Strolling through a rather quiet street, the two rich fillies were guiding her friend to their next destination. Suddenly, Diamond Tiara stopped on her tracks, earning a curious look from both her companions.

"Watch this, girls." the purple-maned pony whispered, pulling out a cookie can from her saddlebag.

She gestured her friends to hide behind a nearby bench, which both swiftly did as she trotted her way towards a lone mare looking above, seemingly dazed by the night sky, as she stood near a little flower bed.

The mare was an earth pony, with a magenta mane and tail, both slightly scruffy-looking, and her coat was a bright shade of fuchsia, displaying a cutie mark consisting of one bunch of grapes and a strawberry. Her magenta gaze was still fixated on the stars. She didn't notice Tiara until she spoke up, right next to her.

"Excuse me, miss." the pink-coated filly uttered, looking up at the mare, making her cutest face, holding the can in one hoof. "Would you like a cookie?"

The magenta-maned mare stared at the filly's big, blue eyes for a second, then looked at the cookie can. "Sure, I'll take one! Such a nice little filly..." she replied, giving the cute little pony a warm smile before taking the can. As she opened it...

...a plastic snake sprung out of it, making the mare jump and fall on her hindquarters from the shock.

The fuchsia-coated pony got up, hearing the filly's laughs as she ran away. As she eyed the little prankster, she angrily shook her hoof at her. "Why, you little...!" the mare shouted, glaring at the fleeing pony.

All she elicited from the young rascal was her to stop for a little and look her way before blowing a raspberry and shaking her flanks a little before resuming her sprint. Her two friends joined her as she passed towards their little hiding spot, both in running and laughing.

After passing quite a few streets and making sure nopony was following them, the filly trio stopped to catch their breaths. Once they recovered, they eyed eachother and bursted out laughing, commenting the mare's reaction between their chortles.

"That face gets them every time, Di!" Silver Spoon told her best friend, giving her a playful poke on her chest. "How can you even stay like that, anyways?"

"A lot of practice!" the blue-eyed filly replied, with a smug expression. "Of course, being this adorable helps too."

"I would have never expected ya would also be into pranks, Tiara." Babs Seed chipped in, still giggling. "Ya really are the best, gal!"

"Now, now, Babs... was there ever any doubt?" Diamond swaggered a little before turning to her red-maned friend and whispering a "thank you, though" to her.

After a little while, the wealthy pair of fillies resumed their little marching to the next destination, which the third pony swiftly followed. Walking through a few more peaceful, moonlit streets, the trio arrived to their next stop: the Ponyville Spa, the lights of which were still on, despite the time.

As soon as the fillies entered the spa, they were greeted by Lotus, who was behind the counter.

"Welcome, miss Tiara and miss Silver! Are you here for the weekly treatment?" the blue-coated mare asked, smiling towards the trio. "I see you've brought somepony new with you!"

"Yep, Lotus, we're here for the usual!" the tiara-wearing filly answered, placing a hoof over the shoulder of her short-maned friend. "And this girl is Babs Seed, we've invited her to join us!"

Lotus walked away from the counter and towards the little group.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, miss Babs! My name's Lotus Blossom." the mare introduced herself. Shortly after, her sibling walked in. "And that's my sister, Aloe!"

The pink-coated mare smiled at the trio and bowed to them, chirping a "Welcome!" before standing next to her sister.

"Nice to meet ya too, Lotus and Aloe!" Babs smiled at the twin mares.

They bowed again, before Lotus spoke up.

"Oh, by the way, misses, your hot tub is ready." the pink mare remarked. "You can leave your saddlebags and belongings here."

Diamond took her tiara off and carefully placed it in her bag, as Spoon did the same with her necklace and glasses, placing her cyan spectacles in their case. She then untied her mane, placing her hair tie inside the bag as well. The trio gently placed their bags on the floor as they cantered towards the hot tub room.

Aloe and Lotus picked up the three saddlebags very delicately and stored them in a locked compartment behind their counter, before getting things ready for the next parts of the fillies' weekly treatment.

