Chapter 6 - Diamond Tiara
Chapter 6
Diamond Tiara couldn’t sleep at all. She had left the clubhouse shortly after the incident in a rush. However she had remembered to re-cork the bottle. Upon returning home she had been greeted by the house staff whom had been worried that she had disappeared like her father. Miserable louts were probably just worried about their jobs was Diamond Tiara’s first guess. If we all disappeared there would be nopony to pay them. While Hauteur Wreath hadn’t been there, she imagined that she would have to deal with him soon enough. If the staff had noticed she was drunk, they didn’t say anything. Not that they had much of an opportunity to. Diamond Tiara had walked right past them and locked herself in her room. There was a few knocks on her door throughout the night, but Diamond Tiara had simply ignored them. Eventually whoever it was gave up.
As she lay in her big four post bed, she didn’t give much thought to her inevitable conversation with Hauteur Wreath. She didn’t give much thought as to where her dad might be. Even her normal depressed thoughts didn’t enter her mind. The prevailing thought in her mind was:
‘What the hell is wrong with me?’
Diamond Tiara was no fillyfooler. Fillyfoolers were an abomination. She struggled to comprehend what she did as she also tried to justify what she did. Even if, for some god awful reason, she was… that way, there was no way that she could like Apple Bloom of all ponies.
However she broke it down she always ended up stuck at the same question:
‘Why did I like it so much?’
“Arrrgh,” Diamond Tiara arrghed and buried her head in into her pillow, as her frustration reached a boiling point.
Diamond Tiara spent a long time deep in thought without reaching any answers. Her thoughts had turned cyclical and she flat out refused to believe any obvious solution because all the obvious solutions were unacceptable.
Without Diamond Tiara noticing or caring, the sun had risen and birds had begun to chirp. A knock at her bedroom door interrupted her thoughts, but she made no sound or action to answer. However this visitor seemed a bit more insistent than the previous ones as another knock came this time louder than before.
“Go away!” Diamond Tiara shouted, the horse and tired tone of her voice momentarily surprised her.
“It’s me, Spoon. Can I come in?” replied the door. She didn’t seem to know it was locked.
Diamond Tiara had thought it was one of the servants or maybe Mr. Wreath. “Just a second Silver,” Diamond said as she ran to her mirror to fix herself up bit. She wasn’t ready for the sight that greeted her. Diamond Tiara’s eyes were bloodshot, with bags and matted fur under them. She couldn't even remember crying. Her hair was also a frazzled mess and her trademarked tiara lay haphazardly on the floor. “Just another second,” Diamond reiterated, trying to buy more time.
It was a rush job and she knew she still looked a mess, but she hoped that Silver Spoon wouldn’t notice, or at the very least, have the decency not to say anything. As Diamond Tiara unlocked the door and stepped aside as she opened it to let Silver in, Diamond took a deep breath to prepare herself for social interaction.
Silver marched in not even looking at her mumbling something akin to ‘finally’ as she walked past.
“So how was your date with Appl- ,” Silver Spoon began as she turned toward Diamond Tiara, but as quickly as she started her Impish grin turned into a look of unbridled horror, “Holy shit, Diamond Tiara, you look like … shit,” Silver Spoon finished lamely.
Diamond Tiara gave a soft grunt of acknowledgement. “Thanks for mentioning it,” said Diamond Tiara as she made her way back to her bed and unceremoniously flopped back into it.
Silver Spoon followed her and crawled up and laid down on all fours across the foot of the bed.
“You bummed out because of your dad? I know they still haven’t found him, but don’t worry. I’m sure he will turn up soon,” comforted Silver Spoon.
Diamond Tiara looked down sheepishly. She honestly hadn’t put much thought into where her dad could be. Diamond Tiara briefly considered lying, after all it was a convenient excuse, but this was Silver Spoon she was talking to. Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon had always told each other everything. However, this time, what Diamond Tiara had done, well it was on a whole new level. Diamond Tiara didn’t know how Silver Spoon would react. Hell, Diamond Tiara her-self didn’t even know how she should react.
Diamond Tiara did however feel the need for some help. Maybe this whole thing was just some weird misunderstanding and Silver Spoon could help her clear it up. Still, it was a lot to risk. Silver Spoon was her only friend. (She wasn’t sure what Apple Bloom was.) If Diamond Tiara lost Silver Spoon, well, she didn’t know what she would do, but just at the thought of losing Silver Spoon, all sorts of dark foreboding ideas flooded into the pink filliess mind.
