Author's Note

Fucking insomnia is a bitch. I couldn't sleep at all last night. Can I write the next chapter way later today so I can take a nap?

Pleaseeee?

Chapter 6: Silver, My friend!

The time we all spent at the park was really enjoyable. They had their fun and I had my relaxation. But, eventually it was time for Silver to go home. She waved goodbye as Diamond came over to see me. She seem to nod her head in the direction of home. I instantly got the message and took her back to the mansion. The rest of the day was planning out how I would become friends with Silver Spoon starting tomorrow. I had a quill, an inkwell and paper in front of me and I was ready to plan this out when I realized that I don't know where to start.

Then it hit me. Maybe Diamond can help me with this. I mean, those 2 seem really close and I know that she trusts me with Silver. I decided to go up to her room and ask her for a bit of help. Before I got there, her door was open and it smelt like makeup and hair product... Oh god not again! I walk in slowly and see she has been playing fashionista again... greaaat -_- !

"Hey Anon" She greets me cheerfully, "What's up?"

"Ok, I'll level with you" I respond, nervously, "I wanna become friends with Silver Spoon..."

"Alright, I'll help. Sit." She gestures for you to sit on the bed.

She sat along side me and looked at me with the most serious expression this side of Equestria. She explained a lot about Silver, what her likes and dislikes were, how she acted, how she liked to be treated, how I could gain her trust and so on. I decided to write all this down so I wouldn't forget it later. Then it hit her.

"Wait" She looked at me puzzled, "Why do you want to befriend her?"

"Oh, well" I stare into that puzzled face, nervous, "I just wanna make a new friend is all!"

She shrugged it off and continued talking about Silver for about 10 minutes before she yawned at the topic.

"Anon" She started, "Go try some things I suggested. I'll be fine on my own for a little bit."

"I'll try in the morning when its easier."

"Alright."

I decided to fall asleep in her bed and wait till morning. She curled up on my chest in a little ball and after about a minute she was knocked out cold. It was a peaceful night to say the least. By dawns light, she arose to see she was sleeping on me. She constantly apologized for keeping me stuck their all night. I simply giggled and lifted her off me and on to the ground.

I walked downstairs with her as her stomach growled. As she headed towards the kitchen, I headed out the front door and into the yard. As I crossed the grassy yard, I thought to myself 'I don't know where she lives'. I shrugged and decided its about time I searched. As I headed into town, I came across a peculiar shop that caught my eye. The sign hanging over the door had a silver bell and the door and windows were the same shape. Bingo. As I walked in, I saw that no one was around, not even the store owner. I looked around at the various things they had on display. Bells, chinaware, silverware, reigns and even some dress shoes. All of the objects seemed to be hand crafted and to perfection. As I walked over to the counter, I noticed a small tap bell and hit it a few times. As I stopped, I heard hooves coming down the stairs behind the counter.

"Hello there, sir" She greeted warmly, "welcome to Silver Bell Gifts!"

Yea, this the place. This mare looks almost Identical to Silver Spoon, only way older and much taller.

"Hi." You reply.

"What can I help you with today?" She smiles and tilts her head.

"Well, I'm looking for something special. Very special." I give her a look that she almost instantly understands.

"Ahh, so you're the one who took her out last night?" She asks, slyly.

"Depends on who were talking about here." I lean on the counter.

"Were you possibly looking for a spoon?" She whispers in my ear.

"Yep, that's her." I say, smiling.

She chuckles slightly at the comment and nods her head. She walks upstairs and from the distance I can hear a door open. As the door closes again, the mare does not come back down. Instead, in her place, a filly walks down the stairs, looking towards the ground, not noticing its me.

"Hello" She says, head still down, "how may I help you..."

I felt like picking her up and hugging her, but I decided to wait until she knew it was me. I changed my voice slightly so she wouldn't know it was me.

"I would like to get your opinion on some silverware." I say in a deeper tone.

