Sweetie Belle's Secret
Chapter 2
It had been two weeks since the actual lessons at the music studio with the other fillies and colts. It was pretty nice, and it was scary at first for the white filly, but she got over it, and now she didn't have as much stage fright. The best part of it all was, the last day of the second week, she had gotten her cutie mark!
It was a pink heart, like one of the colors in her mane, and a song note the color of purple, like the other color in her mane. There was also some pink and purple sparks around it, and Sweetie Belle loved it. She and her teacher had been right, her special talent was singing. Mrs.Cream Note said she should keep singing at the music studio with her if she wanted singing to be her profession. Sweetie Belle agreed, and if she wanted to be a singer, she would have to get used to singing in front of crowds.
Even though it would be hard to tell her friends about getting her cutie mark, she still remembered the excitement she felt when she saw her cutie mark on her flank. Even though she was nervous in standing up in front of a crowd and singing, but it was what she really loved, and she had gotten rid of her stage fright. The group was practicing for another concert, which Sweetie Belle was prepared for this time. The fright of singing on stage had dissolved into loving it.
Now, that she had her cutie mark, that left one task left; telling Scootaloo and Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle thought it would be harder to tell her friends than it would be to earn the cutie mark in the first place. "How am I going to tell them?" The young filly thought to herself. She figured she should just get it over with today, they had another meeting scheduled today. The last one of this summer, because tomorrow was the day they went back to school. Sweetie Belle didn't have time to be upset about that like she usually was in the past years. She had too much on her mind to worry about those kinds of things.
These thoughts raced through her mind another time, as she walked up the ramp to the clubhouse door. She opened the wooden door with a "creak" as she stepped inside. Scootaloo and Apple Bloom were in the center of the one room building, chatting about new Cutie Mark ideas for the new school year.
"What about getting cutie marks in writing?" Apple Bloom suggested.
"Or math?" Scootaloo said.
They didn't notice Sweetie Belle at first until she spoke up. "H-hi guys," she stammered, hiding her cutie mark as best she could, "I....I need to tell you something." The earth pony and pegasus exchanged confused glances with each other.
"Um...do ya have a cutie mark idea?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Or are you just going to complain that school starts tomorrow like you do every time the summer vacation ends?" Scootaloo said with a slight amusement in her voice.
"Well, Apple Bloom. It's not a cutie mark idea, but that's what I came to talk about," Sweetie Belle said. Her two friends looked even more confused than before.
"Talk about cutie marks?" Apple Bloom asked.
"Yes, yes. The truth is," Sweetie Belle took a gulp, "I got my cutie mark and have been keeping it a secret from you guys!" She blurted out in a huff. They both looked shocked as the news came out. They exchanged looks once more, then broke out in a laugh. Sweetie Belle was now the confused one.
"What?" She started, "Whats so funny?"
"Oh, Sweetie Belle!" Scootaloo said, "I always thought I was gonna be the first one to get the cutie mark, but I'm happy for you. Whats your special talent anyways?" She finished excitedly.
"Um..singing." She said, still shocked from how they reacted, since she expected them to be mad at her. But instead they were praising her, and they were happy. They weren't jealous or mad at all. It went better than expected.
"Ah always knew you were good at singing!" Apple Bloom spoke up. "See, ah told ya! Now that we have a cutie mark crusader with a cutie mark, we can learn things from ya!"
"That would be a good idea! Scootaloo and Apple Bloom both have amazing talents, they just need help realizing that."
Sweetie Belle thought. She was so excited that this had gone so well, it was a good ending to the summer. She suddenly felt fatigue and sleepiness wash over her, and she knew she needed to get sleep for tomorrow. It was a big day, and she didn't want to be tired on her first day back to school.
"Listen," Sweetie Belle yawned, "I have something planned for tomorrow after school, but I need to go home and get some rest so I won't be tired tomorrow at school. Trust me, I have something good for tomorrows meeting!"
"Oh, yeah. It is pretty late. We should go home, see you tomorrow." Scootaloo said.
"Alright, we can pick this up tomorrow. Night ya'll." Apple Bloom put it.
The three crusaders exited the clubhouse, all going in different direction.
Sweetie Belle felt like a thousand pounds had been lifted off her. She was in a good mood, and could stop worrying.
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