Upgrade your grades

by Verzeih Turncoat

Rating: everyone
Tags: Other, Equestria Girls, Slice of Life, Human, Silver Spoon
Length: 6490

The friendship games have changed the minds of some pupils. Silver Spoon was one of them.

The friendship games have changed the minds of some pupils Silver Spoon was one of them after an unpleasant event her mind is dead set on a new goal.

Published 2015-10-03 19:50:02 UTC
Last updated 2015-11-15 17:52:18 UTC

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Silver Spoon was lying on her bed starring at the ceiling. So many things had happen today at school. The Friendship Games had turned out as expected, in a total mess with magic. Serious Canterlot High has more instances of magic interference by now than false fire alarms. The last event of the Friendship Games however was way over the top. Twilight Sparkle, the Princess of the Fall Formal, turned into a demonspawn and Sunset Shimmer of all people was the one standing up against her while the world crumbled around them.

A cold shiver was running down her whole body. One of these rifts had opened right under her and she had fallen like four feet into mud. In front of her flames blazed from the ground and a big feline creature looked at her in confusion. It had the head of a tiger and another of a goat and even its tail looked at her because... it was a snake.

A chimera, she had seen a freaking chimera on the other side. Silver Spoon was still looking at her ceiling. She put her hand on her forehead to make sure this was not some illusion of some sort of delirium or something. She wished it would have been.

The chimera had started to discuss with itself while she was still in shock of seeing it. It circled around her talking about how it thought she would taste, if she was even edible or poisonous.

"She does not belong to your biome. You should consider her nonexistent."

A girl from the rival school looked down through the rift. Holding her hand out for her as the chimera argued with itself a little more.

"If you want to stay in that place say so. There are other pupils that need help you know."

Silver Spoon looked at her hand she had offered the girl to help her out that freaking place, before it dropped back into her bed. That girl, she looked like an stupid nerd. With her glasses with the thick rim her strange hairs style and the school uniform. Had that girl never heard of make up or accessoires? Silver Spoon jumped off her bed and into her bathroom. In front of her mirror Silver Spoon opened her braid and tried to mimic her hair style.
It looked as bad as she had expected. How was this girl able to hold herself with such... grace... while looking like that - Silver Spoon wondered. She imagined how people would react to her if she would wear something like that girl. The girls in her class would laugh at her and Diamond Tiara would drag her into the closest mall so she would stop making a fool out of herself.

With a big sigh Silver turned the light of behind her as she left the bathroom again. The gears turning rapidly in her head, why does this girl holding her mind in this endless loop. There was something about her that had gripped her.

A shrill laughter pierced her ear during the lunch break. The most familiar voice besides her own was mocking her.

"... ,but you sound like one of the girls in an animes you like so much", Diamond teased her in a giggling voice.

"I don´t have a crush on her", Silver Spoon responded with an embarrassed and angry face.

Diamond waved the argument away as she talked to Silver Spoon with a disapproving manner: "Don´t be a Applebloom about some little teasing, but I must admit it was kinda cool how she talked down to that crystal prep principal." Diamond Tiara poked out an olive with her fork of her salad, before she pointed at her friend with it. "You know this OTHER Twilight girl is going to switch school. Maybe you can talk to her about that girl."

Silver Spoon roled her eyes behind her glasses as she made a snarky remark to that suggestion: "Great throw me towards this magical demon girl."

"I thought you like this crazy stuff."

Silver Spoon placed her elbow on the table and put her head in her hand as she starred over to the upper class mates whom dominating a table close to them. Rainbow Dash the sports ace that every team is fighting about; Pinkie Pie, the head of the student council that every one seems to love and Sunset Shimmer the demon girl of a different dimension. They were sitting there laughing with their friends.

"In my animes but that doesn´t mean I wanted to live in one."

As Silver Spoon spoke this sentence out loud she came to a realisation. She threw her braid over her shoulder and was about to leave the table.

"See you in class later."

As fast as she could she headed towards the schools library. If that OTHER Twilight can change school then she could do the same. She just needed to know what it would take to get accepted at Crystal Prep. Then she could leave this place with all its magic and demons and interdimensional traveling behind her.
The lunch break was almost over as she turned on the school computer and started to research. Crystal Prep had quite a reputation and also quite some entry requirement.

