[Classic] The Scootaloo Diaries

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Rainbow laid wide awake, staring at nothing. Her eyes wondered aimlessly along the dark shadowy ceiling, the monotonous ticking of a wall-clock hammering at her patience.

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Rainbow let out a disgruntled groan and placed her hooves over her ears. She jumped out of bed, unable to sleep or concentrate on her thoughts. She stood over Twilight for a moment; the gorgeous mare was subtly smiling and breathing through her mouth. Rainbow leaned down and gave her a kiss on the cheek before quietly heading downstairs.

On her way down, she noticed a dim light flickering around the corner into the kitchen. Intrigued, she went to investigate. Spike was holding a small lantern with his tail while digging through the refrigerator.

"Hey Spike, where have you been all day?" Rainbow asked, her voice louder than she intended.

Spike jumped and hit his head on a shelf, knocking a few things down. "Whoa! Rainbow Dash? I uh, I just got back from helping Rarity with some stuff. What are you doing here so late?" He was quick to change the subject.

"Oh you know, just hangin' out, scoring with Twilight, doing a little reading; the usual." Rainbow put on a smug grin and trotted back into the other room.

Spike hardly paid any attention to what Rainbow was saying, he carried an unhealthy amount of junk-food in his claws and followed her into the front room. Then it hit him. "Oh that's cool I gue... wait you what?!"

Rainbow chuckled as she made herself comfortable on a sofa and grabbed the diary. "Shh, keep it down, she's sleeping, alright?"

"Dude, nice." Spike walked up to her and held his fist out, balancing his abundance of sweets in one arm.

Rainbow grinned and bumped her hoof to his fist. "I know right?"

Spike walked upstairs and Rainbow laid back and sighed, her mind cleared and her heart filled with an unfamiliar sense of bliss. She licked the tip of her hoof and opened the book, eager to finish reading her interrupted entry. She skimmed for a few minutes and found her spot.

So yeah, she says we probably have time for a little more fun. She opened up a large drawer at the bottom of her desk and pulled out a yardstick. I was like, "No way, let me guess what you want me to do with that."

She confirmed my suspicion when she set it down next to me and bent over. I'm not going to lie, this was just too awesome for me. I laughed and jumped up to grab it with my teeth. She was looking back at me with her head near her front hooves and her plot waving in the air. Her tail flicked back and forth and her grin started growing when I cocked my neck. I swung my head forward and smacked her flank with the long wooden ruler.

She closed her eyes and gasped. "That's right, I'm a bad teacher aren't I? Teach me a lesson Scootaloo!"

I felt my wings spread as wide as possible. This was too much, who would have guess that my teacher liked this kind of crap? Not me. But hay, I liked it too and probably never would have discovered that about myself if not for her. So, I figured I'd play along, this was hot, and she seemed to be liking it enough for both of us anyway. I swung my head again and smacked her a bit harder in the same place. She started laughing with her mouth closed, like "Mmmhmmhmm".

I was enjoying it way too much now. I hit her again and again. I started hitting the other side too. At some point her tongue was hanging out and she was drooling on her hooves. This was intense, I could see her flank reddening beneath her coat. Even if she wanted more, I decided she had enough. I sat the yardstick down on her desk then trotted up to her and started rubbing her flank with my hooves. "That's a good girl, you've been punished enough for one day."

"Mmm, thanks for teaching me a lesson Scootaloo, you should teach me to behave more often."

"Maybe I like it when you're bad sometimes." I couldn't resist saying that.

"Well if I get out of control, just use that ruler to keep me in line." She stood up and turned around.

She touched her nose to mine and I blushed. Just then I heard a bell ring and she gave me a quick kiss before trotting over to the door to unlock it. All the students came back inside and I took my seat. Silver Spoon took a seat next to me and started asking why I stayed behind and stuff. I just lied and said I got in trouble. She smiled and reached her hoof over towards me. Cheerilee was sitting at her desk and leaning on her front hooves. She watched what Silver was doing with a raised eyebrow. I wasn't sure what I was allowed to do or not, but I mean, there really wasn't anything Cheerilee could do to me. If she remembered, I 'owned her'.

Just to avoid a future confrontation with Silver Spoon, I reached out and touched her hoof with mine. I glanced over to Cheerilee and smiled. She didn't move or say anything, she didn't even blink. I felt a bit creeped out but hay, what's the worst that could happen? At least this way I didn't have to listen to Silver complain about anything. She seemed back to normal as she started writing some notes from her textbook down. She'd periodically glance over to me and smile or wink. It seemed like she was over the Applebloom crap from earlier, which was a huge relief for me.

I looked back at Applebloom, she was sitting right behind me. She had a cheerful smile and was drawing something. Maybe I should try and set her up with Sweetie Belle, I bet they'd be happy together for a while. That might be hard to do, but I bet I could convince Applebloom eventually, I'd set her up and get her off my back simultaneously. I didn't really need a backup mare anymore anyway now that I got things settled with Cheerilee. I wonder if we'll have anymore class work at all. I know that last test was the last one of the year since there was only a week of school left before summer break. I wonder how I'll see her during the summer, maybe I can go to her house, that'd be fun.

Well, after the bell rang, I stayed behind for a while and let everyone else leave. Silver Spoon stood in the doorway for a minute staring at me and nodding for me to follow her. I told her to wait and I'd be outside in a minute. She wasn't moving, then Cheerilee stood up and slammed the door in her face. I jumped, it was really loud. She put on a wide smile and asked me, "So what's on your mind, Scoot?"

