//------------------------------//
// Chapter 7 
// Story: Different Year, Different Friends 
// by NightmareAngel 
//------------------------------//

Sweetie Belle stood alone in the corner of the room, watching as all the children around her laughed, each with a bright cutie mark on their flank. 
"Hey Sweetie Belle. You didn't get your cutie mark yet? I thought you were supposed to get it this week." Scootaloo chuckles. Sweetie Belle smiles sadly.
"No I didn't get it. And I'm basically the only kid in class without one." Scootaloo turns around.
"Not the only one." She says.
"You don't have your cutie mark either?! This is great! Do you want a cupcake?" the two giggle and go towards the snack table where Diamond and Silver are stood. Diamond glares at the two and Silver casts them a sad glance before the two trot off.
"I thought you guys were friends?" Scootaloo asks. 
"Were. Things change I guess." She says, a pang of guilt over yesterdays lie turning her stomach. 
"Don't worry about it, you don't need those girls. I bet when you get your cutie mark it's way better than theirs! I mean what do they even mean?" the two laugh happily and settle into the party, sitting under a table, eating cupcakes and sharing stories about their past.