> Button's secret admirer > by djpon5 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > An Unexpected Meeting > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was a normal day in Ponyville. The sky was clear of clouds thanks to the weather team and Button Mash was getting ready for his first day of school in Ponyville. "Mom I'm ready for school!" Button yelled out of his room. "Okay honey I'll see you when you come home!" She called back to him. Button trotted out the door and began his journey to school. He played his Joy Boy as he walked thats when he bumped into a pink filly. he dropped his Joy Boy and fell to the ground along with the filly. "Hey watch where...where..." The filly never finished her scentence. She stared at the colt in front of her who was getting up. "Sorry about that I wasn't watching where I was going," Button said offering his hoof to help the pink filly up. " Its okay." she said taking his offered hoof. " Wait where is my Joy Boy?" Button said looking around for his game. Then he saw it broken on the sidewalk, the pink filly noticed too. "Oh my god I'm so sorry I..." She didn't finish because Button pulled out another and started to play it again. "Uhhh... so whats your name?" the pink filly asked the brown colt. "Oh Button Mash." He said but then he looked right past the filly at the white unicorn walking to the school house."Who is that?"He asked in awe. "Who? Sweetie Belle?" The filly looked at the unicorn walking into the classroom." Why are you staring at her like that?" "She is so beautiful." Button said as he put his Joy Boy away into his saddle bag. " Whats so special about that blank flank?" The filly asked Button. "Blank flank?" He asked looking confused. " You know, no cutie mark. But ii havve mine see." she turns to show Button her tiara shaped cutie mark." My name is Diamond Tiara the way." " Yeah uhhuh." Button said paying no real attention to the filly. " I guess I'll see you at school then?" And she walked away leaving Button in awe of Sweetie Bell. " Yeah sure see you later." Button said quickly. Diamond tiara arrived In the class room before Button and sat in her usual seat. Button walked in and moved to an empty seat as close to Sweetie Belle as he could. Diamond Tiara turned around and looked at the chalk board instead. After a full day of school Diamond Tiara tried to catch up to Button Mash but he raced to Sweetie Belle and began talking to her at an alarming rate. When he finished talking Sweetie Belle blushed and they walked away together. "Well who needs him? Not me that's for sure." Diamond Tiara tried to convince herself but she knew now what she was feeling deep down inside of herself. She was in love with Button Mash! She didn't know how or why she just knew that he was the one she wanted to spend time with but it seemed like Button liked Sweetie Belle more than he could ever love her. It was after this that she decided to send the first love letter to Button. The next day Button was awakened by the sound of the mailbox. He jumped out of bed and raced to open it because he was expecting a new video game soon but when he opened the box all he found was a fancy looking pink envelope... addressed to him? he looked around for the mailman but he was nowhere to be seen. Button opened the letter and read it. " Since yesterday, when I first layed eyes on you I've loved you and now that you are reading this letter I hope that you feel the same about me but if you don't, I will understand. sincerely: Your secret admirer." Buttons cheeks flushed red and put the letter back into the envelope and as he walked away he said aloud" I knew Sweetie Belle liked me!" Nearby in the bushes Diamond Tiara was facehoofing herself repeatedly" How stupid can you possibly be?!" she yelled when Button was out of earshot." the envelope was pink! Sweetie Belle likes purple." Diamond Tiara walked home with he head down that day that's when she bumped back into Button. "Oh hey Diamond." He said cheerfully to her. "W....what you know my name?" she looked very surprised at this. "Well yeah you told me remember?" He looked at her with a strange expression. "I didn't think you were listening to me." She said blushing. " Well I heard you its called multitasking. I do it all the time." Button said smiling at her. "Oh well do you maybe want to come hang out at my house sometime?" Diamond pleaded with the universe to make Button say yes. " Sure." Button said. Thank Celestia for that. "Okay I'll see you there then." She said smiling. "Yeah see you later