A few days passed and the work slowed on repairing Charles' house. Minor things were all that was left, things Charles insisted on taking care of himself, reminding the work ponies that their skills were needed elsewhere. After agreeing and thanking him for his hospitality, they packed up and headed into Ponyville. Rarity and Twilight were still guests at his home, Twilight's stay would soon end as her home at the library was almost finished. It would be another couple days before it was fully regrown and repaired. Rarity's home would take another week at least if not a little longer to be finished. During both of their stays however, they had grown to know Charles and more about his home world. He had shared countless amounts of knowledge with them through books, technology, crafting, and even cooking. Charles had also finished his energy supply that would power his home. A small generator that would put out just enough electricity to run a few lights and other devices
in his home. He was pretty much set for the time being until he could fix a new power supply that would take less work to keep running.

The morning broke out like the rest, Rarity would get up early to make the breakfast for the three of them, Twilight would always have a book next to her that she had pulled from her guest room that looked like a library in itself. Charles would do the dishes as Twilight continued reading throughout the rest of the day. But what about Rarity? What did she do?

Breakfast had been finished and consumed, the dishes done and everything cleaned up. Charles had thanked Rarity for the wonderful breakfast and had gone about his business to finish repairing the small things around the house left for him from his asking. Rarity had decided that it was high time she did something besides clean around Charles' home. She had already made everything pristine.

The house had never seen such a scrubbing it had endured from Rarity during her stay there. She found everything so boring for the time being so she decided to go and check on Charles.

Charles was outside nailing a few boards to the side of his home, He sat on the edge of a scaffolding that had no boards across it, he had used the last board to mend the wall and was sitting on a narrow cross bar. He wipe away the sweat from his brow, his shirt tossed to the side from all the perspiration that had soaked it. Rarity had walked around outside toward him hearing the hammer connecting with the nail as it was driven into the board. she came around just in time to see him land the last few strikes into the nail driving it home into its now permanent spot inside the boards. He wiped away sweat from his brow again, his sight catching a glimpse of the ivory white pony as she stood there staring at him quietly. He gave a smile to her.

"Whats up Rarity? Come to watch me? Or are ya just that bored?" He laughed seeing her ears lay back in embarrassment, her cheeks flushing a light pink.

"Well darling, I just can't seem to find anything to do? Your home is practically dust free and very well organized, except Twilight's room which will stay a disaster until she goes home and I can straighten and organize those dusty old books. Other than that, I'm fresh out of ideas."

"How about helping me? I only like a few more minor things to do and the house will be finished. It does require some physical labor though." Charles smirked knowing Rarity all to well now. She hated to get dirty or sweaty. The last thing she would want to do is physical labor, but since this was the last thing to actually do around the house, he felt like taking a shot in the dark and asking her anyway.

"Ugh, physical labor? Mwah? It and I simply do not mix darling. I would hate to stain my coat or even ruffle my hair. Do you know how long it takes me to style my mane this way?" She said as she pressed a hoof to her mane bouncing it gently. Her nose stuck up into the air as if she were better than to get physical at all.

Charles gave a heavy sigh and fell backward's turning upside down on the scaffolding. The bend of his legs holding onto the bar that was previously his seat. He was now in direct eye contact only a foot from Rarity's face. She gasped at the sudden change in perspective and to how close Charles's face was now to hers. She stood frozen. Charles crossed his arms giving her a defiant look.

"Now listen sweetheart, life ain't all daffodils and daisy's. Sometimes you WILL have to get dirty, and honestly its quite fun. You'll never know what true fun is until you try out something new, or even gotten dirty from doing something silly to just make someone laugh."

Rarity locked eyes with Charles for what felt like an eternity, she gave no response until he began talking to her again. "Hey. You in there sugar?" Charles cocked an eyebrow as he reached out to pat her cheek to knock her out of her daze. Rarity gave a surprised squeal as the hand touched her cheek bringing her back to the real world. "EEEEEK! Oh my goodness, I'm so sorry, I must have ZONED out there for a moment as it were."

Charles gave a loud laugh as he flipped upright off the scaffolding, kneeling down to eye level with Rarity. She stood there still locked to Charles' big green eyes. He stayed there waiting for Rarity to say something until almost 2 minutes went by without word.

"Rarity." Charles began which snapped her out of her stupor. "You've been staring at me for almost two minutes now. Got something on your mind darlin?" He smirked Rarity gave a slight whinny of surprise, her face turning a bright red as she broke eye contact with him turning to the side closing her eyes and walking off in a huff.

