Silver Belles

Sweetie Belle was deep in thought about the events that transpired yesterday as she stored some papers and a textbook into her locker. Her mind kept replying the memory of the kiss that she and Silver Spoon shared, and it was starting to make her question herself. Although she told Silver Spoon that she willing to give their relationship a try, she was starting to think that she may have made a rash decision. She wasn't against the idea of dating another filly but she also wasn't completely open to it either. Maybe with time she might be able to get more comfortable around Silver Spoon but for the time being she was nervous about trying anything with her out of fear that she'll freak out and push Silver Spoon away. So her plan for now was to avoid anything other than kissing or holding hands until she had enough courage to go a little further. She hoped Silver Spoon will restrain herself and keep the romance to a minimum. She let these thoughts settle into the back of her mind as she closed her locker only to find Silver Spoon standing behind the door. She took a step back and yelped in surprise at Silver Spoon's sudden appearance.

"Good morning to you too." She jested with a chuckle.

"What are you doing?" Sweetie Belle asked nervously.

This question caused Silver Spoon to put a hand on her hip and give Sweetie Belle a skeptical look. "Is it wrong for a pony to want to say hi to their fillyfriend?"

"It is if they don't want to get found out." Sweetie Belle answered with a knowing expression. "If we don't want ponies to find out about us, we shouldn't speak so casually like this."

"They'll probably just assume that we became friends after we kissed and made up. We certainly did kiss and became friends afterwards." Silver Spoon stated, ending her sentence with a blush.

That comment made Sweetie Belle blush as well. "Look, just try to act how you normally would around me so as to not arouse suspicion."

"Alright." She relentled with a pout.

"Good. I'll see you in class." Sweetie Belle said as she turned away from Silver Spoon.

As Sweetie Belle bent over to pick up her backpack, Silver Spoon walked past her and proceeded toward class. As she went by she flashed Sweetie Belle a fiendish smirk as she grabbed the edge of Sweetie's dress and flung it upwards, briefly showing off her underwear. Sweetie Belle blushed furiously as she felt a slight breeze on her exposed backside. Though it was brief, it still lasted long enough for a few colts who were standing down the hall to get an eyeful of Sweetie Belle's panties. After she stood up and pulled her dress down to cover her bottom, she spun around and shot Silver Spoon a look of shock mixed with malice. Silver Spoon merely giggled and shrugged at Sweetie Belle's glare.

"You said to act normal around you, and that was something I would normally do." Silver Spoon said in a matter-of-fact tone as she made her way to class.

Once Silver Spoon was gone, Sweetie Belle grabbed her backpack and slung it over her shoulder before making her way to class as well.

"If this is her idea of being casual, then I prefer her being overly affectionate." She thought to herself.

She walked past the colts who had seen her underwear and didn't even spare them a passing glance.

"Why don't you give us another show, Sweetie Belle?" One of them asked her with a jubilant smile.

"Yeah, we already know what your panties look like anyway." Another one remarked gleefully.

"Blow it out your ass." She replied spitefully as she stomped towards her English class.

The school bell blared loudly as it signaled the beginning of first period. All the students in Leadwing's class had taken their seats and were graciously waiting for him to take attendance. After he had verified that all of his students were present, he proceeded on with his lesson for the day.

"Alright class." He addressed them. "Continuing with our lesson from yesterday about famous poets, today were gonna be talking about one of the greatest poets to ever grace a stage with his phenomenal plays: William Shakestallion. He's put together some of the most suspenseful and entertaining performances in all of ponykind, such as Hamlet and Macbeth."

It was then that a filly who was seated in the front raised her hoof.

"You have a question?" Leadwing asked as he pointed to her.

"How is moving around and talking on a stage considered poetry?" She questioned. "I thought poems were hoof-written masterpieces.

"While most poems are usually produced on paper, Shakestallion was aiming to delight audiences with a different form of poetry: Poetry in motion." Leadwing answered with a clever smirk. "And by that I mean the art of telling a meaningful story through the use of dialogue and physical interaction. Theatre is truly a glorious means of story telling. It allows the audience to feel like they're actually apart of the story itself by witnessing the events that once occurred on paper being brought to life through method acting. Sure, reading a poem out loud can give viewers a basic idea of what happened in a story, but theatre provides a re-enactment of the events in a story."

