You were crouched in a room, weeping. The floor was stone and cold against your skin. Your sobs echoed off the stone walls. The door off to the left creaked, and you ceased your weeping. You looked through your tears to see a girl with a horn and red hair standing at the door way. You turned your head away and wiped your tears away.

"Y-yes?" You croaked out. The girl walked over to you and held you close.

"It's ok...you can cry...I'm here...no one else can hear you..." She said as she stroke your head. The tears broke their way through, as flowed openly down your cheeks. Your weeping and sobbing intensified. The girl kept speaking to you in a soothing manner, stoking your hair.

***

You bent over the counter pressing your temples with your palms in an attempt to soothe the headache that bombarded you. The image arrived with a migraine like prior events. Pinkie approached you from the side.

"You ok, Epee?" She said worriedly. The sweet smell of the Sugar Cube Corner soothed your aching brain. The pain subsided, and you straightened up.

"Yeah, just another memory."

"Really? What didja see?" She asked, curiousity present in hr voice. You told her what you saw.

"Aww, that sounds touching. I wonder who she is."

You shrugged. Fortunately, a customer entered, the bell over the door ringing, ending the uncomfortable silence. The customer asked about a special order she place, and Pinkie Pie materialized beside him holding a box.

"Here you go, Cherilee!!" She exlaimed, handing her the box. She thanked her, handed over a handful of bits, and walked out of the bakery.

It'd been a week since Mr. and Mrs. Cake let you work at Sugar Cube Corner. You were given the oh-so arduous job of cashier. The amount from your last paycheck wasn't astounding, but it was more than enough to be able to satisfy your morality. Today was a slow day; usually more customers came by.

Your mind began to wander to the images you've recalled so far: The girl yelling at you, the house on fire, and her comforting you. The earliest memory seemed to be the fire. It seemed, because of her reaction, it was her house undergoing conflagration. She looked to be a child, same as you at that moment. For the time being, you can assume that you two were childhood friends. In the image of her comforting you, she seemed to be a little older. The next, she yelled at you, telling you to leave. She looked to be the oldest then. Just what had I done to her? Terra looked like she hated me more than anything...Wait, WHAT!? Terra? Is that her name? How did I remember that? It seemed you remembered the girl's name, but that still didn't help much.

***

Your shift was nearly over when another customer entered. Or so you thought.

"Hello Epee, dear!" A elegant voice filled the room.

"Hi Rarity, how are you?" You asked.

"Oh, just fine, darling." She said, tousling her purple hair.

"Good. What're you here for?" You curiously asked. You only stopped to chat with Rarity on the rare occurance that you'd pass by her on your way to work.

"To see you of course. We haven't actually sat down and talked for a long time. I was wondering if you wanted to have a chat after work."

You would actually like to have a talk with Rarity; when you thought about it, you haven't actually had a significant conversation with the violet-haired unicorn. *Author's note: You all have asked me about whether the characters are human or ponies. They are humans, but with their pony traits; for example, Rainbow Dash having her wings, and Twilight having her horn. For the sake of convenience, I call them pegasi and unicorns. Hope that cleared things up.*

"Um, sure, but I should tell Fluttershy first..." You said nervously.

"Oh, it'll be fine. The dear's been keeping you to herself for the past week, it's time to give us some time with you," She said. You had a sneaking suspicion that there was an innuendo in that line.

"Um, o-ok..."

"Wonderful!" She sighed. After your shift was over, Rarity led you over to her house. It was a quaint abode, much like Ponyville itself. You sat down in her living room, on a couch, and she sat on the other side. The two of you made small talk: work, Rarity's most recent dresses, (She went on for quite a while on that topic) and the wacky adventures she and her friends had experienced.

"Yes, my life took a turn for the better the day Twilight arrived. I believe you've been informed about Nightmare Moon, correct?"

"Yeah, but I don't really know who that is." At that, Rarity told the tale of Celestia and Luna, and how Luna turned evil and tried to bring eternal night. Celestia banished her to the moon for 1000 years, and when she returned, she returned as Nightmare Moon, and tried yet again to bring eternal night. Twilight, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Applejack and her had weilded the Elements of Harmony, and purged Luna of the resentment given form, and saved the world.

"Woah..." You marveled. You had never guessed that you were friends with the worlds saviors.

Rarity flushed pink. "O-oh please, it wasn't much, dear..." she said modestly.

"Are you kidding me? You saved the freakin' world!"

Rarity continued to blush. "W-well, how about we talk about you, darling?" She spoke up, trying to change the subject.

"There really isn't much to talk about. I still don't remember anything..."

"Oh, yes, I'm sorry..." Rarity apoligized.

"No, it's fine. Oh, but, I remembered some more." You added.

"Really? How much?"

You told her the images that returned again.

"So, that girl's name is Terra...are you sure?" She mulled over the new information.

You nodded. "It just came to me as I tried to remember more."

After a couple minutes of silence, Rarity finally spoke up.

"I need to tell you about something." She said solemnly.

"Um..what?" You ask, worried about her sudden change in tone.

"Do you know why Fluttershy finds it hard to talk to you?" She asked, staring right at you.

"Er...because she's shy?"

