-At Sugarcube Corner-

Four young fillies sat at the table, nibbling at the cupcakes they had bought using their saved up bits. They could not think of a way to get their cutie marks. A couple of months ago they had created a group called the "Cutie Mark Crusaders" This group was dedicated to trying to find their cutie marks. It's members names were, Applebloom, Scootaloo, Sweetie Belle, and Babs. Babs blew a strand of hair away from her eye, annoyed that she had to do it almost every five minutes. Sweetie was staring off into nothing, in deep thought. Scootaloo was groaning and moaning about how their current situation was boring. Applebloom kept a smile on her face, hoping this would cheer her close friends up. Babs, who was going back to manehatten in four days, was eagerly eating her cupcake.

"This blows... we need an idea and just sitting here is NOT going to help!" Scootaloo complained. The others looked at her in annoyance. Sometimes the attention span of the orange filly was as short as freshly mowed grass.

"The only way were gonna' get our cutie marks is by thinkin' up ideas! Unless ya have an idea?" Applebloom said, tired of her friend's whining and complaining. Sweetie Belle seemed not to notice any of the things going on around her. She was most likely day dreaming about Spike again. Those two had been really serious about their new relationship. They had even caught them going to the movies together and even spending the night together over at the boutique.

"How about helping other ponies? That might be one of our cutie mark!" Babs said, energetically. It was a shame that she had to leave in four days. Applebloom had always felt a certain connection towards her. But then again she had the same feelings toward Scootaloo. She did not have these special feelings towards Sweetie because she was just a friend. She didn't know how to tell Scootaloo and Babs that she... loved them. Yes that was the words she was looking for. She loved them very much. One could say she was almost... in love with them. She was afraid that they didn't feel the same way for her. But this raised another problem. How would she date TWO of them? Would they go along with it?

Scootaloo slouched in her chair, annoyed that they were just sitting there. She had been trying to think up ideas but nothing had come to her. All she could really focus on was how pretty Applebloom and Babs were. Ever since that night in the treehouse with Applebloom she had weird feelings towards her. And then Babs came along and swept her off her hooves as well. Scootaloo did not usually like this namby pamby sissy stuff... but... she could almost say she loved those two fillies. How would she have both of them?

Babs sat at the table, loving every bite of the cupcake she had bought with her saved up bits from working at Sweet Apple Orchards. She looked towards Scootaloo and discretly sighed. How would she ever be able to choose between her and Applebloom? The answer was simple. She had to date both of them, which was going to be a hard feat. She looked up and down Applebloom's body, taking in as much as she could. The way her flank seemed to be suggesting something was enough to induce another sigh. It would never work... they were cousins and Babs didn't think she would ever be with a filly such as herself. She looked towards Scootaloo and her mouth watered. Boy, what she wouldn't give to taste her right now.

Sweetie belle looked out the window of Sugarcube Corner and sighed happily. Just yesterday, her and Spike had made love in her bed. It wasn't the rough stuff they had done those two other times, but a gentle one. She knew her feelings for this small dragon but did he actually feel the same towards her. Was he just leading her on? Was it just some clever ruse to get sex? She didn't know the answers to these questions consciously. But on a deeper level she knew that his feelings were mutual. Now all she needed to do now was think up ways to get their cutie marks... what to do, what to do....
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-Twilight's library-

Spike stacked the books up on the bookshelf, daydreaming about Sweetie Belle again. Ever since that one night with her in Rarity's room, it made his feelings toward Rarity turn towards Sweetie. The way she laughed... the way she smiled at him. It was enough to make him melt on the spot. That little filly had been on his mind and in his dreams because of that one event. Spike had deduced that he had never loved Rarity that way but used that as a cover for his embaressing infatuation with Sweetie. After all she was 5 years younger than him and he hadn't known she had harbored these same feelings toward him as well. Or did she?

