Diamond In The Rough

Chapters

Rough Ridin'
Rough Times Ahead
Rough Around the Edges
Roughed Up
Roughling Your Feathers
Rough and Tough
Rough, Sweet Love
Rough Rules of Forgiveness
Rough Enough
Rough Shmough
Rough Ain't Good Enough... Or Is It?
Rough to Smooth
Smoothing Things Over
Rough Start...
...Smooth Finish

Rough Ridin'

The halls of Canterlot High were quiet, desolate; they were, in fact, virtually lifeless. If not for two of the schools upper grade bullies out and about. The bullies known as Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, who had decided to cut the last 15 minutes of their final class that day, were on the prowl in the halls. They were walking side-by-side on their way to the front entrance to the school, chatting about typical nonsense as they usually did, mostly about their arch-rivals the Cutie Mark Crusaders.

While plotting a prank that they could pull on the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Silver Spoon saw the perfect opportunity to make a "detour" to the school's exit. While they were bullies, Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were very mature and still followed school rules and guidelines. One of which being that they could not leave school grounds until the final bell rang signifying the end of the day. So Silver thought of a devious and sexy way to spend the last couple of minutes before they could "officially" leave.

Silver shifted her eyes around suspiciously to make sure that they were totally alone and ducked into a little alcove in between a row of lockers, pulling Diamond Tiara along with her. Diamond was surprised by the sudden jolt and quickness Silver Spoon enacted upon her. Silver shoved her up against the wall gently and placed both hands on either side of Diamond's head to ensure she could not escape, not as if she wanted to anyway. Silver Spoon looked her long time friend in the eyes and gave a devilish smile, teeth baring and with a look on her face that could not be deciphered as good or bad. Diamond already knew the answer.

"Ooh, getting frisky are we?" Diamond asked with a coy grin and just a slight hint of sarcasm.

"We still got a couple minutes of school left, so I thought a quickie would be the perfect way to pass the time," Silver Spoon replied with the same snark in her voice.

While Diamond and Silver were in no way a relationship, they did agree upon a "friends-with-benefits" type deal, because they figured "who would want to date a bully?". After all these years since their Pact, Silver knew Diamond got off quick doing naughty and risky things, those of which include the prospect of almost getting caught having sex and/or masturbating, and doing it in public. This situation combined the two, so Silver was prepared with a washrag to clean up the potential BIG "mess" that Diamond would cause. Of course, Silver knew she was the one instigating it. The bullies weren't too extravagant about attending Canterlot High, but due to the low-crime rate in the area, with the exception of a few major past events, it left them with a particularly huge advantage: No cameras.

Not wanting to waste anymore time, Silver Spoon lowered her hands and grabbed the hem of Diamond Tiara's skirt and lowered it down, revealing the purple panties with white lacing underneath. Diamond's cheeks began to glow with crimson and let her eyelids fall shut as a great feeling of excitement and anxiety filled her mind. Silver Spoon subtly licked her lips at the prize that lay behind the thin wall of cotton-fabric, assuming Diamond didn't see the notion as she had her eyes closed in bliss and most likely imagining the eventual feelings to come. Silver saw a small dark patch beginning to form on the front of Diamond's underwear, signaling that Diamond must be becoming hungry for more. Silver supposed she could say that she was "wetting Diamond's appetite".

Silver could feel her own private area becoming moist as she worked, but it was only in vain as she knew that there was only time to satisfy one of them. She brushed the thought aside and continued her work by rubbing her hand on the front of Diamond's panties, eliciting a small jump from her and a soft moan of approval. Diamond might be a bully Silver thought, but she's not selfish and is a responsible(ish) adult. She'll make it up to me later... probably...

Diamond cooed and squirmed from the touches of Silver's soft, delicate hands as they traced her mounds and slowly found their way into her panties. Any inhibiting barriers that had separated them were now shattered and a sprint for the finish was at hand. Silver was now aware that she had to end what she had started or listen as Diamond complained about not getting that sweet release.

Silver paused for a moment. Wondering what she was up to, Diamond looked to her and made eye contact. "Just one more year until graduation. Kind of embarrassing to be graduating at 19 since we got held back a year... " Silver said in a hushed whisper.

"I know..." Diamond responded, "And I can't wait for college either! We got accepted into the same University and your father said he could make arrangements for us to be placed into the same dorm. We get to be roomies!" Diamond squeaked happily and looked up and down Silver Spoon's body. "I can't take my eyes off your sexy curvacious body," Diamond said with a wink, "Look at you. You have blossomed perfectly and grown into a fine, as well as sexy, young woman." Silver blushed at this and went back to work on her friend.

Diamond's breathing became rapid as well as her pulse. The feeling of her heart hammering away in her chest filled her with wondrous emotions never felt before, and it was bliss. She squeaked as she felt Silver's fingers slip inside her folds and into her nectar-filled love canal. Her moans filled the hall as Silver picked up her pace and used her thumb to rub Diamond's winking love button to bring her to release that much faster. Slowly, but surely, she began to fill that all too familiar pressure build up in her stomach as her friend continued her assault on her nether regions.

Silver could see that Diamond's long and slender legs were beginning to weaken and give out on her, straining to hold her lust-filled body up as she continued to stroke her inner walls while massaging her love button. Silver chuckled to herself when she saw how much of Diamond's nectar was leaking out and swore that she had broken a dam inside Diamond Tiara during the process. Silver gave a quick glance over to a clock mounted on the wall to her right and let out a sharp gasp. 2:27. A mere three minutes before the final bell rung and released everyone from their weekly 8-hour prison. Silver put on a look of determination and quickened her pace and redoubled her efforts to push Diamond over the edge. She found to her liking that it had the desired effect, it just needed a little bit more she thought. And she knew just what it was.

Using her free hand, she placed it under Diamond's chin, causing her to open her eyes. Silver tilted Diamond's head to the perfect angle and made direct eye contact with her while she continued to stroke her friend's sensitive inner walls. Silver knew what Diamond liked and what she was after all these years, and she was kinky. With slow, agonizing movements she found her way to Diamond's chest and kneaded her soft, but perky right breast. Her bust was impressive for a young woman of her age and Silver was slightly jealous even though she wasn't far off from Diamond. Silver would have liked to feel Diamond's breasts directly, but imagined she didn't have enough time to snake her way under Diamond's shirt and shift her bra.

Diamond gave a sharp gasp as she found the attention from the continued onslaught of her most sensitive and vulnerable places too much to bare. Her walls clamped down on whatever they could of Silver Spoon's fingers and felt a loud moan threaten to breach her throat, but stifled it by biting her tongue.

Silver Spoon was surprised by the sudden torrent of her friend's cum as she watched her body wrack and shiver, still somehow managing to keep herself standing. Silver knew that when Diamond was extremely aroused she gushed more than a broken fire hydrant, and about with much pressure as one too. Silver quickly removed her hand from Diamond's delicate flower and inspected the damage Diamond caused as she rode out her orgasm. Her hand dripped with Diamond's juices which fell to the ground with a slight plop. Giving a slight smirk, Silver put a few fingers in her mouth and tasted the sweet victory of making her life-long friend cum at school, and in the hallway of all places. Diamond's juices tasted sweet and tangy, almost like peaches. It made sense to Silver. Diamond Tiara was very fond of peaches.

After another gush or two of Diamond's sweet nectar, which now seeped through her panties and fell to the ground below, her knees buckled underneath her and she fell to the ground, leaning against the wall as she basked in her post-orgasmic afterglow while struggling to regain control of her breathing. Her mouth hung open, but showed hints of a small smile within it. As she began to regain her composure and look around at her mess, she became slightly frustrated as she realized she would now have to walk around in her cum-soaked panties until she could change clothes. Her house was a good three miles away and she had to walk back every day since her father could only give her rides in the morning while on his way to work. Diamond would drive herself as she has been driving for 3 years now, but carpooling was a better way in the current economy as gas prices were ridiculous. Diamond looked up to her friend with a quick huffiness to see Silver drying her hand with the washrag she had brought along.

"You couldn't have brought along an extra pair of undies, or at least a towel?" Diamond asked, slightly annoyed. Silver Spoon looked down to her and cocked a sly grin.

"You couldn't have cum less? I swear I thought you were about to blast a hole in my hand," Silver replied, continuing to dry her hand and have a lick every few seconds.

"You know I'm a gusher..." Diamond replied a little meekly with a blush to accompany it, the annoyance in her voice now gone.

"Yes, but-," Silver jumped as she was cut off by the loud ringing of the school's bell of dismissal. She looked to Diamond Tiara and saw a look of pure panic on her face for she realized just as much as Silver Spoon did that the hall was going to be filled with students in the matter of a few seconds.

Thinking quickly and acting just as fast, Silver helped Diamond up off the ground and stuffed her washrag in Diamond's panties then flattened it out to create a barrier between her delicate womanhood and the flood that still occupied her privates. Noticing her plan in mind, Diamond allowed Silver to continue her work and assisted in successfully pulling up her skirt just as the first few kids began to filter into the hall. A few glanced over at them, but just brushed it off as they noticed nothing out of the ordinary... and who exactly was over there.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon both froze in place for a moment, then breathed a heavy sigh of relief as they came to the conclusion that they had not been caught. Thankful for their incredible stroke of luck, they quickly decided to abandon the crime scene before any questions could be raised or any more suspicious looks were shot their way. They power walked their way through the sea of students, stopping at their lockers to collect their book bags, and continued out the front door to the sidewalk to begin the long trek home, and perhaps stop at Sugar Cube Corner to collect some treats for the journey.

A few minutes after they began, Silver Spoon noticed that Diamond Tiara had a certain wilt in her step as they walked. Silver Spoon chuckled, but said nothing. Unfortunately for her, Diamond noticed, and looked to her with a huffy expression like earlier and crossed her arms for emphasis.

"Stop laughing! You're the one who did this! I didn't even know you were going to that! But we did agree on an "Out Of Nowhere" clause all those years ago, so I guess I can't complain too much for it. I still don't like that I have to walk like this though! That washrag is doing little to nothing in helping me." Silver smiled and shook her head, looking to her friend who wore an angry-pout expression on her face.

"It's not my fault that you cum 20 gallons just from someone feeling your breasts. You are just so sensitive down there, and pretty much everywhere else. Besides, we were in a rush in the first place and I didn't feel like not doing anything for 15 minutes. Plus you seemed so pent up from today's classes I thought you could use a little stress release," Silver retorted, elbowing her and shooting her a look of "I'm right and you know it". Diamond only blushed and continued onwards with her friend. After a minute of walking in silence, Silver Spoon added, "And I am expecting you to make it up to me, as per our agreement."

Diamond just waved off the comment and said, "Well, you don't expect me to drag you into a bush right now out here in the open, do you?"

Silver gave a quick glance to Diamond, "I am not completely AGAINST that idea, but no, you don't have to," she replied with slight disappointment apparent in her voice.

Diamond thought for a moment as they made the transition from walking on the sidewalk to ordering a treat at Sugar Cube Corner, then continuing to their usual booth at the cake confectionery. They sat across from each other drinking their milkshakes and eating their cupcakes as they had been doing for 11 years now, ever since they were 8. Diamond had ordered the usual Banana Milkshake with Strawberry Swirls and a chocolate cupcake with vanilla icing while Silver gorged on her usual plain Vanilla Milkshake and vanilla cupcake. Silver was fond of Vanilla treats, if you couldn't already make that conclusion. She sat silently, enjoying the taste of her treats, secretly wishing she had saved some of Diamond's essence to mix in with her sweets, when she noticed her friend sit up abruptly, almost as if having a moment of eureka. Silver looked up to her and thought she caught a quick glimpse of a devious smile adorning Diamond's lips, but brushed it off as her imagination when shifting her eyes from her drink to Diamond.

"So DoubS, you excited for our sleepover this weekend? I have so many fun things planned for us, assuming we have enough time to do everything," Diamond said, calling Silver by a personal nickname that she had thought of, being a shortened version of "Double S", pertaining to Silver's initials.

Silver took one last quick sip of her milkshake and smiled to her friend. "Yeah, I'm stoked! It has been a while since we have had one and I am super glad we finally found a weekend where were both free, although I think it's supposed to be called a slumber party now at our age." Diamond nodded with agreement. "And you have that much planned that it will take up our entire weekend?"

Diamond cut the drink she was taking of her milkshake short in order to make a response, all the while Silver noticed an all too recognizable glint in Diamond's eyes that spelled out one thing: trouble. It left as quickly as it had appeared when Diamond made her response.

"Well, it is mainly just a bunch of movies that I bought recently that I think would be fun to watch. Almost all of them are about two hours long each, and I have like 16 movies. That isn't including the time where we'll have to prepare enough snacks for the journey and pausing them for bathroom breaks."

"Is that also not including the time you will take to pay me back for what I did earlier today? And be honest, are they just a bunch of 'Adult' films you bought now that you are old enough to go into adult film stores?" Silver asked with a small smirk. Diamond only grinned at her jest.

"Oh, don't worry DoubS. I plan to pay you back in full, plus interest. And no," Diamond said with some mischief rising in her voice, taking another sip of her milkshake; not once did she break eye contact.

Silver only rolled her eyes at Diamond's response and continued to sip on her milkshake, wondering what she had meant by that.

Rough Times Ahead

"I told you I was going to pay you back!"

Silver Spoon did not know how she got into this situation. Diamond Tiara, however, made it very clear as to WHY she was in this situation. It seemed like such a normal Saturday morning for Silver...

0o0o0

Silver entered into her life-long friend's house after packing up a few "necessities" at her house in a small travel suitcase and then making the 10 minute trek to Diamond's house. In her suitcase she had packed two extra pairs of her trademark clothing, toothpaste, toothbrush, hairdryer, and her "special" gift Diamond had given to her on her 15th birthday three years ago. I has never gone to waste.

A state-of-the-art vibrator, to which she called The Tarnisher, given to her as a joke gift as was tradition between her and Diamond Tiara, was tucked safely away in a hidden compartment of her suitcase. The vibrator had sentimental, as well as other, value to it. Everyone at her party had a good laugh about it, but her mother made her promise to get rid of it, which of course she didn't. This was supposed to be a time-waster when ever the two troublemakers had to take an extended brake from their movie marathon for whatever reason. Little did Silver know, she wasn't going to need it.

As she approached Diamond's house Silver saw Filthy Rich, successful business CFO and father to Diamond Tiara, who was just on his way out to begin his 12-hour shift at Mattel. Filthy Rich noticed her sauntering up the side-walk and gave her a small "hello", which she returned with a wave of her delicate gray hand, before climbing into his car, starting the engine, and driving down the road after backing out of his driveway. Silver watched him go down the road before turning back to Diamond's house and continued up the sidewalk to the front door.

Her etiquette lessons on manners was second nature to her, which is why she was compelled to knock on the door before realizing that Mister Rich had told her "she was always welcome". After rolling her eyes at her absent-mindedness she twisted the door knob, was thankful to find it unlocked, and continued inside, shutting the door behind her as she set her suitcase to the left next to the coat rack.

"Honey! I'm home!" Silver called out jokingly. Diamond had just finished running the checklist for this weekend through her mind when she popped out from the kitchen, which was through an archway on the left wall next to the stairs. Silver was always surprised of the confining space the house had to offer even though it seemed much bigger from the outside. She always wondered why that was with Diamond's house since it was usually the other way around in most cases. She couldn't be bothered to put too much effort into it though...

Diamond walked up to her seductively, swaying her hips from side to side while staring at her with seductive bedroom eyes. "Hey Sweety!" She joked backed as she stopped in front of Silver Spoon and threw her arms over Silver's shoulders, "How was work?" She asked in a mock tone of voice. The two held a very intense staring contest with one another, daring the other girl to blink first. After a few moments of holding this position their resolve broke and both doubled over in laughter. Tears were in both their eyes as they clutched their stomachs and tried to calm themselves down. This went on for a minute or so before they finally calmed down enough to try and wipe the tears from their eyes and speak properly; not the broken gibberish they were attempting during their laughing fit.

After regaining their composure and drying the last bit of their tears Diamond Tiara led them to the kitchen, Diamond telling Silver of the plan of action for their weekend ahead. The kitchen was a bit cramped as well like the rest of the house. It wasn't a small room by any means, but all the appliances and furniture occupying most of the space within the room gave it a claustrophobic atmosphere. Upon walking in, the first thing one would notice is the medium-sized square-shaped wooden table with matching chairs surrounding its four sides in the middle of the room, which was strange because it was usually Mister Rich and Diamond Tiara that ate there, even with the absence of a certain loved one...

To the left, the entire wall was taken up by a row of cabinets and pantries with a few cutting blocks here and there. The sink/garbage disposal combo was in the middle of the long counter tops with knife holders on either side. Continuing onwards down that row was nothing out of the ordinary; perhaps a bread box and toaster or so occupied other parts of the counter, but not much else. At the end of the room there was another open doorway with a clock above it that went out to another hall and turned right, leading to the living room.

The right side of the kitchen had another row of cabinet and pantry counter tops, but these did not adorn much of anything. Instead, the right counters had a single microwave on it leading down to the dishwasher that was built into the bottom of the counter, finally leaving the gigantic fridge to sit in between a space between the counter. Standing at about seven feet tall and five feet wide, the refrigerator was by far the most impressive and loudest appliance in the kitchen. Luckily the sound it produced was only a low vurr, thus assuaging any kind of risk of hearing damage or something to keep you awake at night.

Diamond led Silver Spoon into the kitchen and motioned for her to sit in the chair across from the sink. She nodded to Diamond and pulled out the chair, sitting down with a soft fump as her buttocks molded to the chairs shape. Diamond smiled softly at her before walking behind the chair and knelt down to the cabinet below the sink. She opened the doors slowly causing them to give off a soft creaking sound, then began to rummage through its contents. Silver Spoon did not question this as she was contempt to just drum on the table's smooth surface with her moderately-long finger nails. She waited a moment before beginning to kick up a conversation.

"So DT, what all have you planned for our movie binge this weekend? As in, what is the schedule? Will we have appointed bathroom break times? What snacks have you spread out for us?" She paused for a moment as a small smirk suddenly adorned her face. "When you will pay me back that 'favor'?" She cocked her head to the left, still holding her smirk.

Diamond Tiara giggled and looked back at Silver Spoon, both of them turning back around as Diamond continued to search through the bottom sink cabinet. "Hmm.... Yes to appointed bathroom breaks. All of our favorite snacks. And..." She paused as a mischievous grin crept onto her face, "Paying you back is at the top of my to-do list. I just need to...." Diamond trailed off as she concentrated on searching through the mess of dish cleaners, hand soap, and paper towels.

Silver Spoon payed it no mind and nodded in agreement, turning back around to face the fridge and continue her drumming. A few more boring moments of mind-numbing tapping passed as she listened to the combined sounds of the fridge's soft humming and Diamond sifting through the cabinet's items. All at once though, Diamond discontinued her searching along with what Silver believed to have been a slight "ah-ha" as she heard the slight scuffling of Diamond's shoes when she stood up. Silver continued her mindless tapping, unknowing off Diamond Tiara slowly creeping up behind her. After finally noticing that Diamond had stopped looking through the cabinet below the sink, Silver stirred up another conversation with her, wanting to be rid of the prolonged silence.

"Hey, um, DT? I was wondering something..." Silver Spoon began.

"Yeah DoubS?" Diamond Tiara replied with the slightest hint of mischief in her tone.

"I just... well... wanted to say thanks for being such a great friend all these years and for being comfortable with this arrangement we have. Seriously. I would go crazy without those sweet releases and I am glad it is with someone I trust completely. WITH my life no less, either!"

Diamond slowed her advancement, feeling a slight pang of guilt at what she was about to do. She quickly shook off the feeling though and continued on. "If she liked what I have done in the past, then she'll LOVE this!" Diamond thought.

"I mean, it feels SO amazing! And I just know that you're going to- mmMMMPPHH!!" With one quick motion Diamond had grabbed a hold of Silver's forehead, locking it in place as she covered her nose and mouth with the same washcloth Silver had let her borrow.

Silver Spoon was frightened, panicked even. She was completely caught off guard with Diamond's actions; mostly because she was not expecting this kind of surprise.

"Ssshh," Diamond cooed into her ear in a hushed whisper, "This is where my payment to you begins.... You little slut," Diamond said in a sultry tone of voice.

It was hard for Silver to concentrate on anything Diamond was saying. A huge adrenaline spike accompanied the chemicals that filled her nose, traveled through her sinuses, and up into her brain. Silver struggled against Diamond's grip, but soon her thrashes became weaker and weaker when she began to feel lightheaded. Her vision began to darken a few seconds shortly thereafter. Then she was out cold, going completely lifeless in Diamond's grasp, causing her to chuckle darkly as she held her dear friend and slowly felt up her smooth sexy body; squeezing her breasts and pinching her nipples through her clothes.

"Get ready for the GREATEST time of your life, beautiful. It will take more than a washcloth to clean up the mess you'll make!" Diamond whispered into her ear enthusiastically, accentuating it with a slight nibble on her ear lobe. Silver did not make a response.

0o0o0

Silver Spoon awoke with a start after what sounded like Diamond Tiara's voice jolted her awake, hearing a light clink of chain as she moved. She was in a room, that much was clear, with barely enough lighting to see the contents of the room; the lighting reminded her of a dark room, a place to develop pictures, in some way or another. The red gave a sinister glow to the poorly lit room as she looked about. She appeared to be in a sex dungeon of some kind from her knowledge. In front of her, Silver could see a sinister-scary looking Diamond Tiara, with a slight hint of sexy thrown into the mix. Diamond wore a dominatrix outfit; her suit being comprised of a series of latex strips connected at certain points by metal rings to give the suit some kind of shape and uniformity. The latex strips only ran up the mid-section of her thin and desirable body though, exposing the luscious lips between her legs up to the bare breasts that stuck out from two circular openings and ending at a spiked collar around her neck. The outfit also came complete with matching knee-high leather boots and hat. Silver Spoon couldn't help feeling scared and anxious, but also slightly aroused at the image in front of her. This was confirmed from the dampness that began to overtake her exposed lips.

Suddenly, Silver noticed the slight chill in the air and looked down. Her eyes expanded to the size of tea saucers when she realized that she was completely naked head to toe and on her knees ready for anyone that felt like it to take advantage of her body; her hair and glasses being the only thing in tact. As for the rest of her, her hands were bound behind her back and held in place by a rope connected to the ceiling. She wore a collar around her neck that connected to a chain which was bolted to the floor. To complete the set, she had a bright red ball-gag in her mouth, more than likely to add to the "helplessness" situation rather than keep her quiet because it was unlikely anyone would hear her, where ever they were at.

Silver, feeling exposed enough, attempted to close her legs and regain some form of decency. Unfortunately, Diamond Tiara had planned ahead for that as well. A spreader bar was in place between her legs at the calves, right behind her knees. She was completely exposed, embarrassed, somewhat aroused, but most of all, she was afraid. Of what exactly? She could not tell. There was no way Diamond would do anything to hurt her though, right?

Silver Spoon began to slightly hyperventilate while she looked around at her surroundings. In front of her was Diamond Tiara of course, still not having made a move even though Silver Spoon was awake, but past her was a door, slightly ajar, that was no taller than half of either girls' initial height. Silver figured that was the door they had come in through, confused however as to where the entrance was. Looking to her right, she saw tables against the far wall with every kind of sex toy and accessory imaginable. From vibrators to butt plugs and anal beads, and lubricants of different consistencies and flavors. There was also a vertical board that resembled the medieval torture device used to stretch one's limbs. This one, however, had straps at certain points on it to contain a person's head, hands, and feet; an outline accompanied it to make strapping the victim in more accurate. Silver was thankful she was not on that at least.

Turning her head to the left, Silver saw another table against the wall. This one however did not contain as many sexual objects as the other side had. This table was much more tame and held what she could barely make out as the outline of her clothes. Bingo. She just needed to get out of these binds, grab them, and run. She would slip on enough clothes to just cover her more private and delicate areas while making a B-line for her house. Her plans were dashed away as suddenly as they came when she tensed up after hearing the scuffling of boots on the ground and rapidly approaching her direction.

Silver Spoon turned her head just in time to see Diamond Tiara standing right over her and glaring at her with an intense fiery stare; a wicked smile adorned her face while her divine tulips were only mere inches from Silver's nose. If she were only a little bit closer, Silver would have been able to catch a whiff of the sweet nectar that dripped from her arousal. It did not last long though as Diamond Tiara crouched and came level with Silver Spoon, eye to eye. Silver Spoon's breathing halted altogether as Diamond reached with her right hand and undid the clasp to the ball-gag on the back of her head, catching it in her left and tossing it aside as Silver Spoon lightly coughed and tried not to focus on the taste of rubber in her mouth. After recovering, she focused back on Diamond Tiara. With a new found sense of courage, Silver narrowed her eyes to Diamond and gave her a death-stare.

"What's going o-?" Silver Spoon was unable to finish her question as she felt a stinging sensation across her left cheek. Silver turned her head back, tears now welling in her eyes, to see Diamond Tiara waggling her finger and tsking. Diamond looked back to her with the same fierce look Silver had just given her.

"Shush, pet. I will explain everything, but for future reference, know not to speak unless given explicit permission from me. But for now, just shut up and listen." Diamond closed her eyes and took a long deep breath. Slowly letting it out after a few seconds passed and continued. "Do you know where we are?" Diamond asked her. After a few hesitant moments, Silver replied with a shake of her head, tears now rolling down her cheeks. Diamond sighed and leaned in towards Silver, kissing her lightly on the forehead. "I suppose I am going to have to remind you that I love you a few times before this is over."

Silver Spoon was taken aback by this comment, but it still did no good to ease her nerves in the slightest. She waited in bated breath for Diamond to continue her explanation.

"Anyway," Diamond continued, "where we are at right now DoubS, is in my room." Silver Spoon was shocked at this revelation, but was still somewhat confused; she assumed Diamond was going to explain it further. "I know it is surprising DoubS, but it's true. It is a secret room that I discovered one day when I was cleaning my bedroom. I had noticed a little crease in the wall across from my bed and my curiosity got the better of me." Diamond paused to catch her breath and see if Silver had any comments; she had none, so she continued. "I crawled through and nearly passed out from all the things I discovered. I was only 12 at the time, so you have to imagine the kind of psychological impact that could have on a child who was still new to the wonders of sex. I left as quick as I could and was going to tell daddy, but something stopped me, told me to keep this my little secret. So I did, and even went through the trouble of constructing a trapdoor in the back of my wardrobe to crawl through and come here whenever I like. I always assumed my parents were not aware of its existence since they gave me the room that connects to this little paradise of mine. I also assumed that it must not be marked in the house blue prints or records either because my father tends to be extensively thorough when perusing documents like that, and he WOULD have noticed it, were they in there of course. I guess it is kind of lucky that he isn't an architect or he would have noticed the size difference of the house's outside in contrast to the inside. This room takes up a lot of space believe it or not... and you are the first person that I have ever shared this with. So stop looking so scared and try to enjoy your repayment! It is fairly simple, quick, and a bit high-tech," Diamond concluded.

Silver Spoon could not find any words to say when Diamond stood up and walked around to her back side and out of sight. She jumped when she heard the light creaking of something metallic being pushed across the floor. Silver Spoon attempted to look back, but with the position she was in she could only succeed at getting her head turned a little ways to the left before she was forced to look ahead again, or else she risk some damage in her neck due to the strain. In any case, after a few more moments of the metallic screeching, it finally came to a halt and Diamond walked back in front of Silver Spoon; her smile was even bigger and more sadistic looking than when she had gone behind her. Silver looked up to her with curious and scared eyes.

"What are you-?" Silver Spoon attempted to ask when she felt another sharp sting go across her right cheek this time. It hurt some, but she couldn't help being slightly impressed by Diamond's swiftness just a bit. Silver hadn't even seen it coming... She just kept her head cocked to the left and eyes closed, letting the tears stain her cheeks again.

"That's twice I had to warn you now, please don't make me do it a third time." Diamond's voice did not sound pleading to Silver Spoon. She wanted to shout "I didn't make you do the first two!" or "You are crazy, bitch!". She decided against it though as she did not want to find out what Diamond Tiara would do if she disobeyed again. So she resigned to just continue crying and looking as pitiful as she could. At this point, she just wanted to get her "repayment" over and done with. As much as she hated to admit it though, being dominated like she was now was a bit of a turn on for her, but the excitement soon gave way to fear and pain. It hurt both physically and spiritually. "The object I just pushed behind you is special, to me at least. It has never been used and I've been craving to test its affects. What I have just pushed behind you is an Automated Anal Annihilator, or Triple A! It is promised to give three times the pleasure of any anal toy."

Silver Spoon's eyes went wide once more at Diamond's explanation, with a slight blush on her cheeks to boot. Diamond only chuckled at her nonverbal response. "Oh come on," Diamond lectured, "you can't tell me you don't like anal play, can you? I have seen your ass plenty of times to know you keep it religiously clean. I also noticed before a couple of times where you would gasp and moan when I "accidentally" brushed over your ass. Almost like you were silently begging for me to jam something up there; Well, now you have gotten your wish. You're welcome!"

Silver Spoon did not remember saying "thank you" to Diamond Tiara. She was, unfortunately, correct in saying Silver was into anal play. She always got excited from the prospect of some foreign phallic-shaped object going up into her more sensitive area than coming out of her. Silver Spoon wasn't sure she wanted to lose her anal virginity like this because she didn't know how big the supposed dildo that would be pumping into her ass was, and she hadn't a doubt that Diamond wasn't going to take "no" for an answer. She did the only thing she could do and focused on the one key factor there was to survive this: Don't. Clench!

Diamond scoffed and rolled her eyes when she saw her friend still whimpering over the whole situation. She couldn't believe she was friends with such a cry-baby. Diamond had finally had enough and snapped her fingers to get Silver Spoon's attention. She was reluctant, but Silver looked to Diamond anyway; the tears were still flowing.

"Now DoubS, I have a few conditions on what I want to happen here before we get started." Diamond noticed confusion was added to Silver Spoon's face of many emotions after her statement. She also noticed that it looked like Silver Spoon wanted to say something, but was too afraid of what might happen. "You may speak," Diamond stated.

"W-... Wh-What are your conditions? If I may ask," Silver said hesitantly. She saw Diamond Tiara get a smug look on her face as she nodded.

"I am glad you're learning DoubS. Just for that, I will be a bit more lenient on my conditions. What I want is really quite simple." Diamond paused to kneel down to Silver Spoon's eye level and explain. "What I want is for you to cum. HARD!! Cum as hard as you can. I was going to have you paint the wall behind you, but since you are a good pet and learned from your mistakes, I will only ask for a few drops to touch that wall behind you. We are also completely alone, so don't be afraid to moan and scream as loud as you can. It turns me on so MUCH when you do. Also one more thing as a little incentive," Diamond leaned in and whispered in her ear, "If you don't cum on that wall, I will smack both sets of your cheeks until they're raw-red. Understand?" Silver Spoon shyly nodded as Diamond stood back up and walked around back to the machine and leaned a bit on the machine, patting the top of it as she did. "I will set the machine on 'Gradual', which means every few minutes it will increase in speed and plow your tight little ass harder and deeper. And don't worry, I planned to lube you and the dildo on the machine up before starting. So if there aren't any questions, let's get started," Diamond concluded, laughing a little cynically when she did.

