Numbers

Uncertainty

The afternoon was coming to an end in Ponyville, and many ponies and other various creatures were dismissed from the new Friendship School. Moments after all the students left, Twilight and her friends exited the school.

"C'mon girls, let's get to grading the pop quizzes!" Twilight began galloping towards the castle when Applejack stopped her with her brute strength.

"Not yet, me and Rarity are going to treat the rest of ya to one of our spa dates." Applejack smirked.

"Wow, what's the occasion?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"We have some special news." Applejack glanced at Rarity. "And with the school thriving as well as our businesses, it seems like a suitable evening to treat ourselves."

"Y-Yay." Fluttershy stammered, while Pinkie squealed in delight.

Twilight gave a genuine smile, she was already looking forward to her six-month anniversary with Princess Celestia, and now she got to treat herself to a relaxing spa outing with her best friends.

The six Elements of Harmony entered the spa and eventually stepped into the hot tub. As soon as all of them stepped in, Pinkie zipped to her cousin's side.

"Tell us the news!" Pinkie begged with big blue eyes. Applejack gave a soft laugh as she ruffled Pinkie's mane.

"Settle down and I'll tell ya." Applejack waited. "Me and Rarity are gettin' married."

"OH MY-" Rainbow Dash quickly placed a hoof over Pinkie's excited response. Pinkie rolled her eyes and kept quiet, but her tail wouldn't stop twitching.

"I'm so happy for you two." Fluttershy smiled.

"I get to do the Sonic Rainboom at the wedding right?" Rainbow Dash grinned when Applejack slowly nodded. "Awesome!"

"I'm sure that lots of ponies will show up for the first wedding of one of the Elements!" Twilight grinned. "I wonder if anything happens when an Element gets married? And to another Element? This'll be a fun research project!"

"Don't get too distracted, I'm sure that you haven't made time to get your gal a gift yet." Applejack laughed. "Normally, ponies wait to celebrate one-year anniversaries, but I remember you telling me how excited Princess Celestia was about this."

"O-Oh, right." Twilight smiled nervously, her eyes darting everywhere.

"Something the matter, darling?" Rarity asked.

"Well, I've been...thinking about her immortality...and mine." Twilight frowned, still handling the realization after all this time. "And I really like her, I do. But I can't help but wonder if I our relationship is real. Am I only dating her because she's an alicorn, and I'll never have to see her die?"

"I...don't mean to get so morbid." Twilight added. "It's just that Celestia initiated so many things that I wonder if I truly wanted this relationship, or if it was just-"

"Meant to happen?"

Everyone stopped talking and looked at Rarity, who just realized that she had spoke up.

"Oh, I'm sorry." Rarity blushed. "I just get what you're saying dear. After all, Princess Celestia was the one to accept you as a student, mentor you and answer your letters, and most importantly, the one to make you an alicorn in the first place."

"But look at me at Applejack, we come from completely different lives." Rarity motioned her hoof towards her fiancee. "We weren't meant to happen, we were meant to be. No matter the circumstances, we were meant to find each other. I'm certain of it."