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// Chapter 1 (The Shocking Truth) 
// Story: To Be Human 
// by SuperPinkBrony12 
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                Rarity looked over the letter she had received from Derpy. Already she could tell that there was something unusual about it. Unlike most letters this one contained a special seal, she recognized the seal as the logo of the Equestrian Science Center. 

"I wasn't expecting any mail from them." Rarity thought to herself. She didn't dwell on the matter though as she simply assumed that it was a request for a dress from one of the scientists. Wasting no time she used her magic to bring the letter opener to her and proceeded to rip the envelope open.

Upon reading the letter her joyous mood quickly sorrowed. She read it over again, just to be sure she hadn't possibly missed anything. The words hadn't changed, it was there for all to see. Rarity wasn't sure what to think at first. She was still in a state of shock. Surely this couldn't be true. Surely it was all an elaborate joke from Rainbow Dash. There was no way it was possible and yet there it was. No matter how much Rarity tried to deny it or pretend like it didn't exist she knew in her heart that it was the truth.

Now that she thought about it everything made sense. She knew her parents had been having trouble creating another child, and they would've had no reason to hide a pregnancy or another child. Being their usual selves they never would've noticed anything was wrong with Sweetie Belle. Or perhaps they did but they had intentionally kept it to themselves. Perhaps a certain part of them actually considered Sweetie Belle to be their own flesh and blood. 

Rarity sighed, it was no use dwelling on the matter. Especially not when it gave her a headache. Using her magic she disposed of the envelope and the letter in the trash can. She then set to work on a dress order that her dear friend Fluttershy had requested.

However she found that she couldn't really get into "The Zone". Every few seconds her mind would drift back to the letter she had received. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't get the letter out of her mind. She tried everything she could think of but nothing worked. Oh why did this have to happen to her? She felt so compelled to summon her fainting couch and plop right down on it but she restrained herself.

Deciding she was done with dressmaking for the day she put down the sewing needle and took off her ruby red sewing glasses. The sounds from upstairs confirmed that "Sweetie Belle" was still here, and of course she still believed that she was human. Oh if only this was all just a bad dream. Alas it wasn't and Rarity knew that at some point someone was going to have to break the news to "Sweetie Belle". But she was still torn over whether or not she should tell her "little sister" the truth about where she had come from. For that record would she even believe her? 

Perhaps a nice cup of hot tea would help her sort things out. It had always worked in the past. Sighing once again Rarity went into the kitchen and levitated the tea kettle over to the stove. She proceeded to whip up a batch of Everfree Green Tea, Zecora had said it was great at relieving stress and helping you think.

As Rarity waited for the kettle to boil she suddenly felt hungry. She didn't know why, she hadn't really done much of anything today. Normally she would've tried to whip up something really fancy but today she just felt like making a simple sandwich with lettuce and tomatoes. 

A few minutes later her sandwich was complete and just after she had put it on a plate she heard the familiar whistle of the tea kettle. Carefully levitating the kettle off the stove Rarity poured the tea into a cup that she held in her right hand. She then set the kettle off to the side and put the cup on the table. She then did the same with the plate.

After the meal Rarity felt slightly better about the situation, she knew it wasn't going to be easy and chances were that "Sweetie Belle" would have some emotional tramua when the truth was revealed, but overall she felt pretty confident that she could explain things without causing too much trouble for anyone.

"I hope you can forgive me Mom and Dad." Rarity thought to herself as she retrieved the letter she had discarded not that long ago and headed upstairs to confrot her "little sister".