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// Chapter 2: The Worst Free Period 
// Story: Keeping Secrets 
// by AkariSakamoto 
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	After three periods, it had been lunchtime, and then everybody was given a half an hour of free time. Scootaloo decided that she would go to the Gym again to see if she could race. She enjoyed the one she had that morning, the feeling of running with people watching her and cheering her on was the best feeling she could experience. 

"Hey, Scootaloo!" She heard. The amber teenager looked over her shoulder and saw Rumble, running after her. Scootaloo smiled at her new friend.

"Hey, Rumble. Whats up?" She asked. The grey-blue boy scratched the back of his head.

"Well, I was wondering if you'd like to...um...go to this really nice place I like hanging out at." He asked. A tint of red flushed on his cheeks as he asked her the question. Scootaloo shrugged.

"I don't see why not. Lead the way!" She smiled. Rumble nodded and began walking beside her, sort of walking ahead to lead her to the place. They were just about out the door, before they were stopped by Shiny Streak, the brainiac of the Diamond Girls.

"Hey, Rumble! Diamond wants to talk to you." She told the boy. 

"Okay, where is she?" He asked.

"Shes in the Library." Shiny replied. "You better go quick, something is troubling her."

Rumble nodded and looked at Scootaloo. "Stay here, I'll be right back."

Scootaloo nodded and watched Rumble disappear down the hallway. Suddenly, she saw Diamond peer around the corner from one of the hallways on her right. Scootaloo looked confused at the pink Diamond Girl approached her.

"Diamond Tiara! I thought you were at the Library." Scootaloo told her. Diamond adjusted her crown and snapped her fingers.

"That was just to get him away so I can teach you a lesson." Diamond said, a grin crept across her face.

"W-What do you mean?" Scootaloo asked. She was starting to get scared, if it was Diamond Tiara who would teach her a lesson, things would get very violent very fast.

"What do I mean by saying teach you a lesson? Do you not understand human language?" She shrugged. "Anyway, I am going to teach you to stay away from my Rumble, you think you could steal him so easily, didn't you?"

Scootaloo's magenta eyes burnt into Diamond Tiara's. "I didn't steal him! We just ended up racing each other and became friends!" She frowned. "Plus, we're JUST friends. Are you so stuck up that you won't let Rumble have friends?"

Diamond's eyes blazed. "What did you call me?" She grit her teeth.

"Stuck up!" Scootaloo repeated. Diamond's eyes blazed, she grabbed Scootaloo by the neck and slammed her against the wall.

"You bitch! Call me stuck up again, I dare you!" She shouted.

Scootaloo got in Diamond's face and shouted. "STUCK...UP!"

She suddenly found herself letting out a small wail as Diamond punched her, causing her nose to start bleeding. She began rapidly punching her, sending many blows to her face. Scootaloo's cheeks and face burned as Diamond's fists came in contact with her face. She felt more blood spilling out of her nose. Finally, Diamond let go of her neck, letting Scootaloo slide down the wall and land on the ground in tears. Shiny looked down the hall. 

"Diamond, run! Rumble's coming!" She whispered. Diamond immediately ran down the hallway she came from to abuse Scootaloo.

"Shiny, Diamond isn't in the Libr-SCOOTALOO!" Rumble saw the crying, blood messed teenager by the wall. He knelt down to her with a worried look on his face. "Are you okay? Who did this?"

Scootaloo looked up,  tears in her eyes. She got up and ran down the hallway.