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// Trust 
// Story: The New Filly 
// by Itssnippy 
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The school bell rang, alerting all of the fillies and foals that class is starting. After the nightmare that Sparkle Cloud had last night she still went to school.
“Alright my little ponies today we are going to learn about the history of changelings.” Miss. Cheerilee announced.
The class groaned, except for Sparkle Cloud, who was intrigued in the matter.
“Pst, pst, Sparkle Cloud, pst.” somepony whispered, “Pst, over here, pst.”
Luckily Sparkle Cloud was smarter than that and ignored whoever was calling out for her.
“Diamond Tiara, is there something you would like to tell the whole class?” Miss. Cheerilee asked
“No.”
“Then please stop distracting Sparkle Cloud, alright so as I was say, Changelings can transform to look who ever they want.”
After a few hours it was lunch time, and just like last time Sparkle Cloud sat under a tree reading with half of her lunch eaten.
“Um excuse me.” Sparkle looked up and saw Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon
“Um, hello.” Sparkle said
“Don’t ‘hello’ me, how dare you ignore me in class.” Diamond Tiara said, nearly yelling at Sparkle Cloud.
“I didn’t want to get in trouble.”
“Listen here blank flank, you're new here, we get it, but you do not ignore Diamond Tiara.” Silver Spoon said.
“I’m sorry I just -”
“Yeah you better be sorry you freak.” Diamond Tiara said insultingly.
“I, I -”
“Hey! Stop bullying her.” yelled Apple Bloom
“What did she ever do to you?” asked Scootaloo after getting in front of Sparkle Cloud in a protective manner.
“Don’t tell us what to do.” Diamond Tiara said.
“Excuse me?” Miss. Cheerilee said with a disapproving look on her face as Sweetie Belle walked behind her, “What is going on here?”
“Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were bullying Sparkle Cloud, we were just standing up for her.” Apple Bloom said.
“She’s lying to you Miss. Cheerilee, They were pick on us.” Diamond Tiara said
“Really, is that the story you’re going with?”
“Um, yes?”
“Sparkle Cloud, is this true?”
“They were picking on me ma’am, they were saying mean things like mocking me for being a blank flank and for not responding to her in class.” Sparkle Cloud said with tears in her eyes.
“Well I think that’s all of the evidence I need, Diamond Tiara, Silver Spoon, I am very disappointed in you, I’ll be letting your parents know about this.”
“What!” the two yelled.
“Don’t raise your voice at me you two, now come on.”
The two fillies followed Miss. Cheerilee back to the classroom, leaving the CMC and Sparkle Cloud alone at the tree.
“Um, than, thank you for, um, standing up for me.” Sparkle stutters.
“Of course, what are friends for.” Scootaloo says.
“Friends?” Sparkle asks.
“Well yeah, I mean, sure we haven’t really talked and the last time we did you yelled at us but we still want to be your friends.” Apple Bloom says
“Really?”
“Of course.” all three of them said.
The school bell rang and everypony went into class. After a few more hours of school and it was time for everypony to go home. The CMC were talking to each other and notice Sparkle Cloud walking back home.
“Hey Sparkle Cloud, wait up” Scootaloo calls out.
“Um, what do you guys want?” Sparkle asks nervously.
“Well, we’ve been talking and we thought that since you don’t have your cutie mark like us, that maybe you would like to join and become a member of the Cutie Mark Crusaders.” Sweetie Belle offers.
“The Cutie Mark Whatters?” Sparkle asks.
“The Cutie Mark Crusaders. It’s a group we created where we try and get our cutie marks.”Scootaloo explains.
“So, what do you say, well you join?” Apple Bloom asks
Sparkle Cloud says nothing, she just stares, thinking to herself on whether or not she can actually trust them. Yes, they did defend her when Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon were picking on her but would they always be there to help her? And worst of all, would they too start bullying her if she ever accidentally revealed her secret? Not knowing whither to say yes or no Sparkle Cloud panicked and ran home.
“Well that didn’t go very well.” Sweetie Belle commented.
“Ah well, we still got each other. Come on, let's get to the clubhouse.” Apple Bloom said with a disappointed look, “To bad, I bet she would’ve been a great member too.”