"Okay, I think I get it now." She said with a nod.

"But Shakestallion is not only known for his tales of tragedy and murder." Leadwing continued. "He's also credited with creating one of the most well-known love stories in all of history. Romeo and Juliet is considered to be the greatest tale of tragic lovers ever."

Sweetie Belle's focus on the teacher was broken when she felt Silver Spoon poke her with a pencil in order to get her attention.

"We're a lot like Romeo and Juliet aren't we?" Silver Spoon whispered to her.

"How do you figure?" Sweetie Belle whispered back.

"We have to keep our relationship a secret." Silver Spoon explained. "Because if somepony were to find out about us, then our legal guardians would surely go out of their way to keep us apart. Our tale of love, much like theirs, could be considered a tragedy." She finished in a dramatic tone as she covered her eyes with a forearm.

"Oh, it's tragic alright." Sweetie Belle thought to herself.

"By the way, I'm sorry about pulling your dress up earlier." Silver Spoon apologized. "I didn't know what else to do. Besides, I was curious to find out what color your panties were anyway." She said in sultry manner with a slight blush.

Sweetie Belle blushed heavily at that statement. "Well, now you know." She stated before letting out a nervous laugh.

"If it'll make you feel better, I'll show you what mines look like." Silver Spoon said seductively as she began to raise the right side of her skirt ever so slightly.

Right as she was about to lift her skirt up past her thigh, Sweetie Belle put up a hand to stop her, blushing more furiously than she had before.

"That's okay. I'm better off not knowing." She said quickly as she shook her head.

"You're right." Silver Spoon remarked with a chuckle. "We'll be able to know exactly what our underwear looks like when you finally go all the way."

Out of fear of being caught by the teacher, Sweetie Belle had to bite her tongue to prevent herself from shouting in disbelief. She couldn't believe Silver Spoon would even think of saying something like that out loud, during class no less. Thankfully for the both of them, nopony in class had heard them or if they did they didn't vocalize it. Sweetie Belle then breathed a sigh of relief as she laid her down on her desk. For the second time that week, she had to hide her face from the rest of the class. The only difference is that she was doing it out of embarrassment rather than frustration this time.

The gym was as lively as ever for the students were enjoying their activity for the day. Today they were playing volleyball. Sweetie Belle had Silver Spoon, Rumble, and half of the class on her team. Pipsqueak had Twist, Sunny Daze, and the other half of the class on his team. Thunderlane was standing off to the right side of the volleyball net, spectating this match carefully so that he could make the right call. Surprisingly, Pipsqueak and his team had managed to gain a 4 point lead on Sweetie Belle's team. They were going to have to pick up the slack if they hoped to get the victory. Sweetie Belle had the ball and was ready to serve it, but not before she gave her teammates some words of encouragement.

"Come on team, we can win this thing if we just keep trying." She stated enthusiastically.

"Sweetie Belle's right." Rumble agreed. "Let's do this!"

Sweetie Belle tossed the volleyball up and gave it a overhand serve, sending the ball sailing towards the opposing team's side of the net. Sunny Daze quickly jumped up and performed a set that knocked the ball back over on the other side of the net. Rumble scrambled towards the ball and cupped his hands together before hitting it straight into the air. This allowed Silver Spoon to jump up and spike the ball onto the other team's side, scoring a point for her team.

"Alright Silver Spoon. Nice hustle." Thunderlane congratulated her as he clapped.

"That's how we take care of business." Rumble stated pompously as he gave Silver Spoon a high five.

"We might be able to catch up to them if we keep this up." A colt on their team said as he picked up the ball and passed it to Sweetie Belle.

Sweetie Belle caught it and then bounced it a couple of times so that she could prepare herself to serve it again. This time she performed an underhand serve that launched the ball into the center of the opposing team's formation. She was confident that she would earn them a point with this strategy since that wouldn't be able to close the gap in time. But she was proved wrong when Twist lurched forward and smacked the ball with a powerful overhand. The ball came close to hitting the floor until Silver Spoon slid across the gym floor and hit it into the air. This was the opportunity that Rumble needed to spike the ball onto the other team's side. But they had a feeling that Rumble and Silver Spoon would attempt this move again and they were ready to counteract it this time. Right as Rumble was about to slam the ball downward, Pipsqueak came out of nowhere and leaped in the air to try and prevent this. Rumble's right hand had made contact with the ball when Pipsqueak put up his right hand and blocked the spike, causing the ball to land lazily on the opposing team's side. As Pipsqueak's team praised him for his quick thinking, Rumble was left to stand there on the court with a look of utter disbelief on his face. For somepony so small and insignificant to show him up like that and put him in his place made him feel very inadequate.