Silver Spoon did have some questions however; more or less to prolong the inevitable than her actual curiosity. "Um, Diamond? I do have a few questions," Silver said meekly. Diamond just sighed and motioned for her to continue; thankful for not getting another swat across her cheek. "First, where did that machine come from?" Silver asked in a weak voice.

"It came with the room. It was pre-assembled in a cardboard box for all these years. I just took it out yesterday and turned it on to see if it works, all in preparation for this moment," Diamond replied, sounding almost a bit rehearsed.

"Okay," Silver continued, "Second, how will I cum on the wall if the machine is in the way?"

Diamond smiled and chuckled at this question. "I thought of that too, my sweet little Silver Spoon. The box contained special poles that you can switch out on the machine and replace the dildo back on. This pole I am using is what I like to call the "Out-of-the-way" stick. It juts out from the machine a bit, then makes a full ninety degree turn to the right and goes some ways beyond the machine. The stick then makes another ninety degree turn to the left and goes on for a bit more until finally ending at the dildo," Diamond replied with more smugness in her voice.

Silver was afraid now. She had no more questions or tactics to distract Diamond. She supposed that this was now it. She had to brace herself for what was to come... which just so happened to be her. Silver heard Diamond clap her hands together and walk over to the table of lubricants and toys. She picked up a cherry-flavored lubricant from off the table and walked back over to Silver Spoon, all the while squirting some lube into her hand; the Cheshire Cat couldn't hold a candle to the wickedness of the smile Diamond had. Silver audibly gulped and felt her heart beat pick up pace.

Diamond walked around back to behind Silver Spoon again. She knelt down and looked at the showcase that was on display.

Silver gasped when she felt her cheeks being spread apart, presumably by Diamond, and felt a chilly, gooey substance being rubbed against her tight pucker; making small, circular motions at first, then picked up speed and became rougher later on. If Silver was aroused before, then she was full on horny now. She could feel the juices leaking passed her lips and flowing like a waterfall down her thighs.

Her breath hitched in her throat when she felt Diamond push past her tight entrance and slipped a finger into her anus, lubricating the inside of her ass. It was small, smooth strokes at first. Then Diamond went in a little deeper, and deeper, until finally hilting at her knuckle. She then pulled out and slipped another finger inside, stretching Silver's ass a little farther. The stretching hurt somewhat to Silver Spoon, but not enough to mask the immense pleasure she was feeling from this. She allowed her eyes to close as she basked in the euphoric feeling that came from Diamond pumping her fingers in and out of her ass, all the while Diamond kept adding more fingers until all four were inside Silver Spoon. Pushing her to the limit until she balanced on a scale of pain and pleasure. To add insult to injury, Diamond gave long, slow licks from bottom-to-top of Silver's labia; not once halting her "ass"ault.

She was thankful, and also a bit disappointed, that Diamond pulled her fingers out and left her flustered with an orgasm building up in her core. She heard some squelching from something behind her which she could only assume to be Diamond lubing up the dildo on the Triple A. Silver gulped again when she heard the squelching cease and the machine being pushed across the floor again. Silver imagined it was just Diamond lining the dildo up with her now well-lubricated asshole. Her suspicions were confirmed when she felt something being pressed against her tight entrance. Silver heard what sounded like Diamond firing up the machine and priming it, inputting the correct settings as she did.

"Are you ready for the best orgasm of your life?" Silver Spoon suddenly heard Diamond Tiara ask. She did not respond as she was too busy clenching her eyes shut, mentally preparing herself for what came next, while keeping a certain part of her unclenched.

"Well then," Diamond continued. "Here." Diamond pressed a few buttons on the machine, "We." She then flicked a few switches on the side and paused, allowing the anticipation to build, "GO!" Diamond pulled a lever that was on top of the machine and it screeched to life as the arm began to move.

An ear-piercing squeal filled the air as Silver Spoon was split in two.

Rough Around the Edges

Diamond did not know what had happened. She was very well aware of everything that took place, she just did not know what happened.

Diamond sat in her bathroom, curled up in a pitiful ball against the wall crying her giant blue eyes out across from her sink and mirror-medicine cabinet combo; the toilet just off to the left and the shower to the left of that. Diamond thought everything was going well, she thought that they were having a fun and pleasurable time, just the two of them without a soul to disturb them. But now, those words just kept ringing in her ears and the voice that said those words kept repeating them in her head. "I never want to see you again!" is what she said, and by none other than Silver Spoon, her childhood friend and faithful companion. Now this is what she gets for thinking, this is what she gets for thinking only of herself.

Diamond lifted her head up from her knees, the pajamas pants she wore now soaked from her liquid despair, and looked to the sink again. She eyed the razor blade, hanging just off the edge of the porcelain, and the curling iron heating up for future use. As she looked on, she thought back to the conflict that had taken place and completely crushed her a mere two hours earlier. Already the tears began to swell again from the pain.

"Good girl Silver, you actually pulled it off. Not as much as I had hoped, but still more than I expected," Diamond said as Silver still lay in her submissive state, panting for breath as the machine slowed its pumping and was eventually removed from her; her anus, she could only guess, was red and swollen from the roughness of Diamond's machine even after she and it were thoroughly lubricated.

She had managed what Diamond Tiara had told her to, much to her surprise. Silver had experienced the best orgasm of her life only moments ago and was now in post-orgasmic bliss. Her cum had shot out of her quivering womanhood at an impossible speed and velocity, despite not being touched once, and struck the wall behind her, leaving a dark stain on the concrete. The rest came out, not as impressive however, but made a trail back to where she lay crouched until it was just a mere trickle. Silver was recovering from the incredible amount of dopamine that was sent to her brain after her orgasm and the reality of what just happened began to set in.

Silver jumped when she saw Diamond step in front of her and look down at her, towering over Silver in her scary, yet still sexy, dominatrix outfit. Diamond knelt down to eye level, smiled, and lightly patted Silver on the head. Silver looked up to her and made eye contact, daring to be brave.

"I-... Is it over?" She asked hesitantly, wondering if she had almost sounded disappointed when she spoke. She could not tell if she was elated and saddened when Diamond nodded her head and stood up.

Diamond walked back around to the spreader bar keeping Silver's legs open and undid the clasps; Silver sighed at the relief as her calves were able to breathe once more. Diamond then untied the rope from Silver's hand that kept her slightly suspended in the air. Once free, Silver had to catch herself before she fell face first onto the ground. A sharp pain shot up her arms from the sudden strain put on her circulation cut-off hands, trembling as she struggled to keep herself held aloft. After a few moments, Diamond came around, unhooked the collar from Silver's neck, and helped her to her feet. Silver Spoon glared cold daggers dipped in acidic poison at Diamond for a few moments before turning in a huff and quickly made her way over to the table that held her clothes, her ass stinging slightly as she walked.

Silver made short work of sliding her plain white panties on and donning her bra to hide the long-exposed breasts. Diamond came up behind her, frowning, unclear as to where her huffy attitude manifested from as Silver was just clasping her skirt around her waist. Diamond put her hand on Silver's shoulder and jumped when Silver froze right on the spot, not moving a muscle.

"Hey, what's the matter DoubS? Are you upset?" Diamond asked in genuine concern.

What's the matter.... WHAT'S THE MATTER?!?! This must have been the dumbest question Silver Spoon had heard in her entire life at this point, at this moment in time. The sad thing is, it made too much sense, on account that it was asked by someone who never thinks about anyone but herself. Silver gradually relaxed and slowly turned to face Diamond Tiara; the look in her eyes was enough to turn Medusa to ashes.

"What's the matter?" Silver mockingly asked, "WHAT'S THE MATTER!! YOU WANT TO KNOW 'WHAT'S THE MATTER' YOU BITCH!! THEN I'LL TELL YOU!!" Diamond was taken aback by the outburst, but was even more shocked when Silver reared back and shoved Diamond, HARD, sending her sprawling to the floor with the same look of fear that Silver had on her face when she first woke up in Diamond's secret room. Silver stomped up to her and looked down at Diamond, teeth bared and furious.

"You're a psychopath that only thinks about herself and doesn't give a second thought as to how others are feeling. I may go along with your little pranks and plots of revenge, but that doesn't necessarily mean I approve of or enjoy it. Call me a sucker for peer pressure I suppose, but you have MAJOR problems!" Silver looked away now as tears began to stain her face and cause a sob in her voice. "I thought I was different, I-I-I thought you cared about how I feel..." Her tone took on a more angry approach now, but still contained traces of sadness when she whipped her head back to look at Diamond. "I can see now I was wrong. You obviously only cared about yourself and yourself alone. A real friend would have seen how scared, how terrified I was. But no, you ignored my protests and even added to my misery by slapping me several times. I did not agree to this. Pact or no pact, this was straight up rape, a highly punishable offense in a court of law." Silver paused and sighed, trying to calm herself. "But all I want to do now is go home and cry. Consider our "friendship" over you crazy psychotic slut!!" This insult cut deep into Diamond's heart, as portrayed by the reaction on her face. "You never cared for me and I don't see why I should care for you. You used me and abused me, but worst of all, you scarred me both mentally and spiritually, and possibly even physically," Silver added, rubbing her bottom for emphasis. She looked back to Diamond with one final icy glare, tears streaming down her cheeks in tiny rivulets.

"I hate you! I never want to see you again!" With that said, Silver fled from the room, crouching to get through the waist high trap door. Diamond tried to call after her, but she was far beyond ear shot at this point. Silver had put on her yellow jacket and opted to carry the rest of her clothes as she ran through Diamond's room, down the stairs, past the kitchen, and flinging open the front door to a setting sun. Her tears marked a path as she ran home to the safety of her house, not once did she turn to look back or regret any words exchanged. Diamond felt broken.

Diamond shook the memory out of her head as she came back to reality. The pajamas she wore, a yellow button up shirt and bottoms peppered with pink flowers, were soaked through to her skin. Her curling iron was now sending up little clouds of steam, signifying it was ready. Diamond stood up on shaky knees and gelatine legs, using the wall as a support. She skulked her way over to the sink and looked down upon the items laid out, the shiny porcelain, and glistening metal of the faucet.

"It hurts so much," Diamond said to herself, "I had already lost my mother, one of the two best friends I ever had in this world, but now I've lost the other one too!" Diamond put her hands on the sink's edge to hold herself up as she sobbed. "It hurts so much!! Not just the pain of losing my only friend in this world, but also the realization that I am a monster!!" Diamond opened her eyes and forced herself to look in the mirror. "And it took losing everything to finally don on me. I'm cruel and vicious and a waste. Now I just want the pain to stop." Diamond put her hand over her heart and looked down to her items once more. Sucking in a heavy breath, she held it for a moment and let it out slowly.

With a shaky hand, Diamond slowly rolled up her left sleeve. "Hopefully this will make it feel better," Diamond said as she picked up the scorching hot curling iron.

Roughed Up

Silver Spoon did not want to be here. This was the location of where her previous torment and pleasurable-pain ensued. The house of Diamond Tiara who at one time was her friend, but was now the one she loathed the most.

It had been a week since Diamond drugged her, brought her to the sex chamber in her room, and proceeded to molest, abuse, and invade her body without consent. It still hurt Silver to sit down if she wasn't careful, so she had to take it nice and steady whenever she sat down or stood up. But now, she was back in the place of her torture by the command of her parents, albeit the living room instead of the 'other place', to try and make the two long time friends kiss and make up, figuratively speaking of course.

Ever since Silver Spoon had run home that day and burst into her house, half naked and out of breath, she avoided Diamond Tiara like the plague. Ignoring her every where she went. Never second glancing her in the hall and sitting as far away from Diamond as possible in class. Every day, though, Diamond kept approaching Silver and trying to convince her how 'sorry' she was and that 'her life was incomplete without her'. Silver wasn't having any of it, and proceeded to ignore Diamond's existence, never noticing that her advances and apologies were sincere because she refused to look into Diamond's eyes. By Thursday, she imagined Diamond must have gotten the message since she gave up on trying to convince her she was actually trying to achieve her forgiveness; Diamond felt completely broken at this point. It seemed as though she had given up on her appearance as well for she refused to wear make-up or even comb her hair. Silver did not care, she was done dealing with her.

Now here she was again, back at Diamond Tiara's house once more since that fateful day. When she barged into the house, her parents had tried to question her on why she was almost naked and what happened to her luggage. Silver Spoon did not care to answer them and just ran up to her room and sobbed herself to sleep. Her suitcase was delivered back to her parents the next day by Mister Rich, who was also in the dark on what the whole situation was about. Both sides had made the same thing clear as crystal though; Silver did not want to see Diamond Tiara ever again. Unfortunately, Silver's parents didn't care what she wanted and arranged for an intervention of some sort to get this mess cleaned up and make them friends again. Silver Spoon and her parents now waited for Mister Rich to come down stairs with Diamond Tiara and talk out what happened in the living room. Diamond refused, however, because she was all too aware that Silver Spoon wanted nothing to do with her and didn't want to make Silver's life more difficult than she already had made it.

It took some time, around twenty minutes or so, but the Spoon family finally heard shuffling on the floor above them and the creak of steps as Diamond Tiara and her father came down the stairs and into the living room. It was a pitiful sight really. Diamond Tiara, a woman grown, was crying as she walked with her head in the crook of her father's neck and had his arm wrapped around her waist as they came in.

Silver noticed a few things that weren't quite right when she saw Diamond Tiara. Her mascara was runny from her crying, but was told multiple times that Diamond had not put on any make-up ever since their falling out. This lead Silver to deduce that Diamond hadn't showered ever since that day either. She grimaced internally from her friend turned dead-to-me-nuisance's terrible hygiene. Mister Rich informed them that she still brushed her teeth at least, which they thought was better than nothing. Diamond told her father why she even bothered though; her soul was crushed and whatever heart she had was ripped to shreds. Diamond didn't care.

As Mister Rich and Diamond Tiara sat down on the sofa across from, Silver also noticed something off about Diamond's hands. She kept them in her lap as her father comforted her, which gave a good side by side comparison. It was difficult to notice because of the bright hue of her pink skin, but Silver was able to see that Diamond's left hand (which was on Silver's right) was whiter than her other hand. This was odd to be sure, but Silver shrugged it off, not knowing why she was taking interest in the well-being of the girl who had given her the worst, and also, the best time of her life. Her feelings felt mixed now, but still tipped more towards the hatred side of the spectrum.

Diamond Tiara sniffled and Mister Rich cleared his throat, ready to begin.

"First of all, Mr. and Mrs. Spoon, I would like to thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to meet with us so we can get this situation sorted out." Mister Rich paused for a moment to make sure they were on the same page. After a nod from both parents, he proceeded. "Now, I can't quite excuse what my daughter did-"

"Wait! She told you!?" Silver exclaimed. Mister Rich nodded.

"It took some time and patience, but Diamond finally confided to me as to what had caused this collapse between the two of you. It is rather... Mature... as to the circumstances of what lead up to this moment. She told me about the "Pact" between the two of you and even revealed to me the scene of the crime. I still kick myself for not noticing it sooner," He grumbled to himself. "She has been acting out more ever since her mother passed three months ago, but nevertheless, I don't think punishing Diamond would exactly be helping at this point. What I think is that she needs to be nurtured and loved to get her out of this rut she's in, and I can think of no one else better than you Silver. She needs your support and friendshi-"

"I don't deserve her friendship," Diamond said, cutting off her father. She leaned up and cleared her throat. "I wronged her and put her through one of the more scarier situations a girl fears, AKA Rape..." Diamond started to sob as she saw the look Silver gave her, "I completely took advantage of the trust she put in me and I smacked her in the face with it. I-... I didn't listen to the pleas she was saying and didn't care for her thoughts then. I am a monster, but I realized it too late. And because of my recklessness, I lost the only friend I had left in this world." Diamond paused to look directly in Silver's eyes and clasped her hands together, almost as if she was praying. "Silver, I know asking for your forgiveness is a totally lost cause at this point, but I am begging you from the bottom of my heart. I am sorry for everything I put you through, and if you allow me your forgiveness, I promise not to bother you ever again. I put you through a lot of pain and suffering, and I took a real unorthodox route to feel the pain I caused you, and everyone else I have wronged. I'm sorry," Diamond concluded, putting her face in her hands and crying afterwards.

"Fine. I forgive you. Can we go now?" Silver asked, unmoved by Diamond's words. This earned her a light smack on the back of the head by her mother.

"Silver Spoon!" Her mother scolded. "How could you be so insensitive to Diamond. She just poured her heart out to you and THAT is what you have to say?"

"I said I forgive her, didn't I? Besides, no person with a heart would have done what she did to me. I just want to get out of here..." Silver said, pausing to look to Diamond's hands once more, "And why is your left hand whiter than the rest of you? It looks like you have bad circulation or something." Silver said, with the tiniest hint of concern. Diamond had jumped at the question and lowered her hands from her face. She looked from them to Silver Spoon several times before making a response.

"Well, I, er..." Diamond stammered, not knowing how to respond. Feeling defeated, she sighed and slowly rolled up her sleeve. Everyone in the room gasped at what they saw. "I said that I had taken an unorthodox route to feel all the pain that I had caused. I'm a monster, and I deserve much worse than this," Diamond finished.

No one could take their eyes off the sight before them. Diamond's left arm was covered in several cylindrical burn marks, supposedly by a curling iron, and a dozen or so semi-deep looking cuts going around her arm; a couple of the cuts seemed to be fresh and they all ran horizontally in correspondence to her arm. Mister Rich looked from Diamond Tiara to her arm several times, shocked that his pride and joy would do this to herself. Silver Spoon felt a slight pang of guilt, but was soon overtaken by the thought that Diamond deserved it, which made the guilt feel even worse. "All that because of me?" Silver thought as she looked on with disbelief. There was a sharp intake of breath from her mother beside her as she recomposed herself.

"Mister Rich! How could you allow this to go on? Why hasn't she been taken to a doctor and had this taken care of?" Her mother asked, astonished.

"I-I-I wasn't aware she had been doing this to herself. My daughter has a reputation of keeping things hidden, remember?" Mister Rich spluttered out.

A tiny commotion began to erupt around the group as Mister Rich and Silver Spoon's parents argued of nonsense and forgot the real reason why they were there in the first place. The argument was thankfully put to rest when Silver Spoon finally responded.

"That's so... wrong," Silver said, barely above a whisper. Diamond was confused by her words, mostly because Silver didn't seem to sound concerned.

"What do you mean?" Diamond asked.

"That's wrong, Diamond," Silver spat back at her. "You only cut your arms sideways for attention. You're supposed to cut them long ways for some real damage because it is harder for doctors to repair veins that are cut long ways instead of short. You would know that if you paid attention in anatomy." Silver sounded to almost be congratulating her and scolding her at the same time.

"Oh," Was Diamond's only response as she found something interesting to look at on the floor.

"The burns though, that is a unique twist," Silver added.

Complete silence fell upon the room. Looks of complete horror were directed at Silver Spoon by all the adults in the room, aside from Diamond who had started to weep again. Silver felt a little bad that she had started to cry again. Maybe she had gone too far. Maybe Diamond really had changed since that day, but she couldn't be sure since Diamond was known for being a liar and a cheater. It was a few minutes before anyone could speak up to say anything.

"That is not how I raised my daughter..." Silver's mother said. It cut deeper than she had initially intended it to and didn't even know. Silver looked to her mother with a quick turn of her head and stared for the longest time. She then heard a faint whimper come from in front of her and turned just in time to see Diamond crying again.

Never in all her life, or at least since she had known Diamond, had she seen her cry so much. It was only on rare occasions when she saw her friend cry, but usually she was extremely resilient. But now, now she could see that her friend was completely broken, and she needed her. And Silver figured she needed her too. As she thought back to that day, it dawned on her that is really wasn't all that bad. It hurt, yes, in more ways than one, but it was also the best she had ever felt. She also figured that if she was serious enough that Diamond would've stopped. But she hadn't tried that much to get Diamond to stop in the first place, which made her think if she had wanted it all along, but didn't know it.

Her heart jumped into her throat when Diamond hitched as she sobbed, trying and failing to conceal her misery. Silver Spoon jolted to her feet, a quick, but sharp pain shooting through her insides as she stood up. Silver walked around the coffee table and grabbed Diamond by the wrist of her good hand.

"Can I speak to you in private, please?" Silver asked sternly, and dragged Diamond along with her out the living room.

"Silver, don't do anything rash. Okay Sweetie?" Silver's mother called as they disappeared around the corner. Silver did not respond and continued to drag Diamond along, much like she did that day in school, and pulled her into a little hallway on the left side of the stairs where Silver was sure they were out of ear shot. Silver gently pushed Diamond up against the wall of the staircase, of which contained a few family photos and a table with a flower vase on top. Diamond could not bring herself to look Silver in the eye and was contempt to just staring off to her left and rubbing her bad arm with her good hand. Silver sighed and blew a strand piece of hair out of her face.

"Alright Diamond," Silver began, "please look at me while I speak to you..." Diamond flinched at her words, but looked to her anyways. Silver's hands were behind her back and a look of sympathy and worry was on her face. "I want to start out by saying that I DO forgive you for what happened. After some brief reflection, I came to realize that I actually did want for that to happen, although I think the chloroform was a bit extreme..." Diamond flinched at her words again. "But that was one of the best orgasms I ever had, and I can now look back on it and enjoy it because it was with someone whom I trusted instead of some random hobo who wanted to get off. I feel awful now for all that I have put YOU through. It must have been painful, torturous even, to keep going on even when you felt you would never get the closure you wanted." Silver paused and took a deep breath, then slowly let it out as a deep sigh. "I suppose I overreacted a bit, and I am sorry for all that I made you feel. I am no longer going to sit by and watch you kill yourself for something I could have prevented-"

"No Silver," Diamond cut in, "This couldn't have been prevented. One way or another this would have happened. It was what happened that day to cause this; it was the instigator. If not then, it would have happened later. You were right to be mad and hate me. I hurt you more than I have ever hurt anybody else." Diamond sobbed some more as she spoke. "I-... I was thinking about you, but I wasn't thinking ABOUT you, if that makes sense," Diamond said and shrugged. Silver understood it perfectly.

They lapsed into a state of silence, unsure of what to say next at this point. Silver looked down and noticed that Diamond was rubbing her arm again. Silver clasped Diamond's hand with both of hers and brought it up to her face, rolling back Diamond's sleeve in the process. Silver felt a phantom pain in her arm when she looked upon the cuts that would surely scar.

"You did this because of me?" She asked, making eye contact with Diamond, who shook her head.

"No, well, partially. I did this because I finally realized I'm a monster a need to feel the pain that I have caused others over the years. But it was also to make the pain of losing you stop. It helped somewhat, but the pain would always return in full force. Squeezing and clawing at my heart until I could barely breathe. It still hurts, even now..." Diamond whispered, tears stinging her eyes again. Silver felt tears come to her eyes as well. She gently squeezed and kissed the cold hand she held in her own.

"But I am here Diamond. I'm here and I'm never leaving your side again. I may still have some resentment for a while for what you did to be honest, but I am going to help you get past this rough patch. This isn't the end Diamond, it is the beginning of a whole new chapter in your life. In... In OUR life..."

Diamond was taken aback by what she had heard, or at least what she thought she heard. "Y- You mean..?" A simple nod from Silver was all she needed.

"Yes. I-.. I know this may be kind of fast, but I can't imagine my life without you anymore Diamond. I want to be there for you and I want to see you smile. Did you mean what you said that day when I was still tied up and you knelt down, kissed my head and said that you loved me?"

Diamond nodded. "I have been in love with you for a long time now, ever since we made that pact when we were 15. I just never had the courage to speak up and say anything. I didn't want to put a strain on the relationship we already had." Diamond said, opening her eyes to a smiling Silver Spoon who had closed the gap between their bodies somewhat. Diamond felt herself begin to smile, but then looked away and brought her hand back down to her side, clenching her hand into a fist and giving herself whiter knuckles.

"But I don't deserve happiness, let alone to be with someone as beautiful as you." Diamond said. Silver Spoon felt her heart skip a beat and pick up pace. She blushed at the comment, but was agitated by the statement before it.

"You do deserve happiness, Diamond, and I am going to be the one who gives it to you." Silver closed the gap even more until they were almost nose to nose. Diamond's pulse began to increase as well, squeezing her hand even tighter into a fist.

"But I-" Diamond began until she was shushed by Silver placing a finger on her lips. Silver slowly removed her finger and began to lean in, closing her eyes as she did. Diamond closed her eyes as well and waited for the moment of triumph. For once, ever since this whole ordeal, she felt happy. Diamond could smell the mint and peaches on Silver's breath as she got closer and closer to her lips. Diamond allowed a smile because her two most favorite things were mixed into one; her best friend-turned-lover, and the smell of peaches were right in front of her.

Silver was ready for her first real kiss with Diamond Tiara. Throughout their relationship and the Pact they had made, there had never been any kissing, but pretty much every thing else was on the table. Silver's heart rate picked up once more as she was about to make contact, but then she heard a faint drip from somewhere. Silver stopped mere inches from her lover's lips and opened her eyes, looking to see where the offending noise was coming from. Diamond, confused as to where Silver went, opened her eyes as well in confusion only to see Silver looking around in a hysterical manner.

"What are you doing?" Diamond asked.

"Listen, don't you hear that drip?" Silver replied. They both hushed and waited for the sound that Silver was talking about. Diamond felt a small force leave her clenched hand right before they both heard the dripping sound again. "See? That..." Silver said.

Diamond slowly began to look down, followed directly by Silver Spoon as they looked to Diamond's injured arm just in time to see another drop of blood leave her middle knuckle. Silver reacted quickly and grabbed Diamond's hand with both her hands and gently lifted it back up. She rolled back the sleeve again like last time, only to be presented with a new horror. She gasped and covered her mouth with her hand as she stared at the little rivulets of blood traveling down Diamond's arm from the open cuts; the blood split off into different branches to form what looked like tiny lightning bolts all the way down Diamond's arm from elbow to fingertip. Silver shuddered and hiccuped a bit as she felt tears sting her eyes once more and felt a weight be placed on her heart. Diamond didn't seem as concerned as Silver, but was still worried.

"I guess I shouldn't have clenched so tightly, huh?" She asked with a lifeless chuckle. Silver didn't understand how she could be so calm about this. The arm is where a lot of blood travels, especially the left, and letting it escape in this amount was very dangerous. Silver calmed down a bit as panicking wasn't going to help the situation and looked back to Diamond Tiara, who returned her gaze.

"C'mon, let's go get this cleaned and bandaged." Silver said, grabbing Diamond's good wrist and leading the way to the bathroom that was down the hall.

Roughling Your Feathers

"Okay DT, this may sting a little."

Diamond Tiara winced in stinging agony, sucking air through her teeth like one usually does, as Silver Spoon rubs her arm with Peroxide to clean the cuts. She was careful not to press too hard so as not to cause Diamond any more pain than she was already in.

After being gently pulled into the bathroom by Silver Spoon and was set down on the toilet lid, she had waited patiently, and at the same time, impatiently as Silver rooted around in the medicine cabinet/mirror combo as well as underneath the sink. Her searching revealed a bottle of the aforementioned Peroxide along with some wiping pads, a wash rag, scissors, and a roll of gauze.

Silver Spoon had begun the treatment for her friend by wetting a corner of the wash rag, getting down on her knees, and cleaning any dried or fresh blood from Diamond Tiara's arm. Silver made sure to get every inch while not pressing too hard into the skin, then dried it with a dry part of the wash rag. Diamond jumped slightly from the rough texture of the cloth rubbing against the sensitive skin of her injured arm, but did not complain. She kept thinking to herself though that she didn't deserve the kindness Silver was providing her. Diamond did not say so out loud for it would only get her another mouthful from Silver like the one she got when they were walking to the bathroom.

This now brings us back to the present. Silver was slowly and carefully wiping the Peroxide-covered pad over every bit of Diamond's self-mutilated appendage. Diamond wanted to tell her to stop, to tell her that she deserved more than a few scratches and burns, but Silver had told her to "hush her face" until it was over. Diamond complied with the request and continued to sit on the toilet in pained silence. She did feel a strong sense of love for Silver Spoon at the moment however. She thought Silver would make a great nurse someday, or perhaps even a doctor. But right now, Diamond reveled in the feeling of having a personal caretaker, still fighting with the feeling to say she wasn't worthy of Silver's affection every step of the way.

Silver finally finished wiping and disinfecting any possible bacteria or germs that may be festering in Diamond's skin, with only minimal leaks of Diamond's life blood. It didn't hurt any less for Silver though. Every time more blood leaked out of Diamond's arm, a shooting, searing pain shot through her heart and nearly brought her to tears. Her recovery was slow after cleaning the leaks away, leaving a time period for more blood to trickle out and cause the vice around her heart to become even tighter. It was only after she was done cleaning the cuts did Silver get any reprieve. Caressing and stroking the good parts of Diamond's arm calmed her down somewhat while also comforting Diamond. She couldn't help feeling relaxed and a little amazed at the smoothness of her friend's light-pink toned skin.

She set aside the Peroxide and wiping pads then reached over and grabbed the gauze off the sink counter. She took the pin that kept the gauze rolled up off and began wrapping it around Diamond Tiara's arm in a clockwise manner, starting at the base of the elbow and working her way up to the hand. The process was a bit slow, so Silver used this time to reflect on all the events that lead up to this moment. From the time in school, to Diamond's secret room, to now. Thinking of how she somehow became infatuated, of all things, with Diamond after the recent events that transpired. Silver knew she always had strong feelings for Diamond, but she never thought they were that strong. But here she was, wrapping up and tending to the arm that was the cause of her best, yet worst experience in her life. The arm that belongs to the girl of her most recent resentment and disgust. In the end though, she found a way to love her instead of hate her, which proves that her love withstood the test from a higher power. A test that would either make or break their future. Silver gave a small smile as she thought about their future together while she finished wrapping Diamond's arm in the gauze, running it between the area of the thumb and pointer finger, back around her palm again, and ending at the top of Diamond's hand. Quickly grabbing the scissors, she snipped off what remained of the gauze and secured it with the pin it came with, then tucked the leftover gauze on Diamond's hand under the piece below it, securing it on her hand and making a seamless wrap. Diamond smiled at the handiwork Silver did and attempted to pull it close to her stomach and cover it with her other arm so as to protect it, but Silver anticipated this.

