AN: Hey guys. So I felt awful about getting the last chapter up so late so you guys are getting this one as well. I hope you guys enjoyed the last chapter. And that you will enjoy this one. Once again thank you to all who reviewed it means the world to me that you guys stick it out with me.

The Seventh Element: The Element of Hope

Chapter 23

Confession Interruption

Rarity and Lavender entered the Canterlot seamstress's workshop and immediately Rarity got to work. Rarity moved to the design table and began to work out the details of each pony or dragon's outfit giving the base life to the images she had created in her mind. Lavender stood off to the side and looked at all the fabrics and accessory type items in the room. Once Rarity was finished designing the outfits Lavender went about getting the materials Rarity needed.

"So I saw AJ stop to talk to you last night. What happened," Rarity asked nonchalantly.

"Huh? Oh nothing she just wished me goodnight. Actually at first I thought she was going to say something else with how nervous she was. But I was wrong. Maybe I was just imagining it..."

"Imagining what darling?"

"Oh! uhm..." Lavender blushed red. "Well I thought that AJ might like me... The-the same way you like Rainbow... I heard her say me then change it to us when she was talking about being there for me. But like I said I must have imagined it."

"Oh darling you didn't imagine anything why its clear as day that she has feelings for you. I know she was going to confess to you. At least that's what it looked like from where I was standing. I so hoped you two would get together soon. you make the absolute cutest couple. Well, next to Dashie and me of course." Lavender smiled softly as Rarity's words wishing they were true but she just didn't know if they were.

"Thanks Rarity." But I doubt they are true. AJ is so brave and kind and beautiful what would she see in me? She hasn't even known me that long how can you know if you love somepony if you've only known them a short time? Does it really work like in the fairy tales? Does this make AJ my knight? Lavender thought then shook her head to rid herself of the thoughts. Stop it you need to focus on helping Rarity.

"Can you get me that green shimmer ribbon please."

"Of course." Lavender went and got the asked for ribbon and brought it back to her fashionista friend.

The two worked steadily and soon had Pinkie, AJ, and Rarity's outfits done. Pinkie's dress was a pale pink bell style with crisscrossing bands over her chest that ties behind her back. cupcakes and balloons covered the dress creating a kaleidoscope of colors with the purple, white and yellow cupcakes done in glittery material. The mint green, blue and red balloons where made from a shimmery type of material that Lavender didn't know the name of. Rarity's dress was a cap sleeve ensemble that was done in an icy blue color. The edges were decorated in Rainbow Dash's cutie mark only the colors were white and purple.

Rarity's dress was a ruffled affair in an icy blue. The skirt was a two tier and had Rainbow's cutie mark in glitter thread

Applejack's outfit was not a dress but a jacket and pants set. The pants were black with a strip of silver down each leg. The jacket was white with what looked liked to Lavender purple dots on the edges. But when she looked closer she saw they were hearts about an inch in size with little dots of silver gems.

"Rarity what's this?"

"Oh! Applejack's outfit you know that."

"Yes I see that but you put apples in my cutie mark color along with the silver on her pants. I know you think we'd make a cute couple but I don't think she likes me that way."

"Well, have you told her how you feel?"

"What if I'm right and she rejects me? Then our friendship will be ruined and then my friendships with all of you will be ruined as well. What if I confess and it doesn't go well?! I could single hoofedly destroy the elements of harmony!" While Lavender was working her self into a panic Rarity was trying to keep a straight face. Rarity chuckled lightly.

"Oh darling, you worry to much quite like another princess I know. It'll be alright it wont ruin any of our friendships. I can practically guarantee it."

"Y-you really think it'll work out?"

"Yes. Yes I do. Why I have the prefect idea of how you can confess to her in the grandest most opulent way! At your coronation ball!"

"Uhh... what's that?" Rarity heard Lavender's worry and nervousness in her voice. Rarity smiled softly at her to reassure her.

