Auntie Rarity

Sweetie Belle's POV

I woke up and my little girl was sneezing up a storm. I quickly got out of bed and ran to Minnie's crib.

"Oh, honey, are you sick?" I asked lifting her up and holding her. She sneezed again and I called for Rarity. Minnie was burning up I could feel it.

"What's wrong darling?" She asked as I fleetly handed Pearl to her.

"She's sick as a dog." I frowned feeling how warm Minnie was. "I don't want Pearl to catch it." I told her leading her to the door.

"Don't worry Sweetie Belle I'll take Pearl to the park, are you sure you don't need me to help you though?" She asked. My daughters really haven't been sick before.

"We'll be alright Rarity, don't worry." I smiled to try to calm down my sweet little pony. My sister left with my little unicorn leaving me with my Pegasus. "Minnie I don't know what made you so sick." I frowned. I wiped her tiny nose with a tissue and she sneezed again. She has the cutest little sneeze, but I feel so bad she's sick.

"Momma." She whined quietly. I could tell from her voice that her throat hurt. Her nose was running again. I cradled her and sat down rocking her.

"Are you hungry?" I asked levitating her bottle towards us. She flapped her wings in protest and I put it away. "Well what do you want Minnie?" I asked her. She flew out of my arms and down the stairs. "Minnie!" I called after her. She was crying and knocking her hooves on the front door. "Minnie what's wrong?" I asked lifting her up, which made her fight more. I thought she was looking for Rarity or Pearl so I opened the door to show her they weren't out there, but Shadow was standing right there. Minnie must have known he was there.

"Hi Sweetie." He smiled coming in the house.

"What are you doing here?" I asked quickly.

"I was just coming to check on you and my girls, and I haven't been killed yet so I'm guessing Rarity's gone." He laughed a bit.

"Yeah and so is Pearl. Minnie's sick, so she took Pearl to the park." I informed. Minnie flew to her father and snuggled into him.

"Do you need me to help my beautiful little filly?" He asked nuzzling her. She sneezed again and he just smiled. "Let's go get some medicine and a nap." He said walking to the kitchen.

Apple Bloom's POV

I woke up this morning feelin' dizzy and not like myself. I tried to walk into the kitchen to get breakfast and got the bread toasted, and then the apple jelly from the fridge. I ate it fast so I could go get my mornin' chores done, but then I started to feel sick. I sat down for a little while trying to stop feeling so bad.

"Apple Bloom, you alright?" Apple Jack asked galloping towards me.

"Yeah, I'm fine big sis don't worry." I said getting to my feet. "I just feel kind of dizzy this mornin'" I explained.

"Well you gotta start takin' it easy sugarcube. You're gonna have to keep that foal in there safe and healthy." She said patting my stomach.

"I'm fine Apple Jack." I said pushing her hoof away.

"Hang on there Apple Bloom. There's no need to lie. Every mare gets sick when their pregnant Apple Bloom there's no reason to-"

"I'm lyin'?" I asked. All she ever does is call me a liar! When everything happened, and I was scared to death wondering how I got pregnant instead of helping she just called me a liar!"I guess you always think I'm lying then!"

"What are ya talkin' about Apple Bloom?" She asked me looking worried, not angry.

"You sure had no problem calling me a liar when I was pregnant and scared. When I had NO IDEA how it happened!" I felt my mood swinging around in my head and my stomach.

"Honey I just didn't see how you wouldn't know! I mean you're the one who never lets me help you with anything!"

"Well you're the one who thought I was an easy filly who'd leap into bed with any stallion that came my way! You thought I slept around until I got pregnant, and so did Big Mac! Stop pretending to care, because after I told you the truth then you didn't believe me so why are you tryin' to help now?" I said stepping to stare my sister in the face.

"I will ALWAYS care about you Apple Bloom! No matter how crazy your hormones go." She said. I gasped and turned around.

"Mind your own business!" I said galloping off. I don't understand why Apple Jack can't leave me alone!

Sweetie Belle's POV

Shadow and I had finally got Minnie to sleep, and she was so precious sleeping in her daddy's arms. I've always wanted something like this, but I thought I'd be married and out of high school. Shadow set Minnie in her crib and we walked out together.

"So do you want some food or something?" He asked. I shook my head quickly.

"I ate right before you got here." I lied trying to make an excuse.

"Yeah, but that was three and a half hours ago." He said looking at the clock.

"Yes I know, but I ate a lot." He looked at me up and down from where he was standing.

"Sweetie you look like you haven't eaten 'a lot', or at all for that matter, in weeks." He pointed out. I scoffed sarcastically and looked back at him.

"Excuse me for trying to drop the baby weight I got from carrying your foals!" I snapped. He looked shocked.

"Sweetie, all I'm saying is that you gotta eat." He said defensively. "I didn't know you'd yell at me for trying to help you out."

"I'm sorry Shadow; I'm sorry that you beat me up and left me pregnant with the foals you didn't want." I fought. "You're the reason I'm so fat!" I blamed Shadow, but I know it was my fault too.

"Why are you bringing up the past?!" He asked starting to get angry, which frightened me on the inside, but I tried not to show it.

"I'm bringing up the past, because the past will be here for the rest of my life! It's called our two daughters!"

"I mean the part where I hit you, you know that was the old me."

"'The old' you Shadow, really? Well the old you didn't just disappear when you almost died, he still did all the stuff in the past, and guess what: He's still you!" I told him.

