Diamond Tiara Gets a Job

by JamesBurton

Rating: teen
Tags: Apple Bloom, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Comedy, Dinky Hooves, Other, Diamond Tiara, Slice of Life
Length: 8271

Tired of Diamond spending his money like water. Filthy Rich makes Diamond Tiara understand the value of money by forcing her to get a job.

When Mr. Rich gets fed up with his daughter's lack of money sense. He forces Diamond Tiara to work at Barnyard Bargains to teach her the value of money, humility and hard work.

Will Diamond survive working long enough to earn her keep and prove her father wrong. Or will she find having a job too disgusting and will have to find a sugar daddy to take care of her.

Published 2015-01-15 18:30:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-06-18 00:35:12 UTC

Day 1 Get a Job!

"DADDY!"

Diamond Tiara screamed throughout the halls looking for her father. "DAAADDDDY!" she goes from room to room stomping in frustration shaking the hallway. "DDDDDAAAADDDYYYYYYY!" walking up the double doors of her father's study room, she gently knocks three times and waits for an answer.

"Enter."

Slamming the doors wide open, she walks into her father's study room. "Ahem, daddy."

Mr. Rich sits in his chair reading the morning newspaper with a cup of coffee on the table. "What do you want princess?"

"Daddy, can I have some money please?" she said batting her eyes.

Mr. Rich doesn't even put down the newspaper to look at his daughter trying to butter him up. "What happened to the allowance I gave you yesterday?"

"I spent it of course," she said sitting down it one of the chairs. "Me and Silver Spoon went out for a night on the town before she left Ponyville."

Mr. Rich continues to read the paper still not looking at his daughter. He just sits in his chair before sighing. "How much do you want sweetheart?"

"Oh, just a measly 200 bits." she replied putting on a smile.

Mr. Rich reaches into his desk pulls out a bag and sits it on the top. Diamond grabs the bag and makes her way to the door bouncing happily. "Thank you Daddy!" she shuts the door leaving her father alone in his study.

Two Days Later

"DADDY!"

Mr. Rich puts his cup back on the saucer. "Yes? What is it Princess?"

"Daddy, can I have some money?"

"What happened to the 200 bits I gave you two days ago?"

"I went shopping and bought some new clothes," Diamond replied. "A cute filly like me has to always look her best!"

Mr. Rich pick up his morning newspaper and begins to read it. "So how much do you need this time?" Diamond puts her hooves together smiling.

"Oh, just 450 bits, nothing major."

Mr. Rich almost spits the coffee from his mouth. "450 bits?! Why do you need that much money for?!"

"Well, you know that my 16th birthday is coming up right? Well, I want to throw a celebration for it and rent out Sugarcube Corner."

"Why cant you just have it here?!" he said exasperated. "I'm sorry Diamond, but 450 bits is outta the question!"

"Please daddy!" Diamond replied sporting her best sad face.Sniff"But I need it!"

"No."

"Please!"

"No!"

"Pwretty please?"

"No!"

"Pwretty please with a cherry on top?"

Mr. Rich slams his paper on the desk. "No means NO Diamond! I'm NOT giving you 450 bits to rent out Sugarcube Corner for your birthday party and that is final! Now, either you can have your party here or not have a party at all! The choice is yours."

The pink filly stomps on the floor angrily. "Fine! I'll have my stupid sweet 16th here!" she leaves the room in a huff slamming the doors on her way out.

Mr. Rich rubs his temples. Dealing with Diamond was always headache inducing and today was no different, but at least it couldn't get any worse, right?"

Meanwhile in another world with bipedal creatures. A 15 year old Diamond Tiara steps into her father office in tears. "DADDY!" Mr. Rich quickly puts down his newspaper and rushes to his daughter.

"WHAT'S WRONG SWEETHEART?! ARE YOU OK?!"

"DADDY I'M BLEEDING!" she wailed.

Mr. Rich looks his daughter over but couldn't find any signs of blood. "Sweetie, you're not bleeding anywhere."

"YES I AM!" she cried.

"But where?" he asked.

"Down there."

Now Mr. Rich was confused. "Down where?"

"Ya know," she replied looking down. "Down there."

Mr. Rich stares blankly for a few seconds before his eyes widen in realization. "Oh."

"Daddy," Diamond said wiping a few tears away. "I'm I gonna die?"

But something needed to be done about Diamond. Mr. Rich taps his hoof on his desk. "The nerve of that girl! She doesn't know just how good she has it. Why when I was her age I was busy working two jobs to support myself and my father!" Filthy Rich held his head up. He had a most wonderful idea. "That's it!"

The Day After Diamond Tiara's Sweet Sixteen or Three Days Later

Diamond Tiara slept peacefully in her bed without a care in the world. "Haha Button stop! That tickles!" she turns over in her bed giggling like a horny schoolgirl. "Sweetie Belle! Don't help him!" she turns over again falling off the edge of the bed landing on the floor with a thud. "Ow."

Once she gotten up, she fixed up her room and taken a cold shower, then headed downstairs where her father waited. "Good morning Diamond." he said smiling at his daughter.

"Morning daddy." she replied taking a seat where her breakfast waited.

"Diamond, I've been thinking, now that you're sixteen years old I think it time that you started learning to be self-sufficient and earning your keep around here."

"Uh-Huh."

"Diamond, I think its time you got a job."

The pink filly spits out the orange juice she was currently drinking. "WHAT?! A JOB!?"