Rarity sighed. "It took Fluttershy a few hours for her to be comfortable around Twilight. It's been a week and a half since you've met Fluttershy, and she still can't look you in the eye, am I right?"

She was right. She still had trouble talking to you, even though she's had some minor improvements.

"So, what're you saying?" You asked, now scared of what Rarity was getting at.

"I'm saying there's a much different reason she has trouble being social with you."

"Such as?"

It obviously pained her to say this. "...She's in love with you Epee.

Those six words echoed on your ear as time seemed to stop. No way...Rarity has gotta be kidding...

"I know what you're thinking. You think I'm joking. I'm not. I would never joke about love. The day she first met you, she told us how she felt about you. She asked us never to tell you. And to help her."

"B-but why did you tell me?" The shock has paralyzed you, and you struggled to speak the words.

"Because you're killing her. Everyday, she tells us about how much she falls more for you. If you're never going to make a move, then you being near her hurts her. We lied about not having room for you in each of our houses. It's obvious that we all can house you. Twilight could've just cast a spell on you to allow you to walk on clouds. We did this so you could be close to Fluttershy. But, all you do is hurt her. Unless you have feelings for her, you must stay with someone else."

You struggled to believe all she was telling you. But, even though, you knew it to be true. It all came together. Fluttershy always blushed whenever you looked at her, and could barely speak to you.

"I...I'm so sorry...I..." You lowered your head, tears threatening to break ranks. "I had n-no idea I was doing that to her..."

"It's not your fault that she feels the way she does..." Rarity paused. "That's not all..."

You looked up at the unicorn. "What?"

"In the process of this...the others have fallen for you as well..."

Today, Rarity, in your eyes, broke the record of mind blowing statements in 10 minutes. "Are you saying that everypony else is in love with me as well?"

"I'm not sure about Applejack, but I'm certain that Pinkie and Rainbow have fallen for you..."

"Please tell me your kidding!!" You shouted. "You have to be! There's no way that I have four girls in love with me for no particular reason! I have done NOTHING but mooch off of you all, and yet you say they love me!?" Rarity winced at your outburst. Inside, you cursed yourself for scaring her, but your rage overflowed. "I don't know what possesed you to trick me like this, but it isn't funny! I'm sorry for anything I've done to make you do it, but-"

"I'm not lying!! I would never lie about love! Love is one of the best things that can happen to someone! I would NEVER trick somepony else about love like Sky Liner!!" Rarity lowered her head again, and a sound you never wanted to hear again eminated from Rariy's throat. Sobbing.

No, no, no, nonononono!! Please, don't!

You walked over to Rarity and shook her by her shoulders. "Please, don't cry, I-I'm sorry, I had no right to raise my voice-" You were cut off by the unicorn's sudden embrace. She sobbed onto your shoulder, tears dampening your shoulder. You held her back, trying to comfort the crying Rarity. After a few minutes, her sobbing ceased. "I'm sorry..."

"No, it's okay, I shouldn't have yelled, it's just...shocking to hear that four girls are in...love with me."

Rarity wiped away her tears... "I don't blame them," she said softly, "you DO have a charismatic aura about you..."

"Don't play with me like that..." you said with a chuckle."

"I'm serious. I don't blame Fluttershy for falling in love with you."

You stepped back and plopped down onto the couch. "If I may ask," you spoke cautiously, "who's Sky Liner?"

Rarity sighed. "He's...my ex-husband..."

Your eyes widened. "You were married? But, I thought you were in your early 20s."

"I am. I'm 22. He and I met when I lived in Manehatten. I was 19, he, 24. I won't bore you with the details, but I was with him for about a half a year. I thought our relationship was going well, but, I... caught him in bed w-with another woman." Her voice trembled, threatening the arrival of tears. "He claimed to love me more than anything, but he left me, with his harlot of a marefriend to Trottingham. I came to Ponyville to get away from it all..." she began to cry again, and her held your arm around her.

"It's alright, it's all in the past now..." After more minutes of comfort and tears, Rarity wiped her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I must look like a wreck now..."

"No, it's fine..."

"Thank you for listening...I haven't told anypony about my past..." She smiled up at you. You returned it, happy to support Rarity.

"You should be going now. Fluttershy might be getting worried."

"Alright. If you need anything, just ask, I'll be there." You smiled.

"Oh, before you go, I have to ask you something." You looked back. "Do you harbor any feelings for Fluttershy?"

You thought about that question for a long while. You certainly did like Fluttershy. She was kind, cute, very willing to help anyone that needed it. You answered that question carefully.

"Fluttershy certainly has done a lot to help, and now learning about her affection towards me, I find I certainly do find attraction to her, but I would like some more time with her to refine those feelings."

Rarity smiled, seemingly appeased with your answer. "Okay. See you later, dear."

"You too," You say, walking out the door.

***

"Heeyy Epeee!" a southern accented voice shouted behind you. Applejack jogged up to you.

"Oh, hi AJ. What's up? You okay?"

"I'm just fine, sugarcube. I was just wonderin', you doin' anythin' tomorrah?"

"Um...I'm off I think, so no. Why?"

"I was jus' thinkin', how 'bout we all get together at Fluttershah's and have some fun?"

"I'll ask Fluttershy, but I'm sure she'll be happy to have everypony over."

"Great," She said. "Seeya tomorrah!"