Diamond." He called to her as she ran to her house as fast as she could her heart fluttering. Diamond Tiara sat next to the front door of her house waiting for Button to walk through the door but that never happened after about seven hours of waiting she gave up and walked to her room with her head hung low." He isn't so cool I don't know why I even asked him to come to my house." she thought to herself. The next day Diamond Tiara walked to school with Silver Spoon. She was talking to Diamond but she didn't really care at this point she just wanted to be left alone. " Oh hi Diamond Tiara." Button said walking by her to the school house. "Hi Bu...." But she didn't finish because she saw him walk straight to Sweetie Belle. " What's so great about Sweetie Belle?!" Diamond Tiara said to herself." I guess I'll have to find out for myself." she said walking faster to the school house. > An unexpected guest > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was two months later that Diamond Tiara walked into the Carousel Boutique. But she didn't just stroll in she barely opened the door to allow her entry but enough to not make the bell ring. She had to be quiet. Diamond Tiara snuck past Rarity who was in a room working with the sewing machine, and came to what she thought was Sweetie Belles room. She slowly opened the door to peek in and sure enough it was. Now came the tricky part. Finding somewhere to hide. But she looked high and low and couldn't find a place that was good enough that's when she heard the walking on the staircase. She quickly dived into the first place she saw. The closet. She held very still waiting to be discovered but that never happened in fact there was no noise outside the closet. Diamond peeked out curiously and saw nopony in sight. She opened the closet and walked out she turned to close it but as she turned around she came face to face with Button Mash. " Uh hey Diamond Tiara what are you doing here?" Button asked nervously. " I was just about to ask you the same question Button." She said trying not to sound nervous. " But I asked you first." Button said trying to edge towards the door. " Well for your information I was " Diamond Tiara stopped talking as the door swung open to reveal Sweetie Belle. " Uh what are you too doing in my room?" Sweetie asked staring at the two. " Well we were uh... umm..." Button couldn't find a cover story fast enough but before he could utter an explanation Diamond Tiara slapped a hoof over his mouth. " I was going to pull a prank on you blank flank but I needed to get in so I had your little friend here show me a way to sneak in for your information!" She said " Okay but why are you still here?" Sweetie asked confused by the full reality of the situation. " Bye!" Diamond Tiara let go of Buttons mouth and ran to the window, opened it, and jumped into the bushes below. " Uh I guess I'll go then bye Sweetie." Button walked out of the room and down the stairs, behind him he heard Sweetie Belle utter a farewell. Button walked out of the Boutique and around to the back of it where Diamond Tiara jumped out of the window. There he found her sitting on the curb her hoof covering her eyes. " You okay?" Button asked her sitting down. " Yeah I'm fine." She said not looking up at Button. " Thanks for covering for me that was really nice of you." Button said trying to put his hoof on her shoulder but she scooted away. " Why were you really there Button?" Diamond Tiara asked looking up at him. He could see her eyes were red as if she had been crying recently. " I was going to try and read Sweetie Belle's diary." He said blushing but Diamond just put her face in her hooves again. " Why were you really there Diamond?" Button asked her. " I'd rather not say." Diamond said burying her hooves into her face. " I told you why I was there It's only fair if you tell me don't you think?" He said " Okay I need to get something off of my chest Button!" Diamond Tiara had had enough of pretending. " Uh okay what's wrong?" Button asked surprised by Tiara's outburst. Diamond Tiara then did something she had never done in her life because she always had someone there to do it for her but with this there was no one so just did it. She took a gamble and threw down all her cards. Diamond Tiara put her hoofs on Buttons shoulders and kissed him passionately on the lips. The kiss lasted only a few seconds but in those few seconds up above in the carousel boutique sweetie watched the two of them and a tear came to her eye. " Button..." Sweetie Belle said in