I Wub You!

"Are you ready Vinyl?" Octavia asked, sitting in the doorway of their small, red bathroom. "We need to get going before Rarity cancels on us."

Letting loose a small, nervous sigh, Vinyl Scratch gave herself one last look in the mirror. "As ready as I'll ever be tavi." Vinyl Scratch had spent most of the day preparing herself for her first session with Rarity, yet she couldn't shake the feeling that this was going to end horribly.

Maybe I should just cancel and stay home.Vinyl thought, staring bitterly at her own reflection. To any other pony, she would actually look pretty good, with her white coat complimenting her fierce crimson eyes, yet Vinyl Scratch felt otherwise.

"Octavia can't I just wait and do this later?" The dj asked, giving her quiet friend a pleading look. "Maybe we can just reschedule. I have another gig waiting for me tomorrow and I don't want to show up tired and-"

"Vinyl I'm not going to let you miss out on this." Octavia interrupted, staring at her friend with a hint of sadness. "After it's all said and done, you'll be glad you did this. You just have to give a shot."

"Fine." As anxious as any mare could be, Vinyl Scratch finally pushed her way out of the cramped bathroom. "Just don't bug me if you find me in my bedroom crying my flank off with a bottle of whiskey and a picture of Twilight. Deal?"

Octavia chuckled, relieved that Vinyl still had her obnoxious sense of humor. "Deal."

*Meanwhile at the Carousel Boutique*

"SWEETIE BELLE WHERE IN CELESTIA'S NAME IS THE COMB!?"

While the Dj's home had been a scene of nervousness and anxiety, Carousel Boutique was being ripped apart from the inside by a distressed mare running on two hours of sleep. While Rarity tore through the shop like a madpony, Sweetie Belle had to sit and endure her sister's short-tempered attitude. "It's right here sis." The young filly said with a little annoyance, holding out the blue comb in her small hoof.

Snatching it away with a greedy hoof, Rarity began to furiously comb her messy mane. "Oh dear, they'll be here any minute! Sweetie Belle why haven't you cleaned anything yet!? The shop looks like a disaster!"

Sweetie Belle just facehoofed, frustrated at how her oblivious her sister could be. "I already cleaned everything sis!" Sweetie Belle whined. And she had. The shop was perfectly spotless, not counting the fabric and other countless items Rarity had tossed around in a panic. "Why are you making such a big deal out of this? I hang out with my friends all the time and I don't freak out the way you do."

"This is different Sweetie!" Rarity replied, as she checked her purple mane for any other flaws. "I'm going to teach Ponyville's most socially awkward pony how to be a proper mare and I'm going to do it by taking her out."

"On a date!?" Sweetie squeaked, a little shocked at her sister's taste in ponies.

"No Sweetie Belle think of it as a trial by fire. Most socially awkward ponies have trouble making new friends simply because they don't know how to talk to other ponies!" While she put her sister's mind at ease, Rarity began to gather up a few boxes filled with beauty products. "I'm going to take her somewhere that will make a her little uncomfortable and see how well she responds to the pressure."

"Oh! Well I think they're here!"

While Sweetie Belle squeaked out the last of her sentence the shop door opened to reveal two mares. "Rarity were here!" the darker mare called, as she shoved her sad companion through the doorway.

"Wonderful darling!" Rarity called from the next room. "Bring her over here! It's time for a makeover!"

"Yay!" Vinyl Scratch cheered sarcastically WORST DAY EVER!

45 minutes later

"Darling." Rarity whispered, staring at the brand new Vinyl Scratch. "You look amazing!"

It had almost taken an entire hour of screaming and whining, but Rarity had accomplished what Vinyl Scratch thought was impossible. Her hair had been untangled and straightened, her fur finally had a proper scrubbing, which had been awkwardly supervised by a blushing Rarity, and she received the first hooficure of her life.

"All she needs now is her dress!" Rarity squealed, hopping into the next room overflowing with pride. "Close your eyes! I want it to be a surprise!"

Shaking in anticipation, Vinyl Scratch covered her eyes with a white hoof and goofy smile. "All right I'm not looking! Bring it over here already!"

After a few minutes spent pushing her way through piles of fabric, Rarity finally retrieved her work of art and brought it into the next room with a flash of her horn. "Alright Vinyl you can look now."

What Vinyl saw blew her mind. Nothing to flashy, with a small red stripe coming across the waist and little, red and blue musical notes forming small rings across the lower part of the skirt. "Rarity it's AMAZING!" Vinyl exclaimed, pulling the dress from Rarity's magical aura. "Can I put it on?

"Of course you can put it on!" Rarity replied, giggling at the stunned mares ecstatic reaction. "Just don't get any stains on it darling." With proud smile on her face, Rarity aided the gushing Vinyl into her new dress.

