Title: The Seventh Element
Rating: T
Chapter: Chapter 3 Rarity and Big Mac
AN: I’m so super duper excited to actually get positive reviews on this! Thank you so much. Please forgive me. I’m a little bit rusty, I haven’t written a fanfiction in a while. So if it gets a bit… eeehhh… I’m sorry. Anyway, no more talking! More reading! PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!
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Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo were all running around, doing their Cutie Mark Crusaders games in the castle courtyards. Big Macintosh was sitting on a bench nearby, keeping watch on the three girls.

He smiled to himself, watching them act so carefree in such a time. Maybe that’s just the beauty of youth? They play and act as if nothing is wrong, even after spending a week here in the castle.

A week.

That’s how long they have been here in the Celestial Palace. A whole damn week.

During this week, Big Mac had breached the subject about Sweet Apple Acres and the caring for it, but the princess had assured him, “Your sister needs to be here. What if the Elements need to be assembled? And according to Clockwork’s calculations, it would take her too long to get here during a dire situation.” Big Mac was going to ask her why he was needed, but she answered with, “She needs to have moral support. And who better than her older brother and younger sister?” Big Mac agreed to stay with his sisters, only if she agreed to send care takers for the farm.

Needless to say the princess agreed whole heartedly. “Your crops actually help feed most of Canterlot.” Big Mac was pleased to know this.

And now, he is just the baby sitter for the girls. But what else could he do?

Rarity was charged with the creating of garments for the inhabitants of the castle, so she needs to be concentrated. Twilight was now studying with Lunar, to figure out what’s going on. Pinkie Pie… She’s… Hanging with the Castle’s stay-in Chef, Schnitzel. And he really didn’t need to be around Pinkie Pie, not that she’s bad or anything, but you need the patience of a saint for that girl. Rainbow Dash was given the duty of keeping watch in the skies of the castle, so she needed to do that herself. Maybe it’s just her pride?

Apple Jack on the other hand, was getting used to her new body. She even went as far as learning how to defend herself better by taking lessons from the royal guard. Big Mac wasn’t happy about Apple Jack spending all of her time with a bunch of men, all by herself, but she assured him, she’ll be fine. Flu- BUTTERSCOTCH! Had told everyone he didn’t want to be a nuisance, so he is now still trying to find out what he can do. Which leads us back to Big Macintosh.

Butterscotch had come into the gardens and said hello to the girls, and the girls responded with dog piling him. Big Macintosh chuckled as he watched the scene before him, the girls accepted Butterscotch wholly. They didn’t seem to mind Fluttershy being a guy now; actually, they accepted him fully as he is now.

When Butterscotch was able to stand again, he awkwardly walked towards Big Macintosh. He walked awkwardly only because the Cutie Mark Crusaders we all latched onto him, giggling while they swung gleefully. “Big Mac? I know Apple Jack asked you to watch the girls but…” He chuckled when Scootaloo pointed out a nearby creature, asking what it was. After Butterscotch answered their many questions on the bird, he turned his attention back to Big Macintosh, “I-I was wondering if I could… you know…” He struggled to get out words, and the girls weren’t helping.

“…take over watching the girls…?” He gasped then quickly added, “O-only if it’s okay, cause you… you might enjoy watching the girls… I don’t want to be selfish…”

Big Mac was surprised by the offer, he thought Butterscotch would offer to help look after the animals in the gardens, not offer to watch the girls. Big Mac smiled and chuckled, “well, ah don' see why not. Just don' come cryin' to me when y’all have something y’all love disappear and turned into a Cutie Mark Cru-sa-ding de-vice.”

Butterscotch smiled, “oh thank you oh so very much Big Macintosh! I’ve always wanted to spend more time with the girls.” He chuckled, “…I’ve always wanted a child of my own…”

Big Mac nodded, “ah understand. Ah saw how happy ma and pa were when Apple Jack was gon arrive soon. They looked so happy.”

Butterscotch smiled sadly, “though… now I won’t ever know the feeling of carrying a child…” Big Mac patted Butterscotch’s head in a comforting manner.

“Everything will be alright.”

Big Macintosh then walked across the courtyard and entered back into the palace. Well, now he has free time.

What in the hell is he going to do now? That was all he had to not make himself go stir crazy. Now he has all the free time in the world. And he didn’t like it.

As Big Mac was absent mindedly thinking this over, he saw that he had made his way towards the eastern part of the palace.

The place where Rarity was spending her time making clothing for everyone. Big Mac swallowed the saliva in his mouth nervously and he wiped his sweaty palms on his flannel shirt, which was made by Rarity.

She was very generous with what she made, making different outfits for everyone in the palace, including shoes. She even made Big Macintosh’s new favorite shirt, a red and black plaid flannel shirt paired with white tee that Rarity whipped up like nothing, along with the jeans she made him.

Hell, almost everything everyone was wearing was made by her.

Big Mac was reluctant to enter the studio that was occupied by her, he didn’t want to be a hindrance to her. But against his better judgment, he entered the studio anyway.

