Author's Note

The clop'll happen in the next chapter. Whatever kind of mistakes I made here, I apologize and will try my very best to make it better in the next chapter, so thank you and brony on.

A Stroll In The Park

The next day, you got an early start at around 9 in the morning. You took a quick, but thorough shower and put on some nice clothes. The fall season was coming by and you wanted to make sure you dressed up nice and a little bit warm. Your parents gave you a little cash, even though you had enough to last you for the rest of the day, but it was the thought that really counts.

You wore a thin black overcoat over your white button-up T-shirt and had wore some nice navy blue jeans. You weren't sure of yourself if your needed to dress to impress since you and Rarity are just friends at the moment, but because of how she always takes the time to make herself that beautiful, it was best to not be rude and show up looking presentable, but still try to be yourself.

As of right now, you were walking over to the park and gave Rarity a call to ask her when you two could meet up and you were told that she wanted you to meet her there at 10:45. You had a good 15 minutes to get there and told her you'd make it as soon as possible and hang up.

On your way to the park, you came across a video game store and got drawn by this bullshark code package for GTA Online and immediately, you slammed your face onto the window of the game store, gawking at the package like a major fanboy. Luckily, you didn't slam on the window too hard, otherwise you'd have a really hefty price to pay for the store windows.

"Hmm, maybe I should go sell my house in real life so I can buy some GTA money." you joke with yourself, letting out a little laugh and slapping your knee. "A guy can dream." But before you could put up a whole act, you checked your phone and let out a slight yelp. "I'M GONNA BE LATE!"

You panicked and sprinted over to the park. You felt nervous because this would be the first time you were going to meet someone on a "date." But, at least for you, luckily it was only with your new friend, Rarity, however if she was your girlfriend, you'd be sweating up a storm.

Thinking about it too much wasn't making things better for yourself, so you told yourself to stop being nervous and just enjoy your time with Rarity. Speaking of Rarity, you saw her at the park, sitting on a bench, applying some lipstick on her while she's looking in her little mirror. The way she was humming and making herself look beautiful left you speechless and felt your face burning up.

She wasn't wearing the Canterlot Wondercolts sweater she wore yesterday, but she did where a pale blue shirt that made her noticable G-Cup cleavage show. You could feel a small hint of blood rush out of your nose and you covered your it so she wouldn't notice. But luck wasn't on your side and she notices you. She smiles and waves for you to come over to her and sit down with her.

You did as you were told and sat down next to her, still trying to cover up your nose. She moves one of your hands away from your face and sees a little blood coming out of your nose.

"Darling, what happened to you? Did someone punch you in the nose? You're bleeding!" she asks.

"N-N-No, of course not! I uhh... I just... OH! It was probably a delayed reaction when I accidentally slammed my face into a window when I was walking on my way over here." you lie. You hoped Rarity would buy it, but she wasn't fooled by your little fib and gave you stare that left you scared stiff.

"Darling, you know as well as I do that isn't true. Come on... tell me how you got that nose bleed."

You became a little nervous and gulped. "P-P-Promise you won't hate me?"

"Of course, darling. We are friends after all. And friends never lie to friends." she says genuinely. You sigh in defeat and tell her the truth.

"Alright, the truth is... I sort of glanced at your... "breasts" when I noticed you weren't wearing your Canterlot Wondercolts sweater today. I wasn't trying to be a pervert or anything, I just sorta got hypnotized by how beautiful you look and well... ah jeez, I sound like a doofus." You look away, blushing and scratch the back of your head, feeling like you've made a fool out of yourself.

"Oh?" Rarity gives you a sly smirk. You close your eyes tightly in embarrassment. "Well, if you got captivated by my physique then I suppose it's understandable. I've seen it happen all the time back in school, so I'm pretty use to that kind of attention. I'm not mad, but please be more truthful me, okay darling?"

"Y..Yeah, sorry. I just didn't want to sound like a pervert."

"It's no worries, darling. Now follow me. I want to show you this great place I told you about here in the park." Rarity gets up and picks you up by the hand. You both walked down the path and had eyes staring at you, some were little children, while others were singles or young couples. All of their eyes were locked on you and Rarity, but mostly locked on you, and kept talking like they think you can't hear them.

"The hell's that shrimp doing with a girl like her?"

"Mommy, why's that lady holding hands with a shorty?"

"Psh, she could do better than that."

"Why is that loser getting all grabby with her?"

