Masquerade

"Recess? Puh-lease." Diamond Tiara said to me as I followed her outside for recess.

"What do you mean?" I asked her. I had nothing against recess time. I ran laps around the park every time and loved it.

"Seriously?? We just got our manes curled yesterday. And I don't want our hooves to get dirty."

  I resisted the urge to tell her that we were ponies and we walked on four hooves so they would HAVE to get dirty, but it didn't really seem important.

"Instead, let's spend the forty-five minute recess time at the mall. I used to do it in fourth grade." She said.

  "Are you sure? What if we don't come back to school in time?? And won't Cheerilee and the other teachers notice if TWO fillies are missing??!"

  "Silvy, do the math. It takes us five minutes to get to the mall from here. And we could spend thirty-five minutes at the mall, and then come back here in five more minutes. And about the teachers, they stay inside grading papers at recess and they're too dumb to notice when a filly or two are gone."

"Then what are we standing here talking for?! Let's head to the mall!!"

  As fast as we could(when no one was looking), we ran to the mall. Both me and Diamond Tiara forgot our lunches, so we each got a yummy bowl of corn and daisy-seed soup. Delicious!

  After that, we popped inside a swanky jewelry store. I got a new pearl necklace. Sure, I just got a necklace from DT half a month ago, but that didn't matter. Diamond Tiara got five matching gold bangles, and a silver open-up heart necklace.

We got back EXACTLY when the teachers were herding the students in!

  We joined the crowd, hoping no one would notice our new jewelry and call us on it. When we got back inside the school house building, we sat down at our seats and stuffed the jewelry in our saddlebags.

  Diamond Tiara and I shot each other a  worried look from across the room, then turned back to face Miss Cheerilee and slumped down in our chairs, blowing out a long sigh of relief.

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  "So you're a Cosmo addict now, huh?" DT asked. I'd asked the chauffeur to drop us off at the indoor market. I in the book section, checking out the magazines. I already had a stack of five Cosmo mags, and Diamond Tiara had five.

"I know. Me too." Diamond Tiara continued when she realized I hadn't answered. "They give the best guy advice, huh?"

"Yeah." I said. "It's really cool how these mags only cost one bit each. Let's go check out."

DT gave me the magazines and I went into a checkout lane and gave the clerk ten bits.

  "Silvy, I won't be at school on Wednesday or Thursday because I have to go to my Aunt Berry Dreams's wedding in Las Pegasus." DT said, facing me once we got out of the store. "She appointed me to be a flower girl."

  "Cool!" I smiled at her as she slid over to give me some space in the cart. "I was a flower girl at my cousin Sugar Plum's wedding. When are you leaving?"

"Tomorrow morning. At seven am."

"Whoa. I'm getting ready for school at that time."

"No worries, Silvy. I'll call or send you a letter once I'm there, OK?"

"Sounds cool."

  DT's chauffeur dropped me off at my mansion first where I hugged DT goodbye before she left. I tumbled inside the house with the magazines and galloped up the stairs I swung my saddle bag off my shoulder, flipped onto the bed, and whipped out a magazine. I quickly turned to the colt advice pages. I read them all.

1.Being His Friend

  When He Lets You Get Close To Him, Be His Friend At First- There is no such thing as a somefilly who isn't first and foremost a friend.

2.Find The Value In His Opinions And Suggestions

Keep True To Yourself- This does not mean betraying or belittling your own beliefs. Yours are just as important as his.

Listen To What He Has To Say- Always hear him out.

  Have Conversations With Him- Attraction often starts when we have a great emotional connection with someone by really bonding with them.

Ask Him About His Background- Like his parents, his foalhood, his siblings. These things are private, so be respectful.

3.No Gossip

  Try Not To Say Anything Bad About Him To Friends- No matter how much you trust your friends, if they get mad at you they could go behind your back and tell other foals what you said.

  Stick Up For Him If He Gets Teased Or Involved In A Fight- Don't make him wonder if you're his friend make it absolutely clear.

1. Get Close With His Friends If Possible

Small Talk- it's fine in the beginning, but don't rush it, or it'll seem weird.

5.Start Doing Stuff Together

  Group Suggestions- Beach, lake, skate park, football game, amusement park, movies, state fair, or just 'hang out' after school.

When I finished the magazine, I laid on my bed in awe. I would do all those things for Spike unequivocally.

  I flopped off the bed and pulled out enough bits to go to the salon. The plan was to skip school tomorrow and instead, get a hot bath, a facial and get my mane done relaxing in a salon chair at the La Luxe Spa.

  But enough about that. I had to pick an outfit for school tomorrow. Since I lost all that weight, I could finally fit into a size 15 saddle. Seven sizes more than Diamond Tiara, but what does that matter?

  I went into my closet and picked out a blue saddle with pearly white and orange frills. Matching it with my blue fake-pearl necklace, I was set and ready to go.

  Wait! I realized that my hair was plain, boring GREY. And Blossomforth claims that she was a hairstylist before she got into baking. And she had some hair dye every color of the rainbow. And I JUST got a salon break, so I couldn't go again so soon.

Hmm... are you thinking what I'm thinking??

Instead of going to the spa tomorrow, Blossomforth could wash and dye my mane!!!!!!!!

Woo-hoo!! It's perfect!!

Am I not BRILLIANT!?!?!?!?