~*{Chapter Eighteen}*~
Starbloom took a deep breath after leaving Sugar Cube Corner, Pinkie was right she hadn’t really dealt with Spike’s death. She had just pushed it to the back of her mind and buried it along with everything else that happened.
She trotted on her way to Rarity’s boutique trying to decide on the best way to deal with these issues when the voice she wanted to hear the least piped up nearby.
“Going to visit your filly friend?” Silver Spoon teased causing Starbloom to stop and glare over at her.
“I’m taking Sweetie Belle her saddlebags; you know she’s going through a really hard time in her life.” Starbloom grumbled trying to keep her temper in check. She wanted to say more but she didn’t want to antagonize.
“Oh sure I heard all about what happen to her parents, I also heard you and her spent all weekend alone together. You know you two been pretty close since you got here.” Silver Spoon teased some more, “I’ve seen you spend more time with her than your other loser friend.”
Starbloom narrowed her eyes and bit the inside of her cheek a bit take the edge off her temper, “You don’t know anything Silver Spoon, Apple Bloom lives outside of town, Scootaloo lives with Rainbow Dash in a cloud home and can’t fly. Of course, I’d spend more time with Sweetie Belle, besides me and my mom are teaching her magic. Also I go visit Rarity to get my headband adjusted.” Starbloom snapped it was getting harder to keep her temper in check with Silver Spoon.
Silver Spoon rolled her eyes looking at Starbloom, “All really good excuses to visit your filly friend, come on you can tell me… you two playhouse over the weekend?” Silver Spoon teased winking at Starbloom.
Starbloom gritted her teeth before growling. “I helped a friend! One who went through a terrible loss! If you had a heart you wouldn’t be using that to pick on any pony!” Starbloom yelled wheeling on Silver Bloom pushing her face close to Silver Spoon, the gem on her forehead pressed against Silver Spoon’s forehead cutting it. “So back off and leave me alone!”
Silver Spoon was stunned by Starbloom’s sudden outburst, in past few years since she had been teasing and bullying Starbloom and the other crusaders she had only seen Starbloom go off on her like that once before and that was for calling her a liar.
Silver Spoon took a step back feeling blood trickle down her forehead from where the gem had cut her and turned to run off. Starbloom breathed heavily watching her slowly taking back control of her temper. Once she had calmed down enough, she continued walking to Rarity’s Boutique.
It didn’t take too much longer after the run it with Silver Spoon to reach it. She reached up and knocked on the door after a moment Rarity answered the door. “Hello Starbloom d… oh darling are you bleeding?” Rarity asked spotting the blood dripping from the crystal on the headband.
Starbloom blinked reaching up feeling the blood on her headband. “Huh? Oh no, I don’t think so. I had a run in with Silver Spoon… I think it’s her blood though.” She mumbled softly.
Rarity looked confused and concerned. “Come inside and tell me what happen.” Rarity said moving to let Starbloom inside.
Starbloom nodded and walked inside looking around. She didn’t see Sweetie Belle; she figured she was in her room. She lifted Sweetie’s saddlebags off her back and put them on the floor by the stairs. “I brought Sweetie Belle’s saddlebags home for her like she asked.”
“Thank you darling,” Rarity nodded going over to a collection of cushions before taking a seat. Starbloom followed her over and took a seat as well. “Now, tell me how did Silver Spoon’s blood get on your headband?”
Starbloom sighed softly looking at the floor. “I lost my temper,” Starbloom started looking up at Rarity, “I was walking here and she started teasing me, calling Sweetie my filly friend and asking me if we played house while she was staying with me at the library while you and mom was in Canterlot. I just… I lost it…” Starbloom answered her voice growing soft as finished.
“Starbloom… this outburst you had today does it have anything to do with the outburst you had a few years back?” Rarity asked taking on a more serious tone.
Starbloom looked up at Rarity shaking her head lightly, “I don’t think so it was different. Back then, I was upset at accused of lying. This time she was accusing Sweetie Belle and me of being filly friends and using the death of your parents as an excuse. “Starbloom explained letting out a deep sigh. “But I shouldn’t of let myself be goaded so easily though.”