"Yes Diamond," her father replied nodding his head. "A job. As in working to earn your own money."

"But! But!"

"No buts Diamond," Mr. Rich replied shaking his head. "My mind is made up, you're getting a job or joining the Royal Guard, your choice."

Diamond took a deep breath and gave her answer.

"Come now Diamond!" Mr. Rich grunted trying to pull the pink filly inside Barnyard Bargains. "Having a job isn't all that bad, it builds character, look at me! I went from nopony to somepony and you can do the same!"

Diamond just held on to the entrance like her life depended on it. "Now stop this right now young lady!" he pulls with all his might causing Diamond to lose her grip on the door. "Now, in order to build experience you'll be working in the fruits of my blood, sweat and tears! Barnyard Bargains!"

"But I don't wanna!" she whined.

"Well you're gonna!" he pulls Diamond by the tail dragging her into the back. "Now stop all this Diamond! You're not a little filly anymore; you are a grown mare now! It's time to act like one!" he stops in front of a certain door that made Diamond's blood run cold. "Now you'll be learning from one of my best workers."

"NO! DADDY! PLEASE NO! ANYPONY BUT HIM!"

But her words fell on deaf ears as her father opened the door with a smile. "Button Mash my boy!" the brown earth pony known as Button Mash looked up from his paperwork and greeted Mr. Rich with a smile.

"Good afternoon Mr. Rich!" he said walking to him shaking his hoof, he notices Diamond Tiara hiding right behind her father shaking. "Good afternoon, Diamond. So what can I do for you two today?"

Filthy Rich places Diamond on one of the chairs in the room. "I know you're a very busy pony my boy so I'll keep this brief. Diamond here is joining the Barnyard Bargains team."

"Oh really?" he said. Diamond didn't like the way he was looking at her, it was almost like he was laughing at her. "Well then, let me be the first to welcome you the team Diamond."

"Now my boy just because she's my daughter doesn't mean that she gets special treatment," Mr. Rich added look over towards the pink filly. "She starts off at the bottom and will work her way to the top, just like you did."

Button rubs the back of his head embarrassed.

"Now my boy don't let her female charms cast a spell on you, she will use every trick she can to have things go her way, I was young once but you must be strong my boy."

"Don't worry Mr. Rich," Button said looking at Diamond who was covering her face. "Me and Diamond here are well acquainted with each other, her charms won't work on me."

Satisfied with that answer, Mr. Rich heads to the door. "Good lad, well I guess I'll leave you to it then. See you when your shift ends Diamond, make me proud!" he leaves the room shutting the door behind him.

Diamond looks at Button who walked back over to his desk. "Well, well, well, isn't this interesting," he said grabbing a piece of paper. "You get two 15 minute breaks, an hour for lunch, and your pay is 9.50 an hour and your shift begins at 9:30am and ends at 5:30pm."

"Y-you're not really going make me work are you?" Diamond said glaring at him. "Cause I swear if you do I'm NEVER sleeping with you again!"

"Somehow, I doubt that," Button chuckled. "Come on, lets get you started."

6:00 pm

Diamond opens the door to her home completely exhausted. Her mane and coat was a mess and her eyes were red and heavy. Never in her life has she worked so hard or moved so much. Her hooves ached with every step she took and all she wanted to do was lay down.

She didn't eat dinner and didn't even take a bath or brushed her teeth; all she did was go in her room, collapsed on her bed and fell asleep, dirty from today's work.

And it wasn't even a full day.

Author's Note

What's this a new story for the new year! Now that my wrist has healed I can write again. I got a One-shot coming soon and Ugh, What happened Last Night? Is back on track.

Look forward to it! But in the meantime. Here is a story I promised a long time ago.

Day 2 Training

Day 2 Training

Dawn of the Second Day 8:00am.

Knock Knock Knock

Diamond Tiara snores lightly, turning in her bed. Her bedroom door open as her father steps into her room carrying a bucket as quietly as possible. He sits the bucket down and goes up to his sleeping daughter.

"Diamond," he said softly shaking the sleeping filly. "Wakey wakey sleepyhead, its time for work."

But Diamond continues to sleep soundly, with a little drool coming from her mouth. Mr. Rich goes to pick up the bucket smiling to himself. "Ah, today's the day." walking closer to his daughter, he leans the bucket over her and dumps very cold water on the sleeping Diamond.

"AIIIIEEEE!" shrieked Diamond as she jumped from her bed hitting the ceiling then falling back down to her bed before she bounced off landing on the floor with a thud. "Ow." she grunted before glaring at her father. "DADDY! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?!"

Mr. Rich sits the bucket down. "It's your rite of passage, Diamond." he replied smiling.

"DID IT HAVE TO INCLUDE DUMPING WATER ON ME?!"

"It's an old family tradition, Diamond," he said. "When somepony in our family gets their first job and doesn't get up in time, we dump a bucket of water on them," his cheerful demeanor making Diamond even more agitated. "I remember when my father did it to me; now run along an get washed up or you'll be late."

"Late for what?" Diamond asked shaking the water from her coat.

"Why for work of course!" he leaves the room with a smile heading back downstairs.

Diamond Tiara sighed heavily. She did not like that she actually had a job to go to now and the very fact of that stunk, much like that horrifying smell that seemed to be stuck in her nostrils. "Where the hay is that disgusting smell coming from?" she said to herself sniffing around her room. "Well whatever it is; It smells terrible." she scratches her mane lost in thought until the horrible smell returns stronger than ever. "Wait a minute."