"Keep your eye on the ball next time." Pipsqueak quoted him in a mocking tone.

That statement angered Rumble as he growled to himself and balled his fists.

"I will. Because next time, I'll make sure it hits you right between your eyes. Rumble thought to himself spitefully.

He then passed the ball under the net to Pipsqueak who threw it to Twist. She spun the ball in her hands for a bit before she bounced it a few times to help set up her serve. Once she felt that she was ready, she tossed the ball into the air and smacked it to other team with another powerful overhand. It was heading in Sweetie Belle's direction so she had to act fast. She decided to pull off another set so that somepony else could get it over the net. Silver Spoon moved in and set the ball herself by hitting it straight into the air. Rumble made the final move by knocking the ball onto Twist's side with a strong overhand of his own. A filly on Pipsqueak's team cupped her hands together and hit the ball into the air as it came her way. Sunny Daze tried to hit the ball over the net but misjudged her jump and ended up tipping it instead. Twist made a last minute save as she slid across the floor on her knees and hit the ball with an underhand, lobbing the ball back onto Sweetie Belle's side. Both Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon went the ball at the same time and attempted to hit it. They collided into each other and landed on the gym floor in a heap. The ball bounced a few times on their side of the net before it rolled across the floor lazily, earning Pipsqueak's team yet another point. Sweetie Belle rubbed her head as she tried to sit up and shrug the pain off but found that she couldn't sit upright for some reason. She felt like there was something weighing on her that prevented her from standing. Once she opened her eyes, she realized why she couldn't move. Silver Spoon was on top of her and inadvertently held her down. After Silver Spoon opened her eyes and saw what was going on, she couldn't help but blush given the situation. But despite this, she tried her best to put on a haughty demeanor and act natural.

"If we keep bumping into each other like this, ponies are going to think we're dating or something." She stated with an agitated expression.

"Oh please." Sweetie Belle voiced her disagreement as she rolled her eyes. "I wouldn't date you if you were the last filly in Equestria."

"Then we both have something in common after all." Silver Spoon replied in a snobbish manner.

"Could you please get off of me?" Sweetie Belle asked with a hint of annoyance in her tone.

"The question is will I?" Silver Spoon informed her.

"You will if you don't want an F for the day." Thunderlane chimed in an he stood before them with a inpatient glare.

"Yes, Coach Thunderlane." They both said as they picked themselves off the floor.

"Why didn't you give her a kiss while you were on top of her?" Rumble teased as he laughed cheerfully.

He soon found himself to be in trouble as he received a swift slap to the back of the head, courtesy of his big brother.

"Don't you ever let me hear you say something like that again, you hear me?" He warned his little brother sternly.

Rumble sighed before he apologized to Sweetie Belle and Silver Spoon. "I'm sorry."

"Now let's get back to the game. We still have 20 more minutes of class time left." Thunderlane said as he looked at his wristwatch to verify what time it was.

The students then turned their attention back to the game. Before the game got back into full swing, Silver Spoon leaned over to Sweetie Belle and whispered into her ear. "They didn't suspect a thing."

"I know, we covered it up pretty well." Sweetie Belle whispered back. "By the way, nice save back there."

"You did pretty good too." Silver Spoon complemented her.

They soon went back to helping their team score a victory over Pipsqueak's team.

Sweetie Belle closed the front door behind her as she returned home after a long day of school. She stood in place for minute and waited, hoping that her older sister would come rushing in to greet her any minute now. But to her surprise, it didn't happen. Usually her sister would be there to give her a warm welcome the moment she entered the house. This concerned her a little bit. But instead of standing there and worrying about what could have caused her sister's absence, she decided to go look for her. She climbed the stairs and headed towards Rarity's room. It was a safe bet that if she wasn't downstairs, she was most likely in her room. Sweetie Belle pushed the door open slowly and peered inside. There she saw her big sister snoring away at her work table, leaning back in her chair with her head resting on the back part of the chair. She gave the occasional twitch as she slept peacefully. Sweetie Belle opened the door wide enough to where she could squeeze through and tiptoed over to her sister. She then loomed over Rarity as a crooked smile formed across her face. She knew it was wrong to forcibly wake somepony from their sleep, but this was too good of an opportunity to pass up. After leaning in as close to Rarity as she could, Sweetie Belle then got right next to her sister's ear.