"I'd have dumped him for being so short if I was her."

All those comments people were making was enough to make you want to blow your top off, but Rarity leaned in and whispered into your ear.

"Just ignore them and I'll take care of it."

"How can I?" you whisper back. "These guys are starting to piss me off so much I want to break their bones, how in the hell am I suppose to ignore them?"

"Just trust me. I know how to straighten them out without hurting them...."too much." Rarity pats you on the head, but it doesn't help for whatever reason. Next thing she does it cling to your arms and says, "And just who are you ruffians to judge a man by his looks? At least he's got heart and he happens to be the most kindest and caring, not to mention, the most handsome man I've ever met! So what if he's not tall? At least he's not some insensitive jerk who thinks he's better than anyone else!"

You were speechless when she stood up for you like that. But only one of the guys walked up to you and Rarity with a nasty grin on his face.

"Oh is that so? Then how about I show you how much more of a man I can be than this little runt?" he says, pointing at you, making you want to lock your jaws on him, but he pulls away from you.

"And I told you I'm not interested in your kind. Overbearing, rude and always trying to intimidate people, so leave us alone or I'll give you a good proper warning!" Rarity retorts. The guy just chuckled.

"I like my women feisty, I like that about you."

"She told you to back off, so listen to her or I'll break your neck!" you threatened.

"Back off squirt, she's with me." replied the guy. He uppercuts you by surprise and you land onto the ground, back first, and Rarity gasped. She looks at the guy with a crossed look on her face. "What? Come on, you know he's not worth your time." Now he really pushed her over the edge. She grabbed her purse and swung it full force at the guy, and it connected with his cheek and surprisingly knocked him down.

You saw the look of anger in her eyes. But the guy was far from done. He gets up and glares at Rarity. "Why you no good rotten little BITCH!" he shouted getting back up and coming after Rarity. You charged at him and slammed your fist in his stomach, making him groan, but he wasn't down. He slams you down into the ground by slamming his hands hard onto your back. He then steps onto your head. You were getting angrier and angrier by the second until you summed up a little bit of strength to lift him off.

"Let him go, YOU BRUTE!" Rarity swings her purse at he guy and this time, he gets knocked out and falls to the ground head first with small drops of blood coming out of his mouth. Rarity picks you up by the hand and stands you up on your feet. "Are you alright, darling? You're covered in bruises!" she asks, worried.

"I... I guess. I'm sorry... I wasn't strong enough." you look down, disappointed.

"Darling, what are you talking about? You were magnificent! You slowed him down enough and I just happen to get a lucky shot at his face."

"Yeah, but... how can you even knock him out with your purse? Did you put rocks in there?"

"No, just a few bricks. There's a garden in my backyard and every time I see a discarded brick I just pick it up and stash it away in my purse. I have three in here, so it was naturally enough."

"Wow... you scare me almost as much as my mom."

Rarity giggles. "Oh, come now, darling. I'm not scary all the time, just at times when I end up in situations like knocking down that brute over there. Speaking of which, I'd better call the police." Rarity digs into her purse and pulls out her phone and alerts them of a man who attacked you and her and told them where you and her were located, and in turn the police said they would arrive shortly.

A few minutes later, after giving out your statements and had eye witnesses confirm your stories the cops finally came and arrested the man who attacked you and Rarity just as soon as he woke up with an angry look on his face, looking at you and mouthed out the words "I'll find you, you puny little runt."

You wanted to get mad, but Rarity placed her hand on your shoulder, shaking her head left and right.

"It's not worth it, darling. He'll get his punishment. Come on, we've still got some time to kill and I still want to show you this place in the park I told you about." She holds your hand and gives you a smile. You don't know how she does it, but her smile was enough to make your anger go down. You sighed and smiled back at her.

"I guess you're right." you say calmly. She giggles and finally, the two of you walk through the park, this time, you ignored the way people were staring at you. You took into consideration how there was a time and place to let your anger out, but other times, it just wasn't worth it.

About a few minutes of walking later, you were finally away from all of the people who kept judging you and Rarity and made it to what looked like the center of the park. Your jaw dropped at what you saw. In the center, there was a beautiful water fountain and a bench set up around it. Whether your eyes were playing tricks on you or not, you could swear you saw a rainbow looming over the fountain.

"Rarity... this place is amazing!" you say.

