Sweetie Belle's New Experiences

Return to Canterlot U

A week had passed since they rang in the new year and the time for Sweetie and Silver to return to Canterlot had come. It felt odd, especially to Silver Spoon to see Sweetie packing her stuff into her own car. Sweetie did this with a lot of pride as she finally felt like she was truly in control of her own destiny, not Rarity, not Silver Spoon or anyone else, it was her.

As she was packing her last items into her car Silver walked up to her and asked, "Well Sweetie, do you want to follow me or should I follow you?"

Sweetie gave her an odd look as she wondered why it would matter. She replied, "Well it doesn't matter to me but I don't see why it really matters. We'll get there when we get there."

Silver was stunned to hear such a response from Sweetie. She had expected to hear her say she would follow her. Her face dropped a bit as she said, "Oh, ok. If you don't want to stay close to your precious girlfriend, I understand."

Sweetie sighed, "Oh alright, I'll try not and get too far ahead of you."

Silver hugged her and replied, "Thank you Sweetie! I just think it would look awful if we didn't show up together." She stuck her lip out and continued, "You don't want people mocking us asking if the 'lesbo twins' had a fight do you?"

Sweetie replied, "No but we're going to have to stop letting it get to us so much."

Silver said, "I know."

Sweetie headed to get in her car, "Well Silver, let's get going."

Silver nodded as Sweetie got in her car and took off. Silver sighed in frustration as once they got out on the highway, Sweetie was not exactly driving slow enough for Silver to keep up. Silver became frustrated and shouted, "Sweetie, you said you wouldn't get too far ahead of me."

Up ahead Sweetie was enjoying cruising down the road on her own. The traffic was light and the roads were dry so she couldn't help put push down on the gas a bit harder than she should. Soon she saw a car flash its lights at her and she knew what that meant, that there was a cop ahead. She looked down and saw that she was going over 80 so she figured she better slow down. By the time the cop passed by her she had reduced her speed to 64. She sighed to herself, "Sweetie, you have to be careful! You can't have a lead foot like dad!"

An hour and a half later Sweetie arrived at the university a half hour ahead of Silver. When Silver arrived she was not thrilled that Sweetie would simply leave her in the dust like that. She asked, "Sweetie, I thought we were going to stick together? Why did you drive so fast?"

Sweetie replied, "I'm sorry Silver, I was over half the way up here until I realized I was going 80."

Silver sighed, "Well I think you need to be careful. You could get a speeding ticket and I'm sure Rarity would be mad if that happened."

Sweetie rolled her eyes, "Yeah, you're right. Let's get our stuff unpacked."

The two headed up to their dorm and began to unpack their stuff. Once they were finished they headed to see their advisor to make their appointments. When they arrived at her office no one was there but there was a sign up sheet so they scheduled for the following day at 1030 and 1100. As they headed back to their dorm Silver grabbed her by the hand and giggled, "Well once we have our appointments and buy our books tomorrow, we can shut ourselves in for five days straight! Won't that be wonderful?"

Sweetie, who had hoped that they could actually go out and about more rather than shutting themselves in all the time sighed, "I guess."

Silver gasped, "You guess? Last semester you loved it when we'd shut ourselves in and you loved it being just us in my house over break!" She put her arm around her and asked, "Are you ok Sweetie? You just don't seem to be yourself."

Sweetie replied, "I'm alright. It was a long drive so let's just get some rest, alright?"

Silver nodded and the two undressed and crawled into bed. Silver couldn't help but lay there and wonder what was going on with Sweetie as she simply wasn't behaving like she normally does. All she could do was hope that she would return to her normal self before too long.

Preparing for the Semester

The following morning arrived and much to Silver's delight, the Sweetie Belle she loved so much had returned to normal. When Sweetie and Silver headed to their advising appointments they were walking arm in arm, hand in hand and were giggling the whole way. Some of the students who normally heckle them started in again, "Oooh, it looks like the lesbo twins are back and twinning like always."

Another laughed, "Oh I bet they had a very disgusting holiday."

Silver snapped, "Oh you wish you......."

Sweetie nudged her, "Silver, don't egg them on. Just ignore them, alright."

As the two headed off they began making derogatory comments but most of them were directed towards the suddenly less assertive Silver. Once they were further away Sweetie continued, "Look, it irritates me that they do this too but if we ignore them, they won't get any joy out of tormenting us anymore alright?"

Silver sighed, "Alright."

They arrived at their advisor's office ten minutes early and when Songheart saw this, she was pleasantly surprised. She headed out and said, "Well since I have no one else scheduled I'll just take you in early." She motioned for Sweetie to go.

Once they were inside Songheart asked, "So Sweetie, how was your Hearth's Warming?"

Sweetie replied, "It was great. My parents got me a car and I found out that my scholarship covers my books now too."

Songheart smiled, "That is wonderful Sweetie." She then became more serious and said, "Please tell me you've looked in the schedule and picked out your schedule in advance."

Sweetie replied, "Well Silver and I just got back yesterday and we haven't had the chance to yet."

Songheart grabbed a catalog and sighed, "Well you're lucky I have one. Let's take a look at things."

The two began to go through the catalog and Songheart decided that Sweetie should get the mandatory classes out of the way and then she handed the catalog to Sweetie and said, "We have your mandatory classes taken care of, now look through and select an elective."

Last semester Sweetie chose public speaking but something seemed to be guiding her to a different part of the catalog entirely. She was looking through and found one she liked, Introduction to Criminal Justice. She pointed at it and said, "I would like to sign up for that."

