I Hate You ≠ I Love You

by LE_MALEM


Seeing is Believing

The Next Day - Ponyville Schoolhouse

The sun of Princess Celestia was illuminating Ponyville as its rays were touching our two transformed school girls who at that time were sleeping on the tourniquet. Diamond's eyes squinted as she was blinded by the sun. She slowly opened her eyes and hazily looked around her: She saw a playground with all the essentials; slide, teeter-totter, swingers and of course the tourniquet they were sleeping on. Then her sight turned towards the building in question: The shining object they saw yesterday was the bell on top of it. Apart from that, the building was painted in different shades of red, white's compliment which made it look a bit cheesy in Diamond's taste. Suddenly something made her snap out of her trance as the bell suddenly chimed loudly, waking Applebloom in the process who was drooling.

"Wha'? Huh?" she dumbfoundedly asked as Diamond heard beats of hooves. She quickly grabbed her girlfriend and hid behind the nearby bushes, making sure that they stay out of sight.

"What did you do that for?" yelled Applebloom, holding her hoof in pain. Diamond signed her to shush and observed the scenery. Apparently, it was a group of ponies coming towards the building, carrying what looks like saddlebags and talking out loud about school stuff. So they deduced that this was the school. They also noticed that most of the ponies have tattoos on their flanks which was weird by their standards since they don't know anything about this world. Then another group of ponies appeared on sight; three ponies to be exact and what they saw shocked them beyond belief, especially Applebloom.

"Ah'm telling ya, y'all, this plan to get our cutie marks will succeed." the yellow filly with southern accent said.

"I-is that me?" CHS Applebloom thought "She sure looks like me in this body, she sure sounds like me but..."

"Yeah! Another day of crusading after school." the white, horned filly said with a recognizable high-pitched voice.

"Sweetie Belle? There is a Sweetie Belle too?" the counterpart didn't want to believe but her suspicions came to life when the orange, winged filly spoke.

"Like Rainbow Dash would always say, this is gonna be awesome." CHS Applebloom turned to Diamond and said.

"T-this must be a nightmare! Ah'm seeing doubles, Dee, Ah'm seeing doubles..." she continued stammering and holding her head like it's the end of the world but was slapped across by her friend. Applebloom was quite in conflict within herself and was quite shocked from Diamond's reaction.

"Ya never slapped me before." she simply said.

"There is a first for everything and this situation called for it. We need to accept that we are in an alternate world where we are ponies so please let us go back to our main focus and keep watching. I am certainly sure that there is going to be-" her thoughts were interrupted by a call that she knows by heart.

"Well look who's here..." and her suspicions were right; in there stood a filly that looks just like her: Tiara, pink and white mane, a posh accent that even mirrors could break from hearing if they had ears*

"O Lord why have you forsaken us?" she rhetorically prayed as she closed her eyes but she opened them to keep watching the scene.

"If it isn't the Blankie Failure Flunkies themselves." Diamond Tiara called out "Still on your futile quests to search for the impossible, I see."

"Cut it out, Diamond Tiara, it's still morning and we will not handle your... bullying for now!" Scootaloo declared "Besides, we know that being blank flanks means that we still have more potential than anypony else around here."

"So that's the reason why Applebloom isn't branded. Also, anypony... I'll take note" CHS Diamond mentally noted.

"I am sure and certain that your talent is as blank as your flanks, nothingness, that's your talent." Silver Spoon spoke from behind.

"T-that's not true! We will have our cutie marks and I am sure they'll be better than most of the ponies here, especially you, Diamond Tiara!" shrilled Sweetie Belle. At that sentence, Applebloom had a gleam in her eyes and a sly grin over her face. She approached Diamond Tiara.

"That reminds me, what is yer cutie mark supposed to be, Diamond?" that question sure made Diamond sweat bullets, looking around everypony's faces which were beaming with excitement.

"Nice bombardment, other me" thought CHS Applebloom as she pumped her... hoof. Diamond finally uttered out of nowhere.

"I-i-i-it means that I'm better than whatever any other ponies does!" at that sentence she earned looks of suspicions from everypony, especially her rival and a look of utter disbelief from the hiding counterparts.

"I call bull!" they both said to themselves as they kept watching the conversation.

"Oh is that so? Well y'all heard it, right?" Applebloom attracted the crowd of fillies and colts "Diamond said she's better than anypony in everything they do. Well, prove it! Diamond, I challenge you to a hoof wrestling match. The loser will do anything the winner asks them to, and by anything I mean anything." Diamond faced the leers of her classmates but her pride was at stake as the fillies and colts were demanding a hoof wrestling match as some of them already prepared the table and Applebloom was clacking her hooves as she sat down waiting for a response. Diamond decided to swallow the bloody knife** and take responsibility for her actions. But... she stood up as she was about to sit down.

"I really need to use the little filly's room." Diamond said as she was holding her stomach in pain "It's really urgent!"

"Hey! Do you really expect us to believe that?" Snips called

"Let her take all the time she wants." Applebloom said with confidence "She has nowhere to run. It's almost school time after all."

After a quick 'thank you' she hurried to the little filly's room while Applebloom and the crowd were waiting.

Meanwhile in the bush, CHS Diamond was grinning like a maniac. CHS Applebloom could see the fire coming out of her eyes.

"Ummm, Dee, what'cha thinkin' bout?" she asked with fear.