"Wake up, sis!" She shouted joyfully.

This caused Rarity to jolt awake while letting out a shout of her own. Sweetie Belle then wrapped her arms around her sister's neck and hugged her tightly. Rarity let of a sigh as she patted Sweetie Belle's forearm.

"What have I told you about scaring somepony awake?" She asked in a motherly tone.

"That it's wrong and I shouldn't do it." Sweetie Belle answered while giving her sister a toothy grin.

"Exactly." Rarity nodded.

After her sister released her, Rarity spun her chair around to face her.

"How was school today?" She asked.

"Interesting....to say the least." Sweetie Belle replied vaguely.

"What made it interesting?" Rarity persisted.

"Well....ya see....the thing is...." Sweetie Belle said hesitantly.

Rarity let out a giggle at Sweetie Belle's reluctance. "I think somepony is in love."

This statement caused Sweetie Belle's face to go from white to red as she blushed furiously. Had her sister already found out about her relationship with Silver Spoon? No, that couldn't be the case because she knew for sure that she and Silver Spoon were the only ponies who knew that they were dating. Still, it was very odd how her sister had guessed correctly about her relationship status merely by coincidence.

"How did you know?" Sweetie Belle inquired.

"A mare's intuition." Rarity responded proudly. "That and the fact that you're blushing quite heavily."

"I am?" Sweetie Belle asked with a panicked expression as she felt her own face.

"You have nothing to fear, Sweetie Belle." Rarity assured her. "There's nothing wrong with having feelings for another pony that you like. It's natural."

"I guess you're right." Sweetie Belle remarked, feeling her fear melt away gradually.

"Of course I'm right." Rarity said confidently. "So what's he like?"

"Huh?"

"Your coltfriend. What's he like?" Rarity repeated her question while looking at her sister with child-like excitement.

Sweetie Belle had to pause and rack her mind in order to come up with an acceptable description of a colt. She was relieved that her sister hadn't found out that she had a fillyfriend, but now she was faced with a new challenge of making up a coltfriend.

"Well, he's an earth pony. He's got a long, silky brown mane. Beautiful brown eyes. A tan coat that looks amazing in the right lighting." Sweetie Belle replied as she counted off specific qualities about her fake coltfriend.

"He sounds like a keeper." Rarity complimented. "I find myself to be a tiny bit jealous."

"That's understandable." Sweetie Belle agreed.

It was then that Rarity stood from her chair, approached her little sister, and placed her hands on Sweetie Belle's shoulders.

"My how you've grown little sis." She began in a sagacious tone. "It seems like just yesterday you were crawling along the floor, cooing and babbling while looking up at me with those bright greens eyes. Now look at you. A full-grown mare. I'm so proud of you. You've shown me that you possess the qualities necessary to do great things. Your leadership skills, hard-working attitude, boundless determination, and all around good nature. I mean, you've practically been raising yourself. You haven't needed my help for quite some time now. And I'm thankful for that because it shows me that you already know how to solve your own problems. To be honest, I'm a little jealous of the fact that you're able to learn important life lessons by yourself. Me and the girls had to figure out life lessons together and report them to Princess Celestia for almost 3 years. In fact, there are still many lessons that I haven't learned yet. And I'm sure that there are many that you have to learn as well. But I believe that with the way you're going right now, you'll be able to tackle them head-on without any issues." She finished as she sniffled and wiped her nose with her sleeve, almost breaking into sobs halfway through her speech.

"But you have helped me sis." Sweetie Belle said informatively. "You're always there for me when I need you. Like that time me, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo wrote all those horrible lies about everypony in the school newspaper and you set me straight. Or the time when I literally disowned you, and yet you still showed up at the Sisterhooves Social and raced alongside me. You may not notice it, but I still need you sis. You helped make me the pony I am today. I couldn't have done it without you. Besides, we're sisters remember?" She paused both due to the fact that she was getting choked up with tears and she wanted Rarity to finish the sentiment.

