//------------------------------// // Sister love/hate // Story: Phases // by Bronyraptor26 //------------------------------// I ran downstairs to find no pony there instead Rarity slammed my door shut and levitated me onto the couch. "Sweetie Belle you need to stop this before it gets out of hand." Rarity said I didn't know what she meant by that. I assumed she meant the talent show but I hadn't told her about it yet. "Stop what?" I asked. She levitated me onto a stool in front of a mirror so I could see myself. She took off the head band and hair clip as well as wiped off my make up. "Your personality is beginning to change as well as your behavior. You didn't go crusading with your friends yesterday instead you stayed up in room and played that Celestia awful music of yours." She continued to rant on as she took off my outfit, I didn't understand what the big deal was. "And all of this is because you started hanging out with some colt who I haven't met." "That's not true!" I yelled she took a step back and narrowed her gaze. "It is true Sweetie Belle and I'm putting a stop to it right now. From here on till you stop this your grounded that means no friends, no music, and certainly no hanging out around your new friend." She said it wasn't fair I hadn't done anything wrong. She levitated me up to my room and sat me down on my bed. "I know it may seem as though I'm being a little harsh but it's for your own good." "A little! Since when have you cared! For the past two months you've been doing nothing but work on dresses for Sapphire Shorts!" I yelled at her I didn't know what had happened I just felt enraged I couldn't stop myself. "It's not fair! I chose to dress like that because I wanted to not because of some guy!" I yelled even louder. "Sweetie Belle-" "Don't Sweetie Belle me I'm not a kid anymore! I'm thirteen! I practically take care of myself as it is!" I screamed Rarity's face went for tender to rage. "Says the pony who still hasn't found her cutie mark yet!" It cut deep I teared up and pushed past her I ran out door as fast as I could. "Sweetie Belle! Come Back!" Rarity cried out but I didn't want to talk to her. I didn't even want to see her again, this was worse than the time I used Applejack as my sister just to make her mad. I ran to the only place I felt I could be alone the club house. I ran up the draw bridge and raised it so nopony could get in. I sat down and began crying I knew this was all my fault. "Sweetie Belle are you up there?" I heard Rarity call out but I couldn't stop myself from crying. "Rarity what did ya do this time?" Applejack asked I was guessing Rarity brought Applejack along to help her talk me into coming back down. "I crossed the line I'm afraid." Rarity said "Just give her some time to herself." Applejack said and with that I was alone to think about everything. I could hear Applebloom and Scootaloo with Spike talking about the talent show. Then my sadness turned to anger I was going to prove Rarity wrong. The only problem was I didn't know where to start, I had no idea what my talent could even be. I started by going through everything we tried as the cutie mark crusaders so that took some of the items off the list. "Hey anypony up there?" I heard a pony call out I went to the window and saw that it was Cord. Maybe he could help me I thought as I lowered the bridge to let him up. When He got in I closed it back up again. "You alright?" He asked upon seeing the running remains of my make up. I broke down and started crying again. "Its my stupid sister!" I cried out he face lit up as though he had an idea. "Wait here." He said before lowering the draw bridge and running off. Oh great he was going to get Rarity it was the only thing I could think of. I sat there waiting thinking about how Rarity must hate me now and it was all my fault. I reached for an old nail that had fallen out of some where. I pressed it against my skin so that it hurt. When I realized what I was doing I dropped it terrified but at the same time it felt kind of right to punish myself for what I had done. Instead of the nail this time I went for a pair of scissors I opened them up and pressed the blades against my forearm before I could proceed they were yanked away from me. "Stop that isn't going to help anypony." Cord said I looked at him, I was begging for him to let me do it. I felt like I had deserved it. "Here I think this might help." He dropped his saddle bag and pulled out some small device it attached to two pairs of head phones he put one set on me and the other on himself. Music started playing it was a song I hadn't heard of before or one that I thought he would listen to. It was a softer than the things he had me listen to at the music store yet I couldn't help but feel like it described how I felt right now. When the song stopped he took the headphones off me and himself. "What was the name of that?" I asked him as he put everything back into the saddlebag. "It was Inside out by Eve 6" He replied then I had an idea on how to get my cutie mark. "Hey Cord you can play the guitar right?" I asked. "Yeah I can why?" It was the reply I was hoping for. "Do you know the guitar part for this song?" I asked he thought about it for what seemed like forever. "Nope, but you know I have stage fright." He replied I had forgotten that part and then my plan was ruined. "Um....could you stay here I don't want to go back home yet?" I was to afraid to face my sister again after what I had said. "Yeah sure, my brother locked me out of the music store anyways." He laughed a little. I didn't expect him to actually live there it was kind of cool in my opinion. We stayed all night talking about our older siblings. We found ourselves sleeping on the cold wood floor and in the morning I was ready to face Rarity again. We walked through the streets until we reached the Boutique when I opened the door I found my sister sleeping on the couch with some stallion. My mouth dropped I turned to Cord who was face hoofing repeatedly. I couldn't help but think Applejack might have been right about my sister being one of those ponies who put out. There was a distinct stench of alcohol in the room as well. We walked in, the stallion she was with was about as big as Big Mac. He was purple and had a blue mane, his cutie mark was a CD. "WAKE UP!" I yelled directly into my sister's ears. She shot off the couch faster than Rainbowdash flies. She quickly grabbed her head, her mane was a mess and she smelled terrible. "Oh Sweetie Belle you're back." She said as she reached for a bottle I moved it out of her way. "I'm sorry." I said and she looked at me with tears in her eyes. "Hey big brother wake up!" Cord jumped on top of the stallion Rarity was sleeping with. "Ow what was that for?" The stallion asked "You know exactly what it was for now let's get going you have to open shop in thirty minutes and you smell awful." Cord got off the stallion who got off the bed then had a look of realization as he saw Rarity and me. "So i just had-" He started to say but Cord covered his mouth. "Not a word. Let's just go." He said and they left leaving me with my hung over sister. As soon as they were out of sight my sister hugged me crying, I had seen cry before but this time it was different as though she felt awful for what she said. I began crying to and as soon as we were finished Rarity picked up the living room and got started on making breakfast as I went upstairs to take a shower.