"What´s wrong with that place don´t they know they are suppose to teach their students!"

She could almost feel Miss Cheerilee's disapproval gaze in her back. The student teacher had an fake smile on her lips as she approached her about her outburst, but with a quick look on the screen even that smile vanished.

"I´m sorry, Miss Cheerilee. I didn´t mean to get loud."

The young teacher had a very concerned look on her face as she switched between Silver Spoon and the monitor.

"Crystal Prep, huh?"

"Well..."

Miss Cheerilee´s face was very serious about this as she told her: "Silver Spoon I don´t say this to discourage you, but... I know your grades. Crystal Prep might be a little over your head."

Silver Spoon bit her tongue. Are teacher even allowed to tell their students so bluntly that they are to stupid? Besides her grades are not that bad, they are just not on THAT level. She swallowed the angry remark before she answered:

"I just have to study from now on."

The stern gaze in the young girl's eyes brought an honest smile on Miss Cheerilee's face. To see this upstart child taking her studying serious for a change was a welcome surprise.

"In that case I recommend you to get a tutor. You will need some help."

Silver Spoon wondered if that girl from Crystal Prep would offer her hand to pull her out again, but then shaked her head. No by now she was willing to take every helping hand to get out of Canterlot High.

Life Changes on a Dime

It’s one of my favorite sayings. Life Changes on a Dime. I don’t know who originally said it, or where I first heard it, but I remember thinking “how prophetic.”

Sugarcoat put the pencil towards her lips thinking about what to write down. She did not want any word about magic in her notes. Last week the world she knew had changed quite a bit and it has keeped her occupied ever since.
Magic exist, another dimension exist and Chimeras are a living breathing species. Making all of mythology a debatably reality. Sugarcoat was sure if she goes around questioning the existence of Chimeras, Manticores or freaking Cerberus and the greek gods if we are on the subject matter, someone would declare her insane. Finally she put the lead back on her note card.

What I wonder today, however, can we choose to turn our life around like that or are we helpless to the circumstances. Things can not been unseen but if we turn a blind eye on it, can we switch it back towards the conditions as they were before?

"Boring...!" Diamond Tiara was sitting on the floor infront of the television. Tapping on the remote like crazy on the search for anything that could hold her interest for more than a few seconds. Eventually she throw the remote on the bed behind her. "Come on Silvy. Let´s go!"

Silver Spoon hardly looked up towards as she replied: "I am not done with my homework yet."

Unasked her friend lied down on her bed with an exasperated moan. Diamond Tiara took one of Silver Spoons knitted dolls and rolled around with it for a short time before she decided that her was boring again. Diamond´s eyes roamed freely through the room. There was her wardrobe, her shelves with manga and some anime on display, her super comfy boxspringbed she was just lying in with the knitted dolls and of course her desk with her laptop where Silvy was still sitting and writing. This is taking way to much of our freetime, decided Diamond Tiara.
"Just copy them from me before class", she proposed but it had not the effect she hoped for.
Silver Spoon pulled off her glasses rubbing her eyes with the back of her palm. Why was this so hard for her? Diamond seems to have no problems with it. Afterall she was already here so they could hang out.

After placing the blue rim back on her nose Silver Spoon gave a weak response: "Maybe you should go without me... . I don´t wanna go anyway."

"Suit yourself, but I will have a some super extra estimating frozen yogurt."

Diamond Tiara left her room and climbed down the staircase to the ground floor. Her mind was already filled all the way up to the top with the sweet deliciousness she was going to consume as she passed the huge living room. Out of the corners of her eyes she noticed a man sitting in a comfortable armchair reading the papers. The man, suited simple but elegant, had notice her too and his dark green eyes looked past her as he expected to see his daughter right behind her.

"Bye Mister Fork."

"You are leaving us for today, Diamond?" He put the papers aside. This was too rare to not be suspicious. Diamond and Silver never simply part ways and he expected to see her any moment running down the stairs. But even as he was standing in the doorway he was not able to see or hear any sign of her. He mustered the girl in front of him for some long seconds before he smiled at her for a Good bye. "Greet your father from me will you?"

"Sure."

