"Applejack!"Apple Bloom shouted as she ran down the stairs.
AJ had gotten so absorbed in her book, that she fell off the couch in surprise,"What in tarnation! Apple
Bloom what is it, is anything wrong?"AJ said getting up quickly and looking around for something amiss.
"Yes!"Apple Bloom exclaimed as she stopped at the bottom of the stairs, Tiara arriving a little after and
standing behind her."Todays the anniversary of the day her mom died".
Applejacks eyes softened and she looked behind Apple Bloom at Tiara,"It is the day Sapphire Tiara
passed away isn't it?" she said softly, looking at Tiara apologetically. Tiara nodded hesitantly.
"Today her dad was supposed to take her to see her, but he left, we need to take her Applejack"Apple
Bloom cried out to her sister.
"Whoah, I'm not sure I should be taking her anywhere, her father expects her to be here."AJ explained
then looked at Tiara again,"Then again this is important and he shoulda been here to do this for her,
ok, c'mon I'll take you".
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They made their way through the graveyard path till they reached Tiara's mothers grave, she continued
on while the Apples stayed on the path giving her some alone time with her mom. Patiently they waited
as they watched Tiara go and sit in front of the grave, they knew she was probably talking but were too
far to hear anything.
"Go ahead and go, I know you want to. I'll be right here with Tiara the whole time so you'll have nothing to
worry about."AJ said smiling down at her sister.
"Thanks sis, your the best"Apple Bloom thanked her big sister as she headed off deeper into the cemetary
towards where the Apples were buried.
AJ watched Tiara for a bit, till she seemed to stop talking and by the way her body shuddered, AJ suspected
she was crying. The orange mare made her way up to the grave and sat behind the pink filly and gently put
her right leg around Tiara's shoulder. Tiara didn't react but kept on crying. For a time the two just sat there.
"I've seen how you act towards my sister and her friends"AJ said softly, Tiara grew quiet and looked up
getting kind of tense,"Once or twice I almost came over to give you an earful, but then I'd see it in your eyes,
the hurt and confusion. I'd remember how your mother was always so kind to every pony and was hoping with
time you'd grow in to that too. I also hesitated as I knew the pain you've been feeling and I know you didn't
have many friends or family to turn to. I guess your father has been getting kinda distant, but I want you to
know he loves you even if he doesn't show it. He's been hurt a lot and I think he's trying to escape it in his
work. It wasn't easy for him, in a single year he lost the love of his life and soon after his two best friends.
No pony can go through that untouched, if not for you I think he would of given up on life. So please believe
me when I tell you he's not purposefully ignoring you, he just doesn't know how to cope. Just like you have
problems coping with others, but you don't have to be alone, if you ever need someone to hold you while
you cry or listen to your problems my sister and I will always be there for you. We k now what you've gone
through and are still going through and are willing to help."Applejack explained as she looked down at the
little filly in her arms.
"Why would you do that for me, I've been awful."Tiara sniffed.
"Cause I believe you can get better, your not an evil pony Tiara, just confused and lonely, I feel I owe it to
your mother for all she's done for me."AJ said honestly
"You spent time with my mother?"Tiara asked in surprise.
"Yup, Rich and her used to visit our farm twice a week when I was young like you"
"Could you tell me about the times you had with her?"Tiara asked hopefully.
"Sure could, whenever you want just come on over and I'll tell you all the stores of the times I saw her."
AJ said smiling down at her,"come to think of it, if you want stories of your mother you should also go
and see Rarity"
"Rarity?"Tiara gasped.
"Did your parents ever tell you how they met?"
"In my dad's shop, she came in and he said that he never had or ever will see anything as beautiful as
his first sight of my mother."
"Did they ever mention why she was in pony ville?"
"It didn't come up."
"She was here visiting her sister, Rarity's mother"
Tiara sat stunned at this revelation, but as she thought back she thought she did remember her father
mentioning that Rarity was her cousin, it just hadn't registered in her what that meant."So Rarity spent
time with my mother?"she asked.
"Spent time! that's an understatement, Rarity idolized your mother, spending as much time as she could
with her. Your mother's the one who taught her how to be like she is today I think, if you've seen her
parents you know she didn't learn or model her attitude and manners after them."AJ laughed.
"I never thought about that before, thank you Applejack, for everything, I think I will go see her soon. I'll
come over to your farm soon also, I really wanna here about my mom."Tiara said eagerly.
"Well alright then, if your finished here lets go and get my little sister, while we walk I'll tell you about
the time your mom threw a pie in your dads face"Applejack said with a snicker as she got up and helped
the pink filly to her hooves.
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kind of a short chapter but I'm coming to the end. The next chapter should be the last and I hope to have it
up by tomorrow evening, then I can get to the next story that's been floating through my mind and distracting
me.