Swiftly, but gently, Silver cupped Diamond's hand in her own. She stroked it with her thumbs and admired it a little before bringing it up to her face and peppering it with light, delicate kisses; her hand could almost be confused with ice due to the lack of proper blood flow to it. Silver planned to fix that.

No part of Diamond's hand was left un-kissed. All her fingers received several kisses each, the top was covered in smooches from Silver Spoon's lips as well. Her palm was the last to receive any kisses, which was basically how she did the top of the hand, finishing it off by holding Diamond's hand upright, letting Diamond's fingers curl somewhat, and ending with one final big kiss on all the middle fingers. Then Silver rubbed the damaged appendage against her right cheek, looking solemn and sad as she nuzzled it.

Diamond bit her lip, not knowing what to say. She would hate herself even more for interrupting what was supposedly a special moment for Silver, and she admitted that the feeling of Silver caring and protecting her hand was very kind. It filled her with a weird, fuzzy feeling. A warmth that she had felt before from her mother but could not explain. All she knew is that it started in her chest and spread throughout the rest of her body; flooding her senses and making her feel only one thing: happiness. Diamond knew from then on that Silver was most definitely the one, no doubts in heart or mind. This girl that knelt in front of her, nuzzling and cuddling her hand like it was the cutest and most fragile puppy in the world, was her true love. Diamond smiled and sniffled a little as tears began filling her eyes; the dams finally burst.

Silver was finally done having her intimate and personal moment with Diamond's hand. She opened her eyes that had closed at some point during the hand-canoodling, and straightened up her head. Silver grasped Diamond's good hand in her left, keeping the bad one firmly held in her right, and stood up, pulling Diamond along with her.

There they stood in the middle of the bathroom, holding each hand in one another's, staring into the other's eyes. No words were passed between the two. Only the sound of their hearts beating could audibly be heard, picking up at a noticeable pace as they continued their staring contest. Finally, Silver could not take it anymore and let her instincts take over somewhat.

Quick as lightning, Silver wrapped her left arm around Diamond's skinny midriff and pulled her close, crushing Diamond's arms to her body and rendering them useless. While Silver was careful not to grasp the injured part of Diamond's left arm, she put her right hand on the back of Diamond's head. Diamond only had a few seconds to look into the gaze Silver gave her, mischievous while also sultry and alluring, and was pulled into a powerful lip-lock. Diamond's eyes shot wide open, but she soon melted like wax into the fiery kiss and allowed herself to go slightly limp.

The kiss was unlike anything she ever felt. Silver was putting all her effort and heart into this one moment, this one special moment that they have where Silver can truly pronounce her love without even having to say a word. They stayed like that for a few seconds, but alas, all good things must come to an end. They slowly separated from the kiss with a trail of saliva still connecting their lips. Their breaths were deep and labored as they struggled to refill their lungs with oxygen and expel the carbon dioxide. Silver still kept a firm grip on Diamond, not allowing their bodies to be separated just yet.

"So... Does this mean were official now?" Diamond asked with shaky breath. Silver nodded.

"I think we were always together even if we didn't know it, but this just sealed the deal," Silver replied, pulling Diamond in for another deep, but shorter, kiss than last time.

"There is just one thing I need to ask..." Diamond said hesitantly.

"Hm?" Silver questioned.

"How... How can you just forgive me that easily? I terrify and defile you and you patch my arm up? I am just having trouble coming to terms with this."

Silver groaned slightly. "I thought we already went over this. Yes, you tortured me. Yes, you frightened me. But as I have told you, in hindsight, it wasn't really all THAT bad. Besides, if I really wanted you to stop, I am pretty sure you would have listened if I made it clear. I am the one that actually feels bad..."

"Why's that?"

"Because of how I treated you last week. I put you through that torture of never getting any closure and flat out ignoring your existence. I can still remember your face too. If there was a picture to describe what "shredded heart" looked like, that would have matched perfectly. Plus the way I was treating you no more than an hour ago in the living room. I was too blind and stupid to see you were telling the truth..."

"You were within your right DoubS. You didn't necessarily have come to this intervention, or whatever it is. Nor did you have to reveal what you revealed to me. I don't even deserve to be having this moment with you. I don't deserve to be held, or kissed, or tended to, or-"

"Shut up!! Stop talking like that!" Silver exploded, scaring Diamond nearly to tears. The realization of what Silver just did smacked her like a freight train, still not being used to this new sensitive Diamond Tiara. With her own tears beginning to well and not knowing what else to do, Silver hugged Diamond tight to her, closing any distance that was still between them. Diamond tensed, but quickly relaxed into the hug.

"I'm sorry," Silver croaked in a pained whisper right beside Diamond's ear, "I keep forgetting how fragile a state you are in now. Please forgive me..."

Several moments passed before Silver felt a slight shuffling down below, then felt two hands grasp her hips and pull her in even closer. Their bodies molded into one, becoming something beautiful with two minds and two hearts, thinking and beating as one. Silver sighed as she enjoyed this moment with her soul mate.

"To be completely honest," Silver began, still retaining the hug, "I may have some resentment for you for a little while, but that is only temporary. My love for you is eternal and I am here for you. So please don't worry about anything. Just... proceed as normal." Silver accentuated her point with a little peck on the cheek and a nuzzle, rubbing her cheek against Diamond's cheek. Diamond's only response was tightening her grip on Silver's waist, pulling her ever more closer.

Silver became lost in this moment with Diamond, her one true love, and took a long, deep breath. Breathing in an all too familiar but welcomed scent. Peaches.

It was about 8 minutes later when they finally stepped out of the bathroom after having their moment together. During that time even more loving words were said and caring gestures were given and received. Every few moments there would be a quick, deep kiss and petting of the head. Silver mainly did all the stroking and caressing because of Diamond's arms still being locked to her body by Silver's arms, that doesn't mean Diamond didn't try though. She would continually rub the small of Silver's back and pull her in a little tighter for as long as she could hold. Her strength waned over the course of the past events, but right now though, she felt more powerful than ever before.

They walked out holding hands and leaning into each other. They jumped back in surprise as they saw their parents' standing there; their eyes wide with shock.

"Were you eavesdropping?" Silver asked them. Her parents and Filthy Rich gave an awkward chuckle, knowing they were caught.

"No, we weren't eavesdropping," Silver's Dad said, coaxing an eye roll from Silver. "We were just... making sure... you were okay!" He finished with a guilty smile.

"Okay, sure, whatever you say dad," Silver said in a deadpan. Her mother cleared her throat and stepped forward a bit.

"Honey, darling, were sorry.. We were just a little worried. Especially after that little revelation Diamond gave us back there in the living room." She paused and looked to Diamond. "I believe she mentioned something about... you know... Ra-,"

"Nope! You heard wrong mom!" Silver cut in.

"Are you sure? I could have sworn-"

"Yep. Positive. 100%. Forget what Diamond said. She was just a little out of it due to lack of sleep." Silver replied in a hurry, her face morphing into one of pained guilt. "The way I behaved probably didn't help much either..." Silver sniffled a bit and looked to the floor. Diamond, wanting to comfort her friend and lover, wrapped her right arm around Silver's waist and pulled her closer. Silver turned her head to Diamond and smiled, taking Diamond's injured hand into her right hand. They gazed into each other's eyes for a moment, getting lost in the lipid pools of the other. This was one pool they didn't care to drown in.

Silver's mom trailed her eyes down to Diamond's injured arm and smiled a little, feeling immensely proud of her daughter.

"I see Silver got your arm patched up," She said with great enthusiasm.

The two lovers looked down to Diamond's arm then back at the adults to respond.

"Yep," Silver said, her face morphing into a stern expression. "I'm guessing you already know Diamond and I are in a relationship now?" Silver wasn't surprised when she saw all three of them nod. Silver sighed internally, but couldn't blame them (much) for snooping.

"I've made an important decision that I can only hope you will consent to, because I plan to go through with it either way," Silver announced, looking to Filthy Rich. "Mister Rich, with your permission, I would like to move in and stay with Diamond almost indefinitely." There were several gasps just as Silver assumed there would be.

"She needs my love and attention to get her past this rough patch she has hit and rescue her from this deep hole she has fallen into. I neglected her when she needed me most and I don't plan to piddle around any longer. I will need to go home and pack a suitcase of course. I can feed myself as well Mister Rich, so you needn't worry about that. I hope sleeping in the same bed as Diamond won't be a problem either. I have recently discovered that I love holding her and her holding me. I also discovered that I am a cuddler." Silver paused for a second to allow the information to sink in; hoping against hope that there wouldn't be any objections. "I need to be there for her in this fragile and sensitive time. Please allow me your blessing to rescue my friend and be there for my special someone." Silver hoped that didn't sound cheesy. She was just speaking from her heart.

Silver's parents looked to each other with worried glances until they heard Mister Rich speak up.

"I grant you my blessing Silver. This is a very noble thing you are doing. You may stay here as long as you wish and we welcome you to join us for breakfast and dinner. I have my worries and doubts, but I am positive you will put those to rest. Welcome to the family."

Silver beamed happily and whispered a grateful "thank you" to Filthy Rich. Silver and Diamond turned to each other and pulled each other into a hug, kissing deeply. A look of doubt crossed Silver Spoon's father's face when he looked to Diamond's arm and back at the two lovers.

"I have a few troublesome thoughts..." Silver's father announced. The two lover's stopped kissing and gave their attention to him, looking slightly worried. Silver's mom gazed at her husband.

"Are you going to say you don't approve of their relationship?" She asked.

Silver's father looked shocked. "No! I always figured those two would end up together. No, I am just worried about Diamond's arm. I noticed that her left hand is a little bit whiter than her right. Anyone with common sense could tell that is a sign of bad circulation." Everyone was looking at him, wondering where he was going with this. He sighed. "Look, all I am saying is I think Diamond should go see a doctor. Let a professional handle i-"

"NO!!" Silver interrupted. "We can't!"

"What!?" Her father asked.

"Sweetie, why not?" Her mother asked, gentler than her father.

"Because," She began, "If we do, they will ask what the cause of this was and we will have no choice but to tell them because doctors have that sixth sense that tells when you're lying and when they find out that this was self-mutilation she'll be sent off to a psychiatric ward and that is the last thing she needs right now." Silver was in tears at this point. "I CAN'T LOSE HER AGAIN!! I JUST GOT HER BACK!!"

And with that, Silver crushed herself against Diamond Tiara. Pulling her into a tight embrace once more and burying her face in the crook of Diamond's neck, trying to make the world go away as she felt the increasing pulse of Diamond's heart on her right cheek.

Diamond wrapped her arms around Silver and nuzzled into her hair. She breathed in deeply of Silver's scent, then turned her head to the surrounding adults.

"Silver is right, and is also wrong." Diamond admitted. Silver pulled out of the embrace and looked up into her eyes.

"Huh?" She asked. Diamond kissed her on her quivering lips and pulled her back into the hug. Silver's head resting against her chest, looking almost like a mother would when coddling her child.

"I very well should go to a doctor, and I would be honest and open with him or her. But as Silver said, I would more than likely be sent off to a psychiatric ward which would probably do more harm than good since the ones I love wouldn't be there to help me through this. Silver showing all this affection for me, which I still think I don't deserve, has helped immensely. I haven't felt this happy and giddy since, well, since last we were together." Diamond felt a little anxious with their eyes on her, but she persisted. Feeling braver than before with Silver right there with her. "I don't care about my arm, it will heal in time, hopefully. Right now, I admit to needing mental help more than anything. I still can't forgive myself for the person I was, and am afraid that the old Diamond is still somewhere inside me, waiting for the right moment to make a comeback. Silver, I am guessing, will tend to my arm. She did a pretty good job with cleaning and wrapping it. Even though it's still a little sensitive, it feels better than it did before."

Diamond paused and looked down at the girl who was still trying to hide in her chest. Diamond wrapped her right arm around Silver's head and put her left hand on the small of Silver's back, pulling her in even closer. Having the one she loves this close to her made her feel calm, relaxed, and powerful!

"I love this girl so much. I feel like the luckiest woman in the world right now ever since she forgave me and officially became my one-and-only. It feels as if my heart is about to burst with happiness, because I haven't been this happy in a long time." Diamond stopped for a moment to put her head on top of Silver's. "I've missed this feeling," She finished, with a smile. Silver's mom placed her hand over her heart and sniffled, much affected by the loving scene in front of her. Silver's father chuckled and Filthy Rich stood there with his arms crossed, but grinning.

Silver's mom stepped towards them and wrapped her arms around her daughter, kissing her on the cheek. "I'm so extremely proud of you Little spoon. We'll miss you at the house, but you are only following your heart. That is all we can ask for." Silver shuddered from the assault of love she was getting on both sides of her body. The warmth flowed through her body like a gentle stream.

She wondered if this was the definition of pure bliss. She quickly decided yes and snuggled into Diamond's chest a little more, a smile cracking on her lips.

After the whole ordeal was settled downstairs, it was time to say goodbye... For the moment anyways. Silver had gone home with her parents, packed a suitcase, and was driven back to Diamond's house by her father. She kissed her father goodbye just as she did after kissing her mother goodbye before leaving her house. Now Diamond and Silver were alone in Diamond's room, on Diamond's bed, locked in an intense and passionate make-out session.

The pajamas they wore were nothing special. Diamond was wearing a white tank top with a pink bra underneath and yellow short shorts to match her usual attire. Silver's was more original. She wore a matching gray button up shirt and pants with yellow ducks printed on them. A bit childish, but Silver couldn't care less. Too bad they would not be losing them today.

Silver and Diamond both agreed to romantic and heart-felt things for now, not just mindless sex. So Silver straddled Diamond on her bed and kissed her repeatedly on the lips. Going in and holding for a second or two, then separating to look at Diamond's face only to jump back in for another, all the while Silver held Diamond's head in her hands while Diamond held on to Silver's hips.

Right now, at this moment, it was just them. No one to say no, or to interrupt. Only them. Free to allow their hearts and minds to run free. Diamond could not begin to explain the happiness and joy she felt now.

Silver soon found she did not have the strength nor stamina to keep herself held up any longer. So she allowed herself to fall to the left and land on Diamond's right, facing her. Silver snaked her arms around Diamond's body and pulled her in for another kiss, this time she did not plan to break it apart. Diamond let her eyelids flutter shut and draped her left arm over Silver. They continued with this for several minutes, hugging each other tighter and tighter until they couldn't breathe.

Unfortunately, everything must take a breath at some point. Reluctantly, they broke apart and were contempt to just stare at each other as they caught their breath. The goofiest of smiles adorned both of their lips.

They were chest to chest, stomach to stomach. They mentally kicked themselves for not discovering their love sooner as this was much better than any sex they ever had together, mental wise. Silver leaned forward the tiniest bit and Eskimo kissed Diamond, who returned the affection.

Silver felt Diamond's hand rubbing her back, accidentally scrunching her pajama shirt up and exposing her lower back. It only took a slight brush of Diamond's hand to feel how cold it was and send a shiver up Silver's spine.

Acting without even thinking, Silver reached back behind her with her right hand and managed to grab Diamond's injured one. Carefully bringing it back around to in front of her face, she felt a pang in her chest. Diamond's hand was not getting the warmth from her blood it needed, so in turn, this caused it to be cold as ice and nearly colorless. Silver immediately brought it to her mouth and began kissing it like she did before, tears welling in the corner of her eyes. She thought about how she was going to fix this without having to take her to the doctor. They had agreed earlier that if worst comes to worst and Silver couldn't do anything about her arm, then they would take her to a professional. But right now, Silver was only focused on her lover's hand and how she could warm it up.

She finished kissing it, now just holding the appendage and feeling the barely perceivable pulse of Diamond's heart as she continued to think of some way to warm the hand up. Then she was hit with a sudden case of eureka. Smiling impossibly wide, she gave Diamond a quick smooch and went about unbuttoning the second, third, and fourth buttons on her pajamas.

Taking Diamond's hand again, she worked its way in through the hole in her pj's and pressed it firmly against her chest. She tensed up and closed her eyes from the sudden cold on her chest, but smiled all the same. She pressed it even closer, hugging it with her hands as hard as she could without hurting Diamond.

Diamond could feel the heavy beating of Silver's heart. She smiled and closed her eyes. Focusing on the feeling and loving every second. In the short time that they have been a couple, Diamond has come to really enjoy this feeling because she knew it was beating for her. The rhythm made Diamond curious. It was fast, but strong. Almost like a horse. Diamond agreed internally that it was probably as big, if not bigger, than one too.

Over time, the cold soon dissipated from the hand of her heart's desire. Silver removed it from her blouse and gave it one final kiss. She decided to leave her pajamas unbuttoned just in case Diamond's hand needed more warming up. She saw Diamond mouth a "thank you", to which she responded by mouthing a "you're welcome".

Silver let go of Diamond's hand and placed hers over Diamond's own heart, feeling the beautiful thumping she had come to love so much. Silver kissed Diamond once again, gently and intensely. Breaking apart every few seconds to whisper an "I love you" or a "You're so beautiful" to her. The affection she provided was rewarded with even faster and harder thumping in Diamond's chest. Silver smiled into the kiss and broke away for good this time, staring into those bright beautiful blue eyes that she always got lost in.

"Listen to me Diamond," Silver said, becoming a little serious. "I never, EVER, want to feel this beautiful heart stop beating. Understand?"

Diamond seemed a little nervous to respond, but nodded anyways. After that, Silver's soft and considerate expression returned. "Good." She replied before pulling her into yet another deep kiss. She moaned into Diamond's mouth this time and smiled into the kiss as she felt Diamond's heart once again pick up an even faster pace than before. Silver knew she would never get used to moments like this, and that was the way she liked it.

She pulled away once more, panting, breathless. Smiling, she brushed the strands of purple and white hair out of Diamond's face so she could see those beautiful cerulean eyes. Diamond smiled back, content to just lay here forever if she could.

"So..." Silver began, drawing Diamond's attention. "Do you want to pick up where we left off?"

Confused, Diamond asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean," Silver said in a huff as she sat up; the blankets falling away as she was followed by Diamond, "Do you want to watch those movies you bought? You know, follow through with our original plans from last week? We still have some weekend left, and even if we can't finish them there is always later. I practically live here now." Silver paused as she donned a sultry gaze and leaned in for another lip-lock with Diamond. "And I couldn't be happier," She finished afterwards.

When Silver leaned back she noticed there was a smile gracing Diamond's lips. This made her heart bounce for joy inside her chest, knowing that progress was being made. Slow, but progress nonetheless.

Diamond opened her eyes and nodded. "Mmhm," was the only noise she made.

Silver grinned and made to get up from the bed, gently pulling Diamond along with her. Without warning, when they were on their feet, Silver wrapped Diamond in another tight hug and intense kiss. They melted into one another's embrace as the firm lip-press continued. After a few moments, they pulled away with an audible smack of their lips. They peered into each other's eyes, hoping that a blink didn't feel the urge to rise.

"How was I lucky enough to land a girl like you?" Silver asked. Diamond blushed and looked away.

"Well, if you hadn't agreed to come here today, we may never ha-"

"I'm not talking about that," Silver interrupted. A confused face from Diamond was the only response she got.

"I mean all those years ago when I met you. I always knew there was something special about you. Something that drew me to you." Silver smirked, "And I think I finally see it," She replied, tugging Diamond into a closer hug until their noses were scant inches from each other.

"I don't know what you see in me, but I know what others see in me. And because of that I will never be able to forgive myself," Diamond replied, slipping back into what had become her regular mindset nowadays. "I mean, who could ever love Diamond Tiara. The Bully. The Torturer." She sighed deeply and closed her eyes, tears threatening to break loose as she looked down. "The Rapist," she whispered.

At this point, Silver didn't even have to try when she cried. The tears flowed freely of their own accord whenever Diamond talked liked this. She brightened a little when she remembered a piece of advice her mother had shared with her during a mother-daughter bonding session some time ago. Silver put a finger under Diamond's chin and lifted her head to meet her eyes.

"The forgiveness of others is the first step to forgiving yourself, Diamond. A wise woman told me that once. Take those words to heart. You already have my forgiveness, and I love you more than life itself," Silver beamed happily. She brought Diamond in for one last breath-taking, heart-stopping kiss, then pulled away and continued hugging her friend. "Come on, let's find those movies and start our bingeing," Silver whispered into Diamond's ear, hauling her towards the T.V. that sat at the foot of Diamond's bed on top of a dresser.

Diamond smiled at the warm feeling she felt in her left hand as Silver led her on by the right.

No eyes were safe from tears as the credits to The Notebook started rolling, and Diamond and Silver were no exception.

They lay snuggled together as they watched the credits to the critically-acclaimed feature film begin to roll up the screen, much like their tears would roll down their faces. Silver sat leaned up against the bed frame at the foot of Diamond's bed with Diamond sitting right in front of her being crushed to her chest in a never ending hug. Silver bounced and sniffled, just like Diamond did, as the tears relentlessly slid down their cheeks and dripped off of their chins, staining their shirts.

With her arms around Diamond's stomach, Silver pulled her closer and kissed her on the back of the head, trailing them around to Diamond's left cheek. Silver grabbed Diamond's left hand with her own and intertwined their fingers as she brought it to her face to assault it with more kisses. Silver pulled Diamond ever nearer and rested her chin on her shoulder.

"Why would you get this movie?" Silver whispered, kissing her ear. Diamond shuddered and leaned into Silver more.

"Everyone kept recommending it to me at the video store. I didn't really know what it was about, and I thought it looked kind of dumb, so I thought we could watch it to get a little laugh. But now I just want you to hold me and kiss me and never let me go." Diamond replied in a sob.

Silver grabbed her head and turned it slightly to the left. Just enough for Diamond to see her. "That can be arranged," Silver said, then kissed the corner of Diamond's mouth.

Diamond hastily sat up and whipped around to face Silver, resting on her knees. Silver readjusted to the same position and waited.

"Isn't weird how we used to think that kissing was the most disgusting thing in the universe and that we would vow to never do it?" Silver nodded. "Now here we are, almost a decade later and were nearly on the point of devouring each other's face. Not to mention all the other things we have done..." Diamond looked away as another wave of guilt washed over her. She still couldn't come to terms with how easily Silver forgave her. She felt more comfortable now than she ever would again, so she was determined to find out. She put on a face that made her look like she was on a mission and gather her resolve.

"Silver... How... How could you... just... f-forgive me so easily for what I did? I am just having a hard time understanding..." Diamond asked.

Silver gave a small groan and leaned in closer to Diamond. "I though I already explained this, but I will do it again. This time, it is the short SHORT version." Silver took a deep breath and let it out slowly to calm herself, then continued. "At first I was angry, furious even, with you. But also slightly scared. And maybe a little sad. Anyways though, it was these emotions that drove me to ignore you and not see that you truly were trying to make amends. Then my parents told me about the arrangement, and that it was my choice. Fifty times my mind screamed no, but my heart said yes. I guess you can tell who won." Silver brightened up and inclined her head for a quick peck before continuing. "So we arrived and waited for you and your dad. I just wanted to get it over with so I could return to my life and never have to deal with you again." Her heart cried out in agony at the look Diamond gave her when she said this, but persisted. "But once I saw the state you were in after you and your dad came down, things started to piece together. It was only after I said those awful things in the living room and pulled you away did I realize one important detail." Silver pointed at her mouth. "The ball gag. Why else would you remove it if not to give me the freedom to talk. If I had convinced you enough that I didn't want this, you would have, hopefully, stopped and let me go. But I never voiced my complaint or made myself heard, so you took that as the hint that I wanted it." Silver sniffled and wiped her nose. "When it comes down to it, the fault actually lies in me for... this... happening to you," she said, gesturing with her hand at Diamond's arm. Silver finally broke down and began to sob.

Diamond saw this and immediately jumped into action, scooping Silver into a constricting hug with a barrage of kisses. "Me cutting and burning my arms was not because of you, it was because of me. It took that incident to make me realize what such a horrible person I was, the monster I had become. My father deserved better, but instead wound up with me." Silver hugged back now, kissing her cheek every couple of seconds.

"Don't you ever say that. I couldn't imagine my life without you." Silver replied.

After that there was no talking for quite some time. Just hugging and kissing with the occasional sniffle. As things began to calm down though, the two girls regained their composure and untangled themselves from their most recent moment. Diamond didn't know what to say or do, but luckily, Silver had a question that she head been yearning to ask as well.

"DT, I need to ask you a question too..." Silver said, rubbing her arm in nervousness. Diamond offered a reassuring smile and motioned for her to continue. Silver cleared her throat and took off her glasses. "I was thinking of getting contacts. Don't get me wrong, I like my glasses, I just think it is time for a change."

Diamond studied the question for a moment before replying even though she didn't need to. The response came so easy to her.

"To be honest," Diamond began, "I like your glasses. They give you a certain... cuteness factor. It doesn't really matter to me because you're beautiful either way."

Silver's heart skipped a beat at that last statement. Did she just say...? Silver thought to herself as she replayed the words over and over again in her head. She said it so matter-of-factually. Silver smiled lovingly at Diamond and place her hands over her heart, seemingly trying to keep it from bouncing out of her chest.

Silver couldn't get any words to form, so she did the next best thing she could think of. She tackled Diamond softly to the ground and began kissing her in any place she could get her lips on. The mouth, the ear, nose, cheek, neck, heck, even eyes, until Diamond was utterly spent. Silver collapsed on top of Diamond, careful to avoid hurting her already damaged arm as they looked at each other in near silence. Once composures were regained, Diamond smiled sweetly and gave Silver a swift peck on the lips.

"One down, fifteen to go," Diamond said. "Next movie."

Rough and Tough

"Mmm, yeah, right there!" Diamond moaned into her pillow.

They had just finished up watching the second movie and decided to call it quits for the night. It was nearly 11 o'clock, aka, bedtime. After the second movie's credits started to roll, Diamond complained of her back being a little sore from the position they were sitting in to watch the movie. Silver was confused at this revelation since she was the one being used as Diamond's personal, living pillow. Silver shrugged it off though and quickly thought of a remedy to cure what ails Diamond.

Silver's mother was an excellent masseuse, from whom she learned many techniques in the art of massage. She learned how to seek out knots, tense muscles, and how to whittle them away. It was time to put her skills to the test.

Silver stood up, pulling Diamond along with her, and walked around to the right side of Diamond's bed. In one swift motion Silver spun around, grabbed Diamond's hips, and pulled her in for a heated kiss. Diamond was surprised at first, but soon melted into the display of love; allowing her eyes to become half-lidded, then completely closed, she draped her arms over Silver's shoulders and enjoyed the moment.

Breaking the kiss apart, to Diamond's disappointment, Silver gazed into her eyes for only a moment. Then Diamond was pulled in for a lung-crushing, heart-hugging embrace. Silver gave Diamond a few quick pecks on her cheek then rested her chin on her shoulder.

"Don't take this the wrong way, but I need you to take off your shirt and bra then lay on the bed, stomach down," Silver whispered into her ear. Diamond blushed profusely at the request as her heart rate picked up. Hesitating for a moment, she nodded then slowly reached for the hem of her tank top, which rested just above her navel, and began to pull it off. After it was vacant from her torso, she wasted no time in reaching behind her and fumbling for the hook to her bra.

"Hold on," Silver interrupted. Diamond looked up, her face of concentration contorted into one of confusion, but still did as she was bid. "Do you have any rubbing oils? Preferably scented ones?" Silver asked. Diamond nodded.

"Mhm. They're in my bathroom. You'll find a few on the sink. Get the vanilla-peach scented one. It's my favorite!" Diamond replied with a happy grin. While Diamond still wallowed in inner turmoil and mental anguish, as well as physical, she allowed herself these few delighting moments. Especially now ever since Silver declared her feelings for her. Silver's love and affection made all the pain she was in somewhat bearable now.

Silver nodded and walked over to the personal bathroom in Diamond's room, flipped on the lights, then stepped inside. Diamond took this opportunity to completely remove her bra now. She wasn't embarrassed in the slightest to take her bra off in front of Silver, it just didn't seem appropriate to her at the time. But now she had a minute or so for a little stretching while she waited for her love to return.

Diamond arched her back a little, hearing and feeling some distinct popping sounds in seventeen different places within her spine. She examined herself from across the room in her vanity's large mirror; the vanity was adjacent to her bed. She looked at her half-naked form a bit then looked down to her actual self. She looked at her impressive chest, a D-cup at the least, and sighed. What was Silver's purpose to her being topless? She wondered. Was all of this just a ruse? Did Silver only care about her bust and what lied betwixt her legs and cared nothing for her mind or heart? Diamond tried to shake the thought out of her head, but the insecure feeling still lingered. Diamond looked down to her form once more and sighed a sad, deeper sigh. She imagined she must be hideous.

Diamond heard the click of the bathroom lights and the soft patter of footsteps. She casually crawled into the bed and laid her stomach down on the mattress per Silver's request. Diamond felt the bed shift slightly as Silver crawled in as well and straddled her legs, her crotch resting at Diamond's pert buttocks.

Before getting started with the massage, Silver leaned forward and grabbed Diamond's damaged arm and gave a few tender kisses up its length, starting at the elbow and ending with a flurry of small pecks over the entire area of the top of her hand. She finished the loving gesture with a bit of a sloppier smooch before allowing Diamond her hand back to tuck under her chin to support her head.

Silver readjusted slightly so she could wrap her arm around Diamond's chest, just below her breasts, and give her an endearing squeeze. She leaned in some more and took in the scent of Diamond's hair. Even though Filthy Rich said Diamond hadn't kept up her hygiene, save for a few things like brushing her teeth, Silver could still smell Diamond's scented shampoo. Silver pressed in further and gave Diamond's neck a few tender kisses, going from left to right and circling back around. Silver felt Diamond shudder slightly and moan with approval. She bounced lightly from the rapidness of Diamond's beating heart. This only encouraged Silver to love Diamond even more. She trailed the kisses around to Diamond's left cheek and lingered there; never stopping her assault of love.

Diamond's breathing began to quicken as Silver started to rub up and down her sides in preparation for the massage. While Diamond was enjoying all the affection Silver was giving to her, she still couldn't shake the insecurities in her mind away no matter how hard she tried. Diamond took a deep breath, let it out steadily, and steeled her resolve as she turned to look at Silver, who halted her warm-up massage.

"I'm sorry DoubS, but my insecurity is getting the better of me and it is giving me anxiety," Diamond said hesitantly, choosing her words carefully. Silver crawled off to Diamond's left with a confused expression, never breaking eye contact as Diamond sat up to meet her level. Diamond blushed slightly at the recognition that her breasts were now on full display, but surprisingly, Silver made no move to look or even glance at them, true worry etched on her face. This filled Diamond with hope as she cleared her throat.

"I can't shake the feeling that this is all just one... Oh, I don't know the word..... Take-advantage?" Diamond said, agitated. "My mind keeps telling me that you don't really care about me or my feelings. That you are only in it for my body and personal gain. I hate myself for thinking it, but it just won't leave me be. So will you please put my worries to rest?" Diamond said, on the verge of tears. Silver, nearly about to cry herself, pulled Diamond in for another tight squeeze.