She sniffs herself only for eyes to tear up and a look of pure disgust appeared upon her face. "Ew ew ew ew ew ew," she races off to the bathroom quickly shutting the door behind her. "WHY DO I SMELL SO BAD!"

"THAT'S THE SMELL OF A HARD WORKER!" Mr. Rich yelled. "GET USED TO IT!"

Barnyard Bargains entrance 9:15am

"Stupid job!" growled Diamond Tiara as she made her way to Barnyard Bargains. "Why should a cute filly like me have to wor-"

But unfortunately for her, she forgot that the store wasn't open yet and ran face first into the door. "Ow" she groaned rubbing her nose in pain.

"You're supposed to kissing me, Diamond; not the door." Diamond turns around glaring angrily at her new boss. "You know, you're cute when you're mad."

Diamond only turns her away holding her nose in the air. "Hmph! You have a lot of nerve Button Mash! Making a delicate filly like me do manual labor!"

"Really babe," Button replied leaning on the wall raising an eyebrow. "You didn't even do anything yesterday, all I did was have you follow me around for about four hours watching some of the other workers and move a couple of very light boxes."

"Doesn't matter!" Diamond shot back. "I fell asleep on my bed tired and dirty! I'll have to burn my bed sheets now!"

"So?" Button shrugged. "You do the same thing on my bed."

Diamond's face heats up with embarrassment. "Whatever! Let's just get this over with."

"Very well, oh that reminds me; I got something for you." he reaches behind him and retrieves a blue vest. " Here you go Diamond, your uniform."

The pink filly stares at the uniform with disgust. It was a plain blue uniform with her dad's store name on the back. "That thing looks plain and ugly!"

"Well, I guess you could decorate it with this." he gives her a small nametag with her name on it. "And what's wrong with the vest? It matches your eyes."

"That may be but I still refuse to wear it." she said.

"Sorry sweetheart, company policy; You have to wear it."

Diamond stomps her hoof on the ground. "Button! I am NOT wearing that thing, and there is nothing you say that will get me to ever wear it!"

"I cant believe he got me to wear this ugly thing." pouted Diamond picking at her uniform. She was currently standing in a group while Button gave out some announcements. "He is soooo lucky that I like him." she grumbled to herself.

"And finally, lets all congratulate Dinky Hooves on her promotion to Assistant Manager." the crowd stomps on the ground with cheers and praise as the gray unicorn walked forward.

Time slowed down for Diamond when she heard the name Dinky Hooves, one of the other fillies she knew from foalhood, besides the Cutie Mark Crusaders that she messed with during her younger years. Diamond sinks lower trying to avoid being seen, she really regretted mocking her right now.

"Ok everypony," Button's voice yelled out gaining the crowd's attention. "Let's all get started and have a great day!" the crowd quickly dissipates leaving Diamond before she even had a chance to leave with the group leaving her stuck with Button and Dinky.

"Crap." she muttered while Button motion for her to come closer. She steps forward, walking proudly but with her heart racing rapidly. She really wanted this day to be over with and go back home. "Uh, hello, uh, Dinky."

Dinky looks at the pink earth filly with a warm smile. "Hello Diamond, nice uniform."

Diamond Tiara grumbled angrily looking at her uniform. Button Mash laughs wrapping a foreleg around her pulling her close. "Aw don't be like that Diamond, you'll get used to it; Meanwhile, Dinky here will train you."

"Dinky?" Diamond asked a little heartbroken. "But I thought that you was going to show me the ropes around here Mr. Manager."

"Normally I would, but I have way too much work to do today so I'm putting Dinky in charge of that." Button kisses Diamond on the forehead before heading off to his office. "Stay out of trouble, ok?" he walks off to the back room leaving Diamond Tiara and Dinky in the main entrance.

"So, are you ready for your training Diamond?" the pink filly looks at Dinky with a annoyed expression but Dinky paid her no mind. She grabs Diamond dragging her off to places unknown. "You'll see that working in customer service is a fun and wonderful experience, full of nice and wonderful ponies!"

Diamond couldn't help but feel that Dinky just insulted somebody, somewhere.

Two Hours Later

"Ok Diamond lets try this again." sighed Dinky. "If you are busy and a customer asks you where a certain item is, your reply should be?"

Diamond rubs her chin in thought trying to come up with an answer. "Ooh! Did you check the next aisle over?"

Facehoofing hard, Dinky made her way to the nearest seat in the room sitting down. She had been teaching her the joys of customer service for about two hours without making any progress. "Sigh, no Diamond, no." for Dinky however, it was like she had better luck trying to pull teeth out rather than teach Diamond. "You say, sure sir or ma'am, what is it that you are looking for?"

"But the thing that they are looking for, is usually just the next aisle over." Diamond protested.

"That doesn't matter Diamond!" Dinky snapped. "Our job, is to HELP the customer with a smile, not having them run around like headless chickens! Now lets try this again. You see a customer struggling with a item, what do you do?"

Diamond forces the best smile she possibly could. "Excuse me, but you seem to be of need of assistance; Would you like for me to break my back carrying that for you?"

It took all of Dinky's willpower not to slam her face on the table. That was the best answer she had gotten for the past two hours and she needed a break, and maybe some pain killers. "Alright Diamond, lets go take a fifteen and try again." Dinky leaves the room muttering something about a banana muffin and orange juice.

