//------------------------------// // Warmth // Story: Silver Lining // by ZoNoZ //------------------------------// The next day in the hospital went as expected, sat in bed all day and ate, slept and read, except for one thing...Silver Spoon was at my bedside keeping me company, I appreciated the gesture, but why would she stick around? I never did anything nice for her...but she seemed just happy just to see me well. A few hours later visiting hours were open for the public, and as expected Applebloom, Sweetie Belle and Rarity came to visit me. The first to speak was Applebloom, "What in the hay happened to you Scoots?!" I didn't bother responding, she would learn about the story soon enough. Sweetie Belle just looked at me with sorrow in her eyes, she knew what I did...or tried to do... Silver Spoon had left to get some stitches out and Rarity was overlooking us all, "You girls will stick together forever, won’t you?" That made me smile, we had been friends since I could remember... Soon after everypony went away to let me get some more rest and eat for the night, but something was amiss. Spoon wasn't here...her room was next to mine so I stepped out, exercise would do me good right now...Before I got to the door though I could hear the sound of an augment. "Where have you been? The kids at school keep bothering me without you around..." I knew that voice, Diamond Tiara in her prime, "I-i-i I've been here the last few days...I saved somepony and got hurt in the process..." it was Spoon. "So what? Forget them, they were stupid enough to get themselves hurt in the first place an-" -SMACK- Spoon had hit her, Tiara's eye widened at that. "BECAUSE SHE ALMOST DIED, don't you get it? You've been so spoiled you don't even know what pain is...you don't know what it’s like to lose somepony…” Tears ran down the grey fillies face as she walked away from the awestruck Tiara, and what did Spoon mean by losing somebody? She didn't know what happened to me yet...or did she lose someone close to her? Silver Spoon came running down the hallway into my room and stood before me..."C-could i stay in your room tonight?" - - - - - - - - - - - - - Spending the night with Spoon (It was the name i gave her since she saved me) Was like any other, we played cards, talked about school and we went to sleep, it was a long night as sleeping in the hospital beds were cramped, But i know she needed comfort.I let her use my pillow and i slept near the foot of the bed. Later on into the night i could hear sobbing, it was Spoon, she was still upset at what happened, too much for her to take, i tried talking to her but she was half-asleep, i did the only thing i could do...i hugged her and didn't let go until she stopped crying... Morning came and both of us were still in the bed, only from when i feel asleep hugging Spoon...she was now hugging me, I blushed....Wait..i blushed? Just seeing her at peace while she slept made me even blush more, when she is without her glasses she is..cute...i knew what this feeling was...i had a crush on her..in fact, this was my first crush ever...rolling back over(Since i couldn't escape her grasp) i lazily closed my eyes again and dozed back to sleep, it was all i could do while i was in here... When we both woke up we knew it was awkward, being in that embrace we parted and both waited for the scheduled 11:00 Breakfast, i had a bowl of cereal and Spoon had some Eggs and Oats.Finally one of us spoke. "Sooo...are you feeling alright?" I had to know, she saved me because she cared...i could do the same... "Yeah..i think so...Tiara bossed me around for the last time...im not friends with her anymore...i dont think i ever was..." She finished off with in a small voice, seeing how she might cry again i pulled her into a brief hug, "It will be ok, you have me now..i guess..." I said with a small blush,was that a smile? i swore i saw one, she hugged me back as if we were the best of friends..."Yeah i guess so..."