Rarity moved to sit next to Starbloom resting a hoof on her shoulder, “Don’t beat yourself up over it, what she said… I would have had a hard time restraining myself.” Rarity admitted levitating a napkin over and cleaning the blood of Starbloom’s headband and muzzle.
Starbloom sighed softly squirming when her muzzle was wiped clean from the blood that dripped onto from her headband. “How… how are you and Sweetie Belle doing?” Starbloom asked looking up at Rarity.
“We’re coping darling, thanks to your help Sweetie is doing better than I expected but it will take a little time.” Rarity smiled at Starbloom putting the napkin away. “She asked to sing at the funeral, I wasn’t sure at first, but I think it might help her say goodbye.”
Starbloom nodded at Rarity looking up at her. “Yea, I think so too.” Starbloom agreed moving to her hooves carefully. “I should get home before mom starts worrying about me.”
“Alright darling, have a safe walk home.” Rarity said moving to her hooves as well walking her to the door and opening it for her. “Tell your mother hello for me.”
“I will Rarity, thank you. Have a good evening.” Starbloom replied smiling at her before turning to walk home. She set a brisk pace and it didn’t take too long to get to the library, she didn’t want to risk running into Silver Spoon again.
Starbloom stopped outside of the library before going inside taking a deep breath looking at the door. Everything that happened today after leaving school was weighing heavily on her mind. Pinkie was right she needed to deal with what happen with Spike in her world. She just wasn’t sure, if she could, or even how.
She opened the door and went inside looking around quietly. “Mom, Spike I’m home from school.” She called heading for the stairs to go to her room.
“I’m in the kitchen dear.” Twilight called back.
“Okay mom,” Starbloom replied going to her room. She removed her saddlebag and put it in the corner of her room before heading downstairs to the kitchen. “Where is Spike?”
“He went to Sugar Cube Corner to get dessert,” Twilight smiled at Starbloom before tilting her head blinking, “What happen to you, there is blood on your muzzle.” Twilight asked worriedly getting a washcloth and wetting it with warm water and started to clean her muzzle.
Starbloom squeaks and squirms around getting her muzzle washed for the second time. “I got into an argument with Silver Spoon.” She answered sputtering when she finally had a chance to speak.
“An argument I understand, but how did it result in blood?” Twilight asked still concerned but she didn’t see any cuts on her daughter. “You don’t seem hurt though.”
Starbloom sighed shaking her head a bit. “I’m not hurt, I lost my temper and pushed my forehead against Silver Spoon’s in the argument I guess the tip of the horn must have nicked Silver Spoon’s forehead… Rarity was worried about it too when I dropped of Sweetie Belle’s saddlebag on my way home.” Starbloom explained.
Twilight seemed to calm down some, but she still looked upset, “I see, why did you get into an argument with Silver Spoon in the first place?” Twilight asked sitting down at the table.
“Silver Spoon started teasing me about being filly friends with Sweetie Belle, which wouldn’t have bothered me. But she tried to use Rarity and Sweetie Belle’s parents as evidence and I lost my temper.” Starbloom sighed softly resting her head on the table. “She said we ‘played house’ when she was here with me and you and Rarity was in Canterlot.”
Twilight was quiet for a few minutes as she thought over what Starbloom told her, before reaching over and hugging her softly. “I can see why you lost your temper dear, that was a very unpleasant thing to hear especially after such a terrible thing happened to one of your friends.”
Starbloom rest her head against Twilight shoulder softly nodding. “Still… I shouldn’t have lost my temper like that and hurt her, even if it was an accident.” Starbloom murmured softly.
Twilight gently stroked Starbloom’s back smiling at her, “The fact you know that means you’ll think twice before doing it again. Now, go get washed up for dinner.”
“Alright mom, thank you.” Starbloom said getting to her hooves smiling before leaving the kitchen and heading upstairs to wash up for dinner.