"To be honest DT..." Oh no, Diamond didn't like where this was going. She closed her eyes and prepared for the worst. "I was kind of hoping we could keep our old deal going despite all that's happened. Nothing would change, it would just be a bit more.... romantic," Silver said with a smile and nuzzled Diamond's cheek. "My heart absolutely jumps for joy at every little smile you make. And when you giggle? Don't even get me started." Silver began to reminisce until she snapped back to attention, remembering this was a serious moment. "How about this though?" She asked, scooting a little closer, feeling Diamond's breath on her mouth now. "We will only do something sexual if you agree to it, okay? And I won't love you any less than I do right now if you say no." Silver snatched up Diamond's hands and held them in her own as she stared into Diamond's very soul. "I will love you even if you never wanted to travel past kissing and cuddling. Those moments are just as pleasurable because they are with someone I truly care about. Plus, would I have moved out of my parent's house and became your personal nurse if I DIDN'T love you??" Silver asked a little hysterically.

Diamond knew she had a point, and that was all she needed to hear. She smiled once more and threw herself back into the hug, sobbing, but in a happy context as she nuzzled into Silver's shoulder. Silver returned the hug and motioned for Diamond to lay back down, to which she obliged.

"Now," Silver said, climbing back up and resting herself on Diamond's butt, "I believe I owe you a massage."

It was 11:18 at night as Filthy Rich walked down the hall to his Daughter's room that was now shared by her best friend turned lover. He had been called into a late shift at work to help settle a shipping error that has caused a complete meltdown at the company. He sighed as he stopped at the door and made ready to knock when he heard voices coming from inside. He lowered his hand and put his ear to the door for a closer listen.

"...yeah, you're probably right Silver, but I am having a hard time agreeing." Diamond said in a sad monotone. Filthy Rich gulped.

"Why is that?" Silver replied.

"Well, he just gives and gives and gives but I never showed any proper gratitude. I just took and expected more." Filthy Rich flinched when he heard a hiccup and a sniffle. "He deserves better than me..." Diamond said, now breaking into a full sob.

"Shh Shh Shh, please don't cry Diamond," Filthy Rich heard Silver say as a few creaks and ruffling sheets from the bed manifested behind the door. "I am sure he loves you with all his heart and that he is going to be there for you through this tough time, just like I am. And I KNOW he would never wish for another daughter. We're here for you." Filthy Rich could hear a few squelching noises. Like those that come from two pairs of lips connecting and disconnecting, only to press together again. Filthy Rich gave a timid knock and slowly opened the door, calling inside.

"Hey girls," He said, peaking inside. "I was called in to help handle an emergency at the company, so I just came to tell you goodni-..." Filthy Rich's words trailed off as the full realization at what he was looking at sank in. With their backs to him, he noticed a fully clothed Silver Spoon coddling a topless Diamond Tiara. His words died off as he thought that one wrong move could severely damage the already fragile relationship he had with his daughter. He casually stepped inside and tried to avoid gazing in their direction.

The two lovers watched as Diamond's father slowly stepped inside and did everything in his power to avoid looking at them. Silver turned back to Diamond and giggled.

"He knows you are topless," Silver said softly, giving Diamond another squeeze and a kiss on the cheek, then turning back to Filthy Rich.

"Hi Mr. Rich," She said nonchalantly, "I know how this must seem, but I swear the only reason Diamond is topless was to give her a proper massage. That's it. Nothing else. It's really hard to work around a bra." Filthy Rich nodded at that, but continued to glance everywhere except at them.

"Ah, I see. Putting those techniques your mother has taught you to the test?" He asked, blushing slightly. "I took Diamond to her parlor as a 17th birthday gift. She seemed to really enjoy it."

Silver nudged Diamond slightly and whispered to her, "The forgiveness of others is the first step to forgiving yourself." Diamond understood right away and nodded. She looked back at her father who was readjusting his collar by pulling on it with one finger.

"I did really enjoy that massage, daddy. It was a wonderful experience and I am very grateful for all the other things you have done and gotten for me. I love you, dad."

Shocked, Mr. Rich looked at her for the first time since coming in the room. Completely forgetting that she was topless as he felt like he was staring at a whole new person.

"I love you too, princess. Remember that. No matter what, I will always be here for you." Mr. Rich gave his watch a quick glance and panicked at the time.

"Sorry to visit and run, but I have to be off to work. The company really needs me. I will be back at around 6 or so in the morning, depending on how long it takes us to sort this mess out. Goodnight girls, don't stay up too late." He said with a final wave and turned to walk out the door. Silver frantically nudged Diamond some more who, thankfully, took the hint. She jumped out of bed and ran after her father.

"Daddy! Wait!" Diamond shouted. Mr. Rich turned around just in time to be crushed by a great force squeezing him around the torso right underneath the threshold to Diamond's room.

"I'm sorry!" She squealed, cuddling into his chest. "I'm sorry for being such a problem child!"

"I'm sorry for not showing more gratitude than I should!"

"I'm sorry for not apologizing when it is necessary!"

"I'm sorry for taking you for granted!"

"I'm sorry you couldn't have gotten a better child!" That one struck a sad chord in Filthy Rich's heart.

"I'm sorry for being a liar, a cheater, and bully!"

"I'm sorry for being a snot-nosed brat and so stuck up!"

"But most of all, I'm sorry for never saying I LOVE YOU!!!" Diamond completely broke down and allowed herself to cry into her father's chest, in front of Silver, topless. Mr. Rich slowly brought his hands to rest on her shoulders and gave Diamond a quick kiss on the forehead as he began to stroke her hair. Diamond looked up with a confused, tear-stained face just as she was pulled in for a bone-crushing hug.

"It is alright, princess, I forgive you. What is important is that you have seen the error of your ways. And for that. I am immensely proud of you and will always and forever continue to be." Mr. Rich hugged her even closer. "Your mother would be proud of you too." He said with another kiss on top of her head.

Surprisingly, the mention of her mother didn't bring about more tears. In fact, it felt as if a weight had been lifted off her heart and gave it more room to breathe, so to speak. Silver got up and wrapped her arms around both of them, sandwiching Diamond between the two of them. Diamond's tears of sadness turned to tears of joy as she smiled; she was contempt with just staying in that position forever and feel the heart beats of the two people who loved her most soothe her to sleep. It was all shooed away though as Mr. Rich cleared his throat, drawing their attention.

"Now Diamond, princess, would you please put a shirt on now?" Diamond blushed at the sudden awareness that she was hugging her father, topless, and that he could no doubt feel her breasts pressing against him.

"Oh, lighten up Mr. Rich," Silver cut in, "They're just breasts."

Diamond giggled at that and closed her eyes once more, listening to the protective heart beat of the most important man she would ever meet in her entire life. Diamond sighed happily and followed Silver back to the bed right after she kissed her father goodbye on his cheek and gave him one final tight squeeze, whispering a quick "I love you" to him.

She may have been a monster, but she had something that most monsters didn't have: Love.

Diamond began to hum a happy tune.

Rough, Sweet Love

Diamond and Silver lay in bed together, Diamond cuddled up to Silver with her head resting in the crook of the gray girl's neck. Diamond sighed contently and snuggled in closer as Silver stroked her purple and white locks. The comfort it brought her put her mind at ease.

Silver had finished up the massage several minutes ago, to which Diamond thanked her afterward with an extremely long and even more passionate kiss. They then continued to follow Diamond's father's wishes and prepared for bed. Doing the usual routine of brushing their teeth, gargling, and maybe applying some sort of cream to help with blemishes or whatnot. They also took a rather warm and very extended shower. However, with Diamond's arm in its current condition, Silver could not even imagine what kind of searing pain it would be on both of them if she allowed her love's arm to come into contact with hot water. Silver thought of a solution for that too.

Finding an abnormally long plastic bag, Silver wrapped up Diamond's arm. The bag was just long enough to reach Diamond's elbow, to where Silver promptly secured it with a rubber band. Not to loose to where it would fall off, and not too tight where it would cut off the already bad circulation to Diamond's arm.

Diamond smiled at the romantic gesture from Silver, tears of joy welling in her eyes as she threw herself into Silver's arms. The shower proceeded as normal with no more than maybe a few intimate, heated kisses and perhaps some hints towards something else. Other than that, all they did was help each other wash their body and hair, and also dry off.

Now they were back in their pajamas, in Diamond's bed, snuggled into each other; Silver taking more of a protective position over Diamond to make sure nothing could ever harm her.

Silver adjusted her head and planted a few more kisses on Diamond's mouth, connecting and disconnecting as she searched for the perfect position to settle into while she stroked her love's cheek. Diamond got into the kiss as well, pressing her body as close as she could to Silver's so that their stomach's melded into each other.

Silver ran her hand down Diamond's body and began to rub the small of her back. Diamond sighed happily into the kiss from the ministrations of her love's touch. Diamond jumped slightly when she felt something poke at her lips. She knew very well what Silver was trying to do and was conflicted. She had never french kissed anyone, therefore making her inexperienced and feel self-conscious. On the other hand though, she didn't want to disappoint Silver.

Diamond swallowed any doubts or inhibitions that kept her from this very important and sentimental moment and finally opened her mouth, accepting the invitation. She giggled slightly as Silver's tongue snaked its way in and began to wrestle with hers. She didn't fight back too hard as she found it was fun to be kind of submissive after a long time of being the dominant type. After swirling their tongues together for a few more seconds, Silver proceeded to count all of Diamond's teeth going from left-to-right, top-to-bottom. Then they separated, to their disappointment, for they needed to breathe; a trail of saliva still connecting their lips.

The two women panted, trying to catch their breath, and snuggled in closer to each other, breathing into the other's ear. After a minute they pulled away and gazed as deeply as they could into their eyes. They closed the gap between them as they came in for a another kiss.

"I'm hungry," Diamond whispered just before contact. Silver giggled and looked at her famished friend.

"Yeah, it has been a while since we've ate, and Mr. Rich didn't say anything about getting a midnight snack, so it couldn't hurt too bad." Silver replied and kissed Diamond's forehead. "Come on my gem, let's find you a little somethin' somethin'," Silver continued as she made to get out of bed, Diamond following right behind her.

Silver smirked as she watched her girlfriend open and rifle through multiple cabinets, standing on her tip-toes to get a better look. This caused her cute yellow shorts to ride up a little and show off more of her pert and shapely butt. Silver didn't concentrate on just that though, she loved everything about her. She loved Diamond's beautiful blue eyes, her soft and luscious lips, her very impressive bust, her delicate and smooth hands, her flat but at the same time flabby stomach. But most of all, she loved every single beat her heart made because she owned that heart now, and it was her job to make sure no harm ever came to it or else she would never forgive herself. Silver smirked once more and snuck up behind Diamond.

Diamond squealed in a high-pitched giggle as she felt a pair of arms wrap around her collar bone, just underneath her chin, and pull her into a tight hug. She sighed while closing her eyes and relaxed into the embrace, feeling small kisses beginning to pepper her neck and right shoulder. After a few minutes of being showered in affection and extra squeezy hugs, Diamond felt Silver relinquish her love assault and rest her chin on her shoulder.

"I love you so much Diamond Tiara! You are the light of my life!" Silver whispered into her ear, accentuating her words with a kiss on Diamond's cheek. "I know you are the one I am going to be with the rest of my life and I couldn't be happier knowing that fact!" Another kiss. "You are so very beautiful with a unique mind and gorgeous heart! I could never wish for another girl as perfect as you; you are mine forever!"

Diamond could not control her rapid, three beats a second heart rate or the tears streaming down her eyes after hearing the most sweetest, love-felt, straight from the heart words she had ever heard. Diamond did not know what to say, she did not know what to think. So she did the one thing that showed she truly believed the words that Silver had uttered.

Slowly raising her hands, Diamond rested them on top of Silver's arms. Then gripping Silver's right hand with her own, she trailed the gray appendage down her body. Feeling her chest, her lithe stomach, then finally resting at her crotch. Silver went wide-eyed and looked at Diamond incredulously. Diamond looked back at her silver-haired lover with tear stained eyes.

"I love you so much too Silver!" Diamond responded in a hitching, sobbing voice, but with a smile on her face. "Those were the most beautiful words anyone has ever told me before; the only other one being my mother. You didn't just touch my heart, you gave it a bath in love!" Diamond's look switched from happy to more of a lusty gaze. "I want you Silver, right here, right now! Make me feel again!! I want your gentle touch to be the only thing that gives me pleasure from now on!! I may not think I deserve it, but it only really matters if you think I deserve!! If you do, then Silver Spoon," Diamond's voice was completely filled with lust now, "I want you to RAVISH me!!" Diamond began to pant as she felt her loins start to heat up.

Silver was at a loss on what to do, so she just went by instinct. She pulled Diamond in for another impassioned kiss as she squeezed and rubbed Diamond's crotch, causing her to gasp at first then moan into the heated lip lock. Without warning, Silver flipped her around, causing her to squeal as her butt now rested against the cold counter with her hands on top for support. Silver looked her dead in the eyes.

"If I'm going to do this, I'm going to do this right," She said, throwing herself into another kiss with Diamond. Breaking apart, she began her trek down Diamond's trembling body that was shaking in anticipation. She kissed every piece of exposed flesh she could find be it chin, neck, chest, the top of her breasts, whatever. Slowly, but surely, she trailed her way down, giving Diamond's stomach a few tender kisses and maybe a lick or two, causing Diamond to giggle. Finally after what felt like forever, Silver made it to Diamond's crotch. With her knees on the floor, Silver reached up for and grabbed the hem of Diamond's shorts and panties. Looking up one more time for sign of approval, she locked eyes with her lover who gave the okay: a simple nod. Giving a nod in return, Silver braced herself and gave one good yank.

What she saw caused her mouth to drop open and stare wide-eyed. Already were Diamond's succulent folds plump and puffy with blood and excitement. Her legs were stained with the liquid of her love and arousal; her mounds glistened in the light. Silver licked her lips and wasted no time jumping in. She started at the bottom and trailed her way up to the top and gave a flick to Diamond's clit, causing her to shudder and moan softly; giving a little hump of her hips forward, she urged Silver to keep going, to which she obliged.

Silver ran her experienced tongue in circles around Diamond's inflamed labial lips, brushing her clitoris every few laps. After a few minutes of her special foreplay, Silver pulled back and used her thumbs to spread Diamond's tulips, exposing the tender flesh to the cool air of the kitchen. Silver dove in and began licking as deep as she could, wasting no time in giving Diamond the pleasure she so craved. Diamond's juices were in a nonstop flow from her love canal, of which Silver lapped up greedily and dove even deeper into her folds; she moaned into Diamond, the vibrations sending a huge jolt of pleasure up the pink girl's body.

Up top, with the continuation of Silver's treatment, Diamond was moaning and softly whispering Silver's name; her moans got louder as Silver's tongue's ferocity increased and went deeper with the continuation of Silver buzzing her lips. It was all Diamond could do to keep her arms rested on the counter in order to stay standing. Diamond always found that the strength left her whenever lust and pleasure flooded her system, and she couldn't care less. It somehow felt even better now that it was with someone she loved with all her heart and not just a friend that she benefited from. Her orgasm was fast approaching, and it was going to be a big one.

Silver was traveling as deep as she could now into Diamond's sweet and delectable honeypot. She heard Diamond let out an exceptionally loud and drawn out moan when she brushed up against a rather engorged part of her love canal. Silver smirked as she realized at what she just found: Diamond's G-spot.

Silver wasn't going to let this knowledge go to waste and began to relentlessly assault the spot with her wet appendage while she used her thumb and forefinger to massage Diamond's clit, twisting it and rubbing it in between her digits. That was all it took to push Diamond over the sweet sweet edge of no-return.

Feeling Diamond clamp down on her tongue, Silver knew that only meant one thing. Thinking on her feet, she covered her mouth over the entire area of Diamond's womanhood just as her orgasm started. Several strong streams of Diamond's cum shot directly into Silver's mouth, who greedily swallowed it as she knew there was only going to be more. The next wave nearly filled her mouth to the brim. This gave her some difficulty as she tried to swallow it all before the next wave hit. This went on for a minute before Diamond's orgasm finally began to slow down until it became a few weak spurts into Silver's mouth. Silver had been anticipating this and waited for the right moment to keep a full mouth of the milky, peach flavored fluid. On trembling legs, Diamond let out a huge sigh of relief and disappointment as her orgasm finally came to an end.

Silver shot up and grabbed Diamond by the hips, pulling her into a sloppy kiss as she exchanged the liquid in her mouth so Diamond could have a taste. Diamond's first reaction was to be disgusted at the thought of tasting her own juices, but the smell and flavor were too intoxicating, making it hard for her to resent it.

Her legs collapsed beneath her, the only thing keeping her held aloft was the love and strength of her girlfriend. After swishing, swirling, and sharing Diamond's cum with each other they swallowed it then broke apart with an audible smack and sighed, resting against one another.

"That... was... amazing," Diamond said in between pants. Silver bent down and pulled up Diamond's slightly soaked panties and shorts, securing them around her waist. Silver then placed a finger under Diamond's chin.

"You're amazing," She said, and pressed her lips into Diamond's once more, the taste of peaches still relevant. Silver pulled away and gazed into her lover's eyes. Diamond cocked a small grin with half-lidded eyes.

"Silver?"

"Yeah?"

"I'm not hungry anymore..."

Rough Rules of Forgiveness

"Shh, Shh, Diamond. It's alright. I've got you now," Silver cooed into the sobbing Diamond's ear, kissing her on the nose.

It was early in the morning at Canterlot High, first class had just begun and everyone was leaning over their tables working on their assignments. Diamond just stared at her paper, too nervous to focus long enough on solving the long-division equations. Diamond looked to her left and saw Silver hunched over her desk scribbling away on her paper like everyone else; she turned back to her paper and began to stare one more.

Diamond looked up to the wall-mounted clock and took a moment to decipher the numbers the hands pointed to. 8:01. Just another hour and twenty-nine minutes to go.

Heaving a deep sigh, Diamond looked back down to her assignment and forced herself to try and write something. She pressed the soft lead of her No. 2 pencil against her paper and began to write... only for the lead to snap and lay upon her paper.

Diamond huffed in annoyance, the sound a booming echo to the suspiciously quiet classroom. She noticed out of the corner of her eye Ms. Cheerilee looking up from the book she was reading at her desk.

"Is everything alright, Ms. Tiara?" She asked a little haughtily. Diamond's eyes went a little wide as she tried to think of her response, desperate not to draw anymore attention than she already was.

She cleared her dry throat. "Y-Yes Ms. Cheerilee, everything is just peachy," She said in a subdued monotone. "I'm sorry, it won't happen again." She quickly added and looked back down to her paper, pretending to seem busy in order to get the attention off her. She took a deep breath and slowly let it out, trying to focus on the numbers on the paper.

"I don't forgive you," She heard Ms. Cheerilee say. She looked up, wide-eyed and panicked.

"W-What?" She managed to squeak out.

"I don't forgive you either," someone said in a southern drawl off to her right. She looked over to see that Apple Bloom was standing up, staring daggers directly at her.

"Me neither," She heard Sweetie Belle say darkly and stand up next to Apple Bloom.

"Ditto," Scootaloo added, standing with Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom.

She glanced around and saw that all the other students were standing, including Ms. Cheerilee, and staring directly at her; murder etched into their eyes. She did notice, however, that one student was still not standing: Silver Spoon. Slowly and cautiously, Diamond reached over and attempted to shake Silver's shoulder to get her attention so she could defend Diamond. When she was just a scant few inches from contact, Silver shot her gaze in her direction and made Diamond rear back in terror. Her face was one of pure hatred, but one thing was off. Her eyes were missing. Replaced by two soulless craters that once held the most beautiful orbs Diamond ever saw. She felt her heart shatter inside her chest.

"I never forgave you," Silver said coldly in a slightly distorted voice and slowly began to rise from her desk. "I only said I did so I could get in between your legs and have my way with you! JUST LIKE YOU DID WITH ME!!" She screamed at Diamond.

Diamond frantically looked around and noticed all of the other student's eyes were gone now, replaced with black, unforgiving pits and dark veins running up their faces. Diamond began to hyperventilate as they began to close in around her, forming a ring from which she had no hope of escape from.

Diamond glanced around with high ferocity trying to find an escape route. On one swing around of her head she came face to face with Silver Spoon. Her razor sharp teeth baring at Diamond in the most wicked of smiles.

"You don't deserve anyone's forgiveness! You deserve to be beat mercilessly to within a decimeter of your life and left in a ditch somewhere for something else to take care of the rest! No one loves you and never will! You are hideous and pathetic and are just a waste of life!" Silver leaned in ever closer to Diamond's face until she was merely molecules away from her nose. "I want to see you die with FEAR IN YOUR EYES!!"

With those final words said, Silver plunged her hand into Diamond's chest in one fell swoop, causing Diamond's breathing to hitch. Silver rooted around inside her chest a bit before she yanked hard and pulled out Diamond's still-beating heart, holding it in her hands as she presented it to the still-conscious and mortified Diamond Tiara.

Silver gave an icy chuckle before reeling back and taking a huge bite down on top of Diamond's heart right in front of her. Diamond shrieked at the top of her lungs.

Diamond awoke in her bed and sat up screaming in a cold sweat, tears running down her cheeks and her heart hammering away in her chest as she attempted to catch her breath. Silver was awake in no time flat. She turned on the bedside lamp, put on her glasses, and quickly sat up and gripped Diamond in close and warm hug. The screaming stopped immediately, but that didn't mean she was done crying.

"Diamond, love, tell me what's wrong. I promise to make it feel better," Silver said sweetly as she held Diamond close to her chest. She felt Diamond shake her head.

"No, I can't and I won't. You'll hate me for it!" Diamond swiftly replied and redoubled her sobbing. Silver began to stroke her hair and squeeze her tighter.

"Well then," Silver began as she readjusted and looked directly into Diamond's eyes, "I am not going to rest until you do. So in the mean time, I'll just do this."

Diamond instinctively covered her chest with her hand as Silver made to move, but instead of feeling searing pain, she felt the light brush off Silver's hand against her cheek as Silver dove in for a kiss and lied her down on the bed. Silver never halted her caressing of Diamond's cheek as she intensified the kiss. Silver was always readjusting her lips as if she was trying to find the perfect position for her mouth to settle on as she kissed her love, when in reality, she just loved the feeling of moving her lips and discovering a whole new feeling every time their mouths reconnected and she tilted into them.

After ten minutes had passed, Diamond calmed down a little bit and actually felt her heart flutter a little at the knowledge that Silver had stuck true to her word. Not once did she stop kissing Diamond and even began to rub certain parts of her body a minute or so into the make-out session. Diamond sighed contentedly and pulled away, Silver kept going however as she settled on kissing Diamond's neck and collarbone. Peppering every inch of the flesh she could reach.

"Okay, I'll tell you." Diamond said finally, drawing a smile of victory from Silver as she kissed her one more time on the lips. They both sat up in the bed again, checking the time in the process: 4:37, then Diamond proceeded to tell her lover about the dream she had been startled awake from. Silver was in tears and her heart ached by the time Diamond reached the end. The pink girl was unable to bring herself to look at Silver and instead resigned herself to looking off to one side with her eyes closed.

Silver lunged forward and pulled Diamond into one of the tightest hugs she was ever given. She was startled at first, but quickly melted into it.

"It's not true! None of it's true!" Silver said, kissing Diamond's cheek. "I DO forgive you! And I love you with all my HEART!! I couldn't imagine my life without you and I couldn't care less whether or not we have sex again!" A few more kisses on the cheek. "I am never letting you go, and I would never do anything to hurt you." Silver whispered into her love's ear. Diamond cocked the slightest smile she could muster and hugged her girlfriend tighter, feeling her heart beat against her's. This is how Diamond always wanted it to be.

They pulled away from the embrace and held each other's hands. Silver brought the bad-circulation hand to her mouth and gave it a few kisses on the back then put it against her cheek to try and warm it up some. Diamond smiled at the affection Silver gave her and felt a mixture of many emotions. Most of all she felt love, but there was also guilt in the mixture as well as embarrassment. She felt silly for dreaming what she dreamed, and also terrified.

Silver brought Diamond in for another tender, holding and caressing her cheeks as she slowly brought the both of them down to lay on their sides; not once did they break the kiss. After they were down Silver broke the kiss and stared into Diamond's beautiful blue eyes again. Diamond smiled at her, causing her to smile just as brightly and kiss Diamond on her nose.

"Also," Silver whispered, "I would rather your heart stay inside your chest where it belongs. It would be scary and unnatural for it to be outside." Her voice was a bit shaky, but Diamond pulled her into a crushing hug and buried her face in the crook of her neck. Silver always liked this position. It made her feel like she could protect Diamond from anything.

"Come on, gem. We better get back to sleep. We only have one more weekend day to devise a POA for when we go back to school Monday," Silver said as she stroked Diamond's hair and peppered her head with kisses.

"POA?" Diamond said, confused, looking up to meet Silver's eyes.

"'Plan Of Action', love," Silver replied, kissing and licking her lips.

"For what?"

"I read this in a book once... 'You can only truly start to heal after you have made peace with those that you have wronged'. But we need to get to sleep so we can have enough energy to think tomorrow on how to go about it, because I really don't feel like discussing it tonight. Not that I don't want to, I'm just really sleepy."

"What if I have another nightmare?"

Silver thought on that a moment, smiled, and cuddled in closer to Diamond, face to face.

"Then I will be right here," Silver said, booping Diamond's nose, "to hold you, comfort you, kiss you, whatever you need. I will be here for you," Silver pulled Diamond in as close as she could and rubbed her back. Diamond shivered as Silver trailed along her spine and rubbed some tension out in the process.

"Will you sing to me?" Diamond asked, surprising Silver somewhat. "I always thought you had a pretty singing voice. Or at least hum to me? It doesn't matter, as long as I can feel you here with me when I doze off."

The only response Diamond got was a nod and another deep kiss, filling her body with even more love and warmth. Diamond settled herself in and curled up next to Silver, her head on her chest. She listened to Silver's heart beat, almost like it was giving Silver a tempo to work with. Then Silver began to hum.

Diamond grinned and could feel her eyelids getting heavy. She gave one little yawn and heard the sweetest of words whispered into her ear right before she drifted off.

"I'll love you for eternity Diamond. I will always be here for you. Sweet dreams my beautiful princess."

Diamond awoke in a groggy state of mind, the sun breaching past her curtains and sending a ray of light down the middle of her room. Upon waking up, Diamond was frightened and immediately alert when she noticed something was off: Where was Silver Spoon? She began to panic as worst case scenarios began to play out in her mind.

Did Silver finally get bored of her and leave? Were those sweet words Silver said all a lie? ...Was she and Silver even a couple? Or was it all a big, beautiful dream?

Diamond began to cry, missing her love. She felt incomplete without Silver with her, like a giant hole was drilled in her heart. She was about to scream for Silver until she noticed a small yellow square laying on Silver's pillow. Diamond picked it up with a shaky hand and read the note, smiling when she did.

"Hey DT, just putting a note here to tell you that I'm sorry I won't be there when you wake up and that I hope you didn't freak out too bad. I thought I would get up early and make you a special breakfast before we got started with today. Hurry down as soon as you get this! Please don't be too long :,(! I'll be waiting ;)! I love you~!!"

-Silver Spoon

Diamond sniffled and held the note close to her chest after reading it, hugging the piece of paper like it was Silver herself. Diamond heard a loud grumble from her gut and decided to heed the note's advice.

She quickly hopped out of bed and ran out her bedroom door, off to find her love.

Diamond walked into the kitchen and froze and the beautiful sight in front of her.

There was Silver, dressed in an outfit almost akin to her own. She wore blue short-shorts, a white tank top, and had her hair down instead of in the usual braid she styled it in. Diamond could smell the delicious aroma of pancakes cooking. She could only deduce that this was what Silver was cooking on the stove.

Diamond crept up behind the "hot" girl and wrapped her arms around Silver's stomach, resting her head against Silver's neck and taking in her warmth.

Silver jumped slightly at both the surprise of being snuck up on and the coldness from Diamond's injured arm resting on her midriff. After she realized who was however, she leaned into the hug and continued cooking.

"Good morning Sunshine," Silver said teasingly, "I see you got my note."

"Yep," Diamond returned, kissing Silver's neck. "I love you too," Diamond finished, snuggling back into Silver's neck. The gray girl shivered a little whenever Diamond breathed on her sensitive neck. Getting curious on what she was cooking, Diamond lifted her head and peaked over Silver's right shoulder.

"I smell pancakes," Diamond commented, taking a deep breath of the scent.

"You smell correctly," Silver responded, giving a quick kiss to Diamond's cheek. "I'm making chocolate chip heart-shaped pancakes because you're such a sweet heart," Silver complimented in a loving voice. Diamond squeezed her tighter and gave her a long smooch on the cheek.

Silver shuddered, slyly looked over her shoulder, and spun a full one-eighty to face Diamond, catching her off guard with a deep, warm, passionate kiss. She pulled her into another tight hug, always enjoying every second they were together and close like this. Silver breathed a content sigh and nuzzled into Diamond's hair.

"What did I do to deserve you?" Diamond said in a sad monotone.

Oh no, Silver thought, not again. "Diamond..." She began.

"Hear me out Silver," Diamond cut in, pulling away to look into the eyes of her deeply endeared one, "I mean, I just don't get it. I have been horrible, awful even, to almost everyone in my life, excluding you and mom. But my daddy though..." She breathed a depressed sigh and rested her head under Silver chin, whom started to stroke her hair. "What did I do?"

"You've changed Diamond. You became a better person after realizing and owning up to your past mistakes. You've opened your heart to others and express your emotions instead of bottling them inside, which is scientifically proven to not be healthy for you. Under all the rough skin and tough attitude was a smart, beautiful, charming, lovable, huggable, kissable girl waiting to burst free. That's who I'm holding in my arms right now, who's hair I'm stroking, who's heart is thudding against me. The old Diamond is fading away as the hate and disgust are replaced with love and happiness deep withing you. I liked the old Diamond because she was my best friend. I LOVE this Diamond because she is my heart's desire, and I wouldn't give you up for anything."

Tears of pure love and joy rolled down Diamond's soft, pink cheeks as she hitched from the little breaths she took when one cries. Diamond looked up into Silver's pure amethyst eyes and saw the great love she held for her in her heart. And felt it ever more when Silver pulled her in for another deep, kiss and held it for the longest time.

Mr. Rich yawned as he walked into the kitchen in a plain light-blue robe with white trimming and halted as he saw the two girls expressing their love. Filthy Rich smiled and decided to leave them to their moment in the kitchen. He was a little upset though as the pancakes Silver was cooking smelled absolutely delectable.

He knew their love was real because he had experienced true love once. There was a difference between love and lust.

