"Why does pony give Rover bath?"

Another bucket of water was dumped over his head as he quickly closed his eyes. He ended up shaking and sending water all over the unicorn.

She yelped and turned her head away.

"Sorry, Pony."

She groaned before making a towel float over to her and began to delicately pat her face. "I have a name you know. And to answer your question, I agreed to let you stay until Fluttershy can locate your friends. While you're here, I will not have your bad hygiene ruining the fresh scent of my boutique."

She gave him a stern look before turning away.

It was quite a predicament she had gotten herself into.

Fluttershy, bless her heart, had found the poor mutt near death of starvation after his pack had moved territories. Naturally, she had taken him in and nourished him back to health. They had also learnt a few things about him. Like his name and how he was left behind (too busy digging up gems ironically). And that he was very intimidating to Fluttershy's other animals......Which meant he had to stay some where else.

No one would take him willingly except for Twilight who beamed at the chance to study another race, but that was out of the question because 1. Spike didn't trust him (and for good reason) and 2. Twilight's castle was literally made of gem. They were afraid he might end up clawing a chunk out of it.

The only reason she agreed was because Rainbow oh so kindly pointed out that her element was the Element of Generosity..........and Fluttershy had begged her to do it. Though she still hadn't forgiven him and his friends for pony-napping her and practically making her into a work horse.

Looking around, she spotted the small wash cloth and used her magic to levitate it up and over to the tub.

When she noticed how bad he smelt........She instantly demanded that he take a bath. He refused and only agreed after she promised to give him gems after. She made sure to scrub him long and hard everywhere until all the years worth of dirt and grime had washed away. It took her AGES to get the smell out of his vest and collar.

She trotted back over to the tub. "Bend down, if you please."

"Why?"

"Because I have yet to clean your ears, and I meant what I said about making sure you had good hygiene. Unless, of course, you don't want the gems."

He winced and pinned his ears back.

This made her raise a brow. "What is it now?"

"They're sensitive."

"I promise I'll be gentle. Now, down boy!"

He winced again, but did NOT want to experience her complaining after what happened before. He reluctantly bent down low enough for her to get a look at the insides of his ears.

"Goodness!," she gasped, "No wonder you don't listen. You probably couldn't hear me very well with this gunk in there." She tutted before gently pressing the cloth into his ear.

A good ten minutes later, she had cleaned his ears all out. He winced before reaching up to caress them. That was a bad idea as pain shot through his head.

"Ooooo-rooh!! It hurts," he whined.

"Well, that is understandable considering this is probably your first time having a proper cleaning." She gave the now dirty rag a disgusted look before tossing it with the other filthy laundry.

"Will pony let me get out of tub now?"

"Hmm? Oh. Yes, yes. Go right ahead. Just don't-"

He jumped straight out of the tub and instantly shook himself. Water went everywhere and, unfortunately, all over her as well.

"Ah!" She looked down at her now soaked body. ".......MMmmmmm."

"Uh.......Sorry, Pony."

"Rarity!.....It's Rarity. *sigh* You don't see me calling you Diamond Dog all the time."

"Sorry....Rarity."

"........*sigh*" She shook her head before making her horn glow. A nearby cabinet opened before a white towel came floating out in a blue aura. It quickly went to work drying her off. "It's quite alright. But you should really....how do they say...look before you leap. And shake."

He watched as she trotted over the door, opening it before going out. The whole time drying herself. He waited for maybe five minutes before she came back into the bath room. She laid down some odd objects by the sink, and he tilted his head confused.

"What are those?"

"Well these.." She gestured with a hoof. "..are what we use to keep our mouths clean and keep bad breath away." Using her horn, she levitated the two objects up to him. "This one is called a tooth brush while the other is called tooth paste. Together, they make your teeth healthy, white, and free of smell."

He leaned down to sniff at the objects, before reeling back with a huff.
The overbearing smell of mint hit him like a punch to the gut. His scrunched up face made her look up at him in concern.

"Is something the matter?"

"Yes! It smells!"

"Oh, pish posh. It's not near as horrid as your breath."

"Diamond Dogs have better noses than ponies," he huffed, "Can smell better."

"Well. I'm sorry if it 'smells', but I prefer you don't stink at all."

"Hmm."

"Look. I frankly don't like you much either, but the least you can do is cooperate."

"I don't have too. Rover is leader of his pack. He is the Alpha dog!"

"Funny. I didn't think they would leave their leader behind."

"Rrrrrr. Puny pony!"

"Rabid dog!"

"Cat lover!"

"Dirty mutt!"

"UGLY OLD PALE DONKEY!!"

Silence.

Panting from the angry yelling, he noticed her silent , wide eyed form. Slowly, she came out of her stupor and scowled at him.

"Alright! Now, see here you scoundrel!" She pushed her face right into his, making him lean back. "I have had quite enough of you and your attitude! I STILL haven't gotten over how I was treated like a slave and kidnapped! The ONLY reason I agreed to take you in is because Fluttershy is my friend. And I want to keep my reputation as the Element of Generosity in tack."

His ears went back as she roughly jabbed his chest with her hoof.

"You may have been Alpha of your kind, but HERE!" She stamped her hoof back down. "Rarity is the fashion queen of this boutique. ME! Not you!"

He continued to stare silently at the unicorn. How could such a pretty thing be so........intimidating. Yet.....intriguing.

"Now...SIT!!"

He did as she commanded.

"Stay. Now open your mouth!"

He hesitated.......before willingly opening his jaws.

"Good boy. I promise I'll be gentle."

It was a strange sensation feeling the bristled object scrape across his fangs. But as she promised, she was really gentle doing it.

"There. All done."

Immediately, he went over to the bathroom sink and turned it on. Spitting and lapping up the water to get the awfully strong taste out of his mouth.

"There. Now, if you excuse me, I have an order that needs finishing." She turned to walk away, but accidentally stepped on his tail making him yelp. " Oh, my! I'm dreadfully sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"No. Rarity didn't hurt."

"Oh, good. I would've felt bad if I did. Well, I'm off to finish the order before bed. Your collar and vest are drying in the back if you need them." She turned, careful to not step on his tail, and trotted away.

He silently watched her go before wagging his tail.

"Pretty.....tough pony."

Author's Note

I like this pairing despite it's not very popular. I didnt know exactly how to approuch it so here ya go. All mentioned characters are property of Hasbro and co.