This story is dedicated to my friend, who's Wattpad name is Flarity, without whom I never would have given My Little Pony a chance. I would appreciate it if you followed her. Ok, enough rambling from me, let's get to the story! I hope you enjoy it!
CHAPTER 1
Fluttershy trotted up to Rarity's boutique. As she approached the store, she tapped one pale yellow hoof on the door. "Ummm.... Rarity? Are you there," whispered the Pegasus. Suddenly, the door swung open. Out stepped a white unicorn with loose purple curls and a cutie mark with three diamonds. It was Rarity. Her blue eyes shone with her usual confidence and her thick black eyelashes curled slightly to the side.
"Hello darling," came her greeting. She had the slightest trace of a British accent to her voice. "What brings you here so late? It's after nightfall and it's about to rain. I was about to go put my mane in curlers and put on my bathrobe..."Rarity caught herself, " I mean... Umm... Just crawl into bed and wake up tomorrow looking just as wonderful as usual. Heh heh."
"Oh, all right," came Fluttershy's reply. "I didn't mean to bother you. It's just that I have little blankets to keep stray animals in when I find them but all of them are dirty and I need one now!" Fluttershy realized that her voice had gotten considerably louder. "I was just wondering if you had any blankets that I could use."
"Oh Fluttershy, why do you need a blanket for a stray at this time of night?"
"I heard a cry from what sounded like a small creature over that way,"she pointed over by Sweet Apple Acres.
"Oh, alright. I'll see if Sweetie Belle has any blankets,"Rarity walked into her boutique and came put a few minutes later with a small blanket with an outside of a soft, lavender fabric. It was lined with a silky material in a darker lavender. "You can bring this. When Sweetie Belle was younger, she begged me to make it for her pink kitten plushie."
"Oh, I don't want to take something so special to her," Fluttershy decided.
"Don't worry about it. She carried it around once or twice for the first day or so. The next day, I found it on the floor of her bedroom. I wanted to see if she would miss it if she didn't have it, so I took it. It's been a year and she has never asked for it."
"All right, thank you. I'll have to go now. Wouldn't want to leave the poor little thing out in the rain."
Rarity realized how interesting it must be to find cute little animals all the time. She had been looking for a pet for Sweetie Belle so she would stop bothering Opal so much. Maybe if she went with Fluttershy, she could convince her to let her take the little animal home. Also, if Rarity got a reputation as a hero for animals, she could get her name out there, which could result in good publicity for her boutique.
"Ummm.... Fluttershy? Would it be alright if I came with you? You know, for protection?"
"Oh sure Rarity, I'd love to have you along,"answered Fluttershy.
"Wonderful! Let me just change into something to keep me dry."Rarity trotted into her boutique and came out ten minutes later in her rain coat. There was an umbrella attached to where her back was and it fit perfectly over her mane, keeping every hair dry. "Shall we?"
END OF CHAPTER 1
