//------------------------------// // Prompt 8: The Babysitter - Mattricole // Story: The Diamond Cutter Anthology // by DiamondPrime //------------------------------// "But Dad, I'm too old for a babysitter!" Diamond Tiara whined as she followed her father, Filthy Rich, to the library one fateful afternoon. "I'm sorry sweetie, but I just don't feel comfortable with you staying at home by yourself for a whole weekend," her father replied, not even bothering to look her in the eye as he said that, "the last time I did you nearly burned down the entire house." "It's not my fault our house is made of wood!" she yelled out, causing Filthy to groan. He could already feel a headache coming on. "And if I have to have a babysitter why can't it be Miss Fluttershy? She always let's me do whatever I want!" And that's why I don't want her babysitting you, he thought angrily. Unfortunately Fluttershy is much too timid to properly babysit his little princess. "Now Diamond, you know Miss Fluttershy is much too busy to watch you right now." "So what?! She should be honored to get the chance to take care of me," Diamond Tiara growled, and kicked a nearby rock. Where did I go wrong? Filthy thought to himself as they finally made it to their destination, the Golden Oak Library, home to Princess Twilight Sparkle. "Ugh, this is going to totally suck," Diamond Tiara said to herself as she watched her dad knock on the door. "Welcome!" the door instantly opened, an excited Twilight greeting them with a rather large, and in Diamond's opinion creepy, smile adorning her face. "H- hello Miss Twilight," Filthy replied, a bit shocked at how quickly the door opened, "I trust you are doing well this fine evening?" he said with a bow of his head. "Oh, yes, everything is fine!" she quickly turned to Diamond Tiara, "and this must be your daughter, Diamond Tiara was it?" "Yeah, it is, can I come in now?" Diamond Tiara growled impatiently. "Oh, right, where are my manners," Twilight said as she moved to the side, allowing Diamond Tiara entrance, "would you like anything to drink Mr. Filthy?" "Oh, no thank you Miss Twilight, I really must be going," he said as he turned around, "I'll pick up my daughter in about two days, and please, call me Rich," he then turned around and walked away, "oh, that's right!" he said as he turned around, "and thank you for agreeing to watch my little Diamond!" "Oh, there's no need to thank me!" she said as she turned towards Diamond Tiara, "the pleasure is going to be all mine." "So, Diamond Tiara, how do you like your dinner?" Twilight said as she took Diamond Tiara's empty plate away. "It was alright," Diamond Tiara replied as she got up from her chair, "hey, whatever happened to your dragon pet, Duke was it?" Diamond Tiara asked as she rummaged through the fridge, looking for any chocolate milk that may be hidden in it's depths. "You mean Spike, my assistant right?" Twilight looked back as she put the dishes in the sink, and turned the faucet on, "he's at Rarity's, I figured you two wouldn't get along since you... don't get along with Apple Bloom," she explained as she washed the plates. "Do you have any chocolate milk? I'm thirsty," Diamond Tiara asked as she rummaged through the fridge, throwing away anything that looked nasty. "Sorry, I don't have any," Twilight replied as she picked up after Diamond Tiara's rampage. "Oh come on!" Diamond Tiara yelled as she slammed the door shut, "don't you have anything good in this stupid library?!" "Sorry Diamond, but no, I don't," Twilight said as she reopened the fridge and put everything back, "now, it's time for your bath, go up the stairs and it should be the first door you see," Twilight said as she nudged Diamond Tiara towards the stairs. "Okay, fine!" Diamond Tiara growled as she went up the stairs. That's weird, usually my babysitters would get mad and start yelling at me, or start crying, or do something! It's like she hasn't even noticed I've done anything! she thought bitterly to herself as she finally climbed all the stairs, and entered the bathroom. I knew librarians are supposed to be boring but COME ON!!! This is just ridiculous! After locating the bathtub, Diamond Tiara found that the bath was already full, with all of her favorite shampoos and conditioners ripe for the picking. Not only that, but there was an assortment of rubber duckies, of various size and colors in the bathtub, waiting for her, as if tempting her to jump right in. "W-what's going on?" she asked herself as she placed her left forehoof into the water, pleasantly surprised at how it was the perfect temperature of 96 degrees. "But... how did she-" "Know?" "Gah!" Diamond Tiara jumped back as Twilight entered the bathroom with a hot towel in her magical grip, "your father told me how you like your baths, so I made sure it was perfect for his little princess," she said as she set the towel on it's rack. "But... when did you?" "Oh, that!" Twilight pointed at the bathtub, "well, you see, using several variables such as the amount of water, how hot said water is, the temperature of the air surrounding the water-" "Okay okay I get it!" Diamond Tiara interrupted, "I'm here to bathe, not learn!" "But it's really interesting! You'll love it!" Twilight insisted as she watched the young filly slide into the bathtub, "oh