"And being sisters is like apple pie." Rarity replied as she pulled Sweetie Belle into a tight hug.

They shared a warm embrace as they silently sobbed into each other's shoulder. A few minutes later, they broke their hug.

"Now then, I have some orders I need to finish." Rarity said as she turned her chair back around to face her work table. "But it was nice talking with you Sweetie Belle."

"Likewise, Rarity." Sweetie Belle remarked as she headed for the door.

"One more thing." Rarity added as she turned her head towards her sister.

"Yeah?" Sweetie Belle asked as she spun around to face Rarity.

"If you plan on getting intimate with this coltfriend of yours: do try to be safe about it." Rarity stated in a worried tone.

"I'll try to keep that in mind." Sweetie Belle responded after letting out a nervous laugh, hoping her sister wouldn't see her blush at that statement.

She then exited Rarity's room and closed the door behind her before heading to own room.

"Luckily for Rarity, I don't have to worry about practicing safe sex because the pony I'm with doesn't have a dick." Sweetie Belle thought to herself as she entered her room and shut the door as she went it.

The glow of the moonlight illuminated Sweetie Belle's face as she laid in bed and contemplated her recent life choices. With everything that's been going on lately, she's never really had a chance to just step back and think about what's been happening. She inhaled deeply and let out a loud sigh as she folded her arms on top of her stomach and stared at her ceiling. She let her thoughts run amok in her mind as she relaxed her body after shifting in her bed a few times. Even though her thoughts were scattered all over the place in her head, they were all related to the same topic: her relationship with Silver Spoon. Deep down, she really was starting to like Silver Spoon. Her problem was that she was afraid to show it. Right when felt that she was ready to begin getting closer to Silver Spoon, her fear of them being caught and the repercussions of what may ensue afterwards would come crawling back and prevent her from doing so. She knew that she couldn't dodge Silver Spoon's affections forever. She knew that she would eventually have to return them at some point or risk ruining their relationship. She wanted nothing more than to show Silver Spoon that she was committed, but she wasn't sure of when to do it.

"What am I gonna do? I can't hide my relationship with Silver Spoon forever. Somepony is bound to find out eventually. But I'm gonna try my best to keep it a secret for as long as I can. Honestly, I wasn't expecting things to be this complicated. I also wasn't expecting my first kiss to be so.....awkward. I can't help but feel like I rushed things with her. I mean, all she did was kiss me, and I fell head over hooves for her. I wished we would've taken things a bit more slow and became friends before we became lovers. But I guess that can't be helped now. How am I gonna bring myself to show her that I care about her when I'm too afraid to even talk to her casually in public. Oh how I long to feel her fingers entrapped by mine. The harmonious sound of our hearts beating in a synchronous manner to one another as we hold each other close. The sweet, savory taste of her lips as they caress mines. It's enough to drive a mare insane. Who am I kidding? I could never muster up the courage to be romantic with her when there are other ponies present. Or at least, not at this moment in time. I'm gonna wait until I'm a little more comfortable with her. For now, I'm just gonna go with the flow and see how things develop from here on out. But the one thing that still bothers me is Rarity and the CMC. I can't imagine how they're gonna react to this if they find out. Well, actually, I know exactly how Rarity's gonna react to this. She'll probably look at me with a dumbfounded expression, stutter for a little bit and let her mouth hang agape as she tries to process what she just saw, and then when she finally figures out what I said she'll faint onto her fainting couch. That's just like her to overreact to everything. But I'm not sure how Scootaloo and Apple Bloom would take it. Scoots would probably be a little more understanding since I have a strange feeling that she's secretly gay herself and won't admit it out loud. Apple Bloom on the other hand, she's a mystery. There's no telling what she'll think of me when she finds out. And Celestia help me if Diamond Tiara finds out. I'll never hear the end of it for as long as I live. Plus, she'll probably use it as blackmail in order to make me her bitch. And that's what I don't want to happen. Hopefully for me when they all do find out, enough time will have passed to where they'll accept my decision and let me follow my heart. With time, I'm sure they'll come to understand my feelings for Silver Spoon. If I'm lucky, this will all blow over in no time.

She then grabbed her blanket and pulled it up to her chest before turning onto her right side and drifting off into a much needed slumber.