Meanwhile, the trio already were sitting in the tub and sighing contently, enjoying the hot water and the little jets' streams on their backs. The brown-coated filly seemed the most delighted of them, as she already sank quite a bit into the tub, with her eyes half-closed.

Babs eyed her friends, both grinning at her and about to say something, but she spoke first.

"Let me guess, gals... yer about to tell me that this just the beginning, and it's going to get even better, right?" the green-eyed pony tried to figure out what her companions had in mind, smirking a little.

Silver glanced at her best friend and looked back at Babs.

"Oooh, you're right!" the grey filly giggled. "Just you wait, Babsy!"

The short-maned pony stared at Silver Spoon after the use of that nickname, moving a little closer to her.

"Ya can bet your flank I'm ready for anything, Spoony..." she smirked, keeping her eyes on the purple-eyed friend as the other did the same, both keeping that stare for longer than a good minute.

Meanwhile, Tiara was doing her best not to laugh herself silly right there, as her friends' stares gradually turned goofier. Eventually, all three ended up not being able to hold on any longer and began chortling about that little happening. As their laughter eventually died down, Lotus showed up, giggling a little.

"I'm sorry to interrupt, but everything's set for the massages." the pink-maned mare informed, leaving three small bathrobes near the tub. "You can come whenever you're ready."

After the masseuse left, the trio looked at eachother and nodded, carefully climbing out of the tub. They put the bathrobes on and Babs followed her friends to the next room.

They arrived to a room which smelt faintly of sandalwood and had two massage tables with a clean white towel ready on each. Near them lied a row of very comfortable-looking chairs, each pair of chair had a little side table between them, there was also a full magazine rack next to the furthermost chair, showcasing from the latest fashion and coiffure journals to a few issues of a somewhat known magazine about Equestria's celebrities.

The spa sisters were already waiting for the fillies, standing next to the two towel-covered tables.

"We're very sorry for the inconvenience, but one of you will have to wait a little." Aloe apologized, bowing down a little as Lotus joined her. "Our sister Vera is out of town until next month, so it's only the two of us here..."

"Don't worry about that, it's fine!" the grey-maned filly giggled and then looked at her friends. "You two can go first, I'll be reading a little."

As soon as Silver Spoon stopped talking, Aloe ran to another room, quickly returning with the case containing the filly's glasses.

"Here you go, miss Silver." the pink-coated masseuse nodded, hoofing the little case to its owner, who let out a cheery "thank you!" in response.

Opening the case and putting her glasses back on, the purple-eyed filly placed the case on one of the side tables and trotted her way to the rack. Picking up a fashion magazine which cover featured a tall, white-coated unicorn with a light pink mane wearing a deep blue dress, she sat down and began her reading.

Meanwhile, Tiara and Babs climbed on the massage tables and laid belly down, stretching their legs slightly. As they were getting comfortable, Aloe brought a small cart with various massage oil bottles and extra towels on it, stopping it between both tables.

As Lotus applied some oil to her hooves and began running them on the purple-maned filly's back, Aloe stepped closer to the other young pony and noticed her moving a little.

"You should try to get as comfortable as possible and relax your muscles, miss Babs." the blue-maned mare told her customer in her best attempt to sound soothing, idly placing a hoof on her back and stroking it a little.

After some small squirming the masseuse found adorable, the brown-coated filly finally laid still and lowered her head, resting her entire body on the table.

The pink-coated mare mimicked her sister and after applying some oil on her own hooves and began her massage. The Manehattan filly left out a sigh of relief as she felt the spa mare's hooves rubbing from her back to her shoulders, easing the little tensions in her muscles, along with a little knot just below her shoulder.

Next to her, Diamond Tiara had a most blissful expression on her face while the blue-coated pony went on with her own massage, knowing which spots were usually the most tense on the filly's body due to her frequent visits and giving special attention to them.

Eyeing the par with lidded eyes, she heard Aloe's voice, which still had a soft tone to her.

"By the way, miss Babs, where are you from?" the mare asked, continuing the massage. "I don't quite remember seeing you in Ponyville."

"Oh, I'm from Manehattan." the short-maned youngster replied. "Staying this week with my cousins at Sweet Apple Acres and stuff."