"That was my first impression I had when my parents showed me and my sister this place." Rarity replies. "Come with me and take a seat." Rarity guides you to the fountain and sits you both down, resting up and enjoying the nice cold breeze. "I always come by here to relax after I've finished my designs at the boutique, although sometimes I also go to Sugar Cube Corner for a nice milkshake."

"Lucky you. I never go to Sugar Cube Corner, at least not when I have people's eyes locked on me. It stresses me out and I get all fidgety, wanting to get outta there."

"Exactly how long have you had a problem with being short?"

"Probably since I turned 14. I've been trying my best to put enough good food in my stomach and getting plenty of rest after an exhausting exercise, but somehow my size stayed the same. My dad took me to the doctor to see what was wrong and he asked if I had been in hospitals a lot."

"What did you say?"

"I did have a lot of frequent visits to the hospital, but that was only when I was 7. Mostly because I almost died from west nile virus. I guess it was my fault because I kept swimming at this pool in my old house, and I guess I got bit by a few of the mosquitos that were roaming by in the area. They told me that all the medication it took to cure me of my sickness delayed my growth spurt."

"Oh dear! I'm dreadfully sorry to hear that. You must've been pretty scared, weren't you?"

"No kidding, I was even wetting my pants from the sight of a needle. I never really enjoyed the feeling of a needle sinking into my skin, even if it was to help cure me."

"My word, darling, that's surprising of you to confess something so personal."

"Yeah, well trust me, I'm not as proud of it as anyone else, so please don't rub it in."

"Of course not, darling. I wouldn't dream of it."

"Thanks, Rarity. I'm glad I could trust you. You're the very first friend I've ever had in a long time."

"I'm glad to hear that." Soon, Rarity leans in and plants a kiss on your cheek. Your face lit up all red. No girl, has ever kissed you like that, but something about Rarity's felt so nice. She giggles at your reaction and places her hand on top of yours. "Well aren't you just adorable?" she flirts. Your face becomes a darker red.

"Aww, come on, stop that!" you say, covering your face.

"N'aww, look at you, you're so cute when you're embarrassed." she starts making baby talk at you. You groan, feeling more embarrassed with how she's teasing you.

'I wish she'd stop this!' you thought to yourself.

"Sorry. I guess I got a little carried away with all the teasing. I just couldn't help myself. I hope you didn't mind me having a little bit of fun." she says genuinely.

"It's alright... I guess."

"Are you upset about it?"

"N-No, not anymore. Just..."

"Could it be that brute who knocked you down earlier? Darling, it's not healthy to hold a grudge on someone who isn't worth your time. He's going to jail and he's not going to bother us anymore. Now chin up and keep your head held high knowing that you still tried. You have to let go of your grudge and your doubt altogether, not for anyone, but for yourself."

Rarity makes a valid point. There's no point in holding a grudge just because you weren't strong enough to stop someone who was much bigger and much more stronger than you. Just the thought of being overpowered by someone like him again just didn't feel good. But still, you took Rarity's words into consideration and let out a sigh and put a small smile on your face.

"You're right, Rarity. I guess I let my pride almost get the better of me. I just wanted to be able to protect you from getting hurt by that bastard. What would I do without you?" you ask her calmly.

"But darling, you did save me. And in return, I saved you from getting damaged further. That's what friends do, they look out for each other."

"Yeah, you're right."

"So, aside from that, do you like this park so far?"

"Yeah. It makes me feel a lot more at ease. But you know, the more I think about it, this place makes me feel more at ease when I have you by my side."

You felt like you let that one slip out of your mouth and you covered your mouth, embarrassed. Rarity was flattered by your kind words and felt a hint of blush appear on her cheeks.

"Well, that's very kind of you, darling. But I think we should wait a little longer until we think about starting a relationship, I don't think I'm ready to have a boyfriend right now. But I can always give you a call every once in a while and we can talk or maybe go out and enjoy ourselves at the movies."

"Hmm... you know, I think that'll work. I mean, hey, I'm in no rush. To be honest, I don't think I feel ready to have a girlfriend at the moment, myself. But I do know that talking on the phone and seeing a movie every once in a while does sound like a pretty good idea."

"Great! And don't worry about giving me your phone number, I saved it in my contacts. I did it earlier today when you gave me a call asking me when to meet up with me."

"I figured as much."

Rarity giggles. For the remainder of the day, you and Rarity just relaxed in the center of the park, taking in the fresh air until you both got a bit homesick and you walked her back to Carousel Boutique, which to your surprise, was also her house. She thanks you and you made your way back home.