"Ok Diamond," Dinky began. "This next part will suck but its a thing that has to be done." she grabs a mop and sits it on the wall. "Janitorial work."

Diamond looks at all the supplies that was in the cart confused. "Uh, what was that thing you grabbed?"

"A mop?" Dinky replied unsurely

"Right, right, and what is that thing?" Diamond said pointing at a pointy white stick.

"A toilet bowl scrubber?"

"Ok, and what are those?"

Dinky suppresses the urge to bang her head on the wall. "Diamond, those are gloves." she gives a pair over to Diamond while putting on her own pair. "Now put those on, we're starting on the stallions side first."

B-B-But we're fillies!" shrieked Diamond. "We shouldn't go in there! What if some stallion is in there doing something unspeakable!"

Dinky steps inside asking if anypony was there, when she received no response she stepped back out. "We're good, nopony is in there." Dinky grabs a sign indicating that the restroom was closed in front of the stallion's side. "Come on, lets get this over with." Dinky grabs a couple of cleaning supplies and walks inside with Diamond behind her.

"Blegh!" Diamond covers her nose from the horrible smell. "It smells in here!"

"I know, that's why we're starting in here first," Dinky said wiping down the sinks. "It's tough, but if we just power through this, we'll get done."

Growling angrily, Diamond puts on the gloves and grabs some supplies. "This sucks... so much." she makes her way to the end of the of the room and opens one of the stalls.

Meanwhile

"Huh?" Princess Luna turns her head at the sound of a very loud shriek.

GAME! This game winner is... Luigi!

Princess Celestia cheers over her victory over her sister. "Yes! I win! Go Luigi! Go Luigi!"

"But that didn't count!" Luna exclaimed. "I got distracted by the sound of a young filly crying out in pure despair and horror!"

"Doesn't matter, now I believe we had a deal."

Princess Luna's horn lights up and throws a large body like pillow at Celestia. "Ha, ha, ha, yes." she stands up carrying the body pillow with her magic. "I now retire to my room, nopony disturb me." Celestia leaves her younger sister's room with the pillow.

"I'm winning my shirtless Link pillow back Celestia!" Luna yelled after her. "Don't get too attached to it!"

"Ok, so let's try doing some behind the counter stuff this time." Dinky said. "And hopefully this one wont cause my ears to bleed or temporary deafness."

"So what are we doing this time?" Diamond asked leaning on the counter.

"Customer Service, ya know like layaways and returns and the like." Dinky replied as a customer approaches the two fillies. "Yes sir, how can we help you today?"

Lord Tirek stands at the counter and sits a metal like robot on the counter. "Uh, yes hi, my name is LORD Tirek and I would like to return this."

"Ok, not a problem," Dinky replied with a smile. "Do you have a receipt Mr. Lord Tirek?"

Tirek reaches into his wallet and retrieves the white slip of paper handing it to the gray unicorn." Thank you sir, and what was the problem with our product?"

"Well I bought this little robot here in the hopes that it would help me reclaim my birthright, you know ruling Equestria in fear and terror that sort of thing." he said casually. "But it's busted."

"So what's the problem?" Diamond asked looking the robot over. "It looks fine to me." she turns it on making Tirek gasp in fear.

"NO! YOU FOOL! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! HE'LL DESTROY US ALL!" the robot turns to Tirek grasping his arm in a metal clasp dragging him away. "ITS GOT MY ARM! ITS GOT MY ARM! HELP ME!"

Diamond and Dinky only watch as the robot drags the struggling Tirek into the backroom where his cries help soon turned into cries of pain.

"ARRRRGH, GAAAHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHH! WHY PAIN BOT?! WHY?!"

"Ohh, that sounds painful. "Diamond shuddered.

Button Mash exits from his office locking the door behind him. It was quitting time and he just got all his work done and now it was time to go home and relax with Sweetie Belle. He sighs tiredly as he bids his fellow co-workers good bye as they left for home. He also wondered what Diamond Tiara was up to, she hasn't been in his office complaining about something all day. He sees the two fillies walking up to the door looking just as exhausted as he did. "Hello girls, so how did the training go?"

"Bite me." Dinky muttered walking past Button Mash and out the door.

"Sheesh, what's her problem?" Button said to himself as Diamond walked next to him. "Ah, Diamond, so how did things go?"

Diamond stops in front of Button with the meanest scowl on her face. "Blow me." she continues walking out the door heading for home. Button stared blankly as he watched Diamond leave the store.

"Ok then, so I take it things went well." he said.

Author's Note

Next Time. Day 3 Meet the Co-workers!

Day 3 Co-Workers

Dawn of the Third Day.

Diamond Tiara sat down at the kitchen table eating a healthy bowl of Celestia'Os. After the previous day of being drenched with water, she decided to take the initiative and set an alarm clock otherwise her father might have another family tradition for her to experience. "Ok Diamond," she said to herself with dropping her bowl in the sink. "Its almost Friday, just gotta last two more days."

Her father enters the kitchen and sits down at the table with his morning newspaper. "Morning princess, I see that you are up and ready for another day's work."

"I just didn't want to get drenched again," Diamond replied. "Or fall for some other stupid family traditions!"

Mr. Rich only chuckled as he opened up his morning paper. "They're not so bad princess, besides; you and Button might wanna do this for your own foals someday."

"What?!" Diamond said turning around to her father. "What did you say?!"

