//------------------------------// // Chapter 2: Silver's Story // Story: Lost Piece of the Pie // by The Crazed Werewolf //------------------------------// The tension could be cut with a dull knife. Silver Spoon had heard her parents arguing the night before, though she hadn't heard what they had been arguing about. After several tense moments her father, Gold Dust, spoke. "Silver, honey, your mother and I have something important to tell you," her mother, Silver Lining, just glared at her father as he continued, "we've waited until you were mature enough to handle this." "What is it Daddy?" Silver Spoon asked beginning to worry. "You're adopted princess," he said, "your mother and I love you very much, and we have raised you with all the unconditional love we have to give." Silver Spoon sat in shocked silence, she didn't know to say exactly so she said the first thing that came to her mind. "Who are my real parents?" she asked, looking up from her bowl of frosted corn flakes. "Your birth parents are my business partner and his wife Mr. And Mrs. Pie. Your mother and I tried for years to have a child of our own, finally we had given up, then Igneous and his wife were going to have a child, but at the time both Igneous and I were getting the quarry started and the Pies had decided to put their newborn up to adoption, we decided to adopt you." Silver listened to what her father had said, she couldn't think of her parents any other way. After a moment she spoke up. "Daddy, you and mother are the best parents I could have asked for, and I wouldn't change that for the world. But you have given me something to think about" Silver said as she stood up and grabbed her backpack and started toward the door. Silver Spoon was uncharacteristically quiet during the bus ride to school, both of her friends Diamond Tiara and Sweetie Belle had tried to engage in conversation about the newest fashion trends and Sapphire Shores newest music video, but she seemed lost in thought. During morning classes Silver Spoon was usually the first person to raise her hand particularly in History, but today she sat at the back of class and remained quiet. Finally lunch had rolled around and by now all of her friends were worried. "Silver Spoon, I've known you long enough to know when something is bothering you. Out. With. It!" Diamond Tiara said. "Yeah, this doesn't seem like you" Apple Bloom said. Silver Spoon looked at each of her friends and she could feel the tears welling up in her eyes. "I'm adopted!" she blurted out before breaking down into an uncontrollable sob. Sweetie Belle who happened to be seated next to her wrapped in hug and stroked her hair trying to comfort her friend. "What's wrong with being adopted?" Scootaloo asked from across the table, "I'm adopted." "Not helping Scootaloo." Sweetie said. "Yeah, plus you were adopted over the summer bteam by Rainbow Dash's family. Silver has grown up not knowing." Diamond Tiara said. "Oh, right." Scootaloo said. "So do you know anything about your real family?" Apple Bloom asked. Silver Spoon didn't look up, instead she pointed across the lunchroom to where the Rainbooms sat eating their lunches. "Well we can rule out AJ and Rarity," Apple Bloom thought aloud, "and most likely Sunset as well." "Pinkie Pie is my older sister." Silver said between sobs. All four of her friends couldn't hide the shock on their faces. "Wait, if Pinkie is your sister," Apple Bloom said, "that means that we're cousins!" "It does?" Silver Spoon said looking up and drying her eyes. "Eyup!" Apple Bloom said doing her best impression of her older brother before running around the table to give Silver Spoon a hug. "Have you spoken to Pinkie yet?" Sweetie Belle asked. Silver Spoon shook her head. "Hey the band has practice after school today, why don't you speak to her after that? We'll stick around if you need us." Scootaloo said. "I'd like that." Silver Spoon said, smiling for the first time since she had woken up that morning. She was still quiet during the rest of her classes, and as the end of school drew nearer she became more nervous about confronting Pinkie Pie. Finally the last school bell rang and Silver Spoon met her friends outside the music room. Sweetie Bell knocked on the door before opening it. The seven older girls inside looked up from where that had been putting away their instruments. "Sweetie Belle, darling, I thought you were going to wait for me in the library." Rarity said. "Hey Apple Bloom, how was yer day?" Applejack said. "Ready to head home Scoots?" Rainbow said to the newest addition to her family. "Not quite," Sweetie Bell said, "Silver Spoon really needs to talk to Pinkie." Diamond Tiara gave Silver Spoon a hug then said, "its ok, we're here if you need us." "What's up?" Pinkie asked looking at Silver Spoon. "Pinkie, tell me about my family." Silver Spoon said.