"Alright Rarity, you got this." She shook her head and puffed out her chest, making sure her chest fluff was nice and presentable. It wasn't the largest, being a unicorn and all, but it was still nice and fluffy.

"All you need to do is get an incredibly independent with seemingly little trust in mares to sleep with you and agree to herd with you and your 5 mare friends." She froze, realizing the idiocy of what she'd just said.

With a sigh, she walked up to her front door. "Well, when you put it like that." she deadpanned.

Shaking her head she tried to re-orientate herself. 'Stay focused Rarity, you have a job to do.' she scolded herself.

Taking one last deep breath she opened the door and upon entering her home, she was hit with the sweet smell of something cooking.

Seeing as she wasnt coughing her lungs out, she instantly knew it couldnt be Sweetie Bells cooking, she followed her nose to the kitchen finding quite the sight.

Raven Feather was bent over checking the oven, but what he was wearing almost caused Rarity to have a nosebleed.

Raven Feather, dressed in a full Prench maids outfit, garter belts and all.

Turning around he seemed surprise to see Rarity. "Oh! Hello miss rarity, I didn't hear you enter."

"How was brunch?" he asked giving her thet innocent little smile that made her knees weak. "It was lovely, darling, and the girls are going fantastic." She told him walking around Raven to see what he was cooking. She found a series of roasted vegetables and salad ingredients. "This looks delectable darling, Whats the occasion."

"Um, so I uh, I got Sweetie bell to stay at Applebloom's so you and i could have a night alone." He told her rubbing his front forelegs together. "I wanted to thank you for being... for taking a chance on a lone Colt looking for a job." He told her timidly, hiding behind his mane.

Rarity just smiled at his behaviour, her eyes scanning over his outfit.

Looking down at his outfit seemingly forgetting he had it on. "Oh, uh, I hope you don't mind. I found this among your stallion wardrobe and I thought it would be nice to get all dressed up for tonight."

"No, No its fine. I don't mind at all, if anything I think you actually look amazing." she said truthfully.

Raven Blushed hard, hiding behind his mane. "Well, uh, thank you. Dinner will be ready soon So go upstairs and pick out something for the occasion." He told her, gently shooing her.

"Well alright then, sounds wonderful." She spoke through a smile.

With that Raven Feather returned to his dinner preparation, Rarity giving Ravens rear one last peek before she went up stairs.

'what should i wear... hmm. Perhaps my spring gown...? No, I need something simple. Something i can put on. . . and take off, quickly~' she thought through a lecherous grin.

Making her way to her wardrobe, she quickly went through her collection until she finally came across the perfect gown.

It was a simple black lace gown she'd made for just such an occasion. Easy to put on and take off.

Slipping it on and after checking herself in the mirror she hurried downstairs. Just before reaching the finale step, she stopped, composing herself and began walking with the elegance befitting a lady.

making her way to the dining room she was confronted with a candle lit dinner, complete with and white tablecloth and roses. Raven Feather still in full maids outfit, stood beside the table.

Rarity was shocked, never in her life had she expected Raven to be so... Forward. She expected a nice meal that would maybe lead to intimacy. Not something from one of her more lecherous romance novels.

Raven gave a shy smile, holding out a wing, he took a step back and said. "Tad-DA!"

Rarity stood in silence for much longer then she should have, as Raven dropped his wing, slumped to the floor.

The stallion mumbled to himself, "I knew it wasn't good enough." And before she knew it Raven began weeping gently.

Rarity, seeing raven in tears, quickly ran too his side. "No, no, sweet heart, theres othings wrong. I was just so taken aback by the scene I merely froze." She tried to assure him.

Rarity was brought out of her thoughts by Raven shaking his head. "No you don't get it. I wanted so desperately for tonight to be special, to be special with you. I wanted to tell you everything, but I've already messed it up."

