The Key

Fiara had a shocked look on her face, and was in tears. Her parents, were dead. Dead. She had so many thoughts in her head, there was no room to think. She started smashing things around the room, and then trashed her tiara off, taking a long look at it. The crystal pink heart, the golden rims, disgusting. It made her sick to see her reflection in the crown's jewel. She chucked it across the room and it smashed against the floor, nearly cracking into little pieces. She yanked it back up with her magic, fuming, and put it back neatly on her head. She cleaned up the mess, left the room, and walked along the halls depressed. Having a shrouded look on her face, she went to the royal kitchen and grabbed an apple for a snack. She was going to take a nice walk, to ease her nerves. She told the nearby guards at one of the palace entrance/exits where she was going, and that she'd return as soon as possible.

"I have to go. I'm taking a walk, and shall return as soon as possible." Fiara spoke out, taking a bite into the apple.

"Of course your Majesty." The guards replied, and they let her through.

Fiara was...Depressed. She sulked a bit, walking along the streets while crystal and normal ponies waved and even bowed in her presence. She fake-smiled and waved back at most of them and even said "hello", but it wasn't usually intentional. And when she eventually came back to the castle, her parents were waiting for her. She knew she was in trouble.

"Fiara, how could you?" Cadence lovingly questioned. "You stole this book, opened it with this , and lastly, you didn't even tell us! Why would you do this? You could've just told us it was important to you, and asked us about your past." She continued. Cadence had a few tears streaming from her face. Fiara looked timid, and small. She rubbed her hoof around, scratching the ground.

"I'm sorry we didn't tell you earlier. But we couldn't stand the thought of seeing you so upset. Having a destiny you might not even like, your parents being...Gone, and etc. We're truly sorry." Shining spoke out.

"Y-you really mean it?" Fiara replied. She smiled weakly, tears in her eyes. They nodded. Fiara was escorted inside with her parents, and a few guards, and was sent to her room immediately to await her punishment for what she did. Only, her punishment never came.

Cadence had later entered her room, and shut the doors behind her.  Fiara now was in bed. She was tired from what happened yesterday. cadence petted her mane to wake her up, and Fiara's eyes opened weakly.

"Mom?" She said, calmly.

"Well, look who woke up, it's the Princess monster! Rawr!" Cadence teased, smiling. Fiara chuckled. She blew her pink and black bangs out of her face, and got up out of bed. She yawned, and Cadence grinned.

"What do you want, Cadence?" She questioned, tilting her head.

"You've slept all day and now the suns setting. Shining and I were worried about you, and he asked if I should go to see you. So, I came." Cadence replied. "Now, down to business about what you did." Fiara's smile fell. before she could say anything, she was smacked hard somewhere on her cheek. She had been hit by Cadence's hoof. She had never been hit before, especially not by her. Rubbed and noogied, maybe. But not this.

"Wha-?" Fiara gasped.

"How, in all of Equestria from Manehattan to Griffonstone, did you believe that you could steal a book about our family history, and use this key to open it!" Cadence raged, holding up the key with her magic. "What made you think you could be a thief of your own family? We didn't want your past to be revealed, because if you found out, we imagined you would've killed yourself. Or maybe even try to hurt us. We are very sorry, too. But there's no excuse!" She continued. Cadence was truly upset, and it was all her fault.