“Ooh this one looks really comfortable.” Twilight padded the fluffy feather mattress of the bed in front of her.

“It’s a tad expensive dear,” Rarity replied, eyeing the price tag. “Is Trixie really worth spending so much money on? I can’t imagine she would do the same for you.”

“But I’m not Trixie, that’s the point,” Twilight explained. “I figure if I treat her well while she is with me she might feel the need to be less of a jerk.”

“Or she will take advantage of it and treat you like a doormat.”

“Don’t worry Rarity, I’m not pampering her. In fact, I’ve got her doing a bunch of chores right now while we are out. I don’t think Trixie is really a bad pony at heart. Just a little... misguided."

“Not the word I would use,” Rarity muttered.

“Besides, I figure if I get her a nice bed to sleep in, she’ll at least not have that to complain about. A good night’s sleep puts anypony in a good mood, and I’m willing to bet Trixie is no exception.” Twilight analysed the bed once again. “Yeah, I think we will take this one! Excuse me, sir!”

*

Having ordered the bed for delivery later that day, Twilight and Rarity returned to the library, Rarity having accepted Twilight’s offer of tea. She was less enthusiastic about the added ‘bonus’ of meeting Trixie again, but she decided that giving the egotistical magician another chance was not beyond her scope of ability. The two entered the Library’s front entrance.

“Trixie, we’re back!” Twilight called out as they stepped across the threshold. They were met with only silence. “Where’s she gotten herself to now?” Twilight asked the room.

Twilight scanned each of the ground floor and basement rooms as Rarity waited patiently in the foyer. These efforts proved fruitless. She told herself she would not find Trixie up in her room, prayed to herself in fact, but each empty room only increased that unfortunate possibility. With a deep sigh and an apology to her white coated friend, Twilight proceeded up to her bedroom.

Sure enough, there she found Trixie, in the last place she ever wanted to find Trixie.

In her bed.

Twilight could only stand gaping like a fish out of water at Trixie’s sheer audacity. She struggled to quell the sudden building irritation. She stomped far more loudly than necessary over to her bed.

“Trixie, I REALLY hope you have a good explanation for this one!” she yelled, shaking the blue pony awake once again.

“Huh? wah?” a startled Trixie mumbled.

“Trixie, what in Equestria are you doing IN MY BED?!” Twilight screamed.

“Ugh... napping, what does it look like,” Trixie replied, nonchalant as ever, rubbing her eyes without lifting her head from the pillow.

“But why MY bed?”

“I didn’t see another bed in this place,” Trixie pointed out.

“That’s because I was out getting you one!” Twilight's voice began to squeak again. “Don’t tell me this is what you did instead of those chores!”

“No actually,” Trixie snapped back. “I finished your stupid chores, which is why I treated myself to a nap.”

Twilights rage suddenly died upon this startling revelation.

“Oh...,” Twilight paused, lost for words. “You really got them all done?”

“Yup, you seem surprised,” Trixie teased, rolling over to look Twilight in the eye with a smile, cuddling her pillow as she did.

“Well... that still doesn’t give you an excuse to sleep in my bed, get up!”

“Nah, I'm comfy here,” Trixie decided, snuggling closer to Twilight’s pillow.

“Oh, you wanna do it that way huh?” Twilight suddenly grabbed the bed sheets covering Trixie and pulled with all her might. With a surprised yelp, Trixie found herself rolling out of the bed towards Twilight, an eventuality the purple unicorn did not account for. Before she could react, Twilight found herself tangled in the bed sheets on the floor, Trixie pushed up against her. Nose to nose, the two ponies attempted to squirm free.

“Ungh, get off me Trixie!” Twilight grunted as she struggled with the bed covers.

“Hey, this one isn't my fault genius, you should have thought about what might happen if you pulled me out of the bed towards you.”

There were so many hooves in places that neither pony knew which belonged to whom, their struggling only seeming to bring the two closer to each other, rather than the desired opposite effect. A sudden voice froze the two in place.

“Oh dear,” Rarity exclaimed upon entering the room, attempting to hide the grin slowly forming on her face behind a hoof.

“Oh good, Rarity,” Twilight said, relieved. “Could you lend us a hoof?”

“Umm, what exactly would I be helping out with here?” Rarity giggled.

“Help us get out of these sheets, what else?”

“Of course, of course,” Rarity agreed, snickering to herself all the while. She magically freed the two from their cosy prison.

“You have Trixie’s thanks, Twilight Sparkle can really act out of hoof sometimes,” Trixie announced as she lifted herself to four hooves. She scanned the white unicorn standing before her.

“Oh I remember you, Rare- something right?”

“Rarity,” she replied with narrowed eyes.

“Ah yes, well, hope we can get past all that amulet business yes? Let bygones be bygones,” Trixie spoke with the most carefree tone. “Anyway it seems I have a new bed to inspect, speak to you girls later.” With that, Trixie trotted out of the room.

“She’s unbelievable!” Rarity pointed out upon Trixie’s departure.

“Sure is,” Twilight agreed.

Twilight’s voice reminded Rarity of her presence, which had the added effect of reminding her of the scene she had previously found the two mares in. She struggled to stifle another giggle upon catching Twilight’s eye.

“Oh be quiet!” Twilight snapped, a blush once again forming on her face.