"No, darling you didn't ruin anything. All of this is magnificent." She told him, bringing him to her chest, "I... i just wasn't expecting you to be so forward after being so... abstinent the entire time I've known you, I guess I was just shocked. I mean your so-"

"You don't think i want that, you don't think I want to do that kinda stuff with you, huh? You don't think i'd like to Share a bed, or have showers together. Or... the other things Colts do with mares. I DO, Celestia I do. I just... After everything I've been through... I didn't know if I could trust you." He told her somberly.

Rarity sighed, gently nuzzling his cheek, "Sweet heart, whatever it is, you can trust me. I know I'm a mare and I know it might be hard, but I want to be there for you." Rarity told him warmly, pulling the colt close.

Raven let out weak chuckle. "Rarity *snort* you already earned it, I just, I didn't know if I was ready to admit that to myself." He told her, and without warning, lent in and kissed her.

Not the normal peck the stallion would give her in thanks of a humble task. No, this was a full on mare kiss.

He even used tongue.

Of course Rarity was taken aback by such a move, especially with Raven's track record of hesitance towards mares. But that didn't stop her from enjoying it.

They sat their for a while, just kissing for Celestia know's how long before they finally separated for air. Rarity sat there for a moment, in her own little daze before letting out a "wow." The colt just giving a nod.

Rarity's little daze was broken when Raven leaned against her, releasing a somber little chuckle. Looking down at the stallion, she found Raven seemed to wear a sad smile.

Rarity couldnt really see a reason to be sad at a moment like this, so like a mare she asked "Whats wrong darling?"

Raven let out a somber laugh, before replying "Oh nothing, i was just thinking about how my life would have been if I had found you years ago."

Rarity, wasn't sure how to take that. Raven, had always been so guarded about his past. Looking up at her and seeing her concern, Raven let out a long chuckle. "Yeah, I guess you out of anypony deserves an explanation." He told her, nuzzling into her neck.

Raven stood up and walked to the kitchen, Rarity stood up and took a moment to compose herself. This wasn't how she saw tonight going.

Walting to the, kitchen she found the familiar sight of Raven was bent over as he searched a lower cabinet, his tail was swinging back and forth lazoly, showing a good bit of his ball cleavage, the colt even wore a matching lacy ball bra.

Before this development could really effect her, her gazing was cut short as Raven suddenly jumped up with a not so hearty "hurrah."

Raven had pulled out a bottle of hard cider, the bottle even resembling an apple.

So, reaching into the above head cabinet and pulled out two glasses before moving over to the kitchen table. "I was gonna save this for after dinner, but... plans change." He deadpanned.

So after the colt took a minute to open the bottle, he poured them each a glass, Rarity sat down.

Taking a sip of cider, Raven began his story. "My mother, like so many mares, was apart of a herd." He began, taking an even bigger sip of cider. "And when I was born, naturally my mother and her herd-mates were ecstatic. Or at least that's what they told me." He finished bitterly.

"But?" Rarity spoke up gently, with a nod raven continued. "But, my father? Not so much."

Raven took a sip of his cider before continuing. "You see my father was a spoiled and jealous stallion. And my mother just happened to be his favorite." He finished with another sip of cider.

She wouldn't like it, but if he kept this up, Rarity may need to cut him off.

"For the first 11 years of my life, my father never had a kind word to me." He finished with a scowl. "And it seemed like the blink of an eye until my eleventh birthday. When he'd finally get what he wanted." At this point tears were streaking down Ravens face, but he did nothing about them.

He took another swig of cider, taking a good long stare at his barely impacted drink. "Lets go to the park' my mother said, 'we'll have a lovely day before your birthday.' she told me. But of course it was a lie. She took me into town. she took me to the orphanage. She pinned a note to my jumper, 'stay right here sweetie, I'll be right back.' she said, tears in her eyes." A sad chuckled filled his chest, "And even as she was abandoning me... All I wanted to do was help. . . then she left."

Raven just sat their, tear stained eyes as he just stared at his drink.

Rarity was on the brink of tears herself, only holding back to let Raven finish.

Raven finally wiped his eyes, taking another drink of cider. "'I'm sorry but I can't care for this colt anymore' is what the note said." Ravens upper lip turned into a scowl, "She couldn't care for me?" He asked incredulously, shaking his head.