"Right this way sir..." She leads me over to a glass case.

I look over all the silverware encased inside. It was all so beautiful. Did she help hand craft all these things? I couldn't wait any longer. I had to say something.

"I'll take this one." I say pointing towards her.

She looks at the case to see what you are gesturing at and realizes your pointing towards her. When she doesn't see a hoof, she looks up to see you smiling at her. Silver almost immediately returns the warming smile.

"Anon!" She squeaks.

As I go to scratch her, she instead jumps up to hug me. I return the gesture and by the time I let go, she didn't. I took her off me and put her back on the ground.

"Hey Silver." I say, still smiling.

"What brings you to the store?" Her puzzled look gets me.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go do something?" I ask

"What, with me, you, and Diamond?" She questions.

"No, just me and you" I explain, "I thought we could get to know each other."

"Alright, let me just pack a few things." I nod as she walks back upstairs.

Step one complete. Now that I have got her attention and have asked her to hang out, I can commence friendship making. I mean, If everyone else can do it so well, then so can I! I look over the list I wrote at Diamonds and memorized it so I didn't have to risk pulling it out again. Right, so, how hard can this be! She comes back down the stairs and walks towards the door.

"Ready!" She says, merrily.

I head over to her and open the door. As she walks out, I stop to think how well this was going for a complex plan.

"Come on!" She gets my attention as I follow her.

Our day went smoothly. Our first stop was to the Ponyville Cafe for some morning tea. I asked her some things about herself and she was more than happy to talk about any question I threw at her. She seemed to have done a lot despite being a filly, which fascinated me. After our morning tea, I took her to the park. She loved it there, though her mother rarely brought her there and she needed a supervisor to watch over her. As she played away, I sat back in the spot I was in yesterday. I watched her play for a while when I saw Applejack and Apple Bloom approaching.

"Howdy Anon" She tips her hat, "What brings y'all here this morning?"

"I'm spending time with Silver spoon." I told her.

"Mind if ah sit with ya?" She asked politely.

I nodded and she fell beside me, trying to copy the way I was sitting. She eventually gave up and just leaned on me instead. I looked over as Silver and I couldn't believe my eyes. Apple Bloom was getting along with her! I smiled as the both waved over towards me and AJ. We returned the gesture and they went back to playing. As it approached noon, we all headed towards Sweet Apple Acres for some lunch courtesy of the Apple family. After we filled up on apples and apple juice, we all went into the field and AJ, Apple Bloom, and Big Macintosh showed us how to buck apples. Silver Spoon tried it out and almost knocked the tree down. Everyone dropped their jaw as Silver laughed. 'Note to self: Do NOT piss her off.' I then tried by getting into a crawling position and kicking my legs against the tree. One apple.... I am pathetic. They were all laughing as I just glared angrily at a tree. A few seconds later I was up that bad boy and grabbing apples by the arm load.

Evening rolled around and we had to say goodbye to Sweet Apple Acres for the day. As me and Silver walked back to the shop, I noticed something flying above us. Wait a second...

"SILVER GET DOWN!" I push her to the side as a lightning bolt strikes me.

This has happened countless times before. I have gotten used to it because its not that strong due to it being pony-made and not natural. I looked over to Silver laughing her ass off at me. Looking up, the rainbow maned pegasus was doing the same. Time for payback.

"Hey rainbow!" I grab an apple from outta my pocket and chuck it at her.

"Yea Ano-" She doesn't even finish before getting bonked on the head with the rapid flying apple, making her fall of the cloud and land on the ground.

I walk over to where she is as she looks up at me.

"Duck." I smile mischievously.

Silver and I head back on the road home as rainbow starts off to her home as well. As we arrive at the Silver Bell, we both walk in. The mare was still at the counter. I gestured for Silver Spoon to go to her and I headed out the door. I made my way back to the mansion thinking about how great today was. I could honestly say today was one of the best days I have ever had.

A friendship was blooming, and I was happy for it!