Sensing the downward turn in Diamond Tiara’s mood Silver Spoon attempted to intervene.
“Hey, hey, what’s going on in there?” Silver Spoon crawled up to lay next to Diamond Tiara and motioned toward Diamond Tiara’s head.
“It isn’t about my dad, it is something else,” Diamond confessed and looked away from Silver Spoon guiltily.
Silver Spoon just sat and waited patiently with a neutral expression.
“Umm, first, you must promise that, no matter what, we will always be friends. Always,” Diamond Tiara couldn’t even look up; instead she just focused on her blankets instead, so she missed the hint of worry that was creeping its way over Silver Spoon’s face.
“Diamond… Yes of course, I promise. You know that,” Silver Spoon hid the slight hurt that Diamond Tiara would even suggest otherwise.
“Ok well last night, I umm… I kind of …” Diamond Tiara trailed off… her voice sounded odd to her. Diamond Tiara had never said what she did aloud before. If she said it out loud it would suddenly make it real. She could keep quiet and nopony would ever know.
Silver Spoon was just waiting patiently… although she was looking more and more worried as the silence stretched on.
Diamond Tiara had to say it; otherwise it would just drive her insane. Silver Spoon wouldn’t leave her, she promised.
“I… IkissedAppleBloom,” Diamond Tiara blurted out, her blush changing the color of her coat darker.
It took a second for Silver Spoon to dissect the confession. When she had finally separated the words in her mind a million questions bombarded her at once… So many questions, in fact, that all Silver Spoon could do was open her mouth and stare at Diamond Tiara in shock.
“I kissed Apple Bloom…,” Diamond Tiara repeated, this time slower and much more ashamed.
“You… wait what?” was Silver Spoon finally eloquently managed.
“I kissed Apple Bloom…,” Diamond Tiara said a third time, this time with a touch of annoyance.
“… twice,” Diamond Tiara amended.
“Twice…,” Silver Spoon mimed, not fully comprehending what she was saying.
Diamond Tiara couldn’t really figure out if Silver Spoon was taking the news good or bad, so she waited for her friend’s shock to dissipate.
In short order, Silver Spoon’s shocked expression faded, and her small impish smile returned.
“My mom would flip her lid if she found out I was in bed with a fillyfooler,” Silver Spoon said as her small smile grew.
“Don’t call me that!” Diamond Tiara exclaimed as she tossed a pillow Silver Spoon’s way.
The pillow and its actions were subsequently ignored by Silver Spoon. She was far too busy formulating her next question.
“So… you aren’t a fillyfooler?” Silver Spoon wanted to clarify before she proceeded.
“No, of course not! That’s revolting!” Diamond Tiara defended leaning down and putting her face in her hooves.
“Well, then why did you kiss Apple Bloom… Twice?” Silver Spoon asked genuinely confused, “was it a dare?”
“It wasn’t a dare… and I don’t know why I did it… at least not the second time,” said Diamond not even bothering to look up from her hooves.
“Well, did you like kissing Apple Bloom?” Silver Spoon asked the loaded question.
Diamond Tiara sat in silence struggling to convince herself that she did not enjoy it at all. It was a losing battle though. Finally she looked up and at Silver Spoon with her red and puffy eyes.
“… yes,” Diamond Tiara admitted it in a soft and quiet voice. Even though Silver Spoon was expecting the answer, she couldn’t help but give out a small gasp of surprise.
“Wow, I mean I was joking when I said, “you always picked on her cuz you liked her,”” Silver Spoon said as she leaned back into the bed, “who knew I was right all along.”
“I do not like Apple Bloom!” Diamond Tiara responded in reflex, and after a long pause continued, “at least I hope don’t.” Diamond Tiara also relaxed and leaned back into her pillow. For the time being, Diamond Tiara was happy that her best friend wasn’t at least running out of the room as fast as possible.
A pregnant silence filled the room. Diamond Tiara couldn’t help but notice that Silver Spoon was fidgeting around on the bed every so often, almost like she couldn’t quite get comfortable. Diamond Tiara tried to ignore it and wait for Silver Spoon to bring up what she was thinking about, but Diamond Tiara wasn’t exactly a patient filly.
