//------------------------------// // Chapter Eight; Sweetie Belle's Guide On How To Get A Pegasus To Like Her. // Story: Scootaloo's Accidental Harem // by Mister Phoenix //------------------------------// Despair, Emerald had only felt alone in the Dragon Lands, never around her friends like Scootaloo, Yarrow, Gabby and Sierra, and maybe sometimes Ursal and Averis, but now the white scale dragoness felt alone again at this moment in time. She lay on a couch, her face buried into the blue couch cushion, Scootaloo patted Emerald's back just to be attacked by a hug. Scootaloo looked over to Yarrow who left, whistling to herself. Scootaloo held her female dragon friend close, letting the dragoness just cry on her shoulder while the orange pegasus filly just comb Emerald's back. The dragoness let out a few sniffs having finally stopped crying, she looked at Scootaloo with her ocean blue eyes, the orange pegasus gave her friend a grin. "Spike dumped me." Emerald said, Scootaloo didn't respond her purple coloured eyes flared up in anger wanting to hurt the male dragon for breaking Emerald's heart. "Sorry about that Emmy's looked you still got me. I'm your friend no matter what, if you need a shoulder to cry on I'm your girl!" Scootaloo said. Emerald smiled at Scootaloo, the young dragoness cuddled Scootaloo, the orange pegasus just rolled her eyes at Emerald's behaviour. After leaving Scootaloo, dragging her feet to her and Yarrow's room, the said Changeling just lay on the bed looking towards the ceiling. "What's the real reason Spike dumped you?" Yarrow asked, Emerald frozen "Huh?" "I never liked the fake love you had towards Spike, mind telling me why?" Yarrow asked, Emerald let out a sign Early in the day, Emerald sat on a checker pattern coloured red and white with Spike, the two sat on a grassy hill with a picnic basket sitting between them. It has been a few days since The Silver Moon Ball, Emerald was eating an apple. Spike looked away from the dragoness, the only thing that Emerald has been talking about is Scootaloo, like how the orange pegasus taught her how to ride a scooter or how the two could cuddle close together and read Daring Do, even if Emerald didn't care much about the book series, she kept a smile on her face for her pegasus friend. "I don't think we can be together anymore." Spike just spoke up, causing the white scale dragoness to cough up her apple. "What! Why? Is it because I'm named after Dragon Lord Emerald?" The Dragoness question, Spike raised his eyebrow. "I don't know who she is. I am breaking up with you because you don't love me, you love someone else, trust me I been through the same thing." Spike said, Emerald looked away. The young Dragoness couldn't believe what she was hearing the last time she checked the only had eyes for Spike, sure they was how Scootaloo made her heart start to flutter every time the two cuddle together to read a book or whenever Scootaloo thought that Emerald need a hug. Remembering those moments with her pegasus friend made her smile. "I know you are building a harem with that pink unicorn pony and that green pegasus girl." Emerald stated, Spike rubbed his head. "I'm not dating Starlight Glimmer or Lightning Dust. I'm just stating that you love someone else." Spike spoke, Emerald tapped her chin. "Who?" Emerald asked, she tilted her head to the left giving off a confused expression. "Let's see, she's your best friend, she's thinks that Rainbow Dash is the greatest pony in the world, she already dating three ponies and one griffin." Spike said, folding his arms causing Emerald to laugh. "Scootaloo?" Emerald smiled after saying the pegasus name. "You think I love Scootaloo." Smiled. "That's just ridiculous." Spike rolled his eyes, Emerald is cute when she trying to pretend that she was right about something, having always smiling at the mere mention of Scootaloo's name, even thinking about the pegasus made her feel butterflies. Emerald noticed that Spike hadn't changed his expression or his folded arms yet. "You can't even say her name without smiling." Spike said, somewhat challenging the Dragoness. Emerald rolled her eyes, noticing a window that she could see herself in. "Scootaloo." Emerald spoke, smiling at the mention of the orange pegasus name. She let out a loud cry, Emerald kept repeating Scootaloo's name repeatedly, always smiling at her pegasus friend, feeling her heart beating faster remembering how much Scootaloo means to her. Emerald banged her head against the tree, causing the leaves