Without giving him a second look the girl left the building. The rich ornamented door closed behind her with a soft snapping the lock. Mister Fork slowly climbed the stairs to Silver Spoon´s little realm. Just rarely he enters the second floor, for it is the sanctuary of her privacy and he tried to be respectful towards it. But for now his curiosity took the better of him and he stuck his head into her room after a quick knocking on the door. He found his daughter with her hands clawed in her hair.
"What´s wrong, Cupie Doll? Did you had a disagreement with Diamond Tiara?"
Silver Spoon shaked her head silently. Convinced that something was troubling her, he fully entered her room. Some moments of silence lingered in the air were none of them wanted to say anything. She did not want to look at her father as he crouched beside her.
"Don´t you feel well? Shall I call mommy?"
Silver Spoon shaked her head again. This was certainly nothing worth, to disturb her mother with it. Just her stupid daughter failing at her homework.
"You know I won´t go away till I know what is up with you, star bright."

"Bright", Silver Spoon stated in a sarcastic tone. Her father did not liked what he was hearing, comming out of her mouth, "that is literally the total opposite of me." With the swept off her arm she brushed the note book off the table.

Despise his personal feeling about his daugther accusing herself idiocy, Mister Fork played a knowing smile. He placed the booklet back on the table. "Now, Silver Spoon. This would be the first time a little paperwork would get the better of you. I am going out on a limb here but I am positive that is not the problem."- He patted her back and his smile became genuinely heartwarming as he proceeded - "and if I am wrong and this is what bothers you, I might be able to help you anyway."

Notes not related

Silver Spoon and her farther were sitting at table down in the kitchen. Taking a snack break away from the daunting task was a great idea. It has eased her mind and loosed her tongue so she was able to talk about what was troubling her. He was not sure what of her rambling was exaggeration and what he was suppose to take serious, though. It was like she was mixxing reality with this foreign cartoons he had a hard time to understand. Atleast he was able to figure out some recurring elements within it.
For Mister Fork it sounded like his daughter was being bullied by some upper classmates that she describes as monsters with wings as if they are operating above the school rules. Untouchable for the teachers for some not comprehensible reason. That Silver Spoon wanted to get out of this school because she felt suffocated with only her friend Diamond Tiara to ease her oppression a bit.
A weird compilation of proud and worry has filled his heart, as he figured out that she was pushing herself so hard to get out off the situation on her own. He was really low on words as he took this all in.

"So, why Crystal Prep... ?"

He knew this school a little. It was a highly honored school with strict rules and high standards. Thoose problems were the points why he had NOT tried send her to this school in the first place. His wife was on the same page as he had been about it. They did not want to overwhelm their daughter with academic demands. Now she sees that school as her chance to break away of her struggles.

"The Friendship Games... the Crystal Prep students were so..."

He could really not follow her. Something about them being normal and a girl that helped her against three aggressors that act like one. At least that could he interpreted as Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo. Three names he had heared way to often in this house. He smiled about his little success to deconstruct his daughter´s talking. It was clear to him that she saw that place as a fair and peaceful one instead of the daunting wall he was seeing in it.
He looked at the clock on the wall. In a few hours he could phone Silverspeed in oversea and talk about what was going on.

"I have to talk with Mom about it, but I think we can support you with it."

Canterlot High such an underwhelming place. Their physic laboratory is unprepared to teach more than the basics. None of the teachers had any noteworthy accomplishments in their respective fields. The only thing remotely interesting about this school is hidden under a rug.

"You are throwing your academic career away."

Two girls were approaching the gateway of the main hallway. Twilight Sparkle was here for assignment for the school transfer, she was dressed casually, a lilac blouse and jeans. Her companion on the other hand was suited in the Crystal Prep uniform, while allowed to make some alterations Sugarcoat was known to go by the book. What in her case means that even the principal could not stop her from wearing a too short skirt since she used loophole in the dress code. Twilight opened the door and Sugarcoat slipped through before her.
They walked along the hallway passing the class rooms with students sweating over their books. The only sound in the hallway were the sound of their shoes before they start talking in a lowered voice.

"You really did not have to come with me, though. Also I appreciate that you care for me."

"Principal Cinch asked me, too."