“What!? What are you thinking about?” Diamond Tiara said exasperated.
It took Silver Spoon a second to formulate her sentence, “Umm, well, have you ever, you know...” Silver Spoon asked while Diamond Tiara stared at her like she was speaking a foreign language.
“Have you ever wanted to kiss me?” Silver Spoon finally managed to ask with a squeak. She looked apprehensive and extremely nervous.
“Oh!” realization of what she was asking dawned on Diamond Tiara, “Ummm, no. I don’t think so?” was the best answer Diamond Tiara could give.
Silver Spoon tried to conceal her reaction, but Diamond Tiara knew her friend too well. For every two parts of Silver Spoon that looked relieved there was one part disappointed.
The disappointed look on her face faded quickly enough, and Silver Spoon quickly got back to joking.
“Really? Are you sure? Am I not pretty enough for you?” Silver Spoon asked in a mostly teasing manner, “or is my flank not bare enough for you?”
That last comment did get a rise out of Diamond as she blushed.
“That’s just gross, stop being silly. I don’t even know what I like… Everything I feel is … so new and weird,” Diamond Tiara attempted to explain.
Silver Spoon would have continued to tease her friend if it wasn’t for the genuinely terrified look she had when she mentioned her ‘new and weird’ feelings.
Silver Spoon knew her friend needed a good hug and cursed herself for not immediately offering one. The hesitation was only brief, and Diamond Tiara didn’t notice it. As Silver Spoon swallowed the slightly awkward feeling of hugging a fillyfooler, Diamond Tiara had no trouble falling into the warm embrace.
“Thank you for still being here for me,” Diamond Tiara mumbled into the hug.
“Always. Diamond, forever and always,” Silver Spoon replied.
After another few moments Silver Spoon couldn't help her own curiosity,“So, what did Apple Bloom say when you kissed her?” Silver Spoon could feel Diamond tense up at the question.
“Umm, she was kind of passed out…” Diamond admitted sheepishly.
Silver Spoon couldn’t help that her first thoughts were of all the times she had spent sleeping next to Diamond Tiara in the very bed they were in.
“That’s … that’s kinda creepy, you know that right?” Silver Spoon tried her best not to offend.
“…yeah… I know… something is wrong with me,” Diamond Tiara managed a small chuckle to accompany her statement before letting the room return to silence.
The two fillies stayed in the embrace for several minutes until breaking apart when there was a soft knocking at the door. As soon as the hug was over, Diamond Tiara missed it. But she was feeling a lot better. Good enough to call to the door.
“Come in,” Diamond said in much like her normal demeaning tone.
The door opened slowly, almost hesitantly, to reveal Hauteur Wreath. Diamond Tiara steeled herself to the impending talk she was expecting until she looked at Wreath’s face. It had bad news written all over it. Before Hauteur Wreath could speak, Diamond Tiara knew this wasn’t going to be about her staying out and drinking. Although she wished it was.
“I-I’m sorry Tiara,” Hauteur Wreath began and Diamond Tiara’s mind already began to formulate all the things he could be sorry for, but before she could really process the though Wreath continued.
“They found your dad,” another pause as fear gripped Diamond Tiara’s heart. If they found her dad then he should be smiling, why does it look like Hauteur Wreath has been crying?
“I’m sorry sweetie, but h-he… he is dead.”
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Well...
Who gets the empire?
Diamond will need Silver Spoon now.
Oh snap!
2657215 That's a brilliant analysis. I've always liked this story in spite of its flaws but couldn't quite put my finger on why. I agree with pretty much every word of what you said. The story is written almost like a movie.
Anyways, Blumpkin, the one thing that really got to me this chapter was the repeated use of Diamond's full name. It's particularily painful here:
Three times you refer to her in the sentence by her full name. There are lots of ways to avoid this. Refer to her by her colour or species, etc "...well, the pink filly didn't know what she would do..." Or use a shortened form of her name, "Diamond" or similar. Aside from that, I feel like even a single self-proofreading could have caught an error as blatant as
I'm still hooked on the story, but there's a bunch of little things you could do to clean it up.
Well that's salt in the wound...
Not sure if in this context "fillyfooler" means "lesbian" or "pedophile". But then again, when either are viewed negatively in a context, you really can't tell the difference.
Please continue this