Silver Spoon knocked on the polished wooden door and the butler pony soon answered, "Good afternoon, please come inside. Miss Tiara is upstairs in her room." He said politely as he held open the door for her.
Silver Spoon gave him a polite smile and trotted down the long carpet up the stairs. As she approached the white door she noticed a rather large hoof shaped dent in the wood. She knocked on the door, "Diamond Tiara, it's me." She called out.
Diamond Tiara opened the door, "Hey!" she said happy to see a friendly face.
"What happened to your door?" Silver Spoon asked as she trotted inside the bedroom.
Diamond Tiara grunted, "Raven Flame decided she wanted to kick it down."
Silver Spoon grinned and hopped on the bed, "I have something that will make you feel better then."
Diamond Tiara brightened up somewhat, "What's that?" she said hopefully, joining her companion on the bed.
Silver Spoon slid off her saddlebag and withdrew a photograph from within its depths, "I found this on Raven Flame's bed."
Diamond Tiara took the picture from Silver Spoon's hoof and examined it. She chuckled evilly then tossed her hooves around her friend and kissed her. "What would I do without you?" she asked caressing Silver Spoon's cheek.
Silver Spoon squeaked and gave her another kiss, "So what happened?"
Diamond Tiara grumbled, "She was trying to find something to use against me." She bounced up excitedly clutching the photograph, "But thanks to you we have something to use against her!"
Silver Spoon smiled, "What are we going to do with it?"
Diamond Tiara pondered the question momentarily, "First we need to make copies." She trotted to one of her desks and pulled out a silver key, "And I still have the keys to the school newspaper room." The two giggled, trotted out of the bedroom and back down the stairs. "Daddy, I'm going out for a bit." Diamond called out, "I'll be back soon."
"Have fun!" Filthy Rich called out disinterestedly from another room, not even pulling his eyes from the newspaper he was reading.
Diamond Tiara peered around her front door, making sure no pony was still around to follow her. Satisfied with the search she walked outside, locking the door behind her and Silver Spoon.
"Can we stop at Sugar Cube Corner after we're done, I missed breakfast." Silver Spoon asked.
"For you?" Diamond Tiara said sweetly, "Of course."
Silver Spoon blushed, "Thanks."
Diamond Tiara pushed in the key of the newspaper room and jingled it until the latch popped open. She stepped inside and flicked the light switch. Silver Spoon quietly rummaged through copies of the old news papers while the other filly worked. She found a copy of Gabby Gums and sat down to read it while she waited.
"Finished!" Diamond Tiara shouted from across the room a few minutes later. She picked up the ink stained towel nearby and cleaned herself off the best she could.
Silver Spoon dropped the newspaper and joined Diamond Tiara at the door, "Sugar Cube Corner?" she asked hopefully.
Diamond Tiara smiled and nodded as she relocked the newspaper room. A feeling of relief washed over her, "Now if Raven or those other three blank flanks try anything, I'll have these to use to make them back off."
"Welcome to Sugar Cube Corner!" Mrs. Cake called out as the two fillies walked through the door, "The usual?" she asked pulling out a small square box from beneath the counter.
Diamond Tiara nodded and dropped a few bits on the glass, "Thanks Mrs. Cake!" she said in a sweet and innocent voice as they walked away with the box.
Silver Spoon munched happily on the chocolate frosted cupcake as they trotted back down the dirt road towards the mansion, "Oh we have math homework." She said.
"Ugh…" Diamond Tiara frowned, "Did you pick me up a copy of the assignment?"
Silver Spoon nodded as she continued to eat her cupcake, "It's just review work to see what we remember from last year. It shouldn't take us to long."
"I suppose." Diamond Tiara said as she unlocked the large mahogany door of the mansion and pushed it open, "Daddy, I'm back." She called out.
"Welcome home." Filthy called back still paying almost no attention to the fillies.
"We're going upstairs to do our homework, okay?" Diamond Tiara shouted.
"That's nice dear." Filthy said, not even bothering to raise his voice so he was barely heard.
"I'll go get some quills and ink and meet you in my room." Diamond Tiara said trotting off in a separate direction.
Silver Spoon swallowed the rest of her cupcake and ventured up the staircase for the second time. She stared at the hoof shaped dent in the door. Now that she thought about it, it didn't seem like the best idea to upset a pony that wasn't afraid to clobber another pony. She pushed the thought out of her head, went inside and waited quietly on the bed.
A few minutes passed and Diamond Tiara came inside, "Sometimes that pony is so useless." She grumbled, "He couldn't even remember where he put the quills."
Silver Spoon pulled out two sheets of paper from her saddlebag and gave one of them to Diamond Tiara. Sliding the sheets in between a clamp on clipboards, the two lay on the bed and worked. They laughed and made jokes to keep themselves entertained or on occasion stopping for a break or just to stare at one another. The sun slowly sank away from the sky as the moon rose and took its place as they worked.
Silver Spoon looked outside the window, "It's getting late, guess I better go."
Diamond Tiara frowned, "You could always stay the night." She suggested with wide eyes, not wanting her to leave.
Silver Spoon blushed and giggled, "Okay, okay." She said. Diamond Tiara threw her hooves around her for a second time. "So what are we going to do with those copies?" Silver Spoon asked curiously.
Diamond Tiara glanced at the stack of pictures, "If they try anything, we'll post them all around town."
"I see." Silver Spoon said feeling a little queasy about the idea.
Diamond Tiara's eyes narrowed, "Does that bother you?" she asked in a much harsher tone.
Silver Spoon cleared her throat, "Oh no of course not! I'm just tired that's all."
"That's what I thought." Diamond Tiara said as she gathered the papers and placed them on her desk then flicked the bedroom light switch. She trotted quickly back to the bed and pulled the covers over her, "Good night."
Silver Spoon wrapped a hoof around Diamond Tiara and held her. Closing her eyes she whispered, "Good night."
Author's Notes
Silver Spoon and Diamond Tiara chapter? What have I done!