"So, from the big city, that's very nice..." Aloe observed. "I really like your style, as well. Captivating, and it looks very comfortable at the same time."

"Thanks! It's very comfy too, yeah." Babs chuckled, lowering her head a little as she felt the masseuse's hooves moving to her upper back again.

A while later, and after more small talk from both pairs, the sisters took a towel each and wiped the oil off their hooves and trotted up to the two younger ponies who were lying down, both looking incredibly relieved.

"We hope you enjoyed the service!" the two mares spoke at the same time, warm smiles in their faces.

Both fillies carefully climbed down the tables as Aloe called Silver Spoon, who put the magazine she was reading next to her glasses' case and cantered her way to the massage table, where the blue-maned sister was waiting for her.

While the glasses-wearing filly's massage was taking place, the two friends, who were sitting at the small waiting area at that moment, noticed Lotus not stopping during the entire time. She placed the unused table's towel and the one she utilized in a little basket, which she took to an adjacent room, quickly pacing afterwards to pick up the glasses' casing to put it back on the filly's safely kept bag.

By the time the third massage of the night was ending, the blue-coated pony was carrying a mane brush and a purple cushion with her. All three fillies stared curiously at her, as she carefully set the cushion on the floor and left the brush on the cart.

The grey filly got off the table and looked at Lotus, who was standing next to the cushion.

"Please accept a mane brushing, free of charge, of course." the mare offered. "It's the least we could do after having you wait for your weekly treatment, miss Silver."

Silver Spoon tilted her head for a second before chirping a happy little "oh, okay!". As soon as she sat down, Lotus placed herself behind the filly and began running the brush through her mane, straightening it a little and ridding it from a small tangle it had.

The sky-blue massagist positioned herself in front of the younger pony, who closed her eyes and lowered her head slightly to have her bangs brushed, as well.

Giving the last strokes to the filly's mane, Lotus put the brush aside and smiled warmly at her little client.

"You can get up now, miss Silver." she stated.

The grey pony promptly stood up and looked at her friends, who seemed to be a little dazed from the style change, both due to the fact that they rarely got to see their companion with her mane down and found that new style adorable on her.

Silver Spoon tilted her head. "What's wrong, girls?" she asked, staring back at the two fillies.

"Ya look great, Spoony." Babs spoke up. "Why don't you go out like that more ofte--"

"W-well, now you're almost as cute as me." Diamond Tiara cut in, just about to pout. "Almost!"

The snooty filly's outburst earned some snickers from her friends, and even the spa sisters were trying to supress some giggles of their own.

Silver walked up to her best friend and nuzzled her. "Don't worry, Di, you'll always be the prettiest pony around!" she sing-sung, waving her tail.

Tiara let out a small "hmph" and looked away, but shortly after she smiled at her bestie and returned the nuzzle as both began tittering a little.

Shortly after, the filly trio and Lotus walked back to the counter, from where the mare took the youngsters' bags and returned them to their owners. After both rich ponies put their accessories back on, the pink-coated filly pulled out her bit purse from the bag and placed some coins on the counter.

The masseuse counted the money and nodded at the fillies, giving them a warm smile and a "thank you!" before digging a little behind the counter.

She then picked up a little box decorated with flower motifs and produced three mini bottles, which she gave to the trio.

"We got a few samples of this new lavender shampoo, hope you enjoy them as well!" the sky-blue mare chirped as the younger ponies placed the fun-sized bottles in her bags and thanked her.

After making sure nobody forgot anything, the three friends walked out of the spa after saying their goodbyes.

"See you next week!" Lotus sing-songed as her customers left the building.

A few minutes of silence later, Aloe returned to the entrance and walked towards her sister, who was getting ready to close for the night while humming happily.

"These fillies may be troublesome at times... but they sure are adorable. Right, sister?" the pink sibling asked in a cheery tone.

"You know that just as well as I do, Aloe." Lotus responded, playfully nudging her sister.

Author's Note

Got to admit that this chapter may feel dragged out (even if a lot of ideas I had for it were discarded), and I apologize for that.

Thought of re-writing this one all over again at one point before publishing but I don't really feel like tampering with it anymore.

Last chapter is up next!