The studio was very spacious with a handful of sewing machines in one corner, and on one wall facing the windowed wall, was a large shelf with rolls of fabrics of various colors, textures, and yarn with string and many other materials used for clothing jammed into the shelf that took up the whole wall. Near the large shelf was a table which was littered with scraps of cloth, scissors and other miscellaneous items. Sitting on the stool next to one of the many mannequins used to help make clothing was Rarity, just as beautiful as always.

Rarity was wearing one of her new creations that she whipped up for herself; she can’t wear the same thing every day now can she? She wore a short sleeved white blouse with a collar, black pencil skirt with black knee high high-heeled boots. Her hair was combed to perfection with the huge curls lying delicately against her body. Big Mac didn’t know it, but a single thought passed through his mind as quickly as it came. She looks mighty purty today.

“Oh no! This simply will not do!” Rarity used magic to remove the green fabric from the mannequin in the shape she was. “Green, what was I thinking? Red would be a much more complimenting color.” Rarity tried to find the red fabric roll from the nearby table, but she remembered that it was still on the shelf. She was about to get up and retrieve it, but Big Macintosh was already at the shelf. He picked up the roll, which was on the top shelf, “is this what y’all need miss Rarity?”

Rarity was going to ask what Big Macintosh was doing there, but she saw the roll in his hands, “oh! Why yes, it is.” He placed the roll on the table next to her, “thank you Big Macintosh. If you don’t mind my asking, but why are you here?”

Big Macintosh pulled a chair out and sat upon it, “well, if you must know. Butterscotch had of-freed to watch the girls and well…” Big Macintosh blushed and looked away, “…ah had nothing to do.”

Rarity did a double take, “why Big Macintosh… Are you blushing?”

Big Macintosh stiffened, “ah was not!”

Rarity giggled behind a dainty hand, “was? So you were!” She continued to giggle, even when Big Mac stood up with an embarrassed face.

“Ah’m out of here.”

Rarity calmed herself, “oh no Big Mac! Please! Stay! I could really use a break.”

Big Mac was about to just leave, he didn’t want to stay after he was embarrassed like that, but with one look at Rarity and her hopeful face, he caved in and sat back down. “Really Big Mac, I wasn’t trying to deliberately make fun of you. I was surprised when I found out you don’t like being bored.”

Big Mac huffed, “so you laugh.”

Rarity sighed, “Please forgive me, when I get surprised, sometimes I laugh. Though…” She turned away slightly, “…I never showed that to my friends.”

Big Mac arched an eyebrow, “why not? It’s nuthin to be 'shamed of.”

Rarity laughed nervously then shot up, “I just remembered that I have to continue a certain garment that is of utter importance!” She ran to the shelf and picked random fabrics and haphazardly threw them near a mannequin. “I simply must continue this so I guess you’ll just have to leave now. BYE~!” Big Mac chuckled.

“Y'all really think that’ll get rid of me? Well it’s not. So are y'all gonna tell me what’s wrong?”

Rarity tried to shoo him off, but he stood his ground, “Ah’m bored and y’all are mighty entertaining.”

Rarity scowled, “Since when do you like to tease?” She huffed and tried to work with the random patterns she grabbed. These patterns are a disaster! This doesn’t go with this, this color is absolutely horrid with this one… Ooooh~ why did I have to choose these?

Big Mac shrugged, “well, ah don’t always have tah be such a gen-tal-colt. It’s nice to just act like this once in a while.”

Rarity laughed, why does he have to act unlike himself right now? “Big Macintosh-”

“Y’all can just call me Big Mac.”

Rarity gulped, She always addressed Big Macintosh by his full name, like her mother always told her, she was to be a lady and have manners at all times. She must always address others by their full names. To not to… Well… She thought of it as highly inappropriate. “I’ll see what I can do.” She cleared her throat, “but as I was saying, I’m going to be very busy, so if you could kindly step out so I can work? Not to be rude, but I really don’t want to be tripping all over you.”

Big Mac let out a laugh, “Miss Rarity, this stu-di-o is much too big for y’all. Y’all are gonn' be runnin' around like a chicken just tryin' to find scissors!” He walked right up behind her, “ah’ll be more than happy to help y’all. Until y’all can find a better re-place-ment.”

Rarity thought it over, she was about to respond when the studio door opened to reveal Spike. “Oh Rarity! I heard you needed help so-”

Spike stopped when he saw how close Big Mac was to Rarity, which was about 3 inches. “Uhhh… Am I interrupting something?” Spike then sped towards them and pushed Big Mac backwards, lengthening the space between them. “No need to be so close together…”

When Big Mac was a reasonable length away from his precious Rarity, he skipped up to her, “Uhhh… is there anything I can do for you, oh beautiful one?”

Big Mac watched as Spike fawned over Rarity, and Rarity turning a blind eye over Spike as she asked him to get things from the shelf. Ah don’t like the way that kid is fawnin' over Rarity. Ah don’t know why, but ah don like it. Spike was about to grab the items Rarity asked for from the shelf, but Big Mac had already gotten them from the shelf. He presented them to Rarity who thanked him in return.