despair." Why?" and she walked away from the window with tears streaming down her face. Diamond Tiara broke the kiss first leaving a stunned Button staring at her. " I'm sorry." Diamond Tiara stood up." I just needed that, I'll leave you alone." she turned and walked away. Button blinked a few times to clear his head then he stood up and ran after Diamond Tiara. " Wait! Diamond!" He yelled a few times getting her attention. " What do you want Button?" She said turning around to face him. " Do you really feel that way?" He asked. " Do you think I would've done that if I didn't?" She asked him in an emotionless tone. " Well I've never really been good with words but I'll try my best to give you the message." Button put his hooves on Tiara's shoulders and pressed his lips against hers but this time the kiss didn't just last a few seconds. Diamond Tiaras heart fluttered at the kiss and the message was clear now. " Do you really mean it?" She whispered to Button when the kiss finally broke. " Every second." Button whispered back. " But what about Sweetie Belle?" Diamond Tiara asked Button in concern. " I don't think she liked me anyways besides," He said hugging her." you were here first." But only a few feet away in a bush Sweetie sat sobbing into her hooves. she had lost her chance and now Button belonged to Diamond Tiara. Or did he? Who said she couldn't fight for him back? Now she stood up, wiped the tears from her eyes and began to walk back to the Carousel Boutique. She had a lot of work to do and she wasn't going to give up until Button was hers. > An unnexpected confession > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweetie Belle's POV Sweetie Belle walked to school the next morning with her head down. She couldn't believe what she has seen the previous day. Button Mash, the colt she had longed for since the first day they met was now with Diamond Tiara the meanest filly in Ponyville (next to Silver Spoon). She didn't know what to do now she knew that when Diamond Tiara wanted something she got it. This was just another case of that exactly. As Sweetie Belle walked she was joined by her friends Scootaloo and Applebloom. " Hey Sweetie whatcha up to?" Scootaloo asked the white filly. Sweetie didn't respond she just kept walking with her head down. " Are you alright Sweetie you seem kinda dumpy today?" Applebloom told her. " I just want to be left alone girls." Sweetie said in a shaky tone. " What's wrong Sweetie if you need help with something we are here for you." Scootaloo volunteered." Come on speak up Sweetie." "I said I want to be left alone!" Sweetie screamed at Scootaloo causing her withdraw. " Fine you wanna know what's wrong with me?" Sweetie pointed towards Button sitting at a bench in the school yard." He is what's wrong." " Oh my gosh Sweetie if you like him so much get at it an tell him you like him." Applebloom said with exasperation. " I can't. Look!" Sweetie pointed at Diamond Tiara who had now joined Button on the bench and was now hugging him tightly. " So what? Even Diamond Tiara can make a friend." Scootaloo said. " Look again!" Sweetie said with tears streaming down her face. All three of them looked to see Diamond Tiara and Button share a deep kiss. " Oh sweet Celestia what are they doing?!" Applebloom asked in disgust. " I think they are making out." Scootaloo said causing Sweetie Belle to burst into uncontrollable sobs. " How c..could Button like her I mean she is j..just so horrible to everyone." Sweetie said sobbing into Applebloom's shoulder. " I don't know Sweetie but he doesn't know what he is missing out on you a great girl sweetie any colt would be lucky to have you." Scootaloo said patting Sweetie on the shoulder. " Yeah for once Scootaloo is right Sweetie." Applebloom said earning a glare from Scootaloo. "B..But I thought he liked me girls but it turns out he was just pretending." Sweetie said sobbing. All three of them sat there in silence Then the schoolbag rang and Scootaloo collected her bag with Applebloom. "Come talk to us when you are feeling up too it Sweetie we have a way of getting back at Button." They smiled at Sweetie then walked off leaving her alone on the bench. Sweetie sat on the bench until school ended then she walked home not waiting floor Applebloom or Scootaloo. When Sweetie Belle got to the Carousel Boutique she walked in , ignoring Rarity's greeting, raced up to her room and shut and locked the door to her room. A short while later there was a knock at Sweetie's door. " Sweetie some of your friends are here to