Sweetie Belle's New Experiences

Early morning arrived and Sweetie was down in the living room, waiting on Silver. Along with her was Rarity. Rarity saw that she only had a couple of suitcases with her and asked, "Sweetie Belle, don't you need more clothes than that? I doubt you're going to want to be wearing the same thing every other day."

Sweetie replied, "Sis, I have more than enough clothes and besides, I don't know how much Silver is taking so space might be a problem." She saw a look of concern growing on Rarity's face and continued, "What's wrong sis? You look worried."

Rarity replied, "I can understand why you aren't talking that many clothes but still, doing laundry that often will get expensive." She paused and continued, "And speaking of expenses, how are you going to afford all your textbooks?"

Sweetie replied, "Sis, I got a scholarship, remember?"

Rarity sighed, "Sweetie Belle, your scholarship only covers tuition along with room and board. It does not cover the cost of textbooks and other supplies."

Sweetie began to get nervous as she had not even thought about this. She began to panic, "What do I do sis? I can't just go up there and not have a way to get my books? What am I going to do?"

Rarity sighed, "Well I suppose I could take you up there...."

Sweetie interrupted, "But Silver is expecting me to ride up there with her! If I don't ride up with her today what if she was to take that as a sign that I didn't really want to ride with her, ever?"

Rarity threw her arms up in the air, "Fine, I suppose I could follow you two up there." She took a look at Sweetie's two measly suitcases and continued, "And maybe I can take you out to buy a few more outfits."

Sweetie jumped on her sister and said, "Oh thank you, thank you, thank you!"

Before Rarity could say anything they heard a horn honking. Sweetie said, "Oh, that's Silver Spoon. I better get out there."

Rarity grabbed her keys and followed her younger sister out the door. As soon as she saw this, Silver immediately frowned. She got out of her car and asked, "Two suitcases? That is it!" She took a closer look at Sweetie and noticed that she was dressed much more plainly than she was for their get together and continued, "And I thought you would have dressed nicer. You will be making your first impression at the university after all."

Sweetie replied, "Well I......."

Rarity could see that Sweetie was uncomfortable so she interrupted, "This is just what she put on this morning. I'm sure there will be nothing to worry about and besides, I'm following you two up there so I can buy her textbooks and perhaps a few new outfits."

Silver couldn't help but snicker a bit, "So Sweetie, are you going to just ride with your sister now or will you still be riding with me?"

Sweetie replied, "I'll still be riding with you. Rarity just wants to make sure I get my books."

Silver just rolled her eyes as she did not have such problems. Once they got the car loaded, Sweetie hopped in the car with Silver and took off, with Rarity following. As they were leaving town, Sweetie couldn't help but feel a bit nervous but she was not about to let Silver know that.

The ride up to Canterlot began as one full of uncomfortable silence, one which was making both uncomfortable. Finally Silver broke the silence, "So Sweetie, with us both studying music, think they'll put us in the same hall?"

Sweetie replied, "Maybe." She began to giggle, "What if they were to make us roommates?"

Silver gave her a slight smile, "Well that would make life easier for both of us." Her smile disappeared as she continued, "But I wouldn't count on it. Chances are we'll be lucky if we're put in the same hall."

Very soon the silence returned and both of them could tell that this agreement of riding back and forth was not going to be as easy and carefree as they had hoped so Silver turned on some music, the type of music that Sweetie thought only dingbats listen to, modern pop. While Silver was bobbing her head and singing to the sappy lyrics, Sweetie could only sit there trying her hardest to ignore the din.

After what seemed to be forever of listening to Silver's hideous music they finally arrived in Canterlot. While Silver had been there before, Sweetie had never been to Canterlot before. She looked at the grandeur of the city and said, "Wow, this place is huge and everything looks so fancy."

Silver rolled her eyes, "It's nothing special, I've been to places a whole lot fancier than this." She pointed at her radio and continued, "Less talking, more music."

While Silver's attitude sometimes seemed a bit unpleasant and occasionally downright bitchy, Sweetie secretly hoped that her and Silver would be put together so that at least she would have one person she already knew to talk to.