Rarity loves Applejack, she really does. She loves her as much as she is able. But always in the dark attic of her heart, there is a bit of Rainbow left. Rainbow, dead by surprise attack, lost in a plot to kill the elements. Rainbow who she loved. Applejack does her best, but still the emptiness lingers.

(A Part of the Songverse, a continuity of fics I have centered around Rarity and Dash. This is non-canonical, but related. The events described and remembered come mostly from Where the Sun is Silent and it's sequel, Catch For Us the Little Foxes, but I think it can be enjoyed by itself. Yay Rarijack)