see you." Rarity called through the door. " I don't want to talk to Applebloom or Scootaloo right now Rarity!" Sweetie yelled at the door. " Well its not them its.,...what did you say your names were?" She asked whoever was there." Its Diamond Tiara and Button Mash." " Oh no not them." Sweetie thought to herself." What could they want?" " Should I tell them to come back another time Sweetie?" Rarity asked through the door. "No send them in." Sweetie said making up her mind. The door opened and in walked the two ponies Sweetie wanted to see least of all right now. " Hey Sweetie Belle." Button greeted the white filly. " What do you two want?" Sweetie asked not acknowledging Buttons greeting. " Well I don't know if you knew but Tiara and I are together now." Button said holding Tiara's hoof. " Oh really?" Sweetie forced the most painful smile she would ever use. " Yeah and we were kinda wondering if you wanted to go on a double date with us?" Diamond Tara asked kindly which was really weird to Sweetie. " With who?" Sweetie asked curiously. " Well you are gonna think this is weird but you and Silver Spoon." Diamond stared at Sweetie's face looking for a reaction " Are you telling me that your friend is lesbian?" Sweetie asked Diamond Tiara. " Well yeah so will you do it?" Diamond asked Sweetie hopefully. Sweetie thought this was really strange but she saw an opportunity in this. " Sure I'll go with Silver Spoon." Sweetie said brightly. " Are you sure?" Button asked Sweetie. " Yeah it will be fun." Sweetie lied. " Great I'll go tell Silver bye Button." Diamond Tiara said hugging Button and walking out of the room. Button sighed as he watched Diamond Tiara exit the room leaving him alone with Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle walked up behind Button and put a hoof on his shoulder. "We need to talk Button." Sweetie Belle said with a sigh. "Ok what's wrong Sweetie?" Button asked looking worried. " It's about you Button." She said not meeting his eyes. " Ok." Button felt nervous now. Sweetie looked into Button's eyes and pressed her lips against his. Button's eye's grew wide at what was happening but he pulled away quickly leaving Sweetie Belle looking embarrassed. " Button I like you I have since the first day we met." Sweetie said he eyes beginning to water. "Sweetie I liked you too once but now I'm with Diamond Tiara." Button said putting his hoof on Sweetie who was now sobbing. " Please Button I want you back I'm sorry for not telling you sooner." Sweetie sobbed into Button's shoulder. "I cant just leave Diamond Tiara Sweetie." Button said. " Fine then." Sweetie said wiping her eyes." Get out of here Button and don't come back!" Sweetie yelled at Button Button turned around and walked out of the room. Sweetie shut the door behind Button. She didn't need him lets see how he likes it when she dates someone else. > The Date > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The day of the date Sweetie Belle walked to Sugar Cube Corner at eight O clock. She looked through the window to see Button sitting with Diamond Tiara slurping a milkshake together. Sweetie could see Silver Spoon sitting in the booth next to Diamond and Button she was looking depressed sitting there her head held up by one hoof slurping her milkshake. Sweetie walked in the door and over to Button and Diamond Tiara. "Hi Sweetie Belle glad you came." Diamond Tiara said brightly. "Yeah I wouldn't have left you hanging after I said I would come." Sweetie said with no real emotion in her voice which Diamond Tiara took note of. "So." Sweetie said." I guess I'll go sit with Silver Spoon." "Yeah she's in the booth behind us." Diamond Tiara said. Sweetie Belle walked to the booth behind Diamond and Button and sat down across from Silver Spoon. "Hey Sweetie Belle." Silver Spoon said blushing as Sweetie sat down. "Hey Silver Spoon." Sweetie said looking past Silver Spoon at Button and Diamond. "You are probably wondering why I wanted to meet you here right?" Silver Spoon said blushing even more. "Uh huh." Sweetie said not really listening to Silver Spoon. "Well the thing is Sweetie I've always thought you were kind of cute." She was bright red now and she began to scoot closer to Sweetie without her noticing. "Yeah? That's nice." Sweetie said watching Button who was now holding Diamond's hoof. "I guess what I'm trying to say is..." Silver Spoon blushed and scooted right up against." I like you." she presses her lips against Sweeties catching her off guard she tried to fight it but soon gave up that is