to fall on her, which she also got from spending so much time around the orange pegasus. "I can't be in love with Scootaloo! I'm a dragon, if I love her then I'm no better than the Dragon Lord that I'm named after!" Emerald cried out, her head fell on the tree trunk. Spike just left the dragoness alone, letting her be by herself for a while. The Male Dragon also had to meet Coco Pommel at the train station, Emerald watched the dragon walking away, knowing that he was building a harem just like how Scootaloo is. Thinking about the pegasus bought another smile on her face, Emerald just smiled, sitting under a oak tree waiting for time to past her by. "Are you going to ask Scootaloo out?" Yarrow asked, causing Emerald to let out a groan. "I don't like Scootaloo like that. I'm a dragon and she's a pony, if I did. I would be proving everyone in the Dragon Lands right." Emerald said, Yarrow just looked at her dragon friend. "I can see love, are we making bets because I bet that you'll get with Scoots." Yarrow said, Emerald just turn to look at the Changeling. "What about you? Giving each other nicknames, I bet you like your little Scoots too. Yarrow and Scootaloo sitting in a tree." Emerald sang, causing Yarrow to growl with anger. "Whoever gets with Scootaloo first loses." Emerald said, glaring down her Changeling friend, smiling at Scootaloo name. "Yeah, you smiled again." Yarrow spoke, causing Emerald to punch the bed in anger. The next day, Scootaloo had no idea why Yarrow or Emerald wouldn't hang out with her much, well it was more strange Yarrow would push the orange pegasus towards the Dragoness, causing Emerald to push the orange pegasus back to the Changeling. Scootaloo didn't care anymore, she knew that this was her life now, it sadden her. Sweetie Belle pulled Scootaloo free from the Changeling and Dragoness, the two best friends gave each other a hoof bump. Scootaloo noticed Diamond Tiara leaving behind a sadden Sweetie Belle who could watch Scootaloo giving a kiss on Diamond Tiara's cheek and then a kiss on Silver Spoon's cheek. The white coated unicorn rubbed her eyes at the site, being sneaky like how Pinkie acted when the pink pony wanted a slice of cake. The young unicorn hid behind a large tree listening into Scootaloo's conversion with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon. "How's our best girlfriend doing?" Diamond asked, Scootaloo rolled her eyes. "I'm your only girlfriend." Scootaloo stated, blinking towards the two fillies in front of her. "Well, I think we, meaning, Silver, me, Apple Bloom, Gabby and well you, should have a long talk about your harem idea." Diamond stated, Sweetie Belle froze at the word 'harem' it meant that she could be with Scootaloo, she held her hoof in front of her mouth, so she wouldn't let out a scream of happiness. "Look. I'm not trying to add all my friends to this, my awesome self is just too much for any pony can handle meaning that they would just fall in love by my dashing good looks." Scootaloo stated, Diamond and Silver Spoon shared blanked expression before turning back towards Scootaloo. "Yeah, that's the reason." Diamond said, causing Silver Spoon to let out a soft giggle. The three fillies walked towards behind the school house, no matter on what happen today, Sweetie Belle knew that her smile would never dimmer, she'll wear it large and proud, finally getting to be with Scootaloo. The young unicorn filly began to dance in place at the great no it was amazing news. Scootaloo followed Diamond Tiara behind the school just to be pulled into a kiss by the orange pegasus first filly friend. Not one on the cheek or anything like that, this kiss was one that Diamond Tiara was waiting for, a kiss on the lips, it didn't last long at all. Scootaloo broke the kiss apart and blushed towards Diamond, the filly with the tiara cutie mark smiled towards Scootaloo, rubbing her hoof against the ground. "Ya two are so weird, it's almost class." Apple Bloom said, Scootaloo ran past the young apple farmer. "You know, it'll be your turn to kiss Scoots on the lips." Diamond said, hitting the side of a blushing Apple Bloom with her tail. Scootaloo didn't know if the harem idea was any good at first, now she just hoped that she wasn't messing anything up since Gabby seemed really upset not dancing with Scootaloo at The Silver Moon Ball, Diamond Tiara did share her master plan on getting Scootaloo and Silver Spoon together with Gabby and Apple Bloom, the female griffin still voices her distaste towards