"Bloomie, I just had the most diabolical plan ever!" announced CHS Diamond "My prankster instincts are tingling so high right now."

"B-but... a prank? Right here?" CHS Applebloom looked at her worryingly.

"Please, Bloomie, please let me do at least one! I promise you it will be golden. I've been itching for a prank or two for the past few months and this is a chance in a million!" Yep, even though she was her lover, she still had her own bad habits. Diamond loved pranks with a burning passion. Who would've thought that behind this cool surface hides an obsessed prankster princess? Well, Bloomie, as she called her, accepted the fact that she should do pranks, despite her efforts of quelling that urge. CHS Applebloom sighed in defeat and nodded, earning a hug and a wink from her girlfriend.

"Thank you, Bloomie! You're the best love a girl ever had. Trust me you will not regret it one bit." as she took a deep breath and went in.

"Sorry I took a while, everypony. It was quite the pickle." CHS Diamond came in, rubbing her hoof on her chest and looking at it. Everypony was astounded as their mouth came wide open at how fast she took in the filly's room.

"B-but you were there... came back from here... and you went..." Silver Spoon stammered like a mad filly.

"What's wrong with you ponies? It looks like you've seen a ghost. Anyways let's get this show on the road." As she sat down and put her hoof in position.

"W-whatever, y'all going down!" challenged Applebloom as she touched the fake Diamond's hoof, which made Diamond close her eyes and reminisce.

"Ahhhh, I remember so many things: The first time I held hand with Applebloom, her flamboyant touch, her destructive fists and most importantly her arm wrestling lessons. I've got this in the bag."*** As she opened her eyes, beaming this other Applebloom with a piercing glare. Scootaloo held both their hooves as the acting referee as she counted down and released, signaling the beginning of the match. Applebloom put all her strength in her little hoof to bring CHS Diamond's hoof down but it appeared that the latter's hoof wouldn't budge as if it was stuck like glue. The crowd cheered mostly on Applebloom, knowing that her physical strength is without equal among fillies.

"So, Applebloom, wanna call it a draw?" the counterpart asked.

"Draws... are for... babies..." Applebloom said as she still tried to bring CHS Diamond's hoof down.

"Are you certain?" the counterpart asked again.

"Never...been... so certain...mah whole life..." she stated.

"Alright, if you insist!" CHS Diamond said with determination on her tone as she brought the hammer down by bringing Applebloom's hoof across the other side of the table, slamming it hardly. Everypony was shockingly staring in awe as Applebloom jaw fell on the ground and her hoof was down for the count.**** Wincing in pain, she held her hoof and rubbed it.

"Y-ya slammed me... Ah can't believe it!" she said, clearly defeated "Ah... lost."

"Never underestimate your opponent, no matter who they are." CHS Diamond said with an air of superiority "This would be your lesson for today, Applebloom." Applebloom noticed something on Diamond that she couldn't put her hoof around but she soon forgot about it.

"Well, ya won. What shall ah do fer ya?" Applebloom asked. CHS Diamond put her hoof, thinking.

"Let's see..." CHS Diamond's stomach answered the question "Could you please refresh my memory and tell me where you usually eat breakfast? I kinda forgot to eat my breakfast AND my wallet too due to excitement and I haven't eaten a thing since this morning." Applebloom stared in disbelief, not only she beat her while she was hungry but she forgot about Sugarcube Corner? Something sure was fishy but nevertheless, a deal was a deal as she sighed in defeat as she handled her ten gold coins.

"Here y'are! Ten bits! Mah lunch money." she said "As for Sugarcube Corner, just look for the building with the candy canes and cupcake for a roof, ya won't miss it." CHS Diamond looked at the money and then at the hunched-in-defeat Applebloom and then tapped on her, she turned around as she gave her back five of the coins.

"I don't deserve them all. After all, you'll starve too right?" Applebloom stared at CHS Diamond in disbelief. As she was trying to ask her question, she noticed that she was gone the way she came. Suddenly, Diamond came out of nowhere, grumbling.

"I swear that toilet took too long to unclog and-" Everypony, except the CMC who consoled Applebloom and Silver who witnessed the whole thing, rushed towards her carrying her.

"Hey! Put me down! I said put me down!!!!" she exclaimed as everypony yelled 'hip hip hurray' and carried her like a hero towards the class. In the meantime, Silver Spoon was acting like a madfilly: She was playing with her lower lip, her eyes derped around as she stuck out her tongue before passing away in front of Miss Cheerielee who finally has arrived to the scene, wondering what happened.


On the way to Sugarcube Corner
"That was unbelievable!" CHS Applebloom said "You dealt with the situation like an adult, although getting the money was a little extreme."

"I know, right?" CHS Diamond explained as she inspected the coins "But we needed something to eat, plus I was feeling hungry. Man, these coins are pure gold! If we were back in our world, we would be filthy rich."

"You do realize that's not only your situation back there but also the name of your father right?" Applebloom rhetorically asked as they both laughed together.

CHS Applebloom's POV - Diary

I am still thinking of what I saw back there. Diamond and I, or should I say my doppelganger, arm, or should I say, hoof wrestling like we do all the time. We didn't even overstay our welcome and questions were already coming to my mind. Why is there two of us in that world and what would happen if we each other know of our existence? I was thinking about that the whole time I was watching the match. But our adventures didn't end there. In fact, they were just starting.