when Button and Diamond noticed. "Hey Sweetie how's it going with Silver?" Diamond Tiara teased. "Having fun Sweetie?" Button chuckled. Sweetie Belle ignored them and pulled away from Silver Spoon and looked at her like she was crazy. "What was that for?!" Sweetie asked Silver Spoon. "Weren't you listening I just said I like you." Silver Spoon was blushing hard at this point. "You like me?" Sweetie was thinking of how she could use this to her advantage. "Yeah do....do you like me?" Silver Spoon looked at her with hopeful eyes behind her Diamond and Button were looking at her curiously. "Does this answer your question?" Sweetie pressed her lips against Silver Spoons. "Yes it does." Silver Spoon said blushing. "Hey maybe you should go somewhere more private Sweetie." Button joked. "Good idea Button I guess I'll see you guys later." Sweetie grabbed Silver's hoof and dragged her out the door. "What?!" Buttons jaw dropped to the floor as Sweetie walked out the door with Silver Spoon. "What wrong Button?" Diamond Tiara asked the colt next to her. "I didn't expect that to happen so quickly." Button looked at the door that Sweetie disappeared through only moments before. "Well I am happy for both of them and you should be too Button." Diamond said going back to her milk shake. "I am." Button went back to slurping the milk shake with Diamond. The next day Button and Diamond Tiara were walking through town and no matter where they went they always seemed to run into Sweetie and Silver. It was the fifth time they ran into them that both Button and Diamond had had enough. "Sweetie can I speak to you?" Button asked Sweetie Belle. "Sure Button." Sweetie stood up and followed Button into the bushes "Sweetie are you following us?" Button asked with a flat tone. Sweetie looked offended. "No! If I didn't know any better I would say you are following us!" She says blushing. "Alright then explain to me why Diamond Tiara and I see you everywhere we go?" Button says with a curious tone. "Uhhhh coincidence?" Sweetie says with a nervous smile. "Sweetie listen If there is ever anything wrong you know you can tell me right I mean..." He puts a hoof her hoof on her shoulder." We are friends right?" He gives her an assuring smile. "Y-yeah." She says holding back tears. She turns and walks out of the bushes hiding her tears as they flow from her eyes." Goodbye." She runs out of the bushes. Button looks worriedly after her as Diamond Tiara walks into the bushes with Button. "What happened?" She asks watching Sweetie walk away with Silver Spoon with her head down. "I don't know....." Button says. "Well she seems fine to me." Diamond Tiara smirks and nuzzles Button. > Rarity Jr. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- A day after her encounter with Button Mash, Sweetie Belle was walking back to the Carousel Boutique with Silver Spoon. Silver Spoon was chattering away in her ear though Sweetie wasn't really listening. "Hey are you ok?" Silver Spoon prods her cheek bringing Sweetie back to reality. "Huh? What?" She says looking at her. "Never mind its nothing...." Silver Spoon says flattening her ears and looking away degectedly. "I'm sorry I wasn't listening but I am now." Sweetie says trying to sound happy. "Well I was just saying my birthday is in a few days and I was wondering if you were going to be there." Silver Spoon says. "Of course I will." Sweetie says as they near the Boutique. "Thanks......Do you want Diamond Tiara to be there? Because she doesn't have to be you know." Silver spoon says quickly. "No its fine she's your friend and I'm sure she wants to be there." Sweetie says as they arrive outside of the boutique. "Thanks Sweetie." Silver spoon says nuzzling Sweetie. "Yeah. Well I'll see you tommorrow...." Sweetie says walking into the Store. Rarity walks looks over to the door to see Sweetie walk in with a rather depressed look on her face. "Sweetie did you have fun with your friend today?" Rarity asks as she walks over to a chair and sits down. "Yeah...." She says. Rarity walks over to her." Are you alright darling?" "Yeah I'm just having a few problems...." Sweetie says "Well do you want to talk about it?" Rarity asks sitting next to her. "Not really...." Sweetie says glumly. Rarity puts a hoof on her shoulder." Darling you know if there is anything wrong you can tell me right?" Rarity says with a smile Sweetie sighs." Its a boy alright!" She snaps. "Oh darling!" Rarity chuckles." Is that all?!" "What do you mean is that all?!" Sweetie says angrily "Darling it couldn't be any