it. Scootaloo just gave the griffin some more cuddles and hugs causing Gabby to fall into Scootaloo's warm embrace. Ursal just walked passed it, hanging out her tongue in disgust just to be attacked by a hug from Sierra, the Hippogriff and Zebra had gotten together during The Silver Moon Ball, causing Ursal to quickly nuzzle Sierra just for Sierra to pull Ursal into a long cuddle. The school bell rang, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle walked home together, the two best friends stopped at Sugar Cube Corner, they only ever ordered a chocolate milkshake there. Since it was the first thing that they ever had together as friends, after that Scootaloo said goodbye to Sweetie Belle. The young unicorn filly rushed up towards her room, slamming her door, much to Rarity's annoyance, who just yelled towards Sweetie Belle to not slam the doors. In which Sweetie just replied with a sorry. The young unicorn jumped on her bed, causing the brown teddy bear that lay on her pillow on bounce in return. Sweetie Belle pulled her toy bear into a tight hug, nuzzling her face against the toy bear. Sweetie just let out a loud scream of pleasure again much to Rarity's annoyance. Sweetie gave off a strange smirk, she put her right front hoof on her mouth, telling her toy bear to be quiet, in return the bear just stayed still. "I'm so happy, Teddy! This is like the best thing ever!" Sweetie Belle said, trying not to be too loud. Sweetie Belle placed 'Teddy' back where he belongs, so she can spin around the room filled with joy, the toys in her room never seen their unicorn caretaker this happy before, Sweetie Belle looked towards a strange stuff toy that she had. It looked like a tree, but it had arms and legs with a mouth and black eyes. "It's because I could be with Scootaloo, Groot." Sweetie Belle said, towards the Groot toy in her room. The young unicorn filly looked towards Teddy who titled his head towards the left, Sweetie Belle rolled her eyes. "Yes, Scootaloo is with Diamond Tiara." Sweetie Belle spoke, giving off a pout. She looked at a small statue that sat on her bed side table, one of a small white rabbit wearing a bright red hat with a white circle at the front in that circle a red 'M.' The rabbit had blue overalls and a black mustache and held a large gun with both of its small arms. "Well if you must now Rabbit Mario, Scootaloo is building a Harem! She already has Diamond Tiara, Apple Bloom, Gabby and Silver Spoon.... I'm a little disappointed that she got with Bloom before me, but well here's my chance!" Sweetie Belle said, swinging her left front hoof. All of Sweetie Belle's toys looked at the happy unicorn confused, Sweetie Belle gave off a smile, pulling out her pink diary that she used to write in before she met Apple Bloom. Sweetie Belle open the page to where she first moved to Ponyville and meet the orange pegasus that made her want to sing in happiness. A much younger Sweetie Belle, around the age of five was sleeping on the side of the bumpy carriage it was coloured black with the wheels being painted yellow almost like gold. Eleven-year-old Rarity was just complaining towards her parents; Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles. Cookie Crumble shook Sweetie Belle awake, the young filly woke with a small cute yawn. "Welcome to our new home, Ponyville." Cookie Crumbles spoke, Rarity and Sweetie Belle looked at each other. Sweetie Belle walked around the small town of Ponyville, she looked towards the ground, even at the young age she knows that her parents are always on the move, they never stay in one spot for too long. Sweetie Belle just down on the park bench, looking towards the cloudy dark skies, she moved to under the under just in case it started to rain. "Come on!" A voice yelled out, Sweetie Belle noticed it started to rain lightly. The young unicorn filly walked out in the soft rain hitting her mane, she looked to see a pegasus filly around five years old, she had an orange coat and purple mane which was already dripping water showing that she has been out here even if it was raining. The young pegasus was flapping her tiny wings, always landing face first into the ground whenever she tried to get up in the sky. Sweetie Belle let out a small giggle, causing the orange pegasus to turn towards the giggling unicorn. "You think this is funny!" The pegasus yelled at the unicorn "No! I'm new here, I'm Sweetie Belle." The orange pegasus rolled her eyes. "I don't care, now get lost, I don't need a unicorn like you from