This Chapter is from Rarity's POV.
Chapter 21: It Will Rain!
As Fluttershy flew graciously into the room, everypony gathered around her to tell the news of Rainbow Dash's whereabouts. I, on the other hand, did not move a hoof. I sat on my sofa cushions, staring aimlessly at Wishbeat's half-empty mug of tea. My azure eyes were glued to it, but my mind was wondering to the far ends of Equestria. My mind was so far gone; I could barely even hear the conversation going on in front of me.
"He…Rainbow…Storm soo—" I caught a pinch of what Twilight said.
"Oh no!" Fluttershy gasped, I believe.
"Must find them…" Wishbeat's voice seemed muffled from tears, but I could not tell. My eyes could not be removed from the cup of tea.
To be truly honest, I did not care what was being said before me. I couldn't really feel my hooves, either. I felt very numb, in fact. It was as if I had been knitting all night long, and the tingling sensation still lingered on my hoof-tips. Only that feeling now enveloped my whole body. I wish it would go away; it's very distracting.
Why did I feel this way? I couldn't shake this feeling away, no matter how hard I tried. I demanded myself to move, but my body disobeyed. I strained myself to hear Twilight's voice, but my ears were clogged.
"Come on, Rarity. Get a hold of yourself!"My subconscious told me. But still, I could feel nothing but tingles.
He stood before me with his coat as silky straight and ebony as the skies above, his tail a slightly lighter shade of black with an elegant yellow zigzag intertwined within it, and the eyes of a lonely dove. And his scent; it seemed so familiar. It was as if I took a whiff of it earlier today. My first memory of the runaway Pegasus passes my mind. I felt my heart jolt against my chest at the thought and a strange feeling beginning to burn across my I bl-blushing?
Why would I be blushing? What was there to blush about? There is work to be done, not blushing! But, like the numbness, I could not break from my burning cheeks.
Such a handsome, charming young Pegasus he is. His taste of music was definitely different from mine, but I did not mind. If I were with him, his music would sound like singing angels.
Oh, I am being so very selfish!
"How could youuuu?" My subconscious whined.
"Rarity?" I hear a voice call my name.
I snap my head to the direction of the voice and my azure eyes met with violet.
"Oh, Twilight, you simply must stop sneaking up on me like that." I say half-heartedly.
"Sneaking? I've been calling your name for a while now." My unicorn friend proclaimed with knitted eyebrows.
"You have?" My eyes widened. Had I been so lost in my thoughts that I hadn't even noticed Twilight attempting to gain my attention?
"Yes, Rarity. I know you must be sad; we all are. But we all have to focus and work together to figure out how we'll find Rainbow Dash and Featherwing." Twilight told me.
She was right; I needed to focus. But I just couldn't.
"Twilight…I am sad, but for all the wrong reasons." I admitted to my hooves.
"Huh? What do you mean, Rarity?" Twilight asked, genuinely concerned.
I had to confess my feelings to somepony if I could never tell Featherwing. I mean, what kind of pony I would be if I told him such a thing! He is…with Rainbow Dash… and I would never, ever betray my friend!
But I also could not hold in this passion, this intensely burning fire of love I seem to have building up inside me anymore. It would burst aflame and destroy everything if I kept it in for too long.
With that, I took a deep breath, lifted my head to lock eyes with the librarian, and said: "Twilight… I t-think I'm—"
"Uhm, guys… I think we should really hurry on finding Rainbow Dash and Featherwing." Fluttershy's soft voice somehow cut me off.
Everypony in the room turned their attention to the Pegasus and noticed she was staring out of my shop's window. We all trotted towards her to see what had her eyes glued like so. Once we did, our eyes were glued as well.
The skies were not blue anymore, but were encumbered with terrifyingly dark clouds. Winds blew harder than they ever had, and everypony in the streets ran off into their homes for shelter. It looked as if a storm were coming, and not the pony-made one that forced Applejack, Twilight, and me into a sleepover. This one was real, frightening, and ready to come any minute.
"What'll we do? Oh this is just awful!" Wishbeat began to panic and cry after staring at the sky for a few moments.
"We have to find Rainbow Dash and Featherwing at once. They're the only Pegasi that are fast enough to take down this storm. If we don't find them, Ponyville may turn into dust!" Twilight exclaimed.
Everypony in the room began to talk about places the two runaways—or "fly-aways" rather—may have gone, how we would all get there, and how we would convince them to come home. This was all becoming too much to take in, too overbearing. I closed my eyes and tried to silence all of the hustle and bustle. When I was trapped in my own silent world (the one I escape to when I am sewing), I thought of some way I could help. I was tired of thinking so selfishly and tactless; it was time to take action. Because if I truly loved Featherwing the way I do, I would want him to be happy.
Happy. He is happy with Rainbow Dash, I am sure. Always laughing and playing whenever they were together in the clouds. Never wishing to come down and perhaps share some tea with a certain elegant unicorn. He was never mine from the very beginning. He's too fast for me anyway.
Too fast. Hmm…That's it!
"Everypony! I got it!" I shouted over the entire ruckus, and to my pleasure, the room grew instantly silent.
"What is it, Rarity?" Twilight was the first to ask.
"It would take far too long to go searching for Rainbow Dash and Featherwing. We must act now! I understand that none of the Pegasi in Ponyville are fast enough to clear the skies of clouds the way those two do, but if we were to gather all of the Pegasi together, they could possibly do away with these clouds before the storm arrives. Maybe even 20% faster than our friends!" I explained with a triumphant smile.
Everypony stared at me with big, wide eyes. As they stared, my smile began to slowly fade. Had they thought my idea ridiculous? Well, it was certainly better than running around and screaming like they were doing. Still, it hurt that nopony seemed to like my way of thinking.
"Rarity…You're a genius!" Twilight smiled brightly.
"Yeah, Rarity. I would have never thought of that, and I'm a Pegasus." Fluttershy smiled sheepishly.
"You really like my idea?" I ask softly, a bit embarrassed now.
"Won't we be putting everypony at risk of getting hurt?" Wishbeat stated.
"We would have been putting Rainbow Dash and Featherwing at risk had we only relied on them to do this!" I snapped, completely baffled Wishbeat would even ask such a question.
"Rarity's right, Wishbeat. We all have to work together in order to get through this. We're all a family, each and everypony of Ponyville. We can do this." Twilight smiled at me, and I couldn't help but return the favor.
"Alright then! With that, we must separate to each corner of Ponyville and ask each Pegasi to help us with the cloud clearing. Twilight, you go check around Sugarcube Corner. Fluttershy, you make sure your pets are safe in their homes. Wishbeat, you go with Twilight. I'll go find Applejack and she'll help me gather others near the shopping square." I demanded with my eyebrows arched with determination.
"Right!" Twilight and Fluttershy nodded. Wishbeat merely stared at me as if I were speaking another language.
Once everypony knew where to go and I was alone in the shop, I lowered my head and whispered to nothing: "I love Featherwing."
A small tear cascaded against my cheek before I straightened up and headed for Sweet Apple Acres.
Well, there you have it everypony. I am once again extremely sorry for putting this out so late. I hope you enjoyed this chapter nonetheless. Okay, ciao! Please review, by the way!