Cinnamon in a Silver Spoon

I hope you enjoy the story. Next chapter things change quite a bit. I'm sorry the story is going so slowly.

"Oh, of course I'd be happy to help you. Let me just see what I can do."
Twilight Sparkle's two-toned tail swished slightly as she put her mind to the task. Several books floated off of the perfectly organized shelves to hover in front of her purple nose. "Alright let's see it should be pretty simple."

"Really? You can send word for me?"

"Of course I will, Scootaloo."Twilight said, the glow fading as the books re-shelved themselves. "It isn't everyday that a little filly gets her Cutie Mark. And it must be wonderful to have discovered your talent in something you love so much. I hope you other little ponies were paying attention"

"What? What are you saying, Twi? You saying we're too stupid to get our Cutie Marks."

"No, of course not, Applebloom." Twilight's expression softened as the glow from her horn dissipated completely. "Just letting you know that sometimes you're special talent is closer than you think like Scootaloo's was. Now come on let's write those letters."
The fillies nodded and followed Twilight to a table behind some tall shelves. It was a nice quiet private little nook. Twist brushed her shoulder against Applebloom who was still pouting about Twilight's comment.

"It's okay, Bloom. I promise you'll get your Cutie Mark too. Soon. So will Sweetie."
Twist focused on her peice of parchment while her friends glared at each other over the table. She wasn't sure what to say. She liked Silver Spoon but she had to admit they had not been friends for very long yet. She setteled with a single word first. She would never get anywhere if she didn't at least start.

Hi

I hope you're enjoying your trip as much as you can. I have some big news. Scootaloo got her Cutie Mark and she is really excited. We're going to throw a party when you get back. I sound really different now. You won't be able to make fun of my voice anymore.
She stopped writing when she heard Twilight come back around the corner with Spike.

"Hi everypony," the young dragon said.

"Hiya Spike!!" Applebloom said waving a hoof. "How come y'all haven't been to see me and my sister in forever?" The purple dragon looked away ashamed.

"I'm sorry, Bloom. I'm busy here at the library. And with Twilight being a hero there is lots of work to do keeping up respondance between Ponyville and Canterlot. Not ot mention my regular duties as Twilight's assistant scribe. Now," he said. "I came in here cause I heard from a friend," Spike shamelessly stuck his thumb towards Twilight. "I heard that somepony got something special today."

"AWW YEAH!" Scootaloo yelled. "You know it, Spike." She hopped up on the table shaking it and knocking over an ink bottle that promptly spilled onto Sweetie Belle's letter . "Check out this baby." She struck a pose, her tail hitting Sweetie Belle in the face.

"WATCH IT!" The white unicorn glared at her orange friend. Are you sure your Cutie Mark isn't supposed to be a balloon? You're acting awefully inflated considering you haven't even had it two hours yet."

“Inflated? What? It’s not my fault you aren’t special enough to get your own awesome Cutie Mark.”

“I’m plenty special. If you don’t shut your mouth I’ll show you just how ‘Special’ I am.” Sweetie Belle’s harsh words did not go unnoticed by Twilight who grabbed both of the struggling fillies in her magic.

“Okay. That. Is. Enough. I will not tolerate this behavior out of you little ponies.” Both little fillies huffed as their friends looked on confused about what to do. “ Didn't you girls form the Crusaders to help each other get your Cutie Marks?” Twilight was angry as she dropped the little ponies square on their bottoms to continue her lecture. “I won’t have you dissolving over petty jealousy and immaturity. Both of you little ponies should be growing up and helping eachother. Scootaloo. You got your mark now help your friends. Remind them what they love and are good at and don’t just flaunt your success.

"Oh shut up, Sweetie," Scootaloo said as she saw the smug sneering look on Sweetie Belle's face.

Silver Spoon shrieked at an almost unnaturally shrill volume when the glowing scroll appeared in front of her. Her mother and Fleur de Lis both looked back at her with concerned expressions. But Silver Spoon just pointed at the scroll hovering in front of her face with a hoof. Her mother took it, the glow changing from purple to pink and she opened it.