Spike fumed at this. The only way Rarity had gotten even more beautiful, and she needs help, and I’m upstaged by that guy… “Ah, Rarity, I’m available at all time to…” He soon just stopped talking, seeing how Rarity wasn’t really paying him much attention now. She was too engrossed with her conversation with Big Mac to even remember that Spike was in the same room.

Spike turned away and was about to leave the room when Rarity spoke up, “Ah Spike!” Spike turned and awaited the request from his angel. Rarity pulled out a purple sundress, child size, and handed it to Spike, “could you be a dear and deliver this to Pinkie Pie? She told me Gummy was in need of a new set of clothing.” Spike sighed and nodded, walking away with the dress in claw.

When the door closed and silence reigned for a few minutes, Rarity spoke, “I’m sorry you had to see me in such a way.”

Big Mac cocked his head slightly, “how?”

Rarity sighed, “I had to act so rude to poor Spike. The poor dear is so enraptured with me…” She looked down, “but he is a child, and I am a full grown lady. I’m sorry, but I will not rob the cradle.” She looked to Big Mac, “I’m sorry I had to use you like that. Please do forgive me?”

Big Mac shook his head, “think nuthin of it Miss Rarity. That kid needs tah know that there are certain boun-da-ries. A crush is okay, but when he acts on it… That’s another story.”

“And another thing Big Macintosh? May you please call me Rarity? Adding a ‘miss’ in the beginning makes me sound old. So if you could, may you?” Big Mac smirked then walked closer, getting unbearably close to Rarity, their bodies almost touching.

“Only if you call me Big Mac.”

“Only if you call me Rarity.”

They stared at each other for a long time, each one not pulling away. They even forgot how close a proximity they were in. Big Mac, Ah don' know why Ah’m not actin' like myself. I’ve never really had alone time with Rarity, but… Ah don know…

Rarity then nodded, “alright then. I’ll just forget whatever reason I had for calling you Big Macin- Mac.”

Big Mac nodded, “and Ah’ll call you Rarity. Deal?”

Rarity nodded, “deal.”

Hours pass by…

Rarity stretched and yawned, “oh dear! That certainly was a lot of work.” Big Mac agreed.

“Want to go to dinner? Apple Jack will be wonderin' where we are at.” Rarity nodded as she and Big Mac left the studio and walked down the halls of the Celestial Palace towards the dining hall. Every morning, noon and night, everyone gathers there for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Including the Princess and Prince. When Big Mac and Rarity were half way there, Big Mac remembered something, “Rarity? Why haven’t y’all ever let out a sur-prised laugh out in front of your friends?”

Rarity stiffened then tried to walk faster, but Big Mac cut her off. She tried to walk around him, but he blocked her path again. She sighed in defeat, “fine. I’ll tell you. I never let my, ‘surprised’ laugh out because… I’m embarrassed about my, ‘surprised’ laugh.”

Big Mac made a motion with his hand to have her elaborate. Rarity blushed slightly, “I sound horrid.”

Big Mac laughed out loud, “Is that all?” He laughed harder, making Rarity squeak in surprise, her hands going up in instinct to stop her laugh, but Big Mac stopped her. Rarity tried to hold it in, but her, ‘surprised’, laugh came out. It was a mixture of a giggle with snorts and gasps.

Big Mac smiled, “now see, that ain’t so bad. That laugh is cute.” Big Mac winced at his choice of words, but Rarity was in a fit of, ‘surprised’ laughter. When she finally calmed down, she glared at him.

“Don’t surprise me like that! I hate my laugh!” Big Mac shook his head.

“Why? There’s nothing wrong with it.”

Rarity sighed dramatically, “It is not the laugh of a lady! And look at you! You are making me sigh!” She threw her hands in the air and huffed angrily as she continued to the dining hall.

Big Mac smiled to himself and followed close behind her, who knew my long time crush would actually have such an adorable laugh like that? Maybe I can hang around her some more. Teasing her is mighty fun.

When they reached the doors to the dining hall, Rarity threw them open and saw the display before her.

“Oh my…”
DONE!
Alrighty then. Finally done with this damn chapter. I swear! This chapter was just calling out to me! Finish meeeeeeeeee~ FINISH MEEEEEEEEEEEEE~!!!!!!!! But oh well. Anyway, after finally watching all of season two of Friendship is Magic, I decided to keep going with what I have originally planned. I’m not using Rarity’s canon Canadian parents. I’m going to pretend they are what I imagined them to be. And Lunar’s appearance shall stay the same, based off of the Luna from episode 2 season 1, and not Luna episode 4 season 2. Though Season 2 Luna would have been an epic Lunar, I am MUCH too lazy to change it. Soooooooo… I’m leaving it the way it is. So anyway, I have to update the timeline for this damn fic, end this AN, and wait for reviews while I get crackin on finishing my other stories. I GOTTA DO IT! MAY THE THEME SONG FROM POKEMON (SEASON 1) HELP ME GET THROUGH IT! READ, RATE, REVIEW, AND SUBSCRIBE! PEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!