I'm Sorry for not being there

Chapter 2 Scootaloo's tenth birthday

"Fluttershy!" a small voice said. I snapped back to reality when I heard my name.

"Huh?" I asked after my flashback to the past.

"Are you ok, Fluttershy? You zoned out for like a full minute there." Scootaloo said.

"Yes I'm fine just thinking. What can I do for you girls." I asked the three of them. Applebloom held out a piece a paper with several signatures on it.

"Will you sign our petition to save the Ponyvill Clock Tower. Mayor Mare is wanting to tear it down and build a parking lot there." Applebloom said as Sweetie Belle chimes in.

"It's apart of Ponyvill's history you know." then Scootaloo finished.

"It would sure give us our cutie marks for sure this time."  I smiled at the noble thing they were doing I was so proud that Scootaloo would save the clock tower even if it was for the wrong reasons.

"Yeah let me go get my quill." I go and grab my quill pen and signed their petition. "There you go one signature." I gave them the piece of paper back and they said in unison.

"Thanks, Fluttershy!" as they turned to leave I said quietly.

"I'm so so sorry." I guess Scootaloo heard me because she turned around.

"Did you say something, Fluttershy?" she asked. I panicked when she turned around.

"N-nothing I was just sorry of the for the clock tower." I lied.

"Don't worry, Fluttershy, we are on the case."  they left and I teared up.

"I'm so proud of you."

I go inside my house and look at the calender. March 9th with the ninth circled.

"Oh my is it really that time already?" Today is Scootaloo's 10 birthday and every year i go out and buy her a well thought-out gift and a small meaningless one. This year I think I'll get her a new scooter since she lost her other one while camping. I then went and bout her a toy of Daring Doo. When I got home I wrapped both gifts I then took the well thought-out gift to Sugar Cube Corner and while everypony was out getting, Scootaloo, I put it inside with out my name of course. The meaningless one has my name on it naturally and I keep it with me when I show up to the party if I have the courage to go. It's stupid by I see as a way of saying.

"I'm sorry for not being there for you. My poor baby." I cry as I say that out loud while Angel tries to comfort me. I wiped my tears and leave going to my house to wait for the party to start.

A couple of hours pass and I watch as Scootaloo enters the room. Everypony in the room shouts

"Happy Birthday, Scootaloo!" She smiles wide for her surprise she had. Sweetie Belle and Applebloom said in unison.

"Open the big one. Open the big one." Scootaloo laughed and said.

"Okay. You guys are more excited then I am." She opens it up and the three fillies looked at the scooter in awe.

"Wow!" exclaimed Applebloom.

"Look at the scooter!" Scootaloo said excitedly.

"Thats so cool." said Sweetie Belle. Pinkie Pie walks up to me and to my surprise she says.

"Its a nice gift, Fluttershy, you should be proud of yourself." I look at her with my jaw dropped. "Don't worry about it." she started as she looked at me with tears in her eyes. "I won't tell any pony."