Celestia's sun was not yet up fully when a young mare with a cream coat and fluffy red mane awoke.Her signature bow quickly tying her mane into it's usual style,a perfect copy of her sisters,she trotted quietly to the window to open her curtains.Her name was Apple Bloom, second youngest Apple on the Ponyville farm,Sweet Apple Acres.She had held the title of youngest, but since the arrival of her sister's daughter,Candy Windfall Apple,she was finally older than somepony.
In fact,she realised,she could hear Candy whimpering next door.Surely Applejack wouldn't mind if she just trotted in and went to calm her niece?No. It'd be okay.AJ and Soarin' could sleep through an earthquake.The yellowish Earth Pony slipped from her own bedroom into the next one to the left.A blue pegasus stallion was facing her, snoring loudly.She could just about make out her sister's clementine ears from behind his shoulders. Apple Bloom chuckled, making a beeline for the filly in the cot.The small pegasus stopped making curious sounds the moment she saw her aunt, and gave a burbling shriek of glee.AB giggled, holding out a hoof for the candyfloss furred foal to hold onto.Candy gratefully took the hoof, shaking her new plaything.Apple Bloom's golden gaze was as soft as down as she stared down at the young filly.
"Howdy,Windy.Were ya feelin' lonely?Ya don' need ta worry now, sugar. Auntie Bloom's got ya."She whispered, her words cooing and assuring to the young pony. Turning to the window, the farmpony smiled as the saw the first trickles of sunlight begin to seep onto the landscape."Lookit, filly.There's th' sun.Ya like the sun,don'tcha? Soon ya'll be high in the clouds with yer pa."She smiled.
There was a shifting behind her as an older voice replied."Not if Ah have anythin' ta do with it."Applejack smiled, climbing out of bed." Was Candy causin' disturbances?"She asked, looking at her sister. Apple Bloom shook her head.
"No, no. Ah'd just woken up when Ah heard her whimperin'.Thought Ah'd come say hello." The eldest Apple sister nodded,before smiling down at her daughter.The touching moment lasted only a couple of seconds before AJ's head snapped back up.
"Y'all needs ta be down at th' train station in less than three hours!"The mare gasped, ushering her sister out of the room."Ya need ta git ready!Git in that bathroom now!"Applejack commanded,her hooves pressed firmly into Apple Bloom's shoulder blades, guiding the younger pony into the bathroom.
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It was a couple of hours after Apple Bloom awoke did one of her best friends, a unicorn named Sweetie Belle awaken too.She was staying with her sister, and the older unicorn, a snowy unicorn who went by the name of Rarity, wouldn't wake up for at least another hour or so.Sweetie decided to make the best of this time, using her minty green aura to pick up a book.She had forgotten what it was about, but read on anyway.Eventually she began to remember the past events of the story, and really got into it.She read a few chapters before there was a knock on her door.
"Come in!"She called, tidying her mane a little as her sister stepped into the room, her own indigo mane hanging around her shoulders, not yet styled for the day. The older mare yawned, smiling sleepily.
"Sweetie,darling. I think it's time you showered, big day today and all!"The dressmaker smiled,picking up Sweetie's discarded items from the floor."I'll make breakfast in a minute or so."She added,watching her sister leave the room and head to the bathroom for a shower.
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The final pony of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, a pegasus, coated in fur of the most vibrant orange stepped out of her own shower, dripping wet.Her violet mane clung to her face,strands of her tail covering her cutie mark.The wheel,set on fire,had adorned her flank for years now. Her best friends had gotten theirs both before and after her. Apple Bloom was the first to realize she loved design,her cutie mark taking the shape of a zap apple being painted with a paintbrush.Sweetie Belle,soon after her friends,decided her passion was singing, and now a pink heart with a purple musical note was printed on her white flank.
"Scootaloo! Kid! Come on! We don't have long. The train leaves soon and I'm sure ya wanna meet up with your friends!"A brash voice called from downstairs. Scootaloo didn't hesitate in rushing downstairs,her mane and fur drying from the speed.
"Here I am Dash!"She smiled,picking up her bags.The rainbow maned pegasus grinned back in response."Come on then! What're we waitin' for? It's time for you to get off to Canterlot University!"
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Canterlot University.A majestic structure made of the finest marble.It towered above most other Canterlot buildings, adding to the significance of this academic gateway.The sheer beauty of it made the three Ponyville mares feel small and simple compared to the bustle of upperclass ponies swimming around them.
"Wow. Sure is big."Apple Bloom gasped in awe,looking at her friends,hoping to spark a flame of conversation.The others nodded.
"Yeah. It's as pretty as the Carousel Boutique!"Sweetie Belle replied, her eyes shining. Scootaloo looked up at the marble.
"Eh.. it's pretty shiny.. I guess."She said.The three trotted into the building, smiling together.
"Ah hope we're in a dorm together!"Apple Bloom smiled, skipping along the shiny floor.
"AB! Get ova' here ya silly little filly!"A familiar voice called. The CMC turned to the source of the voice,seeing a familiar Earth Pony with a bright pink mane.
"Babs!"The three friends called, hugging her one by one, grins stretching their cheeks wide.
The four then went to find out their dorms.Upon arriving the four mares checked their room numbers.Sweetie Belle was first to read hers out.
"Hey! I'm in room 203!"She smiled,hoping one of her friends would reply with 'Me too!',but it was to no avail.