keeping me from soaring in the sky." The orange pegasus spoke, Sweetie pouted. "You're not nice, why do you want to fly so badly?"Sweetie Belle asked, causing the orange pegasus to rub the side of her head in annoyance. "I'm not your friend, got that. Now get lost, before there's a unicorn with a coat white like snow turns black and blue!" The orange pegasus yelled towards Sweetie Belle who just stepped back. The unicorn turned around, hearing the banging of the pegasus hitting the ground, again and again. Sweetie Belle looked towards the pegasus who had a large bump on her forehead and a bleeding nose. The orange pegasus accidentally rolled down the grassy hill hitting her head against a large rock. Sweetie Belle was just lucky the orange pegasus wasn't too heavy, carrying her back to the shade, Sweetie Belle watched the now heavy rain pouring down, the orange pegasus woke up rubbing the side of her head. She looked towards the pouring rain and then towards Sweetie Belle. "Thank you." The pegasus muttered out, that Sweetie Belle heard. "You're welcome Miss Grumpy." Sweetie Belle joked, causing the pegasus to smile. "Scootaloo." She let out, "Huh?" Sweetie asked "That's my name. It's Scootaloo, my aunts would be upset if I return home with a cold again, so thank you." The pegasus spoke, Sweetie Belle gave a smile in return. "No problem, but why was you in the rain anyway?" Sweetie Belle asked, Scootaloo rolled her purple coloured eyes. "Duh, I want to fly so I can join The Wonderbolts!" Scootaloo said, puffing out her chest, causing Sweetie Belle to scratch her mane. "They are the greatest fliers in Equestria only the best can even get in and one day I'll be the greatest flier in the world, no one could catch up to me." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle smiled. "Well I hope you start flying soon, I bet you'll leave everyone in your dust." Sweetie said, causing Scootaloo to let out a chuckle. "Heh, you know it. You're kind of cool." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle smiled. "Does that mean we're friends?" Sweetie Belle asked, Scootaloo smiled. "Yeah, it does." Scootaloo said. Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo after that day the two friends couldn't be torn apart from each other, having a secret hoof shake with each other, when they first started it, they both didn't know how to stop or even know how to stop their totally cool hoof shake that the two completely forgot how to do the next day. "So, what are The Wonderbolts?" Sweetie Belle asked, Scootaloo let out a loud gasp. "How could you not know about The Wonderbolts! They are the coolest and bestest ponies in the world!" Scootaloo said, pulling Sweetie Belle next to her. It was hours, Sweetie Belle might have not known anything about The Wonderbolts just a few days ago, but now she knew just about everything that she needed to know and more. The young unicorn was sure that she would never forget it, but she did find it cute how excited Scootaloo can get and how cute she looks when she's upset. "You watch Sweetie Belle, I'll be flying in no time, tomorrow is the day, I promise that you'll be the first one to see me reaching the heavens!" Scootaloo said, the pegasus having been saying that she would be flying tomorrow whenever she failed. "I can't wait, I know you will. I believe in you." Sweetie Belle said, Scootaloo gave her a light push. "Don't be so cheesy." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle let out a chuckle. "I might not be here for long, my parents are always moving around Equestria, I don't know how long we can be friends." Sweetie Belle said, Scootaloo gave a grin towards the young unicorn filly. "Well, I'll just have to follow you, through the skies if you ever leave Ponyville." Scootaloo said, Sweetie gave a soft smile towards her friend. "They always say that, then I never hear from my old friends again." Sweetie Belle said, her face was looking towards the ground. Scootaloo pulled Sweetie Belle close to her, Sweetie's cheeks heated up in a bright red blush at the sudden hug from her pegasus friend. "Well we just have to make a promise." "Together forever!" Scootaloo started, smiling causing Sweetie to smile. "I'll never leave your side." Sweetie Belle added, Scootaloo bumped Sweetie Belle's hoof with her own. "Because we'll be friends forever." They finished together, Scootaloo started laughing. "I know it cheesy. We might have to work on it." Sweetie Belle said, Scootaloo looked at the unicorn. "No, it's