"Ohh."

"The Everton Independent Study Programm would be more suited for you."

Twilight looked at Sugarcoat this was the sixth time she had remembered her that this school was not the most sophisticated she could have choosen. Did Abacus Cinch care this much that she loses one of her students to Principal Celestia? Would she really send Sugarcoat to persuaded her to go to another school instead?

"See it that way if I am going to this school, Everton might take you."

"I´d rather lose our race for Everton, than you as a rival."

Sugarcoat knocked on the door oblivious to Twilight´s questioning gaze, that had followed her statement. What was going on inside that pigtailed head of her, - Twilight wondered, -it´s not like she will not be able to get to an University/College just because she will go to Canterlot High.
In the principal office they finally completed Twilight Sparkle´s assignment. Principal Celestia was visibly relieved that Headmistress Cinch attempts to prolong the paperwork had come to an end. Tomorrow her new student will have her first day in her new school. A student that had officially unofficial attended festivities at this school before. She expects this to cause some confusions in student body for the next month before the whole thing settles down. In the end people are very flexible with things that does not interfere with their personal life.

Sugarcoat looked at the clock the next bus to the city would be there in five minutes, but she had no urge to haste for the bus stop. Principal Cinch had exempt her of her school day to talk sense into Twilight. She might as well take a later ride home.
They were taking a stroll over the school ground, visiting the library that apparently was also the EDP room, the cafeteria and last the gym. They did it without talking a single word. It was when they came along the trophy case that Twilight broke the silence that has loomed between them.

"See Canterlot High is not that bad. Look at all this Trophies and Awards"

Sugarcoat´s eyes flew over the trophies. Hardly anything above the regional level, very few national awards. What really caught her attention was the ranking, though. A lot of second and third places and a few first places.
For the last three years was Sugarcoat fighting Twilight on the academic battlefield. Admittedly she had lost more than a few competitions against her. In the run for the most recognition Twilight was always a little ahead. The extended privileges for the use of school property, Twilight got them first. Key to the school library so they could stay longer for research, Twilight got it first. She had even gotten her own study room at Crystal Prep.
After a while had Sugarcoat changed her strategy. Instead of trying to compete with her in direct comparison she had waited for Twilight to fail at any given task. So she could beat her at that point. Calling her out on her shortcomings.
Now Twilight will go to this school, the gateway of Tartarus.

"What this School is really good at is sweeping things under the rug. I would not wonder if this is the last time I ever hear of you."

"What do you mean..." Twilight was not able to finish the sentence. She was shocked by the sudden hug of her former classmate and petrified by her anxious words.

"Take care of yourself, Twilight. I don't trust this place and especially that Sunset Shimmer."

Interlocking Pieces

Silver Spoon gawked down the hallway. She had just left the classroom at end of class. Students were flowing out of class behind her as she awkwardly standing in everybodies way.

"Silvy what is wrong with you?!"- said Diamond Tiara pulling her away from the door. -"Do you want to get on everybodies bad side? You are so lucky you have me to chaperone you. Sometimes I have to wonder what is going on in your..." Silver Spoon freed her arm and disappeared into the crowd. Leaving her friend dumbfound looking behind.
Stepping on others feet, pushing and pulling made the girl her way through the masses of pupils on their way to their next classes. Gathering curses and angry gazes along with her.
She stopped infornt of the trophy case. Gone. Her braid flew from side to side as she looked hectically around her.
"You are acting weird, Silvy!"

"She was here!"

"Who?"

"The girl who that had safed me! She was here just a moment ago."

"Well, she is no longer." Diamond Tiara said in a disapproving tone.

"Help me find her!"

Diamond Tiara pulled her frenzy friend into the girls restroom and pushed her against the wall. The room looked empty so Diamond Tiara had no reason to act like a well educated girl of a good household, instead she could be as forward as she wanted to her friend.

"You sure you don´t have a crush on that girl?"

Silver Spoon starred into Diamond Tiara´s deep blue eyes. What was that look in her eyes? Worry? Anger? Disgust? Pity? This gaze so very similar to the one she put on Applebloom but yet different. Silver Spoon could not take the guts to encounter the stare.

"I just..."