more simple! You should've come to me in the first place. If its a boy you want its a boy you'll get" Rarity says with a smile. "And how are you going to do that?" Sweetie asks as Rarity stands and begins ushering her to a makeup table. "You just leave that to me darling." Rarity says sitting her down on it." You are going to look fabulous!" Buttons POV Button sat on a bench next to Diamond Tiara watching the sunset. "I've always thought the setting sun was romantic." Diamond Tiara sighs. "Yep, Princess Celestia really outdid herself this time." Button says smiling. Out of the corner of Buttons eye he sees two ponies walking down the park path towards them. "Is that....Rarity?" Diamond Tiara says looking at the new arrivals. "What?" Button turns to see Rarity walking towards them with Silver Spoon or at least it looks like Rarity. The filly had a violet mane and tail and a white coat like Rarity but she was the same size as Silver Spoon and her eyes are a beautiful emerald green. The filly walks right by Button and sits on a bench next to Diamond and Button. Button squints at the filly trying to place her. There was something about those eyes that was....familiar. "Sweetie bell?" Button says with an unsure tone. "Yes?" Sweetie says tossing her mane and smiling at him. "Sweetie?!" Diamond says gawking. "Why do you look like your sister?" Button asks. "Is it a crime to look goo..." Sweetie stops and squints at a tree over by the pond."....d I mean Fabulous!" She tosses her mane. Button turns and looks over at the tree. He sees a flash of white duck behind a bush next to the tree. Button trots over to the bush and pushes it down to reveal rarity sitting behind it. "Oh! Uhhh Button! What brings you to this......Bush?" She smiles innocently. Button sighs and turns to Sweetie who had walked over to the bush with Diamond and Silver Spoon." Sweetie I know what is going on and It isn't going to work I'm sorry but I've already said.....I love Diamond Tiara." Button says as tears begin forming in Sweetie's eyes." I'm sorry." He reaches out with a hoof but she backs away and runs out of the park and out of sight. "I hope you are happy young man!" Rarity starts but Button cuts her off. "I am happy Rarity! I don't need some stuck up fashionista lecturing me on relationships! I gave Sweetie every chance but now she is too late and you don't need to be fancying her up like you just because you think you are good enough looking that everypony in equestria would want to date you! She is beautiful in her own way and you don't need to be mucking it up with your horrible taste in mancecut!" Button yells making Rarity cringe. "Well! I'd never!" She says. "Well I just did!" He growls." Now I suggest you leave her alone and let her work out her own problems. She Isn't some Rarity Jr. for you to dress up in your own image." He says as Rarity walks away. Sweeties POV Sweetie runs through her bedroom door and throws herself onto her bed not noticing Scootaloo and Applebloom sitting around her room. "Sweetie whats wrong?" Applebloom asks puttinga hoof on her shoulder. "And why do you look so stuck up?" Scootaloo asks earning a glare from Applebloom." What? I only said what I meant...." She mumbles. "B-button doesn't want me girls......" She sobs." He wants Diamond tiara...." "Ugh! Yer still stuck on him? Sweetie you are a great girl and you could so much better!" Applebloom says. "In fact thats why we were waiting for you....We found a way to get him back!" Scootaloo giggles deviously. "What do you mean?" Sweetie asks with a sniff. Applebloom reaches into her saddle bag and pulls out a glittering tiara. She sets it down on the bed. "Is that?!" Sweetie asks. "Yup! Diamond tiara's Cuteciniera tiara!" Applebloom says with a smile. "And we are going to break those two up by framing Button for stealing it." Scootaloo says with an evil grin. > Right or wrong > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sweetie sat on her bed staring at the delicate tiara in her hooves. She couldn't believe that Scootaloo and Apple bloom had done. she knew now that she had an important decision to make. Could she really deny Button happiness because of her own selfish desires? But the real question was would she? Was this right or wrong? "So what do you wanna do now?" Apple bloom Asks with a curious expression. Sweetie turns to you, the reader."Should I go through with this? Or should I let him be happy?" she asks with an unsure expression. > Wrong > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "lets do it." Sweetie