After a few minutes spent helping Vinyl Scratch, Rarity gave Octavia a little wink. "Octavia don't you have something you should be doing right about now?"

"Of course Rarity! A few local musicians wanted me to come by and have a little get together." Octavia replied, catching on to Rarity's hint. "I'll be back to get her at eleven. Just try and keep her in one piece!"

Giving off a light hearted chuckle, Octavia finally made her way out of the boutique and left Rarity and her friend alone for their first "Session". "Are you ready Vinyl?'

"Ready for what?" Vinyl Scratch replied, trying to get a good look at herself from one of Rarity's mirrors. "I thought you were gonna teach me all of that etiquette crap."

"Of course I am!" Rarity replied, chuckling at the Dj as she struck odd and provocative poses in front the large mirror. "I could really go for a cupcake right about now. I'm sure Pinkie would be happy to bake a fresh batch over at the SugarCube Corner."

"WHAT!?" Vinyl Scratch's positive attitude had, quite literally, collapsed in on itself. "B-but S-SHE goes t-there! What am I s-supposed to d-do if she shows up!?" Vinyl Scratch stuttered, visibly shaken at the destination Rarity had chosen.

"First of all, she wouldn't dare harm you in anyway if I were to intervene on your behalf. Secondly, how are you ever supposed to win Twilight's heart if you are to afraid to even look her in the eye?" Vinyl Scratch didn't respond. She did, however, take it upon herself to occupy an empty box and ensure that nopony dare lay their hooves on it.

"Rarity she HATES me! What if she has me thrown into a cold, dark dungeon?" Vinyl squeaked, still hiding inside the box with her horn visibly poking out. " They don't serve hayfries in dungeons!"

"Thats why I'm taking you there Vinyl! If she sees you with me, she will finally understand that she has been missing out on quite the mare!" Rarity exclaimed, hoping to lure the mare and her new dress out of the cramped box. "Once she realizes that your a good mare to have around, you'll finally have a golden opportunity to ask her out!"

"You think so?" Vinyl squeaked, poking her head out of her cardboard haven.

"Of course!" Rarity replied, with a warm smile. "Lets get going darling. I'm famished." Twilight's a pretty lucky pony to have Vinyl chasing after her like that.Rarity thought, with an odd feeling of jealousy growing in her chest. Vinyl really is a nice mare.

"Are you okay Rarity?" Vinyl asked, as the look in Rarity's eyes seemed to grow more and more distant.

"Of course darling." She replied, with a hint of sadness. "Let's go."

Later. At the Sugarcube corner.

"We'll just have a couple of cherry donuts Pinkie."

"Okie dokie lokie!" The two had finally arrived, with Vinyl Scratch's dress drawing plenty attention from other ponies. n. Was Vinyl Scratch a little unnerved by the attention? No! Hell, she was embracing it!

"Did you see their faces Rarity!? So awesome!" Vinyl squealed, literally shaking the small brown table they were occupying with excitement. "When Twilight Sparkle see me, she'll be all over me like caramel on an apple!"

Rarity chuckled, amused at her friends enthusiasm."Thats enough Vinyl. Lets get started on one of the most important lessons." Rarity stated, shutting down Vinyl enthusiasm. "Small talk. Begin."

"What do you mean small talk?" Vinyl Scratch asked stupidly, earning a facehoof from the worn out dressmaker.

"When your with a special somepony you have to engage in a entertaining conversation!" Rarity pointed out, earning an "OH!" of understanding from the DJ. "Octavia you have a little trouble talking about more... inappropriate topics."

"Are you talking about that time I had bed sores?" Vinyl replied, earning herself a grimace from the, already disgusted, Rarity. "I already explained that to tavi! Twilight kicked me out the library and I was a little depressed! Theres nothing wrong with that!"

Covering her nauseated face with her hooves, Rarity gave a disappointed shake of head. "Vinyl thats terrible." Looking up at Vinyl, who was wearing a blank look, Rarity gave off a small sigh. "Lets start at the beginning. First of all, you CANNOT speak about yourself! If you want to make a special somepony feel important you have to talk about them. Tell me what you know about myself."

"Well your the element of generosity, you like to make dresses and you have a little sister." Vinyl said, somehow keeping count of the simple facts with her white hoof.

"Very good. What else do you know about me?"

With that, a goofy smile broke across Vinyl's face. "Well one time me and tavi were eating at a diner and she told me that, in your senior year, you and a couple of stallions went into an empty locker room and-"

"VINYL!" Rarity shrieked, sticking a distressed hoof into chuckling mares mouth. "You don't talk about THAT either you silly mare." She whispered, blushing furiously at simple mention of her more "irresponsible" as a young mare.

"Can I still tell you about my bed sores?"

"NO!"