"Don't remind me, because you're about to bring him out." He said stepping up to me.

"Oh so you're gonna hit me again?" I asked. I noticed myself yelling, not to mention Shadow getting more and more angry by the second.

"I swear Sweetie it's like you want me to just knock you out right now." He tried to walk away.

"Why are you here right now?" I asked. "No really why are you here, to pretend to be a dad to your daughter then leave and bad mouth me? Are you here to pretend to care about me so I'll sleep with you some more?"

"Ok seriously Sweetie back up." He said in a threatening voice that sent a shock down my spine.

"Why? You never backed off me!" I said stepping towards him. He shoved me back and held me to the wall.

"That's because you never made me." He growled.

"Shadow stop!" I pleaded starting to cry. He looked at me and shook his head letting me back down.

"I- I'm sorry Sweetie Belle." He said rubbing his head.

"It was my fault…I shouldn't have acted like that. I think I'm just worried about Minnie."

"Hey, don't blame yourself for my violent outbursts babe. It's my fault for not controlling myself." I hugged him and he snuggled me back.

"I think we should wait a little longer before getting back together. I don't want to get hurt, and I don't want you to get mad." I thought out loud.

"Yeah…but Sweetie we really don't have to be back together to get on each other's nerves." He smiled chuckling a bit to himself.

"Obviously." I smiled back. He pushed my mane out of my face and kissed my nose. He pulled away and stared at me, and those eyes took over my mind as he pulled me in and kissed me. I lost my breath and closed my eyes. I missed kissing him, and I missed being with him.

"Sweetie Belle!" That snapped me out of it quick. Our heads turned quickly to my sister standing there with my baby unicorn.

"Rarity, Shadow was just about to leave." I assured stepping away from him.

"Leave and never come back!" She corrected angrily shoving him out the door.

"Rarity why are you such a-"

"I don't care how you finish that sentence Shadow, as long as you finish it away from my sister and her foals!" She yelled slamming the door. "Pearl started sneezing at the park. I'm afraid they've both caught a cold so there was no use trying to push me out of the house to 'hook up' with Shadow. What do you think you're doing?!" She asked. I looked down in shame.

"I- I don't know." I frowned taking Pearl. "Were you at the park for all that time?" I asked.

"There's no need to change the subject Sweetie Belle." She demanded an answer.

"I just miss him. I mean he didn't always treat me so bad Rarity!"

"It's not that he hasn't changed, but the fact he did it at all proves he could do it any time he pleases and I REFUSE to let my sister suffer through abuse." She ranted.

"Rarity he's not-" She stopped me dead in my tracks.

"What in Equestria happened to your arm Sweetie?" She asked as if she knew.

"It was my fault." She looked like she was going to burst out into tears.

"'It was my fault.' 'I was practically asking him to do it.' 'I fell' I don't want to hear those things from my ONLY sister. You're being abused! Sweetie Belle, if you're going to be around Shadow at ALL then please be with somepony else too. I don't want you to be his next victim."

"He had to kill that stallion because he was trying to kill him!"

"I can hear him now! 'I had to kill Sweetie because she tried to kill me!' 'I had to kill my foals because-'" I stopped her.

"ENOUGH!" I covered my ears and we both stood in silence."Alright Rarity." I frowned. I looked down and saw a bandage on my daughter's arm. "What happened?!" I asked her.

"I took her to the doctor after we left the park, and he gave her a vaccination. It was almost too much for me to watch that." She said stroking Pearl's mane. "She was very brave though." She smiled nuzzling Pearl.

"Well I'll take her upstairs to her sister. I don't remember the last time they were away from each other this long." I smiled taking Pearl up the stairs.

"Do come down to eat afterwards." She asked. I had to think fast.

"Um…I ate when Shadow was here." I told her hurrying up the stairs before she could ask anything else. The last thing I need is my sister trying to shove food down my throat. If Shadow and Rarity don't notice, then no one will.

Apple Bloom's POV

I was lyin' down in my room when I heard my door open. I looked up expecting it to be Apple Jack, but it was Granny.

"Hi Granny." I frowned.

"What's wrong honey?" She asked me sitting down beside me.

"I just…Granny I gotta tell you something."

"Well what is it Apple Bloom?"

"Apple Jack and I got into a fight, because she keeps calling me a liar, and treating me like a baby." I told her.

"Well you are a baby, sugar plum." She smiled petting my mane.

"I am NOT a baby Granny!" I fought. "I'm graduating high school, I'm turning eighteen soon, and I'm pregnant!" I confessed completely forgetting Granny didn't know. Her eyes shot open and I covered my mouth.

"Please Apple Bloom tell me my mind's playing tricks on me." She begged.

"Granny I…" She didn't let me explain before she stood up.

"Well I guess you ain't a baby anymore Apple Bloom, but I'm very disappointed in you. No granddaughter of mine gets pregnant before their married, especially not so young!" Granny's never snapped at me like that before in my life.

"Granny I'm tellin' you I-" She walked out. She left me. I lied my head down and just started cryin'. Everything inside of me was just building up for too long. Granny just brought it all out. I couldn't decide what to do so I just kept on cryin'. Finally I heard my door open again and when I looked up Apple Jack was already by my side.

"You need me?" She asked. I wanted to say no. I wanted to tell her to leave my room and I could handle myself, but I did. I needed my sister more than anything.

"I'll always need you Apple Jack." I hated to contradict myself, but we both knew.