Without any words, Silver broke the kiss, smiled, and turned back around to continue cooking. Diamond felt two things: confused and blown off; she was going to get to the bottom of this.

"Why did you just turn around? It was so abrupt and sudden and makes me feel a little sad," She said with puppy dog eyes and a pouty lip. Silver looked back and saw the pathetic look. She cocked a grin and turned back to the stove.

"I don't want your breakfast to burn, Gem. I promise to make it up to you later, but right now my top priority is getting you fed. Have a seat at the table and I'll be right over. This last pancake is about done." Diamond could have sworn she was about to pass out from all the love she felt for this girl. She unwillingly did as Silver bid her and went to sit at the table.

She played with the condiments that were sitting on the table and looked around for a while as she waited, her eyes always being drawn back to the sexy and beautiful girl standing before her. Diamond got lost in daydream mode as she imagined their future together; that future containing little feet running around their house.

"How long have you been down here?"

"About twenty minutes before you came down. Maybe less."

"Is there anything you can't do Silver?" Diamond asked dreamily.

"Well I learned from the best!" Silver responded happily.

"Who taught you?"

"My M-..." Silver mentally kicked herself at almost bringing up the sensitive subject to the already over-sensitive Diamond Tiara. She hesitantly looked back over her shoulder to see a frowning Diamond staring at the table. She quickly regained her composure and smiled at Silver when she realized she was being watched.

"It's okay Silver. I miss her so much and there isn't anything I wouldn't do to get her back, but she will only truly be gone when I forget about her. My heart aches for her, but I still love her with every fiber of my being." Diamond paused for a moment and took a breath. "You're lucky to still have yours. Please don't forget to call and visit your parents even though your living here now. I can't stand the thought that you would lose connection with them because of me. Please promise me you will cherish them and never take them for granted?"

Tears streamed down Silver's face in tiny rivulets as she nodded. "I will, Diamond. I promise."

This made Diamond smile. "Good."

Breathing a heavy sigh, Silver turned off the stove, scooped the last pancake onto the giant stack she made for Diamond, and carried the plate over to her. She set the plate down and leaned in to give Diamond an extra slobbery peck on the lips. Love coursed through Diamond's veins as she looked at the feast before her. She licked her lips as the tantalizing aroma traveled up her sinuses and filled her brain with warm thoughts.

Diamond suddenly realized something very important and looked up at Silver.

"Wait DoubS, what are you going to eat?" Diamond asked, concerned.

"I'm just going to have a bowl of cereal. I had a pretty tasty and filling midnight snack," Silver responded with a wink and rubbed her stomach, giggling as Diamond looked away with a tiny shade of crimson hinting at her cheeks.

Silver walked around to the necessary cabinets, drawers, and appliances to collect the items she needed for her breakfast. Once it was prepared, she sat down beside Diamond with a chair she dragged over and ate with her in peace.

Silver was long done with her food before Diamond was even halfway through with her pancakes. She waited patiently and smiled as Diamond greedily swallowed down the last bite with gusto.

"Those were delicious Silver!" Diamond complimented.

"Thanks! I used a special secret ingredient," Silver responded sneakily.

"What is it?"

"Well, usually I wouldn't say, but seeing as it is you who is asking.... It's peaches."

Diamond grinned widely at the revelation and draped her arms over Silver's shoulders, wanting to be close to her love. Silver returned the sentiment by wrapping her arms around Diamond's torso and pulled her in tight, showering her cheeks and neck in smooches and sweet words. Diamond shuddered and crushed her even more into the embrace.

Silver pulled apart from her, to Diamond's dismay, and gave her another swift peck to make up for it. "I have a lot planned for us today, Gem. First thing was breakfast. Check! Later we are going to go to dinner, all five of us. You, me, Mom, Dad, and Mr. Rich. Then it just going to be you and me, at the movies, cuddling and kissing at this mushy romance movie I picked out. Everything will be on me, so feel free to splurge."

Diamond tilted her head slightly and smiled as wide as her mouth would allow. She could not believe how madly in love she was with this girl who somehow loved her back after all she put her through. Diamond just wanted Silver to hold her, kiss her, feel her, and make her feel every good emotion possible every second of her life.

"But first, we need to discuss something important right now." Silver added, her voice taking on a serious persona. Diamond's grin dropped as she straightened up to listen, then nodded for her to continue. "It's about when we go to school tomorrow. I will do the hard part for you, i.e. approaching them and explaining what is going. Tell them that you have changed and wish to make amends and all that, but I cannot apologize for you. That has to be spoken from your heart, and yours alone. I will be there with you every step of the way though, okay? I would not and never will leave you hanging like that." Silver took Diamond's hand's in her own and kissed them tenderly. "You just tell me who you want to talk to and I will get them. Alright?"

Diamond's lip quivered as she thought about the day tomorrow. "I-I-I u-understand, and I am very grateful for all your love, support, and attention. I would never ask you to apologize for me. If any part of the old me is still left, it is the part where I refuse to be a coward. I'll right what I have wronged. I'm just glad you'll be helping me."

Silver nodded and kissed Diamond's injured hand, looking it over to see if anything needs tending to. There were a couple of dark patches here and there. She needed new bandages. Silver sighed internally. "Who all have you thought of you were going to apologize to so far?"

"Well, there are the CMC's. Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle. That shouldn't be too relatively hard since they are always together and we wouldn't have to seek them out individually. I also want to make things right with Ms. Cheerilee." Silver nodded as she continued to inspect Diamond's arm. She looked up at Diamond when she noticed an abnormally long pause.

"Anyone else?"

Diamond thought for moment and a bell dinged inside her head. "Actually, there was one other person." Silver finished her inspection, kissed Diamond's colder-than-normal hand with a little pat, and returned her full attention to Diamond. She urged her to continue.

"It was this new guy. I was 16 then and a dumb, heartless bitch," Diamond spat with a hint of venom. "I pretended to flirt with him and made it seem like he had a chance of "getting" with me. I even went as far as letting him feel my breasts, but only for a few seconds and it was with my clothes on. After a week or so I broke it to him that it was just a joke and that we would never be a thing." Diamond was about to double over from sadness as the tears streamed freely down her face and splashed on the floor. "I hurt him SO much Diamond. I saw that broken look in his eyes and the completely shattered hopes of finding that perfect girl. And I LAUGHED at it. I-I... I l-laughed at h-him..."

Diamond wailed anguish as a sharp spike of pain traveled through her heart and remained there like an infectious disease, tearing and clawing at it. Diamond placed her hands on her chest and tried to make it stop, but it was all for not. Silver swept up her girlfriend and did the only thing she could think of: kiss her till the end of time.

She promptly smacked her lips onto Diamond's and filled her with love from her heart as much as she could. Diamond continued to cry through the kiss, but the pain her chest began to dissipate as she felt multiple kisses rain down on her mouth with sweet words thrown in between, such as "It'll be alright", "Don't cry my beautiful gem", and "The past is the past, there is always tomorrow".

Silver held the sobbing girl against her chest and allowed her to cry her pain out as Filthy Rich looked in with terror-filled eyes. This was one of many steps to forgiving herself, even if it was agony for the hypersensitive girl.

Silver brushed Diamond's hair with her hand and whispered soothing words and cooed into Diamond's ear. It was going to be a long day, and an even longer tomorrow.

The day was over, everyone had said their goodbyes and goodnights, now Silver and Diamond got ready for bed. Diamond really enjoyed the movie that she and Silver Spoon saw together, it was a funny and loving tale. It had made her heart sing.

Now they were in bed, holding each other and making love to each other like no tomorrow (as in kissing and holding each other with intense vigor). Still though, it was almost as pleasurable as the real thing.

They decided to take a break and pulled away from one another, sweating and panting, but smiling all the same. They cuddled in closer and wrapped their arms around the other; they planned to never let go.

"Today was a beautiful day Silver," Diamond stated. Silver kissed her deeply and sent a spike of love through her.

"You're beautiful everyday Diamond," Silver retaliated. She felt Diamond's pulse increase when she said that, and it made her smile. "Really though, I can't wait to see you walking down the aisle in a flowing white gown, bringing out your eyes and showing off your sexy curves and cute face. You. Are. So. BEAUTIFUL!! I want to hold you in my arms and kiss you forev-mmpHHP!! It was Silver's turn to be surprised as she felt Diamond throw her lips into her own. Diamond kissed her bottom lip and playfully nipped at it, pulling it away and letting it go.

"Stop it Silver! My heart can only take so much!!" Diamond said bashfully, her joy showing from the tears of happiness forming in the corners of her eyes. Silver giggled and kissed her again, and again, and again. Never staying on her mouth for more than a second and also never pulling more than an inch away. Diamond loved it when she did this.

"Alright beautiful," Silver felt another curiously strong beat from Diamond, "Time to get some sleep. Important day tomorrow and you need all the rest you can get. And don't worry," Silver leaned in as close as she could to Diamond's face, "I'll be there right by your side ready to catch you if you fall. I don't think you will though, because you are strong and you know it! Don't let me hear you say otherwise! Don't even THINK it!" Diamond's eyes fluttered closed when she felt Silver put her lips against her own once more. No matter how many times it happened, Diamond knew she would never get used to Silver's kisses.

That's how she always wanted it to be as she began to drift off into a love coma.

"WAIT!!" Diamond whisper-screamed, preventing her from falling asleep. "Can we watch 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' before going to sleep? I really love that show and want to fall asleep with something funny in mind."

Silver was skeptical at first and started to form the word "no", until Diamond did something she couldn't resist no matter how hard she tried. Diamond had clapped her hands together and gave the puppy-dog look again with a quivering pouty lip; the deadliest of all begging faces.

"Pweeeaaassee??" Diamond asked, just adding the icing to the cake. Silver's mind said no, but her heart screamed 'YES!! YES!! YES!!'. You can guess which won.

Silver sighed and knew she may regret this, but caved in anyway and nodded. She was rewarded with a squeal of delight, a crushing hug, and a big smooch on her mouth. Any thoughts of regret were promptly launched out the window.

Silver reached over, grabbed the remote off the nightstand, and turned on the T.V., tuning it to the correct channel. Silver replaced the remote and draped her arm over Diamond as she cuddled up close to her and used her chest as a make-shift pillow.

The sound of soft giggles filled the air as Silver drifted off and left Diamond to her program, the tiniest of smiles gracing both their lips.

Rough Enough

"Okay, there he is. I'll go get him, just wait here. Alright?" Silver said, pointing out the once humiliated new kid Diamond led on.

Diamond's breath hitched when she saw him, but nodded anyways and watched as Silver walked down the hall and began an inaudible conversation with the boy. As Diamond watched, she couldn't help but think he looked kind of cute now. Of course her heart still belonged to Silver, but Diamond was allowed to think, right?

Diamond straightened up when she saw the two of them heading this way; his face was one of extreme caution and skepticism. This made Diamond feel like crying because he had every right to be skeptical. It felt as if the guilt was about to eat her up.

"...and that is pretty much it. Which leads us to now and what Diamond wanted to say to you." Diamond heard Silver say as they approached her. Diamond gave a timid smile and wave as Silver urged him forward; she audibly gulped as he stepped forward.

"Hi Tech Know, been a while, huh?" Diamond said, attempting to break the ice. When she saw he wasn't budging, she broke down and started begging for his forgiveness. Throwing herself into a tight hug with him.

"I'm so SO SORRY TECH!! I know what I did was unforgivable, but I really want your forgiveness and will do anything to get it! Please, I swear I have changed! I want us to start over. Let me prove I turned over a new leaf! Please..." She sobbed into his chest.

Tech was at a loss for words. He turned to look back at Silver with a "help me" look, but Silver just stood by and watched. After a few more moments of sobbing, Tech finally had enough and decided to make things right. He was done running from the past. He looked back once more to Silver.

"Could we have some privacy please?" He asked in a semi-deep voice with a slight Jersey lilt. Silver nodded and walked around the corner until she was out of sight.

Tech grabbed Diamond gently by the shoulders and pushed her away some so that she could look into his eyes. Her eyes were filled with hope, just what Tech was waiting for. He reared back with his right hand and connected firmly against her left cheek, sending her sprawling into the lockers. Terror filled Diamond's eyes as well as her heart. Tech Know wore the most wicked of grins. He grabbed Diamond by her hair and forced her down to the floor; she landed on her knees sharply, eliciting a cry of pain from her.

"You want my forgiveness?" He asked in a sharp voice. He pointed to his crotch, "Then start suckin'," He commanded.

Diamond stared wide-eyed, looking from his eyes to his crotch then back to his eyes again. She gulped once more.

"W-What?" She asked meekly as her tears flowed freely down her cheeks.

"You wanted my forgiveness, so here's your chance. I'm gonna fill your pretty little mouth full of my forgiveness. Then your ass. And then your pussy. By the time we're done the forgiveness will be practically leaking out of you!" He said with a dark chuckle.

Diamond couldn't believe what she was hearing. Was he being serious? Or was it some kind of sick joke? Remembering the smack he gave her earlier pretty much answered her own question. She hesitated for a moment and felt another, harder, smack on her other cheek. She hadn't even see it coming.

"Do it!! Accept my warm, filthy forgiveness into all of your slutty holes! That oughta teach you not to mess with other's emotions!"

Diamond was at a loss on what to do at this point except to comply with his command because she felt that one way or another, she was going to receive his "forgiveness".

The purple and white-haired girl began to lean forward, seeing the slight bulge in his pants as she got closer. It sickened Diamond somewhat that he got pleasure from making another suffer like this. Until she remembered that she hadn't been that much different.

Please save me Silver she thought as she raised her hands up to undo his button and zipper.

"What's going on here?" An angry voice asked.

Diamond's eyes shot open at the voice she'd just heard. She looked around behind Tech and saw Silver standing there with her arms crossed and cold-blooded rage engraved in her eyes. She pushed Tech to the side, slamming him into the lockers, and helped Diamond to her feet. Silver held her in a tight hug for a few moments before asking again what was going on. Diamond whispered what had just transpired to Silver all the while staring at the near-rapist with fear in her eyes. Whether it was for herself or for Tech she couldn't tell.

After telling Silver of what had just went down a minute ago she felt her lungs freeze and her pulse cease. Silver was visibly shaking and Diamond could tell it was pure rage that was coursing through her system. Silver shot her gaze towards Tech; fire in her eyes.

She walked up to him and socked him right in the jaw, knocking him to the ground and loosening a tooth... or two. He looked at Silver incredulously and wondered how she had such strength in her skinny arms.

"Listen here PAL!!" She spat at him with a hint of venom. "If you EVER come near my precious Gem again I will not hesitate to rip your dick off and shove it down your throat. YOU HEAR ME!? Now take what's left of your dignity and kindly FUCK OFF!!" Silver concluded, huffing violently.

Tech was off like a rocket in no time flat; stumbling and tripping as he desperately tried to escape Silver's wrath. After he was gone Silver heaved a sigh of relief and turned towards her girlfriend, who swiftly scooped her up in a hug.

"Silver!" Diamond cried. "Y-Y-You r-re-rescued m-me!" Diamond sobbed into her lover's chest and pulled her closer. "I thought he was going to do all those awful things he mentioned to me, but like an answered prayer you came! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!"

Silver grudgingly pulled away from the embrace and instead locked lips with Diamond, who moaned into her mouth and eyes fluttered closed. Diamond felt as if she was walking on clouds every time Silver kissed her. Her head swam and her heart pounded against her ribs as the adrenaline rushed through her as well as the love she had for Silver. They pulled away and looked deeply into one another's eyes. Silver shushed her sorrows and hugged Diamond's head to her chest.

"Of course I came," Silver whispered, "I told you I'll always be there when you need me. And don't worry about that guy's so called "forgiveness". Pricks like that don't deserve your apology. Just forget about him and focus on me, my voice, my breathing, my heartbeat. The one that beats for you."

Diamond did as she was bid and nestled in deeper, focusing on and listening to Silver's deep breaths and powerful heartbeat. Diamond found a certain serenity whenever she did this. Calm. No worries. Just her and Silver. Hakuna Matata indeed.

"Now what I need you to Diamond," she heard Silver say, "is wake up. Can you do that for me?" Puzzled, Diamond looked at her lover with a confused expression.

"What do you mean?" She asked.

"Wake up Diamond, please? You're having another nightmare."

"But Silver, I'm not even-"

Diamond awoke with a gasp and sat up in bed. She was stained with sweat and tears, but still felt incredibly cold. She fought to control her labored breathing and still her beating heart. She felt another presence sit up beside her and pull her into a delicate hug. Diamond closed her eyes and leaned into the warm embrace.

"Another nightmare, huh?" Silver asked. Diamond only nodded.

"Wanna talk about it, love?" Diamond shook her head.

"What did I do this time?" Silver asked with a dejected sigh.

Diamond looked at her with pure love in her eyes and smiled slightly as she recalled the dream.

"You saved me..." Diamond whispered. This got Silver's attention immediately.

"I wha...?"

Diamond proceeded to tell Silver all about the dream and what transpired. Silver sat their slack-jawed and dumbstruck at what she heard. She shook her head to clear her thoughts. She then squealed in delight and tackled Diamond to the bed; kissing her and caressing her.

"I SAVED you!! Do you know what this means?" Silver asked giddily. Diamond only shook her head.

"It means your sub-conscious has accepted that I truly have forgiven you. Even though I've stated it over and over again, you subconsciously refused to accept it. Hence the nightmare before. And I am sorry you had another one tonight, Gem." Silver said sympathetically and kissed her on the lips again as passionately as she could muster and lingered over her ear. "But now you have truly accepted my forgiveness. I love you so much Diamond!!"

Diamond was once again assaulted with those kisses she enjoyed so much. Quick pecks on the mouth that were somewhat sloppy, but were also love-filled and passionate. Diamond closed her eyes and allowed the onslaught to continue, hoping against hope it would never stop. Alas, all good things must come to an end.

Silver released her grip she had on Diamond's wrists that was keeping her hands pinned above her head and fell off to her side of the bed, still kissing Diamond all the while. She finished the kiss with one big push into Diamond's mouth then broke away. A string of saliva connected the two lover's lips as they lay there panting with goofy smiles on their faces; nose to nose as they gazed longingly into the other's eyes.

"Diamond," Silver began, "You are just so beautiful!" Diamond felt her heart skip a beat and pick up pace. "I mean, how is it possible for all that beauty to be packed into something as small as a human? You don't even use make up either." Silver snuggled in closer and pressed her lips to Diamond's.

Diamond could not control her heart even if she wanted to. It bounced around within her chest, eagerly awaiting for her to make a response to Silver's beautiful words. She swallowed hard and said, "Silver, you are honestly the sweetest girl to be alive! You have a heart of gold and you just... you make me so happy!" She whispered back through tears of joy. "Please! Please promise me you'll never leave me! I know I haven't been showing it much, but all this love and affection your giving me is really working! I never thought I could feel such happiness again! Please promise..." Diamond closed her eyes.

Silver smiled and pressed her lips into Diamond's again as deep as she could go. "I promise." She said, neither of them knowing that this permanently sealed their fates. Those simple words connecting their hearts for all eternity and make their love last until the end of days. Silver smiled again and kissed Diamond on the nose.

"Come on Gem, time for beddy-byes. We have school tomorrow and I KNOW it takes us both a while to get ready."

Diamond smiled and cuddled in closer to Silver; pressing their bodies together and molding them into one. "It won't take long if we work together." Silver took note of the seductive look Diamond gave her afterwards. She smirked and kissed Diamond one last time before settling in to fall back asleep.

At this moment, Diamond felt as if everything was going to be okay. She gave a cute little yawn and fell back into slumber as Silver rubbed her back.

Diamond and Silver waved goodbye to Mister Rich as he drove away from the school's entrance after dropping the ex-troubling twosome off at Canterlot High. Diamond took a deep, nervous breath and was about to start forward until she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey Gem," Silver started, calling Diamond by the nickname that she has come to love. She pulled Diamond in for a hug. "I won't be around for the first class, so I hope the next 90 minutes won't be so agonizing to you as it will be for me. If you need anything, and I mean ANYTHING, just shoot me a text and I will be there in a heartbeat." Diamond nodded, unintentionally rubbing their cheeks together as she did so. "We will begin the apologies at lunch which should be plenty of time to track down the CMC's. Do you feel like you can do the others today too, or do you need a few more days?"

Diamond thought on that for a moment because she wasn't really sure herself. She gave a surprised gasp when Silver squeezed her even tighter into the hug; she could feel Silver's heart beating right against hers. She knew what her answer was.

"Yes. Let's make things right with the others too. I feel like I can do anything when I'm with you Silver. First class will be painful, but that just means I will have something to look forward after class." Diamond began to rub Silver's back. "I love you Silver," she whispered in Silver's ear.

Silver pulled away and kissed her with a fierce fire burning in her heart. They separated just as the bell to signify "five minutes before being tardy" rang. They looked at each other sadly and kissed once more, then they turned and continued on towards the entrance, pushing open the doors and making their way to class.

It was finally lunch time now, and Diamond Tiara was visibly shivering from the anticipation and anxiety. They walked through the halls until they noticed a familiar trio of women walk around the corner, chattering away about whatever it is they talk about. The Cutie Mark Crusader's, Apple Bloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, froze in their tracks when they noticed the two ex-bullies.

Silver had a protective arm draped over Diamond's shoulders and held her injured hand in her right hand. Silver slowly broke away and asked for her to stay there as she ran up to the three girls. Diamond nodded and watched her go, folding her arms into her chest and waited; worry being the only thing she felt at this moment.

Diamond watched as Silver stopped them from walking away as she got their attention. She made some slightly exaggerated gestures with her arms. One she noticed in particular was when Silver displayed her left arm then pointed at Diamond, sending their gazes to her. She straightened up slightly and rubbed her left arm as she waved to them sheepishly, doing her best to look meek and non-threatening.

She watched as the three girls contemplated silently amongst one another, nodded to Silver, then came walking down the hall towards her. She felt her breath hitch as she realized this was the point of no return. No backing out. No running away. She stiffened up and smiled shyly as they stopped in front of her, Silver taking her place on her right side once more. Time to pour her heart out.

"Hey Girls," Diamond said, attempting to break the ice. All she got in response was a dull monotonic "Hey" from them. Diamond let out the breath that she hadn't known she was holding and locked her eyes on them. "I'm guessing Silver has filled you in on everything?"

Apple Bloom answered for the trio. "She said somethin' about how ya'll wanted t' make 'amends' with all those you've wronged."

Sweetie Belle cut in. "You'll forgive us if we have a hard time believing you."

That remark cut deep to Diamond, but she knew they had every right to question her motives. She looked up at them as tears began to sting her eyes. She noticed this threw all three of her former-enemies through a loop, seeing her in such a weak state.

"Please!" Diamond cried. "I swear to you with all my heart that I've changed. I want nothing more than all three of your girls' forgiveness." Diamond threw herself into Apple Bloom and hugged her tight, the tears streaming freely. "I know you are having a hard time believing me and my word on it isn't really worth much, but SILVER'S has to be worth something, right? Or, oh, I don't know... But please! Please give me a chance to prove my word is the truth!"

Diamond was now sobbing into Apple Blooms chest for all of them to see. As for Apple Bloom though, she was at a loss on how to respond to this. Never in her life has she seen her arch-enemy in such a state. This could all very well be a trick, but why would Diamond go through so much trouble for a prank? She decided to pry a little further.

"Silver said ya' also did somethin' to yer arm," Apple Bloom continued on in her southern drawl. "She didn' specifically say what, she just told us t' ask fer ourselves, but only if we asked softly and with care. So, what did ya'll do t' yer arm?" Apple Bloom asked, still frozen in place from Diamond's unexpected hug. She felt Diamond stop shivering for a split second, then an increase in pressure of the hug as Diamond snuggled into AB's chest.

"I-I..." Diamond tried to say. "I elected to show myself the pain I had caused others in the past and to let the monster feel how it felt to them. It didn't feel good, not in the slightest, but I still deserved it."

Silver saw all the shocked expressions on their faces and stepped forward, placing her hand on Diamond's shoulder. "She is in such a fragile state of mind. Part of me is always afraid Diamond will slip back into her old self while the other half worries what she will do to harm herself next. One thing I forgot to mention is that we are a couple now." This revelation didn't seem to surprise the girls that much. "And I am living at her house now, sleeping in her bed, all the while trying to repair her sensitive mind and heart with all the love I can muster." This revelation did shock the trio somewhat. "I know we have been cheatful, deceitful, and downright lying cunts in the past, but please give her the benefit of the doubt. I really want your forgiveness too, don't get me wrong, but she NEEDS it. Before she can forgive herself for what past Diamond did, she needs the forgiveness of those she has wronged. So please, help me fix her broken heart."

The girls stood in silence, the only sound being the sobs that came from the broken Diamond Tiara. Apple Bloom looked down at the pitiful sight in front of her and felt something pull on her heart strings. She slowly wrapped her arms around Diamond and crushed the pink girl to her.

"Ah' forgive you, Diamond. My sister is th' Element of Honesty accordin' t' some weird universe full of talkin' ponies, so it would only make sense fer me to hav' a nack for spottin' liars. And ah' don't think you're lyin'." Apple Bloom leaned in close to Diamond's ear and whispered loud enough for all to hear, "Ah' saw the bandages on yer arm. Ya' can't fake that." Apple Bloom nuzzled into Diamond's hair and squeezed her once more.

Silver clapped her hands together and felt her heartbeat increase, tears welling in her eyes as she watched the sight before her.

The five girls walked down the halls together on their way to Silver and Diamond's next destination. The CMC's walked right behind the former troublemakers, watching as Silver walked with Diamond in her "protective" embrace. The three girls had silently agreed that it was very heartwarming to say that least, but still had their doubts as to whether they were genuine with their word. Apple Bloom took longer strides to catch up with the other two women and walked beside Diamond, putting her in between herself and Silver.

"So where are we headin' t' nex'?" Apple Bloom asked.

"Were on our way to Ms. Cheerilee's room. It should be empty since it's lunch time, so we won't be disturbing class. We want you three to come with just in case you still have doubts as to whether we've really changed or not," Silver answered, pulling Diamond closer and giving her a quick peck on the cheek. The little action made Apple Bloom smile.

"I do want to believe you, but you can't blame us if we don't. While your past actions may not have been THIS extreme, you have still lied to us more than we can count," Sweetie Belle added. Diamond gave a quick glance back over her shoulder and looked ahead again.

"I-I... I know Sweetie Belle, and I'm sorry. But after everything that has happened and all the change I've went through, I never want to lie again. This one trick I pulled on this guy who didn't deserve it was all a big lie, and it completely ruined him." Diamond began to cry again. "I thought it was funny seeing that look of total heartbreak on his face, but all I want to do now is punish and make myself feel the same pain he felt. Silver always comes through with such sweet words and remind me that I can't fix the past, I can only mend the present so it will be repaired in the future. She has such a way with words..."

Apple Bloom hugged closer to Diamond, making her jump from the unexpected contact. She relaxed after sometime and allowed Apple Bloom to fully embrace her.

They came upon Miss Cheerilee's room sooner than anticipated. They all hesitated for a moment before Diamond gulped audibly as Silver reached for the doorknob. She twisted the handle and pushed the door inwards and stepped inside, followed directly by the rest of the women.

There was Miss Cheerilee, at her desk, hunched over performing some menial task; most likely grading papers. She stopped however and looked up and to her left when she heard company enter her door. Her face scrunched and her heart sank when she saw the sight before her. While Diamond was always a problem child to her in the past, her heart always drooped whenever she saw an upset child or a student in distress. Miss Cheerilee was on her feet and in front of the girls faster than one could say 'teacher'.

Miss Cheerilee put her hands on Diamond's cheeks and noticed the tears stained on her face. She looked at the three girls accompanying Silver and Diamond and furrowed her brow.

"What is going on here? What happened?" She asked sternly.

"Miss Cheerilee..." Silver quickly butt in, "It isn't what you think. We came here because Diamond has something very important she needs to tell you." Silver let Diamond go and urged her forward. Diamond looked back at her, unsure. Silver only coaxed her on more and gave a reassuring smile. Diamond did her best to return the gesture before turning back to look at the patient but flustered look of her teacher. Diamond gulped once more.

"M-M-Miss Ch-Cheerilee," Diamond began shakily. Miss Cheerilee gave a warm smile that filled her with some much needed confidence.

Diamond burst out in tears again and crushed herself against Cheerilee, knocking the wind out of her. "I know I have been a pain in the past and that I am probably your least favorite student in the school and that you just want me to graduate already so you won't have to deal with me anymore! But I can't leave until I let you know that I'm sorry!!" Diamond snuggled in closer to Cheerilee. "I'm sorry for all the mean things I did to you in the past, like putting salt in your morning coffee, and for being such a problem to you! Being a teacher is already a stressful enough job as it is and you don't need students like me making it worse for you! I don't want to leave here with a sour taste in your mouth about me! I need to tell you that you are the most wonderful, smart, patient, and extremely kind-hearted teacher in existence! I'm glad to have gotten to know you and pray with all my heart that you will forgive me!" Without even thinking, Diamond angled her head and gave Cheerilee a kiss on her cheek, startling everyone in the room. "I'm sorry..." She concluded.

Miss Cheerilee, tears now stinging her own eyes, looked from the apologizing bully to the rest of the girls in the room. Her heart was out of control; hammering against her rib cage almost like it wanted to jump out and comfort Diamond itself. Cheerilee wrapped her arms around Diamond's torso and pulled the crying girl in close to herself, nuzzling her cheek against the top of Diamond's head as her tears of joy flowed down and dropped into Diamond's hair.

She closed her eyes and whispered, "I forgive you... and thank you." She gave a little kiss to the top of Diamond's head and squeezed her tighter. Never in all her years of teaching has any of her students made a change of heart like this. Miss Cheerilee sighed and reveled in the fact that she had finally made a breakthrough.

Rough Shmough

Apologizing to the CMC's and Miss Cheerilee had taken longer than Diamond or Silver expected. By the time Diamond was done having her moment with her teacher, where some sweet words and sentiments were exchanged, the bell rang to signal the end of lunch. Now the one person Diamond was most anxious to make amends with would have to wait until tomorrow. To make matters worse, she had to go the rest of the day on an empty stomach. Silver told her she would fix that after school though, which was soon, but not soon enough. They still had one more class to deal with until school was over: PE.

The two girls would usually get out of having to perform in PE class by making up excuses, such as "feeling under the weather", or skipping the class in general and mess about if Coach Spitfire was absent that day. They were changed girls now though, literally and figuratively. In their hearts they had changed for the better, and in PE they had to change into clothes more suitable to work out in. This would be difficult for Diamond, if Silver wasn't there to cover for her.

Diamond was now sitting in the bleachers in her usual attire being looked over by Silver whom wore a somewhat-too-tight exercise outfit comprised of shorts and tank top. After giving Diamond a good look over, checking her arm in the process, a warm smile and kiss on the cheek, she stood up and got ready to do the daily warm-ups before they played their weekly game. This week was kickball.

