It was a bright and early morning over at my house, Diamond Tiara came here early, and me and her were just chatting casually in the kitchen like we do every morning,
"So, you still wanting to go to Mocha la Coca?" Dee asked me.
"If school's still cancelled" I replied.
"Yeah, that too" Diamond Tiara added.
"You wanting a drink at all, DT?" I asked.
"Nah, thanks, Silver, but I'll skip today" She replied.
"You sure?" I asked.
"Yeah, I don't want anything, Silver Spoon" She told me.
"OK, then" I replied.
"But anyways, when abouts are you going to get your ticket for the Gala?" Diamond Tiara asked me.
"Not sure, I'll need to talk to Snips about it" I replied.
"It's the basic boyfriend way to buy the ticket for his girlfriend" Diamond told me.
"Is that so?" I asked.
Dee nodded, "Yes, and since now you two are now an item, it's only going to be a matter of time before the whole school finds out"
"Yeah, so?" I questioned.
"I'm saying, your popularity could be at stake" Dee explained.
"Screw popularity, you dated Pip and managed to maintain your popularity" I replied.
"Yeah, but unlike Pip, I'm not sure if many ponies actually like Snips" Diamond said.
"It's my choice, I'm going out with Snips, whether you and they like it or not" I told her.
I went over to the fridge and opened it and got out a small bottle of orange juice, I opened it and took a sip, it was pulpy, slightly sour and was very strong with citrus,
"I'm not saying I don't like it or not, I'm just saying be careful" Dee said.
"Be careful?" I asked with a smug smile, "Really? You think Snips is a dangerous individual? Also, didn't we have a talk about something like this yesterday?"
"I can't remember, but yeah, I think Snips is dangerous, because after the Ursa Minor incident, I think a lot of ponies see it that way" Diamond Tiara replied.
"C'mon, the Ursa Minor thing was ages ago, and besides that was more of the so called 'Great and Powerful' Trixie's fault"
I said, "And besides, Ponyville has suffered from much larger threats, like the fucking snake-lion-dragon-dick guy" I struggled to figure who that was.
"You mean Discord?" Diamond Tiara made it more clear.
"Yeah, him. Also, Nightmare Moon, Spike going on a rampage, Parasprites, it's like Ponyville can't remain pandemic free for a month" I told her.
"But there hasn't been a problem for about two months" Dee replied.
"You get the idea, though" I sighed, "But my point is, don't just see Snips as a detriment whilst there is other detriment, only hate when hate is needed" I told her.
"I never said I hated him" Diamond Tiara told me.
"True, but seeing that it's you, and you hate mostly every pony in Equestria" I said.
"OK, I get your point. Yeah I hate mostly everyone, but I love gatherings, isn't that ironic?" Diamond Tiara said.
I chuckled, "Huh, yeah"
Diamond isn't much of a ponies pony, so to speak. Due to her personality, she has difficulty interacting with other ponies, often letting her pompous personality get the better of her to the point where she gets angry at the pony she's wanting to talk to, or if it's somepony wanting to talk to her, she'll just flat-out insult them. It's a shame really, I'm the only friend she has, and since ponies think I act exactly like her, then that makes me have difficulty interacting with others, because they're expecting a bitch to speak to them. When the actual fact is, I'm better around other ponies than my one and only friend.
I finished the small bottle of orange juice and chucked the bottle away in the trash, I then closed the fridge and the kitchen regained it's warmth, I then asked Dee,
"Should we get going?"
Diamond Tiara nodded, "We might as well"
"If it's still not on, then we're still going to the cafe, right?" I wanted to make sure.
DT nodded,
"Well, let's head out, then" I said.
"After you, Silver" Dee said.
I went ahead of her and opened the door, I stepped outside and waited for Dee, who followed after,
"Bye Dad, I'm off to school!" I shouted to my Dad, who was inside the house.
"OK, sweetie. You have yourself a nice day!" My Dad loudly replied from another room.
I closed the door behind me and me and Dee walked on to the school, and Dee asked me,
"How's your Dad holding up?"
"He's been fine, he's still searching for a job since after he to leave the guard. He's thinking about settling for a quiet desk job at the Quills and Sofas store" I explained to her.
My Dad was told two months ago that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, and he works for the Royal Guard, well, did work for the Royal Guard. But now he can't hold up a weapon while also being able to stay still, something that the Guard have to be naturals at. He would take the train to Canterlot, and stand at the Palace doors, do his duty, and come home, but now he can't, because of the fucking Parkinson's Disease. He's been struggling to find a job, but it look's like he's finally found a place to work, "Davenport's Quills and Sofas".
Me and Silver made it up to the school, since I live very close to it. Once me and Dee made it there, we saw a crowd of ponies at the front door. Me and Diamond Tiara became curious and we, or let's say, I, got into character, as Diamond is pretty much being herself. She was leading me on into the crowd, and she said to them,
"Get out of our way, losers!"
