Love Me

Diamond Tiara yawned with boredom. There were only so many things she could do at her country house without Silver Spoon with her. Silver Spoon-how I miss you, and how shocked you would be if you knew just why I missed you so much. It's not just that you are of the richest class like I am, and that you largely share my views. It's not just that in my eyes you are so good to hang around, being both witty and intelligent. It's that I'm a...a filly fooler. If my family knew they would be appalled and you would probably hate me or at least not be allowed to hang out with me anymore. She went over, picked up a pencil with her mouth and carried on with her latest drawing of Silver Spoon. Suddenly she heard a loud crash. By Celestia, what was that? She cantered down the stairs and entered an inner courtyard, and saw it. A changeling, and by the look of it, quite badly injured. One side of it's chitin shell had a deep crack in it, and green ichor was oozing out of it. So this is what a Changeling really looks like-it's hideous. Wait a minute-if I can somehow heal this Changeling and befriend it, it can help me. But not if the servants find it first-they'll squish it like the bug it is, or at the least throw it out and leave it to die.

She walked over to it and looked into it's compound eyes. "You can't stay here...up, come up to my room, and I'll offer you shelter...oh, and love. Lots of love." At the world love the Changeling managed to rock a few times and get up on it's armored feet and she somehow got it upstairs to her bedroom. Somehow I need to heal this...thing...and to do it, I need to love it. But how can I love a large injured bug? She found a picture of Silver Spoon and showed it to the changeling, sensing the waves of pain rolling off the creature. "Can you change? I want you to take the shape of this very special pony for me. I know you're in agony, but if you can change I can feed you." The changeling let out a chitter and part of one hole-filled leg shifted, turned grey with a hoof at the end. Diamond breathed deeply, took the hoof and pressed a kiss on it. Think to yourself...this is Silver Spoon, this is Silver Spoon...you love her...you adore her... The changeling let out a little hiss and the whole leg changed into that of a gray-furred pony. It's working...the love is healing the changeling, and quickly. A leg bent and gave the crack in the shell a hard scratch, the end turning into a claw, and the neck of the Changeling thickened, grew gray, sprouted a silver plaited mane.

Diamond was a little surprised by how quickly her love was healing this changeling. As she continued to pour love into it, it took more and more of the shape of Silver Spoon, until the only bit of it that was not pony-like was the claw that was scratching at a deep red crack in it's flesh. A crack that turned into a long white scar and then finally healed over. Diamond went over to her jewelery box and brought out a necklace of pears which she placed around the changeling's neck. "There, now you look perfect. I may be rich, but I'm not stupid. I know the danger I'm in from you. You could quite easily decide to turn on me, fang me and take my place. But if you do that, not only do you have no gratitude for somepony who probably saved your life, but you will be fanging me when I'm perfectly willing to give you all the love you could ever eat.I've loved Silver Spoon for months now but I doubt she swings that way. But with you..."

The faux Silver Spoon kissed Diamond tenderly on the lips.

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Silver Spoon sighed. Just like Daddy to cut our holiday in Stalliongrad short by two days just to clinch a business deal. I suppose I should be happy though, even the most comfy bed in a five-star hotel is not as good as my own. And I'll be able to hang out with Diamond once more. As she went out of her her mansion to walk to Diamond's place she saw Golden Sun, one of her few friends, trot up to her. "You never told me that you and Diamond were a couple of fillyfoolers. I thought you trusted me enough to tell me that."

Silver Spoon stared at her. "Fillyfoolers? What are you talking about? We are best friends but that's as far as it goes. We are most certainly not lovers."

"Then how come I saw you and Diamond kissing in the street outside the Haughty Couture shop only yesterday? Did you think I would not be your friend anymore if you were open about it?"

"What are you talking about? I've been in Stalliongrad for nearly a week. So there is no way I can have done that..." Silver Spoon went into a canter and then a gallop as she headed towards Diamond Tiara's mansion. Getting inside won't be hard, they know me so well. Surely Diamond Tiara has not...can't be...ewwwwww. She rapped with a hoof on the front door of the mansion;as the best and only close friend of Diamond Tiara there was no need to go around to the servant's entrance like a common pony. When a servant opened the door she almost shoved him out of the way, heading to Diamond's opulent bedroom at once. Pushing open the door her jaw dropped open at the sight of Diamond and...herself locked in an embrace and a deep kiss. The faux Silver's hair was loose and hung down her neck.

"By Celestia, Diamond, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!!" The faux Silver metamorphosed into a black insect thing with hole's in it's legs, insect wings and fangs, and made a rush for Silver, only for Diamond to stop it by grabbing onto one of it's legs. "No...stop, don't hurt Silver Spoon..." Silver turned and fled downstairs as fast as she could whilst behind her the Changeling changed into the shape of a random Pegasus pony and flew out of the nearest window. Diamond galloped down after Silver.

Silver Spoon could barely see well enough through her fear and her tears to avoid crashing into the walls. How could she do such a thing? It's disgusting...and what if that...thing...catches me? I have to let everypony know about this for my own safety. Behind her she heard the clop of hooves. Not me, you won't be catching this pony. I may be noble and untrained in fighting, but as an Earth pony I can still kick hard. I'll let it get close and then give it a kick in the jaw.