Scootaloo’s wings were flapping since she left with Sweetie and Silver Spoon, getting her friend’s attention. “Scootaloo, why in tarnation are you so happy today?” Apple Bloom asked.

Sweetie looked at Scootaloo and wondered the same. “Yeah, ever since your hug before school you’ve been dancing in the clouds. What’s going on?”

Silver Spoon, standing with Sweetie between herself and Scootaloo, looked over and rolled her eyes. “Whatever she’s on, it can’t be as good for us all. Scootaloo, why don’t you just tell us so we can get it over with.”

“Yeah,” Apple Bloom agreed, “was it the hug,” she stepped closer, “or the kiss with your special somepony?”

Scootaloo giggled and hopped to do a backward somersault. “No~thing happened, I’m just having a great morning from a great night. That’s all, nothing else to talk about,” she grinned exuberantly to her friends at both of her sides.

“That’s a load of nonsense if Ah ever heard it. What happened?” Apple Bloom asked giving her friend’s side a bump and causing a domino effect and toppling them all over and making them all laugh.

Sweetie Belle was the first to speak up as they unpiled. “Hey, my saddlebag opened.”

Silver Spoon rushed side to side grabbing pencils in her lips and standing in front of Sweetie offering them to her. Sweetie turned her side to Silver Spoon and let Silver Spoon drop them into her saddlebag. “There you go, Sweetie Belle. Herdmares have to help one another out, right?”

Sweetie turned to face Silver Spoon. “Yeah, I guess… but you’re not in the herd yet and, well,” she looked aside to Apple Bloom who nodded. “Apple Bloom and me have been thinking about leaving the herd because it’s a bit too dramatic for us. Plus I shouldn’t be in a herd with my nephew, even though he really isn’t, but still is, and it’s really confusing for me.”

Silver Spoon grinned and hopped once. “Really?! That means more space for me to get in, right? Hear that, Scootaloo? Snickers might be cuddling with me one of the nights.”

Scootaloo laughed and giggled, sitting and grinning at her friends, and Silver Spoon.

“Okay, that does it, Scootaloo. What in the world’s gotten inta you?” Apple Bloom asked and faced Scootaloo. “Ya better tell us, it’s what crusaders do; be honest with each other.”

Scootaloo quieted and looked at the streets, both ways to see if the coast was clear. “Not here, let’s get closer to school. The grove, okay? Once we’re there.”

Scootaloo got up and took the lead at first until Silver Spoon caught up. “Scootaloo, like, what if you and me are the only ones Snickers wants to be with?”

Scootaloo giggled. “If he even lets you in, now that he only has me.”

Silver Spoon scoffed and looked away. “Whatever, I tried, at least.” Silver slowed and moved so Sweetie was between them again.

Sweetie nickered. “Scootaloo, why’d you have to say that? It wasn’t very nice of you. Silver Spoon here is trying, you should, too.”

“Ha, no need once I tell you Snickers and my secret,” she pranced and her wings started flapping again. “Oh, there it is, hurry, I’ve gotta tell you girls this! You won’t believe it.”

The fillies ran to a small circle of trees surrounded by bushes with a small path running down the center, just enough privacy for them to watch for listeners and not to be listened to. The giggled once inside and sat down in a circle, excited for what they were about to find out.

“Okay, you totally got us all here to listen to your lame story, whatever it’s gonna be,” Silver stuck her tongue out, “just get this over with.”

“Yeah, Ah’m antsy tryin’ ta think of what it could be. Did ya kiss in yer sleep again? Did ya dream ya married him?” Apple Bloom teased the grinning orange filly.

“Nope, we had sex!” The group fell silent and watched Scootaloo, waiting for a punchline or end to the joke, but none came. “Well, aren’t you proud of me?”

The others’ mouths dropped open. “P… proud?” Sweetie asked quietly, disbelieving what she’d just heard. “Y-you’re serious? You… mated with him?”

“Well,” Scootaloo dragged the word out, “technically it isn’t mating since I can’t carry his foal yet, but if you wanna--” Scootaloo was cut off when Sweetie Bell leapt three feet and tackled Scootaloo through the bushes and into the open, slamming Scootaloo onto her back.

“What the hay is wrong with you?! How could you do that to all of us?” Sweetie shouted and her horn actually lit with green light. “We’re not ready… you’re not ready for that!” Sweetie’s horn sparkled and went out. “You’re not ready, Scootaloo,” she said leaning closer before stepping off and back beside a worried Apple Bloom and Silver Spoon.

“Sweetie, that hussy didn’t hurt you, did she?”

“No, Silver Spoon, I’m okay. I just… can’t deal with her right now.” Sweetie said softly, lowering her head and walking away.

