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// Chapter 1 
// Story: I've Had Enough 
// by Riverclan101 
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"Come on Silver Spoon," Diamond Tiara complained. "You're being slower than a snail. If you keep going at this rate, we'll get there after the blank flanks!"

"Sorry..." I grumble. My grandmother had died the day before and that's why I was moving so slow. I had told her this, but as always, she didn't care in the slightest. Nevertheless, I sped up my pace a little, just so I could stay on her majesty's good side.

In about three minutes we got there. The courtyard was completely empty, as always. Diamond Tiara smiled and said, "Ha! We've got the whole place to ourselves again. I wonder why nopony's here yet."

Maybe because its six in the morning you nitwit! I never would have guessed Diamond Tiara would be someone to get up that early. I would've guessed she was one of those ponies who slept late to get their "beauty sleep" like the popular ponies back in Canterlot who were always fashionably late. But not Diamond Tiara, she claimed she was pretty enough, and didn't need any beauty sleep.

My parents were worried at first when I got up that early, but let it pass, thinking it was a normal filly thing. But it's not. And I hate it. Back in Canterlot, I was one of the ponies being bullied because I wore glasses and was an earth pony. But in Ponyville, most ponies were earth ponies. I wanted to make a difference. I would make glasses fashionable. I would be the one to make the other ponies miserable.

I quickly realized that I hated being the popular bully in the school. I always thought being the bully would be better than being bullied myself. I couldn't have been more wrong. Everypony hates me. Even my so-called "best friend" who couldn't care less about me. I've wanted to stop for years now. But when I'm around Diamond Tiara, I just can't. I turn into a different pony. One who hates and criticizes everypony. 

We trotted over to our usual spot by the door to wait for the other ponies. Diamond Tiara took a brush out of her saddlebag and started brushing her hair. I peeked into her saddlebag. There was more make-up and clothes than actual supplies. Typical.

I sighed and looked at a small puddle left from yesterday's storm. My reflection was so different from four years ago when I was in Canterlot. Back then, I didn't even bother to make myself pretty. I would always get the exact same amount of criticizing no matter what I wore. Now, I'm actually beautiful.  I hate it and it's not me at all.

"Oh my gosh!" Diamond Tiara yelled. "How could I forget? I found out today that -you're never going to believe this-  Scootaloser is an orphan!"

Seriously? I thought. You never noticed that she never brought anypony to Family Appreciation Day? That she didn't even attend the father-daughter dance? But what I said was, "Really?! I never knew that!"

Like it was on cue, that was when Scootaloo started driving up to the school on her scooter.

"Oh hi Scootaloo!" Diamond Tiara called. "Why do you always come here alone? Can't yourparents walk you here? Oh yeah, that's right. You don't have any."

The look on Scootaloo's face was of fear and surprise. I don't know why she was surprised, though. Maybe she figured that Diamond Tiara was too stupid to figure it out. That's definitely what I would of thought.

Diamond Tiara looked to me. It was my turn. "Must get pretty lonely, huh? Without the other, what do you call yourselves? The Cutie Mark Crusaders? Or do you just sit around with some dolls pretending that you have actual friends?"

Diamond Tiara and I laughed. I could almost see Scootaloo's heart beating. Stop it Silver Spoon! Stop, just stop! But I can't. I'm not like brave little Babs Seed. Why couldn't I have been more like her?

"You should know the feeling Diamond Tiara," Scootaloo said and interrupted my thoughts. "Where's your mom?"

Diamond Tiara's face started to get red. "She's on a business trip."

Scootaloo raised an eyebrow. "For the last six years? I find that highly unlikely." 

Diamond Tiara's face was now a radish. "She's on a business trip! You know, so we can have even more money. Something that, if I recall correctly, you have none of. Why didn't you go live with a relative, huh? Are they dead too? Or did they not want you? If it was that last one it would be totally understandable. But even if that's not the reason, it doesn't change the fact that you're just a lonely orphan at: Mrs.Berry's Home For Orphaned Fillies."

"Hai Scootaloo!" Apple Bloom called as she walked up to the school. Then she noticed Diamond Tiara ans I, so she added more sternly. "Wut's goin' on here?"

"Scootaloser's an orphan, that's what!" I look to Diamond Tiara to nod and to confirm it was a good line, but then I realize, I said that. And I have to finish it. "Why do you even bother hanging out with her? Are you trying to give the little loser orphan hope?"

With every word my heart is sinking. Oh Celestia, what am I doing?

Apple Bloom trotted up to me and stared at me right in the eye. I swear she could see into my soul. But if she did, she would've seen that I'm not like this.

"Wut's wrong with orphans?" She asked.

"Orphans are losers, right?" Diamond Tiara stepped up.

"Well, I'm an orphan," Apple Bloom said, turning to Diamond Tiara.

Diamond Tiara scoffed, "I rest my case."

She turns to me, her eyes telling me to say something. But I can't think of anything to say. Not to them. But luckily, that's when Sweetie Belle trotted up. Right when she saw us, she squeaked and ducked her head down, like we were going to throw something at her.

"What about you, huh?" I asked. "Are you an orphan?"

"I have parents...." She whispered.

"Well guess what, they don't" I said, gesturing to Scootaloo and Apple Bloom

"I know..." She mumbled.

Oh no, look at her, shes about to cry.

"Ha! Look at her, she's about to cry!" Diamond Tiara smiled. "You guys aren't the Cutie Mark Crusaders, you're the Blank Flank Crybaby Plus The Blank Flank Orphans. Go try to get a cutie mark for dying in a hole and leave us alone."

That's when Sweetie Belle burst out crying, and Scootaloo and Apple Bloom basically had to carry her away. I looked around and noticed a crown of fillies and colts were surrounding us, watching with jaws dropped.

"You know DT," I said. "When you said 'she's about to cry' I was thinking the same thing."

Diamond Tiara looked at me. "Great minds think alike."

I don't want to think like you.