well, I'll tell you later I guess," she sighed sadly as she picked up a sponge with her hoof. "Wait, what are you doing?!" Diamond Tiara yelled as she tried to swat away Twilight's hoof. "I"m bathing you, silly," Twilight responded as lathered the sponge in soap. "I can bathe myself you know!" Diamond Tiara growled as her body froze up. Stupid unicorn magic she thought to herself as she felt Twilight's gentle hooves massaging her back. "Now now, just think of it as a spa treatment," Twilight said as she continued to gently lathered Diamond's back, "I'll even throw in a free massage!" "I DON'T WANT A-a.... massage," Diamond Tiara groaned as a smile crept up her face, "Th- that feels good," she moaned as she relaxed in Twilight's grip, allowing the unicorn to do as she pleased. "That's a good girl, just let me take care of everything," Twilight whispered as she continued bathing the young filly. "Y- you're pretty good MIss Twilight," Diamond Tiara managed to moan out, causing Twilight to giggle. "Oh, thank you! I have been practicing after all," Twilight replied as she gently washed away the soap, and poured shampoo over Diamond Tiara's now wet mane, "what a beautiful body you have, like a newborn filly," Twilight admired as she gently massaged Diamond Tiara's scalp, making sure Diamond Tiara's mane was perfect. "W- what do you mean... by that?" Diamond Tiara asked, her voice barely above a whisper as she tried to keep her eyes open. "Oh nothing, absolutely nothing," Twilight replied, her breathing slowly speading up. It was such a beautiful body, much prettier than Apple Bloom's or Scootaloo's. She hadn't seen a coat this beautiful since Sweetie Belle's, and even then she wasn't sure if that was true. If I'm not careful, I might not be able to resist you Diamond Tiara, Twilight thought to herself as she continued to admire Diamond Tiara's soft body beneath her hooves. "so, how are you enjoying your bath Diamond Tiara?" Twilight asked, but found her only answer was the gentle snores of a tired filly. "I'll assume that means you loved it," Twilight answered with a laugh. "Good night Diamond Tiara," Twilight whispered to the sleeping filly, as she gently tucked her into the guest bed, across from her own, "sweet dream Diamond Tiara," she whispered as her horn glowed faintly, and zapped the unsuspecting Diamond Tiara, "sweet dreams," and with that, Twilight crawled into her own bed, watching Diamond Tiara, and waiting. "Mmm, no... get... away," Diamond Tiara mumbled in her sleep, twitching every now and again. As Diamond Tiara's whimpers grew louder, the smile on Twilight's face grew larger. Everything was going according to plan. "No, get away from me!" Diamond Tiara shouted as she continued to run for her life. "DIAMOND TIARA!!!!" a shrill voice screeched, chasing her down a long, dark hallway, clawing at her, with a viscous grin adorning it's face. "Somepony, anypony, help me!" she begged as she continued to run, but it was useless. Every second the monster came closer, and closer. There was no way she could outrun it. "I have you Diamond Tiara!" the formless monster screeched as it jumped at her, laughing as it grabbed her hooves. "Please stop!" Diamond Tiara pleaded as she tried to crawl away, tears streaming down her face. She was done for. "Oh DT, it's time," the monster said as it lifted it's hideous arm, "IT'S TIME TO EAT YOUR VEGETABLES!" "NOOOOOOOO!" "NOOOOOOOOO!" Diamond Tiara screamed as she sat up in her bed, covered in sweat. "Diamond Tiara, are you alright?!" Twilight asked, rushing to her side, "it's alright, it was just a nightmare!" she hugged the crying filly in her hooves, rubbing her back comfortably. "It was horrible Twilight!" Diamond Tiara sobbed, hugging the adult tightly, "it tried to make me eat vegetables!" "Shh, shh, it- Vegetables?" Twilight asked as she pulled away from Diamond Tiara. "It was horrible," Diamond Tiara sniffed as she tried to dry her tears, "if felt so real, as if I could actually taste the broccoli." It took all of Twilight's willpower not to laugh at her. Who would have heard of a little filly being afraid of vegatables? Twilight asked herself before shaking away the thought. The spell worked, and that's all that mattered. "Hey, Diamond Tiara?" Twilight nudged her with a smile, "do you want to sleep in my bed tonight?" she asked sweetly, wiping away Diamond's tears with her hoof. "I- is it okay with you?" Diamond Tiara asked as she twiddled with her hooves, unable to look Twilight in the eye. It was a little embarrassing for a filly her age to sleep with a grown up. "As long as it's fine with you," Twilight replied as she led Diamond Tiara into her bed, and held her tight, "I'll make sure you don't have to eat any nasty old vegetables," she promised, causing Diamond Tiara to smile. "Thanks Miss Twilight, you're the best!" she said as she snuggled into Twilight's chest, a content smile adorning her face. Oh no, Diamond Tiara, thank you, Twilight thought to herself as she snuggled into Diamond Tiara's hair, taking a whiff of the sweat covered filly, shuddering as Diamond's natural scent engulfed her senses. She hugged Diamond Tiara tightly, feeling her warm, young body rubbing against her own. Twilight had to bite her lip down in order to not squeal. Little fillies really were the best.