Songheart asked, "Intro to Criminal Justice? Seriously Sweetie? That just doesn't sound like something you'd be interested in."

Sweetie replied, "Well it just sounds like a fun course to take."

Songheart sighed, "Alright, let me get all this entered into the computer and get you your print out."

Songheart got her entered into the classes she chose and asked, "And I'm taking it Silver Spoon will want to be in the same ones?"

Sweetie replied, "Well hopefully. I guess you'll have to see when she comes in."

She led Sweetie out of her office and like she did last semester, she handed Silver her printout and said, "Sign up for what I did."

Silver nodded and headed in. She looked at Songheart, handed her Sweetie's print out and asked, "Could you sign me up for everything she is taking?"

Songheart smiled, "Aren't you even going to see what she signed up for?"

Silver replied, "Well I know she likely signed up for stuff we need and probably picked a good elective so I don't have to."

Songheart laughed, "Well alright but I'm not sure if you're going to want to take Intro to Criminal Justice with her."

Silver gasped, "What? She signed up for a criminal justice course? That doesn't sound like her."

Songheart replied, "I know but she said it sounded like a fun course so do you want to do the same?"

Silver looked down at Sweetie's printout for a moment and began to wonder what was going on with Sweetie. She began to wonder what was up with her attitude when they drove back up and now this. While she loved Sweetie dearly, she did not want to take that course. She replied, "I think I'll look for something else."

Songheart replied, "Alright but don't be surprised if Sweetie gets upset over it."

Silver said, "Well since she got that new car I feel like she is wanting a little bit more space." She began to flip through the catalog and found something that suited her more, beginning art. She pointed to it and continued, "This is what I would like to take, beginning art."

Songheart typed it into the computer and got her signed up for everything. Before handing her printout to her she replied, "I got you in. I wouldn't worry too much about Sweetie wanting a little space of her own. Sometimes a little space can be good for a relationship. My husband I have always loved one another deeply but even we need time apart."

Silver asked, "Really?"

Songheart replied, "Yes. Perhaps Sweetie was feeling suffocated and I have a feeling that by you two having a bit of your own space, your love will grow even further."

Silver sighed, "I hope so. I'm just afraid that her car is consuming her and will cause her to just bolt entirely."

Songheart laughed, "Silver, her car isn't going to steal her away from you!" She opened the door and continued, "Alright, now go and get your books. I'm sure you and Sweetie probably have plans for later in the day."

Silver nodded and headed out. She handed Sweetie her printout and then showed her her own. Sweetie wasn't overly thrilled when she saw it. She asked, "Art? You're taking art instead of the criminal justice course with me?"

Silver replied, "Yeah, I'm sorry Sweetie but that just doesn't sound like something I'm interested in." She stuck her bottom lip out and began to whine, "Sweetie, could we go back and see Professor Songheart and you could switch to the art class I'm in."

For Sweetie this was not an option. Something sounded very appealing about the criminal justice course and despite Silver whining and pleading in front of a growing group of people, she said in a very firm voice, "No."

Silver began to whine louder, "Please Sweetie, don't you love your precious girlfriend enough to...."

Sweetie put her hand over her mouth and sighed, "Please don't try that on me this semester, ok? Let's just go get our books, alright?"

Silver sighed, "Oh alright."

Trip to the Bookstore

As the two headed into the bookstore things were somewhat different for Sweetie. Unlike it was in the fall where she was shocked by the prices, since her scholarship now covered books, she simply grabbed new books without even paying attention to the prices. What was different this time though was when it came to the supplies. Sweetie looked at them and gasped, "Good grief, they've came up since last fall!"

Silver sighed, "Sweetie, don't worry, I'll just put them all on the credit card like I did last time."

While Sweetie knew that Silver pretty much determined what they would get last fall, this time Sweetie had different plans. She said, "You know Silver, these prices are horribly high. How about I take us out to the MegaMart to get our supplies, I have to get gas anyway."

Silver gagged, "MegaMart, ewww! Why would you want to get your supplies there when you can get the best ones here?"

Sweetie could tell what was going to happen if she did not cave in here and she did not feel like becoming the center of attention again. She sighed, "Oh fine, we'll get them here."

Silver threw herself around Sweetie and cheered, "Thank you Sweetie. Besides, you know I'll get your supplies for you."

Sweetie sighed, "I know Silver, I know."

After getting their books and returning to their dorm room Silver locked their door and already started undressing and was giving Sweetie seductive looks. Sweetie saw this and sighed, "Silver, don't you remember me saying I need to go out and get gas?"

Silver began to whine, "But Sweetie, I'm really in the mood and I already locked the door. Besides, you don't have to get that gas today do you?"

Sweetie sighed, "Well no but I'd like to get it....."

Silver pounced on her and pinned her down on the bed. She kissed Sweetie and replied, "No, you don't have to get it right away" She began to whine again, "besides, if you go out now that will be less time you'll be able to spend with your precious girlfriend."

Sweetie sighed, "Oh fine, I'll wait until Monday when you have your art class."

Silver got up, closed the curtain and giggled, "I'm so happy Sweetie." She began to undress her and continued, "Besides, this will be so much better than having to go out and deal with people again!"

Sweetie couldn't help but begin to feel frustrated. She did love Silver Spoon dearly and enjoyed spending a lot of time with her but one small part of her longed for a bit of personal space, wanted to ditch the non-stop twinning and wanted a personality of her own.