It's Okay to be Different

by 3 Unicorns in Trenchcoat

The First Day

The evening night began to dissipate within the Canterlot city and the sun started to rise from the darkness of the night, the sun began to embellish the land with it's light and with it, many were beginning to wake up from their deep slumbers. Meanwhile, those who lived in the shroud of the night went to bed and switched places with those who resided in the light of the day. Everypony began their day to day jobs that they were content with.

But this morning was a different one, one where the young foals and fillies would begin their school year and enter a new grade which brought much wonder and awe to those who were excited about school. Then there were many who did not like school and the idea of waking up early to go such a place and be taught lessons that they could not even comprehend (or even care about).

Crystal Clarity, a young female pony-dragon hybrid of Spike and Rarity, was among these ponies, she liked the idea of learning, just not the idea of waking up so early in the morning and going to a place where she did not desire to be. All she ever wanted to do was chew on her mothers fabric and chase balls of yarn, along with it most importantly, sleep. But there was a factor that she had forgotten over the summer, that school was today.

As Crystal Clarity slept soundly on her bed, but was then when the door abruptly opened with a loud bang as her mother, Rarity, came rushing through the door with her makeup half-done and levitating her mascara along with lipstick. In consequence to her mother barging into her room, Crystal Clarity jumped up from her bed and landed on the other side of where she slept (which was quite the achievement due to her size and the size of a queen-sized bed) with a loud young foal scream which then terrified her mother.

"Oh-oh-oh I'm so sorry darling for frightening you, but we have to get you to school!" she began to rush over to Claire and picked her up with one hoof and placed her onto the head of her bed, placed her makeup on Claire's nightstand, and began to go through her closet and started to pick out some dresses for Claire. She began to open the doors and started to browse the contents of the closet. She first found a turquoise green dress and pondered, "Hmm, how about this one? No," and then went and placed the dress back on a hanger and stored it in the closet. She kept browsing her daughters closet only to find nothing that fitted her daughter as well as she thought it would've, she stroked her mane and kept looking around in the closet for the right fit.

Meanwhile, the magenta pony with two dragon horns, was too dazed after waking up and did not have the slightest clue of what was going on and began to doze off to sleep once more but was suddenly interrupted by her mother shouting "ah-hah! This is perfect for you!" and was then lifted into a position where she began to try on her clothes. She was first forced into lifting up her forelegs to allow Rarity to put on the dress for her and then had to wiggle around to get the dress into it's proper location of comfort. Rarity had pondered upon whether it was good fit or not The outfit she was fitted into fitted like a glove and looked quite nice on her. A nice cyan dress trimmed with white lining at the end of the dress proved to be a nice fit for her.

But there was no time to gloat upon the beauty of the dress, for they were going to be late for the first day of school and if they were to end up late it would not set the best of first impressions for the staff at the school. But breakfast was a necessity for Claire and if she did not have then she would be quite the cranky little foal, to resolve this, Rarity poured her a bowl of mini-waffles (which was her favorite cereal) and offered to her. Crystal Clarity sat in her dinning room table and began to eat away at her cereal while Rarity finished up her makeup and packed Claire's saddle bag for the day with her lunch in the kitchen, the lunch meal was a basic one which included a PB&J sandwich along with some carrots and a juice box. Once she finished these tasks she began to signal Claire that it was time to go.

Claire tried to unlock the door but was too short to reach the lock and but her mother unlocked it and opened the door for her and as she stepped outside and as her mother locked it she asked "Mom? Where are we going?"

Rarity then turned around at her and came down to her height "Your going to school! It's also free daycare for me!"

Claire suddenly stooped down to the doorstep and started to cry "I don't want to go to school!" and began to slam her tiny claws against the front porch in retaliation for going to school.

Rarity then responded with "I know you don't want to go to school but it's necessary for you and your well being in the future! I mean a princess doesn't just sit around all day and do nothing they do things that involve what you are going to learn at school!" with Rarity's voice being filled with confidence it brought the spirit of Claire up but a single thought turned away all of what her mother said.

"But what if princesses aren't like me? What if they aren't some kind of monster, like me?" tears began to welt in her eyes and this was a direct indication that Claire was afraid of how she would be judged by her peers at the school.

Rarity began to wipe away at her developing tears with a cloth and perked her head up and made Claire look into her eyes, "Claire, no matter what, me and daddy will always be there for you and those who judge you are just jealous, I mean you can breathe fire! You can do things no other pony can do and always remember that." there was a pause which brought a smile to Claires face and then Rarity's face. "C'mon darling, let's get you to school." the two began to walk down their front porch and began walking down the sidewalk to school.

Author's Note:

If you can't tell I'm not a very good writer and this is my first fanfic and this also my first draft and some edit suggestions would be appreciated

I hope Ki-senpai notices this, she probably won't though

Comments

[Hillbe]

You have a few extra words when Rarity entered a sleeping Crystals room, Sort of stumbled when reading .

You can breath fire!

When you're angry just give them the CLAW! The middle feather ?

Spikey how could you ?!

easy, look.

[3 Unicorns in Trenchcoat]

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Well~, I do plan on getting Claire in trouble and Spike offering the not-so-much useful advice in the long run and Rarity just being absolutely embarrassed about it.