February 14
Hello my special somepony,

Bad news, we’re apart on Hearts and Hooves day. Good news, if nothing changes within the next month, I should be able to return to Ponyville for my birthday! Unfortunately, it won’t be a super long visit–just the weekend. But I really wanted to make it happen since we couldn’t celebrate your birthday together, and it looks like I will be able to.

I hope you enjoyed your chocolates and hair ties. I know you tie up your mane for more practical reasons than aesthetic ones, but I thought you’d find the hearts cute nonetheless. Opal and I loved the matching heart patterned scarf and collar bandana. How sweet of you to think of her! I hope Winona is well in her old age.

Love and miss you today in particular,
Rarity

February 20
Dear Rares,

We shouldn’t need a special day to celebrate the love around us, but Hearts and Hooves Day was hard for me. I know it can be hard for many ponies for various reasons, but I’m sure you also felt like everypony had a partner to spend the day with but us. We were still able to exchange trinkets at least. I was thrilled to receive your package. And even more thrilled to hear you can come home for your birthday! Anything in particular you want to do? Or want? It’s still a ways away, but I figure we should start now if we can only plan through letters. And I’m super excited!

Your enthusiastic marefriend,
Applejack

February 25
Dear Applejack,

I’m so happy I was able to cheer you up, darling. Thinking about seeing you and everypony else helped me, too. I was planning that you and I could spend the afternoon after my train arrives on the 15th and I could see my parents and Sweetie Belle for dinner that evening. And then on my birthday, Pinkie Pie said we could hang out at Sugar Cube Corner with our friends if they’re available. And then the two of us have the evening to go out for dinner and do whatever we like.

It’s fun that my birthday falls on a weekend again this year, though I’m going to be exhausted going back to work. I hope to celebrate with my friends in Manehattan on the 14th, so it’s going to be quite the crazy time! But in a good way for once. I’m feeling grateful already.

Your busy marefriend,
Rarity

March 2,
Dear Rares,

Love that plan! A good balance between spending time with just me and everypony else that matters to you, which is probably exactly what you wanted.

I don’t have a ton to report. Just anticipating your visit. Some baby animals have already been born at Fluttershy’s sanctuary, though! I’ll ask her to send pictures. Spring must be such an incredible yet stressful time for her.

Love you Sugarcube,
Applejack

March 8
Dear Applejack,

I got the pictures yesterday and appreciated them very much after a very long couple of days. Every pony has been out of sorts at work for some reason. I won’t go into too many details, but we just haven't been seeing eye to eye. Or perhaps it’s just me. I’ve been working hard to get ahead of things so I don’t have too much hanging over my head over my birthday, so I hope my stress isn’t the root of the problem. But regardless, we’ve had small arguments before, of course. But nothing like this.

I don’t think I’ve been as involved in my co-worker's personal lives as I am now. We’ve become so close that this has been hard on me. But tonight, I have time to write back home, which feels really good. And Opal’s seemed to sense something’s off, so she’s been particularly affectionate lately. What a sweetie. It’s amazing how intuitive pets can be. Speaking of which, it’s her dinner time. And mine too, I suppose. Thank you for listening to my rant. Even in letters you can’t escape my complaining, you poor dear.

Hope your week has been better than mine,
Rarity

March 12,
Hi Rares,

I hope things have improved since you wrote. Mixing the professional and personal can be complicated. You know I hate it when I get into arguments with my family on the farm. But although time might not heal all wounds, it can soften some blows. Having a pet also helps for sure. I hate that I worry about you being in that big city by yourself (you’re a grown mare, after all), but when I do, I know you’re not totally alone with that white fluffball by your side. Your designer friend was a real one for finding you a pet friendly complex.

Strangely enough, you might have heard the crusaders also had a hard week. All three succumbed to hopefully the last cold that will go through their school before the summer. But they’re better now, thank Celestia. No matter how old our younger siblings get, it’s hard to turn that part of your brain off, right? I’ll be thinking of you, too. Again, I hope things are better!

Your marefriend you can always rant to,
Applejack

March 16
Rarity couldn’t put into words how wonderful it felt to wake up on her birthday with her marefriend by her side. It was weird to think she might not feel as wonderful if she hadn’t been living far away from said marefriend for six months. She thought about how much she had dreamed of finding her true love. Even though it came about in an unexpected way, she could not believe that she finally had it.

Noticing that Rarity was awake, Applejack pulled in her birthday girl for a cuddle.

“Happy birthday, my beautiful Pisces,” Applejack whispered, pecking Rarity’s ear.

Rarity giggled and snuggled into the embrace.

“Thank you, darling. I’ve missed our cuddles.”

“It’s almost a shame we have to get up,” Applejack agreed.

“Well, we don’t have to right this second,” Rarity noted slyly.

Rarity and Applejack were now halfway through their time being long distance. It had been a rollercoaster of emotions and who knows what the last half would have in store. But waking up with the pony they loved on a beautiful spring morning made all the heartache, miscommunications, and effort worth it.

Author's Note

While I was writing the other part, I thought about continuing it on March 16th, Rarity’s birthday in my story. Like I did with Applejack. But I got in the zone and realized waiting that long was ridiculous, so I just decided to finish and post both.
Also, to my knowledge, Rarity is 1 of 3 mane 6 to have a birthday in the show, the other two being Pinkie Pie (Party of One) and Rainbow Dash (Pinkie Pride). The EQG short FOMO premiered on the Discovery Family app on March 16th and later on YouTube. I liked that date for Rarity’s birthday, so I ran with it. All hail our Pisces queen!