Silver Spoon followed. “I’ll come with you, I don’t need her drama any more than I need Diamond Tiara’s.”

Apple Bloom helped Scootaloo up and shook her head. “Scootaloo, why? Why’d ya do it? Did ya at least ask him?”

“What? You think I don’t have any self control, that I’d just take advantage of him the first chance I got? I thought you thought more of me, Apple Bloom,” Scootaloo said feigning hurt.

Apple Bloom shook her head. “No, I don’t mean it like that. Ah just… Ah’m worried fer ya, ever since yer neighbor--”

“We aren’t talking about that, Apple Bloom,” Scootaloo growled in a dark voice.

“Ah didn’t say we were. It’s just that ya have a thing about wantin’ ta grow up ever since, and… hey, wait up!” Apple Bloom said when Scootaloo turned tail and started walking towards school.

“I said we aren’t talking about that or him! It wasn’t my fault he left, Apple Bloom,” Scootaloo turned and stomped her hoof. “He moved away because of work, it wasn’t my fault and I don’t miss him or the time we had. That’s all there is to it, so drop it! I have Snickers now, and he won’t leave me, especially now.”

Apple Bloom was at a loss for words, not knowing what to say since life experiences hadn’t taught her what should be said. She settled on forcing a smile. “Yer right, Ah was outta line with that one. Um… wanna talk about how it was, maybe get it off yer mind?”

Scootaloo felt a sting on her side and looked, brushed some sticks and rocks from her coat, then smiled. “Sure, wanna go back to the grove?”

“Ah’m okay with that.”

“So, here’s what happened. We kissed, and then I touched him like… ahem, I just did. Then I turned around and he put it between my legs and I held it and moved my tickle spot on him until we were done. It was so awesome getting that far. Next time I might go all the way,” Scootaloo finished her story and smiled proudly.

“Wait, so… he didn’t go inside of anything?” Apple Bloom asked with a raised eyebrow.

“Psh, no. Only one stallion has so far and…” she frowned and looked at the ground, scuffing a patch of grass flat, “anyway, no; Snickers hasn’t yet. But, maybe tonight or soon I’ll let him. All stallions want that, and Snickers will always be here because he lives with Sweetie Belle! So, we’ll both never have to be alone again!”

Apple Bloom had a dozen thoughts and questions, comments, and concerns each running around in her head. “Wait, why do ya think yer ever alone? Ya got us, Sweetie and me, at the least, every day.”

“Well, yeah, but it’s not the same. Ya see, there’s family love, friend love, and love love, and what I have with Snickers now is love love. I haven’t had this for years and it feels so great I could fly!” Scootaloo’s wings flapped and she managed to hover inches from the ground before landing.

“Well, Ah just hope yer feelin’s are gonna stay the way they are. Ah don’t know if all this is gonna happen the way ya hope it will.”

Scootaloo giggled. “Just wait until you find the colt of your dreams, you’ll understand what it’s like then. C’mon, let’s get to school.”

The students arranged themselves as they did the previous day, some surprised only a day had passed since so much drama surrounding the new colt had happened. “Okay class, take your seats everypony. Today our lesson is going to be about the fundamentals of nature. These include atomic mass, ionic binding, and thauntum mechanics in relation to growth and proliferation of the diversity of species…”

Sweetie Belle leaned closer to Silver Spoon, who leaned closer as well. “Did you see Diamond Tiara on the way here?” Sweetie whispered.

“No, she might be grounded, finally.” Silver whispered back and they both sat up for several seconds.

Apple Bloom leaned back a little in her seat in front of Sweetie Belle and turned her head with a note in her lips. Sweetie quickly snatched it and placed it on her desk top with her hooves on it, looking nervously at Miss Cheerilee. When she saw the teacher was writing some boring math on the board she opened the note and read it.

They didnt do it. it was a mis~~s~~understandinG. Ill explain at ~~reses~~Resess.

It was vague so anypony else that read it wouldn’t understand, but the words lifted fifty pounds of bricks from Sweetie’s withers and she audibly sighed with a growing grin. Sweetie looked aside at Scootaloo and mouthed ‘I’m sorry for reacting bad’; Scootaloo waved her off with a friendly smile.

Scootaloo clutched her head suddenly and something felt wrong. She looked aside to see Sweetie Belle’s horn flickering and the filly holding pressure to her temple, then they laid their heads on their desks as sleep took them.

Author's Note

Starting to answer why Scootaloo's hung up on abandonment. It's not all what you may think, don't hate. I'm not going to turn this fic into some subtle porn or something where everyone is sexually abused, active, or interacting.
That's not what this whole story's about.