Author's Note

~~Wow. It's been a while.~~
~~It's been. A. While.~~
~~Hope you enjoy.~~

IT'S BEEN ALMOST A YEAR.
F---ING HAVE THIS ALREADY.
YOU AMAZING PATIENT PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M JUST GONNA GIVE YOU THE SONG LINK THIS TIME.

https://www.listenonrepeat.com/watch/?v=blA8IQJN45k

Also, I have to give a big thanks to one of the first dedicated readers of this story for giving me help when I needed it for this chapter.
Without him, this probably would have just sat here for over a month longer.
Give a hand for The Accursed One.

Sunday Evening

You opened your eyes to the white, dotted ceiling, the brightness of the morning sun hindering your eye's strength. You turned your head to your right to see a peacefully resting Rarity, her head still and peaceful on your arm. You smile and remove your arm softly, moving your head forward to give her a kiss on the forehead.

Her eyelids stress for a moment before they part, her eyes staring at you in a loving, relaxed sense. "Good morning, White."

"You too." You say simply before you lean over to her, slowly and gently pushing her onto her back as you lean over her. You plant your lips on hers, your hand exploring her body, hidden to you by the sheets and covers. You let the moment pass before you break contact with her lips and remove the covers from yourself, getting up from the bed.

"You tease, where are you going?" Rarity asks, sitting up and pulling the covers with her, looking at you in tired curiosity.

"You're just as much as a tease as me, pulling those covers up as you sit up." You say with a smile.

"Well, a lady does have standards. You're a gentleman, aren't you?" She asks, smiling, happy with her own reply.

"I happen to be a professional, and professionals have standards as well, and besides-" You start walking to the bathroom. "I've got some plans, and they involve you and the rest of your friends." You say as you head to the shower after closing the door.

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Three knocks on Twilight's door by your hand, Rarity waiting behind you. You hear Twilight's voice asking for a moment, and you gaze at the design carved into the door for said moment before it opens, the lavender girl pausing for a moment upon seeing you.

"Wh-.. White, I- I, uh.. didn't expect you today." She says, still in her pajamas with a book in hand, blushing.

"That's fine, you think you can do a favor for me and Rarity?" You ask, pointing back at her.

"Uhm, I- it depends."

"All I need is for all your friends to be here within... A few hours. I'm going to take Rarity out for breakfast, so you'll have time to do what you need, that sound alright?"

"You mean Pinkie, Rainbow, Fluttershy and AJ?" Twilight replies.

"Precisely. Rarity and I kinda.. have something to tell you all."

"I'm guessing something big since we all have to be there?" She puts her hands up and stops you from replying. "Don't... answer that. I'll gather them up, come back in relatively two hours."

"Alright, thank you." You say, waving goodbye and walking back to Rarity. "She seems to be alright with it, even though she was seeming to be having a 'relax' day." You say with a worried tone, feeling you may have disturbed her somehow.

"She'll be fine, I'm sure that she's expected to be ready for anything, being an Element of Harmony, not to mention Celestia's personal student." Rarity said, shrugging. "Now, where shall we go?"

You begin pondering where it was that you had your first official date with Rarity. Memories fly through your mind, trying to remember a name, a place, anything relevant. "How about..." Rarity started, getting your attention as she walked ahead of you, to the center of town.

“Where was it we had our first date? Going there again would be nice, wouldn’t you think?” You turn to Rarity, and she’s standing in place staring at you with a smile on her face. Growing uneasy, you put on a smile of your own. “What?”

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“Come on, Rarity. It’s still a weekend, not like we have anything else to do; besides, this’ll be fun.” You keep trying to persuade her to follow you back to Twilight’s place, the strategy somewhat working.

“Yes dear, I agree that a meet-up every now and then is fine, even a sleep-over, but not a whole party on our weekend together.” Though she was putting up an argument, she wasn’t necessarily resisting you physically.

“Please, I’ll make it worth your while, I promise. It’ll work out.” You plead, really wishing that she would finally agree. With a pout of her lips and a moment looking away in thought, she sighed.

“Fine. Just this once.” She picked up the pace to match your new strides of joy.

“That’s the spirit!” You hopped as you grabbed her hand, wings flapping, slightly making her dress rustle. By now, the library was in sight, and your nerves were already getting out of control.

You arrived at the door with Rarity mere moments later, and knocked on the door your signature three times, smiling uncontrollably.

The door opens after a while, showing the library’s interior decorated for a simple party. Techno music is playing from a small set of speakers on the counter. You and Rarity step into the library and see the other Elements, sans Pinkie, dancing in their own unique ways in the center of the floor.