"I said that you might wanna to these to your own foals someday." Mr. Rich said not looking up from his newspaper. Diamond narrows her eyes at her dad. She could've have sworn he threw in Button's name somewhere in that sentence. "Now run along Diamond or you'll be late for work."

There was more that the young filly wanted to say but decided against it. She bid her father goodbye and left the house leaving for work. Mr. Rich sighs while lowering his paper.

"That was a close one."

Diamond Tiara stood in her usual spot amongst the crowd of workers as her boss gave out the announcements for the day and much like the common worker, wanted the day to be over with.

"Also due to some, malfunctions, the blood pressure machine is NOT to be used by anypony," Button announced. "I don't want to spend five hours getting somepony unstuck again."

Diamond wondered if she could seduce Button into letting her take a half day today, but after thinking about that she decided against it because that would actually require some work and he was always a tough one against her advances, so yeah that wasn't going to work.

"Flitter, Cloudchaser the next time you two work in the clothing department, do try not to insult the customers on their choice of fashion or size."

Flitter pouts folding her hooves. "Hmph, it was just a suggestion."

"Yeah!" Cloudchaser added on. "There was no way she was going to fit into something that small!"

Three days, three days of this crap called working was really starting to get on Diamond's nerves. She shouldn't have to work for a living, her father was rich! And owned this building; Why they should be treating her like a princess not like some normal pony and she cant quit lest she wishes to join the Royal Guard.

"Featherweight, we got a new shipment of developer and film for the Photo Center, if there is anything else that you need please let me know and we'll get that situated."

"Uh, is now a good time to tell you that the Photo Booth isn't working?" Featherweight said. "Apparently somepony broke it thinking that it wasn't working and stole his money."

Button Mash very slowly puts his hoof on his forehead covering his eyes. "And that happened because?"

"Well, from what I remember, he didn't put any money in it."

Button stands still for a few second before turning to his Assistant Manager Dinky Hooves. "Dinky, jot down fix Photo Both, also remind me to put a insert coin sign in the booth."

Dinky nods her head and writes it down in her notes. "Alright everypony, lets get started and have a great day!" The crowd of workers dissipated leaving for their assigned area. "Diamond Tiara!" The pink filly in question stops in her tracks and looks back at Dinky. "Button and I would like a word with you."

Diamond rolls her eyes and makes her way to her two bosses. "Yes?" she said in a high pitched tone.

"Diamond," Button began. "I just want to say I proud of you for lasting this long and to be honest with you, I thought you would quit after the first day."

"Oh honey!" Diamond replied clasping her hooves together smiling. "You of all ponies should know that I can last for quite a while."

Button jolted back a little. He wasn't expecting that, but realized that he walked into that one. She was messing with him now? "Oh really?" there was no way he was going to let her win this. "If that's the case then lets see how long you last after today, because training is over and you'll be restocking items with Blazing Star and Cherry Blossom."

Dinky turned around and left. She knew were this was going and didn't want to be around to hear it.

"But, if do get through the day, how about you come over to my place so I can massage the muscles of yours," Button added smirking. "You will be so sore."

"Oooh so that how it is huh?" Diamond moved over to Button's ear whispering. "Challenge Accepted." she kisses him on the lips to seal the deal and walks away swaying her flank as she walked away smiling darkly. Ha! Too easy! All I have to do now is just last the day and then he will feel three days of pure frustration!

Button Mash however just stood there. He didn't know why but he couldn't help but get the feeling that he just got played and played hard. He sighed as he made his way back to his office shaking his head. "Well played Diamond, well played."

Meanwhile a young brown spotted white stallion puts his camera away smiling to himself. "At last! Photographic evidence of that slime ball Button Mash cheating on Sweetie Belle! Now to get Featherweight to develop this and show it to Sweetie Belle!" he runs to the door only to hit his nose on the glass. "Curses!" the stallion swore rubbing his nose. "It's not open yet! First, wait for Barnyard Bargains to open, then become Sweetie Belle's new boyfriend!"

Diamond Tiara made her way to the stock room. Tricking Button like that was a huge morale boost and put a smile on her face knowing that she successfully pulled that off. Too bad Sweetie Belle was outta town visiting her parents or she would ask her to join in.

"Hey Homegurl!" a voice called out knocking Diamond from her thoughts. "What's with the grin?"

Diamond shook her head pushing the thoughts away. "None of your business!" she stood before two mares who looked about her age. An orange pegasus with a burgundy type mane and blue eyes.

"My bad." the mare apologized. "Didn't mean to get up in your grill."

"...What?" Diamond said confused.

"BLAZING STAR!" both mare turn to the door where a light pink unicorn mare with green eyes stood. "Why cant you use proper English like everypony else?"

Blazing Star narrowed her eyes at the light pink mare. "Says the nerd who speak in Nipponese because anime. At least ponies can understand me Blossom!"

A pegasus and a unicorn Diamond thought to herself. Well, I would say that this is quite ironic, but saying it would be ironic. She stood and watched as the two continued to argue.

"I speak Nipponese because one day I hope to visit the country one day!" Cherry Blossom shot back.

"Yeah! Well newsflash bro, just because you watch anime all night doesn't mean that you know the language!" Blazing Star retorted. "Your Nipponese is TERRIBLE!"

"BAKA!" Cherry Blossom yelled. "How would you know! You don't even speak it!"

"Neither do you!"

Diamond cleared her throat gaining both mares attention. Cherry Blossom gasped and bowed her head. "Gomenesi for our rudeness, my name is Cherry Blossom or you can call me by Nipponese name Sakura."