says smiling at the tiara in her hooves "That's the spirit!" Scoots loo says happily. "Ya know this should be pretty easy. All we have to do is plant this somewhere diamond tiara will be sure to find it." Apple bloom says happily. "Let's do this."she holds her hoof out and scootaloo and applebloom both put their hooves on top of hers. "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" They yell happily in unison. Two days later sweetie bell dresses for silver spoons birthday party." Tonight is the night.....tonight.....button will get what he really deserves." She chuckles evilly. Sweetie meets up with applebloom and scootaloo outside of sugar cube corner. By the sound of it the party was in full swing. "How are we doin this girls?" Applebloom asks. " I know for a fact that Button brough his saddle pack with him. We are going to put the tiara inside of the saddle pack, then you applebloom lure them over to the door where the packs are hung and I will start dancing and "accidentally" Knock down his saddle pack down exposing him as the thief he is!" Scootaloo finishes happily while rubbing her hooves together. " perfect." Sweetie says happily. "Let's do this girls." She puts her good out." Cutie mark cruesaders on three!" She says as they rest their hooves I top of hers and cheer. The night of the party came sooner than Sweetie would have thought. She decided it would be best not to dress up as it was only a birthday party. She decided to buy Silver Spoon a new dress from Rarity's shop. She walked to sugar cube corner with the wrapped gift sitting on her back. As she approached the doorway, Sweetie Bell hears a noise coming from the side of the building. She creeps forward and peeks around the corner to find Applebloom and Scootaloo looking at her with smiles etched on their faces. "What are you two doing?" She steps forward. "Everything's set up Sweetie, all we need is button to walk by his saddle bags and you can use your magic to make it fall off the hook." Scootaloo says smiling. "I can't wait to see the look on Diamond Tiara's face when she see's her tiara fall out of her boyfriend's bag." Applebloom chuckles strangely. Sweet looks at them apprehensivly. They both notice the look she was giving them. "What?" Scootaloo raises her eyebrow at Sweetie. "Nothing." She shakes her head and walks into the Sugar Cube Corner. She walks in and notices Pinkie Pie did a good job with the decorations and food. Music was playing but very few other fillies and colts were dancing. Sweetie walks to the gift table and sets her present down. She walks to a booth next a window and sits down. She takes a deep breath and looks across the room to see Diamond Tiara and Button. They were both laughing and talking. Sweetie squints at Diamond Tiara. " I-I've never seen her so happy......even when she is making fun of me.....I can't do this.......if Button makes her this happy...who am I to take this away from her?" She frowns and stands up. Sweetie walks over to Button's table." Diamond tiara.....can I tak to you?" She asks. "Uh sure...." She stands and follows sweetie to the bathroom." What's wrong?" "Diamond Tiara.....I almost ruined your life." She frowns and her ears lay back." I stole you cutecinera Tiara and I was going to blame button for it." She frowns too." Why?" Is all she can say as she studies her expression. " I wanted Button to myself... But now I realize how selfish I was....I wasn't being fair to you Diamond Tiara...I saw how happy he makes you and......I can't take that away from anyone....I understand if you don't want to talk to me again...." Sweetie stops talking when Diamond Tiara hugs her. " No Sweetie Bell, I'm sorry!" She smiles at her." I know you like Button.....and it was wrong of me to take it away from you....I know you hate me but.....the only reason I pick on you is because.....well I've never had any reasons to smile and I guess making fun of you and your friends made me feel sort of happy....." Sweetie Bell smiles and hugs her back." I'm happy for you." She says smiling. "Sweetie, if makes you happy.....I'll break it off with Button." She smiles and backs away. "You'd do that for me?" Sweetie smiles. "Yeah..." Diamond tiara puts on her usual expression." But this doesn't mean anything blank flank. I'm only breaking up with that loser because I've had my fun." She winks and smiles as she opens the door and holds it for Sweetie. They both rejoin the party and Sweetie bell sits back down in her booth. The rest of the evening consisted of dancing, and laughing. The