"I am NOT going on a demented search for a person, because you JUST want to express your gratitude towards her. And neither should you! That Twilight Sparkle is going to change school. THEN we can get her name, her adress and maybe what she likes so you can thank her. Running around like a maniac will get you nothing!"

Diamond Tiara let her loose and made her way to the next class. They had politics and the teacher had his own politic with tardy students.

"I hate you!" Silver shouted at her as she left the restroom.

Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had not been talking for the rest of the day. Silver Spoon was angry on her for letting her hanging. For not supporting her. For devaluing her feelings. So what if she had no crush on the girl, it still matters to her. What is even worse about it is that Diamond did not care how much it bothered her.
They were sitting in mathclass next to each other as always, but unlike yesterday they would not whisper during class. Silver Spoon was really pissed at Diamond´s behavior and Diamond Tiara... she just lived her life like always.

beep "Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon, please report to the main foyer." The speaker interupted the class.

The teacher looked annoyed at the speaker over the door before he turned the back to the board. "Okay ladies, you have heard the vice principal." Diamond Tiara had already stand up and was smothing her clothes. She looked confident about what to come. Silver Spoon on the other hand was still sitting there, wondering what will happen to her this time.

On the hallway Sliver Spoon finally talked to Diamond Tiara: "What´s going on? Are we in trouble?"

Diamond Tiara did not look at her, but she could feel her that suppiror smile around her lips anyway.

"I told you that I am not going on a lunatic hunt for your chase for your waifu."- Diamond snorted with laughter about her repeated teasing, but since she was not looking at her friend she did not noticed the annoyed look behind her glasses as she continued. -"I signed us both up as volunteers for showing new students around school. It was really unpleasant to convince Pinkie Pie to let us handle the welcoming. She kinda lives for this boring stuff and I really hope I can give it back to her after this one."

"I don´t... Huh?"

"Ugh, Silvy really! Twilight Sparkle changes school. We are the Welcoming Committee. We see her when she is introduced to the school. YOU get your chance to talk to her about that girl without anybody else listening. A much more elegant way of problem solving than losing your mind."

It felt as if her throat constricted, unable to speak out a single word of apology that she wanted to say was Silver Spoon standing like she was pinned on the floor. How could she mistrust Diamond for just a single moment? Diamond was always there to protect her, to guide her, to support her even if she does not understand why. The reason why Silver Spoon was so often hiding behind her. The reason she so often followed her drum, because her attitude led to success and a feel of safty because there was always Diamond Tiara that got her back.
Diamond Tiara had finally noticed that her friend was no longer behind her and looked back at her.

"Come on Silvy! I am not going to work through this alone."

Her moist eyes firmly hidden behind her glasses Silver Spoon nodded silently. They met up with the older girl as she was looking at the throphy case as she had done yesterday.
Twilight was wondering about this tradition of Canterlot High. She could have easily get here at morning and start with the classes right away. Instead she was ordered to get her before lunch so some student can show her around at school. It was also completely unnecessary. She had been here for the Friendship Games and yesterday as well. In Crystal Prep such a waste of school time would not fly. A clear indicator of the different mindset of this new school she was now attending.
The two students introduced themself. The girl with the lightpurple hair with white highlights was smug and had an upperclass way of talking something Twilight was familiar with from her old school. The second girl was not shy, more retiring maybe even... scared? It made Twilight uneasy to see this girl afraid of her as they walked through the hallways.
Diamond Tiara was the one mostly talking, reintroducing this Twilight Sparkle to alot of the rooms and rules she already knew, while she simultaneously tried to push Silver Spoon to ask her already. All three girls were relieved as Silver Spoon finally had asked about the white haired girl with the red glasses. It was at this time this walk had become less of a formality and less awkward.

"Sugarcoat?"- Twilight wondered over the question how she was connected to the girl, that hugged her the day before. The question was clumsy at best and the detail of Silver Spoon´s waifu embracing another girl made Diamond Tiara giggle internally. Twilight was running that incident in her mind again and again. The warning about the school. The concerned sound of Sugarcoat´s voice. The weirdest words slipped out of her mouth that she herself could not really comprehend. -"We are... friends... I guess..."