"Okay Gem, just sit here and watch us win, okay? You get to be my own personal cheerleader!" Silver turned her head to the side, "And I wonder what you would look like as one," She whispered to herself. Diamond blushed and looked away, giggling softly at Silver's fantasies. She looked back to her and nodded.

"Okay," Diamond responded, "I promise to be good and stay put. I'll be rooting for you and your team!" She chirped.

"I'll come check on you after I either score or am gotten out." Silver took on a serious expression. "I worry about you Diamond. I just love you so much and it hurts to be away from you even for a second because a lot could happen between that time." Diamond frowned, but understood what she was getting at. She nodded once more.

Coach Spitfire blew her whistle and told everyone to take their spots for the daily warm-ups on the gym floor. When no one was looking, Silver knelt down and gave Diamond a quick peck on the lips and stood back up.

"I'll see you in a little bit, my beautiful Gem," Silver said lovingly. It was words like those that brought tears of happiness to Diamond's eyes every time they were said now. She waved back when Silver waved at her while jogging to her spot.

The two girls thought their little exchange had gone unnoticed, but one did notice however: Coach Spitfire. Even though Diamond had been showing up to class, she caught on to Diamond being a little flaky with her participation last week. She wasn't about to let that happen this week. She briskly walked over to where Diamond sat in the bleachers, startling Diamond with the brashness of her movement. She stared at Diamond with what could almost be akin to a "death glare". Diamond gulped.

"And what seems to be the ailment this week, Ms. Tiara?" Spitfire asked sarcastically. "Cholera? Dysentery? The Flu? Hay fever?" Diamond began to shiver from being attacked like this; it made her scared and she didn't like it one bit. "I have been a Physical Education teacher for quite some time now and have heard a lot of excuses in my day. And I mean a LOT." Spitfire eased off of her stern tone of voice a bit. "Tell you what? If you give me an excuse that I have NEVER heard before as to why you are not participating today, I'll leave you alone." Spitfire smirked and crossed her arms, waiting for an answer. "Well, hit me with your best shot, princess." Diamond could tell that Coach Spitfire was in no mood to be toyed with today, but honesty was her most important policy now. She took a deep breath and steeled her resolve, then looked her teacher straight in the eyes with the softest expression she could muster.

"A broken heart in the process of mending," Diamond replied. Her eyes widened and her pupils shrank when she saw that her teacher was not amused by this answer. By now Silver had noticed that Spitfire was interrogating Diamond and felt a chill run through her chest. She sometimes hated it when she was right. She began to make her way over to where her teacher and girlfriend were at.

Spitfire narrowed her eyes, eliciting a gasp from Diamond. She cradled her left arm to protect it from whatever was about to come.

"This is gym class Ms. Tiara. If you want to be a comedian and tell jokes, join the drama club," Spitfire scolded. "I don't care if your lung is trying to get over a bad divorce! When you are in PE, you exercise! Now get up, get out there, and start doing your WARM-UPS!" Spitfire slammed her clipboard on the bleachers beside Diamond to give emphasis as to how serious she was with her words.

Diamond jumped and began to hyperventilate a little. Her mind went blank, unable to think of anything to respond with to her teacher's outburst. She calmed down some when she saw Silver Spoon walking their way.

"Hey, Hey! What's going on?" Silver asked Spitfire, getting in her face with an angry scowl.

"Go back to your spot and resume your stretches Ms. Spoon. Your girlfriend is more than capable of taking care of herself."

"Are you kidding!?" Silver asked, gesturing to Diamond. "She is in no state to be taking this kind of torment. Look at her! She's shaking!"

"A little exercise will warm her right up," Spitfire responded nonchalantly.

"She isn't cold, Coach! She's terrified!" Silver responded spitefully.

"Exercising will help with that too."

"There is more to life than exercising, Coach. You've got to live a little!"

"You won't be able to enjoy life to its fullest if you don't stay healthy and keep your body in shape! Bad health is basically like having one foot in the grave!" Spitfire began to get agitated with Silver's continuing insubordinate behavior.

"What is your deal!? Just leave her alone!!" The constant spat between the two women had gotten the attention of the rest of the class who looked on in confusion, wonder, and amazement.

"Do I have to write you a referral young lady? All I have to do is pick up a pen and you will be in detention so fast it will make your head spin!"

"Silver," Diamond cut in, "Don't get in trouble because of me. I'll go exercise, Coach Spi-"

"No Diamond, sit back down! You and I both know you are in no shape to be doing this. Remember what happened when you just clenched your hand too tight? Think about what might possibly happen from doing a push up... or a plank. I'm not taking the risk and neither are you," Silver said, turning back to her teacher with a fire in her eye. "Go ahead and give me detention, suspend me, kick me out of school. I don't care! But I will not sit idly by and allow you, or anyone else for that matter, to treat her like that."

Spitfire had heard enough. She was seething with rage and was about to blow a gasket in her brain. It was bad enough that she was getting talked down to by one of her students, but right in front of the rest of her class was enough to make her boil over. Her hand was up so fast that it made an audible crack! as she pointed to the front entrance to the gym.

"Both of you! Principal's office! NOW!!" Spitfire said through clenched teeth.

Diamond sighed and sluggishly got up from the bench. Silver only scoffed and helped Diamond up, escorting her out the gym doors and into the hall. Spitfire looked back to the rest of her students, her face one of a complete frenzy.

"Get started with the game! I'll be back in a minute!" She shouted, then turned back around and stomped out the gym doors.

Principal Celestia nodded as she finished listening to both sides of the commotion in the gym. She took several moments to contemplate a solution. Thankfully, they came to her quite naturally. So naturally, in fact, that it was almost scary.

"Okay, I believe I have come up with a solution." Principal Celestia finally said, turning first to Diamond and Silver. "Silver Spoon, while I agree that your heart was in the right place, we do not tolerate insubordination at this school. As such, you will receive lunch detention tomorrow as a warning for your actions." The two girls silently gasped and looked to each other, worry etched upon both their faces. Principal Celestia then turned to Spitfire who had a disappointed, but smug look on her face. "Coach Spitfire," Celestia said, getting the teacher's attention. "I agree you WERE trying to do your job. But I disagree with your method about handling this situation. It was rash, irresponsible, and somewhat immature." Celestia shook her head in disappointment. "I think we have become too insensitive to others' emotions as time has gone by. Every week I get more and more complaints from students about our teachers being quote unquote 'jerks'."

Celestia looked around at all three women to make sure they understood what this implied. They didn't. "Starting Friday I will be enacting a mandatory sensitivity training program that will be held once a week for all faculty and staff after school until four o'clock, indefinitely. Or at least until the complaints of verbal abuse to the students go down." Celestia sighed once more and took a deep, calming breath. "I can't believe we have gotten so out of touch with what makes us human that I am forced to make this decision. Makes my heart hurt. Hopefully this will take some of the load off."

Celestia dismissed the stunned Spitfire to go back to her class, but kept Silver and Diamond behind.

"Alright girls, the jig is up. Something is very wrong and I know it, or perhaps very right. I'm not sure. All I know is that a very happy Miss Cheerilee came into my office crying tears of joy and spouting off non-stop about how you "have changed" and removed a massive weight from her heart and that she never gave up on you, even though her hope was nearly diminished." Celestia chuckled. "I swear that woman deserves a raise and more vacation time for her immense dedication." She said to herself, but shook her head and got back on topic. "You may as well tell me, because I won't allow you to leave until you do." She gave them a warm smile to calm their nerves. "Contrary to popular belief about principals, I am actually your friend here. You can trust me with anything, no matter what."

This made the two girls feel a little better.

"Promise?" Silver asked meekly.

Celestia nodded her head. "Promise."

Silver proceeded to explain the entire situation to her Principal from beginning to end; of course leaving out the more "raunchier" bits. From their falling out to the kindling of their love to now. Celestia was nearly in tears by the time Silver got to the end; halfway through her story, Silver had scooted closer to Diamond and put and arm around her while holding her injured hand in her right hand and caressing it with her thumb, giving it a kiss on the back between breaks.

Celestia fully understood why Silver had stood up to Spitfire like that now; not even the old Silver would have been brave enough to do that. She followed her heart, and Celestia respected that, but she couldn't allow the action to go unpunished. But she also couldn't allow the sensitive Diamond Tiara apologize alone without her love there to morally support her. Celestia thought on this for a few moments before coming up with another solution.

"Silver Spoon, instead of lunch detention, how about I just make a call home to your parents?"

Silver didn't know how to respond because she wasn't sure which was worse. Leaving Diamond alone to fend for herself? Or facing the wrath of her parents? She looked at Diamond, saw her worried and troubled face, and knew the better option right then and there.

Silver Spoon nodded. "That would be much more agreeable. Thank you Principal Celestia!" Silver praised gratefully.

"Please, my friends call me Tia," She said, smiling. "And don't worry, I'll make sure to put in a good word with your parents," She said with a wink.

Silver smiled and glanced down to the tired-looking Diamond Tiara. She smiled happily, tears coming to her eyes as she gazed at this beautiful girl she called her soul-mate. A second later, Diamond squealed as she was scooped into a breathtaking kiss. She allowed her eyes to flutter shut, not caring that her principal was watching every moment.

Celestia didn't mind though. She wasn't one to deny a couple true love.

Diamond and Silver were finally back home after school had let out, stopped by Sugar Cube Corner to get Diamond the food she was promised, and made a little detour through the park, enjoying the scenery as well as the other's company.

They were in more comfortable clothes now: i.e. the short shorts and tank tops they liked so much. Silver was examining herself in Diamond's bathroom mirror, looking herself over. Mainly she examined her bust size, feeling jealous at her girlfriend's great endowment. Silver sighed and turned when she heard the door open. Diamond stepped in and walked to the shower. Silver gave a sly smile as she thought of a way to boost Diamond's spirits in preparation for tomorrow.

"Wait Diamond, come here!" Silver said, gesturing for Diamond to come closer. Diamond shrugged slightly and did as she was told. Silver turned her around, wrapped arms around her stomach, and faced them both towards the mirror.

"Look at that beautiful girl!" Silver said in a hushed whisper into Diamond's ear. "I wonder who she is? I bet she is really cute and smells nice!" Diamond smiled and felt tears come to her eyes again as Silver began to trail kisses up and down her neck, going from her cheek all the way down to her shoulder. Diamond decided to play along with her.

"I know!" She replied. "Look at those beautiful purple eyes, sexy glasses, and silvery braids! What am I saying though? I don't have a chance with her," Diamond said playfully. Silver paused her kisses and crushed Diamond closer, smirking slightly.

"No Diamond, I was talking about the girl with the alluring purple and white locks of hair, sexy curves, and beautiful face." Silver squeezed Diamond even closer to her body; she began kissing Diamond's neck once more and felt her crotch being pressed into Diamond's butt. She giggled and redoubled her kisses. "I want to do nothing more than hold her, kiss her, and make her the happiest girl in the universe."

Diamond swiftly turned around and pressed her lips against Silver's. She pulled away and rested her forehead against Silver's, staring intensely into her eyes. "You already have," Diamond whispered, and dove back in for another passionate kiss, pressing her body into her lover's. Silver placed her hands on Diamond's hips and pulled her closer.

If there is a heaven, this is what Diamond imagined it was like.

It was nearly bedtime. 10:12, and lights out was at 10:30. Silver had taken this opportunity to give Diamond another massage, the "full treatment" as it was called at the parlor. She rubbed up and down Diamond's back using the scented oil from before while they watched an episode of "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" on the 30'' plasma screen Diamond had in her bedroom. The perfect way to end an evening.

A few laughs would escape the girls whenever the improvisational skill of the performers pulled through. Silver loved hearing her Gem laugh. It was the most majestic music to her ears she ever heard. She wished she could listen to it all the time. Unfortunately, she wasn't funny or witty enough to make Diamond laugh, and this made her a little discouraged. She brightened up when she thought of the perfect anniversary gift for her precious Gem: the entire first season of WLIIA to represent their one month of being together. Silver hummed now as she worked the tension from Diamond's back.

"Silver?" Diamond asked.

"Hmm?" Silver questioned.

"Do you know why I love watching "Whose Line Is It Anyway?" with you?"

Silver dreaded she knew the answer, but decided on taking the ignorance route. "No?" She gulped.

"It's because my mother and I would always watch and laugh at it; it was the special time we enjoyed together, loved together, and didn't have a care in the world about..."

Silver knew this answer was coming. It still didn't soften the blow this had on her poor heart. She hitched a bit, trying with all hear might to keep the tears back. She failed.

"But it has become your and I's thing now." Silver halted her silent sobbing for a moment to look at Diamond, who rotated her head to look back at Silver. "When she was still around, it was a tradition for us to sit down and watch some good ol' Whose Line together. That is, until she left us." Diamond hitched as the tears once again came to her eyes. "She was the one woman I could depend on in my life for anything. Whether it was personal, embarrassing, social, whatever. She was there for me, and she was there for daddy. But now she's gone..."

Silver couldn't take it anymore. She flipped Diamond over and threw herself on top of her. Kissing her and whispering soothing words as Diamond allowed her liquid agony to escape her tear ducts. Silver began to pepper kisses all over Diamond's face.

"Now though, now I feel that you have... sorta... taken her place somewhat," Diamond continued hesitantly. Silver stopped in her tracks and looked back to Diamond with surprise lingering in her eyes.

"It's true. After she left, I was devastated. It left me weak in my mind and heart. I thought I would never recover. But then you came along and comforted me, listened to me, gave me the affection I didn't know I was craving like a true friend. You filled a hole in my heart that I thought would never be patched again. Then we had our falling out which left me even more broken, but then you proclaimed your love for me and here we are now. So what I'm getting at I guess is... You have replaced her, or taken her spot really. Not like in a romantic way, but a caring, shoulder-to-cry-on, always be there for you kind of way. I still love her and miss her a bunch, but you were always there for me too, and I've never properly thanked you. So... thank you."

Silver was awestruck at Diamond's words. She noticed the concerned look on Diamond's beautiful face when she remained silent for such a long time. She shook her head slightly and leaned forward.

"I could never replace your mother Diamond. She was the mother all mother's strive to be. Don't get me wrong, I love my mother with all my heart, but I always felt your mom was like a second mom to me... Have I said this before? I feel like I've said this before..."

Diamond shrugged.

"Anyways," Silver continued, "I know she is in a lovely, beautiful place, watching down on you and keeping you safe, just like I am doing." Silver leaned in closer. "And I bet she is waiting for you so she can give you the biggest hug and kiss in the universe. But right now, she wants you to stay safe and stay happy, just like I... want... to..." Silver realized that she kind of was like Diamond's mother in a way, and she took pride in this fact.

Diamond was beneath Silver crying the tears of her happiness with a smile to accommodate. Silver smiled at Diamond as well and brushed the purple hair out of Diamond's eyes. She put a hand on Diamond's cheek and caressed it as smooth as silk, making Diamond's smile grow wider, before jumping in for a long smack on the lips. Diamond's eyes widened at first, but then slowly closed as she allowed the love to flood her system.

Diamond knew Silver wanted what was best for her, but the best thing for her was lying on top of her, kissing her lips and stroking her hair. Silver pulled away from the deep lip-lock and gazed at Diamond, panting.

"Time to finish that massage," Silver said and kissed Diamond once more.

Diamond was in a place she didn't recognize. Floating. That much she knew. She was floating in an empty void of black. Nothing above, nothing below. Just emptiness. She examined herself and saw she was wearing clothes, the usual get-up she had worn for most her life. She felt scared at the unusual place and wanted nothing more than for Silver to be there holding her, and kissing her. Like she always does.

"Hello?" Diamond called out into the big expanse of nothing, her voice echoing and disappearing within the void.

Diamond felt ready to give up hope until she felt a swirling wind whip by her and surround her body. The void exploded into a bright flash of white, blinding Diamond.

The next thing Diamond knew was that she was standing on solid ground. She slowly opened her eyes and gasped at the sight before her. She was, in fact, not standing on any ground at all. She was standing on a giant stretch of clouds high in the sky. She looked down and gave a little test bounce. The result was a being repelled into the air higher than expected and landing with a soft thud. The pink girl giggled and continued to bounce, feeling like a little kid jumping on her parents' bed again.

Diamond stopped bouncing when a bright light shined above her and forced the girl to shield her eyes. She could barely make out the silhouette of some human figure descending down to the spot in front of her. After the unknown thing touched down the light faded away. Diamond carefully uncovered her eyes and felt her heart snag in her chest.

The figure standing before her... was her mother. The mother she had lost to a sickness no more than seven months ago. Her mother wore a beautiful white gown that billowed in the breeze, but there wasn't even so much as a draft. She held her arms open invitingly to Diamond with a smile as bright and warm as the sun adorning her lips.

Diamond took a hesitant step forward. "Mom?" She asked. The figment of her mother nodded. Diamond smiled and threw herself into the safe embrace of her mother.

"Mommy!!" Diamond cried out as she snuggled into her mother's chest. "I've missed you so so MUCH!! I'm lost without you! I feel incomplete without you in my life!" Diamond hugged her mother tighter, who returned the affection. "You left too soon... I love you so much, Mom! I love you with all my heart!"

Diamond's mother kissed the crying girl upon her head. "I have missed you as well my precious Gemstone," Her mother said in the most angelic of voices. "I didn't want to go, but it was apparently my time. I still love you and your father immensely! I watch you two from here, my heart becoming happier and happier as I see you transform into such an incredible young woman! Your friend, or should I say future bride, Silver Spoon is outstanding. I couldn't have chosen a better woman to replace me. She is so good to you and loves you more than anyone in the world can imagine. This path you are taking is the correct one, and I couldn't be more proud of you Diamond!"

The voice of her mother was soothing to Diamond. She hadn't forgotten what it sounded like, she just missed hearing it. Her mother began stroking her hair.

"Please tell me this isn't a dream... Please tell me this is real!" Diamond begged.

"This is as real as you or me. It seems like a dream because, yes, you are asleep. But that is the only time when your spirit can temporarily be separated from your body. This is a little gift to you, Diamond, for finding a brighter path to follow. You have earned it!" Diamond's mother hugged her closer, kissing her cheek. Diamond returned the favor. Her mother smiled and looked at the face of her overjoyed daughter. It made her heart leap.

Diamond snuggled in closer, hoping that if she was close enough she would never have to let her mother go again. Her mother lifted Diamond's injured arm and inspected the appendage, looking more sad than concerned. She gave the back of her hand a kiss and began to rub the arm all along its length. It started to tingle from the touch, but it calmed Diamond and made her feel peaceful. After she was finished, her mother gave it one more kiss and pulled Diamond back into a hug.

"As much as it pains me to say my precious Gemstone, but I must go soon. There is still more business to attend to while the night is young." She kissed Diamond on the forehead again. "Don't stray from your path, you are doing so well! And it makes me happy to see you happy!"

Diamond pulled away and looked into the face of her lost mother. "Please don't go," she choked out, "Please! I am still so lost without you!"

Her mother frowned slightly, but quickly perked up and pulled Diamond in for another loving embrace, then separated. "If that is so, perhaps this will help you on your journey."

Diamond was confused at what her mother meant, until she saw her mother plunge her hand into her chest. It scared the pink girl momentarily as this brought up the memory of a really bad nightmare... but there was no pain. No tearing of flesh or breaking of breast bone. Only warmth that spread throughout her body as she felt some foreign entity wrap itself around her heart, almost like the force around it was giving it a hug. The feeling gave Diamond a serene, calming feeling, like she was floating in the clouds, which in all fairness she technically was.

Her eyes were glazed over and she had a smile on her face that would put the Cheshire cat to shame. Even though she felt like she was in her own world, Diamond couldn't mistake the feeling of her mother wrapping an arm around her and giving the love-struck girl a tight hug.

"There. Now I will always be with you. Anytime you need to speak with me, just think of the happiest memories you have of the two of us together. I will be there for you, or Silver, or your father. Speaking of which, tell him I said hello and that I still love him dearly. Good bye Diamond, I love you my precious Gemstone," She whispered in Diamond's ear.

Diamond tried to call out and object, but her mother disappeared as the world before her fell apart. She screamed as she began to fall through the void an intense velocity. She closed her eyes and wished for it to be over.

Rough Ain't Good Enough... Or Is It?

Diamond Tiara jolted awake in her bed. She sat up, panting hard as her heart pumped furiously inside her. She placed her injured hand on her chest, then had the sudden urge to kiss Silver which she was more than glad to not fight.

Diamond looked over her should to see Silver just now donning her glasses, desperately trying to get her sleep-addled mind working. The pink girl giggled and lightly threw herself on top of her gray lover, causing her to squeak from surprise. Diamond pressed her lips to Silver's and kissed the girl as deeply as she could before she had a chance to say anything.

Silver was astonished at this new(ish) behavior and was happy that Diamond woke up feeling much chipper than the previous nights. Silver moaned into the kiss and closed her eyes, enjoying the warm sensations she got from having her girlfriend kiss her so passionately and lie on top of her. She slowly raised a hand and began stroking the recovering girl's hair, reveling in the soft silkiness of its texture. Everything about Diamond was beautiful.

Silver gently pushed Diamond away and attempted to catch her breath. "Wow," She panted, "This... is... different! Did someone have a good dream?"

Diamond smiled and gave her lover another peck on the mouth. "Not just a good dream. I had the BEST dream! At least, it felt like one. My mother, Silver, she was there and she... it was... OooHH!" Diamond couldn't control herself as she jumped in for another embrace with Silver. She kissed her so fiercely, so intensely. It was like some outside force was pushing her to do so, made her feel like she wanted to. And she did, so so much.

Diamond grudgingly pulled away and stared into Silver's eyes, marveling at their radiance. Silver laid there with a silly-grin and dazed look on her face. Diamond loved to see her happy. Now she knew how Silver felt when she made her happy.

"I love you Silver!" Diamond proclaimed in a hushed whisper and completely collapsed on top of Silver. "I love you so much! I can't begin to describe the depths of how far my love goes for you! All I can really put into words is that you complete me, Silver. You complete my heart, my body, and my soul! I want you, and NEED you, for all eternity! I'm so lucky to have such an amazing girlfriend!" Diamond assaulted Silver with a flurry of mouth kisses, each one going deeper than the last, then rested and whispered into her ear, "My mother said you were the one and that she couldn't have chosen anyone better to take her place." Diamond kissed Silver's cheek. "You officially have my mom's blessing. The thing is, you aren't replacing her, you're just taking on her responsibilities. I love you Silver!"

Diamond gave a smooch on Silver's nose and hugged her tight, hanging on for dear life, still on top of Silver. The gray girl had no words to express how happy she felt at this moment, so she went with the next best thing. She wrapped her arms around Diamond and embraced her as tightly as humanly possible, never planning to let go. Silver began stroking Diamond's hair and kissing along her neck, making Diamond giggle, shaking them both with every little hop.

Diamond would shiver whenever Silver breathed over the wet spots she had just kissed. Silver always filled her with so much love, magic, and rapture. She felt Silver begin to rub her back in slow and sensual motions, like when she gave her a massage. It was breathtaking. And it made Diamond's heart swell with even more love for this girl that was underneath her. Kissing her. Comforting her. Driving her to the break of love-euphoria.

Silver grabbed the back of Diamond's head and pulled her in for another heavy kiss, massaging Diamond's lips a bit with her own. Silver poked her tongue against Diamond's mouth, to which the pink girl obliged the invitation and opened her lips, allowing the wet appendage to slide inside. Their two tongues wrestled for dominance, pitting strength against strength of their taste organs. In the end, Silver allowed Diamond to win because it made her heart happy to hear her lover giggle.

Silver wrapped her arms around Diamond and turned onto her left side so that the two girls were facing each other from the comfort of the bed. Silver loved having Diamond on top of her, but she was really tired. And they had school in five hours.

Silver pulled away and pecked Diamond on the nose. "Come on Gem, you can tell me about your dream in the morning, perhaps while were showering," Silver said in husky whisper with a small wink. "But right now we need to get some sleep. School will be starting soon. Don't worry about it though, I'll be right there with you." Silver looked into Diamond's aqua blue eyes. She couldn't handle how gorgeous those lipid pools were. "Oh my sweet goodness Diamond! You are just. So. BEAUTIFUL!!"

Diamond's pulse increased as tears came to her eyes. Silver always knew the right thing to say to her. She felt Silver pull her head into the crook of her neck; Diamond could hear the small thumps of Silver's heart as they slowly picked up pace. Diamond smiled and nestled deeper into Silver's chest.

"I'll hold you like this while we sleep. Let my heart lull you into slumber, love." Silver leaned down and kissed Diamond on her head. "I love you so much my precious Gem. I promise to never let anything hurt you ever again."

With those words echoing throughout her head, Diamond soon felt sleep take her senses over once more, completely unaware of the visit that Silver had gotten as well while they slept.

It was time for school once more. After having woken up, got ready, had breakfast, and dropped off by Filthy Rich, Silver and Diamond were ready to tackle the day. The two girls turned to each other, Silver noticing the look of doubt in her eyes. She grabbed Diamond's hands and pulled her closer.

"Don't worry Gem," Silver said reassuringly and kissed Diamond as tenderly as a feather, "everything is going to be okay. I'll be right there with you, so please don't get all worked up." The gray girl pulled Diamond close to her body, leaving their mouths a scant few inches apart... which was quickly closed when Silver kissed Diamond again. "If you wear a brave face and take this challenge head on, I'll reward you with anything you want when we get home. And I mean ANYTHING!" Silver waggled her eyebrows at Diamond.

Diamond giggled, a slight shade of crimson making its way up her cheeks. "So naughty DoubS," Diamond said, and felt a little embarrassed now that she knew her mom was watching her. "I just hope my mom won't look... or think anything less of me," She said sadly.

Silver lifted her chin and gave her another kiss. "Diamond, she would never think any less of you. In fact, I am willing to bet she has nothing but high regards for you and doesn't care what you and I do as long as you're happy," Silver said with a smile.

"How would you know?" Diamond asked, puzzled.

"I'll tell you later!" Silver replied with a subtle wink.

Diamond was going to pry deeper, but then the bell rang. It was time for class. Diamond glanced at the school, then turned back and threw herself into one more kiss with Silver.

"So long for now Silver! I'll see you after first class..."

Silver wrapped her arms around Diamond and hugged her tight, kissed her, then released her so they could go to class.

"So, Tech, that is pretty much it. I wanted to let you know I feel nothing but guilt for what I did to you all those years ago and I am so SO sorry for it. My only hope now is that you will forgive me and we can be friends."

Tech Know stood with a slacked jaw, still unsure as to what he just heard was real or not. One moment he was leaving his Programming class to go eat lunch, then the next thing he knew he was being approached by Silver Spoon who said that Diamond Tiara wished to speak to him.

When he heard that Diamond wanted to talk to him, he dreaded it. He knew that it could only mean bad news if it was Diamond Tiara. Tech had asked what it was about, but Silver said for him to come find out. He grudgingly accepted and followed. They soon came upon Diamond, to which she proceeded to begin her long explanation for meeting him and begging for his forgiveness.

This was completely unexpected. Seeing Diamond in such a weak state, and after never been with another girl since Diamond and looking on her sexy body as she grovelled, he had to admit he was turned on; his head began filling with unfulfilled lusts and desires.

He looked back at Silver, who was supervising the whole moment, and gave her an "Is she serious?" look. Silver only nodded.

He glanced back at Diamond for a moment, then to Silver again.

"Could we have some privacy, please?" He asked.

Silver's eyes went wide and felt a brief spike of anger shoot through her body even if her face didn't show it. She looked at Diamond, who was looking at her with the same expression. Silver turned back towards Tech and shook her head.

"No, I'm sorry. I promised Diamond that I wouldn't leave her side. I meant what I said," Silver replied with a slight hint of venom dripping in her words.

Tech sighed and looked back at Diamond. "I guess we have to do this the hard way..."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he grabbed Diamond by her arms and shoved her up against the lockers. She let out a muffled scream as Tech kissed her and began to feel up her body. She struggled and tried to force him away, but the lust-addled boy was just too powerful. Silver was on him within a millisecond, punching him and screaming for him to release Diamond. Tech only pushed her away and continued to harass Diamond.

Tech held nothing back. He felt all over Diamond's body as she was pinned against the lockers, helpless. The only thing she could do was bare through it and hope somebody came by to help Silver rescue her.

Diamond cried tears of terror. Fear. The emotion was still a bit foreign to Diamond, but there was one thing she knew about the feeling, she didn't like it. It was a painful emotion that weakened her already fragile state of mind. She gasped and screamed a muffled scream as Tech began to knead her breasts and raise her skirt up. Panic flooded her system as she realized what was about to happen.

He was about to have his way with her, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. The worst part was, she knew she deserved it. This was her punishment for being terrible to others for most of her life and was the only way she could repent for her sins. Diamond shut her eyes and hoped for it to be over soon while Silver continued to futilely attempt to save her.

"What is going on here!?!" A voice yelled from down the hall.

The trio looked down the hall to see Ms. Cheerilee and the Cutie Mark Crusaders looking on in awe-struck disbelief; they assumed the voice belonged to Ms. Cheerilee. Silver looked to Tech's neck and saw an opening while he was distracted. Remembering the training she received from her mother on the do's and don'ts of being a masseuse, she acted.

Swift as a cheetah and striking like a snake, Silver pinched the part of Tech's neck where the back of his jaw line met his neck. He grunted for a split second, felt a feeling of dreariness overcome him, then everything went black. He released Diamond and fell to the ground with a hard thud!, unconscious. Silver panted slightly as she looked at the near-rapist with disgust, the deed finally done. She then looked at Diamond and quickly scooped her up in a comforting embrace, whispering soothing words in her ear as she recovered. Miss Cheerilee and the CMC's approached the duo with faces of sick-worry.

"Are ya'll alrigh'?" Applebloom asked.

"What happened?" Scootaloo added.

Miss Cheerilee inspected the unconscious boy as the trio of girls helped Silver comfort Diamond.

"Silver," Miss Cheerilee began, "what did you do to this boy? Is... I-Is he...?"

"No, he's not dead," Silver answered, "But when he wakes up, he's gonna wish that he was. What an unbelievable prick to do something like that to such a sweet girl." Silver gave Diamond a warm smile and gently kissed the frightened girl to calm her down. It seemed to work, somewhat.

"Then what did you do?" Sweetie Belle asked.

"I'm a masseuse in training, remember?" Silver asked no one in particular. "It's my job to know where all the pressure points on the body are at so I don't end up accidentally paralyzing a client. The place I just pinched him contains a vital artery that is a main transport for blood to the brain. I temporarily cut off the flow, and the shock caused him to pass out from the lack of blood. It was a good thing you girls showed up when you did, or else I might have never gotten an opening."