"What up, I'm Blazing Star," added the orange mare. "And I gots no Nippon name."

Blossom glared at Blazing Star then turned back to Diamond. "Ah, you must be Diamond-chan! Button-sama said we would be working together! I look forward to working with you."

"Rrrrrriiight." Diamond replied forcing a smile. "So, should we get started?"

"Straight up yo." Blazing Star said. "Before the bossman brings us down." she heads to the backroom while Diamond and Blossom stood still.

"Do you have any idea what she said?" Diamond asked. "I'm lost."

"No clue Diamond-chan." Cherry Blossom said following the pegasus mare. " I just smile and nod, like they do in Nippon." Diamond sighs and followed Cherry Blossom to the backroom.

"I'm telling you Featherweight, I finally got proof of Button cheating on Sweetie Belle." Featherweight just continues developing pictures while shaking his head.

"Listen Pipsqueak, we've been friends for a long long time, but listen to me when I tell you that you are wasting your time with this."

Pipsqueak takes his camera from his bag and gives it to pegasus. "Look, just develop these photo's for me so I can show Sweetie Belle what Button does behind her back, and when she does, she'll be my girlfriend like she should have been in back in school."

"Whatever," Featherweight sighed taking the camera. "But I don't think you'll like the results." Featherweight thinks back to the time when he saw Button, Diamond and Sweetie Belle at the movies fooling around with each other. That was a day he would never forget, as he saw Diamond and Sweetie making out, then Button and Sweetie, then Button and Diamond. The hater poisoning was real that day.

Pipsqueak grabs his pegasus friend pulling him in for a hug. "Thanks Featherweight! I'll be back to pick them up later!" Pipsqueak lets him go and leaves the Photo Center with a smile.

"Aww man," Featherweight sighed looking at the camera. "Its just like Miss Cherilee's classroom all over again."

Meanwhile in some other part of Barnyard Bargains. Diamond Tiara and her co-workers Cherry Blossom and Blazing Star were busy restocking some items in the Home and Living isle. They've been doing this all day going from isle to isle just doing this. It was quite easy and was loads better than cleaning the restrooms.

"So Diamond-chan," Cherry Blossom began. "Do you like anime?"

"What's anime?" Diamond replied shocking the light pink pony. Blazing Star shakes her head at Diamond's answer, she was really going to hear it now.

"What's anime?!" Cherry Blossom grabbed Diamond's face looking her in the eyes. "How do you not know the greatest form of animation ever?!"

Diamond only shrugged in response.

"Well that's no good," Cherry Blossom replied folding her forelegs before raising a hoof in the air. "Break time! Come Diamond!" she pushes Diamond away from the Home and Living isle against her will. "Let us depart for the movies! Desu!"

Blazing Star just watches as Cherry Blossom drags Diamond away promising to show her some of her favorite animes while she continued to restock. "Ok I'm bored now." she drops a rug on the floor and goes off to join the two pink ponies.

"Ok, Diamond-chan," Cherry Blossom holds up a little box in front of Diamond. "This is one of my favorite animes, its about a young mare who is forced by her father to get a job or join the guard, while working, the protagonist meets two poines who would become her best friends throughout all the wackiness that ensues."

"So in other words, your standard anime with Senpai jokes." Blazing Star added. "And fan service, all the fan service."

Cherry Blossom groans and turns to the orange pegasus. "Well at least it's better than swiggity swooty I'm coming for that dank MLG booty. What does MLG even mean anyway?"

"It means Major League Gaming," Diamond said interrupting the two ponies. They look at her with surprised looks as she just shrugged at them. "What? Button used to say that all the time back when we were younger."

Many Years Ago

In a small schoolhouse in some small part of Ponyville. A purple colored earth pony mare was currently busy resting her head on her hoof as two of her students was in the middle of an argument.

"You Scrub!"

"Oh how mature, your mother certainly taught you how to speak to a lady Button."

"You, a lady?! Ha! I scoff at you, a lady is pretty to look at and is not a dolled up slut bag like you!"

Miss Cherilee sighs slamming her head on her desk. Another fight between Button Mash and Sweetie Belle has broken out while she was teaching math. How did it happen? Who knew? It was just another day, another Button and Sweetie fight.

"SLUT BAG! Oh that's it! Rarity told me that it was improper for a lady to get her hooves dirty, but for you, I'll give you the most generous beating of your life!"

"Ha! Like you can beat an MLG like me?! My Dragon Punch is too stronk for you!"

Silver Spoon turns her head to Diamond who was just looking at her hoof. "Uh, Diamond?"

"It means Major League Gaming Silver." Diamond said not looking from her hoof.

"Its a good thing that you play video game-" Silver Spoon suddenly found Diamond's hoof in her mouth silencing her. If there was one thing that Diamond Tiara didn't want ponies to know, it was the fact that she herself played video games. It was a guilty pleasure for her.

Miss Cherilee slammed her hoof on the desk silencing both feuding ponies. "That's it! Button Mash! Sweetie Belle! I am sick and tired of your crap! You two argue everyday disrupting my class," Both parties bashfully look down avoiding their teacher's harsh gaze. "So you know what? You two will be partners for your class project."

"WHAT?!" both screamed in unison.

"Oh I'm sorry, did I stutter?"

"No ma'am." both replied.

"No my partner!" Rumble said hopping on his desk. "Who's gonna be my partner now?"

