Diamond Petals

by Exelion


Silver Tiara

Dear diary,

Today was a Hearts and Hooves day I won’t ever forget. The boring school and the same activities from always were nothing in comparison. I still feel the hard beating of my heart in my chest because… I kissed Diamond Tiara!

Silver Spoon giggled innocently and stopped writing for some time while some pleasant sensations formed again. From her chest came a warm comforting sensation, and a slight blush painted her cheeks.
 
After a minute, she focused on her diary.
 

I’ll start from the beginning, and I hope I won’t digress too much. It was a beautiful day this February 14th…

The pegasi were moving the clouds to clear the sky and prepare everything for the happy couples that’d go out, on this joyous occasion without equal, to share a magical moment with that special somepony.
 
This year, the CMC gave a scroll expressing their best wishes and congratulations to Miss Cheerilee. They didn’t exaggerate like last year with that giant heart. Or so they thought until the scroll unveiled meters upon meters of paper that, in the chance it had a life of its own, toured the halls of the school with nothing to stop it.
 
“Don’t you worry miss, I’ll get the rest so that you can read it” Scootaloo said as she chased the scroll.
 

Miss Cheerilee’s expression was so funny when one of those lose-

She erased that last bit.

I’m sorry diary, it wasn’t my intention. It’s just that sometimes my beloved’s attitude sticks to me before I know. You know how it is.

As I was saying, her expression before then was funny. Truth is, they’re good girls and sometimes it hurts to me to treat them like that, they don’t deserve it, but everything I’ve done, I’ve done it for her. For Diamond Tiara.

Then came the usual card exchange. The few colts in the class gave Diamond Tiara a lot of letters. That put Silver in a jealous mood and it saddened her at the same time. She feared that one of them would take her filly away from her. She squinted to see how Diamond indifferently read those cards with cheesy overexploited captions.
 
At least that brought some relief to her.
 

I feared I’d lose her. There were occasions where some colts approached her and actually asked to go out with her, but she dismissed every one of them. That relieved me but at the same time, it worried me. I was afraid to think that she’d dump me like garbage if she didn't loved me back. That she’d treat me like a sick pony for wanting to be with a mare instead of a stallion.

But that doesn’t matter now…

At the exit, Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara took advantage of the festivities to take part in the many games and attractions that Ponyville was hosting.
 
Lover’s Race, Leap of Trust, and Which Couple Devours the Heart-Shaped Apple Pie the Fastest?

Courtesy of Applejack, Apple Bloom’s sister

She added with a giggle after remembering the apple pie spotted face of Diamond Tiara.
 
For all of the afternoon, they both enjoyed the company of one another. If we forget about her smug attitude and her attacks on the CMC, the rest of her is lovely. Her laugh, mane, eyes, her moments of bliss and joy.
 
All of that and more, gave Silver a reason to love Diamond.
 

I looked at her each time so that I could laugh with her. I liked to see her happy and cheerful. That’s why I’m at her side and bear with her being annoying to anypony else, to content her.

She sighed before she continued writing.
 

But while we were coming back home I realized I couldn’t wear this fake mask  while my heart goes on an emotional roller coaster. To be honest, it was time to tell her the truth.

But how?

Well, the answer came by itself.

Diamond’s mansion was on the way to Silver Spoon’s. Their walk was lively, with talks about their day and things about fillies their age. And of course, tomorrow’s homework.
 
But after a while Diamond Tiara took notice that her friend kept looking at her, leaving her to speak alone. The times she caught her doing that, her friend looked away with a blush on her fur.
 
“Is she feverish?” Diamond thought without much thought.
 
And then she felt she was alone.She turned around and she saw her friend standing in place without any movement.
 
“Are you okay Silver Spoon? You’ve been acting weird all afternoon,”
 
Now Silver’s face tinted itself a powerful red as she found out that her eyes had not gone unnoticed.  

“There’s something I wanted to try,”

“Yes?” Diamond inquired.

“Can you… come closer?”
 
Diamond didn’t like the runarounds, they were like rodeos, running around on the issue and never getting to the point. So she approached heavily.
 
“What is this alread-”
 
But she couldn’t finish her question.
 
Silver Spoon invaded her personal space by casting a chaste kiss.
 
The flare of their blushes mixed into one.
 
She broke away grieved, looking away from her beloved while Diamond did the same.
 
“S-sorry” said Silver without looking and with a heartwarming smile.

“I’m okay.”
 
She couldn’t answer due to the amount of thoughts that flooded her mind. Most of them nice.
 
Her heart wanted to jump from her chest.
 
They kept on their way accompanied by the sunset and a deep silence. Not awkward, more like special.
 
The birds singing in the area away from the village harmonized with the moment.
 
Neither looked at each other. They kept their eyes forward following the trail of dirt decorated with white stones at the sides until they got to Diamond’s house.
 

It was so hard to say goodbye.

She remembered the instant where both of them stopped at the big grilled gate that marked the property of Diamond’s family.
 

Normally I’d have said something like ‘see you tomorrow Diamond’ and leave just like that. And sometimes she even ignored my farewells.

Today was different though. I didn’t want to leave her. My body and mind knew. And it seemed like hers did too.

I stayed in place with my head down until she caught my attention with a soft touch of her pink hoof… and said to me…

“Today w-was a… great day,” she said to break the silence.
 
She turned around with no other option than to face the situation.
 
“Listen D-Diamond… what happened half-way here…”
 
But she couldn’t finish because of the soft contact of Diamond’s hoof on her lip.
 

It was a really cute way to tell me to shut up for two seconds. It’s the first time she asked so nicely.

“Give me time to process all this… but first I want to know something… are you… in love… with me?”
 
She nodded shyly, with the hoof on her mouth still and blushing.
 
And before she took her hoof off, she closed in quickly and planted a kiss on her cheek. Just as chaste, just as pure.
 
“Bye-bye.”
 
She quickened her place and ran desperately through the wide front garden until she disappeared behind the main door’s threshold like a little girl who just did evil and ran to her house to find shelter.
 

Thanks to that I didn't sleep, which led me to writing to you my dear diary. One part of me feels relieved that I did that. But the other is afraid. Afraid of losing her because I wanted to fulfill the whims of my heart.
 
If she decides to break our friendship, will that kiss be worth it for something?

She touched her lips, searching for a trace of that magical moment.
 

I am only sure about one thing. Whatever happens. Whatever it is you decide. I’ll never forget that kiss… or even you… my spoiled princess.