perfect." Scootaloo said, smiling towards Sweetie Belle. Sweetie Belle couldn't be gladder that Scootaloo is her friend, well now best friend, Scootaloo even invited her unicorn friend for dinner tomorrow night, Sweetie Belle smiled and said yes more than once, Scootaloo just shook her head in annoyance at her friend, but chuckling at the same time. Sweetie Belle knocked on the door to Scootaloo's house, once it came time for her to have dinner with her new best friend, an earth pony mare opens the door and smiled towards the young unicorn filly. The earth pony mare let Sweetie Belle in, the unicorn filly gave her friend a hoof bump, the earth pony mare let out a chuckle. "Ignore her, that's my Aunt Holiday. This will be great you'll just love this place!" Scootaloo said, pulling Sweetie Belle up towards her room. Sweetie didn't bother fighting, the unicorn filly let the pegasus push her unicorn friend up the stairs. Scootaloo's room is just like what Sweetie Belle thought it would be like, tons of Wonderbolts posters over the walls, with bed sheets having The Wonderbolts logo on it. Scootaloo didn't get to even talk to Sweetie Belle about anything when Holiday's voice called out the pegasus name. Sweetie gave Scootaloo a pat before leaving the pegasus who head was lowered. That's where Sweetie Belle Scootaloo other Aunt, a pegasus called Lofty. Holiday kissed her wife on the lips, causing Sweetie Belle to raise her eyebrow, the unicorn always thought that only a stallion and a mare could get married. "What your name dear?" Lofty asked, Sweetie Belle ate her dinner. "Sweetie Belle. It's a pleasure to meet you and your wife." Sweetie Belle spoke, unsure about it. Lofty let out a giggle, "Yes, we're married. I never thought that Scootaloo would get a filly friend." Lofty spoke, causing Scootaloo to cough up her water. "What! No, no, no, a million time no! Sweetie and I are not like that." Scootaloo quickly said, she pretended to act sick. "That's sicking. Being in a relationship would just slow me down!" Scootaloo said, before taking another bite from her dinner. Sweetie Belle had an upset expression on her face, looking towards Scootaloo, the young unicorn had no idea why it made her feel hurt when Scootaloo thought being with Sweetie Belle made her sick to her stomach. The rest of the dinner of silent, the young unicorn thought that Scootaloo might be in trouble. When Sweetie Belle left, Scootaloo didn't bother with any hugs or hoof bumps. Sweetie Belle just quietly walked back to the home she lives in. Sweetie Belle told her parents; Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles all about her dinner with Scootaloo and then telling them about them about how her pegasus friend had two aunts married together. Hondo Flanks and Cookie Crumbles looked at each other with concerned expressions, just telling Sweetie Belle that she wasn't allowed back to Scootaloo's place again, Sweetie scratched her mane wanting to ask why, but instead got sent to her room by Hondo Flanks. Tomorrow Sweetie Belle met Scootaloo near the park again, the two best friends hang out there almost every day, Scootaloo just flapping her tiny wings harder and faster trying to get into the air as soon as possible. She kept falling and failing, barely could even get off the ground. "Morning Scoots!" Sweetie Belle said, smiling towards her friend, trying out a new nickname. Scootaloo's right eye started to twitch at the sound of Sweetie Belle's voice, the orange pegasus shook her head, turning to face her best friend with a fake smile the worst one that Sweetie Belle has ever seen. "Sup, Belle? I'm still working on the nickname I hope that's fine." Scootaloo said, Sweetie gave a smile. "Its fine. What's wrong, are you still not up in the air?" Sweetie Belle asked, Scootaloo's eye began to twitch once again. "Yeah, I'm not. I'll keep trying, again and again. I'll be up in the skies tomorrow, but guess what? TOMORROW NEVER COMES!" Scootaloo yelled, Sweetie Belle backed away in fear from the enraged pegasus filly. "Scoots you're scaring me." Sweetie Belle said, she was concerned for her friend. "This is all your fault, you are the main reason I can't fly!" Scootaloo yelled, Sweetie Belle looked at her. "What? How the heck did you come up with that, we're best friends remember?" Sweetie Belle spoke, Scootaloo had anger look in her purple coloured eyes. "If I didn't have a friend like you! I will already be up in the skies, but you're here keeping me grounded!" Scootaloo yelled at Sweetie