Sweetie Belle's New Experiences

Great News on Great Grades

After having her invite to see if her grades came in turned down by Silver Spoon, Sweetie Belle headed to her sister's place to see if her grades had came in. As she pulled into the drive way the mailman was putting their mail in their box. She rushed to it and pulled everything out. Most of it was junk mail addressed to her sister except for one envelope addressed to her, from Canterlot University.

She rushed into her house to find Rarity in the kitchen fixing herself a sandwich. She looked towards Sweetie and asked, "Sweetie, don't you know how to knock?"

Sweetie replied, "It's just me sis, I didn't know that I would need to."

Rarity saw the big pile of mail her sister set down on the table and sighed in disgust. She asked, "Let me guess, a big stack of bills to finish off the year?"

Sweetie replied, "Actually no. Most of it is junk mail except for one letter." Sweetie pulled out her envelope and began to read it. As she read it she began to jump up and down and began screaming, "Yes, yes, yes! My grades are perfect."

Rarity walked over to her and put her arm around her. She asked, "A 4.0 I take it?"

Rarity grabbed the paper on her and was thrilled to see As down the list for her classes. She said, "Congratulations Sweetie, I honestly didn't expect this with you giving so much of your attention to Silver Spoon."

Sweetie didn't hear her say this as she was reading the other paper. It wasn't long until she continued, "Wow sis, guess what? My scholarship is going to cover my books now too!"

Rarity gasped, "Really? That's wonderful news!"

Sweetie calmed down and sighed, "If only Silver Spoon could grasp things as easily as I do."

Rarity asked, "Why do you say that? What kind of grades did she get."

Sweetie began, "Well she got four Bs and one C. Because of that she lost her scholarship."

Rarity asked, "Really? Is she going to have to come home now?"

Sweetie replied, "No. She got a hold of her dad and he said that he would cover everything for her." She took a short breath before continuing, "But he said that he would only do this once. He said that she has to get her grades up."

Rarity sighed, "While I'm not fond of her father and he can be rather unpleasant most of the time, I can see where he is coming from. I know you probably think that with him being wealthy he should help her regardless but he said that because he is concerned about her."

Sweetie sighed, "That is true, it is just that if she doesn't do that her and I will be parted and......"

Rarity interrupted, "Enough about Silver right now." She walked into the front room, grabbed a manila envelope and handed it to Sweetie. She continued, "Mom and dad told me to give this to you and give you some advice."

Sweetie opened the envelope and was excited by what she found. She found 500 bits, coupons for oil changes and a card for 3¢/gallon off per gallon of gasoline at the MegaMart gas station. Sweetie smiled, "Wow, I'll have to thank them next time I see them!"

Rarity continued, "About the cash, they said for you to only use it for gas and maintenance....and when it comes to the gas, given that your car is brand new, you have to put premium gas in it. They said you can't use the low grade or mid-grade because it will hurt the car's performance if you do."

Sweetie replied, "Alright, I'll have to remember that."

Rarity noticed Sweetie looking towards the door and said, "Well since you got your grades and additional gifts from mom and dad, I guess I should let you go. I know you probably have to get back to Silver to do whatever it is you two have planned."

Sweetie replied, "Well actually I was thinking about going over to Sweet Apple Acres and visiting Apple Bloom so we could catch up."

When Rarity heard this she was ecstatic. She was glad that her sister was going to be spending time with what she considered one of her "real friends." She began to push Sweetie towards the door and said, "I think that sounds like a splendid idea! I'm sure she will be thrilled to catch up."

Sweetie replied, "Alright sis, I'll talk to you later."

Catching Up

As Sweetie pulled into the farm she was happy when she saw that Apple Bloom's pickup was parked in front of the farm. She got out of her car and enthusiastically headed to the door and knocked. Applejack answered and asked, "Hello...." When she saw who it was she embraced her and said, "Sweetie Belle! It's good to see you!"

Sweetie replied, "It's good to see you too!"

Sweetie followed Applejack in the house where she was immediately greeted by Apple Bloom, "Sweetie Belle, it's been too long! How are y'all doing?"

Sweetie replied, "I'm doing great! How about you?"