As much as I want to facehoof just now in disappointment, I can't. Because I can't break character, or else Dee will have something bad to say, I looked around in the crowd and I couldn't see Snips anywhere, either he was late, came here early and left already, or he just couldn't be fucked to come around. But anyways, it was Noi and Dinky at the very front of the door and on the door was a note,
"Noi! What does the note say?" Button Mash called out.
"It says that Cheerilee isn't coming in today as she is still sick, so school is cancelled" Noi called out to everyone.
Damn, guess they couldn't find a substitute teacher in town to replace her today. It's a good thing no one brought their saddle pack in today. Once Noi announced the note's message, everypony scurried away, either they were going to do their own plans they planned for today, or think of a plan because they didn't know the teacher would be off. Either way, the crowd disappeared until me and Dee were the only ones left on the school grounds,
"Should we head off to Mocha?" I asked.
"Not yet, we need to head down to the market first, I'm hungry for an apple" Dee told me.
I sighed in annoyance "Fucking hell, Diamond, you could've had a fucking apple at my house"
"I wasn't hungry then, jeez, give me a fucking break" Diamond replied.
"Fine, sorry" I apologized, "We're not in any rush anyways"
"Fucking thought so" She muttered.
I shook my head as we both headed towards the market's direction, which I guess isn't a bad thing seeing as the market is pretty much right next to the Cafe and other shops, so I guess Dee buying an apple won't be bad at all.
OK, so Dee has finally eaten her apple and now we were finally heading to Mocha la Coca. We passed by multiple stands, mostly fruit and vegetable ones. We were just about to make it to the cafe, until the most idiotic pony got Diamond's attention, this big, grey stallion, hosting a small gaming stand,
"You there, young lady!" He pointed to Dee.
"Yes?" Diamond questioned.
"Would you like to partake in this game?" The bulky stallion asked, "Simply throw the ball at all of the three coconuts, if you knock all three down, you win!"
"No thank you" Diamond Tiara said as she walked on, with me alongside her.
"You win twenty bits per coconut" He told her.
Instantly as she heard twenty bits per coconut, she turned 180 degrees to face the other direction,
"Money is involved? Well why didn't you just say so?" Diamond asked as she approached the stand.
I nudged her,
"Dee, you do realize this guy is conning you, the coconuts are glued to their stands" I whispered.
"Yeah, I know, but I have a trick, just watch" She quietly replied.
She went over the grey stallion and asked for a ball, she was handed a small blue ball about the size of a tennis ball, though it looked heavier than a tennis ball due to the way she was holding it, she got ready to throw, and aimed steady at the left stand and threw the ball at the coconut, the stand toppled over to the right, knocking over the middle stand and then knocking over the right stand, which had all the coconut's ending up smashed on the ground, much to the grey stallion's surprise, his mouth was gaping open,
"Can I have my sixty bits please?" Diamond asked.
"Em.....I wasn't actually expecting you to do that" He said.
"I don't care, I want my money" Dee said.
"I don't actually have sixty bits on me" He told her.
Diamond's face went red in anger and looked like she was going to explode,
"What do you mean you don't have it......"
"GIVE ME MY FUCKING MONEY!" Diamond screamed.
"I....I'm sorry, bu...but I don't have it" The grey stallion told her.
"Do you know who my dad is? He is Filthy Rich, one of the wealthiest ponies in Equestria, if you don't pay me, then I'll make he sues you for everything you've got...." She continued.
This could go on for a while. I had my hoof against my forehead and I was shaking my head in disappointment as multiple ponies passed by us. I could only feel embarrassment for the conpony, being talked down by a very angry thirteen year old. But really, why con out a kid? It's stupid to say you have a certain amount of money you're willing to pay if somepony wins your game. But why of all ponies he happened to randomly pick, it had to be Dee, the most unstable pony I know, and we're only fifteen strides away from Mocha la fucking Coca, I just want a fucking cup of coffee,
"Oh for fuck sake" I exclaimed at the stallion, "Just give her the money"
"I told you already, I don't have it" he said.
At this point I just gave up and let my angry best friend do the talking,
Dee seethed and gritted her teeth, "Listen, mister, I'll be back in an hour, I'm getting a coffee, once I come back, you better still be here and with sixty bits, if I do come back back, and you're not here or with the money, I swear to Celestia, I will make sure you get arrested" Diamond threatened.
The stallion swallowed a phlegm in his throat, "Yes, of course"
I've had enough of this ludicrous bullshit, I nudged Dee to get her attention and she turned to look at me,
"Look, Diamond, the cafe is right there" I told her with a tiring tone in my voice as I pointed to the cafe, "Can we just there and get a fucking drink? We can deal with this asshole later"
"Fine" She told me.
We finally made our way to the cafe, and were going to get a cup of coffee, which I hope will be a good a thing that comes out of this somewhat shit way to start the day off.