"You take her out to the garden during your coronation ball and tell her you love her." Rarity chuckled at the relieved expression on Lavender's face.

"Oh thank Celestia. I thought you were going to suggest fireworks asking her to be my marefriend or something like that. Not that there is anything wrong with that!" Rarity laughed at Lavender's wide eyed expression for a moment before composing herself.

"It's alright Lavender. Not everyone is like me. I know that no need to fret over offending me."

She and Rarity had finished the outfits they had not completed. Lavender's dress was the most opulent thing she had every worn but as Rarity had said it had to be fitting of a princess. Lavender's dress was a shimmery white satin material. The chest area was covered in jewels that suspiciously looked like red apples. The skirt was a three tiered affair with the purple fabric with a glitter mesh like material in between the tier of purple satin. the satin tier also had the red apples on it along with silver hearts done in thread. Lavender had made a fuss when she saw but Rarity only smiled at her. Lavender looked to the other outfits Rarity and she had created for their friends. Rainbow's was like AJ's only hers had Rarity's cutie mark in red on the edges and the strip of color on the pants was Rarity's dress color. Twilight's dress was a form fitting dress in lilac with Fluttershy's cutie mark on the edge in her light blue coloring of her cutie mark. Fluttershy's dress was a flowing green number with Twilight's cutie Mark sewn about in pink and white. Spike was once again given a jacket with a pink bow-tie that suspiciously matched Silla's darker pink scales. Whereas Silla had a purple dress that Lavender thought she looked adorable in.

The time between bringing back Princess Star Dust and Lavender's Coronation seemed to fly by and crawl at a snail's pace to Lavender. Though the flying lessons with Rainbow, making dresses with Rarity, reading with Fluttershy and Twilight, and cooking with Pinkie and AJ had helped the time keep moving. Finally the night of the ball was upon them and the elements of harmony and dragons were dressing for the ball.

"Oh goodness. What if I mess up? What if I make a complete fool of myself," Lavender asked as she straightened Silla's headband.

"You won't you'll have me and the others watching out for you," Silla told her. "And my headband is straight by the way."

"Oh. Sorry."

"It's okay ready to go?"

"You go on a head I'll be there in a moment." With that Silla left Lavender alone in their room.

"Okay. You can do this... You got this... It's just another ball... That you are going to be the center of attention and one wrong move or mistake and everypony will know and see and make fun of you for the rest of your life."

"I'm pretty sure that won't happen sugar cube. I wouldn't let anypony laugh at you tonight," Applejack said as she entered Lavender's room. "I knocked but I guess you were plum to busy worrying to hear."

"AJ!" Lavender's voice raised an octave and she squeaked out the pony she cared for's name. What's wrong with me?!Lavender thought angrily. Applejack blushed and rubbed the back of her neck nervously.

"Uhh. Listen Lavender there's somethin I've been needing to tell ya for a while now... I tried a few weeks ago when we first got back but I couldn't bring myself to say anything..." Keep it together remember the speech! Applejack thought as she walked further into the room.

"Yes Applejack? What is it?" Lavender turned giving the apple farmer her full attention. Applejack got her first full look at Lavender and the speech she had been working on for three weeks went out of her head.

"Well there you two are. Come along they are going to start soon and Lavender needs to be in place by Princess Star Dust in fifteen minutes," Rarity said popping her head in.

"Hold on Applejack was about to tell me something." Lavender turned back to Applejack but Applejack just smiled.

"It's okay it can wait." With that the three left for the ballroom. Lavender was moved to an atrium to be announced with Princess Star Dust. Once the ceremony began the two princesses entered the ballroom and took their places in the line of Princesses of Equestria. Princess Star Dust stood next to her sister and Princess Luna. Whereas Lavender stood next to Twilight.

AN: I know. I know. I'm sorry. Thanks for reading and remember I am still looking for ocs for my sequel I am leaning towards a Equestria girls type story so please give me looks and their main outfit. thank you.