Library Story

The Crystal Prep library was huge and well lit. Bookshelf after bookshelf of scientific literature, history books and classic literature on two floors at both sides of the room with a gab for studying in between. Light blue walls, lavender colored shelf and wine red tables. A giant window on the northside opened the way for the daylight to fall into the room. The hall felt cold and empty at this time of the day. School was out and most students had gone home an hour ago. On one of the tables in front of the window sat Sugarcoat with her notepads and three big books scribbling notes and cross references on the paper. Her smartphone resting on the table in case she needed some additional informations or a translation or explaination of technical term.
For the longest time she was alone with her thoughts and her studying till she heard the sound of footsteps getting closer. She looked up from her books and saw another student heading towards her. The girl had red hair clumsily tied up in a bun to free her face. Long strands hanging from the hair tie. Her glasses had a thick dark rim of the same color as her turtleneck she had pulled over her school uniform. Sugarcoat was looking at her over her glasses as the girl set down on the other side of the table. Calculator, books, pencils and notebooks of all kind flew on the table. This girl was the most unkempt and disordered learner Sugarcoat knew. Science, religion, history, economics, pottery. Things like that.

"Hi Sugarcoat. Looks like its just the two of us from now on."

Another smartphone was put to the rest of the mess she had made and begun instandly to play a arbitrary playlist of classical music.
And music history, Sugarcoat thought to herself, she also has to study music history. Thanks Twilight for leaving me with her!

"Not like we are a study group."

Sugarcoat said in her pejorative tone as she tried to concentrate on her study again. She pulled the book to her nose to shield herself against the distraction that had come with Moondancers arrival. The downside of this was that she had to put down the books ever so often to write something in her notepads. Even worse was the fact that she allowed her company to read the titles of the books.

"I didn´t know you are interested in myth. Did you know that..."

"I am trying to study here, Moondancer! Don´t try to bond with me now, just because Twilight left us!"

They starred at each other until the intermezzo was going over to the next tune. Both turned their attention towards the books infront of them. The refreshing silence had already been polluted by the music but now it was an oppressive atmosphere. How could that girl disturb her circles like this. I am not a substitute for Twilight, Sugarcoat thought to herself, and you are no replacement for her as well. I am not having anything of this.
It took her ten minutes to realize that she was not angry on Moondancer but Twilight Sparkle. For leaving her just like that. For leaving her with no goal. Leaving her unfocused. To put herself into this terrifiying school, where discoveries that could change the world are suppressed. A cold shiver was running down her back. This school needs to be shut down and turn into a governmental research institution. But what can you do if what is discovered is that unbelievable.
Sugarcoat put down her book and looked over Moondancers unarranged study material. There had to be something that she could start a conversation with her without having to apologize.
The books were as expected of totally different spectrum. Her smartphone was still playing this stupid operetta but to ask her to turn it of would not improve the situation right now, also it would definitely better her learning atmosphere. Then she notice a scrap of orange paper that did not belong to any of Moondancers notepads.

"What is with the piece of paper?"

"That?" - Moondancer stopped at reading her finger lied under the word in the book. "It´s a hangout asking for a tutor. I can use the repetition to solidify my knowledge."

Sugarcoat looked at her in a state of disbelief. This disorganized girl was teaching younger students? Seriously? Moondancer could read her face easily and was not to happy about the doubt written all over it.

"There are still some on the bulletin board if you wanna try it out."

For a few moments Sugarcoat pondered about it. At least she would have something that would keep her occupied. Yeah, Twilight I don´t need you. There are other ways to focus my studying than our little rivaly.

"Sounds good."

It was friday evening as Sugarcoat was standing infront of the big house and was wondering if this was going to be a prank. A household like this could certainly affordt a private teacher if needed.
She cheeked the adress again. Stable Street 34. This was also the Fork household. Maybe it was just the facade, she thought as she went through the garden door. The Forks had to have at least employed gardener. Those are some pretty expensive looking arrangements. As she ringed the door bell she reminded herself that she not here to admire the house or the garden. She was here because the child of this family was in need of a tutor. The door opened after a while and to Sugarcoats relief it was not opened by a buttler or housemaid or atleast to her first relief.
Infront of her stood a little girl with a silvergrey braid and blue glasses starring at her dumbfounded with her purple eyes. Sugarcoat herself did not look much better as she realized who was standing there.