"I was not staring, I was simply *OOF*" she walked right into the side of the house stumbling back. She gave a hard sneeze sending a small blood splatter onto the wall of the house.

"Oh crap, are you OK? Aw nah, you've gone and bloodied your nose. Come on inside, ill patch you up." He said as he took a clean rag from his pocket and started to press it to the white unicorns nose.

"Ahm qwuite awright tank you." She said as she began to move her snout away from the rag, it only following her movements trying to stop the blood from moving from her nose to her coat. Charles stopped kneeling down in front of her again, his other hand snapping up and grabbing her head gently yet forcefully holding it still as he looked into her eyes causing her to freeze.

"Listen! We need to stop this bleeding or your going to stain your coat orange for the next week, and I really don't want to hear you complain that long about an orange spot on your mane, coat, or whatever else, understand."

Rarity gasped as she was forced to be still under the humans hand, his eyes penetrating hers and causing something to stir deep inside her. Never had she been so forcefully told what to do. Or even been forcefully held against her will. The exhilaration was intense, Her heart raced at this new sensation. She simply nodded taking hold of the rag with her magic and following Charles into this home.

After some scrounging around he located his first aid kit, taking out some gauze and moving into the living room, taking a seat on the couch. He patted the spot next to him telling Rarity to sit next to him.

"Oh pweese, I am NOT some wap dog for you to...." She was cut short as Charles snapped his fingers.

"Now missy!" Rarity gasped, again being told what to do for the second time in a row, by some human. She didn't know how to react so she gave in, hoping up onto the couch placing her forelegs over Charles lap and letting him administer first aid. He raised her nose up just enough so that the blood would stop flowing out and begin to clot, the rag held gently onto her nose. He could feel her warm breath escape her mouth as he continued. She watched in silence as he held her nose gently, all the time thinking about before when she had been forcefully held and told what to do. This time it was nothing like the diamond dog incident. This time it was from someone that she knew and lived with while her home is being rebuilt. She questioned herself again and again about what this feeling could be. Then she realized what it was. She felt affection toward this human, not just friendship, but love. She sat quietly, not realizing it but she had rested her head onto his chest. His other hand resting across her shoulders. Her nose was now pressing upward under his chin, his other hand still holding the rag to her nose. A short time passed and she felt she could breathe through her nose again. She opened her eyes seeing her position and started to panic. She didn't move though as she noticed his eyes closed as well, his hand to his side with the bloody rag still in it. She could smell the stench of sweat as it had dried on him. But for some reason it didn't make her withdraw. She could actually smell him, his hard day of work in the sun, all the hours told in his messy stench. She didn't think of it as repulsive, but as being part of who he is.

Something she wanted to stay with her.

"Rarity, Charlie? Were are you guys?" Twilight's voice announced as hoof beat's could be heard on the hardwood floor upstairs, making Rarity jump in surprise, snapping her out of her daydream, which in turn woke Charles up from his nap.

"Huh? Wha......... Oh man. I must have fallen asleep. I'm sorry Rarity." He said bringing his hand up to rub his eyes.

"I'm not." Rarity said giving a girlish giggle.

"There you two are, What have you two been up to? And what is that smell?" Twilight said as she pulled a hoof up to her nose trying to block the smell and giving a disgusted look.

"That would be me." Charles said as he heaved his large frame upward from the couch, walking up the stairs toward the restroom.

Twilight shook her head as she jumped onto the couch next to Rarity. Rarity moving over into Charles' previous spot laying down. Twilight gave her an odd look as she began.

"Uh you do realize that he is stinky and you just laid down were he was sitting right."

"Oh he doesn't stink darling, its just part of who he is." Rarity began but realized that she wasn't acting herself, jumped from the couch walking by Twilight.

"Woooo, you smell just like him. What were you two doing to get all sweaty?" Twilight began then automatically Thought the worst.

Rarity stopped in her tracks, knowing what Twilight was going to say.

"You two didn't..." She was cut off.

"NO! Heavens no...... I injured my poor nose earlier outside and he simply demanded that he help me stop the bleeding. during the whole fiasco we........ fell asleep......... on the couch."

Twilight's facial expression went from shock to awe then realization. She knew that there would be no way that Rarity would give into the demands of anyone that smelt that bad unless........

Again Twilight's expression changed from thought to bemusement as she began.

