//------------------------------// // Loser // Story: Who I Used To Be // by Nanobyte //------------------------------// Suri snickered as Rarity trotted off without her trophy. "She's so gullible! That trophy is going to look beautiful on my shelf." Suri beamed with pride at her trickery. Coco stood by her side, looking distressed and unhappy. "Hey! Cheer up! We won!" She snapped at Coco. The young mare was becoming more like a shy filly every day. "Well... technically we didn't win...you lied to her for the trophy...." Coco mumbled, looking at the floor. "Of course we did! How else would we have gotten the prize?! You're lucky that you're still hired. You always say stupid things! Come on. Let's go get that trophy." Suri trotted into the catwalk room, and pretended to act as if nothing is wrong. "Prim!" Prim turned around, her face cheery. "Rarity? Oh. It's you, Suri." She immediately went back to her snooty, grumpy self. "Yes, yes, what is it?" "Rarity has forfeited. She said that she obviously didn't win, because my fabric was wonderful. She told me her designs were last minute, and just left." Prim raised an eyebrow. "You haven't told her she won yet?" "No, I'm sorry, I thought she would have heard from her friends. I promise to tell her!" Suri tried to sound as sincere as possible. "Well, we're closing the area to anypony who isn't a winner, or runner up if Rarity leaves or declines. Find her and tell her as soon as possible. Goodbye Suri!" She headed out the door, and began to snicker once she was out of earshot. "I've got that prize in the bag. Come on Coco, let's go home." She strolled out the door, and waved for a taxi. As they drove home, Suri gloated about her prize the whole trip long, while Coco sat in complete silence. Of course, she was too busy to notice, let alone snap at her. ____ ___ __ _ They arrived at the apartment building, and hurried inside. It was getting very chilly. Suri, and even Coco, sighed in releif when the warm air touched their ice-cold bodies. The went into the elevator, then to room 56. Once again, Coco was silent the whole trip, while Suri continued to gloat. Suri unlocked the door, and trotted in, and sat on her bed, giving herself a hooficure. I'm going to get that trophy, and Rarity's not! I'm such a genius! Coco, who was just lying on her bed, suprisingly opposed her. "No you're not. Not on my watch." Suri's jaw dropped, but she recovered, and was enraged. "Excuse me?" "You lied and cheated, and that's not fair to Rarity." Coco got up from her bed, her face serious. "Of course I lied and cheated! It's everypony for herself in Manehattan. Have you realized that yet?" Suri got up as well, her fur standing on end. "Maybe that's just because you don't have any friends!" Coco got closer to Suri. She did the same. "Coco, YOU'RE my friend! Don't you dare say that to me!" Suri was angered beyond angry. "I never was! I was your slave! Your worker! REAL friends would treat me as an equal!" Soon enough, both mares were face to face, their bodies mirrors of each other. "Y-you are my friend! Remember how I gave you that rainbow thread on your birthday? Did you know how much it cost?" Suri screamed, her eyes welling up with tears. "Suri, the cost didn't matter! It was a sign of our friendship! I never used it because it was special to me! But now, it's anything but special to me. In fact, I'm going to give it to a pony who worked hard, and deserved that prize! I'm going to make sure Rarity gets what she deserves." Coco didn't let Suri reply to her, and headed towards the door, and opened it. She stopped for a moment. "And I quit." Then continued out the door, slamming it shut after she was out, Suri stood there for a while before she began to bawl on her bed. "A-anypony can lose a trophy....b-b-but I just lost my only f-f-friend.... I'm such a loser.......no pun intended..." "Anypony can lose a trophy....b-but I just lost my greatest friend.."