Everyone, including Diamond, looked at the gray girl in stunned silence. Miss Cheerilee had quit checking over his body after the explanation from Silver. She figured her would be fine, but regulations required her to deliver the boy to the nurse. She sighed and looked back down at the knocked-out boy.

"Alright. Silver? Diamond? Go wait for me in the principal's office," She told the two lovers. "Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, would you please help me carry him to the nurse? I don't think I am strong enough to lift him by myself." The trio of girls nodded and took a place at one of his limbs. They lifted him and began the trek to the nurse's office while Diamond and Silver started towards the principal's. This day hadn't gone as planned, Silver thought, not at all.

"Twice in one week you two have been in my office. I would say that is a record, but then I would be lying," Principal Celestia said in a slightly agitated monotone, "Although I don't think the days you were in here have ever been consecutive."

Silver frowned from her words, but continued to comfort Diamond who was still shaking from the recent events that took place. She had just been molested, almost violated, if Silver hadn't been there. She thanked every entity in existence for the girl she called Silver Spoon.

"What happened this time? Diamond appears to be very shaken up by it and you yourself, Silver, don't seem that far off," Principal Celestia spoke up after a moment of silence. Silver stared at her for a second before pulling Diamond closer and kissing her cheek.

"I-.... I would rather wait for Miss Cheerilee to get here if that's alright with you, Principal Celestia. Whatever she has to say I take full responsibility for, my actions that is..."

As if on cue, Miss Cheerilee opened the door, somewhat out of breath, and took a seat beside the two ex-bullies.

"Ah! Finally! Perhaps you could shed some light on the situation Cheerilee. I want you to tell me every little detail of what you saw, then I want to hear Silver and Diamond's side. I just hope that this isn't as big a deal as it seems."

Miss Cheerilee placed her hand on Diamond's left hand and patted it gently, offering a soft smile to the girl, who smiled back. Miss Cheerilee turned her attention towards Principal Celestia.

"Very well..." She said hesitantly.

Miss Cheerilee proceeded to explain all that she had seen and what had happened. While she was walking the halls with the CMC's looking for Diamond and SIlver, she heard a noise from somewhere nearby. Following the disturbance, the group of women turned the corner to see Diamond pinned against the lockers, seemingly against her will, and Silver Spoon trying to pry the assailant off of her.

This led to the distraction where Silver knocked the boy out. She and the Crusaders carried him to the nurse's office where she left the unconscious boy in the care of Redheart and the trio of friends then rushed back to the principal's office, all looping back around to this moment.

Principal Celestia had shown few emotions when listening to the tale, but two of the ones she had shown were evident: Worry and anger. Celestia then inquired into Silver and Diamond's side of the story. Silver spoke for the duo.

She agreed and confirmed what her teacher had said, but told her tale from the "beginning" beginning. She told of how Diamond had been dreading to apologize to this boy the most, and even had a nightmare similar to this situation. The outcome and climax were slightly skewed, but the story remained the same.

Silver told of how she approached him, told him of Diamond's "new leaf" she had turned over, and was now seeking the forgiveness of all those in the past she did wrong. One thing led to another, then all of a sudden he was on top of Diamond, ready to defile her. She had to step in and rescue her love.

Celestia had started to cry from the tragic and romantic actions of Silver's story. She put her head in her hands and sniffled louder than she intended.

"Why can't things ever be normal around here?"

Silver and Diamond were in bed, cuddled up with one another; Diamond's head rested against Silver's chest as Silver stroked her gorgeous purple hair. They still wore their school clothes, too traumatized to change into their casual wear. Celestia had called Diamond's father and told him of the incident. He left work early and rushed over to check on his little girl, then demanded that sexual assault charges be pressed against the assailant. However, it wasn't his decision. Diamond was an adult in the eyes of the law, and it all came down to her decision.

She had decided to not press charges. Everyone gasped in shock and asked why, but she said it was for "personal reasons". Silver believed she knew what those "personal reasons" were. Principal Celestia just sighed and reluctantly accepted her choice. She allowed Diamond and Silver to go home early so Diamond could recover. Silver was allowed to go as well only so she could comfort Diamond. The gray girl did not complain.

Now here they were, lying in bed together, with only each other for company. Mister Rich had made sure they were alright and had every thing they needed, then kissed Diamond goodbye and returned to his job.

Silver was afraid. Diamond has been silent for nearly half an hour and it was beginning to make her worry. Silver shuffled a little bit, leaned down, and kissed Diamond on the cheek.

"Hey," she whispered, "you want to go get some food? My treat!" Diamond shook her head and continued to look miserable. Silver felt a pang of sadness in her chest. "Do you want to do something?" Again she shook her head, denying Silver the chance to hear her wonderful voice. "Do you just want to lay in bed for the rest of your life?" Silver asked, somewhat agitated now. She didn't know why she was letting this get to her, but seeing Diamond so depressed and cut off from the rest of the world really grinds her gears now. Diamond had to do something in order to get her mind off what happened. She saw Diamond nod her head.

That was the last straw. Silver huffed and hastily got out of bed. Diamond jumped and felt terror run through her system as million of scenarios went in and out of her head. She thought she had done something wrong. She thought Silver finally had enough of her and was leaving for good. She thought Silver hated her now. She began to sniffle and tear up as Silver walked away from the bed. Instead of walking through the door however, Silver walked over to the miniature jukebox Diamond had on her dresser, toy with some of the knobs for a bit, then pressed play when she found a suitable song.

Silver walked back over to the bed, stared at Diamond with a stern expression, then softened her look and held out her hand as the music started. Diamond looked cautiously at Silver's hand and hesitantly put her own in it.

"Silver," Diamond began, "I'm sorry for being so distant. I'm just still really shaken u-"

"Shh!!" Silver shushed, and yanked Diamond up off the bed in one swift motion. Diamond's surprised squeak was cut short when she was pulled into an impassioned kiss with Silver. Her eyes fluttered shut and she relaxed into Silver crushing embrace. Silver pulled away and looked into Diamond's scared, but curious eyes.

"Shut up and dance with me!" Silver whispered and began to lead Diamond in a small waltz.

Silver made small steps around the room, leading Diamond in the dance and enjoying the warmth of the body against her. She would have made bigger steps, but Diamond's room only afforded them a limited space to move around. Diamond's heart pounded in joy within her chest. A smile broke through on her lips as Silver twirled them around in time with the music. Diamond closed her eyes once more and rested her head on Silver's shoulder. Silver pulled the two of them closer, stomach to stomach, until she could feel her heart beating right against Diamond's. She took note of how they changed their rhythm to beat in time with each other. Silver smiled even wider and kissed Diamond on the head.

Diamond shuddered slightly and kissed Silver's neck, causing the girl to giggle.

"Thank you for saving me back there at the school, Silver. It just occurred to me that I never properly thanked you for being so heroic." Diamond sighed. "And I'm sorry for being so distant. I was just thinking about what happened, and what COULD have happened if you weren't there to rescue me." Diamond felt Silver hug her tighter, never getting off step in the dance.

"I told you I would never let anything hurt you ever again," Silver whispered to Diamond, "And I meant what I said. You are so precious and dear to me. If I ever allowed harm to come to you...," Diamond felt Silver shudder, "I don't think I could ever forgive myself." Silver hugged Diamond even closer to herself; Diamond could hear the powerful beating of Silver's heart, and it made her feel a safe serenity. Silver kissed Diamond again and whispered into her ear, "You are the love of my life, and the life of my love. I will always be here for you. I will be a shoulder for you to cry on, a warm body for you to cuddle up to on cold nights, a diary of living flesh for you to vent all your troubles to. I am here for you, Diamond, and I don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon."

Diamond couldn't take it anymore. Silver was just too sweet and always made her jubilant no matter what. With love in her heart and mind, Diamond pulled away and looked into Silver's eyes, not once getting out of step. Diamond threw herself into the most passionate and tender kiss she had ever had with Silver as of yet. It was Silver's turn to allow her eyelids to flutter shut and enjoy this moment she was having with her girlfriend. Silver slowly wrapped her arms around Diamond and pulled her into herself; Diamond returned the action in tandem.

No matter where this went or what happened next, Diamond smiled and reveled in the fact that her mother was looking down on them in this moment and had happiness in her heart. This fact alone made Diamond even happier and redoubled the intensity of the kiss, much to Silver's delight.

Memories of her mother cycled through Diamond's mind. It made her feel overjoyed and gave her a weird, but relaxing burning sensation in her chest. In the throes of her passionate kiss with Silver, Diamond could have sworn she heard a voice.

"I am so proud of you my precious Gemstone. You will be unstoppable with Silver by your side. You can accomplish anything with her, and my heart always skips with glee whenever you smile and laugh. I love you Diamond. For now and all eternity. There's nothing you could do to make me stop loving you. You and Silver deserve each other."

Diamond smiled into the kiss and pressed even deeper.

Rough to Smooth

"Silveeeerrr... Stooooopp," Diamond said as she giggled, giving contradiction to her words. She actually secretly hoped Silver would never stop.

The two girls were once again back on Diamond's bed after having danced the afternoon away, each girl enjoying the company of their beloved. The two lovers were panting and tired as anyone could be, but that didn't stop them from showing their love and devotion for one another. The session started as simple love-making: small pecks on the mouth that grew into deep french kissing, then the free roaming of hands over the other's body, feeling every inch and every curve.

Their actions evolved into feeling the other girl up and slowly undressing the other, never breaking the kiss. Once they were down to their casual wear-around-the-house clothes things got even more heated; their casual clothes being the tank tops and short shorts they usually wore.

Silver was on top of Diamond, keeping her pinned down to the bed in the usual manner; i.e. holding Diamond's arms above her head at the wrists while she straddled the helpless girl. Silver started traveling from Diamond's lips and trailed kisses down to her neck and began pecking and smooching any exposed flesh she could find. Diamond moaned in satisfaction and tilted her head to allow Silver more access to the tender area. The pink girl kept her eyes closed as she absorbed the feeling of her lover's ministrations.

Silver broke away from her girlfriend's neck to catch her breath and stare at her raw beauty. She couldn't tear her eyes away from this girl beneath her. Just gazing at her, seeing that look of pure happiness on her face, was enough to send Silver's heart flying. It brought tears to her eyes to see Diamond so happy.

Diamond looked to her dominating girlfriend with a confused look.

"Why'd you stop?" She asked.

Silver quickly blinked away the evidence of her happiness. "I just wanted to look at you because..." Silver leaned in closer and whispered in Diamond's ear, "you are the most beautiful girl in this world and seeing that you are happy because of what I've done makes me feel like I won the lottery tenfold. I love you! I love you so much Diamond!" Silver said in between kisses. "I want you to be happy for the rest of eternity!" Diamond smiled at her words and nuzzled Silver's cheek.

"As long as I am with you, I will be," Diamond replied. Silver giggled and kissed Diamond on the cheek as well and leaned back, smiling at her girlfriend, who smiled back, and began stroking her hair in long, slow motions. They laid there for a few moments in complete silence, soaking up the feeling of each other's love muscles pumping furiously.

"Why are you afraid to touch me?" Diamond asked suddenly, the question throwing Silver off slightly, but not enough to make her cease her affectionate actions.

"W-...What?" Was all Silver could reply.

"You always seem like you are afraid to touch me, feel me up, sometimes look at me. Is it because of all that has happened? Silver, this heart, body, and mind is reserved for you and you only. You can touch me whenever you want, I don't mind. In fact, I encourage you to because I've been feeling a little neglected lately. If you want to feel something, go ahead. I'll enjoy it just as much as you will," Diamond said with a flirtatious wink.

Silver was... flabbergasted, to say the least. She shook her head to clear her thoughts.

"Oh Diamond," Silver started apologetically, "I'm sorry if it feels like I have been neglecting you here lately. And yes, you're right. I hardly make any moves on you because of everything that has happened. I didn't want you to think that the only thing I cared about was your body and what I could do to it. I want to treat you with love and respect." Silver closed her eyes and sighed. "I don't know, it's just, I don't want to betray you're trust. It took a while to build it up and I would hate for it to be ruined by me randomly grabbing your breasts one day without telling you and "having at it.""

Diamond nodded and smiled at her lover. "I understand what you mean Silver. You were just being chivalrous and restraining yourself so nothing between us would be spoiled. I admire you and love you for that." Diamond arched her back slightly so Silver could wrap her arms around her midriff. "But from now on, if you want to feel something, you go ahead. I'd be more than happy to return the favor," Diamond said with another wink.

She smiled when Silver's eyes lit up, the hug becoming tighter. Silver pressed her mouth into Diamond's and held it for the longest time. Then she broke away and fell off to Diamond's right side and snuggled into her, enjoying the warmth and the rhythm of her lover's pulse.

"Well Gem," Silver started, "do you want to know what I want to feel right now?" Diamond shook her head. Silver giggled and kissed her again. "I want to feel my amazing girlfriend's body pressed against mine, keeping me warm, and I want to make her feel safe. That is what I want to feel."

Diamond beamed happily at Silver's words and wrapped her arms around Silver's torso and pulled her close. The affections became a contest after a bit to see who could hug their girlfriend the tightest. It ended in a draw.

"Silver?" Diamond asked her lover as she watched her prepare dinner. It was another late night at the office for Mister Rich.

Silver looked back at the beautiful girl sitting at the dining room table behind her and raised an eyebrow. "Hm?"

"Do... Do you think we could... dance... again... like we did earlier? Every day? After school? I really enjoyed the motions of the turning and twisting and being close to you in your protective arms and you kissing me and holding me and whispering sweet words to me. It was all so.... magical!" Diamond said in a hushed whisper, clasping her hands together as stars appeared in her eyes. "I could feel how much you love me and it was so... so intense and lovely and warm and I want to feel all those feelings again, all the time! I love you Silver!"

Silver began to tremble as Diamond's eccentric words sank in. She hitched slightly as the first set of oncoming tears teased at her eyes. Silver quickly turned back to the stove to continue cooking the meal; a happy smile adorning her lips as she cooked their meal.

"Of course Gem! Nothing would make me happier!" Silver wasn't lying either. It was one thing when she held Diamond close to herself as they reclined on the bed. But when she held Diamond close to her body as they expressed themselves through movement, it was a whole other form of language completely. Silver sprinkled some seasoning on the Filet Mignon she was grilling and was taken completely by surprise when she felt two hands wrap around her stomach and pull her body in for a warm hug. Silver relaxed into the snuggle and continued to cook. It became even more difficult however as Diamond began to pepper her neck with kisses. Silver shivered from the small pecks, but continued on nonetheless.

"It makes my heart happy to hear you say that," Diamond whispered. She nuzzled into the back of Silver's neck and continued. "I love you Silver... I love you so so so much. Words can't express how much I love you. So I'll just hug you for while and see if that says anything. If I'm in the way though then I'll back off." Diamond said sadly and nuzzled into the back of Silver's neck.

You know I'm not going to say that Silver thought to herself. Why would she cheat the both of them out of this special bonding time? It was downright cruel. And Silver Spoon wasn't about that anymore. Love was her only motto now, and she really loved Diamond. Just thinking of her pink lover gave her warm, fuzzy feelings in her chest.

Seeing as how the seasoning would need a few minutes to soak into the meat to give it a proper flavoring, Silver spun around and wrapped her arms around Diamond's neck, making the girl squeak as she was pulled into a breathtaking kiss. Diamond's eyes fluttered shut and pressed deeper into the lip-lock. Silver broke away first and gazed longingly into her beloved's eyes.

She reached down and slowly lifted Diamond's injured arm up for investigation. She kissed the appendage all over, taking extra special care not to hurt her love anymore than she already was. Silver grabbed the hem of her love's bandages, which started at the back of her hand, and looked into her eyes, awaiting Diamond's silent approval. With a faltering smile, Diamond gulped and nodded to Silver. The gray girl nodded back and began to unravel the gauze.

As Silver unraveled the gauze in a counter-clockwise motion she would steal a kiss from Diamond when she wasn't paying attention. The surprised girl would smile and lean in to kiss her cheek as thanks. Silver would smirk back at her and continue to work.

When she made it halfway down Diamond's arm Silver gasped at the sight before her. It was shocking. Impossible even. It was too good to be true.

"What?!" Diamond asked, scared from Silver's reaction. Infinite possibilities ran through her head as she imagined what was wrong while she waited for Silver's response. Was it infected? Are the cuts split open and bleeding profusely? Was it clotted? Was her arm turning black? Only Silver could tell her as Diamond was too afraid to look.

"It... I-It.. It's... healed..." Silver said in hesitant astonishment.

Diamond looked at Silver, appalled. "What!?" She asked again.

"I mean, not completely. It still has a ways to go, but it is farther along than is possible. This is unbelievable!"

Diamond's breath hitched as she remembered her dream and what her mother did and said.

"My mother..." Diamond choked out.

Silver shot her gaze to Diamond, amazement and shock apparent in her purple lipid-pools.

"What exactly did you say happened in your dream?"

Diamond told Silver of the events in her dream. The gray girl took it exceptionally well and was overjoyed for Diamond. She told Diamond that her mother was still looking out for, and her arm was proof. Silver earned quite a few kisses from her sweet words.

Now their dinner was finished and the dishes were cleaned and put away, their teamwork made the chore fast, fun, and romantic. It was around 8:30 now. Still kind of early, but they decided to take a shower and head to bed early.

Silver used the same technique as before when it came to covering Diamond's arm, i.e. the plastic bag to keep the hot water from scorching the susceptible flesh. Things were pretty heated in the shower, and it wasn't because of the temperature of the water.

Silver had cornered Diamond and was taking her up on her offer from earlier. She was feeling all over Diamond's body and kissing her like a mad person. Diamond could only moan and allow it to happen seeing as how Silver had her completely blocked in. The girl didn't complain though. Diamond found that it was kind of fun to be the submissive one.

Diamond's gray companion trailed her fingers up and down her body as delicately as possible, teasing her and torturing her to no end. She would giggle whenever Silver tickled certain spots on her body; her laughs being muffled by the unending kiss Silver was giving her.

Diamond jumped, squeaking in surprise when Silver brushed over the puffy mounds between her legs. She hadn't noticed how aroused she had become from Silver's work-over, most likely due to the wet environment they were in even though the girls were out of the direct stream of water from the shower head.

She moaned into the kiss and shivered when Silver slipped a finger in between her folds and into her love canal. Silver used her free hand to knead and rub Diamond's breasts, tweaking and pulling on one nipple then switching over to the other and repeating the actions. All the while Silver maintained the kiss with Diamond, utterly proving that Silver did what she did out of love, not lust.

Diamond had found that sex with Silver was immensely more pleasurable when she did it with someone she loved and not for the sake of getting off. She trembled as Silver added two more fingers, making a total of three, and increased the rigorousness of her thrusts.

The pink girl found her climax quickly approaching as Silver continued to increase the roughness of her actions. She kissed deeper into Diamond's mouth. She played with her breasts more and more. And she used her thumb to massage Diamond's love bud. However, Diamond didn't want to cum right now. She had been planning something for later and had saved some special items just for her and Silver to use. As much as she hated to do it, she had to put a stop to this.

"Mmm, mmhhMMss- S-Silver," Diamond finally managed to say after Silver refused to break the kiss. Hearing Diamond call to her, Silver broke away and stared at her with a confused expression, but continued to pump her fingers in and out of Diamond, which is exactly what Diamond wanted her to stop doing.

"Listen. Don't make me cum, alright? I am SUPER close, but I want to save it for later after we get out of the shower. I've got a little surprise for you." Diamond looked away sheepishly, blushing. "I also feel kind of guilty too because ever since we have been together I haven't made you cum ONCE!! And that just isn't fair, so I want to make this experience is as pleasurable as possible." Diamond looked down to where Silver absentmindedly continued to stroke her insides. "That means stop fingering me, Love," Diamond said a little embarrassed, but as kind as she could manage without upsetting Silver.

The gray girl pulled out of her with a wet pop and looked away timidly, hiding a smirking smile with her non-soaked hand.

"Sorry Gem, I was just too focused on making you feel good," Silver said and leaned in closer to Diamond's face, "And you don't need to worry about making me cum Diamond. Making you feel good is always my pleasure," She replied with a wink.

Diamond grinned at her girlfriend's silliness and gave her a quick kiss on the lips. Then another. And another. Never lingering for more than a second on any of them. Then she stepped around Silver and walked underneath the jet of water. Letting the replenishing liquid cascade over her body in tiny rivulets and drip off her body like miniature waterfalls. She looked back at Silver and beckoned her forward, to which the other girl did not hesitate on.

"Come wash my hair for me Silver," Diamond requested, "And you can continue to feel me if you want, just don't make me cum. That's all I ask."

Diamond gasped when Silver wrapped her arms around her abs and pulled her into a semi-crushing embrace. Silver dotted the left side of Diamond's neck with sweet, tender kisses and maybe a nibble or two here and there. Silver always made Diamond feel safe and loved. Just like her mother...

"Your wish is my command," Silver said and grabbed the bottle of shampoo off the wall rack.

Diamond blew air out of her nose to signify she found the remark amusing as Silver squeezed shampoo into her hands. Diamond laid her head on Silver's shoulder and could feel her lover's heart rate against her back. She snaked her arms around Silver's lower back and pulled her closer. Diamond kissed Silver's cheek and beamed joyously at her.

"I love you so much Silver. I love you with every fiber of my being. I'll never let you go," Diamond whispered into her ear.

"Uuuuhh... I don't know what to sa- WOW! First of all, but other than that I'm just utterly... speechless..." Silver stammered out as she stared at the box Diamond had dragged out from underneath her bed and placed on the aforementioned furniture.

Inside was a wide assortment of sex toys. Dildos of various shapes and colors, lubricants of different flavors and viscosity, ball gags, blindfolds, handcuffs, a riding crop, vibrators with a variety of sizes and settings, strap-on attachments for dildos, plus other assortments of adult playthings. Silver turned her head, mouth gaping, to a sheepish looking Diamond Tiara, who had her hands behind her back and found something interesting to look at on the floor.

Diamond glanced at Silver and quickly looked away again when she saw the face her lover was giving her. "I might have salvaged a *few* of the toys from that room I "came" to favor after years of experimenting," Diamond answered with a blush.

"You mean these are... used?" Silver asked, pointing to the box. Diamond nodded.

"What do you expect a hormonal teenage girl of 15 to do when she is aroused and doesn't have her best friend around to help out? I played with everything in that room and these are the ones I found I liked the best. And now I want to share them with you."

Silver was speechless. She had no idea on how to react to this revelation. She did know one thing though. There is a box FILLED with sex toys right in front of her and a willing, sexy, grown woman in the vicinity who is just as eager to use them as she is. Silver grinned maliciously and looked over to Diamond. She raised her hand and waggled her finger in a "come-hither" motion. Diamond obeyed the command and walked towards Silver, all, if not, a bit hesitantly.

"Have you ever tried using any of these anally?" Silver asked bluntly. Diamond's cheeks became crimson colored from the question, but nodded nonetheless.

"Yeah, once, with one of the butt plugs in here I think. But it was too painful so I never got any further than the tip."

Silver looked at the box and contemplated for a moment, then she turned back towards Diamond and wrapped her in a loving kiss.

"Well Gem, I think it is time I showed you the wonders of anal sex. You've been missing out because you quit before the fun even started. The tip is always the worst part, trust me I know," Silver said with a wink, "But after the toy is through and can really settle in there, it is AMAZING!! Moving around and feeling that foreign object inside yourself, it is so.. so... arousing. And pleasurable, don't forget that."

Silver reached into the box and began to ruffle through it, getting an idea of its contents. "Since it will be your technical "first time" we'll start small today and work our way up in the future if you want. Unless you decide you're more of a vaginal type gal then that is fine, but sex is always better when there is something in both your holes. You can just take my word for it."

Diamond blushed even harder at Silver's bluntness and felt unsure of herself. She remembered the one time she had tried and the terrible pain that rippled from her anus when she began pushing the butt plug into herself. It was something she wouldn't soon forget.

But Diamond shook her head and remembered who it was that would be administering the sex to her. Silver Spoon. The girl she trusted with all her heart. The one girl that she knew would never let her down or steer her wrong. Diamond steeled her resolve and looked into Silver's eyes.

"Okay Doubs," Diamond said, using the pet name that Silver loved so much. "Lead the way. I trust you with my life, so I should have no trouble trusting you with this simple act. Just be gentle, okay?"

Silver stepped closer and kissed Diamond with an intense vigor. "Always," she whispered.

Silver's eyes softened and she grinned happily at the girl, her heart melting from all the trust Diamond was putting into her and felt a weird sense of pride swell in her chest and press right against her sternum. She kissed the nervous girl as deep as she dared, then grabbed her hand and led her over to the bed. Diamond followed and felt her pulse increase as the reality of what was about to happen settled into her mind. She was terrified, but excited at the same time. If she could believe anything that Silver had to say on the matter then she knew she was in for one heck of a ride.

Diamond lied down in the middle of the bed and squeaked in surprise when Silver jumped on top and straddled her. She felt her heart beat madly inside her chest and only increased when Silver leaned down and kissed her once more on her lips. Any worries Diamond had were now completely gone; vanished into thin air by this one girl she loved with all her soul. Silver broke away from the kiss and looked her lover in the eyes with a soft smile, panting, excited from what was about to take place.

Silver trailed her hands down Diamond's body tantalizingly, agonizingly slow. She made a pit stop at Diamond's breasts to fondle and knead them tenderly. The carnation colored girl moaned softly and closed her eyes, leaning into the pillow as her life-mate felt her up. Once Silver had her fill of Diamond's milk bags she traveled even further down and stopped at the hem of Diamond's tank top. She lifted the white shirt and pulled up Diamond's torso, exposing more and more of her pink flesh the further she went.

Once the top was off, Silver looked down at the face of a slightly blushing Diamond Tiara, who hadn't been wearing a bra. Silver gave her a reassuring smile to put her at ease and continued downward. She grabbed the edges of both Diamond's shorts and panties and yanked them down in one swift motion, exposing the two pink mounds underneath that glistened with her girlfriend's arousal. Silver looked to Diamond and smirked, causing the girl to blush even harder and look away in embarrassment. Silver chuckled heartily and dragged the box full of toys to herself. She rifled through it and pulled out a single purple vibrator, some cherry lubricant, and the smallest butt plug she could find: a simple gray butt plug that was no bigger than all her fingers when they were meshed together to form some type of drill. The gray girl nodded, content with the items she had selected, and pushed the box away from herself.

Wanting to get straight to the fun, and get this finished before Filthy Rich got home, Silver flicked open the cap of the clear, cherry flavored lubricant and squeezed some out on her fingers. Diamond saw that there was no beating around the bush on this and gulped.

"Now remember Gem," said Silver Spoon, "while this can be pleasurable, it can be just as painful. The most important thing you want to remember is not to-"

"Clench," Diamond finished for her. "I can do that." Diamond thought back to her first attempt and tensed up when she felt Silver applying the cold jelly to her puckered hole. "I think I may have clenched when I first tried this, so that might be one of the reasons why it didn't wor-ORK!!" Diamond's toes curled and gripped the bed sheets in her fists when Silver penetrated her tight hole and intruded on one of her most forbidden places.

It felt strange. The two fingers slipping in and out of her anus and coating her intestines with lubricant was very queer to her, but she couldn't deny that it was turning her on, which was made apparent by the increased production of Diamond's love juice. Silver chuckled to herself as she saw Diamond getting into the swing of it; the pink girl went so far as to rock in time with the pumping of Silver's fingers. The gray girl decided that she shouldn't keep her love waiting any longer.

Silver pulled out of her girlfriend with a wet schlick, cleaned off her fingers, and replaced the bottle back in the box. She then picked up the gray butt plug and held it up to Diamond's back entrance. She looked to Diamond, who looked right back at her, anxiety apparent on her face.

"Ready?" Silver asked her. Diamond nodded in reply and laid back down on the pillows, mentally preparing herself while remaining completely relaxed.

Silver exhaled slowly and gave Diamond's stomach a soothing rub then began to count down. "3.. 2.. 1!" And just like that Silver plunged the toy into Diamond with one good push; the object stopped when its flat part reached her anus, preventing it from going any further. Diamond squealed. A split second of pain from her entrance being stretched shot throughout her body, but then dissipated as soon as it came and was replaced with a weird, yet pleasurable sensation. Diamond moved her hips from side to side, getting a feeling of the foreign invader inside her anus. She hummed happily to herself.

"Wow, this feels pretty nice actually!" Diamond confided to her friend who she stared at with a raised eyebrow. "I didn't expect you to just shove it in though." Diamond pouted.

"It's better to push it in in one go instead of slowly easing it in. Much more enjoyable, especially if it is your first time, and less pain to deal with," said Silver with a loving smile. Diamond smiled back and began moving her hips again, feeling the toy touch every inch of her entrance. The sensation started to build a warmness in her tummy. The ex-bully knew this feeling all too well.

"Now," Silver cut in to her reveling, "This vibrator won't be going inside you," Silver said, holding up the vibrator for her to see. "I'm going to turn it on full power and leave it sandwiched between your pussy lips while it also stimulates the butt plug. That ought to spice things up."

Diamond could hear the lust dripping in Silver's voice, but she knew Silver said it with only the best intentions for her. Diamond gasped when she heard a buzzing noise and a second later that buzzing was on her labial lips. The pleasure in her began to grow even further than before. The buzzing teased everything. Her clitoris, her pussy, and even her ass. Silver wasn't lying when she said this would be a very pleasurable experience.

Satisfied with her work, Silver crawled up the bed and came face to face with Diamond. The pink girl was panting slightly with a blush adorning her cheeks. Silver grinned and lidded her eyes at Diamond then began to stroke her beautiful violet locks while gazing longingly into her eyes.

"I love you Diamond," Silver whispered to her lover. "It takes a lot of courage and trust to have someone do something like this to you. It's such an honor that you'd have me be that person." Silver leaned in and kissed Diamond, causing the girl's heart to skip a beat. "I love you so much."

Diamond was ecstatic, to say the least. She was and always will be eternally grateful to Silver. She had saved her from a righteous path of self-destruction that could have evolved from self-mutilation, to suicidal thoughts, to ending her own life if Silver hadn't intervened. Her heart belonged to Silver, and she had no doubt that she would cherish it for eternity. Now here they were. Sharing Diamond's first anal experience, and so far, she was loving it. The vibrations in her most private of areas plus Silver kissing her mouth and nipping her neck brought her ever closer to climax.

"Silver, I'm s-so cl-close," said Diamond, stuttering. Silver only smiled and pressed her lips deeper into Diamond's. The pink girl moaned and closed her eyes as this final act pushed her past the point of no return.

Diamond moaned into Silver's mouth and violently shuddered underneath her beautiful gray lover. Silver broke away from the kiss and quickly made her way down to in between Diamond's legs. Her eyes widened when she saw that Diamond's vagina was physically quivering and gushed torrents of love juice. It rushed out in big, thick spurts, completely drenching the underside of the vibrator, the butt plug still firmly lodged inside her 'back door', and the bed. Some squirts were so powerful that they shot out far enough to hit the backboard of Diamond's bed.

