Diamond Tiara sighed to herself as she, Blazing Star and Cherry Blossom were busy restocking items before the costumers came in droves buying unnecessary crap like always. Diamond was putting snacks and drinks where they belonged while Star and Blossom were restocking other knick-knacks while arguing about something.
"That Blood-C anime was absolutely disgusting Star!" Blossom cried putting something back on one of the shelves. "I mean I'm no stranger to bloodshed, but that was a little much!"
Blazing Star laughed at Cherry Blossom. "If only I could've seen your face! I bet it was like." Star looks at Cherry with a look of pure horror.
"I'm serious you baka! I almost threw up because there was sooo much blood!" Blossom replied. "I had to read my hardcore yaoi mangas and hentai just to get the images out of my head." Blossom's nose started bleeding heavily as she remembered her yaoi night. "Mmm, yes."
Blazing Star just stared at Blossom for a few seconds before turning away from her while she was in yaoi land. "Ugh, weirdo. So Diamond, how was your night with Button and Sweetie."
"We did nothing if that was where you was going with that." Diamond said not looking at her. Before Star could say anything else Cherry Blossom snaps from her daydream squealing like a fangirl.
"That reminds me Diamond-chan, because of your relationship I was finally inspired write my own story about it." Blossom said with her eyes sparkling. "Some ponies actually like it! Oh I'm so happy!"
"Is that what that was?!" Blazing Star's face suddenly turns into a frown. "Well, that would explain the good writing."
"HA!" Blossom said pointing at Blazing Star. "I knew you liked it!"
Blazing Star just turned away, her face red with embarrassment. "I-I don't know what you're talking about."
"Don't play dumb." Blossom said in a sing-song tone swinging from side to side. "You liked my story."
"Nope, still have no clue what you're going on about homeslice." Blazing Star said walking away. "Now come on, let's get those restrooms cleaned up so we can be done with it." She walks away quickly hoping that they didn't see her red face.
Cherry Blossom and Diamond Tiara just stood silently for a couple of second before Blossom spoke again. "Do you want to read my story Diamond-chan?"
"Sure, why not." Diamond replied shrugging.
"Yay!"
This was going to be a long day.
After the girls finished their restroom cleaning. Diamond Tiara and Cherry Blossom were on their way to the employees only back room when Diamond stopped in her tracks. "Hm? Dijoubu Diamond-chan?" Cherry asked.
Diamond just continued staring down one of the aisles wordlessly. Cherry Blossom walks back to the aisle and stares as well. They saw an orange pegasus mare talking to a blue pegasus stallion. "I know that pony." Diamond finally said. "That's Scootaloo."
"Friend of yours?" Cherry Blossom said raising an eye.
"We weren't exactly friends." Diamond replied. "But I wonder who's that pony she's talking to. I never saw him around before."
"He's certainly kawaii." Blossom whispered to Diamond. "I wonder if he likes anime?"
Scootaloo and the pegasus walk away to another aisle leaving Diamond and Blossom wondering who that pony was as they walked to the backroom only to run into Dinky before they went it. "Ah, Diamond, Blossom there you two are, I need the two of you on the registers."
"Hai!" Blossom said with a cheerful smile before running off.
"Ok, Diamond since this is your first time on cash register, I'll start you off simple. You'll be running the 20 or less lane."
"Wait." Diamond said putting up a hoof. "Aren't those lines usually the first ones filled up because people are too lazy to use the self check out?"
"Yep!" Dinky replied shooing Diamond away. "Now off you go, if you need any assistance don't hesitate to call me."
"This wasn't so bad." Diamond thought to herself. Ten minutes have passed and nopony even came to her line. "Maybe they had 21 items instead ha-ha!" she leans on the counter resting her head on her hoof bored out of her mind."
"Excuse me Miss? But are you open?"
Diamond shot up looking around in a panic. "I wasn't slacking off I swear!" she turned to her first customer with the most forced smile on her face. "Why yes...sir, I am indeed open."
"Oh good, Hey Scootaloo I found one."