Cherilee scans the room looking for somepony to be Rumble's partner before pointing at Apple Bloom. "Apple Bloom, your Rumble's partner now."

"YES!" the gray pegasus shouted. "Thank you God!"

"Your welcome." The class glances over to Princess Celestia who poked her head through one of the windows of the classroom before leaving doing who knows what.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Cherry Blossom wailed. "How could my OTP hate each other as kids?! she screams into the heavens causing a crowd of onlookers to back away slowly as the light pink pony slams her hoof on the ground. "KUSO! WHY?!"

Blazing Star picked her off the ground before somepony called the mental hospital. "Girl if you don't stop trippin over your damn OTP's. You know that Button and Sweetie are together."

"I-I know, I- I just ship them so hard." she replied.

"Which wont be for much longer!" the three mare turn around where Pipsqueak stood with a huge grin on his face. "Because once my darling Sweetie Belle sees these pictures of Button cheating on her with you, she'll run straight into my hooves."

Diamond just shrugged. "Are you still upset about her picking Button over you? Look Pip, he made a move, you didn't, so you lost, quit crying over it."

"Quiet you!" Pipsqueak points a accusing hoof at her. "This is about you and Button!"

Cherry Blossom and Blazing Star just looked at each other as Diamond just shook her head. "And? Its not we exactly hide it or anything."

"Hide what?" came Button's voice behind. "Hide the fact that I found three employees goofing off instead of doing their jobs?"

Blazing Star and Cherry Blossom quickly hid behind Diamond. "Uh, we wasn't goofing off Button-sama we was just uhhhh."

"Helping out this customer!" Blazing Star quickly added.

Button Mash glances up to Pipsqueak who is glaring at him. "Oh, hello Pip," he said with a smile. "What's up?"

"Vengeance shall be mine!" he yelled before running away leaving pushing his way through the crowd to the exit.

"He still hasn't gotten over me winning Sweetie Belle hasn't he?" Button asked scratching his mane.

"Nope." Diamond replied smiling deviously. She pulls Button for a kiss stunning him for a couple of seconds. "And that is just a taste of what's to come tonight." she winks at him before walking away with him in tow.

Cherry Blossom and Blazing Star only watched as the two walked away. "Wow, who would have thought that B-dawg was such a player? No wonder that stallion was hatin on him."

"So, Button-sama, Sweetie-sama and Diamond-chan are in some kind of three-way relationship?" Cherry asked no one before a perverted smile crosses her face. "I can ship it."

Author's Note

Welcome back, I have some explaining to do. One, I was completely stuck on this for over a month.

And Two, I got Monster Hunter 4U and have been playing that for almost hundred hours, literary.

Next Day. It Doesn't get any Easier.

Day 4 Why doesnt it get easier?!

Diamond Tiara sighed to herself as she, Blazing Star and Cherry Blossom were busy restocking items before the costumers came in droves buying unnecessary crap like always. Diamond was putting snacks and drinks where they belonged while Star and Blossom were restocking other knick-knacks while arguing about something.

"That Blood-C anime was absolutely disgusting Star!" Blossom cried putting something back on one of the shelves. "I mean I'm no stranger to bloodshed, but that was a little much!"

Blazing Star laughed at Cherry Blossom. "If only I could've seen your face! I bet it was like." Star looks at Cherry with a look of pure horror.

"I'm serious you baka! I almost threw up because there was sooo much blood!" Blossom replied. "I had to read my hardcore yaoi mangas and hentai just to get the images out of my head." Blossom's nose started bleeding heavily as she remembered her yaoi night. "Mmm, yes."

Blazing Star just stared at Blossom for a few seconds before turning away from her while she was in yaoi land. "Ugh, weirdo. So Diamond, how was your night with Button and Sweetie."

"We did nothing if that was where you was going with that." Diamond said not looking at her. Before Star could say anything else Cherry Blossom snaps from her daydream squealing like a fangirl.

"That reminds me Diamond-chan, because of your relationship I was finally inspired write my own story about it." Blossom said with her eyes sparkling. "Some ponies actually like it! Oh I'm so happy!"

"Is that what that was?!" Blazing Star's face suddenly turns into a frown. "Well, that would explain the good writing."

"HA!" Blossom said pointing at Blazing Star. "I knew you liked it!"

Blazing Star just turned away, her face red with embarrassment. "I-I don't know what you're talking about."

"Don't play dumb." Blossom said in a sing-song tone swinging from side to side. "You liked my story."

"Nope, still have no clue what you're going on about homeslice." Blazing Star said walking away. "Now come on, let's get those restrooms cleaned up so we can be done with it." She walks away quickly hoping that they didn't see her red face.

Cherry Blossom and Diamond Tiara just stood silently for a couple of second before Blossom spoke again. "Do you want to read my story Diamond-chan?"

"Sure, why not." Diamond replied shrugging.

"Yay!"

This was going to be a long day.

After the girls finished their restroom cleaning. Diamond Tiara and Cherry Blossom were on their way to the employees only back room when Diamond stopped in her tracks. "Hm? Dijoubu Diamond-chan?" Cherry asked.

Diamond just continued staring down one of the aisles wordlessly. Cherry Blossom walks back to the aisle and stares as well. They saw an orange pegasus mare talking to a blue pegasus stallion. "I know that pony." Diamond finally said. "That's Scootaloo."

"Friend of yours?" Cherry Blossom said raising an eye.

"We weren't exactly friends." Diamond replied. "But I wonder who's that pony she's talking to. I never saw him around before."