The upbeat techno music quickly changes to a song similar to one you remember from the time you were posted at the Grand Galloping Gala. Every head in the room turned to the both of you, and immediately after, you turned yours to Rarity.

“Well…” Rarity smiled as she looked around the room, eyes shining as she looked at all the details and saw her friends smiling. “I never…” You give a small laugh and wrap Rarity in your arms for a moment before you walk over to the others.

Rarity follows close to you for a moment, but suddenly puts on a burst of speed, grabbing your arm and pulling you onto the dance floor. She then puts her arms around you; you reciprocate the action. The two of you start swaying with the music, stepping around in a slow dance fitting with the song.

At least, you tried. Even with the occasional practice you gave yourself, you didn’t know this dance at all. It was more like you were trying to sidestep as to not bump into her rather than trying to dance with her, your nerves were still so edgy.

Rarity gave a giggle and covered her mouth with her left hand. “Calm down, listen to the music. Listen… Learn…” Her voice soothed your nerves ever so slightly, and you did as she said. The music seemed louder suddenly, and you picked up more details in the notes. Your dancing instincts kicked in, and you followed Rarity’s movements almost perfectly.

You close your eyes and smile, leaning your head down to touch her forehead with yours. The two of you simply forget your surroundings and get lost in the music, everyone around you just watching. You dance for what seems like hours, time losing its meanings in the throes of passion that you found yourself in. Eventually, since all good things must come to an end at some point, the song ends and the two of you stop moving, still embracing each other for a minute afterwards.

"That was… actually pretty nice.” Honestly, you were glad that you two shared a dance for the first time in months.

“It was. I think we should do this again some time.” Though you couldn’t see it, you knew she was smiling too.

Soon, the music changes back to an upbeat techno song and everyone resumes their dancing. The two of you break apart as a few of the others go off with each other to other parts of the room. You go to the table where a multitude of hors d’oeuvres are displayed, all ripe for the eating. Taking a piece of toasted bread with tomato and avocado on top and taking a bite, you quickly grab two glasses of punch. You return to Rarity, drinks in hand, then give her one.

The sound of a spoon clinking against glass fills the air as Twilight stands on a chair, carefully getting her balance before speaking loud enough for everyone to hear. “A toast to the happy couple, the most honored guests at this party. Sure this party may not have had the most advance planning, but I think we pulled it off pretty well. It was a gift from White to Rarity, and she obviously appreciates it.” Everyone looks at you and Rarity, with your arm around her shoulder and the both of you beaming. “So, shall we drink to the well-being of us all?”

Everybody raises their glass, those close enough clinking theirs together before taking a drink. Twilight hops off of the chair, stumbling when she lands. You raise your hand for everyone to stay where they were for just a moment longer.

“Everyone…” You start, your heart pounding furiously and your mind racing as to what the right thing to say is. “The, uh… The main reason I brought everyone together was so that, uh…” You turn to Rarity, and see entertained confusion on her face. Embarrassed, you smile and let out a breath you didn’t know you were holding in a giggle. “I had Twilight help bring everyone here because I wanted to surprise Rarity with something; and it wasn’t just this party.”

You face Rarity and grab her hands, pulling them to your chest. “Rarity, you’re one of the greatest people I’ve ever known.” You decide to toss out all caution and speak your heart out, looking into the eyes of the most beautiful woman you’ve grown to love. “The moments in my life where I feel truly happy are moments I’m with you. When I’m on guard duty, I have you on my mind. Wherever I am when you’re not with me physically, I feel that you’re keeping a loving eye on me.”

After a moment, and a couple of giggles, you sigh. “Okay that might have been a tad creepy.” You give a laugh of your own before you continue. “Rarity, you’ve been there for me when I needed someone the most, and you’ve always been so kind and generous and loving and supportive, and the list goes on.”

You back up a step, then reach into your back pocket, getting out the special item as you lower yourself to one knee. You hear gasps across the room, and Rarity covers her mouth as her eyes widen. “I’m sorry that this is so short, but…” You open the box, revealing one of the most beautiful rings you could find. The top of the ring held an assortment of dozens of different tiny gems glittering in the light, all sorts of colors flaring. “Will you marry me?”

Rarity removed her hand as a tear fell from one of her eyes and grabbed your hand, revealing one of the widest smiles you’ve seen on her. “Yes! Yes yes yes!” You smile just as wide and jump up to grab her in your arms, wings spreading wide as you levitated the both of you into the air for a few moments, spinning happily.

“A toast!” You hear Rainbow Dash call out as you landed, lips still locked with Rarity. “To the bride-to-be and the lucky man!” Everyone cheers as the sound of clinking glass fills the room, then they all take another drink.

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