Chapter One
I walk beside my friends, humming my favorite song in Equestria. “Celestia, Sweetie Belle!” Scootaloo said happily. “I can see why your cutie mark is singing!”
I blush slightly and I keep humming my slow song. I hear the tune ringing in my ear, and Apple Bloom finally breaks the silence. “So nineteen tomorrow?” she asked, and I nodded happily.
“Can you believe that we’re going to be going to college soon?” Scootaloo yelled. I feel weird at that comment.
A strange silence fell over us, but it is broken once more when I reach my home. “Bye girls,” I yell, and they wave to me. “Be careful with that hoof Apple Bloom!”
Apple Bloom nodded, and hopped away on three hooves. She was redecorating the barn, but she dropped a large, heavy board in her hoof. She just needed to wear a cast until tomorrow morning. I smile and walk inside. “Sweetie Belle,” my mother says.
“Yea, mom,” I ask, and she walks into my room. “What is it?”
“Well you’re eighteen years old, and I’m not trying to sound mean, but we were thinking that you wanted to move in with Rarity,” she said, and my eyes burst open.
“Really,” I ask, and she nods. I started my magic and started packing clothes and close belongings. “Oh this is going to be great! We can get a movers pony to pick up my bed, and my dresser, and I can the other stuff. Oh is Rarity as excited as I am?”
Mom smiled and came over to me. She put her hoof on my horn, and my magic stopped. She put me on my bed, and she sat next to me. “My dearest, you’re moving out, and we’re all so happy, but, we haven’t told Rarity,” she said. “We want it to be a surprise.”
I smile, tears filling in my eyes, and I hugged my mom quickly. I then picked up my bags, and walked outside. I kiss my mom and dad and they close the door slowly. I run as fast as I can towards Rarity’s house and when I finally make it, I feel strange. I remember the last time I was here. I had no cutie mark; I was smaller than I am now. I raise my hoof, and I knock slowly on the door.
A very tired Rarity opens the door, and looks at me. “Sweetie Belle!” she yelled, perking up. “I’m sorry this place is a mess, but I wasn’t expecting company.”
I smile and I start to laugh. “Actually, I’m here to move in with you,” I say, and she stops cleaning.
She looks at the calendar. “Of course, your birthday is tomorrow, but that’s also the grand galloping gala day!” she yelled. “Oh I made you a small dress, but I want it to be bigger, much fancier!” She put the small dress on me, and I smile. There is a knock on the door, and I see Spike come inside.
“Hi Rarity,” he said. I smile at him, and I come over to hug him when he turns away to look at the place. “What’s with the luggage?” he asked, and Rarity looked at it.
“Oh Sweetie Belle’s moving in,” she said. “Are you here to get your tuxedo for tomorrow?” He nodded, and looked at me. “I’ll get it in just a minuet. I’m washing it a little bit.”
I blush when my sister leaves me alone in the small room, with Spike. “Well, Sweetie Belle, look at you,” he said, and he looked in the mirror at himself and me.
“Umm, do you want anything to drink or eat?” I ask, and I walk to the fridge. I look around, but find nothing a dragon would want. I then remember I brought some gems for Rarity, but Spike could have some. “I have some gems, would you like some?”
He smiled and nodded. When I brought the gems over, he ate them bit by bit slowly and thoughtfully. “Thanks, Sweetie Belle,” he said, and I came over to him.
“Uh, I was wondering if you . . .”
“Ah here it is!” Rarity yelled, hopping down the stairs. “Sweetie Belle get back onto the pedestal, I’ll be there in a moment.”
I got up onto it, and I stayed there until I saw Rarity come over to me. “Why does Spike come over so often?” I ask, and she shrugs.
“I know he has a crush on me, but I have a little surprise for all of my friends at the gala.” She smiled and I looked at her.
She finishes my dress, and my eyes grow when I see it. “It’s, lovely!” I yell. It is blue with a see through, sparkly, light blue outline. It has green flowers above the outline, and under them is a very light blue. My hooves are covered with blue shoes, and my head has a very sparkly blue headband. She covered my eyes and I feel her put something around my neck. She opens them and I see a light blue necklace with a blue heart on it. I smile and hug her. “It’s beautiful,” I say.
I hear a knock on the door, and Apple Bloom and Scootaloo. Walk inside. “Hey Sweets,” Scootaloo said, and I smiled. “Wow nice dress. Can we have one, Ms. Rarity?” she asked, and Rarity nodded.
“Who’s first,” she said. Apple Bloom shot her hoof up, and Rarity smiled. She worked while Scootaloo and I were in the kitchen eating.
“So what’s up with you and Rainbow Dash?” I ask, taking another bite of my dandelion sandwich.
“Nothing much,” she said. “But she did teach me an awesome trick!”
I smile and I take off my dress to put it on my bed. I walk outside and I watch her trick. When she is done, Rarity calls us in. Spike was holding a pincushion in his claws and he smiled when he saw me come in. “Hello, Sweetie Belle,” he said.
I looked at Apple Bloom after nodded a small hello and my eyes widened. Her beautiful sparkly red dress shown amazingly in the daylight; her green shoes and green sparkly headband were lovely. “Rarity, you’re really outdone yourself,” I say, and Rarity blushed.
“Scootaloo come,” she said. “Spike you can leave, this won’t take very long.”
Spike smiled and looked at me. “Wait, Spike,” I say, and I gesture him outside. I blush and he smiles. “Do you want to get some ice cream at . . . uh, sugarcube corner tonight?” I smile and he looks at me. He puts his claw under my chin, and I feel hot.
“Sure,” he says, and kisses my cheek. “I’ll pick you up at three-ish.”
I nod, but realize that that’s in an hour! “Rarity, I’m gonna go to the hair salon upstairs, then the spa, then I’m gonna get my hooves done. Scoots, Bloom, wanna come?” I ask, and Scootaloo and Apple Bloom nod.
“Alright, let me finish,” Rarity said, and she put one more stitch in. “There, you may go. You know how to turn on the hair driers right?” She looked at me, and I nod.
“See you in a little bit,” I say, and I walk upstairs. The girls follow me; Apple Bloom then smiles.
“So what’s the occasion?” she asks, and Scootaloo smiles at me as well.
“Can’t a mare just get her hooves done without an occasion?” I ask, and they punch my in the arm.
“C’mon, you’re going on a date!” Apple Bloom yelled, and I flinched.
“No,” I say as I start to trot faster, “I’m not.”
“We all know how you feel about Spike,” Apple Bloom said. I decided to stop talking. I walk upstairs and walk into the small room with the shampoo, towels, showers, and driers.
I hop into the shower and I hear a knock on the door outside. “Apple Bloom can you get that?” I ask.
“I got it,” she said. “It’s Spike, and he wants to talk to you.”
I just out of the shower, wrap myself in a towel so I don’t get him wet and he looks straight in my eyes. I blush and feel my legs go weak.