Belle, venom splat from her words. Tears ran down Sweetie Belle's cheeks, hearing Scootaloo's words echoing through her head, over and over, it is getting louder in her head. Scootaloo rolled her eyes seeing the crying unicorn filly. "Oh, boo hoo. Just start crying that's all you're good at! I wish we were never friends to begin with!" Scootaloo yelled This caused Sweetie Belle to run away from her former best friends her tears hitting the ground, while Scootaloo kept trying to start flying again. Just for the pegasus filly to keep failing repeatedly. Never able to even to get off the ground, kicking the grass in anger. Sweetie Belle ran into Scootaloo Aunt Holiday and Aunt Lofty in the market. Lofty bought the crying filly into a warm embrace. Sweetie Belle stopped her crying Holiday gave the filly a tissue for her to blow her nose into. "What's wrong dear?" Lofty asked, Sweetie Belle gave a few sniffs. "Scootaloo... Yelled at me... Saying that she didn't want to me my friend." Sweetie Belle said, causing Holiday and Lofty to look at each other. "Scootaloo has some anger problems. The doctors think it's because she unable to fly, she builds it up and fires it out towards any pony around her, it's the main reason why she doesn't have any friends." Holiday spoke, Sweetie looked at the earth pony mare. "So, she didn't mean it?" Sweetie Belle asked, wanting to believe it. "Of course not. You should hear what that pegasus says about you. She can't stop talking about her totally awesome best friend that would always stick by her side no matter what happens." Lofty said, Sweetie Belle gave off a soft smile. Sweetie Belle returned to the park to see Scootaloo sitting under the tree, having another bump on her forehead, she was rubbing the other side that must had hurt just as bad. Sweetie Belle sat next to Scootaloo just looked over at her friend. "Sorry about that. I'm surprise you even came back, everyone else just leave me behind." Scootaloo said, Sweetie lifted Scootaloo's head, so the filly could see the unicorn's smile. "I had to, together forever, I'll never leave your side..." Sweetie Belle said, Scootaloo chuckled. "Because we'll be friends forever." Scootaloo finished. The orange pegasus filly bought Sweetie Belle into a hug, and it is the nicest hug that Sweetie Belle has ever felt. Much better than the one that her parents and older sister gives the young unicorn filly, Sweetie Belle smiled in the hug, wanting the hug to last much longer than it did. Scootaloo broke it off to soon for Sweetie Belle's liking, she gave off a pout towards her best friend to just pushed the unicorn towards the ground. Scootaloo loved her scooter, she let others ride on her scooter, but never let any pony ride on it by themselves. Sweetie Belle gave off her puppy dog eyes to Scootaloo, the orange pegasus tried her best to fight it. "Fine, you can ride my scooter." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle pump her hoof in victory. "You're evil. I hope you know that!" Scootaloo cried out, causing Sweetie Belle to giggle. "Yes, yes I do." Sweetie Belle said, giving Scootaloo a evil smirk. "I taught you too well." Scootaloo said, chuckling. Sweetie Belle was scooting around in circles, the scooter hit a rock causing Sweetie Belle to fall off the scooter and straight on top of Scootaloo, the unicorn and pegasus fillies’ lips accidentally pressed together, the first kiss for both of them, for Sweetie Belle it felt better than chocolate ice-cream and seeing the fireworks lighting up in the beautiful night sky. Scootaloo pushed Sweetie Belle off, the young unicorn had a bright red blush on her face, while Scootaloo was rubbing her right front hoof against her lips. 'I think I might like Scootaloo more than a just a friend, is that wrong? Since we are both fillies?' Sweetie Belle thought, smiling at the thought. The young unicorn didn't think she loved Scootaloo until she and her pegasus friend meet Apple Bloom at Diamond Tiara's party and formed The Cutie Mark Crusaders. That when the young unicorn filly figured out that she loves Scootaloo, but just too afraid on telling the pegasus filly how she felt. 