Twilight looked at Spike with concern. This whole Sweetie belle situation about those two falling in love was a one way ticket to disaster. She cared very dearly for Spike, but not that way, and she didn't want him to get hurt. Then again she cared for Sweetie as well and was worried that Spike would revert back to being in love with Rarity, who would not love him that way. Sure they had done things together but that didn't mean anything... atleast she didn't think so. She watched as Spike struggled to reach the top shelf. She went over and used her magic to telekinetically help him.

"Thanks Twilight." Spike said, smiling at her mother-like figure. She had always been there for him through thick and thin. Whenever he was sad or confused she was always there to comfort him or give him advice. Honestly, he didn't know what he could ever do without her. Dragons were known for having an amazing memory for long term kind of things. He remembered the entrance exam that had gotten her her cutie mark and a metaphorical son. They had been inseperable ever since, doing so many fun things together. He didn't feel any special love towards her because she was like a mother to him. He went back to work and his day dreaming of Sweetie... oh Sweetie....

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-Rarity's Boutique-

Rarity worked at the sewing machine, desperate to get in some last minute orders from Celestia herself. This was going to seriously help her save the boutique. What perplexed her was that she had never seen Celestia wear a dress of any kind. What had made her want to do so now? Well it was not any of her business. All she needed to do was make the most amazing dress she had ever made before. She used the special diamonds that she only used for very special customers and put them in an intricate pattern that beckoned the eye closer. This was by far her best work yet.

Rarity thought back to that amazing night with Spike. She did not feel any kind of special love towards him or anything. She had noticed something had changed between him and Sweetie belle. They looked into each other's eyes whenever they thought she wasn't looking or stole a kiss when they thought they were alone. At first she thought it was just young foolish love but the way they stared into each other's eyes convinced her otherwise. And she had also seen the same kind of looks that Scootaloo, Applebloom, and Babs gave each other. Although these looks were secretive, which led her to believe that they loved each other but didn't know how to deal with these new feelings. Rarity knew these things because she too fell in love once. It still tore her apart to this day. It was the last day of school before graduation and her lover, Torin had wanted to take her to the movies. She thought back to that dreadful day that had changed her life forever...

"Torin, I can't wait to see this movie. I hear that it is fabulous!" Rarity said, which was met with a smile as they looked in each other's eyes longingly. She only thought that something like this was just in the fairy tale books. he was her prince charming...

They walked down the streets of Ponyville, towards the movie theatre. He stole a kiss along the way, which she was used to. Little did she know was that this would be her last moments with him. She returned the kiss, unwaware the a carriage was ramapging through town. Torin saw this and shoved Rarity out of the way. It hit him head on, causing him to fly back ten feet and land on a couple of ponies. Those ponies scrambled out from under him, quite frightened by this sudden turn of events. the carriage crashed into a house, hurting two other ponies. Rarity slowly got up and ran over to where Torin was. What she saw would haunt her for the rest of her life. A pipe had gone clean through him. It had fallen off of the carriage and he was close to death.

"No no no no... NO.... " Rarity whispered silently. She ran to his side and he slowly looked up at her with those big brown eyes that she had fallen in love with. He smiled weakly and gave her a final kiss of reassurance.

"I'm sorry..." Was all he said before slouching down and dying in front of her. She just sat there holding him in her arms as she watched the light leave his eyes. Her one trrue love had died in her arms... and all she could do was cry.

"No... please don't leave me... please..." She whispered silently as she cried into his shoulder. The pain was unbearable... because the deepest scars never show.

I'm sorry... those words dug into her soul and she could never forget those eyes... she felt a tear on her eyes and wiped a hoof across her face, wiping the tear away. She turned off the sewing machine and cried. Because cry was all that she knew what to do anymore. She was worried that the same thing would happen to Sweetie. She would never want to see her go through that... EVER.

Author's Note

I hope you enjoy guys! Had to completely withdraw. Originally I had replaced another story I had planned with this one and couldn't seem to get rid of the original desc. of the other story. So I had to completely withdraw and start this on another thing. Well sorry guys.

Stay awesome!

-Brohoof-