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Chapter 9: What you care about.

Heart's Vision exited the school house. He was immediately met by Scootaloo and Apple Bloom. "Hey gals, what's up?"

Scootaloo answered. "Not much just wanted to know if you wanted to hang out."

"Sure, I have nothing planned today." Heart noticed Sweetie Belle wasn't with them. "Hey, where is Sweetie Belle?"

"She said she had something to get from her sister. We can go and get her if you want."

"I wouldn't feel right if we didn't go get her but I don't know where her sister lives."

"She lives at the carousel… uhh, I don't know the word. Apple Bloom do you know the name?"

Apple Bloom shook her head. "I don't know."

"Ugh whatever. It is some fancy word for a clothes store." Scootaloo was getting frustrated.

Heart kind of wanted to laugh at his friend's reaction to a simple word. "How about we just go there and not worry about what it is called?"

"That sounds like a good idea, follow me." Scootaloo got her scooter before heading to the Carousel Boutique.

Heart hopped in the wagon with Apple Bloom. "Do you know what Sweetie is getting from her sister?"

"No, I didn't ask before she ran off. All she said was for us to keep track of where you went."

"Keep track of me? Why would she want that?"

Scootaloo shrugged. "I don't know, as I said she didn't say."

"I guess we will find out."

The three young ponies arrived at the boutique. "We are here."

Heart looked at the fancy building. It looked different than the other buildings in Ponyville. He could tell it was not your average clothes store.

Scootaloo dismounted and went inside the building without knocking. Apple Bloom and Heart were shortly behind.

Sweetie Bell entered the front room the same time Apple Bloom and Heart did but she came from further inside the building. Shortly behind her was a marshmallow mare with a styled purple mane and tail. Sweetie Belle noticed the group entering the boutique. "Hey gals, hey Heart."

Scootaloo and Apple Bloom answered in unison. "Hey."

Heart was still busy inspecting his surroundings. He half heartedly responded. "Hey." He noticed the adult pony behind Sweetie. "Who is this?"

Sweetie forgot that Heart had never met Rarity. "This is my sister Rarity. Rarity this is Heart's Vision."

Rarity looked at the unusual looking pony. "Heart's Vision? Are you the pony Twilight has been teaching?"

Heart wasn't expecting for the pony to know him. He answered in a unsure manner. "Yes…"

Rarity faced her younger sister. "Sweetie Belle you didn't tell me that your new friend was Twilight's gifted student."

The three fillies were confused. "Gifted student?"

"Yes, Twilight has told me that he is one of the most gifted unicorns se has ever met. At this point I think he knows more about magic than I do."

The fillies looked at Heart. Sweetie Belle asked. "How much do you know? You have only been in Ponyville a short time. It took me forever to levitate a broom."

Heart didn't like being put on the spot. He didn't want to tell Sweetie much out of fear of making her feel bad. He was not sure how much Rarity knew and decided not to lie. "I… It took me minutes to learn the levitation spell. Twilight has taught me many spells since then. I have also learned more by myself as well as altering some to be more beneficial in different situations."

"What do you mean by altering them?"

"I changed small properties of the spell. It would be easier to show you." Heart closed his eyes. His horn let out a blinding flash. The other ponies in the room covered their eyes. "See, that was an altered version of the luminescent spell."

Rarity recovered from the flash. "Does Twilight know that you have been altering spells? Isn't it dangerous?"

"It isn't dangerous if you take precautions. I don't' try to alter a spell unless I have mastered it. Don't tell Twilight. I was going to tell her myself but I haven't found the right moment. Please don't tell her." Heart thought about what would happen if Rarity told Twilight. He started to zone out.

Scootaloo took notice of this. "HV. Hey!" He wasn't snapping out of it. She smacked him across his head.

Rarity was shocked that Scootaloo would do hit her friend for no reason. "Scootaloo! Don't hit ponies..."

Heart came back to reality and realized the Scoot was getting in trouble for helping him. "Stop Rarity. She did nothing wrong. I am glad she got my attention. She did me a favor."

Rarity stopped scorning the filly. "Why would hitting you be a favor?"

"I don't want to talk about it. Trust me that she did me a favor."

Sweetie Belle interjected before Heart cold be questioned more. "I wasn't expecting you to come here but now that you are here. Rarity helped me make this." Sweetie revealed a cape. "This is or Cutie Mark Crusader outfit."

Heart had seen them before in the club house. "What does that have to do with anything?"

"This is your's. I made it specially for you. You can't be a crusader without one."

Heart did not receive gifts often. The only thing he owned was his ball. 'She made it for me? No pony makes things for me.' Heart smiled and approached the filly. "May I try it on?"

"Sure, it is your's"

He levitated the cape onto his back. He held the sides examining it. He hadn't noticed the cape's under side was gold before. "This is beautiful, thank you." He gave Sweetie a hug.

"It's nothing Heart. I do it for ever Cutie Mark Crusader."

Heart looked at all of the CMC. "Thank all of you. You have all made me feel accepted. I am glad to call you my friends."