'No pony else seems to see her the way I do. I don't even need to worry about some other filly or colt stealing her away from me.' Sweetie Belle thought, grinning looking at Scootaloo. Sweetie Belle closed the pink diary putting it back into the draw, having gotten lost in memory lane on how she meet her crush. The next day Sweetie Belle pulled Scootaloo away from Sierra and Emerald. The two creatures just looked at the pegasus getting dragged by the unicorn filly, Scootaloo gave an eye roll, Sweetie Belle was just smiling towards her best friend. "What is it Belle?" Scootaloo asked, Sweetie clear her throat by letting out a light cough. "I want in." Sweetie spoke, Scootaloo raised her eyebrow. "Huh?" The pegasus question. "I want in, I want to be in that harem you're building. Personally, I'm a little disappointed that you and Bloom got together before you and me. Eh, that's all in the past, but now, I want in." Sweetie Belle said, smiling towards a confused Scootaloo. "I didn't know you like me the same way Di and Bloom does." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle fought not to slap her best friend in the face... Again. "I loved you since our kiss. Before we formed The Cutie Mark Crusaders with Apple Bloom, why else do you think I want our hugs to last longer than normal, I hate when you break our hugs short, so I hold on as long as I can." Sweetie Belle said, Scootaloo rolled her eyes. "Fine. I did some have a thing for you for a while, I just didn't know that you like me." Scootaloo said, that's when Sweetie hoof meet Sweetie's forehead. "I guess we can have a date or two to see if there's anything there. Fair chance and everything." Scootaloo said, Sweetie Belle gave a soft smile. "Finally, after School at Sugar Cube Corner. I'll meet you by the gates!" Sweetie Belle said, giving Scootaloo a quick kiss on the cheek before skipping away. "I have a date with Sweetie Belle." Scootaloo said, smiling and feeling where Sweetie Belle had kissed her. Once school finished, Scootaloo had told Diamond Tiara about her date with Sweetie Belle after school during lunch, Apple Bloom let out a 'finally' after hearing the news, Diamond just shook her head and let Scootaloo date Sweetie Belle, knowing that the unicorn filly has been waiting for that moment for longer than anyone else in Scootaloo's harem at the moment. At Sugar Cube Corner the two fillies sat there as a date beside a normal hang out spot, ordering a chocolate milkshake each. The air between the two best friends felt awkward, Sweetie Belle finally had her wish, a date with Scootaloo the bad thing is that the two had no idea what to talk about. Since they are best friends, they know almost everything about each other, there was no point in asking a simple 'how are you?' "I have no idea what to do." Scootaloo said, causing Sweetie Belle to let out a giggle. "Well, at less you're not alone. We can be two awkward best friends on a date to see if there's any spark." Sweetie said, Scootaloo nodded. "I did like the kiss, the one today and the one back from when we were both really young. You were my first real kiss." Scootaloo said "I thought so, I didn't think you'll be the type to be a mare magnet, creating a harem." Sweetie said, Scootaloo waved her two front hooves. "I did not plan on that. I thought Diamond just liked me, then I fell for Bloom. Then Emerald and Yarrow told me about it. Then I started by just adding who ever liked me." Scootaloo spoke, Sweetie Belle gave a smile. "Come on, I know of a better place for a date." Scootaloo said The orange pegasus pulled Sweetie Belle out of Sugar Cube Corner, after that, Scootaloo held the young unicorn's hoof. Sweetie Belle blushed feeling the warmth from the orange pegasus filly, Sweetie Belle had her eyes shut, letting Scootaloo guide her to wherever the pegasus was planning. The unicorn filly felt safe with Scootaloo next to her, she felt Scootaloo letting go off her hoof, Sweetie open her eyes to see the first place she meet her best friend. She looked towards a grinning Scootaloo. The wind blew pink flower petals around the field. "Do you want to join my harem? You might not be the first or the second choice, but I love you and want you as a filly friend beside a best friend." Scootaloo said Sweetie Belle pulled Scootaloo into a kiss, having their lips meeting together, Sweetie having waited so long to kiss her long-waited crush for real, beside that accident kiss the two shared in the past. Scootaloo pulled her filly friend close to her, the two broke the kiss and looked each other in the eyes. "The promise still stands. Together forever." Scootaloo said, smiling at Sweetie "I'll always be by your side." Sweetie Belle continued, lightly kissing Scootaloo's lips. "Because we'll be friends forever." The two finished together, standing in the place where they first meet, holding each other close.