“Oh my. How in Equestria? It… it’s a letter. For you, sweetheart, Pearl Necklace said. Both of the older unicorns looked perplexed at the mysteriously appearing letter. But when it proved to be nothing more than a teleported piece of parchment Silver Spoon read it while her mother continued the conversation. By the end of the letter she was laughing so loudly both of the mares were once again looking back at her. This time she waved it off with a nod.

‘I can’t believe that crazy nopony Scootaloo got a cutie mark.’ Twist was raving about planning the party and Scootaloo even said she was invited. ‘As if I would go.’ Silver Spoon rolled her eyes and thought, ‘I bet nopony is even going to be there.’ She imagined it for a moment and grinned. ‘Nopony but Twist.’ That thought shocked her. But Yes Twist would probably be there. And that was enough. When had she started caring so much about the awkward little dweeb that talked funny? And why? She wasn't pretty or rich like Diamond Tiara. She wasn't witty like Cherrybomb. She wasn't even that smart was she? Silver Spoon thought hard about why she had really liked her old friends and why she liked Twist now. Well Twist was cute kind of. And she was sweet. She had been nice to her when her friends had ditched her. And even her blankflank crew were trying to be nice. Scootaloo had even said she could come to the party they were throwing. Silver Sighed as her mother chatted with the model. Maybe she really did have a lot to learn about friendship. Diamond Tiara had never asked about her when she had gone with her mom. Never cared when she came back. They only wanted friends for what they could get out of them. And she … she was acting the same way. She wanted to know why she was being friends with Twist instead of just letting herself be a friend. Twist had been right when they had talked. She had a lot to learn about being a friend and maybe just maybe now she was ready to start.
While the three fillies in ponyville's friendship was dissolving from one of the CMC finally getting their cutie Marks a new one was forming in the city.

"It really sounds like this, Diamond is a terrible Person," Fleur de Lis said. "You say you were together for a long time."
Silver Spoon was too busy staring at the pretty older mare over the tall sundae in front of her that was melting. She was finding it hard to talk. It was weird looking up at that pretty face she had seen on billboards all over the city.

"We're, uhm. We aren't friends anymore I guess."

"Finally broke up with her, huh?"

"What? Broke up?"

"Yeah. You stopped being friends and talking to each other. That's a breakup. Even if it wasn't romantic."

"But she's a filly. We just stopped being friends she ditched me after her cuteceañera."

"What does that have to do with anything? I know mares that are with other mares. I know colts and stallions with other colts too. My best friend, his name is Orion, is with another stallion named Cold Front. And from the way you talk about it you sound pretty heart broken about not being friends with ... uhm... what's her face anymore. Sounds like a bad breakup to me. Maybe you just didn't realize you liked her that much. And that is why you hung around." Fleur de Lis licked her lips after finishing her sundae. "You are really young it's like that sometimes." The model looked whistful. "Listen to me sounding all wise," She grinned a bit at the thought. "Like I'm finished growing up. The big smile the Unicorn model gave her was bright and beaming. "Think about that if you make some better friends okay." With a graceful Sway Fleur left waving goodby with a hoof. "I'll keep in touch, Silver Spoon, you're cute and you're really refreshing compared to some of the ponies I know here. And remember what I told you."
This was a whole new world of possibilities. Was what Fleur de Lis had been saying true? Could that be why she had hung around Diamond Tiara so long despite how mean and snobby and silly she was. Had she 'Liked' her? Silver Spoon had never thought about it. Diamond had liked plenty of the colts in their class and around town. She had even followed Quicksilver an older white coated black-maned colt around for quite a while until he had told her she was annoying him and his actual friends. But Silver had never felt like that about anypony or maybe she just had never realized she felt that way about Diamond Tiara. She certainly had a lot to figure out this weekend. First she had a letter to respond to. And it just so happens she knew exactly how to send it back thanks to what the end of the scroll had said. The spell worked sort of like a shared diary. If she wrote her response on it and signed her name it would be sent back to where it came from. So at least now her visit wouldn't be so boring.