Popularity Pains

by ThiefRara

Chapter IV

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Rarity was glad that Coco had gotten the perfect dreams, but she knew that Coco had to learn how to sleep alone, but she didn't know how to approach that topic as talking to her about it may cause a freak out and Rarity doesn't want to be the cause of Coco freaking out. She knows how Coco was when she thinks that she's bothering people, but she wasn't a bother to Rarity, not at all. Her cell phone rung and Rarity quickly answered it. "Hello?" She wondered who was calling at such an early time. She didn't check the name of the caller either so she wasn't sure who needed her this early in the early.

"Rarity, how's Coco?" It was Applejack and she sounded frantic. Rarity then wondered why Applejack was panicking early in the morning.

"Applejack, why are you panicking? Coco's going to therapy today. She has been having nightmares lately." Rarity tells Applejack. Applejack frowned on her end as she stared at Rara.

"I need a therapist for Rara. Svegallop is stressing her out." Applejack reveals to Rarity and Rarity sighed heavily. She knew that Rara would have trouble keeping up with both her pop star persona and her own regular self, but she didn't know that her manager played a part in it. Rarity resisted cursing in front of Coco as she gritted her teeth.

"Rarity, is something wrong?" Rarity smiled down at Coco weakly. She didn't want to worry her and so she hugged the young girl close to her.

"Everything's fine, Coco." Applejack heard Rarity reassure Coco and she felt guilty for forgetting that Coco is Rarity's charge at the moment and thus, Rarity's hands are full with trying to make sure that Coco is okay. "Are you coming over later?" Rarity asked Applejack.

"I can. Do you want me to bring Rara over?" Applejack asked Rarity, who looked down at Coco falling asleep on her feet. Rarity wanted to laugh, but she didn't because even though Coco slept good, she is still suffering from PTSD.

"You can bring her over. I am taking Coco to her therapist session soon. I'll text you when we're back." Rarity tells Applejack, ending the conversation. She scoop Coco into her arms. "Go to sleep, sweetie. I'll wake you when we're there." Rarity tells Coco and said girl fell asleep. Rarity smiled at how peaceful Coco look. No matter how peaceful she looks, nightmares can still happen. Her brain reminded her. Rarity grabbed her purse and she carried Coco to her car. She placed Coco in the seat beside her because she wanted to check up on her while she slept.

Rarity got in the car and she started to drive her and Coco to Coco's therapist. When they arrived to the building, she frowned at how many people were already at the office and she glanced down at Coco. She will freak. Rarity wanted to wake up Coco, but she was very skittish around people she doesn't know. When Rarity parked her car, she carried Coco as she was small enough to fit in Rarity's arms. When Rarity was able to get through the crowds, she was able to proud of herself for not cursing up a storm. When she got to the front desk, the receptionist knew Rarity by name and she paled. "Miss Rarity." She greeted her and Rarity calmed herself so she wouldn't freak out the poor woman more.

"I'm sorry for scaring you, but please get me and Coco in the back." Rarity tells the woman and she nodded.

"Yes, ma'am." She knew how caring Rarity was of Coco and she knew that Sweetie Belle and Coco came first to Rarity. When the woman called Coco's therapist, the woman answered immediately.

"Hello?" She asked the receptionist. She wondered why she was being called when it was close to Coco's appointment.

"Ms. Rainheart, Rarity's back with Coco. Is it okay that I let her come back to your office?" She asked Ms. Rainheart and the woman was worried that something had happened.

"Yes, let them come back." She ended the call after that statement. The receptionist nodded her approval to Rarity and she thanked the woman. She started to walk through the office and that was when Coco woke up.

"Are we there yet?" Coco's sleepy voice asked Rarity and she smiled down at the girl.

"Yes, we are here, Coco." Rarity answered with a soft smile on her face. Coco moved her head up to see if Rarity was in her therapist's office. When Coco noticed the familiar office of her therapist, she smiled and she showed her face to Rarity. "Hey, pretty girl." Rarity greeted Coco with a smile on her face.

"I'm not crazy, am I?" She asked. Rarity frowned at the question. Of course, she's not crazy! Traumatized, yes, but not crazy. Rarity opened her mouth and she was about to answer, but Ms. Rainheart answered her before she could.