"He's certainly kawaii." Blossom whispered to Diamond. "I wonder if he likes anime?"

Scootaloo and the pegasus walk away to another aisle leaving Diamond and Blossom wondering who that pony was as they walked to the backroom only to run into Dinky before they went it. "Ah, Diamond, Blossom there you two are, I need the two of you on the registers."

"Hai!" Blossom said with a cheerful smile before running off.

"Ok, Diamond since this is your first time on cash register, I'll start you off simple. You'll be running the 20 or less lane."

"Wait." Diamond said putting up a hoof. "Aren't those lines usually the first ones filled up because people are too lazy to use the self check out?"

"Yep!" Dinky replied shooing Diamond away. "Now off you go, if you need any assistance don't hesitate to call me."

"This wasn't so bad." Diamond thought to herself. Ten minutes have passed and nopony even came to her line. "Maybe they had 21 items instead ha-ha!" she leans on the counter resting her head on her hoof bored out of her mind."

"Excuse me Miss? But are you open?"

Diamond shot up looking around in a panic. "I wasn't slacking off I swear!" she turned to her first customer with the most forced smile on her face. "Why yes...sir, I am indeed open."

"Oh good, Hey Scootaloo I found one."

Diamond's eyes shot open. It was that blue pegasus from before who was with Scootaloo. "Oh, good." she said coming around the corner. "I swear, this place never-" she stopped midsentence gasping at Diamond Tiara's presence." D-Diamond Tiara?! W-What are you doing here?!"

"What's the matter Scootaloo?" Diamond replied with a cunning smirk. "Cant you tell by my blue vest and name tag that I work here now?"

Scootaloo's eyes widen with surprise. "You work here now?!"

"Hm-Mm," Diamond nodded. "But enough about me how about you? Who's your friend? Is he your boyfriend?"

Scootaloo was sweating bullets at this point. "Uh, this is...Uh."

"The name's Rain Catcher." he said. "I just moved here from Fillydelphia."

"You're from Filly?" Diamond said putting his stuff in bags. "Why did you move to a small town like Ponyville?"

"Well, my aunt lives here now. Said that it was nice and quiet." Rain Catcher replied.

"Who is she?" Diamond questioned. "Maybe I know of her."

"Her name is Lightning Dust." He replied putting the bags in his saddlebags.

Scootaloo shook her head snapping back into reality. "The new schoolteacher? You never told me that you was related to her."

"Well not by blood, well we must be off, I gotta get home before the movers show up." Rain Catcher bid Diamond goodbye and left Diamond's line.

"Enjoy your date Scootaloo!" Diamond yelled out making the pony in question glare at her. "Well that was fun; now to-" Diamond's eyes widen in horror as fifteen ponies stood in her line waiting to be served. "W-Where did you guys come from?!"

Yep, it was going to be a long day.

After three hours of trying and failing to bring down her line. Diamond Tiara was finally sent on lunch. Never in all her life had she ran so fast, well except that one time with the bee's nest. Making her way to the food court the pink filly sits down groaning in pain. "Ugh, standing up for four hours sucks." reaching into her lunch box she pulls out four hay sandwiches and a pint of apple juice. "If it wasn't for the fact that I move around a lot I would be bigger than Apple Bloom."

Biting into her meal she wondered what was Apple Bloom doing. She really hasn't seen her since her pregnancy, then again, she never really tried seeing her. Sweetie Belle would always try to get Diamond to see her but she would always say no. Must be hard to be ten months preggers.

"Sup Diamond." Blazing Star greeted knocking Diamond from her thoughts. "You on break?"

Diamond just nodded scarfing down her second hay sandwich.

"I got stuck doing Customer Service." she sighed taking out her own lunch. "I swear, ponies wanna get mad at you for something that they don't have. Where's Blossom?"

"BONZAII!"

Blazing Star jumped high in the air, startled by Cherry Blossom's sudden shout. "Cherry Blossom Kenzan!"

"Will you please stop doing that!" Star demanded slowly coming back down.

"Nope." Blossom smiled before taking a seat opening up her Bento box and taking out one of her yaoi mangas. "Now please be quiet, I'm trying to get some reading done."

"Hey, Blossom." Diamond spoke.

"Hai?"

"What is yaoi and why do you read it?"

Blazing Star facehoofed at Diamond's innocence. "Oh boy."

"Ahh, so you wish to see the promise land, well take a look at this." Blossom flips through her book showing Diamond one of her favorite pages. "Hawt is it not?"

Diamond just stared at the picture with a light blush on her face. "Good, good let the boyxboy goodness flow through you." Blossom smiled. "Blazing Star likes it too, but she's too shy to admit it."

"I do not!"

Meanwhile at the Photo Center. Featherweight was putting Pipsqueak's photo's in an envelope. "I swear he's going to regret this." he hears the bell ringing at his counter signaling a customer. "That must be him now." grabbing the folder, he heads to the counter where Pipsqueak awaited.

"Ah Featherweight," Pip said. "Did you get my photos done?" Featherweight slides the folder over to him. "Ah excellent, with this Sweetie Belle will be mine!" he leaves the store with the folder.

"Sigh, idiot." Featherweight said shaking his head." Hey! he forgot to pay."

Author's Note

First, I am so so sorry for the months of inactivity. To write this story I usually go to Wal-Mart or Target for ideas as I do not work in this field.

Second, work, tis a thing.

Get ready for Day 5 TGIF.