A Death to Come By

   A dreamless night came to Sweetie as she woke up to the sound of crackling bacon." Shit." She muttered as the smell entered her nose. It reminded her to much of... She couldn't say anymore. It had been almost a week since " it" and Sweetie still wasnt ready to face it, not even the grave. She had been to her adopted parents house every day since then and didnt leave for hours, she would sit on the bed and do nothing but think.

  Bacon. Back to the bacon, it entered her nostrils causing her to cover them with a hoof and smash her head against a pillow breathing in the smell of it. It smelled like coconut conditioner, just like the young Filly's hair. When the smell wouldn't go away Sweetie got up and headed to her dresser and took out a bottle of perfume Scoots had given her. Sweetie teared up at the thought of Scoots and sprayed the stuff into her nose blocking out her sense of smell, for now.

  The unicorn levitated her bag, home work, then took a look in the mirror clawing at her face. Watching the bags under her eyes that appeared there a few days ago. The knotted, ratted hair that her sister didn't even bother telling her about. And finally the smile, it was gone replaced by a sad straight line and when she did smile, it was empty completely and utterly empty. Something about it wasnt right and sweetie knew it was the cold, dead look in her dull eyes.

   After taking a few minutes to take in the completion Sweetie swung her bag over her back and trotted down the stairs, rarity said something but sweetie was out the door before she could reply. Sweetie didnt want bacon, not after what Diamond did.

   She took her seat in the 2nd row and got out her homework, completely disregarding the fact that Diamond Taira was right in front of her." Sweetie?" She asked rubbing her hoof on her front leg.

  Sweetie looked up from her bag and scowled at the sight." What Diamond? You've done enough damage."

  " I wanted to say I'm sorry and I think it wasn't me."

  " What are you talking about it was you."

  " But I think I say some pony move the bridge to the castle and that made it snap and fall."

  " The only reason it snapped was because it was almost 200 years old, and it was you who told Scoots to go to the castle as a harmless prank it's all your fault now that every pony hates you. It's you who did this to me. It's you that every one wants to kill, you took the life a innocent pony, not to mention she was  my other best friend, Scoots had a thousand times more dignity and loyalty than you ever will. Unless your sorry can bring back Scoots I don't want to hear it."

  " I'm sorry Sweetie... Really I-"

  " IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU!!" Sweetie cried tears running down her cheeks." SCOOTS WAS THE NICEST BRAVEST FILLY IVE EVER HAD THE PLEASURE OF MEETING AND YOU TOOK HER AWAY FROM ME IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU. YOU ARE MEAN SELFISH AND ANNOYING AT LEST SCOOTS HAD DIGNITY AND LOOK WHERE IT'S GOTTEN HER. SHE WAS TRUSTING TOO MUCH MAYBE AND YOU KILLED HER BECAUSE SHE TRUSTED YOU."

  " SCOOTS TRUSTED YOU AND FOLLOWED YOU THINKING I WAS IN A CASTLE NEEDING HELP. HOW SELFISH ARE YOU?! THEN WHILE THE BRIGDE BROKE YOU SHOOK IT AND SHE FELL TO HER DEATH. UNLESS YOU HAVE PROOF TO DENY IT I HATE YOU DIAMOND. I. HATE. YOU!" Sweetie finished screaming and took a deep breath calming herself.

  " Sweetie..." Diamond began but Sweetie looked at her with a look of hatred and se stopped and walked away. Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon walked into the school house a second later and saw the crying Sweetie and rushed to her side. While Sweetie bawled into Apple Bloom shoulder Silver went over to Diamond and gave her a piece of her mind.

    " It's ok Sweetie at lest we know that Scoots will be in a safe place and not that hell." Sweetie looked up at Apple and smiled a half hearted smile but nothing change inside her. She felt empty and incomplete with out Scoots she was nothing but an hollow shell with no emotions but hatred and sadness.

  Apple Bloom put a arm around her and walked Sweetie closer to the grave with Silver at her other side." Guys I-I don't want to." Sweetie breathed a shaky breath and put all her courage into walking forward.

  " It's ok." AppleBloom said.

  " You'll be fine we're right here if you need us."

  "Thank you." Said Sweetie. They walke for a moment longer until both Silver and AppleBlom stop and pushed Sweetie towards the grave.

  The unicorn gulped and walked forward." Scoots maybe you can hear me maybe you can't but I need to say some stuff I probably never said to you alive. I miss you terribly your my best friend since we were both newborn fillies, and I can't think of you any other way. Rumble also wanted me to tell you he misses you and loves you, he says he won't love again and before you died he was going to ask you out and kiss you." Sweetie help but smile at that part.

  " I also want to say this. You are my bet friend and full of suprises so for me have other miracle. Please for me... Don't be... Dead." Sweetie finished her last part with a shaky breath and little rivers running down her face. She felt an arm pull her closer and she looked at it. It wasnt AppleBlooms no, it was Button's.

  " She really meant a lot to you?" He ask.

  Sweetie nodded in responds." I'm sorry I wasn't there to help, you know I was in the Everfree that day I could have done something but it was too late by the time I heard her scream. I'm sorry Sweetie I should have been quicker." Button didn't even bother making a refence to some game seeing how his marefriend was really upset and depressed.

  " Button it's not your fault. It's diamond and I don't blame you for not helping you did you tackled Diamond and brought her down. It's not you I blame its Diamond."

  " Yes I know." Button kissed her forehead and they both turned around to see Snails and Rumble standing beside Apple Bloom and Silver. Snails had his arm wrapped around AppleBloom and they where talking rapidly until Snails bent down and kissed her on the cheek. Rumble was sitting in the dirt drawing with his hoof while Silver talked quietly to him.

   Sweetie got home that night and took a deep breath, breathing the smell of her room. Somehow it smelled different almost sad, sweetie couldn't place it and didn't want to place it and walked to her bed. She pulled over the covers and climbed into them. Snuggling into the warmth of the quilt she thought of Scoots while the tears swelled up in her eyes.

  She cried herself to sleep that night until one think came into her mind before sleep." I'm unhappy." She thought." And I'll never be the same again."