Diamond's eyes shot open. It was that blue pegasus from before who was with Scootaloo. "Oh, good." she said coming around the corner. "I swear, this place never-" she stopped midsentence gasping at Diamond Tiara's presence." D-Diamond Tiara?! W-What are you doing here?!"
"What's the matter Scootaloo?" Diamond replied with a cunning smirk. "Cant you tell by my blue vest and name tag that I work here now?"
Scootaloo's eyes widen with surprise. "You work here now?!"
"Hm-Mm," Diamond nodded. "But enough about me how about you? Who's your friend? Is he your boyfriend?"
Scootaloo was sweating bullets at this point. "Uh, this is...Uh."
"The name's Rain Catcher." he said. "I just moved here from Fillydelphia."
"You're from Filly?" Diamond said putting his stuff in bags. "Why did you move to a small town like Ponyville?"
"Well, my aunt lives here now. Said that it was nice and quiet." Rain Catcher replied.
"Who is she?" Diamond questioned. "Maybe I know of her."
"Her name is Lightning Dust." He replied putting the bags in his saddlebags.
Scootaloo shook her head snapping back into reality. "The new schoolteacher? You never told me that you was related to her."
"Well not by blood, well we must be off, I gotta get home before the movers show up." Rain Catcher bid Diamond goodbye and left Diamond's line.
"Enjoy your date Scootaloo!" Diamond yelled out making the pony in question glare at her. "Well that was fun; now to-" Diamond's eyes widen in horror as fifteen ponies stood in her line waiting to be served. "W-Where did you guys come from?!"
Yep, it was going to be a long day.
After three hours of trying and failing to bring down her line. Diamond Tiara was finally sent on lunch. Never in all her life had she ran so fast, well except that one time with the bee's nest. Making her way to the food court the pink filly sits down groaning in pain. "Ugh, standing up for four hours sucks." reaching into her lunch box she pulls out four hay sandwiches and a pint of apple juice. "If it wasn't for the fact that I move around a lot I would be bigger than Apple Bloom."
Biting into her meal she wondered what was Apple Bloom doing. She really hasn't seen her since her pregnancy, then again, she never really tried seeing her. Sweetie Belle would always try to get Diamond to see her but she would always say no. Must be hard to be ten months preggers.
"Sup Diamond." Blazing Star greeted knocking Diamond from her thoughts. "You on break?"
Diamond just nodded scarfing down her second hay sandwich.
"I got stuck doing Customer Service." she sighed taking out her own lunch. "I swear, ponies wanna get mad at you for something that they don't have. Where's Blossom?"
"BONZAII!"
Blazing Star jumped high in the air, startled by Cherry Blossom's sudden shout. "Cherry Blossom Kenzan!"
"Will you please stop doing that!" Star demanded slowly coming back down.
"Nope." Blossom smiled before taking a seat opening up her Bento box and taking out one of her yaoi mangas. "Now please be quiet, I'm trying to get some reading done."
"Hey, Blossom." Diamond spoke.
"Hai?"
"What is yaoi and why do you read it?"
Blazing Star facehoofed at Diamond's innocence. "Oh boy."
"Ahh, so you wish to see the promise land, well take a look at this." Blossom flips through her book showing Diamond one of her favorite pages. "Hawt is it not?"
Diamond just stared at the picture with a light blush on her face. "Good, good let the boyxboy goodness flow through you." Blossom smiled. "Blazing Star likes it too, but she's too shy to admit it."
"I do not!"
Meanwhile at the Photo Center. Featherweight was putting Pipsqueak's photo's in an envelope. "I swear he's going to regret this." he hears the bell ringing at his counter signaling a customer. "That must be him now." grabbing the folder, he heads to the counter where Pipsqueak awaited.
"Ah Featherweight," Pip said. "Did you get my photos done?" Featherweight slides the folder over to him. "Ah excellent, with this Sweetie Belle will be mine!" he leaves the store with the folder.
"Sigh, idiot." Featherweight said shaking his head." Hey! he forgot to pay."