I smiled, her overreacting was kinda cute. Plus, I bet the look on Silver's face was priceless, I could only imagine.

"Nothing, what's on your's? You're the one who seems a bit uneasy." That was such an understatement.

"Nothing, I just don't like Silver Spoon. What, I'm not allowed to dislike a student? She's snotty and spoiled, almost as bad as that Diamond Tiara. I'm glad she left class early, good riddance if you ask me."

I just laughed a little, silently agreeing with her.

"I have some things to do today Scootaloo, but I think you should come by my house sometime. During the summer we'll have all day to do anything you want, I'm sure you know what I mean. I can become your personal tutor." She winked and stuck her tongue out.

I wanted to jump in the air and scream, I was so happy. I decided to play it cool though. "Yeah, I'd like that. I'll catch you later then."

I stood up and walked past her without looking back. I was as happy as could be as I cantered down the hallway towards the exit. Silver Spoon was silhouetted near the exit door and I could hear her crying.

I rolled my eyes, she's too sensitive for her own good I guess. "What's wrong?"

I acted like I really cared and trotted up to her. She looked up at me, holding her broken glasses in her hoof, one of the lenses was cracked. Her cheek was red too. I think the door hit her when Cheerilee slammed it. I looked back and saw her trotting towards us. Cheerilee glared down and Silver cowered and dropped her glasses as she trotted past us and headed outside. This is where it really hit home, I did care about Silver Spoon. When I saw her crying because she got hurt, it hurt me as well. I saw Cheerilee leaving the school grounds through the glass doors, then I picked up Silver's glasses and tucked them under my wing.

"You okay?" I had to ask.

She sniffed and wiped her tears. "Yeah, thanks."

She needed cheering up today, so I led her back home and took care of her. I already had mine today so I didn't expect anything in return from her. I was just glad to take her mind off everything that had happened. I never expected Cheerilee to behave that way, but I guess it's understandable. I'd probably act the same way if I saw someone who wanted her attention the way I did. Something definitely felt wrong about all of this, but I'll wait until I make any solid decisions on what to do or how to handle this.

For now I'd just lay there with Silver and hold onto her, she needed affection. I figured once Diamond came home for the summer she wouldn't need me anymore. At first I was looking forward to that day, but now, I'm not so sure. I think I'll miss this a lot, but I need to focus on Cheerilee anyway. She deserves all of my affection, but I can't just abandon Silver Spoon. I got myself into this and she needs me now, I have a responsibility to take care of her until she doesn't need me anymore. Yeah, that's a good excuse Scoot, let's go with that.

Well, ~Scootaloo, out-

Rainbow was suddenly heavily torn. She looked over the last bit of the entry several times. Cheerilee was already out of control in her opinion. She had half a mind to confront her, then she recalled that these events took place nearly a year ago. She could only imagine what's been going on since then.

She turned the page and skimmed through a short entry. Nothing interesting in this one. With a yawn, she decided to read one more. The next entry was short and boring, it just talked about her efforts to make Applebloom fall for Sweetie Belle to no avail. Just one more, she thought. She then skipped to the most recent entry and it caught her interest. It was dated a week ago and it was about her...

I know you're going to read this someday, but it doesn't matter. This is for you, Rainbow Dash.

I've been going through some tough times this past week, I lost this diary during the week and I really don't remember enough specifics to write what happened down. That doesn't matter anyway. What matters is that I'm back on track now. You probably won't read this for at least another couple of months, but I'm sure everything I'm about to say will still be true.

I've been watching you, and you're exactly who I want to be. You're so cool and fast, and everyone loves you. I know I'm far from that, but I'm trying to be just like you. I can't tell you how lost I'd have been if I didn't have you to turn to. You helped me make the biggest decision of my life so far. There's a way to fix everything I've done, and I know you'll be the one to guide me through the rest of my life. I can't tell you how important you are to me, all the time we've spent together the last couple of months has been life changing.

I've always thought that I wanted to be you, but now I know I just want to be me. Coincidentally, I'm just like you. If that makes sense, then I think you can teach me how to be a better version of myself, like you are. If I was more like you, then I wouldn't have all of these problems. You're always so happy and carefree, I'd love to be just like that. I know I can be, I just need to fix all of this first. I'll figure it out eventually.

I think I only have one more big entry to write in this thing before it'll be done, in a few weeks Diamond is going to be coming home from her usual summer trip. She's throwing this huge party or something to celebrate her coming home. This year I got invited and I'm bringing Sweetie Belle and Applebloom with me, I think some serious drama is gonna go down. I feel terrible for Silver Spoon, but I don't think there's anything I can do.

Don't forget, I love you Rainbow Dash. You're my best friend and you mean the world to me. If I could relive the time we spent together for the rest of my life, I would. That's how much it meant to me, I know it sounds silly, but it's true.

~Scootaloo, out-

A tear slipped down Rainbow's cheek as she read the last paragraph, she laughed and quickly wiped it away. She knew Scootaloo was close to her, but never really thought about it very much. With a deep yawn, she found her original place in the middle of the book and marked her spot before closing it. She stretched out and closed her eyes. In a few short minutes, she was fast asleep on the couch with the book sitting on her chest. About an hour later, it fell off of her and onto the floor as she rolled over to get comfortable. The diary was laying on the floor, wide open.