Do I love her?

by sugarcoat

Chapter two

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By the end of the night, three ponies had kissed, blind makeovers were done and failed miserably, but all was well. It was fun, and Twilight really did need something to do.

"Night y'all," Applejack said, blowing out the lantern they had set up to tell scary stories.

"Goodnight."

"Nighty nighty!"

"Night, Applehick," Applejack threw her pillow at Rainbow, while Pinkie snorted with laughter.

"Goodnight darling,"

"Night," Fluttershy finished, her soft voice calming everypony  down.

But Twilight couldn't sleep, no matter how hard she tried. She looked over at her clock.

'11:46' the clock read, as she groaned, focusing on the clock ticking and closed her eyes.

"You alright?" Applejack whispered,  poking Twilight with a hoof.

"No," she responded after a while, her ears flattening.

"Wanna talk about it in the bathroom?"

"Yeah." They both got out of their sleeping bags quietly and padded over to the bathroom. Applejack closed the door as Twilight sat on the toilet, her head down. AJ slid down and sat against the door.

"What's wrong?" She asked, giving a concerning look to her purple friend. Twilight pondered whether she should tell her or not.

"I'm in love with Rarity," She said, a snort coming out of Applejack.

"I know, sugarcube. It's obvious when ya keep starin' at 'er like that." She told Twilight. Twi considered this and her cheeks flushed a pink.

"It's alright. You should tell her, she's a filly fooler ya know. And she might, possibly have a tiny crush on ya as well." Twilight's ears perked up and her heart was beating fast. She's a filly fooler and she has a crush on Twilight?

"How do you know that?" She asked her friend, narrowing her eyes.

"Uh...well, we - um, we dated for a short time. We broke up because she lost interest in me and began to love you instead," Applejack told her friend, looking to the side. Twilight smirked.

"I knew it, you two were always close to each other whenever you were near," Applejack chuckled. They sat in silence for a few moments before they heard shuffling, and then there was a knock on the door.

"Who's in there, and why the hell are they blocking the door?'' A familiar posh accent said, irritation in her voice. Twilight blanched and Applejack snickered.

"How convenient," Applejack said, moving from the door and letting the pony in. Rarity looked irritated.  "I have to pee, so leave." She said, flipping her hair behind her head. The two left and Applejack winked, leaving Twilight alone to go back to her sleeping bag.

"Wait, no!" Twilight hissed, but AJ was already gone. After moments of silence and a toilet flushing, Twilight said, "Rare? Can I come in when you're done?" And the door opening in response. She walked in and sat down.

"Yes?" Rarity said, raising an eyebrow.

"I need to tell you something," She said quietly, looking at the beautiful white unicorn.

"What is it?" She asked curiously. Twilight stood up.

"I-I," Twilight resisted. What if Applejack is playing a joke?

"I love you," She said, scuffing her hoof on the floor awkwardly. "That's all? I love you too, Twilight," Rarity said back.

"No, I-" Twilight said, her voice shaking and tears welling up in her eyes.

"Wait, do you-" Rarity said, her eyes widening in realization. They sat in silence, a tear falling down Twilight's cheek and plipping on the floor.

"Sweetie, don't cry, please," Rarity said, walking over to her purple friend and wiping her tear with a hoof. "Please." Twilight sniffed. Rarity looked in Twilight's eyes, concern and sadness in her deep blue eyes.

"You're my best friend and I don't want to see you ever cry. You're beautiful, Twilight. I love you too much to see you sad," Rarity told the lavender pony to put her at ease. "R-really?" Twilight said, wiping her face with a hoof. Rarity nodded, and kissed Twilight. Twilight was caught by surprise and jumped, kissing back.

It's happening! Finally, it's happening! She melted into the kiss, resting her hoof on Rarity's face. They pulled away, panting softly.

"We should go back," Rarity said after a few moments of awkward silence. They headed out of the bathroom and shut the lights off, Rarity's cheeks clearly bright red. They laid down on their beds and slowly fell asleep.

When the ponies awoke it was about 11 a.m. Twilight, who was awake last of all, immediately smelled burning eggs and toast.

"No, Pinkie! You can't put the butter on top of the eggs! You're a baker, shouldn't you know this stuff?" She heard Rainbow say, hearing Applejack giggle slightly after. Twilight rubbed her eyes with her front hooves and stood up, going to her vanity and brushing her hair quickly. Her eyes glanced over to the calendar above her mirror, and groaned.

"What was that?" She heard Rarity say, her ears perking up at the sound of her loves voice.

"Was that her?" She heard Pinkie say a few moments after, hooves shuffling around in panic. Seconds later, Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbow and Fluttershy showed up with a large purple cake decorated with sparklers, Pinkie carrying a large birthday breakfast, including eggs, pancakes with strawberries and whipped cream, and bacon. Twilight surpressed a grin and walked to her friends, hugging them all.

"Thank you guys, seriously," Twilight smiled at her friends and they all smiled back. Rarity grinned at Twilight specifically, nodding her head at the lavender pony. Twilight blushed and used her magic to carry five other forks to the table. She shared with her friends and