All of the CMC where happy that he was happy. Rarity was probably the one who understood the most. Twilight found out through Rose Spade about Heart. Twilight had told Rarity about Heart's past when she talked about how good of a student he was. She told Rarity how he was an outcast. How he had no friends before he moved to Ponyville. How he father had died recently. Rarity was so happy that her sister had made such an impact on this colt's life.

Scootaloo liked her friend but hated all the touchy feely stuff. "I am happy for you HV but how about we go have some fun."

Heart had caught onto Scootaloo. He understood that this stuff made her uncomfortable. "That is fine by me." The CMC left the boutique laughing and playing with each other. They spent the day having fun and enjoying each others company. Heart even helped Sweetie practice her magic. The day could not last forever though. The sun began to set and the group had to separate and go home. Heart wished he didn't have to leave is friends but enjoyed the alone time with Scootaloo. Heart entered his cold home. He had almost forgot that he was wearing his cape. He looked around for some tacks. After a minute of searching he found two stray ones. One under the couch and one in the corner of the living room. He went to his room to hang his new possession. While he went to his room he checked if Rose Spade was asleep, she was. He place each tack into the wall above his bed, then hung the cape on the tacks. Being very careful not to harm the cape. He smiled as he looked at it. "I am glad that we moved to Ponyville. I have never been happier."

Fire Flash walked in a few seconds after the colt finished his sentence. "Were you talking to yourself?"

"Well… Kind of."

"Fucking weirdo."

Heart changed the subject. "What did you do today?"

"None of your business. What did you do? Wait, let me guess. You probably stayed at home and played with your dumb ball."

"No I didn't. I played with my friends, and it isn't dumb."

"Friends?" Flash laughed. "You don't have friends. Who would want to be friends with you?"

"I do have friends." The unicorn pointed to his cape. "They gave me this."

The dark Pegasus looked at the cape on the wall. His face was one of disgust. "Oh you think your special because you have some dumb piece of cloth? This is what I think of your cape." Flash cleared his throat and spit on Heart's CMC cape.

Heart ran to the kitchen to get something to clean his cape. "Why would you do that?"

"To show you what your crap is worth to me."

Heart cleaned the mess off. "This was a gift from ponies I care about."

Fire Flash got in Heart's face. Flash was much bigger than Heart and cast dread upon him. "How about I pay these ponies a visit and show them why they shouldn't be friends with your pathetic ass."

"Don't do that. I care about these ponies."

"That is what I am going to do. See you later, I have some ponies to take care of." Fire Flash began to walk out of the room watching Heart for a reaction.

Heart said nothing but his mind was going a million miles an hour. He started to fall into one of his visions and Scootaloo was not there to save him this time.

Heart's Vision left Cheerilee's classroom. He was confronted by the CMC. "Hey gals, what are we doing today."

Apple Bloom was the first to answer. "W aren't doing anything with yall. You are a pathetic pony. We don't want anything to do with the likes with you."

Sweetie Belle came closer. "Give me back that cape as well, you don't deserve it."

Heart hadn't noticed that he was wearing the cape. "What? Does this mean I am out of the Cutie Mark Crusaders?"

"Yes this means you are out. Now give me it." Sweetie Bell gave Heart no time to react. She grabbed the cape with her teeth and ripped it off Heart.

Heart couldn't believe this was happening. He looked to his most valued friend. "Scootaloo?"

Scootaloo gave him a look of hate. "I never want to see you again."

"But, but, what about all the time we spent together?"

"That means nothing to me now."

Heart felt hollow. He had to salvage what he could. "Please, give me a second chance. I can prove I am worth something."

"No! You are a weak and worthless pony and always will be." Scootaloo face away from him and used her hind legs to hit him in the face, knocking him on the ground.

His sight blurred and didn't fully realize what happened. "uuhh." Apple Bloom stepped forward and spit on Heart as he lay on the ground. Sweetie Belle kicked dirt on him. Scootaloo laughed at his misery. Other ponies from his class joined in. Some followed Apple Bloom's lead, some did the same as Sweetie Belle, most did as Scootaloo, A few hit him while he was helpless. Tears streaked down his face. He paid little attention to his physical pain. What really plagued him was losing his friends. 'No. I don't care about being strong. I don't care about my goals. I don't care about possessions. I don't care about my life. I care about the ponies that care about me. I want my friends.' The ponies continued to beat and disgrace him. All Heart could hear was his thoughts and the roar of their laughter.

Heart's Vision was a awoken from his imagination by Fire Flash rolling on the ground holding his belly as he laughed. "Oh that was the best one yet. You should have seen your face, priceless. That couldn't have gone better."

Heart wiped his face it was soaking wet from his own tears. He did not say anything as he lay in his bed."

"Hey, do you mind warming my bed?"

Heart got up and warmed Flash's bed before going back to his own. He closed his eyes and let the darkness take him.

A/N: So when it is a vision thoughts will not be in italics. When not in vision they will be. I want you to imagine What Heart experiences when he comes home. Every day, no matter how wonderful of a day he has he comes home to Fire Flash. Rose Spade is never there for him and has no pony to defend him. His house is not a home. It brings him misery nothing more. I want you to think about that. What would you do if the ones you loved hurt you or were never there for you. Think about Heart's pain.

I hope every one has a good day/night. Happiness upon every one of you.