"No, of course not." Rainheart was Coco's therapist, but she also talked to other patients that are assigned to her, but Rainheart would rather talk to Coco because she was a case that needed either an arrest or psych ward stay, but Coco was still a minor, so she would have to get Rarity's permission because she was legally Coco's guardian as Coco's parents was in another area and they gave Rarity the right to take care of Coco. Of course, I wish her actual parents were here to listen to this, but I'm fine with this. Rarity thought as she groaned as she wondered what was going to be said this time.

"Anything new?" She started the conversation as Coco wasn't confident enough in her own abilities just yet. Coco looked down and she frowned. Rarity noticed the look of pain on Coco's face and she decided to step into the conversation.

"Coco, it's alright. You can tell Rainheart anything." Rarity tells Coco and Coco noticed how worried Rarity was for her. She then glanced at Rainheart and the said woman was worried about her as well. She felt guilty.

"I'm sorry. I have nightmares about what she did to me." Coco opened up about her nightmares that she had been having recently.

"Don't apologize, sweetheart. You have nightmares about what happened while in Suri's care. What exactly do you dream about?" Rainheart asked Coco. Coco whimpered and that was when Rarity wondered if there was any kind of other abuse that went down while Coco was in Suri's 'care'.

"Coco, did Suri ever touch you?" Rarity whispered as she heard Rainheart's breathing increase due to anger. Coco understood what Rarity was asking of her and she nodded.

"She touched me only twice, but mostly she enjoys beating me." Coco reveals to both Rarity and Rainheart. Rarity's breath hitched and that was when Coco flinched. Rarity apologized for scaring Coco and she glanced at Rainheart.

"Where is this Suri Polomare located?" Rainheart asked Rarity and Rarity gave Rainheart a questioning gaze. Rainheart gave Rarity an angry stare and she knew what Rainheart was thinking about. Rarity shook her head at Rainheart and Rainheart growled in anger. She is going to get herself fired and arrested if she thinks about confronting Suri Polomare! Rarity thought as she noticed the rage in Rainheart's eyes. "Why would she beat you?"

Coco's breathing became labored as she started to have a flashback.

"Coco!" She shouted at the top of her lungs. Coco flinched at how angry she sounded. Coco hoped that she didn't make her angry again. She seemed to do that a lot with Suri. "Answer me!"

"Yes?" Her timid voice made Suri frown.

"Come to me." She ordered in a seething tone of voice. Not willing to make her even more angrier, Coco obeyed the woman's command to come closer, despite how much she was afraid of her physical being. When Coco came closer in arm shot to Suri, the girl suddenly found herself on the ground when Suri struck her on her cheek. The hit was hard and it made Coco tear up in both pain and fear. Suri frowned at the sight of Coco crying and she kicked her in her stomach, making her choke on her sobs. "If you want to cry, let me give you something to cry about." Suri spoke with an emotionless tone as she started to beat on Coco causing her to cry out in pain.

When Suri finally stopped beating her, Coco was covered in bruises and Suri laid down beside her. Suri's hands caressed her small body as Coco felt helpless to stop her from groping her body. "You're fat." She told Coco and Coco curled up in order to not respond to Suri's cruel words.

"I'm sorry." Coco spoke without thinking and she screamed when she Suri hit her again.

"You don't get the right to respond to me!" Suri shouted at her.

"Coco?" Rainheart called out to her.

"Coco?" Rarity called out to her.

"Coco." Rarity's gentle push on Coco's back caused Coco to scream.

"Don't touch me!" Coco screamed in full-blown fear. Both women was shocked at how afraid Coco was of Suri.

"Did you have a flashback?" Rainheart asked her gently. Coco nodded her head.

"It was horrible. She was angry about something and she took it all out on me." Coco answered while tears ran down her face.

"Did you ever figure out why she would hit you?" Rarity asked Coco. Coco shook her head.

"It was probably because I was weak." Coco answered Rarity's question and her response about herself made both Rarity and Rainheart angry about Suri abusing Coco in such ways.


Author's Note

This chapter is finished! Please tell me your thoughts on the chapter and/or the story as a whole. :twilightsmile:

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