"Greetings I am here to ask for the tut... Chimera-girl?"

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Sugarcoat was sitting in a comfortable room, not as big as she would had expected for a rich girl, but that was an illusion Silver Spoon had her own bathroom and a storage room as big as this very room so only her most precious belongings were placed here. She sat on a soft boxspringbed parts looking out of the window, parts looking at the girl sitting in front of her and most parts into the notebook in her hands. Sugarcoat was browsing through the papers while she pondered her options.
She could just tell Mister Fork that she had underestimated the task or that she was just not suited for a tutor. How would that look, a top student of Cristal Prep withdrawing from teaching a Canterlot High. That is not going to happen!
How about the money... No no no! How rude would that be... besides Mister Fork had already offered good money if she decided to take the job. She could use it.

Silver Spoon had not beliefed her eyes as Sugarcoat had stood on her door and now she was sitting here, in her room. Looking over her homework of the last week. What should she say? What can she say? She was here for a tutor job, not to help her. Ever had a dream that the closer it came the fullfil the more it troubled you. The more you want to take the last step the more you feared it could be the last move? This was how she feeled with Sugarcoat sitting behind her as she was working on the exercise book. Was she looking at her? Should she turn around to speak with her? Or should she finish the page to proof herself worthy of being teached? The pencil rested in her unease hand. Great how is she solving that?

The sound of lead on paper had stopped. Sugarcoat glimpsed over the edge of the paper what should she do know she never had been a tutor before. Should she let the girl think about the problem first or should she go to her and take the issue away from her? She should have talked to Moondancer about this kind of stuff before throwing herself into the role of a teacher.

Silverspoons mind raced with all the possibilities she could blow it. Come on, come on brain! Remember! She barely looked over her shoulder and saw how Sugarcoat stood up from the bed and walked to the door for the staircase. Blew it... .

Her hand slided down the handle of the handrail. She was slowly stepping down to the living room were Mister Fork was sitting on the couch watching some news on television. Sugarcoat took a short breath and thought to herself confidently, time to get out of her without losing her face. "Mister Fork,"- she said stepping into the room, -"might I ask why you searched for a tutor for your daughter? According to her notes she does fine on her own." The man was looking at her with questioning eyes. Wondering about the quick return of the teenager. The clock was only fifteen minutes older. He stood up and came around the corner to speak with her eye to eye.

"I am glad to hear that, but the thing is Silver Spoon wants to transfer to another school, your school, and she is pushing herself to hard. So we thought if we get a student of Crystal Prep as her a tutor we could calm her a little."

Sugarcoat was baffled: "She wants to go to Crystal Prep?" That was a motive she certainly could get behind. She herself wanted to get away from here because she didn´t wanted to have anything to do with Canterlot High. Even if there would have been another Friendship Games durring her schooltime she would not participate into it.

Silver Spoon´s father nodded and talked to Sugarcoat in the tone of a loving father that she would not had expected by a rich household like this: "Yes. Listen, if you could just push her efforts into the right direction... We don´t want her to panic over her academic performance but we also don´t want her to lose her vigor." He was nervous scratched the back of his neck, hoping she got what he and his wife wanted of her. Silverspeed was much better with words.

"You are paying me no matter the result as long as your daughter feels like she does progress?"

By stepping the stairs upwards felt like it was double the distance. Sugarcoat was not sure how she should feel about this. Sure it was easy money, but she was not even suppose to teach her anything. What is the point if, all she is going to do is to look over her notes and say: That is right, This is wrong. A proof sheet would do the same. Somehow that felt wrong to her. She reached the upper stair and opened the door without knocking.
Silver Spoon was sitting over her notebook her face burried into her hands and crying? Sugarcoat could not look away for some moments. Yes the girl was crying. Sugarcoat had never seen someone that took some study that much to heart. Yes, she had heard about this things to happen, but to have a person directly in front of her was alot different from just reading a story on the internet. Sugarcoat pushed her glasses into position and positioned herself to the right of tutoring student. She finally understood what Mister Fork ask of her.

"What seems to be the problem."

Silver Spoon looked at her with tearing eyes. What a strange gaze.