"Of course, being a colt, it was barely a day before I was adopted." He stopped to take a drink. "She was a noble in Canterlot. I thought maybe I could begin again, maybe have a mother who loved me."
Raven was already shaking his head, "It became very clear what her real intentions were when she started sending me on 'Play dates' with her friends." The stallion grit his teeth as he told her, "More or less she would send me to her friends so they could fuck me."

He was practically spat each word by the end.

Rarity was honestly caught between crying and screaming in rage. The idea that someone would exploit a stallion like that, let alone a colt, filled her with a type of anger she'd never felt before.

Raven was swaying slightly, obviously buzzed but he went for another drink only to find his glass was empty.

"And that went on for nearly... 2 years... I was just a thing to her. Sure she got me fancy clothes and toys and more socks then you could point a stick at. But she didn't care. She couldn't even be bothered to remember my name." He told her, "She always just called me 'feathers'. I hated that name..."

Rarity wasn't sure how drunk about Ravens alcohol tolerance, but if he was anything like most stallions two inched of cider in a margarita glass likely meant he was drunk.

As such she stopped Raven from refilling his glass. Using her magic to slide the bottle away from him. Of course that was followed by him giving her perhaps the cutest pouty face she'd ever seen. But he shrugged and with a sigh, he went back to talking.

"That went on for nearly 2 years. Until one day, we went to the park, the mare likely wanting to show me off... or something. Anyway, we were walking down the pavement and then... I saw them... I saw my mother and her herd. i walked up to her and asked..." Ravens lower lip quivered, "Why?" Raven covered his face with his hooves. Rarity bolted around the table wrapping him in the biggest hug she could.

They sat together for what felt like hours until Raven pulled his hooves away from his face. "you know what she said to me? You know what she said to her son she abandoned?..."

Rarity was scared to hear the answer, but asked none the less, her throat was suddenly dry as she asked him "What did she say?"

lowering his hooves he said. "She told me... she told me it was worth it to see her stallion happy." He finished, eyes seeming to glaze over.
"And I that moment I couldn't.. I couldnt take it anymore. So I ran. I ran for hours and hours. I ran till my hooves hurt and i eventually ended up in some alleyway, in outer Canterlot."

"I sat there and cried for, hours? I don't know how long. Bur eventually I was found by one of the royal guards."

"Looking back i can see she was just acting like a guard should, like any good pony would. She said she'd take me back to my mother... but at the time I was so angry and hurt and betrayed, I just... POPPED."

"I screamed and cursed and yelled at her. I told her I hated her and I wished every mare in Equestria would go to Tartarus. And even after id said all of those awful things, I told her all that awful stuff... she just walked forwards and held me like... a mother would." Raven nuzzled into the crook of Rarity's neck. "Her name was Platinum Shield. She was a respected member of the guard so she managed to get me away from that noble and eventually, she adopt me." He finished with a warm smile gracing his lips.

"She was the only mare I trusted since my mother abandoned me... I found it so hard to find a Mare that I could trust. Until i got a job in this little town called Ponyville." He finished with a little eye roll.

Rarity whipped her head down to see Raven smiling up at her. "You... uh, you mean yo-." she was stopped by ravens hoof. "When my mother abandoned me and i left that dreadful noble mare, i promised myself I'd never be like all the other stallion. I'd never be a spoiled brat that demanded something from everyone." He told her, seemingly proud of himself.

"I promised I wouldn't be influenced or controlled by Mares." He told her firmly. "But you've treated me with respect and self restraint."

she could feel his breath in her ear as he leaned in and said. "I think you've earned a reword." leaning back Raven licked his lips. The sight seemed to awaken something in Rarity she'd been trying so very hard to keep suppressed for the last few weeks. "So tonight. is. all. about. you." He purred

Author's Note

BOOM CLIFF HANGER

That was my third chapter and i hope you all enjoyed it. As always please let me know if i messed up somewhere and i always appreciate constructive criticism.

The next chapter will be purely lemon as a continuation of this chapter. ill be putting it out soon.