit, but it was definitely, and quite worth it! I am totally in love with how they look!" Rarity smiled and I nodded.

"I bet you'll look really good in them!" I hoped that didn't sound creepy and gave Rarity a hopefully-not-creepy smile, and she smiled back.

"I look divine in it, darling! Oh, you'll just HAVE to see me in this dress, someday! For now, though, that'll be something we shall get to in the future! Now, then, what are you interested in talking about right now, darling?" Rarity gave me a smug smile, and I shrugged. I knew what I really wanted to talk about, but I didn't want to bring it up at this time.

I heard Rarity gulp.

"...Well, darling, there is something that we should probably talk about. In fact, it's... it's the reason why I even came over here in the first place..." Rarity's voice became more stern, and much more quiet, and her smile turned into a frown. I tensed up. Was it going to be... bad? Or even horrible? I almost hid under the couch or ran up my stairs to get away from this conversation, but I couldn't get myself to move. Not with Rarity here.

"Wh-what is it, R-Rarity?" I started shaking and stuttering while tensing up. This was so scary, and it couldn't of possibly ended well at all...

Rarity's POV

I gulped again. This was extremely hard for me. I then cleared my throat and sighed.

"Fluttershy..." I could barely say her name, but I had to keep going. I can't stop what I've already started, after all. I closed my eyes and looked down at the wooden floor.

"I... I'd like to admit something to you." I opened my eyes and lifted my head to look her in the eyes. She stared at me, and I breathed out.

"Um, what is it, Rarity?" Her voice was really quiet, and she sounded nervous, as her voice was shaky. I didn't blame her. I was quite nervous, myself. In fact, my voice was quite shaky, as well.

"W-well..." I was trying to keep it in for as long as possible. I paused for a bit, but Fluttershy never spoke up. I finally decided to tell her how I really felt about her. The absolute truth, I swallowed my pride and looked her straight in her beautiful, teal eyes.

"Fluttershy, I... like you. Well, 'like' is an understatement. I-I love you. But... I love you as more than a best friend." I took her hooves in mine and held them close to me.

"I love you as in I want to be in a relationship with you, darling. I know I might've seemed like the type of mare who was into stallions instead, and honestly, I thought I was, myself. I even considered Spike, along with many other stallions. But... I started realizing your... beauty. Your perfection. I slowly developed feelings for you, and I just now decided to tell you just exactly how I feel about you because... well, I was nervous about it. Very nervous, in fact. I-I still am." I released her hooves, and pulled out the roses I had stuffed into my saddlebags that I had bought for her. I held them out to her.

"Fluttershy, it would be of my honor if... if you would accept to be my special somepony. But, if not..." I looked down to the ground and shut my eyes, just waiting for rejection from Fluttershy, frowning.

"...I understand." I kept my place, just waiting to hear her say 'no' and kick me out. I then looked back up to her.

Fluttershy's POV

I could barely fathom what I just heard. Did Rarity just... ask me out? All I could do was stare at her with surprise. I didn't expect for this to happen. I then started thinking about the things she said about me. I started blushing and tearing up once I had realized what she said to me, and just exactly what it all meant.

"Oh, Rarity..." I choked out. I placed my hooves on her face and quickly leaned in to kiss her. We held our kiss for a few seconds, then I pulled away with tears streaming down my face.

"I-I would love to be your special somepony! I thought you would never ask, Rarity! Oh, I love you too! I just couldn't stop thinking about you, and I actually wanted to tell you today, but I thought you would never like me, too! Oh, I'm so happy!" I embraced her in a tight hug, which she seemed to be happy about, and she returned the hug.

Rarity had a huge smile on her face, and I had a huge smile as well. I had finally gotten the mare of my dreams.

For the rest of the day, we had long conversations about love and relationships, and we occasionally shared some compliments and sweet moments with each other. She even stayed the night in my cottage, and we cuddled all night. It was... nice. No, perfect.

Now, our relationship is going great! We've already told the girls about it. Even though it was a little hard and a little awkward for us to tell them about our relationship, they fully understood and support us fully. They're such true friends.

Although we haven't been, well, 'dating' for long, we've already gotten closer than ever before. I could never ask for anything else. I'm so glad I met Rarity. I would never change anything, ever.

Rarity's POV

Myself and Fluttershy have been doing quite well! Her and I have started getting pretty close in terms of being 'lovers'. The girls have helped us through this, as well. Such darlings!

My love for dear Fluttershy has not changed since the first day I started falling for her. Everything about her is still heaven in my eyes. We also haven't exactly gotten 'intimate' yet, but that time will come once it gets there. For now, I will happily use my little butterfly as a nice, soft, and warm pillow.

(Image credit - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Somewhere-Only-We-Know-Rarishy-444844629 by StarshineBeast on DeviantART)