Apple Bloom said, "Ah'm doing great as well." She knew that Sweetie didn't have a car when she left for college so she asked, "So Sweetie, who brought you here? Did Rarity bring you here and drop you off?"

Sweetie replied, "Well no...."

Apple Bloom sighed, "Did Silver drop you off because she's too good to come in?"

Sweetie again replied, "Well no...."

Apple Bloom continued, "Well it's a mighty far walk given how cold it is if you walked."

Sweetie opened the door and led her outside. She said, "Apple Bloom, I have something to show you that will answer your question."

When Apple Bloom saw her new car she was shocked. She asked, "Sweetie, is that yours?"

Sweetie grabbed her and exclaimed, "Yes, it is! Mom and dad gave it to me for Hearth's Warming! Can you believe it?"

Apple Bloom gave her a slight smile, "Actually yes, I can." She looked her in the eyes and continued, "Ah'm going to let you in on something. They had been saving up money for years to finally get you one and it was just last month they saved enough they could pay cash to get it for you."

Sweetie gasped, "Seriously, they waited until they could pay cash?"

Apple Bloom replied, "Yes, they did. Your parents did the same thing when it came to getting Rarity her car. They are not fans of being in debt to anyone."

Sweetie said, "Well I guess that's why I didn't have a car when the fall semester started." She began to become more excited as she continued, "Now I don't have to rely on Silver for rides and I can listen to MY music for a change."

Apple Bloom chuckled, "Ah take it that pop music she likes was about to drive you up the wall?"

Sweetie replied, "Yeah and while I love her dearly....."

Apple Bloom interrupted, "Love." Then it hit her, "What, are y'all in a relationship? Is that why you're wearing your hair in those pigtails?"

Sweetie replied, "Yeah, we love each other. When we got up to college we began to talk and discovered that we've had crushes on each other ever since our freshman year in high school."

This caused Apple Bloom to do a face palm. She sighed, "Are you nuts Sweetie? I know by then we were friends with Silver and even Diamond but still, a crush?" She put her hand on Sweetie's shoulder and continued, "Had Ah known you were into girls, Ah would have seen if either Scootaloo or Twist was interested in being your girlfriend because Scootaloo has always been your friend and Twist was never a bitch to any of us."

Sweetie blushed, "Well I never saw either of them that way. Scootaloo was and still is such a tomboy and like I said, I never saw Twist like that. Silver is more girly like me and I think that is why we work so well together."

Apple Bloom sighed, "Well Ah can't tell you who to be in a relationship with but Ah certainly hope things don't go bad between you two."

Sweetie Belle began to get uncomfortable discussing her girlfriend around Apple Bloom because she knew that she wasn't exactly supportive of it. She changed the topic, "So Apple Bloom, how have things gone for you in school?"

Apple Bloom motioned for her to follow her further away from the house. Once they got out of earshot of her relatives, Apple Bloom replied, "Really good actually. Ah tell you, Ah never imagined that the business aspect of things in agriculture were so cutthroat."

Sweetie asked, "Seriously? Cutthroat as in trying to put your competitors out of business?"

Apple Bloom replied, "Yeah, and Ah know one thing, Applejack certainly wouldn't approve of the fertilizers that farmers use to utilize their land better and increase crop production."

Sweetie laughed, "I know and given how old fashioned Big Mac and Granny Smith are, they wouldn't either."

Apple Bloom replied, "Nope but once Ah graduate and have more say over what happens here on the farm, Ah hope Ah can put what Ah learn to use and help them see that we need to modernize so we can turn larger profits."

Sweetie looked down at her watch and noticed that it was already the middle of the afternoon. She said, "Well Apple Bloom, as much as I would love to stay and talk some more, I better get back to Silver Spoon's house. She has some very special plans for us later today and tonight."

Apple Bloom rolled her eyes, "And chances are Ah don't want to know what they are."

Sweetie blushed, "Probably not." She headed back to her car and yelled, "See you later Apple Bloom. Hopefully we can meet again before we have to go back to school."

Apple Bloom headed back to the house and yelled, "Hopefully so. See you later Sweetie."

Sweetie got in her car and headed back to Silver's. While she was very glad she was able to spend some time away from Silver that day, she was glad to be heading back. She was looking forward to whatever Silver had planned for them and also hoped that she wasn't upset over her being gone for several hours.