The Ties of Friendship

Prologue

   There's a saying.  To make a friend you have to be a friend. But, in Silver Spoon's case this wasn't exactly an easy thing to do. When she first attended school she didn't have any friends at all, so she was a bit lonely for the first few weeks. She would go to school, go to class, and go on about her day never really talking to anypony, and nopony talked to her. She was always lonely and with both of  her parents mostly at work, she really wanted someone to call friend. That's when she met Diamond Tiara.

She also lived in Ponyville, same school and everything. They had just never really noticed each other before. That and both of their parents were loaded. Although one thing that stood out to Silver Spoon was that Diamond tiara's father seemed to be more present in her life than her mother who, as far as she knew, did not live with Tiara and her father, but her father seemed to be around more. She wished she could for her parents.

It was in the third week of school when Spoon met Tiara. Everypony was at recess playing while Silver Spoon kept to herself as she always did when she bumped into somepony, knocking her glasses off.

“Hey! Watch where you’re going!” the magenta pony said.

“Oh. Sorry, I guess I wasn't really paying attention.” Silver Spoon said picking her glasses up.

“No, you weren't. Who are you anyway? I don’t remember seeing you in class and you don’t look like you’re from Ponyville.”

“I’m not, not really.  I was born in Canterlot and moved here when I was a foal. I’m Silver Spoon.”

“I’m Diamond Tiara, my dad owns “Riches Barnyard Bargains.” Tiara said , a bit pridefully.

“Really? Who is he?” Silver asked.

“He’s Filthy Rich.” Tiara answered

“That’s great but, who is he?”

“He’s Filthy Rich!” Tiara answered again, a bit annoyed.

“I know you said, but what’s his name?”

“FILTHY RICH!” Tiara yelled.

“Oh! Sorry, I just thought that-”

“Yeah, you and most ponies who haven't heard of him.” Tiara sighed.

“So...your dad is the gift market retailer?”

“Yeah, we live here because of my dads business here, in Ponyville.” Tiara said, showing an expression of disappointment.

“Why do you say it like that? What’s wrong with Ponyville?” Silver asked.

“Well I’m not saying it’s a bad place or anything. It’s just so...country and plain.”

“Plain?” Silver asked.

“Well yeah. I’d much rather live in Canterlot. I’m mean come on, Ponyville is definitely not the place for us.” Tiara said

“Us?” Silver said, puzzled at Tiara’s words.

“Yeah us, we privileged ponies got to stick together. You know what? We should be friends!” Tiara said.

“We should?”

“Yeah! We’re both better than other ponies, are parents are both rich, and we’re the only ones like us at this school. Right?” Tiara said.

“Yeah, okay! Let’s be friends!” Silver Spoon said happily.

Silver Spoon couldn't believe it. She had actually made a new friend. Somepony to talk with, play with, and spend time with, and suddenly she didn't feel so lonely anymore. She and Diamond Tiara could be best friends forever and if making a friend was this easy, she thought that she could have a group of friends in no time. Maybe things wouldn't be so bad after all, but she had to wonder. Why, besides the fact that she really wanted a friend, did she decide to be friends

with Diamond Tiara?