Sweetie Belle's New Experiences

Decision Time

The weekend seemed to drag by for both Sweetie and Dark but for different reasons. For Dark Song it was because she couldn't bear the thoughts of the one person she could really relate with leaving and for Sweetie, it was multiple reasons. The criminal justice course really got her interested in law enforcement yet at the same time she knew her advisor spoke the truth about her singing voice and seeing Dark Song's reaction to what she may do only made her decision even harder to make.

When Monday afternoon arrived Dark Song was nervous, very nervous. She had been watching Sweetie's facial expressions for a good portion of the day but she couldn't make out what her decision would be, or if she had even made one. Once a half hour before her meeting arrived Sweetie asked, "Well Dark, shall we go to my appointment?"

Dark replied, "Sure, let's go."

The walk to Matilda's office seemed excruciatingly long for Dark, as had the whole weekend. On the walk there her and Sweetie did talk some but no matter how hard she tried, Dark could not read Sweetie well enough to figure out what her decision was. When they arrived Matilda was standing outside her office and gave the two a smile. She said, "Sweetie, I didn't know Dark Song was coming with you."

She shifted her attention to Dark and added, "Dark Song, it is so good to see you!"

Dark replied, "It's nice to see you too Matilda!"

Matilda looked at the two and asked, "So Sweetie, will Dark be joining us or will she be waiting outside?"

Sweetie had an unsure look on her face until Dark replied, "I'll just wait out here. I think this is probably something that you two need to discuss alone."

Sweetie said, "Yeah, this would likely be best if we discussed it alone."

Sweetie headed in and Matilda closed the door. Sweetie sat down and Matilda asked, "Sweetie, have you made a decision about your major and your decision to transfer yet?"

Sweetie sat there in silence for a few seconds before replying, "I have. I have decided to stay here."

This made Matilda very happy. She said, "I'm glad to hear that Sweetie Belle. May I ask what caused you to decide to remain here at Canterlot U?"

Sweetie replied, "Yes, you may. Well over the weekend I had so many things running through my mind. I remember when I first came here that Silver Spoon could pretty much manipulate me into doing anything, including things I am ashamed of and I realized that by transferring, that I would be letting her manipulate me into leaving."

Matilda continued, "That is what I had been wanting to tell you but I felt like it wasn't my place." She gave Sweetie a curious look and asked, "That isn't the only reason though, is it?"

Sweetie replied, "Well no. While we haven't known one another for very long but in the short time we have been rooming together, Dark Song and I have become really good friends. It seems like there is just the right connection there."

Matilda asked, "So did you discuss it with her?"

Sweetie replied, "Yes, I did. She seemed devastated when I told her about it and over the weekend we went out and did things together and that is what convinced me not to leave. I realized how close the two of us are and I knew that not only would she miss me, but I would miss her as well."

Matilda sighed, "Alright but what about your other decision? Will I continue to be your advisor or will you be switching majors."

This was something that Sweetie still hadn't decided on. She had a nervous look on her face and sat there silent for a minute before replying, "You know, this is the hard one for me. I love music but I also would love to one day be involved in law enforcement."

Matilda sat there in thought for a moment before suggesting, "You know Sweetie, you could always keep your major in music but add a minor in criminal justice."

Sweetie asked, "Would I still be able to become a law enforcement officer if I wanted to some day?"

Matilda replied, "I'm sure you could and that way, if you chose to do so, you and Dark Song could share your beautiful voices together or you could become a police officer. You would have both options if you follow my advice."

Sweetie looked back at the door and asked, "Could Dark Song come in while I announce my decision?"

Matilda headed to the door and replied, "Of course she can. To be honest, I think it would be better that way."

Matilda opened the door to find Dark Song sitting on the floor with a nervous look on her face. She motioned for her to get up and said, "Sweetie Belle has made her decision and wants you to be present when she announces it."

Dark nervously got up and headed into Matilda's office and sat next to Sweetie, who had a neutral look on her face which really unnerved Dark. She gave her a nervous look and asked, "So Sweetie, what did you decide?"

Sweetie began, "Well when it comes to my major, I have decided that I will remain in music but I plan on adding a minor in criminal justice so that if I want to go into law enforcement, I can or if I want to go into music for my career, I can."

Dark gave her a nervous look and said, "Well that's good."

Sweetie continued, "And regarding where I am going to go to school....." Sweetie paused for a minute before giving Dark a hug, "I have decided to stay here at Canterlot U." The nervous look on Dark's face quickly vanished as she heard this. Sweetie continued, "I realized that by leaving that would be me being no better than I was when I first got here, that would be me allowing myself to be manipulated by Silver Spoon." She turned to where she was facing Dark Song, "And also, I realized that I would be leaving a very good friend of mine. I realized that I would miss you and I know you would miss me."