"You...... like him............. don't you?" She said giving a slight giggle knowing Rarity can never hide a secret when she is called out on it.

"What do you mean? I am most certainly not!" She stated in panic backing up from Twilight next to the couch as she closed in, only stopping once her rear hit the side of the couch. Twilight pressed closer to Rarity's face an all to knowing grin across her face as she looked at Rarity in silence.

Rarity listened for a moment hearing water run from in the restroom, the signal she needed to hear to tell her that Charles was in the shower and away from what she was about to say.

"Twilight you can NEVER tell him this, or anyone else. Pinkie Promise it!"

Twilight's eyes lit up as she burst out. "AHA! I knew it!" She laughed hopping around the room.

"Twilight please. You simply must not tell Charles of this. I don't even know if I should tell him." She said withdrawing disappointingly onto the couch.

"Rarity I promise I won't say anything. But if you have feelings for him, you had better step forward and do something about them. If he doesn't know then you'll never know what might come of this, good or bad." Twilight said giving her a hug.

"Oh Twilight. Thank you, Now don't act any different from before, I don't want him to know just yet." She smiled hopping off the couch and trotting happily into the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"I just hope he feels the same way." Rarity thought to herself as she opened the fridge to try and figure out what to make for dinner. After looking through many different items she couldn't decide what Charles might like so she made her way upstairs and knocked on the bathroom door.

"Yea?" came a voice from inside.

"Charles dear, what would you like for dinner?" Rarity asked

"What? Cant hear you.Come on in." He yelled over the running water.

Rarity gasped for a moment, her face turning a bright red as she took hold of the doorknob with her magic, slowly opening it and making her way into the bathroom. She gazed at the silhouette of Charles in the shower behind the shower curtain, scrubbing away the grime and dirt that had accumulated on him during the days hard work. She placed a hoof to her mouth trying to hide a girlish smile as she couldn't take her eyes off of the scene in front of her.

"BOO!" Twilight had snuck up behind Rarity watching her stare a hole through Charles in the shower as she stood just inside the bathroom entrance.

"WAAAHAHAAAAAAHA! Rarity screamed turning around to see Twilight grinning like mad.

"What the hell was that?!" Charles yelled flinging open the shower curtain some soap still on his showered frame as he stared shocked at the sight before him.

He hadn't really realized it at first until he noticed Rarity and Twilight both staring at him, Their eyes ran from his face down and then stopped. Rarity's face burned red hot, she couldn't take it and fell over sideways out cold. Twilight on the other hand gave a smirk, her face slightly red as she spoke. "So that's what a human's..." She was cut short as Charles pulled the curtain closed around his midsection. "HEY!" He laughed his face turning red.

Twilight just laughed as she went over to Rarity giving her a gentle nudge to try and wake her, Rarity's face wore a serene smile, her eyes closed and her face a deep red. Twilight gave a sigh and nudged her again, still no response. She looked back up to Charles who was starting to turn a normal shade of color. He gave a sigh and reached for a towel pulling it into the shower as he turned the water off. He stepped out of the shower with the towel wrapped around his midsection giving Twilight a chuckle as he kneeled down to pick up Rarity. He picked her up and slowly made his way out of the restroom toward Rarity's room. Twilight gave an evil smile as she walked behind him. She knew that Charles wouldn't drop Rarity
no matter what so she decided to have a little fun.

Using her magic she grabbed the towel were it had been tie tucked and slowly pulled it free with each step Charles took. Upon the sixth step she let her magic go and watched as if in slow motion the towel fell from around his waist. All that could be seen was his backside. He let out a small gasp and stopped looking over his shoulder to see Twilight's face turning a bright red, a smile spread across her face. Charles couldn't help it and started laughing hard as he began to walk again. Twilight gave a chuckle as they walked into Rarity's room. Charles placed her gently on the bed and pulled away brushing her hair out of her face. Twilight kept staring intently at Charles from behind him. He turned around without thinking and almost bumped into her.

Now keep in mind she is just around three to three and half foot tall so she is almost in perfect height to Charles waist. Twilight gave a small gasp as he eyes were fixated on the sight before her. Charles quickly moved his hands to in front of his groin as he began turning red again.

"I bet you two planned this didn't you?" He smirked as he walked past Twilight, and toward his room. He stopped just inside his room and looked back catching Twilight's gaze. She gave a smirk as Charles gave his butt a little wiggle and closed the door. Twilight fell over laughing in the hall.

"Well at least he isn't too shy around us." She thought to herself still laughing.