Pistachio and Pommel

Rarity said "Hoity darling! Pleasure to see you! Have you met my friend Coco Pommel?"

Hoity said "No, I've not had the pleasure and I must say that it is a travesty that I haven't! My dear I've noticed you during this grand little affair and I must say that I am colored surprised that Rarity was not the one who made your most excellent gown. From what I understand you yourself made it, what a crying shame that you have kept yourself so hidden!"

Coco blushed and said "Oh... thank you, I do try my best"

Hoity Toity grinned, somewhat charmed by her shy demeanor and said "Well you certainly did do your best! Now I couldn't call myself a good judge of fashion if I didn't ask you this next question, please may I display a version of the very same dress you are wearing in my "Best of the Best" boutique? I simply must have one, it's astonishing".

Coco couldn't believe how lucky she was, her dreams were coming true and she had to somehow keep herself cool, calm, collected and casual. "That would be wonderful Mr.Toity, thank you."

Hoity Toity chuckled and said "Please dear, call me Hoity, believe you me we'll be dealing with each other again in future and a very bright future at that, I guarantee it!" With that, Hoity Toity, like most of the other guests continued to mingle, spreading the word about Coco Pommel. By the end of the night Coco Pommel had countless offers from various people requesting the very same dress she was wearing, with all of them promising to pay what they assumed would be a very hefty price tag, Coco couldn't believe her luck. In a small way she had Rarity to thank for all of this, she never would have gotten into fashion if it wasn't for her and because she was already a big name, a recommendation from her was worth its weight in gold. The night went on very casually with plenty of chatter, food and drink, they even had a small game of croquet to pass the time before the night started to close in and everyone had to leave to make their way home.

As Rarity and Coco were leaving, Rarity turned to Coco and said "I hope you don't mind dear, but in my opinion it's far too late at night for either of us to get a train back to your home in New York and certainly my home which is even further away, so I was thinking we could book a couple of hotel rooms for the night and perhaps go our separate ways midday tomorrow perhaps? We need our beauty sleep after all!"

That sounded reasonable enough, Coco nodded and said "Sure thing Rarity, but will you at least let me pay for the rooms? You've already done so much for me and-"

Coco was immediately interrupted by Rarity who went "No no no no dear I won't hear of it! Tonight was all for you and you deserve to be spoiled! We'll be going to the best hotel Canterlot has to offer and you won't spend a single solitary cent darling!" Coco could see she wouldn't be able to convince Rarity otherwise and decided to just go along with it. After walking through the darkening streets of Canterlot they came across a five star hotel called the "The Optimorium".

As they walked in the receptionist adopted looked up from her computer and adopted a large happy grin "Hello ladies! How may I help you?"

Rarity said "Hello! We'd like to stay here for just one night, do you have two singles available?" The receptionist tapped away at her computer, presumably checking what rooms were booked and which ones were available and ready to use.

After a moment the receptionist went "Oh I'm awfully sorry, but there are no singles available right now, they are all currently occupied. However I can see that there is a double available, would that suit you?" Well, this was going to be slightly awkward. Rarity and Coco weren't exactly opposed to sleeping in the same room and the same bed, they didn't even care if people got the wrong idea about their relationship, it was more about the prospect of being so physically close with someone they considered a good friend without any sort of barrier for the sake of privacy. However they were both women, confident in themselves and their female form, they refused to be ashamed of the potential of accidentally catching a glimpse of the more sensual parts of a womans body, even if said woman was an incredibly attractive friend.

Rarity cleared her throat to break the silence and said "Y-yes, quite, that would suit us just fine for the night.

"Excellent!" The receptionist pushed a form across the desk for Rarity to fill out, once filled out the receptionist took it back, photocopied it and input the necessary information into the booking system. "OK" she said "That will be eight hundred dollars please". Eight hundred dollars?! Well, it was the best hotel in Canterlot, so they had to hope they got what they were about to pay for. Rarity dug into her purse and promptly handed over the money and in exchange was given a key, the receptionist smiled and said "Room 290, you'll find it on the second floor, you can't miss it. Enjoy your stay!" Rarity and Coco made their way to the nearby elevator.

While they waited for the elevator to bring them to their destination Rarity said "You don't mind sharing a room and a bed with me do you?" She tried to act like it was nothing out of the ordinary, but her voice wavered slightly upon having to ask the question in a way that signaled she somewhat regretted asking it in the first place, in a way she wished that she hadn't because it would only make the situation more awkward than it needed to be.

Coco shook her head and said "No no, of course not, it's just one night in a hotel after all...". Rarity wasn't exactly entirely convinced, but decided not to further press the issue, they had no need to be embarrassed. The elevator doors opened and they made their way to their room, when they got in they were surprised at just how luxurious it was. A queen size bed with large pillows and a 12 tog duvet full of goose down, a spacious bathroom that had a separate bath and shower cubicle and two separate areas for the kitchen and dining area with a view of Canterlot Castle. It was the best room they could have hoped for.

As they shut and locked the door behind them, they settled into their new temporary home where they would be spending the night, taking off their tiaras and hanging them on the door handle. A deafening silence pervaded the room, it seemed as if the world had gone still and time had stopped, there wasn't any sounds of the traffic or people outside, it was just Coco and Rarity in that one room and nothing else existed. Coco turned to face Rarity and, with a slight blush said, almost in a whisper "Th-Thanks Rarity... I had a really great time tonight..."

Rarity swallowed down a feeling of nervousness as she replied "Yes... yes... so did I...". Blue met blue as they stared into each others eyes, the tension lay thick and heavy on the air, the electricity between them so apparent it could have powered a light bulb. Then finally, they simply closed their eyes, leaned towards each other and their lips pressed together in a passionate kiss.