Crystals Grow on Rainbows

Twilight nearly flew right through the roof and into the leaves of the tree itself. Had she not just reasoned to herself that she was way too busy with studies to consider a relationship!? And yet here was Trixie, out of the blue wanting in on her life. It had to be a prank surely, something Rainbow Dash had devised as a way to get some laughs. She could do with them really; this so far certainly wasn't funny to her at all.

"Does Twilight normally do that? Trixie hopes that she didn't offend her in any way." On her way back down to the ground, Twilight was grinding her teeth heavily; unable to conceal the expression of one that was on the very edge of exploding. Who did Trixie think she was? Humiliating her on two separate occasions before running off, then suddenly returning to be her special somepony? The mocking she could forgive, but the latter was just plain wrong.

"I..." That was all she could say before the shortness of breath took over. Dash seemed just as shocked as Trixie herself, ruling out the theory of a prank. Which could only mean... it was genuine. "I need something to eat, and time alone for that matter! Why doesn't anypony get the fact that I'm too busy for friends right now?!" With that, she stormed off into her kitchen and slammed the door with a rather strong kick. Both Trixie and Rarity were stunned by her behaviour, Dash giggled to herself for a few moments before settling down again.

"Well, that was rather awkward. Do forgive Twilight, she's been under quite a bit of strain lately, I think it would be best to wait until she is no longer this busy before asking. After all, it was months before Dashie didn't mind snuggling up." Rainbow Dash turned her head away at that point. Rarity was being her endearing self again it seemed. Too much baby talk to her belly more likely than not.

Trixie was clearly disappointed; eventually even Dash couldn't keep herself from patting her shoulder. "I would suggest hiding in her bed, but that might not work out like it did for us. By the way I was setting a prank up, just for the record." Rarity looked back with a slightly shocked expression, in a joking moment of worry that their relationship had quite literally been the result of a joke. Trixie however was taking the rejection rather seriously.

"Trixie didn't expect her to be so upset at all. Now, what will I do?" She looked very much on the verge of tears, causing Rarity to shuffle over and comfort her. Rejection was never a nice thing to experience, and it seemed this was a first occasion for Trixie. The circumstances just weren't right for that sort of thing though.

"You can stay with us in the guest room for the time being, until you're able to find a more permanent place to stay in Ponyville. Once she settles down I'll talk to her, she just needs time alone I guess." It seemed to help improve her mood, Trixie looked a bit better already. That was another thing that Dash admired about her mare, but she didn't really like mentioning. The way she could comfort any pony in such a simple way.

"Uh, yeah, sure. Rarity needs her sleep though, and it takes a while to convince her of that. Maybe we can stop by Applejack's and see if she knows of any places you'd like to look at tomorrow. I've got cloud gathering duty tonight though, so we'll have to be quick." It seemed to cheer Trixie up again, and it made Rarity a little less resentful about being told she needed to sleep.

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It was rain time again by the time Dash returned to the Carousel, following after Trixie. They had gotten to know each other well enough that both felt more comfortable, though given Applejack's reaction at seeing Trixie again, it seemed better that they leave the house searching for the next day. And with rain making on top of all that, she was rather tired when she finally made her way through the door.

A familiar scene if anything, the place was still and dark, lit only by what little moonlight made it through the clouds. The rainfall was far weaker than the night she recalled at least, this was a normal downpour. It would be great to have a new unicorn in town, so long as it gave her more time for training while Rarity chatted about her interests with others. So long as Ponyville was willing to accept her back of course, and there was a lingering worry about that.

Shaking her mane down a bit in the laundry had become a necessity to avoid complaints, which was admittedly fair. She left it in a wild, spiky state while proceeding up to Rarity's bedroom. Seeing her mare lying there was the perfect image of peacefulness. Young and without worry or concern, just sleeping in the early rainy night. It would be a shame if it were to be disturbed. But what would be the fun in just leaving it like that?

Jumping onto the bed without being too rough, she nudged at Rarity's shoulder. "C'mon Rare, we agreed that rainy nights are snuggle nights for us. Trixie's fast asleep already." Rarity took a few moments to process the thought, somewhat confused from her deep sleep. She enjoyed their snuggle nights, being held closely by Rainbow Dash felt very much like pure warmth and softness.

"Yes, I do remember agreeing to that. I suggested it in the first place after all if you recall." Moving onto her side like always, she smiled as Dash settled down next to her in the usual fashion. Just a night to themselves, no dress orders or last minute cloud clearing to be done. "Love you Dashie."