"908."Apple Bloom replied,making an apologetic face at her horned friend.
Scootaloo put a hoof on her friend's shoulder."1006." She replied.Babs gave a gasp.
"Hey me too!" She replied,putting a hoof up for Scootaloo to bump. The two said their goodbyes to the other two and sped off to find their room.
"Ah guess it's jus' us then.."AB grimaced,nudging Sweetie.Sweetie Belle was first to find her room,and said goodbye to her Earth Pony friend.
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Apple Bloom smiled,having now found her room.She adjusted her mane and prepared to open her door.From what she could hear, her room-mate was already in there.The voice sounded familiar.AB hesitated, ready to turn away, but decided against it.When she opened her door,the earth pony gave a gasp."Oh no..."
The lilac and white mane, the blue eyes, the magenta coat...
Her room-mate was Diamond Tiara.
"Oh. I hoped I'd get you.Silvie has that songbird,Sweetie Belle,and I wouldn't want that dodo."She told Bloom,whining in that nasally voice of hers.Apple Bloom huffed.
This year was going to be far too long
Author's Note
My first fic! Be kind. Please? Constructive Criticism is welcomed, but no flames.. please I have a fragile heart. It's as fragile as the Crystal Heart itself owo
Please do comment if you liked it, and the next chapter will be up soon! I hope. I get writers block a lot. ANYWAY! Um.. thanks for reading!
Not all Tiaras are Diamond, but I am.
The next morning, a magenta earth pony with a lilac and white mane got up, bleary eyed and yawning. Her feathery hooves touched a carpet she hadn't known, and the mare almost recoiled in shock. Just before she emitted a gasp, however, she realised the coarse fabric of the carpet was one of the university she had moved into the day prior. Diamond Tiara's gasp of horror was replaced by a chuckle.
Her embarassed smile did not last long, however, as her room-mate stirred. The other earth pony was not one Diamond would have liked to see the minute she woke, but sadly she was unable to switch room-mates at the time. It was, in short, extremely annoying.
However, she was ready to take on Apple Bloom and her annoying ways. Of course, she had stopped taunting her long ago, but that didn't mean she could at all stand the farm pony. The rich mare shook her head as she thought about her best friend and the insufferable unicorn together. She pitied Silver Spoon, being stuck with that over-emotional dictionary. Still, at least the unicorn's singing was a useful talent. So what if Apple Bloom could build and craft? Big deal. Loads of ponies out there could. Not as many would be able to go on to be successful singers.
Herself,she grinned, had a wonderful talent. On her way to the vanity table, grabbing her hairbrush, Diamond looked at her own cutie mark. A tiara. It represented leadership, she had no doubt. Silver's.. well, she had never told anypony. Even so, it had to be better than the former 'Cutie Mark Crusaders' as they had anointed themselves.
Once her mane was as pristine as her tiara, Diamond finally turned to her room-mate, who had still not stirred past the groan she gave earlier. The magenta mare groaned herself, moving to Apple Bloom's bed.
"Get up."She told the cream pony."Get Up!"
Diamond gave up after a while, her calls getting more urgent as she tried to awaken the farm pony. Tiara huffed."I'd have thought she'd be up with the sun, considering she grew up on a farm." The lilac-maned mare snorted, walking away from Bloom so that she could sort out her make-up.
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Around the same time, Silver Spoon had also awoken. Sweetie Belle was already up, but judging from her sluggish movements, it had only been a couple of minutes before Silver had. The unicorn's two-tone curls were messy and her fur was ruffled, like she had been writing about in her sleep. A nightmare,perhaps? Silver mused, before pulling back the covers and sliding out of her own bed.
"You okay, Sweetie Belle? You look like you've seen a ghost!" Silver began, only to recoil as Sweetie jumped, clearly having been lost in her thoughts.
"N-no, Silver. I-I was just thinking." The ivory unicorn replied, her voice almost monotone." I mean.. I'm in university, and not to be rude, but I'm stuck with a pony who bullied me since primary!" Sweetie spat." I don't know if I'm going to be able to take it! Promise me, promise now, that you will never taunt me again. Ever!" The unicorn said, her body trembling, almost in hysterics. Silver seemed to understand. When she was bullied in school, at least home was a safe haven, a place to hide from her troubles. Now she was here, with the bully and there was nothing she could do about it. The grey mare nodded, picking up her glasses, her sight now one-hundred-percent.
The lilac and rose maned mare nodded, visibly calmer now. Soon her demeanor was back to the cheeriness that was displayed most every day. Silver gave a small half smile as Sweetie Belle began to chatter a bit about how excited she was for classes to start. In all honesty, though she'd never admit it to anypony, so was Silver Spoon.
Perhaps this could work out.
Author's Note
Sorry this took so long. I hopefully haven't saddened you all enough to stop wanting to read.
And I again apologise for shortness. I have a horrible case of writers block, and I just.. ARGH. WHY.
But, being worried about not getting enough chapters out, I wrote this in a couple of hours and here it is.
I have, in actual fact, been juggling different stories, but none are yet ready for publishing. There will be shipping, including:
Fleetfoot/Misty Fly( I rp Fleet on Ponysquare and she married Misty,so I though why not?)
DiamondBloom
TwiPie
and probably more Silver Belle.
Anyhoo, hopefully you liked this chapter too.
Hopefully.