After a minute or so of complete bliss, Diamond's spurts finally came to a halt. The pink girl had the goofiest grin on her face that melted Silver's heart as she basked in her post-orgasmic glow. Silver giggled at her girlfriend and removed the vibrator from her pussy to finally give it some reprieve, switching it off in the process. Diamond chuckled at the tingling left behind on her labial lips from the intense vibrations of the dildo. Diamond felt a slight tugging sensation emanating from her anus and quickly deduced that it was Silver signaling that she was about to remove the toy. Diamond relaxed and gave a thumbs up to her lover.

Seeing the thumbs up from Diamond, Silver pulled the butt plug out at a semi-constant speed. Not too slow to hurt Diamond much and not too fast to cause any sort of damage. Once it was out, Silver cleaned it off and replaced it back in the box with the rest of the toys. Her gaze lingered on the box as she anticipated the future use those toys would get. She giggled and made her way back up Diamond's body, kissing and licking parts of her as she went.

Silver fell on top of Diamond, hooked her arms underneath Diamond's armpits, and gripped the back of her lover's head in her hands and pulled her in for another long lip lock. Diamond wrapped her arms around Silver's back and enjoyed the warmth that radiated from her love's body as they embraced one another. They pulled away and stared into each other's eyes, never wanting the moment to end. So they didn't allow it to.

Diamond was panting hard, both from the intense orgasm and loving time they just shared together. Diamond hugged Silver closer and rested her cheek against the other's.

"Wow," said Diamond, breathless. "That was... the best orgasm... I ever... had," she said between breaths. "We have to do this again!" Silver smiled and began kissing Diamond's neck, giving her a playful nip every so often. Diamond looked past her lover and inspected the damage cause by her pleasure. "Heh Heh, I guess we should've laid down a towel or something before hand," she said sheepishly.

Silver glanced down at the recent ejaculate from her lover. "Hmm, probably..." Silver mused, then looked back to her lover and stole a quick peck. "I'm glad you had a wonderful experience though, Gem," Silver replied, and gave her another smooch. "Time for bed, love."

"Mm Mm, I don't think so," Diamond responded.

Before Silver had a chance to react, she was flipped over onto her back and pinned to the bed by Diamond, appalled at her lover's newfound strength. Her shock soon melted away when Diamond pressed her lips into her own and kissed the gray girl with an intense hunger. After Diamond pulled away, Silver opened her eyes and, with her heart beating right against her eardrums, looked into the loving eyes of her soul-mate.

"Your turn," Diamond said lustily. Silver shivered in excitement when she felt a hand start to travel down her body. Silver couldn't love this girl on top of her anymore than she did right now, and she loved her with all her heart.

It was going to be a long night.

Smoothing Things Over

"And that is pretty much all I have to say, Coach Spitfire. I acted without thinking. The only intent in my mind was to protect and the result from my actions was the insubordinate behavior you saw the other day. I deeply apologize for that and will try the very best that I can to make sure it doesn't happen again."

Diamond and Silver stood before Spitfire inside her office within the locker rooms. They had been able to catch her while everyone else was filing out to do their normal stretches before they played their weekly game so they could begin their mending of spirits. Coach Spitfire had a kickball under one arm and the other on her hip; she had no discernible expression. During Silver's long-winded spiel the only thing Spitfire did was raise an eyebrow from time to time. Other than that, she remained completely silent.

With Silver finally bringing her apology to an end, Coach Spitfire dropped her head and sighed. She placed the kickball down on one of the many bleachers that lined the lockers and stepped toward the two girls. Diamond was clinging to Silver, and ducked behind her even more when their teacher approached them. Spitfire looked at both of the women and shut her eyes tight; her fists clenching hard enough to the point of white knuckling.

"I... I-I-I..." Spitfire tried to choke out, but the words caught in her throat. Then she let out a long breath she was holding and noticeably relaxed. "I.. owe you an a-apology t-too," She finally said. "The way I treated Miss Tiara was uncalled for and was not the proper way to handle the situation." Spitfire looked to Silver Spoon. "I understand why you came to her rescue now. I was not aware of her current "condition", but that doesn't mean I still don't feel bad for how I acted. I am extremely ashamed of myself and can only hope you will forgive me. I look forward to the sensitivity training sessions that Principal Celestia is initiating Friday."

They said one could always tell when another was lying by looking at their face when they spoke. Coach Spitfire wasn't lying to the two girls.

Diamond stepped out from behind Silver Spoon and brought Spitfire in for a crushing hug.

"Thank you, Coach," Diamond whispered, "That means a lot to me and Silver. We appreciate your kind words and accept your wonderful apology." Diamond nuzzled into Spitfire's neck and tightened the embrace. "We think you are an amazing coach and an even more valuable friend. A friend that will always be there for us. And we promise not to let you down."

It took a moment, in that time Diamond began to feel discouraged, but Spitfire finally gave in and wrapped her arms around Diamond as well, returning the hug. Silver's heart thumped inside her chest as she clasped her hands together and looked on in silence at the loving sight before her. She knew this was the beginning of a beautiful relationship between student and teacher that would only blossom and grow from here on out.

As she was looking at this wonderful display of affection, it finally donned on Silver what was happening. Diamond was making new friends.

This new discovery sent warm sensations through her chest.

Diamond and Silver were home once again, in Diamond's room, dancing the afternoon away. They had changed into their casual house clothes and were now displaying their love for one another through dance. Silver took the lead again, holding Diamond close to her body as they twirled in circles around the pink girl's room. With Diamond this close, Silver was able to smell Diamond's hair, feel her heart thumping inside her chest, and hear every breath her love made. Silver thought this must be what people described as "next to heaven".

Diamond's eyes were closed and was enjoying the warmth emanating from Silver's body as she led her in dance. Diamond didn't even care that the dancing wasn't up to "professional" standards. She just liked being closed to Silver. Diamond nuzzled into Silver's neck and breathed a contented sigh. Silver began to rub Diamond's back as they spun and twirl in step with the music.

Silver pulled away from Diamond, jolting the other girl out of her trance, and stared into her beautiful sapphire eyes, never getting off step. Silver smiled lovingly at Diamond, who returned the gesture, and placed her hand under the carnation-colored girl's chin. Diamond's heart skipped a beat and picked up its pace as Silver caressed her cheek with a thumb, then all at once, she planted her lips on Diamond's.

Diamond sucked in air through her nose as a sign of her surprise at the suddenness of Silver's actions, but soon melted like better into her lover's embrace and allowed her eyes to flutter shut; she felt electric tingles shoot through her body as Silver tilted her head from side to side, trying to dig deeper into the kiss. Diamond was motivated to press even further in herself.

A thought crossed Diamond's mind, an important and very special one. She grudgingly pulled away from Silver, never getting off step.

"Hey DoubS?" asked Diamond.

"Yeah?" Silver replied.

"Your birthday is coming up soon. Got any special plans?" Diamond asked with a knowing wink and pressed closer into Silver's body.

Silver smirked in response. "Oh, I have a few ideas on how I could spend it. Maybe I could go home for the week and spend some quality time with the fam," Silver said in a mock tone, but felt a pang go through her heart when she saw the hurt look on Diamond's face. Silver smiled and leaned in closer to Diamond, "Or I could spend it with the most beautiful- Kiss -wonderful- Kiss -sweetest girl in the universe. How does that sound?" Silver finished her question with one final big smooch and giggled when she noticed the stars in Diamond's eyes just before she close them.

Diamond opened her eyes and gazed longingly at Silver. She leaned in close and whispered in Silver's ear, "That sounds extraordinary," and kissed her cheek. Silver pulled Diamond even closer and began to pepper her neck with light pecks. Diamond moaned in satisfaction and tilted her head to allow Silver more access.

"Nineteen. What a milestone..." Diamond whispered. She felt the kisses on her neck stop, but Silver remained where she was, still slow dancing to the music.

"Yep. And it wouldn't be complete without you," Silver replied, hearing a happy whimper from Diamond. Silver smiled in satisfaction and continued dancing with her lover.

Silver knew this was the girl she was going to spend the rest of her life with, just as much as Diamond did.

Rough Start...

A few months later...

Today was the day. What day is that? It is Silver Spoon's nineteenth birthday, and the party was in full swing. Everyone close to the gray-toned girl had assembled at the house of Diamond Tiara to celebrate the day she was born. No one was more excited than Diamond. She looked around at all the happy faces mingling with one another in the cramped house. The pink girl saw her newest friends from school, the Cutie Mark Crusaders. She saw Ms. Cheerilee too as well as Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna, Coach Spitfire, her father, Silver's parents (who were congratulating the birthday girl), and various other students from their school that had been invited at Silver's suggestion.

Diamond scanned the house, looking from one group to the next, feeling genuinely happy and carefree of her own accord without needing the help of her girlfriend to do so. All the warm smiles and exchange of affection at the party filled the ex-bully's chest with warm, tingly, fuzzy feelings of passion and delight. Everyone seemed to be enjoying the extensive decoration for the celebration as well. Diamond had spared no expense when it came to Silver's party; she had wanted nothing but the best for her true-love's special day.

Diamond glanced down at the cup of punch she held in her hands and took a deep gulp of the cherry-flavored liquid. She brought the red solo cup away from her lips and sighed in contentment at the delicious contents that had just entered her body. Diamond wiped away the excess punch from her mouth with the back of her hand then focused her attention back on the get-together that was currently in progress. She looked around at all the people appreciating the hard work she put in towards decorating Silver's party, the biggest smile that wasn't caused by her girlfriend embellished on her lips, and froze on three persons in particular.

Diamond's smile slowly faded away as she looked at them. It was Silver and her parents catching up on lost times since the gray girl had officially moved in with Diamond Tiara and Filthy Rich. Silver was holding her mother in a tight embrace while her father watched, grinning like he was the proudest parent in the world as Silver held her mother close and whispered how much she loved her and missed her.

Diamond watched as the mother-daughter duo broke away and dragged their husband-father into a conversation on who knows what. Diamond didn't know why, but she wasn't quite sure what she was feeling at this point now. Was it Guilt? Regret? .........Envy?

Diamond shook those thoughts away from her head and scolded herself for being so silly. This was a special day and she wasn't going to throw her own pity party inside her head while there was an actual party going on in reality to celebrate the birth of her best friend-turned-lover. She plastered on another smile and continued to enjoy herself.... until her gaze eventually wandered back over to Silver and her parents. Diamond lowered her gaze down to the red liquid in her cup to avoid staring. She couldn't help but feel a tinge of jealousy in her chest when the trio indulged in each other's company while she stood where she was.

Alone.

With no mother to hug her. Be there for her. Talk to her. Love her...

Not even her dreams offered her any solace anymore. The connection between Diamond's mother and herself had been broken exactly one month prior to Silver's birthday. She didn't know HOW it happened. She didn't know WHY it happened. She also wasn't sure if it was a sign, or just a simple coincidence. One thing was for sure though.

A piece of her heart had been lost. A hole now stood in the place where her mother once occupied. An empty, hollow, unforgiving void. Thankfully, Silver had been there for her. She didn't necessarily fill the hole, but more so maintained the structure of her heart to avoid a collapse.

It was something, and Diamond was eternally thankful to Silver for that. She dwindled on all the nice, sweet, and heroic things Silver had done for her in the past. In fact, she got so caught up in the past that she didn't even notice when Silver Spoon and her parents walked up to her and attempted to say hi. When they got no response, Silver tapped on Diamond's shoulder and jolted her out of her trance-like state.

Diamond gasped in surprise at the unexpected tap and panicked. So much so that she lost her grip on the cup, causing it to crash to the ground with a plasticy clang and spill what punch remained in the container on the ground at the two girls' feet. The entire party went dead silent as everyone turned their attention towards the cause of the disturbance.

Silver didn't notice them. Right now she was still in shocked astonishment and trying to process Diamond's strange behavior. Taking a careful step towards the pink girl, Silver cleared her throat nervously and placed a timid hand on Diamond's shoulder.

"Diamond? Gem? Are you alright, love?" Silver asked concernedly.

After a few moments Diamond finally cocked her head and looked her lover in the eyes.

"Y-Yeah. I-I just... I... umm..." Diamond looked down to where the punch had been spilled, "Let me get something to clean that up!"

And with that, Diamond shoved past everyone as politely as she could to the cleaning supplies closet and hoped no one saw the frightened and embarrassed look on her face.

Silver tilted her head in confusion as she saw Diamond power-walk to the supply closet down the hall. She was scared and very concerned. Diamond had acted unusual before in the past, but this was unlike anything she has ever seen from her pink friend-turned-lover, and it has only gotten worse over the past few weeks. Silver knew she had to get to the bottom of this before it was too late.

Silver steeled her resolve as she saw Diamond return with a roll of paper towels, kneel down on the ground, and began to clean up the spilled drink. Silver knelt down beside her and laid a hand on her shoulder. Diamond froze for a split second from the contact, but then continued scrubbing away at the liquid and trying to ignore Silver's concerned and frustrated gaze.

"Diamond? Love?" Silver whispered, "Is everything alright? You have been acting a bit strange for the past couple of weeks and it scared me senseless. If there is anything I can do, PLEASE, let me know." Silver accentuated her words with a kiss on Diamond's cheek, "I love you Diamond..."

Diamond breathed a deep sigh and slumped her shoulders. "You noticed, huh?" She asked, looking to her right at Silver's terrified face. It pained her deeply to see her love like that, but it couldn't be helped now.

She saw Silver nod her head, making Diamond sigh once more. She left the paper towels in the puddle as she slowly stood up, keeping her head tilted so Silver couldn't see her face. See her shame. It was a cruel few moments of silence as everyone watched the scene unfold with bated breath. The thing to break the silence was the least desired sound that sent a cold spike of pain directly through Silver's heart.

Whimpering. Diamond's whimpering. Tiny little hiccups that left scars on the hearts of all that heard it, but none more than Silver. The whimpers soon evolved into full on sobbing that brought tears to Silver's eyes as well. She quickly swept Diamond in a crushing embrace and started to stoke Diamond's hair in long, smooth, comforting motions. Silver cooed into her ear and tried her best to make Diamond's pain go away.

"Gem? Please, tell me what's wrong..." Silver said, on the verge of crying herself. She never ceased stroking Diamond's hair.

Diamond's whimpering faded away as she absorbed what Silver said. Diamond stopped her slouching and, feeling her straighten up, Silver backed away and waited for what her love had to say. Diamond turned her head to Silver, the evidence of her pain still relevant in her eyes.

"Tell you what's wrong? Okay, I'll tell you what's wrong!" Diamond said, raising her voice a bit, startling Silver. "My mother has stopped talking to me, alright?" Diamond looked to the ground and lowered the tone in her voice. "She doesn't speak to me in my dreams anymore and I don't know why. Was it something I did? Has our connection been severed? Does... Does she hate me now?"

Everyone gasped. "Diamond... Don't.... Don't say tha-" Silver attempted before being cut off.

"Well why else would she abandon me? I know it is a horrible, awful thought, but I can't help thinking it." Diamond motioned from Silver to Silver's mother. "I saw you and your mom hugging and it just, I don't know, awakened some... emotion I thought was gone for good." Diamond took a deep, shuddering breath and slowly let it out, then shot her gaze at Silver. "I'll never have that luxury of hugging your mom, kissing her, or telling her how much you love and means to you EVER again. And I can't help but think, 'I deserve this. I don't deserve to have my mother's love'." Diamond hitched once more and clenched her fists. "I just wish it was me instead of her."

Silver covered her mouth with her hand and felt a new onset of tears coming. "Oh my goodness... Diamond. I'm so sorry. I didn't even think...," Silver said, her voice full of empathy. "But please don't say such terrible things. You do deserv-"

"NO!!" Diamond shouted, cutting Silver off as she tried to reach out to comfort her. Diamond panted slightly and looked around at all the faces still watching the two girls converse. She felt guilt and shame wash over her from all the disapproving looks shot her way. Diamond had to remedy the situation somehow.

"I-I mean..." Diamond didn't know what to say. She had just lost the trust of all her friends, she knew. There was no fixing this. She had to get out of there. NOW!

"I-I'm sorry," She finally managed. "I-I need to go. I need to b-be alone." Diamond looked around at all the faces of the party-goers and kicked herself internally. "I need to be with her..." She choked out.

And with that, she turned on her heels and sprinted out the door into the darkness of night. No one made an attempt to stop her as she shoved past everyone.

"Diamond, wait!!" Silver exclaimed, but it was too late. Diamond was long gone and out of ear shot. Silver cursed Diamond for being so fast. Mister Rich, the CMC's, Principal Celestia, Vice Principal Luna, and Coach Spitfire all gathered around Silver. She looked to each of them with a pained sadness then back at the open door that Diamond had just ran out. Silver felt some odd instinct take over her body just then. An overwhelmingly powerful urge to love and protect. She had to find Diamond and make things right.

"What do we do now?" Apple Bloom asked. Silver glanced over her shoulder and stared at Apple Bloom with fierce determination.

"Now?.." She began, looking back to the door, "We find her." With that said, she sprinted out the front door and into the night to find her love, calling her name as she ran. The small search party looked to one another for a moment, nodded, then ran after Silver; all of them looking for the girl they loved dearly.

The rest of the people left behind at the house stood where they were in stunned silence, none of them knowing what to do now. A few of them shuffled uncomfortably, unsure of the next move to make. Thankfully, the quiet was broken with the question everyone had on their mind.

"Sooo... Is the party over?"

...Smooth Finish

The entire search-party team regrouped in the Canterlot Gardens public park after searching all over town to tell one another of any possible clues they found that could lead them towards where Diamond ran off. Everyone was panting, breathless from the energy the expended looking for the girl they care for so much. When everyone finally caught their breath they shared the details of what they had found.

"Any luck?" Silver asked the group. The CMC's shook their heads in response.

"Nuthin'," Apple Bloom answered for them. Silver looked to the two sisters who were still panting slightly.

"And you?" Silver inquired, skipping any formalities. Principal Celestia and Vice Principal Luna both shook their heads sullenly in unison as well. Silver began to feel dread creep into her head as she glanced at Mister Rich.

"What about you, Mister Rich?"

Filthy Rich opened and closed his mouth several times, trying to form the words that were to difficult to say. In the end, he admitted defeat and drooped his head to stare at the ground.

"No..." He muttered sadly.

Silver's dread turned into full on panic as she looked at the last person in the search group, Coach Spitfire, and asked the question that everyone was expecting.

"Please, Coach, anything?" Silver asked as her tears began to well.

Coach Spitfire breathed deeply and reached into her back pocket.

"Well, I did find this..." She said, producing a little piece of yellow cloth. Silver anxiously snatched it up and examined the fabric. She recognized this shade of yellow and type of fabric anywhere. It was a piece of Diamond's jacket.

"Where did you find this?" Silver asked frantically.

"I found it hanging on the gate leading into Canterlot Cemetery just a mile or so down that way," Spitfire responded, pointing to an empty street on the other side of the park. "I figured it just got caught and tore when she ran past it because she was too close, so I kept going, but I didn't find her."

"I think we have a clue as to where she might possibly be," Celestia announced.

"But tha' doesn't make no sense," Apple Bloom spoke up, gaining everyone's attention, "Why would she go t' th' cemetery?"

Immediately images flashed through Silver's head as she recalled the last thing Diamond said before she ran out the door.

"I need to be with her..."

Silver straightened up as the realization hit her like a runaway freight train.

"I know exactly where she's at." Silver Spoon announced at once and took off at a sprint into the darkness of night.

Everyone tried calling for her, but she was nearly out of sight within the moment. The group looked to one another with worried features, shrugged, and went after Silver. The dark was a dangerous place to be alone in.

In the pitch black of Canterlot Cemetery tombstones stood everywhere, alerting those who entered that this was the resting place of the dead, and that they should be respectful upon entering. But at one stone in particular sitting atop a hill above the rest was a hunched figure looming over one of the graves. The figure sobbed and weeped in despair above the fresh mound of dirt, a few grass sprouts poking through the soil, with memorabilia and flowers scattered about. The figure was Diamond Tiara, whom had come to be with her mother in her moment of weakness. But her mother could not talk however. She could only listen.

"Why? W-W-Why did you have t-to go?" Diamond whimpered through her hands. She lowered them after wiping away a few tears with the palm of her hand, which were quickly replaced, and gazed upon the grave stone.

***Here lies Diamond Crown

1978-2014***

"Beloved mother and wife with a heart of pure gold"

Diamond reread the words over and over again, hoping that somehow chanting them enough times in her head would bring back her mother and they could live as a happy family again. She knew better than to think such silly thoughts though. She read the engraved words on the stone once more and began to cry again, unaware to the shadow slowly creeping up behind her.

Silver Spoon approached the vulnerable Diamond Tiara with caution so as to not frighten her away with any foreign noises. The rest of the search party had remained behind at the cemetery gates because this was something that she "had to do alone". Silver winced as she heard a sniffle from Diamond, now only a few feet behind her.

Hearing her cry is the worst pain I could ever feel, Silver Spoon thought, it is like a spike that was dipped in acid is being twisted inside my heart whenever I hear that sound.

Silver Spoon continued her advance until she was directly behind Diamond, who was still unaware as to Silver's presence.

Silver Spoon oh so carefully knelt down, making sure to keep any noise she made to a minimum, and made ready to comfort Diamond. In the blink of an eye, Silver wrapped her arms around Diamond, a bit roughly at that, and pulled the weeping girl to her chest.

To Silver's amazement, Diamond didn't scream bloody murder from the sudden embrace. She did, however, let out a quick yelp before realizing who it was and settled on silently sulking as her lover nestled into the back of her head.

Silver was crying now as well as she kissed the back of Diamond's neck and head, nuzzling her with a sweet word tossed out every now and then. After their loving reunion concluded, Silver rested her chin next Diamond's ear and squeezed her tighter.

"Oh Diamond, what were you thinking!? Please don't ever scare me like that again. It's dangerous outside at night. Something awful could have happened to you and the thought alone scares me silly," Silver whispered into her love's ear, twisting Diamond's head to kiss her cheek afterwards. Diamond sniffled and looked back at her gray lover.

"So what if something happened to me? I would've deserved it. After everything I have done in my life, I deserve to have much and more bad things happen to me," Diamond replied.

Silver's grip on Diamond tightened.

"No. Don't say that Diamond! Your mother wouldn't have wante-"

"And what do you know what my mother would have wanted!" Diamond shouted. Silver reeled back a bit, caught off guard by the sudden outburst. Diamond realized what she had done and mentally kicked herself for it. "I'm sorry... You didn't deserve that," she whispered, turning away from her love with a sniffle. Silver wasn't going to have that though and forcefully turned her around, kissing her full on the lips.

Diamond's eyes became pinpricks as she gasped slightly, but soon melted into the heated lip-lock and allowed her eyes to flutter close. After a moment, Silver broke the kiss and looked her love directly in her beautiful eyes.

"You're right," Silver began, "I don't know what your mother would have wanted. I can only hope to know what she would have wanted, and it ISN'T this..."

Silver looked past Diamond at the grave in front of her. After reading the words that were carved into the granite stone she sighed and looked back to Diamond, at her curious and frightened face.

"I think it is about time I told you what happened that night when your mother came to visit you in your dream."

This piqued Diamond's interest as she leaned in closer to listen better. Silver took a deep breath and looked back to her lover.

"When your mother visited you in your dream, well, you weren't the ONLY one she visited..."

o.0.o

Silver sat on a checkerboard-patterned cloth of red and white in an ever-expanding field of multi-colored flowers. She breathed deeply of the soft breeze and let it out as a satisfied sigh, her mind at ease in peaceful serenity. That was, until Silver felt an unknown, but familiar, presence beside her.

"Hello Silver Spoon," a voice as soft as silk said to her. Silver's eyes shot open and turned her head to find the voice's owner. Silver smiled brightly as she saw who it is.

"Mrs. Crown!!" Silver squealed as she gave Diamond Crown a long hug. "It's... I can't believe... Hi!!" Silver sputtered out.

"Hello Silver. I can't stay long because my time is limited here, but first and foremost I must thank you."

"For what? We've all missed you so much Mrs. Crown, Diamond especially."

"Please Silver, we're past formalities, just call me Crown if you like. And for taking care of my precious Gemstone. I have seen into your heart, Silver Spoon, and the love you have for my little girl gives me so much peace and makes me so very happy!"

"Of course! I love her more than anything in the world, even life itself. And Gemstone?" Silver asked with an upraised eyebrow.

"It was what I used to call Diamond before... you know...," Silver nodded her head in understanding so as to avoid making Diamond Crown speak on the subject of her own death. Diamond Crown exhaled and put on a stern expression. "Anyways, back to what I needed to talk to you about."

Silver scooted closer to Crown and listened intently to what she had to say.

"Silver, there will come a time in the near future where I will be unable to visit Diamond Tiara in her dreams after a point, that is where I will need your help." Silver felt dread begin to well in her stomach, but she nodded and continued listening nonetheless. "She will feel distraught, abandoned. And I cannot say when it will happen, but there will be a time when she 'snaps' and does something incredibly dangerous that only you will be able to stop her from doing, and this is what I want you to tell her when that time comes." Crown beckoned Silver closer, who hesitantly obliged, and whispered, "I will always be with her even if it doesn't seem like I am. I will always be right there beside her, within her heart, every step of the way. She must never forget that I will always love her no matter what and that she is not alone in this world. I love her dearly until the end of time, as you do. Please don't give up on her. Please don't ever leave her side. Please... don't break her heart..."

Silver looked to Diamond Crown with tear-stained cheeks. "Never," she whispered to her.

That one simple word made Diamond Crown produce a smile that seemed to brighten the entire plain of existence they were in. Silver saw that she started to fade away before her with a beautiful aural glow surrounding her. Before she completely vanished, Silver heard one final thing be whispered into her ear with the most grateful tone she ever heard.

"Thank you..."

Silver's perfect dreamscape began to fall apart as she came to wakefulness.

o.0.o

Diamond gaped as Silver finished her story. It was expected for the story to make her feel better, but she only felt worse. How could she have been so selfish? All this time Silver was living with the knowledge that she was going to do something stupid and dangerous. The dread building up and worsening with every passing day. Diamond didn't know what to say. Diamond didn't know what to do. The only thing she thought to do was cry and apologize over and over again for being so dumb, but Silver somehow read her thoughts and made to prevent it.

Silver grabbed Diamond by her shoulders and hauled the girl in for another kiss. After they were connected, Silver wrapped one arm around Diamond's back and another behind her head to assure that Diamond couldn't escape, not that she wanted to. Silver pressed deeper and deeper into the kiss while rubbing her love's back, comforting her and showing her true emotions in every possible way. It was strange though. This kiss was different than the rest. It sent Diamond's heart into a frenzy, beating right against Silver's, and made her feel as if everything was going to be okay. She thought she heard something whisper in her hear, but just passed it off as the wind.

A few minutes later, Silver broke them apart with a string of saliva connecting their lips. Silver brushed her thumb against Diamond's cheek and smiled softly at her.

"Come on gorgeous, let's go home!" For the first time in weeks, Silver saw a sight that made her heart flutter madly inside her chest: Diamond smiled. Silver held out her hand, which Diamond graciously took, and helped the girl to her feet. They hugged one another tightly and they both paid respect to Diamond's mom's grave, saying a silent prayer and thank you, then walked back to the entrance of the graveyard with their arms wrapped around one another, unable to take their eyes off the other even for a second.

Silver kissed Diamond's cheek and whispered, "You're so beautiful Diamond!"

Diamond smiled and one-upped her with a deep, passionate smooch on Silver's mouth and replied, "So are you!"

The two girls beamed happily inside and out as they snuggled even closer as they made their way towards the gate of the cemetery. Diamond smiled even brighter as she saw her friends and family waiting for her. All of them had abandoned the party and came out into the dangerous time of night to search for her. If that didn't prove they loved her, then Diamond didn't know what did.

Diamond giggled as she felt a strange tingling sensation on her arm and just figured it was Silver tickling her, which she returned by giving Silver a few pecks along her neck.

They finally reached the gate and were greeted by the waiting and worried members of the search party. They all surrounded Diamond and Silver and told her how sick with worry they were, to which Diamond replied with more "sorries" than could be counted and tears of joy that streamed down her face. The entire group wrapped their arms around Diamond and Silver, giving them one big group hug. Then they all broke apart and began the trek back towards Filthy Rich's house.

Diamond clinged to her father, kissing his cheek and apologizing over and over again only for him to say that it was okay and that he was glad she wasn't hurt. This only made Diamond hug him tighter and begin the process over again. It eventually reached the point where Filthy Rich couldn't breathe. Thankfully, they were home by then.

The entire house was empty, all the guests having vacated the area since the birthday girl ran out. The rest of the search party members all said their goodbyes as Filthy Rich, Diamond Tiara, and Silver Spoon walked into the messy house that was caused by a few inconsiderate and unnamed party guests. Diamond and Silver said goodnight to Filthy Rich, all agreeing to clean the house tomorrow together, and went upstairs to Diamond's room.

Silver pulled her inside and closed the door behind them. She turned on the stereo at a low volume and sashayed up to Diamond. She took her pink lover by the hands and began to dance a slow dance with her, their bodies pressed close enough together to become one.

"Woah Silver! What's the occasion?" Diamond asked sarcastically. Silver only smirked at her question.

"I believe someone owes me a special birthday dance. A certain beautiful girl with the most alluring eyes in existence to be exact. You wouldn't happen to know who that is, do you?" It was Diamond's turn to smirk.

"Yes, but Silver..." Diamond leaned in close to Silver's ear, "You can't dance with yourself," she whispered.

Silver knew Diamond had won this round, so her reward was a deep kiss on the lips and a gentle face caress. As they continued to dance, Silver grabbed Diamond's left hand and lifted it to her mouth to give it a few smooches as well. Silver gasped slightly when Diamond's sleeve rolled down a bit. Diamond had removed her bandages, but it was the OTHER thing that wasn't there that shocked her.

Her arm was completely healed. Not a single cut or burn to be accounted for. Silver smiled as bright as the sun as her heart swelled with love and happiness for Diamond. Rather than tell her the news, she instead opted to pulling her in for another deep and heated kiss, but Silver had not intentions of pulling away, and Diamond wasn't going to object even if she wanted to.

The two girls danced the night away, kissing each other nonstop and dancing to the sound of the music, but to the RHYTHM of their hearts. Diamond finally had the one thing she was searching for her entire life: happiness, and she could cherish it now that she knew she had earned it. And Silver held on to the single most important thing in her life that has surely changed it forever. She danced with it, kissed it, made it feel immense pleasures while trying at all costs to avoid hurting it.

Silver cherished it as well as she danced the rest of her life with her life's love and held on tightly to her beautiful, special Diamond In The Rough.