Keeping Secrets

Applebloom was galloping as fast as she could to reach the CMC clubhouse. Sweetie Belle is gonna be so mad! She thought. Only about 5 more minutes till she was there, but while she was running through the tree's, Big Mac spotted her and called her over. He was suspicious of her actions.

"Woah there, speedy! Come on over here for a sec."

Applebloom gulped.

"Yeah, Big Mac?" Applebloom replied, tediously.

"Where are ya off to in such a big hurry?"

Yep. Definitely suspicious.

"Uh.. Uh.... Nowhere! Nowhere at all. Ah just needed a nice run, that's all. Ah swear." Applebloom lied, badly.

Big Mac wasn't falling for a word of it, and Applebloom could see that. He eyes her suspiciously.

"Well, gotta gallop. See ya at dinner!" Applebloom took off again.

Big mac wasn't stupid. He immediately galloped to the library to tell Rarity what was going on.

How in the world can that little filly lie when her sister is the Element of Honesty? Ah guess that would explain why she's so bad at it.. Big Mac mused.

"Tonight's the night! I can feel it! We're going to get our cutie marks in... Doctorism!" Scootaloo yelled.

"Doctorism isn't even a word, Scootaloo." Sweetie Belle agrued.

"IS TOO!"

"IS NOT!

"IS TOO!"

Applebloom barged in the door, out of breath, trying to explain to them what was going on with Rarity and her sister.

"Rari- Applej- Fight- C- Preg---" She gasped between breaths.

Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle just looked at each other, wondering what in the hay was going on here.

"Um.. Applebloom. Sit down for a second. We'll get you some water." Sweetie Belle pushed her onto a chair and ran outside to the hose with a clean glass for the water.

"Here you go." Sweetie Belle handed her the glass of water.

Applebloom gulped it down, finally catching her breath, able to speak again.

"Alright Ah'm ok now. SWEETIE BELLE RARITY IS PR-"

Big Mac walked in through the door just at that second.

"APPLEBLOOM. What in the hay do ya think you're doin?" He said, angrily.

"...Uh oh."

"Uh oh is right. Get your flank back to the barn right this instant!"

"Bye girls.."

"Bye, Applebloom." Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo said simultaneously.

Big Macintosh went to the window, and gestured for the ponies waiting outside the window to come inside. Rainbow Dash and Rarity trotted up the ramp, into the clubhouse.

"RAINBOW DASH!" Scootaloo screamed

"Hey, squirt. You can come hang out with me outside. Rarity's gotta talk to Sweetie Belle about something really important. Hey, I bet you can't beat me in a race to the library! I'll gallop, you use your scooter. Ready, set, go!"

They were off, racing in the night to Twilights, where the rest of the ponies were waiting.

"Sweetie Belle.. I'm sorry I have to tell you this in such an odd situation, sit down."

Sweetie Belle obeyed, thinking something awful had happened, like a death, or they were moving away. She was too choked up to say anything, she just waited until Rarity told her the awful news.

"Do you remember when I went to the gala with Prince Blueblood?"

Sweetie Belle nodded.

"Well, he was my old coltfriend, before you were born.."

Sweetie Belle nodded again, We're moving to Canterlot to live with Prince Blueblood... She thought

"Well, I'm not going to go into detail. I'll tell you that when you're older. But I'm pregnant now, and he is the father." She closed her eyes, scared to look at the reaction on Sweetie Belle's face.

"I.. I can't believe this. You're replacing me, aren't you? You don't want me anymore..."

"No, Sweetie Belle! No! I love you! You're my only sister, I would never replace you! I didn't mean for this to happen, you have to understand! Please, Sweetie.. I'm sorry, I'm so, so sorry." Rarity sobbed.

"I just.. I have to think about this. I need time. Time to comprehend all of this.. I'm going to spend a few nights at Appleblooms so I can get my thoughts together. I'll see you later, Rarity.." Sweetie Belle started walking towards the barn.

Sweetie walked with her head hung, accidently kicking dirt into her eyes. She didn't care, though. It just got washe out by her tears. Rarity hates me.. She's trying to replace me. She's my sister. My one and only sister. What did I do wrong? Why does she want to replace me? These thoughts whirled around her mind, until she got to Appleblooms window. She tapped on the window, just loud enough to wake Applebloom from her slumber.

"Wha.. What the ponyfeathers?"

Oh mah gosh is there a vampony at mah window tryin' to get in my room to suck mah blood? Oh.. It's Sweetie Belle.. Riiight

Applebloom walked over to her window, and unlocked it for Sweetie Belle. She pulled her in and they went to go sit on her bed. Applebloom squeezed a pillow while she listened to Sweetie Belle's story.

"She's pregnant, Applebloom. Rarity is pregnant. Why would she do this to me? Why is she trying to replace me? Am I not good enough for her to have around? What have I done wrong? And you'll never believe who the father is, Prince Blueblood! Yet another thing she's kept a secret from me. They were an item when Rarity was a teenager. Of course nopony ever told me. Now she's having his foal and he's not even going to be there for him 'cause he's a big meany. Am I even old enough to be an aunt? I don't understand why she did this to me. Am I a bad sister? Oh I'm gonna stay here for a few days, sorry for the short notice." Sweetie spilled out, practically in one breath.

"It ain't your fault, you didn't do nothin' wrong. Stop bein' so hard on yourself. You'll love that little foal eventually. Come here." Applebloom pulled Sweetie Belle into a tight hug, and wiped away her best friend's tears.

"Everything's alright. Let's go to sleep, Ah'm tuckered out."

Sweetie Belle nodded in agreement, and they both got under the covers. Applebloom was asleep within seconds, but Sweetie Belle stayed up a while, not able to sleep while her mind was a hurricane. Eventually she exhausted herself from thinking too much, and fell right asleep, snuggling up to Applebloom.

Rarity walked back to the library after Sweetie Belle left, shedding countless tears. As she walked in the front door, Spike called her into the kitchen. He had made her favorite snack. Carrot and sunflower pasta.

"Everypony's already asleep upstairs, but I decided to wait for you to come back. Eat your food and go on up with the rest." Spike said, unable to keep his eyes open. He fell on the ground seconds after the words slipped out of his mouth. Rarity chuckled and levitated him onto the couch in the living room, and wrapped him in a blanket.

"Good night, Spikey" She said and kissed him on the cheek, leaving red kiss marks.

She went back into the kitchen and finished her soup, still contemplating on whether she should tell Prince Blueblood or not. Nopony had actually answered that question yet. Tomorrow I shall make things right with Applejack Rarity thought as she washed the dish in the sink. She grabbed a blanket from the closet in the hall and slowly walked upstairs, where she found Fluttershy had made an open spot in the bed for her. She climbed in, careful not to wake anypony up,and drifted off to sleep. Being pregnant made her quite tired.