party lasted until late that night. After the party Sweetie was approached by Silver Spoon. "Thanks for coming Sweetie." She moves closer but Sweetie frowns. "What's wrong?" Silver Spoon puts on a concerned expression. "Silver spoon....this isn't working out....us I mean." She says sadly. "Oh......ok..."'she frowns and starts backing away. "You know.....I heard Diamond Tiara broke up with Button.....she could use her best friend right about now." Sweetie smiles. Silver Spoon perks up." Then I guess I know where I'm headed." She turns and walks away. Sweetie walks home with a smile on her face. The stars above her shone with a beautiful light that allowed for some visibility as Sweetie walked." Luna must've worked hard to make tonight this nice." Sweetie says as she reaches the Carousel Boutique to find Button Mash on the bench in front of the store. "Hey....Sweetie." Button says smiling slightly. "Oh hi button....what are you doing here?" Sweetie asks "Diamond tiara dumped me." He smiles She sits next to him." I'm sorry." She says "Don't be.....I think it was for the best." He says looking up at the sky. She looks up too." It's a nice night." She scoots closer to him. "Yeah...." He scoots closer too Sweetie smiles and puts her hoof on his as the light from Luna's moon shines on them. > Epilogue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Button! Hurry up!" Sweetie yelled through the window above. "I'm moving as fast as I can you know! And it wouldn't kill you to help would it?" He called back as he hefted two cardboard boxes onto his back. "Well.....take your time!" She says pullin her head back inside the apartment. She smiled gleefully at the boxes stacked around them. Most of them were marked as fragile, well......her stuff was marked fragile, and it greatly outnumbered the amount of boxes Button had. It had been about ten years since that night outside the boutique. Since then Button and sweetie had been dating happily. It was only a year ago that Button made the comment of getting an apartment to themselves, and after acquiring the money they immediately rented out the apartment which was located near the center of town. Sweetie used her magic to begin organizing the boxes by owner. As she finished she began to move the furniture around the room, placing it as she saw fit. She smiled as she finished and stood back to admire the room. As she sat on the couch there was a knock at the door. She trotted to the door and opened it to find Diamond tiara and Silver Spoon. "Oh hello....what are you two doing here?" She asked slightly confused at their sudden arrival. "Well we heard you got a new place and we thought we would bring you something." Diamond tiara said smiling and holding up a picture frame to her which sweetie took hold of with her magic. In the frame was a group picture. The picture was from when she was about 15, she sat at the front with buttons forehoove draped around her neck. Applebloom was off to the left side with her head resting on the side of sweeties face. Scootaloo was hovering over sweetie upside down and waving happily, and directly behind button and Applebloom were silver spoon and Diamond Tiara. Sweetie smiled at the picture and jumped onto Diamond tiara and have her strong hug. "Thanks girls....." she says smiling at the two. "It was all Dimond tiara's idea." Silver spoon says nudging Diamond Tiara. "Well it was her that made the frame and dug up that picture." Diamond tiara says nuzzling Silver Spoon. The two had been together for almost 7 years now, and since that night all those years ago, they had both become close friends of sweets bell and the other girls. The Cutie mark crusaders had been disbanded years ago after the group found thier talent for helping other fillies and colts discover the meaning of thier own cutie marks. Button had found his talent as well. His talent was of course playing video games which sweetie found quite expected. Sweetie bell gently levitated the picture to the coffee table and set it down facing the couch. "So did you two want to come in? We can watch button try and carry boxes up the stairs." She laughs as a crash is heard below followed by button yelling." I'm ok!" They laugh and take up her offer. They each sit around the couch and chairs talking about their current careers and interests all while laughing every time button cursed or, more often than cursing, fall down the stairs. Sweetie belle signed and stared down at the framed picture and sunlight reflected off the surface. Life was good. THE END.