Dark, who tries her hardest to only show her emotions around those closest to her began to have tears drip down her cheeks, "Really Sweetie! I am so happy to hear that. You have no idea how much I hoped to hear that."

Sweetie replied, "Well over the weekend I did a lot of deep thinking and I made the decisions I did because they are what I felt would be the best for everyone."

Dark hugged her again and held it for a minute. Sweetie Belle was not expecting her to do this so she had a slightly shocked look on her face but she saw a slight smile coming from Matilda and couldn't help but wonder what it was all about. Matilda stood up and said, "Well Sweetie, I am glad that you have made the decision you did. I look forward to advising you two this fall."

A Sweet Song

Both nodded at her as she opened the door and left. As they headed towards their dorm Sweetie felt a sense of relief since that hard decision was out of the way. Dark felt a sense of happiness knowing that not only was Sweetie, despite adding a minor in criminal justice, would continue majoring in music. She felt even better knowing that Sweetie would be staying.

As they neared their building Sweetie felt something that she had not felt in almost two months, a hand in hers. She looked over to see Dark had grabbed her hand. Sweetie stopped and asked, "Dark Song?"

Dark had a smile on her face yet had tears running down it at the same time. She began, "Sweetie, as you know I try to hide my emotions but doing so around you is so much more difficult. I am going to admit, when you told me that you were probably going to leave I was devastated. While I have had other girlfriends in my past, I never connected with any of them like I have you and we're not even in a relationship."

Sweetie replied, "Well I have felt a close connection with you as well."

Dark continued, "And I am going to admit, you are special to me. In my past I never would have wanted to be close with someone with your past but with you, I don't care about your past. I don't care that at one time you were an overly cheery, clingy girl. What matters is what you are now." She began to cry, "I know I'm not perfect, not even close to it. I know with what you went through over the semester you probably can't stand me showing emotion like this, you probably think I'm weak......."

Before she could say anything else, Dark found herself in a tight liplock with Sweetie. She was shocked by it until Sweetie broke it and started, "Dark Song, I NEVER want to hear you say that about yourself again, alright?"

Dark asked, "Sweetie, why....."

Sweetie interrupted, "Dark, you ARE perfect. I don't want to hear you putting yourself down EVER again. I will admit, had you started showing this kind of emotion the day you moved in with me, I would have reacted negatively but we have grown close since then. I feel a very close connection with you Dark, and I want to know something."

Dark asked, "What?"

Sweetie became a bit nervous and asked, "I-I am wondering, wou-would you be my girlfriend?"

Dark's heart exploded. She never imagined that the girl she had grown so close to would ask her to be her girlfriend. She grabbed Sweetie in an embrace and exclaimed, "Yes! Yes! Yes I'll be your girlfriend!"

Sweetie tightened the embrace and the two began to jump up and down. Sweetie happily added, "I'm so happy! I'm so happy you said yes!" The two calmed down and broke the embrace. Sweetie continued, "Dark, I have wanted to ask you this for two weeks but with the end of the semester coming and me struggling with the decisions I made, I was scared to. I was scared you would say no."

Dark grabbed her hand and replied, "Sweetie, you shouldn't have been scared." She looked Sweetie in the eyes and continued, "I am glad though that we did not wait for years to express our feelings and put off getting together."

Sweetie replied, "Me too, me too." She began to lead Dark into their building and continued, "Well what do you say we go out to supper and celebrate our new relationship?"

Dark replied, "I would love to!"

A Silver Scolding

The two headed up to their dorm to ready themselves for their first date. During the whole time they were talking and expressing their feelings, a girl with silver hair in braided pigtails had been watching and listening to everything from behind a tree. Once they were inside the girl began to cry in agony and ran off in the other direction. She was running as fast as she could until she had ran past a ridge and could no longer be seen.

The girl sat on a bench and began to yell, "This is all your fault Silver Spoon, this is all your fault." Her crying yells became louder as she continued, "That could have still been you! That could have still been you with Sweetie Belle but oh no, you just had to get mad when she would have personal space. You just had to get paranoid when she spent time with her friends! You just had to convince her that we should shut ourselves in, didn't you. You just had to manipulate her with your damn whining didn't you!"

Silver quieted down and sobbed, "I lost her, I lost the one girl who made me happy, I've lost everything."

Silver realized that she needed some time alone, away from everyone so she drove to a walking path outside of town to get some exercise and do some deep thinking. As she was walking the path, images of her life came to her. Images from when she was a mean little girl with Diamond Tiara first came to her, then images of her as a high schooler who had a secret crush on Sweetie, the fun and sexy times she had with Sweetie, the times she cheated and horrible memories of the day that Sweetie broke her emotionally.

She looked towards the setting sun in the west and asked herself, "I've fucked up big time. What do I do now?"