Wow, another chapter! :D that makes Four right? I hope you enjoy and remember to review! :D love. Rems
Fluttershy tried to quiet her pounding heart, she was nervous because she'd never done anything like this before.
As she continued down the walk she tried to resist the urge to dive behind the bushes, but now was to the time to be a scaredy-pony. Fluttershy looked around making sure no one was following her.
As she approached the boutique she felt herself starting to quiver. She'd never done this before! She spread her light yellow wings and flew to the top of the boutique, from there she quietly hopped from roof to roof, using her wings to lighten her landings, she mustn't be caught.
As quiet as a mouse Fluttershy landed above the nearest window and softly slid it open.
Applejack was getting frustrated. "Twilight! Have ya found anything yet?"
"No, but we need to keep looking!" Twilight's response came from a large pile of books that created a sort of fort.
At the moment Applejack was doing a background research on Rush Fairs, or whoever he was. She was currently checking through population of Clousdale book that Princess Celestia had lent Twilight. It was HUGE and according to the book there were 250 ponies with the last name of Fairs.
Twilight was looking for the diagnosis of memory problems, as Pinkie had dubbed it. Applejack really wished she had someone like Spike to help her look through the books. Sighing, Applejack turned to the next page.
Rarity was still waiting for the water to boil so she could add the tea leaves. She was thinking about her reaction to when Rush had been having a panic attack. A lot of emotions had attacked her brain at that moment, which was making her question the fact that she was sane.
She'd been a bit relived when Pinkie offered to come with her and Rush, but now she was feeling a bit jealous. Here she was making tea while Pinkie was chatting with Rush filling him in about her life after the rock farm.
Finally, after what felt like a year, the tea was done. She quickly loaded the tea cups on to a tray and hurried to the sitting room.
Rush looked at the pink pony sitting across from him. She was going on and on about the party she'd planned for the lavender unicorn Twilight when she'd first moved here.
"And boom we all yelled surprise!" Pinka- sorry- Pinkie finished a huge smile on her face.
"Wow, umm, that's very exciting Pinkie." Rush was trying to be pleasant, but the pink pony was going to give him a headache.
He was so relieved when Rarity walked into the room with the promised tea that he missed the small creak of the window opening.
"The tea has arrived!" Rarity smiled warmly at him and Rush returned the smile, he hadn't realized how much he'd missed the white unicorn's company.
"Wow that looks great Rarity!" Rush said as she handed him a cup.
"YUM tea! Thanks Rarity! Do you know what will go great with this tea?" Pinkie asked excitedly.
"What would that be, darling?" Rarity asked.
"MUFFINS!" Pinkie raced to the kitchen to make a batch.
"Are you sure you should trust her in the kitchen?" Rush asked smiling
"Ah, she's a professional she'll be alright." Rarity returned Rush's smile. "So, did you really know Pinkie when she lived on the rock farm?"
"Apparently, I did, she has the same complexion but this Pinkie is much different than the Pinkie I once knew."
"How so?" Rarity asked, he face was full of wonder.
"This Pinkie was quiet, never laughed and had straight hair." Rush looked at her with a smile as he measured her reaction.
"Pinkie was quiet? And never laughed?" Disbelief colored Rarity's tone, her face had surprise all over it.
Rush laughed quietly "I know, a bit hard to imagine isn't it?"
"Well a bit, but we, as in her best friends, already knew a lot about Pinkie's life as a rock farmer. I have a question for you."
"Ask away."
"You mentioned earlier that you were looking for something and I'm wondering if you've found it yet." Rarity said it like she was wondering if he would be staying in Ponyville much longer.
Rush thought about that for a minute. "I have found a few things." He said slowly "But, whether or not I've found what I looking for I intend to stay in Ponyville for a while."
Rarity blushed like crazy. "Then we better set you up with a place to stay before we find something more permanent."
"I would love that Rarity!" Rush beamed.
"MUFFIN TIME!" Pinkie yelled at the top of her lungs as she barged through the swinging kitchen door. A small yelp came from the roof, as the room filled with the delicious smell of pumpkin muffins.
"These look delicious Pinkie Pie! But you did clean up the kitchen, right?" Rarity asked nervously her OCD tendencies kicking in.
"Of course silly!" Pinkie smiled as she set the muffins down.
Looking relived, Rarity took a bite of her muffin.
Rush stared at the plate of muffins "How did you make them so fast…" His voice was quiet.
"Don't worry about it Rush! Just enjoy the muffins." Rarity laughed as Rush picked up a muffin and nibbled on it.
"Wow these are really good Pinkie!" Rush exclaimed.
The threesome enjoyed the rest of the muffins and tea. "Well Rush, we should probably take you to the hotel where you can stay until you find a house!" Rarity smiled and Rush followed her out the door.
Fluttershy flew away from the window, her heart pounding from what she'd overheard. Rarity not only liked Rush, she was in love with him. It was a bit scary thinking that Rarity might soon have a boyfriend. It was also a stunning realization that Pinkie hadn't ever laughed. Even though she knew that already it was still frightening.
Landing by her house she tried to steady her breathing. She walked into her home and Angel quickly approached her with a letter in paw. "Huh? What's this Angel?" She took the letter from Angel and opened it, it read:
Fluttershy,
Applejack, Spike and I, Twilight, need you to come to the library immediately as we need assistance in our research conduction on Rush Fairs. Please come as soon as possible.
Best Wishes,
Twilight Sparkle
Fluttershy quickly left her cottage and headed toward the library, she was determined to assist them as soon as possible. Using her wings she arrived at the library in record Fluttershy time.
"What can I do to help?" Fluttershy asked as she entered the library. She stopped, books were strewn across the floor, Twilight, Applejack and Spike where pouring over several books.
"Fluttershy! You arrived just in time! Can you help Applejack look for Rush Fairs in the Cloudsdale books?"
"Sure." Fluttershy said timidly, not daring to mention the conversation she'd overheard. She walked over to Applejack who looked like she might scream. "Applejack you're looking at it all wrong. You have to look at the book in accordance to color, Cloudsdale is very rainbow oriented. He's light brown right? Well look for the light brown section." Fluttershy quietly turned to the light brown section and in no time found Rush's name. "Oh, he's a detective."
"Okay, we've found the name, now what?" Applejack asked.
"You look in the book called 'Rock Farms of the South Side' I assume you have it Twilight?" Fluttershy asked.
"Yeah, I do, Pinkie gave it to me a couple weeks ago. I know it's around here somewhere… Here it is!" Twilight handed Fluttershy and Applejack the book.
"We also need 'Crimes of Cloudsdale'."
"Here you go!" Twilight handed Fluttershy the book and the two girls started pouring over them. Several minutes passed.
"Oh sweet, merciful Celestia!" Applejack yelled.
"What, what is it? Did you find something about Rush?" Twilight asked, as she and Fluttershy raced over.
"I've identified something about the rock farmers of the south side, not exactly about Rush though." Quietly Applejack showed them the page on Pie Rock farm. Twilight gasped, Spike burped and Fluttershy fainted. The Pie family rock farm was the richest and most successful rock farm in all Equestria, which begged the question: Why did Pinkie Pie leave?
I hope you guys enjoyed that it took me a while! :D I hope your head's buzzing with questions! I'm not sure when the next update will be but I think it'll be today or sometime next week! Love, The Famous
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