Silver Spoon woke with a start. She had to fumble around to find her glasses.
"Just to your right." She heard her sister say. When she found them and put on her glasses, she saw that her sister was standing in the doorway of her room.
"You cried yourself to sleep last night." Octavia said, notes of concern punctuating her words.
"I'm sorry, I didn't think any one heard." Silver Spoon half whispered.
" I am certain that Mother and Father didn't hear you." Octavia said, "I've known you along time little sister, would you like to talk about it?"
Octavia remembered when Diamond Tiara had moved to Manehatten Silver Spoon had locked herself in her room for days, only Octavia had been able to get Silver Spoon to come out.
"Im happy for Flurry and Pound, I mean she is like my younger sister. But now I'm the only mare in Ponyville without a date to the Ball."
Octavia didn't like to see her sister like this. It brought back memories of when Silver Spoon had been a younger filly and emotionally fragile.
"How about this, after breakfast, we both go the Ponyville spa and then go to Carousel Boutique and get fitted for our gowns then we find you a young stallion to take you to the Ball. Today will be just about us." Octavia said after a moment of thought.
Silver Spoon rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, and then looked at her sister.
"I'd like that." Silver Spoon said, smiling for the first time that morning.
Breakfast was an animated affair. Their father was glad that Octavia was home and wanted to know how she enjoyed being a member of the Royal Equestrian Orchestra, meanwhile their mother was obviously not pleased with Octavia's living arrangements.
"Living with another mare is your own business, but does she have to be Vinyl Scratch?" their mother had said.
"Now dear, Octavia is a grown mare. She may live however, with whoever she wants." their father had countered.
Silver Spoon admired her father for being such a tolerant pony, he had earned his money through silver mining. Their mother was more concerned with the family image and appearances than with her daughters happiness.
"Thank you Father." Octavia said, "now if you will excuse us, Silver and I have an appointment at the Ponyville spa."
"Have fun girls, enjoy yourselves." Father had said.
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Silver Spoon had enjoyed the time at the spa with her sister. She hadn't realized how tense she was until she had had the deep tissue massage, and the mud mask had felt so good. Noe they were at Carousel Boutique. Octavia and Rarity were chatting like old friends.
"Darling, have you and Vinyl set a date yet?" Rarity asked, which caused Octavia to blush.
"Not yet, we want to tell my parents first. And yes you will get to make the dresses." Octavia said before looking at Silver Spoon, "don't say anything to Mother and Father."
"Your secret is safe with me." Silver Spoon said.
"Now lets see about your dress for the ball shall we," Rarity said to Silver Spoon, " I think a simple black dress should work for you, not to fancy and it won't distract from your natural beauty."